Beat The Skeets is a daily feature in which SML tries to surpass the record set by the best basketball handicappers in the world, J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas of www.thebasketballjones.net.
TBJ Current Record: They won yesterday with the Pistons stomping the Lakers. TBJ's record is now 58-41 (58.6%).
SML Current Record: We suck. We lost with the Bulls at the Kings yesterday. Current record: 14-22 (38.9%).
Today's picks: We haven't given up. We totally kicked ass during the football season, and most of the basketball season until we started posting on this website! No really. Listen, I know you don't believe me, but watch... you'll see. We're gonna Beat The Skeets. Because we got game.
Today we went with Den [+7.5] at Indiana. Hey, Indiana is not better than Denver. Denver will lose, because they lose close games (3-11 in games decided by 5 or less pts), but they should keep it close enough to cover. The second game is the Lakers [+3.5], flying to Toronto to take on the Raptors. Listen, I know the Raptors are on fire. They are one of the top teams in the East, and may surprise some by making it to the second round this year; that's all good. But we all know how much Kobe likes playing against Toronto (81 point game, anyone?), so Lakers it is.
Some of you might be tempted by these lines: LAC [-1] @ Philly. We've learned our lesson about betting against Philly this week. Avoid.
Also, this might interest you: NJN [-4.5] @ Boston. What, the Nets are only giving 4.5 points to the hapless Celtics? The same team that hasn't won in like a month? Don't fall for it, it's a trap. The Celtics are going to play the Nets tough, because they have good matchups against the Nets. Avoid!
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