Glad the NBA post season has arrived. I have had pretty good luck handicapping the playoffs so I am looking forward to making some picks.
I am going to start off with some playoff series and get to individual games as the series get going.
The opening round is filled with heavy favorites. There is really no reason to consider betting on the big favorites or underdogs, I think you are better off picking off individual games.
I don't expect the Bulls, Heat, Indiana and San Antonio to struggle at all. I think the Thunder should win pretty handily but taking out the champion mavericks could be tricky. I will be watching to see if Dallas can steal one early and put the pressure on the Thunder.
For the other remaining series there are some potential decent plays.
Lakers -250 vs Nuggets +200- The Nuggets came on pretty strong and the Lakers had a bit of a soap opera towards the end of the season. The Nuggets could be worth a flyer as the Lakers are seemingly on the brink of imploding if things don't go their way. That said, they are pretty talented and if they come out focused should dispatch the Nuggets pretty easily with their size advantage.
Boston -220 vs Atlanta +150- I think the general sentiment is that the Celtics will take this one however Atlanta will not be an easy out. The Hawks have not gotten a lot of attention in the East but they match up pretty well with the Celtics. I see this series stretching out to the full seven and by the last game the Hawks may have worn the Celtics down. Definitely will be good opening round series.
Memphis -200 vs Clippers +170- Hard to say definitively what will happen in this one. Memphis was a surprise team last year and made a lot of noise in the playoffs. This year though they have not been the same and have kind of faded into the middle this year. The Clippers have some star power however I am not confident that this team is ready to win in the playoffs. This should be another seven game series and I do like the Clippers to get the win when its all said and done.
Be back with individual game picks throughout the playoffs.
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