01-23-09 Free Money Making NBA Picks
Yesterday
2-0 (plus 2-0 in tennis for a combined 4-0 day)
I’m going to write a letter to David Stern to suggest that NBA should save their operating cost, don’t even play the games anymore, cuz he can just leave it up to me to tell him who’s going to win every night. Please…the books have got to be shaking in their panties. This will be the last post for the weekend as I’ll be out of town
One Month Money Raining Chart
| Units |
Win |
Loss |
Win% |
Units |
| 5 |
27 |
7 |
79% |
+100 |
| 4 |
19 |
23 |
45% |
-16 |
| 3 |
20 |
16 |
56% |
+12 |
| 2 |
23 |
14 |
62% |
+18 |
| 1 |
81 |
69 |
54% |
+12 |
| Total |
170 |
129 |
57% |
+126 |
Today’s Picks
keep in mind that one of the crucial factors for these selections is recent trends, if you go back to Suns games ATS, you’ll see they have not been covering as of late, so you may want to take it with a grain of salt, I can predict winners for Stern, but games don’t always follow trends. In fact, Suns are 1-8-1 in last 10 games ATS, that’s not to say they’re a terrible team, but Vegas has been overvaluing them that’s for damn sure. But we’ve caught onto that at MMR for the most part the last couple weeks and been riding on that Don’t Pass line on Suns.
| Cleveland Cavaliers -6.5 |
at Golden State |
4 units |
| Dallas Mavericks +3.5 |
at Detroit |
1 units |
| Indiana Pacers +1 |
vs Houston |
1 units |
| New York Knicks -6 |
vs Memphis |
1 units |
| Milwaukee Bucks +5.5 |
at Atlanta |
1 units |
| New Jersey Nets +12.5 |
at San Antonio |
1 units |
| New Orleans Hornets pk |
at Minnesota |
1 units |
| Los Angeles Clippers +2.5 |
vs Oklahoma City |
1 units |
| Charlotte Bobcats +4 |
vs Phoenix |
3 units |
| Toronto Raptors +2.5 |
at Chicago |
1 units |
RainMaker Jr. with his can’t-miss of the day (the same crew that brought you the tennis winners last night)
San Fran/Clara under 130, take it all the way down to 127.5, if you’re a degenerate and action fiend, take the under first half on that game as well
Injuries
| Name |
Team |
Status |
Injury Note |
| Al Horford |
ATL |
OUT |
Comment: Horford (knee) did not play Monday against the Raptors, the fifth straight game he has missed, the Associated Press reports. |
| Marvin Williams |
ATL |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Williams (concussion) will not play in Monday’s game against the Raptors. |
| Acie Law |
ATL |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Law suffered a bruised quadriceps in the second quarter of Monday’s game against the Raptors and did not return, the Associated Press reports. |
| D.J. Augustin |
CHA |
OUT |
Comment: Augustin (abdominal strain) has been cleared to do some running, the Charlotte Observer reports. |
| Sean May |
CHA |
OUT |
|
| Drew Gooden |
CHI |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Gooden sat out Tuesday night’s loss to Atlanta because of a strained left groin, the Associated Press reports. |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
CLE |
OUT |
|
| Delonte West |
CLE |
OUT |
|
| Josh Howard |
DAL |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Howard (wrist) was on the Mavericks’ active roster for the matinee game against the Sixers, the Dallas Morning News reports. |
| Jerry Stackhouse |
DAL |
OUT |
|
| Andris Biedrins |
GSW |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Biedrins (wrist) missed his first game of the season on Wednesday but hopes to play on Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. |
| Brandan Wright |
GSW |
OUT |
|
| Marco Belinelli |
GSW |
OUT |
Comment: Belinelli sat out Wednesday night’s game against Oklahoma City with a sprained right ankle, the Associated Press reports. |
| Tracy McGrady |
HOU |
OUT |
Comment: McGrady (knee) practiced on Thursday, but will miss Friday’s game against the Pacers, the Associated Press reports. |
| Ron Artest |
HOU |
OUT |
Comment: Artest (ankle) took part in Thursday’s practice, but no timetable has been set for his return to game action, the Associated Press reports. |
| Luther Head |
HOU |
OUT |
|
| Shane Battier |
HOU |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Battier (foot) had just six points and six rebounds in 36 minutes Monday. |
| Marcus Camby |
LAC |
OUT |
Comment: Camby (ankle) practiced Thursday and could return to action for Friday night’s game against Oklahoma City, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. |
| Zach Randolph |
LAC |
OUT |
Comment: Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said the timetable for Randolph’s return from a bruised left knee is under two weeks, the Los Angeles Times reports. |
| Chris Kaman |
LAC |
OUT |
|
| Baron Davis |
LAC |
OUT |
Comment: Davis tweaked his hamstring while working out Tuesday, setting himself back another week in his return from a bruised tailbone, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. |
| Mike Taylor |
LAC |
OUT |
|
| Darius Miles |
MEM |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Miles (flu) will sign a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies Tuesday, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. |
| Darko Milicic |
MEM |
OUT |
|
| Quinton Ross |
MEM |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Ross (back spams) missed Wednesday’s game against the Bobcats, the Associated Press reports. |
| Andrew Bogut |
MIL |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Bogut (back) will likely be out until next week at the earliest, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
| Kevin Ollie |
MIN |
OUT |
|
| Corey Brewer |
MIN |
OUT |
|
| Devin Harris |
NJN |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Harris underwent further testing on his bruised ribs Thursday in New Orleans. All of the tests cam back negative and Harris is listed as day-to-day, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports. |
| Yi Jianlian |
NJN |
OUT |
|
| Trenton Hassell |
NJN |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Hassell missed Tuesday’s practice because of a strained left calf, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. |
| Stromile Swift |
NJN |
OUT |
|
| David West |
NOR |
OUT |
Comment: West has been ruled out of Friday’s game against Minnesota because of back spasms, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. |
| Tyson Chandler |
NOR |
OUT |
Comment: Chandler has been ruled out of Friday night’s game against Minnesota because of a sprained left ankle, the New Orleans Times Picayune reports. |
| Hilton Armstrong |
NOR |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Armstrong (knee) practiced Thursday, but is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against Minnesota, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. |
| Eddy Curry |
NYK |
OUT |
|
| Chris Duhon |
NYK |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Duhon did not practice on Tuesday because of his sore back, the New York Post reports. |
| Jerome James |
NYK |
OUT |
Comment: James will miss the remainder of the season due to a ruptured right Achilles’ tendon. |
| Kevin Durant |
OKC |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Durant only participated in half of the Thunder’s Tuesday practice and did not play in the session ending scrimmage The Oklahoman reports. |
| Joe Smith |
OKC |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Smith (knee) is doubtful for Wednesday’s game, The Oklahoman reports. |
| Jose Calderon |
TOR |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: Calderon (hamstring) will test his hamstring in practice on Thursday, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports. |
| Kris Humphries |
TOR |
OUT |
Comment: X-rays showed that Humphries leg injury is a fractured right fibula, the Associated Press reports. |
| Jermaine O’Neal |
TOR |
Day-to-Day |
Comment: O’Neal said Monday that he will play Wednesday night, the Toronto Star reports. |
Good run, RainMaker. Let’s keep it going.
I personally don’t know if ATS trends are relevant — what do they measure, really? — but at this point, I refuse to rely on my big stupid brain when I lay down sports bets. Let it ride.
I feel the same way Debbie, that’s why I flip my lucky coin to pick these games. lets get ‘em again
I agree. I use my lucky hat to pull winners. I call it the hat trick strategy.
I let my racket do the talking. Stepanek (good value) …. Simon (close to lock)
What’s the line on Bosnia vs Serbia down under?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjyc-sZnS0
say no more JC, i’m on it, make it rain JC
Some good tennis picks:
Simon, Stepanek, Gonzalez.
Keep it going Rainmaker!
If stepanek loses i will go to http://www.bosworthtennis.com order a customized radek stepanek racquet and then proceed to smash it over a printed out picture of his face! go radek!
Bobcats are doing WORK.
Can’t bring myself to play the Clips tonight, though. Just can’t do it.
to be honest i took OKC tonight myself, i just post teams that should cover on paper, but OKC’s been on a ATS roll, i’m staying with them
Thought that Wolves/Hornets pick-em line was fishy. It might be time to reassess Minny. West’s absence definitely helped them dominate the paint tonight, but they’ve been hot in January.
you want to know what’ funny, Minny was suppose to be the only 5 unit play today, but it didn’t look right in my mind, so i fudged the data to lower Minny’s value, maybe the spreadsheet knows something I don’t
SImon looking good JC!
Simon… solid. Stepanek… was 3-0 vs Verdasco but Verdasco has been playing well, just a good line, had to take it. I put in Blake last minute as i was in the locker room and spoke to him…he said he was feeling it this tourney.
DAMN you Rain. Don’t fudge the data. Human error messes crap up. I stayed away from the Hornies game b/c the line looked funny to me plus Minn with McHale on the bench is just a different animal. Just like the Suns are a different animal with Porter on the bench.
Like I said, I didn’t like that Cavs play either. That Char game was solid. I wish I didn’t take OKC. I had it as the final leg of a 4 team parlay. Cost me about a G.
I’ll have some more ncaab plays for you soon. SF and Clara were looking to moose that under in the 2H but it still held.