Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Does this super-duper Under-streak end tonight?...

The CRAZY season has hit at work again as it does every year starting in January and this is the time of year when I usually stop posting...

My bets will be down for sure, but I will do my best to get some thoughts posted and I can somehow rustle up some free time, I will post bets that I make...

But I would be remiss NOT to mention this Wizards game tonight at Philly...

The Wizards are trying to become the first team in at least 20 seasons (this is as far as my database goes back to at the moment) to have 12 straight Unders...The Wizards are the 5th team in the last 20 seasons to have an 11 consecutive Unders...The last instance was 2003...This total opened at 190 and has gone up of all things...I guess people are just saying it HAS TO END, and I agree, it HAS TO END, but when?...WASH has NJ, CHAR and SAC after Philly tonight, so man, this could hit 15 before playing Minny...We have some Under teams on the slate here...

But an Under streak of this magnitude is MUCH harder to maintain than an Over streak of this magnitude...

There have been 7 Over streaks of 12 and 5 of those ended at 12...1 ended at 13 and the other one ended at 16...But with Overs, you have OT games potentially, foul-fests at the end of games...

But with long Under streaks?...

How long can you go without your team having one scorching-hot shooting night?...How long can you avoid fast-paced games or high shooting-percentage games?...

The Wizards have had 3 days off for this one...The first 2 meetings in November went over tonight's total easily in regulation and both went into OT for bonus points...Hinrich and Blatche will play tonight and Josh Howard practiced this afternoon so even though he is listed as questionable, maybe he'll play a little...

So with all of this said:

27-19, +$835

Washington/Philadelphia Over 191.5, laying $110 to win $100 -- I am betting this thing Over as heck, there is enough evidence for me to see the Under-streak ending tonight for the Wizards...

GL...

2 comments:

  1. About freaking time...I jumped on it too.

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  2. I could tell you were going to take the Over last night when you emailed me...

    Nice hit for both of us...

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