Rankings and 3 plays...

Melo let KG get under his skin last night and was terrible...On to today...

Sides:

1) Milw, 2) Phi, 3) Atl, 4) Hou, 5) Ind

Totals:

1) Hou ov, 2) Atl un, 3) Ind un, 4) Phi un, 5) Milw un

Milwaukee Bucks -6, laying $107 to win $100 -- Simple: New coach angle, which I have talked about so many times on this blog and this "trend" is pretty much unbeaten not only in the NBA, but in the NFL the past 2 seasons...

Philadelphia 76ers -2, laying $100 to win $101 -- Needless to say that Andre Blatche has got to be slightly distracted tonight as he is being investigated in an alleged rape at his suite in a Philadelphia hotel early this morning...This is what happens when you allow your "buddies" to have a party in your suite and you invite women, get drunk past midnight...Allegedly, date rape drugs were found in the hotel room and pics of the victim in compromising positions were found on Blatches' phone...All allegedly, he is innocent until proven guilty and maybe a friend grabbed Blatches' phone and took the pics, who knows, but this is a BAD situation...No charges have been filed yet and Blatche will play tonight, but I'll fade that mess, take the revenge spot for Philly, and yes, I know you usually fade a team at Home for the first game back after a long road trip, BUT, that is when that team has 1 days rest...Philly has had 3 days rest here and since Doug Collins is a great coach, I expect him to have this Sixer's team ready to play and win tonight...

LA Lakers/Houston over 56.5, 1Q, laying $110 to win $100 -- It can be dangerous to play 1Q bets at times as sometimes this strategy backfires, but in this instance, I am worried about a Houston blowout here, and seeing the 2H slow down...Plus, I worry about who will score for the Lakers the minute, no, the second Kobe goes to the bench tonight...Barring foul trouble, Kobe will play the entire 1Q, and hopefully World Peace and Nash will play all or most of the 1Q, so I am looking for 60 or more tonight in the opening quarter...Although I also believe the 1H and Game will go Over, too...

GL...