NBA All Star Game play...

I cannot end my Blog with a losing play...

East/West Over 352.5, laying $107 to win $100 -- This is an all-time high for an All-Star Game total, eclipsing last year's total by 30 to 40 points (depending on which SportsBook you bet the game on)... But, the total is that high for a reason...The big one being that there were 369 points scored in last year's game.

Below I have posted the lines, totals and game results for the last 13 All-Star Games...

There was a significant scoring increase from the 2009 game to the 2010 game...And the total has been steadily climbing every year since...Not fast enough, though, as the Vegas linesmakers are still trying to catch up...7 out of the last 8 games have gone Over and 8 out of the last 10 (with one game staying under by 1/2 a point on the closing line) have gone Over...

Last year saw yet another significant scoring increase...A whopping 53-point jump from the previous game in 2015...And with the 2017 rosters being similar to the 2016 rosters and with scoring up league-wide in 2017 compared to 2016, I do not see any reason why this game will not eclipse 360 for the second straight year...

I am tempted to make one or two plays on the Quarters, but because of the huge jump this year in the total line, I may not pull the trigger...

Typically, the 2nd and 3rd quarters are great plays for the Over as the game opens up significantly after everybody gets settled into the faster pace...The 1st and 4th quarters look to be good spots for an Under this year with this jacked-up line...I have bet every quarter Over several times the past few years with great success. But with the numbers posted for tonight's game, I do not have the guts to do that again as I am fairly sure there is, at best, a 60% chance of 3 quarters going Over, which means you lose juice on those 4 plays, so it is not worth it to me. If I had to take an educated guess based on the recent history of this game, I would certainly take 2nd and 3rd quarters Over...

GL...

2016				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	841		West	40	52	53	51	196		5½	92	104
	842	###	East	43	47	46	37	173	FINAL	310	90	83
2015				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		West	47	36	39	41	163		3½	83	80
	852	###	East	36	46	40	36	158	FINAL	301	82	76
2014				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		East	42	34	47	40	163		290½	76	87
	852	###	West	44	45	37	29	155	FINAL	3	89	66
2013				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		East	26	39	39	34	138		293½	65	73
	852	###	West	31	38	39	35	143	FINAL	2	69	74
2012				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		West	39	49	36	28	152		284	88	64
	852	###	East	28	41	43	37	149	FINAL	4½	69	80
2011				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		East	27	37	36	43	143		3½	64	79
	852	###	West	37	39	41	31	148	FINAL	272½	76	72
2010				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	851		East	37	39	42	23	141		2	76	65
	852	###	West	34	35	40	30	139	FINAL	262½	69	70
2009				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	801		East	27	40	24	28	119		264	67	52
	802	###	West	34	38	38	36	146	FINAL	2½	72	74
2008				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	651		East	34	40	32	28	134		262½	74	60
	652	###	West	28	37	28	35	128	FINAL	5	65	63
2007				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	901		East	31	28	29	44	132		256½	59	73
	902	###	West	39	40	40	34	153	FINAL	4½	79	74
2006				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	901		East	28	25	41	28	122		257	53	69
	902	###	West	28	42	27	23	120	FINAL	4	70	50
2005				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	901		East	27	34	34	30	125		263½	61	64
	902	###	West	33	26	30	26	115	FINAL	4½	59	56
2004				1	2	3	4			Line	1H	2H
	451		East	33	31	37	31	132		254½	64	68
	452	###	West	31	27	45	33	136	FINAL	7½	58	78