Scott Wetzel's OppositePicks.net - Sports Handicapping

- NBA GAME 7
BOST +7 @ LA = WIN

Post Season: 20-20
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2010-11 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE - ODDS TO WIN
LA LAKERS +230
ORLANDO MAGIC +1150
CHICAGO BULLS +1200
CLEVELAND CAVS +1750
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDERS +1850
BOSTON CELTICS +1200
NJ NETS +7000
DALLAS MAVS +2500
DENVER NUGGETS +2550
HOUSTON ROCKETS +3200
SA SPURS +3200
PHOENIX SUNS +4875
MIAMI HEAT -110
LA CLIPPERS +7550
NY KNICKS +6000
ATLANTA HAWKS +6000
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS +6000
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES +7450
NO HORNETS +6000
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS +3350
MILWAUKEE BUCKS +5850
UTAH JAZZ +5500
WASHINGTON WIZS +6000
DETROIT PISTONS +7850
GOLDEN ST WARRIORS +7500
INDIANA PACERS +7500
TORONTO RAPTORS +9000
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES +9500
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS +6000
SACRAMENTO KINGS +10000
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ODDS TO WIN 2010 - 11 NBA MVP
AMARE STOUDEMIRE +2500
CARMELO ANTHONY +900
CHRIS BOSH +2000
CHRIS PAUL +1100
DERRICK ROSE +1400
DERON WILLIAMS +4000
DIRK NOWITZKI +1150
DWIGHT HOWARD +450
DWYANE WADE +550
KEVIN DURANT +150
KOBE BRYANT +150
LEBRON JAMES +350
PAU GASOL +2500
STEVE NASH +2500
FIELD (ANY PLAYER NOT LISTED)+900

ODDS TO WIN 2010 - 11 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
BLAKE GRIFFIN +150
COLE ALDRICH +1100
DEMARCUS COUSINS +350
DERRICK FAVORS +800
ERIC BLEDSOE +1600
EVAN TURNER +300
GREG MONROE +900
JAMES ANDERSON +1400
JOHN WALL -125
PATRICK PATTERSON +1650
WESLEY JOHNSON +600
XAVIER HENRY +1500
FIELD (ANY PLAYER NOT LISTED)+600
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TOTAL PLAYOFFS
HOME TEAMS: 55-26 Straight Up
FAVS: 58-22 Straight Up
FAVS: 50-30-1 ATS
OVERS: 35 UNDERS: 41 PUSH 5
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NBA FINALS
Home team: 5-2 SU & 4-3 ATS
Favs: 5-2 SU & 4-3 ATS
OVERS: 2
UNDER: 5
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CONFERENCE FINALS
Home Teams: 8-4 SU & 7-5 ATS
Favs: 8-4 SU & 7-5 ATS
Overs: 6 Unders: 6
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Second Round
Home teams: 9-9 Straight Up
Favs: 11-7 SU
Favs: 9-9 ATS
OVER 10 UNDER 7 PUSH 1
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First Round
Home teams: 33-12 Straight Up
Favorites: 34-10 SU
Favorites: 30-14-1 ATS
OVER 18 UNDER 23 PUSH 4
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TRENDS TO SAVE:
Higher seeded teams 18-26-1 ATS when laying points vs No. 1 seeds since 1996!!
Plus, if the No. 1 seed is off a SU & ATS loss, the higher seeded favs are a putrid 5-10 ATS.
Plus, if the lower seeded fav beat the spread by 9+ ps, they are only to 2-10 ATS

NBA POST SEASON 20-20
6/17 BOSTON + 7 vs. Lakers = WIN
6/15 LA -6.5 vs. Bost = WIN
6/13 LAKERS + 3 @ Bost = LOSE

Top 10 NBA Free Agents
1. Lebron James
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Amare Stoudemire
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Ray Allen
6. David Lee
7. Chris Bosh
8. Rudy Gay
9. Joe Johnson
10. Raymond Felton
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NBA REGULAR SEASON FREE PICKS: 86-74-3
APRIL FREE PICKS: 5-5
MARCH FREE PICKS: 17-14
FEBRUARY FREE PICKS: 14-10
JANUARY FREE PICKS: 15-14
DECEMBER FREE PICKS: 14-13-1
NOVEMBER FREE PICKS: 21-18-2

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PRESEASON PREDICTIONS:
NBA FINALS: SAN ANTONIO over BOSTON 7 games

Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics over Magic
Western Conference Finals: Spurs over Trailblazers

Eastern Confernce Playoff teams:
Celtics, Magic, Cavs, Bulls, Hawks, Knicks, Bobcats, 76ers

Western Conference Playoff teams:
Spurs, Trailblazers, Lakers, Nuggets, Jazz, Mavs, Hornets, Suns

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Mr. Vegas REGULAR SEASON: 95-84-2 ATS
NBA PLAYOFFS TOTAL: 57-39-1 = + $1,190

NBA PLAYOFF STATS:
Favs 60-25 SU & 38-42-2 ATS
Home teams: 57-28 SU & 42-41-2 ATS
UNDER: 49 OVER: 35 PUSH 2

COMBOS:
Favs/Over: 13
Fav/Under: 24
Dog/Over: 19
Dog/Under: 26
Fav/Push: 2
Push/Over: 1
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A popular Prop bet is will the team leading after the 1st quarter,
win the game. Here are the totals so far this playoffs.

55 times the team leading after one quarter, won the game.
23 times the team leading after one quarter, lost the game.
6 times the game was tied after one quarter.
3rd Round only: 6-5-1
Finals: 0-4-1

ODDS TO WIN THE 2009-10 NBA FINALS
Team Open
LA Lakers 3/1
Cavaliers 9/2
Orlando 5/1
Boston 6/1
Denver 8/1
Houston 10/1
Spurs 10/1
Portland 12/1
Dallas 12/1
New Orleans 15/1
Utah 15/1
Phoenix 18/1
Miami 25/1
Atlanta 30/1
Chicago 30/1
Detroit 40/1
Indiana 40/1
76ers 40/1
NJ Nets 50/1
Toronto 50/1
Washing 50/1
Charlotte 50/1
Milwauk 75/1
New York 75/1
Warriors 100/1
Clippers 200/1
Memphis 200/1
OklaCity 250/1
Minnesota 250/1
Kings 250/1

NBA FINALS HISTORY
Year Champion Opponent Result MVP
2008-09 L.A. Lakers Orlando Magic...4-1 Kobe Bryant, LA
2007-08 Bos Celtics L.A. Lakers.....4-2 Paul Pierce, Boston
2006-07 S A Spurs Cleveland Cavs....4-0 Tony Parker, San Antonio
2005-06 Miami Heat Dallas Mavs......4-2 Dwyane Wade, Miami
2004-05 S A Spurs Detroit Pistons...4-3 Tim Duncan, San Antonio
2003-04 Det Pistons LA Lakers.......4-1 Chauncey Billups, Detroit
2002-03 S A Spurs New Jersey Nets...4-2 Tim Duncan, San Antonio
2001-02 LA Lakers New Jersey Nets...4-0 Shaquille O'Neal, LA
2000-01 LA Lakers Phil 76ers........4-1 Shaquille O'Neal, LA
1999-00 LA Lakers Indiana Pacers....4-2 Shaquille O'Neal, LA
1998-99 SA Spurs New York Knicks 4-1 Tim Duncan, San Antonio
1997-98 Chi Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1996-97 Chi Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1995-96 Chi Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1994-95 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1993-94 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1992-93 Chi Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1991-92 Chi Bulls Port Trail Blazers 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1990-91 Chi Bulls LA Lakers 4-1 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1989-90 Det Pistons Port Trail Blazers 4-1 Isiah Thomas, Detroit
1988-89 Det Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Joe Dumars, Detroit
1987-88 L A Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3 James Worthy, LA
1986-87 L A Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Magic Johnson, LA
1985-86 Bos Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Larry Bird, Boston
1984-85 L A Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA
1983-84 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Larry Bird, Boston
1982-83 Phi 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Moses Malone, Philadelphia
1981-82 L A Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, LA
1980-81 Bos Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Cedric Maxwell, Boston
1979-80 L A Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, LA
1978-79 Sea SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1 Dennis Johnson, Seattle
1977-78 WashBullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 Wes Unseld, Washington
1976-77 Port Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Bill Walton, Portland
1975-76 Bos Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2 Jo Jo White, Boston
1974-75 GST Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0 Rick Barry, Golden State
1973-74 Bos Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 John Havlicek, Boston
1972-73 N Y Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Willis Reed, NY
1971-72 L A Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 Wilt Chamberlain, LA
1970-71 Mil Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1969-70 N Y Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Willis Reed, NY
1968-69 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Jerry West, LA
1967-68 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1966-67 Phi 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1965-66 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1964-65 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1963-64 Bos Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1962-63 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1961-62 Bos Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1960-61 Bos Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1959-60 Bos Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1958-59 Bos Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1957-58 STL Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2
1956-57 Bos Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1955-56 Phi Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1954-55 Syr Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1953-54 Minn Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1952-53 Minn Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1951-52 Minn Lakers New York Knicks 4-3
1950-51 Roch Royals New York Knicks 4-3
1949-50 Minn Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2
1948-49 Minn Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2
1947-48 Balt Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
1946-47 Phil Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1

NBA PLAYOFF NOTES:
89 teams started a series 3-0
53 finished in a sweep
26 finished in 5 games
6 finished in 6 games
3 finished in 7 games

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2009:
BEST PLAYS: 95-85-2 ATS
BEST PLAYOFF PLAYS: 21-24-3