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Sports Marketwatch
NBA Playoff Edition
5/2/2008 4:00 PM EST
By The Team at
SportsInsights.com
Welcome to this week's
edition of the Sports Marketwatch – NBA Edition, where the Team
at SportsInsights gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the NBA
point-spread marketplace. If you ever wanted to know what was really
happening on the sportsbook side, you now have an all-access pass with
Sports Marketwatch! The NBA Edition of the Sports Marketwatch
will be published weekly, on Friday’s, normally by 5PM, Eastern Time.
The staff at SportsInsights.com speaks directly
with the line managers at some of the sports betting industry’s largest
sportsbooks about which games the public is chasing and the Sharps are
pounding. We’ll take a look at what’s in store for upcoming NBA games.
Sports Marketplace
– NBA Playoff Edition
Last week, the NBA Edition of the Sports
Marketplace had a positive weekend as some of the “dogs” showed that
they have some bite. Philly & Atlanta, both home underdogs, actually
won their games outright, leading us to a 2-1 week. Let’s look at “the
board” and see what contrarian values SportsInsights’ statistics show
this weekend.
2007-08 NBA Games to
Watch: 18-23-2 = 43.9%
*Source:
SportsInsights.com
Sports MarketWatch
5/2/08 – Playoff Games to Watch
Atlanta Hawks +8.5 over Boston Celtics
(Friday)
Last Friday, the Atlanta Hawks “made us proud” by
beating the Celtics outright at home. The Celtics are in a dogfight
(leading 3 games to 2) but can wrap up the series on the road in
Atlanta. Atlanta has shown that they belong in the playoffs – and
indeed, that they can play with any team in the league.
The public remembers the Celtics’ super season and
Atlanta’s below-.500 record. The public is all over the Celtics to the
tune of 75% of the bets. The line opened at Atlanta +8 and has recently
moved to Atlanta +8.5 due to the public’s continuing bets on Boston.
We’ll “bet against the public” and take Atlanta plus the points at home.
The Celtics “woke up” at home and crushed the Hawks
in Game 5. We’ll “sell” the Celtic after their blowout win and take the
Hawks to **at least** stay close to the Celtics.
Atlanta Hawks +8.5
Games to Watch:
18-23-2 = 43.9%
Atlanta Hawks +8.5
It should be another
exciting weekend in the sports marketplace. Keep Sports MarketWatch
picks handy and your browser pointed to
SportsInsights.com for the latest real-time updates, using our
exclusive Sports Investing tools.
We’ll be back next Friday
with the new edition of the Sports Marketwatch – NBA Edition.
Enjoy the games!
The Team at
SportsInsights.com
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