Round two here.
Eastern Conference Finals:
Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers (Miami wins series 4-3)
Game 1 (May 22): Miami 103 - Indiana 102 (Overtime)
MIA: -8 (with one -7.5 at the LVH and one -8.5 at South Point) (NO COVER)
O/U: 182 - 183 (Obviously OVER with the OT. Regulation was 92-92, just over.)
Well, LeBron with a driving layup at the buzzer. Whodathunk that possible? Gotta have butts in seats and watching commercials in a series largely-thought non-competitive...
FTA: Indiana 32 - Miami 25 (IN MIAMI)
Which led to the OT.
Game 2 (May 24): Indiana 97 - Miami 93
MIA: -7 - -7.5 (UPSET)
O/U: 182.5 - 183.5 (OVER)
FTA: Indiana 32 - Miami 26 (Again, IN MIAMI)
FTM: Indiana 26 - Miami 18 (even with 4 T's on Indiana)
Clearly, now, they have to at least give the illusion, IMODO, that there's a competitive series here. Kinda, to me, reads like the Golden State - San Antonio series, to an extent.
Game 3 (May 26): Miami 114 - Indiana 96
MIA: -2 across the board (BIG COVER)
O/U: 182 - 183 (BIG OVER)
FTA: Indiana 44 - Miami 28
What the Hell?
Game 4 (May 28): Indiana 99 - Miami 92
MIA: -3 across the board (UPSET)
O/U: 184.5 - 186, depending on where you could get it. (ALL OVER)
FTA: Indiana 33 - Miami 27
If this were anybody other than the Heat, I'd actually think the NBA would want Indiana to win the series!
Game 5 (May 30): Miami 90 - Indiana 79
MIA: -7.5 across the board (COVER)
O/U: 185 - 186.5 (UNDER)
Only 27 FTA's in the game (Indiana 15-12) -- but FIVE technicals (and a flagrant!), the fourth game in these playoffs to have at least that number.
Game 6 (June 1): Indiana 91 - Miami 77
MIA: -3 (-2.5 at the Stations -- UPSET)
O/U: 183 - 184.5 (with a 186 at the Atlantis -- all were UNDER)
Oh come now... You didn't HONESTLY believe the NBA didn't want Game 7 in Miami!!
FTA's were even (Miami 19-18), 3 more T's. Game 7 is Monday night and I'll be in Vegas. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....
Miami will probably be a 7-8 point favorite, the number probably mid-180s again. The money line will probably be too stiff at about -400 to do much with, though.
How obvious is this? JT the Brick of FOX Sports Radio after Game 6:
"48 minutes away from possibly seeing
A national sports-talk radio host (who wants to see the Heat beaten, by the way), and he says THAT.
Game 7 (June 3): Miami 99 - Indiana 76
MIA: -7 - -7.5 (WAY COVERED)
O/U: 181 - 182 (UNDER)
When Floyd Mayerweather is rumored to lay $6,000,000 three hours before the game, you listen.
That was the most obvious rig job I've seen in a LONG LONG LONG LONG time.
No doubt the Heat were going to win the game, but, after Hibbert's comments, the $75,000 fine was the least of his problems.
We get Heat-Spurs, as it was believed all along.
Covers were 3-4, first four games were over, last three under.
Western Conference Finals:
San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies (San Antonio wins series 4-0)
Game 1 (May 19): San Antonio 105 - Memphis 83
SA: -4.5 (with one -4 at the Peppermill) (BIG COVER)
O/U: 181.5 - 183 (ALL OVER)
FTA: Memphis 20 - San Antonio 14
Game 2 (May 21): San Antonio 93 - Memphis 89 (Overtime)
SA: -5 - -5.5 (with one -6 at the Atlantis (NO COVER on any of it)
O/U: 181 - 182 (basically a PUSH with a couple OVER)
FTA: Memphis 26 - San Antonio 17
Game 3 (May 25): San Antonio 104 - Memphis 93 (Overtime)
MEM: -4.5 - -5 (UPSET)
O/U: 178-181 (OVER on the OT, needed it, though -- 86-86 at regulation)
Not sure why Memphis (or Indiana!) seems to be getting so many calls in these playoffs...
See ya, Memphis!
Game 4 (May 27): San Antonio 93 - Memphis 86
MEM: -2.5 (with a -1 at the Atlantis, a -2 at the Peppermill, and a -3 at the Wynn -- UPSET)
O/U: 182 - 183.5 (UNDER)
FTA: Memphis 24 - San Antonio 13
Memphis, having eliminated most of San Antonio's major opposition, got out of the way for the one storyline the league can feed to the Heat.
Only Game 1 covered (1-3 ATS), 2-1-1 on the over.
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Favorites were 6-5 in this round straight up (Miami favored in all games, home team favored in all games in the West.) 5-6 against the spread. Totals: 51-23 SU, 40-34 ATS
Over was 6-4-1 in that round. 35-37-4 for the playoffs.
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