Brooklyn (+8.5) vs. Atlanta
Originally I saw this line and I thought, no-brainer right? Then Nutz got in my ear bringing up all this noise about how this line smelled like a Vegas strip club. Then all of a sudden I started second guessing myself! Was Vegas being coy here? Are they hoping people jump on the points? Or are they going the other way and paying respect to a team that only lost 15 games during the regular season?? I guess this is why casinos continue to stay in bidness...I know where I stand though, team getting points against the series favorites who haven't looked the part the entire series. Milsap is hurt, Thabo's absence is more detrimental than anticipated and Jeff Teague is trying to shed that Kyle Lowry label of "I swear I'm actually good and I didn't have just one good half of a season."
Portland (+6) at Memphis
Catz is so pissed that I'm rolling PDX here, but hey, some times you gotta take risks in the workplace. Portland has had a miserable series. Damian Lillard has struggled, LaMarcus Aldridge's mind might be on his next free agent stop and Wes Matthews is not suiting up any time soon. Portland has a very good team, let's not water down what they have done this year. Hell, if they had been slightly healthy they could be a 2 or 3 seed right now. Out of respect we are taking the 6 points, not only because that's the official DP NBA strategy, but because you don't give good teams 6 points. Lillard should be able to make an impact again tonight as Mike Conley sits, and I think LaMarcus is a true pro who won't give up on his team. People hammered Memphis early so I think it has shifted far enough over that we're in Blazers cover territory.
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