Pod/27th

MIN -6.5 over SEA (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 71-75]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 3-1]

Pod/26th

BOS +3.0 over TOR (NBA)
POR +9.5 over CHI (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 70-74]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 3-1]

Pod/25th

CHI -1.0 over IND (NBA)
DEN +6.0 over CLE (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 68-74]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 3-1]

Pod/24th (ii)

LAC -2.5 over WAS (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 67-74]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 3-1]

Pod/24th

OSU -2.0 over MEM (NCAA-MBB)

[NBA rec'd: 67-74]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 2-1]

Pod/23rd

MIA -3.0 over IND (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 67-73]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 2-1]

Pod/22nd

LAL -5.0 over MEM (NBA)
TEN +5.0 over OSU (NCAA-MBB)

[NBA rec'd: 67-72]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 1-1]

Pod/21st (ii)

ORL +5.0 over TOR (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 66-71]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 1-1]

Pod/21st

MIA -5.0 over ATL (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 66-71]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 1-1]

Pod/20th (ii) ... When a line is moving in the wrong direction

The Mavericks opened up last night at -7.5 over the Knicks. At this number, I liked New York enough to make them one of my Plays Of The Day, in hopes of continuing a nice run of recent prognostications in the NBA (18-11, 62%, Feb 28-Mar 19/07).

Then today, after Dirk Nowitzki is profiled on the main Sports page at Yahoo.com (see German engineering: The European dream), Dallas begins to get pounded by the average fan driving up the number even higher, first to -8.0 and then to -8.5, a full point inflation fuelled exclusively on gameday action/interest.

This now becomes a most interesting situation.

Time to double-up ... on the Knicks ... who tonight (at +8.5) will be one of the rare teams in the league with a favourable match-up situation if/when the Mavericks (inevitably) decide to go with their small line-up.

NYK +8.5 over DAL (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 66-68]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 1-1]

Pod/20th

NYK +7.5 over DAL (NBA)
NJN -1.0 over DEN (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 66-68]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 1-1]

Pod/18th

NYK -1.0 over TOR (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 65-68]
[NCAA-MBB rec'd: 0-1]

Pod/17th

TEN -2.5 over VIR (NCAA-MBB)
MSU +10.0 over UNC (NCAA-MBB)
ORL -6.0 over SAC (NBA)
BOS +13.5 over SAS (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 64-66]

Pod/16th

UTA -4.0 over PHI (NBA)
HOU -3.0 over TOR (NBA)
NYK -1.5 over NOK (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 63-64]

Pod/15th

NJN -1.5 over MIA (NBA)
LAL +3.5 over DEN (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 63-62]

Pod/14th

NYK +7.0 over TOR (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 63-61]

Pod/9th

MIA -5.5 over MIN (NBA)
NOK +10.0 over PHO (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 61-61]

Pod/8th

CHI +2.0 over ORL (NBA)
SAS -6.5 over SAC (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 59-61]

Pod/7th

MEM +8.0 over TOR (NBA)
CLE +5.0 over DET (NBA)
BOS +6.0 over HOU (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 57-60]

Pod/6th

WAS -4.0 over TOR (NBA)
NYK -2.0 over SEA (NBA)
NJN +11.5 over DAL (NBA)

[NBA rec'd: 56-58]