Men's Olympic Hoops!

[Icemantbi]

Finally, the best thing about the Summer Olympics is here, and I'm talking about the mens hoops tourney

What I like about this tournament is that we won't be seeing (at least I hope not) some shady reffing that we see in the NBA. Liking these games tonight, but going rather light on them:

Russia -23.

Germany -11.5

Greece +7

Will have a full writeup on the USA/China game for tomorrow morning later.

 

[Icemantbi]

Wow, lost by a single point in the Russian game. Damn.

 

[Shumakov]

Wow, lost by a single point in the Russian game. Damn.

our office gave -21 d1g1t

 

[Icemantbi]

1-2 on the night so far. Nothing is going my way in any sport for me lately, except soccer. Just got to plug along. Next pick:

Argentina/Lithuania over 168

Both teams play at a very fast pace, and this has all the makings of a close game. That means FT's at the end. Both teams have good shooting, and with a fast enough pace, should send this game over.

 

[shizaun-]

Whose got a score?

 

[LAX]

ltu 34 - arg 30 halftime

 

[shizaun-]

that plays well for argentina...last time they met they gave up tons of baskets and were down big at half...

 

[Icemantbi]

If Lithuania and Argentina had started the game at the pace they finished the game, this would have sailed over. Not to be.

I'm passing on Aussies/Croatia match

But in the big game, I am taking:

China +32

This is just way too many points here. China playing on their home turf, in front of a packed house in what is the biggest event so far at these Olympics. The US will win, without question, but I can't see them taking this by anything other than a 30 point margin. The Chinese won't just pack it in if they are losing, Yao Ming won't let them. The US with a big lead will likely lay off the gas in the 4th quarter, ensuring that either the spread stays within 30, or allowing a China backdoor cover. China will try to control the ball and slow down the tempo, the US will have problems with Yao, their defence has been shaky in the exhibitions running up to the Olympics. And this isn't the NBA, where the stars get treated differently than the others. Kobe or Lebron driving to the hoop won't automatically draw a foul here. And another problem is that China will play as a TEAM while the USA may play more individual basketball. All these factors lead me to believe that China covers the 32 points.

 

[CAP-IT-OFF]

I'm on China under 31 as well. I just don't see USA blowing out more then 30 points over the host. China has pride and should keep this withing 30 points.

:toast:

 

[CAP-IT-OFF]

If Lithuania and Argentina had started the game at the pace they finished the game, this would have sailed over. Not to be.

I'm passing on Aussies/Croatia match

But in the big game, I am taking:

China +32

This is just way too many points here. China playing on their home turf, in front of a packed house in what is the biggest event so far at these Olympics. The US will win, without question, but I can't see them taking this by anything other than a 30 point margin. The Chinese won't just pack it in if they are losing, Yao Ming won't let them. The US with a big lead will likely lay off the gas in the 4th quarter, ensuring that either the spread stays within 30, or allowing a China backdoor cover. China will try to control the ball and slow down the tempo, the US will have problems with Yao, their defence has been shaky in the exhibitions running up to the Olympics. And this isn't the NBA, where the stars get treated differently than the others. Kobe or Lebron driving to the hoop won't automatically draw a foul here. And another problem is that China will play as a TEAM while the USA may play more individual basketball. All these factors lead me to believe that China covers the 32 points.

Congrats on your win. Too bad I got the push as I got the line at +31.

 

[SportsGamboool]

That sucks
had
china+30.5

 

[Icemantbi]

Wow, had to sweat that one out. Thank you little chinese guy who popped that last bucket with 30 seconds left

 

[billhill999]

How hot are those Chinese cheerleaders.

:hump:

 

[wannabewhale]

Wow, had to sweat that one out. Thank you little chinese guy who popped that last bucket with 30 seconds left

We got lucky as he travelled but nobody cared at that point

 

[Icemantbi]

Day 2 men's hoops

Went 2-3 on day 1, hope to have a better day 2. That US/China game made me sweat bullets though, very fortunate the Chinese covered. Was out all day, so I didn't have anything on the Iran game, good thing I stayed away, I was leaning under.

Russia/Croatia under 148

I don't think we are going to see a similar Croatian performance offensively as we did against Australia. Don't let the last Croatian game fool you, alot of the points in that game came from the 4th quarter, where the Aussies were trying to play catchup and as a result went lax on defence. Tonight I anticipate a close game, where Russia is going to play a possession game. For them to be successful here, they have to keep the ball away from Croatia and thus will slow down the pace. Ball possession and defense will be key for Russia in this game. Russia won't be facing as easy a defense tonight as they did against Iran, so I can't see their point total get near the 71 they put up in that game. The under looks good here.

 

[dr.vegas]

Nice call on the under in the Croatia/Russia game. I am watching it online and it is Russia up 17-16 after one quarter . It's a good tight tough game to watch. The problem is I have to watch it online instead of on my big screen HD TV. I would rather watch two tough teams match like this than frickin gymnastics or watch the USA beat Angola by 60.

 

[TakingTheBookiesMoney]

Whats the link to watch the game.

 

[dr.vegas]

channelsurfing.net but go to the Lithuania/Iran link instead of Croatia/Russia. No idea of why that works but it does.

 

[go2guy]

Nice call on the under in the Croatia/Russia game. I am watching it online and it is Russia up 17-16 after one quarter . It's a good tight tough game to watch. The problem is I have to watch it online instead of on my big screen HD TV. I would rather watch two tough teams match like this than frickin gymnastics or watch the USA beat Angola by 60.

Looking like both teams are draining 3s like crazy now. Played the under small and hoping for more quarters like the first

 

[TakingTheBookiesMoney]

It won't let me what the fuck