Sports Update
The Line that Divides
by Jacob Correll
The
series is tied. There is no tomorrow. Tied at 45-37-1
something has to give. See, I'm not talking about
the NBA Finals, but rather the playoffs as a whole.
I'm talking about the gambling game between my buddy
Stephen and I that has lasted throughout the NBA playoffs.
To make things more interesting (it's the NBA for
crying out loud) we decided to pick every game of
the playoffs against the spread. Things were close
for a while, until I took the poker equivalent of
a bad beat and my luck went straight down from there.
I'm talking about Dwyane Wade and his
showboatsmanship that had him intercept a Nets pass
with under 5 seconds left, race the length of the
floor with no one chasing him, and thundering home
a jam at the buzzer for a 6 point Heat win. The line
was Heat -4.5, and I had taken the Nets. The last
seven games have been up and down. I cut Stephen's
lead to 1 game with the Pistons’ game 7 win
over the Heat, and then tied up the series when I
took them again in game 4 against the Spurs.
Then in the pivotal game 5, with the Pistons at -4 and looking good to cover in OT up 93-89, Big Shot Rob happened…again…in the same game (he scored 7 in a row just before in regulation). With my back up against the wall, I had to pick the Pistons in game 6…and they prevailed.
I know Stephen is taking the Spurs in
game 7, but I still can't decide. I mean, who wants
a tie when they can go for the jugular. I feel like
Tom Osbourne back in the Orange Bowl against Miami,
when he went for 2. According to an espn.com poll
the majority thinks the Pistons will win tonight.
Vegas says different, putting the line at Spurs -4.5.
Here's how the game goes tonight. It's
game 7, so Detroit is going to make sure the game
is real physical. Guess who I like in that type of
game? Hmmm, the Spurs or the team whose least physical
player hails from Compton, CA? The referees can either
let the Pistons get away with this, or they can call
everything. Does someone else foresee a multiple technical
foul game? Doesn't the line for Billups or Wallace
technical fouls have to be around over/under 1.5 for
the game? Will either stay on the court if they know
they are going to lose the game?
Don't forget about Larry Brown. I think
his jet will start its preflight sequence for flying
into Cleveland at about halftime. So what I'm really
betting on is how the referees will call the game.
It's a good thing I don't have any real money on this
game, because most NBA officials suck.
I'm taking the Spurs to win, mainly
because I picked them to win it all during the season,
and I hate being wrong. In other words, I really don't
have a clue. As for against the spread, I think a
tie is pretty good for being down so much of the playoffs…but
probably not good enough.
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