Daddy Needs New Shoes January 11 2007

By Noah Gardenswartz Thursday January 11, 2007 10:12 PM EST

January 11, 2007

Record thus far: 1-2

OK, so I hit a bump in the road on my first day because Duke fucked me by losing to a team that they historically dominate, but whatever, moving on ï¿½ Thereï¿½s not much NBA action tonight, with only two games being played, but I like the lines that exist. For the third pick, I consulted our neighbors to the north and took a hockey game. On a side note, if it were possible to bet on, at the beginning of this seasonï¿½s ï¿½Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel,ï¿½ I wouldï¿½ve taken Brad and Jodie as my favorites to win. But commercials for tonightï¿½s show are indicating that C.T. takes out Brad in tonightï¿½s duel ï¿½ such is life.

1) New Jersey Nets +6.5 at Chicago Bulls

New Jersey is 5-0 against the spread in their last five games and 4-2 against the spread in their last six games on the road. Besides that, they beat Chicago 91-86 when the teams met in Jersey on Jan. 5, and Chicago played last night (and lost).

2) Cleveland Cavaliers +8.5 at Phoenix Suns

This is a game between two of the NBAï¿½s hottest teams. I expect Phoenix to win, but not by more than eight points, which is why Iï¿½m going with King Jamesï¿½ Cavs. Cleveland is on a five-game winning streak, including recent impressive wins at Sacramento and against San Antonio. This one should be fun to watch as the leagueï¿½s top two candidates for MVP (LeBron James and Steve Nash) go at it.

3) Colorado Avalanche/Calgary Flames over 5.5 goals

Coloradoï¿½s Goals For/Goals Against per game average is 6.1. Calgaryï¿½s GF/GA per game average is 5.6. It doesnï¿½t take a rocket scientist to note that both of those averages are over the line set at 5.5. Aside from the number crunching, seven of the last 10 games these two teams played against each other went OVER.

Bet responsibly, although I probably wonï¿½t.