Sim Pick Em' Week 3/4 Due 12/24 by 3PM ET

[Nick Malone 77]

Pick'em Panel Rules

1. All games will have a point spread, a point total amount of over/under, or just an instant pick'em.

2. There is NO Wild-card (as that was a freebie anyway). And there will be at least 6 games per week.

3. Claim your one media point after your picks are in - but if you don't write up at least a couple of lines, you get no points.

4. I will assign pickers. If you are the picker can't do it, find a sub. Please confirm you're taking your spot in a PM to me something like "Pick'em, I got it" is just fine.

5. All the members of the division with the most right picks at the end of the season will be claiming 5 points.

6. Normally, picks are due by 5pm on Sim Day. Late picks before sim will not be accepted this season.

7. Have fun!

This Sim Runs from 11/16/98 - 11/29/98

Atlantic ->rpf
Central -> WigNosy
Midwest -> JNR
Pacific -> bowtothebill23

11/16 - Warriors @ Raptors (+6.5)
11/17 - Magic @ Nets: Pick Em!
11/18 - Hawks @ Cavs (-4.0)
11/20 - Timberwolves @ Rockets: Over/Under/Push Total 200
11/21 - Nuggets @ Grizzlies (+5.5)
11/23 - Kings (-10.0) @ Lakers
11/25 - Portland @ 76'ers: Over/Under/Push Total 175
11/26 - Wizards (+3.5) @ Celtics

[JNR]

11/16 - Warriors @ Raptors (+6.5)
- The Raptors are going to be a good team this year, but I think the Warriors will shut them down, even on the road.
11/17 - Magic @ Nets: Pick Em!
- Dat Magic defense. It will probably normalize soon, but until then the Nets are going to struggle, especially since they aren't offensive juggernauts in the first place.
11/18 - Hawks @ Cavs (-4.0)
- I have to give it to a home team eventually, right? Wrong! You're giving me Hawks AND points? Easy. 
11/20 - Timberwolves @ Rockets: Over/Under/Push Total 200
- Neither defense is doing great right now, even with good defensive bigs. I think the Rockets win and they both score over 100.
11/21 - Nuggets @ Grizzlies (+5.5)
- Nuggets are scary early on. I hate them.
11/23 - Kings (-10.0) @ Lakers
- I give it to Lakers because of home and 10 points is too hard to pass up.
11/25 - Portland @ 76'ers: Over/Under/Push Total 175
- They both average enough to get here, but it's shaky. 
11/26 - Wizards (+3.5) @ Celtics - Oof, this is the trickiest one. Give me Celtics at home, but just barely covering. 

[rpf]

11/16 - Warriors @ Raptors (+6.5)

Warriors are perfect this season and the Raptors are a good story but KEMP>Raptors
11/17 - Magic @ Nets: Pick Em!

Nets are doing their usual slow starts and the Magic have great defense BUT I believe the Nets will feed off the energy of the 19,976 Nets Nation
11/18 - Hawks @ Cavs (-4.0)

Hard game to pick but its hard to pick against Wignosy here, he has too much depth.
11/20 - Timberwolves @ Rockets: Over/Under/Push Total 200

Shaq and his merry men take on Webber and the crew. Tough to pick but I dont see either offense going off so I'll go with the under
11/21 - Nuggets @ Grizzlies (+5.5)

Vincanity meets future HOF David "BOHICA" Robinson, new school vs old school. I think Nuggets have too much firepower and pull away late in this one. (BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again)
11/23 - Kings (-10.0) @ Lakers

The battle of the 2 ostracized GMs, 10 points is a lot to give up but I believe the Kings are on a mission this season.
11/25 - Portland @ 76'ers: Over/Under/Push Total 175

At some point, they will realize they have to score to win so I'll take the over.
11/26 - Wizards (+3.5) @ Celtics
The Nicest GM in the game is already battling injuries and with that said I'll go with the Celtics and Zo

Merry Christmas to all you Sim League Bastards!!!!!!!!

[bowtothebill23]

11/16 - Warriors @ Raptors (+6.5)
Warriors and Kemp will be too strong for the Raptors, even on the road.

11/17 - Magic @ Nets: Pick Em!
I'm a Nets believer this year. I think their offense will overpower the Magic defense.

11/18 - Hawks @ Cavs (-4.0)
I'm also huge on the Cavs this year. I think they have arguably the most talented team in the East.

11/20 - Timberwolves @ Rockets: Over/Under/Push Total 200
Both these teams play games that average under 200 per game.

11/21 - Nuggets @ Grizzlies (+5.5)
I like the Nuggets, and I'm still not huge on the Grizz.

11/23 - Kings (-10.0) @ Lakers
Kings are dominant this year. Dominant teams win by double digits, even on the road.

11/25 - Portland @ 76'ers: Over/Under/Push Total 175
175 just means 88 points per team. I feel confident both of these teams can reach 88.

11/26 - Wizards (+3.5) @ Celtics
The Wizards are really bad and the Celtics have Zo at least.

[WigNosy]

11/16 - Warriors @ Raptors (+6.5) - The Warriors have been annihilating teams at home but have yet to go on the road. Won't matter - Kemp, Ellison, and Ceballos will crush Grant, Miller, and Rogers on the boards away too.

11/17 - Magic @ Nets: Pick Em! - The Magic are winning out of the gate on the strength of their defense, but their offense is struggling. The Nets, by contrast, have got their big three rolling offensively - if they can just get some production out of Seikaly - which they should get at home - they'll win.

11/18 - Hawks @ Cavs (-4.0) - The Hawks' defensive strength is at Center and Point Guard - two positions the Cavs DON'T rely on for offense. And Mills is an outside-shooting PF while McDyess is most comfortable defending inside. At home, the Cavaliers should get a ton of points out of Barry, Jones, and Mills. This is a bad matchup for the Hawks.

11/20 - Timberwolves @ Rockets: Over/Under/Push Total 200 - The only time Houston has gone over 100 points this year was an overtime preseason game, where they finished regulation 93-93. In the regular season, the Wolves haven't gone over 102 on the road. I trust those trends to hold and this game won't see 200 points unless there is overtime.

11/21 - Nuggets @ Grizzlies (+5.5) - One of these squads is a one-man show. The other runs at least 7 deep. The force may be strong with Vin-sanity, but he is not going to singlehandedly stop the Nuggets yet.
    
11/23 - Kings (-10.0) @ Lakers - Deep teams able to exploit the Lakers' lack of depth have been able to blow them out. The Kings are a deep team that is able to exploit the Lakers' lack of depth, even in Los Angeles.

11/25 - Portland @ 76'ers: Over/Under/Push Total 175 - Offensively, these teams average over 175, and defensively they give up 190. The over is not due to my faith in their offense, but in my faith in their lack of defense.

11/26 - Wizards (+3.5) @ Celtics - I trust Zo to carry a team more than Juwan Howard. And whatever the over/under is on this game, I would pick the under.

[NOLa.]

Wow nick you nailed the point spread for Sac/LA

[ballsohard]

Dec 24, 2014 15:58:05 GMT -6 NOLa. said:

Wow nick you nailed the point spread for Sac/LA

Funny thing is, in Sacto i lose by 1. Fickle LA fans didnt help 1 bit!