Thursday Hoops

Couldn't find the balls to take the 30-point favorites, but did play these:

NBA

Bulls +7.5 -101, 1.01 units to win 1 unit

So juicy. This one looks so wrong, I'll be kicking myself later for not making this a two-unit pick. Public loves LeBron, but the bookies diagree. We'll go with the bookies.

College Basketball

Denver +8 -103, 1.03 units to win 1 unit

A full point drop today even though the public consensus is not that impressive. The line move, combined with Pomeroy's endorsement (his system predicts a 6-point win by North Texas), just squeaked this one into the mix.

Loyola-Chicago +6.5 -109, 1.09 units to win 1 unit

I was fairly sure that this line would drop, so I should have just grabbed it at +7 this morning. Big love for Butler, but the line says not so fast.

Middle Tennessee State +3.5 -108, 1.08 units to win 1 unit

Western Kentucky is the most popular favorite on the board today, so here again I should have just played it without waiting for the line drop, so if WKU wins by 4, I'll be a unhappy camper. Still, the line move makes me think I'm not crazy for circling this one last night when the lines came out. Also, for the Pomeroy fans, this makes TWO picks in the same night that aren't contrary to his prediction (WKU by 2), which is probably a new record for me.

Youngstown State +9.5 -113, 1.13 units to win 1 unit

Another public favorite tonight in Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but the public isn't kicking in enough money to keep the opening line afloat. That's right up our alley.

Looking at one or two for later. Good luck everybody.