balt999 --NBA PICK OF THE DAY (Nov 7)

[Jibba]

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Jibba, its because with Kobe back they score less, because he scores a lot through their set offense which slows down all the running they have been doing with just lamar. Also, Minnesota is going to dictate the tempo as they do not like to run, but rather give it in to KG so this will be a low scoring game with a lot of offensive sets using the whole shot clock. Minnesota has only been shooting 41% from the field too.

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Thanks. I appreciate the explanation. Felt awful about my LAL over 103 bet after reading this but didn't want to turn around and bet under 198. Ended up taking LAL -2 1st quarter. If it hadn't been for my ill-advised Philly bet being a unit more than the rest, I would have been about even on the night. Live and learn though.