NBA 2007-08 Week 1 Thread (10/30 - 11/5)

[mogwai316]

Not sure how the NBA threads are usually done here, but I figured I'd go ahead and make one for the first week of the season.

Plays for Tuesday 10/30
Golden State -3.5 vs. Utah, risking 1.1u to win 1u

I rate the Warriors as slightly better than the Jazz in a neutral setting at this point in the season. Golden State also had by far the largest home/road differential (18 games!) in the regular season last year. The Jazz don't match up well here, they will be forced to play GS's style of game and they won't be able to keep up with them.

I'm a huge Spurs fan but don't like picking them to cover large spreads, so no play vs. Portland.

LAL/HOU line has been moving strongly, presumably due to the latest Kobe drama. If it keeps moving to +5.5 or +6, it's a good pick for the Lakers at home.