Ever wonder If a key player is playing ??

[dave nz]

I'm sure every sports gambler has wondered this at some stage and it often applies. Not always do we have access to media outlets to inform us. One of the best tactics I find is to monitor line moves with some of the bigger sharper books. The sponsers here fall into that boat. I like to use Pinny especially.

To give an example tonight for the Pacers, Jermaine O'Neal was uncertain to play. By watching Pinnys line moves I made the assumption he must be playing. The spread moved from -8 out to 9.5 close to tipoff the total also increased. It would be VERY rare for line moves like this if O'Neal was not playing.

[Dr. Jack]

I try and stay away from these games in most cases. It's just to hard to guage how it will affect the team. JMO