Isn’t winning fun? Isn’t cashing a huge ticket at the window of your favorite sportsbook satisfying?  It sure is for us! Congratulations to all our members on yet another spread winner in the NBA playoffs as we gave out the Celtics -3.5 last night over the Magic.  The trend will continue tonight as we analyze Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Suns as 1.5-point home favorites with a total of 215.

Game 5 was a wild one at the Staples Center and the man of the night was Ron Artest.  Artest finished the game with four points on 2-of-9 shooting from the field, but he did beat the Suns on a buzzerbeater layup to win the game 103-101, and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Phoenix’s Jason Richardson tied the game on a 3-pointer off the glass with 3.5 seconds remaining, but on the last play of the game, Kobe Bryant caught the inbounds pass and hoisted a prayer from 3-point range. Fortunately for Los Angeles (41-52-3 Against The Spread), Bryant missed badly.  Artest grabbed the air ball and beat the buzzer with a put-back bucket that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

Phoenix (58-37-1 Against The Spread) did hook us all up, covering the number as a 7.5-point underdog.

Bryant scored a game-high 30 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out nine assists. Derek Fisher added 22 points, draining 7-of-12 shots from the field and all six of his free-throw attempts. Pau Gasol had 21 points, nine boards and five assists.

Steve Nash was the man for the Suns, finishing with 29 points and 11 assists and Channing Frye produced a suprising 14 points and 10 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire scored 19 points, while Jared Dudley had 10 points and four boards off the bench.

The Suns have been outstanding at home this season, compiling a 31-16-1 Against The Spread mark. While the Lakers are 20-27-1 Against The Spread on the road.

So who will cover the spread tonight?  It is not your job to analyze these stats and trends, it’s ours.  This is our life and our living.  Let FiveStarPick.com take away the guesswork in the NBA Playoffs and provide you with winning NBA Playoff Picks that beat the spread and get results.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our daily plays on our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

Congratulations again to all our members on another HUGE CASH in the 2010 NBA Playoffs as we gave our members the Magic -3.5 last night.  And as you probably witnessed…it wasn’t even close.  Winning sure solves a lot of problems.  Tonight our members will get the spread winner of Game 5 inthe Western Conference Finals as the Phoenix Suns travel back to LA to take on the Lakers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks have the Lakers favored by 7.5 with a total of 217.  THIS LINE IS DEAD WRONG!

The Suns bounced back from a pair of losses in Tinseltown to even their series with the Lakers by winning Games 3 and 4 at home.  Now Los Angeles (41-52-3 against the spread) will try and take the lead in this series by winning at home against Phoenix (58-37-1 Against The Spread).

The Suns got huge production from its bench in the second and fourth quarters of Game 4 (54 points) to beat L.A., 115-106, as a 1-point home underdog.  Another FiveStarPick.com cash.

Coming into Game 4, Channing Frye was in a major shooting slump, but caught fire in the second quarter to put Phoenix up 9 at the half. Frye finished with 14 points, as he drained four 3-pointers from beyond the arc.  For the game, the Phoenix bench made 20-of-32 shots and 9-of-20 from 3-land. Leandro Barbosa added 14 points, while Jared Dudley scored 11. Amare Stoudemire had 21 points and eight rebounds and Steve Nash, playing with a broken nose, produced 15 points, eight assists and four boards.

Phil Jackson seemed a bit concerned in his press conference after Game 4 mentioning that even with Kobe Bryant scoring 38 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, the Lakers still could not overcome the determination of the Suns. Lamar Odom, who was marvelous in Games 1 and 2 before throwing up a brick in Game 3, added 15 points and 10 boards in his 35 minutes off the bench.  Andrew Bynum was a non-factor.

The Suns failed to cover the number in both Games 1 and 2 in L.A. However, they are 27-21 Against The Spread on the road this season.  Having said that, the Lakers have won eight straight Game 5’s dating back to 2007.

Tip-off for Game 5 is slated for 9:00 p.m. Eastern on TNT.

So who will cover the spread tonight?  It is not your job to analyze these stats and trends, it’s ours.  This is our life and our living.  Let FiveStarPick.com take away the guesswork in the NBA Playoffs and provide you with winning NBA Playoff Picks that beat the spread and get results.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our daily plays on our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

CELEBRATE my friends, CELEBRATE!  How much fun is this? Congratulations to our members on another spread winner last night as we gave out the Orlando Magic +7.5.  The FiveStarPick.com team celebrated at the window of the Mandalay Bay Sportsbook last night, then proceeded to the craps table where I hit a $1000 Hard Eight.  Hey man when your hot, your hot.

Tonight we’re giving our members the spread winner of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Lakers as 1-point road favorites with a total of 221.  Once again Vegas has this line DEAD WRONG!

The Suns kept the conference finals series alive with their victory on Sunday night. Now Phoenix will try to even up this series at two games apiece with another win over the Lakers.

All three games of this series have gone ‘over’ the closing total, with final totals coming in at 235, 226 and 227 points. The posted totals have jumped considerably from the series opener until now, going from 210 to 221 for Game 4.  The Vegas experts have been really off on the totals in this series.

Amare Stoudemire brought the house down with a 42-point, 11-rebound effort in Game 3 for the Suns. Which is light years ahead of his combined 41 points and nine rebounds in the first two losses of the series. The Lakers shot better from the floor (48%), from behind the arc (28%), and out-rebounded the Suns (41-40) in Game 3, but the Suns outshot the Lakers from the foul line (37-16,) which made the difference in the final score.

Kobe Bryant had 36 points and 11 assists, but the bigger story from Game 3 was Bynum’s knee injury. Bynum played seven minutes and scored just two points. Many have suggested that Bynum may sit Game 4 to rest his knee, but it’s more likely he will play tonight.

For gamblers, the Lakers have barely profited on the road off an away loss this season, going 7-5 Against The Spread. Meanwhile, the Suns are 8-6-1 Against The Spread following a victory at home.

The Suns and Lakers tip off at 9:00 PM EST on TNT.

So who will cover the spread tonight?  It is not your job to analyze these stats and trends, it’s ours.  This is our life and our living.  Let FiveStarPick.com take away the guesswork in the NBA Playoffs and provide you with winning NBA Playoff Picks that beat the spread and get results.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our daily plays on our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

Congratulations to all our members who cashed a HUGE ticket on the Celtics -3.5 last night.  If that game had been a boxing match, they would have stopped it in the first round. There is nothing sweeter than having a guaranteed cash after the 1st quarter.  Tonight the pros at FiveStarPick.com will focus their efforts on the spread winner of Game 3 in the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Suns as 2-point home favorites with a total of 215.  THIS LINE IS DEAD WRONG!

Los Angeles (67-27 straight up, 41-50-3 against the spread) dominated Phoenix in Games 1 and 2 at Staples Center.  In Game 1 The Lakers cruised to a 128-107 win as six-point home favorites.

Phoenix (62-32 Straight Up, 56-37-1 Against The Spread) was much more competitive in Game 2. As a matter of fact, the game was tied going into the 4th quarter, but in the fourth quarter the Lakers outscored the Suns by 12 to take home the 124-112 win as a 7-point home favorite.

This Suns team has been unstoppable at home, especially against the spread. The Suns are 16-4-1 Against The Spread in their last 21 home games. If the Suns are going to make this a series, they obviously have to win Game 3.  Only time will tell as tip-off is tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on TNT.

So what does all this mean?  Who will cover the spread tonight?  It is not your job to analyze these stats and trends, it’s ours.  This is our life and our living.  Let FiveStarPick.com take away the guesswork in the NBA Playoffs and provide you with winning NBA Playoff Picks that beat the spread and get results.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our daily plays on our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

The pros at FiveStarPick.com are on track for one of the best seasons against the spread in years.  The wins keep on coming, the tickets keep on cashing and the fun is off the charts for all of us here in Vegas.  Last night we gave our members the Celtics +7 and the Over 8 Runs in the Angels/Rangers game.  Both winners.  Tonight we are only playing one game on the board and its Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Lakers as 7-point home favorites with a total of 215.

After the LeBron elimination, the Lakers became the odds-on favorites to win the NBA Finals here in Las Vegas. The Lakers have certainly looked like a favorite, winning seven in a row, including Game 1 over Phoenix on Monday.  We gave our members the Lakers -6 and sportsbooks spewed out cash all over the country because of us…and nothing makes us happier. 

Los Angeles crushed the Suns 128-107 in Game 1 behind a 40-point night from Kobe Bryant.  Bryant went 13 for 23 from the field and 11-of-12 from the line, 21 of those points coming in the third quarter. The Suns tried to stop Bryant defensively with Grant Hill but he was no match. It was the sixth straight playoff game that Bryant has posted at least 30 points. The Lakers shot 58 percent from the field and 18-of-22 from the line as a team. Lamar Odom stole the show off the bench with a playoff-high 19 points and 19 boards, including seven offensive rebounds.

The Suns’ defense could do nothing to stop Kobe in Game 1, but the offense was solid scoring 107 points and shooting 49 percent from the field. Amar’e Stoudemire led the team with 23 points but the former MVP, Steve Nash, wasn’t that great in Game 1.  He only produced 13 points and 13 assists.  Nash will need to step up his presence in Game 2 to have a chance.

Even though Los Angeles led by as many as 28 and wound up posting the 21-point victory in Game 1, history has shown that teams tend to bounce back off blowout losses, especially in the conference finals.  In fact, teams off a point-spread loss of more than 10 points are a very profitable 37-20-1 (65%) Against The Spread in the playoffs.

The total for Game 1 closed at 211 and the combined 235 points easily went ‘over’ the number. For Game 2, the books have adjusted the number up to 215.

TNT will provide national coverage beginning at 9:00 p.m. EDT.

So what does all this mean?  Who will cover the spread tonight?  It is not your job to analyze these stats and trends, it’s ours.  This is our life and our living.  Let FiveStarPick.com take away the guesswork in the NBA Playoffs and provide you with winning NBA Playoff Picks that beat the spread and get results.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our daily plays on our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com