down 3-2 with game 7 in dallas. the nba is pissed at us, we will have to play the suns, then the spurs, then the heat, all on the road. i would say its about right. now if we come back and win this series then it should be cut about in half: 42-1. if we beat the suns then 21-1. if we beat the spurs then 10-1 against the heat seems about right too.
1 - 4 chance to win the next two games; 1 in 2 to beat Phoenix; 1 in 2 to win the WCF; 1 in 2 to win the finals; i.e. best case scenerio - 1 in 32 to win it all. And that is probably optimistic, in that it assumes the Rockets have an even chance of beating the remaining playoff teams, each of which will have home court advantage. So 85-1 is steep, but not as crazy as it first sounds.
We have the psychological advantage. Every Yao foul will be scrutinized. The officials will be on edge to prove they're not targeting him. Otherwise, the claim will just be a self fulfilling prophecy and more ammunition against the league. Obviously if he continues his stupid reach ins and drawing charges, he may still foul out, but the close ticky tack ones will probably not be called. If Yao can get 30+ minutes, we have a good shot. We were very close to winning the last game despite a terrible night for McGrady, atrocious rebounding, poor FT shooting, and of course the terrible calls at the end..
I got it from Sportsbook.com.I'll tell you though,there are plenty of better ones.Alas,I haven't played online in quite awhile so I won't be much help on the others.How about someone lend roxy a hand and send him in the right direction. The way I see it is that we ARE getting past Dallas,so the odds are already shaved down for me,and we CAN definitely beat SA if Yao and Tracy elevate their level of play.We've proven we matchup well with them.I dunno,just see us playing Miami in the Finals,the first series of a great rivalry and a great dynasty. ...couldn't hurt to take a small flyer like 100...risk/reward ratio is a go and we have major upside as a team.We're just dealing with some tough matchups and Herr Stern's desire for getting 7 out of this series.
alot of books here in Vegas still have them in the 15-25 to 1 to win. But you must realize that these odds are predicated on the amount of money alrready bet on the Rockets since last July.
Thats pretty good. 100-1 is what i thought it should be. They have to win 2 games, play the suns, who have had a good rest, then somehow beat them, beat the spurs, the shaq enters the building. 85-1 means "no way" about the chance 50 snitch (cent)woudn't go missing if he went thru frisco. I remember back in 94, I saw the rockers about 35-1 to win the title, i was going to put money on it. But didnt, and missed out on abit of cash and bling it would of brought with it.
Check this out.I got them in the Mirage during the 95 season at 14-1 when they were rumored to be trading for Pippen.The craps table had been good to me so I put 400 on the Rockets.Well,my friends and I sat in the Summit,watching game 4 against Orlando feeling about as good as Rockets fans can.We ended up going to the Mirage 2 weeks later.I sent half of it home in a self addressed stamped envelope before we even got started.What a time! NOTICE:As a rule,stay away from the prop bets! Yeah,that was 36-1 against Phoenix.insane huh?
Does that mean you could find someone somewhere giving you 85-1 action, put $100 on the Rockets, and then turn around and bet against the Rockets at 25-1 putting $5000 down. If the Rockets won, you'd get $3500, and if they lost, you'd make $100. Surely someone would exploit that...
i don't think anyone's giving the Rockets 25-1 odds to lose. second, in your example if Houston beats Allas you could still be out $5100 if Houston doesn't win the whole thing. If Allas wins, you'll probably win whatever low odds Allas has over Houston, probably something like 1-4, meaning you'd only get back $1250 on a $5000 bet minus the $100 you put on the Rockets. at this point, it's still hard to exploit. too many things can still happen. but at 85-1, i would easily put a couple hundred on the Rox.
Did anyone else take a flyer on this play? While I know we have a long way to go,TMac has elevated his play ala Jordan(making teammates much better),and Yao is definitely not going to have many games like the last one.Motumbo, and the boys are ready too.So,while the Mavs have caused matchup problems for us,we are still about to vanquish them.I wonder what the odds are now.
