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The Machine Is a SpreadF*cker
The Machine Is a SpreadF*cker
One hell of a Spurs - Lakers game from last night, no? It almost came down to the wire, and it certainly came down to the wire if you bet on the game. Lakers -7 is the rough spread I believe. Maybe you got it at 7.5. Or maybe 6.5. Hell, even 6. If you played the Spurs at anything ranging between +5 and +7.5 though, Sasha Vuja absolutely spread-effed you. After Tony Parker hit a three to cut ...
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The Machine Takes Down Vegas at the End of the Western Conference Finals
FanHouse — Filed under: Lakers, Spurs, Western, NBA Gambling, NBA Gossip, NBA Media Watch, NBA Last Night, Los AngelesAll last night and this morning I was thinking about Sasha Vujacic's waste of a buzzer beater from Game 5. You know, the meaningless one that gave the Lakers an eight point win instead of a five point win? No big deal, right? Sure, it was kind of unsportsmanlike, since he could have held the ball and dribbled out the clock, but it wasn't so obnoxious that any fuss needed to be made. Until I ...

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