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Raptors’ task just got a whole lot tougher

After being in the line-up for the Cavaliers, on Tuesday, at home vs the Raptors …

 

this season’s expected NBA MVP was held out of last night’s game, on the road vs the Bulls, “resting with bumps and bruises” …

 

Whoever said that life was supposed to be fair, anyways?

———-

With only 4 games left in the regular season schedule for both Toronto and Chicago … and,

* The Raptors holding the tie-breaker

* The Bulls unexpected W last night

* The huge head-to-head tilt on tap for Sunday

Game

TORONTO

RAPTORS

38-40

CHICAGO
BULLS

38-40

79

Fri Apr 09
@ Atlanta, >.500

L, 38-41 [?]

Fri Apr 09
@ New Jersey, <.500

W, 39-40 [?]

80

Sun Apr 11
Vs Chicago, <.500

W, 39-41 [?]

Sun Apr 11
Vs Toronto,  <.500

L, 39-41 [?]

81

Mon Apr 12
@ Detroit, <.500

?

Tue Apr 13
Vs Boston, >.500

?

82

Wed Apr 14
Vs New York, <.500

?

Wed Apr 14
@ Charlotte, >.500

?

it is going to very interesting to see how certain members of the Raptors respond to the challenge now at-hand.

Which team do you think should be installed as the wagering favourite for Sunday's game?

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TORONTO

ADV

CHICAGO

HEAD COACH

Triano

?

Del Negro

STARTERS

Calderon

?

Rose

Weems

?

Hinrich

Turkoglu

?

Deng

Johnson

?

Gibson

Bargnani

?

Noah

KEY SUBS

Jack

?

Pargo

DeRozan

?

Murray

Nesterovic

=

Miller

RESERVES

Belinelli

?

Law

Wright

?

Johnson

Evans

=

Warrick

EXTRAS

Banks

NA

Richard

Whatever your specific answer might be to this question, it will say a great deal about what you think of the actual “NBA talent” level for the different individuals with a “?” beside their names.

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One Response to “Raptors’ task just got a whole lot tougher”

  1. khandor Says:
    April 11th, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    As of 1:00 PM ET, on Sunday, the published wagering line for this evening’s game is:

    Chicago -2
    TORONTO +2

    Interestingly poll results, so far:

    7 votes for Chicago [road].
    6 votes for Toronto [home].

    If this wagering line remains the same between now and tip-off, it will make for a highly unusual situation:

    i. With the home team being listed as the underdog for what essentially constitutes a do-or-die single game elimination;

    ii. Against an opponent with [A] the exact same W-L record, [B] one of the lowest rated team offenses in the league, and [C] a mediocre [now, i.e. without John Salmons and Tyrus Thomas] to good [before, i.e. with John Salmons and Tyrus Thomas] team defense.

    As someone who deals with wagering lines each and every day, in the opinion of yours truly …

    Toronto SHOULD NOT BE listed as the wagering underdog for this game. :-)

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