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But first: 12-3 over games 4 and 5. That's 80%!!!

How about this sweet new layout? Sorry to Internet Explorer...and maybe Safari users?..., to fit everything neatly I had to change the resolution, so the right column might be displaced.

I put up an ESPN widget so you'll always know who's playing, and if you happen to drop by during a game, you'll know exactly what's going on.

I also added a few polls, I'd really appreciate it if people answered them. There are only 3 of them; it'll take less than 15 seconds to fill them out. It's just for me to get a sense of who's coming by, (if anyone is coming by), as well as to find out if people are successful. I post these picks everyday for free because I want people to make money.

In case you haven't noticed, there isn't a single advertisement on the entire page. I don't make any money whatsoever. (though I'll happily accept donations) I've never asked for anyone's email address or any personal information, I'm here for you guys. I'd still appreciate your feedback, and any personal info that comes from it will be confidential and won't be shared, of course.

There's only about a month left in the season, unfortunately this run will be drawing to a close. It won't be over, though. Next year I'll be back in it from the beginning of the season. Think about it- if I made 6000 units in 2 months, and the season is around 8 months... If you'd like to receive a reminder when the 2008-09 season comes along, send me your email. If you let me know that you've been around since the beginning, I may just give you a sweet deal if, or the way things are going, when I go pro.

Good luck, all. Once again, there are no locks and no guarantees. Being greedy is very counterproductive.

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 5, Results

Seriously? 6-1?

Correct	Games	Win%
6	7	85.7%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
6	7	85.7%

TOR at ORL -7.5
Winner: ORL
My Spread: ORL wins by 7.014 points, if Vegas moves the line down to -7, bet ORL -7
Spread: TOR +7.5

PHI at DET -9
Winner: DET
My Spread: DET wins by 11.57
Spread: DET -9

DAL at NO -6
Winner: NO
My Spread: NO by 5.687 <---NO won by 5, Wow
Spread: DAL +6

UTA at HOU -2
Winner: HOU
My Spread: HOU by 3.001
Spread: HOU -2

PHX at SAS -5.5
Winner: SAS
My Spread: SAS by 4.648 <---SAS won by 5, Wow
Spread: PHX +5.5

WAS at CLE -5
Winner: CLE
My Spread: CLE by 3.797
Spread: WAS +5

ATL at BOS -14
Winner: BOS
My Spread: BOS by 17.88
Spread BOS -14

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 5, Picks

*** I hate to say this, but use these picks with caution. Somehow Vegas figured out the numbers this week, it's never been this close. I'm going to post the difference between my calculated spread and Vegas' spread so if Vegas shifts the line or if your sportsbook is off by .5 or 1 point, you can adjust your strategy accordingly.

TOR at ORL -7.5
Winner: ORL
My Spread: ORL wins by 7.014 points, if Vegas moves the line down to -7, bet ORL -7
Spread: TOR +7.5

PHI at DET -9
Winner: DET
My Spread: DET wins by 11.57
Spread: DET -9

DAL at NO -6
Winner: NO
My Spread: NO by 5.687
Spread: DAL +6

UTA at HOU -2
Winner: HOU
My Spread: HOU by 3.001
Spread: HOU -2

PHX at SAS -5.5
Winner: SAS
My Spread: SAS by 4.648
Spread: PHX +5.5

WAS at CLE -5.5
Winner: CLE
My Spread: CLE by 3.797
Spread: WAS +5

ATL at BOS -14
Winner: BOS
My Spread: BOS by 17.88
Spread BOS -14

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 4, Results

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
4	5	80.0%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
6	8	75.0%

ORL at TOR -3
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL +3

HOU at UTA -8.5
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +8.5

CLE at WAS -4
Winner: SPLIT
Sprea: CLE +4

SAS at PHX -3.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: PHX -3.5

DET at PHI +5.5
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -5.5

NO at DAL -5.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +5.5

BOS -9.5 at ATL
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -9.5

LAL -5 at DEN
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: DEN +5

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 3, Results

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
1	6	16.7%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
3	8	37.5%

ORL at TOR -4
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL +4

CLE at WAS -4.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CLE +4.5

HOU at UTA -9
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +9

NO at DAL -5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +5

SAS at PHX -6.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: SAS +6.5

DET -5.5 at PHI
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -5.5

LAL at DEN -1.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL +1.5

BOS -8 at ATL
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 4, Picks

ORL at TOR -3
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL +3

HOU at UTA -8.5
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +8.5

CLE at WAS -4
Winner: SPLIT
Sprea: CLE +4

SAS at PHX -3.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: PHX -3.5

DET at PHI +5.5
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -5.5

NO at DAL -5.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +5.5

BOS -9.5 at ATL
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -9.5

LAL -5 at DEN
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: DEN +5

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 3, Picks

Update (4/25 10:40 am): Added Detroit game
Update(4/26 11:05 am): Added LA and Boston

ORL at TOR -4
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL +4

CLE at WAS -4.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CLE +4.5

HOU at UTA -9
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +9

NO at DAL -5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +5

SAS at PHX -6.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: SAS +6.5

DET -5.5 at PHI
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -5.5

LAL at DEN -1.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL +1.5

BOS -8 at ATL
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 2, Results

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
7	8	87.5%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
6	8	75.0%

WAS at CLE -2
Winner: CLE
Spread: CLE -2

UTA at HOU -1
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -1

DAL at NO -3.5
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -3.5

TOR at ORL -5.5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -5.5

PHX at SAS -2.5
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -2.5

PHI at DET -10
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -10

ATL at BOS -15
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -15

DEN at LAL -7.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL -7.5

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 2, Picks

Here's what Vegas has posted as of 7:30 am, Monday. When the other 3 games go up I'll add them to the list.

UPDATE: Added the final 3 games.

WAS at CLE -2
Winner: CLE
Spread: CLE -2

UTA at HOU -1
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -1

DAL at NO -3.5
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -3.5

TOR at ORL -5.5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -5.5

PHX at SAS -2.5
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -2.5

PHI at DET -10
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -10

ATL at BOS -15
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -15

DEN at LAL -7.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL -7.5

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 1, Results

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
6	8	75.0%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
5	8	62.5%

WAS at CLE -2.5
Winner: CLE
Spread: CLE -2.5

PHX at SAS -4
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -4

DAL at NO -4.5
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -4.5

UTA at HOU -1
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -1

TOR at ORL -6.5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -6.5

DEN at LAL -8
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL -8

PHI at DET -9.5
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -9.5

ATL at BOS -15
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -15

Series-by-Series Playoff Predictions

Here are my predictions for the entire playoffs. I'm going to throw myself way out on a limb by predicting the winners of 15 7-game series, but I'm fairly confident. I'll even include the number of games each series will last.

Round 1:
East
BOS over ATL, 4 games
CLE over WAS, 5
ORL over TOR, 4
DET over PHI, 4
West
LAL over DEN, 4
HOU over UTA, 7
SAS over PHX, 7
NO over DAL, 5

Round 2:
East
BOS over CLE, 4
DET over ORL, 5
West
LAL over HOU, 5
NO over SAS, 7

Semi-finals:
East
BOS over DET, 4
West
LAL over NO, 5

FINALS:
BOS over LAL, 4 games


I see Boston sweeping their way through the playoffs, winning it all. Too bad for my Spurs...

I'll continue to pick every game, so be sure to check out the predictions.

Go Spurs Go!

Playoffs, Round 1, Game 1, Picks

WAS at CLE -2.5
Winner: CLE
Spread: CLE -2.5

PHX at SAS -4
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -4

DAL at NO -4.5
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -4.5

UTA at HOU -1
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -1

TOR at ORL -6.5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -6.5

DEN at LAL -8
Winner: LAL
Spread: LAL -8

PHI at DET -9.5
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -9.5

ATL at BOS -15
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS-15

Playoffs have arrived

The playoffs are finally here. Who's going to win the West? Who's going to win the East? Who's going to win it all? Hopefully my Spurs. Stay tuned, the numbers are running and the predictions coming soon.

I'll be posting the picks for each game as usual. As a bonus, I'll simulate the full post-season to see how close we can get to the real thing.

April 16, Results

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
9	13	69.2%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
5	14	35.7%

DET -8 at CLE
Winner: DET
Spread: CLE +8

NO at DAL -9
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +9

NYK at IND -7
Winner: IND
Spread: IND -7

WAS at ORL -5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -5

PHI at CHA -1
Winner: PHI
Spread: PHI +1

NJ at BOS -8.5
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8.5

ATL -4 at MIA
Winner: ATL
Spread: ATL -4

MIL at MIN -7.5
Winner: MIN
Spread: MIL +7.5

TOR at CHI -7.5
Winner: TOR
Spread: TOR +7.5

LAC at HOU -14
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -14

MEM at DEN -16
Winner: DEN
Spread: DEN -16

UTA at SAS -4
Winner: SAS
Spread: UTA +4

POR at PHX -12
Winner: PHX
Spread: POR +12

SEA at GS -12.5
Winner: GS
Spread: GS -12.5

April 16, Picks

For some reason, there are only 5 games with spreads today.... that's no fun. I'll post the winners for the games w/out spreads.

UPDATE (10:10am): Vegas was just slow in getting the lines up, everything will be filled in soon.
UPDATE 2 (11:12am): OK, everything's up.

DET -8 at CLE
Winner: DET
Spread: CLE +8

NO at DAL -9
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: NO +9

NYK at IND -7
Winner: IND
Spread: IND -7

WAS at ORL -5
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -5

PHI at CHA -1
Winner: PHI
Spread: PHI +1

NJ at BOS -8.5
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8.5

ATL -4 at MIA
Winner: ATL
Spread: ATL -4

MIL at MIN -7.5
Winner: MIN
Spread: MIL +7.5

TOR at CHI -7.5
Winner: TOR
Spread: TOR +7.5

LAC at HOU -14
Winner: HOU
Spread: HOU -14

MEM at DEN -16
Winner: DEN
Spread: DEN -16

UTA at SAS -4
Winner: SAS
Spread: UTA +4

POR at PHX -12
Winner: PHX
Spread: POR +12

SEA at GS -12.5
Winner: GS
Spread: GS -12.5

Posting Time

Hi everybody. How about these numbers? This is going much better than even I had imagined.

I feel like I should give a rough estimate of when to expect picks to be posted... I can't post until Vegas sets up all of their lines, which can be anywhere between 11 am and 2 pm. So, expect picks by 2 pm at the latest, maybe. If something happens where I can't get the picks posted by 2, check back later, cuz' I'm not going to miss a day.

Also, I'd like to ask the regular visitors, satisfied customers, angry mob to give me some feedback. Tell me what you like, don't understand, suggestions, etc. I promise I won't put you on any email list or sell your email to scumbag spammers.

Is everyone as excited for the playoffs as I am? I'll be sure to simulate the whole thing before it starts- just for fun. But keep coming back, cause the individual games will still by predicted.

Thanks all; good luck and don't get greedy,

Jonathan
Black Box Sports

April 15, Results

This is just crazy...

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
6	6	100.0%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
5	6	83.3%

ORL -2 at ATL
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -2

MIN at DET -7
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -7

CHA at NJ -3.5
Winner: NJ
Spread: NJ -3.5

LAC at NO -15
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -15

MEM at POR -11
Winner: POR
Spread: POR -11

SAC at LAL -17.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: SAC +17.5

April 15, Picks

ORL -2 at ATL
Winner: ORL
Spread: ORL -2

MIN at DET -7
Winner: DET
Spread: DET -7

CHA at NJ -3.5
Winner: NJ
Spread: NJ -3.5

LAC at NO -15
Winner: NO
Spread: NO -15

MEM at POR -11
Winner: POR
Spread: POR -11

SAC at LAL -17.5
Winner: LAL
Spread: SAC +17.5

April 14, Results

What a great day to be an NBA Black Boxer...come on, look at those numbers.

WINS
Correct	Games	Win%
6	6	100.0%
SPREAD
Correct	Games	Win%
5	7	71.4%

CLE at PHI -4.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CLE +4.5

IND at WAS -4.5
Winner: WAS
Spread: WAS -4.5

MIA at TOR -17.5
Winner: TOR
Spread: MIA +17.5

BOS -8 at NYK
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8

CHI at MIL -3
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CHI +3

HOU at UTA -9
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +9

GS at PHX -4.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: PHX -4.5

SAS -4 at SAC
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -4

April 14, Picks

CLE at PHI -4.5
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CLE +4.5

IND at WAS -4.5
Winner: WAS
Spread: WAS -4.5

MIA at TOR -17.5
Winner: TOR
Spread: MIA +17.5

BOS -8 at NYK
Winner: BOS
Spread: BOS -8

CHI at MIL -3
Winner: SPLIT
Spread: CHI +3

HOU at UTA -9
Winner: UTA
Spread: HOU +9

GS at PHX -4.5
Winner: PHX
Spread: PHX -4.5

SAS -4 at SAC
Winner: SAS
Spread: SAS -4