Sorry I missed you guys yesterday. I was having trouble with the internet. Although it is not documented I went 3-1-1 on Tuesday. My only loss was Detroit, the Wizards tied and I took Georgetown(-5.5) over Depaul for my bonus pick. This is what I was prepared to write for yesterday:

Here comes my second womens basketball reference and on consecutive days no less. When I was watching ESPN's bottom line on Monday a very impressive stat scrolled by. It said that LSU was 10-0 at home and had defeated each of those ten opponents by an average of 36.7 points. With Baylor as the visiting team I thought that trend could not possibly continue. I was thinking those victories probably came against teams like Western Louisiana or Maine A&M Tech State. And if there was a point spread I would probably take Baylor because you have to believe it would be inflated on the strength of LSU's performances at home thus far. LSU proceeded to beat down the reigning national champs and the current tenth ranked team in the nation by a lot. Final score: Baylor 57, LSU 88. Not to be outdone by that flawed prediction, I actually advised people to take Texas Tech getting 13.5 at Kansas. Bobby Knight's bunch lost by 34. Quite frankly I am embarrassed. I also advised people to take the Celtics at Minnesota. On more than one occasion I have said that if it were not for home games Boston would never win. So why then would I take them on the road? Who knows. I guess I thought in light of the recent trade between the two teams a competitive game might break out. I have to revert back to what got me here, instinct. I was a football player for 10 years so when I pick football games I do a great deal of research because I know all of the nuances. As a knowledeable sports fan I know basketball well, but not like football so I use instinct to an extent. This is also due to the fact that basketball has an 82 game season, the travel is rigorous, and not that many teams dominate. A team might make it to the playoffs winning less than half of their games. My record on Monday was a pedestrian 4-5. It may not mean much to people, but I vow to do better. It is a matter of pride. I improved with an undocumented 3-1-1 record Tuesday night. Here's the deal for Wednesday:

clippers(-2.5) over ORLANDO
washington(pk) over TORONTO
BOSTON(+4) over phoenix
DETROIT(-9.5) over minnesota
atlanta(-2) over CHARLOTTE
chicago(+3.5) over the HORNETS
MEMPHIS(+1.5) over dallas
milwaukee(+5.5) over HOUSTON
PORTLAND(+7.5) over san antonio
golden state(+4) over SEATTLE
new jersey(+7) over CLEVELAND
UTAH(-3) over denver

Bonus pick record is 8-3-1
Tonight's bonus pick is: INDIANA(-12) over northwestern; expecting a big game from Hoosiers after 2 straight road losses

***HOME TEAMS IN CAPS*** Happy Betting

Look for my Super Bowl pick Thursday or Friday