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More and More we are beginning to see the value in playing the match-ups in fantasy basketball. However, there is one match-up scenario that clearly stands out as one that must be exploited at all costs – THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.

The Warriors are by far the WORST defensive team in the league. It is amazing how good they are at making everyone look great this year. When you see Golden State as an opponent of one of your fantasy basketball players your eyes should light up, this is a cant miss match-up that should be exploited every time.

Golden State is letting up a league worst 111 points per game. Opponents are shooting a league best 49% against them showing that not only are they giving up ton of points, but teams are getting easy looks. Last night Gilbert Arenas dropped 45 points, the previous game Tim Duncan went for 27 points and 15 rebounds, before that it was Thaddeus Young who went for 26 points and 14 rebounds. The Warriors make good players look like super stars AND make bad players look like super stars too! Even Rodney Stuckey exploded for 29 points and 7 assists last week.

Examining detailed stats from 82games.com, the Warriors are letting opponents shoot 60% from the inside! While it appears everyone is getting into the scoring fun against the Warriors, post players (like Duncan) and slashers (like Arenas and Young) seem to have the best chance of going off against Golden State.

Golden State has a light upcoming schedule over the holiday season. However, there are some games to be played so be sure to get Memphis, New Orleans, and Phoenix players into your lineups as Don Nelson and his Warriors are handing out Holiday presents to all fantasy basketball ballers lucky enough to match-up with his no-defense squad!

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Bet the House: How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance $0.01 Over 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter-million dollars on practically every method of gambling currently available in America. Bet the House chronicles his wild journey. Follow Roeper as he travels from celebrity-filled Vegas tournaments to podunk dog races, negotiates illegal sports bets with shadowy bookies, trolls overseas-based Internet gaming sites, wagers against a radio comedian, haunts blackjack tables, and flips coins at a bar. As the wins and losses mount, you’ll share his suspense over that next big bet, the one that might, just might, get him back to black by the end of his odyssey. Bet the House also explores:•         What it’s like to bet money you don’t have, knowing that if you lose, you’re in some serious trouble.•         The worst referee’s decision in the NFL in the last decade, and how it cost the author thousands of dollars.•         The time Roeper won more than $20,000 on a single horse race.•         Why the slots are such a bad play, why Roeper hates baccarat, and why state lotteries are worse than any numbers game run by the mob.•         The 10 best gambling movies of all time. The true national pastime isn’t baseball or football or basketball. It’s gambling–on fantasy football, March Madness, poker, slots, the lottery, keno, church raffles, bingo, and more. Bet the House recounts with humor and pride the ultimate thrill ride of one American gambler.

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