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02-24-11 | Buffalo v. Kent State -3 | Top | 69-72 | Push | 0 | 8 h 5 m | Show |
Taking Kent State here. Last time these two played, Flashes shot a putrid 33% losing by 25, 79-54 in Buffalo back on 1/19. Home team has covered 6 straight and the favorite is on a 5-2 ATS run. Golden Flashes 17-8-1 ATS last 26 vs MAC teams, while Buffalo is 5-12 ATS vs the same MAC foes. 10* KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
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02-19-11 | Illinois v. Michigan State -2.5 | Top | 57-61 | Win | 100 | 11 h 5 m | Show |
Taking Sparty here. I know, I know. I swore off this team up and down. But there is just too much talent here. Izzo will have this team in top form here tonight. Illini seem to be in a bit of a sleep-walking mode of late. Barely getting passed Michigan and that was on the heels of allowing Purdue to score 54 in the second half in the game before that. Illini scored a 9 point win last time they played back on 1/18, but Spartans shot just 37% for the game and 27% from 3, while getting to the line just 9 times. Illini shot a 53% to seal the deal. The bubble bursts here if MSU doesn't get a big W. 10* MICHIGAN STATE
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02-19-11 | Missouri State +1.5 v. Valparaiso | Top | 67-80 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 40 m | Show |
Taking the Bears here. Have to take the points here with these two teams. Missouri State does everything well. Clear edge at the FT line and that will be the differnce maker here on the road. 10* MISSOURI STATE BEARS
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02-12-11 | Ohio State v. Wisconsin -1 | Top | 67-71 | Win | 100 | 4 h 15 m | Show |
Taking the Badgers here. Tough spot here for the #1 Buckeyes. They beat Wiscy on this court last January. But under Bo Ryan, this Badgers team is a mind-boggling 149-11 (.931 win%) at home (found that stat on nbcsports. he is some under-rated coach), including 75-6 vs Big 10 teams. Ohio State has been in some battle on the road. Though their last game out they rolled Minny by 13, their previous road game wins, vs teams of lesser-caliber than Wiscy, were by 1 over Northwestern, 5 over Illinois, 4 over Michigan and 5 over Iowa. Badgers love to slow the pace down giving up 56ppg, while OSU is at 57ppg. This game will come down to the FT line and Wiscy owns an 83% clip from the stripe, while OSU is at 68%. Tough to go undefeated in any league, but the Big 10 is as tough as any out there. Let's play the Badgers at a pick 'em here and let Bo Ryan's crew do their thing. 10* WISCONSIN BADGERS
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01-30-11 | Indiana v. Michigan State -10.5 | Top | 83-84 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 50 m | Show |
Rolling with the Spartans. This group has buried us several times this season. I told you I had this squad in the Final Four. They just have been so inconsistant for Izzo this year. If there ever was a 'get healthy' game for a team, here it easy. Indiana comes in off a ranked Illinois team. Hoosiers winless on the road and their last 3 conference road games have been losses by 14 to Iowa, 9 to Wiscy (where Hoosiers shot 51%) and 8 to Northwestern, where they trailed by 16 before a garbage time run. Indiana will be without 2 of its top 4 scorers also. Spartans 7-0 ATS last 7 at home vs Indiana. Home team is on a monster 14-2 ATS run in the series. MSU is on a 3 game slide and really has thier backs to the wall here. This is as 'MUST WIN' as you get for them to even think about going to the dance in March. Izzo's team gets it done huge here at home. 10* MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
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01-17-11 | Kansas v. Baylor +3.5 | Top | 85-65 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 20 m | Show |
Taking Baylor here. Right off the bat, this is not vintage Kansas. They aren't that sharp from the charity stripe, 66% and here, as the #3 team on the road, you are going to need those FTs. This is huge game for the Bears. They are in off a flat-out joke of a loss to Iowa State where they put up 57 points losing by 15 on the road. Bears with some good size with Acy and Jones III inside both averaging 7rpg that should counter the Morris boys of Kansas. I thought this Baylor team would be playing bit better, as they are unranked. But I smell a coming out party tonight on ESPN. Home cooking doggy outright. 10* BAYLOR BEARS
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01-16-11 | Notre Dame v. St John's -2.5 | Top | 54-72 | Win | 100 | 12 h 57 m | Show |
Backing SJU here. Good spot for the homers here. Red Storm 5-2 ATS last 7, and come in with revenge for a loss back on Jan. 8 where they got blitzed by 15. That was a tough spot for SJU as they were off a nice upset over Georgetown, plus a pair of road wins over Providence and West Va. ND is 0-2 on the road in the Big East with losses at SU and Marquette. ND averaging just 58ppg in road tilts. Senior led SJU, unranked laying to a ranked.. We will take the small home faves here. 10* ST JOHNS
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01-11-11 | NC State +6 v. Boston College | Top | 66-75 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 38 m | Show |
We are backing the Wolfpack here. We have played on NCST their last 2 out and have cashed nicely. We are upping the ante here and moving them into ACC PLAY of the WEEK territory. This is a deep, talented bunch. They will own the glass all night here vs an undersized and overmatched BC team. New HC Steve Donahue didn't see teams like this day in and day out over at Cornell. He will make BC better, but not this season. NCST is solid squad and will control this game from the opening tip. 10* NC STATE WOLFPACK
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01-08-11 | College of Charleston v. Wofford | Top | 77-73 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 39 m | Show |
Taking the Terriers here. Wofford is the class of the Southern Conference. This team is 6-8, but they haven't lost to any cupcukes. Everything on neutral courts or on the road. They have played a much tougher schedule than CoC. A pair of All-SoCon players will go at today in the Terriers Noah Dahlman and CoC Andrew Goudelock. We faded CoC their last game out on the road, and will do it again here. This is thier 4 roadie and in another tough, conference venue. Terriers are talented, experienced and deep. We are taking them as our 10* SoCon GAME of the WEEK - 10* WOFFORD TERRIERS
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01-05-11 | Cal St-Fullerton +6 v. Cal Irvine | Top | 78-85 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 1 m | Show |
Taking Fullerton here. Titans have owned this bunch of late, going 6-2-1 ATS last 9 overall and 7-3-1 ATS last 11 in Irvine. The underdog is 3-0-1 ATS last 4 times out. Fullerton has covered 4 of their last 5 times on the road, while Irvine 1-5 ATS last 6 at home, and 3-7-1 ATS last 11 vs Big West teams. Both teams have similar FG and FT percentages, while Irvine holds a slight rebounding edge 32-29. We will take the points this conference battle. 10* CAL-STATE FULLERTON TITANS
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01-01-11 | Western Kentucky v. Arkansas State -3.5 | Top | 73-81 | Win | 100 | 12 h 54 m | Show |
Taking the Red Wolves here. This WKU team is not as advertised. They are in for a long year. Teams that shoot 59% from the FT line don't normally fair well on the road. Arkansas State is 6-1 ATS last 7 here at home vs WKU and 8-3 ATS last 11 vs the Hilltoppers overall. The home team also has covered 9 of the last 13. Red Wolves are a stellar 16-4-2 last 22 vs Sun Belt foes. Western Kentucky has been struggling of last going 1-6 ATS last 7 overall. WKU os 3-13-1 ATS the last 17 on the road vs teams with winning records. 10* ARKANSAS STATE
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12-29-10 | Creighton +1 v. Illinois State | Top | 64-53 | Win | 100 | 18 h 27 m | Show |
Taking Creighton here. Blue Jays will be ready to rumble with double revenge from last season. Creighton returns 4 starters including All-MVC player Kenny Lawson. PG Antoine Young will dominate this young Redbirds team that features 9 freshman and sophomores. Statistically these teams are pretty even except the ever important FT line where we have a clear edge with veteran Blue Jays 75% compared to barely 68% for the home team. 10* CREIGHTON BLUE JAYS
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12-27-10 | Connecticut v. Pittsburgh -7.5 | Top | 63-78 | Win | 100 | 20 h 35 m | Show |
Taking Pitt here. Ok, right off the bat this is screaming unload on me. The #6 team giving 7.5 to the #4 team. hmm. I wonder why. Yes UConn had a nice run in Hawai'i. I know cause they burned me. But this team will be exposed as it enters conference play. Pitt is deep and balanced and will put the clamps in the Kemba Walker 1 man show. Pitt has covered 5 of the last 6 in the series. We have to go back 5 years to see where the Huskies won on the road in this matchup. Pitt leads the nation in rebounding margin. Pitt has also is 7-0 here vs teams ranked in the Top 5. Bottomline is this. Pitt has won the last 3 contests by 10, 10 and 8. This line is larger than last years 6 that Pitt layed here. There is reason for that as Uconn was picked to be the 10th best team in the league. Now, they might be better, but we know that Pitt is a legit Final Four squad. We will lay the heavy would in this tough Big East Battle. 10* PITT PANTHERS
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12-20-10 | Northwestern -13 v. St Francis (N.Y.) | Top | 92-61 | Win | 100 | 7 h 35 m | Show |
Taking the Wildcats here. Normally, I would down grade this play after it opened at 14 and came down a bit. But I just can't. Northwestern has high hopes of reaching the NCAAs this year. They have handled beating all teams they should. They have 1 non DD win on the road at Tex Pan American. St Francis got smoked by 30 by BC and lost by 3 vs South Florida. They haven't played a line game yet. I look for the Big 10 to flex some muscle here and try to make an early season statement by making the Championship Game here at MSG for the Holiday Festival Tournament. I would think they would want to face St John's over Davidson and head into Big 10 play feeling good. (they face Mount St. Mary's at home on the 23rd) I'm calling for a 15-18 point win here. 10* NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
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12-18-10 | Wichita State -4.5 v. LSU | Top | 70-69 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 35 m | Show |
Taking the Shockers here. Still smarting over this team when they cost me against Uconn. That being said, this is still a talented group. Plus, the NEED this win. They have a pair of losses to Uconn and SD State. No shame there. But this will be nice on their March resume, even if it is against a young LSU squad. Too much of everything here with the Shockers. Better FG%, 3pt%, FT%, rebounding and depth. 10* WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS
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12-15-10 | Cal Santa Barbara +17 v. UNLV | Top | 68-62 | Win | 100 | 12 h 23 m | Show |
Taking the Gauchos here as my 10* Non-Con GOM. I can't believe this line. This UCSB is no joke. They have a pair of All-Big West Players in Orlando Johnson and James Nunnally who average 21ppg and 6rbg. The team collectively hits 80% from the stripe and 37% from 3. They play solid defense. This is an experienced group that went to the NCAAs last year and is looking at a big year as a mid-major. 10* UCSB GAUCHOS
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12-11-10 | Missouri State +3 v. Oklahoma State | Top | 70-84 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 45 m | Show |
Taking the Bears here. I love these Missouri Valley teams. Always great value when they are dogs. This team plays defense, hits their free throws and can bury threes. Okie State is basically a 1 man show with Marshall Moses averaging 19ppg. Bears also with a full week to prepare to shut him down. Let's go with depth and the better team here. 10* MISSOURI STATE BEARS
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12-10-10 | Fairfield +7 v. Siena | Top | 72-55 | Win | 100 | 19 h 7 m | Show |
Backing the Stags here. Fairfield has covered 11 of the last 12 in conference. They have covered 5 of the last 6 vs Siena. The road team has covered 9 of the last 10. This is a talented Stags team that has some depth. Siena lost the conference POY last year and its HC. The new HC was an assistant, so I don't look for a significant drop off. But I do see a changing of the guard as Fairfield should win the conference this season. Stags are going to want to slow it done and play at their pace. Their defense will be the difference maker tonight. 10* FAIRFIELD STAGS
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12-04-10 | Butler v. Duke -14 | Top | 70-82 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 30 m | Show |
Backing Duke here. We had Duke as the free play vs Michigan State the other night. In the write up I had said I thought State was a Final Four team, and felt the 12 was saying bet the fave. Here, we get Duke on a neautral court laying another hefty number. Make no mistake. This is not Butler of 2009. This team clearly misses Heywood and his game. We faded this team and played a 10* against them the other night. We will do the same here. Duke is as good or better than last years version. We lost with Duke in the National Championship minus the number vs the Bulldogs. This aftenoon, Blue Devils cruise to a 20 pt win. With Duke in their non-con schedule, and with Bradley, StL and Elon on deck, look for this crew to really ramp it up here vs a public darling, and a mid-major that people respect. 10* DUKE BLUE DEVILS
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12-01-10 | Butler v. Loyola-Chicago +3.5 | Top | 65-63 | Win | 100 | 9 h 25 m | Show |
Taking Loy-Chi here. These teams split last year with the home team winning both games. Though that is where the similarities end. Ramblers won 48-47 at home as 12 pt dogs, while Bulter won 62-47 failing to cover the 21 pt chalk. Here we find Loy-Chi undefeated and playing with confidence. With all 5 starters back, and Horizon 6th Man of the Year off the bench, this team is experienced and has depth. Heywood was the heart and soul of this team. We saw against Louisville this team isn't like last years bunch by allowing 80points. They allowed more than 60 once last year, 61 to Duke. Speaking of Duke, they have the Blue Devils on deck. Could they be caught peeking or at least thinking a bit about that Saturday game. Also, guard Ronald Norad is out. He normally brings some hard nosed defense. DogOutright $ 10* LOYOLA CHICAGO
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11-30-10 | Nevada v. South Dakota State -6 | Top | 65-82 | Win | 100 | 5 h 2 m | Show |
Taking the Jackrabbits here. Don't let this small Summit school fool you. They have a good PG and excellent shooters. This team can drill the 3, (40% in every game this season, 50% on the year) and is money from the stripe (70%). Nevada is young, and is averaging 14 TOs a game. They have turned it over 38 times the last 2. They haven't shot the ball. Last year they averaged nearly 80ppg, now only 64.5. Jackrabbits have gone into Iowa and won by 10. They can easily handle a less talented Nevada team at home. 10* SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
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11-26-10 | Georgia Tech v. UTEP -1 | Top | 71-61 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 29 m | Show |
Taking the Miners here. UTEP has a new HC in Tim Floyd, but return 3 starters including guy Randy Culpepper and 8 of their top 10 scores. Culpepper was C-USAs POY. GTech is in a rebuilding year. They lost their inside game to the NBA. They do have some 3pt shooters, but Floyd has seen this team play last year while he was over at USC. Tech has lost to Kennesaw and then had to go beat up Albany and Niagra to feel all warm and fuzzy inside. UTEP is one of those teams that isn't a mid-major darling, but is talented and will love to knock off a young ACC team here in Atlantic City $ 10* UTEP MINERS
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11-24-10 | Miami Heat +4.5 v. Orlando Magic | Top | 95-104 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 43 m | Show |
Taking the Heat here. Miami lost in Indiana by 15 to the Pacers laying 10. An emnarressing 77 point outburt. Wade shot a putrid 1-13. He will put up 25 tonight. Last time they played the Heat crushed the Magic at home back on 10/29 by 26. I am sure the Magic want some revenge for that. So be it. We are catching 3 here with arguably 2 of the Top 5 players in the league. Lots of hype and expectation around the Heat. Look for them to come on firing on all cyliders after that terrible showing vs the Pacers. 10* NBA GAME of the WEEK Miami HEAT
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11-24-10 | Cleveland State v. Akron -2.5 | Top | 64-51 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 8 m | Show |
On the Zips here. An experienced team bring back 6 upperclass all with starting experience. This group won 24 games last year and are a MAC favorite. The Vikings have some experience guard play but need to find some scoring inside. Look for the Zips to exploit the weakness. 5* AKRON ZIPS
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11-23-10 | Connecticut v. Michigan State -5 | Top | 70-67 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 4 m | Show |
Coming right back with the UCONN fade. Terrible play down the stretch by the Shockers cost us our 10* yesterday in this spot. Michigan State won't allow this team to come back on them like a MVC team. I am still reeling from that lost yesterday. Terrible. Spartans are tough as nails as they return 2 of the better guards in the country in Kalin Lucas and Durrell Sumners. As good a duo as that is, the best all-around player for MSU might be 6'6 F Draymond Green. Green put up 10ppg and 8rpg last year and will be even better this season. This team is deep and talented. They will slow down the Uconn Kimbas here. 10* MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
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11-22-10 | Wichita State +1.5 v. Connecticut | Top | 79-83 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 42 m | Show |
Taking the Shockers here. It won't be any shock when this team rolls into the Sweet 16 at least in March. WSU returns 4 starters and 9 upperclassman. This team is deep and battle tested. They have size inside and experienced guard play. UCONN has one player, Kimba Walker left from last year who scored more than 5ppg last year. There is not enough proven talent to travel to Hawai'i and face a top mid-major looking to build its resume early in the year. Huskies use to play strong defense, but have been slipping and this year, with a crop of youngsters, won't be able to get the job done here. 10* WICHITA STATE
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11-21-10 | Creighton +6 v. Iowa State | Top | 88-91 | Win | 100 | 14 h 23 m | Show |
We are taking Creighton today. First off, new Creighton HC Gregg McDermott was at Iowa State last year. That didn't really work out well for him. He inherits a pretty decent Creighton bunch that has 4 starters back. 'The Mayor' Fred Hoiberg is now running the Cyclones. He is still wet behind the years and will have to deal with the fact that the guy sitting down the court from him knows the strengths and weaknesses of his players. Don't be too impressed with ISU's win by 48 over another MVC team in Drake. Drake is picked as a bottom-feeder this season. Creighton is right there at the top. The Blue Jays are more experienced and are helmed by a guy who wants nothing more then to run this Cyclones team out of the building. 10* CREIGHTON
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11-20-10 | Georgia v. St. Louis | Top | 61-59 | Win | 100 | 10 h 56 m | Show |
We will be backing Georgia here. Now I know they are without Trey Thompkins. Forward Jeremy Price has filled in those shoes chipping in 18ppg. Out of the PG Gerald Robinson has stepped in to a big scoring role at 20ppg. Travis Leslie and Dustin Ware are two more experienced guards who won't buckle under the STL pressure. STL did return all 5 of its starters before they had to suspend their star PG Kwamain Mitchell and F Willie Reed. Those are two big shoes to fill. Without the 6'9 Reed in the middle and without Mitchell drawing help, this team will struggle to score. 10* GEORGIA BULLDOGS
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11-19-10 | UC Riverside v. Lamar -5.5 | Top | 75-90 | Win | 100 | 3 h 44 m | Show |
Taking Lamar here. Cardinals bring back a pair of experienced guards and a key big man in the middle. This Cal-Riverside bunch is in for a long year. Their top returning player scored a grand total of 57 points last year. Yikes. Take the more experienced bunch to win this one. 10* LAMAR CARDINALS
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11-18-10 | Pittsburgh Panthers -6.5 v. Maryland Terrapins | Top | 79-70 | Win | 100 | 9 h 1 m | Show |
Taking the Panthers here. This team is good people. They have 4 returning starters back and 7 of their 8 scores. This team is the winningest program in the Big East the last 9 years. They are solid on defense and will push aroung this Terps team. Now, I like Gary Williams and I think he does a good as job as anyone down in MD. But this team is filled with role players lacking the star to defer to. I learned my lesson when I backed Va Tech the other night over K-State. This Pitt team is as tough or tougher and is not as young. Look for the Panthers to pull away late much like the Wildcats. This game is at MSG, which is like a home game considering home many games Pitt has won here in the Big East Tourneys. Panthers win big. 5* PITTSUBURG PANTHERS
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11-16-10 | Virginia Tech Hokies +6.5 v. Kansas St Wildcats | Top | 57-73 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 53 m | Show |
Backing the Hokies here as our Opening 10* in College Hoops. Closed out last year on a 7-1 10* CBB run and 27-10 overall in College 10*s. So we are playing on Va Tech here. This team returns all of its starters and all of its top 10 scorers. This team feels snubbed as it won 25 games and was left out of the 'Big Dance.' So to combat their 339th toughest non-conference schedule they are taking on the Wildcats who are ranked #3 in the land. Kansas State having some problems of their own as their coach may sit Curtis Kelly who averaged 11 points and 6 boards last season. This is going to be one of the top games of the early year and would not suprise me in the least to see the Hokies pull out the outright win here. 10* VIRGINIA TECH
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11-16-10 | Miami +7.5 v. Memphis U | Top | 68-72 | Win | 100 | 2 h 7 m | Show |
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10-30-10 | Sacramento Kings v. Cleveland Cavaliers -2.5 | Top | 107-104 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 56 m | Show |
Taking the CAVS to bounce back in a huge way here at home. Last night they had a terrible shooting night. 4 players combined to shoot 12-41. Ugh. Not going to win many games with a stat line like that. The team as a whole shot 38%. Now we have the Kings, off a loss at the Nets coming to town. Tough spot here for the Sacramento as this is the 3rd road game in 4 nights. Cavs get it done at home. 5* CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
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10-29-10 | New York Knicks v. Boston Celtics -9 | Top | 101-105 | Loss | -105 | 19 h 0 m | Show |
Taking the Celtics here. Not a good spot for the Knicks. Boston opened up the year with an easy win for us over the Heat. They promptly went to Cleveland and lost the Cavs. Celts are off a terrible game. After all the Miami hype for game 1, a letdown was inevitable. Now, with a day off, they return home to take on the Knicks. Knicks will be happy going home 1-1 to start the year. This team just does not matchup well with Boston. Too much talent and depth for the Knicks to handle. They needed a late rally to get the W in Toronto. This is a veteran, championship team in Boston. They will put NY away early and not let them up. NY is 1-5-1 ATS last 7 in Boston and 7-17-1 ATS last 25 in the series. 10* BOSTON CELTICS Situational Steam-Roller
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10-28-10 | Phoenix Suns v. Utah Jazz -7.5 | Top | 110-94 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 59 m | Show |
Taking the Jazz here. Had Utah last night as the free play and they promptly wet the bed for me. Look for a totally differnt team tonight at home. The Suns shot 48% from the field and 45% from 3 and still got lost by 14. The Jazz played to their number while shooting just 38%. Suns won't be shooting the lights out like that here. And the Jazz will be a lot better in front of their home fans. 5* UTAH JAZZ
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06-08-10 | Los Angeles Lakers +2.5 v. Boston Celtics | Top | 91-84 | Win | 100 | 10 h 56 m | Show |
Taking the Lakers here. Look for Hollywood to D it up tonight. They are a bit younger than the Celtics and we have a shorter turn-around here than the previous games. Boston is in for a rude suprise as Coach Jackson gets the in your face defense that was lacking in Game 2. 10* LA LAKERS
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05-07-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers v. Boston Celtics +1 | Top | 124-95 | Loss | -110 | 33 h 56 m | Show |
Taking the Celtics here. This schedule plays right into the veteran Boston hands. Older Celts will thrive with these extra days off. LeBron will do his thing, but Rondo will pace this Boston bunch and get the Big 3 involved early and often. A huge win tonight for the Celtics. 10* BOSTON CELTICS
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04-27-10 | Oklahoma City Thunder v. Los Angeles Lakers -6 | Top | 87-111 | Win | 100 | 11 h 34 m | Show |
Going with Hollywood bigtime tonight. Now that everyone loves the Thunder and Durant, it is time for Kobe to show the world why he is still the top dog of the NBA. Lakers will bring out the 'A' game tonight in high fashion as they race to a monster home win. Double Digit win here. 10* LA LAKERS
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04-18-10 | San Antonio Spurs v. Dallas Mavericks -5 | Top | 94-100 | Win | 100 | 9 h 53 m | Show |
^^^^ I am not going be using the 50-20-10 Unit Ratings for the remainder of the NBA Playoffs.. We will use the MLB and NFL of 10* 5 and 4 and 3... So yesterdays 50 Unit loser would be the same as a 10*.. Sorry for any confusion. ^^^^^^ Taking the Mavs here. Mavs have owned the Spurs and it will continue here in Game 1. Spurs are getting older and have not addressed their needs. Mavs went out and added some serious talent. This is a terrible match-up for the Spurs. Spurs are 0-5 their last 5 trips to Dallas and 1-7 their last 8 overall vs the Mavericks. 10* DALLAS MAVERICKS
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04-07-10 | New York Knicks v. Indiana Pacers -10 | Top | 105-113 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 34 m | Show |
Taking the Pacers here. Knicks blasted these guys by 43 last time they met in January. Payback tonight as the Knicks are in a back to back situation and an tough win over bitter rival the Boston Celtics. Pacers have been a juggernaut of late going 12-3-1 ATS their last 16 games. Pacers are 8-1-1 ATS their last 10 at home and 10-4 ATS last 14 vs the Knicks in this series. INDIANA PACERS 50 Units ~~~ Again.. For the remainder of the NBA I will be using the same 50 - 20 - 10 ratings we have used for NBA and CBB all season.. Baseball ratings are 10* 5* 4* 3*
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04-05-10 | Butler v. Duke -7 | Top | 59-61 | Loss | -110 | 31 h 18 m | Show |
Play on Duke for 50 Units. Analysis to folloe
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04-03-10 | West Virginia v. Duke -2.5 | Top | 57-78 | Win | 100 | 21 h 22 m | Show |
Taking the Blue Devils here. Had Baylor vs this Duke team last week, but will fade my winning play of West Va last week and take the small fave here. This is not your typical Duke team. This isn't a team with lottery selections and Top 15 picks. This is a team. They play defense and rebound. They can shoot inside and out. They have big size inside. Biggest factor here is they do not go into funks and scoring droughts like West Va. WVA just flat out doesn't score for some serious stretches. They won't be able to overcome that vs a very good Duke team. The "weakest" #1 is the last one standing. With such a small number, Duke with superior FT shooting and a slight rebounding edge will be the difference maker. West Va can't expect another team to start 0-20 from the arc to keep them in a game. DUKE BLUE DEVILS 50 Units
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03-27-10 | New Jersey Nets v. Chicago Bulls -9 | Top | 83-106 | Win | 100 | 11 h 31 m | Show |
Taking the Bulls here as my NBA GOW. For starters, I had the Bulls when the lost outright at home to this same Nets team back in December. Secondly, Chicago got absolutely mauled in an embarressing game on TNT losing by 29 to the Heat. The Nets are on a monster 2 game win streak. They no longer can be the worse team ever in the NBA. The combination of a humiliating loss and revenge send this game to the top of my NBA list. Home team is 8-2 ATS last 10 in this series and the Bulls have covered 4 of the last 5 here at home. CHICAGO BULLS NBA GOW 50 Units
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03-26-10 | Tennessee v. Ohio State -4.5 | Top | 76-73 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 31 m | Show |
Taking the Buckeyes here. Have been on this Ohio State for awhile. Lobbied for them to get the last 1 seed as they ran their conference tourney. They have stud POY Evan Turner. They are hitting about 50% of their shots their last 5 games outscoring opponents by 13ppg. Winners of 9 straight, they are playing very well. 3 of their 7 losses were without Evan Turner. He will be here. With bells on. Controling the flow of the game. Vols just have not impressed me this year. They got crushed by Kentucky in the SEC Tourney. They lost to a terrible Southern Cal team. Buckeyes are the better all around club, and should cover this number. I look for a 8 point win here. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 50 Units
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03-25-10 | Xavier +5 v. Kansas State | Top | 96-101 | Push | 0 | 13 h 56 m | Show |
Taking the Musketeers here. I do like this K-State bunch, they are a talented solid bunch. At first glance, I didn't even look over this match-up. But looking at it, there is too much value on Xavier to pass up. We have the revenge factor. Xavier shot a putrid 29% in an early December game they lost by 15 to this Wildcats team. And looking at the overall numbers, the Musketeers have edges in most areas. Higher FG%, rebounds better, hits their free throws. Turnovers and defense. Xavier is in its 3rd straight Sweet Sixteen, joining Michigan State as the only teams to do that this year. They won't be awed by the bright lights. XAVIER MUSKETEERS 50 Units
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03-22-10 | Connecticut v. Virginia Tech -4 | Top | 63-65 | Loss | -110 | 18 h 29 m | Show |
Taking the Hokies at home. Totally unimpressed with Uconn. We had Northeastern as a 50 Unit play over them last week and should have cashed that ticket outright. Huskies did 'man up' albeit at home. Can't see them duplicating that defensive effort here on the road. Now, I have been fading the ACC in the NCAA tourney. Va Tech did finish 3rd here at 10-6 behind Duke and Marylands 13-3 records. How did these guys get snubbed but 7-9 G-Tech gets in because they win a couple in the tournament? Please. Hokies are a good team and gave been doing everything well over their last 5 games. Huskies looked dead in the Big East Tournament, and barely on life support at home vs Northeastern. Hokies roll out the 'Disrespect' card and charge it on the Huskies az. VIRGINIA TECH 50 Units
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03-20-10 | Ohio v. Tennessee -8 | Top | 68-83 | Win | 100 | 18 h 49 m | Show |
Taking the Vols here. Vols survive vs SDST and Ohio shot their load in a huge win over G-Town. These Bobcats finished 5th in the Conference before running the table to the Dance. They they drop 97.. yeah 97! on the Hoyas. Come on. 58% from the field, 56% from 3 77% from the line. That ain't happening. Now, I did think SdSt would upset the Vols, but just because I like one matchup doesn't mean I am going to like another. And we have an SEC power, albeit a bit of an up and down team, laying not a terrible number vs a team coming off the biggest win of their schools history. This isn't the cinderella of the dance. This is some ugly chic you had to take one for the team because your boy was hooking up with her hottie friend. TENNESSEE VOLS 50 Units
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03-20-10 | St Mary's CA +4.5 v. Villanova | Top | 75-68 | Win | 100 | 28 h 6 m | Show |
***DOWNGRADED out of TOP PLAY STATUS *** Taking the Gaels here. I did have them bowing out to Richmond, but I also had 'Nova getting out in the 2nd round by the Spiders. We cashed with Robert Morris over the Wildcats. This 'Nova team is in a funk, and you just don't wake up and snap out of it. Look at the Hoyas. Nova has some great guard play, but St Mary's is no slouch. Marys brings some size that Nova doesn't have any answer for. Gaels got snubber in last years dance, and want everyone to take notice. A sweet 16 and possible Final 8 run will do that. ST MARYS GAELS 10 Units
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03-19-10 | Missouri +1.5 v. Clemson | Top | 86-78 | Win | 100 | 90 h 9 m | Show |
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03-19-10 | Siena +4 v. Purdue | Top | 64-72 | Loss | -110 | 90 h 52 m | Show |
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03-18-10 | Washington +1.5 v. Marquette | Top | 80-78 | Win | 100 | 71 h 10 m | Show |
Taking the Huskies here. I know the PAC 10 was down, but this is still a solid squad. Can't argue with Marquette and what they accomplished overall and on the road. That being said, still a tough spot to travel cross country here. Huskies get rewarded here with short travel and a friendly crowd. WASHINGTON HUSKIES 50 Units
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03-18-10 | Old Dominion +2.5 v. Notre Dame | Top | 51-50 | Win | 100 | 24 h 37 m | Show |
Taking Old Dom here. Everyone is on this ND bunch after their run in the Big East Tourny. Bottomline is that ND is just not that good. Old Dom comes out of an underrated CAA conference. Did you have William & Mary last giving NC everything they can handle on their old home court. Monarchs are a defensive minded bunch and everyone on the floor contributes. ND is the trendy pick, but the smart money is on OD. PLAY On OLD DOMINION 50 Units
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03-18-10 | Florida v. BYU -4.5 | Top | 92-99 | Win | 100 | 64 h 38 m | Show |
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03-17-10 | Coll Charleston +1.5 v. Eastern Kentucky | Top | 82-79 | Win | 100 | 46 h 17 m | Show |
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03-16-10 | Northeastern +8 v. Connecticut | Top | 57-59 | Win | 100 | 22 h 25 m | Show |
Taking Northeastern here. I can't even believe UCONN accepted this bid. They flat out quit in their game vs St John's. Northeastern should have gotten a bid. This is a tough group. Look for them to pull a St John's on Uconn and total control every aspect. 50 Unit Play on Northeastern Huskies
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03-14-10 | Minnesota v. Ohio State -3.5 | Top | 61-90 | Win | 100 | 12 h 25 m | Show |
Back to the well with the Buckeyes. Minny is now playing its 4th game in the tourney. Have to go with OSU here. These teams split during the regular season. Minny is assured of a spot in the dance. OSU is gunning for the last 1 seed. OHIO STATE BUCKEYS 50 Units
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03-14-10 | Georgia Tech v. Duke -9 | Top | 61-65 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 54 m | Show |
Taking the Blue Devils here. Duke is very talented and plays much better defense than Tech. These 2 split this years games. Duke is 16-6 ATS last 22 vs Georgia Tech. DUKE BLUE DEVILS 50 Units
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03-13-10 | Miami Florida v. Duke -10.5 | Top | 74-77 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 50 m | Show |
Another team playing over their heads is Miami. A three game skid to end the year and they come in and upset Wake and Va Tech. Duke is head and shoulders better those teams defensively. Maybe you didn't notice that Virginia shot just 32% against them. Duke didn't fair much better at 38% and was terrible at the line (64%) and 3pters (28%). For the year Duke was a 76% FT shooting team and nearly 39% from 3. We get a smaller here due to the poor Duke outing yesterday and we are going to jump all over the Blue Devils. DUKE 50 Units
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03-12-10 | Stanford v. Washington -8 | Top | 64-79 | Win | 100 | 13 h 56 m | Show |
Washington has mauled this bunch twice already and I expect the hat trick tonight. Stanford is just not that good as evident by their 14-17 overall record. Huskies have covered 4 straight in this series. Huskies clicking of last winners of 5 straight beating teams by 14ppg. Stanford blew their wad last night in a huge upset of Arizona State. Look for Washington to cruise here. Play on WASHINGTON HUSKIES 50 Units
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03-12-10 | Michigan v. Ohio State -8 | Top | 68-69 | Loss | -110 | 1 h 17 m | Show |
The Buckeyes are the team nobody is talking about it. With Hummell out of the Boilermakers lineup, and Mich State struggling, OSU is the team to beat here. OSU will get a #1 seed in the dance. Kansas and Kentucky are assured 2 of the 4 spots. Duke can wrap another up with strong showing in the ACC tourney. But where is the 4th coming from. SU and Nova both lost in the Big East. When Ohio State wins the Big 10 tourney they will be the final 1 seed. OSU is peaking at the right time winners of 9 of 10 and 13 of 15. Evan Turner is a top 3 pick in this years draft. These two split their games this season. Buckeyes are good. Lay it and cruise to a double digit win. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 50 Units
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03-11-10 | Cincinnati v. West Virginia -9 | Top | 51-54 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 60 m | Show |
Taking the Mountaineers here. Cincy is on fumes here. Coming off b2b games where they had to battle back in the second half to win. West Va is rested and good. Eventually Cincy's poor free throw shooting will catch up to them. Too much talent on West Va and a tired Bearcats team lead to a double digit Thursday Night Winner. WEST VA 50 Units
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03-11-10 | Nebraska v. Texas A&M -7 | Top | 64-70 | Loss | -115 | 4 h 35 m | Show |
Playing on Texas A&M here. Cornhuskers off the biggest win of their season knocking off Missouri yesterday. Can't see them duplicating that feat here. A&M has been playing super defense lately giving up 59ppg their last 5 out. 55.8%. That is what Nebraska shot from the floor, including 8-14 from downtown. Missouri aided to their humiliating loss by shooting 34% from the field and just 7-21 from 3. This is a team that normally allows 45% shooting and 72 points a game. Also, Nebraska forced just 4.. yeah 4 Turnovers for the game while turning it over 13 times. Talk about a gift wrap win. I look for the Cornhuskers to fall back into what they had been up to the 5 previous game giving up nearly 75 points a contest. TEXAS A&M 50
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03-10-10 | St John's +5 v. Marquette | Top | 55-57 | Win | 100 | 4 h 1 m | Show |
Taking St. John's here. Had SJU as the free play yesterday. UConn quit on their coach yesterday. That being said, SJU dominated them in ever aspect. Ok. Today, some March payback. Last year, Marquette rolled outta the gate to a 38-10 half-time lead never looking back in a 29 point 74-35 win. 5 of those St John players are back and even looking at their 2pt OT loss at Carnesecca Hall, I think SJU shows up huge here in the Garden. ST JOHNS 50 Units
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03-08-10 | Appalachian State +5 v. Wofford | Top | 51-56 | Push | 0 | 5 h 52 m | Show |
Taking the points here with Appalachian State. Looking at good value here. Mountaineers have covered 6 of 7 in this series and are rolling covering 9 of their last 10 overall. Woffard just 1-3-1 ATS their last 5. Points should be at a premium in any Conference Finals game. We are getting a decent number with App State who has already beating this Woffard team on the road. Appalachian State is the better offensive team, better from the field and the charity stripe. They have turned up the defense of late giving up 62ppg, which is better than Woffards 63 and are shooting a tidy 48% from the field and 45% from 3pt range. A 75% free throw shooting team, if we aren't winning this game outright, know that we will be in cause of our free throw shooting and the Terriers, 67% lack of it. 50 Unit Monday Mortal Massacre APPALACHIAN STATE
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03-06-10 | Tenn Chattanooga v. Coll Charleston -5.5 | Top | 69-96 | Win | 100 | 10 h 40 m | Show |
Taking the Cougars here to roll. I can't even see this game being decided within 10 points. Mocs are 1-4 ATS last 5 vs CoC. Cougars 7-1 ATS last 8 on neutral courts. They know when to show up in tournaments. CoC beat them by 12 at home and 24 on the road. Mocs just do not match up well. CoC will command the glass and shoot better from all over the court. Cougars are a tournament team and will race to finals here in the Southern Conference. COLLEGE of CHARLESTON 50 Units
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03-06-10 | Portland State +2.5 v. Montana State | Top | 68-65 | Win | 100 | 12 h 46 m | Show |
Playing on the Vikings of Portland State here. Montana State is in off a win over Montana. A sweep of thier inter-state rivals, this time as a 10.5 point dog. I know, because I was on the wrong side of that game. After leaving it all on the court, their will be let-down here as it was when they played and lost to Northern Arizona after beating Montana the first game losing by 13. Bobcats have beaten this bunch twice already this year. Looking at the numbers Portland State matches up well here. The underdog has covered 5 of the last 6 in this series. Vikings have covered 4 straight on the road, overall and vs Big Sky foes. Bobcats just 2-5 ATS thier last 7, 0-4 ATS last 4 at home and 0-5 ATS thier last 5 after a SU win. This is a first round conference game. Montana State will be overlooking this team. Mistake #1. They are off a huge win over a bitter inter-state rival are feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Mistake #2. Portland State has beaten the leagues best in Weber and knows it can beat any team in the conference. PORTLAND STATE 50 Units
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03-04-10 | Memphis Grizzlies v. Chicago Bulls -5 | Top | 105-96 | Loss | -110 | 2 h 11 m | Show |
Not happy with the win a day lose a day routine that I have been falling into. That will come to an abrupt end tonight. Going to back the Bulls here at home. Chicago off a terrible loss 24 point beat-down on Monday, at home! Bulls have covered the last 5 meetings at home. The home team is 15-2 ATS last 17 in the series with the favorite on a 11-4 ATS run the last 15. CHICAGO BULLS 50 Units
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03-02-10 | Boston Celtics -4.5 v. Detroit Pistons | Top | 105-100 | Win | 100 | 3 h 6 m | Show |
Taking the Celtics here. Boston is off one of the worse losses a team can come off of. A loss to the Nets! Are you kidding me? They are also off B2B losses which will add to their vigor to get a road W tonight. Celts are 8-2 ATS their last 10 in Motown. Pistons also beat Boston here by 6 on January 20th. Payback indeed as the Celtics get back on track. BOSTON CELTICS 50 Unit
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02-28-10 | Niagara v. Fairfield -4 | Top | 74-80 | Win | 100 | 1 h 6 m | Show |
Flat-out, I shit the bed yesterday. Today, I am taking the Stags here. Revenge play at home for the last day of the season. Great spot for Fairfield here. Stags shot a putrid 37% in the first meeting vs Niagra while allowing the Purple Eagles to hit 49% of their shots. Anthony Johnson, Fairfield's second leading scoring couldn't hit the broad side of a barn going 4-15 from the floor. The Stags other forward Yorel Hawkins shot 3-10 from the field. I don't expect a performance like that at home. The dominance of the glass is another key for us today. Those two guys ripped down 16 boards between them. Center Ryan Olander's also had 9 boards in that loss. Obviously they had a bad shooting night when your big men take down 25 boards and you shoot the aforemention 37%. With this season finale at home where they are 11-2 SU on the year, I look for the Stags to cover here. The Stags are 5-0 ATS their last 5 vs MAAC teams and 4-0 ATS as faves. Niagra is 3-7 ATS thier last 10 road games and 6-13 ATS last 13 overall. FAIRFIELD STAGS for 50 Units
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02-26-10 | Weber State -6 v. Eastern Washington | Top | 85-57 | Win | 100 | 6 h 6 m | Show |
Taking Weber here. Wildcats have covered 4 of the last 5 in the series. Eastern Washington just 3-7 ATS thier last 10 home games. Weber the class of the Big Sky with money making trends of 5-2 ATS last 7 as road favorites, 23-9 ATS their last 32 as faves, 21-9 ATS last 30 road games, 39-16 ATS last 55 overall and 44-19 ATS last 63 vs the Big Sky.. WEBER STATE 25 Units
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02-25-10 | Loyola Marymount +3.5 v. San Diego | Top | 72-69 | Win | 100 | 6 h 11 m | Show |
Taking the Lions here. LMMT has covered 4 straight in the series and 4 of 5 in San Diego. The Lions are also on 4-1 ATS runs their last 4 overall and 10-4-1 ATS thier last 15 on the road. San Diego is 5-19-2 ATS their last 26 vs the WCC and 0-7 ATS thier last 7 home games including 0-4 ATS as faves. Toreros are also a putrid 2-12 ATS their last 14 Thursday affairs and 4-16-1 ATS their last 21 overall. Marymount has been upping their defense lately allowing just 67ppg on 38% shooting. WCC Dog OutRight LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS
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02-25-10 | New Orleans v. Arkansas State -12 | Top | 56-63 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 41 m | Show |
Going with the Red Wolves. Arkansas State has covered 5 of the last 7 at home vs New Orleans. Red Wolves on bankroll building runs of 13-2-2 ATS last 17 vs Sun Belt and 12-2-2 ATS last 16 overall. Wolves are 6-0-1 ATS their last 7 at home, and 7-0-1 ATS their last 8 as favorites. The Privateers 1-8 ATS last 9 overall and vs the Sun Belt. New Orleans is also on a wallet burning 1-7 ATS run as underdogs and just 1-4 ATS their last 5 overall. ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES
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02-23-10 | Creighton +5 v. Southern Illinois | Top | 83-78 | Win | 100 | 6 h 43 m | Show |
Taking the Blue Jays here. Creighton has several cash building trends going for them here. They are 5-2 ATS last 7 in the series and have gone 4-0 ATS the last 4 times in Southern Illinois. The underdog is 7-2 ATS the last 9 meetings and the road team is 18-5 ATS the last 23. This game was decided by just a bucket a month ago when Creighton pulled out a 2 point win at home. This line opened at 5.5 and there are still 5's out there. It would not suprise me to see this go down to as low as 3.5. With Creighton in tied with 3 other teams at 8-8 in conference, this is a big spot for them in their tournament seeding with just one game left after tonight. CREIGHTON BLUE JAYS
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02-23-10 | Georgetown v. Louisville -4 | Top | 70-60 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 44 m | Show |
Taking the Cards at home. Two teams going in different directions of late. Have to like Louisville here at home. Hoyas are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. The favorite has gone 3-1-1 ATS the last 5. Hoyas are just 9-23 ATS in their last 32 vs Big East teams. Another game with conference seeding at stake. UL has a pair of road games ahead at UCONN and Marquette and can't see them getting ahead of themselves in a tough Big East. Lay the points with Pitino's kid to get it done at home. LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
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02-20-10 | New Mexico State +5.5 v. Pacific | Top | 84-78 | Win | 100 | 20 h 1 m | Show |
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02-18-10 | Eastern Washington +14.5 v. Northern Colorado | Top | 54-58 | Win | 100 | 8 h 58 m | Show |
Taking the Eagles of Eastern Washington here. A small play as I ask myself why a line drops 2 points with 20-6 team, 10-1 at home vs a team that 8-18 overall with a road record of 2-11. Eastern Washington has covered 3 of the last 5 missing 1 cover by a point and winning 2 outright. Also, the largest loss was 13. Offensivly these two are pretty comparable. Two of Northern Colorados top 3 scores Devon Beitzal (doubtful) and Taylor Montgomery (probable) may just see limited action. Eagles have a solid top rotation of 3 players averaging double figuers and 2 others at nearly 9ppg. 5 of their top 6 all shoot better than 75% from the FT line. My SMALL SCHOOL GEM of the WEEK EASTERN WASHINGTON
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02-17-10 | Phoenix Suns v. Dallas Mavericks -4 | Top | 97-107 | Win | 100 | 7 h 12 m | Show |
Going with the new look Mavericks as my GOW. Suns have a lot of non-sense flying over them with the will he or won't he be traded Amare Stoudemire. Amare thinks tonight is his farewell game in a Suns uniform. On the flip side, the Mavs already have shaked up their roster. It will be on full display at home tonight where the Mavs are happy to be for 4 of the next 5 games. Look for the Suns to be a bit pre-occupied with trade rumors, while the Mavs are ready for a playoff push. NBA GOW on DALLAS MAVERICKS
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02-17-10 | Tulsa +4.5 v. Marshall | Top | 58-64 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 12 m | Show |
Taking the Golden Hurricane here. Tulsa let me down the other night vs Memphis. Now we catch them off that loss in a nice situation getting points from a team they are superior too. The Herd are off a good win over UAB on the road, but their only 2 losses at home have come against good teams Memphis and UAB. They busted a 5 game win streak by beating Rio Grande and East Carolina before upending UAB. Tulsa is clinging to the #4 in C-USA and Marshall is 5th. Tulsa has UTEP on deck and can't take anything for granted even with the conference tourney being played on their home court. Golden Hurricane shot a respectable 48% from the field in their loss to Memphis, but the Tigers shot 55% from the field and hit 43% of thier 3s (6-14) Tulsa will have to shoot better than the 40% they put in their win the first time these two played a couple weeks back. They can't let the Herd shoot 46% at home and expect to come away with a road win. Look for the Golden Hurricane to amp up their defense and continue to beat teams on the boards. Tulsa is a better FT shooting team so that is another advantage getting a small number on the road. Ben Uzoh and Jerome Jordan are their senior leaders and will do their parts to control the ball and the boards. TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
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02-17-10 | Purdue +3 v. Ohio State | Top | 60-57 | Win | 100 | 5 h 42 m | Show |
Will be backing the Boilermakers tonight on the Big 10 Network. Purdue comes in with revenge on their minds from the 4 point setback they suffered at home to the Buckeyes back on January 12th. Boilermakers are the better team all around here. When dealing with tough conference road games, a key stat I take into account is free throw shooting. Here, Purdue is one of the better teams hitting close to 75%. Rebounding is another edge the Boilermakers bring to the court tonight. Purdue has run off 7 straight wins and now have the Buckeyes sitting a game ahead of them in their sights. Purdue has been very good forcing turnovers with a +4.8 TO margin for the year. The Buckeyes have league leaders Michigan State on tap. Maybe they take for granted thier win at Purdue and think it will be an easy W at home. E'Twaun Moore has been terrific this season at the guard spot. Forwards Robbie Hummel and JaJuan Johnson have been cleaning the boards and scoring. This is a legit Final Four team. I look for the Boilermakers to win this one outright. PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
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02-13-10 | Memphis v. Tulsa -2 | Top | 93-86 | Loss | -114 | 10 h 32 m | Show |
Taking Tulsa tonight. The Golden Hurricane have huge revenge motivation here. Losses by 25 and 26 last year. In fact, Memphis has won 10 straight vs Tulsa. Unfortunatly for the Tigers, those were the old Coach Cal teams. Tulsa was always second fiddle to them in C-USA. Now Tulsa is battle UTEP and UAB for the title. Memphis is having a down year. It is now time for Tulsa to exact years of frustration and beat down the once mighty Tigers. In this game, I look for Tulsa to continue to outreboung their opponents and have a clear edge at the free-throw line. Statistally, these teams are close. Tulsa 73ppg 62, Memphis 75ppg 63. Bottomline here is this. It is Tulsa's time. Senior guard Ben Uzoh 15ppg and center Jerome Jordan 15ppg 8reb need this win after years of getting beaten. The Tigers are limping, and the Golden Hurricane need to knock them to the ground. 50 Unit TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
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02-13-10 | Illinois State +3.5 v. Creighton | Top | 67-63 | Win | 100 | 6 h 32 m | Show |
Taking the Redbirds here. Redbirds won by 9 at home last time these teams faced each other back in January covering as 6 point chalk. Illinois State is now on a 13-3 ATS run last 16 vs Creighton and have also covered 4 straight on the road in this series. Redbirds also 6-2 ATS last 8 as road underdogs. Creighton has not been consistant at all going 3-12-2 ATS in games following a SU win. Also the Blue Jays just 5-12-2 ATS last 19 vs the Missouri Valley and 8-18-2 ATS last 28 overall. The Redbirds do everything a bit better. Hustle points contribute to road wins. They outrebound teams and play defense. They also shoot better from the stripe. An outright win here shouldn't suprise you. 50 Units ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS
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02-03-10 | Mississippi State +6.5 v. Vanderbilt | Top | 72-75 | Win | 100 | 9 h 23 m | Show |
Taking the Bulldogs. Vandy is hitting 50% of their FGs this year, but it won't be easy against hands down, what I feel, is the best defensive team in the SEC. Bulldogs allowing opponents just 36% FG shooting on the season. MSU is 3-0 ATS/2-1 SU last 3 in this series, and have covered 7 of the last 10 overall. Both teams shoot from 3 about the same, and neither is stellar from the charity stripe. The difference is the D's. MSU brings the hammer with Jarvis Varnado in the middle blocking shots. He is #2 in the nation with 5 a game. In a tough SEC battle, I am siding with the superior defensive team, getting what I feel is a more than generous number. Could be an outright W for Mississippi State. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
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