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UMass +3 over Ohio State
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Sacramento* over LA Clippers by 22
The Kingsleys are 0-3 SU and ATS vs. the Clippers this season. The Clippers just got Elton Brand back last night and won big on the road at Seattle. Therefore, since the Clippers didn't have Brand and still are 3-0 so far vs.Sacramento, they should go into Arco (or whatever they call the Cowtown arena these days) with a broom and complete a season sweep, right? Wrong.
Kings played without leading scorer Kevin Martin for the first loss. In each of the next two losses, they were traveling into L.A. for the second of back-to-back games when the Clippers were rested. Tonight, the Clippers are back-to-backing, the Kings are rested, and, as Kings center Brad Miller says, "They've kicked our butts." Which means that the circle has been drawn.
Brand's presence is the fake-out. He hadn't played in 10 months, had a good night last night, and the Clippers have six spoiler games after this road game against a team that isn't making the playoffs.
SACRAMENTO 115-93
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MASSACHUSETTS over Ohio State
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Vegas Runner 5* NIT CHAMPIONSHIP GOY
UMass 4.0 vs Ohio St
(We URGE you to BUY the 1/2 Point and Lay -120 if your Book is using 3.5...although we really think that when all the Locals get working and we approach game-time, most shops should get to at least 4 with so much OSU work coming in)
Well gentlemen, I will tell it to you straight and I am either way off here or we have got a Tiger by the Tail because I really think that getting the 4 Points may actually be 4 too many because I see absolutley NO REASON why UMASS can't WIN this Game SU....yes, I did say that I feel UMASS can WIN the Game and be the NIT Champions...although its always nice to be getting Points...lol...
Lets get to it...now UMASS just seems like a team who is destined to win this whole thing, they have continued to come back from behind to win their games and I do not think that it will hurt them because if you can't get up for a game of this magnitude...then you shouldn't be playing ball....
When you look at how these teams have fared all season, and lets not forget like I always say...the point-spead on games like this are based almost exclusively on PUBL:IC PERCEPTION....which only goes back a few games...and that is the reason the oddsmaker was well aware that he can send this number out as high as he did....because UMASS will not be Overmatched here at all...they have maturity, they have size, and they have an offense and defense that can easily compete with OSU in all facets...
Then when you look at how they fared on the road, which as I pointed out is huge when capping Tournaments played at neutral courts...we see that OSU was "6-10" while UMASS was "12-7" and 12-6 ATS an even more telling stat...UMASS puts up just as much on the road as they do at home and defensively they only allow a FG% difference of "1", while OSU allows 4pts more on the road and shoots 3% pts worse...not to mention their 30% 3pt shooting...
Now I won't bore you with more stats but I do want to add that OSU was also just "2-10" vs Teams with an RPI below 50 and UMASS fits the bill....
In closing, I just want to add that all of the books I spoke with all say the same thing and they will surely be cheering our side in tonight big-time, which on its own isn't enough to garner a wager, but again, it is comforting to know that on such a huge game, we are on the side that the books need and getting a number that was sent out to protect them...
Finally, guys you know me well enough to know that I bet these games big and although I don't like lables like GOY and such...I just couldn't keep the fact that we are wagering 5Units on this Play and as I said coming into the Tournaments that if it appears that we are on point like we have been historically...then prepare yourself to put some Units to work...so call it what you will, but the Bottom Line is that my responsibility to you is to try and show you EXACTLY what we do to be able to Profit from this market...and that is what I have chosen to do..and with that, you can expect another 5* in the Final Four on Sat...
But first, lets go ahead and grab the geberous spot here with UMASS and see if they can cut down the nets like I think they will, and with it, CASH a nice one for us Tonight.
Kevin O'Neill
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3 units Ohio State
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4 units Over TB - Wash
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Ohio State Over 149
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Philadelphia Phillies (-170) / 3 units MLB: 3* ACTION: PHILADELPHIA (MOYER) -170 vs Washington
College Basketball
Ohio State -3.0 / 3 units CBB: 3*
National Hockey League
NHL: 3* ACTION: NY RANGERS / NY ISLANDERS UNDER 5.0 (-120)
Major League Baseball
MLB 3* ACTION: ATLANTA (HAMPTON) -155 vs Pittsburgh (Duke)
MLB: 3* ACTION: ATLANTA / PITTSBURGH OVER 9.5 (+100) (HAMPTON / DUKE)
National Hockey League
NHL: 3* ACTION: DALLAS -135 vs Phoenix
National Basketball Association -
NBA: 3* ACTION: PORTLAND / HOUSTON UNDER 182.5
National Hockey League
NHL: 3* ACTION: SAN JOSE -150 VS Los Angeles