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Charleston (-1') for 1.5 Units
Good value with the Cougars on a strong home floor. Charleston, which is 7-0 SU on its home floor, has beaten Wofford five straight times SU at home. Both teams are coming off a victory last night but Wofford has to travel to Charleston while Charleston stays at home, therein lies the advantage. Furthermore, the Cougars have a more balanced offensive attack with three double-digit scorers to Wofford's one. Charleston, which clamps down defensively at home (allow 37.9% floor / 25.7 % 3 pt.) can use their depth to double Wofford's most dangerous scorer - Dahlman. With the Cougars on a sweet 7-0 ATS run and 8-0 ATS on Friday, good spot for Charleston to cover.
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100* Play Philadelphia (+2.5) over Dallas
Dallas has lost 4 of the last 5 games against the spread and they have also lost 7 of the last 10 games against the spread when playing in the month of January. Dallas has lost 48 of the last 76 games against the spread coming off two or more wins and they are allowing an average of 51 points a game in the 1st half of games this season.
100* Oklahoma City (+3.5) over Memphis
Oklahoma City has won 11 of the last 15 games and they have also won and covered the spread in 6 of the last 7 games when the total posted is greater than 200 points. Oklahoma City has covered the spread in 14 of the last 16 games after failing to cover the spread in their last game and they have also won 38 of the last 50 games vs. Memphis.
50* Play Wisconsin-Green Bay (+5) over Cleveland State
Wisconsin-Green bay has won 4 of the last 5 games and they have also covered the spread in 16 of the last 19 games after having won three of the last four games. Wisconsin-Green Bay has covered the spread in 4 consecutive games coming off a road win by 10 points or more and they have also won 19 of the last 27 games vs. Cleveland State.
WAYNE ROOT
Vegas Legend - 76's
Millionaire - Heat
Eric Degarde
3* Boston -10
Wunderdog
Game: Dallas at Philadelphia
3 units Philadelphia +2.5
Game: Indiana at Detroit
3 units OVER 199
KELSO
20 units Celtics
20 units Grizzlies
10 unit Parlay
5 units Cleve St
3 units Idaho St
3 units Bobcats
Bob Balfe
Mavs -2.5 over Sixers
Youngstown State +1 over Wisconsin Milwaukee
Seabass
100 Nashville
200 Yale
50 Rider
100 Bulls
50 Portland
50 Portland Under
50 Knicks
Marc Lawrence
YALE +3
The Bulldogs battle the Bruins in an Ivy League tussle at the Pizzitola Center in Providence this evening with revenge on their minds from a 9-point loss as 5.5-point favorites last Friday. Yale is 4-2 SU and ATS on the court in games in which Brown is off a win, including 3-0 SU and ATS as a dog. With the Bruins 1-5 ATS as favorites off an upset win, look for them to remain winless (SU and ATS) at home in lined games this season. We recommend a 3-unit play on Yale.
Lenny Del Genio
HOUSTON ROCKETS +6
Thanks to the Rockets covering just one of their previous six games overall and losing 20 of their last 25 visits to the Alamo, we are able to grab tremendous value on the visitors here in this Southwest Division matchup. Houston has been idle since Monday and is 18-3 ATS when playing on the road coming off four or more ATS losses. This will be their only away game in an 11-game stretch as they begin a six-game home stand following this game. But first things first. San Antonio is not shooting well of late, making barely over 40% of their attempts these last four games (three losses) while averaging just 89.3 points per game. The Rockets have revenge for an eight-point home loss in November and under HC Adelman, the team is 17-5 ATS when playing with revenge for a loss where they scored 85 or less points. Take Houston.
Ron Raymond
NASHVILLE PREDATORS +115
The Predators had a 3rd period meltdown last night in Phoenix, considering they were up 2-1 after 2 periods. Plus, the Preds had 43 shots on goal, so give credit to Bryzkalov for the win. Rinne expected to start tonight and he’s 6-1 in road starts this season. Great value on the Preds.
Tony George
ORLANDO MAGIC -9.5
Orlando already beat Sacramento in CA by 21 points on the 12th of this month. Sacramento is giving up 104 ppg on the road and the KEY here is two things. Orlando is healthy and at home, Vince Carter will play tonight, and this the Kings 5th road game in row in 7 days..a brutal stretch where they have lost every game, and 9 out of their last 10 overall. A HUGE frontcourt mismatch in the Magic’s favor.
Play 1.5 Units on Orlando in a blowout.
Rocketman
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS +10.5
Portland is 26-17 overall this year while Boston comes in with a 27-13 record on the season. It appears Portland will be without Brandon Roy here tonight but this is really a very good all around team. Boston has had more success on the road this year than at home where they are only 11-7 SU on the season. Boston is 2-8 ATS this year after an upset loss as a favorite. We'll play Portland for 3 units tonight!
Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons
EDMONTON OILERS +100
Although I lost with the Oilers vs. the Canucks on Wednesday night as +180 underdogs; for a number of different reasons I believe we're getting excellent value on them once again; tonight they will finally break out of their slump as they catch a Stars team coming off a difficult road loss less than 24 hours previous:
When I handicap a game I take into account trends, a teams recent play of late, line value, among many other things; one of the biggest factors though is "situations".
Keep in mind, for every single game on the big board, all the Sports Books are trying to do is even the action, having half of the public wager on one side, and half on the other; public perception is that the Oilers suck and the Stars are a perennial favorite.
The reason this line is almost a "pick 'em" is because the oddsmakers know that Edmonton has been playing better of late and is catching a tired Dallas team that is an absolutely horrible 0-8-2 away from home since beating San Jose in a shootout Dec. 11. The Stars led 2-1 early last night, but the Canucks scored three straight goals with two coming in the third period.
“That’s been symptomatic of a lot of the games we’ve not performed well in,” said Dallas coach Marc Crawford, whose team concludes this three-game trip Sunday at Colorado. “You can look at probably 40, 45 minutes of the game where we were pleased, but when the game got on the line their level elevated and they played about 15 minutes and won.”
Crawford's return to Colorado has to be taken into consideration in this case as well as Dallas could be caught looking ahead to that matchup.
Edmonton is last in the West, and 0-7-2 since beating Toronto on Dec. 30 for the club’s worst losing streak since a 12-game skid from Feb. 25-March 21, 2007.
They'll look to break out of the slump against a shaky Marty Turco most likely; Turco is 14-13-8 with a 2.84 goals-against average, but he’s allowed 18 goals in his last five starts. Turco is 17-6-2 with a 2.34 GAA versus the Oilers — a figure that rises to 3.12 during a 1-2-2 stretch.
Alex Auld has been better than Turco, but if he is in the end called upon to start tonight, I expect the backup to be tired.
The Oilers have scored 11 goals in their last six games, but their struggles in killing penalties has been an even bigger issue recently. Over the last four games, Edmonton’s opponents have converted seven of 14 power-play chances, and all three Canucks goals came with the man advantage; expect Pat Quinn to have addressed this issue thoroughly.
Devan Dubnyk got the second star in Wednesday nights loss to Vancouver; Jeff Deslauriers may get the chance for the big win tonight; he's 9-14-3 with a 3.18 GAA this season and 1-1-0 with a 2.89 GAA all-time against Dallas.
EDMONTON finds a way to win this game! 10*
Erin Rynning
Playmaker: Charlotte +7
Boston Under 186.5