King Creole
5* GOM Minnesota Over
2* NY Knicks
2-MINUTE WARNING
10 Dime Phoenix Suns +4
AL DEMARCO
5 Dime Phoenix Suns +4
ANTHONY REDD
30 Dime Pennsylvania-5
30 Dime Magic +1
30 Dime Wisc. Green Bay -2
BRETT ATKINS
15 Dime Philadelphia 76ers
BRANDON LANG
10 Dime Yale +5
CHUCK O'BRIEN
25 Dime Knicks
CRAIG DAVIS
50 Dime Columbia +10.5
DEREK MANCINI
20 Dime Atlanta Hawks
JAY MCNEIL
20 Dime Los Angeles -13
JOEL TYSON
20 Dime Philadelphia 76ers
MATT RIVERS
200,000♦ Phoenix +4
Stephen Nover
80 Dime Golden State
Maddux Sports
10 Units Atlanta -6.5
10 Units Chicago +1
10 Units Minnesota +7
The Duke's Sports
Philadelphia (-3') for 2 Units
The 'Sixers are on a nice run --covering 5 straight. They're doing it with a nice blend of defense, rebounding, and solid production from their bench. The 76ers are a momentum team feeding off big wins --as their 8-1 ATS mark off a 10+ win reveals. They also covered 4 of their last 5 as a small home favorite, perform very well on 1 day of rest at 14-2 ATS, and covered 6 of their last 8 Friday tilts. 'Sixers' PG Holiday is playing with confidence now and he's bringing out the best in his surrounding cast. On the other hand, the Grizzlies could be in for a rough stretch losing their sixth man O.J. Mayo (suspended). And the Grizzlies are just 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 vs the NBA Atlantic. We'll look for Philadelphia to stay hot at Wells Fargo Center and deliver.
Fantasy Sports Gametime
1000* Play Denver (-10) over Cleveland
Cleveland has lost 28 of the last 29 games and they have also lost 10 of the last 12 games against the spread when the total posted is greater than 200 points. Cleveland has lost 13 of the last 16 non-conference games against the spread and they are allowing an average of 104 points a game on defense this season.
1000* Play Oklahoma City (-10) over Washington
Washington has lost 11 of the last 14 games against the spread and they have also lost 16 of the last 21 road games against the spread. Washington has lost 7 of the last 8 games against the spread when playing 8 or more games in 14 days and they are allowing an average of 108 points a game on the road this season.
Vegas Tout
Play New Jersey +6.5 over Indiana - TOP PLAY
Play Loyola-MD -4 over Siena - TOP PLAY
Siena is 1-6 ATS coming off a conference game and they are also 3-12 SU when playing as a road underdog. Siena is 0-5 ATS over the last five games and they are also 1-3 ATS vs. Loyola-MD the last four games.
Play Harvard -10.5 over Columbia - BONUS
Dr Bob
3* Utah
2* Indiana
NBA Opinion
Sacramento (+12 1/2) over L.A. LAKERS
The Lakers are just 29-61-1 ATS as a favorite of 11 points or more and the Lakers apply to a negative 29-89-2 ATS big home favorite letdown situation tonight. Unfortunately, my ratings favor the Lakers by 13 points and the line has gone down from 13 points to 12 points. I’m not going to give up the line value to make the Kings a Best Bet, but I’ll lean with Sacramento at +12 or more.
Wayne Root
Billionaire - Atlanta -6.5
Lenny Del Genio
10* Memphis/Philadelphia Over 191.5
Last three meetings between the teams have all gone Over the total. Memphis is in the finale of a four-game road trip and 13-3 Over on the road if they went Under in their previous three games. OJ Mayo suspension is meaningless as he was averaging a career low 12.2 PPG. Sixers have scored 105 and 107 in their last two games & are 46-25 Over off a division road win. In six of their last seven games, a Sixers reserve has scored at least 20 points.
Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons
6* Atlanta -6.5
For a number of different reasons I believe the value in this contest is on the home side:
The Knicks are 28-15-2 ATS this year; last night they beat the Heat 93-88 as 3 1/2-point underdogs; suffice to say I expect a letdown here.
The achilles heel of this team has always been its play on the road; just 1-5 SU its last 6 away from friendly confines; 3-6 SU its last nine in Atlanta.
On the other side of the court: The Hawks are 21-25 ATS this season; on Wednesday they lost 98-90 at Milwaukee as 2-point favorites.
Atlanta is 8-3 SU its last 11 overall; 11-2 SU its last 13 in front of the home town crowd.
Bottom line: This is a classic letdown spot after the Knicks came away with a big win last night against the Heat which snapped a seven-game skid in the series.
New York is 4-12 when scoring 100-points or fewer; that's bad news as its been held to 93-points over its last 3-road contests.
The Hawks will look to bounce back off that upset loss; good news is that are allowing just 92.5 points in their last 11-home games.
The back to back scenario will be just too much for the Knicks to overcome tonight vs. a highly motivated home side; 6* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION on the ATLANTA HAWKS!
Ben Burns
8* Phoenix +4
This one sets up nicely for the Suns. In addition to having homecourt advantage, they've got the schedule in their favor. The Celtics are off a late win at Portland. The Suns had last night off. Note that the Celts are 3-8 ATS when playing the second of back to back games, including 0-3 ATS since late December. Also note that they could be without Pierce here - or at least that he may not be 100%.
The fact that Boston won fairly "big" last night is also significant. The Celts are an awful 33-50-1 ATS the past few seasons, when coming off a double-digit victory, including 4-12 ATS their last 16 in that situation.
True, the Suns have dropped three straight. However, before getting too concerned, note that the first two of those losses came on the road and that the most recent loss was "their first game back home after a 5-game trip," which can often be a difficult spot. Now, they've been home for a few days and should be highly motivated to get back on track.
Note that the Suns are 4-1 SU the last five times that they'd lost their previous three games. When he's in the lineup, Steve Nash, who put up huge numbers last game, rarely lets his team go on extended losing streaks. (Nash was 11 for 15 with 27 points and 15 assists last game. He was also perfect from "beyond the arc.") Also, note that prior to the losing streak, the Suns had been a perfect 5-0 SU/ATS their previous five games.
The Suns beat Boston in both last season's meetings. That included a convincing 116-98 victory here in the desert. While I expect another SU victory tonight, I'll gladly grab the generous points.
Larry Ness
8* Wisconsin-Green Bay -3.5
Wright St entered this season on a run of four straight 20-win seasons but head coach Brownell is now at Clemson. Assistant Billy Donlan has taken over and at 13-8 (6-3 in the Horizon), he's got the Raiders "in the hunt" but just barely. They are tied with Butler but trail Valpo (7-2) and Cleve St (8-2). Wright St has a terrific trio of senior guards in Duggins (15.8-3.9-2.1), Evans (13.8-3.6-3.2) and Tabler (11.6) but only the 6-8 Land offered much of an inside presence. Land had topped double digits in just two of his first 11 games but did so in SIX of his next eight (9.0-3.1 in that span), including 14 and 13 points vs Valpo and Butler. However, he's missed the last two games with an injury and is listed as doubtful here. Meanwhile, Green Bay has a very good perimeter game itself, with seniors Fletcher (166.4-2.7 APG) and Perine (11.5-3.1 APG) being joined by JUCO transfer Baker (8.0-4.8). Up front, two JUCOs, the 6-11 Brown (9.4 PPG on 49.6 percent shooting) plus the 6-6 Williams (7.7-5.6) join returning 6-6 player Turner (6.2-5.4) to give the Phoenix a HUGE advantage inside, especially with Land on the sidelines. Since losing just 67-64 at Wright St back on Jan 1, Green Bay is 5-1 SU (lone loss at Butler), going 5-0 ATS!. In that first meeting, WSU saw its guard trio account for 58 of the team's 67 points (87%) and won despite shooting 34.6 percent from the floor while Green Bay connected on 53.2 percent overall but just 2-of-11 on threes. Note that Wright St made 25 FTs while Green Bay made just 12 in that contest. That disparity will be rectified here in Green bay, as the Phoenix improves on their 8-2 home record. Lay the small number.
Tim Trushel
20* Chicago