Marc Lawrence
3 Units Boston +4
3 Units Wis.- Green Bay +8
Brandon Lang
20 DIME - WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE PANTHERS - When your starters combine for 19 points in a 55-54 loss at Valparaiso, rest assured they are ready to atone for their mess at home tonight.
Now catching them at home I look for Valpo to get run out of the gym seeing as they have 8 double digit losses this year.
The home team has covered 3 of their last 4 at home including a minor upset of Wright State and 7 of their last 9 overall.
I just like the way they are playing basketball right now.
The river card for me tonight is the fact you give Valpo 7 to 12 points anywhere on the planet earth and you will find a 1-9-1 run ATS last 11.
Revenge for Wisconsin-Milwaukee as they run Valpo out of the gym to another double digit loss.
FREE SELECTION - BOSTON CELTICS
MR EAST
3 UNITS: BROWN +3
Mike Lineback
4.5* Play of the Day
GS Warriors/Bobcats Over 207.5
4* Plays
1st HALF- Spurs -2.5
Spurs/Grizzlies UNDER 200
Bobcats -1.5
Wunderdog
Game: Anaheim at Tampa Bay
Pick: 4 units Anaheim +100
Matt Fargo
9* 76ers +6
9* Hornets -4
Kikki Sports
Lakers
ATS Lock Club
4 Units Denver +2
4 Units Memphis +5
3 Units Cleveland -6
Frank Patron
20K Memphis +5
Tom Freese
Bobcats at Warriors
Pick: Bobcats -1.5
Golden St is 4-10 straight up their last 14 games. Monta Ellis scores 26 points a game along with 5.6 assists a game. Forward Corey Maggette scores 20.5 points a night and grabs 6.1 rebounds. Point guard Stephen Curry scores 14 points and dishes out 4.6 assists a game. Forward Kelenna Azubuike scores 13 points a night. Anthony Randolph and Anthony Morrow score 11.6 and 11.5 points a game. The Warriors are allowing over 111 points a game and they are 2-9 ATS after allowing 120 or more points in their last game. Charlotte is playing great basketball going 12-5 straight up their last 17 games. Stephen Jackson was traded from Golden St to Charlotte because he wasn't getting along with head coach Don Nelson. Jackson scores 21.1 points a game and he is just what Charlotte needed. Forward Gerald Wallace scores 18.6 points and 11 rebounds a night. Point guard Raymond Felton scores 12.5 points and dishes out 5.3 assists a game. The Bobcats scoring 94.6 points a game while allowing 93.4 points a game. LINESMAKERS ERROR PLAY ON CHARLOTTE
Primetime Sports Advisors
20 Units Yale -8.5
20 Units Harvard -8
20 Units Valparaiso +7.5
Jimmy Boyd
4* Major 33-0 ATS Friday Night NCAAB *BEST BET* on Wisconsin Green Bay +8
After getting crushed by 23 points at Butler, expect a quality Wisconsin Green Bay club to be motivated enough to give the Bulldogs a serious scare tonight. Right away, I like the fact that plays on home underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a loss where they scored less than 60 points, against an opponent off a blowout win by 20 points or more over a conference rival, are 39-14 ATS the last 5 seasons. But, perhaps even more relevant is the fact that Green Bay is a perfect 8-0 ATS in home games revenging a loss vs. an opponent over the last 2 seasons. And furthermore, WGB is 8-0 ATS off a win by 10 points or more over a conference rival over the last 2 seasons. And I'm not done yet; Butler is 0-7 ATS after a cover as a double digit favorite over the last 2 seasons and 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games as a favorite of 7.0-12.5 points. And lastly, the home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. Take WGB and the points.
4* Major NBA "Total" Dominator on Lakers/76ers UNDER 204
I expect these two teams to keep this total Under the 200 mark tonight. The Lakers are 10-2 Under after a blowout win by 15 points or more this season, with the average total score coming in at just 190.1 in these spots. After an easy win over Indiana, the Lakers will be much more concerned about being fresh for their next game against Boston than they will about hammering the 76ers. Plus, this is the Lakers 6th straight road game so I expect Phil Jackson to give his bench plenty of minutes tonight, and that bench hasn't been getting the job done over the course of the season. Philly has played to the Under in 5 straight and 8 of its last 9 games as it has been held under the century mark in 7 of its last 9 contests. The Under is also 6-0 in the 76ers' last 6 home games. We'll take the Under here.
3* Friday Night NBA SMASH on Blazers +6
I know the Blazers will be without Brandon Roy tonight but they have not been hopeless without him as LaMarcus Aldridge has picked up the slack. I like Portland catching these six points for a few reasons tonight. First off, the Blazers are only allowing 93.5 ppg on the road this season. Secondly, the Rockets are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite. And thirdly, the Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. I'll take the points here.
3* SMASH on Memphis Grizzlies +5
The Spurs are coming off a much-needed win over Atlanta, but they'll have a difficult time getting past one of the hottest teams in the NBA tonight without Tony Parker on the floor. The Grizzlies have won 7 of their last 8 with that lone loss coming by just 2 points on the road, including a 92-86 win over the Spurs. We can't exactly bank on revenge from the Spurs either when you consider that they are just 3-13 ATS in home games revenging a same season loss over the last 2 seasons and 5-19 ATS revenging a road loss vs. an opponent over the last 2 seasons. Expect Memphis to take the Spurs right down to the wire.
Tim Trushel
Golden State
RINKPLAY SPORTS
2* Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals Over 6
2* Detroit Red Wings over Nashville Predators
2* Tampa Bay Lightning and Anaheim Ducks Under 5.5
NHL PRO PICKS
Toronto +172
Florida +205
Anaheim +101
Boston +135