Boston Blackie
5* UCLA -5
Stanford +2.5
Gonzaga -21
Anthony Redd
40 Dime - Cal Riverside
Craig Davis
30 Dime – NORTH TEXAS
20 Dime – WISCONSIN
NORTH TEXAS --- Much like New Mexico State last night, this line makes no sense. Did Vegas make a major mistake by listing North Texas as only a six-point favorite? Possibly. Maybe it's a trap game.. if so, they got me. If you look at the conference records, I guess it makes a little more sense, but we are still talking about a Louisiana-Lafayette team that is under .500 for the season and under .500 on the road, and you simply can't ignore that. Have we also forgotten that North Texas has won their last five at home vs. Lafayette by an average of over 10 PPG? Only once in their last five meeting in North Texas have been played within 6 points, so I have no doubts tonight will be no different. Those Mean Green Eagles have been very good, offensively, recently, scoring 190 points in their last two games, including a very impressive 18-point win over Arkansas Little Rock. These two have already hooked up once this year, and the Rajun Cajuns escaped with a two-point win. Can you say revenge? North Texas has won six straight SU and covered five of six, and with revenge on their minds and a small line at home, I'm happy to back the home team tonight. The Mean Green is 6-2 ATS at home this year while Lafayette is just 3-6-1 ATS on the road. I'm expecting at least a 10-point win and some distance between these two in the conference when all is said and done.
WISCONSIN --- Are you looking for a game in which you can turn it off at about the 10-minute mark? Watch Wisconsin/Indiana tonight. The Hoosiers are bad enough as it is, but it's going to be even worse tonight when the Badgers apply their suffocating defense to a team that hasn't scored outside the 50s in their last four games. Listen, I respect Tom Crean, I really do, but this team is absolutely awful. It's going to take a miracle for them to keep this thing within 15 points, but I believe it's going to be worse than that. Remember, these two hooked up in Madison just a few weeks ago, and Indiana was lucky to walk out only losing by 28. These two teams don't match up well at any position, as Wisconsin clearly has the advantage in just about every department. The Badgers have owned the Hoosiers over their last five meetings, winning by an average of 14 PPG, and there's no reason to think tonight will be any different. The Badgers don't want to just win, they want to make a statement... and what better way to make a statement than by whipping the Hoosiers on their own home floor. Badgers by at least 15.
Wayne Root
Vegas Legend - South Car +16.5
Millionaire - San Jose St +2.5
No Limit - Stanford
Chris Jordan
500♦ COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Youngstown Connection
La Tech -8.5
Seabass
100 Golden St.
50 Northwestern
50 Stanford
50 USC
50 Oregon St
50 Utah St.
KELSO
50 Arizona St
10 Cavs,Nuggets,LoyMarymont
3 Duke
Sports Unlimited
7* Ariz St -2.5
RAS
North Texas Un 141.5
Executive
300% Illinois,Chic +4
300% Denver -2'
300% Oregon St +5'
Youngstown Connection
Loyola Marymount +4
Fantasy Sports Gametime
100* Play Duke (-18) over Tulsa
Tulsa has lost 9 consecutive games against the spread and they have also lost 32 consecutive games as an underdog of 10 points or more. Tulsa has lost 8 of the last 9 games against the spread coming off two or more losses and they have also lost 12 of the last 16 games against the spread when playing their 2nd game in a week.
100* Play Kentucky (-16) over South Carolina
South Carolina has lost 5 of the last 6 games against the spread and they have also lost 8 of the last 10 games against the spread when playing as an underdog. South Carolina has lost 10 of the last 12 games against the spread when the total posted is between 140 and 149.5 points and they have also lost 11 of the last 12 games vs. Kentucky on the road.
50* Play Cleveland (-1) over Boston
Boston has lost 18 of the last 24 home games against the spread and they have also lost 14 of the last 17 games against the spread after scoring 105 points or more in their last game. Boston has lost 6 of the last 7 games against the spread when playing six or more games in 10 days and they have also lost 12 of the last 16 games against the spread vs. Cleveland.
King Creole
2* Loyola Mary +3.5
WRONG team favored in this battle of West Coast Conference opponents. San Diego comes in on a 5-game LOSING streak. They've lost they're last four games by margins of 12 points… 17 points… 14 points… and 16 points. And NOW they're actually laying points at home against a team that they have already lost to this season.
The LIONS have dominated this series in WCC play. Loyola has gone a PERFECT 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. And they're playing off our most PROFITABLE ATS situations so far in the 2010 Conference season.
Loyola comes in off a DOG win over Portland (in overtime)…and a DOG win over mighty Gonzaga.
23-7 ATS this season: All Conference Underdogs playing off 2 r more UNDERDOG wins in a row (LOYOLA). We also note that 'short' dogs of 6 < points have gone 13-3 ATS in this System… a PE$RFECT 7-0 AT when taking on an opponent off a SU loss (like San Diego0… and a PERFECT 4-0 ATS when playing on the road.
San Diego has no business laying points in their current form….
1-6 ATS so far in February: All Conference home teams who have LOST 5 or more games in a row (San Diego)… if they were an Underdog in their last 3 games… and they're taking on an opponent off a SU win (like LOYOLA).
It's a h-u-g-e role change for the hosts tonight. They go from sizable home dogs to a role of a home favorite…
0-3 ATS this season: All Conference home favorites… off a role as a home underdog of +8 or more points (San Diego)… versus any opponent off a SU win (LOYOLA).
In fact…. San Diego has not cashed an ATS home win in EACH of their last 7 games (0-7 ATS). Until that woeful home losing streak ends, we must continue to play 'AGAINST' em! They're also 2-12 ATS on Thursdays.
Dr. Bob
3* Loyola Marymount