LARRY NESS
8* Daytime Dominator St. John's
Lenny Del Genio
Early Bird CBB Special South Florida
Great Lakes
5* Milw bucks
4* Philly
3* Utah
4* Seton Hall
3* Dayton
3* Butler
Will Cover
4* St. Bonny -1.5
3* Rutgers +7.5
Cal Sports
5* Utah Jazz -3.5
4* Seton Hall -5.5
3* George Wash +11.5
C-Star Sports
5000 Units Utah minus the points over Chicago
50 units Charlotte Minus the points over Miami
RAS
Montana -1.5
Teddy Covers
Rockets
St. Johns
Rutgers
Erin Rynning
Playmaker: Milwaukee -1
BEN BURNS
10* HUGE CONFERENCE TOURNEY TOM - WRIGHT ST/BUTLER UNDER 122.5
9* BURNS CBB BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK - DAYTON -11.5
10* NBA BEST BET - CHICAGO BULLS +4.5
8* BLUE CHIP TOTAL - VANCOUVER/COLORADO UNDER 5.5
Scott Spreitzer
Seton Hall -6
Jason Johnson
Rutgers at Cincinnati
Pick: Rutgers +8
Vegas sportsbooks have long put Rutgers in the basement of the Big East when it comes to setting the line and in many cases, rightfully so. But not tonight when the Scarlet Knights head across the river to the Garden, an easy road trip to a place these players love to play and a place where many are from. With friends and family in the stands, Rutgers should enjoy a home crowd advantage.
While Cincinnati won the regular season matchup between these schools, I expect Rutgers to shoot better than they did in the first game (37%) and do a better job on the glass tonight.
The Bearcats are the more talented team and should get the win but their 6-20 record ATS in their last 26 Big East games reminds me that they never live up to Vegas style expectations. Take the points.
Fantasy Sports Gametime
100* St.Johns +4.5
100*DuQuesne +1.5
50* Bucks -1
Brandon Lang
5 DIME - LOS ANGELES LAKERS
I just don't see this team losing 4 in a row for the first time since April of 2007.
Off a mini 3 game road trip which saw them lose 3 in a row for the first time in over 2 years, the Lakers return home to meet the Raptors.
It all started with an OT loss to the Heat as a 5-point road chalk followed by a complete no show the next night in Charlotte 98-83 as a 3 1/2 point favorite. Then the loss on Sunday to the Magic did deliver a miracle cover push courtesy of Kobe with a pair of late 3's and a timely missed free throw by Vince Carter.
So now they find themselves in the midst of this 3 game losing streak facing a team in Toronto that is just 12-17-1 ATS on the road this year.
I truly feel this could be the lamb being led to the slaughter tonight in Hollywood.
For Toronto, even with Bosh back they flat out can't cover a number.
Over their last 10 games they are just 2-8 ATS highlighted by 7 straight non covers. I'm talking an 0-7 ATS run here folks.
The bottom line is when you start losing to the Sixers by double digits at home like the Raptors did last game out 114-101 as a 5 1/2 point favorite, I don't like your chances in LA tonight where Kobe has averaged 43 points in your last five visits to the Staples Center.
The final few nails in the coffin tonight are the fact Toronto is just 6-21 ATS following a double digit home loss and 16-38-1 ATS facing a team with a winning home record.
Watch the Lakers torch the Raptors tonight.
FREE PICK - UTAH Jazz
Stephen Nover
30 Units Butler -7
15 Units Boston +1