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The Trojans beat the Bruins 75-71 in overtime in the teams' first meeting on Jan. 30 to end a four-game skid against UCLA. Revenge now on board for the Bruins. The only thing that has kept me from making this a regular bet is that- Travis Wear hurt his right foot in practice on Saturday . Despite of this Im betting the Bruins still have enough moxy and fire power to get the win here. Make this one a half unit bet!
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UCLA comes in 19-7 overall and 9-4 in the Pac 12, putting the Bruins right in the mix for the Pac-12 title. It’s a far cry from last year’s 19-14 team which finished at 11-7. Three freshman have lead the rebirth in Westwood, the 6-6 Muhammad (18.5-8.2), swingman Adams (14.9-3.8) and the 6-9 Anderson (9.6-8.8). This trio has joined the 6-10 Wear twins, Travis (11.6-5.4) and David (6.9-04.8) plus veteran guard Drew (7.0-7.7 APG) and Powell (6.5). USC is also ‘light years’ ahead of what happened last season, when the Trojans finished 6-26, including 1-17 in the Pac 12. Kevin O’Neill was let go in mid-January and after losing three of their first four after the coaching change, the Trojans reeled off four straight wins before last Sunday's 76-68 loss at Cal. USC’s record of 12-14 (7-6 in the Pac 12) may not seem very gaudy but its sure beats what USC suffered through last year. Three transfers have really helped as the 6-6 Wise (12.0-5.8) from UC-Irvine, guard Terrell (10.9) from Wake Forest and 7-0 center Oraby (6.0-3.3) from Rice, have all been very helpful additions. Returning guards Wesley (10.3-4.5) and Fontan (9.8-5.1 APG) plus frontcourt players like the 7-0 Dedmon (6.7-6.8) and the 6-6 Fuller (4.1-3.7) round out the major contributors. USC shocked UCLA in Pauley Pavilion back on Jan 30, winning 75-71 in OT as 10-point dogs. However, the Bruins can move within a half-game of the Pac 12 lead with a win here (Arizona and Oregon are both 11-4) and UCLA doesn’t miss that chance. Payback works!
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NEW YORK -10 over Philadelphia
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Philadelphia is sinking fast. They’ve dropped to 22-31 on the season after losing its past four and five of its last six games. The 76ers only win over that span came against the last place Bobcats. This is a team playing with little emotion right now and after getting beat at home by the Heat last night by 24 points, it’s doubtful that they’ll be looking forward to this one.
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With four straight losses of their own, the Knicks do not look very appealing spotting double digits to this Atlantic Division rival. However, this line strongly suggests the Knicks are going to be ready to put forth their best effort in some time. The addition of Kenyon Martin, acquired at the trade deadline, is sure to give New York a boost as K-Mart makes his Knicks debut here. Unlike the 76ers, New York is battling hard to snap out of this current funk. On January 26th of this year, the Knicks went into Philadelphia and lost by 17 points. While we’re not big supporters of the revenge angle, this one has a different feel to it as the Knicks are much more motivated and are primed to take out all of their frustrations on this apathetic visitor.
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These two A-10 combatants have very similar records. Charlotte comes in with a 6-5 conference mark and an 18-7 overall record while the Owls are 7-5 in the conference and 18-8 overall. However, that’s where the similarities end. The Owls are once again one of the elite teams in the A-10. They’re rock solid on both ends of the court. On the defensive end it is hard to get in the lane versus the Owls. Temple has size and length to both pressure the ball and contest shots. Offensively, few guards can control a game like Kahlif Wyatt. The Owls have won five of their past seven games with the two losses being by a single point each time. Temple currently is sitting on the bubble, making these final few games crucial to an at-large entry to the tourney. Wins over Syracuse and Saint Louis and strength of schedule that ranks 46th in the country confirms just how tough this visitor is.
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The 49ers strength of schedule ranks 110th in the nation. Charlotte’s best win this season came against Butler 11 days ago but the Bulldogs have not been sharp since mid-January. Charlotte has now lost four of its past six and that coincided with the suspension of junior guard DeMario Mayfield, who was suspended on January 30 and was dismissed from the club two days ago for violating school rules for the third time in two years. Mayfield was averaging a team-high 12 points per game and had 14 double figure scoring games this season. The Owls and 49ers near identical records play a big part in establishing this price but the product on the court significantly favors the visitor in all areas.
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OT included. This one is rather simple. The Flames are a hard-working bunch that has some nice wins under their belt this season but they offer much more value taking back a price as opposed to spotting one. Calgary has just 3 regulation wins in 10 tries at home this season and that’s not the résumé of a team you want to be playing when favored.
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The Coyotes blew a 2-0 lead in Edmonton yesterday but it was the first time this season they took a lead into the third and didn’t hold onto it. However, they had been off for four full days prior to yesterday’s matinée and few teams respond well after lengthy lay-offs when getting used to playing every day or every other day. Phoenix has picked up points in five of its past six games and its offense is creating more scoring chances than we’ve ever seen from this bunch. The ‘Yotes defense remains as solid as ever. Prior to yesterday’s OT loss, Phoenix scored nine goals in its previous two games. They’ll face a backup goaltender here in either Joey MacDonald or Danny Taylor and that too, adds to the appeal of this guest.
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La Salle -7FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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LaSalle La Salle failed on Thursday in their bubble matchup at Temple dropping them to 8-4 SU in the League. That makes this game of major importance for a quality road team who has already recorded 7 victories on the highway this season. The addition of Garland (VA Tech) solidifies the most perimeter power in the A10 in the persons of Galloway and Duren. No question that Rhody will never give up under 1st year mentor Dan Hurley who has molded only 5 returning players and 9 total scholarship players into an 8-17 record, but only 3 conference wins. That includes just a single League win on this court where the Rams stand 4-8 SU vs. lined opponents this season. Let's take the better team with the better Guards and the greater motivation against a weak home court.
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UCLA -1.5 over USC: The road team is 11-4 ATS the last 15 in this series and USC is 8-22-1 ATS their last 31 at home. Now that we got that out of the way. UCLA is in revenge mode for this one for a home OT loss earlier in the year to the men of troy. USC has surprised in the Pac-12 this year, but they are still not up to the level of a UCLA team that seem to really be gelling at just the right time. UCLA has had plenty of time to think about revenge as they have had 8 day to think about it and behind another strong performance from their super freshmen they should get a nice win here.
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DUKE -16.5 over Boston College: The Eagles have surprised at times this year and their last meeting vs Duke was one of those times as they took the Blue Devils down to the wire at home, before losing by 1 point. Even though Duke won that game I still see this as payback. The Blue Devils have seen all the upsets this year and with the first game being as close as it was you can bet that they will be fully focused here and not take this team lightly at all. This game will resemble the blowout loss that the Eagles suffered at as Duke wins this one by 20+.
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Florida State -1.5 over VIRGINIA TECH: Neither team is playing all that well right now, but the Seminoles are still the better team here as they are 6-7 in the ACC, compared to Virginia Tech's 2-11 mark. The Hokies have lost 9 in a row, including their last 5 at home. In those last 5 home losses they have been outscored by 14.4 ppg. Florida State is no juggernaut and they have had problems scoring on the road (57.4 ppg), bu fear not because the Hokies have allowed 71.8 ppg in their last 5 at home and 75.6 ppg in their last 5 overall. FSU get's back on track with a solid win in Hokie land as their offense wakes up and runs away with this one down the stretch.
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Sticking with the same theme we used yesterday. Two bad basketball teams playing a non-conference game. No pressure on either squad and lack of preparation. Look for a fast paced high scoring affair, at least for these two clubs.
Harry Bondi
MICHIGAN STATE (+3.5) over Ohio State
Michigan State fell out of first place in the Big 10 with Tuesday’s home loss to top-ranked Indiana. The defeat snapped a five game winning streak for the Spartans but we look for them to get back in the win column in Columbus. It has been easy to handicap Ohio State this year. They have feasted on weak teams and struggled against best. In fact, the Buckeyes are 1-7 ATS against Top 25 competition this season. That trend will continue today against the 5th ranked Spartans who are 8-1 ATS in their last nine trips to Columbus. Take the points with Michigan State.
Bob Balfe
Dallas Mavericks -2
Dallas made a no shave pact until they hit .500 basketball. They are playing well right now while the Lakers continue to struggle as they are an aging team and not very good on the road. This should be a good one. Take Dallas.
Jack Jones
Cleveland Cavaliers +13
The Miami Heat enter Sunday's home contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers way overvalued. They are getting too much respect from oddsmakers due to their current 10-game winning streak coming in. With the betting public all over them now, oddsmakers have been forced to set this number too high tonight.
The biggest factor working against the Heat is that this will be the second of a back-to-back and their 4th game in 5 days. I don't care how hot you are, that's about as tough of a situation as you will have in this league. I look for Miami to be flat because of it.
Cleveland is playing its best basketball of the season over the last few weeks. It has gone 5-3 SU & 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games overall, which includes a 118-94 road win at Orlando last night. While this is a back-to-back for the Cavaliers, it will only be their 2nd game in 4 days, and the travel is short from Orlando to Miami so it shouldn't be a factor.
The Cavaliers are 10-1 ATS against Southeast division opponents this season. They are beating these teams 105.8 to 98.5, or by an average of 7.3 points/game. Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 10 vs. Eastern Conference foes. The Heat are 6-15 ATS in their last 21 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days. Miami is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 vs. NBA Central division foes. Bet the Cavaliers Sunday.
Freddy Wills
Ohio State -3
Ohio State lost to Michigan State earlier in the year so playing at home on a Sunday where they are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Sunday's is an ideal situation to dominate today. First of all Ohio State has been better defensively in conference play than Michigan State, who also can go through dry spells offensively. Ohio State is impressive in 2 point defense and holds opponents to an overall FG% of 36.2% at home. I expect Ohio State to win this game by 5-10 points.
Andre Gomes
Cavaliers / Heat 204.5
Miami easily defeated the Sixers last night on the road with another dominant offensive game. An offensive rating of 136 is really impressive, especially if we have in account that their starters didn't play that much: Lebron James and Dwayne Wade played 32 minutes, while Chris Bosh played just 25 minutes. I have no doubts that the Cavaliers's defense has no shot in handling the Heat's offense today. We are talking about a team that has averaged a defensive rating of 113 over their last 10 games, while they are #30 in the league in defending isolation plays, #23 in pick and roll ball handler plays, #30 in post up plays and #24 in transition plays! Miami is not only #1 in the league in overall offense, but they are also #1, #3, #1 and #2 in these four areas respectively! Cleveland's interior defense is also awful in protecting the rim. They are the 3rd worst rim defense in the league and we saw that last night against a shorthanded Magic team, where the Cavaliers allowed 48.1% FG and 34-65 (52%) in 2pts shots and 52 points in the paint!
The potential problem for Miami on this game is related to their bad spot for this contest. They will be playing their fourth game in five days, however they just pounded Philadelphia last night and their starters played a low number of minutes, with 13 different players being on the court for the Heat last night. The same happens with the Cavaliers on today's game. This is a back to back game, but they dominated the Magic last night, so they were able to rest their starters for today's game. Kyrie Irving played only 30 minutes and he was the Cavaliers player that was more time on the court last night! Cleveland's offense has clearly improved on their last 10 games, especially due to the trade they have made with Memphis, where they got Marreese Speights and Wayne Ellington, who have been great on offense coming off the bench. The Cavaliers's second unit is pretty decent on offense with a fast pace mindset and this was shown yesterday where Marreese Speights, C.J. Miles and Wayne Ellington all scored more than 15 points while having nice shooting numbers as well.
But of course, Kyrie Irving is Cleveland's superstar and he will be a hard tough opponent for Mario Chalmers to defend tonight. Eventually Lebron James will check Irving during the game, but even Lebron should struggle in defending Irving. Anyway, I believe Miami will score so easily today that they won't need a big defensive effort for them to beat the Cavaliers on this game. This will turn this game into another very high scoring game involving the Heat and so, I'll be taking the Over in here.
Wunderdog
Golden State at Minnesota
Pick: Golden State -2
The young Golden State Warriors admitted they ran out of gas after playing 11 of 18 away before the All Star break. The last game they showcased their mettle and resolve, an impressive a 107-101 OT win over the mighty Spurs. Jarrett Jack had 30 points and ten assists and David Lee added 25 points and 22 rebounds as Golden State came from from 13 points down in the fourth quarter. This is a good team that has learned how to play defense for second-year coach Mark Jackson, fifth in the NBA in field goal shooting defense. The Warriors are 6-2 ATS in their last eight against a team with a losing record and they have more road wins than depleted Minnesota has at home. The Timberwolves are 5-15-2 ATS in their last 22 games playing on one days rest and on a 7-18-2 ATS run overall. Golden State has owned this one of late, a perfect 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings and 7-1 ATS in the last eight at Minnesota. Play the Golden State Warriors.