Tommy Ryder
5-1 in his last six picks
Illinois State +3 (Max Bet Play)
I live near Siena so I follow the MAAC closely. Other than the Saints, this is a poor conference this year, Niagara has an impressive record but most of their wins came from conference play. Illinois State is by far and away the more athletic and deeper squad between these two teams. Plus, Niagara has a huge game with Siena on deck. I like taking the road teams in these Bracket Buster games because a lot of times the team from the much tougher conference is playing away from home. I'll take the three points here but we won't need them. The Redbirds win this game by double digits.
Does anyone know when spread puts out the games 'matchups' on the matchups section for the next day? Is there usually a time?
Usually there out sometime between 8PM-10PM EST. Most likely though they will be out before 9.
Smooth44
Punch Out POD 8-0 run
Atlanta Hawks
Regular Play
Charlotte +3 -120
The Sports Contrarian
NBA
5 Unit Play New Orleans / LAL OVER 206.5
5 Unit Play Oklahoma City / Phoenix UNDER 231.5
CBB
3 Unit Play Dartmouth +11.5
INDIANCOWBOY
4 Unit Play.Take VCU +1 over Nevada
Man, I'm really excited about today. We're searching for winning week 6 of 7 in college hoops and we find ourselves at 2-2 in college ball this week and +22 units in February. We're not as rolling as we did in January with the pace that led us to +66 units, but no worries. I feel great about the trio card going today and in particular, I feel great about our Friday night college play as we look to get on the plus side of the week. From there, we will look to have a solid weekend. We are all Rams today! VCU is a top 80 team and there is a reason in my opinion why this game is essentially a pick-em. Why do you think that this game is a pick-em on a Friday night card as a bracket buster? It's because it is a nice setup imo for an outright winner for the Rams who I would have still taken even if they were favored by 2 in this contest. VCU is no joke folks, they are a solid team and Nevada has yet to beat a top 100 team all year. VCU remember is a top 75 team that. Considering Nevada has already lost to Louisiana Tech at home who is a top 150 team, New Mexico State who is a top 150 team as well and lost to Idaho by a few points at home who is also a top 150 team. By no means am I saying that VCU is perfect. But, what I am saying is that this team did go on the road to beat Hofstra who is a top 150 team, defeated Drexel by nearly 30 who is a top 125 team, defeated Akron who is a top 100 team at home, beat the Richmond Spiders who is a top 125 team on the road and even beat New Mexico a top 50 team on neutral footing while only losing to Rhode Island on the road by just 6 points. Make no mistake, the Rams can play and have beaten similar teams on the road such as Nevada. I'll take VCU here given how well they are playing, the fact that with Maynor, Sanders, Pish and Burgess this team has decent depth and plays about 9 deep, shoots over 70% in free throws per game, top 100 in the nation in 3 point shooting as well as top 100 in points per game. Let's roll with the Rams for the outright here as the public likely takes a hit with Nevada who although will start off strong I believe lacks the scoring as well as depth to hang in there for a full 40 minutes against VCU.
4 Unit Play.Take the Charlotte Bobcats +2.5 over the Orlando Magic
Note, we have two plays today because of Monday's no action and I want to make sure clients receive 7 full days of action that they paid for. What better day to go 2 plays given the value on Friday Night's NBA action as we come off travel Thursday in the Association. I like the B's with the revenge angle today. Remember, this team was a 8.5 dog at Orlando only to lead most of the game and then end up losing in OT. What did the Bobcats do after that game? They simply came back home and beat Indiana at home by 9. Jordan's team is doing well given the depth that this team has and now with the return of Wallace and Bell, this team is playing even better. Remember, this team is just 10 games from being .500 which is the holy grail it seems in the East to making the playoffs. Plus, with the Bucks losing Michael Redd they very well could fade out of the picture. Heck, the Bobcats have covered their last 5 games, 3-1 over their last 4 games straight up (albeit relatively non-competitive teams), but are 32-22 ATS this year. Yes, Rafer Alston will now be a Magic, but you think all will be fine and dandy in a road game vs. the Bobcats who have revenge? I don' think so. And yes, the Magic come off a terrible loss at New Orleans, but with 77% of the public on the Magic as the biggest consensus play, the line continuing to move down, the Bobcats with revenge, at home, against a Magic team that might not be in sync right off the bat with their new found point guard, this makes sense to me to ride Charlotte here. It just goes with the many principles that I believe in selecting a play. Get your tums! The Bobcats are 5-0 ATS as a home Underdog of late.
4 unit Play. Take Over 234 between the OKC Thunder @ the Phoenix Suns
If you are looking for some outright winners tonight as those are my fav, you might want to take a look at Atlanta on the road at Portland catching the "eerie" 5 points as I think that is a bit of a trap. I also think the Bulls might win Outright at home and bury 70% of the public - then again, the Nuggets did beat the Sixers by being favored by 70% as well as they were looking to keep pace out west. But, for today's 2nd pod to make to make up for the lack of NBA games on Monday, let's go with the over in Phoenix. Since the return of Gentry as coach to the Suns, who is the last remnant of the Mike D'Antoni era of this team, Phoenix is back to being Phoenix. Heck, Amare put up 40 points against the Clippers and on back to back nights this team dropped 140 points. Wow. Bear in mind this was with 70% of the public on Phoenix in both games and that was with the Clippers having some revenge. Gentry is a player's coach and the players love the guy b/c he lets them run and gun. What is interesting about this game is that the side continues to go down as the line for the Thunder has actually dropped from 10 to single digits and even some 8.5's around. OKC has lost to the Suns the last 2 times albeit relatively close games. I like the over not only b/c Phoenix is determined to keep scoring as they were absolutely sick and tired of Porter and his incompetence, but want to show Steve Kerr to stop messing with this team and trying to make us "defensive" and "let us just be us". With that in mind, if Phoenix can put up 130 today, I don't see why the Thunder who love to shoot, can't put up 110. With no Chris Wilcox, this team will have to rely on its outside shooting. Granted, the Thunder have no bench, I feel like if they can hang in there and score 60 in the first half which is very possible for this team, a minimum of 40-50 will be sufficient in the second half as the Suns will not stop scoring. And, who knows, if this is a competitive game, why is it so impossible to think that OKC can't put up 120? I just cannot see OKC covering this game with the Under which is what it will take for me to lose this wager. Plus, with the line coming down it makes me think that Phoenix could be in for a competitive game against OKC which means it is more reason to go possibly dog and over. The over is 12-2 for the Thunder as a road dog by this margin and the over is 4-1 for the Suns as a favorite by this margin
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Charlotte Bobcats
JB Sports
Toronto Raptors
Mike Lineback
Denver Nuggets
Lenny Del Genio
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
Tony George
Atlanta Hawks
Nick Parsons
NBA Shocker of the Month
Houston Rockets
Yale
JIM HURLEY
Cashline Basketball
2*Illinois State (+3) over Niagara
2*Mavericks (+3) over Rockets
Inner Circle Basketball
Cornell (-4½) over Yale
ATS Lock Club
5 units Magic -2
4 units Nuggets -2.5
4 units Mavs +3.5
ATS Financial Package
3 units Hawks +5
3 units Nets -7.5
BIG AL
3* Raptors
1* Hornets
3* Yale
Triple Crown Sports
5* Nuggets
4* Lakers Over 206
3* Cavs
3* Hornets
3* Princeton
3* Ill St
California Sports
4* Nev/VCU Under 138
Adam Meyers
Hornets/Lakers Over 207 Points
New Orleans Hornets +8.5
Sam Cheng
Niagara Purple Eagles -3
Atlanta Hawks +4.5
Larry Girardi
Orlando Magic -2.5
Harvey Slavin
Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks
It would be hard NOT to play over in a game involving the Red Wings right now. They’re averaging over 42 shots and 4 goals per game in their last 5 outings. They beat the Predators 6-2 in their last game. These teams have gone over the total in 2 of the 3 meetings already this season. Detroit has even hit over 32% of its penalty chances. The over is 9-2 in Detroit’s last 11 overall.
Play: Over 5.5 Goals:
NSA
20* Phoenix -7.5
10* Milwaukee +7.5
10* Charlotte +2.5
10* LA Lakers -8.5
10* Illinois St +3
10* VCU +1
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