Tony Weston
30 Dime Lakers
10 Dime Knicks
Scott Delaney
15-Dime MAAC Game of Year
Niagara
Smooth44 / WSP
Knockout Punch Of The Day - Siena +3 -120
NY Knicks -2 -120
Canisius -4 -120
Roz Juarbe
Friday Night TV Parlay
Cleveland -2
New Orleans Hornets -9.5
Tom Stryker
31-7 ATS NBA Slam Dunk Superplay
Chicago Bulls -5
Maddux Sports
Basketball
3 units on Milwaukee +9.5
3 units on Phoenix -3.5
3 units on Columbia +5
Hockey
3 units on Montreal +145
3 units on Minnesota +145
Free Pick Minnesota Timberwolves +6
RON RAYMOND
5* Penguins / Blackhawks Over 6
Scott Spreitzer
25* Niagra
Dave Malinsky
5* Miami Heat +5
4* Lakers -2
Craig Davis
25 Dime - RAPTORS
10 Dime - DARTMOUTH
5 Dime - KNICKS
C-Stars Sports
1000 Units Top Play Chicago minus the points over Washington
1000 Units Top Play Milwaukee/New Orleans OVER the total
1000 Units Top Play - NHL - Pittsburgh/Chicago UNDER the total
50 Units - NHL - Detroit over Los Angeles
Sportsbetcapping
5* Suns -3
3* Washington +5
BEN BURNS
Northwest Div. Best Bet
I'm taking the points with MINNESOTA.
I played against the Cavaliers last night, noting that they weren't nearly as strong when playing away from Cleveland. That's also the case with the Trail Blazers. While the Blazers are an excellent 23-5 at the Rose Garden, they're just 12-17 when playing outside of Portland, going a money-burning 11-18 at the betting window. In their last game, the Blazers were blown out 99-84 at San Antonio. One might assume that they'd be good at bouncing back from a blowout loss. However, they're actually just 2-5 ATS on the season, when coming off a double-digit loss in their previous game. With a rematch with the Spurs scheduled for Sunday, I feel that it will be easy for the Blazers to get caught looking past the lowly T-Wolves. The injury to Jefferson was certainly a blow to the T-Wolves. However, they've had enough time to "sulk" about that loss and its time to "get back to work." While the T-Wolves lost both earlier meetings with the Blazers, those games were both decided by five points or less, including an 88-83 loss here at Minnesota. That puts them in one of their most profitable roles as we find them at an excellent 11-5 ATS the last 16 times that they were attempting to avenge an earlier home loss. Look for revenge-minded T-Wolves to improve on those stats by earning at least another cover this evening. *Northwest Div. Best Bet
Blue Chip
Portland /Minnesota Over
GOM
I'm taking the points with DENVER.
The Lakers have been the best team in the West again this year and their overall record is far superior to the record of any other team in the conference. However, a closer look reveals that their road record (21-6) is almost identical to Denver's home record of 21-7. While those home/road records are equal, the Nuggets have an important and significant scheduling advantage. While the Nuggets had yesterday off, the Lakers are coming off a big "TNT" win over Shaq and the Suns. Note that they have a rematch vs. the Suns on the weekend, so this game is "sandwiched" in between the two emotional Shaq/Kobe showdowns. While playing back to back games hasn't really bother the Lakers this season, this isn't a typical "back to back spot," as they're also playing their seventh game in the past 11 days. That's a very demanding schedule and fatigue figures to play a factor. Of course, the "thin air" in Denver won't do anything to help their tired legs. In addition to being the "fresher" team, I expect the Nuggets to be the "hungrier" team. The Lakers have the #1 seed in the West all but wrapped up and they gained another game on the Cavs for the best overall record in the league last night. Conversely, the Nuggets are trying to hold off both the Jazz and the Blazers for the #1 spot in the Northwest. That's critically important for playoff seeding purposes, as otherwise they'd be just one of the nine teams battling for eight spots. The Nuggets also get some added motivation from the fact that the Lakers have already beaten them twice this season. Additionally, even though they won last game, they're still trying to "get back on track" and the fact that they squandered a lead in that game, should ensure that they're not complacent here. Billups was quoted as saying: "I was angry. I'm happy we won, but I'm just disappointed in how we won, and that's just the sign of a really good team." Last night's cover notwithstanding, the Lakers are still a money-burning 8-15-1 ATS on the season when playing a road game with a over/under line of 210 or greater. On the other hand, the Nuggets are 6-1 ATS when playing a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 210. I expect Billups and the revenge-minded Nuggets to be at their best as they improve on those stats this evening. *GOM
Bell's Best Bets
NCAAB
Siena +3
Penn - 3
NBA
GSW + 1
Marc Lawrence
100% College Hoops Super System Play!
Play On: Loyola Chicago
The Ramblers host the Flames at the Joseph Gentile Center in Chicago in a Horizon League tilt tonight with revenge on their minds from an 83-69 loss suffered bay in December this season. Aside from the revenge factor, Loyola is 9-1-1 ATS in its last eleven Last Home Games, including 5-0-1 ATS as a dog.Look for the Rambler to improve to 11-5-3 ATS at home off an immediate home loss here tonight.