Stan Sharp
double-dime bet DET -7.5 vs ORL
Analysis: Today all 3 of Stan's Top NBA bettors have made Bets on the Detroit. Stan has looked at the Game and Stan is betting this Game as well in fact this is the only game Stan is betting today. TAKE DETROIT as STAN'S NBA BLOWOUT BIG BET OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.
Gina - Sports Rumble
Phoenix Suns (30-13) at Cleveland Cavaliers (23-18)
The hot Cavaliers are on a roll, winning five straight and nine of its last 10, but will have a big task slowing down the high power Suns. Phoenix has won and covered the spread in five of the last six meetings.
Phoenix Suns - 2
Marc Lawrence 100% NBA Super Pick Super Play!
Play On: Houston Rockets
Note: Trailblazers return home off a draining 7-game road trip to host the Rockets knowing they are just 3-12 SU in this series. In addition they a 6-12-1 ATS as home favorites in this series, including 0-4-1 ATS when playing off a SUATS loss. Look for Houston to take advantage of Portland in their first game back home as the Rockets pull off the SU win here tonight.
Wolkosky Milan
10* NEW JERSEY +8
10* MINNESOTA +14
10* HOUSTON +2½
10* MIN/BOS OVER 191
10* SAC/UTA UNDER 213½
10* ATL/SEA UNDER 198
ATS Consultants Hoops
Newsletter Plays
Orlando covers over Detroit 88-89 - Best Bet
Detroit seems to have hit a wall lately. All good teams do, but they are facing a young Orlando team with a lot of talent and a very strong frontcourt led by Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkoglu. The Pistons are looking more and more like a second seed in the East since Boston is so far ahead of them.
NY Knicks over Philadelphia 103-94 - Preferred
Portland over Houston 94-86 - Preferred
NCoast
Red Dog 3* Orl-Det Under
Triple Crown 3* Rockets
Glen McGrew Comp
Raptors
HotLocksports
Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz -7.5
It is very tempting to grab the Kings plus the points here especially as we love dogs however a closer look reveals that the Kings are 6-14 ATS on the orad this year and yes they are on a nice 11-3 ATS road run currently. Sacramento played last night and now travel to Utah (short jaunt) to batle the Jazz who are 17-3 ATS L 20 and 21-8-1 ATS L 30 at home. The home team is 8-3 ATS L 11 in this series. We see a nice spot for Sacramento to fal back to earth her as the Jazz are perfectly aware of the surging Kings and will motivated and prepard to defend home court. We like Utah here for 4 units, lay the chalk with a solid home favorite.
VEGAS SPORTS PICS
St. Peter's Peacocks + 4 over Niagara Purple Eagles
Niagara (11-6, 5-3) has dropped its last two games including a 70-62 loss at (3-15) Canisius. St. Peter's (4-14, 1-7) is 4-3 at home including a 65-54 win over Canisius. Teams have split last four meetings.
Tom Freese
Game: Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers
Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers
Reason: Portland is 26-16 ATS this year including going 15-5 ATS at home. The Trailblazers are 11-3 ATS after committing 14 or less turnovers and they are they are 14-5 ATS after forcing their last opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers. Houston is 13-28 ATS vs. in games vs. team with a with a winning record in the second half of the season the last two plus seasons. The Rockets are 7-18 ATS off a loss by 6 or less points and they are 6-17 ATS off 3 or more straight wins.
PLAY ON PORTLAND
Tony Mathews
Matchup: Northern Arizona vs. Weber State
Selection: Weber State -3
Explanation: We will lay the points with Weber State as they face-off against Northern Arizona in Friday's College Basketball contest.
Weber State has a big advantage on the defensive end. Weber State (at home) is allowing opponents to score an average of only 61.1 points per game, while Northern Arizona (on the road) is allowing opponents to score an average of 72.2 points per game. To say the least, Weber State has a big advantage on the defensive end.
Weber State has proven success against Northern Arizona. In fact, Weber State is a perfect 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings against Northern Arizona.
Take Weber State -3
Paul Leiner
5* Niagara -4.5
Gina
Phoenix Suns - 2
Denver Nuggets - 7.5
Florida Booky Busters
Orlando +7.5
FAT JACK SPORTS
Atlanta -2
Killer Bee Sports
Phoenix Suns -2
Cajun-Sports NBA Executive Club
3* Houston +2
3* Washington -8
Arthur Ralph
No Superpick today
Regular play today on Orlando Magic
ATS LOCK Club
5* Orlando
4* Portland
4* Denver
ATS Financial
4* Boston
3* Sacramento
Cash & Profit Experts
NBA
Philadelphia +2.5
Phoenix/cleveland Under 212.5
CBB
N Arizona/weber St Over 135
Kelso
Chairmans Club
10 unit Niagara -4
Best Bet
4 units Weber St -3.5
Nite Owl Sports
Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: Houston Rockets @ Portland Trailblazers - Friday January 25, 2008 10:00 pm
Pick: 3 units (Normal) ATS: Portland Trailblazers -2 (-111)
We like Portland and their NBA best 15-5 ATS record at home, as they return to the Rose Garden after a long road trip with mixed results. Blazers have not been blowing out teams at home, but they have been winning and covering consistently there, as both a favorite (8-4 ATS) and a dog (7-1 ATS). In this point spread range of +3 to –3, they are 8-1 ATS with an average MOV (margin of victory) of 6 points in those 9 games, more than enough to cover tonite’s spread of two points. What makes this impressive home record even better is that the Blazers have compiled most of it lately, after a slow start in November, having won ten straight home games, covering in nine of them, with average MOV of 11.3 points in those ten games. Houston, on the other hand, is decent enough on the road, with a 7-3 away record against teams (like Portland) over .500, but even that is “trumped” by Blazers’ home record of 9-2 vs +.500 teams. Back to Portland, as one thing we must check is their record in the first game back home after an extended road trip (of 3 games or more), the situation they find themselves in tonite, as NBA teams overall have a losing ATS record in that mode, for a number of reasons. However, Blazers pass that test, with a 3-1 ATS record and an average MOV of 4.5 points in those four games, the one loss being in November, while Blazers were in their early season “funk.” Another measuring stick to gauge Blazers’ progress (particularly at home) is how well they have done recently at home recently against teams which they also played at home earlier in the season. There appear to be three such teams to use for this comparison – New Orleans, who Blazers beat by 3 in November and by 12 in mid-December, Utah Jazz, who Blazers beat by 8 in mid-December and by 14 on January 5 in their last home stand, and Golden State, who Blazers beat by 10 in mid-December and by 18 on January 9 in their last home stand. So Blazers pass another test with “flying colors,” and finish our exam with straight As at home, which is good enough for a 3 unit pick, given that their opponent Houston is also a good team which has been playing well. We also looked at the money line, but at –135, we believe that laying two points at – 110 with the best home team (ATS-wise) in the NBA is a better deal.