Dr Bob
L.A. Clippers (+1) 2-Stars at -1 or better, 3-Stars at +2 or more.
Loyola MD (+14) 2-Stars at +13 or more.
Opinion on Rider -1 1/2, 2-Star Best Bet at -1 or better
EXECUTIVE
250% Kansas +4'
250% Boise St -1
Blade, you're the man! Anyone know special k's play today?
ACME Sports Inc.
Clippers +1.5
The Sports Contrarian
5 Unit Play 76ers -2.5
5 Unit Play Bucks +6
5 Unit Play Jacksonville State -11
Syndicate Betting Systems
10 Unit Play Philadelphia -2.5
10 Unit Play Charlotte Over 196.5
10 Unit Play Memphis Under 188.5
N.Y. Sports Investors
Pitt / West Virg Over 136.5
Taw Jackson
Bobcats Over 196.5 (G.O.D.)
Bucks +6 (O.D.W.)
Big Daddy
10* West Virg
Canadian Prophet
4* Calgary Flames -150
Love this game tonight or I would not lay the wood and there is little to choose from on this card. I would stay clear of Jersey and the Rangers as this game is the best value in my opinion. Both teams have been struggling lately, the Habs losing 5 in a row on the road and Calgary dropping 4 in a row. If we go to the stats/trends, we find the home team has a clear advantage in this matchup; the home team has won the last 6 in a row head to head; the Canadiens have won once in their last 5 trips to the Dome; Calgary is 10-3 L13 at home; the Habs are 0-5 L5 on the road; the Habs are 0-4 against winning record teams. Desperation sets in for both teams tonight and the result is a playoff game, one goal win, and in my opinion that is a HUGE HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE!!!!
Has anyone ever heard of Johnny Bono? Wondering how good he is...got a phone call from one of his boys, claiming he's 70% the last few weeks.
GOLD SHEET
Austin Peay
Kansas
Clippers/Bobcats Over
GAME DAY
Pittsburgh
Has anyone ever heard of Johnny Bono? Wondering how good he is...got a phone call from one of his boys, claiming he's 70% the last few weeks.
Anyone who claims 70% is nothing more than a scammer.
Has anyone ever heard of Johnny Bono? Wondering how good he is...got a phone call from one of his boys, claiming he's 70% the last few weeks.
yeah... and I have a 15 inch cock
Robert Ferringo
3-Unit Play. Take #519 Furman (+8.5) over Elon (7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
Over the last six years Elon is just 4-9 as a favorite of 5.5 points or more. They are 0-4 ATS as a favorite this year and are just 2-8 ATS as a favorite spanning the last three years (including 0-8 in their last eight regular season as a fave). Not only that, but Elon has only won outright three of the last eight games in which they were favored. This year the Phoenix’s five D-I wins have come by a total of just 15 points, and only one win was by more than three points. This line has absolutely steamed, but there is no reason for it. The bottom line is that when two crappy teams like this get together there is really not much of a reason for one to be favored significantly over the other. I like Furman, riding high off an 18-point comeback win over Chattanooga on Saturday, to ride the wave and possibly "stun" Elon in this one.
3-Unit Play. Take #517 Wofford (-2) over UNC-Greensboro (7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
Wofford is 5-1 ATS in its last six games with Corey Godzinski in the lineup. The Terriers struggled through January playing without Godzinski and veteran scorer Junior Salters. But with both back in the fold this is a different Terriers team. UNC-Greensboro has really struggled this year is only shooting 37 percent from the field and 24.5 percent from 3-point land AT HOME this year. They have picked up the pace lately, but Wofford is hitting 49.4 percent of all shots and 48.8 percent of its 3-pointers over its last five games and is picking up steam. Wofford swept the series lasst year, covering all three games as an underdog, and they are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings. Not only that, but the Terriers more closely resemble the team that won those three games than UNC-G resembles the one that last all three. The Spartans are 1-10-1 ATS as a home dog and 0-6-1 ATS at home.
3-Unit Play. Take #521 Rider (-1.5) over Marist (7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
If you ignore the glaring fact that this is a perfect letdown spot for Rider – coming off a thrilling upset over top dog Siena on Saturday – then this game is a mismatch. Rider has won three straight against the Red Fox and covered for of five. Rider has won four of five overall, including a win at Fairfield and a win over Siena. Rider won the first meeting by 11 and that was back when Marist was putting up a fight. This Marist program is a wreck. They are without their coach from last year and six of the top seven scorers from last year. I know that it's a little late in the year to be referencing last season, but the bottom line is that Rider has the core of a very good team from last season, sans Jason Thompson, and they are a much more experienced, veteran group. They avoid the letdown here and take care of business against a significantly weaker foe.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #512 Missouri (-4) over Kansas (9 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
I might be in the minority here, but count me among those people that are still just not that impressed with Kansas. Here is a team that has played just six of 23 games on the road, and their last four road games have been against: Iowa State, Nebraska (and they should have lost this game), Colorado and Baylor (who is awful). Not exactly a murderer’s row. In its only away games against comparable competition, KU got smoked by Arizona (by 17) and Michigan State (by 13). Missouri has been dominating people at home and Mizzou has traditionally been one of those places that the Jayhawks never seem to play well (like Iowa State). The Tigers have not won a home game this year by less than 10 points, and that includes a 17-point win over Baylor, 11 over Texas Tech, and a 27-point win over Cal. Missouri is going to be way, way up for this game and I’m interested to see how the Jayhawks handle the pressure defense of the Tigers. Missouri should be able to neutralize Cole Aldrich by making this a 92-foot game and the Tigers shoot the ball very well from deep at home. Also, Kansas has the fourth-most turnovers per game in the Big 12 this year. They don’t take great care of the ball. And against a pressing team like Mizzou that could be serious trouble.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #510 Pittsburgh (-7.5) over West Virginia (7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
Let me end the suspense: WVU is not going to win in Pittsburgh tonight. When it comes tournament time one of the things I look at is which team has the most NBA talent. I’ve found it’s a decent predictor in matchups like this. And the bottom line is that the home team has the three best players on the floor, and two of them are NBA-bound. Pitt already waxed WVU in Morgantown by 12 points and the Panthers are 12-5-1 ATS in the last 18 meetings. Further, the favorite is 10-4-1 ATS in this series and the home team has won three of four. Pittsburgh is playing for a No. 1 seed and a conference title, and this is a rivalry game. So it’s not as if the Panthers don’t have anything to play for. WVU played well above its head against Providence over the weekend and if you look back on how the Mountaineers have played over the last month it hasn’t been impressive. Against the top-tier teams (especially on the road) in the Big East they were rocked by Syracuse by 13, they only lost to Louisville by 6 but they were down 20 in that game, and they lost by 22 at Marquette. In their only other road games this year against top teams they lost by 11 against Kentucky and by 3 against Davidson. It's pretty simple - if you guard Alex Ruoff and don't let him go off the rest of the Mountaineers can't score consistently enough to beat you. Butler is a very good player. But, again, if you contain Ruoff then Butler isn't good enough to carry a team - especially not on the road against the No. 5 team in the country.
1-Unit Play. Take #527 Austin Peay (+1) over Tennessee Tech (8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9)
I don't really understand this line, so it creeps me out a bit. But the bottom line is that Austin Peay is a far superior team to Tennessee Tech. All of those UT teams, with the exception of Martin, are terrible this year. Austin Peay is, like Rider, coming off an emotional weekend win. But that's not enough to necessitate a letdown here. This is a very veteran, well-coached AP club and they will be ready to play on the road. They are 7-2-1 ATS on the road and they are 5-1 ATS in their last six meetings. Also, Tech is 3-15 ATS as a home favorite of 0.5 to 6.5 points.
JIM FEIST
PHOENIX SUNS / PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Take PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Suns in the middle game of a three game road trip after playing last night at Detroit. Today, they make the trip to Philly to face the Sixers. Suns playing back-to-back here and their third game in four nights. The Suns have not been very good in a 3-in-4 night situation, going just 5-14 (26%) ATS this season. Sixers had a day off on Sunday to prepare for this game after they beat the Heat on Saturday at home, 94-84. It was the club's second straight win and 12 of their last 16. The club has been hot and covering spreads, going 11-4-2 ATS their last 17. Bad news is that Elton Brand is done for the year, though the team has played a good portion of the season without him anyways. Brand is expected to have season ending surgery on his shoulder after trying to play through the pain. Still, the Sixers are playing well and they catch the Suns here in a spot where they haven't played well all season. Take Philadelphia.
EAST COAST SPORTS CONSULTANTS
WILLIE "D"
NBA Elite CHARLOTTE UNDER
NBA Insider PHILADELPHIA
"LEGS" DIAMOND
Bookie Nightmare Charlotte
Bookie Buster Marist
RANDY MITCHEL
NBA Platinum MEMPHIS
CBB Diamond MISSOURI
That's what I figured but I wanted to see if anyone on here had heard of him.
Overthespread
15 Dimes on Philadelphia -3
JEFFERSONSPORTS
LA CLIPPERS +1
MEMPHIS UNDER 186.5