RON RAYMOND
5* New Jersey Devils -115
5* Timberwolves / Hawks Under 194.5
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CBI Tournament Mismatch Game of the Year
Stanford (135') at Wichita State (-1')
WICHITA STATE (-1') 500 Dimes
100 Dime Hoops Five Pack
College of Charleston (+4') at Richmond (143)
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (+4') 100 Dimes
Oakland (+3) at Bradley (138')
OAKLAND (+3) 100 Dimes
Vermont (+1) at Oregon State
VERMONT (+1) 100 Dimes
Idaho (+8) at Pacific (125')
IDAHO (+8) 100 Dimes
Davidson (+4') at Saint Mary's (143)
DAVIDSON (+4') 100 Dimes
Brian King
Kentucky +2 20 dimes
Liberty -3 20 dimes
Vermont +1 20 dimes
Portland Trail Blazers -8 20 dimes
NSA
20* Kentucky +2.5
10* St Mary's -4
10* Stanford +1.5
10* Vermont +1
10* New York +6
10* Phoenix -3.5
Bob Balfe
NBA Basketball
Knicks +6 over Magic
NCAA Basketball
St. Mary's -4.5 over Davidson
Scott Rickenbach
2* (Top Play) Creighton Blue Jays (-) vs Kentucky
When Creighton squeaked by Bowling Green Wednesday there were a couple of key factors. One was that the Blue Jays were still trying to get over the disappointment of not making the Big Dance. The other was that the Falcons had an 11-4 run going as they headed into Creighton for an NIT Opener that Bowling Green was much more excited about than the Blue Jays were. This all showed up in the way the Blue Jays played that game as they trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half and still trailed by 8 points with under 9 minutes to play in the game! Creighton simply was disappointed by not making the Big Dance and they were also guilty of overlooking Bowling Green. That all changes now for the Blue Jays as, after surviving the expected “let-down game”, it’s a unique opportunity that now sits in front of Creighton! The Blue Jays are fired up about the opportunity of hosting Kentucky in a game that will be televised on ESPN. This is a rare chance for Creighton to secure a high-profile victory over a big-school foe! Additionally, even though they certainly won’t overlook the Wildcats, the Blue Jays know that defeating Kentucky will set up a home date with Notre Dame. This would be huge for Creighton, a Catholic school, as they would then get a showdown with one of the most high-profile programs in the country. As you can see, and the players don’t need reminded of this but Coach Dana Altman will do just that, not making the NCAA Tournament is not the total disaster it originally appeared to be. After surviving the first round scare, the Blue Jays now see this as an opportunity to take down some big-name schools and make a run at winning the NIT! The Blue Jays have the horses to do just that. Kentucky, though they did manage to beat UNLV in the first round, is still upset about missing out on the Big Dance. That’s because it was the first time the Wildcats had missed the NCAA Tourney in 18 years! That’s not very easy to overcome and coach Billy Gillispie continues to be on the hot seat. Unlike a Creighton team that was red-hot at the end of the season, the Wildcats had lost 9 of their last 13 games before coming up with the win over UNLV. The trouble here is that Creighton has enough size inside to slow down big man Patrick Patterson of Kentucky. Also, the Wildcats have seen star Jodie Meeks continue to struggle with his shooting touch. Kentucky also has had a big problem with turnovers this season and we feel certain that Creighton’s pressure defense is absolutely going to disrupt the Wildcats offense throughout this game. Kentucky shot 50% from the floor against UNLV even though three starters – Meeks, Michael Porter, Perry Stevenson – combined to make just 9 of their 25 shots. The rest of the team made 17 of 27 shots from the floor and that’s unlikely to be repeated against the pressure defense that the Blue Jays employ. Yes, Creighton’s defense did not look good against Bowling Green but so much of that had to do with missing out on the Big Dance. The situation is an entirely different one now. The Blue Jays are hosting the Wildcats of Kentucky and that means they bring their “A game” tonight and score a big win for the mid-majors in this one! Play Creighton minus the points as a Top Play selection.
1* (regular play) Carolina Hurricanes Money Line (-) @ Florida
The Panthers are coming off of a loss on Saturday where they gave up three late goals and lost to the Blue Jackets. On the same day, the Hurricanes were at home and got a big win over the division rival Capitals by a 4-1 count! As a result, this would normally seem like a perfect spot for a play on the Panthers and a play against the Hurricanes. This is especially true when you consider that Florida is supposed to get their second leading scorer, Nathan Horton, back on the ice tonight. However, the Panthers have a couple of key issues here that clearly are going against them and favor Carolina. As a result, the play here is on the Hurricanes. Florida’s scoring woes are a major issue! The one goal they scored against Columbus on Saturday was the third time in their last five games that the Panthers have either been shutout or scored just one goal. Also, they’re playing right into the teeth of revenge here! The Panthers absolutely embarrassed the Hurricanes in a 5-0 win in the clubs’ last meeting and that was at Carolina! Needless to say, the Canes are hungry to return the favor here and hand Florida an ugly home loss of their own. Also, this is a key game in terms of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference and, so, even though the Hurricanes are off of a big divisional win they’re certainly not going to overlook Monday’s divisional opponent. This is especially true because of what happened on February 12th – the ugly 5-0 home loss – when Carolina got hammered. The Canes are 11-3-2 in their last 16 games and they’ve averaged over 4 goals per game during this solid stretch. Additionally, the Hurricanes are facing a Florida team that has won just once in their last six games and the Panthers scoring woes are of particular concern. The return of Horton is highly unlikely to fix all that ails Florida right now and yet people are over-reacting and jumping on the Panthers here. We will react to this by grabbing the extra value with the hotter team on the road and now available without laying juice! Huge value on the Canes! Play Carolina on the money line as a regular selection.
1* (regular play) Orlando Magic (-) @ New York
The “knee-jerk reaction here might be to grab the Knicks as a home dog since New York has a shot at “right-back revenge” here. With the Knicks losing at Orlando on Saturday, many will be quick to back them as they look to avenge that loss on Monday night. However, what many are overlooking here is that a couple of key factors from Saturday’s game have resulted in line value for the Magic here. Yes, Orlando only won the match-up Saturday by seven points but they had a much bigger lead than that before faltering late. Part of the problem for the Knicks in the game was not having the normal services of Dwight Howard. The reason for this is because Howard was in foul trouble and this limited his point production as well as his rebounding. That means Howard brings a little “extra effort” to this one which, of course, is the last thing the Knicks need to deal with. Adding even more fuel to the fire is the fact that Orlando’s Rafer Alston and New York’s Nate Robinson were called for technical fouls during a “shoving exchange” in the third quarter. It was not a big incident but it’s just a little something that insures that the Magic will have the right mental approach here. Orlando doesn’t like the Knicks, they don’t like the fact they allowed them back in the game at home on Saturday, and they know a Magic victory here is key in their pursuit of the #2 spot in the Eastern Conference. In other words, they hold the same edges they did Saturday and yet they are laying a smaller number here (because they’re on the road) and we’re going to take advantage. The Knicks, even though David Lee is expected to play – after missing Saturday’s game - are a very banged-up team physically and mentally. The loss to the Kings – who had been 0-28 against the Eastern Conference – really hurt the spirit of the Knicks. The losses have continued to pile up and their playoff hopes are all but dashed. This makes things very tough on them mentally and the Magic can break their spirits with another dominating effort. Howard, 15 points and 7 rebounds Saturday, will make up for that foul-plagued performance here. The Knicks have lost 9 of their last 13 and the last three defeats have come by an average of a twenty point margin per loss. Another ugly one is on tap here. The Magic know that with a win here they will give themselves an opportunity at overtaking Boston for the #2 seed if they can take care of business against the Celtics on Wednesday. The Magic make amends for allowing the Knicks back into Saturday’s game and we expect a huge effort from Howard to lead the way. Play Orlando minus the points as a regular selection.
ATS Sports Club
Belmont +6
BookieBasherSports
Vermont +1
Stan Lisowski
4'* NIT GOY - St Mary
HOWIE FEINER
Non Conference Game of the Week
L.A. Clippers (200) at Boston Celtics (-15')
This is a huge number as L.A. will easily stay inside this bloated number tonight. Kevin Garnett is back, but nowhere near 100 percent and Paul Pierce (5-of-22 shooting the last two games) is struggling. The Celtics have covered just three of their last 13 including an outright loss at the Clippers on Feb. 25. L.A. was horrible Sunday afternoon at Toronto, so this is a classic bounce back spot for the Clips as Zach Randolph, Baron Davis and L.A. keep this one competitive and close.
L.A. Clippers (+15') 100 Dimes
Atlantic Conference Game of the Week
Orlando Magic (217) at New York Knicks (+6)
Orlando turned back visiting New York Saturday night by a 110-103 count, and look for the Knicks to again cover in keeping this one close tonight. Center David Lee, he of 54 double-doubles this year, missed Saturday's game with a sore knee, but he's expected to be back tonight. New York is on ATS runs of 10-3 versus teams with winning records and 28-18 when avenging a road loss. Big effort tonight from Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson and the Knicks as they stay inside this number.
New York Knicks (+6) 100 Dimes
Wayne Root
Chairman- Vermont
Millionaire- Wichita State
Moneymaker- St Marys
USA Sports
Stanford
INDIAN COWBOY
5 Unit Play (CBI Goy). Take Over 143.5 between Charleston vs. Richmond
We started off the week strong in college hoops last week and then tailed a bit. No worries as I'm confident our research will yield a strong March to close and then we will continue to roll as the NBA takes us into summer. We had a winning January and February in college hoops and I'm confident we will return to that consistency we are used to. If you are looking for other selections today check out the site each day and read the research as every cbb and nba game is researched and published except for the ones that I have a play in. As per this play, Charleston is a team that can light it up. Frankly, it should have been this team that should have been playing in the NCAA Tourney but one of the worst officiated games ever went down in the books in Chattanooga as the home crowd helped propel Chattanooga to a birth to the Tourney. I'm glad the Southern Conference strategy of playing conference games blew up in their face as Chatt got blown out by 50+ to Uconn. If that was Charleston, I can promise you it would have been far more competitive. Rather than taking Charleston to win this game, let's take the over as I expect them to be a solid dog today. Remember, Charleston put up 93 points on Troy on the road and 77 points on Davidson on the road. For this game to go ovr, we need to expect each team to knock up roughly 72 points which I expec tot happen. Just as much as Charleston relies on the outside shot and loves to run, Richmond likes to do the same. The Spiders are the same team that put up 80 points on Xavier at home and 78 against Rhode Island. Heck, Richmond even put up 75 points against a defensive St. John's team and that game totaled 144. So, why can't this game total of 144? The over is 4-0 in the last 4 non-conference games and the over is 5-1 for the Spiders in the last 6 home games when they face a team with a winning % greater than 60% - meaning that if when they face competitive teams, both teams push the total over.
4 Unit Play. Take Belmont +6 over ODU
This is just way too tempting not to take Belmont here for several reasons. For starers, the public to a tune of 70% loves ODU here. But, it is Belmont that is a rock solid taem who shoots nearly 70% free throws, who lost to Tennessee on the road by a bucket and who comes off beating Evansville by 16 on the road. Belmont is out of the A-sun and I have personally seen this team place several times this year. This team lost to the eventual A-Sun champ in East-Tennessee State. This is not to take anything away from ODU but if you noticed they only beat Citadel by 8 points at home who is a top 200 team. Belmont is a top 125 team. ODU only beat the likes of William and Mary and Richmond by 1 point and 3 points. Belmont is an extremely well coached team, that shoots quailty free throws and runs a nice pro-set offense and defense. I can see Belmont hanging tough here and have an outside shot at a win. I'll take the 6 points here as the ODU Monarchs are 1-7 ATS as a small favorite of 0 to 6.5 points at home and 2-9 ATS as a favorite of this margin as they typically do not play well as small home favorites as they typically win these games but not by a wide margin.
4 Unit Play. Take the Boston Celtics -15.5 over the L.A. Clippers
It's not often that I take such a heavy favorite, but I like the Celtics here as they return home from their road trip. The C's are back in form after crushing the Grizzlies on the road and Garnett played for over 15 minutes in that contest as he gets a feel for the action again. The C's have won their last 3 including over Miami at home, defeating San Antonio on the road with Garnett back and defeating Memphis on the road by 18. The C's lost to the Clippers on the road by a bucket last time around and without a doubt, Pierce, Allen and company remember that loss. This team remembers their losses such as the one to SA only to go on the road to defeat them. I look for the C's to step up big here and win in a defensive manner holding the Clippers to probably less than 90 points while the Celtics top 110 at home with that revenge. There might be a backdoor cover here, but if the C's can win by 18 on the road at Memphis, why can't they win by 16 or more at hoem against a team who they have revenge with as they return home from back to back road games. The Clippers are 0-4 ATS when facing a team with a winning record on the road, they are 1-4 ATS as 11 point dogs or greater while the C's are 15-5 as a favorite of 11 points or greater at home.
Steam On-Line Guaranteed Selections
CBI TOURNAMENT TOTALS PLAY OF THE YEAR
College of Charleston and Richmond OVER 143.5