Marc Lawrence
Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Clippers
LA returns to the Clip Joint of an embarrassing 30-point home loss when they host the 76ers in this non-conference clash Monday night. The key to this contest is that not only are the Clippers red-faced, the Sixers are fat and sassy off an upset win at Phoenix. That's confirmed by the fact that Philadelphia is 0-16 SU and 3-13 ATS on the road off a SU road win. They are also 1-10 SU and 2-9 ATS away versus a non-confeence opponent after facing the Suns. The kicker is the fact that home teams, playing off a 30-plus point home loss, are 18-9 ATS from Game 28 out when facing an opponent off a win. Stay at home with the Clippers here tonight.
Play on: Los Angeles
Vegas Experts
Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Mountaineers off an eight-point Saturday loss at Connecticut that dimmed their Tourney chances but they can light them up again with a win over Pitt. Mountaineers closed the gap on Ct. in the second half so should be able to build on that. They are 6-2 this year at home versus Conference foes, losing back-to-back games to Georgetown and Cincinnati in January but handling everyone else. Pitt is 3-5 on the Conference road, 2-5 before the big win Saturday over the Orange with its other wins coming at South Florida and St. John's. Doubtful the Panthers can get up again to defeat another quality foe on the road so soon after the Syracuse win. It lost to quality Big East foes Connecticut, Marquette and Notre Dame by seven, 18 and 12 points.
Play on: West Virginia
Alex Smart
New York Dragons -1.0
The NY Dragons behind one of the top Qbs in the history of the AFL Aaron Garcia , always have a chance to win when he is healthy. That was evident last season, when the team went 4-2 with him in the lineup and just 1-9 when he was injured. With the Dragons top gun Garcia ready to go, the transplanted Cleveland Gladiators look to extend a run that has seen them lose 14 of their L16. Yes, even despite of a upgrading in the off season with a veteran QB (Raymond Philyaw). Final notes & Key Trends: NY is is 12-3 ATS in their L15 road games with a total of between 100 and 104.5 PPG.
Play on NY Dragons
James Patrick
New Orleans vs. New York
Back-to-back games have been no problem for the Hornets as they have flown out to an impressive 8-1 ATS mark in this situation. Hornets also making a Buzz on the NBA road as they are 18-9 ATS on the road to date. Our complimentary selection in the NBA is New Orleans Hornets.
Dave Cokin
Fresno State @ Utah State
Play: Utah State -8.5
Tough to ignore some pretty obvious facts here. Fresno is on a nasty 0-9 spread run. Utah State is perfect at home for the season and wants to stay that way. Aggies haven't forgotten they lost on this court to Fresno last March. The game is actually priced right about where it should be, but I think the situation favors the home team just enough to warrant a call that way. Utah State minus the points.
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Prediction: under
Reason: The under is 35-27 for the Bruins this season. Washington has played the under in their last 4 games. The under is 7-0 in Washington's last 7 home games. The under is 5-1 in the Capitals last 6 games vs. Eastern Conference opponents. The under is 4-1 in Boston's last 5 trips to Washington. The under is a profitable 7-1 in the last 8 meetings between the clubs. Play the under.
Vegas Sports Pics
Pittsburgh Panthers + 5 over (at) West Virginia Panthers
West Virginia (20-8, 9-7) vs. Pittsburgh (21-8, 9-7) enters off an 82-77 win at Syracuse, which entered 8-2 previous ten home games including a 77-70 win over No.11 Georgetown on 02/16. The Panthers have won the last four meetings.
Kansas Jayhawks - 19 over Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech (16-123, 7-7) at No.6 Kansas (26-3, 11-3) with a win in this Senior night game gains sole possession of first place in the Big 12. The Jayhawks at home are 9-0 all-time vs. Tech, winning the last four by an average of 26.2 points.
Ted Sevransky
New York Dragons @ Cleveland Gladiators
REASON FOR PICK: The 2007 Las Vegas Gladiators were one of the worst professional football teams that you’ll ever see, stumbling to a 2-14 SU record that featured 13 double digit defeats and nine losses by more than 20 points. In the offseason, the franchise moved to Cleveland and upgraded in every way imaginable. It starts at the top, with new head coach Mike Wilpot, a head coach with a history of turning around sorry franchises like the now defunct Indiana Firebirds. The AFL is a quarterback’s league. Last year, none of the three Gladiators QB’s had a rating above 101.8. This year, they bring in Raymond Philyaw with a QB rating of 124.4 last year. The rebuilt receiving corps features Cornelius Bonner, Andy McCullough, Otis Amey and Robert Redd, a solid veteran group.
Cleveland’s defense has upgraded just as much. Former AFL Defensive Player of the Year, Silas Demary was brought in to anchor the defensive line while Brandon Hefflin came over from the defending National Conference champs in Columbus, giving the Gladiators a legitimate playmaker in the secondary. Facing a Dragons team that went 5-11 last year, with nine rookies and five second year players on their rebuilt roster, we can expect Cleveland’s first game in their new home at the Quicken Loans Arena to be a very positive experience for both the players and the fans of the home team.
Take Cleveland
Stevie Y
Ottawa Senators vs. Anaheim Ducks
Play:Anaheim Ducks
We love the Anaheim Ducks to win on the $$ line over the Sens The Ducks are MONEY @ the Honda Center on Monday when they battle the Sens, The Ottawa Sens are struggling as the Sens are 2-6-2 last 10 overall and 1-5 in their last 6 road games. On the flip side Mighty Anaheim is playing well, going 4-0-1 in thier last 5 home games, and 9-1-1 in their last 11 overall! We also note that Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa & A Smooth 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa!! DUCKS ROLL!!
Dave Cokin.
Fresno St and Utah St.
Take Utah St
Tough to ignore some pretty obvious facts here. Fresno is on a nasty 0-9 spread run. Utah State is perfect at home for the season and wants to stay that way. Aggies haven't forgotten they lost on this court to Fresno last March. The game is actually priced right about where it should be, but I think the situation favors the home team just enough to warrant a call that way. Utah State minus the points.
Jim Feist
PHI 76ers and LA Clippers.
Take Under.
A pair of certified masons meet here. Neither of these teams can shoot well, with both in the bottom 10 in scoring. The Clippers have been particularly inept all season shooting 43% as a team .5? only the Bulls are worse. They met once already, with LA scoring 80 points in a game that went under the total. The 76ers struggle to score on the road, while the Clippers are 20-11 under the total at home. Play the 76ers/Clippers under the total!
Arthur Ralph
Super Pick: West Virginia
900 Daily Play BEST BET: Pepperdine
Paul Stone
Pittsburgh +5.5
Pittsburgh has covered seven of the past nine meetings in this intense series _ most of which came in the role of the favorite.
West Virginia is only 4-11-1 ATS against teams with a winning straightup record this season.
The Mountaineers' only ATS win against an NCAA Tournament caliber team was against Marquette.
Take the points in this Big East showdown which will solidify the winner's standing in the NCAA Tournament.
Mighty Quinn
Virginia +4.5
Bob AKMANS
San Jose SaberCats -Chicago Rush UNDER 103.0 / 6 units
Cappers Access
West Virginia
Santa Clara
Scott Spreitzer
Pepperdine
Redzone Sports
Canadiens
Joe Wiz
Pepperdine
Bob Donahue
Western Carolina
Insider Sports Report
Dallas/Utah OVER 204.5
ATS Consultants
Newsletter Plays
Hoops
West Virginia over Pitt 75-65 Preferred Play
Arena
Over in the New York/Cleveland game Preferred Play
Pointwise
PEPPERDINE RATING: 5
LT'S LOCK
Jazz -6
Arthur Ralph
Utah State
MadduxSports
Santa Clara +15.5
Tom Freese
Philadelphia at La Clippers
Philadelphia is 24-10 ATS away when the Total is 180 to 189.5 and they are 29-16 ATS in the second half of the season the last year plus. The Sixers are 28-15 ATS after scoring 100 or more points in two straight games and they are 4-0 ATS their last 4 games vs. the Clippers. Los Angeles is in a 40-16 ATS Play Against System that says to go against home teams when the line is +3 to -3 if they are off 4 or more straight losses if they are playing their eighth game in fourteen days. The Clippers are 3-12 ATS as home dogs of 3 or less points. PLAY ON PHILADELPHIA