Hoops Guru
Triple plays
Denver -2 Pro
Denver +8 College
California -6
C-Stars Sports
5000 units Duke minus the points over Miami-Florida
1000 units Missouri/Iowa St. over the total
50 units Texas A&M minus the points over Kansas St
Teddy Covers
Big Ticket Gonzaga
Dr Bond
12* Denver/NJ Over 206
RAS
Tulane/Marshall Over 132 1.00 UNIT
anyone have mike linebacks 5* play ?
Scott Rickenbach
TOP PLAY (NCAA)
Memphis +5
BIG AL
All 3 unit plays. No NBA
Vandy
Duke
Wyoming
Virginia
Georgia
Iowa St
Gonzaga
Indian Cowboy
4 Unit Play. Take L.A. Clippers +8 over Atlanta Hawks
To help secure our 7th straight winning week, we are going to ride the L.A. Clippers at home against my Baby Hawks. Look, I am a big fan of the Hawks so I do follow my team - but I also know, that in a total of 199, getting 8 points is a beautiful thing. In particular, when I think my dog has a 40% chance of winning this game SU. So, I have this game as a potential 62% chance of covering according to my spreadsheets and formulas, so I will gladly take the L.A. Clippers here. For starters, Atlanta beat this team by 17 points earlier this year on the road when the Clippers were banged up. So, the Clippers have revenge. The Clippers are also healthy right now with the return of Davis and Randolph. There is a reason why Coach Dunleavy had these two fellas return in the Memphis to get their feet wet prior to them facing the more capable Hawks on the road. And, did the two stars get their feet wet or what? They routed the Grizzlies by around 20 points scoring over 120 points in the process. Do note, the Hawks come back very nicely against the Bobcats and manage to cover by having a monster third quarter. So, I like the fact the Hawks return home off of a win as compared to a SU loss. I look for this game to be very competitive and the Clippers when healthy, can go up against anybody in this league with the likes of Baron Davis, Z. Randolph, Al Thornton and Eric Gordon. The Clippers bench is also rock solid - why? Well, considering that this team has to play often with injuries, the bench automatically sees more minutes, gains valuable experience and have more confidence when they see such minutes coming off the bench when the starters are healthy. If you remember, I rode the Clippers hard with the return of Randolph as they were able to cover against some of the better teams in the league and the situation now is no different. Let's ride the wave from L.A. as the Clips have a shot at winning SU but more likely lose by about 3-4 points here as the Hawks come back from a deficit to reclaim the game SU - but more importantly, we cash the spread.
4 Unit Play. Take UCONN -16.5 over Michigan
Let's go 6-0 on the week in College Ball. I know we have hit 4 straight College Dogs Outright, but today we're going to lay the wood on a favorite. I'm not the one to necessarily lay the wood on favorites, in fact, the last time I did was when Illinois crushed Indiana in 5* selection which brought our Big Ten 5* Selections to a perfect lifetime 9-0 and our 5* selections to 30-7 Lifetime as well. UCONN is rolling and I believe Michigan is going to have a let down after their win against Penn State at home. Remember, Michigan is the same team that went on the road to lose by 18 to Purdue, the same team to lose by 18 to Ohio State on the road, the same team to lose by 15 to Penn State and 15 to Illinois. Why in the world can this team not lose by 17 to the #1 team in the country in Uconn? What has Michigan done on the road this year after all? Yes, this team beat Duke - but that was at home. Yes, this team beat NW - but that was at home. On the highway, this team has gotten crushed for the most part. Plus, what was the point total in these road contests? This team put up 49 points at Purdue, 54 points at Ohio State, 58 at Penn State, 58 at Ohio State and 51 points at Illinois. If this team thinks that point total is going to be enough to be competitive or get inside this number today, I think they need to reconsider. UCONN is the type of team that puts up 75+ points at home and there is no reason why they don't want to lay the hammer down on "Michigan" - a school with plenty of name recognition and who has an outside shot at going to the Dance. I look for UCONN, the same team that beat Louisville on the road by 17, Providence at home by 33, Depaul on the road by 21 and Rutgers at home by 21 to get the job done here as they likely win by 20+ when all is said and done. The Wolverines are 0-4 ATS as Underdogs and UCONN is a solid 5-0 ATS on Saturday games and of course, this is a night game so the crowd will be rocking and wanting a show which the #1 team in the land will provide.
Dennis Hill
100 * Nevada -6
100* Memphis +5
100* Idaho+3
200* Illinois Chicago-10
200* Utah State -17
Alatex
Superplay Wright St.
Erin Rynning
Columbia
C.Florida
Nevada
Grizzlies Over
Maddux Sports
3 units on Toronto +180
3 units on Florida +170
Dr Bob
2 Star Selection
**DREXEL (-2) over Old Dominion
Drexel won and covered in 7 consecutive games before falling by 3 points on the road at Delaware on Wednesday. I expect the Dragons to get back on track tonight against and Old Dominion team that plays considerably worse after a victory than they do after a loss. The Monarchs are just 17-41-1 ATS in conference games following a conference victory in 8 seasons under coach Blaine Taylor, including 11-36-1 ATS when not getting more than 3 points (0-10 ATS recently). Drexel is 8-1 ATS as a favorite this season and my ratings favor the Dragons by 4 ½ points in this game. I’ll take Drexel in a 2-Star Best Bet at -3 points or less.
2 Star Selection
**Troy State (-1) over FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Florida Atlantic has lost 18 of their last 20 games and the Owls are 1-11 straight up in conference play. Troy has won 7 consecutive games and is 9-3 in Sun Belt games, so asking the Trojans to simply win this game straight up is not asking much. Florida Atlantic has only lost 2 of their conference games by double-digits, so they’ve generally been competitive, but the Owls have a tough time closing out games without their two best offensive players Carlos Monroe and Xavier Perkins, who have both missed the last 9 games and are out for the season. Monroe and Perkins combined to make 50% of their shots and both averaged over 12 points per game, but the rest of the Owls combine to make only 41% of their shots and leading scorer Paul Graham is not the answer late in games when a bucket is needed to win a game (he makes just 37.7% from the field). This may be another close game, but the Trojans of Troy are likely to come out on top, as my ratings favor Troy by 2 points and Florida Atlantic applies to a negative 6-32-1 ATS situation. Florida Atlantic has been good as a medium to big dog this season because they play so many close games, but the Owls are just 1-9 ATS this season when not getting at least 5 points. I’ll take Troy in a 2-Star Best Bet at -1 or better.
2 Star Selection
**TULSA (-4) over Utep
Tulsa won 78-70 in El Paso two weeks ago and the Golden Hurricane apply to a very good 33-3-2 ATS subset of a 101-45-4 ATS sweep angle tonight. My ratings favor Tulsa by 3 ½ points using all games and by 6 points using conference games only, so a line of 4 points is fair. I’ll take Tulsa in a 2-Star Best Bet at -4 points or less and for 3-Stars at -3.
3 Star Selection
***Tennessee-Martin (-7) over TENNESSEE STATE
Tennessee Martin started the season 2-5 straight up, but the Skyhawks took flight when efficient big man Olahide Hay (64% FG) became eligible to play in mid-December. UT Martin has gone 13-1 since Hay joined the lineup (9-3 ATS) and the Skyhawks remain a bit underrated (my rating favor them by 9 points in this game). Tennessee State is on a 7 game spread losing streak and the head coach lost his job because of it. I suppose a new coach could get Tennessee State to give more effort, but the Tigers simply aren’t talented enough and they don’t have much of a home court advantage (just 14-27 ATS at home). Tennessee-Martin applies to a very good 147-62-5 ATS big road favorite situation and a 50-20-3 ATS road favorite momentum situation and I’ll take Tennessee-Martin in a 3-Star Best Bet at -8 points or less and for 2-Stars at -8 ½ or -9 points.
Saturday Night Opinion
EASTERN WASHINGTON (-1 ½) over Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona is 37-18 ATS with 2 or more days off to prepare for an opponent, but the Lumberjacks are only 14-25 ATS when they have 1 or fewer days to prepare (1-3 ATS this season), including 6-16 ATS on the road. Northern Arizona also applies to a negative 34-76-3 ATS situation that is based on having just 1 day off, but that situation is not strong enough to make Eastern Washington a Best Bet. My ratings do favor the Eagles by 2 points, so the line is fair, and I’ll lean with Eastern Washington at -2 or better
Overthespread
15 Dimes on Florida St.
25 Dimes on UCF
35 Dime Teezer on Iowa St. & Denver Both +13.5
Syndicate Betting Systems
10 Unit Play Detroit Over 184
10 Unit Play L.A. Clippers +8
5 Unit Play Detroit -4