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WISC-MILWAUKEE over Wright St RATING: 1
EVANSVILLE over Bradley RATING: 2
SYRACUSE over Villanova RATING: 4
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington
Prediction: over
Reason: Atlanta played last night and the games played over the total. The over is 4-1 in their last 5 games played with 0 day rest. The over is 7-1 in the Thrashers last 8 games vs. a team from the Southeast Division. The over is 5-1-1 in the Capitals last 7 games played with 1 day rest between games. The over is 4-1-1 in Washington's last 6 home games. The last 2 meetings between the clubs played the over. The over is 6-2 in Atlanta's last 8 trips to Washington. Play the over.
Game: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Prediction: under
Reason: The under has been very profitable for the Bruins at home going 19-9-1 under last 29 home games. Wings on the season allowing just 2 goals/game on the road, 14-9 under on the season. Both teams have played the under in 3 straight and the Wings in 8 of their last 10 overall. Both teams as well have allowed just 3 goals in their last 3 games overall. Look for a low scoring affair tonight. Play the Under.
Brian Hansen
Game: New Jersey Nets at Atlanta Hawks
Prediction: Atlanta Hawks
Reason: Although they’ve lost 3 straight, I expect the Hawks to take care of business at home against the Nets. New Jersey is just 3-8 ATS its last 11 on the road, and 2-6 ATS its last 8 on the road while the Hawks are an awesome 7-3 ATS their last 10 in friendly confines! Look for the Nets to drop to 4-7 ATS their last 11 against Southeast division opponents and for the HAWKS to improve to 13-10 ATS their last 23 played at home!
Jason Firestone
Bottomline Sports
7:00 pm est - Play Tennessee -2 for 2 units
Vegas better start stepping up and respecting these guys because this team is good! The main reason they are so good is because they are so tough to match up against. Offensively, they can run you out of any building in America, and defensively, they can eat you alive. That's exactly what they have done to this Mississippi St team over the past 7 years. The Vols own a 6-2 record straight up, and ATS against the Bulldogs over the past 8 meetings, including 3 straight by an average of 11 points per game. The Vols have scored at least 80 points in 4 of the last 8 meetings. MSU has never been a team that can put up much more than 70, and that's why they just do not match up too well against the Vols. Nothing should change here, even in Starkeville as the Vols own an amazing road record this season of 7-2. They even score at an impressive rate on the road averaging 80 points away from home. The key here is that MSU will not be able to match the speed and offense of the Vols, and Tennessee will wear the Bulldogs down late and pull ahead for a 7-10 point win.
7:00 pm est - Play Davidson - 5 for 2 units
Yes, Chattanooga is having an amazing season this year out of the Southern Conference, but their about to run into a buzz-saw. Davidson has, and probably will for a while at least dominate this Conference. Once again, the Wildcats have started the season a perfect 12-0 in Southern Conference play including 7 road wins by an AMAZING average of 16 points per game. In fact, this team is 7-0 in Conference Play on the road winning 6 of the 7 games by double digits! WOW!! The Mocs of Chattanooga are hot having won 7 of their last 10 games, however one of their 3 losses cam in Davidson by a whopping 27 points! There may be a bit of revenge on the minds of the Mocs, and that will play out for a while, but just like most times, the Wildcats will pull away in the second half. Davidson has won 5 straight, and 6 of their last 7 meetings with the Mocs. The Wildcats are 4-1 ATS over the past 5 meetings, and 6 of their 7 wins vs the Mocs have come by double digits. Davidson is on such a roll right now having won 10 straight games including 9 of them by double digits! Nothing changes here as Davidson will prove they are still the ones to beat down South. Davidson by 13!
4:00 pm est - Play Oklahoma +8 for 2 units
This Sooners team is really impressing me right now. They have won 3 straight games against teams with a combined 37-21 record. This includes a HUGE road win in Baylor last week. Tonight they will get a Texas A&M team who is off a HUGE emotional win vs Texas. They could be in for a letdown. I really don't think this team is that good. Besides the Texas win, their most impressive Home in on the season was against Colorado. HELLO! What shocks me most about this series is the ability for the Sooners to play well at A&M having covered in 6 straight, and 8 of the last 10 meetings in A&M. Of their 6 straight covers, 5 were an OUTRIGHT WIN! That's right, the Sooners have won 4 of their last 5 trips to Texas A&M. We also see that the Road team is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings, and the DOG is 4-1. I look for the Aggies to have trouble playing physical with the Sooners thus Oklahoma wearing them down late in the game. Of final note, we know one of my favorite stats in a lined game like this is FREE THROW SHOOTING. Well, A&M is laying more than 5 points, and their ranked 324th!!!!! WOW! That's gonna kill them here! A&M wins a tight game, and I wouldn't be shocked to see another outright win for the Sooners
1:30 pm est - Play Texas - 7.5 for 1.5 units
I learned a lot about Baylor last week. Off a HUGE win on the road at A&M, this team bounced back at home as a 16-2 team and was totally over powered by Oklahoma. This team is a fraud as you will see today. Texas on the other hand may not be as good as people think either, however I expect this team to bounce back from a very embarrassing performance earlier this week against A&M. Of corse that was on the road. Today's game is in Austin where the Longhorns are 11-1 winning by an average of 17 per game. The Longhorns have a VERY underrated defense as their ranked 46th in the country allowing only 65 per game on less than 40% shooting! Their even better at home allowing only 59 per game at home. Baylor's strength is offense, and I expect Texas to control the tempo here and dominate this game just like the past. Texas has won 10 straight meetings including 7 by double digits. I see another double digit win for Texas. Horns by 14!
1:00 pm est - Play Utep +22 for 1 unit
TOO MANY POINTS! First of all since Utep joined the Conference, both games have been decided by less than 12 points. Utep has lost only 6 games over the past two years by double digits. Even more amazing is the fact that the Minors only have 3 losses by 20 or more points since 2004! WOW! Whats going to help Utep here is the fact that they can score! This team averages 78 points on the season. This is also a team that is not afraid of playing on the road as they score that same amount on the road. On the Memphis side of things, YES, this team is amazing! However, their only 4-4 this season, and 7-9 over the past two seasons when laying 20+ points. Most of those lines were against bad teams. Utep is not a bad team. They will come to play, and they will score. I see a 15-18 point win at best for Memphis.
Scott Spreitzer 25* N. Texas
Ben Burns SEC GOY Miss. St.
The Rock - 10 star Gold Play S. Florida -4.5
Brandon Lang
10 Dime: DePaul
10 Dime: Alabama
5 Dime: Kentucky
5 Dime: Georgia Tech
5 Dime: Baylor
Free: BYU
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Cincinnati Bearcats + 2 over Marquette Golden Eagles
No.17 Marquette (15-4, 5-3) is 2-9 ATS last 11 road games. Cincinnati (10-11, 5-4) enters at the top of its game off posting a 62-39 win at (15-5) West Virginia on Wednesday night. The Bearcats have won the last three meetings.
Texas Tech Red Raiders - 5 over Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State (10-10, 1-5) is 3-14 ATS last 17 road games. Texas Tech (11-8, 2-3) is 9-1 at home including a 68-53 win over then No.9 Texas A&M, the loss coming to then No.12 Stanford 62-61. Raiders have won the last two home meetings.
Texas A&M Aggies - 7 over Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma (15-5, 3-2) lost its last road game versus a ranked opponent getting blown out at No.2 Kansas 85-55 on 01/14. No.23 Texas A&M ( 17-4, 3-3) is 9-1 at home off posting a momentum building 80-63 win over No.10 Texas on Wednesday night.
Iowa Hawkeyes + 5 over Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State (15-6, 6-2) is 1-3 last four road games. Iowa (10-12, 3-6) is 3-2 last five home games, including a 43-36 win over then No.6 Michigan State and a 79-76 loss to then No.11 Indiana. The Hawkeyes have won the last three home meetings.
Bradley Braves - 3 over (at) Evansville Purple Aces
Evansville (6-14, 1-9) is 1-9 last ten games off losing at (11-10) Southern Illinois 59-39 on Tuesday night. Bradley (12-10, 5-5) has picked up the pace winning its last four games including a 63-54 win at (9-12) Wichita State. Braves have won the last four meetings
Kelso
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Game: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Prediction: St. Louis Blues
Reason: The fact that both teams played last night should favor St. Louis. While the Blues are just 6-6 since the start of 2007 when playing the second of back to back games, they have the advantage of not having to do any traveling. Conversely, the injury-depleted Avalanche had to make the trip from Detroit, after suffering a hard-fought 2-0 loss. With that defeat, the Avs are now just 4-14 when playing a road game with an over/under line of 5.5 this season. They've also lost their last three visits to St. Louis, getting outscored by a combined 10-2 margin. Note that Legace was in goal for all three of those victories. Including those results, Legace has won 10 straight starts against Colorado, recording three shutouts and a 1.40 goals-against average during that span. That brings him to 12-1-0 with a 1.85 GAA in 14 appearances vs. the Avs over his career. Lastly, note that last night's win brought the Blues to 12-2 their last 14 home games played in the month of February. Consider laying the price with St. Louis.
Scott Spreitzer's CBB Conf. Blowout GAME OF THE YEAR! *80-38, 68% ATS!
My Conference-USA Game of the Year is a play on UAB, minus points. Blazer coach Mike Davis has done a tremendous job with his young squad this season. They're 12-3 SU in their last 15 games, with one of those three losses combing at Marshall just 14 days ago. UAB had one of their worst shooting nights of the season while the Herd hit 50-percent over the final 20 minutes. Yet UAB led at the break and had a chance to get the road win in the second half, before falling by five. Davis is getting plenty of contribution up and down the Blazer bench. And, he got new and talented blood into the lineup when Georgia transfer Channing Toney became eligible four games ago. I believe the new and improved backcourt will put plenty of pressure on a rudderless guard rotation. Marshall does not have a true PG, and the problem really comes to the forefront away from home. The Herd are 1-6 in road tilts, with the only win coming against hapless Rice. Toss out that game and you'll see the Herd have finished with more turnovers than assists in each of their other six road games. In fact, they're averaging UNDER 10 APG, while turning it over 15.2 time per night. It's a great spot for the home chalk, and I'm laying it.
UAB is my Conference-USA GOY.
Scott Spreitzer's CBB Road Warrior Game of the Month! *53-27, 66% GOM Run!
My Road Warrior GOM is a play on WVU. To say the Mountaineers were in the trap of the season (basketball, not betting-wise) in their most recent game, is a wild understatement. The Bearcat program could not wait for their date with ex-coach Bob Huggins. They also caught WVU off a very tough loss to Georgetown. And, the predictable happened. Cinci blew the doors off the Mountaineers. Former Huggins players have said NO ONE gets you re-focused after a bad loss like the former Cinci coach does. I expect that to be on display in this one. And, the Mountaineers will be the squad taking advantage of another team's heartbreak. The Friars are fresh off their tough overtime loss to Notre Dame. The team played above their heads in that one, and will pay for it here. Providence owns a winning record of 12-8. But they've built those wins against some serious creampuffs, including Maine, Harvard, Brown, Sacred Heart, and St. Peter's, to name a few. The Friars have dropped three straight heading into this game and won't be able to put the clamps on a decent shooting WVU squad that just had a horrible 10-for-50 night, including 1-for-22 from area code three. The number is off and I'm all over it.
West Virginia is my TKO Road Warrior GOM.
ATS LOCK
15 Utah St -2 1/2
7 UNLV -6
7 Ark -3
4 Villanova -3
4 UConn -3 1/2
ATS FINANCIAL
4 Tex Tech -4
4 Virginia Tech -4 1/2
3 Seton Hall +15
Drew Gordon
1. 300,000* Texas Tech
2. 50,000* Purdue
3. 50,000* Florida
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1. 50,000* Ohio State
2. 50,000* Magic