Jim Feist.
MIA Heat and CHA Bobcats.
Take "CHA Bobcats".
Charlotte is home after a long road trip. The Bobcats have been under the radar, going 8-3 ATS the last 11 games. They.5?re a young team that struggles on the road, but at home they have winning records, both SU and ATS. Miserable Miami is 6-27 on the road and comes into this one in a terrible situational handicapping spot, playing their 4th game in 5 nights, while Charlotte is rested. Play the Bobcats!
Scott Delaney
100* UCLA
20* NOTRE DAME
20* STANFORD
Locksmith Sports
1 Unit on Texas A&M/UCLA UNDER 125
Oddsmakers are begging us to take the over here, but we won’t bite. Both of these teams pride themselves on defense and we’ll see plenty of solid “D” in this one, keeping the score down. Texas A&M is 19-11 UNDER in all games this season, 9-1 UNDER in road games after 4 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers over the last 3 seasons, and 9-2 UNDER in road games after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons. UCLA is 11-2 UNDER after game - where they allowed a shooting pct. of 33% or less over the last 3 seasons, 13-3 UNDER when seeded 4 or higher in the NCAA tournament since 1997, and 14-5 UNDER in road games when playing their 2nd game in 3 days over the last 3 seasons. Texas A&M knows its only chance is to keep this a half court game so we expect the Aggies to be very patient on offense. Take the UNDER.
Priceless Picks
1 Unit on Notre Dame/Washington State OVER 133.5
I think the Washington State Cougars are going to have to be a little more offensive minded than normal to beat the Irish and that will carry this one over the number. Notre Dame is 10-1 OVER when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season, 6-0 OVER versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 8+ points/game after 15+ games this season and 11-1 OVER after having won 12 or more of their last 15 games this season. This one will go over with room to spare.
SportsKingz
DUKE -3 (15 UNITS)
XAVIER -3 (15 UNITS)
Maddux Sports
3 units New York +9
3 units Duke -3.5
3 units Kansas State +4.5
3 units Michigan State +2.5
3 units Marquette +3
ATS Consultants
Newsletter Plays
Hoops
Chicago over Indiana 98-84 Best Bet
So there will be changes in Indiana? Great for Pacers fans, but not good for the players on the floor. The Bulls still have a shot at the playoffs in the awful Eastern Conference. Adding Larry Hughes and getting rid of Ben Wallace helped. The Bulls definitely have play-off talent and the Pacers have all but given up.
Philadelphia over new jersey 104-90 Preferred Play
Under in the Indiana/Chicago game 84-98 Preferred Play
Hockey
Boston over Montreal Preferred Play
Over in the NJ/Pittsburgh game Best Bet
Under in the Edmonton/Colorado game Preferred Play
AFL
Under in the Colorado/Chicago game Preferred Play
Tony George
Purdue vs. Xavier
Play: Purdue and Xavier OVER 132
This one should be a shootout. Both scoring over 70 ppg their last 5 games and the Boilermankers are hitting an impressive 45% from beyond the arc. Both teams like an uptempo style and neither team plays outstanding defense, as evidenced by Purdue's defemse allowing 67 ppg their last 5, but they can hang with anyone on offense. Purdue topped 90 points against Baylor while Xavier managed 70 points against a good Georgia team. It also should be noted that BOTH teams hit 70% or over from the charity stripe. This will be a good game, evenly matched, and I expect both teams to have 35-40 points by halftime and then open it up in the second half as well.
LT Profits
Marquette +3.0
We think that this matchup between the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Stanford Cardinal pits the best conference in the country with the most overrated, and we will gladly back Marquette as underdogs here.
The Golden Eagles won 13 games inside the Big East, and they then pulled away late to get the win and cover vs. the Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday. Much has been made about Stanford’s height advantage with the Lopez twins here, but Marquette has become accustomed to guarding large centers in the Big East and lived to tell about it, and they may even have an advantage offensively with their quickness.
Now granted, Stanford is the second best team in the Pac-10, but this post-season has confirmed our belief that the conference is overrated, and we feel that the Cardinal’s easy 77-53 win over Cornell on Thursday in no way prepared them to face what is probably the toughest opponent they have faced all year.
We look for Marquette to continue to prove the Big East’s superiority with a statement outright win here.
Marquette +3
Texas A&M @ UCLA u125.0
The UCLA Bruins are one of the best defensive teams in the country while the Texas A&M Aggies prefer a half-court style of play, so this should be a low-scoring affair.
Also, Texas A&M figures to slow this game down more than usual as double-digit underdogs, in an attempt to give themselves the best chance of winning. Their road games have averaged a combined 125.8 points this season under normal circumstances, so if they employ the strategy we expect here, you can certainly shave some points off of that total.
As for the Bruins, they are allowing just 58.2 points per game on the year, and they are coming off of a scrimmage in the first round where they incredibly limited Mississippi Valley State to 29 points. No, we do not expect a replay of that here, but UCLA has not allowed nine of their last 10 opponents to get out of the 60s, and that figures to be the case here vs. an A&M team that has averaged just 59.7 points on the road for the year.
Finally, the Bruins played one other game vs. a Big 12 opponent this season, and that was their 63-61 loss to Texas, which is more potent offensively than the Aggies. Expect a slightly lower scoring game than that here.
Texas A&M, UCLA Under 125
Rob Veno
Blue Chip: Duke -3.5
Wisconsin -4.5
20* Blue Chip: Notre Dame +2.5
Stanford Over 133 -110
Mighty Quinn
West Virginia
Brian Mac's Hotline Hotside
UMass
Trace Adams
Xavier -3
Jack Clayton
Purdue
Jimmy Moore
Houston +6.5
USA Sports Consulting
Wisconsin -4.5
TV Hotline
Purdue/Xavier Over
Mike Wynn
NDame/Wash St Over
Joe Wiz
Wisconsin
Nets
Vegas Steamline
Mich St/Pitt Under
John Fina
Pitt
Dr Vegas
Kansas
Glen Mcgrew
UMass
Totals4u
Ucla Over
RedZone Sports
Washington State.
ARTHUR RALPH
UMASS
Razor Sharp Sports
Sea/Utah Over
Scott Spreitzer
Bulls
Nick Parsons
Bucks
Easy Money Sports
UNLV
GAMBLERS DATA
Chicago/Nashville Over 5.5
Big Time Sports
Hou/Phx Over
InfoPlays
3* on Massachusetts -5.5
With Umass playing this NIT battle at home against Akron, we have to get them the edge as just a small favorite. Umass is 12-3 in home games this season, scoring over 82 points per game and outscoring their opponents by 10 points per contest. Head coach Travis Ford of Umass is 30-16 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread in all games he has coached since 1997. Akron cannot win back-to-back tough road games after beating Florida State their last time out. FSU didn’t play with any heart in that game, while Umass played with tremendous heart in their opener with a 20-point win over Stephen F. Austin. Umass will try to win this NIT by knocking off Akron today in the process. Bet Massachusetts at home.
Net Prophet
Duke -4 over West Virginia
Marquette +3 over Stanford
Chris Jordan
600 Wisconsin
100 Purdue
100 Over Purdue
Trace Adams
2000* SECOND ROUND LEAD PIPE LOCK
Xavier -3