Tony Mathews
Matchup: California vs. Stanford
Selection: Stanford -10
Explanation: We will lay the points with Stanford as they face-off against California in Sunday's College Basketball contest.
Stanford holds a huge advantage on the defensive end. Stanford (at home) is allowing opponents to score an average of only 53.9 points per game, while California (on the road) is allowing opponents to score an average of 72.0 points per game. As you can see, Stanford holds a huge advantage on the defensive end.
Stanford has also proven they can beat California. In fact, Stanford is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings against California.
Stanford -10
John Fina
Selection: Duquesne -9
Today La Salle will be on the road as they take on Duquesne. We will lay the points with Duquesne! The Duquesne offense is much better then the La Salle offense. Duquesne (at home) is scoring an average of 87.1 points per game, while La Salle (on the road) is scoring an average of only 71.5 points per game. That means the Duquesne offense is scoring an average of 15.6 points per game more then the La Salle offense. Duquesne is a perfect 2-0 SU & ATS in their last 2 meetings against La Salle, and should once again be able to get a blowout win! Lay the points! Take Duquesne
MATT RIVERS
For Sunday take the Celtics at the Rose Garden.
I was all about the Suns at home on Friday night against these same Celtics but I am jumping to the other side here as KG and the fellas will get back on the right track tonight.
Things have definitely not come as easy for Doc Rivers' team of late as they are in the midst of their first three game losing streak of the season but the way the Blazers have imploded of late I will take my chances with Garnett, Allen and Pierce and expect the C's to get a much needed win.
When Boston was winning every game I said how they are not as good as they have been playing and consequentially an overvalued club. Right now I am completely reversing course and telling you they are better than they are playing right now. Only scoring in the 70's at Phoenix was certainly not a good sign but Portland has been terrible over the past six or so weeks as they have covered something like four of their last 22 or so contests. I like the young Blazers led by Brandon Roy but they are in a ton of trouble right now as they are falling out of the playoff picture. If they were more experienced then maybe they could rebound but I just do not see things getting much better now after the amazing and overachieving start to the season.
Look for a workmanlike effort from the Celtics and an 8-10 point victory!
TONY WESTON
We keep our focus on the college hardwood with Xavier playing at Dayton today.
Xavier comes into this game a perfect 9-0 SU its last nine games, but only 4-5 ATS.
Luckily for Musketeers they play a Dayton team that?s 3-7 its last 10 games SU and only 2-8 its last 10 games ATS. In fact, before this 3-7 stretch, Dayton was 14-1 SU and 7-3 ATS to start the season.
One of those recent losses came at the hands of the Musketeers who beat Dayton 69-43 as 11-point favorites on Jan. 24. Since that game, Xavier is 7-0 SU and is beating opponents by an average of 9.1 points per game.
Early lines had Xavier favored at around 5 points, but that of course is subject to change up to tip off.
It won't matter because the Musketeers will win this one by at least 15.
Take Xavier on the road.
3* XAVIER
Ross Benjamin
Play On: Dayton +5.0
Any home underdog of 8.5 or less that is off an away favorite SU loss, has lost at least 1 home game this season, has won 27 or more of their last 40 at home, versus an opponent off a home favorite ATS win, and has a win percentage of better than .750 is 7-0 ATS since 1990. The underdog has won 6 of the 7 games outright. Play on Dayton plus the points
JAKE TIMLIN
Sunday selection is the Denver Pioneers.
The Pioneers were more then a disappointment on Thursday, but even so I still believe in Denver when at home as I look for a rebound win today. You see like I always say it?s never easy to travel to the thin air of Denver and walk away with a win as evidence of the Pioneers 9-2 SU/ATS record at home this season for a team that only has 11 total wins. Plus given the fact that Denver will be looking for both revenge and a rebound performance I just don't like New Orleans chances today. With that take the Pioneers at home as they improve on their home records.
Brandon Lang
25 Dime
Louisville
5 Dime
Suns
Blazers
Wisconsin
Joel Tyson
Wisconsin at OHIO STATE
The 22-4 Wisconsin Badgers travel today to take on the 17-9 Ohio State Buckeyes. The Badgers currently sit at 12-2 in Big 10 play, while the Buckeyes have struggled to get to 8-5 in the conference.
Wisconsin comes into today's match up beating the number seven of their last nine overall tries on the road, and I expect this trend to continue today.
The Badgers will be looking today to somewhat settle a score, as they have dropped the last two match ups to OSU. Remember however, this is not the same Ohio State team as it was las year, as they are much younger, and are smaller. The Badgers on the other hand are much more experienced over a year ago, and have size to boot.
OSU has dropped three of their last five overall, and five of their last 10, compared to Wisconsin that has won three straight, and eight of their last 10 overall.
Wisonsin gets the win today.
3* Wisconsin
Drew Gordon
Boston -6 at PORTLAND
Hit both my Freebies Saturday, as New Mexico wins outright at Utah 72-71 & the Spurs take care of business against the Hornets 98-89! Those wins bring me to 298-274-5 over my L577 Free Play releases!
Healthy and now extremely motivated coming off three straight losses, this is not the time you want to be facing the Celtics. Enter the Trailblazers, once the hottest team in the league, but now, just another struggling team, losers of 6 of their last 7 games SUATS! The bubble appears to have bursted for the Blazers and the Celtics will make that perfectly clear tonight.
The return of Kevin Garnett is obviously a huge boost, but especially in this match up, as the talented bigman will be nightmare for LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge is the heart of the Blazers post game, and without his effectiveness (9 of 13 for team-leading 23 points last game), Portland's offense can become stagnant.
Another factor to consider is this Celtics team already beat Portland 100-90 back on January 16th in Boston. That win is significant, because at the time, the Blazers were playing much better basketball, and yet the Celtics still easily won and covered. More of the same tonight, as a highly motivated Boston team gets it done on the road against this sputtering Blazers squad.
Finally, at the heart of the Blazers problems has been their offense, which is already just about average, but is struggling mightily right now, scoring just 86 ppg on 41% shooting over their last 5 games. Boston's defense, albeit not impressive over their last 3, is more than capable of slowing down the Blazers, especially with a healthy Garnett.
Bottom line, the Celtics get back on track with a resounding victory over a seriously struggling Portland team in this one. Boston's 3 straight losses came against 3 of the more high-octane Western Conference teams, while tonight they get to play a slower more Eastern Conference style against Portland. End result: A solid road win and cover for the Celtics!
Take Boston comfortably over Portland in this NBA match up.
2* BOSTON
ARTHUR RALPH
SYRACUSE
SCOUT
Penn St. +11
DARK HORSE
Pittsburgh +1
COMPUTER SPORTS
MINNESOTA-11
RAZOR SHARP
SUNDAY: WRIGHT ST +9.5
BIG TIME SPORTS
NEW YORK / TORONTO OVER 200
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
Idaho St +3.5
TV HOTLINE
DUQUESNE -9
#1 SPORTS
OHIO STATE - 1
TOTALS 4 U
SACRAMENTO/ORLANDO OVER 216
HUDDLE UP
Virginia -6
MIKE WYNN
LaSalle +9
NEVADA SHARPSHOOTER
MONTANA -3.5
James Patrick Sports
Phoenix Suns
BIG AL
LA Lakers -9
BRW Sports Advisors
New Jersey Devils/Washington Capitals Over 5.5 (+125)
Las Vegas Sports Advisor
Memphis/Cleveland u196
Must Win Sports Picks
Detroit +1.5
Cappers Access
Notre Dame
Auburn
MIGHTY QUINN
Dayton.
Alex Smart
Calgary Flames @ Minnesota Wild Under 5.0
Jacque LeMaires Minnesota Wild prepare to reap revenge for a 3 straight losses to Calgary this season. Odds are they will not come out blasting in a wide out offensive onslaught, and instead to play to their strength, which is a conservative defensive system, that looks to score goals in transition. The Flames now playing their 5 straight road, game do not have legs to open up either. With that said look, for a low scoring play off style affair. Final notes & Key Trends: MINNESOTA is 9-0 UNDER in home games playing with double revenge vs. opponent over the last couple of seasons. Play under
IRON HORSE
10* NBA REVENGE GAME OF THE YEAR
Sunday's NBA action features a game that Carlo Campanella has had CIRCLED ON HIS CALENDAR for the past 2 months!!! He enters Sunday on a 12-4 Winning Streak in Hoops and serves up his "Revenge Game of the Year" that's supported by an exclusive Key Angle that's already WON 14 of 19 NBA games THIS SEASON.
NBA Revenge Game
Orlando Magic
RedZone Sports
Syracuse.
Scott Spreitzer
Minn CBB
Joe Wiz
Celtics
Wright St
Glen Mcgrew
Rhode Island
Donald Tran
Notre Dame -6
Frank Patron
Ohio State
Jennifer Barry
Pittsburgh Panthers +1.5
Hot Lock Sports
Calgary Flames +130
Chad Jordan
Dayton Flyers +5
Buck ShotBoys
Duquesne -9
Dunkel Index
Game 517-518: Louisville at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Louisville 74.651; Pittsburgh 71.505
Dunkel Line: Louisville by 3
Vegas Line: Louisville by 1
Dunkel Pick: Louisville (-1)
Game 519-520: Wisconsin at Ohio State
Dunkel Ratings: Wisconsin 71.644; Ohio State 68.733
Dunkel Line: Wisconsin by 3
Vegas Line: Pick
Dunkel Pick: Wisconsin
Game 521-522: LaSalle at Duquesne
Dunkel Ratings: LaSalle 55.676; Duquesne 66.539
Dunkel Line: Duquesne by 11
Vegas Line: Duquesne by 9
Dunkel Pick: Duquesne (-9)
Game 523-524: Penn State at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Penn State 56.505; Minnesota 68.244
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 12
Vegas Line: Minnesota by 11
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-11)
Game 525-526: Syracuse at Notre Dame
Dunkel Ratings: Syracuse 64.779; Notre Dame 73.976
Dunkel Line: Notre Dame by 9
Vegas Line: Notre Dame by 6
Dunkel Pick: Notre Dame (-6)
Game 527-528: Xavier at Dayton
Dunkel Ratings: Xavier 70.842; Dayton 64.648
Dunkel Line: Xavier by 6
Vegas Line: Xavier by 5
Dunkel Pick: Xavier (-5)
Game 529-530: St. Bonaventure at Massachusetts
Dunkel Ratings: St. Bonaventure 49.254; Massachusetts 65.716
Dunkel Line: Massachusetts by 16 1/2
Vegas Line: Massachusetts by 18 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Bonaventure (+18 1/2)
Game 531-532: Alabama at Auburn
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama 62.857; Auburn 63.509
Dunkel Line: Auburn by 1
Vegas Line: Alabama by 1
Dunkel Pick: Auburn (+1)
Game 533-534: St. Joseph's at Rhode Island
Dunkel Ratings: St. Joseph's 65.355; Rhode Island 65.726
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Rhode Island by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Joseph's (+2 1/2)
Game 535-536: NC State at Virginia
Dunkel Ratings: NC State 59.933; Virginia 64.056
Dunkel Line: Virginia by 4
Vegas Line: Virginia by 6
Dunkel Pick: NC State (+6)
Game 537-538: New Orleans at Denver
Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 50.744; Denver 50.841
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Denver by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+1 1/2)
Game 539-540: Wake Forest at North Carolina
Dunkel Ratings: Wake Forest 67.541; North Carolina 80.746
Dunkel Line: North Carolina by 13
Vegas Line: North Carolina by 15 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (+15 1/2)
Game 541-542: California at Stanford
Dunkel Ratings: California 62.849; Stanford 75.341
Dunkel Line: Stanford by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: Stanford by 10
Dunkel Pick: Stanford (-10 )
Game 543-544: Montana at Idaho State
Dunkel Ratings: Montana 52.248; Idaho State 52.394
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Montana by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Idaho State (+3 1/2)
Game 545-546: Tennessee State at Northern Illinois
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee State 47.879; Northern Illinois 53.582
Dunkel Line: Northern Illinois by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 547-548: Wright State at Illinois State
Dunkel Ratings: Wright State 57.342; Illinois State 65.178
Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 8
Vegas Line: Illinois State by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wright State (+9 1/2)
NBA
Game 501-502: Detroit at Phoenix
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 123.835; Phoenix 124.468
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 205
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 2; 199 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+2); Over
Game 503-504: New York at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: New York 114.427; Toronto 125.147
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 10 1/2; 196
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 11 1/2; 200
Dunkel Pick: New York (+11 1/2); Under
Game 505-506: Memphis at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 110.989; Cleveland 120.771
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 10; 197
Vegas Line & Total: Cleveland by 11 1/2; 195 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (+11 1/2); Over
Game 507-508: Boston at Portland
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 122.959; Portland 115.083
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 8; 190
Vegas Line & Total: Boston by 5 1/2; 185
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-5 1/2); Over
Game 509-510: Sacramento at Orlando
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 118.356; Orlando 126.387
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 8; 220
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 6 1/2; 216
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-6 1/2); Over
Game 511-512: Dallas at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 121.231; Minnesota 115.832
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 5 1/2; 186
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 7; 191
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+7); Under
Game 513-514: Chicago at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 116.699; Houston 129.748
Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 13; 197 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 515-516: LA Lakers at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 124.304; Seattle 117.448
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 7; 218 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 9; 215
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+9); Over
Tom Freese
Game: California at Stanford
Prediction: Stanford
Reason: Stanford is 27-12 ATS after winning 4 or 5 of their last 6 games and they are 13-3 ATS vs. winning teams. The Cardinal are 6-2 ATS their last 8 conference games and they are 8-3 ATS on Sunday. California is 4-17 Straight Up and 8-13 ATS their last 21 games vs. Stanford and they are 2-6 ATS vs. a team with a win percentage of over 60% and they are 1-5 ATS on Sunday. PLAY ON STANFORD -