I LOVE BOISE ST AND ARIZONA ST tonite
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MIAMI HEAT+4
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S.Alabama - 6 , 2 units
Georgia Tech + 9 , 5 unit (GAME OF THE MONTH !!)
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10 units Youngstown State +19
Karl Garrett
Not believing that Arizona State's upset win on Sunday over in-state rival Arizona is a "buy-sign" tonight at home against the big Cardinal of Stanford, as the Sun Devils are still just 1-5 straight up their last 6, and just 2-4 against the spread in those outings.
Stanford is riding a 7-game winning streak that has seen them go 5-2 against the spread, and the Cardinal is 7-2 straight up on the road this season, 6-3 against the spread.
In this series, Stanford owns wins in 5 straight - 4-0-1 against the spread - and 8 of the last 10 straight up!
Too much size, and too much experience for the Devils to overcome in this one, so the G-Man is laying the points on the road with the Cardinal.
5* STANFORD
Bobby Maxwell
These teams have alternated wins and losses the last couple years and the home team has gotten the win and cover in the last three meetings. In fact, the home team is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings.
We're leaning to Oregon in this one as they've got a chip on their shoulder and have the homecourt advantage. The Ducks lost to Washington 78-70 as two-point 'dogs back on Jan. 17 in Washington. They were thoroughly embarrassed a week ago at Stanford, losing 72-43 as a 9 1/2-point 'dog. Then it looked like they got mad and figued things out on Saturday at Cal, clobbering the Golden Bears 92-70 as four-point 'dogs. It literally looked like they were tired of being a mediocre team, because they looked great in that one. Let's hope they figured things out and carry that over to tonight's home game with Washington. The Huskies had lost four straight Pac-10 games before shocking UCLA 71-61 as nine-point pups on Sunday. Washington is just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games. Oregon is 12-5-2 ATS in its last 19 home games and 11-5-1 ATS in its last 17 Pac-10 games. Even with the win over UCLA, the Huskies are still a bad team. Oregon gets this one big.
4* OREGON
John Fina
Selection: Oregon -7.5
Reason: Put us down on Oregon -7.5 for our Free College Basketball Selection on Thursday. Today Washington will be on the road (3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games) as they take on Oregon (12-5-2 ATS in their last 19 home games). We will lay the points with Oregon! One key to an Oregon victory comes down to the fact that they have the much better offense. Oregon (at home) is scoring an average of 86.5 points per game, while Washington (on the road) is scoring an average of only 65.2 points per game. This means that the Oregon offense is scoring an average of 21.3 points per game more then the Washington offense. In addition, the home team has had much success in this series. In fact, the home team is 8-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings between these teams. It's also good to note that Oregon is 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games against Pac-10 Conference teams. Lay the points!
Take Oregon -7.5!
MATT RIVERS
For Thursday take the number with Rutgers.
Let me start by saying that Rutgers is terrible. The Scarlet Knights no longer have a player like Quincy Douby and are really really bad. Being on the road should not help as they were just dismantled at Freedom Hall by a billion against Louisville but I still cannot get that shocking win in Pittsburgh out of my head making me feel that this number is a bit much against a West Virginia team that has not exactly been lighting it up of late. The Mountaineers just lost that heartbreaker in Pittsburgh where Ronald Ramon nailed the three at the buzzer and who knows if they will rebound strong here now against a semi bottomfeeder. Bob Huggins' boys have now dropped three of the last four games including that dreadful 62-39 home loss to Cincinnati where I am still scratching my head. Rutgers will not have lightning strike twice in terms of an outright like at Pitt but we are also looking at a home team here that has gotten out of the 60's in only one of their last six games and unless they really bust out here, which is still very doubtful, we are looking to back a team that just pretty much needs to score in the 50's and I'll take my chances with any major program in this scenario, ever. West Virginia should win this game but in what should be an ugly 62-52 type of a final and therefore I'm all about the dog.
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True, the Flames of Illinois-Chicago are only 3-9 away from home this year, but they enter tonight's conference game at Detroit riding a nice 3-game winning streak, and they have been able to go 6-6 against the spread away from home thus far this season. We feel they will add to that record in a positive way tonight, as the Titans of Detroit are just 1-16 straight up their last 17 games, and the points really haven't helped much either, as Detroit is a lowly 3-9-1 against the spread their last 13 outings! Illinois-Chicago did win this year's first meeting 75-65 as the 9 1/2-point favorite, and they have won 4 of the last 6 series meetings both straight up, and against the spread. With the Flames looking to improve their stock, and the Titans going nowhere, we will lay the small number on the road tonight.
Play on Illinois-Chicago.
Scott Rickenbach
Fresno State Bulldogs (-) @ Idaho @ 10 ET - This is simply a case of W/L records dicatating some big time line value. The Bulldogs indeed have a very poor road record on the season. However, when you look at how tough their road schedule has been, one should not be surprised. Now, in this particular case, the Bulldogs take a big step down in level of competition and yet, many bettors will simply latch onto the poor road record that the Bulldogs have and they will jump on the Vandals. That suits us fine as it should help keep this line "in check". For our purposes, Idaho is absolutely outclassed. The Vandals are not a good team nor do they perform consistently. Even with the home court edge, we don't see the Vandals having enough to keep up with a talented Bulldogs team.
Play Fresno State minus the points
Steve Merril
YOUNGSTOWN STATE +18'
Butler is coming off an emotional overtime win and cover at Wisc-Milwaukee on Tuesday night and the Bulldogs might have a tough time re-focusing tonight as a big home favorite with just one day's rest.
Butler already beat Youngstown State on the road last month and now they now qualify in a negative 29-59 ATS big home favorite letdown situation. Youngstown State also matches up well in this game as they allow just 33.6% from three-point range (versus opponents that average 36.1%). This strong perimeter defense will be important versus a Butler squad that attempts 47.1% of their total shots from beyond the arc.
Youngstown State has struggled to win this season, but they have still been competitive in most games and have only lost one time in their past fourteen games by more than 14 points. In fact, the Penguins? have lost their past six conference road games by an average margin of just -6.2 points per game.
Play YOUNGSTOWN STATE (+).
Tom Scott
Youngstown State at BUTLER
Play ON:YOUNGSTOWN STATE plus the points
We don't normally try to knock down conference bears but, when you consider the position that Butler finds itself in tonight, this is definitely worth a try. The Bulldogs stand alone at the top of the Horizon League two full games ahead of the second place team and three games ahead of the third place team with just five games left on the conference schedule. Four of those five games are at home where Butler has won 22 of its last 23 games, including ten in a row. Two of those home games are against the second and third place teams (Wright State and Cleveland State) and both of those are same season revenge games for the Dogs. (Butler 6-0 SU in its last six home revenge games). Can you blame Butler for not being all that inspired tonight? Youngstown is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 league games and has enough firepower to hang around for most of the game. Butler wins but the Penguins get the money.
PREDICTION: Butler 68 - YOUNGSTOWN STATE 61
Cajun Sports
Game: Pacific vs. Cal Irvine
Line: Cal Irvine -3.5
Rating: TWO-Star
Selection: CAL IRVINE -3.5
Analysis:
Its unlikely Pacific will shoot 59% here as they did in the second half of their earlier meeting with Cal Irvine this season, a game in which they were able to win 59 to 53. UCI is playing with a lot of confidence now as evidenced by their recent win over Santa Barbara on Saturday and we expect that momentum to carry over here. UCI is averaging 72.1 points per game at home this season and they are scoring those points on teams that normally only allow 68 points per contest. Their defense has been solid at home as well allowing only 60.7 points per game to teams that average 69.3 on the year. This in contrast to what Pacific has done on the road this season scoring 71.6 points per contest but that is against teams that allow 71.3 points per game so no real offensive power from Pacific. On defense they allow 69.2 points per game to teams that normally only score 68.3 points per game here again we see they are below average on the defensive side of the ball as well. UCI is 7-1 SU at home this season and 5-2 ATS in those games while Pacific is 8-4 SU on the road but a money burning 4-7 ATS. Finally we have a super system that tells us to Play ON CBB home teams as a favorite or pick after allowing 65 points or less in 2 straight games against an opponent after scoring 40 points or more in the first half in 2 straight games, 81-33 ATS the last five seasons.
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South Alabama at Middle Tennessee St
South Alabama is in a 42-14 ATS System that says to Play On favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 if they are out rebounding their opponents by 4 or more rebounds a game if they are off 4 straight games where they out rebounded by 10 or more. The Jaguars are 17-6 ATS off a double digit win. Middle Tennessee St is 3-8 ATS when playing off an ATS loss and they are 2-5 ATS on Thursday. The Blue Raiders are 1-4 ATS their last 5 home games vs. the Jaguars.
PLAY ON SOUTH ALABAMA -
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RAZOR SHARP
MIAMI/CHICAGO UNDER the total of 191
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MIAMI/CHICAGO UNDER the total of 191
EASY MONEY
TULSA -4.5
MIKE WYNN
UC-Santa Barbara
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Valparaiso
MIAMI HEAT
BIG AL
Carolina Hurricanes
Phoenix Suns
TRACE ADAMS
Miami Heat
Scott Spreitzer
Georgia Tech
HAWKEYE
CHICAGO -2
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
Cleveland St
HUDDLE UP
Boston College -4
PLATINUM PLAYS
WAKE FOREST DEMON
TV HOTLINE
S. ALABAMA -6
HD'S ACTIONLINE
Samford -3
COMPUTER SPORTS
U.MASS-11 1/2
DARK HORSE
NCAA - Boise State -3 over Nevada
TOTALS 4 U
PORTLAND/DALLAS OVER 184
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MURRAY ST +1.5
DR VEGAS
Boise St -3 over Nevada
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MIAMI / CHICAGO UNDER 191
SCOUT
Michigan +7 over Iowa
Paul Leiner
Prediction: 10* Over 193 Mia/Chi
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Santa Barbara -11.5
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Boston College -4.
Buck Shot Boys
Boston College -4.5
Capper Consensus
CBA - Youngstown State +18.5
Chalk Plays
Massachusetts -11.5
Underdog Picks
Eastern Illinois +7.5
Top Play Club
Chicago Bulls -2
System Picks
Tampa Bay +140
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1 Unit on Washington +7.5
Washington's big win over UCLA gives the Huskies some much needed confidence and momentum when they set back out on the road tonight. Washington won the first meeting this season at home by 8 points and I like this one to go right down to the wire so we'll take the points. The Huskies are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning SU record. The Huskies are also 14-5 ATS versus very good shooting teams making >=48% of their shots after 15+ games under coach Romar. Oregon is just 16-31 ATS off a road win since 1997 and just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games. Take the points in what should be a nailbiter.
Wunderdog
Game: Rutgers at West Virginia
Pick: Rutgers +18
The Scarlet Knights are clearly in a rebuilding year, but their recent play suggests that they have improved as the season progresses. After suffering five consecutive double-digit losses to open Big East play, Rutgers has been much more competitive. They beat Villanova at home, won on the road convincingly at Pittsburgh, suffered a pair of OT losses and were edged by DePaul on the road by two points, representing their play in five of the last six games. The Mountaineers came out of the gate strong opening at 10-1, but have not been nearly as good since as they have been just 6-6. Their last five games shows an escape at home to lowly Marshall by two, a home loss to Georgetown and a 23-point drubbing at home agaisnt Cincinnati. They also claim a loss on the road to Pittsburgh and a win over Providence. A team that averaged winning in their first 10 wins by 31.9 points per game, has suddenly won only once by this pointspread since. Too many points and we will back Rutgers here.