Cajun Sports
Duke vs. ST John's
Play: Duke -11
Duke travels to NYC to face the St. Johns Red Storm at Madison Square Garden and even though it’s considered a home game for the Storm the boys from tobacco country are very familiar with the Garden winning the NIT Tipoff to start the season. The Storm has been struggling losing four straight and winning only one of those against the number. Duke hasn’t done much better losers of four of their last six overall including back-to-back losses to North Carolina and Boston College. St. Johns is 0-6 ATS versus ACC opponents the last two seasons and they are also 0-6 ATS when playing against a team with a win percentage of 60 to 80 percent this season. Coach K’s troops should be anxious to get back on something other than the practice floor where Coach K has probably worked them to within an inch of their proverbial lives. Not only will the Strom face a more talented team they will be facing an angry team looking to right the ship and take out their recent frustrations on them. The Red Storm lack the talent to slow the “Dukies” on either end of the floor, Dukes “D” and offensive firepower will simply be too much for St John’s to overcome. St. Johns is 0-5 ATS this season as an underdog coming off an ATS win in their last game. St. Johns and Duke are active in a few of our CBB systems. Play AGAINST CBB teams off a SU loss if they are now installed as an underdog of 10 to 13.5 points, 19-34 ATS. Play AGAINST CBB home underdogs coming off four straight up losses, 50-73-5 ATS. Play AGAINST CBB non-conference teams off a SU loss and ATS win in their last game, 59-85-3 ATS and if they are installed as an underdog their record is 35-57-1 ATS. Play ON CBB road favorites of 10 to 13.5 points as they are 50-29-1 ATS this season. If our road favorite is coming in off an ATS loss they are 21-7 ATS this year. Play ON CBB non-conference road teams off three ATS losses, 30-16 ATS. Play ON CBB non-conference road favorites of 10 to 13.5 points as they are 10-1 ATS this season. With the much more talented team playing with purpose and solid technical support we will lay the double-digits as the Blue Devils roll over the Red Storm on Thursday night in the Big Apple.
PROJECTED FINAL SCORE: (2*) Duke Blue Devils 79 St. Johns Red Storm 53
Doc's Sports
Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota
Play: Over 5
The Flames have combined to score 19 goals over their last two contests and that sets up nicely for a strong play with the over on Thursday. The Flames currently sit atop the Northwest Division, but Kiprusoff has not been himself this season in net allowing close to three goals per game. We just need both teams to reach two goals and thus we cannot lose this pick. The Wild have combined to score 14 goals in their last two games and you would not have lost with this posted total in their last four games. Play the over and watch your money grow. Doc’s Sports has a hot card going on Thursday, jump on the winning action now and let 37 years of experience work for you.
Bob Harvey
Washington +8.5
First a brief history lesson. Washington is 1-21 at Pauley Pavilion. Their only victory came three years ago. This could be the Huskies best chance since to beat the Bruins again.
Washington has won six of eight against UCLA including an 86-75 win on January 14th in Seattle. In that game Isiah Thomas dominated on the outside and Jon Brockman owned the paint. The Huskies also have extra incentive tonight. They lead the Pac Ten and a win tonight would virtually terminate the Bruins hopes for a fourth straight conference title.
Defense and rebounding have plagued UCLA this season. But those decencies were very noticeable in Arizona last weekend when the Bruins lost to both AU and ASU. They allowed the Arizona schools to shoot a combined 54 percent and were scorched by the Wildcats who layed a 49 spot on the Bruins in the first half!
UCLA has also been a dreadful rebounding team grabbing an average of 28 per game, second worst in the conference. And with Alfred Aboya slowed with the flu, UCLA could be in for another long night against Brockman and the Huskies.
Washington leads the Pac Ten with an average of 41 boards per game with Brockman pulling down 11 per game, more than twice what Aboya is averaging.
The Bruins haven’t lost three straight since ’05. But they’re staring straight down the barrel of another loss tonight. The points are an absolute gift. Washington should win this one outright.
Alex Smart
Stanford @ Oregon State
PICK: Stanford
The Stanford Cardinal visit the Oregon State Beavers this Thursday night in a PAC 10 conference battle that favors the visiting team coming out of this with a cover. Earlier this season, the Cardinal over looked the Beavers, which was a big mistake as they were bashed in a embarrassing DD damn buster. Needless to say the Cardinal will be in full revenge mode, and ready to exact some big time revenge, even though they are in enemy territory..
The Cardinal have won 17 of the L/19 in this series, and have covered 9 straight trips to Cornvallis , and Im betting on a repeat performance.
Play on the Stanford Cardinal
Brian Hansen
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Prediction: Under
San Jose won 4-2 its last time out at home vs. the Oilers, but I look for it to concentrate on the defensive end this evening. The Kings beat the Ducks 4-3 last night and I expect them to come out sluggish this evening and concentrate on the defensive end as well. The Kings have seen the total go under in the number in 11 of 14 games vs. division opponents; play on the UNDER!
DUNKEL
UL-Lafayette at Denver
The Ragin' Cajuns run into a Denver team that is 8-2 ATS at home this season and 11-3 ATS against conference opponents. The Pioneers are the pick (-5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has Denver favored by 11. Dunkel Pick: Denver (-5 1/2).
Game 705-706: Minnesota at Michigan
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 63.381; Michigan 69.844
Dunkel Line: Michigan by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Michigan by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Michigan (-3 1/2)
Game 707-708: Xavier at Charlotte
Dunkel Ratings: Xavier 65.300; Charlotte 62.880
Dunkel Line: Xavier by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Xavier by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+7 1/2)
Game 709-710: Troy at Florida International
Dunkel Ratings: Troy 54.899; Florida International 50.744
Dunkel Line: Troy by 4
Vegas Line: Troy by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Troy (-2 1/2)
Game 713-714: Arkansas State at New Orleans
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas State 49.575; New Orleans 49.160
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+2 1/2)
Game 715-716: Western Kentucky at Arkansas Little Rock
Dunkel Ratings: Western Kentucky 55.291; Arkansas Little Rock 59.212
Dunkel Line: Arkansas Little Rock by 4
Vegas Line: Arkansas Little Rock by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas Little Rock (-2 1/2)
Game 717-718: South Alabama at Middle Tennessee State
Dunkel Ratings: South Alabama 50.168; Middle Tennessee State 57.173
Dunkel Line: Middle Tennessee State by 7
Vegas Line: Middle Tennessee State by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Middle Tennessee State (-4 1/2)
Game 719-720: UL Monroe at North Texas
Dunkel Ratings: UL Monroe 46.262; North Texas 58.279
Dunkel Line: North Texas by 12
Vegas Line: North Texas by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Texas (-11 1/2)
Game 721-722: St. Bonaventure at George Washington
Dunkel Ratings: St. Bonaventure 50.929; George Washington 55.652
Dunkel Line: George Washington by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: George Washington by 3
Dunkel Pick: George Washington (-3)
Game 723-724: Wisconsin at Indiana
Dunkel Ratings: Wisconsin 67.531; Indiana 59.477
Dunkel Line: Wisconsin by 8
Vegas Line: Wisconsin by 10
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+10)
Game 725-726: Rutgers at Villanova
Dunkel Ratings: Rutgers 56.494; Villanova 75.948
Dunkel Line: Villanova by 19 1/2
Vegas Line: Villanova by 18
Dunkel Pick: Villanova (-18)
Game 727-728: California at Oregon
Dunkel Ratings: California 64.274; Oregon 61.180
Dunkel Line: California by 3
Vegas Line: California by 7
Dunkel Pick: Oregon (+7)
Game 729-730: Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola Marymount 39.960; Gonzaga 71.398
Dunkel Line: Gonzaga by 31 1/2
Vegas Line: Gonzaga by 34
Dunkel Pick: Loyola Marymount (+34)
Game 731-732: UL Lafayette at Denver
Dunkel Ratings: UL Lafayette 46.315; Denver 57.387
Dunkel Line: Denver by 11
Vegas Line: Denver by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Denver (-5 1/2)
Game 733-734: Pepperdine at Portland
Dunkel Ratings: Pepperdine 44.809; Portland 63.294
Dunkel Line: Portland by 18 1/2
Vegas Line: Portland by 14
Dunkel Pick: Portland (-14)
Game 735-736: Stanford at Oregon State
Dunkel Ratings: Stanford 65.965; Oregon State 64.411
Dunkel Line: Stanford by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Stanford by 4
Dunkel Pick: Oregon State (+4)
Game 737-738: Washington State at USC
Dunkel Ratings: Washington State 64.346; USC 72.879
Dunkel Line: USC by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: USC by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: USC (-6 1/2)
Game 739-740: Hawaii at Fresno State
Dunkel Ratings: Hawaii 47.917; Fresno State 54.931
Dunkel Line: Fresno State by 7
Vegas Line: Fresno State by 4
Dunkel Pick: Fresno State (-4)
Game 741-742: Washington at UCLA
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 70.597; UCLA 76.510
Dunkel Line: UCLA by 6
Vegas Line: UCLA by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+8 1/2)
Game 743-744: San Diego at St. Mary's (CA)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 48.886; St. Mary's (CA) 66.692
Dunkel Line: St. Mary's (CA) by 18
Vegas Line: St. Mary's (CA) by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Mary's (CA) (-13 1/2)
Game 745-746: Appalachian State at NC Greensboro
Dunkel Ratings: Appalachian State 49.535; NC Greensboro 46.120
Dunkel Line: Appalachian State by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Appalachian State by 4
Dunkel Pick: NC Greensboro (+4)
Game 747-748: Western Carolina at Elon
Dunkel Ratings: Western Carolina 48.063; Elon 46.557
Dunkel Line: Western Carolina by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Western Carolina by 2
Dunkel Pick: Elon (+2)
Game 749-750: College of Charleston at Georgia Southern
Dunkel Ratings: College of Charleston 53.647; Georgia Southern 45.240
Dunkel Line: College of Charleston by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: College of Charleston by 5
Dunkel Pick: College of Charleston (-5)
Game 751-752: Idaho State at Montana State
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho State 50.531; Montana State 50.417
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Montana State by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Idaho State (+3 1/2)
Game 753-754: Weber State at Montana
Dunkel Ratings: Weber State 56.370; Montana 57.771
Dunkel Line: Montana by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Montana by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Weber State (+3 1/2)
Game 755-756: Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee State 40.499; Tennessee Tech 50.631
Dunkel Line: Tennessee Tech by 10
Vegas Line: Tennessee Tech by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee Tech (-5 1/2)
Game 757-758: Northern Colorado at Portland State
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Colorado 48.515; Portland State 58.070
Dunkel Line: Portland State by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Portland State by 11
Dunkel Pick: Northern Colorado (+11)
Jeff Scott Sports
5 UNIT PLAY (Sun Belt GOY)
DENVER -5.5 over UL Lafayette
The Ragin' Cajuns are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. win, while the Pioneers are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game and 12-3 ATS in their last 15 vs. Sun Belt. Granted Denver is just 11-14 overall and 6-8 in the Sun Belt, but they have gone 10-2 SU & 8-2 ATS at home and a solid 10-3 ATS with in the conference. The Pioneers have gone 6-1 in sun Belt home games and have outscored those opponents by 6.9 ppg. UL Lafayette has been horrible on the road this year as they are just 1-11 overall, including 1-6 away from home in the Sum Belt. The Cajuns have been outscored by 13.5 ppg on the road this year, including 7.3 ppg in their Sun Belt road games. The Cajuns average 63.8 ppg on the road , while the Pioneers average 63.6 ppg at home, so there is no clear cut advantage there. The one offensive advantage for Denver isthat they are shooting 49% from the floor at home, while the Cajuns are shooting just 38.7% on the road. The real advantage though comes on defense, where the Pioneers have allowed a scant 54.6 ppg at home and they are 31st in scoring defense, allowing just 60.8 ppg overall. The Cajuns come in ranked 260th in points allowed (71.3 ppg) and they have allowed 77.1 ppg on the road this year. Denver is a very good team at home and they should have no problems with a Cajun's team that does not play well on the road. Denver by double digits here.
VEGAS EXPERTS
Washington at UCLA
Way too many points to lay here against the first place team in Pac 10. The Bruins lost by 11 in Seattle and while that puts the revenge angle in play, it's an overlay. The Huskies have four players that average double digit scoring and have won 17 of their last 20. Granted, Westwood has been a "house of horrors" for them (lost 21 of 22), but UCLA is 0-9 ATS following back-to-back games where they attempted 12 or less free throws. Take the points.
Play on: Washington
LT Profits
Stanford -4
The Oregon State Beavers went into Maples Pavilion a few days after Beavers coach Craig Robinson saw his brother-in-law Barack Obama inaugurated and upset the Stanford Cardinal 77-62. It is payback time tonight in Corvallis.
The Cardinal are coming off of a seven-point loss at California, missing the cover by a half-point. However, they have still been one of the better teams in the country against the spread, going a lucrative 14-7 ATS. This includes a fine 5-3, 62.5 percent road mark.
Now Stanford may be just 4-8 straight up inside the Pac-10, but they are ranked a respectable 48 in the Pomeroy Ratings, ranking 46 in adjusted offensive efficiency and 63 in adjusted defensive efficiency. Now they will no doubt be dragged into a deliberate style of play by Oregon State here, but the Cardinal have a very good effective field goal percentage of 52.4 percent, so the fewer possessions should not hurt them much.
The Beavers are obviously improved after being one of the very worst teams in the country last year, but they still appear outclassed here. They are rated 136 overall by Pomeroy, ranking 137 in offense and 151 in defense. This just goes to show that their upset road win at Stanford was a fluke, and a more focused Cardinal should have a rather easy time tonight.
Stanford gets their revenge in a big way in this spot.
Pick: Stanford -4
Tom Freese
Stanford at Oergon St
Stanford is 7-1 ATS off a straight up loss and they are 5-0 ATS off an ATS loss. The Cardinal are 12-5 ATS their last 17 games as road favorites and they are 14-6 ATS their last 20 games overall. Oregon St is 7-20 ATS their last 27 home games and they are 6-15 ATS their last 21 Conference games. The Beavers are 1-6 ATS off an ATS win and they are 3-12 ATS vs. teams with a losing road record. PLAY ON STANFORD
Dennis Macklin
Stanford at Oregon St.
Prediction: Oregon St.
The Beavers punked Stanford in Palo Alto as a 16-point (yes) dog and gets four here from a Tree outfit that's lost five of six. Oregon State is just 2-5 at home so nothing to write home about but they've only been blow out twice and the improvement under Robinson is very real. Stanford road games generally go to the wire so if OSU can get out fast and shoot halfway decent, they have a very real chance to win. OSU 0-18 last year in conference yet has more conf wins this year than Stanford. Grab the points.
Charlies Sports - free pick
cbb. Minnesota @ Michigan+4 .The Minnesota Golden gophers lost a
tough one in their last game against a struggling Penn State team, the
gophers have to right the ship if they are to make a NCAA tourny run
and will get it done tonight at Michigan+4.
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Maddux Sports
Today's Free Pick is Charlotte U +8
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Jimmy Boyd
1 Unit on Duke -11.5
After back-to-back tough losses, Duke needs a win and it will not spare the Red Storm here. St. John's is awful and Duke has pounded the Red Storm by 17 and 30 points respectively this time of year each of the past 2 seasons. This pretty much says it all: St. John's is 0-6 ATS when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 80%) this season, losing by an average score of 58.3 to 73.8. Here's another trend that cannot be ignored; the Johnnies are 0-6 ATS against ACC opponents over the last 2 seasons, losing by an average score of 57.3 to 73.2 in these games. This is the worst possible time for a far-less talented St. John's team to meet the Blue Devils as I expect Duke to take out their frustrations on this weakling just the way they did on Virginia after losing by 2 at Wake Forest. Bet Duke.
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit on San Diego +13
We'll play on road underdogs of 10 or more points revenging a loss vs. an opponent, off an upset loss as a road favorite. This system is 36-12 ATS since 1997. San Diego is going to get up for this game a lot more than Saint Mary's who is coming off back-to-back big games against Gonzaga and Portland. San Diego is on an 8-2 ATS run at Saint Mary's, is 8-0 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points over the last 2 seasons, and is 6-0 ATS as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points over the last 3 seasons. At 25-9 ATS in road games over the last 3 seasons, San Diego is among the elite road covering teams in the country. We'll take the points tonight.
Craig Trapp
Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz
Play: Boston Celtics -1½
Boston needs to make some statements games against the WESTERN Conf. after losing to SA and LA in the past month. The last thing they can do is lose a couple in a row and let CLE get the home court advantage in the EAST.Look for the big three to carry BOS over a UTAH team without Okur and Boozer. Williams will keep them close early but will be worn out come the 4th quarter.
BOS PULLS AWAY LATE SCORE BOS 106 - UTAH 95