Brian Hansen
Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers
Prediction: Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 5-1 its last 6 when playing against a team with a losing record in the 2nd half of the season. Columbus is 13-21 when revenging a loss vs. an opponent! Don't discount the home ice factor; great value on EDMONTON!
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit on Michigan -2.5
Beating Purdue could be the key win that one last signature win that gets Michigan into the Big Dance, but I can't see it happening tonight as the Boilermakers are in hot pursuit of a Big Ten title at 1.5 games behind Michigan State. Purdue crushed the Wolverines 67-49 in the first meeting as it posed matchup problems all over the floor for Michigan. The Boilermakers are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Michigan. Also, the favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. The Wolverines are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. Big Ten, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 6.5 or less, and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog period. The Boilermakers are 29-13-1 ATS in their last 43 vs. Big Ten. Take Purdue.
Jake Timlin
Today's Selection
After a tough bracket buster loss to St. Mary’s it’s time for the Aggies to get back to dominating the league and Hawaii tonight.
You see for Utah State they are clearly the class of the WAC this year and it shows thanks to their 12-1 league record. Even better the Aggies are unbeatable at home sitting at 15-0. Well that takes up to tonight’s game and in a series where the Aggies have dominated by winning 4 of the last 5 meetings, including a road 16 point win on the islands already this season.
Meanwhile, for Hawaii the mainland has always been a problem and it has been this year once again as the Warriors are just 2-5 in true road games.
Well due to Logan, Utah being one tough place to play this year I look for the Aggies to more than take care of business tonight as they sweep the season series with a 20 plus point blowout.
All Utah State minus the points!
PICK: Utah State Aggies
Drew Gordon
West Virginia at CINCINNATI +4'
Coach Huggins returns, and while he may be looking forward to visiting some of his old haunts, his team will have their work cut out for them tonight against a highly motivated Bearcats sqaud. Cincinnati has lost their last two games (to the cream of the Big East crop no less), and are now primed and ready for the bounce back, and I say it comes tonight and here's why:
First, West Virginia has hardly been consistent on the road, losing 4 of their previous 5 roadies before destroying sorry-ass Rutgers Sunday. True, those losses also came against the top-tier of the Big East, but regardless, the Mountaineers showed me enough flaws in their road play to happily back the home dog in this one.
What flaws? Well let's start with an offense that seemingly goes to sleep when they travel! I'm willing to overlook offensive struggles at Louisville or at Pitt, but scoring 53 points at Marquette or 61 points at Syracuse is unexcusable! The Bearcats defense at home is excellent, allowing 65 ppg on just 40% shooting, and I expect we'll see the WVU offense sputter once again here tonight.
Then of course, there's the Cincy offense against this Mountaineers defense, which at first glance looks like a mismatch. But having recently watched the Bearcats, I can tell you their offense is playing extremely well of late, shooting an impressive 49% from the field (and 44% from 3-point) over their L5 games! True, they struggled against Louisville in their last one, but that's even more motivation for them to come back and redeem themselves in front of their home fans in this one! In the end, look for Vaughn and this Bearcats sqaud to circle the wagons at home, and take advantage of a Mountaineers squad that's been vulnerable in hostile territory.
Take Cincinnati plus the points over West Virginia in this college hoops match up.
3♦ CINCINNATI
Wunderdog
Game: St. Mary's at Pepperdine
Pick: St. Mary's -14
This is a most difficult spot for Pepperdine as they will face a very good St. Mary's team that is fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives. The Waves just have no talent and have lost their last two games by an average of over 30 points per game. St. Mary's is sailing along at 21-5 on the season, and simply have the better athletes. The Gaels will massacre the Waves off the boards, and they have shown when they do, they get the money. St. Mary's is now 20-7 ATS against teams with a losing record, and are a perfect 4-0 when making the trip to Malibu over the last four years. I'll ride with St. Mary's in this one.
BEN BURNS
St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars
PICK: Dallas Stars
The Stars are off back to back losses. However, those losses came vs. the Black Hawks and the Sharks, two of the top four teams in the West. Today, they take a step down in class to face the Blues, who rank just 13th in the conference.
The back to back losses will ensure the Stars don't take them lightly though. Additionally, Dallas will be extra motivated to avenge an embarrassing 6-1 loss, suffered at St. Louis, back in mid-October.
Even with the recent losses, the Stars are still a stellar 26-10 their last 36 games played in the month of February. During that same stretch, they've gone 35-22 when coming off a game in which they scored one goal or less and an even better 40-22 when playing a home game with an over/under line of 5.5. They're 8-1 the last nine times they were a host in this series and they should be able to bounce back with a victory here. Consider laying the wood.
GoodFella
Washington St. -1.5 vs Arizona
Arizona beat Washington St. 66-56 back on Jan. 31st AT Arizona as 4 pt favs, & Arizona also won AT Washington St. last season, 65-55, & Wazzu will definitely be looking for payback tonight. Washington St. is coming off a huge upset win AT UCLA (82-81) on Saturday & I think that win carries over to tonight's home game vs Arizona. Washington St. has not been good at home lately, goin just 2-5 SU & ATS their L/7 home games, as they have lost by 2 pts in each of their L/2 home games, vs Oregon St. & USC. Arizona is coming off a 2 pt loss to in-state rival Arizona St. at ASU on Sunday & Arizona is now 3-8 ATS their L/11 road games vs a team with a winning record. Arizona is also just 1-7 ATS L/8 games they have been a road dog of .5 to 6.5. Something of concern for Arizona tonight is their lack of depth, & the amount of minutes that their 3 best players have logged recently. Buddinger has played al 40 minutes in Arizona's L/5 games, Hill has played all but 3 minutes in AZ L/6 games, & Nic Wise has played 40 minutes in 6 of the L/10 games & has been on the bench for just 11 minutes in AZ L/10 games. Wazzu is also the 7th best FT% team in the nation at 79.4%, & Arizona is shooting just 64% their L/5 games from the line, so a close game gives Wazzu the edge here as well as the home crowd edge. I really think the road win over UCLA will give this Wazzu team the confidence they need to come away with a much needed home conference win tonight & I look for a 5-7 pt win from them tonight.
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Game: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets
(702) Houston Rockets +2.5
The Rockets have been playing very well winning five straight
games and eight out of their last ten. The team chemistry of the
Rockets is actually much better without T-Mac and Houston can
match up about as good as anyone can on LeBron with Artest
and Battier. Rockets win here!
2009 Free Selections Record 32-24 (57.1%)
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Thursday's free selection: Purdue Boilermakers - 2 1/2
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Dave Price
1 Unit on West Virginia -4.5
Cincy has endured back-to-back tough defeats to Pitt and Louisville and now it gets a WVU team that I feel is still underrated. The Mountaineers are coming on strong and I look for them to embarrass the Bearcats tonight, just like they embarrassed the Mountaineers last season. Cincy came to WVU and won 62-39 last season and don't think for a moment that Bob Huggins will let his boys forget. The Bearcats are just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and the Mountaineers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite. Lay the number!
Rob Homyak
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
5 units on L.A. Lakers
Play ON LA LAKERS against the spread in All games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season
The record is 27 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.20 units)
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 9?-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total is sitting at 237.
Steve Nash dropped 22 points to lead the Suns past the Bobcats 112-102 on Tuesday night.
Phoenix covered as 7-point home favorites as the teams played under the 223.5-point total posted by oddsmakers.
Kobe Bryant poured in 36 points to lead the Lakers past the Thunder 107-93 on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles covered as 9-point road favorites as the game played under the 221.5-point total listed by sportsbooks.
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU and ATS in the last seven clashes in this rivalry, winning the most recent meeting 115-110 in December, but failing to cash as a healthy 13?-point home chalk. The road team is on a 4-0 ATS run, and the Suns are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 visits to Staples Center.
The Lakers are 6-17 ATS in their last 23 starts on one day?s rest, and they are on a 2-6 ATS skid in Pacific Division play, but along with their current 9-4 ATS run, they are on further pointspread upticks of 4-0 on Thursday, 5-1 after a double-digit win, 6-2 after a spread-cover and 10-4 after putting up more than 100 points.
The Suns are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games against Western Conference foes, but they are on pointspread declines of 0-7 on Thursday, 1-6 against teams with a winning percentage above .600, 7-21-1 after a spread-cover, 4-10 after a SU win and 11-24-2 after scoring more than 100 points.
Gina
Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets
The hot Rockets have won five straight overall and and their last eighth at home. LeBron James and crew will have a big task against the surging Houston Rockets tonight. The Cavaliers are 1-5 both straight-up and against the spread in its last 6 games versus the Rockets at Toyota Center and have dropped 17 of its last 20 games in Houston.
Houston Rockets -2½
Johnny Guild
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
Expect an explosive battle. The Lakers and Kobe Bryant will faceoff against Shaquille O’Neal and the Suns tonight at the Staple Center. Los Angeles is averaging 108.9 points per game, the highest scoring team in the league, while Phoenix is averaging 106.5 points per game, the third highest scoring team in the league.
The Lakers are 22-3 in their last 25 games at home and have won five of six clashes versus Phoenix, going 4-2 ATS. The total has gone ‘over’ in six of the last eight meetings and six of the last eight at Staples Center.
I believe the Lakers will grab a home victory, especially with Suns, point guard Steve Nash and fellow guard Jason Richardson questionable for tonight’ battle, but laying 9.5 is a bit hefty. Take the Suns to cover the spread. Phoenix has won four of their last five games overall and the underdog in this rivalry is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 clashes.
Phoenix Suns +9.5
NCAAB
Youngstown St. Penguins +16.5
Gonzaga Bulldogs -10
Mr. A
Houston Rockets -2½
Los Angeles Lakers -9½
Craig Davis
We got back on the winning track last night with our free play winner on UNC Greenboro PLUS a ridiculous amount of points and we also cashed in on our top play, 30-dime winner on the Charlotte Bobcats. Tonight I plan on not only winning my free play but I’m going to torch the books with three easy 15-dime winners.
The Phoenix of Wisc. Green Bay are giving an unusually small number tonight to a very bad Detroit Mercy team that they beat by 11 in their last meeting. Wisc. Green Bay has won their last two games by double digits while Detroit has dropped four straight games by a double-digit average. These two teams are heading in opposite directions and Green Bay knows they need to pound a lesser team tonight to continue their run towards the #1 seed in their conference tourney. A win tonight followed by a Butler loss would put them in a tie atop the Horizon League standings. I expect a double-digit rout from the road team tonight and another easy free winner.
2♦ WISCONSIN GREEN BAY