IndianCowboy
4 Unit Play. Take the North Dakota State -4 over Oakland
4 Unit Play. Take the Los Angeles Clippers +11 over the Cleveland Cavaliers
PPP / Gavazzi
5* Georgetown
4* Kent State, Notre Dame, Portland State, Butler
3* Weber State, Western Michigan, Western Kentucky
Mike Stone
5000 unit NCAAB Seton Hall -6
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NBA:
OVER 175 total points in the Charlotte-San Antonio game 5:35 PM
College:
SETON HALL -4½ over South Florida 6:20 PM (at New York, NY)
Early College Releases for Wednesday, March 11:
SAINT LOUIS Pick over La Salle 9:00 AM (at Atlantic City)
NEBRASKA -2½ over Baylor 9:30 AM (at Oklahoma City)
Brian King
30 dimer CHARLOTTE
10 dimers
Bucks
Kings
SEABASS
"Double" Steam Play (200*): Seton Hall
JIM FEIST
Conference Tourney GOY
MONTANA STATE / WEBER STATE
Take WEBER STATE
Oddsmakers don't pay as much attention to small schools, and notice that powerful Weber State is 10-0 SU/ATS the last 10 games! They are great offensively and defensively. Montana State (14-18) is a bad team, at 6-10 in the Big Sky. These teams just met the last game, and it wasn't even close. Damian Lillard scored 27 points to help Weber State avenge its only conference loss by beating Montana State 84-64 last week. Kellen McCoy added 20 points for Weber State (21-8, 15-1 Big Sky), the conference's regular season champion....and that game was AT Montana State! Weber State fell 75-70 to MSU on Jan. 15 in a big upset (their only conference defeat), a game that was also Weber's last defeat. Monatan State will have no chance on the road. Play Weber State.
Mr East
Northern Illinois Huskies @ Kent State Golden Flashes
3 unit(s) : Kent State Golden Flashes -12
kent St. played a very tough out of conference schedule, and it pinned losses on them vs Temple,Illinois,Kansas, Texas A&M, and St. Mary's, as well as a 21 win Cleveland St. team. It toughened this team up, and down the stretch they closed the season going 10-2. Northern Illinois has had a trying year. They played better toward the end of the season, but fell back again at the very end, dropping their last 3 ATS. That left them at 5-13 ATS in their final 18 games. They were at their worst out of their own gym, having finished conference play 0-8 on the road, and 0-8 ATS. Their average margin of losing in those 8 games was 17.9ppg. Kent St. closed strong and hard, and I expect a big win from them here.
Princeton Tigers @ Pennsylvania Quakers
3 unit(s) : Under 117.5
Princeton is back to their methodical offense, and it has shown over the last 11 games they have played in the IVY League. The Tiger offense has not topped 63 points in their last 11 played in conference, and at the same time they have allowed just 1 team over 62 points. That leaves a fine line between the maximums allowed vs the total posted here, as the Princeton maximums would be in the mid 120s. Those games ahve shown an average points scored of just 108.1ppg. Last year a much better offensive Penn team, that averaged 71ppg in Ivy play, finished the season with 60 against Princeton, and 107 total points for the game. These teams have averaged just 107.4ppg in their last 7 meetings (non OT points). Princeton has played under in 9 of their last 11, while Penn has played under in 5 of their last 6. I like this one to go under the total.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ North Dakota State Bisons
3 unit(s) : Oakland Golden Grizzlies +4.5
Sorry the the late add on this play, but doesn't tip-off until 8PM EDT. This is another system play, part of the group for conference tournaments that has produced 60-70% winners over the last 11 years. This one has a track record of 66% winners, and I am adding it, as this year these games have not disappointed, as they have gone 10-4-1 ATS good for 71.4% winners. The system play is in the Summit Conference Final, and the sytem says to take Oakland plus the points.
New York Knicks @ Milwaukee Bucks
3 unit(s) : Under 222
The New York Knicks have now scored 100+ points in 23 straight games. That means the totals in their games have been creeping upward. This one is in the 220s, and higher than the game they played the Lakers, who are the highest scoring team in the NBA. Milwaukee has had the Knicks number this season. The Knicks have scored 87 points or less just 6 times this season, and 3 of those were in the 3 games they have played against Milwaukee. I like this one to go under the total
South Alabama Jaguars @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
3 unit(s) : Over 134.5
This is another NCAAB Tournament system play. These have hit 60-70% over the course of the past 11 seasons. This season so far they have not disappointed going 10-4-1 for 71.4%, including another winning day yesterday. This one figures to be close at the end which is always good for OVERS as they often become free throw shooting contests. This one is a system play that has yielded 63% winners and the play here is on the OVER.
hey blade,
how is jim feist overall?
Craig Davis
30 Dime ---- CAVALIERS
10 Dime ---- RUTGERS
CLEVELAND --- This game has absolute blowout written all over it, and luckily we're backing the right side of this lopsided affair. The Cavs beat the Clips by 17 back in late-January, holding yet another opponent to under 100 points while scoring 112 themselves. That's the great part about backing a team like the Cavs whenever you get the chance. They are one of the few teams in the NBA that actually has the ability to score over 100 points per night while playing very good on the other end of the floor.
The Clippers, on the other hand, are one of the league's worst teams and stand at a disastrous 15-48 on the season. Right now these two teams have different things in mind at this point in the season and it plays right into our hands. First off, the Cavs are fighting for home court advantage in the Eastern Conference and trying to have the league's best record to get home court in the Finals (should they make it that far). After Boston handed them a defeat last week, that put the two teams in a virtual deadlock for best record in the East. With a win tonight they can put a small separation between themselves and the Celtics and they realize that it's teams like the Clippers that can play the role of spoiler if Cleveland doesn't bring its A-game. You can bet everyone from LeBron James to Anderson Varajeo and everyone in between is going to do whatever it takes to win, and dominate, a lesser opponent like the Clippers tonight. They realize how important having home court advantage is (just look at their home record) and they won't let this one get away.
The Clippers are looking at things differently. They're first trying to figure out what they've got on their bench for next season along with the fact they're looking at the draft lottery and how many ping pong balls they can get. They're in a dogfight with Sacramento, Oklahoma City and Washington for the league's worst record right now... and I'm not saying they'll try to lose tonight, but you know that has to be in the back of their minds.
Tonight's game is the first of a three-game, West Coast road trip for the Cavs and they usually start these road trips hot. The Cavs are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 vs. teams from the West and 20-8 in their last 28 vs. teams with a losing record while the Clippers are just 3-12 ATS their last 15 coming in off a SU loss. Cavs rout the Clippers in my strongest NBA play in a few weeks.
RUTGERS --- This one is as much about going AGAINST Notre Dame as it is backing Rutgers... maybe even more so. Look, I know the Irish has more talent and SHOULD be able to name their score against the Knights, but that just hasn't been the case recently and a big part of that is because they simply don't play defense. They'd rather outscore everyone they play on the offensive end rather than actually having to give some effort on the other end of the floor.
Big East teams are scoring an average of 75 PPG vs. the Irish while shooting over 43%. You won't get much pressure defense from Notre Dame, you won't see them forcing turnovers and you won't see them blocking many shots (they rank last in that category in the Big East). The only meeting between these two took place a couple of weeks ago in South Bend when the Irish were lucky to come away with a five-point win.
Rutgers stud Mike Rosario is coming off a poor shooting night in his last game so you can bet he's been working on fine-tuning a few things before tonight's matchup. When they last met he scored 20 points despite shooting just 4 of 12 from downtown. And for Notre Dame, I'm sure they'll get another double-double from Luke Harangody, and that's expected, but the Knights need to do a better job of trying to find ways to frustrate Kyle McAlarney and Tory Jackson.
Notre Dame has failed to cover 11 times in their last 15 games vs. Big East foes and 12 times in their last 16 overall. Rutgers, meanwhile, has dominated ATS in their last 10 meetings with the Irish, covering nine of the last 10. Notre Dame wins, but barely, giving the Knights yet another ATS cover.
hey blade,
how is jim feist overall?
Not to bad on these big games but his usual card is average at best.
Cogyle
10* Washington/Nashville Over 6
Bond
12* Utah/Indiana under 215
Adam Meyer
Dallas Mavericks (+7 Points) vs. Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is in danger of losing 5 games in a row for the first time in over 4 years. They went 0-4 on their recent road trip and the first game back home is usually a tough one to win. Dallas is trying to get the 4th playoff spot nailed down so they will have a first round bye in the playoffs-so they have something to play for. Both Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitski have had more touches now that Josh Howard is out with an injury and they have responded well. Phoenix has yet to show it can play any defense.
Play: Dallas Mavericks +7 5 Units
Akron -12 6 Units
Steve Liebman
Butler (-5.5 Points) vs. Cleveland State
Butler has a distinct advantage here as this Horizon League Championship is being played on their home floor where they went 15-1 this season. Butler has enough of an offensive edge in this battle of two good defensive squads to get the home win. The rabid Bulldog fans will see their heroes win yet another Horizon League Championship tonight. Butler beat Cleveland State by 15 points in this title game last season.
Play: Butler -5.5 5 Units
PowerPlayWins
NBA Power Play Of The Day
Spurs -5 NBA
Lee Kostroski
7* Milwaukee -3.5
7* Knicks/Bucks Under 223