Hey md75 thanks for posting Akmens plays last night. I have a Ben Burns and Bob Akmens sub on who2beton and they didn't list the other 2 hockey plays by Akmens. I would have went 1-3 without the other 2 so thanks or I would have had an even worse day.
No problem! What does Ben Burns have today?
JIM HURLEY
Inner Circle Basketball
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
2*
Boston College (-1½) over Virginia
7:00 PM -- John Paul Jones Arena
Boston College by 14-15
2*
Missouri State (-3) over Evansville
8:05 PM -- Hammons Student Center
2*
Iowa (-3½) over Indiana
6:30 PM -- Assembly Hall
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Wednesday Action !!
Tuesday Recap: 1-0 CBB (+80 pts) : 1-1 NBA (-8 pts)
CBB
4* George Washington +11.5 (-110)
4* Southern Miss -3 (-110)
3* NorthEastern -8 (-110)
3* Drexel -1 (-110)
Wayne Root
Chairman- Virginia
Millionaire- Auburn
No Limit- Colorado
Insiders- TCU
Billionaire- Arkansas
Sea Bass
100* ATL Hawks vegas steam play
50* clem
50*bc
50lasall
50*dal mav
50*cavs
Taw Jackson
(62-27-1) All Plays
(14-5) Game of the Day
(15-5-1) Outright Dog Winner
NBA
Cavaliers -5 (G.O.D.)
Trailblazers +3.5 (O.D.W.)
any indiancowboy thanks
Hey md75 thanks for posting Akmens plays last night. I have a Ben Burns and Bob Akmens sub on who2beton and they didn't list the other 2 hockey plays by Akmens. I would have went 1-3 without the other 2 so thanks or I would have had an even worse day.
No problem! What does Ben Burns have today?
I have his hockey package and he has no picks posted today.
Indian Cowboy
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4 Unit Play. #516. Take Minnesota Timberwolves -2.5 over Atlanta Hawks (Wednesday @ 8:05pm est). Let's go for 3-0 this week in the NBA en route to our 7th straight winning NBA Week. These two teams have not met this year, but certainly, Minnesota is playing well right now coming off a nice outright win over Indiana at home bouncing back from their loss to the Lakers at home. Atlanta beat this team by 1 point last year at home despite being a 9 point chalk at Phillips. Atlanta comes off a loss at Milwaukee, but this team is no stranger to losing back to back game as they did to the Heat on the road and then went up to NY in MSG to lose there as well. Minnesota is 7-3 ATS over their last 10 and note that Joe Johnson will be out because of a virus so there is no reason why the Twolves can't cover this spread here given that they have played so well at home recently and the Hawks are a bit banged up. The Hawks are a sound team with or without Joe Johnson but with their key go to player out, this team will not be as potent. Now, I have seen the Hawks play countless times and am aware that they can certainly play well at home despite being injured, but the highway is a different story. Minnesota is the same team that beat New Orleans at home by 8, this is the same team that beat Phoenix on the road outright, defeated the Bulls on the road Outright and then beat the Bulls at home - despite the fact they had revenge and were back in full strength in that game. Minnesota is a great place to play as per a home crowd and behind Jefferson, Telfair, Foye, Gomes and Smith, this team should be just fine. The Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games as historically over the era of Mike Woodson this team has been a terrible road team, the Twolves are 5-0 ATS when playing on 0 days rest and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite. The Twolves get it done tonight.
4 Unit Play. #524. Take Indiana +3.5 over Iowa (Wednesday @ 6:30pm est). Let's start off the week 3-0 in college hoops and hopefully 3-0 in the NBA as well for a 6-0 start to the week. The Hoosiers are prime for a conference win and this is where I believe they will get it. Sure, yes, the public to a tune of about 64% will take Iowa here and let them. The public wanted to take UNLV yesterday and we certainly allowed them to do that and we came out just fine as the Aztecs won Outright on the road. Indiana has been playing better basketball as Coach C has them working hard despite the fact that many were at one time non-scholarship players. Look, when these two teams hooked up back on January 3rd, Indiana fell just short and lost 60-65 and they went into that game as 13 point dogs. Following that game Indiana came back home to nearly beat Michigan losing Outright in overtime. Keep in mind that there were points in that game where Indiana was leading by double-digits. Indiana is the same team that came back home after a series of tough road losses to lose by 4 points to Minnesota allowing 70% of the public to take a hit on the chin as well. Heck, this team even went up to Northwestern - the same team that beat Michigan State on the road and lost by just a bucket. This team was leading Ohio State at home at one point in the second half and eventually lost the spread but was competitive in Bloomington without a doubt. In short, Indiana is a different team at Bloomington and a more competitive team. They played Iowa a while back prior to the Minnesota, Michigan and Northwestern team and this team is now even more seasoned to play Iowa at home for an outright win. Hawkeyes are just 1-5 ATS as a road favorite of 0-5 points roughly while Indiana is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 as a home underdog. Look for Indiana to win Outright for us as San Diego State did yesterday on the road at UNLV.
Akmens
Bruins
Wild
Great Lakes Sports
5* GOY Michigan St - 8
ITS DUKE
* CONFIRMED
SMOOTH44/WSP
NBA) 8:30PM EST
PORTLAND +5 -120
Pre-game Comment: Nice system tonight backing the Blazers and supports going against certain home faves who are coming off a SU loss as a home fave their last time out! This system hit at a nice clip!
(CBB) 7:00PM EST
THE 'CUSE -1
Pre-game Comment: The Cuse is struggling of late and my rationale here is simple. Defensively these two teams match up well but it's offensively that I give the Cuse the edge. Add on home court advantage and I see this is a great opportunity for the Orange to get back on track!
(CBB) 7:30PM EST
NOTRE DAME -2
Pre-game Comment: The Irish are desperate and in a must-win situation. In my opinion if they lose tonight their season is over. The only thing I need to ask myself is WHY are the Irish a 2-3 point fave on the road to a solid team? I think Vegas is trying to tell us something and I'm not going to ignore. The Irish get one more shot with me!
(CBB) 8:00PM EST
DRAKE +2
Pre-game Comment: Tough to ignore Drake tonight considering they have won 4 straight against Creighton including on the road at Creighton just a few weeks back. In that game they won SU as a 9 point and the line adjustment tonight suggests they win again so I am running with it!
(NBA) 8:00PM EST
ATLANTA +3 -120
Pre-game Comment: Love going against the line movement in this one! The Hawks come well-rested while the Wolves played a fast paced game last night. I expect fatigue to play a roll for the Wolves down the stretch and for the Hawks to walk away with the win.
Teddy June
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10* West Virginia Mountaineers
10* Texas A&M Aggies - Private Players
10* Clemson Tigers - Conference GOW
10* USC Trojans
RAS
Delaware (+2)
DR BOB
4 Wednesday Best Bets.
Rotation #535 Northeastern (-8) 2-Stars at -8 or less.
Rotation #553 LSU (-6 1/2) 2-Stars at -7 or less, 3-Stars at -6.
Rotation #561 Villanova (-1 1/2) 3-Stars at -2 or less, 2-Stars up to -4.
Rotation #511 Houston (-5 1/2) 2-Stars at -7 or less.
executive
450% Mississippi -1'
350% Dayton -1
300% Villanova -2'
300% Illinois St -1
NBA
300% New Jersey +1
GW and Sons Sports
WF,
UCF,
Mavs under
Thomas Investments
St Joe's
Great Lakes
5* GOY Duke
4* Texas
3* Mo St.
4* Orlando
4* Detriot
3* Denver
California Sports
4'* Tx A&M
4* Neb
4* Okla St.
4* TCU
3* Dayton Under
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Wednesday Action !!
Tuesday Recap: 1-0 CBB (+80 pts) : 1-1 NBA (-8 pts)
CBB
4* George Washington +11.5 (-110)
4* Southern Miss -3 (-110)
3* NorthEastern -8 (-110)
3* Drexel -1 (-110)
Taw Jackson
NBA
Cavaliers -5 (G.O.D.)
Trailblazers +3.5 (O.D.W.)
Syndicate Betting Systems
NBA
10 Unit Play Magic -12.5
Lee Kostroski
8* Central Florida (-3) vs. Houston
UCF is playing as well as any team in Conference USA not named Memphis. The Golden Knights have won 5 straight games and they are on a 7-0 ATS run. The odds makers still have not caught up with this team. They are very good right now.
UCF is 11-2 at home with their only losses coming at the hands of Florida and Memphis. They played Memphis tougher than any other team in the conference has this year losing by just 7 points. However, the game was even closer than the final indicated. The Tigers led by just 3 points with 47 seconds remaining in the game. During their 5 game winning stretch the Knights have been outstanding on both ends of the court. They’ve scorched the nets shooting 51% as a team while allowing their opponents to shoot only 37%. In conference play, this team is #1 in offensive points per possession and #3 in defensive points per possession in the 12 team conference. Their points per possession differential is a very good +0.180 in league games. The numbers show this is the best overall offensive team in the conference as they are #1 in field goal percentage, #1 in 3-point percentage and #1 in free throw percentage. They have perhaps the best player in Conference USA in Jermaine Taylor who is shooting over 50% from the field, over 41% from 3-point land and averaging 24 PPG.
Houston is struggling right now. They are in a bad spot coming off their “Conference Game of the Year” at Memphis on Saturday. The Cougs really wanted to make a statement in that game, but instead they fell flat losing 83-68. That was their third straight loss. Ever since blowing a big lead @ Arizona and losing, this team has been whipped at home by UTEP and lost @ Memphis. Now they travel for the second straight game and this will be their 5th road game in their last 7 outings. Another letdown is in order and that’s not a good thing when traveling to team that is playing great basketball. Lay this small number as UCF continues their roll.
5* Creighton (-2) vs. Drake
It’s not often that the Creighton Blue Jays are seeking revenge from an earlier season loss at home. That’s because they don’t lose very often at home. The Jays have lost just 7 games at home since the start of the 2005 season. They are 11-2 in the Qwest Center this year with one of their losses coming at the hands of this Drake team just a week and a half ago. It was Creighton’s worst performance at home in quite some time. The lack of effort and hustle that defines Dana Altman’s teams was not there. They shot just 30% from the field and were outrebounded by 11. A close game turned Drake’s way down the stretch when the Jays missed 16 of their final 20 shots and were outscored 28-15 over the final 13 minutes. Creighton had a 6-point halftime lead but shot just 22% in the second half while the Bulldogs went crazy hitting nearly 57%. After the loss the upset Altman stated, “I’m disappointed in myself. I’m disappointed with our team for not doing a better job today.” You can bet this team will be ready on Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs began the season on a huge run winning 13 of their first 16 games. However as of late this team has not been playing well. In fact, their only win since January 11th was @ Creighton. This team has lost 5 of their last 6 and two straight at home. Their most recent loss at home was to an Evansville team that had been playing very poorly coming into that game. The Aces had lost 4 of 5, including a 22-point home loss to Creighton. This Bulldog team is simply struggling to put the ball in the hole. Minus their win @ Creighton, they are averaging just 54 PPG since January 11th. They are shooting just 39% over their last 5 games and that INCLUDES their 57% outburst in the second half of the Blue Jay game which looks to be an aberration.
Creighton is 7-4 in conference play and their points per possession differential is +0.062. Drake is 5-6 in the league and their points per possession differential tells us they are not a good team right now as it stands at -0.004 in conference play. Creighton is a veteran team with four seniors and two juniors in the rotation and they are not fazed by playing on the road. They are 3-3 this year away from home in league play. They get revenge tonight and top a struggling Drake team.
REASON FOR PICK: 8* Play on: Atlanta Hawks (+) over Minnesota T'Wolves
Today I step out with a large wager on the Atlanta Hawks (+) over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This really is the perfect spot for a bet ON Atlanta and AGAINST Minnesota and I’ll take advantage of a generous number by the oddsmakers. Atlanta comes into this game fully rested as they’ve been off since last Saturday which has given them valuable practice time the past three days. Minnesota meanwhile is coming off a game last night at Indiana and this will be their 3rd game in a four night span, 4th in six nights and 5th game in eight nights. Not to mention last night they expended a ton of energy in a dramatic come from behind win over the Pacers. Fatigue was certainly a factor last night as evidenced by the T’Wolves 21 turnovers which is a sure sign of mental weakness. On the season the Wolves are just 7-15-1 ATS at home and in their last 18 home games they are 6-12 SU but only ONE of those wins came against a team with a winning record which was New Orleans who had injuries at the time. Overall the T’Wolves are 2-11 ATS at home against teams with a better than .500 record.
Now some of you are questioning how we could take the Hawks tonight without their All-Star guard Joe Johnson but that will be a POSITIVE in our favor. You see, Johnson really hasn’t been playing that well lately and typically when a big name starter misses a game the bench players elevate their play the first game out when getting more minutes. Johnson is having a poor season shooting the ball as his season average of 42.7% FG percent is the lowest of his career. In his last seven games he’s really struggled with his ‘stroke’ as he was just 44 of 119 or 37%. Replacing Johnson in the starting lineup will be Mo Evans but he’s not the guy that will pick up JJ’s scoring load. That will fall on the shoulders of Ronald Murray and we’re quite confident he’ll rise to the occasion and here’s why. Murray doesn’t get nearly as many minutes as Johnson gets but take a look at what he’s done his last seven games. Murray is 49 of 105 from the field for 47%, averaging over 18 ppg. So no, the Hawks won’t struggle to score points without Johnson on the floor tonight AND they are getting their starting center Al Horford back tonight who will be fresh and able to contain Al Jefferson in the post. Atlanta has struggled on the road this season but with the Wolves in a tough scheduling spot we like the Hawks to win this game by double digits. Play Atlanta!
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west virginia +2.5
houston +3
missouri +4.5