MadduxSports
New Orleans +6
POINTWISE
GEORGIA STATE over Va Common RATING: 1
KANSAS STATE over Nebraska RATING: 3
GEORGIA over Vanderbilt RATING: 5
Mighty Quinn
Miami-Ohio -12.5
CTO
TULANE over *Utep...Surging Tulane is on a 4-game win streak (before facing Rice Feb. 2), and Green Wave is showing steady growth under astute 3rd-year HC Dave Dickerson. Hence, compelled to invest against G-driven UTEP, dealing with same matchup problems in paint that existed in 92-67 thumping in New Orleans LY. Watch Green Wave’s “Bruise Brothers,” 6-7, 250 sr. F Gomez (14ppg, 6 rpg) & 6-7, 260 jr. C Louisme (11 ppg, 6 rpg) get Miners over-eager 6-9 F Ramalho (disqualified in 6 of last 14 games!) in quick foul trouble.
TULANE 73 - *Utep 66 RATING - 11
Brandon Lang
15 Dime - Kansas State
10 Dime - St. Joseph's
10 Dime - Duke
5 Dime - UNLV
5 Dime - Ohio
5 Dime - Maryland
Free Pick - BYU
Marc Lawrence
UNLV Running Rebels at Utah Utes
It was, indeed, a disappointing season for the Utes last year. They went 11-19, the program’s worst mark since the 1983-84 season. Head coach Ray Giacoletti was dispatched in favor of Jim Boylen, a former assistant under Tom Izzo at Michigan State. With his hire has come a renewed defensive intensity, and along with that a winning record. Tonight the mission at hand will be to avenge a trio of losses suffered last year against the Rebels, including a season ending defeat in the MWC tourney. Unlv is a puny 5-10 ATS on the conference road against winning opposition while Utah is a mind-blowing 120-19 SU at home in conference play, including 17-7-1 ATS when seeking revenge. That’s good enough to put us on a team that has had this game circled since last year’s nightmare. KEY STAT: Utah is 5-0 SU & 4-1 ATS when playing with conference tournament revenge.
Dave Cokin's Free Wednesday Selection!
NC Wilmington @ Delaware
Play: NC Wilmington +1
NC-Wilmington is in much better form than Delaware right now, and there are few teams with less of a home court edge than the Blue Hens. The Seahawks haven't been bad on the road, either. Wilmington lost a tough one Saturday, but they ought to bounce right back as Delaware is showing very little currently. NC-Wilmington as a small road dog gets my vote.
Comps
Tom Freese
Game: Tulane at Texas-El Paso
Prediction: Tulane
Reason: Tulane has won 5 straight games with three of those wins coming on the road. The Green Wave are 15-6 ATS off a conference game and they are 19-9 ATS after going Over the Total in one or more straight games. Utep is 4-13 ATS off a road game and they are 0-4 ATS their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning record. PLAY ON TULANE +
John Ryan
Game: Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks
Prediction: New York Knicks
Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on the Knicks - Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 25-5 ATS for 83% since 1996. Play against all teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are average defensive teams allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5-45.5% and is now facing a poor defensive team allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5-47.5, after 3 straight games allowing a shooting percentage of 47% or higher.
Jimmy The Moose
Game: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Prediction: New Jersey Devils
Reason: The Devils have won 2 of their last 5 games but tonight they face a team they've had success against. New Jersey is 11-4-4 in their last 19 road games. The Devils have won 8 of their last 11 games vs. team's with a losing record. The Devils are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. a team from the Northeast Division. The Sabres have lost 4 of their last 5. Buffalo is 4-13 in their last 17 games overall. In their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning record the Sabres are 1-10. The Devils are 16-5-3 in the last 24 meetings between the clubs. Play on the Devils -.
Cappers Access
Syracuse
Oklahoma
Joe Wiz
Utah CBB
Redzone Sports
Duke
Suns
Scott Spreitzer
Iowa
Bob Akmens
Notre Dame @ Seton Hall Ov 159.0
This play is the result of a successful computer model that has allowed Bob Akmens Sports to finish in first-place in 152 different categories of documented monitored handicapping contests since 1978.
The computer models I’ve developed for each sport look at the most-predictive variables that go into the winning and losing of games.
Several interesting factors in today’s play are as follows:
NOTRE DAME excels in going OVER when this happens:
6-2 OVER last 8 conference games
6-1 OVER last 7 after a conference game
9-4 OVER last 13 after allowing at least 80 points
5-2 OVER last 7 after scoring at least 80 points
SETON HALL excels in going OVER when this happens:
6-2 OVER last 8 home games
28-14 OVER last 42 conference games
27-13 OVER last 40 games after a conference game
15-7 OVER last 22 off of a loss to a conference rival
32-16 OVER last 48 vs teams with a winning record
10-4 OVER last 14 vs good offensive teams scoring at least 77 ppg
GO WITH OVER 159 IN THIS 730PM EST MATCHUP.
EZ Winners
3 STAR: (723) ST. JOSEPHS (-1) over Duquesne
(Risking $330 to win $300)
2 STAR: (731) GEORGIA TECH (+2.5) over Wake Forest
(Risking $220 to win $200)
1 STAR: (792) NORTH CAROLINA (-4) over Duke
(Risking $110 to win $100)
NBA
1 STAR: (717) NEW ORLEANS (+6) over Phoenix
(Risking $110 to win $100)
LT's Lock Of The Day
Syracuse -3
College Cappers
CBB
80 Dime - UNC -3.5
60 Dime - Maryland -1
45 Dime - Minnesota -5
NBA
25 Dime - Lakers -4.5
25 Dime - Spurs/Wizards OVER 183.5
FREE PICK
CBB - Baylor -7.5
VEGAS EXPERTS
Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles
Boston College has dropped four in a row, all in the ACC, by an average of 17.5 points. The Eagles have beaten Maryland three straight though, the latest in December on the road by an 81-78 score. So the Terps come in with Triple Revenge made all the more galling by that December game in which they shot 10-of-16 from the line while visiting B.C. went to the line 41 times, making 31. Maryland took its last at Georgia Tech by two and is 27-12 ATS off a road win against a conference rival since 1997. Meanwhile B.C. is 4-12 ATS after 2 consecutive conference games over the last 2 seasons.
Play on: Maryland
COMPS
BIG AL
Miami Heat +16
RAZOR SHARP
KANSAS ST -11
TOTALS 4 U
NORTH CAROLINA - 4
MIKE WYNN
Kent St -16
COMPUTER SPORTS
NOTRE DAME PK
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
Houston -9.5
HUDDLE UP
William & Mary -6
DARKHORSE
San Antonio -5
HD'S ACTIONLINE
EVANSVILLE +1.5
#1 SPORTS
WISCONSIN BADGERS - 6 1/2
Jim Feist
Spurs
Captain Canada
(55) CHI Blackhawks and (56) EDM Oilers
Take "(55) CHI Blackhawks"
The Hawks and Oilers do battle Wednesday in a matchup of two young hockey teams with an eye to the future. The Blackhawks got off to a great start this year, due in large part to the outstanding play of youngsters Patrick Kane, Jonathon Toews, and Patrick Sharpe. Kane and Toews have cooled off of late, and so have the Hawks. They currently sit a game below .500, and while the playoffs remain in striking distance, the reality is that in the ultra-competitive Western Conference, they are likely a year away. The Oilers have battled gamely this season, and are also within striking distance of the playoffs despite having the 3rd fewest points in the conference. The reality is that Edmonton can battle all they want, but they simply do not have the talent to overcome their weaknesses in this powerful conference. Edmonton is a game under .500 at home, while Chicago is a game under .500 on the road, meaning the Hawkd are a competitive bunch wherever they play. This game is a toss up, but the Oilers have lost leading scorer Shawn Horcoff for the rest of the season. The loss of their best player will ultimately coincide with a dip further to the bottom of the conference. Chicago isn.5?t far behind, but as a road dog they are well positioned to win this game, particularly considering that netminder Nikolai Khabibulin is 3-1-1 with a 1.59 GAA in his last 5 starts against Edmonton. Hawks are the upset pick!
Dave Cokin
(801) NC Wilmington and (802) Delaware
Take "(801) NC Wilmington"
NC-Wilmington is in much better form than Delaware right now, and there are few teams with less of a home court edge than the Blue Hens. The Seahawks haven't been bad on the road, either. Wilmington lost a tough one Saturday, but they ought to bounce right back as Delaware is showing very little currently. NC-Wilmington as a small road dog gets my vote.
Karl Garrett
NBA again tonight, and I will be taking the points with with a New Orleans team that is sliding with 3 straight losses, that after a 9 game win and cover tear.
The Hornets may lose again tonight, but the G-Man does not feel they will get blown out, as New Orleans has already bested the Suns twice this season, including a 118-113 win as the 8-point dog at Phoenix back on January 5th.
The Suns are just 9-12-1 against the spread at home this year, while the Hornets are 15-7-1 on the road this season, 22-7-1 road spread run their last 30!
New Orleans is in need of a solid showing, and tonight they get it.
G-Man says to take the Hornets plus the points.
4* NEW ORLEANS
Bobby Maxwell
Here we go with the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back set and we know the rule this season has been to bet against them, so let's not break the rule and ride Washington in this one.
San Antonio is four games into its season-long nine-game swing through the Eastern Conference and currently 2-2 SU and ATS after beating Indiana 116-89 as a 5 1/2-point favorite Tuesday. This is after consecutive losses to start the trip in Utah and Seattle - also on back-to-back nights. The Spurs lost in Seattle to a team that had dropped 15 straight games, 84-81 as 7 1/2-point favorites.
The Spurs are just 4-7 ATS in their last 11, 8-13 ATS on the road this season and the all-important stat of 1-8 ATS when playing the second night of a back-to-back.
Washington isn't exactly tearing it up, having dropped four straight after Tuesday's 101-96 road loss in Philadelphia as two-point favorites. But at home the Wizards are 15-10 ATS and on the second night of back-to-backs, they are 5-6 ATS.
San Antonio has won the last four against the Wizards, but three of those were in Texas. The Wizards have won two of the last three in Washington, with the two wins coming by eight points or more. The home team is 10-3-2 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
San Antoino on the highway has not been a good bet this season and the Spurs on the second night of back-to-back is a bad bet. Don't play the old legs in this situation. We're grabbing the points and playing the Wizards in this one.
4* WASHINGTON
Great Lakes
College Basketball Selection:
Akron at Western Michigan 7:00PM EST Play on: Western Michigan Broncos
The Broncos are 5-1 ATS their last six games, and heating up, and are 6-1 ATS when playing at home this year. The Broncos are also 6-2 ATS vs conference opponents this year, and 5-3 ATS after playing a conference game this year. We look for the Western Michigan Broncos to grab the home ATS Win & cover tonight.
Sports Gambling Hotline
The Golden Gophers have struggled recently, but they have been tangling with the top tier of the conference of late, as Minny has dropped games to Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Indiana over their last 5 outings.
We expect Tubby Smith's team to get their act together against the door mat of the loop, as Northwestern's wins have been sparse this year as their 7-12 mark indicates.
The Wildcats are only 1-5 against the spread at home this season, while the Gophers sport a 5-4 straight up mark away from the Barn, and are 4-3 against the spread on the road this year.
Minnesota won the season's first meeting handily, 82-63 back in early January as the double digit favorite, and we see no reason why they won't be able to take this road contest by the required impost.
Play on Minnesota to record their 14th win of the season, and complete the regular season sweep of the Wildcats.
2* MINNESOTA
John Ryan
Game: Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks
Prediction: New York Knicks
Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on the Knicks - Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 25-5 ATS for 83% since 1996. Play against all teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are average defensive teams allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5-45.5% and is now facing a poor defensive team allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5-47.5, after 3 straight games allowing a shooting percentage of 47% or higher.
MATT RIVERS
For Wednesday take the Suns in a rout
New Orleans is a very good team but they are not the team that just could not lose for the first few months of the season. I said over and over how they will come back down to Earth if for the Law of Averages alone. Chris Paul is a total superstar and the Hornets do have other solid players like Tyson Chandler, Peka Stojakovic and David West but Byron Scott's team was way overachieving as they owned the best record in the entire Western Conference up until about a week ago. They are good but not nearly that good.
Things have come crashing down a bit and all of a sudden the Hornets have dropepd three straight and none of those losses have been very close. Paul and the fellas are still a good team but they are also still well overvalued thanks to the great record and are in a bit of a freefall right now and I don't see anything changing in this situation against the high flying Suns.
Phoenix has won eight of 10 and with Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion (or maybe not after the supposed trade) and others know a thing or two about offense. Mike D'Antoni's squad scores 100 plus routinely and that is understating it as they average more like 110 ppg.
With the Hornets limping into the land of the Sun I just cannot see them all of a sudden mustering enough offense to be competitive and turn this thing back around. In due time New Orleans will get back on track but tonight should not be that night!
Tony Mathews
Matchup: Air Force vs. San Diego State
Selection: San Diego State -9.5 (-110)
Explanation: We will lay the points with San Diego State as they face-off against Air Force in Thursday's College Basketball contest.
San Diego State has a huge advantage on the offensive end. San Diego State (at home) is scoring an average of 69 points per game, while Air Force (on the road) is scoring an average of only 53.2 points per game. As you can see, San Diego State has a huge advantage on the offensive end.
Air Force is one of those teams that struggles on the road. In fact, Air Force is 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 road games.
San Diego State has proven they can beat Air Force. This is shown by San Diego State being a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings against Air Force.
Take San Diego State -9.5
Nelly
Duquesne over St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's beat Duquesne by 48 points last season but this game comes in a tricky situation. St. Joseph's is coming off a well-executed performance in a huge game against Villanova just two days ago and this will be the third game in six days for the Hawks. Duquesne is coming off an embarrassing loss to St. Bonaventure, making this a critical game for the Dukes. In each of the last two games Duquesne has shot less than 37 percent from the field, well below the season averages for a decent offensive team that has posted superior numbers to St. Joseph's on the season. This year the Dukes are currently 9-2 in home games with the losses both coming against high quality opponents. St. Joseph's has won six in a row but the schedule has been very light and the numbers have not been that strong. Look for Duquesne to halt the win streak for the Hawks.
Scott Rickenbach
Game #784 - 1* (regular play) Kansas State Wildcats (-) vs Nebraska @ 8 ET - What happened to the Wildcats in their most recent game shouldn't come as a big surprise. The Wildcats were coming off of a big win over the Jayhawks and they then fell flat and lost to Missouri. The Tigers had got a couple of key players back from suspension for that game. Also, Missouri caught the Wildcats still celebrating their big win as they had just handed the in-state rival Jayhawks their only loss so far this season. The Tigers are talented and they caught the Wildcats at the right time.
Now, the Wildcats are catching an opponent at the right time for a big win of their own. Kansas State is facing a Nebraska team that is coming off of back to back wins but with unusual circumstances involved. The Cornhuskers first took advantage of Missouri when all the suspended players were still out. As it was, Nebraska still barely snuck by the Tigers for the victory. The next Husker win came against a very weak Iowa State club and it came at home. This has lulled Nebraska into thinking they've turned the corner on their season when they truly haven't. Now they take to the road to face an angry Wildcats team that is itching for a big bounce back win.
Insuring the focus for Kansas State here is that they did lose to Nebraska last season. Look for the Huskers to struggle to match-up with Wildcats freshman phenom Beasley. He will be a difference maker tonight and the talent level of the Wildcats is simply on a different level than that of Nebraska. With the home court edge thrown in as well as the hunger of the home team here, this one has blowout written all over it. That is why we have no hesitation about laying the double digits with the Wildcats here.
Play Kansas State minus the points as a regular selection.
WINNERS EDGE
NBA
LA Lakers -4.5 , 3 units
N.O Hornets + 5.5 , 2 units
CBB
Syracuse -3 , 2 units
Alabama +9.5 , 2 units
North Carolina - 4 , 1 unit
VEGAS SPORTS PICS
Connecticut Huskies + 3 over (at) Syracuse Orange
Syracuse (16-7, 6-4) vs. No.19 Connecticut (16-5, 6-3) enters on a five game win streak, three coming over ranked teams, including a 68-63 victory at then No.8 Indiana, snapping the Hoosier's 29 home game win streak. Huskies are 2-1 last three games at Syracuse.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons - 2.5 over Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech (10-10, 3-4) at Wake Forest (13-7, 3-4) which is playing its third game without third leading scorer Williams (hand) enters on a 17 game home win streak. The Deacons have won and covered last three home meetings over past three seasons.
Texas Longhorns + 3 over (at) Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma (15-6, 3-3) is 0-2 ATS (2-0 SU) last two home games including a 64-61 win over (1-6 Big 12) Ok State, which has now lost 18 consecutive road games. No.12 Texas (17-4, 4-2) is 8-3 last 11 meetings including a 68-58 win at Oklahoma last season.
Kansas State Wildcats - 10 over Nebraska Corhuskers
Nebraska (13-6, 2-4) is 2-4 last 6 games including an 84-49 loss at No.4 Kansas on 01/26. No.20 Kansas State (15-5, 5-1) is 6-1 last 7 games including an 84-75 home win over (now 22-1) Kansas on 01/30. Wildcats have won last four home meetings, each coming by at least 14 points.
Duke Blue Devils + 4 over (at) North Carolina Tar Heels
No.3 North Carolina (21-1, 6-1) key player starting guard Lawson is questionable off spraining his ankle Sunday. No.2 Duke's (19-1, 7-0) current record ties for its best start in school history. The Blue Devils are 2-2 last four games at the Tar Heels including a two point loss.