Jimmy The Moose
San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Prediction: San Jose Sharks
The Sharks snapped a 3-game losing streak last night by beating the top team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins. San Jose is 39-15 in their last 54 games. The Sharks are 40-12-4 in their last 56 games vs. Eastern Conference opponents. In their last 7 games vs. a team from the Atlantic Division the Sharks are 7-0. The Penguins have been a major disappointment this season after making the Finals last year. Pittsburgh has lost 4 of theor last 6 games. In their last 7 games vs. Western Conference opponents they are 2-5. The Sharks are 11-1-1 in the last 13 meetings between the clubs and will take this one. Play on the San Jose Sharks -.
Brian Hansen
Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
Prediction: Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is coming off a 3-2 SO loss on the road in Minnesota, but I look the Oilers to play the Habs tough tonight in front of the hometown crowd! Montreal is coming off a 6-2 beatdown loss in Calgary, and I look for it to struggle again this evening. Edmonton is 7-4 (+2.8 units) when playing with 2 days of rest; play on the OILERS!
DUNKEL
Syracuse at Connecticut
The Orange are just 2-5 ATS on the road this season and 1-6 ATS at Connecticut since 1997. The Huskies are the pick (-11 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has UConn favored by 15 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (-11 1/2).
Game 525-526: Penn State at Purdue
Dunkel Ratings: Penn State 62.662; Purdue 75.881
Dunkel Line: Purdue by 13
Vegas Line: Purdue by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Purdue (-9 1/2)
Game 527-528: Ball State at Akron
Dunkel Ratings: Ball State 51.953; Akron 61.929
Dunkel Line: Akron by 10
Vegas Line: Akron by 14
Dunkel Pick: Ball State (+14)
Game 529-530: St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island
Dunkel Ratings: St. Bonaventure 50.624; Rhode Island 67.697
Dunkel Line: Rhode Island by 17
Vegas Line: Rhode Island by 14
Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (-14)
Game 531-532: Wake Forest at NC State
Dunkel Ratings: Wake Forest 72.838; NC State 65.206
Dunkel Line: Wake Forest by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Wake Forest by 6
Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (-6)
Game 533-534: Duquesne at Richmond
Dunkel Ratings: Duquesne 58.450; Richmond 60.812
Dunkel Line: Richmond by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Richmond by 2
Dunkel Pick: Richmond (-2)
Game 535-536: NC Wilmington at William & Mary
Dunkel Ratings: NC Wilmington 40.926; William & Mary 50.531
Dunkel Line: William & Mary by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: William & Mary by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: William & Mary (-7 1/2)
Game 537-538: Xavier at Dayton
Dunkel Ratings: Xavier 70.480; Dayton 64.861
Dunkel Line: Xavier by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Xavier by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Xavier (-2 1/2)
Game 539-540: Massachusetts at Fordham
Dunkel Ratings: Massachusetts 58.649; Fordham 45.880
Dunkel Line: Massachusetts by 13
Vegas Line: Massachusetts by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Massachusetts (-9 1/2)
Game 541-542: Ohio at Western Michigan
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio 54.587; Western Michigan 53.395
Dunkel Line: Ohio by 1
Vegas Line: Western Michigan by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ohio (+1 1/2)
Game 543-544: Bowling Green at Toledo
Dunkel Ratings: Bowling Green 53.698; Toledo 49.015
Dunkel Line: Bowling Green by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Bowling Green by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Bowling Green (-3 1/2)
Game 545-546: Drake at Indiana State
Dunkel Ratings: Drake 56.653; Indiana State 54.603
Dunkel Line: Drake by 2
Vegas Line: Drake by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Drake (-1 1/2)
Game 547-548: Syracuse at Connecticut
Dunkel Ratings: Syracuse 67.402; Connecticut 82.806
Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 15 1/2
Vegas Line: Connecticut by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (-11 1/2)
Game 549-550: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Georgia Tech 61.107; Virginia Tech 71.162
Dunkel Line: Virginia Tech by 10
Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 8
Dunkel Pick: Virginia Tech (-8)
Game 551-552: Georgia State at Towson
Dunkel Ratings: Georgia State 46.347; Towson 50.752
Dunkel Line: Towson by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Towson by 3
Dunkel Pick: Towson (-3)
Game 553-554: Drexel at Northeastern
Dunkel Ratings: Drexel 54.017; Northeastern 65.521
Dunkel Line: Northeastern by 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Northeastern by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northeastern (-8 1/2)
Game 555-556: James Madison at VA Commonwealth
Dunkel Ratings: James Madison 55.407; VA Commonwealth 60.631
Dunkel Line: VA Commonwealth by 5
Vegas Line: VA Commonwealth by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: James Madison (+10 1/2)
Game 557-558: Colorado at Iowa State
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 52.536; Iowa State 60.354
Dunkel Line: Iowa State by 8
Vegas Line: Iowa State by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Iowa State (-4 1/2)
Game 559-560: St. John's at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: St. John's 60.677; Cincinnati 65.793
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 5
Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 9
Dunkel Pick: St. John's (+9)
Game 561-562: LaSalle at George Washington
Dunkel Ratings: LaSalle 57.031; George Washington 55.652
Dunkel Line: LaSalle by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: George Washington by 2
Dunkel Pick: LaSalle (+2)
Game 563-564: Tulsa at Memphis
Dunkel Ratings: Tulsa 64.356; Memphis 78.842
Dunkel Line: Memphis by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: Memphis by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-12 1/2)
Game 565-566: LSU at Mississippi State
Dunkel Ratings: LSU 70.341; Mississippi State 67.283
Dunkel Line: LSU by 3
Vegas Line: Mississippi State by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LSU (+1 1/2)
Game 567-568: Georgia at Tennessee
Dunkel Ratings: Georgia 55.780; Tennessee 70.682
Dunkel Line: Tennessee by 15
Vegas Line: Tennessee by 18
Dunkel Pick: Georgia (+18)
Game 569-570: Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Illinois 59.405; Northern Iowa 66.973
Dunkel Line: Northern Iowa by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Northern Iowa by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northern Iowa (-5 1/2)
Game 571-572: Illinois State at Evansville
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois State 62.636; Evansville 60.100
Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Pick
Dunkel Pick: Illinois State
Game 573-574: Arkansas at Auburn
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas 61.256; Auburn 63.390
Dunkel Line: Auburn by 2
Vegas Line: Auburn by 6
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (+6)
Game 575-576: East Carolina at Tulane
Dunkel Ratings: East Carolina 55.013; Tulane 55.964
Dunkel Line: Tulane by 1
Vegas Line: Tulane by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (+3 1/2)
Game 577-578: Houston at SMU
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 61.994; SMU 56.074
Dunkel Line: Houston by 6
Vegas Line: Houston by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: SMU (+8 1/2)
Game 579-580: Charlotte at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 54.552; St. Louis 62.936
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-3 1/2)
Game 581-582: Southern Mississippi at Rice
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Mississippi 56.819; Rice 53.384
Dunkel Line: Southern Mississippi by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Southern Mississippi by 5
Dunkel Pick: Rice (+5)
Game 583-584: Colorado State at BYU
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado State 53.336; BYU 68.390
Dunkel Line: BYU by 15
Vegas Line: BYU by 18 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado State (+18 1/2)
Game 585-586: Iowa at Wisconsin
Dunkel Ratings: Iowa 57.861; Wisconsin 72.101
Dunkel Line: Wisconsin by 14
Vegas Line: Wisconsin by 11
Dunkel Pick: Wisconsin (-11)
Game 587-588: Bradley at Creighton
Dunkel Ratings: Bradley 58.478; Creighton 66.435
Dunkel Line: Creighton by 8
Vegas Line: Creighton by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Bradley (+9 1/2)
Game 589-590: Oklahoma at Baylor
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma 75.015; Baylor 66.589
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Oklahoma by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma (-2 1/2)
Game 591-592: North Carolina at Duke
Dunkel Ratings: North Carolina 78.880; Duke 78.032
Dunkel Line: North Carolina by 1
Vegas Line: North Carolina by 2
Dunkel Pick: Duke (+2)
Game 593-594: Central Florida at UTEP
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 58.466; UTEP 66.515
Dunkel Line: UTEP by 8
Vegas Line: UTEP by 9
Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+9)
Game 595-596: Texas Tech at Kansas State
Dunkel Ratings: Texas Tech 59.026; Kansas State 69.825
Dunkel Line: Kansas State by 11
Vegas Line: Kansas State by 12
Dunkel Pick: Texas Tech (+12)
Game 597-598: Cal Poly at CS-Northridge
Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 49.018; CS-Northridge 59.226
Dunkel Line: CS-Northridge by 10
Vegas Line: CS-Northridge by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+11 1/2)
Game 599-600: San Diego State at Utah
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego State 67.566; Utah 69.934
Dunkel Line: Utah by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Utah by 5
Dunkel Pick: San Diego State (+5)
Game 601-602: New Mexico at Air Force
Dunkel Ratings: New Mexico 68.209; Air Force 51.671
Dunkel Line: New Mexico by 16 1/2
Vegas Line: New Mexico by 12
Dunkel Pick: New Mexico (-12)
Game 603-604: Long Beach State at UC-Riverside
Dunkel Ratings: Long Beach State 51.520; UC-Riverside 56.026
Dunkel Line: UC-Riverside by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: UC-Riverside by 1
Dunkel Pick: UC-Riverside (-1)
Game 605-606: Western Carolina at College of Charleston
Dunkel Ratings: Western Carolina 47.564; College of Charleston 57.106
Dunkel Line: College of Charleston by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: College of Charleston by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: College of Charleston (-7 1/2)
JRTIPS
NORTH CAROLINA vs. DUKE
Duke usually wins 90% of the time at Cameron Indoor Stadium but North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough has not lost on Dukes home court throught his carreer. Hansbrough, the defending national player of the year is looking to finish 4-0 in front of the Cameron Crazies. The number 3 ranked North Carolina Tarheels are riding a wave of momentum heading into the battle with Duke on a 7 game winning streak. The Tarheels were two games behind in the ACC only a week or more ago, but with two losses from Duke the two teams are in a tie for first place in the conference. North Carolina leads the ACC in scoring while ranking 2nd nationally with 92.3 points per contest. However, the Tarheels will go up against the best defense the ACC has to offer when they try and tackle Coach K’s Blue Devils defense. North Carolina also leads a jam packed group of ACC schools that fill 4 out of the 5 top teams in America as the best rebounding team with 42.9 boards per game. The Tarheels will attempt to seek all of these impressive statistical advantages on Wednesday night in Durham.The Duke Blue Devils appeared to be the best team in the nation two weeks ago, but how things have changed since. Duke lost to Wake Forest and then turn around two games later to receive one of the biggest blowout losses in the Coach K Era with a 74-47 loss to Clemson. The Blue Devils continued to struggle in their last outing against unranked Miami only scoring 19 points in the first half from a team that is averaging 80 for a game. Gerald Henderson led the Blue Devils to a comeback and they would edge out the Hurricanes in overtime 78-75. Duke will have to score more points the entire game if they plan on keeping up with the Tarheels on their home floor tonight. North Carolina will have a sizeable advantage in the backcourt from standout guards Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington. Lawson is averaging a solid 15 points per game and Ellington has been the breakout player for the North Carolina offense this season as he has also posted 15 points per game. Ellington has a 21 point average over the last 6 games during the 7 game winning streak. Last years National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough controls the inside game and North Carolina will try to exploit the mismatches tonight on Duke home court. Junior Gerald Henderson has been a standout for Duke as he has almost passed Kyle Singler who has led the team in scoring all season as both players are now averaging 15 points per game. Henderson will need a huge performance tonight to take down North Carolina. Singler will also need to have a big performance and the Duke guards will really need to step up as the Blue Devil guards Nolan Smith and Greg Paulus will have their hands full against the North Carolina backcourt. North Carolina has won the last 4 out of 5 meetings in the rivalry and they are clearly the better skilled team who will get the win tonight.TAKE NORTH CAROLINA-1 1/2
Tom Freese
Sacramento at Houston
Houston is 8-1 ATS off an ATS loss and they are 5-0 ATS off a double digit loss. The Rockets are 5-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing road record 28-14 ATS in the second half of the season the last year plus. Sacramento is 0-4 ATS their last 4 games when playing with no rest and they are 0-4 ATS their last 4 games vs. winning teams. The Kings are 1-5 ATS after scoring 100 or more points in their last game. PLAY ON HOUSTON -
LARRY NESS
North Carolina @ Duke
PICK: North Carolina
No. 3 North Carolina visits No. 6 Duke in a fairly important game tonight. The winner takes over first place in the ACC standings and strengthens its argument for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Carolina is 8-1 on the road this year (lost at wake 92-89), while Duke is 14-0 at home. However, the visiting team won both meetings last year. What's more, defending national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough could join Tim Duncan as one of the few visiting players to finish 4-0 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Tar Heels are 'loaded,' as all five starters are back from last year. Hansbrough (22.1-7.8), the 6-8 Thompson (11.3-6.6) and the 6-6 Green (13.5-4.5-3.1) start up front along with PG Lawson (15.3-6.6 APG) and shooting guard Ellington (15.0-4.5). The 6-5 Ginyard started LY but he can't find enough playing time TY (Green has taken his spot), while senior guard Frasor has had the same trouble, averaging just 2.4 PPG, after averaging 6.4 PPG the last two years. The 6-6 Graves (4.0-2.6) and 6-10 freshman Davis (6.7-7.4) are both finding plenty of opportunities. Duke's looked vulnerable lately, losing 74-47 at Clemson (worst loss since UNLV beat them 103-73 in the 1990 national championship game) and needing OT to 'escape' against Miami-Fl, 78-75 (as two TD favorites). Maybe that makes Duke more dangerous here but I'm not 'buying' that. Paulus (6.1) is back in the starting lineup (averaged 11.6 PPG the last two years), joining big guard Henderson (15.2-4.9-2.1) and Scheyer (13.0-3.8-2.8). Smith (9.5) is now coming off the bench. Up front, the starters are the 6-8 Singler (15.8-8.3) and the 6-8 Thomas (5.5-3.2), with the 7-1 Zoubek (5.6-4.4) and the 6-6 McClure (2.1-4.0) coming off the bench. Duke doesn't lose too often at home but as mentioned, winning in Durham has become 'old hat' for Hansbrough and Co. Carolina has won seven straight since its loss at Wake, with all but one of those wins coming by 15 points or more. In the end, Carolina is too athletic for Duke so I'm backing Hansbrough in his quest to go 4-for-4 in front of the "Cameron Crazies!" Take North Carolina.
Vegas Experts
Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic
The trends make this one almost a no brainer. Denver is just 1-8 ATS in Orlando since 1996. The Magic have gone 19-5 ATS this season vs. the Western Conference and are a perfect 9-0 ATS this season when playing with two days rest. The Nuggets are unrested and just 102-142 ATS playing on back-to-back days since 1996. Lay the points.
Play on: Orlando
LT Profits
Oklahoma -3
The Oklahoma Sooners have ascended to second in the country in the latest polls, and deservedly so given they are playing as well as any team in the country, and they get the call here at a seemingly bargain price when they visit the Baylor Bears tonight.
Oklahoma has win 11 straight games straight up to improve to 23-1 for the season, and they have not minded going on the road inside the tough Big 12 Conference either. The Sooners are 4-0 inside the conference while traveling, winning at Kansas State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Iowa State by an average of +8.0 points with the smallest winning margin being six points, which would be good enough to grab the cash here.
Meanwhile, Baylor is heading in the totally opposite direction, losing five straight games both straight up and against the spread to drop to 15-8 SU and 6-9 ATS after a great start this season. Two of those losses during the current streak have come here at home to Kansas and Texas, and while those are two conference kingpins, they are now facing probably the best team in the conference.
We look for both of these teams to continue their current streaks here, which should result in a safe Oklahoma victory.
Pick: Oklahoma -3
Jimmy Boyd
1 Unit on Wisconsin -11
Off back-to-back double digit wins over Illinois and at Penn State, the Badgers are ready to pay the Hawkeyes back at home for an overtime loss January 21. Iowa has really struggled on the road this season, having lost 8 straight road games, including an 8-point loss at Indiana to give the Hoosiers their first Big Ten win. While Wisconsin does not have the team it has had in recent years, it is still tough as nails at home with a 9-3 mark. Iowa has not shown nearly enough offensive fire power to compete in this one as it lives and dies by the three and is only averaging 58.3 ppg on the road this season. We'll lay the points.
Nick Parsons
Atlanta at Detroit
Pick: Detroit
Detroit blew a huge fourth quarter lead at Chicago last night. Now they return back home and somebody has to "pay" for what the Pistons were handed by the Bulls last night. What does that mean here? A pure blowout for Detroit. Look for the Pistons to crush the Hawks as they make amends for last night's loss. Atlanta is coming off of a blowout win last night but that was at home against Washington. Tonight's situation is a much different scenario for the Hawks! Atlanta is just 11-15 on the road this season and the Pistons will CRUSH them here! Take a look at Detroit on Wednesday night.
maddux sports
Today's Free Pick is Toronto +6.5
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P.S. My tools located Rider as a winner on
Monday and Seton Hall as a winner on Tuesday.
Both won way beyond the spread. My tools identify
Oklahoma -3 as the winner today. Watch it win way
beyond the spread. You can always buy a couple of
points for safety. I have added another tool to my
pick system but it is on another web site that I should
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John Ryan
Penn State vs. Purdue
Play: Purdue -11
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Purdue as they host Penn State slated to start at 7:00 EST. This would appear to be a lot of extra point to be giving PSU, but Purdue is the better team across the board. Supporting this graded play is a strong system that has produced a record of 38-11 ATS since 1997 for 78% winners. Play against a dog after scoring 55 points or less in a loss to a conference rival facing an opponent off an embarrassing road loss scoring less than 60 points. PSU has lost 2 straight and beginning to show signs of fatigue. In their last game they were completely dominated by Wisconsin scoring just 44 points in a 54 -44 home loss and were 1 point favorites. This is just not a game that PSU - nor any team - can rebound from in a short period of time. The fatigue factor is most evident in BB games where they shot just 33% and 37% and now have to face a tough defensive minded Purdue team. HC Painter is a solid 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games when playing against a good team sporting a win percentage of 60% to 80% after 15 or more games. Take Purdue.
Scott Rickenbach
Memphis Grizzlies @ Philadelphia 76ers
PICK: Memphis Grizzlies
Yes, the Sixers have looked strong without Elton Brand and are coming off of some big performances. However, the Grizzlies have really turned the heat up on the defensive end in their most recent games. Memphis is talking like a confident team and their intensity is up in terms of rebounding and defense. Those are two key areas for an underdog if that dog wants to "hang around" in a game and that is precisely what we're expecting here.
The Sixers are being asked to lay a lot of points here when you consider how unappealing this game is to them. Philly is not motivated for a huge win here. They just want to avoid a letdown and notch a win before the All Star Break. This will result in some complacency on their part and the hungry Grizzlies have been playing well enough to be very dangerous in this spot. Ever since they got lit up from three point land by the Clippers three games back they have turned up the heat in a big way. The result has been some ultra impressive defense in their last two games and we look for more of the same here! Consider a small play on Memphis on Wednesday night.
MTi Sports
Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic
Prediction: Over
The Nuggets are 9-0 OU (+24.0 ppg) as a dog with at most one day of rest after a game in which they shot at least 50% from the field and at least 85% from the free-throw line. Take Denver and Orlando OVER.
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit on Colorado +6.5
The public has been pounding the Cyclones to give us even better value in taking the other side. Colorado is not the same pushover that it was at the beginning of the Big 12 season but it is getting treated like one with this line. Iowa State has lost 6 in a row SU and ATS while Colorado has covered the number in 6 straight. Over its last 5 games, it played K-State to within 2, beat Iowa State by 6, lost at Kansas by 5, lost to Nebraska by 2, and lost to Oklahoma by just 5. The Buffaloes will have a lot on confidence going up against a team they have already defeated this season tonight. Take the Buffs!