Saturday 11/24/18 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for Wednesday’s NCAAFB, NFL & NBA games.
Simon Says
Double Dimes:
Florida -5 (now 4) lmao
Pitt - 5.5 (now 4) lmao
Liberty -9 (now 7.5) lmao
Triple Dime "game of the week":
N C ST -6.5 (now 7) 0-3-1 year to date
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Stanford Steve
Vandy -3'
Notre Dame-10'
Arizona St-2
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Ken Thompson
3* (GOM) Boise St ML -135
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Stanford Steve Coughlin
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No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (-5) at No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (O/U 56)
Saturday, 12 p.m. ET
Coughlin: This just feels like it will be ugly on the offensive side for both teams, and that's for a couple of reasons. First, the weather will be a factor, as it's supposed to rain, so the Buckeyes' passing attack will be challenged by the elements as well as the GATA style that Michigan's defense plays with. Second, you know Ohio State will have a plan to clog up the Wolverines offense. Throw in the relentlessness of the crowd noise in The Horseshoe, and I see Michigan QB Shea Patterson having a frustrating day. I'll say there will not be a lot of points scored. I'll take the under.
ATS pick: Under 56
Score: Ohio State 21, Michigan 20
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tiger from phg
217 under 57 smu
221 under 52 ark st
204 Baylor +6
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Nick Kayal
Vandy
Ohio St
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DOUBLE DRAGON SPORTS - NCAA WEEK #13
11-UNIT HYDRA
NOTRE DAME -10 (-130) at usc (8pm)
7-UNIT TOPS
STANFORD -7 at ucla (3pm)
ALABAMA -24 vs auburn (3:30pm)
TEXAS A&M -3 vs lsu (7:30pm)
4-UNIT STRONGS
OHIO ST. / MICH UNDER 56 (12pm)
FSU +7 (-120) vs florida (12pm)
SMU -2.5 at tulsa (3:30pm)
BYU +11.5 at utah (10pm)
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Virgobbi Sports
Week 13 CFB:
WAKE +11 (-111)
NMSU +8 (-110)
AUB +24 (-110)
CMU +19.5 (-110)
MICH -4.5 (-108)
EMICH -13.5 (-110)
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Ben Burns
3*
USC / N.dame over 53.5
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Spartan
3*
Alabama -24
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Fred faour
3*GOW
Florida intl +3
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Brad powers
3*
Smu -2.5
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King creole
2*
Duke / wake Forest over 58.5
2*
Boise st / Utah st over 67
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Marc lawrence
Playbookdata play=utah st
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Marc lawrence
Byu
kansas st
usc
ohio st
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Dusty Dvoracek 40-19
w virg
texas
michigan
smu
a & m
okie st
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Norm Hitzges' Picks of the Pole
Temple -31
Kentucky -17
So. Carolina +26
Ohio State +4.5
Georgia Tech +17
Wisconsin -10.5
Utah State +3
BYU +11.5
Stanford -7
Florida -7
San Jose +32
Kansas State +13
Texas A&M -3.5
Notre Dame -11
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Chip Chirimbes
*10 Ohio State +5
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Marc Lawrence CFB 10* Play - (#162) Ohio State + 5
Edges - Buckeyes: Urban Meyer 6-0 SUATS as a dog with Ohio State, including 4-0 SUATS as a home dog; and Meyer 10-1 ATS versus .800 or greater foes; and Meyer 102-10 SU home in his career, with only four losses by more than 4 points … Wolverines: 0-8 SU here since 2000; and 1-6 ATS as road favorites in this series, including 0-4 ATS when favored by more than 2 points; and 1-13 SU last 14 games in this series, including 0-6 the last six games here; and 1-6 SU at Ohio State when Buckeye own win percentage of more than .900; and Jim Harbaugh 1-7 SU and 0-8 ATS in conference games versus .900 or greater foes that scored 30 or more points in their previous game; and Harbaugh 1-6 SU away career versus greater than .900 opponents … With the Buckeyes now underdogs after having been favored in each of their last 51 games, look for them to pull off the upset and advance to the Big Ten title game next week. We recommend a 10* play on Ohio State.
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ARTHUR RALPH
Super Pick Kentucky -17 CFB
Gold Keys Pittsburg + 5, Ohio ST + 5, Tex A&M -2 1/2, NOTRE Dame -10
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HUDDLE UP
Early:
Under Dog Shock Lock:
Syracuse +6'
Early Best Bets:
Florida State +7'
Texas Tech -5'
Michiagn -5
Georgia Tech +17
Early High Roller Total
Michigan/Ohio State under 54
Early Best Bet Totals:
Georgia Tech/Georgia over 59
NC State/North Carolina under 59
Syracuse/Boston College over 58
Florida/Florida State under 51'
LATE:
Saturday Night VP Lock
South Carolina +26
Late Best Bets:
Iowa State -13
Texas AM -3'
California -12
Oklahoma State -5'
Late High Roller Total
Notre Dame/USC under 54
Late Best Bet Totals:
LSU/Texas AM over 47
Kansas State/Iowa State over 40'
Oklahoma State/TCU under 56
South Carolina/Clemson over 58
$100 SPECIAL INFORMATION PLAY
Pittsburgh +4
Mid Day Lock:
Vanderbilt -3'
Mid Day Best Bets:
Alabama -24
Arizona +1'
Tennessee/Vanderbilt over 50'
UCLA +6'
Wisconsin -11
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Jimmy Moore
College Total of Year
#159/#160
10* Syracuse Orangemen - Boston College Eagles UNDER 58 (noon est) ESPN
Syracuse really struggled to score last week and that is going to carry over here since they are going with their backup QB who really struggled. The Eagles defense has been solid giving up 20 or fewer points in 4 of their last 5 games with the only exception being 27 points to the very strong Clemson Tigers. Boston College has not been good on the offensive side of the ball recently and the going will get tougher against a Syracuse team that will be giving extra effort there to help out their QB. Boston College has gone under their last 6 games in a row and Syracuse has gone under in 2 of their last 3 and 3 of their 5 road games this season. Play this under as my 10* college total of the year. Thank you and good luck.
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Derek Hayes (CFB) - $100 Purdue -3.5
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Larry Ness
10* Utah State
10* Mich State OVER
9* USC
9* Arizona
8* Michigan
8* Purdue
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Stephen Nover
3* mountain west GOY
Boise st - 139
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Gold sheet
Ohio st
geo tech
notre dame
troy
fla int
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Chris “The Bear” Fallica
Florida State + 7.5
Maryland +14
UTEP +13
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Point wise phones
4-notre dame
4-nevada
3-michigan
3-temple
3-nc
3-pittsburgh
2-texas a&m
2-arizona
2-alabama
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VegasInsiderTips
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers - Houston Rockets : O 213
Washington Wizards - New Orleans Pelicans : U 240
NCAAF
Florida Atlantic - Charlotte : U 54.5
Iowa State - Kansas State Kansas State : U 40.5
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Lee Sterling
ParamountSports.com
Last week: 3-1
Season: 30-27-2
Miami -5
South Carolina +26
Florida International +3
North Carolina State -7
Florida State +7
Arkansas State -11
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Paul Stone
@PaulStoneSports
Last week: 4-1
Season: 36-23-1
Georgia Tech +17
Oklahoma State-TCU U56½
Kansas State +13½
Indiana +4
UNLV +14
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Bondi
4* Iowa State
3* BYU
3* LSU
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Rooster
Utah st
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John Ryan Football
12 Boise State -2.5 ov Utah State 10:15pm
6 Wake Forest +10.5 ov Duke 12:00pm
6 Miami-Fla -4.5 ov Pittsburgh 3:30pm
6 UNLV +15 ov Nevada 9:30pm
5 Wyoming -6.5 ov New JohnMexico 2:30pm
5 Arkansas State -10.5 ov Texas State 4:00pm
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Sky Blue
Ohio State
BYU
Texas A&M
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Mega Locks
LSU +3'
BYU +13'
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Nelly's Sports
Nov. 24 Saturday
3* #170 Wisconsin -10.5 over Minnesota 2:30 PM CT (College GOY)
Minnesota has lost 14 meetings in a row with Wisconsin though there have been some recent close calls. Only once in the past eight meetings has the spread been below 17 however and this will be the smallest spread in Madison since 2006. After going 12-0 in the regular season last year the Badgers haven’t lived up to expectations with an injury depleted defense and recently playing without quarterback Alex Hornibrook. Sophomore Jack Coan has shown improvement now with four games under his belt and he has posted a higher completion rate and a lower interception rate, though the offense has been more conservative. Coan delivered in the air in last week’s comeback win at Purdue and the Badgers still possess an outstanding offensive line and the nation’s leading rusher in Jonathan Taylor, who could eclipse 2,000 yards Saturday. Wisconsin has won all of its Big Ten home games by 14 or more points and has allowed 10 fewer points per game compared with Minnesota in conference play. P.J. Fleck has not led an instant turnaround in Minnesota with the Gophers needing an upset this week to avoid a second straight 5-7 campaign. Both Big Ten wins for Minnesota came at home while on the road the Big Ten contests have resulted in losses by 29, 16, 25, and 24. Last week Minnesota had a golden opportunity to reach bowl eligibility hosting Northwestern with the Wildcats already clinching the division title but the Gophers came up well short. Tanner Morgan has provided better results since taking over at quarterback but he still has six interceptions in 123 pass attempts and hasn't reached 60 percent completions in any of his last three games. Defense will be the bigger challenge for Minnesota having allowed more than 36 points per game in conference play. Minnesota is allowing 5.2 yards per rush on the season for 116th nationally, only ahead of Rutgers and Illinois among Big Ten teams in rush defense. Wisconsin posted over 1,000 yards of offense in blowout wins in those two matchups while rushing for well over 300 yards in lopsided win vs. those two teams. Minnesota is a team in the need-to-win situation for a bowl bid but that was the scenario last week for the Gophers at home and this is a matchup that should bring out the best Badgers effort for the final home game.
Nov. 24 Saturday
2* #208 Iowa State -13 over Kansas State 6:00 PM CT
Kansas State played a great game last week in what certainly could be Bill Snyder’s final game coaching in Manhattan. The Wildcats will seek to extend its season and qualify for a bowl game this week sitting at 5-6 heading to Ames while winning 10 straight meetings in this series. The past four meetings have all been decided by five or fewer points and Iowa State has to be incredibly motivated for this matchup after a 20-19 defeat in Manhattan last season. Kansas State needed to win to become bowl-eligible in that game and the WIldcats got plenty of help with a massive edge in penalties offsetting a 379-264 yardage edge for the Cyclones. A critical personal foul penalty on a coach aided the late score for Kansas State who scored as time expired to win by one after trailing 19-7 with seven minutes to go in the game. Four different flags were picked up in the game, all favoring Kansas State for some very bizarre officiating decisions to say the least. That was also a tough spot on the schedule for Iowa State who faced a second straight road game after getting win #6 the previous week in Baylor to punch a bowl ticket. Kansas State played with same emotions in that home finale that they did last week for a home finale with Snyder’s status in the same situation this year, beating Texas Tech 21-6 with the help of turnovers and a great defensive performance against a back-up quarterback. This year Kansas State is 0-4 in road games with losses by 70 combined points. The Wildcats have been held to 21 or fewer points in six of eight conference games as by far the lowest scoring team in the conference. Iowa State’s Big XII title bid came up short last week but this Big XII finale will be very meaningful for a team that is riding a 5-1 run with the offense scoring nearly 31 points per game since Brock Purdy took over at quarterback. Purdy has just three interceptions in 144 attempts while posting more than 10.0 yards per attempt. Top ruhser David Montgomery will also be back after missing most of this game last season while being suspended for the first half of last week’s game with Texas as the Cyclones fell behind. Iowa State ranks 11th nationally allowing just 3.2 yards per rush while Kansas State has one of the nation’s least effective passing offenses posting only 6.7 yards per attempt while averaging only 160 yards per game in the air. Sentimental support for Kansas State has pushed this spread below 14 but teams in this type of ‘need-to-win’ situation don’t have any historical data supporting them and in fact do quite poorly if they are facing a quality team off a loss as the Cyclones are.
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World worst picker cbb
notre dame
indiana st
va com
m -super pick
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Hackman
wyoming -7
fresno -32.5
utah -11
utah st +120
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Paul Leiner
2000* Notre Dame Over
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KELSO
50 notre dame
50 florida
50 ohio state
50 auburn
50 louisiana state
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Lang - My 200 Dime selection is Michigan over Ohio State. The current line on this game is -5 at 8:45 am eastern time. Be sure to shop around for the best price available. Special Note: If the line on this game should drop to anywhere from -3 to -4 1/2 points, I advise as always buying the half-point down.
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Al Demarco
15 Dime Winner
Alabama -24.5
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