Wednesday 1/1/20 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for NFL, NCAAF & NBA games.
Mike Wynn
Free Pick: Wichita St -20 Over East Carolina
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Jim Feist
Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Wednesday, January 1, 2020
1/01 07:35 PM PT / 10:35 PM ET
NBA (543) PHOENIX SUNS VS (544) LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Take: (544) LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Reason: Your free play for Wednesday, January 1, 2020 is in the NBA scheduled contest between the Phoenix Suns and the LA Lakers. Your free play from Jim Feist is on 544. Lakers -11 points.
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Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR WEDNESDAY: ALABAMA/MICHIGAN UNDER the total of 58
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Totals4U
Wednesday's Free Selection: Wyoming/Boise State over 132 1/2
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Roz Wins
Roz's WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020 Free Pick
NBA
01/01 04:35 PM NBA (539) PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS VS (540) NEW YORK KNICKS
Take : Knicks
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Atlantic Sports
Wednesday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Wyoming Cowboys + 16 1/2
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#1 Sports
Wednesday's Free Selection: NC Greensboro Spartans - 15
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Platinum Plays
Your Free Pick: the Mercer Bears +14½ over NC Greensboro
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Sharp Bettor
SharpBettor FREE Play Wednesday, January 1, 2020
NBA
1/01 07:35 PM NBA (543) PHOENIX SUNS VS (544) LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Take : Lakers
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Easy Money Sports
Lee's Free Early Happy New Year Selection Is
FURMAN -10½
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Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Wednesday : AUBURN/MINNESOTA OVER the total of 54
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Golden Dragon
FREE WINNER for Wednesday
Portland -4 NBA
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Hawkeye Sports
Wednesday's Free Pick: Nashville Predators + 105
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: LA Lakers 11 NBA
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Arthur Ralph
Free Play WED CBB So Florida + 6
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Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Wednesday: ALABAMA/MICHIGAN UNDER the total of 58
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Wednesday: Wofford Terriers + 9
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Kenny Towers
Your Free Pick for Wednesday: Wis/Ore OVER 51½
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Stephen DeAngelo
I’m on a 4-0-1 roll with complimentary selections after Arizona State got the job done against Florida State in Tuesday’s Sun Bowl. For your New Year’s Day freebie, we’ll take the points with Oregon in the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin.
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Bob Valentino
My comp play for this first day of 2020 is the Baylor-Georgia meeting in the Sugar Bowl to be a defensive battle that holds Under the posted price.
Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer suffered a concussion in the Big Twelve Championship Game and is officially listed as questionable for this game. If Brewer shows any ill-effects look for Gerry Bohannon and Jacob Zeno to split the signal-calling chores, but no matter who is under center for Matt Rhule's team the points will not be easy to come by.
Georgia is second in the nation in points allowed with just 12.5 points per game surrendered and they are third in the nation rushing defense with just under 80 yards per game allowed. The Bulldogs come into New Orleans on a 7-1 Under run their last 8 games played, and for the season 10 of their 13 games have held Under the posted price.
Baylor's defense is not far behind, as the Bears led the Big Twelve in scoring defense and come in at 16th in the land with just over 19 points per game allowed. The Bears are also tied for third in the nation with 13 fumble recoveries.
Baylor saw 4 of their final 6 games played this season land Under the total, so rather than look for a game where the offense rules the night, let's look for the defenses to be the dominant units on the field for most of the evening.
Baylor and Georgia hold Under the total in the Sugar Bowl.
4* BAYLOR-GEORGIA UNDER
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Mitchell Newman
Comp play for Wednesday on the Suns plus the points at the L.A. Lakers.
This is not the same old pushover Suns this season, as Phoenix heads to the City of the Angels having won back-to-back road games at Sacramento and Portland and they bring covers in 3 of their last 4 into this showdown with the Lakers.
L.A. has followed a season-high 4 game losing streak and a 6 game against the spread losing streak with wins and covers in their last pair of games. LeBron James has been able to "manage" his groin injury that he aggravated on Christmas Day against the Clippers, as the Lakers stand at 26-7 now on the year.
Los Angeles has gone 9-6 against the spread at the Staples Center, but Phoenix can counter with a 9-6 spread mark on the road this season. The Suns also boast a 3-1 spread mark when installed as the underdog of +10 to +12 points this year, while the Lakers are just 3-4 as the favorite in that same price range.
This will be the second series meeting between these Western Conference teams, as the Lakers did win the first 123-115 in the Valley of the Sun in the middle of November as the -3 1/2 point road chalk. The price tonight is a lot taller, and while I do not see the Lakers getting stung for the outright loss, I do think that this price is a little too high.
Phoenix has played a much better brand of basketball this season and tonight they stay inside of the double-digit impost.
Take the Suns plus the points.
1* PHOENIX
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