Dwayne Bryant
Wisconsin +6
Great Lakes
4* Orlando -7.5
Will Cover
4* Syracuse
Wunderdog
3 Units St. Joesph's +14.5
4 Units Fordham +15
4 Units Princeton -4.5
3 Units Houston -6
5 Units Air Force +9
ATS LOCK
5 Units USC Trojans
4 Units Louisville, Mich State
3 Units Rutgers
Executive
250 C Mich
RAS
Va Com Over 130.5
Trey Scott
*200 Delaware +5
*200 Missouri State -3
*200 Duquesne +2
Executive
250 C Mich
300% Richmond -1
250% Drexel +1
250% Wichita St +2'
Power Play Wins
Washington Wizards +13.5
Andre Gomes
ATL -14 vs NJN
I like the Hawks in here to apply a major blowout to the lowly Nets without any kind of mercy. The Hawks are in a bad mood, as they are coming from 4 straight losses and naturally they will want to bounce back in here. In their last game, they were blown out by the Heat by 75-92 and unlike their first 3 consecutive losses, the Hawks didn't bring any kind of effort to the court.
This bodes well for us in here because after losing the game, the Hawks held a players-only meeting Tuesday, which followed a post-practice meeting led by coach Mike Woodson; "It was just guys talking about what we need to do," forward Marvin Williams said. "It was all positive, all positive things."
For today, we can expect the Hawks to approach this game with playoff intensiveness and that is way too much for the Nets! Last night the Nets delivered another pathetic performance against the Bucks in a pretty favorable spot for them. Now they have to travel to Atlanta and face the hungry Hawks in back to back nights!? I will remember some of the results of teams that went to Atlanta playing in back to back nights: Chicago 83-118, Denver 100-125, Miami 90-105, New Orleans 98-121 and Toronto 114-146. The only team that was able to beat the Hawks on the road in a back to back game was the Magic and we simply just can't compare Orlando to the Nets. New Jersey lost by 22 points last night against the Bucks and I expect a similar loss tonight in this contest as my projected line is the Hawks to win by 17/20 points. Take Atlanta in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 504 Atlanta Hawks (-14)
Opposite Action Plays
Troy +3
James Patrick Sports
Troy vs. Central Michigan
The Chippewas are the MAC Champions for the third time in the past four seasons and play in their 1st post New Year's Day Bowl Game ever as they travel to Mobile, Alabama to take on the Trojans. The home field advantage goes to Troy as their campus is just a (3) hour drive from Mobile and these Trojans are excited as they make their 4th Bowl appearance in (6) years. Both teams are experienced as CMU has (16) upper classmen and (9) Senior starters while Troy comes to play with (19) upper classmen and (12) Senior starters. The Chips average (33.2 yds) and (417 yds) on offense behind QB Dan LeFevour, the MAC's highest profile player and league MVP. The challenge for Troy will be to hold CMU under (28) points as when the Chippewas post more than (28) points they are undefeated at (6-0) ATS this season. CMU's stop unit is a big reason they are wearing a Champions Crown as their defense surrenderd just (17.2 ppg) and (327 yds). Troy is dominant in the Sun Belt Conference behind an offense that posts (33 ppg) and (418 yds) while their defense allows (29 ppg) and (418 yds). Favorites have dominated post New Year's low-level Bowl Game's at a (8-3) ATS pace and this GMAC Bowl has also produced the most lopsided games of any bowl in recent years with the favorites a solid (7-0) straight-up and ATS with an average winning margin of (30.3) points. Central Michigan HC Butch Jones is off to the "Queen City" but we look for the Chippewas to finish off another great season with an impressive win behind QB LeFevour as these Chippewas boast Big Ten type of size and strength and this will wear down the Men of Troy. 5* Pot of Gold Central Michigan Chippewas
The Duke's Sports
Central Michigan (-2') for 1.5 Units
We don't like coaching changes in bowl games, especially this one. In past Mobile Bowl games when interims took over for their respective departed coaches, they lost. However, this is a veteran CM team with much senior leadership on both sides of the ball, including at QB. Sr. Dan LeFevour, who is a dual threat with his feet and arm, has two big time receivers to work a shaky Troy secondary with. Bryan Anderson (6'5") should pose a matchup problem vs Troy's undersized corners. Furthermore, the Chippewas' defense is a veteran unit that is capable of limiting the damage that Levi Brown and company did on Sun Belt opponents this season. We do realize that the MAC hasn't fared well this bowl season but CM should be tuned in here. The Chippewas are 8-2-1 ATS as a small favorite, 4-1 ATS on Wednesdays, and 7-1 ATS on grass while the Trojans have struggled in non conference play at 1-4 ATS.
KING MAKER
10* Charlotte +13.5
7* Richmond -2.5