DUNKEL INDEX
Ohio vs. Troy
The Bobcats look to build on their 7-1 ATS record in their last 8 games as an underdog. Ohio is the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bobcats favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Ohio (+1 1/2)
Game 201-202: UTEP vs. BYU (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UTEP 74.748; BYU 88.917
Dunkel Line: BYU by 14; 46
Vegas Line: BYU by 11 1/2; 50
Dunkel Pick: BYU (-11 1/2); Under
Game 203-204: Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State (5:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Illinois 89.642; Fresno State 90.650
Dunkel Line: Fresno State by 1; 62
Vegas Line: Northern Illinois by 1 1/2; 59
Dunkel Pick: Fresno State (+1 1/2); Over
Game 205-206: Ohio vs. Troy (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio 79.142; Troy 77.734
Dunkel Line: Ohio by 1 1/2; 52
Vegas Line: Troy by 1 1/2; 58
Dunkel Pick: Ohio (+1 1/2); Under
NCAAB
Texas vs. North Carolina
The Tar Heels look to take advantage of a Texas team that is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games as an underdog from 1 to 6 1/2 points. North Carolina is the pick (-2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Tar Heels favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: North Carolina (-2 1/2)
Game 517-518: Arkansas State at Georgia (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas State 49.495; Georgia 63.909
Dunkel Line: Georgia by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: Georgia by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Georgia (-12 1/2)
Game 519-520: USC at Kansas (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: USC 60.310; Kansas 75.196
Dunkel Line: Kansas by 15
Vegas Line: Kansas by 17 1/2
Dunkel Pick: USC (+17 1/2)
Game 521-522: Central Florida vs. Miami (FL) (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 60.890; Miami (FL) 65.038
Dunkel Line: Miami (FL) by 4
Vegas Line: Miami (FL) by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (FL) (-2 1/2)
Game 523-524: Tulane at VCU (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tulane 52.046; VCU 62.850
Dunkel Line: VCU by 11
Vegas Line: VCU by 13
Dunkel Pick: Tulane (+13)
Game 525-526: Loyola-Chicago at DePaul (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-Chicago 58.138; DePaul 52.472
Dunkel Line: Loyola-Chicago by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Loyola-Chicago by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Loyola-Chicago (-3 1/2)
Game 527-528: Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois 68.819; Illinois-Chicago 52.197
Dunkel Line: Illinois-Chicago by 16 1/2
Vegas Line: Illinois-Chicago by 18
Dunkel Pick: Illinois-Chicago (+18)
Game 529-530: South Carolina at Ohio State (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: South Carolina 64.449; Ohio State 79.813
Dunkel Line: Ohio State by 15 1/2
Vegas Line: Ohio State by 18
Dunkel Pick: South Carolina (+18
Game 531-532: Stanford at Butler (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Stanford 58.943; Butler 70.145
Dunkel Line: Butler by 11
Vegas Line: Butler by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Butler (-9 1/2)
Game 533-534: Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas 62.614; Texas A&M 67.581
Dunkel Line: Texas A&M by 5
Vegas Line: Texas A&M by 6
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (+6)
Game 535-536: Ohio at St. Bonaventure (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio 52.972; St. Bonaventure 59.321
Dunkel Line: St. Bonaventure by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Bonaventure by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Bonaventure (-4 1/2)
Game 537-538: Northern Illinois at Temple (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Illinois 46.766; Temple 70.274
Dunkel Line: Temple by 23 1/2
Vegas Line: Temple by 25 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northern Illinois (+25 1/2)
Game 539-540: St. Mary's (CA) at Long Beach State (2:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Mary's (CA) 69.863; Long Beach State 59.303
Dunkel Line: St. Mary's (CA) by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Mary's (CA) by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Mary's (CA) (-8 1/2)
Game 541-542: Middle Tennessee State at Evansville (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Middle Tennessee State 51.505; Evansville 54.567
Dunkel Line: Evansville by 3
Vegas Line: Evansville by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Middle Tennessee State (+5 1/2)
Game 543-544: Kansas State vs. Florida (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas State 69.592; Florida 66.189
Dunkel Line: Kansas State by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas State by 1
Dunkel Pick: Kansas State (-1)
Game 545-546: Texas vs. North Carolina (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas 66.275; North Carolina 71.308
Dunkel Line: North Carolina by 5
Vegas Line: North Carolina by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Carolina (-2 1/2)
Game 547-548: Mississippi State vs. Virginia Tech (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi State 58.430; Virginia Tech 63.652
Dunkel Line: Virginia Tech by 5
Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Mississippi State (+6 1/2)
Game 549-550: Indiana State at Purdue (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana State 55.567; Purdue 70.352
Dunkel Line: Purdue by 15
Vegas Line: Purdue by 16 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (+16 1/2)
Game 551-552: Gonzaga vs. Baylor (4:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Gonzaga 65.103; Baylor 73.875
Dunkel Line: Baylor by 9
Vegas Line: Baylor by 7
Dunkel Pick: Baylor (-7)
Game 553-554: BYU vs. UCLA (5:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: BYU 74.301; UCLA 66.043
Dunkel Line: BYU by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: BYU by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BYU (-6 1/2)
Game 555-556: Cal Poly at California (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 50.456; California 62.946
Dunkel Line: California by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: California by 14 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+14 1/2)
Game 557-558: Alabama vs. Oklahoma State (6:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama 60.599; Oklahoma State 69.506
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 9
Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma State (-5 1/2)
Game 559-560: Miami (OH) at Wright State (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (OH) 55.122; Wright State 60.289
Dunkel Line: Wright State by 5
Vegas Line: Wright State by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (OH) (+5 1/2)
Game 561-562: James Madison at South Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: James Madison 52.895; South Florida 61.620
Dunkel Line: South Florida by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: South Florida by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: South Florida (-5 1/2)
Game 563-564: Cleveland State at West Virginia (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland State 63.397; West Virginia 71.809
Dunkel Line: West Virginia by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: West Virginia by 11
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland State (+11)
Game 565-566: Detroit at Central Michigan (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 52.108; Central Michigan 54.793
Dunkel Line: Central Michigan by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Central Michigan by 1
Dunkel Pick: Central Michigan (-1)
Game 567-568: Richmond vs. Georgia Tech (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Richmond 65.659; Georgia Tech 60.034
Dunkel Line: Richmond by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Richmond by 7
Dunkel Pick: Georgia Tech (+7
Game 569-570: George Washington at Oregon State (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: George Washington 47.688; Oregon State 56.371
Dunkel Line: Oregon State by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Oregon State by 6
Dunkel Pick: Oregon State (-6)
Game 571-572: Delaware at Villanova (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 53.613; Villanova 67.823
Dunkel Line: Villanova by 14
Vegas Line: Villanova by 16
Dunkel Pick: Delaware (+16)
Game 573-574: Wichita State at LSU (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wichita State 62.205; LSU609.133
Dunkel Line: Wichita State by 2
Vegas Line: Wichita State by 4
Dunkel Pick: LSU (+4)
Game 575-576: Iowa at Drake (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Iowa 62.620; Drake 53.181
Dunkel Line: Iowa by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Iowa by 4
Dunkel Pick: Iowa (-4)
Game 577-578: St. Louis at Missouri State (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 54.927; Missouri State 69.676
Dunkel Line: Missouri State by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: Missouri State by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Missouri State (-12 1/2)
Game 579-580: Wake Forest at Xavier (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wake Forest 52.231; Xavier 62.684
Dunkel Line: Xavier by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Xavier by 14
Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (+14)
Game 581-582: Bowling Green at WI-Milwaukee (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Bowling Green 45.336; WI-Milwaukee 57.954
Dunkel Line: WI-Milwaukee by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: WI-Milwaukee by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: WI-Milwaukee (-10 1/2)
Game 583-584: San Francisco at Washington (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco 52.000; Washington 76.800
Dunkel Line: Washington by 25
Vegas Line: Washington by 28
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+28)
Game 585-586: Pacific at New Mexico State (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pacific 55.342; New Mexico State 57.044
Dunkel Line: New Mexico State by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 587-588: Cincinnati vs. Oklahoma (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati 64.182; Oklahoma 59.125
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 5
Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 7
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma (+7)
Game 589-590: UC-Santa Barbara at San Diego State (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Santa Barbara 60.374; San Diego State 71.960
Dunkel Line: San Diego State by 11 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego State by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UC-Santa Barbara (+13 1/2)
Game 591-592: UC-Irvine at Pepperdine (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Irvine 51.440; Pepperdine 54.801
Dunkel Line: Pepperdine by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Pepperdine by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pepperdine (-2 1/2)
Game 593-594: Texas Tech at UTEP (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas Tech 58.376; UTEP 66.024
Dunkel Line: UTEP by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: UTEP by 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas Tech (+9)
Game 595-596: Florida State at Loyola-Marymount (11:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida State 66.544; Loyola-Marymount 57.149
Dunkel Line: Florida State by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida State by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida State (-6 1/2)
Game 597-598: Loyola-MD at Georgetown (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-MD 50.989; Georgetown 70.760
Dunkel Line: Georgetown by 20
Vegas Line: Georgetown by 22
Dunkel Pick: Loyola-MD (+22)
Game 599-600: Western Carolina at Dayton (4:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Western Carolina 49.752; Dayton 62.128
Dunkel Line: Dayton by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: Dayton by 11
Dunkel Pick: Dayton (-11)
Game 601-602: South Alabama at Georgia Southern (2:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: South Alabama 46.034; Georgia Southern 40.148
Dunkel Line: South Alabama by 6
Vegas Line: South Alabama by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: South Alabama (-2 1/2)
Game 603-604: Iona at Syracuse (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Iona 58.976; Syracuse 70.811
Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 12
Vegas Line: Syracuse by 15
Dunkel Pick: Iona (+15)
Game 605-606: Hofstra at Manhattan (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Hofstra 54.202; Manhattan 44.086
Dunkel Line: Hofstra by 10
Vegas Line: Hofstra by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hofstra (-5 1/2)
Game 607-608: Eastern Washington at Nebraska (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Washington 43.327; Nebraska 61.059
Dunkel Line: Nebraska by 17 1/2
Vegas Line: Nebraska by 19 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Washington (+19 1/2)
Game 609-610: Northern Colorado at Denver (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Colorado 53.418; Denver 50.133
Dunkel Line: Northern Colorado by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Northern Colorado by 1
Dunkel Pick: Northern Colorado (-1)
Game 611-612: Idaho State at Creighton (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho State 47.606; Creighton 61.406
Dunkel Line: Creighton by 14
Vegas Line: Creighton by 18 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Idaho State (+18 1/2)
Game 613-614: Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Kentucky 47.897; Austin Peay 52.614
Dunkel Line: Austin Peay by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Austin Peay by 7
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Kentucky (+7)
Game 615-616: Western Kentucky at Murray State (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Western Kentucky 55.789; Murray State 64.085
Dunkel Line: Murray State by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Murray State by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Murray State (-6 1/2)
Game 617-618: Portland at Portland State (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 60.294; Portland State 54.833
Dunkel Line: Portland by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Portland by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland State (+7 1/2)
Game 619-620: Montana at Idaho (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montana 60.414; Idaho 50.448
Dunkel Line: Montana by 10
Vegas Line: Montana by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montana (-5 1/2)
Game 631-632: Oakland at Michigan (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland 62.634; Michigan 71.134
Dunkel Line: Michigan by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Michigan by 4
Dunkel Pick: Michigan (-4)
Game 633-634: Centenary at Marquette (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Centenary 35.094; Marquette 69.974
Dunkel Line: Marquette by 35
Vegas Line: Marquette by 37
Dunkel Pick: Centenary (+37)
Game 635-636: South Dakota State at Western Michigan (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: South Dakota State 58.010; Western Michigan 59.738
Dunkel Line: Western Michigan by 2
Vegas Line: Western Michigan by 1
Dunkel Pick: Western Michigan (-1)
Game 637-638: IUPUI at Duquesne (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: IUPUI 56.261; Duquesne 62.265
Dunkel Line: Duquesne by 6
Vegas Line: Duquesne by 8
Dunkel Pick: IUPUI (+8)
Game 639-640: IPFW at Valparaiso (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: IPFW 51.910; Valparaiso 61.384
Dunkel Line: Valparaiso by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Valparaiso by 6
Dunkel Pick: Valparaiso (-6)
Game 641-642: North Dakota State at Fresno State (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota State 56.948; Fresno State 54.884
Dunkel Line: North Dakota State by 2
Vegas Line: Pick
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State
Game 643-644: Southern Utah at UNLV (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Utah 43.132; UNLV 75.190
Dunkel Line: UNLV by 32
Vegas Line: UNLV by 28
Dunkel Pick: UNLV (-28)
NBA
Utah at Milwaukee
The Jazz look to rebound from last night's 100-71 loss to New Orleans and build on their 6-1 ATS record in their last 7 games as an underdog. Utah is the pick (+2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Jazz favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Utah (+2 1/2)
Game 501-502: Miami at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 123.257; Washington 113.622
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 9 1/2; 188
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 11 1/2; 195 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+11 1/2); Under
Game 503-504: Philadelphia at Orlando (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 115.943; Orlando 126.790
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 11; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 9; 189 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-9); Over
Game 505-506: New York at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 119.533; Cleveland 110.572
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 9; 219
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 4; 211
Dunkel Pick: New York (-4); Over
Game 507-508: LA Clippers at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 113.523; Chicago 122.057
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 8 1/2; 187
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 10; 191 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (+10); Under
Game 509-510: Memphis at San Antonio (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 117.933; San Antonio 129.614
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 11 1/2; 191
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 10; 198
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-10); Under
Game 511-512: Utah at Milwaukee (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah 122.687; Milwaukee 121.945
Dunkel Line & Total: Utah by 1; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 189
Dunkel Pick: Utah (+2 1/2); Over
Game 513-514: Minnesota at Denver (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 109.846; Denver 117.836
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 8; 229
Vegas Line & Total: Denver by 11; 225
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+11); Over
Game 515-516: Golden State at Portland (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 111.326; Portland 120.890
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 9 1/2; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 5; 196
Dunkel Pick: Portland (-5); Under
NHL
Anaheim at Carolina
The Ducks look to take advantage of a Carolina team that is 1-5 in its last 6 games when playing with 1 day of rest. Anaheim is the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has the Ducks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+120)
Game 51-52: NY Rangers at Philadelphia (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 13.289; Philadelphia 12.406
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (+130); Under
Game 53-54: New Jersey at Atlanta (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 10.885; Atlanta 11.357
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta (-155); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-155); Over
Game 55-56: Toronto at Vancouver (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.185; Vancouver 10.606
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-215); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+185); Over
Game 57-58: Washington at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 10.083; Boston 11.250
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-135); Under
Game 59-60: Phoenix at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 19.796; NY Islanders 11.439
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+115); Over
Game 61-62: Dallas at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.122; Columbus 11.192
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (-125); Under
Game 63-64: Anaheim at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.206; Carolina 10.788
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+120); Under
Game 65-66: Buffalo at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.121; Tampa Bay 12.476
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); Over
Game 67-68: San Jose at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.458; St. Louis 12.297
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Under
Game 69-70: Los Angeles at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.590; Nashville 12.618
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-120); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-120); Over
Game 71-72: Minnesota at Calgary (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 10.171; Calgary 11.751
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-155); 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-155); Over
Tony George
No Illinois vs. Fresno State
Play: Northern Illinois -1
Fresno is returning to the scene of the crime in Boise where they were systemactically destroyed by Boise State 51-0. Not sure any team who takes a beatdown like that deserves a bowl game but beating Illinois at seasons end did wonders for them. The weather is snow predicted and 35 degrees which is a huge disadvatage for for FSU here.
I like the fact No Illinois lost their conference championship and a coach in the process, as they will be hell bent on redemption come Saturday. Their offense and running game is solid and they put up 491 yards per game their last 3 games. As an FSU backer you have to be very concerned about the Bulldogs allowing 31 ppg and 4 yards per carry your last 3 games against a team who avergaed 8 yards per carry on the ground in their last 3 games, especially with your best linebacker out for this game.
Fresno will compete, but cannot trade punches all day long here in this one. Northern Illinois by 8
No. Illinois 38 Fresono 30
SPORTS WAGERS
Fresno St +1.02 over Northern Illinois
The Huskies always have a good regular season and one of the main reasons they do is because they play in the weak MAC. However, once they reach the preseason, all of its flaws or lack of talent gets exposed and that’s the price you pay for playing mediocre teams all season. A close look reveals that over the last three Bowl games in the last three years with a lot of the same players, the Huskies are 0-3 and have not come close to covering in any, losing by a combined 41½-points to the number. The Huskies only game this season against a non-conference Bowl participant was against an average Illinois squad way back in week 3 and the Huskies were beaten 28-22. That score is actually flattering to Northern Illinois, as the Illini ran for 319 yards and averaged 6½-yards per carry. That’s where the Bulldogs thrive, on the ground, where Robby Rouse, despite missing two games, was 13th in the nation in rushing yards. Expect plenty of Rouse, plenty of play-action and once again expect the Huskies to go home with their tails between their legs. There’s a reason why Northern Illinois lays an egg every post-season and that’s because they’re good in the MAC but they’re not good anywhere else. Play Fresno St +1.02 (Risking 2 units).
BYU –11½ over UTEP
Teams that back into a Bowl game have a horrible history and the Texas El Paso Miners certainly qualify as such. Here’s a Miner team that opened the year 5-1 and finished the year 1-5 for an overall record of 6-6. Meanwhile, the Cougars are the opposite, as they opened the year with a 2-5 record and finished it up 4-1. So, for two 6-6 teams, 11½-points sure seems like a lot of lumber but it’s difficult to pull the trigger on a team that figuratively and literally limps into this game. The Miners #1 QB, Trevor Vittatoe is likely to go but he’s a hit away from calling it a day. He has a bad ankle sprain and his chances right now of playing are 50-50. Without him, the Miners are in a heap of trouble. BYU is completely jacked up for this contest. Reports out of practice say the team can’t wait for this game. The Cougars have a whole slew of seniors that will play their final college game and they want to go out with a win. Down the stretch the Cougars put up big offensive numbers and they almost pulled off a big upset when they lost to #20 Utah by a single point in the final week of the season. Freshman QB Jake Heaps had a strong second half and wants more than anything to send off the seniors with a win. BYU was written off for dead after the seventh week of the season and here they are in a Bowl game and you cannot underestimate a club that has huge momentum coming into a Bowl game, especially against a team that got here the complete opposite way. Play: BYU –11½ (No bets).
Marc Lawrence
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers
Prediction: New York Knicks
After a promising 5-5 start, the Cavs - like LeBron James - are heading south. She might want to take a trip to the Big Apple as and Tonight they take on Amar?e Stoudemire and the surging Knicks. Even with LeBron in a Cleveland jersey, the Knicks have owned the series from an ATS standpoint of late, posting an 11-6-1 mark, including 7-3 ATS in Cleveland. And speaking of LeBron, the beatdown laid on by him and his boys two weeks ago in Cleveland has the Cavs in search of a new identity and it's nowhere to be found on this roster. Knicks pick and roll. We recommend a 1-unit play on New York.
Craig Trapp
Ohio vs. Troy
Play: Over 58
This play is really based on the fact that Troy is all about scoring and getting scored on. Even better Over is 21-7 in TROY last 28 non-conference games. Ohio was terrible last time out so expect their offense to be pumped to be much much better. This will be a shootout as both teams score 30 plus.
Jim Feist
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
Play: Denver Nuggets -10½
Denver has a powerful, uptempo offense and they take on a tired, defenseless Minnesota team playing its fourth game in five night, plus the second of a back to back road spot. Think Denver will run right at them? The Nuggets also won't be in a good mood after losing Thursday on a last second shot to San Antonio on this same floor. Denver is 11-2 at home, while the young Timberwolves are terrible on the road. Look for a big run-and-gun win by the home team. Play the Nuggets.
Terron Chapman
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Chicago Bulls
Play: Los Angeles Clippers +10
The Los Angeles Clippers will look to win for the second time in as many nights when the pay a visit to the division leading Chicago Bulls Saturday night at the United Center. The Clippers topped the Detroit Pistons 109-88 Friday night behind 24 points and 17 rebounds from their dynamic rookie Blake Griffin for their first road win of the season. They’ll look to build on the momentum gained from that victory against a Bulls team that won’t be at full strength Saturday night. Center Joakim Noah will miss his first game of the season and is expected to sit out 8-10 weeks as he recovers from surgery on his right thumb. Noah’s 14 pts and 12 rebs per game will definitely be missed, as will his defensive presence as the Bulls look to contend with Blake Griffin who recorded his 14th straight double-double Friday. This will be the first meeting this season between the two, however, the Cippers have won the last two in the series, including a 90-82 victory at the United Center last February. Friday night’s victory was the first time this season the Cippers held a team under 100 points away from the Staples Center. Look for them to build on that defensive performance with another solid outing against a tough, but depleted Bulls team. Play on the Los Angeles Clippers (+) the point s for 1 unit.
Wunderdog
UTEP vs. BYU
Play: UTEP +11.5
The Bowl season gets underway with the UTEP Miners squaring off vs the BYU Cougars. This is a BYU team that graduated a lot of offensive firepower, therefore that side of the ball has diminished considerably from what we have seen in the last few years. It will make it difficult to take down a double-digit number in this one vs UTEP. There should also be some motivational help in the stands for the Miners as the trip here from El Paso to Albuquerque is just about 250 miles, or 4.5 hours by car. The Cougars inexperience has shown itself the most playing away from home where they have recorded just a single win on the season. They did finish on a roll to end the regular season as they covered all of their last four games. That has been a huge negative in Bowl games as teams that cover their last four regular season games are just 42-66 ATS in their Bowl game as a favorite. Those bad fortunes take a turn for the worse if they are favored by double-digits as they are 19-37 ATS when giving doubles. UTEP head coach Mike Price is 17-6 ATS as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. My computer matchup likes the Miners here and so do I.
LT Profits
UTEP +12
The New Mexico Bowl on Saturday as an NCAAF matchup of two 6-6 teams as the UTEP Miners take on the BYU Cougars, and this line seems inflated in favor of UTEP due to how these teams finished the season.
The college football; latest line from Bodog for this is UTEP +12, with the betting odds set at -110.
While we understand that BYU won four of its last five games while UTEP lost five of their last six, we still feel this line is skewed because the Cougars had the good fortune of finishing up vs. some terrible defenses while UTEP got its running game going again late in the year, which should be the key to this NCAAF odds outcome.
The Miners were at their best vs. the NCAAF betting offs this season when they were outrushing their opponents, and after somehow getting away from the run on midseason, UTEP did outrush two of their last three opponents, and not so coincidentally, they went 2-0 in NCAA betting on those occasions. First they won their only game outright in the last six vs. SMU and then they covered the number in a narrow 31-28 loss to Tulsa in the season finale.
Joseph Banyard rushed for 155 yards in that finale, and we like his chances of coming up big again on Saturday vs. a BYU run defense that allowed a poor 4.8 yards per carry on the road this season.
As for the Cougars, they took advantage of shoddy defenses like New Mexico, Colorado State and UNLV in NCAAF betting down the stretch, as those secondaries made freshman quarterback Jake Heaps look better than he really is. Remember that Heaps finished the year still completing only 55.4 percent of his passes and he averaged a very low 5.9 yards per pass attempt, so we simply do trust him giving this many points in a bowl game in his freshman year.
Even with their stumbling finish, UTEP looks like the play at this inflated price in this New Mexico Bowl NCAAF matchup.
EZWINNERS
BYU Cougars -11.5
The New Mexico Bowl is a battle of two 6-6 teams as the BYU Cougars battle the UTEP Miners. These teams have identical records, but the Cougars finished the season winners of four out of their last five games with their only loss in that stretch coming in their last game by one point at Utah. Also, five of the six losses by BYU this season came against teams that had a combined record of 47-15. UTEP finished the season losing five out of their last six games and I don't know how much of a fight they will put up against BYU. The Cougars offense has really started to be more explosive in the second half of the season and the Miners sport the 86th ranked defense in the nation. Lay the points.
Tom Freese
Memphis Grizzlies at San Antonio Spurs
Prediction: San Antonio Spurs
Memphis is 12-15 straight up this year. The Grizzlies are 5-11 ATS their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Grizzlies are 4-11 ATS vs. NBA Southwest teams. Memphis is 2-5 ATS after allowing 100 or more points in their last game. San Antonio is 22-3 straight up this year. The Spurs are 7-1 ATS their last 8 games as home favorites of 5.0 to 10.5 points. San Antonio is 6-2 ATS on Saturday and they are 9-3 ATS their last 12 games off an ATS win. The Spurs are 4-0 ATS after scoring 100 or more points in their last game.
Charlie Scott
UTEP vs. BYU
Play: UTEP +11.5
Reporting Live from NM. As I attended some media functions this week for the NM Bowl,I can guarantee this will be a unique crowd for what officials are calling an almost sold out game. On one side is BYU and the White Mormons, who are here in force, but not spending any money . The UTEP fan base is also down here and are mostly made up of Mexicans from Mexico. The Mexicans are drinking ,but not spending much money on booze as their mostly BYOB. You won't have to look for Team gear to figure which team a fan is rooting for in the New Mexico Bowl. Handicapping the game, BYU is 6-6 s/u, but looking at their last 6 games where BYU won 5 s/u, BYU beat Wyoming,UNLV,Colorado st,NM, and lost to Utah. Not exactly Murderer's row. Rumor has that this could be UTEP's Coach Mike price's last game and have to figure with time off Mike Price's offense should have some new plays. I can't justify giving double digits with a mediocre BYU even if there playing a mediocre team. The wiseguys/sharps jumped on this game early and took UTEP +12.5. I feel the wiseguys were right
Rob Vinciletti
Cal Santa Barbara vs. San Diego State
Play: San Diego State -13.5
The Aztecs are a perfect 11-0 to start the season. Tonight they take on a Cal Santa Barbara teams that comes in off aback to back road dogs wins. The last of which was an impressive win at UNLV as they held the Rebels to just 29% shooting from the field. Those pair of wins set them up in a negative system here tonight. Even with their 2 road dogs wins they are still 0-10 straight up and 2-8 ats as a road dog from 12.5 to 15.5. The Aztecs were good enough to win their last game, despite their worst shooting performance of the season where they shot just 34% from the field. They have covered 9 of 11 vs non conference teams and are 25-11 ats after allowing 60 or less points. Look for San Diego State to get the win and cover here tonight.
Larry Ness
Kansas State @ Florida
PICK: Kansas State -1
Florida may have returned five starters from its NCAA Tournament team from a year ago, but it is the one player Kansas State has returned that will make the difference in this contest. The Wildcats' Jacob Pullen (16.3-3.7-4.0) will be the best player on the court when these two teams meet on a neutral site in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday. He led the Wildcats to the Elite Eight last season and he has his team cruising right along again this season with a 9-1 record. Kansas State's lone loss is to Duke and the team has rung up nice wins against Gonzaga, Washington State and Virginia Tech. Coach Frank Martin is establishing a strong program in Manhattan with his tough-nosed thumbprint firmly stamped on his club with its style of play. The Wildcats play tough defense and hit the boards hard. This season, Kansas State is holding its opponents to just 38.6 percent shooting and the Wildcats are rebounding 41.6% of their missed shots on the offensive end of the court which ranks 9th in the nation. During this month of exams, the Wildcats' most recent game was last Saturday where they defeated Loyola-Chicago by a 68-60 margin. Florida has not played in NINE days, since the Gators' 65-62 win over Kent State. The Gators may be a bit rusty with such a long layoff between games. At 7-2 for the season, the Gators' two losses were to Central Florida and Ohio State. Their most impressive win was against in-state rival Florida State. This club returns all five starters from last season's NCAA Tournament team that lost in double-overtime in the first round to BYU. However, the concern remains as to whether this collection of talent can attain bigger and better things. So far this season, the Gators are shooting only 31.8% from behind the three-point line (230th in the nation). Florida has only covered ONCE in its last eight games against teams with a winning record. Now, as a small underdog against a well-tested Kansas State club, the Gators look to be in over their head. Ultimately, Pullen will do what it takes to pull out the victory.
Scott Spreitzer
South Carolina @ Ohio State
PICK: South Carolina +18
Ohio State definitely can put up the points with five players scoring in double figures including Jon Diebler, who made nine 3-pointers his last time out, freshman Jared Sullinger who already has a 40-point game and William Buford who recently scored his 1000th career point. However, South Carolina might be the toughest team the Buckeyes will have played this season which includes two road wins at Florida and Florida State. Gamecocks coach Darrin Horn lost four key players off last season's squad, but led by freshman point guard Bruce Ellington (13.4 ppg and 44% from 3-point line), South Carolina has won six in a row with its only loss being at Michigan State. Also, the Carolina defense is holding opponents to only 38 percent field goal shooting and 65 points. All of which makes it difficult for Ohio State to cover this huge line. In addition, the Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS their last four home games. Grab the big points with South Carolina on Saturday.