Thursday 2/24/22 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for NCAAB, NBA & NHL games
The Prez
(49) Minnesota Wild at (50) Toronto Maple Leafs
4% Total Over 6.5 (-110)
(53) Columbus Blue Jackets at (54) Florida Panthers
3% Total Over 6.5 (-135). No analysis on this play - good at 7.
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Andy Lang - PGA
(7065) Sepp Straka at (7066) Dylan Frittelli
4% Sepp Straka -125
(7049) Rickie Fowler at (7050) Zach Johnson
3% Zach Johnson +130
(7039) Cameron Young at (7040) Aaron Wise
3% Cameron Young -140
1-5-2 record last week, now -38.43% on the season.
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ZITI Sports
COLLEGE HOOPS
Dixie State +2 -110 California Baptist (9:00 PM)
Loyola Marymnt vs. Brigham Young UNDER 142.5 -110 (10:00 PM)
NBA
Detroit Pistons +8.5 -110 Cleveland Cavaliers (7:10 PM)
Golden State Warriors -9 -110 Portland Trail Blazers (10:00 PM)
Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings OVER 231 -110 (10:10 PM)
NHL
Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks UNDER 5.5 +105 (10:05 PM)
Toronto Maple Leafs -155 Minnesota Wild (7:05 PM)
SOCCER UNDER SYSTEM
2/25
France - National- US Avranches vs. Concarneau UNDER 2.5 -152 (1:00 PM)
France - National- Chateauroux vs. Bourg-Peronnas UNDER 2.5 -152 (1:00 PM)
2/26
Turkey - Super League- Sivasspor vs. Besiktas JK UNDER 2.5 -125 (11:00 AM)
SOCCER OVER SYSTEM
UEFA - Europa League- Rangers vs. Borussia Dortmund OVER 3 -156 (3:00 PM)
UEFA - Europa League- Real Betis vs. Zenit St Petersburg OVER 2.5 -143 (3:00 PM)
2/25
Spain - Segunda Division- Almeria vs. Fuenlabrada OVER 2.5 +111 (3:00 PM)
2/26
Germany - Bundesliga- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich OVER 3.5 -112 (12:30 PM)
Germany - Bundesliga 3- Kaiserslautern vs. SC Verl OVER 2.5 -113 (8:00 AM)
England - Premier League- Manchester United vs. Watford OVER 2.5 -152 (10:00 AM)
England - League 2- Sutton United vs. Scunthorpe United OVER 2.5 +101 (10:00 AM)
Czech Republic - Czech Liga- FC Viktoria Plzen vs. FK Pardubice OVER 2.5 -108 (12:00 PM)
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Jon Eimer
Porto vs. Lazio (Thursday, 12:45 p.m. ET)
Lazio Draw No Bet (2u -160)
Lazio over .5 goals 2h (1u -145)
BTTS YES (1u -135)
Ciro Immobile ATGS (.5u +135)
Arsenal vs. Wolverhampton (Thursday, 2:45 p.m. ET)
Both Teams To Score - Yes +110 (1 unit)
Wolverhampton Draw No Bet +300 (0.5 unit)
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James-Martingale
EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Qarabag – Marseille
Second Half : Over 1.5
Odds : 2.00 / 1 units
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TotalMatchVip
QATAR: QSL
Al-Gharafa – Al Rayyan
Over 3
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Totalgoalsvip
Europa League
Braga – Sheriff Tiraspol
2 or 3 goals in match
Odds : 2.00
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Root
Reserve— CS Fullerton +2
Gold Standard— Colorado -6
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Paul Stone
Gonzaga
Mureay St
Under SF Austin
Under Colorado
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Greg Peterson
Maryland +6.5 vs Indiana
Temple vs Memphis Over 137.5
DePaul -2.5 vs Georgetown
USC vs Oregon State Under 140
Belmont vs Murray State Over 144
Updated Record 271-229-11
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UptownDaveVIP
15u bomb
Muguruza ML -132
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Matt Severance
DALLAS @ NASHVILLE | 02/24 | 8:30 PM EST
NASHVILLE -145
ANALYSIS: Dallas was dragged to overtime Wednesday in a home win (which we hit) and then obviously had to travel -- presumably will be Braden Holtby in net Thursday, and he hasn't been very good in the New Year, which is why he lost the No. 1 job to Jake Oettinger. The Preds are on normal rest after an upset win in Florida on Tuesday, and they didn't even use No. 1 goaltender Juuse Saros in that one. He's 14-8-0 with a 2.14 GAA at home. Nashville has won six of the past eight in the series. Dallas is 1-6 in its past seven as a road dog overall.
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IDAHO ST. @ N. ARIZONA | 02/24 | 8:00 PM EST
N. ARIZONA -165
ANALYSIS: Really don't like much on Thursday's board so this might be it barring injury news, etc. Northern Arizona is basically the lesser of two evils here as it won by three at Idaho State earlier this season and the Bengals are 1-13 on the road. The Lumberjacks' Jalen Cone will be the best player on the floor. Cone is averaging a team-leading 18.5 points per game and is averaging 5.0 assists per game over the past seven. Redshirt freshman Carson Towt is averaging 10.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the last seven.
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ATLANTA @ CHICAGO | 02/24 | 8:00 PM EST
CHICAGO -175
ANALYSIS: The Bulls will get back All-Star Zach LaVine from injury to pair with scorching-hot DeMar DeRozan, who carries a historic streak of seven straight games with at least 35 points and 50 percent shooting -- with LaVine back to steal some shots, I'd imagine that ends. Thursday also will be the Chicago debut of Tristan Thompson, who adds some needed size and rebounding. Atlanta is expected to be without John Collins.
CLEVELAND @ DETROIT | 02/24 | 7:00 PM EST
DETROIT +9
ANALYSIS: This spread is too big with the Cavs ruling out their two best guards in All-Star Darius Garland and Caris LeVert. Weird as both seemed fine entering the break and Garland played in the All-Star Game. In Cleveland's lone visit to Motown this year, the Pistons cruised. Not saying that will happen again, but I'd be pretty surprised if Detroit loses by more than 9. The Cavs 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight road games.
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Max Gorenstein
WILLIAM & MARY @ NORTHEASTERN | 02/24 | 6:30 PM EST
WILLIAM & MARY +8
ANALYSIS: The Tribe have been over performing in conference play. They are 11-5 ATS in conference play, including 6-1 ATS on the road. They also won the first matchup against the Huskies as 9.5 point underdogs. The Huskies are 1-15 SU and 3-13 ATS in conference play, including 1-6 SU and ATS at home. This is too many points for the Huskies to be laying. I am expecting the Tribe to keep this game close and cover this spread.
GONZAGA @ SAN FRAN. | 02/24 | 9:00 PM EST
GONZAGA -9.5
ANALYSIS: Only laying single digits with the best team in the nation? Sign me up! They are 12-0 SU in conference winning every game by at least 12 points and an average margin of victory of 26.9 PPG. They beat the Dons by 16 points back in January. The Dons are just 2-5 ATS at home against conference opponents. This spread is way too low. Lay the points with the Bulldogs.
TEMPLE @ MEMPHIS | 02/24 | 7:00 PM EST
TEMPLE +11.5
ANALYSIS: The Owls have been very impressive this season. Even though they lost their top scorer, Khalif Battle, just seven game into the season, they are still 15-9 SU and ATS this season. The Owls are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games, including 5-2 ATS on the road. The Tigers have been playing great as of late, but are they good enough to be favored by this many points? I don’t think so. The Owls will be able to keep this game close enough to cover this large spread.
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Justin Perri
MARSHALL @ MIDDLE TENN. | 02/24 | 7:00 PM EST
MIDDLE TENN. -6.5
ANALYSIS: I was unsure about why the Davidson line was so low yesterday and we're back again with the same issue. Models are making Middle Tennessee 13 point favorites here across the board. Clearly Vegas is giving Marshall some credit for their recent few wins but this is MTSU all the way. The Blue Raiders are 9-2 ATS at home, the Thundering Herd are 3-9 ATS on the road. Marshall also lost at Charlotte by 15 last week and Middle Tennessee won their matchup hosting Charlotte by that same 15 point margin. This line implies this game would be a 4 point spread on a neutral court and thats just not right to me. Middle Tennessee has won all their home games in conference play by more than 7, I don't see that changing tonight. Lay it.
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RAS
UC Irvine -1.5
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Dave Essler
NBA 3*
Boston
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kelso
personal best
50 bulls
chairmans
25 northern illinois
best bets
15 murray st
15 middle tennessee st
15 ohio st
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Jack Jones
20 Detroit pistons
20 Bulls
15 Middle tennessee
15 Temple
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Matt Fargo
10 San diego
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Big Al
Gom
Atlanta hawks
slapshot club
Toronto maple leafs
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Asa
10 Warriors
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Jim Feist
Iupui FT WAYNE
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Stephen Nover
Uc davis
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R&R TOTALS
[CBB] (815) UT Rio Grande Valley at (816) Tarleton St
4* Total Under 141.5 (-110). Play is good to 137.
0-6 & 2-9 current runs.
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ATS
NBA 8:15 pm Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls -3.5 for 1 units
NCAAB 8:05 pm Wisc Green Bay at Illinois Chicago
Illinois Chicago -7.5 for 1 units
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Marco D'Angelo
CBB
5* Detroit +1.5
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Doug Upstone
NBA
6U Chicago -3 over Atlanta
Season: 54 - 58 / -18.5U
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Andrew McInnis
3% Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
1P Florida Panthers -0.5 (-110)
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3 Rivers Sports
CBB
3* #825/826 Belmont/Murray State OVER 145
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Dave Price
6 middle tennessee
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IC
NCAAB -$9,990 (65-78)
7 Unit Play. #860. Take Utah +11 over Arizona (Thursday @ 11pm est)
4 Unit Play. #835. Take Arizona State +6 over Colorado (Thursday @ 9pm est)
4 Unit Play. #838. Take Oregon +3 over UCLA (Thursday @ 9:30pm est)
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Andrew McInnis
Added
(49) Minnesota Wild at (50) Toronto Maple Leafs
3% Total Over 6.5 (-120)
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WUnderdog
CBB
Depaul -2.5 @ georgetown
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Al McMordie
100%, 10-0 NBA UNDERDOG OF THE MONTH - Atlanta +3.5
BIG 10 CONF. GAME OF THE MONTH! - Indiana -6.5
12-1 ATS OHIO VALLEY GAME OF WEEK! - Belmont +3.5 -118
NHL SLAPSHOT CLUB - Toronto -141
NCAA 3-GAME PACKAGE - Northeastern -7.5 , Oakland -5.5 , Oral Roberts +3.5
5-GAME NCAA HOOPS CARD - Robert Morris +10.5 -118 , Idaho St +3.5 , Lamar +17.5 , Southern MS +20.5 , Morehead St -15.5 --115
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Pickswise Sports
NBA 3* Best Bet - Warriors/Trailblazers Over
NHL 3* Best Bet - Florida/Columbus Over
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Peter Tran
NBA
Suns
Grizzlies [ML]
Nuggets
Warriors
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Randy Chambers
NBA
Cavaliers
Celtics
Suns
Bulls
CBB
Louisiana Tech
DePaul [ML]
Colorado
St Mary's
UC Irvine [ML]
USC
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Chris Ruffolo
CBB
Delaware
Cleveland State [ML]
Buffalo/No Illinois Over
Murray State [ML]
Loyola Marymount
Arizona
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Andrew Jett
CBB
Indiana
Hofstra
Miami Ohio
South Dakota State
Gonzaga
UCLA
Weber State [ML]
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NHL - Icecrusher (3-0 Sweep Wednesday)
3.5* Toronto -140 (6-1 Overall ytd with 3.5* Plays & Higher)
3* Dallas +145
2* New York Rangers -118
2* San Jose +122
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SHARP TOTALS CLUB (70-46 CBB This Season//15-6 on 3* Rated Plays)
3* Oregon State Under 139.5
2* Illinois Over 140
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GIANNI THE GREEK
4* Memphis
4* Cal Irvine (ML)
3* Colorado
3* Georgetown Under
3* UMKC Under
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Mike Barner
MEMPHIS @ MINNESOTA | 02/24 | 8:00 PM EST
MEMPHIS -3
ANALYSIS: These two teams have already played each other three times this season. The Grizzlies are 2-1 against the Timberwolves with both wins coming by at least seven points. The one game that they lost was in blowout fashion when they shot an abnormally low 34.9 percent from the field and Ja Morant only scored 11 points. The Timberwolves are much improved, but with the Grizzlies having a 21-8-1 record ATS on the road, I’ll take them to cover this small line.
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10:31 AM
ATLANTA @ CHICAGO | 02/24 | 8:00 PM EST
CHICAGO -3
ANALYSIS: Reinforcements are coming for the Bulls. Zach LaVine is set to return from his knee injury and they recently signed Tristan Thompson to provide depth at center. They have been very successful at home this season, posting a 21-10 record there ATS. They have played the Hawks twice, winning both games by at least 12 points. Add in John Collins (foot) being unlikely to play for Atlanta and I like the Bulls to cover.
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10:16 AM
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Chip Patterson
GONZAGA @ SAN FRAN. | 02/24 | 9:00 PM EST
GONZAGA -10
ANALYSIS: Gonzaga's dominance against the West Coast Conference is unlike anything else in college basketball right now. The Zags have won 33 straight conference games and this season are beating conference foes by an average of 26.9 points per game. What's even more absurd is that the oddsmakers can't keep up, as Gonzaga is 7-3-2 against the spread and beating the number by an average of 4 points per game. No WCC team has come within 12 points of Gonzaga this season and I don't think that changes tonight, even against a very good (and tournament-bound) San Francisco team.
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10:56 AM
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Jeff Hochman
MEMPHIS @ MINNESOTA | 02/24 | 8:00 PM EST
MEMPHIS -1.5
ANALYSIS: The T-wolves have nobody on their roster who can stop Ja Morant. Very few teams do. The Grizzlies are 18-9 straight up against winning teams this season while Minnesota is 12-17. I like Memphis to get another win on the road.
11:07 AM
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Allie O'Neill
COLUMBUS @ FLORIDA | 02/24 | 7:00 PM EST
OVER 7
ANALYSIS: Nine of the last 10 Panthers home games have cleared 6.5 goals. The Blue Jackets and Panthers have already played each other twice this season, and the Panthers won both 9-2 and 8-4. I’m hoping that Elvis Merzlikins and his team have not learned from their earlier mistakes, and we see a high-scoring game reminiscent of this recent matchups.
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7:36 AM
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Chip Patterson
UCLA @ OREGON | 02/24 | 9:30 PM EST
OVER 137
ANALYSIS: When these two teams met last month the score was 73-73 at the end of regulation, and the fact that Oregon was able to pull off the overtime win in Pauley Pavilion is certainly going to drive a revenge angle for the Bruins — not to mention Mick Cronin’s 0-3 record against the Ducks as UCLA’s head coach. I think Oregon, in a must-win spot for its NCAA Tournament future, creates an up-and-down game that’s a little out of UCLA’s comfort zone but one they can still win with more touches for the Bruins’ many capable scorers. It’s all shaping up to a game that can hit 140 on the total, so I like the over here.
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2:01 PM
OHIO ST. @ ILLINOIS | 02/24 | 9:00 PM EST
OHIO ST. +6
ANALYSIS: Ohio State may be winded playing its third game in five days, but I don't think they are going to no-show against an Illinois team it has plenty of recent history against. The two teams split the regular season series last year, each winning on the road, and then played an overtime classic in the Big Ten conference tournament final (Illinois won 91-88). The Kofi Cockburn vs. EJ Liddell showdown seems destined to be a close game late, and I like the fact that the Buckeyes have been beating the number recently going 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
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1:39 PM
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Matt Severance
OHIO ST. @ ILLINOIS | 02/24 | 9:00 PM EST
ILLINOIS -260
ANALYSIS: Well, this may come back to bite me and I'll parlay this with another game to bring this number down -- other game TBA -- but news just broke that Ohio State star EJ Liddell (19.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.8 apg) is questionable as he's been dealing with the flu for several days. Do I think he plays? Probably, but the Nuts aren't winning at Illinois without a 100 percent Liddell, and if he doesn't play this ML is skyrocketing.
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2:51 PM
BOSTON @ SEATTLE | 02/24 | 10:00 PM EST
BOSTON -210
ANALYSIS: I don't love paying this price on the road, but Seattle has just placed leading scorer Jared McCann on injured reserve, and Boston is getting star forward Brad Marchand back from a six-game suspension. The B's are 9-2 in their past 11 as road favorites. Seattle is just 3-13 in its past 16 at home and is allowing 4.6 goals per in its past five at home.
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2:06 PM
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