Scott Rickenbach
NO Hornets
Tom Freese
10* NO Hornets
Ace Man
7* BOWL GAME OF YEAR
7* is his highest play
Central Mich
J. Gauthier Sports Guaranteed Selections
TB 8-16-9 at Florida 16-13-4 Bank Atlantic Center Vokoun on 2 str. SO & could get his 3rd aga. low scoring TB. He's 3-0-1, 0.96 ga., last 4. 6-3, 1.91 at hm.. Lightning 2-9 with most recent victory 2-0 ag. Pitts. with M. Smith getting the W although 0-4 ag. Panthers. under 5.5 for 8 units
Tor 14-14-6 at NYI 10-21-3 Nassau Coll. Isles losers of 10 str., one+ Def. D. Weight out with the walking wounded, DiPietro just a memory. Isles have allowed 124 goals while Leafs 122. If anyone can get a shot on net game should fly over the total although high at 6. Ron Wilson has a choice of 3 G but all dueces of a different suit. over 6 for 7 units.
Detroit 23-6-4 at N-ville 16-14-3 Sommet Center Preds 6 goals in last 7 games, although winning 2 here in playoffs last yr., Arnott and Dumont not producing. Rinne in goal ag. explosive Wings who have scored 16 in last 3. Ty Conklin 3-0, 1.67 ga. recently & P. Datsyuk has joined the scoring parade. Not going to be pretty, Wings decently priced. Detroit -160 for 7 units.
Erin Rynning
Knicks
Charlotte
Rocketman
4* Carolina
4* Florida
Robert Ferringo
Fairfield +23 1 Unit
The Consensus Group Guaranteed Selections
7000* NHL LATE STEAM MONEY LINE WINNER
Florida -155
SCORE
300 Central Michigan
Indiancowboy
NBA: (Pod): 4 Unit Play. Over 205 between Indiana Pacers @ Memphis Grizzlies
If you go back the last couple of games for Memphis prior to their series of losses, they were actually playing very well. In fact, even in their losses, this team was making improvements and you can see it via the box score. Think about it, the Memphis Grizzlies were up by 3 points on the L.A. Lakers at home going into the fourth quarter. There is something to be said about that. Plus, a defensive team like the Lakers gave up 80 points in the first 3 quarters of this team as they were well on their way to a 100 points prior to a 16 point 4th quarter as L.A. tightened up on defense. The Grizzlies average about twenty 3 pointers per game and the Pacers are about the same chucking up twenty 3 pointers a game as well. Both these teams come off frustrating losses as the Pacers lost on a buzzer beater to the Nets at home as Devin Harris made a last second shot and the Grizzlies got drilled on the road scoring just 82 points losing to the Mavs by 18 points. The Grizzlies are the same team that put up over a 109 points on the Rockets and nearly put up a 100 points on a defensive team in the Lakers. There are many things that the Pacers are, one, is certainly not defensive as this team gives up 104 points per game and are 17-10 to the over this year. The Pacers are ranked 6th in the NBA in offense and shoot over 80% from the line as well. There are questionables in this game, but certain key players will still be playing and that incudes Danny Granger who will take more than 20 shots undoubtedly and about 4-5 three pointers as well, Brandon Rush who will chuck up double-digit shots and plenty of three pointers, tack on Deiner and Ford who is likely to return what you have is a great up and down game with two teams getting out some frustrations as this game is likely to go over. With the likes of the Grizzlies continuing to produce sound offense at home such as 102 on Miami and 103 on Chicago, I'll take my chances on the over as Indiana is no where near the defensive teams as the Heat or Bulls - as remember, Miami is the same team that held the Lakers to under 90 points at home. I look for both teams to get over a 100 and this game to hover in the range of 212-215. The over is 6-2 for the Pacers following an ATS loss and the over is 7-0 for the Grizzlies as a small favorite of late.
CBB (Pod): 4 Unit Play.Take Fairfield Stags +23.5 over Uconn Huskies
We come off a win with Niagara in the last college play pod as we continue to be selective and do 1 pod per day. Niagara ended up being an 18 point cover so let's keep it going with that in heart. I actually did the research for this game back on Tuesday and was not planning to make a play. But, there are many things that are working in our favor. For starters, this is the sole college basketball action on the card and as expected the public is heavily on UConn to a tune of 70% or more. Tack on the fact that Uconn has only played teams ranked in the top 280-320 at home, this actually is the "toughest" competition this team has played at home all year as Fairfield is in and around the top 150 in the power rankings. Offshore, the line opened up at -27 and quickly took a hit to -24 where it stands currently and continues to come down to -23.5. Remember, Uconn has only played teams in the top 280-320 at home and subsequently easily defeated such teams at home including by 26 against Western Carolina, 43 against Hartford, 30 against Bryant, 30 against Deleware State and 34 against Stony Brook. But, they play a team in the top 150 today. By no means is a Fairfield a top tier school, but they are actually in the top 45% of schools in the nation as they are a top 150 school. Tack on the fact this team is 8-3 this year and only has losses to such teams such as Memphis, Missouri and Virginia Tech. Those losses by the way came early on in the year and Fairfield within their own conference and otherwise has reeled off seven straight wins since those early non-conference heavy weights. As wild as it sounds, this is the best team that UConn has played all year at home as Fairfield is 80 spots higher in the power rankings than even Western Carolina who UConn beat by 26 at home earlier this year. Uconn also comes off a big overtime win against Gonzaga so undoubtedly that was an emotional lift for this team. Coming off such a big high, it is tough for this team to "get-up" for this team such as Fairfield who neither has the name recognition or the stature of a Gonzaga. Fairfield has had nearly 2 weeks to prepare for this game and in many ways, this game is the National Championship for the Stags as they actually get national attention for a while. Heck, the closest this the biggest attendance this team has had for a home game is about 2,000 people so a stage like this in Uconn is very exciting. It's not like this team has not played some tough teams including Va Tech, Missour and Memphis in the beginning of the season. Once again, this is the only college basketball game in division one in the nation, and all too often time and time again the favorite gets buried in such instances along with the public. Hence, over 70% are riding Uconn, tack on that Fairfield is a sound team this year that comes off seven straight wins, this is the "toughest" team that UConn has played all year at home as they won by 26 over Western Carolina who is ranked roughly 75-80 spots worse than Fairfield, my math model shows an 18 point win here for Uconn as Fairfield rides some confidence coming in and having won seven in a row. I have the Stags staying inside the number here, as they are 4-0 ATS against the Big East of late. For these reasons, it's worth a shot here as we look ahead to saturday's and sundays pod. I believe Uconn leads by about 6-8 points at the end of the first half and ends up closing the game out by winning by 18 in the end and inside the number.
SMOOTH44
ALL ARE TOP-RATED
FLORIDA ATLANTIC +8 -120 PLAY OF THE DAY
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNDER 70
There seems to be an awful lot of focus by the public on the loss of the 4 FAU players to suspension including 2 starting o-linemen and the kicker. However, I am going to quickly discount those suspensions because the o-line replacements both saw a good deal of playing time this year so I don't see chemistry being an issue especially with 3 weeks to prepare. Additionally, the replacement kicker is actually better IMO than the starter so I also don't see an issue with that. As for the match up itself I like how these two teams match up and I give the slight edge to FAU for a few reasons. First, CMU's secondary is in total disarray; 3 starters out and the back ups are less than 100%. Next, I like the maturation FAU showed down the stretch, winning 5 of their L6 to get here!! There were big expectations for FAU coming into the season but their schedule was less than friendly as the Owls opened up with 3 of their first 4 games on the road and against Texas, Michigan State and Minnesota - a schedule that would kill any team from an inferior conference!! Some may consider the Owls' season a failure but considering the incredible scheduling challenges and how they fought to overcome them and get here is what I believe makes the season a success. And remember, this program is only making its second ever bowl appearance so any trip is an exciting one and while getting here is important WINNING is more important for this program because winning will aide in their recruiting efforts. FAU gave up 50 points in their season finale and this has many feeling CMU will run all over them, however, history shows this is actually where we get our line value from!! Certain bowl teams who gave up 50+ points in their last game are a PERFECT 10-0 ATS since 1988!! Meanwhile, certain bowl faves of more than 6 points have been horrible going a PERFECT 0-17 ATS since 2004 - the last 5 times this angle existed the line was exactly 6.5-7.5!! Also, in a rare but incredibly successful angle certain bowl teams off a season finale loss where they scored more than 42 points are a PERFECT 0-6 ATS since 1984 losing straight up 5 times!! Everyone knows how good LeFevour is for CMU but the man who threw for more yards and TDs this season is actually on the other side of the ball!! I will take Rusty Smith tonight against a CMU defense that ranks almost dead last in the nation!! And I will take the under tonight as I expect Coach Schnellenberger to try and control the pace through a methodical ground attack and short passing attack.
Executive
250 Memphis
I'm guessing you haven't ran across the doctor plays yet...I'm looking everywhere and have come up with nothing.
TEDDY JUNE
FAU
I'm guessing you haven't ran across the doctor plays yet...I'm looking everywhere and have come up with nothing.
Nope