Larry Ness 20* Bowl Total of the year
over TCU/Houston
LT Lock
Mich St.
Big Al free play
LA Clippers +15 over Phoenix Suns
RAS - SIDES:
South Carolina -12 1/2 UNIT
Delaware +15 1/2 UNIT
Virginia Tech -10.5 1 UNIT
Northern Colorado -10 1 UNIT
Sebastian Basketball only
Hockey
Pass
Baskets Pro
10* New Orleans , Toronto , Orlando , Phily, Phoenix Over
Baskets College
10* Butler
Bowls later this afternoon
Cappers Access
CFB Boston College/ Michigan st 5 Michigan st
CFB TCU / Houston U. 6 Houston U.
CFB Oregon st/ Maryland 5 Oregon
Rocco Spacamuro
50* Oregon St. under 49
Allen Eastman comp (1-7 IN BOWLS )
Take Boston College -5 over Michigan State.
The Spartans are one of many teams that have lost players to eligibility issues or violation of team rules, etc. Those missing players wont matter. BC is just a better team. This Eagles team was positioned for a BCS berth before a late season meltdown. Look for Matt Ryan and Boston College to wrap up their season in style.
Winners Edge-12/28/07
Maryland/oregon St. under 48 3 units
Boston College - 4.5 2 units
Mr. A's
NBA
Indiana at Detroit, 8:00 PM -Detroit Pistons -9
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8:30 PM - Chicago Bulls -6
Utah at LA Lakers, 10:30 PM - Los Angeles Lakers 4
CFB
Michigan State vs. Boston College - Boston College - 3½
Emerald Maryland vs. Oregon State - Oregon State - 4½
Texas Houston vs. TCU - TCU - 4
Gina Sports Rumble
NBA
Utah Jazz (16-14) at Los Angeles Lakers (18-10)
The struggling Utah Jazz have lost nine of their last 12 games and have played dreadful away from home, dropping eight of their last nine. Utah is 6-12 both straight-up and ATS away from home this season, 1-4 ATS in its last 5. Go with the hot Lakers and Bryant to bully the Jazz at home. Los Angeles has won four straight at the Staples Center and 11 of the last 13 against Utah. The home team in this series has won and covered six of the last 7 meetings.
Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, December 28th, 2007 (Eastern Time)
Time Game Today's Pick
8:00 p.m. Milwaukee (11-16) at Chicago (9-17) -Chicago Bulls - 6
10:00 p.m. Philadelphia (12-16) at Sacramento (11-16) -Sacramento Kings -3½
10:30 p.m. Utah (16-14) at LA Lakers (18-10) -Los Angeles Lakers -3½
CFB
Texas: TCU vs. Houston - TCU - 4
Champs Sports: No. 14 Boston College vs. Michigan State - Michigan State + 4½
Emerald: Oregon State vs. Maryland - Oregon State - 4½
DR CHAD
5 units on MICHIGAN STATE and HOUSTON. NBA- PISTONS
3 units on MARYLAND. NBA- SUNS
Big Al
At 8:30 pm, on Friday, our selection is on the Maryland Terrapins plus the points over Oregon State, as the Beavers fall into a nasty situation that's 0% ATS in all bowl games since 1980, going 0-8 ATS.
At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the Charlotte Bobcats plus the points over New Orleans.
At 8 pm, on Friday, our selection is on the Houston Cougars plus the points over TCU
Arthur Ralph
Super Pick
LA Lakers Friday (streak: 1L)
900 Gold Key Bowl winners:
Boston College & Maryland (Streak: 1L, 5-1 bowls so far)
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TOM SCOTT'S FIVE STAR BOWL WINNER
Houston vs TCU - 8:00 PM EST
Play ON: #407 TCU minus the points
First let's talk pedigree. Gary Patterson has taken his Horned Frogs to bowl games in five of the past six years (he's covered four in a row with three SU wins) while the Cougars have been to three in the last four years, lost them all and gave up a combined 140 points in the three defeats. In fact, Houston hasn't won a bowl game since beating Navy in the 1980 Garden State Bowl. Since then, Houie is 0-7 SU allowing 40 ppg in the seven losses. This year, during the regular season, Houston faced the nation's easiest schedule. The Cougars faced only four teams who finished .500 or better, lost all four of the games and gave up 43 ppg in the four defeats. That's where the team trend comes in. TCU is a money making 34-6 ATS when it scores 28 or more.
PREDICTION: TCU 34 - Houston 20
Scott Spreitzer's NBA Friday Night Knockout! *15-6, 71% ATS!
I'm laying the points with the Hornets on Friday. New Orleans has been strong away from home this season, especially when laying points. The Hornets are a healthy, 8-2 SU and 6-3-1 ATS as a road favorite. And, they're dominating sub-.500 competition, going 14-3 SU this season. Meanwhile, playing against the Bobcats when getting points would have you playing with the houses money and then some. Charlotte cannot be confused with over-achievers. They're 2-14 SU and 5-11 ATS when getting points. Their average loss comes by 12 PPG in those tilts. Tonight, they have to contend with a red-hot Chris Paul. The Hornets' star is averaging over 25 PPG in the month of December, including a 40-point night last time out. I expect Paul to dominate again tonight and for New Orleans to continue their run against losing teams. The Hornets are my Friday night Knockout. Thanks! GL! Scott
ATS Bowl Lock of the Year
12 Units TCU
Also...
5 Units Maryland
BEN Burns
Main event---Michigan St
Friday Feast--Houston
TOM--------- under maryland/oregon st
Scott Spreitzer's CFB Friday Night Book-Buster! *9-1, 90% ATS!
I'm taking the points with Maryland on Friday. The Terps overall record may not be anything special, but it's been wise to back them as a dog. Maryland owns four outright wins as a dog this season, including a win at Rutgers as a 17 1/2 point pup, and a bowl-clinching win when getting points against NC State. Coach Ralph Friedgen knows how to prepare for bowl action, going 3-1 SU/ATS, including another outright win as a dog last year, when Maryland (+1) whipped Purdue, 24-7. The player that I feel will get the Terps over the top in this one is former third string QB Chris Turner. Injuries at the QB spot led to Turner getting his shot under center. He responded with huge games in wins over Boston College and NC State, where he completed 40-of-51 passes (78%), for 543 yards, three TDs and no interceptions! And, when Turner is under center, Maryland opponents have to stay honest on defense. This is a key ingredient in beating Oregon State. The Beavers are strong against the run, so having Turner's ability through the air, will open up running lanes. In the win over BC, Lance Ball ran for 109 yards. In the win over NC State, Ball and Darel Scott combined for 167 yards on 26 carries. I cashed here last night going against the Pac-10 (Texas over ASU), and will do it again tonight. Maryland, plus points, gets the cash. Thanks! GL! Scott.
GOLD SHEET LATE PHONE PLAYS
1.5 Units Maryland
1 unit Michigan State and WF
FERRINGO
3-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 154.5 St. Joseph’s at Siena (7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28)
This is only the second game in nearly three weeks for either of these teams, and their first games following the Christmas break. I don’t expect either to be as sharp as it normally would. I think St. Joseph’s will avoid the bait of an uptempo game, the style that Sienna wants to play. Combined, only four of 14 games between these teams have sailed this total. Sienna averages 151.3 in its last seven and St. Joe’s averages 141.7. The Hawks aren’t a team of natural scorers and both teams are coming of games where they shot over 50 percent. The layoff, the holidays, and the inflated number all make this a solid against-the-grain play.
1.5-Unit Play. Take Loyola-Maryland (+17.5) over Illinois (9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28)
This is a definite letdown spot for the Illini, who are coming off a solid upset of Missouri last weekend. Loyola is 50-24-1 ATS on the road and I think they have enough offensive weapons to hang around in this one. Illinois goes through prolonged stretches where they have trouble scoring, which makes it tough to cover these mammoth numbers. In fact, the Illini are 0-11 ATS as a favorite of 9.0 or higher recently and just 8-15 ATS in those spots over the past three years.
1.5-Unit Play. Take Butler (-1) over Southern Illinois (9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28)
Yup, I’m biting. The Bulldogs are healthy, rested, and tested and I think they are simply better than SIU. The Salukis do not have the guard play that they have in the past five seasons and as a result I think they are no longer an elite mid-major. SIU is 2-5 ATS against the Horizon and Butler is 27-8 ATS in nonconference games. I’m going with guards over post players and I think the Bulldogs take this one down against a SIU club that is still a bit overrated.
Gamblersworld Tip of the day
Game: 8:00PM, Texas Bowl: TCU Horned Frogs vs. Houston Cougars
Prediction: TCU
Current Line: -3.5 Over/Under: 61.5 Reason: A pair of Texas schools with lock horns in the Texas Bowl Dec. 28. TCU Horned Frogs and the Houston Cougars will both be trying to grab a bowl win when they battle at Reliant Stadium. These teams have played four times since 2002 and the Horned Frogs have won all four (going 3-1 against the number). Oddsmakers currently have the Horned Frogs listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total is sitting at 61½. TCU amassed 694 yards last time out in a 45-33 win at San Diego State, failing to to cover the 12.5-point road spread. The 78 points scored were OVER the posted total of 50. Andy Dalton was 23-for-39 for 298 yards, and he also added a touchdown on the ground. Joseph Turner ran for 226 yards and four majors for the Horned Frogs. Anthony Alridge ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns last time out as the Cougars pounded the Texas Southern Tigers by a final score of 59-6. The oddsmakers avoided that contest - no line or total was posted for the expected mismatch. Team records: TCU: 7-5 SU, 5-6-1 ATS Houston: 8-4 SU, 4-7 ATS TCU most recently: When playing in December are 7-3 When playing on grass are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 9-1 Houston most recently: When playing in December are 2-5 When playing on grass are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing outside the conference are 4-6 A few trends to consider: TCU is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Trevor Stevens
5x NBA Houston - Memphis OVER
ATS LOCK
12 TCU -6 LOY
5 Maryland +5
Hoops
4 Portland -8 1/2
4 Lakers -3 1/2
3 Morgan St. +2 1/2
ATS FINANCIAL
3 Boston College -4 1/2
3 Under 48 Maryland
Hoops
3 St. Peters -1
3 Northern Colorado -10
Frank Rosenthal
CHAMPS BOWL
406 BC-4
TEXAS BOWL
408 HOUSTON U+6.5
EMERALD BOWL
410 OREGON ST+6.5
UNDER 48
NBA
503 MAGIC-2.5
511 BUCKS+6
516 SUNS-13.5
522 LAKERS-3.5
COLLEGE HOOPS
526 SO CAROLINA-11.5
529 DELAWARE+15
534 SO ILLINOIS+1.5