Eddie Mush Client Picks
3* Magic +9
4* Idaho +3
4* Wisconsin +2.5
4* Texans -3
Adamwins
Jac/Houston Over 48
Seabass
NFL
20* Jacksonville +3
NHL
20* Vancouver
NCAAB
20* V Tech
NBA
20* Miami Heat
He does not have a steam play tonight
ASA
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS -vs- Vancouver Canucks
5* selection on UNDER 5.5 goals
NHL Top Game - As usual, when a key player goes down for a team there tends to be an over-reaction by both the odds makers and the sports bettors. In this case, we see great value to be able to play the under 5.5 rather than a 5 with this match-up Monday in Columbus. Even though the Canucks are without their goalie, and captain, Roberto Luongo, they have two solid options available to them right now. Rookie goalie Cory Schneider was fantastic in his NHL debut on Saturday even though the Canucks ended up on the wrong end of a 3 to 1 final. Also, regular #2 goalie Curtis Sanford has been solid this season with a 3-2 record and a 2.66 GAA and a .910 save percentage. Sanford also has fantastic career numbers against the Blue Jackets with a 1.94 GAA and a stellar .931 save percentage! Whether Sanford or Schneider gets the call here, we feel like another strong performance between the pipes is on tap. As for the Blue Jackets, they have already announced that Steve Mason is getting the start in goal tonight and what a job he’s been doing! Mason is 5-2-1 with a 2.09 GAA and a sparkling .919 save percentage this season! The Blue Jackets have tallied just 14 goals in their last six games while the Canucks have scored three goals or less in 9 of their last 11 games. Additionally, the Blue Jackets are just 2 for 49 on the power play in their last ten games. The Canucks power play was just 7 for 59 in November. This one certainly has all the makings of a tight, defensive struggle and with the added value of this total being a 5.5 rather than a 5 this one easily got pushed up to our top play rating!
Scott Rickenbach
Indiana State
Mike Lineback
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Westcoast Sports
Houston -3
Jacksonville/Houston over 48
Indiancowboy
Magic/Celtics Over 189.5 (POD)
Well, defense meets offense here. If you think the Magic are going to be active dogs in this baby, I would recommend the over and if you think the Celtics are going to win and win big, I would certainly recommend the under. But, note that the Knicks, Warriors and Hawks all took this team the limit at Boston and they consequently went over. Thus, I am going to roll with the over in this game because one way or another, I think the Celtics put up a 100 in this game, in part it could be because of revenge as the Celtics lost to this team 96-93 against the Magic in January and Boston took 2 of 3 from this Boston team last year, not to mention that if Orlando is an active dog that should certainly push this total as over as well. Consequently, I think this game is very similar to the Hawks vs. Celtics and I expect this to go over 200 today. The over is 6-2 for these two teams in Boston of late.
Twolves +145
Sometimes, you just have to buck up and roll with some moneyline plays. Look, we just had the Nets win outright yesterday, we had the Blazers win outright over the Pistont last week and many dogs that we have actually win outright. Do I really think the 3.5 points will make the difference? I don't think so. I think we can go ahead and make a calculated risk here for the 3 units and gain 4.5 units. Note, that Charlotte is favored by more than 70% of the public here and I have no idea why. Sure, this team is a small chalk at home, but this is the same team that is 4-7 at home not to mention Minny comes off a loss to Denver at home and have beaten the likes of the Pistons outright on the road as well as Philly at home. Call me crazy, but I think the Twolves win this baby outright as this is a solid public fade as well. The Bobcats come off a tough loss to Boston but I simply think the Twolves end up winning this game as with the likes of Jefferson, Foye, Miller and Gomes this team is dynamic. The Twolves are 4-1 ATS against teams on the road of late and the Bobcats are 1-7-1 ATS agianst teams with a winning % of less than 40% meaning they are making the grade in games they are "supposed" to win.
Arkansas State +3
I like the Sycamores here. Note that there are several things that work in the Sycs favor here including the fact that they are 4-1 coming into this gme, there is plenty of off-shore money moving in on the public road dog here which is a sign that they will be strong today, there is no prior history between these two meetings, Arkansas State is 2-1 away from home, not to mention this team is 4-0 ATS including winning outright at Ball State and Tennessee Martin. Heck, this team even beat Murray State as well. Indiana State has lost to Murray State already this year at home by 6 and not to mention that this team has yet to win a game. Look, this team has yet to win a game and faces a very tough team in Arkansas State here. Remember, this team is led by Coach John Brady the old coach of LSU and this team is returning 3 quality starters not to mention a total of five seniors. Arkansas State has looked good with some vet leadership and good coaching, give me the undefeated ATS team here.
San Francisco +17.5
San Fran is a better team than most people give them credit for. Heck, this is a rivalry in many ways, this San Fran team will not play a much bigger team than USC this year so they will get up for it, USC comes off a big win over Tennessee-Martin so they could be overvalued here, and San Fran only lost to Cal by 13 on the road and I think picked up a lot of experience in that game. This team essentially returns 3 starters and a solid sixth man in Christian Hernandez and their coached by former Kansas star Rex Walters who nearly went on to become the coach at Mercer but was highly recruited eslewhere. This is Rex's first year in San Fran and I see the Dons hanging tough most of the way here.
Dr. Bob
Monday College Opinions
UC Riverside (+16) over NORTHWESTERN
UC Riverside applies to a 24-1 ATS subset of a 106-41 ATS early season angle that is already 4-0 for me this season. However, I’m going to pass on this one as a Best Bet given how well Northwestern has been playing so far. Using this year’s games only would favor Northwestern by 20 ½ points even after including the predicted super slow pace of this game and my ratings favor the Wildcats by 17 ½ points. The line is getting closer to fair, as it opened at 14 points and has headed higher, but it’s still not quite high enough for me to make UCR a Best Bet. I’ll lean with Riverside based on the very strong indicator and I’d take UC Riverside as a 2-Star Best Bet at +17 points or more.
Idaho (+2) over SACRAMENTO STATE
Idaho is an improved team under first year coach Don Verlin, who has brought in some new players that can score the basketball. Idaho’s top 4 scorers weren’t with the team last season and the Vandals are shooting 47% from the field and 42% from 3-point range. Sacramento State is still a bad team that doesn’t play much defense (50% FG allowed and 44% on 3-pointers) and my ratings favor Idaho by 1 point in this game. I’ll lean with Idaho as an underdog based on the line value.
Wildcat
Houston
Supreme Sports
Ark.St
Dr. Coglye West
NFL
7* HOU -3
3* Over 48
NHL
4* DET/ANA OVER 5.5
RAS
Idaho/Sacramento State (Under 133) 1 unit
San Francisco/Southern Cal (Under 134.5) 1 unit
ASA
3* Miami Heat -1.5
MIKE NERI
3* VIRGINIA TECH
3* KANSAS