Chicago Sports Connection
S. Miss +11
Nevada +3
BYU -6.5
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2007
NFL WEEK # 16
BOYS VS PANTHERS
308 PANTHERS+11 SB+
UNDER 43 SB
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PAPA JOHN BOWL
310 CINCINNATI U-10.5 SB
UNDER 56 SB
NEW MEXICO BOWL
312 NEW MEXICO+3 SB
UNDER 59 SB+
LAS VEGAS BOWL
313 UCLA+6.5 SB
UNDER 47.5 SB
NBA
702 PACERS-5.5 SB
709 76ERS OVER 200 SB+
718 SUNS-9.5 SB
COLLEGE HOOPS
720 MEMHIS U-4 SB
UNDER 134 SB+
730 KANSAS-17 SB
742 TEXAS A&M-21 SB
760 OHIO ST-6 SB
792 BRADLEY-4.5 SB
808 DEPAUL-5 SB
812 WOFFORD-11 SB
820 HAWAII+3.5 SB
844 ARKANSAS-16 SB+
L. Ness' Las Vegas Insider-CBB (4-1 last 10 days with CBB Insiders!)-Day
My Las Vegas Insider is on Cleveland St at 1:00 ET. Gary Waters has the CSU program heading in the right direction, although the team was in over its head Monday night against the Buckeyes in Cleveland., losing 80-63. However, this afternoon's home game vs Central Michigan, is right up the Vikings' alley. CSU's scoring average is up about 10 PPG from last year as three transfers have made a HUGE difference. PG Jackson (16.9-3.5-5.2) has given CSU another go-to scorer, joining returning swingman Bullock (14.6-6.1). Up front, the 6-9 Moore (7.4-5.1) and the 6-8 Tandy (5.4-5.2) have fit nicely into the starting lineup. Guard Davis (9.9) and 6-8 forward Francis (4.8-5.0) provide depth on a team that goes about eight-deep. Central Michigan plays a lot of people but only guard Watson (17.8) and swingman Minnoy (1.4-4.9), who comes off the bench, average in double figures. Spica and Kellerman are both 6-9 and own similar stats, scoring a modest 6.4 PPG and garnering just 2.6 RPG. CMU opened 0-5, then won four straight but lost at Wisc-Milwaukee in its last game. This will be the team's third straight away from home, which the Chippewas are used to now, having played seven of their first 10 this year, on the road. These teams met last year, with CMU prevailing at home in double-OT 78-76, as the Vikings were coming off an eight-day layoff. However, the scheduling dynamics are much different this year. Except for a Dec 4 game at Chicago St, CSU has been in Cleveland since returning from a three-day tourney in Daytona, before Thanksgiving. Las Vegas Insider on Cleveland St. Good Luck...L.
L. Mess' Oddsmaker's Error-CBB (7-2 in CBB this year!)
My Oddsmaker's Error Play is on Missouri at 8:30 ET. The matchups really favor the Tigers over the Illini in this one. Illinois can be had this year, as we've already seen. The team really misses Smith in the backcourt (will sit out entire year after his DUI), as the Illini have let leads slip away twice in the last week, losing in OT to both Arizona and Mia-O. The 6-10 Pruitt (13.1-8.4) and the 6-8 Randle (10.2-4.5) are both seniors (so they've seen the good days) but Illinois's perimeter game is just so-so. Meachem (10.6), Brock (8.6) and Frazier (5.5-5.8-3.9) will have their hands full with their Missouri counterparts. PG Hannah (14.6-5.1 APG) teams with both Keon (11.0-4.5-3.0) and Matt (9.1) Lawrence on the perimeter, while four other regular contributors chip in a total of about 20 PPG. That depth will be big down the stretch and as mentioned already, Illinois has had trouble closing out games. Vandy transfer, the 6-8 Carroll (15.2-6.6) joins the 6-9 Lyons (12.1-4.9) inside, more than matching Pruitt and Randle. Missouri has lost two three-point games against Michigan St (at this site) and at Arkansas, plus beat Maryland 84-70 at home, a team Illinois lost to (although the Illini played at Maryland). The Tigers have too mush depth and firepower for the Illini, as Missouri averages 84.5 PPG, while Illinois averages just 67.7. Illinois won for the seventh straight time LY (73-70) in this annual "Braggin' Rights" game but the "worm is about to turn!" Missouri has the talent edge and the depth, to impose head coach Mike Anderson's "40 minutes of hell!" Oddsmaker's Error on Missouri. Good Luck...L
DOCS
5 Unit Play. #14 Take BYU -6 over UCLA (Saturday 8:00 pm ESPN) The Bruins are still without a head coach and will enter this rematch with BYU as a completely different team then when these teams met earlier in the season. UCLA beat BYU in the second game of the season, but had momentum then since they were coming off a victory against Stanford. That being said, when you look at the stats, the Cougars out-gained them by 200 yards, but gave up a pick-six and that was the turning point. But things have changed a great deal since then. H.C. Dorrel will not be coaching them in this game and injuries have hit the Bruins hard. Playing in Las Vegas in also a plus, since BYU plays here every other season, as UNLV is a Mountain West Conference opponent. This game will be all Cougars, as they get sweet revenge against a non-inspired Bruins outfit. BYU 28, UCLA 14.
4 Unit Play. #14 Take Under 47 in UCLA vs BYU
Marco D'Angelo CBB Sides Triple-Dime Bet
California -7.0 vs Utah
Analysis: Today I playing California at home to pound Utah. My personal ratings on this Game have California winning by 13-16 Points. TAKE CALIFORNIA as my 7* HIGH ROLLER RELEASE and make them a TRIPLE DIME PLAY
Mitch Sargen
11-1 in his last 12 BIG plays
50* and above
TODAY
GAME OF THE YEAR 200* BYU
ROBERT FERRINGO
8-Unit Play. Take #310 Cincinnati (-11) over Southern Mississippi
Note: This is our College Bowl Game of the Year.
The Bearcats are big, bad and nasty. They’re pissed about being in Birmingham for the Papajohns.com Bowl and I think they’re going to take out every single bit of their aggression on Southern Mississippi. The Golden Eagles are a very average team, with no marquee wins this year and neither an offense or defense in the Top 40 in the country. They like to run the ball – but they’re up against the No. 15 rush defense in the country. The Bearcats are a stellar 5-0 ATS against bowl-eligible teams this year, while Southern Miss. is just 1-4 ATS. The Eagles played three teams that may be in the same class as Cincy – Tennessee, Boise State, and Central Florida – and went 0-3 SU and ATS, losing by an average of 20 points. The Eagles are 2-13 ATS in nonconference away games, 0-7 ATS as a dog, and 0-4 ATS as a double-digit dog. Cincinnati is 4-0 as a double-digit favorite, 5-1 ATS against Conference USA, and 5-0 ATS against teams with a winning record. I’ve been on Cincy all year and am going back to them for my biggest play of the year.
Alan Boston
Tulsa -12 Big!
Alex Smart
Arkansas Lr +13.5
Pac Star
Xavier -3
Rocketman Sports
Temple -12.5
LT Profits
Nevada +2.5
Private Players of Pitt
4*' Southern Miss & Nevada
3* Carolina
2* UCLA
Tony Mathews
Tony's Saturday Night (Cowboys / Panthers) NFL Game of the Year!!!
CAROLINA
UCLA OVER
LVTR
NBA
Miami Heat +1
NFL
Dallas -10 Buy Hook
NCAA
Cincy -10 Buy Hook
Cash & Profit Experts
CBB
Miami Oh +18
CFB
Byu -6.5
(14-6 Last 8 Days)
Friday 1-1
Sebastian Hoops
NBA
7 Milwaukee
7 Miami
7 NJ
NCAA
10 Kentucky
20 RI
20 G Town
20 Missouri
50 CLE St
50 Mich St
50 Valpo
EZ Winners
5 STAR: (736) XAVIER (-3) OVER Tennessee
(Risking $550 to win $500)
3 STAR: (780) MICHIGAN STATE (-3) over Texas
(Risking $330 to win $300)
1 STAR: (720) MEMPHIS (-5) over Georgetown
(Risking $110 to win $100)