CHRIS JORDAN
800♦ BUFFALO and 200♦ OVER - Buffalo's annihilation tonight will lead to us getting the over, so soak this analysis in as an all-in-one for the side and total winner.
The Bulls come in off a pair of wins, and have been putting together some offensive spurts that should knock Miami-O out early on. We've seen Buffalo score at least 25 points in six of its eight contests this season, and that's a huge difference against a team that is averaging 18.5 points this season - ranking 106th with the scoring offense. If you toss out a 38-point performance against Charleston Southern, you're looking at 15.7 points per game.
On the other side of the ball, Miami-O's scoring defense has been atrocious, as it comes in after giving up 54 points at home to Kent State, a 2-7 team that has looked terrible all season. The Redhawks' scoring defense is 91st in the nation, giving up an average of 30.1 points per game.
In all, the 4-4 Bulls aren't anything to brag about this season on the whole, but after two straight wins, and this one being at home on national TV with a chance to inch closer to bowl eligibility, I expect a blowout win with the total to soar past the posted number.
Bestsportspicks
Dallas +4
Houston - 2.5
Mike Wilson Sportswire
CFB 12-3 L 3 weeks.
Miami O-Buffalo UNDER 51
Steam On-Line Guaranteed Selections
5000* NHL LATE STEAMER
Ottawa -120
6000* LATE STEAM NHL MONEY LINE WINNER
Calgary -160
ATS Lock Club
3 units Celtics +3
ATS Financial Package
3 units Buff/Mia Over 49.5
3 units San Antonio -3.5
Seabass
100* Steam Boston/Houston Under 176
20* Tease Mia/Oh and the under
Rocketman Sports
Rocketman has a 4* NHL play, 3* NHL play and a 3* NBA play for Tuesday!
Blade,
Would you happen to know what rating the Coyotes pick is?
Thanks
Rocketman Sports
Rocketman has a 4* NHL play, 3* NHL play and a 3* NBA play for Tuesday!Blade,
Would you happen to know what rating the Coyotes pick is?Thanks
No sorry I don't get the rating just the play.
The Millionaires Club Guaranteed Selections
92% MAC CONFERENCE TOTALS PLAY OF THE YEAR
Miami Ohio and Buffalo OVER 50
Rocco Vincintore Guaranteed Selections
MONSTER 6000* NBA BLOWOUT WINNER
San Antonio -4.5
NSA
20* Buffalo
10* MiaOh/Buf Over
10* Spurs
10* Celtics
10* Suns
10* Caro;ina
Stu Feiner
50 DIME NBA Election Special
Boston Celtics (177') at Houston Rockets (-3)
This will be a physical basketball game that will be predicated by defense as it stays under the total, just as nine of the last 11 meetings between these two in Houston have. Last year, the Celtics came to the Toyota Center and put the defensive clamps down in snapping Houston’s 22-game win streak with a 94-74 victory. I don’t see Houston topping 80 points in this one either, but wish the addition of enforcer Ron Artest to a healthy Yao Ming, they will battle defensively tough in helping this game stay low. Both these teams are only making around 40 percent of their field goal attempts while the Celtics are limiting their opponents to 37% shooting and the Rockets 40%. Boston shot just 35 percent in their Saturday night loss at Indiana. Rick Adelman has been preaching defense in Houston and the Rockets have held their last two visiting opponents to under 80 points. Lots of jawing in the paint tonight and points will be tough to come by as this one stays under.
50 Dimes UNDER 177'
Larry Ness
Las Vegas Insider-NBA (3-0 weekend with Insiders!)
My Las Vegas Insider is on the Pho Suns at 7:35 ET. The Suns are trying the re-invent themselves from a team which wanted to shoot every seven seconds to one running a more set offense under new head coach Terry Porter. Porter also wants to the Suns play better defense this year and only time will tell. Meanwhile, the Nets missed the playoffs last year for the first time in seven years and opened this season without Jason Kidd (traded to Dallas last season) or Richard Jefferson (now with the Bucks), two of the team's "Big Three." Vince Carter is the only player remaining from that trio and he's battling a hand injury which may limit his minutes tonight. Devin Harris (the key player in the Kidd trade) will be counted on the step up this year for New Jersey but the Nets can't afford for him to play like he did in the team's last game, making just 3-of-12 shots in a home loss to the Warriors. Yi Jianlian (obtained from Milwaukee and a first-round pick LY) scored 17 points as New Jersey won at Washington to open the season but went scoreless (0-for-4 on FGs) vs the Warriors. The Suns are led by Stoudemire (22.0-11.0), Nash (19.0-9.7 APG) and Shaq (13.0-9.1) plus five other quality players complete their eight-man rotation. Barnes, Bell, Diaw, Hill and Barbosa are all scoring rom 7.0-12.0 PPG, giving the Suns a major edge in talent and depth over the Nets. Phoenix (through three games) is the NBA's top-shooting club (52.8 percent) and went an NBA-best 24-6 SU against the East last season. Nothing new here. Las Vegas Insider Pho Suns.
15* MAC Showdown (2-0 L2 Tuesdays in the MAC)
My 15* MAC Showdown at 7:30 ET. The MAC West features 8-0 Ball State (16th in the AP poll and 17th in the current BCS standings), two-time defending league champ Central Michigan (5-0 in conference play) plus Western Michigan (5-1) and Northern Illinois (4-1) in league play. In comparison, the co-leaders in the East division are Akron and Buffalo at 2-2. I took the Bulls last Tuesday at Ohio and predicted that they have an excellent opportunity to win the East division of the MAC this season in Turner Gill's third season. He took over a Buffalo program in 2006 which had gone 5-41 the previous four seasons. He struggled to a 2-10 mark in his first year but led the Bulls to a 5-7 mark in '07, winning MAC coach-of-year honors. The Bulls are now 4-4 overall this year and have been competitive in every game except their visit to Missouri (42-21), which wasn't that bad by the way. They hung tough all game at Pitt (eventually losing 27-16 but covering), lost at Central Michigan just 27-25 and blew a two TD lead at home to Western Michigan, before losing in OT (34-28). Miami-Ohio had high expectations this year. The RedHawks finished just 6-7 in 2007 but did qualify for the MAC title game (won tie-breaker at 4-2 in the East), losing 35-10 to Central Michigan. However, with 17 starters returning, were favored by many to win the East title again this year. The RedHawks opened their season at home to Vandy and many thought they were set to beat their SEC opponents but the 'Dores won 34-13 and not much has gone right for them since. Miami enters this game 2-6 overall (1-3 in the MAC), beating only Charleston Southern and picking up a road win at Bowling Green (the school's best game of the season). Neither Raudabaugh nor Belton (a redshirt freshman) have gotten the job done at QB plus the running game averages 112.8 YPG and just 3.3 YPC. The defense has allowed a middle-of-the-pack 344.3 YPG but Miami has allowed 30.1 PPG, a total which ranks them 91st. The defense has just 10 takeaways with the offense contributing 18 giveaways (not a good ratio). The Bulls were happy to see the return of RB James Starks (toe) last week, as he ran for 185 yards with two TDs against the Bobcats. In his five full games this year, he's averaged 136.0 YPG (had 1,130 YR last year with 12 TDs). QB Drew Willy continues his excellent play. He had a 15-to-6 ratio last year and this year has already thrown 15 TD passes with only four INTs in 257 attempts. The series history in this matchup is all Miami-O (10-0) but it's my belief that the Bulls are ready for a break through season. A win here gets them to 5-4 (3-2 in the MAC) and sets them up for a showdown at Akron (2-2 in the MAC, pending a game tomorrow at home vs Toledo) in nine days. Tonight's game is televised on ESPN2, marking the first-ever TV game from UB Stadium. The Bulls will get that win and it will come by at least two TDs. MAC Showdown 15* Buffalo.
Bob Akmens
5* Suns -5.5
5* Vancouver Canucks -150
JEFFERSONSPORTS
NHL
TORONTO -120 .5 unit
LA KINGS +135 .5 unit
NCAA FOOTBALL
MIAMI OH +8.5 -120 1 unit