Paul Leiner
300* Lakers/New Orl Over 195.5
Opposite Action Plays
Nuggets/Blazers Under
JB Sports
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
Lenny Del Genio
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Rocketman
ILLINOIS
Eddie Mush
Client picks
4* Mavs -11
4* Hofstra -4.5
6* SE Missouri St. +17
7* Portland St. +21.5
7* Niagara -2.5
12* Wyoming +19
6* Boise St. +3.5 (football)
Cal Sports
4* Xavier
3* Northwestern
3* Wyoming
3* Under 186' Rockets
3* Under 197 Grizzlies
Special K
OKC Over 193
NJ Over 207
Erin Rynning
TCU
Charlotte
New Orleans
Tim Trushel
20* TCU
Big AL
NBA
3* Minnesota
3* Portland
CBB
3* Dayton
3* Wisconsin
1* Hawaii
Tom Freese
10* Cavs
Fat Jack
Boise St
TCU/Boise St Over
Seabass
Steam Minnesota Wild
ROCKETMAN
CBB
3* Illinois +3
3* SMU +17
NHL
5* St Louis +335
Indiancowboy
5 Units. NBA (Gom). Milwaukee Bucks +1 over Utah Jazz.
Did you know that the Milwaukee Bucks are the best ATS team this year in the NBA behind the Cleveland Cavaliers? They have quietly gone under the radar and stand at 19-9-1 ATS. Keep in mind there is a reason why this game is essentially a pick-em as the Bucks have been great at home lately winning by wide margins. The Bucks have won their last 7 of 10 and have covered the same tune of 7-3 ATS in their last 10. This includes wins at New York (by 34 points), defeating the Clippers at home (by 34 points), winning at Miami (by 15 points - which not even the Lakers could accomplish) and defeating Indiana at home by 15 points. Once again Boozer is still out indefinitely. The Jazz come off a tough loss to Chicago on on the road as well. Williams will undoubtedly play in this contest despite being listed as probable. The Jazz are also looking forward to going back home after this extended Eastern Conference road trip as their next game is against Dallas on the 26th. Hence, after this game, this team gets two days off and will be looking forward to a big showdown against the Mavs at home. Plus, the Bucks have revenge from losing to this team back on November 19th. Something interesting about that game is the fact the Bucks went into the fourth quarter down by just 2 before getting outscored 31-18. The Bucks this time around will not get outscored by such a margin in the fourth as they will be in familiar territory at home with the crowd on their respective end. Once again, the Bucks have been dominant at home and even on the road of late including defeating the Clippers handily by 34 points, winning at NY by 24, defeating the Pacers at home by 18 when the Pacers were healthy and also defeated the likes of Charlotte and Chicago (division games) at home covering the spread. This team is fourth in the league in rebounding with the likes of Bogut, Jefferson, and Moute as Utah is not likely to get many second chance opportunities. With sound scoring behind Redd and Jefferson, the crowd behind them and revenge, I like Milwaukee here in the upset as the publc likely is on the wrong end of this play. The home team has covered the last four contests between these two teams.
4 Units. CBB (Pod). Niagara -2.5. Niagara is 8-1 ATS on the year and they have won some very impressive games. This team hails out of the Metro Atlantic and has been rock solid this year. When you take a look at this team's resume, this is a team that is every bit as good as many mid major teams. After all, not only from the fact that this team is 8-1 ATS can you tell they are solid, but they have had balanced scoring throughout their winning streak this year. Even in their last game, Benn, Benson and Lewis all at least 16 points. This team is 8-2 overall with their only losses coming to Villanova on the road (a game they covered as I took them to cover that game) and losing to Akron a top 70 team at home Niagara is a top 70 themselves and they face a St. Bonny team today that is ranked in the top 200. What are some similar games that Niagara has competed against who are in the top 200? Well, Niagara went on the road to beat Drexel a top 170 team by 7 points, they defeated a Big East team in South Florida by 15 on the road who is a similarly ranked team, they defeated Loyola Maryland by 16 on the road and even defeated a top 100 team in Buffalo on the road. This is nothing to take away from a St. Bonny team that is solid as well. But, St. Bonny has not faced the type of competition that Niagara has. St. Bonny ha lost to the likes of Mississippi State at home by 5 points and that is a team that Niagara can beat on most days in my opinion. After all, I have Niagara ranked 25 spots higher than Mississippi State who is just outside the top 100 in my book. To get Niagara by 3 points here is of some value in my opinion especially considering they have defeated the likes of South Florida, Drexel and Buffalo on the road already who are all teams that are actually better in the PRankings than St. Bonny.
PPP
College Bowl Games
5% Notre Dame -2
4% TCU -3
3% Florida Atlantic +7
NBA
3% Philadelphia +13
3% Memphis +11
3% Minnesota +12
SPORTS FIRM
Boise State +3
Miami Heat -8
Xavier -8
Santa Clara +4
GOLD MEDAL CLUB
Texas "SUPER HUGE"
NBA
INDIANA (HUGE)
Chicago (REG)
Ron Raymond
KENT STATE
William Kidd
NBA QUADRUPLE DIME LATE STEAM WINNER
Detroit -6.5
COLLEGE HOOPS QUADRUPLE DIME LATE STEAM WINNER
Arizona -2
RON RAYMOND
5* Kent State +7
5* Thunder/ Hawks Over 193.5
Dr. Guru
12* TCU -3
Winning Way Sports
2.5 Units TCU/BOISE UNDER 46.5
Score
300 TCU
Dr Bob
2 Star Selection
CLEVELAND (-7 ½) over Houston
The Cavaliers are 21-6 ATS this season and they’ve covered the spread in their last 9 home games, which were all wins by 11 points or more. Houston is the best team that they’ve hosted this season but the Cavs beat Utah by 12 points here and Denver by 11 points, so they’ve been able to beat good teams at home by double-digit margins. Houston is playing well now that their big 3 are all healthy, but playing their 4th game in 5 nights after winning the first 3 of those games is a tough situation to be in (the Rockets apply to a negative 29-62-1 ATS situation based on that scheduling). My ratings favor Cleveland by 7 ½ points, so the line is fair and the Cavaliers have won 11 of their 13 home games by double-digits, including 9 in a row. It’s also tough to take on the Cavaliers when you had to play the previous night, as Cleveland is 7-1 ATS against unrested teams this season, including 4-0 ATS at home and 3-0 ATS if the Cavs had the previous night off. I’ll take Cleveland in a 2-Star Best Bet at -8 points or less. 2-Stars at -8 points or less.
3 Star Selection
Memphis (+11) over DALLAS
Dallas tends to letdown when hosting bad teams, as the Mavericks are just 4-15-2 ATS at home against a team with a win percentage of .333 or less the last 3 seasons, including 0-4 ATS this season under new coach Rick Carlisle. The Mavs are also just 2-11 ATS in all home games this season and tonight they host a 9-18 Grizzlies team that applies to a very good 80-21-1 ATS big road underdog situation that is 32-6-1 ATS when applying to teams that played the previous night. My ratings favor Dallas by just 10 points, so we have some line value to go along with the good situation, and I don’t mind taking an improving Memphis squad that is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games. I’ll take Memphis in a 3-Star Best Bet at +10 ½ or more and for 2-Stars at +10 points.
3-Stars at +10 1/2 or more, 2-Stars at +10.
COLLEGE
Opinion
Missouri (-3 ½) over Illinois
Missouri and Illinois are both playing above expectations so far this season, but the Illini are not in a good spot after a couple of easy wins over bad teams and they qualify in a negative 29-82-5 ATS situation tonight. My ratings favor Missouri by 3 points at this neutral site and I’ll lean with the Tigers at -3 ½ or -4 points and I’ll take Missouri in a 3-Star Best Bet at -3 points or less. Opinion - would be a 2-Star Best Bet at -3 or less.
3 Star Selection
DAYTON (-8 ½) over Marshall
Dayton is one of the better defensive teams in the nation (33.7% FG allowed), but he Flyers have had trouble scoring against good defensive teams. Scoring shouldn’t be a problem against a Marshall team that has allowed 46.5% shooting and 41.8% from 3-point range. Marshall is a good offensive team (48.1% FG), but the Thundering Herd have faced mostly mediocre and bad defensive teams and they struggled against the 2 better than average (but not great) defensive teams Wisconsin Green Bay (37.9% FG) and Morgan State (40.7% FG). Dayton will be able to score and Marshall hasn’t proven that they can score against a good defensive team. Dayton applies to a very good 132-47-4 ATS momentum situation, so the situation is favorable as well. My ratings favor the Flyers by 10 points, so the line is fair, and I’ll take Dayton in a 3-Star Best Bet at -9 points or less and for 2-Stars at -9 ½ or -10. 3-Stars at -9 or less, 2-Stars at -9 1/2 or -10
Alatex
TCU
Scott Spritzer
TCU
Executive
Boise St +3.5
Detroit (college)
RAS
Ill/Mizzou Over 141
St. Louis/Fresno Under 122.5
Sports Unlimited
4* Boise/TCU Under 46
Rainman
3* TCU