Jimmy The Moose
Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Prediction: Over
Neither team has been buulging the twine like they can but whenever they face one another the team's play high-scoring games. The over is 8-2-1 in the Bruins last 11 games vs. a team with a losing record. Toronto has played over the total in 2 of their last 3 games. In their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above. 600 the over is 4-1. The team's combined for 13 goals in the last meeting. The over is a profitable 6-1 in the last 7 meetings between the team's. Play the over.
Big Al Mcmordie
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Prediction: Oklahoma
At 9 pm, our member selection is on the Oklahoma Sooners minus the points over Nebraska. The Sooners are coming off a couple of big wins -- a 15-point throttling of Texas, and a 6-point road win over Texas A&M. Still, I'm going to step in and take the Sooners tonight, as Oklahoma has revenge from an 18-point loss to the Cornhuskers last season. And Nebraska falls into a nasty 13-40 ATS angle which fades the 'Huskers as an underdog off a game in which Nebraska won, and covered the spread by more than 3 points (the Cornhuskers defeated Kansas State 73-51 their last time out). The Sooners have covered eight of 11 in this series, and should dominate Nebraska inside, as Chris Balham is the only 'Husker starter taller than 6'5", and he doesn't get much playing time (for a starter). Look for the nation's #1 player -- 6'10" center Blake Griffin -- to lead Oklahoma to another easy win. He leads the country in double-doubles (14) and, with his huge size advantage tonight, will be unstoppable.
Vegas Experts
Phoenix Suns at New York Knicks
The Knicks covered in Phoenix last month, just barely cashing as 8.5-point dogs in a 111-103 loss. Now D'Antoni gets his former team at home in a great spot. The Suns are not playing well right now, having not covered a game since 1/9. They come off a terrible loss in Boston where the final score simply does not indicate how poorly they played. They trailed by 30+ for much of the game. Phoenix is 7-19 ATS this season when the total is 200 or higher.
Play on: New York
Pure Lock
MISSOURI @ OKLAHOMA STATE
PLAY: OKLAHOMA STATE (-)
Mikey Sports
Memphis @ Charlotte
Play: Charlotte (-)
R&R Totals
East Carolina @ Houston
Play: OVER THE TOTAL
JRTIPS
UTAH vs. HOUSTON
With two of the Big Three sidelined with injuries, Yao Ming keeps coming up with big performances for Houston.Yao and the short-handed Rockets go for their third straight win tonight as they host a Utah Jazz team that has been infected by injuries all season. Houston (26-16) closes out its five-game homestand on Wednesday following a 115-113 win over Denver on Monday night. Yao hit 13-of-19 from the floor including 5-of-8 in the fourth and finished with 31 points. Houston has won 11 of its last 13 games at the Toyota Center. Yao is averaging 21.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and shooting 67.5 percent from the field as Houston has posted a 5-1 record since dropping three straight from Jan. 2-6. In his last seven home games against Utah, Yao has averaged 27.6 points and 11.1 boards. He had 26 points and 11 rebounds in a 120-115 double overtime win over the Jazz on Dec. 27. Artest, who scored 10 of his game-high 28 points in double overtime in that victory, has missed the last five games with a sprained right ankle and will not play tonight. Tracy McGrady will not play for Houston tonight either as he has missed the last four games to rest his sore left knee. Rafer Alston posted his first double-double of the season on Monday with 18 points and a season-high 11 assists. He's averaging 17.0 points and 6.3 assists in the last four games. Utah won 112-107 Monday over Minnesota and the the Jazz (25-17) but lost Andrei Kirilenko who left in the second quarter with an inflamed right ankle last night. Mehmet Okur scored 22 points on Tuesday, including back-to-back 3s in the final three minutes after the Timberwolves pulled within 97-96. Paul Millsap recorded his 20th double-double of the season on Tuesday with 28 points and 15 rebounds. He missed this season's first meeting with the Rockets due to a sprained ligament in his left knee. Utah brings their mash unit to Houston tonight and right now they don't have enough healthy players to beat the Houston rockets especiallly after osing Karilenko last night. Utah has no answer for Yao and he and his Rockets will have their way tonight with the Jazz.
TAKE HOUSTON-3 1/2
Jimmy Boyd
1 Unit on New Orleans Hornets -4.5
The Nets have been a strong road underdog this season but they come into this one ice cold, having lost 3 in a row SU and ATS. Without any momentum, I don't see the Nets being able to compete in New Orleans tonight where the Hornets are 13-5 this season. New Jersey is only 17-35 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons, losing in these spots by an average of 9.6 ppg, and 11-26 ATS versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game over the last 2 seasons, losing in these situations by 10.8 ppg on average. Take the Hornets.
Tom Freese
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
Prediction: Over
Oklahoma City is 11-1 OVER as road dogs of 5.0 to 10.5 points and they are 14-6 OVER vs. a team with a win percentage of under 40%. The Thunder are 9-4 OVER off an ATS loss and they are 4-1 OVER on Wednesday. Golden St is 39-19-1 OVER their last 59 home games and they are 9-3 OVER off a double digit win. The Warriors are 25-12-1 OVER off a Straight Up win and they are 35-17-1 OVER vs. losing teams. PLAY ON 'OVER'
Brett Maverick Sports
E. Wash -3
Tonight your free selection is off the beaten path as we back Eastern Washington over Montana. E. Wash has been money in the bank as a favorite the last two seasons going 9-1(90%) vs the number. Montana counters as a wallet busting 3-13 ats off a loss vs the conference, and have been a poor play in January going only 24-41 vs the spread. We will back the powerful 90% winning number in this contest. Take Eastern Washington.
John Ryan
Montana vs. E. Washington
Play: Montana +3
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Montana as they travel to face Eastern Washington slated to start at 10:05 EST. AiS shows a 74% probability that Montana will lose this game by 3 or fewer points and has a 55% probability of winning the game. AiS also shows an 85% probability Eastern Washington will not shoot better than 46% from the field. Note that Montana is 18-7 ATS over the past 3 seasons when their opponents make 40% to 46% of their shots in a game. Given the heavy slate of games that I have had to research this is an abbreviated version. Always remember that the cast of systems and angles serve to reinforce the AiS grading.
Frank Jordan
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Play: Los Angeles Lakers -15
The Lakers are 32-8, 21-3 at home, 11-5 on the road and technically this is a road game for them it is still the Staples Center and their will be Laker fans in the building. The Clippers are 9-31, 4-17 at home, 5-14 on the road and have just one win in their last 10 games. Look for the Lakers to roll all over the Clippers and Kobe to take the 4th quarter off to rest. Play LA Lakers.
Rocketman Sports
CS Fullerton vs. CS Northridge
Play: CS Fullerton +7.5
Cal State Fullerton is 24-9 ATS last 3 years when playing against a team with a losing record. Cal State Northridge is 2-9 ATS since 1997 as a home favorite of 6 1/2 to 9 points. Titans are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. Titans are 26-10-1 ATS in their last 37 games following a SU loss. Titans are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 road games. Titans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss. Titans are 43-19 ATS in their last 62 games vs. a team with a losing SU record. Titans are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. Matadors are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games. Matadors are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Wednesday games. Titans are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in CSU Northridge. Underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. Road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. We'll recommend a small play on Cal State Fullerton tonight!
Stephen Nover
New Jersey Nets @ New Orleans Hornets
PICK: New Jersey Nets
New Jersey is in a great spot to spring an upset. The Nets have been idle since Saturday. Their outstanding point guard, Devin Harris, has been pointing to this matchup and the Hornets are extremely banged-up.
The Nets are off an embarrassing 105-85 home loss to Boston. The Nets were so bad that coach Lawrence Frank sat out Harris and Vince Carter during the second half. That didn't sit well with either player, especially Harris. He's pumped for this matchup going against Chris Paul. If Paul is the premier point guard in the league, Harris isn't far behind.
The Hornets figure to once again be missing David West and center Tyson Chandler. Without those two on Monday, they barely were able to beat the Pacers at home. The Hornets won 103-100 on a buzzer shot.
Making the situation even worse for the Hornets is backup center Hilton Armstrong may not play either because of a knee injury. West has back spasms, while Chandler was having trouble putting weight on his ankle. This could mean extended minutes for front-courters Melvin Ely and Sean Marks, a pair of deep reserves. The Nets have the height to take advantage.
The Nets have been one of the better money-making road teams, covering 13 of their 18 away contests.
This is a one-unit play for me.
Jeff Alexander Sports
1 Unit on Houston Rockets -4.5
Utah is just 8-13 on the road this season while the Rockets are a strong 14-5 at home. Houston already has a 5-point home win over the Jazz this season in a game where it did not show up defensively so I like the Rockets to play much better defense tonight and double up on this number. The Jazz have dropped 4 of their last 5 ATS. Utah is 3-16 ATS in road games after a home game where both teams scored 100 or more points over the last 3 seasons and 4-15 ATS in road games after a win by 6 points or less over the last 3 seasons. Houston is 26-11 ATS after playing 4 consecutive home games since 1996. Lay the number.
Wunderdog
Anaheim at New York Islanders
Pick: UNDER 5.5
The Anaheim Ducks have not been a scoring machine on the road this season where they have played break-even hockey. The last 14 games show them posting just 37 goals for an average of just 2.6 per contest. Right now, and for much of the season, the Islanders' offense has been a joke. They have not scored more than a single goal in each of the last four games. Despite the lack of offense, they have gotten some sound goaltending allowing just nine goals, or 2.25 a game. The Ducks are playing on consecutive nights here, where they have played UNDER to a 70-33-11 mark in their last 114! Enough said, I like the UNDER here.
Ben Burns
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Prediction: Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche have already defeated the Kings a few times this season and they've got the schedule in their favor again this evening. The Avs last played on Sunday, scoring an impressive 6-2 win over Calgary. Note that I used Colorado as my "Underdog of the Month" in that game, so the fact that the Avs delivered an "upset," wasn't surprising to me.
The Kings are off an upset victory of their own, winning 5-2 at Minnesota. However, that came last night, meaning that they'll be playing the second of back to back games here. That's noteworthy as LA is just 1-5 the last six times that it played the second of back to back games. It's also worth mentioning that the Kings are 12-27 (-23.4) the last 39 times that they were coming off a game in which they scored two or more goals. During the same stretch, they've gone 16-47 (-27) when coming off a game in which they scored four or more goals. Consider backing the home team.