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Totals 4 You "Total Domination" for Saturday, January 4th

2014 AFC Wildcard Playoffs Total of the Year!!!!!
Kansas City/Indianapolis under 46 1/2

Football Best Bets
Houston/Vanderbilt under 53 1/2
New Orleans/Philadelphia over 53 1/2

January's NBA East vs West Super Total of the Month!!!!!
Charlotte/Sacramento under 200 1/2

NBA Best Bets
New Orleans/Indiana under 195 1/2
Oklahoma City/Minnesota over 208
Philadelphia/Portland over 223 1/2
LA Clippers/San Antonio under 206
Best of Luck and Thank You!!!!!

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Intpicks
2* Houston - Vanderbilt Under 53.5
2* New Orleans - Philadelphia Over 53.5
1* Colts
1* Michigan St -2
1* Duke -5
1* LA Clippers +5.5

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R.a.w. Football - saturday


4* best bet = philadelphia eagles
3* = kansas city chiefs

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Docs
2 Unit Play. #101 Take Kanas City Chiefs +2.5 over Indianapolis Colts (Saturday 4:35 pm NBC) The Colts went into Missouri a couple of weeks ago and emerged victorious and expect the Chiefs to return the favor on Saturday. Kansas City proved they have great depth almost beating the Chargers while resting most of their key personal. Indianapolis played all out last week for seeding purposes and they got a few players banged up on defense. Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games. Indianapolis is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games played in January.

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Football Crusher
Philadelphia Eagles -135 over New Orleans Saints
Vanderbilt -145 over Houston (pending)
(System Record: 53-4, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 53-47-1

Hockey Crusher
Montreal Canadiens -150 over Ottawa Sens
(System Record: 51-0, won last game)
Overall Record: 51-30-1

Basketball Crusher
Saint Johns +6 over Georgetown
(System Record: 30-3, lost last 5 games)
Overall Record: 30-37-1

Soccer Crusher
Bristol City + Watford UNDER 3
This match is happening in England
(System Record: 502-18, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 502-434-74

Here are the rest of his hockey and basketball plays for today...


Hockey
Buffalo Sabres +105 over New Jersey
Phoenix Coyotes -130 over Philadelphia
Minnesota Wild -131 over Washington


Basketball
Georgia Tech +8 over Maryland
Indiana +2.5 over Mich St
Butler +5.5 over Xavier

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From the PLATINUM SHEET
STATFOX FORECASTER

AFC WILD CARD:
KANSAS CITY (101) AT INDIANAPOLIS (102)
Latest Line: Indianapolis -1.5; Total: 46.0

The red-hot Colts look for a fourth straight victory (SU and ATS) Saturday when they meet the slumping Chiefs for the second time in three weeks. Since starting the year 9-0 with 12.3 PPG and 327 YPG allowed, Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its past seven games with 27.7 PPG and 420 YPG allowed. Indy's defense has held opponents to 6.7 PPG and 292 YPG during its three-game win streak, which included a 23-7 romp at K.C. in Week 16, thanks to 110 total yards and 2 TD from RB Donald Brown. That improved the Colts to 12-2 SU (11-3 ATS) in this series since 1990, which includes a 3-0 playoff mark (SU and ATS).
FORECASTER: Indianapolis 24, Kansas City 23

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From the PLATINUM SHEET
STATFOX FORECASTER

NFC WILD CARD:
NEW ORLEANS (103) AT PHILADELPHIA (104)
Latest Line: Philadelphia -2.5; Total: 54.0

The Saints try to end a three-game road losing skid when they visit the surging Eagles on Saturday night. New Orleans is 1-7 ATS with a mere 17.7 PPG on the road this season, while Philadelphia has compiled 34.0 PPG during four straight home wins (3-1 ATS). But the only time these teams met in Philly in the past 10 years was a 48-22 romp by the Saints in 2009, who got 311 passing yards and 3 TD from Drew Brees. The Eagles have a red-hot quarterback (who also went to the same high school as Brees) in Nick Foles, who finished the season with the NFL's best passer rating (119.2), throwing 27 TD and just 2 INT.
FORECASTER: Philadelphia 24, New Orleans 23

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Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Kansas City at Indianapolis (Saturday 1/04 4:35 PM Eastern)
Pick: Kansas City +1 (-110) at 5Dimes

I think the wrong team is favored here. The way the line has moved, it seems some agree. Indianapolis has not looked like the same team that ran the table on arguably the best teams in the NFL early in the season. Early on, the Colts beat Seattle, San Franciscoand Denver over the course of a five week span. But, let's not forget that they also lost to Miami, San Diego, St. Louis, Arizona and Cincinnati. And, those big wins were with Reggie Wayne in the lineup. While the Colts have won their last three games, this team is not built for the playoffs. They don't run the ball well and without Reggie Wayne, this offense isn't the same. 26.7 After Wayne went down, this offense lost 4 points per game. Last year Indy went 11-5 despite being outgained by opponents on the season. That caught up with them as soon as the playoffs started as they lost their opening playoff game 24-7. Kansas City won just two games a year ago. This season they put their first nine in the win column, but finished just 2-5 and looks now to be a fading team. But, this team is the better team on the field today. Their offense is better and their defense is better and they have the better coach. And, they are healthy and rested with many starters taking last Sunday off. The big difference here is Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs' running attack. Teams that can run the ball well are generally good bets in the playoffs, and Kansas City generates 4.66 yards per carry. Remember, Charles went for 106 yards and a TD on just 16 carries in the loss to Indianapolis earlier this season. And because the Chiefs were behind, he did not get utilized as much as he will in this one. But the Chiefs lost to Indianapolis just a few weeks ago you say? KC didn't have Justin Houston for that game. He is an elite pass rusher and hasn't played since week 12, so the Chiefs will instantly become better defensively. Revenging playoff teams are good bets. But this game is on the road you say? The Chiefs are 7-1 ATS on the road this season and Andy Reid teams are 78-49 ATS on the road including 42-23 ATS as a road underdog. Oh yeah - Reid-led teams are also 27-10 ATS on the road revenging a loss. Take Kansas City.

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Al DeMarco

15 syracuse cbb

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Joe Gavazzi

5* Iowa St -6
5* Utah -7
5* Oklahoma +6
5* St Mary's -3
4* Ohio St -17
4* Uconn +2
4* Pepperdine +4
4* Duke -4
4* Indiana St -3

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ASA

5* Over 46 KC

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ATS lock club

4* Philadelphia Eagles

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Bookie Report

N Dakota -14
Houston +2

Colts +1 Monster
Philly Over 53.5

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Prediction Machine

Against the Spread Picks
265 VANDY vs HOU -3 4.9 53.1% $8

Straight-Up Picks
265 VANDY vs HOU 26.0 21.1 58.2%

Over/Under Picks
266 VANDY vs. HOU 55 47.1 Under 61.7% $98

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Chiefs and Colts open NFL postseason on Saturday
by Brian Graham

AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Kickoff: Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ET
Line: Indianapolis -2.5, Total: 46.5

The NFL playoffs get underway Saturday afternoon when the red-hot Colts look for a fourth straight victory (SU and ATS) when they meet the slumping Chiefs for the second time in three weeks.

Since starting the year 9-0 with 12.3 PPG and 327 YPG allowed, Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its past seven games with 27.7 PPG and 420 YPG allowed. On the flip side, Indy’s defense has held opponents to 6.7 PPG and 292 YPG during its three-game win streak, which included a 23-7 romp at K.C. in Week 16, thanks to 110 total yards and two touchdowns from RB Donald Brown. That improved the Colts to 12-2 SU (11-3 ATS) in this series since 1990, which includes a 3-0 playoff mark (SU and ATS). That is part of the Chiefs' dismal 1-9 ATS mark in playoff games since 1992, but they have been an outstanding road team all season at 7-1 ATS (6-2 SU) where they have outscored host teams by nearly two touchdowns (30.6 PPG to 17.9 PPG). Indianapolis is a solid 6-2 SU (5-3 ATS) at Lucas Oil Stadium, despite being outgained 366 YPG to 344 YPG by these eight visitors. But in the past two seasons, the Colts are 9-0 ATS at home when the total is at least 45.5 points. Neither team is dealing with major injuries heading into the postseason with Kansas City OLB Tamba Hali (knee) and WR Dwayne Bowe (concussion) both upgraded to probable. Indianapolis has some concerns on both of its lines, but DE Cory Redding (shoulder), DT Ricky Jean-Francois (foot) and guards Mike McGlynn (elbow) and Joe Reitz (head) all could play on Saturday.

The Chiefs generated 26.9 PPG this season (T-6th in NFL), but the only game in which they did not score at least 17 points was the 23-7 loss to the Colts two weeks ago. In that contest, they rushed the ball very well (155 yards on 7.8 YPC), but QB Alex Smith threw for just 153 yards on 28 attempts (5.5 YPA) with 0 TD, 1 INT and absorbed five sacks. For the season, the K.C. ground game rushed for a strong 129 YPG (10th in NFL) on 4.7 YPC (5th in league), but the air attack managed just 209 passing YPG (T-24th in NFL) on 6.5 yards per pass attempt (27th in league). Smith finished the season with solid numbers of 3,313 passing yards (6.5 YPA), 23 TD, 7 INT, and he has been outstanding in both his career playoff starts. In these two contests (both in 2011 with the 49ers) Smith threw for 495 yards (7.3 YPA), 5 TD and 0 INT. But he has never fared too well indoors, going 6-6 with a 59.8% completion rate, 6.2 YPA, 8 TD and 12 INT in ideal conditions. Smith's best offense has been to get the ball in the hands of RB Jamaal Charles, who racked up 1,980 total yards of offense (132 YPG) this season with 19 touchdowns. In the loss to the Colts in Week 16, he ran for 106 yards and a touchdown on just 13 carries (8.2 YPC) and caught five passes for 38 more yards. His numbers in four career indoor games are excellent too, where he has rushed 53 times for 424 yards (8.0 YPC) and two touchdowns. In his last indoor game at New Orleans in 2012, Charles finished with 233 rushing yards (7.1 YPC) and 55 receiving yards. In addition to Charles, the Chiefs have three capable wide receivers with more than 500 yards this season in Dwayne Bowe (673 rec. yards, 5 TD), Donnie Avery (596 rec. yards, 2 TD) and Dexter McCluster (511 rec. yards, 2 TD). Kansas City's defense started out the year so well thanks to 35 sacks in the first seven games of the season. But injuries to both top pass-rushing OLBs Justin Houston and Tamba Hali were a big reason the club managed just 12 sacks over the final nine contests of 2013. The Chiefs gave up a ton of yards (368 total YPG, 24th in NFL), both through the air (248 YPG, T-25th in league) and on the ground (120 YPG, 22nd in NFL), but still finished the season tied for fifth in the NFL in scoring defense (19.1 PPG). This was due to a stellar third-down defense (34%, 5th in league) and a strong red-zone defense (51% TD rate, 10th in NFL). Kansas City's defense also did a great job in making big plays, forcing 36 turnovers this year, including 24 in its eight road games. However, it will be tough take the football away from the great ball-protecting Colts.

Indianapolis committed just 14 turnovers all season, with only three giveaways in the past seven games combined. But despite this lack of mistakes, the team has been average on offense with 342 total YPG (15th in NFL), 24.4 PPG (T-14th in league), 38% third-down conversions (15th in NFL) and a 56% TD rate in the red zone (14th in league). QB Andrew Luck cut his interception total in half from his rookie year when he threw 18 picks, finishing the season with a 60.2% completion rate for 3,822 yards (6.7 YPA), 23 TD and 9 INT. Although he struggled in his postseason debut last year in Baltimore (28-of-54, 288 yards, 5.3 YPA, 0 TD, 1 INT), Luck was on target against the Chiefs in Week 16, completing 26-of-37 passes (70.3%) for 241 yards, 1 TD and 0 INT. Although he misses injured WR Reggie Wayne, Luck has relied mostly on fellow second-year pros WR T.Y. Hilton (1,083 rec. yards, 5 TD) and TE Coby Fleener (608 rec. yards, 4 TD) when he drops back. However, it was rookie WR Griff Whalen who did the most damage against K.C. two weeks ago with seven catches for 80 yards. The offense isn't all based on Luck though, as the Colts have rushed the football effectively this year too with 109 YPG on 4.3 YPC (13th in NFL), including 122 rushing YPG in the past three games. RB Donald Brown (537 rush yards, 6 TD) ran for 79 yards on just 10 carries against the Chiefs, which included a 51-yard TD scamper. His 5.3 YPC average ranks third in the NFL this season, and he has been a welcomed change of pace from disappointing RB Trent Richardson. The No. 3 overall draft pick in 2012 rushed for only 458 yards on 2.9 YPC with 3 TD in his 14 games with Indianapolis this year, and gained just 43 yards on 16 carries (2.7 YPC) versus the Chiefs two weeks ago. The Colts defense has been erratic all season, allowing 33+ points four times, but holding five opponents (including each of the past three) to 10 points or less. The +7 turnover rate over the past three contests has been a key to the win streak, but a poor run defense has to be concerned with Jamaal Charles. For the season, Indy ranks 26th in the NFL in rushing defense (125 YPG) and 25th with 4.5 YPC allowed. The squad is also subpar in the red zone, allowing a hefty 59% TD rate (20th in NFL).

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Eagles seek 5th straight home win Saturday vs. N.O.
by Brian Graham

NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Line: Philadelphia -2.5, Total: 53.5

The Saints try to end a three-game road losing skid when they visit the surging Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs on Saturday night.

New Orleans is 1-7 ATS with a mere 17.7 PPG on the road this season, while Philadelphia has compiled 34.0 PPG during four straight home wins (3-1 ATS). But the only time these teams met in Philadelphia in the past 10 years was a 48-22 romp by the Saints in 2009, which got 311 passing yards and 3 TD from Drew Brees. The Eagles have a red-hot quarterback (who also went to the same high school as Brees) in Nick Foles, who finished the season with the NFL’s best passer rating (119.2), throwing 27 touchdowns and only two interceptions. While this game marks Foles' playoff debut, Brees is 5-4 in his playoff career, but is 0-3 in true road games despite strong numbers in the three defeats (1,220 pass yards, 7.1 YPA, 8 TD, 3 INT). He has helped New Orleans go 15-5 ATS (75%) versus poor defenses (350+ YPG) since 2011, but Philadelphia is 23-8 ATS (74%) versus excellent offenses (6+ yards per play) in the second half of the season since 1992. Both teams are relatively injury-free on the offensive side of the ball, but key players are missing from both secondaries with Saints S Kenny Vaccaro (ankle) on IR and Eagles safeties Earl Wolff and Colt Anderson both questionable with knee injuries.

The Saints finished the regular season fourth in the NFL in total offense (399 YPG) and second in passing offense (307 YPG), while ranking 10th in scoring at 25.9 PPG. But on the road, those numbers dipped to 356 total YPG, 275 passing YPG, with the team failing to surpass 17 points in each of the past four away contests (13.3 PPG). New Orleans hasn't been able to run the ball effectively anywhere this season with 92 rushing YPG (25th in NFL) on 3.8 YPC (26th in league) overall, and 81 rushing YPG on 3.6 YPC on the road. QB Drew Brees eclipsed the 5,000-yard passing mark for the third straight season, finishing with 5,162 yards (7.9 YPA), 39 TD and only 12 INT. With the game-time temperature expected to be in the low-30's, that doesn't bode well for Brees, who is just 4-9 in his career in 40 degrees or lower, but his numbers in these cold-weather contests have still been strong (289 passing YPG, 7.3 YPA, 23 TD, 10 INT). This season he has relied mostly on four receivers that each has more than 70 receptions this season in TE Jimmy Graham (1,215 rec. yards, 16 TD), WR Marques Colston (943 rec. yards, 5 TD), RB Darren Sproles (604 rec. yards, 2 TD) and RB Pierre Thomas (513 rec. yards, 3 TD). Thomas leads the team in rushing with 549 yards, but averages only 3.7 YPC. RB Mark Ingram has been the most effective rusher at 5.0 YPC on his 78 carries, and he had a huge effort in the team's last road game in Week 16, rushing for 83 yards on 13 carries (6.4 YPC) against a stout Panthers run defense. The Saints defense has improved leaps and bounds from last season when they allowed 28.4 PPG and a league-worst 440 total YPG. This season under defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, those numbers have been trimmed to 19.0 PPG and 306 total YPG, which both rank fourth in league. The unit has been on the field for a league-low 27:19, thanks to the fewest first downs allowed in the NFL (17.1 per game) and a strong third-down defense (35%, 9th in league) helped out by 49 sacks (4th in NFL). But after compiling an impressive 15 takeaways in the first seven games of the season, the defense has generated only four turnovers in the final nine contests combined. New Orleans has excelled in defending the pass (194 YPG, 2nd in league), but gives up 4.6 yards per carry (28th in league), which poses a major problem going up against the best rushing offense in the NFL.

Philadelphia averages 160 rushing YPG on 5.1 YPC, both tops in the league. RB LeSean McCoy has taken 62% of the carries, rushing 314 times for an NFL-high 1,607 yards (5.1 YPC) and nine touchdowns. The cold weather shouldn't affect his performance either, considering in the team's lone game this year with the temperature below 40 in Week 14, McCoy rushed for 217 yards on 29 carries (7.5 YPC) and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a snowstorm. He has also helped out the passing game greatly with 52 catches for 539 yards and two more scores. The Eagles lead the NFL in passing yards per attempt (8.7 YPA) and place ninth in passing yards (257 YPG). QB Nick Foles, who attended the same Westlake High School in Austin, TX as Brees, was 8-2 as a starter this season, finishing the year with 2,891 passing yards (9.1 YPA) on a 64.0% completion rate. During the four-game home win streak, he completed 65.4% of his throws for 944 yards (8.8 YPA), 6 TD and 1 INT. Foles has done a nice job spreading the passes around, as six different Eagles have gained at least 440 receiving yards this season, led by WRs DeSean Jackson (1,332 rec. yards, 9 TD) and Riley Cooper (835 rec. yards, 8 TD). TEs Brent Celek and Zach Ertz have combined for 971 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. While the offense has generated 417 total YPG (2nd in NFL) and 27.6 PPG (4th in league), the defense has been deficient in a number of areas. The unit allows the most passing yards in the NFL at 290 YPG, ranks fourth-worst in total yardage allowed (394 YPG), and its poor third-down defense (40%, 24th in league) has led to being on the field for 33:35, which is the longest of any NFL team. On the bright side, Philadelphia has stuffed the run effectively all season with 3.8 YPC allowed (4th in league) and has done an outstanding job of creating turnovers this season. The Eagles have 31 takeaways this season, forcing at least two turnovers in 11 of their 16 games this year.

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Spartan NFL Total Sat, 01/04/14 - 4:35 PM

dime bet - 102 IND/101 KAN - OVER 46.0

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NFL weather report

An early look at Wild Card Weekend weather

Weather could play a role in three of the four NFL Wild Card Weekend games, with cold, rain and snow in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday.

Here’s a look at the early forecast for Philadelphia.

New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles (-2.5, 54.5)

The early forecast for Philadelphia calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid 20s with winds blowing SSW at 6mph from corner to corner. The Eagles have won four straight at home since the weather turned cold while the Saints have struggled in outdoor venues and average only 17.8 points per road game compared to an average of 34 points at home.

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Betting NFL dogs? Amazing trend will have you thinking moneylines

If you’re thinking about taking the points this NFL Wild Card Weekend, you may want to forget the pointspread all together and go all in on the NFL underdog moneylines.

According to Marc Lawrence, the outright winner in NFL opening-round playoff games is 104-11-3 ATS since 1980 – an astonishing 89 percent cover rate. Simply put: Whoever wins, covers the spread in the opening round of the NFL postseason.

Last season, the Houston Texas won and covered versus the Cincinnati Bengals, the Green Bay Packers won and covered against the Minnesota Vikings, the Baltimore Ravens won and covered over the Indianapolis Colts, and the Seattle Seahawks won and cover against the Washington Redskins.

In 2011-12, the Texans, Saints, Giants, and Broncos all came away with the SU and ATS victory. In 2010-11, the Seahawks, Jets, Ravens, and Packers were big for fans and bettors during the Wild Card Weekend. In 2009-10, the Jets, Cowboys, Ravens, and Cardinals were good enough for the win and cover. And in 2008-09, the Cardinals, Chargers, Ravens, and Eagles all won SU and ATS.

In fact, the last Wild Card winners to fall short of the spread were the Jacksonville Jaguars, who beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29 but couldn’t cover as 2.5-point road favorites in the 2007-08 NFL Wild Card Weekend. The three other Wild Card winners that year – Seahawks, Giants, and Chargers – all managed to exceed the oddsmakers’ expectations.

This weekend, oddsmakers have the Kansas City Chiefs (+2.5) priced at +115 to win SU versus the Indianapolis Colts, the New Orleans Saints (+2.5) at +130 moneyline underdogs at Philadelphia, the San Diego Chargers (+7) listed at +250 pups in Cincinnati, and the Green Bay Packers (+2.5) are +130 moneyline underdogs at home to San Francisco.

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WINNING POINTS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Pittsburgh over North Carolina State* by 6

Ohio State* over Nebraska by 18

Memphis* over Cincinnati by 5

Tulsa* over CS Fullerton by 9

Western Kentucky over Troy* by 8

Georgetown* over St. John’s by 7
SJU can bang and hang if the Hoyas’ bricklaying guards have one of their typical misfire
outings.
GEORGETOWN, 69-62.

Iowa State over Texas Tech* by 14

SMU* over Connecticut by 1
UConn is the stranger in a strange land in a circled game for SMU and Larry Brown.
SMU, 68-67.

Syracuse* over Miami-FL by 18

Vanderbilt* over Northeastern by 10

Maryland* over Georgia Tech by 7

Arizona* over Washington by 24
Second road game in less than three nights for the depth-shy Romar Roundballers,
against one of the best teams in the nation. Let the rout begin.
ARIZONA, 92-68.

Delaware* over Cal Poly-SLO by 9

Marquette* over Depaul by 14

Indiana* over Michigan State by 1

St. Bonaventure* over Cornell by 25

Wisconsin-GB* over Youngstown State by 12
Big guys vs. little guys edge for the host Gee Bees, but Youngstown can stay in any
game when their bevy of three-point shooters are hot. However, they lost by 11 and
17 in last year’s series.
WISCONSIN-GB, 79-67.

Detroit* over Wright State by 6

Xavier* over Butler by 2

Illinois* over Penn State by 9

North Texas* over Cal-Riverside by 4

Creighton over Seton Hall* by 2
If all injured hands are on deck for Seton Hall, they’ll have the right amount of size,
length, muscle and shooting to hang with Creighton as the Blue Jays make their initial
trip to the East Coast as a member of the Big East.
CREIGHTON, 78-76.

Florida* over Richmond by 19
If Billy Donovan can get his kids to care, it shouldn’t be close.
FLORIDA, 78-59.

Utah* over Oregon State by 10
Oregon State has a knack for playing games in which the spread is in doubt in the final
seconds.
UTAH, 82-72.

San Francisco* over Pepperdine by 7

South Florida* over Houston by 5

Clemson over Boston College* by 6

***BEST BET
Duke over Notre Dame* by 22
Notre Dame, not enough muscle to make Duke cringe and cry to the refs. Also, with
leading scorer Jerian Grant out for the season, Irish offense has a fine opportunity to
take a swan dive. Coach K to former assistant, Irish head coach Mike Brey: ‘Ha-ha,
you came into my conference and I come into your house and steal your cookies.’
DUKE, 82-60.

Central Florida* over Temple by 5

West Virginia over TCU* by 5

Oklahoma State over Kansas State* by 8
K-State plays strong defense, but the best offensive teams in the nation have a habit of overcoming the road, and a strong home defense.
OKLAHOMA STATE, 71-63.

Florida State* over Virginia by 11

South Alabama* over Georgia State by 1

Missouri* over Long Beach State by 24
Most teams are opening their conference season but LBS head coach Dan Monson is
still spending his Big West program’s money traveling to places where they should get
killed.
MISSOURI, 84-60.

UL-Lafayette over UL-Monroe* by 4

Arkansas State over Texas State* by 2

Saint Louis* over Yale by 20

Valparaiso over Oakland* by 3

Louisville over Rutgers* by 19

Texas-Arlington* over Arkansas-LR by 9

Loyola Marymount over Santa Clara* by 1
Shot-hog Anthony Ireland got 9 assists for Marymount in their home upset of BYU
last Saturday. Freshman guard Evan Payne doubled Ireland’s 14 points. What’s goin’
on here?
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT, 81-80.

New Mexico* over Colorado State by 9

Nevada* over Wyoming by 3
Wyoming gets an offensive rebound about twice a half, and that’s only a slight exaggeration. Nevada gets about twice as many and they’re not even a big team. NEVADA, 63-60.

**PREFERRED
Old Dominion* over George Mason by 10
Former Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt is in the process of putting the George
Mason program farther in the rear-view. They’re in the A-10 now, where they figure
to be buried, but before they open that conference season they have to go back to former CAA foe Old Dominion and play a true, non-conference road game. They are
turning the ball over 15 times per game despite reverting to a slow-paced style. ODU
is a desperate team playing one of few winnable games.
OLD DOMINION, 70-60.

James Madison over NC-Wilmington* by 4

Massachusetts* over Miami-OH by 27

Lasalle over Penn* by 8

***BEST BET
LSU* over Rhode Island by 28
Traveling down into an SEC house, with a team scoring only 67.5 ppg, hitting only
29.4% on three-pointers and a roster that has a severe lack of experience in the frontcourt is probably not the best way to avoid getting killed. It’s a good day to be LSU’s two leading scorers, 6’9” Johnny O’Bryant and 6’8” Jordan Mickey, who are supported by group of junior and senior guards.
LSU, 78-50.

Mississippi* over Dayton by 5

Harvard over Rice* by 14

Texas* over Oklahoma by 5

Wisconsin-Milwaukee* over Cleveland State by 2

Gonzaga* over Pacific by 16

**PREFERRED
Indiana State over Evansville* by 10
D.J. Balentine, a 6’2” soph, has stepped up and filled the Colt Ryan scoring void for
Evansville against a weak schedule so far, scoring 22.8 ppg. Visiting ISU will say, ‘We
knew Colt Ryan. You, son, are no Colt Ryan.’ Nobody else scores in double digits for
the Purple Aces.
INDIANA STATE, 72-62.

Bradley* over Drake by 1

Arkansas* over Texas San Antonio by 31

BYU* over San Diego by 16

Boise State* over Fresno State by 10

Utah State* over San Jose State by 19

St. Mary’s over Portland* by 4

UNLV* over Air Force by 15