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10* Wisconsin (cbb)
10* Memphis (NBA)
10* Tampa Bay Over (NHL)

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From Platinum Plays.

400K Big10 Lock/Month

the Purdue Boilermakers -2½ over
the Wisconsin Badgers

Best Bets

the New Mexico St Aggies -4 over
the Utah St Aggies

the George Mason Patriots +4 over
the Drexel Dragons

the Arizona Wildcats -5½ over
the Oregon St Beavers

the Atlanta Hawks -10 over
the Charlotte Bobcats



Premier Picks

the Tennessee Volunteers +7½ over
the Mississippi St Bulldogs

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David Banks:


Thursday January 12, 2012 (8:00pm ET)

New York Knicks vs. Memphis Grizzlies

A nonconference NBA hardwood clash tips off TNTs Thursday night doubleheader when Amare Stoudemire and the New York Knicks collide with Rudy Gay and New York Knicks vs. Memphis Grizzlies

A nonconference NBA hardwood clash tips off TNTs Thursday night doubleheader when Amare Stoudemire and the New York Knicks collide with Rudy Gay and the Memphis Grizzlies; this one is set to begin at 8:00 ET from the FedEx Forum.

Its been a rough go for the New York Knicks who many expected would compete with the Boston Celtics for top honors within the Atlantic Division. After getting the best of the Cs in both teams season opener on Christmas Day, the Knicks went on to drop four of their next five games which included losses to the Warriors, Lakers, Raptors, and Bobcats with only a win against the woeful Kings to hang their collective hat on. However, entering Wednesday nights home clash with the division leading Philadelphia 76ers, the Knicks rattled off three straight wins over the Wizards, Pistons, and Bobcats (1-2 ATS). NY has scored an average of 96.4 points per game (#10) and has taken care of business from the charity stripe (#5 at 78.7%), but its been outrebounded by 3.4 rebounds per game and is allowing its opposition to convert 45.5 percent of their shots from the floor (#23) as well as 40.4 percent from downtown (#28). New York will be playing on no rest for the third time this season; its 1-1 SU & ATS in the previous two instances.

After shocking the top seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs and then taking the Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the next round, the Grizzlies looked to be a surefire pick to once again make hay in the Southwest Division. Unfortunately, big man Zach Randolph was lost until late February with a slight MCL tear, and the departure of Shane Battier to Miami has really hurt the Grizz defensively. To date, Memphis is giving up an average of 95.1 PPG (#16) on just 43.4 percent shooting from the field (#12), but theyve been outboarded by nearly 2.0 RPG and have had a hard time scoring the basketball averaging just 91.0 PPG (#24) while shooting a dreadful 22.8 percent from beyond the arc (#30). Head Coach Lionel Hollins is still searching for that missing ingredient from last years solid run. They were just tripped up by OKC in the first of what is to be a four-game home stand (100-95) their last time out, as the team looks to claw back to .500.

New York swept the season series from Memphis last year pulling out a 110-108 outright win as 4.5-point underdogs in the first meeting and then followed it up with a commanding 120-99 beatdown as five-point chalk the second go round; the over cashed in both contests and has come in for total bettors in eight of these teams L/10 overall confrontations. The favorite is 3-1-1 in the L/5 meetings, but the Knicks check in 4-1-1 ATS their L/6 trips to Memphis with the closing total getting surpassed in each of those instances.


PICK: NY/MEMPHIS OVER

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Turner System 1-12-12

Char/Atl Under 184
NY/Memph Under 194

Winnipeg +135
Tampa Bay -1.5 +185

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Thursday Hockey Plays

Play Chicago -200 over Minnesota TOP PLAY

Play New York Rangers -175 over Ottawa

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Paul Leiner

100* Arizona -5.5

50* Tennessee +7.5

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Sports Wagers NHL

Ottawa +159 over N.Y. RANGERS (REG) Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com/)
The Rangers are having an outstanding year. They're first overall with 58 points and they've won five in a row and 10 of their past 11 games, including the Winter Classic. While a letdown hasn’t occurred after the featured Classic, a hiccup here would not surprise. The Rangers play Saturday in Toronto on Hockey Night in Canada's marquee game and like most, the Rangers will be amped up for that one. New York has just three losses at home this season and two of those losses were to the Maple Leafs. The Blue Shirts have not beaten Toronto this year. Even if the Rangers are sharp, the Senators have a chance because they too are hot and playing some great hockey. Ottawa has won six of past seven and sit just three points behind the Bruins for first place in the Northeast Division. No team is having more fun than the unheralded Senators. They're loose, they're talented, they're dangerous and they offer up some excellent value here in a favourable situation. Play: Ottawa +159 (Risking 2 units).

ST. LOUIS -½ +140 over Vancouver Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com/)
The Canucks conclude their four games in six nights road trip here and they accomplished what they set out to do by beating the Bruins in Boston and winning twice already in the first three games. We can't stress enough how badly the Canucks wanted that win over the B's. To ask Vancouver to win in St. Louis in the final game of a trip is a tall order, especially after that win over Boston and two successive games in the relaxing atmosphere in the state of Florida. The Blues have just five losses in 22 home games. Unlike earlier in the season, when they were not scoring goals and winning games 2-1, the Blue Notes are now scoring with more frequency. Over its past four games, St. Louis has 15 goals and has lit the lamp at least four times in three of those games. They've allowed a combined 34 shots on net over their past two games. The Blue Notes are playing as well as any team right now. With Brian Elliott in net and the Blues catching the Canucks at the right time, we'll gladly take a position on them to extend their winning streak to five. Play: St. Louis -½ +140 (Risking 2 units).

LOS ANGELES -½ +111 over Dallas (REG) Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com/)
Huge, huge game for the Kings, as they sit in eighth spot in the West just two points in front of Dallas and the Stars have two games in hand. The good news is that the Kings are coming off a much-needed, five-goal outburst against Washington after scoring just nine goals in their previous six games. The Kings are one of the most talented team's in the NHL but they've been the NHL's biggest underacheivers in the first half. Los Angeles could be the team to watch in the second half, as they're talented enough to go on a big run and that five-goal performance could've triggered it. L.A. has gone 13 games now without loisng two in a row and winning eight of those. The Stars lost Mike Robeiro to injury. They're coming off a 5-2 loss in Anaheim and Jere Lehtonen has not been sharp at all since returning from his injury after a month away. In an important game that could have big implications down the road, give us the superior team at home that is in better form and that's showing signs of a major run. Play: Los Angeles -½ +111 (Risking 2 units)

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DAVID CHAN

NCB Wisconsin at Purdue 7:00 PM ET Purdue -2.5

NHL Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning -154

NCB George Mason at Drexel 8:00 PM ET Drexel -4

NBA Cleveland at Phoenix 9:00 PM ET over 196

NHL Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings 10:30 PM ET Los Angeles Kings -149

NCB Oregon at Arizona State 10:30 PM ET Arizona State

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First Half Sports

(4-2 +34 Dimes since tracking)


1/12

10 Dimes - 564 Indiana U -5.5 (1st Half)

5 Dimes - 629 Portland State/Northern Colorado OVER 72.5 (1st Half)

5 Dimes - 575 Cal Poly SLO/Cal Irvine UNDER 53.5 (1st Half)

FREE PLAY - Utah St/New Mexico St. OVER 67 (1H)

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Northcoast - Thursday comp line
Line 9 > (MTI Sports) 4* Over 193.5 New York Knicks/Memphis Grizzlies [#505] (NBA)

Line 4 > (California Sports) 4* Louisiana Tech +1 [#550] over Idaho U (college hoops)

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WUNDERDOG
CBB 146-119 Season-to-Date +$3050
Game: Wisconsin at Purdue (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Wisconsin +3 (-110)

The Wisconsin Badgers have dropped three straight games, and now have fallen out of favor with the public and the oddsmakers. If this line came out before the three straight losses, all to very good teams I might add, the Badgers would be a slight favorite. This is now a desperate team that plays rock solid defense and ranks No. 1 in the country, allowing just 35.2%. As long as they play defense like that they will be in every game going forward. Purdue has yet to taste defeat at home where they are 9-0 on the season, but have played against just one legitimately good team in Illinois. Purdue has been awful after covering a game as they are 0-7 ATS following an ATS win. The Badgers' poor offensive performance in previous gamea has been followed by a winner as they have gone 3-0-1 ATS after scoring 50 points or less. Play on Wisconsin.

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RAS...loyola mary-1.5....sac st.+6

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ROBERT FERRINGO NHL
Ott
Mon/Bos 5.5 o
San Jose

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Scott Ferrall Comp

NHL:
Phil
Nash

NBA:
NY Knicks +4.5

Coll Hoops:
Ind - 700 ML
Min +10.5
Purdue -2.5

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SPORTS WAGERS

Oregon State +5½/+210 over ARIZONA

We often talk about NHL teams' dreading the three-game trip to Western Canada and the Pac-12 has a similar version of it. Arizona's coach Sean Miller had this to say about last week's trip to UCLA and USC, “I don't know a conference in the country that has a team leave on a Wednesday and get back at 12 midnight on Sunday. "Every team in our conference has a segment of the season that's like that but it puts a lot of pressure on our team. That Thursday-Sunday (combination), if you're the road team in particular, is the biggest disadvantage our conference can offer”. Whether it's a ploy to challenge his team or not, the coach understands he's in a tough situational spot here against a solid Beavers club. Oregon State is fourth in the country in points scored and sixth in assists. They have some skewed numbers as a result of playing a bunch of marshmallows but they also took Stanford to 4 OT's before losing by a bucket. A two-point loss to the Commodores is another credible loss. Besides, who have the Wildcats played or beaten to warrant being this big a choice in this spot? They've played one ranked team and lost by six. They hosted Gonzaga and lost by 11. The Beavers have shown more consistency in their shooting, they certainly have the deeper bench and they're in a favorable spot too. Play: Oregon State +5½ (Risking 1.05 units to win 1) Play Oregon State +210 (Risking 1 unit).

Cleveland +7 over PHOENIX Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com/)
The Suns have won three in a row at home with the smallest margin of victory being by nine points. In its last two home games, Phoenix beat the Bucks by 16 and the Trail Blazers by 25. What all that has created is an overpriced and overvalued team that really has no business being this big a favorite over any team that's not in a unfavorable spot. The Cavaliers didn't play last night so they'll come in here somewhat fresh. They've lost two in a row and three of four so there's no letdown spot either. There really isn't a lot that seperates these two in terms of talent but there is in hope. The Suns have none while the Cavaliers are going to be competitive in many more games this year and for years to come. So, recent results in the span of a week have the Suns at an inflated price against a team that is going to get better and better as the season progresses. Both teams come in with 4-5 records but the Cav's have an edge on the boards and in scoring and that's a combination that is more than capable of pulling off the upset. Play: Cleveland +7 (Risking 2.16 units to win 2).

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SweetJones55
1st H Mil Bucks -4.5

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THE Pro Bet Services
NBA
5* Charlotte / Atlanta OVER 182
-Over is 5-1 in Bobcats last 6 games following a double-digit loss at home.
-Over is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 overall.>

5* Milwaukee -8
-Pistons are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
-Bucks are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games playing on 1 days rest.
-Bucks are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game

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Lockline Sports


free play: gonzaga over

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David Chan

10* "BLACK DRAGON"
NBA Golden State 3.5

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Indian Cowboy

4 UNITS CBB Furman +3 over Appalachian State (7:00PM EST)
4 UNITS NBA Cleveland Cavaliers +7 over Phoenix Suns (9:00PM EST)
4 UNITS NHL OVER 5.5 San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets (8:30PM EST)

COMP (NBA):
Golden State Warriors +3 over Orlando Magic (10:30PM EST)

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Daily NHL Shots on Goal January 12, 2012 9:36 AM by Nick Pellegrino

Hockey Plays (sides)

Vancouver Canucks (+105), at St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche (+140), at Nashville

Hockey Plays (totals)

Philadelphia-N.Y. Islanders, OVER 5½

Minnesota-Chicago, UNDER 5½

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GamingToday’s Consensus Picks January 12, 2012 9:42 AM by GT Staff

NBA Basketball

Detroit Pistons +8

Memphis Grizzlies -4½

Cleveland Cavaliers +7

Golden State Warriors +4

NCAA Basketball

Wisconsin +2½

Utah +23½

Fresno St -7

Arizona State +1½

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Rocketman

3* UC Davis +25.5
3* Jacksonville State +19.5

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APPLE HANDICAPPERS
Dave Marshall
All 3* Red Delicious
Ny Knicks+4.5
Drexel-4
Duke-10
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James Red-Hot Dotson
3* Wright St+8.5
3* Detroit/Milw Over 178

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DOC'S

Pistons under

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Rich Sports

NHL 4* Ottawa/NY Rangers under 5.5
CBB 4* Green Bay -1.5

NHL 5* Carolina/Tampa Bay over 5.5
CBB 5* UC Irvine +6

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MTi SPORTS

4* NBA NY Knicks-Memphis Grizzlies Over 193.5

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SB Professor NHL Picks

New York Islanders +125

Vancouver Canucks +106

Anaheim Ducks +115

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The Winning Prescription (Marcus Langdon)


Wisconsin +3

Idaho -1

Oral Roberts -4.5

Northern Colorado -5

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CALIFORNIA SPORTS

4* CBB Louisiana Tech +1

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SB Professor Original NBA

508. Phoenix Suns -7*

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Arlon Sports

Hoops
2* W Kentucky
2* Duke
2* St Mary's
1* Hawaii

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The Bottom Line:

Wisconsin +3.5 (4.4* NCAAB POD); Wright St +8 bonus2.2*

Love Wisconsin tonight as I think they rebound from their 1-3 start in Big Ten play they are still a contender in this conference and I think they match up well vs. Purdue.Â*Â* Purdue struggles offensively themselves scoring just 45 against Penn State over the weekend so expect Wisconsin’s top ranked defense to give them issues.Â* Wisconsin has to get hot from the perimeter like they have earlier in the season and Purdue is ranked 172nd in the nation in 3 point defense so the opportunity is there.Â* Wisconsin also holds edge in rebound % ranked 66th in the country to Purdue’s 166th and FT % shooting 72.2% on the road to Purdue’s 60% at home from the charity stripe.

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gill alexander | NBA Sides

dime bet 506 MEM -4.5 (-110) (http://www.pregameaction.com/?page_id=4)5dimes (http://www.5dimes.com/) vs 505 NYK

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Alatex
15 miss st under 138
10 AZ over 145
10 Virginia +11
10 Fresno under 139
10 App St -2.5

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Paul Leiner

500* NBA Over 188 Magic/Warriors

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DOC SPORTS

4 UNIT NBA Pistons under

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SB Professor NCAAB

Thursday's NCAAB Picks:

566. UL Monroe +3* (2.5s but system says buy it up to +3)

Rest of Games:
564. Indiana -9.5
590. San Francisco -9.5

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JIM HURLEY

Source Play

4* Gonzaga (+4) over St MarysCA
11:00 PM -- McKeon Pavilion
As you might expect, these two are destroying everyone else in the West Coast Conference as they prepare for the first of two in-season matchups and the inevitable(?) conference tournament final. Last year each won outright as the dog on the other`s court before the Bulldogs prevailed over St. Mary`s in CT play. This year Gonzaga arrives at 13-2 with an 8 game win streak and a place back in the Top 25 and St. Mary’s welcomes them at 15-2 having won 13 of 14. For east coast aficionados, this one should be worth staying up for. For bettors, why go against the trend. The dog covers...or wins outright. Take The Points With Gonzaga.


Dog of Week

5* CalIrvine (+5) over Cal Poly
10:00 PM -- Bren Event Center

Mid December trips to a good Wyoming, to LSU and to UCLA in an 8 day span are beginning to pay off for the very young Anteaters. Second year HC Russell Turner appears to have melded a tight 8 man rotation from the four holdover juniors he began working with a year ago and a sophomore and three newcomers. They are beginning to get a hold of his toughness (average 39 rebounds per game) and have begun to clamp down on defense (have held three of first four Big West opponents to 39% shooting or less (including 31% from beyond arc in last 5 games.) The Anteaters have even begun to shoot better themselves after struggling in the early part of the schedule and those November and December struggles might still be giving us some value in the line as they look to better their 3-1 Conference start, which includes outright dog wins at Northridge and Pacific. Cal-Poly received a little juice with an ugly 42-36 win over USC back in November, but has battled for offensive consistency of late (41% overall - 21% from beyond arc in last 5) and has been soft on "D" against the three-point shot...which Irvine has done very well with of late (43% last six games.) Look for Cal-Irvine to continue to move forward. Take The Points With Cal-Irvine

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Robert Ferringo

NCAABB

#591 Loyola Marymount (-2.5) over Pepperdine (10 p.m.)

#595 Oregon (+1) over Arizona State (10:30 p.m.)

#568 Arizona (-5.5) over Oregon State (8:30 p.m.)


#572 New Mexico State (-4) over Utah State (9 p.m.)

#546 Purdue (-2.5) over Wisconsin (7 p.m.)

#618 Austin Peay (-5.5) over Eastern Kentucky (8 p.m.)

#613 Rider (+4) over Siena (7 p.m.)

#559 Detroit (+1) over Wisconsin-Green Bay (8 p.m.)

#570 Mississippi State (-7) over Tennessee (9 p.m.)

#590 San Francisco (-8.5) over Portland (10 p.m.)

#625 Montana (-7) over Northern Arizona (9 p.m.)

FIRST HALF: Take #574 Duke (-6) over Virginia (9 p.m.)

TEASER: Take #604 Georgia Southern (-3) over Samford (7 p.m.) AND Take #570 Mississippi State (-2.5) over Tennessee (9 p.m.)

TEASER: Take #595 Oregon (+6) over Arizona State (10:30 p.m.) AND Take #600 Cal (-7) over Colorado (11 p.m.)

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Jimmy Boyd

Ohio Valley Conference GOY
5* Austin Peay

NCAAB Under the Radar Underdog
Northern Arizona

TNT SMASH
Memphis Grizzlies

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Vegas Nightmare Private Client

CBB Duke -11, 7*

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Info Plays

7* Memphis Grizzlies -4½

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Jeff Benton

40 Dime Duke -9.5

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Dom Chambers

30 Dime NY Knicks +4.5

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JOHN CHANG

---Start Time 9:05 PM EST---
Cleveland Cavaliers/PHOENIX SUNS under 197, 10 dimes

---Start Time 7:00 PM EST---
CHATTANOOGA MOCCASINS -1.5 over Wofford Terriers, 10 dimes

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Accuscore -- Bart Lopez -- NHL

Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators: Predators Win
Colorado and Nashville played for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Predators beat the Avalanche 4-1 in Colorado behind Pekka Rinne’s .97 save percentage. Nashville has been on a tear recently, winning five of its last six games. Colorado, on the other hand, has dropped two straight and is about to start a four game road stand. The Predators handled the Avalanche in Colorado, so I like their chances at home. AccuScore gives the Predators a 67.2 percent chance of victory.

Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning: Lightning Wins
The money line indicates that Tampa Bay is the favorite at -157, which is rough a winning percentage of just fewer than 60 percent. AccuScore’s forecast has the Lightning winning 65 percent of the time, which makes them a solid pick. These two teams have played each other three times this season with Tampa Bay winning two of the three, including the most recent matchup at home 5-2. The Lightning money line pick is a two star pick and AccuScore hot trend.

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Sports insights

market watch
nba det. + 8.5

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Gary Olshan

Hawaii +7.5

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Jeff Scott Sports

5 UNIT PLAY

St Mary's/ Gonzaga Over 142: Well after being with Brandon on today's radio show and hearing his pick on this game I went and did a little more homework work on it and found that I really like this play. I hope I don't jinx ya Brandon by making it my 5 unit play. LOL Both of these teams do pay good defense as Gonzaga has allowed 61.9 ppg, while the Gaels have allowed 60.8 ppg on the year, but tonight the offenses will take over. Gonzaga comes in averaging 75.2 ppg overall and 73.5 ppg on the road. They also shoot he ball very well, ranking 80th in shooting (46.2%), plus they have hit 39.1% from long range (32nd). St Mary's is another scoring machine as they have averaged 76.9 ppg (35th) on 48.2% shooting (27th), plus they have done very well from beyond the arc, hitting 36.8% of from long range (80th). The Gaels have really excelled at home, where they have scored 79.8 ppg on 48% shooting, while in their last 5 overall they have averaged 82.8 ppg on 50.7 % shooting overall and another 43.9% from long range. The Zags come in averaging 77.4 ppg on 48% shooting, including another 41.9% from long range in their last 5 games. This game really does have shooutout written all over it and also it should be a close game, which puts OT possibly in play, plus all those extra FT's at the end of the game as well. I expect this one to hit 150+.

4 UNIT PLAY

POWER ANGLE PLAY

George Mason/ Drexel Over 118: Neither of these teams like to run all that much, but I believe there are still points to be had in this one. George Mason comes in 194th in shots taken (54.3) and that have put up a solid 70.4 ppg on 47% shooting, and that drop off isn't all that much when they take to the road, where they have averaged 68.5 ppg on 46.1% shooting. The Patriots have stepped it up even more of last as they have averaged 71.8 ppg on 47.5% shooting in their last 5 games. Drexel has played good defense this year as they have allowed 55.6 ppg on 39.6% shooting overall, but they have struggled at times, allowing 69 pts to Fairfield, 60 to a weak Princeton offense, 71 to Delaware and 68 to Bradley. George mason ranks 123rd in scoring and of the 4 teams listed above the best offense they faced was Delaware's (173rd), while the other 3 are all ranked above 200 in defensive scoring. Very inconsistent defense and i see the patriots being able to crack it tonight. Drexel is one of the slower paced teams in the nation (305th in spg), but at home they have scored pretty well (68.6 ppg), including averaing 67.4 ppg in their last 5 at home. Tonight they have a good chance to match their last 5 at home as George mason has allowed 65.3 ppg on the road this year. Despite how well Drexel has played defense this year I don't see George Mason being held under 60 points in this one, while the Dragons should be good for 60= points of their pown vs a very average defensive team. Pace will obviously be key in this game and while Drexel will look to slow it down, I see the Patriots speeding it up enough for this game to go OVER the total. POWER ANGLE FOR THIS PLAY--- Play Over in all games where the total is 119.5 or less and a team (Drexel) is off 2 or more consecutive home wins and they are a good team, winning 60-80% or more of their games on the season. This play is 38-15 the last 5 seasons.

3 UNIT PLAYS

Tennessee-Martin +11 over EASTERN ILLINOIS: UT- Martin comes in with a horrible 3-15 mark, bet they have played better in their last 2 games, losing by a combined 6 points in the two games and they have shot better in the two games, having hit 455 of their shots, compared to shooting under 40% for the year before those 2 games. Eastern Illinois comes in at 8-6 on the year and 5-1 at home but they have been inconsistent as their 3 division 1 home wins have been by 5 or less, while their lone home loss was by 33 points to Murray State, which is a team ETU lost by just 24 points on the road to. Now as i said the panthers have been inconsistent this year and one needs to look no further than their no- lined games to see a good picture of how inconsistent this team is. The Panthers have played 7 no-lined games and while they did beat Eureka by 31 in their first no-lined game, they have gone to OT in two others (1-1), won by just 3 at home in another and had 2 outright losses. This is a team that seems to have played down to their competition when it has been weak. E. Illinois has the offensive edge, but both teams have played very bad defense and I believe the EIU defense will allow this team to hang around. I look for a close one from start to finish.


Minnesota +11 Over INDIANA: Great scheduling spot for the Gophers. Indiana has played Mich State, OSU (Big Upset), Michigan and PSU in their last 4 games, with the last 3 all going down to wire. Now they must take on a Minnesota team that has lost 4 in a row, with a big game vs OSU on deck. This is still a young Indiana team nd i reallly see it hard for them to get up for this one. Despite losing their last 4 games, Minnesota has not played all that badly as they have been outscored by just 7.3 ppg, with 1 of the games going to OT and 2 others going down to the wire. Idiana has really played well overall this year and they will make some noise in March, but I just feel that covering a big number in a letdown spot vs a quality opponent is too much for this young team to handle here. Indiana by no more than 7 here.


Duke/ Virginia Over 128: Google News Play. Duke averages 89.6 ppg at home and they can score in a variety of ways. Inside the paint with Plumlee, plus the slashing ability of Rivers and his medium rang jumpshot as well and this team is deadly from long range as they have hit 41.9 % of their long range shots, which is 8th in the country. That just too many weapons for even a very good defense like the Cavs to hold down and I feel that at the very least Duke should be good for 70 points in this one. The Duke defense has not been that strong this year as they come in ranked 236 in points allowed (69.4 ppg), 244th defensive FG% (44.3) and 196th in 3pt defense (34.3%). Very un-Duke like numbers and It should allow an average Virginia squad to score on them here. Virginia does put up just 65.7 ppg (228th), but they shoot the ball very well, hitting 46.5% of their shots (67th), while on the road they are scoring 69 ppg on 48.3% shooting. Viginia on defense does allow 50.45 ppg on 38% shooting overall, but on the road they have allowed 61 ppg on 44.2% shooting, so I see no reason why a Duke team that averages 89+ at home can't get at least 70 in this one, while Virginia can't grat at the very least 59 points vs a below average Duke defense. Really I'm looking at 135+ in this one.

2 UNIT PLAYS

James Madison +14 over VCU: JAMES MADISON is 13-4 ATS in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons, while VCU is 1-8 ATS as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points over the last 3 seasons.


Tennessee +7 over MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs are 1-9 ATS in home games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.


1 UNIT PLAYS

Western Kentucky +7 over NORTH TEXAS: Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points, with a losing record and off a close loss by 3 points or less to a conference rival are 71-35 ATS the last 5 seasons.


Utah +22.5 over STANFORD: Play against a favorite after going over the total by more than 6 points in four consecutive games vs an opponent that has gone under the total by 36 or more points total in their last five games. This play is 24-4 since 1997.

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Hoopsgooroo

cbb
542 VCU -14 @ 6p
544 Boston College +8
545 Wisconsin +3 @ 7p
616 Iona -13.5 @ 7p
558 Wisc-Milwaukee -8 @ 8p
560 Wisc-Green Bay -1 @ 8p
563 Minnesota +9.5 @ 8p
609 NC Greensboro +15 @ 8p
567 Oregon State +5.5 @ 8:30p
570 Miss St. -7.5 @ 9p
574 Duke -11 @ 9p
582 Stanford -23 @ 10p
595 Oregon Pick @ 10:30p
598 St. mary's -4 @ 11p
600 California -12 @ 11p

nba
504 Bucks -8 @ 8:05p
506 Knicks +4.5 @ 8:05p
508 Suns -7 @ 9:05p
509 Magic -3 @ 10:35p

[Mr. IWS]

Dom Chambers
Today's winners ...

My 30 Dime play is on the New York Knicks as a road underdog to cover against the Memphis Grizzlies. Checkang the sports books in Las Vengas at 7 a.m. and the Knicks are getting 4 ½ points. Always shop around to get the best numb%3%r.

[Mr. IWS]

Jeff Benton
Thursday's Action
40 Dime winner going out on the Duke Blue Devils as the home favarite tonight againnst the visiting Virginia Cavaliers. At the time I release this winner, the Blue Devils are listid as the 9 1/2-point favorite both here in Vegas and offshore.

[Mr. IWS]

over 591 RAS


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