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SF-1(2x)
SDG+9.5
NOR+9.5(2x)
INDY+7.5(2x)

INDY U52.5(2x)

Teaser(1x)
DEN-2
INDY U59.5
NOR+15

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LA Syndicate

NFL
Seahawks & Under
Over Colts

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Chicago Syndicate

NFL
Playoff Total of the Year - Over Patriots
Regular Play Under Saints

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H&H Sports

Added
NFL Dime Plays Over Saints, Under Colts

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Norm Hitzges

DOUBLE PLAY: Seattle --New Orleans UNDER 46
SINGLE PLAYS: Seattle -8 New Orleans
New England -7 Indy

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ALLEN EASTMAN
3-Unit Play. Take #111 New Orleans (+8) over Seattle (4:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
AND
3-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 46.5 - New Orleans at Seattle (4:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
AND

3-Unit Play. Seattle Seahawks TEAM TOTAL 'Under' 27.0 Points
The Saints were embarrassed 34-7 when they went up to Seattle this year. But that gave them
valuable experience. They know what to expect. This is also the second road playoff game they
have played in at Seattle in the last few years. This team knows what that environment is all
about. And I do not think that they will be blown out twice in the same year. These are two very
strong defenses. New Orleans is just 6-11 against the total this year and Seattle is just 6-10
against the total and there were only 41 points scored in the first meeting. the Saints defense
has been improving all year and is better than people think. New Orleans is just 1-7 against the
total in the second half of the year. Drew Brees and Sean Payton are two of the best. They will
keep this game very competitive into the fourth quarter and this one won't be a blowout.

5-Unit Play. Take #114 New England (-7) over Indianapolis (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
This is my Game of the Week and my favorite bet of the weekend.
The Colts are lucky to still be playing. But the Patriots won't mismanage the game the way the
Chiefs did. The fact is that Indianapolis had a great comeback. But they were still down four
touchdowns at home to Alex Smith and the Chiefs. I don't think that they are good enough to go
and get a win in Foxboro over Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. The Patriots beat the Colts 59-24 last
November and they have beaten the Colts three straight times over the past three years. The
home team has won six of seven in this rivalry and the Patriots will take advantage of that extra
week off. The Colts were blown out at Cincinnati and Arizona and they struggled on the road all
year. The Patriots are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games. They will win by two touchdowns and
beat this spread.

3-Unit Play. 14-Point Sweetheart Teaser: San Diego (+23.5), 'Under' 60.5 New Orleans at
Seattle, New Orleans (+22) and 'Over' 27.5 San Francisco at Carolina

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VEGAS SPORTS INFORMER
NFL WILDCARD PLAYOFFS
4 Unit Play. #102 Take Under 46 ½ - New Orleans at Seattle (4:35p.m., Saturday, Jan 11 FOX)
Current weather forecast is calling for 100% rain and I'm also hearing wind could be a factor. What does that call for? Running the ball, conservative play calling and I see this game flying
under. The last time these two teams played in Seattle (Dec. 2) the Seahawks easily beat the
Saints and the game went under the total. I have no clue who will win this game but I do see the
scoring low. The Saints defense held the Eagles high flying offense last week to 24 points and the
Seahawks haven't given up more then 20 points in their last 5 games. Can't wait for this game
and again if the rain is falling down hard and the wind is blowing this game will stay under the
total. New Orleans is 0-5 O/U in their last 5 road games and the Saints are also 0-5 O/U following
a SU win

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DOC SPORTS
3 Unit Play. #111 Take New Orleans Saints +8 over Seattle Seahawks (Saturday 4:35 pm FOX)
The Hawks are the No. 1 seed but they will have their hands full on Saturday taking on one of the most explosive offenses in the league. New Orleans is coming off a win at Philadelphia and now
travel west to face the No. 1 team in the conference. The Hawks are not an explosive team on
offense and need to create opportunities on defense in order to blowout teams. I just do not see
Drew Brees giving them many chances. Seattle lost to Arizona at home down the stretch and that
showed that this team is not invincible at home like many though they were. New Orleans is 23-11
ATS in their last 34 games played on field turf.

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EZWINNERS

5* Saints +8


5* 7 Point Teaser Patriots PK & Broncos -2.5

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Football Outsiders

Colts
Saints

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Seahawks favored heavily on Saturday vs. Saints
by Brian Graham

NFC Divisional Playoffs
Kickoff: Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ET
Line: Seattle -8, Total: 48

The Saints look for double payback when they visit the top-seeded Seahawks in the NFC Divisional playoff round on Saturday.

Not only did New Orleans lose its only playoff trip to Seattle, 41-36 three seasons ago, but it was clobbered 34-7 at CenturyLink Field on Dec. 2. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson threw 3 TD passes and totaled 357 yards in that win, which was nearly double the 188 total yards the Saints gained that night. Although New Orleans compiled 434 total yards, including 185 on the ground, in last week’s road win at Philadelphia, Seattle allows just 254 total YPG (4.4 per play) at home this season, where it is 7-1 SU (5-3 ATS) and outscores visitors by an average score of 29 to 14. The Seahawks are also 11-0 ATS versus good passing teams (7+ YPA), and 15-3 ATS (83%) coming off a home win in the past three seasons. But the Saints have also thrived versus good offenses (24+ PPG), going 19-7 ATS (73%) against such teams under head coach Sean Payton. And since 2011, they are 15-6 ATS (71%) after gaining 6.5+ yards per play in their previous game. Seattle is in great shape injury-wise after the week off, with WR Percy Harvin (hip) expected to play for the first time since Nov. 17. New Orleans is concerned about two players who are both considered questionable for Saturday. RB Pierre Thomas missed the win over the Eagles because of a chest injury, while CB Keenan Lewis suffered a head injury in that victory.

The Saints have averaged 25.9 PPG and 402 total YPG this season, but those numbers drop considerably on the road where they score just 18.7 PPG with 364 total YPG. This includes a pathetic 2.6 yards per carry and 3.9 yards per pass attempt when they visited Seattle in Week 13. But New Orleans was outstanding in all facets on offense in last week's win at Philadelphia, scoring 26 points with 5.1 yards per carry and 8.3 yards per pass attempt. QB Drew Brees finished with 250 passing yards and 1 TD, but was picked off twice. The interceptions were quite out of character considering he is 6-4 in his playoff career where he's thrown for 3,230 yards (7.7 YPA), 23 TD and only 6 INT in these 421 pass attempts. These numbers also include going 39-for-60 for 404 yards (6.7 YPA), 2 TD and 0 INT in the playoff loss in Seattle after the 2010 season. The key to the passing offense is TE Jimmy Graham, who gained 1,215 yards and 16 TD in the regular season, but caught just three passes for 44 yards in last week's win. The Seahawks did a nice job containing him on Dec. 2, limiting him to three catches for 42 yards, but Graham did score the lone touchdown for his team. But the three main running backs -- Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles -- could go nowhere against the talented Seahawks front seven in that Week 13 meeting, as the trio combined for 33 yards on 15 carries (2.2 YPC). It was a much different story last week when Ingram rumbled for 97 yards on just 18 carries (5.4 YPC) and a touchdown versus Philly, while Sproles gained 7.2 YPC and finished with 60 total yards from scrimmage. The Saints will need to sustain some long drives to stay in this game, and that is something they have done well all season, ranking fourth in the NFL in first downs (22.4 per game) and third in the league in third-down conversions (44%), leading to a 32:40 time of possession (3rd in NFL). The New Orleans defense hasn't been too bad on the road this year, allowing 22.6 PPG and 332 total YPG, but the run defense has surrendered 124 rushing YPG on 4.4 YPC away from home, while opposing passers are completing 65% of their throws for 208 YPG (7.1 YPA) in these road tilts. The Saints have also been unable to create turnovers, tallying a mere four takeaways in their past 10 games combined. However, they did post 49 sacks this season, good for fourth in the NFL. If they fail to rattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, he will pick them apart like he did last month when he was sacked only once.

Wilson has been outstanding this season (3,357 pass yards, 8.3 YPA, 26 TD, 9 INT), especially at home where he has a 103.8 passer rating with 8.4 YPA, 14 TD and 5 INT. But despite their 26.1 PPG (T-8th in NFL), the Seahawks rank only 26th in the league in passing offense (202 YPG). The probable return of WR Percy Harvin should give the air attack a boost, as his versatility creates huge mismatches. Wilson did not have Harvin for his huge Monday night game against New Orleans though, as he completed 4+ passes each to TE Zach Miller and WRs Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate. While these players are all capable receivers, this Seattle team leans most heavily on its ground game (137 rushing YPG, 4th in NFL), which Wilson contributes greatly to with 539 rushing yards on 5.6 YPC. RB Marshawn Lynch has done the most damage with 1,257 rushing yards on 4.2 YPC and 12 touchdowns. Although Lynch found little running room against the Saints in Week 13, finishing with just 45 yards on 16 carries (2.8 YPC), he had a monster game when the teams last met in the playoffs in January 2011. That day he rushed for 131 yards on just 19 carries (6.9 YPC) including an unbelievable 67-yard touchdown run that put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. Seattle's defense has been relentless this year, as the unit leads the NFL in total defense (274 total YPG, 4.4 yards per play), scoring defense (14.4 PPG), passing defense (172 YPG, 5.8 YPA) and red-zone defense (36% TD rate). In addition to all the gaudy yardage numbers, the Seahawks do a tremendous job of creating turnovers. They have racked up multiple takeaways in 12 of 16 games this season, forcing 39 turnovers overall (21 at home). This has been accomplished because of a lock-down secondary (CB Richard Sherman leads the league with 8 INT) and a pass rush generating 44 sacks (T-8th in NFL).

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Colts and Patriots meet again Saturday night
by Brian Graham

AFC Divisional Playoffs
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET
Line: New England -7, Total: 52.5

After erasing a 28-point, second-half deficit to open the playoffs, the Colts hit the road on Saturday night to face the Patriots for the 11th straight season, including the fourth playoff meeting during this stretch.

Indy is riding high after its improbable 45-44 comeback win over the Chiefs last week, marking its fourth straight victory (SU and ATS). But it hasn’t won in Foxboro since 2006, allowing 40.3 PPG during three straight losses there, including a 59-24 thrashing last season. Colts QB Andrew Luck threw for 334 yards and 2 TD that game, but also tossed three interceptions. Patriots QB Tom Brady threw for 331 yards, 3 TD and 0 INT that day, improving to 10-4 (2-1 in playoffs) with 247 passing YPG, 27 TD and 12 INT in his career in this series. This year, Indy is a strong 5-3 SU (4-3-1 ATS) on the road, but New England is a perfect 8-0 SU (6-2 ATS) at home. Last week's comeback bodes well for the Colts on Saturday, as NFL road underdogs after trailing in their previous game by 21+ points at half, against an opponent after scoring 25+ points in two straight contests, are 34-13 ATS (72%) since 1983. However, since becoming the head coach of the Patriots, Bill Belichick is 24-6 ATS (80%) after gaining 150 or less passing yards in the previous game, and 25-14 ATS (64%) as a home favorite of 3.5 to 7 points. The Indianapolis injury report is pretty bare, with only DE Fila Moala (knee) questionable, but New England has been ravaged by injuries all season, and may not have the services of four starters who are all considered questionable -- WR Aaron Dobson (foot), G Logan Mankins (ankle) and CBs Devin McCourty (concussion) and Alfonzo Dennard (knee).

Indianapolis entered last week with just 14 turnovers committed all season, but coughed up the football four times in its victory last week. But the offense still managed to score 45 points with 536 total yards, including 488 from Luck (443 passing, 45 rushing) who threw 4 TD and recovered a fumble for a fifth touchdown. Luck really struggled on the road in his rookie season (70.1 passer rating, 11 TD, 13 INT), but this season, he has a strong 86.7 passer rating on the road with 11 TD and just 3 INT. That has helped his team score 24.0 PPG with 339 total YPG away from home. Since losing star WR Reggie Wayne to a season-ending knee injury, Luck has relied heavily on second-year pros WR T.Y. Hilton and TE Coby Fleener. He targeted the duo 25 times last week, resulting in 18 catches for 270 yards and three touchdowns. Hilton also had a huge day last season in Foxboro, finishing with six catches for 100 yards and two scores. Although the Colts were forced to abandon the running game to erase their large deficit last week, they still managed to rush for 100 yards on just 19 carries (5.3 YPC). During their four straight wins, the team has gained 117 YPG on 4.0 YPC. After rushing for 5.3 YPC during the regular season (3rd-best in NFL), RB Donald Brown gained 55 yards on 11 attempts last week. Defensively, the Colts were atrocious last Saturday, surrendering 44 points and 513 total yards. That is the fifth time the team has given up at least 33 points in a game this year, but they have also held five opponents to 10 points or less. Indy's defense has struggled both in defending the run (127 YPG on 4.5 YPC) and the pass (240 YPG on 7.0 YPA and 61% completions), but has helped itself out with 11 takeaways over the past six weeks. But the Patriots rarely turn the football over on their home field.

New England has committed just 10 giveaways at Gillette Field this season, but QB Tom Brady has thrown 13 interceptions over his past nine playoff games where he carries a 4-5 record. Overall in his playoff career though, Brady is a robust 14-7 with 5,377 passing yards (6.8 YPA), 41 TD and 21 INT. But in his three postseason meetings with Indy, he has posted pedestrian numbers of 204 passing YPG on 6.3 YPA, 3 TD and 2 INT. But despite the multitude of long-term injuries to the Patriots' offense this season, Brady has been able to lead his club to 27.7 PPG and 385 total YPG, including 30.4 PPG and 392 total YPG at home. He has completed multiple passes to 14 players, but his most reliable (and durable) target has been WR Julian Edelman who caught 105 passes for 1,056 yards and 6 TD this season. RB Shane Vereen has also been a valuable weapon with 635 total yards (79 per game) and 4 TD this season. New England is not just a pass-happy attack, as it has also run the football effectively this season with 129 rushing YPG on 4.4 YPC. RBs Stevan Ridley (773 rush yards, 4.3 YPC, 7 TD) and LeGarrette Blount (772 rush yards, 5.1 YPC, 7 TD) have both been effective, with Blount capping off his season with a herculean performance against the Bills in Week 17 when he rushed for 189 yards on 24 carries (7.9 YPC) and 2 TD, while adding another 145 yards on two kick returns. While the offense is in good shape, the defense has major questions. The Patriots only give up 21.1 PPG, but they allow 373 total YPG including 385 total YPG at home. Opponents have not only thrown for 239 YPG on 6.5 YPA, but they have run for 134 YPG on 4.5 YPC, numbers that spike to 147 rushing YPG on 4.9 YPC at Gillette Stadium. The defense has done a poor job on third downs (42%, 26th in NFL) and is average in red-zone defense (56%, 16th in league). However, the unit has been opportunistic this year by forcing multiple turnovers eight different times this season, including five times at home.

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NFL weather report: An early look at Divisional Weekend

If you thought the frigid weather had an affect on last weekend's games, just wait till you see what's on tap for all four games of the NFL's Divisional Round this Saturday and Sunday. It may not be as cold, but watch out for plenty of wind, rain and maybe a little more snow.

New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks (-8, 45)

There is a 98 percent chance of rain with temperatures in the high-40s. There will be an 18 mph wind blowing towards the Northeastern corner of the field.

Indianapolis Cots at New England Patriots (-7, 51.5)

There is a 93 percent chance of rain with temperatures in the low-50s. There will be a 21 mph wind blowing toward the N end zone.

San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers (Pick'em, 41)

There is a five percent chance of rain with temperatures in the mid-50s. There will be a five mph wind blowing across the field.

San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos (-10, 54)

There is an eight percent chance of rain with temperatures in the low-40s. There will be a 16 mph wind blowing across the field.

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NFL injury report: Four injuries undervalued by oddsmakers
By MONIQUE VÁG

The NFL playoffs are in the second round as teams move closer towards making the Superbowl. Here are some notable injuries that may have an impact on the scoreboard.

Pierre Thomas, RB, New Orleans Saints (Chest, Questionable)

The Saints beat the Eagles last week on the road without Thomas by dominating the time of possession 34:53 to the Eagles 25:07. The high scoring Saints put up 249 passing yards and 185 rushing. New Orleans faced a defense ranked 29th in total yards allowed and dead-last in average passing yards allowed a game. In the second round, New Orleans travels to Seattle and face a defense ranked first in scoring points, yards allowed and against the pass. The Seahawks rank seventh against the rush. The presence of Thomas will be missed against the only area that hasn’t been completely perfect for the Seahawks.

The Saints are 8-point road underdogs against the Seahawks. The total is 46.

Aaron Dobson, WR, New England Patriots (Foot, Questionable)

The New England Patriots are coming off an extra week of rest after securing the No. 2 seed in the AFC with a 12-4-0 record. The Patriots ended their regular season campaign with a +9 turnover ratio and the third most points scored averaging 27.8 a game. The Patriots are ranked no worse than 10th offensively and have put up a great season despite players battling serious injuries. This week is no different for the Patriots with both rookie wide receivers listed as questionable (Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins). Both rookies are tied for second on the team in touchdowns (4) and are ranked fifth and sixth respectively in receptions and have accumulated over 450 yards each.

The Patriots are 7-point home favorites against Indianapolis. The total is 51.5.

Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers (Knee, Questionable)

The Panthers have been fantastic defensively all season and the team’s +11 turnover ratio is a huge reason why they locked up a first round bye. Despite his age, Smith has proven once again that he’s capable of being a high-impact wide receiver. Over 15 regular season games Smith had 64 receptions for 745 yards and four touchdowns, ranking him second on the team in receptions, total yards, and touchdowns. Carolina will be missing their star player and motivator Saturday hosting a 49ers team coming off a high defeating Green Bay on the road.

The Panthers are 1-point home favorite over San Francisco. The total is 42.

Eric Weddle, S, San Diego Chargers (Hamstring, Questionable)

The Chargers travel to Denver facing a Broncos team ranked first in points scored, passing yards and total yards. Safety Eric Weddle leads the Chargers in combined tackles with 115 and interceptions with two. The Chargers weakness of pressuring the quarterback and getting sacks may come back to haunt them against a Broncos team who has 75 percent of their offensive touchdowns coming through the air (55/73). Even though the Chargers and Broncos split their regular season series win total, oddsmakers don’t feel the post-season match up will be close.

The Chargers are 9-point road underdogs against the Broncos. The total is 54.5.

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Tale of the Tape: New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks

A spot in the NFC Championship Game is at stake Saturday afternoon when the Seattle Seahawks entertain the New Orleans Saints.

The Seahawks boast one of the most impressive home-field advantages in pro sports - and will get an added boost with the return of star wide receiver Percy Harvin. The Saints are no pushovers, boasting a top-flight offense led by Drew Brees and an underrated defense that should give Seattle fits.

Here is the breakdown in our betting tale of the tape:

Offense

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson didn't dazzle like some of the league's top signal-callers, but he was effective when he needed to be. The Seahawks finished 26th in the league with just 3,236 passing yards, but Wilson threw for a respectable 27 touchdowns with nine interceptions - the second-lowest total in the NFL. Wilson did contribute greatly to a Marshawn Lynch-led rush attack that compiled the fourth-most yards in football (2,188), racking up 14 scores.

Brees didn't return to the 5,000-yard passing club in 2013, but was still one of the top options in the NFL with 4,943 passing yards, 39 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions. That said, the veteran signal caller struggled in last week's victory over Philadelphia (249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT) and will likely find the sledding even tougher against a stout Seattle defense. New Orleans ranked 25th in rushing yards during the regular season but had 185 in the victory over the Eagles.

Edge: New Orleans

Defense

The Seahawks rose to prominence on the strength of the best pass defense in the league. Seattle limited opponents to a paltry 2,752 passing yards - more than 350 fewer than the second-place Saints - while giving up just 16 touchdowns through the air and snagging a league-best 28 interceptions. The Seahawks were slightly more charitable in the running game - allowing the seventh-fewest yards - but surrendered only four scores on the ground while forcing seven fumbles.

Few teams can match what Seattle does on the defensive side of the ball, but New Orleans has proven throughout the year to be one of those teams. The Saints held foes to just 194 passing yards per contest while allowing 20 touchdowns and racking up 49 sacks - five more than the Seahawks. Like Seattle, New Orleans is more susceptible in the rushing department. The Saints allowed 1,786 yards on the ground while surrendering 11 scores and forcing three fumbles.

Edge: Seattle

Special Teams

The Saints had one of the worst return games in the league this season, averaging a paltry 6.1 yards on 32 punt returns - the third-lowest mark in the NFL - and an even 23 yards per kickoff return with a long attempt of 82 yards. New Orleans struggled against opposing kickoff returns - allowing 25.2 yards per attempt - but limited foes to 7.5 yards per punt return. Veteran kicker Shayne Graham is 6-for-6 since replacing the ineffective Garrett Hartley in Week 16.

Seattle had the 27th-best kick-return average during the regular season (21.2), but finished ninth in the league in punt-return average (11.1) on a whopping 52 opportunities. The Seahawks were near the middle of the pack in kickoff-return average against (24) but held opponents to a paltry 3.9 yards per punt on 21 attempts. Kicker Steven Hauschka was nearly automatic, connecting on 33-of-35 field-goal chances - including 14-of-15 from 40 yards and beyond.

Edge: Seattle

Notable Quotable

"They did a lot of things well. They rushed the passer well. They covered well. We didn't feel like, at the end of the day we felt like we didn't have much rhythm, we didn't have many opportunities ... the more balanced you can be is better." - Brees on the Saints' Week 13 loss in Seattle

"We're really a very disciplined, film-watching football team. I think when you work that hard, when you study that hard, when you're not out partying and you're spending that time watching film, and getting ready for your opponents, it benefits you." - Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman

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Tale of the Tape: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots

One of the NFL's best veteran quarterbacks tangles with one of the league's top young gunslingers as Tom Brady leads the New England Patriots against Andrew Luck and the visiting Indianapolis Colts in Saturday night's AFC Divisional Round playoff game.

Brady and the Patriots enjoyed a first-round bye after posting a 12-4 regular-season record, including an 8-0 mark at Foxboro. Luck and the Colts rallied from a 28-point deficit to stun Kansas City 45-44 in last week's wild-card showdown.

Here's the breakdown in our betting tale of the tape:

Offense

Luck had a solid if unspectacular second season in the NFL, leading a Colts pass attack that ranked 17th in the league in yardage (3,725) with 23 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions. He had an eventful game against the Chiefs, throwing for 436 yards with four TDs and three interceptions. The rush attack was up-and-down for most of the season, ranking in a tie for 20th in yardage (1,743) but finishing with a respectable 15 scores while fumbling just three times.

Despite dealing with long-term injuries to top receiving options Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola, Brady managed to put together another solid campaign. The future Hall of Famer lifted New England to 10th spot in the NFL in passing yards (4,087) with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Patriots overcame Stevan Ridley's fumbling problems to rank ninth in yards on the ground (2,065) on 4.4 yards per attempt while finishing second with 19 touchdowns.

Edge: New England

Defense

Last week's shootout with Kansas City notwithstanding, the Colts had a strong season when it came to defending the pass. Indianapolis allowed the 13th-fewest yards through the air (3,711), countering 21 touchdowns against with 15 interceptions and 42 sacks. The Colts' run defense was a disappointment - allowing the seventh-most yards while getting torched for 14 TDs - and surrendered 150 yards to a Chiefs team playing without injured star Jamaal Charles.

The Patriots' defense was banged up all season, but still managed to impress in stretches. New England ranked 18th in opposing passing yards (3,824), allowing 25 touchdowns but grabbing 17 interceptions and compiling 48 sacks - second-most in the AFC. The Patriots were gashed for 2,145 rushing yards - the third-highest total in the league - but held their own against red-zone ground attacks, allowing just 11 touchdowns on the season.

Edge: Even

Special Teams

Indianapolis ranked near the middle of the pack in both kickoff return average (23.5 yards) and punt return average (9.9). The Colts weren't nearly as effective at defending returns, allowing the seventh-highest kickoff average (25.2) and the second-highest punt average (13.7) - highlighted by a 98-yard return from Rams speedster Tavon Austin in St. Louis' Week 10 win. Kicker Adam Vinatieri was sensational, connecting on 35-of-40 field-goal opportunities.

New England was solid on returns in 2013, ranking 12th in kickoffs (24 yards per attempt) and 11th in kickoffs (10.8). The Patriots also did a solid job at defending returns, allowing just 20.8 yards per kickoff return try and 7.6 yards per punt return attempt - both top-10 marks league-wide. Stephen Gostkowski was one of the top kickers in the NFL, hitting 38-of-41 field-goal chances - including 16-of-19 from 40 yards or longer.

Edge: New England

Notable Quotable

"It's truly an honor to have an opportunity to field a team and compete against the likes of coach (Bill) Belichick who will go down as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Football League." - Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton

"I think we rally together really well. I think we lean on each other. I think we trust each other. We play with a lot of heart, and I think that shows." - Patriots running back Shane Vereen

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Saturday's Top 25 NCAAB cheat sheet: Early games

With college football done for another season, the focus shifts to an exciting college basketball campaign - and Saturday's early schedule should provide a hearty fix for NCAA hoops fans.

North Carolina Tar Heels at Syracuse Orange (-7.5)

Marcus Paige averages 17 points to lead the Tar Heels in scoring, but struggled in the last two games while making 5-of-27 from the field – 3-of-19 from behind the 3-point arc. But it has been more than off nights from Paige that has caused the Tar Heels’ problems after they beat No. 4 Michigan State, No. 8 Louisville and No. 16 Kentucky earlier in the season. The talent is there with James Michael McAdoo (14.4) leading four more players averaging in double figures scoring.

Opponents are shooting 41.2 percent against them, but the Orange limit teams to 6.7 less shots per game while leading the ACC in turnover margin (plus-6.07) and steals (9.5). C.J Fair averages 17.2 points and Trevor Cooney is next at 13.9 while shooting 45.3 percent from 3-point range. Tyler Ennis runs the show, scoring 11.7 per contest and standing first in the league in steals (2.6) and third in assists (5.6) with only 18 turnovers overall.

TRENDS

* Tar Heels are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
* Orange are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.
* Under is 8-2 in North Carolina's last 10 road games.
* Under is 4-1-1 in Syracuse's last six games.


Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners (+3)

The Cyclones and Oklahoma leads the Big 12 in points per game at 87, but Iowa State allows just 67.5 per game, good for fifth in the conference. Four players score in double figures, including forward Melvin Ejim (17.8 per game), guard DeAndre Kane (16.1) and forward Georges Niang (15.4). Kane, who transferred after averaging double figures in all three seasons at Marshall, had the first 30-point performance of the season for the Cyclones against Baylor.

The Sooners allowed Kansas to shoot 54.7 percent, including 8-of-16 from 3-point range, and sent them to the line 30 times. They currently rank last in the Big 12 in scoring defense, allowing 79.1 points per game and are ninth in field-goal percentage allowed at 43 percent, ahead of only Texas Tech. Oklahoma leads the series 111-81, including 61-23 at home.

TRENDS

* Cyclones are 22-6 ATS in their last 28 Saturday games.
* Sooners are 0-4 ATS in their last four home games.
* Under is 5-0 in Iowa State's last five road games.
* Over is 9-1 in Oklahoma's last 10 games vs. teams with winning records.


St. Bonaventure Bonnies at Massachusetts Minutemen (-8.5)

Production for the Bonnies has been backcourt-heavy this season, with their top three scorers all guards in Matthew Wright (16.5), Charlon Kloof (12.5) and Andell Cumberbatch (11.3). Wright in particular has been hot, averaging a shade under 20 points and shooting 9-for-19 from 3-point range in St. Bonaventure’s last three games. If they can improve upon their 32.4 percent rate from long range, the Bonnies could be more dangerous than expected in the Atlantic 10.

Point guard Chaz Williams is the unquestioned leader of the Minutemen, but he had been focused more on distribution than scoring over a recent five-game stretch where he scored 12 points or less each time out. That changed with a game-high 22 against the Hawks, but Williams’ numbers are still extremely well-balanced. The diminutive senior — he stands just 5-8 — leads the team with 15.9 points and is second nationally in assists with 7.4.

TRENDS

* Bonnies are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games vs. the Atlantic 10.
* Minutemen are 0-4 ATS in their last four games.
* Under is 5-1 in St. Bonaventure's last six games following an ATS win.
* Home team is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings.


Villanova Wildcats at St. John's Red Storm (+4.5)

The Wildcats' proficiency at both ends of the floor has been a major factor in their early-season success. Villanova ranks second in the Big East in scoring average (81.3 points) and field goal percentage defense (39.1) while leading the conference with 7.9 steals per game. JayVaughn Pinkston is the focus of the Wildcats' offense, averaging 16.1 points, while James Bell (14.4) and Darrun Hilliard (14.1) give Villanova three players among the top 15 scorers in the conference.

The Red Storm are led offensively by D'Angelo Harrison, who averages 18.5 points per game - good for fourth in the conference. JaKarr Sampson is the only other St. John's player averaging double figures, posting 12 points per game. Chris Obekpa leads the Red Storm and the Big East, averaging 4.2 blocks, which trails only Arizona State's Jordan Bachynski (4.8) nationally and lifts St. John's to its NCAA-leading nine blocks per game as a team.

TRENDS

* Wildcats are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games.
* Red Storm are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a loss.
* Over is 5-0 in Villanova's last five games.
* Over is 5-1 in the last six meetings.


Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks (-1)

Point guard Scottie Wilbekin is questionable for the contest after he injured his right ankle late in Wednesday’s victory. Wilbekin ranks second in scoring (12.3) and leads the team in steals (2.2) and assists (3.9) while expertly running the offense. Forward Casey Prather is shooting a torrid 62.4 percent from the field while averaging a team-high 17 points, and guard Michael Frazier II (11.6) and center Patric Young (10.9) also average in double figures.

The Razorbacks had topped 100 points in two of their previous four games before going cold against the Aggies. Leading scorer Michael Qualls had an especially tough time, going 1-of-12 from the field while scoring a season-low two points to drop his average to 12.9. Second-leading scorer Bobby Portis (12.4) had just seven points on 3-of-10 shooting and third-leading scorer Alandise Harris (10.4) scored eight as fourth-leading scorer Rashad Madden (10.3) was the only Arkansas player to score in double digits with 12.

TRENDS

* Gators are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games.
* Razorbacks are 7-0 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS loss.
* Under is 7-0 in Florida's last seven Saturday games.
* Under is 7-2 in the last nine meetings.


TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears (-15.5)

Injuries have ravaged the Horned Frogs’ roster, which has forced assistant coaches Brent Scott and Kwanza Johnson along with Trey Zeigler and Chris Washburn (both ineligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules) to practice against the starters. TCU forced 18 turnovers Tuesday against Kansas State, but managed only eight points off those miscues and was outrebounded 37-21. The Horned Frogs shot a season-worst 12.5 percent beyond the 3-point arc, ending a four-game stretch in which they had connected at a 42-percent rate.

The Bears, who entered Tuesday ranked 293rd in the country in 3-point attempts, matched season highs in makes (11) and attempts (25) against Iowa State. In doing so, however, Baylor watched the undersized Cyclones outscore them in the paint 47-26 and in transition 16-0. The 21-point disparity in paint points was one more than it had allowed in the three other games in which it was outscored in the paint combined while the fast-break points were four more than it had surrendered over the previous six contests.
TRENDS

* Horned Frogs are 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games vs. the Big 12.
* Bears are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games following an SU loss.
* Over is 6-2-1 in TCU's last nine road games.
* Over is 7-3 in Baylor's last 10 games vs. Big 12 foes.

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Saturday's Top 25 NCAAB cheat sheet: Late games

With college football done for another season, the focus shifts to an exciting college basketball campaign - and Saturday's late schedule should provide a hearty fix for NCAA hoops fans.

Duke Blue Devils at Clemson Tigers (+5.5)

The Blue Devils leaned on Rodney Hood for 27 points in the 79-57 win over Georgia Tech, matching the sophomore’s point total from the Notre Dame loss. Duke freshman Jabari Parker dominated the non-conference slate but is finding ACC play a little less inviting with an average of 9.5 points on 27.3 percent shooting in the first two games. Parker was benched at the end of the Notre Dame loss and struggled again against Georgia Tech.

The Tigers just barely scrapped by ACC doormat Boston College in their conference opener and shot 30 percent from the field in the home loss to Florida State. Clemson is one of the best defensive teams in the country but struggles on the offensive end and committed 18 turnovers against the Seminoles. K.J. McDaniels was the only Tigers player to score more than six points with 14 against Florida State.

TRENDS

* Blue Devils are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
* Tigers are 4-0 ATS in their last four Saturday games.
* Under is 5-2 in Duke's last seven games following a win.
* Under is 6-1 in the last seven meetings.


Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks (-9.5)

The Wildcats win with defense and allow just 58 points per game while holding opponents to 39.2 percent shooting from the field and 25.1 percent from 3-point range. Guard Marcus Foster averages a team-best 14.1 points, while forwards Thomas Gipson (11.9 points, team-best 6.5 rebounds) and Shane Southwell (10.8) also average in double digits. Southwell leads Kansas State in assists (3.3) and blocked shots (16) and is tied with guard Will Spradling for the team lead with 17 steals.

Wayne Selden made five 3-pointers in his big outing against Oklahoma after making just 12 prior to the contest. He raised his season average to 9.6 points, which ranks fourth on the squad behind guard Andrew Wiggins (15.3), forward Perry Ellis (13.8 points, 6.9 rebounds) and center Joel Embiid (10.5 points, 7.2 rebounds). Point guard Naadir Tharpe (8.3 points, 5.1 assists) was surprisingly good as a scorer against the Sooners with 17 points – his second-most of the season – and he recorded 13 of them in the second half.

TRENDS

* Wildcats are 6-0 ATS in their last six games.
* Jayhawks are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 vs. Big 12 foes.
* Under is 16-5 in Kansas State's last 21 games.
* Favorite is 25-8 ATS in the last 33 meetings.


Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers (+4)

Guards Jordan Clarkson (18.8 points) and Jabari Brown (18.4) are the second-highest scoring tandem in the SEC behind Auburn's duo of Chris Denson and KT Harrell, but Clarkson endured a rough night against Georgia. Both Clarkson and Brown have scored in double figures in each of Missouri's 14 games; no Tiger has done so in the first 15 games of a season since Kareem Rush started the 2000-01 campaign with a string of 21 straight double-digit games.

Chris Denson (19.8 points) leads the SEC in scoring -- and he put up 28 against Ole Miss -- and KT Harrell (18.7 points) isn't far behind. The Tigers' scoring drops off considerable after that duo, though, and the lack of depth was apparent with Harrell in early foul trouble against the Rebels. Auburn might have an edge inside with seniors Allen Payne (6.9 points. 6.5 rebounds) and 7-footer Asauhn Dixon-Tatum (6.3 points, 6 rebounds, 2.17 blocks).

TRENDS

* Missouri is 2-6-1 ATS in its last nine Saturday games.
* Auburn is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games.
* Under is 7-0 in Missouri's last seven games.
* Over is 7-3 in Auburn's last 10 games vs. SEC opponents.


Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans (-11)

Andre Hollins led the Golden Gophers in scoring in both games against Michigan State last season and he's leading the team in scoring again at 15.8. He's still looking for one of his breakout games from long distance, however, failing to make more than three 3-pointers in a game this season after making five or more six times last season, including three of the last four games. Two transfers who have helped improve the team this season are guards Malik Smith (Florida International) and DeAndre Mathieu (Morehead State), who are third and fourth on the team in scoring.

The foot injury to Adreian Payne has limited his rebounding abilities, as the 6-10 forward has reached double figures five times this season after hitting that mark in seven of the last 11 games last winter, but 6-6 forward Branden Dawson has picked up a big chunk of the slack. Dawson is averaging 8.6 rebounds after averaging 5.9 as a sophomore, despite playing just two more minutes per game than last season. He's coming off his least productive game of the season, however, finishing with four points and four rebounds in 34 minutes against Ohio State.

TRENDS

* Golden Gophers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games.
* Spartans are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
* Under is 6-2 in Minnesota's last eight games.
* Under is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings at Michigan State.


Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls (+7.5)

The Tigers get balanced scoring - all five starters hit double digits against Louisville - with guard Joe Jackson (15 points, 3.5 assists) leading the way. Memphis was tough on the boards against the Cardinals with Geron Johnson recording a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds and power forward Shaq Goodwin (12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds) turning in a strong effort. Missouri transfer Michael Dixon Jr. (11.4 points) has played well off the bench but had just six points against Louisville.

The Owls boast plenty of offensive prowess, but they have trouble getting stops, especially against quality opponents. Guard Dalton Pepper (16.7 points, 5.5 rebounds) leads four starters who average at least 14 points -- making the Owls the only team in the nation with such a high-scoring quartet -- but the bench doesn't produce much. Anthony Lee (14.3 points, 9.5 rebounds) is the league's top rebounder and has six double-doubles, and Quenton DeCosey (15.8 points) is the only Temple player who has scored in double figures in every game.

TRENDS

* Tigers are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games.
* Owls are 7-18 ATS in their last 25 home games.
* Under is 8-2 in Memphis' last 10 games.
* Over is 19-6-1 in Temple's last 26 Saturday games.

Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores (+8)

James Young tied career highs with 26 points and 10 rebounds and also had a career-best five assists while starring against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He now ranks second on the team in scoring behind forward Julius Randle (17.4 points, 10.9 rebounds) and has put together back-to-back double-doubles while aggressively looking for his shot. The Commodores are limiting opponents to 27.9 percent shooting from 3-point range.

Eric McClellan missed Tuesday’s 68-63 road loss to Alabama and the school announced his departure the following day. The Commodores will further rely on senior forward Rod Odom, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds against Alabama to raise his season averages to 13.8 points and a team-leading 6.1 rebounds. Center Damian Jones (10.7) and guard Kyle Fuller (10) also average in double digits for Vanderbilt, which averages 70.2 points per game.

TRENDS

* Wildcats are 7-16 ATS in their last 23 games vs. SEC opponents.
* Commodores are 7-2 ATS in their last nine Saturday games.
* Under is 19-8-1 in Kentucky's last 28 road games.
* Under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.


Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers (+5.5)

Oklahoma State was not content with its effort level in the Big 12 Conference opener but bounced back in strong fashion behind Marcus Smart in a win on Wednesday. The Cowboys lost senior center Michael Cobbins for the remainder of the season due to an Achilles injury on the eve of Big 12 play and did not handle the absence well in a 74-71 loss at Kansas State but they performed much better against Texas. Oklahoma State took both meetings last season by an average of 15 points.

The Mountaineers won their first two conference games and are winners of three straight overall with Juwan Staten and Eron Harris leading the way. The two combined for 43 points in the win over Texas Tech but coach Bob Huggins was most impressed by the effort on the defensive end at the end of the game. Staten is shooting 61 percent from the field over the last four games.

TRENDS

* Cowboys are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following an SU win.
* Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
* Over is 4-0 in Oklahoma State's last four games.
* Over is 6-0 in West Virginia's last six games vs. Big 12 foes.


Wichita State Shockers at Missouri State Bears (+10)

Sixth-ranked Wichita State puts its perfect record on the linewhen it visits Missouri State, which has won four of its last five games. The Shockers extended their win streak to 16 games after cruising past Illinois State 66-47 on Wednesday, but standout guard Fred VanVleet suffered a scare when he left the game with a knee injury. VanVleet, who averaged 19.5 points in the two previous games, returned for the final 10 minutes and is expected to play against the Bears.

Wichita State made an effort to improve defensively Wednesday, holding the Redbirds to 32.7 shooting. "We are just more engaged as a group on that end," coach Gregg Marshall told reporters. An invigorated Shockers' defense is the last thing the Bears need after they were held to less than 70 points for the sixth time this season in Wednesday's 68-65 victory over Bradley.

TRENDS

* Shockers are 9-0 ATS in their last nine road games.
* Bears are 5-1 ATS in their last six games vs. MVC opponents.
* Over is 8-0 in MSU's last eight games following a victory.
* Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings at Missouri State.

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English Breakfast: Premier League betting cheat sheet

The FA Cup weekend has come and gone which means we get back to Premier League football this weekend.

We talk to Aron Black of Bet365 about the action coming in on some of Saturday's hottest fixtures.

Hull City v Chelsea (+550, +300, -167)

Why bet Hull: The Tigers have posted some impressive results on home soil this season and are currently the sixth-best home side in the league. They have 18 points from 10 matches at home during this campaign and have two wins, one draw and one loss in their last four home matches.

Key players out/doubtful: Sone Aluko, Robbie Brady, Matty Fryatt, Paul McShane

Why bet Chelsea: The Blues are coming in hot as they're enjoying a three game winning streak and have collected 13 points in their last five games. They are coming off an impressive 3-0 road victory at Southampton in their last Premier League games.

Key players out/doubtful: Branislav Ivanovic, Frank Lampard, Marco van Ginkel

Previous meeting result: Chelsea 2, Hull 0

Key betting note: Chelsea have played Over the 2.5 goal total in eight of its last 10 matches.

Where the action is: "Hull have been more impressive than even the most supportive of pundits would have figured this season, and after a 6-0 win against Fulham, they come into this game full of confidence. The FT result sees little support for Hull and the Draw, but Chelsea are being well backed at the -167 price, which may go shorter come KO time. With only seven goals between them – Ba, Torres and Eto’o lead the market for First Goalscorer, but it's Eden Hazard who sees the action at +700 to be the First Goalscorer."


Cardiff v West Ham (+100, +250, +310)

Why bet Cardiff: Both of these sides have earned just one point from their previous four matches and both appear headed toward the relegation zone. But Cardiff has the edge as it plays on home turf against a shockingly bad West Ham club.

Key players out/doubtful: N/A

Why bet West Ham: If these players like having Sam Allardyce as their coach, they will need to step up and win this game Saturday. Allardyce is surely on the chopping block after the Hammers have strung together some amazingly-bad performances. None worse, however, then the 5-0 thrashing handed out by Championship side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup last weekend.

Key players out/doubtful: Winston Reid, Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Vaz Te

Previous meeting result: West Ham 2, Cardiff 0

Key betting note: The Hammers have lost their last five matches away from Upton Park.


Everton v Norwich (-250, +400, +800)

Why bet Everton: The Toffees are battling some injury concerns, but will still field a quality XI as they host Norwich Saturday. They still own a European spot as the club sits fifth in the league with 38 points. They'll look to bounce back from a little hiccup in a 1-1 draw away to Stoke last time out.

Key players out/doubtful: Phil Jagielka, Gerard Deulofeu, Arouna Koné, Darron Gibson

Why bet Norwich: It's been a while since the Canaries have won a league game - Dec. 7 to be exact - but have played well of late. A disappointing draw at Crystal Palace last time out should be a motivating factor to get a positive result at Goodison Park Saturday.

Key players out/doubtful: Elliott Bennett, Alexander Tettey, Anthony Pilkington

Previous meeting result: Norwich 2, Everton 2

Key betting note: The Toffees are undefeated in 18 of their last 19 matches at Goodison Park.


Fulham v Sunderland (+115, +240, +275)

Why bet Fulham: The Cottagers are slowly but surely climbing out of the bottom quarter of the table. They've won two of three and three of six in the league, and a home match versus last-placed Sunderland could be a perfect fixture to snatch three points and continue the ascension.

Key players out/doubtful: Matthew Briggs, Brede Hangeland

Why bet Sunderland: They may be cellar dwellers in the Premier League, but the Black Cats are a different side under Gus Poyet. This is a scrappy side that is desperate to get out of 20th and their play has reflected their desire to seek safety. They've put together three draws in their last five, but must start nabbing three points against bottom-half clubs.

Key players out/doubtful: Carlos Cuéllar, Keiren Westwood

Previous meeting result: Sunderland 0, Fulham 1

Key betting note: The Cottagers have netted at least two goals in each of their last three matches at Craven Cottage.


Southampton v West Brom (-120, +270, +375)

Why bet Southampton: Off the heels of a tough defeat to Chelsea last time out, the Saints must get back into early season form. They've lost back-to-back games and three of four overall and are plummeting down the table. This is a much better side than we've seen of late, and injuries have certainly taken its toll. Namely holding-mid Victory Wanyama and Roma import Pablo Osvaldo.

Key players out/doubtful: Pablo Osvaldo, Victor Wanyama, Artur Boruc, Guly

Why bet West Brom: The Baggies are currently without a manager after sacking Steve Clarke. They do get to face a depleted Southampton attack which bodes well for them. As far as the Baggies attack, they will welcome back striker Shane Long who returns from injury for Saturday's tilt with the Saints.

Key players out/doubtful: N/A

Previous meeting result: West Brom 0, Southampton 1

Key betting note: West Brom has lost or drawn its last seven Premier League matches away from home.


Tottenham v Crystal Palace (-275, +400, +900)

Why bet Tottenham: Despite the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas and the fan base calling out some of the club's high profile purchases, Spurs sit just one point out of a Europa League spot and two points back of a Champions League spot. They've got three wins and one draw in their last four, but wins are few and far between and White Hart Lane. They put in one of their best performances against Stoke in their last home game and will look for that form to continue against lowly Palace.

Key players out/doubtful: Jan Vertonghen, Paulinho, Younes Kaboul

Why bet Crystal Palace: Tony Pulis has given the side new hope since he took over managerial duties at the club. Results have been largely positive and they have won three of their last seven and are coming off a draw at home against Norwich. Spurs are certainly beatable at home and if Palace can score the upset, it will go a long way in their quest to stay up.

Key players out/doubtful: Jerome Thomas, Adlène Guédioura

Previous meeting result: Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham 1

Key betting note: Scorelines have gone over the 2.5 goal total in eight of Tottenham's last nine games.


Manchester United v Swansea (-167, +300, +550)

Why bet Manchester United: United is in tough with so many injury worries at the club. They are coming off a home defeat at the hands of Tottenham and a win versus Swansea at Old Trafford is now becoming more imperative. The Red Devils could be bolstered by the return of Robin van Persie who is rumored to be nearing fitness.

Key players out/doubtful: Wayne Rooney, Nani, Marouane Fellaini, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Fabio

Why bet Swansea: Talk about a team who is plummeting. The Swans are in danger of being passed by the likes of West Brom, Norwich and even Fulham as they haven't won a game since Dec. 4. The Swans can hang their hat on the fact that they defeated United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup on Jan. 5.

Key players out/doubtful: Michu, Nathan Dyer, Michel Vorm

Previous meeting result: Swansea 1, Manchester United 4

Key betting note: United and Swansea have gone over the 2.5 goal total in their last three meetings in all competitions.

Where the action is: "Normally, United has been backed to bounce back after troubles earlier in the season, however, this match is seeing them being largely swerved, even at the -200 price, but it's possible that this may turn out to be the time to back Man United. But I suspect many may wait until the game goes in play to invest in them. Adnan Januzaj sees support to Score Anytime at +225, but it's rather surprising that the fortunes of one of the biggest clubs in the world are possibly falling at the young player's feet."

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WINNING POINTS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Dayton* over Saint Louis by 6
Getting up for revenge on a 29-point road loss last February should not be a problem
for the host Flyers, who were 12-9 when last year’s game was played. They were 12-3
entering this week.
DAYTON, 70-64.

***BEST BET
Penn State* over Indiana by 9
A Hoosiers squad with a -4 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio plays a conference road game
against a Penn State group with a quality backcourt led by upperclassmen who average 18 and 16 ppg. When Indiana becomes a really good defensive team, send us a memo on that. Freshman center Noah Vonleh fouled out of his first Big Ten road
game and that should be the start of a trend.
PENN STATE, 76-67.

Pittsburgh* over Wake Forest by 17
Hard to go against Pitt’s offensive efficiency that includes a +7 Assist-to-Turnover
Ratio, and Wake’s 61% free-throw shooting.
PITTSBURGH, 76-59.

Georgia Tech* over Notre Dame by 1
Notre Dame beat Duke? Duke is softer than we thought. Georgia Tech is an offensive
garbage show, but they will offer defensive resistance.
GEORGIA TECH, 68-67.

Virginia Tech* over Boston College by 4

Syracuse* over North Carolina by 8
Tar Heel’s free-throw shooting is 62.4%, rather abysmal. Syracuse offensive can go
cold instantly, for long stretches. No, thanks!
SYRACUSE, 71-63.

**PREFERRED
Oklahoma* over Iowa State by 6
Road favoritism for Iowa State when the other side is competent, NCAA Tournament
quality? Seems a bit too optimistic, does it not? Lon Kruger, plus points, on home
floor with a 12-2 team scoring 87 ppg doesn’t come around often, right? The Sooners
want to know why ISU is ranked and they’re not.
OKLAHOMA, 84-78.

Massachusetts* over St. Bonaventure by 14
UMass won 99-94 at St. Bonny last season, and this visitor seems like the kind of team
that can trail by 20 on the road at the half against a decent foe that can go on runs.
MASSACHUSETTS, 84-70.

***BEST BET
St. John’s* over Villanova by 7
Defensive resistance and rebounding on both ends of the court should be the key for
the Redmen (ha! Redmen!) against ‘Nova group that wants to run up and down the
floor. Similar to when Syracuse totally shut down Villanova a one half. St. John’s goes
cold at times, but probably won’t be as cold as Syracuse was in the first half vs.
Villanova. As the only home game surrounded by roadies at Xavier, Georgetown (L,
L) and at Depaul coming up, this is an important date for St. John’s. 76-67.

Indiana State* over Bradley by 15

Arkansas* over Florida by 3
No reason to buck Arkansas in a place where they hardly ever lose. Anyone else out
there tired of Florida’s uninspiring act in conference every year, especially on the road?
ARKANSAS, 76-74.

South Carolina* over LSU by 5
LSU will be firing this head coach they brought in from North Texas (ha-ha) soon
enough. Maybe not this year, or next, but soon enough. Gamecocks showing gradual
improvement.
SOUTH CAROLINA, 65-60.

Baylor* over TCU by 23

North Texas* over Tulane by 9

Towson* over NC Wilmington by 12

Buffalo* over Eastern Michigan by 4

Kansas* over Kansas State by 10
K-State has been on a freaky good run lately, which followed a freaky poor start.
Another low tide is probably due.
KANSAS, 71-61.

Marquette* over Seton Hall by 9
Visiting team’s big man Gene Teague will be gone for a while, and isn’t Marquette’s
6’8”, 290 leading scorer Davante Gardner happy about that? The fact that Marquette
has a leading scorer that large, at only 13.9 ppg says a lot about Marquette, but every
blind squirrel finds a nut.
MARQUETTE, 72-63.

Missouri over Auburn* by 7

Drexel* over Northeastern by 7

Duke over Clemson* by 5
If Clemson could bring a bunch of 6’10” stiffs off the bench to crash the boards like
Notre Dame did against Duke, we could pick against Duke in this spot. But the head
coach and staff of this offensively challenged Clemson team forgot to recruit those
types.
DUKE, 68-63.

Harvard* over Dartmouth by 14

Michigan State* over Minnesota by 15

George Washington* over Rhode Island by 10

Western Michigan over Miami-OH* by 4

UL-Lafayette* over Texas-Arlington by 8

Memphis over Temple* by 1

**PREFERRED
Vanderbilt* over Kentucky by 6
Slowdown game, shoot threes, play zone? That’s what John Calipari said opponents
should try to do against Kentucky and that’s what Vandy does. We don’t often land on
these soft, under-coached clowns and we promise that if it doesn’t work out, no more
Vanderbilt.
VANDERBILT, 66-60.

Mississippi over Mississippi State* by 6

Alabama over Georgia* by 3

Hofstra* over College of Charleston by 1
The visitor doesn’t have the quality size or the guard scoring to kill Hofstra, who is
bad. The home dog’s holdover bigs Nwaukone and Kone need to hold their own.
HOFSTRA, 59-58.

Pacific* over Santa Clara by 6

Southern Illinois* over Evansville by 5

James Madison* over Delaware by 1

Charlotte over Texas San Antonio by 20

Oklahoma State over West Virginia* by 5

North Carolina State* over Virginia by 3

UL-Monroe* over Texas State by 7

Cincinnati* over Rutgers by 22
Not the kind of ballgame Rutgers wants to be involved in. ‘Stop contesting our shots,
Cincinnati! Stop rebounding our misses!’
CINCINNATI, 74-52.

Princeton over Penn* by 6

Toledo* over Central Michigan by 13

Middle Tennessee* over UAB by 5

Connecticut* over Central Florida by 7
UConn head coach Kevin Ollie and crew have done a bad job preparing for the
stranger foes in their new conference, the AAC. So, until further notice, a favorite that
“only plays in spurts,” according to one player, is not on our radar. UCF can put the
ball in the hoop (79 ppg).
CONNECTICUT, 81-74.

St. Mary’s* over San Francisco by 12

Richmond over Fordham* by 8

Butler* over Georgetown by 1
Going against a consistent schedule of Big East-sized athletes through conference play
will be much different for Butler than when they were playing against the Youngstown
States and Loyola-Chicagos of the world.
BUTLER, 67-66.

Detroit* over Oakland by 8

East Carolina* over Old Dominion by 10

Cal-Santa Barbara* over Cal Poly-SLO by 6

Kent State* over Ball State by 14

Long Beach State* over Cal Davis by 11

Northern Iowa* over Drake by 5

Wichita State over Missouri State* by 12

Rice* over Florida Atlantic by 1

Oregon State* over California by 1

Louisiana Tech* over Florida International by 16

**PREFERRED
Arkansas State* over South Alabama by 18
Undersized leading scorer Augustine Rubit is the leading scorer for South Alabama, a
team shooting only 40% from the field. They need him on the floor for a long time.
Yet he just played 33 minutes and got 14 rebounds in a 13-point home loss to Georgia
State. So, what good is it having him do that if you’re USA or somebody betting on
USA? ASU shoots 40% from three-point range.
ARKANSAS STATE, 72-58.

Utah State over Nevada* by 3

Illinois State* over Illinois-Chicago by 7

Texas* over Texas Tech by 15

St. Joseph’s over George Mason* by 3
No doubt who the better-coached team is, and the team that is not better-coached alsohas a -6 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio dragging it down.
ST. JOSEPH’S, 61-58.

***BEST BET
Arkansas-Little Rock* over Troy by 21
A Troy team averaging only 63 ppg shooting less than 40% from the field in the firstseason of a new coaching staff headed by a clown, er, former Rick Stansbury assistant plays its second Thursday to Saturday deal within a week, this time on the road. Troy has only two players averaging in double-digits, and they both have a 3-point shooting percentage of 0%. Steve Shields’ assistants at ASU: ‘Coach, I think we should probably play a lot of zone tonight.’ Shields to staff: ‘Ya think!?’
ARKANSAS-Little Rock, 76-55.

BYU* over Loyola Marymount by 18
Early in-season revenge try for BYU. Marymount goes from the beach of San Diego
to the mountains of Provo within a day or two.
BYU, 85-67.

Colorado State* over Fresno State by 9

UTEP* over Marshall by 4

San Diego* over Pepperdine by 4

Boise State* over Wyoming by 14

CS Northridge* over Hawaii by 6

New Mexico over San Jose State* by 18
Lobos will wonder why there is nobody in the gym for a Mountain West game. About
1,400 attended San Jose’s conference home opener vs. Nevada, which they, of course,
lost by 12 points.
NEW MEXICO, 72-54.

Cal Irvine over Cal Riverside* by 7
Riverside’s leading scorer, 6’10”, 246 Chris Patton, may be having bad dreams about
having to go against 7’6” Mamadou N’diaye on Irvine. That’s if he comes back from
what was a two-game injury absence when the week began.
CAL-IRVINE, 60-53.

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COLLEGIATE
BASKETBALL PROPHECY

COLLEGE KEY RELEASES
BYU over Loyola-Marymount (Sat) RATING: 1
VILLANOVA over St Johns (Sat) RATING: 2
MID TENNESSEE ST over Uab (Sat) RATING: 3

(11:00) Saint Louis 67 - DAYTON 66 (ESPN2) _____ _____

(12:00) Indiana 72 - PENN STATE 65 (BIG10) _____ _____

(12:00) PITTSBURGH 84 - Wake Forest 63 _____ _____

(12:00) GEORGIA TECH 71 - Notre Dame 70 _____ _____

(12:00) VIRGINIA TECH 79 - Boston College 64 _____ _____

(12:00) SYRACUSE 82 - North Carolina 71 (ESPN) _____ _____

(12:00) OKLAHOMA 78 - Iowa State 69 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(12:30) MASSACHUSETTS 93 - St Bonaventure 75 (NBCS) _____ _____

(1:00) Villanova 85 - ST JOHNS 66 (FOX1) _____ _____

(1:00) INDIANA STATE 67 - Bradley 47 _____ _____

(1:00) Florida 74 - ARKANSAS 68 (ESPN2) _____ _____

(1:45) SOUTH CAROLINA 76 - Lsu 71 _____ _____

(1:45) BAYLOR 77 - Tcu 59 _____ _____

(2:00) NORTH TEXAS 73 - Tulane 55 _____ _____

(2:00) TOWSON 80 - UNC-Wilmington 64 _____ _____

(2:00) BUFFALO 68 - Eastern Michigan 59 _____ _____

(2:00) KANSAS 93 - Kansas State 72 (ESPN) _____ _____

(2:00) MARQUETTE 64 - Seton Hall 63 (FSN) _____ _____

(2:00) Missouri 81 - AUBURN 78 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(2:00) DREXEL 66 - Northeastern 50 _____ _____

(2:00) Duke 74 - CLEMSON 65 _____ _____

(2:00) HARVARD 87 - Dartmouth 72 _____ _____

(2:15) MICHIGAN STATE 69 - Minnesota 51 (BIG10) _____ _____

(2:30) GEO WASHINGTON 73 - Rhode Island 57 (NBCS) _____ _____

(3:00) Western Michigan 69 - MIAMI-OHIO 62 _____ _____

(3:00) LA-LAFAYETTE 74 - Texas-Arlington 60 _____ _____

(3:00) Memphis 72 - TEMPLE 67 (ESPN2) _____ _____

(3:30) Kentucky 66 - VANDERBILT 64 (CBS) _____ _____

(4:00) Mississippi State 75 - MISSISSIPPI 69 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(4:00) Alabama 67 - GEORGIA 62 _____ _____

(4:00) HOFSTRA 70 - College of Charleston 67 _____ _____

(4:00) PACIFIC 73 - Santa Clara 66 _____ _____

(4:00) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65 - Evansville 54 _____ _____

(4:00) Delaware 59 - JAMES MADISON 58 _____ _____

(4:00) Charlotte 78 - TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 60 _____ _____

(4:00) Oklahoma State 79 - WEST VIRGINIA 65 _____ _____

(5:00) NORTH CAROLINA STATE 67 - Virginia 54 (ESPN2) _____ _____

(5:00) LA-MONROE 72 - Texas State 63 _____ _____

(6:00) TENNESSEE 81 - Texas A&M 61 (FSN) _____ _____

(6:00) CINCINNATI 77 - Rutgers 68 (CBSC) _____ _____

(6:00) Princeton 78 - PENNSYLVANIA 65 (NBCS) _____ _____

(6:00) TOLEDO 80 - Central Michigan 64 _____ _____

(6:00) MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 79 - Uab 66 _____ _____

(6:00) CONNECTICUT 82 - Central Florida 62 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(6:00) SAINT MARYS 81 - San Francisco 75 _____ _____

(7:00) Richmond 73 - FORDHAM 69 _____ _____

(7:00) BUTLER 78 - Georgetown 74 (FOX1) _____ _____

(7:00) DETROIT 72 - Oakland 67 _____ _____

(7:00) EAST CAROLINA 71 - Old Dominion 70 _____ _____

(7:00) CAL-SANTA BARBARA 76 - Cal-Poly Slo 72 _____ _____

(7:00) KENT STATE 70 - Ball State 53 _____ _____

(7:00) LONG BEACH STATE 69 - Cal-Davis 51 _____ _____

(8:00) NORTHERN IOWA 83 - Drake 66 _____ _____

(8:00) Wichita State 72 - MISSOURI STATE 53 _____ _____

(8:00) RICE 63 - Florida Atlantic 62 _____ _____

(8:00) OREGON STATE 59 - California 58 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(8:00) LOUISIANA TECH 74 - Florida International 60 _____ _____

(8:00) ARKANSAS STATE 67 - South Alabama 61 _____ _____

(8:00) Utah State 82 - NEVADA 76 _____ _____

(8:00) ILLINOIS STATE 71 - Loyola-Chicago 59 _____ _____

(8:00) TEXAS 75 - Texas Tech 63 _____ _____

(8:00) GEORGE MASON 61 - Saint Josephs 60 (CBSC) _____ _____

(8:00) ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 55 - Troy 52 _____ _____

(9:00) BYU 89 - Loyola-Marymount 64 _____ _____

(9:00) COLORADO STATE 66 - Fresno State 63 _____ _____

(9:00) UTEP 72 - Marshall 61 _____ _____

(9:00) SAN DIEGO 70 - Pepperdine 68 _____ _____

(9:00) BOISE STATE 67 - Wyoming 64 _____ _____

(10:00) CAL-NORTHRIDGE 81 - Hawaii 79 _____ _____

(10:00) New Mexico 79 - SAN JOSE STATE 66 _____ _____

(10:00) Cal-Irvine 64 - CAL-RIVERSIDE 63 _____ _____

BEST BETS
VIRGINIA TECH
OKLAHOMA
VILLANOVA (2)
PRINCETON
GEORGE WASHINGTON
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (3)
SAN FRANCISCO
NORTHERN IOWA
WICHITA STATE
UTAH STATE
TROY
BYU (1)

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Seahawks -8
Patriots -7
Syracuse -7

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Big Plays
Nebraska-Omaha (ML)
Sacramento State (ML)

Regular Plays
St Louis
Notre Dame (ML)
Over Oklahoma
St John's
Arkansas (ML)
North Texas
Michigan State
Under Kentucky
Utah State (ML)
BYU

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metric sports

528 Virginia Tech -2.5

538 Indiana State -13.5

541 LSU -1

546 North Texas -8

550 Buffalo -4

554 Marquette -12

555 Missouri -5

558 Drexel -8

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Bob Balfe

January 11th 2014

NCAA Hoops Comp Pick

Syracuse -7 over UNC

The home loss for the Heels against Miami the other night was demoralizing. This team just doesn’t have the talent we are used to and do not have a go to scorer or team leader. This Syracuse team plays great defense and I don’t see their first loss of the year coming against this team. UNC has proven they can beat superior teams, but then also turn around and lose to bad teams. I will go with the more balanced team here. Take Syracuse.

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Chicago Syndicate

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Arkansas State
Eastern Kentucky
Georgetown
UCF
Michigan State

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CBB
Cal Santa Barbara
Utah State
BYU
Sacramento State (ML)

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CBB
Triple Dime Kansas State
Double Dime Arkansas
Dimes on Virginia Tech, North Carolina

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Seahawks

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NCAA Basketball Picks

Florida at Arkansas

The Razorbacks come in with a 9-0 home record and host a Florida team that is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 road games against a team with a winning home mark. Arkansas is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Razorbacks favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (-1). Here are all of today's early games.


SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST


Game 519-520: St. Louis at Dayton (11:00 a.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 66.945; Dayton 71.565
Dunkel Line: Dayton by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Dayton by 2
Dunkel Pick: Dayton (-2)


Game 521-522: Indiana at Penn State (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 64.971; Penn State 64.899
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Indiana by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Penn State (+2 1/2)


Game 523-524: Wake Forest at Pittsburgh (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wake Forest 60.215; Pittsburgh 72.975
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh by 14 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (+14 1/2)


Game 525-526: Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Notre Dame 67.186; Georgia Tech 62.319
Dunkel Line: Notre Dame by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Notre Dame by 1
Dunkel Pick: Notre Dame (-1)


Game 527-528: Boston College at Virginia Tech (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston College 53.660; Virginia Tech 53.583
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston College (+2 1/2)


Game 529-530: North Carolina at Syracuse (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: North Carolina 64.835; Syracuse 77.788
Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 13
Vegas Line: Syracuse by 7
Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-7)


Game 531-532: Iowa State at Oklahoma (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Iowa State 76.199; Oklahoma 68.709
Dunkel Line: Iowa State by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Iowa State by 3
Dunkel Pick: Iowa State (-3)


Game 533-534: St. Bonaventure at Massachusetts (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Bonaventure 60.346; Massachusetts 65.997
Dunkel Line: Massachusetts by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Massachusetts by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Bonaventure (+8 1/2)


Game 535-536: Villanova at St. John's (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Villanova 71.718; St. John's 69.178
Dunkel Line: Villanova by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Villanova by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. John's (+4 1/2)


Game 537-538: Bradley at Indiana State (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Bradley 46.091; Indiana State 64.871
Dunkel Line: Indiana State by 19
Vegas Line: Indiana State by 14 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (-14 1/2)


Game 539-540: Florida at Arkansas (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 71.168; Arkansas 76.286
Dunkel Line: Arkansas by 5
Vegas Line: Arkansas by 1
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (-1)


Game 541-542: LSU at South Carolina (1:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LSU 64.449; South Carolina 60.056
Dunkel Line: LSU by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: LSU by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LSU (-1 1/2)


Game 543-544: TCU at Baylor (1:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: TCU 54.642; Baylor 73.965
Dunkel Line: Baylor by 19 1/2
Vegas Line: Baylor by 15 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baylor (-15 1/2)


Game 545-546: Tulane at North Texas (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tulane 48.597; North Texas 51.269
Dunkel Line: North Texas by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: North Texas by 9
Dunkel Pick: Tulane (+9)


Game 547-548: NC-Wilmington at Towson (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NC-Wilmington 44.743; Towson 56.197
Dunkel Line: Towson by 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Towson by 9
Dunkel Pick: Towson (-9)


Game 549-550: Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Michigan 55.546; Buffalo 56.359
Dunkel Line: Buffalo by 1
Vegas Line: Buffalo by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Michigan (+4 1/2)


Game 551-552: Kansas State at Kansas (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas State 65.694; Kansas 77.070
Dunkel Line: Kansas by 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-9 1/2)


Game 553-554: Seton Hall at Marquette (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seton Hall 58.487; Marquette 67.105
Dunkel Line: Marquette by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Marquette by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seton Hall (+10 1/2)


Game 555-556: Missouri at Auburn (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Missouri 66.733; Auburn 59.717
Dunkel Line: Missouri by 7
Vegas Line: Missouri by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Missouri (-3 1/2)


Game 557-558: Northeastern at Drexel (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Northeastern 52.657; Drexel 56.438
Dunkel Line: Drexel by 4
Vegas Line: Drexel by 7
Dunkel Pick: Northeastern (+7)


Game 559-560: Duke at Clemson (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Duke 74.611; Clemson 65.847
Dunkel Line: Duke by 9
Vegas Line: Duke by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Duke (-5 1/2)


Game 561-562: Dartmouth at Harvard (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dartmouth 49.134; Harvard 61.283
Dunkel Line: Harvard by 12
Vegas Line: Harvard by 15 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dartmouth (+15 1/2)


Game 563-564: Minnesota at Michigan State (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 65.238; Michigan State 72.094
Dunkel Line: Michigan State by 7
Vegas Line: Michigan State by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+11 1/2)


Game 565-566: Rhode Island at George Washington (2:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Rhode Island 56.944; George Washington 64.063
Dunkel Line: George Washington by 7
Vegas Line: George Washington by 10
Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (+10)


Game 567-568: Western Michigan at Miami (OH) (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Western Michigan 57.968; Miami (OH) 52.571
Dunkel Line: Western Michigan by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Western Michigan by 1
Dunkel Pick: Western Michigan (-1)


Game 569-570: TX-Arlington at UL-Lafayette (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: TX-Arlington 49.527; UL-Lafayette 62.021
Dunkel Line: UL-Lafayette by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: UL-Lafayette by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UL-Lafayette (-10 1/2)


Game 571-572: Memphis at Temple (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 69.479; Temple 58.874
Dunkel Line: Memphis by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Memphis by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-7 1/2)


Game 573-574: Kentucky at Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kentucky 68.967; Vanderbilt 66.522
Dunkel Line: Kentucky by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Kentucky by 8
Dunkel Pick: Vanderbilt (+8)


Game 575-576: Mississippi at Mississippi State (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi 63.030; Mississippi State 56.506
Dunkel Line: Mississippi by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Mississippi by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Mississippi (-1 1/2)


Game 577-578: Alabama at Georgia (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama 64.062; Georgia 59.456
Dunkel Line: Alabama by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Alabama by 2
Dunkel Pick: Alabama (-2)


Game 579-580: College of Charleston at Hofstra (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: College of Charleston 54.907; Hofstra 47.987
Dunkel Line: College of Charleston by 7
Vegas Line: College of Charleston by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: College of Charleston (-3 1/2)


Game 581-582: Santa Clara at Pacific (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Santa Clara 53.945; Pacific 61.853
Dunkel Line: Pacific by 8
Vegas Line: Pacific by 5
Dunkel Pick: Pacific (-5)


Game 583-584: Evansville at Southern Illinois (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Evansville 48.098; Southern Illinois 54.755
Dunkel Line: Southern Illinois by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Southern Illinois by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Southern Illinois (-4 1/2)


Game 585-586: Delaware at James Madison (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 54.892; James Madison 53.253
Dunkel Line: Delaware by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Delaware by 4
Dunkel Pick: James Madison (+4)


Game 587-588: Charlotte at TX-San Antonio (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 55.324; TX-San Antonio 47.204
Dunkel Line: Charlotte by 8
Vegas Line: Charlotte by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: TX-San Antonio (+12 1/2)


Game 589-590: Oklahoma State at West Virginia (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma State 73.580; West Virginia 64.786
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 9
Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 5
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma State (-5)


Game 591-592: Virginia at NC State (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Virginia 66.382; NC State 61.852
Dunkel Line: Virginia by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Virginia by 1
Dunkel Pick: Virginia (-1)


Game 593-594: Texas State at UL-Monroe (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas State 45.683; UL-Monroe 52.521
Dunkel Line: UL-Monroe by 7
Vegas Line: UL-Monroe by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UL-Monroe (-5 1/2)


Game 595-596: Texas A&M at Tennessee (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas A&M 57.826; Tennessee 74.652
Dunkel Line: Tennessee by 17
Vegas Line: Tennessee by 12
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (-12)


Game 597-598: Rutgers at Cincinnati (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Rutgers 57.138; Cincinnati 68.432
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 14 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Rutgers (+14 1/2)


Game 599-600: Princeton at Pennsylvania (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Princeton 63.561; Pennsylvania 51.623
Dunkel Line: Princeton by 12
Vegas Line: Princeton by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Princeton (-7 1/2)


Game 601-602: Central Michigan at Toledo (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Central Michigan 44.860; Toledo 64.307
Dunkel Line: Toledo by 19 1/2
Vegas Line: Toledo by 16 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toledo (-16 1/2)


Game 603-604: UAB at Middle Tennessee State (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UAB 55.616; Middle Tennessee State 61.911
Dunkel Line: Middle Tennessee State by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Middle Tennessee State by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Middle Tennessee State (-4 1/2)


Game 605-606: Central Florida at Connecticut (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 63.467; Connecticut 67.301
Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 4
Vegas Line: Connecticut by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+11 1/2)


Game 607-608: San Francisco at St. Mary's (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco 58.660; St. Mary's 63.978
Dunkel Line: St. Mary's by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Mary's by 9
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+9)


Game 609-610: Richmond at Fordham (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Richmond 58.057; Fordham 49.382
Dunkel Line: Richmond by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Richmond by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Richmond (-4 1/2)


Game 611-612: Georgetown at Butler (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Georgetown 64.884; Butler 68.583
Dunkel Line: Butler by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Butler by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Butler (-1 1/2)


Game 613-614: Oakland at Detroit (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland 51.687; Detroit 57.951
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit by 4
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-4)


Game 615-616: Old Dominion at East Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Old Dominion 50.823; East Carolina 61.696
Dunkel Line: East Carolina by 11
Vegas Line: East Carolina by 5
Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (-5)


Game 617-618: Cal Poly at UC-Santa Barbara (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 55.175; UC-Santa Barbara 59.932
Dunkel Line: UC-Santa Barbara by 5
Vegas Line: UC-Santa Barbara by 9
Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+9)


Game 619-620: Ball State at Kent State (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ball State 45.884; Kent State 59.704
Dunkel Line: Kent State by 14
Vegas Line: Kent State by 11 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kent State (-11 1/2)


Game 621-622: UC-Davis at Long Beach State (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Davis 43.612; Long Beach State 53.568
Dunkel Line: Long Beach State by 10
Vegas Line: Long Beach State by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UC-Davis (+12 1/2)


Game 623-624: Drake at Northern Iowa (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Drake 56.666; Northern Iowa 66.961
Dunkel Line: Northern Iowa by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Northern Iowa by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northern Iowa (-8 1/2)


Game 625-626: Wichita State at Missouri State (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wichita State 68.979; Missouri State 61.937
Dunkel Line: Wichita State by 7
Vegas Line: Wichita State by 10
Dunkel Pick: Missouri State (+10)


Game 627-628: Florida Atlantic at Rice (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida Atlantic 50.048; Rice 53.315
Dunkel Line: Rice by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Rice by 1
Dunkel Pick: Rice (-1)


Game 629-630: California at Oregon State (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: California 68.906; Oregon State 63.741
Dunkel Line: California by 5
Vegas Line: California by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: California (-1 1/2)


Game 631-632: Florida International at Louisiana Tech (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 50.594; Louisiana Tech 72.500
Dunkel Line: Louisiana Tech by 22
Vegas Line: Louisiana Tech by 15
Dunkel Pick: Louisiana Tech (-15)


Game 633-634: South Alabama at Arkansas State (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: South Alabama 52.056; Arkansas State 58.318
Dunkel Line: Arkansas State by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas State (-4 1/2)


Game 635-636: Utah State at Nevada (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah State 59.322; Nevada 59.799
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Utah State by 1
Dunkel Pick: Nevada (+1)


Game 637-638: Loyola-Chicago at Illinois State (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-Chicago 52.734; Illinois State 55.024
Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Illinois State by 7
Dunkel Pick: Loyola-Chicago (+7)


Game 639-640: Texas Tech at Texas (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas Tech 56.389; Texas 69.680
Dunkel Line: Texas by 13 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas by 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-9)


Game 641-642: St. Joseph's at George Mason (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Joseph's 61.652; George Mason 58.194
Dunkel Line: St. Joseph's by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Joseph's by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Joseph's (-1 1/2)


Game 643-644: Troy at AR-Little Rock (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Troy 46.383; AR-Little Rock 55.058
Dunkel Line: AR-Little Rock by 8 1/2
Vegas Line: AR-Little Rock by 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: AR-Little Rock (-6 1/2)


Game 645-646: Loyola-Marymount at BYU (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-Marymount 53.813; BYU 68.300
Dunkel Line: BYU by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: BYU by 13
Dunkel Pick: BYU (-13)


Game 647-648: Fresno State at Colorado State (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Fresno State 56.211; Colorado State 61.692
Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado State by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Fresno State (+7 1/2)


Game 649-650: Marshall at UTEP (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Marshall 52.078; UTEP 57.322
Dunkel Line: UTEP by 5
Vegas Line: UTEP by 9
Dunkel Pick: Marshall (+9)


Game 651-652: Pepperdine at San Diego (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pepperdine 55.185; San Diego 56.884
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A


Game 653-654: Wyoming at Boise State (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wyoming 57.928; Boise State 64.847
Dunkel Line: Boise State by 7
Vegas Line: Boise State by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wyoming (+9 1/2)


Game 655-656: Hawaii at CS-Northridge (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Hawaii 59.970; CS-Northridge 52.698
Dunkel Line: Hawaii by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Hawaii by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hawaii (-3 1/2)


Game 657-658: New Mexico at San Jose State (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Mexico 64.214; San Jose State 46.597
Dunkel Line: New Mexico by 17 1/2
Vegas Line: New Mexico by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Mexico (-13 1/2)


Game 659-660: UC-Irvine at UC-Riverside (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Irvine 58.166; UC-Riverside 49.385
Dunkel Line: UC-Irvine by 9
Vegas Line: UC-Irvine by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UC-Irvine (-7 1/2)


Game 661-662: North Dakota State at IUPUI (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota State 61.605; IUPUI 45.660
Dunkel Line: North Dakota State by 16
Vegas Line: North Dakota State by 12
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State (-12)

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free winner SAT Richmond -4

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Saturday

Blackhawks -130

Ducks -120

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R.A.W. FOOTBALL - SATURDAY NFL

3* = NEW ORLEANS
3* = "UNDER" on SAINTS/SEAHAWKS
2* = NEW ENGLAND

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MTI'S NFL Playoffs Totals GOY



2013 NFL PLAYOFF TOTALS GAME OF THE YEAR

Indianapolis at New England OVER 51.5
The Colts never give up. They fight and fight and fight. They know that their defense is not going to hold down the Patriots' offense and Tom Brady. The Colts' know that they allowed 40-plus points in three of their last seven games.

We expect Indianapolis to feature a no-huddle and a fast, efficient attack. They cannot adopt a conservative attitude. They are on the road and a big dog and it is lose or go home.

Indianapolis qualifies for a playoff-only system that is 11-0 OU since the start of the 2010 NFL season. In the playoffs, when an underdog gets a team off a bye week, and they are off a regulation win, they are 11-0 OU, eclipsing the posted number by an average of more than 17 points per game, as long as the total is at least 36. The SDQL text is:

playoffs=1 and D and op:week + 2=week and total>36 and season>=2010 and p:OT=0

There was only one qualifying game in 2011, but last season there were five and all of them went over by DOUBLE-DIGITS.

Teams that come back from late deficits in the playoffs to win are often vulnerable on defense the following week. The coaches know this and try to compensate with offense. In fact, since the 2006 NFL season, teams are 6-0 OU in the playoffs as a road dog the week following a win over a non-divisional opponent in which they trailed at the end of the third quarter. The SDQL text is:

playoffs==1 and AD and p:W and p:NDIV and p:M3<0 and NB and season>=2006

Note that teams in this spot have gone over by an average of 13.6 ppg.

In the final week of the season, the Patriots rushed the ball 43 times for 267 yards. It was the most rushing yards they have had since the 2008 season. Neither Blount nor Ridley caught a pass out of the backfield. Many in the media are citing the Patriots' rejuvenated rushing game and expect them to feature the run here. Belichick is no dummy. He simply wanted to save Brady for the upcoming duel perhaps fool the Colts into preparing for a rushing attack.

We have hard numbers supporting this theory. New England is 10-0 OU at home after any game in which they rushed the ball 25-plus times and had at least one rushing TD. The SDQL is:

team=Patriots and H and 0=20121001 and p:rushes>=25

New England has ZOOMED over the posted total by an average of 16.4 ppg in this spot, scoring an average of 39.4 ppg. Note that four of the games are from THIS season.

It is also worth mentioning that the Patriots are 7-0 OU (13.21 ppg) after a game in which Stevan Ridley did not catch a pass.

Belichick is concerned about this one and he should be. He KNOWS that going up by 20 points in the first half does not mean that the game is won when Andrew Luck is the opposing QB. He will not pull the plug on his offense until they can take a knee. Neither team can possibly be thinking, "If we score 27 points we should win." Take the OVER.

MTi's FORECAST: NEW ENGLAND 37 Indianapolis 34

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Intpicks
2+ Colts +7.5
1* Seattle -7.5
1* Arkansas -1
1* Oklahoma St -5
1* Princeton -7.5
1* Dallas -5.5

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Joe Gavazzi

5* Seattle Seahawks-8

5* Seattle/New Orleans Under 45

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DOC SPORTS
7-Unit College Basketball Game of the Year
Arkansas -1

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From The Platinum Sheet
STATFOX FORECASTER

NFC PLAYOFFS:
NEW ORLEANS (111) AT SEATTLE (112)
Latest Line: Seattle -8.0; Total: 45.5

The Saints look for double payback when they visit the top-seeded Seahawks on Saturday. Not only did New Orleans lose its only playoff trip to Seattle, 41-36 three seasons ago, but it was clobbered 34-7 at CenturyLink Field on Dec. 2. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson threw 3 TD passes and totaled 357 yards in that win, which was nearly double the 188 total yards the Saints gained that night. New Orleans gained 434 yards, including 185 on the ground, in last week's road win at Philadelphia, but Seattle allows just 254 total YPG (4.4 per play) at home this season, where it is 7-1 SU (5-3 ATS) and outscores visitors 29.1 to 13.7 PPG.
FORECASTER: Seattle 24, New Orleans 18

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MTI NFL Teasers

4.5* Seattle -2.5, Carolina +7.5
4* Indy +17, Carolina +11, Denver +1

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Today's NHL Picks

Chicago at Montreal

The Blackhawks skate into Montreal tonight coming off a 3-2 loss to the Rangers and carrying a 24-9 record in their last 33 games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. Chicago is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Blackhawks favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-140). Here are all of today's picks.


SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST


Game 51-52: Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 11.836; Philadelphia 10.757
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+120); Over


Game 53-54: Florida at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 10.682; New Jersey 12.310
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-155); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-155); Under


Game 55-56: Chicago at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 12.534; Montreal 10.330
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-140); Under


Game 57-58: Columbus at Winnipeg (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.254; Winnipeg 10.753
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A


Game 59-60: Ottawa at Nashville (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 11.696; Nashville 10.519
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+115); Over


Game 61-62: Colorado at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.113; Minnesota 12.553
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-135); Under


Game 63-64: Anaheim at Phoenix (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 10.909; Phoenix 11.817
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+105); Over


Game 65-66: Pittsburgh at Calgary (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 12.047; Calgary 9.700
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-190); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-190); Under


Game 67-68: Boston at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 11.734; San Jose 10.811
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-155); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+135); Over


Game 69-70: Detroit at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 10.089; Los Angeles 11.666
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-190); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-190); Under

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ATS Lock Club

4* Under Saints

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Denver Money

1* Tampa Bay Lightning +120

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Vegas Sports Informer
4* Under Saints

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ArlonSports

cbb

1* Marquette -10.5
1* N Carolina +7.5
1* Connecticut -11.5
1* St Marys -8.5
1* Florida Intl +15.5
1* Illinois St -7

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atslocks

UNC WILMINGTON +9.5

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NCAAB

Saturday, January 11

Saint Louis won six of last eight games with Dayton; they lost here LY in OT, are 2-5 in last seven trips here. Billikens won last seven games, are 5-0 on road, but only one of those five foes is in top 150.Dayton has not played in week, since OT win over Ole Miss; this is their first A-13 game of season. SLU is 2-2 vs top 100 teams, 0-2 vs top 5 teams, losing to Wisconsin-Wichita State.

North Carolina lost first two ACC games by six points each, scoring 62 ppg; they get only 13.6% of points from arc, last in country, but they're 3-0 vs top 20 teams, 7-5 vs everyone else- they've played their best vs best opponents. Syracuse is 7-0 vs top 100 teams; they're #5 in country at forcing turnovers (25.2% of time). How does a team that doesn't like to shoot from outside score vs 2-3 zone?

Iowa State won four of last five games with Oklahoma, but they're 1-5 in last six visits to Norman, with only win two years ago. Cyclones are 2-0 in true road games, winning by 2 at BYU, 11 at Texas Tech; they shoot 57.9% inside arc (#2), have 56.6eFG% (#5). Sooners lost last two home games, to La Tech/Kansas; they're 0-3 vs top 50 teams, losing by 11-4-7 points. Oklahoma lost to Kansas despite being 29-36 on foul line.

Florida is 1-2 in true road games, losing by 6 at Wisconsin, 1 at UConn with rout at Jacksonville; Gators are without Prather here- they're 9-2 in last 11 games with Arkansas- former Hog coach Pelphrey is an assistant for Florida. Hogs are 9-0 at home with wins over SMU/Clemson; they're #6 in US, forcing turnovers 25.1% of time. Arkansas lost at Texas A&M by 16 in SEC opener, snapping 7-game winning streak.

Kansas is 21-3 in its last 24 games with K-State, winning last seven here by 14+ points; Jayhawks lost last home game to San Diego State, then won by 7 at Oklahoma in Big X opener. Wildcats opened 2-3, won ten in row since, winning by 18 at TCU in first true road game this season. K-State forces turnovers 21.2% of time; they held nine of last ten foes to 62 or less points.

Duke won its last five games with Clemson, winning by 13-7 in its last two visits to Littlejohn; Blue Devils lost by hoop at Notre Dame in its only true road game this year- their last five wins are all by 17+. Tigers had 18 turnovers, 15 hoops in ugly 56-41 home loss to Florida State on Thursday, their first loss this year by more than 6 points. Clemson is #1 in country defending arc- teams make 23.8% from arc against them.

Michigan State is 13-2 in last 15 games with Minnesota, winning last 9+ games played here, with last three by 9-16-11 points. Spartans come off OT win over Ohio State, when they blew 17-point lead with 7:10 left, but still won; their last five wins before that were all by 14+. Minnesota is 2-1 in league, with all three games decided by exactly 3 points. Double digit favorites are 5-0 vs spread in Big Dozen play so far this season.

Vanderbilt threw its PG/leading scorer off team yesterday; he didn't play in 68-63 loss at Alabama Wednesday. Vandy was already committing a turnover 21.2% of time- they're 6-5 in last 11 games, with none of losses by more than 8 points. Knetucky is 9-2 in last 11 games vs Vandy, 3-3 in last six visits here, with wins by 13-2-2 points. Wildcats lost by 5 at North Carolina in their only true road game this season.

Oklahoma State swept West Virginia by 16-14 points in LY's games, in Mountaineers' first year in Big X; Cowboys are 1-1 in true road games this year, winning by 26 at USF, losing by 3 at K-State. West Virginia lost last two home games by total of 7 points to Gonzaga/Purdue- they swept first conference road trip, at TCU/Texas Tech. Home underdogs are 1-4-1 vs spread early in Big X play this year.

Virginia won last five regular season games with NC State but lost to the Wolfpack in last two ACC tourneys; Cavaliers won last two visits here- three of last four series games were decided by 3 or less points. Virginia won first two ACC games by 12-23 points, with win at Florida St, after they lost by 35 at Tennessee. NC State won at Notre Dame after they g lost by 12 to Pitt in ACC home opener.

St Mary's gets coach Bennett (suspension) back here after losing its last game on buzzer beater to Santa Clara; Gaels are 2-5 in last seven games vs D-I teams, after starting year 9-0. San Francisco is 4-1 in WCC with couple OT wins and 69-41 loss at Gonzaga; Dons lost last 16 games vs St Mary's, losing last 10+ here, last four by 16-14-15-6. WCC home favorites of 4+ points are 5-8 vs spread so far this season.

Oregon State is honoring Gary Payton at this game, should have good crowd after upsetting Stanford here Thursday; Beavers lost five of last six games with Cal, losing last year's pair by total of 4 points. Cal won first two Pac-12 games by 7-13 points at Stanford/Oregon- they're good halfcourt defensive team with Solomon back healthy. Bears are 5-3 in last eight visits here, winning two of last three.

Eastern Kentucky swept Morehead State by 7-21 points LY, after going 2-10 in previous dozen series games, but Colonels allowed average of 79 ppg in 1-2 OVC start, losing last two games to Edwardsville/Murray St. Teams are shooting 54.1% inside arc against EKU. Morehead won by 7-8 in its first two OVC tilts, both on road; they force turnovers 22.9% of time (#14 in US). OVC single digit home favorites are 5-3 vs spread.

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Al DeMarco

5 Dime Trifecta
Seahawks
Pitt
Butler

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NHL

Saturday, January 11

Hot teams
-- Flyers won seven of their last eight games. Tampa Bay won last three road games, allowing four goals.
-- Senators won four of their last five games.
-- Blue Jackets won three of their last four games.
-- Minnesota won its last four games, allowing six goals.
-- Anaheim won its last five games, allowing 24 goals.
-- Penguins won five of their last seven games.
-- Sharks won their last six home games.

Cold teams
-- Montreal lost four of its last six games. Blackhawks lost three of their last four games.
-- Devils lost three of last four games. Florida lost five of its last eight games.
-- Nashville lost four of its last five games.
-- Winnipeg lost its last four games, allowing 18 goals.
-- You're reading www.***************.com
-- First road game in 15 days for Colorado, which lost last four away games.
-- Coyotes lost six of their last eight games.
-- Flames lost six of their last seven games.
-- Red Wings lost three of their last four games. Kings lost six of last eight.
-- Boston lost four of its last five road games.

Totals
-- Five of last six Lightning games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Chicago games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven New Jersey games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Ottawa games.
-- Seven of last ten Columbus games went over total.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Colorado games.
-- Last five Anaheim games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Pittsburgh games went over.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Detroit's last five games.
-- Four of last five Boston-San Jose games stayed under.

Series records
-- Flyers lost five of last six games with Tampa Bay.
-- Home side won last five Chicago-Montreal games.
-- Devils won four of last five games with Florida.
-- Predators lost three of last four games with Ottawa.
-- Jets lost six of last seven games with Columbus.
-- Minnesota won four of last six games with Avalanche.
-- Ducks won last four games with Phoenix, allowing eight goals.
-- Penguins won their last six games with Calgary.
-- Kings lost five of last seven games with Detroit.
-- Bruins lost three of last four games with San Jose.

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Unbeaten No. 2 Syracuse hosts UNC on Saturday
by Robert Livingston

Carrier Dome - Syracuse, NY
Tip-off: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ET
Line: 529 North Carolina +7 vs 530 Syracuse


Giant killer North Carolina has a chance to beat its third top-five team of the year when it goes to the Carrier Dome Saturday to face No. 2 Syracuse for the first time as conference foes.

The undefeated Orange have jumped out to a 15-0 SU start with two wins against ranked opponents in Baylor and Villanova. As usual, Jim Boeheim’s 2-3 defense has been menacing this season, holding teams to 59.3 PPG (12th in Div. I), and forcing 15.9 turnovers per game (23rd in nation) on 9.5 SPG (12th in Div. I). They are 7-4 ATS overall this season, but only 3-3 ATS at home. The Tar Heels have now lost two in a row to weak teams in Wake Forest and Miami, falling to 5-8 ATS when favored. That has been their trend all season, with earlier losses to heavy underdogs Belmont, UAB and Texas. But they have shown a knack for beating some of the country’s best, Michigan State, Louisville and Kentucky, who are all ranked among the nation's top-15 teams. Both MSU and Louisville were double-digit favorites over UNC, which is 7-8 ATS overall and 1-2 ATS on the road. The last time these two teams met was on Nov. 20, 2009, when the unranked Orange stomped then-No. 6 North Carolina 87-71 at Madison Square Garden thanks to a 22-1 run to open the second half.

Though the Tar Heels average 77.7 PPG, they scored only 62.0 PPG on 35% FG and 19% threes (7-of-36) in their back-to-back losses to the Demon Deacons and Hurricanes. Their defense has allowed a pedestrian 68.5 PPG, but has limited opponents to a mere 38.7% FG (25th in nation) and 30.4% threes. Rebounding definitely is not the problem, as UNC averages 42.1 RPG (11th in Div. I) and outrebounded Wake and Miami by a combined 23 boards. Leading the offensive struggles in the past two games is the team’s top scorer, PG Marcus Paige (17.0 PPG, 4.4 APG), who went a combined 5-for-27 from the field (3-of-19 threes) in those two contests, totaling 16 points and six turnovers despite a solid 14 assists. He is a more natural passer than scorer, but has been forced to shoot more often this season (41% FG, 35% threes), though hopefully for head coach Roy Williams, that is less often the case now with SG Leslie McDonald (11.0 PPG, 34% threes) back in the swing of things after missing the start of the season. But after averaging 12.3 PPG on 46% FG in his first four games, he's been ice-cold in the past two with 8.5 PPG on 6-of-25 FG (24%) and 3-of-14 threes. PF James Michael McAdoo (14.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG) is the team’s second-leading scorer, and he’s averaging a double-double of 16.0 PPG and 10.0 RPG over the past three contests. C Brice Johnson (11.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG) and freshman PF Kennedy Meeks (7.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG) give him help down low, while swingman J.P. Tokoto (10.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG) can play the forward, but also stretch defenses with his willingness to shoot the three.

While Syracuse is lauded for it's great defense in the 2-3 zone, the offense is also pretty strong, averaging 74.1 PPG on 46.7% FG and 36.0% threes. The key to Syracuse’s success this season has been the stellar play of freshman PG Tyler Ennis (11.7 PPG, 5.6 APG) who has taken expert care of the ball with only 1.2 turnovers per game. He’s also a tenacious defender, forcing a team-high 2.6 SPG while sophomore G Trevor Cooney (13.9 PPG) joins him at the top of the zone, forcing 2.1 SPG. Cooney is a deadly three-point shooter, hitting 3.2 per game on a 45.3% clip. Senior PF C.J. Fair (17.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.6 SPG) is Syracuse’s top scorer, providing consistent production on the block and knocking down mid-range jumpers (46% FG). Ultra-athletic sophomore SF Jerami Grant (12.3 PPG, 6.1 RPG) paces the team in rebounding, where he also receives help from role players PF Rakeem Christmas (5.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG) and C DaJuan Coleman (4.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG), who could be critical against North Carolina’s strong rebounders.

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Vandy seeks signature win Saturday vs. No. 14 Kentucky
by Robert Livingston

Memorial Gym - Nashville, TN
Tip-off: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET
Line: 573 Kentucky -8 vs 574 Vanderbilt

In search of a season-defining win, Vanderbilt will host No. 14 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, a team the Commodores have dominated ATS in recent years.

Vanderbilt has covered in five consecutive games (2-3 SU) against the Wildcats, three of which came last season. After losing two tight regular-season meetings to Kentucky by a combined six points, they rolled to a 64-48 blowout win in the SEC Tournament, sending the Wildcats to the NIT. This year’s Kentucky squad has three losses, but all to teams ranked at the time —Michigan State, Baylor and North Carolina— and recently had its first big win of the season when it took down then-No. 6 Louisville two games ago. One of the top rebounding teams in the nation (44.1 RPG, 6th in Div. I), the Wildcats are 6-6 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS in true road games (1-3 ATS in non-home games). The Commodores are coming off a 68-63 loss to Alabama in which they covered a seven-point spread, moving them to 7-5 ATS on the season. They are 6-1 SU (3-3 ATS) at home, but 0-5 SU (3-2 ATS) as an underdog. Vanderbilt has yet to play a ranked team this year, but begin a tough stretch against the Kentucky and No. 21 Missouri in its next two games. And they will play the rest of the season without leading scorer Eric McClellan, who was suspended because of academic reasons.

John Calipari’s Kentucky squad is averaging 81.1 PPG on 47.9% FG, but makes just 30.0% threes and has more turnovers (12.8 per game) than assists (12.7 per game). On defense, the squad allows a pedestrian 66.1 PPG, but limits opponents to 38.3% FG (19th in nation) and 30.7% threes. The team is once again dominated by freshmen, most notably double-double machine PF Julius Randle (17.4 PPG, 10.9 RPG). He has nine double-doubles already this season and shoots 56% from the floor, but he turns the ball over 3.1 times per game. Defensively, he gets major help from sophomore C Willie Cauley-Stein (9.0 PPG, 7.9 RPG) down low, who is averaging a ridiculous 3.9 BPG (5th in nation). In three meetings with Vandy last season, Cauley-Stein averaged 11.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 2.7 BPG. This duo is the reason why Kentucky ranks third in the nation with 14.4 offensive rebounds per game. The rest of the team’s double-digit scorers are all freshmen. PG Andrew Harrison (10.9 PPG, 3.3 APG) takes care of most of the ball-handling responsibilities, though he’s making only 38% of his field goals (32% threes). His twin, SG Aaron Harrison (14.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG) has been the better scorer and shooter (46% FG), though he’s making only 28% of his three-pointers and is 0-for-6 from distance in the past two games where he's committed seven turnovers with just four assists. Freshman swingman James Young (14.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG) may have more upside than either of them, averaging 22.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG and 4.5 APG over the team’s past two games, in which he recorded double-doubles in both contests.

This Vanderbilt squad is not outstanding in any particular way, averaging 70.2 PPG (236th in Div. I) and 37.4 RPG (100th in nation). On defense, the club gives up 66.5 PPG, but limits these opponents to 40.9% FG and a paltry 27.9% threes (12th-best in nation). It will be much tougher to score without SG Eric McClellan, who led the team with 14.3 PPG, adding 4.4 RPG and 3.2 APG. However, McClellan hurt the team from long distance (6-of-33 threes, 18%), and the Commodores were able to shoot 46% from the floor (6-of-13 threes) in their first game without him on Tuesday. Senior PG Kyle Fuller (10.0 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.7 APG) will have to be more assertive on the offensive end in his absence, and he did just that in Tuesday's loss to the Crimson Tide with 15 points on a season-high 10 field goal attempts (5-of-10 FG). The same can be said for junior SG Dai-Jon Parker (5.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.3 APG), who takes only 5.2 shots per game but is actually hitting an outstanding 45.2% of his three-point tries. This backcourt duo combined for 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and just one turnover in Vandy's win over Kentucky in last year's SEC Tournament. Senior PF Rod Odom (13.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG) is now the team’s leading scorer, playing a hefty 35.0 MPG. Despite his 6-foot-9 frame, he’s actually the team’s best shooter, hitting 2.8 threes per game on a 46.3% clip. He's also coming off back-to-back, 20-point games and is also the only Commodores player averaging more than 5.0 RPG, which could pose problems against the beefy Kentucky frontcourt that can dominate the glass. Odom had a dismal 3-of-16 shooting performance against the Wildcats in Nashville last year, but contributed nine points, six boards and two blocks in the SEC Tournament win. He’ll need serious help from 6-foot-10 freshman C Damian Jones (10.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG), who is averaging 1.2 BPG. Jones is averaging 16.0 PPG and 3.5 BPG over the team’s past two contests and will be needed to body up against Randle and Cauley-Stein.

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WINNING POINTS

PRO BASKETBALL

Brooklyn over *Toronto by 2
After beginning the season with 21 losses in their first 32 games and hit with numerous
injuries, the Nets have been showing positive signs, including a stunning road win
at Oklahoma City earlier this month. The Nets have too many proud veterans to let
the season slip by.
BROOKLYN 98-96.

Houston over *Washington by 6
The Rockets have won and covered seven of nine this season when playing without
rest and hold a huge frontcourt edge with Dwight Howard. Washington entered the
first weekend of this month failing to cover five of the last six times when playing an
opponent with a winning record.
HOUSTON 109-103.

*Philadelphia over New York by 4
The 76ers came out of their West Coast trip last week shockingly hot winning four in
a row while scoring at least 111 points in three of those last four road victories. The
76ers also entered the first week of this month with a winning spread mark in the second of consecutive games.
PHILADELPHIA 112-108.

*Detroit over Phoenix by 5
The Suns have the better backcourt if Eric Bledsoe is 100 percent, but are playing in
their fourth road game in five days.
DETROIT 101-96.

***BEST BET
Milwaukee over *Oklahoma City by 1
Sandwiched between road games against Denver and Memphis, the Thunder might
take the Bucks for granted, especially after rolling past them, 92-79, in mid-November
at Milwaukee. The Bucks have gotten healthier since then while the Thunder are without Russell Westbrook, who scored a game-high 26 points against Milwaukee. The
Bucks' interior defense has gotten much tougher with Ersan Ilyasova and Larry
Sanders patrolling the middle. The Thunder have been far from dominant at home
since Westbrook went down.
MILWAUKEE 96-95.

***BEST BET
Charlotte over *Chicago by 4
The Bobcats have been outstanding as road 'dogs going 12-2-1 ATS in that role
through this past Thursday. The Bobcats had a rough stretch against Western
Conference foes getting out of their defensive pattern, but are in their element against
the Bulls, who continue to be racked by injuries and who had failed to cover in nine
of their first 16 games at United Center.
CHARLOTTE 94-90.

*Dallas over New Orleans by 8
The Pelicans are a fade on the road where they have gone 8-21-1 ATS through this
past Monday. The Mavericks have the scorers with Dirk Nowitzki and Monta Ellis to
take advantage of the Pelicans' shoddy road defense.
DALLAS 108-100.

*Denver over Orlando by 8
This contest marks Orlando's fourth of five straight road game and second in two
nights. Denver has beaten Orlando at home during nine of the past 10 times.
DENVER 100-92.

*Portland over Boston by 16
Blowout city. The Celtics were 1-6 ATS in their first seven games versus foes with an
above .600 winning percentage and are playing in their fourth road game in five days.
PORTLAND 107-91.

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POINTWISE

NBA BASKETBALL

(7:05) TORONTO RAPTORS 103 - Brooklyn Nets 93 _____ _____

(7:05) WASHINGTON 98 - Houston Rockets 94 _____ _____

(7:35) PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 113 - New York Knicks 110 _____ _____

(7:35) Phoenix Suns 101 - DETROIT PISTONS 98 _____ _____

(8:05) OKLAHOMA CITY 103 - Milwaukee Bucks 97 _____ _____

(8:05) Charlotte Bobcats 104 - CHICAGO BULLS 98 _____ _____

(8:35) DALLAS MAVERICKS 99 - New Orleans 94 _____ _____

(9:05) DENVER NUGGETS 119 - Orlando Magic 111 _____ _____

(10:05) PORTLAND BLAZERS 110 - Boston Celtics 90 _____ _____

BEST BETS
TORONTO (3)
CHARLOTTE
PORTLAND (1)

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LA Syndicate

Added

CBB Big Play Oregon State

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Kelso

25 units on New Orleans +8
25 units on Colts +7
10 unit two team parlay

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

CBB FLORIDA at ARKANSAS
Play On - All teams where the line is +3 to -3 (ARKANSAS) off an upset loss by 15 points or more as a favorite, a good team (60% to 80%) playing a team with a winning record
78-38 since 1997. ( 67.2% 36.2 units )

CBB MONTANA ST at E WASHINGTON
Play Against - Underdogs of +145 to +350 vs. the money line (MONTANA ST) good 3PT shooting team (>=36.5%) against an average 3PT defense (32-36.5%), after a game where a team made 50% of their 3 point shots or better
135-30 over the last 5 seasons. ( 81.8% 60.4 units )
9-6 this year. ( 60.0% -4.6 units )

CBB TENNESSEE ST at SE MISSOURI ST
Play Against - Home favorites vs. the 1rst half line (SE MISSOURI ST) good 3PT shooting team (>=36.5%) against a poor 3PT shooting team (<=32%) after 15+ games, after 2 straight games making 50% of their shots or better
89-45 since 1997. ( 66.4% 39.5 units )

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PAUL LEINER

100* Saints +8
100* Notre Dame -1.5
50* Duke -6

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CHASE DIAMOND

9* CBB EARLY CASH
Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech+2

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Metric
560 Clemson +6

571 Memphis -7.5
664 Georgia Southern +2.5

577 Alabama -2.5

625 Wichita State -10

638 Illinois State -7

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metric

NFL Playoffs 7 point teaser (pays +130):

Saints/Seahawks U51.5
Colts/Pats U57.5
Chargers +16

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Spartan

New England -7

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Cleveland Insider

NBA
4.5* Bobcats/Bulls over 178
2* Knicks/76ers over 208.5

NHL
4.5* Boston/San Jose under 5.5
1* Chicago/Montreal over 5.5

CBB
2* Indiana/Penn State over 148.5
1* UNC/Syracuse over 137.5
1* Seton Hall/Marquette under 136.5

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Ecks and Bacon

Ben lee won in the NBA on Friday with the Nets +8/Heat.

E&B are going to the NFL on Saturday with the Patriots -7/Colts.

Ecks and Bacon is 3-1 +$95 for week Eleven and is 40-49-2 -$1271

All E&B selections will be for $50 unless noted

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Goodfella

Saturday Early Game CBB Play

519 St. Louis BetOnline (http://www.cappersmall.com/forums/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fpartners.commission.bz%2Fpr ocessing%2Fclickthrgh.asp%3Fbtag%3Da_36640b_419) vs 520 Dayton Free pick

Analysis:
FREE Personal Play on ST. LOUIS +2.5

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Sean Michaels

50 DIME
Rebound Rout of the Year
Butler

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Nick Parsons 10* Elite of the Elite

Seattle

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Ben Burns NBA Blue Marlin Beatdown

Portland

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Jesse Schule Hot Diggity Dog

Brooklyn

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Football Sack:


SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -8 ($5,000) POUND THIS PICK AND DO NOT LOOK BACK!

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CHRIS JORDAN

200* teaser: Seahawks and Colts

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Norms clubhouse

January 11, 2014
Last night: 1-1.....Season: 121-131


NBA
NY Knicks -5 Philly
Denver -11 1/2 Orlando


College
Penn State +2 1/2 Indiana
St. Johns +4 1/2 Villanova
Oklahoma +3 1/2 Iowa State
Butler -1 1/2 Georgetown
South Carolina +3 LSU
Marquette -10 1/2 Seton Hall
Harvard -15 Dartmouth
Princeton -8 Penn
Long Beach -12 UC Davis
Texas -9 1/2 Texas Tech
Nebraska-Omaha -2 1/2 W. Illinois

Here are your late NFL consensus plays for the playoff games of Saturday, Jan. 11.


STRONG PLAY: New England -7 Indy


REGULAR PLAY: Seattle -8 New Orleans


NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: Both of these selections agree with Picks of the Pole. But a word of caution about this weekend. Some of you elect to play "teasers" but in the playoffs I'd be very careful here. The historical results of this weekend suggest that the results often fall very far from the line and that blowouts are very common. Thus the advantage of moving the line 6 or 7 points one way or the other (the common teaser amounts) is often not beneficial. Play the games straight and live with those results.

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BANKROLL SPORTS
10* Saints @ Seahawks Over 44.5 (NFL)
5* New England Patriots -7 (NFL)
4* Colts @ Patriots Under 50.5 (NFL)
3* Boston Celtics +13 (NBA)
2* Chicago Bulls -4.5 (NBA)

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Docs W/ Write ups
8 Unit Play. #540 Take Arkansas Razorbacks -1 over Florida Gators (1 pm ESPN 2) When pulling the trigger on this big of a play, all you can ask for it to get you money down on a perfect set-up and that is what we have here today. Arkansas is a much better team at home and Coach Anderson's 40 minutes of hell is hard to beat in Fayetteville. The refs cannot call every foul and thus Arkansas was able to run the table in the SEC last year at home and have not lost a home game this season to this point. The Razorbacks got pounded on Wednesday at Texas A & M, but the same thing happened last year and Arkansas won their next home game by 23 points. Michael Qualls and Bo Portis shot just 4 for 22 in that game on Wednesday but I expect a much better effort for both of them tonight.

But what this play really comes down to is fading the Gators, a team that is really banged up on the moment and will be without their leading scorer Casey Prather for this game. To make matters worse, the Gators have injuries to Scottie Wilbekin, Patrick Young, and Michael Frazier II. Florida is already a soft team to begin with and losing Prather will be too much to overcome. Arkansas beat Florida by 11 points last year at Bud Walton Arena and will enter this game having won 23 in a row at home. Florida is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 SEC games. Arkansas is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a loss in their previous game. All the signs points to a rout by the home team and we are confident our money in on the right side.

4 Unit Play. #546 Take North Texas Mean Green -9 over Tulane Green Wave (2 pm) This is just a basic fade play on Tulane as North Texas is nothing special but Tulane is absolutely terrible. Tulane is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 15-36 in their last 51 conference games. North Texas is 4-1 ATS (1 push) in their last 6 home games.

4 Unit Play. #555 Take Missouri Tigers -4 over Auburn Tigers (2 pm ESPN U)

5 Unit Play. #635 Take Utah State Aggies (pk) over Nevada Wolf Pack (8 pm) A rebirth has been taking place for Nevada as they were terrible in the nonconference portion of the season before winning their first 3 Mountain West games. But those wins came against terrible teams and they will get all they can handle tonight against Utah State. Whether you agree with Stew Morril's decision or not, this team is much better with Jarred Shaw in the middle of the line-up. The Aggies are now at full strength and I believe that they will make some noise in the MWC this season. Nevada is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games. Utah State is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games played on Saturday.

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Micah Roberts

Colts / Patriots Under

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Ross Benjamin

10* New England -7

5* Seattle -8

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Jeff Clement

7 Units Memphis -7.5

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Betting Resource

Colts +7

Western Michigan -1.5

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Docs

3 Unit Play. #111 Take New Orleans Saints +8 over Seattle
Seahawks (Saturday 4:35 pm FOX) The Hawks are the No. 1 seed but they
will have their hands full on Saturday taking on one of the most explosive
offenses in the league. New Orleans is coming off a win at Philadelphia and now
travel west to face the No. 1 team in the conference. The Hawks are not an
explosive team on offense and need to create opportunities on defense in order
to blowout teams. I just do not see Drew Brees giving them many chances. Seattle
lost to Arizona at home down the stretch and that showed that this team is not
invincible at home like many though they were. New Orleans is 23-11 ATS in their
last 34 games played on field turf.

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Scott Stylze -
CBB Penn State

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XpertPicks


Saturday Football


Play Seattle -8 over New Orleans (TOP NFL PLAY)---RISK 25% OF YOUR BANKROLL
4:30 PM EST


New Orleans has lost 6 of the last 7 games against the spread vs. NFC West Division Opponents and they have also lost 5 consecutive road games against the spread when the total posted is between 42.5 and 49 points. New Orleans has lost 19 of the last 25 games against the spread coming off a road win by three points or less and they have also lot 4 of the last 5 games against the spread when playing as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points.




Play Indianapolis +7 over New England (TOP NFL PLAY)---RISK 25% OF YOUR BANKROLL
8:15 PM EST


New England has lost 7 consecutive games against the spread coming off two covers as a favorite and they have also lost 5 of the last 6 games against the spread after scoring 30 points or more in their last game. New England has lost 6 of the last 8 games against the spread coming off an OVER the total in their last game and they have allowed an average of 385 yards a game on defense at home this season.

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Joe Gavazzi

4 Ne over
3 Ne
3 Seattle under
2 Seattle

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Big Al - Cbb & Nhl


NHL Selections for Saturday, Jan. 11
3* Sharks -148


NCAA Basketball Selections for Saturday, Jan. 11
4* Oklahoma +3 (rotation #532, Noon)
4* TCU +15.5 (rotation #543, 1 pm)
4* Pacific -5 (rotation #582, 4 pm) NEW
3* LSU -1.5 (rotation #541, 1:45 pm)
3* Kansas -9.5 (rotation #552, 2 pm)
3* Dartmouth +15 (rotation #561, 2 pm)
3* Temple +7.5 (rotation #572, 3 pm)
3* IUPU-Fort Wayne -2 (rotation #686, 7 pm)
Opinion North Carolina +7 (rotation #529, Noon)
Opinion Massachusetts -8 (rotation #534, 12:30 pm)
Opinion Clemson +6 (rotation #560, 2 pm)
Opinion Long Beach St. -12 (rotation #622, 7 pm)
Opinion Missouri St. +10 (rotation #626, 8 pm)

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ANDRE GOMES
NFL Divisional Round - 111 New Orleans Saints @ 112 Seattle Seahawks
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 112 Seattle Seahawks (-8) @ -110

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VegasInsiders
NFL
New Orleans +9

CBB
Mississippi -1
Middle Tenn State -5.5

NHL
Philadelphia -130

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Sports Cash System Play of The Day for Today: 1/11
NCAA College Basketball





Seton Hall +10½ over Marquette



Overall Record: 200-174

(System Record: 200-8, Lost last game)

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RAS
CS Northridge +3
Fresno +8
UC Irvine -7.5
Montana -3.5
South Dakota +5

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Robert Ferringo

7-Unit Play. Take #689 Nebraska-Omaha (-2) over Western Illinois (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
Note: This is my Summit League Game of the Year.
Much like my 7-Unit winner with Cleveland State on Wednesday, this game is all about revenge. Omaha has lost to Western Illinois four straight times - that's back-to-back season sweeps - and that includes a healthy 18-point blowout here last year. However, Omaha has turned the tide this year. WIU was the No. 2 team in the conference last year and had an outstanding season, going 22-9. But they lost four of their five starters and this year they are expected to finish near the bottom of the Summit standings. They have been less than impressive to this point in the season and three of their six wins this season have come against D-II schools. The Leathernecks have been solid at home, going 4-1. But those three D-II wins all came in the comfort of their own gym. The first time they stepped up in class at home they lost by 11 to William & Mary, a team that is solid but not even as good as Omaha. The Mavericks are solid. I've seen them play three times and I liked what I saw in each one of them. They have a very experienced, upperclassmen-laden team and are led by the solid backcourt of C.J. Carter and Devin Patterson. And they have been very good on the road, getting three true road wins this year including beating a very talented Nevada squad. However, what has really impressed me about Omaha has been its road losses. They only lost by 8 at Iowa and by 3 at UNLV. They also played tough against Drake, Minnesota and Hawaii, three very good home teams. This Omaha team has beaten all the teams it is supposed to and they have lost to all the teams they have supposed to. They are supposed to beat WIU and I think they will. Western Illinois is one of the worst offensive teams in the country and they are one of those teams that tries to grind out wins with defense and by playing ugly. But they start two freshmen and a sophomore and are one of the least experienced teams in the division. These guys don't know the system that well and haven't learned how to play the type of ball Jim Molinari wants. Also, while Omaha is a very good offensive team they aren't some run-and-gun, all-offense/no-defense type of squad like an Iona. The Mavericks can dig in when they need to and they are in the top half of college basketball in field goal defense and 3-point defense. This game will not be a blowout. It will be tight just by virtue of how WIU plays. But Omaha is going to win this game. And the No. 3 free throw shooting team in the nation is going to do enough at the line to ice it and keep the back door closed. I like Omaha by seven or eight in a game where the Mavericks take over in the second half and keep the home team at arm's length down the stretch.
2-Unit Play. Take #523 Wake Forest (+15) over Pittsburgh (Noon)
2-Unit Play. Take #540 Arkansas (-2) over Florida (1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #555 Missouri (-2.5) over Auburn (2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #573 Kentucky (-8) over Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #577 Alabama (-2) over Georgia (4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
3-Unit Play. Take #585 Delaware (-3.5) over James Madison (4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #591 Virginia (-1.5) over N.C. State (5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #597 Rutgers (+13.5) over Cincinnati (6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #634 Arkansas State (-4.5) over South Alabama (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #635 Utah State (-1) over Nevada (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #644 Arkansas-Little Rock (-7) over Troy (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #681 North Dakota State (-12.5) over IUPUI (2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
2-Unit Play. Take #696 Northern Colorado (-10) over Idaho State (9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #536 St. John's (+4.5) over Villanova (1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #559 Duke (-6) over Clemons (2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take#565 Rhode Island (+10) over George Washington (2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #567 Western Michigan (-1) over Miami, OH (3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #570 Lafayette (-9.5) over UT-Arlington (2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #611 Georgetown (+2) over Butler (7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #620 Kent State (-11) over Ball State (7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #639 Texas Tech (+10) over Texas (8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. Take #652 BYU (-12) over Loyola Marymount (9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #618 UC-Santa Barbara (-3.5) over Cal Poly (7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11) AND Take #676 SE Missouri State (-3.5) over Tennessee State (6:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)
1-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #546 North Texas (-9) over Tulane (2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11) AND Take #606 Connecticut (-6.5) over Central Florida (6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11)

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L J Sports Group
Kansas -9.5
Temple +7.5
Nc state +1.5
East Carolina -5
Cal santa Barbara -8.5
Kent State -11.5
Troy state +7
Fresno State +8
Appalachian state +15
Austin peay +7.5
Siu Edwardsville +8.5
Montana -3.5

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Seabass

college hoops
100 UNC
100 Marquette

200 Seattle Seahawks
100 over total Sea/NO

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ATS

8 ark
8 rich
8 coll of charles
8 vill

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Teddy Covers 20* Big Ticket

Tennessee -12

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Sports Cash System

extra pick:

New Orleans Saints +9 over the Seattle Seahawks (Spread Bet) (NFL Football) - Game Starts at 4:35 PM EST

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Rainman
Seat-8
NE -7
O51- NE

[golden contender]

Saturday card has a Fist full of 5* Plays- Both NFL Sides from Powerful Systems dating as far back as 1976 with Several 100% Angles, last week NFL went 3-0- NBA Goes 4-1 last night and remains top ranked on several boards. One 5* Perfect system side tonight. Big NCAAB Card has 4 Evening plays including Perfect system, Big Blowout and Road warrior sides. Free NCAAB Play below

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On Saturday the Free NCAAB Play is on Weber. St. Game 665 at 3:00 eastern. Weber. St has dominated losing teams winning 36 of the last 40. Today they travel to North Dakota where they have won all games in the series. Weber. St has won 6 of 7 after scoring 60 or less, 5 of 6 off a conference loss, 15 of 20 with 1 or less day of rest and 25 of the last 31 on Saturday. North Dakota has failed to the last 6 times off 3+ spread losses. They lost here vs Weber St last year by 15 and are 0-9 in their last 9 lined games. Weber. St has a slightly better RPI Ranking too. Weber. St will look to rebound from a season low 35% shooting from the field. We will take Weber. St here and lay the point. On Saturday we have a Huge card. Last night those with us went 4-1 in the NBA Led by the Big top play on Dallas. NFL Went 3-0 last week and this week we have Both 5* Sides from Perfect playoff systems and one dates to 1976. In the NBA Which remains ranked at the top we have one Perfect system side. In College Hoops another solid card backed with 4 NCAAB Sides, including Evening Blowout and Road warrior Perfect angle plays. Jump on and see the cutting edge data we use. For the free play take Weber. St in College Hoops. GC

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PPP

4% Colts / Patriots Over

3% Patriots

3% Saints / Seahawks Under

2% Seahawks

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RAS

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UC Irvine (-7.5)
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Fresno State (+8)
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Cal State Northridge (+3)
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Phillygodfather

colts+295
broncos U54.5
Montana-3.5

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Bob Balfe
CBB
Syracuse-7

NFL
Seahawks-8
Pats-7

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Northcoast

4'* under 44 NO/Seattle playoff goy
3* New England -7.5
top opinions
New Orleans +10
under New England / indy

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Diamond Dog Sports
For 1/11


Over Patriots 51.0 -110 (4*)

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EXECUTIVE HOOPS

400 mid tenn st
300 delaware
300 virginia

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DHayes2

Ole Miss -3

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From The Platinum Sheet
STATFOX FORECASTER

NFC PLAYOFFS:
SAN DIEGO (117) AT DENVER (118)
Latest Line: Denver -9.0; Total: 54.0

The sizzling-hot Chargers try to win their fourth straight road game on Sunday when they visit the topseeded Broncos for the second time in a month. San Diego has scored at least 26 points in each of five straight wins overall, and held a 177 to 18 rushing advantage in its upset victory in Denver on Dec. 12. That was the Broncos' lone home loss this year, where they are 5-2-1 ATS and have racked up 39.5 PPG and 455.5 total YPG. QB Peyton Manning is 9-9 in his playoff career, including 0-2 versus the Chargers, but since joining the Broncos, he has torched San Diego for 300 passing YPG, 12 TD and 3 INT in four meetings.
FORECASTER: Denver 30, San Diego 23

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San Diego (-5)
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Diamond Dog Sports

Suns / Pistons Over 205.5

Hofstra +3.5

Texas A&M +12

Rutgers +14

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Today's NBA Picks

Brooklyn at Toronto

The Nets travel to Toronto to face a Raptors team that is coming off a 112-91 win over Detroit and is 4-0 ATS in its last 4 games following a victory be more than 10 points. Toronto is the pick (-9 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Raptors favored by 13. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-9 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.


SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
Time Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST


Game 501-502: Brooklyn at Toronto (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Brooklyn 115.090; Toronto 127.866
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 13; 196
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 9 1/2; 192 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-9 1/2); Over


Game 503-504: Houston at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 117.580; Washington 119.136
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 2 1/2; 202
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+2 1/2); Under


Game 505-506: New York at Philadelphia (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 118.398; Philadelphia 110.681
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 7 1/2; 216
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 4 1/2; 209
Dunkel Pick: New York (-4 1/2); Over


Game 507-508: Phoenix at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 114.083; Detroit 117.530
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 3 1/2; 201
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 205 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-1 1/2); Under


Game 509-510: Milwaukee at Oklahoma City (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee 109.379; Oklahoma City 129.727
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 20 1/2; 206
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 13 1/2; 196 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-13 1/2); Over


Game 511-512: Charlotte at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 113.901; Chicago 114.607
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 172
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 4 1/2; 177 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+4 1/2); Under


Game 513-514: New Orleans at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 112.658; Dallas 124.453
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 12; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 8; 198 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-8); Under


Game 515-516: Orlando at Denver (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Orlando 114.706; Denver 120.224
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 5 1/2; 208
Vegas Line & Total: Denver by 12; 203
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (+12); Over


Game 517-518: Boston at Portland (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 113.402; Portland 120.904
Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 7 1/2; 212
Vegas Line & Total: Portland by 12; 206 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+12); Over

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EXECUTIVE NFL

250 Patriots

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Doc Sports
NBA
4* Charlotte +4.5
2* Washington +2.5

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Indian Cowboy's Picks For College Basketball


3-Unit Play. #552. Take Kansas -10 over Kansas State (Saturday @ 2pm est).


Indian Cowboy's Picks For NBA Basketball


8-Unit Play. #502. Take Toronto Raptors -9.5 over Brooklyn (Saturday @ 7pm est).

It's really important not to over think certain lines. What you have here is a Raptors team that lost to Brooklyn earlier this year by a bucket and now they look to get revenge at home against them. The Nets come off a big double-overtime win against the Heat and honestly if you watched that game, you would realize with Lebron getting called for his 6th foul, the fact the Heat did not have anyone else on the floor who can score at certain times given all their injuries, it made the Nets look a lot better than they probably are. Granted, the Nets will still likely make the playoffs given how weak the (L)east is this year. The Heat played with no Wade, no Chalmers and no Battier in that contest and they still nearly managed to beat the Nets who gave up a 14 point lead in the contest. Combine that with the Heat also losing to the Knicks the contest before and it makes for a good opportunity to take them as they return back home. As per this game, the Raptors are one of the hottest ATS teams in the league having covered their last 8 straight. When all is said and done, you will likely see the Raptors as a top 4 seed in the East in my opinion as this team is playing significantly better as they are one of the few teams in the East that can matchup to the Pacers consistently. Note the Raptors lost to the Pacers by 7 points on the road and also lost to the Heat by 5 points on the road. That Pacers loss was very impressive considering the Raptors beat the Pacers at home 13 points as a 5.5 point underdog and losing to the Pacers by just 5 points despite having big revenge against the Pacers is quite significant. This is the same team that beat the Knicks at home by 15 and beat the Bulls on the road Outright which is difficult to do regardless of the injuries the Bulls have (the Bulls have won a series of contests without Deng as they come together as a team as the typical knowledge of teams do well when one of their stars gets injured or traded). With nearly 64% of the public on an underdog, it is always a reason to take notice and what you see here is a team that is likely to have a let down in the Nets on the road at Toronto, the Raptors are 10-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference of late and the home team is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings between these two teams. Hence, you have a let down for Brooklyn, revenge for the Raptors and a quality public fade here with most of the public on the Underdog which is a rarity.

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RAS :

OVER 130 kansas

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Scott Stylze

Added CBB. Minnesota +10.5

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Vegas Sports Informer
NBA
(3*) Take #513 Over 197 ½ New Orleans at Dallas (8:35 p.m., Saturday, January 11)

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Ray Falco

CBB

Eastern Michigan
Over Minn-MSU

NFL

New Orleans
New England

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Fat jack

Seat/NO. Over 44
NE/Indy Inder 51

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Scott Spreitzer’s NFL Playoff Smackdown G.O.Y.! *13-1, 93% Run! – Sat.


New England

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killer move
dartmouth

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NESS CBB Conference GOY

Arkansas Little Rock

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Ben Burns
NHL
Los Angeles ML -180

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TMC Sports Advisors

Seattle -8

New Orleans/ Seattle Under 45

Patriots -7

Colts /Patriots Over 50.5

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Picksbypete
CBB
Kentucky -8
Coll Charleston -4
Santa Clara +6.5
Utah St -1
TEx Tech +9.5
Calif -1.5
Kent St -11.5
Charlotte -12
George Town +2.5
Drake +8.5
Hawaii -3.5
Loy Marymount +12.5

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Chris Thomas Sports / OfficialPicks
NFL
Seahawks
Colts
NBA
Portland
New Orleans

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King Creole
5 * Total of the year Patriots Over

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Wayne Root

No Limit: Seattle Seahawks
Millionaire: New England Patriots

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Betting As a Business
Orlando +12.5 /Denver 1.25 Units
Play Is On Orlando

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Dwayne Bryant

2 Units Cincinnati -13.5

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Big al elite SEATLE SEAHAWKS

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WAYNE ROOT

MILLIONAIRES----NEW ENGLAND
The Indianapolis Colts will be invading Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Colts are coming off of one of most exciting come from behind playoff wins in years. After falling behind early to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Colts simply refused to give up. They would rally from a 28 point third quarter deficit to win the game – making it the second-largest comeback in NFL playoff history. The Patriots will be well rested as they host the Colts. They had a first round bye last week. The question of will the week off hurt them, is simply no. They have been down this road too many times. They know exactly how to approach this challenge. If the New England offense is firing on all cylinders, Andrew Luck will need another big game if the Colts are to have a chance. Hall of Famers Brady and Bellichik will have New England ready and Luck on the road may be wearing a little thin. Look for New England to strut their stuff. TAKE NEW ENGLAND
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NO LIMIT---SEATTLE
The New Orleans Saints will storm onto Century Link Field to take on the Seattle Seahawks. The Saints were 11-5 on the regular season and they are coming off of a tough win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints started the season strong, but stumbled toward the end of the season – forfeiting the division title to the Carolina Panthers. Things will definitely not be getting any easier for the Saints and they must head to the Northwest to take on the league’s most dominant defense in the league. The Seahawks ended the season with a 13-3 record. They obtained that record by totally dominating their opponents from the defensive side of the ball. Their offense is not shabby either with Russell Wilson at the helm. Expect this line to go up to at least 8.5 but don't worry Seattle will win this game by double digits. First match-up was dominated by Seattle 34-7 just a month ago and don't see anything changing in this one. Soft New Orleans team will be hit in the mouth early and often as Seattle sends message to rest of NFC teams.
TAKE SEATTLE

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MILLIONAIRES CLUB
small colts

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SPORTS UNLIMITED/Marco
3 colts

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Charlotte Sports
NEP -7 (-120) 1.20units

@big_east
NEP -7 (-110) 2.20units
2 team teaser Seattle-2.5/Denver-1.5 (-130) 1.30units

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LT LOCK

Kansas -10

Toronto -9-

Seattle -9
New England -7

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HONDO Divisional Playoff Week

Saints-Seahawks: Much is being made of the Saints’ 34-7 Week 13 loss at CenturyLink. However, if Sean Payton is half the genius he thinks he is, Hondo is confident proper adjustments will be made. After all, it’s not like the Seahags were unbeatable at home — the Redbirds provided a late-season blueprint on how to do it. And don’t rule out the impact of the weather — there’s a 100 percent chance of rain, which could precipitate an upset. But probably not. Seahawks 28-23.
Colts-Patriots: Hate to throw a wet blanket on all the devout believers in St. Andrew, but let’s face it, if it wasn’t for bad Luck (which necessitates many of his comebacks), there wouldn’t be all this talk about great Luck. And now he heads into the Beli of the Beast. Count on Belichick pulling something out of his hoodie that will bring out the bad Luck. The Colts keep it close, but the Luck stops here. Patriots 31-27.
49ers-Panthers: These teams may look like mirror images — dynamic QBs, grind-it-out offenses, smothering defenses — but further reflection shows otherwise. And don’t read too much into the way the Panthers’ Kaepernickel Defense shut down SF’s QB in their Week 10 win. Since then, two key weapons — Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree — have returned to the Niners, while Steve Smith is now hobbling on a bad knee. It may take the Kaeped Krusader’s (Ric) Flair for the dramatic, but expect San Fran to pin a narrow defeat on the Panthers. 49ers 19-16.
Chargers-Broncos: It’s Mile High, so the joint will be jumping, and it will be puffed and passed as well. Freak stat: The last four Super Bowl winners have played the Eagles in their home openers, which would seem to bode well for the Chargers, who saddled the Broncos their only home loss. However, Wes Welker’s return puts Denver’s receiving corps at full strength, which should be enough to prevent Peyton from having to explain another embarrassing early playoff dismissal. SD’s Super dream will go up in smoke, but don’t hesitate to bolt down a bet on the Chargers. Broncos 35-27.

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SPORTS NETWORK

OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Saints overcame the odds of playing outside in a polar climate to snap their road playoff drought and are feeling pretty good about themselves.
"Just knowing that we have to get better and the road to the playoffs and the Super Bowl looks like it's going to go through that place," Brees said of Seattle. "If we want to accomplish what we set out to accomplish, then we better find a way to go there and win. I was just hoping we have another opportunity and here we are with that opportunity."

Brees said scoring points and getting a large enough lead will quiet the Seattle fans known as the 12th man. He has to tame the Seahawks' defense first and that will be an arduous task. Besides, it's tough enough to keep Sherman quiet no matter what the outcome is.

Seattle is well-rested, well-prepared and ready to get back to the NFC Championship game. New Orleans had a great run at the end of the regular season and an impressive Wild Card victory in Philly, but the Saints will go marching back to the Crescent City with another road playoff loss.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Seahawks 27, Saints 17

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Las Vegas Pipeline
15* Saints
10* Colts

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Maddux Sports
CB #597 20* Rutgers +13.5
Free Play NFL UN 45 Sea

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Vegas Runner
no ratings
SAINTS +10 (-125)...SHOP IT and SPRINKLE MONEY-LINE!
IND/NE UNDER 51
PATRIOTS PK with SAINTS +17...7 POINT TEASER

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SPORTS NETWORK

OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Pats will be looking to become the first team since the 2001-04 Philadelphia Eagles to go to at least three straight conference championship games and the one constant through New England's remarkable run of success has been Brady, who has won 17 games in the playoffs, the most in NFL history.

"When it comes down to it, the team that plays the best is going to win," said Brady. "In the playoffs, you're playing the best teams. When you play a good team, it's hard to beat a good team when you don't play your best."

Overall Brady is 17-7 in the postseason, an amazing .708 winning percentage against the best competition the NFL has to offer.
Luck is a future superstar and will eventually have his time but Brady is already there and a constant is a constant for a reason.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Patriots, 23, Colts 17

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Sports Unlimited/Marco

5* 7point teaser Seattle and Denver tomorrow

3* Indy

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SBP Original NBA 1/11

517. Boston Celtics +12

Rest of Games:
515. Orlando Magic +12

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Mysystempicks

Saints +9.5
Patriots -7
Raptors -9.5

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Dave Cokin:

NFL: Pats -7

527 Boston College +1.5
540 Arkansas -2.5
559 Duke -5.5
609 Richmond -5.5
657 New Mexico -14
690 W Illinois+2.5

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Dr, Bob hoops …


***Princeton (-8) over PENNSYLVANIA
03:00 PM Pacific Rotation: 599
Princeton qualifies in a very good 101-31-1 ATS first conference games situation that is an even better 78-15-1 ATS since 1997 (and won for us earlier this week on Utah State) and the Tigers have been better on the road under coach Henderson, going 23-10 ATS during his tenure, including 4-0 ATS this season and 5-1 ATS as a road favorite of 6 points or more. The Tigers are better in the 9 games that senior star guard T.J. Bray has played (he missed 4 games), which is not surprising given that Bray averages 17.2 points on 55% shooting (43.5% from 3-point range) while also averaging 6.4 assists per game. Penn, meanwhile, has been without their best player, Darien Nelson-Henry, the last 4 games due to a concussion. The Quakers’ center has been upgraded to questionable but I get Princeton by 8.6 points if Nelson-Henry plays at his normal level and by 10.9 points if he doesn’t play at all. I’ll take Princeton in a 3-Star Best Bet at -9 points or less and for 2-Stars up to -10 points.
Opinion - Alabama (-2 1/2) over GEORGIA
01:00 PM Pacific Rotation: 0
Georgia is coming off an emotional overtime upset victory at Missouri as an 11 1/2 point dog but that unlikely win sets up the Bulldogs in a negative 27-60-4 ATS letdown situation today. My ratings favor Alabama by 2 points and in this case I'm going to insist on getting a fair line to make this a Best Bet. I'll lean with the Crimson Tide at -3 or less and I'd take Alabama in a 2-Star Best Bet at -2 or less.

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Rocketman - 3* Suns

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Sean Michaels

SATURDAY

50 dime release on Butler against Georgetown. Butler is -1 1/2 at home as of 6:00 my time on Saturday morning here in Vegas.

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Bondi
4* New England -7
3* Saints +9