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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with Duke (-15) on Monday and likes Iowa State on Tuesday.

The deficit is 145 sirignanos.

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Cappers Access

(CBB) Florida -10
(CBB) Iowa St -10.5
(CBB) Iowa +7.5

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NHL

Hot teams
-- Washington won its last seven home games.
-- Rangers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Predators won five of their last six games. Montreal won eight of last eleven.
-- Red Wings won six of their last seven games.
-- Tampa Bay won nine of last 12 games. Canucks won last three games, allowing one goal.
-- Bruins won five of their last six games. Dallas won last two games, scoring 11 goals.

Cold teams
-- Oilers snapped 14-game road losing streak Saturday.
-- Senators lost five of last seven games.
-- Penguins lost 8 of last 12 games, allowing 11 goals in last two. Flyers lost three of last four.
-- Minnesota lost seven of last nine games.
-- Arizona lost its last five games, scoring eight goals. Chicago lost three of last four.

Series records
-- Washington won four of last six games with Edmonton.
-- Rangers lost four of last six games with Ottawa.
-- Flyers won their last five games with Pittsburgh.
-- Montreal/Nashville split last eight games, last three went OT.
-- Red Wings lost four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Lightning won their last three games with Vancouver.
-- Chicago won four of last six games with Arizona.
-- Boston/Dallas split their last six games.

Totals
-- Five of last six Washington home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Ranger games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Philly home games stayed under.
-- Seven of last eight Nashville home games went over.
-- Over is 4-2-1 in last seven Detroit-Minnesota games.
-- Five of last six Vancouver road games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Arizona road games went over.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Boston road games.

Back-to-back
-- Flyers are 1-7 if they played the night before.
-- Minnesota is 2-3 if it played the night before.
-- Canucks are 2-5 if they played night before.

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Gold Medal Club

CBB

509 Mississippi +4

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NBA

Hot Teams
-- Thunder won three of last four games (1-4 last five A). Heat also won three of its last four games (2-3 last five H).
-- Spurs won seven of last nine games (3-0 last three AF).

Cold Teams
-- Nuggets lost last three games by 8-8-43 points (3-4 HU).

Series Records
-- Thunder lost seven of last eight games with Miami.
-- Spurs won their last four games with Denver.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Miami home games stayed under.
-- Seven of Spurs' last eight road games stayed under.

Back-to-Backs
-- Denver is 0-4 vs spread at home if it played night before.

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StatFox Super Situations

NBA | OKLAHOMA CITY at MIAMI
Play Against - Home teams where the line is +3 to -3 (MIAMI) poor team - outscored by their opponents by 3+ points/game against opponent after a combined score of 205 points or more 2 straight games
44-18 over the last 5 seasons. ( 71.0% | 24.2 units )
3-2 this year. ( 60.0% | 0.8 units )

NBA | SAN ANTONIO at DENVER
Play Against - Home underdogs vs. the money line (DENVER) terrible defensive team - allowing 103+ points/game on the season, in January games
61-12 over the last 5 seasons. ( 83.6% | 36.4 units )
15-6 this year. ( 71.4% | 0.7 units )

NBA | OKLAHOMA CITY at MIAMI
Play Against - All teams where the 1rst half line is +1.5 to -1.5 (OKLAHOMA CITY) after beating the spread by more than 12 points in two consecutive games against opponent after going under the total by 24 or more points total in their last three games
29-8 since 1997. ( 78.4% | 20.2 units )
0-1 this year. ( 0.0% | -1.1 units )

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StatFox Super Situations

CBB | IOWA at WISCONSIN
Play Against - Home teams as a favorite or pick (WISCONSIN) average 3PT shooting team (32-36.5%) against an average 3PT defense (32-36.5%), dominant rebounding team (>=+6 reb/game) against a good rebounding team (+3 to +6 reb/game)
75-37 over the last 5 seasons. ( 67.0% | 34.3 units )
4-2 this year. ( 66.7% | 1.8 units )

CBB | BOSTON COLLEGE at SYRACUSE
Play Against - Any team (SYRACUSE) a very good team (>=+8 PPG differential) against an average team (+/- 3.5 PPG differential), after a loss by 10 points or more
80-104 over the last 5 seasons. ( 43.5% | 57.0 units )
6-12 this year. ( 33.3% | -5.8 units )

CBB | KANSAS ST at IOWA ST
Play On - A home team vs. the 1rst half line (IOWA ST) off a home win scoring 85 or more points, on Tuesday nights
293-185 since 1997. ( 61.3% | 89.5 units )
13-10 this year. ( 56.5% | 2.0 units )

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Arthur Ralph Sports

Free play TUES SA Spurs -7

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EZWINNERS

EZ's Plays For Tuesday

Cashed in a winner on Monday in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks over the Detroit Pistons! One college basketball selection on my card for Tuesday. Good luck!

-EZ


2* (518) Davidson Wildcats -2

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Asianhandicapexpert

Coupe de France

Concarneau - Dijon

Tip: Dijon

Odds: 1,80

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NCAA Basketball Picks Dayton at Davidson The Flyers head to Davidson tonight to face a Wildcats team that is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 home games. Davidson is the pick (-2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Wildcats favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Davidson (-2 1/2). Here are all of today's NCAA Basketball picks.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST


Game 505-506: Michigan at Rutgers (6:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Michigan 63.335; Rutgers 59.472
Dunkel Line: Michigan by 4
Vegas Line: Rutgers by 4
Dunkel Pick: Michigan (+4)


Game 507-508: Valparaiso at Youngstown State (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Valparaiso 58.860; Youngstown State 51.756
Dunkel Line: Valparaiso by 7
Vegas Line: Valparaiso by 10
Dunkel Pick: Youngstown State (+10)


Game 509-510: Mississippi at Georgia (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi 61.572; Georgia 68.396
Dunkel Line: Georgia by 7
Vegas Line: Georgia by 4
Dunkel Pick: Georgia (-4)


Game 511-512: LSU at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LSU 62.580; Florida 75.491
Dunkel Line: Florida by 13
Vegas Line: Florida by 10
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-10)


Game 513-514: Boston College at Syracuse (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston College 58.511; Syracuse 68.486
Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 10
Vegas Line: Syracuse by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-8 1/2)


Game 515-516: Kansas State at Iowa State (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas State 63.299; Iowa State 75.872
Dunkel Line: Iowa State by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: Iowa State by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Iowa State (-10 1/2)


Game 517-518: Dayton at Davidson (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dayton 62.318; Davidson 67.190
Dunkel Line: Davidson by 5
Vegas Line: Davidson by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Davidson (-2 1/2)


Game 519-520: Illinois State at Drake (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois State 60.999; Drake 50.055
Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 11
Vegas Line: Illinois State by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Illinois State (-8 1/2)


Game 521-522: Illinois-Chicago at WI-Green Bay (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois-Chicago 46.311; WI-Green Bay 60.088
Dunkel Line: WI-Green Bay by 14
Vegas Line: WI-Green Bay by 17
Dunkel Pick: Illinois-Chicago (+17)


Game 523-524: Wright State at WI-Milwaukee (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Wright State 51.251; WI-Milwaukee 52.095
Dunkel Line: WI-Milwaukee by 1
Vegas Line: Wright State by 2
Dunkel Pick: WI-Milwaukee (+2)


Game 525-526: Minnesota at Nebraska (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 64.229; Nebraska 62.896
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Nebraska by 3
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+3)


Game 527-528: Tennessee at South Carolina (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee 62.853; South Carolina 65.765
Dunkel Line: South Carolina by 3
Vegas Line: South Carolina by 6
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (+6)


Game 529-530: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vanderbilt 60.644; Kentucky 87.555
Dunkel Line: Kentucky by 27
Vegas Line: Kentucky by 22
Dunkel Pick: Kentucky (-22)


Game 531-532: Iowa at Wisconsin (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Iowa 66.540; Wisconsin 77.023
Dunkel Line: Wisconsin by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Wisconsin by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wisconsin (-7 1/2)


Game 533-534: San Diego State at Air Force (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego State 62.478; Air Force 55.905
Dunkel Line: San Diego State by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego State by 9
Dunkel Pick: Air Force (+9)


Game 535-536: Utah State at Nevada (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah State 52.474; Nevada 56.900
Dunkel Line: Nevada by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Utah State by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nevada (+1 1/2)

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Wolkosky Milan


20* Youngstown St +10
20* Mississippi +4
20* Kansas St +11
20* Tennessee +6
20* Vanderbilt +22

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Vegas Sports Informer
(3*) Ivory Coast -175 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

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Sean Higgs

4* Nevada

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Arlon Sports
Georgia -4
Davidson -2.5

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Hockey Crusher


Play of the Day
Dallas Stars -108 over Boston Bruins


Rest of the Plays
Detroit Red Wings + Minnesota Wild UNDER 5.5
Ottawa Senators + New York Rangers OVER 5.5
Chicago Blackhawks + Arizona Coyotes OVER 5.5

Basketball Crusher


Play of the Day
Air Force +9.5 over San Diego State


Rest of the Plays
Davidson -3 over Dayton
Drake +8.5 over Illinois State
Denver Nuggets +7.5 over San Antonio Spurs

Soccer Crusher


Avranches + Metz UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in France

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Today's NBA Picks Oklahoma City at Miami The Thunder (8-13 SU on the road) head to Miami tonight to face a Heat team that is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 home games versus a team with a losing road record. Oklahoma City is the pick (-6) according to Dunkel, which has the Thunder favored by 9. Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-6). Here are all of today's NBA picks.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
Time Posted: 10:30 a.m. EST


Game 501-502: Oklahoma City at Miami (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 127.526; Miami 118.632
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 9; 204
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 6; 198 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-6); Over


Game 503-504: San Antonio at Denver (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 124.233; Denver 113.196
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 11; 210
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 8; 205
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-8); Over

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Vince Akins's Pick Pack
NBA Daily Picks


Premium Plays
Matchup: San Antonio at Denver
Time: 9:05 PM EDT (Tue)
Play: San Antonio (-8 -105)
Line Source: 5dimes (http://www.5dimes.com/)
Posted on: January 20, 2015 @ 10:40:38 AM EST


4-STAR San Antonio over DENVER – If a team can’t get up at the start of the back-to-back, playing the second end of it, which is the fourth game in five nights, is not any more likely to see them play well. The Spurs are a very efficient team like Golden State, and those teams are bad matchups for the Nuggets.
Denver is playing their fourth game in five nights here. The Spurs are 9-0 ATS (8.72 ppg) since Feb 24, 2010 when their opponent is playing their fourth game in five days.
They faced Golden State yesterday and were destroyed, 122-79. The Nuggets are 0-10 ATS (-9.10 ppg) since Nov 30, 2012 after playing the Warriors.
Even as a huge dog in that game, they still failed to cover by 29 points. Teams with no rest that failed to cover by at least 27.5 points last game are 59-72-1 ATS.
Denver shot a brutal 34.5% from the field in the loss. The Nuggets are 0-8 ATS (-5.94 ppg) since Apr 23, 2011 at home after a double digit loss in which they shot less than 40% from the field.
Only two players reached double figure scoring for Denver as their starters combined for a mere 37 points. The Nuggets are 0-9 ATS (-11.83 ppg) since Jan 31, 2014 off a game in which 3 or fewer players scored 10 or more points in a loss.
San Antonio shot just 38.8% Sunday but it did not matter at all in a 89-69 win. The Spurs are 9-0 ATS (11.00 ppg) since Jan 05, 2002 as a road favorite after a game at home in which they shot less than 40% from the field.
Of their 31 baskets, 23 were assisted, their third straight game with a high assist total. The Spurs are 8-0 ATS (9.69 ppg) since Mar 28, 2014 as a favorite when at least 65% of their baskets were assisted for two straight games.
SPORTSBOOK BREAKERS PREDICTION: San Antonio 109, DENVER 93

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Paul Leiner

100* LSU +10

100* Tennessee +5.5

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Chase Diamond Free Selection

NBA | Jan 20, 2015
San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets

10* Denver Nuggets +8½-115
This game features the 26-16 Spurs at the 18-23 Denver. We backed Denver yesterday as they had their butts handed to them by the score of 122-79 I expect them to come out and really go all out even though they are on a 4 games in 5 nights stretch. The Nuggets play well at home as they are 12-9 their and the Spurs are not the same on the road just 11-10. Spurs have won the last 4 in Denver but I believe this number is way to high for the home team here and the points are a gift from Vegas. 78% of the public are laying on this heavy road favorite take the points and Denver for a nice 10* winner.

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Hot Chicks Picks / Britney DeLuca

In CBB take MINNESOTA +3 to husk plenty of corn in their win!

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RAS

Rutgers -3

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Tuesday NBA 100% Power system play + the 33-2 NCAAB Game of the Month are the Lead plays. Free NCAAB Play below.




The A-10 Power play is on Davidson. Game 518 at 7:30 eastern. Davidson has won all 8 home games by an average 86-61 score. Tonight they will host the high flying Dayton Flyers who are 15-1 and sit a top A-10 Conference. Dayton has won 8 straight and this will be one of their tougher road games as Davidson will look to bounce back from a Blowout loss at Richmond where they allowed a season high 57% from the field.. Davidson is 38-11 off a conference loss and 3-0 of late in that role. They have covered 11 of the last 12 lined ages and are 4-0 after allowing 80 or more points in their last game. They have covered 8 of 9 as a favorite and will look to put an end to the Dayton 8 games win streak. Non Ranked home favorites in this range have been solid historically vs ranked teams. Were doing Davidson. On Tuesday Jump on and cash big with 2 Top plays as the 33-2 NCAAB Game of the Month and the 100% Never Lost League wide Power system play take center stage. For the free Play take Davidson. GC

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Marc Lawrence

Iowa

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Brandon Lang

20 DIME BASKETBALL TOP DOG

Tennessee +5.5

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MIKE DAVIS (CBB)
4-Unit Play. Take #534 Air Force +9 over San Diego State (Tuesday, January 20th at 9:30 p.m.)
My spreadsheet has SDSU winning this game by a final score of 59-55. The key components in this matchup are: home court advantage & recent history
These two teams have already played once this season at San Diego State where the Aztecs defeated Air Force by a final score of 53-49. As you can tell from my spreadsheet prediction, I don’t see this game being much different. Air Force is at home and they have played much better at home than they have on the road. Neither of these teams are offensive juggernauts and SDSU holds a decisive advantage on the defensive end. Having said that, the Aztecs are just 1-3 in true road games and this is a game they will have some problems getting up for. They lost on the road to Fresno State which is ranked very similar to Air Force. However, they beat Wyoming on the road by 8 points and Wyoming is a top 100 team. The Aztecs have talent and a very good coach but motivation will be tough to find tonight for Steve Fisher’s group. I like the Air Force Academy at home taking the points.
Take Air Force

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INDIAN COWBOY (CBB)
7 unit -South Carolina -6

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ATS Lock Club

B-ball
4* Nebr-2.5
4* Dayton +3


Hockey
4* Van-TB/undr 5.5
3* Boston +110

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Kelso

20 Units Thunder

20 Units Nuggets

10 Unit Parlay Thunder & Nuggets

3 Units Georgia

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GOODFELLA
NBA 1st Half Play
SPURS/NUGGETS – OVER 97 points

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Greg Shaker

triple-dime bet

Iowa / Wisconsin Over 129.5

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PhillyGodFather

Kansas St +10.5

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RAS
LSU / Florida Over 133

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HARRY BONDI

NBA FREE PICK

SAN ANTONIO (-7.5) over Denver
9:05 p.m. ET

This is simply a case of two teams heading in opposite directions. The Nuggets come in losers of three straight, including an embarrassing 122-79 loss at Golden State last night. Tough to get back up off the mat after a loss like that, especially when you come home to face a Spurs team that’s won five of its last six and has gone 22-8 ATS in the last 30 meetings in Denver. The road team in this series is also 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings overall. Lay the lumber on the road.

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DAVE ESSLER

3* ole miss
2* davidson ML
2* wis milw

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Cleveland Insider

CBB
Rutgers Scarlet Knights -3.5 over Michigan Wolverines
Davidson Wildcats -3 over Dayton Flyers
Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix -17.5 over Illinois Chicago Flames

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Power Play Wins

Power Play Of The Day

NBA: San Antonio Spurs -7.5

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Worlds Worst Picker

Georgia
Drake

NBA
Heat

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James Jones
NCAAB-Florida University(-11)-109 3*
NCAAB-South Carolina University(-6.5)-102 2*
NBA-San Antonio Spurs(-8)-110 2*

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MY SYSTEM PICKS
Thunder -8 (2.5u)
Davidson -3 (2u)

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SB Professor Original NBA Picks

No plays today

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Ocalsports

NCAAB
(5) LSU +11
(5) K State +10

NBA
(5) Thunder -7.5

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Tony Apps
RARE 15* Iowa +10 -120 (buy hook)
10* BlackHawks NHL Pk Line -1.5 -115
RARE 15*
5* Neveda +1

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Jack Jones
15* Rutgers -3
15* K State +11
15* OKC -7
20* Iowa +9.5

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Trace Adams

Top-Rated
1000♦
Winner # 4 in a Row

Western Conference
Total of the Month

Spurs under

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StraightUPWinners Sharp - Xavier Singleton
Sports Picks, January 20, 2015

NCAAB Card
2 plays

Dayton Flyers vs Davidson
5-Units Davidson -3 @ 5dimes (http://affiliates.5dimes.com/tracking/Affiliate.asp?AffID=AF000189&mediaTypeID=220&AffUrlID=229)


Dayton Flyers are a basketball school that puts on a great product year after year. They haven't had a losing season since the 05-06 campaign. But Flyers Coach Archie Miller who is 78-40 in Dayton and currently ranked #22 has his work cut out for them. I don't trust them. Dayton had to dismiss its starting center and back up center after the two were caught stealing money from the dorms. Dayton doesn't have a single player over 6'6 on its Roster. Dayton doesn't score a lot and completely relies on it's defense to win. But Davidson offense is way to potent to be stopped. They score 82 ppg, thats 8th in the nation. Even if Dayton slows them down, they can't keep up. Davidson has 8 players 6'7 or bigger. Dayton none. Davidson has only lost 4 games, to top Ranked Kentucky and #3 Ranked UVA, both games they lead in, lost #20 VCU and at Richmond. Davidson should roll as Dayton hasn't been tested.

Tennessee vs South Carolina
5-Units South Carolina -6.5 @ 5dimes (http://affiliates.5dimes.com/tracking/Affiliate.asp?AffID=AF000189&mediaTypeID=220&AffUrlID=229)


The most surprising team in the SEC is Tennessee, who came into the season as the most inexperienced team in all of basketball. They've out played themselves but now need to see if they can keep it up. They are playing on back to back road games, a stat that isn't appreciated enough in college basketball. An inexperienced team will not deal with this well. South Carolina is 6th in the nation in FG Defense. This is the kind of things that will frustrates a young team with a new coach in a new system. This is a complete situational play.

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8 Unit Side Play · [512] Florida Gators
Garry Costley's Coaching Trends Tue Jan 20th, 2015 7:00pm EST
Expert Preview: (15-3) lifetime involving games with Vandy in hoops.
Expert Analysis: Gators too tough with their D.....FL by 19.

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JASON SHARPE (CBB)

7* Rutgers -3.5

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RICH SPORTS

NHL

Edmonton tt un2.5 regulation -160 4Units
Philly 1st pd ov -120 4Units
Montreal ov 5.5 +115 3U
Detroit tt ov 2.5 OTI -140 3U

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Will Rogers NHL

Minnesota +1.5
Pitt/phil over 5.5

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BeatinTheBookie

4* Iowa/Wisconsin over 131.5
2* Davidson/ Dayton O142
1* Michigan TT O58.5
1* Iowa State/K State O138
1* Kentucky TT O74
1* Tennessee +6.5

Teaser - 7 points, ties push (1*)
Tennessee +13.5
Iowa Wisconsin over 124.5
Florida -4

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VEGASLINEREADER

Rutgers -3.5

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Al McMordie
3* Heat +6.5
3* Rutgers -3.5

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Youngstown Connection
Date: Tuesday January 20, 2015
$25.00 NCAAB Play #1

#505 Michigan +4 630PM Eastern

Line from BetOnline (http://partners.commission.bz/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_36640b_127)
Line as of 450PM Eastern 1/20/15

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Dr bob

3* boston college
1* vanderbilt

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VegasButcher

Oklahoma City Thunder -7.5
Oklahoma City Thunder -3.5 (1st Half)

In the last two games OKC has averaged 127 PPG, shot 55% from the field, and registered 27.5 assists per game. Now they get to take on a Miami team that ranks 25th in DefEff and 26th in eFG%-allowed. The Heat are coming off a 3-2 West-Coast trip and are coming into tonight’s game off a win – basically, they are content with the roadie. What’s interesting to me is that with both Wade (hammy) and Deng (illness) upgraded to probable for tonight’s game, the spread continues to rise from -6 to -7.5. Typically you’d expect the opposite on such news. I think it’s pretty clear that this OKC team is playing at an ‘elite’ level right now, and Miami just doesn’t have enough offense or defense to keep up. Wade and Deng make this starting lineup stronger, but the guys on the bench are still totally useless. Unlike OKC, who have Waiters and Jackson coming off the bench, Miami has guys like Granger, Haslem, and Norris Cole. Wade might have to play 48 minutes just to keep this Heat team in the game, but of course that’s unrealistic with all the hammy issues he’s been having this season. I expect a strong start, and finish, out of the Thunder tonight.

San Antonio Spurs -8

Once Leonard rejoined the team, the Spurs have won by 14 and by 20. All of a sudden this team went from barely being able to grind out ‘single digits’ wins to blowing opponents out. I know 2-games is a tiny sample size and is pretty insignificant, but the impact of Leonard can’t be over-stated. He’s San Antonio’s best and most well-rounded player, and his impact on games is huge. Tonight the Spurs will take on a Denver team that is on a b2b and playing their 4th game in 5 nights. Yesterday the Nuggz got blown out by 43 points @ Golden State Warriors. It’s important to note that they’ve also lost to the Wolves (2nd worst team in the league) by 8 at home only a few games back and were pretty uncompetitive against Dallas prior to that (+8.7 ave lead for Mavs in that one). This team is just not playing well right now and taking on a Spurs squad that is getting healthier will be a major challenge. The Nuggets have had an average DefEff rating of 115 in their last 3 games, and with no practice time between yesterday and today, I doubt we’d see an improvement against the Spurs. (By the way, just for comparison, Wolves are the worst defensive team for the full season @ a defensive rating of 112.) San Antonio is a deep and well balanced team that plays very unselfish ‘basketball’ on the offensive end. To make matters worse, they also rank 6th overall defensively this season. I think Denver is going to be in a very difficult game once again tonight.

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TONY FINN (CBB)

Dayton +3

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Vegas Winning Crew

NHL 50 Dime Plays: NY Rangers, Tampa Bay

NCAAB: 50 Dime Play: Rutgers -3

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BEN BURNS

10* Main Event — Nebraska -3-106

I am playing on NEBRASKA. The Huskers have used their tough defense to go 2-0-1 against the spread over their last three games and they face a Minnesota team that isn’t exactly loving Big Ten season right now. The Gophers are just 1-5 since conference play began and their bettors haven’t seen a dime in any of those games after an 0-6 against the spread start. I don’t think Minnesota’s luck is about to change going up against a Nebraska field-goal defense that ranks third in the Big Ten and is on pace to be the best Husker D in over 50 years. Nebraska also held its first 16 opponents this season to just 27.6 percent from beyond the 3-point line until they let Wisconsin shoot better than 50 percent last game. I think that was just an anomaly though and we’ll see Nebraska return to its normal self Tuesday night. Minnesota is notorious to Big Ten counterparts for being better at home than on the road and the Gophers’ numbers are proving it so far again this year. They are 0-3 SU and ATS on the road in conference play and allowed at least 70 points in all three games. The Gophers also score about 10 fewer points on the road than their overall average this season. I think Nebraska’s Tim Petteway, the Big Ten’s second leading scorer, will generate enough Huskers enough offense to cover this small number against a weak road team and the Husker D will take care of the rest. 10* Main Event

9* Best Bet — Denver Nuggets +8-105

I am playing on DENVER. After a team suffers an embarrassing loss like the 43-point drubbing the Nuggets got hit with last night against the Warriors, that team usually responds with either a terrible effort or a fantastic one the next game. I think we’ll see the latter from the Nuggets tonight, which makes me feel like they are being awarded too many points from oddsmakers here. If the Nuggets have any pride at all, they’ll come back and compete tonight against a very good Spurs squad like their season depended on it. One area they hold an edge over San Antonio is rebounding, where the Nuggets are actually the second-best offensive boards team in the league. I think we’ll see the Nuggets fight like mad for loose balls and get some key second chance points that will at least help them keep this one close. The Nuggets should also benefit from being back at home tonight where they score about three more points and allow three fewer points than their season averages. One other item to consider is that the Spurs seem to have a bit of a letdown after big wins recently. They are 1-5 against the number after winning by double digits in their previous game. San Antonio is coming off an 89-69 win over Utah two nights ago, putting the team in that spot tonight. 9* Best Bet

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Betting First Look with Marco D’Angelo
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Nevada (pk)

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JOE GAVAZZI

Dayton at Davidson (-3) 7:30 ET CBSC TV

1* – Dayton (+3)

Davidson has been one of the surprise teams in college basketball, opening 12-4 SU, 11-2 ATS. Their transition from the SoCon to the A10 was expected to be rocky. Though they are 3-2 SU in the league, they have already lost to the defensive poise and pressure of VCU and Richmond. Here is another Defensive Dandy, who will give them problems. Behind 4th year HC Archie Miller, Dayton advanced to the Elite 8 last year. Despite only 2 RS, the Flyers are at it again. They enter tonight on an 8 game winning streak with a 5-0 SU, 4-0 ATS record in league play. In that 5-game start, they have allowed just 54 PPG to league foes. Let’s play this Defensive Dandy as underdog against a Wildcat team, whose 82 PPG offensive average took a major hit when they lost at Richmond (89-63) Saturday night. Before you take off the rubber band, note that under 25th year HC McKillop, the Wildcats are 40-7 SU at Belk L3+Y, including 8-0 SU this season.

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VEGAS RUNNER

300 OVER 97.5 – spurs vs nuggets 1st half
400 OVER 204 spurs vs nuggets
400 florida -11

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LT LOCK

South Carolina -7

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Falcon Sports


​2 units Boston Bruins +100

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STEVE BUDIN

50 Dime play — San Antonio -8

Western Conference Game of the Year,

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Al Demarco

Davidson

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TheRealWiseOne:

Davidson -2 1/2 $3,000
Davidson ML $3,000
UW Mil +1 1/2 $5,000
Ole Miss +4 $3,000
Iowa +10 $3,000
Nevada pk $3,000

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DIAMOND DOG SPORTS

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NCAAB

#533: SDSU: -9.5 (-110) (1*)

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Rkapper

OKC Thunder
Spurs 1st Half Over

Michigan
LSU 1st Half Over
Iowa 1st Half Under