1-4-12

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*** POINTWISE ***

•ORANGE BOWL
CLEMSON VS. WEST VIRGINIA
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 8:00 PM EST
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Let it fly! Take a quick peek at the above stats to see just how this contest will likely play out. The Mountaineers of West Virginia, & the Tigers of Clemson meet for only the 2nd time, with the first coming in the '89 Gator Bowl (27-7 CU win). For the Mounties, this marks their 10th consecutive bowl season, as well as their 3rd BCS bowl in the last 7 years. It must be noted that in those prior 9 bowl games, WVa, altho winning 4 straight with Pat White at QB ('05-'08), has allowed an average of 33.7 ppg. Sure, they've averaged 36.8 ppg themselves, over their last 6 bowl games, but just 14 ppg the last 2 years (no White). This season, they wound up in a 3-way tie for the BigEast crown, nailing this spot via higher BCS rating. They are led, of course, by QB Smith, who has thrown for 3,978 yds (65%, 25/7).

And that includes an astounding & school-record 38-of-65 for 463 PYs vs the #1 team, & #2 "D" in the nation, namely LSU. He has topped 400 PYs 4 times TY, so try 410 PYs vs Louisville's 19 ppg "D". Just 3 losses for WVa, but 2 by 26 pts (LSU & Syracuse). The Tigers return to the Orange bowl for the first time since they nailed down the 1981 national championship, with 22-15 win over Nebraska. Thirty Years! The Fridge, etc. CU opened the year at 8-0, climbing to the 6th spot in the polls, only to drop 4 straight, before their shocking 38-10 rout of VaTech in the ACC title game. QB Boyd is the real deal, with 3,578 yds, 61%, & 31/10. And that includes 3 TDs in that VaTech win. Altho neither team can be trusted, defensively, it must be noted that Clemson allowed 35.5 ppg in its final 6 regular season games. And CU is on a 1-5 ATS bowl slide (only cover by 1½ pts). Edge goes to the dog.

PROPHECY: WEST VIRGINIA 34, Clemson 31 RATING: *3-STAR
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•NBA BASKETBALL
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TORONTO RAPTORS 103 - Cleveland Cavs 99
ORLANDO MAGIC 119 - Washington Wizards 97
BOSTON CELTICS 104 - New Jersey Nets 98
MIAMI HEAT 101 - Indiana Pacers 93
Chicago Bulls 99 - DETROIT PISTONS 89
NEW YORK KNICKS 103 - Charlotte Bobcats 98
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 97 - Memphis 96
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS 108 - Philadelphia 104
SAN ANTONIO SPURS 119 - Golden State 100
DALLAS MAVERICKS 100 - Phoenix Suns 99
DENVER NUGGETS 103 - Sacramento Kings 92
Houston Rockets 97 - LA CLIPPERS 93

BEST BETS: ORLANDO, CHICAGO (4), SAN ANTONIO (2), HOUSTON
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•COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROPHECY
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Xavier 76 - LASALLE 70
Duke 73 - TEMPLE 69
ST BONAVENTURE 67 - George Washington 54
St Josephs 71 - DUQUESNE 67
CINCINNATI 63 - Notre Dame 55
West Virginia 62 - RUTGERS 51
Illinois 74 - NORTHWESTERN 68
NORTHEASTERN 67 - UNC-Wilmington 57
CENTRAL FLORIDA 70 - Tulane 59
GEORGETOWN 68 - Marquette 61
DELAWARE 63 - Hofstra 62
James Madison 76 - WILLIAM & MARY 63
DREXEL 67 - Towson 44
FLORIDA STATE 68 - Auburn 60
VA COMMONWEALTH 73 - Georgia State 69
CHARLOTTE 67 - Richmond 66
MEMPHIS 83 - Tennessee 82
OKLAHOMA STATE 72 - Texas Tech 65
KANSAS 90 - Kansas State 76
MISSOURI STATE 74 - Illinois State 67
SO MISSISSIPPI 70 - East Carolina 62
Saint Louis 64 - DAYTON 58
BRADLEY 69 - Southern Illinois 66
NORTHERN IOWA 74 - Indiana State 70
Wichita State 83 - EVANSVILLE 71
TCU 69 - Rice 57
MARSHALL 76 - UTEP 73
HOUSTON 68 - Tulsa 64
IOWA STATE 67 - Texas 66
Syracuse 89 - PROVIDENCE 78
MINNESOTA 65 - Iowa 55
MURRAY STATE 78 - Eastern Kentucky 65
Eastern Illinois 64 - SIU EDWARDSVILLE 54

BEST BETS: ST JOSEPHS, WEST VIRGINIA, GEORGETOWN, AUBURN, JAMES MADISON, SAINT LOUIS, UTEP

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*** SPORTS REPORTER ***

WEST VIRGINIA OVER CLEMSON by 3
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FORECAST: WEST VIRGINIA 37, CLEMSON 34

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*** WINNING POINTS ***

CLEMSON OVER WEST VIRGINIA BY 6
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When the Tigers were good they were very good, including drubbing Virginia Tech by a combined 61-13 in a pair of stunning outcomes. Yet this is also a team that lost in double figures three times. There are playmakers galore, with Tajh Boyd able to get the ball out to Sammy Watkins, DeAndre Hopkins and Dwayne Allen, and Andre Ellington a force overland. But so many times their results were tied into making those big plays, and not necessarily solid fundamental football – the defense went through a frustrating November stretch of three consecutive games without forcing a single turnover. But that offense will find room to make plays here against a West Virginia defense that brings less than the numbers may indicate. As the bowls progress we expect to see that Big East offenses were nothing special this season, yet West Virginia only held one league opponent to less than 20 points, while allowing 202 over those seven games. The Mountaineers will also spread the field on offense and make plays behind Geno Smith, but they were not fundamentally-sound in Dana Holgorsen’s first campaign, and winning their final three games by a combined seven points was hardly a sign of coming together down the stretch. In a battle of erratic teams, the Tigers are less so.

CLEMSON 34, WEST VIRGINIA 28

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty pushed with Virginia Tech (+3) Tuesday.

Wednesday it’s Clemson. The deficit is 5 sirignanos.

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Our Free Plays are 782- 562 (57 %) over the last 3 years!

Free play are currently on a 24-15 run ! Your Free Wednesday winner Syracuse -13

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Gamblers Data

Free Play Wednesday

St. Louis (NCAA) -2.5

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 53-23 (.697)
ATS: 35-46 (.432)
ATS Vary Units: 133-143 (.482)
Over/Under: 36-43 (.456)
Over/Under Vary Units: 112-126 (.471)

ORLANDO 104, Washington 87
TORONTO 104, Cleveland 100
Chicago 96, DETROIT 89
NEW YORK 104, Charlotte 97
MIAMI 103, Indiana 90
BOSTON 100, New Jersey 85
Memphis 106, MINNESOTA 99
NEW ORLEANS 94, Philadelphia 92
SAN ANTONIO 110, Golden State 99
DALLAS 108, Phoenix 96
DENVER 113, Sacramento 100
Houston 105, L.A. CLIPPERS 104

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DCI NHL

Season: 181-134 (.575)

Winnipeg vs. MONTREAL: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Boston 3, NEW JERSEY 2
VANCOUVER 3, Minnesota 2
San Jose vs. ANAHEIM: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

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DCI CBB

Season
Straight Up: 1678-471 (.781)
ATS: 590-692 (.460)
ATS Vary Units: 2060-2574 (.445)
Over/Under: 631-642 (.496)
Over/Under Vary Units: 837-801 (.511)

Atlantic 10 Conference
DUQUESNE 76, Saint Joseph's 75
LA SALLE 72, Xavier 71
Richmond 69, CHARLOTTE 66
Saint Louis 60, DAYTON 57
ST. BONAVENTURE 69, George Washington 56

Atlantic Sun Conference
Belmont 78, JACKSONVILLE 64
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 73, USC Upstate 64
Florida Gulf Coast 71, KENNESAW STATE 67
MERCER 77, Stetson 61
NORTH FLORIDA 76, Lipscomb 73

Big 12 Conference
KANSAS 74, Kansas State 67
OKLAHOMA STATE 72, Texas Tech 62
Texas 76, IOWA STATE 72

Big East Conference
CINCINNATI 70, Notre Dame 62
GEORGETOWN 70, Marquette 64
Syracuse 79, PROVIDENCE 63
West Virginia 70, RUTGERS 65

Big Ten Conference
MINNESOTA 72, Iowa 66
NORTHWESTERN 68, Illinois 66

Colonial Athletic Association
DELAWARE 70, Hofstra 66
DREXEL 70, Towson 45
James Madison 70, WILLIAM & MARY 63
NORTHEASTERN 67, UNC Wilmington 65
OLD DOMINION 64, George Mason 62
VCU 69, Georgia State 55

Conference USA
MARSHALL 71, Utep 65
SOUTHERN MISS 71, East Carolina 61
Tulsa 74, HOUSTON 72
UCF 63, Tulane 55

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Coppin State 72, HOWARD 70

Missouri Valley Conference
BRADLEY 67, Southern Illinois 61
MISSOURI STATE 66, Illinois State 57
NORTHERN IOWA 62, Indiana State 58
Wichita State 75, EVANSVILLE 66

Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois 70, SIU EDWARDSVILLE 65
MURRAY STATE 73, Eastern Kentucky 52

Southland Conference
Lamar 76, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 64
Stephen F. Austin 70, TEXAS STATE 69
UT ARLINGTON 74, Southeastern Louisiana 63
UT SAN ANTONIO 81, Nicholls State 64

Non-Conference
BALL STATE 77, Florida A&M 52
Columbia 69, COLGATE 64
Duke 81, Temple 72
FLORIDA STATE 69, Auburn 57
MEMPHIS 77, Tennessee 68
NC STATE 82, Delaware State 54
Penn 73, LAFAYETTE 70
TCU 71, Rice 69

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Football Crusher
Play of the Day:

West Virginia + Clemson UNDER 62

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Hockey Crusher
Play of the Day:

Winnipeg Jets + Montreal Canadiens UNDER 5.5

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Basketball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Delaware -4 over Hofstra

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Sportbook Investing
Play of the Day:

Montreal Canadiens + Winnipeg Jets UNDER 5.5

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CAPPERS ACCESS

(CFB)Clemson
(CBB)Cincinnati
Raptors

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JOE WIZ DAILY FREE PICK

SIU Edwardsville +2 over Eastern Illinois