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Play of the Day:
Michigan -7.5 over Northwestern
Play of the Day:
Michigan -7.5 over Northwestern
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Today's NHL Picks
New Jersey at Edmonton
The Oilers look to build on their 6-1 record in their last 7 games as a home underdog. Edmonton is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Oilers favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-105). Here are all of today's picks.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
Time Posted 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 1-2: Pittsburgh at Washington (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings:
Dunkel Line & Total:
Vegas Line & Total:
Dunkel Pick:Game 3-4: New Jersey at Edmonton (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 10.857; Edmonton 11.204
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-115); 5
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-105); UnderComment
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David Banks
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Big time talent will take to the pro hardwood on Wednesday night when LeBron James and the Miami Heat invade Tinseltown to battle Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers; tip-off from the Staples Center is set to go live on ESPN at 10:30 ET.
Though Miami has been forced to deal with a multitude of injuries, the Heat enter their Tuesday night tussle at Golden State the lone team with just one loss to start the year. That came in a home game with Atlanta back on January 2nd, but was quickly avenged three nights later when Miami ousted the Hawks 116-109 in overtime. Unfortunately, that loss came with a price when Dwyane Wade aggravated a foot injury thats forced him to ride the pine throughout the Heats current three-game SU & ATS winning streak; Mario Chalmers has since stepped up in his absence, and both LBJ and Chris Bosh are also on personal tears. Miami has won all five of its road games against Dallas, Charlotte, Minnesota, Atlanta, and New Jersey by an average of 6.4 PPG and stands 3-2 versus the closing pointspread. Miami possess the top overall scoring attack in the league (#1 at 108.3 PPG), but its defense has left much to be desired.
While most teams have nine if not 10 games played under the belts, the Clippers are one of the few teams that have yet to feel the effects of a ridiculous schedule to start the season. Head Coach Vinny Del Negros outfit has only partook in six games heading into Tuesday nights trip to Portland, and all but two of those games had been played in the comfy confines of the Staples Center. Since dropping two of their first three games, the Clip-Joint has rattled off three straight wins as hosts (2-1 ATS) beating the likes of Portland, Houston, and Milwaukee. In all, CP3 and his mates check in 2-2 SU & ATS as a host on the year. LAs 99.7 PPG (#6) and 47.9 percent shooting percentage (#2) should have no problem picking apart a surprisingly suspect Miami defense thats allowed its opponents to score an average of 96.6 PPG (#24) on the year.
These teams split their two meetings a year ago with the home teams holding serve. The Clippers won the first meeting 111-105 as seven-point underdogs, but the Heat fired back with a 97-79 trouncing as 11.5-point chalk in the second go round. Miami has done exceptionally well against the Pacific Division going 36-14-2 ATS in the L/52 overall meetings, but has only covered two of its L/7 trips against the Clippers at Staples. LA has failed to cover each of its L/6 against the Eastern Conference, but has stepped up to the plate at home against +.500 opposition going 16-7 ATS the L/23 times. The home team has covered each of the L/7 in these teams recent series with the over going 9-2 in the L/11 overall clashes.
PICK: MIAMI/LA CLIPPERS OVERComment
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WEDNESDAY'S ALL IN
From Platinum Plays.
500K NBA Lock/Month
the San Antonio Spurs -6½ over
the Houston Rockets
Best Bets
the Philadelphia 76ers +4½ over
the New York Knicks
the Villanova Wildcats +9½ over
the Syracuse Orangemen
the Buffalo Bulls +6½ over
the Ohio Bobcats
the Temple Owls +8 over
the St Louis Billikins
Premier Picks
the So Mississippi Golden Eagles +8 over
the Memphis TigersComment
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NHL
Hot teams
-- Washington won six of its last seven home games.
Cold teams
-- Pittsburgh lost its last five games, scoring six goals.
-- Edmonton lost 11 of its last 13 games. Devils lost three of their last four road games.
Totals
-- Five of last seven Pittsburgh road games stayed under total.
-- Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen New Jersey road games.
Series records
-- Penguins lost eight of last ten games against Washington.
-- Devils are 3-2 in last five games against Edmonton, 1-1 here.
Back-to-Back
-- Penguins are 3-3 if they played the night before.
-- Devils are 6-2 on road if they played the night before.Comment
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NBA
Hot Teams
-- Atlanta won its last three games, by 6-15-5 points. Indiana is 3-0 at home, winning by 13-7-14 points.
-- 76ers won/covered their last six games. New York won its last three games, by 3-23-4 points, but they're 0-4 vs spread at home.
-- Bulls won eight of last nine games (7-2 vs spread).
-- Thunder won their last four games (3-1 vs spread).
-- Boston won four of its last five games. Mavericks won/covered four of last five games.
-- San Antonio is 6-0 at home (4-1-1 vs spread).
-- Nuggets are 3-1-1 as a home favorite.
-- Utah won last five games, covered last four; they're 5-0 at home.
-- Portland is 6-0 at home, covering last five.
-- Miami won five of six on road (2-3 as road favorite).
-- Clippers won last three home games, by 5-28-6 points.
Cold Teams
-- Sacramento is 0-4 as road underdog, losing by 22-17-22-27 points. Raptors lost three of their last four games.
-- Wizards are 1-3 as road dog, losing all four games by 18-21-8-18.
-- New Orleans lost six of its last seven games.
-- Rockets lost four of their last five games.
-- Nets lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Lakers are 0-3 on road, losing by 9-9-11 points.
-- Orlando is 0-2 as underdog this year, losing by 8-14 points.
Totals
-- Five of six Atlanta road games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of ten Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of nine Washington games stayed under the total.
-- Four of Thunder's five road games stayed under total.
-- Three of four Boston home games stayed under total.
-- Last three Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Denver home games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-3 in Laker games this season.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in Orlando games this season.
-- Eight of ten Miami games went over the total.
Wear and Tear
-- Hawks: 5th game/7 nites. Pacers: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Kings: 3rd game/4 nites. Raptors: 3rd in row, 6th game/8 nites.
-- 76ers: 3rd in row, 5th/6 nites. Knicks: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Wizards: 4th game/6 nites. Bulls: 3rd in row, 7th game/9 nites.
-- Thunder: 5th game/6 nites. Hornets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Mavericks: 7th game/11 nites. Celtics: 1st game since Friday.
-- Rockets: 5th game/8 nites. Spurs: 6th game/8 nites.
-- Nets: 4th game/6 nites. Nuggets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Lakers: 5th game/7 nites. Jazz: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Magic: Had last two nights off. Trailblazers: 5th game/7 nites.
-- Heat: 7th game/11 nights. Clippers: 2nd game/2 nights.Comment
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401 k sports - matt dennehy
4**** St Bonaventure -3.5 over Dayton (7pm) Rotation # 758 - The Bonnies have played really well at home and are very capable of beating anyone in the A-10 there. Dayton comes in limping as they will be w/out 2 players who account for 21 ppg missing from the line up tonight. Dayton was just getting used to life w/out Forward Josh Benson and his 11 ppg and now tonight they will be w/out their other starting forward Chris Johnson(10.6ppg 5.7 Rpg). That is a lot of height to lose vs a team that rebounds well and doesn't rely on the 3 ball for offense.
That will be it tonight for me. I will go with just the one play tonight.Comment
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