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Scott Rickenbach

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

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THURSDAY'S ALL IN

From Platinum Plays.

400K Big10 Lock/Month

the Purdue Boilermakers -2½ over
the Wisconsin Badgers

Best Bets

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

the George Mason Patriots +4 over
the Drexel Dragons

the Arizona Wildcats -5½ over
the Oregon St Beavers

the Atlanta Hawks -10 over
the Charlotte Bobcats



Premier Picks

the Tennessee Volunteers +7½ over
the Mississippi St Bulldogs

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David Banks:


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

New York Knicks vs. Memphis Grizzlies

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

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

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

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

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


PICK: NY/MEMPHIS OVER

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Turner System 1-12-12

Char/Atl Under 184
NY/Memph Under 194

Winnipeg +135
Tampa Bay -1.5 +185

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Thursday Hockey Plays

Play Chicago -200 over Minnesota TOP PLAY

Play New York Rangers -175 over Ottawa

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Paul Leiner

100* Arizona -5.5

50* Tennessee +7.5

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Sports Wagers NHL

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

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

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

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DAVID CHAN

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

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

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

NBA Cleveland at Phoenix 9:00 PM ET over 196

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

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

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First Half Sports

(4-2 +34 Dimes since tracking)


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ROBERT FERRINGO NHL
Ott
Mon/Bos 5.5 o
San Jose

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Scott Ferrall Comp

NHL:
Phil
Nash

NBA:
NY Knicks +4.5

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