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ROBERT FERRINGO
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#745 Missouri (-1) over Texas (9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30)
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Milwaukee (-7) over Detroit (8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30)
Houston (-6.5) over Minnesota (8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30)
New Orleans (+12) over Miami (7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30)Comment
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JOHN CHANG
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Pittsburgh Panthers +5.5 over WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS, 10 dimes
Look out for Jamie Dixon's squad. After a disasterous start to Big East Play, it looks as though they've finally gotten it together in time for a longshot try at another NCAA tourney bid. WVU is fresh off a pair of losses, and I expect Pitt to catch them off balance tonight in this basketball edition of the Backyard Brawl.
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PHILADELPHIA 76ERS -7 over Orlando Magic, 10 dimes
This Sixers team continues to surge SU and ATS, especially at home where they are 10-2 against the books. They are also catching the Magic at an opportune time. Orlando has dropped three straight, and coach Van Gundy is struggling to find answers.
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MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES -5.5 over San Antonio Spurs, 10 dimes
The Grizz have been a fiesty bunch all season, even without Z-Bo in the lineup. They've dropped three in a row, all on the road, but I like their chances tonight as they return home against the Spurs. San Antonio's old legs will be tired after yesterday's marathon against the Mavs, and I believe the younger Memphis squad will capitalize.Comment
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Lenny Del Genio | NBA Sides
double-dime bet 714 UTA -1.5 (-110) Bodog vs 713 POR Analysis: Play on Utah at 9:05 ET. Despite some recent struggles, we continue to like the Jazz at home. Particularly here against a poor traveler such as Portland. The Blazers enter Monday's action just 3-7 SU/ATS on the road this season, including a loss to Detroit on 1.21. Their previous road game was an eight-point loss at Golden State. They've also been blown out by 25 at Phoenix (who they just beat by 38 at home on Saturday). Meanwhile after a huge 9-2 SU/8-3 ATS run, Utah is just 1-4 ATS its last five games overall, including 0-3 ATS at home. Look for a bounce back tonight. This is a really small number considering the home/road dichotomy of both teams. Portland is just 5-15 ATS when getting six or less pts on the road & 8-19 ATS on the road off a home win. The Blazers' scoring average dips all the way down to 90.7 PPG on the road where they shoot just 28% from three-point range. Take Utah.Comment
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David Banks
Missouri Tigers vs. Texas Longhorns
Big Monday closes out on the college hardwood with a solid Big 12 battle between the Missouri Tigers (19-2, 10-6 ATS) and Texas Longhorns (13-8, 6-10 ATS) from Austin; tip-off form the Frank Erwin Special Events Center is set to go live on ESPN at 9:00 ET.
With the Kansas Jayhawks falling at Iowa State on Saturday, Missouri was able to gain a game on them in the Big 12 standings by taking out the Texas Tech Red Raiders at home a game after getting upset in Stillwater against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. With the “Border War” scheduled to go next Saturday, this is a huge road trip for Head Coach Frank Haith’s top 5 ranked squad who’ve only posted W’s in three of their five true road games played to date (2-3 ATS). Mizzou has beaten Baylor (89-88) and Iowa State (76-69) on the Big 12 road, but also has losses to K-State and OK State on its resume. A win here would allow them to remain only a game back of the Jayhawks who get to host an Oklahoma squad it pounded in the second half to pull out the 72-61 road win and cover; it’s safe to say they’ll sweep the season series on Wednesday night.
The Longhorns put up a heck of a fight in Waco over the weekend, but in the end, Head Coach Rick Barnes’ squad ultimately succumbed and fell by a 76-71 final count as seven-point underdogs. That means UT will enter tonight’s spot losers in four of their L/5 Big 12 tussles with the lone win coming at home in a non-covering effort against the Iowa State Cyclones. Losses to Mizzou, K-State, Kansas, and Baylor were incurred during that stretch, and that’s something that can’t sit well with the folks in Austin who once again had to sit through a mediocre football campaign. Already with eight losses under its belt, it’s time for Texas to circle the wagons and pull an upset that will impress the NCAA Tournament committee. To date, the only solid win it owns came against Temple back in mid December – a lot of losing has occurred since. As it is, UT’s won 12 of its 13 home games but only stands 3-5 ATS in its eight lined games.
These teams met a couple weeks back in Columbia where the Tigers handed the Horns an 84-73 loss as 9.5-point chalk. The win was Mizzou’s fourth both SU & ATS in the L/5 against UT; the ‘over’ is 3-2 during that stretch. The favorite has covered eight of the L/10 overall meetings, but the home team has come out on top of the pointspread battle in five of the L/6. Texas stands 6-1 SU & ATS the L/7 times it hosted Missouri, but stands a poor 5-11 ATS versus the L/16 +.500 opponents it’s faced. Mizzou’s 4-1 ATS its L/5 Big Monday battles, but has only posted a 17-38 ATS tally the L/55 times it went into a +.500 home team’s house. These teams have played to the ‘under’ at a 4-0-1 clip the L/5 in Austin.
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