2-15-12

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Note:

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PAUL LEINER
500* CBB South Florida -3
100* CBB Over 123 Rutgers/Notre Dame
50* NBA over 178.5 Sixers/Magic

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FantasySportsGametime

Wednesday Hockey Plays

Play Vancouver -200 over Colorado TOP PLAY
Play Pittsburgh -190 over Anaheim

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JIMMY BOYD

5* Big Ten Game of the Year on Illinois -3 over Purdue
4* NCAAB *Crunch Time Bailout* on Cal State-Northridge +7 over Cal Poly

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MRC
CBB Plays for Wednesday, February 15
North Carolina -5
Illinois -3.5
New Mexico -pk

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SPORTS WAGERS

Ottawa +119 over FLORIDA

The Panthers have started winning again after going through a long stretch of mediocrity. Prior to its current three-game winning streak in which they've outscored their opponenets 10-3, Florida had won just eight of its last 24 games. Even during this modest streak, they've been anything but dominating. They were outshot in all three games and mustered just 19, 20 and 23 shots on net respectively. Florida is missing three key defensemen in Jason Garrison, Ed Jovanovski and Dmitry Kulikov. They're a hard-working club and they're never an easy out but they're a lot more appealing taking back a tag as oppose to laying one. The Senators are back on track with five out of a possible six points in their past three. They played last night in Tampa and crusied to a 4-0 victory. Lastly, the Sens own this foe. They've beaten them twice this season and they've beaten them in eight straight now. Nothing suggests this one will be any different. Play: Ottawa +119 (Risking 2 units).

Toronto +107 over EDMONTON

The Leafs losing streak hit four games last night after a 5-1 defeat in Calgary. Toronto has been oputscored in their past two games by an ugly count of 10-1. Goaltending has become the biggest issue, as James Reimer has been shaky and Jonas Gustavsson doesn't perform well under pressure. Note to Ron Wilson - when Reimer was out and Gustavsson knew he was going to be the everyday goaltender, he was brilliant. Despite losing its last two, the Leafs still created many scoring chances. They ran into two hot goaltenders in Carey Price and Mikka Kirprusoff last night. Tonight it's likely going to be Nikolai Khabibulin for the Oilers so you can expect the Maple Leafs to bury a few pucks here. The Oilers return home from a three-game trip to Toronto, Detroit and Ottawa. They went 1-2 on said trip and that inlcludes a 6-3 loss in Toronto. Like Florida, Edmonton is just so much more appealing as a dog. In the favorite's roll, they've won just six of its past 24 games and that stat alone tells us that betting against them when they're favored is a winning proposition over time. Play: Toronto +107 (Risking 2 units).

SPORTS WAGERS

NEW JERSEY +139 over Memphis

The Nets stock has dipped dramatically with six straight losses. Their last two defeats have been by 17 and 14 points respectively. Toss in a 21-point loss to the Bulls and back-to-back losses to the then 4-21 Pistons and it makes it hard to pull the trigger on them here. The Grizzlies come in winners of three of four. They beat the Rockets last night by 10 and they beat the Pacers last Friday. However, the Grizz will play their third game in four nights here. They've played five straight at home and after this single game, they will host the Nuggets on Friday. This game becomes nothing but a nuisance and one that we may find Memphis disinterested in against a perceived weak team from the East. The Grizzlies have just five road wins in 14 games and the Nets are much better than their recent run indicates. They have some healthy bodies back, they're rested and they'll be ready to go tonight in this favorable spot. Play: New Jersey +139 (Risking 2 units).

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Arlon Hoops
Ohio
Miami Ohio
Southern Miss
Tulane

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10-se missouri+5

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Sports Wagers CBB

ST. BONAVENTURE +102 over Temple Pinnacle
Temple is coming off that big win over Xavier. Combine that with the Owls current eight game win streak and they appear to be one of the better bets of the night. Most of those victories were of the blowout variety. However, most of them were against the bottom feeders in this conference and there's always a price to pay when you win easy against poor competition The A-10 is so tight right now with as many as seven teams having a chance to finsh first in the conference. So when we have one in that group team favored on the road against another in that group, we'll confidently endorse the host. The Bonnies are just two games back of first place Temple. They have just one loss at home (9-1) all season and that was a narrow two-point defeat to a very good N.C. State team. The Bonnies have not lost a conference home game all year. They play a strong brand of defense and in what has to be viewed as their biggest game in a while, expect nothing less than a full and inspired effort. Play: #557 St. Bonaventure +102 (Risking 2 units).

We're also playing the following games:

N. ILLINOIS +8 over Western Michigan Pinnacle
Play: #562 Northern Illinois +8 (Risking 2.1 units to win 2).

TULANE +7½ over Memphis Pinnacle
Play: #574 Tulane (Risking 2.16 units to win 2).

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Greg Shaker 2/15
SD State

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David Banks

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Orlando Magic
The upstart Philadelphia 76ers (20-9, 18-10-1 ATS) will look to increase their win streak to three on Wednesday night when they invade Orlando to battle the recently surging Magic (18-11, 16-13 ATS); the Amway Center festivities are set to begin at 7:00 ET.

The Sixers took baby steps last season in getting the franchise back on track by posting a 41-41 SU record in the regular season before falling in the conference quarterfinals to the Miami Heat in five games. Head Coach Doug Collins and his staff have done such wonders with this squad in such a short time that the Sixers are now a viable threat out of the Eastern Conference. Though Philly has only registered three straight up wins against teams ranked in Sagarins Top 10, theyll look to close out this road trip a perfect 3-0 after going into both Cleveland and Charlotte and posting dubs. The triumphs improved the 76ers to 7-4 SU & 6-4-1 ATS away from the Wells ***** Center. The experience of both Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand has meshed superbly with up and comers Jrue Holiday, Jodie Meeks, and Louis Williams that Philadelphia ranks amongst the best in the league at both ends of the court.

The roller coaster season that the Magic seem to be on looks to be in another uptick with Head Coach Stan Van Gundys troops posting wins in six of their last nine games (5-3 ATS). Dwight Howard and his mates will take to the hardwood tonight off a solid home win and cover against Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves their last time out. The win was their second in a row which has Orlando in a position to rattle off its fourth 3+ win streak of the season with a victory this evening. Since giving up 103 points to the Wizards back on February 1st, the Magic have only conceded 100 or more points to an opponent once in their last seven games; it occurred in a 107-102 overtime defeat to the Clippers. With Orlandos defense allowing just under 92.0 PPG during that stretch, points should be hard to come by here with the Sixers allowing the second fewest points overall in the league (86.8 PPG). The Magic have won 10 of their 16 home games on the year but only covered seven of those games.

The first meeting between these teams saw the Sixers win an ugly 74-69 affair that saw them come up just short of covering the closing 7.5-point spread; the under cashed with ease and has now come in each of the L/5 times these teams faced one another regardless of venue. The win snapped the Sixers three-game losing streak to the Magic, and allowed the underdog to come out on top for the fourth time in the L/5 meetings. Philly has gone a dominating 15-6 ATS its L/21 against Eastern Conference foes, but Orlando has covered seven of its L/10 versus +.600 road teams.
PICK: Philadelphia +PTS

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WUNDERDOG
CBB 233-203 Season-to-Date +$2120
Game: Richmond at St. Louis (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Richmond +14 (-110)

The Richmond Spiders made a deep run in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, but have suffered heavy losses entering this season. They have struggled to the .500 mark so far on the season, but have remained competitive with just three losses on the season, enough to keep them from covering the huge number placed against them here. St. Louis has had a remarkable year having already reached the 20 win plateau and will be NCAA Tournament bound. The Spiders have had a lot of bite in the role of a dog for quite some time entering this one at 45-22-2 ATS as a dog in their last 69 as well as 34-16-2 ATS as a dog vs. a team over .600. The Billikens have been a bit soft after a cover, at just 2-5 ATS in their last seven. Play on Richmond.

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Sharky Sports

Detroit -3 (-105) for 3 units
Detroit seems to finally be playing up to their potential as of late and they are at their peak. On a current three game winning streak, I think the trend will continue tonight and they will take care of business on the road against an offensively challenged Wright State team. Lead by senior Chase Simon and the coach’s son Ray McCallum, Detroit is a very versatile and athletic team that relies on getting up and down the court in a hurry. This style of play directly contrasts with Wright State, who really tends to drag possessions out and attempts to play low possession games really relying on their defense to keep them in games. The way Detroit’s offense has been surging recently, Wright State will have their hands full defensively. Furthermore, I think that once Wright State gets down early, they will not have nearly enough offensive firepower to fight back and keep it close, unless their three point shooting is really on and Detroit is really off. These two teams met earlier in the year at Detroit, and Detroit enjoyed a convincing 16 point win. In this game, Detroit forced Wright State’s poor offense into 18 turnovers and had relatively few problems on offense themselves as they shot 50% from the field and 45% from downtown (which indicates that I think they will execute efficiently on the offensive end again tonight). Furthermore, Detroit has demonstrated, especially as of late, that they are resilient. They are fresh off a great second-half comeback win against Green Bay where they were down as much as 12 points. I think this team’s ability to come back from large deficits and find a way to win is an added luxury. Lastly, Wright State is coming off its best game of the season from an offensive standpoint, shooting an extraordinary 70% from downtown and 57% overall from the field. This has a chance to be a prime let-down spot against an extremely tough opponent. Overall, I think Detroit takes care of business and wins this by at least 8.

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Info Plays

7* Georgia +3½

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DAVID CHAN
2/15/2012 NCB Northwestern at Indiana 6:30 PM ET Northwestern 9
2/15/2012 NCB DePaul at Connecticut 7:00 PM ET Connecticut
2/15/2012 NBA Philadelphia at Orlando 7:00 PM ET Orlando -2.5
2/15/2012 NHL PL Boston at Montreal Canadians PL 7:30 PM ET Montreal Canadians PL
2/15/2012 NBA Sacramento at New York 7:30 PM ET Sacramento 6.5
2/15/2012 NBA Oklahoma City at Houston 8:00 PM ET under 203.5
2/15/2012 NCB Purdue at Illinois 8:30 PM ET under 131