2-22-12

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We are looking for someone to post service plays in the evenings from 5pm and on from there. If you can spare some time, the group would really appreciate it.


Note:

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Turner

NBA
Atlanta Hawks +5
Detroit Pistons +4.5

NCAA
Illinois State +6.5
Nebraska/Purdue Under 130

NHL
Los Angeles/Colorado Over 5 +130
Boston Bruins +130 (-110)

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Paul Leiner

100* Michigan St -6

50* Rice / UCF Over 129

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Arlon Sports

W Michigan

C Florida

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The Popular Choice

3* Temple -1
3* Kansas - any number
4* Ok City -9

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DEWEY COURSON-USA SPORTS
22-5 CBB RUN (81%)
02 FEB 3-0
03 FEB 1-0
04 FEB 2-0
05 FEB 2-2
06 FEB 1-0
07 FEB 2-1
08 FEB 2-0
09 FEB 1-0
11 FEB 2-1
12 FEB 1-0
14 FEB 0-1
15 FEB 1-0
16 FEB 1-0
18 FEB 2-0
21 FEB 1-0
22 FEB
Tennessee -6.5 over Mississippi
Notre Dame -2.5 over West Virginia
Saint Joseph's -7.5 over Richmond

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Paul Leiner

500* NBA Over 186 Nets/Magic

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David Banks

Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder (25-7, 17-15 ATS) will look to build upon their recent domination of the Boston Celtics (15-16, 13-18 ATS) when the teams meet up for the second time of the season on Wednesday night; tip-off from Chesapeake Energy Arena is set to go live on ESPN at 7:00 ET.

The Celtics find themselves on life support heading into the All Star break. Though they only sit 4.5-games in back of the Atlantic Division leading Philadelphia 76ers, wins have been too few and far between for this veteran outfit. Rajon Rondo was just suspended for two games. Kevin Garnett has missed a couple games due to personal problems and the injury list is getting out of control. Since winning nine of 10 games from January 22nd to February 7th (6-4 ATS), Head Coach Doc Rivers squad has dropped six of its last seven games both SU and against the closing pointspread. Most recently, the Cs were blitzed in Big D 89-73 to fall to 0-2 SU & ATS versus the defending champions this season. This will be the final game of their four-game road trip before the break; they lost the first three to Chicago, Detroit, and Dallas by an average of 13.3 PPG to fall to 4-8 SU & 5-7 ATS away from the TD Garden.

The story has far from been the same for the Thunder who will enter Hump Day nights battle with the Celtics possessing the Western Conferences best overall record at 25 up and only seven down. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have taken strides leading this team in the postseason each of the last two seasons, and it now looks as if this dynamic duo has the supporting cast in place to finally get over the hump in the West. The folks in OKC have been privy to some sensational basketball of late. Take for instance last Sundays 124-118 overtime win against the division rival Denver Nuggets that saw Durant go for 51, Westbrook go for 40, and Serge Ibaka post a triple double with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and a whopping 11 blocks. Unfortunately, the outright wins have not translated into pointspread triumphs with the Thunder just 1-3 ATS in their last four games. Still, Oklahoma City has only been defeated once on 14 occasions in its own house to date and gone 7-7 ATS in those contests.

The Durantula and his mates went into Beantown back on January 16th and scored the 97-88 road win and cover as 2.5-point chalk; the SU and ATS cover was the teams second in a row in the recent series. Both of those win tallies came on the road to move the visitor to a perfect 5-0 ATS in these teams L/5 confrontations. Boston has covered four of its L/5 trips to OKC, but checks in a bankroll depleting 1-9 ATS the L/10 times it went into a +.600 opponents home arena. Oklahoma City has covered 13 of its L/16 versus Eastern Conference opposition, but has only gone 1-4 ATS following its L/5 straight up wins. The under is 6-2 in these teams L/8 match-ups.
PICK: UNDER

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Alatex
Illinois State + 6
15*

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Wednesday Hockey

Play Ottawa -155 over Washington TOP PLAY

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Indian Cowboy
5* Texas A&M +9.5 over Kansas (Wednesday @ 9pm est).

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Ic: Pho -4

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Jimmy Boyd

5* Buffalo -3

4* Minnesota +5.5

4* Charlotte Bobcats +6

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NHL Predictions

Ottawa Senators -135

The Washington Capitals were pretty much embarrassed on Monday night in what most people would call a must win for Washington against the last place Hurricanes. The Caps were shutout with Canes back up Justin Peters in net, and it wasn’t like the Caps were robbed of a win – they barely got any shots on net in a 5-0 loss. Washington has now lost 5 of their last 6 games. They are a just 10-17-3 on the road this season, and have only won 3 of their last 12 on the road. Overall the Caps are sitting outside of the playoff picture at 29-25-5. The Senators are winners of 3 straight and 4 of 5 after a bad losing streak. The Sens are comfortably in a playoff spot though with a 31-22-8 record and 15-11-3 record on home ice. Ottawa has been impressive in their last 3 wins, outscoring their opponents 16-2 with Anderson recording 2 shutouts. The Caps are averaging just 1.60 goals per game over their last 5 (giving up 3.20 against), while the Sens are averaging 4.60 over their last 5 while giving up just 1.80 against. Washington is on their way down, while the Sens seem to be on the rise. It is going to be extremely hard for Washington to get up for tonight’s game after a huge letdown on Monday. I like Ottawa in this one.

St Louis Blues -124

The Bruins have lost two straight coming into tonight’s game, and are just 3-6 in their last 9 games overall. Despite the recent losing the Bruins are still a solid 35-20-2 on the season, and 17-10 on the road. Recent losses have come @Minnesota (2-0 in a game which they should have won but stellar goaltending got in the way) and @ Winnipeg (4-2). In their last win it took a shootout against the Canadiens to win, and that followed being shutout by the Rangers. Boston is struggling, scoring just 15 goals in their last 9 games overall. The Blues are coming off of a Sunday loss in Chicago (3-1 with empty net goal), but had won two straight and 6 of 7 before that loss. St Louis looked good in Chicago and were leading for a lot of that game before the Blackhawks went ahead in the third. The Blues are one of the NHL’s best home teams, winners of 5 straight at home brining their record up to 26-3-4 there. Overall they are 36-16-7. Brian Elliot is the confirmed starter for tonight in the first of a back to back for the Blues. Elliot is 20-6-2 on the season with a 1.56 GAA and .940 SV%. He has been stellar as of late as well, allowing just 6 goals against in his last 5 starts (mixed in there was a half game shutout and win vs New Jersey). One of the best home teams hosting the defending Stanley Cup champions who are in a bit of a funk right now. Elliot is always a good goalie to bet on. I will lay the short price to get St Louis at home.

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Sports Wagers

NEW JERSEY +213 +6½ over Orlando Pinnacle
Playing its third game in three days and fifth game in six days, the Nets went into MSG on Monday as a 9½-point pooch and promplty disposed of the Knicks in very impressive fashion. In the first game of that three in three days, they went into Chicago and beat the Bulls as an 11½-point dog. Now on a days rest, this confident and very undervalued team is taking back significant home points against this overvalued road club. The Magic have won five of six but three of those wins were against the Bogut-less Bucks. All three games were close and all three could have ended in losses. Orlando has beaten the Nets in eight straight so a feeling of complacency could be present and that will cost them, as this is not the same Nets team they've been accustomed to beating. Under new no-nonsense coach Avery Johnson, the Nets are coming on with a lot of good parts in place. There's not a PG in the game that's playing better than Deron Williams is playing. The Nets are just 3-12 at home but 7-12 on the road. That's an anomaly that will be corrected, as this host is too good to be playing .200 ball at home. Good chance that number will start to even out beginning here. Play: New Jersey +213 (Risking 1 unit) Play: New Jersey +6½ (Risking 1.05 units to win 1).

Golden State +153 over PHOENIX Pinnacle
Things are anything but sunny in Phoenix. This team has been transitioning for a couple of years now and will continue along this path into next year when both the aging Steve Nash and Grant Hill depart. Currently, the Suns are coming off back-to-back wins for just the fourth time this season. In three of those four times, they failed to extend to three games and in the one extension, they beat Milwaukee by two for their only three-game win streak of the season. Any properly prepared team is supposed to take care of this motley Phoenix crew on a given night. Golden State is exactly that. What they lack in experience, they make up for with their enthusiastic approach, hard work and willingness to learn under new head coach Mark Jackson. The Warriors have won four of its last seven with losses over that span coming to Portland, OKC and Memphis. The Warriors are an exciting and talented young club that usually beat the teams they're supposed to beat. No longer are they the most entertaining team in the league that won or lost games 130-125. They've made a commitment to defense and to learning how to win at this level. The Warriors embark on a six-game outing beginning here and Jackson will have them ready once again to play hard in the crucial first game of a prolonged trip. Anything but a solid effort and a good result would be more shocking than not. Play: Golden State +153 (Risking 2 units).