1-25-13

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marco d'angelo

2* nba houston

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allen eastman

nba
milwaukee(-4)
washingont(-6)

Doc

NBA:
Detroit/Miami UNDER
Washington(-6)
San Antonio pk

CBB:
Green Bay(-6)

NHL:
Detroit Red Wings(-115)

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Robert Ferringo

NBA:
Minnesota/Washingto OVER(186.5)
Dallas (pk)
New Orleans(-2.5)
Boston(+5)
Golden State(+2.5)
Utah/Lakers OVER(206)

NHL:
Carolina(+130)
Minnesota/Detroit OVER(5.5)

Sharpe

NBA:Lakers(-4.5)

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SB Professor NBA Original Picks 1/25
8:00 PM
813. San Antonio Spurs -1 (service play)


Rest of Games
810. Memphis Grizzlies -4

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Intpicks 1/25


2*--Milwaukee @ Cleveland OVER 199
OKC @ Sacramento +9
Green Bay @ Wisconsin Milwaukee OVER 128

1*--Boston @ Atlanta -5
Utah @ Lakers -5
Niagra -7.5 @ Siena

--Freebie GSW @ Chicago -2

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California Sports 3* Atlanta

Hot Shot Sports 3* Memphis

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Ben Burns

Manhattan CBB Best Bet
Lakers Personal Fav.

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TRACE ADAMS
Top-Rated
1000♦
Dog Shocker Winner #6 of 7

CELTICS

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ALATEX

10* THUNDER

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4-STAR Houston over NEW ORLEANS - All runs come to an end eventually. Good and bad. The Rockets have failed to cover in nine straight games, winning just one of those straight up, and bettors are jumping ship. This is where you want to pick up the pieces and grab the value on them here.
ATS streaks this long get into somewhat rare territory and it has traditionally been a good idea to play on the team. Teams which failed to cover in at least 9 straight games are 26-16 ATS.
Houston's last loss came Wednesday, 105-95 against Denver. Committing 22 turnovers killed them in that game. The Rockets are 8-0 ATS (10.6 ppg) since January 21, 1998 on the road with at most one day of rest after a home loss in which they had at least five more turnovers than their season-to-date average. Also, the Rockets are 7-0 ATS (5.5 ppg) since December 25, 1997 on the road after a double digit home loss in which they committed at least twenty turnovers.
New Orleans meanwhile fought hard in a 106-102 loss at San Antonio on Wednesday. The Hornets are 0-5 ATS (-9.2 ppg) since November 16, 2012 at home after a loss on the road.
They lost despite the Spurs shooting just 12-of-23 at the foul line. The Hornets are 0-6 ATS (-11.4 ppg) since April 05, 1996 at home with at most one day of rest after a road loss in which their opponent shot less than 60% from the free-throw line.
SPORTSBOOK BREAKERS PREDICTION: Houston 98, NEW ORLEANS 90
4-STAR WASHINGTON over Minnesota - When you are dealing with two bad teams, recent play can be important. The Wizards have been fighting hard recently and have won or been close in eight straight games. Minnesota meanwhile has lost seven of eight and hasn't been within seven points in any of those losses. Look for the Wizards to get another W here over this banged up team.
On Wednesday, Minnesota lost to Brooklyn, 91-83. A huge problem in that game was getting to the foul line just six times and making only four. Teams which attempted 6 or fewer free throws last game are 37-65 ATS.
That also stems a team-specific problem for Minnesota in their next game. The Timberwolves are 0-6 ATS (-15.3 ppg) since 2008 following a game where they attempted no more than 10 and made fewer than nine free throws.
Washington meanwhile lost in Utah 92-88 Wednesday. They fought back from a big deficit to make that one a game. The Wizards are 6-0 ATS (5.6 ppg) since December 01, 2007 with at most one day of rest off a loss of four points or fewer on the road in which they trailed by double digits.
Nene really hurt them in that game going 3-of-14 from the field with just nine points. The Wizards are 6-0 ATS (8.2 ppg) since March 29, 2012 after a loss in which Nene scored fewer than 10 points.
Jordan Crawford also had nine points playing 23 minutes off the bench. The Wizards are 5-0 ATS (8.4 ppg) since November 28, 2012 at home after a loss in which Jordan Crawford played fewer than 30 minutes. SPORTSBOOK BREAKERS PREDICTION: WASHINGTON 104, Minnesota 92

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Big Al
NBA Bulls
CBB St Peters
NHL sabres

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Vegas Sports Informer
2 Unit Play. Take #812 New Orleans -2 ½ over Houston (8:05 p.m., Friday, January 25)
3 Unit Play. Take #820 Under 206 Utah at LA Lakers (10:35 p.m., Friday, January 25)

5 Unit Play. Take 2504 Buffalo -145 over Carolina (7:05 p.m., Friday January 25)
The Buffalo Sabres will look to split their home and home with the Carolina Hurricanes when the two teams meet again tonight in Buffalo. The Sabres defeated Philadelphia and Toronto by a combined scored of 7-3 in their two wins before losing last night behind backup goalie Jonas Enroth while the struggling Hurricanes were outscored 9-2 by Florida and Tampa Bay to start the season 0-2 before getting the win at home last night. Ryan Miller will get the call between the pipes for the Sabres after getting the night off last night. Miller has been excellent in his two starts this season, stopping 34 of 35 shots in the win over Toronto and has posted a 1.50 GAA on the season. Miller will be opposed by Cam Ward, who is scheduled to be in goal tonight for Carolina in the second of the back to back. Ward has been absolutely awful in his three starts this season, getting yanked after giving up 4 first period goals to Florida on opening night and then giving up 4 more goals on just 26 shots against in the team's loss to Tampa. Ward also allowed 3 goals on 30 shots in the win over Buffalo last night. He will need to turn things around in this short season if Carolina has any thoughts of playing in the postseason. The Sabres have been excellent in the spot they are in here tonight against Carolina, winning 6 of their last 8 games against teams with a losing record and have posted a 9-2 record in their last 11 games on home ice dating back to last season. The Hurricanes, on the other hand, have really struggled in the situation they are in here this evening. They are just 6-21 when playing in the second game of a back to back and have lost 5 of their last 8 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. Pair that with the fact that the Sabres have a 9-4 record against Carolina in their last 13 games between the two teams in Buffalo and we'll lay the price with the Sabres at home tonight to get the win and get us back on track on the frozen pond.

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Bryan Leonard

Dallas Mavericks +1.5

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goodfella

3* dallas mavs

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Denver Money - 1 NHL Pick
NY Islanders-Boston Bruins OVER 5.5