2-10-13

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★★★THE GOLDSHEET★★★


HOUSTON by 18 over Sacramento (Sunday, Feb. 10)
YOUNGSTOWN ST. by 16 over Ill.-Chicago (Sun., Feb. 10, Day)

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with Wisconsin (+1 1/2) Saturday.

Sunday it’s Ohio State. The deficit is 90 sirignanos.

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Study group: Sunday's Top 25 NCAAB betting notes

With the NFL season over and done, college basketball slides into the Sunday spotlight with five games involving Top 25 programs. We've got betting notes for all of Sunday's biggest contests:

Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes (-1.5, 138)

Indiana became the latest top-ranked team to taste defeat the week after they ascended to the No.1 spot. Although an extended stay is highly unlikely, the top-ranked Hoosiers can make their case to remain in that spot with a win Sunday at No. 10 Ohio State. Over the last four weeks, Louisville, Duke, Kansas and Indiana have taken one-week turns as the top-ranked team in the coaches’ poll, only to be dismissed the following week.

Four of the top five teams in the most recent poll suffered at least one loss in the past week while No. 4 Duke isn’t even leading its own conference, placing voters in a bind. The Hoosiers likely lost their grip of the top spot with Thursday’s surprising loss at Illinois, but might be able to make up for it against the Buckeyes, who saw their four-game winning streak snapped Wednesday in an overtime loss at Michigan.

St. John's Red Storm at Syracuse Orange (-16, 131)

Two of the top 10 winningest programs in Division I history renew acquaintances on Sunday when St. John’s attempts to end the country’s longest-active home winning streak when it faces No. 9 Syracuse. The Orange are tied with Marquette atop the Big East standings and have won 36 straight at home, with their last such loss coming Feb. 9, 2011, against Georgetown. But Syracuse is vulnerable at the moment with top outside threat James Southerland and bruising forward DaJuan Coleman both out.

Syracuse – fifth on the D-I wins list – rebounded from its first two conference losses with Monday’s 63-47 victory over Notre Dame. However, the vaunted Orange offense that averaged 82 points in non-conference action is averaging only 65.9 during Big East play. St. John’s – seventh all-time in wins – picked up its sixth victory in seven games with Wednesday’s triumph over Connecticut.

Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles (+12, 145)

Duke will try to continue its winning ways when it travels to Boston College for an ACC game Sunday evening. The No. 4 Blue Devils have won four straight after dropping two of three following the injury to third-leading scorer Ryan Kelly. Duke beat North Carolina State on Thursday night, the same team that toppled the Blue Devils on Jan. 12, the first game Kelly missed with a right foot injury.

Kelly is expected to miss his eighth consecutive game with the injury, leaving fellow seniors Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry to pick up the slack. Plumlee did exactly that against North Carolina State, scoring 30 points in the 98-85 victory, while Curry finished with 26 points for his third straight game with 21 or more. Boston College will try to counter with a starting lineup that features two freshmen and three sophomores. The first two players off the bench are also sophomores.

Illinois Fighting Illini and Minnesota Golden Gophers (-10, 137)

Illinois, which snapped a three-game losing streak with a dramatic 74-72 home upset of No. 1 Indiana on Thursday, will try to build on that momentum at sputtering No. 18 Minnesota, which has dropped five of its last seven games, including a 61-50 setback at Michigan State on Wednesday. It's the second meeting of the season between the Big Ten rivals. The Golden Gophers won the first encounter, 84-67, at Illinois on Jan. 9, handing the Illini their first home loss of the season in the process.

Illinois has gone just 2-5 since the first matchup with the Gophers but Thursday's upset of the Hoosiers could just be the tonic to spark a turnaround for a team that looked like it would be a legitimate Big Ten challenger after whipping Butler, 78-61, to win the EA Sports Maui Invitational in November. In fact, after Thursday's victory over the Hoosiers, which came by way of a Tyler Griffey buzzer-beating layup on an inbounds pass with nine-tenths of a second remaining, the Illini now own four victories over teams currently rated in the top-15: No. 1 Indiana, No. 6 Gonzaga, No. 10 Ohio State and No. 14 Butler.

California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats (-13, 132)

Arizona looks to extend its winning streak to five on Sunday when the 7th-ranked Wildcats host California, which has lost 22 of the last 27 meetings in the series. Arizona, which took over sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 without even playing a game on Thursday, has four home games and four road games left in the regular season. California is mired in a five-way tie for fifth place, three games behind Arizona.

The Bears lost 66-62 to Arizona State on Thursday and failed to build on home wins last week over Oregon State and Oregon. Junior guard Allen Crabbe still leads the Pac-12 scoring at 19.3 points per game, but he’s shooting 25 percent (6-for-24) from 3-point range over the last three games. The Bears will need a complete effort from their defense after struggling early against Arizona State. The Wildcats are second in the Pac-12 in scoring at 74.7 points per game.

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NBA on ABC betting preview: Clippers at Knicks, Lakers at Heat

Los Angeles Clippers at New York Knicks (-3.5, 193.5)

The Los Angeles Clippers got Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Blake Griffin back on Friday, but it did not do much good at the Miami Heat. Those three will try to break the Clippers out of their current funk when they visit the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles has lost four of its five games this month as Paul (bruised knee cap) and Griffin (hamstring) have struggled to stay on the court.

The Knicks had to wait to get back into New York thanks to the blizzard that snowed under much of the Northeast on Friday and Saturday. But after finishing a two-game road trip with a win in Minnesota, New York managed to land safely on Saturday afternoon and should be all set to take on the stumbling Clippers. Los Angeles ran into the LeBron James freight train on Friday and not even the presence of Paul and Griffin could keep the game from turning into a rout.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, ABC

ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (35-17, 28-24-0 ATS): Paul had missed 12 of the previous 14 games due to the injured kneecap and Billups has played in only four games this season after recovering from surgery and battling past a foot problem. Los Angeles fell into a big rut in the games Paul missed and has lost eight of its last 11 overall to fall from the top of the Western Conference into third place behind San Antonio and Oklahoma City. While scoring had been a problem with Paul on the shelf, the Clippers showed the various defensive holes that have developed in the 111-89 setback at Miami on Friday. The Knicks don’t have anyone like James on the roster, but Carmelo Anthony is certainly capable of taking advantage of Los Angeles on the wings and in the post like James did on Friday. The Clippers are down to the last two stops on the Grammy-demanded eight-game road trip before a stretch of five straight at Staples Center.

ABOUT THE KNICKS (32-16, 25-21-2 ATS): Only the brilliance of James has kept New York out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference, and Anthony is not all that far behind in terms of MVP-type impact. The All-Star forward went for 36 points and nine rebounds in the 100-94 win over Minnesota on Friday and has put up 31.3 points in the last three contests. The Knicks have won six of their last seven games overall and have held opponents under the century mark in each of the victories. New York relies plenty on the 3-pointer for offense and is shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc over the last seven games, despite a slight dip (8-for-26) against the Timberwolves on Friday.

TRENDS:

* Over is 4-0 in the last four meetings.
* Over is 4-1 in the last five meetings in New York.
* Road team is 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings.
* Clippers are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Underdog is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

BUZZER BEATERS:

1. The Knicks have won five straight at home and are 19-6 at Madison Square Garden.

2. Paul has averaged 21.3 points and 10.3 assists in 11 career games against New York.

3. Los Angeles F Matt Barnes suffered a finger injury on Friday but is expected to play Sunday.

Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat (-7, 202)

LeBron James even has his teammates thinking he’s from another planet with how strong his game has been of late. The Los Angeles Lakers, who visit James and the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon, are hoping for a rare off day from the superstar forward. James needed only 11 field goal attempts to reach 30 points in a rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and is shooting 76.7 percent over the last three games. The Lakers are coming off a victory.

Los Angeles got Dwight Howard (shoulder) back on Thursday but it did not do much good in a rout at Boston. But the All-Star center settled in a little better in Friday’s win at Charlotte and pulled down 11 rebounds in 38 minutes. The Heat don’t have anyone to match up against a healthy Howard, but they do have James. The Lakers will likely run some combination of Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Earl Clark and Antawn Jamison at James on Sunday.

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

ABOUT THE LAKERS (24-27, 21-29-1 ATS): Los Angeles has won four of its last five games but has only faced one playoff-caliber team in that stretch and failed miserably in a 116-95 loss at the Celtics. With Pau Gasol out at least a month after suffering a foot injury earlier in the road trip, Howard’s return from a torn labrum has become a topic of much debate surrounding the team. Howard will require surgery at some point and is playing through pain while the team is shorthanded. Bryant went scoreless in the first half at Charlotte on Friday before finishing with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the 100-93 triumph. Bryant, who has become more of a distributor as the Lakers have started to improve, did not record an assist in the loss at Boston.

ABOUT THE HEAT (33-14, 23-24-0 ATS): James has improved his game so much that even fellow All-Stars are amazed. “He’s off the planet right now,” Dwyane Wade told reporters of James. “He’s not even the best basketball player on the planet, he’s surpassed the planet.” James went 9-for-11 in the 111-89 win over the Clippers, helping his team to a convincing win despite Chris Bosh and Ray Allen sitting out due to illness. James put on a similar shooting display at the Lakers on Jan. 17, going 17-for-25 from floor en route to a season-high 39 points in a 99-90 victory. Wade added 27 points in that victory and is battling his way through the illness taking over the Heat locker room. Wade has put up at least 20 points in each of the last four games.

TRENDS:

* Under is 5-0 in the last five meetings.
* Under is 7-1 in the last eight meetings in Miami.
* Lakers are 1-8 ATS in the last nine meetings.
* Underdog is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings.
* Lakers are 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings in Miami.

BUZZER BEATERS:

1. The Heat have taken five of the last six meetings.

2. Howard, who spent the previous eight seasons with the Orlando Magic in the Southeast Division, has averaged 17 points and 13.4 rebounds in his career against Miami.

3. Sunday marks the last stop on Los Angeles’ seven-game Grammy-inspired road trip.

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PROFITBETS


England Premier League:
MAN UNITED ML 25UNITS


Italy Serie A:
ROMA ML 15UNITS


AC MILAN OVER 2.5 20UNITS

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HANDICAPPING KINGS

JIMMY

3:00PM St. John's vs Syracuse
[833] St. John's +14.5 -110

6:05PM Edmonton Oilers vs Columbus Blue Jackets
[4] Columbus Blue Jackets +100

6:05PM Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies
[809] UNDER 184.5 -110

9:05PM Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings
[817] Houston Rockets -5.5 -110

PERRY (SOCCER)

ENGLAND - PREMIER LEAGUE
WEST HAM UTD / ASTON VILLA OVER 2.5 -105 (830AM)

ITALY - SERIE A
PESCARA CALCIO / US PALERMO UNDER 2.5 -120 (9AM)

SPAIN - LA LIGA
RCD ESPANYOL BARCELONA / ATL BILBAO OVER 2.5 -125 (1pm)

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NBA

Hot Teams
-- Knicks won six of last seven games (4-0 last four HF).
-- Miami won eight of last ten games (9-5 last 14 HF). Lakers won seven of last nine. (3-6 AU).
-- Nuggets won their last nine games (2-6-1 last nine AU). Boston is 6-0 since Rondo got hurt (9-6 last 15 HF).
-- Hornets won last two games, by 9-11 points, after losing six of their previous seven games (18-8 AU).
-- Thunder won last three games, by 21-21-31 points (3-6 last nine AU).
-- Spurs won 11 of last 12 games (4-6 last ten AF).
-- Rockets won six of their last eight games (1-4 AF).

Cold Teams
-- Clippers lost four of last five games (5-3 AU).
-- Trailblazers lost four of last five on the road (0-3 AF). Orlando lost its last twelve games (1-11 vs spread).
-- Grizzlies are 3-4 in last seven games (14-10-1 HF). Minnesota lost 14 of its last 16 (1-5-1 last seven AU).
-- Raptors lost five of last seven games (3-5 last eight HF).
-- Suns lost six of their last eight games (6-6 HU).
-- Nets are 3-5 in their last eight games (3-2 HU).
-- Kings lost eight of last ten games (5-8 HU).

Totals
-- Four of last five New York games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last nine Laker games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Portland games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Denver games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Minnesota games.
-- Five of last six New Orleans games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Thunder games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Brooklyn games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Houston games went over the total; five of last six Sacramento games stayed under.

Back-to-backs
-- Denver is 6-3-1 vs spread if it played night before.
-- Sacramento is 2-6 vs spread if it played night before.

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NHL

Hot teams
-- Red Wings won four of last five home games.
-- Bruins won seven of their last nine games. Buffalo won last two games, 5-4/3-2, after losing seven of previous eight games.
-- Pittsburgh had its five-game win streak snapped in New Jersey Friday. Devils won last four games, outscoring foes 13-4.
-- Rangers won four of their last five home games.
-- Chicago won its last three games, scoring 14 goals. Predators won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Los Angeles lost three of its last four games.
-- Edmonton lost last five games, scoring eight goals (four 1-goal losses). Blue Jackets lost eight of last ten games.
-- Lightning lost last three games, scoring five goals.

Totals
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Los Angeles-Detroit games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Edmonton games.
-- Seven of last nine Boston-Buffalo games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Devil-Penguin games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2 in Lightning's last seven visits to Manhattan.
-- Seven of last nine Chicago games stayed under the total.

Series records
-- Kings lost three of last four games against Detroit.
-- Oilers won four of last five games against Columbus.
-- Bruins lost three of last four visits to Buffalo.
-- Devils lost six of last seven visits to Pittsburgh.
-- Lightning won three of last four visits to Manhattan.
-- Blackhawks lost four of last five games against Nashville.

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CBB

-- UConn won nine of last ten games vs Seton Hall, but lost by 12 here LY; eight of Huskies' last nine series wins were by 8+ points. UConn is 2-3 on Big East road, winning by 3-7 points; they've won three of last four games, but last two wins were in OT. Seton Hall lost eight of last nine games; they're 1-3 at home in Big East, losing by 15-12-6. Big East home underdogs of 6 or less points are 6-10 vs spread.
-- Home side won last four NC State-Clemson games, with Tigers (+9) losing 66-62 in Raleigh Jan 20; Wolfpack lost last four visits here, by 3-12-10-16 points. State is 1-4 since that win, losing last four away games, three by 3 or less points. Four of State's last five games went over total. ACC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 7-2 vs spread. Clemson is 4-0 in last four home games, but lost by 37 at Virginia in last game.
-- Indiana is 8-2 in Big Dozen, 4-1 on road; they blew 12-point halftime lead in 74-72 loss at Illinois last game. Hoosiers lost seven of last eight games vs Ohio State, losing last four visits here by 24-25-21-17 points. Buckeyes are 4-0 at home in league, with three wins by 9+ points; they lost last game in OT at Michigan Tuesday. Big Dozen home teams are 10-12 against spread when spread is 5 or less points.
-- Virginia won five of its last six games, with four wins by 14+ points; they've won last three games vs Maryland by 14-27-3 points, winning last two visits here. Cavaliers are just 1-3 on ACC road, winning only at Va Tech, losing to three lower-tier teams. Maryland is 4-1 at home in ACC, with only loss to Florida State, best win over NC State by point. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 3-10 vs spread.

-- Tennessee won its last 11 games vs South Carolina, winning last five visits here, by 24-16-8-4-9 points; Vols are 0-4 on SEC road, losing by 3-10-13-6 points. Carolina scored 49 ppg in losing last three games, all by 11+ points; they're turning ball over 23.4% of time, are 1-3 at home in SEC, losing by 3-7-11. Two of Vols' three SEC wins are by one point. SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 8-3 vs spread.
-- Northern Iowa is 9-2 in last 11 games vs Bradley, but lost two of last three visits here, as home team won six of last seven in series. Panthers (-7) crushed Bradley 84-53 Jan 20 in game they led 41-14 at half (made 15-26 behind arc). MVC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 11-3 vs spread. Braves are 4-1 at home in Valley, with only loss to Wichita by 6; their last four wins are all by six or less points.
-- St John's lost its last seven games vs Syracuse, losing last five visits to Carrier Dome by 6-14-2-6-19 points. Red Storm won six of last seven games; they're 3-2 on Big East road- three of their four conference losses are by 12+ points. Syracuse is 4-0 at home in Big East, winning by 25-11-2-16 points; they lost two of last three games (Villanova/Pitt) after an 18-1 start. Big East double digit home favorites are 5-8 vs spread.
-- Evansville is 5-0 at home in MVC, with two OT wins and another by 4 points; they're 2-5 in last seven games, with last four all decided by 6 or less points. Drake trailed by 10 early, made 11-20 behind arc, won 83-69 (+1) over Purple Aces Jan 16, its fourth series win in row (all by 9+ points). Six of Bulldogs' seven MVC losses are by 8+ points. MVC home favorites of 6+ points are 10-18 vs spread.
-- Illinois-Minnesota split last six meetings, with both of LY's going into OT; Illini lost two of last three visits here, with losses by 23-5. Illinois upset then-#1 Indiana last game; their last three games were all decided by 6 or less points. Gophers are 4-1 at home in league, with three wins by 13+ points, and only loss to Michigan by 8. Big Dozen home faves of 8+ points are 9-12 against the spread.

-- Duke flew to Boston Sunday morning for 6pm tipoff because of snow in area; they're 10-1 in last 11 games vs BC, winning last five by 20-1-3-16-25 points. Blue Devils won last four games, with three wins by 13+ points; they're 2-2 on ACC road, winning by 5-19. BC is 1-3 at home in ACC, losing by 12-1-5 points. ACC home dogs are 12-4 vs spread, 4-0 if getting 7+ points; double digit favorites are 10-4, 0-1 on road.
-- Arizona won four of last five games with California, but all four wins were by 4 or less points, including a triple OT tilt in Berkeley couple of years ago. Wildcats won last four games, allowing 59.3 ppg; they're 4-1 at home in Pac-12, winning by 9-3-24-7, with loss to UCLA. Cal Bears are 2-4 on road in conference, losing by 14-10-10-4 points. Pac-12 home favorites of 10+ points are 2-7 against the spread.
-- Colorado won four of its last five games; they're 2-4 on road, winning at doormat Wazzu and Artis-less Oregon. Home side won both of Buffs' games with Oregon State LY. OSU won by 14 here, lost in Boulder by 22. Beavers are 2-8 in conference, 2-4 at home, as President's bro-in-law is taking some heat. Pac-12 underdogs are 12-5 vs spread if number is 3 or less points. Buffaloes outscored Oregon 8-0 over last 4:26 Thursday to win by a point in Eugene.
-- Visitor in 6-3 in last nine Washington-USC games; Huskies won last two visits here, by 6-22 points. U-Dub lost five of last six games, losing last three away tilts by 8-5-2 points- six of their 10 league games were decided by 5 or less points. Five of last seven USC games went over the total. Pac-12 home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-15 vs spread. USC is 3-3 since firing O'Neill; five of six games were decided by four or less points. Trojans are 3-2 at home in Pac-12 (wins by 2-1-4).

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DCI College Basketball
The Daniel Curry Index

02/10/13 Predictions

Season
Straight Up: 2814-939 (.750)
ATS: 1262-1301 (.492)
ATS Vary Units: 3757-4063 (.480)
Over/Under: 340-327 (.510)
Over/Under Vary Units: 367-393 (.483)

America East Conference
Stony Brook 58, HARTFORD 53

Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 64
MARYLAND 58, Virginia 56
NC State 71, CLEMSON 66

Big East Conference
Connecticut 66, SETON HALL 64
SYRACUSE 73, St. John's 58

Big Ten Conference
MINNESOTA 72, Illinois 62
OHIO STATE 70, Indiana 68

Colonial Athletic Association
DREXEL 60, James Madison 56

Horizon League
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 67, Uic 60

Ivy League
CORNELL 69, Dartmouth 58
Harvard 67, COLUMBIA 60

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Loyola (Md.) 72, MARIST 64
NIAGARA 79, Canisius 74
Siena vs. SAINT PETER'S: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Missouri Valley Conference
EVANSVILLE 75, Drake 69
Northern Iowa 61, BRADLEY 58

Northeast Conference
BRYANT 84, Sacred Heart 74
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 77, Quinnipiac 76
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 71, Monmouth 70
LONG ISLAND 82, St. Francis (N.Y.) 73

Pacific-10 Conference
ARIZONA 73, California 59
Colorado 71, OREGON STATE 69
Washington 68, USC 66

Southeastern Conference
Tennessee 63, SOUTH CAROLINA 62

Sun Belt Conference
UL LAFAYETTE 75, Ulm 65

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DCI Pro Basketball
The Daniel Curry Index

02/10/13 Predictions

Season
Straight Up: 486-237 (.672)
ATS: 381-357 (.516)
ATS Vary Units: 1052-934 (.530)
Over/Under: 385-356 (.520)
Over/Under Vary Units: 558-502 (.526)

NEW YORK 99, L.A. Clippers 96
MIAMI 106, L.A. Lakers 96
Denver 101, BOSTON 100
TORONTO 97, New Orleans 95
Portland 98, ORLANDO 96
MEMPHIS 99, Minnesota 88
San Antonio 101, BROOKLYN 96
Oklahoma City 108, PHOENIX 99
Houston 110, SACRAMENTO 105

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DCI Pro Hockey
The Daniel Curry Index

02/10/13 Predictions

Season: 57-39 (.594)

Los Angeles vs. DETROIT: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Edmonton vs. COLUMBUS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Boston vs. BUFFALO: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. RANGERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
New Jersey vs. PITTSBURGH: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Chicago vs. NASHVILLE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

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Seton Hall +4
St Johns +14
Kings +5.5

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