2-14-13

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Hockey Crusher
Nashville Predators -125 over Phoenix Coyotes
(System Record: 12-1, won last game)
Overall Record: 12-11

Basketball Crusher
OKC -4 over Miami
(System Record: 61-3, lost last game)
Overall Record: 61-40-1

Soccer Crusher
no play
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(System Record: 355-14, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 355-311-42

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NCAA Basketball Picks

Wisconsin at Minnesota

The Golden Gophers look to build on their 6-2 ATS record in their last 8 games versus the Badgers. Minnesota is the pick (-5) according to Dunkel, which has the Golden Gophers favored by 7 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-5). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 505-506: Duquesne at Temple (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Duquesne 48.115; Temple 64.919 Dunkel Line: Temple by 17 Vegas Line: Temple by 16 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Temple (-16 1/2)

Game 507-508: Clemson at Georgia Tech (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Clemson 60.987; Georgia Tech 61.709 Dunkel Line: Georgia Tech by 1 Vegas Line: Georgia Tech by 3 Dunkel Pick: Clemson (+3)

Game 509-510: George Mason at Drexel (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: George Mason 55.677; Drexel 53.987 Dunkel Line: George Mason by 1 1/2; 120 Vegas Line: Drexel by 3; 124 Dunkel Pick: George Mason (+3); Under

Game 511-512: Wisconsin at Minnesota (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wisconsin 68.675; Minnesota 75.076 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 7 1/2; 122 Vegas Line: Minnesota by 5; 118 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-5); Over

Game 513-514: Northwestern at Ohio State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Northwestern 62.112; Ohio State 74.860 Dunkel Line: Ohio State by 12 1/2; 127 Vegas Line: Ohio State by 17 1/2; 124 Dunkel Pick: Northwestern (+17 1/2); Over

Game 515-516: LSU at South Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LSU 58.195; South Carolina 58.282 Dunkel Line: Even; 133 Vegas Line: South Carolina by 1 1/2; 138 Dunkel Pick: LSU (+1 1/2); Under

Game 517-518: Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Western Kentucky 52.722; Florida Atlantic 49.852 Dunkel Line: Western Kentucky by 3 Vegas Line: Western Kentucky by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Western Kentucky (-1 1/2)

Game 519-520: AR-Little Rock at Arkansas State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: AR-Little Rock 52.372; Arkansas State 63.018 Dunkel Line: Arkansas State by 10 1/2 Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 9 Dunkel Pick: Arkansas State (-9)

Game 521-522: UL-Lafayette at South Alabama (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UL-Lafayette 53.112; South Alabama 56.810 Dunkel Line: South Alabama by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: South Alabama by 6 Dunkel Pick: UL-Lafayette (+6)

Game 523-524: North Texas at UL-Monroe (8:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: North Texas 47.712; UL-Monroe 42.390 Dunkel Line: North Texas by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: North Texas by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: North Texas (-3 1/2)

Game 525-526: Florida International at Troy (8:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 53.638; Troy 51.443 Dunkel Line: Florida International by 2 Vegas Line: Pick Dunkel Pick: Florida International

Game 527-528: Iowa at Penn State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Iowa 67.906; Penn State 56.804 Dunkel Line: Iowa by 11; 135 Vegas Line: Iowa by 8; 131 Dunkel Pick: Iowa (-8); Over

Game 529-530: Denver at Utah State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Denver 62.515; Utah State 63.103 Dunkel Line: Utah State by 1 Vegas Line: Denver by 2 Dunkel Pick: Utah State (+2)

Game 531-532: UCLA at California (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UCLA 64.557; California 64.632 Dunkel Line: Even; 138 Vegas Line: California by 3; 142 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UCLA (+3); Under

Game 533-534: St. John's at Louisville (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. John's 62.317; Louisville 76.478 Dunkel Line: Louisville by 14; 127 Vegas Line: Louisville by 17; 131 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. John's (+17); Under

Game 535-536: Massachusetts at VCU (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Massachusetts 59.457; VCU 73.478 Dunkel Line: VCU by 14; 151 Vegas Line: VCU by 11 1/2; 147 Dunkel Pick: VCU (-11 1/2); Over

Game 537-538: CS-Northridge at Pacific (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: CS-Northridge 52.172; Pacific 61.628 Dunkel Line: Pacific by 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Pacific by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pacific (-7 1/2)

Game 539-540: Arizona at Colorado (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 66.510; Colorado 67.754 Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 Vegas Line: Arizona by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+2 1/2)

Game 541-542: San Diego at Santa Clara (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 53.820; Santa Clara 67.721 Dunkel Line: Santa Clara by 14 Vegas Line: Santa Clara by 10 Dunkel Pick: Santa Clara (-10)

Game 543-544: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Loyola Marymount 46.871; Pepperdine 55.083 Dunkel Line: Pepperdine by 8 Vegas Line: Pepperdine by 4 Dunkel Pick: Pepperdine (-4)

Game 545-546: Portland at San Francisco (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Portland 47.728; San Francisco 63.039 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 15 1/2 Vegas Line: San Francisco by 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-9 1/2)

Game 547-548: Louisiana Tech at Seattle (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Louisiana Tech 58.209; Seattle 53.297 Dunkel Line: Louisiana Tech by 5 Vegas Line: Louisiana Tech by 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+6 1/2)

Game 549-550: Hawaii at UC Davis (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Hawaii 49.756; UC Davis 55.094 Dunkel Line: UC Davis by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: UC Davis by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UC Davis (-2 1/2)

Game 551-552: New Mexico State at San Jose State (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Mexico State 59.478; San Jose State 47.347 Dunkel Line: New Mexico State by 12 Vegas Line: New Mexico State by 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: New Mexico State (-9 1/2)

Game 553-554: TX-Arlington at Idaho (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: TX-Arlington 55.211; Idaho 55.437 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: Idaho by 2 Dunkel Pick: TX-Arlington (+2)

Game 555-556: USC at Stanford (11:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: USC 61.092; Stanford 72.047 Dunkel Line: Stanford by 11; 141 Vegas Line: Stanford by 9; 135 Dunkel Pick: Stanford (-9); Over

Game 557-558: Gonzaga at St. Mary's (11:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Gonzaga 72.229; St. Mary's 68.336 Dunkel Line: Gonzaga by 4; 150 Vegas Line: Gonzaga by 1; 142 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Gonzaga (-1); Over

Game 559-560: Furman at Chattanooga (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Furman 42.132; Chattanooga 50.007 Dunkel Line: Chattanooga by 8 Vegas Line: Chattanooga by 5 Dunkel Pick: Chattanooga (-5)

Game 561-562: Western Carolina at NC-Greensboro (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Western Carolina 46.585; NC-Greensboro 46.422 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: NC-Greensboro by 2 Dunkel Pick: Western Carolina (+2)

Game 563-564: Appalachian State at Elon (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Appalachian State 47.682; Elon 54.414 Dunkel Line: Elon by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Elon by 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Appalachian State (+8 1/2)

Game 565-566: Georgia Southern at The Citadel (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Georgia Southern 45.179; The Citadel 41.614 Dunkel Line: Georgia Southern by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Georgia Southern by 2 Dunkel Pick: Georgia Southern (-2)

Game 567-568: St. Peter's at Rider (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Peter's 44.606; Rider 54.274 Dunkel Line: Rider by 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Rider by 8 Dunkel Pick: Rider (-8)

Game 569-570: Belmont at Tennessee State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Belmont 62.751; Tennessee State 57.148 Dunkel Line: Belmont by 5 1/2; 137 Vegas Line: Belmont by 7 1/2; 140 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tennessee State (+7 1/2); Under

Game 571-572: Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee Tech 45.711; Eastern Kentucky 60.233 Dunkel Line: Eastern Kentucky by 14 1/2 Vegas Line: Eastern Kentucky by 12 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Eastern Kentucky (-12 1/2)

Game 573-574: Jacksonville State at Morehead State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Jacksonville State 48.329; Morehead State 50.878 Dunkel Line: Morehead State by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: Morehead State by 4 Dunkel Pick: Jacksonville State (+4)

Game 575-576: Canisius at Loyola-MD (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Canisius 53.101; Loyola-MD 59.740 Dunkel Line: Loyola-MD by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Loyola-MD by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Loyola-MD (-3 1/2)

Game 577-578: Davidson at College of Charleston (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Davidson 59.186; College of Charleston 60.040 Dunkel Line: College of Charleston by 1 Vegas Line: Davidson by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: College of Charleston (+2 1/2)

Game 579-580: Wofford at Samford (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wofford 48.535; Samford 45.634 Dunkel Line: Wofford by 2 Vegas Line: Pick Dunkel Pick: Wofford

Game 581-582: IPFW at UMKC (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: IPFW 46.603; UMKC 44.314 Dunkel Line: IPFW by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: IPFW by 1 Dunkel Pick: IPFW (-1)

Game 583-584: Oakland at South Dakota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oakland 51.959; South Dakota 52.108 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: Oakland by 6 Dunkel Pick: South Dakota (+6)

Game 585-586: IUPUI at South Dakota State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: IUPUI 41.027; South Dakota State 63.421 Dunkel Line: South Dakota State by 22 1/2 Vegas Line: South Dakota State by 18 Dunkel Pick: South Dakota State (-18)

Game 587-588: Western Illinois at North Dakota State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Western Illinois 55.008; North Dakota State 65.654 Dunkel Line: North Dakota State by 10 1/2 Vegas Line: North Dakota State by 9 Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State (-9)

Game 589-590: Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Austin Peay 40.925; Eastern Illinois 44.406 Dunkel Line: Eastern Illinois by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Eastern Illinois by 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Austin Peay (+5 1/2)

Game 591-592: Murray State at SIU-Edwardsville (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Murray State 56.977; SIU-Edwardsville 44.480 Dunkel Line: Murray State by 12 1/2 Vegas Line: Murray State by 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Murray State (-10 1/2)

Game 593-594: Sacramento State at North Dakota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento State 45.365; North Dakota 46.153 Dunkel Line: North Dakota by 1; 130 Vegas Line: North Dakota by 4 1/2; 135 Dunkel Pick: Sacramento State (+4 1/2); Under

Game 595-596: Siena at Fairfield (8:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Siena 43.855; Fairfield 55.799 Dunkel Line: Fairfield by 12 Vegas Line: Fairfield by 13 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Siena (+13 1/2)

Game 597-598: Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Northern Arizona 42.919; Northern Colorado 48.293 Dunkel Line: Northern Colorado by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Northern Colorado by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Northern Arizona (+7 1/2)

Game 599-600: Montana State at Idaho State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Montana State 45.464; Idaho State 42.351 Dunkel Line: Montana State by 3 Vegas Line: Montana State by 1 Dunkel Pick: Montana State (-1)

Game 601-602: Montana at Weber State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Montana 55.385; Weber State 63.765 Dunkel Line: Weber State by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Weber State by 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Weber State (-6 1/2)

Game 603-604: Southern Utah at Portland State (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Southern Utah 47.594; Portland State 44.007 Dunkel Line: Southern Utah by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Portland State by 2 Dunkel Pick: Southern Utah (+2)

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Today's NBA Picks

Miami at Oklahoma City

The Heat look to build on their 5-0 ATS record in their last 5 games against the Thunder. Miami is the pick (+5) according to Dunkel, which has the Thunder favored by only 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (+5). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST

Game 501-502: Miami at Oklahoma City (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami 124.939; Oklahoma City 127.358 Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 2 1/2; 212 Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 5; 204 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Miami (+5); Over

Game 503-504: LA Clippers at LA Lakers (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 121.256; LA Lakers 120.286 Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 1; 185 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

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Today's NHL Picks

Toronto at Carolina

The Hurricanes look to build on their 14-2 record in their last 16 games against Northeast Division opponents. Carolina is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Hurricanes favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-145). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Time Posted 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 1-2: NY Islanders at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.337; NY Rangers 11.163 Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-200); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+200); Over

Game 3-4: Toronto at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.270; Carolina 13.409 Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-145); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-145); Under

Game 5-6: Montreal at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 10.485; Florida 10.016 Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-115); 5 Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-115); Over

Game 7-8: Washington at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington 10.029; Tampa Bay 11.560 Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-145); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-145); Under

Game 9-10: Phoenix at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 11.299; Nashville 12.061 Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-130); 5 Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-130); Under

Game 11-12: Colorado at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.705; Minnesota 10.281 Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 5 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-160); 5 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+140); Over

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JACK JONES

22-9 RUN 20* PLAYS

20* Oklahoma City -4

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20* Heat/Thunder TNT Thursday No-Brainer on Oklahoma City -4

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Chicago Sports Connection

Top NHL plays...
Passed yesterday.
2-0 Tuesday

STRAIGHT BET Feb 14 NHL [3] TOR MAPLE LEAFS +125


STRAIGHT BET Feb 14 NHL [10] TOTAL u5-140 (PHX COYOTES vrs NAS PREDATORS)


STRAIGHT BET Feb 14 NHL [12] TOTAL u5-110 (COL AVALANCHE vrs MIN WILD)

*** TOR (who won last 4 road games) plays @ Carolina ,who play their 1st home game after 6 roadies.
Tough spot for Carolina.

*** Playing UNDER 5 NASHV till streak ends (hope it aint tonight)

*** Recent trends SHOUT Under in AV's-WILD game.

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Ben Burns

Washington vs. Tampa Bay - February 14, 2013 - 7:30 PM
8* Tampa Bay -137

Toronto vs. Carolina
8* Carolina -141

Colorado vs. Minnesota
8* Minnesota -155

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

CBB APPALACHIAN ST at ELON

Play On - Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (APPALACHIAN ST) playing only their 3rd game in a week, with a losing record.
196-116 over the last 5 seasons. ( 62.8% 68.4 units )
17-15 this year. ( 53.1% 0.5 units )

CBB TX-ARLINGTON at IDAHO

Play Against - All teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (TX-ARLINGTON) revenging a loss where opponent scored 75 or more points, off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite.
54-23 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.1% 32.3 units )

CBB GEORGE MASON at DREXEL

Play Under - All teams where the first half total is 60.5 or less in a game involving two average teams (+/- 3.5 PPG diff.) after 15 or more games, after allowing 60 points or less.
212-127 over the last 5 seasons. ( 62.5% 72.3 units )
6-0 this year. ( 100.0% 6.0 units )

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

NBA MIAMI at OKLAHOMA CITY

Play Against - Home teams (OKLAHOMA CITY) revenging a same season loss vs opponent against opponent off 2 consecutive home wins by 10 points or more.
59-26 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.4% 30.4 units )
9-4 this year. ( 69.2% 4.6 units )

NBA MIAMI at OKLAHOMA CITY

Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (MIAMI) an excellent offensive team (>=102 PPG) against an average defensive team (92-98 PPG), after scoring 110 points or more.
113-49 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.8% 46.7 units )
10-7 this year. ( 58.8% 2.9 units )

NBA LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

Play On - Home underdogs vs. the 1rst half line (LA LAKERS) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games, with a winning percentage of between 40-49% on the season.
50-21 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.4% 26.9 units )
8-5 this year. ( 61.5% 2.5 units)

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Clippers at Lakers: What Bettors Need to Know

Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers (+3, 199)

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers will head into the All-Star break in very different places in the Western Conference standings. While the Clippers sit in the Lakers’ customary position atop the Pacific Division, the Lakers, who play host to the Clippers at their shared arena on Thursday, are still outside the top eight in the West. The Lakers will be aiming for back-to-back wins heading into the break.

The Lakers have begun to pick things up over the last few weeks and have won eight of their last 11 despite injuries to their big men. Kobe Bryant has remade himself as a distributor while fellow All-Star Dwight Howard plays through a torn labrum in his shoulder. The Clippers have won three in a row and easily dispatched of the Houston Rockets in their return to Staples Center on Wednesday. Chauncey Billups returned to the lineup in that one, giving the team a fully-healthy starting lineup.

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT

ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (38-17, 30-25-0 ATS): The Clippers have taken each of the first two meetings between the Staples Center rivals this season, posting a 105-95 win as the road team on Nov. 2 and grabbing a 107-102 triumph as the home team on Jan. 4. Chris Paul averaged 24 points and 14 assists in the two contests. The Clippers put together one of the best first quarters in NBA history on Wednesday, going 17-of-22 from the floor en route to 46 points in the frame. Caron Butler and Billups combined to go 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the quarter. The Clippers have averaged 105 points in winning the last three games and have held opponents to 91.3 points in that span. They will be playing the second night of a back-to-back against the Lakers but did not have any player log more than 32 minutes on Wednesday.

ABOUT THE LAKERS (25-28, 21-31-1 ATS): The Lakers are assured of being under .500 at the All-Star break but are a much better team than they were only a few weeks ago, when a loss at Memphis dropped them to 17-25. Bryant did not even record his first field goal until late in Tuesday’s game and finished with only four points as the Lakers held on for a 91-85 win over Phoenix. Bryant has averaged 8.7 assists in the last three games and is handing the ball off frequently during the recent surge while Steve Nash spots up for outside shots and Howard works the low block. The Lakers have also turned in some of their better defensive efforts of late, holding opponents to 96.3 points over the last 11 games. Los Angeles is getting good production out of role players like Antawn Jamison, Metta World Peace and Earl Clark, which gives Bryant some freedom to try new things in the offense. The star guard did not even record a field-goal attempt in the first half on Tuesday, passing up open shots in favor of passes to the likes of Jamison and Clark.

TRENDS:

* Over is 5-0 in the last five meetings with Lakers as home team.
* Over is 7-0 in the last seven meetings.
* Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Home team is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
* Clippers are 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings.

BUZZER BEATERS:

1. Bryant scored 38 points the last time the teams met and has averaged 26 points in 62 career games against the Clippers.

2. Clippers F Blake Griffin is shooting 62.8 percent in four games since returning from a hamstring injury.

3. Howard is averaging 15.3 points and 12.7 rebounds in the last three games.

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JOE WIZ FREE PLAY

IUPUI +19 over South Dakota State.

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Dave Essler CBB Sides - Thursday, Feb 14 2013 7:00PM

570 Tennessee St. +7.5 (-110) vs 569 Belmont double-dime bet

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guaranteedpickstoday 2/14

4-3-2 last night:

OKC -4.5
Minn -5
LSU +1.5
Ville -17
Stanford -9
Iowa -8
Clemson +3

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RickJ's Handicapping Picks Thursday College Hoops


1/2 Unit Play
558 St. Mary's U142.5

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Study Group: Thursday's Top 25 NCAAB Betting Notes

Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes (-17)

After facing a pair of top-three teams back-to-back, No. 14 Ohio State gets a small step down in competition when it hosts Northwestern on Thursday. The Wildcats have dropped three of their last four but have the talent to give the Buckeyes fits and are motivated to earn the type of signature road win that might get them a second look from the NCAA tournament selection committee. Ohio State is hoping for better defense than it's showed lately.

The Buckeyes have surrendered season-high point totals in each of the last two games, culminating in an 81-68 home loss to No. 1 Indiana on Sunday. Ohio State has struggled to contain guards like Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. of Michigan and Victor Oladipo of Indiana in the last two losses. Northwestern’s Reggie Hearn will be the one looking for those same holes on Thursday. Hearn leads the Wildcats in scoring at 14.2 points but has struggled from the field lately.

Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers (-5)

Wisconsin and Minnesota combined for 89 total points when the teams played in late January and another low-scoring game figures to be on tap when the Golden Gophers host the No. 19 Badgers on Thursday. Wisconsin prevailed 45-44 in the Jan. 26 contest. The Badgers enter on a three-game winning streak and are one of five teams in the Big Ten title mix. Minnesota has lost six of its past eight games.

The Golden Gophers could use a late-season turnaround to assure they will be part of the NCAA tournament field. Minnesota is 12-2 at home but fell to Illinois last Saturday. The Badgers aren’t viewed in the same vein as Indiana or Michigan State – and even Michigan, which has lost four Big Ten games – in terms of contenders for the regular-season crown. Senior center Jared Berggren has a different view. “I think we’re up toward the top of the standings right now,” Berggren said. “There is a lot of basketball left to play, but I think we’ve proven that we can beat anyone at any time.”

St. John's Red Storm at Louisville Cardinals (-17)

Louisville figures that Thursday’s contest against visiting St. John’s will be shorter than Saturday’s five-overtime loss to Notre Dame. The No. 12 Cardinals have had time to recuperate from the agonizing defeat and are seeking a strong finish to the regular season after losing four of the past seven games. St. John’s coach Steve Lavin will miss his second straight contest following the death of his 82-year-old father. The Red Storm have lost two of three games.

Assistant coach Rico Hines will again coach St. John’s. The Red Storm lost to Syracuse on Saturday. Louisville let a late eight-point lead in regulation get away in the loss to Notre Dame, and also squandered other opportunities to win in the overtimes. “We’re just disappointed,” junior forward Luke Hancock said afterward. “We had so many chances to win that game and didn’t execute the way we would have liked.”

Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes (+2.5)

Arizona’s loss to California in its last game not only damaged its hopes of earning a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament, but it knocked the ninth-ranked Wildcats into a three-way tie for first place in the tightly-contested Pac-12 Conference.

Arizona looks to cap a season sweep when it visits Colorado on Thursday. The Buffaloes nearly beat the Wildcats in the first meeting when Sabatino Chen banked in a 3-pointer at the end of regulation, but officials waved it off after reviewing the video and Arizona went on to the controversial win, 92-83, in overtime. Colorado enters on a two-game winning streak and has won five of its last six.

Gonzaga Bulldogs at St. Mary's Gaels (+1)

The top two programs in the West Coast Conference battle again Thursday when No. 3 Gonzaga visits streaking Saint Mary’s. The Bulldogs notched an 83-76 home victory against the Gaels on Jan. 10 and now the scene shifts to Moraga, where Saint Mary’s is undefeated in 13 home games this season. The Gaels have won nine consecutive games and are a half-game behind the Zags in the WCC race. Gonzaga has won six straight outings.

Bulldogs star Kelly Olynyk scored 31 points in last month’s meeting as Gonzaga built an 18-point halftime lead and held off a Saint Mary’s charge. Gaels standout Matthew Dellavedova struggled to 14 points on 4-of-15 shooting. Gonzaga is 7-1 on the road, the lone loss being a last-second defeat at Butler. Six of the last seven Saint Mary’s wins have been by double digits. “We’re getting there,” Gaels coach Randy Bennett said after Saturday’s victory over San Diego. “I think we’re becoming more consistent and that’s becoming our identity, which is what needs to happen.”