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miss +6
colorado +1
iona +14
Ari st +9
oklahoma +3
ucla +3
under 128.5 miss/wisc
Under 123.5 Fla gulfcoast/georgetown
Teaser: villanova +9, Cinn +8.5
Teaser: miss +11, oklahoma +8
4-Unit Play. #807. Take Detroit Pistons +15.5 over Miami Heat (Friday @ 7:35pm est).
The Pistons lost by a wide margin in their last game and they will be more than motivated coming into this game. Maybe they were looking ahead to the Heat game and overlooked the Nets. The game was ugly and they ended up losing by 27 points. With the Heat coming off a huge victory of the Cavaliers, I expect them to start this game off on a big note and go out to an early lead before Detroit makes this a game in the second half. Of course the Heat will win and the streak will continue but this is a decent amount of points for a Pistons team that the Heat already beat this year and probably won't be too excited to play as they return back home. The Pistons are 4-1 ATS following a double-digit loss at home and the Heat are 0-4 ATS when they face teams with a winning percentage of less than 40% at home - meaning they have trouble covering the larger spreads at home when they face poor quality teams because of those wide spreads and the weaker team getting up to play the Heat.
Leans: Dallas (revenge), San Antonio (revenge),
Indian Cowboy's Picks For NHL Hockey
4-Unit Play. #2. Take Columbus -140 over Calgary Flames (Friday @ 7:05pm est)
Columbus looks to do well at home today against Calgary a team they lost to in extra time 4-3 earlier this year. This is a big revenge game for Columbus. They have played well over the last couple games and look to make it 3 straight winners today. Columbus has won 7 of their last 9 and the changes they have made this off-season are making dividends now. This is a team that comes off 1-0 win over Phoenix and a 4-3 win over Nashville and they certainly don't need the motivation to get up for a team they lost to earlier this year in overtime at home. Look for Columbus to seek revenge whereas Calgary is looking forward to returning home as this is the last game of their road trip prior to heading back. The Blue Jackets are 5-0 when facing teams with a winning percentage of less than 40% on the road and the Blue Jackets are 6-2 in their last 8 home games overall.
3-Unit Pick Take #7 Detroit (+1.40) over Anaheim (10pm, Friday, March 22)
If it wasn't for the Chicago Blackhawks who sit a top the NHL standings the talk would be about the Anaheim Ducks who go for their 14 straight home win tonight against the Red Wings. Anaheim is coming off of beating Chicago after scoring three times in the third period to win 4-2. Detroit mean while put 38 shots on net and held a red hot Minnesota team to 19 shots but loss 4-2 at home. This is the first of back to back games against each other as these two will play in Anaheim again on Sunday. I think with the Ducks success and that win vs a popular Chicago team theoddsmaker is inflating this line some. Detroit has had a lot of injuries and some turnover from a roster that was their core for some successful years in Detroit, the Wings still have some players left over and while their not as good as they have been in the past this team is competitive. I think the Ducks should be only a -1.40 home favorite here and I think this might just be a flat spot for the home team, take the money with the Wings.
2-Unit Pick Take #1 Calgary (+1.25) over Columbus (7pm, Friday, March 22)
Columbus has won six of their last eight games and now for the first time this year they're more then a -1.15 favorite in any game they have played. This is what happens what a team gets hot but what people don't realize is that at some point it sucks the value out of that "hot" team. Columbus wins have been impressive beating a team they never beat in the Predators in their last game, they also beat Vancouver once and the Red Wings twice during this streak and played the Blackhawks hard in a loss. My point to all this is it takes so much emotion to play teams that have more talent then you and stay competitive and for what it's worth it isn't hard to get up and play against the Vancouver, Detriot and Chicago type teams, now here come the Flames a team that hasn't won much and in some ways mirrors Columbus. I just think this line is out of whack here and to play able to take back twenty five cents against a Columbus team that has been a dog in 27 of the 30 games they have played this year just offers value.
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