4-4-13

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Hawkeyes go into NIT final as the best bet in the nation

It's fitting that the No.1 ATS (Against The Spread) team in college basketball will play in a championship game on Thursday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a sports bettor's dream this season going 24-9 ATS, including a current 10-0 ATS run. They opened as1-point favorites against Baylor in the NIT final at Madison Square Garden on Thursday and the total opened at 141.

Iowa has primarily used stifling defense to build up bankrolls. They held opponents in the NIT to 40.9 percent shooting from the field and 34.7 percent shooting from behind the arc. The Hawkeyes are 15th in the country in opponent field goal percentage and ninth in opponent three point percentage on the season.

One Hawkeye has made huge offensive gains in his game also - junior combo guard Devyn Marble has averaged 24.3 points during the NIT, up from his season average of 15.2.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Tigers Wednesday.

Thursday it’s the Mets. The deficit is 90 sirignanos.

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NBA

Hot Teams
-- Bulls covered seven of last nine games, last four on foreign soil. Nets are 5-3 in their last eight games (3-5 last eight HF).
-- Mavericks won four of last five games (10-3 last 13 AU). Nuggets won 17 of last 19 games (7-2 last nine HF).
-- Thunder won four of its last five games (8-2 last ten HF).

Cold Teams
-- Spurs lost four of last six away games (4-0 last four as U).


Totals
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Chicago games.
-- Five of last six Denver games stayed under the total; six of last seven Dallas games went over.
-- Five of last six San Antonio games stayed under the total.

Back-to-backs
-- Brooklyn is 4-1 vs spread at home if it played night before.
-- Denver is 9-5-1 vs spread if it played the night before.
-- San Antonio is 6-3-2 vs spread if it won the night before.

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CBB

Iowa won seven of its last eight games; they're 10-0 vs spread since loss at Nebraska Feb. 23. Hawkeyes (-3) beat Iowa State 80-71 Dec 7, their only game vs Big X opponent this season. Baylor won its last four tilts, scoring 89 ppg; Bears lost to Northwestern by 4 at home Dec 4 in only game vs Big Dozen foe. Baylor played only two starters more than 31 minutes Tuesday, turned ball over only seven times (+4). Iowa played three subs 11+ minutes Tuesday; they were +9 in turnovers (17-8); they are #294 in experience, #35 in bench minutes. Under is 8-4 in last dozen Iowa games. Baylor is #182 in experience, #229 in bench minutes but has best player on court in senior guard Jackson.

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NHL

Hot teams
-- Bruins won six of their last seven home games.
-- Islanders won five of their last six games. Washington won five of last seven.
-- Flyers, Toronto both won their last three games.
-- Canadiens won three of their last four games.
-- Blackhawks won six of their last nine games.
-- Red Wings won five of their last six road games.
-- Edmonton won last five games, allowing seven goals.


Cold teams
-- Carolina lost nine of last 10 games. Lightning lost seven of their last nine road games.
-- Devils lost four in row, seven of last nine games.
-- Winnipeg lost its last four games, outscored 16-5.
-- Nashville lost three of last four games. Columbus lost 12 of its last 15 road games.
-- Blues lost three of their last four games.
-- Coyotes lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Vancouver lost its last two games, outscored 7-2.
-- Kings are 3-4 in last seven games, were blanked in last two home games. Minnesota lost three of its last four games.

Totals
-- Under is 6-2-2 in last ten Tampa Bay games.
-- Under is 9-1-2 in last twelve Boston games.
-- Seven of last ten Islander-Washington games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Philly-Toronto games went over total.
-- Last four Montreal home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Blue Jacket games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Chicago games. Under is 6-1-1 in Blues' last eight.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Detroit games.
-- Last four Oiler-Canuck games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Minnesota-LA games went over the total.

Series records
-- Lightning won three in row, eight of last eleven vs Carolina.
-- Bruins won five in row, nine of last ten games vs New Jersey.
-- Islanders won four of last six games with Washington.
-- Leafs beat Philly 5-2/4-2 this year, after losing nine of previous 10 vs Flyers.
-- Jets lost six of last seven games with Montreal.
-- Predators won five of last seven games with Columbus.
-- Blues lost last four games with Chicago.
-- Red Wings won eight of last nine games with Phoenix.
-- Canucks won five of last seven games with Edmonton.
-- Wild won three of last five visits to Los Angeles.

Back-to-backs
-- Flyers are 1-3 on road if they played night before.
-- Montreal is 5-2 if it played the night before.
-- Oilers are 2-3 if they played the night before, all on the road.
-- Minnesota is 0-2 on road if it played night before (4-0 at home).

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Stults is 5-1, 2.98 in his last seven starts.
-- Zimmerman is 3-1, 3.71 in his last six starts.
-- Lee is 4-2, 1.76 in his last eight starts. Braves are 13-1 in Medlen's last 14 starts (8-1, 1.58 in his last 11 starts).

-- Arroyo is 6-3, 2.82 in his last eleven starts. Blanton is 1-1, 3.38 in his last five starts.

-- Guthrie is 3-0, 2.55 in his last seven starts. Floyd is 3-1, 2.52 in his last four outings.
-- MGonzalez is 3-0, 1.93 in his last five starts.
-- Pettitte is 2-2, 2.37 in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- McDonald is 0-2, 13.50 in his last four starts. Wood is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.
-- Gee is 2-4, 4.12 in his last six starts.
-- Leblanc is 1-3, 4.22 in his last six starts.

-- Porcello is 1-2, 5.84 in his last five starts. Pelfrey was 0-0, 2.29 in three starts LY, before getting hurt- he made 31+ starts from '08-'11.
-- RHernandez was 0-3, 9.42 in three starts LY.
-- Griffin is 1-1, 6.85 in his last five starts. Maurer is making MLB debut; he was 9-2, 3.20 in 24 AA starts LY.
-- Dempster is 1-2, 7.71 in his last four starts.
-- Buehrle is 1-2, 4.29 in his last five starts. Myers was a closer LY; he was 7-14, 4.46 in 33 starts for Houston in '11.

Hot teams
-- Mets won first two games, scoring 19 runs.
-- Natonals won first two games, 2-0/3-0.
-- Braves won their first two games, 9-2/7-5.

-- White Sox won their first two games, 1-0/5-2.
-- Red Sox won their first two games, 8-2/7-4.
-- Cleveland won its first two games, 4-1/3-2.

Cold teams
-- San Diego lost its first two games, outscored 19-6.
-- Miami lost its first two games, hasn't scored a run yet.
-- Phillies lost first two games, allowing 16 runs.

-- Kansas City lost its first two games, scoring two runs.
-- Bronx lost its first two games, allowing 15 runs.
-- Toronto lost its first two games, scoring three runs.

Totals
-- Five of last seven Wood starts went over the total.
-- Five of last six Stults starts went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Zimmerman starts went over total.
-- Lee's last eight starts stayed under the total.

-- Six of last seven Blanton starts stayed under the total.

-- Four of last five Porcello starts went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Guthrie starts stayed under total.
-- Four of last five MGonzalez starts stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Griffin starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Dempster road starts went over total.
-- Six of last eight Buehrle home starts stayed under.

Umpires
-- Chi-Pitt-- Home side won nine of last ten Cuzzi games.
-- SD-NY-- Home side won last seven Hudson games; last four went over.
-- Mia-Wsh-- Eight of last ten Schrieber games went over total.
-- Phil-Atl-- Home team won last five Foster games.

-- LAA-Cin-- Home team is 13-4 in last 17 Bucknor games; seven of last nine games went over.

-- Det-Min-- Favorites won 11 of last 12 Hickox games.
-- KC-Chi-- Nine of last twelve Wendelstedt games stayed under.
-- Balt-TB-- Four of last five Reynolds games stayed under.
-- Sea-A's-- All three Tumpane games LY went over total.
-- Bos-NY-- Underdogs won five of last seven Dimuro games.
-- Cle-Tor-- Five of last seven Barksdale games stayed under; over last six years, home side is 126-70 with Barksdale behind plate.

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DCI College Basketball
The Daniel Curry Index

04/04/13 Prediction

Season
Straight Up: 3904-1365 (.741)
ATS: 1901-1927 (.497)
ATS Vary Units: 5269-5591 (.485)
Over/Under: 635-598 (.515)
Over/Under Vary Units: 732-730 (.501)

National Invitation Tournament
Championship at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Iowa 73, Baylor 69

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DCI Pro Basketball
The Daniel Curry Index

04/04/13 Predictions

Season
Straight Up: 730-348 (.677)
ATS: 584-523 (.528)
ATS Vary Units: 1459-1314 (.526)
Over/Under: 570-537 (.515)
Over/Under Vary Units: 761-680 (.528)

BROOKLYN 94, Chicago 91
DENVER 113, Dallas 102
OKLAHOMA CITY 107, San Antonio 101

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DCI Pro Hockey
The Daniel Curry Index

04/04/13 Predictions

Season: 201-134 (.600)

BOSTON 3, New Jersey 2
TORONTO 4, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Islanders vs. WASHINGTON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Tampa Bay vs. CAROLINA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MONTREAL 4, Winnipeg 2
NASHVILLE 3, Columbus 2
CHICAGO 3, St. Louis 2
VANCOUVER 3, Edmonton 2
PHOENIX 3, Detroit 2
LOS ANGELES 3, Minnesota 2

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NCAA Basketball Picks

Iowa vs. Baylor

The Hawkeyes look to build on their 9-0 ATS record in their last 9 non-conference games. Iowa is the pick (-1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Hawkeyes favored by 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Iowa (-1 1/2). Here are all of today's games and Saturday's Final Four picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 707-708: Iowa vs. Baylor (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Iowa 73.663; Baylor 70.049 Dunkel Line: Iowa by 3 1/2; 136 Vegas Line: Iowa by 1 1/2; 142 Dunkel Pick: Iowa (-1 1/2); Under

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Today's MLB Picks

Philadelphia at Atlanta

The Phillies look to build on their 15-4 record in Cliff Lee's last 19 road starts against a team with a winning record. Philadelphia is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Phillies favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 13.852; Pittsburgh (McDonald) 15.076 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-150); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-150); Under

Game 953-954: San Diego at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 14.900; NY Mets (Gee) 14.241 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-145); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+125); Over

Game 955-956: Miami at Washington (4:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (LeBlanc) 13.903; Washington (Zimmermann) 16.098 Dunkel Line: Washington by 2; 7 Vegas Line: Washington (-260); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-260); Under

Game 957-958: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lee) 15.309; Atlanta (Medlen) 14.982 Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-135); 7 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115); Over

Game 959-960: Detroit at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 16.326; Minnesota (Pelfrey) 15.353 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-145); Under

Game 961-962: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Guthrie) 15.294; White Sox (Floyd) 14.708 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+105); Over

Game 963-964: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (3:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 16.539; Tampa Bay (Hernandez) 15.937 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8 Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+110); Over

Game 965-966: Seattle at Oakland (3:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Maurer) 16.059; Oakland (Griffin) 16.367 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 7 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-160); Under

Game 967-968: Boston at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Dempster) 14.940; NY Yankees (Pettitte) 14.699 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-125); 8 Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Over

Game 969-970: Cleveland at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Myers) 14.356; Toronto (Buehrle) 15.479 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Toronto (-160); 9 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-160); Under

Game 971-972: LA Angels at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Blanton) 14.736; Cincinnati (Arroyo) 15.202 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-125); Under

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