10-30-13

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Wednesday

Boston Bruins +120

Kings even

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Today's NHL Picks

Detroit at Vancouver

The Canucks look to take advantage of a Detroit team that is 1-6 in its last 7 games against Western Conference opponents. Vancouver is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Canucks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-145). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 Time Posted 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 51-52: Boston at Pittsburgh (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.250; Pittsburgh 11.213 Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-140); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Boston (+120); Over

Game 53-54: Toronto at Calgary (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.639; Calgary 11.265 Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-115); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-115); Under

Game 55-56: Detroit at Vancouver (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 10.074; Vancouver 11.582 Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-145); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (-145); Under

Game 57-58: San Jose at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.201; Los Angeles 12.300 Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-125); 5 Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+105); Over

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Baseball Crusher
St. Louis Cardinals +106 over Boston Red Sox
(System Record: 96-9, lost last game)
Overall Record: 96-105-2

Football Crusher
Memphis +2 over Cincinatti
(System Record: 29-2, lost last 3 games)
Overall Record: 29-25

Hockey Crusher
San Jose Sharks -118 over LA Kings
(System Record: 16-0, won last 11 games)
Overall Record: 16-4

Basketball Crusher
New Orleans Pelicans +2 over Indiana Pacers
(System Record: 4-0)
Overall Record: 4-1

Soccer Crusher
OH Leuven + Mons UNDER 3
This match is happening in Belgium
(System Record: 477-17, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 477-409-66

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Diamond Dog Sports
Over Pistons 190.5 -110 (A)
Over Twolves 197.5 -110 (A)
Over Jazz 195.0 -110 (A)

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New-Look Nets open season in Cleveland Wednesday
by Zach Cohen

Tip-off: Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. ET
Line: Brooklyn -4, Total: 195

The Nets set their sights on the Cavaliers for the opener of a season in which the mentality is "championship or bust" for Deron Williams and company.

Brooklyn suffered a disappointing first-round loss at the hands of the Bulls in 2012-2013, while Cleveland showed some promise, yet ended up with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft lottery. This year, expectations are different for both teams as the Nets eye an NBA Championship while the Cavaliers look to simply make the playoffs. In the past 10 meetings between these clubs, Brooklyn is 8-2 SU and 5-5 ATS, including four straight victories. The Nets are 4-1 (SU and ATS) in the past five games it has played at Quicken Loans Arena. Last season, Cleveland struggled with the lines at home, going 17-24 ATS (42%), while the Nets were actually a strong road wager at 25-19 ATS (57%). There are no significant injuries other than C Andrew Bynum (knees), who is still rehabbing after signing a two-year deal with Cleveland, and there is no timetable set for his return.

The Nets were the talk of the summer after they traded with the Celtics to acquire both SF Paul Pierce and PF Kevin Garnett. SG Jason Terry also came along in the trade that shipped out MarShon Brooks, Kris Humphries and Gerald Wallace. Brooklyn threw away its future for a chance to win now, giving itself a two-year championship window at most. Brooklyn also brought in PF Andrei Kirilenko from the Timberwolves and SF Shaun Livingston from the Cavaliers, while drafting Mason Plumlee to fill their void at backup center. The Nets now have a high quality player at each of their starting positions as on opening night they’ll put out a lineup of PG Deron Williams, SG Joe Johnson and C Brook Lopez along with SF Paul Pierce and PF Kevin Garnett. Each of these players can be relied on to score the ball in crunch time and it will be interesting to see if new head coach Jason Kidd can get this team to the promised land.

The Cavaliers won the NBA Draft lottery and ended up selecting PF Anthony Bennett, a scoring forward out of UNLV. They also made a huge splash during the free agency period when they inked C Andrew Bynum to a two-year deal. When he was healthy playing for the Lakers in 2011-2012, Bynum was a top center in the league with 18.7 PPG (56% FG), 11.8 RPG and 1.9 BPG. Cleveland also signed PG Jarrett Jack (12.9 PPG and 5.6 APG) and SF Earl Clark (7.3 PPG and 5.5 RPG), who immediately give Cleveland some of the best depth in the NBA. PG Kyrie Irving burst on the scene last season and showed that he is a superstar in this league, averaging 22.5 PPG and 5.9 APG. If Cleveland can get Bynum back healthy, this team can really put some fear into the Eastern Conference when the playoffs come around. Even if Bynum doesn’t play a game, the Cavaliers will be still challenge for a playoff berth.

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Paul Leiner

100* Cardinals +100

100* Magic/Twolves Over 197

50* Nets -3.5

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EAGLE EYE------Randy Rose
Your Pick: St Louis Cardinals (+108)
Your Pick: Toronto Raptors -8 (-110)

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bookiemonsters
164-122-3 run
40-39-4 run last 83 plays

POD canucks -140

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Could the Cardinals' travel delay be good for the team?

The St. Louis Cardinals had to suffer through a seven-hour flight delay before leaving for Game 6 of the World Series in Boston Tuesday night.

Mechanical issues had the Cardinals stuck on the team plane at Lambert Airport, however, the delay didn’t cause in any problems with the team’s pregame training schedule. In fact, the hiccup in travel plans could prove to be a stress reliever before St. Louis takes the field down 3-2 to the Red Sox Wednesday night.

The Cardinals are +110 road underdogs for Game 6. The impact of the delay, according to Jeff Sherman, assistant manager of the LVH Superbook in Las Vegas, is “none whatsoever", on the odds for Wednesday's contest.

The organization allows players to travel with their families on the team charter and according to reports, the mood in the stranded plane was fun and positive – a nice distraction from the pressures of heading to Fenway Park for an elimination game.

"Yeah, we've been sitting on the runway for a while," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told reporters. "But everybody seems to be doing all right. We're fortunate that our club allows our families to travel with us. We have some younger kids. But I'm impressed with how everybody has handled it. Fortunately we have plenty of food, snacks for the kids, lots of entertainment with on-board movies, and everybody travels with all their high-tech stuff. Most of these kids are pretty happy that they're not in school right now, and it's a great way to spend a day, and no complaints so far."

So, you make the call: Are the Cardinals’ travel delays a sign of things to come in Boston or will the time together with family and friends help rally St. Louis and force a Game 7 of the World Series?

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GamingToday’s Consensus Picks October 30, 2013 6:09 AM by GT Staff

NBA Basketball

702 Philadelphia 76ers +11½: Just a great spot for the rested sixers as they catch the champs off a big game last night in Miami beating their rival the Bulls in a real tough game. The Heat then had to go home and get some rest, hop their jet and fly to Phily. The 76ers fans will be in a real hoopla on Halloween eve as the goblins get a head start and Phiy plays huge to get the cover.

716 New Orleans Pelicans PK: Not the brief but the New Orleans Pelicans and they play their home opener against the Pacers who had a tough game last night in Indiana against the kids from Orlando, scheduling favors the Pelicans.

727 Los Angeles Lakers / 728 Golden State Warriors UNDER 202½: Situational play says under in this game as the Lakers will try and slow things down being a little tired after their huge win in La La Land last night over crosstown rival the Clippers.

NHL Hockey

56 Vancouver Canucks -145: Vancouver on a nice roll winning four straight games while the Red Wings are on the opposite end of the coin dropping four straight.

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NCAA Football Play of the Day October 30, 2013 6:15 AM by GT Staff

Cincinnati at Memphis at 5 p.m. PST

The money on this game has all come on the upstart Memphis Tigers who have really improved this year but we don’t believe enough to beat Cincy who are off of back-to-back 10-3 season in which they also won their bowl game and the Tigers with a week off have gone 1-6 ATS in that situation, we will lay the short price as class will prevail in this Wednesday game.

301 Cincinnati -2½

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EZWINNERS

5* Cardinals +$107

(1st Half Plays)

2* Cavaliers +2
2* Wizards +2
2* Pelicans +1

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Intpicks

1* Heat / 76ers Under 196.5

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Maddux sports NBA

Denver/Sacramento under 205.5
Sacramento -3

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Bulls (+5-1/2) on Tuesday and likes the Red Sox on Wednesday.

The deficit is 1420 sirignanos.