12-27-13

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Platinum Plays

Top Play ... Maryland OVER
Medium Play ... Washington
Reg PLays .. Maryland .. Syracuse .. Syracuse OVER .. Washington UNDER

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Your Bookies Money

5* Wizards/TWolves Over 206

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Today's NBA Picks

Phoenix at Golden State

The Suns bring an 11-2 ATS record in their last 13 road games as they travel to Golden State tonight. Phoenix is the pick (+6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the game Even. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+6 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST

Game 801-802: Detroit at Orlando (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 118.087; Orlando 111.871 Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 6; 197 Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 3 1/2; 202 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-3 1/2); Under

Game 803-804: Oklahoma City at Charlotte (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 125.331; Charlotte 122.136 Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 3; 205 Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 9; 199 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+9); Over

Game 805-806: Milwaukee at Brooklyn (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee 110.503; Brooklyn 111.217 Dunkel Line & Total: Brooklyn by 1; 199 Vegas Line & Total: Brooklyn by 5 1/2; 195 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+5 1/2); Over

Game 807-808: Toronto at New York (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 120.492; New York 115.338 Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 5; 191 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 809-810: Washington at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington 114.408; Minnesota 124.667 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 10 1/2; 202 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 6; 207 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-6); Under

Game 811-812: Denver at New Orleans (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Denver 117.752; New Orleans 116.665 Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 1; 212 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 813-814: LA Lakers at Utah (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 116.315; Utah 117.336 Dunkel Line & Total: Utah by 1; 202 Vegas Line & Total: Utah by 4; 195 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (+4); Over

Game 815-816: Miami at Sacramento (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami 125.381; Sacramento 116.633 Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 9; 204 Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 7 1/2; 209 Dunkel Pick: Miami (-7 1/2); Over

Game 817-818: Phoenix at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 122.757; Golden State 122.874 Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 215 Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 6 1/2; 210 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+6 1/2); Over

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Friday's Bowl Tips
By Brian Edwards

Military Bowl

Matchup: Marshall vs. Maryland
Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Location: Annapolis, MD
Time/TV: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

These schools will meet in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland. Therefore, the location advantage goes to Randy Edsall’s squad, but Marshall’s fans travel and will be well represented.

As of Thursday night, most books had Marshall (9-4 straight up, 8-5 against the spread) installed as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 62.5 or 63. Gamblers can back the Terrapins on the money line for a +120 return (risk $100 to win $120). For first-half wagers, the Thundering Herd is favored by one-half point with a total of 31.

Marshall enjoyed its best season in more than a decade and the best since Doc Holliday took over four years ago. The Thundering Herd won its last five regular-season games, but it lost 41-24 at Rice in the Conference USA Championship Game. Rakeem Cato threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort.

Maryland (7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS) raced out to a 4-0 start both SU and ATS to enter the Top 25 rankings. The Terrapins also got an open date ahead of a trip to Tallahassee to face Florida St. The season went South at that point, however, as the Seminoles clubbed the Terps by a 63-0 count and injured QB C.J. Brown, who had been off to a remarkable start in the first four games.

Following the loss to FSU, Maryland lost three of its next four games. Even worse, the Terrapins lost their two best playmakers – WRs Deon Long and Stefon Diggs – to season-ending knee injuries. But they salvaged the season with two wins in their last three games, starting with a 27-24 overtime win at Va. Tech as 14-point underdogs.

Maryland owns a 2-1 spread record in three games as an underdog this year. Meanwhile, Marshall was favored in 12 of its 13 games, going 8-4 ATS from the favorite role. In three games as a single-digit ‘chalk,’ the Thundering Herd went 1-2 versus the number.

Cato threw for 3,579 yards with a stellar 36/9 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He also rushed for 279 yards and six scores. Cato’s favorite target is Tommy Shuler, who has 97 catches for 1,097 yards and nine TDs. Gator Hoskins had a team-high 13 TD receptions. RB Essray Taliaferro produced a team-high 1,059 rushing yards and nine TDs.

Brown had a 7/1 TD-INT ratio in Maryland’s first five games. He struggled with injuries in much of October and his numbers reflected his poor health. But Brown is healthy now and threw three TD passes without an interception in the last two games. He also has 538 rushing yards and 12 scores.

The ‘over’ has cashed in seven consecutive games for Marshall, improving to 8-5 overall for the season.

The ‘over’ is 8-4 overall for the Terps, 6-2 in their last eight games.

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. The forecast is good with mostly sunny skies expected and temperatures in the 40s.

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Matchup: Washington vs. Brigham Young
Venue: AT&T Park
Location: San Francisco, California
Time/TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Washington will represent the Pac-12 against Independent BYU in the Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Friday. ESPN will have the telecast at 9:30 p.m. Eastern.

As of Thursday night, most books had Washington (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) installed as a three-point favorite with a total of 61. Some offshore shops were forcing UW backers to pay a price ranging from -115 to -125. Bettors can take the Cougars to win outright for a +140 payout (risk $100 to win $140). For first-half plays, the Huskies are favored by 1.5 with a total of 30.5.

Washington will be playing without head coach Steve Sarkisian, who left after five seasons to take the USC job. The interim head coach is Marques Tuiasosopo, who was the QBs coach under Sarkisian. The new head coach is Chris Petersen. If I’m a UW fan, I’m more than happy with the trade of Sarkisian for Petersen. I like Sarkisian but I don’t consider him one of the top-10 coaches in the country, maybe not even in the top 15. For several years now, Petersen has been one of the country’s top-five coaches in my mind.

Washington is gunning for its first nine-win season since 2000. The Huskies won four of their last five games to finish third in the Pac-12 North behind Stanford and Oregon.

BYU (8-4 SU, 5-6-1 ATS) has won a school-record four straight bowl games. The Cougars were underdogs three times this year, going 2-1 both SU and ATS in those spots. They beat Texas and Utah St. as ‘dogs.

BYU is led by sophomore QB Taysom Hill, who rushed for a team-high 1,211 yards and nine TDs. Hill’s passing accuracy steadily improved throughout the season, as he threw for 2,645 yards with a 19/13 TD-INT ratio. However, we should point out that Hill’s TD-INT ratio was 18/9 in the last eight games.

Hill gets plenty of help on the ground from RB Jamaal Williams, who ran for 1,202 yards and seven TDs despite missing 1.5 games with a concussion. He ran for a season-high 219 yards in a 28-23 win at Nevada in the regular-season finale.

Cody Hoffman is BYU’s best WR. He wasn’t able to duplicate his 2012 numbers due to injuries and a suspension. Nevertheless, Hoffman is a big-time player who made a team-high 45 catches for 727 yards and five TDs.

Washington QB Keith Price had a helluva senior campaign despite missing 1.5 games with a shoulder injury and playing through the pain of a thumb injury on his throwing hand for several games. Price completed 65.5 percent of his throws for 2,843 passing yards with a 20/5 TD-INT ratio.

Washington RB Bishop Sankey finished third in the nation in rushing yards with 1,775. The junior ran for 18 TDs while averaging 5.8 YPC.

Washington went 2-0 ATS in a pair of single-digit favorite roles.

The ‘under’ is 8-4 overall for BYU, 4-1 in its last five games.

Totals were an overall wash for Washington, but the ‘over’ hit in three of its last four games.

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Cappers Access

(CFB) Maryland +2.5
(CFB) Minnesota -4
(CFB) BYU +3.5

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NBA

Friday, December 27

Hot teams
-- Charlotte won four of its last five games. Thunder won 10 of last 11 games (8-3 vs spread).
-- Pistons won their last three road games.
-- Raptors won four of their last six games, are 9-5 vs spread on road.
-- Wizards won their last three games, all on the road.
-- Heat won its last six games, but covered twice in last seven.
-- Golden State won its last three games, allowing 89 ppg. Suns won eight of their last nine games.

Cold Teams
-- Orlando lost four of last five games, is 4-10 vs spread at home.
-- Brooklyn lost last four games, is 5-9 vs spread at home. Bucks lost six of their last seven games.
-- Knicks covered only three of their 15 home games.
-- Timberwolves lost three of their last four games.
-- New Orleans lost four of its last five games. Nuggets lost last four games, covered one of last seven.
-- Utah lost four of last six games, is 5-8 vs spread at home. Lakers lost last three games, by 19-27-6 points.
-- Kings lost six of last eight games, covered once in last five.

Series records
-- Thunder won last five games with Charlotte, all by 17+ points.
-- Pistons are 5-3 in last eight games with Orlando.
-- Nets won their last three games with Milwaukee.
-- Raptors are 5-4 in their last nine visits to Manhattan.
-- Wizards lost last three visits to Minnesota, by 12-12-5 points.
-- Pelicans lost three of last four games with Denver.
-- Lakers lost four of last five games with Utah.
-- Heat won its last ten games vs Sacramento (8-2 vs spread).
-- Suns lost six of last seven games with Golden State.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1 in last four games for both Thunder/Bobcats.
-- Over is 23-7 in Detroit's games, 11-3 on road.
-- Last six Milwaukee games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Toronto games went over total.
-- Last five Washington games went over the total.
-- Last eight Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Laker games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Miami games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Golden State road games stayed under

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Legit Picks
4* Maryland +3 (Buy 1/2 Pt)
4* Syracuse +4.5
4* BYU +3.5
4* T'Wolves -6

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MARC LAWRENCE

NEVER LOST COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEXAS BOWL SUPER PICK PLAY:
Syracuse

4* FIGHT HUNGER COLLEGE BOWL KEY PLAY:
BYU

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Bookieshunter

3* GOM Syracuse +5.5

1* Over 62.5 Maryland/Marshall

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GamingToday's Consensus Picks December 27, 2013 6:10 AM by GT Staff

NBA Basketball

806 Brooklyn Nets -5½: If you were unlucky enough to watch the Nets and Bulls game on Christmas day you may have been wondering who those guys were dressed in those Nets uni’s as the Nets just did not want to be there and the fans that paid hundreds of dollars for their ticket’s let them know how they felt, well with a day off to digest that game, we think the Nets will come out blazing and reward their fans for coming back.

Results 2013-14 NBA (0-0-3) Overall Record: 28-28-4



NHL Hockey

16 Dallas Stars -150: The Stars home and rested face off with the Predators who went home for the holidays with a four game losing streak, with their bellies full the streak will run its course to five.

Results 2013-14 NHL (0-0-0) Overall Record: 51-42-1

NCAA Football

218 Maryland +2½: Marshall has been great at home but not so good on the road this year going 1-5-1 ATS and Marshall owns a 1-9 SU record vs the ACC.

219 Syracuse +4½: No weather worries in this game as it will be played indoors at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas which will help both teams with their huge ground games, Syracuse has gone 8-1 ATS as a dog of less then 10 points when facing a team a sub .700 team the last two years.

219 Syracuse / 220 Minnesota OVER 47½: In perfect conditions for both teams we can see them both moving the ball up and down the field in what will be a perfect situation for the over.

Results 2013-14 NCAA FB (Thur 0-2-0) Overall Record: 85-54-4

NCAA Basketball

833 Lafayette +11½: We will rely on Parry’s NCAA Basketball Power Guide for this play as he makes this game a near pick em.


Results 2013-14 NCAA BK (0-0-0) Overall Record: 28-20-0

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Sports Cash System

extra picks for today:

Maryland +2 over Marshall (Spread Bet) (NCAA College Football) - Game Starts at 2:30 PM EST

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NCAA Football Play of the Day December 27, 2013 6:36 AM by GT Staff

Fight Hunger Boiwl: Washington vs. BYU at 6:30 p.m. PST

This is the eighth straight bowl game for BYU and they have won their last four bowls and this looks like it could be five straight as they meet a Washington team whose head coach said bye bye and left them for greener pastures at USC.

222 BYU +3½


Results 2013-14 NCAA FB (Thur.1-0-0) Overall Record: 19-20-1

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Metric

2x Marshall over 61.5
1x Marshall

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Irish Mike Moran

Maryland
BYU Over 60
Minn -4
Minn Under 48 2x

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R.A.W. FOOTBALL - FRIDAY

3* = SYRACUSE
3* = BYU
2* = "UNDER" on MINNY/SYRACUSE