1-11-14

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Bob Balfe

January 11th 2014

NCAA Hoops Comp Pick

Syracuse -7 over UNC

The home loss for the Heels against Miami the other night was demoralizing. This team just doesn’t have the talent we are used to and do not have a go to scorer or team leader. This Syracuse team plays great defense and I don’t see their first loss of the year coming against this team. UNC has proven they can beat superior teams, but then also turn around and lose to bad teams. I will go with the more balanced team here. Take Syracuse.

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Chicago Syndicate

CBB
Arkansas State
Eastern Kentucky
Georgetown
UCF
Michigan State

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LA Syndicate

CBB
Cal Santa Barbara
Utah State
BYU
Sacramento State (ML)

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H&H Sports

CBB
Triple Dime Kansas State
Double Dime Arkansas
Dimes on Virginia Tech, North Carolina

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Mike O’Connor (Dr Bob Capper)

Seahawks

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NCAA Basketball Picks

Florida at Arkansas

The Razorbacks come in with a 9-0 home record and host a Florida team that is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 road games against a team with a winning home mark. Arkansas is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Razorbacks favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (-1). Here are all of today's early games.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 519-520: St. Louis at Dayton (11:00 a.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 66.945; Dayton 71.565 Dunkel Line: Dayton by 4 1/2 Vegas Line: Dayton by 2 Dunkel Pick: Dayton (-2)

Game 521-522: Indiana at Penn State (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 64.971; Penn State 64.899 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: Indiana by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Penn State (+2 1/2)

Game 523-524: Wake Forest at Pittsburgh (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wake Forest 60.215; Pittsburgh 72.975 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 12 1/2 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh by 14 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (+14 1/2)

Game 525-526: Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Notre Dame 67.186; Georgia Tech 62.319 Dunkel Line: Notre Dame by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Notre Dame by 1 Dunkel Pick: Notre Dame (-1)

Game 527-528: Boston College at Virginia Tech (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston College 53.660; Virginia Tech 53.583 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Boston College (+2 1/2)

Game 529-530: North Carolina at Syracuse (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: North Carolina 64.835; Syracuse 77.788 Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 13 Vegas Line: Syracuse by 7 Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-7)

Game 531-532: Iowa State at Oklahoma (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Iowa State 76.199; Oklahoma 68.709 Dunkel Line: Iowa State by 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Iowa State by 3 Dunkel Pick: Iowa State (-3)

Game 533-534: St. Bonaventure at Massachusetts (12:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Bonaventure 60.346; Massachusetts 65.997 Dunkel Line: Massachusetts by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Massachusetts by 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. Bonaventure (+8 1/2)

Game 535-536: Villanova at St. John's (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Villanova 71.718; St. John's 69.178 Dunkel Line: Villanova by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: Villanova by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. John's (+4 1/2)

Game 537-538: Bradley at Indiana State (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Bradley 46.091; Indiana State 64.871 Dunkel Line: Indiana State by 19 Vegas Line: Indiana State by 14 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (-14 1/2)

Game 539-540: Florida at Arkansas (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Florida 71.168; Arkansas 76.286 Dunkel Line: Arkansas by 5 Vegas Line: Arkansas by 1 Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (-1)

Game 541-542: LSU at South Carolina (1:45 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LSU 64.449; South Carolina 60.056 Dunkel Line: LSU by 4 1/2 Vegas Line: LSU by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LSU (-1 1/2)

Game 543-544: TCU at Baylor (1:45 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: TCU 54.642; Baylor 73.965 Dunkel Line: Baylor by 19 1/2 Vegas Line: Baylor by 15 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Baylor (-15 1/2)

Game 545-546: Tulane at North Texas (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tulane 48.597; North Texas 51.269 Dunkel Line: North Texas by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: North Texas by 9 Dunkel Pick: Tulane (+9)

Game 547-548: NC-Wilmington at Towson (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NC-Wilmington 44.743; Towson 56.197 Dunkel Line: Towson by 11 1/2 Vegas Line: Towson by 9 Dunkel Pick: Towson (-9)

Game 549-550: Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Michigan 55.546; Buffalo 56.359 Dunkel Line: Buffalo by 1 Vegas Line: Buffalo by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Eastern Michigan (+4 1/2)

Game 551-552: Kansas State at Kansas (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas State 65.694; Kansas 77.070 Dunkel Line: Kansas by 11 1/2 Vegas Line: Kansas by 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-9 1/2)

Game 553-554: Seton Hall at Marquette (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seton Hall 58.487; Marquette 67.105 Dunkel Line: Marquette by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Marquette by 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seton Hall (+10 1/2)

Game 555-556: Missouri at Auburn (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Missouri 66.733; Auburn 59.717 Dunkel Line: Missouri by 7 Vegas Line: Missouri by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Missouri (-3 1/2)

Game 557-558: Northeastern at Drexel (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Northeastern 52.657; Drexel 56.438 Dunkel Line: Drexel by 4 Vegas Line: Drexel by 7 Dunkel Pick: Northeastern (+7)

Game 559-560: Duke at Clemson (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Duke 74.611; Clemson 65.847 Dunkel Line: Duke by 9 Vegas Line: Duke by 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Duke (-5 1/2)

Game 561-562: Dartmouth at Harvard (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Dartmouth 49.134; Harvard 61.283 Dunkel Line: Harvard by 12 Vegas Line: Harvard by 15 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Dartmouth (+15 1/2)

Game 563-564: Minnesota at Michigan State (2:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 65.238; Michigan State 72.094 Dunkel Line: Michigan State by 7 Vegas Line: Michigan State by 11 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+11 1/2)

Game 565-566: Rhode Island at George Washington (2:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Rhode Island 56.944; George Washington 64.063 Dunkel Line: George Washington by 7 Vegas Line: George Washington by 10 Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (+10)

Game 567-568: Western Michigan at Miami (OH) (3:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Western Michigan 57.968; Miami (OH) 52.571 Dunkel Line: Western Michigan by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Western Michigan by 1 Dunkel Pick: Western Michigan (-1)

Game 569-570: TX-Arlington at UL-Lafayette (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: TX-Arlington 49.527; UL-Lafayette 62.021 Dunkel Line: UL-Lafayette by 12 1/2 Vegas Line: UL-Lafayette by 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UL-Lafayette (-10 1/2)

Game 571-572: Memphis at Temple (3:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 69.479; Temple 58.874 Dunkel Line: Memphis by 10 1/2 Vegas Line: Memphis by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-7 1/2)

Game 573-574: Kentucky at Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kentucky 68.967; Vanderbilt 66.522 Dunkel Line: Kentucky by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: Kentucky by 8 Dunkel Pick: Vanderbilt (+8)

Game 575-576: Mississippi at Mississippi State (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi 63.030; Mississippi State 56.506 Dunkel Line: Mississippi by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Mississippi by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Mississippi (-1 1/2)

Game 577-578: Alabama at Georgia (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Alabama 64.062; Georgia 59.456 Dunkel Line: Alabama by 4 1/2 Vegas Line: Alabama by 2 Dunkel Pick: Alabama (-2)

Game 579-580: College of Charleston at Hofstra (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: College of Charleston 54.907; Hofstra 47.987 Dunkel Line: College of Charleston by 7 Vegas Line: College of Charleston by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: College of Charleston (-3 1/2)

Game 581-582: Santa Clara at Pacific (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Santa Clara 53.945; Pacific 61.853 Dunkel Line: Pacific by 8 Vegas Line: Pacific by 5 Dunkel Pick: Pacific (-5)

Game 583-584: Evansville at Southern Illinois (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Evansville 48.098; Southern Illinois 54.755 Dunkel Line: Southern Illinois by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Southern Illinois by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Southern Illinois (-4 1/2)

Game 585-586: Delaware at James Madison (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 54.892; James Madison 53.253 Dunkel Line: Delaware by 1 1/2 Vegas Line: Delaware by 4 Dunkel Pick: James Madison (+4)

Game 587-588: Charlotte at TX-San Antonio (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 55.324; TX-San Antonio 47.204 Dunkel Line: Charlotte by 8 Vegas Line: Charlotte by 12 1/2 Dunkel Pick: TX-San Antonio (+12 1/2)

Game 589-590: Oklahoma State at West Virginia (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma State 73.580; West Virginia 64.786 Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 9 Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 5 Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma State (-5)

Game 591-592: Virginia at NC State (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Virginia 66.382; NC State 61.852 Dunkel Line: Virginia by 4 1/2 Vegas Line: Virginia by 1 Dunkel Pick: Virginia (-1)

Game 593-594: Texas State at UL-Monroe (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas State 45.683; UL-Monroe 52.521 Dunkel Line: UL-Monroe by 7 Vegas Line: UL-Monroe by 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UL-Monroe (-5 1/2)

Game 595-596: Texas A&M at Tennessee (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas A&M 57.826; Tennessee 74.652 Dunkel Line: Tennessee by 17 Vegas Line: Tennessee by 12 Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (-12)

Game 597-598: Rutgers at Cincinnati (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Rutgers 57.138; Cincinnati 68.432 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 11 1/2 Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 14 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Rutgers (+14 1/2)

Game 599-600: Princeton at Pennsylvania (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Princeton 63.561; Pennsylvania 51.623 Dunkel Line: Princeton by 12 Vegas Line: Princeton by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Princeton (-7 1/2)

Game 601-602: Central Michigan at Toledo (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Central Michigan 44.860; Toledo 64.307 Dunkel Line: Toledo by 19 1/2 Vegas Line: Toledo by 16 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toledo (-16 1/2)

Game 603-604: UAB at Middle Tennessee State (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UAB 55.616; Middle Tennessee State 61.911 Dunkel Line: Middle Tennessee State by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Middle Tennessee State by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Middle Tennessee State (-4 1/2)

Game 605-606: Central Florida at Connecticut (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 63.467; Connecticut 67.301 Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 4 Vegas Line: Connecticut by 11 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+11 1/2)

Game 607-608: San Francisco at St. Mary's (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco 58.660; St. Mary's 63.978 Dunkel Line: St. Mary's by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: St. Mary's by 9 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+9)

Game 609-610: Richmond at Fordham (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Richmond 58.057; Fordham 49.382 Dunkel Line: Richmond by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Richmond by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Richmond (-4 1/2)

Game 611-612: Georgetown at Butler (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Georgetown 64.884; Butler 68.583 Dunkel Line: Butler by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Butler by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Butler (-1 1/2)

Game 613-614: Oakland at Detroit (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oakland 51.687; Detroit 57.951 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Detroit by 4 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-4)

Game 615-616: Old Dominion at East Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Old Dominion 50.823; East Carolina 61.696 Dunkel Line: East Carolina by 11 Vegas Line: East Carolina by 5 Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (-5)

Game 617-618: Cal Poly at UC-Santa Barbara (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 55.175; UC-Santa Barbara 59.932 Dunkel Line: UC-Santa Barbara by 5 Vegas Line: UC-Santa Barbara by 9 Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+9)

Game 619-620: Ball State at Kent State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Ball State 45.884; Kent State 59.704 Dunkel Line: Kent State by 14 Vegas Line: Kent State by 11 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kent State (-11 1/2)

Game 621-622: UC-Davis at Long Beach State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UC-Davis 43.612; Long Beach State 53.568 Dunkel Line: Long Beach State by 10 Vegas Line: Long Beach State by 12 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UC-Davis (+12 1/2)

Game 623-624: Drake at Northern Iowa (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Drake 56.666; Northern Iowa 66.961 Dunkel Line: Northern Iowa by 10 1/2 Vegas Line: Northern Iowa by 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Northern Iowa (-8 1/2)

Game 625-626: Wichita State at Missouri State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wichita State 68.979; Missouri State 61.937 Dunkel Line: Wichita State by 7 Vegas Line: Wichita State by 10 Dunkel Pick: Missouri State (+10)

Game 627-628: Florida Atlantic at Rice (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Florida Atlantic 50.048; Rice 53.315 Dunkel Line: Rice by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Rice by 1 Dunkel Pick: Rice (-1)

Game 629-630: California at Oregon State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: California 68.906; Oregon State 63.741 Dunkel Line: California by 5 Vegas Line: California by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: California (-1 1/2)

Game 631-632: Florida International at Louisiana Tech (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 50.594; Louisiana Tech 72.500 Dunkel Line: Louisiana Tech by 22 Vegas Line: Louisiana Tech by 15 Dunkel Pick: Louisiana Tech (-15)

Game 633-634: South Alabama at Arkansas State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: South Alabama 52.056; Arkansas State 58.318 Dunkel Line: Arkansas State by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Arkansas State (-4 1/2)

Game 635-636: Utah State at Nevada (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Utah State 59.322; Nevada 59.799 Dunkel Line: Even Vegas Line: Utah State by 1 Dunkel Pick: Nevada (+1)

Game 637-638: Loyola-Chicago at Illinois State (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-Chicago 52.734; Illinois State 55.024 Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: Illinois State by 7 Dunkel Pick: Loyola-Chicago (+7)

Game 639-640: Texas Tech at Texas (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas Tech 56.389; Texas 69.680 Dunkel Line: Texas by 13 1/2 Vegas Line: Texas by 9 Dunkel Pick: Texas (-9)

Game 641-642: St. Joseph's at George Mason (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Joseph's 61.652; George Mason 58.194 Dunkel Line: St. Joseph's by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: St. Joseph's by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. Joseph's (-1 1/2)

Game 643-644: Troy at AR-Little Rock (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Troy 46.383; AR-Little Rock 55.058 Dunkel Line: AR-Little Rock by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: AR-Little Rock by 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: AR-Little Rock (-6 1/2)

Game 645-646: Loyola-Marymount at BYU (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Loyola-Marymount 53.813; BYU 68.300 Dunkel Line: BYU by 14 1/2 Vegas Line: BYU by 13 Dunkel Pick: BYU (-13)

Game 647-648: Fresno State at Colorado State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Fresno State 56.211; Colorado State 61.692 Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Colorado State by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Fresno State (+7 1/2)

Game 649-650: Marshall at UTEP (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Marshall 52.078; UTEP 57.322 Dunkel Line: UTEP by 5 Vegas Line: UTEP by 9 Dunkel Pick: Marshall (+9)

Game 651-652: Pepperdine at San Diego (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Pepperdine 55.185; San Diego 56.884 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2 Vegas Line: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 653-654: Wyoming at Boise State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wyoming 57.928; Boise State 64.847 Dunkel Line: Boise State by 7 Vegas Line: Boise State by 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Wyoming (+9 1/2)

Game 655-656: Hawaii at CS-Northridge (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Hawaii 59.970; CS-Northridge 52.698 Dunkel Line: Hawaii by 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Hawaii by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Hawaii (-3 1/2)

Game 657-658: New Mexico at San Jose State (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Mexico 64.214; San Jose State 46.597 Dunkel Line: New Mexico by 17 1/2 Vegas Line: New Mexico by 13 1/2 Dunkel Pick: New Mexico (-13 1/2)

Game 659-660: UC-Irvine at UC-Riverside (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UC-Irvine 58.166; UC-Riverside 49.385 Dunkel Line: UC-Irvine by 9 Vegas Line: UC-Irvine by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UC-Irvine (-7 1/2)

Game 661-662: North Dakota State at IUPUI (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota State 61.605; IUPUI 45.660 Dunkel Line: North Dakota State by 16 Vegas Line: North Dakota State by 12 Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State (-12)

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free winner SAT Richmond -4

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Saturday

Blackhawks -130

Ducks -120

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R.A.W. FOOTBALL - SATURDAY NFL

3* = NEW ORLEANS
3* = "UNDER" on SAINTS/SEAHAWKS
2* = NEW ENGLAND

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MTI'S NFL Playoffs Totals GOY



2013 NFL PLAYOFF TOTALS GAME OF THE YEAR

Indianapolis at New England OVER 51.5
The Colts never give up. They fight and fight and fight. They know that their defense is not going to hold down the Patriots' offense and Tom Brady. The Colts' know that they allowed 40-plus points in three of their last seven games.

We expect Indianapolis to feature a no-huddle and a fast, efficient attack. They cannot adopt a conservative attitude. They are on the road and a big dog and it is lose or go home.

Indianapolis qualifies for a playoff-only system that is 11-0 OU since the start of the 2010 NFL season. In the playoffs, when an underdog gets a team off a bye week, and they are off a regulation win, they are 11-0 OU, eclipsing the posted number by an average of more than 17 points per game, as long as the total is at least 36. The SDQL text is:

playoffs=1 and D and op:week + 2=week and total>36 and season>=2010 and p:OT=0

There was only one qualifying game in 2011, but last season there were five and all of them went over by DOUBLE-DIGITS.

Teams that come back from late deficits in the playoffs to win are often vulnerable on defense the following week. The coaches know this and try to compensate with offense. In fact, since the 2006 NFL season, teams are 6-0 OU in the playoffs as a road dog the week following a win over a non-divisional opponent in which they trailed at the end of the third quarter. The SDQL text is:

playoffs==1 and AD and p:W and p:NDIV and p:M3<0 and NB and season>=2006

Note that teams in this spot have gone over by an average of 13.6 ppg.

In the final week of the season, the Patriots rushed the ball 43 times for 267 yards. It was the most rushing yards they have had since the 2008 season. Neither Blount nor Ridley caught a pass out of the backfield. Many in the media are citing the Patriots' rejuvenated rushing game and expect them to feature the run here. Belichick is no dummy. He simply wanted to save Brady for the upcoming duel perhaps fool the Colts into preparing for a rushing attack.

We have hard numbers supporting this theory. New England is 10-0 OU at home after any game in which they rushed the ball 25-plus times and had at least one rushing TD. The SDQL is:

team=Patriots and H and 0=20121001 and p:rushes>=25

New England has ZOOMED over the posted total by an average of 16.4 ppg in this spot, scoring an average of 39.4 ppg. Note that four of the games are from THIS season.

It is also worth mentioning that the Patriots are 7-0 OU (13.21 ppg) after a game in which Stevan Ridley did not catch a pass.

Belichick is concerned about this one and he should be. He KNOWS that going up by 20 points in the first half does not mean that the game is won when Andrew Luck is the opposing QB. He will not pull the plug on his offense until they can take a knee. Neither team can possibly be thinking, "If we score 27 points we should win." Take the OVER.

MTi's FORECAST: NEW ENGLAND 37 Indianapolis 34

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Intpicks
2+ Colts +7.5
1* Seattle -7.5
1* Arkansas -1
1* Oklahoma St -5
1* Princeton -7.5
1* Dallas -5.5

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Joe Gavazzi

5* Seattle Seahawks-8

5* Seattle/New Orleans Under 45

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DOC SPORTS
7-Unit College Basketball Game of the Year
Arkansas -1

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From The Platinum Sheet
STATFOX FORECASTER

NFC PLAYOFFS:
NEW ORLEANS (111) AT SEATTLE (112)
Latest Line: Seattle -8.0; Total: 45.5

The Saints look for double payback when they visit the top-seeded Seahawks on Saturday. Not only did New Orleans lose its only playoff trip to Seattle, 41-36 three seasons ago, but it was clobbered 34-7 at CenturyLink Field on Dec. 2. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson threw 3 TD passes and totaled 357 yards in that win, which was nearly double the 188 total yards the Saints gained that night. New Orleans gained 434 yards, including 185 on the ground, in last week's road win at Philadelphia, but Seattle allows just 254 total YPG (4.4 per play) at home this season, where it is 7-1 SU (5-3 ATS) and outscores visitors 29.1 to 13.7 PPG.
FORECASTER: Seattle 24, New Orleans 18

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MTI NFL Teasers

4.5* Seattle -2.5, Carolina +7.5
4* Indy +17, Carolina +11, Denver +1