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POINTWISE

NBA BASKETBALL

(7:05) PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 101 - Milwaukee Bucks 91 _____ ____

(7:35) NEW YORK KNICKS 104 - Dallas Mavs 94 (NBA) _____ _____

(7:35) Golden State Warriors 100 - DETROIT 97 _____ _____

(8:05) LA Clippers 104 - NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 103 _____ _____

(9:05) UTAH JAZZ 108 - Boston Celtics 93 _____ _____

BEST BETS
PHILADELPHIA
UTAH (4)

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POINTWISE

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

(7:00) Syracuse 76 - MARYLAND 65 (ESPN) _____ ____

(7:00) Oklahoma State 73 - TCU 63 (ESPNU) _____ _____

(9:00) KANSAS 88 - Oklahoma 77 (ESPN) _____ _____

BEST BETS
SYRACUSE

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Post-Olympic NHL historically trends to the 'Over'

With players set to return to action following the Olympic break, the question on bettors' minds is will there be goals a-plenty, or a major offensive shortage?

If past history is any indication, fans should expect a scoring bump - the league has traditionally seen inflated scoring totals in the first week following the break, suggesting that it takes longer for defense and goaltending to adjust to the time away from the ice. And while it hasn't always been the case - 2006 being the outlier - it has proven to be one of the more reliable trends over the long haul.

Here's a look at the goals-per-game rates for the week following the Olympic break compared to the rate leading up to the tournament:

1997-98
Goals per game, pre-Olympic break: 5.28
Goals per game, post-Olympic break: 5.39

The first Olympic break in modern history saw a slight bump in goal production. Sixteen of the 44 games played that week featured seven or more goals, highlighted by a a 7-4 slugfest between the victorious Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks.

2001-02
Goals per game, pre-Olympic break: 5.23
Goals per game, post-Olympic break: 5.77

Players returned from a thrilling Canadian victory over the U.S. at Salt Lake City ready to fill the net - and they did so at a staggering rate, surpassing the pre-break scoring average by better than half a goal. There were just five shutouts among the 52 games played the first week back.

2005-06
Goals per game, pre-Olympic break: 6.23
Goals per game, post-Olympic break: 5.92

Fans were treated to the most prolific scoring season in more than decade - but the breakneck pace of the pre-Olympic schedule proved unsustainable in the opening week back from Turin, Italy. That said, there were still plenty of high-scoring affairs; five teams scored seven or more goals in a game.

2009-10
Goals per game, pre-Olympic break: 5.65
Goals per game, post-Olympic break, 6.08

Another Canadian win over the U.S. for gold, another scoring boom when players returned to NHL ice. Teams posted just four shutouts in the 52 games that week, while 22 of those contests saw teams combine for seven or more goals.

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Sports Investors

Knicks +4, 2 units
Utah/Boston under 189, 1 unit

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NBA

Hot teams
-- Warriors won four of their last five games.
-- Mavericks won eight of their last ten games.
-- Clippers won four of their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Bucks lost six of their last seven games. 76ers lost their last 10 games (2-5 vs spread in last seven).
-- Detroit lost four of its last five games.
-- New York lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Pelicans lost five of their last six games.
-- Celtics lost five of last six games, are 16-13 vs spread on road. Jazz lost its last three games, by 6-8-17 points.

Series records
-- Home side won last three Milwaukee-Philly games.
-- Warriors won their last five games with Detroit.
-- Knicks are 3-2 in last five games with Dallas; Mavericks lost last two visits to Manhattan, by 7-10 points.
-- Clippers won six of last seven games with New Orleans.
-- Celtics won their last six games with Utah.

Totals
-- Three of last four Milwaukee games went over total.
-- Eight of last nine Piston games went over total; four of Warriors' last five games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Dallas games went over the total.
-- Seven of last eight Clipper games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Boston games stayed under the total.

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NCAA Basketball Picks

Syracuse at Maryland

The Orange look to snap their two-game losing streak and come into Maryland tonight with a 5-0-1 ATS record in their last 6 road games. Syracuse is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Orange favored by 6. Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 711-712: Syracuse at Maryland (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Syracuse 73.187; Maryland 67.202 Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 6 Vegas Line: Syracuse by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-3 1/2)

Game 713-714: Oklahoma State at TCU (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma State 68.363; TCU 54.183 Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 14 Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 11 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma State (-11 1/2)

Game 715-716: Oklahoma at Kansas (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma 66.153; Kansas 81.277 Dunkel Line: Kansas by 15 Vegas Line: Kansas by 11 Dunkel Pick: Kansas (-11)

Game 717-718: Samford at The Citadel (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Samford 45.300; The Citadel 38.152 Dunkel Line: Samford by 7 Vegas Line: Samford by 3 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Samford (-3 1/2)

Game 719-720: Portland State at Eastern Washington (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Portland State 45.425; Eastern Washington 56.741 Dunkel Line: Eastern Washington by 11 1/2 Vegas Line: Eastern Washington by 7 Dunkel Pick: Eastern Washington (-7)

Game 721-722: Elon at Furman (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Elon 51.468; Furman 41.685 Dunkel Line: Elon by 10 Vegas Line: Elon by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Elon (-7 1/2)

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Cappers Access

Syracuse -3
Kansas -11

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NCAAB

Monday, February 24

Not only has Syracuse lost its last two games after its 25-0 start, they scored 61 or less points in each of last six games; Orange are 4-0 as home favorites, winning four road wins by 10+ points. ACC home underdogs of 6 or less points are 8-13 vs spread. Maryland didn't play on Saturday while Syracuse was losing at Duke; Terps are 5-1 at home in ACC, with only loss by four points to Pitt.

Oklahoma State got Smart back Saturday, snapped 7-game skid with big win over Texas Tech; State won its first three Big X games with TCU by 18-17-32 points; they drilled the Horned Frogs 82-50 (-20) at home Jan 15- they're 1-6 on Big X road, 0-4 as road favorites, with only road win by point at West Virginia. TCU is 0-14 in Big X, 2-5 as home dogs, with five of last six home losses by 11+. Big X home dogs are 15-7-1.

Kansas (-6) ended first half on 11-1 run, won 90-83 at Oklahoma Jan 8, its 11th win in last 12 games with Sooners, who lost last six visits here, with five losses by 13+ points. Jayhawks are 4-1-2 as home favorites, with six wins by 10+ points. Big X double digit home favorites are 5-10 vs spread. Oklahoma won three of last four games, covered six of its last eight; they covered four of their last five away games.

Samford swept Citadel LY by 4-12 points, after losing previous five vs Bulldogs; Samford lost four of last six games, is 1-6 in conference away games, with only win by 8 at Furman. Citadel is 1-24 vs D-I teams; its only D-I was November 12; three of their last four Southern Conference home losses were by 13+ points. SoCon home underdogs of 5 or less points are 3-12 against the spread.

Portland State (-2) beat Eastern Washington 92-83 Jan 27, Vikings made 21-32 (65.6%) of shots inside arc- they won 10 of last 12 series games, but lost of last three visits here. Big Sky home favorites of 6+ points are 13-19 vs spread. Eagles won five of last six games, winning last three at home by 4-13-19 points- they're 2-1-1 as home favorites. Vikings lost four of last five games, are 2-4 vs spread as road underdogs.

Elon won its last three games with Furman by 7-14-4 points; Phoenix is 4-2 in its last six visits here. Elon won its last seven games (5-2 against spread), winning last three road games by 13-7-5 points. Furman won two of last three games, covered four of last five; they're 0-3 as a SoCon home dog- faves covered five of their six conference home tilts. SoCon home underdogs of more than 5 points are 0-6 vs spread.

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SPORTS INSURANCE ADJUSTERS

Nba
Clippers -5

Oklahoma st -11
Portland St +7

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Game of the Day: Oklahoma at Kansas

Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks (-11, 158)

Kansas put up one of the most impressive wins of the Big 12 season with an 85-54 drubbing of a ranked Texas squad Saturday to push its winning streak to three. The Jayhawks will quickly turn the page and try to clinch at least a tie for the Big 12 regular-season title when they host Oklahoma on Monday. The Sooners are one of three teams three games behind Kansas with four games to play.

The Jayhawks, who have as much talent as any team in the country with Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid rocketing up NBA draft boards, put it all together against the Longhorns on both ends of the floor. Wiggins buried three 3-pointers and added several highlight-worthy dunks as Kansas got out in transition and outscored Texas 26-0 on fast-break points. Oklahoma will not be afraid to get out and run with the Jayhawks; the Sooners nearly upset the Jayhawks at home on Jan. 8 before falling 90-83.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

LINE HISTORY: Kansas opened as a 11-point home favorite. Early odds in Las Vegas suggested a total of 158 points.

POWER RANKINGS: Oklahoma (-10.1) - Kansas (-16.7) + Home Court (-3.0) = Kansas -9.6

ABOUT OKLAHOMA (20-7 SU, 14-10-1 ATS, 14-10 O/U): The Sooners are among the nation’s leaders in scoring average at 82.8 and are coming off back-to-back wins, including an 86-73 triumph over Kansas State on Saturday. Cameron Clark went for 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting but has not reached 20 points since matching a career high with 32 in the loss to Kansas on Jan. 8. The senior swingman spent that game slashing to the basket against the Jayhawks’ bigger frontline but gave up enough size that Kansas posted a 36-22 rebounding advantage.

ABOUT KANSAS (21-6 SU, 14-12-1 ATS, 16-10 O/U): The Jayhawks needed only nine points from Wiggins and six from Embiid in the first meeting as fellow freshman Wayne Selden Jr. (24 points) carried the scoring load. Wiggins keyed a 32-5 run in the first half against the Longhorns and likes to get going early on offense. “When I start early it builds up my confidence in my game,” Wiggins told reporters. "Especially if I get a three, I feel like I’m on fire automatically.” Selden showed off his skills as a distributor with a season-high seven assists in the win over Texas, and Frank Mason Jr. rounds out the freshman quartet with long-range shooting off the bench.

TRENDS:

* Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Over is 7-2 in the last nine meetings.
* Sooners are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Sooners are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings in Kansas.

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Today's NBA Picks

Golden State at Detroit

The Warriors come into tonight's contest with Detroit carrying a 14-3-1 ATS record in their last 18 Monday games. Golden State is the pick (-2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Warriors favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-2 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Time Posted: 9:30 a.m. EST

Game 701-702: Milwaukee at Philadelphia (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee 108.908 Philadelphia 103.827 Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 5; 201 Vegas Line & Total: Milwaukee by 1; 206 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-1); Under

Game 703-704: Dallas at New York (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 122.113; New York 115.709 Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 6 1/2; 209 Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 4; 204 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-4); Over

Game 705-706: Golden State at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 122.947; Detroit 118.001 Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 5; 212 Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 2 1/2; 208 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-2 1/2); Over

Game 707-708: LA Clippers at New Orleans (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 124.683; New Orleans 118.821 Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 6; 200 Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 3 1/2; 205 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (-3 1/2); Under

Game 709-710: Boston at Utah (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston 114.394; Utah 114.545 Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 185 Vegas Line & Total: Utah by 3; 189 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Boston (+3); Under

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

CBB OKLAHOMA at KANSAS
Play On - Underdogs of 10 or more points (OKLAHOMA) revenging a loss where opponent scored 85 or more points, with 2 more starters returning from last year than opponent
29-8 over the last 5 seasons. ( 78.4% 20.2 units )

CBB SYRACUSE at MARYLAND
Play On - Any team (MARYLAND) after 3 or more consecutive unders, an average offensive team (67-74 PPG) against an excellent defensive team (<=63 PPG) after 15+ games
112-97 over the last 5 seasons. ( 53.6% 53.4 units )
6-9 this year. ( 40.0% 1.0 units )

CBB OKLAHOMA at KANSAS
Play Against - A home team vs. the 1rst half line (KANSAS) after scoring 45 points or more in the first half last game, with just one or fewer starters returning from last season
48-21 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.6% 24.9 units )
12-9 this year. ( 57.1% 2.1 units )

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