12-4-14

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Billy Sharp - michigan godfather

> 3 units*
> *(NHL) Canucks / Penguins *Over 5.5 goals (+120) *6:00 PDT
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> 2 units*
> (NFL) Cowboys / Bears Under 51 points (-105) *7:25 PDT
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> (NBA) #501 *Cleveland Cavs -7 (-115) *7:00 PDT

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INDIAN COWBOY (NBA)

4-Unit Play. #501. Take Cleveland -7 over New York (Thursday @ 8:05pm est)

Cleveland is going to get up for this game in a big way. If you remember one of the earliest tilts this year in the NBA was when Cleveland and New York hooked up and New York beat Cleveland as it took some time for this to team to gel. Now Cleveland sits at 9-7 and New York is a lowly 4-15 with Melo openly admitting he should have gone to Chicago as it would have been a perfect fit for him. If New York found it difficult to beat Brooklyn losing by 5 points at home and losing to Miami by 7 points at home, imagine the difficult they might face in hooking up with Cleveland who lost to this team on their home floor and now who seeks revenge. Cleveland is playing good basketball right now having won 4 in a row. Note that Cavs are 5-1 in their last 6 road games when they face a team with a losing home record and the Knicks continue to struggle against the Eastern Conference as they are 1-10 ATS in their last 12 contests against the Eastern Conference. The fact that the Knicks have lost their home court advantage is also evident as they are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 home games as well. These are the type of games where typically statements are made and though the Knicks beat the Cavs earlier this year they are getting a bit overvalued by the public here as the Cavs come into this game with revenge and will use this as a benchmark to see how much they have improved from the beginning of the year to currently.

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Dives handicapping nhl play

dallas stars +170

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Vegaslinereader

2 BIG PLAYS: VANDERBILT +4 AND VMI +3

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BigBetTiger

Chicago Bears +4.5

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Money Maverick
NFL:

Cowboys -2.5 1H (10 Units)

NBA:

Cavs -3.5 1H (10 units)
Cavs -7 (10 units)

NCAAF:

East Carolina -6 (-120) (10 units)

NCAAB:

San Diego State -10.5 (10 units)

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THE RAINMAN

Regular plays

UCF

Chicago Bears

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Freddy Wills (CFB)

UCF +7 3.5*

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Non Stop Sports Picks

2* Central Florida +7

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ROBERT FERRINGO (NFL)

7-Unit Play. Take #101 Dallas (-4) over Chicago (8:20 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4)
The Bears suck. The Bears suck so very, very much. Home field advantage will be nonexistent tonight because right now Chicago’s fans absolutely hate this team. They hate the quarterback. They hate the coach. They hate the defense. They hate the front office. They are just bitter that this season, which began with Super Bowl promise, has flamed out so spectacularly. And if Dallas gets ahead early in this game then the crowd will turn on the Bears and that should sap them of any will that they might have left. Contrast that to the Cowboys, who are not panicked but who definitely come into this game with a sense of urgency; they are not overlooking Chicago or taking this game lightly. Dallas needs a rebound win after getting lit up on Thanksgiving and I think that they will get it. They have been awesome on the road this year, winning in every time zone from London to Seattle. And, as mentioned, the Bears won’t exactly have a favorable crowd behind them. Dallas also has revenge for three straight losses to the Bears since 2010 and blowout losses in primetime in each of the past two seasons.

The fact of the matter is that Chicago’s defense can’t stop anyone. No one. They are atrocious and they are an accidental defense. I use that expression because the only time Chicago stops someone is by accident – a fluke turnover, penalty, or some execution failure by the opponent. The Bears don’t get stops. The opponent needs to stop themselves. But that’s not going to be good enough against this Dallas attack. They have weapons all over the field, several Pro Bowl talents, and an offensive line that can keep everything stable. Chicago will have no answer for that. Last week they had the brilliant idea – admittedly because there are few better options – of putting rookie Kyle Fuller on Calvin Johnson. That was the plan. Well, it went about as well as you could expect. And now Fuller will likely be matched up with a guy that is nearly Johnson’s equal in Dez Bryant. It should be the same results.

This game should play out with frightening predictability. The Cowboys offense will move the ball at will and score with relative ease. That is going to put tons of pressure on the Bears offense, which has been floundering. Jay Cutler will not respond well to this pressure and it will result in turnovers or failed connections, just perpetuating the cycle of the Cowboys offense tooling on Chicago’s defense.

Speaking of Chicago’s defense, former line coach Rod Marinelli is heading back to Chicago with his defense tonight and I think he will want to get some revenge against the team that let him go for that amazing loser Mel Tucker.

These teams are just going in opposite directions. The Bears’ only wins since mid-September have come against the pathetic Falcons, the pathetic Bucs, the pathetic Jets and the very mediocre Vikings. And you can make the case that they shouldn’t have beaten the Jets or the Bucs and they definitely shouldn’t have covered against the Vikings. Dallas is a top tier team in the NFC and outside of their rivalry loss to the Redskins their defeats have come against other top tier teams (San Fran, Arizona, Philly). Chicago is not that. I think this will be another high scoring game and I see Dallas doing just enough to hold off a Chicago attempt to get in the back door. I’ll call this one 38-28 for the Cowboys.