12-31-15

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Craig Davis

Thursday's Action...


100 Dime Winner for Thursday is a 2-Team, 7-Point Teaser on Florida Stateminus the points, and Clemson plus the points. In this teaser, the current lines on both games are Florida State -7 points, and Clemson +3 1/2 points in Vegas and offshore. So we take Florida State down to a pick, and Clemson up to +10 1/2 points.

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Northcoast

3* Oklahoma

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Scott Delaney

Today's Winner

My 40 Dimer is on the MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS in today's bowl showdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide. And as I release this play at 8:30 a.m. eastern, the line I see on the game is Michigan State +10.

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stephen nover

clemson

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Dr. Bob

no opinion fla st
lean clem +3 or more strong opinion under 63
no opinion bama lean under 45

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Miraclehandicappers


Miracle Bowl Game Of The Year
TODAY'S PICKS (12/31/2015)




12/31/2015 4:00 PM EST (NCAAF) OKLAHOMA VS. CLEMSON
SPREAD PICK:*OKLAHOMA -3.5 (-120) -*RISK 3 UNITS

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Kelso

Under Alabama Michigan State
Oklahoma -3 1/2
Michigan State +10

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WAYNE ROOT

MILL- Houston +
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PerfectPlay- Oklahoma -

This game is rather easy to figure. The press, polls and the "committee" all have Clemson ranked No. 1. The Las Vegas oddsmakers said "hold everything " and immediately opened the Sooners a 3 point favorite. Then the sharps bet it up to 3.5. Then more wise guy money landed and the line is 4. Clemson will be undefeated until you read Friday morning headlines. No ACC team is winning the National Title. OU may be the best in the Nation or at least playing like the best in the Nation. Clemson brings a one man crew to the game in the form of Deshawn Jackson. He is certainly a top notched star quarterback. The Sooners have their own quarterback plus a bevy of running backs that are fast and a threat to go all the way every time they touch the ball. Both defenses are fairly equal. Some say that the Sooners are the most balanced team in recent history. We agree and the oddsmakers agree that laying the wood is the bet.
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Inner Circle-- Alabama -

When you have the Country's top rated defense and the Heisman winning running back, expect to lay points. Michigan St as a team may feel undeserving of this spotlight towards the National Championship Title game. The Spartans started a run of luck at Michigan. And it continued throughout the season.They got there not by dominance, but by the skin of their teeth. The had close calls against Rutgers and Purdue. They were fortunate in their final two. Michigan State never led until the final play of the game against the Buckeyes, and it took an epic 22-play drive in the conference championship’s final minutes to beat Iowa. At least 5 or 6 of their games were of the non-competitive version. The really have not dominated or scared any team. Alabama comes with the intimidation factor. They arrive with Coach Sabin. They played a full season against the best of the rest in the SEC, West. The most dangerous half of the best conference. They'll be able to lay this number and cover the spread.

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MILL--Notre Dame +
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Perfect Play--Oklahoma State +

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Inner Circle--Iowa +

The PAC-12 plays home to some strong offensive lines but Iowa will present the Cardinal front seven with its stiffest test in the Rose Bowl. The offensive line and the patience and discipline of the Hawkeyes backfield is a difference maker in this game between Iowa and Stanford. Iowa needs to keep the Cardinal’s high-octane offense on the sideline and eat up the clock.The Hawkeyes should feel good about their chances to rush the ball. The running backs should be able to solve the Cardinal 3-4 defense. As a quick comparison between Iowa and two other similar teams pertaining to rushing the football, Notre Dame and USC maintained a 7.4 yards per carry average with every running back getting a handoff while playing against Stanford. The best part of about effective running really happens on the other side of the ball as the Hawkeyes get to rest their defense. The Hawkeyes may be the more motivated as the Hawkeyes haven’t won a bowl game since the 2010 season. 1958 was the last time they won the Rose Bowl. If that is too basic, then stop Christian McCaffrey and you stopped the whole Stanford team.

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Pinnacle--Florida + ***Bowl Game of Year

Michigan can not score enough points to cover this spread. They don't have a difference maker on offense. They can't run the ball. And even if possible, UF defense allowed just 120.6 yards per game to rank 17th in the nation. The Wolverines have made zero noise other than the defensive side of the ball the entire season. They may not have truly recovered from their "bad beat" against Michigan St. Their final game may be proof that their season is over. Nobody should lose 42-13 at home unless they either had quit which is unlikely or unless they don't possess the talent. For Florida, this will be the last game for their two best offensive players. Kelvin Taylor and top wide receiver Demarcus Robinson are headed for the NFL draft. This game is another stepping stone to showcase their talents. They really need a big game against Michigan to impress the scouts. Points will be hard to come by which will bring the points into the game. Remember that the total is projected at 40 points scored so the spread Michigan is laying represents 10%. It's rather easy to make a case for the underdog with Michigan's lack of scoring.

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Jeff barone sports
nba- minnesota / detroit over 200.5 (6pm)
ncaab- creighton / st johns under 147.5 (2pm)
nhl- ny islanders -145 buffalo (6pm)

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PATRICK DAME- "The Numbers Guru"
NBA- NEW ORLEANS -2.5 LA CLIPPERS (8PM)
NCAAB- WICHITA STATE -18.5 DRAKE (2PM)

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David mires system
cotton bowl - michigan st +10 alabama (8pm)
nba- golden st +2 houston (830pm)

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ORANGE BOWL - CLEMSON +4.5 OKLAHOMA (4PM)
larry football

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Paul Leiner

2500 Alabama

500 Clemson over

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Bill Hilton - Gameday

3- OKLAHOMA -4'
1- HOUSTON +7

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Allen Eastman CBB


3-Unit Play. Take #540 St. Mary's (-5.5) over BYU (11 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31)

I am going with the home team in this one. BYU is not a team that covers the spread consistently. This team struggles on defense and I think that they will get blown out here. St. Mary's has been one of the best home teams in the country this year and they are undefeated at 9-1. Those games have been blowouts. That includes an 18-point blowout win over Stanford at home in November. Their last four home wins have all come by at least 15 points and they won two of them by more than 30 points! BYU just got back from Hawaii over the weekend. They played well there. But they lost to Harvard. They have lost on the road to Colorado and Utah and also have a loss at Long Beach State. This is not a good road team. St. Mary's is 22-7 ATS in its last 29 games and has been one of the best teams in the country to bet. The home team has won four of the last five in this series and the favorite is 3-1 ATS when they play. Lay the points.