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Re: 12-15-08
indiancowboy
Units. College Basketball GOM: (POD): Take Cleveland State +13 over Syracuse (Monday @ 7pm est).
6-3 Sunday: 4-1 NFL, 1-0 NBA and 1-2 College Basketball
3* Bengals +7 Outright over Redskins: Winner
3* Titans/Texans Under: EZ Cover: Winner
3* San Francisco +6.5 over Miami Dolphins: Winner
3* Chiefs +5.5 over Chargers: Nearly Outright: Winner
5* Broncos +8 over Panthers: Loss
3* Memphis Grizzlies +1.5 Outright over Miami Heat: Winner
3* Drexel +7.5 over Fairfield: Winner
3* Detroit +7.5 over Bowling Green: Loss
3* La Salle +9 over Villanova: Loss
Let's Hear it, Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! Well, in this particular case, it is Cleveland State that will rock for us. Look, I have followed Cleveland State Basketball for quite a while now and Gary Waters has done wonders with this program. Hence, he gets my 5* recognition. Waters has this team as pre-season Horizon Favorites and given how competitive that conference has gotten. Look with All Conference Selections including Jackson and Bullock this team has great talent. Tack on the fact that Gary Waters has a lifetime winning % of 60% and he turned the Vikings season around immediately as they had their first 20 win season since 93-94 last year, what he has done is truly remarkable. This team is a strong rebounding team, plays great defense and takes care of the ball. In essence, they do all the intangibles. This team lost to West Virginia on the road by just 10 points and remember, WVU is a top 25 team in my power rankings (PR) while Syracuse is a top 40 team in the PR. Tack on the fact that the Cleveland State lost to Butler by a bucket at home when Butler was undefeated at the time and Syracuse comes off a big public win over Long Beach State, this sets us up nicely for a Cleveland State cover. Remember, the public is on Syracuse like a diaper rash on a two year old as they are all riding the jock straps of 'Cuse here and frankly unfairly so. I actually have 'Cuse winning this game by 6 points so I will take the 13 and roll with it. Syracuse has struggled against teams even outside the top 100 and I have Cleveland State as a top 75 team. Against Cornell who is ranked top 175 this team won by just 10 and against Virginia who is ranked in the top 110, this team won by just 3 points. Hence, they face a Cleveland State team who is a top 75 team and laying 13 points. The Vikings are 6-1 ATS as Underdogs of 13 points or greater and Syracuse is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games coming off a win of 20 points or greater. In short, we roll with the team that is coached extremely well, takes care of the ball very well, is a great underdog against a team who comes off a big public win and Vegas is on their tail when they come off such a big win. Let's roll with the Vikings! Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks!
3 Unit Play. Take Over 203 New Jersey Nets @ Toronto Raptors (Monday 7pm est). I understand that Toronto comes off a tough loss to NO at home but they killed this Nets team back on December 12th 101-79. The Nets also come off back to back losses including that loss to the Raptors and a tough loss to the Bulls at home. I actually think the Nets could bounce-back nicely here. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised to see this game go over here as well as I expect the Nets to be active dogs. In short, I always say over and over again when I believe a team will be an active dog, that game will likely go over. This game is no different. I can't express to you how much these teams hate each other. This stems back to the Vince Carter days, as well as when these two teams met in the Playoffs when Jason Kidd led the charge for the Nets. Hence, with the Nets coming off back to back frustrating losses, having massive revenge against the Raptors and being an active dog, they are likely to run up the score as well as the fact the Raptors will look to be very competitive coming off their home loss to the Hornets. Look for a competitiv game, likely a Nets Outright Win, but more importantly, an over to cash here. The Over is 4-1 when the Nets are small Underdogs on the road and the over is 7-2 for the Nets when they are road underdogs period - which is a testament to the great play of Devin Harris making this offense that much better - Yes, I said it, Devin Harris is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Jason Kidd as a point guard as he is the best point guard in the Eastern Conference followed only by Rondo and Mike Bibby. But, that is for anoher day, look for both teams to surpass a 100 as we cash on th over.
#510. 3 Unit Play. Take Boston Celtics -9 over Utah Jazz. (Monday @ 7:30pm est). Can you imagine playing the World Champs without your best player? Well, the Jazz will do just that today. With no Boozer, look for Kevin Garnett to abuse CJ Miles who is an extremely talented player, but frankly, the Celtics have an incredible deal of depth. But, more importantly, what people don't understand is that the Celtics love to kill good teams at home to send a message. By "kill" I mean beating the spead, because after all, that's all that really matters to us pathetic gamblers. The C's beat New Orleans by double-digits at home and also hammered the Magic at home. They send a message. You want to know something that is similar to both those games? This game. Why? Well, you see the Celtics hate teams that once defeated them in the past or their most recent memory of them is that team defeating them. The Magic had beat this team the last time they played them and the Hornets - and the Wizards had, and the Celtics remembered those games and killed this team. Well, the Jazz beat this team on the road last year and you better believe that the Celtics remember that game with a sour taste in their mouth. i look for the C's to lay the hammer down today on the Jazz and win by potentially 20, but more than likely 15-19. Look for a big third quarter from the C's today as the Jazz's legs cave through. Utah actually beat this team 110-92 on the road back on March 14th of last year and you don't think Boston remembers that? lol. Boston is 7-3 ATS of late and the beat goes on for Bean Town.
3 Unit Play. Take Over 183.5 between Charlotte Bobcats @ Atlanta Hawks. (Monday @ 7pm est). You know, even in a loss, you need to pay attention to what goes on. Well, Charlotte came back in the second half against the Pistons and made a game of it, heck, they nearly covered the spread. The question begs here does that carry over in this game and does it start early? Possibly. The Hawks come off a big win over the Cavs at home and to their credit, I firmly believe the Hawks can beat any team at home. I actually think Charotte will likely be an active dog here and this game is likely to go over. Charlotte did put up 53 points in the second half as compared to 33 points in the first half as they got used to their new team. Bell will fit in nicely with the system and the point is with Bell and Diaw this team will be a shooting team more than ever. On top of that, Diaw plays his old team in the Hawks as well so expect a big game from him. If Charlotte is an active dog here, it's going to be a headache for the Hawks who will have to fend this team off and consquently, I believe this game will go over. I actually think Charlotte tops 90 points here and the Hawks win straight up, but likely fail to cover. More importantly though, I look for this game to go over as Charlotte will be an acive dog as they got their feet wet with the new team last game, look an for an over take effect in this game.
indiancowboy
Units. College Basketball GOM: (POD): Take Cleveland State +13 over Syracuse (Monday @ 7pm est).
6-3 Sunday: 4-1 NFL, 1-0 NBA and 1-2 College Basketball
3* Bengals +7 Outright over Redskins: Winner
3* Titans/Texans Under: EZ Cover: Winner
3* San Francisco +6.5 over Miami Dolphins: Winner
3* Chiefs +5.5 over Chargers: Nearly Outright: Winner
5* Broncos +8 over Panthers: Loss
3* Memphis Grizzlies +1.5 Outright over Miami Heat: Winner
3* Drexel +7.5 over Fairfield: Winner
3* Detroit +7.5 over Bowling Green: Loss
3* La Salle +9 over Villanova: Loss
Let's Hear it, Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! Well, in this particular case, it is Cleveland State that will rock for us. Look, I have followed Cleveland State Basketball for quite a while now and Gary Waters has done wonders with this program. Hence, he gets my 5* recognition. Waters has this team as pre-season Horizon Favorites and given how competitive that conference has gotten. Look with All Conference Selections including Jackson and Bullock this team has great talent. Tack on the fact that Gary Waters has a lifetime winning % of 60% and he turned the Vikings season around immediately as they had their first 20 win season since 93-94 last year, what he has done is truly remarkable. This team is a strong rebounding team, plays great defense and takes care of the ball. In essence, they do all the intangibles. This team lost to West Virginia on the road by just 10 points and remember, WVU is a top 25 team in my power rankings (PR) while Syracuse is a top 40 team in the PR. Tack on the fact that the Cleveland State lost to Butler by a bucket at home when Butler was undefeated at the time and Syracuse comes off a big public win over Long Beach State, this sets us up nicely for a Cleveland State cover. Remember, the public is on Syracuse like a diaper rash on a two year old as they are all riding the jock straps of 'Cuse here and frankly unfairly so. I actually have 'Cuse winning this game by 6 points so I will take the 13 and roll with it. Syracuse has struggled against teams even outside the top 100 and I have Cleveland State as a top 75 team. Against Cornell who is ranked top 175 this team won by just 10 and against Virginia who is ranked in the top 110, this team won by just 3 points. Hence, they face a Cleveland State team who is a top 75 team and laying 13 points. The Vikings are 6-1 ATS as Underdogs of 13 points or greater and Syracuse is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games coming off a win of 20 points or greater. In short, we roll with the team that is coached extremely well, takes care of the ball very well, is a great underdog against a team who comes off a big public win and Vegas is on their tail when they come off such a big win. Let's roll with the Vikings! Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks!
3 Unit Play. Take Over 203 New Jersey Nets @ Toronto Raptors (Monday 7pm est). I understand that Toronto comes off a tough loss to NO at home but they killed this Nets team back on December 12th 101-79. The Nets also come off back to back losses including that loss to the Raptors and a tough loss to the Bulls at home. I actually think the Nets could bounce-back nicely here. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised to see this game go over here as well as I expect the Nets to be active dogs. In short, I always say over and over again when I believe a team will be an active dog, that game will likely go over. This game is no different. I can't express to you how much these teams hate each other. This stems back to the Vince Carter days, as well as when these two teams met in the Playoffs when Jason Kidd led the charge for the Nets. Hence, with the Nets coming off back to back frustrating losses, having massive revenge against the Raptors and being an active dog, they are likely to run up the score as well as the fact the Raptors will look to be very competitive coming off their home loss to the Hornets. Look for a competitiv game, likely a Nets Outright Win, but more importantly, an over to cash here. The Over is 4-1 when the Nets are small Underdogs on the road and the over is 7-2 for the Nets when they are road underdogs period - which is a testament to the great play of Devin Harris making this offense that much better - Yes, I said it, Devin Harris is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Jason Kidd as a point guard as he is the best point guard in the Eastern Conference followed only by Rondo and Mike Bibby. But, that is for anoher day, look for both teams to surpass a 100 as we cash on th over.
#510. 3 Unit Play. Take Boston Celtics -9 over Utah Jazz. (Monday @ 7:30pm est). Can you imagine playing the World Champs without your best player? Well, the Jazz will do just that today. With no Boozer, look for Kevin Garnett to abuse CJ Miles who is an extremely talented player, but frankly, the Celtics have an incredible deal of depth. But, more importantly, what people don't understand is that the Celtics love to kill good teams at home to send a message. By "kill" I mean beating the spead, because after all, that's all that really matters to us pathetic gamblers. The C's beat New Orleans by double-digits at home and also hammered the Magic at home. They send a message. You want to know something that is similar to both those games? This game. Why? Well, you see the Celtics hate teams that once defeated them in the past or their most recent memory of them is that team defeating them. The Magic had beat this team the last time they played them and the Hornets - and the Wizards had, and the Celtics remembered those games and killed this team. Well, the Jazz beat this team on the road last year and you better believe that the Celtics remember that game with a sour taste in their mouth. i look for the C's to lay the hammer down today on the Jazz and win by potentially 20, but more than likely 15-19. Look for a big third quarter from the C's today as the Jazz's legs cave through. Utah actually beat this team 110-92 on the road back on March 14th of last year and you don't think Boston remembers that? lol. Boston is 7-3 ATS of late and the beat goes on for Bean Town.
3 Unit Play. Take Over 183.5 between Charlotte Bobcats @ Atlanta Hawks. (Monday @ 7pm est). You know, even in a loss, you need to pay attention to what goes on. Well, Charlotte came back in the second half against the Pistons and made a game of it, heck, they nearly covered the spread. The question begs here does that carry over in this game and does it start early? Possibly. The Hawks come off a big win over the Cavs at home and to their credit, I firmly believe the Hawks can beat any team at home. I actually think Charotte will likely be an active dog here and this game is likely to go over. Charlotte did put up 53 points in the second half as compared to 33 points in the first half as they got used to their new team. Bell will fit in nicely with the system and the point is with Bell and Diaw this team will be a shooting team more than ever. On top of that, Diaw plays his old team in the Hawks as well so expect a big game from him. If Charlotte is an active dog here, it's going to be a headache for the Hawks who will have to fend this team off and consquently, I believe this game will go over. I actually think Charlotte tops 90 points here and the Hawks win straight up, but likely fail to cover. More importantly though, I look for this game to go over as Charlotte will be an acive dog as they got their feet wet with the new team last game, look an for an over take effect in this game.
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