11-20-16

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: #555 Wisconsin Green Bay/Bowling Green over 155
•20-Nov-2016: 453 Jacksonville Jaguars +6

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Asa (5,4,3) 4- sea over, 3- jax, buff

doc's enterprises (5-4) 7- mia, 6- philly, 4-indy over

gameday (4,3,2) 3- giants, 2- tn, buff

harry bondi (5,4,3) 7- ne, 3- jax, buff

jack jones (25,20,15) 20- pitt, balt, 15- t bay

kelso (200,100) 50- g bay

lenny stevens (20-10) 20- buff, balt, 10- tn, det

maddux (20 10) 20- g bay, 10- buff and over, ne

northcoast (5,4,3) 3-1/2 la under, 3- tn over, sea

otto (20,15) 20- ne over,

pick city (5,4,3,2) 4- indy, 3-pitt, ariz, la under, 20 g bay, balt

pointwise (4,3,2) 3- tn, mia, sea, g bay, 2- dall, ariz

preferred (5,4,3) 4- balt

sky blue (reg) indy, philly,

texas sportswire (5,4,3) 4 3- dall, 2- la

wildcat (10,7,5) 10- tn, 7- gbay, 5- zona

underdog cinn

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Gavazzi
5% Steamrooller PLay
TENN TITANS

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Uncle Harry
All level 5:


Titans
Jags
Bears
Packers

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Robert Ferringo
North Texas-4
UCLA -15.5
Missouri -5
Xavier -4
Creighton -5.5
Wilmington -3.5
Citidal OV 186.5


Davidson -3
Clemson -2
Western Michigan+1.5
Wake Forest -3
Manhattan +8
Murray State -5.5
Georgia Southern +3.5

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nfac
nfl
750
minn -130
cle +9
500
buf +3
dal -6.5

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ARTHUR RALPH SPORTS


SuPk over the total 48 Wash / GreenBay

Silver Bullets:

Jacksonville + 7, Colts -3, Packers + 3, TOTAL under Tampa/KC 45

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Executive hoops
250 - ucla

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Chuck Luck
Sunday Sure Thing
Eagles

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2-Unit Play. Take #522 North Texas (-4) over Drexel (2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

This North Texas team is going to be OK this year and they will be more than OK when Keith Frazier becomes eligible in December. But for now they are looking for their first win and they are attempting to bounce back from getting smoked by Texas Tech on Tuesday. This team has all five starters back from last year and you would expect vast improvement, in spite of the terrible coaching of Tony Benford. Drexel is in the midst of a total rebuild. They are adjusting to a new coach that plays a completely opposite style as the former coach and so far the results have been two double-digit losses on the road. It won't be that bad today. But I have North Texas winning and that means they will likely beat this number.

2-Unit Play. Take #528 UCLA (-15.5) over Long Beach State (10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

So far UCLA has done next to nothing to justify the confidence that I have in them this year. But I'm going to be a little stubborn here and expect a blowout win from them. This game will actually be a decent measuring stick for the Bruins. Wichita State beat LBSU by 37. North Carolina beat them by 26. Louisville won by 32. So how does UCLA stack up with those teams? I think the Bruins have as much talent as any of them, and they each beat Long Beach by at least 20 points. LBSU players will fight that much harder because they are going up against a big-name in-state school. But UCLA also has the advantage of catching the 49ers playing their fourth road game in the last eight days, circling the country in the process. If the Bruins don't roll then there is a bigger problem here.

2-Unit Play. Take #529 Missouri (-4.5) over Tulane (Noon, Sunday, Nov. 20)

I have actually been slightly impressed with what I've seen from Missouri in this tournament. They aren't nearly the pushover that they have been the past several seasons. They also have a lot more talent than this Tulane team. The Green Wave have played UNC, Oklahoma and Arizona and were only moderately competitive in those games. I also think they won't be nearly as excited about this matchup with Mizzou as opposed to those other higher-profile games. Missouri is young. But they are headed in the right direction. And I think that they have played well enough to leave Florida with a win.

1-Unit Play. Take #531 Davidson (-3) over Arizona State (2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

Davidson got rattled by the physical, in-your-face defense that Clemson through at them in the first game. They were also still adjusting to having Jack Gibbs back. But the Wildcats' play against Missouri was exactly what we've come to expect from this team. And I think that they will run circles around Arizona State in this one. ASU has looked lost for the majority of its time in this tournament. These guys are still adjusting to one another and till learning what type of team they want to be. Davidson knows exactly what type of team it is. They are more confident in running their sets, they have the best player on the floor in Gibbs, and I see them winning this one.

1-Unit Play. Take #533 Clemson (-2) over Oklahoma (5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I'm not high on Oklahoma this year. They simply lost too much from last year's squad and I think they are going to be up and down all season. They lost to Northern Iowa and I think that rattled their confidence a bit. Clemson took Xavier to the limit in a game that they just didn't play that well. I think the day off will do them well and I think that the Tigers rebound with a win here.

2-Unit Play. Take #535 Xavier (-4) over Northern Iowa (7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I just think that Xavier is the best team in this tournament. I think they have won their first two games without playing particularly well and now they are going to seal the deal against Northern Iowa here. UNI has played two weaker teams than Xavier to this point. They played out of their heads in the opener and then came back and beat an Oklahoma team that was ripe for an early season upset. (And they needed a wild second-half comeback, overtime, and a horrid performance from Jordan Woodard for that to happen.) But I don't think Northern Iowa is going to be able to match up with Xavier on the perimeter and I don't think they are going to tap that same magic in this one.

1-Unit Play. Take #545 Western Michigan (+1.5) over Boise State (1:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I'm not exactly sure why Boise State is favored here. They lost both games by double-figures and haven't shown me anything to this point. Western Michigan has lost three straight games, all by double-digits, but I have at least seen some progress and the threat of quality play from them. WMU has the best player on the floor in Thomas Wilder and I think that this game means more to them than it does to Boise State.

1-Unit Play. Take #549 Wake Forest (-3) over Charleston (7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

2-Unit Play. Take #560 Creighton (-5.5) over N.C. State (8:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I don't know if anyone is playing with more confidence than Creighton right now. They dominated Top 10 Wisconsin and then demolished Washington State in the opener of this tournament while hanging 103 points on the Cougars. Creighton has an outstanding backcourt with Marcus Foster and Mo Watson. The Bluejays have size, experience, shooting and defense; they really are a complete team. N.C. State has plenty of talent and some real good players as well. But they also have four new starters, they could be without their best shooter Maverick Rowan, and these guys are still working some things out. Creighton has been one of the most impressive teams in the nation and I think that they will get the win here.

2-Unit Play. Take #568 UNC-Wilmington (-3.5) over East Tennessee State (3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I definitely like this ETSU squad. This program has become a destination for transfers from high-major programs and they have a nice talent base. However, UNC-Wilmington is really tough at home. They beat ETSU by 21 on the road last year and it is pretty much the same team back this season, with a pair of transfers bolstering the rotation. The Seahawks can play. And they have only lost four home games the past two seasons, with three of the losses coming by three points or less. The point is that these guys are tough to beat and exceedingly tough to beat in their own gym. They were better than ETSU last year, and with four new starters I'm not sure that ETSU is in a spot to go on the road and beat them this time around.

1-Unit Play. Take #571 Manhattan (+8) over Temple (2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I am holding firm in my total belief that Temple sucks this year. And that they are going to suck this year. And it is OK that I have lost a couple small play against them early in the season. Because they more they win now the more overrated they are going to be in bigger games down the road, meaning that we will clean up betting against them after their 'hot' start. Manhattan is not good. But they have a specific style, they have some good size, they play a lot of guys, and they are going to play hard for the full 40. Temple is off of a loss to rival Massachusetts and after this game they have a holiday tournament in New York City for the holidays. You can forgive them if they don't have max focus in this one.

1-Unit Play. Take #554 Murray State (-5.5) over Missouri-KC (4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

I'm really irritated at myself for not playing on Murray State yesterday against UW-Green Bay. Let's see if we can get a buy back here. I like this Racers team and they already have a pair of nice wins, hammering UW-GB and also beating a really good Illinois State team. Their only loss so far was on the road at Middle Tennessee, who is very tough at home. Jonathan Stark is going to tear up the OVC this year for Murray State and these guys are playing good ball out of the gate. UM-KC is not a terrible team. They only lost at Creighton by seven in their opener. But outside of a couple of weird upsets last year (SDSU and Mississippi State) they didn't beat a single team in the Top 200 last season.

1-Unit Play. Take #575 Georgia Southern (+3.5) over Mercer (2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

2-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 1865 Citadel at Iowa State (2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20)

Here are the total amount of points from Citadel's last three games (two of which were against D-II or D-III opponents): 220, 209 and 228. That's right: there's been over 200 points in three straight Citadel games, including a 116-112 barn burner with Stetson on Friday. Iowa State doesn't need an excuse to run. Not even a little bit. So I would be absolutely and totally stunned if the Cyclones don't hang 100 on Citadel here. Remember last year when Butler scored 144 points against Citadel? Well, it could be something like that. I know this total is comically high. But it is high for a reason and I think the Cyclones can clear the bar.

1-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #542 Duke (-2.5) over Rhode Island (1 p.m.) AND Take #543 Cincinnati (-3.5) over Penn State (3:30 p.m.)

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4 Unit Play. Take #549 Wake Forest -3 over College of Charleston (7:00p.m., Sunday November 20 ESPNU)
Last night this game opened up Wake Forest 'Pick' but when I rolled out of bed this morning that number was gone. Wake Forest is now -3 and the Deacons are hoping to erase the loss from Villanova on Friday and take this game away from Charleston. Charleston is also coming off a loss on Friday to UCF but Charleston lost to UCF by 20-points 60-40 and again I see the Charleston Cougars struggling on offense. Wake Forest is 5-1 ATS last 6 games after allowing 90 points or more in their last game and the Cougars are 1-10 ATS after scoring 50 points or less in their last game.