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4 Unit Play. Take #512 Golden St -16 over Portland (10:35p.m., Wednesday January 4)
With this game being played at Oracle Arena and again the Blazers will be without Damian Lillard I see the Warriors having no problem winning this game by 16 points or more. These two teams played in Oracle Arena in mid-December and the Warriors won 135-90 so I'm hoping for the same results. Portland is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and the Blazers are 2-6 ATS against Western Conference opponents. Golden St is 7-0-1 ATS after scoring 125 points or more in their last game.
Indian Cowboy
**7U WED NCAAB: DUKE/GT (7PM)
DUKE -19.5
3-Unit Play. 507. Take Over 204.5 Cleveland vs. Chicago (Wednesday @ 8:05pm est)
We roll with the Over here as regardless of who plays and who does not play today it does not matter as these two teams will open up their offenses with most of the stars sitting out and with these guys getting such a little chance to play these days, look for the subs to push the tempo, fouls to be commiteed in an undisciplined manner and consequently this game going over the posted total
Indian Cowboy
**7U WED NCAAB: DUKE/GT (7PM)
DUKE -19.5
ADDED Write Up
7-Unit Play. #522. Take Duke -19.5 over Georgia Tech (Wednesday @ 7pm est) (Currently -19 at William Hill and -19.5 at CG Technology)
If there was ever a game that Duke wanted to win and wanted to win badly, and wanted to win now with a sense of urgency it is here and now. And, the only reason we did not make it a 8-Unit Selection is because we respect what Coach Pastner and Tech did against VCU away from home and their recent win against North Carolina. Having said that, this is a classic let down spot for Tech who won their first conference game with a great home crowd behind them. However, they are ranked outside the top 150 and though this team will get considerably good over the years as Clemson has for example, this team will struggle here on the road. This is a team that lost by nearly 20 to Georgia at home who is a top 50 team and they face a Duke team that is top 10 in the power rankings. Duke ran into a very good Virginia Tech team on the road and had to face adversity quickly. No Allen, on the road, first conference game at that and they simply lost. You can't hold that against them. Now, you have a Duke team here who is fired up, returns home, faces a Georgia Tech team who just beat North Carolina and what a statement this team can make here and now by winning this game by a wide margin. Though others will drink the koolaid a bit here and in general 70% of the public will ride Tech, make no mistake the line is high for a reason as Duke will look for the blowout win here because this program needs this big win right here and right now as they can absolutely ill afford to move to 0-2 in conference play to start the year. Duke wins and wins by a wide margin here as they have a top 25 defense and top 20 when it comes to turnover percentage and they will shoot lights out as they likely win something to the tune of 85-55 this evening similar to our big win with Rhode Island over St. Josephs yesterday.
NHL
JEFF - January (3-0 +3.00) Season Record (30-34-9 -8.00)
MONTREAL/DALLAS UNDER 5.5 -115 (8PM)
NBA
PATRICK- January Record (0-2 -2.20 ) Season Record (38-44 -12.25)
CLEVELAND -5.5 CHICAGO (8PM)
JEFF- January Record (3-1 +1.90 ) Season Record (32-39 -10.80)
OKLAHOMA CITY/CHARLOTTE OVER 208.5 (7PM)
COLLEGE HOOPS
PATRICK - January Record (5-1 +3.90 ) Season Record (40-32 +4.85)
DUKE -20 G TECH (7PM)
G MASON -3 UMASS (7PM)
JEFF- January Record (4-3 +.70 ) Season Record (44-34 +6.05)
MIAMI -2 SYRACUSE (7PM)
AUBURN/VANDERBILT OVER 150 (7PM)
The Brooklyn College Boys have a 50 Dime release on La Salle at home against St. Louis. The host Explorers are -15 1/2 as I put my site live at 2:20 Eastern this afternoon.
Villanova is once again having a fantastic season as they come into tonight’s game at Butler ranked #1 with a perfect 14-0 SU record. However, the Wildcats will face a stiff challenge tonight versus the Bulldogs. Villanova has been unable to beat Butler by a margin during the past three years. They’ve won all three games but the scores were 76-73 in overtime, 60-55, and 68-65. Butler is simply a bad matchup for Villanova because of the way the Wildcats play. Villanova wants to get out and run in transition, but Butler has forced them into half-court games in the past three meetings. Villanova’s inability to play their style of basketball has limited their effectiveness against Butler, and we expect that to be the case once again tonight.
Butler is 12-2 SU, including a perfect 8-0 at home this season. Butler’s defense has been tremendous at home as they are holding opponents to just 61 points per game on 40.4% shooting from the field and 30.5% shooting from three-point land. Butler’s offense has been excellent at home where they are averaging 81.5 points per game on 52.5% shooting from the field and 39.7% shooting form three-point land. Villanova’s defense has been worse on the road this season; they are allowing 67.7 points per game on 43.6% shooting from the field. Butler is extremely tough to beat on their home court, and since they matchup well against Villanova, we’ll back the Bulldogs in this game on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State has a good looking 10-3 SU record on the season, but the Cowboys have played a very easy schedule so far. Oklahoma State’s opponents include Campbell, Central Arkansas, New Orleans, Rogers State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and Texas A&M CC. Those teams account for six of their ten wins this season. Overall, Oklahoma State’s offense is averaging 91.2 points per game on 46.3% shooting from the field and 39% shooting from three-point land. But those numbers have a lot to do with the inferior opponents they’ve played. The Cowboys will now face a real defensive opponent in Texas tonight, and we expect Oklahoma State to have their worst offensive game of the season.
Texas is just 6-7 SU, but all six of their wins have come on their home court. The Longhorns return home off a 65-62 road loss at Kansas State, and they also lost their last home game against Kent State as a 12.5-point favorite. Texas is in a prime situational bounce-back spot tonight, so we expect a peak performance. The Longhorns’ defense has been terrific at home this season as they are holding opponents to just 64 points per game on 38.3% shooting from the field and 27.1% shooting from three-point land. The Texas offense is averaging 75.8 points per game on 45.3% shooting from the field at home. Texas has a lot of motivation tonight, so we’ll back the Longhorns in this game on Wednesday night.
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