Monday 1-14-19 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Steve Janus
Jan 14 '19, 8:05 PM in 5h
NBA | Grizzlies vs Rockets
Play on: Grizzlies +6½ -105 at Bovada

1* Free Sharp Play on Grizzlies +6½ -105

My money is on Memphis to cash in an easy winner here as a decently priced road dog against the Rockets. Houston ran out of gas in the 4th quarter in their 116-109 loss at Orlando. Now they have to play on no rest against a Grizzlies team that is going to be extremely motivated to play well with how much they have struggled here of late. I just think the Rockets are going to want nothing to do with the physical style of play Memphis will bring to the table in this one. That should allow the Grizzlies to at least hang around and cover. Bet Memphis +6.5!

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Bobby Conn
Jan 14 '19, 8:35 PM in 5h
NBA | Hornets vs Spurs
Play on: Spurs -8½ -109 at GTBets

1* Free Play on Spurs -8½ -109

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Brandon Lee
Jan 14 '19, 8:35 PM in 5h
NBA | Hornets vs Spurs
Play on: Spurs -8½ -109 at GTBets

10* FREE NBA PICK (Spurs -8.5)

I'll take my chances here with San Antonio covering the 8.5-point spread against the Hornets. I just feel given how well the Spurs are playing of late, especially at home, and this being such a tough scheduling spot for Charlotte, there's a high chance San Antonio wins here by double-digits.

Spurs are 14-5 in their last 19 games and haven't lost at home in a month. They 18-5 SU and 17-6 ATS at home on the season. For the Hornets, this is the final stop in a 6-game road trip that started back on the 5th. Charlotte is 1-4 so far with the only win coming against the Suns. While they only lost by 7 to the Kings last time out, they lost by 31 at Portland, 19 at Clippers and 13 at Denver. Give me the Spurs -8.5!

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Will Rogers

Jan 14 '19, 8:35 PM in 5h
NBA | Hornets vs Spurs
Play on: Hornets +8½ -104 at pinnacle

The set-up: The Spurs posted an epic triple OT win over the Thunder at home last Thursday, but they’d stumble in the rematch in OKC on Saturday. I think San Antonio comes in a bit complacent here facing its lowly non-conference opponent. But Charlotte comes in desperate as it looks to snap a three-game slide. The Hornets average 112.1 PPG and they allow 112.3. The Spurs average 112.3 PPG and they allow 109.5.
The pick: The Spurs though have given up an average of 134.5 points over their last two games. Additionally note that Charlotte is already 6-2 ATS this year after losing three of its last four games and 3-1 ATS after two or more consecutive road losses, while SA is already just 1-3 ATS this season as a home favorite in the 6.5 to 12 points range. I’m grabbing the points.
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Sal Michaels
Jan 14 '19, 9:00 PM in 6h
NCAA-B | Northern Colorado vs Montana State
Play on: Northern Colorado -2½ -109 at GTBets

Free Play on Northern Colorado -2½ -109

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Info Plays

Jan 14 '19, 9:00 PM in 6h
NCAA-B | Texas vs Kansas
Play on: Texas +8 -105 at sportsbook

1* Free Play on Texas +8 -105

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Larry Ness

Jan 14 '19, 9:00 PM in 6h
NCAA-B | Baylor vs Oklahoma State
Play on: Oklahoma State -3 -107 at pinnacle

My 1* Free play is on Oklahoma State.
Baylor is 9-6 and Oklahoma State is 8-8.
The Cowboys play with “revenge” here as they’ve lost six-straight in this series and I believe that, combined with a few other factors, will lead the home side to a convincing SU and ATS victory/cover.
Baylor comes in off a 73-68 loss to Kansas last weekend. Jared Butler was a bright spot in the setback with 14 points. Note that the Bears lost the services of forward Tristan Clark to a season ending knee injury and this was their first contest without him in the line-up:
“In conference-only stats, we had the No. 1 offense in the Big 12 and lowest turnover percentage,” Baylor coach Scott Drew assessed recently. “It took us a couple of weeks to get to that when we had everybody healthy, and now we’ve got to do the same thing. But that’s the great thing about a team is it gives other people opportunities to step up. I know everybody on the team was down and upset for Tristan, but we have good leadership and character. These guys want to win and they want to compete, and now they have an opportunity to do that in the Big 12.”
After opening conference play with two straight losses to Iowa State and Oklahoma, the Cowboys have bounced back with consecutive wins over Texas and WVU this past weekend (85-77). Isaac Likekele had 23 points and nine boards in the most recent victory.
I’ll point out as well that Oklahoma State is 7-3 ATS in its last ten vs. the Big 12 conference, while Baylor is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven on the road.
The Cowboys are holding opponents to 30.9 percent shooting from 3-point range and 40.4 percent overall and I have a hard time seeing the Bears competing without Clark in the line-up.
Consider the home side in this one.
Good luck…Larry

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Stephen Nover

Jan 14 '19, 9:05 PM in 6h
NBA | Pistons vs Jazz
Play on: Jazz -8 -108 at pinnacle

The Jazz have won five of their last six with the lone loss coming to the Bucks. Utah is back playing tough defense giving up 95.6 points in its last three games. The Jazz are giving up the third-fewest points in the league. Donovan Mitchell is having a huge January. The Jazz are a tough to play because of their physical defense especially in Utah where it is high altitude. This is made worse for the Pistons. They carry a high fatigue rating in action for the fourth time in six days - all on the road. Detroit had lost to the struggling Lakers by 13 points and to the Kings by 10 points before upsetting the Clippers on Saturday. That was a big motivation game for the Pistons because it marked Blake Griffin facing his old team. Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson all logged more than 40 minutes in that contest. The Pistons have sunk back to being a lottery type team following a good start losing 16 of the past 21 times. Detroit ranks 24th in scoring. The Pistons have failed to break the 100-point barrier in six of their last 16 games. They heavily rely on Griffin and Drummond. But the Jazz have the inside defensive stoppers in Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors to slow down those two. (Editor's note: Stephen Nover is one of the top NBA 'cappers in North America. Stephen is 17-8 on his last 25 premium/free NBA plays and has two NBA plays in addition to this free selection, headed by his January Game of the Month.)

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Red Dog Sports

Jan 14 '19, 10:05 PM in 7h
NBA | Blazers vs Kings
Play on: Kings -2 -109 at GTBets

Sacramento -2
Portland plays at Sacramento after a game Sunday night in the thin air of Denver. They have struggled after playing in the Mile High City in the past. Take the home team to win by 5 to 7 points.

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Kenny Walker

Jan 14 '19, 10:35 PM in 7h
NBA | Pelicans vs Clippers
Play on: Clippers -2½ -105 at BMaker

Free Pick on Clippers

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MaxActionSports NCAA Basketball KANSAS JAYHAWKS ‑8

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Monster Sports Picks NHL ST. LOUIS BLUES/WASHINGTON CAPITALS o5.5

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PointSpreadJonny NCAA Basketball NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES ‑10

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Team Underground NCAA Basketball TEXAS LONGHORNS +6.5

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The Oracle NBA PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS/SACRAMENTO KINGS o227.5