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Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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South Carolina Gamecocks vs. LSU Tigers -3.5
PLAY: 2* South Carolina Gamecocks +3.5

South Carolina makes the trip to Baton Rouge to face the hometown LSU Tigers in an SEC clash on Wednesday night. South Carolina is 12-2 SU on the year with LSU coming in with a 12-3 SU record on the season.

The Gamecocks bounced back nicely after suffering a tough loss at the hands of their in-state rival Clemson to defeat a solid Baylor team on the road 85 to 84 as a ten point road underdog. They have won their last three games including a 68 to 56 win over SEC rival Auburn as a six-point home favorite.

South Carolina uses an up-tempo style and it has been successful to this point in the season with the Gamecocks averaging 83 points per game. They are shooting better than 52 percent from the field and behind the arc while holding opponents to 44.3 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from three-point land.

Carolina has also been successful on the road as an underdog posting a record of 8-2-1 ATS their last 11 times to post. The Gamecocks are also 19-6 ATS in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. The fact that the Tigers are not a pressure defensive unit plays into the hands of Carolina as they are a perfect 10-0 ATS on the road when facing teams that force 14 or less turnovers per game.

The Tigers have played a soft non-conference schedule to this point with twelve of their first thirteen games coming at home. Their last two games have exposed their weakness and both Utah and Alabama took advantage of this soft Tigers team.

We expect the Gamecocks to continue with their up-tempo style of play which will cause problems for the Tigers on both ends of the floor which translates into a Carolina win. Take the points with the visitor here as Carolina notches a 2-0 record in conference play to begin the New Year.

PROJECTED FINAL SCORE: (2*) South Carolina 79 LSU 78

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3-Unit Play. Take #765 Arkansas (+2.5) over Mississippi (8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


3-Unit Play. Take #761 San Diego State (-6) over Wyoming (8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


2-Unit Play. Take #763 Southern Miss (-3.5) over Tulane (8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


2-Unit Play. Take #757 Syracuse (+6.5) over Georgetown (7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


2-Unit Play. Take #797 Wake Forest (-3.5) over Boston College (9 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


2-Unit Play. Take #799 Baylor (-1.5) over Texas A&M (9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


2-Unit Play. Take #760 Marshall (+18) over West Virginia (8 p.m.) AND Take #733 Richmond (+13) over Virginia Tech (7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


1-Unit Play. Take #796 UTEP (-3.5) over Houston (9 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


1-Unit Play. Take #779 Massachusetts (+3.5) over St. Louis (8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)


1-Unit Play. Take #751 LaSalle (+9.5) over Charlotte (7:30 p.m.) AND Take #755 Rutgers (+14) over Cincinnati (7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14)

I also like Michigan State, Iowa State, Maryland and CS-Northridge tonight. This is it though. If it looks like too much, just cut off the bottom four plays (the two teasers, UTEP and UMass) and then it looks much more manageable

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(3) Duke (14-1, 8-6 ATS) at Georgia Tech (9-6, 4-7 ATS)

Duke guns for its seventh consecutive victory, including its second on the road to start the ACC season, when it heads to Atlanta for a matchup with the Yellow Jackets.

The Blue Devils overcame a sluggish first half at Florida State on Saturday – they led just 19-15 at the half – then turned it on over the final 20 minutes, rolling to a 66-58 victory. However, despite a 41-11 spurt to start the second half, Duke let off the gas down the stretch and failed to cover as a 10-point road chalk, its second consecutive non-cover after a 5-1 ATS run.

Georgia Tech has alternated wins and losses in its last five games, including its first three ACC contests. On Saturday, the Yellow Jackets went to Maryland and blew a first-half lead, falling 68-61. However, they got the cash as an eight-point road underdog to halt a five-game ATS slide.

Duke has won three straight meetings in this rivalry (2-1 ATS), with the contests decided by 9, 13 and 12 points. The two double-digit wins came last year, with the Blue Devils prevailing 71-58 at home, but falling short as a 15½-point favorite, and 82-70 as an 11½-point chalk in the ACC tournament. The home team is 3-0 SU (2-1 ATS) in the last three regular-season battles, including Georgia Tech’s 74-63 win as a 3½-point favorite in the most recent clash in Atlanta two years ago.

Additionally, Duke is 14-5 ATS in the last 19 meetings in this rivarly and 6-2 ATS in its last eight trips to Atlanta. Lastly, the favorite has cashed in 14 of the last 18 head-to-head matchups.

Duke ranks 15th in the nation in scoring (81.5 ppg) and 39th in field-goal shooting (47.4 percent), and it is allowing just 60.5 ppg on 38.7 percent shooting. Of the team’s 14 wins, 12 have been by double digits. Meanwhile, although the Yellow Jackets are averaging 74.1 points per game for the season (45.3 percent), they’ve scored 67 or fewer in six of their last 10 games, including four of their last six at home.

In addition to failing to cash in its last two outings, the Blue Devils are mired in ATS funks of 3-8-1 in league play and 5-12-1 on Wednesday. Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last six on Wednesday, but 1-4 ATS in its last five at home. Also, Saturday’s spread-cover at Maryland ended the Yellow Jackets’ 0-3 ATS funk as an underdog.

The under is 8-0 in the last eight Duke-Georgia Tech showdowns and 5-1 in the last six meetings in Atlanta. Also, for Duke, the under is on runs of 17-5 overall (4-0 last four), 6-0 in ACC play and 4-0 on Wednesday, while the Yellow Jackets have stayed under the total in five of their last seven overall and eight straight against teams with a winning record. Conversely, the over is 13-6 in Georgia Tech’s last 19 ACC games and 6-1 in its last seven on Wednesday.

ATS ADVANTAGE: DUKE and UNDER


(8) Syracuse (16-1, 7-6 ATS) at (13) Georgetown (11-3, 5-5 ATS)

The loaded Big East features yet another matchup of Top 15 schools, this time with Syracuse going south to the nation’s capital for a clash with Georgetown at the Verizon Center.

The Orange ran their winning streak to eight in a row with Saturday’s 82-66 rout of Rutgers as a seven-point road favorite. Syracuse is off to a 3-0 start in Big East action (2-1 ATS), with two of the wins coming on the road (1-1 ATS). In fact, Jim Boeheim’s squad is a perfect 5-0 (4-1 ATS) away from the Carrier Dome, with wins over Florida, Kansas, Memphis and South Florida, in addition to the victory at Rutgers.

The Hoyas halted a two-game slide with Saturday’s hard-fought 82-75 win over Providence, but they came up short as an 11½-point home favorite for their third consecutive ATS setback, all in Big East play. The last time Georgetown covered a spread was on Dec. 29, when it opened the Big East season with an impressive 74-63 upset at then-No. 2 UConn as a 6½-point underdog.

Syracuse is on a 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS run in this rivalry – all as an underdog – and it has won eight of the last 10 meetings since 2003, both SU and ATS. Last year, the Orange took the Hoyas to overtime in Washington, D.C., losing 64-62 as a 12-point ‘dog, then rolled to a 77-70 home win as a three-point pup a month later. Syracuse is 4-1 ATS in its last four visits to Georgetown.

The Orange average 81.1 ppg on 50.3 percent shooting, they’ve scored more than 70 in all but two contests and they’ve put up 82 or more 10 times. Tonight, they run up against a Georgetown defense that’s giving up just 59.8 ppg overall (36.7 percent) and 57 ppg at home (35 percent). However, that Hoyas’ D has been shaky lately, allowing 70, 73 and 75 points in the last three after holding nine of their first 11 foes to less than 70 points.

In addition to cashing in four of its five roadies this season, Syracuse is riding ATS hot streaks of 4-1 overall, 5-2 in Big East play and 4-1 against winning teams, but the Orange are 2-5 ATS in their last seven on Wednesday. The Hoyas are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 on Wednesday, but they’ve failed to cash in four of their last five Big East contests going back to last season.

The under is on runs of 4-1 for Georgetown overall, 50-23 for Georgetown at home, 39-18 for Georgetown in Big East play, 38-18-1 for Georgetown after a non-cover, 5-0 for Georgetown on Wednesday, 9-3 for Syracuse on Wednesday and 11-5 for Syracuse following an ATS triumph. Lastly, the under is 4-1 in the last four battles in this rivalry and 4-0 in the last four at the Verizon Center.

ATS ADVANTAGE: SYRACUSE and UNDER


(25) Michigan (13-3, 8-3-1 ATS) at Illinois (14-2, 8-5 ATS)

Michigan shoots for its fourth straight win, including its second this month against Illinois, when it heads to Champaign, Ill., for a rematch with the Illini at Assembly Hall.

The Wolverines dropped their conference opener to Wisconsin, losing 73-61 as a 3½-point home favorite on New Year’s Eve. But they rebounded with a 74-64 thumping of Illinois as a two-point home favorite, then followed that with a 72-66 overtime win at Indiana a week ago (failing to cover as a 7½-point favorite) and a 64-49 rout of Iowa on Sunday (cashing as a 7½-point chalk).

Sandwiched around their loss at Michigan, the Illini beat Purdue 71-67 in overtime as a 7½-point road underdog, then blasted Indiana 76-45 as a 17½-point home favorite Saturday. Illinois has won eight of its last nine overall – the only blemish being the loss at Michigan – and Bruce Weber’s squad is 11-1 at home (5-4 ATS).

In addition to the 10-point home win over Illinois on Jan. 4, the Wolverines also knocked off the Illini 49-43 as a two-point home underdog in last year’s second meeting. However, in its last two trips to Assembly Hall, Michigan got blown out, losing 54-42 as an eight-point underdog in 2007 and 75-57 as an 11-point pup a year ago – the Wolverines’ only non-covers against the Illini in the last eight meetings. The host is on a 7-0 SU roll in this rivalry and is 15-2 ATS in the last 17 clashes, with Illinois going 4-1 ATS in the last five at Assembly Hall.

Both squads sport similar offensive numbers – the Wolverines average 72.7 ppg on 43.7 percent shooting; Illinois nets 71.2 ppg on 48.3 percent shooting. The biggest discrepancy: Michigan yields 70.5 ppg (42.6 percent) on the road, while the Illini hold their visitors to 55.6 ppg (40 percent).

Although it is 8-3-1 ATS on the season, Michigan is still stuck in ATS ruts of 2-5-1 on the highway, 9-24-2 in road games against teams with a winning home mark, 1-9-1 on Wednesday and 0-5 in the game after holding an opponent to less than 50 points. Illinois is on positive ATS streaks of 7-2 overall, 9-3 against winning teams and 27-12-2 on Wednesday.

For Michigan, the over is on runs of 6-1 overall and 5-0 on Wednesday, but the under is 8-2 in its last 10 road games and 11-4 in its last 15 Big Ten contests. The under is also 6-1 in Illinois’ last seven at home and 6-2 in its last eight on Wednesday. However, the over is 5-2 in the last seven head-to-head matchups between these schools, with the meeting earlier this month eclipsing the posted number.

ATS ADVANTAGE: ILLINOIS and UNDER


(2) Wake Forest (14-0, 6-4 ATS) at Boston College (13-4, 7-5 ATS)

Two ACC rivals with impressive wins over North Carolina on their ledger hook up at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., where Boston College looks to hand the second-ranked Demon Deacons their first loss of the season.

Wake Forest matched its best start in school history with Sunday’s 92-89 ACC-opening win over then-No. 3 North Carolina, cashing as a 6½-point home underdog, its third consecutive spread-cover. The teams were tied at 44 at the half, but the Demon Deacons took the lead with 14 minutes to go and never gave it up, thanks mostly to the play of Jeff Teague (career-high 34 points) and Chris McFarland (20 points, tying a season high). Wake Forest, which is 14-0 for the first time since 1980-81, shot 47.5 percent from the field and held the Tar Heels to just 35 percent shooting overall and 6-for-23 from 3-point land.

Exactly one week before Wake Forest toppled the Tar Heels, Boston College went into Chapel Hill and handed North Carolina its first defeat, winning 85-78 as a massive 23-point underdog. However, the Eagles have been unable to build off that monumental victory, suffering a stunning 82-70 loss to Harvard as a 16½-point home favorite a week ago tonight, then falling 77-71 to Miami, Fla., as a 2½-point home favorite. B.C.’s defense has been nonexistent lately, allowing an average of 78.3 ppg in the last four games.

In last year’s lone meeting – which occurred 367 days ago – Boston College dismantled the Demon Deacons 112-73 as a 3½-point home chalk. The Eagles are 4-0 SU and ATS against the Deacons since joining the ACC – all as a favorite – including two blowout wins at home by margins of 39 and 15 points.

Wake Forest now ranks fourth in the nation in both scoring offense (85.7 ppg) and field-goal shooting (51 percent). Defensively, the Demon Deacons give up 66 ppg, but they hold the opposition to 36.3 percent shooting overall, 28 percent shooting from 3-point range and 30 rebounds per game, figures that rank sixth, 10th and first in the nation, respectively. Away from home, Wake is even more impressive offensively, scoring 91.7 ppg on 52.4 percent shooting.

Meanwhile, Boston College puts up 77.5 ppg on 45.3 percent shooting, scoring 70 or more in all but four of its 17 games. In fact, the Eagles have tallied at least 80 points 11 times, but they’ve allowed 70 or more in eight of their last 13 outings.

Wake Forest is 5-2 ATS in its last seven overall, but 2-5 ATS in its last seven on the road and 2-5 ATS in its last seven ACC contests. B.C. has failed to cover in four of its last five on Wednesday, but is 19-7-1 ATS in its last 27 home games against teams with a winning road mark.

For the Demon Deacons, the over is on stretches of 6-2 on the road and 4-1 in ACC play, and the over for Boston College is on runs of 4-1 overall and 40-19-1 at home. Also, the last three head-to-head meetings between these schools have topped the posted total, including the two at Boston College.

ATS ADVANTAGE: BOSTON COLLEGE and OVER


NBA

New Orleans (22-12, 15-18-1 ATS) at Dallas (22-16, 16-22 ATS)

The Hornets will try to rebound from Monday’s shocking home loss to the Knicks when they make the short trek west to Dallas for in the season’s first meeting between these Southwest Division rivals.

New Orleans went off as an 11½-point home favorite against New York on Monday, but never grabbed control of the contest and lost 101-95, dropping to 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games. Since a four-game winning streak, the Hornets are just 2-3 SU and ATS, alternating SU and ATS wins and losses along the way. New Orleans has also split its last six road games, going 2-4 ATS.

Dallas went to Denver last night and suffered a tough 99-97 loss as a six-point road underdog. The game was tied at 95 when the Mavs’ Jason Terry was whistled for a foul with 2.2 seconds left, and Denver’s Chauncey Billups went to the foul line and sank the winning free throws to win it. The Mavericks have followed up an 8-2 SU run by losing their last three in a row, and although they ended an 0-5 ATS streak Tuesday, they’re still just 8-14 ATS in their last 22 contests, including 3-9 ATS at American Airlines Center.

The Hornets eliminated Dallas from the playoffs in the opening round last April, winning the seven-game series in five (3-2 ATS). The team’s split their four-game regular-season series SU and ATS, with the home team winning and covering in all four. In fact, including the postseason, the host went 8-1 in this rivalry last year (7-2 ATS). Also, New Orleans has cashed just twice in its last seven trips to Dallas

Since going through a 15-game stretch when they allowed more than 100 points just twice, the Mavs have surrendered 100 or more in two of their last three, four of their last six and five of their last eight. Meanwhile, New Orleans’ normally stout defense has been struggling, giving up an average of 101.4 ppg in the last five, with four of those foes topping triple digits.

New Orleans is 35-16-1 ATS in its last 52 Wednesday outings, but 1-5 ATS as an underdog of less than seven points and 9-20-1 ATS in its last 30 road games against teams with a winning home record. Dallas has cashed in five straight games on Wednesday and is 43-21-1 ATS in its last 65 divisional contests, but otherwise the Mavs are just 7-21 ATS at home going back to last season, including 4-14 ATS this year.

The under is 13-6-1 in the last 20 series meetings and 9-1 in the last 10 clashes at American Airlines Center. Also, the under for the Mavs is on runs of 13-5 overall, 6-2 at home, 5-1 against Southwest Division rivals and 6-2 when playing on the second night of a back-to-back. The under is also 8-1 in the Hornets’ last nine divisional contests and 17-5 in its last 22 when playing on one day of rest, but the over is 4-1 in New Orleans’ last five overall, last five on the road and last five on Wednesday.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


L.A. Lakers (31-6, 17-20 ATS) at San Antonio (24-12, 17-18-1 ATS)

The Lakers and Spurs resume their contentious rivalry for the first time since last year’s Western Conference Finals, as Los Angeles completes a two-game, two-day swing through Texas with a stop at the AT&T Center.

L.A. went to Houston last night and toppled the Rockets 105-100, barely cashing as a 4½-point road favorite to end an 0-5 ATS slide. The Lakers have won four in a row and 10 of their last 11. However, they’ve been on a roller-coaster ride at the betting window the last six weeks, following up an 0-10 ATS slide with five straight spread-covers before going 0-5 ATS prior to getting the cash at Houston on Tuesday.

San Antonio had a four-game winning streak (3-1 ATS) snapped in Sunday’s 105-98 loss to the Magic as a three-point home favorite. Despite that setback, the Spurs are still 22-7 since starting the season 2-5. However, they’ve followed up an 11-4 ATS stretch by going 5-8-1 ATS in the last 14.

The Lakers took down San Antonio in five games in last year’s best-of-7 Western Conference finals, going 3-2 ATS. The teams split their four regular-season meetings, with the Spurs going 3-1 ATS. The home team went 8-1 SU and 6-3 ATS in the nine head-to-head clashes last year, with the favorite covering in five of the last seven.

The Lakers have scored at least 100 points in eight consecutive games and have been held under triple digits just six times through their first 37 contests. For the season, they’re averaging 107.8 points per game (47.3 percent shooting), including 105.1 ppg on the road (46.3 percent), where Phil Jackson’s team is 11-4 on the season (7-8 ATS).

Including Sunday’s loss to Orlando, San Antonio has surrendered 100 points just six times in its last 32 games, and the Spurs are holding opponents to an average of just 93.6 ppg (45.6 percent shooting).

The Lakers are on ATS nosedives of 2-6 on the road, 5-9 against the Western Conference, 6-11 after a SU win and 7-18 after an ATS setback. However, they’re 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 as an underdog, 15-5-2 in their last 22 as a road underdog and 15-7 in their last 22 when playing on back-to-back nights. Meanwhile, San Antonio has cashed in six straight games against the Pacific Division and 14 of 20 versus the Western Conference, but otherwise it is on pointspread declines of 1-5 at home (all as a favorite) and 1-6 on Wednesday.

These teams stayed under the total in all five playoff games last May, and the under is 9-1 in the last 10 battles at the AT&T Center. Furthermore, the under is on runs of 12-2 for the Spurs against Pacific Division foes, 5-0 for the Spurs on Wednesday, 4-2 for the Lakers on the road, 5-1 for the Lakers as an underdog and 5-1 for the Lakers against winning teams. Conversely, though, the over is 6-2 in the Lakers’ last eight overall, 5-2 in San Antonio’s last seven overall and 5-0 in San Antonio’s last five at home.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER

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Michigan St -5
Bowling Green +6.5
George Mason -6
South Carolina +3.5
Witchita St +4.5
Boston College +3.5
Baylor -1.5

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100* Play South Carolina (+3.5) over LSU (NCAA)

South Carolina is 16-5 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6.5 points
LSU is 10-23 ATS as a favorite over the last 3 seasons
LSU is 4-14 ATS when playing in the month of January

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10 star virginia tech
10 star boston college

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Bowling Green +7 at Kent State: Bowling Green +7 (5 unit)

Michigan State -4 at Penn State: Michigan State -4 (10 unit)

Nebraska at Iowa State Pick: Iowa State Pick (5 unit)

Drake at Illinois State -7.5: Illinois State (10 unit)

Heat at Bucks Over/Under 196: Over 196 (10 unit)

Lakers +2.5 at Spurs: Lakers +2.5 (5 unit)

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