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Your free winner for Tuesday: COLORADO ST +1 over UNLV
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Tuesday: Dayton Flyers - 3Comment
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Kenny Towers
Your Free Pick for Tuesday: Tor/Pitt OVER 6½Comment
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1. NSA(The Legend) CBB – Penn St -7
2. Gameday Network CBB – Oklahoma St +10.5
3. VegasSI.com CBB – Central Michigan under 152
4. Vegas Line Crushers CBB – Kentucky +2.5
5. Sports Action 365 CBB – Marquette -3
6. Point Spread Report CBB – Pittsburgh +11
7. Lou Panelli CBB – Arkansas +7.5
8. Gerry “Big Cat” Andino CBB – VA Commonwealth +3
9. VegasSI.com Platinum Info Club CBB – Colorado St +1
10. William E. Stockton CBB – Davidson under 147
11. Vincent Pioli CBB – Penn St under 139.5
12. Steve “Scoop” Kendall CBB – Tennessee over 136
13. SCORE CBB – Ohio -4
14. East Coast Line Movers CBB – Baylor -3.5
15. Tony Campone CBB – Arkansas under 140
16. Chicago Sports Group CBB – Akron -8.5
17. Hollywood Sportsline CBB – Buffalo under 148
18. VIP Action CBB – Kent St -3
19. South Beach Sports CBB – Nevada under 159
20. Las Vegas Sports Commission CBB – Ohio under 152
21. NY Players Club CBB – Marquette -3
22. Fred Callahan CBB – Tennessee over 136
23. Las Vegas Private CEO Club CBB – Akron -8.5
24. Michigan Sports CBB – VA Commonwealth +3
25. National Consensus Report CBB – Kentucky +2.5Comment
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Mitchell Newman
No chance Davidson takes St. Joe's lightly in this meeting, as the Hawks did push the Wildcats to overtime in the first meeting before bowing by 6 points as the double-digit road dog. That win was the Wildcats third series win in a row and their 6th over the last 7 series showdowns.
The Wildcats only allow 66.7 points per game, while the Hawks are allowing a whopping 80-plus points per contest on the season. With the 'Cats have stretched their winning margins over their past couple of games, no reason to think they won't be able to open things up tonight on the Main Line against this bad edition of St. Joseph's
Play Davidson to roll big.
4* DAVIDSONComment
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Bob Valentino
You familiar with the song "Free Fallin" by Tom Petty? Well, that is currently the theme for Brad Underwood's Illini as they head to Happy Valley having lost 4 games in a row while going just 1-3 against the spread during their current free-fall.
They will try their best I am sure to get this losing streak placed in their rear-view mirror, but it will not be easy as Patrick Chamber's Nittany Lions are currently ranked in the Top-Ten in the nation as they bring an 8 game winning streak into this conference battle and they have also covered in each of those 8 wins.
Since Illinois is not only riding a 4 game straight up losing streak, but also riding a series skid of 6 in a row both straight up and against the spread. Throw in the fact that leading scorer Ayo Dosunmu sat out Illinois latest loss with a leg injury and is listed as questionable for this game and I have a strong inkling that this game is going to get away from the visitors and they will be heading back to Champaign saddled with a 5th straight loss.
This is a special season brewing for the Nittany Lions who are now 20-5 and led by senior forward Lamar Stevens who continues to pump in the points and enters this game just 35 points away from moving up to second on the all-time scoring list in school history.
State improves to 21-5 and sends the home crowd home with a 9th straight win and cover.
Take Penn State minus the points.
2* PENN STATEComment
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Stephen DeAngelo
For Tuesday’s freebie, we’ll lay the points with red-hot Penn State, which welcomes Illinois to State College for a key Big Ten clash.
What’s not to like about the Nittany Lions right now? They’re riding an eight-game SU and ATS winning streak, which includes four convincing victories at home: 77-61 over Northwestern, 83-77 over Minnesota, 64-49 over Indiana and Ohio State 90-76. The winning streak has lifted Penn State all the way up to second place in the Big Ten standings (10-5 record), just a game behind first-place Maryland (11-3).
Almost as impressive as the Nittany Lions’ 8-0 SU and ATS run is the fact they’ve cashed in 10 of 14 home games this season, the most recent being Saturday against Northwestern (which I gave you as a free winner). They’ve also been dynamite in this price range, going 6-2 ATS when laying five points or more.
Just as Penn State has been traveling north in the Big Ten standings, Illinois has been going south. The Illini have followed up a seven-game winning streak (5-2 ATS) by dropping four in a row (1-3 ATS). And after picking up three straight road victories, Illinois has dropped its last two on the highway, falling at Iowa (72-65) and Rutgers (72-57), both as a 4½-point underdog.
The Illini’s big problem? They can’t put the ball through the net with any regularity. They haven’t scored as many as 70 points in a game since a 79-62 win at Purdue on Jan. 18. In six game since, Illinois has averaged just 63.3 ppg. Compare that to Penn State, which is averaging 78.1 ppg during its eight-game winning streak, tallying at least 75 points in seven of those victories.
Finally, for those who believe in history, there’s this: Penn State has defeated Illinois six consecutive times and is 7-0 ATS in the last seven. The last time the Illini got the money in this rivalry? You’ve got to go all the way back to Feb. 9, 2014.
4* PENN STATEComment
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Al DeMarco - GM, Featured Handicapper
If you've followed the Big Ten this season you know how profitable it's been to simply bet the home teams - with the exceptions of Northwestern and Nebraska.
Penn State improved to 13-1 in State College with a 77-61 rout of Northwestern on Saturday. That was the Lions' eighth straight win overall, a stretch where they've gone 7-0-1 ATS.
This has been a one-sided series with PSU taking the last six straight-up and there's no reason to buck that trend considering Illinois carries a four-game losing streak into Happy Valley.
Brad Underwood's team simply isn't getting the job done on defense of late. When the Illini reeled off seven straight wins in January its foes shot just 36.9 percent. That number has jumped up to 48.9 during its current skid.
Illinois is coming off a 72-57 loss at Rutgers, a game where the Scarlet Knights shot 49.1 percent, including 7-of-15 from long-range.
Offensively the Illini struggled as well at Rutgers minus leading scorer Ayo Dosunmu as they hit just 31.1 percent. Dosunmu (15.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.3 apg) is questionable tonight with a knee injury, but with or without his services this is an Illinois team that ranks 12th in the Big Ten in offensive efficiency. By comparison, Penn State is No. 3.
The Lions are also deadly from deep, sinking 33.6 percent of their three-pointers, averaging 8.2 triples per game. They had 11 games with nine or more threes this season, including 14 in an 88-76 win at Purdue last Tuesday.Comment
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