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STRIKE POINT SPORTS
8-Unit Play. #835* Take Maryland (+1) over Minnesota (9 p.m., Wednesday, February 26)
Here is your classic College Basketball case of an unranked home team favored vs. a ranked road team. But in this isolated match-up the oddsmakers haven gotten the number wrong. Maryland is coming off a loss to ranked Ohio State, but the Terps are 22-5 and sit atop the Big Ten standings. As the road team who should be favored, this is a calculated spot we are betting into. Maryland's five losses have come to teams with a combined .691 win percentage (94-42) and four of those opponents currently are ranked in the Top 25. Minnesota is 13-13 with a losing record in the conference. This is not the same quality of opponent that has shown the ability to beat this legit Top Ten team. The Gophers have a NBA lottery pick in Daniel Oturu, but as a team they aren't even close to the level the Terps have as a collective group. Maryland has gone 4-1 both SU and ATS in their last five meetings with Minnesota, including winning each of the last two occasions in Minnesota. The Gophers have dropped three of the last four Big Ten games as hosts, so that is also another validation they have not earned this favorite tag. Maryland leads Michigan State by 1.5 games for first place, and they host the Spartans this upcoming weekend. Taking care of business tonight and then holding serve at home in a game they will be a solid favorite will effectively wrap up the regular season title as March begins. This is a big week ahead for Maryland basketball. First and foremost, the Terps get through this checkpoint with a road win over Minnesota, 75-63.
Best of Luck - Strike
INDIAN COWBOY
6-Unit Play. #783. Take Over 150 Georgia vs. South Carolina (Wednesday @ 6:30pm est)
Grat Back/Back 4* Winners in CBB and we look to make it 3 in a row today. We roll with the Over here as South Carolina's Frank Martin could not have been more upset with his team that shot the ball terribly last game. South Carolina was down by 19 points at one point before making a run at it and we suspect that this team will shoot the ball much better here. Note, you have a South Carolina team that on the bounce-back in shooting despite scoring 80 points in their last game and Georgia who is starting to play better having won back to back games and who put up sub 60 points last game against South Carolina and therefore should bounce-back nicely here as this agme likely goes Over the posted total here.
Allen Eastman NBA
3-Unit Play. Take #511 Minnesota (+10) over Miami (7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26)
Miami has been struggling. They are just 2-6 SU And ATS in their last eight games and they are coming off an OT loss at Cleveland. Miami might be without Jimmy Butler in this game too. Miami is just 1-5 ATS when they have one day of rest. I think that they are going to win this game but I don't think that they are going to cover this big spread. I will take the points.
3-Unit Play. Take #508 Atlanta (+2.5) over Orlando (7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26)
Atlanta can be a tough team at home. They beat both Miami and Dallas after the All-Star Break. I think that they will get another home win here after a poor game in Philadelphia. Orlando is just 10-18 on the road this year and they are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Hawks are 7-1 ATS at home and 4-1 ATS as a home underdog. Atlanta is 8-2 ATS after a loss and I like them to get this outright win.
3-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 220.5 Boston at Utah (10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26)
This total opened at 218.5 and has already gone up two points. That tells me where the sharp money is in this game. Boston has been a hot shooting team. They made 19 3-pointers in Portland in their last game and I think it will continue here. The Celtics have gone 'over' in four straight and five of their last six games. Utah's defense has really been struggling after spending most of the year in the Top 10. The 'over' is 7-2 in the last nine meetings between these teams. Take 'over' here.
Vernon Croy NBA
7-Unit Play #515 Los Angeles Clippers -7 over Phoenix (Wednesday, February 26 at 9:00 PM ET)
Take the Los Angeles Clippers ATS as my top NBA pick for Wednesday night. This pick falls into one my top NBA systems and the Clippers are hands-down the superior team on the road here tonight especially since Phoenix will be without Oubre Jr. to put up 19 points the last time these 2 teams met while logging 29 minutes 22 seconds. The Clippers beat Phoenix by 21 points last time these 2 teams met and I look for them to take care of business on the road here tonight. I feel we are getting a great line here tonight because Phoenix just beat Utah on the road covering by 28.5 points in that game and that is the only reason the Clippers are not favored by at least 10 points here tonight. The Clippers are 27-13 ATS in their last 40 games when favored on the road and they are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against Phoenix. Phoenix is just 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 home games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after a win by more than 10 points. The Clippers have averaged 119.2 points per game over their last 5 games while shooting 46.4% as a team and you can expect them to dominate the boards here tonight. The Suns opponents have shot 49.1% against them over their last 5 games and 47.2% against them at home this season. Play the Clippers ATS as my great winning NBA season continues and make sure you get my 7-Unit PGA Honda Classic Pick that is released Wednesday at 11:30am Eastern as we look to move to 7-2 on the PGA Tour this season.
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