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Re: 1-23-09
Handicapper: IndianCowboy
Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: Phoenix Suns @ Charlotte Bobcats - Friday January 23, 2009 7:05 pm
Pick: 4 units (Play of the Day) ATS: Charlotte Bobcats +4 (-110)
Handicapper: IndianCowboy
Sport: College Basketball
Game: San Francisco Dons @ Santa Clara Broncos - Friday January 23, 2009 11:00 pm
Pick: 4 units (Play of the Day) ATS: San Francisco Dons +8.5 (-110)Comment
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Re: 1-23-09
ATS Sports Club
Friday, January 23, 2009
$25 Soccer Back of the Net Winner:
Coupe de France
Dunkerque vs. Lille over 2.5
ATS Sports Club
Friday, January 23, 2009
$25 Soccer Back of the Net Winner:
English FA Cup
Derby County vs. Nottingham Forest over 2.5Comment
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Re: 1-23-09
indiancowboy
4 Unit Play. #875. Take San Francisco +8.5 over Santa Clara (Friday @ 11pm est).
Going for 9th Straight College Ball Winner today (8-0-1 last 9 days).
Thursday: Temple -11.5 over St. Louis (W)
Wednesday: South Carolina +1 over Florida (Push)
Tuesday: Illinois -7.5 over Ohio State (W)
Monday: Pittsburgh -9 over 'Cuse (W)
Sunday: Southern Illinois -4.5 over Bradley (W)
Saturday: Illinois +7.5 over Ohio State (W)
Friday: Yale +4 over Brown (Outright W)
Thursday: Marist +8.5 over Siena (W)
Wednesday: Illinois -7 over Michigan (W)
4 Straight Winning weeks in the NBA.
10-4 (71%) last week in Hoops.
5-1-1 (71%) this week in Hoops.
Back to back winning weeks in College ball (winning day today in college, would secure 3 Straight Winning weeks in college ball as it stands at 3-0-1 currently this week).
For today's action and to go for our 8th straight college ball winner, let's take the points with San Francisco on the highway at Santa Clara. For starters, San Farn lost by just 1 point to this team last year by a score of 50-51 and tha was on the road. On top of that, San Fran comes off its worst loss of the year to the hands of Perennial conference favorite in Gonzaga by a score of 55-85. Usually a beating of 34 points wakes you up and it is likely to do that against a Santa Clara team that does not have much scoring prowess to necessarily blow teams out. After all, take a look at the total for this game - it is set at 128.5. In essence, even if you book a final of 60-68, I'm willing to bet San Fran exceeds the point total of 60 given the huge bounce-back they are in today. Santa Clara has not scored passed 55 points in their last 3 games including 52 against Portland on the road, 53 against Gonzaga on the road (they lost by 42 to the Zags) and 50 against San Diego on the road. So, what you have is a team that does not have much scoring prowess laying quite a bit of points here. So, you have San Fran with revenge from last year's sweep to the hands of Santa Clara, Santa Clara is struggling having lost their last 6 in a row and should not be laying points to anyone, a San Fran team that does have bite as they have defeated the likes of Boise State a top 175 team on the road, defeated a top 140 team in Long Beach State at home, a top 160 team in Colorado State, a top 180 team in Santa Barbara and Hawaii as well. This team does have talent of course as they lost by just 5 to Southern Cal on the and should certainly be a tough game for Santa Clara who should not be laying points to anyone right now. I have the Dons falling short by about 3 points here as Santa Clara is just 1-5-1 ATS over their last 7 games as a favorite.
4 Unit Play. #852. Take the Charlotte Bobcats +4 over the Phoenix Suns (Friday @ 7pm est). Always a reason be wary when 70% of the public is on a team such as Phoenix today. But, they do come off a loss to NY and this is just a 4 point spread - having said that, they just lost to the Knicks and the Bobcats are a much better team at this stage of the season imo. These two teams have not met this year, and the Bobcats have covered 5 in a row (including beating the Pistons outright on the road, beating Portland at home, and losing to San Antonio by just 2 at home (covering the spread of 5). Hence, they have covered 5 in a row and 7 of their last 10. In short, I actually see our Charlotte team winning this game outright. Look, any team that can go through a stretch where they defeated a Boston team at home in OT (which not even the Magic could get close to doing last night for the most part), beating a solid ATS Bucks at home by 10, nearly defeating Philly Outright in the midst of their hot ATS streak on the road, beating Washington Outright on the road, beating Detroit Outright on the road, beating Portland in OT, losing to the Spurs in a hard fought game by just 2 points at home and beating Memphsi by 15 at home gets my respect. That is one heckuva stretch and the lineup has been bolstered by Jordan's move to get Diaw and Bell. They have added much needed depth and leadership to this team. Hec, in the last game Diaw/Bell scored a combined total of 33 points, 10 boards and 9 assists and 3 steals. They get better defense from both these players than Jason Richardson, better team chemistry play, less injuries and better overall performance. Smart move Mike - this makes up for getting Richardson in the first place and absorbing his ridiculously high contract. Bobcats are 4-0 as home Underdogs of late, have covered their last 5 contests and Phoenix is a miserable 1-8-1 ATS over their last 10 games. I think Charlotte's defense has a sound impact today and gets them the Outright or within the cover like the Spurs game.Comment
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Re: 1-23-09
Teddy Covers
Houston Rockets @ Indiana Pacers
PICK: Over
Indiana wants to push the pace against everybody. The Pacers are the third highest scoring team in the league. They don’t play much defense – not in transition, not in the paint and not on the perimeter. But with six different Pacers averaging in double figures and Danny Granger ranked fourth in the league in scoring, the Indiana is more than capable of putting up points in bunches against virtually any foe.
The Pacers were stifled offensively in their last game, held to 81 points in an ugly loss at San Antonio. The Pacers were playing on the second night of back-2-backs, coming off a crushing, last second loss to New Orleans, and facing a team that slows the pace down as effectively as any team in the Western Conference, so the 81 point outcome was perfectly understandable. Considering that Indiana has hung 110+ eight times in their last ten games, I expect a completely different pace this evening.
Houston is a much, much better offensive team without Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest on the court. The Rockets rank near the bottom of the league in field goal percentage for the season, but they’ve shot 49% from the floor over their last seven games playing without their so called ‘stars’. Rockets forward Shane Battier: “The way we’re moving the ball around, we can’t afford to go back to our old offense of sit-and-watch, and isolation. It’s just not as good. We’re much better when we move the ball and play like this.”
After watching his team notch 21 assists in a win over Utah on Wednesday, making eleven three pointers and getting 19+ points from four different players, Houston head coach Rick Adelman agrees with Battier’s sentiments. “We have a nice balance going to Yao, and pick-and-rolls and ball movement. We had some good open looks that we missed tonight, but I think this team has made some pretty good strides in the last two weeks.” Facing an opponent that loves to run and gun, look for this game to be played at a rather frenetic pace now that Houston is moving the ball much better in both their halfcourt game and in transition. 2* Take the Over.Comment
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Re: 1-23-09
Lenny Del Genio
New Jersey vs San Antonio
Play: New Jersey +8.5
Don't be surprised to see the Spurs overlook this one as they have a big Sunday date with the Lakers on national television. San Antonio has not been a good play all season long as home chalk, covering just two of their last nine in that role. New Jersey, meanwhile, remains a great value play on the road, even without PG Harris. Yes, they failed to cash on Wednesday at New Orleans, but they have still covered 13 of 19 road games this season. Expect them to break out of their recent pointspread funk here (0-5 ATS L5) as they will be, by far, the more inspired team on Friday. Take New Jersey.
Phoenix vs Charlotte
Play: Charlotte +3
Here are two teams headed in opposite directions, particularly when it comes to the pointspread. Despite five straight covers, the Bobcats remain an off the radar team, but not with us as we've cashed them in outright wins over Boston, Washington, Detroit and most recently Portland. That's four outright wins in a nine game span that has seen the club go 7-2 ATS overall. While Charlotte may still be at the bottom of the league in scoring, HC Larry Brown has turned this team into a defensive force. They rank in the top 10 in points allowed and have held their last six opponents to 97 points or less, with the 97 points allowed (to Portland) coming in an overtime game. Meanwhile, Phoenix is just plain bad under the direction of their 1st year HC Terry Porter. They lack an identity on both offense and defense. We went against this team on Wednesday and won outright with the Knicks. Overall, the Suns have cashed just FIVE times since November 28th! The Bobcats will be motivated here as they've never beaten Phoenix in their short history. Charlotte is our NBA Oddsmaker Mismatch.
15* Eastern Conference Total of the Week
Milwaukee/Atlanta Under 203Comment
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Re: 1-23-09
Stan Sharp | NBA Sides Double-Dime Bet
869 OKL -2.5 (-110) Bodog vs 870 LAC
Analysis: Stan is Betting OKLAHOMA CITY today. Stan notes that Vegas hasn't caught up to Oklahoma City's improvement yet. Oklahoma City has Covered 6 of their last 7 and should handle the Clippers with ease as they are coming off battling the Lakers in their last game. Stan has OKLAHOMA CITY winning tonight by 7-10 points. TAKE OKLAHOMA CITY as STAN SHARP'S NBA BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.Comment
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