10-29-09

[kreekor]

Re: 10-29-09

Karl Garrett

In the NBA tonight, lay the small road impost with the new-look Spurs as they take on Chicago in the Bulls season opener.

San Antonio downed New Orleans both straight up, and agaist the spread last night at home, and they have had no trouble handling the Bulls of late, as the Spurs bring a 4 games series win, and cover streak into the Windy City tonight.

The road team is on a 12-4 spread run the last 16 times these teams have tangled, and San Antonio is a money-making 7-1 against the spread the last 8 times they have played at Chicago.

Gotta give the Spurs a play in this spot, as Chicago remains a bit of enigma once again this season.

Take San Antonio minus the points.
2? SAN ANTONIO

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Re: 10-29-09

Jeff Benton

I know this is the second night of a back-to-back for San Antonio, but that’s not a concern this early in the season when everyone’s fresh. Besides, with last night’s 113-96 blowout win over the Hornets, coach Gregg Popovich was able to go deep into his bench, as only Matt Bonner (29 minutes) played more than 26 minutes.

True, this is Chicago’s season opener, and I’m sure the Bulls and their fans will be fired up tonight. However, this has been a bad matchup for Chicago the last two years, as the Spurs have won and covered four straight meetings, and those four wins have come by an average of 13 ppg, with three of the four being double-digit blowouts. Something else to keep in mind: In last year’s two games, the Bulls’ leading scorer was Ben Gordon, who tallied 20 points at home and 23 points in San Antonio. Well, Gordon now plays for the Pistons.

The Spurs are also 7-1 ATS in their last eight trips to Chicago, and the visitor has cashed in 12 of the last 16 meetings. As for the back-to-back situation, the Spurs went 7-3 ATS in their last 10 in that spot last year. Finally, the Bulls failed to cover in their final five home games last year.
4? SAN ANTONIO (BASED ON A 1? TO 10? SCALE)

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Re: 10-29-09

Dominic Fazzini

Virginia Tech is coming into tonight's game with a chip on its shoulder after last week's 28-23 loss at Georgia Tech essentially ruined its chances of winning the national championship. Now, playing at home tonight, the 14th-ranked Hokies are looking to bounce back with a decisive victory over North Carolina.

Both the Hokies and the Tar Heels play great defense, with North Carolina ranked seventh in the nation and Virginia Tech checking in at No. 31. But while the Hokies' offense can put up points, averaging 32.6 points per game, the Tar Heels have struggled to move the ball at times, and has scored a total of 37 points in three ACC games, all losses straight up and ATS.

Virginia Tech averages 203.7 yards rushing per game, which ranks 15th in the country, and is even better at home, tallying 259.2 yards a contest. Plus, Hokies QB Tyrod Taylor ranks fourth in the nation in passer rating, so North Carolina can't just load up against the run.

The Hokies are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 Thursday games and 7-2 ATS against a team with a winning record. The Tar Heels haven't beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 2001, and have lost those games by an average of 22.6 points. Take Virginia Tech to cover the points tonight.
3? VIRGINIA TECH

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Re: 10-29-09

Arthur Ralph Sports

347 - 235 run 58 %
Thurs Det Red Wings

[kreekor]

Re: 10-29-09

Hondo

Hondo plunged deeper into the abyss last night when the Yanks failed to cooperate in el Bronx, which left him holding IOUs of 1,885 tenaces.

Tonight, more of same -- 10 units on the Yankees to pound Petey.

[kreekor]

Re: 10-29-09

Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Yankees Wednesday night.
Today it's the Yankees and Virginia Tech.
The surplus is 665 sirignanos

[kreekor]

Re: 10-29-09

DCI

CHICAGO 100, San Antonio 97
PORTLAND 101, Denver 97

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Re: 10-29-09

DCI
Season: 60-43 (.583)

BOSTON 3, New Jersey 2
Washington 4, ATLANTA 3
Ottawa 4, TAMPA BAY 3
ST. LOUIS 3, Phoenix 2
Chicago vs. NASHVILLE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Detroit vs. EDMONTON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Vancouver vs. LOS ANGELES: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

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Re: 10-29-09

DCI

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Atlantic Coast Conference
VIRGINIA TECH 30, North Carolina 12

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Randall the Handle

TAMPA BAY -½ +1.45 over Ottawa (REG) Pinnacle

The Lightning got off to a pretty rough start but they’ve played dramatically better in its last two games, a 5-2 win over San Jose and a 3-2 OT loss to the Sabres. That’s the Lightning team I, for one, was expecting to see this year, as I believe they’re one of the most improved squads in terms of off-season moves. Furthermore, they went into Ottawa two weeks ago and were absolutely buried 7-1 and looked completely out of sorts. There is no way that shellacking is not on their collective minds and as a result they’ll play their hearts out here. The Lightning are very well-rested, as they’ve been off since Saturday and when they beat the Sharkies 5-2 on Oct 22 they were on five days rest in that one as well. Mike Smith seems to have his groove back. The Sens won last night but were outplayed in Florida and only the goaltending of Pascal Leclair prevented the Panthers from winning. The Sens will play the tail end of back-to-backs here and while they’re still playing far above expectations, this is a good spot for the Lightning to keep it going. The Bolts early season poor record makes them one of the most undervalued teams in the business and hopefully we can take advantage of that over the next couple of weeks. Play: Tampa Bay -½ +1.45 (Risking 2 units).

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Randall the Handle

TAMPA BAY -½ +1.45 over Ottawa (REG) Pinnacle

The Lightning got off to a pretty rough start but they’ve played dramatically better in its last two games, a 5-2 win over San Jose and a 3-2 OT loss to the Sabres. That’s the Lightning team I, for one, was expecting to see this year, as I believe they’re one of the most improved squads in terms of off-season moves. Furthermore, they went into Ottawa two weeks ago and were absolutely buried 7-1 and looked completely out of sorts. There is no way that shellacking is not on their collective minds and as a result they’ll play their hearts out here. The Lightning are very well-rested, as they’ve been off since Saturday and when they beat the Sharkies 5-2 on Oct 22 they were on five days rest in that one as well. Mike Smith seems to have his groove back. The Sens won last night but were outplayed in Florida and only the goaltending of Pascal Leclair prevented the Panthers from winning. The Sens will play the tail end of back-to-backs here and while they’re still playing far above expectations, this is a good spot for the Lightning to keep it going. The Bolts early season poor record makes them one of the most undervalued teams in the business and hopefully we can take advantage of that over the next couple of weeks. Play: Tampa Bay -½ +1.45 (Risking 2 units).

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

st bernadines sports advisors - 10/29
john keelan(abats computer simulator)(no write ups)
1* No. Car +17


lillefty -
2* San Antonio spurs -2.5 over Chicago bulls.
This a game that is dropping fast so keep your eye on it. I will keep my # at 2.5 for record keeping purposes but you can probably get better if you monitor it. I don't see any reason why the # is falling like a rock . I looked for word that maybe Tony Parker wasn't playing or that rose was going to be full strength but nothing. So I will go full speed ahead with this pick.

The spurs are a deep team with the addition of Richard Jefferson to the mix. This is the 1st time they have spent well beyond the luxury cap to field their team. They know they are strong and this is the year to make a run and I am glad to see that they are going for it. It is too early in the season to worry about back to back game scenarios like last year with Duncan. With the blowout last night, the spurs rested their starters the whole 4Th quarter anyways.

The Bulls are learning to cope w/out Ben Gordon and even Vinny Del negro admitted that this year may not be the strongest of years for the Bulls as they prepare for the big free agent class next summer. W/out Gordon that much more of the offense will have to flow through Rose and he will be hampered by his ankle injury. He hasn't played in 3 weeks so his conditioning has to be off somewhat. I would be surprised if he went full minutes at full speed tonight.

The Spurs are a top tier Western conf team looking for a nice early win vs a good Eastern conf opponent and I think talent pulls them through this one comfortably.


if randy posts a play I will put it here otherwise good luck to all tonight!!

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-29-09

Executive
200 Phily

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Re: 10-29-09

Anthony Redd
Thursday's Card
20-Dime Nuggets

10-Dime Virginia Tech

[kreekor]

Re: 10-29-09

Don Best Steam Plays

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