1-20-10

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Re: 1-20-10

Scott Delaney

Wednesday ...
40-Dime SAN ANTONIO SPURS ... Double revenge for the Spurs tonight against Utah, and I'll bank on the Southwest Division contenders to get it done with ease.



Earlier this season the Spurs were struggling, started the season 9-9, were ninth in the Western Conference and looked as if they'd forgotten what defense meant, allowing an average of 97.1 points per game.



However, San Antonio has gotten healthy, it has won 16 of 22 games since their .500 start to the season and have moved into fourth place in the Western Conference. The defense is allowing an average of 94.0 points in the last 22, and has held three of its last five opponents at home to 85 points or fewer.



And not the Spurs will be out for revenge against a team they've dominated historically. Their 20-game home winning streak over the Jazz that dated back more than 10 years ended with a 90-83 defeat on Nov. 19. They came into this season on a 29-6 run in this series overall.



Despite Utah's recent surge, it has struggled with a suitcase in hand, having lost eight of 12 on the road. On the flipside, the Spurs have won nine of 11 at the Alamo.



The home team has covered 20 of the last 26 meetings, so I'll side with the Spurs in this one.



Make Note, this is a play on the First Half of the NBA Season - not the first half of the game.

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Re: 1-20-10

Special K

5* Northern Illinois
5* Georgetown

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Handicapper: John Ryan Sports
Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: New Jersey Nets @ Phoenix Suns - Wednesday January 20, 2010 9:05 pm
Pick: 3 units ATS: New Jersey Nets +12.5 (-110)


3* graded play on New Jersey as they face Phoenix set to start at 9:00 EST. Our handicapping model clearly shows and projects that New jersey will cover this double digit spread. Supporting this graded play is a system that has produced a record of 33-7 ATS for 83% victories since 1996. Play against home favorites that are solid 3PT shooting teams hitting >=36.5% and facing a poor 3PT defense allowing >=36.5% and is an average rebounding team posting a +/-3 reb/game differential facing a horrible rebounding team posting a <=-5.5 reb/game differential. Strange is it may sound this system calls to back the worst teams in the NBA, but those battered teams somehow manage to play some of their best games in these roles. 50% of these games covered the spread by 7 or more points. Phoenix does not concern themselves with playing lock down defense. They have allowed 50%+ shooting in BB games and allowed 50 rebounds in 11 straight games. In 3 of these games the opponent got 60 or more rebounds. New jersey matches up well enough to keep this game under 10 points. Take the Nets.

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VIC MONTE SPORTS

500* LaSalle -10

I got an email in my inbox one day with a list of jokes aimed at Ivy League schools. I opened the email. Inside it says how many Penn students does it take to change a light bulb? The answer was only one, but he gets six credits for it. If anyone gets that joke, please email me, I would love to hear from you.

In the mean time, a joke we can all laugh about regarding Penn University is their basketball program. The Quakers cover spreads like a hooker that costs a million per hour. In other words, they don't because no one is dumb enough to put money on them or watch them do work in their house. This is probably for the better as they have gone 1-6 at the window this season. The Quakers sit 342ND in overall defense giving up 80 plus per game. For those of you who lost count along the way, there are 347 teams in Division 1 Basketball. If your not laughing yet, your either busy trying to figure out the first joke or your not paying attention. At worst these following numbers should get a snicker. The Quakers only victory this season came over Maryland Baltimore Cty Retrievers who are 1-17 this season a mere shadow of the Quakers 1-11 win loss record. The only cover this season for Penn was against Temple at home as 16 point dogs. The Owls used a Shaq cut out on defense and played on carnival sized rims to make the game entertaining for fans and in the end won by 15. Temple has given up 114 to Duke, 103 to Villanova, 75+ to Navy, Albany, Davidson, Lafayette and Delaware. Of the 75+ group excluding Duke and Villanova, the highest ranked offense is 146TH. To make matters worse for this sad, sad team, they will play without their second guard Tyler Bernardini and starting center Andreas Schreibler. Sitting court-side in street clothes with them will be backups Larry Loughtery and Sean Mullan who are both injured and listed as out.

Now I was here to tell jokes all day, I would continue telling you how bad Penn is. Unfortunately I'm not and I have to get down to business addressing the LaSalle Explorers. Sitting a game above .500 in the A-10, they only sit 2 games back of Xavier in the early stages of league play. They travel to Charlotte after this one on Saturday and want to get this sham of a game over and done with quick. The Explorers hope to get offensive threat, senior guard Kimmani Barrett back in the lineup after missing his last two games. Barrett is scoring 13 points per game this season. This game will serve as good practice for teams leading scorer Rodney Green who has faltered in his last two games shooting only 30% from the floor. Green is scoring 18 per game this year along with 4 assists and 5 boards per contest. Green will do his best impression of Teen Wolf tonight as he will have his way with this Penn defense. The Explorers cashed tickets for backers 2 of their 3 road games this season. They have also beat the number in 13 of their last 17 games against teams with a losing overall record.

The truth is, no one knows what a Quaker really is, no one betting on this game went to an Ivy League school and nobody gets the opening joke. Most importantly though the truth is that the La Salle Explorers are going to absolutely rip apart the Penn Quakers tonight easily covering the 10 points. 500* Syndicate Selection - LaSalle -10

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Re: 1-20-10

Jason Johnson

Grizzlies at Hornets
Pick: Hornets -3.5

A definite trend that you can start to play this time of year is strong home teams against poor road teams. That trend occurs in tonight's matchup. New Orleans is 15-4 at home this season while Memphis has won just 35% of its road contests (7-13). Give the points as the Hornets win by seven.

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Re: 1-20-10

Erin Rynning

1/20/10 NBA Philadelphia Over 194 -110 (708)

1/20/10 NBA Playmaker: Chicago +3.5 (725)

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Teddy Covers

Bobcats

N. Illinos
St. Bonaventure
Bradley

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WUNDERDOG NHL

Game: St. Louis at Montreal (7:30 PM Eastern)
Pick: 4 units on St. Louis +110 (moneyline) (risk 4 to win 4.4)

The Blues have been the antithesis of almost every professional team, especially in the NHL. The Blues have failed to get it done at home, but put them on the road and they are 12-6-4. The Blues have also won four of their last five games overall, while the Canadiens have come up short in four of their last six. The Canadiens have had a lot of difficulty finding the net as they have scored two times or less in six of their last seven. Canadiens having problems with road teams with a winning road mark on the season where they have dropped their last four. This is a live dog here and I'll go with St. Louis.

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Tim Trushel
Texas Tech/ regular

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Re: 1-20-10

Anthony Redd -- 20 dime Kansas -- 10 dime Bradley

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Re: 1-20-10

Erin Rynning

1/20/10 NBA Philadelphia Over 194 -110 (708)

1/20/10 NBA Playmaker: Chicago +3.5 (725)

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SPARTAN

CBB Sides Wed, 01/20/10 - 7:00 PM ¸’
triple-dime bet 732 Pittsburgh -1.5 (-110) Sportbet vs 731 Georgetown Analysis: This has all the makings of a beautiful game to watch as both are well coached and play hard, on both ends of the floor. I look for the Panthers to come out tonight and continue to execute at the same level that enabled them to get past the likes of Louisville, U-Conn and Syracuse. This game will likely in large part be decided down in the post where Greg Monroe no question is the primary concern. While last years 70-54 beat down Pitt administered is not in the ca„rds I do still see the Panthers getting it done at home. Triple Star on Pittsburgh laying the 1.5 guys!

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st bernadine sports advisors

andrew Bucciarelli
2* Montreal -135

James reynolds
1* (NBA)portland -1
1* UNC-Wilmington -4.5

Matt Dennehy
1* Wisconsin -8

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Re: 1-20-10

MARC LAWRENCE
3* 785 Central Florida 12.0 vs 786 Houston Analysis: Play On: Central Florida (Game 785)

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Wunderdog

Game: Davidson + Houston at Parlay (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on Parlay -140 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 3.6)

Game: E. Michigan at C. Michigan (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on E. Michigan +6.5 (-110) (risk 5 to win 4.6)

Game: St. John's at Uconn (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on St. John's +9 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)

Game: William & Mary at Virginia Commonwealth (7:30 PM Eastern)
Pick: 4 units on William & Mary +8.5 (-110) (risk 4 to win 3.6)

Game: L S U + West Virginia at Parlay (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on Parlay -130 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 3.9)

Game: Bradley at S.illinois (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 units on Bradley +270 (moneyline) (risk 2 to win 5.4)

Game: Bradley at S. Illinois (8:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on Bradley +7.5 (-110) (risk 5 to win 4.6)