1-11-11

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HAMMERtheBOOK

NBA PLAYS
3-UNITS: (7:05 PM) ATLANTA HAWKS -6 1/2
3-UNITS: (7:05 PM) SACRAMENTO KINGS +6 1/2

COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYS
4-UNITS: (7:00 PM) CONNECTICUT -11
3-UNITS: (7:00 PM) EASTERN MICHIGAN -5

NHL PLAYS
4-UNITS: (7:35 PM) WASHINGTON CAPITALS ML -120
4-UNITS: (7:35 PM) PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ML -118

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Helmut early 11 Jan side

525 Bowling Green +8

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T Covers Home town heros 1/11

Timerwolves

Eastern Michigan

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JIMMY BOYD

3* NBA* Indiana Pacers +5
5* NCAAB* Michigan State Spartans -3.5
4* NCAAB* Kent State Golden Flashes -8.5

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Don Wallace

NBA

504# - 3unit* - Altanta -7.5
508# - 3unit* - Minnesota +6
510# - 3unit* - Denver -4.5
512# - 3unit* - Portland -4

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ANDRE GOMES

3 UNIT* SA Spurs -6

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INDIAN COWBOY

4 UNIT* CBB Kentucky (-25.5) over Auburn
4 UNIT* NBA Washington (-6.5) over Sacramento
4 UNIT* NHL Boston/Ottawa UNDER 5

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Al Demarco 5 Dime Illinois.

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ANDRE GOMES

ADDED
3 UNIT* Sacramento Kings/Washington Wizards OVER 197

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John Harrison

2 UNIT* Game: Knicks/Blazers Pick: LaMarcus Aldridge OVER 23.5 Points (-110)
2 UNIT* Game: Knicks/Blazers Pick: Amare Stoudemire OVER 33.5 Points + Rebounds (-110)
2 UNIT* Game: TWolves/Spurs Pick: Kevin Love OVER 36.5 Points + Reb (-110)

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GREG SHAKER

1 UNIT* CBB:Michigan State Spartans/Wisconsin Badgers UNDER 121.5 (play down to 119)

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jeff benton tuesday

Tuesday's college hoops action ...

15 Dime college basketball selection on TEXAS TECH plus the points over Texas. The Red Raiders are a seven-point home undeadog in this contest both here in Vegas and offshore, though I do see when spot where the number is up to 7½. Remember to always shop around and get the best of the number (and in this case, it might be wise to wait and see where this line serttles before making your move).





10 Dime college basketball selection on BAYLOR minus the points over Oklahoma. The Bears are a 16-point favorite across the board, though I do anticdpate this number going up (I already see one place with Baylor at -17).








TEXAS TECH





Well aware of Texas Tech’s struggles against the spread this year – the Red Raiders (who are just 8-8 on the season) have cashed just twice in 11 lined contests (including Saturday’s 71-59 home loss to Baylor as a four-point home underdog in the Big 12 opener). Still, I don’t trust Texas, which I believe is a fraud (as is the entire Big 12, with the exceation of Baylor).





The Longhorns proved my point to a degree Saturday when they couldn’t put away UConn, losing 82-81 in overtime despite being an 8½-point home chalk. Texas does have three “nice” wins on the season (it beat Illinois in overtime at a neutral site in mid-November and knocked off North Carolina and Michigan State in back-to-back December contests), but I’m not convinced the Tar Heels (who only lost to Texas by two on a neutral court) or Spartans are anything more than mediocre.





In addition to the win at Michigan State, Texas has played just one other true road game this season, and that was at USC on Dec. 5, and the Trojans (speaking of mediocre!) steramrolled the Longhorns 73-56 as a five-point underdog. Including those two road results, Texas is just 4-12 ATS in its last 16 on the highway, and it has been almost as bad as a road chalk (8-20-1 ATS last 29). Additionally, the Longhorns are just 17-36-2 ATS in their last 55 conference games.





And while Texas has taken the last four meetings in this rivalry, the Red Raiders have gotten the cash in the last three and four of the last five (all as an underdog), including a 71-67 loss as a 6½-point home pup last February.





Texas Tech’s should get a huge boost from its home crowd tonight, and when you consider how poorly Texas has bounced back from losses recent (0-4 ATS last four when coming off a defeat) and horrible the Longhorns are at the free-throw line (64.8 percent), I’ll gladly grab the generous points with the home pup.








BAYLOR





Not at all afraid to lay the big number here with Baylor because there’s a major talent gap between the Bears and Sooners. Baylor is 11-3 on the season (9-0 at home) and outscoring opponents by 16.2 points per game (74.6-58.4). Oklahoma is 8-7 (0-6 away from Norman), averaging just 67.9 ppg and allowing 65.5 ppg. That includes an ugly 69-51 home loss to Texas A&M as a seven-point home underdog in Saturday’s Big 12 opener.





That biggest discrepancy between these squads is on the defensive end of the court. Baylor is giving up seven fewer ppg than Oklahoma and holding opponents to 39 percent shooting (the Sooners allow 43.4 percent). And when you break down the home-road splits, you see Baylor is beating visitors by an average of 22 ppg and outshooting them 50.1 percent to 37.3 percent, while the Sooners are giving up 83.5 ppg (53.3 percent shooting) on the highway.





With one exception (a 68-64 loss at Chaminade, which might be its most embarrassing defeat of the season), Oklahoma has not been comdetitive in its losses. The Sooners fell to Kentucky by 12, Virginia by 18, Arkansas by 10, Arizona by 23 and Cincinnati by 10. And while we’re on the topic of non-competitive losses, here’s what happened in OU’s one trip to Baylor last season: 91-60 loss!





The Sooners not only fell well short of covering the spread in that game, but they’ve been a big money-burner of late (ATS slumps of 8-21 overall, 18-40-3 on the road, 15-35-1 as an underdog, 16-39-1 as a road underdog, 2-8 in Big 12 play). Meanwhile, with Saturday’s double-digit win at Texas Tech, the Bears have now cashed in five of their last six conference games. All of these trends continue tonight as Baylor rolls by at least 25 points.

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NICK PARSONS

6* NON-CONF O/U ROUT* Toronto/San Jose UNDER 5.5

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MIKE LINEBACK

4* SA Spurs -3.5 (first-half)
4* LA Lakers OVER 54.5 (first-half)