05-04-14 |
Brooklyn Nets +3 v. Toronto Raptors |
Top |
104-103 |
Win
|
100 |
2 h 42 m |
Show
|
Take Brooklyn +3.
Toronto and Brooklyn play Game Seven today at 1pm eastern. Brooklyn started the series with a win at Toronto and I think they win today but take the points. Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett lead the way for the visitors and they have experience on their side. Toronto has had a nice season. It should be a good game but take the points.
10* Brooklyn +3
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05-03-14 |
New York Mets v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 |
Top |
10-11 |
Win
|
109 |
20 h 10 m |
Show
|
over 10.5
We saw a 10-3 game on Friday and now the Rockies have 20 overs/9 unders. The Mets have Murphy, Wright, Young and Granderson while Colorado has Blackman, Arenadom Troy T., Morneau, Dickerson and Barnes all over .300. The ball travels well at Coors Field. The Colorado starter allowed 6 runs in his last home game.
Hopefully, the Mets can provide a few runs and we see a 6-5 or 7-4 final.
10* Mets/Rockies over 10.5
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05-02-14 |
NY Rangers v. Pittsburgh Penguins OVER 5 |
Top |
3-2 |
Loss |
-127 |
9 h 42 m |
Show
|
NHL 5* NY Rangers/Pittsburgh over 5
These two played 4-3 and 5-2 games this year. The last 6 meetings have seen 7, 7, 7, 6, 3 and 7 goals. The first round saw plenty of overs and I expect to see some unders in the second round but it is hard to pass on 5 goals with Pittsburgh involved. The Rangers should have tired legs after playing a 7 game series and the Pens played many games with Colu,bus that ended 4-3. Pitt can score as well as allow goals.
5* over 5
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05-01-14 |
Milwaukee Brewers +108 v. Cincinnati Reds |
Top |
3-8 |
Loss |
-100 |
9 h 50 m |
Show
|
baseball 5* Milwaukee +108
Milwaukee is 11-2 on the road and the pitching matchup favors them as Estrada is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.87 while Homer Bailey's ERA is 6.15. I think the Brewers bounce back after a loss last night. Braun may not play but I think we see a 4-3 win by the Brewers.
Milw 4
Cincy 3
5* Milwaukee +108
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04-30-14 |
Los Angeles Kings +128 v. San Jose Sharks |
Top |
5-1 |
Win
|
128 |
10 h 18 m |
Show
|
LA Kings +128
The Kings were down 3-0 and now have come back. Led by goalie Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles has allowed just one goal in the last two games. San Jose will be at home and will need to get off to a nice start and hope for an earll goal but I like the team with the momentum.
LA 3
San Jose 2
10* LA +128
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04-30-14 |
Atlanta Braves -106 v. Miami Marlins |
|
3-9 |
Loss |
-106 |
7 h 17 m |
Show
|
Eovaldi is a solid pitcher for Miami but I expect to see Atlanta bounce back after getting shut out on Monday and only getting 3 hits. The Uptons, Freeman, Hayward and Uggle should do some damage.
Atlanta 4
Miami 3
10* Atlanta -106
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04-29-14 |
GOLDEN STATE GM5 v. LA CLIPPERS GM5 -6 |
Top |
103-113 |
Win
|
100 |
24 h 51 m |
Show
|
LA Clippers -6
LA and Golden State are 2-2 in games and the Warriors are off an easy home win as Curry made plenty of shots. Now they go back to the Staples Center in LA and they should get support from the home crowd even with the problems of Donald Sterling. LA has superstars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to lead the way and for Jamal Crawford and JJ Redick to help. I expect Doc Rivers to have his team play solid defense on Curry and for the home team to win by 10 points or more.
LAC 107
GS 97
10* LA -6
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04-29-14 |
Atlanta Braves +115 v. Miami Marlins |
Top |
0-9 |
Loss |
-100 |
9 h 57 m |
Show
|
Atlanta at Miami 5* Atlanta +117
The Braves are 8-4 at home and just lost at home to Miami with Jose Fernandez by 1-0. The Braves should be motivated and hopefully they can score a few runs against one of the best pitchers in the game. Gattis, Hayward, Freeman, the Uptons and Dan Uggla are all decent hitters for the road team. Alex Wood has been decent for Atlanta.
Atl 3
Miami 2
5* Atlanta +117
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04-28-14 |
San Jose Sharks v. Los Angeles Kings -111 |
Top |
1-4 |
Win
|
100 |
35 h 5 m |
Show
|
Take the LA Kings at home as they have cut the lead to 3-2 after a 3-0 shutout win at San Jose. Goalie Jonathan Quick was great on Saturday night and now moves to his home building with confidence. He has led this Kings team to other Stanley Cups and this should be an interesting game after San Jose has been an offensive juggernaut but Quick could get into their heads if LA jumps ahead.
SJ 2
LA 3
10* LA
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04-28-14 |
Milwaukee Brewers +146 v. St. Louis Cardinals |
Top |
5-3 |
Win
|
146 |
7 h 8 m |
Show
|
Milwaukee +146
Take the Brewers as they are 9-1 on the road and off a 4-0 shutout loss at home to the Cubs. Yogeni Gallardo has an ERA of 1.46 and is 3-2. Ryan Braun sat out yesterday and there is a 50% chance he will play but the Brew Crew has Chris Gomez for power and speed and other solid players like Richie Weeks. The Cardinals start Michael Wacha and he is good and the reason why the home team is a nice favorite but there is plenty of value on the Brewers at this number which is +146.
5* Milwaukee +146
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04-27-14 |
Cincinnati Reds v. Atlanta Braves -104 |
Top |
0-1 |
Win
|
100 |
3 h 32 m |
Show
|
Baseball
Cincinnati at Atlanta 5* Atlanta -104
Great pitching matchup with Cueto vs. Teheran. The Braves are 8-3 at home while the Reds are 4-5 on the road. Cueto is 0-3 with an ERA near 5 vs. the Braves so hopefully, the home team can score a few runs today. The total is set at 6.5 so they are expecting a low scoring game.
Look for the Uptons. Freeman, Gattis and Hayward to do damage today vs. the Reds.
Cin 2
Atlanta 3
5* Atlanta -104
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04-26-14 |
Los Angeles Kings v. San Jose Sharks OVER 5 |
Top |
3-0 |
Loss |
-129 |
31 h 7 m |
Show
|
over 5 goals
These two have played 4 overs so far and reached 9, 7, 9 and 9 goals in those game. Quick and Niemi have not played well as goalies. LA's last few have seen 9,7,9,9,7,3 and 7 while San Jose's are at 9,7,9,9,5 and 6 goals. The games have been wide open. LA is down 3-1 in games so they will push it and hopefully if it doesn't win we get a push at 3-2.
10* over 5
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04-25-14 |
San Diego Padres +175 v. Washington Nationals |
Top |
1-11 |
Loss |
-100 |
10 h 24 m |
Show
|
Friday
San Diego at Washington 5* SD +172
Plenty of value on the Padres as they won last night 4-3. Stephen Strasburg has great stuff but his ERA is 5.33 and WHIP (walks/hits per inning) is at 1.44 while Erlins is at 0.98. Erlin has allowed 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 2, and 1 run in his last nine starts. Hopefully, we see San Diego score a few runs in a close game and come out ahead on Friday night.
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04-25-14 |
Boston Red Sox v. Toronto Blue Jays UNDER 8.5 |
Top |
8-1 |
Loss |
-115 |
18 h 56 m |
Show
|
under 8.5
Mark Buehrle is 4-0 with an ERA of0.64 while Jake Peavy has a solid ERA of 3.33. Boston has 10 unders in its last 12 on the road and Buehrle has 21 unders, 4 overs and a push in his last 26 starts and 7 of the last 8 meetings has stayed under.
Boston is off some high scoring games with the Yankees and moves to Toronto, who played some high scores with the Orioles.
Hopefully, we see a 4-3 type of game.
Boston 3
Toronto 4
10* under 8.5
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04-24-14 |
San Diego Padres v. Washington Nationals UNDER 7.5 |
Top |
4-3 |
Win
|
100 |
10 h 39 m |
Show
|
The San Diego Padres play in Petco Park, which is a pithcer's ballpark and today's game will be played in Washington DC, which has seen 54% unders in the last 2 seasons. SD has played 63% unders on the road and we see Stults vs. Zimmerman today. I think we see a 3-2 type of game. Hopefully, you can get this at under 7.5 as some books have under 7.
SD 2
Wash 3
10* under 7
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04-23-14 |
Portland Trailblazers v. Houston Rockets UNDER 215 |
Top |
112-105 |
Loss |
-110 |
8 h 40 m |
Show
|
Under 215
The last game went inot overtime and ended up going way over the total. I expect both teams to play better defense and be more focused on that side of the ball. Lamarcus Aldridge went wild in Game One so I expect Houston to play him on Wednesday.
Take a look at the under tonight.
10* under 215
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04-23-14 |
San Francisco Giants v. Colorado Rockies -112 |
Top |
12-10 |
Loss |
-112 |
1 h 18 m |
Show
|
Colorado as home favorite
Colorado -112 is the pick as the SF Giants are 1-5 in the last 6 and lost with Madison Bumgarner yesterday. The Rockies are without Michael Cuddyer but still are 8-3 at home and have the advantage of playing at home in front of their crowd.
SF 4
Col 5
10* Colorado -112
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04-22-14 |
Miami Marlins v. Atlanta Braves -125 |
Top |
1-0 |
Loss |
-125 |
19 h 46 m |
Show
|
Baseball
Tuesday:
Miami at Atlanta
10* Atlanta -125
Alex Wood starts for the Braves and has allowed 1, 1, 2 and 1 run in his 4 starts. Jose Fernandez has great stuff for the visitors but they are 0-7 on the road and Fernandez allowed 6 runs at Philly. Hopefully, the Uptons, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman will do well for the home team.
The Braves were able to score in extra innings and win last night.
Miami 2 Atlanta 3
10* Atlanta -125
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04-22-14 |
Minnesota Twins +187 v. Tampa Bay Rays |
Top |
3-7 |
Loss |
-100 |
9 h 22 m |
Show
|
Minnesota +187
Nice value play on Minnesota +170 or higher as they are .500 but start Gibson and he has been solid so far with an ERA of 0.93. He pitched 8 innings in his last start with only 4 hits and 0 runs. David Price has good stuff for Tampa Bay but allowed 6 ER's in his last outing. Hopefully, the road team can scratch out a few runs and win.
5* Minnesota +187
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04-21-14 |
Golden State Warriors +8 v. Los Angeles Clippers |
Top |
98-138 |
Loss |
-105 |
13 h 8 m |
Show
|
Take Golden State +8
The Warriors won Game One and didn't shoot real well. LA is at home and should win but they are poor (Griffin) from the line. Curry, Thompson. Lee and O"neal are solid players for the visitors.
GS 101
LAC 106
10* GS +8
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04-20-14 |
Atlanta Braves v. New York Mets -105 |
Top |
3-4 |
Win
|
100 |
14 h 55 m |
Show
|
Red Dog Sports
Sunday:
baseball 5* Atlanta -105 Taking the Atlanta Braves -105 with Hale facing Wheeler. Mets may win at home on Sunday but the Braves are 8-3 on the road. Wheeler has an ERA of 4.67 while Hale did walk 5 in his last start. Mets aren't playing well at home so we have an Easter Sunday play on Atlanta Braves. Look for the Uptons and Evan Gattis to do damage.
Atlanta 4
NYM 3
10* Atlanta -105
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04-19-14 |
Los Angeles Angels +141 v. Detroit Tigers |
Top |
2-5 |
Loss |
-100 |
11 h 49 m |
Show
|
10* LAA +141
The Angels won easily last night and have now won 10 in a row vs. the Tigers. Detroit is solid at home and they start Max Scherzer, who was great last year but has been hittable so far. The Angels have outscored them 69-28 in the 10 wins. Howie Kendrich had two homers last night and the whole lineup has been hot and they are over .500 on the road. Plenty of value with the Angels in this afternoon game.
LAA 4
Det 3
10* LA +141
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04-19-14 |
Brooklyn Nets v. Toronto Raptors -2.5 |
Top |
94-87 |
Loss |
-113 |
12 h 11 m |
Show
|
Toronto -2.5
Toronto was 41-22 after they got rid of Rudy Gay. They are led by their guards as Derozen has been solid lately. Velonuas has been good inside for the home team. Brooklyn does have the experience and did tank late in the year and that should motivate the home team to play well.
I think we see Toronto win by 5 to 7 points and cover the small number on Saturday.
Brooklyn 87
Toronto 93
10* Toronto -2.5
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04-18-14 |
Montreal Canadiens v. Tampa Bay Lightning OVER 5 |
Top |
4-1 |
Push |
0 |
4 h 16 m |
Show
|
10* over 5 goals
These two played a 4-3 OT game on Wednesday as the Canadiens deserved to win as they outshot the home team 44-25. Goalies Price and Lindback were just average in that game as Montreal pushed and played as you would expect the Lightning to do on the offensive side.
Montreal did have 29 overs to go with 42 unders and the last 8 meetings have seen 7, 4, 3, 3, 5, 7, 7, and 7 goals. I think we see at least 5 goals in a 3-2 game that will result in a push but I like our chances to see 6 goals.
10* over 5 goals
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04-17-14 |
Milwaukee Brewers v. Pittsburgh Pirates UNDER 7 |
Top |
2-11 |
Loss |
-120 |
19 h 16 m |
Show
|
under 7
Milwaukee pitcher Gallardo has an ERA of 0.96 while Pittsburgh's started Edison Volquez's ERA is 1.29. Milwaukee is off to a solid start and the Pirates are a light hitting team. Look for a 3-2 final score that stays under.
10* under 7 runs
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04-16-14 |
Columbus Blue Jackets v. Pittsburgh Penguins UNDER 5.5 |
Top |
3-4 |
Loss |
-130 |
9 h 8 m |
Show
|
The opening game of the playoffs should be close to the vest. Pittsburgh is known for offense and Sidney Crosby but Columbus is a solid defensive team. I think we see a 3-2 final that stays under 5.5.
Columbus 2
Pitt 3
10* under 5.5 goals
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04-16-14 |
Washington Nationals +132 v. Miami Marlins |
Top |
6-3 |
Win
|
132 |
9 h 41 m |
Show
|
It is hard to go against Jose Fernandez at home but Washington is hitting the ball well even with Ryan Zimmerman being out with an injury. The Nationals won easily last night and are playing well (except against the Braves). Fernandez is a great pitcher at home and is 11-0 in his last 11 at his place but I like the value in Washington at +132.
Washington 3
Miami 2
5* Washington +132
Thanks and good luck......
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04-14-14 |
Pittsburgh Pirates v. Cincinnati Reds OVER 7.5 |
Top |
7-7 |
Win
|
100 |
8 h 40 m |
Show
|
over 7.5 runs
Homer Bailey faces Wandy Rodriguez in Cincinnati tonight. The Reds lost 2 of 3 to Tampa Bay but did win in a blowout yesterday 12-4. They are led by Joey Votto but are just 4-8 so far. Pittsburgh just got swept at Milwaukee and are 6-6.
Bailey has allowed 4 runs in both starts and pitched in 7-5 and 7-6 games and his ERA is 7.71 while Wandy has allowed 3 and 4 runs and his ERA stands at 5.73.
Hopefully both teams can score and we see a 5-3 type of game.
10* over 7.5 runs
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04-13-14 |
Ottawa Senators +156 v. Pittsburgh Penguins |
Top |
3-2 |
Win
|
156 |
7 h 15 m |
Show
|
NHL
5* Ottawa +150
Ottawa plays at Pittsburgh, who played their rivals (Philadelphia Flyers) yesterday and went to overtime. The regular season wraps up today and we like some underdogs to profit. Ottawa had a bad season as they will finish close to .500 while the Penguins head for the playoffs this week.
Ott 3 Pitt 2
5* Ottawa +156
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04-12-14 |
Oakland A's -123 v. Seattle Mariners |
Top |
3-1 |
Win
|
100 |
6 h 13 m |
Show
|
Oakland at Seattle
The M's have turned into a decent team in 2014. However, I like for Oakland to bounce back with Sonny Gray on the mound. They are on the road but have the better pitcher going Saturday night.
A's 4 M's 3
10* Oakland -123
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04-11-14 |
Miami Marlins -118 v. Philadelphia Phillies |
Top |
3-6 |
Loss |
-118 |
9 h 51 m |
Show
|
Miami at Philadelphia 5* Miami -118
Jose Fernandez is one of the best pitchers in the majors. He has an ERA of 0.71 and opponents hit just .208 off him. AJ Burnett starts for the Phils, who hae struggled so far. His ERA is 3.86 and opponents hit .393 in 2 starts. Miami plays better at home but seems to hit when Fernandez is on the mound. Fernandez has allowed 2 runs or less in his last 10 starts dating back to last year.
Miami 4 Phil 3
5* Miami Marlins -118
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04-10-14 |
Colorado Avalanche v. Vancouver Canucks +111 |
Top |
4-2 |
Loss |
-100 |
22 h 16 m |
Show
|
Colorado at Vancouver 5* Vancouver +111
Vancouver just fired the coach and should be motivated to play well after a 3-0 loss at home. Vancover is 11-1 in the last 12 meetings at home vs. Colorado and won 3-1 back in December. Colorado is a good team but may overlook the Canucks as they have Anaheim and San Jose up next. Vancouver is 19-14-6 ATS at home. The regular season is almost over and the playoffs begin next week. Take Vancouver.
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04-09-14 |
Los Angeles Angels v. Seattle Mariners +100 |
Top |
2-0 |
Loss |
-100 |
6 h 3 m |
Show
|
Seattle has played well this year as Robinson Cano has provided leadership and Dustin Ackley been solid on defense and key hits for the Mariners. The Seahawks won the Super Bowl and now the baseball team has gottne off to a hot start and gotten the fnas excited.
Seattle is a tough place to play. LAA does have some solid players but Hamilton was injured and looks doubtful.
LAA 3 Seattle 4
10* Seattle
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04-08-14 |
Detroit Tigers v. Los Angeles Dodgers +108 |
Top |
2-3 |
Win
|
108 |
4 h 9 m |
Show
|
LA +108
Max Scherzer is tough for the Tigers but Detroit goes on the road to play a late night game at LA. Look for the Dodgers to find a way to win 3-2.
LA 3 Det 2
5* LA Dodgers
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04-07-14 |
Kentucky -2.5 v. Connecticut |
Top |
54-60 |
Loss |
-105 |
10 h 41 m |
Show
|
Congratulations to both UConn and Kentucky for getting this far and playing in the final game. Kentucky was able to beat Kansas State, Wichita State, Louisville, Michigan and Wisconsin to get this far and UConn has shocked many by winning against Villanova in their opening game.
Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright lead the way for UConn by they are small compared to the Harrison twins, who should be able to play solid defense as they are 6'6". Julis Randle and James Young and Dakari Johnson are good players as well. Even without Willie Cauley Stein, I think Ky wins by 5.
10* Ky -2.5
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04-05-14 |
Kentucky -1.5 v. Wisconsin |
Top |
74-73 |
Loss |
-104 |
21 h 15 m |
Show
|
I like Kentucky with their athletes and coach John Calipari. The Wildcats start 5 guys all 6'6" of taller and led by Julius Randle and the Harrison twins. They are without Stein but shoot FT's and seem to play better near the end and make FT's. Wisconsin has played well and upset Arizona last week but they are not real athletic and won't get many open 3's but they could do damage if Ben Brust and company can make their outside shots.
Ky wins by 4 and covers.
10* Kentucky -1.5
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04-05-14 |
Connecticut v. Florida -6 |
Top |
63-53 |
Loss |
-110 |
98 h 5 m |
Show
|
10* Florida -6
Most will have Florida at -6.5. Florida is well coached under Billy Donovan and has upperclassmen led by Scottie Wilbekin and Patrick Young. They play great defense and solid on offense making 3's and driving to the hoop.
UConn has nice guard as Shabazz Napier is first team All-American (AP) and is a senior. Ryan Boatright has skills as well. UConn did benefit by playing at Madison Square garden where their fans were close travel wise and they usually play at MSG vs. St. John's and in the previous Big East tourneys.
Florida has won their 4 games by 10 or more. I think they win by 8 to 10 points and cover on Saturday.
10* Florida -6
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04-05-14 |
Fresno State v. Siena UNDER 136 |
Top |
68-81 |
Win
|
100 |
11 h 25 m |
Show
|
Fresno State at Siena 11:30am Saturday 10* under 136.5
These two teams meet for the CBI title. It is tied 1-1 after Siena won at Fresno 61-57 (118) on Monday. They played at Siena on Wednesday and it ended 89-75 as the Bulldogs had notheing to lose and jumped ahead quickly and controlled the pace. Fresno State was 23-36 from the field and 35-43 from the FT line. There were 67 free throws shot Wednesday but only 30 on Monday.
Siena has played unders 25-8-1 in their last 34. This game is being played at their small on campus facility instead of their regular arena. That does concern me some but this game will be played at 11:30am (which is 8:30am Pacific time for the road team).
Fresno State's previous road games:
at UTEP 61-56 (117) at San Jose State 69-56 (125)
I won't be shocked by an over and since FSU is favored by one point there is a decent chance for OT but I like the under in this early game that will be for the CBI title. GL!
10* under 136.5
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04-04-14 |
Calgary Flames +107 v. Florida Panthers |
Top |
2-1 |
Win
|
107 |
4 h 21 m |
Show
|
Calgary is 2-2 in their last 4 on the road and rated #23 in power ratings while Florida is just 1-7 in its last 8 overall and rated #29. Calgary won 4-3 at home back in November.
Calgary 3 Florida 2
10* Calgary +106
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04-03-14 |
Yale v. Murray State OVER 136.5 |
Top |
57-65 |
Loss |
-110 |
20 h 39 m |
Show
|
Murray State is the home team and averages 150 ppg with their opponent.They have lost just one home game and that was back in Novemeber to MTSU by 18. Yale plays mostly low scores in the Ivy League but their last few games have seen 137, 137, 141 and 137.
Yale is led by Sears at 16.8 ppg but he is questionable with an inury while Duren is PG and at 13.5 while next is Cotton at 8.5 ppg.
Murray State scorers:
Payne 16.6 Williams 14.8 Sapp 13.5 Moss 13 Fields 10 Fairell 7 ppg/7 rbs
I think we see a game that ends around 140 points scored as the home team has put up 86, 85 and 98 in the last three games and made a nice amount of 3's.
over 136.5
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04-02-14 |
Fresno State v. Siena UNDER 135 |
Top |
89-75 |
Loss |
-115 |
7 h 36 m |
Show
|
under 135
We won with the under on Monday night and will shoot for the under tonight as Siena has been an under machine most of the year. They had to travel to Fresno and now back to New York in the span of 4 days. This game looks to be at their on campus facility that seats less than 5000 people.
Siena is a 1 point favorite so I hop we don't see overtime.
Hopefully, both teams will be in the mid-60's and we see an under.
10* under 135
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04-01-14 |
Yale v. VMI OVER 159 |
Top |
75-62 |
Loss |
-110 |
100 h 20 m |
Show
|
over 159
Yale plays in the Ivy League and sees Columbia, Brown, Harvard, Princeton and the same eastern teams most of the time but now they get to play at VMI and their high powered offense. VMI's tourney games have seen 182, 201 and 210 points with their opponents. VMI has 3 players (Covington, Peterson and Glasgow) score in the 18-20 range and some of their low scoring games were in their conference tourney as well as an 80-50 loss at Clemson.
Yale should enjoy playing a fast paced game as they did reach 155 at Lafayette and 93-77 (170 points) in the opener with C. Conn State. Last year saw them reach 160 with Nevada and 175 with small school Albertas Morgan. They are led by Sears (17 ppg) and Duren 13.3 ppg.
I won't be shocked by a low scoring game but think we see a score in the 160's with VMI playing.
10* over 159
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03-31-14 |
Siena v. Fresno State UNDER 139 |
Top |
61-57 |
Win
|
100 |
10 h 22 m |
Show
|
under 139
Siena has 8 overs and 24 unders this year and has to travel all the wall to California to play this game which is the best two out of three series. The Siena Saints last few games have reached 110, 106, 121, 136, 124, 142, 129 and 130 while the Fresno State Bulldogs have combined to total 135, 128, 117, 170, 120 and 125. I think we see in the 132 to 136 range that stays under.
10* under 139
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03-31-14 |
Washington Nationals v. New York Mets UNDER 6.5 |
Top |
9-7 |
Loss |
-100 |
12 h 23 m |
Show
|
under 6.5
Strasburg should be hard to hit with his great stuff and Dillon Gee is a good solid starter for the Mets. Opening Day in NY should end 3-2 so take a look at the under as it takes awhile for the offense to catch up with the defense.
Wash 3 NYM 2
10* under 6.5 runs
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03-29-14 |
Dayton +10.5 v. Florida |
Top |
52-62 |
Win
|
100 |
27 h 11 m |
Show
|
Dayton is a solid team that is 20-12 ATS and won 3 in the Big Dance. They are well coached by Archie Miller and have 3 solid scorers
Sibert 12.5 Oliver 12 Pierre 11
Florida should win this game by 7 to 8 points but take Dayton +10.5
10* Dayton +10.5
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03-28-14 |
Kentucky +4.5 v. Louisville |
Top |
74-69 |
Win
|
100 |
11 h 50 m |
Show
|
Kentucky +4.5
Kentucky won the earlier meeting. I have Louisville going to the Final Four but this Ky team should keep it close with Julius Randle inside and the Harrison twins and their playmaking. The Wildcats plays solid defense and make FT's and 3's. They were able to beat a good Wichita State team that I think was the best played game in the Big Dance so far.
Russ Smith will be the key to Louisville as he has had some injuries and even scored 42 in a recent game but has struggled shooting 35% in his last 4 games. They do have Montrezl Harrell, Chris Jones and Luke Hancock to score and make key plays but I think we see a close one so take the underdog at +4.5
10* Kentucky +4.5
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03-27-14 |
Baylor v. Wisconsin UNDER 137.5 |
Top |
52-69 |
Win
|
100 |
18 h 42 m |
Show
|
under 137.5
There should be pressure in this Sweet 16 game as Baylor has a nice zone with players that have amazing length and Wisconsin will be patient to find the gaps and settle for long 3's from Ben Brust. Baylor has Isiah Austin to block shots inside and rebound and the Bears were able to slow down Nebraska and Creighton and held them to 16 and 20 first half points.
Wisconsin under Bo Ryan plays solid defense but usually scores in the 60's but they have been uptempo this year. Both teams games averaged near 142 but I think we see 132 to 134 points and under.
10* under 137.5
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03-26-14 |
Old Dominion +7.5 v. Fresno State |
Top |
64-71 |
Win
|
100 |
6 h 58 m |
Show
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ODU +7.5
ODU is a young team with just one senior and they are happy to still be playing basketball. They are now 18-17 and using the postseason as a springboard to next year under new coach Jeff Jones. The Monarchs are a small team but they are 4-1 in their last 5 and that one loss was a blowout on the road. They did lose their last 3 road games. The game at Charlotte was by 11 but the Tulsa loss was by close to 30 points. ODU did win at North Texas, FAU, FIU and East Carolina. Here are the ODU scorers:
Bacote 15.9 Batten 10.9 Ross 10 (7 rpg, 80 blocks) Palmore 10 Mosley 7 (scored 15, 16, 13, 8, 17 amd 12 in recent games)
Taylor, Baker and Ebondo also provide minutes. Mosley had issues with cramps at the end of the Radford game.
Fresno State was 19-16 and beat Princeton in front of 3700 at home by 16 points. In recent home games they beat Boise State by 20, Colorado State by 9 and SJ State by 26 but did have close games with Nevada, Wyoming, Air Force, N Arizona, Cal Santa Barbara and Drake (a 10 point loss).
Fresno Scorers:
Johnson 15.9 (7 rb) Harris 14.5 Guerrero 12.9 (127 assists) (88% FT) Watson 10 Huddleston 8.5
It does concern me that ODU played on Monday and must travel all the way to Fresno, CA to play this game but Mosley and Ross have been hot lately. Jeff Jones' team is solid on defense and will not get into a running game and should be able to stay close.
ODU 65 FSU 70
10* ODU +7.5
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03-26-14 |
VMI v. Ohio UNDER 163 |
Top |
92-90 |
Loss |
-115 |
18 h 31 m |
Show
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under 163
I am suggesting a play on the under since it is so high and will be played at Ohio. VMI is an 8 point underdog and on the road. VMI did play a game in the 130's at Clemson. VMI does play some weak teams like UNC Asheville, Radford, High Point and Liberty. The Keydets averaged 170 ppg with their opponent while the Bobcats average 137 ppg with their opponent.
Ohio did play a 164 point game with Western Michigan, 166 with Toldeo and 154 with UMass. Their last few games made it to 110, 126, 160, 118 and 140.
VMI scorers:
Cevington 20 Peterson 19.7 Glasgow 18.5 next is 6.8
I won't be shocked to see a very high score but I think there is a good chance we see a game in the 84-76 game that still stays under by a few points.
10* VMI/Ohio under 163
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03-25-14 |
Belmont +7.5 v. Clemson |
Top |
68-73 |
Win
|
100 |
20 h 15 m |
Show
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Belmont +7.5
Belmont beat Robert Morris 82-71 and won at Wisconsin Green Bay 80-65 so far in NIT action. Wis GB was able to beat Virginia earlier at home. Belmont is 18-3 in its last 21 games and has played some good programs:
lost at Kentucky by 13 won at UNC by 3 (made 15-37 3-pointers) lost to VCU by 13
Belmont shoots 39% from 3-point range. Here are their scorers:
Mann 18.3 (shoots 86% FT) Bradshaw 15.5 (52% FG) Chamberlain 11 Windler 10.4 Bradds 9
Clemson is led by McDaniels as he can do it all. He rebounds, plays defense, blocks shots, etc. They also have Roper, Hall, Harrison and Nnoko. The Tigers are one of the best at guarding the 3's and tend to play low scoring games. Clemson's last few games have been close:
won by 1 vs. Illinois, won by 12, lost by 1, won in OT by 4, lost in OT by 5, won by 4, won in OT by 4 and lost by 5.
Hopefully, Belmont can make a few shots and stay within 7 on Tuesday night.
Belmont 60 Clemson 65
10* Belmont +7.5
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03-24-14 |
Radford v. Old Dominion -6.5 |
Top |
59-82 |
Win
|
100 |
26 h 26 m |
Show
|
Radford and ODU are both located in the state of Virginia. Radford just went out to Oregon State and won 96-92 as a big underdog. Now Radford heads to Norfolk, Virginia to play the Monarchs. Radford had 3 players score 20+ points in their win over the Beavers last week but they did lose key games in the state of Virginia this year:
lost by 27 to Hampton lost by 25 to Va Tech lost by 22 to George Washington lost by 12 and 13 to VMI
Many of their games were against weak teams like Longwood, Campbell, Liberty and NC A&T. Here are the scorers for the Highlanders:
Green 17 ppg Price 13 Anderson 11.5 Davis 10.5 Brown 6 Carethers 6
ODU was 11-6 at home and are 17-17 overall. ODU jumped ahead of South dakota State and won by 7. Previous home wins were by 21 over ECU and 7 over Marsahll. They others were by 4, 8, 6 and 5 and mixed in were losses by 5, 14, 15 and 7 but the losses were to decent teams like UTEP and Charleston.
ODU scorers:
Bacote 15.9 ppg Batten 11 Palmore 10 Ross 9.7 Mosley 7
These games in the postseason tend to have small crowds since they are not in the season ticket package and the March Madness Big Dance is going on TV. This game will be played on a Monday night and probably have 1500-2000 fans there. ODU plays solid defense under coach Jeff Jones and should be able to win by 9 points.
10* ODU -6.5
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03-24-14 |
Radford v. Old Dominion OVER 140 |
Top |
59-82 |
Win
|
100 |
5 h 42 m |
Show
|
Radford at ODU 7pm Monday over 140
Radford averages 78 ppg and played in the Big South while ODU averaged 63 ppg in the Conference USA. Redford lost badly to bigger programs in the state of Virginia as they lost by 25 to Va Tech and lost by 12 and 13 to VMI. They lost to Hampton by 27 as well. Looking at recent Radford games they have played some high scores:
96-92 (188) Oregon State 96-87 (183) UNCA 78-73 (151) Pre 87-83 (170) Liberty 82-78 (160) Campbell
Radford had 3 players score 20+ at Oregon State and have 4 players average double figures:
Green 17 Price 13 Anderson 11.5 Davis 10.5
ODU just beat South Dakota State 72-65 and put up 48 at the half. ODU has been playing average teams like UTEP, FAU, FIU, La Tech, MTU, So Miss, Marshall, Tulane and Rice. Now they play a team they can score against and should have their attention after scoring 96 on the road against major conference team.
ODU is led by:
Bacote 15.9 ppg Batten 10.9 Palmore 10 Ross 9.5 Mosley 7
The Monarchs are 17-17 and have nothing to lose by playing a fast paced game with the Highlanders. ODU didn't play many high scoring games but has reached 72 and 73 in recent home wins.
My guess is we see a 77-68 type of score that goes over.
Radford/ODU over 140
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03-23-14 |
North Carolina v. Iowa State UNDER 160 |
Top |
83-85 |
Loss |
-108 |
17 h 31 m |
Show
|
Under 160
Both teams can score as UNC aaveraged 146 ppg with their opponent while Iowa State was at 156. Iowa State is without their third leading scorer due to an injury but still has Deandre Kane for Fred Hoiberg's squad that can score inside and inside the lane.
UNC has Marcus Paige to make 3's and Leslie McDonald can get hot but the senior made just 35% of this FG's this season. JP Tokoto is a decent defender but not much of an outside threat and Nate Britt is a playmaker who scores just 5 ppg. JM McAdoo and Brice Johnson are decent scorers inside as well. ISU will be smart to play a zone and keep an eye on Paige from 3's.
The teams both played on Friday night and the Tar Heels play 22 hours later and could show some fatigue. All we need is a slow pace for a short time and we see a game in the 150's and under.
10* under 160
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03-23-14 |
Kentucky v. Wichita State -2.5 |
Top |
78-76 |
Loss |
-125 |
26 h 51 m |
Show
|
Take Wichita State -2.5
Wichita State hasn't lost this year and are 25-6-1 ATS with an average win of 75-59. They did struggle last year against Creighton when the Blue Jays were in their conference. The Shockers made the Final Four last year and face the young Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.
Wichita State scorers:
Early 16 (6 rebounds) Baker 13 VanVleet 12 (186 assists) Cotton 10.5 Carter 8
Kentucky has great talent but they are led by young players like Julius Randle. Only 6 players scored in their last game as they have the Harrison brothers as well as Young and Willie Cauley-Stein. The Wildcats are well coached by John Calipari.
Wichita State plays good defense as well and have more experience so I like them to win by 6 to 8 points and cover the number.
10* Wichita State -2.5
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03-22-14 |
Oregon v. Wisconsin -4.5 |
Top |
77-85 |
Win
|
100 |
42 h 18 m |
Show
|
Wisconsin will be playing in their home state after a huge win over American after losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten tourney. Sam Dekker and Ben Brust are solid scorers for the Badgers as Bo Ryan is a good coach who hasn't been to the Final Four.
Oregon won big over BYU in round one but they were playing them without their second leading scorer.
I think Wisconsin wins by 8 and covers.
10* Wisconsin -4.5
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03-21-14 |
Providence v. North Carolina OVER 143 |
Top |
77-79 |
Win
|
100 |
18 h 59 m |
Show
|
over 143
UNC likes to play fast under Roy Williams. UNC likes to foul late if they are down. They have been scoring points in the second half as Marcus Paige has been a second half player. They are led by McAdoo, Paige, McDonald, Meeks and Brice Johnson.
Providence has scored 154, 153 and 161 after their lst game which was just 123 points. UNC has played 155 with Pitt and 174 with Duke in its last two games.
Bryce Cotton is a solid scorer for the Friars.
Look for a game close to 148 and over.
10* over 143
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03-21-14 |
UL-Lafayette v. Creighton OVER 154.5 |
Top |
66-76 |
Loss |
-107 |
16 h 25 m |
Show
|
over 154.4
It is a lot of points but I think we can get the over. Creighton is led by senior Doug McDermott and he is the nation's leading scorer. ULL is an athletic bunch that just beat Georgia State is a close one last week.
Ethan Wragge can make 3's for the Blue Jays as he was 8-8 in one Villanova game.
Creighton 87 ULL 72
10* over 154.5
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03-20-14 |
Western Michigan +13 v. Syracuse |
Top |
53-77 |
Loss |
-103 |
14 h 15 m |
Show
|
Western Michigan +13
WMU is 9-1 in their last 10 and the only loss was in OT. This team did have some stinkers as they lost 51-35 at Northwestern and by 21 at Buffalo. However, their top two scorers are seniors:
Brown 19.4 ppg (33% in 3's) Whittington 16 ppg (shoots 52% and gets 9 rpg) Tava 12 Richie 8 (41% FG) Haymond 7 (scored 21, 8 and 14 in last 3)
Syracuse was 27-0 and ended the year 3-7 ATS. They are not a deep team but are led by CJ Fair, Trevor Cooney, Christmas, Grant and (freshman) PG Tyler Ennis.
The key will be for the underdogs to make some 3's and be patient and get confidence from scoring some points. Syracuse did win by 16 at FSU near the end of the year and their zone could slow down the MAC tourney champion but I like the underdog getting 13. Kenpom has Syracuse winning by 9.
10* Western Michigan +13
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03-20-14 |
Harvard v. Cincinnati -3 |
Top |
61-57 |
Loss |
-102 |
11 h 59 m |
Show
|
Cin -3
Harvard is a good team under Tommy Ammaker from the Ivy League but Cincy played a solid schedule and has better defensive players. Kilpatrick for the Bearcats should help lead Mick Cronin's team to a win by 6 points.
Harvard did beat NM last year so the Bearcats will be focused.
Cin 64 Harvard 58
10* Cin -3
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03-19-14 |
Iowa v. Tennessee -1.5 |
Top |
65-78 |
Win
|
100 |
59 h 33 m |
Show
|
Iowa vs. Tennessee 9:10pm Wednesday 10* UT -1.5
Iowa is just 1-6 in its last 7 and their only win was a 7-point home win over Purdue. I think Tennessee plays better defense as they beat Virginia earlier in the year by 20+ points and off a close loss to Florida but had won 6 in a row before that. Iowa did play some solid Big Ten teams but Tennessee did play some decent teams like LSU and Missouri and Ole Miss.
Tenn wins by 5
10* Tennessee -1.5
Thanks and good luck........
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03-19-14 |
Hampton +12.5 v. Penn State |
Top |
65-69 |
Win
|
100 |
21 h 41 m |
Show
|
Take Hampton +12.5
Hampton should be motivated to play a Big Ten team that finished just 15-17 and were only 9-8 at home. PSU is led by Newbill at 17.8 ppg and Frazier at 15.6 ppg. After that is Taylor and Travis at close to 9 ppg. They were just 3-7 in their last 10 but did win at home by 2 over Ohio State and by 1 at Indiana. They won at NW by 27. Recnet home wins:
won 11 Purdue won 4 Bebraska lost in OT to Princeton won by 13 over Marshall won by 7 over Lasalle lost by 10 to Bucknell
Hampton has won 10 of 12 and lost by 6 to Coppin State. Their other recnt loss was in OT. They did beat William and Mary by 8 but did lose at Virginia by 26 so they are used to playing some solid teams.
Hampton scorers:
Maxwell 15 (7 rpg and had 91 blocks) Powers 11.6 (122 assists) Darden 10 4 others at 6 ppg
Norfolk State in the MEAC was able to cover in a close loss on Tuesday so hopefully the Pirates can stay within 12.
10* Hampton +12.5
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03-19-14 |
South Dakota State v. Old Dominion |
Top |
65-72 |
Win
|
100 |
3 h 9 m |
Show
|
Take ODU pick'em as Jeff Jones had the Monarchs play well this year compared to last season. Bacote has been solid at 15 ppg and Palmore has played well. ODU won their last home game by 20 points over ECU. The Monarchs get behind their crowd and hustle on defense and grab rebounds for a smallish team. Richard Ross can play inside on defense and block a few shots. It does scare me that ODU doens't shoot 3's well nor do they shott FT's well.
South Dakota State is a long way from home and may suffer a letdown but they are a solid squad. Being the home team should help the Monarchs as their fan base follows them and they have promoted this game.
ODU wins by 3.
10* ODU
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03-18-14 |
Mount Saint Mary's v. Albany NY UNDER 142 |
Top |
64-71 |
Win
|
100 |
31 h 13 m |
Show
|
Plenty of pressure in the first round games in Dayton, Ohio. And this is the opener set to begin at about 6:40pm. MSM's is a high scoring team that averages 154 ppg while Albany is at 131 ppg. Albany's games have reached 119, 125, 142, 141, 114, 105, 137, 140, 121 and 129 so they haven't been involved in lots of high output games. These two did play two seasons ago (Dec. 2011 and it was 65-64).
I won't be shocked to see an over but like the under set at 142.
10* under 142
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03-17-14 |
Phoenix Coyotes v. Los Angeles Kings UNDER 5 |
Top |
4-3 |
Loss |
-110 |
12 h 39 m |
Show
|
Red Dog Sports
Monday:
NHL 10* LA/Phoenix under 5 LA has 17 overs and 35 unders. Their first meeting ended 3-0. The last 7 meetings have seen 5 unders, 1 over, 1 push. LA has one overs, 6 unders and a push in its last 8 and the Coyotes have 2 overs/4 unders in their last 6. Hope to see a 2-1 type of game that stays under.
Phoenix 1 LA 2
10* under 5 goals
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03-16-14 |
UL-Lafayette +7 v. Georgia State |
Top |
82-81 |
Win
|
100 |
14 h 56 m |
Show
|
Take ULL +7.
Ga State won by 3 at ULL and by 7 at home. ULL is a solid team and led in scoring by:
Payton 19 ppg (51% FG) Long 18.9 ppg (51% FG and 10 rebounds) Mbamali 12.5 Rimmer 8.5 Shepard 8
Georgia State is a solid team that will probably win this game but my guess is by 4 or 5 points.
Hunter 18.5 Harrow 17 (used to play at NCSU and Kentucky) Atkins 14.7 White 11.7
Look for a good game that ends 74-70.
Take ULL +7.
10* ULL +7
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03-15-14 |
Connecticut v. Louisville -8 |
Top |
61-71 |
Win
|
100 |
2 h 14 m |
Show
|
Louisville's Russ Smith has been scoring and been very hot. The Cardinals won the title last year and plays olsid defense as well. Luke Hancock was the MVP in last year's Final Four and he can make 3's and hit FT's late. They used inspiration from Kevin Ware's injury last year to motivated them to a title.
Now they face a decent UConn team led by Napier and Boatright. They are solid at guard but weak inside. I think we see Louisville win by 10 and cover.
Louisville -8
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03-15-14 |
Tennessee v. Florida -6 |
Top |
49-56 |
Win
|
100 |
11 h 21 m |
Show
|
Florida -6
Florida beat Missouri by 23 in their opener. They defeated Ky by 26 and LSU by 18 in recent games. They won at home vs. Tennessee by 9 and won at home by 67-41. Tennessee is a tough team that would probably beat Ky or Georgia that are meeting in the other SEC semifinal.
Coach Billy Donovan is a nice defensive coach. This game will be played in the Ga Dome and the Gators travel well even though the Georgia Bulldogs will be in the other game.
10* Florida -6
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03-14-14 |
NC State +9 v. Syracuse |
Top |
66-63 |
Win
|
100 |
1 h 16 m |
Show
|
NCSU has won their last 3 and beat Miami yesterday. They have TJ Warren, who leads the ACC in scoring and just made first team all-ACC. NCSU went up to the Carrier Dome and led by one point last before losing a heartbreaker by 56-55.
Syracuse has been in a funk with a short bench but has CJ Fair, Grant and Rooney leading the way. NCSU has seen their zone and should be used to it. Syracuse should have fresh legs but thios looks to be a game in the 60's. My guess is 69-64. Take NCSU +9.
10* NCSU +9
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03-14-14 |
Pittsburgh v. North Carolina UNDER 140.5 |
Top |
80-75 |
Loss |
-110 |
14 h 10 m |
Show
|
under 140.5
UNC just lost at Duke in a high scoring game that ended 93-81 (174 points). The Tar Heel games before that ended with 142 vs. Notre Dame and 116 with Va Tech. These two played at UNC and ended with 145 points last month. UNC has talked about playing better defense after the game with the Blue Devils and now plays Pittsburgh on a neutral floor. Pitt has scored more points lately but did have a game in the 80's with Cincinnati, 93 with Virginia, 114 with Syracuse and 125 with BC.
The Tar Heels have Paige to shoot 3's as well as McDonald but don't shoot free throws well.
Look for the under on Friday.
10* under 140
|
03-13-14 |
Wake Forest +8.5 v. Pittsburgh |
Top |
55-84 |
Loss |
-115 |
15 h 55 m |
Show
|
Wake Forest +8.5
Wake Forest should have some confidence after beating Notre Dame 81-69. Coron Williams had 25 points while Devin Thomas had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Moto added 12 points and Codi McIntyre had 6 assists.
Pittsburgh's last few games:
Clemson won in OT NCSU lost by 7 ND won in OT BC won by 7 FSU lost by 5 UNC lost by 4 Syracuse lost by 2 Va Tech won in OT Miami won in OT Virginia lost by 3
Pitt does have solid players like Patterson and Talik Zanna and Young. Pitt rarely plays in the Greensboro Coliseum while Wake Forest is located near the area and just played yesterday to get used to the rims. WF also beat Duke at home last week. The Demon Deacons also have Travis McKie, a senior who can rebound and averaged 10 ppg this year along with 6 rebounds.
Both teams are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 but take Wake Forest as the crowd will pull for the underdog.
10* Wake Forest +8.5
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03-12-14 |
Boston College +1.5 v. Georgia Tech |
Top |
70-73 |
Loss |
-110 |
20 h 32 m |
Show
|
This should be an ugly game with very few fans in the Greensboro Coliseum on the first day. UVA, Duke, UNC and Syracuse don't even play till Friday. GT has Robert Carter and Marcus Georges-Hunt and won both games vs. BC this year.
BC does have Olivier Hanlan, who averaged 18 ppg this year. He scored 41 last year when the Eagles won 84-64. BC does have Lonnie Jackson, Ryan Anderson and Patrick Hoeckmann back from last year's team. This will be a chance for BC to have some dignity and win as they did last year on a neutral floor.
10* Boston College +1.5
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03-11-14 |
Pennsylvania +14 v. Princeton |
Top |
65-70 |
Win
|
100 |
21 h 53 m |
Show
|
Penn +14
The Ivy League doesn't have a tournament. Harvard wrapped up their bid over the weekend. Penn was able to beat Princeton at the Palestra in Philly by 3 points. The Tigers won at home last year by 12 and won by 10 two years ago.
Princeton at home in Ivy action:
won by 5 Brown won by 11 Tale lost by 12 to Harvard won by 10 Dartmouth won by 21 Cornell lost by 1 Columbia
Penn does have decent scorers:
Hicks 15.5 Doughtry 12.4 (shoots 55% FG) Cartwright 11.6 Nelson 10 (shoots 58% FG)
Princeton scorers:
Bray 18 Brase 10.9 Barnett 10.8
The home team should win and move on to postseason in the NIT or smaller tourney but I think the Penn Quakers can stay within 11.
Princeton 75 Penn 64
10* Penn +14
|
03-10-14 |
Manhattan v. Iona UNDER 157.5 |
Top |
71-68 |
Win
|
100 |
7 h 55 m |
Show
|
under 157.5
These two meet ijn their conference tournament where they played a 60-57 game last year. They played an 80-77 game this year but it went into overtime and was 71-71 (142 points) after regulation. Manhattan games avergae 77-70 (147) while Iona's are at 84-77 (161). Iona has 19 unders/6 overs/1 push in the last 27 games on Monday. Look for the under to profit tonight.
under 157.5
|
03-10-14 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore +11 v. Norfolk State |
Top |
74-78 |
Win
|
100 |
20 h 30 m |
Show
|
Take Maryland Eastern Shore +11
These two played less than a week ago and Norolk State won by 12 while UMES only lost 66-62 at home last month. This will be played on a neutral fllor and the crowd will get behind the underdog. NSU lost to Bethune Cookman in last year's first round.
UMES scorers:
Baxter 13.7 Jones 13.4 (only 31% FG) Snyder 12.7 (shoots 51% FG and 7 rb's)
Bell, Walker, Pitt and Ezeiru also contribute for the Eagles.
Norfolk State's scorers:
Williams 14.3 ppg Hawkins 11.3 (only 37% FG) Johnson 9.5 (37% FG)
Fuentas has 147 assists while Goode has 66 blocks for the Spartans.
I think we see a 68-61 final score. Take UMES +11.
10* UMES +11
|
03-09-14 |
Boston College +6.5 v. NC State |
Top |
68-78 |
Loss |
-105 |
3 h 36 m |
Show
|
BC +6.5
Boston College is 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 as they won at Syracuse to start the Ornage slide. BC on the road:
at WF won by 8 at Miami lost by 27 at Syr won OT at GT lost by 3 at UVA lost by 10 at ND lost in OT
Olivier Hanlan, Ryan Anderson and Joe Rahan are decent offenisve players for the Eagles. They do need work on defense. NCSU has TJ Warren, who should get the ACC Player Of The Year but not much else. They do have two players in the 10 ppg range and a decent coach in Mark Gottfried. However, I think BC stays within 6 points.
10* Boston College +6.5
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03-08-14 |
North Carolina +9 v. Duke |
Top |
81-93 |
Loss |
-109 |
9 h 29 m |
Show
|
Take UNC +9 if you can get it.
The Tar Heels have won 12 in a row and beat Duke in Chapel Hill by 8 after falling behind by 7 at the half. McAdoo, Marcus Paige, Leslie McDonald, Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks are halping the Tar Heels as well as JP Tokoto, who gets the job done on defense, rebounding and passing.
Duke has won 32 in a row at home but has struggled lately even with Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood leading the way. Quin Cook and Andre Dawkins will need to step up for the Blue Devils to cover. Coach K was lightheaded after the loss at Wake Forest and needs to lead the team.
Getting +9 looks solid even though UNC did lose by 12 at Syracuse earlier.
10* UNC +9
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03-08-14 |
Northeastern v. Drexel -4 |
Top |
90-81 |
Loss |
-106 |
14 h 43 m |
Show
|
Drexel -4
Drexel lost last week at Northeastern after leading late but missing several one and ones. Drexel was -1 on the road and led by one with less than 5 seconds to go and fouled a 3 point shooter and ended up losing by 2 points.
Frantz Massenat had a poor game with only 7 points and shot less than 30% from the field. He and guard Chris Fouch are seniors and should bounce back. Drexel is a solid defensive team.
I think we see Drexel win by 7 and cover.
Drexel 64 NE 57
10* Drexel -4
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03-08-14 |
Baylor v. Kansas State -3.5 |
Top |
76-74 |
Loss |
-106 |
18 h 15 m |
Show
|
Kansas State -3.5
Kansas State opened the year with a home loss but has been winning ever since and they are 10-2 ATS in the last 12 in their buliding. Here are their latest Big 12 home wins:
Iowa State won by 7 TCU won by 12 Kansas won in OT by 3 Texas won by 17 Texas Tech won by 8 West Va won by 22 Oklahoma won by 6 Okla St won by 3
Also, they beat George Washington by 17 at home.
Here are their scorers:
Foster 15 ppg Gipson 11.6 (56% FG) Southell 9.7 Spralding 8 Iwundu 7
Baylor beat Kansas State in OT by 14. Baylor is 13-4 at home but just 3-5 on the road. Kansas State won 81-61 at home last year. They are 6-0 straight up and ATS with revenge in their Last Home Game. In the last 3 years here are the results of the final home game:
beat TCU by 11 beat Okla St by 19 beat Iowa State by 12
Hopefully, we see Kansas State in easily and cover at -3.5
10* Kansas State -3.5
|
03-07-14 |
Kent State +7 v. Akron |
Top |
54-58 |
Win
|
100 |
18 h 33 m |
Show
|
Take the road team on Friday night getting +6.5 and up to +7 at some books.
Kent is 16-14 overall and 5-7 on the road while Akron is 19-11 overall and 12-2 at home. Kent did win at home by 3. The last five meetings have have been decided by 4,4,4,3 and 3 points so they are used to playing close ones.
Kent scorers:
Brewer 12 (only 39% FG) Jackson 11 Manley 10 Goodson 9 Henniger 7 (shoots 62%)
Akron scorers:
Treadwell 14.8 (and 8.8 rebounds) Diggs 12.5 Harney 8.8 McAdams 8
Look for a 66-63 type of game. Take the underdog.
10* Kent +7
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03-06-14 |
Memphis v. Cincinnati -4 |
Top |
84-97 |
Win
|
100 |
19 h 20 m |
Show
|
Take Cincinnati -4
At home the Bearcats have beaten UConn by 5, beat SMU by 8 and lost to Louisville by 1. They won at Memphis as well and can out physical the Tigers.
Memphis on the road:
lost by 9 at Houston won by 5 at Rutgers lost by 5 in OT at UConn lost by 15 at SMU
Cincy scorers:
Kilpatrick 20 ppg Jackson 11 Rubles 7 Thomas 7
I think we see Cincy win by 7 and cover.
Memphis 62 Cincy 69
10* Cincy -4
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03-06-14 |
East Carolina +3.5 v. Old Dominion |
Top |
47-68 |
Loss |
-106 |
9 h 43 m |
Show
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ECU +3.5
This was +4 earlier. ODU won 81-70 at ECU (shot 56% FG) and now plays their home finale, on Senior Night but the Monarchs don't have any seniors who play much under Jeff Jones.
ECU is coached by Jeff Lebo and underperformed after winning the CIT last year. They are led by:
Richmond 18.3 ppg White 12.7 R-Campbell 11.8 Willaims 7
ODU is under .500 and led by:
Bacote 16.4 Batten 10.7 Palmore 10 Ross 9
I think we see a close game that ends 66-65 so take the points.
10* ECU +3.5
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03-05-14 |
Arizona v. Oregon State +9.5 |
Top |
74-69 |
Win
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100 |
23 h 6 m |
Show
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college BB Arizona at Oregon State 10* Oregon State +9.5
Arizona just wrapped up the Pac 12 conference regular season. They play at Oregon State who lost their last home game by 24 points to Washington, as the Huskies jumped ahead early and shot 57% fom the field. They had 6 players score over 10 points. OSU has played well at home:
beat Wash St by 11 beat UCLA by 4 beat USC by 1 beat Oregon by 8 lost to Cal by 5 beat Stanford by 9
They are led by:
Nelson 20.5 ppg (104 assists) Collier 13.5 Brandt 12.5 Moreland 8 (10 rebounds) Cooke 7.5
Arizona is a great team and beat OSU by 20 at home and won last year at Oregon State by 10. They are off a win at Colorado (without Spencer Dinwiddie) by 27 but here are their other road games:
at Utah (overtime) at ASU (overtime) at Cal lost by 2 at Stanford won by 5
Hopefully, we see Oregon State play well and stay within 9 points.
10* Oregon State +9.5
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03-05-14 |
Duke v. Wake Forest +11.5 |
Top |
72-82 |
Win
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100 |
27 h 30 m |
Show
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Take Wake Forest +11.5
Duke may look ahead to playing UNC at home after losing to the Tar Heels last week. Wake Forest has only lost at home to Duke by 5 last year and by 8 back in 2012. McKie and Thomas were on those teams. WF has played poorly lately but did come back and beat Clemson at home. The home team is 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
Wake has lost by 8 to BC, won by 5 over Clemson, lost by 7 to FSU, lost by 9 to Ga Tech and lost by 10 to Syracuse in recent home games but Duke doesn't have a key defensive shotblocker inside. Duke does have Rodney Hood and Jabari Parker to score.
Look for Wake Forest to stay within 10 points on Wednesday and be motivated against the Blue Devils..
10* Wake Forest +11.5
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03-04-14 |
Florida v. South Carolina +12 |
Top |
72-46 |
Loss |
-106 |
9 h 34 m |
Show
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College basketball
Florida at South Carolina 10* South Carolina +12
Fla is #1 and playing well. They travel to Columbia, SC to face the Gamecocks, who are off a nice home win over Kentucky. Here are the scorers for USC:
Williams 15 ppg Thornwell 13.5 (86 assists) Notice 7.7 (82 assists) Carrera 7
Florida did win by 16 at home. Here are the USC home games:
won 5 Ky lost 17 Ga won 1 Alabama won 6 Vandy lost 5 Auburn won 28 Tx A&M lost Miss 1 lost 3 LSU
USC has improved lately under gruff coach Frank Martin. Hopefully we see the home team stay within 10 points and cover and not have a letdown after their last win against Kentucky.
10* South Carloina +12
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03-03-14 |
NC State +11 v. Pittsburgh |
Top |
74-67 |
Win
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100 |
29 h 38 m |
Show
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Take NC State +11
NC State just lost at home against Miami and allowed 85 points to the offensively challenged Hurricnes. The Wolfpack had just suffered a home overtime loss to state rival UNC earlier in the week on Wednesday. In road games before that NCSU had:
won at VT by 7 lost at Syracuse by 1 won at Miami by 1 (Saturday was a revenge game for Miami)
NCSU is led by TJ Warren at 23 ppg and several key players in the 10-12 ppg range. PG Tyler Lewis has played better in recent games and had 11 assists at VT.
Pitt is a solid team off a close win at Notre Dame but has struggled in recent home games, even thought eh games were against good teams:
lost by 5 to FSU lost by 2 to Syracuse OT win vs. Va Tech lost by 3 to Virginia lost by 15 to Duke
Patterson, Young and Zanna are good players for the Panthers. They aren't real deep and don't make a high percentage of 3's.
Take NC State to stay within the number.
10* NC State +11
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03-03-14 |
Columbus Blue Jackets v. Toronto Maple Leafs OVER 5.5 |
Top |
2-1 |
Loss |
-120 |
11 h 47 m |
Show
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Over 5.5.
The two teams combined for 66 overs/48 unders this season. After the Olympic Break we have seen over 62% overs. The two did combine to score 6 and 7 goals between them back in the 2012-13 season. Columbus reached 9 and 7 goals in recetn games while Toronto has 7 and 9 goals combined with their opponent (in OT). Hopefully, we see a 4-2 type of game and over the total.
10* over 5.5
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03-01-14 |
Southern Utah +16.5 v. Montana |
Top |
54-82 |
Loss |
-106 |
10 h 58 m |
Show
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Southern Utah +16.5
SUU struggles to win but they rarely get blown out. They just lost in OT to Montana State and now face Montana on the road. Their last few road losses were by OT, 3, 7 and 12 points. They are led by Kennedy 10 ppg, Hess and Oliverson 9 ppg.
Montana has won recent home games by 1, 11, 5 and OT. They are led by James 19 ppg and two others in double figures.
I think we see SUU stay within 10 to 16 points and cover.
Southern Utah +16.5
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03-01-14 |
Drexel -1 v. Northeastern |
Top |
52-54 |
Loss |
-106 |
15 h 45 m |
Show
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Drexel at Northeastern 10* Drexel -1 Drexel is 13-6 ATS in their last 19 road games. Led by Franz Massenet who scores 17.8 ppg (and 136 assists) and has won 5 of 7 games.NE is 9-20 SU and 15-38-2 ATS in the last 55 home games. NE's last few home games (where the Huskies average just 1300 fans per game):
lost by 9 to Towson lost by 12 to William and Mary won by 8 over Hofstra lost by 3 to JMU lost by 4 to Delaware lost by 9 to Charleston won in OT lost by 4 to Richmond
Look for Drexel to win by 5 and cover.
10* Drexel -1
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02-28-14 |
Memphis Grizzlies v. Oklahoma City Thunder UNDER 192 |
Top |
107-113 |
Loss |
-101 |
19 h 19 m |
Show
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Red Dog Sports
NBA Memphis vs. Oklahoma City 10* under 192
Oklahoma City has lost some recent games and given up plenty of points. The Thunder have spoken about playing better defense. The last 2 meetings have reached 163 and 177 points. Take the under as Oklahoma City and Memphis play a game in the 180's on Friday night.
10* under 192
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02-27-14 |
Wisc-Green Bay -4 v. Oakland |
Top |
71-63 |
Win
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100 |
10 h 12 m |
Show
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Take Wisconsin GB
They are 22-5 and won by double digits at home vs. Oakland, who is led by Travis Bader, the career 3-point leader. W-GB is led by:
Sykes 20.3 ppg (132 assists) Brown 16 (6 rebounds) Mays 10 (5 rb's) Love 8 Garret 6 Fouse 6
The visitors should be prepared to handle Bader as they play solid team and individual defense.
W-GB 74 Oakland 67
10* Wisconsin GB -4
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02-26-14 |
Miami (Fla) +10.5 v. Virginia |
Top |
40-65 |
Loss |
-106 |
8 h 54 m |
Show
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UVA is looking to win the ACC with just one loss. They have a home game with Syracuse coming up but play Miami at Charlottesville tonight and favored by 10.5. Miami lost Shane Larkin, Reggie Williams and Kenny Kadji from last year when they won the regular season and tourney (ACC).
UVA is well coached by Tony Bennett and led by senior Joe Harris and Malcolm Brodgon and Akil Mitchell. They play great defense and this game has a total set at 108.5 so they expect both teams to score less than 60.
Miami is led by Dion Brown and Donovan Kirk on offense. Here are the road games in the ACC, which have been close:
lost at VT by 7 Lost at FSU by 4 won at Ga Tech by 14 won at UNC by 6 lost at Syr by 5
They are off home wins over BC by 27 and over Notre Dame by 7. Look for Virginia to win by 8 so take Miami +10.5.
10* Miami +10.5
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02-25-14 |
Seton Hall -4.5 v. DePaul |
Top |
60-65 |
Loss |
-110 |
23 h 58 m |
Show
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College Basketball
Seton Hall at Depaul 10* Seton Hall -5
Seton Hall won the first meeting at home by 17 points. They are 13-3 ATS in the last 16 road games while Depaul is just 8-19 ATS in its last 27 home games. They lost by 2, 25, 12, 5 and 10 points in recent home games. Depaul is without Cleveland Melvin, who led the team at 16 ppg. They are led by:
Young 15.5 ppg Garret 12 Hamilton 8
Seton Hall scorers:
Edwin 14.8 Gibbs 14 Oliver 11 Teague 10.5 (and 8 rb's) Anda 9.2
Hopefully, we se Seton Hall win by 10 and cover.
10* Seton Hall -5
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02-24-14 |
Syracuse v. Maryland UNDER 131.5 |
Top |
57-55 |
Win
|
100 |
5 h 12 m |
Show
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Syracuse has 6 overs/14 unders while Mad. is at 11/11. Syracuse averages 128 ppg with their opponents while Syracuse is at 139. The Terps played 131 with Wake Forest and 114 with Virginia but this game will be at Maryland and some of their home games have been high scoring. However, the Orange are off losses to BC and Duke and should focus on defense.
Maryland has 6 unders in the last 8 Monday games.
10* under 131.5
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02-23-14 |
Michigan State +3.5 v. Michigan |
Top |
70-79 |
Loss |
-115 |
17 h 27 m |
Show
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MSU +3.5 if available. Smaller play if -2.5.
MSU lost 80-75 at home to Michigan and just won at Purdue by 15. Other road Big Ten games include a close 2 point loss at Wisconsin, 1 2 point OT win at Wisconsin and 16 point win at Illinois. Michigan State lost the last two years at Michigan by 58-57 and 60-59 scores.
MSU is without Brandon Dawson but led by:
Harris 17.8 ppg Payne 17.8 Appling 14 Valentine 8 Trice 7
Michigan is off a loss at home to Wisconisn and that does concern me but I think we see a close game. My guess is 67-66 so take the points.
10* Michigan State +3.5
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02-22-14 |
UNLV v. Boise State -7 |
Top |
90-91 |
Loss |
-111 |
8 h 38 m |
Show
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Boise State -7
BSU is led by two solid guards (Dmric and Marks) and both have experience as juniors. BSU lost at UNLV after leading by 11 and losing the game by 4. BSU is well coached and plays solid defense. UNLV can seem lost under coach David Rice. I think we see the home team win by 10.
UNLV 64 BSU 74
10* BSU -7
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02-22-14 |
Syracuse +6.5 v. Duke |
Top |
60-66 |
Win
|
100 |
4 h 45 m |
Show
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Duke is undefetaed at home but their last home game was a 2 point win over Maryland. Other home games were a one point win over Vermont back before ACC action. They beat NCSU, Wake Forest and FSU at home but nice margins but now they face Syracuse off a loss to Boston College. Duke is off a loss to UNC. Duke is a good outside shooting team but the Orange will be used to their style.
Parker, Quin Cook, Dawkins, Rodney Hood and Jefferson are nice players for Coack K. Jim Boeheim's team has CJ Fair, who is leading for POY in the ACC. They have Tyler Eniis, who seems to find a way to make plays. They have Grant and Cooney, who can shoot outside. Rakeem Christmas is decent and sees minutes for the Orange.
Look for Duke to win by 4 and the road team to cover.
Syr 64 Duke 68
10* Syracuse +6.5
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02-22-14 |
NC State -1.5 v. Virginia Tech |
Top |
71-64 |
Win
|
100 |
21 h 17 m |
Show
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NCSU -1
Va tech is just 1-11 SU in its last 12 and off a loss at home to rival Virginia, in which they led by 7 at half and managed to lose by 4. NCSU is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings. Va Tech has defeated Miami twice this year and the Hurricanes did lose most of their offense last year (players like Shane Larkin and Kenny Kadji).
NCSU is 16-10 and could make the postseason with some key wins vs. Va Tech and UNC at home on Wednesday. Theya re led by TJ Warren, a definite first team all-ACC performer. He scores 23 ppg and 7 rebounds and makes 52% FG. Other scorers:
Turner 10.5 Barber 10 Lee 9.5
Vanderberg (73% FG) and Tyler Lewis have talent but have below average so far in 2013-14.
Va Tech is lose Smith to an injury and it has hurt their depth. Their scorers:
Eddie 13.5 Emelogu 10.8 Wilson 9
I think we see NC State win by 5 and cover on Saturday afternoon.
10* NCSU -1
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02-21-14 |
Iona v. Rider UNDER 160.5 |
Top |
80-77 |
Win
|
100 |
5 h 6 m |
Show
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These two have played unders in 16 of the last 21 meetings. Iona is a high scoring team but on the road and last year's game at Rider ended 67-62 (129 points) and the meeting at Iona this year was 78-71 (149). Rider's last feww games have seen 133, 155, 143, 129, 124, OT, 118, 122 and 146. Hopefully, we see a 80-74 score that stays in the 150's for an under.
10* under 160.5
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02-20-14 |
Duke v. North Carolina OVER 151 |
Top |
66-74 |
Loss |
-108 |
11 h 47 m |
Show
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Kenpom has this game ending 79-78 for 157 points. UNC likes to play fast and Duke can as well. UNC has Paige to make 3's and shoot FT's aand JM McAdoo did not score in the FSU game and looks to bounce back at the Dean Dome. JMM is a poor FT shooter and that does concern me. Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks and JP Tokoto are decent scorers as well.
Duke has inside/outside threat Jabari Parker. Quin Cook and Andre Dawkins can make 3's and Rodney Hood scores close to 14 ppg. Amile Jeffereson and Rashad Sulaiman has been hot lately. Duke leads the nation in 3-pt. percentage and should get open looks.
I think we see late points and a game in the mid-150's for an over.
10* over 151
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02-20-14 |
Tulsa v. Florida Atlantic +4 |
Top |
71-52 |
Loss |
-106 |
19 h 21 m |
Show
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Tulsa is off two home wins over ODU and ECU. ODU had been a long way from home and off a game with North Texas. Tulsa is just 2-7 on the road and facing a decent Florida Atlantic team that beat Harvard by 15 at home. They have also won at UTEP, a team well coached by Tim Floyd. They did lose at home to ODU by 65-60 but outrebounded them by 11.
FAU is 7-4 at home and is led by:
Bertone 18.5 (6'4" senior) Botley 10.5 Trapp 9.5 Raffington 9 (9 rebounds)
FAU is off a 10 point road loss and looking to bounce back at home vs. a Tulsa team that just beat ODU by close to 30 points.
10* FAU +4
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