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Complimentary CBB Pick for November 14th, 2014
Game: Jacksonville St. Gamecocks @ Marshall Thundering Herd
Time: Friday 11/14 7:00 PM Eastern
Pick: Marshall -4 (-110) at Bookmaker
Last season Marshall finished with an 11-22 record overall and a 4-12 mark in Conference USA play. They went out on a limb and brought in Dan D'Antoni, the brother of Mike D'Antoni to hopefully catch lightning in a bottle and turn the program around. The good news is redshirt sophomore forward Ryan Taylor returns as both the team's leading scorer from last season at 12.8 points per game and the leading rebounder with 7.2 rebounds per game. The Thundering Herd was actually pretty decent at home a year ago, but a 2-12 road mark did them in. Jacksonville State won just 10 games a season ago, and just four in Ohio Valley play. Coach James Green hasn't finished with an above .500 record in OVC play in any of his first six years, and the roster does not show any indication that will change. The Gamecocks struggle offensively and averaged just 65 ppg last season, and the road for a poor shooting team is a death sentence. Marshall is respectable at home and has a very winnable game here with a short number to get over the top. Take Marshall.
Complimentary CBB Pick for November 14th, 2014
Game: Jacksonville St. Gamecocks @ Marshall Thundering Herd
Time: Friday 11/14 7:00 PM Eastern
Pick: Marshall -4 (-110) at Bookmaker
Last season Marshall finished with an 11-22 record overall and a 4-12 mark in Conference USA play. They went out on a limb and brought in Dan D'Antoni, the brother of Mike D'Antoni to hopefully catch lightning in a bottle and turn the program around. The good news is redshirt sophomore forward Ryan Taylor returns as both the team's leading scorer from last season at 12.8 points per game and the leading rebounder with 7.2 rebounds per game. The Thundering Herd was actually pretty decent at home a year ago, but a 2-12 road mark did them in. Jacksonville State won just 10 games a season ago, and just four in Ohio Valley play. Coach James Green hasn't finished with an above .500 record in OVC play in any of his first six years, and the roster does not show any indication that will change. The Gamecocks struggle offensively and averaged just 65 ppg last season, and the road for a poor shooting team is a death sentence. Marshall is respectable at home and has a very winnable game here with a short number to get over the top. Take Marshall.
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FRIDAY
TOP NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYS
Play Central Florida -20.5 over Tulsa----RISK 25% OF YOUR BANKROLL
8:00 PM EST
Central Florida has won 23 of the last 26 games when playing as a favorite and they have won 14 of the last 16 home games. Central Florida has won 12 of the last 13 games after failing to cover the spread in two of the last three games and they are only allowing an average of 14 points on defense in home games this season.
FRIDAY
TOP NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYS
Play Central Florida -20.5 over Tulsa----RISK 25% OF YOUR BANKROLL
8:00 PM EST
Central Florida has won 23 of the last 26 games when playing as a favorite and they have won 14 of the last 16 home games. Central Florida has won 12 of the last 13 games after failing to cover the spread in two of the last three games and they are only allowing an average of 14 points on defense in home games this season.
FantasySportsGametime
FRIDAY FOOTBALL
5000* Play Central Florida -20 over Tulsa (TOP NCAA PLAY)
Central Florida has covered the spread in 13 of the last 15 games coming off a road game and they have covered the spread in 33 of the last 48 games after failing to cover the spread in two of the last three games.
FRIDAY FOOTBALL
5000* Play Central Florida -20 over Tulsa (TOP NCAA PLAY)
Central Florida has covered the spread in 13 of the last 15 games coming off a road game and they have covered the spread in 33 of the last 48 games after failing to cover the spread in two of the last three games.
Winning Angle
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NBA BASKETBALL
Play Houston -16.5 over Philadelphia (NBA TOP PLAY)
Philadelphia has lost 48 of the last 82 games against the spread when the total posted is greater than 200 points and they have lost 40 of the last 60 non-conference games against the spread.Philadelphia has lost 75 of the last 136 games against the spread when playing as an underdog and they are allowing an average of 106 points a game this season.
Play Miami +3 over Atlanta (NBA BONUS PLAY)
Play San Antonio -7.5 over Los Angeles Lakers (NBA BONUS PLAY)
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NCAA BASKETBALL
Play Kentucky -29.5 over Grand Canyon (NBA TOP PLAY)
Kentucky has won 27 of the last 30 games when playing as a favorite of ten points or more and they have won 32 of the last 36 home games.Kentucky has won 45 of the last 56 games when playing on a Friday and they have won 68 of the last 87 games when playing in the month of November.
Play Minnesota +6 over Louisville (NBA BONUS PLAY)
Play Tennessee +7 over VCU (NBA BONUS PLAY)
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NHL HOCKEY
Play Toronto +120 over Pittsburgh (NHL TOP PLAY)
Play Detroit +100 over Chicago (NHL TOP PLAY)
FRIDAY
NBA BASKETBALL
Play Houston -16.5 over Philadelphia (NBA TOP PLAY)
Philadelphia has lost 48 of the last 82 games against the spread when the total posted is greater than 200 points and they have lost 40 of the last 60 non-conference games against the spread.Philadelphia has lost 75 of the last 136 games against the spread when playing as an underdog and they are allowing an average of 106 points a game this season.
Play Miami +3 over Atlanta (NBA BONUS PLAY)
Play San Antonio -7.5 over Los Angeles Lakers (NBA BONUS PLAY)
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NCAA BASKETBALL
Play Kentucky -29.5 over Grand Canyon (NBA TOP PLAY)
Kentucky has won 27 of the last 30 games when playing as a favorite of ten points or more and they have won 32 of the last 36 home games.Kentucky has won 45 of the last 56 games when playing on a Friday and they have won 68 of the last 87 games when playing in the month of November.
Play Minnesota +6 over Louisville (NBA BONUS PLAY)
Play Tennessee +7 over VCU (NBA BONUS PLAY)
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NHL HOCKEY
Play Toronto +120 over Pittsburgh (NHL TOP PLAY)
Play Detroit +100 over Chicago (NHL TOP PLAY)
Winning Angle Football
FRIDAY
Play Central Florida -19.5 over Tulsa (NCAA)
8:00 PM EST
Tulsa has lost 7consecutive games against the spread after having lost two of the last three games and they have lost 13 of the last 17 games against the spread when the total posted is between 49.5 and 56 points.Tulsa has lost 5 of the last 6 games against the spread coming off three or more OVER the totals and they are allowing an average of 39 points a game on defense this season.
FRIDAY
Play Central Florida -19.5 over Tulsa (NCAA)
8:00 PM EST
Tulsa has lost 7consecutive games against the spread after having lost two of the last three games and they have lost 13 of the last 17 games against the spread when the total posted is between 49.5 and 56 points.Tulsa has lost 5 of the last 6 games against the spread coming off three or more OVER the totals and they are allowing an average of 39 points a game on defense this season.
Against The Number - CBB Auburn -11
Bruce Pearl has completely changed the culture of basketball on The Plains in only a few short months. He started by getting top JUCO and D1 transfers, then went out and signed a top draft class as well! He’s bringing the team to classrooms to get the students excited, and the alumni are finally interested in basketball.
I expected this number to be closer to 14.5 when it came out. I think there’s a lot of “unknown” that people are nervous about when it comes to this Auburn squad. Their closed door scrimmage against Tulane didn’t go well but that’s to be expected when there are so many new faces on the roster (Plus Tulane is going to be greatly improved this year). The exhibition game was of course against a weak D2 opponent but it gave this players another opportunity to gel. Decimeon Bowers is a 6’7 260lb beast that Milwaukee just doesn’t have a physical answer for. Add in the athletic scoring ability of Niagara transfer Antoine Mason and returning star KT Harrell, and Auburn has quite a few weapons at it’s disposal that it was greatly lacking last year. Even the bench has been bolstered with the addition of KC Ross Miller from NM St.
Milwaukee on the other hand lost their SG to graduation (who shot almost 35% on 195 3′s) and their Center. Their other deep threat Austin Arians returns, we think his effectiveness will be hampered by the loss of Jordan Aaron. The Panther bench was pretty ineffective last year so it remains to be seen how much they improved and how impactful a couple of the new starters will be.
Auburns arena will be hoping (and if you haven’t seen the new one, it’s GORGEOUS). Pearl has this team and it’s fans believing that a special season will come sooner rather than later. If the Tigers can cleanup the mistakes they made in their closed door game against Tulane, they should be able to run the floor effectively with their new 1-2 combo of Mason and Harrell, which in turn will free up Bowers to take over the paint.
Auburn rolls here 79-63
Bruce Pearl has completely changed the culture of basketball on The Plains in only a few short months. He started by getting top JUCO and D1 transfers, then went out and signed a top draft class as well! He’s bringing the team to classrooms to get the students excited, and the alumni are finally interested in basketball.
I expected this number to be closer to 14.5 when it came out. I think there’s a lot of “unknown” that people are nervous about when it comes to this Auburn squad. Their closed door scrimmage against Tulane didn’t go well but that’s to be expected when there are so many new faces on the roster (Plus Tulane is going to be greatly improved this year). The exhibition game was of course against a weak D2 opponent but it gave this players another opportunity to gel. Decimeon Bowers is a 6’7 260lb beast that Milwaukee just doesn’t have a physical answer for. Add in the athletic scoring ability of Niagara transfer Antoine Mason and returning star KT Harrell, and Auburn has quite a few weapons at it’s disposal that it was greatly lacking last year. Even the bench has been bolstered with the addition of KC Ross Miller from NM St.
Milwaukee on the other hand lost their SG to graduation (who shot almost 35% on 195 3′s) and their Center. Their other deep threat Austin Arians returns, we think his effectiveness will be hampered by the loss of Jordan Aaron. The Panther bench was pretty ineffective last year so it remains to be seen how much they improved and how impactful a couple of the new starters will be.
Auburns arena will be hoping (and if you haven’t seen the new one, it’s GORGEOUS). Pearl has this team and it’s fans believing that a special season will come sooner rather than later. If the Tigers can cleanup the mistakes they made in their closed door game against Tulane, they should be able to run the floor effectively with their new 1-2 combo of Mason and Harrell, which in turn will free up Bowers to take over the paint.
Auburn rolls here 79-63
