Service Plays Friday 11/26/10

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Dunkel

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26

Game 111-112: Buffalo at Akron (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 57.414; Akron 55.006
Dunkel Line: Buffalo by 2 1/2; 40
Vegas Line: Akron by 1; 43
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+1); Under

Game 113-114: Central Michigan at Toledo (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Central Michigan 72.424; Toledo 80.555
Dunkel Line: Toledo by 8; 58
Vegas Line: Toledo by 3 1/2; 51
Dunkel Pick: Toledo (-3 1/2); Over

Game 115-116: Western Michigan at Bowling Green (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Western Michigan 75.988; Bowling Green 71.889
Dunkel Line: Western Michigan by 4; 63
Vegas Line: Western Michigan by 7; 54
Dunkel Pick: Bowling Green (+7); Over

Game 117-118: Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Illinois 95.928; Eastern Michigan 59.448
Dunkel Line: Northern Illinois by 36 1/2; 57
Vegas Line: Northern Illinois by 23 1/2; 61
Dunkel Pick: Northern Illinois (-23 1/2); Under

Game 119-120: West Virginia at Pittsburgh (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: West Virginia 95.526; Pittsburgh 93.374
Dunkel Line: West Virginia by 2; 47
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh by 2 1/2; 41
Dunkel Pick: West Virginia (+2 1/2); Over

Game 121-122: Louisville at Rutgers (11:00 a.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Louisville 92.030; Rutgers 86.542
Dunkel Line: Louisville by 5 1/2; 42
Vegas Line: Louisville by 3; 46
Dunkel Pick: Louisville (-3); Under

Game 123-124: Ohio at Kent State (11:00 a.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio 80.331; Kent State 74.326
Dunkel Line: Ohio by 6; 55
Vegas Line: Ohio by 3; 48
Dunkel Pick: Ohio (-3); Over

Game 125-126: SMU at East Carolina (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: SMU 77.157; East Carolina 78.789
Dunkel Line: East Carolina by 1 1/2; 65
Vegas Line: SMU by 1 1/2; 69
Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (+1 1/2); Under

Game 127-128: Auburn at Alabama (2:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Auburn 107.627; Alabama 106.411
Dunkel Line: Auburn by 1; 49
Vegas Line: Alabama by 5; 58
Dunkel Pick: Auburn (+5); Under

Game 129-130: UCLA at Arizona State (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: UCLA 82.012; Arizona State 98.818
Dunkel Line: Arizona State by 17; 58
Vegas Line: Arizona State by 12 1/2; 48 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona State (-12 1/2); Over

Game 131-132: Colorado at Nebraska (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 80.917; Nebraska 105.458
Dunkel Line: Nebraska by 24 1/2; 46
Vegas Line: Nebraska by 17 1/2; 50 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Nebraska (-17 1/2); Under

Game 133-134: Southern Mississippi at Tulsa (6:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Mississippi 92.306; Tulsa 91.006
Dunkel Line: Southern Mississippi by 1 1/2; 72
Vegas Line: Tulsa by 3 1/2; 67
Dunkel Pick: Southern Mississippi (+3 1/2); Over

Game 135-136: Arizona at Oregon (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 99.500; Oregon 115.172
Dunkel Line: Oregon by 15 1/2; 56
Vegas Line: Oregon by 19 1/2; 61 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+19 1/2); Under

Game 137-138: Boise State at Nevada (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boise State 117.751; Nevada 99.203
Dunkel Line: Boise State by 18 1/2; 74
Vegas Line: Boise State by 14; 68
Dunkel Pick: Boise State (-14); Over

 

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Colin Cowherd

Alabama

Boise State

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Dr. Bob

Best Bets
Rotation #111 Buffalo (+1) 2-Stars at -2 1/2 or better.
Rotation #114 Toledo (-3 1/2) 3-Stars at -6 or less, 2-Stars up to -7.
Rotation #115 Western Michigan (-6 1/2) 4-Stars at -7 or less, 3-Stars up to -10 points.
Rotation #184 Oklahoma State (-2 1/2) 3-Stars at -3 or less, 2-Stars up to -6 1/2 points.

Strong Opinions
Strong Opinion - Rotation #120 Pittsburgh (-2 1/2) Strong Opinion at -3 or less.
Strong Opinion - Rotation #128 Alabama (-4) Strong Opinion at -5 or less, 2-Star Best Bet at -3 (-120 odds or better).

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

StatBetting


Friday College Football:
Alabama -4
Boise State -14.5

 

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Wunderdog

Game: Louisville at Rutgers (Friday 11/26 11:00 AM Eastern)
Pick: Louisville -3 (-110)


Game: Ohio at Kent State (Friday 11/26 11:00 AM Eastern)
Pick: Ohio -3.5 (-110)


Game: Boise State at Nevada (Friday 11/26 10:15 PM Eastern)
Pick: Nevada +14 (-110)

 

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Football Prophet


1. Boise State -14

2. Southern Mississippi/Tulsa over 67

3. Arizona/Oregon over 61 -120

4. Central Florida/Memphis over 54

5. UAB/Rice over 67

6. Michigan State/Penn State over 51

7. Texas A&M/Texas over 47

8. Kentucky/Tennessee over 58

9. Northwestern/Wisconsin over 57 -120

10. NC State/Maryland over 51 -120

11. LSU/Arkansas over 54 -120

12. Florida/Florida State over 51

13. Colorado/Nebraska over 51

14. Ohio -3

15. BYU/Utah over 50

16 - TCU -27 1st half

 

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Billy Coleman

4* Ucla Under 48.5
3* WMich -6.5
3* Nevada +14

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Executive

Early Friday Game:
250% Rutgers +3.5

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons

The Milwaukee Bucks have plenty of problems, but they aren’t that far off from being a good team. Seriously. The Bucks are the only team in the league to have a positive point differential without a winning record.

Milwaukee plays fantastic defense, seeing 10 of its 14 games go under the total, but has had difficulty establishing consistency on offense as it tries to blend Corey Maggette and Drew Gooden into its lineup.

"With so many new faces, I thought we'd struggle on the defensive end," Coach Scott Skiles said. "That hasn't been the case. I wouldn't want to put a time frame on it. I don't know what the true nature of the team would be yet."

Meantime, the Pistons don’t even have defense to hang their hats on, giving up more than 100 points per game. The team also has a lot of internal strife, with Tayshaun Prince continually voicing his displeasure with coach John Kuester. The Bucks may have issues, but their problems have answers. The Pistons only have questions.

Pick: Bucks


Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers (+1.5, 205)

The Indiana Pacers play good defense. I know, it’s a very weird thing to say, but the team has really clamped down when it comes to protecting its own basket.

The team is ranked in the top 10 defensively in points allowed (95.5) and opponent’s field goal percentage (43.5). The reason for the stout numbers is the emergence of center Roy Hibbert. The big man out of Georgetown looked like a bit of a bust earlier in this career, but has developed into a strong shot blocker, averaging 2.4 per game to go with 9.4 boards.

Hibbert also is a huge reason the Pacers have seen 10 of their 13 games fall short of the total.
In a recent win over the Heat, the team flashed its defensive prowess when it gave up a mere 77 points in South Beach.

"I think we just all locked in on the defensive end and the game plan we wanted," Forward Danny Granger said. "We took multiple charges and guys were getting their hands on the ball. It was a really good team effort on the defensive end."

Meantime, Oklahoma City appeared to turn a corner before dropping a 111-103 decision in Dallas. The team has cracked the 100-point barrier seven times in its past 10 games, but the total seems too high for a pair of teams capable of playing strong defense.

Pick: Under

 

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets

Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers (-110, 5.5)

Canadiens goalie Carey Price hasn’t grabbed the headlines like Buffalo’s Ryan Miller or Boston’s Tim Thomas. But he has been arguably more important to his team than either of those two netminders.

Price owns a solid record of 13-7-1 this season, a sterling 2.00 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. On Friday, however, he will sit for just the second time this season as backup Alex Auld will start in his place in the south. Auld picked up a win in his only other outing this season, giving up only one goal in a win over the Islanders in late October.

So how will he fair this time?

“I’m definitely excited to be back in there,” Auld told reporters. “It’s been a while, but I feel good and I’m anxious to get going. I take a lot of confidence from preparing the same way every day. The routine, the process I follow is important for me. I just want to go in, be as simple as possible and give the guys a chance to win.”

Well, his team certainly has been giving its goalies plenty of chances as well. The team’s defense is among the stingiest in the league and has seen the under hit in 17 of the team’s 21 games this season. Meantime the Thrashers have seen the under go 5-6-1 in home games this year.

Expect another total below the number, even with Auld between the pipes.

Pick: Under


Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Goalie Ryan Miller will likely be sidelined when the Sabres host the Maple Leafs. But that’s just fine for backup goalie Jhonas Enroth.

“I don’t know if Ryan Miller will be playing,” said Toronto coach Ron Wilson. “But I don’t think that matters. They beat us without Miller last time.”

Enroth, who is expected to start, stopped 23 shots and another four in overtime in a 3-2 victory over the Leafs on Nov. 6. The 22-year-old was called up to replace veteran backup Patrick Lalime, who redefined the term “awful” in relief of Miller. In limited action, the reserve is 2-2-1 with a 2.89 goals-against average, but has been light-years better than Lalime.

But right now a plastic trash can could shut down the Leafs, who have notched a league-low 47 goals this season.

Pick: Sabres

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Bettors' best friend: Friday's wagering tips

Weather to watch

Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks: There is a 70 percent chance of showers with an expected 15 mph wind.

Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide: There is a 50 percent chance of showers and an expected 14 mph wind.

Colorado Buffalos at Nebraska Cornhuskers: There is an expected 16 mph wind.

Who’s hot

Vancouver Canucks are 6-2 in their past eight games following a win.

Dallas Stars are 5-1 in their past six home games.

Dallas Mavericks are 16-4-1 ATS in their past 21 road games.

Toronto Raptors are 12-4 ATS in their past 16 road games.

Penn State Nittany Lions are 4-1 ATS in their past five road games.

Who’s not

Boston Bruins have seen the under go 6-1-1 in its past eight games.

Toronto Maple Leafs are 1-8 in their past nine against the Eastern Conference.

Miami Heat are 1-8 ATS in their past nine games overall.

Chicago Bulls have seen the under go 7-1 in their past eight games overall.

UCLA Bruins are 2-8 ATS in their past 10 neutral site games.

Key stat

5: Straight wins for the New York Knicks, the team’s longest winning streak since winning six in a row in January of 2006. Since the team’s last streak of at least five wins, every other team in the league has accomplished the feat at least once and only Minnesota has failed to do it at least twice.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

When the Celtic Rajon Rondo went down with an injury last week, the team wasn’t worried as spark plug Nate Robinson could start at the point and Delonte West would provide valuable minutes off the bench as a combo-guard. However, West went down hard on Wednesday night and could miss the rest of the season with a broken wrist. Combined with a banged up Shaquille O’Neal, forward Kendrick Perkins out until mid-January and Jermaine O’Neal as fragile as ever, and the Celtics are getting very thin very fast.

Game of the day

Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide (-4, 58)

Notable quotable

"It takes some time for the team to come together. There's no 'I' in team. So no matter how good a player is, no matter how good a group of players are, if they haven't played together before they are not going to be as good as a team that has played together a long time." – President Barack Obama on the Miami Heat’s early struggles.

Notes and tips

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella didn’t waste time in calling out his top skater after a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay. He was angry at his whole team, but forward Marian Gaborik, who has four goals and six assists in 11 games, drew the bulk of his ire. "He's supposed to be our best player," Tortorella said. "I looked at their best players, and they were pretty good tonight. I didn't see our best players." Gaborik gets his first chance to respond on Friday night against Florida.

Golden State can’t wait t get back forward David Lee. The standout frontcourt player who is averaging 14.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, but has appeared in just eight games as he is battling an elbow issue. He has been cleared to resume practicing and should be ready to play as early as this weekend.

The Buffalo Bills offense is close to becoming more dynamic. Running back C.J. Spiller is close to returning from a hamstring injury and is optimistic about facing Pittsburgh this week. Since he has been out, the team has used oft-injured starter Fred Jackson, who has been backed up by Quinton Ganther and Jehuu Caulcrick. Either way, good luck against the Steelers. The Bills need all the help they can get.

 

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LPW Sports Forecast CFB Rutgers +3

 

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Friday NBA Play- GC

Friday 2 Big College Football sides. The 100% College Game of the Month + Double


On Friday the Free NBA Play is on the San Antonio Spurs. Game 714 at 8:30 eastern. While many try to guess when the Spurs will have their long 12 game winning steak snapped and who will do it I will just cap their game one at a time. Dallas applies to a system that dates to 1990 which plays against road dogs of less than 5 that come in off a road dog win and a prior home favored win and ats loss. These teams fail over 82% of the time. Dallas has been solid on the road and come in off the upset win in OK.City. The Spurs squeaked out a win at Minnesota. The Spurs are 7-1 at home this season and have been clicking on all cylinders right now. Lay the small number. On Friday 2 Large College Football plays one of which is the 100% Game of the Month, the other backed with 2 solid systems and several angles.. For the Bonus Play take the Spurs. GC

 

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Anybody know Wat time JustinCover's tips comes out? This guy is doing pretty good so far.

 

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Double dragon friday

DOUBLE DRAGON FRIDAY

HYDRA
ALABAMA -3 (-120) vs auburn

TOP
COLORADO +17 (-120) at nebraska
NEVADA +14.5 vs boise state

STRONG
WESTERN MICHIGAN -7 at bowling green
OREGON -18.5 vs arizona

REGULAR
TOLEDO -4.5 vs central michigan
OHIO -3 (-120) at kent state
Soumi

 

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The Boss

1000% godfather northern Illinois

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Marc Lawrence's Playbook Newsletter - BEST BET
ALABAMA over Auburn by 17
Boise St over NEVADA by 6

Marc Lawrence's Economy Club
NEVADA

 

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Boise State At Nevada: What Bettors Need To Know

Boise State Broncos at Nevada Wolf Pack (+13.5, 68)

All the fuss being made about whether or not Boise State will end up in a BCS bowl overlooks one important element.

The Broncos haven’t even clinched the Western Athletic Conference title yet.

No. 3 Boise State will get the chance to wrap up the WAC crown on Friday night when it visits No. 19 Nevada in a pivotal conference contest at Mackay Stadium in Reno.

Odds

This spread opened at 14.5 point but has been bet down past two touchdowns to its current standing. As for the total, the number has stayed put at its original post.

Cry Wolf

The Broncos (10-0, 6-0 WAC, 8-2 ATS) are looking for their 25th consecutive victory but could receive a test from the Wolf Pack (10-1, 5-1, 5-6 ATS), whose only blemish is a close loss at Hawaii in mid-October.

If not for that stumble, the meeting that has been highly anticipated by Nevada and its fans would be between two unbeaten squads.

The Wolf Pack, who have lost 10 straight contests to Boise State, are just as loaded on offense as Boise State. The problem is that the Broncos’ defense is superior to Nevada’s unit.

Score More

Both Boise State and Nevada have scored 51 or more points on five occasions this season. But while the Broncos rank second nationally in both scoring defense (11.5 points per game) and total defense (229.2 yards per game), Nevada is 38th in scoring defense (21.7) and 67th in total defense (374.6) nationally.

Nevada’s bread-and-butter is the running game with its diverse Pistol offense. The Wolf Pack are fourth nationally with an average of 304.4 rushing yards per game. But Boise State excels at stopping the run, leading the nation at 72.3 yards per outing.

Nevada’s Vai Taua leads the WAC with 1,241 yards and quarterback Colin Kaepernick has rushed for 984 yards. Both players have rushed for 16 touchdowns.

Taua has 24 career 100-yard rushing games while Kaepernick has thrown for 2,412 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. The Nevada quarterback has been intercepted six times.

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore is a better passer than Kaepernick and gets to go up against Nevada’s shaky pass defense, which ranks 103th nationally at 249.9 yards per game.

Moore leads the nation in passing efficiency and has thrown 28 touchdown passes against just five interceptions. Moore’s favorite target is Titus Young, who has caught 55 passes for 988 yards.

Boise State ranks second in the nation in scoring offense at 47.9 points per game.

News And Notes

The Broncos are coming off an impressive 51-0 beat-down of Fresno State in which they allowed just 125 yards. The shutout was Boise State’s third of the season.

Nevada defeated New Mexico State 52-6 last week to notch a 10-win season for the first time since joining the major college ranks in 1992.

Wolf Pack defensive end Dontay Moch is having a big season with 19.5 tackles for loss, including eight sacks. Moch has 60.5 career tackles for loss.

Trends

- The Broncos are 7-2 ATS in their last nine meetings with the Wolf Pack.

- Road team is 4-0 ATS in their last four meetings.

- Wolf Pack are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games in November.

- Broncos are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 road games.

 

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Arizona At Oregon: What Bettors Need To Know

Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks (-19, 63)

Two more teams stand between Oregon and a chance at its first national championship. Neither will be easy.

Oregon hosts No. 20 Arizona in a Pac-10 contest Friday night. The Ducks are ranked No. 1 in the nation and are on top the crucial BCS standings.

Odds

Books opened with the Ducks set as 17.5-point favorites. That number climbed to its current standing while the total has also risen from 61.5 to 63.

Oregon is 6-3-1 ATS with a 7-3 over/under record. Arizona boasts a 5-5 ATS mark with a 6-4 ATS record.

Duck And Cover

Oregon also knows all that could fall apart with a loss on Friday.

The Ducks survived a bit of a scare in their last outing when California shut down the nation’s top-ranked offense in a 15-13 nail-biter.

Cal took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Shane Vereen’s 1-yard run. While falling behind is nothing new to Oregon, failing to respond in a heartbeat surely was.

Oregon took an 8-7 lead late in the second quarter when Cliff Harris returned a Cal punt 64 yards for a touchdown. The Ducks opted for the two-point conversion and got one on a run by Dion Jordan.

It appeared the rout was on but the Ducks’ star-studded backfield of LaMichael James and Darron Thomas never got on track. James finished with 91 yards on 29 carries and Thomas, the sleek quarterback finished 15 of 29 passing for 155 yards.

James is listed as probable for Friday’s game with a nagging leg injury.

He did throw a crucial touchdown pass to Jeffrey Maehl in the third quarter. The 29-yard strike was the last score of the game for Oregon, which actually put the ball in the freeze at the end of the game.

Cal got a fumble recovery in the end zone to cut the lead to 15-13 and went for the tying conversion but a pass failed.

While many figured the Ducks were due for a lethargic performance, the close call didn’t hurt them in the polls or the BCS standings.

Oregon (10-0 7-0 Pac-10) can rest assured that if it runs the table it will earn a berth in the BCS championship game even though there are four undefeated teams in the country.

Cat Scratch Fever

Arizona (7-3, 4-3) has slipped from its once lofty perch in the Pac-10. After moving into the top 10 in the national polls with a suffocating defense, the Wildcats were humbled by Stanford 42-17 before losing to USC 24-21 at home.

Arizona is currently projected to meet Texas A&M in the Holiday Bowl if it can maintain its third spot in the Pac-10. That won’t be easy as the Wildcats will be tested Friday and again in its season finale against a desperate Arizona State team.

The Wildcats hope to have running back Nic Grigsby back in the lineup. Grigsby missed last game will an ankle injury. Backup quarterback Matt Scott is out with a wrist injury.

Arizona has won the last two meetings between the two teams in high-scoring affairs, including a 44-41 victory last year.

Trends

- Home team is 5-1 ATS in their last six meetings.

- Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings.

- Underdog is 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings.

Weather

The forecast is calling for showers at Autzen Stadium with a 70 percent chance of rain. Game-time temperatures will be in the mid 40s with wind blowing across the field (SSW) at speeds of up to 20 mph.