Doc's Sports Package
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5 Unit Play. #520 Take Arkansas -4 ½ over Auburn (1:00 pm ESPN Fullcourt) This is a make or break game for Arkansas and if they cannot beat Auburn at home, their tournament hopes are gone.
4 Unit Play. #533 Take Milwaukee +13 ½ over Butler (2:00 pm ESPN Fullcourt) Butler is the real deal, but Milwaukee is the second best team in the Horizon and Butler does not score a lot of points. They will have trouble covering this spread scoring in the sixties and we fully expect to collect with the dog.
4 Unit Play. #541 Take Kentucky -6 ½ over Alabama (3:00 pm ESPN Fullcourt) The Cats are the best team in the SEC and Bama is without Ronald Steele (plantar fasciitis). That is a major loss at the guard position for the Tide and Kentucky just has too many weapons without him. Kentucky owns a 97-35 series lead over Alabama, and the Wildcats won last season's meeting, 62-52. The Cats are 5-2 away from Lexington this season and they will make some wins especially on the road with low numbers.
7 Unit Play. #567 Take Florida State +1 over Virginia (4:00 pm FSN) College Game of the Year. This line is low because the Seminoles have traditionally not been a good road team but they will enter this season with a 7-2 record in games not played in Tallassee and are playing the worst teams in the ACC. The Cavaliers are just 1-4 in the ACC and they do not have much of a home court advantage winning just six of their ten games in Charlottesville. Their lone ACC win came against Georgia Tech and they are 0-5 in the conference. They enter off of three straight losses and much of their scoring stats are skewed because of an opening game victory against VMI in which they scored 107 points. Of their seven wins, their best one is South Florida, a terrible team from the Big East conference. They have already lost at home to Auburn and Liberty and major changes are likely to be made after the season. FSU is well on their way to an NCAA tournament bid currently in the top 25 with regards to RPI. They challenged themselves during the non-conference portion of the season and this has paid off with a 15-4 record and all four losses have been against decent teams. FSU beat Virginia last year and Sean Singletary is long gone and he was the heart and soul of that team last season. FSU allows just over sixty points per game and will pull away late to win this game comfortably. It also helps to have the best player on the floor in Tony Douglas, a player that gets it done on both ends of the court. Play the Noles and watch your money grow.
4 Unit Play. #572 Take Washington (pk) over UCLA (4:00 pm FSN) The Bruins are still a solid team but they do not come close to having the athletes that this Husky team offers. Washington has size and speed but they are young and sometimes lay an egg against teams they should beat. I do not think that will be the case today, as this game can put them atop the standing alone in the PAC-10. UCLA struggled to beat Washington State (2 points) and this same Husky team went into Pullman and beat them by 20 points. This is a statement game for UW and we will collect along the way.
4 Unit Play. #592 Take Penn State -6 ½ over Iowa (6:00 pm Big 10 Network) The Hawkeyes just cannot score points and will be without Tucker (doubtful) and Tate (out) when they make this trip to Happy Valley. The Lions have a winning conference record and are 11-2 at Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State will come close to reaching 70 points and I cannot see Iowa getting out of the fifties. Iowa is 1-5 in true road games this season and their last two have been big blowouts. Make it three in a row Saturday nights.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports