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Tyreke Evans is averaging 20.4 points a nght. The sky is the limit for this kid. Jason Tompson chips in with 14.3 points a night. Ben Udrih scores 13.7 points a night and dishes out for assits a game. Andomri Casspi scores 12.7 points a night while Spencer Hawes 10-8 points a night. The underdog in this series is 4-0 ATS the last 4 meetings. The loss of Gilbert Arenas and his felony gun possesion hurts the Wizards big time. Antwan Jamison is now the go to guy. He averages 22.8 points a game. Caron Butler scores 16.8 points an night while Brendan Haywood, Randy Foye, and Mike Miller all average just under 10 points a game. The Wizards are 1-9 ATS their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record LINESMAKERS ERROR PLAY ON SACRAMENTO +
Tyreke Evans is averaging 20.4 points a nght. The sky is the limit for this kid. Jason Tompson chips in with 14.3 points a night. Ben Udrih scores 13.7 points a night and dishes out for assits a game. Andomri Casspi scores 12.7 points a night while Spencer Hawes 10-8 points a night. The underdog in this series is 4-0 ATS the last 4 meetings. The loss of Gilbert Arenas and his felony gun possesion hurts the Wizards big time. Antwan Jamison is now the go to guy. He averages 22.8 points a game. Caron Butler scores 16.8 points an night while Brendan Haywood, Randy Foye, and Mike Miller all average just under 10 points a game. The Wizards are 1-9 ATS their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record LINESMAKERS ERROR PLAY ON SACRAMENTO +
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25 DIME - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Keep an eye on this Anthony Grant squad.
After leading his team to the NCAA tourney a couple of times at VCU, Billy Donovan's lead recruiter bolted for the SEC with this Alabama job this year.
He has gotten them off to an 11-5 mark, but within those 5 losses you will see 5 quality losses.
They lost to Cornell to start the year, Kansas State, Purdue, Vanderbilt and Florida State.
The bottom line is this Alabama squad has been competitive all year long and off a tough, hard fought home loss to Vanderbilt, they will be looking to get right back on track versus a struggling Razorbacks team.
Arkansas comes into this game today losers of 4 in a row, and 8 of their last 13.
The red flag for me about this Razorback team is their 5 wins were against Mississippi Valley State, Delaware State, Alabama State, Missouri State and Stephen F. Austin Staste.
Not exactly any SEC teams in there now is there?
To give you an idea about the differences in these two ball clubs just look at their common opponent, the Baylor Bears.
The Crimson Tide went into Baylor and won a hard fought 79-76 game while Arkansas got drilled by Baylor at home by 23 points 70-47.
This is a game about two teams going in opposite directions and the right side of this game is to jump on the one going the right way, the Alabama Crimson Tide.
25 dime - Alabama
FREE SELECTION - ARIZONA-NEW ORLEANS OVER
25 DIME - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Keep an eye on this Anthony Grant squad.
After leading his team to the NCAA tourney a couple of times at VCU, Billy Donovan's lead recruiter bolted for the SEC with this Alabama job this year.
He has gotten them off to an 11-5 mark, but within those 5 losses you will see 5 quality losses.
They lost to Cornell to start the year, Kansas State, Purdue, Vanderbilt and Florida State.
The bottom line is this Alabama squad has been competitive all year long and off a tough, hard fought home loss to Vanderbilt, they will be looking to get right back on track versus a struggling Razorbacks team.
Arkansas comes into this game today losers of 4 in a row, and 8 of their last 13.
The red flag for me about this Razorback team is their 5 wins were against Mississippi Valley State, Delaware State, Alabama State, Missouri State and Stephen F. Austin Staste.
Not exactly any SEC teams in there now is there?
To give you an idea about the differences in these two ball clubs just look at their common opponent, the Baylor Bears.
The Crimson Tide went into Baylor and won a hard fought 79-76 game while Arkansas got drilled by Baylor at home by 23 points 70-47.
This is a game about two teams going in opposite directions and the right side of this game is to jump on the one going the right way, the Alabama Crimson Tide.
25 dime - Alabama
FREE SELECTION - ARIZONA-NEW ORLEANS OVER
DCI
America East Conference
ALBANY 71, Umbc 61
MAINE 63, Stony Brook 61
New Hampshire 64, HARTFORD 60
Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 90, FORDHAM 65
RICHMOND 73, La Salle 64
ST. BONAVENTURE 80, Saint Joseph's 70
TEMPLE 77, Massachusetts 56
XAVIER 73, Dayton 64
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson 74, NC STATE 71
FLORIDA STATE 71, Virginia Tech 69
Maryland 75, BOSTON COLLEGE 73
NORTH CAROLINA 86, Georgia Tech 76
VIRGINIA 70, Miami (Fla.) 67
Atlantic Sun Conference
CAMPBELL 74, Stetson 60
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 78, Florida Gulf Coast 61
JACKSONVILLE 76, Belmont 69
NORTH FLORIDA 70, Lipscomb 69
Big 12 Conference
BAYLOR 78, Oklahoma State 70
KANSAS 91, Texas Tech 73
Kansas State 83, COLORADO 72
Missouri 81, OKLAHOMA 77
NEBRASKA 70, Iowa State 65
TEXAS 84, Texas A&M 70
Big East Conference
CINCINNATI 75, Notre Dame 74
PITTSBURGH 74, Louisville 68
SOUTH FLORIDA 68, Rutgers 59
WEST VIRGINIA 75, Syracuse 74
Big Sky Conference
Northern Colorado 80, EASTERN WASHINGTON 69
Weber State 74, IDAHO STATE 66
Big South Conference
COASTAL CAROLINA 75, High Point 64
LIBERTY 81, UNC Asheville 71
Radford 76, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 71
VMI 99, Gardner-Webb 94
Winthrop 63, PRESBYTERIAN 60
Big Ten Conference
MICHIGAN STATE 75, Illinois 61
Penn State 60, IOWA 58
Purdue 67, NORTHWESTERN 61
Wisconsin 62, OHIO STATE 59
Big West Conference
CAL STATE FULLERTON 79, Cal State Northridge 73
LONG BEACH STATE 80, Cal Poly 69
PACIFIC 70, UC Irvine 57
UC SANTA BARBARA 65, UC Riverside 53
Colonial Athletic Association
DELAWARE 74, Towson 67
George Mason vs. JAMES MADISON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NORTHEASTERN 73, UNC Wilmington 56
OLD DOMINION 64, Drexel 49
Vcu 66, GEORGIA STATE 59
WILLIAM & MARY 69, Hofstra 60
Conference USA
Houston 87, EAST CAROLINA 78
MARSHALL 76, Tulane 63
Memphis 75, RICE 57
TULSA 76, Ucf 61
Uab 71, SMU 59
UTEP 75, Southern Miss 65
Great West Conference
HOUSTON BAPTIST 72, New Jersey Tech 61
SOUTH DAKOTA 82, North Dakota 65
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 70, Chicago State 64
Horizon League
BUTLER 75, Youngstown State 54
Cleveland State 67, VALPARAISO 66
GREEN BAY 67, Detroit 64
Wright State 63, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 62
Ivy League
CORNELL 78, Columbia 54
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
IONA 74, Niagara 67
MANHATTAN 66, Canisius 64
Siena 76, FAIRFIELD 70
Mid-American Conference
MIAMI (OHIO) 63, Ohio 60
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 67, Eastern Michigan 61
WESTERN MICHIGAN 63, Central Michigan 57
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 58, Delaware State 50
FLORIDA A&M 72, Umes 61
Hampton 69, NORFOLK STATE 68
NORTH CAROLINA A&T 73, Howard 63
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 71, Coppin State 65
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State vs. BRADLEY: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NORTHERN IOWA 69, Indiana State 51
Southern Illinois 67, EVANSVILLE 65
Wichita State 68, CREIGHTON 64
Mountain West Conference
BYU 82, Colorado State 64
New Mexico 84, WYOMING 75
SAN DIEGO STATE 73, Tcu 57
UNLV 73, Utah 62
Northeast Conference
MOUNT ST. MARY'S 74, Long Island 64
Quinnipiac 69, BRYANT 54
ROBERT MORRIS 70, Monmouth 63
Sacred Heart 74, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 66
SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 69, Fairleigh Dickinson 66
St. Francis (N.Y.) 65, WAGNER 62
Ohio Valley Conference
AUSTIN PEAY 82, Tennessee State 71
EASTERN KENTUCKY 83, Southeast Missouri State 64
MOREHEAD STATE 73, Eastern Illinois 60
MURRAY STATE 87, Tennessee Tech 67
TENNESSEE-MARTIN 77, Jacksonville State 76
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona State 60, OREGON STATE 54
Arizona vs. OREGON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
California 81, WASHINGTON 80
Usc 61, UCLA 60
WASHINGTON STATE 76, Stanford 70
Patriot League
HOLY CROSS 72, Bucknell 64
Lafayette 77, NAVY 76
Southeastern Conference
Alabama 76, ARKANSAS 73
FLORIDA 74, Lsu 65
Kentucky 86, AUBURN 72
MISSISSIPPI STATE 76, Georgia 62
TENNESSEE 86, Mississippi 75
Vanderbilt 77, SOUTH CAROLINA 75
Southern Conference
APPALACHIAN STATE 82, UNC Greensboro 68
College of Charleston 76, CHATTANOOGA 72
FURMAN 78, Georgia Southern 70
SAMFORD 54, The Citadel 51
WESTERN CAROLINA 82, Elon 63
WOFFORD 73, Davidson 68
Southland Conference
LAMAR 73, McNeese State 67
Sam Houston State 76, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 73
Stephen F. Austin 64, NICHOLLS STATE 60
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 84, Northwestern State 67
TEXAS STATE 78, Central Arkansas 69
UT San Antonio 81, UT ARLINGTON 73
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ALABAMA STATE 74, Alabama A&M 61
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 76, Southern 62
JACKSON STATE 69, Prairie View A&M 65
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 81, Alcorn State 70
Texas Southern 71, GRAMBLING STATE 67
Summit League
IPFW 70, Umkc 66
IUPUI 85, Centenary 68
OAKLAND 82, Southern Utah 63
Oral Roberts 62, WESTERN ILLINOIS 56
Sun Belt Conference
Denver 68, LOUISIANA-MONROE 66
LouiSIAna-Lafayette vs. UALR: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 73, Florida Atlantic 69
NORTH TEXAS 76, Arkansas State 68
SOUTH ALABAMA 79, Troy 75
WESTERN KENTUCKY 79, Florida International 59
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga 78, SAN DIEGO 62
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 76, Santa Clara 69
SAINT MARY'S 81, Portland 70
San Francisco vs. PEPPERDINE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Western Athletic Conference
NEVADA 83, Idaho 71
NEW MEXICO STATE 78, Fresno State 75
UTAH STATE 82, Boise State 64
Non-Conference
Morgan State 79, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 60
SEATTLE 81, Utah Valley 72
America East Conference
ALBANY 71, Umbc 61
MAINE 63, Stony Brook 61
New Hampshire 64, HARTFORD 60
Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 90, FORDHAM 65
RICHMOND 73, La Salle 64
ST. BONAVENTURE 80, Saint Joseph's 70
TEMPLE 77, Massachusetts 56
XAVIER 73, Dayton 64
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson 74, NC STATE 71
FLORIDA STATE 71, Virginia Tech 69
Maryland 75, BOSTON COLLEGE 73
NORTH CAROLINA 86, Georgia Tech 76
VIRGINIA 70, Miami (Fla.) 67
Atlantic Sun Conference
CAMPBELL 74, Stetson 60
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 78, Florida Gulf Coast 61
JACKSONVILLE 76, Belmont 69
NORTH FLORIDA 70, Lipscomb 69
Big 12 Conference
BAYLOR 78, Oklahoma State 70
KANSAS 91, Texas Tech 73
Kansas State 83, COLORADO 72
Missouri 81, OKLAHOMA 77
NEBRASKA 70, Iowa State 65
TEXAS 84, Texas A&M 70
Big East Conference
CINCINNATI 75, Notre Dame 74
PITTSBURGH 74, Louisville 68
SOUTH FLORIDA 68, Rutgers 59
WEST VIRGINIA 75, Syracuse 74
Big Sky Conference
Northern Colorado 80, EASTERN WASHINGTON 69
Weber State 74, IDAHO STATE 66
Big South Conference
COASTAL CAROLINA 75, High Point 64
LIBERTY 81, UNC Asheville 71
Radford 76, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 71
VMI 99, Gardner-Webb 94
Winthrop 63, PRESBYTERIAN 60
Big Ten Conference
MICHIGAN STATE 75, Illinois 61
Penn State 60, IOWA 58
Purdue 67, NORTHWESTERN 61
Wisconsin 62, OHIO STATE 59
Big West Conference
CAL STATE FULLERTON 79, Cal State Northridge 73
LONG BEACH STATE 80, Cal Poly 69
PACIFIC 70, UC Irvine 57
UC SANTA BARBARA 65, UC Riverside 53
Colonial Athletic Association
DELAWARE 74, Towson 67
George Mason vs. JAMES MADISON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NORTHEASTERN 73, UNC Wilmington 56
OLD DOMINION 64, Drexel 49
Vcu 66, GEORGIA STATE 59
WILLIAM & MARY 69, Hofstra 60
Conference USA
Houston 87, EAST CAROLINA 78
MARSHALL 76, Tulane 63
Memphis 75, RICE 57
TULSA 76, Ucf 61
Uab 71, SMU 59
UTEP 75, Southern Miss 65
Great West Conference
HOUSTON BAPTIST 72, New Jersey Tech 61
SOUTH DAKOTA 82, North Dakota 65
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 70, Chicago State 64
Horizon League
BUTLER 75, Youngstown State 54
Cleveland State 67, VALPARAISO 66
GREEN BAY 67, Detroit 64
Wright State 63, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 62
Ivy League
CORNELL 78, Columbia 54
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
IONA 74, Niagara 67
MANHATTAN 66, Canisius 64
Siena 76, FAIRFIELD 70
Mid-American Conference
MIAMI (OHIO) 63, Ohio 60
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 67, Eastern Michigan 61
WESTERN MICHIGAN 63, Central Michigan 57
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 58, Delaware State 50
FLORIDA A&M 72, Umes 61
Hampton 69, NORFOLK STATE 68
NORTH CAROLINA A&T 73, Howard 63
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 71, Coppin State 65
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State vs. BRADLEY: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NORTHERN IOWA 69, Indiana State 51
Southern Illinois 67, EVANSVILLE 65
Wichita State 68, CREIGHTON 64
Mountain West Conference
BYU 82, Colorado State 64
New Mexico 84, WYOMING 75
SAN DIEGO STATE 73, Tcu 57
UNLV 73, Utah 62
Northeast Conference
MOUNT ST. MARY'S 74, Long Island 64
Quinnipiac 69, BRYANT 54
ROBERT MORRIS 70, Monmouth 63
Sacred Heart 74, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 66
SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 69, Fairleigh Dickinson 66
St. Francis (N.Y.) 65, WAGNER 62
Ohio Valley Conference
AUSTIN PEAY 82, Tennessee State 71
EASTERN KENTUCKY 83, Southeast Missouri State 64
MOREHEAD STATE 73, Eastern Illinois 60
MURRAY STATE 87, Tennessee Tech 67
TENNESSEE-MARTIN 77, Jacksonville State 76
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona State 60, OREGON STATE 54
Arizona vs. OREGON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
California 81, WASHINGTON 80
Usc 61, UCLA 60
WASHINGTON STATE 76, Stanford 70
Patriot League
HOLY CROSS 72, Bucknell 64
Lafayette 77, NAVY 76
Southeastern Conference
Alabama 76, ARKANSAS 73
FLORIDA 74, Lsu 65
Kentucky 86, AUBURN 72
MISSISSIPPI STATE 76, Georgia 62
TENNESSEE 86, Mississippi 75
Vanderbilt 77, SOUTH CAROLINA 75
Southern Conference
APPALACHIAN STATE 82, UNC Greensboro 68
College of Charleston 76, CHATTANOOGA 72
FURMAN 78, Georgia Southern 70
SAMFORD 54, The Citadel 51
WESTERN CAROLINA 82, Elon 63
WOFFORD 73, Davidson 68
Southland Conference
LAMAR 73, McNeese State 67
Sam Houston State 76, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 73
Stephen F. Austin 64, NICHOLLS STATE 60
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 84, Northwestern State 67
TEXAS STATE 78, Central Arkansas 69
UT San Antonio 81, UT ARLINGTON 73
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ALABAMA STATE 74, Alabama A&M 61
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 76, Southern 62
JACKSON STATE 69, Prairie View A&M 65
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 81, Alcorn State 70
Texas Southern 71, GRAMBLING STATE 67
Summit League
IPFW 70, Umkc 66
IUPUI 85, Centenary 68
OAKLAND 82, Southern Utah 63
Oral Roberts 62, WESTERN ILLINOIS 56
Sun Belt Conference
Denver 68, LOUISIANA-MONROE 66
LouiSIAna-Lafayette vs. UALR: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 73, Florida Atlantic 69
NORTH TEXAS 76, Arkansas State 68
SOUTH ALABAMA 79, Troy 75
WESTERN KENTUCKY 79, Florida International 59
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga 78, SAN DIEGO 62
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 76, Santa Clara 69
SAINT MARY'S 81, Portland 70
San Francisco vs. PEPPERDINE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Western Athletic Conference
NEVADA 83, Idaho 71
NEW MEXICO STATE 78, Fresno State 75
UTAH STATE 82, Boise State 64
Non-Conference
Morgan State 79, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 60
SEATTLE 81, Utah Valley 72
DCI
Season: 236-165 (.589)
Chicago 3, COLUMBUS 2
Detroit 3, DALLAS 2
New Jersey vs. COLORADO: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Boston vs. LOS ANGELES: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SAN JOSE 3, Edmonton 2
MONTREAL 3, Ottawa 2
Buffalo vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
FLORIDA 3, Tampa Bay 2
Atlanta vs. CAROLINA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
N.Y. Rangers vs. ST. LOUIS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Minnesota vs. PHOENIX: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Pittsburgh vs. VANCOUVER: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Season: 236-165 (.589)
Chicago 3, COLUMBUS 2
Detroit 3, DALLAS 2
New Jersey vs. COLORADO: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Boston vs. LOS ANGELES: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SAN JOSE 3, Edmonton 2
MONTREAL 3, Ottawa 2
Buffalo vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
FLORIDA 3, Tampa Bay 2
Atlanta vs. CAROLINA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
N.Y. Rangers vs. ST. LOUIS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Minnesota vs. PHOENIX: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Pittsburgh vs. VANCOUVER: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
DCI
Season
Straight Up: 384-169 (.694)
ATS: 305-270 (.530)
ATS Vary Units: 781-673 (.537)
Over/Under: 285-289 (.497)
Over/Under Vary Units: 432-451 (.489)
CHARLOTTE 104, Phoenix 101
INDIANA 102, New Orleans 101
WASHINGTON 107, Sacramento 104
DETROIT 99, New York 97
MEMPHIS 99, San Antonio 98
OKLAHOMA CITY 99, Miami 95
UTAH 104, Milwaukee 94
Cleveland 100, L.A. CLIPPERS 91
Season
Straight Up: 384-169 (.694)
ATS: 305-270 (.530)
ATS Vary Units: 781-673 (.537)
Over/Under: 285-289 (.497)
Over/Under Vary Units: 432-451 (.489)
CHARLOTTE 104, Phoenix 101
INDIANA 102, New Orleans 101
WASHINGTON 107, Sacramento 104
DETROIT 99, New York 97
MEMPHIS 99, San Antonio 98
OKLAHOMA CITY 99, Miami 95
UTAH 104, Milwaukee 94
Cleveland 100, L.A. CLIPPERS 91
write up
BALTIMORE vs. INDIANAPOLIS -6
The Indianapolis Colts coaching staff led by Jim Caldwell received a ton of criticism for resting their players and seemingly throwing away the opportunity at a perfect season a few weeks ago. However, now the time is here to see if resting the starters was indeed the correct call. Possibly anything less than an AFC Championship would be a waste considering the Colts had a great chance to become just the 5th team in history to end the year undefeated. However, moving forward the Colts will put their focus to the visiting Baltimore Ravens this Saturday night. The Ravens just flat dominated the New England Patriots last week on both sides of the ball. Running back Ray Rice, who has been the heart of the offense, busted the first play from scrimmage open with an 83 yard touchdown run. The damage inflicted by the Ravens never let up as Rice rumbled for 159 rushing yards to lead efforts in a 33-14 victory over the Patriots.
To make matters worse, the Ravens pass defense played incredible constantly filling the passing lanes, making quick cuts to the ball, and disguising the defense very well. Baltimore shut down Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady who just threw for just 132 yards while forcing 3 interceptions during the contests. If those numbers do not head warning for Peyton Manning and company, they definitely should. The Ravens defense is playing extremely well. They are getting excellent pressure up front playing even better in the secondary which will match-up very well against the Colts offense. If they keep Peyton Manning moving and limit the big plays to WR Reggie Wayne, the Ravens will have a good chance at scoring the upset once again.
Of course keeping Manning contained like trying to tame a wild animal. Manning perhaps the best play caller in the league, threw for an NFL 2nd highest 4,500 passing yards this season. WR Reggie Wayne posted over 1,200 yards this season while tight end Dallas Clark was equally effective racking up 1,100 plus yards as well. So needless to say the Ravens secondary will be in for yet another task to stop the Colts passing game. However much like the Patriots, the Colts are fairly a one dimensional offense. Joseph Addai tallied 828 yards this season, but the Colts are anything but a rushing offense. If the Ravens can shut down the air attack, they could have very similar success. Of course that will be a bit more difficult this week as well.
On the Ravens offense, QB Joe Flacco has had a decent 2nd year as starter. Flacco was banged up with a right hip injury last week in the battle with the Patriots. Luckily, Flacco was not needed often attempting just 10 passes throughout the evening. Flacco finished with just 34 yards on 4 completions, but again remember he was rarely needed at all. If the Ravens offense does need to move the ball down field in a hurry, they definitely have the tools to get it done. Flacco completed 63% on the year for 3,613 yards and 21 touchdowns. The Ravens have a lot of confidence in his arm and the playmaking ability of WR Derrick Mason who reached the 1,000 yard receiving mark this season for the 8th time in 9 years. However, the Ravens remain a rushing team. Baltimore has put major focus on running the ball with Rice in the last few weeks and has been a better team as a result. Rice can also produce a lot of damage catching balls out of the backfield so look for them to utilize the play calling around the newfound star very early in the game. WAR SAYS TO LAY THE POINTS AND TAKE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AS a Millionaires Club pick. BALTIMORE RUNNING THE BALL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO OUTSCORE MANNING!!
ARIZONA vs. NEW ORLEANS -7
The Arizona Cardinals appeared to have magic on their side yet again as they took down the Green Bay Packers in one of the highest scoring games in postseason history 51-45 in overtime. The Cardinals appear to be carrying the perception they did last year at this time as a dangerous underdog. The Cardinals offense has been its best in the postseason over the last two years, but now Arizona will take on the NFL’s top offense in the New Orleans Saints. The Saints had a first round bye so they will be plenty rested after finishing the year with the best record in the NFC at 13-3. However, all of the Saints defeats came in the last 3 weeks of the season and it will be interesting to see if they can relocate their swagger.
The Cardinals defense come up big on a few key plays intercepting Aaron Rodgers very first pass and Karlos Dansby recovered a fumble while running it back for a touchdown on the final play of the game. In between those big plays, the Cardinals secondary gave up plenty of big plays as the game turned into a quarterback dual between Rodgers and Kurt Warner. Rodgers was sensational after the pick racking up 422 yards against the Cardinals defense that just looked very confused too often. The pass defense will be the main concern this weekend as everyone knows that the Saints attack through the air more often than any team in the league. The Saints offense led the NFL for most of the season before sliding in their final few games to 272 yards per game. However, their passing attack led by Drew Brees is among the best there is and they will surely give the Cardinals defense tons of trouble if they play like they did last week.
Even if the Cardinals defense struggles, they still have QB Kurt Warner on their side. Warner proved again last week why he should be Hall of Fame bound as one of the best quarterbacks when it comes playoffs time. Warner completed 29 of 33 passing for 379 yards and 5 touchdowns. That is 88% passing with more touchdowns than incomplete passes, which is simply amazing. The Cardinals will definitely need a lot of offense again this week to pull of the upset. WR Anquan Boldin is still hampering an ankle injury that kept him out of last week’s win against the Packers. While that definitely hurts, it is manageable if the Cardinals get WR Steve Breaston to have another big game. Breaston caught 7 passes for 125 yards to pick up the empty space by Boldin and they need another similar effort. Of course you can never forget about Larry “Mr. Playoffs” Fitzgerald as well, Fitzgerald caught 6 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Those numbers may be a bit off from his record setting pace from last year, but as long as he continues to grab touchdown passes the Cardinals will be fine.
The Saints offense as previously mentioned made defenses look like really bad earlier this year, but the passing offense burned out a bit down the stretch. Brees threw for 4,300 plus yards while completing 70% passing with 34 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on the season. However, the passing offense was not as efficient in their last few games. Hopefully the Saints can dial up the high power offense again and provide some fireworks. They definitely have the wide receivers to cause all kind of trouble for the Arizona defense.
WR Marques Colston eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark this season along with 9 touchdowns. Also, receivers Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem both combined for 1,500 additional yards and 11 scores. If these guys can find holes early and keep the Arizona safeties on their heels they can really do some damage. However, their success will likely ride on the play of the offensive line. Brees has been protected very well this year, but the Cardinals defensive front is playing well. It is imperative that Brees have time to throw the football or they are doomed. Remember the Cowboys defensive pressure up front ended their shot at a perfect season and they do not need to let another solid defensive front have their way again. WAR SAYS THE BYE WEEK REALLY WAS EFFECTIVE FOR THE SAINTS IN TERMS OF REST AND HEALING. HE SAYS THIS TEAM HAS RE-GROUPED AND HAS MADE THE SAINTS HIS NO LIMIT DIVISIONAL GAME OF THE YEAR.
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BALTIMORE vs. INDIANAPOLIS -6
The Indianapolis Colts coaching staff led by Jim Caldwell received a ton of criticism for resting their players and seemingly throwing away the opportunity at a perfect season a few weeks ago. However, now the time is here to see if resting the starters was indeed the correct call. Possibly anything less than an AFC Championship would be a waste considering the Colts had a great chance to become just the 5th team in history to end the year undefeated. However, moving forward the Colts will put their focus to the visiting Baltimore Ravens this Saturday night. The Ravens just flat dominated the New England Patriots last week on both sides of the ball. Running back Ray Rice, who has been the heart of the offense, busted the first play from scrimmage open with an 83 yard touchdown run. The damage inflicted by the Ravens never let up as Rice rumbled for 159 rushing yards to lead efforts in a 33-14 victory over the Patriots.
To make matters worse, the Ravens pass defense played incredible constantly filling the passing lanes, making quick cuts to the ball, and disguising the defense very well. Baltimore shut down Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady who just threw for just 132 yards while forcing 3 interceptions during the contests. If those numbers do not head warning for Peyton Manning and company, they definitely should. The Ravens defense is playing extremely well. They are getting excellent pressure up front playing even better in the secondary which will match-up very well against the Colts offense. If they keep Peyton Manning moving and limit the big plays to WR Reggie Wayne, the Ravens will have a good chance at scoring the upset once again.
Of course keeping Manning contained like trying to tame a wild animal. Manning perhaps the best play caller in the league, threw for an NFL 2nd highest 4,500 passing yards this season. WR Reggie Wayne posted over 1,200 yards this season while tight end Dallas Clark was equally effective racking up 1,100 plus yards as well. So needless to say the Ravens secondary will be in for yet another task to stop the Colts passing game. However much like the Patriots, the Colts are fairly a one dimensional offense. Joseph Addai tallied 828 yards this season, but the Colts are anything but a rushing offense. If the Ravens can shut down the air attack, they could have very similar success. Of course that will be a bit more difficult this week as well.
On the Ravens offense, QB Joe Flacco has had a decent 2nd year as starter. Flacco was banged up with a right hip injury last week in the battle with the Patriots. Luckily, Flacco was not needed often attempting just 10 passes throughout the evening. Flacco finished with just 34 yards on 4 completions, but again remember he was rarely needed at all. If the Ravens offense does need to move the ball down field in a hurry, they definitely have the tools to get it done. Flacco completed 63% on the year for 3,613 yards and 21 touchdowns. The Ravens have a lot of confidence in his arm and the playmaking ability of WR Derrick Mason who reached the 1,000 yard receiving mark this season for the 8th time in 9 years. However, the Ravens remain a rushing team. Baltimore has put major focus on running the ball with Rice in the last few weeks and has been a better team as a result. Rice can also produce a lot of damage catching balls out of the backfield so look for them to utilize the play calling around the newfound star very early in the game. WAR SAYS TO LAY THE POINTS AND TAKE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AS a Millionaires Club pick. BALTIMORE RUNNING THE BALL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO OUTSCORE MANNING!!
ARIZONA vs. NEW ORLEANS -7
The Arizona Cardinals appeared to have magic on their side yet again as they took down the Green Bay Packers in one of the highest scoring games in postseason history 51-45 in overtime. The Cardinals appear to be carrying the perception they did last year at this time as a dangerous underdog. The Cardinals offense has been its best in the postseason over the last two years, but now Arizona will take on the NFL’s top offense in the New Orleans Saints. The Saints had a first round bye so they will be plenty rested after finishing the year with the best record in the NFC at 13-3. However, all of the Saints defeats came in the last 3 weeks of the season and it will be interesting to see if they can relocate their swagger.
The Cardinals defense come up big on a few key plays intercepting Aaron Rodgers very first pass and Karlos Dansby recovered a fumble while running it back for a touchdown on the final play of the game. In between those big plays, the Cardinals secondary gave up plenty of big plays as the game turned into a quarterback dual between Rodgers and Kurt Warner. Rodgers was sensational after the pick racking up 422 yards against the Cardinals defense that just looked very confused too often. The pass defense will be the main concern this weekend as everyone knows that the Saints attack through the air more often than any team in the league. The Saints offense led the NFL for most of the season before sliding in their final few games to 272 yards per game. However, their passing attack led by Drew Brees is among the best there is and they will surely give the Cardinals defense tons of trouble if they play like they did last week.
Even if the Cardinals defense struggles, they still have QB Kurt Warner on their side. Warner proved again last week why he should be Hall of Fame bound as one of the best quarterbacks when it comes playoffs time. Warner completed 29 of 33 passing for 379 yards and 5 touchdowns. That is 88% passing with more touchdowns than incomplete passes, which is simply amazing. The Cardinals will definitely need a lot of offense again this week to pull of the upset. WR Anquan Boldin is still hampering an ankle injury that kept him out of last week’s win against the Packers. While that definitely hurts, it is manageable if the Cardinals get WR Steve Breaston to have another big game. Breaston caught 7 passes for 125 yards to pick up the empty space by Boldin and they need another similar effort. Of course you can never forget about Larry “Mr. Playoffs” Fitzgerald as well, Fitzgerald caught 6 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Those numbers may be a bit off from his record setting pace from last year, but as long as he continues to grab touchdown passes the Cardinals will be fine.
The Saints offense as previously mentioned made defenses look like really bad earlier this year, but the passing offense burned out a bit down the stretch. Brees threw for 4,300 plus yards while completing 70% passing with 34 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on the season. However, the passing offense was not as efficient in their last few games. Hopefully the Saints can dial up the high power offense again and provide some fireworks. They definitely have the wide receivers to cause all kind of trouble for the Arizona defense.
WR Marques Colston eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark this season along with 9 touchdowns. Also, receivers Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem both combined for 1,500 additional yards and 11 scores. If these guys can find holes early and keep the Arizona safeties on their heels they can really do some damage. However, their success will likely ride on the play of the offensive line. Brees has been protected very well this year, but the Cardinals defensive front is playing well. It is imperative that Brees have time to throw the football or they are doomed. Remember the Cowboys defensive pressure up front ended their shot at a perfect season and they do not need to let another solid defensive front have their way again. WAR SAYS THE BYE WEEK REALLY WAS EFFECTIVE FOR THE SAINTS IN TERMS OF REST AND HEALING. HE SAYS THIS TEAM HAS RE-GROUPED AND HAS MADE THE SAINTS HIS NO LIMIT DIVISIONAL GAME OF THE YEAR.
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NSA WINS
NFL Baltimore @ Indianapolis 8:15 PM EST 20* Baltimore +6.5
NFL Arizona @ New Orleans 4:30 PM EST 20* New Orleans -7
CBB Missouri @ Oklahoma 1:00 PM EST 20* Oklahoma +3.5(BIG 12 GOY)
CBB Syracuse @ West Virginia 12:00 PM EST 10* Syracuse +4.5
CBB Louisville @ Pittsburgh 12:00 PM EST 10* Louisville +2
CBB Utah @ UNLV 10:00 PM EST 10* UNLV -11.5
NBA Miami @ Oklahoma City 8:05 PM EST 10* Oklahoma
NFL Baltimore @ Indianapolis 8:15 PM EST 20* Baltimore +6.5
NFL Arizona @ New Orleans 4:30 PM EST 20* New Orleans -7
CBB Missouri @ Oklahoma 1:00 PM EST 20* Oklahoma +3.5(BIG 12 GOY)
CBB Syracuse @ West Virginia 12:00 PM EST 10* Syracuse +4.5
CBB Louisville @ Pittsburgh 12:00 PM EST 10* Louisville +2
CBB Utah @ UNLV 10:00 PM EST 10* UNLV -11.5
NBA Miami @ Oklahoma City 8:05 PM EST 10* Oklahoma
