Service Plays Saturday 1/23/10

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ASA

5* NHL PICK - Saturday, Jan. 23 - NY Rangers

ASA NHL PICK - 5* Top Game on NY Rangers -115 over Montreal, Saturday at 6:00 PM CST

This one has set up perfectly for a strong play on the Rangers. New York is on the road so strong line value is being offered on the Rangers. If they were at home they would likely be overpriced. Additionally, they are catching the Canadiens in a back to back spot with travel involved as the Habs were in New Jersey last night. Not only that, Montreal did get a huge upset win of the Devils yesterday which makes this a very tough spot for them. Teams off of a big dog upset win often come up short on emotions, energy, and intensity in their very next game. Unlike the Habs, the Rangers are well-rested here as they were off yesterday. Also, New York is fired up because of a 2-0 shutout loss they suffered at Philadelphia on Thursday. While the Canadiens will be playing their third game in four nights, the Rangers will be playing just their third game in six nights. The Rangers are off a big divisional game against the Flyers but note that they are 47-30 the last three seasons when off of a divisional game. Also, another stat that dates back over the last three seasons is that New York is 36-23 the last three seasons when they are off of a game where they scored just one goal or were shutout. Even though the Canadiens are playing with revenge here they are just 48-62 the last three seasons when playing with revenge against an opponent. Also, while Saturday is widely known as "Hockey Night in Canada" it’s notable that the Canadiens are just 5-9 in Saturday games this season. The Habs had lost three straight before beating the Devils. The Rangers had won two straight before losing to the Flyers. Its bounce back time for New York here while one shouldn’t be surprised if the Canadiens come out flat here after their big win last night!

 

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SCOTT RICKENBACH

Players NCAAB *10* Top Play Saturday UNLV on Jan 23rd
Scott Rickenbach’s NCAAB #615 - 10* (TOP PLAY) UNLV Runnin' Rebels (-) @ TCU @ 6 ET – RATING SYSTEM: Plays range from 6* up to 10*. The 6*, 7*, and 8* picks are the normal, daily play ratings. The 9* and 10* picks are the higher-rated plays and are Top Plays! A 10* Top Play, of course, is a level above a 9* Top Play!

The Runnin’ Rebels opened up favored by a half dozen points in this game but the road chalk is absolutely justifiable. UNLV is far superior to this TCU team and the Runnin’ Rebels have been road warriors this season. UNLV is 6-1 in its road games and the only loss came by just four points at BYU. Not only is Brigham Young currently at the top of the Mountain West Conference, the Cougars were fortunate to escape with that win as the Runnin’ Rebels controlled that game for all but the final five minutes. While BYU was able to escape late tin the game for the four point victory, the Horned Frogs don’t have the same talent level as the Cougars. Of course another key with laying this many points on the road is motivation and we certainly have that here for UNLV. The Runnin’ Rebels lost at TCU last season and they haven’t forgotten that defeat. They have payback on their minds here and they truly do have a ‘road warrior’ mentality as mentioned above.

UNLV lost by 7 points at TCU last season but the Runnin’ Rebels only losses this season have come against solid foes. Nevada-Las Vegas has losses to USC, Kansas State, BYU, and Utah. When facing weaker opposition, and the Horned Frogs fall into that category, the Runnin’ Rebels have rolled to big wins. All but three of their 15 wins have come by a margin of at least eight points and the wins by smaller margins included victories over Louisville and Arizona. Indeed, this is a solid UNLV team that has a fantastic point guard in Oscar Bellfield and a scoring machine in guard Tre’Von Willis. The Runnin’ Rebels don’t rebound well but their smaller, quicker lineup wears teams down. The ‘wearing down’ process also is helped by the fact that the Runnin’ Rebels go 11 deep! They have 11 players who are each averaging double digits in minutes. This spells trouble for a Horned Frogs team that is not as deep and not nearly as talented. If you look at TCU’s results so far this season you will see that they have won games against weak opposition and lost all their games against stronger opposition. Most of those defeats have come by a double digit margin. On deck for UNLV is the MWC’s last place team, Air Force, so the Runnin’ Rebels are fully focused on the Horned Frogs…especially after losing here last season. The result should be a road win by a double digit margin and we will gladly lay the manageable points here. Play UNLV minus the points as a *10* Top Play selection.

 

[spreadbeater]

Anyone have final three RAS totals?

 

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SCOTT RICKENBACH

Players NBA *10* Saturday OVER in denver on Jan 23rd
Scott Rickenbach’s NBA 9* (TOP PLAY) OVER the total in Denver vs New Orleans @ 9:05 ET – RATING SYSTEM: Plays range from 6* up to 10*. The 6*, 7*, and 8* picks are the normal, daily play ratings. The 9* and 10* picks are the higher-rated plays and are Top Plays! A 10* Top Play, of course, is a level above a 9* Top Play!

As expected, with David West getting hurt in last night’s game, there has been a little movement here toward the under. What people fail to realize in a situation like this is that the Hornets defense arguably gets the worst of the impact when a guy like West fails to play. Keep in mind, he’s no longer in there to clean the defensive glass. That leaves more second chance opportunities for the opponent. Additionally, this team no longer has Tyson Chandler like they did last season and he was such a valuable defensive presence. Also, other players step up their games when another guy goes out and that’s part of the reason the Hornets still averaged 101.6 points per game during the only lengthy (this was a 5 game) stretch that West missed last season. That also came in the latter half of January and the Hornets offense kept on rolling. We expect that to be the case here but we also expect the Nuggets to look to run them right out of the Pepsi Center. Note that in last year’s playoffs, Denver scored at least 107 points in four of the five games. Also, the Nuggets have revenge here from a loss at New Orleans earlier this season where Denver was without Chauncey Billups. He will make a huge impact on this rematch and his presence takes some of the Hornets defensive attention off of Carmelo Anthony which will allow him to have a much bigger game than he did in their first match-up.

The Nuggets held the Clippers to just 85 points on Thursday and they’re 2-0 to the over this season when holding their prior opponent to 85 points or less. Additionally, the Nuggets are 18-12 to the over the last three seasons when they’re at home and the total is posted between 205 and 209.5 points. Last but certainly not least, the Nuggets are 9-5 to the over the last three seasons when they’re a home favorite of between 9.5 and 12 points. With wins in 8 of their last 10 games, and having scored 105 points or more in five straight games, the Nuggets offense is going to keep rolling here. However, don’t be surprised if the Hornets also prove quite proficient on offense. Without relying on West in the low-post the game will be sped up as the Hornets will look to use Chris Paul’s skills in creating open looks and New Orleans will look for more scoring in their transition game. They will run more with West not on the floor. That’s what it comes down to. Also, before being held to 96 points in yesterday’s win over the Timberwolves, the Hornets had scored at least 100 points in 6 of their last 8 games and we look for them to ‘get out and run’ with the Nuggets all night in this one. Play OVER the total in Denver as a 9* Top Play selection.

 

[Gopherman]

RAS Totals

Last 3 of the night
1-3 so far
Loyola Marymount/Gonzaga (Under 155.5)

 

[Gopherman]

RAS

James Madison/NC-Wilmington (Over 140.5)

 

[Gopherman]

RAS

Pepperdine/Portland (Under 138)

 

[thekeyman]

you couldn't put them all in one post!!!!....you must be a post counter

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

joyce sterling

10* denver- 11.5

minnestoa +7.5

detroit -2.5

 

[thekeyman]

Adamwins


Larry Girardi: PLAY: Texas AM-8.5 / -110 / 5 Units

Sam Cheng: PLAY: Charlotte Bobcats+1.5 / -110 / 4 Units

Adam Meyer: PLAY: Michigan State+2.5 / -110 / 6 Units

wish this was out early,i love this guys plays

 

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the pro source


top play houston -6


top total miami over 200

detroit under 184

milwaukee over 201

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Razor Sharp Late Phones

Mia Heat

 

[thedegen]

you couldn't put them all in one post!!!!....you must be a post counter

you must be losing today. otherwise why would make that comment? unless you are counting posts yourself. BOL

:lukesky

 

[Gopherman]

you couldn't put them all in one post!!!!....you must be a post counter

Hey dipshit, I was putting them out there within 45 seconds of when they were released. I won't post them if you have an issue with the way I do it. Get them yourself!!

 

[AC2008]

Erin Rynning, Linechangers...

he was 0-2 last night but i saw another site ER has playmaker on Twolves + Northwestern and Clemson

 

[footpicks]

you couldn't put them all in one post!!!!....you must be a post counter

RAS odds move every second, Gopher posts the plays soon as he can, thats why he has to post in several messages. He isn't a post counter.

Thanks Gopher for the plays !

 

[jacksports]

whoever bought the kyle bales 100* will get the rest off CBB season for free since he lost his 100* play today on Tx.....


GL !

 

[uncledub]

Jefferson
wright st -1.5 rel earlier
free Twitter play
kentucky-16
1 unit each

Nice Bonus Play on Kentucky. 2-0

 

[footpicks]

you couldn't put them all in one post!!!!....you must be a post counter

RAS odds move every second, Gopher post soon as possible ! He is not a post conter.

Thanks Gopher for the plays

 

[Typhoon]

Wayne Root

Perfect Play

10* Clemson +1

CPAW , did u get this from a reliable source ?

if not, its a bullshit play

no notice of a perfect play tonight, believe me if there was one they would be advertising there asses off trying to sell it, he has only released 2 so far and both were advertised big time !!