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

Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves (+3.5, 210)

After a convincing home win over Toronto on Monday, where both Aaron Brooks and Kevin Martin dropped in 28 points, it appeared the Rockets were back on track.

“We played as a team,” Brooks said after the game. “We played good, especially on the defensive end. I think we all are just getting used to playing with each other.”

But then the surging Sacto Kings invaded H-Town and dropped the Rocks 84-81 on Wednesday. The mood wasn’t as peppy after that game with the loss putting Houston’s record at 2-5 since the Martin trade.

"We've just been so up and down," coach Rick Adelman said. "It's hard to figure out why we're that way. ... Somehow you gotta put a streak together."

Rockets bettors are as confused as Adelman at this point. After losing three straight, Houston has flip-flopped ATS wins and are clearly a volatile, not-to-be-trusted team right now.

Pick: Timberwolves


Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns (-12.5, 221)

Since Robin Lopez entered the starting lineup, the Suns have actually been playing a little bit of defense.

That defensive production all stems from a rebound increase of nearly six rebounds per game, which mostly comes from Lopez’s 7-foot frame cleaning up the glass.

Since the start of February, Phoenix is on a 10-5 over/under run as the public and oddsmakers clearly look to the team’s 106.1 ppg surrendered - the third-worst mark in the league. But during those 15 games, the Suns have held opponent scoring totals to six points fewer.

The Pacers are a beaten team right now with only Danny Granger creating offense, and he isn’t even right in the head these days. In its last four road games, Indiana has posted a paltry 92.5 ppg.

Pick: Under
 
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Game of the day: UNC Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils

North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils (-14.5, 146.5)

Series history

This is the 229th meeting in the rich history of this series. North Carolina leads the all-time series 130-98 and has won six of the last eight meetings. However, the Blue Devils took the first meeting in Chapel Hill and with this one at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke will be heavily favored for the sweep. North Carolina has won four straight meetings in Durham.

What’s at stake?

Widely regarded as the greatest rivalry in college sports, this final meeting of the 2010 season will be missing a lot of the luster. There is a lot on the line for Duke, which is coming off a loss at Maryland, putting it into a tie with the Terrapins for first place in the ACC. Duke will need to win most likely since Maryland is at Virginia earlier in the day.

Even though the Blue Devils are tied, they would claim the top seed based on tie-breaker advantages. That would help them get back into the running for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament as that fourth and final top spot remains up for grabs. It is Senior Night against their biggest rival so the final home game for Jon Scheyer and Lance Thomas will make it even more special.

As for the Tar Heels, it has been a complete disaster of a season following a National Championship a year ago. They lost a ton from that title team and coming into this year as a top six team was obviously a little too lofty. The only thing on the line tonight for North Carolina is pride but in this rivalry, that can sometimes mean more than anything else. But can North Carolina even play for that?

A win here will get North Carolina to 17-14 on the season but it is still a long ways off from getting into the NCAA Tournament. Right now, even the NIT and CBI Tournaments are out of reach so the only thing that the Tar Heels can hope for is a title run in of the ACC Tournament. North Carolina has won two straight for the first time since December so it may be peaking at the right time, but it still could be too late.

Tar Heels’ offensive struggles

Part of the reason for North Carolina’s struggles has been because of its offense. Despite shooting a solid 45.4 percent from the floor, the Tar Heels have not scored 80 points in a game since December 30 against Albany when they tallied 87 points. This is a stretch of 16 consecutive games and the previous long such stretch in the Roy Williams era was a five-game streak in 2003-04.

History will be made if North Carolina cannot make it to 80 points Saturday. The Tar Heels have gone their first 15 conference games without scoring 80 points and they have never gone an entire season without pouring in 80 points at least once in ACC action. It won’t be easy as Duke is allowing just 62.2 ppg on 40.5 percent shooting and held North Carolina to 54 points on 34.5 percent shooting in the first meeting.

Other notable numbers

Taking care of the ball has been an issue for the Tar Heels as well. They have a 1.01 assist/turnover ratio which is decent since it is above the break-even point but after posting a 1.43 ratio last season, that is a major disappointment. Conversely, Duke has a 1.28 ratio this season and that jumps to 1.56 at home where its ratio margin is plus-0.87. Meanwhile the Tar Heels ratio drops to 0.77 on the road where its margin is a dismal minus-0.48.

Free throw shooting is also a big issue. The Tar Heels are shooting only 65.3 percent from the charity stripe, which is over 10 percent less than last season. The percentage drops to a nightmarish 61.6 percent in road games. The Blue Devils are hitting 75.9 percent from the line this season and that is nearly the same percentage in its 16 home games where is drops slightly to 75.6 percent.

Notable trends

Duke is 7-0 ATS in its last seven games following a non-cover and it is 12-3-1 ATS in its last 16 home games.

North Carolina is 1-7 ATS in its last eight games following a win while going just 2-6 ATS in its last eight road games against teams with a winning home record.

The road team has covered five straight games in this series.
 
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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets

Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins (-215, 5.5)

It was about this time last season that the Pittsburgh Penguins found their stride en route to a Stanley Cup championship run. Pittsburgh closed the regular season winning 18 of its final 24 games and rolled into the postseason hotter than the sun.

The Penguins could have another streak starting to smolder after winning back-to-back games following the Olympic break. They recently knocked off the New York Rangers, taking a 5-4 overtime victory with the help of star Evgeni Malkin Thursday night. The Russian forward netted the game-winning goal, lifting him to 22 goals on the season and extending his point streak to 15 games.

"That's a pretty good example of how we want to play the game," coach Dan Bylsma told reporters after Thursday’s win. "You'd like to tilt the ice so it's 70/30 and wear teams down. The feeling in our dressing room was (winning) was going to be inevitable."

Pittsburgh carries that momentum into the weekend. It’s won the past four contests with the Stars, dating back to 2004, and outscoring Dallas 16-5 during that span. The Penguins most recent win over the Stars came last March, when Malkin scored a goal and added two assists in a 4-1 victory.

Pick: Pittsburgh


St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche (-130, 5.5)

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping the Rocky Mountain high continues in the second half of the season.

The Avs opened the post-Olympic break schedule with back-to-back road losses, falling to Anaheim and Phoenix earlier this week. Now, Colorado is back in the Pepsi Center for the next three games, trying to improve on its already stellar 20-9-1-1 record at home this year.

In Denver, the Avalanche allow just 2.25 goals per game – half a goal less than when playing the role of visitor. They also score an average of three goals per home game while netting 2.6 goals per game on the road.

Colorado has already flexed its home-ice dominance against the Blues this season, knocking off St. Louis 5-2 in the Pepsi Center back on February 8.

Pick: Colorado
 

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30 DIME - ARIZONA WILDCATS

Revenge is Arizona's today on senior day as the Wildcats get payback for a 56-50 loss at Southern Cal on New Year's Eve.$ This game has meaning for the 'Cats in terms of seeding for the upcoming Pac-10 tournament plus a potential NIT bid. But for the Trojans, who are not eligible for post-season play, this is the end of the line. And they're carrying a four-game losing streak into Tucson following Thursday's 59-54 loss at Arizona State, which was preceded by losses at home to Oregon State (49-44) and Oregon (54-44) plus a 51-47 loss at Washington State. Their offensive has averaged just a shade over 47 points during the skid. On the other hand, Arizona snared a road win at Stanford last Saturday on a last-second shot and then rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat UCLA at home on Thursday 78-73.

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(10) West Virginia (23-6, 12-16 ATS) at (9) Villanova (24-5, 18-10 ATS)

The Wildcats wrap up regular-season play with a key Big East battle against West Virginia at the Wachovia Center.

West Virginia has also dropped off the pace lately, with three losses in its last seven games, though it has won its last two contests, both at home. On Monday, the Mountaineers rolled past Georgia Tech 81-68 as a seven-point favorite, ending a two-game ATS hiccup. For the year, Bob Huggins’ squad has outscored foes by an average of 10 ppg (74.9-64.8), though on the road, that has tightened up to 75.5-71.1.

Four of Villanova’s five losses this season have come in the last eight games, including three in the last five, though it pulled out a 77-73 road win over Cincinnati on Tuesday as a 3½-point chalk. The Wildcats rank second in the nation in scoring, at 83.2 ppg on 46.5 percent shooting, while allowing 72.8 ppg, and they’re even more proficient at home, averaging 85.6 ppg on 47.6 percent shooting and giving up 68.6 ppg on 39.6 percent shooting.

West Virginia is 4-2 SU and ATS in the last six meetings in this rivalry, but the two teams have alternated SU and ATS wins over the last four matchups, with Villanova winning 82-75 as a 5½-point road chalk last month. The SU winner has cashed in the last 15 clashes between these two.

The Wildcats are on ATS skids of 0-5 after a SU win and 1-4 on Saturday, but they also carry positive pointspread streaks of 9-4 at home, 4-0 at home against teams with a winning road record and 11-5 after a spread-cover. The Mountaineers are just 2-6 ATS in their last eight games following a pointspread victory.

The under has hit in four of Villanova’s last five home starts and eight of West Virginia’s last 10 following a spread-cover. However, the over for ‘Nova is on rolls of 16-7 overall, 4-1 on Saturday, 14-4 coming off a SU win, 10-4 after an ATS victory and 8-3 against winning teams. Furthermore, the over for the Mountaineers is on runs of 6-2 overall (all in the Big East), 4-1 on Saturday and 8-3 against winning teams.

Finally, in this rivalry, the total has hurdled the posted price in eight of the last 11 meetings overall and four of the last five in Philadelphia.

ATS ADVANTAGE: VILLANOVA and OVER


(2) Kansas (28-2, 11-15-1 ATS) at Missouri (22-8, 14-10 ATS)

The Jayhawks cap regular-season action with a short road trip to Mizzou Arena for a border battle against the Tigers.

Kansas bounced back from last Saturday’s SU and ATS loss at Oklahoma State by easily handling No. 5 Kansas State 82-65 Wednesday night as an 8½-point home chalk to clinch the Big 12 regular-season title. The Jayhawks, who ended a five-game ATS skid with Wednesday’s win, rate in the top 10 nationally in scoring (82.4 ppg, third), field-goal percentage (48.8 percent, eighth), 3-point shooting (40.2 percent, ninth) and rebounding (38.1 per game, sixth), and they also boast the No. 3 shooting defense (37.7 percent).

Missouri has won four of its last five and six of eight as it tries to shore up its postseason credentials. On Tuesday night, the Tigers narrowly fended off Iowa State 69-67 in overtime as a five-point road chalk, their second straight pointspread setback after a four-game ATS winning streak. Mizzou also puts up points, averaging 78.9 per game (22nd), while allowing 65.1 ppg, and at home, they’ve rolled up 85.8 ppg and given up just 62.6.

Kansas has won seven of the last eight meetings in this rivalry, going 5-1 SU and ATS in the last six, including cashing the last four in a row. On Jan. 25, the Jayhawks breezed to an 84-65 home win laying 12 points. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five contests.

The Jayhawks are 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 games against teams with a winning percentage above .600, but the pointspread streaks tumble downward from there, including 1-5 overall (all in the Big 12), 0-5 after a SU win, 1-6 after a spread-cover, 1-4 on the road and 2-6 against winning teams. The Tigers, meanwhile, are on ATS surges of 21-6 at home, 19-9 in the Big 12, 5-1 on Saturday and 5-1 after a non-cover.

Kansas is on “under” runs of 28-12 after a SU win and 10-3 after a spread-cover, and Missouri is on “under” rolls of 5-2 overall, 4-1 after a SU win, 6-2 on Saturday and 5-2 against the Big 12. Still, the over has hit in four of the Tigers’ last five at home and in four of the Jayhawks’ last five on Saturday, and the over is 7-3 in KU’s last 10 against winning teams.

Finally, in this rivalry, the over/under has alternated in the last six meetings, with January’s contest falling just short of the 150-point posted total.

ATS ADVANTAGE: MISSOURI


(1) Syracuse (28-2, 19-7 ATS) at Louisville (19-11, 9-16 ATS)

The Orange aim to avenge the only loss in their last 16 games when they travel to Freedom Hall for the regular-season finale against Louisville.

Since suffering that 66-60 home upset to the Cardinals as a 6½-point favorite on Feb. 14, Syracuse has won four in a row SU and ATS, all in the Big East and none by less than 14 points. After manhandling Villanova by 18 points at home on Saturday, the Orange came back Tuesday and crushed St. John’s 85-66 as a hefty 13½-point home chalk. Jim Boeheim’s troops are the best shooters in the nation, hitting 51.8 percent from the floor en route to an average of 81.8 ppg (sixth), while yielding 65.7 ppg on 39.2 percent shooting.

Louisville is fighting for its postseason life after dropping two of its last three games, following a 5-1 surge, and the Cardinals have gone just 3-6 ATS over that entire nine-game stretch. On Tuesday, Rick Pitino’s club got run out of Marquette’s gym in a 69-48 shellacking as a 1½-point pup. Louisville has outscored opponents by an average of about seven ppg this year (76.6-69.7), though that margin grows to more than 11 at Freedom Hall (79.7-68.3).

Louisville has won the last five clashes in this rivalry, going 4-0-1 ATS, with the spread-covers coming in the last four meetings. The Cards are 3-0-1 ATS in the last four matchups in Louisville, the chalk is 4-1-1 ATS in the last six meetings, and the SU winner is 6-0-1 ATS in the last seven.

The Orange’s 19-7 ATS mark is No. 1 in the nation this year, and they are on additional spread-covering sprees of 35-17 overall, 9-1 on the road, 23-8 against winning teams, 20-7 in Big East play, 19-7 after a spread-cover and 23-9 after a SU win. The lone negative: a 2-5 ATS mark in its last seven Saturday games.

On the flip side, the Cardinals are on a bundle of ATS slides, including 2-6 overall (1-4 last four, all in the Big East), 1-6 at home, 1-5 on Saturday, 3-7 after a non-cover and 4-9 against winning teams.

The ‘Cuse is on “over” stretches of 4-0 overall (all in the Big East), 10-2 on Saturday and 17-8 after a spread-cover, and Louisville is on “over” upticks of 8-3 on Saturday and 13-6 after a SU loss. That said, the under is 6-2 in the Cardinals’ last eight contests (all in the Big East), 6-2 in the Orange’s last eight road tilts and 9-4 for Syracuse following a SU win.

Finally, in this rivalry, the total has stayed low in three of the last four meetings, with the Jan. 14 contest in New York landing miles short of the 148-point posted price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE


Notre Dame (20-10, 13-10-1 ATS) at Marquette (20-9, 15-7-1 ATS)

Two teams making late-season pushes for Big Dance consideration collide in a Big East regular-season finale when the Golden Eagles welcome Notre Dame to the Bradley Center.

Marquette has won four in a row and nine of its last 10, going 7-2-1 ATS in that span. During that span, the Golden Eagles played in an unheard of three straight overtime games and won them all (2-0-1 ATS), all on the road – at Cincinnati, St. John’s and Seton Hall – before blowing out Louisville 69-48 Tuesday as a 1½-points home chalk. On the home floor this year, Marquette is outscoring foes by more than 18 ppg (77.9-59.6).

For the past five games, Notre Dame has been without leading scorer and rebounder Luke Harangody, the nation’s No. 2 scorer at 24.1 ppg. The Irish dropped the first two, but have rebounded with three consecutive victories: a home ripping of Pittsburgh and road rout of Georgetown – both ranked teams – prior to Wednesday’s 58-50 home victory over UConn as a 1½-point chalk. Still, Notre Dame is just 2-6 in true roadies this year (4-3-1 ATS).

Marquette is 6-2 SU and ATS in the last eight clashes in this rivalry, covering the last four in a row, including a 71-64 road victory as a 2½-point pup in last year’s lone meeting. The visitor, though, is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings.

The Golden Eagles are on ATS tears of 11-3-1 overall, 5-0 on Saturday, 12-3-1 against winning teams, 8-1 against teams with a win percentage above .600, 4-1-1 after a SU win and 5-2 at home. The Irish have cashed in four straight (all in the Big East) and are on further ATS upswings of 4-0 against winning teams and 5-2 after a SU win, though they’ve also gone 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 starts following a pointspread win.

In this rivalry, the total has gone high in five of the last six meetings. In addition, Marquette is on a 35-16 “over” streak on Saturday, and the over is 5-1 in Notre Dame’s last six games against winning teams. However, the Eagles sport “under” runs of 4-0 after a spread-cover and 4-1 after a SU win, and the Irish are on “under” surges of 4-1 overall (all in the Big East), 6-1 after a SU win, 17-5 after a spread-cover and 4-1 on Saturday.

ATS ADVANTAGE: MARQUETTE


Texas (23-7, 10-16 ATS) at (21) Baylor (23-6, 14-8 ATS)

The surging Bears and struggling Texas finish the regular season with a Big 12 contest at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games (5-5 ATS), all within the Big 12, winning its last three in a row. Most recently, the Bears have posted a pair of road wins, dropping Oklahoma 70-63 as a 4½-point favorite last Saturday, then routing Texas Tech 86-68 as a four-point chalk Tuesday night. Baylor is averaging 76.9 ppg on a sturdy 48.4 percent shooting (13th), while giving up just 64.9 ppg with the fourth-best shooting defense (37.8 percent).

After winning its first 17 games, Texas has since gone a middling 6-7 SU and a dismal 3-10 ATS. That said, Rick Barnes’ troops have won three of their last four (1-3 ATS), including Monday’s 87-76 win over Oklahoma, falling short as a hefty 13½-point home chalk. The Longhorns average 81.8 ppg (sixth) while allowing 68.2 pgg, and they are the nation’s second-best rebounding team (39.8 per game). But on the road, they are getting narrowly outscored in allowing 74.9 ppg and scoring 74.8.

Baylor has won two in a row SU and ATS in this in-state rivalry, after Texas had reeled off a whopping 24 consecutive wins (15-9 ATS). The Bears won 76-70 getting 4½ points in the Big 12 tourney last year, then upended the ‘Horns 80-77 in overtime as a nine-point road ‘dog on Jan. 30. However, Baylor hasn’t beaten Texas in Waco since Feb. 21, 1998, a 80-75 triumph in a pick-em contest, after which the Longhorns’ 24-game series tear began. Texas is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 visits to Waco, and the road team and the pup are on identical 4-1 ATS runs in this rivalry.

The Bears are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games, but they also shoulder negative ATS streaks of 2-5 against winning teams and 5-15-1 at home against teams with a winning road record. The Longhorns are a bundle of pointspread slides, including 3-14 overall, 1-9 after a SU win, 3-10 after a non-cover, 1-7 on Saturday, 3-12 against winning teams, 6-22-1 in the Big 12 and 7-18-1 in roadies.

Baylor is on “over” sprees of 12-5 overall, 5-0 after a spread-cover, 10-2 after a SU win, 10-2 versus teams with a win percentage above .600, 11-4 in the Big 12 and 7-3 on Saturday. The over is also 6-1 in Texas’ last seven against winning teams and 8-3 in the Longhorns’ last 11 Saturday starts. Finally, the total has gone high in five of the last six clashes in this rivalry.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER


Virginia Tech (22-7, 11-11-1 ATS) at Georgia Tech (19-10, 13-9-1 ATS)

The Hokies aim to firm up their NCAA credentials when they travel to Atlanta for an ACC contest against Georgia Tech at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Virginia Tech followed an 8-1 SU tear by losing three in a row over the last week of February, but it bounced back Wednesday night with a 71-59 home victory over North Carolina State laying 7½ points to halt an 0-4-1 ATS slide. Over the last five games, the Hokies have given up an average of 78.6 ppg while scoring 74.6, shooting just 39.8 percent, including a dismal 20 percent from 3-point range.

Georgia Tech has likely fallen off the NCAA bubble by losing four of its last six games (2-3-1 ATS), all inside the ACC. On Tuesday at Clemson, the Jackets lost 91-80 catching 6½ points, their sixth straight road loss, though they’ve won nine in a row at home (4-2 ATS in lined games). At home this season, Tech has outshot its opponents by more than 10 percent (46.2-36.0), scoring 75 ppg and allowing 60.2 ppg.

In this rivalry, VaTech is on a 4-1 SU run (2-3 ATS), and the road team is 5-2 ATS since the Hokies joined the ACC in the 2004-05 season. Last year, Virginia Tech prevailed 76-71 at home, but Georgia Tech got the cash as a 7½-point pup.

The Hokies are in ATS funks 1-4-1 overall (all in the ACC) and 1-3-1 against winning teams, and the Yellow Jackets are on pointspread dives of 2-5-1 overall (all in the ACC), 2-5-1 against winning teams and 1-4-1 against teams with a win percentage above .600. However, Georgia Tech is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 at home, 7-3 ATS in its last 10 after a SU loss and 5-2-1 following a non-cover.

VaTech is on “under” runs of 5-1 after a spread-cover, 4-1 after a SU win and 4-1 on Saturday. Likewise, Georgia Tech is on “under” surges of 6-2 after a SU loss, 5-2 after a non-cover, 5-2 at home and 12-5 against teams with a win percentage above .600. In this rivalry, though, the total has gone high in three straight, after a 4-0 “under” stretch.

ATS ADVANTAGE: GEORGIA TECH


(16) Tennessee (27-9, 11-14-1 ATS) at Mississippi State (21-9, 13-11-1 ATS)

Mississippi State tries to lock up the SEC West title and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament when it hosts the Volunteers at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

Tennessee followed up last Saturday’s impressive 74-65 upset victory at home over second-ranked Kentucky with Monday’s 80-73 win over Arkansas, but came up short as an 11½-point home favorite. The Vols have won four of their last five, but they’re mired in a 3-9 ATS slump. During that 12-game stretch, Bruce Pearl’s club has lost three of five on the highway (all in the SEC), going 1-4 ATS.

The Bulldogs saw their Big Dance chances take a severe hit Wednesday when they lost 89-80 at Auburn as a two-point road favorite, ending three-game winning streak. Mississippi State has won five of seven overall, and has a one-game lead over Ole Miss in the SEC West. However, the Bulldogs have been very inconsistent at the betting window lately, going 3-4-1 ATS in their last seven games, but they’re 6-1 in SEC home games (3-3-1 ATS), the only loss coming to then No. 1 Kentucky in overtime (81-75).

Tennessee beat the Bulldogs 81-76 but failed to cover as a nine-point home favorite in last year’s regular-season meeting, extending its winning streak in this series to five in a row. However, that run ended less than three weeks later in the SEC tournament, as Mississippi State scored a 64-61 upset as a 5½-point underdog.

Prior to last year, the Vols had been on a 6-1 ATS run in this rivalry, and they’re 4-1 ATS in their last five trips to Starkville. Also, the underdog has cashed in seven of the last 10 meetings, including the last three in a row.

The Vols are in ATS slumps of 3-9 overall (all in the SEC), 1-5 on the road and 2-5 after a SU victory. Mississippi State is on positive pointspread surges of 3-1-1 at home, 9-4-1 on Saturday, 11-5 after either a SU or ATS setback and 15-7 versus winning teams.

Tennessee sports “under” streaks of 17-7 overall, 11-4 on the highway, 7-3 in conference, 4-0 on Saturday, 19-8 after a SU victory and 7-0 after a non-cover. The under is also 5-1 in the Bulldogs’ last six on Saturday, 5-0 in their last five after a SU loss and 5-1 in their last six after an ATS setback. However, the over has been the play in six of Mississippi State’s last eight at Humphrey Coliseum.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


North Carolina (16-14, 10-18 ATS) at (4) Duke (25-5, 17-10-2 ATS)

The Blue Devils, looking to put the finishing touches on a perfect home season and clinch at least a share of the ACC regular-season title, welcome archrival North Carolina to Cameron Indoor Stadium in the finale for both teams.

The Tar Heels have posted back-to-back ACC wins for the first time this season, knocking off Wake Forest 77-68 as a seven-point underdog last Saturday followed by Tuesday’s 69-62 win over Miami, Fla., as a 4½-point home chalk. Not only has UNC won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game winning streak to end 2009, but it has covered the spread in back-to-back contests for the first time since early December (a stretch of 20 games).

Duke fell apart in the final minute of Wednesday’s game against Maryland, losing 79-72 as a one-point road favorite. The normally sharpshooting Blue Devils made just 39.4 percent of their field goals, while the stout defense let the Terps connect on 50 percent of their shots. Wednesday’s loss snapped Duke’s eight-game overall and nine-game ACC winning streaks, and dropped coach Mike Krzyzewksi’s squad into a tie with Maryland atop the ACC standings.

Although the Blue Devils are just 4-4-2 ATS in their last 10 outings, they’ve suffered consecutive ATS losses just once all season (back on Dec. 2 and 5).

Last Saturday’s win at Wake Forest ended the Tar Heels’ four-game SU and ATS road losing skid, all against ACC foes. The defending champs are just 3-9 in road/neutral-site games (4-8 ATS). Meanwhile, Duke is 16-0 at Cameron Indoor (10-4-1 ATS in lined action), outscoring visitors by 26.1 ppg (86.2-60.1) and outshooting them 47.1 percent to 38.2 percent. The Blue Devils have won 18 in a row at home (11-5-1 ATS) going back to last year’s 101-87 home loss to the Tar Heels as a two-point underdog.

Duke took the 13-mile trek to Chapel Hill on Feb. 10 and whipped the Tar Heels 64-54, covering as a 5½-point road favorite. Previously, UNC had won three in a row and six of seven in this rivalry, including four consecutive SU and ATS wins at Cameron Indoor. The Blue Devils have cashed in the last two meetings after the Tar Heels had been on a 6-1 ATS roll. Finally, this series has been dominated by the underdog (13-5 ATS last 18 battles).

Prior to covering in its last two outings, North Carolina had been in a 4-14 ATS slump, including 1-7 ATS away from Chapel Hill. Additionally, the defending champs are on pointspread slides of 7-19 in ACC play, 1-7 after a SU win, 1-4 after a spread-cover and 4-9 versus winning teams. Duke is just 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 Saturday outings, but otherwise the Devils are on ATS runs of 6-2-2 in ACC play, 10-4-1 at home and 7-0 after a non-cover.

North Carolina is on “under” runs of 16-5 overall, 6-1 on the highway, 14-2 in ACC play, 4-0 on Saturday, 4-0 after a SU win and 7-0 after a spread-cover. Likewise, Duke carries “under” trends of 6-2 overall, 4-1 at home, 27-11 in the ACC and 5-1 on Saturday. Finally, the under has hit in three of the last four Duke-Carolina clashes, with last month’s contest falling way short of the 155½-point price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: DUKE and UNDER


UAB (23-6, 14-12-1 ATS) at (24) UTEP (23-5, 12-12 ATS)

Having already wrapped up the Conference USA regular-season championship thanks to a 13-game winning streak, UTEP now attempts to enhance its Tournament resume – and damage the Blazers’ in the process – as these league rivals cap the regular season at the Don Haskins Center.

UAB suffered a critical 70-65 home loss to Memphis on Wednesday, failing as a 3½-point home favorite. The Blazers, who likely need to win today and make a deep run in next week’s conference tourney to qualify for the Big Dance, had won four in a row (3-0-1 ATS) prior to Wednesday. They have won three straight road games (all in Conference USA), going 2-0-1 ATS. For the season, UAB is 10-3 away from Birmingham (7-5-1 ATS), despite outscoring opponents by barely four ppg (67.1-62.9).

The Miners won their 13th in a row Tuesday, rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit at Marshall and prevailing 80-76 as a 2½-point road underdog. It was the eighth time during this 13-game run that UTEP escaped with a single-digit victory, and it is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 following an 0-6 ATS drought. The Miners have won all seven of their Conference USA home games, but they’re just 2-5 ATS (all as a favorite). Going back to Dec. 29, UTEP has failed to cover in seven of nine at the Haskins Center.

The Miners needed overtime to knock off UAB 74-65 as a four-point road underdog on Jan. 30. UTEP has won the last two meetings (including last year’s 70-52 rout as a one-point favorite in El Paso) following a four-game series winning streak by UAB. Also, the Miners are on a 3-0 ATS run in this rivalry after going 0-3 ATS in the previous three. Finally, the host has won seven of the nine all-time meetings in Conference USA play (5-4 ATS).

The Blazers are on ATS runs of 3-1-1 overall (all in conference) and 3-1-1 on the road. UTEP’s 2-7 ATS slide at home is offset by positive pointspread streaks of 5-2 overall (all in conference), 5-1 on Saturday and 6-2 versus winning teams.

UAB is on “under” runs of 4-1 overall (all in C-USA) and 5-2 on the road, but the Blazers also are on “over” streaks of 4-1 on Saturday and 15-6 after a SU defeat. Also, the Miners carry “over” trends of 4-1 overall, 17-5 on Saturday, 43-20-1 after a SU win and 18-8-1 after a non-cover. Finally, four of the last six in this rivalry have gone over the posted price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER


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San Antonio (35-24, 28-30-1 ATS) at Memphis (32-30, 34-27-1 ATS)

The Grizzlies look to put an end to their bizarre home-road trend when they welcome the Spurs to the FedEx Forum for a key Southwest Division matchup.

San Antonio arrives in Memphis fresh off Friday’s 102-91 victory over New Orleans as an eight-point home chalk. The Spurs have won three in a row and four of their last five, but they continue to struggle to cash tickets, going 3-5 ATS in their last eight games and 8-14 ATS in their last 22 going back to Jan. 15. Also, prior to hammering the Hornets 106-92 in New Orleans on Monday, the Spurs had lost three in a row on the road SU and four straight on the highway ATS.

Memphis is returning home after back-to-back upset victories in New Orleans on Wednesday (104-100 as a 2½-point underdog) and Chicago on Thursday (105-96 as a five-point ‘dog). The Grizzlies have won five straight road games (5-0 ATS), but they’ve dropped seven in a row (1-6 ATS) and eight of nine (2-7 ATS) at home. Even more peculiar, prior to this home slump, Memphis had won 11 in a row at the FedEx Forum (7-3-1 ATS).

The home team has taken seven of the last nine in this rivalry, including both meetings this season, as Memphis won 92-86 as a 1½-point home favorite on Jan. 16 and then went to San Antonio 13 days later and fell 104-97 as a five-point underdog. The host is 8-3-1 ATS in the last 12 series clashes, the favorite is 6-1 ATS in the last seven and the SU winner is on a 7-1-1 ATS run.

Both teams carry a bunch of negative pointspread trends, with San Antonio failing to cover in five of eight overall and four of five on the road, while Memphis is just 1-6 ATS in its last seven home contests and 3-7 ATS in its last 10 against the Western Conference. However, one bright spot for the Grizzlies is their 8-3 ATS roll on Saturday.

The over is on upticks of 5-2 for San Antonio overall, 4-0 for San Antonio on the road, 4-1 for San Antonio against division rivals, 4-1 for Memphis versus Southwest foes and 6-2 for the Grizzlies on Saturday. Conversely, the Spurs carry “under” trends of 6-1 on Saturday, 19-7-1 when going on back-to-back nights and 12-5 versus winning teams, while Memphis has stayed low in four of five at home.

Finally, 21 of the last 31 Spurs-Grizzlies get-togethers have stayed under the total including the last four in Memphis.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
 
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America East Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals at Chase Arena, West Hartford, CT
Boston U. 71, HARTFORD 58
Maine 59, New Hampshire 57
Vermont 81, Umbc 59
Stony Brook 72, Albany 58
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Championship at University Center, Macon, GA
East Tennessee State vs. MERCER: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Big Sky Conference Tournament
1st Round at campus sites
MONTANA 75, Northern Arizona 65
MONTANA STATE 78, Portland State 75
Big South Conference Tournament
Championship at Kimbel Arena, Conway, SC
COASTAL CAROLINA 68, Winthrop 57
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Quarterfinals at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
Northeastern 64, Hofstra 63
Old Dominion 74, Towson 60
Vcu 73, George Mason 61
William & Mary 69, James Madison 62
Horizon League Tournament
Semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
BUTLER 74, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 58
Wright State 63, Detroit 62
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals at Times Union Center, Albany, NY
Fairfield 72, Canisius 63
Iona 67, Niagara 65
Saint Peter's 66, Rider 65
SIENA 78, Manhattan 60
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Semifinals at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Northern Iowa 62, Bradley 56
Wichita State vs. Illinois State: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Championship at Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
Murray State 70, Morehead State 66
Southern Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals at Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
Appalachian State 69, The Citadel 64
College of Charleston 83, Chattanooga 73
Western Carolina 78, Elon 74
Wofford 73, UNC Greensboro 59
Summit League Tournament
Quarterfinals at Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Iupui 68, Western Illinois 54
Oakland 84, Umkc 70
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals at Summit Arena/Convention Center Complex, Hot Springs, AR
Arkansas State 70, Ualr 65
Denver 69, Florida International 61
Florida Atlantic 74, South Alabama 71
Louisiana-Lafayette 69, Louisiana-Monroe 64
Western Kentucky 76, New Orleans 55
West Coast Conference Tournament
2nd Round at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Loyola Marymount 78, San Francisco 75
Portland 68, San Diego 58
Atlantic 10 Conference
DAYTON 62, Saint Louis 55
DUQUESNE 87, Fordham 65
Rhode Island 83, MASSACHUSETTS 77
Richmond 71, CHARLOTTE 66
SAINT JOSEPH'S 76, La Salle 73
TEMPLE 71, George Washington 54
XAVIER 85, St. Bonaventure 66
Atlantic Coast Conference
DUKE 83, North Carolina 66
Florida State 66, MIAMI (FLA.) 64
GEORGIA TECH 74, Virginia Tech 72
Maryland 78, VIRGINIA 66
Big 12 Conference
BAYLOR 81, Texas 74
COLORADO 84, Texas Tech 78
Kansas 78, MISSOURI 75
KANSAS STATE 84, Iowa State 66
OKLAHOMA STATE 80, Nebraska 65
Texas A&M 78, OKLAHOMA 68
Big East Conference
Connecticut 69, SOUTH FLORIDA 68
GEORGETOWN 76, Cincinnati 67
MARQUETTE 78, Notre Dame 71
PITTSBURGH 78, Rutgers 60
Seton Hall 90, PROVIDENCE 88
Syracuse 80, LOUISVILLE 74
VILLANOVA 82, West Virginia 78
Big Ten Conference
Northwestern 69, INDIANA 62
Purdue 64, PENN STATE 59
Wisconsin 60, ILLINOIS 57
Big West Conference
CAL POLY 74, UC Irvine 68
CAL STATE FULLERTON 77, UC Davis 73
Pacific 71, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 66
Conference USA
Houston 73, TULANE 69
Marshall vs. SMU: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MEMPHIS 75, Tulsa 66
Southern Miss 67, EAST CAROLINA 61
Ucf 71, RICE 66
UTEP 73, Uab 63
Great West Conference
CHICAGO STATE 68, New Jersey Tech 60
NORTH DAKOTA 71, Texas-Pan American 68
SOUTH DAKOTA 87, Houston Baptist 77
Ivy League
BROWN 67, Columbia 58
Cornell 74, YALE 59
PENN 64, Dartmouth 52
PRINCETON 59, Harvard 56
Mountain West Conference
Byu 78, TCU 64
San Diego State 67, AIR FORCE 49
UNLV 82, Wyoming 61
Utah 64, COLORADO STATE 63
Pacific-10 Conference
ARIZONA 64, Usc 58
ARIZONA STATE 69, Ucla 57
California 77, STANFORD 68
Washington 68, OREGON STATE 64
Washington State vs. OREGON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Southeastern Conference
ALABAMA 76, Auburn 73
Georgia 70, LSU 67
Mississippi 80, ARKANSAS 79
MISSISSIPPI STATE 73, Tennessee 71
VANDERBILT 86, South Carolina 67
Southland Conference
McNEESE STATE 70, Central Arkansas 59
NICHOLLS STATE 73, Lamar 65
Sam Houston State 87, TEXAS STATE 79
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 83, Northwestern State 72
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 68, UT San Antonio 60
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 73, UT Arlington 68
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ALABAMA A&M 74, Grambling State 65
ALABAMA STATE 64, Jackson State 62
Prairie View A&M 71, ALCORN STATE 58
Texas Southern 69, SOUTHERN 60
Western Athletic Conference
BOISE STATE 83, San Jose State 77
IDAHO 77, Hawai'i 64
NEVADA 79, Louisiana Tech 74
UTAH STATE 83, New Mexico State 70
Non-Conference
Seattle 78, UTAH VALLEY 65
 
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Over/Under: 451-460 (.495)
Over/Under Vary Units: 610-625 (.494)

CHARLOTTE 109, Golden State 99
MIAMI 95, Atlanta 94
NEW YORK 106, New Jersey 97
Dallas vs. CHICAGO: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MEMPHIS 99, San Antonio 98
Houston 103, MINNESOTA 102
Cleveland 98, MILWAUKEE 96
PHOENIX 117, Indiana 105
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PITTSBURGH 4, Dallas 3
Boston vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
OTTAWA 3, Toronto 2
WASHINGTON 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Carolina vs. FLORIDA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Atlanta vs. TAMPA BAY: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
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COLORADO 3, St. Louis 2
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10* Missouri Tigers +3 ***Big 12 Game of the Year***
5* Baylor Bears -2.5
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4* Villanova Wildcats -2.5
4* Mississippi State Bulldogs -3
 

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Basketball NLB liga ABA
Cibona Zagreb -5 @ -115
4/10
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Zagreb with many injured or sick (flu) players. Only six are health. Cibona is the strongest team in this group.

Soccer Slovakia
MFK Ruzomberok PK and -0.5 @ -114
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Petrzalka lost a sponsor and they had to sold their best players. They will play with juniors and reserves. MFK Ruzomberok has allready won twice with Petrzalka.
 

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For those of you who didn't take Deano yesterday consider yourself lucky. He lost both his high rated plays officially calling a losing skid. Tonight he has the following play that I'm going to hammer. So if you didn't take him yesterday, take this play tonight because he usually don't lose two in a row and I like this play as well. It should hit



Deano's HRC Smart Choice* Best Bets|Your Capping Agent-March 6th

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[510] ••Chicago•• |4♦|+2|B+1/2|Network N/A|8:00 pm EST

Estimate: +93

I really did not expect a day like yesterday going 0-2. I'm going to tell you right now that this play right here couldn't of come at a better time. What I was hoping for was a big day yesterday going into this play today. No doubt that we are struggling the last week and I'm ready for things to turn around here. The good news is it has too! Lets start tonight and work our way towards our goal. From the plays yesterday to today's action, this play is the strongest. I didn't plan it this way but it just happened. Lets take Chicago here tonight as one of our strongest posted plays in days.

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