Service Plays Saturday 4/2/11

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

618 - 464 57 % Run over 2 1/2 YEARS !

Free winner Sat REDSOX + 110

 

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Gamblers Data

Bonus Play Saturday

Astros +210

 

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Hondo

Hondo gave back all his Opening Day winnings yes terday afternoon when the Rockies were Snake- bitten in extras. However, he partially recouped last night when the Orioles took care of business against the Rays to leave him with 85 el-amins in the account.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch is taking the ABK approach (Any one But Kentucky) to the Final Four -- 10 units on the Huskies to skin the 'Cats. Investors take note: Howie Hoops also likes the Huskies, so they're a virtual lock.

 

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Basketball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Kentucky +Uconn OVER 140

 

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Hockey Crusher
Play of the Day:

NJ + Montreal UNDER 5.5

 

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Baseball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Colorado Rockies -150 over Arizona Dbacks

 

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Soccer Crusher
Play of the Day:

HullCity + Millwall UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in England

 

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Sportsbook Investing
Play of the Day:

Colorado Rockies -150 over Arizona Dbacks

 

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Ultimate Sports

Butler
Kentucky

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS

VCU
Kentucky
Cubs(RL)

 

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JOE WIZ DAILY FREE PICK

Boston +105 over Texas

 

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Randall the Handle NHL 4.2.11

Dallas +139 over LOS ANGELES

Toronto -½ +149 over OTTAWA

 

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BIG AL's BUTLER/VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH WINNER!

At 6:05 pm, our selection is on the Butler Bulldogs minus the points over VCU.


BIG AL's 100% ATS KENTUCKY/CONNECTICUT WINNER!

At 8:50 pm, our selection is on the Connecticut Huskies + the points over Kentucky.

 

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DUNKEL INDEX

Oklahoma City at LA Clippers
The Thunder look to bounce back from last night's loss at Portland and take advantage of a Clippers team that is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 home games. Oklahoma City is the pick (-4) according to Dunkel, which has the Thunder favored by 7 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-4)

Game 801-802: Minnesota at Memphis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 109.843; Memphis 124.606
Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 15; 198
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 12 1/2; 205
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-12 1/2); Under

Game 803-804: Toronto at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 110.469; Chicago 127.431
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 17; 183
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 805-806: Philadelphia at Milwaukee (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 123.949; Milwaukee 118.936
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 5; 207
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 807-808: Dallas at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 122.990; Golden State 114.509
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 8 1/2; 225
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 809-810: Oklahoma City at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 123.844; LA Clippers 116.233
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 7 1/2; 200
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 4; 205 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-4); Under

 

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MLB

Atlanta at Washington
The Nationals look to build on their 5-1 record in John Lannan's last 6 starts as an underdog. Washington is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+140)

Game 901-902: Atlanta at Washington (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hanson) 14.379; Washington (Lannan) 15.373
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+140); Under

Game 903-904: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Maholm) 13.490; Cubs (Zambrano) 15.139
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-185); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-185); N/A

Game 905-906: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 16.345; LA Dodgers (Lilly) 15.533
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-110); Over

Game 907-908: San Diego at St. Louis (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Richard) 14.472; St. Louis (Westbrook) 15.945
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-150); Over

Game 909-910: Houston at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Rodriguez) 14.631; Philadelphia (Lee) 15.695
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-260); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-260); Under

Game 911-912: NY Mets at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Niese) 15.677; Florida (Nolasco) 14.488
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Florida (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+160); Under

Game 913-914: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Marcum) 15.730; Cincinnati (Wood) 14.073
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+105); Over

Game 915-916: Arizona at Colorado (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hudson) 14.841; Colorado (De La Rosa) 15.495
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-155); Over

Game 917-918: Minnesota at Toronto (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Liriano) 15.045; Toronto (Drabek) 16.006
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+105); Under

Game 919-920: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Jackson) 15.967; Cleveland (Carrasco) 14.266
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-140); Under

Game 921-922: LA Angels at Kansas City (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 14.219; Kansas City (Davies) 15.945
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+130); Over

Game 923-924: Seattle at Oakland (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Vargas) 14.481; Oakland (Anderson) 15.560
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-190); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-190); Over

Game 925-926: Detroit at NY Yankees (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Penny) 16.051; NY Yankees (Burnett) 15.226
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-155); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+135); Under

Game 927-928: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 14.268; Tampa Bay (Shields) 16.002
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-155); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-155); Under

Game 929-930: Boston at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 16.184; Texas (Lewis) 15.314
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-120); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+100); Over

 

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NHL

Dallas at Los Angeles
The Kings look to take advantage of a Dallas team that is 1-5 in its last 6 games as a road underdog from +110 to +150. Los Angeles is the pick (-165) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-165)

Game 51-52: Atlanta at Boston (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 11.440; Boston 11.931
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-230); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-230); Under

Game 53-54: Tampa Bay at Minnesota (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 10.832; Minnesota 11.518
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+105); Under

Game 55-56: Detroit at Nashville (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.107; Nashville 10.696
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-105); Over

Game 57-58: Dallas at Los Angeles (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.632; Los Angeles 11.640
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-165); 5
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-165); Over

Game 59-60: Montreal at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.338; New Jersey 10.337
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+110); Under

Game 61-62: Buffalo at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.194; Washington 12.401
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 63-64: Carolina at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 10.760; NY Islanders 12.403
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+115); Over

Game 65-66: Pittsburgh at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 11.030; Florida 10.076
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-150); 5
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-150); Over

Game 67-68: Toronto at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 10.912; Ottawa 12.465
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (-105); Under

Game 69-70: Edmonton at Vancouver (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 9.420; Vancouver 12.855
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 3 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 71-72: Anaheim at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.052; San Jose 13.256
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-165); Over

 

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Gold Sheet

Virginia Commonwealth 65 - Butler 63—​

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It is a cruel “tragedy” for these pages
that these two hard-biting underdogs must face each other in the semifinals
instead of both getting points should they have been paired opposite Kentucky and
UConn in order to reach the final. Both teams in this one have been exceedingly
good to our tournament-issue readers (Butler for the second straight season), as
they have rewarded our faith over and over vs. more highly-regarded opposition.
Butler is 7-0 as an NCAA tourney underdog the last two seasons; VCU 5-0 as dog
this season.
But, facing each other, it is difficult to feature either breaking free decisively
from the other. And, obviously, one can make a strong argument for either team.
In Butler’s case, the Bulldogs have “been there” before, making it to the Final LY
vs. Duke and losing 61-59 after a last-second halfcourt shot by then-star Gordon
Hayward narrowly banged off the rim. Butler also has better rebound stats (+3.2
per game) than sometimes-vulnerable VCU (-3.8 per game). The Bulldogs play
tough perimeter defense and have a slight edge in FT accuracy (72.7% vs. 71.6%).
And disciplined Butler has hit a slightly higher percentage of its FGs for the season
(44.3% vs. 43.6%), with the Rams sometimes hoisting shots that would make
Hank Iba spin in his grave as if he were on a rotisserie.
There are also some nice matchups for the Bulldogs, with defensive ace 6-0 jr.
Ronald Nored hounding VCU key PG Joey Rodriguez. 6-8 sr. F Matt Howard, often
plagued by foul problems in his career, has played intelligently and patiently on the
defensive end in the tournament, keeping himself in games in the late going to
become Butler’s Mr. Clutch in its narrow, late victories over Old Dominion and
Pittsburgh. Lastly, PG Shelvin Mack has played with amazing poise throughout the
tournament, going for 30 points vs. rugged Pitt and 27 vs. Florida, despite being
well-marked by Gator defensive ace Kenny Boynton (fresh from disrupting Jimmer
Fredette). Plus, does not young HC Brad Stevens impress as one of the smartest,
coolest, best-prepared mentors in the nation?
Yes, he does. But VCU’s Shaka Smart, while a bit more excitable on the
sideline, has been nothing but impressive the entire tourney, showing that he
knows his team exceedingly well, punching the right buttons, and making effective
substitutions time after time. And was it not Smart’s defense that caused powerful
Kansas—the top FG percentage offense in the country—to look like a disoriented,
discombobulated team, with the Jayhawks hitting an eye-openingly-weak 35.5%?
This, after KU had dissected Richmond’s respected matchup zone just two days
before?
The facts are that in this tough-to-call challenge for a spot in the Final, the Rams
have just as good of a chance as the Bulldogs. So we must look at taking the
points. VCU has six players who are bona fide three-point threats, and top scorer
F Jamie Skeen stepped up his play in a big way Sunday vs. the vaunted Morris
twins, going for 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 of 7 treys. Wings Brandon Rozzell​

(17 of 35 triples) and Bradford Burgess (13 of 22) have fired away from the arc with

unhesitating confidence and marvelous accuracy the entire tourney. The Rams go
a bit deeper than the Bulldogs, with even soph backup PG Darius Theus
contributing in a big way during VCU’s OT victory vs. Florida State, the nation’s top
defensive team. PG Rodriguez, while sometimes impetuous, now has 38 assists
vs. only 10 turnovers in the tourney. And perhaps VCU’s presses might bother
Butler, which had some issues in that department in its victory over Wisconsin.
It pains us a bit to criticize this Butler team after its wonderful achievements of
the past two seasons. But one thing has become clear. The Bulldogs truly tend “to
play ‘em close.” Of the Bulldogs’ ten NCAA games the L2Ys, five have been
decided by 1 or 2 points, another by 3 in OT, and yet another by 4 points! In what
could be another nail-biter, it might be good to have a couple of points.​

Kentucky 71 - Connecticut 64—​

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There are plenty of interesting sidebar angles
to this matchup besides the normal hype of the Final Four, not the least of which is
a tasty subplot courtesy of the acknowledged chilly relationship between coaches
John Calipari and Jim Calhoun. Their lack of fondness for one another stems back
to the days Coach Cal was also based in New England and leading UMass
between 1988-96, when Calhoun decided to discontinue the series vs. the
Minutemen early in Calipari’s tenure at Amherst. Mostly, however, scars remain
from the pitched recruiting battle for Hartford’s Marcus Camby, still one of the most
ballyhooed preps in the history of the region. Of course, Calipari won that duel for
Camby, and to this day admits that he and Calhoun “don’t send cards to each
other,” though the deep freeze between the two has apparently thawed somewhat.
For example, punches were not thrown, and barbs not exchanged, when the two
faced off in a rare meeting in the finals of last November’s Maui Invitational, with
Calhoun’s UConn beating Calipari’s Kentucky by an 84-67 score. “I was
outcoached badly,” said Calipari. “He (Calhoun) never lost control of the game. I
was the JV coach.”​

Calipari’s rare humility aside, a quick revisit of that earlier meeting is in order
despite the fact it was played more than four months ago. As was the pattern in
Maui, UConn dominated, with G Kemba Walker serving conclusive notice that he
was a force to be reckoned with by scoring a game-high 29 points to complete a
marvelous three-game run on the islands, where he was the tourney MVP and
scored 30 ppg. The Huskies blitzed the Cats early when rolling to a 50-29 lead and
ended up hitting 58% from the floor in that eventual 17-point cruise. Of course, it
was also the first week that Calipari’s frosh stars Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones,
and Doron Lamb were college players, and, of the threesome, only Jones (with 24
points) was a factor. Knight was ineffective, missing 12 of 15 FG attempts and all
of his 3-pointers, while Lamb only added five points. Moreover, rugged 6-10 sr.
Josh Harrellson was practically invisible, held scoreless in 25 minutes of floor time.
In the eighteen weeks since, however, Kentucky seems to have made more
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likely enough to reverse the outcome of the first meeting, much as the
Cats just avenged an early-December loss to North Carolina in the finals of last
Sunday’s East Regional at Newark.
Although not generating the headlines of his explosive frosh mates Knight (17.3
ppg), Jones (15.6 ppg), and Lamb (12.3 ppg), the progress of the rugged
Harrellson might be as important as any development in the Cats’ advancement to
Houston. Whereas UK didn’t have a post scoring threat early in the campaign, a
more-confident Harrellson (61.4% from the floor) has provided some of that as the
season progressed, not to mention serving in the valuable enforcer role while
pulling yeoman duty on the boards (8.8 rpg). Indeed, it is Calipari’s onceoverlooked
upperclassmen (who also include jr. wings Darius Miller and DeAndre
Liggins, who hit the big triple on Sunday vs. Tar Heels) and their acceptance of
their roles that has keyed the recent surge that includes 10 straight wins, eight of
those away from Lexington, where the Cats had earlier struggled, losing 6 of 7 at
one point on the SEC trail.
Granted, the Huskies are hard to dismiss, having won 9 games in a 19-day span
and covering the first eight of those prior to their cliffhanger in Saturday’s West
regional final vs. Arizona. Moreover, when including Maui, UConn is now 12-0 SU
in knockout tourney formats this season. And Calhoun's crew has a few different
dimensions than it had in November, too, as Calhoun’s own frosh Gs, Jeremy
Lamb (DD scoring in nine straight games) and Shabazz Napier have relieved some
of the scoring load from Walker, while it should be noted that 6-9 Alex Oriakhi
completely outplayed Harrellson in Maui when scoring 18 and hauling in 11
rebounds. But Kentucky’s lengthy backcourt, keying a defense that allows fewer
than 40% FGs, can at least disrupt the non-Kemba elements of the Huskies'
offense, and we expect the much-improved Harrellson to be a motivated force vs.
Oriakhi as he was vs. the Tar Heels last week. For once we might agree with the
analysis of none other than Digger Phelps, who believes that so much of UConn’s
offense flows through Walker that by limiting the damage caused by his supporting
cast (something the Cats can do), the Huskies will eventually be at a disadvantage
vs. the better-balanced UK attack. Wins last week over Ohio State and North
Carolina offer conclusive evidence that Phelps might for once be right, and that
Kentucky has progressed to the point where it can avenge that earlier defeat in​

Maui.

 

[bones1980]

kelso 50 vcu, 5 uconn