yes JJJ...Depaul and Cal north and now big plays for him...Rice is a monster....
Animals Sports Picks Premium Picks for March 4, 2004
Welcome to animalssportspicks.com premium service for Thursday, March 4th. The 30-14 eight-day stretch is a distant memory as we have suffered some severe payback since Monday. Returning again on Friday by 12:30PM ET in the event we have daytime college basketball conference tournament action. If not 4PM ET.
NCAA Basketball
3 Units on Depaul +4 -110
Depaul is 7-1 SU and ATS since January 31st. Their only defeat occurred when they blew a 32-19 halftime lead against St. Louis and allowed the Billikens 50 points in the 2nd half. That was the same St. Louis team that couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean standing on the beach last night. No question that Conference USA is quite a challenge. Cincinnati won the first meeting with the Blue Demons by 25 points on January 10th. But Depaul wasn’t playing worth a crap back then. Plus in that game the Blue Demons were without star forward Andre Brown. In last Saturday’s blowout over Southern Miss, Brown had 24 points for Depaul. Cincinnati could easily be caught looking ahead to hosting conference leader Memphis on Saturday in the regular-season finale. The Bearcats have converted on better than 50 percent of their field goals in their last two games but in general aren’t that great from the floor (44 percent in conference games and on the road). Huggins and the Bearcats usually go belly-up in March citing the fact they are 1-5 ATS on the road this month the last three years. With 17 wins and only a road game at South Florida on Saturday, this represents a gigantic game for Depaul. Cincinnati has allowed 79 points per game in their last three road encounters and only beat lowly Houston by three in Texas. I’m not sold on Cincinnati’s efforts on the road and especially as a favorite against a very good home team that is 10-4 in conference play and needs an upset to solidify their big dance invitation.
4 Units on Washington U -6½ -110
4 1/2* BEST BET on the Huskies. The line above does not allow us to indicate 1/2-units or *stars
Washington is only 15-10 for the season but the Huskies are just playing dynamite basketball at the moment and should go 2-0 ATS this week at home against California and Stanford. They are 10-2 SU since January 17th going 5-1 recently with their only loss coming in the cross-country trek to NC State (covered easily). California beat Oregon and Oregon State at home last weekend but the last time the Golden Bears took to the Pac-10 road, they embarrassingly lost at UCLA and USC by 17 and 10 points respectively. I love the fact the Huskies didn’t let their upset at Arizona last Thursday effect them last Saturday as they destroyed Arizona State by 26 points in Tempe. California barely beat the Sun Devils at home by a bucket back on February 7th. California’s erratic play is reflected in their shooting percentages. They recently had three consecutive defeats in which they converted 39 percent or less from the floor. Washington is looking to avenge a 76-62 loss to the Golden Bears on the road on January 4th, when the Huskies were playing lousy basketball. Just two years ago on this floor, Washington crushed a far-better California team 75-60 as a 7-point home underdog. The Bears are 2-8 SU on the road averaging less than 64 points per game. They will have trouble staying pace with the Huskies and their lofty 9-3 home record producing 83 points a contest in their own building. The Huskies usually feed off momentum from their most-recent performance. They are 8-2 ATS the last three years at home if they won their previous game by 10 points or more.
4 Units on Oregon State -3 -110
Do you think Coach Ben Howland misses Pittsburgh? UCLA is a team with no heart or character. That’s been evident in their two non-conference efforts against St. Johns on the road (71-55 loss) and Notre Dame at home (75-60 defeat). The Bruins are 2-11 SU since January 17th. They come off three consecutive defeats against Stanford, USC, and Notre Dame. How much does this team have left in the tank for season-ending road games at Oregon State and Oregon? The Bruins are 0-6 SU & 1-5 ATS on the road since January 17th. The last time the Beavers were at home two weeks ago they recorded wins and ****** over Arizona and Arizona State. We used them as a Major in their 68-61 win over the beleaguered Sun Devils as a two-point favorite. Oregon State is a respectable 10-5 SU at home with an offense producing 75.7 points a game. UCLA is a wounded duck on the highway with a 2-8 record and a pitiful offense producing 64 points a game. At this time of the season, I try to find teams that appear to be surrendering and waiving the preverbal white flag. UCLA is that type of team as the Bruins are allowing 76.4 points a contest in their last five games (up from 69.8 overall this season).
3 Units on Hawaii O 143 -110
This total looks extremely low to me. Nevada has scored 79 or more points in 7/11 games recently. Hawaii comes off 92 and 91 point efforts, albeit at home, against Tulsa and Rice. In their last five conference home games, Nevada has scored 92, 92, 84, 101, and 80 points. They averaged 88 points against the methodical slow-down games that Boise State and Fresno State like to play. For the season Nevada is 13-0 at home averaging 79.7 points a game. The Warriors are 5-1 ‘OVER’ since ’97 when they have a posted total in the 140’s.
If you have my addy send me an e-mail...Joe
Animals Sports Picks Premium Picks for March 4, 2004
Welcome to animalssportspicks.com premium service for Thursday, March 4th. The 30-14 eight-day stretch is a distant memory as we have suffered some severe payback since Monday. Returning again on Friday by 12:30PM ET in the event we have daytime college basketball conference tournament action. If not 4PM ET.
NCAA Basketball
3 Units on Depaul +4 -110
Depaul is 7-1 SU and ATS since January 31st. Their only defeat occurred when they blew a 32-19 halftime lead against St. Louis and allowed the Billikens 50 points in the 2nd half. That was the same St. Louis team that couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean standing on the beach last night. No question that Conference USA is quite a challenge. Cincinnati won the first meeting with the Blue Demons by 25 points on January 10th. But Depaul wasn’t playing worth a crap back then. Plus in that game the Blue Demons were without star forward Andre Brown. In last Saturday’s blowout over Southern Miss, Brown had 24 points for Depaul. Cincinnati could easily be caught looking ahead to hosting conference leader Memphis on Saturday in the regular-season finale. The Bearcats have converted on better than 50 percent of their field goals in their last two games but in general aren’t that great from the floor (44 percent in conference games and on the road). Huggins and the Bearcats usually go belly-up in March citing the fact they are 1-5 ATS on the road this month the last three years. With 17 wins and only a road game at South Florida on Saturday, this represents a gigantic game for Depaul. Cincinnati has allowed 79 points per game in their last three road encounters and only beat lowly Houston by three in Texas. I’m not sold on Cincinnati’s efforts on the road and especially as a favorite against a very good home team that is 10-4 in conference play and needs an upset to solidify their big dance invitation.
4 Units on Washington U -6½ -110
4 1/2* BEST BET on the Huskies. The line above does not allow us to indicate 1/2-units or *stars
Washington is only 15-10 for the season but the Huskies are just playing dynamite basketball at the moment and should go 2-0 ATS this week at home against California and Stanford. They are 10-2 SU since January 17th going 5-1 recently with their only loss coming in the cross-country trek to NC State (covered easily). California beat Oregon and Oregon State at home last weekend but the last time the Golden Bears took to the Pac-10 road, they embarrassingly lost at UCLA and USC by 17 and 10 points respectively. I love the fact the Huskies didn’t let their upset at Arizona last Thursday effect them last Saturday as they destroyed Arizona State by 26 points in Tempe. California barely beat the Sun Devils at home by a bucket back on February 7th. California’s erratic play is reflected in their shooting percentages. They recently had three consecutive defeats in which they converted 39 percent or less from the floor. Washington is looking to avenge a 76-62 loss to the Golden Bears on the road on January 4th, when the Huskies were playing lousy basketball. Just two years ago on this floor, Washington crushed a far-better California team 75-60 as a 7-point home underdog. The Bears are 2-8 SU on the road averaging less than 64 points per game. They will have trouble staying pace with the Huskies and their lofty 9-3 home record producing 83 points a contest in their own building. The Huskies usually feed off momentum from their most-recent performance. They are 8-2 ATS the last three years at home if they won their previous game by 10 points or more.
4 Units on Oregon State -3 -110
Do you think Coach Ben Howland misses Pittsburgh? UCLA is a team with no heart or character. That’s been evident in their two non-conference efforts against St. Johns on the road (71-55 loss) and Notre Dame at home (75-60 defeat). The Bruins are 2-11 SU since January 17th. They come off three consecutive defeats against Stanford, USC, and Notre Dame. How much does this team have left in the tank for season-ending road games at Oregon State and Oregon? The Bruins are 0-6 SU & 1-5 ATS on the road since January 17th. The last time the Beavers were at home two weeks ago they recorded wins and ****** over Arizona and Arizona State. We used them as a Major in their 68-61 win over the beleaguered Sun Devils as a two-point favorite. Oregon State is a respectable 10-5 SU at home with an offense producing 75.7 points a game. UCLA is a wounded duck on the highway with a 2-8 record and a pitiful offense producing 64 points a game. At this time of the season, I try to find teams that appear to be surrendering and waiving the preverbal white flag. UCLA is that type of team as the Bruins are allowing 76.4 points a contest in their last five games (up from 69.8 overall this season).
3 Units on Hawaii O 143 -110
This total looks extremely low to me. Nevada has scored 79 or more points in 7/11 games recently. Hawaii comes off 92 and 91 point efforts, albeit at home, against Tulsa and Rice. In their last five conference home games, Nevada has scored 92, 92, 84, 101, and 80 points. They averaged 88 points against the methodical slow-down games that Boise State and Fresno State like to play. For the season Nevada is 13-0 at home averaging 79.7 points a game. The Warriors are 5-1 ‘OVER’ since ’97 when they have a posted total in the 140’s.
If you have my addy send me an e-mail...Joe
