Service Plays Tuesday 3/8/11

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Pick 'n' roll

Tuesday's Best NBA Bet

Portland Trail Blazers at Miami Heat (-8.5, 189.5)

Say what you will about tear-jerking loss the Miami Heat suffered on Sunday night, but there’s no way any team in the Association would trade places with the Portland Trail Blazers as they visit the Heat on Tuesday.

There’s no question the Heat are still a work in progress, a team that has most of the tools a championship team needs but still can’t put all the pieces of the puzzle together every night. That’s why cohesive teams are getting the better of them.

That’s not to say they don’t have the talent to torch subpar teams – especially when they’re coming off an embarrassing display like that debacle Sunday’s game turned into down the stretch.

"That was one of the things we got to understand when we all decided to come together,” Dwyane Wade said about giving up fourth-quarter shots to LeBron James. “That there were going to be sacrifices that have to be made. And you live with the consequences."

Remember when LeBron visited Cleveland for the first time? Expect that kind of effort Tuesday as Miami bounces back against a Portland club playing its second game in as many nights.

Pick: Heat

 

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College Funds

Tuesday's Best NCAAB Bet

Providence Friars at Marquette Golden Eagles (-7, 154)

The Marquette Golden Eagles’ game plan for Tuesday’s matchup with Providence is no big secret: shut down Marshon Brooks, who ranks second in the nation scoring 24.8 points per game.

The thing that sets Marquette apart is that the club actually has had some success in holding the 6-foot-5 sniper in check – thanks in large part to 6-foot-7 senior forward Jimmy Butler.

Butler drew the assignment of guarding Brooks the last time the two teams hooked up and held him to 17 points on 7-for-16 shooting in a 86-62 blowout victory.

"Maybe more than other volume shooters, volume scorers, he doesn't score because of his quicks,” Marquette coach Buzz Williams said of Brooks. “He doesn't score because he's fast. He scores because he's rhythmic and because he's so long. I think the thing that helped us last game is Jimmy can match his length.”

Butler will have his hands full again on Tuesday and we think Brooks helps to push this over the number.

Pick: Over

 

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Ice picks

Tuesday's Best NHL Bets

Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins (-115, 5.5)

A month into the season, the Buffalo Sabres sat dead last in the NHL and a couple of days before Christmas they looked left for dead when sniper Derek Roy suffered a season-ending injury.

But they didn’t lay down and there has been a new confidence surrounding the team since Terry Pegula took over as the club’s new owner. Buffalo has picked up at least a point in seven straight games and Drew Stafford’s overtime goal on Sunday moved the team into the eighth and final playoff spot in the East.

"It feels pretty good but we're not done yet," Stafford told reporters. "We're not stopping there. We're not happy with just being in eighth place. The way this team is playing, the way we can play and the way we know how we can play, we're going to keep going."

Color us convinced.

Pick: Sabres

Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (-260, 5)

If this was a couple of months ago and you saw the Devils priced at -260 against a Pee Wee team, you wouldn’t have thought twice about fading them. Now, not so much.

While New Jersey shouldn’t have much trouble against a Senators club that actually did look a lot like a minor hockey team for much of this season, there’s no reason to jump at this price.

The Devils haven’t played over a total in 13 games, with the under going 10-0-3 over that span. Oddsmakers have reacted by posting 5-goal totals in each of the team’s last four games but don’t let that scare you off here.

The Senators are actually battling a bit following the trade deadline moves and Craig Anderson is a big upgrade in goal – as crazy as that sounds.
Anderson is 4-3-0 with a 1.56 goals against average since coming over from the Avalanche.

Pick: Under

 

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Pony picks: Tuesday's best horse racing bets
By BILL CLOUTIER

Thankfully monsoon season appears to be over for a couple of days so our advanced picks will actually stick their hoofs in the dirt today. You hate like hell to study a race for an hour, watch the replays and then it rains all day long and your horse sits in the barn with a blanket on dreaming of its day at the stud farm.

Here's a couple for Tuesday, and remember our rules:

No favorites, and we're not just giving out a horse to show. We find it irresponsible and mostly annoying to give out a three-horse trifecta and take credit when one horse finishes third. There's no credit for that at the window!

Feel free to add your hot picks to the comments section and maybe we all can all make a mint.

Parx (7th race) Nordic Crossing

Post could be tough to overcome but that should bump the odds on this one who cruised to the win in his last race in the same conditions. The best of the other logical choices in the race have awful jocks. A clean start could have Nordic Crossing comfortably in front.

Also at Parx (9th race): State Treasure: sets own fractions

Mountaineer (6th race) Smart Flight

Looks like a two-horse race and let's try to beat the favorite (Retriever) with the hot jock from the rail. Retriever has the class advantage but Smart Flight fits in this condition and in his second race off the claim gets Parker in the saddle and he's sizzling right now.

Also at Mountaineer (9th race): Sig and Zag: taking a flyer on the longest shot on the board.

 

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DCI NCAA CBB

Season
Straight Up: 3670-1249 (.746)
ATS: 1678-1691 (.498)
ATS Vary Units: 4726-4789 (.497)
Over/Under: 1644-1679 (.495)
Over/Under Vary Units: 2137-2335 (.478)

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
1st Round at campus sites
Dayton 66, MASSACHUSETTS 63
GEORGE WASHINGTON 68, Saint Joseph's 57
RHODE ISLAND 64, Saint Louis 61
ST. BONAVENTURE 81, La Salle 76
Big East Conference Tournament
1st Round at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Connecticut 80, DePaul 62
Marquette 86, Providence 75
Seton Hall 70, Rutgers 62
Villanova 70, South Florida 61
Big Sky Conference Tournament
Semifinals at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, Greeley, CO
NORTHERN COLORADO 70, Northern Arizona 67
Weber State vs. Montana: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Horizon League Tournament
Championship at U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, WI
Butler 71, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 70
Mid-American Conference Tournament
1st Round at campus sites
AKRON 71, Eastern Michigan 54
BOWLING GREEN STATE 72, Northern Illinois 64
BUFFALO 69, Central Michigan 56
OHIO 81, Toledo 56
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
1st Round at campus sites
South Carolina State 65, Delaware State 61
Umes 66, Florida A&M 65
Summit League Tournament
Championship at Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Oakland 91, Oral Roberts 85
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Championship at Summit Arena, Hot Springs, AR
North Texas 72, Ualr 71
Ivy League
Princeton 65, PENN 62

 

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 616-274 (.692)
ATS: 452-469 (.491)
ATS Vary Units: 1090-1155 (.486)
Over/Under: 477-460 (.509)
Over/Under Vary Units: 576-584 (.497)

L.A. Lakers 94, ATLANTA 91
Golden State 108, CLEVELAND 106
Philadelphia 101, INDIANA 100
Milwaukee 93, WASHINGTON 92
MIAMI 97, Portland 90
PHOENIX 111, Houston 107

 

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DCI NHL

Season: 292-234 (.555)

NEW JERSEY 3, Ottawa 1
Toronto vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
PHILADELPHIA 4, Edmonton 2
Buffalo vs. PITTSBURGH: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MONTREAL 3, Boston 2
Chicago 3, FLORIDA 2
MINNESOTA 3, Colorado 2
Vancouver vs. PHOENIX: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SAN JOSE 3, Nashville 2

 

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608- 453 57 % Run On Bonus Plays over 2 1/2 YEARS ! Free winner

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Gamblers Data

Bonus Play Tuesday

NHL Parlay

NJ/Chicago 100-103

 

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Today's NHL Picks

Boston at Montreal

The Bruins look to build on their 6-0 record in their last 6 road games. Boston is the pick (-110) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-110). Here are all of today's picks.
<table id="table1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"><tbody><tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt; width: 564px;" height="17">TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Time Posted 7:00 a.m. EST</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 1-2: Edmonton at Philadelphia (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.687; Philadelphia 10.132
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-270); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+230); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 3-4: Buffalo at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.682; Pittsburgh 12.270
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-115); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 5-6: Ottawa at New Jersey (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 11.648; New Jersey 11.236
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-260); 5
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+220); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 7-8: Toronto at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.027; NY Islanders 10.728
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-120); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 9-10: Boston at Montreal (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.629; Montreal 11.216
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-110); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-110); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 11-12: Chicago at Florida (7:030 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.023; Florida 11.345
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-225); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+185); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 13-14: Colorado at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 9.684; Minnesota 11.221
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-185); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 15-16: Vancouver at Phoenix (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.030; Phoenix 12.194
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+110); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 17-18: Nashville at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 11.809; San Jose 12.779
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-185); 5
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-185); Over</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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Today's NBA Picks

Golden State at Cleveland

The Warriors look to build on their 11-2 ATS record in their last 13 games against a team with a winning percentage of less that .400. Golden State is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Warriors favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"><tbody><tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt; width: 564px;" height="17">TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 551-552: Milwaukee at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee 114.434; Washington 110.106
Dunkel Line & Total: Milwaukee by 4 1/2; 192
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 553-554: Philadelphia at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 118.532; Indiana 121.001
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 2 1/2; 208
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1 1/2; 205 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-1 1/2); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 555-556: Golden State at Cleveland (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 117.108; Cleveland 110.275
Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 7; 220
Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 3 1/2; 216
Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-3 1/2); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 557-558: LA Lakers at Atlanta (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 123.136; Atlanta 115.923
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 7; 178
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 4 1/2; 185
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (-4 1/2); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 559-560: Portland at Miami (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 114.576; Miami 126.461
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 12; 184
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 8 1/2; 189 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-8 1/2); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 561-562: Houston at Phoenix (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 121.441; Phoenix 122.782
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1 1/2; 221
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 5; 216 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+5); Over</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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Soccer Crusher
Play of the Day:

CarlisleUnited + Hartlepool Under 2.5
This match is happening in England

 

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Hockey Crusher
Play of the Day:

Vancouver -130 over Phoenix

 

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Basketball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Philadelphia + Indiana UNDER 206

 

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Sportsbook Investing
Play of the Day:

Philadelphia + Indiana UNDER 206

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS

Depaul
Butler
Heat

 

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JOE WIZ DAILY FREE PICK

Weber St. +4 over Montana

 

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NBA
Write-Up


Tuesday, March 8

Hot Teams
-- 76ers won eight of their last ten games.
-- Cavaliers are 6-2-1 vs spread in last nine games as a home dog.
-- Lakers won their last seven games (6-1 vs spread).
-- Portland won its last three games, allowing 85.3 ppg.
-- Rockets won their last eight games (7-1 vs spread). Suns are 9-5 vs spread in last 14 games as a favorite.

Cold Teams
-- Washington lost eight of its last nine games. Milwaukee lost four of its last five.
-- Pacers lost five of their last six games.
-- Warriors lost six of their last seven games.
-- Hawks lost three of their last four games.
-- Miami lost its last four games, scoring 96 or less points in all four.

Totals
-- Under is 6-2 in Milwaukee's last eight games.
-- Six of last eight Philadelphia games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-4 in Cleveland's last fourteen games.
-- Under is 9-2 in Atlanta's last eleven games.
-- Last three Miami home games stayed under total.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in Houston's last dozen games.

Back-to-Back
-- Portland is 7-4-1 vs spread on road if it played night before.
-- Houston is 8-4 vs spread on road if it played night before.

 

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Tuesday, March 8

Penn (+8) lost 62-59 in OT at Princeton Feb 8, after being down 13 with 8:44 left; three Quakers played 43+ minutes in that game. Penn is 4-2 at home in Ivy, losing in double OT to Harvard, by 1 to Cornell. Princeton lost two of last three on road- they need win here to force playoff game with Harvard for Ivy title. Ivy home teams are 6-8 vs spread in games with pointspread of 3 or less points.

Big East tournament
UConn lost four of last five games, slipping to this spot; they're 0-5 in Big East tourney last five years, figure to get healthy vs DePaul club that lost 107-59 at Syracuse Saturday. Huskies (-9) won 82-62 at DePaul on Jan 15, holding hosts to 32% from floor. UConn is 2-6 vs spread in last eight tries as favorite. DePaul is 0-3-1 vs spread in its last four games.

Road team won both Rutgers-Seton Hall games this season; Hazell made just 11-33 from floor, 3-16 from arc in those games, but Pirates hit 24-39 from arc in pair of home upset wins last week. Rutgers lost five of last six games, with four of last five road games decided by 4 or less points. Knights are 2-5 in this event last five years, but one of wins was 61-48 over Seton Hall three years ago, Rutgers' last win in this event.

Villanova lost last four games, six of last eight (0-8 vs spread); health of Stokes' hamstring is huge for them this month. Wildcats (-8) won 83-71 at South Florida Jan 6 (Cats were 9-12 from arc, Stokes 5-5)-- Villanova shot 58% from floor. Bulls lost eight of last nine games, but covered nine of last 14- they're 1-2 in Big East tourney, losing by 14-20 points.

Providence (+10.5) lost 86-62 at Marquette Feb 27, shooting 32% while Eagles shot 53%. Friars snapped 7-game skid with win over Rutgers in last home game- they're 1-4 vs spread in last five games as an underdog. Marquette is 3-4 in its last seven games, 3-5 vs spread in its last eight as a fave. Eagles are 6-4 in this event last four years, Friars 2-9 in last nine.

Sun Belt tournament
North Texas/Ark-Little Rock are both playing 4th night in row- this is first Sun Belt title game for UALR, one of the shortest teams in country that makes 40.5% from arc (9th in USA). UNT beat Trojans twice this season, 81-69 at home (-8), 72-69 (-2) on road last Tuesday. UNT has most experienced team in USA, leads country in getting to the foul line. Thompson was 20-20 from foul line in their quarterfinal win Sunday.

Summit tournament
Oakland won its last five games vs Oral Roberts, beating Golden Eagles twice this season, shooting 54%+ in both games, 85-77 in Tulsa Dec 30, 88-85 at home Jan 27. This is 4th Summit final for Oakland in last five years- they won this tourney LY, after ORU won previous two events. Oral Roberts won its last ten games, scoring 79.3 ppg in last six games.

Big Sky tournament
Weber State won nine of its last ten Big Sky games- they covered four of last five as an underdog. Montana won four of its last five league games- they're 8-4 in last dozen games as favorite. Griz beat Weber State in LY's Big Sky final, after being down 20 at half; home team won both series games this year by double figures. Montana lost three of four on road.

Only once in last six years has #1 seed won Big Sky tourney, bad omen for Northern Colorado squad that won eight of last nine games- they are 3-5-1 vs spread in last nine games as a favorite. Northern Arizona is 7-1 vs spread in last eight games as an underdog. Home side won both NAU-Northern Colorado games this year; Bears lost by 11 (+3.5) in Flagstaff Jan 31, then beat Lumberjacks 72-71 at home (-5.5) ten days ago.

Atlantic 14 tournament
St Bonaventure won/covered its last five home games, winning by 2-21-10-19-6 points- they held LaSalle to 32% from floor with +12 margin on boards in 82-61 home win over Explorers Feb 12. LaSalle covered five of last eight as an underdog, four of last six on road. LaSalle star Murray hit just 5 of 20 shots from floor (8-10 from foul line) in the loss at Olean.

George Washington (+4) won 78-71 at St Joe's Jan 8, making 9-16 from arc with +15 rebounding margin; GW won five of its last six games, with only loss at Temple- they're 4-2 vs spread as A-14 favorite this season. St Joe's split its last eight games, covered six of last nine- four of its last five road losses were by 10+ points. Colonials are 2-0 vs St Joe's in this event the last four years, winning both games by nine points.

Rhode Island (+3) won 59-57 at Saint Louis Jan 26; Billikens made just 4-22 from arc. URI lost its last two games, is 1-4 vs spread in last five as a favorite. Billikens had won three in row before 66-55 loss to Xavier at home; they're 4-8 vs spread in last 12 games as an underdog. URI is 4-6 in this event last six years- they beat Saint Louis 63-47 in tourney LY.

Dayton won at least one conference tourney game in 11 of last 12 years; Flyers (-2) lost 55-50 at UMass Jan 9, in brickfest where UMass had a 29-13 edge at foul line, with both clubs shooting under 30% for game. Minutemen are 1-8 in this event last nine years, beating Charlotte LY- they ended Fordham's 41-game A-14 skid by losing to Rams Saturday.

Horizon tournament
Butler won its last seven games, allowing 55.3 ppg in last four, but they lost twice to Milwaukee this season, 76-52 (-10) here Jan 3, then 86-80 (-14) at Hinkle Jan 23, with Panthers shooting over 54% from floor in both games (Butler shot under 40% both games). Milwaukee won nine of last ten games, covering last six Horizon games. Butler is 2-3 last five Horizon finals, with the wins by 15-25 points.