Service Plays Wednesday 1/27/10

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NCAAB DUNKEL


Florida State at Duke
The Blue Devils look to take advantage of a Florida State team that is coming off a 68-66 home loss to Georgia Tech and is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games following an ATS loss. Duke is the pick (-13 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Devils favored by 18. Dunkel Pick: Duke (-13 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27

Game 723-724: Illinois at Penn State
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois 66.619; Penn State 63.699
Dunkel Line: Illinois by 3
Vegas Line: Illinois by 1
Dunkel Pick: Illinois (-1)

Game 725-726: Notre Dame at Villanova
Dunkel Ratings: Notre Dame 64.394; Villanova 77.862
Dunkel Line: Villanova by 13 1/2
Vegas Line: Villanova by 11
Dunkel Pick: Villanova (-11)

Game 727-728: Connecticut at Providence
Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 67.081; Providence 65.819
Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 1
Vegas Line: Connecticut by 5
Dunkel Pick: Providence (+5)

Game 729-730: William & Mary at James Madison
Dunkel Ratings: William & Mary 60.411; James Madison 53.557
Dunkel Line: William & Mary by 7
Vegas Line: William & Mary by 3
Dunkel Pick: William & Mary (-3)

Game 731-732: St. Louis at George Washington
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 57.400; George Washington 59.825
Dunkel Line: George Washington by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: George Washington by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+4 1/2)

Game 733-734: NC Wilmington at Hofstra
Dunkel Ratings: NC Wilmington 52.245; Hofstra 55.018
Dunkel Line: Hofstra by 3
Vegas Line: Hofstra by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NC Wilmington (+5 1/2)

Game 735-736: Delaware at George Mason
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 48.797; George Mason 62.405
Dunkel Line: George Mason by 13 1/2
Vegas Line: George Mason by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: George Mason (-12 1/2)

Game 737-738: Drexel at Northeastern
Dunkel Ratings: Drexel 52.063; Northeastern 69.245
Dunkel Line: Northeastern by 17
Vegas Line: Northeastern by 10
Dunkel Pick: Northeastern (-10)

Game 739-740: Illinois State at Wichita State
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois State 59.556; Wichita State 69.015
Dunkel Line: Wichita State by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Wichita State by 7
Dunkel Pick: Wichita State (-7)

Game 741-742: Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
Dunkel Ratings: Bowling Green 54.435; Eastern Michigan 51.991
Dunkel Line: Bowling Green by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Eastern Michigan by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Bowling Green (+3 1/2)

Game 743-744: Akron at Western Michigan
Dunkel Ratings: Akron 58.337; Western Michigan 57.927
Dunkel Line: Even
Vegas Line: Akron by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Western Michigan (+1 1/2)

Game 745-746: Temple at Charlotte
Dunkel Ratings: Temple 66.492; Charlotte 62.499
Dunkel Line: Temple by 4
Vegas Line: Temple by 1
Dunkel Pick: Temple (-1)

Game 747-748: Massachusetts at St. Joseph's
Dunkel Ratings: Massachusetts 52.522; St. Joseph's 57.330
Dunkel Line: St. Joseph's by 5
Vegas Line: St. Joseph's by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Joseph's (-3 1/2)

Game 749-750: LaSalle at Fordham
Dunkel Ratings: LaSalle 56.816; Fordham 44.474
Dunkel Line: LaSalle by 12 1/2
Vegas Line: LaSalle by 11
Dunkel Pick: LaSalle (-11)

Game 751-752: Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Dunkel Ratings: Vanderbilt 69.380; Tennessee 77.568
Dunkel Line: Tennessee by 8
Vegas Line: Tennessee by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (-5 1/2)

Game 753-754: Georgia at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Georgia 65.007; Florida 68.564
Dunkel Line: Florida by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Georgia (+8 1/2)

Game 755-756: Texas A&M at Oklahoma State
Dunkel Ratings: Texas A&M 67.138; Oklahoma State 68.711
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas A&M (+5 1/2)

Game 757-758: Towson at VCU
Dunkel Ratings: Towson 48.564; VCU 65.671
Dunkel Line: VCU by 17
Vegas Line: VCU by 18 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Towson (+18 1/2)

Game 759-760: Ohio at Northern Illinois
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio 52.487; Northern Illinois 56.901
Dunkel Line: Northern Illinois by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Ohio by 1
Dunkel Pick: Northern Illinois (+1)

Game 761-762: Creighton at Bradley
Dunkel Ratings: Creighton 56.323; Bradley 63.038
Dunkel Line: Bradley by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Bradley by 3
Dunkel Pick: Bradley (-3)

Game 763-764: Evansville at Missouri State
Dunkel Ratings: Evansville 49.090; Missouri State 64.110
Dunkel Line: Missouri State by 15
Vegas Line: Missouri State by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Missouri State (-13 1/2)

Game 765-766: Drake at Northern Iowa
Dunkel Ratings: Drake 60.610; Northern Iowa 69.845
Dunkel Line: Northern Iowa by 9
Vegas Line: Northern Iowa by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Drake (+13 1/2)

Game 767-768: Memphis at Marshall
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 64.396; Marshall 65.572
Dunkel Line: Marshall by 1
Vegas Line: Memphis by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Marshall (+1 1/2)

Game 769-770: TCU at Colorado State
Dunkel Ratings: TCU 53.957; Colorado State 60.509
Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado State by 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado State (-4 1/2)

Game 771-772: Central Florida at SMU
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 6.605; SMU 57.191
Dunkel Line: SMU by 1
Vegas Line: SMU by 5
Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+5)

Game 773-774: LSU at Alabama
Dunkel Ratings: LSU 55.219; Alabama 68.323
Dunkel Line: Alabama by 13
Vegas Line: Alabama by 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Alabama (-9 1/2)

Game 775-776: Ohio State at Iowa
Dunkel Ratings: Ohio State 73.290; Iowa 58.876
Dunkel Line: Ohio State by 14 1/2
Vegas Line: Ohio State by 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ohio State (-10 1/2)

Game 777-778: Tulane at UTEP
Dunkel Ratings: Tulane 49.299; UTEP 70.758
Dunkel Line: UTEP by 21 1/2
Vegas Line: UTEP by 17
Dunkel Pick: UTEP (-17)

Game 779-780: Utah at Wyoming
Dunkel Ratings: Utah 61.642; Wyoming 56.448
Dunkel Line: Utah by 5
Vegas Line: Utah by 3
Dunkel Pick: Utah (-3)

Game 781-782: Texas Tech at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Texas Tech 63.952; Texas 74.127
Dunkel Line: Texas by 10
Vegas Line: Texas by 17 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas Tech (+17 1/2)

Game 783-784: Iowa State at Oklahoma
Dunkel Ratings: Iowa State 63.505; Oklahoma 65.982
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Pick
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma

Game 785-786: Florida State at Duke
Dunkel Ratings: Florida State 66.476; Duke 84.274
Dunkel Line: Duke by 18
Vegas Line: Duke by 13 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Duke (-13 1/2)

Game 787-788: BYU at New Mexico
Dunkel Ratings: BYU 72.598; New Mexico 69.080
Dunkel Line: BYU by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: New Mexico by 1
Dunkel Pick: BYU (+1)

Game 789-790: Nebraska at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Nebraska 61.471; Colorado 64.031
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado by 4
Dunkel Pick: Nebraska (+4)

 

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NCAAB WRITE-UP

Wednesday, January 27

Information on the best of Wednesday's college basketball games........

Underdog is 6-2 vs spread in last eight Notre Dame-Villanova games, as Irish won two of last three visits here; average total in those three games was 173. Villanova is 7-0 in Big East, 5-2 vs spread, winning at home by 27-2-5 points (1-2 as home favorite). Irish are 2-2 as dogs, 1-2 on road, losing by 12-2 points. Big East home favorites are 19-20 vs spread.

UConn is 0-3 in true road games, losing by 2-3-5 points; they're 3-1 as a Big East favorite. Providence blew 9-point lead in last 2:00 of last game, losing to USF in OT. UConn is 3-4 in last seven games vs Providence, losing three of last four; with visitor 5-2 SU in those seven games. Big East home underdogs are 5-13 against the pointspread.

Wichita State lost four of last five games vs Illinois State; Redbirds lost five of last six visits here, but beat Shockers 72-57 Dec 29, making 9-18 from arc. ISU is 1-3 on Valley road, losing by 4-1-10 points; they're 2-0 as an MVC dog. Wichita is 4-0 as home favorite, winning home games by 23-12-12-9 points. MVC home favorites are 14-16 vs spread.

Vanderbilt lost six of last eight games vs Tennessee, dropping last four in Knoxville by 7-27-20-19 points; Commodores are 4-0 in SEC, winning at Alabama/South Carolina- they're 2-1 as underdog. Tennessee won six of last seven games; they're 3-1 in SEC, winning home games vs Auburn by 26, Ole Miss by 2. SEC home favorites are 7-11 against the spread.

Florida won 11 of last 12 games against Georgia, winning last last six in Gainesville by 8-23-11-16-10-26 points; Gators' last ten series wins are all by 10+ points. Dawgs are 4-0 vs spread in SEC games, losing on road by 8 at Kentucky, 3 at Miss State. Florida won last three games by 14-5-2 points. Favorite is 4-1 vs spread in their conference games.

Favorite is 5-2 vs spread in last seven Oklahoma State-Texas A&M tilts; Aggies won two of last three visits here. Home team is 4-1 vs spread in Oklahoma State's Big 12 games; Cowboys are 2-0 as home favorite, with wins by 29 over Texas Tech, 12 vs Colorado. Aggies lost last three road games by 9-23-5 points. Big 12 home favorites are 13-8 vs spread.

Underdog covered eight of last ten Drake-Northern Iowa games; Drake won three of last four visits here. Bulldogs won last five games after 0-4 start in Valley; they've covered last six games, are 3-1 as MVC dog, with road losses by 23 at Wichita, 4 at Creighton. UNI is 3-1 as home fave in Valley, with wins by 19-8-2-22 points.

Memphis is 65-1 in its last 66 C-USA games; they've won five in a row vs Marshall, winning last two visits here by 10-23 points. Marshall is 15-4, losing last two games, to West Va/UAB- loss to Blazers was their first in five league games. Tigers are 3-2 on road, losing at Syracuse and UMass in Boston. C-USA home underdogs are 3-8 against the spread.

Home team won nine of last ten LSU-Alabama games; Tigers lost five of last six visits here, losing by 4-2-11-6-14 points. Bama lost three of last four games; their SEC wins are by 17 at LSU, 5 vs Miss State. Tigers are 0-5 in SEC, losing road games by 9 at South Carolina, 14 at Florida. SEC home favorites are 6-12 against the spread this season.

Texas lost its last two games, but they've won eight of last nine games vs Texas Tech; Red Raiders lost last six visits to Austin by 3-7-34-29-26-6 points (1-4 vs spread in last five). Longhorns are 0-4 vs spread in Big 12 games; they won home games by 17-5 points. Favorite is 4-1 vs spread in Tech's Big 12 road games; they're 0-2 as road dog in league play.

Duke won eight of last ten games vs Florida State, winning three of last four played here, but Seminoles covered three of the four, losing by 7-1-3 points. Blue Devils are 3-0 as ACC home favorite, winning in Durham by 21-20-20 points. Florida State is 1-3 vs spread as an underdog this season. ACC home favorites are 13-15 against the spread.

BYU is 20-1, ranked 10th in country; Cougars won seven of last eight vs New Mexico; underdog is 4-1 vs spread in last five series games played here. Cougars won last 14 games, winning MWC road games by 18 at Air Force, 2 at San Diego State. Lobos won last four games, allowing an average of 59.8 ppg. MWC home underdogs are 2-5 against the spread.

Home team won eight of last nine Nebraska-Colorado games; Huskers won last three in series by 19-2-5 points, but lost three of last four visits to Boulder, losing by 4-4-2 points. Nebraska is 0-4 in Big 12, losing road games by 11 at Texas A&M, 17 at Missouri. Colorado is 2-3 vs spread as a favorite. Underdog is 5-1 vs spread in last six series games here.

 

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NHL DUNKEL


St. Louis at Vancouver
The Blues look to build on their 6-2 record in their last 8 games versus the Northwest Division. St. Louis is the pick (+180) according to Dunkel, which has the Blues favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+180). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27

Game 1-2: Anaheim at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 13.600; Washington 13.211
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-230); 6
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+190); Under

Game 3-4: Montreal at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.521; Tampa Bay 12.850
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); Over

Game 5-6: Carolina at NY Rangers
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.690; NY Rangers 12.381
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-145); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-145); Under

Game 7-8: New Jersey at Buffalo
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.130; Buffalo 12.716
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 9-10: Detroit at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 10.981; Minnesota 12.407
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-115); Over

Game 11-12: Calgary at Dallas
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 12.068; Dallas 10.744
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+110); Under

Game 13-14: St. Louis at Vancouver
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 13.525; Vancouver 12.542
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-210); 5
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+180); Under

 

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NHL WRITE-UP

Wednesday, January 27

Hot Teams
-- Washington won its last seven games, scoring 36 goals.
-- Lightning won three of its last four games.
-- Stars won six of their last seven home games.
-- Canucks won their last five games, scoring 21 goals. St Louis won six of its last nine games.

Cold Teams
-- Ducks lost three of their last four road games.
-- Canadiens lost three of their last four road games.
-- Rangers lost six of last eight games; they got shut out four times in six losses. Carolina is 3-8 in game following its last eleven wins.
-- Sabres lost their last four games, giving up 17 goals. Devils lost five of their last seven games.
-- Red Wings lost five of their last six games. Minnesota lost four of its last five contests.
-- Flames lost their last seven games, outscored 14-2 in last three.

Totals
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Washington games. Five of last six Anaheim road games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Montreal games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Carolina games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Buffalo games went over the total; seven of last nine New Jersey games stayed under.
-- Under is 11-5-1 in last seventeen Detroit games; seven of last eight Minnesota games went over.
-- Under is 11-2-2 in Calgary's last fifteen games; over is 7-3 in last ten Dallas games. .
-- Three of last four Vancouver home games went over the total.

Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- Ducks are 2-8 when they played the night before.
-- Canadiens are 2-3 when they lost the night before.
-- Devils are 10-1 when they played the night before.
-- Red Wings ae 5-3 when they played the night before.

Series Records
-- Washington won 6-4 in Anaheim LY, in last series meeting.
-- Canadiens won six of last nine visits to Tampa Bay.
-- Hurricanes lost five of last seven visits to Manhattan.
-- Devils won three of last four games against Buffalo.
-- Detroit won 12 of last 15 games against Minnesota.
-- Flames won three of last four games against Dallas.
-- Canucks won seven of last ten games against St Louis.

 

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Lance's Lock


Pick: Texas -18

Overall: 908-792-33

Current Streak: 2 wins

 

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Wunderdog Horse Selection:

GULFSTREAM PARK Race #2 at 1:40 PM Eastern

Top pick: #5 (OPTIMISTIC VIEW) - Filly made up some late ground at Calder Dec.23rd in her first back off a two month break. Drops into a claimer, shortens-up in distance, and races with "blinkers on". She has a nice recent drill and races for the "red hot" Pletcher barn. The top pick.​

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2nd pick: #11 (Super Girlie) - She finished 4th last out at this tag in the mud and will stretch-out in distance for this. She draws a nice outside post and is a win candidate.​

3rd pick: #4 (Mywifeknowsevrything) - Daughter of "Najran" finished 2nd at Belmont at this price Sep.11th and has been on the shelf since. Working o.k. at Palm Meadows for the Zito barn and she's a contender.​

4th pick: #6 (Far From Shy) - Working well and she'll have lasix administered for the first time. Lates saw her finish a rallying 4th at the Meadowlands on Nov. 12th racing for this price and she stumbled badly at the start.​

 

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Insider Angles

Nebraska Cornhuskers road games this season are averaging nearly 20 points less than this posted total while the Colorado Buffaloes play much better defense at home than on the road, so do not look for the scoreboard operator to be kept busy here.

The Cornhuskers are 12-7 overall, but they are just 1-4 in their true road games, mainly because their offense has been pathetic away from home, averaging a pitiful 54.6 points on 41.9 percent shooting. However, the Nebraska defense has done its part regardless of the venue, allowing 63.6 points per game on the road for a combined road average of just 118.2 points

The Huskers have a good adjusted defensive efficiency rating of .950 points per possession according to Pomeroy, and they are forcing turnovers on 24.1 percent of possessions, ranking 32 in the nation in that category.

Meanwhile, the Buffaloes are 9-1 at home, and while their offense has been consistent home and away, they have played much better defense here in the altitude, where they are allowing 66.8 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting. They should have no trouble containing a Nebraska offense here that at times has had trouble putting the ball in the ocean on the road this year.

Thus, we look for a lower scoring game here than some people think.

CBB Free Pick: Nebraska, Colorado Under 137.5 (-110)

 

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New Mexico 4*

 

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Gina's NBA Predictions
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 7:00 p.m. est.
Los Angeles Lakers (34-11) at Indiana Pacers (16-29)
The Lakers have dropped five of its last six contests versus the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse, going 1-5 ATS.
Take the points. The Indiana Pacers are just 10-11 at home this season, but play the Lakers tough in Indianapolis. The last two meetings were decided be a total of three points. Indiana is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog and the home team in this series is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings.

Indiana Pacers +5½

 

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JOHNNY GUILD

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Time Game Selections
7:00 PM EST. No. 23 Vanderbilt (15-3) at No. 14 Tennessee (15-3) Tennessee Volunteers -5.5
7:00 PM EST. Notre Dame (15-5) at No. 3 Villanova (18-1) Villanova Wildcats -11
9:00 PM EST. Florida St. (15-4) at No. 7 Duke (16-3) Florida St. Seminoles +13.5

 

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Frank Patron

10K New Mexico Lobo's

 

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NCAAB

2 units Penn St. -1

 

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ALL COMPS!!!!!!

Big Al McMordie
* New Jersey Nets,

Bobby Babawoski
* New Mexico Lobos, PK

Bobby Maxwell
4* Milwaukee Bucks,
5* New Mexico Lobos,

Dominic Fazzini
3* Toronto Raptors, -3

EZ Winners
* Atlanta Hawks, +3.5

Gamblers Data
* Oklahoma City Thunder, -6.5

James Patrick Sports
* University Texas El Paso Miners (UTEP),

Jeff Alexander
1* Chicago Bulls, Under 195

Jim Feist
* Utah Jazz, Over

Karl Garrett
1* Indiana Pacers, +6
4* Saint Joseph's Hawks,

LT Profits
* Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (TCU), Under 133

Marc Lawrence (Preferred Picks)
* Providence Friars,

Nick Parsons
* New York Rangers , -150

Stephen Nover
1* Texas A&M Aggies, +5
2* Minnesota Timberwolves, +13

Tom Stryker
* Texas Longhorns, -17

Vegas Experts
* Utah Jazz,

 

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SPORTS WAGERS

Calgary +1.00 over DALLAS

Perhaps the best cure for these Flames is a couple of road games to get away from the fans and media. Frankly, it’s mind-boggling how this team, with all that talent, can lose seven in a row and nine of 10. The funny thing is that its only win over that stretch came against the Canucks in Vancouver, one of the toughest places in the league to win at. Anyway, the Flames really couldn’t have asked for a better opponent to snap that ugly streak than the one they’ll face here. The Stars return home tonight from a brief but difficult three-game trip through Vancouver, Edmonton and Colorado. Dallas has been very tough at home with 14 wins in 20 games but they just do not look that sharp these days. Besides, the Flames have been much better on the road and this is a game they just have to approach with a huge sense of urgency. The Flames are sitting out of a playoff spot right now and they need wins. Win or lose, expect a big time effort out of the Flames tonight and it’s also comforting to know that Marty Turco is not having a good year at all. Play: Calgary +1.00 (Risking 2 units).


Anaheim +2.19 over WASHINGTON

The Caps are destroying everyone these days and they look like they can’t be beat. They’re scoring five, six or seven goals almost nightly and they’re having an absolute ball out there. The Caps have won seven in a row and 10 of 11 and again, they appear to be unstoppable. Having said that, this is a game they could take a breather in. No team will sustain that intensity level for long stretches and there is a letdown spot on the way soon. They played last night in Long Island and will be home for the next three games. Surely, there is no sense of urgency surrounding them for this one. Furthermore, the Ducks can be as tough to beat as anyone. They played a very good game in Atlanta last night but ran into a hot goaltender. Despite that loss they’re still very warm at the moment and they’re playing every game these days with a sense of urgency. The Caps rarely see the Ducks and in fact, this is the first time they’ll play at the Verizon Center in about four years. The Caps may win here and they may win easy again, however, they will take a night off very soon and with this tag on this hungry and talented guest, this is as good a spot as any to play against the Caps. Play: Anaheim +2.19 (Risking 2 units).


St. Louis +2.06 over VANCOUVER

Upsets happen all the time in all sports and it’s not because of the talent, it’s because of a difficult or beatable spot that the chalk is in and this is as good as any to go against the Canucks. You see, Vancouver has reeled off five wins in a row and that includes a 5-1 romp over Chicago on Saturday night. They followed that up with a 3-2 win over the Sabres on Monday and will now close out its home stand here. They’ll head straight to Toronto for a game Saturday night on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. The Canucks will play eight straight on the road right up until the Olympic break (it’s actually 14 straight on the road, as they have six more after the break) so you know this upcoming trip is absolutely something that has to be on their minds. After Toronto they’ll play in Montreal, Ottawa and Boston among others. The Canucks are still without three of its top d-men and this is just the perfect setting for an upset, as the Canucks are another team that’s not desperate for wins. They should be beatable tonight and with this tag on the very determined Blues, they, too, are worthy of some strong consideration. Play: St. Louis +2.06 (Risking 2 units).

 

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San Antonio has lost three straight HOME games coming into tonights game with the Hawks- & this is game #4 of a 6 game home stand & they have yet to win a game: losses to Utah and Houston last week and then a 5 pt loss to the Bulls on Monday. Atlanta is coming off a nice Road win AT Houston on Monday- & they are (6-1 SU L/7) games coming into tonight-- but I still dont completely trust this team on the ROAD- especially off that WIN at Houston--as I dont think they will SWEEP the 2 game roadie their on- & the Hawks do HOST division RIVAL Boston on Friday Night I think the Spurs will be definitely be the more MOTIVATED team tonight. Atlanta is only 1-7-1 ATS in their last nine trips to San Antonio & the Hawks are also just (2-6 ATS L/8) games as an underdog of 0.5 to 4.5 points. This is the 1st meeting between these two clubs this season- & the Spurs won both meetings last year- including a 95-89 win at HOME as 6.5 pt favs. The Spurs are a ugly (1-5 SU & ATS L/6) games coming into tonight--but I do like them in this spot tonight--as they are desperate to get a HOME WIN tonight. Lay the short number with the Spurs tonight guys

 

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ROBERT FERRINGO

2.5-Unit Play. Take #779 Utah (-3.5) over Wyoming (9 p.m.)
1.5-Unit Play. Take #762 Bradley (-2.5) over Creighton (8 p.m.)
1-Unit Play. Take #740 Wichita State (-6.5) over Illinois State (7 p.m.)
1-Unit Play. Take #768 Marshall (+2.5) over Memphis (8 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 144.0 Memphis at Marshall (8 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #727 Connecticut (-5) over Providence (7 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #729 William & Mary (-2) over James Madison (7 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #746 Charlotte (+1) over Temple (7 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #787 BYU (+1.5) over New Mexico (10 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #790 Colorado (-3) over Nebraska (10 p.m.)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #743 Akron (-1.5) over Western Michigan (7 p.m.)

These are 5-point teasers:
0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #736 George Mason (-6.5) over Delaware (7 p.m.) AND Take #726 Villanova (-5.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m.)

0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #740 Wichita State (-1.5) over Illinois State (7 p.m.) AND Take #726 Villanova (-5.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m.)

0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #752 Tennessee (-0.5) over Vanderbilt (7 p.m.) AND Take #768 Marshall (+7.5) over Memphis (8 p.m.)

0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #778 UTEP (-12) over Tulane (9 p.m.) AND Take #740 Wichita State (-1.5) over Illinois State (7 p.m.)

 

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RAZOR SHARP SPORTS LTS

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BRANDON LANG

25 dime - Bradley Braves
10 dime - Alabama Crimson Tide
10 dime - Oklahoma City Thunder
free selection - Toronto Raptors

Wednesday's Selections ...
NOTE:

Nice to see UAB close them out after blowing a 16 point halftime lead.

Another solid winner on the hardwood and a nice bankroll builder right along with it.

Just moving right along here doing what I do before the Super Bowl.

I have maintained the same ritual for the last 17 in a row, and nothing on this planet earth will make me deviate from what I do that has allowed me to produce the single greatest handicapping run this industry has ever seen.

And # 18 in a row is coming together nicely. Trust me on that.

Up +407.5 dimes here in 2010 and as I said yesterday, the goal of +500 dimes by next Tuesday is the mini goal before me.

This 25 dimer tonight is a big step in that direction.

Time to bang home another winner and keep the good times rolling here in the New Year.

25 DIME - BRADLEY BRAVES - Some rumblings going on in Creighton.

When you start suspending players mid-season, all can't be well for Dana Altman's squad.

And such is the case with 2nd leading scorer P'Allen Stinnett who was has been suspended for tonight's game for undisclosed reasons.

My people out of vegas tell me he is not happy about being taken out of the starting lineup, and made his case known to everyone except the head coach creating some dissension among this Creighton.

Not exactly what you want going on when you are heading on the road facing a surging Bradley team playing arguably their best ball of the entire year.

Off a 2-point road loss to to league leader and current 17-2 Northern Iowa 52-50 as a 14 point underdog, the Braves have finally taken off.

They have reeled off 3 in a row SU and 2 out of 3 ATS although the non cover was last game out against Evansville winning by 10 laying 11 blowing a 17 point lead with 7 minutes to go.

You are getting fantastic value tonight with a very short number and with all that is going on with Creighton, love Bradley in this spot here.

The Blue Jays were already struggling on the road this year going 1-7 SU just 2-6 ATS including 1-3 SU and ATS on Missouri Valley road.

They lost by 6 at Indiana State as a 1 point favorite, lost by 12 at Wichita State as an 8 1/2 point dog and by 9 at Illinois State as a 6 point dog.

Altman may be losing this team and facing an all of a sudden together Bradley squad on the road short one of your guards and 2nd leading scorer isn't going to build moral either.

Bradley is getting contributions from everywhere as 5 guys have scored in double figures in 3 of their last 4 games led by the guard duo of last years leading scorer Sam Maniscalco and Andrew Warren.

One of the big strengths of this Bradley is their guard play and at home versus Creighton who is down one of their key guards, solid play on the home team.

10 DIME - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Won't be any different this time around.

When they met on January 9th at LSU the Crimson Tide jumped out to a 15 point halftime lead and never looked back in winning 66-49 leading by as many as 26.

Now at home and off a momentum building win against Mississippi State 62-57 as a 1-point favorite, Alabama will be full of confidence to hammer this team again.

This is an LSU team that has covered just 4 games all year long with only 1 of those covers coming on the road versus Washington State.

They have been beaten and beaten badly by the likes of Uconn and Arizona State at Madison Square Garden by 26 and 19 points respectively.

At Florida they lost by 14, at South Carolina they lost by 9 in a game they led by 8 at the half before getting outscored by 17 in the 2nd half.

Down by 11 with 29 seconds to go they got a layup for the cover as the Gamecocks ran out the clock.

Folks, the weakness of this LSU squad is their guard play and against Anthony Grant's full court pressure, especially on the road is a blowout waiting to happen.

I'm confident this is a double digit win and cover for the Tide at home.

10 DIME - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER - You shut down Derrick Rose and you beat Chicago.

Enter Russell Westbrook.

The last time these two faced each other was January 4th in Chicago with Westbrook outscoring Rose 29-19 which led the Thunder to a 13 point road win.

Now catching the Bulls at home, I look for the Thunder to lay down the hammer against a Chicago team playing their 4th road game in 6 nights and 6th road game in the last 10.

Bottom line is the Bulls don't match up with the Thunder and considering Oklahoma City has the 2nd best ATS mark in the NBA, this is a blowout waiting to happen.

Against sub .500 opponents, Oklahoma City is 10-3 ATS last 13 and let's go ahead and make that 11-3 ATS after tonight.

FREE SELECTION - TORONTO RAPTORS

 

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MORE COMPS!!!!!

NSA Wins........................... NBA - Pistons +1.5
VegasSI.com ......................CBB - Alabama under 127.5
Charlies Sports.................... NBA - Heat under 205
GameDay Net. ......................NBA - Jazz over 195.5
Gerry "Big Cat" Andino........... CBB - Duke -13
SportsAction365.com............ CBB - Northern Iowa -13.5
Vincent Pioli ........................CBB - Memphis -2.5
Chicago Sports Group............ CBB - Bowling Green over 126
Fred Callahan ..................... NBA - Cavaliers -13.5
Tony Campone ....................NBA - Bulls +5.5
Brian Marshall..................... Alabama -9.5
John Fina...........................Milwaukee Bucks -2.5
Tony Mathews....................Chicago Bulls +5

 

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Gamblers Data (Fletcher)

Colorado St.-5 4*