Jason Sharpe
Take #719 Milwaukee +5 over Phoenix (9:05pm est):
Milwaukee comes into this game off a loss last game to the LA Clippers 105-98. They had won three straight prior to that game and were playing some of their best basketball of the season. Head coach Scott Skiles seems to get the very most out of his players and especially after a poorly played game. The Bucks usually come back off a loss and play very well in the next game as they have covered seven of their last nine contests following a defeat. Milwaukee also plays much better the game after allowing 100 points or more as they have covered 21 of their last 28 games after their opponent breaks the century mark.
Phoenix is off back to back big time wins over two top notch teams in the Celtics and Hornets but keep in mind though these were impressive victories in both contests, they did come against teams that were playing the second game of a back to back game while Phoenix was at home and rested. The Suns have been a very inconsistent and a hard too judge team this year but the one thing that does stand out with Phoenix is that they are just 4-9 ATS as a favorite their last 13 times and seem to struggle in the role of giving points.
Milwaukee wants and needs a win on this West Coast trip and they knows this game is probably their best chance tonight. Play the Bucks here in this one.
Take #719 Milwaukee +5 over Phoenix (9:05pm est):
Milwaukee comes into this game off a loss last game to the LA Clippers 105-98. They had won three straight prior to that game and were playing some of their best basketball of the season. Head coach Scott Skiles seems to get the very most out of his players and especially after a poorly played game. The Bucks usually come back off a loss and play very well in the next game as they have covered seven of their last nine contests following a defeat. Milwaukee also plays much better the game after allowing 100 points or more as they have covered 21 of their last 28 games after their opponent breaks the century mark.
Phoenix is off back to back big time wins over two top notch teams in the Celtics and Hornets but keep in mind though these were impressive victories in both contests, they did come against teams that were playing the second game of a back to back game while Phoenix was at home and rested. The Suns have been a very inconsistent and a hard too judge team this year but the one thing that does stand out with Phoenix is that they are just 4-9 ATS as a favorite their last 13 times and seem to struggle in the role of giving points.
Milwaukee wants and needs a win on this West Coast trip and they knows this game is probably their best chance tonight. Play the Bucks here in this one.
Today's NHL Picks
Vancouver at Phoenix
The Coyotes look to build on their 8-2 record in their last 10 games as a home underdog from +110 to +150. Phoenix is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Coyotes favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115). Here are all of today's picks.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Time Posted 2:30 p.m. EST
Game 1-2: Detroit at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.706; Ottawa 9.678
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-175); Over
Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.075; Pittsburgh 11.908
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-210); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-210); Under
Game 5-6: Florida at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 10.699; Montreal 11.231
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-140); Over
Game 7-8: Vancouver at Phoenix (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.200; Phoenix 12.034
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115); Under
Game 9-10: Los Angeles at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.914; Edmonton 10.617
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-135); Over
Game 11-12: San Jose at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 10.954; Anaheim 12.546
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-105); Under
Vancouver at Phoenix
The Coyotes look to build on their 8-2 record in their last 10 games as a home underdog from +110 to +150. Phoenix is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Coyotes favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115). Here are all of today's picks.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Time Posted 2:30 p.m. EST
Game 1-2: Detroit at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.706; Ottawa 9.678
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-175); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-175); Over
Game 3-4: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.075; Pittsburgh 11.908
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-210); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-210); Under
Game 5-6: Florida at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 10.699; Montreal 11.231
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-140); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-140); Over
Game 7-8: Vancouver at Phoenix (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.200; Phoenix 12.034
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Vancouver (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115); Under
Game 9-10: Los Angeles at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.914; Edmonton 10.617
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-135); Over
Game 11-12: San Jose at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 10.954; Anaheim 12.546
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-105); Under
jeff benton
2-1 for the week...10 dime Loser sunday, 5 dime winner monday, 10 dime winner tuesday....yes its true, he has won back to back nights. NO THIS IS NOT A TYPO.
Jeff Benton Wednesday's College Hoops Action
15 Dime college basketball relaase on WEST VIRGINIA minus the points against Seton Hall. The Mountaineers are a nine-point favoirite both here in Vegas and offshore. I don’t anticipate much line movdment in this game, but you should still keep your eyes on the odds board and grab West Virginia at the lowest possible number.
ANALYSIS
Seton Hall is coming off blowout wins over Syracuse on the road (90-68) and Providence at home (81-71). But I’m not exactly rushing to buy stock on the Pirates, as I believe they’re still a fraud. For one thing, Providence stinks on the road, so that victory doesn’t impress me. Winning by 22 at Syracuse? That’s an outstaading victory, but one that has lost a little bit of its luster now that the Orange have dropped four in a row.
Let’s not forget that as recently as 10 days ago, when they lost 66-60 to god-awful Rutgers at home, the Pirates were mired in a 1-6 SU and 2-5 ATS funk. Three of those defeats came on the road against Cincinnati (17-point loss as a nine-point underdog), Louisville (19-point loss as an 11½-point ‘dog) and Pitt (21-point loss as a 13½-point pup). And in those three contests, Seton Hall scored 53, 54 and 54 points (it also produced just 56 points in a five-point home loss to Syracuse).
I bring up those low point totals for this reason: West Virginia plays an outstanding, holding oppoinents to 64.8 points per game on 40 percent shooting, including just 27.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc. At home, those numbers drop to 61.4 ppg, 38.2 percent overall and 24.7 percent from long range! In their last three games, the Mountaineers have allowed 46, 55 and 55 points, and two of those contests were on the road, including Saturday’s 66-55 thumping of Cincinnati as a 4½-point underdog.
Going back to Jan. 4, West Virginia is 6-2, and the two defeats were by a total of five points (75-71 to Marshall, which is the class of the Big East; 55-54 at Louisville, a game where the Mountaineers couldn’t hit a shot in the second half).
Three more reasons to love West Virginia: 1) It is riding a six-game winning streak against Seton Hall, cashing in five of those wins, all as a favorite (including three straight double-digit home wins); 2) it has covered in five of its last seven games overall, including four of five within the Big East; 3) and Seton Hall is in pointdpread slumps of 4-10 against teams with a winning record, 1-5 following a SU victory, 4-10 after a spread-cover and 1-4 on Wednesdays.
2-1 for the week...10 dime Loser sunday, 5 dime winner monday, 10 dime winner tuesday....yes its true, he has won back to back nights. NO THIS IS NOT A TYPO.
Jeff Benton Wednesday's College Hoops Action
15 Dime college basketball relaase on WEST VIRGINIA minus the points against Seton Hall. The Mountaineers are a nine-point favoirite both here in Vegas and offshore. I don’t anticipate much line movdment in this game, but you should still keep your eyes on the odds board and grab West Virginia at the lowest possible number.
ANALYSIS
Seton Hall is coming off blowout wins over Syracuse on the road (90-68) and Providence at home (81-71). But I’m not exactly rushing to buy stock on the Pirates, as I believe they’re still a fraud. For one thing, Providence stinks on the road, so that victory doesn’t impress me. Winning by 22 at Syracuse? That’s an outstaading victory, but one that has lost a little bit of its luster now that the Orange have dropped four in a row.
Let’s not forget that as recently as 10 days ago, when they lost 66-60 to god-awful Rutgers at home, the Pirates were mired in a 1-6 SU and 2-5 ATS funk. Three of those defeats came on the road against Cincinnati (17-point loss as a nine-point underdog), Louisville (19-point loss as an 11½-point ‘dog) and Pitt (21-point loss as a 13½-point pup). And in those three contests, Seton Hall scored 53, 54 and 54 points (it also produced just 56 points in a five-point home loss to Syracuse).
I bring up those low point totals for this reason: West Virginia plays an outstanding, holding oppoinents to 64.8 points per game on 40 percent shooting, including just 27.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc. At home, those numbers drop to 61.4 ppg, 38.2 percent overall and 24.7 percent from long range! In their last three games, the Mountaineers have allowed 46, 55 and 55 points, and two of those contests were on the road, including Saturday’s 66-55 thumping of Cincinnati as a 4½-point underdog.
Going back to Jan. 4, West Virginia is 6-2, and the two defeats were by a total of five points (75-71 to Marshall, which is the class of the Big East; 55-54 at Louisville, a game where the Mountaineers couldn’t hit a shot in the second half).
Three more reasons to love West Virginia: 1) It is riding a six-game winning streak against Seton Hall, cashing in five of those wins, all as a favorite (including three straight double-digit home wins); 2) it has covered in five of its last seven games overall, including four of five within the Big East; 3) and Seton Hall is in pointdpread slumps of 4-10 against teams with a winning record, 1-5 following a SU victory, 4-10 after a spread-cover and 1-4 on Wednesdays.
