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Bowl Issues
Wild Card Issues
Marc Lawrence went South yesterday, going 1-2 with Notre Dame winning but Louisville and Maryland were losers.
Marc is now on an 17-7 run with his Marc Lawrence's Playbook Bowl Stat Report.
Today Marc has TCU (he thinks they will win by four, line is now -3 1/2), Boise State and Georgia Tech.
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Bowl Issues
Wild Card Issues
Marc Lawrence went South yesterday, going 1-2 with Notre Dame winning but Louisville and Maryland were losers.
Marc is now on an 17-7 run with his Marc Lawrence's Playbook Bowl Stat Report.
Today Marc has TCU (he thinks they will win by four, line is now -3 1/2), Boise State and Georgia Tech.
[h=1]NCAA Football Game Picks[/h] [h=2]Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech[/h] The Bulldogs (10-2 SU) head to the Orange Bowl tonight and face a Georgia Tech team that is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games versus a team with a SU winning record. Georgia Tech is the pick (+7) according to Dunkel, which has the Yellow Jackets favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Georgia Tech (+7). Here are all of this week's NCAA Football picks.
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST (12/28) |
| Game 249-250: Mississippi vs. TCU (12:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi 111.433; TCU 112.337 Dunkel Line: TCU by 1; 62 Vegas Line: TCU by 3 1/2; 56 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Mississippi (+3 1/2); Over |
| Game 251-252: Boise State vs. Arizona (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boise State 101.458; Arizona 103.064 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 64 Vegas Line: Arizona by 3 1/2; 68 Dunkel Pick: Boise State (+3 1/2); Under |
| Game 253-254: Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi State 104.968; Georgia Tech 106.143 Dunkel Line: Georgia Tech by 1; 55 Vegas Line: Mississippi State by 7; 61 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Georgia Tech (+7); Under |
[h=1]NCAA Basketball Picks[/h] [h=2]Georgetown at Xavier[/h] The Hoyas travel to Xavier (7-0 SU at home) tonight and come into the contest with a 2-6-1 ATS record in their last 9 road games versus a team with a winning home record. Xavier is the pick (-4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Musketeers favored by 6 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Xavier (-4 1/2). Here are all of today's NCAA Basketball picks.
| WEDNEDAY, DECEMBER 31 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST |
| Game 715-716: St. John's at Seton Hall (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. John's 68.502; Seton Hall 69.926 Dunkel Line: Seton Hall by 1 1/2 Vegas Line: St. John's by 1 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seton Hall (+1 1/2) |
| Game 717-718: Minnesota at Purdue (3:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 67.180; Purdue 61.273 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 6 Vegas Line: Purdue by 1 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+1) |
| Game 719-720: Penn State at Wisconsin (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Penn State 61.037; Wisconsin 75.849 Dunkel Line: Wisconsin by 15 Vegas Line: Wisconsin by 18 Dunkel Pick: Penn State (+18) |
| Game 721-722: Tulsa at Central Florida (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tulsa 60.806; Central Florida 57.306 Dunkel Line: Tulsa by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Tulsa by 6 Dunkel Pick: Central Florida (+6) |
| Game 723-724: Tulane at East Carolina (12:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings:Tulane 52.490; East Carolina 56.982 Dunkel Line: East Carolina by 4 1/2 Vegas Line: East Carolina by 2 1/2 Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (-2 1/2) |
| Game 725-726: Princeton at Wake Forest (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Princeton 51.370; Wake Forest 59.748 Dunkel Line: Wake Forest by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Wake Forest by 6 Dunkel Pick: Wake Forest (-6) |
| Game 727-728: Temple at Connecticut (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Temple 61.984; Connecticut 71.890 Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 10 Vegas Line: Connecticut by 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (-7 1/2) |
| Game 729-730: Houston at Memphis (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston 52.955; Memphis 68.817 Dunkel Line: Memphis by 16 Vegas Line: Memphis by 11 Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-11) |
| Game 731-732: Vanderbilt at St. Louis (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Vanderbilt 60.834; St. Louis 58.393 Dunkel Line: Vanderbilt by 2 1/2 Vegas Line: Vanderbilt by 5 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+5) |
| Game 733-734: Butler at Villanova (2:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Butler 67.199; Villanova 74.650 Dunkel Line: Villanova by 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Villanova by 11 Dunkel Pick: Butler (+11) |
| Game 735-736: Bradley at Loyola-Chicago (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Bradley 49.433; Loyola-Chicago 63.337 Dunkel Line: Loyola-Chicago by 14 Vegas Line: Loyola-Chicago by 9 Dunkel Pick: Loyola-Chicago (-9) |
| Game 737-738: Indiana at Nebraska (5:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 62.527; Nebraska 67.944 Dunkel Line: Nebraska by 5 1/2 Vegas Line: Nebraska by 3 Dunkel Pick: Nebraska (-3) |
| Game 739-740: Northeastern at Richmond (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Northeastern 57.607; Richmond 58.755 Dunkel Line: Richmond by 1 Vegas Line: Richmond by 4 Dunkel Pick: Northeastern (+4) |
| Game 741-742: Indiana State at Illinois State (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Indiana State 51.544; Illinois State 59.863 Dunkel Line: Illinois State by 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Illinois State by 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Indiana State (+10 1/2) |
| Game 743-744: Georgia at Kansas State (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Georgia 62.139; Kansas State 68.025 Dunkel Line: Kansas State by 6 Vegas Line: Kansas State by 4 Dunkel Pick: Kansas State (-4) |
| Game 745-746: Brown at Rhode Island (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Brown 51.730; Rhode Island 69.220 Dunkel Line: Rhode Island by 17 1/2 Vegas Line: Rhode Island by 12 Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (-12) |
| Game 747-748: South Florida at SMU (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: South Florida 51.161; SMU 70.559 Dunkel Line: SMU by 19 1/2 Vegas Line: SMU by 17 Dunkel Pick: SMU (-17) |
| Game 749-750: Air Force at San Diego State (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Air Force 52.550; San Diego State 69.972 Dunkel Line: San Diego State by 17 1/2 Vegas Line: San Diego State by 13 Dunkel Pick: San Diego State (-13) |
| Game 751-752: George Mason at Oklahoma (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: George Mason 56.334; Oklahoma 77.200 Dunkel Line: Oklahoma by 21 Vegas Line: Oklahoma by 17 Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma (-17) |
| Game 753-754: Marquette at DePaul (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Marquette 63.160; DePaul 54.122 Dunkel Line: Marqeutte by 9 Vegas Line: Marquette by 5 Dunkel Pick: Marquette (-5) |
| Game 755-756: Missouri State at Southern Illinois (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Missouri State 52.965; Southern Illinois 53.412 Dunkel Line: Southern Illinois by 1 Vegas Line: Southern Illinois by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Missouri State (+4 1/2) |
| Game 757-758: Wichita State at Drake (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wichita State 66.480; Drake 53.533 Dunkel Line: Wichita State by 13 Vegas Line: Wichita State by 16 Dunkel Pick: Drake (+16) |
| Game 759-760: Cornell at Syracuse (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cornell 52.352; Syracuse 67.919 Dunkel Line: Syracuse by 15 1/2 Vegas Line: Syracuse by 17 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cornell (+17 1/2) |
| Game 761-762: Fresno State at New Mexico (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Fresno State 52.472; New Mexico 59.564 Dunkel Line: New Mexico by 7 Vegas Line: New Mexico by 10 Dunkel Pick: Fresno State (+10) |
| Game 763-764: Creighton at Providence (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Creighton 61.433; Providence 64.321 Dunkel Line: Providence by 3 Vegas Line: Providence by 6 Dunkel Pick: Creighton (+6) |
| Game 765-766: UNLV at Wyoming (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UNLV 57.457; Wyoming 63.162 Dunkel Line: Wyoming by 1 Vegas Line: Wyoming by 6 Dunkel Pick: UNLV (+6) |
| Game 767-768: Boise State at Colorado State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boise State 61.627; Colorado State 65.170 Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 3 1/2 Vegas Line: Colorado State by 8 Dunkel Pick: Boise State (+8) |
| Game 769-770: San Jose State at Utah State (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Jose State 38.414; Utah State 53.365 Dunkel Line: Utah State by 15 Vegas Line: Utah State by 19 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Jose State (+19 1/2) |
| Game 771-772: Georgetown at Xavier (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Georgetown 65.480; Xavier 71.871 Dunkel Line: Xavier by 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Xavier by 4 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Xavier (-4 1/2) |
| Game 773-774: East Tennessee State at Tennessee (1:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: East Tennessee State 51.462; Tennessee 66.834 Dunkel Line: Tennessee by 15 1/2 Vegas Line: Tennessee by 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (-10 1/2) |
| Game 775-776: Wofford at Duke (3:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Wofford 52.670; Duke 80.050 Dunkel Line: Duke by 27 1/2 Vegas Line: Duke by 22 Dunkel Pick: Duke (-22) |
[h=1]Today's NHL Picks[/h] [h=2]Toronto at Boston[/h] The Maple Leafs head to Boston tonight to face a Bruins team that is coming off a 5-2 win over Detroit and is 2-6 in its last 8 games after allowing 2 goals or less in the previous game. Toronto is the pick (+155) according to Dunkel, which has the Maple Leafs favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+155). Here are all of today's NHL picks.
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST |
| Game 51-52: NY Islanders at Winnipeg (5:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 11.483; Winnipeg 12.887 Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-115); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (-105); Over |
| Game 53-54: NY Rangers at Florida (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 12.904; Florida 11.552 Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1 1/2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A |
| Game 55-56: Tampa Bay at Buffalo (6:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 10.509; Buffalo 11.661 Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-210); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+180); Under |
| Game 57-58: Toronto at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 11.982; Boston 10.817 Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-175); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+155); Over |
| Game 59-60: Carolina at Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 10.023; Pittsburgh 12.541 Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 2 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-250); 5 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-250); Over |
| Game 61-62: Minnesota at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 11.515; Columbus 10.104 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-115); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-105); Under |
| Game 63-64: New Jersey at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.102; Detroit 12.533 Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-200); 5 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-200); Over |
| Game 65-66: San Jose at Anaheim (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.672; Anaheim 10.709 Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-135); 5 Dunkel Pick: San Jose (+115); Under |
| Game 67-68: Arizona at Dallas (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 11.507; Dallas 10.499 Dunkel Line & Total: Arizona by 1; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Dallas (-170); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+150); Under |
| Game 69-70: Philadelphia at Colorado (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 10.168; Colorado 11.772 Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-130); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-130); Over |
| Game 71-72: Edmonton at Calgary (9:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.404; Calgary 10.515 Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-220); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+185); Over |
NHL
Hot teams
— Islanders won five of their last seven games. Winnipeg won four of last six.
— Rangers won eight of their last nine games. Florida won four of last six games.
— Lightning won last three games, allowing six goals.
— Bruins won three of their last four games.
— Columbus won nine of its last eleven games.
— Ducks won ten of their last thirteen games.
— Arizona won last three games, allowing four goals. Dallas Stars won six of last seven games.
— Calgary won last three games, allowing five goals.
Cold teams
— Sabres lost five of their last six games.
— Maple Leafs lost five of their last six games.
— Carolina lost nine of its last eleven games. Penguins lost last four games, scoring seven goals.
— Minnesota lost five of its last six games.
— Devils lost eight of their last ten games. Detroit lost seven of last nine.
— Sharks lost last three games, scoring four goals.
— Colorado lost eight of its last twelve games. Flyers lost 15 of their last 22 games.
— Oilers lost nine of their last ten games.
Series records
— Islanders won six of last nine games with Winnipeg.
— Rangers won four of last five games with Florida.
— Lightning are 8-5 in last thirteen games with Buffalo.
— Maple Leafs won three of last four games with Boston.
— Penguins won six of last eight games with Carolina.
— Blue Jackets won five of last seven games with Minnesota.
— Red Wings won four of last five games with New Jersey.
— Home side won eight of last nine Anaheim-San Jose games.
— Dallas Stars won four of last five games with Arizona.
— Home side won last eight Flyer-Avalanche games.
— Flames won six of last eight games with Edmonton.
Totals
— Seven of last nine Islander road games went over.
— Five of last seven Ranger road games stayed under.
— Last five Buffalo home games went over total.
— Five of last six Toronto road games stayed under; last four Boston games went over.
— Seven of last eight Penguin home games stayed under. Under is 13-1 in last 14 Carolina games.
— Four of last five Columbus home games went over.
— 10 of last 13 New Jersey road games stayed under.
— Under is 7-0-1 in last eight San Jose road games.
— Last five Arizona road games went over total.
— Four of last five Philly road games went over.
— Four of last five games in Saddledome stayed under.
Back-to-back
— Florida is 1-2 if it played night before.
— San Jose is 2-3 if it played night before.
— Oilers are 1-4 if they played night before.
Hot teams
— Islanders won five of their last seven games. Winnipeg won four of last six.
— Rangers won eight of their last nine games. Florida won four of last six games.
— Lightning won last three games, allowing six goals.
— Bruins won three of their last four games.
— Columbus won nine of its last eleven games.
— Ducks won ten of their last thirteen games.
— Arizona won last three games, allowing four goals. Dallas Stars won six of last seven games.
— Calgary won last three games, allowing five goals.
Cold teams
— Sabres lost five of their last six games.
— Maple Leafs lost five of their last six games.
— Carolina lost nine of its last eleven games. Penguins lost last four games, scoring seven goals.
— Minnesota lost five of its last six games.
— Devils lost eight of their last ten games. Detroit lost seven of last nine.
— Sharks lost last three games, scoring four goals.
— Colorado lost eight of its last twelve games. Flyers lost 15 of their last 22 games.
— Oilers lost nine of their last ten games.
Series records
— Islanders won six of last nine games with Winnipeg.
— Rangers won four of last five games with Florida.
— Lightning are 8-5 in last thirteen games with Buffalo.
— Maple Leafs won three of last four games with Boston.
— Penguins won six of last eight games with Carolina.
— Blue Jackets won five of last seven games with Minnesota.
— Red Wings won four of last five games with New Jersey.
— Home side won eight of last nine Anaheim-San Jose games.
— Dallas Stars won four of last five games with Arizona.
— Home side won last eight Flyer-Avalanche games.
— Flames won six of last eight games with Edmonton.
Totals
— Seven of last nine Islander road games went over.
— Five of last seven Ranger road games stayed under.
— Last five Buffalo home games went over total.
— Five of last six Toronto road games stayed under; last four Boston games went over.
— Seven of last eight Penguin home games stayed under. Under is 13-1 in last 14 Carolina games.
— Four of last five Columbus home games went over.
— 10 of last 13 New Jersey road games stayed under.
— Under is 7-0-1 in last eight San Jose road games.
— Last five Arizona road games went over total.
— Four of last five Philly road games went over.
— Four of last five games in Saddledome stayed under.
Back-to-back
— Florida is 1-2 if it played night before.
— San Jose is 2-3 if it played night before.
— Oilers are 1-4 if they played night before.
