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Previews, Streaks, Tips, Notes

Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers January 26, 7:30 EST

When Toronto visits Florida the teams will look to continue a solid 'Under' trend for bettors. In the past eleven meetings the Maple Leafs and Panthers have played 7 'Under', 3 'Over' and 1 'Push. It's never easy to light the lamp for Leafs, they've put 2 or less between the pipes in seven of the past eight games posting 5 'Under', 1 'Over' 2 'Push'. Leafs scoring a grand total 3 goals the last two games vs Panthers with Luongo in net consider 'Under'.

 

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Tuesday's six-pack

-- Hornets 129, Kings 128 2OT-- DeMarcus Cousins scored 56 before fouling out.

-- Miami 80, Duke 69-- Simply put, Duke isn't very good right now.

-- Iowa State 85, Kansas 72-- Third straight road loss for the Jayhawks.

-- This is Peyton Manning's 4th Super Bowl, under four different head coaches.

-- Zach Ertz gets $42.5M ($20M guaranteed) for five years from the Eagles.

-- Warriors 120, Spurs 90-- Curry didn't even play in fourth quarter.

 

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Dave Cokin

Bonus Play Tuesday

757 TENNESSEE @ 758 ALABAMA 9:00 PM

Take: TENNESSEE +4

I’m playing strengths vs. weaknesses tonight as Tennessee pays a visit to Alabama. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m big on keying on categories and looking for underdog advantages, and we’ve got some to look at in this game.

One area of interest in turnovers. The Volunteers are taking good care of the basketball, with one of the better ball security percentages in D1 this season. The same cannot be said for the Crimson Tide, who are toward the bottom of the national rankings offensively and really aren’t significantly better on the defensive end. Things haven’t changed much since SEC league play began, with Tennessee still holding pretty substantial edges in this category on both ends of the court.

There’s also a huge free throw accuracy disparity in play here. The Vols are one of the better foul shooting teams in D1, and they’ve even money at the stripe in league play, with a sensational 81% conversion rate. Contrast that with Alabama, and it’s a blowout comparison. The Tide have failed at the foul line all season, and have gotten worse since conference play got started, connecting at a pathetic 61% clip.

Those aren’t the only areas where Tennessee holds an edge, but they’re the biggest differentials. To be sure, Alabama also does some things better than their guests, and I can’t deny the fact that the Tide have a clear size advantage tonight. Tennessee is a very small team and my biggest concern tonight is how well the Volunteers do when it comes to prevent second chances opportunities for the Tide. As lousy as Alabama is at the foul line, my play could get in trouble if the Volunteers are forced to foul the bigger Tide players.

But the bottom line for me is that I’ve got a good number of check marks on the Tennessee side when doing the head to head comparisons, and these types of plays have produced pretty well in terms of garnering an edge with the underdog. So I’ll stay that course in this game and will side with Tennessee plus the points.

 

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Jim Feist

Jim Feist's Comp NBA Pick, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 8:05 PM ET

(711) ORLANDO MAGIC VS (712) MILWAUKEE BUCKS

Take: OVER

Reason: Your Bonus Play for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 is in the NBA scheduled contest between the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks. The Orlando Magic had a tough loss on Monday, leading late over Memphis only to get forced to OT. Then in OT, the Magic lost by six points getting 5 1/2. Tough loss for us and the bettors who had the Magic in that game. The Bucks had their modest three game win streak snapped at Houston on Friday and then lost at New Orleans on Saturday. This will be the second meeting of the season between these clubs, with Orlando taking the game in Florida back on Nov 27, 114-90. The Bucks are 4-2-1 O/U/P their last seven games. In addition, the Bucks are 14-6 O/U in their last 20 games against the Eastern Conference. The Magic might be a bit tired out here and I like that to lend towards an OVER play. Take the OVER.

 

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Scott Spreitzer

Creighton vs Georgetown

Bonus Play Georgetown

I'm recommending a play on the Georgetown Hoyas on Tuesday. The race in the Big East is flying under the radar with four teams tied for second and currently trailing 6th-ranked Villanova by 1 1/2 games in the standings. Second place will be narrowed down tonight with Xavier taking on Providence and Creighton in DC to face Georgetown. The Blue Jays won the first meeting, 79-66 in Omaha on January 5. The game was closer than the final score would indicate with Georgetown leading by three points, more than midway through the second half and within six points with three minutes to go. The Hoyas had no problem with Creighton's defensive work, making 47% of their FGA, including 11 of 24, 46% from behind the arc. The difference in the game came at the stripe where Creighton outscored the Hoyas 21-3, afforded 25 FTA to just seven for Georgetown. The Jays are 3-3 SU on the road this season with the wins coming against DePaul, St. John's, and Seton Hall, teams with a combined conference record of 4-17 SU. This will be their toughest conference road game to date and we believe the Hoyas will be ready for revenge. Georgetown can slam the door on the defensive end where they rank 18th in the nation in FG percentage allowed, holding the opposition to 38.7% shooting. The Hoyas lost last time out to UConn, but they're on a 27-11 ATS run off a loss. They're also on a 4-0 ATS run in conference action. I'm recommending a play on Georgetown minus the points on Tuesday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.

 

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Marc Lawrence

Florida vs Vanderbilt

Play - Florida

Edges - Gators: 9-1 ATS as road dogs between home games. Commodores: 4-15 ATS home in conference games between away games. With the Gators 5-2 SU and ATS in SEC play this season, and Vandy 2-5 ATS in conference games this campaign, we recommend a 1* play on Florida. Thank you and good luck as always.

 

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CPAW...did you have any contact info for DCI INDEX?? Their website is so inconsistent with updating daily the power rankings etc.!! Very frustrating. Been following it for years never has it been like this. Seems 2-3 days a week it just doesn't update at all! Any help would be appreciated