Service Plays Monday. 1/23

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4-unit Play Take #5 St. Louis Blues (+125) over Detroit Red Wings (7:35pm EST) Big matchup for first place in the Central Division tonight between the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings. As it currently stands these are the two best teams in the Western Conference record-wise, and you'd be hard-pressed to say that anyone is in their same category in the conference outside of Vancouver. The Blues come into tonight's matchup with something to prove. They want to prove that they belong with the big boys and that they are going to be a force to be reckoned with for the second half of the season. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak is playing out of his mind lately, allowing only four goals over his last four starts and stopping 85 of 89 shots on goal during that span. In their last nine games overall, the Blues are 8-0-1 and have looked as sharp as anyone. Their last loss in regulation was against these Red Wings by a score of 3-0 in Detroit - a loss that they'll be looking to avenge tonight. The Wings have seemingly been in this position forever, sitting in first place in the division and on their way to another high seed in the playoffs. They're a veteran team that manages the regular season very well and knows how to win. They come into tonight's matchup winners of six in a row, but five of those wins have been by the score of 3-2 in overtime or a shootout. So they're not exactly dominating on the ice. I think the Blues are playing much better hockey right now, have a hot goaltender and should be the more motivated team with something to prove. Take the Blues at a nice dog price.
3-unit Play Take #7 Columbus Blue Jackets (+1.5 goals, -145) over Nashville Predators (8:05pm EST) The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Nashville Predators for the second time in five days. When these teams met last Wednesday in Columbus, the Predators came out on top 3-0 but it was a very evenly played game. The Jackets outshot the Preds 38-25 and held their own on both ends of the ice. Columbus is a much-improved team from earlier on in the season, and I still don't think that the linesmakers have taken into account. The game today should stay close, especially with Nashville's conservative style once they get a lead. In fact, four of the last five games between these two have been decided by one goal. Play the Blue Jackets on the puck line tonight, as this one should be very tight.
3-unit Play Take #12 Los Angeles Kings (-135) over Ottawa Senators (10:35pm EST) Everyone has jumped on the Ottawa bandwagon recently, and while they're an improved team from last year, I'm still not sold that they are a playoff caliber playoff club. They have quite a few holes on the defensive end and in the net, with goalie Craig Anderson. This will be Ottawa's fourth game on a six-game road trip and they'll come in a little weary while the Kings have been home for their last two games and are well-rested. The Kings will also be the more motivated team tonight as they have yet to register a win on this current homestand and have been getting a lot of pressure from management and fans. The Kings are 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings between these teams and they've also won four of their last five games against teams with winning records. Bottom line, the Kings have much more talent than the Senators and should win this game if they play to their potential.


BASKETBALL

4 Unit Play. #758 Take Santa Clara -1 over Loyola Marymount (10 pm) LMU is 4-2 in the WCC and is coming off one of their biggest wins in their history, a road victory at BYU. Yet they come into this game as only a 2 point favorite against a team that is winless in the WCC (reverse line movement has made SCU the favorite now). That alone should tell you something, as we expect the home team to jump out early and cruise to a victory against a team that is prime for a letdown. Santa Clara has the best scorer on the floor in Kevin Frazier and I expect him to come close to twenty points this evening against the Lions. The Broncos hold an 83-52 edge in the rivalry as they carry a three-game winning streak over the Lions into tonight's contest. Santa Clara is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home. They will come back strong on Monday getting the straight-up victory!
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Turner System

NHL: Edmonton ML (3u)

NHL: Detroit -1.5 (3u)

NBA: Phoenix @ Dallas OVER 182.5 (3.3u)

NBA: Washington @ Philadelphia UNDER 193 (3.3u)

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4 Unit Play. Take #2502 Carolina -120 over Winnipeg (7:05p.m., Monday January 23)
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to break their three game losing streak against the Jets when the two teams meet tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh. The Jets have struggled on the road this season, going just 7-12-4 and will start a 6 game road trip in Carolina. The Hurricanes come into the contest earning at least a point in three straight and are looking to build off a 3-0 win over Southeast Division leader Washington on Friday. Cam Ward will get the start in goal tonight for Carolina. He got off to a slow start this season as his 17-17-8 record shows but he has been lights out over the past few weeks, posting a 4-2-2 record with a 1.61 GAA over his last 9 starts. He has also been good against Winnipeg, going 6-2-1 with a 2.31 GAA in his last 9 starts in the series. Ward will be opposed by Ondrej Pavelec, who is scheduled to get the start for Winnipeg. Pavelec has struggled through the season, posting just a 16-16-6 record with a 2.83 GAA. He was pulled in his last start against Carolina after allowing 2 goals on 5 shots. Despite having the worst record in the Eastern Conference, the Hurricanes have had some success in the spot they are in here tonight. They are 6-2 in their last 8 home games and have won 5 of their last 7 games when playing with a day of rest. They are also an excellent 43-20 dating back to last season at home when their opponent has a road winning % of .400 or lower. The Jets, who sit 3rd in their division have really struggled away from home. They are just 5-15-1 in their last 21 games when listed as a road underdog of +110 to +150 and have lost 62 of 91 games away from Winnipeg over the last three seasons. Pair those numbers with the fact that the Jets are just 5-13 against teams that have a losing home record and we'll take the Hurricanes tonight in a bit of a revenge spot to pick us up some units in our NHL "key game" of the evening.

3 Unit Play. Take #2506 Detroit -140 over St. Louis (7:35p.m., Monday January 23)
The Detroit Red Wings will try and extend their home winning streak to 17 games when they take on the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The 16 game streak is the fourth longest in NHL history and is four wins shy of the all-time record shared by the Bruins and Flyers. The Blues come into the contest off a 4-2 win over the Sabres on Saturday but have lost both their contests in Detroit this season. They have an 8-0-1 record since the calendar turned to 2012 but have played just one of those 9 games on the road. Jimmy Howard will get the start in goal tonight for the Wings. He has been excellent for Detroit this season, posting a 29-10-1 record with a 1.98 GAA and 5 shut-outs. He has won 5 straight at home against St. Louis, allowing just 9 goals in those 5 contests. The Blues have not announced their starting goalie, but both Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott have struggled with Detroit in their career with Halak posting a 2-3-1 record with a 4.38 GAA while Elliott has 2-3-0 record in his 5 career starts. In addition to their crazy home win streak, the Wings have had a ton of success in the spot they are in here tonight. They are 40-15 in their last 55 games when listed as a favorite and have won 5 straight games against teams from the Central Division. They are also an excellent 39-15 following a win dating back to last season. While the Blues have been one of the hottest teams in the league, they have had some trouble in the situation they are in here with Detroit. They are just 2-5 in their last 7 road games and have a 6-15 record in their last 21 road games when their opponent has a home win % of .600 or greater. Pair those numbers with the fact that Detroit has a 30-12-1 record at home against the Blues over the last 9 seasons and we'll take the Wings tonight to extend their home streak and bring us some a few units on the frozen pond.

2 Unit Play. Take #2507 Over 5 ½ +120 Columbus at Nashville (8:05p.m., Monday January 23)
Tonight in Nashville, we have a match-up of two teams that usually aren't associated with scoring goals. Lately. both the Predators and Blue Jackets have been lighting the lamp at will. Nashville has scored 34 times in their last 10 games while Columbus, who is last in the Centreal Division have scored 17 times over their past 6. That may not seem like much but it is over a half goal higher than their season average. Curtis Sanford is expected to get the start in goal tonight for Columbus. He has taken over the starter job from Steve Mason only because he hasn't been as bad as Mason was. Sanford has just a 8-10-4 record and has struggled with Nashville in his career, posting a 4-4-1 record with a GAA of 3.28 in 10 career starts. He will be opposed by Pekka Rinne, who is having an outstanding season for the Predators. He is 26-11-4 this year with a 2.46 GAA and has a 6-0-1 record against Columbus in his last 7 starts. The Preds have been able to score a ton against the Jackets, as Rinne's GAA in those 7 games is 2.68. Columbus has been playing to the over recently, seeing 7 of their last 10 go over the posted total when they are listed as a road underdog of +150 to +200. Nashville has also been an over team in the situation we have here tonight. They have a 4-0-2 record to the over in their last 6 at home when listed as a favorite and have gone over the total in 8 of their last 9 when playing a team with a winning % of .400 or lower on the road. These two teams have played to a 7-1-3 record to the over in the last 11 games played in Nashville and a 3-1-3 record to the over in the last 7 in the head to head series overall. We'll follow the trends tonight and play the over at a nice plus money price and look for a back an forth game with a bunch of goals tonight in Nashville.

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GOODLYFESPORTS

76RS/Wizards UNDER 194.5
Boston/Orlando UNDER 177.5

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SMART ANALYSIS SPORTS

NFL bit us yesterday as I was wrong on both sides. Back to Hoops today...

College Basketball:

7:00 William & Mary +11 (2 units) (ROT 746)

7:00 Siena +10 (2 units) (ROT 760)

NBA:

8:00 New Orleans +4.5 (2 units) (ROT 714)

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Matt Fargo

9* New Orleans +4½

10* Santa Clara +10

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2-Unit Play #701 Take Washington/Philadelphia OVER 194 (7 p.m. EST, Monday)
Six straight meetings between these teams have gone over the posted number, including two games earlier this month, In the first game, the first of a back-to-back, home-and-home in two consecutive nights, Philly steamrolled the Wizards 120-89 in a game that went well over 200. These teams met the next night and as if often the case in these situations, the total went way down to 193 since both teams made adjustments in that game. However, Philly shot well below their season average in that game (and still scored 103) and the Wizards missed a lot of shots from behind the arc and from the free throw line that could have added a couple points to that total. Since that first Philly game the Wizards have been on an over tear, going over the posted total now in six straight. Flip Saunders has told his team to push the pace and they have allowed 100 or more in all six of those games. Tonight they are on a back-to-back and we just don't see their defense having much success. We think the sky is the limit for Philly, who will want to get back on track after their first poor showing of the season in Miami. We see this team getting 110+ tonight and with the Wizards increased pace and familiarity with this team they should be able to make up the rest to put this baby over the posted number.

5-Unit NBA Totals Game of the Week #703 Take Orlando/Boston UNDER 177.5 (7:30 p.m. EST, Monday)
Boston had a rare breakout offensive game on Sunday, but that was against a Wizards team that has been pushing the pace and giving up 100+ on a nightly basis. And yesterday they even needed free throws at the end of the game to even hit the century mark. Boston's offense has looked horrible, even with Rajon Rondo in the mix, but, of course, the star point guard is listed as questionable again tonight. Tonight they are playing a real tough defense and one that will lock up in half court with them and they are also on a back-to-back, a situation in which the Celtics have really struggled this season (and last, for that matter). Orlando has been very impressive defensively, holding their last three opponents in the 80s, and one of those games was an OT game. We just don't see any way that Boston will get out of the 80s tonight. We think high-80s is a best-case scenario for this offense tonight and low-80s is more realistic and high 70s is very possible. Boston has been very tough at home defensively as they have allowed just 84.5 PPG this season and they have gone 13 straight games without allowing 100 points. The under is 13-4 in the last 17 meetings. The under is 21-7 in Boston's last 28 home games. The under is 14-4 in Orlando's last 18 games as a listed favorite
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Marc Lawrence

San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
Prediction: San Antonio Spurs

When the Spurs travel to New Orleans to meet the Hornets in a Southwest Division battle knowing there is nothing better to wake them up from the doldrums than facing a division foe on the road when the San Antonio is not playing up to speed. That's confirmed by the fact that the Spurs are 9-1 SU and 10-0 ATS on the road with a win percentage of less than .700 and playing off two losses-exact when facing a division foe that was not favored by 7 or more points in its last game. In addition, San Antonio stands 20-2 SU and 15-7 ATS in this series when the Hornets owns a win percentage of less than .540, including 9-0 SU and ATS away when the Spurs check in at less than .800 on the season. With that look for San Antonio to improve to 3-0 ATS on this floor in games off back-to-back losses here tonight. We recommend a 3-unit play on San Antonio.
Vegas Experts

Winnipeg at Carolina
Play: Winnipeg

Winnipeg seems to have some under rated value as small +110 road underdogs against Carolina tonight. They have beat Carolina all three times so far this season (3-0 SU) and their last win was in the middle of December; 4-2 as -155 favorites. They beat them on the road 3-1 already this year as +120 favorites and will have another underdog win tonight.
Sean Murphy

San Jose Sharks @ Edmonton Oilers
PICK: San Jose Sharks

San Jose has dropped its last two games, and three of its last four overall, but I see this as an ideal spot for a solid bounce-back performance.

It's not as if the Sharks have been getting beat by pushovers. Their last three losses have come against the Blackhawks, Senators, and Canucks, all playoff bound teams as of now.

Tonight, the Sharks will step down in class against the reeling Oilers. Edmonton has lost three games in a row, and eight of its last nine overall. In fact, the Oilers have posted only five wins dating all the way back to November 26th.

Edmonton's offensive futility has been staggering. The Oilers have scored a grand total of seven goals in regulation time in their last seven contests. Now they run into a Sharks squad that has been awfully stingy on the road, giving up just 2.15 goals per game.

San Jose has absolutely owned this series lately, taking 10 of the last 12 meetings. That includes a 3-2 win on home ice back on December 17th, a game that wasn't really as close as the final score indicated, as the Sharks carried the play, outshooting the Oilers 28-16 over the final two periods.

We're being asked to lay a fairly steep price with the seemingly struggling Sharks in this spot, but I believe it's warranted. Maybe there's nowhere to go but up for the Oilers, but I'm not convinced they've hit rock bottom just yet.
Ben Burns

Winnipeg @ Carolina
PICK: Under 5.5

These teams have met three times already this season. Both meetings at Winnipeg were high-scoring. They finished with scores of 5-3 and 4-2. However, the game here at Raleigh was lower-scoring. It finished with a score of 3-1. With tonight's game also being played at Raleigh and given the way the Canes have played recently, I won't be surprised if this was is also relatively low-scoring.

Carolina checks in off a 2-1 loss, at Long Island. Prior to that, in their most recent home game, the Canes beat Washington by a score of 3-0. The Canes' previous two games both also resulted in 2-1 losses. That brings the 'under' to 4-0 their last four games. In fact, they've now allowed two or fewer goals in seven straight games.

The Jets are off a 4-3 home loss last time out. However, nine of their previous 12 games had fallen below the total. Perhaps more importantly, the Jets have shown a tendency to follow up a poor defensive effort with a better one. That's led to the "under" going a lucrative 13-5, after they allowed four or more goals in their previous game.

With the "under" also at 14-6-1 when the Jets faced a team with a losing record, consider a play on the UNDER 5.5 goals.
Scott Rickenbach

Houston @ Minnesota
PICK: Houston +2.5

The Houston Rockets have won six straight games. But has anyone noticed? The Rockets, one of the least interesting teams in the NBA, have jumped into the mix in the Western Conference with this recent winning streak, going 4-2 ATS in that span. Houston holds a true edge on their trip to Minnesota Monday, with first-year head coach Kevin McHale knowing the Timberwolves inside and out after serving as the franchise’s GM from 2005 to 2009. To say the Rockets will have some inside information is an understatement. The Rockets may not even need to pick their coach’s brain the way they’re filling up the basket. Despite the lack of a true go-to scorer, Houston ranks seventh in the NBA in scoring and has topped the century mark four times during those six wins. Minnesota is back home after two road games, losing to Utah 108-98 Saturday. The Timberwolves have a slew of injuries on the perimeter and that thin roster is playing its third game in four nights. The Rockets have been the smart play in recent meetings, going 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 encounters, including a perfect 7-0 ATS mark in Minnesota. Consider a small play on Houston plus the points Monday.
Larry Ness

Loyola Marymount vs Santa Clara
Pick: Santa Clara

It's been an odd season for Loyola Marymount. The Lions opened the year with the 6-8 Viney sidelined with an injured foot. He had averaged 17.2-6.6 and 16.7-7.0 the last two seasons but even without him Marymount began the season with a 69-58 win at UCLA, as 14-point underdogs. Viney would return to the court on December 2 but the Lions promptly lost that home game 69-61 to Columbia (as 7 1/2-point favorites). Viney is averaging 15.9-5.8 since his return, joined in the frontcourt by the 6-7 Hamilton, who averages 13.6 PPG and 4.9 RPG. Sophomore guard Ireland (15.4-3.8- 5.2) has been excellent and DuBois (10.4) has been a solid partner (note: he's questionable here, suffering from concussion). Egbeyemi (5.2-4.2) is also a solid contributor in the backcourt plus a pair of 6-5 swingman have been good perimeter contributors as well, Armstead (8.9) and freshman Blackwell (7.8-3.9). Now here's the rub. The lions are tough to figure. They are 11-8 overall, including 6-2 on the road. However, this team has thrown in a number of 'clunkers,' losing at home to North Texas (as 11 1/2-point favorites) and Middle Tenn St (as 5 1/2-point favorites), along with that loss to Columbia. Then we have Santa Clara. the Broncos rode a 'hot hand' at the end of last season, to capture the CollegeInsider.com tourney. The team finished with a 24-14 record in head coach's Kerry Keating's fourth season. He had not produced a winning season in any of his first three (41-54 overall) and LY's title run earned him a contract extension. However, before the season even started, the 6-9 Trasolini (13.7-6.1 / 12.8-6.1 the L2 years) was lost to a season-ending knee injury in a September exhibition game. All that said, the Broncos opened 8-4 but the Broncos enter this game on a six-game slide (0-3 on the road & 0-3 at home). This is NOT a deep team and Trasolini is really missed but there is more than just a little talent. Sophomore guard Roquemore has improved on a very good freshman season, running the team and averaging 14.0-3.6-5.3. Once again, shooting guard Foster is leading the team in scoring at 17.8-3.1-3.2 (down slightly from LY's 20.2 average). Freshman guard Clark (6.3) has been solid and three frontcourt players are trying to make Trasolini's absence less painful. The 6-7 Harrison (10.9-6.4), small forward Cowels III (8.9-3.7) and the 6-9 McArthur (6.2-4.5) make up that trio. Santa Clara beat Marymount all three times last year and I look for them to end their six-game losing streak in this one. Take the home team.

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3 Unit Play. Take #720 Golden St -1 over Memphis (10:35 p.m., Monday, Jan 23)

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5-Unit Play. #720. Take Under 195 Memphis vs. Golden State (Monday @ 10:30pm est).

Golden State is not the high flying, fast paced teams as they were in the days of Don Nelson. This team is now led by a defensive minded coach in Mark Jackson and its showing. Golden State is 5-10 this year but this team has made it a focus to hone in on the defensive side of the ball. What is interesting is even though Golden State has been playing over the posted total on the road, at home, games have been dipping under if they are favorites. For example, against the Jazz, the final score was 87-88 in a total that was marked at 189.5 (in fact, we actually had the Jazz +3 that game that won Outright as a 5* Gotw as well). Memphis has also been playing to the under on the road as well as their contest against Detroit totaled at 180, their contest against New Orleans totaled at 180, the Laker game totaled at 172, the Utah game totaled at 179 and the Minnesota game totaled at 176 - again, all of these games were on the road. I look for a similar type of game today where Memphis plays their style of strong defense on the road while Golden State also plays their fair share of defense at home which they have done this season. The Under is 5-0 when the Grizzlies are a road underdog an the Under is 4-0 when the Warriors are home favorites.

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4 Unit Play Take #720 Golden State -1.5 over Memphis (10:35pm est):

Golden State suffered a tough loss last game and they had all weekend to stew over it but most importantly to also get things back to normal as they played that game right after returning from a long four game, five night road trip. Lots of hidden factors made their game against the Pacers a little more difficult than it might first look like. Indiana was coming in off a very tough loss the game before in a contest where they blew a big fourth quarter lead. The Pacers were furious with how they let their previous game slip through their fingers and wanted a chance to redeem themselves the following contest. The Warriors knew they were going to be in for a fight against a very focused Indiana and they didn't catch many breaks either as the Pacers shot a very strong 8-16 (50%) from behind the three point line in the game. This was also the first game back for Golden State guard Stephen Curry who obviously makes the Warriors a much better team with him in their lineup but there was some expected rust for Curry in the game much like their is for any player who has missed extended time like he did. Curry was just 5-15 from the floor and only scored 12 points in the game. There is usually big improvement for a player in his second game back and that should be the case here for Curry who had all weekend to get his legs back under him and to get some extra work in with his teammates these past few days. Despite all of these things working against Golden State, they only lost by three on a last second basket and free throw by Indiana.

On the other end of things Memphis comes in flying high. In fact maybe just a little too high all things considered as the Grizzlies come in winners of six in a row but looking closer it may not be as great as some think either. The streak started with a home win over a Carmelo-less Knicks team. Memphis than beat the hapless Hornets at home and followed that up in a huge revenge spot against a Chicago Bulls team without Derrick Rose. The Grizzlies fourth straight win was again a victory over a bad New Orleans team and their fifth in a row came against a Detroit team who sits 4-13 right now. The sixth straight win was Saturday night versus a Sacramento team who looked like they didn't even show up for the game after having won two in a row. Five of these six wins have come against below .500 teams and the other was over a Bulls team without their best player in a big revenge spot for Memphis. This will be the first of a tough four game west coast swing for the Grizzlies here.

Golden State will be rested and ready to roll here. The Warriors feel they have a much better team than their 5-10 record to the start of their season shows and now it looks like they finally have their version of the "big three" healthy and on the floor at the same time. The Warriors have one of the biggest home court edges in the NBA and should be able to catch a Grizzlies team not ready to play at this level as Memphis hasn't had an opponent this fired up, this good and this ready to play in almost two weeks. Take the Warriors in this one.

3 Unit Play Take #712 Minnesota -2.5 over Houston (8:05pm est):

The Minnesota Timberwolves are for real especially since they made their big lineup change moving Ricky Rubio into their starting lineup. They come into this game winners of five of their last seven games with both losses being on the back end of a back to back spots and playing against a rested opponent. They have covered six of their last eight against Western Conference teams and are 6-2 against the number following a loss.

The Houston Rockets are just 2-6 overall this season on the road and come in off an emotional hard fought over in-state rival San Antonio last game. The Rockets have not only lost these road battles but they have struggled in them also having covered just one of those eight contests. Houston started off their season just 3-7 but have since rattled off six straight wins but much like Memphis, this streak though a good win isn't as great as it first appears. The Rockets just beat the Spurs by only three points as San Antonio were not only missing Manu Ginobili but Tim Duncan also sat this game out. Two of their other wins came in overtime and the other three games were against Washington, Detroit and Sacramento, all three of which are NBA bottom feeders.

Houston heads right back home after this game to play another set of home games making this their only road game the rest of this month, this coming after having played three straight home games before this one. You have to wonder following their big win over the Spurs and knowing they go right back home after this game, how focused Houston is to fly into town to play this one game. Combine that with a young Minnesota team that is an excited bunch who is playing with some confidence and has usually responded nicely following a defeat this year. The Timberwolves believe they are as good as a team as Houston and I do also. Take Minnesota to get the easy win and cover here. My big CBB Game of the Week starts off my week Monday. I have a hit a rock solid six of my last eight top weekly CBB plays and have been above 60% almost the entire CBB season. This is one of my favorite CBB plays I have seen in a while as I think I have found a very strong 'under the radar' team going here in this one. Get your week started off right with a winner tonight in CBB!!!

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Sports Wagers CBB
Texas A&M +18½ over KANSAS Pinnacle
If this were the first game of the year for both teams, the Jayhawks would've been about a 7-point choice. Sure, things change but are the Jayhawks really this good? Kansas is currently 6-0 in the Big 12, they are two games ahead of Baylor and they own a resounding head on victory against the Bears. They’ve attacked this season like a team on a mission but they are human and a breather is about to occur. With games upcoming against Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor and Mizzou, the Jayhawks figure to take a ‘day off’. This is their only game this week, as they don't play again until Saturday. This becomes a sweet spot for the Aggies. A&M is only 2-4 in the conference but they rarely get blown out. The total in this game is just 126 and taking back 18½ points in what is expected to be a low-scoring affair comes highly recommended. Play Texas A&M +18½ (Risking 2.08 units to win 2).

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Tom Freese

15* Delaware -13

10* San Antonio Spurs -4.5

10* Toronto Maple Leafs ML -135

10* Detroit Red Wings ML -137

10* Los Angeles Kings ML -130

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7* George Mason -12

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MTi Sports

Spurs at Hornets
Prediction: Over

The Spurs are 7-0 OU (27.1 ppg) on the road after a game on the road in which they had at least 15 more shot attempts than their opponent. The Hornets are 8-0 OU (16.7 ppg) as a home dog with at most one day of rest after a home loss in which they shot less than 40% from the field. Take these two OVER.
Steve Janus

New Jersey Nets +13.5

The Chicago Bulls are expected to get back starting point guard Derrick Rose, but there is a good chance they will be playing without Luol Deng. I don't think people understand just how important Deng is to the Bulls. Chicago will also be without backup power forward Taj Gibson, who is another very underrated player. The Bulls success comes from their defense. Without Deng and Gibson that defense will take a hit, which is why I will gladly take the 13.5-points.

There is no question getting Rose back is a big plus for the Bulls, but I don't expect him to dominate this game going up against another top point guard in Deron Williams.

New Jersey is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games as a road underdog of 11.0 or greater, while the Bulls are just 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a home favorite of 11.0 or greater.
Eric Williams

Wizards vs. 76ers
Play: Over 194

The Washington Wizards may have lost two straight games, but they’ve done so by four oints each time out in falling to Boston and Denver – just after upsetting Oklahoma City one game prior to that. Philly has dropped two of three and while I like them to get back in the win column tonight, I don’t like them to beat the Wizards by nearly 15 points! In addition to playing the Wizards to cover the huge, double-digit spread, I also like the Over as it has gone 5-0 in the last five meetings between these longtime rivals, 6-0 in Washington’s last six games overall and 4-1 in the L/5 meetings in the City of Brotherly Love!


Washington Wizards vs. Philadelphia 76ers     
Play: Washington Wizards +13

The Washington Wizards may have lost two straight games, but they’ve done so by four oints each time out in falling to Boston and Denver – just after upsetting Oklahoma City one game prior to that.  Philly has dropped two of three and while I like them to get back in the win column tonight, I don’t like them to beat the Wizards by nearly 15 points! In addition to playing the Wizards to cover the huge, double-digit spread, I also like the Over as it has gone 5-0 in the last five meetings between these longtime rivals, 6-0 in Washington’s last six games overall and 4-1 in the L/5 meetings in the City of Brotherly Love!

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5 UNIT PLAY

Georgia Southern Citadel Under 134.5: (Added) The Citadel is not a strong offensive team as they come in averaging just 58 ppg in their last 5 overall and 57.1 ppg on the road. GSU has averaged 72 ppg at home this year, but they have put up just 61 ppg in their last 2 at home, while in their last 5 overall they have averaged just 62.6 ppg. We also shouldn't expect alot of those cheap points from the FT line as GSU has hit just 66.4% of their FT's (62.9% in their last 5 games), while the Citadel has hit a mere 60.9% of their FT's, including an even worse 58.9% in their last 5. Neither team has played great at the defensive end, but the offensive play by both teams of late does not have me thinking that they can capitalize on the bad defense. 125 is all I expect here. KEY TRENDS--- GA SOUTHERN is 17-2 UNDER (+14.8 Units) after 2 consecutive conference games over the last 2 seasons and 21-5 UNDER (+15.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons, while THE CITADEL is 25-11 UNDER (+12.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=45% after 15+ games since 1997.



 


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POWER ANGLE PLAY

Drexel/ William & Mary Over 118: The Drexel Dragons come into this one scoring just 63.1 ppg on 42.8% shooting, but they are also 91st in 3pt shooting (36.4%) and 85th in FT Shooting (71.7%) so they do have an array of scoring options. It also won't hurt that this team that has allowed 70.4 ppg overall on 45.6% shooting , while at home they have allowed 75.7 ppg on 50.3 shooting. Drexel has scored 70+ in 2 of their last 3 games and the certainly can do it vs this defense. For the year Drexel has allowed just 55.1 ppg (4th) on 29.8% shooting, bjut on the road they have allowed slightly more at 57.8 ppg, while William & Mary has been a better scoring team at home, putting up 66 ppg, while in their last 5 overall they have put up 62.8 ppg. At home the Tribe have also hit 38.7% from long range and 76.7% from the charity stripe and that will help here as well. Realistically all we need is about 53 points from the Tribe to get this over, as i can see the Dragons easily posting 65+ points here. In looking at the numbers above 53+ by the Tribe is certainly attainable. I look for 125+ in this game. POWER ANGLE FOR THIS PLAY--- Play Over if a road team  beat the spread by 42 or more points total in their last seven games and they are a good team (60% to 80%) and are playing a bad team (20% to 40%). This play is 41-14 since 1997.

 

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Texas A&M/ Kansas Over 125: Texas A&M has been one of the better defensive teams this year, allowing less than 60 ppg overall, but once Big 12 play has started they have allowed 65.8 ppg and it won't get any easier tonight vs this Jayhawk squad. Kansas comes into tonight's game having scored just 69 points at Texas, but Prior to that game the Jayhawks had scored 80+ points in 5 of 7 games, while at home they are averaging 81.9 ppg, while within the big 12 they have put up 77.2 ppg. Yes the Jayhawks have been solid at the defensive end, where they have allowed just 60.4 ppg (36th) on 37% shooting (5th), but they have allowed 71 ppg in their last 3 games, including 73.5 ppg in their last 2 at home. The Aggies have really struggled on the road to score as they have averaged just 51.3 ppg away from home, but with Kansas struggling some at the defensive end of the floor I expect the Aggies to hit at least 55. Kansas is a scoring machine at home and should easily top 71 points vs an Aggie defense that has not played well once the Big 12 schedule has started. In all reality the Jayhawks have the ability here to hit 75 + points and if they hold the Aggies to just 51 points, we still get our Over. A&M's last 5 games have put up 126.8 ppg, while KU's last 5 have averaged 143.2 ppg and that has me clearly expecting a game in the 130's.

Syracuse/ Cincinnati Over 136: (Added) Google News Play (25-14 in CBB , but lost last 4). The Orange had some problems on defense in their last game vs the Irish, especially on the inside without Melo there. Cooley for the Irish had a big game for the irish and Gates should have similar success. The Orange just don't have a presence on the blocks that will be able to contain him. The Orange's deficiencies on defense will allow the Bearcats to get their share of points in this one. Now in their last game the Orange faced the Irish's BURN offense, but Cincy doesn't run that kind of game here and that will allow Syracuse to play this game at a much higher tempo than their last game. The will look to run and after being held under 60 points in their last game as they do not like playing a half court offense. The Orange have 7 players that have scored 7.2 ppg or better, but of those 7 Melo is the lowest at 7.2 ppg, so his points really won't be missed, but on defense it will be. The Orange will get their points in this one, especially vs a Cincy team that has allowed 74 ppg in their last 3 games, but they will also give up a bunch as well. I expect 140+ here. KEY TRENDS--- CINCINNATI is 8-1 OVER versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons 24-11 OVER after a game forcing opponent to commit 8 or less turnovers since 1997.     



5 POINT TEASER--- Syracuse -.5  &  Texas A&M +23

 



OTHER PLAYS

2 UNIT PLAY

James Madison/ Georgia State Over 129: Georgia State has allowed just 49.3 ppg at home, but I feel that JMU can sore on them as they have averaged 68 ppg in their last 5 games. The Dukes have not played defense that well this year, allowing 69.2 ppg overall and 70.6 ppg in their last 5, while Georgia State has put up 70.9 ppg at home on the year. I expect this one to eclipse 135 points.   

Citadel +9.5 over Georgia Southern: (Added) The Bulldogs are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games as a road underdog of 7.0-12.5, while the Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.



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SANTA CLARA +1.5 over Loyola Cal: (Added) LOYOLA-CAL is 10-27 ATS versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3 point shots/game on the season since 1997, while SANTA CLARA is 14-5 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.

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Game: St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings - Monday January 23, 2012 7:35 pm
Pick: 4 units (Normal) TOTAL: Over 5 (-130)


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Game: Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors - Monday January 23, 2012 10:35 pm
Pick: 4 units (Normal) TOTAL: Under 194.5 (-110)


Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets - Monday January 23, 2012 8:05 pm
Pick: 4 units (Normal) TOTAL: Over 177 (+100)


Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: New Jersey Nets @ Chicago Bulls - Monday January 23, 2012 8:05 pm
Pick: 4 units (Normal) TOTAL: Under 187 (-110)

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