Spritzer
Insider.............................Fla St
KO.................................Marshall
TKO...........................West Mich,Purdue
5 Star Hammer...............North Carolina
4 Star.......................Depaul
KO.........................Hawks
TKO......................Trailblazers
Cokin
fat man plays.............dayton,james mad,st joes
champ club...................drake
big shot........................cs northridge
window.........................aforce
under the hat..................utah
3 star action.................dayton,s.alabama
under the hat.................celtics
3 star......................heat
Feist
personal best......................aforce
island source..............depaul
platinum..............georgia st, st joes
inner circle........................townsend
nba dog of month.............trailblazers
total.....................nets over 91
platinum.......................magic under 07.5
inner circle...................magic
4 star executive................hawks
Rocketman
3* Heat
3* So Miss
3* Bradley
3* Wyoming
Larry Ness NBA Las Vegas Insider
New Jersey Nets
Gold Medal Club
CBB: 100* Bradley ML
50* St Bonnie +7.5
10*
Old Dominion -7
Temple +7.5
Frank Rosenthal
NBA
701 WARRIORS UNDER 222.5
703 BULLS+4
711 KNICKS+8
713 HAWKS+4
COLLEGE HOOPS
717 DUKE-5
721 UMASS+7
728 IOWA+2
746 DREXEL-5.5
747 BAMA+4
754 ARKANSAS-10
756 BRADLEY+3
764 OLE MISS-4.5
781 NCU-10
783 MICHIGAN+11.5
785 DEPAUL+11
789 TEXAS A&M-4
ASA
Atlanta Under
Marc Lawrence
Air Force
Sports Investors
Marshall
Russ Culver college basketball
Iowa State +5
Rice +26 1/2
Michigan +11
JEFFERSONSPORTS
James Madison+7
Delaware+12
Cal St. Northridge-9.5
Chris Jordan
50* FLORIDA STATE - Duke has won five of six on the road this season, but it?s the complete opposite W/L stat with its ATS mark (1-5) when traveling. And taking into effect the Seminoles have won the last two meetings, over the last two seasons, this is one of those circled games you don?t look past and if all else fails ? you win this one particular game. Duke may be 13-1 on the season, but its 7-6 ATS mark tells me teams are nuzzling up to the Devils a lot easier than normal. Take the points as this one comes down to the wire.
50* VIRGINIA - The Cavaliers should work this team with ease tonight, as they sport a lofty 8-1 mark at home and after a pair of rough patches on the highway ? at Xavier and Duke ? it?s about time to right the ship. Virginia is outdistancing foes by 20 points at home, and will catch its intrastate rival at the right time, as the Hokies begin a two-game road trip before entertaining Duke next week. I like the Cavs in blowout fashion here, as we get it done by near-double digits.
50* ST. JOSEPH'S - This will be a fun game to watch, and almost can be categorized as one of those game you have to have action on because it will be so entertaining to watch. UNC Charlotte is 10-5 thus far, while the Hawks are 9-4, but it?s the 6-2 SU and 7-0 ATS marks by St. Joe?s that have me intrigued. The Hawks are outscoring teams by an average of seven points and last year at this time St. Joes went into Charlotte and beat the 49ers by five points.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
400* NORTHRIDGE - I honestly don?t believe the Matadors need to leave their campus for this one, they can just take outside shots from Northridge, which is about 45 minutes from Riverside. I still think the Matadors would shoot better than the Highlanders, who reside in the cellar of the Big West Conference and last in the conference in scoring averaging 56.4 points per game.
This could be as ugly as it can get for the Highlanders, as I fully expect Northridge to pound this team by about 17 points. At 12 -3, Northridge?s three losses have been to Duquesne, at Gonzaga, and at Washington ? and trust me, none of those are bad losses when we?re talking about a mid major team out of the Big West Conference.
And in coming in off a solid win at Santa Barbara, the conference?s preseason favorite, there should be no trouble in dismantling the league?s worst team and Northridge?s chief-rival. A balanced team with four starters averaging double figures, and overall posting 80.1 points per game ? this will be a blowout early!
100* UTAH - Last night it was the Runnin? Rebels trouncing BYU, tonight it will be the Runnin? Utes heading into San Diego for a Mountain West battle with the Aztecs. And though there are statistics that may tell us San Diego State could be the viable play, I see the Utes rolling in this clash and staying perfect with their road ATS mark by winning outright. Keep in mind, even though the Aztecs went into Albuquerque and beat New Mexico, Northern Colorado came into San Diego and won outright as a 16-1/2-point underdog, while Sam Houston State forced overtime and almost pulled the win out. This is a huge game, and the Utes need the win. Play the road team.
ALEX SMART
ALL TWO UNIT PLAYS
PURDUE -1
FLORIDA ATLANTIC +19
ARKANSAS -9 1/2
FLORIDA +5
UTAH +2 1/2
IndianCowboy
Indiana -1.5 (POD)
Winning 8 of 10 days and 11 of 15 days in January. There was a big jump off-shore on this line after the immediate release and rightfully so for several reasons. For one, the Pacers have a great deal of revenge tonight from losing by 6 points to the Warriors on the road. Why is that important? Well, considering this team were big underdogs going into that game and hung tough all the way, they now have the added boost of being home - plus having an additional day of rest to salivate on the loss as they now play the Warriors again. So, it is basically like playing a home and home, except the Pacers get a day rest and the Warriors come off a win at Minny yesterday and now have to go to Indy to play a Pacer team that is waiting for revenge. The Warriors can play lax on the road as they did against Portland nearly losing by 20 and I think the Pacers bounce-back well at home tonight as Indy should be rocking to send Stephen Jackson home with a defeat. The Warriors are 2-12 ATS following a straight up win and the Warriors are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Indiana.
Georgia Tech +11
The game that stood out for me most for Georgia Tech this season was when they played Kansas and lost by single-digits. Tech, although still a very young team, is a better team at home and they come off a very tough ACC road trip back home. There are several games that are impressive in which Tech has played including losing by a bucket to a very good FSU team that might upset Duke outright at home tonight, losing by 5 to Kansas at home - the #1 power ranking team in the nation - coming off back to back road conference losses which makes getting a conference win even more vital - not to mention it comes against the #1 team in the land in UNC is coming to the house which makes the big "M" even more rocking tonight. Tech also went to Indiana and lost by just 3 points as well and Indiana is a top 25 power ranking team. There is no denying that UNC is incredibly solid this year - after all, they are undefeated - but if you remember, they did only beat Clemson on the road by a bucket, they only beat Kentucky on the road by 9 and struggled against Ohio State for most of the game before winning by 11 and pulling ahead late. I think Tech hangs tough today as the Jackets are 4-0 ATS as underdogs of 7 to 12 points at home and 8-0 ATS against teams with a winning road record - meaning when better teams come knocking in Atlanta, they have a better showing of getting up for those games. Not a popular pick, but I think it has a decent chance of panning out as I have Tech losing by single-digits tonight.
CS Northridge -9.5
Do you remember Cal State? I was on them earlier this year and today is no different. CS is a top 40 ranked power ranking team and they are favored by nearly double-digits today. This is a west coast game and this is a game that typically sees fairly heavy action for not a premier conference in college basketball as it is a rivalry game so I understand with finding some inflated lines in this game. For what it's worth, I beileve that CS Northridge wins by 17 according to my numbers and here is why. CS has just 3 losses this year - but they come to the likes of Duquesne a top 75 school, Gonzaga who they got blown out by 26 on the road who is a top 25 school and Washington a team they lost to by 14 on the road who is also a top 75 school. They are horrible right?! Well, CS also defeated a very good top 75 Cleveland state team by 10 on the road, they beat UC Santa Barabara top 75 school by 4 on the road scoring nearly 90 points and recently beat a sound Pacific team by 17 at home. CS has also covered this series the last 7 times these 2 teams have played. The question then becomes how does CS do against teams that are ranked outside the top 300 such as UC Riverside - well a similar team they played was UC Davis nearly a top 300 team at home and they won by 35 and therefore, facing a smiilar team on the road leads to a victory of roughly 17 for this team against UC Riverside. If you remember I took Cal State Fullerton over UC Riverside in a revenge game from last year as Cal State won by 30 over Riverside. So, Riverside might play with a chip on their shoulder today and do better - however, Cal State was a top 145 team and CS is a top 40 team as mentioned earlier. So, I look for a similar game here and although I do think that Riverside plays better, I CS northrdige wins by 15 or more in the end. CS Northridge Matadors are 6-0 ATS against a team with a straight up losing record and the Riverside Highlanders are 5-16 ATS as home underdogs of late.
MIKE LINEBACK
4* N.C. Charlotte +1.5
4* Drake -3
4* Miami Heat -3.5
4* Golden State +2
Dr Bob
3 Star Selection
Chicago (+3 ½) over MIAMI
Shaquille O’Neal returns tonight for the Heat, but Miami is not going to suddenly be a decent team. The key to Miami the last couple of years has been Alonzo Mourning serving as a very good backup for O’Neal and Mourning retired after getting hurt on December 19th. Miami was 1.6 points worse than an average team in 16 games with O’Neal, Wade and Mourning all playing, but they were 6.5 points worse than average in 5 games with O’Neal and Wade but without Mourning. In 8 games without O’Neal and Mourning the Heat have been 10.2 points worse than average, so Miami will be better than they’ve been the last 8 games but they won’t approach mediocrity without Mourning to backup O’Neal and I rate the Heat at 5.3 points worse than average team with their current personnel. Chicago rates at 3.9 points worse than average for the season, but they are only 2.4 points worse than average when Luol Deng is playing (they were horrible in the games he has missed). I favor Miami by only 2 points in this game after adjusting for Chicago having played last night, and the Bulls apply to a very strong 69-15-2 ATS road bounce-back situation. Kirk Hinrich is out for Chicago and Andres Nocioni is listed as questionable, but the Hinrich is having a poor season and the Bulls have been better when Nocioni is not on the floor this season. Miami is just 6-20 ATS in all games this season when not getting at least 7 points, including 1-8 ATS as a home favorite. 3-Stars at +2 or more, 2-Stars at +1 1/2 or +1.
COLLEGE
2 Star Selection
DREXEL (-6) over Georgia State
Drexel has been a disappointing team so far and the Dragons are just 4-10 ATS. However, there comes a point in the season in which teams that have horrible spread records can become good bets and this is the case with Drexel tonight. The Dragons apply to an 83-33-3 ATS subset of a 391-235-10 ATS situation that plays on teams with bad pointspread records. Drexel has played much better at home than they have on the road and Bruiser Flint’s team is 14-4 ATS in his 7 seasons in home games following a loss. My ratings actually favor Drexel by 6 points in this game, so they don’t appear to be overrated anymore.
2-Stars at -6 or less.
Opinion
Florida Atlantic (+17 ½) over WESTERN KENTUCKY
Western Kentucky is now 11-38-2 ATS in conference games after a win in 5 seasons under coach Darrin Horn, including 5-32-2 ATS if the Hilltoppers are coming off a win of 5 points or more. Florida Atlantic covered all 3 times against Western Kentucky last season, including a straight up win as a 15 point dog here in Bowling Green, and the Owls are 3-0 ATS as a double-digit dog under coach Rex Walters. Unfortunately, the line has come down from +19 points to +17 ½ points and I’m only willing to take 18 or more in a Best Bet. OPINION - 2-Star Best Bet at +18 or more only.
3 Star Selection
Tulane (+6 ½) over TULSA
Tulane is coming off a couple of losses, but the Green Wave apply to a very good 109-39-2 ATS road bounce-back situation tonight and my ratings favor Tulsa by just 5 ½ points. The line on this game opened at 5 points and has gone up to 6 ½ points, so we have some line value to go along with the good situation. Tulsa is coming off a loss, but the Hurricane are just 2-8 ATS in conference home games after a loss under coach Wojcik. 3-Stars at +6 or more, 2-Stars at +5 1/2 or +5 points.
Larry Ness
Weekly Wipeout Winner-CBB (12-5 CBB run / won last CBB Wipeout Winner 92-66!)
My Weekly Wipeout Winner is on Georgia at 7:30 ET. Dennis Felton has left little doubt that the past abuses of the Georgia basketball program (see the mess left by Jim Harrick and Son!) are just that, in the past. Forward Takais Brown, Georgia's leading scorer in 2006-07, was kicked off the team before this season even started. Then, guard Mike Mercer, the team's second-leading scorer last season and most athletically gifted player, was shown the door shortly thereafter. So what do the Bulldogs have left? Plenty, especially when playing in Athens. Georgia's backcourt is both talented and deep. Humphrey (13.5) leads the team in scoring, while the 6-1 Gaines (13.0-5.9-4.6) leads the team in both rebounds and assists. Woodbury (8.9) completes the starting trio on the perimeter, while the 6-10 Bliss (6.7-4.5) and the 6-9 Price (9.1-4.6) typically join the starting lineup. Guards Brewer, Swansey and Butler add about 13.0 PPG to the mix. Meanwhile, Alabama has no real backcourt at all. PG Steele has taken a medical redshirt and while the 6-6 Gee (16.8-8.1) and the 6-6 Riley (13.8-4.5) have been used as guards, they are both really small forwards. The 6-9 Hendrix (19.2-10.5) will be a tough matchup inside for the Bulldogs but Alabama's weakness on the perimeter, will be its downfall. The Tide have played just three true road games this year (only win was at Mercer) and enter this game 1-3 in their last four (win was over Chicago St). Georgia is 8-0 SU at home, including wins over Wake (72-50) and last Weds vs Ga Tech (79-72). Note that Alabama is 0-4 SU this year in the role of the underdog and WON'T stay close enough against Georgia in this setting, to cover.
Weekly Wipeout Winner
Georgia
Larry Ness' 20* SEC Game of the Year (70.6% CBB run the last seven days!)
My 20* play is on Mississippi at 8:00 ET. The Gators may be the two-time defending national champs but ALL five starters are gone from that team. Do-everything 6-6 freshman Calathas (15.2-4.6-5.9) leads the team's perimeter game this year joined by two guards, Lucas (9.9) and Hodge. Inside, the 6-10 Speights (14.0-7.6) has put up excellent numbers and five others join him in the frontcourt, averaging between 13 and 25 MPG, combining for 31.5 PPG and 17.3 RPG. Donovan's a great coach and he has this young team at 15-2. Nothing much was expected from Ole Miss this year, despite the fact that four starters returned from a 21-win team. Andy Kennedy has done a terrific job at Oxford, as the Rebels are ranked 18th, losing only at No.6 Tennessee (last Weds), 85-83! The 6-8 Curtis (14.9-8.2) and 6-9 Williams (8.6-8.4) have done a good job inside and while the Rebels don't have Florida's depth in the frontcourt, the 6-8 Parnell and 6-9 While are solid role players. Ole Miss' backcourt has been SUPERB! Freshman Warren (15.8-5.1 APG) has been excellent, with two more freshman, Gaskins (7.9) and Graham (5.7) also contributing nicely. Two 6-6 players, Polynice (12.8-5.5-4.1) and Florida transfer Huertas (9.9), round out one of the best and deepest perimeter games in the nation. Ole Miss is 9-0 at home (outscoring opponents 89-70), while this is just Florida's third road game. What's more, this will Florida's FIRST game vs a ranked opponent. Florida's 'skated' so far this year, with very few "tough tests." The team's two losses have come in arguably its two toughest games, home to FSU (lost 65-51) and at Ohio St (62-49). Note the scores of those games and then note that Ole Miss averages 85.2 PPG (89 at home!) on 47.1 percent shooting. Ole Miss is lying in wait for the Gators and will take no mercy on the depleted defending champs. SEC Game of the Year 20* Mississippi.
Net Prophet
NBA:
Chicago +3' over Miami
Atlanta +3 over Milwaukee
CBB
Utah +1' over San Diego State
Frontline Sports Wire,
NHL
Devils -1.5 +125
NBA
Magic -1
NCAA
Drexel -4.5
Charlotte +1.5
Illinios St -9
Drake -2