The two top teams in the country will play in the BCS National Championship game, as the Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners match up in Miami on January 8th 2009, with the national title up for grabs. This game is Florida’s 18th straight bowl appearance and 36th bowl game played overall (16-19 Overall Record). It is also the fifth BCS Bowl game for the Gators, who have a 3-1 record in the four prior BCS games, including winning the national championship two seasons ago. The Oklahoma Sooners have won seven national titles since 1950 with the most recent in 2000. and have a 24-16-1 bowl record. The team is playing in its 10th straight bowl game, but has not played strong in the post-season lately, losing two straight bowl games and four of the last five bowls overall. This game will be the firt time these two schools have ever played.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the Florida Gators listed as 4 point betting odds favorites against the Oklahoma Sooners in this year’s BSC Championship Game with the games over/under posted at 70 total points

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Here are some football betting trends to consider in this year’s BCS Championship Game:
Gators are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win.
Gators are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Gators are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win.
Sooners are 5-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Sooners are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
Sooners are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games on grass.

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The 7th ranked Texas Longhorns play their first game in Fayetteville in 18 seasons, as they square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks in a Southwest Conference rivalry. Winners of two straight games, Texas now has an 11-2 overall record, with both of its losses coming to top 25 teams. The Razorbacks are coming off of a 11-1 start to the season and that includes a perfect 9-0 record on their home court. Arkansas leads the series with Texas by a record of 85-65, that goes all the way back to 1924. The Longhorns won the last game by a score of 80-76, but this is the program’s first game in Fayetteville since losing by a score of 101-89 against the Razorbacks in the 1991 season.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have Texas set as 5 point betting odds favorites against Arkansas with the games over/under posted at 146 total points

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Here are some basketball betting trends to consider:
Longhorns are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 Tuesday games.
Longhorns are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Longhorns are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games.
Razorbacks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games.
Razorbacks are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 0.5-6.5.
Razorbacks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5.

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Big Ten teams will play in East Lansing tonight, as the 8th ranked Michigan State Spartans try to get a win against the Ohio State Buckeyes. After starting the season with nine straight wins, Ohio State has dropped two of its last three games. The Buckeyes are coming off of a 68-59 loss against Minnesota to square up their Big Ten record at 1-1. Michigan State has been victorious its last seven games to move to an 11-2 record overall this season, including 2-0 in Big Ten play. The Spartans have a 61-50 series record over Ohio State, which includes win in two of the three games between the two last year.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the Michigan State Spartans set as 10 point betting odds favorites against the Ohio State Buckeyes with the games over under sitting at 134 total points

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Here are some basketball betting trends to consider:
Buckeyes are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
Buckeyes are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog of 7.0-12.5.
Buckeyes are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 7.0-12.5.
Spartans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Spartans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Spartans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Big Ten.

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Georgia +7.0 (-110) - Tue January 6th 2009 7:00p
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Now make no mistake, we realize that the ACC is much stronger than the SEC. However, we rate the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as probably the worst team in the ACC and we feel they are a bit of an overlay vs. the Georgia Bulldogs here.

After all, Tech played the weakest non-conference schedule of any ACC team, and yet they still have five losses already. Now granted, two losses came at USC and at Alabama, which are forgivable.

But the other three all came here at home as favorites, as they were upset by Illinois-Chicago and Penn State out of conference and by Virginia in their ACC opener. The Jackets are also just 3-6 against the spread so far and they are on a four-game ATS losing streak, making them very vulnerable giving this many points.

Now the Bulldogs are not world-beaters, but they have certainly been competitive. Georgia is 9-5 straight up, including going 4-2 in their last six games with one loss being by one point in overtime and covering the spread in the other loss vs. Missouri on Saturday. They have played just on true road game and they played well, gaining the push in a 67-63 loss at Western Kentucky as four-point dogs.

We look for Georgia to play hard again tonight and take this ACC lightweight down to the wire.

College Basketball Betting Free Pick: Georgia +7 (-110) - LT Profits

Boston Celtics @ Charlotte Bobcats o178.0 - Tue January 6th 2009 7:05p
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The Bobcats are an extremely inconsistent team, that has shown spurts of cohesiveness this season. The visiting Celtics find themselves in a slump , after an early season 19 game win streak, and have now lost 4 of their L/6 and are off a lazy lackluster effort against the Knicks last time out losing a 100-88 affair.

Boston will be in a bounce back mode and bring their A game to the court tonight against a Bobcats team that has given some problems in recent meetings, as was the case when Charlotte beat them 95-83 at the Garden last January.

The Celtics because of their current funk, will be in a nasty mood , and come out firing on all cylinders. The hyped up Bobcats will have no choice but to reciprocate with some offensive fireworks of their own or be blown of the court. Im betting the Shamrocks show little mercy here this evening and pile up the score in merciless fashion, while the cats, fire in away with a back door advantage. This scenario will see more than enough points going on the board to burst the number.

I am not interested in backing the Celtics via a DD spread, but the Total looks very beatable.

Final notes & Key Trends: Over is 8-2 in Celtics last 10 vs. Eastern Conference. Over is 5-1 in Bobcats last 6 games following a SU Win.

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The Ball State Cardinals look for their first bowl victory in school history when they play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the GMAC Bowl on January 6th 2009. This will be the seventh bowl game for the Cardinals, who have an 0-5-1 record in the previous six appearances. Last year the Cardinals didn’t play well against Rutgers in the International Bowl, losing to the Scarlet Knights by a score of 52-30. This will be the 17th bowl game appearance for the Golden Hurricane, who have posted a losing 6-9 record in bowl play. The team’s sixth win came this past season, as Tulsa routed Bowling Green by a score of 63-7 in this same bowl game.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have Tulsa set as 3 point betting odds favorites against Ball State in this year’s GMAC Bowl with the games over/under currently posted at 74 total points.

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Here are some betting trends to consider in this year’s GMAC Bowl:
Cardinals are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game.
Cardinals are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
Cardinals are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss.
Golden Hurricane are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS loss.
Golden Hurricane are 3-8 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Golden Hurricane are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.

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The seventh-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play host to the 11th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas tonight in South Bend, Indiana. Georgetown rode a seven-game win streak into Saturday’s game with Pittsburgh. Despite playing at their home court, the Hoyas couldn’t get a win against the Panthers, as they lost that game by a score of 70-54. Georgetown has a 10-2 record overall and is playing just its second road game of the season. As for Notre Dame, it was beat by St. John’s on Saturday by a score of 71-65. That loss stopped a four-game win streak for the Fighting Irish. They now have a 10-3 record overall and 1-1 in conference play. The Hoyas have won their last five games with Notre Dame to take a 14-10 lead in the series.

5dimes.com oddamkers currently have Notre Dame set as 3 point betting odds favorites against Georgetown with the games over under posted at 146 total points

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Here are some basketball betting trends to consider in this game
Hoyas are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
Hoyas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Hoyas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
Fighting Irish are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite of 0.5-6.5.
Fighting Irish are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss.

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Drexel +3.5 (-110) - Mon January 5th ‘09 7:00p
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The James Madison Dukes look to be improved from the team that went 13-17 straight up and 10-15 against the spread last season, but we are not prepared to lay points with them vs. a Drexel Dragons club that is having a fine year ATS.

Drexel may be just 5-6 SU overall, but remember that they got off to a 2-6 start and have now won three straight, with all three wins impressively coming on the road.

Even during their slow start, they were not getting blown out, and as a result, the Dragons are a nice 7-3 ATS this season, including 4-2 ATS on the road. If you take away a 38-point blowout loss at Memphis, which is certainly forgivable, Drexel is only losing their other five true road lined game by an average -1.4 points per game.

Now the Dukes are off to an 8-6 SU start including 2-1 at home. Still, they have not played a grueling schedule and that one home loss was vs. Northeastern, a club that is not significantly better then their opponents from Drexel tonight. Also, Madison cannot be trusted as favorites just yet, as they are just 5-7-1 ATS in this role since the start of last season.

Do not be surprised of the Dragons post their fourth consecutive outright road upset here.

NCAA Basketball Free Pick: Drexel +3.5 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits

The Big 10 plays the Big 12 in one of the more anticipated games of the 2008-09 bowl season, as the Ohio State Buckeyes matchu up with the Texas Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl on January 5th 2008. Ohio State is making its 40th bowl game appearance overall, the most of any Big 10 program, and the team has a 18-21 record in the post-season. The Buckeyes are 4-1 in the Fiesta Bowl. The Longhorns are no stranger to big bowl gmaes, as this is their third appearance in a BCS game. The most recent was the 2006 Rose Bowl against USC which they won by a score of 41-38, giving the squad its fourth national championship title.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the Texas Longhorns set as 8 point betting odds favorites against the Ohio State Buckeyes in this year’s Fiesta Bowl, with the games over/under posted at 52 total points.

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Here are some college football betting trends to consider for the Fiesta Bowl:
Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big 12.
Buckeyes are 23-8 ATS in their last 31 games on grass.
Longhorns are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games.
Longhorns are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.
Longhorns are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous

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Cincinnati +9.5 (-110) - Sun January 4th 2009 2:00p
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Yes, the Marquette Golden Eagles are very tough at home, but this looks like a lot of points to be giving to a very good Cincinnati Bearcats team.

The Bearcats are 10-3 in their own right, and we look for them to bounce back well from their third loss last game at Memphis, which is certainly forgivable. Cincinnati did win their only other true road game this year outright at UNLV, which is no easy feat, and their great defense that is allowing just 61.3 points per game on 37.3 percent shooting always makes them dangerous underdogs.

Now Marquette is 10-0 straight up at home, but they have not beaten much as five of those wins were vs. outclassed non-lined opponents. Their best win was probably over Wisconsin, and they failed to cover here in that win, winning 61-58 as five-point chalk. This is also a revenge game for the Bearcats after Marquette went into Cincinnati and won by 15 points last season.

While the Cats may not get their outright revenge, we do see them fighting from start to finish and hanging within single-digits.

College Basketball Free Pick: Cincinnati +9.5 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits