Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Pick: Under 207 -110 odds – February 22nd 2011
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The first game back after the NBA All-Star Break provides us with a rather unique betting situation. Players’ “routines” have been altered and the majority of them weren’t involved in the All Star game itself. That can often lead to some “rust” on the offensive side of the ball.

Naturally, results vary from year to year. However, if we look at last season, in the day following the All-Star Break, the “under” was 7-3. A closer look reveals that ALL 10 of those games finished with 204 or fewer combined points. The only one that finished with 204 had an O/U line of 220. Overall, those 10 games averaged only 194.5 points.

The Clippers managed only 87 points in their first game back from “The Break” last season. The Thunder scored 99, holding Dallas to only 86. That game stayed below the number by double-digits, finishing with 185 combined points.

When these teams met earlier in the season, the final score finished above the total. However, the O/U line for that game was only 196.5 and the teams combined for just 199. Of course, tonight’s number is significantly higher, which I feel provides us with very fair value.

Looking back to last season and we find that all three meetings finished with 194 or fewer combined points. They had final scores of 104-87, 101-93 and 83-79.

The Clippers, still without their leading scorer, entered the break off three consecutive games which fell below the total. The Thunder saw two of their final three stay below the number. Consider the Under.

College Basketball Predictions: February 22nd 2011
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Prediction: Weber State -5
Free CBB pick for Tuesday by Doc’s Sports. #543 Take Weber State over Idaho State (9:05 p.m. est.) Here’s a clash of Big Sky teams going in opposite directions. Weber State has won six of their last seven games coming in (6-1 ATS during this run). Idaho State has won all of four times since January 1. During the Wildcats’ hot run, they have beaten some of the league’s best teams and convincingly. Weber State has double digit wins over Montana, Northern Arizona and Portland State. I see another one coming against the obviously inferior Tigers. Lay the number on the road with the better team playing better at the moment. Also check out what we have going with our rated selections, having won four of our last six nights in college basketball. For Tuesday we have a super top pick lined up in a great revenge spot. We played this match-up in the first meeting when way too many things happened against our side to play one of their worst games of the season. Now back at home, we have them lined up for an easy cash as they return the favor in their own gym and score a key conference victory. Grab this pick as we look to keep our solid CBB push going in the right direction. -Doc’s Sports

Prediction: Vanderbilt -6
Tuesday night at the Memorial Gym in Nashville Tennessee tries to keep its hopes of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament alive, and I don’t think it happens. Tennessee has lost four of its last five, and are really underperforming of late. A scary team to bet on thats for sure. The #18 Commodores beat Auburn for the 5th straight time on Saturday and have won 8 of 10 games since a 67-64 loss to Tennessee on Jan. 15. Vanderbilt has the top scorer in the SEC in John Jenkins, (19.9PPG). The Commodores can put up the points in bunches, especially at home. I see this being the difference down the stretch as I don’t see the Vols hanging here. Vanderbilt is 14-1 on their home floor, and they beat Tennessee badly at home last year. Home team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings. Some other trends I like in this one. Volunteers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record. Volunteers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. Commodores are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games. Commodores are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. -Ray Monohan

Prediction: Minnesota -3
Michigan State has been a great team to go against on the road this season. They are 4-9 SU and 4-9 ATS. Minnesota is a solid 11-3 at home, and are coming into the game off two consecutive home losses to Ohio State and Illinois, which sets them up for a cover tonight, as they are 36-18 ATS in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1997. Michigan State is just 5-12 ATS after playing a game as favorite this season, and only 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. Play on home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points – after having lost 4 of their last 5 games, a good team (60% to 80%) playing a team with a winning record, as its 50-18 over the last 5 seasons. -Info Plays

Indiana State vs. Northern Iowa
NCAA basketball pick: Northern Iowa -6 -110 odds – February 22nd 2011
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I’m laying the points with Northern Iowa on Tuesday night. The Panthers are in true revenge mode for this one. They were whipped, 70-45 by Indiana State in early January. The Panthers couldn’t have played any worse while the Sycamores were definitely on their “A-game.” Northern Iowa made just 11 FGs that night on 46 attempts, about 24% from the field. They made just 26% of their 3-pointers, and even made just 17 of 26 FT attempts. ISU made 53% of their shots and a big-time, 60% from the arc. We’re talking about a Sycamore team that’s 234th in the nation in FG shooting, making just 42.7% of their shots. This is a huge game with both squads at 10-6 in conference action. Conference tourney seeding is on the line in a league that may only get one Big Dance ticket. And this is the final home game for the Panthers who end the season with a road game in Omaha against Creighton. The problem for UNI of late has been the loss of defensive specialist Lucas O’Rear who was lost for the season a couple of weeks ago. O’Rear is a main cog in the Panthers’ defensive play in the paint. But ISU attacks with guard after guard. UNI is not likely going to face anything big in the middle tonight. UNI is on a 7-0 ATS run in revenge as a favorite over the last couple of seasons. They have won those games by an average margin of 11 ppg. The Panthers lost their Bracket Buster matchup to George Mason after blowing a 7-point second half lead. But they get right back on track with a win in their home finale. I’m laying the points with Northern Iowa on Tuesday night. Thanks! GL! Scott.

TCU vs. Utah
College Basketball Pick: Utah -7.5 -110 odds – February 22nd 2011
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As the season winds down, these two Mountain West teams are headed in opposite directions. TCU has dropped 10 straight and nine consecutive on foreign soil. Meanwhile, Utah has won half of its last 10 battles including two-in-a-row over Wyoming and New Mexico.

Even though the Utes were without their top scorer and rebounder Will Clyburn, they still found a way to slide into The Pit as a massive underdog and pull off the upset over the Lobos. There’s a chance Clyburn will be sidelined tonight with a bruised heel too. Will is listed as a game-time decision. With or without Clyburn, my hard earned dough will still be on the home team in this one.

Technically speaking, Utah has played well in this series posting a strong 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS mark in the last nine meetings. Even more impressive, as a single digit home favorite checking in with momentum off a straight up win, the Utes are a stunning 47-15 ATS! Those two team trends are nice but this next college system really makes this best bet pop.

Since the 1990-91 season, college basketball home favorites priced at -7 or more are a reliable 69-44 ATS provided they won straight up as a road dog of +10 or more last. If our host is facing an opponent that is not off a victory of three points or more, this situation tightens up to a juicy 49-27 ATS! Utah applies to the general system and the powerful tightener.

Technically speaking, this isn’t the greatest spot for the Horned Frogs either. When matched up against an opponent that enters with momentum off a SU and ATS win, TCU has struggled something fierce notching a weak 67-100 ATS record. Also, as a guest since 2005 running with three days of rest or less, the Toads have posted a pathetic 3-35 SU and 13-24-1 ATS mark.

Utah head coach Jim Boylen has seen his kids get better and better over the past few weeks. Off their momentum-building victory at New Mexico, the Utes will easily dispose of this TCU team that has thrown in the towel on its season. Take Utah. Thank you and best of luck, Tom Stryker.

Mississippi vs. South Carolina
Pick: South Carolina +2 -110 odds – February 22nd 2011
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South Carolina has dropped five straight games and because of that, it is listed as a home underdog for tonight. The Gamecocks were hammered in their last game on Saturday by 31 points at Kentucky to drop to 3-7 on the road this season. They have performed much better at home as they are 10-5 and the recent five-game losing streak has come against teams that are all .500 or better in the SEC and all came from within their division in the much stronger SEC East.

Mississippi lost on Saturday as well as it dropped a 13-point game at rival Mississippi St. That pushed the Rebels to below .500 on the road and to two games under .500 in the SEC. That loss to the Bulldogs was a devastating one as not only was it against their bitter rival but it in all likelihood shut the door on any shot of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid barring any sort of huge run in the SEC Tournament. Rebounding from that will difficult, especially having to play on the road once again.

South Carolina has played the toughest schedule in the SEC while the Rebels have played the eighth ranked schedule yet the two teams are separated by only one game. The Gamecocks do own quality wins over Vanderbilt and Florida and both of those teams were able to revenge those losses in the next meeting and those rematches came during this recent skid. This is arguably the last winnable game on the schedule for South Carolina as it closes with three more difficult games.

In this series, South Carolina holds an 8-1 edge in games played in Columbia with the lone win for the Rebels coming in 2001 when they were ranked 16th in the nation. This season in home games, South Carolina has held its opponent to under 41 percent shooting in nine of 15 contests and that bodes well against a Mississippi team that is shooting just 41.2 percent over its last five games. Look for the Gamecocks to put an end to their losing streak with a win on their home floor tonight. 3* (526) South Carolina Gamecocks

Oklahoma State vs. Kansas
College Basketball Pick: Kansas -17 -110 odds – February 21st 2011
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With a mentally and physically draining home loss to Texas A&M still hanging over the head of Oklahoma State, the Cowboys won’t be ready for arguably the best team in the country tonight.

Kansas has been shredding its opponents in Lawrence. Its last 4 home wins have come by 24, 17, 23 and 26 points respectively. Oklahoma State, meanwhile, has been getting spanked away from home. The Cowboys have losses at Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas by 23, 19 and 18 points respectively.

In addition, Oklahoma State leading scorer Marshall Moses is questionable. It was discovered that he has the flu, which really limited him against A&M Saturday. It greatly diminishes Okie State’s chances without him at 100 percent.

Kansas lost the last time these teams faced off. Plus, Texas endured its first Big 12 loss Saturday, which perhaps opens the door for Kansas to win the Big 12 regular season title. Either way, these two factors assure us that the Jayhawks will not be overlooking the Cowboys tonight. Lay the points.

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Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
NHL Pick: Under 5.5 goals -110 odds – February 21st 2011
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The Hawks earned an important two points yesterday, knocking off the Penguins by a score of 3-2, in a shootout. Including that result, the “under” is now 5-2 their last seven games. It should also be noted that the defending champs have also seen the “under” go 7-2 (22-10-2 the past few seasons) after having played their previous three games at home. Additionally, note that the “under” is 7-4 when the Hawks have played the second of back to back games.

Unlike their guests, the Blues are off a very high-scoring game. They defeated Anaheim by a 9-4 score on Saturday. That’s not exactly “normal” for them though, as their previous three games all fell below the total. They had scores of 3-1, 3-2 and 3-0. St. Louis doesn’t typically follow up a big offensive performance with another one in its next game, either. In fact, we find the “under” at 9-4-1 the last 14 times that the Blues had scored four or more goals in their previous game.

These teams last met on 12/28. That game actually had an O/U line of 5 (laying heavy ‘juice’ on the ‘over’) when it came out. However, most shops moved to 5.5 and “under” bettors were forced to lay from -120 to -130, to play the game to finish below the total. The final score was 3-1. Today’s line is again 5.5. Only this time, we don’t have to lay any extra juice to get it. In fact, as of this writing, at several shops, we’re the ones getting “plus money” back in return. I feel that provides us with solid value. Consider the Under

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NCAA Basketball Betting Trends:
Jayhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Jayhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games.
Jayhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite.
Jayhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Jayhawks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
Cowboys are 18-37-2 ATS in their last 57 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Cowboys are 19-40-2 ATS in their last 61 road games.
Cowboys are 18-38-2 ATS in their last 58 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cowboys are 19-41-2 ATS in their last 62 games as an underdog.
Cowboys are 13-36-2 ATS in their last 51 games as a road underdog.

Over/Under Betting Trends:
Over is 6-0 in Jayhawks last 6 games following a S.U. win.
Over is 5-0 in Jayhawks last 5 games following a ATS win.
Over is 7-1 in Jayhawks last 8 overall.
Over is 7-1 in Jayhawks last 8 games following a SU win of more than 20 points.
Over is 7-1 in Jayhawks last 8 vs. Big 12.
Under is 6-1 in Cowboys last 7 games as a road underdog.
Under is 6-1 in Cowboys last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Under is 4-1 in Cowboys last 5 Monday games.
Under is 4-1 in Cowboys last 5 games as an underdog.
Under is 6-2 in Cowboys last 8 road games.
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NCAA Basketball Betting Trends:
Wildcats are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.
Wildcats are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. win.
Wildcats are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Wildcats are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Wildcats are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
Wildcats are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Wildcats are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite of 0.5-6.5.
Orange are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games.
Orange are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Orange are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Over/Under Betting Trends:
Under is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Under is 5-0 in Wildcats last 5 home games.
Under is 5-0 in Wildcats last 5 games as a home favorite of 0.5-6.5.
Over is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Under is 7-1 in Wildcats last 8 games as a favorite of 0.5-6.5.
Over is 18-7 in Orange last 25 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5.
Under is 5-2 in Orange last 7 overall.
Under is 5-2 in Orange last 7 vs. Big East.
Over is 7-3 in Orange last 10 games as a road underdog.
Under is 16-7 in Orange last 23 games following a ATS loss.
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College Basketball Predictions: February 20th 2011
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Prediction: Duke -20.5
On Sunday the free NCAAB play is on Duke. Game 868 at 7:45 eastern. Duke should be able to name the score here in a game that could get ugly early. GA. Tech is 0-4 straight up and ats as a road dog of 12.5 or more the last 3 years and 2-7 ats on the road this year. Duke is 90-59 ats since 1997 as a home favorite of 12.5 or more since 1997. When the total is 145 to 150 in their home games they are 10-1 ats. Duke has controlled this series winning 24 of 27 going 19-8 ats in the process. Take Duke to Dominate. On Sunday I have the PAC 10 Game of the year backed with 3 huge angles. I also have the Big 10 96% Play in the Big 10 Ohio. St at Purdue game and an early bracket buster side. Even the NBA all star side is on the table today. Jump on and end the week big. On Saturday both Top plays cashed. For the free Play take Duke. -Rob Vinciletti

Prediction: Purdue -1
Purdue enters Sunday’s contest with plenty of confidence following wins over Illinois and Wisconsin. That confidence will serve this team well as it looks to avenge last month’s brutally embarrassing loss at Ohio State. The Buckeyes have been escaping by the skin of their teeth on the road in Big Ten play. They were lucky to win at Iowa, Michigan, Illinois and Northwestern before finally falling at Wisconsin. They face another tough task playing at Purdue, where the Boilermakers are a perfect 14-0 this season. Incredibly, Purdue is 7-0 ATS in home games versus good teams – outscoring their opponents by 4+ points/game this season. The Boilermakers are crushing these opponents by an average score of 74.5 to 59.0. Motivated by last month’s crushing defeat at Ohio State, and playing with the home court advantage, look for the Boilermakers to have their revenge Sunday. -Dave Price