Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trailblazers
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Free Total Pick: Under 194.5 points (Jimmy Boyd)
The Lakers struggle in Portland, having lost eight straight there. With that in mind, and after a loss to the Clippers Wednesday, there is a little doubt that the Lakers will be motivated. But a motivated Lakers team has not usually met a high scoring one as you might think. Instead, the Lakers usually clamp down on the defensive end in bounce back spots. In fact, the Under is 20-6 in the Lakers’ last 26 games following a loss and 7-3 in their last 10 games following a loss of more than 10 points. LA will likely have to get the job done on the defensive end tonight as it will once against be without Pau Gasol. Without Gasol in the lineup the last two games, the Lakers are averaging just 89.5 points. The Blazers will be motivated to “D” up as well. After holding teams to an average of 94.0 points during a 6-1 run from Dec. 20-Jan. 2, Portland is giving up 107.0 points on 51.6 percent shooting in its last two games. Nothing gets the competitive juices flowing for the Blazers like a visit from LA so I expect Portland to be much better defensively tonight. Plus, the Under is 9-4 in the Trail Blazers’ last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Bet the Under for 1 Unit.

Free Side Pick: Portland Trailblazers +4 (John Ryan)
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Portland as they host the Lakers set to start at 10:05 EST. AiS shows a 74% probability that Portland will lose this game by 3 or fewer points and has a 56% probability of winning the game. The Clippers won SU against the Lakers and was another 7* Titan winner. Portland has the same opportunity and even better personnel than the Clippers. Supporting this graded play is a system that has produced a record of 46-19 ATS for 71% winners since 1996. Play on home dogs after 2 or more consecutive overs and is a good team outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game. AiS shows an 88% probability that Portland will score between 99 and 104 points. Note that hey are a solid 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) when they score 99 to 104 points in a game over the last 2 seasons. Portland is also in a solid situation for an ATS win noting they are 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons. The Lakers are certainly an elite team and are hitting 46% from the field ranking 13th in the league. lakers are still the favorite to win the World Championship, but in this game Portland has an excellent opportunity to hand them another loss. Take Portland.

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Free NBA Pick: Sacramento Kings +3.5 (Jim Feist)
This is the 3rd game in 4 nights for the Golden State Warriors, and their first game home following a 4-game road trip. In fact, they’ve played 11 of the last 14 games on the road. A young, athletic Sacramento team comes to town, one that is playing only its second road game in the last two weeks. These teams have met once and the Kings blindsided the Warriors, winning by 13 points as a +3 dog. They can surprise the road weary Warriors again. Play the Kings.

Free NBA Pick: Dallas Mavericks +4.5 (Tom Freese)
Dallas is 10-4 ATS their last 14 road games and they are 43-21-1 ATS when playing with two days of rest. The Mavericks are 5-1 ATS as underdogs of 0.5 to 4.5 points and they are 11-4 ATS their last 15 games at San Antonio. The Spurs are 5-17 ATS vs. a team with a win percentage of over 60% and they are 6-16 ATS in home games with revenge. San Antonio is 5-16 ATS when playing with revenge from a road loss and they are 2-8 ATS as home favorites 0.5 to 4.5 points. PLAY ON DALLAS +

Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Free Pick: Philadelphia 76ers -1.5 (-110 odds)
Fri January 8th 2010 7:05p
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The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA at 10-24 overall, while the Toronto Raptors have caught fire to reach the .500 mark at 18-18.

However, we feel this has created some nice line value for an underachieving but still talented 76ers team at home here. After all, with the exception of the return of Allen Iverson, this is still the same Philadelphia starting lineup that led this team to the playoffs the last two years, and even held two series leads over the eventual Eastern Champions, the Orlando Magic, last season.

To put this line in perspective, Philadelphia was -6 the last time Toronto visited here in March, and the Sixers covered in a 115-106 victory with Thaddeus Young, Samuel Dalembert and Andre Iguodala leading the way, the same starting front court they have this season.

On the bright side, the 76ers did win three of the last four games on their recent Western road trip, including impressive wins at Denver and Portland, and they loss to Washington on Tuesday can be attributed to the normal lethargy that tames place in the fist home game after a long cross-country trip, which in this case was six games. We feel that Philadelphia will put there best foot forward tonight in their second game back, making them underrated in this spot.

Now granted, the Raptors are a hot team that has won seven of the last eight games including a road win at Orlando on Wednesday. However, Toronto is still a one-dimensional perimeter shooting team that plays no defense, and it just so happens that they have been on fire lately from the field. It is hard to maintain that kind of shooting long-term though, and this seems like as good a spit as any for a return to normalcy, as there is no value on the Raps at this number.

Even with this hot streak, Toronto is still 6-13 straight up on the road while losing by an average of -6.4 points, so look for the 76ers to break through with a much needed win here.

NBA Free Pick: 76ers -1.5 (-110)

Charlotte Bobcats vs. New York Knicks
Free Pick: Charlotte +4 -110 NBA odds
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If you had five guesses at who the top defensive team was in the NBA, would you come to the Bobcats? Alas, Charlotte’s 93.0 points per game tops the league. The bad news is that its offense has just been awful this year, ranking 22nd or worse in every major category, including a pitiful 92.8 points per game. If the Bobcats are going to have success in this game against the Knicks, F Stephen Jackson, F Gerald Wallace, and G Raymond Felton are going to have to have monster outings. The trio is averaging over half of the points that this team has scored on the year (51.5 per game) and is also chipping in with assists (10.5 per game) and rebounding (19.0 per game).

If there’s a cure for the common poor offense, it’s the Knicks defense. New York is giving up an alarming 102.7 points per game in the ’09-’10 season, and that doesn’t look to be improving any time in the near future. F David Lee is going to be a tough matchup for the Bobcats in the low block, as he is averaging 18.7 points and 10.9 boards per game. F Danilo Gallinari has come on of late for HC Mike D’Antoni, averaging 17.5 points per game since Christmas Day. However, he is suffering from a sore shoulder and back. Though the Italian will play, his production may be limited by his nagging injuries.

The home team has captured the L/4 games in this series SU, including both games this year. The Knicks won 98-94 at MSG on December 20th, but five days before that, Charlotte knocked off New York 94-87. HC Larry Brown’s team has covered five straight NBA betting lines against one of his former teams.

Play On: Charlotte Bobcats

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Free College Basketball Pick: South Alabama +2 (Tom Freese)
South Alabama is in a 39-12 ATS Super System that says to Play On all teams when the line is +3 to -3 if they are off a Conference road win if they have just one starter back from last years team. Western Kentucky is in a 39-17 ATS Play Against System that says to Go Against any team that won straight up in 4 or more of their last of their last 5 games if in their last game both teams scored under 60 points. 10* PLAY ON SOUTH ALABAMA +

Free College Basketball Pick: Jacksonville State +2 (Rocky Atkinson)
Jacksonville State is scoring 78.4 points per game at home this year. Jacksonville State is 6-1 SU and ATS at home vs Eastern Kentucky since 1997. Colonels are 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite of 0.5-6.5. Colonels are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a road favorite of 0.5-6.5. Colonels are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite. Gamecocks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU loss. Gamecocks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Home team is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings. Colonels are 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings. Colonels are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Jacksonville St. We’ll recommend a small play on Jacksonville State tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

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Just one game on the NBA card tonight, as the sports world will be tuned in to the College Football National title game. Charlotte will take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden tonight. Both of these teams are teetering on the edge of the Eastern Conference playoff race so tonight’s game is a big one. This one is on NBA TV, so if you’re not a Football fan, this should be an entertaining game to watch.

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Most of the “big” teams have the night off tonight as the sports world will be tuned into the College Football national championship game. No ranked teams will be in action tonight, but there are a few good games on the menu. In the Big Ten, Michigan goes to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions. John Bielein’s Wolverines were ranked early in the season, but have struggled in recent weeks. Good game in the CAA as Northeastern hosts George Mason. These two will both contend for the CAA title this year. Look out for a good race in this conference throughout the season.

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2010 NFL Playoffs Betting: Eagles vs. Cowboys
Free Pick: Under 45 points -110 odds
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With Dallas hitting on all cylinders last week against a back on their heels Eagles team, they still managed just 24 points on offense where they really had it going. Yes there are playmakers on both sides of the ball on offense for these teams, but in a game like this for Philly to compete after 2 straight losses, they have to play defense and dis-allow big plays from Dallas, especially in the running game.

On the other side, The Cowboys linebackers, especially Brookings, did a nice job of shutting down the run and not allowing the Eagles big play WRs much of a day, and the order of the day is still the same, pressure McNabb and shawdow RB Westbrook. In their last 3 games Dallas’s defense has allowed 5.7 points per game and just 260 yards of total offense. That is impressive and has more to do with their record recently in December than anything. The offense and Romo get a ton of hype, but it has been the defense getting it done and that includes a game at New Orlenas where the high flying Saints were held to 17 points at home!

Both contests between these two teams have went under this year and the most points scored by any team was last weeks 24 points by Dallas. This will be a battle in the trenches and points should be hard to come by and valued for whatever side you are on, but the bottom line is defense will this game. The Under is 7-2-1 the last 10 Playoff games for the Eagles.

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Michigan vs. Penn State
Free Pick: Michigan +2.0 (-110 odds)
Thu January 7th 2010 7:00p
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Now we realize that the Michigan Wolverines are 0-3 on the road, but the Penn State Nittany Lions are nothing special and we like the matchup of a Michigan offense that protects the ball well vs. a Penn State defense that does not force many turnovers.

The Wolverines were upset at Indiana in their first Big Ten road game, but the Hoosiers do look improved in their second year under Tom Crean, and the two Michigan non-conference losses came at Kansas and Utah, so this game may be their easiest road assignment thus far. Thus, you can basically toss the fast that the Wolverines are allowing 71.3 points per game on the road, given the quality of the opposition to date.

What we found very interesting after checking the Pomeroy Ratings is that Michigan has only turned the ball over on 15.1 percent of their possessions, which is actually the second lowest turnover percentage in the entire country, while the Nittany Lions defense only forces turnovers on 17.7 percent of possessions, ranking them a dismal 306 out of 347 Division I teams in that category.

This means that Michigan can basically do whatever they want to do on the offensive end. That is significant because they are hitting a very good 51.4 percent of their two-point shots as it is, so if they improve on that as expected here tonight, we could easily see them hitting the 70-point mark here, especially when you consider that they are averaging 70.6 points in their last five games.

As for Penn State, they are a mediocre 8-6 straight up overall and just 5-6-1 against the spread, and while they are 6-2 at home, they are only 2-4 ATS in their lined home contests. Their second home loss came on Sunday, when they were routed here 63-46 by Wisconsin. In fact, the last three Lions victories came against American University, Gardner-Webb and Maryland-Baltimore County, so even though Michigan is not a top tier Big Ten team, they are still a step up from the teams Penn State has been beating.

Look for Michigan to post their first road win of the season in this spot.

CBB Free Pick: Michigan +2 (-110)

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Well, tonight’s the night we’ve been waiting for as Texas and Alabama will go at it in the National Title game in Pasadena. This one should not disappoint as Heisman winner Mark Ingram leads the Tide against third place finisher Colt McCoy. Mack Brown won the title in 2006, and Nick Saban won one with LSU in 2004. Everyone’s ready, there’s nothing much else to say. Good luck and enjoy.

2010 BCS National Championship Odds: January 7th 2010
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Date # Team Money Spread Total
01/07/10 267 Texas (BCS National Championship) +160 +4 Over 46
20:40 ET 268 Alabama -180 -4 Under 46

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Free College Basketball Pick: USC +1 (Joseph D’Amico)
The oddsmakers have made a mistake in this matchup. I have Southern Cal a 3 1/2 point favorite over Stanford. USC is 10-4 SU while Stanford has a dismal 6-7 record TY. The Trojan’s have won 8 straight while the Cardinal’s have lost 4 of their L5 and are 0-6 ATS their L6 outings. Southern California has taken down such strong teams as Tennessee, UNLV, Arizona, and ASU this season. Both teams rank about the same in several offensive categories. However, I must give the free throw edge to Stanford. The stronger defense goes to USC, who is holding opponenets to a mere 54.5 PPG, opposed to Stanford’s “D” that is giving up a whopping 73.0 PPG. The Trojan’s are 6-1 ATS their L7 vs. the Pac 10 and 5-2 ATS their L7 games played on the road. The Cardinal’s are 1-4 ATS their L5 vs. the Pac 10 and 0-5 ATS their L5 vs. teams with a winning record. Take USC and get paid. Thank you.

Free College Basketball Pick: Georgetown +2 (Rob Vinciletti)
On Wednesday the free college hoops play is on Georgetown. Game 568 at 8:00 eastern. The Hoyas are a solid team once again this year at 11-1 and tonight they have big statistical edges in both shooting and defending against Marquette. G-town is 9-1 vs winning teams and 30-11 after allowing 60 or less points in their last game. Marquette is a decent team. However they are just 3-5 vs winning teams and have lost failing to cover in all three games when the total is set at 130 to 140. Take the points with Georgetown tonight. In college hoops I have the Underdog game of the month, the Big city blowout, the triple angle Dominator and cutting two big cutting edge NBA system plays. Jump on and cash out big on Wednesday night and be sure to be with us on Thursday night for the the Big BCS college football side .For the free play take Georgetown plus the points as the free play. RV