Detroit Pistons -7.0
Friday January 25 ‘08 7:05p
The Detroit Pistons prepare to reap revenge for a 102-100 road loss to the Orlando Magic this past Monday night. The Pistons are in good position to get pay back, in a place (Auburn Hills) that has seen them go 10-3 ATS in their L/13 overall. It must also be noted that the Pistons have also owned this Magic franchise in the past, here in Motown ,winning 8 straight meetings by an average of 10.5 PPG. Add one more double digit margin of victory to that number! Play on Detroit

Northern Arizona @ Weber State o135.0
Friday January 25 ‘08 9:00p
This play is the result of a successful computer model that has allowed Bob Akmens Sports to finish in first-place in 152 different categories of documented monitored handicapping contests since 1978. The computer models I’ve developed for each sport look at the most-predictive variables that go into the winning and losing of games. Several interesting factors in today’s play are as follows: In this Big Sky Conference game, we don’t have to go much further than seeing how these two teams do in similar circumstances; namely in conference affairs: Northern Arizona is 26-12 OVERS in its last 38 conference games. Weber State is 25-11 OVERS in its last 36 conference games. With this remarkably similar level of performance, GO WITH OVER THE TOTAL OF 135 IN THIS 900PM EST MATCHUP. Click Here to Purchase Bob Akmens Picks

St Peter’s +4.0 (-105)
Fri Jan 25 ‘08 7:00p
Many will be quick to jump on Niagara laying the short chalk on the road here against a St. Peter’s club that’s only managed 4 wins in their 18 games this season. However, Niagara is far from the powerhouse its shown at home when asked to go on the road and win. They’re just 4-5 SU and even though they’re 6-3 ATS, they come into this one losers of two in a row against Marist as 2.5-point dawgs (L 84-65) and Canisius who they lost outright to (70-62) as 14-point road chalks. Now, St. Peter’s isn’t the greatest team the MAAC has witnessed over the years, but they do sport a winning mark at home going 4-3 SU. They’ve only had a pair of home games in the month of January that saw them win and cover against Canisius and lose a closely contested match-up against Loyola Maryland. They played well in their last game losing at Fairfield 70-64 and managed to barely cover the 7-point spread. The teams statistical splits (home/away) are very similar, so I’d rather much have the points in my backpocket if indeed the victor of this game isn’t decided until the closing minutes. This line just looks too sketchy to me with both clubs coming in on losing streaks, so back the ugly dawg in a game the Peacocks will do everything in their power to win.

Houston Rockets +3.0 (-110)
Friday January 25 ‘08 10:05p
The Portland Trail Blazers have won 12 consecutive home games while going a fantastic 11-1 against the spread in those games, but we think that their streak is in jeopardy vs. the Houston Rockets tonight. The Rockets have been hot themselves, going 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games, and they are now back at full strength with Tracy McGrady back. McGrady has been coming off the bench since his return, yet he still managed to lead the club with 28 points in a win at Seattle on Wednesday. Also, the Rockets have not been intimidated by playing on the road this season, posting a winning 12-11 mark both SU and ATS away from home. Now the Blazers are obviously one of the best stories of the year in the NBA, but this is their first game back home following a road trip on which they went just 3-4 SU and ATS. Teams coming home after a long road trip oftentimes come out sluggish in the first game, and given the quality of the opponent here, we do not think that Portland can win without being on top of their game. With all due respect to what the Blazers have done at home this year, this simply looks like a tough spot for them, so we are calling for a Houston upset. NBA Free Pick: Rockets +3

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