12-19-12 |
Illinois State +4.5 v. Dayton |
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74-73 |
Win
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100 |
17 h 39 m |
Show
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Illinois St. +4.5
The Illinois State Redbirds have proven they are a very solid team on multiple occasions this year. Illinois State led Louisville for almost the entire game, and they only lost to the Cardinals by three on the road.
Louisville is a top five team. Illinois State also beat a very solid Drexel team on the road.
The Missouri Valley Conference continues to be one of the best smaller conferences in the nation.
Illinois State has the play makers to win the Missouri Valley Conference this year, or at least be in contention for it all the way to the end.
Dayton is a pretty good team, but they haven
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12-18-12 |
Stanford v. North Carolina State -7 |
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79-88 |
Win
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100 |
8 h 19 m |
Show
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NC State -7
Stanford has a decent team, but I don
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12-18-12 |
Boston Celtics v. Chicago Bulls -1.5 |
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89-100 |
Win
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100 |
10 h 36 m |
Show
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8* Play on Chicago Bulls -1.5
Write-up coming shortly.
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12-15-12 |
Nebraska v. Oregon -13 |
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38-60 |
Win
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100 |
15 h 0 m |
Show
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Oregon -13
The Oregon Ducks are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the PAC 12 this year. The Ducks have some impressive wins already this year. Most impressive was their win over UNLV on the road.
The Runnin
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12-14-12 |
Boston Celtics v. Houston Rockets +1.5 |
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89-101 |
Win
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100 |
29 h 33 m |
Show
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Rockets +1.5
The Houston Rockets host the Boston Celtics on Friday. Houston is coming off a 99-93 win over Washington, while Boston lost their last game to Dallas, 117-115.
James Harden scored 31 points in his return to the lineup for the Rockets on Wednesday after a one-game absence. Harden represents a tough matchup for the aging Celtics, and they
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12-14-12 |
Central Florida -5 v. Old Dominion |
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75-71 |
Loss |
-110 |
18 h 10 m |
Show
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UCF -5
Old Dominion has been a quality team in the CAA most years in the recent past, but the Monarchs have really hit the skids the past two years.
Last year
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12-13-12 |
Los Angeles Lakers v. New York Knicks UNDER 212 |
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107-116 |
Loss |
-110 |
31 h 5 m |
Show
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Lakers & Knicks under 212
The New York Knicks host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. New York beat Brooklyn in their last game, 100-97, while Los Angeles is coming off a 100-94 loss to Cleveland.
The Knicks employ a bunch of veterans on their roster and those old-timers have played surprisingly well at the defensive end of the court. Jason Kidd has been a very pleasant surprise for the club after it looked like his time in the NBA was up. He
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12-12-12 |
Golden State Warriors +9.5 v. Miami Heat |
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97-95 |
Win
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100 |
28 h 19 m |
Show
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Warriors +9.5
The Miami Heat host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Miami is coming off a 101-92 win over Atlanta, while Golden State beat Charlotte their last time out, 104-96.
The Warriors enter this game on a roll having won four straight and will look to make a statement against the defending champion Heat. Mark Jackson finally has the team playing some defense, while still scoring an average of 99.7 points per game. Even without Andrew Bogut for most of the year, the Warriors rank fifth in the NBA in rebounding. That makes them a tough matchup for the Heat who rank 29th in rebounding and allow 99.6 points per game, the ninth highest total in the NBA.
The Heat have struggled as of late, dropping consecutive games last week and failing to cover the spread in five of their last eight games. It
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12-12-12 |
Atlanta Hawks -4 v. Orlando Magic |
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86-80 |
Win
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100 |
16 h 0 m |
Show
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Atlanta -4
The Atlanta Hawks are coming off a loss to the Miami Heat. Miami looked very good in that one, and losing to the defending champs is never a bad loss.
Before that game, Atlanta had a ton of momentum.
Orlando has been on a long five-game road trip. Often you
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12-11-12 |
Los Angeles Clippers v. Chicago Bulls +3 |
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94-89 |
Loss |
-110 |
30 h 52 m |
Show
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Bulls +3
The Chicago Bulls host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Chicago is coming off a 93-85 win over New York, while Los Angeles beat Toronto their last time out, 102-83.
The Bulls have been heating up lately, winning five of their last six games. Not surprisingly for a Tom Thibodeau coached team they
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12-08-12 |
Arizona v. Clemson UNDER 130 |
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66-54 |
Win
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100 |
6 h 12 m |
Show
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Arizona vs. Clemson Under 130
Arizona hasn
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12-08-12 |
CS Sacramento v. San Jose St UNDER 151 |
Top |
57-62 |
Win
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100 |
6 h 44 m |
Show
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*10 Top Play* Sacramento State/San Jose State Under 151
Here we have a matchup of two young teams who are still looking for leaders to step up and take this team to where they want to go. The offenses don
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12-08-12 |
Idaho State v. Oregon UNDER 135.5 |
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35-87 |
Win
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100 |
4 h 7 m |
Show
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Idaho State vs. Oregon Under 135.5
Idaho State is one of the worst teams in college basketball this year. The Bengals have played five games against Division One competition, and they have yet to crack the 52 point mark.
Oregon will push the tempo and put up quite a few points, but if Idaho State doesn
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12-07-12 |
Boston Celtics v. Philadelphia 76ers +1 |
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94-95 |
Win
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100 |
26 h 33 m |
Show
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76ers +1
The Philadelphia 76ers host the Boston Celtics on Friday. This game is the front-end of a home-and-home between these teams that will see them play in Boston on Saturday.
This is right around the time of year that the 76ers round into form. Under Doug Collins, the team is 16-5 ATS in the month of December. These teams met three times last season, with the home team notching a double-digit victory in each contest. Including last year
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12-06-12 |
Creighton v. Nebraska UNDER 137 |
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64-42 |
Win
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100 |
6 h 5 m |
Show
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Creighton/Nebraska under 137
Creighton has one of the best offenses in the country, but they don
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12-05-12 |
Minnesota Timberwolves +6.5 v. Boston Celtics |
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94-104 |
Loss |
-110 |
25 h 40 m |
Show
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Timberwolves +6.5
The Boston Celtics host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Boston lost their last game to Milwaukee, 91-88, while Minnesota beat up on Philadelphia last night, 105-88.
Minnesota parlayed their highest-scoring 1st quarter of the season into a large lead against Philadelphia on Tuesday night, allowing the team to empty their bench. The team scored 57 points off the bench with everyone except Louis Amundson getting on the scoresheet, so fatigue won
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12-05-12 |
Marshall v. West Virginia UNDER 143.5 |
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59-69 |
Win
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100 |
6 h 14 m |
Show
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Marshall/West Virginia under 143.5
It
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12-04-12 |
Siena v. St. Bonaventure UNDER 131.5 |
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43-58 |
Win
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100 |
8 h 6 m |
Show
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Siena/St. Bonaventure under 131.5
Both of these teams have lost a ton of offensive talent over the past couple years. The two coaches in charge of these programs would prefer to play a slow tempo, and that is what I expect in this contest. Siena has played a lot of very low scoring games this year.
St. Bonaventure typically plays much better defense on their home floor. The number of possessions I expect in this game points to a total of around 126 instead of the 131.5 that the oddsmakers have listed this one at.
Unless both teams shoot an unreasonably high percentage from the floor, I think this one safely stays under the posted total.
This value is too much for me to overlook. Take the value here on the under.
8* Play
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12-04-12 |
Miami Heat v. Washington Wizards +11 |
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101-105 |
Win
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100 |
26 h 4 m |
Show
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Wizards +11
The Washington Wizards host the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Washington dropped their last game, 107-82 to New York, while Miami beat Brooklyn their last time out, 102-89.
Washington has been surprisingly effective against Miami and their Big-3, winning the last two meetings, and they appear to have a chance to make some noise against them again. The Wizards catch the Heat at a favourable time as Miami is between games against Eastern Conference leaders Brooklyn and New York. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS as underdogs of eight or more points this season and with the home crowd behind them they should put up a solid effort against the Heat.
Miami has a perfect 8-0 record at home, but they
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12-03-12 |
Toronto Raptors +11 v. Denver Nuggets |
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110-113 |
Win
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100 |
25 h 48 m |
Show
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Raptors +11
The Denver Nuggets host the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The Nuggets lost their last game to the Lakers, 122-103, while the Raptors won their last time out, beating the Suns, 101-97.
Toronto has struggled to start the season, but they actually pose a tough matchup for a good Denver team. The Raptors attempt the eighth most three pointers in the league, while Denver ranks third-worst defensively at defending the three this season, after finishing dead last in the category a season ago. They allowed the Lakers to connect on 17 of their three-point attempts on Friday. Also, Denver has relied on a heavy presence on the offensive glass to create second-chance opportunities, leading the NBA with 15.0 offensive rebounds per game, but the Raptors have defended the glass well, allowing the second fewest offensive rebounds per game in the NBA.
Denver is coming off a miserable road trip in which they went 0-3. This home game is just a blip on the radar as they
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11-30-12 |
Indiana Pacers +1 v. Sacramento Kings |
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97-92 |
Win
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100 |
31 h 19 m |
Show
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Indiana +1
The Sacramento Kings host the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Indiana won the first meeting between these teams on November 3rd, 106-98.
This game will be Indiana
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