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**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 11:27 AM

Saturday, January 23Game Score Status Pick Amount

Ottawa - 1:00 PM ET Ottawa +122 500 ( POD )
Boston - Over 5 500

Carolina - 1:00 PM ET Carolina +210 500 ( POD )
Philadelphia - Over 5.5 500

NY Rangers - 7:00 PM ET Montreal +102 500
Montreal - Under 5 500

New Jersey - 7:00 PM ET New Jersey -111 500
NY Islanders - Under 5 500

Phoenix - 7:00 PM ET Phoenix +183 500 ( POD )
Washington - Over 6 500

Toronto - 7:00 PM ET Toronto +125 500
Florida - Under 6 500

Los Angeles - 7:00 PM ET Detroit -157 500
Detroit - Over 5.5 500

Atlanta - 7:30 PM ET Atlanta +106 500
Tampa Bay - Under 6 500

Anaheim - 8:00 PM ET Anaheim +118 500
St. Louis - Over 5.5 500

Columbus - 9:00 PM ET Columbus +140 500 ( POD )
Minnesota - Under 5.5 500

Chicago - 10:00 PM ET Chicago -110 500
Vancouver - Over 5.5 500

Buffalo - 10:30 PM ET San Jose -157 500
San Jose - Over 5.5 500

**Tnbreakers** · 01-23-2010, 11:31 AM

Gl Bum!

**videoman** · 01-23-2010, 11:44 AM

Good luck and thanks for all the picks!!

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 12:03 PM

Saturday's Four-Play

This weekend might be reserved for the NFL’s conference title games, but then we’d be missing the action on the college hardwood. There are plenty of games on the board in college basketball on Saturday. And we’ve got three contests that are being televised that should keep you plenty interested.

Michigan State at Minnesota – 12:00 p.m. EST, CBS

It’s hard to imagine that in Tom Izzo’s 15 years with Michigan State (16-3 straight up, 7-10 against the spread) that this is the first time that he’s opened a Big Ten campaign 6-0, but it’s the truth.

What has Izzo and bettors a little leery is how the Spartans performed in their last two games. MSU beat the Hawkeyes 70-63 at home on Jan. 20, but the stats would suggest otherwise. Iowa was better at shooting three-pointers (28%-25%), at the charity stripe (77%-65%) and won the turnover battle (15-14). That uneven play hurt the Spartans at home as huge 21 ½-point favorites. It’s the second straight time Michigan State failed to cover the spread.

Minnesota (12-7 SU, 8-9 ATS) has underachieved to a degree this season in Tubby Smith’s third year running the show. The Golden Gophers have fallen prey to the bullies of Portland, Miami and Indiana this year. Right now Smith’s program is in a 1-3 SU and ATS funk in Big Ten play.

The loss to the Hoosiers was particularly hurtful to gamblers as Minnesota was a 10 ½-point road “chalk.” Yet they found themselves down 59-44 with less than 14 minutes left in the second half. The Gophers never led the game in regulation, but tied it up on a Devoe Joseph jumper with 9.6 seconds left. The Golden Gophers even had a 76-71 lead in overtime, but missed five of their last seven shots to lost 81-78 to Indiana.

The good people at Las Vegas Sports Consultants have made this game a pick 'em.

This has been a decidedly one-sided affair over the past few years with Michigan State going 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings. The ‘under’ has been a quality wager here with an 8-2 record.

The Golden Gophers have played much better at home this year with a 10-0 SU mark, covering the spread in seven of those contests.

Izzo’s Spartans have kept scores low in Big Ten battles so far as the ‘under’ is 5-1.

Ohio State at West Virginia – 2:00 p.m. EST, CBS

The Buckeyes weren’t sure where they would be at right now after losing Evan Turner to a brutal back injury against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5. Ohio State (14-5 SU, 9-6 ATS) went on to go 3-3 SU and 0-4 ATS in the time he was away from the court. Turner got back into the lineup on Jan. 6 against Indiana and has averaged 18.8 points per game. The Bucks have immediately improved with their leader on the court, going 4-1 SU and ATS since Turner returned.

West Virginia (14-3 SU, 7-10 ATS) came damn close to making a full comeback at home against the Orange last Saturday, but fell a couple second short in a 72-71 setback as a 5 ½-point favorite. That loss no doubt played a factor in a hangover 68-60 win over the Thundering Herd as a 12 ½-point home “chalk.” Bob Huggins has to be more concerned about the fact that his team shot just 37 percent from the field against Marshall before facing the Buckeyes.

Most non-conference games that are played within traditional league play are normally for bragging rights. This one has a hint of revenge for Ohio State after getting embarrassed in Columbus last year by the Mountaineers as a slight one-point home favorite, 76-48. The Buckeyes had one of the worst shooting performances that I can ever remember in that contest. The Bucks hit 31 percent from the field and only nailed two of their 18 three-point attempts against WVU in Dec. 2007. That doesn’t count the fact that they committed 12 turnovers to the Mountaineers’ seven.

West Virginia has been installed as a six-point home favorite for this game by LVSC.

If past history is an indicator, then Ohio State is in a world of hurt for this game. OSU is just 2-5 SU and 4-3 ATS in its last seven true road games against non-conference foes. West Virginia has done well since 2006 against out-of-conference competition in Morgantown, going 11-0 SU and 3-4 ATS.

What Buckeye backers can look at with some hope is that WVU is on a 1-4 ATS slump at home. That is until they realize that Ohio State is also 1-4 ATS in true road tests.

Texas at Connecticut – 4:00 p.m. EST, CBS

The Longhorns were living on borrowed time when it came to being an unblemished on the schedule. And that finally came to a head last Monday night in Manhattan when Texas (17-1 SU, 8-6 ATS) were upended by the Wildcats 71-62 as a one-point road pup. The ‘Horns didn’t have one single player to go to in order to keep the game close against K-State, as evidenced with Dogus Balbay being their lone scorer in double-digits with 11 points. Gamblers have seen this defeat coming from a mile away as Texas has failed to cover the spread in four straight matches before losing on Jan. 18.

Connecticut (12-6 SU, 6-9-1 ATS) got its first win since the beginning of the month and had to get it without Jim Calhoun condescending on the sideline with a 75-59 victory over the Red Storm as a nine—point home favorite. The win gives the Huskies a chance to get back into the AP Top 25.

This was also the first time that the Huskies saw their Big 3 come through on the ledger at one time in a while. Jerome Dyson scored 21 points, Stanley Robinson 18 and Kemba Walker dropped in 17. For those counting at home, that’s 56 of UConn’s 75 points against St. John’s.

LVSC is expecting a game that's too close to call here by making it a pick 'em.

The odds of the Huskies coming out of this game with a win are slim, given that Texas is 2-1 SU in the last three meetings of these programs. UConn does have the benefit of a 2-0-1 ATS mark against the Longhorns though.

Something else to help bettors leaning towards Connecticut is the fact that the ‘Horns have gone 7-7 SU and an improbable 3-11 ATS in true road games over the last two seasons.

Duke at Clemson – 9:00 p.m. EST, ESPN

Duke (15-3 SU, 11-6 ATS) might be one of the elite teams in the ACC, but they are playing like it on the road right now. The Blue Devils fell to North Carolina State 88-74 as 11 ½-point road faves in fairly uncharacteristic effort. Duke allowed the Wolfpack to shoot 58 percent from the field, while the coughed up the ball 14 times in a tilt that they never seemed to be in. Coach K’s squad is now 0-3 SU and ATS in true road tests this season.

Clemson (15-4 SU, 9-8 ATS) enters this contest after losing a heartbreaker 66-64 heartbreaker to the Yellow Jackets as a 1 ½-point road pup. The Tigers (and gamblers hoping for them to cover) saw their hopes of winning the game evaporate when Georgia Tech’s Zachery Peacock drained two free throws with 3.2 seconds left in the second half. It’s the second straight ATS loss for Oliver Purnell’s club.

The Tigers are looking to avenge a 74-53 annihilation they suffered against Duke at the start of the New Year as 11 ½-point road underdogs. Clemson played about as bad as you can in that outing. They shot just 33 percent from the field, while giving up 23 defensive rebounds. That’s not going to get it done against anyone.

This is another close battle for the oddsmakers as LVSC opened this one up as a pick 'em.

I won’t say the odds are stacked against Clemson here, but they are 1-8 SU and 4-5 ATS in the regular season against the Blue Devils. However, the Tigers did win 74-47 as four-point favorites against Duke at home last February. It was the fewest points scored by the Devs under Mike Krzyzewski since 1982.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 12:43 PM

Saturday, January 23Game Score Status Pick Amount

Orlando - 7:00 PM ET Orlando +1 500 ( POD )
Charlotte - Under 189.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:00 PM ET Indiana -3 500
Indiana - Under 207.5 300

Oklahoma City - 7:30 PM ET Oklahoma City +8 300
Cleveland - Under 188.5 500

Portland - 7:30 PM ET Detroit -2.5 300
Detroit - Over 183.5 300

Sacramento - 7:30 PM ET Miami -7 500
Miami - Over 201 300

Chicago - 8:30 PM ET Houston -6.5 300
Houston - Over 197.5 300

Minnesota - 8:30 PM ET Minnesota +7.5 500
Milwaukee - Over 202 300

New Orleans - 9:00 PM ET Denver -11.5 300
Denver - Over 207 300

Golden State - 9:00 PM ET Phoenix -12 500
Phoenix - Under 233 500 ( TOTAL OF THE WEEK )

New Jersey - 9:00 PM ET Utah -16.5 500
Utah - Under 200 500

**tech fan** · 01-23-2010, 01:10 PM

Good luck buddy

**Chado1** · 01-23-2010, 01:27 PM

GL with all the action today BUM!!!

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 02:52 PM

Trend Report - Saturday

Magic at Bobcats – The Magic are 11-0 ATS (7.4 ppg) since January 07, 2005 with at most one day of rest after a game at home in which they allowed a shooting percentage at least 10 percentage points lower than their season-to-date average. The Magic are 8-0 ATS (8.9 ppg) since November 28, 2005 on the road after a game at home in which they allowed less than 35% from the field. The Bobcats are 5-0 ATS (9.0 ppg) since January 10, 2009 with at most one day of rest after a game in which more than 70% of their baskets were assisted.

Timberwolves at Bucks – The Timberwolves are 0-8 ATS (-13.0 ppg) since November 10, 2007 on the road with no rest after a loss in which they scored less than 15% of their points from the free throw line. The Timberwolves are 0-7 ATS (-6.5 ppg) since April 12, 1999 after a game at home in which their opponent shot at least twenty three-pointers and made less than 25% of them. The Bucks are 10-0-1 ATS (8.0 ppg) since February 23, 2008 at home after a game on the road in which the percentage of their baskets that were assisted was at least ten percentage points lower than their season-to-date average. The Bucks are 7-0 ATS (7.6 ppg) since January 20, 2006 as a favorite with at most one day of rest after a loss in which less than 45% of their baskets were assisted.

Thunder at Cavaliers – The Thunder are 0-8-1 ATS (-9.8 ppg) since January 07, 2009 on the road after losing the previous matchup at home in which Russell Westbrook was not the Thunder's high scorer.

Kings at Heat – The Kings are 6-0 ATS (15.7 ppg) since March 20, 1996 as a road dog after a double digit loss in which they had at least 15 more shot attempts than their opponent. The Heat are 0-7 ATS (-8.3 ppg) since March 24, 2007 at home when both they and their opponent have no rest.

Nets at Jazz – The Nets are 7-0 ATS (7.5 ppg) since November 25, 2000 on the road with no rest after a double digit road loss in which they scored more than 25% of their points from the free throw line. The Jazz are 7-0 ATS (11.4 ppg) since March 17, 2008 as a favorite when facing a non-conference team they beat in their first match-up of the season.

Hornets at Nuggets – The Hornets are 0-6-1 ATS (-11.4 ppg) since December 16, 2003 with no rest after a game in which they shot at least twenty three-pointers and made less than a 25% of them. The Nuggets are 7-0 ATS (9.3 ppg) since January 10, 2006 at home with at most one day of rest after a game in which they scored more than 30% of their points from the three-point line.

76ers at Pacers – The 76ers are 0-5 ATS (-15.0 ppg) since February 17, 2004 as a road dog after a double digit home win in which they scored less than 10% of their points from the three-point line. The Pacers are 0-6 ATS (-2.5 ppg) since April 12, 2006 at home after a win in which the percentage of their baskets that were assisted was at least ten percentage points higher than their season-to-date average.

Trailblazers at Pistons – The Trailblazers are 10-0 ATS (10.3 ppg) since January 27, 2007 before playing the Hornets. The Trailblazers are 8-0 ATS (8.1 ppg) since January 27, 2007 with no rest after a game on the road in which they shot less than 40% from the field. The Pistons are 0-7 ATS (-9.6 ppg) since January 15, 1998 at home with no rest after a loss in which they scored less than 10% of their points from the three-point line.

Bulls at Rockets – The Bulls are 10-0 ATS (9.6 ppg) since December 31, 2007 after a game on the road in which they allowed less than 40% from the field. The Bulls are 0-8 ATS (-12.4 ppg) since April 08, 2007 as a dog with at most one day of rest after a double digit win in which their field goal attempt per turnover ratio was at least eight. The Bulls are 8-0 ATS (10.9 ppg) since December 31, 2007 with at most one day of rest after a game on the road in which they allowed less than 40% from the field. The Rockets are 0-9-2 ATS (-5.1 ppg) since March 02, 2005 with no rest after a game on the road in which they shot at least 50% from the field.

Warriors at Suns – The Suns are 8-0 ATS (3.5 ppg) since December 30, 2000 after a double digit home loss in which they were outshot by at least 10 percent. The Suns are 0-8 ATS (-5.8 ppg) since October 30, 2003 as a favorite after a game in which they had at least 10 shots blocked.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 02:53 PM

Michigan's Harris 'out' at Purdue

Michigan was already a healthy underdog for today's Big Ten game at Purdue. Now the Wolverines face an even tougher challenge with star junior guard Manny Harris suspended by head coach John Beilein.

Harris leads Michigan in scoring (19.2 points per game) and assists (4.3 APG) and also pulls down 6.7 rebounds per contest. He has apparently been suspended for unsportsmanike conduct at practice one day this week.

Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened the Boilermakers as 12-point favorites. As of 1:15 p.m. Eastern, most books had Purdue as the 13 1/2-point 'chalk.'

Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Eastern.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 06:08 PM

Evening 5 unit pods

UAB - 7:00 PM ET Marshall -5 500
Marshall -

Cornell - 7:00 PM ET Cornell -13 500
Columbia -

Harvard - 7:00 PM ET Harvard -15.5 500
Dartmouth -

Old Dominion - 7:00 PM ET Old Dominion -4.5 500
William & Mary -

Loyola-Maryland - 7:30 PM ET Marist +7.5 500
Marist -

James Madison - 8:00 PM ET NC-Wilmington -5 500
NC-Wilmington -

South Florida - 8:00 PM ET Providence -6.5 500
Providence - Over 148.5 500

Loyola Marymount - 8:00 PM ET Gonzaga -20.5 500
Gonzaga -

Louisiana-Monroe - 8:00 PM ET Louisiana-Monroe +1.5 500
New Orleans - Over 128 500

Troy - 8:15 PM ET Troy +1 500
Louisiana-Lafayette - Under 147.5 500

Duke - 9:00 PM ET Clemson +1 500
Clemson -

UC Davis - 10:00 PM ET Pacific -12.5 500
Pacific -

Brigham Young - 10:00 PM ET Brigham Young -2 500
San Diego St. -

Nevada - 10:30 PM ET Nevada -5 500
Fresno St. - Over 145 500

New Mexico St. - 10:30 PM ET San Jose St. -3 500
San Jose St. - Under 157.5 500

Louisiana Tech - 11:55 PM ET Louisiana Tech -7.5 500
Hawaii - Over 146 500

**StarDust Bum** · 01-23-2010, 06:09 PM

Chattanooga - 7:00 PM ET Chattanooga +1.5 300
Elon University -

St. Bonaventure - 7:00 PM ET Duquesne -5 300
Duquesne -

Morehead St. - 7:00 PM ET Eastern Kentucky -2.5 400
Eastern Kentucky - Over 130 400

Tenn-Martin - 7:00 PM ET Tenn-Martin +11.5 300
Eastern Illinois -

Arkansas St. - 7:00 PM ET Arkansas St. +3.5 300
Florida Atlantic -

Furman - 7:05 PM ET Furman +7 300
Citadel -

Arkansas-Little Rock - 8:00 PM ET Arkansas-Little Rock -1 300
Florida International -

Houston - 8:00 PM ET Memphis -8.5 300
Memphis - Under 148.5 300

Oregon - 8:00 PM ET Stanford -5 400
Stanford -

Illinois - 8:00 PM ET Northwestern -2 300
Northwestern -

Oklahoma - 8:00 PM ET Oklahoma +4.5 400
Texas Tech - Under 151 400

Santa Clara - 8:00 PM ET San Francisco -6.5 300
San Francisco -

Utah St. - 8:05 PM ET Utah St. -5.5 300
Idaho - Over 133.5 400

Tennessee St. - 8:30 PM ET Tennessee Tech -6.5 300
Tennessee Tech -

Murray St. - 8:45 PM ET Murray St. -17.5 300
SE Missouri St. -

Montana - 9:05 PM ET Montana St. +0 400
Montana St. - Over 125.5 400

Arizona - 9:30 PM ET Arizona +10 300
Arizona St. -

CSU Northridge - 10:00 PM ET CSU Northridge +1.5 300
Cal Poly SLO -

Cal St. Fullerton - 10:00 PM ET Cal St. Fullerton +4 300
UC Santa Barbara -

Pepperdine - 10:00 PM ET Pepperdine +15.5 300
Portland -

Washington - 10:30 PM ET Southern California -2.5 400
Southern California -

UC Riverside - 11:05 PM ET UC Irvine -4.5 300
UC Irvine - Under 123 300

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