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**Big Sarge** · 01-27-2010, 12:19 PM

good luck Bum! I'll tag along for the Dirty Valley Conference game.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-27-2010, 01:40 PM

Wednesday, January 27Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota - 7:00 PM ET Cleveland -13 300
Cleveland - Under 200 300

L.A. Lakers - 7:00 PM ET Indiana +5.5 300
Indiana - Over 210 500

Miami - 7:00 PM ET Toronto -3.5 500
Toronto - Under 205 300

Memphis - 7:30 PM ET Memphis -1.5 500
Detroit - Over 195 300

L.A. Clippers - 7:30 PM ET L.A. Clippers -5.5 300
New Jersey - Under 190 300

Philadelphia - 8:00 PM ET Milwaukee -2.5 500
Milwaukee - Under 199.5 300

Chicago - 8:00 PM ET Chicago +5.5 300
Oklahoma City - Over 195 300

Denver - 8:30 PM ET Denver +2 300
Houston - Over 208.5 500

Atlanta - 8:30 PM ET Atlanta +3.5 500
San Antonio - Under 195 500

Utah - 10:00 PM ET Portland +2 300
Portland - Under 195.5 300

New Orleans - 10:30 PM ET New Orleans -2.5 500
Golden State - Under 215 500

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Wednesday, January 27Game Score Status Pick Amount

Carolina - 7:00 PM ET Carolina +138 500
NY Rangers - Over 5 500

Anaheim - 7:00 PM ET Washington -210 500
Washington - Over 6 500

Montreal - 7:00 PM ET Tampa Bay -120 500
Tampa Bay - Over 5.5 500

Detroit - 8:00 PM ET Minnesota -114 500
Minnesota - Under 5.5 500

Calgary - 8:30 PM ET Dallas -109 500
Dallas - Over 5.5 500

St. Louis - 10:00 PM ET St. Louis +180 500
Vancouver - Over 5 500

Good Luck.....there maybe a few upgrades on some college games.......watching those lines...

**bryce** · 01-27-2010, 01:42 PM

Good luck stardust!

**StarDust Bum** · 01-27-2010, 01:43 PM

Wednesday Wagers

Bettors don’t have any complaints Wednesday with a stacked card full of intriguing and most importantly, televised college basketball games galore. Let’s do our best to get you ready for your wagering options.

***Notre Dame at Villanova*

--Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened Villanova (18-1 straight up, 14-4 against the spread) as a 10-point favorite. As of early this morning, most books had 'Nova favored by 11 with the total expected to be in the 160s.

--Jay Wright's team has won nine consecutive games but most importantly, it has posted an 8-1 spread record during that span. The Wildcats are coming off Saturday’s 81-71 win at St. John’s as seven-point road favorites. After trailing for much of the first half and 38-37 at intermission, ‘Nova poured it on in the second half. Scottie Reynolds was the catalyst with 19 points, while Corey Fisher finished with 18 points. Freshman guard Maalik Wayns a McDonald’s All-American as prep player last season, came off the bench to score 16 points. The 152 combined points slipped ‘over’ the 149-point total.

--Notre Dame (15-5 SU, 7-6-1 ATS) is 4-3 in Big East play and sporting an RPI ranking of 67, so Mike Brey’s team is firmly on the proverbial “bubble.” Therefore, a win in this spot would be huge, although not completely necessary at this early stage by any means.

--Notre Dame had lost back-to-back games at Cincinnati and vs. Syracuse until beating Depaul 87-77 Saturday at the Joyce Center. However, the Blue Demons covered the number as 16-point road underdogs. Tim Abromaitis paced the Irish with a game-high 30 points, while Luke Harangody added 24 points and 11 rebounds.

--Harangody leads the Big East in scoring, averaging 24.7 points per game. The senior center is fourth in rebounding, pulling down 9.9 boards per contest. Senior point guard Tory Jackson is second in the conference in assists, dishing out 5.8 assists per game. Jackson leads the Big East in assists-to-turnover ratio, coughing up the ball just 29 times all year. Ben Hansbrough, Jackson’s backcourt teammate after sitting out last year as a transfer from Mississippi St., is second in the Big East in assists-turnover ratio, averaging 5.2 assists compared to only 27 turnovers.

--Villanova is the lone Big East school that remains unbeaten in league play. The Wildcats are 7-0 in the conference, leading Syracuse (7-1) by one-half game. They lead the Big East in scoring offense, averaging 84.9 points per game.

--Reynolds is a serious contender for Big East Player of the Year honors, competing with Harangody and Syracuse’s Wesley Johnson. Reynolds is fifth in the league in scoring, averaging 18.7 PPG. He is making 80-percent of his free throws and 42.4-percent of his shots from 3-point land.

--‘Nova is unbeaten in eight home games, going 6-1 ATS in its seven lined contests. The Wildcats’ lone defeat this year came at Temple by a 75-65 score. They are No. 4 in the RPI Rankings and obviously a serious threat to garner a No. 1 seed come Selection Sunday.

--As much as gamblers have enjoyed feasting on Villanova winners, they’ve also brought home a lucrative amount of cash by consistently backing ‘Nova ‘overs.’ In fact, the ‘over’ is an incredible 13-5 overall for the Wildcats, 6-1 in their home games with a total.

--The ‘over’ is 8-5 overall for the Irish, although the ‘under’ has cashed in three of its last four outings.

--ESPN will have the telecast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

**Vanderbilt at Tennessee**

--LVSC opened Tennessee (15-3 SU, 8-6-1 ATS) as a 5 1/2-point favorite.

--Bruce Pearl's squad saw its seven-game winning streak snapped Saturday in Athens, where Georgia spanked the Volunteers 78-63 as a 6 ½-point home underdog at Stegeman Coliseum. Travis Leslie led the Dawgs with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists on 8-of-11 shooting from the field. In the losing effort, Scotty Hopson had a team-high 19 points and five steals.

--Tennessee is undefeated in 10 home games, compiling a 4-3 spread record.

--Vanderbilt (15-3 SU, 10-6 ATS) has won nine in a row, posting a 6-2 spread ledger in the process. The Commodores, who are tied with Kentucky for the SEC East lead with a 4-0 record, had to rally from a double-digit deficit to beat Auburn 82-74 Saturday in Music City. Nevertheless, they failed to hook up their backers as 12-point home favorites. Jeffery Taylor had a team-high 18 points, while A.J. Ogilvy had 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots.

--Tennessee senior center Wayne Chism (11.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG) banged knees with a Georgia player in Saturday’s loss and is listed as “questionable.” Chism didn’t practice Monday, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He returned to the UGA game after the injury but wasn’t nearly as effective. His potential absence would be huge for Vandy and its big man Ogilvy, who has averaged a meager 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in four career games against the Vols. Chism had 18 points and 18 rebounds vs. Vandy in Knoxville two years ago, 20 points and seven boards in last year’s meeting at Thompson-Boling Arena.

--Tyler Smith was dismissed from the UT squad a few weeks ago and Brian Williams remains suspended indefinitely. Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum have been reinstated to the team. Neither player touched the court in last Tuesday’s win at Alabama, but both returned to the floor against the Dawgs. Tatum got nine minutes of playing time, producing one point, one assist and one rebound, while Goins was only on the court for four minutes. Goins made 2-of-3 shots from the charity stripe for his only contribution to the box score.

--UT swept the season series from Vandy last season, winning by 13 in Nashville and by 19 in Knoxville.

--The ‘under’ has cashed in five consecutive head-to-head meetings between these in-state rivals. Also, the ‘under’ is 8-1 dating back to the last nine encounters.

--The ‘over’ is 8-6 overall for Vandy, 3-1 in its last four games (regardless of venue).

--The ‘under’ is 8-3 overall for the Vols, 5-1 in their home games at Thompson-Boling.

--ESPNU will have television coverage at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

**Florida State at Duke**

--LVSC opened Duke (16-3 SU, 12-6 ATS) as an expensive 15 1/2-point favorite.

--Duke bounced back from last Wednesday night’s loss at North Carolina St. by winning 60-47 Saturday at Clemson. The Blue Devils took the cash as two-point road favorites. Nolan Smith was the catalyst with 22 points.

--FSU (15-4 SU, 4-10 ATS) has won nine of its last 11 games, yet is mired in a 0-4 ATS slide. The Seminoles are coming off Sunday’s 68-66 win over 4 ½-point home favorites. Solomon Alibi buried a pair of free throws in the final minute for the go-ahead points. Chris Singleton finished with a game-high 23 points and seven rebounds for the ‘Noles.

--Leonard Hamilton’s team is 2-2 both SU and ATS as an underdog, winning outright vs. Marquette in Orlando and also knocking off Ga. Tech in Atlanta. The ‘Noles lost as ‘dogs at Maryland and at Ohio St.

--Jon Scheyer leads Duke in scoring (18.6 PPG) and assists (5.6 APG). Kyle Singler is pulling down a team-high 7.1 rebounds and is scoring at a 15.8 PPG clip.

--Duke has won four in a row against FSU, but the Seminoles are an impressive 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings. The ‘under’ is 10-3 in the last 13 head-to-head encounters between these ACC adversaries.

--The ‘over’ is 6-4 in Duke’s home games, 9-9 overall. Totals have also been an overall wash for the ‘Noles (6-6-1).

--In Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology update on ESPN.com, FSU was listed as a No. 8 seed that would play UAB in a first-round showdown.

--Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Eastern.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

--Kudos to Darrin Horn for having his team ready to play last night. After losing such a heartbreaker at Florida and with Dominique Archie out for the season, not to mention South Carolina's eventual destination to the NIT in all likelihood, it would've been real easy for the Gamecocks to pack it in. But that didn't happen, as Devan Downey dominated top-ranked Kentucky to lead his team to a stunning upset win. Horn's team cashed tickets as seven-point underdogs, hooking up money-line backers with a plus-270 payout (paid $270 on $100 bets).

--Our spies on the ground in Fayetteville inform us that Arkansas head coach John Pelphrey is not in danger of losing his job right now. I’m told he’ll be given next season to fix the Razorbacks, who lost by 31 at Kentucky this past Saturday.

--Unlike Pelphrey, Auburn will be getting rid of Jeff Lebo when the Tigers fail to reach the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season on Lebo’s watch. With a new arena on the way, the Auburn job will be a lot more attractive than it has been in the past.

--Wyoming sophomore forward Afam Muojeke is out for the season. Muojeke was averaging a team-high 17.9 PPG.

--Texas will play host to Texas Tech on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU. The Longhorns will be looking to snap a two-game losing slide after winning their first 17 games. They went down at Kansas St. and at UConn last week.

--Memphis will play Wednesday at Marshall on CBS College at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The Thundering Herd, who are coached by former Florida assistant Donnie Jones, have been one of the quietest, yet best, stories in college hoops this year. Marshall started the season 15-2 with its only losses at Old Dominion and at North Carolina. Sine then, it has lost to West Va. (68-60) and UAB (61-59), but the Herd still maintains hopes of getting to its first NCAA Tournament since 1987.

--Cornell, which is sporting a No. 39 RPI ranking, will host Harvard (RPI of 59) this Saturday night in a crucial Ivy League contest. Remember, the Ivy is the last league remaining that doesn’t have a conference tournament and sends its regular-season champ to the Big Dance. They’ll meet again at Harvard on Feb. 19.

--Why does Syracuse look like an extremely legit Final Four contender? The easy answer is the play of Iowa St. transfer Wesley Johnson. Another potential answer is the leadership of fifth-year senior Andy Rautins, who leads the team in assists and is playing unselfish basketball even though he’s the team’s best shooter but isn’t getting many shots. However, the real answer is better chemistry due to the addition-by-subtraction impact of Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris leaving the program. Devendorf rarely played defense and was a high-volume shooter with an annoying personality.

--Coaches on the Hot Seat:
1-Jeff Lebo (Auburn)
2-Fred Hill (Rutgers)
3-Ernie Kent (Oregon)
4-Norm Roberts (St. John’s)
5-Ed DeChellis (Penn St.)

--Speaking of PSU, it will host Illinois in Wednesday’s first start that’ll come off the board at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The Big Ten Network will provide television coverage. The Illini was a part of Lunardi’s “next four out” this week. His last four teams out included Louisville, Florida, Charlotte and Seton Hall. The next four out in addition to Illinois includes Wichita St., Tulsa and Minnesota. Lunardi’s ‘last four in’ were Cincy, Richmond, William & Mary and Arizona St.

--My Top Ten:
1-Kansas
2-Syracuse
3-Kentucky**
4-Texas
5-Villanova
6-Michigan St.
7-Duke
8-Purdue
9-West Virginia
10-Ohio State

--**I posted this story before UK's loss at South Carolina. If 'Nova trounces Notre Dame tonight, I'll have the Wildcats ahead of the UK 'Cats.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-27-2010, 01:49 PM

Trend Report - Wednesday

76ers at Bucks – The Sixers are 7-0 ATS (8.6 ppg) since April 15, 2007 on the road after a double digit home loss in which they allowed at least 50% from the field. The Seventysixers are 6-0 ATS (12.8 ppg) since January 30, 2008 versus the Bucks.

Timberwolves at Cavaliers – The Timberwolves are 0-10 ATS (-7.9 ppg) since April 09, 2005 when their next game is at home versus an opponent they lost to as a favorite in their previous same-season match-up. The Cavaliers are 11-0 ATS (7.4 ppg) since February 08, 2008 after a game in which they had fewer than fifteen assists.

Clippers at Nets – The Clippers are 7-0 ATS (6.8 ppg) since February 05, 2002 on the road after a loss against the Celtics.

Lakers at Pacers – The Lakers are 11-0 ATS (9.6 ppg) since November 01, 2006 on the road after a win in which they allowed at least 50% from the field. The Pacers are 0-7 ATS (-10.5 ppg) since December 30, 2006 at home off a road win in which they trailed by 10+ points.

Grizzlies at Pistons – The Grizzlies are 9-0 ATS (10.3 ppg) since March 05, 2006 on the road when they won their last two games and both were at home. The Pistons are 0-11 ATS (-7.0 ppg) since February 01, 2009 after a game at home in which they committed fewer than ten turnovers.

Heat at Raptors – The Heat are 0-6 ATS (-10.9 ppg) since April 14, 2005 on the road with at least one day of rest after a loss in which they shot less than 60% from the free-throw line. The Raptors are 9-0 ATS (6.6 ppg) since January 26, 1998 when playing the third game of a three-game homestand after winning the first two. The Raptors are 0-9 ATS (-9.5 ppg) since November 15, 2002 at home with two or more days of rest off a win in which they trailed at the end of the third quarter.

Nuggets at Rockets – The Rockets are 8-0-1 ATS (7.4 ppg) since December 14, 2006 after a home loss in which the percentage of their baskets that were assisted was at least ten percentage points lower than their season-to-date average. The Rockets are 7-0 ATS (8.2 ppg) since April 21, 2007 with at least one day of rest after a loss in which they shot at least twenty three-pointers and made less than a 25% of them.

Hawks at Spurs – The Hawks are 6-0 ATS (3.6 ppg) since February 19, 1996 on the road after a road win in which they had fewer than fifteen assists. The Spurs are 6-0-1 ATS (6.9 ppg) since November 28, 2007 at home with at most one day of rest after a loss in which they allowed at least 50% from the field.

Bulls at Thunder – The Bulls are 0-9 ATS (-14.9 ppg) since March 17, 2008 when seeking revenge for a loss in which they led at the half.

Jazz at Trailblazers – The Jazz are 0-7 ATS (-14.6 ppg) since November 25, 2006 on the road off a win as a home favorite in which they trailed at the end of the third quarter. The Trailblazers are 0-8 ATS (-4.6 ppg) since March 01, 2005 at home with at most one day of rest after a home loss in which they had an assist to turnover ratio of at least two.

Hornets at Warriors – The Hornets are 7-0 ATS (9.6 ppg) since April 02, 2006 on the road with at least one day of rest after a game in which they shot at least 50% from the field and at least 85% from the free-throw line. The Hornets are 0-6 ATS (-8.1 ppg) since April 14, 2002 on the road after a win in which they had five or fewer offensive rebounds.

**StarDust Bum** · 01-27-2010, 01:50 PM

Wednesday Tips

The Wednesday NBA card provides bettors with eleven games to wager on, including several important games involving Northwest Division teams. We'll focus on four games in the association, highlighted by two young teams that are making bettors money over the last few weeks.

Bulls (21-22 SU, 20-21-2 ATS) at Thunder (24-20, 27-17 ATS)

Chicago has turned into road warriors on their seven-game trip, winning three straight after an 0-2 start. The Bulls head to Oklahoma City to battle a Thunder team that tries to snap a two-game skid following close losses at Memphis and Cleveland.

Vinny Del Negro's squad began the season dropping 11 of its first 12 games away from the United Center, but the Bulls are 5-3 SU and 7-1 ATS the last eight on the road. Following losses to the Warriors and Clippers to start this trip, the Bulls have pulled off impressive victories at Phoenix, Houston, and San Antonio.

Oklahoma City has thrived and suffered through several cardiac finishes over the last week, playing four games that were decided by a total of eight points. The Thunder pulled off last-minute victories at Atlanta and Minnesota, but then fell in the same fashion to the Grizzlies and Cavs. OKC did manage to cover three of four times on that trip, with the lone non-cover coming against the Wolves as road favorites.

The Thunder knocked off the Bulls at the United Center earlier this month, 98-85. Chicago was held to 35% shooting from the floor, while Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 54 points for the victorious Thunder.

Hawks (29-14 SU, 29-14 ATS) at Spurs (25-18 SU, 21-21-1 ATS)

Somehow the home-court advantage of the AT&T Center is slowly disappearing, as the Spurs have lost three straight home games. San Antonio tries to snap its skid against an Atlanta club that is one of the top road underdogs in the league (7-2 ATS and 5-4 SU).

The Spurs went on a 15-4 SU run from December to mid-January, but San Antonio has gone through a cold stretch recently, dropping five of six. As a favorite, the Spurs have burned bettors with a 1-6 ATS mark the last seven when laying points. However, San Antonio has owned Atlanta over the years, winning nine of the last ten meetings.

The Hawks go for a sweep of their Texas two-step after beating the Rockets on Monday, 102-95. Atlanta has won eight of ten, while owning several impressive outright road victories this season at Boston twice, Portland, and Dallas.

Atlanta owns one of the top marks against teams off a loss, going 18-8 SU and 17-8-1 ATS. However, the Hawks are 2-2-1 ATS in this spot as an underdog.

Nuggets (30-14 SU, 20-22-2 ATS) at Rockets (24-20 SU, 22-22 ATS)

Two teams going in opposite directions meet up in Houston, as the Nuggets go for their eighth straight victory. The Rockets, meanwhile, have covered just two of their last 11 games.

Denver is expected to get leading scorer Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup after missing Monday's victory over Charlotte with a sprained ankle. The Nuggets have been a tough team to back on the road, going 1-7-1 ATS the previous nine away from the Pepsi Center. Some of the SU losses are very questionable, with the Nuggets falling to the Bobcats, Pistons, Kings, Clippers, and Bucks as road 'chalk.'

Houston won seven straight games both SU and ATS at home from December to early January, but the Rockets are now 0-5 ATS the last five at the Toyota Center. Rick Adelman's team has outright losses as favorites to the Heat, Hawks, and Bulls in this stretch, while slipping past the Wolves and Bucks in overtime.

Since the start of last season, home teams off two straight home losses taking on a team off a victory are 14-4 ATS. However, the last team in this spot played Monday, when the Spurs fell at home to the Bulls, so tread lightly.

Jazz (26-18 SU, 26-16-2 ATS) at Blazers (27-19 SU, 24-21-1 ATS)

The Nuggets better watch their back in the Northwest Division, as the Jazz and Blazers each sit four games behind the top spot in the division. Utah has captured seven of eight, while being one of the top January clubs in the league. Portland, meanwhile, tries to bounce back after a heartbreaking one-point home loss to New Orleans on Monday.

The Jazz rallied from 17 points down to knock off the Suns on Monday night, 124-115. Utah is 6-2-1 ATS the last nine on the road, but Jerry Sloan's squad has been listed as a favorite just once in that span - and failed to cover at Minnesota.

The Blazers are still without Brandon Roy, as the team's leading scorer is out with a hamstring injury. Portland is 4-1 ATS as an underdog with Roy out of the lineup this season, including SU wins over San Antonio and Orlando.

The home team has won each of the last eight meetings, with the Blazers claiming the previous six at the Rose Garden against the Jazz. Utah ran Portland out in Salt Lake City in late November, 108-92, as the Jazz shot a blistering 60% from the floor.

**daveyd** · 01-27-2010, 03:22 PM

Good luck

**StarDust Bum** · 01-27-2010, 07:41 PM

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