Announcement

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 08:27 AM

Today's 12pm - 7pm Eastern Time 2 - 4 Unit games:

Saturday, February 13Game Score Status Pick Amount

Miami-Florida - 12:00 PM ET Clemson -9 400
Clemson -

Delaware - 12:00 PM ET Delaware +13.5 300
Drexel -

Kent St. - 12:00 PM ET Buffalo +1.5 300
Buffalo -

Cincinnati - 12:00 PM ET Connecticut -6.5 300
Connecticut -

Maryland - 1:00 PM ET Duke -10 300
Duke -

George Washington - 1:00 PM ET George Washington -10 300
Fordham -

Louisiana State - 1:30 PM ET Vanderbilt -16.5 300
Vanderbilt -

Missouri - 1:45 PM ET Missouri +4 300
Baylor -

Providence - 2:00 PM ET Providence +14.5 300
Villanova -

Oklahoma - 2:00 PM ET Oklahoma +8 300
Oklahoma St. -

Butler - 2:00 PM ET Cleveland St. +6.5 300
Cleveland St. -

Indiana - 2:00 PM ET Wisconsin -17 300
Wisconsin -

Drake - 2:05 PM ET Indiana St. -2.5 300
Indiana St. -

Northern Iowa - 2:05 PM ET Northern Iowa -5.5 300
Bradley -

Wofford - 3:00 PM ET Wofford -5 300
Samford -

Evansville - 3:05 PM ET Southern Illinois -13 300
Southern Illinois -

Illinois St. - 3:05 PM ET Illinois St. +3.5 300
Creighton -

Texas Christian - 3:30 PM ET Texas Christian +1 300
Wyoming -

George Mason - 4:00 PM ET George Mason +13.5 300
Old Dominion -

Ball St. - 4:00 PM ET Northern Illinois -3.5 300
Northern Illinois -

N.C. State - 4:00 PM ET N.C. State +7 300
North Carolina -

Nebraska - 4:00 PM ET Texas -15 300
Texas -

Georgia St - 4:00 PM ET Towson +1.5 300
Towson -

Tulane - 4:00 PM ET Tulane +8.5 300
Central Florida -

Iowa - 4:30 PM ET Iowa +19.5 300
Purdue -

Rice - 5:00 PM ET Southern Mississippi -12 300
Southern Mississippi -

Murray St. - 5:30 PM ET Murray St. -11.5 400
Jacksonville St. - Over 139.5 400

Air Force - 6:00 PM ET Air Force +23.5 300
Brigham Young -

Citadel - 6:00 PM ET Elon University +2.5 300
Elon University -

Colorado - 6:00 PM ET Kansas St. -15 400
Kansas St. -

Oregon - 6:00 PM ET Oregon +12 400
Arizona St. -

VCU - 6:00 PM ET VCU -10.5 300
James Madison -

Evening games posted by noon pacific.....good luck !

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 08:29 AM

Saturday, February 13Game Score Status Pick Amount

Tampa Bay - 2:00 PM ET Tampa Bay -105 500
NY Islanders - Over 5.5 500

San Jose - 7:00 PM ET San Jose -110 500
Buffalo - Under 5.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:00 PM ET Philadelphia -118 500
Montreal - Over 5.5 500

Boston - 7:00 PM ET Boston -128 500
Florida - Under 5 500

Ottawa - 7:00 PM ET Ottawa +125 500 ( POD )
Detroit - Under 5.5 500

Washington - 8:00 PM ET Washington -175 500
St. Louis - Over 6 500

Atlanta - 8:30 PM ET Atlanta +259 500 ( POD )
Chicago - Over 5.5 500 ( POD )

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 08:49 AM

UPGRADE:

George Mason - 4:00 PM ET George Mason +13.5 500
Old Dominion -

**Tnbreakers** · 02-13-2010, 09:24 AM

Gl Bum!

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 09:27 AM

Maryland at Duke

With rumors swirling that Mike Krzyzewski could be a target of the New Jersey Nets for the 2010-2011 season, Duke (20-4 straight up, 15-8 against the spread) returns home to face Maryland on Saturday afternoon with first place in the ACC on the line.

Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened the Blue Devils as nine-point home favorites. As of early this morning, most books had Duke at 10 with a total of 147 1/2.

Maryland (16-6 SU, 11-7 ATS) comes to Durham on a serious roll. The Terrapins, who are 6-2 in ACC action, have won six of their last seven games. Even better, they are 8-1 ATS in their last nine lined affairs.

Gary Williams’ team has had all week to prep for this spot after spanking North Carolina 92-71 last Sunday afternoon. The Terps, who easily cashed tickets as six-point home favorites, were led by Greivis Vasquez. The senior guard dominated the Tar Heels, producing 26 points, 11 assists and five rebounds.

Eric Hayes added 16 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Landon Milbourne chipped in with 15 points, five boards, three steals and three blocked shots.

If first place in the league wasn’t at stake, bettors could probably classify this situation as a letdown spot for Duke since it is coming off Wednesday’s 64-54 win at North Carolina as a 5 ½-point road ‘chalk.’ However, with UNC so down this season, I don’t know that that theory is applicable here.

Jon Scheyer, the senior guard who continues to make a strong case for All-American consideration, had a team-high 24 points against the Tar Heels. Kyle Singler added 19 points and nine rebounds.

But it wasn’t all good news for Duke despite the win at the Dean Dome. Lance Thomas, one of the team’s premier defenders who averages 5.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, sustained a severely bruised knee. Thomas is “doubtful” against Maryland and could miss even more time.

The Blue Devils have been steady money makers at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. They are unbeaten in 13 games, compiling a lucrative 9-3 spread record. If the line dips back down into single digits later this morning, it will be the first time Duke has been a single-digit favorite at home this year. The Blue Devils are 4-4 ATS in single-digit ‘chalk’ spots both on the road and at neutral venues.

Maryland has played four true road games as an underdog this season, posting a 2-2 SU record and a 3-1 ATS mark. The Terps won outright at FSU and at Boston College.

Duke has won five in a row against the Terps, going 3-1-1 ATS in the process. When these teams met at Cameron last year, the Blue Devils captured an 85-44 win as 15-point home favorites.

The 41-point loss prompted some pundits to imply that Williams was on the hot seat in College Park. Obviously, that notion has been dismissed in the last 13 months.

The ‘under’ is 12-11 overall for Duke, but the ‘over’ is 7-5 in its home games. Meanwhile, Maryland has watched the ‘over’ go 10-5-1 overall. The ‘under’ has cashed in four consecutive head-to-head meetings between these ACC adversaries.

Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. Eastern on CBS.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

--North Carolina sophomore center Ed Davis could be out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist. I’d say this is the icing on the cake for the Tar Heels, who are going to miss the NCAA Tournament and possibly the NIT just one year after winning the national championship. But this might not be rock bottom for a UNC squad that’s an abysmal 2-7 in ACC play and just one-half game out of the cellar that’s currently occupied by North Carolina St. The only good news is that Davis, once considered a lock lottery pick for next year’s NBA Draft, might consider returning to Chapel Hill for his junior campaign.

--Notre Dame senior center Luke Harangody will miss Sunday’s home game vs. St. John’s with a knee injury sustained in Thursday’s loss at Seton Hall. Harangody, who is second in the nation in scoring with 24.1 points per game, is hoping to return for Wednesday’s game at Louisville.

--Pittsburgh rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minute to force overtime Friday night against West Virginina. Then in triple overtime, the Panthers emerged with a 98-95 win as three-point home underdogs. They hooked up money-line backers with a plus-125 return (paid $125 on $100 bets).

--Cornell’s chances of earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament if it doesn’t win the Ivy League’s regular-season crown took a serious blow Friday. That’s when the Big Red went down in stunning fashion at Penn. The Quakers hammered Cornell 79-64 as 16-point home underdogs. Bettors backing Penn to win outright at the Las Vegas Hilton brought home a plus-1250 payout (paid $1,250 on $100 bets). The Big Red must bounce back tonight at Princeton, which stayed unbeaten in Ivy League play with last night’s 55-45 win over Columbia.

--LSU junior guard Bo Spencer is “questionable” today at Vanderbilt. He was unable to return to Wednesday’s loss at Arkansas after spraining his ankle late in the first half. Spencer averages 15.0 PPG. Also, sophomore forward Storm Warren is “questionable” with a hamstring injury. Warren averages 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. The Commodores were 16 ½-point home favorites as of early this morning.

--The 'under' is 15-4-1 overall for Alabama, which hosts Arkansas today. The total was 139 1/2 as of early this morning. The Tide was a six-point home favorite.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 09:31 AM

UPGRADE:

South Carolina - 4:00 PM ET
Georgia - Over 142.5 500 (SEC TOTAL OF THE DAY)

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 11:24 AM

Saturday's Prime Tips

**Xavier at Florida**

--On the night when UF will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the 2000 team that went to the national-championship game before losing to Michigan St., Billy Donovan’s team will be in dire need of a win in a non-conference showdown against Xavier.

--Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened Florida (17-7 straight up, 11-8 against the spread) as a 4 ½-point favorite. As of early this morning, most betting shops had UF at four with the total in the 144-145 range.

--Florida fell to 6-4 in SEC play with Wednesday’s 77-71 loss at South Carolina. The Gators led for most of the game before their atrocious free-throw shooting led to their demise. UF made just 10-of-23 from the charity stripe, including several front-end misses for one-and-one opportunities.

--Xavier (16-7 SU, 14-8 ATS) saw its four-game winning streak snapped in last Saturday’s 90-65 loss at Dayton as a 3 ½-point road underdog. The 155 combined points easily eclipsed the 135 ½-point total. Jordan Crawford had 24 points in the losing effort against the Flyers.

--Chris Mack is doing an excellent job in his first season since taking over for Sean Miller, who left Xavier to take the Arizona job. The Muskateers have quality wins over the likes of Cincinnati, Charlotte, Dayton and Rhode Island, but all of those have come at home. To their credit, they took Wake Forest (RPI: 12) to overtime in Winston Salem but came up on the short end of a 96-92 decision. The resume could use a quality road win and at Florida against a team from out of the SEC would certainly fit that criteria.

--Before finding yet another way to lose in Columbia, Billy Donovan’s team had won six of its seven previous games. Nevertheless, UF finds itself on the bubble for the third straight season after winning back-to-back national championships. As of Friday, I think the Gators would be “in,” albeit barely with a likely seed of 11 or 12. Translation: Florida can’t afford a non-conference loss at home in this spot.

--UF has won 11 of its 13 home games at the O-Dome, going 5-4 versus the number. Vernon Macklin erupted for his best game as a Gator in his team’s last home game, a 69-62 win over Mississippi St. last Saturday to cover the three-point spread. Macklin had 20 points and six rebounds against Jarvis Varnado, one the SEC’s best shot blockers ever.

--Xavier has not thrived in the road underdog role this year, going winless and amassing an abysmal 1-4 ATS ledger. UF

--The ‘over’ is on a lucrative 12-3 run in Xavier’s last 15 games. The Muskateers have seen the ‘over’ go 16-5 overall for the year.

--The ‘under’ is 9-6 overall for the Gators, 4-2 in their home games.

--ESPN will have television coverage at 6:00 p.m. Eastern.

**Tennessee at Kentucky**

--LVSC opened Kentucky (23-1 SU, 11-11 ATS) as an 8 ½-point favorite for this critical SEC East showdown. As of early this morning, most spots had UK favored by 9 ½ with a total of 147.

--Has Tennessee (18-5 SU, 9-10-1 ATS) hit the proverbial wall? Perhaps, especially if the Vols’ 90-71 loss Tuesday at Vandy was any indicator. Bruce Pearl’s team has lost three of its last six games and is in the midst of a 1-5 ATS slide.

--John Calipari’s team was given fits by Alabama in Tuesday’s 66-55 home win. John Wall had 22 points and 10 rebounds, but the ‘Cats failed to cover the spread as 15-point favorites. DeMarcus Cousins added 16 points and 13 boards.

--Vandy jumped all over UT early, taking a 44-27 lead into intermission. J.P. Prince had a team-high 19 points in the losing effort. Melvin Goins scored 11 points for his first double-figure effort since returning from suspension. Wayne Chism finished with 16 points and seven rebounds.

--Tennessee is 2-1-1 ATS in four underdog spots this year. The Vols pushed in a one-point loss to Purdue on a neutral court. They won outright at Memphis as short ‘dogs and beat Kansas at Thompson-Boling Arena while catching five points.

--UK is unbeaten in 16 games at Rupp Arena, but the ‘Cats are a mediocre 6-8 ATS in 14 lined home games. They are 2-1 ATS in three single-digit ‘chalk’ spots at home, covering against Vandy and Louisville but not vs. UNC.

--Kentucky has won five of the last seven head-to-head meetings against UT, going 6-1 ATS. The Wildcats swept the season series last year, winning 77-58 at Rupp Arena. They went into Knoxville and won by a 90-72 count thanks to Jodie Meeks’ epic 54-point performance in which he broke Dan Issel’s UK record for points in a single game.

--The ‘over’ is 12-9 overall for Kentucky, 9-4 in its home assignments. The ‘over’ has been more prevalent for UK recently, hitting at an 8-2 clip in its last 10 home games and at an 11-4 rate in its last 15 outings (regardless of venue).

--The ‘under’ is on a 7-3 run in UT’s last 10 games. The Vols have seen the ‘under’ go 11-5 overall.

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

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

--Georgia senior center Albert Jackson was arrested Thursday night for an outstanding warrant from a hit-and-run incident two years ago. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, UGA head coach Mark Fox was noncommittal about Jackson’s punishment and it was unclear whether or not he’s be available tonight vs. South Carolina. The Dawgs, who were 2 ½-point home favorites as of early this morning, will be looking to avenge a gut-wrenching 78-77 loss in Columbia two weeks ago.

--The ‘over’ is on a 9-2 run in Georgia’s last 11 games. Also, the Dawgs are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games and are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 head-to-head meetings against South Carolina.

--The ‘over’ is 6-1 in the last seven Auburn-Mississippi St. meetings. These SEC West rivals will collide tonight at The Hump in Starkville at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. As of early this morning, most books had the Bulldogs favored by 10-11 points after LVSC had MSU at 13 on the send-out. Rick Stansbury’s team got a nice home win Thursday over Ole Miss to sweep the season series from the Rebels, but it would most likely be on the outside looking in if the season was over today. In other words, this is a monster game for the Bulldogs, one they cannot afford to lose.

--One of the more important bubble games Saturday will be played in Milwaukee. As of early this morning, Marquette was listed as an 8 ½-point home favorite for its Big East clash vs. South Florida. The Bulls have covered the spread in seven consecutive games. According to the Tampa Tribune, USF head coach Stan Heath said that Augustus Gilchrist will play 20-30 minutes for the Bulls. Gilchrist, who averages 18.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, has been out for 15 straight games with an ankle injury.

--Former Oklahoma St. head coach Sean Sutton, who went to Kentucky and then OSU during his playing career, was arrested Thursday night on drug charges.

**jt4545** · 02-13-2010, 01:37 PM

Good luck

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 02:32 PM

Evening games 5 unit games:

Georgia Southern - 7:00 PM ET Appalachian St. -13.5 500
Appalachian St. -

Eastern Kentucky - 7:00 PM ET Eastern Kentucky -3 500
Eastern Illinois -

Furman - 7:30 PM ET Furman +4.5 500
Chattanooga -

Western Kentucky - 8:00 PM ET Arkansas-Little Rock +6 500
Arkansas-Little Rock -

Washington - 8:00 PM ET Washington -3 500
Stanford - Over 154 500

Iowa St. - 8:00 PM ET Kansas -21 500
Kansas -

Denver - 8:00 PM ET North Texas -5.5 500
North Texas -

Marshall - 8:00 PM ET UAB -5.5 500
UAB - Over 135 500

Florida International - 8:00 PM ET Troy -12 500
Troy -

New Mexico - 9:00 PM ET New Mexico -3.5 500
Utah -

St. Mary's - 9:00 PM ET St. Mary's +1.5 500
Portland

Hawaii - 9:00 PM ET Louisiana Tech -15.5 500
Louisiana Tech -

Idaho - 10:00 PM ET Idaho +5 500
Fresno St. -

San Diego - 10:00 PM ET Gonzaga -18 500
Gonzaga -

Loyola Marymount - 10:00 PM ET San Francisco -4.5 500 ( WCC POD )

San Francisco -

Cal St. Fullerton - 10:05 PM ET CSU Northridge -2.5 500
CSU Northridge - Over 147.5 500 ( BIG WEST TOTAL OF THE YEAR )

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 02:33 PM

2-4 UNITS GAMES:

Hofstra - 7:00 PM ET NC-Wilmington +1 300
NC-Wilmington - Over 138.5 300

Northeastern - 7:00 PM ET Northeastern -1 300
William & Mary -

Long Beach St. - 7:00 PM ET UC Santa Barbara -4 300
UC Santa Barbara -

Memphis - 7:00 PM ET Tulsa -2 300
Tulsa -

Auburn - 7:00 PM ET Auburn +10.5 300
Mississippi St. -

Davidson - 7:00 PM ET Western Carolina -5 300
Western Carolina -

Wis.-Green Bay - 7:00 PM ET Wis.-Green Bay +12.5 300
Wright St. -

Valparaiso - 7:05 PM ET Valparaiso +0 300
Youngstown St. - Under 146 300

Oregon St. - 8:00 PM ET Oregon St. +8.5 400
Arizona -

Illinois-Chicago - 8:00 PM ET Illinois-Chicago +6.5 300
Loyola-Chicago -

Georgia Tech - 8:00 PM ET Wake Forest -2.5 300
Wake Forest -

Cal Poly SLO - 8:00 PM ET UC Riverside -6.5 300
UC Riverside -

Virginia - 8:00 PM ET Virginia +6.5 400
Virginia Tech -

Louisiana-Lafayette - 8:05 PM ET Louisiana-Lafayette -1.5 400
South Alabama -

Tenn-Martin - 8:30 PM ET Tenn-Martin +11.5 300
Tennessee Tech -

Austin Peay - 8:30 PM ET Austin Peay -5.5 300
Tennessee St. - Over 142.5 300

South Florida - 8:30 PM ET South Florida +9 300
Marquette -

Morehead St. - 8:45 PM ET SE Missouri St. +12.5 400
SE Missouri St. -

Tennessee - 9:00 PM ET Tennessee +9.5 300
Kentucky -

East Carolina - 9:05 PM ET Texas-El Paso -22 400
Texas-El Paso -

Pepperdine - 10:00 PM ET Santa Clara -6.5 400
Santa Clara -

Utah St. - 10:00 PM ET Utah St. -7 400
San Jose St. -

UC Davis - 10:05 PM ET UC Irvine -6 300
UC Irvine -

Boise St. - 10:05 PM ET Boise St. +11.5 300
Nevada -

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 06:26 PM

UPGRADE:

Tennessee - 9:00 PM ET Tennessee +9.5 500 ( SEC UNDERDOG POD )
Kentucky

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 06:48 PM

Adding:

589 DARTMOUTH
590 YALE -11½ ( IVY LEAGUE POD )

**StarDust Bum** · 02-13-2010, 11:03 PM

Texas A&M - 5:00 PM ET Texas A&M +1.5 500( BIG 12 UNDERDOG POD )
Texas Tech - ( WINNER )

Xavier - 6:00 PM ET Xavier +4 500 (INTERCONFERENCE POD )
Florida - ( WINNER )

589 DARTMOUTH
590 YALE -11½ ( IVY LEAGUE POD ) ( WINNER )

South Carolina - 4:00 PM ET
Georgia - Over 142.5 500 (SEC TOTAL OF THE DAY)
( LOSER )

A few more games still in progress

**StarDust Bum** · 02-14-2010, 01:13 AM

Loyola Marymount - 10:00 PM ET San Francisco -4.5 500 ( WCC POD )

San Francisco - (WINNER )

Cal St. Fullerton - 10:05 PM ET CSU Northridge -2.5 500
CSU Northridge - Over 147.5 500 ( BIG WEST TOTAL OF THE YEAR ) ( WINNER )

Texas A&M - 5:00 PM ET Texas A&M +1.5 500( BIG 12 UNDERDOG POD )
Texas Tech - ( WINNER )

Xavier - 6:00 PM ET Xavier +4 500 (INTERCONFERENCE POD )
Florida - ( WINNER )

589 DARTMOUTH
590 YALE -11½ ( IVY LEAGUE POD ) ( WINNER )

South Carolina - 4:00 PM ET
Georgia - Over 142.5 500 (SEC TOTAL OF THE DAY)
( LOSER )

Tennessee - 9:00 PM ET Tennessee +9.5 500 ( SEC UNDERDOG POD )
Kentucky ( LOSER )

George Mason - 4:00 PM ET George Mason +13.5 500
Old Dominion - ( LOSER )

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