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**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:04 AM

Daily Sports Roundup

Monday, March 8

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Capitals get a visit from the Stars, the Blue Jackets take on the Kings, and the Cavs play host to the Spurs in Cleveland.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has five games on tap for Monday, with Atlanta at New York, Golden State at New Orleans, Dallas at Minnesota, New Jersey at Memphis, and San Antonio at Cleveland. The Spurs (36-24 SU, 29-30-1 ATS) got past the Grizzlies by a score of 102-92 in their last game on Saturday; however San Antonio guard Tony Parker broke his hand and is out indefinitely. The Cavs (49-15 SU, 31-31-2 ATS) are coming off a 92-85 loss to the Bucks on Saturday, with LeBron James sitting out to rest a sore ankle. Antawn Jamison poured in 30 points in that defeat.

As well, a light Monday around college basketball kicks off the final pre-Madness week of the season. Included on the Monday slate are tournament semi-final matchups in both the Sun Belt and the Summit League, as well as championship games in the Colonial Athletic, Metro Atlantic, Southern, and West Coast conferences. The first major conference tourney of the year tips off on Tuesday, with the Big East staging its four opening matchups at Madison Square Garden.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are just two games on the National Hockey League schedule for Monday, with Columbus at Los Angeles and Dallas at Washington. The 28-24-12 Stars were pounded 6-3 on the road by the Penguins in their last game on Saturday. Kari Lehtonen gave up six goals on 34 shots for Dallas in that loss, while Mike Ribeiro picked up a goal and an assist. The 44-13-8 Capitals blanked the Rangers in a 2-0 win in their Saturday outing. Eric Fehr and Eric Belanger scored for Washington in that contest, while Jose Theodore stopped all 30 shots.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:05 AM

Bettors' best friend: Monday's wagering tips

Lines off the board

San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers: Cavs forward LeBron James (ankle) and guard Daniel Gibson (personal) are questionable.

Lines to keep an eye on

New Jersey Nets at Memphis Grizzlies: The Grizzlies opened as 10-point favorites but the line quickly dropped to nine. Despite going 3-15 SU in their last 18, the Nets are 11-7 ATS during that stretch.

Who's hot

Dallas Mavericks have won 11 in a row SU.

Over is 6-0 in Atlanta Hawks' last six.

San Antonio Spurs have won five of their last six SU.

Who's not

Minnesota Timberwolves are 1-11 SU in their last 12.

Golden State Warriors are 1-6 SU in their last seven.

New Orleans Hornets are 1-6 SU in their last seven.

Key stat

10 - The lowest margin of victory for the Connecticut women's basketball team during its current 70-game winning streak, which matched its own NCAA record for consecutive victories Sunday. The Huskies have won their last 70 by an average margin of 32 points.

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

LeBron James missed his first game of the season Saturday, not surprisingly a bad loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Cavs coach Mike Brown said he was giving King James a rest but he did turn his ankle on Friday and reporters saw him limping in street clothes Saturday. Brown said he may sit James again tonight against the Spurs, who have won five of their last six. The Cavs aren't the same team without the King.

Game of the day

San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers

Notable quotable

"The New Jersey Nets are the best 7-55 team in NBA history."

--Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan on ESPN's "Sports Reporters" on Sunday.

Tips and notes

The San Antonio Spurs' road trip got off to a rocky start when instead of flying out after Friday night's home game the players spent the night in their own beds after the team flight was grounded. The Spurs didn't fly out until around noon for Saturday night's game at Memphis but showed no ill-affects in the win, but it could catch up to them on their two-day turnaround to Cleveland.

Tracy McGrady is out for Monday's game against the Atlanta Hawks because his "body hurts" - introducing the rarely seen term "soreness" to the injury list. The Knicks thought they got a bargain when T-Mac came in from Houston and started lighting it up, but he is showing that he is damaged goods and unable to keep pace in the Knicks' up-tempo offense. Sergio Rodriguez, aka "Spanish Chocolate", will start in his place.

NASCAR traditionally uses the spring race at Atlanta Motorspeedway to test cars at the nearby Lockhead Martin wind tunnel and try to level the playing field. With Chevys dominating the first month of the season and an off-week before racing returns at Bristol, look for NASCAR to impliment some aerodynamic changes to benefit Ford, Dodge and Toyota teams.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:05 AM

Monday six-pack

According to Baseball America, six of the best minor league prospects for the Kansas City Royals.......

6) Tim Melville, P-- 7-7, 3.79 in 21 starts LY, took less money to sign with Royals because he's from Missouri. Wow.

5) Eric Hosmer 1B-- $6M signing has been disaster so far; less athletic than they thought, also had eye/hand injuries. Will still be in A ball.

4) Mike Moustakas, 3B-- Signed for $4M, had .297 OB% in Carolina League, which isn't what the Royals paid $4M for.

3) Wil Myers, C-- 6-3, 190, so could get moved to anothger position, especially the way he hits. Been compared to Jayson Werth.

2) Aaron Crow, P-- Made four starts in Arizona Fall League, likely to begin pro career in AA Texas League, a real hitters' league.

1) Mike Montgomery LHP-- Booted off HS hoop team for getting too many technical fouls, not a good trait for a pitcher.

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Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a busy weekend.........

13) Championship Week is one of the best of the year-- enjoy; some of the conference title games upcoming in next few days: Wright St-Butler, Quinnipiac-Robert Morris, Siena-Fairfield, Old Dominion-Wm & Mary, St Mary's-Gonzaga and Wofford-Appalachian State. Have fun!!!!

12) Like to pass on good stories about celebrities; I'm told that one of the nicest guys in sports is Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who spent a half hour after a recent Magic-Net game talking to a friend of mine and his young son, taking the time to make the night memorable for the kid. Both Van Gundy brothers seem like regular guys (thats a compliment).

11) John Calipari's players play with confidence-- all of them; he started his seniors against Florida on Senior Day, but Gators still didn't score for the first 3:30 of the game. In that way, he reminds me of Billy Tubbs; his subs always came off the bench playing well, too.

10) Major League Baseball fired three of its seven umpire supervisors, in response to blown calls during last year's playoffs.

9) NBC has its Heads Up Poker tournament, which is a 64-team bracket, just like the NCAA hoop tournament; finals were going on Sunday night between Erik Seidel and Annie Duke. Doyle Brunson, the Babe Ruth of Poker, got to the Elite 8 before being eliminated by Dennis Phillips.

8) I'm laughing too hard to type; just looked back at my favorite video clip of last hoop season, when referee Curtis Shaw tossed Rice mascot Sammy the Owl from a home game against Tulane. The great Pete Gillen is the analyst for the game on CBS College Sports, and I don't know, just makes me laugh every time I see it. Thank God for YouTube.

7) Thursday's Ranger-Penguin game got a .96 rating in New York City; a Met spring training game that afternoon drew a 1.3. So much for the NHL getting a big post-Olympics ratings booth south of the border.

6) Rumors are flying about who the Big 11 will add to become a 12-team lead so they can tap into the lucrative football playoff goldmine; Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel said this weekend that Illinois' cut from their Big 11 TV package is $12M more than what Mizzou gets from Big 12, so pencil in Missouri as a possibility to jump leagues, which would begin a domino effect of teams switching leagues.

5) David Carr signed with the 49ers Sunday, which means the Giants need a backup QB; who better to do that than Jim Sorgi, who was backup QB for Peyton Manning the last few years? Sorgi is the Maytag Repairman of pro athletes. There was also a rumor the Giants wanted Jeff Garcia, so we will wait and see, but nobody rocks a ballcap and clipboard like Sorgi.

4) WCC tournament sold out 8,300-seat Orleans Arena last night for the semifinal card; their idea is so successful that the WAC will also hold its tournament in the Orleans Arena next year, a week later than now. They are having their event in Reno this week. A neutral site is better, for sure.

3) At some point this spring, I'm going to have a List of 13 involving the channels I'd have on my TV if I could order anything I want, a la cart. It would be safe to say a women's curling/tennis channel will be mentioned. If we can have mulitple soccer and multiple CSPAN channels, why not?

2) Damn, did you see the #12 car flip over on its roof during the race in Atlanta Sunday? Those guys are warriors, NASCAR drivers- the freakin' guy jogged away from his car, after it flipped over on its roof!!! Wow.

1) Bad teams have to overpay to get free agents to sign with them; Saints lost LB Scott Fujita to the Browns, because Cleveland gave him $14M for three years, with $8M of it guaranteed. Too good a deal to pass up.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:07 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, March 8

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SAN ANTONIO (36 - 24) at CLEVELAND (49 - 15) - 3/8/2010, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 3-1 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (40 - 22) at NEW YORK (21 - 41) - 3/8/2010, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
ATLANTA is 127-165 ATS (-54.5 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
NEW YORK is 55-42 ATS (+8.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 36-26 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) against Atlantic division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 39-26 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
NEW YORK is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 7-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 6-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW JERSEY (7 - 55) at MEMPHIS (32 - 31) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 24-37 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 24-33 ATS (-12.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 20-31 ATS (-14.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
MEMPHIS is 58-36 ATS (+18.4 Units) against Atlantic division opponents since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 52-30 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-2 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (43 - 21) at MINNESOTA (14 - 49) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) against Northwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 219-163 ATS (+39.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 28-43 ATS (-19.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-27 ATS (-19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-5 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (17 - 45) at NEW ORLEANS (31 - 32) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 50-79 ATS (-36.9 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 102-134 ATS (-45.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 66-83 ATS (-25.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 64-94 ATS (-39.4 Units) after a division game since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 23-38 ATS (-18.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 32-52 ATS (-25.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 32-48 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-3 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:07 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, March 8

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SAN ANTONIO (36 - 24) at CLEVELAND (49 - 15) - 3/8/2010, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 3-1 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (40 - 22) at NEW YORK (21 - 41) - 3/8/2010, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
ATLANTA is 127-165 ATS (-54.5 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
NEW YORK is 55-42 ATS (+8.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 36-26 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) against Atlantic division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 39-26 ATS (+10.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
NEW YORK is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 7-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 6-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW JERSEY (7 - 55) at MEMPHIS (32 - 31) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 24-37 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 24-33 ATS (-12.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 20-31 ATS (-14.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
NEW JERSEY is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
MEMPHIS is 58-36 ATS (+18.4 Units) against Atlantic division opponents since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 52-30 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-2 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (43 - 21) at MINNESOTA (14 - 49) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) against Northwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-23 ATS (-11.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 219-163 ATS (+39.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 28-43 ATS (-19.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-27 ATS (-19.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-5 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (17 - 45) at NEW ORLEANS (31 - 32) - 3/8/2010, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 50-79 ATS (-36.9 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 102-134 ATS (-45.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 66-83 ATS (-25.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 64-94 ATS (-39.4 Units) after a division game since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 23-38 ATS (-18.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 32-52 ATS (-25.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 32-48 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-3 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:09 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, March 8

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WM & MARY (22 - 9) vs. OLD DOMINION (25 - 8) - 3/8/2010, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WM & MARY is 4-3 against the spread versus OLD DOMINION over the last 3 seasons
OLD DOMINION is 5-2 straight up against WM & MARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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W KENTUCKY (21 - 12) vs. TROY (19 - 11) - 3/8/2010, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TROY is 3-3 against the spread versus W KENTUCKY over the last 3 seasons
W KENTUCKY is 4-2 straight up against TROY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DENVER (19 - 12) vs. N TEXAS (22 - 8) - 3/8/2010, 9:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
N TEXAS is 3-2 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
N TEXAS is 4-1 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ST MARYS-CA (25 - 5) vs. GONZAGA (26 - 5) - 3/8/2010, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GONZAGA is 4-3 against the spread versus ST MARYS-CA over the last 3 seasons
GONZAGA is 6-1 straight up against ST MARYS-CA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FAIRFIELD (22 - 9) vs. SIENA (26 - 6) - 3/8/2010, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SIENA is 4-3 against the spread versus FAIRFIELD over the last 3 seasons
SIENA is 6-1 straight up against FAIRFIELD over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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APPALACHIAN ST (22 - 11) vs. WOFFORD (25 - 8) - 3/8/2010, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
APPALACHIAN ST is 4-1 against the spread versus WOFFORD over the last 3 seasons
APPALACHIAN ST is 4-1 straight up against WOFFORD over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IUPU-FT WAYNE (16 - 14) vs. OAKLAND (24 - 8) - 3/8/2010, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 5-2 straight up against IUPU-FT WAYNE over the last 3 seasons

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ORAL ROBERTS (20 - 12) vs. IUPUI (23 - 9) - 3/8/2010, 9:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORAL ROBERTS is 2-0 against the spread versus IUPUI over the last 3 seasons
ORAL ROBERTS is 5-2 straight up against IUPUI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:09 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 8

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DALLAS (28-24-0-12, 68 pts.) at WASHINGTON (44-14-0-7, 95 pts.) - 3/8/2010, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 7-23 ATS (-18.1 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 0-7 ATS (+9.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
WASHINGTON is 44-21 ATS (+68.0 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-5 ATS (+9.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-7 ATS (+12.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 42-21 ATS (+18.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 29-17 ATS (+11.9 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
DALLAS is 18-8 ATS (+9.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 144-86 ATS (+34.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 59-55 ATS (+123.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 98-140 ATS (-46.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 1-0-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (25-29-0-11, 61 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (38-22-0-4, 80 pts.) - 3/8/2010, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 25-40 ATS (+66.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 8-23 ATS (+40.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-26 ATS (+38.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 38-26 ATS (+71.9 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 26-20 ATS (+49.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-7 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 101-123 ATS (+232.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 3-10 ATS (-7.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 6-5 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 6-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)

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**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:12 AM

NBA
Write-Up

Monday, March 8

Hot Teams
-- Spurs won five of their last six games. Cavaliers won last seven games, covered five of last six.
-- Hawks won four of their last five games.
-- Mavericks won last 11 games (4-2-1 vs spread in last seven).

Cold Teams
-- Knicks lost four of last five games, are 2-6 vs spread in their last eight home games.
-- Memphis is 3-8 vs spread in last 11 games as the favorite. Nets lost seven of last nine games, but are 6-0-1 vs spread in last seven on road.
-- Minnesota lost last five games (1-3 vs spread in last four).
-- Warriors lost six of last seven games, but are 11-4 vs spread in their last fifteen road games. Hornets lost six of last seven games, are 0-3-1 vs spread in last four.

Playing Second of Back-to-Back Nights
-- None

Totals
-- Over is 11-2 in last thirteen Cleveland games.
-- Last six Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Three of last four New Jersey games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Dallas games went over the total.
-- Six of last nine Golden State games stayed under the total. Five of last seven New Orleans games went over.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:13 AM

NCAAB
Write-Up

Monday, March 8

Information on Monday's college basketball games........

Troy won last six games; they cruised Sunday, despite shooting 34.5% from floor; home teams won both Troy-WKU games this year, with the Trojans winning 77-69 at home (-1), losing 87-69 at WKU (+7). Western Kentucky is playing for third straight day; they've won eight games in a row, are also 8-0 in Sun Belt tourney, looking for 3rd straight title.

Denver is playing for third day in row, but its hard to prepare for their Princeton offense in just one day- Pioneers (+4.5) lost 64-59 at North Texas Feb 13. Denver won five of last six games since that loss, are 1-5 as Sun Belt dog (last nite was first cover). North Texas won last nine in a row; they were down 6 at half to UL-Monroe Sunday before rallying.

Siena trailed at half last two nites, pulled away in last 10:00 both days; Saints beat Fairfield twice during season, 81-73 (-4) on road Jan 16, 69-67 at home (-11.5) Feb 8; Stags were up 8 at half in that game. Fairfield won six of last seven games (lost at Vermont); they had a tougher game than Saints last night, are 2-4 against the spread as a MAAC underdog.

Old Dominion beat Wm & Mary twice this year, 58-55 (-5.5) on road, 61-42 at home (-12); 3-point loving Tribe was 15-55 from arc in those two losses, are 18-60 in first two tourney games, surviving a lousy half in both games. Monarchs won seven of last eight games, are 6-2 vs the spread in last eight as a favorite. Tribe is 7-2 as a CAA underdog.

Gonzaga pounded St Mary's 83-58 in WCC title game LY, then Gaels were left out of NCAAs; extra incentive for Gaels here, since Gonzaga is a lock for NCAAs. Zags (+4.5) won 89-82 in Moraga Jan 14, then won again at home, 80-61 (-5.5) Feb 11. Both teams had fairly easy wins in semis; St Mary's looked especially sharp in routing good Portland team.

Appalachian State (-7.5) won 77-76 at Wofford way back on Dec 7, the only series meeting this year; State won last two days by 10-23 points, making 12-24 from arc. Wofford won last two days by 12-19 points, as foes shot 33-35%; Terriers were 30-37 from line in win over WCarolina Sunday. Wofford looking for first-ever visit to NCAA tournament.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:14 AM

NHL
Write-Up

Monday, March 8

Hot Teams
-- Washington won three in row, 20 of last 24 games.

Cold Teams
-- Stars lost last three games, outscored 17-5.
-- Blue Jackets lost last three games, all by one goal. Kings lost four of their last six games.

Totals
-- Last three Dallas games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Columbus games. Six of last eight King games went over the total.

Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- None.

Series Records
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games against the Kings and won four of last five visits to Staples Center.

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:17 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Dallas at Minnesota
The Mavericks look to build on their 4-1 ATS record in their last 5 games as a road favorite between 5 and 10 1/2 points. Dallas is the pick (-6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mavericks favored by 8 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, MARCH 8

Game 501-502: San Antonio at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 121.340; Cleveland 127.389
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 6; 198
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 503-504: Atlanta at New York
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 119.262; New York 116.295
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 3; 214
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 7; 210
Dunkel Pick: New York (+7); Over

Game 505-506: New Jersey at Memphis
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 114.421; Memphis 119.792
Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 5 1/2; 192
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 8 1/2; 196 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+8 1/2); Under

Game 507-508: Dallas at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 122.431; Minnesota 114.594
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 8; 210
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 6 1/2; 207
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2); Over

Game 509-510: Golden State at New Orleans
Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 112.501; New Orleans 120.820
Dunkel Line & Total: New Orleans by 8 1/2; 217
Vegas Line & Total: New Orleans by 6 1/2; 214 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (-6 1/2); Over

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:18 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

St. Mary's (CA) vs. Gonzaga
The Bulldogs look to build on their 8-0 ATS record in their last 8 games versus teams with a winning SU record. Gonzaga is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bulldogs favored by 5 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Gonzaga (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

MONDAY, MARCH 8

Game 511-512: William & Mary vs. Old Dominion
Dunkel Ratings: William & Mary 55.572; Old Dominion 63.393
Dunkel Line: Old Dominion by 8
Vegas Line: Old Dominion by 9
Dunkel Pick: William & Mary (+9)

Game 513-514: Western Kentucky vs. Troy
Dunkel Ratings: Western Kentucky 61.065; Troy 51.542
Dunkel Line: Western Kentucky by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Western Kentucky by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Western Kentucky (-5 1/2)

Game 515-516: Denver vs. North Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 49.005; North Texas 56.272
Dunkel Line: North Texas by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: North Texas by 1
Dunkel Pick: North Texas (-1)

Game 517-518: St. Mary's (CA) vs. Gonzaga
Dunkel Ratings: St. Mary's (CA) 63.543; Gonzaga 68.846
Dunkel Line: Gonzaga by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Gonzaga by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Gonzaga (-3 1/2)

Game 519-520: Fairfield at Siena
Dunkel Ratings: Fairfield 57.881; Siena 67.001
Dunkel Line: Siena by 9
Vegas Line: Siena by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Siena (-8 1/2)

Game 521-522: Appalachian State vs. Wofford
Dunkel Ratings: Appalachian State 55.408; Wofford 59.839
Dunkel Line: Wofford by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: Wofford by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Wofford (-3 1/2)

Game 523-524: IUPUI vs. Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: IUPUI 59.969; Oakland 54.840
Dunkel Line: IUPUI by 5
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 525-526: Oral Roberts vs. IPFW
Dunkel Ratings: Oral Roberts 55.390; IPFW 49.696
Dunkel Line: Oral Roberts by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:20 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Columbus at Los Angeles
The Kings look to build on their 11-4 record over they last 15 games. Los Angeles is the pick (-190) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-190). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, MARCH 8

Game 1-2: Dallas at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.350; Washington 13.226
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 3; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-300); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-300); Under

Game 3-4: Columbus at Los Angeles
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.948; Los Angeles 12.493
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-190); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-190); Under

**Udog** · 03-08-2010, 11:24 AM

NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, 3/8/2010

SAN ANTONIO at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET NBA
SAN ANTONIO: 3-10 ATS off a road win
CLEVELAND: 9-4 ATS after 2+ consecutive unders

ATLANTA at NEW YORK, 7:35 PM ET
ATLANTA: 11-2 ATS against Atlantic division
NEW YORK: 10-19 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3

NEW JERSEY at MEMPHIS, 8:05 PM ET
NEW JERSEY: 8-17 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5
MEMPHIS: 16-3 ATS after playing as a home favorite

DALLAS at MINNESOTA, 8:05 PM ET
DALLAS: 1-8 ATS after allowing 100+ in 3 straight games
MINNESOTA: 20-11 OVER when the total is 200 to 209.5

GOLDEN STATE at NEW ORLEANS, 8:05 PM ET
GOLDEN STATE: 20-11 ATS after 1+ consecutive unders
NEW ORLEANS: 13-26 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 200

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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