Thursday's Service Plays & Request Thread

[Spiccoli]

he started odd like 20-6 and started splitting alot of games. last 8 he ran off 6 in a row then just lost his last 2 he hasnt lost 3 in a row all year

Who are you referring to?

[Spiccoli]

Attention ******

I noticed Philly Steele went 0-2 yesterday on both 3* Bowl Totals, his specialty. Is he 5-2 for bowl totals counting those two losses? Or is he now 5-4? Thanks as always.

[CoverBoy]

Spiccoli / Thick

Does NC have any totals for today ?

[Sportsrmylife]

does anyone have sebastian's play for the day. also executive.

thanks

[savage1]

Today Mr. "Always Honest"(or is it selectively honest?) Phil Steele talked about his 2 winning bowl picks but NOT the two losing totals.
As I have said before, Phil would make a great used car salesman, and would probably try to convince you that a 1972 beatup Pinto with 300000 miles on it was a good deal because it had new tires.

[sonni]

Anyone get Boxer Sports. he is Destroying in Hoops and doing well in Bowl games.

Thanks in advance

[OleBlueEyes]

betjag, I can answer your sports unlimited question for you. The report that thick puts up does not get to list every selection that sports unlimited makes. Therefore, the record that is listed for sports unlimited will not be 100% accurate, but rather just an indicator of that services production for only the plays that are listed on their reports. It is a modified consensus, not a comprehensive service listing that includes every pick. The record is dead on accurate but only for the picks tracked by that report, not for sports unlimited full yearly record

OBE

[tod1211]

PPP hoops

Does anyone have any PPP hoops. I didn't see him mention any on the site. Big college card though today.

Thanks in advance.

Tbill

[sonni]

Vega Experts on NM

[SuperZero]

Right Angle Sports

I don't know if this is a dupe and I don't care, not going to read through 100+ posts to find out. Here is Right Angle Sports picks with write-ups.

Right Angle Sports - NCAA Hoops - 12/30/04

RAS Official Plays 15-11, +0.60 UNITS (Recommended as 1 or 2 UNIT plays)
*Two plays Thursday:

Denver at Colorado State (-8, play to -9) - 5:00pm Pacific - Game #537-538
The Rams were not very pleased to be picked near the bottom of the MWC preseason polls. This is a talented, deep team who could end up contending for a conference title. 7-1 center Matt Nelson is back for his senior year. He is one of the better offensive big men in the country and will almost surely be playing professionally next year. He can be scary when focused. After some off the court issues, Nelson rejoined the starting lineup three games back and has put up very good numbers. Senior forward Matt Williams (14.1ppg, 5.1rpg) is another experienced player that can hurt teams in many ways. 7-0 true freshman center Jason Smith has tremendous upside. I do not recall seeing a big man handle the ball and run the floor as well as he does. He is averaging 10.1ppg in less than 20 minutes of action. Nelson, Williams, and Smith all rank top 5 in the MWC in field goal percentage. Redshirt freshman Stuart Creason, another 7 footer, 6-10 sophomore Stephen Verwers, and 6-7 sophomore Phillip Thomasson make up a big and deep frontline. The Rams are averaging 6.18 blocks per game, more than twice that of their opponents. They also have a +5.9 rebounding margin. Sophomore Dwight Boatner is a steady point guard. Junior Michael Morris is very athletic and can play the 1, 2, or 3. Senior guard Jon Rakiecki is the designated 3-point specialist. The Rams easily go 10 deep.

Denver has not done much to impress me this year. I have seen them play twice in person, both losses at LMU and at Fullerton. They rely heavily on center Yemi Nicholson who usually has a big size advantage on opponents but that will certainly not be the case today against one of the tallest teams in the country in CSU. The only other big lineup Denver faced this year was vs Stanford in which they only managed 52 points. I expect them to again struggle offensively tonight. Nicholson is also prone to foul trouble and will have his hands full inside with Nelson and company. Denver is coming off a 10 point loss at Fullerton and will be playing its third consecutive road game.

All four of CSU's losses this year have been on the road but they have been competitive against some good teams. They lost in OT at Auburn, lost by 1 at Purdue, and lost a close game at Colorado by 6. They did not look bad vs Purdue or Colorado on tape but the Rams have always been a significantly better team at home than on the road so I imagine their level of play will be improved here. Colorado State is coming off back to back impressive wins over Texas State by 18 and Stetson by 36. They are 7-0 at home this year and 22-1 at home vs non-conference opponents the past three years. CSU will be looking to avenge a 17 point loss at Denver last year in a game that they led by 9 at half-time. Eight points is not enough to separate these teams. Give the points.

Official Play: Colorado State -8 1 UNIT


Florida State vs LSU (-2, play to -3) - 6:45pm Pacific - Game #543-544
The Tigers were caught a bit off guard by a very good, undefeated, and soon to be ranked West Virginia team at home a few weeks back. They also lost their last two games vs Southern Miss (in OT) and Houston but both were away from home and by narrow margins. This is still a solid, well coached basketball team. All five starters are averaging in double figures led by super sophomore power forward Brandon Bass (19.0ppg, 9.4rpg). Fellow sophomore Tack Minor (11.8ppg, 5.5apg) has picked up where he left off last year beating out senior Xavier Whipple for the starting point guard position. True freshman forward Glen Davis (12.9ppg, 7.8rpg) was a high school all-American and has produced well so far. He has enormous potential. Senior wing Antonio Davis and shooting guard Darrel Mitchell are experienced, reliable scorers. Sophomore forward Koundjia, Lazare, and Nelter all saw playing time as freshman and along with senior Whipple provide a solid bench.

Florida State has been very inconsistent this year and it will be a while before they finally establish roles for everyone on the team, nonetheless a concrete starting lineup. Eight different players have started this year and no one player is averaging more than 25 minutes a game. The Seminoles do have talent but are lacking leadership and a go to player has yet to step up. They have lost to some suspect teams (Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Florida International, Kent State, and TCU). The Noles have looked better in last four games including a big outing at Maryland where they forced overtime, but that game followed finals week and they will have to show more consistency before I fear going against them.

LSU has typically always been a very good defensive team under head coach John Brady. They have chosen to play a bit more up tempo this year and it has been costly in their defensive statistics thus far as they have uncharacteristically given up 81.2ppg in their last five outings. However, they have had 9 days in between games and held two a day practices twice following Christmas preparing for this game. The emphasis of course being defense. I'm expecting the Tigers to come out fighting as they look to bounce back from two straight losses. LSU is 25-5 in their last 30 games played in New Orleans and are 39-8 in December under Brady. Give the small number.

Official Play: LSU -2 1 UNIT

RAS Added Looks 10-6, +1.70 UNITS (Recommended as 1/2 UNIT plays)
*No play Thursday.

RAS Added Info (Information purposes only)

Rhode Island - Starting guard Dawan Robinson (foot) saw his first action of the season vs Iona but suffered a new injury and will be lost for the season. Robinson was a preseason all-conference selection.

Colorado - Starting center Julius Ashby (foot) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. Ashby averaged 9.9ppg and a team high 7.3rpg.

Utah - Starting guard Richard Cheney will be out 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken hand. Cheney was the teams third leading scorer and one of their better all around players.

St. John's - Starting forward Rodney Epperson has been suspended indefinitely. He was third on the team at 14.1ppg.

Long Beach State - Starting center Anthony Coleman (shins) missed last game at UCSB. His status remains uncertain Thursday vs Cal Poly.

Do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 866-321-WINS (9467) with any questions or comments.

Cordially,

Edward
Right Angle Sports

[Spiccoli]

Coverboy:
Northocast has:
4* BC Over
4* Troy Under
2* opin N.Mex Under
2* opin Cal Under

His opinions suck.

[Spiccoli]

From Trotter....

Posted last night:
as of 12-26-04 NBA records (just the top services)

ATS 5-1
CALIFORNIA SPORTS 6-5 (5* are 2-0)
COACH'S HOTLINE 10-7
COBRA 8-5
DAVE COKIN 4-0
COWTOWN 7-2
H & H 13-10
PLATINUM 21-14
POWER PLAYS 9-3
PREFERRED PICKS 5-4
SCORE 3-1
TOTAL EDGE 21-12

[DARBIS]

Any Nsa ? Thanks

[clennon]

come on...

Look up a bit. Joe Gavazzi = PPP!

Does anyone have any PPP hoops. I didn't see him mention any on the site. Big college card though today.

Thanks in advance.

Tbill

[robby_morini]

RAS Hoops and more

RAS 1*'s on LSU, and Colo State

ATS Lock Club:5* CS Fullerton, 4*s Miss State, Loyola Marymount

Big Al: 4* Utah State, College Charleston 3*s Pistons, Cleveland State

Spreitzer; H a m m e r : Pistons

The Sheik: LSU

Jigsaw: Depaul, Tennessee