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No. 7 NBA service this year, No. 5 the last four years combined based on units won, has the Lock of the Year in the NBA Bulls/Bucks

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The top in the 21^st century is a handicapper out of Philadelphia who rates his plays 5, 7.5 and 10 stars While Bill Tanner is the all-time top basketball handicapper in units won, the Quaker City veteran is tops since 2000. His units won, winning percentage and ROI have been on a steady climb. They have 10* on NBA Orlando/New Orleans, NCAAB SMU/Memphis, Oklahoma State/Texas Tech (agrees with GOY above)

Bill Tanner is the No. 1 college and NBA handicapper combined since 1995. He’s from the basketball crazed state of Indiana and his Platinum Plays in hoops hit around 62 percent. He also hits above 60 percent in college football with “Plats”.   About a dozen years ago, he lapped dinosaur “Doc” as the top Big 10 handicapper in the land. Platinum Play Bulls/Bucks (agrees with GOY above), NCAAB Valparaiso/Wisconsin Green Bay.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: King James and the Cavaliers hit the floor in Toronto, and Alexander the Great leads his Capitals in a meeting with the Habs.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers will make their second-half debut on Wednesday night with a road game against the Raptors. Cleveland entered the break at 40-11 straight-up and 33-18 against-the-spread, while Toronto was 21-34 SU and 21-31-3 ATS. The Raptors got a jump on the trade deadline last week, shipping off center Jermaine O’Neal to the Heat for forward Shawn Marion.

The Magic and Hornets will do battle in New Orleans on Wednesday, with Indiana at Charlotte, Denver at Philadelphia, Minnesota at Miami, Chicago at Milwaukee, New Jersey at Dallas, Memphis at Portland, Atlanta at Sacramento, and Phoenix at the Clippers. As well, the Lakers will hit the road for a game in Golden State on Wednesday night; the Warriors are just 19-35 so far this season.

The Magic and Bobcats play on ESPN. BetUs Sportsbook has New Orleans laying one.

Sports Headlines

Former NY Giants great Brad Van Pelt has died of a heart attack…Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden is out with a bone chip in his knee.

The march toward Madness . . .

Raquel Alessi is Miss March, but GodsTips is Mr. March, but they are still winning now with sports betting.

North Carolina will host N.C. State on Wednesday night in college hoops action. The Tar Heels slipped past Miami 69-65 in their last contest to put their record at 23-2 SU (but just 11-13 ATS) on the season; Ty Lawson scored 21 points in that win. Meanwhile, the Wolfpack blasted Georgia Tech 86-65 in their last outing to improve to 14-9 SU and 11-6-1 ATS this year; N.C. State is 4-6 in ACC contests.

Elsewhere in NCAA basketball action on Wednesday it’s Miami at Florida State, Penn State at Illinois, Providence at Louisville, Iowa State at Kansas, Butler at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, SMU at Memphis, Ohio State at Northwestern, and CSU Bakersfield at Utah State. As well, Wake Forest will get a visit from Georgia Tech.

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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Alexander Ovechkin and his Capitals will look to add to the Canadiens‘ woes when the two teams meet on the ice in Washington on Wednesday night. The Capitals doubled up on the Panthers by a score of 4-2 on Sunday, with Ovechkin picking up a hat trick in the victory. Montreal was on the wrong end of a 4-2 score in Vancouver on Sunday; Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 20^th of the year in the loss.

There are just four other games on the NHL’s schedule for Wednesday night, including the Islanders at the Rangers, St. Louis at Columbus, and Nashville at Detroit. As well, the Kings and Ducks will meet in Anaheim in a 10:00pm ET puck drop; the Ducks were embarrassed 8-4 in their game against Atlanta on Sunday.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Is Michael Vick going to be able to latch on to an NFL team this year? Well, teams have been going out of their way in the past week to state their disinterest in the disgraced quarterback – each of the Jets, Lions, and Buccaneers are reportedly out of the picture for his services. Vick will be released from prison this summer, but the league could still decide to suspend him for the 2009 season.

Enough of the Alex Rodriquez press conference on Yes Network. There have been several other stories that can affect the futures odds. In baseball future’s news Ken Griffey Jr. reportedly signed with the Atlanta Braves.

In the NFL futures, the Saints have cut ties with Deuce McAllister and the Jaguars with Fred Taylor.

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The top in the 21^st century is a handicapper out of Philadelphia who rates his plays 5, 7.5 and 10 stars While Bill Tanner is the all-time top basketball handicapper in units won, the Quaker City veteran is tops since 2000. His units won, winning percentage and ROI have been on a steady climb. Tonight it’s.Minnesota/ Washington

The No. 9 NBA service in units won is only the second Top 10 services in one of the major categories that has their NBA Game of the Year this season. NBA Game of the Year Milwaukee/Detroit.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Lakers highlight the NBA schedule as the league returns to action, and the Bruins look to snap out of their current funk.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

The NBA returns to action on Tuesday night with 10 games on its post-break slate. The top matchup of the night will take place out on the west coast, with the Hawks traveling to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. Atlanta enters the second half of the season at 31-21 straight-up and 28-24 against-the-spread, while Lakers sit at 42-10 SU and 26-25-1 ATS atop the Western Conference standings.

The Magic will play host to the Bobcats on Tuesday night, with Minnesota at Washington, Philadelphia at Indiana, San Antonio at New York, Milwaukee at Detroit, New Orleans at Oklahoma City, New Jersey at Houston, and Memphis at Utah. As well, the Clippers will be in Phoenix to play the Suns; fired Phoenix head coach Terry Porter will be replaced by assistant Alvin Gentry for that game.

The march toward Madness . . .

There are four ranked teams in action on the college hoops schedule on Tuesday night, and two of them will take the floor at Mackey Arena when Purdue hosts Michigan State. The Boilermakers are at 19-6 SU and 11-11 ATS on the season after knocking off Iowa 49-45 in their last contest.

The Spartans are a lofty 20-4 SU and 12-9 ATS this year; they beat Michigan 54-42 in their meeting last week. BetUs Sportsbook has Purdue laying 2.5.

The other games of note on Tuesday has Clemson hosting Maryland with Sports Betting Sportsbook posting Clemson as a 10.5 point chalk and Marquette getting a visit from Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles had no trouble beating St. John’s Saturday, getting 20 points from Jerel McNeal in a 73-59 win.

Kentucky will be at Vanderbilt laying 2.5 at most sportsbooks.

Sports headlines…

Jarron Gilbert is skyrocketing in the NFL draft rankings. He is a defensive end from San Jose State…Dubai has blocked Israeli player Shahar Peer from entering the UAE because of “security concerns”…Michael Phelps will not be prosecuted for being a pothead…Levi Leipheimer is leading the Tour of California.

Sports Handicapping Headlines

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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The struggling Bruins will look to get back on track in Carolina on Tuesday night in one of seven National Hockey League games on the schedule. Boston has now lost four straight games, most recently falling 3-2 to the Predators in a shootout on Saturday night. The Hurricanes blanked the Sabres 3-0 in their last outing, with Cam Ward stopping all 36 shots and Eric Staal scoring his 24^th goal.

Buffalo will get back on the ice on Tuesday as well, as they’ll be playing across the border in Toronto. Rounding out the night’s schedule: Chicago at Tampa Bay, New Jersey at Florida, Vancouver at Calgary, Ottawa at Colorado, and Edmonton at San Jose; the Sharks fell 6-5 to the Devils last time out on Sunday.

Sports media…

Handicappers love Sirius XM and got good news today as Liberty Media will pump $250 million into the struggling enterprise. Also two new and improved websites have been added to the arsenal for gamblers.

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The top website for ezine articles on sports betting is now BetOnSports360.com.  

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The Daytona 500 was shortened by rain on Sunday afternoon, allowing Matt Kenseth to take the checkered flag. Kevin Harvick, A.J. Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, and Elliott Sadler made up the rest of the non-marquee Top 5 at the event. The Sprint Cup Series’ top drivers will look to get back on track this week when the circuit heads to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for the Auto Club 500.

It’s big Monday on ESPN. Pittsburgh is at Connecticut and the Oddsmakers have UConn laying three-points with a total of 134. Texas is at Texas A&M with BetUs Sportsbook making the Longhorns a two-point favorite with a total of 131.5.

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Friday it started out with Penn as the Ivy League GAME of the DECADE. Sunday the Great One continued the winning weekend, year and career with Louisville as the BLOWOUT of the DECADE. All they do is win by 45 points.

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The banks may be closed for President’s Day, but the sportsbooks continue to distribute pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The Huskies and Panthers have a huge Big East clash in Hartford, and the Penguins try to get back on track on Long Island.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

The NBA takes Monday off as both players and coaches travel back from the weekend’s All-Star festivities. Action resumes on Tuesday with 10 games on tap.

The march toward Madness . . .

The top game on the college hoops schedule for Monday has Pittsburgh taking on Connecticut at the XL Center. The top-ranked Huskies knocked off Seton Hall 62-54 in their last contest, with Hasheem Thabeet pouring in 25 points. UConn is now at 24-1 straight-up and 12-9 against-the-spread on the season. Streaking Pittsburgh dispatched Cincinnati 85-69 last time out, with Sam Young tossing in 18 points. The Panthers now have a record of 23-2 SU and 13-6 ATS this season.

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Then there is the Texas fireball. The other matchup of note on Monday night is a Big 12 clash between Texas and Texas A&M at College Station. The Longhorns are 17-7 SU and 9-12 ATS on the season, while the Aggies sit at 17-8 SU and 9-8-1 ATS through their 25 contests. The MasterLockLine has a humungous winning spread pick on that game. Click now to purchase sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get more information and a free sports pick  

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The National Hockey League has a half-dozen games on its schedule for Monday, including the Penguins on the road in Long Island. Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission against the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, but then saw Toronto score six straight goals in a 6-2 Pens loss. The Islanders were also pounded in their last outing, as they fell 5-1 to the Flyers Saturday afternoon.

The Rangers will travel to St. Louis to take on the Blues on Monday night, while the Blue Jackets play host to the Stars, the Predators get a visit from the Senators, and the Oilers travel south to Phoenix to meet the Coyotes. As well, the Thrashers will be in Los Angeles to take on the Kings in a battle of two of the league’s worst teams; that game rounds out the night’s schedule at 10:30pm ET.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The bulk of the college hoops regular season concludes on Sunday, March 8, and the conference tournaments and March Madness will then take over the schedule. Oddsmakers have North Carolina pegged as the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament this year, with No. 1 Connecticut just behind them on that list. Pittsburgh and Duke hold down some top odds as well to take the championship.

Sports Headlines

The Atlanta Motor Speedway is offering $17 tickets for the Kobalt Tools 500 in the Guy Store…Dustin Johnson won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am…The Chicago Bulls are considered the frontrunner to land Amaré Stoudemire says Brian Gould of the revamped scores and odds site ScoresOddsPicks.com…West Indies trails England in cricket.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Daytona 500 launches the Sprint Cup Series season, while the best in the NBA hit the hardwood for the All-Star Game.

The Daytona weather does call for a 60 percent chance of showers so it could delay the Daytona start time.

Tipping Off in the NBA

The NBA got all of its preliminary All-Star festivities out of the way on Friday and Saturday, which just leaves the East vs. West game itself for Sunday night (with tipoff set for 8:00pm ET). With the game being played on a Western Conference court in Phoenix the oddsmakers have the home side pegged as the favorite – the line was hovering between 4.5 points and 7.5 points heading into the weekend. The East topped the West 134-128 in New Orleans last season, with LeBron James picking up his second MVP award in the last three years. The last time the game was in Phoenix was back in 1995, with the West winning 139-112.

The March to Madness

No. 3 North Carolina will try to follow up their impressive win over rival Duke with a road victory against Miami on Sunday. The Tar Heels went to 22-2 on the season with a 101-87 pounding of the Blue Devils on Wednesday; Ty Lawson was good for 25 points for North Carolina in that victory. The Hurricanes also met Duke last time out, but they came out on the wrong end of a 78-75 OT decision.

The No. 6 Blue Devils are also back in action on Sunday, as they’ll be on the road to take on Boston College. As well, No. 5 Louisville will host DePaul, No. 12 Clemson will visit Virginia, No. 15 Butler will get a visit from Loyola Chicago, and Indiana will host No. 22 Illinois. As well, No. 18 Arizona State will be at home versus USC; the Sun Devils rolled to a 74-67 win over No. 11 UCLA last time out.

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Sports Headlines

Nate Robinson edged out Dwight Howard to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest…Lance Armstrong is among those competing in the Amgen Tour of California…Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Nationwide Series…

A Trip Around the Rink

There are seven games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Sunday, including an early 12:30pm ET matinee between the Flyers and Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Those two rivals last met on October 11, when the Rangers picked up a 4-3 road victory. Nikolai Zherdev had a goal and an assist in that win for New York, while Scott Hartnell had a shorthanded marker for Philly.

The Devils will have a tough home matchup on Sunday afternoon, as they’ll get a visit from Joe Thornton and the Sharks. A pair of 5:00pm ET contests has Colorado at Detroit and Washington at Florida, while the Hurricanes and Sabres will get going in Buffalo an hour later. There are then two matchups set for Sunday evening, with Atlanta visiting Anaheim, and Vancouver hosting Montreal.

Rounding Out the Slate

Sunday afternoon’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is the first chance this season for Sprint Cup Series drivers to earn points for the standings. Martin Truex Jr. will be on the pole for the Daytona 500 this year, while Mark Martin will start from the No. 2 position on the grid. Gatorade Duel winners Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch will follow those two in the starting lineup. Tony Stewart is fifth on the grid, while defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson starts seventh, and fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. will try to work his way up from 14^th.

Ryan Newman won the Daytona 500 last year, but he’s 36^th on the starting grid and entered the week back at 12/1 odds to grab the checkered flag once again. Kyle Busch was at 7/2 odds to visit victory lane, with Earnhardt Jr. at 9/2, Johnson and Jeff Gordon at 5/1, and Stewart and Carl Edwards listed at 8/1 to win the season-opening race. Coverage is set to get going at 2:00pm ET on FOX and the latest odds updated until race time.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Top-ranked Connecticut looks to roll past Seton Hall, the Flyers host the Islanders, and the NBA stages All-Star Saturday.

Tipping Off in the NBA

Saturday’s NBA All-Star festivities begin just after lunch with practice sessions for both the Eastern and Western squads, followed by the D-League All-Star Game. Phoenix’s U.S. Airways Center then offers up All-Star Saturday Night starting at 8:00pm ET, with the activities including the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout, H.O.R.S.E. competition, and Slam Dunk contest. Dwight Howard is considered the big favorite to win the Slam Dunk contest again this year; he’ll be challenged by J.R. Smith, Nate Robinson, and Rudy Fernandez for that trophy. The All-Star Game is scheduled to get underway at 8:00pm ET on Sunday night.

Daytona 500 Betting Line

The NASCAR odds have odds to finish top three, odds to win and even betting lines among groups. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Tony Stewart are the betting favorites.

The March to Madness

Top-ranked Connecticut will take on Seton Hall at the Prudential Center on Saturday afternoon in a Big East matchup. The Huskies had no trouble knocking off Syracuse in their last contest, cruising to a 63-49 victory to improve to 23-1 on the season. However, UConn guard Jerome Dyson suffered a knee injury in that contest and could miss the rest of the year. The Pirates bumped their record to 14-9 (but just 5-6 in the Big East) with a 74-49 victory over DePaul last time out.

No. 2 Oklahoma will host Texas Tech on Saturday, while No. 4 Pittsburgh gets a visit from Cincinnati, No. 7 Wake Forest has No. 25 Florida State come to campus, No. 8 Memphis visits Southern Miss, and St. John’s travels to play No. 10 Marquette. As well, No. 11 UCLA will be trying to pick up a win over Arizona at the McKale Center; the Bruins were upset 74-67 by Arizona State on Thursday.

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A Trip Around the Rink

Afternoon action in the National Hockey League on Saturday starts off with a 1:00pm ET matchup between the Islanders and Flyers in Philadelphia. The Flyers were bounced 5-2 by the Senators last time out, with Antero Niittymaki surrendering five goals on just 28 shots. The Islanders are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Devils, and they’ll be without center Doug Weight for the next six weeks due to a sprained MCL. D-man Mark Streit (shoulder) is day-to-day for New York.

The other early matchup on Saturday sees the Oilers in Los Angeles for a 4:00pm ET puck drop. The evening slate then features seven more games, including Columbus at Carolina, Pittsburgh at Toronto, Washington at Tampa Bay, Boston at Nashville, Ottawa at Minnesota, and Calgary at Phoenix. As well, the Stars will be looking to pick up a road win by topping the Hawks in Chicago.

Sports Headlines

Even Pete Rose has come out critical of Alex Rodriquez questioning his victimization plea…Maria Riesch won the slalom race at the skiing world championships…A witness is expected to testify she saw Barry Bonds inject steroids. Kathy Hopkins is the former personal shopper for Bonds…The Miami Heat made a blockbuster trade getting Jermaine O’Neal in a deal for Shawn Marion.

Rounding Out the Slate

Brett Favre might have retired, but it doesn’t look like Kurt Warner is going anywhere. The Cardinals quarterback, who just led his team to a berth in the Super Bowl, has reportedly begun negotiations on a new contract. Getting Warner back in the fold would certainly help Arizona’s chances of repeating as NFC champions next season – and it might give their Super XLIV odds a nudge as well. Despite their successful 2008 campaign the Cards aren’t considered one of the favorites to win the trophy next season, with their odds back at around 30/1 at the sportsbooks.

The Georgetown Hoyas and the Syracuse Orange do battle on ESPN.

The oddsmakers vary from making Syracuse a 4.5 to five-point favorite. BetUs Sportsbook has the total at 144.5.

Georgetown got 13 points from Greg Monroe and 10 from Austin Freeman in a 64-62 OT loss to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon.

The Hoyas failed to cover the 10.5-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 131.

Jonny Flynn dropped 16 points for Syracuse in its 63-49 loss to Connecticut on Wednesday night.

UConn cashed as 12-point home favorites as the game played over the 147.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.

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Current streak:
Syracuse has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Georgetown: 13-9 SU, 6-11-1 ATS
Syracuse: 18-7 SU, 9-12 ATS

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing South Florida are 2-1
After playing Cincinnati are 4-1
After a loss are 5-5

Syracuse most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Villanova are 7-3
After playing Connecticut are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgetown’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown’s last 6 games when playing Syracuse
Georgetown is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Syracuse
Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Georgetown
Syracuse is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Syracuse is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Syracuse is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Georgetown

Next up:
Georgetown at South Florida, Wednesday, February 18
Syracuse home to Villanova, Sunday, February 22