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Cavaliers-Hawks Preview

The fans at Philips Arena will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
LeBron James went for a game-high 28 points in leading the Cavaliers to an 88-72 victory over the 76ers on Friday. The Cavaliers covered the 11-point spread, while the 160 points fell well UNDER the posted total of 190.
James also had seven rebounds and seven assists, and Anderson Varejo added 17 in the win.
The Hawks built up a solid lead in the second and third quarter on Friday as they flew past the Heat 87-73. The Hawks cashed as 2.5-point underdogs, while the 160 points fell UNDER the posted total of 192.5.
Joe Johnson had 21 points with seven rebounds to lead the way, and Mike Bibby had 15 points and eight rebounds in the win.
Current streak:
Cleveland has won 11 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 20-3 SU, 19-4 ATS
Atlanta: 13-9 SU, 12-10 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 10-0

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Charlotte are 2-8
After playing Miami are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Atlanta’s last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Atlanta’s last 22 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Atlanta is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland at Minnesota, Wednesday, December 17
Atlanta home to Charlotte, Monday, December 15

 

Pistons-Bobcats Preview

The Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Bobcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Richard Hamilton tossed in 28 points as the Pistons got past the Pacers 114-110 on Friday. Thge Pistons failed to cover the 6-point spread, while the 224 points sailed OVER the posted total of 200.
Rodney Stuckey collected 21 points with four rebounds and eight assists in the win.
Emeka Okafor had a game-high 27 points with 17 rebounds for a double-double in the Bobcats’ 95-90 loss to the Mavericks last time out. The Bobcats were a 13.5-point underdog in that game, while the 185 points fell UNDER the posted total of 192.
Current streak:
Charlotte has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 12-9 SU, 9-12 ATS
Charlotte: 7-16 SU, 13-10 ATS
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 3-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Charlotte’s last 12 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Washington, Wednesday, December 17
Charlotte at Atlanta, Monday, December 15

 

Friday Night Sports Picks; Every One Gamblers Need, Every Last One

It’s time to take a look at the objective rundown of who is hot and who has the big plays for Friday from the national grid of handicapping.

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Here is what the power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine has for Friday:

He went 2-1 last night. 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. NBA side, NBA total and NCAAB side go tonight

Statmaven Sports is No. 1 all-time on as far as plays that have risen to the level to be re-released. Rankings trace back to the 976-LOCK scorephone days through the SuperLockLine and are all-sports combined.  In other words, their highest rated plays have proven since 1980 to be as good as any sports service.  Field goal percentage angle is +154.4 units since 1981 on Hawks/Heat.

Just as Dr. Bob Stoll was the future of handicapping back in the early 1990s, Stevie Vincent is the most forward thinking bettor of our age.  He is without question the future of sports betting with seemingly a sixth sense.

The runaway train known as Stevie Vincent is turning out winners daily. Last night Weber State was a Level 5 burial, part of yet another winning night. Other than baseball’s all-star break, it’s tough to go more than two days without making a ton from The Great One.

Stevie tonight has three NBA best bets, two are Level 5 and that includes a patented Perfect Play, which means an angle that is a 100 percent angle with a minimum of 10 games. Click now to purchase  

Last and never least is the best in the business, OffshoreInsiders.com  CEO Joe Duffy, part of the Dream Team of GodsTips.

Of course the NFL was a push, but we go 3-1 overall with Miami Ohio, Middle Tennessee State and Fordham. Get ready to rock your man’s world. Don’t forget the four-day pass as we have had winning weeks 14-of-18 in the NFL.

Tonight, there are four NBA plays and two college basketball as our December to Remember continues. Click now to purchase

Up to the Minute Heisman Trophy Odds

The best of the East will be on display in NBA action on Friday night as hoops and hockey share the spotlight. Here’s an overview in your Daily Sports Roundup.

Heisman Trophy Odds on Finalists

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy reports that Ireland‘s Paddy Power, one of the world’s largest sportsbooks has the Vegas line on the Heisman Trophy winner. Sam Bradford is the overwhelming favorite at 1-2. Repeat candidate Tim Tebow is 11-4 and Colton McCoy is 5-1.

Notes Cy McCormick, “Look for the Oklahoma-Florida betting line to possibly move based on who wins.” While not subscribing to the theory, McCormick notes that the teams of Heisman Trophy winners usually lose their bowl game and a lot of gamblers bet that questionable angle.

Best Friday Betting Events

As is usually the case, OffshoreInsiders.com the world’s top betting site, has handicappers hotter than Holly Huddleston. It’s tough not to start with the best sports betting service ever GodsTips. Of course the NFL was a push, but we go 3-1 overall with Miami Ohio, Middle Tennessee State and Fordham. Get ready to rock your man’s world. Don’t forget the four-day pass as we have had winning weeks 14-of-18 in the NFL.

Tonight, there are four NBA plays and two college basketball as our December to Remember continues. Click now to purchase

The Gridiron Spotlight

The college football bowl season kicks off December 20, with four postseason games on the schedule. Wake Forest is a 3-point favorite to beat Navy in the EagleBank Bowl, while it’s Fresno State -3 vs. Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl. As well, South Florida is pegged as a big 12.5-point favorite against Memphis in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and the Las Vegas Bowl has Arizona as a 3-point favorite vs. BYU. There is also a single bowl game on December 21, with Southern Mississippi a 4.5-point underdog against Troy in the New Orleans Bowl.

Other Notable Events

The NBA Eastern Conference’s top three teams are all in action on Friday, with Boston hosting New Orleans, Cleveland getting a visit from Philadelphia, and Orlando playing on the road against Phoenix. The Magic, who are 8-2 straight-up (6-3-1 against-the-spread) on the road this season, are coming off a 109-108 victory in Portland. Hedo Turkoglu had the game-winning three-pointer that day.

Also on the NBA slate for Friday: Atlanta at Miami, Toronto at New Jersey, San Antonio at Minnesota, Indiana at Detroit, Chicago at Memphis, the Clippers at Portland, Houston at Golden State, and Sacramento at the Lakers. The 18-3 SU (11-10 ATS) Lakers took care of Phoenix 115-110 in their last game Wednesday.

The Rest of the Schedule

The Detroit Red Wings will roll into Dallas for a game against the Stars on Friday night in one of seven NHL matchups on the schedule. The Red Wings pulled out a 4-3 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, thanks to a game-winning goal from Nicklas Lidstrom in the extra frame. The Stars fell 5-3 to the Phoenix Coyotes in their last outing, with Marty Turco stopping 29 of 33 shots.

The Rangers are also on the road against the rival Devils on Friday night, while the Senators and Capitals will clash in Washington. Rounding out the schedule: Toronto at Buffalo, Boston at Atlanta, Florida at Calgary, Chicago and Colorado.

Finally, Friday night features just four college basketball games that will receive lines from the oddsmakers: Florida International vs. Miami (Florida), Iowa State vs. Iowa, Wright State vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, and Georgia Southern vs. Drake.

News from the Wire

Will Muschamp will be named Auburn football head coach according to reports…The Mets bolstered their bullpen by signing free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez and then dealing for J.J. Putz in a 12-player trade that involved the Mariners and Indians as well . . . not to be outdone, the Yankees are adding ace starter C.C. Sabathia to their rotation for 2009, and they’ve been linked to most of the other top starting pitchers on the market too . . . Avalanche forward Joe Sakic broke fingers in a snowblower mishap and will now miss the next three months….the Phillies have signed Raul Ibanez…Dave Clawson is the new head football coach at Bowling Green.

A Peek at the Future

Top-ranked North Carolina will play host to Oral Roberts on Saturday in college hoops action, while No. 17 Memphis will battle No. 19 Georgetown at the Verizon Center . . . the top NBA games on Saturday are Cleveland at Atlanta and Orlando at Utah . . . the Penguins and Flyers will play an NHL matinee in Philly on Saturday afternoon, while the Capitals will be in Montreal to take on the Habs.

Political Odds

The right wing blogs say Jesse Jackson Jr., Raghuveer Nayak, Rajinder Bedi expected to tell all about the ponzi scheme, we will keep an eye on entertainment and political betting odds at BetUs Sportsbook to go beyond the scope of betting on whether or not Barack Obama attends the Super Bowl.

Georgia Southern-Drake Preview

The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Drake Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Drake Knapp Center.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Josh Young put up 19 points, as Drake upended Iowa State 66-63 on Tuesday night.
Drake cashed as 2-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 130-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Drake has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Georgia Southern: 3-3 SU, 1-4 ATS
Drake: 7-2 SU, 3-2 ATS
Georgia Southern most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Florida are 3-0
After a win are 6-4

Drake most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Iowa are 8-2
After playing Iowa State are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia Southern’s last 7 games on the road
Georgia Southern is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Georgia Southern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Georgia Southern is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Drake is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Drake is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Georgia Southern at Florida, Monday, December 22
Drake home to Iowa, Saturday, December 20

 

Wright State-Arkansas-Little Rock Preview

The fans at Stephens Center will be treated to a game between the Wright State Raiders and the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans when they take their seats on Friday.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Team records:
Wright State: 1-6 SU, 1-5 ATS
Arkansas-Little Rock: 6-1 SU, 2-3-1 ATS
Wright State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-5
After playing Toledo are 4-2
After a win are 8-2

Arkansas-Little Rock most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-3
Before playing Northern Illinois are 0-1
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Wright State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Wright State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arkansas-Little Rock is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Arkansas-Little Rock is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arkansas-Little Rock’s last 11 games at home
Arkansas-Little Rock is 4-6-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Wright State at Wake Forest, Sunday, December 14
Arkansas-Little Rock home to Northern Illinois, Sunday, December 14

 

Iowa State-Iowa Preview

The fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be treated to a game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes when they take their seats on Friday.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Lucca Staiger led Iowa State with 24 points in its 66-63 loss to Drake on Tuesday night.
Drake cashed as 2-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 130-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Jake Kelly scored 19 points to lead Iowa past Northern Iowa 65-46 on Tuesday night.
Iowa covered as 6-point home favorites as the game played under the 124-point total set by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Iowa has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Iowa State: 6-2 SU, 4-3 ATS
Iowa: 8-2 SU, 5-1 ATS
Iowa State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Drake are 8-2
After a loss are 2-8

Iowa most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Drake are 6-4
After playing Northern Iowa are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Iowa State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
Iowa State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Iowa State’s last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State’s last 6 games when playing Iowa
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Iowa is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Iowa State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa’s last 6 games when playing Iowa State
Next up:
Iowa State home to Jacksonville State, Saturday, December 20
Iowa at Drake, Saturday, December 20

 

Florida International-Miami Preview

The Florida International Golden Panthers and the Miami Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at BankUnited Center.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Miami nearly blew a 20 point lead, but held on for a 73-67 victory over Kentucky on Saturday. Miami won the game as a 3.5-point underdog, while the 137 points went as a PUSH against the posted total of 137.
Jack McClinton led Miami with a game-high 23 points and James Dews added 18 points in the win.
Team records:
Florida International: 4-5 SU, 1-5 ATS
Miami: 5-2 SU, 3-2 ATS
Florida International most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-4
Before playing Arkansas State are 1-9
After playing Buffalo are 0-1
After a loss are 3-7

Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-2
After playing Kentucky are 2-0
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida International’s last 7 games on the road
Florida International is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida International is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Florida International is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida International
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida International
Miami is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Florida International at Arkansas State, Thursday, December 18
Miami home to Robert Morris, Sunday, December 14

 

New Orleans-Chicago Betting Advice

The New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears battle tonight on the NFL Network. Sportsbooks have the Bears -3 with a total of 45. Here is the official NFL picks against the spread preview.

For those who want to be on the same side and total as the professional gamblers, tonight’s service picks rundown is up.  

The Saints come in at just 7-6 straight up, but 9-4 to the number. They’ve gone over 8-4-1 for the year but that was after a 4-0-1 over run to start the year. They enter on a four-game spread winning streak.

Chicago is also 7-6 straight up, but 6-6-1 to the number. They have gone under 4-of-5 overall.

Though New Orleans averages a pedestrian 3.8 yards per carry against teams normally allowing 4.4, they do get a stunning 8.0 yards per carry against teams normally allowing 6.5.

Their defensive numbers are much better than the square player may expect allowing 4.1 yards per carry to teams normally getting 4.3 and 6.8 yards per pass to 6.8.

Chicago sports a below average offense getting 4.0 yards per rush to 4.3 and 6.0 yards per pass to 6.6. Defense is their specialty allowing 3.5 yards per rush to teams normally getting 4.1 and 6.1 yards per pass to 6.4.

Some spread betting trends, all against the spread: Chicago is 7-19 if their opponent averages more than 6.0 yards per play.  But they are 9-1 against teams with a completion percentage of 61 % or better. New Orleans is 0-5 as road underdogs of three or less.  

Over/under angles sees that New Orleans has gone over 10-2 against teams with a winning record. Chicago has exceeded the total 16-of-21 as home favorites.

It’s just not going to get better than GodsTips. Ever. Last week was another banner week hitting the biggest plays all: Florida CFB Game of the Year, Seahawks NFL Sunday Game of the Year Panthers NFL Prime Time Game of the Year.

Saints-Bears side start out another typical winning week. All we’ve done is have 14 winning weeks out of 18 so far this season. We also have added four basketball including three CBB Wise Guy burials. Click now to purchase today’s card for just $17 or check out the great weekend discounts. Best of all they have the rest of the NFL regular season, playoffs and all the bowls for just $389.

NFL Service Plays

It’s a fantastic betting weekend in store and the extended version in sports betting starts tonight with the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears. The cold of the Windy City can give the Saints a taste of the Crescent City as there is snow in New Orleans and much of Louisiana.

The Louisiana state police road closures aside, the world’s best sports handicappers are heating up at the expense of the sportsbooks. 

Let’s start out with the handicapping service widely accepted as the greatest ever, GodsTips anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com

It’s just not going to get better than GodsTips. Ever. Last week was another banner week hitting the biggest plays all: Florida CFB Game of the Year, Seahawks NFL Sunday Game of the Year Panthers NFL Prime Time Game of the Year.

Saints-Bears side start out another typical winning week. All we’ve done is have 14 winning weeks out of 18 so far this season. We also have added four basketball including three CBB Wise Guy burials. Click now to purchase today’s card for just $17 or check out the great weekend discounts. Best of all they have the rest of the NFL regular season, playoffs and all the bowls for just $389.

Who are the sharpies betting on over/under on New Orleans and Chicago? Knowing that mastering over/under is such a major part of the future of handicapping, professional gamblers are betting Stevie Vincent’s total.

Of course The Great One rolls along with another Level 5 on Louisiana Tech Wednesday. Tuesday his utterly rare CHAMPIONS pick on Davidson wins. Get two Level 5 collegiate basketball including Perfect Plays, which means an angle that is a 100 percent angle with a minimum of 10 games plus the over/under on Bears/Saints as mastering over/under is all Stevie’s domain. Click now to purchase what is even more anticipated than Jennifer Aniston on the cover of GQ Magazine. Great picks and great pics as Aniston and Vincent make the perfect marriage.

MasterLockLine.com has all the top sports service plays from all the top handicappers in their highest rated sports. They monitor every single top sports service pick so you don’t have to. Best of all you get these same highly anticipated plays for pennies on the dollar.

The No. 1 service since Nov. 1 in all three categories: all sports, NFL and college/NFL combined is out of Savannah, GA. Saturday they sweep with Navy, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Hawaii and over, and Virginia Tech. Sunday his Rivalry Game of the Year is on the on the Detroit Lions was part of a 5-1 NFL day with Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City and Chicago under. Monday Night Rivalry Game of the Year Carolina, clients barely broke a sweat. Playoff Payoff Game of the Year on Saints/Bears. 

Luther Wade is the former right-hand man of Oscar Dooley.  When Wade was making his picks, Dooley had 4 straight Top 10 finishes all sports combined ’97-’00.  Wade is his best on college basketball conference play but is No. 9 overall in the NFL and No. 2 behind the above service since No. 1. His 5* NFL Total of the Year goes tonight. Again, it’s not the Thursday Night or Weeknight Total of the Year—it’s THE, THE NFL Total of the Year on Chicago/New Orleans 

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. Tonight he has three NCAAB Platinum Plays. 

We do expect shortly the entertainment and political betting odds will be updated based on the recently announced Golden Globe nominations for 2009.

With Melky Cabrera, A.J. Burnett, Mike Cameron, C.C. Sabathia and others changing uniforms, gamblers are tracking how the World Series Odds 2009 are shaping up.

Pat Devlin, the Penn State backup QB is transferring. So far there is minimal effect on the sportsbooks odds.