Roll em out !!

John Fina
Seton Hall -11.5

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SPORTS ADVISORS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23

COLLEGE BASKETBALL


(11) Georgetown (18-7, 11-10 ATS) at Louisville (18-9, 8-14 ATS)
Louisville looks to boost its NCAA Tournament resume when it welcomes the 11th-ranked Hoyas to Freedom Hall for a Big East battle.
Georgetown fell behind No. 5 Syracuse by 23 points in the second half on Thursday and made a valiant comeback, only to fall short 75-71 as a two-point home favorite. The Hoyas have dropped four of their last seven games both SU and ATS, though two of the victories were double-digit wins over No. 8 Duke and No. 2 Villanova. They now sit in a tie for sixth place in the Big East standings, one game behind Louisville. The SU winner has cashed in each of Georgetown’s last 11 contests.
The Cardinals have won three in a row and five of their last six, but they continue to struggle to cover pointspreads, going 1-4 ATS in their last five and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 (all Big East games). On Saturday, Louisville went to DePaul and prevailed 68-59, falling just short as an 11½-point road chalk. The Cardinals have won four straight road games (all in conference), going just 1-3 ATS, and they’re 6-1 SU and 2-5 ATS when hosting conference foes.
Louisville pummeled the Hoyas in last year’s lone meeting, rolling 76-58 as a one-point road chalk. The Cardinals, who had gone 2-4 SU in the previous six against Georgetown, have covered in each of the last three clashes. These teams have squared off six times in since 2000, and the favorite, road team and SU winner are all 4-1-1 ATS.
Georgetown is 7-4 on the highway this year (6-4 ATS in lined games), while Louisville is 14-3 at home (4-8 ATS).
The Hoyas have failed to cover in 23 of their last 32 conference games and seven of 10 as an underdog of less than seven points, but they’re 5-2 ATS in their last seven when coming off a defeat and 4-1 ATS in their last five following a non-cover. Louisville is 45-21-2 ATS in their last 68 Big East contests, but other than that, the Cardinals are in pointspread freefalls of 3-9 overall, 1-5 at home, 3-7 against winning teams, 2-6 on Tuesday, 0-4 as a favorite and 0-4 after a SU victory.
Georgetown has topped the total in seven straight games after a SU victory, six straight after a non-cover and eight of 11 as an underdog, while the over has cashed in eight of Louisville’s last 11 home games (all as a favorite). Conversely, the under is on runs of 6-2 for the Hoyas on the highway, 7-2 for the Hoyas on Tuesday, 4-1 for the Cardinals overall (all in conference) and 5-1 for the Cardinals after an ATS setback. Finally, four of the six meetings between these teams – including two of three at Freedom Hall – during the past decade stayed below the posted price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: LOUISVILLE and UNDER


(6) Kansas State (22-4, 14-6-1 ATS) at Texas Tech (16-10, 12-8 ATS)
The Wildcats take a five-game winning streak into United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas, for a Big 12 contest against Texas Tech, which has dropped three in a row.
Kansas State took a two-point halftime lead at Oklahoma on Saturday, then rolled from there, winning 83-68 and easily cashing as a 5½-point road chalk. Although the Wildcats are just 3-2 ATS during their winning streak, they have cashed in five of their last seven overall. Also, they’ve won five straight road games, all in the Big 12 (3-1-1 ATS). During the current five-game overall winning streak, Kansas State is averaging 79.4 ppg (47.6 percent shooting) and yielding 67.6 ppg (41.9 percent).
The Red Raiders gave Texas a good fight Saturday, but came up on the short end of a 71-67 decision, though it did cash as a 6½-point home underdog. The Red Raiders won 13 of their first 14 home games, but they’ve since lost their last two by a total of six points. Throw in a 94-89 overtime loss to Missouri, and Texas Tech’s three home defeats (all in conference) were by a total of 11 points.
Kansas State won last year’s only meeting with Texas Tech 85-73, barely covering as an 11½-point home favorite. Prior to that, the Red Raiders had gone 6-1 SU and ATS in this rivalry, and they’ve covered in five straight meetings in Lubbock. The home team is 8-2 SU and ATS in the last 10 regular-season tussles, and the SU winner has cashed in each of the last 13 clashes.
The Wildcats are on a slew of positive ATS runs, including 13-4-1 overall, 6-2-1 on the road, 5-2 in Big 12 games, 10-3-1 as a favorite, 4-1-1 as a road favorite, 6-1-1 when laying less than seven points, 5-0 on Tuesday, 11-4-1 versus winning teams and 9-4-1 after both a SU or ATS victory. Meanwhile, Texas Tech has now cashed in eight of its last 10 at home and six of seven as a ‘dog of less than seven points, but it is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 on Tuesday.
K-State has stayed under the total in five of its last seven Tuesday games, and the under is 4-1 in Tech’s last five at home. From there, though, the “over” is on runs of 7-2-1 for the Wildcats on the road, 17-5-1 for the Wildcats as a road favorite, 6-2 for the Wildcats after an ATS win, 37-17-2 for the Red Raiders overall, 26-11-2 for the Red Raiders as an underdog, 13-3-2 for the Red Raiders as a pup of less than seven points, 20-9-2 for the Red Raiders after a loss and 15-7-1 for the Red Raiders after a spread-cover. Also, the last two matchups in this rivalry have topped the posted total.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER


(19) Tennessee (20-6, 10-12-1 ATS) at Florida (19-8, 12-10 ATS)The Gators hope to end a six-game series losing streak to Tennessee while at the same time enhancing their NCAA Tournament chances when they welcome the 19th-ranked Volunteers to the O’Connell Center for an SEC showdown.
Tennessee had little trouble with South Carolina on Saturday, rolling to a 63-55 victory and cashing as a 1½-point road favorite following a 2-7 ATS slump. The Vols have won two in a row and five of their last seven, splitting four road games during this stretch. Bruce Pearl’s squad is 3-3 SU in conference roadies, but has failed to cover in four of the last five on the highway.
Florida went to Ole Miss on Saturday and scored a key 64-61 victory as a five-point road underdog, halting a three-game ATS slide. Since dropping their first two SEC games, the Gators have won eight of their last 11 overall, going 8-2 in SEC contests during this stretch (7-3 ATS). That includes five straight conference home wins (3-2 ATS). For the season, Billy Donovan’s team has won 12 of 15 home games, averaging 73.1 ppg (43.8 percent shooting) while holding visitors to 60.7 ppg (40 percent).
Tennessee survived a thriller against the Gators in Knoxville on Jan. 31, winning 61-60 for its sixth straight victory in this rivalry. However, the Vols came up way short as an 8½-point home favorite, ending a 5-0 ATS streak against Florida. Still, Tennessee is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings (9-3 ATS), and it has cashed in 13 of the last 17 clashes overall, going 4-1 ATS in its last five trips to Gainesville.
Aside from their pointspread success against Florida, the Vols are in ATS ruts of 2-7 overall (all in SEC play), 1-4 on the road and 6-13 following a spread-cover. However, they’re 20-7-1 ATS in their last 28 as an underdog of less than seven points. Florida’s 5-2 ATS run in the SEC is offset by negative pointspread streaks of 3-7 at home, 4-9 as a home chalk of less than seven points and 1-4 on Tuesday.
These teams have gone over the total in five of the last seven meetings in Florida. Other than that, though, Tennessee is on “under” runs of 23-8 overall, 24-9 on the road, 19-7 in conference, 20-8 as an underdog, 10-2 as a ‘dog of less than seven points, 6-2 on Tuesday, 19-7 after a SU victory and 11-4 after a spread-cover, while the Gators carry “under” trends of 17-7 overall, 12-4 at home, 14-3 as a favorite, 12-2 as a home chalk, 7-0 when favored by less than seven points, 27-10-1 following a win and 9-3 after a spread-cover. Also, last month’s meeting in Tennessee stayed way under the posted total.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


NBA

New Orleans (30-26, 28-28 ATS) at Cleveland (43-14, 28-28-1 ATS)
The suddenly slumping Cavaliers return to Quicken Loans Arena looking to get back on track with a victory over the Hornets.
New Orleans, which continues to play without All-Star point guard Chris Paul (knee surgery), is coming off back-to-back home wins over Indiana (107-101 as a 4½-point favorite on Friday) and Houston (102-94 as a two-point home chalk on Sunday). The Hornets concluded their four-game homestand at 3-1 SU and ATS, and they’re now 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in their last six games. Additionally, they’ve won nine of their last 13 on the highway, going 10-3 ATS (6-0 ATS last six).
Cleveland has followed up a 13-game winning streak with three consecutive SU and ATS losses, falling to Denver at home on Thursday (118-116 in overtime) then suffering road losses at Charlotte on Friday (110-93) and Orlando on Sunday (101-95). The Cavaliers have also followed up a six-game spread-covering win streak (4-0 ATS at home) by going 1-5 ATS in their last six (1-3 ATS at home). For the season, LeBron James and his crew have won 24 of 28 at Quicken Loans Arena, but they’re only 12-16 ATS.
The home team has won two in a row and five of the last six in this rivalry, all SU and ATS. In last year’s clash in Cleveland, the Cavs rolled 92-78 as a 2½-point chalk, ending an 0-3 SU and ATS slide against New Orleans. The Hornets are just 2-6 ATS in their last eight visits to Quicken Loans Arena, and the SU winner has cashed in each of the last eight series meetings.
In addition to covering the spread in five of their last six games overall and six straight on the highway, the Hornets are on ATS runs of 4-0 against the Eastern Conference, 4-0 when playing after one day off and 8-0 on the road against opponents with a winning home record. Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last six overall and 2-5 ATS in its last seven on Tuesday, but from there the Cavs are on pointspread surges of 11-4 against the Southwest Division, 27-11 after a SU defeat and 7-2 when going after one day of rest.
New Orleans carries “over” trends of 10-4 overall, 6-0 on the road, 5-1 against the Eastern Conference, 6-1-1 against winning teams, 18-5 after one day of rest and 6-2 on Tuesday. Likewise, Cleveland is riding “over” streaks of 5-1-1 overall, 4-0-1 at home, 4-1 after a SU loss and 4-1 versus Western Conference foes. Finally, the over is 7-2-1 in the last 10 Cavs-Hornets meetings overall and 5-1-1 in the last seven battles in Cleveland.

ATS ADVANTAGE: NEW ORLEANS and OVER


Phoenix (34-23, 31-26 ATS) at Oklahoma City (33-21 SU and ATS)
The red-hot Thunder put their nine-game winning streak on the line when they welcome the Suns to the Ford Center.
Phoenix hits the road following a pair of easy home victories over the Hawks on Friday (88-80 as a four-point favorite) and Kings on Sunday (104-88 as a 9½-point chalk). The Suns have won eight of their last 10 overall SU and ATS, and they’ve followed up a five-game road losing skid (1-4 ATS) by winning five of their last six on the highway (SU and ATS). Also, the winner has covered the pointspread in 16 of Phoenix’s last 17 games, including the last 12 in a row.
Oklahoma City is coming off a pair of narrow road wins, edging the Knicks in overtime on Saturday 121-118 and the Timberwolves on Sunday 109-107. The Thunder failed to cover as a five-point favorite in both games – ending a 5-0 ATS run – but they’ve still won nine in a row overall, going 4-0 at home (3-1 ATS) during this stretch. Going back to Dec. 23, Oklahoma City has won 20 of 27 games, and it is 18-10 ATS in its last 18.
Forward Kevin Durant continues to play remarkable basketball, as he’s scored at least 25 points in 28 consecutive games, and he’s averaging 29.8 ppg on the season. That includes a 38-point effort at Phoenix on Dec. 23, when Oklahoma City pulled out a 117-113 upset victory over the Suns as an 8½-point road underdog, ending a nine-game losing streak in this rivalry.
The Thunder are 6-2-1 ATS in the last nine meetings with Phoenix (all as an underdog) and 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13 clashes. The Suns have not covered the spread in six straight visits to Oklahoma City (0-5-1 ATS).
Phoenix has failed to cover in four of its last five against teams from the Northwest Division, but other than that, it is on positive pointspread surges of 8-2 overall, 5-1 on the road, 4-1 on Tuesday, 7-2 against the Western Conference, 6-2 versus winning teams and 5-0 when playing on one day of rest.
Oklahoma City is on ATS upticks of 5-2 overall, 4-1 against the Western Conference, 4-1 versus Pacific Division opponents, 35-15-1 on Tuesday, 35-16-1 after a non-cover and 10-1 against winning teams.
The high-scoring Suns have stayed under the total in eight straight games overall, five straight on the road, seven straight against Western Conference foes, four straight when playing on one day of rest and six of eight on Tuesday. The under is also 19-7 in Oklahoma City’s last 26 games against winning teams, 10-3 in the last 13 meetings between these squads and 5-1 in the last six series battles at the Ford Center.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OKLAHOMA CITY and UNDER

Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies (N/A)

Kobe Bryant is set to return to the lineup for the Lakers tonight after missing the last five games with an ankle injury, which he says has healed.

"It should be," Bryant told the Los Angeles Times after undergoing hours of treatment on the ankle. "If not, I'm firing everybody."

His teammates didn't miss a beat during his absence, winning four of those five SU, but they're not the same team without Kobe's 28 points per game.

Bryant's ordeal comes full circle in Memphis, where he first sustained the injury in the final game of the Lakers' brutal eight-game road trip on Feb. 1.

The Lakers lost that game 95-93 after Kobe passed up the potential game-winning shot to let Ron Artest try a trey at the buzzer. Clank!

Bryant won't make the same mistake twice and the word is he could have come back much sooner if the Lakers had needed him. Kobe wanted to wait until he was ready, and by ready he means dominant.

Expect him to turn in a strong performance against a team that is just 2-6 SU and ATS since beating the Lakers.

Pick: Lakers


New Orleans Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers (-11.5, 199)

The addition of Antawn Jamison has yet to pay off for the Cavs, who have lost three games in a row since trading Zydrunas Ilgauskus for the two-time All-Star.

Jamison scored 19 points in Sunday's loss to the Magic but defense has been the team's primary concern lately.

The Cavs have allowed opponents to break 100 in five of their last six outings. It previously took 22 games for teams to top triple digits five times against Cleveland.

Jamison gets his first start with the Cavs tonight against the Hornets, who have covered in five of their last six games. The Cavs are 1-5 ATS during that same span and have lost three of their last four against the Hornets.

With apologies to Ernie Banks, let's p(ar)lay two.

Pick: Hornets/Over

Jim Feist
10* Inner Circle: Georgia Southern

BEN BURNS for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd.
He has been on quite a nice run of late, 3-1 again last night!

10* BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS -11 1/2
NON CONFERENCE BLUE CHIP: (KINGS vs PISTONS)OVER 196

SITUATIONAL ANNIHILATION: PROVIDENCE +8 1/2
10* BIG TICKET BEST BET: TEXAS TECH +5 1/2

IRON HORSE 10* NBA POINT SPREAD ALERT OF THE YEAR

WOW!!! The Iron Horse is currently on an 8-2 (80%) Winning Streak and 20-9 (69%) since January 5th! He PASSED yesterday, but opens his week on Tuesday with his "Point Spread Alert of the Year" as the Oddsmakers are WRONG by at least 6 points on this game!Game: New Orleans Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers Feb 23 2010 7:05PM

Prediction: New Orleans Hornets
Reason: Since the emotional trade of Ilgauskas, or "Z" as Cavs fans call him, Cleveland is once again figuring a new rotation for both ends of the court. Just like early in the season when trades caused a slow 3-3 SU & 2-4 ATS start to the NBA season, the Cavs now find themselves hosting New Orleans on an 0-3 SU & ATS losing streak. The problems may have started even before the trade with the Oddsmakers inflating the point spread on Cleveland as we find Cleveland now 1-5 ATS during their last six games. With just one night of rest, doubt the Cavs have worked out all of their issues enough to not only win outright tonight, but also cover a double digit line against a 30-26 New Orleans squad that's 4-2 SU & 5-1 ATS in their last six. MUST TAKE here as New Orleans is 3-1 SU & ATS during the last four meetings in this series and the Cavs are not ready for their best effort tonight.

10* Play On New Orleans

Jack Burnett

50,000 DIME New Mexico -8
25,000 DIME Trail Blazers -7.5
10,000 DIME OVER 196 Pistons/Kings

Brandon Lang

10 DIME - NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES
5 DIME - MIAMI-FLORIDA HURRICANES

KB Hoops

5* Illinois +3 *POD*
4* Miami Fla -5
4* Hofstra +11
4* New Orleans Hornets +11.5

Doc's NBA

5-Unit NBA Game of the Week #505 Take New York/Boston UNDER 196½
4-Unit Play #503 Take Minnesota/Miami OVER 191½

Matt Fargo

10* Heat -7
9* Suns +6.5

Billy Coleman

4* Hofstra +10.5
3* Under Detroit-Sacramento 193

Arthur Ralph Sports
402 - 287 run 59 %

Free Play Tues So Illinois -5

Denver Money's Olympic Hockey 2/23

We finally get the men's Olympic hockey back today with 4 pretty good games. I am still looking over the evening games, but wanted to go ahead and get the first game posted. Best of luck to all today!

Switzerland -1 -105

Switzerland is coming into this game today looking to play better then they did in their victory over Norway. Switzerland is only 1-2 but also coming out of a very tough pool play round with the loses to USA and Canada. They did play both of these teams close losing only 3-1 to USA and 3-2 to Canada in a shootout. With a victory today the Swiss will get a rematch with the USA and they would love that chance to prove they can beat the USA. I still can't figure out why this line is set at only 1 with Belarus not being the best of hockey team. I thought it would have been atleast two points. Belarus did win their last game, but they also beat a Germany team that has been a big disappointment in this Olympics. Belarus lost to Finland 5-1 and to Sweden 4-2 but did close out pool play with the Germany victory 5-3. The only thing that keeps me from playing this game a little heavier is the "look ahead" factor. Does Switzerland look forward to playing the USA and let this game slip??? I am going to still ride the Swiss in this spot as they have looked good so far and should look good today against the Belarus team

Insider Angles

The Tennessee Volunteers may be having a bad season against the spread at just 10-12-1, but they are still winning games on the court and that makes them dangerous underdogs when they visit the Florida Gators Tuesday.

The Vols are now 20-6 on the season, and they have even picked up their play on the road lately including a nice 63-55 win at South Carolina on Saturday. Tennessee has also won the last six head-to-head meetings with the Gators, with two of those wins coming here in Gainesville. The Volunteers are 5-2 straight up in their last seven games with the losses coming at Kentucky and Vanderbilt, and with all due respect to Florida, this assignment seems easier.

Unlike past seasons when they tried to run teams off the floor, this Tennessee team actually plays excellent defense, holding opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting overall and 40.9 percent on the road. In fact, they rank 13 in the entire country in defensive efficiency, allowing only .874 points per possession.

Comparatively, although the raw statistics say that the Florida defense is close to the Volunteers, allowing foes to shoot 41.0 percent overall, the Gators rank much lower in defensive efficiency at only 57. This is because Tennessee faced a much tougher non-conference schedule, making their numbers truer than those of Florida.

Look for the Vols to continue their dominance in this head-to-head series for one more game, pulling the mild upset here.

NCAA Tuesday Pick: Tennessee +3

Ferringo

1-Unit Play. Take #537 Hofstra (+11)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #522 Providence (+8.5)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #533 Kansas State (-5.5)
0.5-Unit Play. Take #528 Georgia State (+9.5)
0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #519 Georgetown (+9)/Northern Iowa (-4.5)
0.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #528 Georgia State (+14.5) /Kansas State (-0.5)
1-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #537 Hofstra (+16)/Providence (+13.5)

BEATTHEFIX

7pm CBB 4* Providence +8.5
7pm CBB 2* Virginia +5.5
7pm NBA 2* Cavs -12.5
8pm NBA 3* Suns +6.5

Charlie Sports

cbb. georgetown @ louisville over 141 & northern iowa-10 ( 500* 2 team parlay)
cbb. seton hall-11 (30*)
cbb. virginia+5' (20*)
cbb. creighton+5' (20*
nba. portland-8 (10*)
nba. cleveland-11 (10*)