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God’s Tid-Bets, Vol. 16
Joe Duffy (www.joeduffy.net)
This is the latest in a series, a Godgepodge of sports gambling discussion.
Toot Our Own Horn
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Yes We Are “Series-ous”
I often hear handicappers say they disregard series stats beyond the current season. On the surface their argument would pass any of those truth tables that we were taught in Philosophy class in testing logical conjunction. Players and coaches often change, so the make-up of one or both teams can be significantly and even completely different than when a cycle of dominance started.
This truth is amplified in college sports where even redshirt athletes’ careers are spread out over a maximum of five years. In top shelf basketball conferences often the stars have a one or two year cup of java before turning pro. Take for example the 2005 NCAA basketball national champion North Carolina, which lost all five starters.
One could present a lucent argument that anything North Carolina did even the previous year was irrelevant in forecasting the near future. Certainly any college team that has nine-year dominance over another even if not justified in talent match-ups would seem immaterial. After all, some players on each team were nine years old at the commencement of the streak.
But such a simplistic view brushes off the mental aspect of the game. In sports there is no shortage of strange superstitions, so completely disregarding that one team can have a certain mystique even if it’s not warranted by players currently wearing the uniforms, can be costly.
Oh trendmeisters who blindly bet series stats, oblivious to the fact the status are no longer in quo are at the other and admittedly more naïve extreme. But don’t outthink yourself. Series stats should be handled with great caution and kept into their proper perspective. But the confidence level in each team or lack thereof that history can bring should not abandoned.
Those who ignore history in handicapping are doomed to not defeat it.
Not Just History, But Chemistry Too
It happens often in the NBA, but applies in every sport. Often a star player will miss a significant number of games because of injury, but a team will play well without him. In virtually all cases, getting the star player back of course is a positive in the long term. However we handicap that if a team prospered without him, more times than not they do take the proverbial step back before moving forward.
Of course when a stud returns to the line-up the pointspread will move in that team’s direction causing further line value. The window of opportunity is rarely longer than two games. However never fail to think likely that a key player returning to the line-up for a team streaking in the positive direction does more times than not rattle a harmonious situation. Anticipating this and the temporary nature of it will turn several frowns upside down in each sport.
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Tuesday Godspicks
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Advanced news and notes through the weekend are up now at www.joeduffy.net. Be ready for tonight’s opening lines for Wednesday’s card.
Wednesday’s card is the confluence of sharpies and couch potatoes. We have a Wise Guy and two Majors and all are on national TV: Tennessee-Kentucky, Duke-North Carolina and Missouri State-Southern Illinois. Get out the remote and live like the sharpest of players tonight with three national TV games.
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NBA
DETROIT -10 Atlanta
Forget about the Pistons overlooking Atlanta. Fresh off a rare loss and in pretty convincing fashion to Indiana, the Pistons sure could use a crappy team to take their frustrations out on. Did someone say crappy team?
Detroit will use a highly motivated and deep bench tonight, so there will be no letting up. there is a good chance Lindsey Hunter will be activated for tonight’s game at Atlanta, and why Dale Davis will log more minutes after he had four points and three rebounds in four minutes Saturday at Indiana..
The teams met earlier this year and it was a 28 point Piston rout. We expect tonight’s margin to approach that.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Advanced news and notes through the weekend are up now at www.joeduffy.net. Be ready for tonight’s opening lines for Wednesday’s card.
Wednesday’s card is the confluence of sharpies and couch potatoes. We have a Wise Guy and two Majors and all are on national TV: Tennessee-Kentucky, Duke-North Carolina and Missouri State-Southern Illinois. Get out the remote and live like the sharpest of players tonight with three national TV games.
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NBA
Clippers-Knicks
NewJersey.com
The Knicks are 14-32 and have lost 10 of 11 games, including the last five straight. The addition of Rose for Sunday’s game helped, but was not good enough. Quentin Richardson did not practice, resting a bruised right shin. He is listed as probable for tonight’s game.
Lakers-Mavericks
Dallas Morning News
They are 1-4 so far on a seven-game road trip that ends Wednesday in Houston. Injuries have hurt them as starters Mihm (shoulder) and Lamar Odom (ribs) are doubtful. The Lakers have played as many close games as any team in the league. They are 12-11 when the final margin is six points or fewer. The Lakers are the only team this season to have beaten the Mavericks twice.
CBB
Missouri Stat-Southern Illinois
Press Notes
The Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team returns home Tuesday night against Missouri State, a team which has had the Salukis’ number in recent years. Missouri State (15-6, 8-5) trails the Salukis (16-7, 9-4) by one game in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, and have won four out of the last five meetings between the two. The Bears beat SIU by seven points in Springfield in January, and they have also knocked Southern out of the MVC Tournament the last two years. The game will feature a showcase of two elites in the MVC. Missouri State, the most prolific scoring offense will be playing a Saluki defense that is ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense by allowing only 56 points per game.
Duke-North Carolina
Press Notes
After defeating Florida State by one point in overtime at Durham, the No. 2 Blue Devils (21-1, 9-0 ACC) head to Chapel Hill on Tuesday night to take on the newly ranked No. 23 Tar Heels (14-5, 5-3) in the teams’ first meeting of the season. The teams split two meetings in 2004-05, with the Blue Devils winning by one point in the first matchup and the Tar Heels winning by two in the second game. While Duke has dominated the series of late, taking 15 of the last 18 meetings, North Carolina has won five of the last seven at the Smith Center. The Devils have won four in a row, beating then-No. 15 Boston College 83-81 on Wednesday before the one-point victory over the Seminoles. Although this season has been rocky at times for a young Tar Heels squad, Carolina has won three in a row coming into Tuesday’s matchup.
St. Joseph’s-Villanova
Press Notes
Saint Joseph’s and fourth-ranked Villanova will play for the Big 5 title. The Hawks Dave Mallon is questionable for the game after suffering a grade-2 sprain of his left ankle at Dayton, which kept him out of the St. Bonaventure game. Mallon went down with 11:30 to play in the first half and was sidelined for the rest of the game. The Hawks missed the senior whom Phil Martelli has called, “the anchor of the defense” and “our best communicator on defense”. SJU owns a 19-3 record against city teams over the last four seasons (counting this year). This mark counts all games against Philadelphia teams (Drexel included). The Hawks went 3-3 last season and are 4-0 in 2005-06 with wins over Drexel, Temple, La Salle and Penn.
Tennessee-Kentucky
Press Notes
Tennessee hasn’t had much success against Kentucky over the past few seasons, but this time around, it’s the one sitting in the Top 25. The 11th-ranked Volunteers (16-3, 7-1 SEC) enter their 200th matchup with the Wildcats (15-7, 5-3) as a ranked team for the first time since 2001 when they play at Rupp Arena on Tuesday.Kentucky and Tennessee have the second-most played rivalry in SEC history with the Wildcats leading the all-time series 137-62. Kentucky swept all three meetings last season, including a 76-62 victory in the conference tournament, and has won eight in a row over Tennessee. The Vols have dropped six straight in Lexington since a 47-46 win on Jan. 12, 1999. Tennessee now plays four of its next five on the road, including a rematch with the Gators on Feb. 22.
Virginia-Maryland
Press Notes
Virginia enters tonight’s Atlantic Coast Conference game with an 11-8 overall record and a 5-4 mark in the ACC. The Cavaliers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 75-73 victory over Wake Forest (Feb. 4) at University Hall. Maryland stands at 14-7 overall and 4-4 in the ACC. The Terrapins have lost their last three games and are coming off a 62-58 loss to 18th-ranked NC State (Feb. 5) in Raleigh, N.C. Maryland leads the series with Virginia 99-64 in a rivalry that dates back to the 1912-13 season. UVa has lost the last four meetings in the series, including both contests last season. In the first meeting of the 2004-05 season, UVa fell 82-68 (Jan. 19) in College Park and the Cavaliers lost 92-89 in double overtime (Feb. 19) in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers lost both games in the 2003-04 season to Maryland. Virginia has lost seven of the last 11 and 17 of the last 24 contests in the series The recent series with Maryland has featured quite a few close games. Since 1987, 25 of 39 games have been decided by nine points or less, with Virginia winning 12 of the close games. In the last 19 years there have also been five overtime games, with Virginia winning three of the five games.
Advanced Notes Feb 7-11
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Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Missouri Stat-Southern Illinois
Press Notes
The Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team returns home Tuesday night against Missouri State, a team which has had the Salukis’ number in recent years. Missouri State (15-6, 8-5) trails the Salukis (16-7, 9-4) by one game in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, and have won four out of the last five meetings between the two. The Bears beat SIU by seven points in Springfield in January, and they have also knocked Southern out of the MVC Tournament the last two years. The game will feature a showcase of two elites in the MVC. Missouri State, the most prolific scoring offense will be playing a Saluki defense that is ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense by allowing only 56 points per game.
Duke-North Carolina
Press Notes
After defeating Florida State by one point in overtime at Durham, the No. 2 Blue Devils (21-1, 9-0 ACC) head to Chapel Hill on Tuesday night to take on the newly ranked No. 23 Tar Heels (14-5, 5-3) in the teams’ first meeting of the season. The teams split two meetings in 2004-05, with the Blue Devils winning by one point in the first matchup and the Tar Heels winning by two in the second game. While Duke has dominated the series of late, taking 15 of the last 18 meetings, North Carolina has won five of the last seven at the Smith Center. The Devils have won four in a row, beating then-No. 15 Boston College 83-81 on Wednesday before the one-point victory over the Seminoles. Although this season has been rocky at times for a young Tar Heels squad, Carolina has won three in a row coming into Tuesday’s matchup.
St. Joseph’s-Villanova
Press Notes
Saint Joseph’s and fourth-ranked Villanova will play for the Big 5 title. The Hawks Dave Mallon is questionable for the game after suffering a grade-2 sprain of his left ankle at Dayton, which kept him out of the St. Bonaventure game. Mallon went down with 11:30 to play in the first half and was sidelined for the rest of the game. The Hawks missed the senior whom Phil Martelli has called, “the anchor of the defense” and “our best communicator on defense”. SJU owns a 19-3 record against city teams over the last four seasons (counting this year). This mark counts all games against Philadelphia teams (Drexel included). The Hawks went 3-3 last season and are 4-0 in 2005-06 with wins over Drexel, Temple, La Salle and Penn.
Tennessee-Kentucky
Press Notes
Tennessee hasn’t had much success against Kentucky over the past few seasons, but this time around, it’s the one sitting in the Top 25. The 11th-ranked Volunteers (16-3, 7-1 SEC) enter their 200th matchup with the Wildcats (15-7, 5-3) as a ranked team for the first time since 2001 when they play at Rupp Arena on Tuesday.Kentucky and Tennessee have the second-most played rivalry in SEC history with the Wildcats leading the all-time series 137-62. Kentucky swept all three meetings last season, including a 76-62 victory in the conference tournament, and has won eight in a row over Tennessee. The Vols have dropped six straight in Lexington since a 47-46 win on Jan. 12, 1999. Tennessee now plays four of its next five on the road, including a rematch with the Gators on Feb. 22.
Virginia-Maryland
Press Notes
Virginia enters tonight’s Atlantic Coast Conference game with an 11-8 overall record and a 5-4 mark in the ACC. The Cavaliers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 75-73 victory over Wake Forest (Feb. 4) at University Hall. Maryland stands at 14-7 overall and 4-4 in the ACC. The Terrapins have lost their last three games and are coming off a 62-58 loss to 18th-ranked NC State (Feb. 5) in Raleigh, N.C. Maryland leads the series with Virginia 99-64 in a rivalry that dates back to the 1912-13 season. UVa has lost the last four meetings in the series, including both contests last season. In the first meeting of the 2004-05 season, UVa fell 82-68 (Jan. 19) in College Park and the Cavaliers lost 92-89 in double overtime (Feb. 19) in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers lost both games in the 2003-04 season to Maryland. Virginia has lost seven of the last 11 and 17 of the last 24 contests in the series The recent series with Maryland has featured quite a few close games. Since 1987, 25 of 39 games have been decided by nine points or less, with Virginia winning 12 of the close games. In the last 19 years there have also been five overtime games, with Virginia winning three of the five games.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Loyola-Wisconsin Green Bay
Press Notes
Loyola looks to avenge a 72-66 loss to UW-Green Bay in Chicago two weeks ago when it travels north to Titletown tonight. With a victory, the Ramblers would surpass their win total from a season ago and secure their most victories since 2002-03, when that squad posted a 15-16 record. This evening’s contest is the first of three straight road games for Loyola, which is 3-5 away from home this season. Loyola has not played outside of the Gentile Center since a heartbreaking 78-75 loss at UW-Milwaukee, Jan. 11. Ramblers and Phoenix tangle for the 27th time in a series that dates back to 1995. UW-Green Bay owns a 15-11 lead in the all-time series, although Loyola has captured seven of the last 10 meetings between the teams. In Green Bay, the Ramblers have compiled a 3-8 ledger, although they have earned a victory in three of the last four seasons in Titletown.
New Mexico-Colorado State
Press Notes
The Rams will be in search of their first win in seven tries when they meet UNM on Wednesday and will be looking to defeat the Lobos for the third time in four years in Fort Collins. CSU suffered an 85-81 setback to league-leading San Diego State on Saturday when the Rams’ late-game rally fell just short sending their record to 12-10, 1-8 MWC on the season. The Lobos will bring a 13-9 overall record into Fort Collins on Wednesday after breaking a three-game losing streak with a 64-53 victory over Utah in Albuquerque Saturday. New Mexico will be looking for its first road win of the season after going 0-8 away from The Pit this year. Colorado State holds an all-time record of 414-162 (.719) in Moby Arena. The Rams hold an 8-31 record in the month of February during Dale Layer’s tenure as head coach. The Rams have a 3-20 record in February in their last three-plus seasons. After holding opponents to a .379 field goal percentage in non-conference games, CSU has allowed league opponents to shoot at a .507 clip after seven MWC games. MWC foes are scoring 79.0 points per game on the Rams compared to a 67.0 points per game average in non-conference play.
BYU-Utah
Press Notes
The Runnin’ Utes (10-10, 3-6 MWC) return home from a two-game road swing. Utah is 8-3 at home overall this season and 2-2 in Mountain West Conference play. The Utes split a pair of road games last week, getting a 71-63 win at Wyoming on Wednesday night and falling 64-53 at New Mexico on Saturday afternoon to end a two-game winning streak. Utah is playing one redshirt freshman and four other newcomers. Through 20 games, 55.8 percent of the Utes’ points, 51.2 percent of their rebounds, 52.0 percent of their assists, and 54.3 percent of their minutes played have come from the first-year players. BYU is 14-6 overall and tied for third place in the Mountain West Conference with a 6-3 record. The Cougars are 4-5 away from home this season, including a 2-3 record in conference play. The Cougars have won four in a row. After defeating TCU, 90-89, in overtime on Jan. 25 at home, BYU picked up road wins at Colorado State (86-84) on Jan. 28 and New Mexico (77-71) on Feb. 1. BYU returned to the Marriott Center last Saturday, defeating Air Force, 65-59. The Cougars rank first in the MWC in scoring offense (76.4 ppg), eighth in scoring defense (70.4 ppg), fifth in rebound margin (+1.9 rpg) and first in assists (17.00 apg).
NC State-Miami
Press Notes
The Wolfpack rank No. 1 in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.393) but also boast one of the league’s most balanced offensive attacks. Miami (14-8, 6-3 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech, 70-53, on Saturday. Miami, which has won three straight games, has been one of the league’s top defensive teams ranking No. 1 in the ACC in scoring defense (62.5 ppg) and second to only NC State in field goal percentage defense (.404). Miami and NC State meet for the second time this season and the fourth time overall. NC State won the first meeting this season and lead the all-time series, 2-1. Miami won last season’s meeting in Coral Gables, 67-66, marking UM’s first ACC victory.
Thursday, February 9, 2007
Idaho State-Northern Arizona
Press Notes
Idaho State, fresh off a 95-70 win over the Montana Grizzlies on Saturday, head to the road for their final two conference road games, starting on Thursday at Northern Arizona. The Lumberjacks, who had their 10-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, lead the league with an 8-1 conference record. Idaho State excised a few demons with their strong 95-70 win over previous Mid Major #9 Montana on Saturday. The Bengals are currently in seventh place, one game out of the Big Sky playoff hunt, trailing 3-6 Weber State. Northern Arizona is 16-7 overall and 8-1 in the Big Sky, good for first place, although they saw the nation’s longest winning streak at 10 snapped on Saturday with their 74-61 loss to Eastern Washington. Mike Adras (UC Santa Barbara, 1983) is 107-89 overall in his seventh year with the Lumberjacks. He is 10-5 against the Bengals, and 5-1 in Flagstaff.
New Mexico Stat-Nevada
Press Notes
Nevada has won four straight games and returns to Lawlor Events Center after playing three of the team’s last four contests away from home. The Wolf Pack holds a 9-1 record at Lawlor Events Center this year, last defeating Hawai’i there on Jan. 28. With last week’s road wins over the Bulldogs and the Aggies, Nevada has moved into a three-way tie for first place in the WAC with Louisiana Tech and Utah State with a 7-3 league mark. Thursday night’s game against NMSU marks the beginning of a three-game homestand for the Wolf Pack, which played six of its first 10 WAC games away from home. Under the direction of first-year head coach Reggie Theus, New Mexico State brings a 9-11 overall record into Thursday night’s back-to-back meeting with the Wolf Pack. The Aggies are fifth in the WAC standings with a 5-4 league mark. Last week’s 90-81 loss to Nevada snapped New Mexico State’s two-game winning streak, which included a 93-86 victory over Utah State on Feb. 2. The Aggies returned two starters from last year’s 6-24 team and were picked to finish seventh and eighth in the preseason WAC media and coaches’ polls, respectively. New Mexico State holds a 13-6 advantage over Nevada in the series between the two former members of the Big West Conference. The Wolf Pack snapped a four-game losing streak to the Aggies with the team’s 90-81 victory on Saturday night in Las Cruces, N.M.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
East Carolina-UAB
Press Notes
East Carolina junior guard Japhet McNeil and sophomore forward Jonathan Hart have been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team announced head coach Ricky Stokes on Monday. Neither will play in Saturday’s game against UAB in Birmingham. McNeil leads Conference USA in assists with 6.65 per game and ranked fifth in the latest NCAA statistics published on January 31. He has distributed 133 assists this season, which is an ECU single season record. McNeil had started 15 games this season, while averaging 4.9 points in 27 minutes per game. Hart was averaging 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17 minutes of action per game this season and had started each of the past three games.
Monday’s Handicapper’s Sampler
Monday, February 06, 2006
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Monday News and Notes
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Monday, February 06, 2006
We win again in hoops and split the side and total in the Super Bowl. Tonight it’s the Big Monday Game of the Year as we have BOTH one of our top super systems and our exclusive sharp versus square info favoring the same side. It’s 5-0 in all for Monday.
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NBA
Magic-Wizards
Orlando Sentinel
Although trade rumors are swirling around him, PG Steve Francis has averaged 23 points in his past six games. Various media outlets are reporting Francis is part of a four- or five-team trade percolating, with Francis going to the Denver Nuggets. This is the fourth and final meeting of the regular season between the Magic and the Wizards, with the Magic leading two games to one. Orlando, which will play in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, is 6-15 on the road. Washington is creeping to .500 and holding on to the No. 8 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards have won six of their past 10 games and are coming off a victory Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks. The Wizards are 14-9 at home.
Rockets-Sixers
Philadelphia Daily News
With Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming healthy, the Houston Rockets are better than they have been in months. Yao, in his fourth game back since missing 21 after toe surgery, looked to have shaken off any lingering effects of the injury with 15 points. Houston’s record is 12-6 when he and McGrady play. McGrady had missed five games with back spasms.With both its stars healthy, Houston has its longest winning streak since capturing five in a row in December.
Celtics-Heat
Sun Sentinel
The Heat was off Sunday after losing 105-92 at New Jersey on Saturday. That loss ended a four-game winning streak and was the Heat’s latest setback against opponents considered serious playoff contenders. The Heat is 4-1 in its last five home games. This is the second of just six home games for the Heat in February. Forward Udonis Haslem, who missed the Nets game due to personal reasons, is expected to play. The Celtics are 4-18 on the road, including 2-10 against Eastern Conference teams.
CBB
Delaware-James Madison
Delaware Online
Nothing has been more certain than a Delaware victory over James Madison in the Blue Hens’ five Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball seasons. Delaware’s 95-68 rout on Jan. 19 in Newark was its ninth win in as many tries against JMU (3-17, 0-12). Since that’s one of the few bright spots in a 6-15, 2-10 season, the Blue Hens know better than to expect an easy time in tonight’s rematch.Delaware has won 63-61 and 70-69 squeakers here the last two seasons. JMU has lost 12 straight, most by lopsided margins. Delaware has won just two of its last 11.
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Monday, February 06, 2006
We win again in hoops and split the side and total in the Super Bowl. Tonight it’s the Big Monday Game of the Year as we have BOTH one of our top super systems and our exclusive sharp versus square info favoring the same side. It’s 5-0 in all for Monday.
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CBB
TEXAS TECH +11 Texas
Folks this is a great example of a true “revenge” angle. Let’s quote ourselves from one of our many articles. Revenge is among the most misused angles in selecting winners. It seems 95 percent of the time I hear someone touting revenge it s predicting one team (almost always a favorite or at least virtual pick em games) annihilating their combatant
But in yet another example of what separates the discerning from the dis-earning is knowing where retaliation pays its biggest dividends. Year in and year out we have found ill will is a huge factor when a big dog is avoiding being thoroughly embarrassed again.
For example if an inferior team lost by 40 points to a superior team and is getting 15 points in the rematch the dog is much more motivated to preserve one’s dignity by avoiding another whitewash.
There is no better motivation to have a big underdog provoked to keep a score respectable than to have previously been obliterated by their opponent. That is the case here. Texas humiliated Tech 80-46 earlier this year.
Now Tech will do whatever it takes to avoid getting embarrassed by their in-state rivals a second time and on their own home court. Folks 11 of Tech’s 12 wins are at home but just one of their 10 losses. Tech as much as any team in the land is much better at home.
All that adds up to a cover and a potential upset.
Sports-Handicapper For Sunday
This is your Sports-Handicapper.com report Sunday, February 5, 2006. Sports-Handicapper.com has now had winning days 31-of-36 and 44 of 53. In the process it’s a 36-9- run with top sports service plays.
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Sunday, February 4, 2006
America’s greatest sports service the Dream Team at Godspicks.com of course nailed Philly and the under last year in the Super Bowl and we finish off one of the great two year runs preseason to the Super Bowl ever recorded. We have the Wise Guy side and a Major on the total on Super Bowl XL plus all your prop plays. Steam plays added in the morning are included in the price. Just enter your password and plays are also emailed to you.
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TORONTO +4 LA Clippers
Finally Toronto is returning to the very good home team they’ve been in previous years. In location comparison (home team’s home stats, road team’s road stats) over the last 10 games at the current home/away situation, Toronto leads in pretty much every category on offense and it’s pretty split on defense.
They are 8-2 SU their last 10 at home but still getting significant points. We’ll take them.
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Sunday, February 4, 2006
LATE STEAM: In addition to the SB XL side and total including a Wise Guy on the side, we have two CBB Wise Guy plays, two Major CBB totals and an NBA side.
America’s greatest sports service the Dream Team at Godspicks.com of course nailed Philly and the under last year in the Super Bowl and we finish off one of the great two year runs preseason to the Super Bowl ever recorded. We have the Wise Guy side and a Major on the total on Super Bowl XL plus all your prop plays. Steam plays added in the morning are included in the price. Just enter your password and plays are also emailed to you.
The ENTIRE card is just $17 at www.godspicks.com. We now take virtually every credit card, PayPal and eCheck. Also we now have yearly and other packages available via Western Union. Every play, every sport for a year is $2,450. Email us at godspicks@bellsouth.net to make arrangements or for Neteller payments.