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OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a pick Thursday is on St. John’s (-2) at Seton Hall.

At some point Steve Lavin’s boys have got to come back down to Earth a bit but until that happens I’ll ride them here. The Red Storm have quite possibly been the story of the season in all of college hoops. This team has gone from extremely mediocre which included losses to Fordham and St. Bonaventure to looking like the best team in the best conference in the nation and I really do mean that literally.

St. John’s went on the road and won at West Virginia and Providence a while back to start the run and at Madison Square Garden have dismantled Duke, Georgetown, Connecticut and nipped Pittsburgh. They also won at Marquette, Cincinnati and Villanova as part of this current six game winning streak and the Johnnies have now won eight of their last 9 games.

At 19-9 overall and 11-5 in the Big East it’s just not a fluke, it can’t be. St. John’s is an experienced squad that is as veteran as they come and is a four or five seed at worst. Dwight Hardy is blowing up and Justin Brownleee, Paris Horne, DJ Kennedy and a few others are as confident as confidant could ever be. Lavin may have not been the greatest coach in his UCLA days but everything has been clicking lately and if it comes to a screeching halt today then so be it.

Seton Hall is not bad and has a solid upside. I have even played the Pirates a few times recently and don’t really have a problem with Jeremy Hazell, Eniel Polynice, Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope. I readily admit that the Hall is a far better team than the 11-17 record indicates and believe that the home squad should be able to hang around today.

In the end though St. John’s is at such a level right now and have won so many games late that there is just a semi heir of invincibility and that should be enough against a Seton Hall team that has yet to really learn how to close out a game.

This should be a solid and fairly tight game but after 40 minutes the Storm should continue this phenomenal run.

The pick: St. John’s from Matt Rivers

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The NBA’s battle of Florida will take place in South Beach on Thursday night when the Orlando Magic (39-22) visit the Miami Heat (43-17) in a nationally televised Southeast Division matchup.  The Magic hosted the first two meetings between the teams, splitting the pair with the Heat (-5).

Orlando was able to accomplish something Miami could not in beating New York 116-110 on Tuesday.  The Magic allowed Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire to score 85 points for the Knicks, but limited everybody else and took advantage of the team defensively.  Magic point guard Jameer Nelson was able to burn Billups in the second half, scoring 23 of his 26 points after the intermission while Dwight Howard scored a team-high 30 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.

New York had led 58-47 at halftime after outscoring Orlando 37-15 in the second quarter.  The Knicks used a similar run in the second quarter on Sunday at Miami, outscoring the Heat 29-17 in an eventual 91-86 victory.  Miami lost for the second time in three games in similar fashion and has struggled in low-scoring games.  The Heat are 1-3 straight-up and 0-4 against the spread in their last four games that have gone UNDER the total and 1-7 ATS in their past eight under that scenario.

Miami has simply struggled in close-game situations, going 5-11 in those decided by five points or less.  The Heat figured to have a number of high-profile closers who can make big shots down the stretch in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mike Miller and Eddie House, but they have often looked lost when the game is on the line in the final minutes.  They have also added another strong game finisher in point guard Mike Bibby, who signed with the team on Wednesday.

Bibby was averaging just 9.1 points and 3.6 assists with Atlanta before he was dealt to Washington for Kirk Hinrich, but he has averaged 15.4 points and 5.7 assists in 940 career regular-season games.  He played two games for the Wizards and was so unhappy with the situation that he agreed to a contract buyout with Washington that made him a free agent.  Signing with Miami seemed like a no-brainer for the 13-year veteran, who chose another shot at a championship over the $6.2 million he would have made with the Wizards.

If nothing else, Bibby should help the team’s offense by providing yet another scoring option.  That would certainly be welcome here, as both earlier meetings between the Heat and Magic went OVER the total, and Miami would like to see that trend continue.  The Heat have won 10 straight games when the OVER cashes, going 8-2 ATS.

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OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a Wednesday winner is on St. Bonaventure (+12.5) at Duquesne.

Reasoning: Duquesne is still the more talented team and the overall superior team on the court today but after losing five of their last six games how can one not take a stab plus the dozen or so?

The Bonnies are much improved from the past when they were absolute garbage. This team is a respectable 15-12 overall and 7-7 in the Atlantic-10. Are they good? No, but they have beaten Buffalo, St. John’s and today’s foe in the Dukes. No doubt it is a major revenge spot for Bill Clark, Damian Saunders and the Dukes but I just don’t see this team being able to lace them up right now and whack a decent enough opponent, which St. Bonaventure has become. The confidence has to be waning and maybe, just maybe, this team really isn’t nearly as good as they showed in the 11-game winning streak. After all they are still “Duquesne”.

I will give them credit as the Dukes were absolutely rolling in the middle of the season and looking as if they were going to definitely make the tournament. They were seeming like a legitimate squad in the midst of a breakthrough season but then the you know what hit the fan after losing to the Bonnies and the bleeding has yet to be stopped in losing five of the last six games. It’s also not like they have been losing to upper echelon teams, as the likes of St. Louis, Dayton and Rhode Island are not much better than mediocre this season.

We will need Andrew Nicholson to come close to the 28 points he put up in that last game against St. Joe’s. But it is possible if not probable.

The skid will more than likely not reach six of seven, as I’m hard pressed to truly believe that St. Bonaventure can actually win this game. But to get around a dozen is enough to give it a go.

Top expert pick on this game: St. Bonaventure.

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OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Writer Vegas Matty previews the Bulls vs. Hawks.

The Chicago Bulls (41-17) can surpass last season’s win total with a win against the Atlanta Hawks (36-24) on Wednesday during the second stop of an important five-game road trip.  However, the Bulls will need to snap a skid of five straight losses at Atlanta if they are going to accomplish that feat against the Hawks.

Chicago started the road trip with a 105-77 rout of Washington on Monday behind 21 points apiece from Derrick Rose and Luol Deng.  Five Bulls scored in double figures including Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah, who combined to grab 21 rebounds as well.  They have gone 7-1 straight-up and against the spread in their last eight games but will be facing Atlanta for the first time this season.

The Hawks have won the last five home meetings with Chicago by an average of 16.2 points but could be without forward Josh Smith due to a knee injury he suffered in a 100-90 loss at Denver on Monday that closed out a seven-game road trip sandwiched around the All-Star break.  They went 3-4 SU and ATS on the trip, with only one of the wins coming against a team with a winning record.

A return home to Atlanta should help the team bounce back, especially considering the past success against the Bulls there.  The Hawks have won 14 of their last 18 home games despite dropping two in a row there before the start of their road trip.  They are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings overall with the OVER 7-1 in the past eight games between the teams.

Former Chicago guard Kirk Hinrich may also make his home debut with Atlanta after coming over in a trade for Mike Bibby last Thursday.  Hinrich did not play Monday against the Nuggets due to a calf injury but scored eight points off the bench in a 90-83 victory at Portland on Sunday.

If this game comes down to defense, the Bulls would figure to have a decisive edge.  They have held their last three opponents to an average of 80.3 points on 38 percent shooting from the field, which has coincided with Noah’s recent return from a thumb injury.  In his first game back, Chicago surrendered 118 points in a loss at Toronto.  But he seems to be finding his groove on the floor, and that has translated to three consecutive dominating defensive performances.  The total has gone UNDER in each of the team’s last three games after four straight OVERs.

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March Madness 2011 has officially begun with the conference tournaments. Obviously to advance in the league playoffs, a team will be coming off a straight up win.

As March Madness conference tournaments commence, OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the best mid-major teams to bet on or against off of a straight up win.

Finally, we look at the best small schools inside their own conference.

We will take a look at top “BCS conferences” next week.

The best mid-major spread teams off a straight up win:

Team                          ATS                 *MOC

Hawaii                         11-2                +4.6

LA Lafayette               10-2                +5.0

George Mason            18-5                +4.6

Idaho                          10-3                +7.5

Marquette                  9-3                  +3.4

Ball State                    9-3-2              -0.1

Northern Arizona      9-3                  +2.0

Here are the best mid-majors to bet against off a win:

Team                          ATS                 *MOC

Delaware                    2-8                  -2.5

Cal Santa Barbara     3-9                  -3.0

Illinois State               3-8-1              -5.2

Siena                           3-8                  -4.2

Here are the best mid-major teams inside their own conference:

Team                          ATS                 *MOC

George Mason            14-4                +5.7

Cal Poly                      11-4                +4.3

Sacramento St.           11-4                +1.5

St. Peter’s                   13-5                +3.4

Indiana St.                  13-5                +3.9

Creighton                   13-5                +2.1

Tennessee Martin     13-5                +2.8

The worst teams in their own conference, or the best to bet against:

Team                          ATS                 *MOC

Western Illinois         2-16                -5.3

Fordham                    3-11                -4.2

Samford                     4-14                -6.5

Central Florida          3-10                -6.6

Southern Illinois        4-13-1             -4.9

*MOC is “Margin of Cover” renamed by some “Sweat Barometer.”

Eleven wins minimum to qualify.

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick and preview Tuesday on the New York Knicks (+7.5) at Orlando.

Reasoning: Why not? No I don’t believe that the addition of Carmelo Anthony is going to make this team complete and vie for a championship just yet but after the great win in Miami and with a day off to rest up I’ll grab a touchdown or so with the new look Knicks.

If nothing else ‘Melo, Amare Stoudemire, Chauncey Billups and the rest of these current New Yorkers are fun as heck to watch and root for. That doesn’t mean they’ll cover tonight or any game for that matter but the vibe is pretty darn good right now and I’m not afraid of the Magic at this point with all of their inconsistencies. Dwight Howard is a beast and a guy that is not going to be completely stopped by anybody but Stoudemire will compete down low and it just wouldn’t completely shock me if Mike D’Antoni’s boys can ride the momentum from South Beach all the way here into the Magic Kingdom. Plus besides Howard Orlando is lacking in the size department in a big-time way.

Stan Van Gundy’s team has been very mediocre at times this season and then very good at times this season. I’m not completely sure whether Mr. Jekyll or Hyde will show up tonight but the Knicks are quite a talented team, at least offensively, and I’ll take my chances on them at this pretty large number.

Top expert pick on this game: Matt Rivers New York

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OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Writer Vegas Matty previews the Lakers and Timberwolves.

The Los Angeles Lakers (42-19) have won the last 13 meetings with the Minnesota Timberwolves (14-46) and will try to win for the seventh straight time at the Target Center when the teams meet on Tuesday.  The Lakers (-9) looked like they were running out of gas in losing three in a row just prior to the All-Star break, but they seem to be returning to championship form during a four-game winning streak since that skid.

Los Angeles is coming off a 90-87 victory at Oklahoma City on Sunday, rallying from a five-point halftime deficit by quieting the Thunder after the intermission.  The Lakers outscored Oklahoma City 21-13 in the third quarter and held them to only 31 second-half points.  Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 43 points but also turned the ball over 12 times.

LA has already beaten Minnesota twice this season, but both wins came during the first month.  The Lakers failed to cover the first meeting in a 99-94 home victory on November 9 and then blew out the Timberwolves on the road 10 days later, 112-95.  That was also the last time Minnesota All-Star forward Kevin Love did not record a double-double, as he failed to score and had seven rebounds in nearly 38 minutes of action.

Love has put together a streak of 46 consecutive double-double since then and is coming off a monster 37-point, 23-rebound performance in a 126-123 home win over Golden State on Sunday.  He has scored less than 10 points only one other time this season and finished with 23 points and 24 boards in the first meeting with the Lakers.

Despite Love’s outstanding season, the Timberwolves have still dropped seven of their last eight games, covering the spread just twice during that stretch.  The UNDER is 6-1 in their last seven games and 12-3 in their past 15.

Los Angeles has seen the OVER cash in three of its last four road games, but poor defense was to blame in those games.  The Lakers gave up more than 100 points each time and have limited their opponents to an average of less than 91 points during their current winning streak.

Minnesota has not scored more than 96 points in the last six meetings with LA, and the UNDER is 6-0 in those games.  The Timberwolves are 5-4 ATS in the past nine games between the teams even though they have lost all of them straight-up.

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