2-13-12

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Matt Fargo

NBA
10* New Orleans +4
10* Golden State -3

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Bryan Power

Philadelphia at Charlotte 7:00 PM ET Charlotte 11.5
Minnesota at Orlando 7:00 PM ET Minnesota 5.5
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens 7:30 PM ET Montreal Canadiens -149
Miami at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ET Milwaukee 6.5
L.A. Clippers at Dallas 8:30 PM ET Dallas -4
Kansas at Kansas State 9:00 PM ET Kansas State 3.5
Phoenix at Golden State 10:30 PM ET under

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The Popular Choice

2* Cuse ov 137 1/2
2* Jazz -4

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WUNDERDOG
NBA 91-67 Season-to-Date +$3700
Game: Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas (8:30 PM Eastern)
Pick: Game Total UNDER 187 -110

The Dallas Mavericks lost some key pieces from their Championship team from a year ago. They are also lowering the regular season workload of Dirk Nowitski, their best player. Nowitski is playing a few less minutes per night, and his points have dropped significantly from a year ago at over 5 points less per game. The focal point has become the defense. After allowing 104 points or more in their first three games this season, the Mavs have allowed just one team to top the 104-point mark since in 25 games. These teams played a game at Los Angeles earlier this year that reached just 180 points. These clubs have also produced a 19-9 UNDER mark in their last 28 meetings and Dallas has played six straight UNDERs vs. a winning team. Play this one UNDER the total.

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SPORTS WAGERS NBA

NEW ORLEANS +4/+166 over Utah

It's not easy to pull the trigger on the Hornets and their 4-23 record. Only the Bobcats have less wins. Slightly better is New Orleans’ 10-17 against the spread and they play the final game of a four-game home stand before embarking on a six-game trip. We expect them to dig down deep. We've seen the Hornets compete against some good teams. While losing is both frustrating and contagious, the Hornets haven’t given up. We get as good an effort from them as we do most teams on most nights. The Jazz are 14-12, largely aided by an 11-5 home mark. On the road, they have just three wins in 10 games. They had two wins prior to last night's win in Memphis and will now play its third game in four days here. The Jazz also play in Oklahoma City tomorrow night after losing to them in Salt Lake on Friday. The Jazz are a huge risk as road chalk under good conditions. Under these tough conditions, that risk increases. Play: New Orleans +4 (Risking 1.06 units to win 1) Play: New Orleans +166 (Risking 1 unit).

Minnesota +193 +5½ over ORLANDO

The Magic are a talented bunch and have been for years. Over the past five years, you would be hard pressed to find a team with a better overall record in the East. This season, Orlando is 17-11 despite the Dwight Howard ordeal hanging overhead. Still, Orlando has taken more nights off this season than most. Find them in an undesirable spot and chances are you'll cash your ticket. With five wins in seven games, including a win over the Heat and with the 76ers on deck, this could certainly be one such spot. Orlando played in Philly less than two weeks ago and scored a paltry 69 points. The final score read 74-69 but Philly was up 21 with three minutes to go. A game against the Western conference Timberwolves is unlikely to get their juices flowing. Minnesota comes in erratic but very dangerous. They have all the right pieces in place with a strong coach in Rick Adelman, a thunderous power forward in Kevin Love, an outstanding rookie at PG in Ricky Rubio and a strong center in Nikola Pekovic. The T-Wolves are just two games under .500 and appear to be on the verge of something good. Against what should be a semi-interested Magic squad here, they can certainly come in and steal a win. Play: Minnesota +5½ (Risking 1.05 units to win 1) Play: Minnesota +193 (Risking 1 unit).

SPORTS WAGERS NHL

Carolina +145 over MONTREAL

The Canadiens are playing much better lately. They're on a four-game winning streak in which they outscored the opposition 15-4. They're coming off that convincing 5-0 victory in Toronto on Saturday night and all this has them overpriced. The Habs are still the same team they were two weeks ago. They had 18 shots on net Saturday and scored five times. Two others wins came against Winnipeg and the Islanders, the former at home. Montreal has its biggest rivals on deck, the Bruins on Wednesday, thus, this game is sandwiched betweeen Toronto and Boston. Carolina comes in rested and having picked up points in eight of its past nine games. The Canes are healthy, they're playing their best hockey of the season and there's no question that they're being undervalued here against a Montreal club in an unfavorable spot. We're going to play this one in regulation only because the Canes have lost five straight in extra time. Play: Carolina +145 (Risking 2 units).

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Jimmy Boyd 2/13
5* Kansas St +4.5

4* Minnesota Timberwolves +5.5

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Sportshandicapperking 2/13
NCAA


Syracuse Orangemen -2.5

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Lee Earnest 2/13


CBB:

Kansas -4

NBA:

76ers -12

***Phoenix +3***

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David Banks

Kansas Jayhawks vs. Kansas State Wildcats
An electric Big 12 rivalry is set to write another chapter on Big Monday when the Kansas Jayhawks (20-5, 12-11-1 ATS) go into Bramlage Coliseum to face the in-state rival Kansas State Wildcats (17-7, 9-11 ATS); tip-off from the Octagon of Doom is set to go live on ESPN at 9:00 ET.

Since falling at Mizzou back on February 4th, the Jayhawks have done exactly what theyve needed to do to ensure the 25ths rematch at Phog Allen Fieldhouse will more than likely be for the Big 12 regular season title. KU showed just how much moxie it possesses after its first conference loss in Columbia by going into Waco and taking it to what was then the 6th ranked Baylor Bears. The game was close through the first half, but Coach Selfs kids threw down the defensive gauntlet in the second half and outscored the Bears 35-24 to pull out the impressive 68-54 road win and cover. Kansas then toyed with OK State back at home in its next game, but the 81-66 final saw them come up short of covering the 17.5-point closing spread. To date, Kansas is 5-2 SU & 4-2-1 ATS in its seven played true road games.

This was expected to be a rebuilding year in Manhattan with both Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly having since moved on, and thats exactly what Head Coach Frank Martin has dealt with in 2011-12. The Wildcats will enter tonights home date with their most hated rivals off a bitter loss in Austin where they let a 40-27 halftime lead get away from them in the second half to fall to the Longhorns by a 75-64 final count; the defeat snapped the teams two-game winning streak. K-State has been much better when playing in front of its hometown faithful (10-2, 3-5 ATS) than it has on the road (3-4, 3-4 ATS). Though the team has averaged scoring 72.4 PPG (#80), it shoots a poor 43.9 percent from the field (#152) as well as just 33.3 percent from beyond the arc (#215); those percentages must improve tonight if theyre to give the Jayhawks a run for their money.

The home team has been the side to back in the recent series with it winning and covering each of the L/5 meetings. Kansas coasted to the 67-49 home win and cover in these teams first meeting back in early January to move the chalk to 21-7 ATS in the L/28 overall meetings. Though KU stands a lucrative 15-6 ATS its L/21 Big Monday appearances, its churned out a poor 0-4-1 ATS record off its L/5 SU wins. K-State checks in 5-2 ATS its L/7 Big Monday appearances, but has failed to cover each of their L/6 versus +.600 opponents. These teams have played to the over each of the L/4 times they went at it in the Little Apple.

PICK: OVER

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Info Plays

7* Golden State Warriors -3

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Guy Murphy Sports

NBA
76ers -11.5 2 units
Warriors -3 2 units

NHL
Sharks Moneyline 2 units
Coyotes/Canucks Under 5.5 2 units

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APPLE HANDICAPPERS
Tony LaDuke
3* Charlotte/Phil Over 177

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Paul Leiner:

500* CBB Baylor -8.5
100* NBA Over 186.5 Mavericks/Clippers
50* CBB Kansas -3.5

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Syracuse -3
Iowa State +8.5
Kansas -4