Showing posts with label villanova wildcats. Show all posts
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Friday, November 26, 2010

Friday's Picks 11/26/2010

Featured Play: Miami Heat -11 (4x)

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Last Tuesday was miserable. Everything that could have gone wrong did. We are looking to get back on track after a positive day on Wednesday. We think the Heat are a great pick today at home against Philadelphia. The Sixers have been getting rolled on the road (1-8) and the Heat feel like they have something to prove after their 3 game losing streak. Look for Wade and company to come out and destroy the under-matched Sixers.

Other Plays:

We are staying with another in state blow out with the Orlando Magic over the Cavs. The Cavs just don't have the size to play with the Magic and we think Dwight Howard will have his way down low tonight.

We also like Temple over Georgia. Temple gave up a 16-1 run to lose to Cal, so look for the coaches to fix that melt down and get things back on track against Georgia. The Bull Dogs are coming off an 2OT loss, so they might not have their legs back yet.

We are going to continue to ride Villanova and go with them tonight against Tennessee. Playing in New York is like a home game for Nova. We think they will come out and continue to play well against the Volunteers.

The Thunder of Oklahoma City will win against those pesky Indiana Pacers tonight. Durantula has torched the Pacers in their last 6 meetings by averaging 30 points per contest. The Thunder are 5-1 away from home and have played some decent ball thus far. The Pacers have been too inconsistent this year and will have trouble containing this high scoring offense.

Nevada is our final pick of the day. We like them to cover the spread at home vs. Boise State. This game may be a shootout between these two high scoring teams. The difference in the game will be Nevada's quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. He is a very mobile quarterback that can run the ball when needed. He should give the Boise State defense some problems and allow Nevada to stay within 14 points. We like the home team here.

Orlando Magic -11 (3x)

Temple -4 (3x)

Villanova -5.5 (3x)

Oklahoma City Thunder PK (4x)

Nevada +14 (3x)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Wednesday's Picks 11/24/2010

Featured Play: Villanova -6.5 (5x)

Nova (4-0) and UCLA (3-0) will face off tonight at Madison Square Garden with the Wildcats favored by 6.5. The Wildcats have won by an average margin of 28.5 points. Four of the five Nova starters are averaging in double digits led by senior guard, Corey Stokes. Due to the weak non-conference schedule, the Wildcats are going to want to make the most of this matchup against one of the better Pac-10 teams thus far in the season in UCLA. If Villanova can get off to a quick start, we are confident they can cover easily.

Other Plays:

We like Illinois-Chicago over Central Michigan. Although this is not the most exciting of games to bet on, we do like Illinois-Chicago to cover the spread against a Central Michigan team who is 0-2 on the road this year. The Flames are coming off 3 days rest after a big win against a URI and will be looking to improve to 4-2. Roll with the Flames.

Cleveland State is our final college play for the night. The Vikings (5-0) travel south to Akron to face the Zips (2-1) for an in state matchup. Cleveland State has proved to be one of the Horizon League's Premier teams in the past few years. They are 4-1 ATS so far this year and are clearly the superior team in this game. Senior guard, Norris Cole and the Vikings take care of business here and cover.

Our NBA play is Fundamental Duncan and the Spurs. San Antonio is 9-3-1 ATS and have won 10 straight against the Timberwolves dating back to January of 2008. The Spurs are averaging 107.6 points a game and are shooting a league best 44.4% from beyond the arc. We believe they will continue their dominance and have no trouble covering against the Ricky Rubio-less Timberwolves. Get sum.

Villanova -6.5 (5x)

Cleveland State +3 (4x)

Spurs -8 (3x)

Chicago Illinois -3 (2x)