satursday

[RAYMOND]

San Diego State-9.5 :firing:

SDS beat the Utes on both boards, at the 3-point line and got more steals when they won in Salt Lake City. Utah 6-8 freshman Shaun Green is about to feel the rigors of the MWC road on a team just 2-6 in its last eight, as the team?s second-leading three-point taker and maker figures to dry up right about now and the SDS marksman continue on some good paces: 50% on two pointers, 41.4% on three-pointers. As a team, the Fisher Kings get to the free-throw line often enough (32nd most frequent in the nation), and create a lot of second-chance opportunities (27th in offensive rebounding percentage).


San Diego State: 8-1 ATS vs. conference opponents

 

[RAYMOND]

lsu+5.5 wins outright

You can?t get physical with LSU because they?ll laugh it off. You can?t move the ball in the paint against them because they take up too much space both vertically and horizontally. You can?t shoot too many 3s against them because they push you too far away from the hoop, and the Gators weren?t going to get as many from downtown as they normally would anyway, with Lee Humphrey and his 45% shooting eye are gone for a few weeks. The home fans enjoyed their lopsided win against Kentucky last week and now they have to flip and feel the other side of the emotional coin. The penetration of Alabama guard Ronald Steele helped propel us all to a win against LSU last Saturday, but Florida?s Taurean Green can?t do it like the man of Steele! Florida?s ?long and lanky? edges vs. most opponents vanish in this match-up.

LSU: 23-9 ATS off a home win

 

[RAYMOND]

Tennessee -3.5

Tennessee?s corresponding 2004-05 vs. 2005-06 time-frame transition from Buzz Peterson to Bruce Pearl is now 6-12 ATS to 11-4 ATS. When a team plays as quick as the Vols have (Top 15 in possessions per game) and shoot as well as they do (53.3 Effective FG%, which factors in three-pointers) and turns it over as little as they do (seventh-fewest in the nation), yeah, they?ll make money.

TENNESSEE is 12-4 against the spread versus GEORGIA since 1997

 

[RAYMOND]

Iowa State +10.5 dog of the week!

Big players rise up in big games, so ISU?s Curtis Stinson should carry his team to a big upset try against a KU bunch that enjoyed ?too big? a FG% margin (58% to 37.7%) in a 10-point road win the first time around. Iowa State can usually play with anyone. They can lose to anyone, too, but this seems like a good spot to capitalize on recent inflation/deflations in power ratings. Kansas can burn some chalk-players at the free-throw line.


Iowa State: 15-3 ATS revenging a loss

 

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Wisconsin-4.5 very big


Penn State: 3-13 ATS in the month of February

 

[bear]

Hey Ray,
You are going to make some $$$$$ tomorrow!
me too

bear

 

[RAYMOND]

Southern Miss+9.5

Let?s get physical! UTEP is short on players. Some opponents can?t take advantage because they are also on the wrong end of the numbers game. But Southern Miss? Larry Eustachy is playing 10 players at least 10 minutes per game. Most of them are not among college basketball?s elite, but they probably don?t need to be on this particular day. They recently out-rebounded a good-sized SMU team that has put an emphasis on out-muscling opponents. One of the players missing at UTEP is their best outside shooter Ayala. So it?s all about denying UTEP center Tofi in the paint, making him work for his points, getting him to the free throw line ? where he?ll miss ? and getting him tired so he commits fouls and is outta there!

 

[RAYMOND]

iowa +4
gw-2
duke-6.5

:thumb: :thumb:

 

[RAYMOND]

VCU-2.5

Tough spot for ODU, with health issues in the guard rotation, on the road, against an opposing backcourt that harasses, and has revenge. ODU?s Isiah Hunter scored 23 in his team?s 78-75 win against VCU last month, and he has been missing in action with a stress fracture in his foot. VCU was also knocked out of the CAA Tourney in the title game by ODU last season, sort of refereed out of it if you want to know the truth as perceived from this side of the hoops world.

Old Dominion: 0-6 ATS off a win by 20 points or more

Virginia Commonwealth: 14-3 ATS revenging loss of 3 points or less

 

[Steve's plays]

Lot of road teams on that card, think i only saw two home teams. But i do like the LSU pick, think they are the best team in the SEC & saturday is their chance to prove it. Tennessee looks like a trap, but might take the bait because I think Tenn has too much offense for Ga.
GL Ray.

 

[Teddy Dupay]

Ray, I really like the Tenn. pick. I am thinking about making it my largest play of the year. It almost looks too good, and I see about 85 percent of the public feels the same. In this case, I feel the public is correct. I can't see why UGA covers here. I think Tennessee wins by double digits. I have all the respect in the world for Dennis Felton, but he just doesn't have the horses this year to keep up with the Vols.

As far as LSU, I hate to say it as a Gator, but I think you're on the right side here as well. I'll pass though. I'll be in attendance at the game hoping you're wrong.

 

[Natymike]

For what it's worth:

Tennessee Volunteers are 0-9-0 ATS After 6 Wins (All Lines)

 

[RAYMOND]

parlay card

parlay card

Feb 11 8:12am 9 Team Parlay - Pending 50.00 to win 7662.45


1. Basketball - LSU - spread +5? (-110)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 1:00pm [pending]


2. Basketball - Southern Illinois - moneyline (+185)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 2:00pm [pending]


3. Basketball - George Washington - spread -2 (-150)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 2:00pm [pending]


4. Basketball - San Diego State - moneyline (-550)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 3:00pm [pending]


5. Basketball - Tennessee - moneyline (-175)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 4:00pm [pending]


6. Basketball - Iowa State - spread +9? (-110)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 4:00pm [pending]


7. Basketball - Wisconsin - spread -2? (-150)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 4:00pm [pending]


8. Basketball - UCLA - moneyline (+155)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 3:30pm [pending]


9. Basketball - Boston College - moneyline (-700)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 8:00pm [pending]

 

[RAYMOND]

Southern Illinois - moneyline (+185) :idea:

Southern Illinois: 20-4 ATS away after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 ATS

 

[RAYMOND]

Hey Ray,
You are going to make some $$$$$ tomorrow!
me too

bear

:toast:

 

[RAYMOND]

Ray, I really like the Tenn. pick. I am thinking about making it my largest play of the year. It almost looks too good, and I see about 85 percent of the public feels the same. In this case, I feel the public is correct. I can't see why UGA covers here. I think Tennessee wins by double digits. I have all the respect in the world for Dennis Felton, but he just doesn't have the horses this year to keep up with the Vols.

As far as LSU, I hate to say it as a Gator, but I think you're on the right side here as well. I'll pass though. I'll be in attendance at the game hoping you're wrong.

best of luck today

 

[RAYMOND]

Lot of road teams on that card, think i only saw two home teams. But i do like the LSU pick, think they are the best team in the SEC & saturday is their chance to prove it. Tennessee looks like a trap, but might take the bait because I think Tenn has too much offense for Ga.
GL Ray.

gl steve

 

[RAYMOND]

UCLA - moneyline (+155)
for the entire game held on Feb 11 at 3:30pm [pending]


Last month, the Huskies stunned the Bruins by rallying from 14 down in the second half to score a 69-65 win at Pauley. That marked the Huskies' first win there since 1987, so obviously it's been at least that long since Washington even had a shot at sweeping the season series from the Bruins.

Well, it's not happening this year as UCLA will win this game outright. UCLA (6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS in true roadies this year) is 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS since that second half meltdown against the Huskies. Obviously, UCLA has grown up (and gotten healthier!) since that debacle.

Yes, Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo are one of the top backcourts in the country. But to no one's surprise who's familar with Ben Howland's coaching style, the Bruins are getting the job done on defense (conference foes are making just 29.7 percent of their field goal attempts). They held Washington State to a mere 30 points in Thursday's road win, the lowest point total by a Bruin opponent in 39 years!

Washington has the more electifying offense, but I'll side with the better defensive club in this spot. Prior to outlasting a beat up Southern Cal squad Thursday, the slumping Huskies had failed to win or cover in three straight overall. They're 8-12 ATS as a chalk this year and this is a team that got swept by Washington State this season.

UCLA (runs of 3-1 SU and 2-0 ATS in Seattle) knows it botched it at home last month versus the Huskies. The Bruins won't make that same mistake this afternoon at Bank of America Arena as they'll win this one outright!

UCLA: 13-1 ATS as a road underdog

 

[RAYMOND]

For what it's worth:

Tennessee Volunteers are 0-9-0 ATS After 6 Wins (All Lines)

Tennessee: 10-1 ATS after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

 

[RAYMOND]

New Mexico-2 tip from alitte birdie :thumb: