Basketball Picks: January 24th 2012
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Pick: Indiana Pacers -3
The Pacers really surprised us with a strong road trip and wins against the Warriors and Lakers, although they did get some help for the refs in their Bay Area win. This team is playing excellent defense and they are doing enough on offense to win games. Orlando just looked horrible last night and this team set franchise lows for scoring (56 points) and field goals (16) against the Celtics (we had our big play on the under in that game, by the way). Even though the Boston defense was unbelievable last night there is something wrong with this offense right now in Orlando and they haven’t looked good in their last four games, save the Lakers game but they only managed 92 in a pretty dominating performance. We just don’t think things get any easier tonight against an Indiana team that allows only 83 PPG at home. They are 4-1 ATS at home this season and 5-0 straight up and we think they are a bit underrated with this line as they are relatively healthy and Orlando is coming in on a back-to-back after that listless performance in Boston last night. -Doc’s Sports

Pick: Phoenix Suns -5
Your free play for Tuesday comes in the NBA as the Toronto Raptors head all the way out to the Southwest to battle the Suns. The Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last six against the NBA Pacific division and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. Phoenix is home after a 6-game trip that saw two big upset wins, at Boston and at New York. The team that Phoenix just upset, Boston, played Toronto that same week and blasted the Raptors, 96-73. The favorite is 6-1-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings, the Raptors are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Phoenix and 1-6-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings. Your free play for Tuesday, Play the Phoenix Suns. -Jim Feist

Pick: Texas Longhorns -7
Motivated by 3 straight losses and a defeat at Iowa State on Jan. 4, expect Texas to bounce back strong at home, where it is 11-1 on the season. Iowa State hasn’t had much luck at Texas, where it has dropped 6 of its last 7 with the 6 losses coming by 26, 16, 20, 9, 8 and 23 points. It is also worth noting that the Cyclones are 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 games as an underdog of 7.0-12.5 points and 3-14 ATS in their last 17 games as a road underdog of 7.0-12.5 points. Texas is an impressive 25-12 ATS in its last 37 as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points, winning these games by an average score of 75.4 to 63.4. We’ll side with Texas in this highly motivated spot. The No. 1 Ranked Basketball Handicapper All-time at this Network continues his WHITE HOT 11-1 (92%) RUN (profiting $1,000/game bettors $9,950) with his 5* NCAAB *BEST BET* (Perfect 7-0 NCAAB Run) and 4* NBA SMASH (599-496 NBA Run since 2007 has $1,000/game bettors up $53,740)! This package is guaranteed to profit or Wednesday’s entire card is ON THE HOUSE! -Jimmy Boyd

Pick: Akron Zips +1.5
On Tuesday the NCAAB Free play is on Akron. Game 547 at 7:00 eastern. The Zips are 7-0 in the 2nd half the last 2+ seasons vs teams who allow 65 points or less and 13-6 after allowing 80 or more points. They have had a solid month thus far winning 5 of 6 in January. Even better is their record vs teams who are ranked 151 or higher in the RPI as they are 6-0 vs these teams.Ball St is is ranked 216th in the RPI and has played a soft schedule 343 rd toughest in the nation. Akron has played the 60th toughest schedule. Ball St has dropped 3 of 4 to the spread as a home favorite of 3 or less and are 0-3 ats in conference play off a win. When they take on winning teams they are no great shakes at 9-18 straight up. The records may look similar but Akron is the better team. On Tuesday I ave a trio of Solid plays lead by the 22-1 Mountain West Conference Game of the Month, a 39-3 ACC power Angle play and a 5* 100% Double system NBA Play. Monday night sweeps with hoops in NBA and NCAAB. Jump on and cash out tonight. For the free play take Akron. -Rob Vinciletti

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Miami Ohio vs. Akron
Odds: Miami Ohio -14 Over/Under 47.5 (November 3rd 2011)
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Akron (23-12) vs No. 6 Notre Dame (26-6)
Bracket Pick: Notre Dame (March 18th 2011 – 1st Round)

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Statistical Advantages: Points Per Game: Notre Dame, Field Goal Percentage: Notre Dame, Free Throw Percentage: Notre Dame, Defense: Notre Dame, Rebounding: Notre Dame, Turnovers: Notre Dame, Bench Players: Akron

Point Spread: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are currently set as a 13 point favorite against the Akron Zips for the 1st round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

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The Miami Ohio Redhawks invade Infocision Stadium looking to keep their faint MAC East title hopes alive in a college football picks battle with the division rival Akron Zips; kick-off is set for 6:00 ET with live TV coverage on ESPNU.
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Miami Ohio Redhawks vs. Akron Zips
Game Date/Time: Wednesday, November 17th, 6:00 ET
Game Location: Infocision Stadium, Akron, OH
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPNU
NCAA Football Betting Odds: Miami Ohio Redhawks (-9.5) -110 vs. Akron Zips (+9.5) -110: Over/Under 48

The Redhawks did exactly what they had to do a week ago to remain in the running for the MAC East title by going into Bowling Green and handing the Falcons a 24-21 home defeat. The win moved them to 5-1 in conference play with college football picks victories over Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Central Michigan, and Buffalo; the three-point win over BG just barely covered the 2.5-point closing spread.

Unfortunately, they’ll take to the artificial turf at Infocision Stadium for the first time ever knowing they’re really up against it now with Ohio scoring the shocking upset of the Temple Owls last night. Because the Redhawks lone MAC defeat came at the hands of the Bobcats, they now need to win their remaining two games and hope Ohio somehow manages to stumble in their season finale at Kent State.

With the possibility there that it could happen, it might not matter in the long run simply because of a spleen that was lacerated in last week’s game at Bowling Green. That’s right, that organ as big as a fist under the left side of Zac Dysert’s ribcage was torn when he dove across the goal line to put the Redhawks up 14-7 midway through the 2nd quarter. He has been ruled out the rest of the regular season, but could return if the Redhawks go bowling.

Then there’s the Akron Zips; the 0-10 Akron Zips! Not the way head coach Rob Ianello envisioned his first go round in charge of Akron’s program. The Zips are the only team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to have not tallied a victory this season; the 0-10 mark also tied the 2004 team for the worst start in school history. They’ve also stunk it up as a college football picks investment as well posting a 3-7 mark ATS to date.

It’s been pretty rough for fans of the Zips to come out and support this team as their worst defeats of the season have taken place on their own turf. Their 0-4 home mark saw them lose 29-3 to Syracuse, 38-37 to Gardener Webb (FCS), 50-14 to Northern Illinois, and 56-10 to Western Michigan. So, in four home games played, the Zips have lost by an average final score of 43-16; not good!

NCAA Football Insider Tip: Before blindly making college football picks on the Redhawks due to the Akron Zips pathetic overall and home records this season, know that the Zips have covered each of the L/2 meetings with Miami (OH) winning 24-13 as eight-point favorites in 2008 and losing 7-0 in last year’s meeting as 7.5-point underdogs.

Though Akron sports one of the worst overall defenses in the country (#115 at 38.8 PPG), Miami OH’s offense has struggled to produce points all season long (#103 at 19.9 PPG). The absence of their field general will only make it that much harder for the visitors to put points on the board.

The Redhawks have made for very poor college football betting picks when in the favorite role having gone 1-9 ATS the L/10 times they went off the board as one in the 3.5-10 point range. The Zips are also a rock solid 8-2 ATS their L/10 games when playing off a bye. Look for the home team to put forth one of its best efforts of the year under the primetime lights, and possibly pull out the outright win!

My NCAA Football Predictions: Akron Zips (+9.5) -110
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