Michigan State Spartans vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Pick & Odds: January 18th 2011

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS VS. ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI
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CBB TV Over/Under Best Bet (15-2 ATS Angle)!
Steve Merril has a RARE college hoop totals BEST BET for Tuesday. Steve absolutely LOVES the match-up in this game – backed by an incredible 15-2 ATS angle! Grab this TV winner right now – Michigan St/Illinois (ESPN) – 7 pm ET – Guaranteed Over/Under that will WIN BIG!

*Hot 5-1 L2 Days* Boyd’s Tuesday NCAAB *BEST BET*
Jimmy Boyd is a Red Hot 5-1 (83%) the L2 Days and a Dominant 19-8 (70%) since Jan. 9! The 2008-09 Overall Basketball World Handicapping Champ keeps the money train rolling right here with the BEST BET on the board in Tuesday’s NCAAB slate. This motivated team is primed and ready to run its opponent off the floor tonight. It’s guaranteed to win or you play FREE Wednesday.

**BIG GAME ALERT** College 10* GAME OF THE WEEK
There is a reason why they call TonyK – THE BIG GAME HUNTER. Its because he finds and wins his big picks. Now on Tuesday night Big Tony is set to cash again with his 10* College Game of the Week. There has been no one HOTTER the last 4 months as his TOP 10*’s have gone 44-19.

NCAA Basketball Betting Trends:
Spartans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
Spartans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5.
Fighting Illini are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
Fighting Illini are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Under is 4-1 in Spartans last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Under is 4-1 in Spartans last 5 vs. Big Ten.
Over is 19-8 in Fighting Illini last 27 home games.
Over is 7-3 in Fighting Illini last 10 games as a home favorite.

Head-to-Head Betting Trends
Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Illinois.
Spartans are 5-12 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
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Wisconsin Badgers vs. Michigan State Spartans Pick & Odds: January 11th 2011

WISCONSIN BADGERS VS. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
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College Basketball Shocker – Tuesday
Jim went 3-1 with College Basketball Shockers last week! He loves it when oddsmakers fail to take ALL aspects of a game into consideration and Tuesday night is another such College Basketball surprise. EVERY ingredient is there to run circles around the oddsmakers. Don’t mess around with guess-work, play with a pro with this College Basketball Shocker, a bookie busting winner from Jim!

Jorge Gonzalez’s Big Ten ESPN Game of the Week
Jorge has been on Fire in the New Year and cashed in yesterday with the under of 55, (+33), in Auburn’s 22-19 victory in the BCS Championship Game! Jorge is back with one of his biggest Bets in College Basketball! Kick back and enjoy this Easy Win between the Visiting Wisconsin Badgers against the Michigan State Spartans!

NCAA Basketball Betting Trends:
Badgers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Badgers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. Big Ten.
Spartans are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 games following a S.U. loss.
Spartans are 16-34-2 ATS in their last 52 Tuesday games.
Over is 4-1 in Badgers last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Under is 4-1 in Badgers last 5 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Under is 6-1 in Spartans last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
Under is 5-1 in Spartans last 6 games as a home favorite.

Head-to-Head Betting Trends
Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Michigan St.
Favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Home team is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Badgers are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Michigan St.
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Michigan State vs. Alabama Pick: 2011 Capital One Bowl: January 1st 2011

MICHIGAN STATE VS. ALABAMA
2011 CAPITAL ONE BOWL (JANUARY 1ST 2011)
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Michigan State is 1-5 SU and ATS last 3 years as a road underdog of 3 1/2 to 10 points. Alabama is 13-1 SU and 10-3 ATS last 3 years in non-conference games. Alabama’s defense is allowing only 14.1 points per game overall this year. Spartans are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog. Spartans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0. Spartans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game. Crimson Tide are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games. Crimson Tide are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. Crimson Tide are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games. Alabama is the better team here. Alabama has a very good quarterback in McElroy and their running game is going to put up some big numbers today as well. I’m looking for a blowout. We’ll recommend a small play on Alabama today! Thanks and good luck, Rocky (Handicapperspicks.com)

Final Four Betting: Butler Bulldogs vs. Michigan State Spartans Prediction: April 3rd 2010

Butler Bulldogs vs. Michigan State Spartans
The 2010 Final Four tips off Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium, as the hometown Butler Bulldogs will take on the Michigan State Spartans in a very even matchup. Click here to wager on this game at Betus.com

The Week That Was: Butler
Butler carried the banner for mid-major programs by working its way to the first Final Four in school history. Coach Brad Stevens, at the young age of 33, led his team to college basketball’s promised land by overseeing a masterful defensive effort in a 63-56 defeat of Kansas State last Saturday. The seven-point win in the West Regional final brought out the very best in a Butler team that wins with a very simple formula: defense, resilience, and late-game composure.

For the third straight NCAA Tournament game, Butler led for much of the proceedings but then fell behind with less than six minutes left in regulation. Just as they had done against Murray State and Syracuse, the Bulldogs faltered as the second half wore on, but regrouped to pull out a close win in the final few minutes.

In this game against second-seeded Kansas State, the fifth-seeded Butler boys trailed, 52-51, with just under five minutes left. Then, they clamped down on defense and held KSU to just two points in the next four and a half minutes. Butler’s guards held the Wildcats’ top two scorers – Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente – to just 32 points on 11-of-30 shooting.

The Week That Was: Michigan State
The Spartans, behind legendary coach Tom Izzo, are headed to their sixth Final Four in the past 12 seasons, an absolutely remarkable feat in the frail and extremely competitive world of major college basketball.

Michigan State punched its ticket to a second straight Final Four by topping Tennessee, 70-69, in a thrilling Midwest Regional final last Sunday in St. Louis. The one-point win carried the fifth-seeded Spartans past the sixth-seeded Vols in a game that looked like a matchup of evenly-seeded teams.

Neither team ever held a double-digit lead, as MSU and Tennessee fought until the final horn to see who would advance to Indianapolis. Tennessee had a chance to take the lead with 12 seconds left, but UT’s Scotty Hopson missed a tiebreaking free throw attempt. Michigan State rebounded the ball and sped downcourt. Forward-turned-ballhandler Draymond Green made a nifty pass to teammate Raymar Morgan on the right low block. Morgan drew a foul and hit a free throw to give Sparty the lead with 1.8 seconds left. After a timeout, Tennessee missed a halfcourt heave at the buzzer, and Michigan State had done the deed again.

Outlook & Pick:
Both of these teams were number five seeds in their respective regions, so they’re evenly matched. Butler is playing in its home city and is healthier than the Spartans, who will be without point guard Kalin Lucas and will have two players – forward Delvon Roe and guard Chris Allen – in great pain on Saturday. (Both Roe and Allen will play.) Michigan State’s big advantage comes from its coach. Tom Izzo has earned a reputation for being the best March coach of the past decade, better than Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, who will be coaching the second game on Saturday in Indianapolis. This game should be played in the 50s and be very close. If Michigan State has a chance to take the lead in the final seconds, Izzo will draw up a set play that will get the job done. Sparty will win by a single basket.

College Basketball Betting Pick: Michigan State
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