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NBA  |  Feb 08
New Orleans Hornets vs. Orlando Magic		 Orlando Magic
-9-107  at  5DIMES		 Started
New Orleans took a big blow when Chris Paul went down with an ankle injury. David West needs to step up his game. West scores 17.9 points a game and Peja Stojakovic scores 12.1 points a game while Emeka Okafor scores 12.4 points a game and Marcus Thornton scores 10.9 points a game. Nobody else scores more than 7.7 points a game. The Hornets are 9-23 ATS as road dogs of 5.0 to 10.5 points and they are 2-6 off a straight up win. Orlando is 34-17 this year and are led by Dwight Howard and his 17.8 points a game and his 13.4 rebounds a game. Rayshard Lewis scores 14.9 points a game. Vince Carter drops in 15.8 points a game and Jameer Nelson 11.8 points a night. Five other players score between 9.8 and 7.0 points a game. The Magic are 28-12-1 ATS their last 41 games their starting five combined to play for more than 160 minutes. PLAY ON ORLANDO -

NCAA-B  |  Feb 08
Kansas vs. Texas		 Texas
+1-110  at  SPBOOK		 20min.
On Monday the free play is on Texas game 716 at 9:00 eastern. Texas is coming off a mediocre performance at Oklahoma getting down by as many as 18,before getting back into the game only to lose. Today the Get a solid Kansas team that is winning but nearly as convincing as last years team. Texas has won 4 of the last 6 at home vs the Jay hawks and won 80% of the time at home since 1997 when the total is 150 to 155. Look for Texas to bounce back and win this one. On The Monday card I have a 5 unit NCAAB Play with 4 Big Power angles. Hoops remain and hot, and tonight our team has big edges on both sides of the ball. Take Texas tonight as the free play. RV

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NCAA-B  |  Feb 08
Villanova vs. West Virginia		 West Virginia
-4½-108  at  5DIMES		 Started
1* Take West Virginia ATS, This pick falls into one of my NCAAB systems and the Mountaineers happen to be a 100% perfect 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games when the posted total is 150 to 159.5 points. West Virginia is also 36-7 SU in their last 43 home games and they are 18-7 ATS in their last 25 home games when favored by -0.5 to -6.5 points. The last time West Virginia was listed as a 4.5 point favorite at home against Villanova was actually last year and they won by 21 points. Although I do not expect a blowout tonight I do like them to win by 10 points because of their strong defensive play holding opponents to just 57.8 ppg at home this season. Take West Virginia ATS as my NCAAB Free Play for Monday night.

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NBA  |  Feb 08
Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors		 Total
218½ ov-102  at  5DIMES		 > 1h.
FREE PLAY
1 Unit on Mavs/Warriors OVER 218.5
The Warriors are scoring 110.2 ppg at home this season while allowing 110.6 so I think there is some value in the Over here. Plus, the Warriors have played to the Under in 3 straight and they are a perfect 8-0 Over in home games off 3 or more consecutive Unders over the last 3 seasons, combining with their opponent to average 233.5 total points in these spots. Additionally, the last 3 games played at Golden State between these two teams have gone Over, as they have combined to average 227.3 total points. These two teams just combined for 211 points in Dallas last week, and I expect the pace to be a little faster at Golden State tonight. Bet the Over.

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NCAA-B  |  Feb 08
The Citadel vs. Charleston		 Charleston
-6½-124  at  5DIMES		 Started
5* Monster Move
We're HOT!!!!

NBA  |  Feb 08
New Orleans Hornets vs. Orlando Magic		 Orlando Magic
-7½-107  at  5DIMES		 Started
Free Play on Magic -7.5

The Magic just beat the Celtics last night, but I don't expect any kind of letdown as they host the New Orleans Hornets on Monday. The Hornets have not played that well on the road this year and they have really struggled with Chris Paul out of the line up. New Orleans is only 11-16 on the road this season to begin with, but throw in the fact that they've lost 3 of their last 4 with their best player on the bench and you have a strong reason to play against them.

The Magic have been dominant on their home court, sporting a 19-5 record in Orlando. They average better than 103 points per game on offense at home while their defense has held opposing teams to only 93 points per game. These two teams haven't played yet this season, but it's a safe bet that the Magic are a much, much better team with Paul out of the line up.

NCAA-B  |  Feb 08
Niagara vs. Rider		 Rider
+1½-102  at  5DIMES		 Started
Niagara has had a few good seasons in the MAAC, but they are short of what those teams accomplished this season, but the reputation lives on. Niagara picked up a lot of soft wins early, but the reality is setting in as conference play has been the order of the day. Niagara is just 3-6 straight-up over their last nine games. The Broncos are riding a streak that shows them winning three of their last four, and won on the road at Niagara earlier on. The Purple Eagles are just 2-8 ATS off an ATS win, while the Broncos riding high as a home dog of 6.5 or less with a 10-4 ATS mark. I'll go with Rider in this one.

NBA  |  Feb 08
New Orleans Hornets vs. Orlando Magic		 Orlando Magic
-9-110  at  BODOG		 Started
Hangover from Super Bowl, no such thing for Craig as today he is love with his two CBB 5 star Winners. Craig did not duck the big games he has both the ESPN games (Nova vs WVU and Kansas vs Texas)! Get both winners as they both cover ATS so easily!

Orlando Magic -9: The Magic are coming off a game last night that should be a huge confidence builder as they beat BOS on the road after being down double digits late in the 2nd half. This Magic team is finally starting to develop that chemistry this team had in the playoffs last year. Vince Carter is finally fitting in and even better Reddick has filled the shooting that Hedo left. ORL is 4-1 ATS in L5 games and have a huge advantage both inside and out. NO had a good win on Saturday against a tired CHA team but they will struggle w/o Paul against a top flight defense. ORL is one of the best home teams in the league and tonight will show it. ORL in a blowout!

NCAA-B  |  Feb 08
Kansas vs. Texas		 Texas
+2-109  at  5DIMES		 20min.

Ryan certainly did not disappoint winning both 25* Titans w/the Saints + the UNDER + made 4 units more w/ 13 prop bets. >b>He is also on a 14-3 ATS run with 15* CBB Conference Games of the Month. As always, his reports who you the immense detail why he is making these big plays.





5* graded play on Texas as they host Kansas set to start at 9:00 EST in a huge Big-12 matchup. When Texas was ranked number 1 this game would have been lined at about Texas -4. With Texas losing the way they have since that number 1 rank the public is essentially throwing the baby out with the bath water. Texas has lost 9 of 10 ATS and are just 6-4 SU over that same span of games. Our proprietary sports handicapping mode/simulator shows a high probability that Texas will win this game. If there was ever a time for this vastly under rated team to get their act together it has to be playing a conference foe that just happens to be ranked number 1. Texas has been a solid investment in this role as they are 38-20 ATS (+16.0 Units) in home games versus excellent teams that are shooting >=45% with a defense of <=42% since 1997; 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread since 1997. Kansas is ranked number 1 are certainly going to be a contender for the National Championship, but they are in a very bad spot tonight. They are just 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread since 1997. Take Texas.



NBA  |  Feb 09
Sacramento vs. New York		 Total
212½ ov+100  at  5DIMES		 > 22h.
There will be a lot of things on display this game, but defense won't be one of them. Sacramento is a long way from home, playing its 10th road game over the last 14 games. They don't play any defense to begin with, allowing 105.8 ppg, fourth worst in the NBA. They appear to have tired legs of late with all that road travel, on a 4-1 run over the total. NY allows the 7th most points in the league (103.4 ppg). Sacramento is particulary inept, allowing .472% shooting by opponents, 6th worst in the league. Look for the Knicks to run right at the road weary visitors and for more offense than defense, play the Kings/Knicks Over the total.