Vegas Line at this writing: New Orleans -7 (205.5) Tonight we feature a matchup in the NBA West featuring a team with a new coach playing spoiler down the stretch versus a team about to flatline in its chase to grab the eighth and final playoff spot. The Sacramento Kings have won four straight, covering… Read More
Archive for March, 2015
NBA Preview Indiana at Washington (Wednesday, 7:05 PM, DTV 643, 673)
Vegas Line at this writing: Washington -3.5 (193) Much like Tuesday’s preview of Miami at Milwaukee, tonight we feature another key matchup in the bottom half of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff race as the Indiana Pacers take of the Washington Wizards. The 30-40 Pacers made a strong run from nowhere to challenge for a… Read More
NCAAB Preview UL Lafayette vs Sam Houston State (Saturday, 3:00 PM, NO TV)
Vegas Line at this writing: Sam Houston State -6 (148.5) Today we feature an interesting second round matchup out of the CIT with 21-13 (13-7) UL Lafayette traveling to Huntsville, Texas to face 26-8 (15-3) Sam Houston State. The Cajuns had won seven straight before being derailed in the Sunbelt Conference final by Cinderella Georgia State…. Read More
NBA Preview Washington at Utah (Wednesday, 10:35 PM EST, ESPN)
Vegas Line at this writing: Utah -3 (180) Tonight’s ESPN late show features two hot teams as the Washington Wizards travel to Utah to take on the Jazz. The Wiz have won four straight including wins over Memphis and Portland after a brutal 2-8 stretch in late February and early March. Washington has still played… Read More
NBA Preview Portland at Toronto (Sunday, 7:05 EST, TV CSN Northwest)
Vegas Line at this writing: Toronto -2 (205) Tonight, third in the East meets third in the West as the Portland Trailblazers face the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The 43-20 Blazers are three games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the two seed in the West and two games in the… Read More
NBA Preview Memphis at Boston (Wednesday, 7:30 PM EST, DTV 630, 646)
Vegas Line at this writing: Memphis -4.5 (193.5) Tonight we look at two teams playing well as we head into the final 20 games of the season. Memphis (45-18) is just a rock solid organization at the moment that has seemingly sat in the two hole in the West forever. The Grizz trail Golden State… Read More
NCAAB Preview Portland vs. BYU (Monday 11:25 PM EST, ESPN3)
Vegas Line at this writing: BYU -8.5 (No Total at this writing) The second game of the West Coast Conference semi-finals features the 17-14 (7-11) Portland Pilots taking on the 24-8 (13-5) BYU Cougars. The sixth-seeded Pilots unexpectedly crushed St Mary’s 69-52 in their quarterfinal game. Portland had four players scoring in double-digits while holding… Read More
NCAAB Preview: Memphis at UConn (Thursday 9:00 PM EST, ESPN2)
Vegas Line at this writing: UConn -7 (No Total at Writing) The late offering on the “Deuce” features two mid-table AAC teams looking to improve their conference seed and matchup. Both Memphis (17-12, 9-7, RPI 89) and defending national champion UConn (17-11, 10-6, RPI 70) are both NIT bound barring an improbable run (championship) in… Read More
MLB Betting Strategy: April Cometh
The start of baseball is just around the corner and while having a game plan for the entire season makes sense, coming up with a wagering strategy that gets you through April is a nice way to strengthen up the ground in what can often be a turbulent time of year. With so many games… Read More
Jeff Allen’s Free Play for Sunday, March 1, 2105 in the Providence Friars
At 19-9 (9-6 Big East) , the Providence Friars are on the bubble and really have no margin of error if they hope to get to the Big Dance. Nice revenge spot for the Friars who dropped a 75-66 decision (+1.5) at Marquette all the way back on January 3rd. Providence was hurt by 17… Read More
