Wednesday 1/30/19 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for Wednesday’s NCAAB, NFL & NBA games.
Mark Wilson
Jan 30 '19, 7:00 PM in 8h
NCAA-B | Canisius vs Niagara
Play on: Canisius PK
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Mike Williams
Jan 30 '19, 7:00 PM in 8h
NCAA-B | North Florida vs Kennesaw State
Play on: Kennesaw State +10½
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Kenny Walker
Jan 30 '19, 7:00 PM in 8h
NCAA-B | Stetson vs Jacksonville
Play on: Stetson +12½
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Bobby Conn
Jan 30 '19, 7:00 PM in 8h
NCAA-B | Campbell vs Radford
Play on: Radford -6½
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Info Plays
Jan 30 '19, 8:00 PM in 9h
NCAA-B | Northwestern State vs New Orleans
Play on: Northwestern State +12
Red Dog Sports
Jan 30 '19, 8:00 PM in 9h
NCAA-B | Louisville vs Wake Forest
Play on: Louisville -9½ -105 at BMaker
Louisville -9.5
The Cardinals may be looking ahead to a game with UNC at home on Saturday but Chris Mack's team is solid on defense and offense with just one loss in ACC action. Wake Forest has struggled and lost at home by 22 to Duke. I like Louisville to win by 10 or more.
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Hunter Price
Jan 30 '19, 8:00 PM in 9h
NCAA-B | Louisville vs Wake Forest
Play on: Louisville -9½
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Totals Guru
Jan 30 '19, 8:00 PM in 9h
NCAA-B | Villanova vs DePaul
Play on: OVER 145½ -109
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Steve Janus
Jan 30 '19, 8:00 PM in 9h
NCAA-B | Louisville vs Wake Forest
Play on: Louisville -9½ -110
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Jimmy Boyd
Jan 30 '19, 8:05 PM in 9h
NBA | Pacers vs Wizards
Play on: Pacers -1 -103 at pinnacle
Alex Smart
Jan 30 '19, 9:00 PM in 10h
NCAA-B | SMU vs Wichita State
Play on: SMU +3 -109 at GTBets
SMU is fresh with this being only their 2nd game in the L/8 days. In the past they have been a good bet with this type of scheduling going 21-10 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days over the last 3 seasons. I know the Mustangs have struggled a bit of late, but Im betting on a bounce back effort in this spot. Meanwhile Wichita State is down a few notches from previous program-incarnations, and no longer can be viewed as solid home favs, after having lost 7 of their L/8 games overall.Yes, the Shockers play strong hoops here at the Koch Arena , but last season SMU came in and abruptly ended their 27 game win streak as hosts, and will not be intimidated in this venue.
WICHITA ST is 2-11 ATS versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3 point shots/game on the season after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CBB teams where the line is +3 to -3 (SMU) - after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games, a good team (60% to 80%) playing a team with a losing record are 33-9 ATS L/5 seasons for a 79% conversion rate for bettors .
CBB teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (SMU) - after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games, a good team (60% to 80%) playing a team with a losing record are 35-8 L/5 seasons SU for a 81% conversion rate for bettors.
Play on SMU to cover
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Larry Ness
Jan 30 '19, 10:05 PM in 11h
NBA | Hawks vs Kings
Play on: Kings -5½ -101 at pinnacle
1* Free Play on the Sacramento Kings (10:05 EST).
The Hawks look poised for a letdown here after their big road win over the Clippers on Monday. A closer look at the victory though sees it’s not quite as impressive as it first appears, as both Sixth Man Of The Year Lou Williams and big man Boban Marjanovic were both sitting out for LA.
The Kings return home after a 2-4 road trip. Their most recent loss came against the Clippers, but guard D’Aaron Fox was a bright spot in a losing cause with 21 points, four boards and three assists.
Sacramento though has been a “different” team at home this season, and it’s been consistent for bettors in this position as well by going 14-5 ATS in its last 19 after a SU loss of more than ten points.
The Hawks on the other hand are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven following a SU win.
I’m banking on these strong trends continuing. Consider Sacramento on Wednesday night.
Good luck…Larry
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Gus Augustine
Comp play for Wednesday is to stick with the red-hot and rolling Villanova Wildcats as they look to sweep Depaul in the regular season series tonight.
Villanova is in the midst of an 8-game winning streak that has seen them cover in each of their last 4 wins and 6 of those 8 wins overall. One of the non-covers was a 73-68 home win over the Blue Demons back on January 2nd as the -12 point home chalk.
Depaul comes into this game riding losses in their last pair of games, and they have played their last 3 all on the conference road. The Blue Demons are on a bit of a slide, as they have only been able to win 3 of their last 9 games straight up, and even though they are back at home after those 3 roadies, they are not exactly playing a door-mat in this grooving 'Nova team.
The road has not bothered Jay Wright's team at all, as they are both 8-2 straight up and 8-2 against the spread away from Philly this season, and they have also dominated the Blue Demons to a tune of 10-0 the last 10 series meetings, going 4-1 against the spread the last 5 played on Depaul's home court!
Over their last 5 games, Villanova has averaged over 82 points per game while allowing 69.6 points per contest. Meanwhile, Depaul is averaging just over 76 points per game, but they are allowing an alarming 80 points per game to be scored against them.
The Blue Demons were close to upsetting the Wildcats at the start of January, but these teams are heading in different directions here at the end of January.
Go ahead and lay the road chalk with 'Nova.
4* VILLANOVA
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Tommy Brunson
Wednesday night comp play will be on Rutgers at home over Indiana.
Archie Miller's first season as the head coach of the Hoosiers has hit a major bump in the road!
Indiana was looking good at the start of the month when they were 12-2, but they head to North Jersey saddled with 6 losses in a row, and an offense that has averaged only 59.3 points per game during the slide. The Hoosiers last game saw them score just 46 points as they were run over by mighty Michigan in Bloomington last Friday night.
Obviously they are in need of a victory, but I am not so sure they get it on the road, as the Hoosiers are just 2-6 straight up away from home this year, and just 3-5 against the spread in those road games.
Rutgers may only be 10-9 for the year, but the Scarlet Knights do have some momentum in their corner, as they have won back-to-back Big Ten games as they get set to take the court tonight at home against Indiana. The Knights winning 76-69 as the +8 point home underdog over Nebraska on the 21st, and then following that win up with a win last weekend at Penn State, 64-60 as the +7 point road dog.
The last time these teams played one another was last March at Indiana, and Rutgers snapped a 5 game losing streak to Indiana with a 76-69 underdog win.
With Indiana having lost their way, I will look for Rutgers to be ready for this Wednesday night conference battle on their home floor.
Go with Rutgers.
2* RUTGERS
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Ray Chadwick
With just a 4 straight up road wins in 24 tries this year, it is hard to side with Dallas tonight in the roe of road favorite, but that is just what I am going to do this Wednesday evening at Madison Square Garden, as the Mavericks take on a New York Knicks team that is clearly looking for lottery ping-pong balls come the end of this season.
New York's latest losing streak has stretched to 10 games in a row, and have failed 3 of their 5 games at home during this slide in the underdog role. Overall, the Knickerbockers have failed in 9 of their last 11 games played in front of the home crowd.
Dallas saw their modest 2 game winning streak halted their last time out in a 3-point home loss to the Toronto Raptors, but they did cover that one as the home underdog, and head to NY with a 3-0-1 spread mark their last 4 games played.
The Knicks did upend the Mavericks back in the month of November in Dallas, but the Mavericks did win in their last visit NYC, 110-97 last March as the +1 point road underdog.
Mavs rookie Luka Doncic continues to impress, as he is fresh off another triple-double, as he just become the youngest player in NBA history to post a 30-point triple-double, as he scored 35 points, secured 12 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists in that loss to Toronto.
Doncic will continue to impress, and the Knicks will continue to see their loss column increase.
I will lay the road wood tonight with Dallas, as they push to 3-1 their last 4 games with this rare road win and cover.
4* DALLAS