Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Next (Last?) Set of Saturday Picks

This should get us through the 8 PM Eastern start times. There are a few more under consideration for later games, but we'll see how much time/energy is left to look at those later:

College Basketball

Houston +5.5 -106, 1.06 units to win 1 unit


Wagerline: 70% Arizona
Line movement: From Arizona -6 down to -5.5
Pomeroy: Arizona by 3

Wofford +20.5 -110 (WSEX), 1.1 units to win 1 unit

Several Southern Conference games under consideration for tonight, but we're going with this one and against the media darling that is Davidson.

Northwestern +6 -110 (WSEX), 1.1 units to win 1 unit

Can they pull off another shocker on the road in the state of Michigan? Line movement seems to think they will at least keep it close. Pomeroy numbers have Michigan by only 1.

NBA

Grizzlies +1 +106, 1 unit to win 1.06 units

The destruction they suffered at the hands of the Knicks last night sets this home dog up nicely.

Kings +7 +104, 1 unit to win 1.04 units

Line movement too much to ignore even though public support for the Bucks is not overwhelming.

Tennis

M. Cilic +200 over J. Del Potro, 0.5 units to win 1 unit

The two picks I mentioned as passes last night would have broken even, but Gasquet put up a hell of a fight losing 10-12 in the 5th set. Tonight, we've got the big underdog where I just can't accept that the margin between these two is as big as this line suggests. Both are really good hardcourt players, and both have won hardcourt tournaments both last year and earlier this month. Should be a great one and win or lose, I'm happy to be on either side at this number. Good luck everybody.

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