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01-19-20 | Loyola-Chicago -3.5 v. Illinois State | Top | 62-50 | Win | 100 | 7 h 56 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on Loyola Chicago The dog is 10-1 in the L11 series meetings but Illinois State is 1-4 in five MVC games with an inexplicable win over Northern Iowa. Loyola is really starting to play well winning 8 of its L10 games and is 4-1 in conference play with a three-point loss at a tough Drake outfit the only blemish. Most importantly for our purposes, the Ramblers play good pressure defense that creates turnovers in 24% of opponent possession and are No.2 in the country in shooting percentage inside the arc which would indicate they are getting some very good shot. Lay the points with the small road favorite. |
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01-19-20 | Titans v. Chiefs -7 | 24-35 | Win | 100 | 41 h 37 m | Show | |
DMack's Titans/Chiefs AFC Championship Super Play is on the Kansas City Chiefs Since losing 35-32 at Tennessee on November 10th, the Chiefs have won 7 straight games. Lets look back a bit. Pat Mahomes was about 70% after coming back from a knee injury and still shredded the Titans for 36-50, 466, 3-0. Kansas City led by double-digits till late. Their real undoing was kicking four field goals. These are two radically different teams just two months later but if you are going to give props to Tennessee, fair is fair and we have to acknowledge the Chiefs improvement on defense the final month of the season as well. Last week, the Ravens scored just 12 points but rolled to 530 yards of total offense, stuffed several time in key situations. Kansas City has so many more options, so many more finishers, the clock has struck 12 for the Cinderella Titans. Kansas City by 17. |
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01-19-20 | Titans v. Chiefs OVER 52.5 | 24-35 | Win | 100 | 41 h 36 m | Show | |
DMack's Titans/Chiefs AFC Championship Totals Super Play is on the Kansas City Chiefs This matchup produced 67 points on November 10th (35-32 Tenn win) with plenty of meat still left on the bone. Pat Mahomes was 36-50 for 466 off returning from a dislocated kneecap. He'll be healthier and have more movement here and will be playing at Arrowhead. Kansas City struggled in the red zone, kicking four FGs. That won't happen here with Mahomes buffet of weapons that all finish. Kansas City won't have to do all the heavy lifting. Tennessee was an over machine after Tannehill took over and we know the Titans matchup better offensively here than they did against New England and to some degree Baltimore who the Titans turned back on EVERY key play. I have no doubt in my mind that the Chiefs get 35+ here and probably more. Maybe significantly more. The Titans won't lay down and this one figures to be a shootout with both teams capable of quick strike points and somewhat dicey defenses. Play OVER the total. |
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01-18-20 | Sharks v. Canucks -150 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 18 h 26 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NHL Power Pack winner is on the Vancouver Canucks Bullet Analysis: The Canucks are having a breakout year, thanks in large part to their 15-5-3 record on home ice. Vancouver is one of the better offensive teams in the NHL and face a Shark outfit that plays little defense and at 8-13-3 on enemy ice (ostensibly 8-16) and has shown nothing to indicate things are going to change. |
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01-18-20 | Pacific v. Santa Clara -3.5 | Top | 80-84 | Win | 100 | 10 h 4 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Santa Clara Broncos Strangely enough, we still don't know what we have with the 15-4 Santa Clara Broncos who are 14-0 at home and 1-4 ATS on the road. That said, they have played five brutal road games with losses at Gonzaga, Stanford, San Fran with the only red-flag being Nevada. Pacific is a counterfeit 15-5. I've seen this team a couple of times and the Tigers don't rate very high on the eye test. Santa Clara was embarrassed by 50 at the Zags mid-week and overall have been ATS monsters. Back on track here with double-digit win. |
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01-18-20 | Raptors -5 v. Wolves | 122-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 25 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Toronto Raptors The Raptors have won three of four after a mini-funk and are 5-2-1 ATS in their L8 road games. Toronto has also won three straight in the series and face a Minnesota outfit in complete free fall that has lost four straight and on speed dial to blow up the entire roster including KAT. The T-Wolves are 3-14 ATS in their L17 at the Target Center ... nothing to recommend on the home team here. Toronto by 10. |
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01-18-20 | Golden Knights -124 v. Canadiens | 4-5 | Loss | -124 | 16 h 31 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NHL Power Pack winner is on the Vegas Golden Knights Bullet Analysis: VGK changed coaches and predictably came out flying and spanked Ottawa at their place. A road win at the Senators should not be brushed over as the Sens are one of the tougher teams at home in the East. Montreal off a shock win at Philly is another team that will be a major seller at the deadline. Price is right. |
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01-18-20 | Kings v. Flyers -158 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 15 h 23 m | Show | |
DMack Saturday NHL Power Pack winner is on the Philadelphia Flyers Bullet Analysis: The Flyers were inexplicably punked on home ice 48 hours ago by Montreal to fall to 15-4-4 at the Wells Fargo Center. Tonight, they can refocus against a Kings team that is 7-16-4 on the road and not much putting the puck in the net. The Flyers are to the point where they must win games like these at home where they are super tough if they have any hope of not missing the post-season another year. |
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01-18-20 | Kansas -5.5 v. Texas | 66-57 | Win | 100 | 1 h 20 m | Show | |
DMack Subscriber Bonus Play is on the Kansas Jayhawks Kansas is 3-1 in the Big 12 with road wins of 16 and 24 points. The Jayhawks are 16-2 straight up in their L18 in the series and 4-1 in their L5 visits to Austin. Texas is just 1-3 vs. teams in the Top 60 with that win over a mediocre at best Purdue team. The Longhorns might keep this one close early but ultimately, Kansas has its way. Kansas 80-66. |
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01-18-20 | Butler -3.5 v. DePaul | 66-79 | Loss | -109 | 0 h 26 m | Show | |
DMack Subscriber Bonus Play is on the Butler Bulldogs "Buy signs" on DePaul were misguided as the Blue Devils are 0-4 out of the box in the Big East after going 12-1 vs. the No.266 strength of schedule in non-conference play. Butler is 6-1 L7, losing its last to a very good Seton Hall team, no shame there. Bulldogs are an experienced veteran team and take care of business here. |
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01-17-20 | Cavs v. Grizzlies -8 | 109-113 | Loss | -106 | 7 h 0 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Memphis Grizzlies Looking to break out of this awful NBA funk, thank you for your patience. The Cavaliers are 2-7 straight up in their L9 games overall and 5-10 ATS in their L15 road tries. They have covered five straight against the Grizz but these are two very different teams. Memphis has won and covered six straight and is 8-1 ATS in its L9 home games. With Zion close to making his debut for New Orleans, JA Morant has become the prohibitive ROY favorite in Sin City and and has turned out to be a solid scorer and distributor. |
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01-17-20 | Brown v. Yale -10.5 | Top | 56-70 | Win | 100 | 7 h 44 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is the Yale Bulldogs The Ivy teams come off a long hiatus with Brown not having played in 15 days, Yale 18. The Bears have lost 9 of 10 in the series and 9 straight on this floor. Yale is ready to rock after having played a tough non-conference schedule (No.35) and owning the No.4 ranked FG% defense in college basketball. Brown turns the ball over on better than 23% of their possessions which just won't work here trying to trade points with the Elis. Yale 76-55. |
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01-16-20 | Nuggets -4.5 v. Warriors | Top | 134-131 | Loss | -109 | 11 h 53 m | Show |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Denver Nuggets Denver is 14-4 in its L18 games and their 14 wins since December 12th are the best in the NBA. Did a double-take at this number as a the Warriors have lost none straight and are just 1-3 ATS in their L4 home games offering little resistance. Denver has lost three straight versus the Warriors and while this Golden State outfit is a D-League squad at best, a Nugget blow out or at least dominating win would have to be a good thing for the collective Nugget mindset. |
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01-16-20 | Canadiens v. Flyers -130 | Top | 4-1 | Loss | -130 | 7 h 20 m | Show |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Philadelphia Flyers The Canadiens are in a 2-7-1 freefall and are benching vets including Corey Price for their young talent, throwing in the towel for the most part. They'll face a Flyer team that has been a monster at home (15-3-4) and looking to get something going before the break after coming home from a long West Coast roadie. Thirty cents got our attention immediately and looks to be the best play in tonight's Frozen Pond action. |
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01-16-20 | North Florida -1 v. Jacksonville | Top | 75-68 | Win | 100 | 7 h 53 m | Show |
DMack's CBB Play of the Day is on the North Florida Ospreys North Florida figured to be a player in the Atlantic Sun this year and played a tough non-conference schedule, giving teams like Florida and Dayton all they wanted. The Ospreys won their first three conference games but are off a brutal home loss to NJIT in their last with Sun kingpin Liberty on deck. Jacksonville is just 8-10, 4-3 at home, and 1-2 in conference play. The Dolphins scored just 37 points in 16 point loss to Liberty in last and don't have much fire power under normal circumstances. No excuses for Norther Florida here. |
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01-15-20 | Stanford +1 v. UCLA | 74-59 | Win | 100 | 10 h 7 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack Winner is on the Stanford Cardinal The Tree is the surprise team in the West this year, going 14-2 with their only losses to Butler and Kansas despite starting the year with the No.335 (352) most experienced team in the country. The Bruins are also very young and with a new head coach, were spanked in rivalry game with USC in last. This is a contender/pretender game for Stanford here and like the Cards to win by 10. |
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01-15-20 | Auburn -1.5 v. Alabama | 64-83 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 44 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack Winner is on the Auburn Tigers 15-0 Auburn looks to be for real despite yet to be tested on the road. The Tigers rolled through their first three SEC games winning by 12-4-22 points and are the No.8 offensive rebounding team in the country. Bama is a .500 club in almost all aspects and the reason why is that the Tide get 40% of their points from beyond the arc despite shooting a tic better than 34%. Lay it. |
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01-15-20 | Vanderbilt v. Arkansas -13.5 | 55-75 | Win | 100 | 9 h 38 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Arkansas Razorbacks Eric Musselman goes to the head on the class as an early COY candidate for the great job he's done with the Razors. He's taken a bunch of loose cannons from the prior regime and seamlessly have them playing hounding defense while being unselfish on offense. Jerry Stackhouse found the Vandy cubbard bare and will take some time to get some players in. The Razorbacks roll roll in wire-to-wire fashion. |
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01-15-20 | Miami-FL +8.5 v. NC State | 63-80 | Loss | -102 | 8 h 36 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack Winner is on the Miami, Fla Hurricanes This is a lot of points to give to a team that is 3-1 in true road games with the lone loss at Louisville. The Canes also won their last the two visits to Raleigh and have are 3-1 L4 in the series. The Wolf Pack have split their six games and are just 3-5 against the RPI top 100, not inspiring much confidence they'll cover near double-digits against a quality well-coached team like Miami. |
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01-15-20 | Creighton +3 v. Georgetown | 80-83 | Push | 0 | 7 h 10 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack Winner is on the Creighton Blue Jays Analysis to follow |
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01-15-20 | Stony Brook -7.5 v. Hartford | 65-68 | Loss | -109 | 7 h 60 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack Winner is on the Stony Brook Seawolves Probably wouldn't think about laying this type of points with the Wolves on the road but they've won five straight including their first three conference game, one of those a dominating blowout win against America East kingpin Vermont. Hartford is a 50-50 proposition playing against a schedule that is half as tough as Stony Brook. Seawolves 82-68. |
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01-14-20 | Suns v. Hawks UNDER 230.5 | 110-123 | Loss | -109 | 5 h 22 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Suns/Hawks Under This is just a flow play on a relatively unappealing NBA card. The Suns are 5-3 in their L8 and playing much better with their full compliment of players. Phoenix has played three straight unders and the low is 8-2 L10 in the series. The Hawks are is a 2-15 L17 free fall with the under 6-3 in their L9 games. A ton of early money has come on the over to the point sending the number to the point that this is big value on the under. The Suns dictate pace here and if the Hawks have anything less than a lights out shooting night, this one won't sniff 230. |
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01-14-20 | Kings v. Lightning -1.5 | 3-4 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 37 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is in Tampa Bay on the puck-line Tampa Bay has finally found it's mojo and have shook off the malaise that hung over the team the first third of the season. The Bolts are 9-1 L10 with the lone loss coming to the Caps who will likely be their opponent in the Eastern Conference final. The Kings are 3-7 L10 overall and 7-18 on the road. Add to the mix their lack of firepower and Tampa looks to be an easy multiple goal winner. |
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01-14-20 | Duke -10.5 v. Clemson | 72-79 | Loss | -109 | 5 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Duke Blue Devils This is as much a fade of Clemson as a play on Duke. The Blue Devils are rolling through ACC play going 5-0 and winning their road games by 14-33-9 points. They have Louisville up next but see little chance of lookahead with Dukie depth and Clemson having just won at North Carolina. The Tigers are not much and neither is North Carolina for that matter but it was a historic win for Clemson and they are the team that might be fat and happy. Duke is 10-2 L12 in the series but have lost 2 of 3 on this floor, another reason that Coach K will have his bunch focused. |
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01-13-20 | Clemson v. LSU -5.5 | 25-42 | Win | 100 | 62 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's 2019-2020 College Football National Championship winner is the LSU Tigers This is a great game between two very good teams but the "cap" on this game is somewhat easy. Sure, Clemson is the defending champion, won 29 straight, and Trevor Lawrence has lost as a starter. Got it. LSU has beaten six, that's SIX top 10 teams this year … the team is a juggernaut. Bettors have short memories and many times are swayed by what they saw last. Don't be fooled by what you saw versus a really undeserving Oklahoma. LSU took care of its business and Burrow threw 7 touchdown passes … IN THE FIRST HALF! If LSU gets the same breaks Ohio State got in vs. Clemson, the Bayou Bengals are up 21-0 … not 6-0 like the Buckeyes. The second half of the season, the LSU defense was as good as any in the country with the Tiger defensive backups getting touched up on occasion in mostly 6 touchdown blowouts. Remember what Clemson did to Alabama last year ??? This year, Dabo and Co. get a taste of their own medicine. LSU 45-23. |
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01-12-20 | Wright State -5.5 v. Illinois-Chicago | 72-76 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 2 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Wright State Raiders Wright State is 13-3 with all three losses by 1 or 2 points or in OT. The Raiders are 5-0 in Summit play, knocking down 45% of their treys, and winning their L3 road games … two by 14+ points. UIC is 5-12 against the No.267 strength of schedule (not much) and turning the ball over a tic under one in every four possessions. Wright was swept in the series last year after winning five prior meetings and will be focused here. Wright gets out early and cruises to a double-digit wire-to-wire win. * Subscribers: I will be having a minor heart procedure done on Monday. For the next few days I may be working off a tablet or laptop in the hospital so analysis might be very brief. Please be patient. With conference play in swing, we'll have a big next three months … bet on it !!! |
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01-12-20 | Texans v. Chiefs -9.5 | 31-51 | Win | 100 | 40 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's Sunday NFL Super Play winner is on the Kansas City Chiefs The Texans are here thanks to Deshaun Watson and an act of God. Houston rocks the No.28 ranked defense in football and Mahomes and Co. will exploit is for all they can with two weeks to prepare. Houston won here in Week Six but this is a completely different Kansas City defense that has held three of its past four opponents under 280 yards of total offense. The Chiefs have won six straight, five by double-digits and Andy Reid's record with extra time is second to none. The Chiefs are well aware of their playoff failings the past two years (both with Mahomes) and will completely focused and ready to twist the knife. Kansas City by 17+. |
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01-11-20 | Stars -115 v. Sharks | 1-2 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 36 m | Show | |
DMack subscriber bonus play on the Dallas Stars Bullet analysis: Not an easy spot for Dallas playing third game in four nights but the last place Sharks are a defensive seive. Star superior goaltending makes the difference here as Dallas completed Kings, Ducks, Sharks sweep. |
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01-11-20 | Devils v. Capitals -1.5 | 5-1 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 1 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Washington Caps puck-line Bullet analysis: The Devils have lost three straight and can't keep the puck out of the back of their own net, not good against the team that was the best in the first half. The Caps have a monster goal differential and beat New Jersey 6-3 in the only meeting this year. Puck-line makes perfect sense here, increasing the profit and mitigating the damage should the 13-4-4 Caps get upset at home by the Devils. Won't happen. |
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01-11-20 | Pelicans +11.5 v. Celtics | 105-140 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 31 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the New Orleans Pelicans Things are looking up for the Pelicans who were decimated by injuries early. New Orleans is getting healthier by the day and is 7-2 SU (9-0 ATS) in it's L9 and Zion is close to making his NBA debut. Boston has lost three straight and is 0-4 versus the points in their L4 homies at TD Gardens. Boston is 11-3 SU at home so likely to get a win but shows no "buy sign"" that they'll blow our the red hot Pelicans. Take the points |
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01-11-20 | UNLV -7 v. Wyoming | 78-69 | Win | 100 | 2 h 1 m | Show | |
DMack subscriber bonus play on UNLV Rebs were cooled off at Boise but still played well. Wyoming is a walk it up can't shoot team that will have a lot of problems with the bigger, deeper, and more athletic Rebels. |
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01-11-20 | Arkansas -1.5 v. Ole Miss | 76-72 | Win | 100 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Arkansas Razorbacks Bullet Analysis: Musselman has done an amazing job with the Razors who are playing big time pressure defense and creating turnovers on 25% of their opponents possessions. That won't be good for a Rebel team that can't shoot and has really struggled scoring points. |
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01-11-20 | Vikings v. 49ers -7 | 10-27 | Win | 100 | 18 h 38 m | Show | |
DMack's Saturday NFL Super Play winner is on the San Francisco 49ers It would be hard to find a worst spot for the Vikings off their OT win over New Orleans and then travel on a short week to a sloppy NoCal to play the Saturday early game. The Vikes are 8-1 when they hold opponents to less than 20 points but that's a tough assignment here against a 49er outfit that has had time to get healthy, game plan, and really prep. The 49er DL and LB corps have had time figure out a way to shut down Dalvin Cook and still have Cousins running for his life. The Vikes have lost 10 of 11 in this series on the road and the No.1 seed is 11-1 SU (7-5 ATS). Everything to this point has broken San Fran's way and they've earned the rest .... 49ers 30-17. |
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01-11-20 | Houston -6.5 v. Tulsa | 61-63 | Loss | -104 | 7 h 27 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Bonus Play winner on the Houston Cougars Bullet Analysis: The home side is 5-1 SU and ATS L6 in the series but these are clearly two teams headed in opposite directions. Houston has won six straight while Tulsa is 2-5 L7 and just 9-6 overall after facing just the No.261 toughest schedule. Houston improves on a 20-7-1 ATS run as a road favorite. |
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01-11-20 | Baylor +8 v. Kansas | 67-55 | Win | 100 | 5 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Dog Bite of the Week is on the Baylor Bears Bullet Analysis: Kansas is 13-1 L14 in the series and Baylor has lost 12 straight visits to Lawrence but … the Bears have won 11 straight games while holding their last two Big 12 opponents to just 48 ppg. Kansas is good but this is too many points to give athletic Baylor team in a showdown that will likely fall in the 50s. |
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01-10-20 | Magic +3.5 v. Suns | 94-98 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 23 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Orlando Magic Orlando finally seems to have gotten its act together and has clawed its way to two games below .500 in the "Their for the Taking" East. The Magic probably can't win a home court but to not make the playoffs is inexcusable and starts with winning games like these. Phoenix got off to a quick start but injuries and off the court stuff brought the Suns back to the field and current 1-3 run, 4-9 ATS in L13 home games. Orlando is 4-1 L5 and 5-1 L6 in the series covering four straight on this floor. This appears to be two teams headed in opposite directions and we'll take the visitor on the up escalator to win straight up. |
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01-10-20 | Canisius v. Monmouth -4 | 65-84 | Win | 100 | 7 h 45 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Monmouth Hawks Both team have played a number of close games with opposite results. Canisius has lost five straight including their first three MAAC games by a combined total of nine points. Monmouth is 5-1 L6 with their L4 games decided by four or less. Monmouth has lost four of five in the series so they'll have some added motivation here. The Hawks are a veteran bunch that is 5-1 outside the RPI Top 200 but if they take of the ball (Griiff's forte is forcing turnovers), they should win comfortably here. |
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01-09-20 | Minnesota v. Michigan State -12 | 58-74 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Michigan State Spartans Bullet Analysis: The Golden Gophers have won 3 of 4 but are 0-4 in true road games and lost their last two trips to Lansing by 18 and 24 points. The Spartans are a prototypical Izzo team that started slow but has now won 7 straight, the last four by 18+. Mich State is 7-1 L8 in the series with most of the wins coming by margin. |
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01-09-20 | Oilers +117 v. Canadiens | 4-2 | Win | 117 | 8 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Edmonton Oliers Bullet Analysis: The Oilers do their best work on the road and face a struggling Canadiens outfit that has lost seven straight and has shown little spark from recent trades. Habs with no answer for Edmonton's high-powered offense. |
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01-09-20 | Celtics +2.5 v. 76ers | 98-109 | Loss | -106 | 8 h 41 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Boston Celtics Bullet Analysis: The 76ers are 17-2 at home but have lost four of five overall and appear to be ready to blow things up as trade rumors surrounding Ben Simmons abound. The Celts have lost two straight but were 8-1 prior but in a good spot here to get back on track with a strong division win. |
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01-07-20 | Knicks +13.5 v. Lakers | 87-117 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 6 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the NY Knicks The Knicks have been much better since their coaching change. Sure, they are just 4-6 L10 but remember that they were 6-20 before that and for our purposes, they've covered 4 of 5 and 6 of their L8 on the road. As bad as they've been in recent years, the Knicks are even 8-2 straight up against the Lakers in the L10 series games and have covered 4 of their L5 visits to the Staple Center. This is too many points to give to a young team with talent, playing their best ball of the year, and stoked to face Lebron and Anthony Davis in Hollywood. Take the dog. |
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01-07-20 | Avalanche -143 v. Rangers | 3-5 | Loss | -143 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Colorado Avalanche The Rangers start the top prospect in their organization tonight (G. Shesterkin, 15-4-3 AHL) and throw him right into the fire with a start against Colorado. Shesterkin is reportedly the best of a new wave of top Russian net minders and he rocks a .932 save percentage at Hartford. He'll face a the highest scoring offense in the league in Colorado who finds the back of the net 3.71 times per game. The Avs will be a bit salty after getting shut out 1-0 by the Islanders in their last. Colorado had scored 12 goals in their two prior games to that, wins over St. Louis and the Devils. This is a big task for the rook, especially backed by a team that has lost three straight and is just 3-6-1 in its L10. Price is fair. |
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01-07-20 | Blazers v. Raptors -2.5 | 101-99 | Loss | -108 | 6 h 26 m | Show | |
DMack NBA Subscriber Bonus Play is on the Toronto Raptors Not sure where this opening number of Toronto -1 came from. The Blazers are in complete free fall losing 6 of 7 and are just 4-8 ATS in their L12 road games. Further, they've lost 8 of the L9 in the series. The Raptors are just 3-4 in their L7 but the teams is battling injuries. This is a tough venue to play at and Toronto is 11-6 L17 as a home fave so they take care of business most of the time. until proven otherwise, we'll be picking our spots to fade Portland when possible. This is one of them. |
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01-06-20 | Bucks -7 v. Spurs | 104-126 | Loss | -105 | 8 h 14 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Milwaukee Bucks The Spurs have righted the ship somewhat in going 8-7 straight up in their L15 games. Prior was not very good and this version of the Spurs is in a rebound and will not make the playoffs in the powerhouse West. Milwaukee is 26-2 L28 and 7-3 ATS in its L10 as a road favorite. The Bucks are 5-1 L6 in the series so their success against San Antonio predates this less talented version of the Spurs. Always worried about the spot, this is the back end of a rare inter-conference home-and-home, the Bucks beating the Spurs 127-118 on Saturday, taking their foot off the pedal of a game they led by 12 after three quarters. The Bucks are at Golden State on Weds so they can expend enough energy to take care of business here. |
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01-06-20 | Miami-OH v. UL-Lafayette OVER 54.5 | 17-27 | Loss | -109 | 63 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's Armed Forces Bowl Super Play is on Miami, Oh/ULL OVER Really wasn't interested in laying of taking points here. Miami, Oh is just 2-11 ATS outside the MAC in its L13 and the Red Hawks haven't fared well stepping up in class. To be fair, Miami did play Iowa, Ohio State, and Cincinnati this year and were crushed by a 149-32 aggregate, they were 0-4 SU and ATS last year so even catching two touchdowns won't get us to the party. Sure, ULL is at best a "minor" step up in class than their usual MAC offerings but the Cajuns are No.8 in the country in total offense (501 ypg.) and No.10 in the country in scoring at 38.8 per. The teams have a common opponent in Ohio who ULL spanked 45-25 during September, Miami stopped the Bobcats 24-21. This game has a history of being wide open with and average of 70.2 points being score over the L5 years. Miami is not real dynamic on offense but will get there's against a vulnerable at times Lafayette stop unit. |
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01-06-20 | Jets +128 v. Canadiens | 3-2 | Win | 128 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Winnipeg Jets The Jets are just 1-4 over their L5 but in a great spot to get back on track here. Winnipeg has been through the gauntlet the L10 days, getting swept in a home-and-home with St. Louis, beating a top Avalanche team 7-4, and then losing to Toronto and Minnesota in overtime. The Jets have been money on enemy ice at 12-7-2 and face a struggling Montreal team that is sub.500 (8-13) in its own crib and just 3-6-1 overall. Lets grab the very generous 30 cents. |
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01-06-20 | UL - Lafayette v. Appalachian State -7.5 | Top | 81-73 | Loss | -111 | 6 h 59 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on Appalachian State The Mountaineers have made a living beating up on teams like this. App State swept the Cajuns last year winning by 27-10 points respectively scoring 104 and 90 points. App State saw it's 5-game home court win streak snapped in last by Georgia State, the Mounties first home loss, and the favorite is 5-1 versus teams outside the RPI top 200 which fits here. Lafayette is 5-9 vs. the No.294 ranked schedule and has lost all five true road games, four of those by 12+ points. Both teams play their third game in five nights, further reason to take App State will not also be battling travel. App State by 20. |
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01-05-20 | USC +5 v. Washington | 40-72 | Loss | -109 | 10 h 3 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Bonus Play winner is on the USC Trojans Bullet Analysis: Andy Enfield has done a real nice job with his young team that is 12-2 (Marquette, Temple), won six straight, and is in a triple revenge spot against Washington who is 10-4 overall but just 1-4 playing teams in the RPI top 100. Grab the points but I've sprinkled in some money line as well. |
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01-05-20 | Flames v. Wild +101 | 5-4 | Loss | -100 | 14 h 37 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Minnesota Wild Not much separates these two, both are middle of the road Western Conference teams that will be life and death to make the playoffs and both have the M.O. of doing it's best work on home ice. In fact, the Wild have been dominant at 11-4-3 in the Twin Cities and that figures to improve as Minnesota "catches up" after playing a heavily front-loaded road schedule in the first half. These teams met here on Dec 23 with the Wild skating to a routine 3-0 win over the Flames and we expect a similar result here. |
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01-05-20 | Blazers v. Heat -5.5 | 111-122 | Win | 100 | 12 h 29 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Miami Heat It might just be time for the Blazers to blow it all up with a top to bottom rebuild. That would include dealing one on the best guard combos in the league is Lillard and Miles. Portland 1-5 L6 and is buried in the West with no end in site. The Heat are 5-2 L& but return home salty after being humiliated by Orlando in their last and figure to be razor sharp start to finish here. |
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01-05-20 | IUPU Ft Wayne v. North Dakota -4.5 | 69-83 | Win | 100 | 5 h 23 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Bonus Play winner is on the North Dakota Hawks Bullet Analysis: Fort Wayne was a 12-point upset winner in the Summit League opener but are not very good and the Mastodons are in the bottom 10 in the country in getting to the foul line. North Dakota plays its first year in the Summit at spanked Denver on the road in its opener. The Hawks have played a tough non-conference schedule that should have them well prepared for conference play. NDU with just one bad loss (Campbell) and should have more than enough to handle a team that has been a non-competitive 1-7 on the road this year. North Dakota by double-digits. |
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01-05-20 | Seahawks v. Eagles OVER 45 | 17-9 | Loss | -110 | 126 h 59 m | Show | |
DMack's Seahawks/Eagles Sunday Wildcard Round Super Play in on the Over Seattle win 17-9 here in Week 12, coming off their bye. The Eagles made it look good with a TD in the final 20 seconds to make things somewhat close. So with the wildcard round traditionally low scoring and a H2H in the L60 days, why play OVER the total here ??? Both teams have major defects on offense with the Seahawks without a back to run the ball and the Eagles with offensively line issues that will have Wentz running for his life. Both QBs are going to have to make plays and will. Not selling Wentz short here as Seattle pass rush is non-existent and this games figures to be much higher scoring than people think. |
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01-05-20 | Massachusetts v. St. Louis -10 | 80-83 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 9 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Bonus Play winner is on the St Louis Billikens Bullet Analysis: UMass has been a decent bully vs. bottom feeders but haven't blown out a candle playing anyone of quality which includes a 34-point loss to Harvard. St Louis was supposed to be in a rebuild but are way ahead of schedule at 11-3 (Seton Hall, Auburn, Duquense) vs. the No.55 toughest schedule. The Bills have shown no compunction about winning by margin vs. teams they've been able to handle though there have not been many of those games. |
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01-05-20 | Iona v. Monmouth -1.5 | Top | 61-73 | Win | 100 | 9 h 38 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on Monmouth Iona's season to this point has been nothing short of horrific. The once proud Gaels started college hoops this season, No.1 in experience but are just 2-9 with wins against equally horrific Stetson and Kennesaw out of the Atlantic Sun. Iona is in the top 50 in the nation turning the ball over and a program that was once a proud shooting team is converting just 28% of it's threes. Monmouth saw it's four games win streak snapped on Friday by giving one away at Siena. The Hawks experienced themselves and 6-6 versus a middle of the road but representative schedule and on the improve. They've played a number of close games (L4 decided by 10 total) and should be well prepared here. |
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01-05-20 | Vikings v. Saints -7.5 | 26-20 | Loss | -110 | 25 h 56 m | Show | |
DMack's Vikings/Saints Sunday Wildcard Round Super Play is on the New Orleans Saints The Vikings have been a sexy pick to upset the Saints this week and not quite sure why. Minnesota was just 4-4 on the road this year and their best player (Dalvin Cook) is questionable at best. New Orleans probably would have preferred the week off but will play at home with an offense hitting on all cylinders. In fact, the Saints are averaging 36.8 ppg. since Week 11 and Drew Brees has thrown 15 touchdown passes in the Whodats last four wins. New Orleans is 5-2 L7 in the series and won at Minnesota 30-20 last year. Two years ago, the Vikes beat New Orleans here on one of the most improbable Hail Mary's in NFL history. New Orleans also fits into some of the strongest betting techs in the playoffs including Wildcard Round straight up winners and wildcard home teams favored by more than a touchdown. New Orleans puts the pedal down and never gets off the gas. New Orleans 43-24. |
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01-04-20 | Flyers v. Coyotes -125 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 16 h 56 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Arizona Coyotes This is a tough spot for Philly which plays game five of this six game roadie. The Flyers are 1-3 to this point allowing 5-5-6 goals in the losses and beating the Kings 2-1. Off a 5-4 loss to VGK, and teams playing off a game against the Knights have done poorly. Arizona is in chase mode now after a week at the top of the Pacific. The Desert Dogs have won two straight after a brief hiccup but get the best of it here and should have no excuses. |
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01-04-20 | Texas v. Baylor -8.5 | 44-59 | Win | 100 | 16 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Baylor Bears Two hot teams square off here with Baylor on a 9 game win streak and Texas 6-1 L7 but that's where all similarities end. Texas is 10-2 but their losses are by 16 and 22 to Georgetown and Providence who would both be closes to DD dogs versus the Bears. Baylor has 7-1 L8 in the series and has won three straight on this floor, two times by more than what they need to cover here. Baylor is an elite defensive and rebounding team that forces turnovers on 24% of opponents possessions. Baylor by 14-18. |
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01-04-20 | NC-Greensboro +1 v. Wofford | 92-98 | Loss | -109 | 14 h 20 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Best Bet on NC Greensboro This is a triple revenge game for Greensboro who was beat three times last year by Wofford after winning the prior five games in the series. UNGR is 8-1 L9 with loss coming on a buzzer beater to North Carolina State. The Spartans also played Kansas tough before losing by 12 at Lawrence indicating their quality. Wofford is still pesky (beat North Carolina early on) but at 6-6 looks to be a bit down from recent editions. |
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01-04-20 | Bills +3 v. Texans | 19-22 | Push | 0 | 14 h 46 m | Show | |
DMack's Bills/Texans Saturday Wildcard Round Super Play is on the Buffalo Bills The old adage about the wildcard round, pick the winner, cash the ticket. In fact, in the last 46 wildcard games, the straight up winner is 40-5-1. That is not a misprint. Prior history is meaningless here as this is a breakout year for the Bills who were 5-3 straight up on the road. Buffalo doesn't score a lot of points but they face a weak defense here and a Deshaun Watson offense that doesn't run the ball well and will likely be without the services of Will Fuller, Andre Hopkins bookend. The Buffalo defense and field position will go a long way in determining this winner. Buffalo playing completely with house money even if coming out of the AFC East. Bills win 20-17. |
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01-04-20 | Tulane -7 v. Southern Miss | 30-13 | Win | 100 | 9 h 0 m | Show | |
DMack's Armed Forces Super Play is on the Tulane Green Waves If you look at Southern Miss very closely, they don't really have a good win with victories over the likes of Alcorn, Troy, UTEP, Rice, UTSA, and an in-explicable 37-2 win over UAB. The Eagles were smoked by FAU and Western Kentucky in their final two games and arguably faces much better here. Tulane lost 5 of 6 down the stretch but that included Memphis, Temple, UCF, Navy gauntlet ... all games that were played with Waves battling major injuries to their top players. Supremely coached by up-and-comer Willie Fritz, the Waves feature a power ground game and fly to the ball defense that should take Tulane to a two TD win. |
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01-03-20 | Capitals +116 v. Hurricanes | 4-3 | Win | 116 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Washington Caps Washington and St Louis have far and away established themselves as the best in the East and West respectively. The Caps have hit a 5-5 flat spot of late but catch plus money here against a very good Carolina team. That said, Caps have had a propensity to play up and down to their opposition (see Caps vs. Blue Jackets) and have lost 6 of the L7 in the series to the Canes, 0-2 TY. Figure Washington to be at their best here tonight in dominating win. |
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01-03-20 | Heat -1 v. Magic | 85-105 | Loss | -112 | 5 h 8 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Miami Heat Miami has won 5 of 6 after a flat run. The second of B2B is not their best spot and they have lost 4 of 5 in the series to the Magic but Orlando is struggling in its own right having lost 8 of 12 and are just 3-7 ATS in their L10 at the O-Rena. In this virtual pick'em, Miami (18-3 vs. Eastern Conf, 5-1 Division) will figure out a way. |
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01-03-20 | Fairfield -2 v. Niagara | 66-75 | Loss | -111 | 5 h 5 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Fairfield Stags Fairfield is a veteran bunch that plays a slow deliberate pace and hasn't shot the ball well early on. They've faced tough early but have rebounded to win three of their last four against their own kind. Niagara is 2-9 overall and has lost six straight with their wins over Norfolk State and Colgate. The Purple Eagles FG defense in No.343 (out of 352) in the country and have dropped 7 of 9 in the series. Fairfield wins this by double digits. |
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01-03-20 | Ohio -7.5 v. Nevada | 30-21 | Win | 100 | 52 h 35 m | Show | |
DMack's Idaho Potato Bowl winner is on the Ohio Bobcats Ohio has been an enigma for most of the year and needed to post a combined 118 points in its final two games to get bowl eligible at 6-6. Solich takes bowls very seriously and Ohio has won their last two appearances by a 68-6 aggregate and are quite capable of giving the Wolf Pack a beating here. Ohio has run for 265 yards per in it's last six games and that alone will keep a very anemic Nevada offensive opportunities to a bare minimum. Nevada was held to 10 points or less in four of their five losses this year and that's a real possibility here. We'll call it 37-14 Ohio. |
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01-02-20 | St. Mary's -3 v. San Francisco | 69-58 | Win | 100 | 11 h 11 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the St Mary's Gaels St Mary's made a concerted effort to improve its non-conference schedule after getting snubber in the Dance the last couple of years. Not sure they accomplished that but they are 12-2 with the losses coming to Dayton and Winthrop. No shame there. The Gaels have won 8 of the L10 series meetings but did lose their last two visits here. San Francisco got off to a fast start at 6-0 but has slit their eight most recent games and lost in OT to Havard on Monday. Other than games against Gonzaga and BYU, St Mary's won't have much to hang its hat on the rest of the way so games like these (road wins) will be of paramount importance down the road. |
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01-02-20 | Ducks v. Coyotes -1.5 | 2-4 | Win | 160 | 9 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack Subscriber NHL Bonus Best Bet is on the Coyotes Puck-Line Arizona is for real and a fair 70 cent favorite against the scoring challenged Ducks. We're looking to mitigate damage and increase take as this is an absolutely brutal spot for Anaheim. The Ducks are just 6-12-2 (6-14) on the road and teams after playing VGK in their prior game are on a horrific 2-12 type run. The Ducks were beat up in Sin City on New Year's Eve and face a Desert Dog outfit with two superior goal tenders and a team looking to get back on track. |
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01-02-20 | Maple Leafs -134 v. Jets | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 5 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Toronto Maple Leafs The Leafs have finally found their mojo after a disappointing start and are 8-1-1 L10 to storm into second in the Atlantic division behind the Caps and three points ahead of the also reborn Tampa Bay Lightning. Winnipeg was showing "buy" signs but have stumbled in a 4-5-1 run where they have not played well at home. The Jets have done their best work on enemy ice and a white-hot visitor that has even more fire power than the hosts. Lay it with the small road chalk. |
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01-02-20 | Hornets v. Cavs -1.5 | 109-106 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 27 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Cleveland Cavaliers This is a tale of two very bad teams. The Hornets have lost six straight and are just 4-8 ATS in their L12 road games. Charlotte's just 3-5 in their L8 meetings with the Cavs and there is just not much to recommend on this team in it's current form. The Cavs play hard which is a start when you have D League talent. Cleveland is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in its L6 and have covered four straight at The Quick. The number doesn't figure much here in this virtual pick'em so we'll back to home team in the superior form. |
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01-02-20 | Boston College +7 v. Cincinnati | 6-38 | Loss | -108 | 470 h 50 m | Show | |
DMack's Birmingham Bowl Super Play winner is Boston College The 6-6 Eagles fired their coach at the end of the season and nobody was happier than the players who were close to revolt. Good spot for the Eagles are reportedly stoked by the change. If you remember, the Eagles bowl game was postponed by lightning in the first quarter last year so this game will mean quite a bit to the outgoing BC players. The Eagles are an incredible 14-2 L16 as a single-digit dog including 6-0 this year. Cincinnati is going through the paces having failed every major test during the season, getting smoked by Ohio State and losing B2B games to Memphis to decide their season. Both teams heavy on defense and light on offense. Boston College 23-20. |
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01-01-20 | Baylor +5.5 v. Georgia | 14-26 | Loss | -110 | 34 h 15 m | Show | |
DMack's Georgia/Baylor Sugar Bowl Super Play is on the Baylor Bears 11-2 Baylor lost twice to Oklahoma and beat everyone else. Yes the Bears didn't play much of a non-conference schedule and the Big 12 doesn't compare to the SEC but this is not the Georgia team that was in the playoff hunt for most of the year and will be going to war here missing most of the Bulldogs key contributors due to injury or players sitting out to prepare for the NFL combine. Jake Fromm never got anything going with his young receivers with an offense that finished No.76. He'll be without several starters, most importantly, three offensive linemen. Remember that this is the same Georgia team that was a lay down versus Texas and Kirby Smart is scrambling to stop that here. Baylor almost always comes to play and has gone bowing in 9 of the L10 years, winning the last three straight up as a dog. The Bears have a big time defensive line that's a handful and are supremely coached by Flavor of the Month Matt Rhule. Won't name a score, just picking Baylor to win straight up. |
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01-01-20 | Blazers -3.5 v. Knicks | 93-117 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 9 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Portland Trailblazers With better than 40% of the season in the books and sitting at 14-20, Portland has played itself into a hole where every game like this is a must win if the Blazers still have any hopes of getting into the playoffs in the ultra-competitive West. Along with the teams already ahead of them, the Pelicans will unveil Zion Williams. Sacramento, Phoenix, and Memphis are finally getting healthy. The Knick have been about .500 under the coaching change to Mike Miller but don't figure against teams like Portland on any regular basis. Damian Lillard has monster game to get the Blazers off to a fast start in 2020. |
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01-01-20 | Wisconsin v. Oregon +3 | 27-28 | Win | 100 | 558 h 57 m | Show | |
DMack's Wisconsin/Oregon Rose Bowl Super Play is on the Oregon Ducks Wisconsin won 4 of 5 down the stretch but had the misfortune of facing Ohio State twice in Big Ten play. No shame there. The Badgers feature stud back Jonathon Freeman who has 6000+ yards in three years and will become NCAAF's leading rusher if he comes back. He got his versus the Buckeyes but the Duck front seven is FBS top 10 and Freeman won't be running wild for 250+ here. On the other side, Herbert will be auditioning in front of a national TV audience after a so-so number year after getting pimped as the No.1 pick in the draft at the start of the year. He has the tools and in Herbert's defense, he didn't have much to throw to after Quack Attack injuries to the wide out corps. Oregon is big/fast strike offense and you'll see that here. Oregon 34-27. |
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01-01-20 | Predators v. Stars -115 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 3 h 49 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Dallas Stars This is the annual Winter Classic and it will be played outdoors in of all places Dallas. Ice is not a problem in this age of high tech and the temps during the game are predicted to be mild between 46-55 degrees. Nashville has struggled all year despite trying to amp up their offense in last year's off-season. Dallas has overcome a very slow start and is 6-3-1 L10 and has always been tough at home, 13-6-2, again … after a slow start. The Stars also have the difference maker in G Ben Bishop who will be among the best on the ice. These outdoor games are real treats for the players and played at high intensity. Take Dallas at the nice price. |
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01-01-20 | Minnesota v. Auburn -7 | 31-24 | Loss | -100 | 27 h 8 m | Show | |
DMack's Outback Bowl Super Play is on the Auburn Tigers Fleck and Minnesota were a nice story early on when the Gophers won 9 games without a loss. Sadly, talent and athletes won out over nice stories and the Gophers will close the season losing three of their final four. Going all the way back to Week One of the college season, Auburn beat Oregon in that early showdown but stumbled a couple of times in the gauntlet that is the SEC including loss to LSU. The Tigers made their season with an Iron Bowl win over hated Alabama and it you think he Tigers are satisfied with that … you'd be wrong as War Eagle is 6-3 SU and ATS in L9 bowls after beating Bama and the majority of those were money games. Row all you want or can, don't see Minnesota keeping this one under double-digits. Auburn 41-23. |
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01-01-20 | Furman -11.5 v. VMI | Top | 89-73 | Win | 100 | 2 h 1 m | Show |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on Furman The Furman Paladins are a solid program that generally represents itself well. The Paladins are 5-0 versus teams outside the RPI Top 200 and an OT loss to Auburn is an example of their quality. Furman has beaten VMI eight straight, including the last four meetings on this floor, all by 12+ points. The Keydets are awful and 2-9 against the No.332 (out of 352 teams) toughest schedule in the country and 0-3 versus the Top 100 with all losses by double-digits. Being a matinee and because Furman has not played in 12 days, this number opened up soft and took significant play on the overnight. Despite being road chalk here, still think Furman is a top play on a sketchy New Year's Day board and look to the Paladins to win by 20. |
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12-31-19 | Texas v. Utah -7 | 38-10 | Loss | -110 | 35 h 28 m | Show | |
DMack's Alamo Bowl Super Play winner is on the Utah Utes The Utes are for real and kicking themselves for laying an egg versus Oregon in the Pac 12 championship game. In that game, Utah for whatever reason came out flat as a pancake and never got going until the second half when they were already buried. The Utes score 30+ points in 10 of their 11 wins and Utah is 11-2 straight up in 13 bowls under the current Kyle Whittingham regime. The Utes should have been crushed by loss to Oregon but instead, all the talk from the camp and players is that this is a game of redemption. The Utes can play keep away with it's power running game and rock a top 10 defense in so many important metrics. Texas gave up 435+ yards per in conference play and were a team that was picked to take down Oklahoma by many pre-season publication. The Longhorns can't be happy about being here other than being close to home. Utah 33-17. |
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12-31-19 | Clippers -7.5 v. Kings | 105-87 | Win | 100 | 5 h 53 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Clippers The Clippers are just 6-5 as a road favorite but figure here against a Kings outfit they've beaten nine straight times while going 8-0-1 against the number. The Kings have lost seven straight and the season is going South quickly for Luke Walton and Co. The number is a bit higher than we would like but much prefer the TCB Clippers here to finish out the year in a big way. |
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12-31-19 | Georgia State v. Wyoming -7 | 17-38 | Win | 100 | 7 h 39 m | Show | |
DMack's Arizona Bowl Super Play is on the Wyoming Cowboys Each of these teams had big wins in the opening week of the season with Wyoming spanking Missouri and Georgia State stunning Tennessee. Both team won't scare anyone on offense and the difference here will by Wyoming's pro style pursuit defense. While Georgia State was getting shredded for 600 yards by App State and ULL, Wyoming was No.6 in the country in rush defense allowing opponents less than 97 ppg. We are all familiar with current Bills QB Josh Allen who came out of Wyoming. Think of the Cowboys are the Bills as they control both lines of scrimmage in a 26-10 type of win. Lay the touchdown and enjoy your night out. |
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12-31-19 | Kansas State v. Navy -2.5 | 17-20 | Win | 100 | 32 h 47 m | Show | |
DMack's Liberty Bowl Super Play is on the Navy This edition of the Navy can play with the big boys and that's giving K State the benefit of the doubt. The Middies have won 8 of 9 with the loss to Notre Dame and running the ball for 375+ in 7 of the L8. K State is a 5-4 Big 12 team that went 5-1 ATS in six games as a single-digit dog but does not have the chops so slow the Navy option enough to allow the Cat offense to do it's thing. Navy sat in a rebuilding year last year but is 4-1 in L5 bowls scoring 44-45-49 points. Navy by 13-16. |
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12-30-19 | Detroit v. Gonzaga -32 | 72-93 | Loss | -110 | 14 h 48 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Best Bet on the Gonzaga Bulldogs Bullet analysis: I should be ashamed of myself for putting this out there but not if we win and I will be betting this game. Detroit is a horrific college basketball team that is even more horrific if you look at the Titans ATS grades over the past two decades. The Zags should have most of this impost covered by the half and cruise to a 50-point win before bigger and better things. |
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12-30-19 | Green Bay v. Northern Kentucky -5.5 | 73-59 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 54 m | Show | |
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12-30-19 | William & Mary -6 v. Elon | 74-73 | Loss | -105 | 12 h 51 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Subscriber Best Bet on the William and Mary Tribe Bullet analysis: Elon is 1-9 with three D-III wins. Bill and Mary is 9-2 L11 in the series and won their last two visits here by 7-10 points. The Tribe is 6-1 playing teams outside the RPI top 200 while Elon is No.328 in experience and hasn't played in eight days. William and Mary by 10-14. |
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12-30-19 | Illinois +7 v. California | 20-35 | Loss | -110 | 399 h 54 m | Show | |
DMack's Redbox Bowl Winner is on Illinois Both teams are greatly on the improve so both teams are very positively motivated and this could be a fun game to watch. That said, both teams depend on their respective offenses. The Illini have lost two straight scoring just 10 points in each of those losses. The Illini are 6-1 when they produce 300+ yards of total offense, 0-5 when it doesn't. Cal is similar in that the Bears are 7-0 when they score more than 17 points, 0-5 when they don't. The dog has won this bowl the last four years and the Bears are just 1-7-1 as a favorite, 0-3 this year. Expecting Lovie Smith to dial something up to shut down Cal as the Illini win in their first bowl appearance if five years. |
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12-30-19 | Western Michigan v. Western Kentucky -3 | 20-23 | Push | 0 | 18 h 43 m | Show | |
DMack's First Responder Bowl winner is on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Really like Western Kentucky for a number of reasons. Western Michigan has done well under legacy Tim Lester but the Broncos have been abysmal on the road where they've allowed 500+ yards three times and 50+ points twice. Western Kentucky won three straight to get here and has a high powered offense that throws the ball around for new first-year HC Ty Helton who was Sam Darnold's QB coach a couple of years ago at USC. The Hilltoppers have plenty of weapons on offense to work with and feature one of the better F5 defenses that finished the year No.30 overall nationally and No.23 in points against with just a tic over 20 per. My personal power rating have WKY close to a touchdown favorite so plenty of value in today's bowl opener. |
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12-29-19 | 49ers v. Seahawks OVER 47 | 26-21 | Push | 0 | 80 h 55 m | Show | |
DMack's 49ers/Seahawks Week 17 SNF Book Slap is on the OVER The winner wins the NFC West and possibly steps into a first round bye. Seattle won round one 27-24 in Week 10 in a game that featured 7 turnovers and 10 sacks so there were a lot of points left on the table. The 49ers were also with TE George Kittle who has turned out to be the lynchpin in the offense the last four weeks. The 49ers are hurting on defense with a front 7 that is battling injuries. The SHawks are so depleted at RB that they signed Marshawn Lynch who was drinking tequila in the Black Hole in Oakland two weeks ago. Cant see this being anything other than a shootout. San Francisco will get their points and we all know not to discount Russell Wilson who will find some way to trade. Play the Over. |
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12-29-19 | Hornets v. Grizzlies -3 | 104-117 | Win | 100 | 14 h 29 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Memphis Grizzlies Forget prior history as these are two completely different teams that are headed in opposite directions. Charlotte has lost 5 of 6 and headed for a long year and a top five draft pick. The Grizz are not much but have been showing "buy" signs with pieces like J.A. Morant and a decent core of young vets and key young players. The Grizzles have won 3 of 4 at home … make the 4 of 5 with an easy double-digit win here. |
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12-29-19 | Richmond +6.5 v. Alabama | 78-90 | Loss | -112 | 13 h 10 m | Show | |
DMack's NCAAB Play of the Day is on the Richmond Spiders Richmond is 10-2 and going to be one of your under-the-radar power mid-majors. The Spiders are smart, take care of the ball, and shoot the rock from downtown, No.14 from beyond the arc in the country. They are off a loss to a tough Radford teams but have won both true road games and own a quality win over Wisconsin. Bama hasn't played in 8 days which is actually a positive for them as they play at a breakneck pace. The Tide is just 2-4 versus top 100 teams with their best win over Furman. The Tides has some athletes but Richmond will not be intimidated and don't be surprised if the Spiders win straight up. |
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12-29-19 | Devils v. Senators -135 | 4-3 | Loss | -135 | 12 h 36 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Ottawa Senators Ottawa traded off many of their veteran pieces (Mark Stone) last year and are looking to see again this year before the trade deadline. That said, the Senators have a nice group of core players that have played well, especially on home ice where the Sens are 11-5-1. They'll meet the Devils who have played somewhat better of late but are still just 7-11 on enemy ice and are second in the league for worst goal differential at -38. The price is fair and we'll back the rebuild that plays hard and has been dominant on home ice. |
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12-29-19 | Raiders v. Broncos -3 | 15-16 | Loss | -120 | 132 h 33 m | Show | |
DMack Week 17 Early Release winner is on the Denver Broncos The Raiders improbable Powerball ticket into the playoffs is till alive after a Raider win and help from five others kept Oakland's hopes a live for one more weekend. The Raiders won't be able to hold up there end of the bargain here as they've been hit by a rash of injuries (including stud RB Josh Jacobs and G Ritchie Incognito) to key components. Denver is 8-3 vs. the number in L11 and has played hard even knowing they were playoff toast. The Broncs are 3-1 under Lock with the loss to the Chiefs in Arrowhead in a blizzard. Denver has not been real dependable in this spot but lets remember that the home team has won the last 7 games in the series and that the Silver and Black are just 6-15-1 ATS on the road in any capacity. Same season revenge for the Broncos has this one 27-17 for the homies. |
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12-29-19 | Steelers v. Ravens +2.5 | 10-28 | Win | 100 | 131 h 5 m | Show | |
DMack Week 17 Power Pack winner is on the Baltimore Ravens Sure Baltimore is resting many of their important starters but wouldn't you really rather have an RGIII who is auditioning for a job next year as opposed to "Duck" who has stunk the joint up the last two weeks. Mason Rudolph has been sent to IR so Paxton Lynch is the alternative. The clock has struck midnight for Mike Tomlin who has done an amazing job but injuries continue to pile on and even a Steeler team with a chance doesn't have enough to beat Raven reserves. Take a look at Harbaugh's preseason record if you think Harbaugh will mail this one in. Ravens by 10. |
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12-29-19 | Eagles v. Giants OVER 44.5 | 34-17 | Win | 100 | 76 h 5 m | Show | |
DMack's Week 17 NFL Total of the Week is the Eagles/Giants Over The Eagles make the playoffs with a win or tie but have done it with smoke and mirrors the last couple of weeks as Philly has had to deal with a plethora on continuous injuries. These two met three weeks ago with Philly coming back from a 17-3 halftime deficit to win 23-17 in OT. The Giants points came on two Eli Manning bombs in what may have been his last games. Rookie Daniel Jones is healthy and has played well in three of the last four weeks. The Eagles won't be able to key on Saquon Barkley who figure to have a day here. I grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey (HS, class '78) and I promise you that the G-Men will do everything they can to beat Phily here, even if it means Dallas getting in. See these teams trading points with the winner decided on a late kick. Let's call it 27-24, more than enough for our purposes. |
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12-29-19 | Chargers v. Chiefs -7.5 | 21-31 | Win | 100 | 128 h 9 m | Show | |
DMack Week 17 Power Pack winner is on the Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City has won and covered five straight and the defense has been top notch allowing the Broncos and Bears just six combined points with zero touchdowns in 15 drives. The Chiefs are still playing for a bye (the Pats must lose) and to miss the Bills in the first round. Kansas City is 10-1 L11 in the series including a 24-17 win in Mexico City this year in a game where Rivers was picked four times. The Bolts have lost 5 of 6 and really appear to have quit. Expect wholesale changes with the Chargers next year. |
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12-29-19 | Falcons +1 v. Bucs | 28-22 | Win | 100 | 128 h 43 m | Show | |
DMack Week 17 Power Pack winner is on the Atlanta Falcons The Falcons have played well enough out of their bye to save the jobs of HC Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff after a horrific 1-7 start. The Dirty Birds have scored 10 touchdowns on their L31 drives and in a same season revenge spot here having won 5 of the L6 in the series. The Bucs have done some nice things this year but are ravaged by injuries, especially at wide out. Matt Ryan (4000 yards for 9th straight year0 has been surprisingly good and avenge a 35-22 loss in Week 12. |
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12-29-19 | Saints -13 v. Panthers | 42-10 | Win | 100 | 104 h 37 m | Show | |
DMack Week 17 Game of the Week winner is on the New Orleans Saints The Saints will be playing for a much needed bye here as the Whodats do have injury concerns on defense. That said, Brees has the offense hitting on all cylinders scoring 15 touchdowns on 31 drives over the L3 weeks. New Orleans need a late FG to beat Carolina 34-31 but that was after dominating the games and blowing a 31-18 lead late. Carolina has lost 7 straight and was pummeled 38-7 at Indy last week in Grier's (ex-West Virginia) debut at quarterback. Even if Saints pull Brees early, little chance of getting backdoored with the very capable Teddy Bridgewater able to step in for some tune up snaps. New Orleans 41-17. |
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12-28-19 | Clemson -1.5 v. Ohio State | 29-23 | Win | 100 | 55 h 11 m | Show | |
DMack's Clemson/Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Super Play is on the Clemson Tigers This is just a great, great, game. Clemson has won the National Championship two of the last three years and Ohio State hasn't lost in the post-Urban Meyer era. Clemson has been dogged all year for coming out of the gate slow and their one blip on the radar, the one-point win over North Carolina. The Tar Heels showed what they're about with Mack Brown culminating with their demolition of Temple. Their body of work over five years is incomparable and their 10-1 post-season mark includes a 31-0 with over the Buckeyes in the semis a couple of years ago plus the blowout wins over Bama. Slow start ??? Clemson was stripped bare by graduation and the draft after last year including their entire defensive line. The last eight games was the real Clemson. Didn't play anyone ??? It wasn't the Tigers fault that the entire ACC was down and Ohio State had their share of Rutgers, Marylands, and Northwesterns. Clemson wins by double-digits to set up showdown with LSU. |
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12-28-19 | Nets +9.5 v. Rockets | 98-108 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 5 m | Show | |
DMack's NBA Play of the Day is on the Brooklyn Nets The Nets are always live on the road and they are always live getting this type of points. Brooklyn is 8-1 ATS off their L9 straight up losses and have covered five straight trips to Houston, winning the last two meetings in the series straight up. The Rockets are 6-2 straight up in their L8 bit 0-4 ATS in their L4 at The Toyota Center which is not surprising when you always have to pay a James Harden tax which we see in spades here. |
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12-28-19 | Predators v. Penguins -121 | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 9 h 14 m | Show | |
DMack's NHL Play of the Day is on the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pens not only survived six weeks without Sidney Crosby, they flourished. Sid The Kid is almost ready and the Pens have found scoring from unlikely sources and have also found their goaltender of the future in Tristan Jarry (1.87 GAA). The Pens are a handful on home ice (14-4-2) and face a Nashville team that is a .500 unit at best and will hands and knees to make the playoffs. 20 cents is impossible to pass up. |
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12-28-19 | Oklahoma v. LSU OVER 75.5 | 28-63 | Win | 100 | 51 h 13 m | Show | |
DMack's LSU/Oklahoma Peach Bowl Super Play is on the OVER Never even considered taking Oklahoma with points, even when the matchup was originally announced. The Sooners were hurt with suspension but not where you'd expect. OU will be without leading DL and leading sack master which figure to make LSU QB and Heisman winner Joe Burrow and his No.1 Bayou Bengal offense, all the more dangerous. The Tigers average 47.8 points and 554 yards per game, tops in the nation. Oklahoma will battle and wee see the scenario where LSU gets out to a 20-point lead early and it's trading points there after. LSU lays down the law with 50+with both teams trading points start to finish. Lets call this one 58-37 LSU. |
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12-28-19 | Hofstra -2.5 v. James Madison | 82-76 | Win | 100 | 5 h 27 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack winner Best Bet is on Hofstra Pride Hofstra has been a "go to" team for us and overall, we've done pretty well. The Dutchmen have won 7 of 9 and started the year as the No.5 most experienced team in the country and rarely go to their bench. Hofstra has beaten the Dollies in 5 of the L6 including by 9 in last year's CAA tournament. Further, Hofstra has won the last three meetings on this floor by 5-16-15. James Madison is 6-4 against the No.276 toughest schedule and doesn't score much if they are not hitting their threes and JM gets 40% of their offense from beyond the arc. Hofstra vets will be fuly aware, shut this down cold, and get easy points on long rebounds in transition. |
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12-28-19 | Louisville +2.5 v. Kentucky | 70-78 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 13 m | Show | |
DMack NCAAB Power Pack winner Best Bet is on Louisville Cardinals Kentucky is getting a lot of love, even after going 0-2 in Vegas over Christmas. The Cats are a young team as always but this bunch is just not as good as prior editions and will be a work in progress. Louisville is 11-1 and was the No.1 ranked team in the country before getting knocked off by Texas Tech. The Cards have had 11 days to prepare for this game after losing 5 of the L6 in the series including a 90-61 crush-shot loss on this floor two years ago. The Cards will be very salty here and win straight up by 8-10. |