Big XII Basketball Game of the Day for 2/12/11

Kansas State at Colorado

Colorado is one of my surprise teams of the year, and Kansas St. has been a bit of a disappointment.

Colorado won their first meeting this season back last month and now they get the Wildcats at home.  Kansas St. has been horrible this year ATS.  And they are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Sat. games, horrid.

The Buffs are 12-2 at home this season and look for them to build on that Saturday night in Boulder. 

Take Colorado and give the 1.5.  They will win by about 10 pts.   Good Luck!

Cavaliers Get Win, End 26-Game Skid

The NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 126-119, in overtime, ending the longest losing streak in professional sports history at 26 games.

They share that record with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but a loss to the Clippers would've given the Cavs the record all to themselves.
They lost the lead late in regulation, but Antawn Jamison's 3-pointer with 22.1 seconds left in overtime gave the Cavs a 123-119 lead. The Clippers' last chance ended when Randy Foye's jumper rattled in and out. Hickson grabbed the rebound and the Clippers' Baron Davis was slapped with a technical foul and ejected.

Jamison tied a season high with 35 points and surpassed 18,000 points for his career. Hickson had the game of his life with 27 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks while defending the Clippers' Blake Griffin and Williams had 17 points and 14 assists in 31 sensational minutes off the bench.

Thursday Night NBA Play of the Night: Celtics

The Boston Celtics

These two rivals meet for the second time in about 12 days, this time in Boston.

I love Boston in this one as they are only giving the Lakers 2.5 pts.

The Lakers are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 Thursday night games, and the Celtics are 11-3-1 ATS when getting 2 days rest.  It all points to a Boston win and cover tonight in Beantown.

Bonus Pick:  The OVER.  When in Boston they usually go over.  The total is 188.  Take the over tonight.

Big XII Basketball Play of the Day for 2/5/11

Missouri

Colorado goes to Missouri today.  Missouri needs to make a statement in this game with the erratic play they have had of late.

I see that statement getting made.  Missouri is giving 10 pts to the Buffalos, and they should end up winning by 15-20.

Mizzou is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5.  That should spell disaster for a Colorado team that has performed better than most thought coming into the year.

Take Missouri and give the 10.

Thursday NBA Play of the Night: Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs at the Los Angeles Lakers

In what could be a preview of the Western Conference Finals is on the slate Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers are the defending NBA champions and have the second-best record in the conference. San Antonio has had the best record in the league for most of the season.

The Lakers are giving San Antonio 3.5 points.  This looks taylor-made for a Spurs lock tonight.

The Spurs defeated the Lakers 97-82 on Dec. 28 in San Antonio.  They also are  6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

The Lakers on the other hand, are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. 

Take the Spurs tonite and you'll be counting your winnings in the morning.