Big XII Basketball Play of the Day for 2/19/11: Texas

The Texas Longhorns put their undefeated Big XII record on the line today as they travel to Lincoln and take on Nebraska.

A very touch Texas team is favored by 6.5 on the road in a dangerous place.   Nebraska has been known to sneak up on highly ranked teams at home before.

Last year Texas blew out the Cornhuskers by 40.  This year again, all the trends seem to be pointing to Texas.  The Longhorns are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games, that's strong.  They also are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite, that is an even stronger trend.

Looks like Texas should be a safe play today, and I see them pulling away in the second half. 

Take Texas and give the 6.5.  This game tips off at 1:30 pm Eastern.

Thursday Night NBA Play of the Day: Mavs

The game tonight between the Mavericks and Suns is in Phoenix and the home team is getting points.  Usually in the NBA that means take the home team, but not tonight.

The Mavs love playing the Suns and matchup very well with them.  The Mavs are also 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

This should be an easy win for Mark Cuban and the Mavericks tonight.  Take the MAVS!

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!

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.

Super Bowl XLV Bets You Can Take to the Bank

Forget the squares games and all the crazy prop bets out there, here are a few bets you can take to the bank Monday morning and count your winnings.

Total 45 points

OVER it is.  These teams will score, and a 27-20 score means over.  When these two teams played in 2009, it went over, way over. 

The Steelers go over in their last 4 playoff games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0 and Green Bay goes over 18 out of 25 games when getting more than 350 yds of offense.  Take the OVER

John Kuhn rushing attempts 2.5 over or under

I say this is the type of game where Kuhn can shine.  He will get over 2.5 rushing attempts and one will be for a score.

 Who will be MVP? Troy Polamalu +900

If Pittsburgh wins, chances are their defense an Troy Polamalu in particular will make a big play.  At +900, it's worth putting a little cash on Polamalu to ne MVP.

Greg Jennings - 5.5 catches and 82 total receiving yards

Based on the last few playoff games, you would be smart to go with the over in each of these.  Jennings is the first option in most of Aaron Rodgers reads.  he'll touch the ball and often.

Total number of field goals missed by both teams.  over or under 1  -  Over for +400

Lot's of pressure on the kickers in this game, and they've been a little erratic.  I think each kicker will miss one.  Take the over on FG misses.

Good Luck to all!