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This week we are back with a strong card… two NBA road underdogs on Friday night.

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We love the Milwaukee Bucks against the New York Knicks tonight. The Bucks are coming off an overtime loss at Indiana on Wednesday. This won’t be the negative factor for the team at all because Michael Redd, who played in his second game after missing 20 due to the injury, scored 38 points for the Bucks, which came back from an 18-point deficit in the first half.

The Bucks are 3-21 last 24 games but this is NOT the Bucks team that struggled without Redd. His return motivated the guys to play hard and believe in the team. One thing he is also going to do is tell the team to bounce back from losses. Tonight’s game also fits into a perfect system: The Bucks have won five of their last seven meetings with the Knicks and three of five at Madison Square Garden.

Also, we are aware of this fishy line. The Knicks are favored just because they have won a couple of last home games against the mediocre teams.

- Play Milwaukee Bucks, ATS.

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We love situations where bookies put too much value on a home team. That’s what they’ve done this week with the San Antonio Spurs, listing them as 14 point favorites against the Memphis Grizzlies. Spurs are hot, to be sure, but we think that taking points with Memphis is never a bad thing.

Although the Grizzlies have been struggling on the road (3-19 SU), they are 6-1 ATS as 10 or more underdogs this season. We expect them to keep this one close right until the very end. Pau Gasol and Mike Miller match up well offensively with San Antonio, and the team comes into this game on a high note after beating Utah in overtime on Wednesday.

San Antonio, meanwhile, doesn’t look like they are the dominant force in the Western Conference any more. In their last game against Houston Wednesday, Tim Duncan had 37 points but the rest of the team shot just 36.7 percent from the field. Spurs fell to 1-5 ATS in their last six, and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 contests at home. Also, Memphis is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 in this series. 14 is way too much for the Spurs to cover. Take the “dog” on this one for the best value.

Play Memphis Grizzlies, ATS.

YET AGAIN, another perfect week – if you’ve been paying attention, we’re on quite a tear in January. If you listened to us, you’d have known that the Patriots were underrated, and banged them. We also predicted that the Miami Heat would go to town on the pitiful Golden State Warriors, which they did, winning by 22 points and giving you great value.

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We’re liking the Toronto Raptors, who have won six of their last eight, against the Utah Jazz Friday night. These Raptors are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games, and have played extremely well at home this season, where they’re 12-5 ATS. Toronto’s defense has impressed a lot of people these days, holding their opponents just 86.2 points per game in the last five contests.

Toronto is catching Utah at the right time. The Jazz had lost five of six before snapping a four-game skid with a 100-99 win over Detroit on Wednesday. Their defense has struggled giving 112.4 points per game in their last five games.

Chris Bosh has been playing great since he came back from injury at the beginning of this year, and we predict he’ll have a big night against the Jazz.

- Play Toronto Raptors, ATS.

We went a perfect 2-0 last week, as our NFL playoff picks got off to a great start (Dallas covering on the road at Seattle) and the red hot Phoenix Suns Covering a 19 point spread against the Miami Heat without D-Wade. We bring you another tasty serving of free plays on NBA and NFL.

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The Miami Heat head into Golden State on Friday night to take on the Warriors. The Heat lost 5 in a row (both SU and ATS) since Dwyane Wade injured his wrist early in the game in Chicago on Dec. 27. Wade returned on Sunday and they have won two. Wade is now averaging 31.8 points in his last eight games that he has played more than six minutes, and Miami has won seven of those contests. Moreover, longawaited Shaquille O’Neal may come back to play this game. Antoine Walker and James Posey will also be available.

Golden State, on the other hand, have lost three of their last four games (0-4 ATS), allowing 116.8 points in those contests. Baron Davis had only 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting the last game against the Magic.

We’re looking for the Heat to bounce back in a big way as the road dog. Miami has dominated the series of late, winning 15 of the last 19 matchups, including the last two at Oracle Arena. Golden State has been plagued by Jason Richardson’s injury, and this will be a factor here, as no one on the Warriors will be able to keep up with the healthy Heat.

- Play Miami Heat, ATS.

It was a great week for football at TopSportsTips last weekend. The NFLTopPicks team has hit 4 in a row with the Packers’ victory against the Bears. This week we return with two strong plays on NBA and NFL to start 2007 off right.

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As you know, we tend to be cautious laying a heavy number, but this situation appears solid for Suns fans, with Phoenix favored big against Miami. Shaq and Wade were both out when Phoenix beat Miami on Dec. 13 but this time around, the Heat have even bigger problems. Struggling Miami Heat are playing their 4th game without all-star guard Dwyane Wade who suffered a sprained wrist. Making matters worse, forwards Antoine Walker and James Posey were deactivated because their body fat levels are 1 percent over team orders.

On the other hand, Phoenix has been one of the strongest home teams this season, at 12-3. The Suns are on an four game win streak, and 13-1 against the Eastern Conference this season. We’re not convinced the Heat will make a game of this, particularly since they’ve been unable to hit the century mark in 4 consecutive games. Finally, the Heat have got to be demoralized heading into this one against the NBA’s highest-scoring team, whereas the Suns are back at their home court after winning all three on the road, and will come out pumped up, running and gunning.

- Play Phoenix Suns, ATS.

Two weeks ago our NFL play with the Redskins as underdogs resulted in an upset win
against the home favorite Saints. The NFLTopPicks team is now 8-2-1 in the last ten weeks. As our TopPicks team has just come back from Christmas holidays, we have two big picks this weekend on the NBA and NFL.

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The Washington Wizards finished November with a 5-9 record, while the Orlando Magic led the Southeast Division at 12-4. The month of December has been a turnaround for both teams, though, as the Magic are 5-9 while the Wizards have gone 11-3 to move percentage points ahead of Orlando for the division lead. These two teams have been heading in completely different directions.

The biggest reason for the Washington’s run has been the outstanding performance of Gilbert Arenas, who has scored 30 or more points in five of the past six games. Arenas is averaging 38.5 points and has made 19-of-35 from 3-point range (54.3%) during the Wizards’ four-game win streak. That stretch doesn’t even include his franchise-record 60-point effort in a win over the Lakers on Dec. 17.

The Wizards are averaging 118.5 points in their last 12, and are the third-highest scoring team in the league (107.8 PPG) behind Phoenix and Denver. Washington has won six of seven at the Verizon Center, and is 9-2 at home when scoring at least 100 points.

The Magic have lost three straight road games, averaging just 84 points. Orlando fell to the Lakers on Wednesday for its third straight loss and eighth in 11 games. Dwight Howard’s slump is the main factor for the Magic’s draught. He is averaging 13.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting in his last eight games. Howard averaged 18.1 points on 61% shooting in his first 22 games.

We’re predicting a blowout for the Wizards who will be hyped in revenge mode for the loss to Orland earlier this season.
Play Washington Wizards, ATS

Last week the NFLTopPicks team play with the Miami Dolphins as underdogs won outright against the Patriots. The NFLTopPicks team is now 7-2-1 in the last nine weeks. This week we keep it simple with the two strongest plays on the menu – an NFL and an NBA pick.

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We admit the New Orleans Saints are good and their resurgence is the sports story of the year. They are winning and winning big. We believe this is another case of a team just getting too much hype. There has to be a letdown at some point and we think this weekend against the Washington Redskins will be the time they falter.

Support for the Saints has never been higher following last Sunday’s huge win over the Cowboys and all this talk of Sean Payton for coach of the year and Drew Brees for MVP means the public will be all over them. But they still have one of the worst run defenses in NFL (ranked 24th). The run-stuffer Hollis Thomas’s suspension is the key issue for their defense. Redskins running back Ladell Betts has been pretty good lately, averaging 143 yards rushing during the last three games.

Joe Gibbs will give the ball to Betts all day and let him grind this game out.
Although the Saints’ pass defense is ranked 5th, there is a good possibility that Jason Campbell will have another big game coming back to SEC-land. New Orleans is 1-3 ATS when they are favored at home this season.

Play Washington Redskins, ATS.

Last week our NFL play on the Seattle Seahawks as underdogs hit. The NFLTopPicks team is now 6-2-1 in the last eight weeks. This week we keep it simple with the two strongest plays on the menu, in NFL and NBA action.

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In NBA action, it’s a very simple play here on Friday night as we’re exploiting the red-hot Chicago Bulls over a poor defensive Toronto Raptors team.

The Bulls are looking to extend both their overall winning streak, as well as their long history of dominance against the Raptors. Chicago has won both ATS and SU in their last 13 meetings against Toronto since 2002. The Bulls have really dominated the series over the past two seasons, winning the seven meetings by an average of 12.2 points while outrebounding the Raptors by an 11.9 average. The addition of Big Ben Wallace will only help in that department. Chicago has been showing the same efficiency during its current six- game win streak, defeating opponents by an average of 15.7 points. They also have a 138-104 rebounding edge over the past three games.

We expect a comfortable, double-digit victory for the Bulls.
Play Chicago Bulls, ATS.

It was a great weekend for football plays at TopSportsTips. The NFLTopPicks team was on point yet again, predicting that the score would stay low in the Buffalo / Indianapolis game, which it did. Also, Kent State picked up a tasty cover against Virginia Tech – without even scoring a point!

This weekend we’re back for more, licking our chops at the weak lines that have been posted for this weekend’s games. We’ve got a tasty NFL side featuring an underrated team out for revenge. We’ve got an NCAA side featuring a really good team with an 8-2 record who someone is a big dog when they shouldn’t be. Our Top Play (below) takes cash from an NBA matchup, and we’ve got an NHL Total to cap off this week’s straight wagers. Finally, Tim Spears and his team have isolated a two-team cross sport parlay that you won’t want to miss!

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In NBA action this week, the Toronto Raptors head south to LaLa land to take on the Lakers. The Raptors embarked on an ambitious rebuilding project over the summer, and while their new Phoenix-Suns-North run-and-gun strategy should pay off in the long run, they’re still trying to make the pieces fit. They enter this game with a 2-5 record, losing all three of their road games by double-digits. They are in the middle of a 5 game Western Conference swing, playing three games in four nights starting tonight. What we’ve got here is a young, developing team in a bad scheduling spot against a well-rested team at home. The Lakers haven’t played since Sunday, and don’t play again until this coming Sunday – what that means is that they’ll be rested and prepared, but without the risk of looking ahead to their upcoming—and perhaps more important—games. Toronto’s going to get the full attention of Kobe and Co., and that means trouble for Raptors fans. LA has gone 4-1 at home so far this season, and wins early in the year proved that this is not just Kobe’s show – the whole team can contribute. We’ve seen this Lakers team beat Phoenix, Seattle, Minnesota, and Memphis by a combined 31 points, and we’re confident that they’ll take care of business against a tired, young Raptors team. Play Los Angeles Lakers, ATS.

It was a full frontal assault on the books last weekend as our straight wagers went a perfect 4-0 in all sports to stack cash once again. The NFLTopPicks team bucked public opinion to fade the then-undefeated Chicago Bears, the NCAATips experts nailed last week’s Top Play, and our NHL and NBA Totals also cashed. The NFLTopPicks team is now 4-1-1 in the last six weeks, and the NHLTopPicks guys are on a 3-0 run. Bang another lineup of winners this week as we continue this red-hot tear!

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A friend of ours joked the other day that the Colts had a bigger chance of losing against the bye week than they do against the Bills this weekend. If you’ve been following Buffalo’s disastrous season, you’ll know that they’re in no way a threat to push this total over. They’re averaging 14.2 points in their four games on the road, and even that number doesn’t tell the whole story, because they scored a defensive TD, and put up a meaningless TD against Chicago with a minute left and trailing 40-0. Now, their best player (RB Willis MaGahee) is on the sidelines resting broken ribs, and they have to deal with Anthony Thomas – a decent back-up once upon a time, but four years past his best days – as his replacement. However, the Bills aren’t going to have much choice but to give Thomas a whole bunch of carries, because Coach Dick Jauron knows Indy ranks last in run defense, and he’ll try to take advantage. He’s certainly going to shy away from challenging Indy in the air, especially with safety Bob Sanders playing his second game back from injury this week. Sanders made a big difference last week in that big win against the Patriots, and his presence means that Colts Coach Tony Dungy will stack the line against the run, pressuring QB Losman to pass. The Bills are in a tough spot in Indy’s house this week, and there’s no escaping. However, there’s no ignoring the fact that this is prime letdown territory for the Colts after the Broncos and Patriots games. The Bills have excellent special teams, a good punter, and their defense is improved as Takeo Spikes works his way into playing shape. The Colts are going to put up points, but we’re expecting long, clock-eating drives. We’re shying away from the 12-point spread, but this total – currently 45 – is high enough that we’re looking at a comfortable Under. Play the Under.