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After a tough weekend last week, where many plays just barely missed, we’re coming out swinging, and giving you one of our strongest cards in a while. This year’s NCAA tourney has been stock full of craziness, including Wisconsin falling last week to UNLV and Ohio State wiped out a 20-point deficit by outscoring Tennessee in the second half last night. We’re back to our winning ways this weekend, and we hope you’ll join us.

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Top Play:

Check out USC. These guys are 25-11 SU, and 22-10 ATS. Why are they getting no respect against North Carolina here? The Pac-10 is much better than the ACC, and we’re not prepared to let this many points on a good team pass us by. UNC might win the game, but they’re not going to embarrass USC. North Carolina is 4-7 ATS in its last 11 and just 4-6 ATS in its last 10 away from its home court. Also, USC is 7-0 ATS as an underdog of more than 3.5 points this season and 12-2-1 ATS against teams with a winning percentage over .750.

UNC struggled so much against Michigan State last Saturday and it is a bad sign for the Heels because that was a game they should have dominated. USC, coming off a blowout win against Texas, can score a variety of ways and has enough athletes to play any style that UNC would like.

This one just comes down to value, folks. UNC = overvalued, USC = undervalued. This will be a very close game and we’d be shocked if USC didn’t pick up a cover here.

Play USC Trojans (+8)

Last week, the NBATopPicks team picked the Warriors to knock off the sinking Clippers and the New Orleans/Phoenix game to go Under. After going 2-0, we return this week with another hefty card including a college basketball play and an NBA pick.

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We can’t fathom why the linesmakers have made the utterly terrible New Orleans just a one half-point underdog against the Knicks tonight. People, let’s be honest; the Hornets are one of the coldest teams in NBA right now. They’re in a six- game losing streak and 4-8-1 ATS their last 13. Moreover, this team got guys who are fatigued or banged up. Chris Paul is not healthy after having a stress reaction in his left foot and a tired frontcourt will keep struggling.

New York isn’t great, by any stretch, but they’ve beaten some solid teams. Eddy Curry should rampage down low, and the backcourt duo of Marbury and Francis will see some serious minutes against a Hornets team that really lacks a post presence. We’re not normally Knicks bettors, but any time you can lay only three points or less against the Hornets at this time, do it. Trust us, you’ll make money.

Play New York Knicks (-1.5)

It’s two in a row for NFL and NHL plays, and we’re back for more this week with another loaded card. Baseball is over for another few months, but we replace MLB with NBA and keep winning this week. Buck the “public wisdom” and get the winning side in what on the surface appears to be a lopsided game in NFL action, and stack cash with an NCAA side that literally has every advantage in a matchup, but somehow is still the dog! (TOP PLAY) We’ve got an Over and an Under for you in NBA and NHL action, and finally, we top it off with a two-team NCAAF parlay! We’re looking forward to a big weekend, and we hope you’ll join us.

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Bowling Green is in a bit of an unusual situation this week, and that’s only because they’re coming off a loss to Temple, which doesn’t happen too often. When it does, it forces a team into an unusual zone in the betting world: linesmakers have no choice but to downgrade them in a big way, yet they also enter their next game in prime revenge position. As a result, this week’s line against Akron is set at +9, but to be honest, we think these teams could be on the same level, especially with Bowling Green’s pride on the line after last week’s embarrassment. One can make the case that the Falcons should have actually won the game against Temple. They dominated the line of scrimmage, with 15 more first downs than the Owls (27-12) and greater than 150 yards more offense (407-254), but had a few unlucky bounces, and came out on the wrong end of the scoreboard. Make no mistake – the final score last week did not accurately reflect the abilities of those two teams, just as this week’s resulting line does not reflect the abilities of these two teams, and we’re ready to capitalize. Bowling Green is still only one game out of a playoff spot in the M.A.C. East, and they’ve got a schedule that could very well finish up as a 3-0 run to end the season. The Falcons have something to play for here, which is more than the Akron Zips can say. With three conference losses already, Akron has failed in all of their pre-season goals, and we’re not sure that they’ll be able to find motivation the rest of the way. Coach J.B. Brookhart has already said that red-shirt freshman Carlton Jackson will see action, which implies to us that the team is already looking to the future. Starting P.K. Jon McClain is playing with the varsity soccer team in the M.A.C. tournament this weekend, instead of in the football game, which gives us further proof. Do these indicators suggest a team eager to cover a 9 pt spread against a team with equal talent and added motivation? You be the judge. Bowling Green leads the M.A.C. in rushing and first downs, which tells us that they’re able to hang on to the ball and eat up clock time when they are in a situation of having to preserve a lead. With a short bus ride between these two schools, we’re expecting a large Bowling Green cheering section, which will add even more emotion to the atmosphere. Easy call this week – Play Bowling Green Falcons, ATS.