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Hakeem Nicks 12-1

Deion Branch 40-1

First Touchdown of Game

Brandon Jacobs 12-1

Chad Ochocinco 25-1

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Virginia starting center Assane Sene will miss as many as six weeks of action because of a broken ankle that required surgery. Sene is a 7'0" senior averaging 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. He started every game for the Cavaliers and they went 15-2 SU over their first 17 games. Since Sene’s injury, Virginia has gone 2-1 SU but just 1-2 ATS with their ...  read more

One of the great props unveiled for the Super Bowl is the chance to bet on how one of the SB players fares in a cross-sport competition against a player who is competing in another sport on Super Bowl Sunday. There are a handful of these for Super Bowl XLVI between New England and the New York Giants on Bovada’s NFL football odds.
 
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The Miami Heat haven't covered a spread against New Orleans since 2005, but with those teams headed in completely different directions this season are LeBron James and company ready to pay off on the NBA betting lines against the Hornets on Monday night?
 
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North Carolina has lost starting guard Dexter Strickland for the season after he tore his ACL in his right knee in the Tar Heels last game at Virginia Tech. Strickland was only averaging 8 points per game, but he was the catalyst for North Carolina’s transition game and he actually led the team while shooting 57% from the floor. Strickland’s biggest impact came on the defe ...  read more

The Boston Celtics trounced the Orlando Magic when the teams met in Beantown on Monday night, so Dwight Howard and company will be looking to turn the tables when the squads stage a rematch in the Sunshine State on Thursday.
 
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Virginia Tech got some good news this week as their leading scorer, point guard Erick Green, is expected to return to the lineup. Green is averaging 16.1 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season. But he has missed game time because of a sprained left knee he suffered in practice. The Hokies have really missed Green’s presence on the court as they turned the ...  read more

College Basketball keys to Winning Against the Spread. This section covers the college basketball regular season.

POWER RATINGS – This tool should be used as an initial indicator for a decision, not the principle reason for siding on a game.

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When Bovada opened its preseason NBA championship odds, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on that list. And neither team has done much to change things as they meet tonight on national television (TNT, 8 p.m. ET) in one of the season’s most anticipated games. The Heat are 5.5-point home favorites on Bovada’s NBA odds.
 
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Tonight is the third night of a back-to-back-to-back for the no-doubt weary Los Angeles Clippers and they figure to be very shorthanded again as the host the Dallas Mavericks in the marquee matchup of the night in the NBA. The Mavericks opened as 2.5-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA basketball odds.
 
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The Miami Heat will not have star guard Dwyane Wade in the lineup tonight when they host the San Antonio Spurs looking to end a three-game losing streak. The Heat are 7-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA betting odds.
 
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It’s arguably the biggest regular season college basketball matchup between rivals Michigan State and Michigan since the 1997-98 season as the No. 9 Spartans and No. 19 Wolverines meet as ranked for the first time since that season. MSU opened as a 2-point road favorite on Bovada’s NCAA basketball betting odds. In fact, this is only the seventh time ever the two have met as ranked foe ...  read more

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Miami (Fla) is finally starting to resemble the team that had high expectations coming into this season. The Hurricanes had to play their first nine games of this season without their best player, Reggie Johnson, who was recovering from knee surgery. Miami was also without DeQuan Jones for their first eleven games as he was suspended indefinitely on accusations of receiving i ...  read more

The NBA on TNT Thursday doubleheader tonight opens with a suddenly surging New York Knicks team visiting a Memphis club that looks a bit lost and has been a big disappointment thus far. New York is a 4.5-point favorite on Bovada’s NBA basketball odds and there will be live play-by-play betting available.
 
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No. 17 Virginia (14-1) has been one of the nation’s top surprises so far this season and is off to its best start in 30 years, but easily the toughest test for the Cavaliers so far comes tonight in an ACC matchup at No. 6 Duke (13-2). The Blue Devils are 10-point favorites on Bovada’s NCAA basketball odds for the 9 p.m. ET ESPN tip.
 
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Wake Forest is missing their best player as guard C.J. Harris is out with a groin injury. Harris ranks second in the ACC in scoring at 18.7 points per game. “We are sideways offensively,” said Demon Deacons head coach Jeff Bzdelik. Even opposing head coaches are sympathizing over the absence of Harris. After Wake Forest lost at home 56-52 to Wofford, their head coach Mike ...  read more

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Virginia has lost two players to transfer. KT Harrell and James Johnson have decided to leave the Cavaliers after they were both relegated to the bench. Head coach Tony Bennett plays a very slow, half-court game and that style didn’t fit the player’s strengths. “I think we’re getting a better handle on what will work here and what we’re trying to get and filling holes,” Be ...  read more

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Miami (Fla) finally got one of their best players back on the court as center Reggie Johnson returned to game action after having knee surgery over the summer. Johnson is a key cog in the paint for the Hurricanes, and his return will be a major boost. “You don’t know how many times I’ve wanted to choke my doctor to get him to let me play,” said Johnson. “My knee didn’t bot ...  read more

I already wrote a Los Angeles Clippers preview for the upcoming season, but a new one is certainly needed now that L.A. added arguably the NBA’s best point guard – well, at least the best in the Western Conference – in Chris Paul.
 
The Clippers and New Orleans Hornets finalized their long-rumored deal on Wednesday, with L.A. giving up a lot for Paul: star ...  read more