NBA on TNT: Bulls and Rockets cling to playoff hopes in Thursday night clash - Handicappers Hideaway

The Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets meet on Thursday night as they
both cling to playoff hopes in their respective conferences. Houston
has a claim on the 8th seed with the tie-breaker over Utah, while the
Bulls are 2 1/2 games behind 7th place Detroit and 2 games behind 8th
place Washington.



Oddsmakers currently have the Rockets listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total is sitting at 216.



Last time out for Houston, they were a 106-100 winner as they beat the
Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. The Rockets covered as a +2-point
underdog, while 206 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals
bettors.



Chicago won its last outing, a 98-96 win against the Indiana Pacers on
March 29. The Bulls covered in that game as a +6-point underdog, while
the 194 combined points took the game UNDER the total.



Chicago:

Team record: 37-37 SU,31-43 ATS

Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games



Houston:

Team record: 37-38 SU,32-42-1 ATS

Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games

Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home



Next up:

Chicago home to Detroit Saturday, April 2

Houston home to Oklahoma City Sunday, April 3

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NBA Odds: Clippers Hope to Contain Red-Hot Thunder - Handicappers Hideaway

In just a few days, the Los Angeles Clippers (47-27 SU, 35-37-2 ATS)

will have Blake Griffin back in the lineup. But they'll be without him
this Thursday when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (52-23 SU,
32-40-3 ATS), winners of eight of their last nine games at 6-3 ATS.
Tip-off is at 9:30 PM ET on TNT.



The Clipshow is coming off a 99-79 thrashing of the Minnesota
Timberwolves last night. It was the Clippers' fourth straight win and
Doc Rivers has decided that Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick
will be rested when the team plays its fourth game in five days on
Thursday. With the news the starters will be rested the Thunder are a
15.5 point favorite and the total has dropped from 216 to 209.



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This will be the fourth and final meeting of the regular season between
these two Western foes. Oklahoma City has the 2-1 advantage straight up,
although Los Angeles is 2-1 ATS in this series. They split a pair of
games home and away earlier this month with Griffin (23.2 PER) on the
sidelines. He'll be joined Thursday by Paul Pierce (8.0 PER), who's out
for an undetermined length of time with a right knee contusion.



The Thunder have one of the weaker benches among the NBA's second-tier
title contenders, but they also have two of the league's best players in
Russell Westbrook (27.8 PER) and Kevin Durant (28.2 PER). Westbrook has
seven triple-doubles in March alone, and he hasn't had to jack up as
many questionable shots this year to get the job done, now that Durant
is healthy and by his side.



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Final Four Odds: Syracuse, North Carolina Square Off in Final Four Showdown - Handicappers Hideaway

The Final Four tips off on Saturday and the nightcap in Houston features
a pair of college bluebloods. The Syracuse Orange (+750 to win
championship) have surprised many to get to this point as a No. 10 – the
first ever to make it to the Final Four. The North Carolina Tar Heels
(+105 favorites to win championship) handled their business as the top
seed in their region.



Oddsmakers opened this line up with the Tar Heels favored by 9 points
and the total at 146. The point-spread has stayed pretty steady but the
total has been bet down to 144.5 with the defense Syracuse has been
playing.





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The Orange (23-13 SU, 20-15 ATS) downed top-seeded Virginia 68-62 to
reach their sixth Final Four and their first since 2013. Malachi
Richardson netted 23 points for Syracuse, who were down by as many as 16
in the second half, but they fought back and rode their 2-3 zone
defense all the way to Houston. Syracuse has now allowed 55.7 points in
the NCAA Tournament.





The Tar Heels (32-6 SU, 19-18-1 ATS) powered past Notre Dame with an
88-74 win as Brice Johnson had his third double-double in a row with 25
points and 12 rebounds. North Carolina shot a ridiculous 61.5% from the
field and have averaged 89.2 points during the Tournament so far.





North Carolina has won three of their last five meetings with Syracuse, including both in ACC play this season.





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NHL Odds: Playoff-Hungry Flyers Host Capitals - Handicappers Hideaway

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the verge of rescuing what looked like a
lost season. At press time, they're holding down the last Wild Card
berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs at 37-25-13. Philadelphia's
next game is this Wednesday (8 PM ET, NBCSN) against the best team in
the NHL, the 54-16-5 Washington Capitals. Oddsmaker have the Flyers as a
-115 moneyline favorite and the total is sitting at 5.



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The Flyers have won eight of their 13 games this month despite having to
go with Steve Mason (.918 save percentage) in goal while Michal
Neuvirth (.925 SV%) was ill with a stomach virus – and after Neuvirth
tore his meniscus the day he returned. Mason has played reasonably well,
though, and aside from Neuvirth and defenseman Michal Del Zotto (torn
wrist ligaments), Philadelphia is relatively healthy for a change.



Washington is projected to start No. 1 netminder Braden Holtby (.923
SV%) on Wednesday. Holtby has enjoyed yet another strong season for the
Caps after finishing fourth in last year's Vezina Trophy race. He'll be
joined by winger TJ Oshie (24 goals, 22 assists), who returned to action
with a power-play goal in Monday's 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue
Jackets (+200 away) after missing two games with an undisclosed illness.



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NFL Week 14 Preview & Pick: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers - Handicappers Hideaway

The 6-6 Atlanta Falcons will try and stop the 12-0 Carolina Panthers’
current winning streak this Sunday, while at the same time putting the
brakes on their current five-game losing streak. BetAnySports
has listed the Panthers as 8.5-point home favorites in this NFC South
Division tilt and the betting odds for the total have been set at 46.



Atlanta’s perfect 5-0 straight-up start with a 4-1 record against the
spread has quickly become a faded memory following five SU losses
including a 23-19 setback against Tampa Bay this past Sunday as a
one-point road underdog. The Falcons have now failed to cover against
the spread in their last eight games and the total has stayed UNDER in
their last six outings.



It could be hard to turn things around with an offense that has only
scored more than 20 points in one of its last five games and that was in
a 24-21 loss to Indianapolis. This past Sunday against the Buccaneers,
Atlanta could only manage 333 yards of total offense including just 64
yards on the ground. The only thing keeping the Falcons in the game
during this slide has been a defense that is holding teams to 21.4
points a game.



At the other end of the spectrum in the NFC South are the high-flying
Panthers, who are coming off a wild 41-38 last minute win against New
Orleans as 5.5-point road favorites on BetAnySports’ closing betting
line. Despite failing to cover in that game, they are still a very
profitable 9-3 ATS on the year. The total went OVER the closing
50.5-point line against New Orleans and it has now gone OVER in five of
their last six games.



Carolina’s offense led by MVP candidate Cam Newton continues to fire on
all cylinders heading into the stretch run of the NFL regular season. He
passed for 331 yards and five touchdowns in this past Sunday’s win and
on the season he has thrown for 2,797 yards and 25 scores while adding
another 476 yards and seven touchdowns with his legs. The Panthers’
defense was a bit loose in Sunday’s win, but on the year it is still
ranked third in the league in total yards allowed (313.3).



Giving up this many points in any division matchup carries some
additional risk, but while Carolina continues to show why it’s the best
team in the NFC right now, the Falcons are simply showing that the fast
start was just a fluke. Lay the 8.5-points on BetAnySports’ NFL betting
board with a play on Carolina in this matchup.



Current BAS Line: Panthers -7.5 and the total is 45

















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The Atlanta Hawks (14-10) host the San Antonio Spurs (19-5) on Saturday - Handicappers Hideaway

The fans at Philips Arena will be treated to a game between the San
Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on
Saturday.



Oddsmakers currently have the Spurs listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total is sitting at 191.



The Hawks were a 107-94 loser in their most recent outing on the road
against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They failed to cover
the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (201) made
winners of UNDER bettors.



The Spurs were a 109-87 winner in their most recent outing at home
against the Los Angeles Lakers. They easily covered the -15-point spread
as favorites, while the total score (196) made winners of OVER bettors.





San Antonio:

Team record: 19-5 SU,15-9 ATS

San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

San Antonio is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games

The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games





Atlanta:

Team record: 14-10 SU,11-12-1 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games

Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home



Next up:

San Antonio home to Utah Monday, December 14

Atlanta home to Miami Monday, December 14













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The 12th Ranked Xavier Muskateers host the 23rd ranked Cininnati Bearcats on Saturday - Handicappers Hideaway

The Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning
for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Cintas Center.



Oddsmakers currently have the Musketeers listed as 4½-point favorites
versus the Bearcats, while the game's total is holding steady at 140.



In their last action, Xavier was a 90-55 winner at home against the
Wright State Raiders. They covered the -23-point spread as favorites.



Cincinnati won its last outing, a 87-66 result against the Morgan State Bears on December 06.



Cincinnati:

Team record: 8-1 SU,4-3-1 ATS

Cincinnati is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Cincinnati is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road



Xavier:

Team record: 9-0 SU,6-3 ATS

Current Streak: won 9 straight games.

Xavier is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games



Next up:

Cincinnati home to Norfolk State Tuesday, December 15

Xavier home to Auburn Saturday, December 19















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Texas hosts 3rd Ranked North Carolina Saturday afternoon - Handicappers Hideaway

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Texas Longhorns will both be
gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Frank Erwin Center.



Oddsmakers currently have the Tar Heels listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Longhorns, while the game's total is sitting at 153.



Texas was a 116-50 winner in their most recent outing at home against
the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners. They easily covered the -23-point
spread as favorites.



North Carolina was a 98-65 winner in its last match at home against the
Davidson Wildcats. They covered the -15-point spread as favorites with
ease.



North Carolina:

Team record: 7-1 SU,3-3-2 ATS

Current Streak: won 4 straight games.

North Carolina is 1-3-2 ATS in its last 6 games

North Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games



Texas:

Team record: 5-3 SU,2-5 ATS

Current Streak: won 3 straight games.

Texas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games



Next up:

North Carolina home to Tulane Wednesday, December 16

Texas home to Appalachian State Tuesday, December 15











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NCAA Football Odds: Army vs. No. 21 Navy - Handicappers Hideaway

Bowl season is just around the corner, but there's one more game to take
care of first: the annual Army-Navy Game. The No. 21 Navy Midshipmen
(9-2 SU, 8-3 ATS) will host the Army Black Knights (2-9 SU, 4-6-1 ATS)
this Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Kick-off is at
3 PM ET on CBS, with Navy laying 22 points at press time.



Bovada Online Sportsbook currently has the line at Navy -21 1/2-points and the total at 50. The
line has stayed pretty steady since a 1/2-point drop early in the week.



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These two service teams first met in 1890 and have played every year
since 1930. Each side has enjoyed its dominant periods, but for now,
Navy is in full command of this rivalry, winning each of the last 13
games at 8-5 ATS. However, the Black Knights have covered three of the
past four games, including their 17-10 loss to the Midshipmen (–16.5
away) in 2014. The under is also on a nine-game winning streak in this
matchup.



As usual, Navy is powered by the “wishbone” triple-option offense of
head coach Ken Niumatalolo, now in his eighth year at Annapolis. Army
also runs the triple-option under second-year coach Jeff Monken – both
he and Niumatalolo were assistants under Paul Johnson when Johnson led
Navy to four straight bowl appearances in the mid-2000s.



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