Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 1/13
Written January 13, 2009 by Jack Jones
Another winning card Monday including a 20* winner on last night’s No Doubt NBA Rout with the Trail Blazers beating up on the Bulls and covering by double-digits! I also added a nice and easy college basketball winner with a 15* on Oklahoma’s big win over Texas. We just missed the sweep with New Jersey in the NBA winning by 4, but missing the cover by 2.5 points, it was my lowest-ranked play of the day at 10*, but those kinds of losses always hurt! For Tuesday I’m right back at it with a 20* Road Warrior Bloodbath play in the NBA on the premium side. I’ve also put out two strong 10* selections in college hoops, for three premium games in all. Grab a daily subscription for all three, or you can buy the 20* play individually. Grab my package now at the Jack Jones home page or take a look at all of the NBA picks being released by our handicappers.
Free Picks for Tuesday
Remember that these are the weakest plays I’ve picked out, and will not be playing them personally. The best bets on the board will always be available only to premium subscribers. Where do I find these lines? Check out our college basketball odds and NBA lines pages to see which sportsbook has the best number!
Georgia State +12.5 over Old Dominion at BetUS
I’m surprised how high this line is considering that Georgia State knocked Old Dominion off just 10 days ago. Then again, it was one of only 4 wins for the Panthers this year and the Old Dominion Monarchs are 9-6 on the season. With that being said, keep in mind that Old D is just 2-6-1 against the spread in their last 9 games and that Georgia State has managed a 16-5 record against the spread over their last 21 road games going back to last year. With 4 of their 5 starters back from last season, I feel confident that this team is still being underestimated on the road. The Monarchs have a pile of trends that are working against them tonight. They are 0-6 in their last 6 games at home against the spread, they are just 1-6 against the spread in conference play, plus they are only 1-8 against the spread in their last 9 games as the favorite. There may be some sense of revenge in this game for Old Dominion, but Georgia State was able to get past them once this year, I think they can keep the margin of victory within double-digits tonight.
Evansville over Northern Iowa at Bookmaker
This has been an extremely tough series for the Evansville Purple Aces against the Northern Iowa Panthers over the past several seasons. Evansville hasn’t beaten Northern Iowa since 2005, a stretch of 7 straight losses for the Aces, but tonight they break the streak. Evansville has been money on their home court this season earning a 10-0 record and a 5-2 record against the spread. Meanwhile the UNI Panthers are only 3-4 straight up and ATS on the road this season. The Aces came close to beating Northern Iowa last season, but fell just short in a 68-71 loss at Evansville. This year they have all 5 of their starters back while Northern Iowa returns just 2 starters from last season’s team. Everything is going right for the Purple Aces this season, and they aren’t just beating up on bad teams around the nation, they’ve managed a 8-2 ATS record against teams with a winning percentage of .600 or better. Led by Shy Ely (17.5 points per game) and Jason Holsinger (13.3 points per game), Evansville finally gets the monkey off of their back and defeats the UNI Panthers at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana.
Free Pick Records:
CBB: 14-10
NBA: 2-4
NHL: 1-0
CFB: 3-1
NFL: 4-0
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