NBA Handicapping Predictions – Celtics vs Heat
The Boston Celtics had a chance to finish out this series at home in Game Six, but LeBron James and the Heat absolutely dismantled the Celtics from the opening tip.
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NBA Handicapping Predictions – Heat vs Celtics
The Boston Celtics went to Miami and shocked the basketball world by winning Game Five. Now, the veteran Celtics have a chance to close it out at home in Game Six.
NBA Handicapping Predictions – Celtics vs Heat
This series is all tied up at 2 games apiece since the Celtics won both games at home and the Heat are not only at home tonight, but they may get Chris Bosh back in the lineup.
Kings vs Devils Pick
Road Warrior Kings kick off Final against home warrior Devils
The Stanley Cup Final kicks off Wednesday night and it features two of the most unlikely teams vying for the best trophy in sports. The #8 seeded Los Angeles Kings open on the road against the #6 seeded New Jersey Devils in a matchup of the two lowest ranked teams to ever meet in a Cup Final.
NBA Handicapping Predictions – Celtics vs Heat
The Heat are big favorites tonight and to win this series facing the Celtics, but this season Boston beat Miami in 3 of 4 games.
Washington Capitals vs NY Rangers Pick
The Washington Capitals hope to continue their surprising but strong play in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semi-final against the overwhelming favorite New York Rangers on Monday night. The Caps are proving to be a handful that not many saw coming.
Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes Pick
With their season on the line the Nashville Predators will welcome Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn back to the lineup in hopes that they will spark an offense that was silenced in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-final.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils Pick
The Philadelphia Flyers will try to rebound from arguably their worst effort of the playoffs so far when they head to the Prudential Center to take on the rejuvenated New Jersey Devils. The Flyers were the best road team in the league during the regular season and they should be motivated after getting utterly run over by the Devils in Game 2.
St. Louis Blues vs LA Kings Pick
The St. Louis Blues – the best home team in the NHL during the regular season head out on the road Thursday after losing the first two games of their semi-finals series on home ice. The daunting task ahead – trying to slow an uber-confident Kings squad in front of what is sure to be an amped up Staples Center crowd in Game 3.
#6 Bearcats (25-10) vs #3 Seminoles (25-9)
I thought the Cincinnati Bearcats might squander an opportunity and lose to Texas in the first round – they didn’t.
#6 Cincinnati Bearcats (25-10) vs #3 Florida State Seminoles (25-9)
Sunday March 18
East Region – Nashville, TN
9:40PM
Moneyline: No money line currently listed
Spread: Florida State -2
O/U: 127
Cincinnati
Now they have an even bigger opportunity to make it to the Sweet Sixteen, something nobody could have predicted a few months ago.
As you can tell by the small line they have a legit shot too.
Florida is one of the most unpredictable teams of recent memory.
Against the Longhorns center Yancy Gates dominated (15 points, 10 boards and 3 blocks). It was to be expected as Texas had no one who could really look him in the eye. Florida does so they are going to have to get production from him and other sources to pull off the upset.
Sean Kilpatrick is the Bearcats leading scorer but he had a poor game with just 8 points. If he has another these guys are history. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Florida State
Other than that one route against North Carolina it seems that the Seminoles never do things the easy way. They escaped against Atlantic 10 champ St. Bonaventure by tightening things up in the second half – winning by three and leaving ATS bettors with losing tickets.
They really put the clamps on A10 player of the year Andrew Nicholson who didn’t miss in the first half and that made the difference.
On offense they seem to have finally figured out that they should just keep feeding Bernard James in the post. He shot 8 for 11 and scored a season high 19 points with 9 rebounds.
Cincy, with Gates, has better size to matchup but they should still work the offense through James.
I feel confident in writing that they can not afford another poor performance by Michael Snaer in this tournament. He was 0 for 7 for the game .
Spread Pick: Florida State -2
O/U Pick: Over
Score Prediction: Florida State 69 – Cincinnati 62
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Bet On NCAA Basketball: Mountain Hawks (15) vs Bears (3)
Who would have guessed that the Round of 32 matchup would be Lehigh vs. Xavier? If you had this matchup in your bracket then you have to be one in a million.
West Bracket – Billikens vs Spartans Handicapping Pick
The Michigan State Spartans survived the upset bug that bit two No. 2 seeds and advanced to the third round of the West Regional’s on Saturday where they will face a St. Louis Billikens squad which rode its stingy defense to a 61-54 victory upset over Memphis on Friday night.
West Bracket – Lobos vs Cardinals Handicapping Pick
New Mexico comes into this third round matchup aiming to win its first ever back-to-back game set in the NCCA tournament, but it won’t be an easy task against a Louisville Cardinals team who have posted five straight wins after beating 13th-seeded Davidson in the opening round on Thursday.
Bet On NCAA Basketball: Buffaloes (11) vs Bears (3)
While it wasn’t considered a banner season by their extremely high standards, the Duke Blue Devils are once again a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
#8 Cyclones (20-11) vs #1 Wildcats (24-9)
The top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament will be on display Saturday night in Louisville. Kentucky will have a virtual home game against the upstart Iowa State Cyclones.
Bet On NCAA Basketball: Rams (12) vs Hoosiers (4)
Shaka Smart and the VCU Rams are at it once again. After starting in the First Four they went to the Final Four last season.
