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By J. McCarthy
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Duke is 2-6 against the spread its last 8 road games. The Blue Devils are 2-7 against the spread their last 9 games following a point spread win. North Carolina is a perfect 7-0 against the spread its last 7 games overall. Head coach Roy Williams is 22-0 straight-up his last 22 regular season home finales. He is also 15-3 against the spread in games he wins straight-up when avenging a same-season defeat of 5 or more points. Take North Carolina -1 for another Best Bet winner. Other plays include Minnesota +14 1/2 vs. Denver and James Madison -2 vs. William & Mary.
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NBA
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Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog
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ATLANTA 3 1/2 (188) Brooklyn a-NEW YORK OFF (OFF) Utah b-MEMPHIS OFF (OFF) New Orleans WASHINGTON 11 (189) Charlotte Houston 6 1/2 (209) PHOENIX DENVER 14 1/2 (209) Minnesota GOLDEN ST 3 1/2 (212) Milwaukee
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a-New York forward C. Anthony is doubtful.
b-Memphis forward Z. Randolph is doubtful.
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College Basketball
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Favorite Points Underdog
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GEORGETOWN 1 Syracuse c-CONNECTICUT OFF Providence BOSTON COLLEGE 3 1/2 Georgia Tech Minnesota 2 1/2 PURDUE MEMPHIS 15 1/2 Ala-Birmingham Florida 5 KENTUCKY ST. LOUIS 7 1/2 La Salle Iowa St 3 WEST VIRGINIA OKLAHOMA ST 6 1/2 Kansas St VANDERBILT 9 South Carolina LSU 2 Mississippi Ucla 1 WASHINGTON BALL ST 10 Northern Illinois EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 1/2 Toledo Pittsburgh 12 DEPAUL ARKANSAS 8 Texas A&M; Marquette 6 ST. JOHN'S GEORGE WASHINGTON 1 Dayton North Carolina St 3 1/2 FLORIDA ST Massachusetts 3 RHODE ISLAND IOWA 12 1/2 Nebraska MIAMI-FLORIDA 12 1/2 Clemson WESTERN MICHIGAN 11 Central Michigan Oregon 4 UTAH Utep 1 SMU BOISE ST 1 1/2 San Diego St ALABAMA 8 Georgia CINCINNATI 13 South Florida ST. BONAVENTURE 13 1/2 Fordham LOUISVILLE 12 Notre Dame Texas 6 TEXAS TECH Missouri 1 TENNESSEE COLORADO 8 1/2 Oregon St ARIZONA 11 1/2 Arizona St EAST CAROLINA 7 Marshall Oklahoma 12 TCU HARVARD No Line Cornell Auburn 1 MISSISSIPPI ST UNLV 14 Fresno St BROWN No Line Princeton New Mexico 2 1/2 AIR FORCE Kansas 4 BAYLOR RICHMOND 14 1/2 Duquesne BUTLER 7 1/2 Xavier WASHINGTON ST 3 Southern Cal YALE No Line Pennsylvania DARTMOUTH No Line Columbia DENVER 6 1/2 Louisiana Tech St. Joseph's 2 CHARLOTTE U Tulsa 5 1/2 RICE TULANE 7 Houston SOUTHERN MISS 10 Central Florida PACIFIC 4 Long Beach St COLORADO ST 16 Nevada UTAH ST 12 Texas San Antonio NEW MEXICO ST 9 UT Arlington NORTH CAROLINA 1 Duke IDAHO 6 1/2 Seattle U SAN JOSE ST 3 Texas St CAL POLY SLO 8 CS Fullerton CAL SANTA BARBARA 9 Cal Riverside UC DAVIS 2 Cal Irvine Colonial Conference Richmond Coliseum-Richmond, VA. Quarterfinals George Mason 1 Drexel Delaware 8 1/2 Hofstra James Madison 2 William & Mary Sun Belt Conference Summit Arena Court/Convocation Center Court Hot Springs, AR. Quarterfinals Florida Intl 1 Arkansas LR Added Games NORTH DAKOTA 6 1/2 Southern Utah MONTANA ST 2 Sacramento St IDAHO ST 3 Portland St WEBER ST 17 Eastern Washington MONTANA 12 1/2 Northern Arizona Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Massmutual Center-Springfield, MA. Quarterfinals Iona 2 Canisius Loyola Maryland 3 Manhattan Summit League Sioux Falls Arena-Sioux Falls, SD. First Round S. Dakota St 18 Iupui Western Illinois 5 South Dakota
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c-Connecticut guard S. Napier is doubtful.
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NHL
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Favorite Goals Underdog
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NY ISLANDERS Even-1/2 Washington BOSTON 1/2-1 Philadelphia Detroit Even-1/2 COLUMBUS SAN JOSE Even-1/2 St. Louis CAROLINA Even-1/2 New Jersey Pittsburgh Even-1/2 TORONTO TAMPA BAY Even-1/2 Montreal PHOENIX Even-1/2 Dallas NASHVILLE Even-1/2 Minnesota LOS ANGELES 1/2-1 Calgary
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Boxing
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IBF Lightweight Title Barclays Center-Brooklyn, NY. (12 Rounds) B. Hopkins +145 T. Cloud -165
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Home Team in CAPS
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