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Carolina Hurricanes (+129) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-140) - (2**)
The Carolina Hurricanes' season was derailed by a month-long string of losses. Perhaps just as telling a sign of their struggles has been the lack of a single three-game winning streak. The Hurricanes are six points behind Toronto (15-22-9), which has had major problems at both ends of the ice lately. Carolina won the last matchup between these, so look for an exciting rematch to take place.
Take CAROLINA.


Washington Capitals (-166) at Tampa Bay Lightning (+153) - (2**)
The Washington Capitals' control of the Southeast Division appears secure for a third straight season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning certainly don't need a reminder. Washington will try to beat the Lightning for a 13th consecutive time on Tuesday night, with the cruising Capitals looking for a fourth straight win overall as they visit Tampa Bay. Mike Smith has been especially sharp in Tampa, going 7-3-3 with a 2.05 GAA there. Smith, though, has lost all three of his career starts against the Capitals while posting a 5.25 GAA.
Take WASHINGTON.


Columbus Blue Jackets (+129) at St. Louis Blues (-140) - (1*)
While Davis Payne is savoring his first win as St. Louis Blues coach, he also has to figure out how to help his club end its woes at home.A matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets, who have had their own problems winning in St. Louis, might be a good way to start. St. Louis has not lost at home to Columbus (18-20-9) since a 4-1 defeat March 27, 2007. The Blue Jackets have scored 10 goals during their seven-game road slide in the series, with six of the losses coming in regulation. St. Louis will prevail once again.
Take ST. LOUIS.


Detroit Red Wings (-145) at New York Islanders (+134) - (1*)
Surprisingly, the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders find themselves in similar positions in their respective conferences. Both clubs also feel better about how they have played lately. The Red Wings have also been buoyed by Jimmy Howard, who went 5-2-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average while starting the last eight games. Take the strong goaltender's team of the Red Wings.
Take DETROIT.

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Good afternoon.

Last night 2-2 with the juice lost. Winners with Nova-lville over and Oklahoma extended their dominance in Norman over Okie st. On the down side Iona-Loyola MD just never had any flow to the game. While Murray st just waited too long to wake up. Down for at the half before they did what I though they would do all along. Murray st won the 2nd 1/2 by 20 but missed the cover by 2 pts.

On to today:

2* N.Iowa/Bradley over 127.5(9pm) - As you guys know , I have been on the N.Iowa bandwagon for most of the year. I think this is a major letdown spot for them though. I am not ready to bet against a team that is streaking though, that is foolish. Bradley has managed to get many teams that are normally slowdown tempo teams to play to their uptempo style. Bradley has allowed 5 of their last 6 opponents to reach 80 pts. I don't think N.Iowa reaches that today but they do reach 70. Since this is a letdown spot, I see this being more than likely a close game. This means Bradley is more than likely around 65. Of course if the game is this close we will probably have those free throw points to jack up the score here.

2* Baylor -4.5 over Colorado(9pm) - This is a play on how bad Colorado really is. They are 8-0 at home which gives us great value with Baylor tonight. Looking at those 8 wins(ark-PB, coppin st, tex south, San fran, colo christ, CSU-North, Yale and Miami-oh), the best team there just might be the 3-11 Miami oh team. Baylor has given S.Carolina their only home loss, Arizona st 1 of their 2 home loses and handled Xavier on a neutral court. My only concern is how big of a win they are coming off of , which is why this is a 2 star not a 3 star.

1* Missouri st -5.5 over Drake(8pm) - Mizzou st looks to be one of those classic better than most but not quite top tier Missouri Valley Schools. They were cruising along till last week when the big boys separated themselves from the pretenders. They hung tough with N.Iowa, Wichita st and Illinois st, which are the 3 top teams in the conf. Missou st has beat many decent teams like Bradley, St Louis, Tulsa and Auburn. Drake on the other hand has trouble putting the biscuit in the basket. Recent outings vs the top MVC teams has seen them light it up for 46 vs Indy st and 38 vs Wichita st. Mizzou st gets back on their winning ways tonight.

1* Penn st/Illinois under 132(9pm) - Much like the under the other day with wright st/valpo game this one becomes a different animal when teams start conference play. Penn st is a top 200 team in possession per game. So far in conference play PSU has a 119 and a 107 to their credit. While the Illini got lulled to sleep by Iowa and Indiana with neither game topping 120. These 2 teams haven't combined for a total this high since 2005. Who could forget that classic 38-33 game last February. look for another game in the 50's here with Maybe the winner getting to the mid 60's.