Dunkel Index - (NBA+NCAA B+NHL+NCAA F+NFL)

NBA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Minnesota* 120.0 (3) Washington 117.0

Total Points: 191 1/2

Dallas* 121.6 (17) Atlanta 104.9

Total Points: 192

San Antonio* 124.2 (8) Houston 116.1

Total Points: 176 1/2

NCAA Basketball

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Wake Forest 71.8 (1) Florida 71.0

Syracuse 69.9 (1) Texas Tech 69.2

Alabama* 74.2 (0) Memphis 73.7

UCLA* 68.8 (10) Temple 59.0

San Diego State @ AK-Fairbanks

Illinois-Chicago 54.6 (1) Montana State 54.0

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Tip of the Day - Nov. 17, 2005

TIP OF THE DAY

Sport: College Basketball Picks

Game: Memphis @ Alabama on Nov 17 2005 10:00PM

Prediction: Alabama

Current Line: -1.5 -110

Over/Under: OFF

Reason: Alabama snuck out a win on Tuesday as the

Crimson Tide came out pretty slow and might have

taken the scrappy RedHawks not very serious. A

pressure defense in the second half put them over the

top and it was agreed that Alabama’s athleticism, and

the success of that pressing defense, made the

difference. Senior forward and All-SEC player Chuck

Davis led Alabama with 19 points, nine rebounds and

four assists.

The Crimson Tide also returns four of its top six players

(three starters and top reserve Jean Felix), and will be

looking for increased production from all four with the

loss of leading scorers Kennedy Winston and Earnest

Shelton. The team is loaded on the inside, and has a

solid point guard which is huge this time of year.

Ronald Steele averaged 7.9 points and an SEC-leading

5.0 assists per game last season.

Memphis rolled in its opener over Wisconsin-Milwaukee

but the Panthers came in with a lot of questions. They

lost Horizon League Player of the Year Ed McCants and

also lost head coach Bruce Pearl who took over at

Tennessee. The Tigers should get credit however as

they played a solid game, especially on defense,

holding the Panthers to just 22.2 percent shooting from

the floor. Rodney Carney and Shawne Williams played

well but the rest of the Memphis offense shot just 41.7

percent.

Coleman Coliseum is one of the best home court

advantages in the country. Alabama went 16-1 at home

last season including an 8-0 record against non-conference

competition. Including the game on Tuesday, the

Crimson Tide are 79-9 at home over the last five years.

That is hard to overlook. Memphis played well on

defense in its opener but it won’t happen again here as

Alabama grabs yet another home win and heads to

New York. Play Alabama Crimson Tide One Unit

Sport Favorite Underdog Line Pick

(Thur) CBB Wake Forest Florida 1 Wake Forest

(Thur) CBB Alabama Memphis 1 Memphis

(Thur) NBA Spurs Rockets 8 Rockets

Sport Records ATS

NFL 2005 29 - 21 (+5.90 units)

College Football 2005 43 - 37 (+2.30 units)

NBA 2005 12 - 9 (+2.10 units)

College Hoops 2005 1 - 1 (-.10 units)

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Comp Florida Gators

ez winners:

5 memphis coll

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NCAA Hoops

**High Roller Special** Memphis +1

Insider Montana State +2

NBA

High Roller Houston +8.5

Insider Houston under 178

Insider Wizards +4.5

Tech Red Raiders at Syracuse Orangemen, Thursday, November 17th, 9:00 P.M. EST EST

Syracuse shot 1-for-19 from 3-point range in its 67-62 win over Cornell: expect a better shooting performance tonight. The Orangemen are 17-6 ATS in November games since 1997. Texas Tech got a combined 44 points from holdovers Martin Zeno and Jarrius Jackson to defeat Texas Southern 74-61 in its last but can't expect the same production versus a better Syracuse club.

Play on: Syracuse

Rocketman - 1* Memphis +1 (CBB)

Pacific Star

Minnesota Timberwolves

-4.5 / 2 units

9:35p

Pacific Star

San Antonio Spurs

-7.5 / 2 units

-- College Basketball --

10:00p

Dr D

Alabama

(-2) / 3 units

Thursday 11-17-05 CBB

3* ALABAMA (-2)

vs.

Memphis

10:00p

Pacific Star

Alabama

-1.0 / 2 units

11:00p

Pacific Star

UCLA

-5.5 / 2 units

The Fat Jack

NCAA Hoops

Fla/Wake Under