25-Star Situational Slam Dunk - Saturday! (Sat 8PM)
The NBA stretch run is the perfect time for motivated teams and ones that have packed in the season. That also means soft numbers to attack, and World Champion handicapper Jim Feist is set to SCORCH THE BOOKS Saturday night with a 25-Star NBA Situational Slam Dunk!
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NBA Full Court Press - Saturday! (Sat 8PM)
Jim cashed his last NBA Full Court Press Wednesday when the Jazz won at Detroit. Saturday's NBA card finds another terrific advantage where one team is completely lined up to BLAST an unsuspecting opponent! Go inside the numbers with Jim's NBA Full Court Press and pound the books into submission!
Jim Feist's 20* MAC Tournament GOY - Saturday! (Sat 6PM)
Is March great, or what? Endless games, endless WINNERS! Jim Feist has been on fire in the Conference Tournament with his Game of the Year releases after yesterday's ACC Tournament GOY as Miami topped Virginia and WAC Tournament GOY as New Mexico State won straight up over the host, Nevada. He loves March basketball and is ready to ATTACK another soft line in one of Saturday's college hoop tournaments. Jim has already cashed Tennessee Tech, UCLA, UC-Davis, New Mexico State and Miami-Florida Conference Tourney Games of the Year this week and continues the hot hand with his MAC Tourney Game of the Year! This is a terrible number that oddsmakers misjudged, so get ready to build your bankroll with this red-hot MAC Tourney Game of the Year!
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BCS Hysteria: No. 1 vs. No. 2!
by: Jim Feist
by Jim Feist
Happy New Year! After recovering from the weekend’s New Year festivities while celebrating and analyzing sports picks, we glide through the end of the bowl season. The GMAC and Orange Bowls are appetizers for the tune-up that is the January 7 Texas/Alabama showdown for all the marbles.
Orange Bowl (Tues., Jan. 5): This game is outdoors in Miami's Land Shark stadium pitting a pair of dynamite ground games. Iowa (10-2 SU, 7-3-1 ATS) was unbeaten through October, a lumbering miracle with a plodding offense and tough defense, before November brought injuries and back-to-back losses to Northwestern and Ohio State.
They are not pretty, but have a great defense and a terrific offensive line. The offense (23 ppg) prefers to run the football behind offensive tackles Bryan Bulaga and Kyle Callaway. Junior QB Rick Stanzi (15 TDs, 14 picks) missed the last month of the season with a severe ankle injury, but should be ready. He is 17-4 as Iowa's starting quarterback.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets boast blue-chip talent and an offense that averages 307.2 rushing yards per game - second-best in the nation, behind Nevada's 362.3. The Hawkeye defense is allowing just 122 yards per game on the ground and ranks 10th nationally in scoring, giving up only 15.5 points a game.
Georgia Tech (11-2 SU, 8-4 ATS) is a machine on offense under Paul Johnson, with speed all over, led by running QB Josh Nesbitt (10 TDs, 4 INTs, 991 yds rushing) and superstar RB Jonathan Dwyer (1,346 yds, 6.1 ypc, 14 TDs), the 2008 ACC player of the year. The Yellow Jackets rank 11th nationally in total offense (442.7 ypg). Georgia Tech won the ACC title outright for the first time since 1990. The only concern is a defense that allows 24.8 ppg. The run defense was gouged for 338 yards by Georgia. Georgia Tech also had a 28-23 win, rushing for a staggering 309 rushing yards against a great Virginia Tech defense.
GMAC Bowl (Wed., Jan 6): Troy (9-3 SU/7-5 ATS) started off with two bad performances, but this offense is clicking behind senior QB Levi Brown (22 TDs, 9 INTs), averaging 33 points 331 yards passing and 141 rushing. They’ve scored 27, 30, 31, 33, 50, 42, 40, 20, 47 and 48 points the last ten games (9-1).
Central Michigan (11-2 SU, 9-3 ATS) has a great offense behind senior QB LeFevour (27 TDs, 6 picks), averaging 33 points, 172 yards rushing and 244 passing. He is a terrific running QB (701 yards), and has top targets in senior WR Bryan Anderson (700 yds) and junior WR Antonio Brown (1,020 yds). One concern is Coach Butch Jones just left to take over at Cincinnati. Associate head coach Steve Stripling was named interim coach for the Chippewas' bowl game. This could be an offensive show, though those into sports picks should note that CM is on a 6-2 under the total run with an improved defense.
BCS Title Game (Thurs., Jan., 7): From the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, No. 1 meets No. 2. There's an old trend about teams with a Heisman Trophy winner doing poorly in bowls and 'Bama RB Mark Ingram just took home that hardware. Alabama (13-0 SU/8-4 ATS) is a loaded team, especially on defense, outscoring opponents by a 31.7-11 average.
The ground game is stocked behind Ingram (1,542 yds, 6.5 ypc, 15 TDs) and Trent Richardson (642, 5.1 ypc), while junior QB Greg McElroy (17 TDs, 4 INTs) has been efficient behind this run-first attack. They have looked vulnerable down the stretch, needing a blocked field goal to survive a 12-10 win over Tennessee and a thrilling comeback at Auburn, 26-21. Auburn outgained Alabama 332-291 and dominated on the ground 151-73. They erased any skeptics with a sensational 32-13 drubbing of No. 1 Florida in the SEC title game, with 490 yards (251 rushing). Alabama is on a 6-3 run under the total.
Mack Brown won a title with Texas during the 2005 season and has a chance for another. Texas (13-0 SU/5-7-1 ATS) is loaded for four-year starting QB Colt McCoy (27 TDs, 9 picks) and senior WR Jordan Shipley (1,292 yds, 11 TDs), averaging 40.7 points, 152 yards rushing and 279 passing. The Longhorns have won 17 straight overall, tops in the nation. The Longhorns had a few close calls along the way, too, beating Oklahoma (16-13) and needing a last second field goal to survive Nebraska (13-12) in the Big 12 title game.
Texas has a Top 5 defense under coordinator Will Muschamp, who has installed a more physical attacking unit that is allowing 15 ppg. In fact, Muschamp masterminded the defense for Saban that delivered the 2003 LSU national title. The biggest concern is the Texas offensive line, which was humbled against Nebraska to the tune of nine sacks of McCoy. Texas is 58-7 SU, 42-22 ATS the last four+ seasons, and when looking at totals for sports picks they are on a 36-21-2 OVER the total run. The first Tide title since 1992? Or a Heisman jinx to give Texas a claim on Team of the Decade?
Jim Feist Past Articles
Final Run to the Big 10 Title
Tournament play is on the horizon! It's the start of a wild few weeks with conference tournament play helping to whittle the field. In the Big 10, ... read more
College Hoops: Best Pac 10 Teams
It's been a mediocre year in Pac 10 in basketball, with the struggles of UCLA and a string of teams battling for the top spot. Here's a look at the strengths ... read more
College Hoops: Best of the SEC
by Jim Feist The SEC has a bunch of teams that are loaded with talent, depth and athleticism. Kentucky won the national championship in 1998, ... read more
College Hoops Takes Center Stage
With the Super Bowl in the rear view mirror, the next big event on the sports stage is college basketball's season-ending tournaments. Since 1997, college ... read more
Super Sunday!
by Jim Feist The top two seeds in both conferences have made it to the Super Bowl. That's not the norm, as it hasn't happened since 1993. The Colts are ... read more
Jim Feist Past Picks
College Basketball
New Mexico State Aggies @ Nevada Wolf Pack Friday March 12, 2010 11:59 pm
Take: (883) NEW MEXICO STATE Reason: WAC Tourney Game of the Year: New Mexico State. I like the balance and explosive offense of this New Mexico State (20-11) team. The backcourt leads in scoring with Jahmar Young (20.7 ppg) and Jonathan Gibson (17.9 ppg). But there is plenty ... read more
NBA Basketball
Portland Trailblazers @ Sacramento Kings Friday March 12, 2010 10:05 pm
Reason: Inner Circle: Blazers. Portland is motivated for the stretch run, Sacramento is ready for the draft lottery. The Blazers, eighth in the Western Conference standings, are four games ahead of ninth-place Memphis. If Portland is going to make a move upward in the Western ... read more
College Basketball
Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ West Virginia Mountaineers Friday March 12, 2010 9:40 pm
Reason: Inner Circle: Notre Dame/West Virginia Under the total. So who's going to control the tempo, fast-break Notre Dame, or defensive-oriented West Virginia? Well, the fact is Notre Dame is no longer an uptempo team, on a 6-0 run under the total. Notre Dame held off No. 16 ... read more
NBA Basketball
New York Knicks @ Memphis Grizzlies Friday March 12, 2010 8:05 pm
Take: over Reason: High Roller Total: Knicks/Memphis Over the total. The NY offense is back to a run and gun style, on an 11-5 run over the total. Of course, that hasn't helped in the win column, giving up over 104 ppg. The Knicks have allowed over 100 points in 13 of the last ... read more
College Basketball
Dayton Flyers @ Xavier Musketeers Friday March 12, 2010 6:30 pm
Take: (838) XAVIER Reason: Xavier (14-2) is a powerhouse team in the A-10, Dayton is just 8-8. Xavier has so much offense, averaging close to 80 ppg and plenty of big game experience. Xavier's 14-year Atlantic 10 history includes eight regular season and four tournament titles. ... read more
College Basketball
Miami Hurricanes @ Virginia Tech Hokies Friday March 12, 2010 2:25 pm
Take: (827) MIAMI FLORIDA Reason: ACC Conf Tourney GOY: Miami Florida (827). Miami (19-12) not only pulled a big surprise yesterday, but it wasn't even close. Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed ... read more
College Basketball
Cal State Fullerton Titans @ California Davis Aggies Thursday March 11, 2010 11:25 pm
Take: (786) UC DAVIS Reason: Big West Game of Year: UC Davis. UC Davis worked hard to get here, on a 4-4 SU, 6-1 ATS run. The No. 4 seed is the highest ever for the Aggies, who are taking part in their second Big West Tournament. They have a tremendous balance on offense, plus ... read more
NBA Basketball
Portland Trailblazers @ Golden State Warriors Thursday March 11, 2010 10:45 pm
Reason: Portland is motivated for the stretch run, Golden State is ready for the draft lottery. The Blazers, eighth in the Western Conference standings, are four games ahead of ninth-place Memphis. If Portland is going to make a move upward in the Western Conference standings ... read more
College Basketball
Idaho Vandals @ Nevada Wolf Pack Thursday March 11, 2010 9:00 pm
Take: (779) IDAHO Reason: Inner Circle: Idaho. Both teams come into this one on 2-game win streaks. Idaho is a big dog, but not a bad team, at 15-15 overall and very competitive on the road at 6-9. Despite a .500 record, the Vandals have an excellent 3-guard offense and outscore ... read more
NBA Basketball
Atlanta Hawks @ Washington Wizards Thursday March 11, 2010 7:05 pm
Take: (800) WASHINGTON WIZARDS Reason: Inner Circle: Wizards. The Wizards are playing well for Coach Flip Saunders, who is holding it all together in a season of upheaval. Athletic Andray Blatche has been impressive, and once a can't-miss prospect guard Shaun Livingston is making ... read more
