WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12, 2010 SPORTS PICKS

NCAAB ytd: 54-49-4 (+8.27units)
Saint Louis +9 (.5units)
George Mason -5.5 (.5units)

NBA ytd: 76-79-5 (-16.64units)
CHI/CHAR Under 186.5 (.5units)
Mem/Det Over 192.5 (.5units)
SA/MIL Over 187.5 (.5units)

NHL ytd: 27-32-2 (-5.64units)
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NFL Playoffs (ytd: 3-2-0)
GB +2 (3units): Rodgers is 8-4 ATS as a dog while Ryan is 15-5 ATS at home.  I like the hot team playing against the team coming off the bye, even at the dome. If the line reaches 3, i may double up. The Pack hasn't lost by more than 3 almost all year long.  The Pack should've won their last meeting, they outgained the Falcons by 124 yards. SCORE: Packers 28-Falcons 21. OVER 44.5 (1unit)

SEA +10 (1unit): Are the Bears good enough to be double digit favorites over a team that beat them and is playing with confidence in the playoff? I took Seattle over the Saints so how can i go with a team they already beat on the road. Another situation with a team with nothing to lose vs. a team with the pressure to win. SCORE: Seahawks 21-Bears 18 UNDER 41 (.5units)

PIT -3.5 (.5units): another close game, i'll feel better if the hook was gone, but since Flacco has never beaten Big Ben, i'll gamble on a 6-point margin and Palamalu's super-Flacco sacks. SCORE: Ravens 21-Steelers 28 OVER 37 (1unit

NE -9.5 (1unit): calling Brady over-rated  and Bellicik penchant for keeping the foot on the gas does not bode well for the Jets, not to mention Sanchez's inconsistent play.  I don't like laying this many points in the playoffs, especially for a team coming off a bye, buuut. SCORE: Jets 24-Patriots 35. OVER 44.5 (.5units)