50 Unit Horizon League Game of the Year Wins Thursday
50 Unit NBA Game of the Week Wins Friday Night With Sixers over Bobcats

Kelso Promised! Kelso Delivered! 4-0 On Championship Sunday!
50 Units: Giants (+2) over 49'ers 20-17
15 Units: Ravens (+7) over Patriots 20-23
5 Units: Ravens/Patriots (Under 50) 20/23
5 Units: Giants/49ers (Under 42) 20/17

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76ers Bury Punchless Charlotte 89-72 In 50-Unit NBA Game Of The Week
12-5 Last 17 Plays...71% Winners...Up $42,000

50-Unit College Basketball Game Of Week Gets It Done Today As My 3rd Straight Big Game Winner

Vegas Wiseguys Have Hit The New York Giants Hard As Countdown To Super Bowl Continues - A Full Report Of What It All Means Sunday

By Kelso Sturgeon

The betting lines are tight as bookmakers continue to tighten the screws but I am still winning in both college basketball and the NBA and that is all matters. I won another 50-unit play last night as the Philadelphia 76ers (-15 ½) knocked off the Charlotte Bobcats, 89-72. The night before it was my 50-unit winning Horizon League Game of the Year-Wisconsin-Milwaukee (-3 ½) over Butler, 53-42.

Saturdays betting menu numbers 107 games-six from the NBA and 101 from the colleges-and after analyzing every single contest I was left with 16 potential plays, all offering a variety of edges, some big and some small. Seldom have I found 16 games on a single day that merited and second look, thus today is a triple Paradise Lost for me.

This does not mean breaking down the 16 games and picking winners in them will be an easy task. In the world of hard numbers, nothing is easy and that is the reason I reminded bettors in this week's newsletter (available on this website) that of the 92 games on last Saturday's college schedule that in 39 (42.0%) the pointspread was still in play in the final minute, some in the last 30 seconds.

Those figures are a challenge to handicappers and demand that one find the games with edges. This is a world of points and half-points and even the slightest factor can determine who wins and who loses in the world of 11-to-10.

In my search for edges that win, I overturn every rock in the field and never take anything for granted. It obviously pays off and even more so at the 50-unit level. I do not win them all but you can see by this list that I get the money more often than not.

12-5 Last 17 Plays...71% Winners...Up $42,000

1/27-50 Units...76ers (-15 ½) 89, Bobcats 72 (W)
1/26-50 Units...Wis-Milwaukee (-3 ½) 53, Butler 42 (W)
1/25-50 Units...Clippers (+4) 91, Lakers 96 (L)
1/24-50 Units...Purdue (-5) 64, Michigan 66 (L)
1/23-50 Units...Bulls (-13) 110. Nets 95 (W)
1/22-50 Units...Indiana (-14) 73, Penn State 54 (W)
1/21-50 Units...Denver (-3) 74, North Texas 75 (L)
1/20-50 Units...Clippers (-5) 98, Timberwolves 101 (L)
1/19...50 Units...Arizona (-14 ½) 77, Utah 51 (W)
1/18...50 Units...Fordham (-3 ½) 66, Rhode Island 64 (L)
1/17...50 Units...Colorado State (-7 ½) 66, Boise State 55 (W)
1/16...No play as no team qualified for release
1/15-50 Units...UCLA (-3) 66, USC 47 (W)
1/14-50 Units...North Texas (-6) 68, LA-Monroe 55 (W)
1/13-50 Units...76ers (-12 ½) 120, Washington 89 (W)
1/12-50 Units...North Texas (-7) 84, Western Kentucky 67 (W)
1/11-50 Units...Marquette (-13 ½) 83, St. John's 64 (W)
1/10-50 Units...Evansville (+8) 78, Indiana State (W)

It serves no purpose to say how I won for lost these games, since in my world the score is kept with money and one either wins or loses. I win.

If you bet $100-per-unit, as I recommend to Personal Best Club members, you went 12-5 in my last 17 50-unit plays, won 71% of the time (it takes just 52.38%) to break even, you won $44,000 on these games. Those betting $10 per unit won $4,400 in that time frame.

My next 50-unit winner goes today-my College Basketball Game of the Week-and you can win it for just $50, charged to your major credit card, but your best bet is to get on board with a membership in my Personal Best Basketball Club, where you receive nothing but 50-unit to 200-unit plays. You can sign up for a month of service for just $199, or get the rest of the season right through the NBA playoffs in June for just $799.
The price is peanuts if you consider what you get. Keep in mind that if you purchased the 17 games listed above for $50 per day, you have spent $850 since January 10.

Give it some serious thought. I am confident I will keep right on winning, using a new and improved basketball handicapping formula (I had to make changes and add several elements to my analysis because of the rock-hard numbers).
Get on board today and win today.

The Saturday Betting Menu

50-Unit College Basketball Game Of Week Crushes Number Today
The winning continues today in 50-unit college basketball plays. On Thursday night I won my 50-unit Horizon Game of the Year as Wisconsin-Milwaukee (-3 ½) knocked off arch-rival Butler, 53-42, and I am coming right back today with my 50-unit College Basketball Game of the Week-releasing a team that grades out with a 90% chance to cover the number. As I have noted in the past, it does not get any better than that and you can win this game for just $50, charged to your major credit card. Also available toll free at 1-800-755-2255.

25-Unit NBA Special Play Should Win Easily Tonight
Special circumstances and special situations equal special winners, and I am going for another one tonight in the NBA. This past Thursday night I released a 25-unit college basketball special play and got the money in blowout fashion as Colorado (+1 ½) buried Southern California, 74-50. Colorado was the right team in the right spot at the right time with a very soft betting line and the edges it had on Thursday were reflected in the final score. The NBA team I am releasing tonight has it all working for it and should win rather easily, just as did Colorado. Win this 25-unit play for just $25, charged to your major credit card. Also available toll free at 1-800-755-2255.

15-Unit College Underdog Highlights 3-0 Best Bets Club Day
I have not kept complete records on winning underdogs this season but there is little doubt in my mind they are winning a high percentage of the time-and I have certainly won my share of them. I am releasing three games to Best Bets Basketball Club clients today and the club's best bet of the day will be a 15-unit play on an underdog that grades out as the straight up winner, by as many as 8-9 points. Win this game, plus get two other 5-unit releases, for just $15, charged to your major credit card. Also available toll free at 1-800-755-2255.

MY BEST BETS BASKETBALL CLUB PROVES YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE TO WIN ONE
My Best Bets Basketball Club is having an excellent season, especially with its top-rated 10-unit play each day. Over the past eight days, I have released a 10-unit play to clients of this club and have gone 6-2 with those plays-three of them underdogs that won outright. My Best Bets Basketball Club is everything implied in its name-Best Bets. You can get on board and win each day with this club, receiving from 1-3 plays each day, for just $195 charged to your major credit card. Selections also available for just $15 per day.

Coach Ron Meyer: NFL Coaching News

There were two big head coaching announcements in the NFL during Pro Bowl week. Indianapolis has hired former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano to replace Jim Caldwell. And, Tampa Bay hired former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano to replace Raheem Morris.

Personally, I think the Pagano hiring was a much better choice than the Schiano selection. Though, both have some risk.

• Pagano is thought of as a great defensive mind rather than an overall team leader. This kind of coach doesn't have a great track record of late. Think of Steve Spagnulo at St. Louis (leader of some of the great recent Giants' defenses), or Mike Singletary at San Francisco. I agree that Indianapolis lacked toughness, and Pagano is going to bring toughness. But, is he the right choice to run an entire team?

I do like Pagano's relative youth (52-years old) and enthusiasm. He's going to bring peak intensity. The same things were being said about Spagnulo and Singletary when they were hired! He's definitely earned a chance to be a head coach...and Indianapolis is a team that's currently re-inventing themselves.

To me, that's the biggest concern about the Colts right now. I used to coach this team myself, so I follow developments very closely. Bill Polian is gone, and he was the real brains behind the recent dynasty. Peyton Manning sounds like he's on his way out (he always worked very well with Polian) given recent comments to the press. Jim Caldwell seemed more like a figurehead while Polian ran the team (and Manning ran the offense). He's gone too. Indianapolis will start next year with a new front office, a new head coach, and possibly Andrew Luck as their only decent quarterback because Manning will have moved on. Luck had a much better shot at a superstar career mentoring under Manning and learning from Polian. Now he may be stuck in a Sam Bradford-Steve Spagnulo situation where a young quarterback is held back because a defensive-minded head coach doesn't know what to do on offense.

Some question marks...but the hiring of Pagano has a chance to work...

• Greg Schiano strikes me as a crazy choice for an NFL head coach. He didn't even do well at Rutgers when you focus on his toughest games. It seemed like every year, Rutgers was in a big early season TV game on ESPN getting crushed by someone they were supposed to beat. ESPN hyped Schiano as a guy who was trying to build a "Michigan" type program in New Jersey. He never actually did it.

In fact, he built an annually mediocre program in the worst BCS conference. And, ESPN finally stopped showing his games.

If you can't beat good teams consistently at the college level, how are you going to win in the NFL? Schiano must interview well because the media loves him and Tampa Bay hired him. But, handicappers know that you make good money betting AGAINST Schiano teams against their toughest opponents. His offenses were pedestrian. His defenses weren't as good as advertised.

It's true that Jim Harbaugh of Stanford has transitioned very well to the NFL so far. Most college coaches don't. Schiano wasn't even a successful college coach outside of an ability to give himself soft schedules.

Tampa Bay crumbled badly this year...and may be a disaster the next two years. Indianapolis looked like they had a plan in place to get Andrew Luck AND bounce back next year as a playoff contender. Now, they may be in rebuilding mode for the foreseeable future. Every team has a story...and understanding what's happening at the head coaching position helps you understand how to turn those stories into Las Vegas winners!

Next week I'll try to do that for you in the Super Bowl. I'll post a report late in the week analyzing the coaching matchup between Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick. I won't be able to post my official Super Bowl side and total selections here on the web of course. That information is for paying customers. You'll be able to get those picks very easily online with your credit card next weekend. If you have any questions, call my office at 1-877-540-8787.

Enjoy the Pro Bowl Sunday Night on NBC. Build your bankrolls all week with my daily basketball. Then, PUT A COACH IN YOUR CORNER for the biggest football game of the year when the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in a city I know very well...Indianapolis! Hey, I used to coach the Patriots too! Who better than COACH RON MEYER to pick this year's Super Bowl for you?!