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533 SIXERS
534 CELTICS
5/21/2012 7:00 PM(et)
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+5½
-5½
174
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+5½
-5½
173½
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+5½
-5½
173½
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+5½
-5½
174
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+5½
-5½
174
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535 LAKERS
536 THUNDER
5/21/2012 9:30 PM(et)
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+8
-8
192
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+8
-8
192
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+8
-8
191½
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+8
-8
192
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+8
-8
192
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901 NATIONALS
902 PHILLIES
5/21/2012 7:05 PM(et)
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-118
+118
8u
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903 METS
904 PIRATES
5/21/2012 7:05 PM(et)
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+107
-107
7u
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905 BRAVES
906 REDS
5/21/2012 7:10 PM(et)
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+117
-117
9o
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907 ROCKIES
908 MARLINS
5/21/2012 7:10 PM(et)
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+170
-170
8p
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909 CUBS
910 ASTROS
5/21/2012 8:05 PM(et)
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-107
+107
7o
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911 GIANTS
912 BREWERS
5/21/2012 8:10 PM(et)
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-113
+113
8o
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913 PADRES
914 CARDINALS
5/21/2012 8:15 PM(et)
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+170
-170
7½o
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915 DODGERS
916 DIAMONDBACKS
5/21/2012 9:40 PM(et)
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-115
+115
9o
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917 ROYALS
918 YANKEES
5/21/2012 7:05 PM(et)
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+168
-168
9½o
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919 REDSOX
920 ORIOLES
5/21/2012 7:05 PM(et)
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+107
-107
9½u
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921 BLUEJAYS
922 RAYS
5/21/2012 7:10 PM(et)
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+140
-140
8½o
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923 ANGELS
924 ATHLETICS
5/21/2012 10:05 PM(et)
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+105
-105
7u
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925 RANGERS
926 MARINERS
5/21/2012 10:10 PM(et)
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-130
+130
6½o
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Kelso Sturgeon has been a professional handicapper for 40 years and has a deep understanding of all facets of the game, be it football, basketball, baseball or horse racing. He's worked as a football scout in the SEC and studied under Hall of Fame coaches like Alabama's Bear Bryant, winner of five national titles and Hank Stram of the Kansas City Chiefs, who won the 1970 Super Bowl. He's been a Regional Sports Editor for the Associated Press, worked as a successful jockey agent and authored several books teaching people how to be a handicapper, including the bestseller, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SPORTS BETTING. Kelso also understands that to be a successful handicapper means knowing the business of gambling, and to that end he is personal friends with most of the big linesmakers in Las Vegas and gets the daily scoop on what is happening on the other side of the counter. There is no one better qualifed to be your personal handicapper than Kelso Sturgeon.
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The following power ratings are simple to use. Just remember the lower the rating the better the team. Each team has a home and a road power rating. To use these power ratings, take the appropriate lower power rating and subtract it from the appropriate higher power rating, giving you the projected margin of victory in the game. Then compare that figure with the actual Las Vegas line on the game and bet accordingly. Power ratings are best used when fine-tuned with other elements of handicapping such as weather, injury reports, travel problems etc. A power rating is the numerical rating of a team if it played to 100% of its ability.
Updated on Thursday, January 26, 2012
| Team | Home Rating |
Road Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Boston Celtics | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 16.5 | 19.0 |
| Chicago Bulls | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 8.5 | 12.0 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Detroit Pistons | 11.0 | 15.0 |
| Golden State Warriors | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Houston Rockets | 7.0 | 9.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 5.0 | 7.5 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Miami Heat | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 9.0 | 11.5 |
| New Jersey Nets | 9.0 | 12.0 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 13.0 | 16.0 |
| New York Knicks | 6.0 | 8.5 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Orlando Magic | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Phoenix Suns | 7.0 | 9.5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Sacramento Kings | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 9.0 | 12.0 |
| Utah Jazz | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Washington Wizards | 13.5 | 17.0 |
My college basketball power ratings are easy to use. Just remember the lower the number, the better the team. Step-by-step, here is what you need to do to effectively use the power ratings.
Updated on Thursday, January 26, 2012
| Team | Home Rating |
Road Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| Akron | 15.0 | 18.0 |
| Alabama | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 15.5 | 17.0 |
| Appalachian St | 22.0 | 25.5 |
| Arizona | 10.5 | 13.0 |
| Arizona St | 17.5 | 20.5 |
| Arkansas | 11.0 | 14.5 |
| Arkansas St | 21.5 | 24.5 |
| Arkansas-Little Rock | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| Auburn | 14.5 | 18.5 |
| Austin Peay | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| Ball St | 17.0 | 18.5 |
| Baylor | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Belmont | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| Boise St | 15.0 | 20.0 |
| Boston College | 15.5 | 21.0 |
| Bowling Green | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| Bradley | 19.0 | 24.0 |
| Brown | 27.0 | 29.0 |
| Buffalo | 16.0 | 18.5 |
| Butler | 14.5 | 16.5 |
| BYU | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| Cal Poly-SLO | 16.0 | 18.5 |
| Cal-Fullerton | 18.0 | 20.0 |
| Cal-Irvine | 23.5 | 28.5 |
| Cal-Northridge | 24.5 | 29.0 |
| Cal-Riverside | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Cal-Santa Barbara | 15.0 | 17.5 |
| California | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Canisius | 24.0 | 29.0 |
| Central Florida | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| Central Michigan | 21.0 | 25.0 |
| Cincinnati | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| Clemson | 11.0 | 14.0 |
| Cleveland St | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| College of Charleston | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Colorado | 8.5 | 11.0 |
| Colorado St | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| Columbia | 22.0 | 23.0 |
| Connecticut | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| Cornell | 24.0 | 29.0 |
| Creighton | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Dartmouth | 30.5 | 34.5 |
| Davidson | 15.5 | 18.0 |
| Dayton | 11.0 | 14.0 |
| Delaware | 21.0 | 24.5 |
| Denver | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| DePaul | 12.0 | 15.0 |
| Detroit | 16.5 | 19.0 |
| Drake | 16.0 | 20.5 |
| Drexel | 14.0 | 15.0 |
| Duke | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Duquesne | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| East Carolina | 19.0 | 24.0 |
| East Tennessee St | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| Eastern Illinois | 24.5 | 28.5 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 20.5 | 23.5 |
| Eastern Michigan | 19.5 | 22.5 |
| Eastern Washington | 19.0 | 22.0 |
| Elon | 17.5 | 21.5 |
| Evansville | 16.5 | 19.5 |
| Fairfield | 20.5 | 23.5 |
| Florida | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| Florida Atlantic | 20.0 | 214.0 |
| Florida International | 24.0 | 29.0 |
| Florida St | 6.0 | 8.5 |
| Fordham | 23.0 | 27.0 |
| Fresno St | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| Furman | 20.0 | 24.0 |
| George Mason | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| George Washington | 21.5 | 25.0 |
| Georgetown | 6.0 | 7.5 |
| Georgia | 13.5 | 17.0 |
| Georgia Southern | 22.5 | 27.0 |
| Georgia St | 18.0 | 20.5 |
| Georgia Tech | 16.0 | 17.5 |
| Gonzaga | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| Harvard | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Hawaii | 16.0 | 20.0 |
| Hofstra | 19.5 | 24.0 |
| Houston | 18.0 | 23.5 |
| Idaho | 19.0 | 23.5 |
| Idaho St | 23.5 | 26.5 |
| Illinois | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| Illinois St | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 22.5 | 28.0 |
| Indiana | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Indiana St | 15.0 | 18.5 |
| Iona | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| Iowa | 13.0 | 17.0 |
| Iowa St | 12.0 | 15.5 |
| IUPU Fort Wayne | ||
| IUPUI | 27.0 | 30.5 |
| Jackonville | 32.5 | 36.0 |
| Jacksonville St | 22.5 | 26.5 |
| James Madison | 18.5 | 21.5 |
| Kansas | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Kansas St | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Kent St | 14.5 | 17.0 |
| Kentucky | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| La Salle | 12.5 | 14.0 |
| Long Beach St | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 20.0 | 24.0 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 27.5 | 31.0 |
| Louisville | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Loyola-Chicago | 24.0 | 28.5 |
| Loyola-Maryland | 17.0 | 19.0 |
| Loyola-Marymount | 17.5 | 19.5 |
| LSU | 12.5 | 15.0 |
| Manhattan | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Marist | 24.5 | 29.5 |
| Marquette | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Marshall | 12.0 | 14.0 |
| Maryland | 11.0 | 15.0 |
| Massachusetts | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| Memphis | 10.5 | 13.0 |
| Miami-FL | 9.0 | 11.5 |
| Miami-OH | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| Michigan | 6.5 | 9.0 |
| Michigan St | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11.5 | 14.0 |
| Minnesota | 9.0 | 11.5 |
| Mississippi | 13.0 | 16.0 |
| Mississippi St | 9.0 | 12.0 |
| Missouri | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Missouri St | 14.0 | 16.5 |
| Missouri-KC | ||
| Montana | 16.5 | 18.5 |
| Montana St | 21.0 | 23.0 |
| Morehead St | 19.5 | 22.5 |
| Murray St | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| N.C. Charlotte | 15.5 | 17.0 |
| N.C. Greensboro | 19.5 | 23.0 |
| N.C. St | 8.0 | 11.0 |
| N.C. Wilmington | 19.0 | 22.0 |
| Nebraska | 14.0 | 17.5 |
| Nevada | 13.0 | 14.5 |
| New Mexico | 7.0 | 9.5 |
| New Mexico St | 14.0 | 16.0 |
| Niagara | 21.5 | 24.5 |
| North Carolina | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| North Dakota | ||
| North Dakota State | ||
| North Texas | 19.0 | 22.5 |
| Northeastern | 21.0 | 22.5 |
| Northern Arizona | 26.5 | 30.5 |
| Northern Colorado | 24.5 | 26.5 |
| Northern Illinois | 28.5 | 33.5 |
| Northern Iowa | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| Northwestern | 8.5 | 11.0 |
| Notre Dame | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| Ohio | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| Ohio St | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Oklahoma | 11.0 | 14.5 |
| Oklahoma St | 13.5 | 17.5 |
| Old Dominion | 16.5 | 18.0 |
| Oral Roberts | 13.0 | 15.5 |
| Oregon | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Oregon St | 11.5 | 14.5 |
| Pacific | 22.5 | 27.5 |
| Penn St | 14.0 | 18.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 18.5 | 19.5 |
| Pepperdine | 23.5 | 26.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| Portland | 27.0 | 30.5 |
| Portland St | 20.0 | 24.0 |
| Princeton | 20.5 | 22.0 |
| Providence | 14.0 | 16.5 |
| Purdue | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| Rhode Island | 18.0 | 21.0 |
| Rice | 17.0 | 19.0 |
| Richmond | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| Rider | 22.0 | 25.5 |
| Rutgers | 12.5 | 17.5 |
| Sacramento St | 21.0 | 24.0 |
| Samford | 21.0 | 25.0 |
| San Diego | 23.5 | 27.0 |
| San Diego St | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| San Francisco | 19.5 | 22.0 |
| San Jose St | 23.5 | 28.5 |
| Santa Clara | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| SE Missouri St | 21.5 | 25.5 |
| Seton Hall | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Siena | 19.0 | 22.5 |
| SMU | 16.5 | 19.0 |
| South Alabama | 21.0 | 24.5 |
| South Carolina | 13.0 | 17.0 |
| South Dakota | ||
| South Dakota State | ||
| South Florida | 10.5 | 15.5 |
| Southern California | 17.0 | 20.5 |
| Southern Illinois | 17.5 | 21.5 |
| Southern Mississippi | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| St. Bonaventure | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| St. Johns | 17.5 | 20.5 |
| St. Josephs | 12.0 | 15.0 |
| St. Louis | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| St. Marys-Cal | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| St. Peters | 30.5 | 33.5 |
| Stanford | 8.0 | 10.5 |
| Syracuse | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| TCU | 17.5 | 20.5 |
| Temple | 7.0 | 9.5 |
| Tenn-Martin | 32.5 | 35.0 |
| Tennessee | 10.5 | 13.5 |
| Tennessee St | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| Tennessee Tech | 19.0 | 22.0 |
| Texas | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| Texas A&M | 12.5 | 16.5 |
| Texas El-Paso | 17.0 | 20.5 |
| Texas Tech | 18.5 | 23.5 |
| Toledo | 29.5 | 33.0 |
| Towson | 34.5 | 37.5 |
| Troy | 28.0 | 31.5 |
| Tulane | 15.5 | 19.0 |
| Tulsa | 12.0 | 15.0 |
| UC-Davis | 33.5 | 35.5 |
| UCLA | 14.5 | 16.5 |
| UNLV | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Utah | 22.0 | 24.5 |
| Utah St | 18.5 | 21.5 |
| Valparaiso | 16.0 | 18.0 |
| Vanderbilt | 6.0 | 7.5 |
| VCU | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| Villanova | 12.0 | 16.5 |
| Virginia | 8.5 | 11.0 |
| Virginia Tech | 14.0 | 17.0 |
| Wake Forest | 16.5 | 19.5 |
| Washington | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| Washington St | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| West Virginia | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Western Carolina | 23.5 | 26.0 |
| Western Kentucky | 21.5 | 25.0 |
| Western Michigan | 18.0 | 21.0 |
| Wichita St | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| William & Mary | 25.5 | 29.5 |
| Winthrop | 23.5 | 27.5 |
| Wisconsin | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Wisconsin-Green Bay | 18.0 | 22.5 |
| Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16.5 | 18.5 |
| Wofford | 19.5 | 26.5 |
| Wright St | 18.5 | 26.0 |
| Wyoming | 11.0 | 17.5 |
| Xavier | 10.0 | 14.5 |
| Yale | 22.0 | 23.5 |
| Youngstown St | 20.5 | 24.0 |