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Date	W/L	Type	Handicapper Selection
1/18/2019	WINNER	NHL	Fargo's 10* NHL Friday Breakaway (100-73 +$20,239) This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS for our NHL Friday Breakaway. Pittsburgh opened this five-game roadtrip with a win at Anaheim but dropped the last two games against Los Angeles and San Jose by identical 5-2 scores. The Penguins are still a solid 12-7-4 on the road and they are clinging to a two-point lead over Buffalo for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Going back, the Penguins are 9-2 in their last 11 games against teams with a losing record. Arizona upset San Jose at home on Wednesday, making it four wins in its last five games and it is just one point out of the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. The Coyotes have been surprisingly good on the road but are a below average 9-12-2 at home. Arizona lost the first meeting in Pittsburgh 3-0 and it is 11-40 in its last 51 games revenging a loss of three goals or more. Here, we play on road favorites of -150 or less in the second half of the season that are outscoring their opponents by 0.5 or more gpg, after a loss by three goals or more in their previous game. This situation is 25-5 (83.3 percent) over the last five seasons. *10 (53) Pittsburgh Penguins**
1/18/2019	LOSER	NBA	Fargo's NBA Friday Triple Play (67-51 NBA YTD) This is a play on the ORLANDO MAGIC as part of our NBA Friday Triple Play. Orlando is coming off an overtime loss at Detroit on Wednesday which snapped a two-game winning streak. The home team has had the edge of late, going 10-1 in the last 11 games for the Magic and this includes a current four-game home winning streak for Orlando. The Magic are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games against teams with a losing road record. Brooklyn meanwhile has won two straight games and both were impressive victories against Boston and Houston, the latter coming on the road in overtime on Wednesday. It has been an impressive run for the Nets which are 15-5 over their last 20 games and while this includes a 6-4 record on the road, three of those wins came against the Bulls (twice) and the Knicks. Here, we play against teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are allowing 103 or more ppg on the season, after a win by three points or less. This situation is 109-55 ATS (66.5 percent) since 1996. *10 (554) Orlando Magic This is a play on the MIAMI HEAT as part of our NBA Friday Triple Play. Detroit won its last game against Orlando on Wednesday which put a halt to a 1-5 run as well as snapping a two-game home losing streak. The Pistons are just 12-10 at home and with their overall record at five games under .500, they are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. Miami lost in Milwaukee on Tuesday and it was ugly as the Heat lost by 38 points but they are still over .500 on the road where they have won six of their last 10. On the season, Miami is 7-3 ATS on the road against losing teams and going back, it is 9-0 ATS in its last nine road games after a loss by 30 or more. Here, we play against home teams with a winning percentage between .400 and .499 after a home game where both teams scored 100 or more points. This situation is 363-279 (56.5 percent) since 1996. 9* (557) Miami Heat This is a play on the MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES as part of our NBA Friday Triple Play. Minnesota is another team we are backing that is coming off a humiliating loss as it lost in Philadelphia by 42 points on Tuesday which put an end to a 4-1 run. The Timberwolves are 6-16 on the road but head back home where they are much better 15-7 and outscoring opponents by 6.4 ppg. Minnesota is 9-0 ATS in its last nine home games after a combined score of 215 points or more two straight games this season. The Spurs pulled off the upset in Dallas on Wednesday which snapped a two-game skid as well as a two-game road losing streak. The Spurs are just 8-14 on the road and going back, they are 4-13 ATS in their last 17road games against teams allowing 110 or more ppg. Here, we play on favorites revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points going up against an opponent off an upset win as an underdog. This situation is 187-117 ATS (61.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (560) Minnesota Timberwolves**
1/18/2019	LOSER	College Basketball	Fargo's 10* CBB Friday Enforcer (10-6 CBB Run) This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our CBB Friday Enforcer. The Buckeyes have lost three consecutive games for the first time under second-year coach Chris Holtmann with the last two coming on the road. Ohio St. is 8-2 at home with the two losses being quality ones against Syracuse and Michigan St. and the goal tonight is to clean up the mistakes as it turned the ball over 34 times the past two games, including a season-high 21 vs. Iowa. Another key struggle area for Ohio St. has been the foul trouble of its top scorer, sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson so keeping him on the floor is huge. Ohio St. is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 home games after failing to cover four of its last five games. Maryland is a team trending very much in the opposite direction as after a tough loss to Seton Hall at the end of December, the Terrapins have rattled off six straight wins to work their way into the Top 25. They have had only two road games over this stretch and now comes their biggest test. Despite being ranked, we like the fact Maryland is the underdog here and Ohio St. gets the much needed victory to turn its season around. *10 (852) Ohio St. Buckeyes**
1/17/2019	LOSER	College Basketball	Fargo's CBB Thursday Trifecta (9-4 CBB Run) This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Michigan St. has gotten off to a 6-0 start in the Big Ten as it has now won 10 straight games while covering their last six. The Spartans are 3-0 on the road within the conference but this is their biggest test from an unlikely candidate. Michigan St. is 0-7 ATS in its last seven road games in the second half of the season against teams outscoring opponents by eight or more ppg. Nebraska has shook off a 1-3 start in the Big Ten with a pair of wins including a 15-point win at Indiana on Sunday. The Huskers are a perfect 9-0 at home including impressive wins over Creighton and Seton Hall by double-digits and going back, they are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games against teams with a winning road record. Additionally, Nebraska is 6-0 ATS in its last six games against teams averaging 84 or more ppg. *9 (634) Nebraska Cornhuskers This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. UAB opened the conference season with a pair of wins over Florida Atlantic and Florida International but lost both games last week on the road to fall to 2-2 in C-USA. The Blazers are back home where they are 8-1 with the lone defeat coming against Troy by just one-point. They are extremely balanced with seven players averaging between 6.6 and 12.4 ppg and going back, the Blazers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a straight up loss. UTEP snapped a three-game losing streak with an unimpressive one-point win over Rice on Saturday, considered by most as the worst team in the conference. That was the third straight home game for the Miners where they are 6-4 but they hit the road after dropping their first five games by an average of close to 18 ppg. The Miners are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games following three or more consecutive home games. 10* (636) UAB Blazers This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. The biggest early surprise in the PAC 12 is Oregon St. which is off to a 3-0 start which includes wins over USC and UCLA at home last week. The Beavers are up to 11 wins on the season which is just five fewer than all of last season and they are one of the remaining three teams undefeated in conference play along with Arizona and Washington. This is their best conference start since 1992-93 but going back, Oregon St. is 5-19 ATS in its last 24 games after four or more consecutive wins. Arizona St. got some momentum going with a pair of double-digit wins over Colorado and California but fell to Stanford by 14 points on Saturday. It returns home where it is 7-2 on the season including a win over then No.1 Kansas. The Sun Devils are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games after allowing 85 points or more. 9* (652) Arizona St. Sun Devils**
1/17/2019	WINNER	NHL	Fargo's 10* NHL Thursday Breakaway 99-73 +$19,429 This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Thursday Breakaway. We lost with Boston last night in Philadelphia as it was in a good spot, outshot the Flyers 42-19, yet lost its second straight game despite outshooting the opposition by more than 20 shots. Tuukka Rask is back in net tonight and he looks to shake off that loss to Montreal which snapped a personal five-game winning streak. Boston is 10-1 in its last 11 games following a loss by one goal. St. Louis was on a roll with three straight wins but lost in overtime in New York on Tuesday against the Islanders. The Blues had also won four straight road games prior to that defeat but are now back under .500 on the highway for the season. St. Louis is 1-8 in its last nine games when playing its 8th game in 14 days. Here, we play against teams in the second half of the season that are allowing 3.0 or more gpg on the season, after allowing two goals or less in two straight games. This situation is 93-49 (65.5 percent) over the last five seasons. *10 (34) Boston Bruins**
1/17/2019	LOSER	NBA	Fargo's 10* NBA Thursday Enforcer (67-50 NBA YTD) This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Indiana is on a solid roll right now but it has not defeated any team of significance since mid-December which makes this a fair test tonight. The Pacers are not at fault however as the schedule has just set up this way and going back, they are 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. Indiana has won nine of its last 10 games at home and overall, the Pacers are outscoring opponents by 10.3 ppg here. The Sixers have also won two straight games including a 42-point win over Minnesota on Tuesday but they hit the road where they are two games under .500 on the season compared to their 19-4 record at home. Keeping that momentum going has been difficult for Philadelphia as it is 0-7 ATS in seven road games after a win by 10 points or more this season. Here, we play against road teams where the line is +3 to -3 in a game in the second half of the season involving two teams allowing between 43.5-45.5 percent, after a game where it made 55 percent of their shots or better. This situation is 28-6 ATS (82.4 percent) since 1996. *10 (544) Indiana Pacers**
1/16/2019	WINNER	NBA	Fargo's NBA Wednesday Triple Play (65-49 NBA YTD) This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. This line came out late because of the Kyrie Irving injury situation but he is now probable. Toronto has won five straight games to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, one game in front of Milwaukee. One of those wins came on the road against the Bucks, the first of two straight road wins but the Raptors are just 3-5 in their last eight road games. Additionally, the Raptors are 0-8 ATS in their last eight games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game. Boston is back home following a three-game roadtrip where it dropped all three games and it is now seven games behind the Raptors in the Atlantic Division. The Celtics have won six straight home games and they have had success against the elite teams, going 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 home games against teams with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. Here, we play against underdogs with a winning percentage between .600 and .750 after going over the total by more than 18 points in their previous game, playing a team with a winning record. This situation is 61-23 ATS (72.6 percent) over the last five seasons. *10 (530) Boston Celtics This is a play on the NEW ORLEANS PELICANS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. We played against the Warriors last night and a 51-point first quarter doomed us as Denver never led and trailed by as many as 38 points. Golden St. has won five straight games and this is a pretty short price at home which is putting close to three-quarters of the consensus on the Warriors as well as two-third of offshore action. The Warriors have dominated the poor teams this season, going 12-4 ATS when laying double-digits but they are just 3-15 ATS on the season when favored between 3.5 and 9.5 points. It has been a struggle for New Orleans this season but it does have some momentum going with wins in four of its last five games including a win against the Clippers two nights ago. The Pelicans road struggles are well documented but facing a Golden St. team coming off a road win last night to take the lead in the Western Conference is an ideal situation. Here, we play against home teams in the second half of the season that are averaging 102 or more ppg going up against allowing 102 or more ppg, after scoring 110 points or more three straight games. This situation is 82-44 ATS (65.1 percent) since 1996. 9* (537) New Orleans Pelicans This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. We played on the Clippers on Monday as they lost at home to New Orleans having no answer for Anthony Davis and turning the ball over 16 times did not help. They have now lost three straight games including two in a row at home where they are now 14-8 and this includes a 12-4 record when favored. With Golden St. on deck, this is a big game to avoid dropping down further as they are currently tied for sixth place in the Western Conference. The Jazz have played a tough schedule this season but they have not exactly been proving to be good against top level competition as their 15 losses against teams ranked within the top 16 are tied for the most in the NBA among teams ranked in that group. Utah is 14-6 against everyone else. The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. Here, we play against underdogs with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 after three or more consecutive wins, playing a winning team. This situation is 77-39 ATS (66.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (540) Los Angeles Clippers**
1/16/2019	LOSER	NHL	Fargo's 10* NHL Wednesday Breakaway 99-72 +$20,629 This is a play on the BOSTON BRUINS for our NHL Wednesday Breakaway. Philadelphia was on a 1-9 run before rolling over Minnesota on Monday 7-4. The Flyers had scored seven goals total in their previous four games prior to that eruption but it will be a difficult transition into tonight as the Bruins have allowed 2.59 gpg which is third fewest in the league thanks to goalie Jaroslav Halak who is allowing just 2.39 gpg. Boston was on a 5-1 run before losing at home against Montreal on Monday in overtime. The Bruins have been significantly better at home than on the road but that is keeping this number down and they have won four of their last five games on the highway. Meanwhile, the Flyers are 3-13 in their last 16 games after scoring five goals or more in their previous game. Here, we play on road favorites of -200 or less in the second half of the season with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 that are playing their 4th game in seven days, playing a losing team. This situation is 111-49 (69.4 percent) over the last five seasons. *10 (23) Boston Bruins**
1/16/2019	WINNER	College Basketball	Fargo's 10* CBB Wednesday Enforcer (8-4 CBB Run) This is a play on the BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. Louisville is coming off a monumental upset as it went to Chapel Hill and beat North Carolina by 21 points as an 11-point underdog. It was even more shocking considering its previous game resulted in a loss against Pittsburgh, a team that did not win a single conference game last season. The Cardinals are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win. Boston College has opened 0-3 in the ACC but two of those games came against Virginia and Virginia Tech, two top ten teams, while the other came at Notre Dame, which is a difficult venue, by just three points. The Eagles have covered all five games away from home this season and they are 6-0 ATS in their last six games after having lost four of their last five games. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog going up against an opponent off an upset win as a road underdog. This situation is 73-36 ATS (67 percent) since 1997. *10 (797) Boston College Eagles**
1/15/2019	LOSER	NBA	Fargo's 10* NBA Tuesday Enforcer (65-48 NBA YTD) This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. First place in the Western Conference is on the line tonight when Golden St. visits Denver and the Nuggets continue to get no respect with the public right there with them as Golden St. is a heavy consensus. Denver has the best home record in the NBA at 18-3 including 12 straight wins and it is 49-13at home since last season. Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games against teams with a winning road record. One argument that will be made for Golden St. is the fact that it steps up in these big games against elite teams but that is actually not the case. The Warriors are 3-8 against teams ranked within the top 10 and those three wins are tied for fourth fewest in the league with Phoenix and Cleveland and ahead of only New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Additionally, they are one of only five teams ranked in the top 16 that have single-digit wins within that group. Conversely, Denver has 15 wins against the top 16 which is tied for second most in the NBA. The Warriors are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games against teams with a winning home record. There is no intimidation here as Denver has actually won five of the last nine meetings. Here, we play on home teams where the line is +3 to -3 after a game where they failed to cover the spread, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .600 and .750. This situation is 168-109 ATS (60.6 percent) since 1996. *10 (522) Denver Nuggets**