Georgetown at Syracuse
Monday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN

Syracuse will try and continue their home dominance over Georgetown as the two teams meet in Big Monday action on ESPN. The Orange have won 10 of the last 11 at home against the Hoyas and are favored to do so again in this game.

Syracuse is a 6 point favorite at SBG Global with a total of 146.5.

Syracuse has won seven straight overall and have just one loss this season.

They are coming off a win on Saturday against Marquette when they had their biggest crowd of the season at the Carrier Dome. The last time they met Georgetown almost a year ago, more than 31,000 fans showed up. “We have great fans here in Syracuse,” forward Kris Joseph said. “Our fans are die-hard fans and I think them being here and being so loud helps us a lot. I think it scares a lot of teams.” Syracuse beat Marquette as Wesley Johnson had 22 points and 15 rebounds while Joseph added 14 points and 11 rebounds. “That just shows how good of a basketball team we are,” Joseph said. “Andy being shut down today was a great thing to see, because now we know what everyone else is capable of.”

Georgetown comes into this game playing very well.

They upset Pittsburgh last Wednesday and followed that win by routing Rutgers on Saturday. Greg Monroe has averaged 21 points and 13.7 rebounds in his last three games. “We were focused for the most part,” head coach John Thompson said. “They came out with a cohesiveness and an energy which was a good for us. That’s something we’ve stressed that we want to maintain.” The Hoyas have Monroe who can impact the game inside and Chris Wright who can score from the outside. Wright had 27 points in last week’s win over Pittsburgh.

Georgetown and Syracuse split their two meetings last season. The Hoyas are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Hoyas are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 vs. the Big East. The Hoyas are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings at Syracuse.

The Orange are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 vs. the Big East. The Orange are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 home games.

Thursday, 8:05 pm Eastern – TNT
Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers

The two top NBA teams meet in a high profile TNT televised game on Thursday as the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are 32-11 host the Los Angeles Lakers, who are 32-9. This is a key game for both teams since the team that finishes with the best overall record would have home court advantage if the teams meet in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers already defeated the Lakers earlier this season so a win on Thursday would give them the tiebreaker if the teams finish with the same record.

The Lakers begin a very challenging eight-game road trip on Thursday. They will be playing eight games in 13 days beginning with this matchup in Cleveland. There are three sets of back-to-backs and two big games, against Cleveland and Boston. The Lakers have played the fewest amount of road games in the league but that is about to change. “I think it’ll tell us where we’re at,” said Lakers forward Ron Artest, “We feel like we can come out perfect. I don’t think anybody will doubt us even though we haven’t been out on the road yet.”

The game on Thursday is very important to the Lakers since they were routed 102-87 at home by the Cavaliers on Christmas Day. “Obviously, we didn’t like that at all,” forward Pau Gasol said. “We want to show them that we’re the better team. They have confidence now that they can beat us.”

The Lakers have the best NBA record in the league but they still haven’t played their best basketball. “We play well for a half, the next night we play well for 20 minutes.” Head coach Phil Jackson said, “We haven’t really strung together 3 1/2 quarters or whatever.”

The Lakers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games. The Lakers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lakers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Lakers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings against Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games. The Cavaliers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference.

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•    Robert Downey Jr  12/1
•    Andre Agassi  20/1
•    Amy Winehouse  5/1
•    Lindsay Lohan  15/1
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•    Whitney Houston  18/1
•    Colin Farrell  30/1
•    Kerry Katona  7/1
•    Eminem  15/1
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