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Today was the 3rd best day since November 19th, so I can not complain. I would have liked to have seen Dallas win in OT, the South Florida Bulls blew an 11 pt lead and lost in double OT, and I had two bad ML hockey picks in the canadians (Calgary/Edmonton), which were late additions. I did however hit some nice plays for plus money, like buying the Lakers spread down a .5 pt, and my parlay and teaser of the day. I posted earlier yesterday that I wanted to try to get up to 15 units by the end of the week, so this is a very nice start.

League	Event	Type	Odds	Line	Net
NBA	Dallas Mavericks vs Bucks	Spread	+2	-106	Push
NBA	LA Lakers vs SA Spurs	Spread	+12.5	105	1.05 unit
NHL	New Jersey/Ottawa	Parlay	ML	132	1.32 unit
NHL	Carolina Hurricanes vs ATL	ML	SU	-118	.85 unit
NCAAB	Illinois vs UNC	Spread	+1	-102	1.47 unit
NHL	Colorado vs Edmonton	ML	SU	-109	(1 unit)
NHL	Calgary vs Predators	ML	SU	100	(1 unit)
NCAAB	S Florida vs Fla Int (2nd H)	Spread	+3	101	(1 unit)
NCAAB	Illinois vs UNC (2nd H)	Total	o77	-110	(1 unit)
NBA	Charlotte vs Kings (2nd H)	Under	u99.5	-108	1 unit

Here are the daily figures:
Sides: 3-3-1 (50.00%) Totals: 1-1 Teasers: 1-0
Crucial Play: winner, +1.47 units
ROI%: 25.41 %Growth: 4.87
Net Profit: 2.98 units

There are the plays for today thus far. The only play larger than 1 unit is on the Illini tonight. The Illini are my second crucial play of the year. I am also trying out the NBA super teaser. It is 7 pts and a 4-teamer pays 1 units wins 1.4 units.

	1.	(Spread)	Dallas Mavericks (+9) vs Milwaukee Bucks for Game (-107)
	2.	(Spread)	Los Angeles Lakers (+19.5) vs San Antonio Spurs for Game (-104)
	3.	(Spread)	Orlando Magic (+14.5) vs Chicago Bulls for Game (-104)
	4.	(Spread)	Charlotte Bobcats vs Sacramento Kings (-0.5) for Game (-104)

Since I had a little bit of time, I have included previews of some of the games:

Dallas (10-3) at Milwaukee (6-6) 8:00 pm EST MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Jason Terry and the injury-riddled Dallas Mavericks hope to continue their winning ways when they meet the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.Despite playing without swingmen Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse, the Mavericks rallied for a 93-91 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.Terry knocked down the game-winning layup at the buzzer and Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 29 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas, which has won eight of its last nine despite being beset by a slew of injuries to wing players.Howard is day-to-day with an ankle injury and and Stackhouse is out with a sore right knee.Milwaukee has dropped four of its last five to fall to .500 for the first time this season.The Bucks are coming off a tough, 85-76 loss to the defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons on SaturdayMichael Redd scored 23 points and Jamaal Magloire grabbed 17 rebounds for Milwaukee, which is 3-2 this season at Bradley Center.

I like getting Dallas as a dog, regardless if they are having a bit of trouble as of lately.

L.A. Lakers (5-7) at San Antonio (10-3) 8:30 pm EST SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) - The teams that have combined for six of the last seven NBA championships meet for the first time this season Tuesday when the San Antonio Spurs host the Los Angeles Lakers.After the Spurs won the 1999 title, the Lakers won three straight before San Antonio captured the crown in 2003 and also earlier this year.In Friday's 106-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Tim Duncan scored 24 points to lead five Spurs in double figures and grabbed 11 rebounds as San Antonio lost for the first time at home this season.Manu Ginobili scored 16 points and Nick Van Exel came off the bench to add 15 for San Antonio, which lost to the Bulls for the first time in 10 meetings.In his return to the Lakers, coach Phil Jackson has seen mixed results from his team. The Lakers have lost seven of 12 and are in last place in the Pacific Division.Kobe Bryant tried to carry the Lakers on his shoulders Sunday by scoring a league season-high 46 points against the New Jersey Nets. Despite rallying from an 18-point deficit, the Lakers suffered a 102-96 overtime loss.A seven-time All-Star, Bryant leads the league in scoring (34.2) and is averaging nearly 34 shots from the floor in his last five games.San Antonio, which was 38-3 at home last season, has won the last five meetings against the Lakers.

The Lakers will fight for this and I'll take +12 pts anyday.

Carolina (15-7-1) at Atlanta (10-12-2) 7:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Carolina Hurricanes try to settle a score when they begin a six-game road trip with the second contest of a home-and-home series with the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday. Although they are in first place in the Southeast Division, the Hurricanes have dropped four of their last five contests, allowing 22 goals during that stretch. Andrew Ladd and Aaron Ward scored for Carolina in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Thrashers. The Hurricanes failed to score on six power-play attempts and are 2-of-24 with the man advantage in their last four contests.
Justin Williams has four goals and six assists in his last seven games for Carolina, which is off to the best 23-game start in franchise history. Ilya Kovalchuk collected two goals and two assists and Marian Hossa added the go-ahead tally in the third period for Atlanta, which has 12 goals in its last two victories. The Thrashers also handed the Hurricanes their first home loss with a 9-0 triumph on November 12, ending Carolina's nine-game winning streak. Kovalchuk scored twice and Mike Dunham and Adam Berkhoel combined for the shutout.

This is a tough one since, ATL has owned the much better (record-wise) Carolina team. I think they get it done tonight though.

No. 12 Illinois (5-0) at North Carolina (3-0) 9:00 pm ESTCHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Ticker) - Revenge will be on the mind of No. 12 Illinois when it visits North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday. Despite tying the NCAA record for single-season victories (37), the Illini had their dream season end on a down note when they lost to the Tar Heels in the national game, 75-70, on April 4. James Augustine scored 18 points and was named the Most Valuable Player of the South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday as Illinois improved to 5-0 with a 77-57 triumph over Rutgers.Dee Brown and Rich McBride were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Illini, who are 68-9 under coach Bruce Weber. Despite losing its top seven scorers from last year's squad, North Carolina has won all three games by an average of nearly 26 points. However, the Tar Heels will be facing their first ranked opponent this season.Freshman Tyler Hansbrough scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and David Noel added 14 for North Carolina in Friday's 83-66 victory over UC-Santa Barbara.North Carolina has a 21-game winning streak at the Dean Smith Center and has taken four of the six previous encounters against Illinois.

Dee Brown baby. I think the Illini get it done nicely tonight!