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    <title>Marc Lawrence Playbook</title>
    <link>http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook</link>
    <description>West Coast Wash by HorseRaceInsider.com contributing writer, Marc Lawrence</description>
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    <dc:creator>Marc Lawrence</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-03-14T10:02:00-06:00</dc:date>
   
    

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      <title>NCAA Coaches: The Sweetest SIxteen</title>
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      <title>Turn Down the Heat</title>
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 <![CDATA[Since the addition of the Big Three, Miami is 4&#45;6 SU and 2&#45;8 ATS without rest versus greater than .550 foes – regardless of altitude. Worse, the Floridians show up off a Portland revenger with a Lakers ‘showtime showdown’ on deck for Sunday. Is that a gasping for breath we hear? Our database says yes: non&#45;rested teams at Utah who have the Lakers up next are just 5&#45;25 SU and 12&#45;18 ATS (where else are you going to read that?). &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Since the addition of the Big Three, Miami is 4&#45;6 SU and 2&#45;8 ATS without rest versus greater than .550 foes – regardless of altitude. Worse, the Floridians show up off a Portland revenger with a Lakers ‘showtime showdown’ on deck for Sunday. Is that a gasping for breath we hear? Our database says yes: non&#45;rested teams at Utah who have the Lakers up next are just 5&#45;25 SU and 12&#45;18 ATS (where else are you going to read that?). &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Backing Knicks Sunday Would Be Lin&#45;sane</title>
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 <dc:date>2012-02-18T10:34:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Marc Lawrence Wildcat Weekend Upset</title>
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 <![CDATA[And speaking of owning the better record, it’s been an advantage for underdogs in the playoffs, too, as they are 18&#45;12 SU and 20&#45;10 ATS in non&#45;Super Bowl postseason games since 1980. Granted, life on the playoff road has been wearisome for teams off a season&#45;ending division game, but like the Saints, the Falcons were bounced from the playoffs as a favorite in their opening round game against the Packers and they figure to come fully focused today. That’s especially &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[And speaking of owning the better record, it’s been an advantage for underdogs in the playoffs, too, as they are 18&#45;12 SU and 20&#45;10 ATS in non&#45;Super Bowl postseason games since 1980. Granted, life on the playoff road has been wearisome for teams off a season&#45;ending division game, but like the Saints, the Falcons were bounced from the playoffs as a favorite in their opening round game against the Packers and they figure to come fully focused today. That’s especially &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>College Bowl &amp;amp; NFL Upsets for New Year&#8217;s Weekend</title>
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 <![CDATA[PENN STATE OVER HOUSTON BY 3 Two teams that suffered major season&#45;ending disappointments square off in the Cotton Bowl. Houston blew a BCS mega&#45;payday for both its team and Conference USA thanks to a stunning 49&#45;28 home loss to Southern Miss in the league title game to land here. Meanwhile, Penn State had to endure not only a 45&#45;7 drubbing at Wisconsin that cost the Lions a berth in the Big Ten’s fi rst conference championship game, but they also &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[PENN STATE OVER HOUSTON BY 3 Two teams that suffered major season&#45;ending disappointments square off in the Cotton Bowl. Houston blew a BCS mega&#45;payday for both its team and Conference USA thanks to a stunning 49&#45;28 home loss to Southern Miss in the league title game to land here. Meanwhile, Penn State had to endure not only a 45&#45;7 drubbing at Wisconsin that cost the Lions a berth in the Big Ten’s fi rst conference championship game, but they also &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-12-30T09:54:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Marc Lawrence Pro Upsets December 24&#45;25</title>
      <link>http://www.horseraceinsider.com/marc&#45;lawrence&#45;playbook/12232011&#45;marc&#45;lawrence&#45;pro&#45;upsets&#45;december&#45;24&#45;25/</link>
      

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 <![CDATA[NY GIANYS over Jets by 10 Sometimes we have to search far and wide for meaningful ATS history surrounding a given matchup – and sometimes the numbers just rain from the sky and fall right into our lap. Such is the case here as the G&#45;Men stand head and shoulders above their cross&#45;town rivals in the ATS department. Not only have the Giants won and covered four straight against Rex’s Flyboys, they enter this ‘town ain’t big enough for both &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[NY GIANYS over Jets by 10 Sometimes we have to search far and wide for meaningful ATS history surrounding a given matchup – and sometimes the numbers just rain from the sky and fall right into our lap. Such is the case here as the G&#45;Men stand head and shoulders above their cross&#45;town rivals in the ATS department. Not only have the Giants won and covered four straight against Rex’s Flyboys, they enter this ‘town ain’t big enough for both &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Marc Lawrence College &amp;amp; Pro Upsets December 17&#45;18</title>
      <link>http://www.horseraceinsider.com/marc&#45;lawrence&#45;playbook/12152011&#45;marc&#45;lawrence&#45;college&#45;pro&#45;upsets&#45;december&#45;17&#45;18/</link>
      

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 <![CDATA[PRO PICKS WASHINGTON over NY Giants by 3 After riding a 4&#45;game losing skid, the Jersey Giants awoke from the dead to steal a win at Dallas and now control their fate in the NFC East – despite owning the 3rd&#45;worst defense in the league (392 YPG). With that comes thoughts of the origin of the Big Apple choke, or in this case ‘shoo fl y pie and apple pan dowdy.’ That’s because teams who upset the Cowboys are just &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[PRO PICKS WASHINGTON over NY Giants by 3 After riding a 4&#45;game losing skid, the Jersey Giants awoke from the dead to steal a win at Dallas and now control their fate in the NFC East – despite owning the 3rd&#45;worst defense in the league (392 YPG). With that comes thoughts of the origin of the Big Apple choke, or in this case ‘shoo fl y pie and apple pan dowdy.’ That’s because teams who upset the Cowboys are just &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-12-16T15:07:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Marc Lawrence NFL Upsets for Week 13</title>
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 <![CDATA[CHICAGO over DENVER by 7 Without Jay Cutler calling signals against KC last week, the Bears’ offense went into hibernation: 3 points, 181 total yards and 0&#45;for&#45;11 in 3rd&#45;down situations. Now they have to travel to Mile High Stadium and try to corral a Broncos team that’s rolling off FIVE SU UNDERDOG WINS in a row. Yikes! However, even as Hollywood continues writing the script for ‘The Comeback Kid’ starring Denver QB Tim Tebow, our database reminds us that only &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO over DENVER by 7 Without Jay Cutler calling signals against KC last week, the Bears’ offense went into hibernation: 3 points, 181 total yards and 0&#45;for&#45;11 in 3rd&#45;down situations. Now they have to travel to Mile High Stadium and try to corral a Broncos team that’s rolling off FIVE SU UNDERDOG WINS in a row. Yikes! However, even as Hollywood continues writing the script for ‘The Comeback Kid’ starring Denver QB Tim Tebow, our database reminds us that only &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Marc Lawrence College &amp;amp; Pro Upsets Dec. 3&#45;4</title>
      <link>http://www.horseraceinsider.com/marc&#45;lawrence&#45;playbook/12012011&#45;marc&#45;lawrence&#45;college&#45;pro&#45;upsets&#45;dec&#45;3&#45;4/</link>
      

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 <![CDATA[Iowa St over KANSAS ST by 1 You probably didn’t see this one coming. Yes, we realize that the 6&#45;5 Cyclones have very little to play for while the Wildcats are looking for their fi rst 10&#45;win season since 2003 and a possible at&#45;large invite to a BCS bowl game. However, our MIDWEEK ALERT reminds us that K&#45;State hasn’t been as ‘AWESOME’ as one would think this season and our ‘Cross Dresser’ ditty on page 2 cements it. In fact, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Iowa St over KANSAS ST by 1 You probably didn’t see this one coming. Yes, we realize that the 6&#45;5 Cyclones have very little to play for while the Wildcats are looking for their fi rst 10&#45;win season since 2003 and a possible at&#45;large invite to a BCS bowl game. However, our MIDWEEK ALERT reminds us that K&#45;State hasn’t been as ‘AWESOME’ as one would think this season and our ‘Cross Dresser’ ditty on page 2 cements it. In fact, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>College &amp;amp; Pro Upsets November 26&#45;27</title>
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 <![CDATA[Pittsburgh over WEST VIRGINIA by 3 It may be easier fi guring out who Kim Kardashian’s next husband will be (at least we can remove all non&#45;athletic Jewish white guys from the equation for openers) than sorting out the Big East. No less than five teams sit atop the loop, each with two conference losses, and just a handful of games remaining. In fact, with NO teams in the BCS Top 25, it looks like the Big ‘Least’ may not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Pittsburgh over WEST VIRGINIA by 3 It may be easier fi guring out who Kim Kardashian’s next husband will be (at least we can remove all non&#45;athletic Jewish white guys from the equation for openers) than sorting out the Big East. No less than five teams sit atop the loop, each with two conference losses, and just a handful of games remaining. In fact, with NO teams in the BCS Top 25, it looks like the Big ‘Least’ may not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Marc-Lawrence-Playbook'>MORE...</a>]]>
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