This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. Iowa St. went 2-22 in 2021 in one of the worst regressions in the country but the Cyclones did a 180 and finished 22-13 last season with one of the best turnarounds as they made it back to the Big Dance and won two games against LSU and Wisconsin before losing to Miami in the Sweet 16. Now it is an unknown group as the Cyclones lost a ton from last season, most notably their two best backcourt players and leading scorers Izaiah Brockington and Tyrese Hunter who averaged a combined 28.3 ppg, 10.6 rpg and 6.6 apg. Iowa St. has been picked to finish No. 8 in the 10-team Big 12 and while it is off to a 3-0 start, it has played no one. The Cyclones have three home blowout victories but they were not tested as their schedule comes into Thursday ranked No. 362 out of 363 teams. Now comes a real test. Villanova is expected to take a small step back but this is still a loaded team that took Michigan St. to the very end, a Spartans team that lost to Gonzaga and defeated Kentucky so this team has been tested. The loss to Michigan St. was disheartening as it really could have put that loss to Temple behind them but the Wildcats will build off that in a big game to get it back before facing some much bigger competition in this loaded tournament. The numbers have not been overly impressive but being tested in big this early in the season especially the comeback that almost happened against the Spartans. 10* (806) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. The Battle 4 Atlantis tips off on Wednesday with a great group of teams all ranked within the top 71 (Sagarin) and the final game of the day pits No. 23 Tennessee against No. 31 Butler and we are grabbing the Bulldogs in a very inflated line. Butler is off to a 3-1 start with the lone loss coming against Penn St. and the gameplan in that game was executed perfectly to slow it down against the up tempo and solid shooting Nittany Lions but the Bulldogs had a horrible shooting night as they hit only 34 percent from the floor including 22 percent from long range. It will be a similar gameplan here for Butler which is loaded with talent with an experienced backcourt and help down low via the transfer portal. Guards Chuck Harris, Jayden Taylor, and Simas Lukosius have combined for 44.9 ppg and 8.6 apg while NC State transfer center Manny Bates is averaging 13.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 3.5 bpg. Tennessee rolled in its two wins over Tennessee Tech and Florida Gulf Coast as 36 and 21-point favorites respectively but were blown out against Colorado by 12 points as a 15-point favorite in its only game away from home. Out of 363 Division I teams, the Volunteers are No. 356 in shooting at 37.3 percent and they have put up a decent scoring average because of pace which Butler plans on limiting. Based on the power rankings, this is roughly a one-point line so there is a ton of value on the Bulldogs in a very winnable game. 10* (746) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. Georgia Tech and Marquette square off in the consolation game of the Fort Myers Tipoff as both are coming off close losses to open the tournament. The Golden Eagles fell to 3-2 following a three-point loss against Mississippi St. which is ranked slightly ahead of them (No. 29 vs. No. 26) with their first loss coming against Purdue on the road by five points as an eight-point underdog and has rolled in its three wins are favorites, all by double-digits. This is a big game for Marquette in building a resume that lacks major conference teams on its remaining schedule and even though this is one of the worst ACC teams, it is still an ACC team. The Golden Eagles could be undefeated if they could have closed out the game in those two losses and should not have an issue in doing so here. Georgia Tech is coming off a disappointing 12-20 season last year including a 5-15 record in the ACC and not much returned with its leading scorer coming back with just 7.6 ppg. This is a bad shooting team as the Yellow Jackets are currently No. 344 in the country in effective field goal percentage, as they are hitting just 26.5 percent of their three-pointers and only 41.6 percent of their two-point attempts. Offensive rebounding will be key for Marquette as Georgia Tech is one of the 20 worst defensive rebounding teams in the country and the worst of any major conference team. These are all fair comparisons as they have played a very similar strength of schedule (No. 177 vs. No. 175). 10* (736) Marquette Golden Eagles

This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. It was an incredible season for Auburn last year, at least through the regular season, as it went 27-4 including a 15-3 SEC record and a regular season conference championship, but the Tigers were ousted in their first SEC Tournament game and then after a win over Jacksonville St. in the opening round of the Big Dance, they fell to Miami, Fla. in the second round. Their two best players from that team, top three NBA draft pick Jabari Smith and the top block leader in the country Walker Kessler, are gone which present two big gaps. The Tigers were top 25 in scoring but inefficient on offense and that has carried over into this season as they are shooting only 41.3 percent, No. 290 in the nation, including 25 percent from long range despite playing an easy schedule with all four games taking place at home. Bradley missed the postseason last year but it had a solid season at 17-14 including 11-7 in the MVC and the Braves are picked to finish second in the conference this season. They are off to a 3-1 start despite some early injuries and they are getting excellent value here as a huge underdog with a defense that can keep this lower scoring. Five of the Braves six players averaging double-digits in scoring will be making the trip to the Cancun Challenge so their depth is also an asset. After struggling at Utah St., they have looked more efficient the last two games as the chemistry is coming together. Here, we play against teams that averaged 62 or more shots per game last season, after three straight games allowing 37 percent shooting or less. This situation is 24-6 ATS (80 percent) since 1997. 10* (665) Bradley Braves

This is a play on the LOUISVILLE CARDINALS for our CBB Tuesday Afternoon Dominator. Texas Tech is coming off a season where it reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the sixth time in program history and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight time. The Red Raiders are tabbed for a fourth place finish in the Big 12 and they entered the week ranked No. 20 in the country but that will be short lived after losing to Creighton on Monday where the defense allowed the Bluejays to shoot 55 percent from the floor and they were not aggressive on offense as Texas Tech went to the free throw line only seven times. They come in as big favorites Tuesday because of the struggles of their opposition and they are definitely overvalued on a neutral floor going from an underdog yesterday to a double-digit favorite today but will be a publicly backed team here. Louisville fell to 0-4 on the season as it got run out of the gym in the second half against Arkansas. After trailing by eight points at halftime, the Cardinals pulled within five points at 43-38 with 14:26 left to play but the Razorbacks used a 17-0 run to pull away for the 26-point victory. They shot just 36 percent from the floor including a 4-12 effort from long range while committing 22 turnovers against the pressing defense of Arkansas. Prior to the trip out to Hawaii, Louisville became the first team since 1980-81 to lose their first three games of the season by one point and the Cardinals 0-3 start at home was the first time since 1940-41 that have accomplished this dubious feat of opening the season with three consecutive home losses. 10* (654) Louisville Cardinals

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our CBB Monday Supreme Annihilator. The Aztecs, the preseason favorite in the Mountain West Conference, have opened the season 3-0 and it has been good and bad for the No. 17 team in the nation. The good is that they are averaging 78.7 ppg through the first three games after putting up just 65.4 ppg last season and in this case, the bad will eventually turn into a good. The best offensive threat on the team, senior guard Matt Bradley, is averaging 7.0 ppg on 8-33 shooting 5-23 (24.2 percent) with all of his buckets but one being from around the rim. Once he gets going, this team will be a force on offense. On the other side, San Diego St. combines size and physicality with an outstanding defensive scheme and one of the most best defenders in the country in Nathan Mensah. Ohio St. is also 3-0 but has played no one as the Buckeyes have been favored by at least 21 points in all three games, going 1-2 against the number. Ohio St. went 20-12 last season and was ousted by Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and this season, they have only one starter back and could struggle early against quality teams and this is certainly one of those. The Buckeyes are picked to finish No. 6 in the Big Ten Conference and while they possess a solid backcourt, they will be at a huge disadvantage down low. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points in a game involving two teams that had a winning percentage between .600 and .800 from last season, with three or more starters returning from last year than opponent. This situation is 30-9 ATS (76.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (796) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the AKRON ZIPS for our CBB Monday Afternoon Dominator. Akron is off to a 2-1 start to the season that included an overtime win over South Dakota St. with the one loss coming against Mississippi St. in Philadelphia and we are catching value here based on the Zips 0-3 record against the number. Enrique Freeman and Xavier Castaneda led Akron to the 2022 MAC Tournament Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament a year ago and they have been selected to the All-Mac First and Second Team respectively. The Zips went 24-10 overall and 14-6 in the MAC and have been tabbed to finish No. 3 in the conference this season. Western Kentucky is 3-0 following a pair of non-Division I wins in its last two games and the numbers are inflated with a 127-point performance against Kentucky St. and this can be argued the Hilltoppers are a false favorite in this matchup and this should be closer to a pickem. This is a solid team as well that has four starters back including three players added to the All-C-USA First and Second Teams but the Hilltoppers will be facing their toughest test of the young season. The big, skewed stat is that they are holding their opponents to 29.8 percent shooting, which is No. 4 in the country but against a schedule that has been watered down. Here, we play against neutral court teams as a favorite or pickem averaging 78 or more ppg and after allowing 55 points or less going up against teams averaging between 63 and 67 ppg. This situation is 35-11 ATS (76.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (773) Akron Zips

This is a play on the TEXAS A&M AGGIES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. The athletic program at Texas A&M is in a sad state right now with the football team playing out the season after national championship aspirations and now the basketball program which came into the season ranked in the top 25 has lost the first two games of the Myrtle Beach Invitational and both were ugly. The Aggies lost to Murray St. by nine points as a 13.5-point favorite and then dropped the last game against Colorado by 28 points as a 6.5-point favorite and most troubling was the 103 points allowed for a team known for its stifling defense. This is inexcusable for a loaded team that only lost one key player from last season and after a day off, this team will be laser focused. Texas A&M is 7-0 ATS in its last seven games when playing their 3rd game in seven days. Loyola-Chicago has been much worse even though the record is a similar 2-2 on the season. The Ramblers opened the season with an overtime win over Fairleigh Dickinson as a 25.5-point favorite and then escaped at rival Illinois-Chicago by seven points as a 10.5-point favorite. The first two games of this tournament resulted in losses by losses by 19 and 22 points, both with the Ramblers being favored, and this is a team going in reverse. Loyola-Chicago was picked fourth in its first season in the Atlantic 10 and should be okay once conference season starts and the chemistry is not there yet after losing six scholarship players from the 25-win team from last season. The Ramblers are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games away from home off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a favorite. 10* (707) Texas A&M Aggies

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Sunday Supreme Annihilator. Even though North Carolina is off to a 3-0 start, it has not been pretty as the Tar Heels have been unable to put away teams like a like a No. 1 team in the country should. They are 0-3 against the number and while the first two wins were by double-digits, there were moments that they could have ran away with the game but let UNC-Wilmington and Charleston hang around for a while and then there was a six point win over Gardner Webb as a 22.5-point favorite last time out. It is time to buckle down and now they face a worthy opponent that they need to lock down from the start. We are getting some great value here based on the winless cover record and the struggles in that last game and with the Phil Knight Invitational on deck, this is a pretty important game. James Madison has gotten off to a 4-0 start and has absolutely obliterated every team faced. The Dukes opened with a non-lined win over Valley Forge and then rolled over Hampton, Buffalo and Howard, the latter two on the road, and they covered those games by a combined 77 points. Impressive indeed but the schedule has been a cakewalk as it is ranked No. 314 out of 363 Division I teams and now they finally get tested and it could not be a worse spot facing a team that desperate to get its expected A game going. James Madison has been picked to finish No. 4 in its first year in the Sun Belt Conference so this is no doubt a very good team but not on the North Carolina level. 10* (668) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA ST. JACKRABBITS as part of our CBB Saturday Three Pack. This is an interesting scheduling spot for both teams. South Dakota St. is playing its first true home game of the season after a 2-2 split on the highway. The Jackrabbits split at Akron and Boise St. then defeated St. Bonaventure on a neutral floor and in a tough spot, they had to travel to Arkansas the next night and were trounced against the Razorbacks by 15 points in a game that really was not that close. South Dakota St. is once again going to be a tough out in the Summit League after being the first team ever in the conference to go undefeated in the regular season and has been picked to finish No. 2 behind Oral Roberts. The Jackrabbits are the only team with a pair of players named to the All-Summit First Team in forward Luke Appel and guard Zeke Mayo. Stephen F. Austin went 14-4 in the WAC last season and 22-8 overall and will be another top team in the conference this season but will try to succeed without First Team All-WAC big man Gavin Kensmil, and Second Team All-WAC guard David Kachelries while losing four other players in the transfer portal. The Lumberjacks did receive transfer help to replenish the roster but will take some time to get the correct rotations and that was evident in their last game which resulted in a nine-point loss against Alcorn St. as 11-point favorites. This typically brings in a good bounce back spot but this is the first road game of the season and not an easy one. 10* (640) South Dakota Jackrabbits

This is a play on the NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN as part of our CBB Saturday Three Pack. We will preface with the fact North Texas finished with 16-2 record in C-USA last season and made a trip to the NIT. The Mean Green rode its stout defensive play to a program-record 25 wins and finished with the No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the country at 55.7 ppg. They opened the season with an uninspiring win over Southern Nazarene by six points and used that defense when it travelled to St. Mary's and allowed 63 points but the offense stayed on the bus as they scored 33 points but the roster was hit by the flu bug. That should produce an inspiring bounce back effort from a team picked to finish No. 2 or No. 3 in the conference. Fresno St. finished 18-12 last season which was middle of the pack in the MWC and not much is expected this season as the Bulldogs have been tabbed to finish in the bottom third of the conference this season. That mediocrity was on display in the last two games against Santa Barbara on a neutral floor and at home against San Francisco where they lost the covers by a combined 13 points. The loss of center Orlando Robinson is evident after being the best player on both ends of the floor last season, averaging 19.2 ppg 8.2 rpg and 1.3 bpg. They were expecting the backcourt to carry the team this season, notably Isaiah Hill and Jemarl Baker but they have underwhelmed with those two averaging 12.3 ppg and having 13 turnovers to just 10 assists combined. 10* (626) North Texas Mean Green

This is a play on the DETROIT TITANS as part of our CBB Saturday Three Pack. Florida Atlantic has gotten off to a 3-1 start that included a huge upset win at Florida by a bucket as a 12.5-point underdog and avoided a letdown with a win over Bryant but the defensive end was once again vulnerable as the Owls allowed 74 points and on the season they 76 ppg in their three games against non-Division 1 teams and that side could be a problem all season which brings a lot of teams into play, especially when laying numbers this big. Florida Atlantic has preseason All C-USA First Team guard Alijah Martin in its backcourt after leading the Owls with 13.9 ppg on 45.8 percent shooting to go with 5.3 rpg to lead the Owls. He has regressed somewhat so far and is in a tough matchup here. Detroit is 2-1 to start the season and should be 3-0 at it had Boston College on the ropes on the road but ended up losing by four points as an 8.5-point underdog. The Titans followed that up with a solid 14-point win over Ohio as a slight home underdog. While the Owls have an All-Conference player in the backcourt, Detroit possesses the best backcourt player on the floor Antoine Davis, a fifth year senior, has averaged at least 23 points in each of his first four seasons and has averaged 24.8 ppg overall after putting up 23.7 ppg through three games this season even though his percentages have been down. Detroit is picked to finish No. 6 in the Horizon League which is not lofty but this is a team that will make noise. 10* (629) Detroit Titans

This is a play on the FLORIDA ST. SEMINOLES for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. With its loss to Troy, Florida St. has lost its first three games of the season for the first time since the 2001-02 season and for the first time under head coach Leonard Hamilton. It was an ugly game that the Seminoles should have controlled from the start but instead, they took their first and only lead of the second half at 50-48 with just over 14 minutes left but Troy responded with a 12-2 run to pull away. Florida St. committed 19 turnovers and because of the short bench, it was forced to play more zone defense which was not a good matchup against Troy and that perimeter defense has to shore up against the Gators. Florida is off to a 2-1 start following a loss against Florida Atlantic on Monday and it now hits the road for the first time in what is a tough spot and laying a ton of points on top of it. This is obviously due to the early struggles of the Seminoles which have been favored in all three of those losses. Florida forward Colin Castleton is the best player on the floor after coming off consecutive 30-point efforts so this is where the Seminoles have to step up defensively but after Castleton, there are a lot of unknowns. This is a transition year for Florida as it is picked to finish between No. 6 and No. 8 in most preseason publications and the Gators have a new head coach in Todd Golden and will be relying on transfers and freshmen and that certainly showed in the last game against the Owls. Here, we play against road favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points team that had a winning record last season, with just two starters returning from last year in the first 10 games of the season. This situation is 27-8 ATS (77.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (830) Florida St. Seminoles

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO TOREROS as part of our CBB Thursday Three Pack. Utah St. is off to a 3-0 start with wins over Utah Valley, Bradley and Santa Clara while covering all three as favorites between seven and nine points but all of those games were at home. The Aggies hit the road for the first time and are still favored in that price range and they are getting too much respect here based on their early success at home. Utah St. lost nine games by seven points or fewer while 15 of its 18 wins came by double digits which gave the Aggies the designation of the unlikeliest team in the country according to KenPom. The Aggies are picked No. 7 in the Mountain West Conference and while they have won each game going away, we will see how they perform on the road with their best player Justin Bean gone from last season. San Diego is also off to a 3-0 start and while the Toreros have not dominated as big as Utah St. has, they have played a stronger slate and they do possess one quality win already. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast which had already defeated USC by 13 points on the road and while that could be considered a letdown for the Eagles, it was impressive, nonetheless. San Diego is a bottom half team in the West Coast Conference but that is the case every year in the top heavy league. The Toreros have four players averaging double figures, and they are all guards and they are led by Weber St. transfer guard Sigu Sisoho Jawara who missed the last game because of an illness, but is expected to play and he has averaged 19.5 ppg and 5.0 apg. 10* (758) San Diego Toreros

This is a play on the TEXAS ST. BOBCATS as part of our CBB Thursday Three Pack. Two teams with completely opposite expectations heading into the season square off with identical 2-1 records. UTSA has two wins on its home floor but both were against non-Division I teams Trinity and St. Mary's-Texas and were throttled at Texas A&M-CC by 20 points as a seven-point underdog. This is not a good team and have been picked to finish dead last in what is a very weak bottom half C-USA so the fact it is tabbed No. 11 is telling. The Roadrunners have had a lot of new faces leading the way, having lost four of its top five scorers from last season with the lone holdover being center Jacob Germany who is averaging 12.7 ppg and 4.0 rpg and he is the only double-digit scorer despite the easy schedule they have faced. Overall, the Roadrunners are shooting a mere 40.1 percent as a team from the floor while averaging just 65 ppg. Texas St. opened the season with a loss at Washington St. but has rebounded with a pair of wins including a road victory at Rhode Island as a 7.5-point underdog. The Bobcats are picked anywhere from first to third in the Sun Belt Conference and they are led by guard Mason Harrell who is a first team All-Sun Belt Conference player and will compete for Player of the Year honors. This team is obviously road tested and this is their shortest trip of the season in the I-35 rivalry and they should have no problem here as the talent level alone is worst a boatload of points and even though it is on the road, the rivalry is important. 10* (733) Texas St. Bobcats

This is a play on the RICHMOND SPIDERS as part of our CBB Thursday Three Pack. We played against Richmond in its last game as it travelled to Charleston and blew a massive lead and fell in overtime but we will be backing the Spiders in their return back home. The Spiders struggled to put away VMI early but did eventually pull away for a season-opening victory and then defeated Northern Iowa by 13 points and while the Panthers won the MVC regular season championship last season, they are not good this season. Now they face another program with a rich recent history but is in a down year and the Spiders should be ready to bounce back here. They play a Princeton style offense which is tough to prepare for and Richmond will pick apart defenders with back-cuts all game long. Wichita St. opened the season with an easy victory against Central Arkansas but followed that up with a horrible nine-point loss to Alcorn St. as a 16-point favorite and that really come as no surprise. Seven players transferred out in what was a mass exodus in Wichita as head coach Isaac Brown is already feeling the heat after losing his four best players, including AAC Defensive Player of the Year Dexter Dennis. To their credit, the Shockers brought in some solid transfers to try and turn thigs around but they have yet to gel and that could take a while and now the group hits the road for the first time. The offense is still a work in progress, which has shot just 22.2 percent from long range and currently ranks No. 232 nationally in effective field goal percentage. 10* (724) Richmond Spiders

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. One look at the early season results seems to favor Southern Indiana here but we are going totally against that here in a great spot for Notre Dame. We won with the Screaming Eagles on Sunday in a big upset against Southern Illinois as a 10-point home underdog which was an ideal spot as this is the first season at the Division I level and that game was there first ever home game and it was an electric environment and this presents a big letdown spot even though this is a big name program they will be facing. A new look team coming over from the Great Lake Valley Conference where they finished 18-8 including 12-6 in the conference has relied on transfers and so far so good which included an eight-point loss at Missouri where that line was 19 points and are now getting fewer points against a team ranked higher than the Tigers. A typical fear in a game like this is looking past an inferior opponent but that will not be the case for Notre Dame which has not looked good in its first two games of the season. The Irish snuck past Radford by three points in their season opener as 18-point favorites and then were pushed again by Youngstown St. before eventually pulling away by seven points. Notre Dame had an unexpectedly great season a year ago and this is a dynamic offense with a starting lineup that features a shooting big man in Nate Laszewski surrounded by four perimeter scores and playmakers. They possess one of the best backcourts in the ACC with Cormac Ryan, Dane Goodwin and Trey Wertz which have averaged a combined 42 ppg. 10* (694) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the SETON HALL PIRATES as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. Iowa is coming off another solid season where it went 22-9 overall including a 12-8 record in the Big Ten and won the Big Ten Tournament Championship but are expected to take a step backward this season as it is picked No. 7 in the preseason poll. The Hawkeyes opened the season by blasting a pair of cupcakes and now hits the road for the first time and against a quality opponent. The loss of Keegan Murray is a big one to overcome and the backcourt will be tested with on-ball pressure which they have not seen yet and turnover will be a big key in this game which is basically a pickem. According to KenPom, Iowa has an adjusted offensive efficiency rating of 114.2, which is the fifth-highest rating in the nation but have not faced a team that can stop anyone. Seton Hall is also coming off a pair of cupcake wins Monmouth and St. Peter's and it remains home looking for a quality resume-building victory. The Pirates worked the transfer portal well and nabbed a pair of power five players with Clemson transfer Al-Amir Dawes and Louisville transfer Dre Davis and both have already made their presence felt. It is a short sample size but through two games, new head coach Shaheen Holloway has shown his defensive coaching ability that he instilled while at St. Peter's which were a top 25 defense as St. Peter's as the Pirates are ranked No. 23 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, No. 3 in defensive shooting at 31.7 percent from the field and also have a defensive turnover rate of 29.9 which is No. 9 nationally. 10* (686) Seton Hall Pirates

This is a play on the OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. Oakland is off to a disappointing 1-2 start as it opened by rolling of Defiance but then lost at home as a favorite against Bowling Green and remained home where it was blasted by Oklahoma St. by 29 points in a horrible spot as it welcomed the Cowboys that were coming off a one-point home upset loss to Southern Illinois. The Golden Grizzlies are much better than that and this line is telling us that Oklahoma St. and Toledo would be favored the same on a neutral floor and that is not the case. Oakland was picked a close fourth in the Horizon League preseason poll as it received a pair of first place votes after a fifth place finish last season where it went 19-11. The Golden Grizzlies return Preseason All-League First Team selection Jalen Moore who finished second in the country in assists last season with 7.8 per game after leading the country the prior season with 8.4 per game and he is 6.5 through the first three games this season. Toledo is coming off a pair of wins to open the season defeating Valparaiso at home 85-70 as a 13-point favorite and then taking out UAB by eight points on a neutral floor last Friday. The Rockets are a very solid team that are coming off a MAC Regular Season Championship last season and have been tabbed to finish second this season mostly due to the loss of guard Ryan Rollins. The offense has hummed through two games but the defense has struggled which makes this big underdog line, that has gone up since the opening, even more appealing. 10* (681) Oakland Golden Grizzlies

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS as part of our CBB Tuesday Three Pack. The Aztecs, the preseason favorite in the Mountain West Conference, have opened the season 2-0 and it has been good and bad for the No. 17 team in the nation. The good is that they are averaging 81 ppg through the first two games after putting up just 65.4 ppg last season and in this case, the bad will eventually turn into a good. The best offensive threat on the team, senior guard Matt Bradley, is averaging 7.0 ppg on shooting 5-23 (21.7 percent) with all of his buckets made being from around the rim. Once he gets going, which should happen tonight, this team will be a force on offense. On the other side, San Diego St. combines size and physicality with an outstanding defensive scheme and one of the most best defenders in the country in Nathan Mensah. Stanford is coming off an opening win against Pacific by just 10 points and then travelled to Milwaukee where it lost by 10 points against Wisconsin so the Cardinal are in the midst of a tough travel situation. There remain questions for the Cardinal on offense following a 36 percent shooting performance against the Badgers that included a 1-16 effort from long range. The one player that Stanford needs to get heavily involved in the offense is Harrison Ingram who was the Pac 12 Rookie of the Year but was very inconsistent and is off to a rough start this year, averaging just 6.5 ppg on a dismal 28.6 percent shooting from the floor. Do not expect anything of a rebound here against a stifling defense. 10* (645) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the NEW MEXICO LOBOS as part of our CBB Tuesday Three Pack. New Mexico is coming off a pair of home wins to open the season and while this is the first road game for the Lobos, it is not a far journey out of Albuquerque. The first two games finished close to right on the number against Southern Utah and South Alabama but they were two big wins for a team that went 13-19 last season and has been picked fourth in the MWC. New Mexico, like so many other non-power five teams, have benefitted from the transfer portal and it shored up the interior with the additions of Morris Udeze and Josiah Allick and they have already made their presence felt. The return of playmakers Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn, Jr., both Preseason MWC All-Conference nominees, thrived in the up-and-down offense and New Mexico has a solid roster to become a sleeper in the conference. It was not too long ago that SMU was a national player but times have changed as the Mustangs have a new head coach in Rob Lanier and he inherits a roster that had heavy turnover and unlike their counterpart tonight, they have a lack of shot creators. SMU defeated Texas A&M-Commerce in its opener but failed against Dayton in its last game as it was that lack of offense that did the Mustangs in as they shot just 34 percent from the floor including 26 percent from long range. This is a rebuild in progress and SMU is at a big disadvantage in roster talent here. 10* (637) New Mexico Lobos

This is a play on the EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES as part of our CBB Tuesday Three Pack. Eastern Michigan opened the season with a non-inspiring win over Wayne St. but came back and gave Michigan all it could handle in a five-point loss on Friday as its roster got to full strength. The Eagles have one of the best prospects in the country in Emoni Bates who committed to Michigan St. when he was 16, transferred to Memphis where he played 16 games last season and is now at Eastern Michigan for one season before he heads to the NBA. He missed the opener because of a stemming felony charge but it was dropped and he was in the lineup against the Wolverines where he dropped 30 points on 12-19 shooting and should have another field day on Tuesday. Bradley cruised to a season opening win over Wisconsin Parkside but got blown out at Utah St. on Friday by 22 points in what was supposed to be a much closer game. The Braves are expected to be one of the top teams in the MVC this season as they have been picked as high as No. 2 in some preseason polls but that was prior to big loss. First Team All-MVC center Rienk Mast suffered a knee injury that could keep him out 4-8 weeks and his absence was on full display against the Aggies as the Braves were outrebounded 44-28. Bradley should be back to full strength once conference play starts barring any setback for Mast but right now, this is a team in transition and is laying too big of a number here. 10* (639) Eastern Michigan Eagles

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Monday Three Pack. Butler opened the season with a 36-point win over New Orleans under new head coach Thad Matta who is in his second stint with the Bulldogs. They had a rough season a year ago as they dealt with numerous injuries on their way to a 14-19 record including 6-14 record in the Big East Conference and they are pegged for a lower-tiered finish this upcoming season but this is a team loaded with talent with an experienced backcourt and help down low via the transfer portal. Guards Chuck Harris, Jayden Taylor, and Simas Lukosius combined for 40 points in the opener but it was NC State transfer center Manny Bates that led the way with 25 points and 11 boards. Penn St. is off to 2-0 start with a pair of 25-point blowout wins over Winthrop and Loyola-Maryland and now it takes a step up in competition on Monday. Penn St. has lived off the three-point shot in the first two games as it shot 53 percent from long range against the Greyhounds with 16 makes which came after the Nittany Lions made 18 from deep in the opener and are shooting 50 percent on the season from behind the arc which is unsustainable. After finishing 7-13 in the Big Ten and 14-17 overall, Penn St. has been picked to finish No. 11 in the conference this season behind a good backcourt but very little down low so the small lineup will have trouble getting second chance points. 10* (877) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the FLORIDA ST. SEMINOLES as part of our CBB Monday Three Pack. It is only the third game in but this calls for desperate times in Tallahassee as the Seminoles have opened the season 0-2 with a home loss against Stetson by nine points and then travelled to Central Florida and lost by 14 points against a very good Knights team. The Florida St. home loss against the Hatters was shocking as a 17-point favorite and added to the fact was that it came in riding an 88-8 record at home going back to 2015. The Seminoles trailed by only three points with 4:40 remaining, but Stetson outscored Florida St. 15-9 to close the game and they will be out to get back on track here. This is a roster that has only five players back from last season but should start to gel after playing two games and this is a tall and athletic team with no scholarship player under 6'5". Troy is coming off a pair of wins to open the season by 20 and 54 points but both of those were non-lined game against non-D1 teams so those can be excluded in showing what the Trojans are made of. This is a roster short of experience so playing a pair of cupcakes was definitely good to get some sort of semblance of what they have as they bring back just one starter from the 20-win team from a season ago. This would have been a tough spot for Troy under normal circumstances but facing a red-faced Seminoles team that is not going to let up makes it that much worse. 10* (852) Florida St. Seminoles

This is a play on the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS as part of our CBB Monday Three Pack. Charleston coming off a game against North Carolina in which they led the Tar Heels in the second half before North Carolina pulled away for the 16-point win. The Cougars opened the season with a home win against UT-Chattanooga and are back home catching points which should not be the case. The Cougars are picked to finish fourth in the CAA and received one first place vote and this is a deep and experienced team that plays at a rapid pace with a 10-player rotation, nine of which have logged at least 15 minutes per game. Richmond has opened the season with a pair of wins at home and hits the road for the first time. The Spiders struggled to put away VMI early but did eventually pull away for a season-opening victory and while a 13-point win against Northern Iowa which won the MVC regular season championship last season to follow that up may look impressive, the Panthers are not the same team from last year. Richmond has top scorer Tyler Burton back from last season but the other top four scorers for the Spiders are gone and they have been tabbed to finish No. 7 in the Atlantic Ten Conference. Richmond won the A-10 Conference Tournament last season and then defeated Iowa in the first round of the Big Dance and that showing is sticking with them which is a big reason they come in as the favored team tonight. 10* (862) College of Charleston Cougars

This is a play on the SOUTHERN INDIANA SCREAMING EAGLES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. This is a sneaky good spot for Southern Indiana which enters its first season at the D-1 level and after travelling to Missouri in their first ever game at this level and losing by just eight points as a 19-point underdog, the Screaming Eagles are home for their first ever D-1 game. Coming over from the Great Lake Valley Conference where they finished 18-8 including 12-6 in the conference, they have enter the Ohio Valley Conference and have been pegged to finish seventh in the 10-team conference. This is not a D-2 roster as Southern Indiana added some key transfers that can help right way in Jeremiah Hernandez (Kent State), Nick Hittle (Indiana State), Trevor Lakes (Nebraska), Sam Mevis (Indiana State) and Peter Nwoke (Michigan State) with the first three combining for 34 points in the opener and it was Jelani Simmons, an All-GLVC Second Team selection last season, who poured in a team high 23 points. Southern Illinois opened the season by annihilating Arkansas-Little Rock by 31 points and then went to Oklahoma St. and defeated the Cowboys by a bucket and an eight-point underdog. The Cowboys did not hit a field goal in the last 4:10 of the game which was the obvious difference and the Salukis are going to be a problem for other MVC teams this season as they are picked to finish third in the conference and we just saw what they can do. This is a horrible letdown spot though and being favored by this many points in what is going to be a raucous environment is way too much. 10* (822) Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

This is a play on the WISCONSIN BADGERS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. College hoops writeups limited due to time constraints. Stanford heads east to take part in the Brew City Battle and while this is a neutral site game, it is in Milwaukee and the Badgers will have the crowd on their side. The Cardinal defeated Pacific by only 10 points despite shooting 60 percent from the floor as it dominated down low but will not have that same luxury here. Forward Spencer Jones who averaged 11 ppg and 4.3 rpg missed the last game and is questionable and his defense will be missed if he cannot go. Wisconsin is coming off a 26-point win over South Dakota at home and while not playing at home, this is an easier trip. Combatting the Stanford size is forward Tyler Wahl who scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and he is ready for a breakout season. This is a completely different environment for both teams playing on a baseball field and the Badgers should be better prepared as they embarked on a summer tour into France so not only do they have more experience playing together as a team in actual games, but they also have the edge of playing in non-typical arenas which should help with the shooting eyes. 10* (678) Wisconsin Badgers

This is a play on the GONZAGA BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Friday Early Three Pack. College hoops writeups limited due to time constraints. This might be perceived as a sucker line by some as it is rare to see a Michigan St. team getting this many points but it is more a reason. Gonzaga rolled to a 41-point win over North Florida in its opening game as All-American Drew Timme led the way with 22 points on 10-19 shooting and behind him, this team is loaded with athleticism and depth in the backcourt with Rasir Bolton, Nolan Hickman, Malachi Smith and Hunter Sallis. Overall, this team is deep with an eight-man rotation that can rival any team in the nation and the relentless pace will be too much. The Spartans are sill very good but not on pace with some of the more recent editions and it may take a while to get the chemistry right. Michigan St. is coming off a relatively easy win over Northern Arizona by 18 points in its season opener and this is the beginning of a brutal seven-game stretch that will likely give the Spartans the No. 1 toughest ranked schedule in the country when all said and done. Gonzaga is too deep and talented for the Spartans this early in the season. 10* (640) Gonzaga Bulldogs

This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS as part of our CBB Friday Early Three Pack. College hoops writeups limited due to time constraints. This is a neutral site game in Philadelphia, part of the Barstool Invitational, and the Blazers are between a four and five-point favorite which does not seem close to enough. This is arguably one of the best UAB rosters in a very long time and it showed why it comes into the season as one of the top mid-major teams in the country as the Blazers hung 111 points on Alabama St. in their 44-point, season opening victory. UAB pushes the ball relentlessly and has one of the top backcourts in the country in Jelly Walker and Eric Gaines which we already knew would be a lethal combo but now they add in SE Missouri and ETSU transfer wing Ledarrius Brewer who put in 14 points in the opener after averaging just over that in his first four seasons. Toledo will be a top team in the MAC and also likes to run but there are some questions following the loss of Ryan Rollins. The frontcourt is solid but the Rockets will be tested much more than they were against Valparaiso in their opener. 10* (634) UAB Blazers

This is a play on the DETROIT TITANS as part of our CBB Friday Early Three Pack. College hoops writeups limited due to time constraints. Both Detroit and Boston College are coming off wins in their season openers although the Titans are coming off the must easier route. They defeated Rochester College by 28 points and while they take a step up in competition, they are the better team here getting points with one of the top scorers in the country. Antoine Davis, a fifth year senior, has averaged at least 23 points in each of his first four seasons and has averaged 25.8 ppg overall. Detroit is picked to finish No. 6 in the Horizon League which is not lofty but this is a team that will make noise. Boston College won its opener on a buzzer beater against Cornell and this is a very raw team and could be without two key pieces again on Friday as forward Quinten Post, 8.9 ppg and 5.4 rpg last season and guard Demarr Langford, Jr., 11.1 ppg and 4.7 rpg, are both questionable which made the rotations hard to figure out against Cornell and will likely be the case again. 10* (631) Detroit Titans

This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. UC Riverside is coming off a loss against Colorado on Monday by 16 points but after a very slow start, the Highlanders outscored the Buffaloes by a bucket in the second half in a very tough environment. The home team had several advantages coming into that game and it showed as Colorado went to the free throw line 26 times compared to only 10 times for Riverside and the Highlanders could not buy a long range bucket as they went 4-21 from behind the arc and had only seven assists. They take a big step down in competition here and while the line is certainly much lower, it can be argued the wrong team is favored here. UC Riverside has never made the NCAA Tournament and this could be a team to watch out for coming out of the Big West Conference as it is picked in the top half and is the third ranked team in the country to make the Big Dance among teams that never have. Loyola-Marymount opened the season with a 50-point win over Life Pacific but that was no indication of how this Lions team is and they are not expected to be very good. They have been tabbed to finish ninth in the 10-team West Coast Conference following a 10-18 season including a 3-12 conference record. This is not a very deep team with no true player that can take a game over as the Lions top returners are seniors Dameane Douglas (10.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg in 13 games) and Keli Leaupepe (9.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and will be relying on a lot of transfers and while that did not affect the play on the court against the Warriors, that glorified exhibition win is driving this line with the public backing Loyola-Marymount which has steamed the number even more and again, this line does not seem right. 10* (621) UC Riverside Highlanders

This is a play on the DAVIDSON WILDCATS for our CBB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. This will be the second game for Davidson after defeating Guilford College by 23 points on Monday which was not a spectacular win considering the Quakers are from Division III but for a team that lost some talent from last season, that first game is always big no matter the opponent. There is a new coach in place as longtime leader Bob McKillop retired and his son takes over who has been the lead assistant for a while and in the program for 14 years so there is no drop off. The Wildcats lost three starters but two great ones are back in guard Foster Loyer who is a preseason A-10 First Team selection and is coming off a 30-pojnt game in the opener and forward Sam Mennenga is a force down low. There is depth and transfer help and they are in much better shape than their Wednesday counterpart. Wright St. head coach Scott Nagy is in his 28th season as the head coach and he is entering a season of unknowns and he has rightly admitted it. "We're starting Wednesday against a good team. I don't know what that'll look like. There's still a lot of stuff for us to work on." Going into the season opener, the starting five is not set as the frontcourt is a big shortcoming while depth is an issue as the Raiders took a hit with the transfers of stars Tanner Holden and Grant Basile. They have been pegged to finish fourth in the Horizon League which is not saying much and they are underdogs here for a reason as there is potential but it will be a rough start especially with the early nonconference schedule that is a difficult one. Chemistry is always tough early in the season in college hoops with all of the turnover and that will be very evident here, especially playing against a team with a game under their belt. 10* (763) Davidson Wildcats

This is a play on the MERCER BEARS for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. East Carolina checks in as a home underdog for its season opener so it will likely be a popular play here based on playing in a better conference with what should be better players but this is depleted. The Pirates lost their top seven players that returned last season to either graduation or transfers so this is going to be a complete rebuild for new head coach Mike Schwartz who has a good pedigree and is coming off six years as an assistant at Tennessee so he has solid experience from a top level program but it is not going to happen overnight. He has a pair of transfers from Tennessee and Iowa St. that are expected to contribute right away but this is all about chemistry early on in the season which there will be a lack of. They return center Ludgy Debaut, guards Javon Small and RJ Felton, and forward Brandon Johnson which combined for 14.2 ppg with Felton leading the way with 5.1 ppg. Not ideal. Mercer presents a fairly significant challenge right out of the gate as it is coming off a 16-17 season including an 8-10 record in the SoCon. Head coach Greg Gary has compiled a 51-43 record during his tenure with the Bears and they bring back a good amount of experience which helps on the offensive end and defensively, they will be strong again and will utilize pressure against a team lacking in experience everywhere. The Bears were picked No. 6 in the preseason SoCon poll and actually received one first place vote so are a top half team in the conference that can start the season off with a solid win against a team from a better conference even though one of the worst as the Pirates were tabbed to finish No. 11 in the 11-team ACC. 10* (757) Mercer Bears

This is a play on the QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS for our CBB Opening Night Enforcer. The Rams open the season in rebuilding mode as they have a new head coach in Archie Miller who replaces Jamion Christian after he was fired following finishes of No. 10 and No. 11 in the Atlantic Ten Conference the last two seasons and the cupboard is pretty bare. The Rams have only five players returning on the roster with just a combined 37 starts last season between Abdou Samb, Sebastian Thomas, Jalen Carey, Ishmael Leggett and Malik Martin with Leggett accounting for 30 of those so there is very little experience to work with. Rhode Island was pegged No. 9 in the preseason conference poll so clearly there are not many expectations heading into the new season. Quinnipiac is coming off a 12-16 season including a 7-13 record in the MAAC during the regular season but made a solid run in the conference tournament and things are looking up this year thanks to a combination of experienced veterans and newcomers to the program. The frontcourt does have some question marks but that is usually not a big issue early in the season, especially in this matchup, a they have a clear advantage up top. With the frontcourt consisting of mostly transfers and newcomers, the backcourt is the opposite as the Bobcats return six guards from last season, all of which have the ability to contribute. Five of the six returning guards averaged at least eight points per game last season and are led by senior Matt Balanc who was named to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team. While this line will seem low to many, it is low for a reason and has actually gone up based mostly on name and not rosters. 10* (635) Quinnipiac Bobcats

This is a play on KANSAS JAYHAWKS for our NCAA National Championship Winner. The Jayhawks rolled over Villanova and they have won 10 straight games, nine of which have come by more than what they are favored by here. Kansas caught a break against Villanova as the Wildcats were without guard Justin Moore and it catches another break here with the ankle injury suffered by Armando Bacot. While he is expected to play, he will not be 100 percent and the Jayhawks will have a big edge down low. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 29 in scoring offense and No. 23 in shooting offense and on the other side, they finished No. 17 in adjusted defensive efficiency. The Jayhawks are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games following a straight up win. North Carolina won an epic semifinal game over Duke to advance to the championship game in its first season under head coach Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels possess a solid offense but defense is their liability as they are ranked No. 279 in points allowed and No. 200 in defensive shooting. They like to run but could be limited here and the 17 offensive rebounds registered against Duke will not be matched here. North Carolina is 2-10 ATS in its last nine games away from home against teams averaging 77 or more ppg. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after four or more consecutive wins going up against an opponent after six or more consecutive wins. This situation is 78-42 ATS (65 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (722) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS for our CBB Final Four Enforcer. Kansas has won nine straight games including a comfortable 16-point win over Miami in the Elite Eight. The Jayhawks offense has remained potent and is ranked No. 29 in scoring offense and No. 23 in shooting offense. They are easily the deepest of the two teams and they have five players averaging double-digits in scoring. While the Wildcats have a strong defense, the depth issue will be a liability for them on that side of the floor. Kansas is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 games after two or more consecutive unders. Villanova has also won nine straight games including an upset win over Houston by six points to get to the Final Four. It was costly for the Wildcats however as they lost guard Justin Moore who is averaging 15.3 ppg. Villanova is ranked No. 115 in scoring offense and No. 167 in shooting offense and those will take a hit with Moore on the sidelines. The Wildcats will face an improved Kansas defense that has allowed just 61.3 ppg in seven post season games. Here, we play against teams in the second half of the season allowing 63 ppg or less going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after scoring 55 points or less. This situation is 73-31 ATS (70.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (702) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. The Chantileers rolled through their first two games with wins over Maryland-Eastern Shore and Florida Gulf Coast by 24 and 16 points respectively before sneaking past South Alabama on Monday. They are ranked No. 8 in shooting defense in the country and face a below average offense. The Chanticleers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against teams with a winning straight up record. Fresno St. has rolled through its first three games but all of those came at home where they are 14-4 and they hit the road for the first time in the tournament where they are 5-8 this season. The Bulldogs have one of the worst scoring offenses in the country as they are ranked No. 314 in scoring offense. They do have a great defense but are facing an above average offense and are in a tough spot on the road after having travel issues as this game has to be rescheduled from Thursday The Bulldogs are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play on teams where the line is +3 to -3 averaging between 45 and 47.5 percent shooting going up against teams allowing between 40 and 42.5 percent shooting, in a game involving two teams with a +3 to +6 rebounding differential. This situation is 70-37 ATS (65.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (894) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

This is a play on the TEXAS A&M AGGIES for our NIT Championship Winner. Texas A&M has rolled through its first four games as it defeated Alcorn St., Oregon, Wake Forest and Washington St. by 12, 15, 15 and 16 points respectively. The Aggies defense is ranked No. 110 in points allowed and No. 128 in shooting defense and has improved recently. They have allowed an average of 60.1 ppg over their last seven games which is over six points less ppg on their season average. Texas A&M is 6-0 ATS in its last six games after three straight games allowing 40 percent shooting or less. Xavier has won its four games in the NIT by much smaller margins as it has won by 4, 6, 2 and 7 points. The Musketeers closed the regular season and Big East Tournament on a 1-6 run so the recent run can be considered more fortunate than skillful. They are average on both ends as they are ranked No. 153 in offensive shooting and No. 132 in defensive shooting. Xavier is 2-8 ATS after scoring 80 points or more this season. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after three straight wins by 15 points or more. This situation is 35-12 ATS (74.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (652) Texas A&M Aggies

This is a play on the TEXAS A&M AGGIES for our NIT Tuesday Enforcer. Washington St. has rolled through its first three games of the NIT, beating Santa Clara, SMU and BYU by 13, 12 and 25 points respectively. The Cougars have a bad offense that is ranked No. 321 in the country in shooting and facing a tough defense. The Cougars are 0-5 ATS in their last five neutral site games. Texas A&M has also rolled through its first three games as it defeated Alcorn St., Oregon and Wake Forest by 12, 15 and 15 points respectively. The Aggies defense is ranked No. 110 in points allowed and No. 128 in shooting defense and has improved recently. They have allowed an average of 60.8 ppg over their last six games which is close to six points less ppg on their season average. The Aggies are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games following a straight up win. 10* (650) Texas A&M Aggies

This is a play on the COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. Coastal Carolina and South Alabama meet up again in the semis of The Basketball Classic. The Chantileers rolled through their first two games with wins over Maryland-Eastern Shore and Florida Gulf Coast by 24 and 16 points respectively. They are ranked No. 8 in shooting defense in the country and face a pretty average offense. Coastal Carolina is 8-2 ATS after covering two of their last three games against the spread this season. South Alabama is coming off a pair of close wins over SE-Louisiana and USC Upstate and remain home in this Sun Belt Conference rematch. The Jaguars have an average offense where they are averring 71.4 ppg which is ranked No. 183 in ppg. South Alabama is 2-8 ATS after playing three consecutive games as favorites this season. Here, we play against teams off two consecutive home wins by five points or less going up against an opponent off two consecutive home wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 59-25 ATS (70.2 percent) since 1997. 10* (887) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. St. Peter's is the story of the NCAA Tournament as it has taken out Kentucky, Murray St. and Purdue to make it to the Elite Eight. The Peacocks have won 10 straight games and have covered all of those which makes them a very public play here and the line value is against them. The offense remains below average as they are ranked No. 286 in scoring and No. 246 in shooting and while the defense has been one of the best in the country, it has mostly come against some week competition. North Carolina has had a vert impressive run as well with wins over Marquette, Baylor and UCLA to get here and it just seem inevitable that we will have another Duke and North Carolina matchup in the final season for Coach K. The Tar Heels come in with an offense that is ranked No. 28 in the country in scoring and that is obviously against much better competition as they have played a schedule ranked No. 35 in the country. North Carolina is 18-8 ATS in its last 26 games after having won four or five of their last six games this season. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after five or more consecutive wins, when seeded 13 through 16 in the NCAA tournament. This situation is 53-24 ATS (68.8 percent) since 1997. 10* (644) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our Elite Eight Game of the Year. This is a very similar situation like we had with Duke on Thursday as the better team is getting points. Houston is coming off an upset win over Arizona and is making another deep run in the tournament similar to last season. The Cougars have the top ranked shooting defense in the country, allowing just 37.2 percent but will be facing an underrated offense that has underachieved of late. Villanova has won eight straight games and has won all three tournament games rather easily. The Wildcats have not been great on offense of late but they have a perimeter weapon that can combat the Cougars defense as they are shooting 36.6 percent from long range which is No. 49 in the country. If this turns into a close game, Villanova has a huge edge as it shoots 82.5 percent from the free throw line which is the best in the nation compared to Houston which is shooting only 66.3 percent from the stripe, No. 334 in the country. Villanova is 7-1 ATS in its last eight games away from home after playing five consecutive games as favorite this season. 10* (640) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the MIAMI HURRICANES for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Miami is coming off an upset win over Auburn by 18 points following a win over USC as an underdog as well. The Hurricanes have won five of their last six games and they have won 15 games away from home which is one of the best in country. Miami is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games. Iowa St. is also riding two straight wins as it took out LSU and Wisconsin as an underdog. The Cyclones have only eight wins away from home including the last two and this is not a good matchup with their offense ranked No. 277 in the country going up against an offense that is ranked No. 28 in the country in shooting offense. Here, we play against teams in the second half of the season allowing 63 ppg or less going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after scoring 55 points or less. This situation is 72-31 ATS (69.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (638) Miami hurricanes

This is a play on the DUKE BLUE DEVILS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. After losing to Kansas in the Big 12 Championship, Texas Tech rolled over Montana St. and snuck out a win over Notre Dame to advance to the Sweet 16. The Red Raiders finished 12-6 in the Big 12 which was really good but it was in an average conference and they should not be a favorite here. They are ranked No. 10 in shooting defense but will be facing a tough offense here and they have struggled against potent offenses this season. Texas Tech is 2-13 ATS in its last 15 games away from home after allowing 60 points or less. Duke is coming off a come-from-behind win over Michigan St. and we were able to cover with them after the second half surge. The Blur Devils have 15 wins away from home and while their offense is ranked No. 9 in the county, they have a transition offense that can take away any defense. The Blue Devils are 6-0 ATS in their last six neutral site games as an underdog. 10* (630) Duke Blue Devils

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. St. Bonaventure rolls into the NIT Quarterfinals following a pair of road wins over Colorado and Oklahoma. The Bonnies have won four of their last five road games where they are 6-4 on the season and have an edge on both ends of the floor as they are ranked No. 104 in shooting defense and faces an offense that is not good while the offense is ranked No. 106 in shooting offense that counters defense that is not as good as it looks on paper. St. Bonaventure is 6-0 ATS in its last six games off an upset win as a road underdog. Virginia gets another home game after defeating North Texas by a bucket on the road. The Cavaliers defense as mentioned seems to be overrated as they are ranked No. 12 in points allowed but ranked just No. 160 in shooting defense so the pace will play a factor here. They are 11-6 at home but allowed 50 percent shooting in their last home game and the Bonnies can match that here. Virginia is 8-18 ATS in its last 26 games after allowing 25 points or less in the first half last game. Here, we play against home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points off a road win by three points or less going up against an opponent off a road win. This situation is 149-91 ATS (62.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (609) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the FLORIDA GULF COAST EAGLES for our Basketball Classic Game of the Month. Florida Gulf Coast and Coastal Carolina square off in the second round of The Basketball Classic after easy victories by both sides in round one. The Eagles defeated Detroit by 16 points after losing to Bellarmine in the Atlantic Sun Tournament. They rely on a potent offense that is ranked No. 36 in the country in scoring offense, averaging 77.6 ppg. Florida Gulf Coast is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games in the second half of the season against teams outscoring their opponents by eight or more ppg. Coastal Carolina took out Maryland-Eastern Shore by 24 points following a first round loss to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Chanticleers are 12-6 at home which is nothing above average and they have gone just 3-3 over their last six home games. Coastal Carolina is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games after a win by 15 points or more. Here, we play on road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season averaging between 74 and 78 ppg going up against teams allowing between 63 and 67 ppg, after a combined score of 165 points or more. This situation is 79-42 ATS (65.3 percent) since 1997. 10* (863) Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

This is a play on the DUKE BLUE DEVILS for our CBB Round of 32 Game of the Year. Michigan St. won three consecutive games before falling to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Spartans have covered five straight games and that is playing into this line. They are very average on both ends of the floor as they are ranked No. 150 in scoring offense and No. 155 in scoring defense. Michigan St. is 8-18 ATS in its last 26 games away from home against teams making 45 percent of their shots or better. Duke is on a completely different run as it has lost two of its last five games while failing to cover and of those games and that is also playing a factor into the line for Sunday. The Blue Devils have won 14 games away from home and the offense has averaged nearly as many points away from home than in Cameron Indoor. Overall, the Blue Devils are ranked No. 9 in the nation in scoring offense and will give the Spartans fits especially in transition. Duke is 7-0 ATS in its last seven games away from home after one or more consecutive unders. Here, we play on favorites after failing to cover the spread in four or more consecutive games going up against an opponent after successfully covering the spread in four or more consecutive games. This situation is 116-72 ATS (61.7 percent) since 1997. 10* (818) Duke Blue Devils

This is a play on the MURRAY ST. RACERS for our CBB Saturday Enforcer. St. Peter's is coming off a monumental win over Kentucky as an 18-point underdog in the first round but they are in trouble here. The Peacocks have won eight straight games and while the Kentucky win was big, most came against some bad teams from the MAAC where they went 14-6. Murray St. has won 21 straight games and both sides of the ball have been dominant as the Racers are ranked No. 23 in scoring offense and No. 21 in scoring defense. The opposition has not been great either but they remain the No. 1 team of the mid-majors and should have no problem here. The Racers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after four or more consecutive wins, when seeded 13 through 16 in the NCAA tournament. This situation is 65-29 ATS (69.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (790) Murray St. Racers

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our First Round Game of the Year. Arizona enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South Region and while being one of the best offenses in the country, this is a tough matchup against another strong offense. The Wildcats have won six straight games including three in a row to win the Pac 12 Championship. The Wildcats are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games as a favorite. Wright St. got out of the Horizon League and took out Bryant in the play in game in easy fashion. This is obviously a more difficult matchup and the team preaches defense which will be a key in spread like this. The Raiders are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Here, we play against favorites of 10 or more points playing with 5 or 6 days of rest, with a winning percentage of .800 or better playing a team with a winning percentage between .600 and .800. This situation is 37-12 ATS (75.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (779) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our NCAA Tourney Thursday Top Play. Vermont is a very popular play to pull off the upset with its style of basketball but the difference in overall talent is just too much and the line is not reflecting that. The Catamounts have won eight straight games including rolling through the America East Tournament with wins of 39, 32 and 39 points which is a reason they are a popular choice here. They played two teams from major conferences and lost both by double digits. The Catamounts are 0-4 ATS in their last four neutral site games. Arkansas ended up losing to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament semifinals which closed out a very solid season at 25-8. The Razorbacks have a number of quality wins including victories over Texas A&M, Auburn, Tennessee and Kentucky so they can hang with the elite competition and have the ability to make a tourney run with a high scoring offense and a defense that is ranked No. 47 in the country in shooting defense against a schedule that was ranked No. 51 in the nation compared to a Vermont schedule ranked No. 316 overall. The Razorbacks are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after five or more consecutive wins, when seeded 13 through 16 in the NCAA tournament. This situation is 53-20 ATS (72.6 percent) since 1997. 10* (722) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our NCAA Tourney Thursday Enforcer. Creighton opened the Big East Conference Tournament with a pair of upset wins over Marquette and Providence before falling to Villanova by six points in the championship game. The Bluejays are averaging 69 ppg which is No. 233 in the country and they will have their hands full here against an Aztecs defense that is ranked No. 2 in the nation in points allowed with 58.3 ppg while allowing just 37.9 percent shooting which is ranked No. 4 overall. The Bluejays are 0-7 ATS in their last seven NCAA Tournament games as an underdog. San Deigo St. lost to Boise St. in the Mountain West Conference championship game by a point which snapped a six-game winning streak and an 11-1 run as its last two losses both came against the Broncos. As mentioned, the defense will be the story here and while their offense is a step below, that is based on pace for the most part. The Aztecs are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Here, we play against teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are shooting between 45 and 47.5 percent going up against teams shooting between 42.5 and 45 percent, after three straight games allowing 40 percent shooting or less. This situation is 35-13 ATS (72.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (738) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN for our NIT First Round Game of the Year. North Texas had its 15-game winning streak snapped in its regular season finale at UTEP and while it rolled over Rice in the first game in the C-USA Tournament, it fell to Louisiana Tech in the semifinals. The Mean Green will be on a mission to make the season a success and motivation in the NIT is a big factor and they have it. North Texas is 6-0 ATS in its last six games after scoring 25 points or less in the first half last game. Texas St. had its nine-game winning streak snapped with a loss against Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Bobcats are a decent 9-6 away from home but will be facing the best defense in the country and they are ranked just No. 188 in scoring offense. Texas St. is 1-8 ATS in its last nine games after scoring 30 points or less in the first half in two straight games. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams averaging between 63 and 67 ppg. This situation is 84-46 ATS (64.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (680) North Texas Mean Green

This is a play on the HOUSTON COUGARS for our AAC Tournament Game of the Year. Houston has had no early issues in its first two games against Cincinnati and Tulane, winning by 13 and 20 points respectively. The Cougars went 15-3 in the AAC during the regular season and with the exception of a loss against SMU by a bucket, the other two losses came against Memphis which sets up a double-revenge spot. Houston is 13-4 ATS after covering two of their last three against the spread this season. Memphis was able to take out SMU yesterday and has now won six straight games, covering five of those. The Tigers owned Houston with two double-digit wins and while it can be considered a matchup advantage, there really is not as the Memphis offense is ranked No. 34 in shooting but faces the No. 1 ranked shooting defense in the country as the Cougars are allowing only 37.2 percent shooting. Memphis is just 3-8 ATS when playing away from home. Here, we play against neutral court teams in the second half of the season averaging between 74 and 78 ppg going up against teams allowing 63 or fewer ppg, after leading their last three games by five or more points at the half. This situation is 43-18 ATS (70.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (650) Houston Cougars

This is a play on the BOISE ST. BRONCOS for our MWC Championship Winner. Boise St. won the MWC regular season title with a 15-3 record yet come into the tournament championship game as an underdog. The Broncos lost two games against Colorado St. by three points and the other loss came at Wyoming by five points. They have 13 wins away from home which is easily the most in the conference and those games resulted on a +9.3 scoring differential. The defenses are the story here and Boise St. has a good one, ranked No. 15 in points allowed. The Broncos are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog. San Diego St. is coming off a pair of close wins to open the tournament and it was able to cover both of those by a combined five points. The Aztecs finished 13-4 during the regular season and has now won six straight games but are overvalued here coming off a pair of games where they shot a combined 43.8 percent from the floor. Overall, they are averaging just 66.3 ppg which is No. 297 in the country and while their defense is well above average, they will have a tough time keeping up here. 10* (626) Boise St. Broncos

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our AAC Tournament Enforcer. Both Memphis and SMU are coming off easy quarterfinal victories in the AAC Tournament on Friday and the Mustangs are getting a generous number here. SMU finished as the No. 2 seed with a 13-4 record and have good matchup edges here against the Tigers. The Mustangs bring in a top ranked defense to counter the Memphis offense as they are ranked No. 28 in shooting defense including No. 29 from long range. It was on display in the first two meeting as SMU allowed 41.4 percent shooting combined in two victories during the regular season. The Mustangs are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games following an ATS win. Memphis has won five straight games including a win over Houston which was its second win of the season over top ranked Houston. The Tigers so have a solid offense but their defense is not very good as they are ranked No. 161 in points allowed and are also at a disadvantage at the free throw line which is big in what could turn into a close game. they have struggled away from home, going 5-9 ATS and they are just 3-7-1 ATS as favorites of five points or fewer. 9* (620) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the COLORADO BUFFALOES for our Pac 12 Tournament Game of the Year. Colorado took care of Oregon last night as it won by 11 points for its third straight win. The Buffaloes finished 12-8 in the Pac 12 regular season and they have the No. 4 seed with all top four seeds making it to the tournament semifinals. They have been solid away from home this season, going 9-4 and they are catching a great number here as this is the same number they were getting on their home floor in a 79-63 win over the Wildcats two weeks ago. The Buffaloes are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a straight up win. Arizona snuck by Stanford last night with a four-point win and has now won four straight games and is 13-1 over its last 14 games. The Wildcats claimed the top seed with an 18-2 record and their lines are inflated due to that as they have gone just 3-5 ATS over their last eight games. The Wildcats are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 neutral site games as a favorite. Here, we play on neutral court teams averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after three straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 90-50 ATS (64.3 percent) since 1997. 10* (875) Colorado Buffaloes

This is a play on the COLORADO ST. RAMS for our MWC Tournament Game of the Year. Colorado St. closed the season with three straight wins to claim second place in the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished 14-4 and 24-4 overall and all four losses came against teams that finished with at least 10 wins in the conference while they handed regular season champion Boise St. two of its three losses. The Rams are ranked No. 14 in the country in shooting offense at 48.7 percent and Colorado St. is 6-0 ATS in its last six games away from home after a win by six points or less this season. Utah St. rolled over Air Force on Wednesday and comes in on a 3-5 run. Those three wins came against the three worst teams in the MWC in San Jose St., New Mexico and Air Force that went a combined 10-42. The Aggies do have an impressive nine wins away from home but only one of those came against teams with a winning record and have already lost both meetings this season with the Rams. Utah St. is 1-8 ATS in its last nine games away from home in the second half of the season against teams outscoring their opponents by four or more ppg. Here, we play against neutral court teams as an underdog off two straight wins against conference rivals going up against an opponent off a home win by three points or less. This situation is 41-15 ATS (73.2 percent) since 1997. 10* (788) Colorado St. Rams

This is a play on the RICE OWLS for our C-USA Tournament Game of the Year. Rice closed the season on a 1-6 run but four of those losses were in true road games with the other two coming against North Texas and Louisiana Tech which went 16-2 and 12-6 in the conference respectively. The Owls ended up 7-11 in C-USA games with five of those losses coming by four points or less, three coming in true road games. Overall, they went 5-10 away from home which is just a game worse than Charlotte. Charlotte won two straight to end the regular season and is on a solid 4-1 run but three of those games were at home and two road wins came against Marshall and Southern Mississippi which finished the season a combined 5-31 in C-USA games. The 49ers have shown flashes on offense but have been very inconsistent and Rice brings in the stronger offense, averaging over five ppg more on that end. Charlotte is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games away from home after one or more consecutive wins. Here, we play on underdogs revenging a straight up loss as a favorite going up against an opponent off two consecutive wins by five or less over a conference rival. This situation is 97-48 ATS (66.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (683) Rice Owls

This is a play on the UC DAVIS AGGIES for our Big West Top Tuesday Play. UC Davis is 2-3 over its last five games with two of those being a pair of three-point losses to No. 1 Long Beach St. and No. 2 Cal State Fullerton to end the regular season. The Aggies finished 6-6 in the conference and those 12 games were the fewest played of all Big West teams as they had two long stretches of games being postponed. They come in as the No. 7 seed and do have a chance to make a run based on a lot of close losses. UC Davis is 8-1 ATS in its last nine games away from home revenging a loss where opponent scored 75 or more points. Cal Poly closed with two straight wins to end the regular season and finished with a 4-12 record in the conference. It had just three wins away from home all season with those three wins coming by only 11 points combined against some bad teams. The Mustangs finished the season with the worst scoring offense in the Big West Conference at 61.8 ppg and the lowest turnover margin at -2.89 per game. The Mustangs are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 neutral site games. Here, we play on neutral court teams as a favorite or pickem in the second half of the season averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after scoring 65 points or less in two straight games. This situation is 26-6 ATS (81.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (632) UC Davis Aggies

This is a play on the NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE for our Horizon Tournament Game of the Year. Northern Kentucky and IUPU-Fort Wayne both come in riding winning streaks. The Norse have won four straight games, the last three coming by double-digits, which includes a win over Detroit in the first round at home. This is the first neutral count game of the season for Northern Kentucky and it comes in a respectable 7-7 away from home and the defense has led the way of late, allowing an average of 60.3 ppg during its current 7-1 run. The Norse are 8-0 ATS in their last eight games against teams with a winning straight up record. The Mastodons have won 10 straight games including a win over Illinois-Chicago to open the Horizon Tournament. The huge run to end the season put them in the No. 2 slot here as they finished in the tie for first place with Cleveland St. but lost out on the tiebreaker. IUPU-Fort Wayne was 1-1 during the season neutral court games while going 6-7 in true road games and while it possesses a solid offense, the defense of the Norse will be the difference here. The Mastodons are 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games away from home after scoring 75 points or more in four straight games. Here, we play on neutral court teams as a favorite or pickem averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after three straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 67-27 ATS (71.3 percent) since 1997. 10* (881) Northern Kentucky Norse

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Ohio St. is coming off a win over Michigan St. following a pair of losses and the Buckeyes are 12-7 in the Big Ten Conference. They can lock up fourth place with a win and an Iowa loss against Illinois and that comes with the coveted double-bye that automatically puts them in the quarters. Ohio St. is ranked No. 32 in the country in shooting percentage offense and faces a very below average defense. The Buckeyes are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. Michigan is coming off a loss against Iowa and is now 10-9 in the conference after a 2-3 run. The Wolverines are 4-7 on the road including a similar 2-3 run and this their first road game since February 20th following four straight home games. Michigan is 12-25 ATS in its last 37 road games after allowing 80 points or more. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season in a game involving two teams shooting 73 percent or better from three free throw line after three straight games shooting 47 percent or better. This situation is 34-12 ATS (73.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (806) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the USC TROJANS for our CBB Underdog Game of the Month. USC is coming off a 20-point loss against Arizona on Thursday as the Wildcats locked up the Pac 12 regular season title. The Trojans are now 14-5 in the conference and can grab the No. 2 spot with a win here against their biggest rival and the line value is huge. They are 9-2 on the road and they won the first meeting by three points and while the defense remains strong, the offense should have a better effort here after going just 27-68 against Arizona. The Trojans are 7-1 ATS in their last eight road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. UCLA has won two straight games following a loss at Oregon and the Bruins also have a shot at second place with a win but we do not care about that as the line value here is too good to pass up. They are 13-1 at home so this is definitely a test but the matchup is good. The pace has given the Bruins a solid scoring average bur they are shooting just 44.9 percent from the floor. UCLA is 17-33 ATS in its last 50 games off a road win by 10 points or more. Here, we play against favorites after two consecutive covers as a favorite going up against an opponent off a home blowout loss by 20 points or more. This situation is 101-54 ATS (65.2 percent) since 1997. 10* (739) USC Trojans

This is a play on the EAST TENNESSEE ST. BUCCANEERS for our SoCon Game of the Month. East Tennessee St. closed the regular season with a win over UNC-Greensboro to put an end to a 2-8 stretch and heads into the SoCon Tournament with positive momentum. The Buccaneers finished 7-11 coming in with lofty expectations and this is a team that can make a run and it starts here facing the No. 336 ranked defense that is allowing 77.1 ppg. The Buccaneers are 4-0 ATS in their last four neutral site games as a favorite. The Citadel finished the regular season with a 35-point loss against Furman and that is a killer when it comes to entering a tournament. The Bulldogs went just 5-9 away from home and while they do have a solid offense, they have been inconsistent by averaging just 65.8 ppg over their last five games. The Bulldogs are 0-4 ATS in their last four games against teams with a losing straight up record. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season averaging between 74 and 78 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after allowing 90 points or more. This situation is 42-14 ATS (75 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (848) East Tennessee St. Buccaneers

This is a play on the PENN ST. NITTANY LIONS for our Big Ten Game of the Month. Penn St. is coming off a horrible loss against Nebraska as it fell by 23 points as a 10.5-point favorite. The Nittany Lions are 7-11 in the conference and they hit the road where they are 1-8 but half of those losses came by six points or less and there will be plenty of motivation following the loss against the Huskers. They bring in a strong defense than can counter the Illinois offense as they are ranked No. 78 in scoring defense and No. 84 in shooting defense. Penn St. is 20-7 ATS in its last 27 road games off a blowout loss by 20 points or more to a conference rival. Illinois is coming off a win over Michigan and what was a great start to the season has leveled off as it has gone 3-3 over its last six games. The Illini are 13-5 in the Big Ten Conference and still have an outside shot at the conference title as they trail Wisconsin by a game and a half with their final home game of the season upcoming on Sunday against Iowa. The Illini are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following an ATS win. Here, we play on underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points off an upset loss by 15 or more as a home favorite going up against an opponent off a road win. This situation is 52-16 ATS (76.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (733) Penn St. Nittany Lions

This is a play on the WYOMING COWBOYS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. After a great start to the season the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming has been stuck in neutral is it is just 2-3 over its last five games. The Cowboys are now 12-4 in the conference which is two games behind Boise St. but they can still take second place if they win here and against Fresno St. in the regular season finale. Wyoming is 8-4 on the road and it is solid on both ends of the floor, ranked No. 95 in scoring offense and No. 80 in scoring defense. Wyoming is 6-0 ATS as a road underdog of six points or less this season. It has been a good season for UNLV which is 17-12 overall including a 9-7 record in the conference but are likely out of a top four spot. The Rebels are 13-4 at home which is the reason they come in as the favorite here but four of the last five home wins have come against the four worst teams in the MWC, all of which have double-digit losses. Offense has been the liability this season as the Rebels are ranked No. 191 in scoring and No. 240 in shooting offense. UNLV is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 home games after playing four consecutive games as an underdog. Here, we play against home teams where the line is +3 to -3 forcing 12 or fewer tpg, after five straight games committing 14 or less turnovers. This situation is 132-80 ATS (62.3 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (721) Wyoming Cowboys

This is a play on the VCU RAMS as part of our CBB Tuesday Triple Play. VCU has won seven straight games and returns home following a 15-point win at Massachusetts. This is the final home game of the season for the Rams where they are 10-4 and will have a big crowd on hand for Senior Night. They are 13-3 in the Atlantic Ten and can retain their hold on second place in the conference with a win and can move to within a half-game of first place Davidson. This is a big revenge game for the Rams following a 20-point loss at St. Bonaventure in the first meeting. VCU is 13-4 ATS after playing a game as favorite this season. St. Bonaventure has also won seven straight games to improve to 11-4 in the conference but five of those games were at home and the Bonnies hit the road where they are 4-3. Three of those wins came against the three worst teams in the conference that are combined 8-39 and their overall conference record includes just three wins against teams with a winning record. St. Bonaventure is 0-8 ATS after playing five consecutive games as favorite this season. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after four or more consecutive wins going up against an opponent after seven or more consecutive wins. This situation is 32-9 ATS (78 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (634) VCU Rams

This is a play on the HOFSTRA PRIDE for our CAA Game of the Month. This is the fourth straight home game for Hofstra and its final home game of the season. The Pride are 11-2 at home and are getting a favorable number here while going back, Hofstra is a stellar 52-14 in its last 66 games at home. The Pride have locked up third place for the upcoming CAA Tournament and they are 39-17-2 ATS in their last 58 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Charleston is 16-13 overall and 8-9 in Colonial Athletic Association play following a narrow 80-79 loss at Drexel on Saturday. The Cougars have covered four straight games which is helping with this number as is the fact they a decent 7-7 on the road for the season. This team is below average on both ends of the floor as they are ranked No. 227 in offense shooting and No. 297 in shooting defense while allowing 76.6 ppg which is No. 332 in the country. Here, we play on home teams as a favorite or pickem after being beaten by the spread by 24 or more points total in their last three games going up against an opponent after going over the total by more than six points in three consecutive games. This situation is 46-13 ATS (78 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (864) Hofstra Pride

This is a play on the DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS for our Big East Game of the Month. DePaul is coming off a win over Georgetown to snap a four-game losing streak and it is now 4-13 in the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons are back home where they are 9-7 on the season which includes four losses against conference heavyweights and they have held their own against the average teams which is what comes to town today. The Blue Demons are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven home games against teams with a losing road record. St. John's is coming off a loss against Creighton to fall to 7-9 in the conference and it hits the road where it is 4-5 on the season. The Red Storm bring in a top ranked offense but their liability is on the other side where they are ranked No. 293 in points allowed. St. John's is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games after having won two of their last three games this season. Here, we play against road teams as an favorite or pickem in the second half of the season that are averaging 76 or more ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after a loss by six points or less. This situation is 47-16 ATS (74.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (844) DePaul Blue Demons

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO TOREROS for our West Coast Conference Revenge Top Play. San Diego is coming off a 32-point loss at Portland and has now lost four of its last five games following a two-game winning streak. The Toreros are back home to close out the season with two home games where they are 8-4 on the season. They are a respectable 7-7 in the conference and based on that along with the home success, this is way too many points to be getting and it is a revenge situation following a 29-point loss at St. Mary's earlier this month. The Toreros are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 home games against teams with a winning road record. St. Mary's has won two in a row and is now 10-3 in the West Coast Conference but that does not warrant laying this many points on the road. The Gaels are just 5-5 on the highway which includes a 4-3 record in the conference and with the season finale coming up against Gonzaga, this is a lookahead spot. The Gaels are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win. Here, we play against favorites of 10 or more points after a win by six points or less going up against an opponent after scoring 65 points or less in three straight games. This situation is 75-34 ATS (68.8 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (840) San Diego Toreros

This is a play on the VCU RAMS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. VCU is coming off a win against Richmond and it has now won five straight games to improve to 11-3 in the Atlantic Ten Conference. The Rams are tied with Dayton for second place in the conference, one game behind Davidson and the remaining schedule is not easy but doable with the next three games being winnable before closing the season with a tough game at St. Louis. VCU is 7-1 ATS in its last eight games after allowing 65 points or less in two straight games. George Mason lost at Fordham in its last game and it has been a rough stretch for the Patriots as they have gone 2-5 over their last seven games. They are now 6-6 in the conference and remain on the road where they are 4-6. An early season road win against Maryland looked good at the time but the Terrapins are not a good team, sitting under .500 on the season. The Patriots offense is good but they are facing the No. 14 ranked defense in the country so points will be hard to come by. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season that are averaging between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams averaging between 63 and 67 ppg. This situation is 75-41 ATS (64.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (668) VCU Rams

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our Big Ten Game of the Month. It has been a rough season for Nebraska as it has lost two straight games to fall to 1-14 in the Big Ten. The Huskers are 0-7 on the road including six losses in the conference with five of those against winning teams in the Big Ten with the other coming against 7-9 Indiana. The defense has been the big issue as they are ranked No. 352 in points allowed but will be facing an average offense and getting double-digits is a huge bonus. The Cornhuskers are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine games against teams with a losing straight up record. Northwestern has lost three straight games to fall to back under .500 overall and 5-11 in the conference. The Wildcats are 8-6 at home which certainly does not warrant a spread this big. Their defense is not as bad as Nebraska but it is not good as they are ranked No. 165 in scoring while ranking No. 314 in three-point shooting allowed. Northwestern is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 home games after two or more consecutive losses. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 or more points revenging a same season loss, off two consecutive losses of 10 or more to conference rivals. This situation is 318-206 ATS (60.7 percent) since 1997. 10* (635) Nebraska Cornhuskers

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. UCLA has won two straight games after a 1-3 stretch and is now 11-4 in the conference which puts them three games behind Arizona but they are just a half game out of second place. The Bruins are 12-1 at home with the only loss coming against Oregon by three points. They are ranked in the top 60 in both scoring offense and scoring defense and this is a must winnable game with three straight games on the road upcoming. UCLA is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 home games off a home win. Arizona St. has won three straight games to improve to 6-9 in the Pac 12 Conference and now hits the road where it is 3-6 on the season. The Sun Devils offense remains one of the worst in the country as they are No. 314 in scoring and No. 339 in shooting and No. 339 in three-point shooting and will be facing a great defense here. Arizona St. is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games after playing two consecutive home games. Here, we play against road teams off two consecutive home wins by 10 points or more with a winning percentage between .200 and .400 on the season. This situation is 39-14 ATS (73.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (898) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. We won with Mississippi St. on Friday and we will be playing them again here. Prior to that, Mississippi St. had lost four straight games and six of its last seven but the schedule was brutal. Five of those losses came against five of the top six teams in the SEC and of those seven games, five were on the road. The road has not been great for the Bulldogs as they are 0-7 but in the case of a back-to-back against a poor team, this is a great spot to grab that maiden win. The Bulldogs are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games as a favorite. Missouri has lost two straight games and while it is a decent 7-6 at home, the Tigers have lost four of their last five games at home, the lone win coming against 4-10 Mississippi. The offense is ranked No. 300 in scoring and the defense is not much better at No. 232 and they are awful on the perimeter on both ends as they are getting outshot by 8.5 percent from long range and that showed on Friday even though Mississippi St. did not have a good shooting night. Missouri is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing against teams with a winning percentage between .501 and .600. Here, we play on favorites in the second half of the season in a game involving two teams shooting 32 percent or less from long range, after a game where they allowed 33 percent shooting or less. This situation is 83-43 ATS (65.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (859) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our Pac 12 Game of the Year. Oregon is coming off a loss at Arizona St. by 24 points and the Ducks are now 10-5 in the Pac 12 Conference. The Ducks came into the season ranked No. 13 in the country and are projected to be out of the NCAA Tournament despite sitting in fourth place in the Pac 12 because of the weakness of the conference as a whole. All they can do now is win these big games or make a big run in Pac 12 Tournament and these points are too big to pass up. The Ducks are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games as a road underdog. Arizona is the class of the conference as it is 13-1 and leads by 2.5 games heading into Saturday. The Wildcats have won seven straight games with six of those by double-digits and while two of the wins during the streak came against UCLA and USC, they were not favored by this much. Arizona possesses one of the top offenses in the country but the Ducks have a formidable defense that can slow them down. The Wildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as a home favorite. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points off an upset loss by 15 points or more as a favorite. This situation is 152-85 ATS (64.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (803) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS with his SEC Game of the Month. Mississippi St. has lost four straight games and six of its last seven but the schedule has been brutal. Five of those losses came against five of the top six teams in the SEC and of those seven games, five were on the road. The Bulldogs are back home now where they are 12-2 with one of those losses coming against 10-3 Tennessee. This is the first of four very winnable games to improve their 5-7 record in the conference and sneak up into the top third of the standings. The Bulldogs are 5-0 ATS in their last five home games against teams with a losing road record. Missouri is coming off a 19-point loss at home against Arkansas and it has now dropped eight of its last 10 games to fall to 4-8 in the SEC with two of those wins coming against 3-10 Mississippi. The Tigers are 2-7 on the road and getting outscored by 15 ppg. The offense is ranked No. 300 in scoring and the defense is not much better at No. 232 and they are awful on the perimeter on both ends as they are getting outshot by 8.5 percent from long range. The Tigers are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 road games against teams with a winning home record. Here, we play on home favorites of 10 or mo8 re points after a loss by six points or less going up against an opponent after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half. This situation is 61-36 ATS (62.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (888) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN PANTHERS for our C-USA Game of the Month. Florida International is coming off a win at Marshall which snapped a two-game skid and they are now 4-8 in the conference. The Golden Panthers are back home where they are 10-3 on the season and this starts the stretch of four more winnable games after this one so they can make a move up in the standings. They are playing with revenge here as they lost at Middle Tennessee St. back in January by 11 points as they were held to a season low 39 points. The Panthers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as a home underdog. Middle Tennessee St. is coming off a win against Charlotte on Sunday to cap off a 3-0 homestand. The Blue Raiders have won eight of their last nine games to move to 8-3 in the conference and they lead the C-USA East Division by a half-game. The problem is most success has come at home and they are 3-7 on the road. Middle Tennessee St. is 8-20 ATS in its last 28 games off two consecutive home wins by 10 points or more. Here, we play on home underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 off an upset win as an underdog, playing a winning team. This situation is 46-22 ATS (67.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (754) Florida International Golden Panthers

This is a play on the GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. George Mason has lost four of its last five games to fall to 5-5 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and is now 4.5 games out of first place and two games out of fourth place and the all-important double-bye. The Patriots are 3-5 on the road and three of the last four losses could have gone either way with the other being a nine-point loss at Kansas which they easily covered. This starts the stretch of very winnable games and they have to take advantage. Geroge Mason is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games after allowing 80 points or more in two straight games. St. Joseph's is coming off a pair of losses on the road and both were within reach but the Hawks could not close. They are 8-4 at home but the last three wins came against Fordham, Duquesne and George Washington which are a combined 10-24 in the conference. St. Joseph's is just 4-8 in the A-10 with only one win against a team at .500 or above. The Hawks are 15-31-1 ATS in their last 47 games following an ATS win. Here, we play on road teams as an favorite or pickem in a game involving two teams averaging between 67 and 74 ppg, after allowing 75 points or more in two straight games. This situation is 107-63 ATS (62.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (681) George Mason Patriots

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our CBB Tuesday Star Attraction. San Deigo St. has won three straight games to move to 7-3 in the MWC and while the Aztecs did not cover any of those, they were favored by 14 or points in all of those. They are 12-1 at home with the lone loss coming against Boise St. where they managed just 37 point, their worst offensive game of the season. This is a revenge game as San Diego St. lost to the Aggies by 18 points as a slight road chalk. San Diego St. is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 home games off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. Utah St. has dropped two straight games including a bad loss at home against Nevada by 13 points as an 11-point favorite. They come in 3-5 on the road and have fallen to 6-7 in the conference and have a challenge here with a decent offence but facing a top level defensive team. The Aggies are 0-5 ATS in their last five games following a double-digit loss at home and Utah St. is 9-22 ATS in its last 31 road games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997. Here, we play on home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points that are allowing 63 or fewer ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after allowing 65 points or less in three straight games. This situation is 48-13 ATS (78.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (662) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our Pac 12 Game of the Month. Oregon was on a roll with four straight wins and a 9-1 before a bad loss against California by 14 points as a 14.5-point favorite and that puts the Ducks in a great bounce back situation tonight. Oregon is now 10-4 at home and at 9-4 in the Pac 12 Conference, the Ducks are a half-game out of second place and three games out of first place. Oregon is hitting 46.3 percent of its shots from the floor which is No. 64 in the country and can counter a solid Washington St. defense. The Ducks are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning straight up record. Washington St. was also on a roll with five straight wins but lost to Arizona and Arizona St. last week to fall to 7-5 in the conference. The Cougars are a very solid 5-1 on the road but the only quality win came against Stanford which is currently 8-7 in the conference. The Cougars are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play against teams in the second half of the season that are allowing 63 or fewer ppg against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after scoring 55 points or less. This situation is 67-26 ATS (72 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (904) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the IONA GAELS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. This is a great spot for Iona that opened the conference season a perfect 11-0 but dropped two straight games on the road at Niagara and Siena and is back home where it is a perfect 9-0 this season. They have failed to cover their last four games and that is adding value in this number in a game where they know they have to step up after just a one point win in the first meeting. The Gaels are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 home games. Monmouth comes in off a 10-point win at Manhattan which has gotten the Hawks to 8-5 in the conference after a slow start. They have won six of their last eight games and while three of those were on the road, they were against inferior opposition where the Hawks were favored in all three of those. Here, we play against road teams as an underdog or pickem revenging a home loss going up against an opponent off two or more consecutive upset losses as a road favorite. This situation is 65-30 ATS (68.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (836) Iona Gaels

This is a play on the COLORADO BUFFALOES as part of our CBB Saturday Triple Play. Colorado snapped a three-game slide with a win over Oregon St. last Saturday and is now just one game under .500 in the Pac 12 Conference. The Buffaloes are a solid 10-4 at home and the three conference losses came against three conference heavyweights in USC, UCLA and Oregon. They are outshooting opponents by close to six percent per game here. The Buffaloes are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite. Utah went 1-1 on its current homestand as it destroyed Oregon St. and lost by just three points against Oregon and now hits the road for three straight games. The Utes have struggled away from home, going 0-8 while getting outscored by close to 13 ppg and getting outshot 47.4 percent to 39.6 percent. They are 2-12 in the conference with the wins coming against 1-10 Oregon St. and 3-11 California. Utah is 8-21 ATS in its last 29 road games against conference opponents. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points off a home loss going up against an opponent off a home blowout win by 20 points or more. This situation is 54-22 ATS (71.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (782) Colorado Buffaloes

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Wright St. has won and covered four straight games, all by double-digits to improve to 12-4 in the Horizon League which is a half-game behind 12-3 Cleveland St. The road has not been great as the Raiders are 6-5 on the road but that is good enough in this spot with a significant matchup advantage as they bring in the No. 68 scoring offense and No. 35 in shooting offense in the country. The Raiders are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games against teams with a losing home record. Wisconsin-Milwaukee has lost six straight games and has failed to cover any of those. While that makes this a good contrarian spot, the Panthers offense cannot keep up here as they scored more than 60 points only twice during this losing streak including putting up just 39 points against Northern Kentucky on Wednesday. The Panthers are 5-11 in the conference and just 4-8 at home and Wisconsin Milwaukee is 2-8 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record this season. Here, we play on road teams as an favorite or pickem with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 after four or more consecutive wins, playing a losing team. This situation is 122-72 ATS (62.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (881) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Western Kentucky came into the season as a contender in the C-USA East Division but is off to a 4-6 start. The good news for the Hilltoppers is that they have some momentum on their side coming off a pair of road wins following a five-game losing streak that included four losses against teams a combined 32-9 in the conference. The Hilltoppers are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games against teams with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Florida Atlantic was one of those losses on the road as the Owls have won four straight games to take over first place in the C-USA East Division with an 8-3 record. They are just 2-6 on the road with those two wins coming against UTSA and Marshall, a combined 2-20 in the conference. Florida Atlantic is 0-6 ATS in its last six road games after scoring 80 points or more. Here, we play against road teams as an underdog or pickems in the second half of the season in a game involving two teams averaging between 74 and 78 ppg, after three straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 36-9 ATS (80 percent) since 1997. 10* (802) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. Illinois St. has lost five straight games, thee of those coming on the road and another coming against 8-3 Drake. The Redbirds are 9-4 at home and have lost two straight here by a combined seven points against teams better than the opponent they face tonight. Illinois St. is near the bottom of the MVC and now it is time to move up the standings for a better seeding come tournament time. The Redbirds are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games following a straight up loss. Valparaiso is coming off a win over Indiana St. at home and the Crusaders now hit the road where they are 2-5 which includes a 1-4 record in the conference with the lone win coming against 2-8 Indiana St. They are 4-7 in the conference overall where they are allowing a whopping 47.7 percent shooting from the floor. The Crusaders are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up win. Here, we play on home teams as a favorite or pickem after four or more consecutive losses, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .400 and .499. This situation is 23-5 ATS (82.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (726) Illinois St. Redbirds

This is a play on the WYOMING COWBOYS as part of our CBB Tuesday Triple Play. Utah St. is rolling with five straight wins, all by at least 15 points, to improve to 6-5 in the Mountain West Conference. The schedule has been on its side as the last three games were at home as well as five of its last six and the Aggies are 3-4 on the road with the best win coming against Weber St. and the two conference road wins came against Nevada and New Mexico which are a combined 5-15 in the conference. The Aggies are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Wyoming is also playing well with four straight wins and victories in 10 of its last 11 games. The Cowboys are 8-1 in the conference with the lone loss against Boise St. by three points and they bring in a perfect 10-0 record at home. Wyoming is 20-7 ATS in its last 27 home games off an upset win over a conference rival as an underdog. Here, we play against road teams as an underdog or pickem in the second half of the season in a game involving two teams averaging between 74 and 78 ppg, after three straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 35-9 ATS (79.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (652) Wyoming Cowboys

This is a play on the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Duke is coming off a very emotional win as it defeated North Carolina by 20 points on Saturday at Chapel Hill which was the last time head coach Mike Krzyzewski will step foot on that court in one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball. There might not be a bigger letdown spot than that and laying this many points to a quality opponent is a clear fade just two days later. The Blue Devils remain the class of the ACC as they are in first place with a 9-2 record but it is wide open with five teams within two games and Virginia is one of those. It has been what is considered a down season for Virginia but the Cavaliers are hanging in there as they are now 8-5 in the conference following a pair of wins last week. The defense remains the strength of this team and they have not seen a number this big all season and that is a huge advantage in what should be a lower scoring game. Virginia is a respectable 5-5 on the road and while this will be the toughest test away from home so far, this is a great spot as they are catching Duke at the perfect time. Here, we play against favorites of 10 to 19.5 points with a winning percentage of .800 or better after having covered five or six of their last seven games against the spread. This situation is 171-106 ATS (61.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (881) Virginia Cavaliers

This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Stanford is coming off a loss against Washington St. on Thursday to fall to 6-5 in the Pac 12 Conference. The Cardinal fell at home for just the second time this season, the first coming against Arizona which should be of no surprise. Overall, they are 9-2 at home and going back, the Cardinal are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Washington is coming off a win at California which was its third straight victory to improve to a surprising 7-3 in the Pac 12. Of those seven wins, six have come against losing teams with the only victory against a winning team came at home against Stanford, setting up a revenge spot for the Cardinal. The Huskies have won three conference games on the road and those were against teams that are 2-11, 1-9 and 2-12 in the Pac 12. Washington is 0-6 ATS in its last six road games after three straight games allowing 40 percent or less shooting. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points in the second half of the season that are 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams averaging between 63 and 67 ppg. This situation is 69-31 ATS (69 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (858) Stanford Cardinal

This is a play on the USC TROJANS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. This is the marquee matchup in the Pac 12 on Saturday with first place implications on the line. Arizona is coming off a win over UCLA as a 6.5-point favorite and now it is favored by double-digits against a team that is 19-3 overall and just one-game worse than the Bruins in the conference. The Wildcats 12-0 at home and have had their way with most teams but this is a tough matchup against one of the best defenses they have faced all season. Arizona is 40-64 ATS in its last 104 home games when playing with one or less days of rest. USC is coming off a narrow win over Arizona St. and part of that is a lookahead situation and it is now a road underdog in the conference for the first time this season. The Trojans are 7-1 on the road with the only blemish being a loss at Stanford which was just its second game following a three-week layoff. USC is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games against teams outscoring their opponents by 12 or more ppg. Here, we play against favorites of 10 to 19.5 points averaging 62 or more shots per game going up against an opponent after game allowing 33 percent or less shooting. This situation is 45-19 ATS (70.3 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (725) USC Trojans

This is a play on the CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Creighton is coming off a win over Connecticut following a two-game losing streak and it now sits at 5-4 in the Big East Conference. The Bluejays are 3-3 on the road and have a positive shooting differential away from home where they are hitting 40.5 percent from the floor while allowing 38.9 percent shooting. They hang their hat on their defense as they are No. 21 in shooting defense overall and face a Seton Hall offense that is ranked No. 271 in the nation. Creighton is 9-0 ATS in its last nine games after having lost two of their last three games. Seton Hall is also coming off a win at Georgetown which resulted in a push and that stopped some of the bleeding as the Pirates were on a 1-4 run. They are now just 4-6 in the conference and despite the worse record, they are very overvalued here based on a three-point home court advantage. Seton Hall is 0-6 ATS in its last six in home games when playing against a team with a winning percentage between .600 and .800. Here, we play on road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points off an upset win as an underdog of 10 or more going up against an opponent off a road win. This situation is 46-15 ATS (75.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (875) Creighton Bluejays

This is a play on the BYU COUGARS for our WCC Game of the Month. BYU is coming off a pair of losses against Santa Clara and Pacific by one and three points respectively and now sits at 5-3 in the West Coast Conference, which is good for fourth place, a half-game behind San Diego for third place. Both of those losses were on the road and the Cougars are back home where they have been dominant over the years and this season is no exception as they are 10-0 and outscoring opponents by 14.6 ppg. There are some solid wins over San Diego and St. Mary's and BYU has to avoid the lookahead to Gonzaga in two days and two straight losses will do that. BYU is 18-4 ATS in its last 22 games after failing to cover the spread in four or more consecutive games. San Francisco is coming off a win over Santa Clara but it has been an uneven stretch after a 15-2 start to the season for the Dons. San Francisco is 1-9 ATS against teams outscoring their opponents by four or more ppg this season. Here, we play on home teams after two straight losses by three points or less going up against an opponent after scoring 85 points or more. This situation is 67-30 ATS (69.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (832) BYU Cougars

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our ACC Game of the Month. Miami continues to be the surprise of the ACC as it is now 8-2 following a pair of road wins and the two losses coming by just one point each, both against Florida St. the Hurricanes have covered five of their last six games and seven of their last nine and that only adds to the value for Notre Dame here. The Hurricanes are 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite. Notre Dame started the season slow but with a typical Mike Brey team, adjustments were made and the Irish have won 10 of their last 12 games to move to 7-3 in the conference. They are coming off a bad loss against Duke where they managed just 43 points on 27.9 percent shooting but are in a much better matchup here. The Irish are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play on underdogs in the second half of the season that are allowing between 42.5 and 45 percent shooting going up against teams allowing between 45 and 47.5 percent shooting, after a game where a team made 28 percent of their shots or worse. This situation is 25-5 ATS (83.3 percent) since 1997. 10* (691) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS as part of our CBB Tuesday Triple Play. Kansas is coming off an ugly 18-point loss against Kentucky which snapped a five-game winning streak and now the Jayhawks are back into conference action. They are 6-1 in the Big 12 which is good for first place, one-game ahead of Baylor and with a home game against Baylor on deck, this has turned into a huge game. Kansas is 20-4 ATS in its last 24 games after allowing 45 points or more in the first half last game. Iowa St. has won and covered two straight games following a 1-4 run that included a one-point loss at Kansas. The Cyclones were getting 13 points in that game and looking at the venue and line change, they are getting too much respect here. The Cyclones are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Here, we play on favorites off an upset loss by 15 points or more as a favorite, with a winning percentage of .800 or better on the season. This situation is 28-10 ATS (73.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (617) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the FRESNO ST. BULLDOGS for our MWC Game of the Month. Boise St. comes in as the hottest team in the Mountain West Conference as it is 7-0 and overall, has won 13 straight games. The Broncos are a solid 6-1 on the road which includes some impressive conference victories but this could be the sneaky toughest one of all. This matchup is pretty tight with two teams that play extremely tough defense with the offenses lagging back a bit so pace is down which helps the small dog and definitely the home court edge. Boise St. has failed to cover three of their last five games and their last five wins have come down to the last minute and by an average of just 4.8 ppg. Fresno St. was on a solid 3-0 run before losing at Nevada by four points but bounced back with a win at New Mexico and they head home where they are 9-0. The Bulldogs are 4-2 in the conference so they can get to a game and a half of first place with a favorable schedule of five of the next seven games taking place at home. Fresno St. is 8-2 ATS against teams outscoring their opponents by four or more ppg this season. Here, we play against road teams where the line is +3 to -3 in a game involving two teams allowing 63 or fewer ppg, after four straight games where both teams scored 70 points or less. This situation is 34-11 ATS (65.6 percent) since 1997. 10* (902) Fresno St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our Big Ten Top Play. After a 6-0 start in the Big Ten, Illinois has lost its last two games to fall out of first place and now is the time to turn things around. When including its run to the 2021 Big Ten Tournament championship, Illinois had won 13 straight games against conference opponents until the Purdue loss. Illinois is now 20-3 in its last 23 games against conference foes. The Illini are 8-2 at home while outscoring opponents by 19 ppg. Illinois ranks fourth nationally in offensive rebound percentage at 38.8 percent and it has outrebounded 14 of 18 opponents and ranks third in the NCAA in rebound margin at +11.2 rpg. The Illini are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. Michigan St. has moved to 6-1 in the Big Ten following a big road win at Wisconsin on Friday. The Spartans have yet to lose on the road and that is adding value to the Illini with this line coming down. The Spartans are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a straight up win. Here, we play on home teams as a favorite or pickem after being beaten by the spread by 24 or more points total in their last three games going up against an opponent after going over the total by more than six points in three consecutive games. This situation is 42-12 ATS (77.8 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (620) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the RHODE ISLAND RAMS for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. Richmond has won two straight games to move back to .500 in the Atlantic Ten Conference at 3-3 and 12-7 overall. The problem is that this is now their third straight road game and the first two were at Fordham and LaSalle which are a combined 3-8 in the conference. The other two wins on the road were against Northern Iowa and Wofford which are solid teams but this is a big test, similar to their game at St. Louis which they lost by seven points. The Spiders are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Rhode Island is coming off a bad loss as it fell to George Washington on Saturday by a bucket as a 15-point favorite, giving the Colonials just their second conference win. The Rams are now 8-1 at home where they are outscoring opponents by 11.1 ppg and a lot of this is attributed to a great defense that overall allows just 62.5 ppg and the Rams opponents are shooting only 37.5 percent which is No. 7 in the country. On the other side, while there is no one to take over a game, balance and depth is a key to this team as its top seven scorers are averaging between 7.4 and 11.7 ppg. The Rams are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. 9* (604) Rhode Island Rams

This is a play on the XAVIER MUSKETEERS for our Big East Game of the Month. After a 0-3 start in the Big East, Marquette has reeled off five straight wins, covering all five of those games as well and are overvalued here because of this stretch. The Golden Eagles are 8-3 at home with all three losses coming against quality opposition and that is what they are facing again this week. This has been a very average offense as Marquette is ranked between No. 127 and No. 134 in all four major offensive categories. Marquette is 0-6 ATS in its last six home games after playing two consecutive games as an underdog. Xavier is on a two-game winning streak to improve to 14-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big East Conference. The Musketeers are 3-1 on the road with the only loss coming against Villanova, not a big surprise. They are one of the best teams in the conference on defense and should keep Marquette at bay. Xavier is 79-54 ATS in its last 133 games after a win by six points or less. Here, we play against teams where the line is +3 to -3 after beating the spread by 30 or more points total in their last five games going up against an opponent after going under the total by more than six points in three consecutive games. This situation is 27-7 ATS (79.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (837) Xavier Musketeers

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our SEC Game of the Month. Arkansas has won three straight games to move to 3-3 in the SEC after a 0-3 start and while two of those wins came against poor teams, a win at LSU cannot be discounted. The Razorbacks are 10-1 at home with the one loss coming against Vanderbilt by a point in a game they should have easily won. The momentum is on their side now and they are catching a good spot with a good number to keep rolling along. They are ranked No. 29 in the country in scoring offense and have a huge edge if it gets close. Texas A&M had won eight straight games until a home loss against Kentucky on Wednesday. The Aggies only road wins over this stretch came against two of the worst teams in the SEC and the one huge disadvantage is that they are shooting only 62.9 percent from the free throw line which is No. 349 in the country. Here, we play against road teams as an underdog or pickem that are averaging between 74 and 78 ppg going up against teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after three straight games where both teams scored 70 points or less. This situation is 28-4 ATS (87.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (796) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our Atlantic Ten Game of the Month. St. Bonaventure had a long layoff because of COVID protocols and won its first two games including its first home game in over a month last Friday against VCU but came up small in its last game at Dayton. The Bonnies are 1-1 on the road that includes a win over LaSalle and they are getting a much better spread here against a team that is only two points better in power ranking numbers yet laying four points less on Friday. The Bonnies have not suffered back-to-back A-10 losses since Feb. 26-29, 2020, and they have played the third toughest schedule of all A-10 teams. Duquesne has lost two straight games following a three-game winning streak and it too has had to deal with a long layoff between December and January. The Dukes are 1-2 in the conference which includes a bad loss against Fordham and most recently, a 20-point loss against Dayton at home where they are 3-4 with the three wins coming against Rider, American and New Hampshire, which are ranked No. 303, No. 328 and No. 230 in the nation respectively. The Dukes are one of the worst defensive teams in the country as they are ranked No. 330 in shooting defense including No. 339 in three-point shooting defense. Dukes are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Here, we play on road teams coming off an upset loss by 15 points or more as a favorite, with all five starters returning from last season. This situation is 64-30 ATS (68.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (885) St. Bonaventure Bonnies