This is a play on the PENN ST. NITTANY LIONS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Penn St. remains home following a loss against Washington which was its seventh straight loss to fall to 3-12 in the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions have failed to cover their last five games and the markets have adjusted as they opened as the home underdog which is the first time in this spot since getting three points against Oregon five weeks ago. They are 10-5 at home and are back to Quad 2 which includes three losses all by two or fewer possessions. Penn St. is No. 351 in the Luck Ratings and has been the most unfortunate team in the conference. Nebraska is coming off a huge comeback victory over Northwestern as it rallied from a 20-point deficit, the first time in seven years a Big Ten team has come back by 20 points on the road and puts them in a bad spot playing on the road again. 10* (662) Penn St. Nittany Lions

This is a play on the LASALLE EXPLORERS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. LaSalle is back home in a get right spot. The Explorers picked up an upset win to open February at home against George Washington to get to 4-5 in the Atlantic Ten Conference but then went to VCU and got hammered by 30 points which was the start of a four-game losing streak, all by double digits and obviously failing to cover any of those. Three of those were on the road and now the Explorers are back home where they are 9-3 looking to improve their 5-2 record in Quad 4 games. Richmond is coming off a win at home over Fordham by four points on Saturday and after a 2-0 start in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Spiders are 2-9 over their last 11 games. They are back on the road where they are 1-9 including five straight losses by an average of 166 ppg. 10* (664) LaSalle Explorers

This is a play on the COLORADO ST. RAMS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Nevada had lost three straight games to close January but has won four straight since then but the streak does come with an asterisk. The Wolf Pack picked up a win over rival UNLV by six points at home and then took out Air Force and Fresno St. which are a combined 1-28 in the Mountain West Conference and going back, four of their last six wins have come against those two teams. A win over San Jose St. in its last game got them to .500 in the conference but now comes a real test. Colorado St. took out Wyoming by 35 points in its last game to improve to 11-2 at home and 10-4 in the conference which puts it in a third place tie with San Diego St. and this is big with a pair of winnable road games on deck. This is a blowout with a good number 10* (638) Colorado St. Rams

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Houston has won four straight games since its first and only home loss of the season against Texas Tech. The Cougars picked up a huge win at Arizona as they withstood a late Wildcats rally and now remain on the road in a tough spot coming off that game with Iowa St. on deck. They remain in a Quad 1 game and while it may seem easy, despite going 3-1 in their last four Quad 1 road games, three wins have been by one or two possessions including one in overtime. Arizona St. has lost five straight games and no one will be betting on this team but this is the spot. The Sun Devils are 5-6 at home which includes five straight losses in the Big 12 Conference but are now getting their biggest number catching a team in spot just to win and move on. 10* (642) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS for our CBB Star Attraction. After a three-game losing streak that started with a loss against Kansas and ending with a toss against this Texas Tech team, TCU has won four of five games and is back home following a won at Arizona St. The Horned Frogs are back home where they are 12-2 and looking at another Quad 1 game where they are 2-8. Although besides the Kansas game, this is the only other home game in this quadrant and they are getting a sizable number. Texas Tech is coming off a 38-point win at Oklahoma St. which is the worst NET Ranked team in the Big 12 Conference and now hits the road again and favored by just two points less in a bad spot The Red Raiders have moved to No. 7 in the NET Rankings but this their being a sneaky road spot laying too points against a quality home team with a lot more at stake 10* (626) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Central Michigan came through on Saturday with the cover and had a chance to give Akron its first conference loss but fell short and now the Chippewas hit the road in a letdown spot. They again lost another close game at home and are back on the road where they are 4-8, three wins in the non-conference back in November including one against a non-Division I team and then a Mid-American Conference win at No. 354 NET Ranked Northern Illinois. Central Michigan is back in a Quad 3 game where it is 0-4. Ohio has been so up and down with the struggles on the road being that main cause as the Bobcats have gone 1-4 in their last five but are back home where they are 8-2, one non-conference loss and the other against Toledo by three points. Coming off a loss and with Akron on deck, this is the must win spot. 10* (612) Ohio Bobcats

This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS for our CBB Star Attraction. It has been a lot of ups and downs for Baylor over the last month as it is 5-5 over its last 10 games which started with an 11-point loss at Arizona so revenge is in play for starts. Three of the Bears other losses were at Houston and Texas Tech, no harm there with those, and the other at BYU by four points which is always a tough place to play. The other loss was a home defeat against TCU which came right after that Arizona game and that is the only home loss on the card. Arizona has dropped two straight games following a six-game winning streak which included a solid win over Texas Tech and a lucky win over Iowa St. but those were both at home. The Wildcats are coming off a tough home against Houston by four points as they rallied late but fell short and now are in an awful situation two days later and barely catching a number. 10* (884) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Notre Dame snapped a three-game losing streak with a double-overtime win at Boston College and the Irish are now 5-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While the conference is in a down year, the Notre Dame schedule has not been in its favor as it is 2-9 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games including 1-5 in the conference but only one of these 11 games have been at home and that was a one point loss against North Carolina. The other home ACC loss was against Virginia Tech by two points. Louisville has had a great turnaround season, going from three ACC wins last season to its current 12-2 record but the resume has not been good and we still are not sure how good this Cardinals team is. They have won three straight games but those have come against teams a combined 6-33 in the ACC going into Saturday. 10* (868) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Evansville is the lowest NET Ranked team in the Missouri Valley Conference but come in with a 6-9 record following three straight losses and non-covers with this being a solid bounce back opportunity coming in as a favorite by the biggest amount in a conference game. The Purple Aces are 4-4 in Quad 4 and non-conference games and while three of those losses were at home, they came against teams ranked higher than the opponent tonight. Valparaiso opened conference action 3-2, two wins by four combined points, before losing nine straight games prior to the most recent game on Wednesday, a 101-86 upset over Belmont at home, scoring 45 more points than it did in its previous game. Now it is letdown time hitting the road where they are 2-8, the two wins by four combined points back in December. 10* (870) Evansville Purple Aces

This is a play on the ILLINOIS CHICAGO FLAMES for our MVC Game of the Month. Missouri St. is coming off a win over Evansville at home on Wednesday which was just its second victory in the Missouri Valley Conference, both coming at home. The Bears are 1-9 on the road with the lone win coming at Oral Roberts back on December 1st which is No. 330 in the NET Rankings and they go back to Quad 2 in this one where they are 1-6 with that one way back in November. Illinois Chicago was off to a decent start in the conference at 7-4 but has since lost four straight games while failing to cover any of those. The Flames last two losses were on the road and are back home where they are just 6-5 but that only helps with the number in what is a great bounce back game. They have played only five Quad 4 games, losing their last two by two possessions against teams ranked higher that the Bears and the rout should be on. 10* (846) Illinois Chicago Flames

This is a play on the CLEVELAND ST. VIKINGS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Cleveland St. has now lost two of three games following a nine-point home loss against Robert Morris on Wednesday but the Vikings still have a two-game lead in the Horizon League over the Colonials, Purdue Fort Wayne and the opponent today Youngstown St. It was a split with Robert Morris and can sweep the Penguins here and then Purdue Fort Wayne in the season finale. Cleveland St. is 10-2 in Quad 4 games with the only home loss coming back in November against Morehead St. by two points. Youngstown St. has found its groove again as it started 5-0 in the conference then went 2-4 before its current 5-1 run that includes three straight wins, an impressive 22-point win over the Mastodons on Wednesday. While 8-5 on the road, five of those wins have come against teams between No. 314 and No. 356 in NET Ranking. 10* (856) Cleveland St. Vikings

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. San Diego St. has won five of its last six games to move into the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble as one of the four last teams in. The Aztecs have failed to cover their last four games however as their last three wins have come by just eight points combined but that is helping with this number. They are 9-4 in the Mountain West Conference and in tie for third place and a win here will go a long way as it will give them a season sweep of Boise St. while having already split with Colorado St. Boise St. has won and covered four straight games which is also playing into this number. Two of those were in Quad 4 games and while the other two were in Quad 2 games, the Broncos move back into a Quad 1 matchup here where they are 0-3 on the road. 10* (810) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the BYU COUGARS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Normally, this would be a spot for a possible fade of BYU coming off a road win at West Virginia and hosting Kansas in its next game but every game is big for the Cougars which are sitting just inside the NCAA Tournament bubble. They are now 7-6 in the Big 12 Conference and at No. 39 in the NET Ranking, they are in the seventh spot in conference rank. BYU is 11-2 at home, losing to Texas Tech and Arizona, both of which are in the top ten in NET Ranking. Kansas St. has had a monumental turnaround as it has won six straight games after starting 1-6 in the conference and the Wildcats have covered nine straight games. This run is going to keep BYU focused and while Kansas St. does have a big road win at Iowa St., its only other road victory was at 3-10 Arizona St. 10* (800) BYU Cougars

This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. UC Riverside is coming off a one point loss at UC Davis on Thursday to fall to 9-5 in the Big West Conference, tied for fourth place with the Aggies and can get a two-game lead over UC Santa Barbara with a victory here while splitting the season series. The Highlanders are back home where they are 11-1, the only loss coming against Hawaii and they do own two significant home wins over UC Irvine and UC San Diego, the only losses those two teams have besides beating each other. Santa Barbara is also coming off a tough loss, a two-point defeat at UC Irvine which snapped a three-game winning streak. The Gauchos are 6-5 on the road but three of those wins were in Quad 4 games while the three Quad 3 wins were all against teams lower in the NET Rankings than the Highlanders. 10* (784) UC Riverside Highlanders

This is a play on the CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS for our MAC Game of the Month. Akron is not rolling away in the Mid-American Conference but it is looking pretty solid at 11-0 but now comes a tricky spot for the Zips. They are coming off a three-game homestand with a pair of mediocre conference wins sandwiched around a win over South Alabama in the MAC/SBC Challenge and now are playing its first road game in February. They are 16-0 in Quad 4 and non-conference games but 3-5 in all other games and this one falls into Quad 3 where they are 2-1 but have yet to play one on the road. Central Michigan is just 4-7 in the conference but is easily the highest NET Ranked losing team in the MAC and has been one of the unluckiest teams in the country at No. 333. The Chippewas are coming off a loss at Kent St. and back home where they are 7-4, the four losses coming by 11 points combined 10* (752) Central Michigan Chippewas

This is a play on the PROVIDENCE FRIARS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. This is a great fade Villanova spot as it is coming off an upset win over St. John’s, snapping the Red Storm 10-game winning streak and having a game at Connecticut on deck. The Wildcats have won three straight games to improve to 8-6 in the Big East Conference and that win was just their first Quad 1 victory where they are 1-5 and still on the outside looking in for the NCAA Tournament. Villanova is just 2-5 on the road with the two wins coming at Butler and DePaul. Providence has lost four straight including a nine-point loss at home against Xavier in its last game to go to 9-4 at home but definitely catches Villanova at the perfect time. The Friars are No. 349 in the Luck Ratings with a lot of that conference related with five losses by three points or less with four of those coming in Quad 1 games. 10* (738) Providence Friars

This is a play on the SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. SIU Edwardsville is coming off a tough loss against UT Martin on Thursday which dropped it to 10-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference, now a full game behind SE Missouri St. for first place. The Cougars fell to 10-2 at home with the other loss coming against North Florida way back in November and they remain home before hitting the road for their next two games. They are 16-5 in Quad 4 and non-Division I games with four of those losses coming by one or two possessions and have not lost back-to-back games since mid-December. Tennessee St. has moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference following three straight wins and going 7-1 in its last eight games. They have covered six straight games and remain on the road where they are 3-8, two wins coming against the two worst teams in the conference. 10* (718) SIU Edwardsville Cougars

This is a play on the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE for our CBB Star Attraction. Auburn is certainly the team that can run the table, similar to what Connecticut did the last two seasons but playing on a neutral court compared to playing in a hostile environment are two different things. The Tigers shook off a loss to Florida last Saturday with a 12-point win at Vanderbilt to improve to 13-2 in Quad 1 games. Five of those have been on the road where they are 4-1 but those wins have come against teams No. 21 or higher in NET Ranking, the lone loss coming at No. 2 Duke. Alabama is a team that can challenge this Tigers team with its relentless pace and depth as it has now won seven straight games since that unthinkable home loss against Mississippi as a 12-point favorite. The numbers are similar across the board and home court will be the difference. 10* (708) Alabama Crimson Tide

This is a play on the GEORGIA BULLDOGS for our SEC Game of the Year. Despite losses in its last two games to drop to 4-8 in the Southeastern Conference, Georgia is the last team into the NCAA Tournament as of Friday which shows how strong this conference has been with the Bulldogs being the 14th team in from the SEC. This is a game to keep them on the inside as it remains in Quad 1 where it is just 2-9 but eight of those have been away from home and while 1-2 at home, the two losses were by three points combined including a loss to No. 1 NET Ranked Auburn. Missouri shook off two tough losses against Tennessee and Texas A&M with a 24-point win over Oklahoma on Wednesday to move to 16-1 at home. The Tigers are 18-6 overall which includes a 14-0 record outside of Quad 1 so they bring in a 4-6 Quad 1 record in a letdown spot and with Alabama on deck. 10* (684) Georgia Bulldogs

This is a play on the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. College of Charleston is coming off a 20-point loss at UNC Wilmington to drop to 9-4 in the Coastal Athletic Association and now is the ultimate bounce back rout situation. The Cougars are still the second NET Ranked team in the conference and remain on the road where they are 5-4 and have two more on the highway following this game. The loss to the Seahawks put them at 1-4 in Quad 2 games but they are 18-3 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games and they will not be taking this one for granted as they defeated North Carolina A&T by only three points at home. The Aggies opened the season 0-12 in the conference before finally notching their first CAA win on Thursday at Elon by one point. The celebration is likely still going on and this is not the opponent they want to see after that. 10* (653) College of Charleston Cougars

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Virginia came through for us last Saturday in a rout over Georgia Tech which was a great spot for the Cavaliers as the Yellow Jackets were coming off back-to-back huge upsets over Louisville and Clemson. They have won three of four but the others were against reeling Pittsburgh and No. 216 NET Ranked Miami which is 2-11 in the conference. Virginia is 3-2 in Quad 3 games but only one of those have been on the road and while it was a win, it was at aforementioned Miami. Virginia Tech has also won three of four games with all of those wins coming on the road. While the Hokies have dropped their last three games at home, all have been against teams in or on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament and laying a short number against their rival is a must play with two more road games on deck. 10* (658) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our MWC Game of the Month. San Jose St. is 12-14 including 5-9 in the conference and has one of the top ATS records in the country at 18-5-1 against the number and the Spartans continue to be undervalued and even more so here coming off a pair of losses. They are 6-6 at home following another tough loss, this one against San Diego St. by only three points which was another cover and they are 15-2 ATS this season after a cover. Additionally, they have covered six of seven games revenging a road loss. Nevada had lost three straight games to close January but has won three straight since then but the streak does come with an asterisk. The Wolf Pack picked up a win over rival UNLV by six points at home and then took out Air Force and Fresno St. which are a combined 1-27 in the Mountain West Conference and going back, four of their last six wins have come against those two teams. They are back to playing a Quad 3 game where they are 0-2 on the road. 10* (892) San Jose St. Spartans

This is a play on the CSU BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. This is a great spot play for CSU Bakersfield which has now lost five straight games including three in a row at home prior to a solid effort at UC Riverside on Saturday in a five-point loss. The Roadrunners were sitting at 4-4 in the Big West Conference prior to this skid and are back home where they were 7-1, losing a non-conference game against Portland St. by one point back in mid-December. This is obviously not an easy matchup but it is a revenge spot after losing in San Diego by 21 points and they are now hosting their first non-Quad 3 or Quad four game. The spot here is facing UC San Diego which is coming off a huge revenge game win at UC Irvine by 18 points to get back into a first place tie with the Anteaters. The Tritons have won and covered five straight games so there is value because of that but also going against them laying double digits on the road in the conference for the third time with the first two against the two worst teams ranked No. 321 and No. 329. 10* (826) CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

This is a play on the MONTANA GRIZZLIES for our CBB Revenge Rout. Montana was able to avenge its loss at home against Northern Colorado, a 24-point loss to the Bears, by winning in Greeley by eight points and the Grizzlies avoided a letdown two nights later with a win at Northern Arizona by just three points. They have now won six straight games to get into a first place tie with Northern Colorado at 10-2 and now comes another revenge game as the other Big Sky Conference loss was at Idaho St. by 25 points and that one has not been forgotten so there is plenty of motivation to keep this run rolling along. The Bengals have won three of four games to improve to 6-5 in the conference but those three wins were against three of the five worst NET Ranked teams in the conference. The last victory was at Weber St. which was just their third road win of the season, the best being against No. 249 Northern Arizona. Idaho St. is 0-5 in Quad 3 games with four of those losses coming by double digits. 10* (824) Montana Grizzlies

This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Morehead St. has lost three straight games and four of its last five, three of those against the three top ranked teams in the Ohio Valley Conference and has lost its lead where the Eagles were once 8-1. They hit the road where they are a respectable 5-7 and this is the best time to get away from home which is where those three losses took place. A win keeps them in fourth place and this is the first game in a stretch of its next four where the Eagles face the three lowest NET Ranked teams. Lindenwood has been chippy and that is a reason the line is low as the Lions are back home where they are 9-3 following a two-game road split. They have pulled off upsets here over SE Missouri St. and SIUE, both of which were off blowout losses and this spot is not a good one with a desperate Eagles team still very much in the mix coming in as preseason conference favorites with only one game still remaining against the top three teams so they cannot let these must win games go. 10* (809) Morehead St. Eagles

This is a play on the SAM HOUSTON ST. BEARKATS for our C-USA Game of the Year. This line is telling us everything we need to know. Jacksonville St. has won eight straight games to move to 10-2 in Conference USA which gives it a two-game lead over Liberty and Middle Tennessee for first place. Six of those games were at home including each of the last four so the Gamecocks have had a favorable schedule and now they are back on the road where they are 5-5 including a 2-2 record in Quad 3 games and are in a lookahead spot with Louisiana Tech on deck. At 14-7 ATS, we are going contrarian against the first place team facing the last place team and coming in as the underdog. Sam Houston St. has lost seven straight games to fall to 1-10 in the conference but the Bearkats have played better than the record shows. Six of those 10 losses have come by four points or less, five of those coming on the road no less including three in overtime. They are 5-3 at home and those eight games account for only one third of their total games played and overall, they have been the No. 6 unluckiest team in the country. 10* (780) Sam Houston St. Bearkats

This is a play on the NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Campbell has won seven straight games, the longest conference winning streak since 2020-21 when it was in the Big South and now the Camels are back on the road following a four-game homestand. Campbell owns a 28-point road win at The Citadel, a 20-point win at Navy and a 25-point win at Stony Brook, the first time in program history that Campbell has at least two 20-point road wins in the same season. Those three teams are No. 361, No. 292 and No. 336 in national NET Rankings so they are not overly impressive and those have accounted for half of their road wins. Northeastern is in the second game of a four-game homestand after losing to Hampton by nine points in the opener on Saturday. The Huskies are just 5-4 at home and this is just their fourth home game since January 4th so the recent schedule has not been in their favor with a ton of travel. They are 7-3 in their last 10 Quad 4 games and catch the Camels in a great spot coming off a National TV win. 10* (764) Northeastern Huskies

This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. This has the look of the ultimate trap game for Drake. The Bulldogs have won 10 straight games following a two-game losing streak, their only two losses of the season, and now they are laying only three points on the road 89 percent of the money coming in on them. Their last four road wins have come against teams buried in the bottom half of the Missouri Valley Conference NET rankings and they are laying their shortest number over their last nine games and it is for good reason in our opinion. Illinois St. is coming off a loss at Northern Iowa to drop to 7-7 in the conference but it has played better than what that record shows. Of those seven losses, six have been by one of two possessions including four on the road with one of those at Drake by just four points. The Redbirds return home where they are with the three losses by nine points combined and while winning the conference is out, they are still going for a top four spot which is huge come MVC Tournament time. 10* (740) Illinois St. Redbirds

This is a play on the SAMFORD BULLDOGS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. First place is on the line in the Southern Conference with Samford and Chattanooga tied at 9-3 with UNC Greensboro and the Bulldogs can give themselves a little separation as a win here but give them the season sweep and essentially a two-game lead over the Mocs and they already have one game in hand against the Spartans. We give them the significant edge here at home where they are 12-1 with the loss coming against East Tennessee St. back in mid-January, the first of two losses to the Buccaneers, the second coming just this past Saturday. Chattanooga has now won and covered five straight games which is overvaluing them and the road play is only adding to that. The Mocs have won their last five road games and have covered all of those as well so it is no surprise this line has come down from the opener. They have played only one Quad 2 game which opened this recent winning streak against East Tennessee St. but this is where they go down. 10* (726) Samford Bulldogs

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. TCU could not have caught Iowa St. as a worst time as the Cyclones were coming off three straight losses including the last two by 19 and 17 points and they hammered the Horned Frogs by 30 points. TCU fell to 5-7 in the Big 12 Conference while dropping to 1-6 on the road and it is back home where it is 11-2, losing their last two home January games against Utah and Kansas. They come in 2-1 in Quad 3 games, losing that one game to the Utes and winning the other two by double digits. Oklahoma St. is coming off a blowout win at home over Arizona St. and the Cowboys are very similar to TCU where it has been solid at home, currently sitting at 9-2, but underperforms on the road where they are 2-6. The two road wins were non-conference victories over Seton Hall and Tulsa back in early December and all six losses have come within the conference and none of them close, losing all of those by at least nine points and by an average of 17.2 ppg. 10* (700) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. South Carolina is now 0-10 in the Southeastern Conference following a 23-point loss at Kentucky on Saturday. It was the Gamecocks fourth double-digit loss in five road games and while they are also 0-5 at home, they have much more competitive. South Carolina did open at home with a 20-point loss against Alabama but the four losses since then have been by 3, 1, 5 (in overtime) and four points and those are all in Quad 1 games against teams that will be going to the NCAA Tournament. Mississippi has won two straight games to improve to 7-4 in the conference but this is after a 4-0 start so they have been showing come regression. The Rebels do own solid wins over Texas and Kentucky over this recent stretch but those were at home and while they are off a road win, it was by only two points at LSU, which is barely ranked ahead of South Carolina. Now playing a second straight road game and with a revenge game on deck against rival Mississippi St. puts them in a tough spot. 10* (702) South Carolina Gamecocks

This is a play on the CLEVELAND ST. VIKINGS for our Horizon Game of the Month. Both Cleveland St. and Robert Morris have been the surprises in the Horizon League with the Vikings now 12-2 following a huge bounce back win over Milwaukee on Saturday by 17 points. They improved to 12-2 at home with both losses taking place in November and they have dominated here in conference action with a 7-0 record, winning these games by an average of 14.6 ppg. This is the second of three straight home games before going on the road for three straight games and will look to improve upon their 15-3 record in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games. Robert Morris is arguably a bigger surprise namely because of what it has done of late. The Colonials opened 2-4 in the conference but have won eight of their last nine games while covering all nine of those which is adding value the other way. This includes a 4-1 record on the road but three of those wins were by nine points combined and the other was against 0-14 Green Bay. The two road conference Quad 3 wins were against teams ranked well below Cleveland St. 10* (708) Cleveland St. Vikings

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Signature Enforcer, George Mason has won nine straight games following a 15-point home win over Rhode Island on Saturday and hits the road remaining in first place in the Atlantic Ten Conference. The Patriots shot 58.2 percent, marking the fourth-best field goal percentage in conference program history and this is the sell high spot with the Patriots being 4-0 in their last four road games and catching pretty close to the same number in their last two road games where they won the two by a combined seven points. St. Louis was the preseason favorite to win the conference and the Billikens are holding their own at 7-4 following a road split after a 13-point loss at St. Joseph’s. They have won their previous three conference games coming off a loss and at 11-2 at home, this is another spot to bounce back off a loss. Looking back at their last home loss, which was against Dayton, the Flyers were off a loss by 22 points at St. Bonaventure. 10* (642) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES for our CBB Star Attraction. Michigan has quietly won four straight games and we say quietly because the Wolverines failed to cover any of those and have gone 0-7 in their last seven games against the number. The last four wins have been by four points or less with the last one coming at Indiana by three points and they return home where they are a perfect 11-0. The last loss came on the road against this same team by 27 points which was easily their worst loss of the season with the other four coming by a combined eight points. Michigan is 5-3 in Quad 1 games and this is the first game hosting a Quad 1 opponent. Purdue has won four straight games well since suffering a home loss against Ohio St. The Boilermakers are 5-2 on the road which includes a 3-2 record in Quad 1 games but all five of those games have come against teams No. 24 or worse in NET Ranking with two wins coming against teams No. 67 and No. 69. 10* (618) Michigan Wolverines

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. This is a quick turnaround for Clemson and the question off the rip is which Tigers team shows up, the one that lost at home against Georgia Tech two games back or the one that halted the Duke 16-game winning streak on Saturday. It was one of their most efficient games of the season for Clemson as it shot 58.8 percent from the floor with a lot of that due to shot selection as the Tigers put up only 10 three-point shots, well below their 23 attempts per game on the season. While it was an impressive win, it was just its third Quad 1 win of the season while being just its fifth Quad 1 game all season. We had North Carolina as well on Saturday and after blowing a big lead, the Tar Heels held on for a one-point win but still improved its NCAA Tournament standing as it was one of the last four teams out but is closer to the inside edge after improving to 5-0 in Quad 2 games. Their issue has been in the Quad 1 section where they are 1-9 which is the worst percentage among teams with that many games but nine of those have been away from home and while this is another one, the scheduling edge is the best of them all. 10* (881) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our Big 10 Game of the Month. Things were looking bleak for Nebraska following its sixth straight loss, a 28-point defeat at Wisconsin which knocked it down to 2-7 in the Big Ten Conference but the Huskers have picked themselves up and have won three straight games including Quad 1 upsets at home against Illinois and on the road at Oregon. They are back inside the NCAA Tournament bubble and it is games like these that can only help as it is another Quad 1 game, the first of five straight, three of which are at home where Nebraska is 9-2 overall including 2-0 in Quad 1 games. Ohio St. has also given itself some life as it has won four of its last five games following a 1-4 run to get back to .500 in the conference. The Buckeyes are in the dance as a projected No. 9 seed despite a No. 25 NET Ranking and that is helping today with the number as they are catching the shortest spread in their last five road games. Nebraska is 8-0 ATS in its last eight home games as a favorite of six points or less. 10* (854) Nebraska Cornhuskers

This is a play on the LASALLE EXPLORERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. This is the ultimate get right spot for LaSalle as it looks to avenge a pair of blowouts. The Explorers picked up an upset win last Saturday at home against George Washington to get to 4-5 in the Atlantic Ten Conference but then went to VCU on Tuesday and got hammered by 30 points so that should be motivation enough to get the focus back at home. However, there is the additional incentive looking for some payback after losing in Amherst by 22 points three weeks ago so this is a big one before heading back on the road for a pair of games. Massachusetts is back to .500 in the conference following a brutal loss on Tuesday against St. Louis as it blew a late five-point lead which was yet another game it was in contention late but failed to be clutch and now the Minutemen are back on the road where they are 3-4, one win coming in November against No. 269 Harvard and another at Fordham by a bucket in triple overtime and now head to Philadelphia at the wrong time. 10* (858) LaSalle Explorers

This is a play on the LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS CBB Ultimate Underdog. San Francisco was in a great spot on Thursday hosting St. Mary’s but we laid off not knowing the status of guard Marcus Williams who was a gametime decision and he ended up playing. The Dons won the game to avenge a 20-point loss to the Gaels while catching St. Mary’s in a bad spot coming off the Gonzaga win and now San Francisco is in that play against spot off a big win and now hitting the road. The Dons improved to 15-0 at home but are just 2-4 on the road with wins against bottom feeders Pacific and Pepperdine. Loyola Marymount had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 20-point loss at Gonzaga to fall to 6-5 in the West Coast Conference but the Lions are back home in a great rebound spot. They are 10-3 at home with the last two losses coming against Gonzaga and UC Irvine and while this is a test, it comes at the ideal situational time coming off a no chance game against the Bulldogs and the Dons coming off their biggest win of the season. 10* (818) Loyola Marymount Lions

This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Bradley opened 9-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference with the only loss coming against first place Drake but the Braves have now lost three straight games following a three-point home loss against Belmont and they have now failed to cover their last four games. Bradley is in a tie with Northern Iowa for second place at 9-4 and these next two games are big before a rematch with Drake following these. The Braves are a perfect 7-0 in Quad 4 games and while this is the first one away from home, they are 5-2 overall on the road. Evansville has been an up and down team as it opened 3-2 in the conference, lost four straight then went on to win three in a row before its most recent game, a nine-point loss at home against Southern Illinois. The 6-7 record is far from horrible and we are getting value the other way because of it knowing the fact the Purple Aces are still the lowest NET Ranked team in the conference. They are 3-6 in Quad 3 games and this is by far the highest ranked Quad 3 opponent to date. 10* (749) Bradley Braves

This is a play on the NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS for our Big Sky Game of the Year. Northern Colorado is coming off a loss against Montana at home on Thursday which was just its second home loss of the season, the other coming against 18-7 St. Thomas back in early December and this is a smash spot to bounce back at a reasonable number. The Bears are now tied with the Grizzlies for first place in the Big Sky Conference at 9-2 after the season split so now it is time to take care of business and win out with this being their toughest remaining opponent with seven games left and they could not get the Bobcats at the best time coming off that loss. Montana St. is coming off a loss at Northern Arizona to fall to 5-6 in the conference and right now it is basically a race for third place with them and four other teams. The Bobcats have been awesome at home with an 8-2 record but fell to 2-12 on the road, one win against No. 299 Weber St., and are back to a Quad 3 game where they are 1-6 and could not be going to Greeley at the worst time. 10* (804) Northern Colorado Bears

This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS for our CBB Star Attraction. Duke continues to roll along as it has won 16 straight games including its first 12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and this could be the slip up spot but we are catching a good number with the cover in mind. There is nothing bad to say about this Blue Devils team as they have been as dominant as they come and we have to pick our spot if we want to get in front of them and similar to when we faded them against Wake Forest on the road, this spot is ideal coming off that emotional win over North Carolina and then a blowout win at Syracuse just three days ago. Clemson is the other piece of this play not just because the Tigers are one of the top teams in the conference but because they are coming off a brutal loss in this building against Georgia Tech, just their second home loss with the first coming against Memphis which was also in overtime. The Tigers will not be intimidated as they have won two of the last three home meetings with Duke and they are live once again. 10* (764) Clemson Tigers

This is a play on the DUQUENSE DUKES for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Duquesne has lost five straight games which includes three on the road by one or two possessions and the Dukes are back home where they are just 6-6 but four of those losses were on December 11th or earlier and another against Dayton in a Quad 2 game. They are now back in Quad 3 for this one and they have gone 5-1 in their last six Quad 3 games, the only loss being on the road at Fordham by two points. Duquesne is 4-6 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and the tight losses have been the difference and overall, the Dukes have been the No. 7 unluckiest team in the country. Loyola Chicago started the season 9-1 but it has been a struggle since then as the Ramblers have gone 5-7 including a 1-6 record away from home. They have covered three straight games including the last two which were at home and they are back on the road playing just their second Quad 3 true road game and against their toughest opponent. The value is here on the Dukes based on their record run which comes to an end. 10* (758) Duquesne Dukes

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROOS for our CBB Bounceback Rout. Kansas City has taken a freefall as it opened 2-0 in the Summit League but has lost its last eight straight games, this from the conference preseason favorite. The Roos have been close but have not been able to close as of these eight losses, the last six have come by one or two possessions. Five of these overall losses have been on the road with the three home defeats coming against the current top three NET Ranked teams and all in that group of close defeats. Now they welcome the third lowest ranked team and in a revenge spot following a four-point loss at North Dakota last month. The Fighting Hawks are coming off a tough loss at Omaha by three points which was a great effort considering they are 2-9 on the road with the only conference win away from home coming at No. 327 ranked Denver which has also accounted for only one of three Quad 4 losses. North Dakota has covered three straight games which can only help us in keeping this number down. 10* (774) Kansas City Roos

This is a play on the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS for our ACC Game of the Month. After opening the season 0-10 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, Georgia Tech has pulled off a pair of huge upsets in its last two games, defeating Louisville at home by seven points and then going on the road and beating Clemson by three points in triple overtime. The Yellow Jackets have to be feeling good about themselves but probably a little too good at this point as they are still just 5-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the win over the Tigers was their first road win of the season and now we are catching an overreaction line. Virginia is coming off an upset of its own as it defeated Pittsburgh on the road by 16 points so while it is in a similar situation, the big difference here is that the Cavaliers are home where they have not been great but are 8-5 which includes an 8-2 record in non-Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, one of those losses coming against rival Virginia Tech by one point. They are getting a good number against a team still on the road in a huge letdown situation. 10* (756) Virginia Cavaliers

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Despite a horrible loss at home against Virginia, Pittsburgh is still projected as one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament and we are not sure exactly why. The Panthers best win came against No. 25 Ohio St. which was back in November by one point in overtime and it owns only two other wins over top 50 teams. They are 1-5 in Quad 1 games including 0-3 in the other three true road games and one of those top 50 victories was at home against North Carolina by eight points so revenge is in play for the Tar Heels but they are more concerned about their recent play that is leaving them outside the bubble. North Carolina has lost two straight games and four of its last five with the one victory coming at home against a bad Boston College team by only six points in overtime so this team has to get right and quick. The Tar Heels have not played since last Saturday when they were blown out at Duke by 17 points but even that deficit did not tell the story as they fell behind 40-13 and trailed by as many as 32 points. 10* (698) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Providence has lost two straight games as it fought all the way back from a 19-point deficit to lose by two points at St. John’s and then kept it close against Creighton at home before the Bluejays pulled away late. The Friars hit the road where they are 2-5 with the two wins coming against the two worst teams in the Big East Conference at a combined 3-22. Providence is 2-4 in Quad 2 games, beating BYU at home very early in the season which was the Cougars first road game of the season and all the way out east no less, and then winning at DePaul and needing overtime to do it. Butler is coming off a 30-point win at Seton Hall which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Bulldogs are just 3-9 in the conference including a 0-9 record in Quad 2 games and now they drop to Quad 3 where they are 2-0. This is a revenge game as well with Butler losing on the road by 19 points, part of their 0-6 opening conference start. They are 3-3 since then with two losses by five points combined, both on the road. 10* (686) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. North Dakota St. snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Kansas City on Thursday by six points as the Bison improved to 6-4 in the Summit League which is not where they expected to be coming into the season but they can get right back into it with a win here. Their issue is that they have already lost twice to St. Thomas who they trail by two games for second place but taking care of what they have to do is essential right now. They are 7-4 on the road and while we are not a huge proponent of road revenge, they are looking for payback from a five-point home loss against Omaha last month. The Mavericks have been the story of the conference so far as they are in first place at 9-1 with the lone loss coming on the road at South Dakota three games back. They have recovered with two wins since then but they have not been overly impressive over two bottom tiered teams and now comes a test against a team over 100 spots higher in the NET Rankings. 10* (655) North Dakota St. Bison

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kansas St. picked up a couple lopsided home wins over Oklahoma St. and West Virginia a couple weeks ago but then came a real shocker as it went to Iowa St., fell behind 13-4 and then outscored the Cyclones 76-48 the rest of the way to pull off the major upset. The Wildcats followed that up with a win at Arizona St. to make it four straight wins and they have now covered seven straight games heading into the second meeting in the Sunflower Showdown with a chance to even it up but that will not be happening. Kansas St. has lost all value as it was getting 15 in the first meeting and now the adjustment is too much. Kansas picked off Iowa St. at home in its last game which was a big revenge game against the Cyclones and while that is a typical win to produce a letdown, that was all the way back on Monday so that angle is gone and this is still a big rivalry. The Jayhawks chances of winning the conference are likely dead still but a top four is still in play and after losing two straight here in overtime, focus will be here. 10* (663) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the KENTUCKY WILDCATS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kentucky has lost four of its last five games including two straight since a big win at Tennessee where it won by five points as a 10.5-point underdog. The Wildcats came out flat last Saturday when they hosted Arkansas and former head coach John Calipari and somehow that defeat led to a letdown and they went to Oxford and got pummeled by the Rebels by 15 points and now it is go time. They have a rematch with Tennessee on deck and there is no way they are looking ahead to that as they need to get right or they will be getting blown away on their home floor. South Carolina is coming off a 26-win season including a 13-5 record in the Southeastern Conference and this season have been unable to get even one victory in the conference. The Gamecocks are 0-9 and while that record is splattered with some brutally close losses, five of those by five points or less, four of those have come on their home floor and three road losses have come by 25, 20 and 11 points and could not be in a worse spot Saturday. 10* (610) Kentucky Wildcats

This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Boise St. has won three straight games after a slow start in the Mountain West Conference and the Broncos are now 8-4 for solo fifth place. The Broncos still have a dominant home floor at 10-1 but they are overvalued here as they have been home to two other 5-7 conference teams, Nevada and UNLV and were laying 7.5 and 8.5 and are now laying 13 against a cover machine. They are 7-1 in Quad 4 games but this is the best NET Ranked opponent it will have faced from that quadrant. San Jose St. is 12-12 including 5-7 in the conference and has one of the top ATS records in the country at 17-4 against the number and the Spartans continue to be undervalued. Boise St. has dominated this series throughout the last few years which is no real surprise considering how dominant they have been and how bad the Spartans typically have been, winning single digit games in four of the last five years. That being said, San Jose St. is a different team as it has lost by more than this number only twice. San Jose St. is 10-0 ATS after a win and 8-0 ATS against teams outscoring opponents by eight or more ppg. 10* (889) San Jose St. Spartans

This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our CBB Star Attraction. The Huskies return home following a big time upset at Marquette which could be a season changer in what has been an unexpected struggle with a 16-6 record. Connecticut is how 6-3 in the Big East Conference and will look to try and get back in the mix with a win here to pull within a game and a half of the Red Storm with still one more meeting. This game is being played at Gampel Pavilion as opposed to the bigger XL Center in Hartford and this is a significant edge as the Huskies are 4-1 here this season and 28-2 going back to 2021-22. The two losses were decent upsets against Xavier and Creighton where they were favored by seven points in each and lost by a combined eight points. St. John’s has won nine straight games to move to 11-1 in the conference as it is also coming off a win over Marquette but their win was three days later so the Huskies also have the rest edge. The Red Storm only loss came on the road at Creighton by just one point and they have been playing some stellar defense but this is one matchup that will give them fits as their strengths are also the strengths of Connecticut. 10* (886) Connecticut Huskies

This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Hawaii is coming off a home split, losing to UC San Diego and then rolling over CS Fullerton to go to 5-6 in the Big West Conference. The Warriors are back on the road where they are 2-4 including a 2-3 record in the Big West Conference, opening with a loss at Long Beach St., which was way back in early December and the other two losses were at first place UC Irvine and by two points at UC Davis. The non-conference loss was not a bad one at Grand Canyon by just six points. Overall, they are 9-1 in Quad 4 games. Cal Poly is now 2-9 in the conference with those two wins coming in their last three games and while the Mustangs are back home, there is no edge. Cal Poly is 5-4 at home as the Mustangs opened their home slate with a win over non-Division I Menlo College and then did have a good win over Seattle but the Redhawks were in a lookahead spot, facing UC San Diego two days later and the other three wins have come against Grambling, Denver and Long Beach St., ranked No. 342, No. 326 and No. 321 respectively. 10* (851) Hawaii Warriors

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Month. South Dakota got back to .500 in the Summit League with a home win over Omaha and the Coyotes are back on the road where they are 2-9 which is keeping this number within reason. This includes a 1-3 record within the conference with two of those losses coming against St. Thomas and South Dakota St., the top two NET Ranked teams in the conference, and the other early in the conference season against Kansas City when the Roos were actually playing well. This is the first of two straight winnable road games. Denver has won two of its last three games with the wins over Oral Roberts and Kansas City, both of which are 2-7 in the conference, and those were just a combined three points. The Pioneers have now covered four straight games but the other two games they were catching huge numbers and those were covered by only 3.5 points combined. Denver is 6-4 at home, three wins against non-Division I teams, two other by one points and the last against No. 346 ranked Sacramento St. 10* (839) South Dakota Coyotes

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA ST. JACKRABBITS as part of our CBB Supreme Annihilator. St. Thomas is coming off a pair of home blowouts to improve to 11-0 at home and the Tommies kept hold of their first place tie in the Summit League with Omaha at 8-1. They are back on the road where they are 6-5 with four of those wins coming in Quad 4 games and while the other two were in Quad 2 contests, those were against lower ranked teams and this is their biggest conference road test thus far. St. Thomas is the top NET ranked team in the Summit and is catching points for a reason. The Jackrabbits are coming off a two-game road split as they lost at North Dakota on Saturday which was their third conference loss, the second by two or fewer possessions. The other one was at St. Thomas where they lost by a point so revenge is in play. South Dakota St. is 10-0 at home and after winning its home opener by one point, the Jackrabbits have won their last nine home games by double digits and this starts the test of their next three home games against teams in the top four in conference NET Rankings. 10* (814) South Dakota St. Jackrabbits

This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Morehead St. remains in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 9-3 record despite losses in two of its last three games including its first home loss of the season last time out against Tennessee Tech. The Eagles may have been caught peeking ahead to this weekend as they are facing two of the three teams right on their heels. They have failed to cover three straight games which is a run we are going against because of the value and looking to get that recent home loss back. SE Missouri St. has won three straight games to improve to 8-4 in the conference and this is a huge game for the Redhawks as well as they are one game back but have already lost to Morehead St. so they need this for tiebreaker purposes but we feel the home court and the recent home loss for the Eagles trumps any sort of revenge or winning on the road. They come in 4-6 on the road and while it includes four Quad 1-Quad 3 defeats, it also includes a pair of bad Quad 4 losses against teams ranked much worse. 10* (806) Morehead St. Eagles

This is a play on the SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Temple is coming off a pair of wins to move to 6-3 in the American Athletic Conference, tied for fourth place, two games behind first place Memphis. The victories over Charlotte and East Carolina were by five points combined and both were at home where the Owls are 10-0 which includes a 5-0 record in the conference and all of those victories were by one or two possessions. They hit the road where they are 2-5 including a 1-3 AAC record with that win over Rice by one possession so they have been the most fortunate team in the conference and have a rematch with Memphis on deck. South Florida got pounded at Florida Atlantic on Sunday by 22 points which made it three losses in its last four games. The Bulls are now 4-5 in the conference with four of those losses on the road and they are back home where they are 8-2, the one conference loss coming against second place 8-2 UAB. That was their lone Quad 3 home game with this being their second and are laying a short number, partially due to their current 0-6 ATS run. 10* (778) South Florida Bulls

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. William & Mary came through for us on Monday as it upset College of Charleston at home to improve to 8-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association which puts it one game behind Towson for first place. The Pride improved to 10-0 at home and now they hit the road where they are 3-8 which includes a 2-1 record in Quad 4 games, beating No. 257 Hampton by just three points and rolling over No. 341 Stony Brook which was no surprise. This one steps up to Quad 3 where they are 1-4 on the road and this is a major letdown spot and they come in as the underdog for a reason. Drexel is coming off a pair of road losses and has lost five of its last seven games to fall to 4-6 which is right about where the Dragons were expected to be and now has a chance to play spoiler here and against UNC Wilmington on Saturday. Drexel is 10-3 in Quad 4 games, losing to Big Five opponent LaSalle by three points back in November and dropping the other two against Monmouth and Towson in overtime. 10* (788) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Wake Forest snapped a two-game slide against Louisville and Duke with a win over Pittsburgh by a bucket as it lost the cover on a Panthers last second three-pointer that rattled in. The Demon Deacons are 8-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but are just No. 68 in the NET Rankings and remain one of the last four teams out for the NCAA Tournament. They hit the road where they are 3-4 with the wins coming against three of the four lowest ranked teams in the conference and now head west for a pair of games. This is actually a Quad 1 game and the Demon Deacons have lost their last six games from this quadrant. Stanford has had a solid first season in the conference as it is 7-4 following a 24-point loss at SMU which put an end to a four-game winning streak which included solid wins over North Carolina and Florida St. but the resume is not good enough for an NCAA Tournament berth as the Cardinal are not even part of the last four out despite being just five spots behind Wake forest in the NET Rankings. Stanford is 12-1 at home and this is its first Quad 2 home game. 10* (760) Stanford Cardinal

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Star Attraction. We saw the opposite from the other end of the Arkansas/Kentucky matchup last night with Kentucky not being able to rebound from the loss to the Razorbacks on Saturday as it got levelled at Mississippi and we are expecting different from the Razorbacks, building off that win and keeping the momentum going. Despite a 2-6 record in the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas is still alive for an NCAA Tournament berth as they jumped into one of the last eight teams out group. They are 2-7 in Quad 1 games but this is their first Quad 1 home game in close to a month and this is a different team even with Boogie Fland out. Texas is coming off a 31-point win over LSU which is the second lowest NET ranked team in the conference and the Longhorns are back home where they are 10-3 including 2-2 in the SEC and now laying their biggest number through 10 conference games. It is simply too big as this is an expected line of Arkansas not showing up for a second straight road game but this will be a battle. Texas is 6-1-1 ATS over its last eight games which is also playing into the inflated number. 10* (743) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the TULANE GREEN WAVE for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Tulane salvaged one game from its two-game homestand as it bounced back from a loss against Memphis with a win over Tulsa to improve to 6-3 in the American Athletic Conference. The Green Wave are back on the road where they are 2-4 with all four losses coming against teams ranked much higher than UTSA and Tulane has played two Quad 3 and Quad 4 conference road games, one in each quadrant, and the Green Wave won both of those easily. They do have a game at North Texas on deck but there will be no lookahead as it needs this one to keep pace and make that one matter. Speaking of North Texas, UTSA is coming off one of the bigger upsets in the conference this season as it went on the road and defeated the Mean Green by four points as a 15-point underdog and the Roadrunners have actually held their own of late as they are 4-5 in the AAC with the three other wins all coming as underdogs, albeit much smaller. This team has overachieved with a lot of that proven by their great underdog record but now the markets have adjusted. 10* (727) Tulane Green Wave

This is a play on the TEXAS ST. BOBCATS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Give credit to Old Dominion which went 7-25 last season including 3-15 in the Sun Belt Conference and has already gotten to double-digit wins while doubling its conference victories. The Monarchs are 6-5 in the conference including a pair of big upsets against South Alabama and Appalachian St. on the road but those could have gone the other way with one being a one point win and the other in overtime. They have gone 4-1 in Quad 4 conference games but all of those have been against teams ranked No. 244 or worse and the Monarchs themselves are just No. 313 in the NET Rankings. Texas St. has been one of the bigger disappointments in the conference as it is now 5-6 following a three-game losing streak. Two of those losses were against top ranked Arkansas St. with those sandwiched around a tough scheduling spot against Louisiana. The Bobcats are 2-4 on the road within the conference with three of those losses in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games and the other in overtime at Southern Mississippi. A win here gets them within a game and a half of third place. 10* (683) Texas St. Bobcats

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Indiana St. snapped a six-game losing streak with a home win over Missouri St. and followed that up with an upset victory at Illinois Chicago to move to 5-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sycamores recent skid did include home losses against the top half of the conference but the win over the Flames has them overvalued just one game later. That losing streak started with a three-point loss at Valparaiso so you can argue there is revenge in play but a three-point loss will not fire teams up especially with a game against first place on deck. The Beacons are in the midst of their own losing streak as they have lost seven straight games which is also playing into the inflation of this number and with six of those seven losses being between seven and 11 points, the money will be against them once more. The key here is looking at the overall picture and Valparaiso is No. 218 in the NET Rankings which is actually two spots ahead of Indiana St. but the line is telling us differently based on recent runs and names so we will go where the value takes us. 10* (695) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Boise St. is coming off a pair of home wins over Nevada, which has been a big disappointment, and Fresno St., pushing Air Force for the worst team in the Western Athletic Conference and now the Broncos hit the road where they are 2-4 with the two wins coming against San Jose St. and Wyoming, No. 164 and No. 169 in the NET Rankings respectively. They are back to playing a Quad 2 game where they are 0-3 while going 1-5 away from home in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, the only win coming on a neutral floor in overtime by two points over St. Mary’s. UNLV has had a rough time of late with four straight losses but any of those could have gone the other way as they have come by a combined 15 points. The first two were at home by two points each and the Rebels are back home where they are 9-3 overall, the other loss coming against No. 42 ranked Memphis. While Boise St. is ranked twice as high, UNLV has the same amount of Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins so this is the contrarian play of the night. 10* (666) UNLV Runnin’ Rebels

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our Big 12 Game of the Month. It has been a rough stretch for Arizona St. which is coming off a nine-point loss at home against rival Arizona to fall to 3-7 in the Big 12 Conference. Two of those win have come against 0-10 Colorado so the record is even skewed a bit but the Sun Devils have played a brutal schedule which is currently ranked No. 6 in the country and they have been competitive with a 5-5 ATS mark, four of those losses when catching at least 6.5 points. While they have lost four straight home games, they counter that with a perfect 6-0 record in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games. Kansas St. is coming off the biggest ATS win of the weekend as it defeated Iowa St. while covering by 33.5 points as the Cyclones did not show up after their devastating loss at Arizona. The Wildcats have won three straight games, the prior two coming at home, while their only other conference win was also at home against Cincinnati. Kansas St. has covered six straight games which adds value and is not only in a letdown spot, but has a rematch with Kansas on deck. 10* (662) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS for our CBB Star Attraction. USC is coming off a favorable portion of its schedule as it played four of five games at home which culminated with a win over Michigan St., snapping the Spartans 13-game winning streak. The Trojans are back on the road where they are 3-1 including Quad 1 wins at Nebraska and Illinois but we cannot be sold on this team, especially right off that monster win. Those first two big road wins were followed up by home games so we have yet to see this situation and despite that victory, USC is still just No. 68 in the NET Rankings which is fourth lowest in the Big Ten Conference. Northwestern has lost three straight games including a hard-fought six-point loss at home against Wisconsin which was its first without second leading scorer Brooks Barnhizer who has been lost for the season with a foot injury. This is where a team rises to the occasion to conclude their three-game homestand before heading out west to face Washington and Oregon. The Wildcats are 10-3 at home after having dropped two straight and now in a quality spot. 10* (650) Northwestern Wildcats

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. St. Louis is coming off a loss at home against Dayton and it could not have been in a worse spot with the Flyers just coming off a 22-point beatdown at St. Bonaventure. The Billikens remain in the mix in the Atlantic Ten Conference as they are 6-3 and this has turned into a big one with games against St. Joseph’s and George Mason on deck. They are 2-5 on the road but four of those losses were in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, with two coming by five points combined, and the other coming at a solid George Washington team. Massachusetts is coming off a win at Duquesne to improve to 5-4 in the conference as it continues to overachieve. The Minutemen are still ranked third to last in the conference NET Rankings and it is hard to trust a team that is just 5-4 in Quad 4 games as their shooting is too inconsistent. Massachusetts is No. 329 in the country in Effective Field Goal% and No. 283 in Assist Rate while St. Louis comes in No. 30 and No. 60 respectively so the Billikens have the big offensive disparity edge. 10* (609) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the FLORIDA ST. SEMINOLES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Florida St. had won four of five games to move to 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but a rough portion of the schedule has led to four straight losses. The Seminoles had to make the ridiculous trip out west to face Stanford and California then came back home to play a quick turnaround game against Virginia Tech and then had to travel up the coast to face Boston College where they blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute left. Now is the bounce back spot and it could not be a better one looking to improve their 7-2 record in Quad 3 games. Notre Dame is coming off the worst loss in the ACC this season as it went to Miami on Saturday and lost to the Hurricanes which came in riding a 1-17 run including 10 straight losses. Regrouping from that can be done by good teams but the Irish are not a good team as their four ACC wins have come against teams ranked No. 129 or worse and only one of those was on the road at Virginia and their only other road win was at Georgetown in the third game of the season. 10* (630) Florida St. Seminoles

This is a play on the KENT ST. GOLDEN FLASHES for our CBB Opening Tip Winner. It has been such an odd season for Kent St. as it has been the opposite of what we should expect from not only the Golden Flashes but most teams. All of their Mid-American Conference games have been Quad 3 and Quad 4 and they have gone 4-5, 1-4 at home and 3-1 on the road with the lone road loss coming by a bucket at Ohio. Despite the losing record, they are still No. 2 in the conference NET Rankings and this is the final game before the meaningless second round of the MAC/SBC Challenge. Eastern Michigan was on a horrible run before it was put under suspicion of irregular betting patterns following its second flagged incident against Central Michigan on January 14th. The Eagles went on to win three straight games which actually made it look more suspicious but they have come back to normal expected form with losses at Miami Ohio and Western Michigan and while they are back home, their 5-3 home record includes a non-Division I victory and wins over No. 353 Northern Illinois and No. 337 Buffalo. 10* (603) Kent St. Golden Flashes

This is a play on the WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE for our CAA Game of the Month. After going 4-14 in the Coastal Athletic Association and 10-23 overall, William & Mary has had a resurgence under first year head coach Brian Earl as he came into a good situation with a lot of returning production and it shows. The Tribe are 13-9 including 7-2 in the conference, one loss on the road at UNC Wilmington which was not a huge surprise but the second loss was, a 41-point loss at Campbell in their last game so they are going to be fired up for their biggest home game in a long time. They are 9-0 at home, 10 straight overall, the No. 15 longest current streak in the country. College of Charleston has won two straight games following a loss against UNC Wilmington and it is tied with the Seahawks and Tribe for second place in the conference at 7-2. The Cougars are back on the road where they are 5-2 with losses against Rhode Island and Monmouth and overall, they have six one possession wins which plays into their good fortunes as they are No. 4 in the Luck Ratings and find themselves in a tough spot here. 10* (876) William & Mary Tribe

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our CBB Late Star Attraction. Oregon is coming off a pair of bad losses as it lost at Minnesota last Saturday and then at UCLA on Thursday and while the Bruins are certainly a quality team, the Ducks lost by 26 points and that is unacceptable. They are back home where they are 8-3 which is not great for what typically is a dominating home court advantage. All three losses were in Quad 1 games and this will be their first Quad 2 home game and it is a big one considering they have a Midwest roadtrip coming up with games at Michigan and Michigan St. Nebraska picked up a much needed win as it snapped a six-game losing streak with an overtime win over Illinois at home which also snapped a two-game home losing streak after winning 20 straight games in Lincoln. The Huskers are one of the last four teams out of the NCAA Tournament so they need some big wins down the stretch and they will have plenty of opportunities with six of their next seven games being Quad 1. Unfortunately, they have lost their last five Quad 1 road games and this is a horrible spot. 10* (858) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Wright St. is coming off a brutal loss on Thursday at Youngstown St. as it blew a 16-point lead with under 12 minutes left and lost by two points on a Penguins three-pointer with three second remaining. The Raiders fell to 5-7 in the Horizon League and dropped to 3-7 on the road but are back home where they are the opposite at 7-3 and have a shot at payback from three weeks ago when they lost at Robert Morris by three points. Wright St. has won its last four Quad 4 games including three at home by margin. Robert Morris has won and covered six straight games starting with the win over Wright St. The streak does include three road victories but one of those was against last place Green Bay and the other two being by just a bucket. Of the Colonials eight conference wins, five have been by three points or less and the two teams have been on the opposite side of the Luck Ratings with Wright St. No. 333 compared to No. 42 for Robert Morris, the smaller the rank, the more fortunate it has been. 10* (838) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the EAST TENNESSEE ST. BUCCANEERS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Furman is coming off an upset win at home as a slight underdog against top ranked Samford and the Paladins have now won two straight games to get back over .500 in the Southern Conference. They are back on the road where they are an impressive 7-3 which includes a 3-2 record within the conference but two of those wins were against The Citadel and Western Carolina, No. 360 and No. 353 in the NET Rankings and the other coming at Mercer. While an impressive 8-1 in Quad 3 games, the last six have been by two possessions. East Tennessee St. meanwhile has lost two straight games to come in with an identical 5-4 record in the conference and is back home where it is 9-3. The Buccaneers will be playing with revenge from a three-point loss two weeks ago and a win here avoids a tiebreaker loss. This is one of the biggest Luck Rating disparities we have seen this season with Furman coming in as the second luckiest teams in the country and East Tennessee St. being the third unluckiest team in the nation. 10* (840) East Tennessee St. Buccaneers

This is a play on the NEVADA WOLF PACK for our CBB Saturday Late Powerhouse. It is time for Nevada to wake up as the Wolf Pack have lost three straight games to fall to 3-7 in the Mountain West Conference. The recent three losses have come against the top three teams in the conference NET Rankings and all by double digits after dropping their first four MWC games by 11 points combined. They are 1-9 against the number in their conference games which has been a result of a tough road schedule and being overvalued at home earlier this month but we are seeing the markets adjust and this one is a must with three very winnable games on deck. UNLV has dropped three straight games to fall to 5-5 in the conference but it has played well during this recent skid with the losses coming by nine points combined and that is keeping this number within reason. The Rebels have covered four of their last five games including both on the road but they were getting 10.5 points in each of those games. This one is a Quad 2 game, just outside Quad 1 and UNLV is 2-9 in these quadrants and heads to Reno as the wrong time for a rivalry game. 10* (804) Nevada Wolf Pack

This is a play on the GRAND CANYON ANTELOPES for our CBB Saturday Revenge Rout. Utah Valley did it again as it won another close road game last Saturday at Seattle to improve to 7-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines overall have won 10 straight games and have nine straight covers in the lined games over this stretch. They remain on the road where they are 6-5 and the three wins on the highway within the conference have been by 11 points combined against teams No. 170 or lower in the NET Rankings. Now comes the real test and while they do have the rest advantage having been off a week, that could actually hurt the momentum it has built up. Grand Canyon had an incredible season a year ago and it came in as the clear favorites to win the WAC once again. The Antelopes are 16-5 overall with two of those losses coming in their first four games and two more in mid-December away from home. The most recent loss was their second conference game at Utah Valley by eight points and they will be out to prove the conference still runs through here and they have had this game circled for over three weeks. 10* (780) Grand Canyon Antelopes

This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our Big West Game of the Month. We played against the Mustangs on Thursday and they went to Bakersfield and won the game outright so now we get the letdown. Cal Poly opened the season 5-4 in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then it started going downhill as they went 1-10 in their next 11 games with the only win coming at home against No. 327 ranked Denver by one point in overtime. Cal Poly has won two straight games but against teams just directly in front of them in the conference NET Rankings and remain on the road against one of the hottest teams in the Big West Conference. UC Riverside pulled off two big home upsets against UC San Diego and UC Irvine and was able to carry than momentum forward as it has won two straight since then to improve to 7-3 in the conference. Those three losses all came in unison at the start of January including a home loss against Hawaii, its only home loss of the season. The Highlanders do have a rematch with UC San Diego on the road on deck but this one cannot be let go to stay within the conference race. 10* (790) UC Riverside Highlanders

This is a play on the SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Southern Mississippi returned home following a four-game roadtrip and had to face the top ranked team in the Sun Belt Conference and it resulted in a 13-point loss. The Golden Eagles remain home where they are 8-2, the other loss coming against Lamar by four points back in mid-December. They are in a logjam of 10 teams separated by two games for third and fourth place and things do not get easier with four more road games on deck so this one is huge. Georgia Southern played a decent game on Thursday at Troy as it lost by seven points but covered the big number and the Eagles have now lost two straight games following a three-game winning streak. Two of those wins were against Coastal Carolina and the other against Old Dominion, two of the four bottom ranked teams in the conference and they remain on the road where they are 3-8. Georgia Southern is 2-1 in Quad 4 road games but all three of these games were against teams No. 300 or worse in the NET Rankings and the two wins were by five points combined, one of those coming in overtime. 10* (712) Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

This is a play on the CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Central Florida is coming off a tough loss at Kansas on Tuesday as it fell by four points and that was a game the Knights were jacked for after losing at home by 51 points to the Jayhawks nearly a month ago. They are back home where they are 2-1 in three home games since that Kansas loss with the lone defeat coming against Houston by only one point and those are the only two home losses on the season and it does include a solid win over Texas A&M. This is the first Quad 2 home game for the Knights and they are catching a great number. BYU has heated up with three straight wins following a 1-4 run to improve to 5-4 in the Big 12 Conference and the Cougars are back on the road where they own just one victory. That has come during this recent winning streak and it was at Colorado which is now 0-9 in the conference. All four losses have come in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and this one sneaks into the Quad 1 category so while a win would be huge, the situation is horrible for BYU. 10* (706) Central Florida Knights

This is a play on the INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Indiana St. snapped a six-game losing streak with a win against Missouri St. on Wednesday and now the Sycamores are back on the road where they are 3-5 and catching a solid number in a great spot. They are certainly not the same team from last season that rolled through the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and now at just 4-7, there will be no letdown from that win over the Bears. They come in 0-4 in Quad 2 games which is where this one falls and three of those have been competitive with losses by five points or less including a four-point loss at Illinois St. in the lone road game. This is a play against Illinois Chicago more than anything as it is coming off a monster upset at Bradley by 23 points which got its revenge from a one point loss at home against the Braves earlier this season. Not only are we catching the Flames in the ultimate letdown spot, they are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games so it took a massive upset to get the markets to adjust which they are doing here and we will gladly take these points. 10* (661) Indiana St. Sycamores

This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES for our CBB Saturday Supreme Annihilator. Iowa St. is coming off a brutal loss at Arizona as the Wildcats nailed a three-pointer past half court as time expired to force overtime and they could not miss after that. The Cyclones are back home in what would normally be a tough spot with a game at Kansas on deck on Monday but after that loss, it is smash time. That was their second road loss, the first coming at West Virginia, and they followed that up by heading home and drilling UCF by 25 points. They have been absolutely dominant at home and they will not take their foot off the gas in this game. Kansas St. comes in on a two-game winning streak, both wins at home against West Virginia and Oklahoma St. by double digits and the Wildcats have now covered five straight games which includes a pair of covers on the road at Kansas and Baylor and now comes the toughest of the bunch. They are 0-6 on the road overall with four of those coming by double digits and a team feeling good about themselves can often be a detriment in spots like this. 10* (648) Iowa St. Cyclones

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our CBB Saturday Contrarian Crusher. Villanova is back home following a 13-point loss at Marquette to make it four losses in its last five games to drop to 5-5 in the Big East Conference. The Wildcats have been off for a week which was good timing coming on the heels of this current skid. Three of those losses were on the road with the lone home loss coming by one point against Georgetown which was their last home game where they are now 10-2, the other loss coming against Columbia in early November when the Lions could not lose. Villanova is 0-5 ATS during this run and that is where part of the value is. The other part is that Creighton is playing its best basketball of the season as it has won a season high six straight games while also covering its last seven games, also playing into the value. There has been only one good win during this run which was a road victory at Connecticut but it is clearly evident this Huskies team is not the same. The Bluejays now have a pair of tricky road games. the other against Providence before a three-game stretch of Marquette, Connecticut and St. John’s. 10* (612) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS for our CBB Saturday Signature Enforcer. Mississippi St. is coming off another tough loss as it fell at home against Alabama by four points and it has now lost four of its last six games to fall to 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs had another tough loss at home against Kentucky by five points which was the first game of this recent skid and we can blame the schedule as the four losses have come against teams No. 10, No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 in the NET Rankings and while this is another Quad 1 game, they are 4-0 in this quadrant against teams outside the top ten and three of those were actually on the road. Missouri is having a surprisingly strong season after going 0-18 in the conference last season as the Tigers are 5-2 and on pace for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Tigers are coming off a home win over Mississippi and they are on a 6-1 ATS run which is helping with the number. They somehow pulled off an upset at Florida by one point but they have lost their three other road games by 8, 16 and 12 points and they head to Starkville at the wrong time. 10* (626) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS for our CBB Early Star Attraction. This will likely be a popular play but it is warranted as Tennessee is in the ideal spot with three big factors all on their side. The Volunteers are coming off their second straight loss, a five-point setback against Kentucky at home which was their first loss in Knoxville after opening 11-0. The schedule has been brutal as this is their fifth straight Quad 1 game with three consecutive more on deck. Then comes the revenge factor as Tennessee was throttled in Gainesville back on January 7th by 30 points and the only drawback for this rematch is that it is not at night but it still comes at a good time. Florida has won three straight games following a 30-point win against Georgia, its second straight home win by at least 24 points since suffering that upset against Missouri. The Gators are 3-1 on the road with one win coming against Florida St. in the fourth game of the season and the recent two wins were not easy, defeating South Carolina by just one point and needing a big second half against Arkansas, two teams that are a combined 1-14 in the Southeastern Conference. 10* (604) Tennessee Volunteers

This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Saturday Afternoon Dominator. Wake Forest was riding a six-game winning streak and then Duke came to town and while the Demon Deacons played a great game with a chance to pull off the upset, the Blue Devils pulled away at the end in the seven-point win. The Wake Forest response was not good as it went to Louisville and could not get out of the gate, trailing by 24 points at halftime and now the Demon Deacons are back home for a game it absolutely needs where they are 10-1 and they drop down to a Quad 2 game in which they are a perfect 3-0. Pittsburgh has been on the opposite side of things as it was on a four-game losing streak before going to Syracuse and winning by four points and followed that up by pulling away late in an eight-point home win over North Carolina. The Panthers are back on the road where they are 3-3 with the three losses all coming by double digits including the lone Quad 2 road game at Florida St., a 12-point defeat. They are one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament so this is a big game but the situation and venue do not help. 10* (606) Wake Forest Demon Deacons

This is a play on the SIENA SAINTS for our MAAC Game of the Month. Marist is one of the three teams that have pulled away in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 8-1 records but this is the one team we are not sold on yet. The Red Foxes lone conference loss came at home against Rider which is No. 323 in the NET Rankings, third worst in the MAAC so that was a bad loss. They do have a home win over Quinnipiac which is the Bobcats only conference loss and that is easily the best win of the season as Marist has played the easiest schedule in the country while sitting No. 21 in the Luck Ratings. The latter stems from all games being Quad 1 contests and of the 15 overall wins, 10 have been by seven points or less including three in overtime. The low number they are laying is going to be the public magnet. Siena is 4-5 in the conference but is No. 4 in the NET conference rankings so they have been the opposite as the Saints have overperformed with lackluster results. They are 3-6 on the road with two losses by one point while two wins have been in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games and this one falls into the latter. This line tells us it is a sure take with Siena being live. 10* (893) Siena Saints

This is a play on the KENT ST. GOLDEN FLASHES for our Friday Signature Enforcer. Akron has taken control of the Mid-American Conference as it is 8-0 which is one game ahead of Miami Ohio, two games ahead of Toledo and three games ahead of Ohio. The Zips have wins over all three of those teams but all three of those games were at home where they are a perfect 10-0 with four of those wins within the conference. Akron hits the road where it is 4-3 with those four wins also being within the conference but the schedule has been favorable with the NET Rankings of those teams No. 301, No. 278, No. 329 and No. 354 so this is the biggest road conference test by far. Kent St. is 4-4 in the conference following a win over Bowling Green which improved its home record to 6-3 which is a disappointment. Two of the losses were bad ones against Ball St. and Western Michigan while the other came against Miami Ohio. Despite the .500 record which puts the Golden Flashes into a tie for fifth place, they are the No. 2 NET Ranked team in the conference and with the short price, we know where the majority will be on. This is a big revenge spot with Akron winning all three meetings last season. 10* (890) Kent St. Golden Flashes

This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Butler came up a half-point short of the cover on Tuesday against Marquette as it lost by nine points to drop to 2-8 in the Big East Conference and the Bulldogs hit the road for their next two games. They are 0-5 in true road games and while four of those have been Quad 1 games, the lone Quad 2 loss was by 19 points at Providence which is just one spot ahead of Georgetown in the overall NET Rankings, No. 87 compared to No. 88. Butler sits at No. 85 which is partially due to playing the tougher schedule but not succeeding, going 3-10 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, 1-4 in the latter which is where this game falls. The Hoyas were hammered at home against St. John’s on Tuesday as it fell behind 23-3 and just like that , game over. The Hoyas look to rebound from a two-game losing streak and a current 1-6 run that does include three straight home losses after a 10-1 start in D.C. They are now 4-6 in the conference, already doubling their win total from last season and even though it was just over a year ago, the Hoyas will be out for some home revenge from a 24-point loss here against the Bulldogs. 10* (870) Georgetown Hoyas

This is a play on the CS BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our CBB Thursday Late Powerhouse. CS Bakersfield came up small for us last week against UC Riverside as it had every chance but faded down the stretch. The Roadrunners remain home where they are 7-2, the only other loss coming against Portland St. by just one point. They fell to 4-5 in the Big West Conference as they have alternated wins and losses over their last six games and the value is on their side as they have failed to cover three straight games. The Roadrunners are 6-3 in Quad 4 games, two of the losses coming away from home and the three home wins have all been by double digits. Cal Poly opened the season 5-4 in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then it started going downhill and back to the typical Mustangs way. They went 1-10 in their next 11 games with the only win coming at home against No. 327 ranked Denver by one point in overtime. Cal Poly finally got back into the win column after seven straight losses with a victory over Long Beach St., the second lowest ranked team in the conference. The Mustangs are 0-6 in Quad 3 games. 10* (824) CS Bakersfield Roadrunners

This is a play on the PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS for our CBB Thursday Signature Enforcer. Cleveland St. opened slow out of the gate in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then lost its Horizon League opener at Milwaukee by 12 points but the Vikings have flipped a switch. They have won 12 straight games, two non-Division I wins and all 10 conference games to build an early two-game lead yet are No. 3 in the NET conference rankings. Eight of the 10 wins have been Quad 4 games and this is just their second Quad 2 game, the first being that Milwaukee game and now face one of the two teams ranked ahead of them. Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a three-game roadtrip where it went 2-1, losing at Oakland by four points which was not a horrible loss as it was the underdog. The Mastodons are now 8-3 in the conference and ranked No. 2 with those other two losses coming on the road by one point each so they are five points shy of a clean slate. They return home where they are 9-0 and this qualifies as a Quad 4 game where they are 10-2, those two blemishes being the pair of one point defeats. 10* (810) Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

This is a play on the LITTLE ROCK TROJANS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. Little Rock opened 2-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference and then ran off five straight wins before its worst loss of the season by far, a two-point loss against Eastern Illinois as a ten-point favorite. This was a makeup of the game from December 21st that was postponed and it was actually played on the Lindenwood campus for logistical purposes so it was a weird scheduling spot. Now the Trojans are back home where they are 6-2, the two losses coming against first place Morehead St. and Illinois Chicago in overtime. Little Rock has Tennessee Martin and Southern Indiana on deck so there is no lookahead and this is the smash spot. Tennessee St. is holding its own with a 5-5 conference record which includes three straight wins but those three were all at home concluding a four-game homestand and the Tigers now hit the road where they are 1-7 with the only win coming at Western Illinois, which is No. 346 in the NET Rankings, dead last in the OVC. This is their fifth Quad 3 games, losing the first four by an average of 14.5 ppg. 10* (792) Little Rock Trojans

This is a play on the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS for our CBB Thursday Revenge Rout. All five Sun Belt Conference games on Thursday have double-digit home favorites so the hosts should sweep the board and this is the one game that we see winning by margin the most. South Alabama took out Troy 12 days ago by a point at home in a battle of two of the top five teams in the conference but the Trojans got their revenge a week later with a ten-point win and the Jaguars did not let that go as they went to Monroe and lost by 11 points as a 12-point road favorite. Now comes the payback with immediate revenge as South Alabama will not take any prisoners here. The win by the Warhawks snapped a ten-game losing streak and while they were competitive in most of the home losses, they were blown out in most of the road games where they are 1-8 on the season overall. That one road victory was by two points at Northwestern St. back in November which was one of two Quad 3 wins, the second being the Jaguars upset, and now UL Monroe plays its first quad 2 game of the season, Not good news. 10* (796) South Alabama Jaguars

This is a play on the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. This is the contrarian play of the night from Conference USA. Jacksonville St. has won four straight games, while covering all four, to move to 5-2 in the conference which puts it into a three-way tie for first place with Middle Tennessee St. and UTEP. The Gamecocks are still just No. 4 in the conference NET Rankings with 4-3 Liberty taking the top spot which Jacksonville St. has on deck so this is the lookahead situation to go against. The Gamecocks are 7-0 at home but three of those wins were against non-Division I teams while the other four wins were by 4, 2, 5 and 8 points so there has not been a huge home floor edge. Florida International is the lowest ranked team in the conference which adds to the contrarian aspect. The Panthers have lost five straight games but three of those were competitive games decided late while the other two were against Liberty and Louisiana Tech, two of those three teams ranked ahead of the Gamecocks. They have been one of the unluckiest teams in the country, coming in No. 341 in the Luck Ratings. 10* FIU Panthers

This is a play on the PENN ST. NITTANY LIONS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Penn St. has played itself out of the NCAA Tournament with its recent run as it has gone 1-6 over its last seven games following a pair of close road losses last week at Iowa and Michigan. The Nittany Lions suffered their first home loss of the season at the start of this skid against Indiana and was then blown out on the road at Illinois but the last four losses have been by a combined 11 points, three of those one the road with the one home loss coming against Oregon by one point. They have covered their last five games and are in good position to win and cover in what is just their third Quad 1 home game, the Oregon loss being one and the other a nine-point win over Purdue. Ohio St. snapped a three-game losing streak with a pair of wins over Purdue and Iowa and it too has been involved in some close games of late. The Buckeyes 17-point win over the Hawkeyes snapped a streak of five games decided by three points or less, so that is going to give them public action but this is a sleepy spot with Illinois on deck and a must for Penn St. 10* (754) Penn St. Nittany Lions

This is a play on the YOUNGSTOWN ST. PENGUINS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Youngstown St. opened the Horizon League season 5-0 but it has been a struggle since then as it has gone 2-4 over its last six conference games. The Penguins were able to slip into the schedule a non-Division I game on Friday against Penn State-Shenango which obviously was a blowout win and that was a good confidence boost no matter who the opponent was. Those four losses have all been against teams ahead of them in the conference NET rankings, two on the road and the two at home coming by two points against Robert Morris and eight points against then undefeated Cleveland St. The Penguins have dropped four straight against the number which adds value. Wright St. is coming off a win over No. 317 ranked Detroit which put a temporary halt to a 1-3 run and the Raiders are now 5-6 in the conference and yet are ahead of Youngstown St. in the NET Rankings. They come in 3-6 on the road with the best win coming against Northern Kentucky in a quad 4 game. Wright St. shifts back to the Quad 3 level where it has lost six straight games. 10* (756) Youngstown St. Penguins

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Wednesday Star Attraction. St. Mary’s trailed for the first 30 minutes against Washington St. before grabbing its first lead which it never relinquished and came away with the five-point win to improve to 18-3 overall and 8-0 in the West Coast Conference. The schedule has played a role as the Gaels had covered six straight games before the Cougars and been favored by double digits in all of those games so blowouts were expected and prior to that, they were favored by single digits five times in their first 13 games and they went 1-4 ATS and are now 1-5 ATS. This is their first Quad 1 game and making it tougher, they have Gonzaga on deck. Santa Clara is coming off a 14-point loss at Oregon St. which was a revenge game for the Beavers as well as the fact the Broncos were coming off a pair of big wins over Gonzaga and Washington St. They are now 6-3 in the conference with the other two losses also coming on the road at Loyola Marymount and San Francisco by three points each. They are 2-2 in Quad 1 games and this is the first time hosting one this season. 10* (726) Santa Clara Broncos

This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS for our CBB Wednesday Signature Enforcer. We are going with the contrarian side which is what the public sees and that is the conference records which will make Belmont the logical side. The Bruins are playing well with wins in six of their last seven games to get off to a 7-3 start in the Missouri Valley Conference, the only loss coming against top ranked Bradley by 12 points. All seven wins have come in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games with the three losses coming in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and this one falls into the latter. Those losses were by an average of 12.3 ppg and the Bruins have been one of the most fortunate teams in the country as they are No. 12 in the Luck Ratings. Illinois St. is coming off a tough loss at Bradley by four points which snapped a two-game winning streak and the Redbirds fell back to 4-6 in the conference. This is a three-game difference yet they come in as the favorite and that says lay the points. Five of their six losses have come by two or fewer possessions so they have been unlucky and this includes an overtime loss by two points at Belmont. 10* (728) Illinois St. Redbirds

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Year. We have finally found the spot to play against Nebraska Omaha as we have wanted to fade for a while but have not been able to get both sides in the right situation and now we have it. The Mavericks have won nine straight games including the last seven within the Summit League to take a one game lead over St. Thomas who they defeated two games back at home. Additionally, they have covered nine straight games and despite being the only undefeated team in the conference, they are just No. 4 in NET Ranking and heading into this game with the opening number at a pickem. South Dakota is coming off a 19-point loss at rival South Dakota St. to fall to 12-10 yet those 12 wins have already matched their victories from all of last season. The venue has made the difference as the home team is 19-3 in the Coyotes 22 games this season and they are back home where they are 10-1 with the lone loss coming against North Dakota St. by 26 points which happened to be their most recent home game so they will be out to get that back. 10* (716) South Dakota Coyotes

This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS for our Wednesday Ultimate Underdog. Wichita St. is off to a miserable start in the American Athletic Conference as it is 1-6 following its third straight loss. The last two have come on the road where they are 0-4 in the AAC and it has two more road games on deck so this is a big one before the season really spirals out of control. The Shockers are 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games so the markets have to start adjusting and we believe that is the case here. This is a Quad 2 game where they are 1-2 but have yet to play one in Wichita where they obviously have been a lot better at 8-3 and won their only game as a home underdog, a 19-point win over Kansas St. North Texas on the other hand is rolling along as it has won five straight games and nine of its last 10 with the only loss coming at Memphis by four points so this run is affecting the number as well. Seven of those wins have come at home and the two road wins have come against East Carolina and UTSA, both of which are ranked behind Wichita St. This is the sell high/buy low spot. 10* (706) Wichita St. Shockers

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. Houston is coming off an improbable win at Kansas as it rallied from six points down late, not once but twice, as it forced overtime when trailing with 91 seconds left and then forced double overtime with just 18 seconds left. The Cougars victory gave them their 12th straight win and while never easy to go against them, this is the spot to do so. Houston is back on the road where it is 4-0, two wins coming against teams ranked No. 102 and No. 110 and the fourth win coming at UCF by one point. West Virginia got rolled by Pittsburgh early in the season and used that as motivation as it went on a 9-1 run with the only loss coming in overtime against Louisville and the streak included wins over Gonzaga, Arizona and Kansas, all away from home but it has turned quick. The Mountaineers got blown out at home against Arizona to open a current 2-4 skid but it does include a big upset at home over Iowa St. while two of those losses came on the road, one at Houston by 16 points so there is revenge in play. 10* (692) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. This is a good test for UNC Greensboro to get right again as after a 6-1 run starting at the end of December, the Spartans have struggled over their last two games against Mercer and VMI, losing at home against the Bears by one point and narrowly getting past the Keydets by three points on the road Saturday. They are back home where they are 7-1 and look to rebound from that first loss and we are getting value as their rating numbers have gone down because of the last two games which we can chalk up as possible lookaheads and the Spartans got bit once. They are 3-0 in Quad 3 games in the Ohio Valley Conference, winning the lone home game by 17 points over Furman. East Tennessee St. is coming off a loss at home against Chattanooga which halted a 4-1 run as well as a four-game cover streak. The Buccaneers are 3-6 on the road and while that does include a nice win at Samford, the other two were against No. 228 Mercer and No. 257 Charlotte and now they catch the Spartans at the wrong time. 10* (698) UNC Greensboro Spartans

This is a play on the LASALLE EXPLORERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. LaSalle remains home for the second game of a three-game homestand following a six-point win over Rhode Island on Saturday to improve to 8-1 at home. The Explorers are now 3-4 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and are in position to get back over .500 before heading back on the road to face VCU. The overall schedule has been a tough one as this is just their fifth Quad 4 game where they have won the first four and this is the first conference game of the season in this quadrant. Fordham snapped a six-game losing streak with a two-point home win over Duquesne on Sunday. The Rams were coming off a pair of tough losses, a triple overtime loss against Massachusetts by two points at home and then a four-point loss at Loyola-Chicago a week ago so credit them for keeping it together to pick up their first conference win of the season. Fordham is back on the road where it is 1-5 with the win coming at Seton Hall which looked good at the time but not so much anymore and this rugged three-game stretch catches up. 10* (704) LaSalle Explorers