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

This is a play on the GONZAGA BULLDOGS for our CBB Tuesday Late Powerhouse. Gonzaga snapped a two-game slide with a blowout win at Portland by 43 points and while we cannot take too much out of that with the Pilots being No. 322 in NET Ranking, we can look at the fact the Bulldogs have been one of the unluckiest teams in the country at No. 346 in the Luck Ratings. Gonzaga is 15-6 overall including a 6-2 record in the West Coast Conference including a home loss against Santa Clara by four points with the other at Oregon St. in overtime so now we have a big revenge angle. The Bulldogs are 2-5 in Quad 1 games, which this game is not but it shows where that luck factor comes in as three of those five losses came in overtime with the other two coming against UCLA and UConn by a combined nine points. Oregon St. rolled over Santa Clara on Saturday in its own revenge game stemming from a one point road loss two weeks prior and now the Beavers are back on the road where they are 1-4. They were getting nine points in the first meeting and there is not much of an adjustment with the venue switch and easily their biggest test all season. 10* (656) Gonzaga Bulldogs

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PANTHERS for our CBB Tuesday Star Attraction. North Carolina and Pittsburgh are two of the last four teams in for the NCAA Tournament so the winner here gets the early upper hand albeit with still tons of basketball left. North Carolina is coming off a bad win as an overtime victory at home over Boston College did itself no favors. The Tar Heels improved to 6-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but it is an unimpressive 6-3 as their best win has been against No. 44 ranked SMU and that was at home. They defeated California by 16 points, also at home and three of the other four wins were by six points combined and against teams ranked No. 89 or worse. North Carolina is 1-7 in Quad 1 games with the only win coming against UCLA on a neutral floor. Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at Syracuse and the Panthers have failed to cover their last five games which is adding value. The Panthers are a perfect 3-0 in Quad 2 games, which is where this one falls and their two home losses were in Quad 1 games by seven combined points against Louisville and Clemson, the latter coming in overtime. 10* (650) Pittsburgh Panthers

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Tuesday Ultimate Underdog. Butler is 9-11 overall including a 2-7 record in the Big East Conference but it has been a better season than the record shows. The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games with the victories sandwiched around a two-point loss in overtime at Connecticut and following a blowout win over DePaul, they remain home where they are 7-5 but this is also a bit skewed. Those five losses were by a combined 21 points including four by four points or less. They are 2-5 in Quad 1 games and most of those have been competitive and none have come at home so this is the first one. Marquette is atop the conference in NET Ranking and tied with St. John’s for first place at 8-1. The Golden Eagles are coming off a pair of blowout wins but had failed to cover their previous four games and while this is not a Quad 1 game for them, it is fringe and they are 2-2 on the road in such games, winning the two by six points combined and losing one at Dayton, which is just 15 spots higher than Butler in NET Ranking. There is also revenge in play from a 10-point loss for the Bulldogs as well. 10* (640) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Tuesday Signature Enforcer. VCU opened Atlantic Ten Conference play with a two-point loss at St. Bonaventure and it has since won six straight including a revenge win against the Bonnies at home on Friday as the Rams rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to win by 14 points and getting the front door cover. They are now on the road in a reverse revenge situation and they are 3-2 on the road which does include a 3-1 record in the conference, two of those wins coming against teams ranked lower than St. Louis. VCU has covered four straight games with the overreaction value going the other way. St. Louis fell to 5-2 in the conference with a six-point loss at George Washington so a win here gets it tied with the Rams, putting both a half-game behind George Mason. The Billikens are 10-1 at home with the lone loss coming against Wofford which was nearly six weeks ago and while they do come in 0-4 in Quad 2 games, all have been away from home and the three true road losses were by 11 points combined. They are out for revenge following a 16-point loss at VCU two weeks ago. 10* (628) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the MIAMI OHIO REDHAWKS for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Eastern Michigan has won three straight games and not coincidentally, it has come right after the team was under suspicion of irregular betting patterns following its second flagged incident against Central Michigan on January 14th. The Eagles might be out to prove it wrong or they are simply playing better but two of those wins were against No. 297 Bowling Green and No. 337 Buffalo and while the win over Ohio was a big upset, that was at home. All three Mid-American Conference road wins were in Quad 4 games and they have lost five straight Quad 3 games. While we expect Eastern Michigan to come back down to earth, we are also banking on Miami Ohio to get up off the mat after suffering its first conference loss of the season, a 27-point debacle at Akron on Saturday. The RedHawks are back home where they are 8-1 with that lone loss coming against Wright St. in their home opener on November 9th and all but one win coming by double digits. This is the smash spot for Miami Ohio that needs this before hosting Ohio on Saturday. 10* (616) Miami Ohio RedHawks

This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our Big East Game of the Month. Georgetown opened 3-0 in the Big East Conference but it has lost five of its last six and many will point to the last three seasons when the Hoyas won 6, 7 and 9 games and think here we go again but they are far from that. Of these recent five losses, all were in their grasp with the exception of all games, the home game against DePaul, and those four games were against legit teams and three of those were on the road. The other loss was an eight-point home setback against Connecticut and now is their first Quad 1 home game. St. John’s is now 17-3 including an 8-1 record in the conference but the Red Storm have played just one game against a team higher than No. 55 in the NET Rankings and that was Creighton which was their only loss. The Hoyas are part of this bottom tier but we are seeing the overreaction as St. John’s was favored by seven at home against Xavier on Wednesday and needed overtime to win. Their only Quad 2 road game resulted in a two-point win over Providence and this one is a tougher task with Hoyas revenge in play. 10* (602) Georgetown Hoyas

This is a play on the ARIZONA WILDCATS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Second Place in the Big 12 Conference is on the line and Arizona will feel a lack of respect with this number. The Wildcats are coming off a pair of blowout wins and while they were against the two lowest NET Ranked teams in the conference, the schedule can only dictate what comes to them. Now they are back to a Quad 1 showdown and while they are just 3-6 in these games, those first five losses were December 14th and prior and they are 3-1 since then with the lone loss coming on the road. Arizona is 9-1 at home, the only loss coming against Duke back on November 22nd. Iowa St. dropped down one spot to No. 6 in the NET Rankings after Saturday action and this is a legit Final Four team but now comes its second toughest road test of the season. They have played four teams that are in the top 20 in the NET Rankings and they are 3-1, two wins coming at home, the loss to Auburn on a neutral floor and the only road game did up a win but it took a last second shot to force overtime at Texas Tech. 10* (884) Arizona Wildcats

This is a play on the NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES for our CBB Monday Signature Enforcer. Northeastern is coming off a much needed win on Thursday at home against Drexel which halted a 1-4 run to get to 3-4 in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Huskies remain home where they are 5-2, one loss back in November against Princeton by three points and a baffling 18-point loss against Hofstra where they scored 37 points on 21 percent shooting. They have gone 0-3 in Quad 2 and quad 3 games, all on the road, and now they are back to Quad 4 where they are 3-1 in the conference and 9-3 overall and now playing with revenge. Towson came into the season as the preseason pick to win the CAA and the Tigers are playing like it as they are off to a 6-1 start that includes five straight wins, the last two coming at home against the two worst teams in the conference in Stony Brook and North Carolina A&T, No. 341 and No. 332 in the NET Rankings respectively. Four of the five conference wins during the winning streak came in Quad 4 games and the lone Quad 3 game, where tonight will fall, took overtime to win against Drexel. 10* (880) Northeastern Huskies

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Sunday Star Attraction. This looks like the smash spot for Illinois. Just under two weeks ago, the Illini built a 30-point first half lead against Indiana and went on to win by 25 points but followed that up with a last second loss at Michigan St. and then was annihilated at home against Maryland by 21 points. That was the second straight home loss for Illinois as it comes in with that motivation as well as motivation for some revenge after losing their Big Ten Conference opener at Northwestern in overtime, the second straight season that same occurrence took place so there will be plenty of fire at State Farm Center. Northwestern shook off a tough overtime loss at Michigan with a nice bounce back home win over Indiana by nine points to improve to 3-5 in the conference. Four of those have come on the road where the Wildcats are 0-5 but to their credit, three of those have been by four points or less in Quad 1 games so that is helping keep the number down. The close calls could make them popular here but Illinois will be the more motivated team in a great environment. 10* (850) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Sunday Early Dominator. The real challenge of the Big Ten Conference starts for Indiana as this is the first of five straight games against teams No. 22 or higher in the NET Rankings with the Hoosiers being underdogs in all of the games. This is the chance to start right and is arguably the most gettable game of the bunch. They are still 5-4 in the conference as they overcame a pair of blowout losses against Iowa and Illinois with a win over Ohio St. on the road but gave it back with a loss at Northwestern. Indiana is 11-1 at home, the only loss being that game against Illinois, and they need this with their record in Quad 1 games being 2-6. Maryland has surprised some with its start as it has vaulted up to No. 19 in the NET Rankings following a 21-point win at Illinois on Thursday. That definitely leaves the door open for a letdown but we can also consider that a one off win as the Terrapins were 0-4 on the road prior to that victory. They also have just two Quad 1 wins, have an identical conference record with an overall record just one game better so the disparity seems unwarranted. 10* (838) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the SEATTLE REDHAWKS for our CBB Saturday Late Powerhouse. Utah Valley did it again as it has now won its last three road games with a late comeback and this is going to catch up eventually. The Wolverines were down by 12 points at halftime against California Baptist but outscored the Lancers 39-22 in the second half to make it nine consecutive wins and eight straight covers in the lined games. They remain on the road where they are 5-5 and while that includes a 3-2 record on the road, those three wins were against lower ranked teams than Seattle and now has to play back-to-back games for the first time within the conference. We played against Seattle Thursday against UT Arlington which opened 0-4 in the conference with some bad luck involved. We went against the Redhawks mainly because of poor road play and were on a three-game winning streak, all at home, and now they are back. They are 0-8 in Quad 3 games only one of those was at home and was against the highest NET Ranked team and they have been unlucky all year, ranked No. 359 in the Luck Ratings. 10* (820) Seattle Redhawks

This is a play on the CS BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our Big West Game of the Year. UC Riverside is coming off two big upsets as it defeated UC San Diego and then beat UC Irvine in overtime on Thursday, both by four points at home. The Highlanders are still celebrating the latter and now hit the road in a big letdown spot where they are 4-7 on the season. One of the wins came against No. 318 ranked Long Beach St. while the other three victories were by a combined seven points and while five of the seven losses were Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, the other two were in Quad 3 games where this game falls. CS Bakersfield is coming off a lethargic three points win at CSU Fullerton, the second lowest ranked team in the Big West Conference but it was not a great spot as the Roadrunners were just coming back from Hawaii and might have been caught peeking ahead to this one. They are now just 2-8 on the road but are back home where they are 7-1, the only loss coming against Portland St. by just one point. They are 3-3 in Quad 3 games, winning the only two taking place at home. 10* (816) CS Bakersfield Roadrunners

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Saturday Star Attraction. Arkansas finally got its first Southeast Conference win of the season after starting 0-5 as it nailed a free throw with a couple seconds left and then had a putback off the miss to win by three. Now at 1-5, there is no way the Razorbacks are out celebrating still and there is a lot to be done and that victory is going to provide a spark. All seven of their losses have come in Quad 1 games and this is their first Quad 2 game which is another game they need as they have road games at Kentucky and Texas and a home game against Alabama on deck. Oklahoma rebounded from a four-game losing streak with a resounding home win over South Carolina by 20 points to pick up its first conference win of the season. The Sooners opened the season 14-0 but it was a favorable schedule as they had no true road games while playing six home games against teams ranked No. 313 or worse in the NET Rankings. They have played two road conference games and those were losses at Alabama and Georgia by 38 points. 10* (802) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the HAMPTON PIRATES for our CBB Saturday Signature Enforcer. UNC Wilmington passed its second straight test as it won at Charleston on Thursday as it built an early 10-point need that it never relinquished in the two-point road win. The Seahawks have now won three straight games, covering all three, with another big win over William & Mary prior to the Cougars win, so two wins in the last two games over conference contenders spells letdown. They are now 5-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association and back home but now overvalued and they have gone 0-3 ATS when laying eight points or more. Hampton is coming off a loss at William & Mary to fall to 3-5 in the conference and 10-10 overall so while not a great year thus far, the Pirates have already exceeded expectations. They have surpassed their overall win total from last season and tied their conference wins and the markets have not been keeping up as Hampton is 11-6 against the spread and the numbers show it can keep this one close. 10* (773) Hampton Pirates

This is a play on the TROY TROJANS for our CBB Saturday Revenge Rout. This is an immediate revenge opportunity for Troy which lost at South Alabama last week by a point which makes it three losses in its last four games to fall to 4-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans return home where they are 6-3 with one of those losses coming against preseason favorite just ahead of them Arkansas St. and the other against Texas St. by one point. Troy is still No. 3 in the conference NET rankings and this is the game it needs to continue to contend as two losses against the Jaguars could do them in. South Alabama is now 6-1 in the conference as it has been the early surprise but it has played a very favorable schedule. Of those seven conference games, five have been at home and of the seven overall, the three toughest ones have been at home with the two road games coming against teams ranked No. 260 and No. 307. The Jaguars have yet to face a team on the road ranked better than No. 203 and now coming off a four-game homestand, reality sets in. 10* (746) Troy Trojans

This is a play on the OREGON ST. BEAVERS for our CBB Saturday Supreme Annihilator. Oregon St. is coming off a 20-point win over Pepperdine on Thursday as it avoided the possible lookahead to this game and moved to 5-3 in the West Coast Conference. The Beavers remain home where they are 12-1, the only loss coming against Oregon in the fourth game of the season by three points. They have played two other Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, defeating Gonzaga and UC Irvine respectively and while they have the rematch on deck against Gonzaga, they will be focused here after losing at Santa Clara by a point in overtime 16 days ago and a win here puts them into a tie for third place. Santa Clara is coming off a pair of big wins as it won at Gonzaga last Saturday by four points and then defeated Washington St. by 28 points on Thursday so the Broncos showed they can win the big games but can they make it three in a row? They are back on the road where they are 3-3, losses to Nevada and San Francisco in Quad 1 games and complicating matters for Santa Clara is that it has St. Mary’s on deck. 10* (748) Oregon St. Beavers

This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Saturday Ultimate Underdog. Duke has not been tested often in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a perfect 8–0 record and with a 23 ppg margin of victory. Not many will be stepping in front of this team right now but this is the spot to go against as they have been vulnerable here with two straight losses. They have had three straight easy road games since winning at Louisville by 11 points on December 8th and this one will be a challenge. Wake Forest is peaking at the right time as it has won six straight games following a home win over North Carolina but that was not an upset as it would have been in past years as the Demon Deacons closed as favorites. They are now 15-4 overall including 7-1 in the conference and now obviously catching a huge number. Wake Forest is just 1-4 in Quad 1 games but none of those have taken place at home where it is a perfect 10-0 and while we cannot call the upset, this is the best sell high/buy low spot Duke has been involved in. 10* (718) Wake Forest Demon Deacons

This is a play on the FURMAN PALADINS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Mercer snapped a four-game losing streak with a big upset at UNC Greensboro on Wednesday as an 8.5-point underdog and while it could provide some much needed momentum, there is more of that on the other side. The Bears are back home where they are 5-2 and have played well in those losses, losing to Samford and East Tennessee St. by three points combined but that is helping with this number. Overall, they are 2-5 in Quad 3 games with both of those wins coming in overtime and they catch Furman at the wrong time. The Paladins are now 3-5 in the Southern Conference following a pair of losses to Chattanooga at home and to VMI on the road on Wednesday with the latter easily being their worst loss on the season. If that does not spark motivation, nothing will and winning on the road has not been an issue as Furman came into that game 6-2 in true road games with the two losses coming in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. with Samford on deck, this is a must. 10* (721) Furman Paladins

This is a play on the SIUE COUGARS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Morehead St. has taken the early lead in the conference at 8-1 which is not a surprise as it came in picked to finish No. 2 by Blue Ribbon. The schedule has pretty much went as expected as the Eagles lost both Quad 1 games against Louisville and Cincinnati while going 2-3 their Quad 3 games, and they are 9-2 in the lower ranks after beating lowly Eastern Illinois Thursday, losing to NJIT very early in the season and then at Tennessee Tech by 19 points, which accounted for their only OVC loss. Now comes another Quad 3 game. SIU Edwardsville is coming off a win over Southern Indiana following their third Ohio Valley Conference loss, a three-point setback at Tennessee Martin. The Cougars remain home where they are 8-1, the only loss coming against North Florida way back in November so their 6-3 conference consists of all the losses taking place on the road. All four of their home conference wins have been by more than what they are laying here and while this will be the highest NET Ranked team coming in, the line is factoring that. 10* (726) SIUE Cougars

This is a play on the WEBER ST. WILDCATS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Weber St. opened the season 0-2 in the Big Sky Conference before picking up its first win two weeks ago at Idaho St. but the Wildcats have lost three straight games since that win to fall into last place in the conference. This is the start of a stretch where they can get back up to the top level as they face the lowest NET Ranked team in the conference and then they are on a four-game homestand. Four of their five conference losses have come against four of the top five ranked teams so it has been a very front heavy schedule. Sacramento St. is coming off a rare win as it defeated No. 2 ranked Idaho St. on Thursday by four points as a 5.5-point home underdog to move to 2-4 in the conference. The Hornets are still dead last in ranking at No. 334, moving up seven spots with that win but we do not expected a repeat and while they do own a three-game winning streak from a month ago, two of those games were against non-Division I teams and three of their overall six wins have against said teams. 10* (709) Weber St. Wildcats

This is a play on the SAM HOUSTON ST. BEARKATS for our C-USA Game of the Month. Sam Houston St. has lost three straight games and six of seven to open 1-6 in Conference USA after coming into the season as the preseason runner-up. The Bearkats schedule has been frontloaded as four of the five most winnable games have all been on the road while two of the three home games were against No. 1 Liberty and No. 2 Middle Tennessee St. and the final game was against Florida International which resulted in the win. A 1-2 record in Quad 1-Quad 3 games is not ideal but only two of those have been at home. They are 0-8 in their last eight lined games which adds tremendous value. Western Kentucky came in as a contender but it has struggled as well, going just 2-4 in the conference, having lost four of its last five games after a 1-0 start. This recent run included three double-digit losses on the road and that includes one against Florida International. They have benefitted from an easier schedule and especially in this range as they have played five Quad 3 games, going 3-2 but all of those were at home. 10* (688) Sam Houston St. Bearkats

This is a play on the RICE OWLS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Rice has lost four straight games as it opened getting blown out at North Texas and then losing the next three games by 12 points combined so the Owl have been right there. Two of the losses have come at home where they are now 6-3 and in the ideal bounce back spot as the losing streak has turned this one into a game where a win likely means a cover. Rice has gone 1-6 in Quad 1-Quad 3 games but it is 10-1 in Quad 4 games so it has gotten the job done when needed, the lone loss coming against UTSA which was its last home game. Tulane is coming off a loss at Temple which snapped a two-game winning streak while halting a 5-1 run. Three of those wins during the streak were at home while the lone road win was at Charlotte which is the second lowest ranked team in the American Athletic Conference and is the only winless team at 0-6. That has been the only road win for the Green Wave as they are 1-4 while also going 0-3 in neutral court games. 10* (666) Rice Owls

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Texas A&M trailed the majority of the game against Mississippi but hit a three-pointer with around 15 seconds left to take the lead and the defense held to pull out the one-point victory. The Aggies have now won two straight games following losses against Alabama and Kentucky to improve to 4-2 in the Southeastern Conference and are laying a short number on the road for the first time after being an underdog in their first three SEC games but this is not the spot as they are 2-1 in Quad 1 road games, winning those two by just three points combined. Texas rebounded with a home win over Missouri from a blowout loss at Florida which was an awful spot with the Gators coming off an upset loss at home against Missouri. The Longhorns came into that game 1-4 in the conference, two losses against Auburn and Tennessee by five and four points respectively so that was a huge win. This one has been circled for three weeks as Texas lost at Texas A&M by 20 points so this is going to be a lit Moody Center in this huge rivalry revenge game. 10* (670) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the PROVIDENCE FRIARS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Georgetown snapped a four-game losing streak with an upset at Villanova on Monday to get back to .500 in the Big East Conference at 4-4. The Hoyas remain on the road where they are a respectable 3-3, the other two wins coming at Syracuse and at Seton Hall which are No. 149 and No. 197 in the NET Rankings respectively and those were by just five points combined and now they go up in class. This is a Quad 2 game where they are 2-1 but those three games were all at home and the head coach Ed Cooley narrative can be thrown out as this is still meaningful for Providence that will still be motivated. The Friars have lost two straight games, both on the road at Creighton and at Villanova. Prior to that, they lost two straight home games, a tough two-point loss to St. John’s and then getting blown out against Marquette but those were both Quad 1 games where they are 0-6 overall. Now they drop to Quad 3 here and their only home game in this quadrant resulted in a 19-point win over Butler. 10* (610) Providence Friars

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CBB Friday Ultimate Underdog. After opening the season 14-0, the rails have fallen off for St. Bonaventure as it has lost four of its last five games with the last two being blowouts by 18 and 13 points against Duquesne and George Mason respectively and now we are seeing the overreaction. The Bonnies are back on the road where they are 5-2, the other loss coming at St. Louis by five points and their two Quad 1 and Quad 2 losses were both by five points. Guard Chance Moore missed most of the game against the Dukes and the entire game against the Patriots and he likely is out again and while that is a blow to the offense, there has been time to adjust and plan around it. VCU is rolling along as it has won five straight games, all by at least nine points, after opening Atlantic Ten Conference play with a loss. That happened to come at St. Bonaventure by a bucket so there is revenge but we are seeing an overadjusted number as the Rams were favored by 2.5 in that first meeting. This is the ideal buy low/sell high spot with the line being in our favor based on the overreactions on both sides. 10* (887) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Penn St. snapped a four-game losing streak with an eight-point home win over Rutgers on Monday to improve to 3-5 in the Big Ten Conference and the Nittany Lions are sitting right on the early bubble as they are one of the first eight teams out so every game is becoming big at this point. This is a horrible spot however hitting the road where they are just 1-3 with that lone win coming at Drexel right before Christmas in a Quad 3 game and now they are back playing a Quad 1 game where they are 1-4. The one win was a huge one against Purdue but of course, that was at home. Iowa has fallen down fast as it is one game worse than Penn St. overall to go along with an identical 3-5 conference record yet are 13 spots behind Penn St. despite playing a tougher schedule. Reason being they are ranked lower is that the Hawkeyes are 0-6 in Quad 1 games so they do not have that signature win but this is a Quad 2 game and they are 6-0 in these games. Iowa has dropped three straight games since a pair of double-digit wins and we are bucking that as well as its 0-3 ATS run. 10* (890) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS for our CBB Friday Signature Enforcer. Ohio lost at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday which was the second game after the Eagles program was flagged for suspicious betting activity and they have won both games since that report was published. The Bobcats game was not impacted but they came up small in what was a big game following a 12-point loss at Akron. The preseason favorites opened 4-0 prior to the last two games and Ohio heads home for another big game which is the first of three straight against conference contenders. The Bobcats are 6-0 at home, all comfortable wins, and this is their first Quad 3 home game. Kent St. went on the road and rolled over Toledo which snapped a two-game losing streak, both home upsets, and the Golden Flashes remain on the road where they are 5-2 and that is helping keep this number low. They moved up to 3-3 in the conference and while the win over the Rockets was solid, the other two wins were against No. 334 Buffalo and No. 357 Northern Illinois. The contrarian aspect is the fact that the road team is 6-0 in Kent St. games and this is where that gets broken. 10* (882) Ohio Bobcats

This is a play on the TOLEDO ROCKETS for our CBB Friday Early Dominator. This has turned into an early big game for Toledo. The Rockets were throttled at home by Akron on Tuesday by 19 points to fall to 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference and they are tied with Ohio for third place, two games behind 6-0 Akron and Miami Ohio. They have a game against the Bobcats on the road up next so they need to keep pace and this is a great bounce back situation. Toledo is 7-1 in Quad 4 games which includes a 4-0 record away from home, winning those games by an average of 16 ppg. Bowling Green has lost two straight games following an eight-point loss at Miami Ohio to fall to 2-4 in the conference and while another loss was against Akron, the other two losses were suspect against Ball St. and Eastern Michigan which were very suspect. The two wins were a given, defeating Buffalo and Western Michigan, two of the bottom three teams in the conference NET Rankings. This qualifies as another Quad 4 game and the Falcons are just 4-5 in these including 3-1 at home with three wins coming against teams ranked No. 313, No. 342 and No. 334. 10* (875) Toledo Rockets

This is a play on the CALIFORNIA BAPTIST LANCERS for our CBB Thursday Late Powerhouse. California Baptist snapped a five-game ATS slide with an outright win at Abilene Christian by six points as a two-point chalk and now the Lancers are back home where they are 6-3, two losses against UC Irvine and Northern Colorado, the two best teams in their respective conferences, and the other against UC Riverside by one point. They are 2-2 in the Western Athletic Conference so this is a big game to get back over .500 and knock out the conference leader. This is a revenge game from 12 days ago that was a six-point loss against the Wolverines. Utah Valley has taken the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference as it is off to a 5-0 start and it has won eight straight games while covering all seven of the lined games. Five of these victories have been at home including four conference wins and the Wolverines only road win was at UT Arlington in overtime by two points last Thursday with some last second magic. They are 5-2 in Quad 3 games with two of the wins at home and the two of the road wins came by two points and the other against a poor Idaho St. team. 10* (854) California Baptist Lancers

This is a play on the PORTLAND PILOTS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. Portland has had a brutal schedule to open the West Coast Conference as it is off to a 1-6 start with the six losses coming against the top six NET Ranked teams in the conference, all between No. 20 and No. 80 with the bottom half of the conference ranked between No. 156 and No. 320. The Pilots were underdogs by at least 13 points in those six games and they held their own, covering three of those and now they are back down to their own level and laying a very short price. They are 4-2 in Quad 4 games with the four wins coming against teams ranked No. 287 or worse and the two losses coming against teams ranked No. 223 and No. 232 and San Diego falls into the former. The Toreros have lost six straight against a very similar schedule but the difference here is they are back on the road where they are 0-6. This is just their second Quad 4 road game but they have struggled in this quadrant overall, going 3-6 with the last five losses all coming by at least five points and four of those were at home. Portland is 3-1 in four games as a favorite. 10* (838) Portland Pilots

This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our CBB Thursday Ultimate Underdog. We are seeing a line for UC Riverside that is going to put the majority of the action on their opponent. The Highlanders are coming off an upset of UC San Diego last Saturday by four points as a nine-point underdog which snapped a three-game losing streak. They are now 4-3 in the Big West Conference and are hosting another conference elite team, one that is ranked 16 spots higher than the Tritons but UC Riverside is catching a shorter number and that makes it a contrarian take. They are 7-1 at home and will be out for revenge from a 24-point loss in Irvine 19 days ago and they did win here by 10 last season. UC Irvine has won seven straight games to open conference action and the Anteaters have covered all seven of those games with every win coming by eight points or more including an eight-point win over second place UC San Diego. This is the spot to trip up spot as they are back into a Quad 1 game where they are 3-1 since the end of November with a loss at Duquesne, two wins by seven and eight points and the third coming in overtime against Cal Poly. 10* (850) UC Riverside Highlanders

This is a play on the LITTLE ROCK TROJANS for our CBB Thursday Road Dominator. This is the time of year we start to get separation from teams with conference play progressing and this is a perfect example. Little Rock improved to 5-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference with its third straight win and it trails first place Morehead St. by a game and a half with a good chance to make up some ground with the next three games against the bottom three NET Ranked teams in the conference. The Trojans have easily won all of their games against teams ranked No. 300 or worse and they come in 5-2 on the road in non-Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. Western Illinois is having a very disappointing season as it came in picked to finish No. 3 by Blue Ribbon but is sitting a half-game out of last place with a 2-6 record. The Leathernecks are 8-11 overall with three of those wins against non-Division I teams and they have fallen to No. 335 in the NET Rankings. Take away those three wins and they are 2-3 at home in their other five games, the two wins coming by a combined five points against teams ranked No. 347 and No. 288 and two losses by double digits against similar ranked teams. 10* (813) Little Rock Trojans

This is a play on the UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS for our CBB Thursday Signature Enforcer. UT Arlington was coming off a lengthy roadtrip as it played five consecutive road games and was back home for the first time in 29 days but it unfortunately lost in overtime by a bucket against Utah Valley. The Mavericks did lose four of those five road games which did include a solid win at Texas St. which qualified as a Quad 3 game which is where this one falls. Of their 18 games overall, only six have been at home so this is another good spot to grab their first conference win after a 0-4 start, three by 10 points combined, before hitting the road again on Saturday. Seattle has been all over the map this season and is currently on a season-high three-game winning streak. This run came after a loss at California Baptist in their Western Athletic Conference opener and the three wins have been against teams ranked No. 258, No. 285 and No. 253 and all of those were at home. The Redhawks are back on the road where they are 2-6 which does include a win against Washington but that is a sneaky rivalry game and now they are back for a Quad 3 game where they are 0-6. 10* (796) UT Arlington Mavericks

This is a play on the ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Thursday Rivalry Rout. Denver continues to trend down as it is No. 334 in the NET Rankings following what might be considered a quality loss as it fell at St. Thomas by 12 points as a 15-point underdog. The Pioneers have now lost nine straight games and are 0-6 in the Summit League to drop their overall record to 6-15 with three of those wins coming against non-Division I teams. Additionally, they are 1-9 on the road with that one win coming against Portland St. by one point back in early December, one of two wins by a single point with the third coming against the worst Division I team they have faced, No. 343 Sacramento St. Oral Roberts has not been much better as it also has five overall wins including three non-Division I victories but the Golden Eagles have been more competitive despite playing a much tougher schedule, No. 96 compared to No. 245 for the Pioneers. They have five wins at home overall with the two ranked teams sitting well ahead of Denver and from a statistical standpoint, Oral Roberts has edges across the board despite the rough schedule. 10* (806) Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

This is a play on the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS for our CBB Thursday Star Attraction. College of Charleston has won seven of its last eight games with the lone loss coming at Monmouth which was a tough letdown spot coming off wins over Hofstra and Towson. The Cougars have won two straight since then including a narrow two-point win at home against Northeastern as they could have been guilty looking ahead to this game. They have won three straight Quad 3 games including a 10-point win over Wofford which is ranked higher than the Seahawks and this one has been circled after getting swept last season including a six-point loss here, one of only two home losses. UNC Wilmington has also won two straight games to improve to 4-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association with the two losses coming by just five points so that is keeping this line in check. The Seahawks hit the road where they are 3-3, all three wins against teams ranked lower than the Cougars and overall, they have played a schedule ranked No. 307 compared to the No. 220 ranked schedule for College of Charleston. Home floor and revenge will be the difference here. 10* (762) College of Charleston Cougars

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our CBB Wednesday Signature Enforcer. Nebraska opened the season 12-2 including a 2-1 start in the Big Ten Conference but it has dropped four straight games, three of those on the road in Quad 1 games, including one in overtime at Iowa and another at Maryland by two points. The other two conference Quad 1 losses were also on the road and the Huskers were blown out at Michigan St. and Purdue, both of which are in the top 16 in the NET Rankings. Their only bad game was right here at Pinnacle Bank Arena in a three-point loss against Rutgers, snapping a 20-game home winning streak and this is their first home game since that defeat so they will be fired up on top of ending this current skid. USC dropped back under .500 in the conference with a 15-point home loss against Wisconsin on Saturday and are back on the road for just the third time in six weeks. The Trojans made a Midwest stop two weeks ago, getting blown out at Indiana before pulling off a major upset at Illinois by 10 points as a 12-point underdog. Their other five Quad 1 games were losses by an average of 16.4 ppg. 10* (734) Nebraska Cornhuskers

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Wednesday Star Attraction. We have been bit by Arkansas twice in its last two games and it has now lost five straight games to open SEC action so it has been an awful start for first year head coach John Calipari. Two of the five losses have come at home against Mississippi and Florida by seven and eight points respectively and both are ranked higher that Georgia in the Quad 1 group. They have played the tougher schedule and the all-around numbers are for the most part better but consistency has been the issue which has led to a 4-13-1 ATS record, the worst among major conferences. Georgia has dropped two straight games against Tennessee and Auburn, ranked No. 4 and No. 1 respectively in the NET Rankings, so there is no real harm in that but the loss to the Tigers was a tough one as the Bulldogs were down nine with 30 seconds remaining and had ac couple chances to win so that could be hard to recover from. They are now 2-4 in Quad 1 games, losing both road games by double digits with a neutral floor loss also coming by 11 points. Their only road win was against 8-11 Georgia Tech. 10* (736) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS for our CBB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. Baylor had won six of seven games, losing only to Iowa St. on the road, before going into Arizona and getting thumped by 11 points and instead of responding at home against TCU, the Bears lost to the Horned Frogs by three points as a 12.5-point favorite after blowing a double-digit second half lead. Now it is response time as they are coming off their first home loss of the season in embarrassing fashion and laying right around the same number as they are now playing and hosting their first Quad 3 game of the season as they have played the No. 3 ranked schedule in the country. Kansas St. play one of its better games of the season and fourth hard in a 10-point loss on the road at rival Kansas on Saturday. The Wildcats had no answers down low against Hunter Dickinson as they played a clean game with only three turnovers and still could not get within single digits. The Wildcats are the lowest ranked team in the Big 12 Conference and coming off their biggest game of the season puts them in a tough letdown spot as they remain on the road where they are 0-5. 10* (740) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the JAMES MADISON DUKES for our Sun Belt Game of the Month. This is the get right spot for James Madison as it has lost three of four games in two home and home sets with Marshall and Appalachian St., splitting against the Thundering Herd and getting swept by the Mountaineers. The Dukes are now back on the road where they are winless at 0-6 but three of those were in Quad 2 games and the other three were in Quad 3 games with the lowest NET teams being No. 192 and No. 194, resulting in two and four-point losses making this their first Quad 4 road contest. Old Dominion has lost two straight games following a three-game winning streak and it is now 4-3 in the Sun Belt Conference, one game ahead of the Dukes and it still comes in as the home underdog but that is for a reason. The Monarchs pulled off the huge upset at South Alabama three games back on the road a 14.5-point underdogs in overtime and they are 0-7 in all other non-Quad 4 games with the closest loss being six points and this qualifies as a Quad 3 game. They are just 5-6 at home including two non-Division I wins. 10* (687) James Madison Dukes

This is a play on the OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES for our CBB Wednesday Early Dominator. Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off an overtime win at Wright St. last Wednesday to make it four straight wins to improve to 7-2 in the Horizon League. The Mastodons remain on the road where they are 4-5 with the other three wins coming against teams ranked No. 300 or worse in the NET Rankings. They are 3-1 in Quad 3 games and in addition to the win over the Raiders, the other two were at home and on a neutral floor. Oakland has won three straight games to improve to 5-4 in the conference so this is a big opportunity to move up in the standings and with three games right after this against lower ranked teams, this remains an important run. The Golden Grizzlies have played 20 games overall and only six of those have been at home where they are 4-2, losing to Robert Morris in a conference game as well as a bad loss against Eastern Michigan but that was back in November. They are 3-4 in Quad 3 games with all four losses coming on the road and this is just the second one at home, the first being a 16-point win against Milwaukee. 10* (710) Oakland Golden Grizzlies

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our CBB Tuesday Star Attraction. We played against Missouri on Saturday as we had Arkansas in what was a good spot even though it was on the road but it is now clear that Arkansas is not good as it has dropped down to the third worst team in the SEC in NET Rankings. The Tigers improved to 15-3 and are the surprise of the conference as they are in a second place tie with Alabama and Mississippi at 4-1. They have covered five straight games including that road win at Florida in their back pocket but have lost all three other Quad 1 games away from home. Texas fell to 1-4 in the Southeastern Conference following a 24-point loss at Florida on Saturday and the Longhorns have had their struggles with the conference shift. To their credit, three of the losses have come against top five teams with the other coming against No. 20 Texas A&M and the two home losses against No. 1 Auburn and No. 4 Tennessee were by five and four points respectively so now comes a break back in Austin. 10* (654) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Tuesday Letdown Dominator. West Virginia responded from a 16-point loss at Houston with a major home upset over Iowa St. by seven points and the Mountaineers have covered three straight games, all as underdogs. Now they are in the ultimate letdown spot following the court storm and now they are overpriced because of that win. They are now 9-1 at home with the loss coming against Arizona by 19 points and that is not a great Arizona team and this is the point to sell high especially with four straight revenge games on deck. Arizona St. opened 1-1 in the Big 12 Conference but has since dropped its last four games but with the exception of the loss at Kansas, the last three have been competitive with defeats of 6, 6 and 7 points. The Sun Devils have played the No. 16 ranked schedule in the country, part of it because of it having played seven Quad 1 games where they are 1-6 but this is the ideal buy low spot as the chance to get their first road win of the season is a lot better but at an even better number to stay within margin. 10* (657) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our CBB Tuesday ACC Game of the Month. Louisville is in a stretch of playing great where it cannot lose as the Cardinals have won eight straight games since their loss at Kentucky and this is the second game of a closing stretch where they can keep the run going. Of their final 12 games, this is the only Quad 1 game on the schedule and while things can change as the schedule goes along, the Cardinals have the easiest closing slate. Louisville did beat Florida St. and Pittsburgh in its two road Quad 1 games but this one sets up differently that is not in its favor. The Mustangs are back home following a pair of road wins at Virginia and Miami, the latter coming by 43 points against a Hurricanes team that has already tossed it in. We cannot count that against them as they are back home with an 8-2 record with those losses coming against Mississippi St. and Duke, No. 17 and No. 2 respectively in the NET Rankings so this Quad 1 game is a step down and they are catching a number that is basically a win means a cover. 10* (664) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our CBB Tuesday Ultimate Underdog. Purdue came through on its west coast trip with a sweep in Washington and Oregon to make it seven straight wins and the Boilermakers are now 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference which puts them a half-game behind Michigan St. for first place. They are back home where they are 9-0 but it includes only two Quad 1 wins and while one was against Alabama, that was back in November and their only Big Ten win came against Maryland by five points. This is a difficult turnaround spot and making it more tough is the fact they have Michigan on deck. Ohio St. is now 10-8 following a loss against Indiana which was its third straight to fall to 2-5 in the conference but those last three losses were by a combined five points which has put the Buckeyes in the bottom 25th percentile in the Luck Ratings. All eight losses have come in the top two quadrants and six of those have come by seven points or less so this record could be a lot better. Despite being just two games over .500, they are No. 36 in the NET rankings and are undervalued here. 10* (633) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Butler snapped a nine-game losing streak with a home win over Seton Hall on Wednesday and now it goes into the worst possible environment. The Bulldogs are now 1-6 in the Big East Conference with that win being a Quad 4 victory and that was not easy. Now they go back into a Quad 1 game where they have dropped their last four and while the last three have been between 8 and 10 points, this is the worst spot of them all as the Huskies are not going to look past them. Connecticut is coming off a home loss against Creighton on Saturday to fall to 5-2 in the conference, the other loss coming at Villanova by two points. This is the first time this season the Huskies have played back-to-back home games within the conference and obviously the first coming off a loss in Storrs which was their first overall home loss. The reason for no lookahead is not only coming off the defeat but they escaped with a four-point win at Butler a month ago. 10* (620) Connecticut Huskies

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS for our CBB Tuesday Signature Enforcer. Duquesne is coming off one of its best seasons as it won 25 games, won its first ever Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament and won its first NCAA Tournament game since 1969 but not much was expected this season yet the Dukes are on a run as they have won three straight games, all as underdogs, and seven of their last eight. They are 4-1 in the conference which is good for a tie for second place but now comes the highest NET ranked opponent in a spot that they should not be wanting to the face in the Flyers. Dayton snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Loyola Chicago on Saturday but it was just by two points on its home floor and the Flyers are now just 2-3 in the conference. They have failed to cover seven straight games and come in 0-2 on the road and that is keeping this number down. To put that in perspective, they were favored by 9 and 10.5 points at George Washington and Massachusetts in their last two road games so this line has been overadjusted based on the recent results. 10* (623) Dayton Flyers

This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS for our CBB Tuesday Early Dominator. Ohio had its six-game winning streak snapped with a 12-point loss at Akron on Friday which was its first conference loss for the preseason Mid-American Conference favorites. The Bobcats are now 4-1 in the conference and this is the one break that it needs to smash as they have Kent St., Toledo and Miami on deck, three of the top five teams in conference NET rankings along with themselves and Akron. They fell to 1-7 in Quad 1-Quad 3 games with the one win coming on the road but they are 8-0 in Quad 4 games, which is where this one is with seven of those wins by more than what they are laying Tuesday. Eastern Michigan is coming off an upset win at Bowling Green as a 6.5-point underdog which snapped a three-game losing streak and it is now 2-3 in the conference, the other win coming against No. 357 ranked Northern Illinois. The Eagles are just 3-3 at home so there is no edge and the two Quad 3 losses were by 23 and 24 points. 10* (601) Ohio Bobcats

This is a play on the PENN ST. NITTANY LIONS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Penn St. opened 2-1 in the Big Ten Conference but has lost four straight games, three being Quad 1 games and the other being a Quad 2 game and now the Nittany Lions are playing their first conference game outside those quadrants in a spot to bounce back to protect their 10-0 record. They are 9-2 at home with the two losses coming against Indiana and Oregon by seven combined points and this one is even bigger with road games at Iowa and Michigan on deck. This is some early revenge with Penn St. losing the first meeting in December by four points. Rutgers is coming off a big upset at Nebraska which snapped the Huskers school record 20-game home winning streak. It was the second straight upset win for the Scarlet Knights and their first road win after opening 0-3 in true road games and 1-6 in all games away from home, the only win coming by a point against Notre Dame on a neutral floor. Rutgers is 1-6 in Quad 1 games with two close calls in November but four double-digit losses since then. 10* (888) Penn St. Nittany Lions

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS for our CBB Monday Afternoon Dominator. Drexel is coming off a pair of home losses against Towson in overtime and then against Elon which is the top ranked NET team in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Dragons are now 2-3 in the conference and remain home where they are just 2-5 but in a good position with a big game here and then the next three games against teams lower ranked than then. While they are 0-6 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, they are 9-2 in Quad 4 games, which is where this one falls, one loss being that Towson game and the other being a three point loss on the road. Hofstra is coming off a loss at Towson by five points which is just one spot ahead of Drexel, No. 194 vs. No. 195 and the Pride are now 3-4 on the road. They have played the tougher schedule and have the identical record overall and in the conference. They come in 1-2 in Quad 4 games with this being the first true road game within that quadrant and two of the three road wins have been against teams ranked lower than the Dragons. 10* (882) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the IN INDIANAPOLIS JAGUARS for our Horizon League Game of the Month. Cleveland St. is rolling along with nine straight wins including seven straight in the Horizon League after opening conference play with a loss at Milwaukee. The Vikings have a half-game lead in the Horizon and are back on the road where they are 4-4 and they have a chance to stay where they are, playing the bottom three teams in the conference in their next three games. This is not the easiest of spots however as they are 7-1 in Quad 4 games but only on of those has been on the road and that was at No. 339 Green Bay where they were actually getting points and are favored for the first time on the road this season. IU Indianapolis has had a rough stretch of it of late as it is 2-8 over its last 10 games but six of those were on the road where the Jaguars went 0-6 and their 2-2 record at home includes a loss by just two points against Northern Kentucky. They are 2-3 in Quad 4 games, two losses by two and three points. 10* (844) IU Indianapolis Jaguars

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Sunday Star Attraction. Illinois comes in following a burial of Indiana in Bloomington as it built a 30-point lead in the first half and never looked back. The Illini remain on the road where they are 3-1 and this is a big test but they have done their part. After a loss in their first Quad 1 game against Alabama, they have gone 5-2 since then with the losses coming by two and four points. Despite a 5-2 record in the Big Ten Conference, which is good for fourth place, they are the top team in the NET Rankings at No. 7. Michigan St. has surprised some with their recent run which has reached 10 straight wins and it leads the conference with a 6-0 record. Impressive for sure in a deep conference but the Spartans have yet to face a team ranked in the top eight in conference NET rankings and after this, their next four games are against teams ranked outside the top 30. This is skewing the record for sure and with a backloaded schedule that closes with seven straight Quad 1 games, this is not a team to be trusted just yet. 10* (833) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Saturday Late Powerhouse. Hawaii had its three-game winning streak snapped with a loss at home on Thursday night against CS Northridge by 23 points, its worst loss of the season. The Warriors remain on the island looking to bounce back in a series they have owned with six straight wins. The loss dropped them to 9-4 at home but two of those were in Quad 2 games while the loss to the Matadors was a Quad 3 game where they are also 0-2. Hawaii has had a pair of overtime wins at home in quad 4 games but all others have been blowouts. CSU Bakersfield has been off since last Saturday to accommodate for the travel and they are coming off a home win over Northridge in their last game to improve to 3-3 in the Big West Conference. The venue has been the difference in all aspects as the Roadrunners are 3-0 in home games and 0-3 in road games within the conference and overall, the home team is 14-2 in 16 true home court games. This is a Quad 3 game and CSU Bakersfield is 0-2 on the road in these, losing by 13 and 20 points. 10* (824) Hawaii Warriors

This is a play on the SAN FRANCISCO DONS for our CBB Saturday Letdown Dominator. Oregon St. improved to 4-2 in the West Coast Conference with a huge eight-point home win in overtime against Gonzaga as a nine-point underdog and this is the ultimate letdown spot against a quality opponent so we have the opportunity to sell high. That was the first Quad 1 win after opening 0-4 and now the Beavers drop down into a Quad 2 game here where they are 1-0 but that was at home. They are back on the road where they are just 1-3, the win coming against No. 308 Pacific, part of their 10-0 record in quad 4 games. San Francisco had no issues with Pepperdine on the road as the Dons improved to 5-2 in the conference. The win also snapped a five-game non-cover streak and those two conference losses were on the road in a Quad 1 and a quad 2 game. They are 2-5 in those two quadrant games but all four losses were away from home while the two wins were at home where San Francisco is 11-0 on the season. Even with St. Mary’s on deck, there is no lookahead after what Oregon St. did on Thursday. 10* (818) San Francisco Dons

This is a play on the LIBERTY FLAMES for our CBB Saturday Supreme Annihilator. Liberty is coming off a loss on Thursday at home against UTEP as an eight-point favorite and it is priced the same in a much needed bounce back spot. The Flames have now lost two straight games, the first being a five-point loss at Louisiana Tech last Saturday and are now 2-3 in Conference-USA. That loss to the Hilltoppers was their worst loss of the season as their other three defeats have come by a combined six points, one in overtime and their two home losses have been by three points. This is the time to lay down the hammer. New Mexico St. is the hottest team in the conference as it has won seven straight games including four straight to open C-USA action. It was a rough start for the Aggies as they lost some suspect games early on but have obviously recovered. This is their third straight road game and this just their second Quad 2 game, the first coming way back in November against UNLV, a seven-point loss and Liberty is ranked higher than the Runnin’ Rebels. 10* (782) Liberty Flames

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS for our CBB Saturday Rivalry Rout. Mississippi St. is back home after getting blown out at Auburn on Tuesday by 22 points which came after a five-point loss at home against Kentucky, its first setback in Starkville after an 8-0 start. Those were the Bulldogs first two losses in Quad 1 games after starting 3-0 and what better way to bounce back than against their most hated rival in a home night game at a short price. They ran into a buzzsaw at Auburn which was coming off a pair of close calls and the Tigers showed no mercy on defense with the Bulldogs going just 3-24 from long range. Mississippi is on a roll which is the time to go against the Rebels in a sell high spot. They have won four straight games including a huge upset at Alabama by 10 points as a 12-point underdog on Tuesday and this being a rivalry game, it is not a letdown spot but a value spot as the line is being shaded because of the recent results and the fact they are tied with Auburn for first place in the SEC. 10* (760) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Saturday Star Attraction. Arkansas went 11-2 in the non-conference part of the schedule but has dropped its first four SEC games, not the start new head coach John Calipari envisioned. The first three were against Tennessee, Mississippi and Florida so no harm, no foul there but a four-point loss at LSU on Tuesday was horrible. The Razorbacks have fallen to No. 51 in the NET Rankings and this starts a stretch of three winnable games and games they can ill afford to lose. The slow conference start has created value and this is an ideal buy low/sell high spot. The sell high part is against Missouri as it is coming off an upset at Florida by one point as a 10.5-point underdog and it has now won three straight games. The Tigers are back home where they are 13-0 and while it includes a solid win over Kansas, 10 of those have been in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games. They caught a break after that Kansas game as they faced Long Island University after that and this will be the first time this season facing a competent opponent after a big win. 10* (767) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS for our CBB Saturday Signature Enforcer. SIU Edwardsville has won and covered five straight games including two on the road and the Cougars are now 5-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The schedule has helped out as they dropped their first two conference games, also on the road against the two toughest teams they have faced while the five wins have come against five of the six worst teams in the conference in the NET Rankings. The record is playing into the line and SIU Edwardsville has played the No. 355 ranked schedule in the country, the 10th easiest. UT Martin overcame a 17-point deficit against Eastern Illinois to win by five points but failed to cover by a half-point. Because it was not a marquee win, there is no celebration and instead it will provide some solid momentum playing the second place team in the conference. They are 4-3 in the conference and all losses have been by one point and UT Martin is ranked No. 339 in the Luck Ratings so it has been a very unfortunate team this season with those close losses proving that. 10* (738) UT Martin Skyhawks

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Valparaiso has dropped two straight games, both on the road, to fall to 3-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Beacons had won three straight games prior to this and the competition has played the key role in their conference and overall records. All three conference wins have come in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games, with this game falling in the former, and they are 7-1 overall in those games while all four conference losses have come in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, sitting 0-7 in those quadrants. They are back home where they are 8-2 and this is a big one with a game at Drake on deck. Illinois Chicago has been a ticket casher of late as it has covered eight straight games so this is the time to sell high as it hits the road after two straight home games. The Flames have been solid on the road at 4-2 and while they are 5-2 in Quad 3 games, only two have been within the conference where they split those and both of those were at home. 10* (708) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA SOONERS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. This is a good bounce back spot for Oklahoma as it is desperate for a victory, having now lost four straight games after getting upended at home against Texas on Wednesday. The value is here with the line as the Sooners are 0-6 ATS in their last six games. They opened the season 13-0 including 8-0 at home and included in the skid are two home losses with a defeat against Texas A&M by two points being the other and after opening 3-0 in Quad 1 games, they are 0-3 in their last three and with a pair of road games on deck, this is the get right spot. South Carolina has also lost four straight games which has included a pair of blowout losses against Mississippi St. and Alabama and most recently, a pair of consecutive 66-63 losses to Auburn at home and Vanderbilt on the road. The Gamecocks are 0-5 in Quad 1 games with their only Quad 2 win coming in overtime at home against Clemson. They are dead last in the SEC in NET Rankings and catch another poor spot Saturday. 10* (710) Oklahoma Sooners

This is a play on the JAMES MADISON DUKES for our CBB Saturday Revenge Rout. James Madison snapped a two-game losing streak with a three-point win over Marshall but failed to cover after leading by 11 points with under a minute remaining. The Dukes remain home where they are 8-1 and will be out for some recent revenge as their most recent loss came at Appalachian St. last Saturday by 20 points. Their lone loss came by five points against George Mason which was easily their highest ranked home opponent and they are 4-0 in their other Quad 3 home games and this is where the Mountaineers fall with similar NET Rankings. Appalachian St. has won and covered four straight games, winning all by double digits, three of those were at home and the road win was against Old Dominion, No. 324 in the NET Rankings. The win over the Monarchs was the first road win of the season for the Mountaineers and while two of the four losses were in Quad 1 games, the Quad 3 and Quad 4 losses were by 15 points at UNC Wilmington and by six points at No. 333 ranked Louisiana, respectively. 10* (728) James Madison Dukes

This is a play on the KENT ST. GOLDEN FLASHES for our MAC Game of the Year. Miami has rolled through the early part of the Mid-American Conference schedule as it is 4-0 and it has improved to 13-4 overall but now comes the test. The RedHawks have benefited from playing four Quad 4 games to open MAC play and it has cruised to wins of 14, 8, 20 and 15 points and going back, they have covered their last five lined games. Miami is 3-3 on the road and that does include two Quad 1 games but did lose a quad 4 game at Vermont and now is in another sell high spot. Kent St. rolled over the two worst teams in the conference at Buffalo and at Northern Illinois before losing at home against Western Michigan on Tuesday by 11 points as a 13-point favorite. That was the second straight home loss for the Golden Flashes, the first coming against Ball St. also as a double-digit chalk so now is the time to get back right at home where it opened 5-0. Making this more urgent is they have road games at Ohio and Toledo next week. 10* (700) Kent St. Golden Flashes

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Purdue is coming off a win at Washington Thursday as it outscored the Huskies by 19 points in the second half for the 11-point win and cover. The Boilermakers have won six straight games while all of the victories have been by double digits so they have been playing at a high level but are in a tougher spot here. The Boilermakers are now 14-4 overall including 6-1 in the Big Ten Conference with all of their losses coming in Quad 1 games and all have been away from home where they are 5-4 overall. Oregon suffered a 32-point loss against Illinois at home on January 2nd but has won its last three games albeit by just seven points combined, the last two on the road. That puts the Ducks in a value spot to buy low as they are back home where they are 7-2, the other loss coming against UCLA by a bucket back in early December. They have excelled in the big games this season as they are 7-1 in Quad 1 games and those seven wins trail only Auburn. 10* (690) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA BISON for our CBB Saturday Road Warrior. South Dakota is off to an 11-8 start, which is one win shy from its victories all of last season, including a 2-2 start in the Summit League. The two wins have come at home against Denver and Oral Roberts which are No. 341 and No. 335 in the NET rankings and that has been the story behind the Coyotes 10-0 start at home. Three wins have come against non-Division I teams and the other seven coming in Quad 4 games. They now face their toughest test at home against the highest ranked team they have hosted by far. North Dakota St. is expected to be a contender in the conference and it is off to a 3-2 following a pair of wins over Denver and Kansas City by seven points on Thursday, the latter being the preseason favorite. While they have lost both Quad 3 road games, those were back in November and the Bison can win on the road as they have a Quad 1 and Quad 2 win over Santa Clara and Butler respectively and we are getting a lower than expected number. 10* (683) North Dakota St. Bison

This is a play on the GEORGIA BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Three-Game Package. Auburn shook off a pair of close calls at Texas and at South Carolina with a resounding home win over Mississippi St. by 22 points on Tuesday. The Tigers remain the No. 1 team in the NET Rankings with their only loss coming at Duke by six points. This is a good spot to again step in front of the Tigers as they were riding a four-game non-cover streak prior to their game against the Bulldogs and this will be their third Quad 1 road game, the first two being those games against Duke and Texas. Georgia upset Kentucky at home two Saturdays back and then rolled over Oklahoma but was stifled at Tennessee on Wednesday as it lost by 18 points with the offense scoring 56 points, its second lowest of the season which was just ahead of the 51 points scored at Mississippi. Those were the only two road losses and the Bulldogs are back home where they are 11-0 and hosting their second Quad 1 game and catching a big number after getting 1.5 points in that game against Kentucky. 10* (622) Georgia Bulldogs

This is a play on the GEORGE WASHINGTON REVOLUTIONARIES as part of our CBB Saturday Early Three-Game Package. George Washington is coming off an eight-point loss at home against Duquesne which snapped a two-game winning streak and the Revolutionaries fell to 2-2 in the Atlantic Ten Conference. They are back on the road to face a rival where they are 2-2 and while one of the wins was in a Quad 4 games, the other was a Quad 2 win at Rhode Island and they are 2-0 in Quad 2 games, the other win coming at home against Dayton. The two conference losses have been by eight points or less and now in a good bounce back situation. George Mason is coming off a big upset on Wednesday at Dayton by eight points as an eight-point underdog which was its third straight win and the Patriots could still be celebrating that victory. They are back home where they are 11-1 and now overpriced because of the Dayton win. 10 of those 11 wins have come in nine Quad 4 games and one non-Division 1 game so while they proved they can win a big one, they are 2-1 in Quad 3 games in a tough scenario. 10* (613) George Washington Revolutionaries

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PANTHERS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Three-Game Package. Pittsburgh has come up small the last two games, both of which were losses as a favorite following a 29-point loss at Duke. The Panthers have fallen to 3-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are still the third ranked team in the conference in the NET rankings at No. 31. The Panthers are back home where they are 9-1, the loss coming against Louisville last Saturday, the second ranked team in the conference and on a seven-game winning streak, so this is a huge game for Pittsburgh as its 1-5 record in Quad 1 games is not helping its cause. Clemson has won two straight games and five of its last six to improve to 6-1 in the ACC, tied with Louisville for second place at 6-1. The Tigers have faced a soft conference schedule to start as five of those wins have been in Quad 3 games with the other coming at home against Florida St., a Quad 2 contest. They are 2-3 on the road, both Quad 3 games and they have lost both Quad 1 road games by double digits. 10* (610) Pittsburgh Panthers

This is a play on the NEW MEXICO LOBOS for our CBB Friday Late Powerhouse. We played against New Mexico on Tuesday and while not expecting the outright loss, the Lobos did in fact lose outright by a point as a 9.5-point favorite. They are now back home where they are 9-1 with the only loss coming against rival New Mexico St. in overtime which was a bad loss considering they were 20-point favorites but strange things can happen in those rivalry games. New Mexico is 5-1 in Quad 2 games with the only loss coming against surprisingly good Arizona St. by three points on a neutral floor and this is a big bounce back opportunity to stay in first place in the Mountain West Conference. Boise St. improved to 5-2 in the conference which is one game out of first place with a resounding 41-point win at home over Wyoming, recovering from a tough two-point loss at Utah St. prior to that. The Broncos are 2-2 on the road with the other loss coming at San Francisco by 11 points with the two wins coming at San Jose St. and at Wyoming and overall, they are just 2-4 against teams ranked No. 80 or better in the NET Rankings. Boise St. won here by eight points last season as a 10.5-point underdog and the Lobos have not forgotten that. 10* (894) New Mexico Lobos

This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Georgetown opened 3-0 in the Big East Conference but has lost three straight, two tough eight-point losses against Marquette and Connecticut and most recently a five-point loss against St. john’s, the three top NET ranked teams in the conference. This is a smash spot to get back on track as a home loss to Notre Dame in their third game of the season is their only one at home in a non-Quad 1 game. They are 0-4 in those games while going 12-1 in every other game and this is big with two road games on deck. DePaul started the season with a lot of success as it opened 7-0 but has lost nine of its last 11 games and the Blue Demons are regressing to their normal selves. They have lost five straight games to move to 0-7 in the conference and to their credit, three of those were in overtime. They are coming off a disheartening home overtime loss against Marquette by two points and getting off the floor from that will be tough. DePaul has played four Quad 1 games on the road and the results are not good with losses by 14, 28, 20 and 44 points while its only other road game was a loss at Seton Hall in overtime in a Quad 3 game. 10* (888) Georgetown Hoyas

This is a play on the CAL POLY MUSTANGS for our CBB Thursday Revenge Rout. While Cal Poly is just 6-12 on the season, it is already a success after the Mustangs won just four games all of last season. They are 0-6 in the Big West Conference after going 0-20 last season but they will get that breakthrough win and this looks like the ideal spot. Five of those losses have come against the top five NET ranked teams in the conference with combined records of 62-21 and the sixth defeat came at UC Davis back in early December which sets up a revenge spot and while Cal Poly heads to UC Irvine on Saturday, there is no chance of a lookahead. UC Davis has been near the top of the conference the last two seasons and is expected to be again this season but it is just 3-3 with all three losses by double digits. The Aggies are coming off a bad loss against Long Beach St. at home and hit the road where they are 2-6, the wins coming against No. 257 Idaho and No. 345 Sacramento St. by just 11 points combined, both Quad 4 games. This is their fourth Quad 3 game with the two losses by 19 and 11 points. 10* (856) Cal Poly Mustangs

This is a play on the LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS for our CBB WCC Game of the Month. This is one of those spots where we look for a matchup involving the Gonzaga and St. Mary’s dynamic and it goes both ways. Loyola Marymount is coming off a pair of games against the aforementioned Bulldogs and Gaels, both resulting in blowout losses and after having its game against Pepperdine postponed, the Lions have had nine days to get ready for this game. They come in 7-3 at home with the loss to Gonzaga as well as losses to UC Irvine and North Dakota and this will be their fifth Quad 3 game after going 4-0 in the first four. Santa Clara has won three straight games including a pair of big ones in their last two against Oregon St. and San Francisco, both at home, and the Broncos hit the road where they are 2-2. One win was against No. 323 ranked San Diego while the losses came against San Francisco and Nevada, two higher ranked teams than the Lions but this is their first Quad 3 road game, going 2-2 in the first four, losing two at home. And the clincher is Santa Clara has a game at Gonzaga on Saturday. 10* (858) Loyola Marymount Lions

This is a play on the WEBER ST. WILDCATS for our CBB Thursday Signature Enforcer. Weber St. broke through with its first Big Sky Conference win as it won at Idaho St. by eight points on Saturday after starting 0-2 in the conference while concluding its four-game roadtrip after opening 0-3. The Wildcats were competitive in only one of their five quad 1 and Quad 2 games and while they do have five Quad 3 and Quad 4 losses, three have come on the road while the two at home have been against teams ranked much higher than Montana, both Quad 3 games, and all five losses were by five points or less including one in overtime. The Grizzlies are coming off a blowout loss at home against top NET ranked northern Colorado and now the Grizzlies hit the road where they are 2-6. Both wins were in Quad 4 games and now comes a Quad 3 game where they have yet to play one on the highway. They are the eighth luckiest team in the country according to the Luck Ratings as of their 10 wins, three have been against non-division I teams and four others by one or two possessions. 10* (832) Weber St. Wildcats

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our CBB Thursday Star Attraction. Nebraska came back to reality last week as after six straight wins including three Quad 2 wins against Indiana, Oregon St. and UCLA, the Huskers hit the road and lost at Iowa by 10 points in overtime which can be considered a bad beat and then got stomped at Purdue by 36 points on Sunday. They return home where they are 8-0 with nearly all of those blowouts and that includes no Quad 3 games as both have been away from home which were victories by 17 and 14 points and this is the ideal bounce back situation with a game at Maryland on deck. Rutgers is coming off a home upset of UCLA but the recent play of the Bruins is starting to question how good UCLA really is. The Scarlet Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with that victory and those were against some solid competition but all were non-competitive double-digit losses. They hit the road where they are 0-3 which includes a bad loss at Kennesaw St. and this is now their seventh Quad 1 game after losing the first six, the last four coming by 13.5 ppg. 10* (834) Nebraska Cornhuskers

This is a play on the UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. UT Martin is coming off a loss at Lindenwood by a point on Saturday to fall to 3-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Four of those games have been on the road and the Skyhawks have split the two home games with the loss coming against top ranked Little Rock by one point. This has been the story as all three conference losses have been by one point, the third coming on the road at Morehead St. UT Martin is ranked No. 339 in the Luck Ratings so it has been a very unfortunate team this season with those close losses proving that. Eastern Illinois is the bottom NET ranked team in the conference as it has lost three straight games to fall to 1-4 in the conference and 5-11 overall. Those records are bad enough but it gets worse for the Panthers as they are back on the road where they are 0-8. Three of the five wins have come against non-Division I teams, another was at home over Lindenwood in overtime and the fifth came against Northern Illinois, which is No. 357 in the NET Rankings. 10* (824) UT Martin Skyhawks

This is a play on the UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS as part of our CBB Thursday 3-Game Package. Utah Valley has taken the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference as it is off to a 3-0 start and it has won six straight games. The last four have all been at home including the three conference wins and the Wolverines hit the road where they are 3-5 with this being the first road game in 26 days. They are 4-2 in Quad 3 games with two of the wins at home and the two road wins came by two points against Weber St. and the other against a poor Idaho St. team. UT Arlington conversely has been on a lengthy roadtrip as it has played five consecutive road games and this will be its first home game in 29 days so we are seeing completely opposite travel situations in this game. They did lose four of those five games which did include a solid win at Texas St. which qualified as a Quad 3 game which is where this one falls. Of their 17 games overall, only five have been at home so this is a great spot to grab their first conference win after a 0-3 start. 10* (812) UT Arlington Mavericks

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS as part of our CBB Thursday 3-Game Package. Elon shook off a blowout loss at William & Mary with a blowout win on Monday at home against Campbell. The Phoenix are tied for second place in the Coastal Athletic Association at 3-1, one game behind the Tribe and they hit the road where they are 4-4. While they do own an impressive win at Notre Dame, the other three road wins have been against teams ranked No. 320, No. 338 and No. 357. Elon is 2-2 in Quad 3 games, where this one falls, and the two wins were at home while the two losses were on the road by 26 and 13 points. Drexel is coming off a loss at home against Towson by 11 points to fall to 2-2 in the conference with three of the first four games taking place on the road. The Dragons have not been good at home, going 2-4 compared to an 8-3 record on the highway but we are getting value because of it and we will be on them back on their home floor. Drexel is still the fourth NET ranked team in the conference and while the Dragons are 0-2 in Quad 3 games, those were way back in November. 10* (780) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the JAMES MADISON DUKES as part of our CBB Thursday 3-Game Package. This is a rare and interesting spot for James Madison as it is coming off a pair of road losses at Marshall and Appalachian St. and has immediate revenge from both of those in its next two games. The Dukes lost at Marshall by two points last Thursday and now they welcome the Thundering Herd in a week later. They are back home where they are 7-1, the lone loss coming against George Mason by five points in a Quad 3 game. This is just the second Quad 4 game, the first being an 11-point win over Southern Mississippi. All said, the Dukes have played the No. 92 ranked schedule. Marshall meanwhile has played the No. 305 ranked schedule so the fact it's a half-game better overall is deceiving. The Thundering Herd are 3-2 in the Sun Belt Conference and are coming off a four-game homestand and now they hit the road where they are 0-6, five losses coming by more than what they are getting here and the other coming at No. 284 ranked Southern Mississippi. 10* (794) James Madison Dukes

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS for our CBB Wednesday Late Powerhouse. Utah St. is off to a 16-1 start including 6-0 in the Mountain West Conference following a big home win over Boise St. on Saturday. The Aggies numbers are getting adjusted by the markets as they have failed to cover their last three games and are just 8-8 ATS in their 16 lined games. Utah St. has rolled in most of its Quad 4 games so taking those out, the Aggies are 9-1 in Quad1 - Quad 3 games and six of those wins have been by five points or less which factors into the Luck Ratings where they are No. 15 so they have been one of the most fortunate teams in the country. UNLV is coming off a pair of road blowout losses at Boise St. and Colorado St. and it too has failed to cover its last three games to fall to 4-11-1 ATS overall so the value is on the way. This is a Rebels team that has struggled away from home as it is 1-6 but is 8-1 in Las Vegas, the lone loss coming against Memphis by six points back in November in its only home Quad 2 game. 10* (756) UNLV Runnin’ Rebels

This is a play on the WASHINGTON HUSKIES for our CBB Wednesday Star Attraction. Purdue has won five straight games since suffering a pair of losses against Texas A&M and Auburn and now it is in a tough spot in a long travel spot with a game at Oregon up next. All of the victories have been by at least 18 points so they have been playing at a high level but are laying a number that is taking this into consideration. The Boilermakers are now 13-4 overall including 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference and while all of their losses have been in Quad 1 games, all have been away from home where they are 4-4 overall. Washington has lost three straight games which is also playing into the number but two of those were on the road and the home loss was by just four points against Illinois. That was the Huskies second Quad 1 home game, the first resulting in a win over Maryland while all of the other four were away from home. Washington also has Oregon on deck but it is not for another six days and after Purdue makes the trip. 10* (752) Washington Huskies