This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Denver defeated Boston 103-84 in its first home game after the All Star Break but it has struggled since then as the Nuggets lost at the Thunder in overtime before losing at home to Minnesota and most recently had a very unimpressive win at Utah by just three points. This is the start of a brutal stretch and a positive start is needed as Denver has the Knicks, Thunder, Rockers. Spurs, Lakers again and Sixers in their next six games after Thursday. The Lakers have won and covered three straight games following three straight losses but the three wins have come against the depleted Warriors, the Kings and the Pelicans. The Lakers five wins against the top ten are tied with the Celtics for the fewest in the league among the league’s top 20 teams. Here, we play against road teams off two or more consecutive home wins, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .600 and .750. This situation is 38-13 (74.5 percent) since 2022. 10* (578) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the CS FULLERTON TITANS for our Big West Game of the Month. CS Fullerton is 10-8 in the Big West Conference and is currently tied for sixth place but it is in a unique position where it can win out and move into the No. 3 or No. 4 seed which comes with a first round bye into the conference tournament. The final game is against CSU Northridge and by winning out, the Titans would hold the tiebreaker over both teams by virtue of season sweeps. This is the final home game of the season where they are 9-4 with the two most recent losses against leaders Hawaii and UC Irvine with the former coming by two points last Saturday. UC San Diego has turned the season around as after a 6-7 start in the conference, the Tritons have won five straight games and a win is big here for them as well but not in this spot. 10* (786) CS Fullerton Titans

This is a play on the MEMPHIS TIGERS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. South Florida needs one win in its final two games, or a Wichita St. loss to claim the American Athletic Conference regular season title. The Bulls have won seven straight games and they have been outstanding on the road but this is the tricky spot laying a big number with their final home game of the season on deck and facing a very desperate team. South Florida has covered its last three games including a 21-point win at home over Memphis so the Tigers have this one double circled. They were the preseason pick to win the conference and they started 7-4 but the Tigers have lost six straight games including five within the conference and now tied for ninth place. This is their final home game to buy low with their 0-6 ATS run. 10* (780) Memphis Tigers

This is a play on the MISSOURI ST. BEARS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Western Kentucky comes in riding a six-game winning streak to go from 5-7 to 11-7 in Conference-USA and it has locked up the No. 6 seed at the very least with all of the top six teams getting a bye into the conference tournament quarterfinals as it cannot fall to No. 7 because of its sweep of Jacksonville St. The Hilltoppers rolled over UTEP by 32 points in its home finale and closes the season with a pair of road games where they are 5-5. Missouri St. comes in on an opposite run as it has lost seven straight games and is still in jeopardy of missing the tournament as it is one game up on UTEP and New Mexico St. but holds both tiebreakers and needs just one win. Six of the seven losses were by one or two possessions. 10* (770) Missouri St. Bears

This is a play on the JAMES MADISON DUKES for our CBB Tourney Annihilator. James Madison won six straight games leading into its season finale which it lost at home to Coastal Carolina by one point and it was arguably a good loss as it got the Dukes motivated moving forward. The loss made them have to play an extra game in this absurd Sun Belt Conference tournament bracket and while it could cause problems later on should they keep moving on, they are coming off a momentum building 15-point win over Louisiana last night. Southern Mississippi got an extra bye based on tiebreakers and the edge based on playing a much softer unbalanced conference schedule than the Dukes. The Golden Eagles opened 5-1 in the conference but did lose eight of their last 12 games with all four wins coming at home. 10* (805) James Madison Dukes

This is a play on the DRAKE BULLDOGS for our CBB Tourney Enforcer. The first game of the day starts with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion from last season as Drake is very unlikely to defend the title with its 200/1 odds but this is a spot bet for the first game. The Bulldogs come in with the worst run in the conference as after a promising 6-5 start, the Bulldogs closed 0-9 while failing to cover their last seven games including the second meeting with the Salukis. It is a rather short price for Southern Illinois that won its final four games after a 2-7 start to finish with a .500 record at 10-10 so it has the momentum edge but we feel that is it as the opposite motivation is the equalizer. The Salukis are on the opposite cover side to sell high with a 4-0 ATS run. 10* (795) Drake Bulldogs

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BUCKS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The return of Giannis Antetokounmpo did not help the Bucks as he returned after missing 15 games and they were throttled by the Celtics by 27 points. This is the bounce back spot as he will be more involved as he was limited to just 25 minutes and Milwaukee has now lost three straight games all by at least 23 points so this is the ultimate buy low time. On the opposite side, the Hawks are playing excellent and are in the sell high position as they have won and covered four straight games all by double digits but all of those were at home and three of those were against Brooklyn and Washington (twice) with the other coming against a better but depleted Portland team. Atlanta hits the road where they are a decent 17-15 but catch Milwaukee at the wrong time. Here, we play on home teams averaging between 108 and 114 and after scoring 95 points or less going up against teams allowing between 114 and 118 ppg, after scoring 95 points or less. This situation is 28-11 (71.8 percent) since 2022. 10* (560) Milwaukee Bucks

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our CBB Wednesday Signature Enforcer. Villanova caught St. John’s at the wrong time as the Red Storm were coming off one of their worst games in recent memory as they were annihilated by Connecticut but came back and rolled the Wildcats by 32 points on Saturday. Villanova remains on the road and while it really has nothing to play for as it has the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Big East Tournament locked down, it does not want to lose any of these marginal games to affect NCAA Tournament seeding. The Wildcats are 7-0 in Quad 2 games including 5-0 on the road. DePaul is having a great season for its standards as it is coming off a pair of road wins at Creighton and Marquette to move to 8-10 in the conference with a chance to close out at .500 but this is a bad spot. The Blue Demons are 4-6 in Quad 2 games with the only home win being Seton Hall. 10* (713) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Wednesday Bounceback Baller. Arkansas is playing its final home game of the season and this is the smash spot as the Razorbacks are coming off by far their worst loss of the season, losing by 34 points at Florida. They are back in Fayetteville where they are 15-1 and still have an outside shot at the No. 2 seed but will need help from Alabama yet are in great shape for a top four seed and the double bye. Arkansas is 7-0 following a loss this season that includes solid wins over Louisville, Vanderbilt and Missouri and they are 6-1 ATS in those games. Texas snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over rival Texas A&M on the road which was a revenge victory after losing to the Aggies at home. The Longhorns are 9-7 in the Southeastern Conference and remain on the road where they are 4-5 and close the season with another rival Oklahoma at home. 10* (696) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the DETROIT TITANS for our CBB Wednesday Contrarian Crusher. Detroit is playing with house money at this point as it had nine wins combined over the previous two years and this season, the Titans are 12-8 in the Horizon League alone and secured the No. 3 seed in the tournament and they will be out to make this a special season at least up until the latter rounds. They are just 8-5 at home but have won four straight which is part of their current 7-2 run and they bring in the momentum. Detroit is 9-1 ATS this season against bad defenses allowing 77 or more ppg. Milwaukee has had a miserable season as it came in as the conference favorite and finished 8-12 and the road has been a struggle going 3-13 with wins over the two worst teams and Youngstown St. by one point. Milwaukee is 2-7 ATS this season following a win including 1-4 ATS on the road. 10* (746) Detroit Titans

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Wednesday Letdown Fadeaway. Apparently Indiana has done enough to make it to the NCAA Tournament as it is considered the last team in despite losing its last four games including a bad home loss against Northwestern to open this three-game homestand which closes the home portion of the schedule Wednesday. The Hoosiers do have solid home wins over Wisconsin and Purdue and overall they have played a tough schedule which is factoring into their tournament ability but just 2-11 in Quad 1 games and these Quad 2 games cannot be given away. Indiana lost the first meeting in the conference opener back in December by nine points so there is revenge in play. Minnesota is coming off yet another big home win as they have defeated Iowa, Michigan St. and UCLA in addition to Indiana but they are back on the road with only two wins. 10* (692) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the SACRAMENTO KINGS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Phoenix has had a decent amount of time off as it last played on Thursday which resulted in a home win over the Lakers. The Suns rest time has coincided with the possible return of Devin Booker who remains questionable for tonight but after some info this afternoon, he will be making his return after missing four games which were all at home. This was implied by the markets based on the opening number as there has been limited fluctuation. The Kings are coming off a loss against the Lakers as they were doubled up by the spread and are back home following a neutral game against the Spurs and four road games after that. While they have been far from good at home, Sacramento at least shows a pulse as opposed to its five road wins. The public will shift to the Suns with the official Booker news. Here, we play on home underdogs of 10 or more points revenging two straight losses of 10 points or more, off a road loss against a division rival. This situation is 24-4 ATS (85.7 percent) since 1997. 10* (550) Sacramento Kings

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Tuesday Late Enforcer. UCLA is in another spot that it has been in a few times already this season as it is coming off a loss in the Midwest and then back home against a quality opponent. The Bruins lost at Ohio St. and at Michigan St. and returned home to face Purdue and Illinois respectively and won both of those games. They are 14-1 at home with the lone loss coming against Indiana by one point in overtime and this is the final home game of the season. Nebraska was able to pull away from USC in the second half for a comfortable 15-point win on Saturday to make it three straight wins and this is their first back-to-back of the season on the road without a return trip home as the first two were near home. The Huskers will be popular here getting points and going into that USC game, they had lost four straight Quad 1 games. 10* (678) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the CINCINNATI BEARCATS for our CBB Tuesday Contrarian Crusher. What was once a good story has turned into a disaster for BYU as it started the season 16-1 with the only loss coming against Connecticut and then the schedule caught up to the Cougars as they lost five of six games with four of those coming against four of the top five NET Ranked teams in the Big 12 Conference. They caught some traction but in the midst of it, BYU lost guard Richie Sauders for the season and it is showing as they have dropped their last two games against Central Florida and West Virginia to fall to 8-8 in the conference and while possessing one of the top freshmen in the country, this team will not be going far and is in a tough spot. Cincinnati is on the bubble but it has two opportunities this week and this is the home finale where the Bearcats are 14-3. 10* (610) Cincinnati Bearcats

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS for our Big 12 Game of the Month. West Virginia is coming off a big win at home against BYU but there is no time for a letdown as the Mountaineers are running out of time to play their way into the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers hit the road where they are 3-5 with the three wins coming against mid-range teams that were Quad 1 wins while three of the four losses coming against Iowa St., Houston and Arizona with the other one by six points at TCU. Their only Quad 2 road loss was at Oklahoma St. in overtime and they close at home against Central Florida and will need a small run in the Big 12 Conference tournament. Kansas St. has had a miserable season as it is 2-14 with the most recent win coming at home against Baylor which was the coach bump game after Jerome Tang was fired and they have rival Kansas to close the season. 10* (653) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the TEXAS A&M AGGIES for our CBB Tuesday Star Attraction. Texas A&M opened up 7-1 in the Southeastern Conference but it has been a struggle since then for the Aggies as they have lost six of their last eight games to fall to 9-7 and the NCAA Tournament is no longer a shoe in as they are one of the last teams in. They have won a solid four Quad 1 road games which do go a long way but they have yet to secure a Quad 1 home win but have had only one opportunity and that was against Florida which is playing as well as anyone in the country. This is the final home game of the season with the other two conference losses coming against Missouri and Texas by a combined seven points. Kentucky has won two straight games including a blowout of Vanderbilt at home on Saturday and have a big home game against Florida to close out. 10* (624) Texas A&M Aggies

This is a play on the STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES for our CBB Tuesday Bounceback Baller. The Seawolves fell out of contention for the double-bye in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament last week after falling to Hofstra 67-58 on Saturday to make it two straight losses but Stony Brook will now look to secure the No. 5 seed in the tournament. They return back home for their final home games of the season where they are 12-3 with the two conference losses coming against 14-3 UNC Wilmington by four points and 10-7 Monmouth by one point. Leading scorer and conference leader in points Erik Pratt did not play against Hofstra because of a suspension but will be back tonight. Towson has won two straight and looks to get back to .500 in the CAA but the Tigers have struggled on the road, going 2-10 with one of those wins coming against 2-15 Northeastern. 10* (608) Stony Brook Seawolves

This is a play on the SACRAMENTO ST. HORNETS for our CBB Monday Signature Enforcer. Sacramento St. opened up 0-3 in the Big Sky Conference but the Hornets got it back to 5-5 with some solid play at home yet they have since lost seven straight games to get locked into a first round game in the upcoming conference tournament. Four of the recent losses were on the road where they have not won all season, going 0-16 but close with their final home game of the season and playing with bigtime revenge. Sacramento St. is 9-4 at home including 5-3 in the conference with two losses by seven points and a blowout against Eastern Washington, the hottest team in the conference with eight straight wins. Idaho St. closed its home schedule with a loss against Weber St. and the Bengals hit the road where they are 1-7 in the conference, the only win at 4-13 Northern Arizona by only two points. 10* (874) Sacramento St. Hornets

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BUCKS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Boston is coming off a primetime TV win over Philadelphia last night as the Sixers sat Joel Embiid which the NBA loved and now the Celtics hit the road for the second of a back-to-back. Boston remains within 5.5 games of Detroit in the Eastern Conference as both teams have gone 5-1 since the All Star Break. The Celtics won the last meeting less than a month ago by 28 points which was at home in the fourth game of a four-game homestand. The Bucks have that revenge as well as bouncing back from an awful 23-point loss in Chicago yesterday and the Bucks return home now sitting three games out of the final spot for the Eastern Conference play-In. Milwaukee is 7-3 ATS at home this season following a road loss. Here, we play on home teams revenging a same season loss and coming off an upset loss by 20 points or more as a favorite. This situation is 54-19 (74 percent) since 2017. 10* (526) Milwaukee Bucks

This is a play on the NC STATE WOLFPACK for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. This is the ultimate sell high/buy low spot. NC State is trending the wrong way as after a six-game winning streak, the Wolfpack got rolled at Louisville by 41 points which started the current 1-4 run. They had a tough one point loss at home against Miami before a solid 24-point win against North Carolina prior to a blowout loss at Virginia and then an overtime loss at Notre Dame on Saturday which dropped them to No. 29 in the NET Rankings. While not in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament, a bounce back performance would be big. Duke continues to roll as it has won six straight games since blowing a big lead at North Carolina and the Blue Devils had another statement win on Saturday by 26 points over Virginia. This could be the sandwich spot with North Carolina on deck while laying an inflated number. 10* (862) NC State Wolfpack

This is a play on the SACRAMENTO KINGS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Lakers came through last night in a blowout at Golden St. and now we fade as they are getting a one game bump in line inflation because of the victory as the three-game losing streak prior to that is a lost memory. They are back home where they are just 16-12 and only 4-4 ATS when favored by 6.5 or more points while going 3-5 in eight home games when playing their third game in four nights. With it being their third game in four nights, it would not be a surprise to see LeBron James sit this one out. Sacramento is 2-1 over its last three games and that is what we are going off of as it has been a miserable season for the Kings and this is more of a pure fade of the Lakers that are in the classic letdown spot. Here, we play against teams off a road win against a division rival when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. This situation is 85-33 ATS (72 percent) since 2022. 10* (521) Sacramento Kings

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Star Attraction. It has been a little bit of a rough patch for Indiana as it got blown out at Illinois and at Purdue last week and a return home to face Northwestern should have been the get right spot to get back over .500 in the Big Ten Conference but the Hoosiers lost by four points. They are now 8-9 yet still are still on the inside of the NCAA Tournament bubble albeit in the First Four and they remain home in the sandwich game of a three-game homestand where they are 13-3. This one is circled even more after losing at Michigan St. by 21 points last month. The Spartans were on their own little slide as they dropped three of four games but have won three straight since then including a big upset at Purdue on Thursday as 6.5-point underdogs. All five losses have been in quad 1 games. 10* (846) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Early Dominator. Denver is coming off a tough overtime loss against the Thunder on the road Friday and the Nuggets are 2-2 out of the break and they have been wildly inconsistent going back further. The home floor has not been dominant as in years past but they have hit in certain spots. Going back, Denver is 20-6 in its 26 games following a loss under head coach David Adelman while going 3-1 ATS this season in four home games off a road win. Minnesota is coming off a pair of wins over Portland and the Clippers to open this three-game road trip and head to Denver at a bad time. Minnesota is 2-8 ATS on the road this season following a road win.  Here, we play on home teams where the line is +3 to -3 off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog going up against an opponent off a road win. This situation is 49-17 ATS (74.2 percent) since 2017. 10* (508) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the DRAKE BULLDOGS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. We played against Drake on Wednesday in what was its final road game and it has been a bad stretch for the Bulldogs. They went 17-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference last season and coming in it was undoubtedly going to be a rebuilding/reloading season but they started a decent 6-5 prior to their current eight-game losing streak. Three of the last five losses have been by five points or less so they are still being competitive and they will be ready to go here as this is the final home game of the season. Northern Iowa was right in the mix for a first round bye in the upcoming conference tournament as it was 10-7 but has suffered two straight losses, both at home and both by two points. The Panthers are now out of the bye positions and are likely stuck in the No. 7/10 game. 10* (844) Drake Bulldogs

This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS for our AAC Game of the Year. UAB has been a mystery this season as it has the biggest reverse home/road splits in the country. The road team is 14-1 in Blazers games within the American Athletic Conference as they are 8-0 on the road and just 1-6 at home. The lone win came against Rice where they failed to cover and they are 0-7 ATS in Birmingham on the AAC and have not covered here since a 25-point win over UNC Asheville and they are the only team in the conference with an overall winning record that has a losing record at home. North Texas is coming off a loss at Charlotte on Wednesday by one point to fall to 7-9 in the conference and they are 4-7 on the road, two wins by four points combined and another against 1-15 UTSA with a win at Tulane being their only good one. North Texas is 1-4 in Quad 3 games. 10* (812) UAB Blazers

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES LAKERS for our NBA Star Attraction. The Lakers pulled out the narrow win against the Clippers in their first game out of the break and have since lost their last three games, the last two by a combined four points against Orlando and Phoenix. They remain in the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference although they have fallen two games behind Denver and Minnesota for the No. 4 spot. Los Angeles remains on the road where it is 18-12 and those 18 wins are tied for sixth most in the league and they are 6-1 ATS on the road off a road loss. Golden St. continues to compete with mostly reserves as the Warriors are 2-2 since the All Star Break following a win at Memphis last time out. There is revenge in play form three weeks ago but we back the more desperate team in a great spot. Here, we play on teams coming off two or more consecutive upset losses as a favorite going up against an opponent off a road win by 20 points or more. This situation is 22-6 (78.6 percent) since 2017. 10* (571) Los Angeles Lakers

This is a play on the AUBURN TIGERS for our CBB Late Annihilator. It has been a rough season for Auburn as it is 15-13 including a 6-9 record in the Southeastern Conference following losses in six of its last seven games with the lone win coming against Kentucky by just one point. They have played the toughest schedule in the country but there should never be losses to Oklahoma and Mississippi St. albeit both on the road. The Tigers are currently on the NCAA Tournament bubble and this is the spot to get right after eight straight ATS losses. Mississippi has quit as it has dropped 10 straight games including a double overtime loss against LSU last time out which completely deflated the Rebels. 10* (784) Auburn Tigers

This is a play on the UTAH TECH TRAILBLAZERS for our CBB Late Enforcer. Utah Tech has bounced back from a loss at UT Arlington with a pair of wins to improve to 11-5 in the Western Athletic Conference and now it all sets for an unlikely conference championship. The Trailblazers won two games last season and were picked to finish last again in the conference but an 8-1 run has vaulted them into second place. This is the last game before their season finale at home against first place Utah Valley next Saturday as the winner will win the season series and the title. Southern Utah still has three games left and all at home so while sitting at 5-10 in the conference, the Thunderbirds show little resistance. 10* (787) Utah Tech Trailblazers

This is a play on the ST. JOHN’S RED STORM for our CBB Bounceback Baller. Motivation will not be an issue for St. John’s following an embarrassing loss at Connecticut as the Huskies got their revenge in a 72-40 blowout win which snapped the Red Storm 13-game winning streak. They shot an awful 19 percent from the floor as they missed 12 straight shots in the first half and doubled that up by missing their final 24 shots of the game, scoring their fewest points in 13 years. There will not be a better bounce back spot. Villanova bounced back from a loss to Connecticut with a win at home against Butler and while playing with revenge, it is not in play here and the Wildcats are locked into the No. 3 seed. 10* (780) St. John’s Red Storm

This is a play on the NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE for our Horizon Game of the Month. Wright St. had a chance to wrap up the Horizon League Championship at home last Sunday but lost to Robert Morris, leaving the door ajar for the Colonials but the Raiders won at Purdue Fort Wayne to clinch their first title since 2019-20. They now hit the road for their final game with nothing to play for as they will be awaiting to host the Monday winner on Wednesday in the conference tournament. They have lost only one conference road game but those previous road games were different. Northern Kentucky is playing its final home game where they are 12-4 including 5-2 in their last seven, both losses coming in overtime. 10* (760) Northern Kentucky Norse

This is a play on the LIBERTY FLAMES for our C-USA Game of the Year. Liberty opened 15-0 in Conference-USA and an outright regular season championship was a near lock but the Flames have lost two straight games and have a three-game lead with three games remaining with one of those games against Sam Houston St., the only team that can catch them. The last two games are at home so it is still a likely title but no reason to take a chance and this is the ideal bounce back spot for Liberty as heading into the conference tournament with momentum is just as big. Jacksonville St. is playing its last home game but it has not been very good by going 1-4 in its last five games with the win in overtime. 10* (747) Liberty Flames

This is a play on the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS for our CBB Late Attraction. Tennessee is coming off a loss at Missouri which snapped a four-game winning streak and dropped the Volunteers to 10-5 in the Southeastern Conference which is good for solo fourth place. They return home where they are 14-1, the only loss coming against Kentucky by two points and a win here will tie them with Alabama and have the tiebreaker based on the series sweep. The Crimson Tide will be playing with revenge but we are not interested in road revenge especially with this team whose best conference road win was at Auburn which has lost six of seven. They have won seven straight games and this is where we sell high. 10* (756) Tennessee Volunteers

This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Texas Tech lost to Arizona St. 11 days ago but more importantly, it lost All Big 12 Conference forward JT Toppin for the season and while it has responded with a pair of wins, those were against Kansas St. and Cincinnati and both were at home. The Red Raiders are back on the road and in addition to the loss to the Sun Devils, they have lost at Houston and Central Florida. Iowa St. split its trip to Utah as it lost at BYU before blowing out the Utes on Tuesday. The Cyclones do have a game at Arizona on deck but they cannot afford a lookahead as they are in a four-way tie for second place at 11-4 and would get the tiebreaker here. 10* (676) Iowa St. Cyclones

This is a play on the USC TROJANS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. USC has dug itself a pretty big hole as it has lost four straight games including a horrible loss at home to Oregon in its last home game so it will want to make up for that in addition to breaking the big losing skid. The Trojans are now on the outside looking in of the NCAA Tournament as they are part of the last four out group and a huge Quad 1 win here could get them back in, making it just three Quad 1 wins. Nebraska has been average of late as it has gone 4-4 after a 20-0 start and while three of those losses were to top ten teams, the four wins have come against no one with all four against teams ranked lower than the Trojans. 10* (688) USC Trojans

This is a play on the GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. St. Bonaventure caught a break in its previous game as it was supposed to host Rhode Island on Wednesday but it got pushed to Thursday because of the storm in New England and it clearly affected the Rams as they came out flat and were never in it. The Bonnies are back on the road and currently sit at 4-11 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and are in jeopardy of having to play in the first round of the upcoming tournament. George Mason has played its way out of a bye into the quarterfinals as the Patriots have lost four straight and a loss here could mean seven straight losses as they close at VCU and home against St. Louis. 10* (652) George Mason Patriots

This is a play on the XAVIER MUSKETEERS for our CBB Afternoon Enforcer. Since winning at Georgetown on December 20th, Xavier is 4-11 which includes a 0-8 record on the road which includes defeats in its last two games at Butler and Providence. The Musketeers have gone 4-3 at home over this stretch with the three losses coming against Connecticut in a blowout, St. John’s by five points and Villanova by three points in overtime with three of the four wins being easy victories. The Hoyas had a decent stretch with four straight Big East Conference wins following seven straight losses and have since lost five straight. Georgetown is 4-6 on the road which is not horrible but the line reflects that. 10* (624) Xavier Musketeers

This is a play on the CLEVELAND ST. VIKINGS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. This is the ultimate contrarian situation as Robert Morris has won and covered six straight games while Cleveland St. has lost six straight games, failing to cover any of those and we have an inflated line because of it. The Colonials have locked up one of the No. 2 through No. 5 seeds in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament and there is not a sizable difference in those seeds and while this is the final regular season home game, they will be playing a home game on Wednesday. With Milwaukee winning on Wednesday. The Vikings are locked into the No. 10 seed which means a home game against IU Indianapolis on Monday. 10* (621) Cleveland St. Vikings

This is a play on the HOUSTON COUGARS for our CBB Early Annihilator. Houston rolled to a 23-2 start including 11-1 in the Big 12 Conference and has since hit a wall, losing three straight games albeit all Quad 1 monster games. The Cougars never should have lost to Iowa St. as they were outscored 17-4 to close the game, allowed a late 12-0 run against Arizona and could not recover two nights later at Kansas which is now 40-0 in Big Monday home games under Bill Self. Now it is hammer time. Colorado has won two straight games to improve to 6-9 in the conference and after an opening win at Arizona St., the Buffaloes have lost six straight road games including blowouts at Iowa St. and Texas Tech. 10* (614) Houston Cougars

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Star Attraction. Oklahoma St. is getting healthy again and the markets have adjusted but the Thunder do not constitute an adjustment this big. The Thunder are coming off a loss at Detroit as they had four starters out including reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who has missed nine games over a three-week stretch, He is expected back tonight while Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein are both questionable but both should be back the line is reflecting all of this but even when healthy, the Thunder have been pretty pedestrian, going 21-14 over their last 35 games. Denver is coming off a win over Boston and is back on the road where the Nuggets are 21-11 while winning eight of 10 games outright as underdogs. Here, we play against teams off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .600 and .750. This situation is 107-48 ATS (69 percent) since 1997. 10* (563) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS for our The Sun Belt Conference will come down to a number of games on Friday as seven teams are within one game of first place. Four of those are at 11-6 with the other three at 10-7 and while the 10-7 teams are likely out for first place since 11-6 Troy closes with 1-16 UL Monroe, second place is still huge. The top two seeds get a bye all the way into the semifinals and South Alabama is in the mix at 10-7 and will need to win and get a little help. The Jaguars had a couple tough losses against Marshall and Texas St. but have won two straight and close out at home where they are 10-3, two of those losses by four points combined and the other in overtime. Southern Mississippi opened 5-1 in the conference but has lost eight of its last 12 games to sit at 8-9 and the Golden Eagles have lost six straight road games. 10* (888) South Alabama Jaguars

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Star Attraction. While Michigan has all but locked up the Big Ten Conference regular season title, it is not official and the way the schedules are set up for these two teams, it could get interesting. The Wolverines are 16-1 in the conference as they bounced back from the Duke loss with a home win over Minnesota and after this, they have Iowa on the road and Michigan St. at home and neither of those are going to be sure things. They have yet to lose a true road game and are favored for a reason but this is a tough spot. Illinois rolled over USC last Wednesday and then finished the west coast trip with an overtime loss at UCLA which severely hurt their title chances. Since losing at Nebraska in mid-January, the Fighting Illini have gone 14-3 with all three of those losses in overtime by six points combined so they are very live. 10* (880) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the ST. THOMAS TOMMIES for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. St. Thomas is back home following a three-game roadtrip where it went 1-2 which knocked the Tommies out of contention for winning the Summit League regular season title. They sit in solo second place and they can lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming tournament with a win here and a season finale win against Omaha. They are 12-1 at home with the lone loss coming against North Dakota by one point. North Dakota St. wrapped up the conference with a blowout win over Kansas City and have a lookahead home game against rival North Dakota. Here, we play against road underdogs off a win by 20 points or more over a conference rival going up against an opponent off an upset loss as a favorite. This situation is 150-31 (82.9 percent) since 1998. 10* (818) St. Thomas Tommies

This is a play on the UC DAVIS AGGIES for our CBB Revenge Rout. Hawaii is on the mainland for the final time during the regular season before closing with a pair of home games and remains in a tie for first place in the Big West Conference with UC Irvine and CSU Northridge. The Warriors are 4-4 on the road in the conference with the four wins coming against the bottom half of the conference with the best win coming against 8-8 Cal Poly and the other three against teams a combined 10-39. The four losses have been against teams with at least 10 conference wins. This includes UC Davis which is 10-7 following a road win over UC Riverside and the Aggies are back home for their final home game of the season where they are 12-3, the three losses coming by nine points combined and look to avenge a loss in the conference opener. 10* (828) UC Davis Aggies

This is a play on the MONTANA ST. BOBCATS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. Montana St. is back home following a pair of road losses at Idaho St. and Weber St. and it has been a rough stretch since the end of January for the Bobcats. They started 7-1 in the Big Sky Conference but have lost five of their last seven games although four of those were on the road and they are back home for a pair of games before closing at Northern Arizona. They can still lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament and still have an outside shot at the No. 1 spot. Montana St. is 9-2 at home with those two losses coming by three points combined. Portland St. has a three-game lead and can wrap up the conference with a win here and while the Vikings are 6-1 on the road, two wins were in overtime and three others by just eight points combined. 10* (834) Montana St. Bobcats

This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for our NBA Star Attraction. Philadelphia came out of the break with a pair of losses against Atlanta and New Orleans but has bounced back with two straight wins to get back to remain in the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers are back home which has been a very unfavorable schedule this month as this is just their third and final home game in February, going 0-2 in those first two games and by 49 and 10 points. Miami has won three straight games before going to Milwaukee and carried a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter before getting outscored 39-24 to lose by 11 points to the short-handed Bucks. The Heat are now 14-17 on the road and overall, Miami is 12-19 against the top half of the league. Here, we play against road teams where the line is +3 to -3 after allowing 115 points or more in two straight games going up against an opponent after two straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 27-3 ATS (90 percent) since 2017. 10* (536) Philadelphia 76ers

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Drexel has won two straight games to improve to 9-7 in the Coastal Athletic Association and the Dragons still have a shot at the No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. They remain home where they are 11-4 overall including six wins in their last seven games and tonight is the final home game of the season and going back, they are 14-1 in their last 15 games in the second of back-to-back home games. Additionally, there is some payback in place following a 21-point loss at Campbell to open the month. The Fighting Camels are coming off a home loss against top ranked UNC Wilmington to drop to 7-8 in the conference and Campbell is back on the road where it is 3-4 in the conference while heading to Philadelphia at a bad time. 10* (784) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Star Attraction. Boston is coming off a blowout win last night in Phoenix against a shorthanded Suns team and now they are in the second game of a back-to-back and will likely be short handed themselves. The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown last night and the fact they got the win will likely see him sit again so as to not re-aggravate his right knee injury. The Celtics have won four games in a row, nine of their last 10, and are 12-3 games as they are now 4.5 games behind Detroit for first place in the Eastern Conference. Denver is off a loss at Golden St. on Sunday and has lost six its last nine going back to before the All Star break and are now playing their first home game in two weeks. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points with a winning percentage between .600 and .750 after having covered four of their last five games against the spread. This situation is 86-41 ATS (67.7 percent) since 2017 with an average scoring differential of +10.2 ppg. 10* (534) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the PEPPERDINE WAVES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Seattle is coming off a 2-1 homestand to close out its home portion of the schedule and finishes with a pair of road games. After going 3-0 on the road in the nonconference, the Redhawks have gone 0-7 in the West Coast Conference outside of Seattle and now are laying a huge amount and are in auto fade after covering their last four games. They did win the first meeting but it was by only two points. Pepperdine is sitting in last place in the conference at 3-12 and the Waves got the worst early conference schedule of any team as they faced the top four teams in their first four games and lost all confidence. Six of their last nine games have been on the road and they are 2-2 in their last four home games with one loss in overtime. 10* (742) Pepperdine Waves

This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Star Attraction. After beating Nebraska at home which initiated a court storm, Iowa hit the road and got rolled by Wisconsin by 13 points which was the perfect storm for the Badgers as they were off a bad loss at Ohio St. The Hawkeyes are back home where they are 13-2 and this is a good bounce back spot as their final home game is against Michigan. They are tied with Ohio St. for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference at 9-7 and that spot comes with a bye into the third round. Ohio St. picked up that big win over Wisconsin and are coming off a great effort at Michigan St. in a six-point loss and the Buckeyes are currently the first team out of the NCAA Tournament as they are 0-9 in Quad 1 games as they have not been able to win a big game. 10* (750) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Early Annihilator. First place in the Missouri Valley Conference belongs to Belmont but there are six teams within two games fighting for the remaining four byes in the upcoming conference tournament, Valparaiso being one of those. The Beacons are coming off a big road win at Illinois Chicago and they are 10-8 in the conference by winning eight of their last 11 games. Valparaiso is 12-4 at home including a 7-2 record in the conference with the two losses coming against two of the top four NET Ranked teams Murray St. and Belmont by a combined seven points and this is the final home game. Drake has gone through a big regression as after going 17-3 last season, it is 6-12 and having lost seven straight with nothing to play for as it is locked into the No.8/9 game. 10* (722) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE PANTHERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. It has been a disappointing season for Milwaukee as it has only one more win this season in the Horizon League than it had losses last season as it sits 7-12 after a promising 3-0 start and playing its season finale which happens to be at home. The Panthers opened as the slight underdog  as during the 4-11 run, two wins were against IU Indianapolis and the other two by a combined four points. We are going contrarian and backing them in their final home game as a win avoids the No. 10/11 play in game in the conference tournament. Youngstown St. has won six of its last nine games and has a shot to finish at 10-10 if it wins out but the last two games are on the road where they have lost five of seven following two straight home wins. 10* (724) Milwaukee Panthers

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Year. South Dakota has lost three straight games to go from 6-5 to 6-8 in the Summit League and it closes out with two home games where the No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament is still in play. The Coyotes are 10-5 at home and while they have lost three of their last four in Vermillion, those three were against the two top teams North Dakota St. in overtime and St. Thomas as well as rival North Dakota by one point. Nebraska Omaha meanwhile has won three straight games to move to 8-6 in the conference but all three of those wins were at home as it closed out the home portion of the schedule 10-4 and hits the road where it is 5-8 with two of those wins against Kansas City and Oral Roberts, a combined 3-25. 10* (698) South Dakota Coyotes

This is a play on the VANDERBILT COMMODORES for our CBB Bounceback Baller. What looked like could be a magical season for Vanderbilt after a 16-0 start has gone downhill as the Commodores have lost six of their last 10 games to fall to 8-6 in the SEC. Three of those losses have come at home with two of those against Florida and Tennessee while the third was a bad one against Oklahoma albeit by only one point. They are still high in the metrics at No. 17 in the NET Ranking and this is the final home game of the season as they finish with three straight road games. Georgia was off to a 16-3 start but went on to lose five of six games with the only win coming against 2-12 LSU but the Bulldogs have rebounded with a pair of good wins against Texas and Kentucky with the latter being their only good road win. 10* (710) Vanderbilt Commodores

This is a play on the USC TROJANS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. UCLA came through for us on Saturday as it won in overtime against Illinois and it was a great spot for the Bruins as they were back home following a pair of losses on the road at the Michigan schools by a combined 53 points and caught the Illini off their most efficient game of the season by 36 points against this USC team. The Bruins are 15-1 at home so this could be considered contrarian in that regard but it is more contrarian the other way. Going into the weekend, the Trojans were the last team in the NCAA Tournament but they suffered a horrible home loss against Oregon which makes it three straight losses and now they are on the outside looking in. A rivalry game gets them refocused. 10* (669) USC Trojans

This is a play on the BROOKLYN NETS for our NBA Ultimate Underdog. Dallas came through on Sunday in a similar position as a small road favorite and was able to snap its 10-game losing streak with a four-point win at Indiana. Now the Mavericks close out a six-game roadtrip that was wrapped around the break and the win over the Pacers was just their sixth on the road this season and they will once again be without Cooper Flagg. Dallas is 1-6 ATS on the road following a win by six points or less. Brooklyn had won two of three games prior to the break but has dropped its first three games coming out of it, all on the road and all against current playoff or play in game teams and now the Nets are back home where they have been more competitive. Brooklyn is 4-0 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3. Here, we play against teams shooting between 45.5 and 47.5 percent and after allowing 47.5 or higher percent shooting in five straight games going up against teams allowing 47.5 percent or higher shooting. This situation is 39-19 (67.2 percent) since 2022. 10* (504) Brooklyn Nets

This is a play on the TORONTO RAPTORS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Oklahoma City is coming off a win over Cleveland on Sunday as the Thunder were a rare home underdog being as shorthanded as they are. They hit the road against another quality opponent and they actually opened as favorites but the line has flipped. Three of the top four Thunder players in usage are out with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell all sitting while Chet Holmgren is questionable with a back issue and it would not be a surprise to see him sit as well. Toronto has won its first two games out of the break at Chicago and Milwaukee and while the Raptors take a step up in competition here, they are getting the value having played better on the road than at home. They did win the first meeting in Oklahoma City, road revenge is not in play with a team that is so shorthanded. Here, we play on home teams after allowing 105 points or less in two straight games going up against an opponent after scoring 120 points or more. This situation is 103-43 (70.5 percent) since 2022. 10* (506) Toronto Raptors

This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES for our OVC Game of the Month. Morehead St. has won five straight games to improve to 13-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference and it is one of four teams within one game of first place with two games remaining so there is a lot on the line. The Eagles are off a Thursday/Saturday road sweep at Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois and are back home for a Tuesday/Thursday close to the season which is before the Thursday/Saturday finish for the other three contenders so they have the edge and this is their final home game of the season where they are 10-2. Southern Indiana is also off a road sweep at those Illinois schools but the difference is that they remain on the road and in a bad spot coming in with their 4-9 road record. 10* (644) Morehead St. Eagles

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. Indiana had some great momentum going by going on a 5-1 run but it was short lived as the Hoosiers had to go on the road twice to Illinois and Purdue and lost by 20 and 29 points respectively and now they are back home in a smash bounce back spot. This sets up like UCLA on Saturday coming off two blowout road losses and taking out Illinois at home and while this would not be an upset like that, the spot is similar. Indiana is 13-2 at home, losing to Nebraska and Iowa and there will be no lookahead to Michigan St. Northwestern snuck out a home win over Maryland by four points last Wednesday to move to 3-13 in the Big Ten Conference and the Wildcats hit the road where they are 2-7. 10* (610) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the KENTUCKY WILDCATS for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. It is now gut check time for Kentucky which has lost three straight games including a tough one point loss at Auburn Saturday against a desperate Tigers team. This is the last game against a non-NCAA Tournament team and this is the first Quad 2 road game. South Carolina snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win over Mississippi St. but the Gamecocks caught them at the right time with the Bulldogs off a pair of upset wins. South Carolina is 11-6 at home but nine of those wins have been in Quad 4 games and its best home win was against No. 70 NET Ranked Oklahoma. The Gamecocks are 1-9 in Quad 1 games and while only two of those were at home, they were blowouts. 10* (623) Kentucky Wildcats

This is a play on the MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN for our CBB Early Annihilator. Massachusetts is coming off an overtime loss at home against Buffalo on Saturday to fall to 6-9 in the Mid-American Conference and the Minutemen have been one of the most unfortunate teams in the country as justified as they are No. 334 in the Luck Ratings. They have two overtime losses at home, three road losses by three points or less and two other losses against Miami Ohio and Akron. They finally get a break here in a great spot for a blowout to snap their four-game losing streak. Ball St. has also lost four straight games and is 3-13 in the MAC and 8-19 overall. The Cardinals have two-non-Division I wins and their best Division I win was against No. 223 NET Ranked Ohio. 10* (629) Massachusetts Minutemen

This is a play on the EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. It has been another rough season for Eastern Michigan as it fell to 4-11 in the Mid-American Conference following a loss at Toledo and you know we will get their best effort here. Eastern Michigan has been sneaky good at home this season as the Eagles are 7-5 which does not look good on paper and while two of the losses were bad ones against IU Indianapolis and Western Michigan, we have to take into consideration quality losses and they lost to Ohio, Kent St. and Akron by a combined four points. We cannot say anything bad about Miami Ohio which is 27-0 and has covered four straight games but we will sell high once again on the road as the markets have to continue to inflate the number. 10* (604) Eastern Michigan Eagles

This is a play on the NORTHWESTERN ST. DEMONS for our Southland Game of the Year. Two bottom half teams in the Southland Conference square off Monday and Northwestern St. brings in the more positive momentum as it has won three of its last four games with the loss coming against 16-3 McNeese St. and while the Demons are just 7-12, they have a great situation. They are playing with revenge following a brutal two-point loss in San Antonio last month and this is the final home game for Northwestern St. They have been horribly unlucky as five of their conference losses were by two or three points including four on the road. Incarnate Word is 6-13 after a win at East Texas A&M  following a 2-11 stretch with those two wins coming by only two points each including that one against the Demons. The Cardinals are just 2-11 on the road and this puts an end to the bad road slate as they close with two home games. 10* (306598) Northwestern St. Demons

This is a play on the DETROIT PISTONS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Detroit has increased its lead in the Eastern Conference to six games as it came out of the break with a huge road win at New York as the Knicks were unable to avenge two blowout losses and the Pistons have won five straight and eight of their last nine games. They are back home for their first home game in 17 days where they have posted a 21-6 record which is tied for second best in the league with their opponent tonight San Antonio. While they have played the easiest schedule in the NBA, the Pistons have gone 11-4 against the top ten in the league. The Spurs have made an amazing turnaround as they are 40-16 as they already have their most wins since winning 48 games in 2018-19 and have won eight straight games so this is the buy low time. San Antonio is 14-3 against the Eastern Conference with two of the losses coming against two of the top teams, New York and Cleveland. 10* (574) Detroit Pistons

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Star Attraction. North Carolina is coming off a win at Syracuse after getting rolled at NC State prior to that and this is the start of a crucial three-game homestand as it is tied for sixth place in the ACC with Louisville with both out of fourth place and the coveted double bye. The Tar Heels are still without Caleb Wilson which is a big absence but they have had time to adjust and they look to improve to 6-6 in Quad 1 games but all five of those losses have been on away from home including five true road games and the Tar Heels are 12-1 in their last 13 home games after playing a road game. Louisville is coming off a rout of Georgia Tech after a loss at SMU and they are 3-5 on the road with the best win being against No. 59 NET Ranked California. The Cardinals are 7-7 in Quad 1 games but the best wins against No. 27, No. 29 and No. 30 were all at home. 10* (892) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the DALLAS MAVERICKS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Mavericks are coming off an 11-point loss at Minnesota on Friday and it has been a rough stretch as Dallas fell to 0-4 on the road trip and remained winless over its last 10 games. Despite the struggles, the Mavericks are favored on the road and playing without Cooper Flagg and the line is telling. This could be as contrarian as it gets but it is just as much of a fade of the Pacers that came out of the break with a pair of blowout losses at Washington. Indiana was playing better at the end of January but it has spiraled downward again as injuries are even worse on this side with three starters out and numerous reserves questionable. Here, we play on road teams after allowing 115 points or more in five straight games going up against an opponent after allowing 125 points or more. This situation is 46-14 ATS (76.7 percent) since 2022. 10* (559) Dallas Mavericks

This is a play on the WISCONSIN BADGERS for our CBB Star Attraction. Wisconsin had a sweep last week with huge wins over Illinois and Michigan St. but could not keep the momentum going as the Badgers lost by 17 points at Ohio St. on Tuesday to settle in at 10-5 in the Big Ten Conference. They are back home with the last big opportunity for a Quad 1 win in Madison and it is needed as they are 1-7 in Quad 1 games taking away those two wins last week but only one of those losses was at home which was against Purdue and they come in 13-2 at home. Iowa had lost two straight games including a horrible loss at Maryland before rebounding with a five-point home win over Nebraska which initiated a court storm and we will fade that excessive celebration against Nebraska of all teams. 10* (862) Wisconsin Badgers

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Robert Morris has kept its slim Horizon League championship hopes alive by winning four straight games to move to 10-7 in the conference which is three games out of first place with three games to play. They are 5-4 on the road in the conference and the first win in the Colonials winning streak was a six-point win over Wright St. so the Raiders have had that game circled. They have won two straight games and the win on Thursday clinched a home game in the upcoming conference tournament and a win on Sunday clinches the regular season championship and the last outright Horizon League regular season championship came in 2019-20. Wright St. is 10-4 at home and this is the final home game of the season. 10* (848) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the DETROIT TITANS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Green Bay and Detroit have been the two big surprises in the Horizon League as they are 11-7 and 10-7 respectively after winning a combined six games last season and both are going for a second place finish. The Phoenix are coming off a win at Oakland on Friday and have won four of five after losing four of their previous five games. Their last three road wins have been over winning teams but all came down to the final minute. Detroit has won three straight games and this is a massive game with it being their final home game and the Titans close with tough road games at Robert Morris and Oakland. They will be out to avenge a 13-point loss at Green Bay which was its last defeat two weeks ago. 10* (832) Detroit Titans

This is a play on the NEVADA WOLF PACK for our CBB Bounceback Baller. Nevada is coming off a loss against San Jose St. by 16 points as a 10.5-point road favorite in what was an awful sandwich spot as it was coming off a loss at San Diego St. and this is another buy low spot as the Wolf Pack are back home with the only conference loss coming against San Diego St. Utah St. has won eight straight games to move to 13-2 in the Mountain West Conference and is in first place by a game over San Diego St. thanks to the home loss by the Aztecs against Grand Canyon. Speaking of the Aztecs, the Aggies are at San Diego St. next week in a game that will decide the conference. Sell high. 10* (808) Nevada Wolf Pack 

This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Hawaii got rolled at CSU Northridge last Saturday by 24 points and should have been in a bounce back spot going back home against Cal Poly but lost by 11 points as a 10.5-point favorite and now it is go time as they are now a half-game behind UC Irvine for first place in the Big West Conference. Off two losses and in a revenge game after losing in Santa Barbara by 15 points, this is it. UC Santa Barbara was in control against CSU Northridge but blew a big lead and lost in overtime and while still in the mix, this is an awful spot coming off that game and travelling to Hawaii where the Warriors have had this circled. 10* (822) Hawaii Warriors

This is a play on the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Miami is coming off a blowout win at Atlanta last night in its first game out of the break as it is a game and a half behind Orlando in the Southeast Division. It was a big division win last night and the same energy will not be on display tonight. Memphis opened with a win as well over lowly Utah which is not saying much but give the players on the floor credit for doing what they need to do with an extensive injury list but could get a couple back tonight as Ty Jerome, Cedric Coward and Santi Aldama all sat last night and are listed as probable to questionable. Miami is 2-5 ATS this season in its seven home games following a road win. Here, we play against home favorites of 10 or more points off a win by 20 points or more over a division rival, with a winning record on the season playing a losing team. This situation is 78-37 ATS (67.8 percent) since 1997. 10* (545) Memphis Grizzlies

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Late Attraction. Illinois is going to be very popular following a blowout win at USC which made it two straight wins following a pair of overtime losses against Michigan St. and Wisconsin. The Illini are 13-3 in the Big Ten Conference and are still in the mix as they are two games back with a home game against the Wolverines on deck. UCLA made a lot of news this past week namely from head coach Mick Cronin as he did not hide his feelings after losses at Michigan and Michigan St. by a combined 53 points so they will be an unwanted bet but this is the buy low time where they are 14-1 at home, the only loss in double overtime. 10* (784) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Villanova has won six straight games to improve to 12-3 in the Big East Conference and it is right in the mix, just two games out of first place. With the Big East being a very top heavy conference, their best win over this stretch was against Seton Hall and while they took Connecticut to overtime in the first meeting, that only helps the Huskies. What also helps is that Connecticut is coming off a loss at home against Creighton which had lost five of six coming in so the Huskies might not have been fully vested into that game. They have dropped four straight against the number and in full go mode here. 10* (743) Connecticut Huskies

This is a play on the PORTLAND ST. VIKINGS for our CBB Late Enforcer. Portland St. is coming off a win over Idaho which was a good bounce back win after a 12-point loss at Northern Colorado and the Vikings are now 12-2 in the Big Sky Conference with four games remaining and this is the spot where they will go all out. A win here locks up the regular season championship so there will be no lookahead to Montana St.. Eastern Washington put up a season high at Sacramento St. and it was a bad fade but we are fading them again and the Eagles have won and covered five straight games to get to 8-6 in the conference and the three-game road winning streak comes crashing down. 10* (736) Portland St. Vikings 

This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. Baylor has lost four straight games and while its most recent win is considered a bad one against then 1-11 Kansas St., it was the first game for the Wildcats following the firing of head coach Jerome Tang and they came out on a mission after the players getting called out. The Bears are now 3-10 in the Big 12 Conference yet the sad thing is, they are still nor far outside the NCAA Tournament bubble. That being said, this is the time to take with what is on the line. Arizona St. is coming off an upset over Texas Tech but the Red Raiders lost JT Toppin late in that game and gave it away so this is a bad road spot. 10* (716) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Hofstra lost to UNC Wilmington last Saturday which knocked it out of contention of a Coastal Athletic Association championship and it took its frustrations out at home against Hampton on Thursday in a 36-point win and now comes the sleepy spot. The Pride head to Boston for their final road game of the season before closing with a pair of home games with a first round conference tournament bye all but assured. It has been a rough season for Northeastern as it has lost eight straight games to fall to 2-12 in the conference and the Huskies catch Hofstra at the right time with their 0-8 ATS run. 10* (640) Northeastern Huskies

This is a play on the VANDERBILT COMMODORES for our CBB Afternoon Attraction. Vanderbilt is just 5-5 in its last 10 games following a one point loss at Missouri on Wednesday and is now 8-3 in the SEC but still possesses the second highest NET Ranking and No. 15 overall. The Commodores last two losses have been by a single point apiece while two other losses were by two possessions and this is the bounce back spot it wants to prove where they belong and against a big rival. Tennessee rolled over Oklahoma on Wednesday to make it three straight wins and victories in seven of their last eight to go to 9-4 in the SEC. Two wins were in overtime and the best road win has been Georgia. 10* (642) Vanderbilt Commodores

This is a play on the MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. BLUE RAIDERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. It has been a rough stretch for Middle Tennessee St. as after a 5-2 start in Conference-USA, it has lost seven of its last eight games. The Blue Raiders have lost three straight games at home, one of those in overtime and another against 15-0 Liberty and also in the mix was a road loss in overtime at Delaware by one point so revenge is in play. Delaware is coming off a one point loss in overtime against Western Kentucky at home so it comes in off a tough defeat and the Blue Hens are in fade mode as they are on a 5-0 ATS run. They are just 5-10 overall in the conference and come here at a bad time. 10* (650) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PANTHERS for our CBB Platinum Pickem. Pittsburgh has lost five straight games but all of them against teams with a NET Ranking of No. 33 or better so it has been a brutal stretch. The Panthers now close the season with five games against teams ranked between No. 62 and No. 87 so it will be a much different slate and a chance to gain momentum for the ACC Tournament which takes only 15 teams and they are currently No. 16. No. 15 is Notre Dame so a win here leapfrogs the Irish which are coming off a win over Georgia Tech after a five game-losing streak which was after a win over Boston College which was after another five-game losing streak. 10* (652) Pittsburgh Panthers

This is a play on the MERCER BEARS for our CBB SoCon Game of the Year. Mercer is coming off a bad loss at home against Chattanooga on Thursday as a 9.5-point favorite which dropped the Bears to 9-6 in the Southern Conference and eliminated them from a chance at the title. It was the Bears first loss of the season at home after a 12-0 start and they might have been guilty of looking ahead to this game after losing in Samford two weeks ago by 20 points. On top of that, this is the final home game of the season for Mercer. Samford withstood a late rally by The Citadel to make it six straight wins but the Bulldogs final road game of the season could not come at a worse time or place. 10* (654) Mercer Bears

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROOS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. It is hold the nose time as we are playing on one of the worst teams in the country in what could be the best spot to play Kansas City all season which we saw upcoming. After a 1-1 start in the Summit League, the Roos have lost 11 straight games and amazingly, they have failed to cover any of those so this line is inflated for a reason. North Dakota St. is now 12-1 in the conference following a third straight win at South Dakota on Wednesday and has a two-game lead over St. Thomas with three games left. This is the lookahead spot as the Bison have a game at St. Thomas up next that can wrap up the championship. 10* (659) Kansas City Roos

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. The Hokies are in a desperate situation as they are coming off a pair of losses against Florida St. and Miami to fall to 6-8 in the ACC and they are part of the second line out group for the NCAA Tournament. While this will not be a much needed Quad 1 win, Virginia Tech cannot afford another Quad 2 loss here like that Florida St. game. The Hokies are 4-1 in Quad 2 games, the only loss coming against Stanford in overtime. Wake Forest has won three straight games and is still further down on the bubble list despite a solid home win over Clemson and the Demon Deacons come in 0-8 in Quad 1 games. 10* (602) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS for our CBB Afternoon Enforcer. Clemson got off to a 20-4 start overall including 10-1 in the ACC but it has dropped three straight games as it was guilty of a lookahead loss to Virginia Tech before Duke and then lost to Wake Forest after that Duke game. The Tigers are still in fine shape but this is a get right game as they have Louisville and North Carolina on deck and cannot slip up here prior to those. The Seminoles have won three straight games to improve to 6-7 in the ACC but there was not a quality win of the bunch as the best conference win was Miami one month ago by just two points. Florida St. is just 2-9 in Quad 1 games. 10* (608) Clemson Tigers

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES LAKERS for our NBA Star Attraction. The Clippers are coming off a win to open the second half and it was a fortunate one as Denver was fouled on a three-pointer with one second left down three but missed the third free throw and the Clippers escaped. They have won four of five games since losing to Cleveland right after the James Harden trade so it has been a solid run despite no Darius Garland as well. The Lakers closed with a win over Dallas following a two-game skid and are close to being back to full health with just Deandre Ayton on the shelf. Luka Doncic will be back after missing the last four games. The Lakers are 11-5 ATS as home favorites this season. Here, we play against road teams off a close home win by 3 points or less going up against an opponent off a home win by 10 points or more. This situation is 31-6 (83.3 percent) since 2022. 10* (536) Los Angeles Lakers

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. We have two teams coming off big losses and it is Purdue that is more apt for the bounce back. The Boilermakers are coming off an 11-point home loss against Michigan which dropped them to 11-4 in the Big Ten Conference and pretty much done for a conference championship. There is still plenty to play for however for Purdue as it suffered a loss in Bloomington at the end of last month, part of a three-game losing streak. Under head coach Matt Painter, Purdue is 15-3 in its 18 home games following a home loss with the scoring differential being +19.1 ppg. Indiana is coming off a 20-point loss at Illinois to fall to 8-7 in the conference. The road has not been good as the Hoosiers are 3-6 with the best win at UCLA but it took double overtime while the other two were against Maryland and Rutgers, a combined 7-23 in the conference. 10* (892) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the CHARLOTTE HORNETS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Cleveland and Charlotte tipped off the second half with differing results as the Cavaliers easily took care of Brooklyn at home as expected while Charlotte lost a tough one at home to Houston. The Cavaliers kept their high level of play going as they have won six straight and 11 of their last 12 games but come into a tough spot here. Cleveland is 0-4 ATS on the road after allowing 100 points or less. Charlotte has lost two of three after a nine-game winning streak and look to bounce back after a horrible shooting night. The backcourt of LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller went just 10-36 from the floor and have nowhere to go but up. Here, we play against road teams with a winning percentage between .600 and .750 covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread. This situation is 48-25 (65.8 percent) since 2022. 10* (526) Charlotte Hornets

This is a play on the VCU RAMS for our CBB Star Attraction. The initial reaction here is obvious and that is to take St. Louis which is coming off just its second loss of the season at it fell as Rhode Island on Tuesday but is no value in that and the value is on the other side in fact. The Billikens have been absolutely dominant at home winning all but one of their 15 wins have been by double digits but the schedule has played a role in that and now they face their toughest opponent in St. Louis. The value comes in the fact it was getting 3.5 points at VCU last month and now we are seeing a double-digit line swing which is way too much. The Rams have won 10 straight games to improve to 12-2 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and are still alive for a conference championship but have to win here. We are not concerned about the outright win as we are grabbing the overinflated number expecting a barn burner. 10* (887) VCU Rams

This is a play on the SACRAMENTO ST. HORNETS for our CBB Late Enforcer. Eastern Washington started the season 2-13 with a non-Division I win and a victory over Kansas City, one of the worst teams in Division I. The Eagles have won seven of their last 11 games including four straight to improve to 7-6 in the Big Sky Conference and this is definitely a tricky spot with a game at first place Portland St. on deck. Sacramento St. has lost three straight games, the last two coming on the road and the homer loss by one point against aforementioned Portland St. The Hornets had won seven straight home games prior to that defeat and have only one other home loss on the season. 10* (826) Sacramento St. Hornets

This is a play on the CS FULLERTON TITANS for our Big West Game of the Month. CS Fullerton is coming off a 21-point loss at UC Irvine on Saturday which snapped a three-game winning streak to fall to 8-7 in the Big West Conference. The Titans are back home where they are 8-3 and have won four straight here with the last loss coming against UC Irvine by 22 points so the Anteaters have them solved. UC Davis is coming off a win over Long Beach St. at home which was its sixth straight home win and the Aggies are back on the road where they are 2-4 in the conference with one of those wins coming at 2-12 CS Bakersfield. The Titans will be out for revenge following a loss in Davis by five points. 10* (830) CS Fullerton Titans

This is a play on the UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. We were on CSU Northridge on Saturday as it blew out Hawaii to make it five straight wins for the Matadors to improve to 9-5 in the Big West Conference. The schedule set up well as four of those games were at home where they have lost only once this season and the road game was at Cal Poly in a one point win. UC Santa Barbara is coming off a bad loss at Cal Poly on Saturday to fall to 10-5 in the conference which puts the Gauchos a half-game out of first place. They are back home where they have won four straight games and have a trip to Hawaii on Saturday and that could be the play against spot. 10* (820) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

This is a play on the GEORGIA ST. PANTHERS for our CBB Rivalry Rout. It has been a rough stretch for Georgia St. as it has lost six straight games and the Panthers are now 6-8 in the Sun Belt Conference and now begin a season ending four-game homestand. Georgia St. is 4-2 at home in the conference with one loss against top NET Ranked team Troy and the other against Appalachian St. by two points. Georgia Southern took out Marshall on Saturday by 14 points in its final home game of the season and sits at 7-7 in the conference. It is the opposite end to the season for the Eagles as they close with four straight road games where they are 5-5 on a soft schedule. 10* (792) Georgia St. Panthers

This is a play on the UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. Here, we have two teams going in opposite directions and of course go the contrarian way here. Utah Tech won two games in the WAC last season and was picked to finish last again but after a 3-4 start, the Trailblazers have won six straight games and their 9-4 record has them a half-game out of first place. Four of those wins were at home and the two road wins were against 4-9 teams. UT Arlington meanwhile has dropped five straight games after a 6-2 start, two of the losses in overtime and three on the road. Utah Tech has covered six straight while the Mavericks have failed to cover five straight. 10* (794) UT Arlington Mavericks

This is a play on the NEW YORK KNICKS for our NBA Game of the Year. New York opens the second half of the season at home where it is 21-7 on the season and will look to get back to winning at MSG following an overtime loss against Indiana in its last home game. There will be plenty of motivation for this one as the Knicks were on an eight-game winning streak after losing four games in a row and went to Detroit two weeks ago and were throttled by 38 points and they have not forgotten that. The Knicks are 9-3 straight up and ATS at home revenging a loss including 6-1 straight up and ATS revenging a road loss. The Pistons have won three straight and six of seven games to take a 5.5-game lead over Boston in the Eastern Conference. Detroit has been great in this spot this season as it is 6-0 straight up and ATS as a road underdog but the motivational factors for New York negates that. The Piston will be without suspended center Jalen Duren. 10* (510) New York Knicks

This is a play on the HOUSTON ROCKETS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The All Star Break came at a bad time for Charlotte as it closed by winning 10 of 11 games so it lost a good portion of momentum. The Hornets have a tough start coming out of the break with this game and Cleveland on deck so this will be a good test to see if they can actually make a late season run. They are shorthanded Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate suspended and newly acquired Coby White could still be out with a calf injury. Houston closed with a split with the Clippers and they hit the road for two games with the Knicks on deck but they will not be looking past Charlotte after the Hornets won in Houston by 10 points two weeks ago. The Rockets are 7-2 ATS in nonconference road games. Here, we play on road teams where the line is +3 to -3 revenging a home loss of 10 points or more, off an upset loss as a home favorite. This situation is 24-4 ATS (85.7 percent) since 2017. 10* (505) Houston Rockets

This is a play on THE CITADEL BULLDOGS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Samford is making a run as it has won six of its last seven games to get to 8-6 in the conference following a 2-5 start. The Bulldogs have covered seven straight games so it is again fade time as we were against them Saturday and came away with an overtime win where they are 5-8, now three wins in overtime and another over No. 358 VMI. The Citadel is actually playing good as it looked bleak after a 3-13 start including 0-3 in the Southern Conference as it is 6-5 over its last 11 games despite two losses last week. This is a revenge game following a 14-point loss at Samford to open the month. 10* (778) The Citadel Bulldogs

This is a play on the AUBURN TIGERS for our SEC Game of the Year. Times are rough in Auburn as the Tigers opened the season 1-3 in the SEC but looked to have turned the corner with four straight wins including wins against Florida and Texas but they have since lost their last four games yet still come in with a No. 34 NET Ranking. The four-game skid all were against teams in the top 20 so it was a brutal stretch and now they catch a break before facing Kentucky and there is no chance of a lookahead to that. Mississippi St. got off to a 2-0 start in the SEC but then lost eight of nine games with the lone win coming against 2-10 LSU. The Bulldogs finally got back into the win column on Saturday as it defeated rival Mississippi, which has now lost seven straight games, and this is letdown time. 10* (741) Auburn Tigers

This is a play on the MISSOURI TIGERS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Missouri is coming off its second home loss of the season as it got rolled by Texas by 17 points which snapped a three-game winning streak and dropped the Tigers to 7-5 in the SEC. They are now 13-2 at home with the other loss coming against Georgia by two points back when the Bulldogs were actually playing good. With the loss, Missouri has moved to the first team out so a big win is needed to make it four Quad 1 wins. Vanderbilt opened 16-0 before suffering three straight losses but has rebounded with wins in five of its last six games. The Commodores are coming off a pair of big wins over Auburn and Texas A&M and solidifying this as a game against spot is the fact they have a home rivalry game with Tennessee on deck. 10* (740) Missouri Tigers

This is a play on the FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. We had Florida Atlantic on Sunday and it got the cover but ended up losing outright in overtime to make it six straight losses for the Owls after opening 6-1 in the American Athletic Conference. They are back on the road where they have lost three straight and four of six in the conference and now laying a big number which is something we typically do not mess with but this is the spot to back. UTSA is coming off its first conference win on the season after a 0-12 start so this is the ultimate letdown. This is a revenge game for UTSA as it lost by 40 points at Florida Atlantic in the conference opener and while that would normally be a smash spot to take the home team, not this team and not in the spot they are in. 10* (729) Florida Atlantic Owls

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Early Enforcer. Bradley is coming off a pair of wins over Belmont at home in overtime and Southern Illinois on the road in a big revenge game to improve to 11-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Braves remain on the road where they are 4-4 in the conference with the Salukis win being the only team they have defeated ranked higher than Valparaiso. The Beacons are coming off a win over Indiana St. and they are now 8-8 in the conference by winning six of their last nine games. Valparaiso is 11-4 at home including a 6-2 record in the conference with the two losses coming against two of the top four NET Ranked teams Murray St. and Valparaiso by a combined seven points. 10* (676) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE CBB Revenge Rout. Northern Kentucky opened 5-2 in the Horizon League but it has been a rough time since then as the Norse have lost six of their last nine games to even out their record at 8-8. They did win their last two games but they were not impressive as they came by a combined eight points including the last one over a very bad IU Indy team by three points. That was a week ago and now is the smash spot to get right as they return home where they are 11-4 with the last two losses coming in overtime. Purdue Fort Wayne is one game better at 9-7 but it too is coming off a lethargic effort against IU Indy at home in a five-point win. This is a revenge game for the Norse as the Mastodons handed them their first conference loss. 10* (694) Northern Kentucky Norse