Sports Picks & Predictions

7* NCAAB *HEAVY HITTER* on Vanderbilt -8.5
The Key: The Volunteers haven't won a true road game this season (0-5). Plus, the Commodores are 4-1 in the SEC with those 4 wins coming by an average of 15.3 points. After enduring their first SEC loss over the weekend, Vandy will be looking to level Tennessee tonight.

7* NBA *HEAVY HITTER* on Warriors -1.5
The Key: The Grizzlies are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog. The home team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

6* Santa Clara -1
The Key: The Broncos are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home and 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600.

6* Timberwolves -2.5
The Key: The Rockets are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog.

6* Siena +10.5
The Key: The Iona Gaels are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite of 7.0-12.5 points.

6* NCAAB Bailout on Air Force +14
The Key: Since taking over as Air Force head man, Jeff Reynolds has led the Falcons to a 10-1 ATS record on the road against teams with winning percentages above 80%.

6* South Alabama +7.5
The Key: The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings, and the Jaguars are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 7.0-12.5 points.

6* Notre Dame +9
The Key: I like the Irish catching nearly double digits at home, where it has won 29 of its last 30 games.

6* Illinois-Chicago +6
The Key: The Flames are an impressive 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a home underdog of 6.5 points or less.

6* Texas +3.5
The Key: It's going to be mighty tough for Kansas to come away with a win at Texas, where the Longhorns are 11-0 this season. Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games as an underdog of 6.5 or fewer points.

7* NCAAB *HEAVY HITTER* (ESPN) on Duke -10.5
The Key: FSU rolled UNC at home, but it isn't the same team on the road, especially at Duke where it has lost 10 of the last 11 in the series by an average score of 83 to 66. Florida State is 0-6 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points over the last 3 seasons, losing these games by an average of 16.1 points.

6* Oklahoma State +3.5
The Key: I'll gladly take the points here considering Oklahoma State has won 7 in a row at home against the Wildcats.

6* Marist +8
The Key: The home team is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 in this series, and the underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7.

7* NBA Underdog Game of the Month on Pistons +4
The Key: The Grizzlies are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games. The Pistons are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home underdog and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or less. Also, underdogs (DETROIT) - cold team failing to cover the spread in 8 or more of their last 10 and tired team playing 8 or more games in 14 days - are 42-11 ATS the last 5 seasons. Pound the Pistons.

6* 76ers -5.5
The Key: The 76ers are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall, 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. Lay the number.

6* Youngstown State +3
The Key: Wisconsin-Milwaukee has struggled away from home. It is 4-5 on the road this season and just 1-4 in its last 5 road games. In addition, 2 of its road wins have come by just 2 points. Youngstown State is 5-1 at home. Take the points.

6* Mavericks +3
The Key: The Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings and 24-8-1 ATS in their last 33 games as a road underdog.

6* Oregon State -1
The Key: The Bruins are just 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog of 6.5 points or less.

6* Washington State +1
The Key: The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. The Cardinal are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games.

6* Penn State +4
The Key: The underdog is 13-3-2 ATS in the last 18 meetings in this series.

6* Louisiana Monroe +12
The Key: Denver is 0-8 ATS in road games off a home win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

6* Cal pk
The Key: This is a huge revenge game for Cal who was defeated by 20-plus in both meetings against Washington last season.

7* NBA *HEAVY HITTER* on Hornets +10
The Key: Plays on road underdogs of 10 points or more (NEW ORLEANS) - extremely tired team playing their 5th game in 7 days against an extremely tired opponent playing 9 or more games in 14 days - are 27-7 ATS the last 10 seasons. Think Houston is laying a few too many points here given the level of its fatigue.

7* NCAAB Favorite of the Month on New Mexico -10.5
The Key: New Mexico is 9-0 ATS this season after holding the opposition to 65 points or less in 2 straight games. It's winning by an average score of 75.1 to 56.5 in this situation. Expect another strong defensive effort to lead to a convincing win for the Lobos.

6* Nets -2.5
The Key: The Warriors have lost 11 of their last 13 in New Jersey, and they are just 2-7 ATS in their last 9 visits to the Garden State.

7* NBA *HEAVY HITTER* on Spurs +6
The Key: Expect the Spurs to show up in a big way following last night's embarrassing loss to Miami. The Spurs are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a loss of more than 10 points.

6* Maryland +11.5
The Key: Huge letdown spot for FSU following such a big win over North Carolina. The Terrapins are 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

6* Purdue -10
The Key: The Boilermakers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss and the home team is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

6* Heat -6.5
The Key: The Spurs are 1-11 ATS in their last 12 road games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games when valued as an underdog.

7* NBA *HEAVY HITTER* on Bobcats +12
The Key: The road team has had the overwhelming edge in this series at 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings. Plus, the Bobcats are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 11.0 or greater and the Magic are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.

6* DePaul +9
The Key: The Blue Demons are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home underdog and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home underdog of 7.0-12.5 points.

7* SEC Game of the Month on LSU -9
The Key: The Auburn Tigers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 7.0-12.5 points and 0-5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog of 7.0-12.5 points. Expect their road woes to continue this evening.

6* San Diego +14.5
The Key: The Toreros are 45-26 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points since 1997 and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 13.0 or greater. BYU is 6-15 ATS after a win by 15 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

7* Big 12 Game of the Year (ESPN) on Kansas -6.5
The Key: The Baylor Bears are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Monday games, which doesn't come as a surprise considering the difficulty some teams have playing on Monday following a Saturday game. The Bears are also 0-4 ATS in their last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. The Jayhawks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss, 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games versus good defensive teams (shooting pct defense of <=42%) and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 off a home no-cover where they won straight up as a favorite over. Baylor is 0-9 all-time on the road in this series, and I expect Kansas' dominance to continue tonight.

6* Celtics +3.5
The Key: The Celtics are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a home underdog of 4.5 or fewer points and 16-6 ATS after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

6* Fairfield -10.5
The Key: Plays against road teams as an underdog or pickem (RIDER) that check in off a road loss to a conference rival and are matched up against an opponent off 2 consecutive close losses of 5 or less to a conference rival are 23-6 ATS the last 5 seasons. Teams fitting into this system are losing by an average of 13.6 points.

6* Pittsburgh +13
The Key: Pitt has won 5 straight over Syracuse. Going back further, it is 13-3 SU and ATS in the last 16 meetings in the series.

6* Big Ten Game of the Week (CBS) on Ohio State -13.5
The Key: Odds makers clearly want the money coming in on Indiana, who beat the Buckeyes on Dec. 31, by making it this big of a dog. We won't oblige them. Ohio State is 13-0 at home where it is winning by an average of 28.5 points. The Hoosiers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a road underdog of 13.0 or greater while the Buckeyes are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite of 13.0 or greater. Lay the points.

6* NCAAB Bailout on Portland +23.5
The Key: The Pilots are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points. The Gaels are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing record. After a satisfying win over rival Gonzaga, the Gaels will lack the desire to put away Portland. Take the points.

7* NCAAB *HEAVY HITTER* on Fairfield -5.5
The Key: The Fairfield Stags are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games as a home favorite of 6.5 points or fewer. The Stags have won 3 straight and 11 of the last 15 at home in this series.

6* Friday NBA CA$H COW on Raptors +5.5
The Key: The home side is a near-perfect 11-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings in this series. Also, the Indiana Pacers have dropped 8 of their last 10 road games ATS when laying 5-10.5 points.

7* West Coast Conference Game of the Year on Pepperdine +2.5
The Key: The Loyola Marymount Lions are just 5-21 ATS in the last 26 meetings in this series, including 1-13 ATS in their last 14 meetings at Pepperdine. Also, the Lions are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite of 6.5 points or less. The Waves are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 6.5 points or less.

6* Northern Arizona +7
The Key: The NAU Lumberjacks are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 matchups with Montana. The Lumberjacks are also 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Grizzlies are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

6* Pistons +8
The Key: The Pistons have struggled but the Bucks can't be trusted laying this many points considering they are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite. Also, the Pistons are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

6* Austin Peay State -6.5
The Key: The Governors have won 15 of the last 16 at home in this series by an average score of 79-65.

6* Wisconsin-Green Bay -1
The Key: The Detroit Titans are 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games as an underdog. The Wis-GB Phoenix are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games.

6* Tulsa -5.5
The Key: Tulsa is 10-3 in its last 13 home games against UTEP, winning those games by an average of 11 points.

6* Marquette -13.5
The Key: The Red Storm are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win. Also, Marquette is 30-16 ATS in its last 46 against conference opponents.

6* Pitt -9
The Key: Pittsburgh is due and catches Rutgers in a letdown spot following an upset win over UConn. Rutgers is 0-4 on the road this season and has lost 11 of its last 12 against the Panthers.

6* Memphis -7.5
The Key: Southern Miss has 5 more wins than Memphis but hasn't played the same quality of opponents. The Tigers have won 17 in a row in the series, and I expect them to continues their dominance over Southern Miss in impressive fashion this evening.

7* Atlantic 10 Game of the Year on St. Bonaventure -3.5
The Key: Huge letdown spot for Dayton following back-to-back upset wins over St. Louis and Temple. The Bonnies are 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning record away from home and 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning % of greater than .600 away from home. The Bonnies are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 against Dayton.

6* Cavs +5.5
The Key: The Jazz are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 home games and 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games as a home favorite of 5.0-10.5 points.

6* Miami (Florida) +16
The Key: Miami is 22-10 ATS in its last 32 as a road underdog of 10 or more points.

6* Grizzlies +3.5
The Key: The Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite of 4.5 points or less while the Grizz are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or less.

7* NBA *HEAVY HITTER* on Timberwolves +7
The Key: The 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home underdog.

6* Pistons +7
The Key: The Pistons are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a home underdog.

6* Wizards -2
The Key: The Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.

6* Kings +9.5
The Key: Sacramento is 12-3 ATS in road games when playing 8 or more games in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.

6* Florida -16
The Key: The Bulldogs are 3-8 ATS in the last 11 meetings in this series and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings at Florida.

6* Hornets +13
The Key: The Hornets are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog of 11.0 points or more.

6* Idaho State +16
The Key: The Idaho State Bengals are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss of more than 20 points and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring less than 50 points in their previous game.

6* Pistons +14
The Key: The Bulls are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games when laying 11 points or more.

6* Nets +6
The Key: Expect the third time to be the charm for the Nets, who have already lost to Atlanta twice this season. The Hawks are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings at New Jersey.

6* Raptors -3
The Key: The Raptors are 13-1 SU and 12-2 ATS in their last 14 versus the T-Wolves.

6* Connecticut -5.5
The Key: The Huskies have never lost to the Mountaineers at home, going 8-0 with a 15-point average margin of victory.

6* Austin Peay +5.5
The Key: The Governors ate 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games against Murray State. Also, the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

6* Santa Clara +19
The Key: The Bulldogs are just 1-9 ATS all-time under coach Few in home games after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games.

6* Oklahoma +6
The Key: The Sooners are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games while the Jayhawks are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The home team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

6* Suns +2.5
The Key: We'll fade the Blazers on the road following a big win over the Lakers last night. The Trail Blazers are just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 7-15-2 ATS in the last 24 in Phoenix.

6* Siena +6
The Key: This is a major bounce back spot for Siena following an embarrassing 36-point loss last time out. The Saints also haven't forgotten that Fairfield swept last season's 2 meetings. Expect a motivated Siena squad to take the Stags down to the wire tonight.

6* Rider -6.5
The Key: This game is all about revenge for Rider, who was kicked at Marist earlier this season. The favorite has been the play in this series, covering the number in the last 2 and 6 of the last 8.

6* Cal Santa Barbara -9
The Key: The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

6* Utah +12.5
The Key: Underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points (UTAH) - after being beaten by the spread by 54 or more points total in their last ten games - with a losing record are 38-16 ATS the last 5 seasons.

7* Summit League Game of the Year on Southern Utah +7
The Key: This is a lookahead spot for South Dakota State, who has a matchup with Summit league co-leader Oral Roberts Saturday. Meanwhile, this is an extreme revenge spot for Southern Utah, who will be looking to snap a 5-game losing streak to the Jackrabbits. The Thunderbirds are 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 home games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 against Summit league foes.

6* Troy +9
The Key: The home team is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

6* Tennessee-Martin +3
The Key: The Skyhawks are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points.

6* Penn State +7
The Key: The Nittany Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home underdog.

6* Oakland -6.5
The Key: The Western Illinois Leathernecks are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 road games.

6* Oklahoma State -11.5
The Key: The Red Raiders are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Cowboys are 36-16-2 ATS in their last 54 home games.

6* Northern Iowa -6
The Key: The Sycamores are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

6* Marshall -10.5
The Key: The Thundering Herd are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS loss and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a SU loss.

6* Charlotte -3.5
The Key: Richmond is 4-13 ATS in road games after covering the spread in 3 of their last 4 under coach Mooney.

6* Florida St. -12.5
The Key: The Auburn Tigers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games when entering a matchup following a win.

6* NCAAB CA$H COW on IUPU Ft. Wayne -4.5
The Key: Motivated by 3 consecutive defeats and a 20-point loss to S. Utah in the most recent meeting, expect the Mastodons to be out for blood this evening. IUPUFW has won its last 4 at home in this series with those wins coming by an average of 10 points.

6* NBA Game of the Night on Spurs -4
The Key: The Clippers, who have been catching tons of hype with the addition of Chris Paul, still need time to mesh before they can challenge an experienced team like the Spurs on the road. The Clippers have lost 16 straight in San Antonio by an average of 14.3 points. Take the Spurs.

7* NCAAB *HEAVY HITTER* on UC Santa Barbara +7.5
The Key: Washington is just 9-19 ATS versus good defensive teams holding their opponents to 42% shooting or worse since the beginning of the 2009 season. The Huskies are only defeating these teams by an average of 1.8 ppg. The Gauchos are holing the opposition to 39.4% shooting on the season. Also, the Huskies are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite. Take the points.