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This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Former No. 1 Baylor had a tough week as it went just 1-2 including a rough loss at TCU on Saturday but it remains No. 2 in the polls yet a chance of winning the Big XII seems unlikely at this point but there is reason to keep going as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament is on the line. The Bears have one of the most underrated home courts in all of basketball as they 13-1 at home this season and has trailed by more than two points in only one home game which came in the loss against Kansas. They have dominated all season as Baylor has built a double-digit lead in 24 of 28 games, while the Bears have trailed by double-digits only three times all season. Baylor ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense at 59.3 ppg and 10th nationally in scoring margin at +12.1 ppg. Texas Tech has dropped two straight games but still sits in third place in the Big XII. The Red Raiders are just 3-6 on the road with the best win coming against 8-8 Texas. 10* (864) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the DALLAS MAVERICKS for our NBA Monday Enforcer. Dallas is coming off a win last night in Minnesota to push its record to 3-1 on this current five-game roadtrip that ends in Chicago tonight. The Mavericks are now 21-10 on the road and they possess five more road wins than home wins and that is the biggest differential in the NBA. They are still stuck in seventh place in the Western Conference but they are just one game out of fifth place and three games out of fourth place. The Mavericks are 14-3 SU/ATS as road favorites. Chicago enters the game after its 125-115 loss on the road against the Knicks on Saturday. It was the 10th loss in 11 games for Chicago, which has twice as many losses (40) as wins (20) this season. The Bulls are just 12-19 at home and have defeated a team at home with a winning record since December 14th when they defeated the Clippers 109-106 in a game Kawhi Leonard did not play. The Bulls are 8-22 ATS in their last 30 games as a home underdog. 10* (587) Dallas Mavericks

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Fourth place is on the line Sunday when Wichita St. heads to Dallas to take on SMU. The Mustangs improved to 15-1 at Moody Coliseum this season with a 58-53 win over Memphis on Tuesday and Sunday marks their final home game of the season. They have been one of the most efficient teams in the AAC on both sides of the ball but have had some bad luck on the road. SMU is leading the AAC in scoring (74.4), field goal percentage (45.4%), free-throw percentage (77.1%, 17th NCAA), assists (15.9, 18th NCAA), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) and threes made (8.1). Additionally, the defense has been solid, holding 10 of 16 opponents at home to less than 40 percent shooting. SMU is 53-3 under head coach Tim Jankovich, and 12-0 this season, when holding opponents at or below 40 percent. This is key considering that Wichita St. is shooting just 37.4 percent on the road. The Shockers are just 4-4 on the road including a 3-4 record in the AAC with the three wins coming against losing teams. 10* (834) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN for our CBB Sunday Supreme Annihilator. North Texas can claim the C-USA Title with a victory Sunday over Western Kentucky. North Texas has not won a regular season conference title since the 1988-89 season when they finished first in the Southland Conference. The Mean Green are 12-3 at home including 7-1 at home in conference play. The one loss was on Feb. 22 against Louisiana Tech which happened to be their last home game. The Mean Green are ranked 7th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (38.9 percentage) and 9th in the nation in overall field goal percentage (48.8 percent). They are just one of four teams in the nation that are ranked in the top 10 in both categories. Additionally, their effective field goal percentage of 56.0 percent ranks 1st in C-USA and 4th in the nation. Western Kentucky has won five of its last six games including a win in overtime against Louisiana Tech on Thursday. The Hilltoppers are 5-5 on the road including a 4-3 record in C-USA but have not defeated a team about .500. 9* (846) North Texas Mean Green

This is a play on the SAN ANTONIO SPURS for our NBA Saturday Enforcer. Orlando rolled over Minnesota last night for its third straight win but finds itself in a tough spot here. The travel aspect has to be taken into consideration as the Magic played in Brooklyn Monday, Atlanta Wednesday, home last night and now have to go all the way to San Antonio in a back-to-back. Orlando is just 1-8 straight up and 2-5-1 ATS playing with no rest which includes 0-2 SU/ATS when hitting the road after a home game, losing those games by an average of 16.5 ppg. San Antonio will look to get back on track after a 109-103 loss at home to Dallas on Wednesday that kept the Spurs three games behind Memphis for the final Western Conference playoff spot. It has been a down season for sure but there is time left for a push and the Spurs could not ask for a better spot tonight. Here, we play on home favorites after failing to cover five or six of their last seven games against the spread going up against an opponent after having covered four or five of their last six games against the spread. This situation is 119-73 ATS (62 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (560) San Antonio Spurs

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Game of the Year. Butler is 19-9 overall and 7-8 in the Big East Conference and the Bulldogs are currently tied for sixth in the conference standings. The top six teams in the standings get a bye into the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament so this is a big stretch of the final three games. If Butler wins out, it is guaranteed at least a sixth place finish since it is tied with Xavier and it faces the Musketeers in the final game of the season. According to KenPom, Butler's schedule is the 15th-most difficult in the country. The Bulldogs have eight NET Quad 1 wins and a combined 13 NET Quad 1 and 2 wins. The eight NET Quad 1 wins are tied for fifth nationally, while the 13 NET Quad 1 and 2 wins are tied for sixth in the nation. This is a big revenge game as behind 10-of-17 shooting from behind the arc and 32 free throw attempts, DePaul was able to knock off then fifth-ranked Butler, 79-66. Prior to DePaul's win last month, Butler had won 11 straight match-ups in the series. DePaul comes in with a 14-14 record including a 2-13 record in the conference. The Blue Demons are 0-7 on the road in the Big East. 10* (730) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. West Virginia is coming off a loss at Texas, its fifth loss over its last six games but four of those have come on the road. It is 13-1 at home with the only loss coming against No. 1 Kansas. In the latest NET rankings, West Virginia checked in at No. 16 with a No. 2 strength of schedule. West Virginia has the nation’s No. 2 defense in terms of defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. Additionally, the Mountaineers are ranked first in offensive rebounds per game at15.0, sixth in three-point shooting defense at 28.4 percent, 11th in shooting defense at 38.4 percent and 10th in rebounds per game at 40.4. The Mountaineers have won 100 of their last 112 games when holding opponents to 69 points or less and Oklahoma is averaging 67.7 ppg on the road. The Sooners are 7-8 in the Big XII as well following an upset home win over Texas Tech. they are 2-8 on the road including 1-6 in the Big XII. 9* (674) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA ST. COWBOYS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. Oklahoma St. is coming off a 25-point loss at Kansas on Monday to move to 4-11 in the Big XII after an 0-6 start so it has been playing a lot better. Oklahoma St. has won three straight home games, and four of its last seven games overall thanks to an intentional effort to get the ball into the paint. The Cowboys are 8-6 at home on the season. Based on win percentage the Cowboys have the easiest remaining schedule in the Big XII (.458 opponent win percentage). They lost the first meeting to the Cyclones so revenge is in play on Senior Day. Iowa St., which has won two of its last four games despite the loss of do-it-all guard Tyrese Haliburton, is one game above the Cowboys in the standings. The Cyclones are coming of a win over TCU on Tuesday but that was at home and they are 0-9 on the road, joining only Nebraska and Vanderbilt as the only teams from a major conference without a road win. 9* (680) Oklahoma St. Cowboys

This is a play on the MISSOURI TIGERS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. Missouri has won three of its last four games including a win at Vanderbilt last time out to improve to 14-14 overall and 6-9 in the SEC. The Tigers are 11-3 at home including four straight wins and they are outscoring opponents by 13.1 ppg on their home floor. Missouri is currently allowing 65.3 ppg and that ranks third in the SEC this season. The Tigers are ranked 11th nationally and fourth among power conference teams in three-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 29 percent shooting from long range. Additionally, the Tigers rank third in the SEC and 17th nationally in free throw percentage at 77.5 percent. Mississippi St. is coming off a win against Alabama as it has also won three of its last four games to improve to 9-6 in the SEC. The Bulldogs are just 3-6 on the road including a 2-5 record un the SEC. This is a big revenge game for Missouri as it lost the first meeting by 27 points. 9* (658) Missouri Tigers

This is a play on the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES for our NBA Friday Enforcer. This line came out late due to the questionable status of De'Aaron Fox who missed the game last night against Oklahoma City. The Kings had a three-game losing streak snapped with that loss but they still have covered four straight games. Sacramento is now 12-19 on the road and this is a tough spot playing with no rest where it has gone 1-2 this season in the second of a road back-to-back. This is a big game for Memphis which needs to get back on track following four straight losses. All of those were on the road however with the last three coming against the top three teams in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as a home favorite. Here, we play against teams after leading their last three games by five or more points at the half going up against an opponent after trailing their last three games by five or more points at the half. This situation is 26-7 ATS (78.8 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (536) Memphis Grizzlies

This is a play on the NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Northern Kentucky hosts Wright St. with the Horizon League regular-season title on the line in the final regular season game for both teams. The Norse won for the 12th time in their last 14 games with a 61-59 victory at Youngstown St. last Saturday. Northern Kentucky is 11-3 at home this year and 52-8 since the start of the 2016-17 season. The Norse lost their last home game on February 16th against Illinois-Chicago by 30 points as the offense was held to just 43 points so they will want to make up for that, especially on Senior Night. Additionally, when the teams met in January, the Northern Kentucky five-game winning streak was snapped in the 95-63 setback at Wright St. so big time revenge is in play tonight. Wright St. won its last game at Cleveland St. in overtime to maintain its one-game lead in the conference. While the Raiders are 8-3 on the road, they are just 2-3 over their last five road games with both wins coming against teams with a losing record. 10* (854) Northern Kentucky Norse

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Thursday Late Night Cash. UCLA is playing its best basketball of the season as it is riding a season high five-game winning streak. The Bruins are in a three-way tie for second place in the Pac 12 standings at 10-5, with Oregon and Arizona St., just one half-game behind Colorado at 11-5. They are 11-4 at home including five straight wins. UCLA has gone 16-0 this season when limiting the opposition to 73 points or fewer and that is big here considering the Sun Devils average 71.3 ppg on the road. The Bruins are ranked second the Pac 12 in rebounding margin (+5.9 rpg) and No. 29, nationally. UCLA is playing with revenge following an 18-point loss earlier this month in Tempe. Arizona St. has won each of its last seven games to move into that tie for second place. Three of those wins came on the road but two of those came against two of the four worst teams in the conference and the other coming against 7-7 Stanford. 9* (680) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Portland is coming off a loss against Boston to conclude a 1-2 homestand and tonight starts a three-game roadtrip. The Blazers are 2.5 games behind Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with an upcoming schedule that is doable as they wait for the return of Damian Lillard. They have played the second toughest schedule in the NBA thus far and going back, the Blazers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against teams with a winning straight up record. Indiana is coming off a 39-point win over Charlotte on Tuesday to make it three wins over its last four games. Still, the Pacers are 3-7 over their last 10 games and have played the third easiest schedule in the NBA. The Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a home favorite. 10* (523) Portland Trail Blazers

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Thursday Star Attraction. Purdue has lost four straight games including two on the road and two home losses against No. 16 Penn St. and No. 19 Michigan. The Boilermakers have fallen to 7-10 in the Big Ten but they remain at home where they are 10-4 with the only other conference loss coming against 10-6 Illinois. Purdue's 16 games against Quad-1 opponents are the most in the country and Indiana will be Quad-1 opponent number 17. Since the start of last year, Purdue has held 19 of 29 opponents at Mackey Arena under 40.0 percent shooting. Indiana has won and covered two straight games to move to 8-8 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers are just 2-6 on the road with two wins coming against teams a combined 9-23 in the conference. The last victory for Purdue came against Indiana earlier this month and while revenge is in play for the Hoosiers, road revenge is not an option here. 10* (616) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the FLORIDA GATORS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Florida and LSU face off for the second time this season, in a game that figures to have significant bearing on the SEC Conference Tournament seeding, what with the Tigers currently tied with Auburn for second in the standings (two games behind Kentucky) and the Gators, alone in fourth place (just one game out of second). Florida is coming off a solid effort at Kentucky but fell short as it lost by six points, snapping a three-game winning streak and a 5-1 run. The Gators have won three straight at home and are 10-3 at home on the season. Florida lost a tough one at LSU last month by a bucket and avenging that loss is priority. LSU won a big one on the road Saturday night at South Carolina, building a 19-point second-half lead and getting out of town with an 86-80 victory that stopped the bleeding of a run of four losses over the previous five SEC games. The Tigers are 5-4 on the road but only one of the conference wins was by more than six points. 10* (842) Florida Gators

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. The Clippers broke a three-game slide with a resounding 27-point win over Memphis on Monday. They remain in third place in the Western Conference, trailing second place Denver by a game and a half and the first place Lakers by 6.5 games. They have been an average road team but going back, the Clippers are 27-13 ATS in their last 40 games as a road favorite. Phoenix is coming off a pair of road wins against Chicago and Utah to move to 24-34 on the season and are now 4.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. The problem is that they have to pass five teams and that just will not happen. Phoenix is 2-15 ATS in its last 17 home games after scoring 120 points or more. Here, we play against home teams revenging a road loss of 20 points or more going up against an opponent after a cover as a double digit favorite. This situation is 92-54 ATS (63 percent) since 1996. 10* (515) Los Angeles Clippers

This is a play on the SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Southern Illinois hosts Indiana St. on Wednesday with this being its final home game of the season making it Senior Night. The Salukis have clinched a first-round bye in the MVC Tournament and will play in the quarterfinal round on Friday. With a win here, they would clinch a top-four seed. Southern Illinois also has a chance to go 8-1 at home in MVC play, which would be the best mark for the program since going 8-1 in 2007-08. The Salukis are ranked ranks 9th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 60.9 ppg and 51st in three-point field goal percentage defense. This is a revenge game following a 12-point loss at Indiana St. to open conference play. The Sycamores are coming off a pair of wins against Northern Iowa and Evansville both those were by just five combined points. They are now 9-7 in the MVC and bring in a 3-8 road record overall. This includes a 2-6 record in the conference but those two wins came against two of the three worst teams in the MVC. 9* (824) Southern Illinois Salukis

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Virginia Tech is coming off a pair of losses and has now dropped seven of eight to fall to 6-10 in the ACC. The Hokies will go up against a team that has won the last three games in the rivalry including the Cavaliers getting the best of Virginia Tech, 65-39, this past January. They are now 11-5 at home and it could be better ass the last two home losses came in overtime. After committing eight turnovers in Durham on Saturday, Tech's average a game is now 9.70, which is third in the nation behind fellow ACC foe Notre Dame (9.67) and Liberty (9.69). The Cavaliers are coming off a close three-point win at Pittsburgh this past Saturday despite having 16 turnovers, overcoming the miscues with four players scoring in double figures. Virginia is now riding a four-game winning streak and has improved to 11-5 in the conference which is good for solo fourth. The Cavaliers are just 5-4 on the road while getting outscore by 2.4 ppg. 9* (810) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the NEW ORLEANS PELICANS for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. On Sunday, the Lakers extended their winning streak to five games by edging the Boston Celtics 114-112 in Los Angeles. The Lakers are 20-7 at home but they are just 14-12-1 ATS as they have been overpriced numerous times and that is the case again here. The Lakers are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games playing on one day of rest. Zion Williamson, who has scored at least 20 points in eight consecutive games, sparked the Pelicans with 28 points on 13-of-20 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in a 115-101 win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. New Orleans has won two straight games and five of its last six as it continues to move up the standings in the Western Conference. The Pelicans are 12-3-2 ATS in their last 17 road games. Here, we play on teams after two straight wins by 10 points or more going up against an opponent after scoring 110 points or more in four straight games. This situation is 31-15 ATS (67.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (585) New Orleans Pelicans

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA SOONERS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Coming off losses to the top two teams in the latest AP Top 25 (No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Baylor) and a rivalry road game to Oklahoma St., Oklahoma will now face a ranked opponent for the third time in four games. The Sooners are now 6-8 in the Big XII but they sit just a half-game out of the all-important fourth spot in the conference. Oklahoma is 11-2 at home this season and this is the second game being played at Chesapeake Energy Arena where the Sooners have won six of their last seven. The Sooners are 14-1 this season when they have a better field goal percentage than their opponents. Their only loss when owning a better field goal percentage was on the road at then-No. 1 Baylor. Texas Tech is coming off a pair of wins to move to 9-5 in the Big XII and remain in third place behind Kansas and Baylor. The Red Raiders are just 3-5 on the road this season. 9* (636) Oklahoma Sooners

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Mississippi St. is coming off a loss at Texas A&M on Saturday which snapped a two-game winning streak. It is now 8-6 in the conference and the Bulldogs enter this week's action in a three-way tie with South Carolina and Texas A&M for fifth place in the SEC standings. The trio trails Florida by one game for the last double bye at next month's SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs are three wins shy of coming away with their third consecutive season with 20-plus victories. The last time Mississippi St. accomplished the feat was in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. The Bulldogs have won six straight conference home games. Alabama is coming off an upset win at Mississippi by 25 points and that was just the third conference road win for the Tide. The other two came against 4-10 Georgia in overtime and 1-13 Vanderbilt. Mississippi St. is playing with revenge from a 21-point loss last month. 10* (644) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Iowa St. remains on its home floor following a 30-point loss to Texas Tech on Saturday which was its second straight loss to fall to 4-10 in the Big XII. The Cyclones are 10-5 at home which includes a 4-3 record against conference opponents and all three of those losses were against ranked opponents including defeats against No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Baylor. Despite the recent woes, Iowa St. is shooting 40.4 percent behind the arc in the last three games and this is important considering TCU is allowing 43.9 percent three-point shooting on the road. The Cyclones look to avenge an overtime loss to the Horned Frogs in the Big XII opener in January. TCU is coming off an overtime win over West Virginia on Saturday to move to 6-8 in the conference and that was its second straight home win. The Horned Frogs are just 1-7 on the road with the lone victory coming against 2-12 Kansas St. 9* (606) Iowa St. Cyclones

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. After to losing at TCU on Saturday, this game is important for West Virginia if it wants to avoid finishing outside of the top six in the conference standings and playing a Wednesday night game in the Big XII Tournament. Right now, the Mountaineers are in decent shape in fourth place, two games behind Texas Tech. But Oklahoma, Texas and TCU are just a game behind West Virginia so this one needs to be had. The Mountaineers have lost and not covered five straight road games but those are the streaks we love to go against. We played against Texas on Saturday as it went on to win at Kansas St. to improve to 6-8 in the Big XII and 16-11 overall. The Longhorns return home where they have lost three of their last five games and Texas is 1-8 ATS in its last nine games coming off a road win. 10* (871) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER for our NBA Sunday Enforcer. This is the final road game for San Antonio on this rodeo roadtrip that consisted of eight games wrapped around the All Star Break as the Spurs have played just one home game this month and that was on February 1st. They are coming off an impressive win at Utah on Friday which was just their first game since the break and the win prior to that came at Oklahoma City which puts immediate revenge in play for the Thunder. Oklahoma City is coming off a win against Denver on Friday which was also its first game since the break and it remains tied with Dallas for sixth place in the Western Conference. The Thunder are 18-12 at home and they are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. Here, we play on favorites revenging a straight up loss as a favorite of seven or more points against an opponent off two or more consecutive upset wins as an underdog. This situation is 47-21 ATS (69.1 percent) since 1996. 10* (552) Oklahoma City Thunder

This is a play on the UTAH UTES for our CBB Sunday Late Afternoon Cash. Utah is coming off a rare home loss on Thursday as it fell to UCLA by 11 points. The Utes are on the road but they are 10-2 at home with the only other loss coming against 20-7 Oregon. The home team is 18-3 in Utah games this season including a 12-2 record in the Pac 12. They are +14.6 ppg in scoring differential at home. Utah is tied with Arizona and Arizona St. with seven Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories according to the NET Rankings, which is the third highest total in the Pac 12. The Utes will out for revenge stemming from a tough four-point loss in Southern California at the end of January. USC put up a good fight at Colorado on Thursday but eventually lost by four points. The Trojans have covered five straight games which is definitely playing into this number. They are just 5-5 on the road which includes a 3-5 record in Pac 12 play which also includes three consecutive losses. 10* (864) Utah Utes

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES as part of our CBB Sunday Trifecta. Ohio St. returns to Columbus following a nine-point loss at Iowa on Thursday. The Buckeyes are now 17-9 overall including a 7-8 record in the Big Ten yet are projected to be a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio St. is 12-2 at home this season with the two losses coming by a combined seven points. Ohio St. is No. 3 nationally for the most home wins with a 175-32 (.845) record since the 2009-10 season. The Buckeyes are outscoring opponents by 18.6 ppg at home. The Terrapins enter the game with the Buckeyes with a 22-4 overall record and a 12-3 slate in Big Ten Conference games. Since beating Ohio St. in College Park Jan. 7 they lost their next two games to Iowa and Wisconsin on the road but have since rattled off nine conference wins. The Buckeyes lost the first meeting by 12 points so they will be out for revenge as well as improving their upcoming tournament log. 9* (858) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS as part of our CBB Sunday Trifecta. Northern Iowa has dropped two straight games which snapped a six-game winning streak and its lead in the Missouri Valley Conference is gone as it is now tied with Loyola-Chicago. Both of those losses came on the road however and the Panthers head home where they are a perfect 14-0 on the season. Additionally, this is their final home game of the season so it is Senior Day in Cedar Falls. The Panthers have made 48.4 percent of their shots this season, a mark that ranks 2nd in the MVC and 13th in the country. This includes 49.6 percent of their three-point attempts this season, leading the conference and ranking 4th in the nation. Southern Illinois is hanging tough with a 10-5 record which puts it just one game out of first place. Like Northern Iowa, the Salukis are much better at home than on the road as thy dared just 3-8 on the highway and they have just one MVC road win against a winning team. 9* (844) Northern Iowa Panthers

This is a play on the CINCINNATI BEARCATS as part of our CBB Sunday Trifecta. Cincinnati has had a pretty stressful run as it has played four straight overtime games, resulting in a 2-2 split. The Bearcats are coming off a loss against Central Florida as 12-point favorites and they failed to cover any of those four games. Despite sitting in second place in the AAC, Cincinnati is a projected No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament so there is not a lot of wiggle room. The Bearcats are 60-5 (.923) at home since the start of 2016-17, including a 31-3 (.912) mark against AAC teams. This is a crucial game considering Cincinnati is off until next Sunday when it goes to Houston so a win will have first place on the line next week. Wichita St. has won three in a row and climbed into a tie for fourth place in the AAC since dropping a 76-43 decision at Houston on Feb. 9. The Shockers are 4-3 on the road but all of those wins came against teams with losing conference records. 9* (826) Cincinnati Bearcats

This is a play on the BROOKLYN NETS for our NBA Saturday Enforcer. Brooklyn is coming off a loss at Philadelphia in overtime on Thursday as it blew a 20-point lead and managed just one point in overtime. The Nets are sitting in seventh place in the Eastern Conference but they are closer to ninth place than sixth place so these winnable games have to be taken. The Nets are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a straight up loss. Charlotte has won three straight games, all on the road, which matches its longest winning streak of the season. The Hornets had lost 13 of 14 prior to this and they are just 1-8 over their last nine home games, the lone win coming against 17-38 New York. The Hornets are 1-5 ATS in their last six home games against teams with a losing road record. Here, we play against home underdogs after three or more consecutive wins, in February games. This situation is 59-29 ATS (67 percent) since 1996. 10* (533) Brooklyn Nets

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. St. Bonaventure is coming off a 29-point home loss to Davison last Friday so it has had over a week to stew about that defeat. The Bonnies had won five straight games prior to that and are now 9-4 in the Atlantic Ten, sitting in solo fourth place. St. Bonaventure got off to one of its best Atlantic Ten starts in program history. The Bonnies started A-10 play with four consecutive wins, giving the Bonnies their third 4-0 start in program history, and its 9-3 start was the best since 2015-16. Richmond has won five straight games while covering four of those including three straight. The Spiders possess two road wins over this stretch but those came against 1-12 Fordham and 3-10 LaSalle. The Spiders are 10-3 in the conference so the Bonnies can move into a tie for third place with a victory on Saturday. 9* (736) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the WASHINGTON HUSKIES as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. It has been a bad stretch for Washington as it has lost nine straight games but it has been competitive as five of those losses have come by six points or less. Five of those losses were on the road while all four of those home losses came against teams with at least 17 wins including two of the top three teams in Oregon and Arizona. Washington has yet to let an opponent shoot higher than 50 percent from the field in 27 games and the Huskies currently rank 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense at 38.1 percent. Additionally, Washington is averaging 6.3 blocks per game, which ranks third in the country. California picked up its first road win of the season as it defeated Washington St. by nine points on Wednesday. Since a 4-0 start to the season, the Golden Bears are 1-6 in their last seven following a win. 9* (724) Washington Huskies

This is a play on the SYRACUSE ORANGE as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. Syracuse has lost three straight games including a 24-point loss at Louisville on Wednesday. The Orange are now 7-8 in the conference which is good for a tie for sixth place with three other teams. They return home where they are 10-6 including wins in three of their last five, one of those losses coming against Duke. The Orange are an efficient, posting the third-best assist/turnover ratio in the conference (1.31). Syracuse has also limited its foes to the third-lowest field goal percentage at 40.7 percent and the fourth-lowest three-point field goal percentage at 31.7 percent in the ACC. Georgia Tech is also 7-8 in the conference after two straight wins, both as underdogs. The Yellow Jackets are 5-6 on the including 3-4 in the ACC. Two of those came against the tow worst teams in the conference. 9* (686) Syracuse Orange

This is a play on the KANSAS ST. WILDCATS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. Kansas St. fell to 2-11 in the Big XII following its eighth loss in nine games on Wednesday at Texas Tech. The stretch has been brutal as six of those games were on the road and the Wildcats went 1-2 at home with one loss against No. 1 Baylor and another loss against resurgent Oklahoma St. The loss to the Red Raiders dropped Kansas St. to 1-8 on the road but it heads home where it is 10-5 on the season. Kansas St. has held 95 opponents to 60 points or less in the tenure of head coach Bruce Weber, boasting an 86-9 mark in those contests. That is important here as Texas is averaging just 58.6 ppg on the road. The Longhorns snapped a four-game losing streak with a 14-point home win against TCU. They are just 5-8 in the conference and bring in a 3-5 road record including 2-4 in the Big XII. 9* (630) Kansas St. Wildcats

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. Purdue has lost three straight games including the last two on the road and the one home loss came against No. 9 Penn St. The Boilermakers have fallen to 7-9 in the Big Ten but they head back home where they are 10-3 with the only other conference loss coming against 9-6 Illinois. Purdue's 15 games against Quad-1 opponents are the most in the country. Michigan will be Quad-1 opponent number 16. Since the start of last year, Purdue has held 18 of 28 opponents at Mackey Arena under 40.0 percent shooting. Michigan has been one of the hotter teams in the Big Ten as it has won four straight and six of its last seven games. The Wolverines are still just 8-7 in the Big Ten and while they are 13-4 at home, they are just 3-5 on the road with two of the wins coming at 1-13 Northwestern and 2-12 Nebraska. 10* (634) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the AUBURN TIGERS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. It has been a tough stretch for Auburn as it was coming off three wins that went into overtime and has since suffered two straight losses. The Tigers are now 9-4 in the SEC which is good for a tie for second place with LSU and Florida, two games behind Kentucky. Auburn is 14-0 at home this season and is now No. 13 in the latest AP poll, marking the 18th consecutive poll that Auburn has been ranked. That streak is the third-longest in program history. The Tigers have made it frustrating for the opposition this season, holding 25 of 26 teams under their scoring average in regulation. Tennessee is coming off a home win over Vanderbilt to mover to 7-6 in the conference. The Volunteers are just 3-5 on the road with the wins coming against teams all with losing records. 9* (608) Auburn Tigers

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Portland has dropped two straight as it now sits four games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Those games were both on the road however where the Blazers have lost four straight games but they head back home where they have won five in a row. Portland is 9-0 ATS in its last nine games revenging a road loss of 20 points or more. New Orleans comes in as an overpriced favorite as the Zion effect is clearly present. Based on recent power rankings, New Orleans is roughly a half-point better but that is not taking home court into consideration and the Pelicans should not even be favored here, let along by this amount. The Pelicans are 3-7-2 ATS in their last 12 road games against teams with a winning home record. Here, we play on teams revenging a road loss of 10 points or more, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .400 and .499. This situation is 44-17 ATS (72.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (528) Portland Trail Blazers

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. St. Louis is coming of a loss at Massachusetts to make it three losses in its last four games. St. Louis led by as many as 16 in the first half and had a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Minutemen shot 57.7 percent from the field in second half for the victory The Billikens are now 7-6 in the Atlantic Ten Conference which is good for a tie for sixth place. They head home where they are 12-3 with two of those losses coming against conference leaders Dayton and Seton Hall. St. Louis is still alive for a top four finish in the league, which would result in a double-bye in the conference tournament. VCU is part of that three-team group at 7-6 in the conference so this is a big game for the Rams as well. They are riding a three-game losing streak including two games at home and they hit the road where they are just 4-4 including a 3-3 record in the conference but those three wins came against teams that are a combined 7-32. 10* (874) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the UTAH UTES for our CBB Thursday Late Night Cash. Utah returns home following a pair of losses against Oregon and Oregon St. to fall to 5-8 in the Pac 12. The Utes fell to 1-8 on the road but they are 10-1 at home with the only loss coming against 20-6 Oregon. The home team is 18-2 in Utah games this season including a 12-1 record in the Pac 12. They are +16.7 ppg in scoring differential at home. Utah is tied with Arizona and Arizona St. with seven Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories according to the NET Rankings, which is the third highest total in the Pac 12. UCLA enters the game Thursday 15-11 overall and 8-5 in Pac 12 action while riding a three-game winning-streak with wins coming at Arizona followed by a sweep of the Washington schools this past week. Unlike the Utes, UCLA is 3-4 in true road games this season and 3-3 in conference games on the road. The Bruins are getting outscored by an average of 6.0 ppg away from home. 9* (678) Utah Utes

This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Philadelphia closed the first half with three straight wins to snap a four-game slide. The Sixers remain in fifth place in the Eastern Conference but has gained ground on Miami, trailing the Heat by just a game and a half. Philadelphia is 25-2 at home which is the best home record in the NBA and the Sixers are 10-2 ATS in home games against teams averaging scoring 110 or more ppg this season. Brooklyn closed the first half with two straight wins as well as five straight covers. The Nets wins were against Toronto and Indiana and that makes it just five wins on the season against top five teams compared to 13 losses. Brooklyn is just 9-16 on the road and the Nets are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as a road underdog. Here, we play on home favorites after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread going up against an opponent after having covered 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. This situation is 118-72 ATS (62.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (508) Philadelphia 76ers

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Drexel will be out to snap a three-game losing streak with the last two coming on the road where it is just 1-11 overall including a 1-6 record in the CAA. The Dragons are 10-3 overall at home and have won five of their seven conference games. Drexel will play its next two games in the DAC before closing the season on the road. The Dragons begin play with a 13-14 overall record and a 6-8 mark in in CAA play. Six of those losses have come in their last seven games making this a big homestand to close the season. Hofstra has won six straight games to increase its lead in the CAA to a game and a half over William & Mary. Four of those games were at home with the streak starting against Drexel in a 13-point win so the Dragons will be out for revenge. The Pride are a solid 9-4 on the road but that is clearly taken into account in this number. 9* (618) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Iowa is coming off a win at Minnesota on Sunday which snapped a three-game conference road losing streak. Iowa registered its sixth victory away from home despite scoring a season-low 58 points. The Hawkeyes enter Thursday's game having won eight of their last 11 contests to improve to 9-6 in the Big Ten which is good for a tie for third place with four other teams. Iowa is 12-1 at home, winning its last 11 straight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since its only loss to DePaul. Iowa leads the Big Ten in scoring offense at 78.2 ppg. Also, in Big Ten games only, Iowa leads the league in scoring at 76.5 ppg, field goal percentage (.444), and assists (16.5). Ohio St. has won two straight games but both of those came at home where the Buckeyes are 12-2. They are just 3-5 on the road, 2-5 in the Big Ten with one of those wins coming against 1-14 Northwestern. 10* (624) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the TEMPLE OWLS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Temple had won two straight games before facing Villanova in a Big Five matchup which resulted in a 20-point loss. The Owls are 5-7 in the AAC and while they are just 7-5 at home, only one of those losses came against a team with a losing record. Temple has been one of the top teams in the country defensively this season and currently ranks 32nd nationally in field goal percentage defense at 39.5 percent). The Owls also are third in the AAC (37th in NCAA) in three-point pct. defense at 29.8 percent. The Huskies have won four of their last six games with the current stretch starting with a home win over the Owls, 78-63, on Jan. 29 which brings revenge into play. Connecticut is also 5-7 in the conference following a 1-5 start but the road has been a problem as the Huskies are just 1-6 overall. This includes a 1-5 record in the AAC, getting outscored by 9.2 ppg. 9* (628) Temple Owls

This is a play on the WASHINGTON ST. COUGARS for our CBB Wednesday Late Night Cash. Washington St. is coming off a pair of losses in California, falling to UCLA in overtime and then losing to USC by 19 points. The Cougars are now 5-8 in the Pac 12 and in the 13 games, the home team has gone 11-2. The Cougars return home for the final time in 2019-20 for two games beginning with Cal Wednesday night. Washington St. is 12-3 at home on the year and will be out for revenge after letting a road win slip through their fingers in Berkeley in January as a late comeback fell short thanks to a banked in three-pointer. California has lost its last four games including a pair at home to Arizona and Arizona St. last week. The Golden Bears are 4-8 in the conference and are 0-7 on the road which includes a 0-5 record in the Pac 12. Those five losses have come by an average of 15.8 ppg. 9* (858) Washington St. Cougars

This is a play on the NC STATE WOLFPACK as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. NC State is playing its first home game in 18 days on Wednesday when it hosts sixth-ranked Duke. The Wolfpack have played three straight road games where they went 2-1 that included a loss at Boston College in their last one on Sunday to move back to .500 at 7-7 in the ACC. They are 11-3 at home and will look to snap a two-game slide at home. This will mark the 11th time NC State has faced a top-10 team under head coach Kevin Keatts. The Wolfpack are 4-6 against top 10 teams in the Keatts era, including a 2-2 mark against Top-10 foes in PNC Arena. Duke is 12-2 in the ACC which is good for first place by a half-game over Louisville entering Tuesday. The Blue Devils have won seven straight games since a loss to the Cardinals. They snapped a three-game non-cover skid with a 34-point home win over Notre Dame. 9* (844) NC State Wolfpack

This is a play on the DRAKE BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Drake is coming off a win on Sunday against Evansville at home to move to 7-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs remain in Des Moines, where they are 13-1 this season, after a strong performance against the Purple Aces. Drake has won 86.0 percent of its home games the last three seasons, the highest mark in the MVC and 36th highest in the nation. Drake leads the conference and ranks 28th nationally in assists per game. In conference games, Drake averages 15.4 apg, nearly three more than any other team in the MVC. Drake lost at Valparaiso earlier in the season, 66-61so they will be out for payback. Valparaiso has won two straight games while covering three straight games and it is now 7-7 in the MVC. The Crusaders are just 5-11 on the highway including a 4-8 record in true road games. 9* (818) Drake Bulldogs

This is a play on the RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Rutgers moved to 9-6 in the Big Ten with a win over Illinois on Saturday and those nine conference wins are the most in league play since 1998-99 when it went 9-9 in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights' remaining schedule ranks second nationally in difficulty per the ESPN BPI. Rutgers has a nation's-best 17-0 home record this season. The last Big Ten program to boast a 17-0 home record was Indiana in 2015-16. Michigan defeated Rutgers in the first meeting earlier this month so this is a revenge game for the Scarlet Knights. Michigan has won and covered three straight games while also winning five of its last six contests. The Wolverines are still just 7-7 in the Big Ten and while they are 13-4 at home, they are just 2-5 on the road with the wins coming at 1-13 Northwestern and 2-12 Nebraska. 10* (784) Rutgers Scarlet Knights

This is a play on the NEW MEXICO LOBOS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. The Lobos enter Tuesday's contest after a quick three-day turnaround coming off of a narrow home loss on Saturday against UNLV. The Runnin' Rebels pulled ahead for a five-point win in the final minutes which made it two straight losses and setbacks in five of the Lobos last six games. However, two of those were against San Diego St. and three were on the road including a 22-point loss at Nevada which brings revenge into play on Tuesday. New Mexico had four starters out for that game. The Lobos are ranked as the 18th-best shooting team in the country firing at a clip of 47.8 percent from the floor and head home where they are 14-2 on the season. Nevada has won its last three straight contests including an overtime victory on the road at UNLV on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack are 9-5 in the MWC but bring in a 2-7 road record that includes just one conference win. 9* (636) New Mexico Lobos

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. The Mountaineers have lost three straight, two coming against the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked teams in the country, and there will be lineup changes to try and generate some more offense from a team averaging just 55.7 ppg in its last three games. West Virginia failed to hit a field goal in the last five minutes of the Kansas loss and went nearly 10 minutes in the second half before scoring a basket against Baylor. The Mountaineers return home where they are 12-1 and look to improve up their 6-6 Big XII record. In the latest NET rankings released this week by the NCAA, West Virginia checked in at No. 10. The Cowboys are coming off an impressive 73-70 victory over then 24th-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday in Stillwater to improve to 3-9 in the conference after a 0-8 start. Oklahoma St. has covered its last four games but comes in with just one Big XII road win. 10* (616) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Illinois was sitting in first place in the Big Ten Conference with an 8-2 record but it has since lost four straight games to fall into a tie for sixth place. Illinois also is looking to end a six-game skid against Penn St. The Illini last victory over the Nittany Lions was Jan. 31, 2015 in Champaign. Illinois has won three Big Ten road games, tied with Michigan St. and Wisconsin for third-most in the conference behind Penn St. and Maryland (4 apiece). The Illini trail just Penn St. and West Virginia for the largest turnaround so far this season among schools from the six major conferences. The Nittany Lions have won eight straight games while covering all of those games as well and that is being taken into consideration with this line. Penn St. is very solid at home at 13-1 which includes five Big Ten wins but only one against a winning conference team. 9* (605) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the ST. JOHN'S RED STORM for our CBB Monday Enforcer. St. John's is coming off a win over Providence on Wednesday to move to 3-9 in the Big East Conference and it looks to keep the momentum going on Monday. After forcing a season-low eight turnovers in a loss at Creighton on Feb. 8, the Red Storm turned 23 Providence turnovers into 22 points during their 80-69 victory. St. John's is 11-5 at home and the Red Storm are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games as a home underdog. They will look to avenge a Jan. 5 loss to the Musketeers in Cincinnati during which they made just one of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Xavier has won three of its last four contests with two of those wins coming on the road at Seton Hall and DePaul. The Musketeers are still just 5-7 in the conference and they come in just 3-5 on the road. Xavier is 1-5 ATS in its last six games as a road favorite. 10* (862) St. John's Red Storm

This is a play on the CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS for our CBB Sunday Star Attraction. California is on a three-game losing streak but two of those games were on the road and the one home loss was against Arizona. It has been an up and down year but the Bears are averaging 68.7 ppg at home and have only two losses in conference play on their home court with the only other loss coming against 8-4 Oregon. After recording a season-low 23 rebounds at Colorado, the Bears have recorded 37 rebounds in back-to-back games and that is essential to keep going against a good rebounding Arizona St. team. The Bears are 41-40 all-time against Arizona State and looking to snap a four-game Sun Devil win streak. Arizona St. has won four straight games to improve to 7-5 in the Pac 12 and this includes two straight road wins. The Sun Devils are 3-3 on the road in the Pac 12 with two of those wins coming against teams worst than Cal. 9* (854) California Golden Bears

This is a play on the INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Indiana St. is coming off a pair of losses to fall to 7-6 in the conference but both of those were on the road where the Sycamores are 2-8 on the season. Indiana St. improved to a perfect 10-0 at home by defeating the Ramblers 68-39 on February 5. The Sycamores' home court winning streak has hit 12 games dating back to February 20, 2019 and that is tied for 15th best in the country. The Sycamores have hit 38.9 percent of their three-pointers this season which is not only second-best in the Missouri Valley Conference but is ninth-best in the country. Missouri St. hits the road following a 35-point win over Drake to improve to 6-7 in the MVC. The venue has played a big role in its success however as the Bears are just 2-4 on the road in the conference with the two wins coming against 0-13 Evansville and 3-10 Illinois St. 10* (844) Indiana St. Sycamores

This is a play on the LOYOLA-CHICAGO RAMBLERS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. Loyola-Chicago is coming off a pair of wins over Valparaiso and Evansville to improve to 9-4 in the MVC which is good for a tie for second place. The Ramblers, who have won six consecutive games on their home floor, have won 24 of their last 26 Missouri Valley games in Chicago. Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Loyola is 22-2 at home in conference play. The Ramblers need one more conference victory to have notched double-digit league wins for the third straight season. Loyola has won 10 or more conference contests three consecutive years just once in program history - 1982-83 through 1984-85. Northern Iowa sits in first place in the MVC at 11-2 as it has won six straight games but four of those were at home and the two road games were against losing teams. 9* (770) Loyola-Chicago Ramblers

This is a play on the ST. MARY'S GAELS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. St. Mary's is coming off a 30-point loss at home to Gonzaga and that is something that will surely motivate the Gaels. They have fallen into fourth place in the WCC but could move back into third with a win here as they are out for revenge from an eight-point loss in overtime at Pacific last month. St. Mary's is listed as No. 31 in KenPom and are rated as having the 10th most efficient offense in the country. The Tigers are currently third in third place in the conference standings with an 8-4 WCC record and are 20-8 overall. Pacific has won their last five games after dropping their previous three to Santa Clara, BYU, and Gonzaga. However, four of those last five games have been at home and the 3-2 conference road record includes two wins against .500 or worse teams. 9* (778) St. Mary's Gaels

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. The last time out, Virginia Tech got up by 12 points in the first half, then got down by four with a minute to go but got it to overtime against Boston College however it fell by four points. The Hokies have lost five straight games but three of those were on the road and they head home where they are 10-4 on the season. Virginia Tech takes great care of the ball as its 9.8 tpg ranks third nationally. The Hokies are ranked 15th nationally in three-point field goals made per game with 9.8 and is one of only four schools in a high-major conference to average 9.5 or more makes per game. The Panthers are coming off a 20-point loss at home to Clemson on Wednesday, falling 72-52 to snap their four-game home winning streak. Pittsburgh now hits the road where it is just 2-5 on the season. 9* (724) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIES for our CBB Saturday Afternoon Dominator. Southern Illinois had its seven-game winning streak snapped with a loss at Valparaiso on Wednesday. The Salukis are 9-4 in the MVC, the program's best MVC start through 13 games since 2006-07. Southern Illinois has a 10-game home court winning streak, the longest for the program since a 15-game home winning streak spanned parts of three seasons (end of 2005-06 through beginning of 2007-08). The Salukis are ranked ninth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 60.8 ppg while also ranking top-50 nationally in fewest fouls per game (14th) and three-point field goal percentage defense (46th). Bradley has won two straight games to improve to 8-5 in the conference. Both of those wins were at home however and the Braves come in just 2-7 on the road. 10* (642) Southern Illinois Salukis

This is a play on the TOLEDO ROCKETS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Toledo snapped a five-game losing streak with a win over Miami Ohio on Tuesday but still failed to cover the number which makes it six straight non-covers. The Rockets are a disappointing 4-8 in the MAC after opening the season with lofty expectations but with six games left and the MAC Tournament, there is still hope. Closing games has been the issue as seven of the Rockets losses in conference play have been by seven points or less. Toledo is 1-10 this season in games decided by seven points or less so the record could be a lot better. The Rockets are outscoring opponents by nearly 10 ppg at home. Buffalo is coming off a home win over Central Michigan and it has been a pretty uneven run as the Bulls are just 2-3 over their last five games. They are 4-3 on the road which is respectable but go into a tough spot as Toledo is playing with revenge from a loss here nearly one year ago to the day. 10* (880) Toledo Rockets

This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL as part of our CBB Late Thursday Trifecta. Stanford has been one of the pleasant surprises in the Pac 12 as it is 16-7 overall including a 5-5 record in the conference. The Cardinal has lost two straight but both of those were on the road in the high altitude of Utah and Colorado. After playing five of its last seven games on the road, Stanford heads home where it is 12-2 on the season including 4-1 in the conference. With eight games remaining in the conference slate, the Cardinal are still in the mix at No. 29 in the most recent NCAA Net rankings. Stanford is one of four Pac-12 programs in the top-30. Arizona St. has won three straight games and five of its last six to improve to 6-5 in the Pac 12. However, the Sun Devils are just 2-3 on the road in the conference with the wins coming against 2-9 Washington and 4-7 Oregon St. 9* (694) Stanford Cardinal

This is a play on the UTSA ROADRUNNERS as part of our CBB Late Thursday Trifecta. Texas-San Antonio is coming off a loss at Charlotte last time out and it has now dropped three of its last four games to fall to 5-7 in C-USA but it is just a game out of sixth place. The Roadrunners return home where they are 8-3 but are on a two-game home losing streak which they will be out to break here. Texas-San Antonio is led in 2019-20 by the nation's highest scoring duo, junior guards Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace who are averaging a combined 46 ppg. Marshall comes into the matchup with the Roadrunners after sweeping a pair of home games last week. The Thundering Herd have won three of their last four games, including a 91-73 win at Florida International and the only other road win in the conference came at 2-10 Middle Tennessee St. Overall, they are just 3-7 on the road. 9* (674) Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS as part of our CBB Late Thursday Trifecta. The Hoosiers are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after falling to Purdue, 74-62, on Saturday. Two of the other losses came on the road while the other was against Big Ten leader Maryland at home by a point. Overall, the Hoosiers are 12-3 at home. Things will not be easy as according to ESPN's BPI, the Hoosiers are projected to have the 4th toughest strength of schedule in the country for the remainder of the season. Indiana has the best defensive rebounding percentage in the conference hauling in 76.2 percent of opponent misses. Iowa is coming off a win over Nebraska on Saturday at home and for the season, the Hawkeyes are 1-5 away from home within the conference with the only win coming at 1-11 Northwestern and they have lost two straight. The five losses have come by 13.4 ppg. 9* (648) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Early Thursday Trifecta. First place in C-USA is wide open as there are five teams within two games of each other and that includes Louisiana Tech which is one of the three teams that are two games back. The Bulldogs were right up with North Texas for first place but they have dropped two straight games and have failed to cover their last three overall. They had a four-game winning streak prior to this and they head home where they are 11-1 with the lone loss coming against that North Texas team by just one point. They are 51-7 at home in conference games since 2013-14 which is the highest winning percentage of any team since joining the conference. Florida International is on a three-game winning streak including an impressive win over rival Florida Atlantic on the road but it is still just 5-6 on the highway. 9* (628) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

This is a play on the WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE as part of our CBB Early Thursday Trifecta. William & Mary spent the first half of the conference season in first place in the CAA but has since lost three straight games to fall into a tie for fourth place. The Tribe have failed to cover their last five games including the last two coming on the road. They are back home where they are 8-2 and look to bounce back from a loss in their last home game against first place Hofstra. Offensively, William & Mary ranks 29th nationally in two-point field goal percentage (53.6), 40th in effective field goal percentage (53.1), 53rd in free throw percentage (74.9) and 64th in field goal percentage (46.0). Drexel is coming off a 1-1 homestand to remain .500 in the CAA. The Dragons have lost three straight on the road and are in a tough spot here as the Tribe will be out to revenge a 27-point loss in Philadelphia. 9* (602) William & Mary Tribe

This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS as part of our CBB Early Thursday Trifecta. Wichita St. has lost three straight games to fall to 5-5 in the AAC but those three losses came against the top three teams in the conference. Two of those came on last-second shots. At Tulsa, Wichita St. fell 54-51 on a three-point buzzer-beater and then five days later, a three-point play with 3.5 seconds to go lifted Cincinnati to an 80-79 win. The Shockers are ranked among the national leaders in offensive rebounding (27th, 12.61), turnover margin (31st, +3.0), and field goal percentage defense (36th, .396). KenPom rates the defense 18th in defensive efficiency. Central Florida has won two straight games to move to 4-7 in the conference. The Knights are 8-4 at home but that includes just a 2-3 record in the AAC and despite the winning record overall, they are just +1.6 ppg in scoring differential. 10* (623) Wichita St. Shockers

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. UNLV snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Fresno St. on Saturday but it was not easy as the Rebels held on for a one-point win. The Rebels four-game skid was not ideal but the losses came against four of the top five teams in the conference and three of those were on the road. The first loss in that skid came at Nevada by 14 points so they will be out for revenge tonight. UNLV has won seven of its last eight home games with the lone loss coming against 23-0 San Diego St. UNLV ranks No. 1 or No. 2 in the MWC for conference-only games in rebounding, rebound margin, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds. The Wolf Pack have won two straight games but those were at home against San Jose St. and Air Force which are both 3-9. The home team has won the last 12 Nevada games and it is 0-5 in its five road games over this span. 10* (854) UNLV Runnin' Rebels

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Villanova has lost three straight games to fall to 7-4 in the Big East which is good for a tie for second place with two other teams, one of which pays a visit here. On Wednesday night, Villanova will return to its campus home, Finneran Pavilion, for its first game there since Jan. 21. The Wildcats are 10-2 in home games which includes a 6-0 record at Finneran Pavilion and overall, they are 307-63 at the facility. Villanova opened the Big East season with a loss at Marquette by 11 points so revenge is in play for tonight. Marquette has won three straight and six of its last seven games to move into that tie for second place in the conference. The Golden Eagles are 3-4 on the road including a 2-3 record in the Big East but both of those wins came against teams with losing records within the conference and they came by just six points combined. 9* (838) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. Trading Andrew Wiggins seemed to have invigorated Minnesota as it destroyed the Clippers 142-115 on Saturday at home which snapped a 12-game losing streak. D'Angelo Russell did not play in that game but he had a successful debut on Monday as he scored 22 points with five assists although he did commit six turnovers in the 137-126 loss to Toronto in a game they actually led at halftime. The Timberwolves head back home and take a big stepdown in class. Charlotte is coming off a win at Detroit on Monday as it held the Pistons to just 76 points. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Hornets which are just 9-19 on the road. The Hornets are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game. 10* (512) Minnesota Timberwolves

This is a play on the VALPARAISO CRUSADERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Valparaiso incurred a brutal 70-68 setback on Sunday at Loyola. The Crusaders have now lost two straight games to fall to 5-7 in the conference. Valparaiso is 3-2 this year in games decided by three points or fewer, with both losses coming against the Ramblers. Valparaiso suffered just its second home setback of the season on Feb. 5 against Northern Iowa, dropping to 8-2. The Crusaders lost that game by 12 points which was its largest margin of defeat on its home floor since Dec. 17, 2018. Southern Illinois has won seven straight games but the last six have been by seven points or less including four by four points or less. The Salukis are 9-3 in the MVC which is good for solo second but they are just 3-7 on the road and while all three wins came within the conference, two of those were against the two worst teams that have a combined 3-21 record. 9* (818) Valparaiso Crusaders

This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. West Virginia is coming off a loss at Oklahoma by 10 points as it missed 52 shots from the floor, shooting 32 percent for the game. To put that in perspective, the 52 missed shots were more than the Sooners attempted. The loss was not too damaging as West Virginia dropped just one spot in the AP Top 25 poll at No. 14. The Mountaineers are also No. 14 in this week's coaches' poll while in the NET rankings, it is No. 9 this week. West Virginia is 13-0 at home this season, winning by an average of 11.1 ppg and this includes a 6-0 record in the conference with a scoring margin of +21.5 ppg. The Jayhawks have won eight straight games to move to 9-1 in the Big XII, a game and a half behind Baylor which is a perfect 11-0. Kansas is 5-0 on the road in the conference but this is the first road game against a team with a winning conference record. 9* (804) West Virginia Mountaineers

This is a play on the HOUSTON ROCKETS for our NBA Tuesday Star Attraction. Houston is coming off a disheartening loss on Sunday as Bojan Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to pull off a 114-113 win for the Jazz. It was the second straight loss for the Rockets which had won their previous four games as they are now in fifth place in the Western Conference. Houston is still a solid 18-8 at home including four wins over its last five games. This is a pivotal game for the Rockets as this is their final game leading up the All Star break. Boston has won seven straight games including a one-point win on Sunday at Oklahoma City to open this mini two-game roadtrip. The Celtics are in third place in the Eastern Conference but they have been unable to make up any ground on the first place Bucks and the streaking Raptors. Boston is a respectable 15-10 on the road but just five of those wins are against winning teams. 10* (586) Houston Rockets

This is a play on the COLORADO ST. RAMS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Colorado St. has won three straight games and eight of its last nine to improve to 8-4 in the Mountain West Conference which is good for second place. The recent five-game win streak was the longest for Colorado St. since the Rams won seven straight during 2016-17. They are 10-3 at home including six straight wins and they are 5-0 within the conference with those wins coming by 16 ppg. Colorado St. lost at Utah St. just over two weeks ago by 16 points which is the only defeat since January 1st so revenge is in play. Utah St. has won two straight games and five of its last six to sit in a tie for third place in the conference. The Aggies have taken care of business at home where they are 13-1 but they are just 2-5 on the road which includes a 2-4 record in the MVC. Those two road wins came against 1-12 Wyoming and 3-9 San Jose St. 10* (642) Colorado St. Rams

This is a play on the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Virginia had a three-game winning streak snapped with a loss at Louisville on Saturday. The defense was lit up for 80 points which is an aberration for this team as Virginia ranks first in the nation in scoring defense with 51.7 ppg and field goal percentage defense at 36.3 percent and 27th in three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.4 percent. Virginia is 97-2 when holding opponent to 50 points or less in the Tony Bennett era. This includes 10 times this season where they have gone a percent 10-0. The Cavaliers are 10-3 at home with two conference losses, one by a bucket and another in overtime. Notre Dame is on a roll with four straight wins and five straight covers. The last four covers have come by a combined six points. The Irish are coming off a win at Clemson on Sunday so they have had one less day of preparation for this one. 9* (634) Virginia Cavaliers

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Dayton sits atop the Atlantic Ten with a perfect 10-0 record but it has failed to cover its last three games as it has been overvalued but that is not the case here based on the opponent and we feel there is value in this number. The Flyers are 21-2, with both losses coming in overtime to Top 20-caliber teams, Kansas in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational finals and Colorado in a buzzer-beater at the Chicago Legends. Dayton is 10-0 in any league for the first time in school history and it is being led by an offense that is first nationally in field goal percentage at 52.4 percent and is second in assists at 18.4 apg. Rhode Island dropped its conference opener at home but it has won its last 10 games as it sits a half-game out of first place. The Rams are 5-0 on the road in the Atlantic Ten but that is part of the value on the home team. 9* (626) Dayton Flyers

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Texas is coming off a loss against Texas Tech on Saturday which was its second straight loss following an 11-point defeat at Kansas last Monday. The Longhorns are now 14-9 overall including 4-6 in the Big XII so they need a few quality wins to close out the season for a shot at the NCAA Tournament. Texas is 61-24 at home during the Shaka Smart era including 9-4 in 2019-20. Th e Longhorns are 6-3 in their last nine home games against AP Top 20 opponents. Texas has held its first 23 opponents to an average of 63.8 ppg on a combined 42.3 percent shooting, including a 33.1 percent mark from three-point range. Baylor is the consensus No. 1 team in the country so it will be a very public play here after winning 20 straight games. Baylor won the first meeting at home by 15 points as an 8.5-point favorite and now it is favored by a slightly lesser amount on the road. 10* (870) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Monday Enforcer. The Pacers burned us on Friday as they lost the second game of a back-to-back against Toronto as they were outscored by eight points in the second half. That was the fifth straight loss for Indiana which has dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, now a full game behind Philadelphia. The Pacers are 18-9 at home which has taken a hit with four straight losses here. The Pacers are 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 home games against teams with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Brooklyn is also coming off a loss to Toronto as it fell by a point on Saturday on the road, easily covering the 6.5-point spread. The Nets have covered three straight games and five of six to take over seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets are 1-8 ATS in their last nine games as a road underdog. Here, we play on home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points after failing to cover three of their last four games against the spread going up against an opponent after having covered four of their last five against the spread. This situation is 51-22 ATS (69.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (560) Indiana Pacers

This is a play on the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES for our NBA Sunday Enforcer. Memphis will be out to bounce back from a loss in Philadelphia on Friday which snapped a two-game winning streak as well as stopping a 6-1 run. The Grizzlies are still in eighth place in the Western Conference thanks to a huge run since early January where they have gone 13-4 over their last 17 games. The Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in their last five games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. Washington is coming off of a 119-118 victory over Dallas on Friday, a game in which Bradley Beal made a layup with 0.2 seconds left for the win. The Wizards have won three of four games on this current six-game homestand that concludes on Tuesday against Chicago but they are still just 12-12 at home. The Wizards are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up win. Here, we play against home underdogs revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points, off a home win by three points or less. This situation is 54-23 ATS (70.1 percent) since 1996. 10* (551) Memphis Grizzlies

This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Clemson is coming off a loss at Virginia on Wednesday, its second straight loss both of which have come on the road. The Tigers are now just 5-7 in the ACC but six of the final eight games are more than winnable and the other two against Louisville and Florida St. are both at home. Clemson is 9-4 at home this season, including 4-2 in league play. The Tigers have won four-straight at home including key wins over NC State, Duke and Syracuse. Clemson has been bitten by the injury bug in 2019, having many key players miss time due to injuries, which includes three starting players, but it is as healthy as it has been since early in the season. Notre Dame has won three straight and covered four straight games. The last three have come at home where they were significant favorites and the Irish are just 2-4 on the road with the two wins by a combined five points. 10* (858) Clemson Tigers

This is a play on the WISCONSIN BADGERS for our CBB Sunday Afternoon Dominator. Wisconsin shot a season-low 28.4% from the floor while allowing 41% shooting from rival Minnesota, as the Badgers suffered a 70-52 loss in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Badgers return home where they are 10-1 on the season with the lone loss coming against Illinois by just one point. Wisconsin has tallied a Big-Ten best six Quadrant 1 wins. Only four teams in the country have more. In fact, the Badgers have tallied five wins over teams in the top 25 of the NET Rankings, more than any other team in the nation. The Badgers are ranked No. 35 in the NET Rankings (as of Feb. 7), which also ranks them as facing the third-toughest schedule in the nation. Ohio St. is coming off an upset win at Michigan on Tuesday to make it three straight wins and covers. However, the Buckeyes are just 4-4 since the Buckeyes last battled the Badgers on Jan. 3. 9* (840) Wisconsin Badgers

This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. Iowa St. returns home looking to snap a four-game slide. West Virginia jumped on the Cyclones early and went on to win 76-61 Wednesday. The Mountaineers shot 59.3 percent from the floor in the first half and 50 percent for the game. Three of the four losses have come on the road while the lone home defeat came against No. 1 Baylor. Iowa St. is 8-4 at home this season and the Cyclones have won 73 of their last 94 games at home, including 36 of 52 conference games. The only other conference loss at home came against No. 3 Kansas. Kansas St. has lost two straight and three of its last four games but has covered all four of those which is adding considerable value in this number. The Wildcats are just 1-5 on the highway including 0-4 on the road in the Big XII. 10* (784) Iowa St. Cyclones

This is a play on the DALLAS MAVERICKS for our NBA Saturday Enforcer. Dallas is coming off a tough loss last night as it fell to the Wizards by a point on a last second layup. The Mavericks have now dropped two straight games and are 2-3 in the five games Luka Doncic has missed due to a sprained ankle. Despite the loss last night, Dallas is still 17-8 on the road which is the fourth best road record in the NBA and going back, the Mavericks are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a road favorite. The Hornets have lost 12 of their last 13 games since defeating Dallas 123-120 in overtime on Jan. 4 in Dallas. Charlotte is now 16-35 overall including an 8-16 record at home which is sixth worst in the NBA. The Hornets are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a straight up loss as a home favorite of 10 or more going up against an opponent off a road loss by 10 points or more. This situation is 29-8 ATS (78.4 percent) since 1996. 10* (531) Dallas Mavericks

This is a play on the FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. It is a quick turnaround for revenge for Florida Atlantic as it lost to rival Florida International on Wednesday by 19 points so the Owls will be highly motivated here. They were just 1-16 from three-point range. It has been a solid start for Florida Atlantic as it is 14-10 including a 6-5 record in C-USA and a win here gets it back into a tie for fourth place which is important since the regular season champion can only come from Pod 1, teams 1-5. The Owls are 12-2 at home including a 5-1 record in the conference with the one loss coming against UAB by just three points. Florida International has won two straight games, both at home, and now it hits the road where it is 4-6 overall including just 1-3 in C-USA, the only win coming at Old Dominion by only three points. 9* (670) Florida Atlantic Owls

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS as part of our CBB Saturday Late Afternoon Trifecta. Villanova has dropped its last two games, both against teams just one game behind it in the Big East standings. The Wildcats are 7-3 in the conference and trail first place Seton Hall by two games so it is imperative for a win here to avoid falling three back with just eight remaining. They return home where they are 10-1. In the latest NCAA NET rankings, Villanova was listed at No. 13 in the nation. It holds a 6-4 record against Quadrant 1 teams, 3-0 against Quadrant 2 teams, 4-0 against Quadrant 3 teams and 4-0 against Quadrant 4 teams. Its overall strength of schedule is No. 8 in the country. Seton Hall leads the conference with a 9-1 record but has just one quality win on the road which came at Butler. The Pirates have not won here since 1994, a span over 17 visits. 9* (654) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. The Hoosiers are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and a five-game skid to the Boilermakers. The last two losses came on the road while the home loss came against conference leader Maryland by just one point. Indiana is now 5-6 in the Big Ten and returns home where it is 12-2, the only other loss coming against 16-6 Arkansas. The Hoosiers are outscoring opponents by 13.9 ppg at home while outshooting opponents by nearly eight percent. Purdue is on a two-game winning streak, its first consecutive wins in the conference this season. The Boilermakers are coming off a 36-point win over Iowa last time out, easily its biggest win in the Big Ten this season. They are just 2-6 on the road including a 1-5 record in the Big Ten, the only win coming against 1-10 Northwestern. 9* (642) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. Virginia Tech has lost four straight games to fall to 5-7 in the ACC. Three of those losses came on the road while the lone home loss came against 9-2 Florida St. The Hokies are 10-3 at home with the other two losses coming against winning teams. Virginia Tech ranks ninth nationally in three-point field goals made per game with 10.3 and is one of only four schools in a high-major conference to average 10 or more makes a game. This current losing streak started with a five-point loss at Boston College so revenge is in play. The Eagles are coming off a home loss to Duke where it played very well on Tuesday as it lost by just eight points so this points to a letdown. Boston College is just 3-5 on the road with two wins coming by a single point and the other coming against 10-12 South Florida. 9* (616) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Afternoon Trifecta. Turnovers and an off night from three-point range hurt the Horned Frogs in a 72-57 loss at Oklahoma St. on Wednesday. TCU shot a season low 4-of-19 (21.1 percent) from long range. The Cowboys had just eight turnovers and forced 17 takeaways. The Horned Frogs are 11-3 at home and going back, TCU has won 14 of its last 20 Big XII home games and is 3-1 this season after going 5-4 last season. TCU started 3-0 in the Big XII, its best start in conference play but has lost four straight, failing to cover any of those which adds value. Kansas is 19-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big XII and is on a seven-game winning streak following a 69-58 win over Texas on Monday. At 19-3, clearly this is one of the best teams in the country but that is being taken into consideration with this number. 9* (620) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Friday Star Attraction. Indiana fell to 18-7 at home with a 119-118 loss to Toronto on Wednesday as it was outscored 11-0 to end the game and suffered its third straight loss. This came after a historic shooting night for the Pacers, whose 19 three-pointers were the most in franchise history. The Pacers are now tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference and this is a big stretch with the next four games all against playoff contenders but all are at home. The Pacers have also now lost 12 straight regular season games in Toronto so this is the ultimate revenge game. The Raptors have won 12 straight games which is the most in franchise history and while they have won seven on the road during this stretch, the only one against a winning team was at Oklahoma City. Here, we play against teams where the line is +3 to -3 allowing 103 or more ppg on the season, after a win by three points or less. This situation is 134-78 ATS (63.2 percent) since 1996. 10* (520) Indiana Pacers

This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Illinois is coming off a loss at Iowa at Iowa on Sunday which snapped its seven-game conference winning streak, its longest conference winning streak in 15 years. The Illini have just one loss at State Farm Center this season and is 12-1 at home for the first time since 2014-15. Illinois owns the largest turnaround this season among schools from the six major conferences (+10.0), and is tied for fourth in all of Div. I for most improved teams. Defense has been the story as Illinois leads the Big Ten in scoring defense during league play, allowing 60.1 ppg. Maryland is tied with the Illini for first place in the Big Ten as it has reeled off five straight wins. This includes tow wins on the road but those came against 5-6 Indiana and 1-10 Northwestern. The Terrapins are just 2-4 on the road with three of those losses coming in conference play. 10* (872) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the PEPPERDINE WAVES as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Pepperdine is coming off an overtime win at Loyola-Marymount by one point but failed to cover as a road favorite and that was the third straight non-cover. The Waves rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit on Saturday to sweep the regular-season series from their rival and that is a huge momentum boost. After recording a total of three road victories over the course of the previous three seasons, the Waves have posted five road victories so far in 2019-20. They have been better at home, going 7-3. Since Pepperdine put a stop to the Broncos perfect 15-0 record at home two weeks ago, they have also lost at home to Gonzaga, but they have also posted road victories at San Diego and Portland. Santa Clara has covered three straight games which is factoring into this number. 9* (680) Pepperdine Waves

This is a play on the UTAH UTES as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. It has been a disappointing season for Utah in the Pac 12 as it is 3-6 following a pair of losses last week at USC and UCLA. The Bruins knocked down 17-of-22 from the free-throw line while the Utes were just 4-of-5 from the line on Sunday. The losing issue has been because of poor road play as the Utes are 0-5 in the conference on the highway compared to a 3-1 record at home, the lone loss coming against then No. 4 Oregon. Overall, they are 8-1 at home while outscoring opponents by 17.8 ppg. The Utes are 4-1 ATS at home against winning teams. Stanford, this season's surprise team, enters the week 16-5 overall and 5-3 in Pac 12 play after splitting the Oregon schools last weekend with a victory over then Oregon at home 70-60. The Cardinal are 5-0 at home in Pac 12 play while going just 1-2 on the road. 9* (684) Utah Utes

This is a play on the WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Western Kentucky is coming off a pair of road losses to fall from first place to third place in C-USA. The Hilltoppers are ranked 40th in the country in shooting (46.6 percent), fifth in free-throw percentage (78.5 percent), and 58th in scoring offense (76.6 ppg). This is a very experienced team as they returned 75.2 percent of their scoring, 64.1 percent of their rebounding, 48.4 percent of their assists, 74.1 percent of their blocks and 69.4 percent of their steals from last season. Western Kentucky returned its top four leading scorers. Louisiana Tech is back in first place following its fourth straight win coupled with the North Texas loss Saturday. Of the four conference road wins, none have been against an above .500 team within the conference. 9* (670) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for our NBA Thursday Star Attraction. Philadelphia has lost the first three games on this current four-game roadtrip to fall to 9-18 on the road and that is being factored into this huge line. The Sixers have failed to cover their last four games but we should see an inspired effort here. Ben Simmons called his team out after the Miami loss and while some will think it will cause tension, it should inspire this team to snap out of their funk. They have dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference and while they remain one of the most inconsistent teams, they can upset almost any team on their day. While upsetting Milwaukee will be a challenge, we just need a close game. The Bucks have won two straight games after a loss to Denver at home and are clearly the best team in the Eastern Conference. We are not playing the team but the number and in this case, we are catching a value number. 10* (505) Philadelphia 76ers

This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. Wichita St. fell to 5-3 in the AAC following a loss at Tulsa on Saturday which improved to 7-1 on the season. Tulsa won it at the buzzer on a desperation heave. A win would have forced a four-way tie atop the standings. Instead, the Shockers entered the week two games back of the first-place Hurricane in the loss column. The Shockers head home where they are 13-1 on he season with the lone loss coming against Houston. Wichita St. has held 16 of its 21 opponents under 40 percent from the field. The Shockers are 15-1 in those games with the lone loss coming last Saturday at Tulsa. Cincinnati has won four straight games to move into a tie for second place in the conference. While sitting 12-1 at home, the Bearcats are just 2-4 on the road with the wins coming against losing teams. 10* (628) Wichita St. Shockers

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS for our NBA Wednesday Enforcer. The Clippers conclude a four-game homestand following a pair of wins over Minnesota and San Antonio which came after an inexcusable loss to the Kings to open it. They are 21-5 at home on the season and following an overall 8-2 run, Los Angeles is now three games behind the Lakers for the top spot in the Western Conference. The most recent win over the Spurs was by just three points and the Clippers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following an ATS loss. Miami is also on a two-game winning streak, the most recent one being a 31-point win at home over the Sixers to improve to 22-3 at home. It was a big game for Jimmy Butler who hung 38 points on his former team so there is definitely that letdown possibility. The Heat are just 12-12 on the road and they are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a straight up win. 10* (588) Los Angeles Clippers

This is a play on the MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Minnesota is coming off a pair of losses but both of those came against Michigan St. and Illinois who are tied for first place in the Big Ten. The Gophers return home where they are 9-2 while outscoring opponents by 12.6 ppg in those 11 games. Minnesota has been tested early and often, playing one of the nation's toughest schedules. Through the games of Feb. 3, the Gophers schedule ranks as the second toughest in NCAA Division I according to KenPom. Five of six conference losses have come against teams that are 7-4 or better. Wisconsin snapped a two-game losing skid on Saturday when it upset Michigan St. in Madison, 64-63. The Badgers sit one game ahead of the Gophers in the conference standings at 6-5 in Big Ten play and are 13-9 overall while going just 3-5 on the road including three straight losses. 9* (834) Minnesota Golden Gophers

This is a play on the SETON HALL PIRATES as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Seton Hall saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end Saturday when the Pirates fell to Xavier, 74-62, at Prudential Center. After an unbeaten month of January and having not lost a game in seven weeks, the Pirates ran into a tough Xavier team that shot 54.5 percent for the game. Xavier exploded out of the gate with an 18-2 run that expanded to 30-6, Seton Hall's largest deficit of the season. Seton Hall has a one game lead over Villanova in the Big East so avoiding another loss is huge. The Pirates are 5-2 on the road which includes a 4-0 record within the conference. Georgetown is having a rough season in the Big East as it is 3-6 with two of the wins coming against 2-8 St. John's. The Hoyas did have a solid home win over Creighton but this is the big test. They went 10-3 in the non-conference season but it was a soft schedule. 9* (829) Seton Hall Pirates

This is a play on the VALPARAISO CRUSADERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Valparaiso defended its home court with an 80-70 victory over Illinois St. on Saturday night to improve to 8-1 on its home floor. The Crusaders are 5-5 in the MVC and sit just three games out of first place and a win here gets them within two games of the top spot. This is the first time all season that Valparaiso has had the chance to play back-to-back home games so this is a huge advantage. This is a revenge game after they lost at Northern Iowa by 10 points as the Panthers shot 57.7 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc while also shooting 84.2 percent at the foul line. Northern Iowa has won and covered three straight games but two of those were at home and the lone road win came at 0-10 Evansville. The Panthers are in first place by one game and find themselves in a tricky spot with an inflated line. 9* (822) Valparaiso Crusaders

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI REBELS for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. Mississippi has lost two straight games against two of the top three teams in the conference, LSU and Auburn. The Rebels are just 1-7 in the SEC but five of those games have been on the road and the three home losses came by four points or less including one by a point in overtime against LSU. Under second year head coach Kermit Davis, the Rebels are 18-9 at home including 7-4 this season. This is the first of three straight home games. Balance is the key as all five Rebels starters are averaging double-digits in scoring in their wins but only two are averaging that in their losses. South Carolina enters Wednesday with a 13-8 record, including a 5-3 mark in conference play. The Gamecocks are riding a three-game winning streak with victories over Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Missouri which are a combined 6-18 in the SEC. 10* (808) Mississippi Rebels

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Denver is coming off a loss at Detroit in overtime on Sunday which snapped a two-game winning streak. It has been an up and down stretch for the Nuggets which have gone just 5-4 over their last nine games but they are still in third place in the Western Conference. They are 19-6 at home and their 21-8 record within the conference is second best in the West. Denver has won 11 of 15 games this season following a loss and the Nuggets are 8-1-2 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up loss. Portland has won four straight games to move to within a game and a half of the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference. Three of those wins came at home and while the one road win was at the Lakers, that was a night no one could predict. Portland is just 10-16 on the road overall and prior to the Los Angeles win, it had dropped 12 of its previous 17 road games. The Blazers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six games following a straight up win of more than 10 points. 10* (568) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. DePaul is coming off a loss at Marquette on Saturday which was its fourth straight loss to drop it to 1-8 in the Big East after going 12-1 in its non-conference schedule. Half of those conference losses came against the top three teams while six losses came by seven or fewer points. This is an important game for the Blue Demons as they are coming off two road games and they have two road games on deck. DePaul is 9-5 at home and while it did have a bad loss against St. John's, all of the other losses came against winning teams. Xavier is coming off a massive upset on Saturday as it handed Seton Hall its first conference loss by 12 points as an 8.5-point road underdog. The Musketeers are still just 3-6 in the Big East and head to DePaul with a 2-4 road record with the only other win coming out of conference. 9* (632) DePaul Blue Demons

This is a play on the KENTUCKY WILDCATS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. The Wildcats are coming off a loss at Auburn on Saturday to fall to 6-2 in the SEC. Kentucky has won eight of its last 10 games and is playing like one of the best teams in the country against a difficult recent schedule. In Saturday's loss to Auburn, the Tigers made 33 of 44 free throws. It was the most free-throw attempts by an opponent since Jan. 30, 2016 and the most makes of the John Calipari era. The Wildcats are 53-13 all-time in games under Calipari following a loss. They are 12-1 with the only defeat coming way back in early November. Mississippi St. heads to Lexington at the wrong time even though it is on a confidence-building run. The Bulldogs have won five of their last six games after starting 0-3 in the SEC and they have now covered seven straight games. They come into Tuesday just 2-3 on the road. 10* (636) Kentucky Wildcats

This is a play on the MICHIGAN ST. SPARTANS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Michigan St. is coming off a loss at Wisconsin on Saturday to fall to 8-3 in the Big Ten and remain tied for the lead with Illinois in the conference. The Spartans return home where they have always been tough as under Tom Izzo, the Spartans are 369-48 at Breslin, including a 180-33 conference record including 10-1 and 6-0 records this season. Through 22 games this year, the Spartans are first in the Big Ten, and No. 10 in the country, in field goal percentage defense at 37.2 percent. They are outscoring opponents by 25.6 ppg at home. Penn St. has won and covered four straight games to improve to 6-4 in the Big Ten and 16-5 overall. However, none of those wins came against teams with a winning conference record. The Nittany Lions are 3-3 on the road and again, none of those wins were against winning teams. 9* (628) Michigan St. Spartans