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This is a play on the JACKSONVILLE ST. GAMECOCKS as part of our CBB Afternoon Three-Pack. Jacksonville St. is in its third conference in four years, formerly playing in the Atlantic Sun Conference for the last two years and the Ohio Valley Conference previous to that and Saturday marks its first ever game in Conference USA. The Gamecocks have been picked to finish in last place but is more because of the unknown rather than what is in place and the latter is looking pretty good. They are 8-7 which could be a lot better as four of those seven losses have been by a combined seven points with two of those at home by three points. They are riding momentum with a four-game winning streak. Florida International opened the season 1-6 but has started to right the ship by going 4-4 over its last four games. The Panthers are coming off a loss at Utah Tech and while they have backed up each of their previous four losses with win next time out, all of those follow up victories were at home. Florida International is 1-4 on the road, the only win coming against No. 356 Houston Christian. 10* (728) Jacksonville St. Gamecocks

This is a play on the DUQUESNE DUKES as part of our CBB Afternoon Three-Pack. Duquesne opened Atlantic Ten play with a bad loss at Massachusetts by 19 points to fall to 9-4 on the season. It was an unexpected defeat, especially by that margin, as the Dukes are expected to be contenders in the conference and this game will certainly now get their attention. They have failed to cover their last four lined games which is the point to make them a play on team and their record is stronger based on their schedule ranking of No. 102 that includes quality wins and quality losses. Loyola-Chicago has won three straight games following a win over what we now consider a bad St. Louis team to move to 9-5 on the season. The Ramblers are back home where they are 7-1 with the loss to Illinois-Chicago and while the other four losses have been away from home, they have been blowouts against quality teams. Loyola-Chicago is coming off a 10-win season and are just one win off that but the Ramblers have played a schedule ranked No. 301 with their best win coming against Boston College. 10* (691) Duquesne Dukes

This is a play on the HOFSTRA PRIDE for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Hofstra opened Coastal play with a 12-point loss against Charleston to make it three straight losses and it is now on a 1-5 run but the other four losses were away from home against St. Louis, Duke, UNLV and St. John's. The Pride are 7-7 which seems like a regression from their 25-10 record last season but they started 7-6 and then went on to win a share of the then Colonial Athletic Association regular season title at 16-2. This is a great bounce back spot for a team that has been tested with a schedule ranking of No. 66. Delaware took care of Hampton in its conference opener by 27 points but the Pirates are once again pegged to finish at the bottom of the Coastal. The Blue Hens have actually been better on the road than at home as they are 4-1 and while that does include an upset at Xavier, the other three wins came as being favorites so those were no surprise. Overall, they have played a schedule ranked No. 291. 10* (646) Hofstra Pride

This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. North Carolina is coming off a win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and that was the first true road game for the Tar Heels. That was a great matchup however as they faced a Panthers team that faced offenses with an average Adjusted Offensive Efficiency ranking of No. 197 and now they face a defense that has gone up against teams with an average ranking of No. 16 in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency so this is a true test. North Carolina has won and covered three straight games which sends value the other way. Clemson suffered its second loss of the season as it got ambushed by Miami in the second half in a 13-point loss to drop to 1-1 in the conference. The only other loss was at Memphis and the Tigers return home where they are 6-0 and includes quality wins against South Carolina and Boise St. Clemson has played an overall difficult schedule as well that is ranked No. 33 and includes a game against No. 6 Alabama which the Tigers won by eight points on the road. 10* (612) Clemson Tigers

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Purdue has won six straight games since suffering its only loss of the season at Northwestern which happened to also be on a Friday night and as crazy as that atmosphere was, expect even more so here. The Boilermakers have reclaimed the top spot in the AP Poll and are No. 2 in Adjusted Efficiency Margin and this has been against the No. 9 ranked schedule in the country. Purdue is 10-3-1 against the number this season which is definitely a surprise considering the Boilermakers are usually overpriced and a publicly backed team but they are actually not overpriced in this spot. Illinois has won four straight games to improve to 11-2 overall and has made its way into the AP Top Ten and now comes a real test. The Illini have been a big money maker of late as they have 8-0-1 ATS in their last nine games against the closing number and that is a streak many like to ride no matter the opposition or the situation. They hit the road for the third time this season where they are 1-1, winning at Rutgers but losing at Tennessee. This is the first true road game in close to a month and more importantly, their first without Terrence Shannon, Jr. who has been suspended indefinitely and this is where his absence will show. 10* (892) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the CHICAGO BULLS for our NBA Supreme Annihilator. Charlotte is coming off a win over Sacramento on Tuesday to snap an 11-game losing streak and the Hornets still remain one of five teams in the NBA that have yet to reach double digit wins. Charlotte has not responded well to a victory as it is 1-6 following a win with that one follow up victory coming against 6-27 Washington. The Hornets have been even worse after a cover, going 1-12 straight up and 3-10 against the number. They have been horrible at both ends as Charlotte is No. 26 in offensive efficiency and No. 30 in defensive efficiency. The Bulls dropped two games in Philadelphia and New York by 13 and 16 points respectively following a solid run where they went 10-5 over their previous 15 games. Those losses dropped Chicago to 4-12 on the road and it returns home where it is a much better 11-9 which includes a 6-1 record against teams not currently in a playoff position with those six victories coming by an average of 10.7 ppg. This is a good bounce back spot, especially for the offense that shot a combined 40 percent against the Knicks and Sixers. 10* (570) Chicago Bulls

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES for our NBA Western Conf. Game of the Month. Minnesota is coming off a loss at home against New Orleans on Wednesday which was its second straight loss, the first time this season the Timberwolves have dropped consecutive games. This is the start of a five-game roadtrip so there will be plenty of focus and prior to the loss to the Pelicans, Minnesota won their previous seven games after a loss by an average of 13.3 ppg. The Timberwolves remain in first place in the Western Conference by one game over Oklahoma City. Houston has won two straight but those came against the horrible Pistons and the Nets which are mired in a 2-10 stretch and are in a tough spot here. The Rockets have been solid at home as they are 14-5 both straight up and against the number but prior to the two most recent wins, they went 1-4 in their previous five home games and catch Minnesota at the wrong time tonight. Here, we play on road favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points off an upset loss as a home favorite going up against an opponent off an home win scoring 110 or more points. This situation is 32-7 ATS (82.1 percent) since 1996. 10* (571) Minnesota Timberwolves

This is a play on the MANHATTAN JASPERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Niagara is coming off a win at lowly Buffalo which was its third straight road game and it remains on the highway for two more games this weekend. The Purple Eagles are 2-4 on the highway with the other win coming at St. Francis which is ranked No. 346 and this is a game to avoid a 0-3 start in the MAAC as they lost their first two games in the conference, both of which were at home. Niagara has covered it last four games so it has stayed within margin but that streak is being factored into this number that is lower than it should be and lowest underdog number it has been this season. Manhattan is only a half-game better overall at 4-7 as it has dropped four straight games heading into Friday with a bad defeat last time out at home against Wagner by 12 points so that alone will have the Jaspers focused. They have played seven of their 11 games on the road and while some of those losses were ugly, they have come against Kansas, Connecticut and Fordham which has hurt their Adjusted Efficiency Margin but has given them a much tougher schedule they have faced, 180 spots higher than that of Niagara. 10* (880) Manhattan Jaspers

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Star Attraction. Going against Connecticut is not easy, but this is a great spot for Butler in what has turned into a big game. The Bulldogs opened Big East action with a 10-point win over Georgetown in what was a bad spot with a pair of big road games on deck and they were caught on the road, losing at Providence and St. John's by 10 and 16 points respectively. Butler is now 1-2 in the Big East Conference and 10-4 overall and returns home where it is a perfect 8-0 against some suspect opposition but the Bulldogs have been tested overall as evidenced by their No. 73 ranked strength of schedule. The value is here as they are 0-5 ATS in their last five lined games. Connecticut is 12-2 following a pair of home wins over St. John's and DePaul to move to 2-1 in the conference. The lone loss was at Seton Hall by 15 points one of two true road losses in its two home games and it will not get any easier at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Huskies won the National Championship last season with an Adjusted Efficiency Margin of +29.86 and it is down somewhat this season to +25.71 and that is because of the defense. Connecticut was No. 3 in the country in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency and its sits No. 24 this season and against a much easier schedule coming in at No. 184. 10* (878) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO TERREROS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. As is the case every year, St. Mary's is a contender in the West Coast Conference following a co-conference championship last season and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Gaels are on a roll with six wins over their last seven games which includes a very impressive win over 13-1 Colorado St. on the road but that has been the only true road game of the season and now they are laying a massive number. It is basically the same number they laid at San Diego last season with the power rating margin much bigger than it is this season and a lot of this is based on name with the Gaels being a very public team. San Diego opened the season 2-0 before a six-point loss at rival UC San Diego. The Terreros then won three straight games but then went on a 1-3 stretch with the three losses coming against Hawaii, Stanford and Utah St., all away from home, and San Diego have gotten it back together since then, winning four of its last five games heading into conference action. The Terreros are 9-1 at home, the lone loss by four points to Fresno St. 10* (824) San Diego Terreros

This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Wichita St. opened the season 7-1 and then the schedule caught up to the Shockers. They have lost four of their last five games but those four losses came against South Dakota St., the favorite in the Summit League, Missouri, Kansas St. and Kansas and all of those were away from home. Wichita St. has failed to cover each of the last five games and return home where they are 6-0 and have a ton of value based on that losing streak against the number to begin American Athletic Conference play. Only one of those wins came by less than what the Shockers are laying here. One of the slowest teams in the country last season, Wichita St. is No. 65 in Adjusted Tempo under new head coach Paul Mills. North Texas is 7-5 to start the season under a new head coach and clearly not the same team from last year when the Mean Green won a program record 31 games, tied the program record for conference wins with 16 and won the 2023 NIT championship. This is a step up from C-USA and they are picked as a middle of the pack AAC team. 10* (798) Wichita St. Shockers

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Michigan went 7-5 last season before the calendar turned and it comes into 2024 with a 6-7 record so there is not much of a difference as it gets into the heart of the Big Ten schedule. The Wolverines have opened 1-1 with a home loss to Indiana and a road win at Iowa and overall, two losses have been in overtime and another two losses by three points so the record could be better but the big motivation here is that Michigan lost to McNeese St. at home in its last game by 11 points which matches an earlier loss against Long Beach St. as two brutal losses. The Wolverines are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games and laying a shorter than expected number in what is a good get right game. Minnesota has already surpassed its win total from all of last season where it went 9-22 including 2-17 in the Big Ten but the schedule has played a big part into its 10-3 start. The Gophers have played the No. 358 ranked schedule (out of 362 teams) and have gone 12-1 ATS including seven straight wins and this is just the second road game of the season. 10* (802) Michigan Wolverines

This is a play on the WASHINGTON HUSKIES for our CBB Star Attraction. Washington was rolling to an 8-3 start to the season which included wins over Xavier and Gonzaga and the Huskies were receiving votes in the AP Poll but then conference action got underway last week. They had a tough start with games in altitude and lost both against Colorado and Utah, two conference contenders, but the losses were by just four and five points respectively so despite getting defeated, they were both solid efforts. Washington returns to Seattle for its Pac 12 home opener and its only loss here in six games came against 13-1 Nevada and we expect a big effort against a perennial contender in the conference. The Huskies have played the No. 19 ranked schedule in the country. Oregon is 10-3 which is impressive with what it has gone through. The Ducks opened Pac 12 action with a pair of wins over USC and UCLA, which both are clearly having down years, but both of those were at home. They hit the road for just the second time this season, the first coming against Florida A&M and are still down their two top players. 10* (804) Washington Huskies

This is a play on the SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES for our SBC Game of the Month. Southern Mississippi should be one of the most focused teams on the entire Thursday card. The Golden Eagles opened Sun Belt Conference action with a loss at Georgia Southern which came into the game 0-12 on the season. That was the fourth straight road game and now they have their conference home opener as they look to defend their regular season title, coming in as the favorites again. Nine of their first 13 games have come on the road and they return home where they are 3-1 and will be laser focused. Southern Mississippi is just 2-8-1 in its nine lined games, including 0-4-1 in its last five, which is helping the number. Georgia St. finished last in the conference last season and is expected to move out of the basement but there is not much talent. The Panthers are 6-6 overall including a 1-0 start in the SBC after a nine-point win against Arkansas St. and of the six wins, two are against non-Division 1 teams and the other four have come as favorites. Georgia St. is 2-5 on the road and is in a bad spot here. 10* (770) Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our CBB Revenge Dominator. Wright St. is 6-8 including a 1-2 start in the Horizon with both losses coming on the road where it is 0-5 on the season. After winning 22 games two seasons ago, the Raiders won only 18 games last season including 10-10 in the Horizon, their worst conference record since 2016. They are the preseason favorite to win the conference as they have three starters back including two possible first team conference players highlighted by preseason Player of the Year Trey Calvin. The Raiders are 0-5 in their last five lined games and they are back home where they are 4-2 with one of those losses coming by a points against MAC contender Cleveland and have played a much tougher schedule coming into this one. Cleveland St. has won four straight games to improve to 10-5 including a 3-1 conference start including a pair of wins last weekend. The Vikings are 8-0 at home and just 2-5 on the road that includes a win over 5-10 IUPUI but did fail to cover which snapped a 5-0 ATS run. This is a double-revenge spot for the Raiders after getting swept last year. 10* (740) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the HOFSTRA PRIDE for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Hofstra enters Coastal play on a 1-4 run including two straight losses but the four losses were away from home against St. Louis, Duke, UNLV and St. John'. The Pride are 7-6 which seems like a regression from their 25-10 record last season but they also went 7-6 in nonconference action last season and then went on to win a share of the then Colonial Athletic Association regular season title at 16-2 with Charleston. That makes this is a big conference opener for both teams and Hofstra has the edge playing at home where it is 3-1. Charleston opened the season 1-3 but has won eight of its last nine games including five straight. Those last five games were all at home however where the Cougars are 6-0 so they are 3-4 away from which includes a 1-1 record in true road games when getting points, beating Kent St. and losing to Florida Atlantic. It has been a big turnaround at the betting window as Charleston opened 0-5 ATS but has now covered five of its last seven which is sending value the other way. 108 (758) Hofstra Pride

This is a play on the DETROIT TITANS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. It has been a tough start for Detroit but not to this extreme. The Titans are 0-15 to open the season and they certainly will not go winless based on what we have seen and this looks to be the spot to get off that losing streak. Detroit did itself no favors with the schedule which is ranked No. 98 in the country and of its 15 games, 12 of those have been true road games including three of four to open Horizon play. The home conference loss came against a solid Oakland team while the two nonconference losses came by a combined seven points against teams comparably ranked the same as the opponent tonight. Green Bay is coming off a 3-28 season including a 2-18 conference record and it has already surpassed both of those win totals as it is 8-7 including 3-1 in the conference. The Phoenix have played a much easier schedule however, ranked No. 229 and their 3-1 Horizon record includes three home wins and they are 2-5 on the road with the two road wins by a total of three points. 10* (762) Detroit Titans

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our Pac 12 Game of the Month. Stanford is coming off a huge win over Arizona on Sunday by 18 points which was its second straight win at home over Arizona in as many years. The Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak and a 2-5 run with the victory and this is now a big letdown spot as they hit the road for just the second time this season. The first road game resulted in a 14-point loss at San Diego St. and they will be tested here and will certainly be taken more serious after that big victory. This is a great shooting team but with only one road game mixed in, those numbers are skewed and they will be tested against one of the best defenses in the country. UCLA won the Pac 12 last season with an 18-2 record and went 31-6 overall on their Sweet 16 run but the Bruins have already surpassed that loss total as they are 6-7 following a loss at Oregon on Saturday. All of the losses have come down to the final minutes including losses to Marquette and Gonzaga by six combined points and in their seven games against top competition, UCLA has been favored only once showing how tough its schedule has been. The Bruins are 4-2 at home with the two losses coming in their two most recent games so they will be ready. 10* (722) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the BROOKLYN NETS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. Brooklyn came up small for a us last night but we come back with the Nets here in a great value spot in a bounce back situation based on recent results. Brooklyn has lost four straight games while failing to cover its last five and going back, it is 1-10 ATS over its last 11 games after starting the season as one of the top cover teams in the league. This is another team no one will be betting on considering the fact their 2-9 run only includes two wins over Detroit. Brooklyn is now getting more points tonight against a lower ranked team that it did last night against a top ten ranked team. Houston is 19-15 following a blowout win over Detroit on Monday which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Rockets have had an amazing turnaround as they are only three wins away from matching their entire win total from last season. They are 13-5 at home but it is a tough spot as they have a back-to-back on deck against Minnesota and Milwaukee. Here, we play on underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after scoring 95 points or less going up against an opponent after scoring 130 points or more. This situation is 23-6 ATS (79.3 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (537) Brooklyn Nets

This is a play on the MIAMI HURRICANES for our CBB Star Attraction. Clemson has moved up to No. 16 in the country since suffering its only loss of the season at Memphis by a bucket and it is now 11-1 on the season. This team is playing with a chip on its shoulder after getting snubbed for an NCAA Tournament spot last season but they might be feeling a little too god about things right now. Clemson does own a pair of good road wins at Alabama and Pittsburgh before the loss to Memphis and this is just the fourth true game of the season. The Tigers now have that bullseye on its back and hits the road again in what is a very difficult spot. Miami is 10-2 with a pair of blowout losses against Kentucky and Colorado but both of those were away from home. The Hurricanes followed up the loss to the Buffaloes with three wins at home where they are 8-0 on the season where they are outscoring opponents by over 26 ppg and going back to last season they are 23-1 in their last 24 home games, the only loss coming by a point against Florida St. This is an experienced team that went to the Final Four last season and this is a pretty big game considering their best win so far is against Kansas St. and that is not saying a lot. 10* (700) Miami Hurricanes

This is a play on the ATLANTA HAWKS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. Oklahoma City is coming off a home underdog win over Boston last night to make it five straight wins which also includes wins over Denver and Minnesota and now falls into a tough spot tonight. The Thunder remain the biggest surprise in the NBA, with Minnesota close second, as they remain in the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference, one game behind the Timberwolves with a 23-9 record. Oklahoma City has been solid on the road at 9-4 and has covered four of six as a road favorite and the win over Boston increased its ATS record to 23-8-1 which is tops in the league. Atlanta has been the complete opposite from all aspects. The Hawks are coming off a win at Washington but failed to cover as they have now gone 0-5 ATS in their last five games and they return home where they have been throwing money away with a 1-12 ATS mark that includes 11 consecutive non-covers on their home floor. This is the ultimate contrarian play but the situation sets up perfectly especially with a number this short as Atlanta will likely be the least bet team from the entire 12-game slate tonight and we are all over that. 10* (536) Atlanta Hawks

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BUCKS as part of our NBA Wednesday Triple Play. Milwaukee and Indiana meet for the second time in three days with the Pacers winning that first meeting in Milwaukee which was the third win in four games this season. The Bucks struggled from the floor, shooting just 44.1 percent, and they have been a great bounce back offense as in their previous six games shooting less than 45 percent, they shot at least 51.2 percent in their next game. Damian Lillard is coming off an awful shooting night as he went 3-16 including 1-9 from long range and scored just 13 points and he too has been great in bounce back games. Indiana has now won four straight games which has followed a horrible run after the In-Season Tournament where it went on a 2-6 run after the loss against the Lakers. The Pacers moved over .500 on the road with that victory and they head home where they are just 9-7. While the offense scores a ton, the defense gives up nearly as much and Indiana is No. 26 in defensive efficiency. Here, we play on road favorites against division opponents, off an upset loss to a division rival as a home favorite. This situation is 71-36 ATS (66.4 percent) since 1996. 10* (531) Milwaukee Bucks

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. The Billikens opened the season 4-0 which includes a solid win against Wyoming in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational but things have gone south since then. They lost the next two games in South Carolina to Vermont and Wichita St. by double digits and they have gone 3-6 overall since the perfect start including a loss at North Carolina St. in their most recent game two weeks ago. St. Louis is 6-1 at home overall with a five-point loss against a solid Utah St. team being the lone defeat. St. Louis shoots the long ball extremely well as it is ranked 33 in three-point shooting and faces a defense that cannot defend the three, ranked No. 306 in opponent three-point shooting. Loyola-Chicago has won two straight games to move to 8-5 but both of those games were at home where the Ramblers are 7-1. They have played only two road games and both resulted in losses at Tulsa and South Florida by 11 and 13 points respectively and they were slight favorites in those similar to where this line opened. Loyola-Chicago is coming off a 10-win season and are just two wins off that but the Ramblers have played a schedule ranked No. 307 compared to a Billikens schedule ranked No. 116. 10* (670) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Furman is off to a 6-7 start which is just one fewer loss than all of last season when the Paladins went 28-8 and won the Southern Conference but lost a pair of players to the NBA and is now down Marcus Foster who has been out since early December. Furman has some tough losses against some good teams but it is coming off a horrible loss as it was defeated at home against Anderson University, a Division 2 team by five points. That will have the Paladins motivated for a bounce back but this team does not look equipped to stay with these quality teams. UNC Greensboro is a quality team as it is off to a 9-4 start and expected to compete in the conference once again after a 20-win season including a 14-4 record in the SoCon. The Spartans will also be very motivated as they are coming off a 35-point loss at Texas which dropped them to 1-4 on the road. They head back home where they are 5-0 and they come in having failed to cover their last six lined games so they have the value based on that and their opponents name. They are led by Mikeal Brown-Jones and Keyshaun Langley, both of which are in the Player of the Year conversation. 10* (682) UNC Greensboro Spartans

This is a play on the COLORADO ST. RAMS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Colorado St. is 12-1 to open the season with a loss against St. Mary's being the only blemish and it remains home to start conference action. The Rams continue to be ranked in the polls matching their highest-ever ranking in the AP at No. 13. Colorado St. leads the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.10, assists per game at 21.2, effective field goal percentage at 60.8 percent, and field goal percentage at 53.2 percent with that also leading the country. The Rams opened MVC play last year with a 19-point loss at New Mexico so it will be out for a reversal of that heading into this season. After suffering a loss against St. Mary's to fall to 1-1, New Mexico has reeled off 11 straight wins but the schedule has been fairly easy and we have seen this before. The Lobos opened last season 14-0 but closed 7-10 down the stretch as the soft nonconference schedule caught up to them and we see it happening again. They are 1-1 on the road with the only win coming at New Mexico St. by one point as a 14.5-point favorite which happens to be their only cover loss in their last nine lined games which adds value to the Rams. 10* (652) Colorado St. Rams

This is a play on the WYOMING COWBOYS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. San Jose St. has been off for nearly two week following a win at home over Santa Clara which put a halt to a 1-4 stretch. The Spartans are 7-6 but have faced a schedule ranked No. 259 and they now open conference play on the road where it is 0-4. The Spartans have a big disadvantage down low as San Jose St. was the top rebounding team in the Mountain West Conference last season and was set to return their rebounding Robert Vaihola but he sustained a foot injury and is out indefinitely. Also on the shelf is forward Trey Anderson who has been out since early December and he is the current leader in rebounds. The Spartans are ranked No. 293 in rebounding rate. Wyoming is also 7-6 but has faced a much tougher schedule that is ranked No. 89. The Cowboys most recent loss came at BYU on Saturday by 26 points so they will be ready for an immediate bounce back at home where they are 4-1. The Cowboys lead the conference and rank No. 6 in the nation shooting 40.8 percent from behind the arc. Wyoming added a big piece to its roster as Mason Walters became eligible three games ago and the NAIA National Player of the Year last season is already averaging 13.3 ppg. 10* (638) Wyoming Cowboys

This is a play on the BROOKLYN NETS for our NBA Ultimate Underdog. Brooklyn has lost three straight games while failing to cover its last four and going back, it is 1-9 ATS over its last 10 games. This comes after the Nets starting 17-5-1 ATS so it has been a complete reversal which has made the markets have to adjust. The defense has been dreadful during the three game losing streak as they have allowed opponents to shoot over 50 percent in each game and 54.4 percent combined. The Nets had allowed 50 percent or higher shooting only four times all season prior to that and Brooklyn is 18-4 ATS in its last 22 games after three straight games allowing 50 percent shooting or higher. New Orleans has won two straight games following a win over the Lakers on Sunday by 20 points to improve to 19-14 after a 4-6 start. To their credit, the Pelicans has been solid in this role, going 8-1 straight up and against the number as home favorites but they are in a tough spot here coming off that win over Los Angeles and with a game at Minnesota on Wednesday night. Here, we play against home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 playing a losing team, in January games. This situation is 36-13 ATS (73.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (523) Brooklyn Nets

This is a play on the BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Wake Forest has won seven straight games including a 23-point win over Virginia Tech to open up ACC play. The Demon Deacons are now 9-3 but have faced a very favorable schedule that is ranked No. 251 in the country. Each of the seven wins over this stretch have been at home and they have played only one true road game all season which was way back on November 10 against Georgia that results in a loss. Wake Forest has been successful without the services of Damari Monsanto who has yet to play this season and it not expected back until later this month. Boston College is also off to a 9-3 start to the season as it has won four straight games since suffering a loss against NC State at the start of December in its ACC opener. The Eagles are 6-1 at home with the Wolf Pack loss being the lone blemish and the other two losses coming on a neutral floor in back-to-back games against Colorado St. and Loyola-Chicago. The Eagles have an adjusted offensive ranking of No. 69 so they can match up well with the efficient offense of Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are 1-8 ATS in their last nine games after covering the spread in three or more consecutive games. 10* (624) Boston College Eagles

This is a play on the DALLAS MAVERICKS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Jazz are playing their best basketball of the season as they have won four of their last five games while going 7-3 over their last 10, covering five straight. Utah has struggled on the road with a 5-14 record but it has been solid at home, going 9-5 including three straight wins. The Jazz have had their problems against the top teams in the league as they are one of just eight teams with fewer than five wins against the top 16, going 4-12. Dallas defeated Golden St. on Saturday which snapped a two-game losing streak and it was its best shooting performance of the season, hitting 55.7 percent from the floor and it is in a stretch of shooting 50 percent over its last five games. The Mavericks have dominated the teams they should take care of, going 17-4 against teams ranked outside the top ten including a 12-2 record against teams outside the top 16. Dallas has been great in these spots, going 9-1 straight up and against the number as a road favorite including five straight wins. 10* (513) Dallas Mavericks

This is a play on the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Memphis has dropped two straight games against the Nuggets and Clippers which snapped a four-game winning streak. That run started with the return of Ja Morant to the lineup and he came out blazing but did sit out the first of the back-to-back against Denver and had a poor game against Los Angeles. He has made a huge difference but has not found his shooting touch as he is 3-25 from long range and this is the healthiest the Grizzlies have been all season as Marcus Smart has also returned after missing six weeks. They are 2-11 at home but the 1-11 start was with that depleted roster. Sacramento defeated Atlanta on Friday to snap a two-game losing streak and that win over the Hawks was just their fourth road game since November 26 as it had 11 home games sandwiched in there. The Kings are 11-5 at home compared to 7-7 on the road and while they possess a top rated offense, their defense is once again a liability as it was last season. They are No. 21 in defensive efficiency after finishing No. 24 last season. They allowed a season low 39.4 percent shooting against Atlanta but regress back. 10* (590) Memphis Grizzlies

This is a play on the CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. It has not been a great start for California as it is 4-8 following a 19-point loss to Arizona to open Pac 12 action but the four wins have already surpassed the win total from last season which ended up being the worst season in program history. New head coach Mark Madsen brought in a winning attitude and a winning pedigree after rebuilding Utah Tech from not much to the NIT Final Four last season. Of the eight losses, three have been by one possession, two others in overtime and another against 12-0 Mississippi so even the record is not as bad as it seems. The Golden Bears are now in a great bounce back spot. Arizona St. opened its conference schedule with a win at Stanford on Friday which snapped a three-game losing streak and a four-game non-cover streak. That was just their second true road game of the season with the first resulting in a loss at San Diego. The Sun Devils have a solid defense but the offense has struggled as they are in the 300s in all offensive categories including sitting No. 353 in free throw shooting. 10* (884) California Golden Bears

This is a play on the ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Oral Roberts is coming off an historic season where it posted 30 wins including an 18-0 record in the Summit League before a first round loss in the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles knew they has their work cut out for them heading into this season with Russell Springmann taking over as head coach after six years here as the main assistant while losing their top player along with two other starters. They are coming off their first conference loss in 21 months, a 17-point loss at Kansas City, to fall to 5-7 which is two more losses than all of last season. Oral Roberts has been tested though with four of those losses coming against Big 12 teams and its 0-7 road record is actually better that what it shows. Denver is coming off a 15-point win at Omaha to open Summit action which was its third straight win. The Pioneers are 9-5 but have faced a soft schedule with four wins coming against non-Division 1 teams, all at home part of their 5-0 home record, and the five other wins against teams ranked No. 299, No. 325, No. 305, No. 256 and No. 296. 10* (879) Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

This is a play on the CSU BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. UC Irvine is coming off a seven-point win against UC Riverside to open Big West Conference action and it hits the road as an overpriced favorite with a lot of that based on name and past history after winning the regular season conference championship last season. The Anteaters hit the road where they are 1-5 compared to a 4-0 record at home and while they have played some above average competition, that record is not surprising are a team picked to finish middle of the pack this season. CSU Bakersfield is coming off a 12-point loss at UC San Diego, where it has gone 0-4, to start conference play and it heads back home where it is a perfect 6-0 on the season. Potential Big West Conference Player of the Year Kaleb Higgins is coming off his worst game of the season with six points on 3-11 shooting but is still averaging 17.1 ppg with five 20-point games to his credit. The Roadrunners like to keep it slow as they are No. 342 in adjusted tempo and that is ideal when getting a big number like this at home and has covered three of four lined games off a loss. 10* (702) CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

This is a play on the OLD DOMINION MONARCHS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. The Monarchs are coming off a 1-2 trip to Hawaii in the Diamond Head Classic and is back home for its Sun Belt Conference opener. Old Dominion had lost four straight games prior to its win over Temple before losing to Massachusetts in the final game. The Monarchs are coming off a solid 19-12 season despite going through numerous uphill battles mostly due to injury and so far, they remain healthy. SBC Player of the Year contender Chaunce Jenkins is off to a great start and this is where his season ramps up. South Alabama is coming off a blowout win over Alabama A&M, which is ranked No. 354 in the country, for its third consecutive victory that has helped pad its 7-5 record that also includes three wins over non-Division 1 teams. The Jaguars have played a schedule ranked No. 284 compared to a No. 70 ranked schedule for the Monarchs and only one of their wins have come in the role as underdogs which was against No. 263 Mercer. The only other road win came against 1-12 Buffalo in its second game of the season. 10* (690) Old Dominion Monarchs

This is a play on the DETROIT PISTONS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. This line stinks as the Raptors are laying fewer points tonight than they were three night ago at Washington and are now in an awful letdown spot. Toronto is coming off a hard-fought loss at Boston on Friday as it tried to rally back from a big deficit but fell just two points short. The Raptors are now 4-11 in their last 15 games and while they have been respectable at home, going 8-9 but are just 4-10 on the road. Toronto is below average on both ends of the floor as it is ranked No. 20 in offensive efficiency and No. 20 in defensive efficiency and in a game that hovers around the number, the Raptors are bad in putting games away, being the second worst free throw shooting team in the NBA. We won with Detroit on Tuesday as it covered at home against Brooklyn and then followed that up with an overtime loss at Boston on Thursday and despite 28 straight losses, the Pistons are playing hard to lose this streak. It will happen eventually and this is the perfect opportunity against a bad team coming off a game where full effort was put in late but fell short. 10* (570) Detroit Pistons

This is a play on the TENNESSEE ST. TIGERS for our OVC Game of the Month. Little Rock remains on the road after a win over Tennessee Tech in its Ohio Valley Conference opener and the rod has been foreign of late as this is just the third road game in six weeks. The Trojans went 2-2 on their current homestand and hit the road for just the fifth time where they have started 1-3 straight up and against the number. The road win over the Golden Eagles was a rare one as Little Rock is 5-35 in its last 40 conference games and are catching another small number is what is an early letdown spot. Additionally, the Trojans have played a schedule ranked No. 338. Tennessee St. is also off to a 7-7 start to the season but it opened its conference schedule with a home loss to Tennessee Martin by 16 points which puts it in a good spot to bounce back. The Tigers were picked to finish second in the conference with a lot of this based on the health of Christian Brown and so far so good. He missed a chunk of last season and has a summer setback but the potential OVC Play of the Year is back on track and playing great. The Tigers have gone 0-6 ATS in their last six game. 10* (664) Tennessee St. Tigers

This is a play on the MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Sun Belt Conference action gets underway for Louisiana and Marshall and the latter looks to bounce back from a loss to a very strong UNC-Wilmington team in its last game. The Thundering Herd are now 5-8 but half of those losses have come down to the last minute including its two other home losses against Duquesne and Miami Ohio. Marshall had its three-game cover streak snapped in that game against the Seahawks and laying a short price in is conference opener is a great take. The Cajuns are coming off a win at Rice to snap a four-game road losing streak to start the season and they were able to cover over the Owls to make it four straight wins against the spread. Louisiana finished second in the conference last season but have lost their second straight potential conference Player of the Year, this time Jordan Brown who went to Memphis. They like to go fast which is a bad matchup here as they are No. 318 in opponent shooting percentage. 10* (646) Marshall Thundering Herd

This is a play on the RHODE ISLAND RAMS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. Northeastern was coming off a tough home loss against Vermont and had 10 days off to get ready for Virginia and nearly pulled off a massive upset as it lost by a bucket on the road as a 16.5-point underdog. The Huskies hit the road again and bounced back with a win over Central Connecticut St. which is ranked No. 269 in the country in adjusted efficiency margin and they hit the road again for the third straight time, where they are 2-5, before CAA action gets underway. Northeastern is 4-1 ATS in its last five games and is overvalued here. Rhode Island is in the midst of a rough stretch as it has lost five straight games, failing to cover any of those. This has turned into a big game for the Rams which is in a get right nonconference spot before they begin Atlantic Ten play on Wednesday. After a 5-0 start at home, Rhode Island has dropped two straight here. The Rams opened the season 3-0 ATS but are 1-7 against the number since then which adds to the value to this short price. 10* (610) Rhode Island Rams

This is a play on the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. San Antonio snapped a five-game losing streak with a win here in Portland last night which just its fifth win of the season. Playing consecutive good games has not been in the cards for the Spurs as they are 1-3 following their first four wins while going 2-8 following a cover in their previous game. This is the fourth game on the season playing back-to-back night and San Antonio is 0-3 both straight up and against the number playing with no rest, losing those games by 41, 12 and 15 points. The Blazers have not been much better as they are 8-22 but do have the revenge spot in play. Portland has failed to cover as a favorite this season so this is the contrarian side based on that but has covered four of five games playing with no rest with the lone exception coming against Cleveland. The Blazers hope to get back Anfernee Simmons back tonight after missing the game last night and there is also a chance Deandre Ayton comes back Friday after missing two straight games. here, we play on favorites revenging a home loss, off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a favorite. This situation is 50-20 ATS (71.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (564) Portland Trail Blazers

This is a play on the UTAH UTES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Utah is off to a 9-1 start with the only loss coming against No. 3 Houston in the Charleston Classic. The Utes are 6-0 on their home floor and while the schedule has not been overly difficult, they handed BYU its only loss this season here and have followed that up with a pair of blowout wins heading into conference action. Overall, Utah has played a schedule ranked No. 52 in the country which makes its overall No. 31 ranking in adjusted efficiency margin that much more impressive. Washington St. is off to an 9-2 start which includes a solid win over Boise St. last time out and now face a real test. The Cougars have split their four neutral site games, winning against Rhode Island and the Broncos while losing against Mississippi St. and Santa Clara are now head out for their first true road game of the season. The 9-2 record is nice but it has come against a schedule ranked No. 330 and they are pegged to finish tenth in the Pac 12. 10* (872) Utah Utes

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE PANTHERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Milwaukee is off to a disappointing 5-7 start but is coming off a solid overtime win over Chattanooga as it heads back into Horizon League play. The Panthers opened conference action with a 12-point loss at rival Green Bay to begin the month and they remain home where they are 3-2 and laying a small number. Milwaukee is coming off a 22-win season, the most since 2006, and looks to get the offense going that goes fast, one that finished No. 7 in the country last season in pace. Robert Morris is coming off a home cover against Cornell nut it was still another loss to drop it to 4-9 with half of those wins coming against non-Division 1 teams. The Colonials were a solid team defensively last season but have struggled as they are No. 332 in opponents shooting and that is not good against this attacking offense. Robert Morris is 1-5 on the road with the lone win coming against St. Francis PA that is ranked No. 349 out of 362 Division 1 teams. 10* (856) Milwaukee Panthers

This is a play on the NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Northern Illinois is off to a 6-5 start but coming off a 13-point loss to Northern Iowa last time out. However, that was eight days ago and the Huskies are ready for a bounce back in a big time game. This is a team that had a .500 season in the MAC last year and s projected for a top five finish with plenty of experience. They got Keshawn Williams back in the last game with limited minutes and he is a big addition to what has been a balanced team with four double-digit scorers that has been very efficient. Iowa is coming off a 22-point win over UMBC in its last game to make it two straight wins to improve 7-5 and it is in a tough spot here. This is the last nonconference game of the season before Big 10 action gets back underway where the Hawkeyes are 0-2 and looking ahead to their game at Wisconsin on deck. This is nothing more than a middle of the pack Big 10 team that lost three huge part from last season and their fast paces offense has hurt defensively where Iowa is No. 178 in defensive efficiency. 10* (841) Northern Illinois Huskies

This is a play on the GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS for our NBA Star Attraction. Golden St. had its five-game winning streak snapped on Christmas with a loss at Denver but this is a great bounce back spot in the opener of a seven-game homestand. The Warriors are back to .500 on the season which includes a 9-6 record at home and while their ATS record of 4-10-1 is brutal, that is due to a 0-8-1 ATS start on their home floor. After a 1-6 start, Golden St. has won eight straight home games and this is the stretch where it needs to make a move and it is laying a short number here. Miami is coming off a Christmas Day win over the Sixers to make it three straight wins and the Heat have quietly been moving up in the Eastern Conference after a 1-4 start to the season. This is the start of a five-game west coast roadtrip and while they bring in a solid 9-6 road record, it is diluted with an easy schedule. Miami is 6-1 on the road as a favorite and this is the first time this season the Heat have been getting fewer than four points on the road which shows some overvaluation based on their recent results. Miami is 8-20 ATS in its last 28 games following consecutive home wins. 10* (544) Golden St. Warriors

This is a play on the EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. The records show that Portland St. is the better team as the Vikings come in at 9-3 including a win at Fresno St. in their most recent game 10 days ago. While Fresno St. is a bigger name school, the Bulldogs are an awful team that is pegged to finish last in the Mountain West Conference so that win victory is not impressive. Three of their wins have come against non-Division 1 teams and their last two Division 1 win have come against two teams picked to finish last or second to last in their conference. Eastern Washington is off to a 4-7 start which is not horrible considering the Eagles have played the second hardest schedule in the country. Nine of their first 11 games have been on the road with seven of those coming against major conference teams and while this is first home game against a non-Division 1 team, the Eagles have been waiting for this one all year to back up their Big Sky Championship from last season. 10* (716) Eastern Washington Eagles

This is a play on the USC TROJANS for our CBB Star Attraction. Typically, backing Oregon on its home floor in its conference opener with a short price in a no-brainer but this line stinks with the public on 78 percent of the money and zero line movement. The Ducks are coming off another 20-win season with rather high expectations coming into this year with three starters back but two of those, N'Faly Dante and Nate Bittle are on the shelf with the latter out for the season. The former is the leading returning scorer and a preseason First Team All-Pac 12 center but is out until mid-January. The Ducks are 6-0 at home which is a big reason for the public action but this is not a good opening matchup. USC has been tested much more which equates to its 6-5 start. The Trojans have played a schedule ranked No. 45 in the country with games against Kansas St., Oklahoma, Gonzaga and Auburn. USC was the No. 2 team in the conference to challenge Arizona with the best backcourt in the Pac 12 behind Boogie Ellis and Isaiha Collier who are averaging close to 36 ppg. 10* (719) USC Trojans

This is a play on the TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Little Rock hits the road after four straight home games and for the first time in close to three weeks and just the second time in six weeks. The Trojans went just 2-2 on their current homestand and hit the road for just the fourth time where they have started 0-3 straight up and against the number. They open Ohio Valley Conference action on the road and that road start is no surprise as Little Rock is 4-35 in its last 39 conference games and ideally this is not a good way to start conference action. Additionally, the Trojans have played a schedule ranked No. 338. Tennessee Tech is off to a 5-8 start where it has struggled on the road as well with a 1-6 and it heads home following a 31-point loss at Evansville. The Golden Eagles are catching points at home based on an adjusted efficiency rating that is in the negative but has played a schedule twice as difficult as the Trojans. There are no injuries on either side and based on what is expected coming in, Little Rock has no business laying points on the road. 10* (706) Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

This is a play on the CHICAGO ST. COUGARS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Chicago St. has been tested early, playing the most games of any team in the country, which is a solid edge this time of year, especially coming off its second largest break in-between games this season. The Cougars are the only independent team in the country which means they have to truncate their schedule late in the season and get in as many games before all other teams begin their conference slates. They are 7-10 which is four wins shy from all of last season and this team has made strides, especially after win totals of 3, 4, 0 and 7 the previous four years. Chicago St. is now facing a familiar foe from its recent WAC days and it is playing with some confidence as it had four straight wins, including a victory over Northwestern, before losing at Wisconsin five days ago. The Cougars play at a slow pace which is an advantage when getting a double-digit number. Cal Baptist is 7-4 with two wins coming against non-Division 1 teams. The Lancers has performed decent given they brought back just one starter but they have had a favorable schedule as of their nine games, they have been favored seven times, going 1-6 ATS. This is a tough spot with WAC play starting on Saturday with three straight games on the road. 10* (306513) Chicago St. Cougars

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BUCKS for our NBA Eastern Conference GOM. Milwaukee is coming off a Christmas Day loss to the Knicks which snapped a seven-game winning streak and the Bucks are now a game and a half behind Boston in the Eastern Conference for first place. The loss dropped them to 6-6 on the road but they have been great this season following a defeat and are laying a short price. Milwaukee is 6-1 following a loss this season with the lone defeat coming off consecutive road games when Damon Lillard did not play which have been his only two absences this season with Milwaukee going 22-6 in his 28 games played. Brooklyn was taken to the final minutes last night in Detroit but was able to escape with the six-point victory, sending the Pistons to an NBA single season record of 27 straight losses. The Nets return home riding an overall two-game winning streak, both against Detroit and they had dropped five straight games prior to that. Brooklyn is not great at home, going 9-7 with five of those nine wins coming against teams with a losing record. Additionally, they are 1-7 against teams ranked in the top 10 with the lone win coming against the Clippers in what was just the second game of the season for James Harden. 10* (523) Milwaukee Bucks

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER as part of our Tuesday Triple Play. Minnesota continues to cruise along as it has won two straight games following a loss in Philadelphia to improve to 22-6. The Timberwolves still lead the Western Conference by two games over reigning NBA Champion Denver but come into a tough spot on the road where they have had success but a lot of that against bad or banged up teams. Karl-Anthony Towns missed the last game with a knee injury and he is questionable once again tonight and not at 100 percent even if he does go. Oklahoma City is coming off a home loss to a desperate Lakers team on Saturday which snapped a three-game winning streak and the Thunder remain in third place in the conference, 4.5 games behind Minnesota. The Thunder are 15-6 in their last 21 games following a 3-3 start including a 9-2 record over their last 11 home games with the other home loss coming against the Sixers. Here, we play against underdogs off an upset win as an underdog going up against an opponent off a home loss. This situation is 134-86 ATS (60.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (506) Oklahoma City Thunder

This is a play on the NEW ORLEANS PELICANS as part of our Tuesday Triple Play. Memphis opened the season 6-19 but has gone 3-0 since the return of Ja Morant who has not missed a beat. He has averaged 28.0 ppg and 9.0 apg and is shooting over 50 percent from the floor but he is hitting only 18.2 percent from long range. The Grizzlies had one of the best home courts in the league last season but at just 2-11 at home this season and have been much better on the road but are in a tough spot here. They won here in the first game back for Morant on a last second shot by him and the Pelicans will be out for some payback. New Orleans is laying nearly half of that number in this rematch from just a week ago which started a two-game slide, both losses by two points, following a four-game winning streak. The Pelicans has been just average at home at 9-6 but the last three losses have come by five combined points so the record could be better. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a straight up loss as a favorite of seven points or more, off an upset loss to a division rival as a home favorite. This situation is 32-10 ATS (76.2 percent) since 1996. 10* (508) New Orleans Pelicans

This is a play on the DETROIT PISTONS as part of our Tuesday Triple Play. It was another loss for Detroit as the Pistons tied the NBA record for most consecutive losses then they lost 126-115 on Saturday in Brooklyn. This is the last record they want, especially in front of the home crowd, what little of it there might be. For being the worst team in the NBA, they are not near the worst on either side of the ball as the Pistons are No. 22 in offensive shooting and No. 23 in defensive shooting. We have stayed off Detroit for quite a while but this is the spot to back them, especially with line value coming home. This is a tricky spot for Brooklyn coming off that win on Saturday, having the Christmas break with travel and then hosting Milwaukee tomorrow night. The Nets had not been playing well as they were on a five-game losing streak prior to the Saturday victory and they are still sitting a game under .500 and hit the road where they are 5-8. Here, we play on underdogs after a loss by 10 points or more going up against an opponent after two straight games where both teams scored 115 points or more. This situation is 71-31 ATS (69.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (504) Detroit Pistons

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES LAKERS for our NBA Star Attraction. The Lakers are coming off a much needed win on Saturday against Oklahoma City to snap a four-game losing streak and they return home where they are 10-3 on the season with two of those losses coming by three and five points. After a rough stretch on offense, Los Angeles has shot 48 percent or better in seven of its last nine games including 52 percent or better five times. They will need to keep that rolling against the No. 5 ranked team in defensive efficiency. On their own defensive side, the Lakers are No. 8 in defensive efficiency. Boston has won two straight games after opening the roadtrip with a loss at Golden St. in overtime and that snapped a four-game road losing streak. While the Celtics are 14-0 at home, they are just 8-6 on the road while going 4-8-2 against the number which includes losing both games outright when favored by three points or more. Boston remains No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of Milwaukee but it is in a very tough position coming off a pair of blowout wins where the offense went off for 144 and 145 points. Here, we play on underdogs averaging 114 or more ppg on the season going up against an opponent after scoring 135 points or more. This situation is 46-19 ATS (70.8 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (592) Los Angeles Lakers

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BUCKS for our NBA Afternoon Dominator. Milwaukee is coming off a 130-111 win over the Knicks on Saturday in the first game of this two-game set and we expect the Bucks to dominate again. They outshot New York 52.7 percent to 44.1 percent and they have shot 50 percent or better in seven of their last 10 games. Milwaukee has a big advantage down low as it outrebounded the Knicks 53-41 and they are now without Mitchell Robinson so their only true center is Isaiah Hartenstein. Milwaukee has won seven straight and it is 12-3 ATS over its last 15 games following six or more wins. The Knicks had a three-game winning streak at the start of the month but they have gone 4-5 since then and they have fallen into the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference, six games behind Boston. They have been good but not great at home, going 7-4 and while gong 7-2 as favorites, they have lost both games at home when getting points with the other loss coming against the Celtics. New York has struggled on defense of late, allowing opponents to shoot 50 percent or higher in six of their last 11 games and face the No. 2 ranked team in offensive efficiency. 10* (587) Milwaukee Bucks

This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. TCU opened the Diamond Head Classic with a 24-point win over Old Dominion which was without its coach and clearly not focused in allowing 111 points but the Horned Frogs were exposed in the second game against Nevada as the defense allowed 88 points after giving up 87 points in the opener. The jury is still out on this team after losing so much from last season and out of 362 teams in Division 1, TCU has played the No. 352 ranked schedule which includes a game against Clemson as well as the TCU game and those two games are the only tests thus far. The host Warriors rolled over Portland in the tournament opener before losing to Georgia Tech on Friday and they are in a good spot in this third place matchup. It was the second home loss of the season for Hawaii which also lost to Nevada a week ago by six points, the same team that just throttled the Horned Frogs. Dating back to the 2021-22 season, Hawaii is 13-2 coming off a regular season loss and catching a big number on its home floor is the added edge. 10* (646) Hawaii Warriors

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES LAKERS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Lakers have lost four straight games to fall to 16-14 including a loss at Minnesota on Thursday where LeBron James sat out with an ankle injury but will be back tonight. Los Angeles was able to cover that game because of the inflated line and this is a big game to get things right before Boston comes to town on Christmas day. The Lakers have struggled on the road with a 5-11 record but they are 4-1 in road games following a road loss. This is the second meeting this season with the Lakers looking for some payback after losing by 23 points in the first meeting. Oklahoma City has won three straight games and is now 13-4 over its last 17 games. We won with the Thunder on Wednesday against the Clippers which were without Kawhi Leonard and they were able to pull away late. Oklahoma City remains in second place in the Western Conference, two and a half games behind Minnesota. Here, we play on teams after having lost five or six of their last seven games, with a winning record on the season playing another winning team. This situation is 103-60 ATS (63.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (547) Los Angeles Lakers

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Santa Clara won for us last Saturday as it defeated Washington St. on a neutral floor in Phoenix to snap a three-game losing streak and that was its third win over a Pac 12 team. We played against the Broncos on Wednesday as it went to San Jose St. and lost to the Spartans as a 4.5-point favorite in what was a letdown spot. Now it is bounce back time for Santa Clara playing again on a neutral floor, this time in Las Vegas, and it has gone 1-4 over it last five games so this game is a big one prior to West Coast Conference getting underway. The Broncos are tested by having played the No. 94 ranked schedule in the country. Duquesne is off to a solid 8-2 start which is not unexpected as the Dukes are coming off a 20-win season following 15 wins in the previous two seasons combined but the schedule rather soft schedule has helped while three of those wins have come by four points or less. The Dukes had to replace 10 players on the roster from a year ago and they are still without one of their returning starters. This is a tough scheduling spot for Duquesne heading out west which is its furthest trip of the season and it comes in on a 2-5 ATS run, the lone covers against teams ranked No. 200 and No. 274. 10* (624) Santa Clara Broncos

This is a play on the SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. Southern Mississippi was left for dead last season coming off three seasons with wins of 9, 8 and 7 and picked to finish dead last in the Sun Belt Conference. All the Golden Eagles did was surpass their win total from 2021-22 by 18 games, the biggest one season improvement in the country in 49 years. They won the conference and are expected to yet again but they have gotten off to an uneven start at 6-5 but things are moving in the right direction as they are 4-1 over their last five games following a 2-4 start. Southern Mississippi is just 2-6-1 in its nine lined games which is helping the number and this is a game it has had circled. Mississippi is one of only three remaining undefeated teams in the country as it is 11-0 and ranked No. 25 in the country, its first time it has been ranked in nearly five years. The fact the Rebels are undefeated this late into the season and ranked that low is telling however. They have played only three teams ranked in the top 100 with two of those victories coming at home and two coming by a combined five points and overall they have played a schedule ranked No. 267. This will be another big neutral court test. 10* (611) Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

This is a play on the XAVIER MUSKETEERS for our Big East Game of the Year. Seton Hall is coming off a pair of underdog wins as it defeated Missouri in Kansas City and on Wednesday, it took down No. 5 Connecticut by 15 points at home as an eight-point underdog. Now the Pirates hit the road for just the second time this season in a massive letdown spot as they are still celebrating that victory over the Huskies. They have played a pair of neutral court games as well, facing two average teams against Iowa and USC and lost those by 13 and 8 points respectively. Seton Hall is 8-4 overall and despite that big win, this is a bottom half team in the Big East Conference and are now overvalued. Also helping with this line is the fact that Xavier got mauled at St. Johns by 15 points on Wednesday so it is in the opposite situation ready for a rebound. Xavier opened the season with a pair of blowout wins at home before going to Purdue and getting smacked which started a 2-5 run but four of those losses, including three at home, could have gone either way including a six-point loss to No. 3 Houston. Even though they are just 5-3 at home, this is one of the toughest environments in the conference and the Musketeers are is 6-0 in conference openers under head coach Sean Miller. 10* (614) Xavier Musketeers

This is a play on the PHOENIX SUNS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. It has been a rough start to the season for Phoenix as it is in bounce back mode yet again. The Suns are coming off a disappointing loss to Portland on Tuesday which was its seventh loss in their last 10 games. one of those losses came against Brooklyn but it was the first time that Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal were on the floor in the same game as injuries had deferred that through the first 23 games but it was short lived. Beal is out again and has played just five game and part of a quarter this season and was a non-factor in any of those. The Suns are 7-5 on the road and catching a good number. Sacramento has turned things around following a 2-4 start to the season as it has gone 14-6 over its last 20 games but is coming off a bad 25-point loss at home against the Celtics on Wednesday. That snapped a three-game winning streak as well as a four-game home winning streak and while this would be a good bounce back spot normally, not in this matchup. The Kings are 10-4 at home including 8-3 as a home favorite but are just 5-6 ATS in those games. 10* (525) Phoenix Suns

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our CBB Star Attraction. UCLA has been in a funk making this a get right game with a short price based on recent results. The Bruins did play a solid game against Gonzaga a month ago, losing by four points at home and they have not recovered from that close call. They narrowly defeated UC Riverside, winning by a point as an 18.5-point favorite then came a stretch of three straight losses. UCLA lost at Villanova, dropped a seven-point game against Ohio St. on a neutral floor and most recently, were embarrassed as home against CSU Northridge as it lost by four points as a 17.5-point favorite. The Bruins lost a lot from their Pac 12 champion team from last season but this was not the start that was expected and this is a needed bounce back win before conference action gets underway next week. Maryland is riding a three-game winning streak, all at home where it is 7-0 but hits the road heading out west in a bad spot. The Terrapins have played four games away form home, two true road games and two neutral court games, and lost all four of those. This is a revenge game for Maryland but road revenge is never a good angle especially in a situation like this. 10* (878) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. This is a great bounce back spot for Notre Dame as it is coming off a 20-point loss at home against The Citadel and it heard about it after. Head coach Micah Shrewsberry issued an apology to fans for having to spend their money to watch a trash product and lit a fire under his players that if you do not play hard, then you can sit and rot over on the bench. It was a classic motivational rant and we will see one of their best efforts this season. It was the third straight loss for the Irish including two straight at home where they are 3-3 and while they are 4-7 overall, it has come against a schedule ranked No. 145 with this being the final tune up before ACC action gets underway. Marist was the worst team in the MAAC last season and while improvements were expected, the 7-2 start, that includes a pair of early conference wins, is a bit surprising but a look at the schedule is the reason. The Red Foxes have not played a team from a major conference while playing six of their nine games against teams ranked No. 303 or worse. Overall, they have played a schedule ranked No. 359 out of 362 teams and are catching Notre Dame at the wrong time. 10* (866) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the MURRAY ST. RACERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. SMU is off to an 8-4 start including wins in three of its last four games. Two of the wins came against No. 357 Houston Christian and No. 301 Texas A&M-Commerce with another coming against a bad Florida St. team while the loss came against Arizona St. that is slowly proving to be another bad team. The Mustangs have covered four straight games including both on the road but this is the first time they have been favored and are overpriced having played a weak schedule. Murray St. is riding a five-game losing streak and is 1-8 over its last nine games following a 2-0 start. The Racers have been close to reversing that 3-8 record or making it more respectable as six of those losses came down to the final minute with all six close defeats coming by six points or less. Murray St. came into last season as a total rebuild yet put together an 11-9 record in their first season in the conference coming over from the OVC and the Racers are better equipped this year with a lot of experience and the best frontcourt in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Racers are 3-2 at home with this being just their second home game this month. 10* (854) Murray St. Racers

This is a play on the MONTANA ST. BOBCATS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. CSU Northridge has won three straight games including a huge upset at UCLA on Tuesday, winning outright by four points as a 17.5-point underdog. The Matadors improved to 8-3 and are now in a big letdown spot after that victory with Big West Conference action on deck. They have been cash all season, going 8-1 ATS including covers in their last five lines games so the numbers are now getting inflated. Northridge is 4-1 at home but two of those wins came against non-Division 1 teams and another coming against 0-11 Mississippi Valley St. and overall the Matadors have played a schedule ranked No. 352. Montana St. has been up and down as it is 5-5 but has won two straight games following a three-game losing streak. The Bobcats have been the class of the Big Sky Conference for the last few years but had to replace a lot of their roster along with their head coach yet have been competitive in most of their games. Four of the five losses came by eight points or less against mostly better competition and they do own a win on the road at California. Montana St. is 0-5 ATS in its last five lined games which adds to the value. 10* (851) Montana St. Bobcats

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our CBB Late Powerhouse. After suffering a pair of road blowout losses, San Diego returned home and defeated Arizona St. and Portland St. but by just five and four points respectively. The Toreros are now 8-4 which includes a 7-0 record at home but are now laying their second biggest number on their home floor as they failed to cover against LeMoyne who is in its first year at the Division 1 level. Despite the winning record, San Diego has a negative adjusted efficiency margin and part of the reason is it has faced an average opposing offense schedule of No. 298. They are coming off two great situational spots but are now overvalued. South Dakota is 7-5 following a pair of losses against UC Irvine and CSU Bakersfield which followed a three-game winning streak as well as a three-game cover streak. The Coyotes has fared extremely well with a brand new roster that is tall and athletic which has helped with easier looks on offense. South Dakota has a big edge from long range as they are No. 19 in the country in three-point shooting while facing a below average defense that has allowed 72 or more points in five of their last six games. 10* (777) South Dakota Coyotes

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER for our NBA Western Conference Game of the Month. We lost playing against the Clippers last night and will go against them again tonight in a back-to-back set coming off a dominating shooting effort on both sides of the floor. They outshot Dallas 55.8 percent to 42.9 percent and that was the sixth straight game Los Angeles has shot 50 percent or better from the floor. The Clippers have won nine straight games while covering five in a row but they are still a game under .500 on the road and come in as underdogs where they are 0-5 this season compared to going 17-5 as favorites. The Thunder have won two straight games and six of their last eight and sit 2.5 games behind Minnesota for first place in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City is tied for fifth in the NBA in defensive efficiency so it can slow down the recent offensive run of the Clippers. The markets may be starting to catch up as they are favorites here but that has been a good spot as they are 11-3 straight up and 10-4 against the number when laying points. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after having covered four or five of their last six against the spread, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .600 and .750. This situation is 48-20 ATS (70.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (506) Oklahoma City Thunder

This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Bradley opened the season 6-0 but the Braves have lost five straight games and the Braves are in a get right game and will be highly motivated in this spot. They won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title last year and should be right there again even though two of their five losses came in the conference. They do not resume MVC play until the new year and have a game against Truman St. on deck a week away so there is no look ahead and have already played a schedule ranked No. 106 in the nation. SIU Edwardsville is 7-5 to start the season but the schedule has been very favorable. The Cougars have defeated three non-Division 1 teams and the four other wins have come against teams ranked No. 226, No. 330, No. 296 and No. 271. They hit the road for their sixth true road game and have lost the first five all by double digits and by an average of 16.2 ppg and three of those games have come against teams ranked lower than Bradley. This is a great spot for the Braves with a manageable number as they won their only other game laying double digits by 23 points. 10* (760) Bradley Braves

This is a play on the CHARLESTON COUGARS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. This is a good spot for Charleston that has gotten itself right following a tough start to the season. The Cougars defeated Iona by a bucket to open the season and then dropped three straight games which was part of a brutal stretch as they traveled to Annapolis, Myrtle Beach, Conway, Kent and Boca Raton over a span of seven games and against quality opposition. They were able to recover by going 3-1 in the next four games away from home with the lone loss coming against Florida Atlantic. Charleston has been back home for its last three games and brings in a 6-1 run against another quality opponent as it looks to improve to 5-0 at home. St. Joseph's has gotten off to a great start as it is 9-2 that includes six straight wins while covering five in a row. The Hawks do own solid wins over Villanova and Princeton while taking Kentucky to overtime in an eight-point loss on the road and those games are overvaluing St. Joseph's here as it has played a schedule that is ranked just No. 323 overall. The defense has been exceptional as it is top ten in opponent shooting percentage but faces an offense that has found its rhythm after a slow start. 10* (732) Charleston Cougars

This is a play on the OLD DOMINION MONARCHS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. TCU suffered its first loss of the season last week against Clemson but bounced back with a 20-point win over Arizona St. with the Sun Devils starting to prove they are awful. Prior to that, it beat a bad Georgetown team and they won it on a three-point bomb as time expired but it never should have been a win as the shooter stepped out of bounds. Out of 362 teams in Division 1, TCU has played the No. 360 ranked schedule and that includes that game against Clemson which shows it has basically played no one. The Horned Frogs were loaded last season but lost over 48 percent of their scoring from that team. Old Dominion has lost three straight games while failing to cover its last four but it has been off since December 9 so the travel aspect to Hawaii is not an issue. The Monarchs are coming off a solid 19-12 season despite going through numerous uphill battles mostly due to injury and so far, they remain healthy. They have the best player on the floor in Chaunce Jenkins, a junior point guard who led the team in scoring, assists and three-point shooting last year and he is averaging 16.7 ppg so far and he is in the running for SBC Player of the Year. 10* (784) Old Dominion Monarchs

This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. San Jose St. erased a three-game losing streak with a win over New Orleans last Saturday but lost on Sunday at home against Montana to fall back to .500 at 6-6. The Spartans have failed to cover each of their last five games but three of those were on the road and they remain home where they are 4-1 and the venue has been important thus far as the home team is 8-1 in the nine Spartans games played on campus floors. The Spartans look to keep the offense rolling as they are No. 95 in the country in shooting. Santa Clara won for us on Saturday as it defeated Washington St. on a neutral floor in Phoenix to snap a three-game losing streak and that was its third win over a Pac 12 team and we can expect a letdown here similar to the previous two games following the first two Pac 12 victories. The win over the Cougars was a revenge situation after losing to them in the NIT last season and the Broncos finally put up a solid game defensively against a Division 1 team after allowing 82 or more points in five straight games previous to that. The Broncos are 1-1 in true road games, the last one resulting in a 15-point loss at California. 10* (694) San Jose St. Spartans

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Star Attraction. It has been a tough stretch for North Carolina having to play Connecticut and Kentucky on a neutral floor in its last two games, both resulting in losses, and now plays its third straight top ten team and fourth in its last five games. The Tar Heels have failed to cover their last three games, the one prior to the most recent two coming against Florida St. in what amounted to a lookahead spot with the Huskies on deck. Overall, they have played the No. 22 ranked schedule in the nation with this being the final test for a while. Oklahoma has surged up to No. 7 in the country after a 10-0 start but it is not close to that in the power rankings that are based on actual metrics and not opinions. The Sooners came into the season unranked and did not even start receiving votes until the third week but because they continue to keep winning, they have been able to pass many teams. Oklahoma has three good wins to its credit over Arkansas, Providence and Iowa but none of those are ranked inside the top 50 based on the power numbers and overall has played the No. 332 ranked schedule so this is by far the biggest challenge taking place in Charlotte. 10* (687) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the DALLAS MAVERICKS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. The Clippers are on a roll as they have won eight straight games to go from two games under .500 to six games over .500 and have moved into a tie for fifth place with Dallas in the Western Conference. Not to diminish the win streak but only two of those were on the road and of their five overall road wins, two have come against 4-21 San Antonio and another against 10-17 Utah. Coincidence or note, the Clippers opened 0-5 when James Harden joined the teams but have gone 13-3 in the 16 games he has played in since then. Dallas has lost two of its last three games including a 26-point loss at Denver on Monday. It has been pretty up and down for the Mavericks which are 8-8 over their last 16 games following an 8-2 start. The average run coupled with the Clippers surge have made the Mavericks the home underdog where they are 1-1 and will likely be without Kyrie Irving for a sixth consecutive game which is also a spread factor. On the flip side, Paul George is not 100 percent and is questionable. 10* (548) Dallas Mavericks

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Arizona St. has lost two straight games including one this past Saturday in what was a good revenge spot against TCU and after taking a four-point lead into halftime, the Sun Devils collapsed, getting outscored 53-29 after the break. This is the final game prior to Pac 12 play starting but that is well over a week away and the focus will be here following back-to-back losses. This is another neutral site game but again close to home and they come in more battle tested having played the No. 58 ranked schedule in the country and we are catching value with them having dropped three straight against the number. Northwestern is coming off a win at DePaul to move to 8-2 on the season and 2-1 away from home. The two wins came against teams ranked No. 229 and No. 215 and with a combined six wins. The Wildcats do own a great win over Purdue, the only loss the Boilermakers have had this season, but that was at home in a great spot with that being the first true road game for Purdue. Even with that game, Northwestern has played a schedule ranked No. 258 and prior to DePaul, it lost to No. 312 ranked Chicago St. at home as a 24.5-point favorite. 10* (684) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the HOUSTON ROCKETS for our NBA Supreme Annihilator. After winning 22 games all of last season, Houston has already won 13 games this year with new head coach Ime Udoka clearly making a difference. The Rockets are coming off a pair of losses at Milwaukee and Cleveland and that has been the story this season as they are 2-10 on the road and head home where they are 11-1 which is easily the biggest road/home disparity in the NBA. Houston has not been favored often but gets it done when it is, going 6-0 straight up and against the number. Atlanta snuck out a win over the horrific Pistons which put a small stop to its recent 2-8 stretch. The Hawks are four games under .500 and probably one of the biggest underachieving teams in the league thus far as they possess a great backcourt but have one of the weaker frontcourts which Houston can take advantage of. A lot of that is due to a bad defense that is No. 29 in opposing shooting and No 27 in defensive efficiency. Atlanta is still overvalued despite its 6-20 ATS record which is worst in the league. 10* (544) Houston Rockets

This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Nebraska is coming off a pair of massive wins over Michigan St. and Kansas St. which puts the Huskers in a tough spot here. In the game against the Wildcats on the road Saturday, they held Kansas St. to 27 percent shooting including a 4-30 effort from long range. Nebraska turned a three-point halftime deficit by dominating the second half, allowing only 12 points. The defense has led the way this season as the Huskers are No. 37 in defensive efficiency but have not been nearly as good at home where they check in at No. 150. North Dakota is off to an 8-4 start following an upset win at Utah Tech on Saturday which snapped a five-game winless streak against the number. The Fighting Hawks come in undervalued in this matchup which is actually more of the Huskers being overvalued because of the recent results. They have become a stronger team with the addition of Tyree Ihenacho, the 2020-21 Summit Freshman of the Year and transferred back from James Madison, who made his season debut as he was granted a waiver after missing the first 11 games. This is their biggest test and the inflated line is reflecting that. 10* (673) North Dakota Fighting Hawks

This is a play on the BELMONT BRUINS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. After a 2-7 start to the season with the two wins coming against No. 310 Alcorn St. and No. 315 UT Rio Grande Valley, Arkansas St. pulled off a pair of underdog upsets against UAB and Louisville by double digits. The most recent win against the Cardinals came on the road which was the first road win after a 0-5 start and while three of those losses came against Wisconsin, Iowa and Alabama, the other two were against Bowling Green and Little Rock, both of which are ranked lower than Belmont. The Bruins are coming off a loss at Samford as the offense tied a season high with 93 points but the defense struggled, allowing 99 points which was 34 more points allowed than in their previous game at Middle Tennessee St. Belmont returns home where it is 4-0 for its final nonconference game of the season before MVC action starts up again. The Bruins have failed to cover their first three lined home games and this is the first home contest in two weeks. Belmont will keep the offense going, which has been good all season, against a bad defense as it comes in ranked No. 24 in the country in shooting. 10* (676) Belmont Bruins

This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for our NBA Star Attraction. Philadelphia is coming off a bad home loss against Chicago as a 10-point favorite which snapped a six-game winning streak. The Sixers are now in third place, 2.5 games behind Boston in the Eastern Conference and are now 10-4 at home. Three of those losses were by a combined 13 points with the other coming against the Celtics and this is a revenge game where they lost at Minnesota by 13 points which is their biggest loss of the season. Philadelphia is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games revenging a road loss. Minnesota won its third straight game, a four-point win over Miami and the Timberwolves have won nine of their last 10 games. They are the big surprise in the Western Conference at 20-5 and lead the conference by three games over another surprise team in Oklahoma City. The Timberwolves have used their No. 1 defensive efficiency to get where they are but face the No. 1 efficiency team in offense and the sixers back that up with the No. 5 rank in defensive efficiency. 10* (536) Philadelphia 76ers

This is a play on the GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Boston won its fifth straight game on Sunday to close out a perfect 5-0 homestand and it is now 14-0 at home and now hits the road for four games for its first trip out west this season. The Celtics have played only two games against the Western Conference this season, losing to Minnesota and barely getting by a bad Memphis team by two points. They are 6-5 on the road and have gone only 2-7-2 ATS in those games as they have been favored in all of those and overall, they have played down to the competition as Boston is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games when playing against teams with a winning percentage between .400 and .499. Golden St. escaped Portland with a four-point win to make it two straight wins. The Warriors are still two games under .500 and sitting in the No. 11 spot in the Western Conference, two and a half games out of the final playoff spot. Golden St. has won five straight games at home after a 1-6 start and catching a good number. The Warriors are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games when playing against a teams with a winning percentage of .700 or better while going 13-4 ATS in their last 17 home games after failing to cover three of their last four against the spread. 10* (528) Golden St. Warriors

This is a play on the UC DAVIS AGGIES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. UC Davis snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at Pacific on Saturday to move to 4-5 which is a disappointing start with what the Aggies have. They have one of the top backcourts in the Big West Conference with Elijah Pepper and Ty Johnson who are averaging a combined 37.5 ppg after putting up a combined 37.0 ppg last season and both are legitimate First Team conference guards. They have a ton of depth and will be out to avenge a loss earlier this season at Montana by 13 points last month. They are 2-2 at home with both losses coming in the final minute and are getting a good price in a focused spot. Montana opened the season 2-4 but has won four straight games, a pair coming against two non-Division 1 teams and the other two coming against San Jose St. in a home-and-home set sandwiched around those. Overall, three of their six wins have come against non-Division 1 teams and Montana heads back on the road at 1-3 and while it has covered three of those, two games were as underdogs of more than 14 points and this is its second same season revenge game for the opposition. 10* (634) UC Davis Aggies

This is a play on the VANDERBILT COMMODORES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Vanderbilt has dropped two straight games and five of its last six games but the schedule has a lot to do with that with four of those losses against major conference teams and the other against a very strong San Francisco team. The Commodores are back home following a loss at Texas Tech where they are just 4-3 and the number is manageable because of that. Vanderbilt is coming off its first 20-win season since 2014-15 as it made a big run late in the season with a change in culture being a big part of that. The Commodores now have their most talented roster under head coach Jerry Stackhouse who is in his fifth season. Western Carolina is off to a great 8-2 start as it opened 6-0 but has gone 2-2 in its last four games with the two losses coming on the road. The Catamounts are coming off a road win over USC Upstate but the Spartans are ranked No. 304 in adjusted efficiency margin at -11.17 and this is just their second game against a major conference team, the first coming against Notre Dame in their second game of the season. This is a big one for Vanderbilt to get right before going to Memphis in five days. 10* (624) Vanderbilt Commodores

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. This is an ideal sell high, buy low spot going against Samford which is riding a nine-game winning streak and overvalued because of it. The Bulldogs nine-game winning streak is the longest since the 1998-99 season but all of those games have come on their home court and this marks their first road game since November 20 which puts them in a very tough spot. On top of the home court stretch, Samford has played no one as it has faced a schedule ranked No. 358 out of 362 teams in the country. The is a buy low on Valparaiso based on having lost five straight games including a tough one point loss against Chicago St. on Saturday. The Beacons are now 4-7 on the season with four of those losses coming on the road. While the losses have been piling up, Valparaiso has been covering the inflated numbers, going 6-3 ATS in its last nine games and it is catching a good number here. The Beacons are in a rebuilding year with a lot of young players and a new head coach but being a third into the season has found the team chemistry especially on the defensive end which has kept things respectable. 10* (604) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the CHARLOTTE HORNETS for our NBA Ultimate Underdog. Toronto is coming off a home split against Atlanta following a 21-point loss on Friday and the Raptors have dropped five of their last six games. They now come in as a massive favorite, the first time this season they have laid double digits and they have not been good as a favorite of any kind, going 6-5 straight up and 5-6 against the number. Toronto is 10-15 overall, one of only 10 teams in the league with 10 or fewer wins and has no business laying a number this big. Charlotte is coming off its worst loss of the season as it lost by 53 points against the Sixers which is certainly being factored into this number. Teams coming off embarrassing losses like that step it up next time out and while that loss cannot be discounted, the Hornets are getting close to the same number they were getting against Philadelphia which is a total overreaction. Here, we play against home favorites after allowing 115 points or more in three straight games going up against an opponent after allowing 68 points or more in the first half last game. This situation is 37-11 ATS (77.1 percent) since 1996. 10* (511) Charlotte Hornets

This is a play on the MURRAY ST. RACERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Murray St. is riding a four-game winning streak and is 1-7 over its last eight games following a 2-0 start. The Racers have been close to reversing that 3-7 record or making it more respectable as six of those losses came down to the final minute with all six close defeats coming by six points or less. They are 0-3 in true road games with the three defeats all by four points and all against teams ranked higher than their opponent on Monday. Murray St. came into last season as a total rebuild yet put together an 11-9 record in their first season in the conference coming over from the OVC and the Racers are better equipped this year with a lot of experience and the best frontcourt in the Missouri Valley Conference. We won with Little Rock in its last game against a bad UTSA team which snapped a two-game losing streak and the Trojans are now one game under .500. They are still a very low rated team with a -5.68 adjusted efficiency margin and this against a pretty tame schedule ranked No. 320 in the country. Excellent bounce back spot for the Racers in their final nonconference road game. 10* (875) Murray St. Racers

This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Following a three-game losing streak, Montana has reeled off three straight wins but the last two have come against non-Division 1 teams Montana St.-Northern Lights and Montana Tech. The Grizzlies started the winning streak with a 17-point win over San Jose St. at home to open December which puts the Spartans in a rare non-conference same season revenge spot. Three of their five wins have come against non-division 1 teams and Montana heads to San Jose winless on the road at 0-3 and while it has covered two of those, those games were as underdogs of more than 14 points. San Jose St. erased a three-game losing streak with a win over New Orleans last Saturday to get back over .500 at 6-5. The Spartans have failed to cover each of their last four games but three of those were on the road and they remain home where they are a perfect 4-0. The venue has been important thus far as the home team is 8-0 in the eight Spartans games played on campus floors. The Spartans look to keep the offense rolling as they are No. 88 in the country in shooting and will be out for a better effort than in the first meeting where they scored 58 points, their second lowest total of the season. 10* (746) San Jose St. Spartans

This is a play on the ORLANDO MAGIC for our NBA Ultimate Underdog. Boston has won four straight games including the first game against Orlando in this two-game home set with the Magic. These back-to-back games are not easy to sweep but we are more tuned into the spread as the Celtics are now overvalued in a tough spot. Boston is undefeated at home at 13-0 but have covered only eight of those and there is a possible lookahead here to a four-game west coast trip that starts on Tuesday at Golden St. Boston remains in first place in the Eastern Conference, a game and a half over Milwaukee and Philadelphia but Orlando is still lingering. The loss on Friday snapped a two-game winning streak for the Magic which are still a solid 16-8. They have been one of the best teams in the league when not playing back-to-back or with prolonged rest as they are 11-1 when playing on one day off, going 9-2-1 against the Number. Orlando is just three games behind Boston in the conference so getting out of here with a split is ideal but again, we are getting value with this number. Orlando closed as a five-point underdog in the first game and now it has shot up to eight points with no injury situation factoring into that. 10* (569) Orlando Magic

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. We played against Arizona St. last Saturday against San Diego as there was the chance at a lookahead to this game and sure enough, the Sun Devils lost outright. It was also their first true road game of the season and while they are listed as the road team here, this is a neutral site game being played in Phoenix so they will have the crowd edge. Arizona St. lost to TCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season on a last second shot so now it is payback time. TCU suffered its first loss of the season last week against Clemson. Prior to that, it beat a bad Georgetown team and they won it on a three-point bomb as time expired but it never should have been a win as the shooter stepped out of bounds. Out of 362 teams in Division 1, TCU has played the No. 362 ranked schedule and that includes that game against Clemson which shows it has basically played no one. The Horned Frogs were loaded last season but lost over 48 percent of their scoring from that team and facing quality opposition will prove to be a problem. 10* (707) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the GREEN BAY PHOENIX for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. This game sets up similar to Georgia Southern playing Tennessee earlier this week as a massive underdog and covering against a Volunteers team just going through the motions. That is what we see with Oklahoma here as the Sooners are off to a 9-0 start and ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll after coming into the season unranked and not receiving a single vote. This is a huge jump for a team that was predicted to finish No. 12 in the 14-team Big 12 Conference and that very well could still happen. The Sooners have played a schedule ranked No. 304 and have failed to cover spreads of -27.5 and -26 in its last two games when favored by double digits and add to the fact Oklahoma has North Carolina on deck. Green Bay is by no means a very good team but it is on the move of improving as it is 5-6 which is already two more wins that all of last season and the same amount of victories from two seasons ago. The Phoenix are coming off a big upset win over Illinois-Chicago and they have covered six of their last seven games as underdogs. 10* (697) Green Bay Phoenix

This is a play on the INDIANA PACERS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Indiana was coming off an expected loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday which was a big revenge game for the Bucks but to follow that up with a loss at Washington, which snapped the Wizards six-game losing streak and a 1-15 run was a bad loss. The Pacers may have been guilty of looking ahead and hopefully they were which means they will be ready to go despite playing a team they should have won. The defense was the issue which has been common knowledge but the offense is good enough to push the ball against what has been the best defense in the league. Minnesota is coming off an upset win at Dallas as it won by 18 points as a slight underdog. The Timberwolves remain the surprise No. 1 team in the Western Conference at 18-5 as they are 2.5 games ahead of Denver but this line is too much. Minnesota has won seven of its last eight games but five of those wins have come against some of the worst teams in the league and the Timberwolves have failed to cover any of their last three home games as the markets have caught up with an overreaction. Great bounce back spot for the Pacers. 10* (557) Indiana Pacers

This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Wichita St. got off to a 7-1 start with the lone loss coming against a very solid Liberty team on a neutral floor in South Carolina but the Shockers have lost two straight games including a rough 10-point loss against South Dakota St. a week ago and the other coming at Missouri prior to that. The loss last week against the Jackrabbits was in Wichita but not at their campus home at Charles Koch Arena where they are 5-0 with all five wins coming by double digits. Wichita St. has missed the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2011 and it is expected to contend in the American Athletic Conference with a chance to return. Southern Illinois is 6-3 with the first two losses coming against James Madison and Indiana St. which are a combined 18-1 so those were not bad defeats although the latter did come by 29 points which was the Salukis only true road game this season. However, they are coming off a bad loss on Tuesday at home against Austin Peay as 11.5-point favorites so their non-quality wins are looking worse at this point. 10* (678) Wichita St. Shockers

This is a play on the MEMPHIS TIGERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Clemson improved to 9-0 with a win over TCU last Saturday in Toronto and the Tigers moved up an absurd 11 spots in the AP Poll because of it, from No. 24 to No. 13. This team is playing with a chip on its shoulder after getting snubbed for an NCAA Tournament spot last season but they might be feeling a little too god about things right now. Clemson does own a pair of good road wins at Alabama and Pittsburgh before the win over the Horned Frogs and a victory over rival South Carolina prior to that. The Tigers now have that bullseye on its back and hits the road again in what is a very difficult spot. Memphis is 7-2 to start the season and while it is not ranked, it is close as its votes equates to a No. 30 ranking. The Tigers have succeeded by playing a brutal schedule as they have played only two home games and those were against bad teams but they have faced a schedule ranked No. 9 as all seven opponents away from home are all quality teams. Memphis has not played a game at home in a month so this place will be highly energized. 10* (634) Memphis Tigers

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Underdog Game of the Month. Santa Clara came through on Wednesday against Utah St. although it still lost outright for its third straight loss. This is the first game of a quadruple-header in Phoenix so while listed as the road team, the Broncos are not. This is their fourth game this season against the Pac 12 and they have gone 2-1 with wins over Stanford and Oregon so there is no intimidation here. This is a great shooting and scoring team and certainly a live dog which was similar to that Utah St. game as this is a revenge game from last season as the Broncos lost by 13 points in Pullman in the opening round of the NIT. Washington St. is off to an 8-1 start which includes six straight wins, the last five coming at home where it was favored by at least 12.5 points in each game. The Cougars have split their two neutral site games, winning against Rhode Island and losing against Mississippi St. and are away from home for the first time in nearly one month. The 8-1 record is nice but it has come against a schedule ranked No. 342 and they are pegged to finish tenth in the Pac 12. 10* (613) Santa Clara Broncos

This is a play on the MICHIGAN ST. SPARTANS for our CBB False Favorite. If ever there was a get right game for Michigan St., this is the one. The Spartans came into the season ranked No. 4 in the AP Preseason Poll but are now not even receiving votes after starting 4-5 which includes a 0-2 start in the Big Ten Conference so there is a lot of work to be done. This is not a true home game but it is being played in Detroit so the crowd will be in their favor and while it is still relatively early, Michigan St. needs a quality win as it has played a schedule ranked No. 43 and sans of a big quality win. The Spartans defense has been excellent which will be a tough matchup for Baylor and while their offense has stumbled, they have a good matchup on this side here as well. Baylor has made a big move from the start of the season as it is up to No. 9 in the AP Poll after a 9-0 start. The Bears are 5-0-1 ATS over their last six games but the schedule has been far from grueling as it is ranked No. 254 and six of eight lines games have seen them laying double digits. While not a true road game, this is the closest they have come to one. 10* (626) Michigan St. Spartans

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Star Attraction. We played against Indiana last Saturday as it went to Atlanta and got housed by Auburn by 28 points which was its second blowout loss against a quality opponent, the first against Connecticut by 20 points. Both of those were on a neutral floor where the Hoosiers are now 2-2 and they return to Assembly Hall where they are 4-0 which includes a 12-point win over Maryland. Some can question which Indiana team shows up and there is every reason to believe it is the good one considering the opponent and venue. Last season, Indiana suffered two losses by 22 points and one of those was at Kansas nearly a year ago to the day and that is a game they certainly have not forgotten. Kansas is 9-1 with the lone loss coming against Marquette in Hawaii and while it has played basically the same ranked schedule as Indiana, the Jayhawks have proved to win the big game but it is hard to look past single digit wins at home against Eastern Illinois and Missouri. This is the first true road game for Kansas and comes in one of the toughest environments. 10* (610) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the IUPUI JAGUARS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. IUPUI opened the season 2-0 but has gone 1-8 since then with the lone win coming against non-Division 1 Cleary University and the Jaguars have gone 0-8 ATS in their eight lined games besides that one during this recent eight-game stretch. They are coming off a horrible 36-point loss at Minnesota as they allowed the Gophers to shoot 62 percent from the floor including 50 percent from long range but now they return home against an equally ranked opponent to kick off a four-game homestand and this is a great bounce back opportunity. Lindenwood snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over non-Division 1 Avila and it is back on the road for the first time in two weeks. The Lions are 0-4 on the road with three blowouts against Nebraska, Iowa St. and Air Force so while they have been tested, they were not even close to competitive which included a 55-point loss to the Cyclones. After opening 0-3 ATS, the Lions have covered four of their last five and we are getting value with that on top of the Jaguars winless run. 10* (606) IUPUI Jaguars

This is a play on the PHOENIX SUNS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Phoenix is coming off a disappointing loss to Brooklyn on Wednesday which was its fifth loss in its last seven games. If there is any good news from a loss, it was the fact that Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal were on the floor in the same game for the first time this season as injuries had deferred that through the first 23 games because of injuries. Now with a game under their belt and some rotations sorting beyond them, it will be a much different result here. Part of the problem was that the Suns only forced seven turnovers and the pressure will be better against a turnover prone Knicks team. New York is coming off a bad loss at Utah on Wednesday and the Knicks are just 5-5 over their last 10 games and they catch the Suns at the wrong time. They have lost three straight and four of their last five games on the road and they are just 2-6 straight up and 3-5 as road underdogs. That has been key all season as the favorite is 18-5 in New York games this season. Here, we play on home favorites after having lost five or six of their last seven games, with a winning record on the season playing another winning team. This situation is 32-8 ATS (80 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (548) Phoenix Suns

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO TERREROS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. San Diego opened the season 2-0 before a six-point loss at rival UC San Deigo. The Terreros then won three straight games including a 14-point win over Arkansas St. in the first game at the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs but then lost the next day against Hawaii, the start of a recent 1-3 skid. The other two losses were against Stanford and Utah St., both on the road, and San Diego returned home last Saturday and upset Arizona St. That was just as much of a play against the Sun Devils which were playing their first true road game and had a revenge game against TCU on deck. The Terreros are in another good spot staying at home where they are 6-0 and working with a good amount of rest. Portland St. is off to a surprising 8-2 start but three of those wins have been against non-Division 1 teams so the record is slightly inflated. What is not inflated is the fact the Vikings are a solid 3-1 on the road and that is actually helping us with this line as this is not sustainable. They are a perfect 4-0 ATS in those road games but were underdogs by at least five points in those games and while that might show this is an easier matchup since they are favored, they are falsely favored. 10* (892) San Diego Terreros

This is a play on the NEW MEXICO ST. AGGIES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. This is second meeting this season between these two rivals and New Mexico St. will be out for some short-term revenge. New Mexico won the first meeting just under two weeks ago by 44 points as it shot 60 percent from the floor including 56 percent from long range while the Aggies managed just 40 percent shooting from the floor and 17 percent from behind the arc. The Lobos closed as 17.5-point favorites and are now nearly laying the same amount on the road and no one will be taking New Mexico St. here based on that first meeting. The Aggies are coming off a win against non-Division 1 Northern New Mexico which came 10 days after that and it was a needed confidence boost as they moved to 5-6 with playing the No. 21 ranked schedule in the country. All six losses have come away from home against some rugged opposition so there have been blowouts but the Aggies are 5-0 at home and will be amped up as will the crowd on a Friday night. New Mexico is a legit contender in the MWC as it is 9-1 while covering seven straight games which is another situational angle to play against them. 10* (888) New Mexico St. Aggies

This is a play on the ATLANTA HAWKS for our NBA Ultimate Underdog. Atlanta has been one of the early disappointing teams in the Eastern Conference as it has now lost five straight games to fall to 9-14 on the season with what is considered a very above average roster and backcourt. This is an immediate revenge spot for the Hawks which lost the first game of this two-game set in Toronto by seven points on Wednesday. It was one of their worst defensive efforts of the season, allowing 57.5 percent shooting but facing the same opponent two days later means adjustments will be made. We are also bucking the Hawks 0-8 ATS run. Toronto has not done anything special either as it is just 10-14 and the win on Wednesday snapped a four-game losing streak. The Raptors have been nothing special at home with a 7-6 record and stringing wins together has been a problem all season as they are just 2-7 following a victory, covering only three of those games. Here, we play on road teams with a winning percentage between .250 and .400 where the line is +3 to -3 after three or more consecutive losses, playing a team with a losing record. This situation is 141-89 ATS (61.3 percent) since 1996. 10* (543) Atlanta Hawks

This is a play on the SACRAMENTO KINGS for our NBA Thursday Enforcer. Sacramento has been up and down since a six-game winning streak in early November as it is 5-5 over its last 10 games including a 20-point loss at Los Angeles against the Clippers on Tuesday. The Kings are in bounce back mode at a good price against the biggest surprise in the Western Conference. Their defense has not been great but is improved from last season and the offense is top 12 in efficiency after a slow start. Sacramento has won seven of its last nine home games following a loss in its first home game of the season against Golden St. and this is the start of a six-game homestand leading up to Christmas. Oklahoma City has won two straight games following a 2-3 run and the Thunder remain in second place in the conference, two games behind Minnesota. The cover against the Jazz put them at 15-6-1 ATS which is tied for third best in the league which is keeping this number low. Oklahoma City has been favored in 10 of its last 12 games and in the two games as an underdog, it lost. Here, we play on teams after a blowout loss by 15 points or more going up against an opponent after two straight games where both teams scored 115 points or more. This situation is 57-18 ATS (76 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (528) Sacramento Kings

This is a play on the JACKSONVILLE ST. GAMECOCKS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. One look at the total of this game tells us where we need to go. It is set at 125 which forecasts this to be a game played at a snails pace and that typically favors the underdog let alone an underdog getting a number this big. Jacksonville St. is 3-6 and while that record is obviously not ideal, it has been a run of close losses with five of the six defeats coming by a combined 13 points and the other loss at West Virginia by 13 points. They play at a slow pace as they are No. 316 in scoring and No. 13 in points allowed so they will be going for another grind it out game. While the competition has not been on the same level as Wisconsin, the Badgers are not completely as slow but very similar as they are No. 224 in scoring and No. 80 in points allowed. Wisconsin is coming off a 25-point loss at Arizona so while it will be in bounce back mode, this is not a number it should be laying in this type of matchup. While the Badgers covered a big number of 27 against Western Illinois, the Leathernecks are No. 303 in adjusted efficiency margin. The other game where they were favored by at least 20 points was against Robert Morris and they won that by only 10 points with the Colonials No. 291 in adjusted efficiency margin. Jacksonville St. comes in at No. 215. 10* (877) Jacksonville St. Gamecocks

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Santa Clara does not have the team to make a run at Gonzaga or St. Mary's in the West Coast Conference, no other teams rarely do, but another top four finish is expected. The Broncos are off to a 7-3 start but have lost two straight games so they will be ready to get past that. They own solid wins over Stanford and Oregon and bring in a perfect 5-0 record at home. This is a great shooting and scoring team and certainly a live dog while this is a revenge game from last season as the Broncos lost by 22 points, which was their first loss of the season and their biggest loss the entire season. Utah St. is 9-1 and has won eight straight games since suffering its only loss at Bradley. The Aggies have been winning in impressive fashion but have played only two true road games and besides the Bradley game, they played at St. Louis, which is ranked well behind Santa Clara, by just five points. They have covered five of their last six games which is also playing into the number and they are just an overvalued team at this point with their best win being Akron. 10* (642) Santa Clara Broncos