Sports Picks & Predictions

A big game for both as they hope to receive NCAA Tournament at-large bids come March 16th. Arizona State needs this game more since they trail Stanford in the standing and are coming off a 0-2 performance against the Rocky Mountain teams. But Arizona State plays much better at home having won 5 straight games at home including an impressive victory over conference leader Arizona. Arizona State lost by just 6 points to Stanford earlier this year and they have the bodies to match-up with the Cardinal down in the paint. Arizona State is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games against teams with a winning record.

The Bulldogs have been sneaky good of late winning 6 of their last 7 games with their only loss coming at Wyoming where they still covered the spread. The run has likely saved their coaches job and expect them to finish out the season strong with an outside chance to win the conference tournament next month in March. Big things were expected for Boise State this year but they have not lived up to those expectation especially during MWC play. They are coming off a big victory against UNLV when it came down to the monitor to decide who won that game. Many people were upset with how Leon Rice acted after getting that victory and karma may bite him in the butt tonight. Boise State is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 MWC games. Fresno State is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games overall. Take the home team on Wednesday night.

10 Unit Play. #526 Take St. Josephs Hawks over Dayton Flyers (7 pm CBSN) The Hawks do not always win pretty, but they are close to receiving a bid to the NCAA Tournament and they will record their fourth victory during A-10 play tonight. Dayton is a team that was predicted to do some damage this year in the A-10 but that just has not happened. They have been playing better of late but they already lost to St. Joes once this season at home. Dayton has just beaten up on teams at the bottom of the standing with only one quality win during conference play (George Washington). The Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a winning record. The Flyers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a winning percentage of .600 or greater. Lay the small change with the home team on Tuesday.

4 Unit Play. #842 Take Butler Bulldogs -1 over Providence Friars (6 pm FS 1)
Best of Luck

10 Unit Play. #833 Take Seton Hall Pirates over Creighton Bluejays (5 pm FSN) On paper Seton Hall has talent, they just do not always play up to that level. Creighton has a nice record but I am just not sold on them especially when you have to lay double digits. If the supporting cast to Doug McDermott makes shots from beyond the arc they could be a blowout, but that usually does not happen when the face bad teams. Creighton struggled to put away St. John

4 Unit Play. #705 Take North Colorado Bears -2.5 over Sacramento State Hornets (10 pm)
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #609 Take Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -7 over Old Dominion Monarchs (7 pm) The Bulldogs are coming off a tough outing against East Carolina but we fully expect them to bounce back in a big way on Saturday night. La Tech has a winning record on the road and I they are one of the top teams in Conference USA (currently in third place). This is a game they must win in order to win this league. Louisiana Tech is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss in their previous game. Old Dominion is 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall.

10 Unit Play. #596 Take Colorado State Rams over Wyoming Cowboys (6 pm ROOT Sports) Things certainly have not gone as smoothly in Larry Eustachy

4 Unit Play. #575 Take Nevada Wolf Pack +2.5 over Air Force Falcons (4 pm themwc) Both of these teams stink, but Nevada has much more talent than does Air Force. If Nevada shows up to play (which we think they well) they will win this game straight-up. Air Force has a system and they play hard they just do not have the shooters like they have in past years.

4 Unit Play. #537 Take St. Johns Red Storm +9 over Villanova Wildcats (1:30 pm FS 1) The Red Storm have been playing as well as anybody in the conference at the moment and expect them to not get blown out by Villanova on Saturday. The Wildcats are coming off a double OT and I do not believe they will have a full tank for this game. St. John

4 Unit Play. #823 Take Detroit -6 over Wright State (10 pm ESPN U) Yes this is the correct starting time in the eastern time zone for this Horizon League match-up that made TV. The Raiders were predicted to be the favorite in this league but that has certainly not been the case with Green Bay emerges as the best team in the league. The Raiders do not score a lot of points and thus it is hard for this to cover games when they are the favorite. Detroit already beat Wright State by 5 points this season and we expect a close game that goes down to the wire on Friday night. Detroit is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games. Wright State is 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games following a victory in their previous outing.

Best of Luck - Doc's Sports

4 Unit Play. #610 Take Duke over North Carolina (9 pm ESPN) Really like the Blue Devils tonight and would go higher had this game been schedule last week instead of tonight in the midst of 4 games. But the fact remains that Duke almost always beats North Carolina when the Tar Heels are not ranked. Duke has won 7 of the 9 match-ups with Carolina over the last couple of years and I just do not believe Carolina will be able to shoot the ball well enough to win this game. The Tar Heels are on a nice winning streak at the moment, but the ACC is so bad this year that does not really mean much. Duke has covered the pointspread in 5 straight road games.
Best of Luck

10 Unit Play. #778 Take Utah Utes over Arizona Wildcats (10 pm FS 1) This line is way off the mark and I truly believe that the wrong team is favored. Utah has an outstanding home court advantage even more than Arizona State, a team that just beat Arizona last Friday night. Arizona had a ton of fans at that game in Tempe but that will not be the case tonight at the Huntsman Center. The Utes played the Wildcats hard in Tucson this season and that was when Arizona was at full strength with Brandon Ashley. He is long gone and this team is just not the same with a very thin bench and they are not a great shooting team. The Utes have only lost one game this season at home and I just do not see them getting blown out in this game. Utah is 41-16 ATS (2 pushes) in their last 59 games. Arizona is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games. Both trends hold true tonight in Salt Lake City, Utah.

4 Unit Play. #756 Take Marquette Golden Eagles over Creighton Bluejays (8 pm FS 1) By now it is evident that Creighton can beat Villanova as it is just not a good match-up for the Wildcats. But Marquette plays an in your face style of defense and this is something Creighton has struggled with numerous times this season. Marquette has played much better of late winning three straight games and they are creeping back onto the tournament bubble and can make a statement with a victory tonight. This team is starting to score more points and that should continue on Wednesday since Creighton does not have much defense. Creighton has covered the spread just 1 time in their last 5 games. Marquette wins this game straight-up and getting points is just icing on the cake.

4 Unit Play. #737 Take Auburn Tigers over Florida Gators (7 pm FSN) Florida is far and away better than Auburn but I just do not believe they will be up for this game. The Gators are coming off a big win over Kentucky on Saturday but Kentucky did not shoot the ball well in the second half or they would have beaten Florida. This was just a 7-point game when these teams met in Auburn earlier this year and I see Florida winning this game by 13-15 points with the Tigers making a run down the stretch when Florida put I their bench. Auburn is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a victory in their previous game. Letdown will be on high alert for the Gators.

4 Unit Play. #553 Take Fresno State Bulldogs over Wyoming Cowboys (9 pm MWC) The Bulldogs are playing as well as anybody in the Mountain West at the moment and we will jump on them tonight getting this many points. Fresno State has won five straight games including a 5-point victory against Wyoming on January 29th. Wyoming is always a tough out at home, but they do not score a ton of points and thus I fully expect this game to go down to the wire. Fresno State is shooting the ball with confidence especially from long range and a win tonight will get them to the .500 mark in the MWC. Fresno State has covered the pointspread 6 straight games. Wyoming is 5-13 ATS (2 pushes) in their last 20 games following a victory in their previous game. Take the points on Tuesday.

4 Unit Play. #557 Take Boise State Broncos -1 over Colorado State Rams (9 pm ESPN 3) The Broncos still have a chance for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament but they cannot afford another loss to a team that will not come close to the big dance. The Rams have lost 5 of their last 7 games and only 1 of those 5 losses was a competitive game. Their coach is struggling to rebuild this team and he is about ready to blow his top off. Boise State has had a week to rest after ending a 3-game losing streak with a victory against New Mexico. One way or the other, Boise State needs to record at least 10 wins in the MWC to be considered for an at-large bid. Colorado State is 8-20 ATS (1 push) in their last 29 games overall.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #527 Take Villanova Wildcats over Providence Friars (7 pm FS 1) Sometimes this best thing to do after a blowout loss is to get right back on the court as soon as possible. Creighton is just not a good match-up for Villanova but Providence does not have the weapons that the Bluejays do. Villanova already beat Providence this season by 30 points and this is a game Villanova needs in order to preserve a top 3 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have covered the posted spread in 5 of their last 7 road games. I just think Villanova has better talent and will be able to pull away down the stretch.

4 Unit Play. #872 Take Northwestern over Minnesota (6 pm BTN) The Wildcats have had a remarkable turnaround this season under new coach Chris Collins and will look for the season sweep on Minnesota tonight in Evanston. Minnesota is just 2-5 in true road games this season and they are never a good play as a road favorite. Minnesota is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 road games.
Best of Luck

10 Unit Play. #648 Take Kentucky Wildcats over Florida Gators (9 pm ESPN) The two best teams in the SEC are set to do battle on Saturday night in Lexington with the College Gameday Crew on-site. Despite have good teams under Billy Donovan, Florida has had very little success in Lexington going 8-48 all-time. This includes a 3-14 mark in games Billy Donovan has coached Florida. The Gators have had a very easy SEC schedule thus far but were on the road and Tennessee and have to go on the road three of their next four games. Kentucky is getting better as the season progresses and they are undefeated at home. The have the athletic ability to guard the perimeter and I just do not see Patrick Young betting them inside the paint. Kentucky has covered five of their last six home games. This game means more to Kentucky and we fully expect them to take care of business on Saturday at Rupp Arena.

4 Unit Play. #541 Take St. Johns over Seton Hal (9 pm FS 1) We used both of these team

4 Unit Play. #511 Take Green Bay over Youngstown State (7 pm HLN) The Phoenix are far and away the best team in the Horizon League this year and I still do not know how they lost to Milwaukee at home over the weekend. The is a must win game for Green Bay to stay atop the standing and host the Horizon League Tournament in a few weeks. Green Bay has the two best players on the floor and that will allow them to emerge victorious. The Penguins have been in a slum losing 4 of their last 5 games. Green Bay has won 27 of the 35 match-ups between these two programs.

4 Unit Play. #522 Take Charleston -3.5 over Drexel (7 pm NBCSN)

10 Unit Play. #796 Take Nevada over Fresno State (10 pm the MWC) Nevada beat Fresno State in Fresno already this season and this line is way too low considering the talent of the Wolf Pack. Nevada is coming off a brutal road trip to Logan and San Diego and they are ready to pound someone and get back to their winning ways in Mountain West Conference play. Three of Fresno State

4 Unit Play. #769 Take Indiana State over Bradley (8 pm) I am a big fan of Jake Odum and truly believe that the Sycamores are the second best team in the MVC. The Braves have come on of late but are still not in the same class as ISU. The Sycamores have great balance around Jake Odum and Bradley will not be able to stop all of their scorers. Bradley is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games played on Wednesday.

4 Unit Play. #728 Take VCU over George Washington (7 pm NBCSN) The Rams are always a hard team to handicap since they do not shoot the rock all that well and are not effective if they do not turn you over. That being said, they are at home tonight where they are 12-0 on the season and they always have revenge in play after GW beat them earlier this season for the first time in the last five games. Playing at home in the A-10 is a great advantage and expect VCU to move into second place alone in the A-10. George Washington is 8-22 ATS in their last 30 road games against teams with a winning record at home.

4 Unit Play. #748 Take Over in Syracuse @ Pittsburgh (7 pm ESPN) Many people believe that Syracuse may suffer their first loss of the season tonight since the Panthers are very familiar with the 2-3 zone and should finds ways to attack it and thus accumulate points. When these teams met at the Carrier Dome earlier this season both teams scored in the fifties but I expect both teams to score in the sixties tonight. Pittsburgh knows they have to focus on offense to have a chance in this game and I also believe there will be some fouling at the end of the game to push up the scoring. Pittsburgh has gone over the posted total in 19 of their last 26 games against teams with a winning road record.

4 Unit Play. #524 Take Seton Hall over Marquette (7 pm FS1) I see a lot of similarities in this game to when Marquette faced St. Johns on February 1st. The Golden Eagles play hard but this just do not have the offensive firepower to win games this season especially on the road. The Hall have much better talent on offense and I just do not believe Marquette can keep up with them in New Jersey. The Pirates lost been just one point earlier this season in Milwaukee and I see them winning this game by double digits on Tuesday night. Marquette is 2-11 ATS (1 push) in their last 14 Big East games. Seton Hall is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games played on Tuesday. Lay the small change with the home team tonight.

4 Unit Play. #851 Take Washington over Colorado (8 pm ESPN U) Washington is an up and down team; however, Colorado is just not the same team without Spencer Dinwiddie. Washington won the first game by 17 points in Seattle and I just do not see them getting blown out in this game. Colorado struggle to put away Washington State (the worst team in the league) and I see this game going down to the wire as well.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #847 Take Creighton over St. Johns (7 pm FS 1) The Blue Jays are starting to turn it on and they are clearly the best team in the Big East. When Creighton makes shots they are unstoppable and expect a strong performance with the soft rims at Madison Square Garden. Creighton has lost just once since December 2nd and they already beat St. Johns once this season. I do not expect this game to be as competitive as the first one was. Creighton is 30-9 ATS in their last 39 games played on Sunday. St. Johns is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a victory in their previous game.

4 Unit Play. #817 Take Michigan State over Wisconsin (1 pm CBS) The Spartans are still banged up but they did get their center back this week and I just do not believe Wisconsin has an answer for Payne in the middle. Michigan State has owned this series of late winning 5 in a row and Wisconsin just struggles to make shots against good defensive teams (Illinois is not a good team). Michigan State has not lost a true road game this season and Wisconsin has lost three straight games at home. The Spartans have covered 10 of their last 14 games.

4 Unit Play. #624 Take SMU over Cincinnati (7:30 pm ESPN U) Despite Boise State

10 Unit Play. #568 Take Vanderbilt over Arkansas (4 pm ESPN 3) The Razorbacks on the road is always an automatic play against Arkansas. In Mike Anderson

4 Unit Play. #833 Take DePaul over Creighton (9 pm Fox Sports 1) This number has skyrocketed because Cleveland Melvin will not be playing tonight, but I actually do not believe that will hamper DePaul much. The Blue Demons have 15 of the 23 match-ups with Creighton and I believe Coach Purnell will have a slower style of play without Melvin. The Bluejays have only covered this number twice in Big East play thus far and one of those was at Villanova when they shot the lights out. DePaul has covered 4 of their last 5 games played on Friday.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #560 Take Hawaii over Santa Barbara (11:59 pm OC Sports) Both of these teams have a winning record in Big West play but making the road trip to Hawaii during the week is always a tough task especially since Hawaii is decent this year. The Warriors are averaging 82.4 points per game this season and that should be more than enough to cover this number on Thursday. Hawaii has won 6 of the 10 lifetime meetings with Santa Barbara. UCSB is just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. Hawaii has covered 6 of their last 8 home games.

4 Unit Play. #581 Take Northern Colorado over Idaho State (9 pm) The Big Sky is a one bid league that will likely see Weber State as the top team, but I believe that the Bears are a top team in the league. Idaho State has been competitive in games of late but they have gone just 2-6 in their last 8. That includes a loss at Northern Colorado on Jan. 11th by 7 points. Losing for this team is infectious and all of these close losses have taken its toll on this Bengals squad. Northern Colorado is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a loss in their previous game. Idaho State is 8-18 ATS (1 push) in their last 27 games played at Holt Arena.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #792 Take Boise State -2 over San Diego State (9:15 pm CBSSN) An unranked team that is favored over a ranked team is generally a good sign to use as a selection. Tonight will be no different, as the Aztecs will suffer their second loss of the season. This is a must win game for Boise State to keep their slim visions of making the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team alive.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #767 Take Tennessee over Vanderbilt (8 pm SEC Network) This play is very, very similar to our play on Pittsburgh tonight. Tennessee needs this victory to stay in contention for an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Commodores dismissed Eric McClellan from the team and for the most part they have just beaten up on bad teams in the SEC (A & M, Georgia, & Mississippi State). Tennessee already has a lot of quality wins on the season and they have much better talent than does Vanderbilt. The Commodores are well coached and will play hard, however that will not allow them to stay in this game for 40 minutes, as Tennessee pulls away late. Tennessee is 15-7 ATS in their last 22 road games.

4 Unit Play. #759 Take Pittsburgh over Miami (FL) (7 pm ACC Network) I never like the style of play that Pittsburgh uses and it often means an early out in the NCAA Tournament. But that being said, they just have too much strength against a Miami team that is in complete rebuild mode this season. The Panthers have lost 3 of their last 5 games, but all those losses came against NCAA Tournament teams, which Miami is certainly not one of them. Coach Dixon knows this is an important game in order to get this team back on track and I just do not see the U putting up much of a fight. Miami has already lost 6 true home games this season including 1 against Virginia Tech, a team that is 1-8 in ACC play. Pittsburgh is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games against teams with a losing record at home. Miami has just covered 1 of their last 9 home games. Lay the small change with the much better team on Wednesday night.

4 Unit Play. #736 Take Richmond over St. Bonaventure (7 pm) The Spiders are coming off a brutal stretch of playing the two best teams in the league on the road. Expect them to get back to their winning ways tonight against the Bonnies. Richmond has won 4 straight games at home. The Bonnies have already lost 6 true road games this season.

4 Unit Play. #514 Take Iowa over Ohio State (7 pm ESPN) Both of these teams were lucky to survive games on Saturday in which they trailed most of the second half. That being said, I truly believe the upside for Iowa is just so much greater than the upside for Ohio State. Iowa got a lot of mojo from that comeback victory against Illinois and expect them to come out in this game relaxed and ready to make a statement that they are a top team in the Big 10. Iowa already won at Ohio State and should have no problem completing the quinella on Super Tuesday. Ohio State has covered just 1 of their last 6 games. Iowa is 19-7 ATS in their last 26 Big 10 games. Fran and company finally put it all together in a big way tonight.

4 Unit Play. #806 Take South Florida +14.5 over Cincinnati (12 pm CBSSN) This is a trap game for Cincinnati coming off a victory over Louisville and a date with UCONN coming in their next game. The Bulls are not a very good team but they are getting a ton of points against a team that does not score a ton of points. USF is coming off a victory over SMU in their last outing, a team that beat Memphis yesterday. USF is 6-0 in their last 6 road games at Cincinnati. Cincinnati is 7-30 ATS in their last 37 games played on Sunday.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #688 Take BYU over Saint Mary

4 Unit Play. #659 Take Iowa over Illinois (7:30 pm BTN) Iowa just could not make a shot against Michigan State on Tuesday or they would have won that game by double digits. Expect a much easier time scoring points tonight against Illinois, a team that has lost 6 straight games.

4 Unit Play. #642 Take Syracuse over Duke (6:30 pm ESPN) Syracuse is not Pittsburgh and has much more offensive firepower than do the Panthers. Syracuse is undefeated and I just do not see them losing a game at the Carrier Dome this season. The Orange is 5-0 ATS (1 push) in their last 6 games overall. Duke has already lost road games at Clemson & Notre Dame and thus we will lay the field goal on Saturday. The fans are pumped since the College Gameday crew is in town!

10 Unit Play. #528 Take Wisconsin over Ohio State (12 pm ESPN) Big 10 Game of the Year. Both of these teams cannot get out of their own way at the moment, as Ohio State has lost 5 of their last 6 games and Wisconsin has lost 4 of their last 5 games. That being said, Wisconsin only has one bad loss on their resume, this past Wednesday against Northwestern whereas Ohio State has lost their last two games against teams that will not be making the NCAA Tournament (Penn State & Nebraska). So let

4 Unit Play. #517 Take Cincinnati over Louisville (7 pm ESPN) I am just not sold on Louisville this season and getting this many points with a strong Cincinnati team is too good to pass up. The Bearcats are 8-0 in American play this season and can beat you in a varsity of ways. This includes a win at Memphis, a team Louisville lost to on their home floor. Expect a game that goes down to the wire and we will collect with whoever comes out on top.

4 Unit Play. #802 Take Nevada over Colorado State (10 pm MWC) Much like Miami, Colorado State lost a ton of talent from their NCAA Tournament teams last season. They also lost to New Mexico at the buzzer Nevada has played well for most of the MWC season with just two losses and this is a game they should have no problem winning. Nevada has the best player on the floor in Deonte Burton and he just continues to put up monster numbers on a consistent basis. Nevada has covered 6 of their last 7 games. Colorado State is 2-7 ATS (1 push) in their last 10 MWC games.

4 Unit Play. #784 Take Maryland over Miami (9 pm ESPN 3) This play is more about fading the U as they are in complete rebuild mode this season and have lost their last two games by double digits. Maryland took Pittsburgh to the wire their last time out and they should have no problem winning this game by double digits. Miami is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a loss in their previous game. Maryland has covered 5 of their last 7 home games.

4 Unit Play. #812 Take Morehead State over Belmont (9 pm CBS Sports Network) The Bruins are not as strong this season as they have been in the past and Morehead State is primed to take them down at home on Wednesday night. The Eagles have won 6 of their last 8 games and this is a must win game for them if they have visions of winning the OVC East. Belmont is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a victory in their previous outing. Morehead State is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against teams with a winning road record.

4 Unit Play. #765 Take Green Bay over Valparaiso (8 pm) Valparaiso is always a tough venue, but the Phoenix are far and away the best team in the Horizon and they also have revenge on their minds. In the conference tournament last year Valpo nailed a 3-point shot at the buzzer in the semi-finals and eventually made the NCAA tournament. Green Bay has not forgotten about that and they will show no mercy this evening. Green Bay has covered 7 of their last 9 games.

6 Unit Play. #520 Take Iowa Hawkeyes -5.5 over Michigan State Spartans (7 pm ESPN) Michigan State is in a prime letdown spot as they went all out to beat Michigan with the gameday crew in town and ran out of gas late in the second half. Now they enter a hostile environment against a sleeping giant that is ready to make a statement on the national level. Michigan State will likely be playing this game without two starters and that is a major void that they will struggle to overcome. Iowa is 11-0 this season at home and this is a must win game for them if they have visions of winning the Big 10 Regular season title this season. Iowa is 18-6 ATS in their last 24 Big 10 games.
Best of Luck

6 Unit Play. #719 Take Villanova Wildcats over Georgetown Hoyas (9 pm FS1) The Hoyas lost their center and have major issues scoring points. Villanova is coming off a tough overtime victory over Marquette on Saturday in a game they dominated but missed free throws down the stretch and survived a terrible call at the end of regulation to win in overtime. Villanova is 17-2 on the season with their lone loss in recent times coming against Creighton a team that shot the lights out against Villanova and would not have been beaten by anybody on that given night. Georgetown does not have any offensive players, let along 5 like Creighton does. Villanova has great balance and sooner or later Georgetown will go cold and allow the visitor to build up a big lead that will not be challenged. The Hoyas, who rank ninth in the 10-team Big East in scoring at 71.8 points per game, have shot 37.1 percent over their last three. Villanova beat a much better Georgetown team in their last meeting by double digits. Villanova is 22-7 ATS in their last 29 games following a victory. Georgetown is 6-13 ATS in their last 19 home games against teams with a winning road record.

6 Unit Play. #845 Take Oregon Ducks over Washington State Cougars (7 pm PAC-12 Network) It is now or never for this Oregon team, as they season has completely come off at the hinges, but Washington State is the perfect remedy to get back on track. Washington State has a lame duck coach in Ken Bone who will be fired come seasons end and they are a terrible offensive teams averaging just 10.8 assists per game (306th in the nation) and shooting just 41.9% (293rd in the nation). Their last three losses have come by 32 points, 22 points, and 11 points. Oregon has beaten Washington State five straight times and Wazzou fielded a much better team in each of those five losses than they will today. Wazzou is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a winning record. Like Wisconsin getting back on track yesterday against Purdue, the same will happen for Oregon tonight in Pullman.

4 Unit Play. #820 Take North Carolina State Wolfpack -5.5 over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1 pm ESPN U)

4 Unit Play. #589 Take Nevada Wolf Pack over Wyoming Cowboys (4 pm MWC) The Wolf Pack has been the surprise team in the MWC this season and they have three winnable games ahead as they could move to 8-1 on the season with a victory today. These two teams met in Reno on 1/4/14 and Nevada came away with a 61-58 victory and that is how I see this game going as well. Nevada Reno has covered 5 straight road games. Wyoming is 6-13 ATS in their last 19 MWC games. Take the points in this game on Saturday.

4 Unit Play. #583 Take Tennessee Volunteers over Florida Gators (4 pm ESPN) I really like this Tennessee team and feel they are well on their way to receiving a bid to the 2014 Men

4 Unit Play. #672 Take Tulsa Golden Hurricanes over UAB Blazers (4:05 pm) How many teams are in Conference USA this season? Too many to count, but the fighting Danny Manning

10 Unit Play. #669 Take New Mexico Lobos over Colorado State Rams (4 pm ESPN 3) It is now or never for this very talented Lobo team. This team is loaded with talent but they have not played like it at certain times this season. CSU has a great freshman player but this season in a complete rebuild after they lost all of their talent from last season. They have already lost three home games on the season and New Mexico is used to playing in the high elevations of Fort Collins. New Mexico is 27-11 ATS (1 push) in their last 39 MWC games. CSU is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games. Bairstow, Kirk, Williams, & Greenwood have too much talent and balance.

4 Unit Play. #532 Take Penn State Nittany Lions over Nebraska Cornhuskers (8 pm ESPN U) Penn State has been very disappointing thus far during conference play but tonight is the night that they record victory No. 1. Penn State has great guards and that is a weakness for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have not won a true road game this season and only one of those setbacks was below double digits. Nebraska is 9-19 ATS in their last 28 road games. Penn State is 4-1 in their last 5 games played on Thursday.
Best of Luck

10 Unit Play. #779 Take Wisconsin Badgers over Minnesota Golden Gophers (9 pm BTN) Wisconsin is too good of a team to lose three games in a row. We will side with them tonight against Minnesota as we expect Bo Ryan to make the adjustments to avoid defenses breakdowns. Minnesota does not have the three point shooting to threaten Wisconsin on ball screens. Wisconsin has a ton of shooters and that will allow them to emerge victorious at the Barn on Wednesday. This will be Minnesota

4 Unit Play. #756 Take Tennessee Volunteers -7 over Arkansas Razorbacks (8 pm ESPN 3) During the Mike Anderson era, Arkansas has only beaten Auburn on the road in conference play. The Hogs will be running into a buzz saw tonight facing a strong Tennessee team that will be going to the big dance come March. Arkansas is just a completely different team on the road compared to playing at Bud Walton Arena. Tennessee has won 8 of their 10 games in Knoxville this season. Arkansas is 21-52 ATS in their last 73 road games. Tennessee is 12-3 ATS in their last 15 SEC games.

4 Unit Play. #768 Take Green Bay Phoenix -11 over Oakland Golden Grizzlies (8 pm HLN) The Phoenix are far and away the best team in the Horizon League and they are ready for some home cooking after winning 4 straight road games. This team has a great inside out combo in Alec Brown & Keifer Sykes and that is something that Oakland will not have an answer for. Oakland is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. Green Bay is 21-7 ATS in their last 28 home games.

4 Unit Play. #724 Take Richmond Spiders -2.5 over Massachusetts Minute Men (7 pm CBS 6.3) An unranked team that is favored over a ranked team is generally a sign that a handicapper should take note of. This will be UMASS

2 Unit Play. #536 Take Providence Fliers over Butler Bulldogs (9 pm Fox Sports 1) The Friars have a lot of talent this year something Butler does not have. Providence finally put it together in their last game pounding Creighton by 13 points. That same Creighton team beat a one loss Villanova team last night in Philadelphia. The Friars are 9-1 this season at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Butler is just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and they are a completely different team on the road compared to playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

2 Unit Play #519 Take Milwaukee Panthers over Wright State Raiders (7 pm Horizon League TV) I just do not believe that any team in the Horizon other than Green Bay is good enough to be laying this type of wood against another team. The Panthers are 6-3 in true road games this season and will not be intimidated by playing at the Nutter Center. Expect a game to be played in the sixties giving us a great chance for collected since we are getting over a touchdown. Milwaukee has covered 7 of their last 10 road games. Wright State has covered just 4 of their last 16 games.

2 Unit Play. #513 Take Missouri Tigers over LSU Tigers (7 pm ESPN U) Missouri is the better team and getting 5 points with them in Baton Rouge is too good to pass up. Missouri is 2-1 in true road games this season and they will get a ton of wide open three point shots in this game since LSU does not defend the arc well at all. Missouri won by 13 points when these teams met last year and you can expect a closer game tonight but the result will still be the same. LSU is 2-7 ATS (1 push) in their last 10 games overall.

2 Unit Play. #732 Take Georgetown Hoyas -2.5 over Marquette Golden Eagles (9 pm FS1) Both of these teams are offensively challenge and thus we will side with the home town Hoyas with a much more manageable number than what we had with them on Saturday. Marquette does not have a player like Fuquan Edwin that can go off in the second half like he did for Seton Hall on Saturday. This will be a game that is hard to watch, but in the end I see Georgetown coming away with a 6-8 point victory. Marquette is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Georgetown has bounced back nicely going 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games following a loss.

10 Unit Play. #666 Take Boise State Broncos over Utah State Aggies (9 pm MWC) Boise State picked up a nice road win on Tuesday at an undefeated in conference Nevada squad. That same Nevada team beat Utah State last Saturday. Boise has too much talent to not make a run to the top of the standing in the MWC and Utah State is learning how much better the MWC is compared to the WAC. Boise has much better shooters and that will be the difference on Saturday night. The Aggies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. Boise State has covered 11 of their last 15 MWC games.

2 Unit Play. #608 Take Wisconsin Badgers over Michigan Wolverines (5 pm ESPN) This is not a good time for Michigan to walk into the Kohl Center. Wisconsin suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday in Bloomington and expect them to take out their frustration against Michigan. Michigan does not have the guard play to attack Wisconsin like Indiana did off the dribble and get to the paint. Michigan has only covered 1 of their last 5 road games. Wisconsin has covered 4 of their last 5 home games.

4 Unit Play. #550 Take Tulane Green Wave over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9 pm CST) Tulane is terrible but they are coming off a road victory over last weekend and will face a bulldogs teams without their best player in Raheem Appleby. The Bulldogs will win this game but it will be much closer than the spread would indicate. Tulane is 7-3 at home and they have won 2 of their 3 meetings with La Tech.

4 Unit Play. #509 Take Houston Cougars over Louisville Cardinals (7 pm CBSSN) The Cardinals are the defending National Champions but they are nowhere near the same team as they were one year ago and thus I believe that they will have trouble covering this big of a number on Wednesday. Houston has a winning record on the season and that included a 2-2 mark in true road games. Louisville has covered just 1 of their last 5 games. Houston has covered 4 of their last 5 road games. Houston we do not have a problem.

4 Unit Play. #579 Take SE Missouri State Redhawks over Morehead State Eagles (7 pm) This is a lot of points to be laying for two similar teams in a one bid league like the OVC. Both teams played decent nonconference schedules and expect this game to do down to the wire tonight. Morehead State has covered just 2 of their last 13 OVC games. SEMS is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games after scoring 100 or more points in their previous game. SEMS has two players averaging over 18 points per game and that will be enough to hang with the home team this evening.

4 Unit Play. #790 Take Utah State Aggies -6 over Colorado State Rams (9 pm) Utah State is a much different team at home than they are on the road and this is a must win game for them tonight in order to right the ship after a bad performance in Reno on Saturday. One of the lone bright spots was the play of Jarred Shaw who is starting to round back into form after this five game suspension. CSU has played decent this year when most people thought that they would be terrible losing all of their talent from last season. Utah State has been alternating wins and losses of late and they are coming off a loss so expect them to earn the victory on Wednesday. Colorado State is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 MWC games. Utah State is 25-10 ATS (2 pushes) in their last 37 home games against teams with a losing road record.
Best of Luck

10 Unit Play. #783 Take Baylor Bears over Texas Tech Red Raiders (9 pm ESPN U) Texas Tech just does not match-up well with Baylor and that will again be the case tonight at the half empty United Spirit Arena. Baylor is sneaky good and continues to be underrated by the oddsmakers. They have won 4 straight against Texas Tech and four straight games played in Lubbock. The Red Raiders have already lost three home games this season including two against teams that will likely not make the NCAA Tournament (LSU & West Virginia). Baylor will make the big dance and expect them to put up a ton of points against TT tonight. Texas Tech is 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games following an ATS victory in their previous game.

4 Unit Play. #510 Take Eastern Michigan Eagles over Western Michigan Broncos (7 pm ESPN3) This battle of Michigan comes down to Eastern Michigan having an identity whereas Western Michigan does not. The Broncos are just 1-4 in true road games this season and the Eagles are 7-1 in games at the Convocation Center. Eastern Michigan is 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games following an ATS loss in their previous game. Western Michigan is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 MAC games.

4 Unit Play. #515 Take Wisconsin Badgers over Indiana Hoosiers (7 pm ESPN) At some point Wisconsin will lose in the Big Ten but I do not see that coming tonight at Assembly Hall. Indiana has just one great player whereas Wisconsin has an entire line-up of people that can score points. Indiana got pounded by Michigan State in Bloomington and the depth of Wisconsin will eventually pay dividends. Wisconsin has had Indiana's number in recent years winning 12 in a row and Coach Tom Crean has yet to beat Bo Ryan at Indiana. Wisconsin has covered the spread in 5 of their last 6 games. Indiana is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games against teams with a winning road record.

4 Unit Play. #517 VCU Rams over Georgia Washington Colonials (7 pm CBS Sports Network) The A-10 is not the same conference that it once was but these are certainly two of the top teams in the league this season. The Rams beat the Colonials by 27 points last season and have won all four match-ups. George Washington is 9-21 ATS (2 pushes) following a victory in their previous game. VCU is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games following 3 or more consecutive home games.

4 Unit Play. #725 Take Kansas Jayhawks over Iowa State Cyclones (9 pm ESPN) DeAndre Kane is doubtful for this game with a sprained left ankle and thus I believe the talent of Iowa State does not match-up with Kansas. Both teams have a bunch of newcomers but Kansas has All-American talent while Iowa State does not. Kansas is starting to right the ship with 5 victories in their last 6 games and none of those five victories have been competitive. Kansas is 12-1 ATS in their last 13 Big XII games.

4 Unit Play. #731 Take Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9 pm) Two bad teams from the Big Sky are set to do battle in Cedar City, Utah. The Thunderbirds are just 1-11 on the season and the Lumberjacks have won three of their last 5 games. Northern Arizona is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Big Sky games. Southern Utah is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 Big sky games. Sometimes it pays to lay the wood with a big road favorite.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #723 Take Texas State Bobcats over Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (7 pm) The Bobcats won their last games by 25 points despite being an underdog and new coach Danny Kasper is finally getting some results from his players. Louisiana is 4-14 ATS in their last 19 games following a victory. Louisiana wins this game but not by a blowout margin and thus we will be able to collect getting close to double digits.

4 Unit Play. #841 Take Arizona State Sun Devils +6.5 over UCLA Bruins (10 pm ESPN U) Arizona State has more talent than does UCLA and I truly believe that if this game is in Tempe they would be just as big of a favorite as they are an underdog in this game. UCLA made a late run to catch Arizona and still lost and I believe that took a lot out of them. Arizona State has covered 5 of their last 6 games overall. UCLA is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games against teams with a winning road record.
That is all for today - Doc's Sports

4 Unit Play. #835 Take Illinois Fighting Illini -5.5 over Northwestern Wildcats (7:30 pm Big 10 Network) Much like our picks of late, Northwestern is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Chris Collins has a bunch of players from a different system than he wants to play and this team has been getting blown out in every Big Ten game this season including a 27 point loss to Wisconsin at home. They will be pumped to play Illinois, but that will fade as this game approaches the second half. Illinois has many more weapons and they have a bad feeling about how they played at Wisconsin this week and want to get that taste out of their mouth. Northwestern is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.

4 Unit Play. #816 Take Milwaukee Panthers +5.5 over Green Bay Phoenix (2 pm TW Sports)

4 Unit Play. #635 Take Utah State Aggies over Nevada Wolf Pack (8 pm) A rebirth has been taking place for Nevada as they were terrible in the nonconference portion of the season before winning their first 3 Mountain West games. But those wins came against terrible teams and they will get all they can handle tonight against Utah State. Whether you agree with Stew Morril

4 Unit Play. #546 Take North Texas Mean Green over Tulane Green Wave (2 pm) This is just a basic fade play on Tulane as North Texas is nothing special but Tulane is absolutely terrible. Tulane is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 15-36 in their last 51 conference games. North Texas is 4-1 ATS (1 push) in their last 6 home games.

10 Unit Play. #540 Take Arkansas Razorbacks over Florida Gators (1 pm ESPN 2) When pulling the trigger on this big of a play, all you can ask for it to get you money down on a perfect set-up and that is what we have here today. Arkansas is a much better team at home and Coach Anderson

10 Unit Play. #547 Take Michigan Wolverines over Nebraska Cornhuskers (9 pm ESPN) Michigan is certainly not the team they were last year; however, they are still much more skilled than Nebraska. The Wolverines have great versatility and are just a bad match-up for Big Red. Michigan has the players to beat you from the arc on inside the paint and Nebraska is just not a great shooting team. Nebraska will have to shoot it well from the outside to stay close in this game and I just do not see that happening. Michigan is 36-15 ATS (1 push) in their last 42 games played on Thursday. Nebraska is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against teams with a winning record.

4 Unit Play. #786 Take UNLV Rebels over Nevada Wolf Pack (9:15 pm CBSSN) The Rebels are coming off one of the more shocking results of the season losing at home to Air Force over the weekend. Now they need a team to take out their frustration against and who better than an in-state rival in Nevada. UNLV has won 55 of the 74 meetings between these two schools including the last 8 games. Last season with both in the MWC they beat Nevada by double digits both times.
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #751 Take Duquesne Dukes over Fordham Rams (7 pm) Fordham has been a bottom feeder in the Atlantic-10 for most of this decade and thus we will lay the short number with the Dukes in Pittsburgh tonight. Duquesne has won 4 of the last 5 meetings with Fordham and have rebounded from last season trying to match their win total with a victory tonight. A win tonight will give the Dukes 5 straight wins.

4 Unit Play. #724 Take Connecticut Huskies over Harvard Crimson (7 pm ESPN U) Connecticut is coming off back-to-back losses but that will end tonight facing a mid-major from a one bid conference. Harvard is the best team in the Ivy League once again; however, they have not had any success when facing UCONN. UConn has dominated this series, winning 16 of the 18 all-time meetings.

4 Unit Play. #530 Take LSU Tigers over Tennessee Volunteers (7 pm ESPN) LSU is sneaky good this season and should be able to handle Tennessee their third straight loss in two road games this season. LSU is coming off a bad loss over the weekend but I believe that is more of an aberration and expect them to get back on track this evening. LSU is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 SEC games. Tennessee is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games against teams with a winning record at home.
Best of Luck

5 Unit Play. #636 Take Wisconsin Badgers -6 over Iowa Hawkeyes (8 pm BTN) Both of these teams should be atop the standing in the Big Ten come March; however, getting this low of a number with Wisconsin at home is just too good to pass up. Wisconsin just does not lose very often at the Kohl Center under Bo Ryan and this will have extra motivation for this game as a former player now plays for Iowa.
Best of Luck

6 Unit Play. #625 Take Indiana State Sycamores -3 over Evansville Purple Aces (8 pm ESPN U) The Sycamores have Jake Odum, a leader in a variety of categories for Indiana State. Evansville is not a top team in the league this season and they already have a couple of home losses on the season against bad teams. Evansville is a one man team on offense with only one player averaging double digits in scoring on the season. The Purple Aces have lost 7 of their last 9 games. Evansville is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.

4 Unit Play. #582 Take Florida State Seminoles over Virginia Cavaliers (5 pm ESPN 2) Virginia is a mess at the moment and just does not score many points. Now they are facing one of the best defenses in the country and that does not bode well for Tony Bennett

4 Unit Play. #547 Take Michigan State Spartans -3 over Indiana Hoosiers (2 pm CBS) Sparty has been playing a lot better of late and Indiana just does not have the weapons to hang with them this year even though the game is at home. Indiana does not have a quality win this season and they are a fringe NCAA Tournament team. They will have their moments in this game but Michigan State eventually pulls away to win this game convincingly.

4 Unit Play. #556 Take Gonzaga Bulldogs over Saint Mary

4 Unit Play. #523 Take Wisconsin Badgers over Northwestern Wildcats (7 pm ESPN 2) Northwestern just does not have any size or depth and that has been catching up with them of late. Wisconsin has owned this series under Bo Ryan and expect more of the same on Thursday night. Hate to lay double digits on the road but the talent gap is just too large. Wisconsin has won 10 straight conference openers, while Northwestern has dropped its last seven.

4 Unit Play. #549 Take Villanova Wildcats -4 over Butler Bulldogs (7:30 pm Fox Sports 1)
Best of Luck

4 Unit Play. #531 Take Eastern Michigan Eagles +18.5 over Syracuse Orange (3 pm ESPN) The Orange are coming off a battle against a former conference foe in Villanova and now play Eastern Michigan on Tuesday. The Eagles can really slow down the pace and Syracuse is not a great three point shooting team. Expect the Cuse to win this game by 12-15 points giving us a point spread cover.