Sports Picks & Predictions

LSU +11.5

The Florida Gators have been winning games of late, but they haven

Louisville -4.5

The 21st-ranked Memphis Tigers host the seventh-ranked Louisville Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. Memphis is coming off a 77-68 loss to Houston, while Louisville beat Temple their last time out, 88-66.

The Cardinals have found another gear in the month of February, posting a 7-0 record, giving the team wins in 11 of its last 12 games. Louisville picked up its game right around this time last year, and history seems to be repeating itself once again this season. The Cardinals have been throttling opponents over the course of this streak, even when taking to the road, and that means big trouble for Memphis. Louisville has won its last seven games by an average of 21.9 points. Louisville will also be extra motivated to win this contest after falling to Memphis in the first meeting between the programs this season.

The Cardinals are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games, and the road team is 6-0-1 ATS in the last seven meetings between these teams.

The Tigers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall.

Take Louisville.

Good Luck, Razor Ray

9* Play on Louisville Cardinals -4.5

Tulsa +3

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have improved a great deal over the course of the season. Tulsa is led by coach Danny Manning, and I

Portland State +7.5

The Portland State Vikings are certainly capable of beating North Dakota. In fact, Portland State did beat North Dakota 70-68 in their first meeting this year.

North Dakota will be the home team here, but North Dakota has already lost several times on their home floor this season.

North Dakota lost at home to Montana State, South Dakota State, and Weber State in the last couple months.

This North Dakota State team has had a bunch of trouble staying consistent, even inside a game.

North Dakota plays exceptional basketball for short stretches, but then goes through a long drought in the same game.

Portland State comes into this game having won two games in a row on the road, including a big upset win at Eastern Washington earlier this week.

Portland State

East Carolina

Purdue +5

The Purdue Boilermakers host the Michigan Wolverines on Wednesday night. Purdue is coming off a 76-57 loss to Nebraska, while Michigan beat Michigan State their last time out, 79-70.

Michigan has alternated wins and losses over its last seven games, and the team faces a series letdown spot in this one, having played each of their last four games against ranked opponents, and coming off a game against instate rival Michigan State.

The Wolverines also haven't fared all that well on the road this season, going 5-4 in true road contests this year, with three of those wins coming by five points or fewer.

As for Purdue, they'll look to build on some solid numbers in the first meeting between these clubs this season, in which they kept to within single-digits in Ann Arbor, and were able to outrebound the Wolverines while forcing 16 turnovers.

The Boilermakers may not have a shot at climbing to the top of the Big Ten standings, but they'd love to play spoiler against a conference rival in front of their home crowd, so expect an A-effort.

The Boilermakers are 3-0-1 ATS in the last four meetings between these teams, and the underdog is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings.

Take Purdue.

Good Luck, Razor Ray

9* Play on Purdue Boilermakers +5

Western Michigan -6.5

The Western Michigan Broncos are the hottest team in the MAC of late. Western Michigan has won 9 of their last 10 games, including two wins over Ohio and a win over Eastern Michigan.

The Broncos were up and down early in the year, but they have really come together of late.

Ball State has nothing to play for here. The Cardinals are just playing out the string at this point and waiting for the MAC tournament to start to have one more chance to keep fighting.

This is a team that has been dreadful all year long, and I don

Samford -3

Samford is far from a good team, but they don

Tennessee Tech -5

The Tennessee Tech have shown the ability to score the basketball consistently, and that

Kansas-10

The Texas Longhorns beat Kansas in Austin earlier this year. This is the Jayhawks chance for some revenge, and I expect them to get it in a big way.

Texas isn

BYU

Tennessee Martin -1.5

When Tennessee Tech and Tennessee Martin meet on Thursday night, there probably won

Colorado -4.5

The Colorado Buffaloes are a totally different team when playing on their home court.

This Colorado team would have been a contender in the Pac-12, but they have struggled a lot without star point guard Spencer Dinwiddie.

Colorado has been bad on the road without him, but they have risen up with some good performances at home.

Colorado will be up against an Arizona State team that is coming off their biggest win in a very long time.

The Sun Devils picked up a massive win over Arizona on Friday night, and this is one of those spots where it wouldn

USC +3.5

The Colorado Buffaloes are very tough to beat on their home floor, but they aren

Washington +1

The Washington Huskies haven

North Carolina -3.5

The Pittsburgh Panthers are coming off the toughest heartbreaking loss of the year thus far.

Pittsburgh is a good team, and Jamie Dixon does a nice job with the team, but it

Portland -7

The Portland Pilots dominated Loyola Marymount already on the road this year. They should beat them handily tonight at home as well.

Loyola Marymount is a team that has some talent, but they play individual basketball instead of team ball, and a good disciplined team like Portland is a bad matchup for Marymount.

Anthony Ireland burst onto the scene as a very good guard for Marymount in his freshman year. He is ultra talented, but he puts up too many bad shots at this point in his career.

The Lions shoot less than 30 percent from beyond the three point line.

Portland plays well at home (they did beat Gonzaga at home already this year). The Pilots are a well-coached team that does a nice job not beating themselves.

Portland is a solid defensive team, and they take care of the ball very well.

Portland won by double digits on the road at Marymount earlier this year, and they won comfortably at home against the Lions last season.

Expect Eric Reveno

George Washington +7

The George Washington Colonials have been a big surprise this year. Mike Lonergan has done an amazing job with this team.

George Washington is 19-4 on the year, and they already have a win over VCU this season.

VCU is a big favorite here, but the first game really showed that George Washington

Tennessee +2.5

The Florida Gators are a terrific team, but they are in a difficult spot here. Florida has lost the last two times they have played at Tennessee.

The Volunteers actually beat them both times they met in 2012. Tennessee knows how to play Florida tough.

Florida blasted Tennessee 67-41 at home earlier this year, but I think that makes this spot even better for the Volunteers. Tennessee has proven time and time again that they are up to the challenge of beating top teams at home.

The best team they have played at home this year was Virginia. They won that game 87-52 in a massive blowout.

Tennessee can dominate the glass against Florida, and the Volunteers offense is very efficient on their home court.

Florida hasn

USC +8.5

The UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans are bitter rivals. These two teams don

Wofford -8.5

The Wofford Terriers were disappointing in the first few games of the season, but they have turned it on of late. It certainly doesn

Pepperdine +3.5

The St. Mary

Brown +16

The Harvard Crimson host the Brown Bears on Friday night. Harvard is coming off an 80-50 win over Pennsylvania, while Brown beat Columbia their last time out, 64-56.

Harvard has been kicking ass and taking names in Ivy League play, but Brown has been a lot better of late, and could give them a run for their money. The Bears have quietly won five of their last six games. A big part of the team's turnaround has been the play of Sean McGonagill. McGonagill is averaging a team-high 18.5 points per game on the season, and has continued to pour in points in Ivy League play, scoring 17.8 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting, also hitting on 52.0 percent of three-pointers in those four games.

Brown also isn't afraid to go on the road to face Harvard. In last year's trip to Cambridge, the Bears forced overtime in a game they eventually lost 89-82 as 11.5-point favorites. With the Bears ranking 14th in the nation in rebounding and Harvard ranking 163rd, the Bears could be in position to make some noise once again.

The Bears are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine Ivy League games.

Take Brown.

Good Luck, Razor Ray

7* Play on Brown Bears +16

Oregon +11

The Oregon Ducks will be in Arizona to take on the Wildcats tonight. Arizona is coming off their first loss of the season.

Normally, this isn

IP Fort Wayne +5

The IP Fort Wayne Mastodons have been underrated all season long. Fort Wayne is 13-5-2 ATS in their 19 lined games this year.

This is a team that has improved a ton from a year ago, and the oddsmakers are having a hard time getting a handle on that.

On the other side, South Dakota State isn

William & Mary PK

The William & Mary Tribe have a ton of guys who can beat you on any given day.

This is a team that has struggled for the past few years, but they are a much better squad this season.

William & Mary shoots it from long range at an impressive 42 percent clip. The Tribe have multiple guys who can fill it up from long range.

James Madison is a team that struggles at guarding beyond the three-point arc, and the Dukes were beaten by 22 points by William & Mary in their last meeting a couple weeks ago.

William & Mary broke through with a nice road win at Drexel a couple games ago, and I think that helps them a ton here. The Tribe have far more offensive firepower than James Madison.

James Madison struggles to get to 50 or 55 points on a consistent basis, and I don

UC Irvine PK

The UC Irvine Anteaters are a tough team for Big West Opponents to matchup with. Irvine has a 7

LSU -4.5

The LSU Tigers are coming off one of the biggest wins in the recent history of their basketball program.

LSU outplayed a very talented Kentucky team all the way and won with their physicality on the inside. LSU

Youngstown State +2.5

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are having a tough time transitioning to the Horizon League.

It

South Dakota +9

The Summit League is a league where home underdogs often have value. We have a home underdog with value here for Thursday night.

The South Dakota Coyotes have a new coach this year, and observers close to the team are seeing a big difference in the way this team plays.

In the past, the Coyotes played virtually no defense. In fact, they gave up 92 points on their home floor against North Dakota State last year.

This year

Miami +5

The Miami Hurricanes can play some very good defense, and that keeps them in almost every game. Miami is also stalling on offense and keeping games very low scoring.

That obviously leads to a bunch of very close games.

Maryland likes to run the floor, but the Terrapins offense hasn

Kentucky -3

The Kentucky Wildcats are slowly rounding into form. This is a young team that had some ridiculously high expectations before the season.

There was some talk of them going unbeaten, which just put extra pressure on the team.

This is a very young team, and it always takes time for them to get quality team chemistry.

Kentucky is still a work in progress, but I feel comfortable saying this team is much better than they were just a few weeks ago.

The Wildcats crash the offensive boards better than any other team in the country.

They are starting to guard very well over the last few weeks. This team

Oklahoma +4.5

The Oklahoma Sooners have played far better than anyone expected them to so far this year.

This young Sooners team is full of athletes who can score the basketball.

Oklahoma State is certainly an elite team, but they haven

Cincinnati -6.5

The Temple Owls host the 15th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday. Temple is coming off a 90-66 loss to UConn, while Cincinnati beat Central Florida their last time out, 69-51.

The Bearcats dug themselves a hole with back to-to-back losses in early December.

The team has been great outside of those contests and would certainly be in the national top 10 if they hadn't given away those games.

The team has since won 11 in a row, including a huge road win at a Memphis team that was then ranked no. 18 in the country.

The Cincinnati defense has been one of the better units in the country, limiting opponents to just 54.9 points per game in their seven conference games.

The Bearcats are simply red hot and are going to be trouble for any team in their path.

The Bearcats are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall.

As for Temple, they have lost seven in a row and nine of their last 10, and they simply haven't done much to limit what their opponents can do at the offensive end, allowing their last two opponents to shoot a combined 53 percent from the field.

The Owls are 7-19 in their last 26 home games.

Take Cincinnati.

Good Luck, Razor Ray

7* Play on Cincinnati Bearcats -6.5

NC State -5.5

The NC State Wolfpack have been up and down this year, but for the most part they have taken care of business against teams they have been expected to beat.

This isn

San Diego State -2.5

The San Diego State Aztecs have been amazing this year. Steve Fisher has this team playing his style of basketball. They are winning with great defense and taking care of the basketball.

This team can play defense against anyone, and when you play great defense it doesn

Cal Poly

Arkansas-Little Rock -5.5

The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans host the Texas State Bobcats on Thursday night. Arkansas Little-Rock is coming off a 99-73 loss to Georgia State, while Texas State fell to Texas-Arlington in their last game, 56-48.

Betting on games that involve teams the betting public doesn't know a whole lot about often presents opportunities for us to get in at a fair number, and that's just what we get here.

These teams enter playing at very different levels right now. Texas State has lost five of their last six games, while Arkansas-Little Rock has won five of its last seven games.

The Bobcats are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games overall.

We also get this game in the building we want. Arkansas-Little Rock is 4-2 at home, while Texas State is 1-6 in true road games.

The Bobcats are 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games.

Additionally, Arkansas-Little Rock won the first meeting between these teams this season, a 63-59 win on the road, despite hitting on just 41.3 percent from the field. Expect them to up that number in front of a friendly crowd.

The Trojans are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.

Take Arkansas-Little Rock.

Good Luck, Razor Ray

8* Play on Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans -5.5

Austin Peay -3

The Ohio Valley Conference has a lot of weak basketball teams. One of those teams is Jacksonville State.

Jacksonville State already lost on the road to Tennessee State by 5 points. Tennessee State hasn

Miami +5

The Duke Blue Devils have played two true road games this season. They lost both of them. They lost 79-77 at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame was without Jerian Grant in that game, and the Blue Devils blew a big second half lead. They also lost by 13 to Clemson on the road.

Duke is clearly a supremely talented team, but Blue Devils fans have to hate the way this team has been playing defense this year.

They have been really bad defensively in ACC play. Duke isn

Eastern Michigan -3.5

The Eastern Michigan Eagles are a team that is quickly on the rise.

Their head coach Rob Murphy learned under Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and this Eastern Michigan team is successfully using the Syracuse matchup zone to give their opponents fits.

The Akron Zips aren

Cal State Fullerton -3

The Cal State Fullerton Titans have proven they can win on the road this year. Fullerton went on the road and beat a pretty decent Pepperdine team a few weeks ago.

They also beat Montana State by 29 points in their road opener this year.

UC Davis went 5-26 two years ago and improved to 14-17 last season. The Aggies appeared to be on the rise in a big way.

They returned most of their talent from last year, so hopes were high this season. Things haven

Utah +2.5

The Utah Utes have a nice home court advantage. Utah

Chattanooga +3

The Chattanooga Mocs are 10-8 on the year. They lost to some very bad teams when star forward Zaccheus Mason was out of the lineup, but they have won seven straight games with him back in the lineup.

While the Mocs aren

Virginia Tech +3.5

The Virginia Tech Hokies are improving quickly on the defensive end of the floor. Coach James Johnson has worked hard on making this team better defensively, and it is starting to show up both on the court and in the statistics for the Hokies.

Opponents are shooting just 39 percent from the floor against Virginia Tech.

The Hokies shoot 40 percent from three-point range, and they have shot it extremely well on their home floor in Blacksburg.

Clemson is coming off a huge win at home over Duke, and because of that win the Tigers are getting too much respect from the oddsmakers.

Remember, this is still a Clemson team that went 13-18 last season. The Tigers are a better team this year, but I

IP Fort Wayne -2

The IP Fort Wayne Mastadons are on the rise. The Mastadons knocked off the preseason favorite in the Summit League on Thursday night in impressive fashion. Fort Wayne beat North Dakota State by a score of 82-71.

That win meant a lot to the program, and it should boost them into this game.

South Dakota State has been the team to beat in the Summit League for the past few seasons, but things are different this year. What

Syracuse -7

The Syracuse Orange always have a very good home court advantage. The Carrier dome isn

Utah +2.5

The Utah Utes may be the most improved team in college basketball this year. Delon Wright was a huge pickup for the Utes, and he makes this team much better on both ends of the floor.

The Utes have slowly been getting better over the last couple years, and this is the year where that is really starting to show up in their record.

Washington has struggled at home this year. The Huskies have already lost at home to UC Irvine and UConn.

They were blown away on neutral courts by Indiana and Boston College. Washington has no inside game, and the Huskies have been bitten by the injury bug.

Utah is a deeper team than the Huskies this year, and the Utes actually beat Washington on the road last year.

Washington relies too much on C.J. Wilcox, and the Huskies aren

Penn State +1.5

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have looked pretty good early this year, but I

Maryland +9.5

The Maryland Terrapins will be in Pittsburgh for a meeting with a new member of the ACC on Monday night. Pittsburgh

Oakland -1

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have played the 10th toughest schedule in the nation so far this year. Oakland has been beaten up by some very good teams during that time.

They played UCLA, Michigan State, Indiana, Gonzaga, and others. While it was no fun to lose to those teams then, it is going to help them in conference play.

Oakland will take on Valparaiso Saturday in what is an important game for both teams. The Golden Grizzlies have shown signs of life lately.

They beat Ohio and Illinois State both badly at home, and both of those teams are high quality teams. Oakland can score the basketball in bunches, and they are terrific offensively at home.

Look for Oakland to beat mediocre teams at home the rest of this season. They are now healthy and battle tested. Valparaiso lost a ton of senior talent from last year

San Diego State -3.5

The Colorado State Rams were a terrific team last year, but they lost a ton of talent from last year

Akron +2

The Akron Zips were beaten 69-59 by the South Carolina Gamecocks earlier this week in Hawaii. There aren

Florida State -1.5

The Florida State Seminoles have been extremely impressive so far this year. The Seminoles dominated a good VCU team on a neutral court earlier this year.

They beat a solid Charlotte team 106-62 last game. Florida State has been one of the biggest surprises in the nation so far this season.

The Seminoles were disappointing last year because they didn

Indiana State +10

The Indiana State Sycamores a dangerous team this season. Indiana State has three stars in Jake Odum, Justin Gant, and Manny Arop.

Odum and Arop are guards while Gant is a big man who does his damage down in the paint. The Sycamores have as much balance as any mid-major in the country.

Indiana State showed just how good they can be when they went to South Bend and walloped Notre Dame 83-70 back in November.

This team has a tremendous upside, and they shouldn

Northwestern -17.5

The Northwestern Wildcats get a chance to beat up on an inferior opponent tonight. Northwestern is completely healthy now with Drew Crawford and Jershon Cobb leading the team in scoring so far this year.

Chris Collins is the team

Oregon -6.5

The Oregon Ducks won

Middle Tennessee State +9.5

The MTSU Blue Raiders were a NCAA Tournament team last year.

They lost some, but they do return most of their stars from last year. MTSU has been a bit up and down so far this season, but they

Michigan -1.5

The Arizona Wildcats are a very good team, but they

Elon +14

If there was ever a letdown spot, this is it! The Colorado Buffaloes are coming off a thrilling last second win over the highly ranked Kansas Jayhawks in their last game.

Askia Booker buried a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded and Colorado picked up a massive home victory.

Now, the Buffaloes must focus their attention on the Elon Phoenix. It would be extremely hard if you are a Colorado player not to overlook this game.

Elon plays in the Southern Conference and most people haven

Oakland +16.5

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have had some issues with suspensions and injuries, but they aren

St. Joseph's +2.5

The St. Joe

Notre Dame +8.5

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have one of the best backcourts in the country. Notre Dame stumbled earlier this year against Indiana State at home, but the Fighting Irish are going to have a very good season this year.

Anytime you have three or four good ball handlers as Notre Dame does, you

Western Kentucky

Minnesota +3.5

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have been great so far this year. Richard Pitino moved in as the new coach after Tubby Smith was let go, and the Golden Gophers look great under Pitino.

They haven

Kansas

Texas Tech +10

The Texas Tech Red Raiders program has some talent, but not that much depth. Jaye Crockett as a very high upside and I think he has the potential to do some special things this year for Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders are now on their fourth coach in the past four seasons. Tubby Smith is now the top man at Texas Tech, and I expect him to be a very good hire for this team.

Smith did a good job turning around a Minnesota basketball program that hadn

Michigan State -3

The Michigan State Spartans may not be the number one ranked team in the nation, but I think they have as good of a shot as anyone of cutting down the nets this year.

Tom Izzo has his most talented team in a very long time, and Izzo has proven himself to be an amazing coach.

Gary Harris wasn

North Texas +15

The Oklahoma Sooners lost their top three players from last year. Lon Kruger has done a very good job with this team, and I actually successfully backed them in their season opener against Alabama (an outright winner as a five-point underdog).

That play was more about fading Alabama than backing Oklahoma though.

Oklahoma is going to be down quite a bit from last year. The Sooners don

Oklahoma +5

Lon Kruger has done a very good job with the Oklahoma Sooners basketball program. Oklahoma used to be a football only school when it came to being competitive, but that has changed.

The Sooners lost three key players from last year, but recruiting has been much better recently, and I believe this team will be better than most expect.

Alabama has a quality coach in Anthony Grant, but he really has his work cut out for him this season.

Trevor Lacey was set to be the Crimson Tide

Final 4 Play - Syracuse +2.5

Jim Boeheim always likes to play that matchup zone defense that can be maddening to try to score against. Sometimes the Orange defense is pretty good, and at other times it is next to impossible to score against.

Right now, with the athletes and length this team has around the perimeter, Syracuse

Wichita State +4.5

The Wichita St. Shockers are not your typical #9 seed. You can

Florida Gulf Coast +13

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles have absolutely been the Cinderella team of this year

Michigan +2

The Michigan Wolverines were all the way to the top of the college basketball rankings earlier this year, but inconsistency down the stretch led to them falling quite a bit.

The Wolverines played their best game of the season this past Saturday in a dominating 78-53 win over a tough VCU team. The youngsters of Michigan seemed to grow up in that game.

Trey Burke is arguably the Player of the Year in the nation, and he is a terrific player. Keep in mind though, that the Wolverines have a lot of other very talented guys on the court at all times.

Tim Hardaway Jr., Mitch McGary, Nick Stauskas, and Glenn Robinson III are all capable of carrying the team for stretches in the game.

Kansas played very well in the second half last week against North Carolina, but the Jayhawks had the good fortune of playing in front of a virtual home crowd in that game.

They won

Illinois +8

The Illinois Fighting Illini played in the best conference in the nation this year. Their experience against top teams like Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, and Ohio State should come in handy in a tough game like this one.

The Miami Hurricanes were arguably playing better than anyone in the country about a month ago, but they stumbled a bit at the end of the regular season.

The Hurricanes are a veteran team, but they don

Florida Gulf Coast +7.5

The Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast pulled off the upset of the tournament when they knocked out Georgetown on Friday night.

It really was no fluke that Florida Gulf Coast won that game. They lead almost the entire game and lead my double digits for the majority of the second half.

San Diego State is a quality defensive team, but the Aztecs do struggle on the offensive end. Jamal Franklin is a star for the Aztecs, but there aren

9* Play on Saint Louis -3.5

The Oregon Ducks and St. Louis Billikens have both been underrated for the majority of the year. Oregon showed they were worthy of much better than a 12th seed with their big win over Oklahoma State on Thursday. St. Louis dismantled New Mexico State in their first contest.

Oregon is definitely a good team, but I

8* Play on Harvard +10

The Harvard Crimson had pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament under Florida Gulf Coast stunned Georgetown on Friday night.

Harvard

Illinois -1

The Illinois Fighting Illini battle the Colorado Buffaloes in East Region play on Friday.

Illinois

Harvard +11

The New Mexico Lobos battle the Harvard Crimson in West Region action on Thursday.

Harvard has been winning games by sticking to their strengths. The Crimson rank in a tie for sixth in the nation in 3-point percentage, knocking down 40.1 percent of their triples, while ranking 12th in field goal percentage, converting on 48.2 percent of their shots from the field.

Harvard also ranks 28th in rebounding, bringing in 27.2 boards per game.

The team

VCU

South Dakota State +11

The Michigan Wolverines will battle the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in South Region play on Thursday.

The Jackrabbits got into the tournament by way of winning the Summit League Championship. They enter the tournament having won four games in a row.

South Dakota State is led by senior Nate Wolters, who was the Summit League Player of the Year this season. Wolters averaged 20.8 points per game and 8.0 assists per game over the course of South Dakota State

Oklahoma State -3

The Oklahoma State Cowboys will battle the Oregon Ducks in Midwest Region action on Thursday.

Oklahoma State plays great team defense, but there

Davidson +3.5

The Marquette Golden Eagles will battle the Davidson Wildcats in East Region action on Thursday.

Davidson holds the distinction of bringing the nation

St. Joe's +8

The St. Joe

Kent State +5.5

Kent State and Akron met up last Friday in the regular season finale for both teams. Akron was favored by eight points and I played the Kent State Golden Flashes +8.

Kent State won the game straight up 68-64 and clients cashed in big on that one.

Today, Kent State is still set as a 5.5 point underdog despite the fact that Akron has the same major disadvantage it has last week. Akron

St. Joseph's PK

The St. Joe's Hawks have a veteran team, and I think that will big in this matchup. Xavier has plenty of talent, but many of their best players are underclassmen. Teams who have been here and had success in the Atlantic 10 tournament have an edge.

St. Joe's beat Xavier by 10 in their only meeting this year. The Hawks have been up and down all season, but I expect their best effort in a win or go home situation.

St. Joe's has a lot of balance on the offensive end, and that should help them a lot against a solid defensive team like Xavier.

Xavier has beaten some very good teams at home this year, but away from home the Musketeers are a different team. They were 7-7 on the road and 0-2 at neutral sites this year.

This game will be played in Atlantic City, New Jersey. If anyone is going to have a home court advantage here it will definitely be St. Joe

Providence +4

The early game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday features two teams heading in different directions right now. Cincinnati has been as cold as ice of late. The Bearcats are a scrappy bunch, but they just don

Gonzaga

Weber St.

Murray St. +7.5

The Murray St. Racers struggled at the end of the year, which led many to believe this team just wasn

Loyola Marymount +11

Loyola Marymount was a major underachiever this year. With Anthony Ireland and Ashley Hamilton, I would have expected this team to win quite a few games in the WCC.

Instead, Loyola struggled through a horrible regular season.

They have shown signs of life in the WCC tournament though. They beat a pretty good San Francisco team in overtime yesterday. Ireland and Hamilton have both played much better of late, and they are capable of taking over a game at any time.

Santa Clara has had almost a week off, and this could be a case where the team is a little rusty. Loyola Marymount has found a rhythm the last couple days.

Santa Clara is a solid team, but I definitely don

Kent St. +9

The Akron Zips and Kent State Golden Flashes are bitter rivals. These teams don

UC Davis

Tennessee State

Georgetown +1

The Georgetown Hoyas continue to be the Rodney Dangerfield of college basketball. Even though the Hoyas are first in the Big East standings, and they are riding a big 11 game winning streak, they are still an underdog against a decent Villanova team.

The Hoyas have beaten Syracuse and Cincinnati handily on the road in the last couple weeks. Villanova certainly needs this win, and that is probably why the line is where it is.

However, I think the "they have to win this game" angle is being overplayed here. Just because the Wildcats really need a win to get into the NCAA Tournament doesn't mean they are automatically going to get a win.

I don't expect Georgetown to make it easy on the Wildcats at all, and Georgetown is the much better defensive team.

The Hoyas are led by the Big East favorite for Player of the Year, Otto Porter. Porter has been absolutely outstanding all season. Georgetown has beaten numerous teams better than Villanova this year, and they have plenty of veteran leadership to get them through this one.

Don't forget, Georgetown really needs this game as well since they are fighting to win the Big East regular season title.

Georgetown is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 following an ATS loss. Take Georgetown.

7* Play on Georgetown +1

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

7* Play

Towson

Idaho -1

The Idaho Vandals are a rare team that has done just as well (if not slightly better) on the road than they have at home so far this season. Idaho has five wins away from home this year, and almost all of those teams are better than Texas San-Antonio.

Texas San-Antonio doesn

Boise State

Kentucky