This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Monday Enforcer. The ACC-Big Ten Challenge tips off tonight with two games and we are eyeing the big favorite of the two. Illinois is coming off its worst winning percentage since 1974-75 as it went just 12-21 last season but there is a reason for optimism as it returns four of five starters while bringing back 85.7 percent of its scoring which is the most of any team in the Big Ten. The Illini are off to a 6-1 start including a 5-0 record at home where they are outscoring opponents by nearly 25 ppg. Illinois is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 home games off two consecutive home wins by 10 points or more. Miami also struggled last season because of injuries and suspensions and the Hurricanes are not much better off this season with just five scholarship players. Miami has lost its last two games by 20 and 25 points and it is 5-18 ATS in its last 23 teams against teams outscoring their opponents by 4.0 or more ppg. 10* (718) Illinois Fighting Illini

This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Arizona rolled over the competition in its first six games of the season but all of those were at home and it has struggled at times in the first two games of the Wooden Legacy including a mere two-point win over Pepperdine as a 15.5-point favorite. The offense has been great but the Wildcats have struggled on the defensive end, giving up 91 and 82 points and that is significant when dealing with a line this big. The Wildcats are 0-5 ATS in their last five neutral site games. Stuck in neutral while winning just 11 games in the past two seasons, Wake Forest is showing signs of a revival so far this season. Six of seven top scorers returned this season to join a well-regarded recruiting class and the Demon Deacons have already won five games. Here, we play against favorites of 10 to 19.5 points after two straight games making 55 percent of their shots or better going up against an opponent after a game where a team made 20 percent of their three-point shots or worse. This situation is 26-6 ATS (81.2 percent) since 1997. 10* (711) Wake Forest Demon Deacons

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Saturday Enforcer. The final of the Cable Car Classic takes place tonight as Santa Clara host CS Fullerton. The Broncos have won both games to start and Santa Clara has won its last seven home games, scoring an average of 84.4 ppg while giving up 62.1 ppg. The big difference here is the offenses on both sides and the efficiency that comes with them. The Santa Clara offense is ranked 28th overall by scoring 81.9 ppg this season while the Titans have averaged just 62.4 ppg, which ranks 220th. Santa Clara has 63 assists on 94 field goals (67 percent) across its past three contests while CS Fullerton has assists on 33 of 65 field goals (50.8 percent) during its past three games. The big reason for the dip is that the Titans have had trouble replacing Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman who averaged a combined 27.7 shots per game last season with only two other players averaging more than 2.5 shots per game. The Broncos are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games against teams with a road winning percentage of less than .400. 10* (662) Santa Clara Broncos

This is a play on the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. South Alabama and LaSalle square off for the Gulf Coast Showcase championship and the Jaguars have a significant edge. They are the preseason favorite in the Sun Belt Conference and showed how good they are by losing by just one point against Auburn in their first marquee game this season. South Alabama is coming off a win over Miami Ohio yesterday in relatively easy fashion as the Jaguars shot 59.6 percent from the field against the RedHawks, including 69.6 percent in the second half. La Salle, picked to finish 10th in the 14-team Atlantic 10, snuck out a two-point win over Wright St. as a seven-point underdog. Going back, the Explorers are 12-25 ATS in their last 37 games against teams with a winning straight up record. Here, we play on neutral court teams as a favorite or pickem in a game involving two teams allowing between 67 and 74 ppg, after three straight wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 76-32 ATS (70.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (707) South Alabama Jaguars

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. Both Dayton and Virginia Tech are coming off big wins in the first round of the Maui Invitational. The Hokies pulled off the stunner as they upset Michigan St. as 13-point underdogs and for a team in transition after a huge run last season, they could be caught reflecting on that victory. The Hokies made 10 of 21 3-pointers (47.6 percent) against the Spartans and committed only nine turnovers compared to 16 for Michigan St. Virginia Tech held Michigan State star Cassius Winston to seven points. He was limited to 25 minutes because of foul trouble. .Dayton meanwhile is coming off a blowout win over Georgia but that was a game it should have won as it came in favored by three points. What was most impressive about the Flyers dominance was their commitment to the gameplan, which involved getting Obi Toppin the ball early and often. The Flyers forced the Bulldogs into 23 turnovers and played tough defense all night on a Georgia team that is woefully short on perimeter shooting. The Flyers are now 4-0 on the season, easily winning their last three games by an average of 24.3 ppg. 10* (655) Dayton Flyers

This is a play on the GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. Georgia Tech is coming off a loss against rival Georgia but that was all the way back on Wednesday and they are back home where the Yellow Jackets have won their lone game. They are catching a good number here as they covered a -22 spread in the first home game and going back, Georgia Tech is 9-0 ATS in its last nine home games when the line is +3 to -3. Arkansas is off to a perfect 5-0 start, covering all of those games as well. The Razorbacks have played no one however and all of those wins came at home. This is the first road game for new head coach Eric Musselman who did a great job in four years at Nevada but here comes his first true test against a team from a major conference. Here, we play on underdogs off a cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog, with four starters returning from last year in the first 10 games of the season. This situation is 75-41 ATS (64.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (772) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CBB Saturday Afternoon Dominator. We won with St. Bonaventure last Saturday and we are backing them again here in a great matchup. The Bonnies opened the season 0-3 before a trip to Toronto where they defeated Rutgers by six points as nine-point underdogs an that momentum carries forward. The early 0-3 start is still sticking with some and that creates line value today. Going back, the Bonnies are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games against teams with a losing straight up record. Canisius has played Brown, Albany and Bucknell and has allowed an average of 79.7 ppg on 49.4 percent shooting so this is a recipe for disaster against a Bonnies offense that finally busted out. On offense, the Golden Griffins lost their two top scorers from last season and with the exception of Malik Johnson, there is little offense so far this season. The Golden Griffins are 5-14 ATS in their last 19 home games. 10* (613) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our CBB Friday Supreme Annihilator. Oregon, picked to win the Pac 12 in the preseason, is coming off a 67-47 win over UT-Arlington. The early schedule also includes an 82-74 win over then-No. 13 Memphis as well as impressive blowout wins over Boise St. and Fresno St. the wins over the Tigers marked the first time in 23 years that Oregon defeated a non-conference opponent ranked 13th or higher during the regular season. Oregon features a veteran lineup with the top three scorers, Payton Pritchard, Anthony Mathis and Shakur Juiston, all seniors. Houston needed a big second half to defeat Rice in a come-from-behind victory. It was not impressive as the Owls are pegged to finish last in C-USA and this is by far the biggest test to date. The Cougars made a run to the Sweet 16 last season but they have to replace four starters and things are expected to be choppy early on. Here, we play on home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points outscoring their opponents by 12 or more ppg, after allowing 50 points or less. This situation is 40-14 ATS (74.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (810) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the WYOMING COWBOYS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. Wyoming snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit on Tuesday while improving to 2-2 at home. Wyoming is holding opponents to 38 percent from the field to rank third in the MWC. Opponents are scoring 59.6 ppg, which also ranks third in the conference. Wyoming hit a season-high nine threes on Tuesday and dished out a season best 16 assists. Louisiana is also coming off a big home win as it defeated Youngstown St. at home by 12 points. The win gave Louisiana a 3-1 record and the Ragin Cajuns are now 3-0 at home early in the season. The road loss came at TCU, which is picked to finish last in the Big XII, by 33 points and they will have a challenge here playing in the thin air of Wyoming. They lost five of their top six scorers and are very thin right now because of injuries and eligibility issues. Here, we play on home teams as a favorite or pickem after beating the spread by more than 24 points in their previous game, in November games. This situation is 60-25 ATS (70.6 percent) since 1997. 10* (764) Wyoming Cowboys

This is a play on the VANDERBILT COMMODORES for our CBB Wednesday Supreme Annihilator. Vanderbilt had one of the worst SEC seasons ever as it went 0-18 and became the first team since 1953-54 to finish winless in the conference. Head coach Bryce Drew was let go after just three seasons as a new culture was needed and Jerry Stackhouse was brought in to change the course of the program. The Commodores are off to a 2-1 start with the lone loss coming on the road in overtime by a point at Richmond. They are back home to face Austin Peay and this is a big game to get another winning streak going and regain that early season confidence. As bad as they were, four starters are back so they are not starting over. The best player on the floor belongs to the Governors in Terry Taylor, the preseason OVC Player of the Year. Other than that, it gets a little thin. Austin Peay is off to a 1-2 start as it defeated some school named Oakland City while losing to Tulsa and Western Kentucky by an average of 14.5 ppg. Here, we play on home teams as a favorite or pickem with a winning percentage between .200 and .400 from last season, first five games of the season, after closing out last season with eight or more losses in last 10 games, playing a team that had a winning record last year. This situation is 27-3 ATS (90 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (714) Vanderbilt Commodores

This is a play on the DAVIDSON WILDCATS for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Davidson is coming off a great season last year but it was a disappointing finish as it won 24 games and won the Atlantic Ten regular season title but lost to St. Louis in the tournament and then bowed out in the first round of the NIT. Expectations are higher this season with all five starters back including a pair of preseason Atlantic Ten First Team players. The Wildcats opened this season with a pair of losses away from home but bounced back with a blowout win over UNC Wilmington in its home opener by 38 points so that should be a springboard going forward. Nevada blew through the MWC last season with a 15-3 record and it won 29 games overall for the second straight season but lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. While it is not a total rebuild, the Wolf Pack will not be close to the same level as they have to replace all five starters. They are off to a 2-2 start and tonight represents their first road game of the season. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points that had a winning percentage between .600 and .800 playing a team that had a winning record, with three or more starters returning from last year than opponent, in the first ten games of the season. This situation is 37-12 ATS (75.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (640) Davidson Wildcats

This is a play on the MISSOURI TIGERS for our CBB Monday Supreme Annihilator. We played against Missouri last Tuesday as it fell in overtime at Xavier but the Tigers head back home in a great spot. This defense is for real as they are allowing opponents to shoot just 32.4 percent from the floor which is 9th in the country while allowing only 53.7 ppg, 13th in the nation. The Tigers are 8-0-1 ATS in their last nine non-conference games. Wofford comes to Columbia on a two-game losing streak and in still trying to find their identity. The Terriers were one of the best unknown teams last year, ending the year at 18 in KenPom and only missing the Sweet 16 by six points. But Wofford no longer fields Fletcher Magee, the sharpshooting guard who holds the NCAA all-time career record for three-pointers. The Terriers traveled to Hinkle Fieldhouse to get whacked by Butler last week and things will not be any easier here. Here, we play on home teams off a cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog, marginal losing team from last season (40% to 49%) playing a team that had a winning record. This situation is 43-15 ATS (74.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (616) Missouri Tigers

This is a play on the SETON HALL PIRATES for our CBB Sunday Star Attraction. While Seton Hall rolled in its first two games against two cupcake teams, it was tested in Game Three and nearly pulled off the upset. The Pirates, ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll, nearly pulled off the upset as they lost by just three points against Michigan St. as they fell victim to a 10-2 run by the Spartans to close the game. This is a revenge game as well as a year ago to the day, the Billikens won at Seton Hall by a bucket and the Pirates have had this game circled, most notably Myles Powell who is arguably one of the best players in the country after he was held to 4-13 from the floor. While St. Louis is 3-0, it has beaten no one and it is a much different team than the one from last season that won four games in four days to make it to the NCAA Tournament. From the team that won at Seton Hall last season, the Billikens have three players from that game and they scored a combined seven points. Seton Hall is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games coming off a cover where it lost straight up as an underdog. 10* (855) Seton Hall Pirates

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CFB Saturday Star Attraction. St. Bonaventure is off to a surprising 0-3 start considering it brings back three starters from its 18-win team that made it all the way to the Atlantic Ten Conference Finals before losing to St. Louis by a bucket. The Bonnies are 0-3 for the first time in 15 years. They have been anemic offensively, averaging 59 ppg while shooting 35 percent from the field and 23 percent from three-point range. They trailed by two possessions or fewer deep into the second half of all three contests before fizzling out in the end and they are catching a big number here. Rutgers won its first three games but had a couple of close calls against Bryant and Drexel and that is saying a lot considering it was favored by double-digits in both of those. And all of those came at home so this is the Scarlet Knights first trip outside New Jersey. The Bonnies expect to have a big fan edge in Toronto based on campus proximity and how their fans travel. 10* (803) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the RHODE ISLAND RAMS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Both Alabama and Rhode Island enter this game with 1-1 records with the Tide coming off a win over Florida Atlantic while the Rams are coming off a blowout loss at Maryland. We feel Rhode Island bounces back at home as this is an experienced team that went through a lot of adversity last season and fought through it admirably. They have all five starters back this season and they are deeper and more talented than the team from last year. The Rams still have designs on doing enough damage in the nonconference portion of their schedule to be legitimate NCAA Tournament contenders by the time March rolls around. This is the first road game of the season for Alabama which likes to play up tempo but will likely be slowed down against the slower paced Rams. Alabama continues to list its top defender, Herb Jones, as a game-time decision with a hyperextended elbow. 10* (704) Rhode Island Rams

This is a play on the XAVIER MUSKETEERS for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. Xavier remains home and will be out for some revenge tonight. The 2-0 Musketeers have limited their opponents to 39.3 percent shooting from the field and while the challenge goes up tonight, they have what it takes on both ends. In scouting Xavier, multiple Missouri players pointed to their big guards, Quentin Goodin and Dahmir Bishop, and experience, as the Musketeers bring back four starters. Forwards Tyrique Jones and Naji Marshall both average 18.5 ppg. Xavier is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 home games following two consecutive double-digit home wins. Missouri is also 2-0 and its defensive numbers are even more impressive. The unbeaten Tigers have held their first two opponents to 32.2 percent shooting from the floor but the competition goes up in a massive way. This is a rare non-conference road game for the Tigers and going back, they Tigers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games against teams with a winning home record. Xavier lost at Missouri last season where nothing went right. The Musketeers made 19 shots in that game, turned the ball over 17 times and at one point, trailed by 29 points. They were out-rebounded, out-shot and out-hustled. 10* (756) Xavier Musketeers

This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. This is the second of a back-to-back for both Hawaii and Pacific with this being the third and final game of the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic. Both teams were able to defeat Florida A&M but both lost to South Dakota. Hawaii should be able to make a run at the Big West Conference title this season after finishing fourth last year. The Warriors finished with 18 wins, the most since 2016-17, and they bring back three starters and nine players. They lost to South Dakota, which is expected to contend in the Summit League, as it was a two-point game with just 28 seconds left until the Coyotes pulled away. At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, Pacific brings in nine new players including just one starter. In their game against South Dakota, the Tigers lost by 10 points. This is going to be a long season for them with the new faces and coming off a season where it went 14-18, expectations are low. The Warriors are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games following a straight up loss while the Tigers are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games following a non-conference game. 10* (746) Hawaii Warriors

This is a play on the LONG BEACH ST. 49ERS for our CBB Saturday Enforcer. Both San Diego and Long Beach St. are coming off losses in their openers but they were different results. The Toreros lost at home as an underdog to Cal Irvine but they did get the cover in the three-point loss. This is a big rebuilding year for San Diego following back-to-back 20-win seasons as it has to replace four starters including a pair of All-WCC players and three double-digit scorers. This team is very undersized and it showed in the first game as they were outrebounded 35-24. Long Beach St. had a much better loss at in lost by just four points at UCLA as a 17-point underdog. The 49ers fell victim to the home calls as they were outscored at the free throw line 22-8 so their 46.2 percent shooting including 47.4 percent from long range was for naught. It was a great effort and one that will give them confidence moving forward. As is the case every year with Long Beach St., it does not shy away from playing a tough schedule as it has upcoming games against Stanford, Sy. Marys and Arizona so this is a game for the taking. Here, we play on home teams that won between 40 and 49 percent of their games from last season off a cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog, playing a team that had a winning record. This situation is 41-13 ATS (75.9 percent) since 1997. 10* (666) Long Beach St. 49ers

This is a play on the SEATTLE REDHAWKS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. Seattle heads to Pullman to take on Washington St. to face the Cougars, the first of four upcoming road games against major Division I schools. The Redhawks are coming off an 18-15 season where they made it to the CIT Tournament for the second year in a row and expectations are greater this season. They were gutted by injuries last season but were able to close the season strong to make another postseason run. Seattle has four starters back this season, two which are on the preseason WAC All-Conference First Team in Terrell Brown and Myles Carter. The Redhawks have a big edge here as they already have a game under their belt, a 98-64 win over Pacific Lutheran. The Cougars are under a different regime as Kyle Smith is in his first year as head coach. Washington St. went 11-21 last year and was 2nd to last in the Pas 12 with a 4-14 conference record. The Cougars are looking to improve this season and make moves to be competitive in the Pac 12 but they do not have a lot coming back and playing in a new system will have the Cougars come out of the gates slow. 10* (733) Seattle Redhawks

This is a play on the CHARLOTTE 49ERS for our CFB Wednesday Enforcer. It is safe to say that a lot of the making of this line is based on the results from last season, namely the 8-21 record posted by Charlotte. The 49ers are expected to be a much improved team as they were crushed with injuries last season and it already showed in an exhibition against Georgia where the Bulldogs had to use a 10-1 run to pull it out. Charlotte welcomes graduate transfers Amidou Bamba and Drew Edwards to the roster, as well as a talented group of freshmen featuring three-star recruit Jahmir Young. James Madison went 14-19 last season and there is not much to be too excited about as the Dukes are projected to finish seventh in the 10-team CAA. This game features two coaches that rely on aggressive defense which means this could be turned into a low scoring game. More importantly, James Madison coach Louis Rowe saw his defense regress from 2018-19 as it plummeted all the way down to 302nd in adjusted defensive efficiency. Meanwhile Charlotte coach Ron Sanchez, a disciple of Tony Bennett at Virginia, saw his team improve from 312th to 224th in his first year and the 49ers should be even better this season. 10* (707) Charlotte 49ers

This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Bradley made an improbable postseason run last season as it won the MVC Championship to secure its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2005-06. The Braves have two players on the preseason MVC All First Team in Elijah Childs and Darrell Brown and overall, they bring back their top three scorers. While Bradley was just 5-8 on the road, high expectations are making it the favorite here as is the fact that it looks like another rebuilding year for the Hawks. They finished 14-19 last season which led to the firing of longtime head coach Phil Martelli. St. Joseph's lost four starters and lost four players in total to transfer and chemistry will be an issue early on as only four players are back and one of those did not even play last season. Anthony Longpre is the one returning starter and he averaged a mere 3.2 ppg . The Hawks are in for a long season and now is the time to go against them before the market catches up. 10* (617) Bradley Braves

This is a play on the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS for our CBB National Championship Winner. Virginia escaped another near loss as it has been taken to the brink in each of its last three games with the final two going their way on controversial calls. Texas Tech pulled away and survived a late rally from Michigan St. to reach its first ever championship game and it has looked much better in the process than the Cavaliers. Virginia has the stingiest defense in the country measured in points allowed at 55.5 ppg but Texas Tech has been even more impressive at that end of the floor during the tournament. What the Red Raiders, who top the nation in defensive efficiency, did against Michigan and Michigan St. en route to the title game was extraordinary. The Red Raiders have held their last three opponents to a combined 74 points under their average. They also showed a huge team effort and is just not made up of two stars. Texas Tech won on a night in which Jarrett Culver, its leading scorer, hit his last two shots to finish 3-of-12 from the field and scored just 10 points. It won on a night when its best shot-blocker, Tariq Owens, limped from the floor early in the second half and did not return for almost eight minutes. The Cavaliers force opponents to settle for outside shots and they excel at making those looks as ineffective as possible. However, Texas Tech has the ability to get it done from outside as the Red Raiders are shooting 36.5 percent from three-point range for the season. Texas Tech is 14-3 ATS against teams shooting 45 percent or better this season. 10* (811) Texas Tech Red Raiders

This is a play on the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS for our CBB Texas Tech/Michigan St. Winner. This has the makings of a low scoring, grind-it-out type of game and that favors the underdog, a spot the Red Raiders have been in during their previous two wins over Michigan and Gonzaga. Texas Tech has won its tournament games by an average of 15 ppg thanks to a stop unit that has picked up right where it left off. Texas Tech has the nation's stingiest defense, according to KenPom, allowing just 84.0 points per 100 possessions. The Red Raiders are holding teams to 36.9 percent shooting overall and just 29.3 percent from three-point range, and the Spartans are making just 35.3 percent from beyond the arc in the NCAA tournament after finishing the regular season and Big Ten tournament at 38.1 percent. Texas Tech held Gonzaga's potent offense, the highest-scoring in the country, to just 69 point, almost 20 below their season average. The Spartans do possess Big Ten Player of the Year point guard Cassius Winston and many are saying he will be the difference maker. However, the Red Raiders could have the difference maker in Big 12 Player of the Year Jarrett Culver who is averaging 21.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 4.5 apg in the NCAA Tournament. Here, we play against neutral court teams after three or more consecutive unders and averaging 77 or more ppg on the season. This situation is 97-56 ATS (63.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (801) Texas Tech Red Raiders

This is a play on the AUBURN TIGERS for our CBB Auburn/Virginia Winner. Auburn escaped a late collapse against New Mexico St. and while many doubted the Tigers after that near collapse, they used that as motivation to take out three college basketball blue bloods in Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky. That is a very impressive run and one that is much better than Virginia which played against much lesser competition and struggled over the last two games to get through to the Final Four. Some consider Auburn an underachiever but it came into the season ranked No. 11 so if anything, the Tigers underachieved during the middle of the season and are peaking at the right time. The NCAA Tournament run came on the heels of winning the SEC Tournament so this team is for real yet Auburn is getting no respect based on this line. This is a matchup of strength against strength on both ends as Auburn loves to put up points in a hurry, while Virginia is all about forcing difficult shots and playing stifling defense. On the other end, the Cavaliers only turn the ball over nine times per game, while the Tigers are one of the best in forcing turnovers with 17.33 per game which is seventh in the country. The Tigers are going to keep shooting threes no matter the score and whether they are falling or not, so they can mount comebacks, as we saw against Kentucky after falling behind 22-11, and build leads in a hurry. 10* (803) Auburn Tigers

This is a play on the LIPSCOMB BISONS for our CBB NIT Championship Enforcer. It was a disappointing end for the Bisons after losing to Liberty in the Atlantic Sun Championship but instead of calling it a season, they put their head down in search of another goal. They won their first three games on the road and then took care of Wichita St. in the Semifinals at MSG. Libscomb overcame an 11-point deficit with just over eight minutes remaining against the Shockers and ended up winning by seven points. The Bisons have the 18th-highest assist rate in the country, and that helped make the difference, generating assists on each of their final six made field goals. Lipscomb is 6-0 ATS in its last six games away from home when playing against a team with a winning record while going 12-2 ATS in non-conference games this season. Texas has used a strong defense to get this far but the offense has struggled over the last two games and the Longhorns could be in trouble against a tough perimeter defense. Lipscomb is surrendering the 47th-lowest three-point percentage at 31.9 percent with its sound on-ball defense. Texas went 7-15 from the free throw line against TCU and is hitting a dreadful 57.8 percent from the stripe over its last five games. The Longhorns are 1-8 ATS in their last nine games after a game shooting 53 percent our worse from the free throw line. 10* (727) Lipscomb Bisons

Duke has survived two close call in its last two games and those can be considered against non-elite competition so all signs point to a Michigan St. victory based on that. UCF and Virginia Tech each had a shot with a last second tip-in, the former for the win and the latter to send their game to overtime, but neither could capitalize on the opportunity. While the offense is what everybody talks about for Duke, it is the defense that has defined its season. Duke is a perfect 29-0 when it holds opponents to 76 points or fewer this season. On the other hand, the Blue Devils are 3-5 when opponents score more than 76 and they face a Michigan St. team that is averaging just 72.3 ppg in the six neutral site games since the start of the Big Ten Tournament. While these are two legendary coaches going at it, this has been a one-sided affair as Tom Izzo has a 1-11 career record against Mike Krzyzewski and that says something. The value is here as well as Duke 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games after failing to cover the spread in three or more consecutive games. 9* (692) Duke Blue Devils

The big upset yesterday came with Texas Tech taking out Gonzaga and we expect to see another one today in Auburn taking out Kentucky. The loss of Chuma Okeke is obviously huge for the Tigers but this is what brings teams even closer together. "I feel like it's gonna motivate us knowing that one of our soldiers aren't able to be out there and battle with us," guard Bryce Brown said. Auburn, with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take out Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky, will show up. The Tigers have hit 438 (11.5 per game), which is the most in college basketball this season (and just 26 shy of the all-time mark for a season, set last season by Villanova), so they are in good company. They have double-revenge on the plate as well and in the most recent meeting, Auburn was just 8-27 from long-range and we can call that an anomaly as Kentucky is not a great defense out on the perimeter. Auburn is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games after two straight games where they made 10 or more three-point shots. 10* (693) Auburn Tigers

Defense will be the story in this game as well as Virginia has one of the best units in the country. The Cavaliers have allowed just 52 ppg in their three NCAA Tournament games so that side will not be an issue but it is the offense that will need to put up a better performance. They shot just 35.7 percent against Oregon as the Ducks matchup zone caused problems and there is one player ready for a breakout as Kyle Guy is just 8-for-38 in the tournament, including 3-for-26 from three-point range. The Boilermakers easily defeated Old Dominion and defending national champion Villanova in the first two rounds, but they needed overtime to defeat Tennessee in the Sweet 16 on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead. It was a controversial end in regulation on a three-point shot foul so Purdue is fortunate to ever be here. Virginia is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games away from home after allowing 50 points or less. 10* (682) Virginia Cavaliers

Defense plays a big role this far into the NCAA Tournament and Texas Tech is showing what it has and what it can do. The Red Raiders have held 13 opponents below 55 points and they are giving up 53 points on 35.6 percent shooting in three NCAA Tournament wins. The last game against Michigan was almost comical as All-Big Ten point guard Zavier Simpson did not score and had one assist in 35 minutes while the Wolverines made 1 of 19 three-point shots. They had nearly as many turnovers (14) as field goals (16). Gonzaga will be a challenge coming in as the best offense in the country but it was tested against a strong Florida St. defense, needing a late surge to pull away late. The Red Raiders have proven to be able to shut down good offenses they are 12-3 ATS against teams that are shooting 45 percent or better this season which will keep this one close and an outright win is more than possible. 10* (683) Texas Tech Red Raiders

This is a play on the HOUSTON COUGARS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. We played against Kentucky last Saturday and it was fortunate to come away with the win and cover as Fletcher Magee, the all-time leading three-point shooter, went 0-12 from long range yet the game still came down to the final seconds. Houston had no issues with Georgia St. and Ohio St. and the Cougars are catching the smallest number of the four Friday games but that is for a reason as the overall numbers actually favor them slightly. Kentucky currently ranks seventh overall in KenPom efficiency, thanks in large part to their eighth-ranked defense. The offense is not far behind at 11th overall. As for the Cougars, they rank 12th overall on the strength of their 12th-ranked defense. They are actually the top team in the nation in terms of opponent effective field-goal percentage. They rank fifth in opponent two-point percentage and first in opponent three-point percentage. Houston has had four players in double figures in both games and will need that balance throughout the lineup to beat Kentucky and that certainly is not out of the question. The Cougars are 20-9-1 ATS in their last 30 games against teams with a winning percentage above .600 while the Wildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following an ATS win. 10* (671) Houston Cougars

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. Purdue and Tennessee come into the Sweet 16 riding different paths. The Boilermakers were not challenged in their two games, winning by a combined 39 points while the Volunteers struggled to beat Colgate and needed overtime to defeat Iowa after blowing a 25-point lead. While the previous two games should not have been too difficult, the Volunteers still struggled throughout large portions of both games and if they make the same mistakes against Purdue, they will have little chance of winning. Since losing by 18 points against Michigan St. back in January, Purdue is 16-3 so it comes in peaking at the right time. The key player and difference-maker in this matchup is Purdue guard Carsen Edwards, a first-team All-Big Ten selection. He leads the Big Ten in scoring at 23.6 points per game. And he isn't shy about getting up his shots, averaging 19.3 field-goal attempts per game. He shoots a modest 38.9 percent from the field, but that includes a clip of 34.6 percent from 3-point range. The Volunteers had issues with Jordan Burns and Jordan Bohannon in the last two games and neither of those two compare to Edwards. Tennessee is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games against teams outscoring opponents by four or more ppg while the Boilermakers are 40-19 ATS in their last 59 non-conference games. 10* (651) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the UC IRVINE ANTEATERS for our NCAA Sunday Late Night Winner. Oregon made an unexpected run through the Pac 12 Tournament, winning four games in four days, just to get into the field. While the win over Wisconsin was very impressive, shooting an unconscious percentage from the floor is unlikely to repeat itself. The Anteaters 17-game winning streak no longer can be dismissed as a product of playing in the Big West Conference after its win over Kansas St. The Ducks typically need to use their size to their advantage around the glass but that should be neutralized here as UC Irvine comes in ranked No. 12 in Team Total Rebounding Percentage whereas Oregon is just No. 104. Additionally, UC Irvine is the best rim-protecting team in the nation, holding opponents to 44 percent shooting and 0.9 points per possession. 10* (873) UC Irvine Anteaters

This is a play on the HOUSTON COUGARS for our NCAA Sunday Enforcer. Ohio St. looked impressive in its win over Iowa St. on Friday but it is running into a buzzsaw on Sunday. The Cougars like to speed up the pace and will try to do so against Ohio St. as their quickness and efficiency on both ends of the court are hard to contain much less slow down. While the offense gets the pub, the Houston defense is among the best in the country, holding opponents to just 61.2 ppg and it is ranked No. 5 in the country in defensive efficiency. Despite allowing just five more ppg on defense, Ohio St. is ranked only No. 63 in that same category. Ohio St. is 3-10 ATS against teams outscoring their opponents by eight or more ppg this season while the Cougars are 24-11-1 ATS in their last 36 games against teams with a winning straight up record. 10* (872) Houston Cougars

This is a play on the AUBURN TIGERS for our NCAA Saturday Enforcer. The public is on Kansas, well, because it is Kansas being an underdog which rarely happens for the Jayhawks prior to the Sweet 16 and the near collapse for Auburn against New Mexico St. on Thursday. The Tigers are the favorites here despite two completely opposite performances in the first round but we are backing them here as Kansas will not get nearly the same lackluster effort that Northeastern put up. The Huskies came into that game as a proficient three-point shooting team but went just 6-28 from long range. Auburn presents the same style but do not expect a repeat performance of bad shooting. Defense presents another problem for the Jayhawks, in that Auburn leads the country in forcing turnovers, with opponents turning it over on 25.1 percent of their possessions. Kansas actually turned it over 12 times against Northeastern and if you extrapolate that against a much better defense, that spells trouble for the Jayhawks. 10* (849) Auburn Tigers

This is a play on the WOFFORD TERRIERS for our NCAA Saturday Early Shocker. Kentucky can typically go a long way with its athleticism but it can only go so far. The Wildcats are already short-handed, and sophomore forward P.J. Washington, their leading scorer and rebounder, will miss the game with a sprained right foot, leaving them with a slim eight-man rotation. Against a small conference, this is a game they typically would win going away but that is not the case today. Wofford is legit. The Terriers are 13th in the NET rankings, won a school-record 30 games and have won 21 consecutive games. Their No. 7 seed is the best for a Southern Conference team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The Terriers rank 62nd in the country in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency and are also one of the few teams that can battle Kentucky on the offensive boards. They do play in the So-Con but their non-conference schedule was legit so there is no intimidation here. 10* (843) Wofford Terriers

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES for our Friday NCAA Tournament Enforcer. The Hokies come into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed, the highest in program history, so there are expectations. Starting point guard Justin Robinson will rejoin the Hokies after missing 12 games due to a foot injury. Virginia Tech went 7–5 in his absence while going 17-3 prior to his injury. Robinson was averaging 13.7 ppg and 5.2 apg and was a staple to the team so his return is perfect timing for the Hokies. There will be added motivation as after first-round exits in each of the last two tournaments, the Hokies want to shed the label of a team that can't win in March. St. Louis comes in with a NET Ranking of No. 103 so there is a reason this line is what it is. The Billikens won four games in four days to capture the Atlantic Ten Tournament but this is not a good matchup. The rotation is extremely thin and foul trouble could be a problem moving forward with just two offensive big-men. Though Dion Wiley is listed as the seventh-man in the rotation, he played more than six minutes in the Atlantic Ten Tournament one time. Technically, the Billikens are a six-man rotation team. 10* (824) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the UTAH ST. AGGIES for our Friday NCAA Tournament Supreme Annihilator. Utah St. is one of just a handful of teams that come into the NCAA Tournament with a winning streak and it helps the Aggies out immensely. They took home the Mountain West Conference Tournament, although they avoided having to face Nevada, to extend their winning streak to 10 games. This is their first tournament since 2011 and the program has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2001 when they beat Ohio St. in the first round so that momentum becomes even more important. The Aggies want to win with their up-tempo offense as they are tied for 39th in the country at 79.1 ppg. One of the ways they generate offense is by spreading the ball around as Utah St. is ninth in the nation at 17.1 assists per game. The Aggies went 3-2 against Quadrant 1 opponents, 2-3 versus Quadrant 2 foes and 22-1 against everybody else on their schedule. Washington made it all the way to the final game of the Pac 12 Tournament but the Huskies have had their issues recently. They are just 4-3 over their last seven games with all of those wins coming by no more than five points. The defense will have its hands full here as they struggled on that end during this recent stretch. 10* (812) Utah St. Aggies

This is a play on the MURRAY ST. RACERS for our NCAA Tournament Enforcer. This is an intriguing matchup between two teams that have the top two scorers in the nation among teams playing in the NCAA Tournament. Murray St. matches up well here and has the ability on both sides of the ball to pull off the outright upset. Ja Morant, who is averaging 24.6 ppg, 10 apg and 5.5 rpg and is projected to be a top-three pick in the NBA draft this summer in leading the Racers to the OVC Championship. For as great as Morant is at scoring, no one in college basketball plays as critical of a role in complementing the entire team. Morant is No. 1 overall in assist rate per KenPom, which contributes directly to the Racers' No. 5 national ranking in two-point field-goal percentage. Marquette got off to a great start this season but is wilting at the wrong time as the Golden Eagles have lost five of their last six games coming into the NCAA Tournament. The offense is very good but the Racers were undefeated (17-0) this season when holding teams below 70 points. Murray St. is 11-3 ATS away from home after one or more consecutive wins this season. 10* (761) Murray St. Racers

This is a play on the YALE BULLDOGS for our NCAA Tournament Afternoon Dominator. We played against LSU in its first game in the SEC Tournament as there are a lot of distractions with this team right now and we see it continuing. The Tigers will be without their head coach, Will Wade, who was suspended by the school due to recruiting violations. This is just the second NCAA Tournament appearance for the Tigers in the last 10 years. Interim coach Tony Benford was able to lead the Tigers to a convincing win in the regular season finale but that came against Vanderbilt which did not win a single game in the SEC this season. LSU beats teams by turning them over, but Yale has the guards that can take care of the ball. Yale can make shots, and that will keep them in this game. The Bulldogs have won three straight games that included taking the two games in the Ivy League Tournament. Yale was able to pull off an upset over Baylor in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, and this team has the same type of feel. The Bulldogs are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. 10* (767) Yale Bulldogs

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Wednesday NCAA Tournament Opener. Arizona St. is in a unique situation where it is playing a play in game for the second straight season after losing to Syracuse last year. The Sun Devils lost four of their last five games and went down in the first round of the Pac 12 Tournament so they came in with no momentum but this year is a different story. Arizona St. is back on track after winning six of its last eight games with both losses coming against Oregon, the last coming in overtime in the conference tournament. The Sun Devils are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a straight up loss. St. John's stumbled badly down the stretch as it lost five of its last seven games heading into the NCAA Tournament, the latest being a 32-point loss against Marquette in the Big East Tournament. St. John's biggest weakness this year has been on the glass, where it gets out-rebounded by an average of 5.8 boards per game while Arizona St. is 15th in the nation in rebounding. That is bad news as St. John's is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games away from home after three straight games being outrebounded by its opponent by six or more. 10* (713) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO TOREROS for our CBB Tuesday NIT Enforcer. Expectations were high in San Diego this season and while a trip to the NCAA Tournament eluded them, the Toreros have their sights set on another championship. A challenging early schedule saw San Diego go 12-4 with four Pac-12 Conference opponents, where San Diego went 2-2, and it carried momentum into the WCC season but injuries to Isaiah Wright and Olin Carter III were major factors despite Isaiah Pineiro having an All-WCC First Team season. San Diego is 20-8 ATS in its last 28 games as a road underdog. Memphis had its AAC Tournament run end on its home floor against Houston and the three-point loss was very misleading. The Tigers shot just 23.5 percent from the floor but were able to keep it close thanks to going 22-26 from the free throw line. That free throw advantage will not be in play tonight as the Toreros have shot 81.6 percent from the line over their last five games. The Tigers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a straight up loss. 10* (685) San Diego Toreros

This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CBB Sunday A-10 Championship Dominator. A trip to the NCAA Tournament is on the line for two teams that would have been in the NIT at best. St. Louis has had matchup advantages in the first three games of the Atlantic Ten Tournament but that will not be the case today. The Billikens size has caused problems especially against Davidson yesterday where they held the Wildcats to 25.9 percent shooting from the floor while winning the battle of the boards 41-26 but the size of St. Bonaventure neutralizes that here. It showed in the first meeting which happened to be the regular season finale for both teams with the double-bye on the line. St. Louis, despite winning the rebounding battle had only eight assists to 13 turnovers against a tricky St. Bonaventure zone. Now, this being the fourth game in four days for St. Louis, the challenge becomes even tougher when playing a six-man rotation. The Billikens are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game while the Bonnies are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. 10* (648) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

This is a play on the DUKE BLUE DEVILS for our CBB Saturday ACC Championship. Duke is coming off a big win over North Carolina last night as it avoided the three-game season sweep to the Tar Heels and while an emotional letdown is expected by some, not with this team. The Blue Devils defeated the Seminoles, 80-78, back on Jan. 12 in Tallahassee. In that game, Zion Williamson, who has been red hot since his return, was forced to leave early with an eye injury, opening the door for fellow freshmen R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish to shine. Florida St. is coming off an even bigger win as it defeated Virginia by 10 points as a nine-point underdog. That has the makings of a letdown because of the size of the upset. The number is big here but it is big for a reason as we play against underdogs with a winning percentage of .800 or better coming off a win over a conference rival as an underdog of six points or more, playing a team with a winning record. This situation is 32-9 ATS (78 percent) since 1997. 10* (634) Duke Blue Devils

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Friday Pac 12 Late Dominator. While Oregon may be rolling with six straight wins, we feel the Ducks are a false favorite here. They have covered all six of those games as well but despite the recent run, Oregon is still on the outside looking in to the NCAA Tournament so it needs to win the Pac 12 Tournament to most likely get in. They are playing their best basketball of the season but are still weak down low with the absence of Bol Bol and could struggle hear against a very deep Arizona St. frontcourt. The second-seeded Sun Devils dominated the first half and stretched their lead to 23 early in the second half but let UCLA back in it by going nearly nine minutes without a field goal. That was the third straight win and cover for Arizona St. so it comes into the semifinals with its own momentum and cannot be taken lightly here. Both teams dominated on their home floors in the two meetings this season and it is Oregon that has struggled more away from home, going 4-8 ATS against winning teams. Meanwhile, the Sun Devils are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with a winning straight up record. 10* (850) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE for our CBB Thursday AAC Dominator. Tulsa, which earned the seventh seed, was solid but unspectacular this season, going 18-13 in the regular season including 8-10 in the AAC. The Golden Hurricane had won five of their previous seven games before closing out the season with a three-point loss at Memphis. They will be out for revenge here as they lost by 20 points at SMU back in January which was one of four conference losses coming by at least 18 points. That is a big reason Tulsa is an underdog here despite being the higher seed to we will grab the generous value. The Mustangs lost nine of their final 11 games of the regular season so they do not have momentum on their side even if there is talent on the roster in guys like Jahmal McMurray and Ethan Chargois. They did win their regular season finale but this team is so banged up that they will not be able to make any sort of run in the tournament. SMU is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games away from home after one or more consecutive wins. 10* (734) Tulsa Golden Hurricane

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI REBELS for our CBB Thursday SEC Dominator. Mississippi opens up SEC Tournament play against Alabama on Thursday night from Nashville as a likely NCAA Tournament lock. Most projections have the Rebels as a No. 8 or No. 9 seed for the tournament, and a loss to Alabama likely can't do more than drop the Rebels a spot or two. Still, moving up is a possibility with a good tournament run and it begins here. Alabama meanwhile will need a couple wins to secure a berth to the big dance as the Tide are a projected bubble team heading into the SEC Tournament. The Tide beat the Rebels 74-53 in the only prior matchup in January, scoring 23 points off turnovers and corralling 20 offensive rebounds. It was one of the worst performances of the season for the Rebels but the postseason is different altogether. One big edge is at the free throw line where Mississippi is hitting 78.5 percent compared to just 66.9 percent for Alabama. 9* (742) Mississippi Rebels

This is a play on the ST. JOHNS RED STORM as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. St. John's is one of just three teams in the Big East Conference that has accumulated 20 wins. That being said, the Red Storm are on the cusp of making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014-15 and the first under head coach Chris Mullin. St. John's has arguably the best backcourt in the conference with four double-digit scorers led by Shamorie Ponds and Mustapha Heron, who are averaging a combined 37.8 ppg, and this is the time of year where the backcourt is huge. With the St. Mary's win last night, one more at-large slot has been taken and there are now basically 16 bubble teams vying for eight spots so a loss here likely ends any shot of getting in. DePaul was not as bad as usual as it finished 7-11 in the conference including two wins over the Red Storm but is in a tough spot here playing its first neutral court game of the season but it is basically a road game at MSG. 10* (654) St. John's Red Storm

This is a play on the GONZAGA BULLDOGS for our CBB Tuesday Enforcer. Gonzaga is coming off another easy victory as it has not been tested by any team in the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs have won every game in the conference by double-digits, the first team to do so since the UNLV Rebels in the early 90s. They again looked solid in Monday's win over Pepperdine as they shot 59.7 percent from the field and led by as many as 41 points. Saint Mary's used to be the one team that gave Gonzaga a battle but that has not been the case this season as Gonzaga won the two regular season matchups by an average of 31 points and steamrolled Saint Mary's 94-46 on Feb. 9. The 48-point margin of defeat was the fourth-worst in Gaels' history and the only time they have lost by 30 or more points during coach Randy Bennett's 18 seasons. They had trouble pulling away from San Diego last night and while getting a ton of points tonight, it will not be enough. Gonzaga is 8-4 ATS this season when favored by fewer than 20 points while the Gaels are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games following a straight up win. Here, we play on neutral court favorites in a game involving two teams outscoring opponents by eight or more ppg, after scoring 85 points or more. This situation is 108-67 ATS (61.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (616) Gonzaga Bulldogs

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Ohio St. is in must win territory following a pair od losses in its last two games. The Buckeyes were blown out by Purdue last Saturday and then suffered an 18-point loss against Northwestern in their last game which snapped a 10-game losing streak for the Wildcats. The Buckeyes missed their first 13 shots against Northwestern and finished 26.6 percent from the floor, including going 4-26 from long range. The Buckeyes are clinging to an NCAA Tournament berth as they are one of the last four teams in and a win would likely make them a guarantee but a loss means a big run in the Big Ten Tournament is a must. The Buckeyes are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS loss. The Badgers have won two straight games with the latest coming against Iowa and it was their first by more than 10 points in the past nine games, so while they are getting it done, it has been far from dominant. That 20-point victory was their first cover in their last seven games and head to a tough environment on Senior Day. 10* (844) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the CAL ST. FULLERTON TITANS for our CBB Big West Game of the Year. While UC Irvine ran away with the Big West regular season championship, Cal St. Fullerton put together a great season. The Titans host Hawaii for the final game of the regular season on Saturday as the Titans look to secure the No. 2 seed for the Big West Tournament. They are a game under .500 for the season overall as they played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country but rebound to post a 10-5 conference record with one game left. The Titans have been a different team thus far in Big West Conference play as they are shooting 46.4 percent from the field and have shot better than 50 percent in seven of those games. The Titans have failed to cover their last four games which is putting value in this number at home where they are 9-2, losing only to Irvine within the conference. Hawaii opened its final roadtrip of the season with an upset win at UC Davis on Thursday which was just its third road win of the season and it snapped a three-game losing streak. 10* (706) Cal St. Fullerton Titans

This is a play on the TEMPLE OWLS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. We played against Central Florida on Thursday and it was able to sneak out a cover against Cincinnati to close its home portion of the schedule at 15-2. It was the eighth straight cover for the Knights which remain in third place in the AAC, one game behind the Bearcats and they hit the road in a classic letdown situation as they have secured a first round bye in the upcoming AAC Tournament. Central Florida is just 5-4 on the road and will be facing a revenge-minded Temple team. While this is the final home game for the Temple seniors, the 2018-19 season is the 13th and final year at the helm for head coach Fran Dunphy so the Owls will be out to send him out as a winner where he has compiled a 129-41 record at home. Another streak is on the line as the Owls have won on Senior Day for 11 straight seasons, not losing since Dunphy's first year in 2006-07. Temple is 19-7 ATS it its last 26 games as a home favorite of three points or less. 10* (666) Temple Owls

This is a play on the MARYLAND TERRAPINS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. The Terrapins had a solid season going until recently, as they have lost two in a row and three of five, including Tuesday's 69-62 setback at home to Michigan. That was just their third loss at home and first in the conference as they have impressive home wins over Ohio St., Purdue and Wisconsin. Maryland has played the 14th toughest schedule in the country and is expected to play the 11th toughest by regular season's end. The Terrapins have already surpassed their win total from last season despite boasting the third youngest team in the country. The Terrapins are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS loss while going 19-8 ATS in their last 27 home games off an upset loss as a favorite. Minnesota has posted back-to-back wins as underdogs, the latest coming at home against Purdue on Tuesday and after the victory, Minnesota students stormed the floor. Beating Purdue marked Minnesota's first Quadrant 1 victory since Jan. 3 at Wisconsin so the Gophers have struggled against the top teams and overall, they are just 2-6 against top 25 power ranked teams. The Gophers are 6-15 ATS in their last 21 games following an ATS win. 10* (854) Maryland Terrapins

This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. After 23 consecutive conference losses, California has won its last two games but both of those came at home and hitting the road is a different story. The Golden Bears are winless on the season away from home at 0-13, lasing those games by an average of over 15 ppg. That average losing margin is the same in its eight Pac 12 games with only two of those coming by single-digits and they are going to struggle again against the much bigger Cardinal. Stanford has dropped three of its last four games but two of those were on the road and the other coming against first place Washington by just one point. The Cardinal are 10-3 at home with those three conference losses coming by an average of 3.3 ppg and all against teams well above 500. Here, we play on home teams with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 off a cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog, playing a losing team. This situation is 50-25 ATS (66.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (630) Stanford Cardinal

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. Third place in the Mountain West Conference is on the line tonight between Fresno St. and San Diego St., both of which come in at 11-5. While the difference between third and fourth place is minimal, it is more about pride for the Aztecs as they are playing their final home game of the season and will be out for revenge from a four-point loss in Fresno in the first meeting. San Diego St. has been money at home as it has won and covered all eight conference games and this would mark just the second time the Aztecs would go undefeated at home in the MWC over 20 years since they have been affiliated with the conference. Going back, in its last 59 home conference games, the Aztecs are 53-6. San Diego St. is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 home games revenging a road loss. Fresno St. snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Wyoming last time out and while it has been solid on the road this season, the Bulldogs are in a tough spot here facing a revenge-minded San Diego St. team on Senior Night. 10* (820) San Diego Aztecs

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Xavier and Butler have both had disappointing seasons for their standards but it is the former that has put together a run that has put the Musketeers into a tie for third place in the Big East Conference. They have won five straight games to improve to 8-8 but only two games separates eight teams and despite three straight road wins, Xavier is just 4-6 on the road. Butler meanwhile has lost three games in a row, two coming on the road against the top two teams in the conference while the other was at home that came in overtime. The Bulldogs are 11-4 at home with quadruple revenge in play including a brutal one-point loss this season. Butler is 20-8 ATS in its last 28 home games after failing to cover the spread in three or more consecutive games and here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after going over the total by more than 12 points in two consecutive games, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .501 and .600. This situation is 35-9 ATS (79.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (602) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Kansas St. bounced back from its loss to rival Kansas with a win over Baylor on Saturday with a lot left to play for still. If the Wildcats win their final two games, they are guaranteed at least a share of the conference title. Kansas St. improved to 12-2 at home but it is just 6-5 on the road including questionable losses to Texas A&M and Tulsa. While there is a lot on the line for the Wildcats, the same can be said for TCU which is clearly on the bubble in the NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs dropped its game against Texas Tech on Saturday and they have now lost five of their last six conference games. A win here and they are likely in but a loss and a tough game at Texas to close the season will make things difficult. This is the final home game of the season for TCU where it is 12-4 and the Horned Frogs are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games against teams with a winning road record. Here, we play on teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are averaging between 74-78 ppg going up against teams averaging between 63-67 ppg, after allowing 75 points or more two straight games. This situation is 32-8 ATS (80 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (866) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS for our CBB Sunday Supreme Annihilator. Georgia Tech got steamrolled at Virginia by 30 points in its last game at Virginia on Wednesday but it returns home where it is 10-7 and playing its final home game of the season. The Yellow Jackets have played a brutal home schedule in the ACC with five losses against teams heading to the NCAA Tournament but they have won all three games against will be non-participants. Georgia Tech is 8-0 ATS in its last eight home when the line is +3 to -3 while going 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games after failing to cover two of its last three against the spread. Boston College is coming off an upset win over Louisville and has now won three of five while covering all five of those games. However, the three wins were all home and the Eagles come in just 2-7 on the road. They have been without second leading scorer Wynston Tabbs for over a month now and it has taken its toll offensively. 10* (832) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. Oregon is back home following a three-game roadtrip where it lost all three games to fall to 6-8 in the Pac 12. Once a lock for the NCAA Tournament, the Ducks are 6-8 in the conference and they can thank that to a 2-5 road record within the conference but they come home where they are 11-4 and looking for payback. Oregon lost in Tempe by 14 points last month and this is a must win situation. The Ducks are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 home games in the second half of the season when playing against a team with a winning record while going 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games after failing to cover the spread in two or more consecutive games. Arizona St. is one of just two Pac 12 teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament but it is an 11-seed so this is not a great team. The Sun Devils are just 4-4 on the road and going back, they are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. 10* (660) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. While still successful, it has been a down season for Villanova compared to the last few years and it has been a recent rough stretch as the Wildcats have lost their last three games. Additionally, they have lost four of their last five games but all four of those came on the road and going back, they have won nine straight home games. This is the first time Villanova has suffered three straight defeats since 2012-13. While this is not the final home game of the season, it is the final game at the Finn and it is senior night which makes this an even more special atmosphere. Marquette has won four straight games, covering its last three, and is now in sole possession of first place in the big East Conference. The Golden Eagles are a game and a half ahead of Villanova and can essentially put it away with a win here but the venue and atmosphere will not let that happen tonight. 10* (830) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Two NCAA Tournament bubble teams square off Tuesday night and the home team gets the edge tonight. South Carolina is one of the last seven teams out and cannot afford any more marginal losses with just a couple weeks remaining. The Gamecocks lost at Mississippi St. on Saturday by 15 points which was their third straight road loss. They are 6-1 at home in SEC action with the lone loss coming against Tennessee and they are 6-1 ATS in their last six home games overall. South Carolina is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games off a loss by 10 points or more to a conference rival. Alabama defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday but it was far from impressive as it won by seven points against the Commodores which are 0-14 in the conference. The Tide are just 3-7 on the road with two of those coming in the SEC against the aforementioned Commodores and 3-11 Missouri. Alabama is 29-50 ATS in its last 79 games off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 10* (626) South Carolina Gamecocks

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Kansas is coming off one of its worst performances of the season as it lost at Texas Tech by 29 points to fall to 9-5 in the Big XII, two games behind first place Kansas St. The Jayhawks are 2-5 on the road within the conference but a perfect 7-0 at home and it has flourished following a loss last time out. Kansas 90-12 following a loss in the Bill Self era, including 5-1 this season. Since the 2013-14 season, it is now 40-4 following a loss. The Jayhawks are 8-0 ATS following a loss by 20 or more points and this is the perfect spot to keep it going as Kansas has won 32-straight Big Monday games in Allen Fieldhouse. Additionally, Kansas is 17-2 ATS in its last 19 games after allowing 45 points or more in the first half last game. Kansas St. is coming off a 39-point drubbing of Oklahoma St. to make it six wins over its last seven games and sits in first place in the conference. The Wildcats have won four straight road games but this is the biggest test by far as they head to Lawrence at the wrong time. The Wildcats are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game. 10* (866) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS for our MWC Game of the Year. San Diego St. came into the season with low expectations and a slow start that included losses against California and Brown looked like it was on pace. The Aztecs then opened 1-2 in the MWC but they flipped a switch as they have won seven of their last eight games including a massive win against Nevada by eight points as a 7.5-point underdog in their last game on Wednesday. Now they have to hit the road after that which puts them in a difficult spot and one where revenge comes into play. The Aztecs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games. UNLV has won three straight games, albeit against the three worst teams in the conference, but overall the Rebels are 9-5 in the conference. That puts them a half-game behind San Diego St. for fourth place and this game becomes even more important to take the lead over the Aztecs and to avoid the tiebreaker head-to-head sweep. 10* (750) UNLV Runnin' Rebels

This is a play on the MISSOURI ST. BEARS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Trifecta. Missouri St. is coming off a 20-point home loss against Northern Iowa as a six-point favorite which snapped a four-game winning streak as well a 7-1 over its previous eight games. The Bears are 9-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference which puts them just one game behind Drake and Loyola-Chicago for first place. That was just their third home loss of the season which snapped a string of four straight wins here and going back, the Bears are 20-7-1 ATS in their last 28 games following a double-digit loss at home. Indiana St. meanwhile blew out Illinois St. by 23 points but the Sycamores are just 6-9 in the conference including a 2-6 record on the road and both of those wins happened to come in overtime. After a 5-1 start, the Sycamores have won consecutive games only once, going 1-8 in their last nine games following a win and have failed to cover their last six. 10* (632) Missouri St. Bears

This is a play on the ILLINOIS-CHICAGO FLAMES for our CBB Friday Enforcer. It is a logjam for third place in the Horizon League as two games separate six teams and two of those square off tonight with the bigger opportunity falling on the home team. Illinois-Chicago and Green Bay are tied at 8-6 and a loss here for the Flames would essentially put them two games behind the Phoenix because of getting swept in the season series, thus losing the head-to-head. Illinois-Chicago is coming off a three-game roadtrip where it went 2-1 but had a four-game winning streak snapped in the final game with a tough loss at Youngstown St. The Flames are 11-3 at home and going back, they are 28-13 ATS in their last 41 games as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points. Green Bay is coming off a pair of wins at home but it now hits the road where it has struggled to a 3-11 record including a 2-5 record in the conference, both wins coming against Milwaukee and Cleveland St., the two worst teams which are a combined 7-23. The Phoenix are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. 10* (862) Illinois-Chicago Flames

This is a play on the UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. UC Santa Barbara returns home following a pair of double-digit losses on the road to extend its three-game losing streak to fall to 6-5 in the Big West Conference. The last time the Gauchos dropped three games in a row was in February of 2017 and prior to the current three-game losing streak, Santa Barbara had never lost more than two in a row, which they did so twice in 2017-18 under head coach Joe Pasternack. They are 10-2 at home with the two losses coming against UC Irvine on Jan. 31, 66-62 in overtime and then 61-57 on Feb. 9 vs. UC Davis, two of the top four teams in the conference. UC Santa Barbara is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games when playing against a team with a winning record. Hawaii is coming off a pair of wins at home where it has played five of its last seven games and this is just the second roadtrip in a month. The Warriors are just 2-3 on the road and going back, they are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 road games off a home win by 20 points or more. 10* (940) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

This is a play on the PROVIDENCE FRIARS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. St. John's is coming off an historic win over Villanova over the weekend as it rallied from a 19-point deficit to pretty much lock up an NCAA Tournament berth. With its third win in four games, St. John's moved to above .500 in the Big East for the first time since early January. It was the Red Storm's largest comeback since rallying from 20 down to beat DePaul in 2010, and they handed the Wildcats just their third loss at MSG in the past 22 games. This has letdown written all over it and the Red Storm are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six games following a ATS win. Providence is coming off a pair of losses and has dropped five of its last six games to fall to 4-9 in the conference. The Friars are 9-5 at home and are favored for a reason so there is little risk jumping on this short number. Providence is 6-0 ATS in its last six games coming off two consecutive double-digit losses to conference rivals. 10* (816) Providence Friars

This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. Clemson lost a pair of tough games at Louisville and Miami last week, both coming by just one point. Things have been much different at home where the Tigers are 11-2 including four straight wins. They are a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament with main reason being lack of quality wins as Clemson is just 1-8 against ranked within the top 50. It needs to be noted however is that six of those losses came on the road and one of the home losses came against No. 3 Virginia. The Tigers are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games against teams with a winning road record. Florida St. has won seven straight games to move to 8-4 in the ACC after a rough 1-3 start. The Seminoles additionally have covered their last five games but that adds to the contrarian value. Florida St. is 3-2 on the road in the ACC but two of those wins came against Miami and Georgia Tech and the losses came against Boston College and Pittsburgh, which are a combined 6-19 in the ACC. 10* (630) Clemson Tigers

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. It has been a tough stretch for TCU which has lost two straight games and four of its last six to fall to 5-7 in the Big XII. The Horned Frogs are still projected to make the NCAA Tournament but a loss here could be devastating. They are still ranked a respectable 33rd in the RPI and while the Horned Frogs are 4-7 against the top 50, they are 13-1 against teams outside that group. TCU is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 road games off an upset loss as a home favorite. Oklahoma St. has pretty much cashed it in as it has lost five straight games to fall to 2-10 in the conference with four of those five losses coming by double-digits. The Cowboys are just 6-6 at home and are on pace for their worst home record in nearly two decades. Oklahoma St. is 3-12 as an underdog this season, covering just four of those games. 10* (857) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the EAST CAROLINA PIRATES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Tulsa won and covered its last game at Tulane as a road favorite and now it is laying nearly the same amount against a team that is a significant step above the Green Wave. Tulane improved to 5-7 in the AAC as it has now won two straight games but the Golden Hurricane are just 2-6 on the road and going back, they are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games against teams with a winning home record. It has been a tough stretch for East Carolina as it is just 2-10 in the conference but both wins came at home and one of those was against 20-4 Cincinnati. The ATS run has been nearly as bad but of course, that is being taken into consideration with this line. Here, we play against road favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points after beating the spread by 18 or more points total in their last three games going up against an opponent after being beaten by the spread by 42 or more points total in their last seven games. This situation is 49-19 ATS (72.1 percent) since 1997. 10* (816) East Carolina Pirates

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. VCU rolls into Dayton riding a five-game winning streak and is just a half-game out of first place in the Atlantic Ten behind Davidson. They have covered all five of these games and while the Rams are 12-1 at home, they are just 5-4 on the road and have struggled in spots against teams like this. The Rams are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games in the second half of the season against teams allowing 42 percent shooting or less. Dayton has won four of its last five games including a 29-point win at Rhode Island in its most recent game last Saturday. The Flyers are right in the mix as well as they trail Davidson by just a game and a half in the conference and head back home where they are 11-2 and laying a short number while trying to gain additional ground. Here, we play on teams coming off a win by 15 points or more as an underdog going up against an opponent off a home win by 10 points or more. This situation is 90-44 ATS (67.2 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (670) Dayton Flyers

This is a play on the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN PANTHERS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Florida International is coming off a pair of road losses to fall two games under .500 in the conference and it is part of 10 teams within three games of second place showing how open C-USA is. This is just the second two-game losing streak of the season for the Golden Panthers as they are 8-2 following a loss including a 4-1 record at home. Additionally, Florida International is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 home games off two consecutive losses of 10 or more to conference rivals. Rice is coming off an upset win at home against Marshall and the Owls check in at 2-9 on the road, one win over Texas Rio Grande Valley from the WAC and the other against 6-18 Charlotte. The Owls have won consecutive games only once this season and going back, they are 5-12-2 ATS in their last 19 games following a straight up win. 10* (606) Florida International Golden Panthers

This is a play on the XAVIER MUSKETEERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Xavier has missed the postseason only once in the last 21 years and it is looking like it will be twice in 22 years as the Musketeers have dropped six straight games. Despite playing a team in a similar situation, they are getting points at home which is a big overadjustment. Xavier caught two pints at home recently against 21-4 Marquette and is now getting nearly that against a team 7.5 games worse. Creighton is coming off a pair of close losses against Seton Hall and Villanova with both of those coming on the road and this marks its third straight road game, the first time this has occurred this season. Here, we play on home teams after failing to cover the spread in six or more consecutive games. This situation is 88-52 ATS (62.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (824) Xavier Musketeers

This is a play on the ST. JOHN'S RED STORM as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. St. John's pulled off a big upset one week ago as it defeated Marquette on the road by a point but could not sustain that momentum as it lost on Saturday at home against Providence by 14 points. The Red Storm were without second leading scorer Mustapha Heron who was out with a knee injury but he is back tonight as St. John's will be out for some revenge following a nine-point loss at Butler last month. Going bac, the Red Storm are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games off a home loss. The Bulldogs are coming off a pair of wins which snapped a three-game slide but they have not won three straight games since their first three games of the season. Butler is 0-6 ATS after two or more consecutive wins this season while going 9-18 ATS in its last 27 road games when playing against a team with a winning record. 10* (628) St. John's Red Storm

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. North Carolina was coming off a monster effort against rival NC State as it put up 113 points but narrowly escaped at home on Saturday as it took overtime to secure its seventh straight victory. The Tar Heels are 11-1 at home and are home underdogs in some spots which is a rarity as they have not been a home underdog since 2015. Going back, North Carolina is 9-0 ATS in its last nine home games when playing against a team with a winning percentage of .800 or better. Additionally, the Tar Heels are 16-4 ATS in their last 20 home games after scoring 85 points or more. Virginia suffered its second loss of the season on Saturday, both coming against Duke and now it has to regroup just two days later while adding travel to it. Virginia is 13-30 ATS in its last 43 road games off a loss by 10 points or more. Here, we play against teams where the line is +3 to -3 off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a home favorite going up against an opponent off two or more consecutive home wins. This situation is 49-20 ATS (71 percent) since 1997. 10* (856) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our CBB Sunday Supreme Annihilator. Injuries killed Notre Dame last season as its NCAA Tournament streak of three years in a row was halted with a trip to the NIT and this season, any postseason tournament could be a longshot unless it has a strong finish. The Irish are 2-8 in the ACC, just a half-game ahead of last place Pittsburgh and Miami and while they are 1-4 at home within the conference, all four losses have come against NCAA Tournament bound teams. They are coming off a pair of road games and finally have a winnable home games as their last two here came against Virginia and Duke. Georgia Tech has lost four straight games and going back, it has lost its last three road games, all coming by double-digits. The offense has been atrocious as the Yellow Jackets have averaged 52.2 ppg on 36.3 percent shooting over their last five games. Here, we play on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a straight up loss as a road favorite going up against an opponent off a loss by 20 points or more to a conference rival. This situation is 29-8 ATS (78.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (838) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. Washington which has stormed out of the gates a perfect 10-0 in the Pac 12 and it has covered every one of those games as well. The Huskies are coming off a win at Arizona on Friday to keep their unblemished record alive and they are a heavy consensus tonight coming in as a one-point underdog. Despite what they have accomplished, they are not even ranked in the AP Top 25 and are projected as just a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. There are four teams trailing Washington at 6-4 and one of those is Arizona St. which is coming off a 21-point loss at home against Washington St. as a 15-point favorite so there was a clear lookahead to this one. The Sun Devils have prospered in these spots in the past as they are 5-0 ATS in their last five games following a double-digit loss at home. Additionally, Arizona St. is 7-0 ATS in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage of .800 or better. 10* (766) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. St. Louis opened the season 5-0 in the Atlantic Ten but then suffered four straight losses, three coming by four points or less, before snapping the skid this past Tuesday with a 13-point win over Dayton to get some momentum back. The Billikens are 2.5 games out of first place and these are the games it can ill afford to lose. St. Louis is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games against teams shooting 42 percent or worse while going 21-6 ATS in its last 27 games after playing two consecutive games as an underdog. St. Joes has lost three of its last four games and is 3-4 since second leading scorer Lamarr Kimble went down with a hand injury. One of those wins came over Davidson, which is the only conference loss for the Wildcats, it was the first game without Kimble and those are the situations where teams step up when a star is gone for the first time. The Hawks are 2-8 ATS as underdogs this season while going 1-4 ATS in their last five home games against teams with a losing road record. 10* (851) St. Louis Billikens

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our CBB Thursday Enforcer. We waited on this game until getting confirmation for the status of Alexis Yetna (13.0 ppg, 9.8 rpg), who sustained a leg injury after being fouled on a drive to the basket in the Bulls last game Saturday. He came in as questionable and will now most likely be out tonight and that is a big loss for the Bulls. It has been a special season for USF as a victory against SMU would put the program 10 games above .500 in a season for the first time since March 1992. Additionally, USF already has won more AAC games than it has in the six-year history of the conference. The spot is a tough one tonight however as SMU has lost two games in a row but was within a possession of Cincinnati on the road Saturday before the Bearcats pulled away in the final 33 seconds for a 73-68. The Mustangs are 4-1 in their last five home games with the lone loss coming against No. 12 Houston which is 21-1 on the season. SMU is 29-15 ATS in its last 44 games coming off a road cover where it lost straight up as an underdog while USF is 14-28 ATS in its last 42 games as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points. 10* (646) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Big things were expected for Texas this season but it has been a rough go as inconsistency has been a real problem. Part of the issue has been the schedule as the Longhorns have played the second toughest schedule in the country according to the RPI and they have suffered some brutal losses. Eight of their 10 defeats have come by six points or less. Baylor has been one of the hottest teams in the Big XII as it has won six straight games including five straight within the conference to improve to 6-2. However, four of those wins came against the four worst teams in the conference. Baylor has played the easiest schedule in the Big XII as it is ranked No. 66 in the nation. The Bears have owned this series with six straight wins but those were with much better Baylor teams against much worse Texas teams. 10* (808) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the NC STATE WOLFPACK as part of our CBB Tuesday Trifecta. NC State has encountered a two-game losing streak, including Saturday's historically awful effort in a 47-24 home loss to Virginia Tech. It was the lowest point total for a Power Five team in the shot-clock era, along with a list of other historic lows. The Wolfpack managed only 10 points in the second half while shooting just 16.7 percent overall including going 2-28 from long range. This was quite the opposite effort than in their previous game where they took Virginia to overtime. The Wolfpack are 5-0 ATS in their last five games after scoring less than 50 points in their previous game. North Carolina has won five straight games and are clearly overvalued here based on recent results. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points coming off an upset loss by 15 or more points as a home favorite going up against an opponent off a road win. This situation is 42-12 ATS (77.8 percent) since 1997. 10* (629) NC State Wolfpack

This is a play on the OKLAHOMA SOONERS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. Oklahoma is coming off a pair of losses last week as after an embarrassing 30-point home loss to Baylor, it could not recover at West Virginia as it lost by eight points on Saturday to the Mountaineers which came in 1-7 in the Big XII. The Sooners defense has been a letdown over these two losses but it remains a strength as opponents are shooting 39.6 percent from the field, the second lowest opponent field goal percentage in the conference and 18th nationally. The Sooners rank 17th according to the Ken Pomeroy adjusted defensive efficiency. Oklahoma is 19-8 ATS in its last 27 games after playing a road game. Iowa St. is on a three-game winning streak to remain a half-game out of first place in the Big XII. The Cyclones head to Norman as just the second top-25 team to face the Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center this season. Oklahoma has won four of its last five home games against ranked opponents and has defeated the Cyclones in five of the last six meetings in Norman. Going back, Iowa St. is 6-18 ATS in its last 24 games as a road favorite of three points or less. 10* (856) Oklahoma Sooners

This is a play on the CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. California is winless in the Pac 12 at 0-8, part of a nine-game losing streak, and has failed to cover its last seven games. The linesmakers are taking this into consideration here as the Golden Bears are undervalued against a team that is not much better. After his team's loss to Utah, head coach Wyking Jones cited that he and his staff would recruit Monday and Tuesday, players were to participate in individual workouts on these days, give the team Wednesday off, then reconvene Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He said the team needed a break and that can do wonders. Stanford won at home against Colorado last Saturday but it has not won consecutive games since mid-December when it defeated Eastern Washington and San Jose St. which are a combined 10-31 and since then the Cardinals have lost four straight games following a victory. Additionally, the Cardinal are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games against teams with a losing home record. Here, we play on home teams after failing to cover the spread in seven or more consecutive games. This situation is 39-13 ATS (75 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (834) California Golden Bears

This is a play on the COLORADO BUFFALOES for our CBB Saturday Enforcer. Colorado is coming off a loss against Oregon St. on Thursday which was its second straight loss as well as its second straight loss at home after a 7-0 start in Boulder. The Buffaloes have opened a disappointing 2-6 in the Pac 12 but the linesmakers are taking that into consideration here with this number and going back, Colorado is 20-8 ATS in its last 28 games as a home underdog or pickem. Oregon meanwhile is coming off a win at Utah which was its second straight victory to move back to .500 in the conference. This has been a home dominated series of late with the host taking the last eight meetings and the Ducks are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 road games against teams with a winning home record. 10* (760) Colorado Buffaloes

This is a play on the MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD as part of our Thursday Trifecta. While we are playing against the team that won by 50 points, we are also playing on the team that lost by 50 points in that matchup. Marshall had no answer for Southern Mississippi as it lost 101-51 as that was its worst offensive game of the season including lows for points, field goals (15), field goal percentage (25.0 percent) and three-point field goal percentage (20.0 percent). That was the end of a brutal stretch where the Thundering Herd were playing their third straight road game in a span of six days. UTEP won just its second conference game on Saturday as it defeated 5-15 Charlotte by four points. The only other C-USA victory came by only one point against 8-13 Rice. The Miners are winless on the road at 0-7, losing those games by an average of nearly 15 ppg. Here, we play against underdogs in the second half of the season allowing between 67 and 74 ppg going up against teams allowing 78 or more, after a win by six points or less. This situation is 30-9 ATS (76.9 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (632) Marshall Thundering Herd

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS as part of our Wednesday Trifecta. Indiana opened Big Ten play with three straight wins but it has been a struggle since then as the Hoosiers have lost their last six games as the schedule has not been in their favor. Four of the six losses came on the road and all six have come against teams with winning record including having to play Michigan twice. Despite this, Indiana is still in the NCAA Tournament mix but a loss here would devastating especially with a game at Michigan St. on deck. While currently flawed, Indiana is still in the top 50 in the power rankings and owns three top 100 wins. Rutgers has won two straight games as significant underdogs but this is still a pretty bad team. An already struggling offense has found new lows since the start of January, and what is overall a reliable defense has faltered against the Big Ten. Add to that an inconsistent offense and it welcomes Indiana at the wrong time. 10* (797) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE as part of our CBB Tuesday Triple Play. We played on Alabama a week ago and we are backing them again here in a similar situational matchup. The Crimson Tide are 3-3 in the SEC, including a buzzer-beater loss at the hands of Texas A&M and a road loss to No. 1 Tennessee by three points. Alabama is 7-2 at home with the two losses coming by a combined four points and included in the wins are victories against Kentucky and Arizona. Alabama is currently tied with LSU and Mississippi St. in the SEC for most total wins against Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 opponents with eight. Overall, the Crimson Tide are 8-3, and have just one loss against Q2 teams. They are back home after that loss against Baylor on Saturday. Mississippi St. is coming off what could be considered an upset as it defeated Auburn by eight points as a pickem at home. The Bulldogs are just 2-2 on the road with the wins coming against Dayton and Vanderbilt, both of which are ranked well below Alabama. The Tide are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games against teams with a winning straight up record while the Bulldogs are 0-4 ATS in their last four games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game. 10* (630) Alabama Crimson Tide

This is a play on the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. Texas Tech dropped consecutive Big XII games against Iowa St., Baylor and Kansas St. before notching a 67-64 victory over Arkansas on Saturday in the Big XII/SEC Challenge. The Red Raiders are hoping to keep that momentum going to improve upon their 4-3 record in the conference as they are a game out of first place heading into tonight. Texas Tech has failed to cover its last four games so the contrarian play here is aided by line value and going back, it is 17-5 ATS in its last 22 home games after failing to cover six or seven of its last eight games against the spread. TCU has won two straight games as it defeated Texas in its most recent Big XII game and followed that up with a win over Florida on Saturday. The Horned Frogs are 3-3 in the conference but all three of those losses came on the road and their only road victory this season came at SMU in a non-conference game. Going back, TCU is 13-27 ATS in its last 40 games in the second half of the season against teams allowing 39 percent or better shooting from the floor. 10* (856) Texas Tech Red Raiders

This is a play on the SETON HALL PIRATES for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Seton Hall has lost three straight and four of its last five games but the schedule did not help as those five games came in a span of 14 days. Head coach Kevin Willard called conference scheduling absurd prior to the DePaul loss, saying it put his team at a competitive disadvantage and you cannot blame him. The good news is the Pirates have been off since last Saturday and going back, they Pirates are 19-8 ATS in their last 27 road games off an upset loss as a home favorite while going 6-0 ATS in road games against teams outscoring their opponents by eight or more ppg this season. Villanova has turned the corner after a shaky start to the season as it has won seven straight games including its first six in the Big East to take early control with Marquette looming. This will be a challenge despite Villanova having gone 16-0 at home against Seton Hall since 1994. The Pirates are looking like a potential NCAA Tournament team, having beaten St. Johns and Xavier within the conference and boasting a 9-3 non-conference record with wins over Kentucky and Maryland. 10* (831) Seton Hall Pirates

This is a play on the OREGON ST. BEAVERS as part of our CBB Saturday Trifecta. We played against Washington on Thursday as it dominated the first half against Oregon and held on for a five-point win. The Huskies are now a perfect 6-0 straight up and against the number in the Pac 12 and they are catching roughly the same number here as they were against Oregon which makes this intriguing considering the Beavers are ranked much lower in the power rankings than the Ducks. Oregon St. is coming off a 13-point win over Washington St. on Thursday and while that is not saying much, it does own impressive home wins over USC and UCLA and overall, the Beavers are 8-1 at home on the season. Oregon St. is 11-3 this season when favored and it has covered three of four home games against teams with a winning record and the Beavers have covered their last four games at home. 10* (670) Oregon St. Beavers

This is a play on the CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. Creighton is 11-8 overall and 2-4 in the Big East while having played the nation's ninth-toughest schedule, having already played 12 teams that won 21 games or more a year ago. The Bluejays are one of the best shooting teams in the country as they are second nationally in three-point percentage (.431), third in total three-pointers (231), third in three-pointers made per game (12.2) and fifth in field goal percentage (.505). While this might be considered a letdown for Creighton considering it is coming off a win at Georgetown as an underdog, the Bluejays are in full revenge mode here from a loss at Butler by 15 points just 20 days ago. Creighton is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 home games after allowing 80 points or more. The Bulldogs are coming off a loss against Villanova and they hit the road where they are just 1-4 with the lone victory coming against DePaul. Butler is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 road games against teams shooting 48 percent or better while going 2-12 ATS in its last 14 road games after playing a home game. 10* (858) Creighton Bluejays

This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS as part of our CBB Thursday Trifecta. Washington is off to a perfect 5-0 start in the Pac 12 and it has covered all of those games as well. Four of the five victories have come by double-digits including one of two conference games played on the road. While the Huskies start in conference play is impressive, it has also come against some of the weaker teams in the Pac 12 as none of five wins have come against teams ranked in the top 99 of the latest NCAA Net Rankings. Going back, the Huskies are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games against teams with a winning percentage above .600 while going 3-12 ATS in their last 15 road games after two straight wins by 15 points or more. Oregon upset Arizona on the road last Thursday but letdown the next game as it lost at Arizona St. two days later by 14 points. Overall, it has been a disappointing season for the Ducks but this is a chance for another quality win. Oregon is 20-9 ATS in its last 29 games against teams outscoring their opponents by four or more ppg in the second half of the season while going 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games following a loss. 10* (654) Oregon Ducks

This is a play on the GEORGIA BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Wednesday Trifecta. Georgia has lost three straight games to fall to 1-4 in the SEC but the schedule has been a brutal one. The Bulldogs four losses came against Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky and Florida and while this is another tough foe, the linemakers have taken that into consideration. They were on a 7-1 ATS run and going back, the Bulldogs are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine games following a double-digit loss at home. LSU has started conference play 4-0 but only one of those was a quality win and now it is laying its biggest number in SEC play. The Tigers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games following a straight up win of more than 20 points. Here, we play on road teams as an underdog or pickem with a winning percentage between .501 and .600 coming off three straight losses against conference rivals, playing a winning team. This situation is 61-26 ATS (70.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (805) Georgia Bulldogs

This is a play on the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE as part of our CBB Tuesday Triple Play. The Rebels have won 11 of its last 12 games and has beaten solid conference opponents Mississippi St. and Auburn along the way. The Rebels are coming off a dominating win over Arkansas on Saturday which made up for that lone loss with came against LSU by 14 points. The Crimson Tide have gone 2-3 in the SEC, including a buzzer-beater loss at the hands of Texas A&M and a road loss to Tennessee this past Saturday by three points. Alabama is 6-2 at home with the two losses coming by a combined four points and included in the wins are victories against Kentucky and Arizona. Alabama is currently tied with LSU and Mississippi St. in the SEC for most total wins against Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 opponents with seven. Overall, the Crimson Tide are 7-3, and undefeated against Q2 teams. The Alabama winning percentage is also tied for second-best behind Tennessee, who leads with .857 so this team is underrated right now. the Crimson Tide are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight home games against teams with a winning road record. 10* (638) Alabama Crimson Tide

This is a play on the CHARLOTTE 49ERS for our CBB Monday Enforcer. We played on Charlotte back on 12/18 against East Carolina with a big factor being the improved defense under new head coach Ron Sanchez who brought in the same system as Virginia where was an assistant coach. While it has taken some time, that unit is starting to gel and the 49ers are coming off their best defensive game of the season as they held Louisiana Tech to 40 points on 27.8 percent shooting. The 49ers are 5-0 ATS in their last five games against teams with a winning straight up record. Old Dominion defeated Southern Miss by 18 points which was its third straight win while snapping a three-game ATS losing skid. The Monarchs are 3-2 on the road but have failed to cover their last two, losing outright at Florida Atlantic as a favorite of seven points and defeating Florida International by just one point. The Monarchs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games against teams with a losing home record. Here, e play on underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points with a winning percentage between .200 and .400 off a double digit win as a underdog of six or more, playing a team with a winning record. This situation is 47-17 ATS (73.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (852) Charlotte 49ers

This is a play on the MISSOURI ST. BEARS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Missouri St. is coming off a home loss on Wednesday against Evansville as it shot just 39.7 percent from the floor including going only 3-16 (18.8 percent) from long range. That stopped some positive momentum as the Bears has won their previous two games, both on the road, against Indiana St. and Bradley. They have been favored in the last six meetings against Drake but are now catching points. The Bulldogs won at Bradley by 17 points on Wednesday as four-point underdogs but they are just 2-3 in the conference. They suffered a huge loss earlier this month with graduate transfer point guard Nick Norton going down for the season with a knee injury. He was their leading scorer with 15.5 ppg at the time while also leading the team in assists. 10* (825) Missouri St. Bears

This is a play on the VALPARAISO CRUSADERS as part of our CBB Saturday Triple Play. Valparaiso did not have a good transition from the Horizon League to the MVC as it finished in last place in its inaugural season. Things are on the way up however as the Crusaders are off to a 4-1 start in conference action and they look to bounce back following a loss at Loyola-Chicago by 17 points on Tuesday. That snapped a five-game winning streak and heading back home following two straight road games puts them in a great spot. Northern Iowa used to dominate the MVC but it finished send to late place last season and not much is expected this year either. The Panthers are coming off a pair of wins against Drake and Indiana St. but those were at home where they possess bad losses against Grand Canyon and Stony Brook. Northern Iowa is 1-4 on the road and going back, it is 5-15-1 ATS in its last 21 road games against teams with a winning home record. 10* (682) Valparaiso Crusaders

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our CBB Friday Enforcer. The Buckeyes have lost three consecutive games for the first time under second-year coach Chris Holtmann with the last two coming on the road. Ohio St. is 8-2 at home with the two losses being quality ones against Syracuse and Michigan St. and the goal tonight is to clean up the mistakes as it turned the ball over 34 times the past two games, including a season-high 21 vs. Iowa. Another key struggle area for Ohio St. has been the foul trouble of its top scorer, sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson so keeping him on the floor is huge. Ohio St. is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 home games after failing to cover four of its last five games. Maryland is a team trending very much in the opposite direction as after a tough loss to Seton Hall at the end of December, the Terrapins have rattled off six straight wins to work their way into the Top 25. They have had only two road games over this stretch and now comes their biggest test. Despite being ranked, we like the fact Maryland is the underdog here and Ohio St. gets the much needed victory to turn its season around. 10* (852) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. UAB opened the conference season with a pair of wins over Florida Atlantic and Florida International but lost both games last week on the road to fall to 2-2 in C-USA. The Blazers are back home where they are 8-1 with the lone defeat coming against Troy by just one-point. They are extremely balanced with seven players averaging between 6.6 and 12.4 ppg and going back, the Blazers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a straight up loss. UTEP snapped a three-game losing streak with an unimpressive one-point win over Rice on Saturday, considered by most as the worst team in the conference. That was the third straight home game for the Miners where they are 6-4 but they hit the road after dropping their first five games by an average of close to 18 ppg. The Miners are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games following three or more consecutive home games. 10* (636) UAB Blazers

This is a play on the BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES for our CBB Wednesday Enforcer. Louisville is coming off a monumental upset as it went to Chapel Hill and beat North Carolina by 21 points as an 11-point underdog. It was even more shocking considering its previous game resulted in a loss against Pittsburgh, a team that did not win a single conference game last season. The Cardinals are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win. Boston College has opened 0-3 in the ACC but two of those games came against Virginia and Virginia Tech, two top ten teams, while the other came at Notre Dame, which is a difficult venue, by just three points. The Eagles have covered all five games away from home this season and they are 6-0 ATS in their last six games after having lost four of their last five games. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points off a road cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog going up against an opponent off an upset win as a road underdog. This situation is 73-36 ATS (67 percent) since 1997. 10* (797) Boston College Eagles

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. We played on Kansas last Wednesday as it defeated TCU but the matchup is more difficult tonight and the Jayhawks are laying a bucket more. They are coming off a win over Baylor on Saturday as they were outrebounded 44-26 with a lot of that due to the season-ending injury to junior center Udoka Azubuike. With Azubuike out, the Jayhawks lack mismatches the 7-footer created and they have trouble attacking teams from three-point range. While sitting at 14-2, six wins have been decided by six points or less, including two in overtime. Texas lost to eighth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday, and there is no shame in that. But there is no winning in that, either. Playing well for a half or so will only get you a losing record in this conference. This roster is talented enough to compete with anyone but the Longhorns have underachieved at times, including losses to Radford and VCU. Guards Kerwin Roach (13.6 ppg), Matt Coleman (10.1) and Elijah Mitrou-Long (7.5) and forwards Jaxson Hayes (10.1) and Dylan Osetkowski (9.5) provide balanced scoring for Texas. Kansas is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games of a conference road win. 10* (873) Texas Longhorns