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Date	Match Up	Rating	Score	Result	Profit	Lead Time	Analysis
12-12-20	Notre Dame +8 v. Kentucky	Top	64-63	Win	100	2 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit CBB Mismatch of the Day The Irish have been straddling spreads in losses against quality Big Ten opponents Michigan State and Ohio State. Kentucky hasn’t shown that they can score like those other two, with 64, 62, 62 points in three straight losses to Richmond, Kansas and Georgia Tech. Unfriendly road whistle against short-rotation visitor notwithstanding, because ya’ gotta get ’em while they’re down
12-11-20	Iowa State v. Iowa -13	Top	77-105	Win	100	28 h 59 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit CBB Play of the Day The kid we told you about on Iowa – 6’10" Jack Nunge – wasted their time with 0-for-5 three-point shooting and only 3 rebounds, 0 blocks in 22 minutes vs. North Carolina. But the Hawkeyes still won the game by 13 points! Iowa State’s low rebounding numbers (only 30 per game) and low-percentage three-point shooting (29.1%) do not bode well for a match-up with the nation’s #3, which has too good an inside-outside game
12-11-20	Georgia Southern v. Davidson -14		45-77	Win	100	26 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Ike, Tookie, Quan Jackson, all gone for Georgia Southern, who beat still-winless South Carolina Upstate by 3 points after beating two NAIA schools. In the 72-69 win, they shot 2-for-17 from three-point range. Uh-oh. Now, they get to truly measure themselves against an Atlantic 10 title contender dropping down in class and returning home after three games against Texas, Providence and UNLV and shooting 49.5% from the field.
12-11-20	Nebraska-Omaha v. Kansas -24.5		50-95	Win	100	26 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Omaha is in the same city as Creighton, but they ain’t Creighton! Those Blue Jays merited every part of their high national ranking. These Mavericks are scoring a mere 63.7 ppg (Creigton got here averaging 84) and played their last game, and most of the previous, without leading scorer Marlon Ruffin, a 6’5" junior guard who’d had a game-high of 18 vs. Creighton in a 27-point loss. 6’8" KU freshman Jalen Wilson had quite the three-point stroke vs. Creighton, has help there, and 6’10", 265 junior David McCormack got a season-high 28 minutes in vs. Creighton, should move forward now
12-10-20	Long Beach State v. San Francisco -15.5		62-107	Win	100	9 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units USF already has wins away from home against Virginia, Nevada and Cal Poly, the latter by 25 and 26 points, so they haven’t let down since achieving the ol’ “signature win” vs. Virginia. Looks like Cal-Poly’s Big West cousin Long Beach is headed up the California coastline for a drubbing. Dan Monson’s bench has totaled 4 points in two games, 1 at Loyola Marymount and 3 vs. Seattle U
12-09-20	Northern Iowa v. Richmond -9		68-78	Win	100	10 h 57 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units UNI has been a sucker-side so far at 0-3 ATS, losing all D-1 games outright to fellow mid-Majors Western Kentucky, Saint Mary’s and Utah State despite shooting 42.9% from three-point range. With outside shooting that good, other stuff is lacking. On Monday, the Spiders of Richmond came out of a program pause on short practice and no opponent-specific prep to get past a very good Wofford team that played in the SoCon Championship game last season.
12-08-20	UTEP v. St. Mary's -12		61-73	Push	0	4 h 10 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units UTEP’s Souley Boum played against Saint Mary’s when he attended San Francisco, a program that improved after he transferred. “We’ll have our hands full and it will be a great challenge for us,” says UTEP head coach Rodney Terry about defending Saint Mary’s offensive system. His team didn’t practice much last week before drilling Sul Ross State, after they’d drilled Texas Permian Basin. Those are Division 3 and Division 2 schools, folks. Starting point guard Jamal Bienemy logged a lot of minutes for Oklahoma but never scored much, plays only his second game for UTEP after missing the latest.
12-08-20	Montana v. Georgia -10.5	Top	50-63	Win	100	1 h 14 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit CBB Play of the Day The Montana coaching staff gets to split the guaranteed money generated from most of their games against power-conference opposition. It’s in DeCuir’s contract to schedule some of these games, and for the money to go among the coaches. It’s true. You could look it up. The message being, ‘If we schedule these games and show up, we make more money and the team gets a good scrimmage vs. better athletes.’ The score is not important. Showing up in SEC country averaging only 29.7 rebounds per game also bodes poorly.
12-07-20	Chattanooga v. Middle Tennessee -2		80-70	Loss	-110	11 h 50 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units A hard-nosed defensive mindset could serve the home side as well in this match-up as it did when it held Murray State to 61 points in a recent home win. The visiting Mocs won only 62-54 at Tennessee Tech recently, a 9-22 squad from last season (0-4 currently) not known as a tough defensive outfit
12-06-20	Seton Hall v. Penn State -2.5		98-92	Loss	-104	12 h 41 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Seton Hall offense without Myles Powell to dominate the proceedings – still a work in progress, eh? 0-2 SU on the road so far at Rhode Island and Louisville despite 25 and 22 points from Sandro Mamukelashvili, who has yet to have foul trouble but it wouldn’t be good if he does
12-06-20	Missouri -5 v. Wichita State		72-62	Win	100	6 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The host Shockers hit only 40.9% from the field against Oral Roberts here. It’s early still, but Cuonzo’s kids are finding the net so far like never before on his watch. Drew Buggs, grad transfer point guard from Hawaii, is getting partial credit. Cuonzo Martin has been able to keep a core group together for a few seasons, while Wichita’s has transferred out
12-05-20	Miami-OH +5 v. Wright State		47-71	Loss	-109	6 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units You started worrying about Wright State when they said they would be tossing it more down low to Loudon Love and Grant Basile, the latter who happens to be beginning this season with an injury and played only 18 minutes in Wednesday’s 80-64 home loss to Marshall. Love and Basile combined for 20 points in 47 minutes. The rest of the team shot 14-for-44. The visiting Redhawks scored 81 points vs. Wright last season. Lost the game by 7 points, but Love had 27 that night for reasons that may no longer exist
12-05-20	Eastern Washington +12.5 v. Arizona		67-70	Win	100	4 h 49 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Visiting EW will be without starting point guard Ellie Magnusen for this hastily scheduled affair but they were 23-8 last season and have already played Washington State to within 3 points on the road. Arizona is basically replacing their entire starting lineup around transfers James Akinjo and Jordan Brown. The Wildcats shot 38.3% from the field against Grambling in their only game
12-04-20	South Dakota State v. Bradley +1.5		88-84	Loss	-105	10 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The shelf-life of the traveling Jackrabbits figures to expire after coming out of Iowa State on Wednesday, where they pulled off a mild “upset” of the Cyclones but at +3.5 in early December against an unranked foe with no fans in the stands, it was about as mild as it gets. It’s no Sunday drive getting to Peoria, IL from anywhere. When they get there, they’ll be facing the Missouri Valley’s two-time conference tournament winner who played three games in three days last week, covered the true road game at Xavier for us and played an exhibition tune-up here on Tuesday. The Braves have nothing scheduled for 13 days after this and after tomorrow’s visit from St. Joe’s was canceled, have been able to turn their full attention to tonight’s assignment
12-04-20	Wisconsin -4 v. Marquette		65-67	Loss	-120	9 h 50 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Marquette had an awful offensive game against an opponent not known for defensive tactics (Oklahoma State). Trouble ahead? It’s early in the post-Markus Howard era and if they couldn’t score while Okie State’s underclassmen wizards were putting on their display, then how they gonna score in the halfcourt against a team whose program is perennially drilled into playing 35 full seconds of dogged, man-to-man defense
12-03-20	VMI v. Virginia Tech -20.5		57-64	Loss	-110	9 h 48 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units VMI doesn’t stray into power-conference territory very often. In 2018-19, they lost 94-55 at Pitt, 89-65 at Va. Tech. Last year, they lost by only 9 points to Va. Tech, but the Hokies had a new head coach who spread the minutes around generously among many new players – nine played 11 to 27 minutes. Freshman Hunter Catoor was their leading scorer for the first and only time of the season. This year’s group of Hokies – a group more to Mike Young’s liking -- handled Radford and South Florida by 15 and 18 points around beating #3-ranked Villanova, all three better than VMI
12-02-20	St. John's +1.5 v. BYU		68-74	Loss	-110	7 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Seems unfair for BYU to be playing an athletic, up-tempo opponent that’s rested, after BYU played against USC yesterday, doesn’t it? Not that we’re concerned about fairness. Unfairness is what creates value, we hope. BYU head coach Mark Pope would like his seven-foot Purdue transfer Matt Haarms to be a 27-30 minute guy (he’s played 12 and 24 minutes so far). “It’s hard to do for a big to log that many minutes, but I think he can do it… In terms of getting him the ball in the right spot, that’s going to be a learning process for us.” We can earn while they learn.
12-02-20	Indiana v. Stanford -1.5		79-63	Loss	-110	3 h 8 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Off a 20+ point loss vs. Texas, Indiana will probably be missing guard Al Durham (14 ppg so far). The offense didn’t look good with guards Rob Phinisee and Khristian Lander on the floor together and that combo may be forced to play more minutes this afternoon. Stanford’s aggressive defense (22 turnovers from North Carolina) would figure to capitalize on struggling offense. Also, 6’11” senior center Joey Brunk has yet to make an appearance for Hoosiers
12-01-20	Kentucky v. Kansas -4		62-65	Loss	-113	9 h 59 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units It’s possible that Kentucky rebounds from shooting 0-for-10 from three-point range in the loss vs. Richmond. But 10 trey attempts is not a lot of three-point shots, is it? And it’s not like their forwards were pouring in the buckets in the paint. Only 64 points vs. Richmond? The Spiders are good, but defense is not their calling card. Kansas tempo would figure to make the turnover problem they had vs. Richmond remain a problem
12-01-20	Western Kentucky +4 v. Louisville		54-75	Loss	-108	5 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units As long as they’re taking points against opponents who aren’t familiar with them, Stansbury and his Hilltoppers seem to be a decent option. Louisville has been missing several injured players, including 6’11’’ center, Malik Williams, recovering from foot surgery. They played only seven escaping Seton Hall by 1 point. West Virginia had the size to help neutralize WKU’s Charles Bassey. Louisville doesn’t seem to have it at the moment
11-30-20	Iona v. Seton Hall -19.5		64-86	Win	100	10 h 4 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Pirates’ head coach Kevin Willard should relish beating one of his mentors, Rick Pitino, when Pitino is coaching the lesser roster his first game. “We’re not ready to play right now but we have to play a game.” Thanks for the heads-up, Rick! Two Iona starters, Asante Gist and Osborn Shema, are expected to be out with injuries
11-30-20	St. John's v. Boston College		97-93	Loss	-110	8 h 9 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Jim Christian’s seat at Boston College is hotter than just about anyone else’s in the nation. His roster has more continuity of personnel than the Red Tomato, whose coach Mike Anderson does a very good job with what he has – especially when playing down in class -- but probably isn’t ready to run-n-gun a fellow power-conference also ran off a neutral floor just yet. BC struggled against zone defenses last season but won’t see much of that from the Red Menace.
11-29-20	Texas Tech v. Houston +3		53-64	Win	100	8 h 22 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Marcus Santos-Silva, VCU transfer, is an exciting new piece for a Texas Tech team that has several others, such as Georgetown transfer Mac McClung, UNLV transfer Joel Ntrambwe and Wichita State transfer Jamarius Burton. All of them averaged double-digits in scoring for their prior programs. But Houston scored 89 points on Wednesday without preseason American Athletic Conference player of the year Caleb Mills. They forced 22 turnovers, blocked 8 shots, had a 37-9 advantage in bench points. Then, they eased past Boise State on Friday in a fine, low-scoring tune-up for this
11-28-20	Montana v. USC -11.5		62-76	Win	100	11 h 57 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Wouldn’t be going against the Mobley family currently factoring heavily in the USC program. They’re more efficient and responsible than, for example, the Ball family that was trying to run the neighboring UCLA program. There is lots of length on the floor for Montana to navigate around. First of six straight road games for the visiting Grizzlies, four of them – including this – contractually guaranteed-payment games by stipulated clause in the contract of head coach Travis DeCuir.
11-28-20	Notre Dame +10.5 v. Michigan State		70-80	Win	100	10 h 50 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Irish closed last season 9-4, have plenty of returning experience and production. Michigan State is forever primed to play its best basketball in March. Says Irish head coach Mike Brey, regarding Michigan State (who no longer has point guard Cassius Winston or paint owner Xavier Tillman), “When I think about them, when I talked to the team, can we stop transition and can we keep it to one-and-done so they don’t play volleyball on the backboard?” They might. Also, Michigan State turned it over 18 times vs. Eastern Michigan’s zone the other night.
11-27-20	Colorado -5 v. Kansas State		76-58	Win	100	10 h 18 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Have to believe that Bruce Weber needs more time to develop his K-State team into something resembling his preferred style. Until then, anyone with quality should be able to handle them, anyplace. Buffs did us a solid vs. South Dakota, step up in class looking fine in this spot
11-27-20	UC-Davis +8.5 v. Santa Clara		63-66	Win	100	6 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Nothing about Santa Clara’s 62-49 win against Idaho State on Wednesday suggested forthcoming dominance of Jim Les’ Davis boys, who probably benefit from scheduling changes that would have had them flying all over the place this month. This change in November itinerary was a 90-minute bus trip, two days ago, and they’ve stayed in town since debuting with 93 points on Wednesday in this “Invitational.” Lost the game but hey, 93 points looks better than 62!
11-27-20	St. Joe's v. Kansas -17.5		72-94	Win	100	4 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units This’ll work out better for the Jayhawks than yesterday, when they were thrown to the Gonzaga wolves. That which didn’t kill them makes them stronger. St. Joe’s took Auburn to the wire and figures to be worse for the wear a day later.
11-26-20	Bradley +10 v. Xavier		50-51	Win	100	4 h 31 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Musketeers invite Braves to sit with them for holiday and could have their Thanksgiving lunch eaten by a rude guest. Xavier – not as strong the last two seasons and with turnover issues that rarely existed in Chris Mack’s tenure -- will be blending in a couple of “veteran” transfers and perhaps one more if they can get Big Ben Stanley (22-and-7 at Hampton) eligible. The Braves – back-to-back Mo Valley champs -- won’t be awed, regardless.
11-25-20	South Dakota v. Colorado -16.5		61-84	Win	100	7 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Buffs have a solid core of returning, productive experience, plus redshirt freshman guard Keeshawn Barthelemy, who’ll allow McKinley Wright to move off the ball and score more. South Dakota plays up in class in first game after losing five of top seven scorers
11-25-20	Jacksonville State v. Alabama -20.5		57-81	Win	100	7 h 41 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units A year ago, we picked Penn of the Ivy League outright over Alabama – at Alabama -- in the Tide’s first game under head coach Nate Oates. Timing, of course, is everything. Penn – who could score – won 81-80. Alabama went on to have a respectable season in which they averaged 82 points per game. So-so offensive teams from lesser conferences are in very difficult spots when on the road vs. track-meet hosts
11-25-20	Cal-Irvine v. Pepperdine -1		72-86	Win	100	10 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Waves bring back a lot, including senior point guard Colbey Ross. Though Ross had a pedestrian 13 points and eight assists in last year's game, he's huge talent. While the Waves return four starters, the Anteaters lose four (senior) starters. While expectations are always high for this team, they're going to be pretty inexperienced out of the gate
10-04-20	Lakers -9.5 v. Heat		104-115	Loss	-105	11 h 53 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Los Angeles has been dominant the first two games, outscoring and outrebounding Miami. The Western Conference champs have been potent both in the paint and from long range, and they show little sign of slowing down with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. Davis is averaging 33 points and 11.5 rebounds through the first two games, and James is just behind at 29 and 11. The dynamic duo has elicited comparisons to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, who combined to win three consecutive championships for the Lakers from 2000-02. Consider: The Lakers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight after a ten points or greater SU victory in their last outing.
08-08-20	Clippers +165 v. Blazers		122-117	Win	165	1 h 18 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Clippers now own the West's best per game point differential (+6.6), which is a big deal, despite being just 2-2 SU since the restart. Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley is still out with injuries, which probably factors into the line move, but LA was still able to defeat Dallas by double digits on Thursday. Portland is probably without Hassan Whiteside today.
08-07-20	Celtics v. Raptors -2		122-100	Loss	-105	7 h 5 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors own the longest active winning streak in the NBA and can clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference on Friday night when they oppose the Boston Celtics at The Arena inside the NBA bubble near Orlando. The Raptors (49-18) will be seeking their eighth consecutive victory, and the triumph would eliminate third-place Boston (45-23) from contention for the No. 2 seed. Toronto is 3-0 since the season restarted and has held two opponents below 100 points, including the Orlando Magic in Wednesday's 109-99 victory. The Celtics are only 2-2 in the restart but averaged 138.5 points in the two wins, including Wednesday's 149-115 drubbing of the Brooklyn Nets.
08-04-20	Celtics v. Heat UNDER 221.5		106-112	Win	100	8 h 8 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units These teams met twice already this season, and both meetings came up well short of 221 points. Not once in the last 10 meetings between these teams have bookmakers listed a total as high as 221 points. In fact nine of the last 10 times these teams have faced each other the total was lower than 215 points. Miami is allowing an average of 108 points per game this season, and they gave up 107 points in a loss to Toronto in their last game. Boston is allowing an average of 107 points per game, ranking #3 in the NBA in that category.
08-03-20	Grizzlies +4.5 v. Pelicans		99-109	Loss	-106	7 h 10 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Pelicans are 0-2 since the restart. They haven’t played any defense in their two losses; a season long problem for Alvin Gentry’s squad. Zion Williamson has not acclimated well with his teammates back on the court, playing only 14 and 15 minutes in his two games. This is not a team primed to start covering ATS as a favorite tonight.
08-02-20	Bucks -4.5 v. Rockets		116-120	Loss	-106	11 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Their status as favorites leaves the Bucks in the position of tweaking prior to the playoffs. Their level of play against Boston reflected that of a team that hasn't missed a beat, even following a protracted suspension of the season. For all their offensive might, the Rockets realize that their ability to thrive is tethered to limiting defensive miscues. Fielding a small lineup presents some advantages, but it also forces the Rockets to execute with precision on defense while rebounding with a collective abandon. Consider: Houston is 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game while Milwaukee is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games as a favorite. Additionally, Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings versus Houston
03-11-20	Kansas State +2.5 v. TCU		53-49	Win	100	4 h 28 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Wildcats suffered through a 10-game losing streak down the stretch before ending their misery with a 79-63 win over Iowa State on Saturday. Senior leader Xavier Sneed scored a career-high 31 points in his final home game as Kansas State won for the first time in 38 days. Consider that Kansas State is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
03-11-20	North Carolina -2.5 v. Syracuse	Top	53-81	Loss	-109	5 h 45 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit ACC Game of the Week North Carolina may be the 14th seed in this season's ACC tournament, but no team may be no more dangerous than the streaking Tar Heels. North Carolina blasted Virginia Tech 78-56 with a dominant second half to win for the fourth time in five games after a seven-game losing streak, and now will play sixth-seeded Syracuse on Wednesday in the second round at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. Consider that Syracuse is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games.
03-11-20	Hornets +11 v. Heat		109-98	Win	100	2 h 25 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Miami is trying to overtake the Boston Celtics for the No. 3 spot while holding off the Indiana Pacers charging from behind and is hoping All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler will be ready today. The Hornets lost four of their last five games and are coming off a 143-138 double-overtime setback at Atlanta on Monday that featured a career-high 40 points from point guard Terry Rozier. Consider that Charlotte is 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
03-11-20	Georgia v. Ole Miss -3		81-63	Loss	-110	2 h 54 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Georgia and Ole Miss have endured disappointing seasons entering their first-round matchup in the SEC tournament today in Nashville, Tenn., but both rosters feature a player who can take over a game offensively. Anthony Edwards earned SEC Freshman of the Year honors after averaging 19.5 points in the regular season for 13th-seeded Georgia, while Breein Tyree averaged 19.7 points and landed on the All-SEC first team for the 12th-seed Rebels. Consider that Georgia is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
03-11-20	Iowa State v. Oklahoma State -6.5	Top	71-72	Loss	-108	2 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit Big-12 Game of the Week Oklahoma State authored the biggest in-season turnaround in the Big 12, recovering from an 0-8 start to win seven of its final 10 league games. The Cowboys will try to carry their momentum into the postseason when they enter the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 8 seed against ninth-seeded Iowa State in an evening first-round matchup in Kansas City, Mo. Consider that Iowa State is 7-20 ATS in their last 27 games as an underdog.
03-11-20	Boston College +10.5 v. Notre Dame	Top	58-80	Loss	-109	2 h 5 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day The Irish have split a pair of one-point decisions with the Eagles this season - the road team winning both - but they could be facing a diminished Boston College team that was missing three of its top five scorers due to injuries for an 80-62 loss at Florida State on Saturday. Consider that Notre Dame is 7-16-1 ATS in their last 24 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
03-11-20	Fordham v. George Washington -3		72-52	Loss	-110	2 h 34 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Fordham is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games as an underdog and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games. George Washington is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss, and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games.
03-11-20	St. Joe's v. George Mason -4.5		70-77	Win	100	3 h 52 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Fordham is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games as an underdog and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games. George Washington is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss, and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games.
03-10-20	Clippers -11.5 v. Warriors		131-107	Win	100	9 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 3 Units The Clippers had a chance to establish themselves as the most dominant team in the city of Los Angeles on Sunday but instead fell 112-103 to the Lakers in a battle of the top two teams in the Western Conference. The Clippers will take a steep step down in competition when they visit the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles took each of the first two meetings, including a 141-122 triumph at Golden State on Oct. 24. Consider that Los Angeles is 25-9 ATS in their last 34 games following a straight up loss.
03-10-20	Magic v. Grizzlies -2.5		120-115	Loss	-103	6 h 18 m	Show
Rating: 3 Units The Memphis Grizzlies are fighting to stay in the top eight in the Western Conference with a slew of teams chasing them for the No. 8 spot and need to pick up as many wins as they can, especially against teams with losing records. The Grizzlies will try to make it two in a row against sub-.500 teams from the East when they host the Orlando Magic today. Memphis sits four games ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings and won four of its last five games but is staring at a brutal closing stretch with 12 of the final 18 games against teams currently in the top eight of their respective conferences and five of the other six against teams chasing it in the West - Portland (twice), New Orleans (twice) and San Antonio. Consider that Orlando is 5-12 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Memphis.
03-10-20	Celtics v. Pacers +3		114-111	Push	0	6 h 32 m	Show
Rating: 3 Units A pair of Eastern Conference contenders trending in opposite directions meet today in Indiana, where the host Pacers look to get closer in the standings to the slumping Boston Celtics. Indiana's 112-109 win at Dallas on Sunday gave the team eight victories in its last 10 games and pushed it into fifth place alone in the East, just 3 1/2 games back of the third-place Celtics. The Celtics have lost four of their last five following a 105-104 setback at home to Oklahoma City on Sunday. Gordon Hayward returned from a two-game layoff to score 24 points but Boston was outscored by 12 points in the second half to suffer its fourth straight home loss. Consider that Indiana is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
03-10-20	Illinois-Chicago +4.5 v. Northern Kentucky		62-71	Loss	-105	2 h 6 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Illinois - Chicago is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. Northern Kentucky is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win.
03-10-20	North Carolina -4 v. Virginia Tech	Top	78-56	Win	100	2 h 21 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit Tournament Play of the Day Losing streaks of four, five and seven games have already made this a forgettable season in Chapel Hill, but North Carolina found a bit of an offensive groove toward the end of the regular season that contributed to a three-game winning streak prior to Saturday's 89-76 loss at Duke. One of North Carolina's several frustrating losses came at Virginia Tech on Jan. 22 as the Hokies' Tyrece Radford hit the game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left in overtime. North Carolina's late three-game surge resulted in more wins than Virginia Tech has been able to manage since that date, however, as the Hokies fell for the 10th time in 12 outings following Saturday's 64-56 loss at Notre Dame. Consider that Virginia Tech is 2-12 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
03-10-20	Northeastern v. Hofstra -1	Top	61-70	Win	100	2 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 3 Units Northeastern is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win, and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games as an underdog. Hofstra is 24-6-1 ATS in their last 31 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 49-22 ATS in their last 71 games overall, and 37-17 ATS in their last 54 games following a straight up win.
03-09-20	St. Mary's +4.5 v. BYU		51-50	Win	100	13 h 25 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Fifteenth-ranked BYU and Saint Mary's have already played a couple nail biters this season, so their West Coast Conference Tournament semifinal meeting in Las Vegas today. The second-seeded Cougars, who have won nine straight, received a bye into the semifinals and haven't played since Feb. 29 while the No. 3 seed Gaels are coming off an 89-82 double-overtime victory over Pepperdine in Saturday's quarterfinals. Consider that Saint Marys is 8-21 ATS in their last 29 neutral site games as an underdog.
03-09-20	Green Bay v. Northern Kentucky -4.5		69-80	Win	100	12 h 35 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Wisconsin Green Bay is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games as an underdog. Northern Kentucky is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games, and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS loss.
03-09-20	San Francisco v. Gonzaga -12		77-81	Loss	-114	11 h 17 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Gonzaga saw its six-year reign in the West Coast Conference Tournament end last March and the top-seeded Bulldogs aim to start another streak as they begin play in the semifinals today against fifth seed San Francisco at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Second-ranked Gonzaga will play for the first time in nine days after winning 21 of its last 22 games, including an 86-76 victory over Saint Mary’s on Feb. 29, and goes for its 19th straight win over USF. Consider that San Francisco is 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 games as an underdog and the favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
03-08-20	Magic +8.5 v. Rockets		126-106	Win	100	8 h 47 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Orlando is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. Houston is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss. In addition, Orlando is 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings overall and 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Houston.
03-08-20	Iowa +3.5 v. Illinois		76-78	Win	100	8 h 9 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units No. 23 Illinois looks to head into the Big Ten Tournament on a positive note after it hosts 18th-ranked Iowa today. The Fighting Illini had their four-game winning streak snapped following a 71-63 loss to No. 19 Ohio State on Thursday, but they've already won more conference games since 2004-05 squad that went 15-1 and went to the NCAA finals. Iowa suffered its first home defeat since early November after dropping a 77-68 decision to Purdue on Tuesday. The high-flying Hawkeyes, who lead the Big Ten in scoring, were limited to 37.5 percent shooting from the field, and they hope to bounce back by knocking off the Fighting Illini for the sixth consecutive time. Consider that Iowa is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up loss.
03-08-20	Thunder v. Celtics -3.5		105-104	Loss	-109	7 h 0 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Overtime losses at home to Houston and Brooklyn - the latter of which saw Boston blow a 21-point lead in the second half - started the TD Garden slide, and Friday's 99-91 setback against Utah extended the squad's frustration. The Thunder won the first two legs of their three-game road trip at Detroit and New York. Danilo Gallinari led six players in double figures in a 126-103 rout of the Knicks on Friday night as Oklahoma City posted its most lopsided road victory of the season and remained in sixth place in the Western Conference. Consider that Boston is 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
03-08-20	Pelicans -6.5 v. Wolves		120-107	Win	100	5 h 35 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units New Orleans sits four games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies with 19 games left on the schedule entering play on Saturday and will likely see things decided over the next nine contests, which include two games against the Grizzlies, two against Sacramento and one versus San Antonio along with matchups at West powers Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Timberwolves are not a part of the postseason race but is trying to build chemistry with a rebuilt roster and is 3-3 in its last six games but is coming off a 132-118 home loss to the Orlando Magic on Friday.
03-07-20	UC-Davis +4.5 v. Cal-Riverside		61-66	Loss	-109	10 h 20 m	Show
Rating: 3 Units Cal-Davis is 12-1 ATS in their last 13 road games, 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games as a road underdog, and 10-1 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. UC Davis is 11-23 ATS in their last 34 games following a straight up win. Consider that road team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings while the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
03-07-20	Washington v. Arizona -10.5		69-63	Loss	-105	10 h 11 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Entering Thursday’s contest with a season-long three-game losing streak, Arizona proceeded to fall behind the Cougars 31-29 at the half. However, the Wildcats took charge with a 26-0 run and wound up shooting 58.9 percent over the final 20 minutes, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range in the 83-62 win. The victory lifted Arizona into a four-way tie for third place in the Pac-12 with Colorado, USC and Arizona State, and another win Saturday would go a long way in helping the Wildcats secure a top-four finish and the corresponding first-round bye in next week’s conference tournament in Las Vegas. Disappointing Washington is locked into last place after winning the Pac-12 regular-season title by three games a year ago.
03-07-20	Jazz -8 v. Pistons		111-105	Loss	-105	7 h 4 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Utah Jazz look to defeat Detroit for the eighth consecutive time when they visit the Pistons today. Utah has won four straight games overall and is 3-0 on a four-game road trip after posting a 99-94 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday. The Jazz limited Boston to 37.2 percent shooting and held All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum to 18 points while moving into sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference. The Pistons have lost nine of their last 10 games.
03-07-20	North Carolina +11 v. Duke		76-89	Loss	-110	6 h 14 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Duke has lost three of five to drop one game behind Louisville and Florida State entering the regular-season finale, but rolled over North Carolina State 88-69 last time out on Monday. Duke found a way to sneak by North Carolina on the road 98-96 in overtime on Feb. 8 and it will be facing a surging Tar Heels’ squad that has nothing to lose after injuries and close defeats sent it to the bottom of the league standings. North Carolina has won three in a row for the first time since opening the season 5-0 after shooting 50.8 percent from the field and draining 10-of-17 from 3-point range in a 93-83 victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday to end its home schedule. Consider that North Carolina is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
03-07-20	Iowa State v. Kansas State -5.5	Top	63-79	Win	100	5 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit Big-12 Game of the Week Iowa State is 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games as an underdog, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog. Consider that the favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
03-07-20	Colorado v. Utah +3	Top	72-74	Win	100	3 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit PAC-12 Play of the Day Following a 70-66 victory over USC on Feb. 20, the Buffs have dropped a home decision to UCLA (70-63) and were swept on last weekend’s road trip at California (76-62) and Stanford (72-64). That’s bumped Colorado down into a four-way, third-place Pac-12 tie with USC, Arizona and Arizona State - all at 10-7. Utah is 11-2 at home this season, including 6-2 in Pac-12 play, while Colorado is 4-6 in true road games, including 3-5 in conference contests.
03-07-20	Georgia +9 v. LSU	Top	64-94	Loss	-109	3 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit SEC Play of the Day The Tigers sit in a three-way tie for second place with Auburn and Florida in the league standings, but they committed 35 fouls that led to 54 Arkansas free throws in Wednesday’s 99-90 road loss - LSU’s sixth defeat in its last nine games following a 17-4 start. Consider that Georgia is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
03-06-20	VCU v. Davidson -4		65-75	Win	100	12 h 38 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units VCU is 8-25 ATS in their last 33 games as an underdog, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss, and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Davidson is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. In addition, the home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings while the favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
03-06-20	Pacers -4 v. Bulls		108-102	Win	100	10 h 29 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Indiana sits three games behind the Miami Heat for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs and was happy with the effort but not the execution against the Bucks. Chicago lost 11 of its last 13 games and got two key players back from the injured list only to add another this week with Otto Porter Jr. (foot) and Lauri Markkanen (pelvis) returning and Zach LaVine (quad) going down. "I just went out there and played, started moving," Markkanen told reporters after making his return in a 115-108 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. Consider that Indiana is 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss.
03-06-20	Magic -2 v. Wolves		132-118	Win	100	10 h 24 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Timberwolves are trying to win three in a row for the first time since the first three games of the season after knocking off New Orleans and Chicago on back-to-back nights this week - matching the team's win total from the previous 22 games. Consider however, that Minnesota is 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games playing on 1 days rest while Orlando is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Minnesota.
03-06-20	Hawks v. Wizards -3		112-118	Win	100	10 h 34 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Washington Wizards sit 4 1/2 games out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot entering today’s home matchup with the Atlanta Hawks and need to turn things around after losing six of their past eight games. The Wizards ended a western road trip at 1-3 following Wednesday’s 125-104 defeat at Portland, and a defense allowing an NBA-worst 120.2 points per game surrendered 125-plus points five times in the past seven games. Atlanta has played better since a 7-27 start, going 12-17 since New Year’s Day, but its bid for the first three-game winning streak of the season ended with an ugly 127-88 home loss to Memphis on Monday. Consider that Washington is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games.
03-04-20	Celtics -2 v. Cavs		112-106	Win	100	8 h 52 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics look to finish off a four-game season sweep as well as defeat Cleveland for the eighth consecutive time when they visit the Cavaliers today. Boston hasn't dropped a regular-season clash since Feb. 11, 2018 when LeBron James was still on the Cavaliers. Celtics All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum (illness) sat out Tuesday's 129-120 overtime loss against the Brooklyn Nets in a contest in which the team blow an 18-point, fourth-quarter lead. Cleveland has lost three straight games, including a 126-113 setback against the Utah Jazz on Monday in the second contest of a five-game homestand. Consider that the Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
03-04-20	Clemson +2 v. Virginia Tech		58-70	Loss	-109	9 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Clemson has wins against the top three teams in the league but also some bad losses, including a home setback to the Hokies in the season opener. That was part of Virginia Tech's 5-3 start in conference play, but it is 1-9 over the last 10 games after a 68-52 loss at No. 10 Louisville on Sunday.
03-03-20	Raptors -4 v. Suns		123-114	Win	100	11 h 3 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The suddenly struggling Toronto Raptors will try to avoid their first four-game slide of the season when they visit the Phoenix Suns today. The Raptors won 17 of 18 games before the current skid and are trying to fight through another round of injuries. The Suns are losers of three in a row as well and have been off since suffering an embarrassing 115-99 home loss to the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
03-03-20	West Virginia -6 v. Iowa State		77-71	Push	0	11 h 12 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Mountaineers started conference play 6-3 but have dropped six of their last seven games, including Saturday's 73-62 loss at home to Oklahoma, and are considered to be sitting firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Iowa State lost for the third time in four games after Saturday's 73-61 loss at Oklahoma State when it committed 17 turnovers and never really threatened. West Virginia beat the Cyclones 76-61 on Feb. 5 in Morgantown as Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points and 10 rebounds to offset 18 points from sophomore Rasir Bolton. Consider that Iowa State is just 2-13 ATS as an underdog this season!
03-03-20	Purdue v. Iowa -5	Top	77-68	Loss	-109	11 h 20 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit Big-10 Play of the Day No. 18 Iowa looks to stretch its home winning streak to 14 games when it faces Purdue today. The Hawkeyes beat Penn State 77-68 on Saturday to move into a tie for third place with two games remaining, and they hope to stay competitive in the seven-team battle for one of the four double byes in the Big Ten Tournament by avenging a 36-point loss to the Boilermakers on Feb. 5. Purdue ended a four-game losing streak after taking down Indiana 57-49 to complete the season sweep of its in-state rival. Consider that Iowa is 12-2-2 ATS in their last 16 games as a home favorite.
03-03-20	Wolves v. Pelicans -11		139-134	Loss	-110	10 h 6 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Williamson scored a season-high 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting Sunday but couldn't quite pull New Orleans past the Western Conference-best Los Angeles Lakers in a 122-114 setback, leaving the team three games behind the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies entering play on Monday. The Timberwolves are not ready to compete at that level and are in the middle of a rebuild that has seen them drop 20 of the last 22 games as staff tries to find some continuity with the rotation. Minnesota is without star center Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) and is being led by a pair of guards - Malik Beasley and D'Angelo Russell - who arrived at the trade deadline from different places.
03-03-20	Nets v. Celtics -9		129-120	Loss	-105	10 h 39 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics are coming off a tough home loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday but finished off February with a 9-3 mark and the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics will try to get their March slate started off right when they host the Brooklyn Nets today. Boston got a miracle 3-pointer off a missed free throw from Jaylen Brown to send Saturday's game to overtime and nearly pulled out the win before Brown's jumper fell short, and coach Brad Stevens is looking for teaching moments. Boston is trying to surpass Toronto for the No. 2 seed in the East, which could set up a first-round date with the slumping Nets. Brooklyn dropped its last four games to slip a half-game behind the Orlando Magic in the battle for the seventh seed going into play on Monday but still sits well clear of the ninth-place Washington Wizards.
03-02-20	Jazz -8.5 v. Cavs		126-113	Win	100	8 h 25 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Utah Jazz picked themselves up and snapped a four-game slide on Friday, just in time to switch the momentum in front of a four-game road trip. The Jazz will try to get that trip started with a victory when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers today. Utah, which faces three teams fighting for lottery position on the trip, went a disappointing 2-4 on the just completed homestand but leaned on star guard Donovan Mitchell and came away with a 129-119 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday. Cleveland turned heads with home wins over Miami and Philadelphia early last week but dropped both ends of a back-to-back at New Orleans and against Indiana on Friday and Saturday to fall to 3-3 since J.B. Bickerstaff took over as head coach during the All-Star break. Consider that Utah is 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win.
03-02-20	NC State v. Duke -12		69-88	Win	100	10 h 43 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units NC State is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. Duke is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games following a straight up loss.
03-01-20	Wizards -6.5 v. Warriors		124-110	Win	100	9 h 33 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Red-hot Bradley Beal is trying to will the Washington Wizards back into the playoff chase, and the All-Star guard hopes to continue his scoring surge at the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors tonight. Beal averaged 45 points over his last four outings and 36.2 in February for the Wizards, who are 4 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 24 contests to go. Consider that the Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight-up loss and the Warriors are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games playing on 0 days rest.
03-01-20	Pistons v. Kings -7.5		100-106	Loss	-109	7 h 51 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Sacramento Kings capped a winning road trip with a big victory over one of the teams ahead of them in the Western Conference playoff race. Their reward is a stretch in which they play seven of eight games at home, beginning with a visit from the Detroit Pistons today. After losing a late lead at Oklahoma City on Thursday, the Kings were able to hang on for a 104-101 win at Memphis on Friday to finish the trip at 3-1 and move within three games of the eighth-place Grizzlies in the West entering Saturday. Guard De'Aaron Fox scored 25 points in the win after sitting out the previous contest due to abdominal tightness. Consider that Sacramento is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
03-01-20	Raptors +3.5 v. Nuggets		118-133	Loss	-109	6 h 58 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors are enduring their first losing streak in over two months after dropping back-to-back home games to the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets and are about to embark on a five-game road trip through the Western Conference. The Raptors will try to avoid their first three-game slide since early December when they visit the Denver Nuggets today. Toronto won 17 of 18 before dropping the last two and is looking forward to getting out on the road and finding some continuity with a rotation in flux due to injuries. The Nuggets are looking to regroup as well after losing sole possession of second place in the Western Conference with a 132-103 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Consider that Toronto is 38-15 ATS in their last 53 games playing on 1 days rest.
03-01-20	Michigan +4 v. Ohio State	Top	63-77	Loss	-110	5 h 4 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit Big-10 Game of the Week Michigan is 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS loss, 14-5 ATS in their last 19 Sunday games, and 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a straight up loss. Ohio State is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games.
02-29-20	Rockets v. Celtics -1.5		111-110	Loss	-106	9 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Boston Celtics are developing a new superstar in forward Jayson Tatum, and he has his team on a hot streak. Tatum and the Celtics will face another team surging up the standings when they host James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the red-hot Houston Rockets today. Boston picked up wins in 14 of its last 17 games to keep the pressure on the Toronto Raptors for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference and is coming home for the first time since the All-Star break after a 3-1 trip out west that featured Tatum averaging 34.5 points on 56.6 percent shooting.
02-29-20	Lakers -8 v. Grizzlies		88-105	Loss	-109	8 h 21 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The availability of All-Star forward LeBron James will be determined close to game time as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Memphis Grizzlies today. James missed Thursday's 116-86 rout of the host Golden Warriors due to a groin injury and hopes to return as the Lakers seek their eighth straight victory. Los Angeles played crisp basketball without James and All-Star power forward Anthony Davis was pleased to see the quality of play. Memphis is mired in a five-game losing streak after suffering a 104-101 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday to see its lead slip to two games over the New Orleans Pelicans for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
02-29-20	Oklahoma v. West Virginia -8		73-62	Loss	-110	5 h 33 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Oklahoma is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games as a road underdog, 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games, 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games, and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up win. West Virginia is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS loss.
02-29-20	James Madison v. Hofstra -13	Top	81-97	Win	100	5 h 60 m	Show
Rating: 3 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day James Madison is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall, 7-20 ATS in their last 27 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 6-22 ATS in their last 28 games as an underdog. Hofstra is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite, 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games following a ATS loss, and 46-22 ATS in their last 68 games overall.
02-29-20	Iowa State v. Oklahoma State -7	Top	61-73	Win	100	5 h 44 m	Show
Rating: 4 Unit NCAAB Game of the Week Iowa State is coming to Stillwater off a win, beating visiting TCU 65-59 on Tuesday night, and is seeking to put together its first win streak since early December. Forward Solomon Young and freshman guard Tre Jackson combined to score 38 of the Cyclones’ 65 points in Tuesday’s victory. However, the win was only the program’s third in 10 games since beating visiting Oklahoma State 89-82 on Jan. 21. The Cowboys, meanwhile, have won three of their last five. Consider that Oklahoma State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the favorite is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
02-28-20	Nuggets +6 v. Clippers		103-132	Loss	-108	13 h 28 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Los Angeles Clippers can match the Denver Nuggets for the second-best record in the Western Conference when the teams battle in Los Angeles tonight. The Clippers have won back-to-back games after losing four of their previous five, while the Nuggets split their past four games. Denver is one of five teams to reach the 40-win mark and put up a strong performance in Tuesday's 115-98 home victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Nuggets won five of the past six meetings, including a 114-104 home win on Jan. 12.
02-28-20	Washington State v. Washington -9.5		78-74	Loss	-110	12 h 46 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Washington sits last in the Pac-12 standings, but the Huskies could still be a dangerous opponent at next month’s conference tournament. The Huskies head into today’s contest against visiting Washington State eager to build on their performance from last Saturday, when they snapped a nine-game losing streak with an 87-52 win over California. Coach Mike Hopkins remains optimistic about his squad, which boasts two of the top freshmen in the country in Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels but has gone 2-11 since point guard Quade Green was ruled academically ineligible. The 6-9, 250-pound Stewart averages 16.9 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 56.2 percent from the field to lead the Huskies, who won for the first time in 37 days by holding Cal to 11 field goals and 23.9 percent shooting. The Huskies have three regular-season games remaining, starting with today’s matchup against a Washington State team that has been outscored by an average of 12.3 points during its current four-game losing streak.
02-28-20	Cavs +13 v. Pelicans		104-116	Win	100	11 h 2 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Cleveland Cavaliers just put together two impressive performances at home against Eastern Conference playoff teams and are showing strong signs of improvement since switching head coaches at the All-Star break. The Cavaliers will try to keep the momentum up on the road when they visit Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans today. Cleveland is 3-1 in four games since moving from John Beilein to J.B. Bickerstaff at the break and jumped out of last place in the East with a 108-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday - two days after battling for a 125-119 overtime triumph over the Miami Heat. Consider that Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog.
02-28-20	Thunder +12 v. Bucks		86-133	Loss	-110	3 h 30 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Oklahoma City recovered from a 19-point, third-quarter deficit to post a 112-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The Thunder have won five straight games and 14 of the past 17 to move a season-best 15 games over .500. Consider that Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS without rest versus non-conference opponents while Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS versus unrested non-conference foes
02-28-20	Hornets v. Raptors -13.5		99-96	Loss	-110	11 h 36 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Raptors got a look at how much work they need to do to go from the No 2 team in the Eastern Conference to No. 1 when they dropped a 108-97 home decision to the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Raptors will try to get back in the win column when they finish off a four-game homestand by hosting the Charlotte Hornets today. Defending-champion Toronto won 17 of 18 before falling on Tuesday while shooting 35.2 percent from the floor and committing 17 turnovers. The Hornets bounced back from a pair of embarrassing losses, including a 39-point setback at Indiana on Tuesday, by beating the New York Knicks 107-101 on Wednesday. Toronto crushed the Hornets at home 132-96 on Nov. 18.
02-27-20	Colorado v. California +9.5		62-76	Win	100	23 h 56 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units This game is the 10th annual Pete Newel Classic at Cal, which this year will honor former Bears star Shareef Abdur-Rahim with the Pete Newell Career Achievement Award at halftime. Cal is looking for its first win over a ranked team since beating No. 25 Washington 76-73 on Feb. 28, 2019. Cal is 12-2 all-time at home vs. Colorado, and we could see an upset with the Buffs 1-5 ATS in their past six games and an average road team at 4-4 SU (& ATS). California, meanwhile, is 10-5 SU and ATS at home and has covered six of its past nine overall this year.
02-26-20	LSU +5 v. Florida		66-81	Loss	-109	12 h 23 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Florida opened a difficult stretch of games Saturday with a 65-59 loss at ninth-ranked Kentucky. The Gators now return home today looking to avenge January's last-second 84-82 loss to LSU. With the regular season in its final weeks, this game is critical for both schools as they jockey for position in the SEC in hopes of earning a double-bye in the conference tournament, and the rivals have split the last four meetings - two going to overtime - by a combined total of 11 points. The Tigers currently sit in a second-place tie with Auburn. Consider that the underdog is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings and the road team is 5-0-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
02-26-20	Tennessee +4.5 v. Arkansas		69-86	Loss	-109	12 h 21 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Arkansas looks for a second straight victory following a five-game losing streak when it hosts Tennessee in an SEC contest today. The Razorbacks snapped their skid with a victory over Missouri on Saturday, while the Volunteers come in off a loss at Auburn on the same day. Tennessee has been consistently inconsistent in February, alternating wins and losses through the month's first seven contests. Jordan Bowden leads the offensive charge for the Volunteers with 13.6 points per game, and he's coming off a 28-point outing in the loss to Auburn.
02-26-20	Grizzlies +10.5 v. Rockets		112-140	Loss	-105	21 h 43 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Memphis is 7-2 ATS in its last nine road games following a three games SU/ATS losing streak, while Houston is just 1-5 ATS in its last six after scoring over 120 or more points and failing to cover the spread in its previous outing (the Knicks were favored by 14 and it won 123-112).
02-26-20	Magic v. Hawks +2.5		130-120	Loss	-109	12 h 32 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units Memphis is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest,3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall, 2-11 ATS in their last 13 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win. Atlanta is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points, and 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.
02-25-20	Kings -5.5 v. Warriors		112-94	Win	100	24 h 1 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Sacramento Kings came out of the break hot and are not playing like a team destined for another trip to the draft lottery. The Kings will try to make it wins in three straight games when they visit the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors today. Sacramento battled for a 129-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in its return from the break on Thursday and began its four-game road trip on Saturday by skipping past the Los Angeles Clippers 112-103. Sacramento took the first two meetings this season, including a 100-79 triumph at Golden State on Dec. 15.
02-25-20	Thunder -6.5 v. Bulls		124-122	Loss	-109	21 h 44 m	Show
Rating: 2 Units The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't content to just make the playoffs in the Western Conference, they are looking for a strong seed, and they are looking to do damage. The Thunder will try to push their latest winning streak to four in a row when they visit the Chicago Bulls today. Oklahoma City came out of the All-Star break with an impressive performance in a 113-101 victory over Denver and was even better on Sunday, when it shot 57.5 percent from the floor in a 131-103 drubbing of the San Antonio Spurs. Consider that Oklahoma City is 22-5 ATS in their last 27 road games.