Rating: 2 Units

Brooklyn is 8-3 ATS in this series when playing with same-season double revenge while Toronto is 6-11 ATS as a road favorite when coming off a win this season . The Nets are returning home off a 10-point home loss, and the Raptors off a double-revenge home win over Orlando Monday night, so look to Brooklyn tonight.

Rating: 2 Units

Golden State is 17-36-2 ATS in their last 55 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points,  7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 home games, and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up win. While Denver is  5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Golden State.

Rating: 2 Units

San Antonio is 19-3 SU and 15-7 ATS last 22 games in this series; and 11-3 ATS home versus opponents coming off a win this season while Atlanta is 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS against opponents coming off a SU favorite loss this season.

Rating: 2 Units

The LA Lakers have heated up down the stretch, covering the spread in five straight games while winning four of those five outright. Here they'll visit a reeling OKC Thunder side that has won just two of its last nine straight up. The Thunder are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games overall and 2-12 ATS in their last 14 vs. Western Conference foes.

Rating: 2 Units

Minnesota is 9-2 ATS on Mondays this season while Portland is 1-6 SUATS versus an opponent coming off a home loss this season.

Rating: 2 Units

The Miami Heat have been picking on teams below them in the standings over the past week to hold onto the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They'll try their hand at one of the squads ahead of them in the East when they pay a visit to the Boston Celtics for a critical matchup tonight. Miami knocked off Washington, Dallas and New York in the final eight days of March and sits a half-game up on ninth-place Orlando in the East. The Celtics, who visit Miami on Wednesday for the back end of the home-and-home set, dropped a 110-96 decision at Brooklyn on Saturday, their fifth setback in the last seven games. The clincher:  The underdog is 17-5 ATS in the last 22 meetings.

Rating: 2 Units

Note that the Nets play with the added “double revenge” factor, most recently falling 113-94 here back on February 4th to the East leading Bucks. Note though that Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as questionable for this one (additionally note that Milwaukee is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven when playing on zero days rest.) The Nets broke a two-game slide with a win over Boston last time out. Brooklyn is currently in seventh in the East, but with only a 1.5 games lead over the ninth spot, it can ill afford to take the foot off the gas at this point.

Rating: 2 Units

Charlotte (visitor) is 6-0-1 ATS in this series while Golden State is 2-10 ATS their last twelve games on Sundays.  The Hornets are also looking to avenge an 11-point same season loss to Golden State

Rating: 2 Units

The Denver Nuggets are tied for the top spot in the Western Conference with the defending champion Golden State Warriors and traded terrible losses with solid wins in their last four games. The Nuggets will try to find some consistency at home when they host the Washington Wizards today. Denver followed up a 124-88 loss at Indiana with a win over Detroit, only to drop a 112-85 decision at Houston on Thursday and recover by knocking off the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-105 on Friday. The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention while dropping six of their last seven games but aren't giving up on the season and took the Utah Jazz down to the wire before suffering a 128-124 road loss on Friday. The clincher: Denver is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.

Rating: 2 Units

Top-seeded Duke squeezed by its last two opponents in the final possession and faces an even bigger challenge today when it battles red-hot second seed Michigan State in the East Region final at Washington D.C., for a trip to the Final Four. The Blue Devils survived two potential winning shots against Central Florida in the second round and Virginia Tech’s attempt to tie in the final second Friday in the Region semifinal. Michigan State comes in with an eight-game winning streak and has won its three NCAA Tournament games by 48 points combined. The Spartans have gotten consistent performances from senior point guard Cassius Winston, who is averaging 18.7 points and seven assists in the tournament, and received career games from freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown to beat LSU 80-63 in Friday’s Region semifinal. The clincher:  Michigan State is 25-9 ATS in their last 34 games overall.

Rating:  2 Units

The Thunder are a top five team in defensive efficiency and Dallas was just held to only 99 points in their last game. But the problem for OKC is their own lack of scoring. Over the last 10 games, they've broken the 108 pt barrier only twice. They just lost 115-105 to Denver here at home Friday night. The Under is 8-2 the L10 times the Thunder have been coming off a double digit loss at home. They should also allow a far lower shooting percentage here than they did to the Nuggets (who shot at a blistering 56.5% clip).

Rating: 2 Units

SEC rivals Auburn and Kentucky have met 113 times on the court, but none have been as significant as today's Midwest Region final in Kansas City, Mo. with a Final Four berth on the line. The fifth-seeded Tigers are the hottest team in college basketball with 11 straight wins and will be trying to take down their third consecutive giant of the sport after coasting past Kansas 89-75 in the second round and routing North Carolina 97-80 in Friday's Sweet 16. The clincher:  Auburn is 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game.

Rating: 2 Units

Virginia has bounced back from last season's embarrassing upset against a 16th seed in its tournament opener - not to mention a first-round scare this year - to defeat Gardner-Webb, Oklahoma and Oregon - all seeded ninth or lower. The Cavaliers better bring their 'A-game' against a Boilermakers squad that has shut down Old Dominion, routed defending champion Villanova and outlasted Tennessee in overtime in the first three rounds of this event. All of that has led to a matchup between defensive-minded Virginia, which has allowed a national-best 54.8 points this season, and a Purdue squad that averages more than 20 points above that figure.  The clincher: Purdue is 41-19 ATS in their last 60 non-conference games.

Rating: 2 Units

 Indiana is in the midst of a brutal stretch in which it plays 13 straight games against teams in the playoff race, although four of its next five contests come at home. The Pacers are 28-9 at home and have won 10 of their last 12 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Thaddeus Young chipped in 18 points and nine rebounds in Friday's loss.

Rating: 2 Units

Texas Tech has used stifling defense to advance to the Elite Eight for the second straight year, holding Big Ten heavyweight Michigan to just 16 first-half points and a season low in points in a dominating 63-44 victory on Thursday night in the Sweet 16. But for the Red Raiders to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history, they will have to find a way to slow down the nation's No. 1 offense, Gonzaga, on Saturday night in the West Regional final in Anaheim, Calif. The clincher:  Texas Tech is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to earn the best possible seed in the Western Conference playoffs and a losing streak of any length could send them back to the No. 8 spot. The Clippers will try to avoid back-to-back losses when they return from a four-game road trip to host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland dropped its last four games - all against teams ticketed for the postseason - and is looking for experience down the stretch.  The clinchers: Los Angeles is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.

Rating: 2 Units

Charlotte is10-2-1 ATS as a visitor in this series while the Lakers are 4-13 ATS last 17 overall games; and 7-21-1 ATS versus Eastern Conference foes this season.

Rating: 2 Units

Houston knows a little bit about defense, too, ranking seventh in the nation in points allowed per game (61) due to slotting first in effective field-goal percentage (42.3) and 3-point percentage (27.8 percent) and ranking fifth in 2-point percentage (42.7). The Cougars thrived in the first weekend of the tournament due to their defense and senior guard Corey Davis Jr., who had 10 3-pointers and 47 points as the Cougars set a school record with 33 wins while advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1983-84 when Phi Slama Jama, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, lost in the national finals to Georgetown.

Rating: 2 Units

The Blue Devils entered the tournament as the favorite to win their sixth national championship, but they had to pull an escape act in the final seconds of a 77-76 win over UCF on Sunday. Duke trailed by three with 14.4 seconds left and avoided a buzzer-beating defeat when the Knights missed two chances on the final possession. Now the fourth-seeded Hokies take aim, trying to join North Carolina in taking down the Blue Devils twice this season. Virginia Tech is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since the tournament expanded in 1985 after picking up a program-record 26th win with a 67-58 victory over Liberty on Sunday.

Rating: 3 Unit Tournament Play of the Day

Freshman forward Nassir Little matched Maye with 20 points in the 81-59 win over Washington in the second round, while freshman guard Coby White chipped in 17 points and six assists. Leading scorer Cameron Johnson (16.9) tied his career high with seven assists and has 11 of them against just one turnover in the tournament. Sophomore forward Garrison Brooks (8.0 points, 5.7 rebounds) is fine after taking an elbow to the face in the second-round victory, while senior guard Kenny Williams (8.5 points, 3.5 assists) hopes to play through a hamstring strain. The clincher:  North Carolina is 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 vs. Southeastern.

Rating: 2 Units

Michigan State leads the Big Ten in scoring offense (78.5 points), field-goal percentage (48.6 percent) and free-throw percentage (75.7 percent), but the Spartans are also tops in the league in field-goal percentage defense (37.7 percent), holding opponents to 65.1 points a contest. Guard Cassius Winston leads the way for coach Tom Izzo, averaging 18.9 points and 7.5 assists, though a number of players have the capability to have big scoring games, including guard Matt McQuaid (9.9 points, 43.3 percent 3-point shooting) and forwards Nick Ward (13.7 points, 59.1 percent shooting) and Xavier Tillman (7.2, 61 percent).

Rating: 2 Units

Virginia leads the nation in scoring defense (55.0) and will need another strong effort against the red-hot Ducks, who have won 10 straight contests after knocking off fifth-seeded Wisconsin by 18 points in the first round and rolling past No. 13 seed UC Irvine 73-54 in the second on Sunday. Senior guard Ehab Amin, who is scoring 5.8 per game overall, drained all four of his 3-point attempts to score 12 while sophomore forward Kenny Wooten had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in the win over UC Irvine to support the top performers for Oregon.

Rating: 2 Units

Second-seeded Michigan takes on No. 3 seed Texas Tech in the West Region semifinal in Anaheim, Calif. today in a battle of two of the top defensive teams in the country. Michigan, who is ranked second nationally in scoring defense (58.2), took care of business against Montana (74-55) and Florida (64-49) to advance past the opening weekend for the third consecutive year while notching 30 wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. The clincher:  Michigan is 42-19-4 ATS in their last 65 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Miami is 5-0 ATS in Thursdays this season; and 13-2 SU and 11-4 ATS in this series. 

 Dallas is 1-7 SU and 2-5 ATS after facing the Kings and Dallas coming off a double revenge game with Sacramento.

Rating: 2 Units

The Wolfpack will need some help from the crowd to turn back Lipscomb, which shared the Atlantic Sun regular-season title with Liberty and has beaten Davidson (89-81) and UNC Greensboro (86-69) on the road to start its run in the NIT with senior guard Garrison Mathews (19.9 points per game overall) leading the way.  Lipscomb is 23-7 ATS in their last 30 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

Rating: 2 Units

Overall the Pacers average 107.9 PPG, while allowing 102.3. Darren Collison averages 14.9 points and 5.7 assists per night. The Thunder not only play with revenge, but they also play with an overall sense of desperation after losing five of their last six, including a blowout to the Grizzlies on Monday. George had 30 points and 12 rebounds in a losing cause. OKC averages 114.3 PPG, while allowing 111.1. Russell Westbrook averages 25 points, 9.8 boards and 8.3 assists per night. Indiana though is still only 7-12 ATS this year as a road underdog of six points or less, while OKC is 11-6 ATS this season revenging a road loss vs. an opponent.

Rating: 2 Units

The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from playoff contention last week and the Washington Wizards, who visit the Lakers today, are about to follow suit. The Wizards have lost four in a row, including a 113-108 setback against Miami at home Saturday night, pushing them 6 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Heat in the Eastern Conference with eight games to play.  Consider that Washington is 7-24 ATS in their last 31 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

Rating: 2 Units

Denver is 23-13 ATS at home this season, including 3-0 SUATS when coming off a double-digit loss while Detroit is 4-11 ATS versus opponents with revenge from a 20-point or more loss.  Since the Nuggets are in off a 36-point loss as a favorite, I'm taking Denver.

Rating: 2 Units

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended a five-game slide with a 112-99 win at Memphis on Saturday. They've had two days off since, but that might not be much of an advantage as the Wolves are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games playing on two days rest. The Clippers are a solid 26-12 ATS as a favorite on the season and still have a lot to play for as they battle Portland for fourth place in the conference. Minnesota on the other hand can pack it in after last week's official elimination from playoff contention. The Clippers are 11-4-1 ATS in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota and the favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

Rating: 2 Units

These teams are fighting tooth and nail for the final playoff spot in the East, putting added incentive for the home side to pull out a victory here and to defend its court. The Heat return to Miami off a win over the Wizards in Washington, shooting a blistering 50 percent from the floor in the victory, led by 20 points from Dwayne Wade off the bench. Despite Orlando’s recent “up-tick” in play, note that it’s still 0-4 ATS in its last four on the road. The Heat on the other hand are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The Magic are 13-22 SU overall as a visiting team this season

Rating: 2 Units

Sixth-seeded Wichita State will look to become the first team in the NIT’s 82-year history to defeat the top three seeds during regional play when it visits top-seeded Indiana in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Shockers were 1-6 during American Athletic Conference play after a loss to Connecticut on Jan. 26, but they’ve won 13 of 16 since after eliminating third-seeded Furman and second-seeded Clemson in the first two rounds of the NIT. The clincher:  Wichita State is 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall.

Rating: 2 Units

The Utah Jazz were not happy with their performance in a loss at Atlanta on Thursday and looked like a different team while capping the four-game road trip with a 114-83 demolition of the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. The Jazz, who are winners of six of their last seven contests, will try to continue their push up the Western Conference standings when they return home to host the Phoenix Suns. Utah held the Bulls to 35.9 percent from the floor and blocked eight shots in Saturday's win after allowing the Hawks to knock down 19 3-pointers and shoot 47.1 percent from the floor in the 117-114 setback. The Suns own the worst record in the West and watched their latest slide hit three straight with a 112-103 setback at Sacramento on Saturday in the opener of the two-game trip.

Rating: 2 Units

The home team won each of the first 3 meetings, with Orlando covering twice, as Nikola Vucevic held his own against Embiid, scoring 23 ppg and taking 11 rpg in the series, while Magic G Evan Fournier and F Aaron Gordon scoring a combined 42 ppg as well.  Sixers’ 4-9 spread as road chalk through March 18.

Rating: 3 Unit Tournament Play of the Day

The Cavaliers will challenge the Sooners' hot shooters as the defense ranks near the top of the nation in field goal percentage defense (38.1 percent) although Garden-Webb did manage to hit 44 percent of its shots Friday. The Cavaliers connected on 51.9 percent from the floor in the win as sophomore De'Andre Hunter, who missed last year's tournament with an injury suffered in the ACC Tournament, topped the team with 23 points, while Mamadi Diakite added 17 points along with a team-high nine rebounds and Ty Jerome scored 13. Virginia, which outrebounded Gardner-Webb 35-21, has held eight of the last 10 opponents under 60 points and the Cavaliers rank first in the nation in scoring defense (55.1). The clincher: Virginia is 14-4 ATS in their last 18 games following a ATS loss.

Rating: 2 Units

Boston is only 3-7-1 ATS in the second game of a back to back. Compounding the issue is the fact they blew an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter in Charlotte and were outscored 30-5 to end the game. The team is short handed right now too as they continue to play without Aron Baynes, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward. It's not as if San Antonio's last loss was bad one. They went down in Houston, losing by only six, even though James Harden went for a ridiculous 61 points. But for the most part, the Spurs defense has been very good in the second half.

Rating: 2 Units

Aiken, the team’s leading scorer at 22.4 points per game, shot 4-of-9 from the field and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line while adding four rebounds and two steals in just 17 minutes against Georgetown. Three other Crimson players reached double figures in scoring, led by freshman Noah Kirkwood’s 11 points and seven assists. Harvard outrebounded the Hoyas 39-30 and made 13-of-16 free throws but will need to clean up on its 16 turnovers to pull off a second consecutive upset. The clincher:  Harvard is 26-9-1 ATS in their last 36 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

Rating: 2 Units

The Bulls, who are trying for the first Sweet 16 appearance in school history, average 84.9 points - third-most among the clubs left dancing behind West No. 1 Gonzaga (88.6) and Midwest No. 1 North Carolina (86.1). The contest also features the best player from each school's conference as Texas Tech sophomore guard Jarrett Culver was the Big 12 Player of the Year while Buffalo senior guard C.J. Massinburg claimed the Mid-American Conference honor. Culver flirted with a triple-double against Northern Kentucky while Massinburg needs 29 points to become the school's all-time leading scorer. The clincher:  Buffalo is 20-6-2 ATS in their last 28 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Duke had little trouble dispatching No. 16 seed North Dakota State 85-62 on Friday, as RJ Barrett racked up 26 points and 14 rebounds and Zion Williamson added 25 points. The Blue Devils’ outstanding freshman duo might face tougher sledding in the paint against UCF center Tacko Fall, who had 13 points, 18 rebounds, and five blocks in Friday’s 73-58 win over VCU.  The clincher:  Duke is  6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.

Rating: 2 Units

Denver has won six in a row and now is in 1st in the Western Conference. But three of those six wins were by five points or less. This team is quite fortunate to have gone a league-best 12-3 SU in games decided by three points or less. Don't be surprised if that record regresses in the playoffs. As for this game, the Nuggets are just 1-4 ATS following their last five ATS wins.

Rating: 2 Units

Washington’s vaunted 2-3 zone defense faces a tougher test against North Carolina, which overcame a sluggish start and dominated the second half in Friday’s 88-73 win over 16th-seeded Iona. The Tar Heels began the weekend ranked third in the nation in scoring at 86.1 points per game and will try to maintain their tempo against Washington and senior guard Matisse Thybulle, the two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. The clincher: North Carolina is 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 vs. Pacific-12.

Rating: 2 Units

Center Jaime Echenique recorded his second double-double of the season Wednesday as he finished with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting while grabbing 10 boards. When Echenique sat, center Asbjorn Midtgaard went to work as the sophomore had nine points, 10 rebounds and a pair of blocks in 16 minutes off the bench. The Shockers are 12-3 in their last 15 games but have struggled to a 31.8 shooting percentage from behind the arc during that time, which includes a season-high 15 triples on 45.5 percent shooting against Tulsa on Feb. 20. The clinchers:  Wichita State is 20-5-1 ATS in their last 26 Sunday games while Clemson is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 non-conference games.

Rating: 2 Units

SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams averages 18.7 points per game, but scored just nine in the first round and has 22 in his past two games. Schofield hit three 3-pointers Friday in leading the Volunteers with 19 points - 11 coming in the second half - and made three of Tennessee’s final four shots from the field. The Volunteers shoot 49.6 percent from the field overall and are also among the national leaders in assists (18.1) and blocked shots per game (5.4). The clincher:  2-7 ATS in their last 9 NCAA Tournament games.

Rating: 2 Units

Los Angeles is just 5-10 ATS in its last 15 as a road favorite in the 6.5 to 12 points range, while New York is 4-1 ATS in its last five after two straight blowout losses by 15 points or more.

Rating: 2 Units

Portland looked sharp from the floor, shooting 49.5 percent in the victory, including 16 of 35 from range. Damian Lillard led the way with 33 points, while Seth Curry came off the bench to score 20 points, five boards and two steals. Detroit is only 2-7-1 ATS in its last ten road games vs. teams with a home winning percentage of greater than .600, while Portland is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 following a SU win.

Rating: 2 Units

The Wildcats were led in the Round of 64 by Phil Booth (20 points) and fellow senior Eric Pachall (14), both of whom were members of the All-Big East first team this season. Booth has not been held below 13 points since Dec. 8 and made a 3-pointer in every game but one this season. Wright has tightened his rotation apparently, as only two reserves played versus Old Dominion and one of them, Joe Cremo, saw only three minutes of action, forcing all five starters to log at least 30 minutes. The clincher: Villanova is 37-18 ATS in their last 55 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Dallas is 22-12-1 ATS versus opponents coming off a win this season, including 16-6-1 AST when Dallas is coming off a loss.  Golden State is 6-16-1 ATS at home off a win versus rested opponents since November this season . Dallas is also looking to avenge a pair of same season losses,

Rating: 2 Units

Coach Tom Izzo relies on junior guard Cassius Winston (19.1 points, 7.5 assists) for a lot, and the Big Ten Player of the Year has come through more often than not, including 26 points in the first-round win over Bradley. Forward Nick Ward (13.8 points, 6.2 rebounds) is still working his way back from a hand injury that sidelined him for the last five games of the regular season, but forward Xavier Tillman (9.6, 7.2) has stepped up, averaging 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds since moving into the starting lineup following Ward's injury. The clincher:  Michigan State is 23-9 ATS in their last 32 games overall.

Rating: 2 Units

All the pre-tournament talk surrounding the Racers was about potential NBA Draft lottery pick Ja Morant and he did not disappoint by posting the first triple-double in the NCAA Tournament since Draymond Green recorded one in 2012. Morant, a 6-3 sophomore guard, needed just nine field-goal attempts to score 17 points while adding 11 rebounds and 16 assists in Thursday's 83-64 victory over Marquette. The clincher:  Murray State is 22-8 ATS in their last 30 Saturday games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Charlotte Hornets picked up a 113-106 home win over Minnesota Thursday night. They had however lost two straight and four of their previous five prior to that victory. The Hornets enter Saturday 2 1/2 games behind Miami for the final playoff spot but would have to leapfrog not just Miami, but also Orlando to get into the playoff picture. The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings in Charlotte and the Hornets are just 1-6-1 ATS in their last eight home games.

Rating: 2 Units

Second-seeded Michigan looks to continue its winning ways in the NCAA Tournament when it faces No. 10 seed Florida in the second round of the West Regional in Des Moines, Iowa today. The Wolverines routed No. 15 seed Montana 74-55 on Thursday to record their 17th NCAA Tournament win since 2013, which is the most of any team during that span, and hope to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in their last six appearances. Michigan blasted Florida 79-59 in their most recent tournament matchup in 2013 and aims for a similar result as the Wolverines are on the verge of posting back-to-back 30 win seasons for the first time in program history. Florida nearly squandered an 18-point second-half lead, but held on to knock off seventh-seeded Nevada 70-61 on Thursday.

Rating: 2 Units

Lipscomb is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall, and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. While NC Greensboro is 8-0-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600, 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Rating: 2 Units

Arkansas is 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. Big Ten. While Indiana is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs. Southeastern.

Rating: 2 Units

The Tar Heels and Blue Devils went back and forth all night on Friday, but Zion Williamson’s putback just over 30 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner as North Carolina freshman Coby White missed his game-winning 3-point attempt. North Carolina is one of the top offensive teams in the country, finishing first in the ACC and third in the nation with 86.1 points per game and second in the country in assists per game (19.0). The Tar Heels are also the nation’s top rebounding team, pulling down an average of 43.5 boards, which could prove to be a big problem for an Iona team that managed just 34.4 rebounds per game. Iona is 1-13 all-time at the NCAA Tournament, with its lone win coming in 1980.

Rating: 2 Units

Los Angeles is 11-1 ATS on Fridays this season while the Cavaliers: 0-4 ATS last four games in this series. Cleveland is coming off a SU home underdog win, but is just 6-11 ATS at home in games when coming off a SU underdog win.

Rating: 2 Units

The Duke Blue Devils have won five of their last six games including winning the ACC Conference Tournament. The Duke offense is putting up 83.5 points and they shoot 47.7 percent  from the field. On the defensive end, they are giving up 67.6 points and their opponents are shooting 39.5 percent from the field. The offense is led by RJ Barrett with 22.9 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Zion Williamson adds 22.1 points. North Dakota State played Gonzaga earlier in the year and lost by 42 points and to Iowa State by 22.

Rating: 3 Units

Two teams trending in opposite directions meet today in a first-round Midwest Region matchup of the NCAA Tournament as ninth-seeded Washington faces No. 8 seed Utah State in Columbus, Ohio. Washington won the Pac-12 regular-season title but was 4-3 in its final seven games, while surging Utah State has won 10 straight and 17 of its last 18 contests. The clincher:  Utah State is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 Friday games.

Rating: 2 Units

If not for Oats discovering him at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Massinburg might have been involved in Tuesday's First Four game with Prairie View A&M, the only school to originally offer him a scholarship. The 6-3 guard paid instant dividends, averaging 11.3 points as a freshman and that number has increased every season to 18.3 this season. Now, Massinburg, who has made 16-of-19 from the foul line in the last two games amid struggles from 3-point land, where he has gone 11-of-44 in the last six contests, stands 47 points away from passing Javon McCrea (2,004 points) to become the all-time leading scorer for the Bulls, who rank fifth nationally in scoring at 84.9 points per game - 7.1 better than the Sun Devils. The clincher:  Buffalo is 19-6-2 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Tennessee has shown all season it is a Final Four contender, and will be eager to atone for an ugly performance in the SEC championship game when it opens the NCAA Tournament in the first round of the South Region on Friday as a No. 2 seed against No. 15 Colgate in Columbus, Ohio. The Volunteers lost 84-64 to Auburn on Sunday, but have defeated three top-five teams this season and feature SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams along with All-SEC honoree Admiral Schofield.

Rating: 2 Units

The Red Raiders are one of the top defensive teams in the nation and rank first in the KenPom.com defensive efficiency ratings. They also have plenty of offensive prowess with Jarrett Culver (18.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists) leading the way as he became the first player in program history to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore (1,008). Davide Moretti (11.6 points) is a 3-point threat and leads the nation in free-throw percentage (93.3) while fellow guard Matt Mooney (10.9 points) averages 1.7 steals. The clincher:  Texas Tech is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

Rating: 2 Unit

Baylor is 1-8-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall, 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss, and  0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. While Syracuse is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 NCAA Tournament games, 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss, and 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Wildcats are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 NCAA Tournament games, and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 neutral site games. If I was going to set a line for this game I would put it between -7.5 to -9. The bookmakers are asking me to cover just half as many points, putting the value on the favorite.

Rating: 2 Units

Murray State is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games, 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Rating: 3 Units

Northeastern is 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 4-1-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Rating: 2 Units

Bradley is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record,  5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win, and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win..

Rating: 2 Units

Florida State 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games, 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 NCAA Tournament games, and 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Dallas is 25-12 ATS as underdogs against rested opponents this season, including 17-7 ATS when coming off a loss while Portland is 6-18 ATS in this series, including 0-4 ATS the last four.The Mavericks are 2-1 versus the Trail Blazers this season with Portland prevailing 121-118 in overtime on Dec. 23 in the previous meeting played in the Rose City.

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NBA-leading Milwaukee recorded a 115-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday without Antetokounmpo, but coach Mike Budenholzer wasn't all that impressed with his team's quality of play.  The Cavaliers dropped five of six games before recording a solid 126-119 win over Detroit on Monday in the opener of their three-game home stand. Kevin Love (back) is in jeopardy of missing his second straight game after being injured due to a hard fall to the floor in Saturday's setback against Dallas. The clincher:   The Bucks won this season's first two meetings by an average of 14 points.

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Alabama will try to get something out of this season while preparing for the future when it starts play in the NIT with a matchup against visiting Norfolk State on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Crimson Tide dropped four of their last five games to end any NCAA Tournament hopes, but will look to grow from the experience of playing in more pressure situations with several key underclassmen still developing.  Norfolk State won the MEAC regular-season title and had eight wins in its last 10 games.  The Clincher:  Alabama is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

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Colorado is one of the four No. 4 seeds in the 32-team field while Dayton, of the Atlantic 10 Conference, is seeded fifth. The Buffs, who feature five freshmen and sophomores among the top seven in their rotation, have won 10 of their last 13 games, including a pair of wins in the Pac-12 Tournament prior to a semifinal loss to top-seeded Washington.

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Texas saw its hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid fade away while losing five of the last six games and must refocus quickly as the Longhorns open play in the NIT on Tuesday night against high-scoring South Dakota State. Second-seeded Texas accumulated seven wins against teams that made the NCAAs, but averaged just 54.7 points in its last three contests after a 65-57 setback against Kansas in the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday.

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The Houston Rockets are no longer just the James Harden show and are rounding into a team that can contend for the Western Conference title. Harden and the Rockets will try to earn their 12th win in the last 13 games and inch closer to clinching a playoff spot when they begin a two-game road trip by visiting the Atlanta Hawks. Harden's 32-game streak of scoring 30 or more points came to an end on Feb. 25 and Houston is 10-1 since that contest, including a 117-102 drubbing of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Harden collected 20 points and 10 assists in the win as one of three starters to record 20-point double-doubles along with point guard Chris Paul (25 points, 10 assists) and center Clint Capela (20 points, 13 rebounds). The Hawks are on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention and are struggling to play spoiler with losses in five of the last seven games

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Portland is 3-3 in its last six games and two of those losses came to teams trailing it in the standings, including a 108-103 setback at San Antonio that capped a three-game road trip on Saturday. The Pacers opened up a four-game trip - all against Western Conference playoff teams - with their fifth consecutive road loss by falling 102-100 at Denver on Saturday. The clincher:  Portland took the last three in the series, including a 103-93 win at Indiana on Oct. 29.

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Denver has split its last eight games. The Nuggets average 112 PPG and they allow 107.  Denver comes in having lost five of its last six on the road. Boston enters playing its best ball of the year, having won five of its last six. Boston averages 112.8 PPG and they allow 107.5. Boston has won four of its last five at home. Denver is just 13-19 ATS on the road this season.

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After the Bulls leave town, Sacramento will stay behind to take on East contender Brooklyn before playing Dallas and Phoenix -- the bottom two teams in the West entering Saturday.  Chicago dropped the opener of a three-game road trip to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and it has lost six of seven overall. The Bulls were outscored 45-21 in the third quarter against the Clippers en route to a seven-point setback, falling to 2-11 on the road against the West.

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Milwaukee is 14-4 SU and 12-6 ATS in this series, including 8-1 ATS when favored by fewer than 8 points while Philadelphia is 5-18 ATS this season when coming off consecutive wins, including 1-9 ATS on the road.

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Top-seeded Michigan State looks to put an exclamation point on another successful Big Ten campaign when it faces third seed Michigan in the conference tournament championship today in Chicago. The No. 7 Spartans beat the Wolverines twice en route to their second straight regular-season title before knocking off Ohio State (77-70) and Wisconsin (67-55) in the Windy City to close in on their first conference tournament title since 2016. Michigan State is 10-3 as the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

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Houston, which lost to Cincinnati 56-55 in the 2018 AAC Tournament final, defeated the Bearcats 65-58 on Feb. 10 and won at Cincinnati 85-69 on March 10 to capture the conference's regular-season title. The Bearcats must figure out a way to contain Cougars senior guard Corey Davis Jr., who scored a career-high 31 points in the second meeting and has averaged 19.5 in the tournament. Houston's losses this season came against conference rivals Central Florida (69-64 on March 2) and Temple (73-69 on the road on Jan. 9).

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The Tigers have won six straight contests and eight of their last nine, including the home victory over Tennessee in which they committed only five turnovers - a season low until they had only four on Saturday. Auburn’s guard duo of Bryce Brown (15.7 points) and Harper (15.4, 5.8 assists) are lethal from 3-point range, and forward Chuma Okeke (11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds) also can step out and shoot from beyond the arc. The Tigers got it done with defense against Florida, though, forcing 19 turnovers - including 14 steals.

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Brooklyn is 13-9 SU and 16-6 ATS away with rest this season, including 4-0 SUATS versus opponents coming off a double-digit win. While Utah is 1-5 ATS after facing the Timberwolves; and 3-7-1 ATS at home when coming off a win of 16 or more points this season.  The Nets off coming a loss and looking to avenge a 10-point loss suffered at home against Utah earlier this season.

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The Mavs are 21-13 SU at home. They were beaten at the buzzer Thursday, but that was in Denver. In fact, two of their last three losses have come by a single point. Cleveland just lost by 29 at Orlando. They are also 17-35-1 ATS their last 53 games vs. the Western Conference. Meanwhile Dallas is 15-7-1 ATS its last 23 vs. the East.

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The Washington Wizards are 11 games below .500 and threatening to fall out of the Eastern Conference postseason race. Washington stands 3 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Miami Heat as it enters Saturday's home game with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Wizards are 2-1 during a stretch in which they play seven of eight at home but suffered a major blow Friday when they dropped a 116-110 home decision against the Charlotte Hornets.  Memphis had a three-game winning streak halted when it allowed a season worst for points while being roughed up 132-111 by the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Grizzlies recorded a 107-95 home win over the Wizards on Oct. 30 but have dropped their last four visits to Washington.

Rating: 3 Unit Big-12 Play of the Day

Dedric Lawson (conference-best marks of 19.2 points and 10.4 rebounds) bounced back from a poor offensive effort by his standards in Thursday's quarterfinal win over Texas with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds; the 6-9 all-conference forward is also 36-for-39 from the foul line over his last six outings. Quentin Grimes (8.3 points) added 18 points - his best offensive output since a 19-point outburst versus the Cyclones on Jan. 5 - including four of his five first-half 3-pointers over the final 4:15 of the opening stanza. Fellow freshman guard Devon Dotson (11.9 points, 3.7 boards, 3.6 assists) continued his recent steady play with 13 points, five rebounds and six assists; the North Carolina native is averaging 15 points over his last three games. The clinchers:  Kansas has won the tournament 11 times and have yet to lose a non-true road game (22-0).

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Eighth-ranked Tennessee moved one step closer to its first SEC Tournament title in 40 years with Thursday's 83-76 victory over No. 6 seed Mississippi State and could be playing for a top seed in next week's NCAA Tournament. The schools split the regular-season series with both posting easy victories on their home court; Kentucky shot 55 percent and got 23 points from PJ Washington to go along with 15 and 13 rebounds from Herro in its 86-69 triumph Feb. 16, and the Volunteers held the Wildcats to 31.7 percent shooting with Jordan Bone and Grant Williams leading the way with 27 and 24 points, respectively, in a 71-52 win March 2. The clincher:  32-15-4 ATS in their last 51 neutral site games.

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Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS home versus .300 or fewer opponents while Chicago is just 1-11 ATS as a dog in this series. The Clippers at home coming off a 21-point home loss and get back on track tonight.

Rating: 3 Unit ACC Play of the Day

The No. 3 Tar Heels defeated the No. 5 Blue Devils 88-72 in the game Williamson was injured and also prevailed 79-70 on Saturday in the regular-season finale. Williamson, who joined Duke's Jahlil Okafor (2015) and Marvin Bagley III (2018) as the only players in ACC history to win Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, showed no rust Thursday in a dominating performance that included 29 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and making all 13 of his field-goal attempts.  The clincher:  North Carolina is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games.

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Iowa is 9-0 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win, and 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.

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The Hornets took a 118-106 defeat in Houston on Monday night and have dropped 11 of their last 15 games. They are just 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and will face a Washington team that is a solid 20-12 SU (21-11 ATS) home at Capital One Arena and coming off back-to-back home wins over Sacramento and Orlando.

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The Cyclones' fade down the stretch was due in part to their lack of efficiency beyond the arc, but freshman Talen Horton-Tucker (5-for-9) and All-Big 12 first-team selection Marial Shayok (4-for-7) led the charge in that regard Thursday as Iowa State buried 13 of its 25 3-point attempts. Shayok (18.6 points) finished with 18 points versus the Bears and has scored at least 17 points in 25 of his 31 outings; the Big 12's second-leading scorer is shooting 55.8 percent from the field over his last four games. Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year Lindell Wigginton (13.5) has scored 16 or 17 points in four straight contests while averaging nine free throw attempts over that stretch.

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Xavier is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win,  5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win, and 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 neutral site games.

Rating: 3 Unit SEC Play of the Day

The Tigers are led by All-SEC first teamer Tremont Waters, a sophomore guard who paces the team in scoring (15.3 points per game), ranked third in the SEC in assists (5.9) and was second nationally in steals (3.1), which garnered him a co-Defensive Player of the Year honor in the conference. Junior guard Skylar Mays (13.6 points) and freshman forward Naz Reid (13.3) were second- and third-team All-SEC selections, respectively. Reid missed the win over the Commodores with injuries sustained at Florida three days earlier but has practiced this week and is expected to play. The clincher: LSU is 19-7-2 ATS in their last 28 vs. Southeastern.

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OleMiss an 11-1 start, and 12-3 away while Alabama is 3-8 as a dog, and on a 1-7 slide

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Penn State is smoking hot at 9-0 LA, & 9-5 away.

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Nebraska is just a shadow of last year, with current 3-13 run, and 3-9 away.

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Providence was downright dominant in their Wednesday night victory over Butler, and they’ll get the reward of #1 seed Villanova on short rest. While ‘Nova did the double over the Friars during the regular season

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Washington State is  0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 vs. Pacific-12, and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. While Oregon is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win, 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

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The Warriors are 4-5 SU since the All Star Break; a woeful 2-7 ATS.  Golden State isn’t an underdog very often, but when they are, they’ve struggled to cover – only two ATS covers as a dog all year, despite their consistent early season injury woes.  And the Warriors have struggled mightily in their regular season meetings with the Rockets: 0-3 SU, 0-3 ATS.  Coming off an ugly home loss to Phoenix, everyone is expecting a strong bounce back tonight.  Then again, the Warriors are just 7-14 ATS following a defeat this season; unable to bounce back strong.  Houston is playing their best ball of the season right now.

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Pittsburgh is 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 vs. Atlantic Coast, 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 0-8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. While Syracuse is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record, 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss, and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games.

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Louisville is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up loss and 34-16-2 ATS in their last 52 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. While Notre Dame is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS win.

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San Jose State is 18-41-3 ATS in their last 62 Wednesday games, 14-34-3 ATS in their last 51 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points, and 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games after allowing more than 90 points in their previous game. While Air Force is 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points, 22-8-1 ATS in their last 31 games following a ATS loss, and 21-10 ATS in their last 31 neutral site games.