Rating: 2 Units

Western Illinois is 17-37-2 ATS in their last 56 Saturday games and  1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. While IUPIU is 6-1-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 5-1-2 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games, and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Rating: 2 Units

Florida Atlantic is 5-12 ATS in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up win,  4-11 ATS in their last 15 Friday games, and  0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win. While Arkansas State is 12-2 ATS in their last 14 vs. Conference USA, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Rating: 2 Units

The Brooklyn Nets are turning some heads with their play of late, which includes a pair of wins over Eastern Conference contenders during a three-game streak. The Nets will try to push it to four in a row on today when they host the slumping Washington Wizards, who dropped their last three games. Brooklyn sandwiched a win over New York around victories over Toronto and Philadelphia, outlasting the 76ers 127-124 on the road Wednesday to keep the winning streak alive. The Wizards dropped the final two on a four-game road trip before coming home on Wednesday and suffering a 130-125 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.

Rating: 2 Units

The Oklahoma City Thunder own the best winning percentage in the Western Conference after recovering from a 0-4 start. The Thunder look to post their 18th win in the past 22 games when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans today. Oklahoma City star point guard Russell Westbrook has only been the second-best player on his own team thus far as small forward Paul George has been superb, the latest example being a 31-point outing in a 122-113 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday despite having just 10 field-goal attempts.

Rating: 2 Units

The Grizzlies are known as a defensive team. While that's mostly true, they've still allowed nine of their last 10 opponents to reach triple-digits in scoring. The last time that the Blazers played the second of back to back games, they allowed 143 points. The last two meetings between these teams have both produced 211 combined points.

Rating: 2 Units

Boston College should be well-rested and plenty motivated when it hosts Columbia on Wednesday in a non-conference game. After falling 100-95 to Providence in overtime on Dec. 4, the Eagles were unable to make a trip to Texas A&M for a game Saturday afternoon because of mechanical issues with their charter plane and snowy weather in Texas. Boston College is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game.

Rating: 2 Units

The Wildcats and Quakers are among five Philadelphia area schools who play a round-robin every season, and Villanova has not lost a game in Big 5 play since December 2012. This season, the Wildcats are playing their Big 5 opponents in succession - a run that began with a win against La Salle, continued with a victory over Temple and most recently featured a 12-point win against Saint Joseph's.  In all, the Wildcats' Big 5 winning streak sits at 25 games

Rating: 2 Units

UCF held Grambling State to a season-low 29.3 percent shooting from the field, including a paltry 22.9 percent after intermission. That kind of suffocating defense has been the story at UCF since third-year coach Johnny Dawkins took over and the Knights are harassing opposing shooters into hitting 36.7 percent of their shots this season (11th best in the country) en route to 60.8 points per game. No doubt, Georgia Southern expects to challenge that dominance with a high-scoring offense that ranks No. 1 in the nation in field goal percentage (52.7) and 10th in scoring (88.5 points)

Rating: 2 Units

CS Fullerton is -1 ATS in their last 5 vs. West Coast, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring less than 50 points in their previous game, 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a ATS loss, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss. While St. Marys is  0-4 ATS in their last 4 Monday games.

Rating: 2 Units

Pacific is 9-4-2 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up win. While Long Beach State is  0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings. and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.

Rating: 2 Units

The San Antonio Spurs are getting chances to avenge some of their most recent losses, and the Utah Jazz are next up on the revenge list. The Spurs, who host the Jazz today, were ripped 139-105 at Utah on Tuesday and followed that up with a loss at the Los Angeles Lakers the next night before bouncing back with a win at home over the Lakers on Friday. San Antonio shot 50.5 percent from the floor and placed eight scorers in double figures in Friday's 133-120 triumph.

Rating: 2 Units

Washington State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games. While Montana State is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Pacific-12.

Rating: 2 Units

The Raptors are coming off a poor performance after shooting 39.3 percent in a 106-105 overtime loss at the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Toronto dropped two of its last three games following an eight-game winning streak and suffered its first loss of the season 124-109 at Milwaukee on Oct. 29.  Milwaukee pulled off a 122-119 overtime victory in its last trip to Toronto on Feb. 23.

Rating: 2 Units

San Diego is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record, and 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

Rating: 3 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day

Gonzaga, which won the prestigious Maui Invitational with a 89-87 win over Duke in the final, comes in off an emotional 81-79 victory over in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night. . Gonzaga is trying for just its second 10-0 start since joining Division I in 1958-59. The 2016-17 squad that lost to North Carolina in the national championship game began 29-0. Perkins leads the nation with 75 assists and needs two to pass John Stockton (554) for fourth place on the school's career assists list. Tennessee is 4-4 in its last eight games against teams ranked No. 1 in the nation with the last win coming over Kansas, 76-68, on Jan. 10, 2010 in Knoxville. Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

Rating: 2 Units

Old Dominion is 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 Sunday games and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 vs. Metro Atlantic Athletic. While Fairfield is  4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Clippers had won 12 of their previous 14 games before the poor showing against the Grizzlies in which leading scorer Tobias Harris (21 points per game) scored just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting. Miami opened its six-game road trip with a 115-98 victory over Phoenix only its fifth win in 14 contests. Bam Adebayo scored a career-high 22 points and Justise Winslow was 4-for-4 from 3-point range while recording a season-best 20 points.

Rating: 2 Units

Portland got a big boost on Thursday from reserve forward Jake Layman, who did not play in the previous five games but found his way off the bench and scored a career-high 24 points, including 15 in the first quarter. Layman's hot start propelled the Trail Blazers to a 34-9 lead after the first 12 minutes. The home team took the last nine in the series, with each earning a win already in 2018-19.

Rating: 2 Units

Portland is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. While Sacramento State is 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 vs. West Coast, and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win.

Rating: 2 Units

The Indiana Pacers will try to avenge their most recent loss when they open up a three-game home stand against the Sacramento Kings today. The Kings sent the Pacers to a 111-110 loss in the finale of Indiana's recent four-game road trip, riding a balanced attack and a late put back by Willie Cauley-Stein to the triumph. The Pacers and their league-leading scoring defense have done well to recover by topping Chicago 96-90 at home before picking up a convincing 112-90 victory at Orlando on Friday, despite playing shorthanded.

Rating: 2 Units

Fresno State is  28-8 ATS in their last 36 games following a ATS win, 15-5 ATS in their last 20 vs. Big West, 18-8 ATS in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 13-6 ATS in their last 19 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, and 31-15 ATS in their last 46 games following a straight up win. While Long Beach State is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.

Rating: 2 Units

Florida State is 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games and 4-1-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games. While Connecticut is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Leading scorer James Palmer Jr.'s shooting woes continued against the Golden Gophers, as he failed to convert more than 39 percent of his field-goal attempts for the sixth time in seven contests, although Wednesday marked the only time in four tries he was unable to exceed his season scoring average (17.4 points). Fellow senior Isaac Copeland Jr. (15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds) and Isaiah Roby (9.0 points, 5.4 boards, 1.4 blocks) led the way offensively for Nebraska with 17 and 15 points, respectively, but both forwards fouled out late as Minnesota completed its rally. Point guard Glynn Watson Jr. (14.6 points) is enjoying a solid bounce-back campaign, shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 46.8 percent beyond the arc (34.7 and 29.1 percent, respectively, in 2017-18).

Rating: 2 Units

Wisconsin is  9-0 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games overall, and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. While Marquette is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss, 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

Marshall is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record. While Toledo is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games following three or more consecutive home games.

Rating: 2 Units

The trip to Indiana will be the last non-conference road game of the season for the Cardinals, who shot 51.7 percent from the field and held Central Arkansas to 25 percent Wednesday. Louisville has displayed balanced scoring, with six players averaging better than eight points per game. Jordan Nwora, who scored 21 points against Central Arkansas, leads Louisville in scoring (17.0) and rebounding (7.0). Louisville is 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 vs. Big Ten, 7-3-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points, and 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 road games.

Rating: 2 Units

Wichita State will face its toughest challenge of the season Saturday when it takes on Oklahoma at Chesapeake Energy Arena - the home of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. This Wichita State team will look considerably different than the one the Sooners played a season ago, as senior Samajae Haynes-Jones is the lone Shocker on the roster that participated in the 91-83 Oklahoma win last December. Oklahoma’s balanced offensive attack has seen at least three players score in double figures in each of its seven wins this season, but only senior Christian James is averaging more than 10 points per game as he enters Friday leading the Big 12 with 19.9 points per game. James helped the Sooners get past Notre Dame 85-80 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

Rating: 3 Units

Michigan is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games, 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games, 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. While South Carolina is 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 non-conference games, 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss, 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall, and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Rating: 2 Units

San Diego State is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up win, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall, 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 home games, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win, and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 non-conference games. While San Diego is 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss.

Rating: 2 Units

Idaho is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Pacific-12.

Rating: 2 Units

Charlotte star Kemba Walker is struggling of late and is averaging 19.2 points on 34.5 percent shooting over the last five games, including a 5-of-16 effort in Sunday's 119-109 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Picking up some of the slack is power forward Frank Kaminsky, who followed up a scoreless effort in Friday's loss to Utah with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting on Sunday. Kaminsky could see extended minutes on today with fellow power forward Marvin Williams expected to miss at least the next few games with a shoulder injury.

Rating: 2 Units

Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 19 rebounds in the loss to New York and topped 30 in five of the past six games while recording eight straight double-doubles. He was less than thrilled with the setback against the lowly Knicks but thinks his team - which has won more than twice as many games as it has lost - can vastly improve.

Rating: 2 Units

St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. Missouri Valley. While Southern Illinois is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. Atlantic 10.

Rating: 2 Units

Indiana State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games, 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

Northern Kentucky was an NCAA Division II program before moving up to Division I, and the Norse have been more than competitive the past two years as a member of the Horizon League, reaching the 2017 NCAA Tournament and the NIT last season. They're off to another fast start this season, with their only loss to Central Florida. Cincinnati also has one loss in its opener against No. 17 Ohio State. This game falls on the Bearcats' schedule between a 65-61 road win Saturday at UNLV and the annual Crosstown Shootout on Saturday against Xavier.

Rating: 2 Units

Michigan State is coming off a 78-69 win over Rutgers. Cassius Winston had 22 points and Nick Ward chipped in 20 in the win. They shoot 48.7 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from deep. The Spartans are led by Cassius Winston with 17.9 points and he dishes out 7.1 assists a game. Joshua Langford adds 17.5 points. Iowa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7. Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5. The Spartans looked to get back to normal after their loss to Louisville by pounding Rutgers. Iowa is just 2-5 in their last seven.

Rating: 2 Units

Cal Irvine is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 road games, 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss. While St. Marys is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

Pacific is -15-1 ATS in their last 23 non-conference games, 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games,  3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games following three or more consecutive home games, and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. Mountain West. While Fresno State is 28-7 ATS in their last 35 games following a ATS win, 16-5 ATS in their last 21 non-conference games, and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win.

Rating: 2 Units

Purdue is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. Atlantic Coast, 36-16 ATS in their last 52 non-conference games, and 35-17 ATS in their last 52 Wednesday games. While Florida State is 2-5-2 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600, 2-6-2 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games.

Rating: 2 Units

Montana is 5-13-1 ATS in their last 19 games following a ATS loss, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600,  1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Milwaukee Bucks don't lose often, and it's become a surprise when they don't go off for 120 or more points. The Bucks, who lead the NBA in scoring at an average of 121 points, will try to avoid dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season when they host the Chicago Bulls.

Rating: 2 Units

The Oklahoma City Thunder are winners of 12 of their last 15 games but remain unsatisfied with their individual performances. Thunder star Russell Westbrook will find out if some extra work on his shot paid off when the Thunder host the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Rating: 3 Unit NBA Play of the Day

Washington is a poor 2-7 SU & ATS on the road, allowing 122.0 PPG. New Orleans ranks second in the NBA in scoring (118.2 PPG) and its loss to the Celtics was just the team's second at home in 10 games this season, the first in which All-Star forward Anthony Davis (27.0 & 12.8) played. The Pelicans are averaging 122.0 PPG at home this season and tonight, revenge works!

Rating: 2 Units

The Knicks had their three-game winning streak snapped when they suffered a 115-108 road loss against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. New York shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points in the setback.  Undrafted rookie guard Allonzo Trier had a superb outing against Detroit with 24 points to go along with season bests of 10 rebounds and seven assists. Trier has scored in double digits in three straight games - including a season-high 25 against the New Orleans Pelicans last Friday .

Rating: 2 Units

The Hoyas have been so-so so far, but they do have a road win over Illinois. What can be said is that Georgetown has been better than Richmond. The Spiders have lost three straight games, including a home loss to Hampton. Nick Sherod is out for the season with a torn ACL and the team does not have a clear replacement for the 12.7-point scorer. Jessie Govan was held to 14 points and six rebounds in the win at Richmond last season. He will be tasked with slowing down Grant Golden, and the senior Hoyas should succeed.

Rating: 2 Units

Rider is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win, and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Wednesday games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Denver Nuggets pulled themselves out of a funk and are rolling along again with wins in three straight. The Nuggets will try to make it four in a row on Tuesday when they host a Los Angeles Lakers squad making a brief stop on the road before an extended home stretch. Denver struggled through a stretch of six losses in seven games but picked up the defensive intensity over the last three contests, capped by a 105-98 victory at Oklahoma City on Saturday in which it held the Thunder to 35.9 percent shooting.

Rating: 2 Units

Through six games, the Rams have had five different players lead the team in scoring. This speaks to their depth, which helps when a team is playing at altitude. The guard tandem of Anthony Bonner and J.D. Paige will give the Salukis headaches from the perimeter and Nico Carvacho can clean up messes. Southern Illinois has three losses already and senior guard Marcus Bartley is hitting an unsustainable 60.7% of his 3-pointers.

Rating: 2 Units

Memphis is a club that needs things to go their way almost every night since they are 30th in scoring. Sure, they have two legit stars in Marc Gasol and Mike Conley but Kyle Lowry matches up just fine with Conley. And Toronto can throw both Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka at Gasol. The Raptors have been rolling along as they have won five in a row and only one game, against Orlando, was close. In the win over Miami on Sunday, three guys posted double/doubles and they got 42 from the bench contingent.

Rating: 2 Units

The Knicks have won three straight. Whoopee-doo. They’d lost eight of nine, and six in a row, before that.  They’ve been attacking the basket well in this stretch, but Detroit head coach Dwayne Casey sees that, and is quite familiar with the Knicks from having coached Toronto, and has a couple o’ good rim protectors named Drummond and Griffin who can help put a stop to this nonsense

Rating: 2 Units

The Georgia Southern Eagles are ranked 2 for offensive field goal percentage shooting 54.7% while attempting 55.8 shots per game. The Eagles shooting percentages include 66.9% for free throw percentage and 26.2% for three point percentage so far this season.

Rating: 3 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day

Even with Mike Watkins (personal) returning to the Nittany Lion lineup for at least limited minutes, the Hokies are a tough match up. Virginia Tech has some size in Kerry Blackshear, but the perimeter is loaded and feisty. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Justin Robinson and Ahmed Hill are hitting at least 40% of their 3-pointers and Hill is knocking down 56% of his long-range shots. This is the Hokies’ first road test and it will help to have an experienced crew heading to College Station.

Rating: 2 Units

Orlando has been up and down. The Magic were in LaLa Land on Sunday and by controlling the middle quarters, they got the win when the bench came up big. Golden State hosted the Kings Saturday, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant combining for 75 points and Thompson tipped in the game winner. The Warriors would love to get this game with a 5-game trip on the horizon, book ended by Toronto and Milwaukee. Jordan Bell has earned some minutes and he does a little bit of everything when he is in the game. Quinn Cook has done a nice job in the absence of Steph Curry and when Coach Kerr brings in Shawn Livingston he gets a big guard that can post up small forwards

Rating: 2 Units

Idaho State is 9-19 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win. While Pepperdine is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.

Rating: 2 Units

Santa Clara is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing home record, and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Monday games. While California is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, and  1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. West Coast.

Rating: 2 Units

Neither of these teams are going to want to see UNC-Greensboro again after the Spartans dealt losses to both the Blue Hens and Bulldogs. Delaware had its four-game winning streak snapped: two of those wins were against non-Division I competition and two were on the road. Blue Hen big man Eric Carter is arguably the best player on both teams and will bounce back from a 14-point outing against UNCG. The Bulldogs have been slowed by a not fully healthy DaQuan Bracey.

Rating: 2 Units

Seton Hall has looked darn good in wins against Grand Canyon and Hawaii. Of course, you’ll remember that they were trounced by 23 points at Nebraska and lost 66-64 to Saint Louis, home. That makes them 0-2 SU and ATS vs. higher-conference programs that haven’t been to many NCAA Tournaments recently. More like, none in the last four years, and Nebraska has one NCAA appearance since anyone can remember. Miami plays in the ACC and they’ve been to a bunch of NCAA Tournaments recently.

Rating: 2 Units

The offense has been there for the Clips but they are in the bottom third in allowing points. Portland players figure to show some heart here. They were beaten by a total of 71 points in the last 2 games. When the beat the Clips early this month they owned the boards and the starting Clippers guard were outscored by 27 points.

Rating: 2 Units

The Jazz's struggles continued Friday with a 90-83 loss to the Lakers. They've lost three in a row now and five of the last six. The only one out of the six that was at home was the loss to Sacramento. While Sacramento is  7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 0 days rest, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.

Rating: 2 Units

College of Charleston is 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 neutral site games.

Rating: 2 Units

Miami is coming off a win but it was against Chicago. They got great production from the center position as Hassan Whiteside and Bam Adebayo combined for 32 and 23 boards. That will be hard to duplicate against the Canadians as Coach Nurse has been experimenting with Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas in the middle and both of those players will give the Miami big men trouble. The Raptors are coming off a successful trip. They lost the first game on the journey in overtime to Boston but reeled off 4 in a row, the last on Friday in D.C. One of the best things Toronto has going for them is the balanced attack. They are 7th in allowing points and only three clubs opened the season scoring more points a night.

Rating: 2 Units

The Knicks shocked New Orleans on Friday but they were fortunate. Anthony Davis, who ended up with 33, didn’t enter the last quarter until there was just 3 minutes and change left. He reportedly had a groin and he more than likely would have made a difference if he played the entire last stanza. Memphis played too good to lose Friday.

Rating: 2 Units

Fairfield is 7-15-1 ATS in their last 23 neutral site games, 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up loss, and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. While Denver is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

Have the Wildcats bounced back after losing consecutive games? They have done well in Orlando by beating Canisius and Oklahoma State, but the Seminoles are a different team. Florida State should own the boards against the smaller Villanova forwards. Coach Leonard Hamilton’s team is also much deeper and can win even when the 3-pointers are not falling (even though the squad has hit 39.0% of its 3-pointers). That is not something that can be said about Villanova.

Rating: 2 Units

Chicago started the season as the 4th worst scoring team and they are 25th in rebounding. Defense is about desire and the Bulls are in the bottom third in the league in allowing points. One of the best things about Minnesota is that they are aggressive. They are in the top 10 in getting to the free-throw line and they are 4th in free-throw percentage. Teams can’t cheat on the Wolves either since they started the season hitting at 37% from distance, 4th in the league. As promising a career that Wendall Carter Jr. may have for the Bulls, he will have his plate full guarding Karl-Anthony Towns because the Minnesota center can stretch the floor. The Wolves hosted Brooklyn on Friday and in that game Towns dominated in the 10-point win.

Rating: 2 Units

Washington swept last season's two-game series and owns a five-game winning streak against New Orleans entering the first of two match ups in a five-day stretch. The Pelicans are a meager 2-8 on the road after blowing a nine-point, fourth-quarter advantage against the lowly New York Knicks on Friday and eventually succumbing 114-109.

Rating: 2 Units

New Mexico is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 90 points in their previous game,  7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 non-conference games, and 1-11-1 ATS in their last 13 vs. Conference USA. While UTEP is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 vs. Mountain West and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 Saturday games.

Rating: 2 Units

Teams in Colorado usually enjoy a home court advantage because they are playing at altitude. The Falcons’ edge will be negated by the Buffaloes who are used to playing in the mountains. Colorado has won the last nine meetings, including a 12-point win at home last year. McKinley Wright IV leads four double-digit scorers that have skill and size

Rating: 2 Units

Arkansas State is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games, 7-24 ATS in their last 31 neutral site games, and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. Ohio Valley. While Eastern Illinois is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games, 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

Rating: 2 Units

East Tennessee State is  22-8-1 ATS in their last 31 non-conference games, 22-8-2 ATS in their last 32 games overall, and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games following a straight up win. While North Dakota State is 17-35 ATS in their last 52 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, 18-37 ATS in their last 55 games following a ATS win, and 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 road games.

Rating: 2 Units

Why couldn’t Jevon Carter be allowed one more season with the Mountaineers? This team needs a player just like him to be really good. Of course, that could be said about almost every team. While Beetle Bolden should play in the game after getting back from an elbow injury, he is a scorer who does not make his teammates better. Giant center Derrik Smits could cause the smaller West Virginia players some issues.

Rating: 2 Units

Cal Poly SLO is 16-35-2 ATS in their last 53 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 8-44-2 ATS in their last 64 games overall, 14-36-2 ATS in their last 52 games following a straight up loss, and 7-20-2 ATS in their last 29 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. While Portland is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win, 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, and 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall.

Rating: 2 Units

The Bears are an interesting team that just added Yale transfer guard Makai Mason to their collective stew. The 6-1 guard could slot next to King McClure to give the team a solid back court to go along with the usual allotment of athletes in the front court. Ole Miss relies on Terence Davis for a great deal of offense and coach Scott Drew has the components to slow him down

Rating: 2 Units

The Nuggets have dropped three of their last four at home after winning the first six and will be tested against a dangerous offensive team in Orlando, which scored at least 130 points in two wins before suffering a 93-91 loss to Toronto on Tuesday. The Magic have won seven of their last 10 games overall after a disappointing start and center Nikola Vucevic has played a big part, averaging a team-high 20 points overall - 27 over the last four contests.

Rating: 2 Units

Charlotte will need to execute at its best against the Thunder, who are winners of 11 of their last 13 and dominated the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a 123-95 road win on Wednesday.  ust as Walker can turn from scorer to facilitator for the Hornets, so can Westbrook for Oklahoma City. The former MVP managed 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting Wednesday but handed out 13 assists and was pleased with his performance.

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It’s getting messy in D.C. and never mind the White House. There have been reports of in-fighting at Washington practices and John Wall was fined. The Wizards got a bit of a break on Wednesday against the Clips when former Washington center Marcin Gortat came out swinging, had 5 fouls in his 15 minutes on the floor. Washington still had to win the last quarter by 16 to prevail by 7. The Raptors flew with the Hawks Wednesday and several Toronto players excelled including Kyle Lowry, who recorded a triple/double. Despite playing in the second of a back-to-back game the Raptors beat this club early in the season. Kawhi Leonard didn’t even play but Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas combined for 32 and 16 boards

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George Mason is  3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall, and 2-13-1 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 1-8 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games, and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Friday games.

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When these two teams were in the Big East together, the Cardinals dominated the series. That was five years ago and neither team has even the same coach, but Louisville matches up pretty well with the Golden Eagles. Coach Chris Mack can send multiple defenders at Markus Howard, while Jordan Nwora and V.J. King should be able to score against their Marquette defenders.

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Chattanooga is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. While Michigan is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game.

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Seton Hall is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

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There was a time when the Tar Heels and Longhorns meeting would have a national following, but Texas has fallen out of the headlines. The problem for coach Shaka Smart is that his team is not proficient from long range. They are hitting 29.3% of their 3-pointers, which allows opposing defenses to pack the paint and own the boards. North Carolina does not need any help in these areas

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Elon is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games, 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games following a straight up win,  4-13 ATS in their last 17 neutral site games, 3-13 ATS in their last 16 Thursday games, and  1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall.

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Virginia is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win. While Dayton is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Atlantic Coast.

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UC-Riverside is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. While Pacific is 9-19 ATS in their last 28 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, 6-13-1 ATS in their last 20 non-conference games, and 6-14-1 ATS in their last 21 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.

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The Explorers are going to have a hard time penetrating the Miami defense which is only allowing its opponents to hit 39.6% of its field goals and 34.6% of its 3-pointers, Hurricane opponents even have a hard time from the free-throw line (68.3%), not that coach Jim Larranaga can do anything about that. La Salle has not beat the spread in its last 10 games on a neutral court and Miami is not the team to start a trend against

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The Tigers did not get any surprise shooting performances against Duke and the team made just 36.4% of its field goals in the loss. Despite the poor shooting, Auburn kept the game within reach. They will shoot better against Arizona who showed their lack of depth in the front court against Gonzaga. Auburn’s front court is deep and Jared Harper is going to take advantage of any openings in the Wildcat defense

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Golden State is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 46-22-3 ATS in their last 71 Wednesday games. While Oklahoma City is 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings and 3-10 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Golden State.

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After their magical Final Four run, the Ramblers are overrated. They are still a decent team and could factor into the Missouri Valley tournament bid, but they are not better than Boston College. Ky Bowman is an incredible offensive player (24.3 points on 51.6 percent from the field) and has decent complementary players in Jordan Chatman, Wynston Tabbs, and Steffon Mitchell.

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Brooklyn is 0-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points, 16-6 ATS in their last 22 road games, and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. In addition, Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Dallas, and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings. While the Underdog is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings and the road (Brooklyn) team is 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

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Detroit is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Western Conference, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games, and  4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. While Houston is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game, and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

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Cleveland was in Motown on Monday and they lost by 11 despite the furious last quarter. The boo-birds figure to be out dissing LeBron’s name but that should not bother the Lakers all that much. Cleveland has just been horrible. Their first win came against Atlanta. The other win came against Charlotte when Kemba Walker was 2 for 16. Cleveland doesn’t share either. They opened the season 29th in assists and they only had 16 on Monday. Rajon Rondo has been gone and it has put some pressure on Lonzo Ball but LeBron has the rock in his hands most of the time anyway. After a sluggish start L.A. won 7 of 9 and rest should be no problem here as Lakers have not suited up since beating Miami on Sunday. After LeBron’s 29 a night, 8 players are averaging between 8 and 17 points.

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Creighton is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game, 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and  1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points. While Clemson is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600., and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.

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Charlotte is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference, and  7-3 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. While the home team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings and Indiana 5-11-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings.

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Hofstra is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win,  4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.

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Coach Sean Miller pushed his team to a nice win over Iowa State. The Wildcats get to play Gonzaga who they played four times from 2014 to 2016 when times were nicer to Arizona. Gonzaga is still as powerful as ever, and will be able to take advantage of the fact that Arizona had to put the pedal to the medal to beat the Cyclones. Zags, don’t look past the Wildcats!

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After losing their opener to Loyola Marymount, the Runnin’ Rebels have bounced back with a pair of wins. The Lions share a conference with Pacific, who have also won three of four, including two games on the road. Shakur Juiston may not be a lead scorer, but freshman Bryce Hamilton is a player to watch after he put up 16 points in the win over UC-Riverside. Noah Robotham has to take care of the ball for UNLV to have much success this season.

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Wright State is 2-10 ATS in their last 12 Tuesday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big Ten. While Penn State is 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 neutral site games, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall, and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games.

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The Bluejays seem somewhat out of sync to start the season. After three ACL surgeries in his young life, Martin Krampelj does not look healthy and the team does not have a scoring option that it can rely. The same can not be said for the Panthers, who have presumptive Sun Belt Player of the Year D’Marcus Simonds (23.0 points per game, 25 points against St. Bonaventure on Monday). Jeff Thomas gives coach Ron Hunter an excellent wing man. You’ll be seeing the Panthers in March.

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Bradley is 5-1-2 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games. While SMU is 18-37-1 ATS in their last 56 neutral site games, 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.

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Wyoming is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss, and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games. While Boston College is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.