Arkansas comes into tonight

Dallas comes into tonight

Clemson is a scrappy team that gives their opponents fits. The Tigers play at an extremely slow pace, and that makes it difficult for their opponents to get separation. Clemson has held 16 of their 17 opponents to 66 points or less this season, and 13 of their 17 opponents to less than 60 points. Three of their four losses have come by 6 points or less. Overall, the Tigers

Kansas State is 14-4 SU on the season. The Wildcats are a sound team that plays slow and solid defense; the exact type of team that gives Texas fits. Kansas State has won the last three meetings in this series while holding the Longhorns to just 49, 69, and 57 points. The Wildcats have held 15 of their 18 opponents to 68 points or less this season, and if they do that in this game, Texas will be hard-pressed to get any type of margin. Kansas State

Indiana has morphed into a fast-paced offense juggernaut over their last three games. The Pacers have scored 106, 117, and 116 points in their last three games. Indiana has also played at a fast pace in those games, and they

Maryland snapped their mini 2-game losing streak with a solid 74-66 win over Notre Dame last Wednesday night. That win has galvanized this team according to multiple reports with practices leading up to tonight

Louisville is 15-3 this season and the defending national champs, but the Cardinals are an afterthought to many right now. The reason for that is the fact Louisville

Golden State is in a very difficult situational and scheduling spot for tonight

Oklahoma State is 15-2 on the season with their two losses coming against good teams by close margins. The Cowboys lost by 5 points to Memphis on a neutral court in a revenge game; Oklahoma State beat Memphis by 21 points earlier this season. The Cowboys other loss came expected at Kansas State by 3 points; we had a Best Bet against Oklahoma State in that game. The Cowboys are a tough team to get separation from because they have a wealth of scorers on the court at all times. Oklahoma State has given Kansas fits in the last two meetings, and in fact, they beat the Jayhawks on this court last season 85-80.

Kansas is off three consecutive emotional games, and we expect that to catch up to them in this game. The Jayhawks were stunned by San Diego State at home two weeks ago; that loss snapped their 68-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. Since that loss, Kansas won 90-83 at Oklahoma, crushed their arch rival Kansas State 86-60, and won 77-70 at Iowa State on Monday night as 2.5-point road underdogs. That win in Ames was one circled on their calendar after some antics occurred in their last trip there. In what projects to be a high-scoring game, we

UCLA is 14-3 SU this season, but the Bruins have been fortunate in their match-ups. UCLA is a team that needs to play ultra-fast in order to have success; the Bruins are one of the fastest teams in the country in pace. But today they will be playing one of the slowest teams in college basketball as Utah loves to grind teams in the half court. UCLA has faced just one team that tried to slow them down this season, and that resulted in a 17-point loss to Duke after scoring just 63 points. UCLA is off a high-profile win at Colorado on Thursday night, and today

Miami has been terrible in their last three games. The Heat lost all three games on the road; 102-92 in New York, 104-95 in Brooklyn in double overtime, and 114-97 in Washington. Despite the three losses, we

This is a big rivalry game in the Big West conference, and it

Both teams come in off ugly losses in their last game. NC State was waxed 76-45 at home by Virginia. The Wolfpack shot an ugly 28.9% (13-45) from the field and a woeful 20.0% (2-10) from three-point land. Virginia scored more points in the first half (48) than NC State scored in the entire game. NC State

Memphis is playing much better basketball now than they were earlier this season. The Grizzlies come into tonight

Boise State

Kentucky is 12-3 on the season, but 10 of those wins have come at home. On the road, the Wildcats are just 2-3 SU, including 1-1 in true road games. Kentucky comes in off a 71-62 win at Vanderbilt on Saturday, but the stats say they were actually out-played in that game. The Wildcats were out-shot 50.0% (25-50) to 42.6% (26-61) from the field and out-shot 30.0% (6-20) to 27.3% (6-22) from three-point land. The difference came at the free throw line as Kentucky hit 13 times from the line while Vanderbilt only hit 6 free throws. Even from the stripe, the Wildcats only shot 59.1% (13-22). So while their 9-point road win looks good, the reality is that Kentucky played a sub-par game and was fortunate to escape with a win.

Arkansas comes into this game at 11-4, including a strong 9-1 at home. Their lone home loss came on Saturday in overtime as Florida nipped them 84-82. The Razorbacks were facing a tough opponent in the Gators as they play at a much slower pace than Arkansas prefers and Florida

Phoenix has been the surprise team of the NBA so far this season. The Suns were projected to be one of the worst teams in the league, but coming into tonight

Wyoming is a scrappy team that gives their opponents fits. The Cowboys play at an extremely slow pace, and that makes it difficult for their opponents to get separation. Wyoming has held all 15 of their opponents to less than 70 points in regulation time this season, and five of their six losses this season have come by 8 points or less with three losses coming by 3 points exactly. Wyoming has given Boise State fits recently as they are 3-2 SU against the Broncos with the two losses coming by just 7 and 2 points.

Boise State covered the spread for us in their 69-66 loss at San Diego State on Wednesday night. The Broncos were catching the Aztecs off their big win at Kansas, and Boise State is a tough match-up for San Diego State. That was a game they had circled, and off the close loss, we expect a letdown tonight. This game will be a grind, and Boise State head coach Leon Rice is well aware of that fact.

California is in a very difficult situational and scheduling spot for tonight

Miami played last night in New York and the Heat lost 102-92. Miami has to wheel right back and play tonight in Brooklyn, and this is simply not a good scheduling spot for the Heat. This will be Miami

Miami comes in off a 102-92 loss last night in New York. That game was played at an extremely slow pace and the Heat only took 68 shots from the field. Miami did shoot the ball well as they hit 54.4% despite scoring only 92 points. Prior to that low point total, Miami had scored 102 points or more in their previous four games and 101 points or more in 13 of their previous 17 games. Miami

Marquette was picked to win the Big East, but their season has not gone as planned so far. The Golden Eagles come into tonight

Boise State is a very good team people know little about. The Broncos won 21 games last season and they played in the NCAA tournament. They returned four starters from that team, including two of the best overall players in the Mountain West conference (Derrick Marks and Anthony Drmic), and also the league

Golden State is on a major roll, and we

Indiana has been one of the best teams in the NBA all season; the Pacers come into tonight

Boston is struggling mightily right now. The Celtics have lost 7 of their last 8 games SU while going 1-6-1 ATS in those games. Their lone win came against a mediocre Cleveland team by 3 points. And it

Oklahoma City suffered a major loss when they lost Russell Westbrook six games ago to a knee injury. The Thunder have gone 4-2 SU in those games without Westbrook, but two of those wins only came by 4 points each. Oklahoma City is off back-to-back monster games in which they scored a total of 234 points. That

Iowa is a team we

Oklahoma State is a very good team, but they are in a tough spot for today

This game has a lot of meaning for Notre Dame after things got out of hand over the summer. Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey was an assistant at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski, and the two were friends. But things got ugly when Notre Dame decided to join the ACC. Krzyzewski was publicly critical of Brey and Notre Dame, and the two debated the issue in public. This game is very important for Notre Dame, and especially Brey. Duke will be playing their first true road game of the season. The Blue Devils have a young team, and even though there are ultra-talented, the atmosphere may get the best of them.

Notre Dame always brings their best efforts at home against the top teams. Brey is a sharp game planner for games like this, and we expect the Irish to slow this game to a crawl. Notre Dame has a lot of veteran talent, and they own one of the best backcourts in the country. They won 25 games last season, and they returned 7 of their 9 top players from that team. Notre Dame has also faced a tough schedule already this season with games at Iowa, and neutral court games against Indiana and Ohio State. One of Duke

New Orleans has picked up their play with the return of their best player, Anthony Davis. The Pelicans are 3-2 over their last five games despite playing a brutal schedule. New Orleans

Oregon is a perfect 12-0 SU this season, but the Ducks have been fortunate in their match-ups. Oregon is a team that needs to play ultra-fast in order to have success; the Ducks are one of the fastest teams in the country in pace. But tonight they will be playing one of the slowest teams in college basketball as Utah loves to grind teams in the half court. Oregon has faced just one similar team this season, and that was a close 71-64 win over Illinois. That game was on a neutral court but in Oregon

Golden State is in tremendous current form right now. The Warriors have now won six straight games and seven of their last eight games overall. Golden State has been a different team with the return of Andre Iguodala; he makes the Warriors

Sacramento traded for Rudy Gay to boost their offensive production; so far so good for the Kings

Dallas is finally starting to get healthy again. The Mavericks are 4-3 over their last seven games and that record could be even better had they not dropped a game in overtime to Toronto. Head coach Rick Carlisle is excited about his team

Golden State beat the Suns on Friday night; the Warriors have now won five of their last six games. Golden State is in tremendous form right now and that has coincided with the return of Andre Iguodala; he makes the Warriors

Philadelphia started the season red hot (4-2), but the Sixers have spiraled downward since (4-18 their last 22 games). Philadelphia was playing with a shorthanded team, but point guard Michael Carter-Williams returned to the court two games ago. The Sixers went 1-1 in those games. With Carter-Williams on the court this season, the Sixers are 7-10 and just 1-10 without him. Philadelphia last played a game 7 days ago so they are fresh and ready for tonight

Phoenix has been a surprise team this season. The Suns come into tonight

Memphis has had a rough season so far. The Grizzlies come into tonight

Los Angeles won the first meeting against Golden State 126-115. That game was way back in October when the two teams were further apart. The Clippers were a together team while the Warriors were still trying to fit their new pieces together. That game was in Los Angeles and they won, but things will be different this time around. Los Angeles is playing good basketball as they

New Orleans comes into tonight

New Orleans

Toronto made a very good trade in getting rid of Rudy Gay. He

Denver is in poor current form, and their team chemistry just isn

BYU is in a very difficult scheduling spot for tonight

This is a tournament game and it will be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn so neither team has the home court advantage. There is one team that holds some key advantages that will ultimately decide this game, and that team in Stanford. The Cardinal start an experienced team of 3 juniors and 2 seniors that won the NIT championship two years ago. Stanford is a big team as well as they rank 14th in the country in that department. The Cardinal offense is tough to prepare for because they run the intricate triple-post, and Michigan head coach John Beilein is concerned.

Houston was crushed last night in Indiana. The Rockets lost by 33 points (114-81) after shooting a dismal 38.1% (32-84) from the field and an ugly 18.2% (4-22) from three-point land. Houston was awful from the free throw line as they shot just 54.2% (13-24) from the line. Their 81 points scored was a season low and the 33-point defeat was their largest in years. Houston was facing one of the best defensive teams in the league in Indiana last night, but they will face one of the worst defenses in Detroit tonight. Houston

Sacramento is in a terrible situational and scheduling spot for tonight

These two teams met earlier this season in Santa Barbara with Utah State winning 71-64. However, UC Santa Barbara

These two teams just met four days ago with Brooklyn blowing out Philadelphia by 36 points (130-94). That was, by far and away, the Nets best game of the season. They shot 60.3% (47-78) from the field and 60.0% (21-35) from three-point land. Brooklyn never trailed in that game and they led by as many as 42 points. However, that performance was an aberration. The Nets are just 9-16 on the season, including a 4-9 record on the road. Brooklyn will play the rematch tonight without Kevin Garnett (rest), and possibly Joe Johnson who is dealing with a personal matter. Brooklyn has two days off after this game and they will host the Pacers in their next.

Philadelphia started the season red hot (4-2), but the Sixers have spiraled downward since (3-17 their last 20 games). But Philadelphia has been playing with a shorthanded team; that changes tonight. Point guard Michael Carter-Williams returns to the court and with Philadelphia having 3 full days to get ready for this game, we expect a strong effort. The Sixers have lost their last two games by 34 and 36 points, and if they are ever going to come with their best game, tonight is it. Philadelphia is a respectable 6-8 at home this season so they

This game will be played in New York at Madison Square Garden so neither team will have the home court advantage. UCLA is in their first year under head coach Steve Alford who replaced Ben Howland. The Bruins program was stale under Howland, and his style of play did not fit the personnel. UCLA played slow, half-court basketball and they struggled. Under Alford, UCLA has picked up the pace significantly and the players love the change.

LSU is a sneaky good team this season. The Tigers come into tonight

Indiana State is a very good mid-major team. St. Louis is also a very good mid-major team. But this game is not being priced like that at all, and there

Belmont has made a name for themselves with NCAA tournament appearances in the last few years. However, this year will be different for the Bruins as they lost a lot from those teams. Belmont comes into tonight

Portland played as perfect a game as possible three nights ago in their 139-105 blowout win in Philadelphia. The Blazers shot an incredible 55.9% (52-93) from the field and 56.8% (21-37) from three-point land. And if that wasn

This game will be played at Madison Square Garden, and both teams are quite familiar with the court having played on it countless times. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are also quite familiar with each other from being in the Big East conference. Pittsburgh comes into this game with a perfect 10-0 record. The Panthers best win came on a neutral court against Stanford; they won that game by 21 points (88-67). Pittsburgh is playing extremely well as a team as their four returning veterans have meshed well with their influx of freshman talent. The Panthers

New Orleans has won back-to-back home games over the Pistons and Grizzlies. But tonight

This is a heated rivalry series that has been dominated by BYU in recent years. The Cougars have won seven straight meetings, but we expect that streak to end tonight. BYU is a team that needs to play ultra-fast in order to have success; the Cougars are the second fastest team in the country in pace. But tonight they will be playing one of the slowest teams in college basketball as Utah loves to grind teams in the half court. BYU was held to less than 70 points in one game this season and they lost by 13 points to Wichita State. The Utes have held 8 of their 9 opponents to less than 70 points this season.

Utah is a much improved team this season. The Utes come into tonight

San Antonio got a big 117-110 win at home over Minnesota last night snapping the Spurs 2-game losing streak to the Timberwolves. San Antonio now takes to the road on a back-to-back and they must play this game in the thin air and altitude of Utah. The Spurs are an old and aging team so this is not a good scheduling spot at all, especially with this also being their fourth game in five nights. San Antonio also has a much bigger game in Los Angeles against the Clippers on deck, and HC Gregg Popovich will severely limit the starters minutes tonight after three starters played over 34 minutes last night.

Utah returns home off back-to-back underdog wins at Sacramento and at Denver last night. The Jazz are 4-4 SU over their last eight games; the Jazz won just 2 of their first 15 games. They have lost three straight games at home, but historically, Utah

This game will not be on Oregon

Milwaukee is in a terrible scheduling and situational spot for tonight

Memphis has had a rough season so far. The Grizzlies come into tonight

We played against Detroit last night and Minnesota came thru easily in their 27-point win (121-94). The Pistons are a play against once again tonight as they are just in another terrible scheduling and situational spot for this game in New Orleans. The Pistons are playing on back-to-back nights with this game being their third in four nights. Not only that, but this will also be Detroit

Gonzaga comes into tonight

Minnesota is just 4-9 over their last 13 games, but the Timberwolves can be excused for that poor record. They

These two teams just played three days ago with Portland winning 130-98. That

Denver came into their current road trip in tremendous form as they won five straight games before beginning their 6-game East Coast trip. The Nuggets won their first two road games, but they

We lost going against Portland last night, but we

This is a Big Five rivalry game in the city of Philadelphia, and these games are always close and competitive.

Utah is just 4-16 SU this season, but the Jazz are 9-10 ATS. They

California is 6-2 on the season, but this will be their first true road game. The Golden Bears are just 1-2 ATS in the three games they

Oklahoma City comes in off a 111-104 Wednesday night loss in Portland. The Thunder played that game on a back-to-back road set so that is an excusable loss. Oklahoma City had last night off so they

Boston College came into this season with high expectations as they returned 98% of their offensive production and 96% of their defensive production from last season. The Eagles got off to a rough start by losing their first three games of the season. Since then, Boston College has gone 3-1 SU with their lone loss coming by just 2 points (72-70) to a very good Connecticut team. The Eagles have played a hard schedule thus far with opponents like Providence, Massachusetts, Washington, and the aforementioned Connecticut. Tonight

Detroit is off a big upset win in Miami last night. The Pistons beat the Heat 107-97 as 9-point road underdogs. Detroit shot 51.2% (41-80) from the field and 43.8% (7-16) from three-point land. They also got to the free throw line 26 times which is a rare occurrence for a road team in Miami. The Pistons dominated the glass as well with a 46-34 rebounding edge. Overall, Detroit played a perfect game while upsetting the defending NBA champs, and we just can

Denver is in good current form right now. The Nuggets have won 7 consecutive games, including last night

Oklahoma City

Memphis and Oklahoma State just played 12 days ago on Oklahoma State

Iowa was a very good team last season that won 25 games and made it to the NIT finals. The Hawkeyes return just about everyone from that team, and they

Villanova is a deep and experienced team that returns 73% of their production on the offensive and defensive ends of the court. The Wildcats are 5-0 so far this season and they are certainly facing their toughest opponent to date. However, Villanova matches-up well with Kansas as they have multiple guys that can score in double digits; five players did so in yesterday

Iowa was a very good team last season that won 25 games and made it to the NIT finals. The Hawkeyes return just about everyone from that team, and they

Indiana is one of the best teams in the NBA. The Pacers come into tonight

This is a big rivalry game in the state of Utah and one between two coaches that are very close friends. Utah State is 4-0 SU and ATS on the season and that is a major reason they are laying points in this game. However, the Aggies have played an easy schedule and they

Houston is playing some good basketball right now. The Rockets have won four of their last five games with their lone loss coming by just 3 points (123-120) at Dallas. The Rockets

Massachusetts is a much better team than people realize this season. The Minutemen will get notice after their play in this tournament, especially if they win the Charleston Classic tonight on national TV. UMass is 5-0 this season with solid wins over good teams like Boston College, LSU, Nebraska, and New Mexico. The Minutemen have a veteran team that starts 3 seniors and a junior; the team won 46 games over the last two seasons. They play at a fast, pressuring pace and that style is difficult for opponents to handle, especially when playing their third game in four nights.

Clemson is also 5-0, but the Tigers have played an extremely soft schedule full of teams that are in rebuilding mode. Clemson is taking a major step-up in class against Massachusetts tonight. The Tigers were picked to finish 14th out of 15 teams in the ACC this season by many pundits. Clemson HC Brad Brownell wasn

Washington is playing good basketball right now. The Wizards have won two consecutive games after losing their previous game in overtime. Washington has played a brutal road schedule this season with losses at Miami, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and San Antonio. Those are elite teams and Washington just isn

This game will be played on a neutral floor in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Florida State comes in with a 3-0 record but the Seminoles have been untested with wins over inferior teams Jacksonville, Central Florida, and Tennessee-Martin. This year

These two teams played nine days ago in Los Angeles with the Clippers pulling out a 109-107 win. That game was as close as the final score indicates as the two teams were just about even across the board in the stats. However, there was one particular area in which the Clippers were dominated. Los Angeles was crushed on the offensive glass as Minnesota held a 16-6 edge in offensive rebounds. That Clippers

Memphis and Oklahoma State are two very good teams, but this game is priced as if the Cowboys are the significantly better team. That

New York comes into tonight

Florida Atlantic has little to work with this season. The Owls lost their top two scorers from last season, and those two players were basically the whole team. One of those players was Greg Grantt who is also the school

Dallas lost a tough game in Miami last night, and we expect some hangover for tonight

Weber State is one of the best teams in the Big Sky conference this season. The Wildcats won 30 games last season and they return their top four starters. Overall, Weber State brings back 63% of their offensive production and 71% of their defensive production from last year

Brooklyn is struggling mightily this season; they come into tonight

Detroit had some good seasons over the last few years. The Titans won 20 games last season, but that was with an experienced senior-laden team. Detroit is very young and inexperienced this season as they only return 17% of their offensive production and 31% of their defensive production from last year. Not only are four starters gone, but Detroit

Phoenix is quietly flying well under the radar early on this season. The Suns come into tonight

UC Santa Barbara will be a very good team this season coming out of the Big West conference. The Gauchos return 92% of their offensive production and 86% of their defensive production from last season. Ten players return in total which means the team has tremendous depth. UC Santa Barbara easily won their season opener 76-50 over inferior Hawaii Pacific; ten guys played at least 9 minutes or more in that game. HC Bob Williams is in his 16th season and he

Washington comes into tonight

Pennsylvania returns a stacked team this season. The Quakers have 100% of their offensive and defensive production back from last season. Penn has a terrific backcourt with Miles Cartwright and Tony Hicks. Monmouth HC King Rice is well aware of that duo:

Detroit has lost their last two games at home to Indiana and Oklahoma City. There

Portland and Sacramento just played last night with the Blazers winning 104-91 on their home court. Tonight the two teams will play in Sacramento and we expect a higher scoring game. Portland