4* Money Maker ANAHEIM DUCKS

4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO 

4* Money Maker DALLAS STARS

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

Taking UT ARLINGTON here as our Top CBB Play of the Day! - I know, I know. Higgs, a double digit fave? Not my normal 10* play for sure. But I just like this spot a lot.  We have the Mavericks in with triple revenge from last year. A pair of regular season losses, but the conference tournament. Everyone is back from that squad. ULM win-less in conference and losers of 5 straight and are a shell of that team losing 4 starters. This Texas-Arlington team is pretty good. They already scored wins over Texas and St Mary's. I think they will be with a really focused effort this afternoon to blast a team that has owned them. 10* Money Bomb TEXAS ARLINGTON 

4* Money Maker JAMES MADISON

4* Money Maker STL BLUES

8* Sure Shot OKLAHOMA 

5* Best Bet FLORIDA STATE

4* Money Maker FORDHAM

4* Money Maker TEXAS A&M 

4* Money Maker GS WARRIORS

4* Money Maker CAROLINA HURRICANES

4* Money Maker EASTERN MICHIGAN 

4* Money Maker WINTHROP

Taking CLEMSON here. I'll grab the 11-6 Tigers in off of 4 losses. They are in these games. 5.5 would have been good for covers in half their losses, and a push in another. UL suits up for the first the first time without their PG Snider, who is their 2nd leading scorer and leads them in assists. Facing a team desperate for a win, and having scoring droughts of your own, then losing your PG isn't a recipe for success. 5* Best Bet CLEMSON TIGERS 

4* Money Maker EASTERN KENTUCKY

4* Money Maker NORTH DAKOTA 

4* Money Maker STL BLUES

4* Money Maker NY RANGERS

Taking IOWA here. So, we have the old 'unranked' laying points vs a ranked. Iowa sitting at 11-8 favored over a 16-2 Terps team. Iowa in off getting throttled at Northwestern losing by 35. Now, you give up 60% shooting from the floor, the coach is going to be on you. Have to grab the small home fave. 4* Money Maker IOWA 

4* Total Money UNDER Davidson/LaSalle

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

4* Money Maker OTTAWA SENATORS

5* Best Bet FRESNO STATE

4* Money Maker SAN JOSE STATE

4* Money Maker DETROIT

4* Money Maker SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Taking ORAL ROBERTS here. I had these guys rated a lot higher than some others in Summit play. They are a veteran group. Looking at this line, you have to shake your head. South Dakota looks like the better team. 13-8, 4-1 in conference play. But Oral I think is the better team. Short home dog that hasn't beaten a team the last 3 outings. They are the betting shooting team. And let's not get wrapped up the losses. These guys stepped out and played some real teams. Baylor, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Mississippi, Creighton. Even Montana is a tough foe as they are a top team in the Big Sky. 10* Money Bomb ORAL ROBERTS 

4* Money Maker MONTREAL 

4* Money Maker MISSOURI STATE

4* Money Maker SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 

4* Money Maker VANCOUVER CANUCKS

4* Money Maker FLORIDA PANTHERS

4* Money Maker TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

4* Total Money OVER Wichita/Evansville 

4* Money Maker OTTOWA SENATORS

4* Money Maker WISC-MILWAUKEE

4* Money Maker WESTERN MICHIGAN 

4* Money Maker ST PETERS

Taking IOWA STATE here. Should probably go +130 on the ML. I mean. Come on people. Is it really a secret we are taking a home dog that is barely dog vs the newly minted #1 team. Isn't this line a little bit low for 16-1 Kansas to be laying against an 11-7 team? Cyclones are 5-1 ATS last 6 in the series. 4* Money Maker IOWA STATE 

Taking JACKSON STATE +12, but will also sprinkle ML +600

Taking YOUNGSTOWN here. Just have to fade Detroit in this spot. I mean. 18 point dogs off outright wins on the road. How can back a team getting outscored by 10pts a game laying half that? Both these teams weren't pegged to be good, but I have to grab the points with the Penguins. 4* Money Maker YOUNGSTOWN STATE 

4* Money Maker BOSTON U

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

4* Money Maker XAVIER

4* Money Maker MARQUETTE

4* Money Maker COLORADO 

Taking the CHIEFS here. So we have KC basically a PK here at home. Steelers throttled them back in Week 4 to the tune of 43-14. They abused the Dolphins so bad, PETA is looking into animal cruelty chargers against Pitt! I had Miami as a free play and the game was not ever close. Steelers completely dominated. Brown with 2 TD catches, 50 and 62 yards. Bell rumbles for 167 and is still carrying tacklers to the airport. And yet, this line is Pk, -1 maybe depending when you are getting this play. Steelers have a prolific attack without a doubt. But they just beat, basically a journeyman QB and a team from Miami playing in 15 degree weather. KC is 23-5 their last 28 games. Steelers blew them up at Heinz Field. But their 3 other losses were 19-12, 19-17, 19-17. I like Mike Tomlin as a HC. But give me Andy Reid with an extra time any day of the week. They can say whatever they want, but we all know they have been planning to face the Steelers since the season ended. Huge revenge game. Home field. And they have probably the key X-factor of both teams in rookie return man Tyreek Hill. 5* Best Bet KC CHIEFS 

4* Total Money UNDER Devils/Canucks 

Taking the COWBOYS here. Now. I will be the first to say I have had mixed results backing Dallas this year. For this spot though, I have a pretty clear vision. One, we get the extra prep time. Huge for a rookie QB. We also have a Packers defense that we have seen, and put points up on already this year. A 30-16 win at Lambeau is still an impressive win even if Rodgers wasn't at the top of his game. Obviously, the plan here for Dallas is going to pound the ball with Zeke, and keep that clock churning so the GB offense doesn't see the field that often. This line has moved to 4.5 in some spots even though I see Packers money flowing in all over the place. Dak has the best OL in the game, and the GB secondary is in bad shape. This Dallas offense was quietly one of the better units in the league going for nearly 380ypg for 5th best overall. As good as Dak has been this year, Rodgers is a monster edge at QB. Guy has been reeling off wins and TD passes since saying they will run the table. But again, injuries are catching up to the Pack. WR Jordy Nelson looks like he is out with broken ribs. Even if he plays, he is a solid hit away from being carted off the field. The guy had 14 TD catches this year. I know GB has Adams, who had a great year, and veteran Cobb to step up. I think that everyone is going to pile on the Packers here though. They will remember another Aaron Rodgers hail-mary touchdown. They will think of them outscoring the Giants 24-0 after NY made it 14-13. Last we saw of Dallas, Mark Sanchez was tossing his normal pick for 7 to an opposing defense. Cowboys looking for their Dez Bryant no-catch revenge this afternoon and should get it. 4* Money Maker DALLAS COWBOYS 

4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

4* Money Maker ST PETER'S

Taking NORTHRIDGE here. We get a little double revenge working in our favor as we lost in OT, plus another game by a point. Plus Davis has won 5 straight. I think that we are the better team as we come in off a pair of dog, out-right road wins. That kind of stuff will gives us the extra boost of mojo we need to take down this enemy. We last played on Wednesday, while Davis has a Thursday night loss under their belts. These guys were my sleeper to win the Big West and they will take another step forward tonight. 5* Best Bet CS NORTHRIDGE 

Taking the FALCONS here. I have to be honest. I think this team has been the most under the radar squad in the NFL this year. Them and probably KC. How are people over looking this offense? I have been on them a couple times, faded them like in their finale against the Saints (moneybomb winner). This team has really taken a huge step on the defensive side of the ball under Quinn. I'll come back to Atlanta in a second. On to Seattle. Look. We cashed them as a Best Bet last week. But we had them at home, with the world on the Lions and Stafford and his bum finger injury. Dome teams playing in the elements, especially against a team like Seattle, in that stadium. It was really no-brainer in the Seahawks or nothing. Falcons have been putting up some crazy points this year. It will be tough here in their dome. Seattle I think, will have a big problem in their secondary. Tough trying to duplicate the production and what Earl Thomas brings to the field. Julio Jones went for 139 in Seattle (I had Seattle. ATL off big home win over Car, then road win at Denver). Richard Sherman wasn't exactly the best CB in the league that day. And now he is missing some big help with Thomas out. Seattle went 3-4-1 on the road this year. Lost 9-3 to the Rams. 14-5 to the Bucs. Tied Arizona 6-6. Lost at NO 25-20. Lost at GB 38-10. Look at the points they scored. Or should I say didn't score. I will say they beat the Jets 27-24. Beat SF 25-23. Beat Patriots 31-24. They played a near perfect game last week. Can't expect that every week. Especially in the playoffs. Falcons offense, like our Packers 10* Winner over the Giants last week, will be the difference maker. 10* Money Bomb ATLANTA FALCONS

Taking VIRGINIA TECH here. Going back to my old unranked giving to a ranked team. I know we lost with this as our Free Play on Thursday night with ND winning. But we get the Irish in b2b road games. They have absolutely owned this series cashing 6 straight. That being said, I like the Hokies at home this afternoon. 4* Money Maker VIRGINIA TECH 

4* Money Maker NEW MEXICO 

4* Money Maker MARSHALL

Taking NORTH CAROLINA here. Grabbing the 'Heels at home here in what I think is a relatively easy double digit win situation. We have the Seminoles off a rush the court win over Duke. Now, not really an upset in my world, but I can see a bit of let down taking shape here. Carolina has been destroying teams at home. FSU with a couple neutral site games over Manhattan and GW before scoring a win at Virginia. At first glance, that looks like a good score. But the Cavs were off b2b roadie wins at Cal and Louisville. A let down was inevitable. Give me the home faves here. 8* Sure Shot NORTH CAROLINA 

Taking BRADLEY here. Nearly want to go +320 on the ML. I am trying to find what huge edge Indiana State has. Are we thinking let-down after the Braves beat Northern Iowa? I guess we think that if we want ISU. Bradley has traded wins and losses in going 3-2 conference play. I get they have a guy scoring 18 a game. I just can't see the poorer shooting team coming out here in huge, blow-out fashion and spanking us by double digits. 4* Money Maker BRADLEY BRAVES 

Taking RICHMOND here. Spiders 4-1 ATS last 5 in the series and the road team on a 9-2 ATS run. As I have said in a previous write up fading St Joes. They lost their leading scorer. Takes time to adjust to that and have guys find new rolls. Richmond now a perfect 4-0 in conference play and are one of the better teams not turning it over. 4* Money Maker RICHMOND SPIDERS 

Taking LOUISVILLE here. Easy call for me fading Duke. First. It's Duke! I should have really had Florida State the other night and I am kicking myself for missing it. That being said, this is a different team without Coach K. I mean right off the bat. Do you know Duke was 11-7 last year in ACC play? They haven't won the conference since 2004. Yet they get lines like they are the undefeated UNLV team. Blue Devils 0-2 ATS without Coach falling to cover laying 26 v BC and then the Seminole game. We can even add Duke 1-5 ATS since mid-December. UL had a 24pt lead at one point over Pitt before pissing it away to a 5pt non-cover. Expect a full 40 minutes of focus vs a hated rival. 10* Money Bomb LOUISVILLE 

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

4* Money Maker STL BLUES

Taking CAL POLY SLO here. Last night in my Memphis write up I basically said I should be going the other way. Lo and behold Tigers lose big. That being said -- When it looks like easy money (#1 team Baylor +6 on the road), it usually isn't.  So our guys have lost 6 straight as their starting PG decides to leave school. Not too mention Fullerton has owned this series ATS wise. And, we are favored here. What is not to like? 4* Money Maker CAL POLY SLO

Taking IRVINE here. Anteaters 9-2 ATS last 11 as road faves while UCSB comes in limping along 1-9 ATS their last 10. A team coming in off a near 30pt loss might be looking to get that taste out of their mouths. But Santa Barbara has had trouble scoring all year. They are the gang that can't shoot straight. 36% from the floor and barely 27% from 3 and 2-11 looks like a record you should be carrying. 4* Money Maker UC IRVINE 

Taking UTAH here. So we get the old unranked favored over a ranked team going again. How did that work out last night for us backing Michigan State? Not saying we score a 20pt blowout, but we should get the cover year. Trojans started off fast but have middled since PAC 12 play began. Now this young team is coming to a tough place to play vs a team with some upper class-men leadership. Utes 7-0 ATS last 8 in the series and including 4-0 ATS here at home. 4* Money Maker UTAH UTES

4* Money Maker BOSTON BRUINS

Taking EASTERN ILLINOIS here. Tough spot with Murray's 3rd straight road game. These 2 split last year and are again, a pretty evenly  matched unit. But again, 3 straight roadies is tough for any team, especially in a series that is 6-2-1 ATS last 9 to the host. 4* Money Maker EASTERN ILLINOIS. 

4* Money Maker FLORIDA ATLANTIC 

Taking ILL-CHI here. We have had these guys a couple times already this season. I just like this team. Both of these guys were at the bottom of the Horizon last year. But the Flames just shoot and rebound a lot more to my liking. 4* Money Maker ILL-CHI FLAMES 

4* Money Maker NC  GREENSBORO

4* Money Maker CHARLOTTE 

4* Money Maker TEMPLE OWLS

4* Money Maker WESTERN ILLINOIS 

Taking MEMPHIS here. Part of me thinks I am pressing my luck taking a 12-4 team laying this number against a 7-7 team. Especially since when I look at this Tulsa team, I don't see much scoring. I see poor 3pt and FT shooting. Their assist/ turnover ratio is bad. That just plays into a Memphis team that can D up. They also have a guy in Dedrick Lawson, who can take over this game. 4* Memphis Tigers 

4* Money Maker DRAKE BULLDOGS

Taking MICHIGAN STATE here. Not sure if it will be as easy as our Top 10* last night on West Virginia rolling #1 Baylor, but we are going same formula here. We get Sparty laying points to the 'better' team since the Gophers are 'ranked'. Michigan State 15-3 ATS last 18 vs Big 10 teams. We never count Izzo and friends out. Minny just 1-4 ATS last 5 visits here in East Lansing. 4* Money Maker MICHIGAN STATE 

4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS 

4* Money Maker BOSTON BRUINS

4* Money Make SE MISSOURI STATE

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

4* Money Maker BUFFALO 

4* Money Maker GEORGE MASON

5* Best Bet CENTRAL MICHIGAN 

Taking WEST VIRGINIA here. Are you kidding me? The newly minted #1 team in the land a 6pt underdog. Just on principle you know we taking the Mountaineers here. You know I always say when I get that lower, or unranked team laying points, we are jumping on board. Well this to me screams West Va in a blowout. I see 7s in some spots. 10* Money Bomb WEST VIRGINIA 

4* Money Maker DALLAS STARS

4* Total Money UNDER Clemson/Alabama

Taking CLEMSON here. Last year, we had Bama in this spot. But I think as I wrote in my Tigers write up about them blowing up Ohio State, they just have this team circled since the start of the season. We know they can move the ball vs this defense. Tide has had problems with QBs like this. I can't knock Alabama one bit. And it is tough going against a team that is the defending champ and nary a team hangs competes. I can't help but think losing Kiffen hurts a bit too. Sark is a good coach, but to do this a week before a title game? I dunno, something is up and it will come out. We knew Lane was leaving, but he was ready to get that ring along with everyone else. Nick is too good a coach to let this be an issue you would think. That being said, something just tells me Clemson is ready to take that next big step. 10* Money-Bomb CLEMSON TIGERS 

4* Money Maker FLORIDA PANTHERS

4* Money Maker GEORGIA STATE

4* Money Maker COASTAL CAROLINA 

4* Money Maker WAKE FOREST

Taking the PACKERS here. How can we go against a red hot A-A-Ron here at home? Pack have won 6 straight making good on the 'we'll run the table' guarantee. Enter the NY Giants who will be playing their 3rd straight road game. Granted. The defense looked good last week with a must win game for Washington. But wasn't it just the week before they lost on the road to a rookie QB in Philly when they themselves could have locked up a playoff spot with a win? Rodgers has been torching defenses lately to the tune of 18TDs and 0 picks the last 7 games. Giants defense has been very good, and I can't throw any knocks their way. But Green Bay put up 38 on Seattle and Minnesota here in December. Those teams aren't weak on the defensive side of the ball. Nor can I throw out the 31 they put up on the Lions on the road. Look. Prior to Detroit getting rolled by Dallas on Monday night, they had given up 20 or more points Once in their last 8 games. And a final thought here on the Giants offense. That was suppose to carry the team. But it has been pedestrian all season. Who expects them to turn it on here in January after 4 full months of football. The line is short because of the way the Giants defense has been playing. I just can't go against a decent GB defense that handled these guys in October allowing 220 yards in that game and being up 23-9 before a late ODB TD pass from Eli. The Giants offense isn't better. 10* Money Bomb GREEN BAY PACKERS 

4* Money Maker DRAKE

4* Money Maker WICHITA STATE

4* Money Maker DAVIDSON

Taking IRVINE here. We cashed these guys the other night, and will take a shot here. I know it is tough taking them off beating Long Beach State, but I think it is a good spot for us. 2nd game for Rainbows here on the mainland after losing by 3 the other night. Look for the fatigue to set in here and UCI to pull away in the 2nd half. 4* CAL IRVINE 

4* Money Maker MONTANA STATE

Taking SEATTLE here. I get it. I know how you can grab the points here. Lions seem to be in every game. Believe me. Last week we had them and I wrote about the close losses. But I just do not like this spot for them. First. Dome team playing outside. And outside in one of the toughest stadium. Do we add that temps will be near 30 with a chance of rain or snow? I will be the first to say I have been down on Seattle all year. But I think they play angry here. Last home game they were blitzed by Arizona. Lions look like they have run out of steam the last 3 weeks. Both teams have limped to the finish line. But this line screams to take the points with the way Seattle has been playing. The public last saw Seattle barely beating SF. Something tells me Pete Carroll gets his troops playing perfect ball tonight. 5* Best Bet SEATTLE SEAHAWKS