4* PL Money STL BLUES

4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX 

4* PL Money NASHVILLE PREDATORS 

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS 

4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX

4* PL Money CAROLINA HURRICANES

4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

4* PL Money ARIZONA COYOTES

4* PL Money CAROLINA HURRICANES

4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

4* RL Money NY YANKEES

4* RL Money ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

4* PL Money FLORIDA PANTHERS

4* PL Money CAROLINA HURRICANES

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* RL Money NY YANKEES

Taking the JAYS, going RUN LINE. I had the Under here last night. Thought that the pitchers would shut down the offenses. Wasn't expecting much from the Nats. Got much from both. I think the Jays maintain tonight with the clear edge on the mound. 4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS 

4* RL Money NY METS 

4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* Puck Line ARIZONA COYOTES 

4* RL Money MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. As I write this, it appears Minny on the way to ending their losing streak. Now, I did have Pitt last night. That being said, we know that Pirates will have trouble plating runs and a pitching staff that will have trouble keeping runners off the bases. Run Line only way I can be looking at Minny in this series going forward. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. You know Buehler is my favorite LA starter. I won't be laying the huge money line, but will grab RL. Padres just got swept by Milwaukee. Couldn't get a clutch hit. Now they face another rotation that can grind them up. Bullpen worked yesterday. LA rested. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking NATIONALS, going RUN LINE with Scherzer on the hill. What will get from Mad Max? After his first 3 starts, I am thinking 6+ innings 3 Hits, maybe a run and 8 Strikeouts (.152 BAA and .6* WHIP). Washington offense should be able to crack CMart as he is pitching to an ERA approaching 8. He will be good for at least a 3 spot in the first few innings. Nats get it done, but I don't want to lay the 170 range. 4* RL Money WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. Will always look to grab LA when laying small numbers. Even if it is a RL play. May is a solid starter. Not really sold on Sheffield. And Seattle in general has been lucky with the amount of late game heroics. Only get those when the game is in reach. Dodgers take care of business. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS

Taking OAKLAND, going RUN LINE. I nearly went RL with the Marlins, and here I will stick to my guns and go RL instead of ML. A's finding their groove with 7 straight wins after losing 6 straight to start the year. Boyd has looked great, while Bassitt hasn't. That being said, A's playing very well and the pitching has led the way for their win streak. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's

Taking RANGERS, going PUCK LINE. NYR have beat these guys in 3 straight games. Goals 13-3 with 2 shutouts. Devils reeling right now. I'll go PL because you know I can't lay huge numbers. 4* PL Money NY RANGERS

4* PL Money WASHINGTON CAPITALS 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. I think Buehler is the best pitcher on this LA staff. Will gladly lay the runs. San Diego can pitch. A league leading 2.38 ERA. LA not far behind at 2.85. Dodgers also leading all teams with a .285 batting average. This isn't Yu. Or Snell. Or no-hitter Musgrave. This is rookie Ryan Weathers. Making his 1st career start. Vs the reigning World Series Champs. No pressure rook. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. I almost want to play on Gomber as a nice dog at this price. But his control is worrisome. Until he finds some control, we will continue to see him out of games early. In his first start vs LAD, 7 walks in 3 innings, only 1 hit allowed. 2nd start vs San Fran, 4 walks in 6.1, also 5 Ks. But the pitch count gets up and then you get middle relievers. 2 hits in 9.1 innings with 7 strike outs seems OK. Then you see 11 walks in those innings and think this is a gas-can next to an open fire pit. Urias hasn't taken an L in a game since 2019 covering 13 games, (12 starts). In fact August of 2019. So that ups his numbers to 24 games and 14 starts. I'll lay the number here with LA. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking OAKLAND, going RUN LINE. Tigers stringing together some wins. But give me the A's here at home. They themselves have found their stroke at the place and have won 4 straight and 5 of 6 after an 0-6 start. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's

4* RL Money LA DODGERS

4* RL Money CLEVELAND INDIANS

Taking the METS, going RUN LINE. We are just a week and a half into the MLB season - but if you haven't caught on to the fact that I don't play huge ML faves, well, I don't know what to tell you. I will grab New York with the short juice here on the Run Line. DeGrom is going to throw like a champ like always does. Can we get 3 runs? That is the question. Mets again afraid to hit the ball - with bats. Leaning your body into the ball, seems like a good idea to them. 4* RL Money NY METS

Taking the ASTROS, going RUN LINE, again. Houston has put up 35 runs against these guys in 4 games in Oakland. That isn't counting last night when we had them RL and it was 6-0 in the 8th. So, Houston, if that score holds up, has beaten the A's 41-9 the last 5 games. I'll take another shot that they hammer them again tonight. 4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the ASTROS, going RUN LINE. So we lost with the Dodgers RL yesterday over these same A's. Going 2-20 with RISP is not going to get you many wins when you can't push runs across the plate when they are sitting in scoring position. Houston has owned these guys winning 7 of the last 8. Javier pitching at home last year posted a 2.17 ERA in 6 games (5 starts 3-0). The -155 / -160 would be the top of my limit when laying with a favorite. If you like that instead of the run line. But I will try for a little extra money. 4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the PADRES, going RUN LINE. If you haven't noticed a week into the season - I think the gap between the top teams, and everyone else is a big one. Gausman had a nice year for SF last season. But I think the San Diego is something special. Lay the runs, again, 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. I will continue to say this. The A's are just not a team I am interested right now. Hey. Maybe they erupt and destroy Kershaw Tuesday night. As I am doing this write up, we haven't even seen a first pitch in that game. But they don't look good right now. I get LAD at basically even money, even while I have to win by 2 runs. I will buy all day. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking the REDS, going RL. Castillo got a little roughed up vs the Cards. Not expecting much offense from the slumping Pirates. Already down 5-0 early Tuesday, they are well on the way to their 4th straight loss. Cincy looking at 4 in a row if they hold on. We won't lay 2-1, but getting a couple bucks Run Line, count us in. 4* RL Money CINCINNATI REDS

Taking the PADRES, going RUN LINE. Yeah. Again. Give me Yu here. He should have a better outing than Opening Day. That being said, we are really to fade away on Aaron Sanchez here. First regular season game since 2019. Off an injury. Off a Spring Training that he posted a 7.94 ERA allowing 9 hits in 5.2 innings. 5 strike outs. But 2 Walks and 3 Hit Batters! I am thinking a short leash as he gets back to MLB strength. San Diego offense you know we like a bit. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES  

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. Again. Don't even know what happened last night. Game hasn't even started. But I am not about Oakland at all. Give me this LA lineup everyday. They can hit. Kershaw is still a solid pitcher. The bullpen is good. Can we really find many flaws on LAD? Dodgers getting plus money on RL. Yes please. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking the YANKEES, going RUN LINE. Ok. Had the Orioles last night not knowing what I get out of Montgomery and them coming in off a nice series vs Boston. Well. Things are back to normal in the AL East universe. Baltimore getting absolutely bombed by the Yankees. Will take Cole at this price. New York should be able to muster a few runs tonight. Going into last nights game, the Over was 51-15-1 last  67 games if that is an angle you like. 4* RL Money NEW YORK YANKEES

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. First time venturing into Dodger territory. We faded the A's a bit this weekend. Will continue with here to start the new week. Oakland is absolutely reeling right now. 35 runs allowed to Astros. 35! Outscored 35-9, and you scored 5 in 1 game. 0-4 and a team that dropped their opening day, comes in to town having won 3 straight. And, the bats haven't been all that impressive getting them the wins. 4-5-6-11 runs - in Colorado? I think LAD fans were thinking they would be in double digit runs in all 4 of those games. I do like Montas, but will look to the other youngster to continue the A's woes at the plate. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking GONZAGA. Not going to overreact to Saturday games. Baylor rolls. Gonzaga survives OT. Look. First time Bears are a dog all season. We can say how we should take them. 2 losses on the year. One, to Kansas when they were just getting their legs back after their Covid break. And in the Big 12 tourney where they shot under 40 from the field and 20% from 3. You won't be any good teams like that. And then the Zags laying the shortest number for them this year since opening -4 vs Kansas and winning 102-90. I couldn't believe the way UCLA was keeping up with these guys and shooting nearly 60% for the game. That won't get you a title and undefeated season. This line has dropped a full point since coming out. I think the people are forgetting the entire season for the Zags. Size inside a big edge for Gonzaga. Bears will be firing away from 3 all night. Should be a wild one. That said, let's look at Gonzaga vs 'Big Time Conferences' -After taking care of UCLA, Zags now 14-1 vs 'power' conference teams last 15 games. Team and Win Margin - UCLA (3), USC (19), Creighton (18), Oklahoma (16), Virginia (22), Iowa (11), West Virginia (5), Auburn (23) and Kansas (12) this season. Oh, the shortened Covid Season? - Wins at Arizona, Washington and Texas A&M. Home win over North Carolina. Neutral win over Oregon, loss against Michigan. Let's add in a  71-65 loser to North Carolina in the 2017 National Championship. A game tied 65-65 with 1.40 remaining, Mark Few knows how to handle the pressure. 5* Best Bet GONZAGA BULLDOGS 

Taking the BLUE JAYS, going RUN LINE. Man. What happened to Folty? I remember this guy with a sub 3 ERA and 200Ks on the Braves a couple years ago. If his Spring numbers are any indication, he will be a welcomed member to the fade club and a guy we look to load up against. We will grab the Toronto bats to bring the thunder to Texas today. Matz had a total crap 2020. Can't say anything good about it. But, a solid Spring. New team. Solid bats behind him. A not so good team on the opposite side of the field. I can't lay the 150 on the money-line. But will take RL at even money as I think the Jays put up at least 6 this afternoon. 4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS 

4* PL Money CAROLINA PANTHERS 

Taking the PADRES, RUN LINE, again. Back to the well again. What is there to say? We like the San Diego offense. We don't like Arizona. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the ROYALS, going RUN LINE. I said on the live show today how I am mad at myself for not being on the overs here the last 2 days. I feel that I can't jump on it here in Day 3, but we will. We are also on Kansas City to continue the hit parade. This is an offense I said would be able to score some runs and they have. Let's keep it going. 4* RL Money KANSAS CITY ROYALS 

Taking the PADRES, again, and again, on the RUN LINE. You should know by now. We do not think highly of Arizona - especially on the road. As I write this about 20 after 12 on the east coast, San Diego up 3-0 as we head to the bottom of the fifth. I thought they would get a few more runs of Merrill, but we take what we can get. Musgrove will be absolutely pumped to take the hill here as a kid who grew up a fan of Jake Peavy. Coming over from the Pirates- come on. Has to feel like an anchor was lifted off his back. He put up decent numbers for being on a miserable club. This guy can quietly win 15/17 games with this offense behind him. For Zona, Caleb Smith pitched pretty good after coming over from Miami. But, when we go to the splits. Well, we see a great stat line at home in his 3 games, 2 starts. 9 inning 1 earned run. .67 WHIP and BAA. - The road. 2 games 5! 5 innings! Let me be the first to tell you. Starters going 2 or 3 innings. Not a good sign. Ok. You are saying Higgs. That is just 5 games. Ok. 2019. Road ERA 5.40 in 15 starts. (3.56 home 13 starts) . 2018 5.18 ERA in 9 starts. (3.13 home 7 starts). We will grab the better team here that should be able to push across 4/5 runs before the bullpen enters the game. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking GONZAGA. We lost by fading UCLA last game, but we will do it again here in the Final Four. Zero chance that the Zags shoot like Michigan. Michigan couldn't hit a 3. Couldn't hit a FT. Bruins shoot 39% and win. Crazy. Did you happen to catch the game before it though? We had a Best Bet there. We will run it back again here on this bunch. First Four to Final Four. Great story. But, they are fairy tales for a reason. Zags and Baylor have been on a collision coarse all year. I said I would lay anything short of 20 with Gonzaga vs any team not named Baylor, Illinois or Michigan. And I am doing it here. 4* Money Maker GONZAGA 

Taking BAYLOR. This is a tough one since we have been so high on Houston since their AAC Tourney run and Championship win. I have said how good on both sides of the ball these guys are. But, always a but, as we just saw in them giving away a monster lead the other night - the offense can go missing. I mean, hats off for shooting 32% from the field and still, nearly cover. We have seen 3 crisp games from them lately. Over Cincy in the AAC Championship, running roughshod over Cleveland State, and the Syracuse game. We saw the Orange shooting regression coming and cashed. We didn't see the Oregon State let's not play for 17 minutes coming from our side. Rutgers game I toss up to a clunker. You can't take off 3 minutes against Baylor. This team will be all over you. I said at the start of the NCAAs this Bears team is very good. They have unfinished business from last year to attend to. It seems like Gonzaga/Baylor was what we have been expecting since December. As I write this Tuesday morning we don't even know who the other 2 Final Four teams are. Cougars are 28-3. This is by far, the best team they have seen all season. We can talk about the seeds they faced to get here. Overall schedule is no contest. Baylor, battle tested. I am not sure how Houston responds to a huge step-up in opponent today. 5* Best Bet BAYLOR BEARS 

4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX 

4* Money Maker PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Taking the PADRES, again, and again, on the RUN LINE. Couldn't pull away yesterday. We blow a 6-1 lead. Not expecting that to happen again. DBacks weren't that much of road warriors last season, not going be good this season. San Diego offense is explosive. They have the much better pitcher on the hill tonight. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking SAN DIEGO, going RUN LINE. You know I won't be laying 2-1 numbers. This is a straight fade of MadBum. Clearly his best days are in the rear view mirror. Who cares about his 6+ spring ERA in 3 starts. How about in 6 road starts last year, an ERA of closing in on 7. Last year he opened vs the Padres - 5+ innings, 4 hits 3 walks 3 earned and a loss. Then in his 3rd start of the season, again here in San Diego - 2 inning 4 HRs allowed 6 earned. Darvish off a great 2020. SD with high hopes. Lineup clearly superior. Two teams going in 2 opposite directions. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the ROYALS, going RUN LINE. Holy Cow. How bad are the Rangers going to be that KC is laying -155. I mean, that would be really near the top of any favorite I will be laying on the Money Line. Have high hopes for a nice surprise season from the Royals. Not so much in the cards for Texas. I think this lineup will sneak up on average and bad pitchers. And the Texas rotation has a couple of those on the roster. 4* RL Money KC ROYALS 

4* RL Money CLEVELAND INDIANS

4* Money Maker MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Taking GONZAGA. We had USC last game. But this team has been really playing over it's head lately. Let's start vs Kanas. We had USC there also. But, 11-18 on 3s, 32-56 FG good for 59%. Over Oregon. 10-17 3pts, 57%! Another 31-54 57% FG game. 10-12 from FT line. Are you kidding me? They are a 64% FT team on the season, 34% from deep. I said way back I would lay 15-20 with the Zags vs really anyone but Baylor, Michigan, Illinois. And I stand by that. USC has had a nice run, and a nice season. But Gonzaga has too many bodies, to much talent for the Trojans. Zags by double digits, probably by 13+. 5* Best Bet GONZAGA 

Taking BAYLOR. I'll be honest. I had an entire write up done on how I think this can be a 3-6 point game. It really all came down to the rebounding of Arkansas. We split by having both of these guys Saturday. A big 10* win on Baylor, a 8* loser on the Razorbacks. And this isn't to simply fade off that loss. It is what we have seen all tournament from Arkansas. Which is, to rally from down double digits. You can pull that off against Colgate and Oral Roberts. You aren't getting away with that vs a team like Baylor who is an elite program. I think people forget about how good this defense is because everyone loves the 3 ball. Well, they didn't bring that in a suitcase last game, and still won by 10. This team can do it inside or out. And, they will force turnovers. Arkansas still a young bunch at the guard position. I think they TOs for some easy baskets. Bears double, or even triple their 3 ball count from last game. Much more confident in a 10pt Baylor win, than taking the points and thinking Razorbacks keep it within 4-6. 5* Best Bet BAYLOR BEARS 

Taking HOUSTON. I think the Ball, or in this case, the Big Dance, is ending for CinderFella. We made some money on the Beavers, now it is time to move on. They do have some size here, but Houston is scrappy. This is an underrated team, 27-3! I have said on the daily show since Conference Tournaments began. This team is one of the top offense/defense efficient teams in the country. I think this line is right around where it should at 8/9 points. And you can argue that taking the points would be the 'sharp' move since Oregon State is playing well. They are a 12 seed for a reason. They are here off a miracle run in the PAC 12 tourney. Houston has been sitting in the Top 10 all season. Maybe I am a bit biased on the Cougars. We have seen them in top form crushing Cincy and Cleveland State recently. We saw a ho-hum, we somehow pulled it out game vs Rutgers. We saw some ugly vs Syracuse and they still won by 16. I'm riding them again. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON COUGARS 

Taking USC. We loved us Oregon and had USC last time these games played. Both playing very well right now. But going back to their regular season matchup. USC wins 72-58, and that was going 7-17 (41%) from 3. That isn't a terrible number. They were 11-25 from 3 against Iowa, 55% FG overall. Trojans bring a bit of a better defense. Ducks also had no answer for Garza inside who put on a show, 14-20, 3-4 3pts 37 points and 9 boards. The Mobley's arent' Garza, but the inside game will be a big edge for USC here. 4* Money Maker USC 

Taking ALABAMA. Time for CinderFella to exit the ball. UCLA has treated us very nicely this tournament. The clock is ready to strike 12, or 7pm on Sunday night. Tide will win this one going away. It would be great if it goes like our last 10* Money Bomb when Alabama rolled the Terps on Monday night. Although almost hitting 100 points might be out of the question, Tide pull away in the 2nd half. UCLA really got a nice break in Round 2 vs Abilene and not Texas. I can't see them keeping up today. 10* Money Bomb ALABAMA 

Taking FLORIDA STATE. I thought that Michigan would get picked off last game. They are a talented bunch. But I am on the 'Noles. I thought these guys have been a solid unit all season. I do have a Final Four future on them. As they say, hedging is for gardeners. I thought they were good enough to get to start the tournament. My thoughts have not changed. 5* Best Bet FLORIDA STATE 

4* Money Maker GONZAGA

Taking ARKANSAS. It does hurt going against our squad. We have been on this bunch since their Summit League Conference tournament. We said to grab them as a dog to win it. And they delivered cash hand over fist. They have delivered again here in the NCAAs. But this bank account is about to run dry. Time to find a new source of income. One - rebounding. Oral can't compete vs the Hogs. These guys played in December. Rebounding edge 54-25. Oh, Oral did sport a nice 40-30 half-time lead on the road. 57-36 in the second half and Oral did pull out a cover. They have managed to pull off not 1, but 2 big upsets while being out rebounded 68-50. You can't keep shooting 11-35 and 10-30 from 3 and expect to win or lose by 3 every game. You will meet a team that will run you out of the building. Especially when your 2 top guys have played every minute of your 2 games, 1 being an OT game. Shots will be short - Arkansas rebounds, off to the races. Razorbacks by 20. After beating SEC buddy Florida, the 2 seed Buckeyes, and, holding a 10pt road lead over them, not a chance that Arkansas takes this team lightly. 8* Sure Shot ARKANSAS

4* PL Money  TAMPA BAY

Taking BAYLOR. Again all in on these guys. What have we seen out of Nova. A win over Winthrop that was tight. And them throttling North Texas. Bears by double digits and it won't be close. 10* Money Bomb BAYLOR BEARS 

4* Money Maker COLORADO STATE

4* Money Maker TORONTO RAPTORS

5* Best Bet MEMPHIS 

4* Money Maker PEPPERINE 

4* Money Maker PEPPERDINE

4* Money Maker USC

 Taking ALABAMA. Maybe this is the too good to be true, low hanging fruit line. I just think Bama is better. Probably 7-10 points better. This team is 21-6, lost to 1 bad team in Stanford early in the year. Top dogs in the SEC. And the Terps lost to Penn State twice! 9th in the Big 10. If I go down, I'll go down. But I would be shocked if the Tide don't pull away by double digits here. 10* Money Bomb ALABAMA

Taking LSU. So these guys hurt us the other day, but we will dust off a loss and move on. Michigan will feel the loss of Livers here. As I said before, LSU a bit of up and down team. While Wolverines have been steady the entire season. When you're missing a guy like this though, when the talent level rises each additional game, that loss is tough to overcome. For as bad as LSU started, you have to be impressed with the way the still put up the points they did. I didn't think Michigan would make it to the Final Four. This is their first challenge. Tigers can win this one outright. Will sprinkle some ML also on this one. 5* Best Bet LSU 

4* Money Maker OHIO

Taking OREGON. Give me the Ducks here. I think is too many points for Iowa to give. Granted, these guys can score. But Oregon has been a solid team all year. We see a few PAC 12 teams showing up in the second round. I think the conference gets a bad knock because these guys have some wins under their belts. We saw Ohio State go down, and as I write this my Illini future is ready to be used as toilet paper as they trail Loy Chi by 9 with 3 to go. Inflated line to me for some odd reason. 5* Best Bet OREGON

4* Money Maker ORAL ROBERTS

Taking HOUSTON. Now. I do love some Rutgers. It's my home state. This team is a pretty decent squad. But, always a but, talent level not ready for a Sweet 16 run. We have Michigan State, the Boilermakers, and Ohio State all take dives early this tournament. I was wrong on Wiscy. Thought that NC would flip that final score on them. Not going to be wrong here. Rutgers at home in the RAC. A different game. They gave the Illini and Michigan some tough games. But this Cougar team is really rolling right now. Toss out grinders vs Memphis and we are staring at 20 and 30pt wins. This defense is humming. The offense is rolling. If Houston doesn't win by 12, I would be shocked. 8* Sure Shot HOUSTON COUGARS 

Taking TEXAS TECH. We liked this defense and team most of the season. Not going to get off them here. Big 12 better at the top than SEC. A couple bottom feeders in each. But give me the overall body of work here on both teams. And I am all over the Red Raiders. 5* Best Bet TEXAS TECH

Taking WEST VIRGINIA. Again, like Wisconsin. Not a chance that the team shoots like last game. Or, Buddy goes like a stud. I like the Over a bit here also. But I think  WVA is a superior team. I thought this line should be 2 points higher. Give me the small faves here. 4* Money Maker WEST VIRGINIA

Taking BAYLOR. Absolutely no way that Wiscy shoots 50% from 3 or 51% from the field the entire game. Not happening. Baylor is tough team. Lots of length. Better D than Carolina. I didn't think Wiscy should have even made the tourney. We have seen Ohio State go down. Purdue losing in OT. Michigan State bounced. Baylor should run these guys out of the state today. 10* Money Bomb BAYLOR BEARS

Taking MISSOUR. Sooners come in with losses in 5 of 6. The win, 2-21 Iowa State. Who, we had plus the points and a nice cover on the video. The Tigers - an  uneven year for sure. Opened the year beating tourney teams Oral Roberts, Wichita, Oregon, Liberty and Illinois! Also beat Arkansas and Alabama. You would think this is a Top 5 team. But, some bad losses. In this spot, I will grab them since they have clearly played and beaten, superior foes. 5* Best Bet MISSOURI 

5* Best Bet OHIO

5* Best Bet UC SANTA BARBARA 

Taking the BONNIES. Not buying LSU. Don't be fooled by a last second loss. This team is soft and gives up points. Zero respect for the A10 here. Bonnies crash the glass and can rebound. They play solid defense. Give me the A10 Champs. 10* Money Bomb ST BONAVENTURE 

Taking COLORADO. Everyone loving the Hoyas. And why not. Big East Champs. Upsets galore. Killed us by blowing out Creighton. But I think reality strikes. No glass slipper for CinderFella here. Ewing totally overachieving right now. Team picked last for Big East. And here we are - 13-12 Conference Champs. I think PAC 12 was a little under-rated this year. Give me the Buffs. 5* Best Bet COLORADO BUFFALOS

4* Money Maker WINTHROP

Taking PURDUE. Mean Green in off a truly ugly game in the CUSA Championship. At one point in 2nd half, were outscored 22-9. Had early lead erased. Battled back down 4 late. Tough OT win. Poor FT shooting and lack of size will be exposed vs solid Big 10 team. Add in this is a quasi-home game for Purdue, and for that, any Big 10 teams, have to believe Boilermakers get a 10pt win here. 4* Money Maker PURDUE 

8* Sure Shot LOYOLA CHICAGO 

4* Money Maker ORAL ROBERTS

4* Money Maker DRAKE

4* Money Maker TEXAS SOUTHERN