Taking WESTERN ILLINOIS. These guys played early with the Leathernecks winning by a bucket. Fast forward and Western is now 7-2 winning it's last 2 games by double digits. Eastern 2-7 without it's PG Lewis. WIU bringing defense allow 63pgg and 38% shooting from the floor. Eastern has 2 wins. They crushed something called Fontbonne 96-44. The other 80-79 over IUPU at home. Western beat IUPU 90-77. Against comparable teams, Western is just putting up better numbers right now. Have to grab the points even though it does look 'too easy'. And nothing is gambling is ever as easy as it looks. 4* Money Maker WESTERN ILLINOIS 

Taking MURRAY STATE. Might even get a little +150 ML on this guy. Love my mid major home puppies vs the power conferences. Auburn will in for a battle tonight. We actually cashed the Tigers last game over Mid Ten State. That was a tough call as my initial lean on the short line was towards the dog. But we went home fave and cashed. Tonight, not a fan of Auburn laying in this spot. Racers always tough at home. That gets ramped up in non-con play vs one of the big boys. While Auburn was in a dog fight vs Mid Tenny, Murray cruised past Marist. This is one of those circle games for the home squad. 4* Money Maker MURRAY STATE 

Taking MISSOURI STATE. As I have said a couple times, I like this team. I think they should win the MVC. They are off a horrific loss. And yeah, it is horrific. Anytime a 12 point favorite loses outright, that is a terrible loss. So after 8 days off, it is time to get back in the win column. 4* Money Maker MISSOURI STATE 

Taking FLORIDA ATLANTIC. Yeah. I will lay 3+ TDs with Lane. The guy is a kook and a total follow on Twitter trolling old teams and coaches. So we get an extra home game with the Owl. Let's be honest. They can write their own score in. I am expecting at least 50. Lane will love to run it up here. You know he is looking for his next job already. Akron out of the MAC is miserable on defense. This is an average team like what FAU beat up all year in CUSA. Do we forget Akron down 38-0 in the 3rd in MAC Championship Game before Toledo called off the dogs for an unlikely back door cover (45-28)? Owls 9th in scoring just under 40 game. If this was another year, or some other team, I would be worried about motivation. But FAU has won 3 games each of the last 3 years. The home fans will be pumped to come see them roll to a Bowl Win. 8* Sure Shot FAU 

Taking MARSHALL tonight. Also going to be on the OVER 175. Look. A team scoring 90ppg and getting 22 should really be an auto play. Xavier off a big comeback home win. Not expecting that close a game tonight. But I do think we keep this within 3 Touchdowns! I just think we are going to see high scoring affair tonight and I think the points can get us a 2-0 night. 4* Money Maker MARSHALL 

Taking the PENGUINS, and going Big Money on the PUCK LINE. You can lay the -160. But I am looking to build my Bowl and NFL bankroll. Avalanche beat Pitt last week 2-1. They were out-shot 40-28. I expect a revenge Pens team to drop at least 4 goals tonight. Colorado has score more than 2 goals just twice in their last 9 games. 3 in their last 10 if you take a 3-2 shoot-out win into account. 4* PL Money PITT PENGUINS

Taking EAST CAROLINA. Both teams with new coaches calling plays on the sidelines. ECU has reeled off 3 straight wins since their change. Charlotte hopes for the same after canning Mark Price and his 3-6 start. Price's son is also out the door looking for a new team. Guy was shooting 62% from the field on the year. 32 of 51 from the field including 52% from 3. The leading scoring for the 49ers now is shooting 36% 38 of 105. Double Price's kids shot and nearly the same amount of baskets. That is who is leading this team. A mad shooter (26% 3pt). They have 2 other guys around scoring 10ppg. Not sure how they respond. You read from the AD the kids quit on Price. Maybe they did. Who knows. What I do know is that there is zero depth and 6 scholarship players on the roster. Even at the mid-major level, that is going to hurt. I'll lay the short number with a home fave. 4* Money Maker EAST CAROLINA 

Taking IDAHO tonight. First. Let me say sorry for the late additions today. Normally I like to have everything up before lunch. My knee has been bothering me for over week, had to get it check out. Whattayaknow.. A meniscus tear and to make Christmas even more festive, my knee-cap isn't centered! woo-hoo. So enough of the worlds smallest violins playing my sad song. Last note. Even though we cashed our Top Play on Minny, not a winning day of NFL. Dallas with a push. I hate Garrett. Please go for it on the 1 on the road. Forget a cover. This guys makes terrible decisions every year. Philly and Saints just bad. That is what I get for laying heavy numbers. Still. 16-4 is not a shabby month. Free Play video will probably be on the Falcons. -- Now -On to the VANDELS. Look. You know I have these guys as my Big Sky leaders. And even though Western Michigan is a top MAC program, I am leaning heavy on my experienced visitors tonight. They can hit 3s. They rebound. They hit their FTs. This seems more than enough points and think that we should win this one outright. 4* Money Maker IDAHO 

Taking the COWBOYS. Would be easy to grab the home dogs, but not happening. Dallas sees playoff hope here. They have strung together a couple wins. They get their RB back soon. Eagles lose their QB. They have a playoff shot if they can win out. Raiders a lost season. I said at the start of they year when I had the Titans in Game 1 that the Raiders were lucky a lot last year. You can't sustain that 2 years in a row. Not going to get every break, or 1 point win or 2 pt conversion. Cowboys defense strong lately forcing TOs. 4* Money Maker DALLAS COWBOYS 

Taking MERCER. We grabbed Furman earlier today, and will again back a So Con team. This is an experienced group. LaSalle won in OT in last years game. I think we get pay-back this afternoon. Explores in off Nova. That was a 9pt loss where they lead at the half and down 2 with 4 to play. Just a prime let down spot in my eyes. Not sure what they have in the tank for Mercer. 4* Money Maker MERCER 

Taking the SAINTS. Yeah. I will lay more than 2 TDs with Brees at home. First. We have extra rest from that Atlanta loss (Though we cashed the Falcons) We catch the Jets coming off getting shut out and losing their QB. They will turn to Petty. Good luck in the dome kid. Bottom line for me here is this. New Orleans needs to keep winning as the Panthers 9-4 and Falcons 8-5 are right on their heels. Things are getting crazy in the NFC with Wentz out and Rodgers on the mend. And who knows about Dallas running the table to get back in the hunt. Saints 17-2-1 ATS last 20 at home when they are sporting a winning record. Final though on this one. Brees tossed that INT in the end-zone real late last week. You know that is killing him. He is coming out breathing fire today. Won't be shocked to see 14-0 end of 1st quarter en rout to a 40+ point day. 4* Money Maker NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 

Taking the EAGLES. 9-1 ATS last 10 for Philly. Yes, they lost their QB. But Foles is no slouch. Guess people forget the guy had 27 TDs and 2 INTs back in 2013 in 13 games, 10 starts for these same Eagles. And right now, let's be honest. He is probably better than Eli. He has the better parts around him that is for sure. Really for me though is this. Giants are done. Last week would have been the game for them. New coach. Eli back. Home vs Cowboys. Nope. Doors blown off in the 4th. You can hear any life being sucked out of the building. 5* Best Bet PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 

Taking the VIKINGS. Two teams in total opposite directions. Cincy off getting smoked at home by the Bears. Where is there motivation? Their season was lost 2 weeks ago when they blew the game vs the Steelers. There will be, or least should be, a coaching change for the Bengals. Do we really think they rally around the coach? Time for a change from the top down. Minny home after 3 straight road games. Still have a lot to play for. I can't see their defense giving up more than 10-14 points today. 8* Sure Shot MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

Taking FRESNO here. You know I am jumping right in on this Mountain West favored over PAC 12. Ducks already lost to the Bulldogs brethren, Boise State, at home. Now they face a pretty good team in their first true road game. You don't think Fresno is chomping at the bit here? They were 15pt dogs on the road last year, lost by a dozen. Now favored. They can score and play a physical defense. 4* Money Maker FRESNO 

Taking AUBURN. Look. Man. It is tough not to pull the trigger on Mid Ten. I really like my mid-majors taking short points on the road vs big conferences. But this isn't last years CUSA champs and 1 loss team. There is no element of surprise as the Blue Raiders won last year at home 88-81. I think Tigers get some payback. Not sure Mid Tenn has the depth to keep up. 4* Money Maker AUBURN 

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Taking BOISE. This was a spot I was looking at even before the Ducks lost their coach. But now that Taggert is heading to FSU, we will officially jump on Boise. Will even sprinkle in some ML +260 - We have Mountain West vs big brother PAC 12. This wasn't an old-school Boise team, but they won 10 games. Most times I am heading to the other team when I see the proverbial 'ranked' team catching points from an unranked opponent. But here we see a PAC 12 team favored over the smaller school. Even a down year 7 win Ducks team has more talent across the roster. I just look at this as a good spot to play on the dogs though. Where is the motivation for Oregon? Hey, we are in the Las Vegas Bowl! I think people forget that Chip Kelly left these guys with a 3 year reduction of scholarships. That just ended. This isn't 2014 with Mariota in the Rose Bowl for the Championship. Those were Chip's recruits. I think Helfrich did a crap job recruiting. They were 4-8 in his last year, and just 7-5 with Taggart this year. As good as this job is with everything Nike, this is not the spot to be playing on TD+ favorites. Give me the hungry dog looking to take down the big name. 4* Money Maker BOISE

Taking MISSISSIPPI today. Alright. Ole Miss needs some Ws. Sitting in a 5 game home stretch of the winnable non-con part of schedule, the time is now. I was an Ill State backer last year. But that team lost 4 starters. They have Ill-Chi on deck. Maybe a bigger game in their eyes. They lost to BYU by a dozen on the road. Nevada crushed them by 30. They lost to Charleston Southern, at home by a bucket. 4 losses in their last 5 games. They are 4-6, and 2 of those wins are over Tulsa. I think the the guard play of Ole Miss keeps the tempo here. Over 80ppg. Not sure if the Redbirds keep the pace. 5* Best Bet OLE MISS 

Taking the WARRIORS. Now. Normally I am shying away from double digit lines with GS and the Cavs alike. But in this spot, I see a big Warriors win. We have GS off for 2 days coming in. Then, they don't play again till Monday in LA against the Lakers. So this is really a game where they can come full throttle and not worry about rest. No Curry, no problem. I think Durant goes for 40 tonight and has a huge game. I actually thought this line would be higher. Warriors should pull away for at least a 15 point win. 4* Money Maker GS WARRIORS 

Trying for the big payday on NASHVILLE Puck Line. Canucks having trouble scoring lately. Injures not helping things. You can go -145 if you want. But I'll risk the 100 to take back 200+. 4* PL Money NASHVILLE PREDATORS 

Taking VILLANOVA tonight. Not normally a big fan of taking big road faves. Especially when I am laying points with the newly crowned '#1' ranked team in the land. I think Nova is a very good team. I don't when all is said and done if they are the best. That is why we play the games. But I think they are better than Temple. And there are the talking points. Home dog facing #1 team. Home dog in a rivalry. Make no mistake, this Philly 5 Series (Nova, Temple, St Joe's, LaSalle, Penn) is a big deal to the team. Villanova has swept through going 4-0 the last 4 years. They have already destroyed St Joe's by 41. They beat LaSalle by 9. But, that was also off their Gonzaga game. So maybe a bit of a 'going through the motions.' I just can't see Temple keeping pace here. Wildcats should pull away for a double digit win. 4* Money Maker VILLANOVA 

Taking TEXAS tonight. So I cashed, somehow, Michigan -4.5 in OT over UCLA. That line was moved up to 7 in spots. We get a gift missed layup for late buyers. But let's look at that a game. A game Michigan had no right to win. What do they have in the tank here? Oh yeah. You will hear, let's build off that great comeback. Blah, blah, blah. These guys are off that OT UCLA game which was after b2b Big 10 games, on the heels of North Carolina. Now they face the Shaka Smart Longhorns who will bring the defense and rebounding. Both teams with cupcakes coming up. Again. I can see this being a game for a half. Then the affects of the OT comeback win will rear their ugly faces as Texas pulls away for a 10pt win. 5* Best Bet TEXAS LONGHORNS 

Taking ALBANY. You already know my thoughts on Memphis. We had Mercer and Samford against them already. I will go again with a visitor. Great Danes the class of America East. This is a game they need to put under the belt. 4* Money Maker ALBANY GREAT DANES 

Taking GEORGIA SOUTHERN. These guys beat Wake on the road, and a Missouri State team on a neutral who I think should win the MVC Conference. These guys bring back good experience from last year. Ike Smith and Tookie Brown run the offense. Though Ike left last game with an ankle injury. Even if is limited, I think we still win this. Georgia Southern gets boards and leads the nation in offensive rebounding. This Mason team has zero depth and is really a 5 man crew. 4* Money Maker GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES 

Taking RUTGERS. This is a game that Rutgers has to win. That is why they put Fordham on the schedule. They won by 15 last year. Rams shooting the same 40% from the field as Rutgers. But 24% from 3 is terrible and 28 rebounds a game won't compete with the Scarlet Knights pulling down nearly 40 boards a game! If you take out the Rams top 2 scores, the team can't hit water falling out of a boat in the Atlantic Ocean. Again. Rutgers already 0-2 in Big 10 play. They need every win they can muster. 4* Money Maker RUTGERS

Taking the RAVENS here. One really thing I like here is that Pitt is off that Cincy game. Man they hate Cincy. Almost as much as they hate Baltimore. Tough to come off such a physical, and emotional game like that. Now to get up for another hated division rival. Steelers appear, not to play down, but to always be in a game late. Maybe they are begging us to take Baltimore and Pitt rolls 34-17. But Ravens 4-1-1 ATS last 6 in the series. Pitt won 26-9 back in October. They have the Patriots on deck. I know they battled all the way back over Cincy. But the talk has been all New England and home field. I'll take the flyer on a division road dog. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE RAVENS 

Taking the JAGUARS. Look. We cashed Seattle ML last week. But that was a home game. It was a totally disrespect game with a line starting at 6. This is a tougher game. First. Flying to the opposite coast. They get a break with a 4pm start. But they have a much bigger division game on deck vs Rams. And let's be honest here. This Jags defense is a beast. They will eat up this OL. Wilson will make a couple plays. But I think he is going to make a couple costly mistakes also. I think this is actually a 'statement' game for Jacksonville. They hear that Bortles is garbage and they can't win with him. I think they rally and show the league they are for real. We have to win by a FG not 2 TDs. 5* Best Bet JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 

Taking the CHARGERS here. Easy to jump on LAC and say. Oh, no way they don't win by TD. I feel that every square will be on this play. And believe me. I have taken my lumps with dogs all year while the public has reaped the rewards of season of favorites. I'll tell you why I like this. Defense. Yes. Defense. LAC has been winning with their defense. 0-4 start for them. How about those first 2 losses. OT loss on the road to Jags. They have given up more than 24 points once on the year. To Philly (26). Not the Patriots in New England where they blew a cover losing 21-16. I can't take anything away from Cousins. Guy just fills the stat sheet. But I think Bosa (11.5 sacks) Ingram (8.5 sacks) get to him behind his banged up OL. Chargers 4th in sacks and 4th in INTs on the year. 4* Money Maker LA CHARGERS

Taking ARIZONA today. Now. Many times you will see just grab ML when there are +2.5/ 3 points dogs. Not in this case. As much as I want to, I have to ease up just a bit. This is more of a fade play on the Titans. How the heck are these guys 8-4 and have been outscored on the season. They get another end of game cover on a break away run. I'm not sold. And that is completely opposite of how I started the season on them over the Raiders. Arizona knocked off the Jags here. Is this team better? I don't think so. Plus, how can you lay points with Mariota on the road? 3rd road game in 4 weeks for Titans, while this is 3rd straight at home for Cards. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA CARDINALS 

Taking SIUE today. Not expecting much from either the South Alabama out of the Sun Belt, or SIUE out of the OVC. Both towards the bottom rung in my eyes. But I do see value. SIUE coming home after a road trip. They have played the much better schedule. Look for them to take care of business this afternoon. 4* Money Maker SIUE COUGARS 

Taking the CHIEFS this afternoon. We cashed the Jets last week over KC as we had a nice 6-1 of NFL action. I think we start off today just like last Sunday. Andy Reid handed over the reigns of the offense and Alex Smith aired it out for 4 TDs and 366 yards. We have revenge for that crazy 31-30 loss back in Oakland. Go youtube that ending. Tough for us KC backers. We know that the Chiefs have allowed more than 20 points once (21) in their last 11 home games. After a 5-0 start, the desperation is reaching a fever pitch. Remember that Oakland was in the same desperate hole on Thursday night. They were 2-4 having dropped 4 straight. Now the shoe is on the other foot. 8* Sure Shot KC CHIEFS 

Taking CINCY here. Florida is in trouble right now. Losing to Loy-Chi. Blowing a double digit lead? Live by the 3, die by the 3. Coach calls his kids soft all the time. Well if they are really marshmallows we will find out in a quick hurry. Angry Bearcats in off loss to X. I think Cincy is a Final 8 team. I think they are just going to man handle the Gators. If I lose this with Florida connecting on 20 3s so be it. 5* Best Bet CINCINNATI BEARCATS 

Taking WICHITA today. Cowboys came to town, unranked, and dropped 93 on the Shockers last December. I had to go back to the final regular season loss of 2013 to find the last time Wichita gave up 90 points. They got behind 13 in the second half to South Dak State last game and still won by 10. I think they were looking ahead to this trip. Payback time. If Shockers don't win this one by at least 10 I'll be shocked. 10* Money Bomb WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS  - even though this is a GOM play as an 11 or 12 unit game. -- We don't bet the house but will put a little more on this game then our usual 10*

Taking MICHIGAN here. As I have said in previous football and hoops write ups. Give me the unranked team all day long. Plus this UCLA is a mess. Look. Getting rid of the Ball Family is probably a blessing. I mean, the dad says no big deal shop lifting in China. Open a book Mr Ball. Geez. So at least we won't have to endure the freak show with the kids as they will be terrible in Europe. That being said, give me some Beilein at home vs a west coast team playing early game. 4* Money Maker MICHIGAN 

Taking the PISTONS. So, you can say GS is in revenge mode after losing at home 124-107 to these guys back in October. But I think that gives us some confidence. Detroit has played much better at home (8-2) than on the road (6-8). Warriors ending a 10 day, 6 game road trip with a chance at a 6-0 record. But losing Curry I think points out more to what they have to do the entire season. Which is not get injured. I think they were already taking the Cavs approach of, who cares if we lose some games in the regular season. It is about the playoffs and getting back to the Finals. Green missed last game. Iguodala nicked up. To a lesser extent missing Pachulia hurts. Every team is gunning for GS. Every team will bring their 'A' game to knock off the champs. Pistons no different. Not saying they get another outright win. But honestly. Would it really shock anyone to see the Warriors as double digit faves even on the road against 90% of the league? I'm grabbing the hungry home dogs. 4* Money Maker DETROIT PISTONS 

Taking ARLINGTON. One of the top mid majors in case you didn't know. But they have been getting some love so hopefully we can still find good value on them in conference play as it approaches. Their 80ppg (49% FG) offense start with PG Neil (13ppg 10astpg) - Hervey and Hamilton inside clear the glass with both at over 8 boards a game and Hervey pouring in 23ppg. Now Northern Iowa finished MVC play last year with the lowest offensive efficiency. Looks like it has carried over to their team 43% shooting and 68ppg. They have a 6'4 guard leading the team in rebounding at over 10ppg. That is a whole lot of missed jumpers drilling off the front of the rim. Koch is really the only guy with a shot that falls on a regular basis (63% FG). I just think that kind of shooting vs a team like UTA will eventually bite you in the rear end. 4* Money Maker UT ARLINGTON 

Taking IDAHO. Love seeing a Big Sky team favored over the PAC 12! As I have said in a previous winning write up with Idaho. This is a deep Vandels team. Should win their conference. Cougars beat them by 13 last year. Time for a little revenge. This is a huge game for the team this year. If they think they are as good as they are suppose to be this season. This is a 'must win' or a 'circled' game or whatever you want to call it. WSU 6-1 and getting points from a smaller school. Love Idaho here. 5* Best Bet IDAHO 

Taking the KINGS. Yeah, these guys are a bad club. Cavs have won what, 12 in a row? I'll tell you why I like this game. I think this is a spot we LeBron get a few extra minutes off. They have the Pacers up next who came into Cleveland and won 124-107 back on November 1st. I think they want to make a statement in that game. Like they have been beating all the teams in the East. So I think we creep inside this number with the back-door open. 4* Money Maker SACRAMENTO KINGS 

Taking the ANTELOPES late! Yes.. Finally a Grand Canyon lined game. You might not know about the 'Lopes, but I have been waiting for Thunder Dan's squad to arrive. They are now post-season eligible. They have gone 15-15, 17-15, 27-7 and 22-9 under Majerle. They should win the WAC. These guys can play D. They are deep. They have some size. This is nearly a home game just 8 miles from home, while STJ is traveling nearly 3000 miles. I do like St John's. But I like them better in a hunter role, rather than being hunted. Mullin and Majerle should have a 3pt shooting contest at the half! 4* Money Maker GRAND CANYON 

Taking SMU tonight. Though about TCU with double revenge. But SMU is still forcing TOs and steals so they will be a live dog here. TCU is good club. Should not be back in NIT defending their title. SMU just rolled USC at home who beat them in the NCAAs. So, yeah, I am hoping they aren't flat after that game. They are 8-2-1 ATS last 11 on the road though. They beat TCU by 15 last year and 5 the year before. Not really looking at the long trends since the teams are so different. 4* Money Maker SMU 

Taking SAMFORD here. A little SoCon for a Tuesday night. Not high on Memphis. You know this. We had Mercer ML vs them as a double OT loser last game. Bulldogs have a lot of pieces back from last year. They are one of those tough little middies. Now most times I take my dogs to win outright. But in this case, I think we stay inside this number. 4* Money Maker SAMFORD 

Taking WEST VA tonight. Should be an interesting game. But, I gotta go with my gut here. Line has moved a bit. I see a lot of ML on VA, but spread on WVa. I like Huggins. Worried a bit about their shooting vs a tough VA defense. But WVA can bring pressure themselves. We saw a 49-37 game in Wiscy / Va. So you know they can get pretty ugly. That being said, West Va gets the call. 4* Money Maker WEST VA

Taking VILLANOVA. I can't blame anyone for grabbing Zags and the points. It isn't like they are chopped liver. Just back to back OTs vs Florida and Texas. Then a huge second half to beat Creighton. Now flying cross country. This may as well be a home game for Nova and they are no strangers to playing in MSG. 4* Money Maker VILLANOVA 

Taking VERMONT. How many people are blindly betting on Marquette here. Vermont? Who? What's a Catamount? This is a really top flight mid-major. They have a nice guard in Haynes and an inside guy in Lamb. 4* Money Maker VERMONT 

Taking FLORIDA here. People see 6-0 Seminoles 5-1 Gators. Battle of Florida. I see a team that is clearly better than the other. I think Florida defense is the difference here. Scoring 113 vs Citidel or 98 vs Kennesaw is not playing a team like the Gators. Florida State score 78 vs Rutgers. On the flip side, Gators have been mixing it up vs Gonzaga, Duke and Stanford. Off a tough Duke loss, I think they win this one going away. Maybe run 'Noles out of the building by 20. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA GATORS 

Taking MISSOURI STATE. Now, you have seen me back these guys already a couple times this year. I missed them last guy and I hope I am not a day late/ dollar short backing them in this spot. I would have been on them at this price either way, but I would obviously feel more comfortable if we cashed with them last game. That being said. I this this guys are the MVC faves. NDST is in the top tier of the Summit. They did face each other just a couple weeks ago with NDST winning 57-54 as 9.5pt dogs. So I expect the quick angle revenge here tonight. 4* Money Maker MISSOURI STATE 

Taking the SAINTS. Yeah, the win streak is over. But losing to the Rams was expected from me. This is their must win game. They already took care of Carolina on the road and went on a nice run. They win this one and they wrap up the division like an early Christmas gift. Panthers with a lucky cover last week. I think they are in for a battle today. Saints bringing a pretty good run game to counter Brees and his accurate arm. Granted, the NO defense is always leaky. But Cam can bring a clunker when times get tough. 10* Money Bomb NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 

Taking the CHARGERS today. Yeah. Big number. Last week we lost with the Bears and Dolphins as big dogs. Pulled out Bills. That being said. The Browns aren't either of those teams. This franchise is a train wreck. 1-26 SU last 27 games.  We laid the number with Cincy last week over Cleveland. Let's not forget. Browns BEAT the Chargers last year. What an embarrassing loss for the franchise! Payback time. 4-17 ATS last 21 for Cleveland. Chargers in a groove. Extra rest with win over Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Playoffs are in site. 4* Money Maker CHARGERS

Taking the NINERS here. Should probably just go +140/160 in the ML this afternoon. Look. I just think we have 2 teams, organizations if you will, heading in opposite directions. Where the Bears look to be moving on from Fox, SF is firmly behind its new hire. The players will be extra motivated with Jimmy G getting his first start. The guy looked good in his only starts. Granted. That is with the Hoodie directing the attack. Also. This Bears offense is anemic. How can you trust them laying any points. They had 6 rushing yards last week. Again, I am not saying SF is Philly. But I think we have at least the 'spark and motivation' factor with our QB. I'll take the 1 win Niners. 4* Money Maker SF NINERS 

Taking the PACKERS. Obviously, we had a nice showing from GB last week in Pitt. I hate just going off 1 game. But after 6 games, you would think he is grasping, or at least, getting better in the system. And let us not mistake Tampa for some great team. I think that HC Koetter could be given his walking papers at the end of the year. The Bucs give up the most yards per game. Tough to not like GB at home laying such a short number. 4* Money Maker GREEN BAY PACKERS 

Taking the JAGS. Can't believe I am backing Bortles laying this number. But the defense is no joke. And at least for us, the Colts are a complete joke. Jags with the road shut-out 27-0 in Indy. Now home, off a pair of back to back road games going 1-1 ending with a loss in Arizona last week. I think they come out angry. I think that 7-2 in conference play, they need every win they can get with the Titans breathing down their necks here in the South. Jax with 10 sacks in the first meeting. Colts still having problems on the OL as the Titans sacked the QB 8 times last week. Jags 3-0 SU/ ATS after a loss this year winning each game by at least 21. 44-7 over Ravens. 30-9 over Steelers and 27-0 over these Colts. 4* Money Maker JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 

Taking the JETS here. Might even go +150 ML today. No way you can step on the KC train right now. Are you playing the they are do card? I get they have some nice weapons. But the run game has been awful. The QB play terrible. And the coaching is just not getting it done. Jets have played hard every game for their HC. This is the joke team that was suppose to go 0-16 or win 3 games this year. Jets have blown 4 4th quarter leads this year. They should be undefeated ATS at home. 4* Money Maker NY JETS 

Taking ARIZONA here. Could have had these guys at -4 last night but just didn't pull the trigger. Not sure why I second guess my initial thought on a game. These guys started the year, what, ranked 2? Then they dropped 3 straight to fall completely out of the rankings. I think this a good team for them to play. Zona likes to force it on defense and I think UNLV will turn it over, and the Zona make them pay. We can't discount how good this team is on 'paper' even the way they opened the season. I think we have a big edge inside to help also. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA 

Taking WISCONSIN. Well. We can grab the 6.5 or 7, but I am more interested in the +220 ML play. How they heck aren't these guys chomping at the bit to come out and attack Ohio State. Undefeated Big 10 team. Holy Cow. If this was Michigan or Ohio State, forget about it. They would be the #1 seed in the playoffs. But, it's the Badgers. Ho-hum. You can't ask for a better disrespect card to be played. I can't blame you for leaning OSU. Urban Meyer championship games have a knack for scoring a W. But I have seen Bucky lose at home to Oklahoma. I saw them rally to an improbable win over Penn State at home. I saw them, gassed from said win, get absolutely trucked at Iowa. Then come out and totally pound Michigan State into submission after that loss. So who shows up? Not that the 59-0 absolute beat-down OSU gave Wiscy in the 2014 Big 10 Championship Game have any ramifications. But rest assured, oh some old Badger players made the rounds and are looking for a pound of flesh in the revenge world. You look at this Wiscy schedule and see nothing sexy or flashing. Just win after win after win. I will tell you on Sunday night, I said to myself. Yeah, OSU as a TD fave. Should get their. Too much talent. But, the game isn't played on paper. I'll take my ML shot tonight. 4* Money Maker WISCONSIN 

Taking CLEMSON tonight. Let's start with the Tigers and their 5-1 SU post-season record the last 2 years. Experience. Depth. Those two things alone vault us to a 10pt edge over the Canes. And I'm a U fan. Believe me. I hope that Mark Richt can bring back the glory days of Miami past. But this team is not talented enough to play in this spot. 10-1 is a great year. But really. These guys pulled out some miracles. We faded and played on them in key spots. They have been up and down all year. They bring the show for the marquee teams. Florida State, Va Tech, ND. 2 convincing wins, but a last second one over FSU. How about that win over GT? Or the play down to Syracuse and NC. Again. I just don't think Miami has the horses for Clemson. This is the Tigers 5th ACC Championship Game. The first for the Hurricanes. Tigers have been a top recruiting team for years and Dabo just reloads. With Bama out of the picture, Clemson is the marquee football school. Not Ohio State. This is the 11th straight game week for The U. Clemson had a bye in mid-October. They scheduled a cake walk in mid-November 61-3. The jumped out to a 34-0 lead before South Carolina got a FG on the board in the 4th quarter. This team is rested and focused. Oh, it won't be 58-0 like 2015 when the Tigers mauled Miami on the road. But this should be at least a 14-17pt win for Clemson. 10* Money Bomb CLEMSON TIGERS 

Taking FRESNO. A quick rematch off of last week's Fresno win. 28-17 doggy outright. What has changed? I think this guys are pretty equal teams. And more importantly for me. The famed 'Smurf Turf' has lost its luster. Boise 3-12 ATS last 15 at home. Maybe this is a huge square play I am getting reeled in on. But I'm biting on the dog anyway. 4* Money Maker FRESNO STATE 

Taking MARSHALL. Not sure why this line is moving like it is. Maybe they expect Akron to stink up the place. Because that is what I think. A rebuilding job taking place for the Zips. Marshall with revenge for last years 99-88 game. Major difference this year is that The Herd can still put up 90ppg. We'll lay it. 4* Money Maker MARSHALL 

Taking FURMAN. Money earnin' Furman for us today. I have this guys at the top of my SoCon food chain. We are deep with experienced guys in the back-court. I do love my OVC schools. And Tenn Tech will be something I look at more in conference play. But I think Furman handles them this afternoon. 4* Money Maker FURMAN 

Taking AUBURN. Well. We had Auburn over these guys when the first met. We had Auburn ML last week over Alabama. And will get behind them again as they ride into the Playoffs. I said in August I thought the winner of the Iron Bowl wins the SEC. Not changing now. I know Georgia had a great year. But I don't trust them in this spot. I can't harp on them for their Clemson loss. And I think they learned a valuable lesson up 20-0 in the 2nd quarter before letting LSU claw their way back to a late victory. That kind of loss stays with you and eats at your insides. They have been on a mission since with winning margins of 32, 15 (both on road), 40-17 over this Georgia team, 28, and last weeks 26-14 win over Alabama. Is a true frosh QB ready for this kind of game even with a big revenge angle in his favor? 4* Money Maker AUBURN TIGERS 

Taking ORAL ROBERTS here. Will grab these after I faded them the other night. Not a fan at all of Little Rock. I think they have more work to do than our guys. This is a nice number for us and I won't be shocked if we have a shot at the outright win late. 4* Money Maker ORAL ROBERTS 

Taking CAL DAVIS.  Just think we get a little let down game from Washington State. Undefeated. Off a nice 3-0 Wooden Legacy Tourney run. UCD is not a terrible Big West team. They will get up for the PAC 12 and I think 8 is a generous number. 4* Money Maker UC DAVIS 

Taking MARQUETTE. These guys can shoot the ball no doubt. The defense is a bit lacking. But I don't fear the Bulldogs. 4* Money Maker MARQUETTE

Taking ST BONAVENTURE. Not sure why we are sleeping on the Bonnies. I think these guys are a pretty good group. I do like Buffalo. They should be the top 1 or 2 team in the MAC. I just think Mobley is the difference maker for us today. 4* ST BONAVENTURE 

Taking ST LOUIS. Just like this group. They have been bad. But I think this is a break-out year for HC Ford and his kids. Butler in off big win over Ohio State. I know they are the 'bigger' name, and people just auto check names as easy wins. I think we keep this one close. 4* Money Maker STL BILLIKENS 

Taking a shot FLYERS on the PUCK LINE. 9 straight losses. Yikes! Not that I like to play the 'they are due' card. But a few days off to clear their heads. It is a new month, they are 0-0. Home team has won 4 of the last 5 in the series. OPINION FLYERS Puck Line 

Taking OKLAHOMA. I'll tell you what it really comes down to for me. I know that TCU is the prime defense in the Big 12. But this Sooners offense has been pretty good. We know that Baker Mayfield can move the ball on the Horned Frogs. Do you have that kind of faith in Kenny Hill? I sure don't. 2 years ago it was 49-24 Sooners heading to the fourth quarter. Don't be fooled by a 52-49 final. 64 and 74 yard TD passes for Hill. I know Sooners defense is leaky. But it can be when you have a QB with 37 TDs and just 5 INTs. 8* Sure Shot OKLAHOMA SOONERS 

Taking MEMPHIS and grabbing the ML +240/250. Look UCF is undefeated. Nothing negative to really say about the team. They ambushed Memphis with 17 unanswered in the 2nd quarter back in September in rout to a 40-13 win. But this is a talented bunch so I think it worth sprinkle a small unit or 2 on them. Opinion Play MEMPHIS ML 

Taking CINCY. Will probably play this on the ML when it is posted. I like this Bearcats team. I know X is a tough out. But I think that Cincinnati has a real chance at a deep tournament run. Tough battle, but I like us to win this thing. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI BEARCATS 

Taking USC here in the PAC 12 Championship. This is it. Pretty simple thinking for me. Forget the fact that the Trojans beat these guys 42-24 back in September. What really jumps out for me on SC is this. They are off a bye. How huge is this in December! After 12 straight games, a 10-2 record and 4 game win streak, Trojans should have an edge tonight. Stanford in off 38-20 thrashing of Notre Dame. But that game was 20-17 heading into the fourth quarter before 3 Cardinal TDs. Love is a beast RB. Again. I saw USC have 2 RBs go for over 100 vs Stanford when they first met. Plus I saw SC QB toss for 300+ yards while Stanford went for 160. A near 20pt win and your QB has 2 INTs. You take away a 75 yard run for Love and that 160 drops to 85. SC hasn't won the PAC 12 since 2008! Stanford has won it 3 times since then. I know Darnold and the offense is a bit turnover prone. But this is a short number. I can't under-value the extra prep + rest for USC. 5* Best Bet USC TROJANS 

Taking TOWSON here in Ireland! The Belfast Basketball Classic? I don't even have words. Let's get to the Tigers. These guys play hard at both ends of the court. I have them as possibly the #2 CAA team. I have LaSalle pegged for the middle, at best in the A10. Give me the better rebounding team. 4* Money Maker TOWSON TIGERS 

Taking the TRAILBLAZERS. You just finished up a nice 4-1 road trip. 3 straight wins. 5 of 6. 7 of your last 10. You must take care of business vs the Bucks tonight. Milwaukee wrapping up a 4 game 4 game road, 2-1 so far beating the Suns in OT and the Kings. Lost to the Jazz. I think it is safe to say Blazers are the best team they face on this trip. Looking for a big game from Lillard and McCollum tonight. 4* Money Maker PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS 

Taking the WILD tonight and going PUCK LINE for the big money. I said before that I think it is time to get off the Knights train. What a great feel-good story. But I just don't think this team keeps this pace all season. They are still an expansion team. Wild home after getting smoked 7-2 and 6-3 their last 2 road games. I expect a crisp performance and a 4-1 win tonight. 4* PL Money MINNESOTA WILD 

Taking WILMINGTON. Not sure why this line is getting all the way steamed up. But I would have been involved either way. A bit of a rebuild for NCW. But this team is still a top CAA club. Same can't be said for ECU expected to be a low rung AAC team. 4* Money Maker NC WILMINGTON 

Taking SOUTH FLORIDA. Now. I don't have the Bulls high in conference play. And I think Elon will be a top tier CAA team. But I call me a sucker. I don't care. I will take these points. I think SoFla has a shot at an outright win here. Maybe my notes are totally off and we lose by 18. But I see a close game, easily withing a couple buckets. 4* Money Maker SOUTH FLORIDA 

Taking SETON HALL. Interesting game for sure. Looking at this line move that now has the Hall favored after starting as the dog. I like A&M. They have looked pretty good. But I think the Pirates rate a notch better. This is like a home game for them at MSG. It's their backyard. This is a huge measuring stick for both clubs as they come in 'ranked'.  In the end, I think our inside play is the difference. 4* Money Maker SETON HALL 

Taking NEVADA tonight. Big number. Maybe. This isn't 17-1 Missouri Valley Illinois State though. Mussleman just gets these transfers and reloads and reloads. I'll tell you what. Forget about repeating as Mountain West Champs. These guys should be a Final 8 team at the minimum come March. That is how highly I think of the Wolf Pack. 4* Money Maker NEVADA 

Taking NEW MEXICO. Would have been a tough spot for Evansville in 'The Pit' even before they lost their leading scorer. Now with Taylor and his 21ppg out, things get even rougher. Now. We have a new coach with Weir coming across from New Mexico State. So the talent level isn't top of the Mountain West caliber. As nice as Evansville 5-1 start is, this team was still one of, if not the worse, in the Missouri Valley. Like I said. Taylor out. Now they have 1 guy scoring more than 9ppg. This is a big must win for the Lobos with a visitor down their star player. 4* Money Maker NEW MEXICO 

Taking the PISTONS. Suns in off a b2b. They won last night in Chicago. Suns will be playing their third game in four nights, fourth in six, and fifth in eight. Detroit beat the Celtics on Monday. If this was the game right after that, we wouldn't be on this spot. But rested, and the scheduling spot for Phoenix, we will back the home team. 4* Money Maker DETROIT PISTONS 

Taking the THUNDER. So we get the rested Thunder who have sitting around 3 days waiting for a win. And sitting at 8-11, you know they want to start getting things going in the right direction soon. Magic home off a 6 day road trip, dropping all 4 games and now have a 9 game slide. Road faves aren't really my recipe for success. But I will step out of the comfort zone if I think we have an edge. 4* Money Maker OKLAHOMA THUNDER 

Taking BOWLING GREEN tonight. Ok. This is a weird game for me. I see this double digit number. So I look at where I have both teams. San Jose. Bottom of the Mountain West. BG, below a middle rung, but not a MAC bottom feeder. Then i see last year, San Jose won at home by 1. And the proverbial 'icing on the cake.' Bowling Green, off a home loss, to Abilene Christian? Count me on the home faves. 4* Money Maker BOWLING GREEN 

Taking GEORGE MASON tonight. So I am not expecting much from either team in their conference play. But Madison, in my eyes, is the worse of the bunch. I guess you can think, hey. Low spread. Bad teams. This is one the home team should get. But I have more faith in Mason. They have played some better opponents. In a battle of uglies, we are on the small road fave. 4* Money Maker GEORGE MASON 

Taking INDIANA STATE. We opened up our College Hoops sports betting season with one of our first wins on the Sycamores upsetting Indiana. We found another great role for them tonight. Now. Normally hate getting on a team that is getting bet up. But I still think we have value here. Indiana State should win this one by 10. We get them off a bad loss to Ball State. So I expect defense to be really turned up a notch tonight. Also. Air Force? I love and RESPECT all my service schools. But they don't have any edge match-ups in this contest. 4* Money Maker INDIANA STATE 

Taking LOY-CHI tonight. Nearly went +160 ML here. That is how highly I think of the Ramblers. Look. I love me some Missouri State to win the MVC, but these guys. Let's just say I will be heavy on them come conference tournament time. Boise is no slouch. I don't they win the Mountain West, but they should get 20 wins. 4* Money Maker LOYOLA CHICAGO

Taking MISSOURI STATE. You know we are on the Missouri Valley tonight. These guys are my choice to win the conference. Not a fan of Colorado State. They will win some games, but I don't think that is in the cards for tonight. They are 3-3 on the year. Just ended a 3 game losing streak beating Northwestern State. Their losses to teams with the same kind of talent I see in Missouri State. Now for a travel update on Colorado State. So they left Fort Collins to head to Montego Bay Jamaica. So that flight is through Kansas City then FT Lauderdale. After losses to Tulane 80-53 and Florida State 90-73, the fun starts. International flight into Houston. Then quick jet over to San Antonio to El Paso. Where, they get on a bus for 50 minutes to play New Mexico State in Las Cruces (89-76 loser). As I said earlier, they then beat Northwestern State at home. Now back on the road to face the Missouri Valley favorites with, Colorado on deck. They haven't shot straight on the road yet. Don't think it improves here. We add in the look ahead and I think the Bears win this one going away. 4* Money Maker MISSOURI STATE 

Taking WESTERN MICHIGAN. Again. Maybe I should be just going +170 ML on these small dogs. I like WMU. I think they have a shot (Buffalo) to be the MAC NCAA reps if things fall into place. They have a great player in Wilder. I look at STL. I know they won't be awful like last year. I see improvement. But this is still a middle tier A10 team. And what I have learned over the years. Mid majors who are thought to be conference champions can play and more importantly win on the road vs average Power 5 teams. 4* Money Maker WESTERN MICHIGAN 

Taking the HEAT. I know Miami is a bad team. But do we really have a lot of faith in the Cavs in a back to back? They wheeled out the 'A' Game for the Sixers who everyone is in love with and their young core of players. Now we expect 30 minutes from LeBron against the Heat? When facing the Cavs, like the Warriors, teams will always go 100% when battling a Champ. 4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT

Taking XAVIER tonight. College hoops does not disappoint as we get another marquee game early on. Gotta love these early tournaments, and when teams don't schedule cupcakes to pad wins to their records. So I like X. I do think Baylor is a tourney team. Just not 100% sold on them at this points. Undefeated? Yes. But Alcorn State, Texas A&M CC and Central Arkansas are tune ups. They did hang on to beat Wiscy by 5. A Badgers team who I saw put up 37 points tonight as lose to Virginia. And they battled back to beat Creighton. Again. 2 nice early wins. Now they catch the X off a terrible upset loss to Arizona State in Las Vegas Invitational. Up 2 at half when ASU trucks them for 58 2nd half points to cruise 102-86. I think off that loss, a huge home crowd of support, X should pull away for a 10pt win. 4* Money Maker XAVIER 

Taking OAKLAND here. Big number to lay on the road. But the Grizzlies are the class of the Horizon. They are looking to rebound from a conference tournament showing last year. They are 2-3 out of the gate having dropped 3 straight away from home. They lost to 13 to Toledo after a 5 minute cold spelled doomed them to a 14 halftime hole they would not recover from not making a run.  A 24pt loss to Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. And finally getting run out of the building by Kansas to the tune of 102-59. Some of that bad play. But I think that getting Jalen Hayes backs helps a ton. Oral Roberts is a bottom rung Summit team. Last year, Oakland won 92-64. I think this a great spot for them to take out some frustration and get a big win before heading home. They need some momentum and I think this is a great team for them to feast on. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND 

Taking CORNELL tonight. Ok everyone. Sorry not many write ups over the tournaments Thanksgiving Week. With all the football, plus many lines coming up mid-morning, it is difficult to post some sentences when I am going over 100 games. . So for tonight, a little winner from the Ivy. Now, both these teams I have pegged for the lower rungs of their conferences. But Big Red has a JR G in Matty Morgan who does pretty well for them. The entire team struggled vs Syracuse, but in his other 4 games. 23-24-25-26 points. Also, Cornell now playing their 6th game, while Duquesne just their 4th. They have a brand new coach. And as much success as Dambrot had at Akron, this Dukes team was 10-22 last year. Again, Big Red not any better at 8-21. But catching points, and with players familiar with a system, I won't be shocked if we score an outright win tonight. 4* Money Maker CORNELL 

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Taking the RAMS. LA home after taking an ugly loss vs the Vikings. But make no mistake. Minny defense at home is 100 times tougher than a Saints unit, on the road to boot. Saints had to come all the back with some OT to score a win over the Redskins. Again, Washington defense a notch below who the Rams trot out. Finally. New Orleans outside, no turf. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS 

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Taking BUFFALO here. So. We had the Giants ML last week over KC. We bucked all the Andy Reid off bye trends. So what has changed? How are they a double digit favorite? These guys have stunk up the place since their fast start. Now, a little turmoil with the Bills. They bench Taylor. Backup tosses 5 INTs in a half. But we get Tyrod today. I think he will want to really stick it to his coach. He is looking for a payday after the season. KC defense not threatening at all in my eyes. 4* Money Maker BUFFALO BILLS 

Taking the DOLPHINS here. Uh. Man. These guys again. We had them for what ,5 straight weeks. Up and down. Nearly impossible to get in front of the Pats and Brady train. But this is a lot of points. NE home after spending 2 weeks away. They stayed in Denver to prep for the Mexico atmosphere. So this is a welcome home for them. Schedule makers have these guys meeting up in 2 weeks on a Monday night. I think we see Pats go through motions. While Moore could get nod for Miami and would want to prove he can QB in the NFL. 4* Money Maker MIAMI DOLPHINS 

Taking the BENGALS. I know that I shouldn't be laying this number with Cincy as they are a team I really can't get a grasp on. But they have some guys on offense who can actually score some TDs for us. Browns 1-8 ATS last 9 games. How about 1-25 SU under Hue Jackson! 4-43 SU last 47. Holy Cow. My 11 year old has better numbers in Madden. Bengals a perfect 6-0 ATS last 6 in the series. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI BENGALS 

Taking the PANTHERS. I know the Jets are nice feel good story. We cashed them and have faded them. But I think a little reality sets in as the season goes on. First. Carolina is a playoff team. They seem to peaking. Jets were said to be an 0-16 team, though I was thinking they would win about 4-5 games. So here we are. As much blood Bowles has been getting out of this rock, the law of averages can, and will catch up to the Jets. They just aren't that talented. 4* Money Maker CAROLINA PANTHERS 

Taking the BEARS. Big number. Gotta grab it. So, we cashed Chicago a few times already this year (Falcons, Steelers). They have beaten the Ravens, Steelers and Panthers who are a combined 20-10. The lost by a FG to Minny. Hung tough with the Saints. Covered vs the Falcons. Their 2 bad road losses. At Tampa, 2 INTs by Glennon, also 2 fumbles. At GB v Rodgers 2 INTs by Glennon, 2 more fumbles. A much improved product with the rookie behind center. And the defense is a solid bunch. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO BEARS