Again with a late addition. Like the ECU add, we find WESTERN ILLINOIS in a spot getting double digits when they won in OT in mid January. The split last year, FT Wayne by 4 in OT, Western by 2 in this building. 4* Money Maker WESTERN ILLINOIS 

Taking AKRON here. Thought about going ML here on the site at +135/140, but will grab the points. Up till their 5pt OT loss two and a half weeks ago, the Zips had won 9 straight going back to 2011. Now. Obviously not the same players. Akron always one of the better MAC teams. Ball State 1-4 ATS last 5 on the road. Can't trust them laying points. 4* Money Maker AKRON 

Taking BOWLING GREEN. Will grab another MAC doggy. Pretty much the same numbers as I look across the board here. WMU 7-5 in conference play, 6-6 for BG. Falcons on a 4-0 ATS MAC run and 4-1 ATS last 5 at home. They are also 5-2 ATS last 7 vs Western Michigan. They have been in dogs in 4 of their 5 MAC road games, 3-2 ATS overall conference roadies. Value on the home pups. 4* Money Maker BOWLING GREEN 

Taking MIAMI OHIO. Will grab these dogs. Nice value for us. Redhawks 5-0-1 ATS road run, 5-2 ATS run in MAC play and 8-3 ATS last 11 here in Eastern Michigan. And speaking of EMU. Try on 8-20 ATS last 28 in MAC action. Laying points? Miami is 2-2 SU 3-0-1 ATS last 4 MAC road games. Won't be shocked at an outright win tonight. 4* Money Maker MIAMI OHIO 

Taking JACKSON STATE. Ok. Trying to see what I am missing here. Throw out any trends. We see 2 games lined last 10 for Jackson State, 0 for Prairie View. Now. 8.5 points? I'll grab the low hanging fruit. Jackson 7-5 in conference play, Prairie 6-5. Jackson State with an 8pt win at home on January 15th. They have won 5 of the last 6 going back to 2016. I'll take a stab here with this small school doggy. 4* Money Maker JACKSON STATE 

4* Money Maker INDIANA PACERS

Taking WYOMING. Tough stretch for UNLV. Lost in OT to Boise. Pulled off a big win over Nevada as 9 point dogs (I had Nevada). Now the Cowboys. Wyoming a good team. 4-4 on the road. 7-4 in MWC, UNLV 6-5. Underdog has covered 6 of the last 8 in the series. UNLV 3-10-1 ATS last 14 at home. I can't trust them laying this number. 4* Money Maker WYOMING

Taking TENN STATE. So these guys have won 3 of the last 5 in the series including a 7 point home win last month. Their 2 losses, by 6 and 7 points. The Tigers 9-2 ATS last 11 in the series. They are 8-5 in Ohio Valley play, Jax State at 9-4. Not much difference between the 2 clubs. 5* Best Bet TENNESSEE STATE 

Taking UCLA here. Man. That 12-0 start for Arizona State seems like a very distant memory now doesn't it. 6-6 in PAC 12 play, 2-9-2 ATS last 13 vs conference foes. Laying points. Bruins aren't chopped liver. Won by 12 here last year. They have reeled off 3 straight and are off a big win at Arizona. Sign me up for another outright win. 4* Money Maker UCLA 

4* Money Maker OLD DOMINION

Taking OHIO here. Think we are getting good value. WMU has been favored by this or more 3 times at home in conference play. Failed to cover the last 2 after cashing the first. Ohio was 5.5 dogs on the road to EMU and won outright. Only other MAC game with a line like this they pushed 7 vs Buffalo. That's it. All other lines less than half of this except when they covered a 5.5 and 7 point faves. 4* Money Maker OHIO 

Taking MICHIGAN STATE. Big payback on tap this afternoon for Sparty. Lost by 20 at Purdue and 11 at home to the Boilermakers last year. Purdue picked off by Ohio State, so they will be chippy coming in. But I like bruising Sparty. These guys crash the boards like nobodies business. That is going to be the difference today. The ugly hustle points. 10* Money Bomb GOW MICHIGAN STATE 

Taking DRAKE. I do not care one bit of Northern Iowa winning 7 straight and 9 of the last 10. This Panthers team is a down unit. 4-9 in MVC play, 0-7 on the road including 5 double digit losses. Drake is an improved team. UNI already nailed a 14pt loss on them back in January. Revenge time. Northern Iowa 5-15-1 ATS last 21 on the road and 4-13-1 ATS last 18 vs Missouri Valley foes. Drake on a 7-2-1 ATS home run. Sign me up. 4* Money Maker DRAKE 

Taking SAN JOSE STATE. Of course I am backing a team 0-11 in conference play with 3 wins on the year. You have Col State playing their 2nd game without suspended HC Larry Eustachy. They lost last game to AF. Not sure how they respond. Maybe in blowout fashion at home. Players boycotted Thursday practice. Just not sure how they come out here. Do they mail it in? It is obvious their HC is done at the school. San Jose desperate for any edge. They are on a 3-1-1 ATS run in MWC play, while the Rams are 1-4-2 ATS their last 7. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE STATE 

Taking APPALACHIAN STATE. Again, we look at a pair of equal teams in conference play. Both sitting at 5-7, a pair of splits last year when facing each other. Not a huge fan of backing college teams in their 3rd straight game that's for sure. 4* Money Maker APPALACHIAN STATE 

Taking WILLIAM & MARY. I want to be on Delaware. I do. You know I have been grabbing big dogs like this the last couple weeks and returning 58% winners. But I will go out of my comfort zone in this game. One. Blue Hens with 2 conference road wins. By 1 and 2 and they were 3.5 and 1.5 dogs in those games. Their 4 other conference road games. Losses by 13 (+9.5) 12 (+10) 27 (+8) and 15 (+8.5) - Notice any trend in these games? I'm backing a Tribe team looking to get back in the win column. They should win this by 14-20. Beat Blue Hens by 25 back in January. Beat them by 21 and 24 in 2017 and 26-15 in 2016. Looks like they know how to get things done vs Delaware. 4* Money Maker WILLIAM & MARY 

Taking YOUNGSTOWN, again. Lost with these guys the other night. But I'll back them as dogs here. They beat these guys by 23 a couple weeks ago. That was allowing 48% FG shooting for IUPUI. Now, not sure they shoot 51%. But I'll tell you this IUP is a low scoring team that's for sure. They have gone under 10 of their last 13 in Horizon play. Side note. I'm 11-19 on CBB totals so I am not touching the under. Youngstown is 4-9, IUPUI 5-8. Neither team going anywhere. But I will grab the points in what should be a close game. 4* Money Maker YOUNGSTOWN STATE 

Taking MARQUETTE. Maybe I am the sucker for taking this. But off back to back wins over Duke and #1 Nova. There has to be a let-down factor coming. Did you watch the end of the game? STJ running around like they are down 10 instead of winning. No clock management. You see them 2 teams like this and wonder how the heck they lost 11 in a row in Big East play before these wins. I love Mullin. I am an old-school Redmen fan. Mullin and Berry were there when I was 10, but I love my Boo Harvey, Malik Sealy teams. Look. I am going with the better team. I know it is tough to win on the road. In a Pk'em, I will grab the better all around club. 4* Money Maker MARQUETTE

Taking VILLANOVA. Baking the Cats off that horrible loss to St John's. Maybe they were thinking about this revenge game. Butler hit 60% FGs and 68% from 3 in another upset of Nova. That is 3 straight after taking both last year. Comes down to me really believing that Villanova is one of the top programs this season. Butler a different team on the road. 3-4 on the year. 3-8 ATS last 11 on the road. They are off a tough OT home loss to Xavier. It isn't like they come in fresh. Siding with the angry, revenge minded home team that is prime blow-out mind today. 4* Money Maker VILLANOVA 

Taking FORDHAM. Going with this ugly looking dog. For me, just trying to figure out how the Dukes are such big faves here. Have been favored twice (-4, -5-5)in the last 10 games, both go to OT, and they split ATS. Oops. 3 times, they covered -1 in another OT game. We can go all the way back and see them covering by a half point over VMI or losing out-right as 6pt faves to Cornell. I can't sit here and say the Rams cover as big road dogs, because they haven't. But, Fordham 4-0-1 ATS last 5 trips here. The underdog 5-0-1 ATS last 6 in the series. Road team 12-3-1 ATS last 16. 4* Money Maker FORDHAM

Taking IDAHO. Have to say, a little surprised at Eastern Washington at 7-4 in conference play. Yet here they are a game behind the Vandals, who I thought would be the top dogs in Big Sky. Everyone looking up at Montana 12-0 in play. Now. Eastern already lost to Idaho at home this year 58-51 nearly a month ago. I expect more of the same tonight. For starters, this is their 3rd straight conference road game. A tough stretch for any school. In Big Sky or Big East. Just a lot of travel. 2-5 ATS their last 7 in Big Sky play and 5-11 ATS last 16 on the road. Vandals are 11-4 ATS last 15 at home. Grabbing the home team here for a 10 point win. 4* Money Maker IDAHO 

4* Money Maker CAL POLY

4* Money Maker ARKANSAS STATE

4* Money Maker ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK

Taking DUKE. Simple for me here. Duke off a terrible, absolutely terrible loss to St John's. Even with the Johnnie's beating #1 Villanova last night, this is still horrible. Duke is better than NC. This Carolina team is just not that good. I have faith in Coach K to get his team back on track. Duke 10-3-1 ATS last 14 on the road in basically a PK game. They are a 4-1-1 ATS last 6 in the series and 3-0-1 ATS visiting the Heels. 4* Money Maker DUKE

4* Money Maker YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Taking TULANE. Alright. We have zero trends working for us here. Just like this spot though. Seems like we are getting a couple extra points. The team stats aren't all that different. 4* Money Maker TULANE

Taking WILLIAM & MARY. Will grab the Tribe and the big number. You have heard me say this before. Maybe this is a sucker line. We'll jump on the lollipop though. W&M can score. And they will need it vs Charleston who is giving up less than 63ppg. But the Tribe is 8-4 in CAA play, CoC 9-3. Is Charleston this much better to lay this number? I know W&M is going to want to push the tempo and the defense is questionable at best. Tribe 6-1 ATS last 7 on the road and 5-2 ATS last 7 in this series. We'll grab the big dogs. 4* Money Maker WILLIAM & MARY 

Taking AUSTIN PEAY. Yeah. Another one of those why are we getting so many points. Like William & Mary, Peay, sitting at 9-3 in Ohio Valley play, Murray, 10-2. The Racers absolutely demolished Peay last year 102-58, that is a 44pt mauling for those counting at home. So, we have that to hang our hats on right off the bat to help motivate. Murray is a Top 20 Mid-Major for sure. That being said, I will grab them and the double digits. 4* Money Maker AUSTIN PEAY

Taking MANHATTAN. We have won with these guys several times already this year. Grabbing them as dogs has been profitable, 6-2 ATS last 8 away from home. They are also 8-2 ATS last 10 trips in to Rider. And listen, we like Rider. When you cover 9 of 10, you know you are helping the bankroll. But this number seems a bit inflated to be based on the run they are on. They are 10-2 in conference play for a reason. A lot of times I am backing dogs and thinking we win outright. In this spot, I think we are getting an extra few points that keeps that back-door open. We will back the Jasper to kick that open and eat some cake. 4* Money Maker MANHATTAN 

Taking QUINNIPIAC. Again, in the MAAC conference. Have you noticed a trend yet on our dogs. Conference play. This is all these teams have been doing for 2 months. The number play out. Bobcats 6-2 ATS last 8 on the road. Niagara 3-8 ATS last 11 at home. 4* Money Maker QUINNIPIAC 

Taking CLEVELAND STATE. So, the Vikings won by 3 as 1.5 dogs a couple weeks ago. Now catching a few more buckets. They are 3-9 in Horizon play, IUPUI 4-8. The Jaguars have lost 5 straight. How are they laying this many points? Again. Could be one of those too good to be true plays. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND STATE 

Taking MARIST. Again. This time of year, I look heavy at conference play. And when I see a pair of 3-9 teams facing off, I tend to take points. Yeah, St Peter's has owned the series winning the last 4 SU and 6 of the last 7 overall. Red Foxes though 4-1 ATS last 5 in conference play and St Peter's on a 2-6 ATS run. We'll grab the big buckets. 4* Money Maker MARIST 

Taking BRYANT here. Just trying to figure out this line. I mean, maybe Wagner wins by 20. But looking at how Bryant has played in the NEC, this is too many points. Ok, we are 1-11 in conference play and 2-23 overall. Nothing to cheer about. But I'll run down their NEC losses. Losses by 7-4-11 (5-4-4 on road). A 9 point 71-62 home loss to Wagner. 16-4-14. I'm not saying Wagner shouldn't win this by double digits. But we are getting nearly 20. I'll take a shot with the big, ugly dog. 4* Money Maker BRYANT

Taking NEVADA. Like this bunch. Have had them a couple times already. I think they could be dangerous in a month. They have owned UNLV since Mussleman has taken over. 3-1 vs the Rebs. Last year, wins by 36 and 27. Ok. You might think pay-pack. Fair enough. But we aren't laying 20. We have to win by 10. UNLV off tough OT loss at Boise. Now they face the top cats in the conference. Wolf Pack better across the board. How about Runnin' Rebels 2-10-1 ATS last 13 overall and 3-20-4 ATS last 27 on the road. I'm laying it. Bail-Out winner - 4* Money Maker NEVADA 

Taking BRADLEY. Some nights, I love a lot of games. Some nights, very few. I have to grab the points with the Braves here. Once, they rolled the Panthers by 20 on New Year's Eve. And if you thought Northern Iowa would be good in MVC play this year, well you are still waiting. 3-9 in conference play. Are they turning it on in February? Hey guys. Let's wait till we lose 3 in a row, 4 of 5, 7 of 10 and 10 of 14. Now! Now is the time! We have everyone where we want them!! Come on. Bradley the better team. NI is 3-13-1 ATS last 17 in MVC play, and they are laying a FG based on their home record vs Bradley. Well, I think a streaks are made to be broken. Might sprinkle some ML here also. 4* Money Maker BRADLEY 

Taking FRESNO. These Bulldogs have won 4 of the last 5 vs San Diego State. I get the Aztecs getting some love. They are team that people are familiar with seeing them in the NCAAs. But this Fresno team a bit better than SDST in my eyes. Fresno 7-1 ATS last 8 in the series. 4* Money Maker FRESNO STATE 

Taking BOWLING GREEN. Again. We see similar conference teams (both 5-5) with similar stats but yet a decent size dog. I'll grab BG. They won both games last year. We can see they have won 9 of the last 10 going back in this series. Ball State 1-6 ATS their last 7 in MAC action. They were favored in 4 of those, lost outright in 2. BG 5-1 ATS last 6 in the series, we'll grab the Falcons. 4* Money Maker BOWLING GREEN 

Taking BUTLER. Do we even blink taking this game. Unranked giving baskets to #5 in the land. X with just 3 losses, 2 of those in Big East play. 9 at Providence as 5.5 faves, then in their very next game by 14 at Villanova getting 9.5 - X won by 7 a month ago at home as 6.5 faves last time these 2 faced one another. 4* Money Maker BUTLER BULLDOGS. 

Taking SIENA.  A shade under 65% on our last 45 college hoops plays, and the majority of those have been ugly conference dogs. So we have 3-8 Siena and 4-7 Fairfield and a big line like this. Why? Maybe the old too good to be true comes into play. Sienna has won the last 3 in the series by 12, 9 and 7. Doggy on a 5-2-1 ATS run. Road team long term 17-7-1 ATS last 24. Siena 8-3-1 ATS last 12 here at Fairfield. Stags 3-7 ATS their last 10, no right laying this many points. 4* Money Maker SIENA SAINTS 

Taking NIAGARA. Yes, I am on the maybe this is too good to be true train. Niagara sitting at 7-4 in MAAC play, while Monmouth 3-7. I have said many a time while fading Monmouth Basketball this year that to throw out the fun teams you saw on ESPN the past couple years. Very different team. Have you not noticed the 7-15 record? They have 6 one possession losses this year (3 1pt losses). 4 conference losses by a total of 7 points. I will gladly grab the points in what should be a close game. Niagara 7-2 ATS last 9 on the road. 4* Money Maker NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES 

Taking COLGATE. Experienced team. Beat Navy by 8 already at home. Split last year. Won 2 of the last 3 prior to that (3pt OT loss). Not many lined games in Patriot action, but I like the dog here. 4* Money Maker COLGATE 

Taking DELAWARE. I'll grab some Blue Hen value here. 5 straight conference losses has up at 4-7 in league play. Elon though is on their own 1-4 run, 5-6 in CAA. Stat wise, this looks like a pretty even match-up to me. The points give us the slight edge. 4* Money Maker DELAWARE 

Grabbing RICE. I didn't expect much from either team, but North Texas has been more of a shocker to me. I had to go back to January 2013 to find them as a double digit favorite. They lost by 13, at home laying 12.5. Too many points for me to pass up. Not saying it is easy taking a 1-9 road team in Rice. 4* Money Maker RICE OWLS 

Taking SOUTH ALABAMA. We have faded Troy before. I said it before, and will say it again. Troy caught huge breaks winning the Sun Belt last year. Not going to recap that run - Hello, they are 3-6 in conference, So Ala 4-5. Road team 20-7 run in the series. Look at the last 10 between these 2. No spread this big. One game has no line, an 8pt win for South Alabama. Last year was the only game that would have been decided by this number. Our Jaguars 6-1 ATS last 7 here. 4* Money Maker SOUTH ALABAMA 

Taking GEORGE MASON here. So we are getting a nice chunk of points and GM has won 5 straight in the series and 7 of the last 8. They have 2 OT losses in their last 3 road games.  Yeah, they have dropped 4 straight in conference play and the Spiders have reeled off 5 straight wins. The dog has covered 5 straights. GM has covered 5 straight. I am bucking the home trend of Richmond and taking the doggy. 4* Money Maker GEORGE MASON 

Taking DREXEL. Now. This is team is bad. They were really one of my last cuts of the day. But we have done so well the last week with our CBB, I feel that if I left off games because the team was bad, we wouldn't be on a 65% run since last Friday. So we bite the bullet and grab the Dragons. Road team is 10-3 ATS last 13 so we have that in our favor. 4* Money Maker DREXEL 

Taking DENVER. I will say it over and over again for the entire month. We are grabbing our conference doggies. Especially getting nice points with these that are pretty much similar. Both teams 4-4 in Summit action. I get it. FT Wayne beat Indiana! They should run the table. They beat Denver by 19 on the road a month ago. They will win by 50 at home. FTW has covered 3 straight. But prior, a 1-5 ATS run with that Denver win being the only cover. They are 7-15-1 ATS in Summit Play. The dog has covered 7 of the last 9 in the series. Even though we are scoring 8ppg less, we are shooting 46% to their 43%. I like our chances with these points. 4* Money Maker DENVER 

Taking GREEN BAY. Another conference road doggy. And why not. Again, team with the same record (5-7) in conference play. And we are getting a nice chunk of points. GB has won 5 straight in the series. Road team 8-2-1 ATS last 11, underdog on 5-1-1 ATS run - GB 4-1-1 ATS last 6, and a perfect 6-0 ATS in trips to Wiscy. 4* Money Maker GREEN BAY 

Taking BROWN. Road team 12-4 ATS last 16 and Brown on a 7-1 ATS run in this series. We don't have the best scoring defense. But the other numbers don't really show me much separation between these clubs. 4* Money Maker BROWN BEARS 

Taking WESTERN CAROLINA. Uh. This is one of those games that I don't want to play, but I have to. Home team basically in a just win situation for us. I have said a couple times when fading Chattanooga that this is a bad team. The numbers reflect that. 7-28 ATS in Southern play. 3-13 ATS vs teams with losing records. WCU opposite trend at 10-4 ATS losing teams on the road. 4* Money Maker WESTERN CAROLINA 

Grabbing VMI and the big points tonight. So. I know that NCG is the better team. They also have a much bigger foe on deck against Furman. This is a big number. Just a couple weeks ago this was a 63-61 road win for Greensboro. NCG won by 4 and 9 the year before. They have been double digit faves twice this year and didn't cover either game. They were 1-3 ATS last year in conference laying double digits. Dog on a 6-2 ATS run in the series. 4* Money Maker VMI 

Taking CHARLESTON. Might even go ML +155 on this puppy. These are two good CAA teams. Both at 7-3 in conference play. Numbers about even. But I just think CoC gets it done here. They won by 16 just 2 weeks ago. They won on this court by 14 last year. The 2 games before that, 1 pt games. Then an OT game. Road team 7-2 ATS last 9 in the series. 4* Money Maker CHARLESTON 

Taking GARDNER WEBB. How can I not grab the points with this conference dog. Webb has won 3 straight, including by 5 a couple weeks ago. 6-4 at 7-3 conference records. Numbers not all that different. Not a lot of lined games in Big South play, so trends not a concern. 4* Money Maker GARDNER WEBB 

Taking FDU. No surprise we are on the big, ugly dog here. FDU had won 4 straight prior to losing their last game vs St Francis by 6 last year. I have to go back to a December game at Maryland to find a loss of 8 or more on their resume. We faded Francis their last line gamed as 3 point faves over Wagner. Which, in case you missed it, was a 30pt home loss, as a favorite. Road dog gets the nod tonight. 4* Money Maker FDU 

Taking NEVADA. Tough for me here. I do like both of these teams. But Wolfpack off an OT loss at Wyoming. Their only conference loss. They will look to re-establish themselves here vs a tough Fresno team. Albeit they handled the Bulldogs on the road winning at the end of December. Nevada 15-2 ATS after a loss. 4* Money Maker NEVADA 

Taking WEST VIRGINIA, again. These guys have crushed me lately. What is the definition of insanity? Doing something over and over again expecting a different result? Well here I am, again. Backing West Va. Blowing a 17pt lead at home in the second half. Good grief. 4 losses in 5 games. I thought these guys were a Final 8 or better team this year. West Va has won 3 of the last 4 vs Iowa State by 10. I just think we are going to see West Va massacre here. 15-20 points. Iowa State isn't Kansas. Or Kentucky. Texas Tech is ranked in the Top 10. So I think they take care of a poor team tonight. 4* Money Maker WEST VIRGINIA 

Taking XAVIER.  Now, you know that normally I am not taking a team like this as short road faves. In fact, like my free play last night on K-State, I am usually on the other side. But I will make an exception. Don't be fooled by St John's hanging on the road last game. X off a big road win over Creighton. Had a tough road game on deck vs Seton Hall on deck. Easily a go through the motions game. Now, I see a focused team. SJU reeling having dropped 10 straight in conference play. X 11-4 ATS last 15 on the road. If this isn't a 10pt win I will be shocked. 4* Money Maker XAVIER 

Taking ILLINOIS STATE tonight. Man. I thought Missouri State would be a bit better. But they are middle of the road like our Red Birds sitting at 5-5 in conference play. Will gladly grab these points. Last 5 games, none decided my more than 7. 2 OTs a 1pt and 4pt - Ill State has won the last 3 nad 6 of the last 7. Yeah, they are in a rebuild off that 17-1 conference record last year. The Bears have dropped 3 straight and shouldn't be laying this as they are 0-7 ATS last 7. 4* Money Maker MISSOURI STATE 

Taking MARIST tonight. Nice night last night with our dogs going 3-0. I will say that Ball State and Northern Illinois nearly made the cut. But looking at recent history, 2 OTs and a 1pt win, I like the points. 4* Money Maker MARIST RED FOXES 

Grabbing ILL CHI tonight. Flames already with a 15pt win under their belts a little over 2 weeks at home over Milwaukee. And to be honest, this is one of those, looks a little too good to me lines. Much like Top 5 Kansas giving a basket to K-State tonight(Wildcats as a Free Play tonight) - Ill Chi a notch below Wright State and Northern Kentucky in the Horizon at 6-3. Wis-Mil at 5-6. Road team 8-2 ATS last 10 in the series. Flames on a 6-1 ATS run through conference play. Ill-Chi 4-1 ATS last 5 in the series and 4-0 ATS here in Wiscy. 4* Money Maker ILLINOIS CHICAGO 

Opinion -- I know. I know. But I can't help myself. Love my double digit conference dogs. WESTERN CAROLINA 

Taking TULSA. I like the Shockers. I am hoping for big things in March. But these guys are just off right now. 2 losses in 3 games. We had Tulsa as nice dogs at home and they lost by 4 in the game before those. So, for the last few games, Shockers not themselves. Tulsa on a 8-3 ATS run last 11. Just think this is too many points to pass up. 4* Money Maker TULSA 

Taking MAEQUETTE. 4 out of 5 on the road for Nova. Rolling along. But Marquette can shoot the 3 pretty good. We know that every team will want to give the #1 team in the land a run for their money. I think we keep it close. 4* Money Maker MARQUETTE

Taking BUCKNELL. Time for a little revenge. I think Bucknell is the top team in the Patriot. Boston knocked them off back on Jan 2.  But Bucknell had reeled off 6 straight wins before that. And big wins. 20-11-21-3-9-15-10. 4* Money Maker BUCKNELL 

Taking the WARRIORS. Just thinking this is a spot where we get a true Golden State performance. Where they can go toe to toe with a team thought to be the best in the East. One that has hopes of a Finals appearance. Why not show them what they are in for? Oh. Did Boston win back in November? And have they won the last 2 games? 4* Money Maker GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 

Taking WEST VIRGINIA. Have had these guys a lot this year. Starting to forget what a win is like as they have dropped 3 of 4 outright. But I just have to auto-play here. Kentucky getting nearly double digits. Think the world will be on them. But I always say. Tough to get kids on the same page. They have had nice runs in the past. But eventually you hit a bad group that doesn't mix. Nothing really left to say. Huggy might remember losing 78-39 back in 2015. Maybe he tells his players to get revenge for the past. 4* Money Maker WEST VIRGINIA 

4* Money Maker FIU 

Taking VMI. Know. I know the Mocs have, in the past, had some decent teams. This is not one of them. They are the same 1-7 in conference as VMI. How can we not take the points? Both teams getting outscored on the year. VMI by a bit more. When they were a better team they weren't cover 13s and 20s. 2-9 ATS run at home. 10-22 ATS last 32. The over-value is still there. VMI on a 4-1 ATS run in the series. 4* Money Maker VMI 

4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO 

Taking LITTLE ROCK. Again. A pair of conference teams that are similar. 3-6 for Coastal, 2-6 for ALR. Now, Coastal took both games last year - 7 points here and 3 on the road. Numbers aren't pretty. But we have some trends in our our favor. 4 straight road covers and a 5-2 ATS run our last 7 through conference play. Coastal the other way at 2-6 ATS in the Sun Belt. Taking the points and holding our nose. 4* Money Maker ARK LITTLE ROCK 

Taking LAFAYETTE. Have backed ULL a couple times already. Thought they were the best team in conference play. Sitting at 8-0, they have done their part. Last year, Troy came in here and rolled 100-88. Payback time. Troy 1-6-1 ATS last 7 in the series. Troy also on a 3-9 ATS run last 12 overall. ULL on a 8-0 ATS run at home and 13-2-1 ATS vs their Sun Belt opponents. 4* Money Maker UL LAFAYETTE 

Taking ALABAMA. I'll take the small dog here. I know everyone loves Young. But. This is a Big 12 sandwich game. Losses at K-State and Oklahoma State already. This isn't a cake walk. Bama outright. 4* Money Maker ALABAMA 

Taking NORTHERN ILLINOIS. Man, I was wrong on Western. I thought these guys would be battling for a top spot in the MAC West. Instead, they like every team but Toledo sits at 3-4 in conference play. Two similar teams. I'll grab the points. 4* Money Maker NORTHERN ILLINOIS 

Taking CLEVELAND STATE. Tough to pass up these points. Both these teams not very good. They played a 4 point game just 3 weeks ago. A single point game last January. They split big wins then another 3 and 6 point game. Vikings 6-2 ATS last 8 on the road. Panthers 4-11 ATS last 15 overall, 3-8 ATS last 11 vs Horizon and 5-11 ATS last 16 at home. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND STATE 

Taking QUINNIPIAC. So this is not a home game. Some kind of MAAC Triple-header on Long Island. Home court had not been kind in the series anyway. Let's get to it. Conference play. Fairfield 2-6, the Bobcats 5-4. No team really shines here, so the records are worth a peek. Quinnipiac in 9 games decided by 2 or less points and are 6-3 in those games. So we know they are good in tight situations. Last 6 games in series all decided by 5 points or less. Quinni 4-2 in those. Fairfield on a 1-6 ATS run in conference play. 4* Money Maker QUINNIPIAC 

Taking AKRON. I thought that Ball State was going to be the best team in the MAC this year. They are sitting at 3-4. Just like Akron who I thought would be at the bottom of the MAC east. Tough taking a winless team on the road. But the Zips are 5-2 ATS last 7 here. Ball State hasn't been world beaters at home against the number either. 4* Money Maker AKRON 

Taking SEATTLE. A lot of times, I like ugly dogs. You know that. We have lost the last couple days with big spread conference dogs. But I see some pay for Seattle here. One. Bakersfield took a step back this year. Last year they went on a nice NIT run and won the WAC 2 years ago. They just snapped a 7 game losing streak. This is their 3rd straight road game. Take note. Chicago State is a terrible team. So Bakersfield scored 89. Before that - 59-53-74-42 in conference play. They barely shoot 40%. CSB has won 5 straight. Payback with the short home faves tonight. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE 

Taking OAKLAND. Oakland is a trendy team to me. Couple years ago in the Summit they had a nice run. Back to back NCAAs getting to the 2nd round one year. They are 27-9 in Horizon play the last 2 years. But the Norse won this conference last year. Sitting on top at 7-1 while Oakland is at 5-3. This believe it or not to me, looks like a big line. Like. Why wouldn't we want Oakland getting points like this? NK won at Oakland back on the 8th, 87-83. Both teams can score. So again. Why is this number so high? I would think 3-4. Golden Grizzlies 1-6 ATS last 7 in Horizon play. Those were all as favorites. Only game as a dog they won outright as 5pt pups to Western Michigan. 5 times as dogs last year, 5 covers, 3 outright wins. Norse 15-5-1 ATS last 21 at home. As much as I say, sometimes things are good to be true. I have to grab the points. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES 

Taking the PACERS. Not sure what I was thinking taking the Cavs as road faves over the Spurs. These guys just are not playing well right now. And they sure aren't covering. First. Pacers 13-4-1 ATS last 18 in the series. They have won all 3 SU this year. They are 0-9 ATS last 9. 1-14 ATS last 15. 2-17 ATS last 19. Indiana only way to go. With Cavs playing 4 of their next 5 at home, might be on a straight fade of the LeBron train. 4* Money Maker INDIANA PACERS 

Taking WAGNER. I thought St Francis would be a team for the top of the Northeast. Wagner out of nowhere with a 6-2 conference record. Already knocked off the Red Flash already this year by 9 a week ago. Last year we saw a 1pt St Francis win and a 2pt OT win by Wagner. Points at premium. I'll grab the conference dog. 4* Money Maker WAGNER 

Taking WESTERN ILLINOIS. Another spot that I will grab the dog. We have 2 teams, Western 1-4 and Denver 2-4, both about equal in conference play. Our guys have the better defense. Denver, favored, even though they are getting out scored by a bucket on the year. Road team has covered 4 of the last 5 in the series. Denver on a 1-6 ATS run last 7 at home. 4* Money Maker WESTERN ILLINOIS 

Taking SIUE. I get it. Tough backing a team giving up 80ppg. But Also tough to back a team laying a number like this that also gives up more than they score. SIUE won by 3 just 2 weeks ago. They shot 59%, Tenn State shot 50. Safe to say, not much defense to be found. Will grab the buckets with the dog. 4* Money Maker SIUE COUGARS 

Taking EASTERN KENTUCKY. Man. I thought these guys would be a bit better in Ohio Valley action. 2-6 in conference play. Yikes. I had Peay pegged towards the bottom so I surprised by their 5-3 record. Still. This is a nice amount of points. Mayo and Dishman have the size to put up double doubles for us tonight. I think we have the best player on the court. Again. This is a nice number to be getting in a game I think will be decided late. Peay on a 1-5 ATS run in conference play. Road team has covered 4 straight in the series. 4* Money Maker EASTERN KENTUCKY 

Grabbing YOUNGSTOWN. These guys have been red hot ATS wise. 7-1 ATS last 8 (conference and overall). They haven't been good in their series vs Milwaukee (1-8 ATS L9) But the Panthers themselves on a 2-8 ATS run. Like our Siena play. We have a team that even with a poor record, comes out and battles every night. They are 4-4 in conference, Milwaukee 3-6. So maybe this is a line they are begging us to take. I still love my CBB dogs. 4* Money Maker YOUNGSTOWN STATE 

Taking ARKANSAS STATE. I'll take a stab on the Red Wolves here. Again. A pair of teams that are playing the same in conference (2-5 Ark , 2-6 Coastal). Coastal 1-6 ATS last 7 while the Arkansas State 5-1 ATS last 6 on the road. 4* Money Maker ARKANSAS STATE 

Taking SIENA. A pair bad MAAC teams. Have to take the points. I see one double digit loss their last 10 games. So you know they will battle here. 10-4 ATS last 14 on the road. And, I have said it before. Monmouth is not the same team of years pass. 1-5 in conference play. 3-7 ATS their last 10 games. Still getting that respect. 4* Money Maker SIENA 

Taking RIVERSIDE. Uh. Will probably be kicking myself for this one. But I have to go with my ugly dog here. As bad as UCR has been, then have held 2nd half leads. 7 straight losses, 5 in conference, and 3 at home doesn't make this any easier. But only their loss at Seattle really got away from them (14). This is also a big number for Irvine. They are 1-6 the last 2 years laying a number like this (0-1 this year). I'll take the bait. 4* Money Maker UC RIVERSIDE 

Taking AIR FORCE. Here we have another team in Utah State that is laying more than it is worth. My only hesitation is that AF has won 2 straight on the road and this is their 3rd away game in a row. They won't be affected by altitude coming out of Colorado. These guys are military. So I have faith. They keep their stuff tight and their attention to detail is second to none. We should stay inside the number. 4* Money Maker AIR FORCE 

Taking MISSOURI. Did you even have to look for this one? Ranked vs unranked getting points. Should be a battle. Will grab the home team in what is a tough SEC conference. 4* Money Maker MISSOURI 

Taking DUQUESNE. Tough night last night. I really have to stay away from college totals, but it wasn't a good night all around. Back at it though, and we will fire away on the Dukes. Richmond has owned these guys. 6 straight wins. And some big wins. 10, 16,31,12,17,24. Spiders a different team this year. Also just 1-5 on the road including 3 in conference play. 2 of those in OT and the other by 7. They have won 3 straight to get to 4-3 in A10 action. Duq with their last 2 home wins coming in OT fashion. The difference is while Richmond is scoring 73, 69 in OT games, Duquesne is putting up 101 and 94. I think they put up 80+ tonight and break this slide to Richmond. 4* Money Maker DUQUESNE 

Taking GEORGIA TECH. Simple numbers for me here. Tech has won two straight in this series. The dog has been a covering machine over the years (20-6 ATS). Seminoles have the Hurricanes on deck. Maybe a bit of a bigger game on deck with their in-state rivals. This is a big enough number that we can catch a wide open back door. With Tech 6-2 ATS last 8 while visiting the 'Noles, we'll grab them. 4* Money Maker GEORGIA TECH 

Taking NIAGARA. Ah. Another tough one for me considering I like backing Manhattan as a dog role. But I just don't think they have the bark to keep up here. Niagara is scoring, and allowing over 80ppg. But the Jaspers can't keep pace. They have scored over 80 once, that was in OT. They did hit 80 in 2 other games, St Francis NY (in OT!) and Morgan State. I look at their home loss to Rider. 82-76. A team that also likes to run. That was at home and they couldn't cover as dog. I see a 10pt win for the Purple Eagles. 4* Money Maker NIAGARA 

Taking EAST TENN STATE. I gotta say. I thought Mercer would be better. Had these guys up top with Furman and this ETST team. But you are what you are. A 3-4 conference record. Getting blasted at home by these guys by 19 on New Year's Eve. ETST had beaten them 6 straight. As a home fave, with a team thought to be pretty good. You have to take care of business, not wet the bed. East Tenn should win this one going away by 15+. Bears 0-3-1 ATS last 4 on the road, 1-6-1 ATS last 8 in conference play. Add in 0-3-1 ATS last 4 on vs ET and 0-7-1 ATS last 8 in the series. Recipe for disaster for the visitors. 4* Money Maker EAST TENN STATE 

Taking the CELTICS. Now, if Boston had beaten the Magic, maybe we are off this game. But losers of 3 straight, we get a focused group tonight. In a b2b spot with Clippers on deck, Boston can't take anything for granted. I expect a 10pt win tonight. 4* Money Maker BOSTON CELTICS 

Taking CREIGHTON here. Look. I like the Johnnies. Was, am, a big Redman fan. Mullin, Walter Berry, Malik Sealy, Boo Harvey! But now for Coach Mullin, this team is reeling. 0-8 in conference play. Not sure they 'flip' the proverbial switch tonight. Creighton has dropped 3 of 4 of their conference road games. But I think Providence, Xavier and Seton Hall are better teams. 4* Money Maker CREIGHTON 

Taking the CAVS. Just have to hold my nose and play Cleveland. Yes, I said hold my nose taking LeBron. They just gave up 148. Are you kidding me? Look. We are getting finger pointing. All types of stuff out of the Cavs. Spurs haven't been lighting the world on fire either. Plus, they are without their best guy. Give me Cleveland. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

Grabbing MIAMI OHIO tonight. I'll take a shot with the dogs here. These guys are 8-3 ATS last 11 trips to Central Michigan. They are 7-3-1 ATS last 11 games. Central Michigan 4-10 ATS last 14 vs MAC teams. Maybe this line is too good to be true. But Red Hawks aren't that bad a team this year. We saw them knock off Ball State by 18 as a 5pt home dog. The East and West MAC are different. East, for me, is stronger. That being said, I had both of these guys at the bottom of their divisions. Again. Just feels like too many points. 4* Money Maker MIAMI OHIO 

Taking RIDER. Just like this team. Sometimes things look to good. Last night. It was West Va. It is tough to always 'go the other way' when things appear easy. Sitting at 6-2, I think Rider has proven they are a formidable MAAC team. Fairfield at 2-5, proving themselves. Broncs 9-2 ATS their 11 when visiting Fairfield. 4* Money Maker RIDER 

Taking PROVIDENCE tonight. Have to grab the points here. Not even a choice in the matter. Nova #1 in the land, so they will have some extra juice on them. Facing #1, we know the Friars will want to bring their best. Trend wise, good numbers. Providence 5-1 ATS last 6 and have covered 4 straight on the road in the series. The underdog and road team, 5-1 ATS runs. Last 6 games these guys have played. 9-10-8-12-6 (Prov in OT)-2. So Nova had taken care of straight up wins. But have yet to cover this number. They have been good all those years. So Friars aren't scared going toe to toe with the Cats. I'll grab the big dog. 4* Money Maker PROVIDENCE