Kings -7

The Sacramento Kings host the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Sacramento is coming off a 130-102 loss to San Antonio, while Charlotte dropped their last game to Utah, 98-68.

It

Towson

Idaho -1

The Idaho Vandals are a rare team that has done just as well (if not slightly better) on the road than they have at home so far this season. Idaho has five wins away from home this year, and almost all of those teams are better than Texas San-Antonio.

Texas San-Antonio doesn

Boise State

Kentucky

Raptors -3

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Cleveland is coming off a 101-98 win over Chicago, while Toronto dropped their last game to Washington, 90-84.

The road team has won and covered in each of the last four meetings between these teams, and the Raptors will look to continue that trend, while maintaining their stellar road play of late. Toronto is 6-0 ATS in their last six road games, and 3-0 both straight up and against the spread on the road since acquiring Rudy Gay.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey is known as one of the great defensive minds in the NBA, creating the blueprint that helped the Dallas Mavericks to their first NBA Championship in 2011. The additions of Kyle Lowry and now Rudy Gay, along with a larger role for Amir Johnson and a diminished role for Andrea Bargnani, have finally given Casey the horses to play the type of basketball he wants to play.

The Raptors are fourth in the NBA in scoring defense since Gay made his debut with the team, holding eight of their last nine opponents under 100 points, and are 7-4 in those games.

The Cavaliers were able to catch the Bulls flat-footed on Tuesday as the news of Kyrie Irving

Illinois-Chicago +1

Wright State is fighting for position in the Horizon League, but tonight they'll be doing so without two of their best players. Cole Darling and Reggie Arceneaux are both expected to miss tonight

Hawks -2

The Detroit Pistons host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. Detroit is coming off a 90-72 loss to Indiana, while Atlanta beat Milwaukee their last time out, 103-102.

Atlanta has won six of their last eight meetings with Detroit. The Pistons scraped together a pair of one-point wins over the Hawks, but in their six wins Atlanta beat Detroit by an average of 12.2 points. The Hawks have won three consecutive road games.

There was some concern entering the season about the team

76ers +10.5

The New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. New York is coming off a 100-98 loss to
Toronto, while Philadelphia dropped their last game to Miami, 114-90.

The 76ers have lost their last two road games by a combined nine points, yet find themselves installed
as double-digit underdogs against a free falling Knicks team.

Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against Eastern Conference opponents. No one
deserves more credit for that than Jrue Holiday.

The 76ers

South Dakota +4.5

There are still a couple BracketBuster games to be played today, and this is one of them. South Dakota from the Summit League will take on Montana State from the Big Sky Conference.

While the Summit League isn

Kentucky

Mavericks -1

The New Orleans Hornets host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. New Orleans is coming off a 105-100 loss to Cleveland, while Dallas beat Orlando their last time out, 111-96.

The month of February has signalled a major change for the Mavericks players. Many veterans on the team agreed to abstain from shaving until they got back to .500, and that

Spurs +3

The Los Angeles Clippers host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. The Clippers are returning for their first game since the break, while the Spurs are coming off a 108-102 win over the Kings.

For years the Spurs have pointed to their rodeo road trip as a surprise contributor to their success year in and year out. The team has used the trip as a bonding opportunity, allowing the team to become closer as a unit, and the results of that have shown up on the court.

San Antonio

Temple pk

LaSalle and Temple meet tonight in a huge game for both teams NCAA Tournament chances. If you look anywhere around the web, you

Ohio St. -5

The Ohio St. Buckeyes were absolutely crushed at Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. Thad Matta

St. Louis -2.5

The VCU Rams are a terrific team, but I like the value on St. Louis here because it seems like the oddsmakers are overlooking a solid team in the Billikens.

St. Louis has some very high quality wins this year. The Billkens have beaten Butler, New Mexico, and Valparaiso all by double digits at home this season.

VCU

Michigan State pk

The Michigan State Spartans may have the single best coach in college basketball. It

Arkansas Razorbacks +1

The Arkansas Razorbacks are terrible away from home, but they are an extremely dangerous team on their home floor. Coach Mike Anderson moved from Missouri to Arkansas a couple years ago, and this matchup should be hotly contested.

Arkansas has proven they are able to raise their game when there is a lot on the line. The Razorbacks dominated Florida in their biggest home contest of the season thus far.

Missouri is certainly a talented team, but the Tigers haven

Buzz Williams has done a really good job with the Marquette Golden Eagles basketball program.

This is now a proud program that is tough to beat at home. Marquette is unbeaten at home so far this year.

Granted, they haven't played teams quite as good as Pittsburgh, but they have taken care of business in a big way. 13-0 is no small feat.

Pittsburgh has been up and down this year. The Panthers looked pretty bad at times earlier this year, but they have played better of late.

Still, Pittsburgh doesn't have anyone dominating on their roster, and Marquette can really play solid defense.

The Panthers are often forced into bad shots late in the shot clock against strong defenses, and that should happen here.

Remember, Marquette actually beat Pittsburgh 74-67 in overtime at Pittsburgh earlier this season.

The style of game that both these teams play generally lends itself to a close game. In what should be a close game, I like taking the home team, especially when I get points.

The underdog is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between these two. Take Marquette.

7* Play on Marquette +2

Denver

Northern Iowa +2

The Missouri Valley Conference is once again one of the most dangerous in the entire country. Don't be surprised if you see a Missouri Valley team do some damage in the NCAA Tournament.

These mid-majors are battle-tested thanks to a very tough conference schedule.

That team that does damage in the NCAA Tournament could well be the Creighton Blue Jays, but I don

Kent State

Michigan St. +1.5

The Michigan Wolverines are an excellent team, and this play is in no way a fade of their ability. It's all about how tough winning on the road is in the Big Ten.

Winning on the road in the Big Ten against a quality opponent this year is extremely difficult. East Lansing is one of the very toughest places in the conference for visiting teams.

Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans started the year looking a little sloppy, but as they seem to do every year his team is rounding into form at the right time of the year.

Michigan State has won nine of their last ten games overall. They are 14-0 at home this year. Michigan State is the best rebounding team in the Big Ten, and I think they'll control the glass in this one.

As good as Michigan may be (they are good), I just don't see how they can be favored against the Spartans on the road. Michigan State's defense should make it tough for the Wolverines offense to get open looks in this contest.

The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between these two.

Michigan State is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 following a win. Take Michigan State.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

8* Play on Michigan State

Weber State

Pacers -8.5

The Indiana Pacers play host to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. The Pacers had won five straight games before Friday's 100-98 overtime loss to Toronto, while the Nets fell 111-86 to San Antonio on Sunday.

Don't be fooled by the Pacers loss to Toronto on Friday. Indiana was playing their fourth game in five nights which included a stretch of back-to-back-to-back games. The Pacers were extremely tired and their 15-game home winning streak was snapped.

The Pacers will be well rested for Monday's matchup and will take comfort in the fact that they've won eight of the last nine meetings between these teams at home.

Meanwhile, the Nets have not looked good in recent weeks. Brooklyn has dropped six of their last nine games with all six losses coming by nine points or more. They've also committed more turnovers than their opponents in all but two of their last 13 games.

The Nets are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games playing on no days rest. They're also one of the streakier teams in the NBA posting a 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a loss. Take the Pacers.

Good luck, Razor Ray

7* Play on Indiana Pacers -8.5

Delaware -7.5

The Old Dominion Monarchs visit the Bob Carpenter Center on Monday for a CAA matchup with the Delaware Blue Hens. ODU is coming off of a hard fought overtime loss to Northeastern while Delaware picked up a 79-72 road win over George Mason on Saturday.

The Monarchs have played substantially better since Jim Corrigan was promoted to interim head coach. Old Dominion emerged with a shocking win at Drexel before almost knocking off the conference leader, Northeastern. Expect a flat performance from the Monarchs here.

ODU has managed to shoot above 40 percent from the floor over their past three games after failing to do so in their previous eight games, meaning a regression to the mean is due.

The Monarchs already dropped an 84-72 home decision to the Blue Hens this season and Delaware turned the ball over a whopping 21 times in that game. Without all of those wasted possessions, the Hens would have ran ODU out of the building.

The Monarchs are just 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and a terrible 3-13 ATS in their last 16 conference games. Take Delaware.

Good luck, Razor Ray

8* Play on Delaware Blue Hens -7.5

California +13.5

The 7th-ranked Arizona Wildcats host the California Golden Bears on Sunday. Arizona is coming off a 73-
66 win over Stanford, while California dropped their last game to Arizona State, 66-62.

Arizona

Notre Dame +5

The 25th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the 11th-ranked Louisville Cardinals on Saturday. Notre
Dame is coming off a 63-47 loss to Syracuse, while Louisville beat Rutgers their last time out, 68-48.

These teams have played some very tightly contested battles over the last few years, going to overtime
in four of their last five meetings.

The Irish are 13-3 on their home court this season. Jack Cooley recorded his fifth double-double in the
last six games on Monday. Cooley averages 14.8 points per game for the Irish, and ranks fifth in the country and tops in the Big East with 11.3 rebounds per game.

Expect a bounce back performance from the Irish who rank 11th in the nation in shooting percentage, but shot just 34.6 percent from the field against the Orange.

Louisville is 5-2 on the road this season, but they

Cincinnati -1.5

The 17th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats host the 23rd-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. Cincinnati is
coming off a 54-50 loss to Providence, while Pittsburgh beat Seton Hall their last time out, 56-46.

Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh on their home court on New Year

Kansas -4

The Kansas Jayhawks were in line to become the top-ranked team in the country last week. Kansas proceeded to lose at home to Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State is a talented young team, so that loss can be excused. The Jayhawks then lost to a terrible TCU team on the road earlier this week.

After the TCU loss, Bill Self was extremely critical of this Kansas team. He even went as far to say that he wished he could start only 3 players to prove a point.

Bill Self is a very good coach, and my guess is that this Kansas team will learn a big lesson from their loss at TCU.

Oklahoma is a solid team, but they are nowhere near as talented as Kansas. I would have given Oklahoma a better chance of covering the spread here if Kansas hadn

Warriors +3.5

The Memphis Grizzlies host the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Memphis is coming off a 103-92 loss to Atlanta, while Golden State dropped their last game against Oklahoma City, 119-98.

We cashed a ticket by fading the Grizzlies on Wednesday, and we

Wizards +1

The Washington Wizards host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Washington is coming off a 106-96 win over New York, while Brooklyn beat Detroit their last time out, 93-90.

John Wall has provided a big boost to the Wizards since returning from injury. He

Penn -1

The Pennsylvania Quakers host the ale Bulldogs on Friday. Pennsylvania is coming off a 71-69 loss to Cornell, while Yale dropped their last game to Dartmouth, 71-62.

The Quakers are 2-1 ATS in conference play, and appeared destined to go 3-0 before a double-digit second half lead faded away against Cornell, before the Big Red hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer.

There were some positives to draw on as the Quakers hit on 50 percent of their shots from the floor, and 12-of-24 shots from beyond the arc. Fran Dougherty

Texas A&M +3

The Texas A&M Aggies host the 20th-ranked Missouri Tigers on Thursday. Texas A&M dropped their last game to Kentucky, 72-68, while Missouri is coming off a 91-77 win over Auburn.

Missouri has been perfect at home, compiling a 13-0 record, but they've been a different team entirely when playing on the road. Missouri is winless in four road contests, with three of those losses coming against SEC opponents.

The team

Detroit

Old Dominion +13

At 7pm in the Daskalakis Athletic Center, in Phili its Old Dominion vs. Drexel.

Old Dominion fired long-time coach Blaine Taylor earlier this week. The Monarchs had a lot of success in the past few years, but Taylor

Stanford +10

The Arizona Wildcats host the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday. Arizona is coming off a 79-65 win over Washington State, while Stanford beat Oregon State their last time out, 81-73.

The Cardinal have been on a surge of late, winning three in a row and four of five in Pac-12 play. The team has shot 57.4 percent from three-point range over their last three contests.

Junior forward Josh Huestis was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after posting averages of 15 points and 13 rebounds per game and hitting on 68.8 percent of his shots from the field in a pair of wins over the Oregon schools last week.

The Wildcats get this game at home, but they

Hawks +2

The Atlanta Hawks host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Atlanta is coming off a 114-103 loss to Indiana, while Memphis dropped their last game to Phoenix, 96-90.

The Hawks have won eight of the last 10 meetings between these teams. Atlanta is 16-8 at Philips Arena this season. The team has won five of their last seven and eight of their last 11 home games.

Josh Smith has been red-hot of late, averaging 19.2 points and 10.5 rebounds with 4.5 assists per game over his last six contests.

The leadership group in Memphis questioned the move that sent Rudy Gay out of town, and so it

Raptors -3

The Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Toronto is coming off a 100-85 loss to Miami, while Boston beat the Los Angeles Clippers their last time out, 106-104.

Rudy Gay was expected to need some time to adapt, but he

George Washington

Michigan

Pacers

Heat -4.5

The Toronto Raptors host the Miami Heat on Sunday. The Raptors are coming off a 98-73 win over the Clippers, while the Heat dropped their last game to the Pacers, 102-89.

The Heat haven

Hawaii +6.5

The Titans have lost at home to mediocre teams several times this year. Fullerton scores a ton of points, but they don

UW -4

We were on UW Thursday night vs. Arizona in an underdog spot with a 5* free play and they delivered for us with a 4 point loss to Arizona. We're going to ride them again on Saturday night as a -4 favorite at Hec Ed vs. ASU.

Washington did so many things right vs. Arizona. They held them 35.1 field goal percentage, they shut down the Arizona 3-point shooters by limiting them to 3 of 18 (.167) shots behind the arc, they also forced 17 turnovers. They were just really unlucky. It's sports, it happens. The Huskies committed several costly errors, that's what did them in.

Yes the Dawgs have lost their last four to drop into the middle of the pack in the Pac 12 but this is still a team that boasts a ton of talent. Most folks nationwide feel Washington (12-9, 4-4) is streaking in the opposite direction. We don't. They'll right the ship. We have a lot of faith in Lorenzo Romar. He's one of the best coaches in the Pac 12. He knows how to get his team right. He does have his finger on the pulse of his team.

Watch for CJ Wilcox to step up big tonight. The junior guard has carried UW this season, averaging 18.6 PPG, he's been struggling of late, shooting 37 percent from the field, but we expect him to get going. UW have a solid defender in Scott Suggs, at 6-6 he will match up against Carrick Felix, and do just fine. The x-factor will be Aziz N

Wizards +7

The Memphis Grizzlies host the Washington Wizards on Friday. Memphis is coming off a 106-89 loss to Oklahoma City, while Washington dropped their last game to Philadelphia, 92-84.

The return of John Wall has provided the Wizards with a major boost. The team was just 5-28 without Wall in the lineup, but has gone 6-5 since he

Siena +4.5

The Manhattan Jaspers were a huge surprise and a team that covered the spread very consistently last year. That was a year ago though, and things are completely different for them this year.

The biggest difference is that Manhattan is now playing without star George Beamon. Beamon averaged 19 points per game last year, and he was the man who ran this offense.

Without Beamon, the Jaspers are averaging only 57.7 points per game this year. They had an usually good shooting percentage in their early season 75-55 win over Siena.

I don

Alabama -5

The Alabama Crimson Tide host the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday. Alabama is coming off a 54-53 loss to Tennessee, while Arkansas was blown out by South Carolina their last time out, 75-54.

The Crimson Tide have stepped up their game at the defensive end of late, limiting their last four opponents to an average of 50.3 points per game. This game begins a stretch for Alabama in which they

Butler +2.5

The Butler Bulldogs have proven time and again that they aren

New Mexico

Marshall

Creighton

Thunder -3

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Los Angeles beat Utah their last time out, 102-84, while Oklahoma City is coming off a 105-95 win over Sacramento.

Oklahoma City has beaten Los Angeles twice this season, giving them four consecutive wins over the Lakers dating back to last season. The most recent win came on January 11th at the Staples Center by a score of 116-101.

For proof that games against the Lakers mean a little something extra to the Thunder, look no further than the teams team

SIU Edwardsville -7

SIU Edwardsville isn

Butler -5

The Butler Bulldogs had one of the best wins of the college basketball season last Saturday.

In their next game at LaSalle during the week this past week they were beaten by one point on a shot with two seconds left. This Butler team has been in a lot of close ones.

Rotnei Clarke is the Bulldogs best scorer by a mile. He has been out the last few games, but he is expected to be back for this one.

Having a guy who can shoot the ball as well as he can really opens up the court for everyone else. With Clarke on the outside spreading the floor, everyone else can get to the rim.

Temple is a pretty good team, but they haven

Iowa State

Hornets -2.5

The New Orleans Hornets host the Houston Rockets on Friday. New Orleans fell to San Antonio their last time out, 106-102, while Houston dropped their last game to Denver, 105-95.

This game will cap off a four-game season series for these teams. The Rockets won the first two contests, with each of those games played in Houston, while the Hornets won the most recent meeting in New Orleans. The home side has won each of the last seven meetings between these teams.

Since winning the Player of the Week award in the last week of December, Greivis Vasquez has put up averages of 16.4 points, 10.3 assists and 5.3 boards in the month of January. The Hornets have won seven of their last 10 games, including four of their last five at home.

The Rockets are nearing the end of a vicious stretch of their schedule in which they

Bucks -3.5

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Cleveland is coming off a 95-90 win over Boston, while Milwaukee beat Philadelphia their last time out, 110-102.

Milwaukee has won nine of their last 10 games against Cleveland, with five of those wins coming by double digits. The team has scored 110 points in each of their last two games, thanks in large part to a rejuvenated Ersan Ilyasova.

The big forward from Turkey struggled to start the season under Scott Skiles, but has re-found his game since Skiles

Colorado

Lakers +4.5

The Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Grizzlies are coming off an 82-81 loss to Indiana, while the Lakers dropped their last game to Chicago, 95-83.

The Grizzlies have struggled of late losing four of their last six contests. That didn't stop the team from shipping some talent away to the Cavaliers to get under the luxury tax threshold, leaving them a little thinner on the bench.

The team

Creighton

Oklahoma

Florida Atlantic

Mississippi

Thunder -4.5

The Dallas Mavericks host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. Dallas is coming off a 105-100 win over Houston, while Oklahoma City beat Denver their last time out, 117-97.

It

Magic -7

The Orlando Magic host the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday. Orlando is coming off a 97-86 win over Indiana, while Charlotte lost their last game to Indiana, 103-76.

The Magic snapped a long losing streak against the Clippers on Saturday, and they've started to get a taste for winning, taking two of their last three contests. Jameer Nelson has been red-hot in the month of January, racking up 20.9 points and 8.4 assists per contest, while Nikola Vucevic has quietly become one of the better rebounders in basketball, with 14.3 rebounds per game this month.

In their first meeting with Charlotte this season, Orlando was victorious, 107-98. Arron Afflalo and Glen Davis each chipped in 20 points in that contest.

The Bobcats have lost 24 of their last 26 games. As if things aren't hard enough on them, they

Lakers -2.5

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Miami Heat on Thursday. The Lakers are coming off a 104-88 win over the Bucks, while the Heat beat the Warriors on Wednesday night, 92-75.

The West Coast road trip has given the Heat trouble in recent years, and now they

Clippers -4.5

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The Timberwolves dropped their last game at the hands of the Mavericks, 113-98, while the Clippers are coming off a 117-109 win over the Rockets.

The Clippers have gotten back to their winning ways after their extended winning streak was snapped. The team has won five of their last six games, including the last two without Chris Paul. Paul

Xavier +2

I

Hawks -3.5

The Atlanta Hawks host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. The Hawks won each of the four meetings between these teams last season.

Atlanta

Nuggets -8.5

The Denver Nuggets host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Denver is coming off a 116-105 win over Golden State, while Portland dropped their last game to Oklahoma City, 87-83.

The Nuggets hold the best home winning percentage in basketball, going 11-5 ATS at the Pepsi Center. In their home wins, the team has outscored opponents by an average margin of 11.6 points.

The team plays a faster pace at home which has led to an average of 107.7 points over their last nine home games. Ty Lawson is back from injury to run the point. He

Timberwolves +7

The Dallas Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Minnesota has won each of the two previous meetings between these teams this season, 90-82 on November 12th, and 114-106 on December 15th.

Dallas has the privilege of hosting this game, but for our purposes, they

Cavs +8

Who are the Los Angeles Lakers to be laying eight points to anyone right now? The Lakers weren

Hornets +7.5

The New York Knicks host the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday. New York lost their last game to Chicago, 108-101, while New Orleans beat Minnesota their last time out, 104-92.

The Hornets are red hot, winning four straight games, and doing so on the back of an improved defense. The team has held opponents to 88.8 points per game over the course of their winning streak, while allowing only two of their last 12 opponents to reach triple-digits in scoring.

Greivis Vasquez has keyed the team

Idaho

VCU

Grizzlies -1.5

The Memphis Grizzlies host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Memphis is coming off a 94-87 win over Golden State, while San Antonio beat the Lakers their last time out, 108-105.

The Grizzlies currently have one of the best home records in basketball at 13-4, yet we only need them to win here. Along with the Pacers, the Grizzlies possess the NBA

Timberwolves +2

The New Orleans Hornets host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. New Orleans is coming off an 88-79 win over Houston, while Minnesota dropped their last game to Oklahoma City, 106-84.

Kevin Love

Rockets +2.5

The Boston Celtics host the Houston Rockets on Friday. Boston is coming off a 97-79 win over Phoenix, while Houston dropped their last game to New Orleans, 88-79.

The Houston Rockets have adapted well to Kevin McHale

Trailblazers +4

The Portland Trail Blazers host the Miami Heat on Thursday. Portland is coming off a 125-119 win over Orlando, while Miami dropped their last game to Indiana, 87-77.

The Trail Blazers have won eight in a row and 11 of 12 at Rose Garden Arena. Wesley Matthews has stepped up in a big way on the team

UMass +12

The UMass Minutemen and St. Louis Billikens couldn't be more different. UMass is all about running and scoring in transition, while St. Louis is all about slowing the game down and winning with ball control and defense.

St. Louis is the home team here, so they may win the battle for pace in this one, but even if they do, this is a very big number. St. Louis is a team that doesn't typically blow teams out. They actually lost at home earlier this year to Santa Clara, and they struggled recently with North Texas.

UMass has proven they can win on the road this year. The Minutemen are 4-0 away from home this year. Granted, they haven

Washington +7

The Cal Golden Bears and Washington Huskies have played in quite a few very spirited games over the past few years. These teams are similarly matched as far as talent level this year.

Cal may be slightly more experienced, but Brandon Smith isn

Clippers -10.5

The Los Angeles Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Los Angeles is coming off a 115-89 win over Golden State, while Dallas dropped their last game to Utah, 100-94.

There

Wyoming -4

The Wyoming Cowboys host the Boise State Broncos on Wednesday. Wyoming is coming off a 59-56 road win over SMU, while Boise State beat up on Walla Walla their last time out, 106-39.

Wyoming has started the season at 13-0 and that has earned them a spot in the national rankings. The Cowboys haven't been in the national rankings since the 1987-88 season, and are off to the best start in school history.

The team

Mississippi State -1.5

The Mississippi State Bulldogs host the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday. Mississippi State is coming off a 97-46 win over New Orleans, while South Carolina is coming off an 80-69 win over South Carolina State.

The Bulldogs seemed to solve all of their problems shooting the ball against New Orleans. The team shot a season-high 56.5 percent from the floor in that gamewhile holding New Orleans to just 33 percent shooting.

The Bulldogs have compiled a 4-1 record at home this season, scoring an average of 69.0 points, while allowing only 49.4 points per game at Humphrey Coliseum.

South Carolina has built up an impressive base record, but they

William & Mary +4

The Towson Tigers host the William & Mary Tribe on Wednesday. Towson is coming off a 69-66 win over Drexel, while William & Mary dropped their last game to George Mason, 73-66.

The Tribe have been the model of efficiency in the early part of the season, converting on 47.4 percent of their shots from the floor, while limiting opposing shooters to a 40.2 percent clip.

They should be able to continue their efficient play at the Towson Center, where the Tigers are 0-2 this season.

Towson will have a tough time keeping their emotions in check, as the team is coming home for the first time after a stellar road trip in which the team pulled off three upsets, including an overtime win over Oregon State as 14-point underdogs, and an upset of Drexel as 10-point underdogs.

The team hasn

Pitt +1

The Georgetown Hoyas host the Pittsburgh Panthers on Tuesday. Georgetown is coming off a 49-48 loss to Marquette, while Pittsburgh lost their last time out, 67-62 to Rutgers.

The Panthers had an eight-game winning streak in the works before dropping back-to-back games to open Big East play. The team showed a lot of heart against Rutgers, clawing back from a 14-point deficit to give themselves a shot at the comeback down the stretch.

Talib Zanna was only able to muster nine points and one board against the Scarlet Knights, so a bounce back game can be expected from him. Senior guard Tray Woodall has turned the ball over only once in two Big East games, while also chipping in 11 points and eight assists against Rutgers.

Georgetown had a ton of trouble scoring against Marquette. A stellar performance from Markel Starks in which he recorded 18 points and seven assists wasn't enough, largely because the team received ZERO points from their bench and made only seven free throws.

The Hoya

Pacers +2.5

The Indiana Pacers host the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Indiana is coming off a 95-80 win over Milwaukee, while Miami beat up on Washington their last time out, 99-71.

The Indiana Pacers continue to wait for Danny Granger

Jazz -4.5

The Utah Jazz host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Utah is coming off a 110-91 loss in Denver, while Dallas lost their last game to New Orleans, 99-96.

When Mo Williams went down with a thumb injury, it was expected that the Jazz offense would take a major hit, but Jamaal Tinsley and Earl Watson have stepped up in a major way in his absence.

The veterans have combined for 53 assists in the team

The Michigan Wolverines are playing as well as anyone in the country right now. Trey Burke showed how good of a point guard he is last year, but now he has plenty of talent around him and that is a dangerous combination.

Michigan

Northern Colorado -3

Sometimes you just have to make a play based on line value. Northern Colorado certainly isn

Rutgers +7

Write-up coming soon...

9* Play

Clippers -3.5

The Los Angeles Clippers host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Clippers won the first meeting between these teams this season, 105-95.

The balance of power has shifted in Los Angeles, as it is now the Clippers bringing with them the second-best record in the Western Conference to this game at the Staples Center. The team

San Jose State -3

Idaho has been a bit of a disappointment this season. The Vandals haven

76ers +4.5

The Phoenix Suns host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Phoenix is coming off a 114-96 loss to Oklahoma City, while Philadelphia won their last game, 103-99 over the Lakers.

This will be the third game of a western road trip for the 76ers. The team is 1-1 on the trip thus far, beating the Lakers and losing to Portland, but they kept that one close until the end, losing by just four points.

The Sixers are 3-3 in their last six games, but their three losses were by an average of just 4.7 points, so they

Nets +9.5

The San Antonio Spurs host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. San Antonio is coming off a 122-116 win over Houston, while Brooklyn beat Cleveland their last time out, 103-100.

Avery Johnson lost the room in Brooklyn, and P.J. Carlesimo has the team playing better, winning both of the games in which he

Magic +9.5

The Orlando Magic host the Miami Heat on Monday. Orlando is coming off a 123-88 loss to Toronto, while Miami dropped their last game to Milwaukee, 104-85.

Orlando

Warriors -3

The Golden State Warriors host the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Golden State is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against Boston.

The Lakers and Clippers may be grabbing all the headlines, but the Warriors may be the biggest surprise to come out of the Pacific Division this season. Stephen Curry has averaged more than 20 points per game and better than six assists per contest to go with three triples.

Jarrett Jack is enjoying a renaissance with the team, distributing the ball well and creating his own shots. Meanwhile, big man David Lee has been outstanding on the boards, and even had a triple-double a week ago. Add in players like Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson, and there is no shortage of talent for Mark Jackson to work with.

The Celtics laid a beating on the Nets on Christmas Day, but that did little to convince us that they

Rockets +4.5

The Houston Rockets host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. This will be James Harden

Louisiana Tech -4

The Denver Pioneers are a decent team, but recent history tells us they really struggle to pick up wins away from home. Denver is one of those teams that can rack up a ton of wins at home and have a terrible road record.

Denver is a team that relies heavily on jump shots. The Pioneers shoot an extremely high amount of shots from behind the three-point line.

That works fine against subpar defenses, but against good defensive teams like Louisiana Tech, relying on those long distance shots isn