10* over 170.5

It is a lot of points but I think we see an over as W&M can score and allow points. Both teams are coached by former UNC coach/player (Tony Shaver and CB McGrath). W&M is close to #1 in 3's and has 5 players scoring 10 or more.

10* over 133

ODU must be feeling confidence after scoring 100 at home. UTEP just won at Charlotte in a game with over 170 points. ODU is full of seniors and juniors like the Stith brothers, Randy Haynes, Ahmad Caver and Carver. Add Xavier Green, a freshman who scored 16 off the bench.

ODU has won 20 games and is known for defense but has played some high scoring games against VCU, W&M, Marshall and UTSA.

Take the over.

10* over 150.5

Notre Dame has played recent home games with plenty of points after adjusting to the loss of injured Benji Colson. They do have 4 key scorers in Gibbs, Farrell, Pfugler and Geben. UNC likes to play fast and just played a game with NCSU with 170+ points. Their home games:

Duke 160

Pitt 161

NCSU 166 (before OT)

162 (Boston College)

142 Wake Forest

154 Wofford

The game last year at UNC was played in Greensboro and had 159 but Colson played in the game.

Hopefully, Berry, Pinson, Maye and Williams play well for the Tar Heels and we see over 150.5.

10* over 160

W&M had 5 players averaging over 12.8 ppg and they are #1 in the nation in shooting 3's at 44.5%. They have played overs in 8 of their last 11 games, 23 overs in their last 30 CAA games and 39-17-1 overs in their last 57 home games.

Drexel has 6 players averaging 9.9 or better and have played 9 overs in their last 13 CAA games and 7 overs in their last 10 on the road. 

Their meeting last year at W&M was 108-85 (193 points). Take the over on Saturday, which opened at 160 at bookmaker on Friday night.

10* over the total

W&M has been playing overs at home. Their game with JMU went over due to overtime but overs have been due to W&M scoring and allowing points. They did just play at Elon recently but last year's meeting in Williamsburg have over 160 points.

10* over 146

These two played a game in the 160's about 2 weeks ago. Last year's game at Clemson went into OT and had plenty of points. UNC will score and foul late if they are down.

10* over 140

I had hoped to get 139. Ga Tech has played 6 of 8 at home and played some low scoring games. Their last 11 ACC games have seen 9 unders, 1 over and a push. They just played an ugly home game vs. Virginia and now play at UNC. 

Ga Tech's game at UNC two years ago was 86-78. GT's games with Tennessee had 147 and the Wright State game had 166. 

UNC has played overs in 9 of its last 10 home games. Last year, GT tallied 167 at Duke, 162 at NC State, 150 with Wake Forest and 151 at Syracuse. 

I won't be shocked to see a low scoring game but it's not often you get a low total like this at Chapel Hill.

10* over 154

William and Mary plays a fast pace at home with five players scoring over 10 ppg. They shoot 3's well and are over 80% from the line. The meeting with Northeastern last year at home produced 163 points. The trends point to an over: 

W&M:

over 5-1 last 5

over 20-6 last 26 CAA games

over 37-17-1 last 55 home games

NE:

over 5-0 last 5 road games

over 7-2 last 9 overall

Hopefully, the small amount of snow in the area won't keep away the fans.

Playing the over in W&M home games until we see an under.

10* under 157

Georgetown and Nova played two games in the 130's last year. The game is at Georgetown so I expect them to try to play solid defense against on of the best teams in the nation and their only way to keep it close.

10* under 231

The game on Christmas Day had less than 200 points. All it takes is for some defense and one team to struggle to score and we see a game in the 220's. Take the under on Monday.

10* under 154.5

Miami will need to slow it down to stop Duke and they are at home off a loss at Clemson. Duke has Bagley and Grayson Allen and plenty of freshmen. Miami's Jim Larranaga is smart enough to try to slow it down. These two played a 55-50 game at Miami last year.

10* over 153

W&M plays faster at home. They are led by Justin Pierce, Knight and David Cohn. Cioach Tony Shaver has a system that can score inside and make 3's and speeds up the opponent as well. We did win with the over in their game with JMU and were lucky to see OT.

10* over 159

These two just played at JMU and made it to 160. W&M has played high scoring games at home. Pierce, Knight and Cohn have been solid. Take the over on Thursday night.

10* over 210.5

The 3 meetings this year have all gone over. They have made it to 218, 235 and 228. 

10* over 135

MSU has 5 players at 10 ppg or more and play at home off a loss. I think we see 140 or more tonight.

10* under 172

I was hoping for a higher total as Oklahoma is tough with Trae Young at guard but West Va under Bobby Huggins should play some solid defense and have this game stay in the 160's. Take the under.

10* over 164

Both games last year had over 170 points. W&M plays much faster at home . I hope to see 170 today.

10* under 170.5

This is a high total for an early conference game in the Big 12 that takes place between Christmas and New Year's. All it takes is for one team to struggle to score and we have a game in the 160's. Take the under.

10* over 151

Coastal Carolina is coached by Cliff Ellis, who used to be at Clemson. He has been at CC for 11 years. Their game with Iona had over 170 points. Wake Forest is a high scoring team coached by Danny Manning. They have some solid shooters like Randolph Childress' son and some inside players who should be able to score vs. the smaller CC players.

10* under 203.5

Detroit's trends:

10* under 156

These two played a game in the 140's in Chapel Hill. Rick Barnes is the Tennessee coach, who is from the state of North Carolina and used to coach at Clemson in the ACC. UNC has been off for a week due to exams and Cam Johnson is still out with an injury.

10* under 203

Portland has unders in 13 of their last 17 while Miami has unders in 8 of its last 9 games. I hope to see a low score.

10* under 150.5

I think we see some solid defense from these two schools on Wednesday night and a score that ends in the 140's.

10* under 144

I think this is too high of a total for a game played at ODU. I think we see 136 to 142 scored on Saturday night as Jeff Jones likes to focus on defense.

10* over 136.5

MSU just played a very low scoring game with UNC which was their third game in 4 days and now they return home.

Notre Dame has some solid players like Colson and Farrell. I think we see an over with close to 140 points.

10* over 145.5

UNC is off a pitiful shooting game that was a loss on a neutral floor. Now they return home as 10 point favorites in front of their fans. Michigan is a low scoring team but has played games with plenty of points in the past. I think Maye and Berry play well and we get an over.

10* under 212.5

I like the under based on trends for the Thunder:

10* under 207

Utah under 6-0 last 6 on Tuesdays.

Under is 6-1 last 7 at Utah.

Under 18-7-1 last 26 meetings.

Take the under.

10* under 212

The trends point to an under:

10* under 172.5

I like the under since this game is played at 12 noon and they may get off to a slow start.

10* under 157

Villanova plays solid defense. The afternoon start may see this game end lower than expected. I think we see 150 to 155 scored.

10* under 166.5

This total seems too high for an afternoon game played on a Monday. All it takes is for a slow period and it ends with 160-164 points.

10* under 234.5

Golden State is on the road and just played a high scoring game yesterday after falling behind by close to 20 points after one period. Hopefully, we see a 120-110 type of game that stays under the total.

Take the under on Sunday.

10* over 153.5

I think we see an over on Saturday. W&M used to be a slow team but they like to shoot 3's and play faster now. I think this reaches 160 points.

10* under 160

This game is played on a neutral court at 11:30am. I think we see an under that ends in the 150's.

10* under 158.5

I like the under as this will be played on a neutral court. Duke has a young team. MSU is solid under Tom Izzo.I hope to see a game in the 152 to 156 range.

10* under 229.5

These two played earlier and the Lakers won. The Suns changed coaches after a slow start and are playing better defense. Take the under as I think we see a game with 224 to 228 points.

10* over 141.5

Take the over as UNC will not have Joel Berry but will be home and push the pace. 

10* under 231

I think the total is too high. Golden State can play good defense at times.

10* under 236

Phoenix returns home after a road trip. Both teams have combined for plenty of overs so far but this is a high total. All it takes is for one slow quarter and we get a game in the 230-233 range that stays under.

10* under 213

This is the opener and the teams focused after the offseason trade. I expect some defense to be played on Tuesday and the game to end with 205 to 212 points scored.

10* Under 229

Cleveland is down 3-0 in games and may try to slow down the game with their best chance to win a game before  going back to possibly play a game 5 in California. Take the under.

10* under 226.5

Both teams have been off as Golden State swept SA while Cleveland won is 5 games. The two meetings this year stayed under this total and the opener last season ended with Cleveland scoring under 100 and staying below the total.

10* under 216

We are seeing our share of overs in the playoffs but I think we see an under tonight as Boston is down 3-1 in games and without their best player. 

10* under 210

This is Game Seven of the series and we could see a low scoring game based on that. Take the under.

Washington vs. Boston 

8pm

10* over 216

Boston is off two road losses at Washington and returns home. They won the first two games and both games were high scoring. Game Two went to OT but still went over before extra time. I think Isiah Thomas leads the way for the Celtics and the Wizards have solid guard play with Bradley Beal and John Wall. Take the over on Wednesday.

10* under 209

Washington needs a home win and must play solid defense to do so. They are off a high scoring OT game. Take the under.

10* under 198.5

Utah needs to play their slower pace at home to have a better chance of winning. LA's Blake Griffin is out with an injury and he had 50 combined in the first two games. Take the under on Sunday night.

Washington at Golden State

8pm Sunday

10* under 224.5

Golden State has played 48 unders and 28 overs while Washington has 48 overs and 28 unders. Washington is off a low scoring loss at Utah. Golden State has played 10 unders in their last 11 at home, 40 unders in their last 55 overall games and under 71-34-1 in their last 106 Sunday games. 

Washington beat Golden State 112-108 (under 231.5) earlier. I would expect the Warriors to play solid defense and like the under, which opened at 224.5.

10* under 138

The trends point to an under. I think it ends in the low 130's.

Houston at Golden State

10:30pm Friday

10* under 230.5

Houston lost last night to Portland and is playing their 3rd game in 4 nights. These two met earlier in the week and scored 219 points. The under has won in 5 of the last 6 meetings. Take the under on Friday.

10* under 153.5

I like the under as this will be Game 3 and it is tied 1-1 in games. Wyoming is favored by 8.5 points and should win but I think we see some pressure and a total in the 140's due to travel from South Carolina to Wyoming and playing their 3rd game in about 5 days.

Golden State at San Antonio
Wednesday
under 209

Golden State has played 11 unders in a row.

Under is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in San Antonio.
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Playing the under streak until it ends.

Golden State vs. Houston

Tuesday

10* under 237

Golden State has played 27 overs and 46 unders this year. They have 10 unders in a row and 15 of 16 games have stayed under. 4 of the past 5 meetings in Houston have stayed under. The Rockets are off a high scoring game (262 points) with Oklahoma City. The two meetings this year (with Durant playing) reached 233 and 226 (regulation). Play the under on Tuesday.

UNC vs. Kentucky

5:10pm Sunday

10* under 160

These two played a high scoring game back in Las Vegas as it was 103-100. UNC was embarrassed as freshman Malik Monk scored 47. 6'6" junior Theo Pinson missed the game due to an injury.

UNC just played a high scoring game with Butler and won by 92-80. The teams play less than 48 hours in the Elite 8. I expect many points but solid defense too as Ky has gotten better as their freshmen have improved on the defensive side.

Take the under on Sunday. 

10* under 165.5

Kentucky has played better defense lately and this in one of the highest totals of the tourney. UCLA does like to play fast and their win at Kentucky surprised the Wildcats. I expect a lower score this time and an under to prevail.

Golden State at Oklahoma City

8pm

10* under 222.5

Kevin Durant is out for Golden State. GS has played 27 overs and 42 unders this year and stayed under 6-22 on the road since November. The Warriors have played unders in 9 of their last 10 games and 4 of the past 5 meetings have stayed under. Oklahoma City has 1 over, 10 unders and 1 push on Mondays. Hopefully, we see a low scoring game tonight.

10* over 162

It does concern me that Joel Berry won't be 100%. UNC and Arkansas both like to play fast. UNC has Meeks and Hicks inside as well as Jackson outside. The Razorbacks have proven to score as well and beat Seton Hall in their opener.

I think we see 165 to 168 points and over.

10* under 158.5

This NIT game starts at 11am eastern before the NCAA tournament games. Ole Miss had to go the Monmouth and won a high scoring game. Now they must travel to upstate New York. Syracuse plays a solid defense and quirky zone and they aren't deep. I think we see a game in the low 150's.

UCLA vs.Kent

10* over 161.5

UCLA is off a Pac 12 loss to Arizona but is a fast paced team led by Lonzo Ball, Hamilton, Bryce Alford, TJ Leaf and Thomas Welch. Kent State has shown they can score as well. UCLA has been playing conference squads and gets a chance to play someone weaker. I think we see 166 points and an over in this late Friday game.

10* under 161

I think we see an under on Sunday as it is for the SEC title and teams are playing back to back and this total is much higher than other conferences. I think it ends in the 150's.

10* over 163

I usually like unders in big games but Middle Tennessee has been scoring points in the C-USA Tourney and Marshall is one of the three highest scoring teams, led by guard Jon Elmore. 

These two could play a game in the 130's or a game in the 180's but I think we see about 168 points on Saturday so take the over.

10* under 156.5

These two just played a high scoring game at UNC and face each other 6 days late. Duke isn't deep as just 6 players scored vs. Louisville in a tough game. Look for UNC to play better defense with a team led by seniors and juniors.

10* over 140

UNC lost at Miami and scored just 62 points. Miami played Wednesday and should be adjusted to the court in Brooklyn. UNC likes to play fast. They get the ball into players like Meeks and Hicks and have scorers like Jackson and Berry. 

Miami has some scorers as well as they scored 75 vs. the Tar Heels in their home win. These two played a very high scoring game last year at UNC. I think it gets into the 140's.

WF vs.Va Tech

10* over 164

The trends point to an over in this 7pm game.

10* over 120

The recent meetings reached 134 and 139 points. ODU has been playing overs on the road with 123, 145, 115 (Middle Tennessee), 140, 152, 146 and 146 in their past 7 conference games. ODU has four players averaging over 10 ppg. Tx-SA has Beverley at 15.8 ppg, Billingsley at 11 and several in the 6 to 8.5 ppg range. The home team has no shotblockers so ODU should have some put back opportunities. Hopefully, both teams can make some 3's and we get both teams above 60 points.

10* under 167.5

These two played just 9 days ago and made it into the mid-160's. This will be in the conference tourney and on a neutral court and the Citadel's game in last year's tourney reached 140 points. Take the under.

10* under 174

UCLA is home and can score points quickly but the season is windingdown and they may concentrate on winning and getting backups in the game since they are 22 point favorites. I think it ends with 165 to 168 points.

10* under 155.5

This is the start of the conference tournaments and these two just played. I expect a lower score even if it is played on the home court of Fla Gulf Coast.

10* under 164

These two played a game with 160 at BYU about one month ago. Gonzaga has a solid defense and BYU is not deep. I think we see a game with 154to 160 points that stays under on Saturday night.

Western Ky at ODU

7pm

10* over 123

ODU has won their last 3 and scored 86, 72 and 83 points. They are led by Caver, Talley, and the Stith brothers as all average over 10 points per game. ODU has played overs in 6 of the last 7 Saturday games and this is the home finale. They have played overs in 8 of 10.

Western Ky games average 142.5 ppg and they have overs 3-1-1in their last 5 road games. The first meeting had 146 points. 

I like our chances for an over on Saturday.

10* under 150

This game is played at ODU and all of their games in Norfolk have stayed under this high number. They played an OT game at Marshall. I think we see a game in the 140's on Thursday.

10* under 136

Georgia Tech has played close to 70% unders at home. The Orange play a tight zone and I think we see a game with about 132 points.

Virginia at UNC

8:15pm

10* over 137

UNC has won all their home games and just scored 97 at NC State. They beat UVA is a low scoring game in the ACC tournament. UNC is led Berry, Jackson, Hicks and Kennedy Meeks. Luke Maye had a career high last game. Roy Williams likes to play fast and they can offensive rebound as well as anyone.

Virginia has London Perrantes to run point as well as Guy and Jerome to shoot outside. The Cavs are hurt by lack on inside production and should be forced to score if they get behind. They can shoot 3's well.

UNC at NCSU

8pm

10* under 168

UNC is off a loss at Duke and allowed 86 points. They scored 107 at home vs. NCSU and allowed under 60. NCSU coach Mark Gottfried has rumors circling that he will be fired at the end of the season. He is led by freshman Dennis Smith Jr. who has been erratic.

UNC has two starters (Hicks and Kenny Williams) who are injured and listed as questionable. NCSU has played plenty of overs at home but needs to play defense so they don't get blown out. I think we see 155 to 162 points and under.

10* over 140.5

They played a 77-67 (144) game at Charleston without Dixon playing and he scores 18 ppg. The game at W&M last year had 148 points. The Tribe are off a game with just 61 but return home where they are 11-0 SU. They have gome over in 7 of 9 at home and even scored 100 one game. I guess we see 145 to 147 points.

10* under 215

GS has played 9 of last 12 under. Memphis has unders 20-5-1 last 26 home games and 8-1 unders last 9 meetings in Memphis. I hope for a game with 212 or less.

10* over 124

FAU has played two recent road games that were high scoring. They just played at Charlotte and were at FIU. ODU has played 5 overs in a row and led by the Stith brothers, Zoran Talley, Denzell Taylor and more. ODU does struggle at the line so I hope that doesn't hurt.

Take the over as well close to 126 points.

10* under 141.5

These two have played some low scoring games in the past two years. I think it ends in the 130's.

10* under 134.5

UVA is at home and will try to keep the scoring down. VT can put up points but we have seen 106 and 116 in the past two years at Virginia. Take the under at 134.5.

10* under 161.5

William and Mary is off a nice home win against UNCW that totaled 184 points. Their previous games only reached 143, 145, 133 and 140. Drexel is having a down year after replacing coach Bruiser Flint.

W&M is led by athletic Daniel Dixon but relies on outside shooters like Omar Privott and Oliver Tot and Greg Malinskoski. I like the under on Monday.

10* over 123

These two played a very high scoring game at UVA last year. UVA has PG London Perrantes who can pass and score. Villanova is off a road loss at Marquette and should bounce back and aim for revenge. Josh Hart, Kris Jenkins and Jalen Brunson should lead the way and help us get to close to 128 points on Sunday.

ODU at North Texas

10* over 121.5

These two played a low scoring game earlier. N Texas has reached 163, 138, 140, 180 and 147 in its last 5 while ODU has seen 152, 146, 138, 104 and 143 in its last 5. The Monarchs have played faster recently and got Brandon Stith back from injury.

10* under 211.5

Charlotte has played 7 unders in a row and NY has 7 in their last 10 games. NYK looking to possibly trade Carmelo Anthony. Their last meeting ended with 209 points. Hopefully we see an under on Friday night.

10* under 173

These two are rivals from Los Angeles. I think we see plenty of points but think this stays under. All we need is a 90-80 type of game of 86-83.

UConn at South Florida

#527/528

7pm

10* over 127

UConn scored 81 last year vs. USF. They are led by former NC State player Rodney Purvis, Facey, Brimah and Adams. All four scored 10 or more last game. Their totals were 137, 118, 141, 132 and 131 in their last five.

USF has gone over in 4 of their last 5 games and led by double digit scorers Thorpe and Holston. I hope to see 130 points tonight and an over.

10* under 162

Both played on Saturday and won't be fresh for Monday night's game in Durham. Duke has some injuries and made a nice comeback to win big vs. Miami. Take the under on Monday.

Golden State at Houston

#863/864

8pm Friday

10* under 237

Golden State lost in OT in their earlier meeting. It went over due to overtime. Golden State has played unders in 11 of its last 12 on the road. This is one of the highest totals of the season. 12 of the last 17 meetings in Houston have gone under. Ryan Anderson is questionable on Friday. 

I think the Warriors play well and put out some solid defense on Harden and we see an under.

under 140

UNCW likes to play fas tand has plenty of scorers. Charleston is at home and is a 3-point underdog. They need to keep the score low to stay in this and have a chance to win. I like the under on Thursday night.

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10* under 224.5

Cleveland plays at Golden State as they meet since playing a one point game on Christmas. The total is set higher than any of the playoff games they played last year and the under is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings. Golden State is home and lost the opener at Cleveland so I expect them to win and see a game with 220 points or less.

FSU at UNC

10* over 164.5

These two played a 106-90 (196 points) at FSU last year. Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige were key scorers but are now gone. The Tar Heels just scored 93 at Wake Forest and reached 107 vs. NCSU in their last home game. Justin Jackson and Joel Berry are outside threats while Kennedy Meeks and Isiah Hicks can score inside. Center Tony Bradley is out with an injury and he is a solid defensive player. Backups for UNC can struggle to score. Pinson has failed to make a field goal in two games back and Britt, Maye, Woods and Robinson all shoot around 35%.

FSU has lost just one game but has played few true road games. They beat Virginia 60-58. FSU has some solid scorers like Bacon (17.8 ppg), isaac, and Mann. Xavier Rathan-Mayes averages 11 per game but is scoring over 30 vs. UNC. 

Both teams like to play fast. Can FSU score on the road? Can the Tar Heels backups score? We will see on Saturday but I like our chances for an over.

10* under 174

There should be plenty of points in this game set for Friday night but I think we see an under. All it takes is for one team to struggle to score. The teams played twice last year and ended with 150 and 146 points. Take the under on Friday night.

10* under 165

I think we see plenty of points on Wednesday night but all it takes is for one team to struggle to score and we have a game in the upper 150's. Surely, we could see a game in the 170's but WF is not a great shooting team Take the under.

Houston at ECU

10* over 126

Both teams are off losses. Houston lost to Cincy and only scored 58. ECU only scored 44 in a bad home loss to SMU. Last year these two played a two OT game in Greenville that ended 97-93 but was tied 75-75 (150 points) after regulation. 

Dotson, Gray, Knowles and Robinson played last year and did well so they should be excited to return to ECU. The Pirates should get some points from Caleb White and Tyson. Jeff Lebo's team needs to prove it can score some points.

#563/564

UVA at Pitt

9pm Wednesday

10* under 127.5

Kenpom ratings have this game ending below 120 points and last year's meeting was in the 115 range. Pitt is a decent scoring team but UVA plays great defense and likes to slow the game down under coach Tony Bennett.

10* over 152.5

Both teams played unders on Saturday. Clemson has 5 players scoring 10 ppg or more and led by Blossomgame. The Tigers just played a home game with UNCW that ended 87-73 (160 points). Earlier games with Xavier made it to 160 and up to 173 against Davidson.

UNC is off a road loss at Ga Tech. The game started with a fast pace and the announcers talked about the game being on pace to be in the 80's. Both teams became cold, especially the Tar Heels. I expect Jackson 17.4 ppg, Berry 14 ppg, Meeks 12.7 ppg and Hicks 12 ppg to play better.

Roy Williams likes to play fast. UNC's early ACC road game last year with FSU ended 106-90 (196 points). Clemson played home games with FSU (84-75) and Notre Dame (89-83) that were high scoring. I think we see an over on Tuesday.

Troy at South Alabama

8pm Monday

10* under 143

Both have been off since before Christmas and now start conference action in the Sun Belt. Last year's games totaled 115 and 124 points. Troy has played some high scores but games with Hawaii had 128 and their game with UAB reached 128. 

The trends favor the under:

*Troy under 13-3 last 16 in Sun Belt

*Troy under 13-4 last 17 as a dog

*USA under 9-3 last 12 as a favorite

*under is 11-4 the last 15 meetings

10* over 165.5

Monmouth is coached by former Tar Heel King Rice so they will be happy to run with the home team before UNC begins ACC action. UNC is off blowout of Northern Iowa as they got revenge for the road loss last season.

I expect Jackson, Meeks, Hicks and Joel Berry to play well on Wednesday and a game with close to 172 points.

10* under 223

This game starts at 2:30pm eastern which is 11:30am west coast time for the Golden State Warriors so it may take awhile for points to roll in. Cleveland has some injuries. I expect a good game. This total is 10 points higher than any of the playoff games last spring.