BIG 12 Game Of The Year!

I love Iowa St here tonight on their home floor.  This to me is do or die for the Cyclones tonight.  They have games @ Kansas and @ Texas next.  With coming off a bad loss @ Vandy and a loss here tonight they would nearly be eliminated from the tournament.  I actually feel that West Virginia and their pressing style will play right into the hands of Iowa St.  The Cyclones have one of the best PG's in the country in Morris who takes care of the ball.  This press won't rattle them and I believe that will create a lot of easy shots.  I still think West Virginia is being over valued with their win over Kansas, prior to that game they lost to Oklahoma @ home and @ Kansas St who is no where near as talented as Iowa St.

This game is all about revenge here for me.  Loyola is 4-1 their last 5 which is playing into this line.  During that stretch though they were beating the bottom feeders.  Missouri St will be extra hungry here after suffering back to back 1 point losses.  Also as I have mentioned the revenge here, Missouri St blew a 11 point half time lead the first time around so you can bet that is in their mind here as well. 

I will take Boston College here as they are a live dog in this situation.  Wake Forest is coming off a heart breaking loss to Duke in a game they blew big time down the stretch.  Sure Boston College only has 2 conference wins, but they have played a very tough schedule in the ACC.  Their recent play suggests they are due for a win.  Lost by 8 @ home to Carolina as 19 point dogs, by 1 @ Miami, and 6 @ Va Tech.  They will also want revenge here on Wake a team they lead @ half @ Wake earlier this season

I understand people are tired of me going against Maryland, but trust me this team isn't that good.  Even Oddsmakers don't feel they are by the lines they continue to get.  Ohio St is coming off a rough loss @ Iowa so are in a big bounce back spot here.  Maryland's hot shooting comes to an end here tonight.  Ohio St is just a couple buckets from being undefeated @ home in conference with losses to Northwestern by 2 and Purdue by 1.  

I'm surprised this one wasn't higher.  I'm not looking much in to Creighton's last game vs Depaul who they blew out.  This is simply not the same team without Watson.  Butler is also coming off a bad loss @ home vs Georgetown but the Hoyas shot 64% for the game which is crazy.  Butler will also want revenge from earlier this season

I'm gonna back the Sooners here in a big rivalry game.  Oklahoma is coming off it's worst game of the season shooting 27% against Florida.  This is a prime bounce back spot for them here.  It was just a few games ago this team went on the road and beat West Virginia.  Oklahoma St has been a nice surprise this season but dont deserve to be favored here.  

NCAAB Blowout 

I will back Northwestern here as I thought this line would be closer to double digits.  Indiana is coming off an ugly loss to Michigan and things aren't getting any better as OG and Blackmon are both out.  NW isnt taking any teams lightly as this will be the first time they make the tournament 

NCAAB MARQUEE MATCH UP

I will back Nova here as they return home from blowing a huge lead and ultimately losing @ Marquette.  Virginia is a quality team coming off a big win @ Norte Dame but they shot the lights out of it while ND shot their worst from the 3 pt line.  Nova defends the 3 point hit very well holding teams to 29% on their home court.  This will be a big bounce back here

Spartans are being way under valued here in a rivalry game.  Sparty has lost 3 in a row and 4 of 5 which is creating the value.  3 of those game were on road while the other was against the best team in the conference in Purdue.  Michigan has yet to win a conference road game and are coming off a huge blowout win over Indiana making them over valued

Really like this young Iowa squad tonight to bounce back after losing 3 in a row.  Iowa has played very well @ home with a 10-3 record.  Ohio St is just 2-5 on the road this season.  Ohio St might be caught looking ahead here as they have Big Ten leaders in Maryland on Super Tuesday

We are getting really good value here with Penn St as they are coming back home after two blowout losses on the road.  Illinois is coming off a double digit win over Iowa, but looking back they haven't won a conference road game and in fact only one of those did they keep it within 10 points.  

The wrong team is favored here IMO. This Iowa St team has been very lucky the last two games winning in double OT @ Oklahoma then blowing a 20 pt lead in the 2nd half to K St, but covered late due to free throws.  Vandy has played team very tough having a 6 point loss to Kentucky, they won @ Florida which is impressive

As most of you know by now I'm not high on this Maryland team at all. They have been extremely lucky in every close game.  Minnesota has been very unlucky the last few games.  They have lost the last three games with two of them being on the road by a total of 10 points.  Minnesota bounces back in a big way @ home today where they are 12-2.

This is a young Oklahoma team, but I expect them to respond here after suffering a double OT loss to Iowa St and a one point loss to Texas their last game.  Florida is being over valued here after they just won on the road @ LSU by over 30. 

This line is just begging you to take Tennessee here as they are coming off a huge upset win over Kentucky.  This is a massive let down situation here and I believe Kansas St will take care of business as they have a sour taste in their mouth from letting the Iowa St game get away from them.

This won't be a popular choice by any means.  Oregon is hot covering every game so far in conference play, but this Utah team is now at full strength and they are a very dangerous home team.  This will by far be Oregon's toughest road game of the year so far and I look for them to go down tonight.  

Will lay the number here with Michigan @ home.  Indiana has proven to be a very poor road team and are coming in over valued as they have won 3 straight.  Also Michigan is very good @ home having an 11-2 record this season.  

I will lay the points here with this veteran group in Cincinnati.  This is one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball that doesn't get enough love.  This Bearcat team will be very motivated here as they were swept by Xavier last year.  Cincy has been absolutely rolling as of late.  Xavier has had some trouble in road game and I expect the same here

I believe this Seton Hall team is a lot better than people believe.  In conference they have won every home and lost every road game so far.  However, they have been very competitive as they went down @ Marquette by 3 and @ Providence by 4.  This is a team that is right on the edge of a big resume win and that happens tonight.  Butler has lost SU on road to St Johns and just barely beat DePaul by 1 on the road last game. 

Ohio St has been on the wrong side of a lot of close games.  They just lost Sunday to Northwestern by 2, they lost to Purdue by 1, Illinois by 5.  This Buckeye team will want revenge from an earlier loss to Minnesota.  The Gophers were a hot team when the Buckeyes played them, now they have cooled off.  During that game Minnesota hit 4 more threes and 8 more free throws and couldn't blow them away.  Ohio St gets a much needed win here as Minnesota as a huge look ahead with Big Ten leader Maryland

I realize this won't be a popular play by any means, but this Creighton team is about to hit a major wall here IMO with their leader Watson out for remainder of season.  Creighton just gave up 102 points @ home in a loss to Marquette.  While Marquette is a good team, the effect of him being out has already been seen.  I will look to fade Creighton for a while before bigger line adjustments happen in a few games

This is Iowa St team has under achieved no doubt on the season.  They fought hard last game @ Oklahoma to win in double OT.  They aren't getting much respect here because they did just lose to Kansas @ home and Kansas St is coming off a huge win over West Virginia.  This is a very short price for a great home court 

Really like Syracuse here tonight taking on Wake Forest.  Wake iscoming off two wins as a underdog and this is a very hard role. Syracuse is coming off back to back losses, but both were on the road and to quality teams in ND and UNC.  Cuse is 11-2 @ home which they will get the job done tonight 

I like West Virginia here taking on Kansas. The Jayhawks are 18-1 on the season, but I dont feel are playing the best and are just squeaking by.  Kansas has only covered 2 games in their last 8. We are all familiar with the style of WVU which I feel will create a problem for Kansas here.  

I believe the wrong team is favored here.  Sure Michigan St isn't the same powerhouse as they have been in the past, but they are still 9-1 @ home this season.  Purdue has only played 2 conference road games and they lost @ Iowa and only beat Ohio St by 1.  I look for Sparty to get the job done 

This won't be a popular play at all as Clemson has lost 5 straight and are 1-5 SU in conference.  During that stretch though have a 3 point loss to UNC 5 point loss to Notre Dame and 4 point loss to Virginia.  All those teams are at the top of the ACC.  This Va Tech team has been a nice surprise but they have benefited from having 3 straight conference home games.  Looking back at their 2 conference road games they were blown out in both,  I see it no different tonight

The Buckeyes have been on the wrong end of a lot of close games which is giving us the value here.  They have now won 2 in a row and have a lot of momentum here going forward.  They have been very impressive @ home going 10-2 on the season.  

I'm not sure the Gophers deserve to be underdogs here.  They have lost two in a row, but both on the road.  Their only home was to a healthy Michigan St team in OT.  Wisconsin is a good team, but as we are seeing there isn't a dominate team in the Big 10 so with that I believe any small home underdog is worth a look

I like the Bruins here in this match up as this team is one of top 3 most talented teams in the country.  Arizona is a good team, but they are just over matched here.  Why this line isn't higher is because Arizona has covered 7 of their last 8.  With the Bruins being 11-0 @ home I see them winning and covering here

Oklahoma is staring to get healthy now with their best player Jordan Woodard now back.  Evidence is very clear as the Sooners went on the road and won @ West Virginia this week.  Iowa St is trending in the wrong direction losing two in a row and their only conference road win was @ win less Oklahoma St in the conference.  Iowa St has really struggled on the glass 

BIG TEN GAME OF THE MONTH!

Love Iowa in this spot here as people are quick to forget they just beat Purdue on their home court and then like a typical young team laid an egg on the road @ Northwestern.  As most of you know I'm not high on Maryland as this team has played a very easy schedule and actually has the easiest schedule in the Big 10.  They are missing Wiley tonight a key guard off the bench and possibly without their 7'1 center as well.  Iowa bounces back in a big way here tonight

I know this play won't be popular but the Pokes are due for a conference win here.  They are 0-5, but have played a lot better than their record indicates.  They lost by Kansas by 7 Baylor by 4 Texas by 3 and lead Iowa St by 6 with 5 minutes left before blowing that one.  This is a big sandwich game for Kansas St coming off an emotional game vs Baylor and they host West Virginia here next.  

No surprise to me that this line is climbing since the opener.  Yes, UNI has struggled this year and have battled injuries, but Morgan is now back and we saw what they did to Drake their last game.  UNI will also have revenge on their mind here in this situation.  Coach Jacobsen won't let this team quit at all.   

I will take Wake Forest here as a live home underdog.  Miami being way over valued because of their blowout win @ Pitt in which Pitt just gave up in the 2nd half.  Also Wake has played probably the toughest conference schedule so far that is why they only have 1 conference win.  Nothing to be ashamed about losing to Clemson FSU UNC and Virginia.  I believe Wake takes care of business here

TCU has sure been a nice surprise on the season with new head coach in Dixon.  They are coming off two big wins for them over Texas and Iowa St.  Tech simply isn't getting enough credit here as they are a perfect 11-0 @ home with two nice wins over Kansas St and West Virginia.  With them coming off a ver ugly performance @ Oklahoma I expect a big bounce back here tonight 

Notre Dame is sitting a top the ACC right now, with Florida St in second and just suffered their first conference loss.  @ North Carolina.  This will be ND 3 road game in a row and you can expect some tired legs here while FSU is in a perfect bounce back spot.  I'm really high on this FSU team 

These two teams are both undefeated in the SEC right now and South Carolina wants this game to prove they belong.  They are 10-1 @ home this year with their only loss being to Clemson by 2 points.  Florida has played a lot of the bottom feeders in conference so far and only have 1 win by double digits.  They are being over valued simply because they have won 7 in a row 

Both teams are coming off very bad losses, but NC ST were favorite by 9.5 and previously they were favored by 5.5 in a loss to Boston College.  This NC ST team has played very well @ home going 10-1 SU with their only loss coming last game.  I see them responding in a big way here.  I also had Pitt in a losing effort and was very disappointed with the effort there.  This team really struggles to shoot the ball and with Louisville on deck I see them laying another egg here

I will back the Aggies here @ home who are in a desperate mode here sitting 1-4 in the conference.  This team simply has to much talent to be near the bottom of this league.  Remember earlier this season they gave UCLA all they could handle.  With their recent struggles it is adding value here and also Arkansas is coming off a blowout win over Missouri.  If the Aggies have any heart I expect them to respond 

BIG MONDAY SHOWDOWN!

I was against the Cyclones on Saturday as I figured they were in a huge look ahead spot here with KU coming to town.  This is a game that has been circled from day 1.  Iowa St is top 10 hardest places to play @ in college basketball.  Kansas is just 3-5 ATS on the road this season.  The Cyclones just pour in the 3's at home and they do it in a hurry.  I also haven't been impressed with KU lately as they have struggled against Kansas St Oklahoma and Oklahoma St.  They slip up tonight 

NCAAB AFTERNOON SPECIAL!

Xavier is a perfect 9-0 @ home this season and expect that to continue.  They need a big time win here over Creighton after dropping two in a row on the road.  Their two losses were too top 25 teams though.  Creighton is riding high no doubt about it, but they are due for a wake up call.  

I like the Buckeyes here today as this will only be their 2nd home conference game.  They have had a couple of close losses.  I'm just not sold on this Spartan team plain and simple.  I will gladly take the most desperate team 

These are by far the two best teams in the Missouri Valley this year and it's not even close.  The Shockers are getting a lot of respect here simply because of their name.  I actually believe that Illinois St should be favored in this match up.  This is a game Illinois St has had circled from the get go and you can expect a huge effort here from them tomorrow night.  I look for the so called "upset"

This line is one that probably smells the funniest throughout the day.  Utah is playing a lot better and that is the key here for me.  The reason for their better play is because they are now at full strength.  Obviously the betting public will be madly in love in the UCLA here.  Utah is an extremely difficult place to play and I look for them to pull the upset 

I love Illinois here tomorrow night against Maryland.  As most of you know by now I'm not high at all on this Maryland team.  Illinois two losses in conference both on road.  Maryland also blew Illinois out first game of conference play.  I had Iowa last night who got big revenge on Purdue after being blown out @ Purdue earlier.  Same situation applies here 

Great price here to back TCU who is 10-1 @ home.  I was against Iowa St in a loss for me @ Oklahoma St the other night.  They did rally from 6 down, but I don't think they can do that here.  TCU is one of the biggest surprises in all of college basketball this season.  Also a huge key here is that Iowa St has a massive look ahead on Big Monday with Kansas.  

Baylor is sure in a rough spot here after being embarrassed @ WVU.  Will they respond after that beat down is the key here.  I think K St is one of the most underrated teams in the country as they could easily be undefeated in conference losing to Texas Tech by just 1 and @ Kansas by 2 in which should have been OT but refs didn't call a travel.   

This is a situational play here pretty plain and simple.  West Virginia is coming off a blowout win over #1 Baylor ad now travel to Texas.  They are getting a ton of respect here being favored by double digits.  Well, this is a brutal spot for them as the intensity won't be as high and they are due a for a let down.  Shaka will have his guys ready as they are due for a big win themselves. Not saying they pull the upset but double digit home dogs with talent are hard to pass up on 

I realize Davidson doesn't have a great record to start the season, but this still a quality team.  We are getting a bonus here with Davidson due to the fact they haven't covered 5 straight and losing SU to Fordham as a 15 point favorite.  IMO they were clearly looking ahead to this game.  This is a do or die game for Davidson and I expect them to respond in this situation 

Notre Dame comes into this game tied for the lead in conference coming off a big win which I was against and now are underdogs? Hmmm this is the perfect let down spot for them as Va Tech is very tough @ home already beating Duke very handily.  Notre Dame has a huge game on deck as well @ Florida St next who is tied with them for conference play.  

This Minnesota team is getting a lot of credit as they are ranked, but Penn St has been just as impressive to me.  This is a young team getting better as the season goes along with evidence of that last game vs Michigan St.  I think the Gophers will be looking forward to their home meeting come against Wisconsin as opposed to this game.  

I was on Miami the other night as they let one slip away against Notre Dame.  I will go against them here as Pitt has lost 3 of 4 and simply cant afford a home loss here at all.  Pitt did just upset Virginia @ home a few games ago.  I look fro Pitt to bounce back here 

I believe most will grab Purdue here as they dominated Iowa in the Big Ten opener.  Iowa was just returning their stud Tyler Cook back from injury and Purdue hit 10 3's in the first half.  That won't happen again here tonight.  Iowa is young, but I really like how these guys have handled adversity.  Purdue could be sleep walking here knowing they just blew them out.  

This Cincinnati team is going way under the radar because of their style of play.  However, I really believe this a legit top 10 team.  This is a huge game for the Bearcats and they will be out to make a statement.  SMU lost true road game @ USC and Boise St both teams aren't as good as Cincy.  They were also very lucky to come away with a win @ Memphis as well.  

This is a very big game here for Miami and I believe they will respond.  They are undefeated @ home on the season and are coming off a very ugly game @ Syracuse which they are due for a big bounce back.  They also have 3 straight road games after this so you know there has been extra focus here given that.  Notre Dame in their only recent road game were very lucky to win @ Pitt.  Everything points here to Miami 

I'm going against Iowa St here on the road.  They did play Baylor very tough in a loss but I think Baylor was looking ahead to their match up with West Virginia.  The Pokes have dropped 3 straight so you can expect a big effort coming here tonight.  I also dont trust Iowa St on the road because their defense a a huge liability.  

I'm gonna take Creighton here at a fairly short price @ home.  Butler is a quality team no doubt, but what is keeping this line low is because of their win over Nova last week.  Creighton will be ready for this as they have a huge home court advantage.  

I really believe the wrong team is favored in this game.  Michigan has failed to cover 4 straight games with their only conference win coming against Penn St and that was a nail bitter.  Illinois coming off a blowout loss to Indiana.  I just think Illinois should be -2 or -3 here @ home given Michigan hasn't proved much at all

I fully expect this line to flip flop here for Texas.  TCU is getting a lot of credit because of their record alone.  I'm simply nut buying it.  TCU played an extremely weak non conference schedule to rack up those wins.  Texas has been playing very well as of late although it hasn't shown up in the win column.  This will pull this one out tonight 

This line is climbing and I'm not quite sure why.  South Carolina are frauds to me so ignore their 12-3 record.  Tennessee is playing a lot better they were in a tough spot after upsetting @ Texas AM followed that up by 2 straight losses giving us the value here.  

Had this one circled last night and as soon as I saw that line switch I was all over it.  I have faded Maryland a lot this season, but I just dont think this team is truly any good.  We are obviously catching a very short price because of the Hoosiers recent struggles.  They have way more talent than Maryland and I expect a huge effort here from them tonight. 

Really like FSU here tonight at a very short price @ home.  I actually think this team is a top 10 quality team.  Duke is a team I will be looking to fade on the road a lot as conference play goes along.  They are now without their glue guy and best defensive player in Jefferson which means Duke will struggle big time and will rely on the 3 ball all night night.  I believe they will literally shoot themselves out of the gym here tonight 

This is a really short price here to back Tech @ home.  They have dropped two in a row, but both games were on the road.  Cuse is a team I don't trust at all in this spot.  They are coming off two big back to back wins over Pitt and Miami and now travel.  Remember this Va Tech team handled Duke fairly easily on their home court.  Cuse getting way too much respect.  This team simply isn't very good 

I really like Purdue here today taking on Wisconsin.  The Badgers are coming off a huge road win @ Indiana and now have another tough one.  Purdue hasn't covered two in a row and had a loss to Minnesota SU which is giving us the value here.  

Not sure the last time UNI was catching double digits @ home.  They will be up for this game as it is a rivalry.  They have failed to cover 6 straight and now are getting some big adjusted lines.  

I'm just not convinced this Maryland team is any good.  the betting public won't have anything to do with Michigan because they have only covered 3 times this year.  Michigan coming off an ugly game vs Penn St but they are primed for a huge game here.  Lay the points

Pitt is in a very difficult situation after upsetting Virginia @ home. Ow travel to Syracuse which is a hard place in itself but they also have Louisville on deck.  I was very impressed with what Cuse did to Maimi last game and I see them pulling this one out

I know this won't be a popular choice but this is all about the situatio.  Georgetown is desperate for their first conference win and Butler is coming off besting #1 ranked Niva.  After winning such a big game like that it's very difficult to travel no matter who you are playing

This line is one that will definitely be getting played by the betting public.  Nebraska is coming into their first conference home game after winning @Indiana and @Maryland.  This is a difficult spot for them and just begging for you to take the home team.  Iowa is playing a lot better as of late and are coming off a win in OT over Michigan that will serve this young team with a lot of confidenc.  Hawkeyes are a live dog here tonight 

I actually thought this line would be doubled.  Minnesota is no doubt vastly improved but it's a difficult spot as they are coming off a huge upset @Purdue.  NW will be hungry here as they are coming off a loss to the Spartans.  NW is a tourney team I habe no problem laying the short number with the Wildcats here

I fully expect this line to change as ND should be favored here.  They are being way undervalued due to them not covering 4 in a row.  Louisville is in a tough spot here coming off a big win over Indiana.  Their only true road game they struggled against Grand Canyon as they only won by 9.  

I will gladly fade away on the Hokies here as they are going on the road now after beating Duke.   The thing was is that they caught Duke at a great time with Allen being out.  NC St will be motivated as they are coming off a blowout loss @ Miami.  I like this spot for the Wolfpack

I will take Butler here as I believe they will beat Nova SU tonight.  Nova is now in consecutive road games as they pulled away from Creighton last week.  Butler plays better defense than any team Nova has faced.  Home dog wins out right 

This line is a big over reaction here to me as Texas Tech was only 4.5 point underdogs @ Iowa St and actually blew a huge lead in that game and even failed to cover.  Now they are 4.5 point under dogs @ home?  WVU isn't 9 points better than Iowa St.  Since WVU blew out Oklahoma St on the road they are getting the love, but I'm not buying it all here 

I like St Bonaventure here as a short home favorite.  They are a very under rated basketball that has a legit shot of making the tournament.  The key here though is that Dayton will be playing their first true road game and will likely be without their best player in Charles Cooke.  If some how he does play Dayton will probably go to favorites, but I would still like St Bonaventure then.  

I know a cardinal rule you don't play against good teams after a road loss generally they bounce back.  However, I'm not sold this Carolina team is as good as people think .  Clemson is a very quality basketball team and they will be ready for this game tonight.  They are undefeated @ home to start the season.  

Yes I'm going to go with my team here in Iowa. I personally feel they should be favored here.  Iowa matches up extremely well with Michigan and their guards.  The Hawkeyes are coming off an ugly loss @ Purdue, but they don't match up well against those big men plus Purdue made 10 threes in the first half.  This is a great spot for a bounce back.  

This is a very difficult situation for Nebraska here.  They are coming off a huge upset win over Indiana in which they nearly shot 50% from the field.  Now they travel again to face Maryland.  Maryland took care of business easily in their first conference game over Illinois and I see them blowing out Nebraska here today as well.  

I will back the Hurricanes here as I think NC St is getting a lot of credit based on their record.  Well, looking back they haven't played anyone and their two toughest games which were Creighton and Illinois they lost by double digits in both.  Miami has failed to cover 7 in a row, but a lot of those games are huge numbers.  One team being over valued and one team being under valued here

I know generally I have been going against a lot of teams in their first true road test, but the situation with Virginia is very hard.  They are coming off two huge road wins in a row @ Cal and @ Louisville.  This Florida St team has just as much talent as anyone in the ACC. I will take the points here as this line seems very inflated

Both teams are starting conference play and I will go with Pitt here.  This team doesn't get much love because of how they play plus they don't have any future NBA studs well.  They just play solid team basketball.  Notre Dame is a very good team themselves I think they have a huge look ahead here with Louisville coming to South Bend next.  Notre Dames does rely a lot on outside shooting and those are the teams I look to fade when they get away from home

I really like this Creighton as I have backed them several times this year.  They have everything you are looking for when it comes to a top team.  Nova is undefeated as well , but has really only had one big challenge IMO so far.  Creighton has had this game circled and is looking to make a splash which I think they will today

I really like this Duke team going forward, but this is a tough situation for them.  They have been under the spotlight with Grayson Allen and is tripping incident.  He is the guy that I would call the glue on this team.  Bolden and Giles are back, but both have seen limited action so far.  The question is will Luke Keenard be able to carry this team on the road.  I'm willing to bet no in the first game given this situation.  Va Tech is a sneaky team this year as they only have one loss which came to Texas A&M by just 3.

Cal isn't getting any credit as they failed to cover against Virginia last out which I did have them.  They blew that game though having a huge scoring drought when up 7.  Arizona is a good team, but they are battling injuries and their best player returning hasn't played a minute yet because of grades.  This is a young Arizona team as well in their first true road game.  I like Cal to pull away

I believe this line will change and Memphis will be favored by tip.  I backed them last out in a losing effort against SMU.  They actually should have won that game if it wasn't for the free throws and we see a totally different line.  I'm also not very high on South Carolina as they have benefited from an easy schedule IMO.  Memphis should be hungry for a big bounce back win here.  They also only shot 35% against SMU you can expect that to go up as well.

I fully expect this line to go up.  I'm not buying the Red Raiders 11-1 start.  They have played a very easy schedule and this will be their first true road in a extremely tough environment.  Iowa St has the talent of a Top 10 team they just need to play better defense as a whole.  I like the Cyclones to make a statement in the Big 12 opener. 

I know Sparty is down this year, but I have say I was extremely impressed the other night with them going on the road and winning @ Minnesota in OT.  They showed a ton of fight without their best player in Bridges.  Northwestern is a vastly improved team but this line is saying the Sparty is only a few points better than Penn St.  Winning on the road in college basketball is very hard and winning 2 in a row is even more difficult.  

This just seems like way to points for this young Kentucky team to be laying on the road in conference.  The SEC is hard to figure it out, but I think Ole Miss is easily a top 5 team in conference and with them catching double digits it's just to hard to pass up.  Ole Miss has played some tough competition as well this season so they should be ready for the test 

Temple simply isn't getting enough credit here as this was a game I think should be closer to a PK.  The Owls have beat West Virginia and Florida St two teams that are way more athletic than Cincinnati.  I know Cincy went on the road and won @ Iowa St earlier, but the Cyclones shooting was pathetic that game.  Temple is a live dog here

There is no doubt that UCLA is a very good team as they have been the surprise of college basketball so far.  However, I feel people are overreacting and also forgetting that this Oregon team was preseason Top 5.  If this game would have been played early in the season the Ducks would have been favored by 5 or more.  Now we are getting a ton of value here.  

Indiana St may be 6-6 but don't let that record fool ya.  They are a live dog here tonight against the Shockers.  Indiana St sure they have had a couple bad losses but this team also beaut Butler and should of beat Iowa St if it weren't for some tacky calls down the stretch

It's now time to buy on UConn here as they open up conference play.  This was a team picked to finish 2nd in their conference behind Cincinnati.  They have under achieved to say the least, but the fact they are favored despite records says a lot to me.  In Houston's only two true road games they lost to LSU and Arkansas two teams I think are equal or if not worse than UConn.  Ollie will have his guys ready to start conference play.

This Memphis team is on the improve here big time.  I really like their neutral court win over Oklahoma and now get a rival in SMU who struggles away from home.  They are just 1-3 awa from home this year and in no way I can back a team knowing that.  I actually think the wrong team is favored in this spot.  

Conference bball is now here and there is one important thing to remember and that is the road is very very difficult.  Northwestern is off to a great start no doubt and have beaten some realy quality teams.  I need to see it first before I back them in a a true road game.  Penn St has 5 losses but 4 of those will be tournament teams.  Penn St has great young talent and I see them knocking NW off here tonight 

This Cal team will be ready here for the big game tonight with Virginia coming to town.  Virginia is a very good team, but most will go by their ranking when in fact they haven't played a very hard schedule and this will be their first true road game and traveling across country in never easy to do especially with college athletes.  

The line says it all in this game.  The fact that South Carolina is ranked and nearly a PK @ home says a lot about how over rated they actually are.  Clemson has the better athletes and that will be on full display tonight.  South Carolina has also played a lot easier schedule hint their record.  

There is no doubt that everyone will be on Kentucky here tonight, but this is a very hard spot for a young and talented Wildcat team coming off that win over UNC.  Louisville is simply very underrated to me right now their only loss came to Baylor on a neutral court and I believe they should have won that game!  This is a huge rivalry as most are aware of, but the fact the Louisville has the huge home court advantage here I will gladly take them.  

I don't think the books have adjusted enough for Iowa because they are just 6-5.  5 of their losses have came to tourney teams and this Hawkeye team is playing very well lately beating Iowa St and just destroyed a good UNI team.  North Dakota isn't a good team as they have only beat two division 1 teams.  I see the Hawks winning easily 

I will lay the number here even though this is a flat spot for Northwestern.  However they are just way better than IUPUI.  They have played at Marquette and got blown out.  They did played well @ Illinois but were lucky IMO and shot 55% for the game still lost by 8.  NW should have no problem hanging a big number here

This is a "neutral court" game as well, but is played @ the United Center in Chicago so you can clearly see who has the advantage in this situation.  I'm not sure how good this BYU team actually is, but I have no problem fading them.  Illinois has found something with that blowout win over VCU a few games back.  I see them taking this one as well