I think the betting public will be all over the Sixers here since they had a crazy comeback win over the Nuggets last night.  The Suns are starting to play better ball here going 5-2 SU their last 7 games.  This will be the Sixers 5th road game in 9 days. 

The Beavers sure aren't a flashy team here, but they play well at home with a 7-1 record.  This is just a classic sandwich spot here for Utah who is coming off a huge win @ Oregon as a 9.5 point underdog and now have Arizona coming to their place next game.  Beavers get the win

Let's take the 10.5 here with the Nets.  They really let one slip away on their home court back in November and are now catching the Celtics at the right now.  The Celtics are coming off a huge comeback win over the Rockets last game and now have the Cavs on deck.  This is a tough tough spot that the Celtics probably just go through the motions 

To me the Bills here have the motivation edge because they still have a small chance of making the playoffs.  Just for the fact that they could they will play hard.  I think Miami is done with the Cutler experience and it seems like the frustration has now set in

Love the 49ers here as this time found new life when Jimmy took over at QB.  They are a perfect 4-0 SU and ATS since the move.  The Niners are playing with a ton of confidence and even though the Rams are resting all their key players I still believe the 49ers will be more motivated.  

Do the Packers really care about the season now?  I highly doubt it.  I give the motivation edge here to the Lions especially playing at home on their turf.  Hundley simply isn't the answer for the Packers going forward.

Love Portland here tonight wanting revenge against the Sixers after getting embarrassed at Philly earlier in the season.  The Sixers are still getting a lot of respect because of how much they have improved.  Well, they have only won 2 games SU their last 11 games.  Portland has struggled some also but return their best player in Lillard tonight

This game is all about the spot for me.  The T Wolves are on a winning streak, but there is still something missing with them and now they are without PG Teague tonight.  The T Wolves also played in OT last night and I always look to fade team traveling coming off an OT win

Odds makers are making a statement here having Houston favored on the road against the Celtics.  Houston has lost 3 straight games while the Celtics just won last night on the road.  I think this Celtics team is tired and they gave up a big lead last night but just held on.  The Rockets have had 2 days off now and will be eager to play here.  Paul is also questionable to return as well

So we have two teams with similar records, but when looking closer at it one team is very much better and that is UNI.  UNI has 4 losses but those have came to North Carolina, Xavier, Iowa St and Villanova.  Doesn't get much better than that.  They were also competitive in 3 of those 4 games.  Southern Illinois has played an easy schedule and they have some bad losses like SE Missouri St

I dont think this line is taking the injuries into play at all here.  The Magic were just 9 point dogs @ Detroit and lost by 4, mind you they still had Reggie Jackson who makes that team go.  This hasn't been adjusted nearly enough and also the Magic might be getting some key players back as well.  This line will drop throughout day

Here we have a team in Virginia Tech that struggles to score the ball.  Let's look at their last few games to finish out the season and the highest they scored is 22.  That simply won cut it when facing a team like Oklahoma St and all they know is score averaging nearly 50 points per game.  Va Tech might have a good defense but this animal today will be something they haven't seen 

The Grizzlies are in a tough spot here coming off a heart breaking loss last night to the Suns.  The Lakers are without Ball and coming off a blowout loss, but this Grizzlies team is nothing special by any means.  Ingram should be back in the lineup here as well tonight

I was against the Jazz last night in a easy winner, but will look to back them here tonight.  The Warriors are coming off a huge win over the Cavs on Christmas and likely won't be that interested here in this spot.  The Jazz do play a slow grind out style of play and will likely keep it close here.  

There is no doubt this Xavier team is solid and are well coached, but Marquette is better than what the average person thinks here.  Wojo will have his guys ready here tonight to pull of the big upset.  It's also worth noting that this isn't the greatest spot for Xavier either having Nova on deck 

I think this is a pretty good spot here to back the Nets.  They lost by 12 last night @ Spurs failing to cover by half a point.  I also think the Pelicans come out flat here after have a few days off over the Holidays knowing they are playing the Nets.  Nets don't deserve to be double digit dogs here

This is simply the ultimate let down spot here for the Wizards as they clearly wanted that Christmas day game against the Celtics and did come away with a win.  The Hawks have been playing better as of late covering 4 of their last 5 games.  

I will get on board with the Pacers here tonight as they were beat down against division rival Detroit last night.  This is a great bounce back spot against a 2-14 road team.  The Mavs are coming off a thrilling victory last night over the Raptors and are in a huge letdown spot here

Love the Nuggets here tonight on their home court where they are 11-3 on the season.  They should be playing with some added confidence here after beating the Warriors @ Golden St.  There is no doubt the Nuggets will be giving a max effort considering they have been handled by the Jazz both times this year 

The Pacers just lost a few days ago on their home court against these Pistons.  I just think Indiana is the better team here and will get the revenge tonight.  The Pistons will be without Bradley here tonight.  I also think the Pistons have been pretty fortunate here as of late because they have been winning some close games despite shooting terrible from the field.  That will catch up to you in the long run

I will be a sucker here and take Tortonto who is just flat out much better than the Mavs.  This Raptors team is rolling right now winning 6 straight and the Mavs are terrible losing 8 of their last 10 games.  I know the Raptors have a big look ahead tomorrow night vs Thunder, but they should still handle the Mavs here

Love the Thunder here tonight as the seem to have figured things out recently winning 6 of their last 7 games.  The Rockets on the other hand have been slipping here as of late.  They have also benefited from a very favorable home schedule as this will only be their 4th road game dating back to November 18.  I think the Thunder win this game outright with Paul being out 

This is the first meeting of the season between the Warriors and Cavs.  I think we see a Warriors team that plays with a chip on their shoulder here to prove they are still the team to beat.  The Warriors still have enough fire with Durant Klay and Draymond here to contain he Cavs even without Curry.  

Really like the Saints here today to get the job done against their division rival in the Falcons.  The Saints will expose the Falcons D at home here who quite frankly doesn't have a great pass rush.  The Falcons D has been giving up 6 yard per play their last 3 games which isn't a good sign going forward.  The fact they won 2 of those games is lucky

People are forgetting about the Bills here.  This team is still in the playoff hunt, but aren't being treated as such.  I also like the spot for them here with the Patriots coming off that emotional win over the Steelers.  The Patriots could be gassed here also coming off 3 straight road games.  The Bills will be the more motivated team I will take them as double digit dogs

Not sure the Lions deserve to be favored here.  This team is a bunch of frauds and have been lucky to play an easy schedule.  They have beat the Bears twice, Browns, Packers and Bucs recently.  Those teams are all worse than the Bengals.  

The Chiefs woke up last week blowing out the Chargers and now are back in control to win the division despite a rough patch there for a few weeks.  I think the Chiefs have no problem here beating the Dolphins who just look they they don't play hard with Cutler.  The game against the Patriots was a fluke.  KC blows Miami out

This one is pretty simple.  The Rams on national TV last week blew out the Seahawks and of course the betting public will be all over them.  The look ahead line here was -3 for the Rams nad based on results alone last week it has jumped now to a full TD.  Thats a big over reaction 

Odds makers haven't adjusted enough here for the Suns.  The Suns were just 12 point dogs at Minnesota and won so being on their home court now the line only moved 4?  I know the T Wolves will want revenge, but the Suns have been playing well as of late winning 5 of their last 7 games

Thunder getting to much love here because they have won 4 of their last 5 games.  They barely survived a bad Atlanta team last night and now on a back to back against a Jazz team that just beat the Spurs short handed at home.  Mitchell returns to the lineup here for Utah as well.  The Thunder have been awful on the road going 4-12 ATS.

Let's go back to the Pelicans here again tonight.  They should have no problem blowing the Heat out here who simply won't have an answer for Davis or Boogie underneath will all the injuries they have.  

The Bulls have been on fire and covering machines.  I have backed them a lot during this run, but I think it ends here today.  The Celtics haven't been playing great themselves and this is a rare time the betting public won't be on them given recent results.  Celtics win easy

The Mavs shouldn't be favored here as they are the worst road team in the league only having 2 road wins. The Hawks played well last night @ the Thunder and almost stole one 

This might seem like a big number, but for those who havent watched this Nevada team play they are the real deal.  Their only two losses came too two big 12 teams and both of those came down to the final minute of the game.  Southern Illinois has only played Louisville and they lost by 40.  This game gets ugly fast

Both teams here have lost 2 straight games.  I just think the value lies here with Portland even though Lillard is declared out for tonight's game.  The Nuggets have just been brutal on the road with a 5-12 SU record.  Nuggets still without Milsap and Harris and Mudiay are both questionable 

Really surprised to see some Texas money coming in here.  The Longhorns don't have as much talent in my eyes as Bama does and it's been a while since you could say that.  Sexton the true freshman from Bama is a monster and I dont think Texas can slow him down.  Also worth noting is that this neutral court game is still being played in Bama 

I will bite here as this line makes no sense to me.  In both meetings between the two the home home has won and covered both.  The Hornets are playing very bad right now just 2-7 SU their last 9 games.  The Bucks are coming off a big win over the Cavs, but have now had two days off from that game which helps.  The Bucks are also a home team as they are 10-5 SU while the Hornets are 2-11 on the road

The line simply tells the story here.  The Pelicans haven't been playing great and are fairly big road favorites.  Well, that is because the Magic are not only playing worse losing 6 straight but are very banged up and will be missing 3 starters tonight 

Seems like a lot of love right now for Oklahoma.  A lot of that is because of their stud freshman in Young who is lighting it up right now.  Laying nearly double digits here seems like a big overreaction here.  Yes, Northwestern has underachieved, but you better believe they will bring their A game here tonight 

There is no doubt this will be a public play, but I think the Spurs at this price is so hard to pass up on.  They return Leonard and Parker to the lineup tonight.  The Spurs have won 3 straight while the Jazz are really struggling just winning one game in their last 8 

Let's take a shot with the Sixers to respond here against a Raptors team is playing their 2nd of a back to back here.  Sixers have been struggling lately, but they have been competitive as 3 losses in a row combined to just 10 points.  2 of those games were by 2 points.  

Both teams have had plenty of rest here coming into tonight's game.  I think the Lakers will want some revenge after losing a close one last time out.  The Warriors are without Curry and Green here.  Also out is Zaza and Livingston.  Lakers are playing much better right now and so is Ball wouldn't be surprised to see them win this one

This seems like a very good discount here on the Thunder.  They were -2 earlier this season @ Denver which suggests they should be -8 here at home.  I like the Thunder to get revenge here and bounce back after they were in a tough spot against the Knicks last game out

Let's take a look at the Bulls here who have been going under the radar.  I actually think they should be favored here in this spot coming off 5 straight wins and also given the fact that the Sixers superstar in Embiid is out tonight.  Bulls are playing with some confidence right now lets take them here

The Hornets have lost back to back heart breakers at home and I think they respond here with a big effort.  It look likes Zingis and Hardaway are out for tonight.  Also the Knicks are in a tough spot here coming off a big win against the Thunder

I will take my chances with the Pacers here.  They are still playing good ball going 5-2 SU their last 7 games.  They are also 10-6 at home on the year.  They will want revenge here from an earlier loss this season at home.   Celtics will be playing their 3rd game in 4 nights with travel every day

The 49ers plain and simple are a whole different team right now since Jimmy has taken over at QB.  San Fran is playing with a ton of confidence right now winning back to back road games.  This will be Jimmy's first start at home so you can expect another big effort 

I just think the Rams will have the edge here as their defensive line will take over the game against a very bad Seahawks offensive line.  Seattle made a nice comeback last weekend against the Jags, but the Rams present the same problem that the Jags did on defense.  I also don't think the Seahawks will be able to hold Gurley in check either

Dont like Miami at all here in this spot coming off a huge Monday win over the Patriots.  Now they are on a short travel week against another division rival.  The Bills still have a chance for the playoffs so you can expect a big effort. 

Just don't think the Ravens should be laying this much to anyone on the road.  This team gave it all they had last week against the Steelers.  This Browns team should have won last week having a 21-7 lead going into the 4th against Green Bay and they blew the lead and failed to cover giving up a TD in OT  

Two teams here I think going in different directions if you watch the game.  The Cardinals are playing with a lot of hear right now beating 2 playoff teams in the last 3 weeks only losing to the Rams.  The Redskins have completely thrown in the towel for the season and have so many injuries right now I think they lose out right

I have been against this Oregon team several times this season as they lost so much from last years great team.  This will also be their first true road game and Fresno St will be up for the challenge 

I'm not sold on Clemson at all and their record as they really haven't been challenged yet this season.  We are getting a good price on Florida because of this game being on a neutral court

This UCLA team still has a lot of talent on it.  I think this will be a tough spot for Cincy coming off a big win over Florida and now travel across country.  UCLA let one slip away blowing a lead and losing in OT @ Michigan.  The distractions are gone from UCLA now I think they win SU

Its safe to say Northwestern has underachieved this season, but they just have too much talen here compared to DePaul who isn't a very good team.  DePaul has been beating up on some pretty bad teams as of late that has them over valued 

I think the time is right now to buy on this Kentucky team.  Sure, they haven't looked great so far, but they have enough games under their belt now and have had some time off to get things squared away.  Va Tech has benefited from a easy schedule 

So Leonard is back for the Spurs, but they still lost to the Mavs.  I think it will take some while for them to gel.  Now they are playing the best team in basketball right now and the Rockets will want to make a statement no doubt about it.  I don't think the Spurs can hold them in check 

The Bulls have covered 5 straight and are playing their best basketball of the season.  Now this is a division rival here and I think they will be up for the challenge.  The Bucks are in a classic look ahead spot here with the Rockets on deck tomorrow

I think it will be hard here for the Pacers to get up for this game coming off that emotional game vs the Thunder where the trade happened this off season.  The Pistons got the monkey off their back last night granted against the Hawks, but still you have to start somewhere.  I look for the Pistons to win this game outright

Let's take the Colts here tonight as we see one of the oddest things in the NFL.  The Broncos were home dogs last week to the Jets and now are favored on the road?  This is a case that you very very rarely see.  So out of sure principle you have to take the home dog.  The Colts last two home games were against playoff teams and they lost to Pitt by 3 and the Titans by 4.  

I think this game will be closer than most people think.  I know the Cavs will want to put it to them here, but this young Lakers team can keep it within double digits.  The Cavs have had a very easy schedule here of late as well.  They are still dealing with some injuries and I don't trust the Cavs on defense at all

The Suns played a tough game last night and yes that back to back is in this line here fo sure.  The Raptors are also in a tough spot here playing their 4th straight road game in 6 Days.  I don’t see them blowing the Suns out here in a game they don’t care about

I like thenPelicans to get the job done here tonight.  I know the Bucks have been playing better as of late but those games were at home.  I still think this team underachieves and the matchup favors the Pelicans 

Yes the Thunder have been struggling but the return of George coming home and now all the media coverage that is happening with OKC the betting public doesn’t want a part of.  I think we get a monster effort here tonight from them

Really like the Longhorns here tonight facing a Michigan team that I believe will be bottom 5 in the Big Ten when it's all said and done.  They lost @ Ohio St by 9 who is not a tournament team this year.  They also lost to the worst SEC school on a neutral court in LSU.  Texas is a tournament team and I was impressed with a hard fought road win over VCU last game.  Texas has 2 losses to Duke and Gonzaga, nothing to hang your about there.

Miss St might be undefeated but they have played absolutely no one and this will be their first game on the road.  I also think the fact the Cincy is coming off 2 hard fought losses you can expect a big effort here.  

So Columbia only has one win on the season, but they have dropped several close games.  They have also faced a handful of teams better than Boston College.  Throw that in with the fact that this spot couldn't be any worse for BC coming off a huge upset win over #1 ranked Duke where they stormed the court.   This seems like a classic let down spot here

I'm not a believer in this Titans team at despite their record.  They beat the Texans and Colts the last two games who are two of the worst teams in the league.  People are forgetting that this Cards team two weeks ago beat the Jags 

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Going with Nevada here as this team should be undefeated with their only loss being last time out against Texas Tech in OT.  TCU is undefeated, but looking at their schedule this will by far be their toughest test.  

Like the Spurs here on their home court tonight against Boston.  The Spurs have been a different team the last 2 weeks from the start of the season.  I think we see San Antonio get the revenge here and a easy cover

The Pistons have easily been one of he biggest surprises so far this NBA season.  I think they could pull the upset here tonight of the Warriors as they defend their home court very well with a 8-2 record.  The Warriors are on their final stretch here of this long road trip.  Curry being out and Green being questionable I think we get a max effort here from Detroit and maybe a win