Can't pass up on this price with the Wolves here at home at a PK vs the Cavs.  I still think the betting public has it wrong on this Cavs since the return of Thomas.  It's going to take them a lot longer to adjust because he has the ball in his hands so much.  Wolves will be hungry for a huge home win here 

This play here is all about the Pacers All Star Victor Oladipo returning to the line up.  They destroyed the Bulls their last game and I think at home they can take care of business against the Bucks.

I backed Stanford last time out vs UCLA as they won out right.  I will back them again here in another underdog role.  We saw what Colorado did playing the home underdog role vs ASU an Arizona with outright both games.  I think last game provides a lot of motivation here for Stanford and they get another upset win

Let's jump on this line now as I believe it will go up throughout the day with all the injures the Spurs are dealing with right now.  Portland is 4-2 SU their last 6 games and will be playing for revenge from earlier in the season as the Spurs snuck one by them beating them by 2 on their home court 

I will take my chances with Cincinnati here as I think they are just heads and shoulder above SMU who lost a ton from last years team.  Cincy had an ugly ugly game last time out @ Temple but the managed to get a win and that is what good teams do.  I think Mick has his guys ready here and we see Cincy really put the hammer down

UNI has had a rough go as of late losing all 3 conference games.  I think today is the day they get back on the board.  This just feels like one of those desperation type of games.  They are back to healthy and I think we get a huge effort here

The Heat shouldn't have a problem here against the Jazz who are a pathetic 3-16 on the road this season.  They are playing by far their worst basketball of the season just 3-12 SU their last 15 games. 

The Heat are playing a lot better as of late winning 3 straight and are 6-2 SU their last 8 games.  Miami is getting healthier each day and I look for an easy winner here with them

It's worth taking a shot here with TCU on their home court against Kansas.  Most people will think that Kansas will bounce back after losing at home, but this isn't your world beater Jayhawk team at all this season.  TCU only has one loss and they blew that game against Oklahoma and it was by just 1 point.  TCU wins this one outright

Let's take Tennessee here with a rival battle against Kentucky.  Kentucky could easily be 0-2 in conference play barely beating Georgia and LSU who aren't the top teams in this league.  Tennessee is actually one of the top teams and I expect them to show up with a big effort here

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Love West Virginia here as they always go under the radar because they really never have one stand out player,but just do everything together and do it right.  Their home crowd alone is worth a few more points as it's a top 15 place to play in.  Oklahoma has been a nice story and still are a good team, but they run into a buzz saw here

Texas Tech is probably in the heardest spot they will be in all season.  They are coming off a huge upset over Kansas @ Kansas as 7.5 point dogs.  Now they are favored by 10?  Seems like a huge over reaction here.  Kansas St isn't a top team in the Big 12, but before that Texas Tech win over K St most people would have said they these teams are similar 

Butler is a perfect 9-0 this season at home which included an impressive win over #1 ranked Nova.  Not surprising they followed that up with a loss on the road, but return home here.  Seton Hall is a team I dont trust on the road as they lost to Rutgers

Let's take the Aggies here as they have dropped their first couple games in SEC play in ugly fashion.  That was because they had some injuries and suspensions.  Hogg the guy who makes the team run is back from suspension.  I also think LSU is in a major let down spot coming off a hard fought game vs Kentucky 

Georgia is worth a look here as this team has been very solid at home with a 7-0 record.  They have covered 4 straight games and 6 of their last 8.  I need to see more from Bama on the road the one point loss to Vandy was a little misleading as they were down 9 with a minute to go

Let's ride the wave here with the Mavs who are starting to click.  They lost to the Warriors last game out as Curry hit a deep 3 with the clock running down.  Prior to that the Mavs had won 4 straight games which included wins over the Raptos, Pelicans and Thunder.  

No choice but to take Penn St here.  Northwestern had a lot of high hopes to begin this season and quite frankly they haven't lived up to it.  Now their PG Mcintosh is questionable and he didn't play last game and they were routed at home vs Nebraska.  Penn St is a young and athletic team that can play with anyone in the conference on their home court.  I think we see another blowout given to Northwestern 

The Sixers hit a rough patch after a hot start, but have now really regained form again.  They have won 3 straight and 4 of their last 5.  The Pistons right now are hurt as Drummond is questionable to go and that would be huge plus their best offensive weapon in Jackson is out tonight 

Utah is getting a lot of respect here because they are coming off back to back road wins vs Oregon and Oregon St.  They were lucky to survive against Oregon St last game.  Both Oregon schools are down this year.  Arizona people are giving enough respect to as this team is a legit top 10 team and top 5 talent.  They are coming off a nice win over their rival ASU and people maybe thinking let down, but that was nearly a week ago

I like Stanford here tonight against UCLA.  UCLA is coming off two nice home wins covering in both against the Washington schools.  Those two teams are down this year and I think Stanford responds here after a close loss to Cal.  

Let's take the points here with Houston who are playing pretty solid ball this season.  They have a big win over Arkansas beating them by 26 and also over Providence by 11.  The Shockers are a solid team but getting to much respect considering they have only covered once in the last 6 games.

Wasn't extremely high on this South Carolina team to start the season but have been impressed so far.  They are going to play well at home and lay some clunkers on the road.  I just don't think Missouri is that good and they have a huge look ahead this weekend with Florida coming to town 

I like the Jazz here tonight against the Pelcians on their home court.  The Jazz are well rested having 3 days off coming off a nice win over the Cavs.  

Consider me a sucker here but I will back NC St as this will be the first game for Notre Dame is without their leader Colson.  He is their everything and makes that team go.  This seems like a tough spot here for Notre Dame and I expect a big effort from NC St coming off an ugly loss against Clemson

This is just too many points here in this rivalry game.  Oklahoma is now on the map and the betting public is falling in love with Trae young the stud freshman PG.  He is very exciting and extremely talented, but winning by double digits seems like a large task here.  

Thomas isn't in the lineup here to return home for the Cavs even though he played last night.  The Celtics have had this game circled since they lost the first game of the year @ Cleveland.  

I like the Sixers here catching the Spurs on a back to back here.  The Spurs will be down 4 starters tonight with Leonard Parker Green and Gay all out.  Embiid is out for Philly which is keeping this line lower.  The Sixers have had two days here so they are plenty rested 

The betting public loves North Carolina plain and simple.  If you have watched this Tarheels team there is nothing special about them at all.  They aren't world beaters by any means.  UNC barely beat Wake Forest last game as 14 point favorites.  

We all know this Clippers team isn't going anywhere, but they are playing a lot better ball as of late.  They have won 5 of their last 6 SU.  They are 10-1-1 ATS their last 12 games.  They also recently just lost @ Memphis in a close game so revenge is for sure on the mind.  

Arkansas is coming off a huge win over ranked Tennessee in OT and now go on the road where they have only played one true road game and were blown out by Houston.

Miss St, sure they haven't played a great schedule by any means but, they still only have one loss and will be up for this game here tonight.  

Well we all know who the betting public will be all over here as IT returns to the lineup for the Cavs making this line an inflated number.  It's going to take some time for the Cavs to adjust here because Thomas needs the ball in his hands a majority of the time.  The Blazers get Lillard back here and will be more than motivated to knock the Cavs off.  Also Thomas is a very poor defender as well which helps Portland and their guards

The betting public will take all the points they can get here because Butler just beat Villanova.  Odds makers know when a average team pulls a huge upset like that, it screams major let down for the next game on the road and this happens to be a rival in Xavier and they are very good as well.  Xavier blows them out

I really think this Central Michigan team is being priced wrong here.  They right now look like the best team in the MAC and aren't being given much credit.  Ohio has played away from home 5 times this year and are just 1-4 SU with their only win coming against Indiana St by just 2.  

I think the betting public and a lot of people will be all over the Crimson tide here.  Most people will say you give Nick Saban revenge and he will dominate.  I'm not buying it as if you have watched this Bama team this year they don't pas the eye test.  They were also very lucky to play one of the easiest schedules you could ask for and the toughest game they had they failed to show up against Aubrun.  Dabo to me is the best coach in football right now and what he is able to draw up is something special.  This Clemson team lost a ton from last year and all they have done is become the #1 seed.  Clemson isn't getting the respect they deserve.

The fact that the Blazers are now favored here tells me a lot.  First, it tells me that they plan on Lillard playing tonight.  Also for the fact that they just lost to the Hawks this is a bounce back game.  Also since the Bulls have been so hot covering games left and right that is extremely telling as well. 

Talk about a team in the NBA who gets zero respect that is the Rapotrs.  This team is 13-1 at home this season and are 7-2 SU their last 9 games.  The Raptors have also had two days off here as well and won't be over looking Giannis and company. 

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Odds makers have this game way wrong as Kansas St should be favored here.  They have one bad loss, but the other loss was by 2 to Arizona St and we all know how good they are this season, just losing their first game to Arizona.  Kansas St doesn't get much love for some reason, but if you have watched this team play they belong in the Top 25.  After they win here today they will be in the Top 25 next week

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