Better and more consistent team than Milwaukee and they understand how to beat them. 

This is Iona's sixth straight MAAC title game and they have won the last two, but Fairfield is on 10-2 run, which includes seven straight. The Stags in an upset. 

Quinnipiac has done well, but Fairfield has more ways to score and is playing with a great deal of confidence. 

Solid defensive club and oddsmakers total suggests a lower scoring game which would benefit St. Peter's. I'll grab the points.

Washington has lost two home games to very good teams by making too many turnovers look for them to clean that up today against an Indiana team they know they can beat. 

Yes, it is a lot of lumber, but Toronto has been playing fantastic and Charlotte is not guarding anybody in recent games. The Raptors by 13 or more. 

Troy Wins Outright!

Penn State plays Purdue tough again and falls by just 3.

UL- Monroe rolls and wins by 10.

Mercer is red hot right now and wins by 5.

Wagner wins at home by 12.

I know Butler is out for Minnesota, but Utah is really shooting the ball poorly, on a five-game stretch at exactly 42%. That is a lot of points to give a team unless you have shots dropping. The Jazz win, just by four or less. 

They have played Canisius tough twice this season and the favorite just has to win to advance. Grab the points. 

Hard to argue with the Boilermakers at 12-0 OVER on a neutral floor. 

Philly deserves to be favored but they are 2-7 SU and ATS in the second of back to back games, losing by -7.3 PPG. Charlotte could win this contest.

Revenge does not always work, but I would think the Buckeyes will be focused after dropping a pair to Penn State this season. 

Marist stinks, but Fairfield has won four in a row by a grand total of 12 points. Do not expect the Stags to take the Red Foxes all that seriously and Marist slides under the number. 

EWU is playing their best basketball of the season and roll over Southern Utah by at least 15. 

Georgia Tech lacks the offense to stay with the Wolfpack and N.C. State has been speeding up teams, which is what makes the -2 a bargain.

The Atlantic Sun semis are at the higher seeds' home court and FGC has won four straight over North Florida and beaten them by 21.5 PPG both home and away. 

The Nittany Lions have lost three straight but they still are the superior offensive team versus Northwestern. With a few more fans in the seats because of proximity, Penn State moves to 12-2 ATS against losing teams. 

Wolfpack did not have leading scorer in loss at home to UNLV. Payback tonight. 

By most accounts, Syracuse is still a bubble team and there is enough bettors who feel they could be in trouble in Bean Town. The Orange were sent out as a -1 point favorite and after baking, they have been flipped like a pancake to a two-point underdog. As has been the case all year about Syracuse, the offense is a concern. They average 66.5 PPG on the road and they connect on only 38.4 percent of shot attempts. With the 'Cuse having more reason to play and have handled Boston College in recent years, I also cannot overlook the total of 135.5. When B.C. scores less than 70 points this season, they are dreadful 0-9 SU. 

Clemson had Florida State beat last time and let them off the hook. That does not happen at home. 

Aggies bring the juice, control the frontcourt and win at Georgia. 

Oklahoma City is back in Play Against mode. Watch Dallas slide under the number. 

New Orleans playing well on multiple levels and if they play the same way, this is two-point game either way. 

Washington in nice rhythm and no reason for them not to be ready to face Golden State. Warriors win, just by 5 or less. 

Basketball bettors thought Kentucky was bloated at -12 over Ole Miss and sportsbooks now have a slimmed down version of the Wildcats at -9. This to me seems like a terrific opportunity with Kentucky on a mini-run of 3-0 SU and ATS and the Rebels playing out the season and the returning players waiting to find out who the next coach will be. With the SU winner of a 'Cats game on a 12-1 ATS run, Kentucky cruises. 

I can see why bettors have moved Florida State down from +3 to +1.5 because they have really good athletes. But N.C. State has better basketball players and they win at home by 5. 

The Spurs are really slumping, while Cleveland's on a resurgence. I expect that to continue with the Cavaliers putting San Antonio away in the fourth quarter to win by 7 or more.

After making a fair amount of money recently betting against Charlotte, they have won three straight while Detroit continues to falter. The Hornets by at least 6. 

Fresno State wins going away by 14.

Blazers by 10!

UTSA by 5

K-State covers, losing by just 2. 

George Mason wins by 7. 

This SBC game is a three-point outcome either way. 

Kansas Wins the Game!

Baylor wins the game!

This looks to be somewhat of curious move line (opened at 224.5) since Phoenix has only averaged 93.4 PPG in their past five games before the break and the Clippers were playing very solid defense until Golden State tagged them for 134 last night. Of course, it is possible these two could reach the adjusted number, but I'm not thinking so and will say the oddmakers original number is more accurate. 

The Cardinals are playing better than Western Mich. and have been putting the ball in the basket with great regularity recently. All my power ratings have Ball State by 6.5 to 8 points.

I like Northern Kentucky, but UIC has only lost once in past nine games and is 10-3 ATS versus teams who attempt 21 or more three-point shots a game after 15+ games this season. 

Washington is in a nice groove and Hornets are 7-17 ATS when playing on back-to-back days.

Belmont by 7 or more. 

Troy covers

UTSA by 8 or more

Marshall covers

Kansas State is just a better team than Texas and is 20-3 ATS at home after two straight wins by 10 points or more.

UCF has won a few games in a row but still struggles to score. Tulsa is 8-1 ATS recently when a home favorite of six or less. 

The Johnnie's are the most unlikely turnaround of the season, winners of four straight. With the Red Storm offense humming and Marquette a lousy defense squad, why not take the points! 

You have to feel for SMU (15-12, 9-13 ATS). It was known coming into the season the Mustangs had enough front-line talent to compete in the AAC, but they had a short bench. One thing the Ponies could not afford was injuries, but they have been hit hard by them and are limping to the end of the season with five straight losses (1-4 ATS) and are shooting under 35 percent in this stretch.

East Carolina (10-15, 10-8 ATS) is fighting to reach .500 so they could get an invite to a minor postseason tournament. That is probably not going to happen, yet give the Pirates credit, they are playing competitive basketball and are 9-5 ATS in conference play and even better 8-3 ATS as underdogs since the calendar turned to 2018.

At this point, the talent difference is not that large. Being able to take ECU with eight points and knowing they are 10-1 ATS off a home loss is too good to pass up.

Ole Miss has thrown in the towel and coach Andy Kennedy who was leaving anyways has decided to be like his team and just quit now. Missouri jumps on the Rebels early and wins going away. 

Though Baylor has won five straight, is on a 6-0 ATS run and they are in Waco, the Bears have been flipped from -1 to +1 underdogs versus West Virginia. Coach Scott Drew of Baylor knows all he has to do is keep the game close because the Mountaineers have a propensity for blowing games with leads this season, failing to execute late in contests. I like the identity the Bears have established on both sides of the floor and I will call for them to win and cover.

18th ranked Rhode Island looks to avoid a 2-game losing streak tonight when It travels to LaSalle. The Rams fell on Friday night in a difficult game at St Bonnies despite playing one of their better defensive games of the season in holding St Bonnies to 38.1% from the floor. The chances of another upset seem slim in that LaSalle has lost 11 of its L12 games against the spread. They’ve also allowed 78 points or more in eight of their L12 games. My numbers call for Rhode Island to score about 80 points tonight, with which a total of 145.5 would mean only 65 or so for LaSalle. For good measure, road teams are on a 13-2-2 ATS run in L17 of Rhode Island-LaSalle series. Let’s go with Rhode Island to rebound big tonight.

Mercer has returned to 'dangerous' team and they will be a factor in the Southern Conference tourney next week. Don't expect West Carolina to put up much of a fight being 2-11 ATS in road games off a home loss by 10 points or more, losing by an average of 14.8 PPG.

Purdue is in a major funk and Penn State is playing very well, particularly on defense. When digging into the numbers, the Boilers are 11-3 UNDER in the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions are 9-2 UNDER after playing two games as a favorite and these clubs are 11-1 UNDER in West Lafayette. 

Edmonton has lost six straight and been outscored by more two goals a game. The Oilers lost to lowly Arizona yesterday and is playing a third game in four days, the last two on the road. Colorado gets back center Nathan MacKinnon and should only be more explosive. The Avs win 4-2. 

South Florida is flat out awful and all my power rankings have Tulsa winning by 16 or 17 points. 

Denver is coming on and is 20-7 ATS at home after covering the spread in three or more consecutive games. Oral Roberts is 0-6 ATS in road games after failing to cover three of their last four against the spread, losing by 20 PPG. Denver by 8 or more. 

Weber State on a major roll in the Big Sky and wins by 10.

Tennessee State wins going away by 13.

Ole Miss going down the tubes while Miss. State still needs wins. The Bulldogs are 11-2 at home games after playing a game as an underdog. The home team by 10+ points. 

Gonzaga is 19-1 and 15-5 ATS hosting Pepperdine and has won last three games by more than 35 PPG. All three of my power ratings have the Zags by 30 or more. 

VEGAS is 9-1 at home game when the total is 5.5, winning by two goals a game. 

For college basketball picks I will take Xavier. Maybe Villanova returns to prior form, but I do not think they will, being a bit off. The Musketeers have the revenge factor, are playing at home and have witnessed enough runs by opposing teams and still stood tall after 40 minutes. Xavier proves they deserve a No.1 seed.  

On the assumption South Dakota plays a normal game, they win by 18 or more. 

Arkansas is playing like a team that knows they will win and is at home. Texas A&M still shaky from time to time. Hogs by 5 or more.

UL- Monroe really playing win this SBC contest by five or more.

Too much offense for Spartans and they win by 12.

With all the upsets this past week and conferences leaders going down left and right, this is the perfect spot for the Bonnies to rise up. After a dull start to the A-10 season, the Bonnies have won seven straight and all sets of power ratings have them winning outright! 

The Anteaters are on the prowl, winners of 5 SU and ATS, while Hawai'i is going the other way to 0-5 (1-4 ATS). Make it UC-Irvine by 10 or more.

Western Kentucky is tied for 2nd in C-USA and has a very nice ball club. But don't go to sleep on North Texas, who is  7-1 ATS versus teams outscoring their opponents by 8+ points game this season. Make this a two-point game either.

The Cajuns survived a nasty SBC road trip with a split and remain the best team in the conference, tonight they punish Texas State and better 6-0 ATS record as a favorite of 10 or more points this winning by 18 or more. 

The Redhawks have the superior offensive team when it comes to scoring and they have a +9 point edge when comparing three-pointers and free throws on average. 

Xavier by 9.

Syracuse by 8

Raptors by 9

With Dicky Vitale in the house, those betting basketball are certain he will see a higher scoring affair and moved the total from 208 to 212. Why I'm not sure. After a pretty good stretch, the Boston offense is back to normal and struggling and they have not broken the 100-point barrier once in their past five games. For whatever reason, the Clippers are playing improved defense and have conceded 102.3 PPG compared to 106.8 PPG on the season. I will go contrarian here and the Clips are 13-5 UNDER in non-conference games this year. 

Orlando losses but by just 1 or 2 points.

Clemson (20-4, 13-7-1 ATS) is in second place in the ACC and was released as a three-seed by the NCAA Tournament committee this past week. For tonight's matchup at Florida State, the college basketball odds have the Tigers as 4.5-point road underdogs. All three of Clemson's conference losses have come on the road, but all were against high quality or dangerous squads like No.1 Virginia, North Carolina (where Clemson never wins) and at N.C. State.

Florida State (17-8, 13-8-2 ATS) is capable of distinguished performances but is just as likely to disappoint. The Seminoles have lost three of four and are staring at an NIT bid unless they turn the season around. Taking down a Top 12 team would help Florida State's case, however, their shot-making skills are off and Clemson allows only a 41.1 percent conversion rate.

Normally, this is where we wonder about Clemson's mental toughness, but not this team. After losing second-leading scorer and rebounder Donte Grantham to injury, the Tigers did not waiver. And even an embarrassing 61-36 demolition at Virginia did not crumble this crew who has gone on to win four in a row. Watch Clemson cover and possibly win in Tallahassee. 

George Mason Wins!

Michigan by 15

Part of the reason Houston is so much better this season is a commitment to defense. Not every game or every situation, just overall. Minnesota can also score like the Rockets, however, Houston is 7-0 UNDER on the road when the line is +3 to -3 and which includes 21-4 UNDER in the same circumstance the last few seasons. 

This visitor is the better club and LaSalle is 2-10 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games the last two seasons, losing by 10.8 PPG

Nebraska is 13-1 and 10-2 ATS at home and they face a Maryland club that has lost six straight conference road games. This game means everything to the Huskers who could be 4-seed in the Big Ten and they will by 6. 

The Hoyas have covered four straight and are 6-1 ATS in true away games. 

Baylor has gotten into a good offensive groove, which is why they have shot over 50 percent in past three games and that has helped their defense, which is not allowed anyone to shoot over 40 percent in the same time span. Texas, on the other hand, has been awful on defense, with three straight foes connecting on over 50 percent (two at home). With the Bears 11-4 ATS versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3-point shots a game on the season, Baylor sweeps the Horns. 

Dallas are playing their best hockey of the year on a 5-0 tear and Vancouver is sliding at 0-4. The Stars have won 13 of 14 against the Canucks. 

Despite Bill Walton's ranting that Stanford is a good team, their record says otherwise. The Cardinal are also just 2-7 and 3-6 ATS on the road, compared to Colorado 10-2 and 8-4 ATS in Boulder. Finally, Stanford is 2-10 ATS on the road after losing as an away underdog. Buffs by 6 or more.  

UCF does not have enough offense in normal times and now they have multiple injuries. Look for the Tigers to exploit their ability to score more and win by 6. 

Washington is obviously better and the Red Wings are 3-18 after a road game where both teams scored three or more goals.

Though Toronto has been a pedestrian road team, they come into Charlotte playing well, especially on the defensive end. I look for that to continue against a Hornets squad that has not shot the ball well and is 2-11 ATS as a home underdog.

Huskies rebound after shooting 27% at Oregon Thursday.

Razorbacks roll, win by 12.

UIC by 14

St. Louis out LaSalle hard, wins by 10 or more! 

One point game either way.

My power ratings have Orlando at +1 or +1.5, Magic cover.

Bruins win with ease.