Big 10 matchup here on Monday has Iowa traveling to play Purdue. The Iowa Hawkeyes are 5-2 S/U and 3-4 ATS on the season. The two losses for Iowa coming vs Oklahoma, 67-79, and at Creighton, 84-92. They have won two straight games with wins over Seton Hall, 85-72, and last game over North Florida, 103-78, but failed to cover the 26.5-point favorite line. Iowa has hit 50% or better from the field in four of its seven games. The Hawkeyes have only play one away game, coming at Creighton where they lost by eight points but covered the +12-point spread. The Purdue Boilermakers are 7-1 S/U and 5-2-1 ATS. They suffered their first loss last game at Northwestern, 88-92, as a 5-point favorite. That was also their 2nd worst shooting performance of the season of 43.3% despite the 88 points. Conference games always a bit tougher and this is the first Big 10 game for Purdue. Boilermakers laying around 12 to 13 points here tonight. A bit too much for me. I'll take the points with Iowa.

Rivalry game here on Sunday has Nebraska hosting its instate rivals, Creighton. Both teams off to great starts this season. The Creighton Blue Jays are 6-1 S/U and 5-2 ATS. They are coming off a win at Oklahoma State, 79-65, as a 8-point favorite. Their lone loss coming last week at home to Colorado State, 48-69, as a 9-point favorite. The Jays shot horrid 27.9% from the field and 20.7% from the 3-point arc, both season lows. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 7-0 S/U and 5-2 ATS. They are coming off a win over Cal Fullerton, 85-72, as a 17.5-point favorite. That was only one of two spread losses this season. They also have a nice win over Oregon State, 84-63, as a 8-point favorite. This will be the first time the Huskers find themselves in the dog role. They are getting around 4 to 5 points at home. For me, that's too much to pass on with an undefeated team. Play Nebraska.

A couple of Bee State teams meet here on Saturday as Utah Valley State takes on Utah Tech. The Utah Valley State Wolverines are 5-2 S/U and 3-2 ATS on the season. They have won two straight games including last game vs Seattle, 78-72, as a 3-point dog. They have hit at least 46.7% from the field in three of their last four games. Utah Tech, previously known as Dixie State, is 3-3 S/U and 3-2 vs the spread. The Trailblazers rebounded from their loss at Washington State, 59-93, with a win over Lindewood, 73-66, as a 3-point favorite. The Blazers best shooting performance thus far has been in their last game with 47.1%. Pick'em game here on Saturday. I look for Utah State to leave with the win.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane look to improve to 5-1 on the season here tonight as they travel to play Oral Roberts. Tulsa is also 3-1-1 vs the spread. They are coming off their first loss of the season at Arkansas Little Rock, 82-84, as a 4-point favorite. The Hurricane allowed their highest shooting performance in that loss, 47.1%. Prior to that loss, they have played great defense, holding three of the four wins to just 35.2% or less. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are 2-4 S/U and 2-3 ATS. They have lost three of their last four, including last game at Kansas State, 78-88, as a 14-point dog. They lost by 10 to Kansas State despite a 51.7% shooting performance and 47.6% 3-point shooting - both season highs. A bit surprised that Tulsa getting around 4.5-points here today. I have them closer to pick. Still, I'll take that number with Tulsa here today.

Another Philly matchup here on Saturday has St Josephs taking on Temple. The St Joe Hawks are 5-2 S/U and ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Villanova, 78-65, as a 12.5-point dog. Their two losses coming at Kentucky, 88-96, and home vs Texas A&M-Comm, 54-57, as a 18.5-point favorite. In that loss to A&M-Comm they shot 27.3% from the field and 20% from 3-point arc. Temple had to go to three overtimes to put Lasalle away in their last game, 106-99, as a 4-point favorite. That snapped a two game losing streak to Columbia and Ole Miss. The Owls have covered five of their six games. Another great Philly shootout here on Saturday. I'll take Temple in this one.

The St Mary's Gaels take on Boise State at the Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls, ID. St Mary's is 3-4 S/U and 2-4 ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Utah, 71-78, as a 4.5-point favorite. They hit just 41.7% from the field and 33.3% from the 3-point arc. The Boise State Broncos are 3-3 S/U and 0-4-1 ATS on the season. They are coming off a loss to Butler, 56- 70, as a 1.5-point favorite. They had their worst shooting performance in that game, hitting just 32.3% from the field and 16.7 from the 3-point arc. This isn't a home game for Boise, but they should have the home crowd mostly here as the game plays in Idaho Falls. I'll take Boise State here on Friday night.

The St Johns Red Storm looks to improve to 5-2 today as they take on West Virginia. The Storm is 2-4 ATS, covering their last two games. They are coming off a win over Holy Cross, 91-45, as a 24-point favorite. They have hit at least 48.4% from the field in the last three games after a pair of games in the mid 30's. West Virginia is 3-3 S/U and ATS after six games. The Mountaineers are coming off a win over Bellarine, 62-58, but failed to cover the 8-point favorite line. That win snapped a two game losing streak. St John's laying 5.5-points here on Friday. I like the dog in this one. I'll take West Virginia.

 The South Alabama Jaguars are 4-4 S/U and 4-2 ATS on the season. They are coming off a loss at Maryland, 55-68, but covered the 15-point dog line. That loss snapped a three game win streak by the Jags. They have shot 43% or better in five of their eight games. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are 3-4 S/U and 2-4 ATS on the season. They have won two straight games after losing four straight. They are coming off a win over Incarnate Word, 67-65, as a 6.5 point favorite though they failed to cover the line. The Gamecocks have shot at least 40.4% in every game except for their loss at West Virginia, 57-70, as a 7.5-point dog. Jax State a small favorite here on Thursday. I'll take the dog in this one. Play S.Alabama.

The Belmont Bruins are 4-3 S/U and 2-4 ATS to start the season. They have won two straight games over Penn and then last game over Lafayette, 76-69, as a 8-point favorite. They have also covered their last two games. The Bruins have hit at least 43.5% from the field in all but one game thus far. And with the exception of a 14.3% night from 3-point line vs Furman, they have at least hit 34.6% from the arc in their other six games. The Northern Iowa Panthers are 2-4 S/U and 2-3 ATS on the season. They snapped a three game losing streak with a win over Stanford last game, 73-51, as a 5.5-point dog. The Panthers are a 8.5 point favorite tonight and for me that's just a bit too much for a 2-4 team to cover. Play Belmont.

The Lasalle Explorers bring their 5-1 record on the road tonight for this Philly rivalry with Temple. The Explorers are 3-3 vs the spread after their win vs Coppin State, 81-62, though they failed to cover the 21-point chalk line. Coppin State's only loos came at Duke, 66-95, as a 25.5-point dog. The team has shot at least 41.4% from the field in every game and with the exception of the Duke loss, at least 30.8% from the 3-point arc. The Temple Owls are 3-2 S/U and 4-1 ATS. They have lost two straight games including last game vs Ole Miss, 76-77, as a 4.5-point dog. The Owls have been favored twice, at Navy in a win, 75-68, as a 6.5-point favorite and then vs Columbia in a 73-78 loss as a 12.5-point favorite. They are favored tonight but I like the points in this one. Play La Salle.

The Utah State Aggies come into tonight's game at St Louis with a 5-1 S/U and 3-2 ATS record. Their lone loss coming at Bradley, 66-72, as a 5.5-point dog. In fact, that's been their only road game thus far as they play road game No 2 here tonight. They have done well at home, but the test is tonight at St Louis. The Billikens are 5-2 S/U and 2-4 ATS on the season. They are coming off a home win over Dartmouth, 66-65, but failed to cover the 12-point line. That snapped a two game losing streak for St Louis which started the season 4-0. I like St Louis here tonight at home against a Utah State team that I'm not sold on how good they are away from home. Play St Louis.

The Ball State Cardinals look to continue their good start to the season here tonight in Arkansas Little Rock. Ball State has won two straight since its only loss of the season coming at Evansville, 50-74, as a pick'em. The Cardinals then beat UCS Upstate, 75-58, as a 3.5-point favorite and then won last game vs Arkansas Pine Bluff, 92-74, as a 10-point favorite. They have shot 49.1% or better in four of their six games. The Arkansas Little Rock Trojans are a small favorite in this game despite their 2-4 S?U and ATS records. They snapped a four game losing streak last game with a win vs Tulsa, 84-82, as a 4-point dog. The team is not a good 3-point shooting team either, with their best performance being a 28.6% mark in that win over Tulsa. I'm taking Ball State here tonight as they not only are the better team but they should get a few points.

Two teams with five wins matchup here today as Kentucky hosts Miami Florida. The Miami Florida Hurricanes are 5-0 S/U and 4-1 ATS on the season. They have won two straight games over Georgia, 79-67, and then last game over Kansas State, 91-83, as a 3-point favorite. This team has been hot from the field with four of their five games hitting 51% or better. And from the 3-point they have 42.9% or better in three of the five. Kentucky Wildcats are 5-1 S/U and 3-3 ATS on the season. The Cats have won three straight including last game over Marshall, 118-82, as a 18-point favorite. The Cats have scored at least 81 points in all five games. Both teams can score and this one looks to be a shootout here tonight. But for me, I'll take the points with the nice dog in Miami.

The Western Carolina Catamounts look to remain perfect as they hit the road tonight for their game at Tennessee Tech. The Catamounts are 5-0 S/U and 3-1 ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Northern Alabama, 81-63, as a 6.5-point favorite. They have hit over 51.8% from the field in three of their five games and over 44% from the 3-point arc in three of five games. The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are 2-4 S/U and 3-2 ATS on the year. They are coming off a win over Presbyterian on Wednesday, 79-75, as a 5-point dog. Their only other win coming over Midway University, 82-70 with no line. This team has been all over the place with its shooting. But defense has not been good as they have allowed at least 40% from the field in every game thus far. I'm sticking with the undefeated Western Carolina club here tonight.

 Extra Board game here on Monday has Presbyterian taking on Elon. The Presbyterian Blue Hose are 5-2 S/U and 3-3 vs the spread this year. They are coming off a loss at home to Tennessee Tech, 75-79, as a 5-point favorite. This has been a very good shooting team, hitting at least 40.9% from the field in every game and over 50% in four games. They have also been good from the 3-point arc, probably why They have averaged 77 ppg overall and 82 ppg at home. The Elon Phoenix are 3-3 S/U and 4-2 ATS on the season. The Phoenix had their two game win streak snapped last game vs Winthrop, 70-78, though they covered the +9-point line. They also shot just 39.2% from the field in that game. The defense hasn't been all that good as opponents have hit at least 42.6% from the field in every game this season. Presbyterian can shoot and with the defensive issues Elon has had, I'll take the points with the visitors in this one. Play Presbyterian.

ESPN Events Invitational Final Round here today has Butler taking on Boise State. The Butler Bulldogs are 4-2 S/U and 5-1 ATS on the season. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over Penn State, 88-78, as a pick'em. That win snapped a 2-game losing streak for Butler. The Bulldogs have been hitting well from the field with five of their six games seeing a 44.9% or better shooting. Boise State is 3-2 S/U but has yet to cover a spread at 0-3-1 ATS. They are coming off a win over VCU, 65-61, pushing the 4-point spread. They also snapped a two-game losing streak with that win. These are pretty evenly matched teams, but I'll take Butler here today who has shown they can cover the spreads this year. Play Butler.

The Drexel Dragons come into this game with a 3-2 record both S/U and ATS. The Dragons have won two straight games and have hit at least 41.4% in all games but one. The Dragons have been playing very good defense of late, holding their last three opponents to 31, 33.3 and 32.8 percent shooting. Old Dominion is 1-3 S/U and 1-2 ATS. The Monarchs have lost three straight games. Their lone winning coming in the opener vs Virginia Wesleyan, 71-57. Since that game they have lost to Ball State, 68-73, Arkansas, 77-86, and Princeton, 56-76. The Monarchs have struggled this season while Drexel has looked much the better team. Drexel is laying just one point here today. Take Drexel.

 Evansville looks to improve to 5-0 here today as they hit the road for a game at SE Missouri State. The Evansville Aces are not only 4-0 S/U but 3-0 vs the spread after their win over Ball State last game out, 74-50. They have hit at least 45.1% from the field in every game and at least 33.3% from 3-point arc. They have one road game and that came in a win at SE Missouri State on Nov 15, 76-57, as a 2.5-point dog. Now they play against at Se Missouri State. Evansville has averaged 84.5 ppg this season. The Se Missouri State Redhawks got their first win of the season last game with a win over Central Arkansas, 70-68, but failed to cover the 5-point line. They are 0-4 vs the spread. The oddsmaker made SE Mo State a favorite when these teams played just 10-days ago. Now they are a 5-point home dog. That's a 7.5-point adjustment. I don't think the oddsmakers where completely wrong in that first game, but have overcorrected here in game two between these teams. I'll take the points with SE Missouri State.

A pair of 3-2 teams face off today as the Youngstown State Penguins take on the Dayton Flyers. Youngstown is 3-2 S/U and 1-2 ATS after their win on last Sunday over Lake Erie, 79-57 with no line. The Penguins spread win came over Utah Tech, 75-68, as a 5.5-point chalk. They have also lost to Michigan, 62-92, as a 16.5-point dog and lost to UL Lafayette, 62-72, as a 4-point dog. While they opened the season with those last two losses, they have won three straight games. Dayton is also 3-2 S/U and 2-2-1 ATS. They are coming off a loss at home to Houston, 55-69, as a 12-point dog. That loss snapped a two game win streak that included wins over St Johns, 88-81, and LSU, 70-67, covering both games. Today they will be their biggest favorite line since opening game vs SIU Edwardsville where they were 17.5-point favorites and came up short in the 63-47 win. Dayton should win today without much trouble, but covering this 14 or 14 1/2 point line is likely a bit much for them. Play Youngstown State.

 Two teams with one loss between them face off tonight in the NIT Tip Off from Brooklyn, NY between Florida and Pitt. Florida has won two straight games and is 3-1 S/U and 1-3 ATS on the season. Their one s/u loss coming at home to Virginia, 70-73, as a pick'em. That was also their worst shooting game, just 40% from the field and 28% from the 3-point arc. They are coming off a win over Florida State, 89-68, as a 8.5-point favorite. The Pitt Panthers are a perfect 4-0 both S/U and ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Jacksonville, 107-56, as a 16-point favorite. They also have wins over Florida Gulf Coast, 86-74, Binghamton, 89-60 and N.Carolina A&T, 100-52. They have yet to score less then the 86 points. They have also been hot from the 3-point arc, hitting 42.9%, 37%, 47.1% and their lowest o 28.6% vs Gulf Coast. Getting points here tonight with the Panthers too much to pass on as I won't be surprised by a straight-up win.

The IPFW Mastodons put their perfect 5-0 record on the line tonight as they head to the West Coast to face San Francisco. The Mastodons are also 4-0 vs the spread this year. They have wins over Depaul, 82-74, Northern Arizona, 77-67, South Dakota, 93-81, in addition to Texas A&M Comm and Andrews. The have shot at least 44.4% from the field in every game and over 38.1% from 3-point in four of five games. The San Francisco Dons are 3-2 S/U and 3-1 vs the spread. The Dons two losses have come to Boise State, 58-63 and Grand Canyon, 72-76. They have wins over Bethesda-CA, St Francis-PA and last game over Depaul. They have also shot well, at least 40% in every game, thought their 3-point shooting has been inconsistent. Not sure why this SF team is such a big favorite here tonight. IPFW should give them all they can handle. Take IPFW.

Early game on the schedule today has Temple hosting Ole Miss. Ole Miss is 4-0 S/U but 0-4 ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Sam Houston State, 70-67, as a 9.5-point favorite. The game before they got a 1-point win over Detroit, 70-69, as a 23-point favorite. In fact, the Rebels have been at least 9.5-point favorite in every game and their biggest margin of victory has been 11 points. They will face a 3-1 S/U and ATS Temple team here today. Temple lost its first game of the season last time out at home vs Columbia, 73-78, as a 12.5-point favorite. They won and covered vs MD-Eastern Shore, Navy and Drexel. They haven't shot great from the field, with their best coming vs Navy and MD-Eastern Shore. Still, don't believe that Temple needs four points at home here today. I'm looking for the Owls to win this game outright, but I'll take the points. Play Temple.

 Bragging rights on the line as Eastern Michigan takes on Detroit here tonight. Eastern Michigan Eagles are 2-2 S/U and ATS on the season. They are coming off a win over Cleveland State, 69-62, as a 7-point dog. They have hit over 42% from the field in each of their last three games. In their wins they have held their opponent to under 34.3% shooting and in their losses they allowed over 57% from the field. Detroit still looking for it's first win of the season here tonight. Detroit Titans are 0-4 S/U and 1-3 ATS on the season. They are coming off a loss at Ohio U, 52-71, as a 16.5-point dog. In fact, they have been at least a 15.5-point dog in each of their four games. Now they are a small favorite. Not really sure how we get a favorite from a team with no wins. Yes they have played some tough competition in Toledo, Cincinnati, Ole Miss and Ohio. This looks to be their best spot at a win thus far. However, I'm going to take the points with the road team in this one. Play Eastern Michigan.

The Lasalle Explorers will be put to the real test tonight. They bring a 4-0 S/U and 3-1 ATS mark into this game at Duke. The Explorers opened with a win over Drexel, 67-61, then beat Northeastern, 79-74, then Bucknell, 69-57 and last game over S.Indiana, 79-78. They have shot at least 42.6% from the field in every game and over 30% from 3-point. Duke is over a 20-point favorite here tonight. The Blue Devils are 3-1 S/U and 2-2 vs the spread. Duke's only loss coming at home to Arizona, 73-78, as a 5-point favorite. The Blue Devils are coming off a win over Bucknell, 90-60, as a 34.5-point favorite. They shot 49.2% from the field and 38.2% from 3-point arc. This Lasalle team is decent and I believe the 20+points they are getting will be a bit too much. Take Lasalle.

Final Round of the Cayman Island Classic has Akron taking on Drake. The Akron Zips are 4-1 on the Season S/U and 2-2 vs the number. The Zipps coming off a loss last night to Utah State in this tournament, 63-65, as a 2-point dog. This will mark their third game in three days as they won on Sunday vs Fla International, 77-71. The Zips had their worst shooting performance of the season in their loss last night, hitting on just 37.7% of their shots and 20.8% from 3-point arc. Drake is 3-1 S/U and 0-3 ATS on the season. The Bulldogs lost big last night to Stephen F Austin, 68-92, as a 3.5-point favorite. That was the first loss for Drake this season after wins over Lipscomb, SW Minnesota State and Oakland. Akron played much better last night then Drake faired. I'll take the points here today with the Zips. Play Akron.

Tourney action here on Monday in college hoops has Wisconsin taking on Virginia. The Wisconsin Badgers are 2-2 S/U and 1-3 ATS thus far this season. They bounced back from a 2-game losing skid with a win over Robert Morris, 78-68, but failed to cover the 20-point spread. The Badgers also have losses to Providence, 59-72, and at home to Tennessee, 79-80. Now they will face the 4-0 Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia is coming off a win over Texas Southern, 62-33, as a 22.5-point favorite. The Cavs have covered three of their four games this season. The Cavs biggest win was over Florida, 73-70, as a pick'em. They have shot at least 43% in every game and over 38.9% from three-point arc in three of their four games. I'm going to lay the short number here on Monday with Virginia.

The Myrtle Beach Invitational Final Round from Conway, SC goes today and Vermont takes on Liberty. The Vermont Catamounts are 4-0 on the season after wins over College of Charleston, 73-64, and then St Louis, 78-68, in this tournament. They also have covered both games. While they shot only 36.8% vs Charleston, they hit 55.8% vs St Louis with 45.8% from 3-point arc. They will face a 4-0 Liberty Flames team that has also won both games in this tournament. The Flames beat Furman in the opener, 88-74 and then Wichita State on Friday, 83-66. They have covered all three of their spread games this season. Both teams have played great thus far and today one of them will drop from the undefeated ranks. For me, I like siding with the dog and that's Vermont here today.

The Seattle Redhawks look to improve to 3-1 here today as they travel East to face Virginia Commonwealth. The Hawks lost their first game of the season last game vs Northern Arizona, 60-62, as a 13.5-point favorite. They hit just 35.3% from the field and 18.8% from 3-point arc. The VCU Rams are also 2-1 and looking to improve to 3-1 today. The Rams lost their opening game to McNeese State, 65-76, as a 10.5-point favorite. They have since won two straight over Samford, 75-65, and then last game over Radford, 73-50, as a 3.5-point favorite. The Rams have played good defense, holding Radford to 33.3% from the field and Samford to 34.8% Now the Rams are laying right around 8-points today. This is the most they have laid since their loss to McNeese State. I'll take the points with Seattle in this one today.

Charleston Classic Tourney action here on Friday from Charleston, SC has Towson State taking on Wake Forest. The Towson Tigers are 2-2 and looking to rebound from their loss to Houston, 49-65, as a 20.5-point dog. Their other loss coming in the opening game at Colorado, 57-75, as a 14.5-point dog. Those two big dog game were both spread losses too. Their wins coming against Robert Morris, 66-62, and Coppin State, 70-49. The Tigers losing last night to Houston in the first round of this tourney. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 1-2 on the season after losing in last night's tourney game to Utah, 70-77, as a 5.5-point dog. The Deacons opened the season with a win over Elon, 101-78, but have since lost two straight games. Both teams here today coming off losses last night. I'll take the pints in this one with Towson.

The Denver Pioneers hit the road here on Friday to face South Alabama. The Pioneers are 2-2 on the season. They opened with a loss to Cal San Diego in their opener, 87-95, as a 7-point dog. They then beat Cal Poly, 97-76 as a 10-point favorite and Nicholls State, 91-85, as a 1-point dog. They are coming off a loss to SIU Edwardsville, 74-77, pushing the 3-point dog line. This team can score as 74 points have been their fewest this season. They have done well from 3-point arc too, hitting at least 31% in every game thus far. The South Alabama Jaguars are just 1-3 to start their season with losses to Mobile U, 74-83, Alabama, 46-102 and last game to Nicholls State, 97-102. Their only win coming at Buffalo, 70-56. That has also been their only cover too against a pair of spread losses. Losing to Mobile really stands out to me as they hit just 35.5% against this team and allowed a whopping 60% shooting ad 41.7% from the 3-point arc. They also got lit up by Alabama which hit 61.8% from the field and 52.2% from 3-point. The Jags have given up back-to-back 102 point games and now face a very fast paced and high scoring Denver team. I'll take Denver in this one.

Charleston Classic tourney action here today from Charleston, SC has St Johns taking on Dayton. Both teams are 2-1 thus far. St Johns Red Storm now led by Rick Pitino who comes over from his stint as HC at Iona. The Red Storm rebounded from their loss to Michigan, 73-89, with a win over North Texas last time out, 53-52, failing to cover the 5.5-point line. The Red Storm have not hit well from the field in their last two games with 36% and 34% respectively. They allowed Michigan to hit 51.6% in their loss and 42.3% from the 3-point arc. They improved the defense last game allowing only 32.7% from the field to North Texas with 31.6% from 3-point. Dayton opened the season with a win over SIU Edwardsville, 63-47, failing to cover the 17.5-point line. Then they lost at Northwestern, 66-71, pushing the 5-point dog line. They rebounded with a win last game vs LSU, 70-67, as a 1-point favorite. They beat LSU despite shooing just 39.3% from the field and allowing the Tigers 52.1% shooting and 43.8% from 3-point. Dayton a very small favorite here today. I'll take the Flyers in this one. Play Dayton.

Paradise Jam first round action from the Virgin Islands has the early game here between Norfolk State and Fordham. The Norfolk State Spartans look to improve to 4-0 on the young season here today. The Spartans opened with a win over PSU Wilks-Barre, 102-55 then Newport News, 90-56 before their last win over Hampton, 75-68. The only game with a line was their win over Hampton, which they failed to cover the 10-point chalk line. Have to toss out those first two softball games. The Spartans won vs Hampton despite just 34.5% from the field shooting and 17.6% from the 3-point line. The Fordham Rams are 1-1 with a win in their opener over Wagner, 68-64, as a 10.5-point favorite. Then they lost to Cornell last game, 73-78, as a pick'em. They allowed Cornell to shoot 54% from the field and 38.9% from 3-point arc. Fordham didn't fair too well vs Cornell, while Norfolk has had a pretty easy go of it. A bit surprised that Fordam around a 4-5 point favorite. I'll take the points with Norfolk State.

Third game in the Myrtle Beach Invitational has Wichita State taking on Coastal Carolina from Conway, SC. Wichita State Shockers looking to improve to 4-0 here today. The Shockers opened with a win over Lipscomb, 76-59, covering the 9.5-point line. Then they beat Western Kentucky, 71-61, also covering the 7.5-point line. Last game they played Friends University and cruised to a 95-65 win with no posted line. The Shockers have shot about the same from the field in each game, hitting 47.7%, 481.% and last game 49.3%. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have just one game this season and that was a win over Piedmont, 88-86 with no line. They shot 44.1% from the field and 30% from the 3-point stripe. The two areas they need to improve are defense, allowing 86 points to Piedmont and free throws as they shot just 52.8% in that win. I see the Chanticleers being able to use their offense to stay close in this game. And, with nearly double digit line, I'll take the points.

First round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational has St Louis taking on Wyoming from Conway, SC. Both teams come into today's matchup having won all their early season games. TGhe St Louis Billikins are 3-0 after wins over Southern Indiana, Lincoln and last game over Illinois State, 80-71, as a 8.5-point favorite. They are also 1-1 vs the spread. After shooting lights out in their first two games, they came back down to earth last game with a 42.3% mark and 28.6% from 3-point. They will face a 2-0 Wyoming Cowboys team tonight. Wyoming opened with a win over Northern New Mexico and then last game over Cal Poly, 80-66, as a 15.5-point favorite. Wyoming has shot 62.1% and 52.1% in the two games with 56.5% from 3-point in their first game and 38.9% from 3-point the last game. Both teams looking to build on a good start with their toughest matchup to date. I'll take the small points in this one with Wyoming.

The Cornell Big Red are 3-0 S/U and 1-1 ATS to start their season. The Big Red opened with a win over Lehigh, 84-78, but just failed to cover the 7-point favorite line. They then beat Suny-Morrisville, 107-86, before going to Fordham in their last game and winning, 78-73, covering the pick'em line. They have shot well from the field, hitting 54% vs Fordham and 38.9% from 3-point. They have hit at least 36.7% from 3-point in all three games. The George Mason Patriots are 2-0 S/U and 1-0-1 ATS after two games. The Patriots opened with a win over Monmouth, 72-61, pushing the 11-point line. Then last game they beat Austin Peay, 67-45, covering the 6.5-point line. They only shot 39.6% vs Austin Peay and 28% from the 3-point arc. However, they held them to just 28.8% from the field and 15.8% from the 3-point arc. I've been more impressed with Cornell to this juncture then George Mason. I'll take the couple of points with the road dog here today. Play Cornell.

A pair of teams both looking to start the season 3-0 matchup here tonight as Boston College hosts Richmond. The Richmond Spiders have started 2-0 both S/U and ATS. They opened the season with a win over VMI, 93-75, covering the 17-point line. Then last time out the Spiders beat Siena at home, 90-48, easily covering the 13-point chalk line. The Spiders shot 59.3% from the field and 55.6% from the 3-point arc in that win over Siena. Boston College Eagles also are 2-0 S/U, but 1-1 ATS. They opened with a win over Fairfield, 89-70, covering the 14-point spread. Then last time out beat Citadel, 75-71, but failed to cover the 9-point line. They hit 53.3% from the field last game, but just 26.7% from the 3-point arc after a 40.7% mark in their win over Fairfield. Both teams have played well, but I will take the points with Richmond as I believe they can win this game outright tonight. Play Richmond.

 The Appalachian State Mountaineers look to rebound from their first loss of the season as they head to Oregon State tonight to face the Beavers. App State is 1-1 S/U and 0-1 ATS after their loss at Northern Illinois, 78-91, as a 3.5-point favorite. The Mountaineers shot 41.6% from the field and 26.3% from the 3-point arc. However, the defense wasn't good, allowing 50% shooting and 39.1% from 3-point to the Huskies. They will look to get back to winning tonight at 2-0 Oregon State. The Beavers had an easy win in their opener vs Linfield, 82-46. However, it was down to the wire in their last game, a narrow win at home over Troy, 81-80, as a 7.5-point favorite. The Beavers shot 42.4% in that win over Troy and 23.8% from 3-point. They didn't do any better vs Linfield, hitting on just 26.1% of their 3-point shots. These teams evenly matchup here tonight, but I'll be on the road team. Take App State.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers look to get back in the win column here tonight as they hit the road to face Murray State. W.Ky opened with an easy win over Kentucky Wesleyan, 90-64, with no line on the game. Then they lost last time out at Wichita State, 61-71, as a 7.5-point dog. They hit just 29.6% from the field in that loss. The Murray State Racers look to improve to 3-0 tonight after wins over Midway Univeristy (91-58) in their opener and then over Tennessee Tech last time out, 78-72, as a 12.5-point favorite. They have shot over 50% from the field in both games and 33.3% from the 3-point stripe in their last game. The issue vs Tenn Tech was that they allowed 50.8% shooting to Tech and 33.3% from the 3-point stripe. Western Kentucky is a little bigger favorite according to my numbers. I like them here tonight as a 1-point dog or pick'em. Play W.Kentucky.

The Wisconsin Badgers look to rebound tonight at Providence after losing at home last game to Tennessee, 70-80, as a 2.5-point dog. The Badgers are 1-1 with their win coming on opening night at home over Arkansas State, 105-76, as a 14-point favorite. After hitting 65% from the field in that win, they hit just 41% vs Tennessee and 25% from 3-point. This will be the Badgers first road game as they go to 2-0 Providence. The Friars opened the season with a win over Columbia, 78-59, but failed to cover the 19-point line. Then last game they beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 76-69, but again failed to cover the 13.5-point home line. The defense has been very good, holding WI-Milwaukee to just 37.7% from the field and 17.6% from 3-point. They did even better vs Columbia, holding them to 29.6% from the field. Providence hasn't been able to cover those big double digit lines, but I like them here today as a small home dog. Play Providence.

A pair of 1-1 teams face off tonight in college hoops as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits take on the Kansas State Wildcats. The Jackrabbits opened with a loss at home to Akron, 75-81, as a 2-point favorite. They followed that with their first win over Dakota Wesleyan, 83-55 with no line. They have shot well in both games, hitting 50% vs Akron and 47.2% vs D.Wesleyan. Kansas State opened with a loss at home vs USC, 69-82 as a 3-point home dog. They got their first win last time out vs Bellarmine, 83-75, but failed to cover the 16-point line. The Cats shot just 31% vs USC but a improved 44.4% vs Bellarmine. Both teams struggled vs better opponents and won vs the softball teams. Still, I like the dog here today and will be on South Dakota State.

 The UC Davis Aggies have started the season 2-0 and look to keep that perfect record in tact today at Montana. Davis opened the season with a win over William Jessup, 86-51, but then followed that win with a win over Pepperdine, 79-78, but failed to cover the 8-point spread. The Aggies shot 44.4% from the field vs Pepperdine and 54.2% from the 3-point arc. The problem was they got out rebounded by the Waves, 22-32. The Montana Grizzlies are 1-1 after two games, winning their opening game over NWIC, 107-59, with no posted line. Then they came back and lost at Oregon, 61-75, but just did cover the 15-point dog line. They didn't shoot well in that Oregon game, hitting just 37.9% from the field and 25% from the 3-point stripe. Now they face a UC Davis team that has shot well in both games. I have these two teams pretty much even today and therefore I'll take the points with the dog in this one. Play UC Davis.

The Elon Phoenix looks to improve to 2-1 today with a win at North Dakota. Elon is coming off it's first win of the season over East Tennessee State, 79-76, as a 1.5-point dog. The Phoenix shot 50.8% in the game and a blistering 47.4% from the 3-point arc. They held ETS to 43.3% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point arc. This coming after their opening game loss at Wake Forest, 78-101, as a 19.5-point dog. They shot well in that game too at 47.5% from the field and 43.5% from the 3-point arc. The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are 0-1 after losing their opening game at Iowa, 68-101. The Sioux shot 40.3% from the field but just 16% from the 3-point arc. They gave up 50% shooting to Iowa from 3-point. That doesn't look good for ND State today as Elon proved they can shoot the three pointers and hit them. I'll take the points here with the road dog. Play Elon.

The Montana State Bobcats look to improve to 2-0 on the young season. They are coming off a win over NWIC in an easy 103-63 win with no line on the game. They had an easy time, hitting 55.4% from the field and 44.1% from the 3-point arc. They will get their first real test here today at Seattle. Seattle opened up with a win over Prairie View A&M, 71-60, but failed to cover the 16.5-point chalk line. They hit 43.1% from the field and 37.5% from the 3-point arc. The held A&M to just 30.4% shooting and 18.2% from the 3-point arc, yet weren't able to cover the double digit line. Now here they are again, double digit favorites. I have Montana State a better team then A&M was and I doubt the Bobcats will shoot worse then A&M did. I'll take the double digits with Montana State.

The Campbell Fighting Camels have started their season 1-0 as they head to East Carolina today for their second game. They started with a win over Navy, 59-48, as a 2.5-point favorite. The Camels shot 52.5% from the field but just 22.2% from the 3-point arc. They held the Middies to just 33.9% shooting and 18.2% from the 3-point arc. The East Carolina Pirates installed as a double-digit favorite here today. They opened with a win over Ferrum, 91-61 with no line on the game. They hit 51.9% from the field and held Ferrum to 45.8%. Early like this I tend to look for live dogs. Campbell should be able to stay inside the double digit line today. Play Campbell.

The UT-Chattanooga Mocs look to build on their win over Covenant in their opening contest, 89-44. They hit 54.2% from the field though just 68% free throws and 28.6% from the 3-point arc. They held Covenant to just 25.8% shooting, though considering the opponent they have to take that number with a grain of salt. Louisville also started with a win, but a much tougher game as they just got by MD-Baltimore County, 94-93, as a 7.5-point favorite. They did hit 50% from the field but a dismal 14.3% from the 3-point arc. They did allow MD Bal County to hit on 47.8% of it's 3-point shots, something they have to improve on. The Mocs made it all the way to the conference Championship last season before losing to Furman and missing out on that automatic NCAA bid. Louisville was horrible last year, going 4-28 overall and 2-18 in the ACC. Not sure Louisville is ready to return to the glory days of old after that one-point win over UMBC. I'll take UT-Chatt here on Friday plus the points.

I'll be on Monmouth here in this game on Friday. The Hawks are coming off a loss in their opening game at George Mason, 61-72, pushing the 11-point dog line. They had a poor field goal shooting night, hitting just 34.6% of their shots from the field. They will face a West Virginia team that won its first game of the season over Missouri State, 67-59 as a 4-point favorite. They didn't shoot well either, just 34.9% from the field though they held State to just 35.4%. But the main reason for liking the dog here today is that West Virginia will be without three plays, two of which are starters. Guard RaeQuan Battle (Eligibility), forward Akok (heart) and guard Kerr Kriisa (suspension) will all miss tonight's contest. A lot of points to lay with that many key cogs missing from the lineup. Take Monmouth.

Penn looks to improve to 3-0 after winning its first two games of the season. The Quakers have averaged 91 points and hitting 51.5% thus far. They are also hitting 35.3% from the 3-point arc. They have wins over Bucknell (80-61) and John Jay (102.57). St Joe Hawks also started with a win in their first game over Lafayette, 81-60 as a 14-point favorite. Penn looks very good early in their two games and here they are a decent dog tonight. I'll take the road dog in tonight's contest.

Tarleton State Texans started off their season with a loss to Virginia, 50-80. The Texans shot jut 33% from the field and 23% from 3-point arc. Florida International didn't fare any better, losing to UCF in their first game, 62-85. FIU shot 36.2% from the field and 22.2% from the 3-point arc. Both these teams struggled out of the gate and both had offensive issues. FIU was 2-4 ATS last year when favored by 4.5-points or more. I'll take the dog here in this one as it could go either way. Play Tarleton State.

First game of the season for both the IPFW Mastodons and the DePaul Blue Demons. IPFW won 17 games last year as they play their 10th season under HC Jon Coffman. DePaul won only 10 games last season. The Blue Demons lost three of their four double-digit scorers from last season. They have a number of transfers coming in this year but it might take a few games for the new players to gel. I believe DePaul will be better this year but not in this first game. Don't believe that they should be laying double digits to this IPFW squad. Play the road dog here today. Take IPFW.

Towson coming off a decent campaign last year where they went 21-11 S/U and 16-15 ATS and 12-6 in the CAA conference. Colorado was 18-17 S/U and 13-17-1 ATS. The Towson Tigers will have to replace three starters. They did pick up transfer Messiah Jones from Wofford. This team ranked 41st in the country last year in 3-point shooting. Colorado looks to improve this year around their best player from last year, Tristan daSilva, an All-Pac 12 selection. They added TCU transfer Eddie Lampkin. Early season pick for me here is with the dog, Towson State.

Monmouth opens its season at George Mason here tonight. George Mason was 18-15 ATS last season and covered two of three times as a double digit favorite. Monmouth was just 12-21 vs the spread last season and 7-26 S/U. It's the second season for Monmouth in the CAA conference. The Hawks improved once the new year started, winning five of six games. They also return several players to this season including their best player, 6'5" sophomore Jack Collins. George Mason has a new HC in Tony Skinn. The Patriots will have a rebuilding task this year as they have a new starting five. Taking the point early here with Mommouth against this rebuilding George Mason team.

 San Diego State was fortunate to get away with a win vs Florida Atlantic on Saturday, as they trailed by double digits for most of the 2nd half. It took a shot with no time left on the clock for the Aztecs to pull out the win and advance. Now they run into the hottest team in the tournament, Connecticut. U Conn has had no trouble in any of it's games thus far. They have won by 24 over Iona, 15 over St Mary's, 23 over Arkansas, 28 over Gonzaga and then yesterday went wire to wire over Miami, 72-59. This is the team in form to win it all. San Diego State has had some luck while U Conn has just been very good and dominating. I'm going to stick with the hot team here tonight. Play Connecticut.

IT's been quite the run for Conference USA this postseason. First Charlotte wins the CBI tournament and then UAB and North Texas played for the NIT FInals, both from Conference USA. Now, Florida Atlantic looks to keep their Cinderella run going here on Saturday vs San Diego State. Really both these teams not expected to be in the Final Four. Florida Atlantic was great all year while San Diego State is a big, strong and experienced team. FAU Owls are 35-3 overall and you have to go back to Feb 16 for their last loss. They have also gone 8-3 ATS their last 11 games. SDG State Aztecs are 31-6 and have covered six straight games. Really you can make a case for either side here today. I'm taking FAU just because I like how scrappy this team has played all season long. Take Florida Atlantic.

The Conference USA has sure made it's mark this college postseason. First winning the CBI tournament with NC Charlotte. Now, both finalists in the NIT are from the Conference USA and even Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Final Four. The teams know each other well with North Texas taking two of the previous three meetings this year. UAB winning in the conference tournament, 76-69, as a 1-point favorite. That makes UAB 15-2 S/U their last 17 games and 9-4 ATS their last 13 games. North Texas is 12-2 S/U and 11-3 ATS their last 14 games. Both teams have a good shot of winning this game, but North Texas has had the better of it this year so I'll stick with them. Play North Texas.

 NIT Semifinal action here on Tuesday has Wisconsin taking on North Texas from Las Vegas, NV. Wisconsin was an early exit from the Big 10 tourney when they lost to Ohio State, 57-65 as a 2.5-point dog. They have three straight in the NIT though, at home over Bradley, 81-62, then at home over Liberty, 75-71, and last game over Oregon, 61-58, as a 1.5-point dog. The Badgers are 3-3-1 ATS in their last seven games. In addition, they are 7-15-2 ATS their last 24 overall games. North Texas lost in the Conference USA tourney to UAB, 69-76. They have gone on in the NIT to beat Alcorn State, 69-53, Sam Houston, 75-55 and then in OT last game they beat Oklahoma State, 65-59, as a 4-point dog. That makes them 11-3 ATS their last 14 games. They are also 14-6 ATS in their last 20 on a neutral site. Really just need to pick the winner here tonight and for me, that's North Texas.

Elite 8 action continues here on Sunday as Miami and Texas face off in the Midwest Regional Final from Kansas City, MO. After losing to Duke in the ACC tourney, Miami has won three straight NCAA games over Drake, Indiana and last game upending the top seed Houston, 89-75. None of their games have been close, as they have won by 7, 16 and 14 points. The Hurricanes are now 6-1 ATS in their last seven NCAA tournament games. They are also 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games vs a team with a winning record. Texas won the Big 12 tournament and now has three wins in the NCAA, making their win streak at seven games. They have also covered six of their last seven games. They are coming off a win over Xavier, 83-71, as a 4.5-point favorite. The one knock against this Texas team is that they are just 3-11-1 ATS in their last 15 NCAA tourney games. I'm sticking with the dog here on Sunday. Play Miami Florida.

Gonzaga coming off that emotional last second win over UCLA to propel them into the Elite 8. The Zags beat UCLA, 79-76, as a 1-point favorite. That makes 12 straight wins for Gonzaga but only two covers in their last five games. In fact, the Zags are just 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 neutral site games and 1-7 ATS in their last eight NCAA games. Moreover, they are 3-11-1 ATS in their last 15 games following a ATS win. Connecticut has had little trouble in the NCAA tourney, beating Iona by 24, then St Mary's by 15 and last game over Arkansas by 23, 88-65. Now they look to take care of their second West Coast team in this tournament. The Huskies are 7-1-1 ATS their last nine games. They are also 19-7 ATS their last 26 NCAA tournament games. Connecticut might be the favorite now to win it all with all the No 1 seeds gone. I'll take U Conn here today to down another West Coast Conference team. Play Connecticut on the Money Line here today. 

Florida Atlantic's fairy tale story continues as they enter the Elite 8 of the NCAA tourney. The Owls beat Tennessee in the Sweet 16, 62-55, as a 4.5-point dog. That makes the Owls 10-0 in their last 10 games and 7-3 ATS. They are also 18-7-2 ATS in their last 27 games vs a team with a win percentage of 60% or better. Kansas State making up for their early exit in the Big 12 tourney when they lost to TCU, 67-80. Now they have won three straight including their OT win over Michigan State in the Sweet 16, 98-93, as a 1-point favorite. Kansas State is 7-2 ATS in their last nine games. With all the players that transfer each year, we are seeing more parity in the big schools and smaller ones. Thus, Florida Atlantic making such a big splash this year. I'm taking the points with the Owls here on Saturday.

NCAA Tourney Midwest Regional Semifinals has Xavier taking on Texas from Kansas City, Mo. Xavier lost in their own tourney finals to Marquette, 51-65. However, they have won their first two NCAA tourney games with wins over Kennesaw State, 72-67, as a 12-point favorite and over Pittsburgh, 84-73, as a 5-point favorite. The Musketeers have won seven of their last eight games and gone 6-5 ATS their last 11 games. They are now 25-8-2 ATS in their last 35 NCAA Tournament games and 15-5-1 ATS their last 21 games vs a team with a win percentage over 60%. Texas won the Big 12 Tournament finishing with a win over Kansas, 75-56, as a 2-point dog. They have won their two NCAA tourney games over Colgate, 81-61 and last game over Penn State, 71-66, as a 5-point favorite. That is six straight wins and a 6-0-1 ATS mark their last seven. One knock against Texas is that they are just 2-11-1 ATS in their last 14 NCAA tournament games. This looks to be a close game here on Saturday and I'll take the points with the dog. Take Xavier.

Very rare to see an Ivy league team make the sweet 16, but here is Princeton. They won the Ivy league tournament and now have beaten Arizona, 59-55 and Missouri, 78-63 to advance here tonight. They have also covered six straight games and nine of their last 11 games. The Tigers have also covered their last four NCAA tournament games. Creighton lost in their tournament to Xavier, 60-82, but have rebounded in the NCAA with wins over North Carolina State, 72-63 and then last game over Baylor, 85-76. The BlueJays have covered five of their last six games. Issue here is the points. Creighton laying 10-points to anyone in the Sweet 16 has to be a tall order. I'm not so sure Princeton can't win this game. Therefore, I'll take the points with Tigers.

Florida Atlantic has had a great season with a 33-3 record. The Owls won their conference tournament with a win over UAB, 78-56 and have won two straight in the NCAA over Memphis, 66-65 and last game over Fairleigh Dickinson, 78-70. That makes nine straight wins for the Owls and they are 6-3 ATS their last nine games. The Owls are 10-3-1 ATS their last 14 games vs a team with a win percentage above 60%. Tennessee is 25-10 overall on the season and has beat Lafayette, 58-55 and Duke, 65-52 in the NCAA tourney. The Volunteers are 5-4 S/U and 4-5 ATS their last nine games. Tennessee is just 2-7 ATS in its last nine NCAA games and 3-8 ATS in the last 11 games vs a team with a winning record. I like the dog here today plus the points. Take Florida Atlantic.

Michigan State has won two NCAA games, beating USC 72-63 and then last game over Marquette, 69-60. They are 5-3 S/U their last eight and 6-8 ATS their last 14 games. Michigan State is 4-6 both S/U and ATS on the road this year. They are also 5-4 S/U and ATS on neutral sites. Kansas State has wins in the NCAA over Montana State, 77-65 and then last game over Kentucky, 75-69. They are 6-2 S/U and ATS their last eight games. The Wildcats are 4-7 S/U and 5-6 ATS on the road and 6-1 S/U and 5-1-1 ATS on a neutral court this season. They are also 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games vs a team with a winning record. I like K State here tonight plus the small points. Take Kansas State.

NIT Tourney quarterfinals has Utah Valley taking on Cincinnati. Originally scheduled for a Cincy home game, the venue has moved to Utah Valley after scheduling conflicts for Cincinnati. Cincinnati has won two games in the NIT with wins over Virginia Tech, 81-72, and last game over Hofstra, 79-65. They have also covered both games. The Bearcats haven't been all that great on the road, evidenced by their 12-27-1 ATS mark their last 40 games vs a team with a winning home record. They are also 5-6 on the road and 2-3 in neutral site games this year. Utah Valley has also won two straight games in the NIT with a road win at New Mexico, 83-69, and then last game over Colorado, 81-69. The Wolverines are also 5-1 ATS in their last six home games. They have also covered 21 of their last 26 overall games. I'll take Utah Valley here on their home court tonight.

CBI Championship Game here early on Wednesday has Eastern Kentucky taking on NC Charlotte. Strange even for Eastern KY is that they are playing their 4th game in four nights. But that's not enough, they have played overtime in all three of their CBI games and double OT in last night's win over Southern Utah, 108-106. Wow, that's crazy. And then here they don't even play later in the evening, they play at 2pm PT, 5 pm ET. Charlotte has cruised through their CBI games, beating Western Carolina by nine points, Wisconsin Milwaukee by 11-points and then last night over Radford, 63-56, covering all three. In fact, Charlotte is 8-1-1 ATS over their last 10 games. I have to take Charlotte here tonight as I can't see Eastern having much left in the tank. Play Charlotte.

NIT Quarterfinals here on Tuesday has North Texas visiting Oklahoma State. North Texas lost in the Conference USA tournament to UAB, 69-76, as a 1-point favorite. Then they opened NIT action with a home win over Alcorn State, 69-53 and then another win over Sam Houston, 75-55. They are 5-1 their last six games and 13-2 over their last 15 games. They are also 10-3 ATS their last 13 games. The Mean Green are also 21-6-3 ATS their last 30 away games vs a team with a home win percentage of 60% or better. Oklahoma State lost in the Big 12 tourney to Texas, 47-60, as a 6-point dog. Then they opened with wins in the NIT over Youngstown State, 69-54 and Eastern Washington, 71-60. They have not done well vs the spread though, evidenced by their 2-7-1 ATS mark their last 10 games. In addition, the Cowboys are only 1-5 ATS in their last six home games. These teams have met five times in recent years with the underdog holding a 3-1-1 ATS mark. I'll take the points with the road team here tonight. Play North Texas.

NIT 2nd Round action late on Sunday has Utah Valley State taking on Colorado from Boulder. Utah Valley lost in the WAC tournament to Southern Utah, 88-89, as a 2.5-point favorite. They opened NIT 1st round action with a win over New Mexico, 83-69, as a 5.5-point dog. Utah Valley was 5-1 S/U to close out the season and 10-2. They wee also 9-2 ATS their last 11 games. The Wolverines were also 10-2 ATS their last 12 road games vs a team with a winning home record and 11-2 ATS overall their last 13 road games. Colorado lost in the 2nd round of the PAC-12 tourney to UCLA 69-80, as a 9-point dog. The Buffs had a bad run at the end of the season, going 3-4 S/U their last seven games. They were also 4-9 ATS their last 13 games vs a team with a win percentage of 60% or better. I'm taking the points with a very good covering Utah Valley team here today.

NIT 2nd Round action this evening has Central Florida playing at Oregon. Central Florida opened NIT action with a road win at Florida, 67-49, as a 2.5-point dog. That makes the Golden Knights 3-1 ATS their last four games. The Knights are 5-1 ATS in their last six games away from home. They are also 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games following a straight-up win. Oregon lost in the PAC-12 Conference tourney 2nd round to UCLA, 56-75, as a 6.5-point dog. The Ducks opened NIT action with a home win over UC Irvine, 84-58, as a 5.5-point favorite. The Ducks are just 3-6 ATS their last nine games. They are also 2-15 ATS their last 17 games following a straight-up win of more than 20 points. I like Central Florida plus the points here this evening.

NCAA 2nd Round action has Kentucky taking on Kansas State. Kentucky lost in the opening round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt, 73-80, as a 7-point favorite. The Wildcats did get an at large bid to the NCAA and won their first round game over Providence, 61-53 as a 4-point favorite. Kentucky has not done well of late on neutral courts, evidenced by their 3-13 ATS mark the last 16 times. Kansas State lost its opening round Big 12 game vs TCU, 67-80, as a 2-point dog. They are also at at large bid here in the NCAA. They won their round one game over Montana State, 77-65, as a 7.5-point favorite. K State is 15-5 S/U in their last 20 games vs a team with a winning record. They have also covered five of their last seven games. Should be a good matchup here today, but I'll be on Kansas State in this one.

 NCAA 2nd Round action here today from Greensboro, NC as Pittsburgh takes on Xavier. Pitt lost in the ACC 2nd round tournament to Duke, 69-96 and got the play-in game for the NCAA tournament. They beat Mississippi State on Tuesday 60-59, as a 2.5-point dog and then beat Iowa State in the first round, 59-41, as a 4-point dog. That make Pitt 3-1 S/U and ATs their last four games. The Panthers are now 23-7 ATS their last 30 games overall. They are also 3-1-1 ATS in their last five neutral site games. Xavier lost in the Big East tournament to Marquette, 51-65, as a 2-point dog. They opened NCAA tourney play with a first round win over Kennesaw State, 72-67, as a 12-point favorite. Xavier is 6-1 S/U the last seven games but only 1-4 ATS their last five. I like the points here today. Take Pittsburgh.

Penn State lost in the Big 10 Tourney final to Purdue, 65-67, but still covered the 7.5-point dog line. In fact, the Nittany Lions have covered five straight tournament games and have won six of their last seven straight up. They take on a Texas team that won the Big 12 tournament with a win over Kansas, 76-56, as a 2-point dog. Then they opened NCAA play with a win over Colgate, 81-61, as a 12.5-point favorite. That makes Texas 5-0 S/U and ATS their last five games. The Lions are 21-8-1 ATS their last 30 games vs a team with a winning % above 60%. They are also 33-14-4 ATS their last 51 games on a neutral site. Texas has not done well in the NCAA's, going 2-11 ATS their last 13 NCAA tournament games. I'll take the points here today with Penn State.

2nd Round NCAA clash here on Saturday has 9th seeded Auburn taking on top seed Houston. The Sweet 16 berth goes to the victory here today. Auburn got here by beating Iowa in round one, 83-75. Houston struggled to their win over 16th seeded Northern Kentucky, 63-52, as a 19.5-point favorite. Marcus Sasser, the team's leading scorer, was re-injured in their win over Northern Kentucky. Sasser was injured against Cincinnati and missed the AAC title game before returning in the first round of the NCAA. His status was updated to probable today, but have wonder how effective he will be after re-injuring himself in the last game and possibly doing more damage. A lot depends on the injured Cougars Sasser and even Shead, though both are listed as probable. This Auburn team is a much better offensive club than N.Kentucky. I'll take the points here with Auburn.

Ivy League Champion Princeton shocked Arizona in the NCAA 1st Round with a 59-55 win as a 15-point dog. That was the team's 5th straight win and cover. Princeton is now 4-1 S/U and 3-2 ATS on neutral site courts. They do well vs good teams, covering the last five vs a team with a winning record. Missouri lost to Alabama in the SEC 2nd round, 61-72, as a 9.5-point dog. They got an at large bid to the NCAA and opened with a win over Utah State, 76-65, as a 1.5-point dog. They are just 4-5 ATS their last nine games. They are also 1-6 ATS in their last seven NCAA tournament games. I'll take the points here with Princeton.

NIT action here today moves the venue from Cincinnati to Hofstra. Cincinnati is having their home floor torn up so the site had to be moved. That's important in these close NIT matchups as now Hofstra get the home advantage. Cincinnati won it's initial game at home over Virginia Tech, 81-72, as a 5-point favorite. That makes the Bearcats 3-2 S/U and 4-1 ATS their last five games. Cincinnati is just 15-31-1 ATS their last 47 games vs a team with a winning percentage above 60%. Hofstra won it's opening NIT game at home over Rutgers in OT, 88-86, as a 5-point dog. That makes the Pride 13-1 S/U their last 14 games. Today, they get a point or there about. But with the venue change I'll take the Price here at home. Play Hofstra.

 Kent State won the MAC Tournament Championship with a win over Toledo, 93-78, as a 1-point dog. That made three wins and covers in their tournament. They have also won 10 of their last 11 games. In addition, they are 4-0 ATS their last four and 8-3 ATS their last 11 games. The Golden Flashes are 35-15-2 ATS their last 51 overall games and 4-0 ATS in their last four neutral site games. Indiana lost in the second round of the Big 10 conference tournament to Penn State, 73-77, as a 3.5-point favorite. The Hoosiers were 4-4 S/U and 2-6 ATS their last eight games. Kent State looks very good to bettors while Indiana has struggled. Yet we get around 4.5-points here today with Kent State. I look for a straight-up Kent State win.

Drake Bulldogs won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament with a resounding win over Bradley, 77-51, as a 1.5-point favorite. They won all three of their tourney games both S/U and ATS. That made the Bulldogs 13-1 S/U their last 14 games and 8-1 ATS their last nine games. The Bulldogs are also 5-0-1 ATS in their last six on a neutral court. Miami Florida lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Duke, 78-85, as a 3-point dog. That made Miami 2-2 their last four games and 0-4 ATS. Both these teams were very good during the season. However, Drake getting a few points is what I like here today since I expect them to win this game outright. Play Drake.

 NCAA first round action continues here on Friday as VCU takes on St Mary's. VCU won their conference tournament with a win over Dayton in the Championship game, 68-56, as a 2-point favorite. That made nine straight wins and 17 of the last 19. They also covered all three conference tourney games and are 7-1 ATS their last eight games. The Rams are also 16-5 ATS their last 21 NCAA Tournament games. St Mary's lost to Gonzaga in the quarterfinals of their conference tournament, 51-77, as a 2-point dog. That made the Gael's 1-2 their final three games and 3-7-1 ATS their last 11 games. VCU is a very hot team and coming off a conference tournament championship while St Mary's coming off a blowout loss. I'll take VCU here on Friday.

Oral Roberts won the Summit League Tournament with a resounding win over North Dakota State, 92-58, as a 10.5-point favorite. ORU finished the season on a great run, winning 17 straight games. They were 7-9-1 ATS the last 17. Tonight, they are a dog to Duke, so don't need to worry about covering any favorite line. Duke won the ACC tournament with a win over Virginia, 59-49. The Blue Devils finished on a 9 game winning streak and covered five of their last six games. Duke laying about six-points tonight. Both my numbers have this game much less, one number closer to Duke -2 points. Oral Roberts is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games. Duke is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 NCAA Tournament games. I'll take the points here tonight with Oral Roberts.

NCAA Tourney action here on Thursday has College of Charleston taking on the Mountain West Champion, San Diego State. Charleston won it's conference tourney championship with a win over UNC Wilmington, 63-58, as a 9.5-point favorite. That was the team's 10th win in a row and they were also 6-4 ATS their last 10. San Diego State won the Mountain West Conference Tournament with three straight wins including the final over Utah State, 62-57, as a 1.5-point favorite. That was the Aztecs 10th win in their last 11 games. They are also 4-4 ATS their last eight games. The one issue with SDG State is that they don't score a lot of points. They have not broken past 67 points in their last five games. Moreover, they have to lay around 5-points here today. They do play excellent defense, but I don't see them covering this spread here today. Play Charleston.

Early NCAA Tourney action here on Thursday has Furman taking on Virginia. Furman got ousted in their Southern Conference tournament by Chattanooga, 63-75, as a 3-point favorite. That made them 5-1 S/U the last six games and 13-2 S/U their last 15 games. In addition, they were 10-5 ATS their last 15 games. Virginia lost in the ACC tourney to Duke, 59-59, as a 3-point dog. They were 4-3 S/U the last seven games and 3-6 ATS their last nine games. The Cavaliers are also 3-8 ATS in their last 11 NCAA tournament games. I like the dog here in this one. Take Furman.

 West Virginia bowed out of it's Conference Tourney with a second round loss to Kansas, 61-78, as a 3.5-point dog. The Mountaineers were 3-1 S/U and 5-1 ATS down the stretch. They are also 6-2 ATS their last eight games following a straight-up loss. The Mountaineers are also 5-1 ATS their last six games vs a team with a winning record. Maryland also lasted only two rounds of their conference tournament, losing to Indiana, 60-70 as a 1-point dog. The Terapins were 1-3 S/U and 2-2 ATS down the stretch. The Terps are only 3-8 ATS in their last 11 NCAA Tournament games. I'll take West Virginia here early on Thursday.

Late NIT action here on Wednesday has Utah Valley taking on New Mexico from The Pit. Utah Valley lost in the WAC tournament to Southern Utah, 88-89, as a 2.5-point favorite. They finished the season on a 4-1 and 9-2 S/U runs. They also did well vs the number, going 8-2 ATS their last 10 games. The Wolverines are also 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games away from home and 13-3 ATS their last 16 games vs a team with a winning record. The Wolverines have just been very good to bettors, going 20-6 ATS over their last 26 games. New Mexico looked like a shoe-in for a NCAA berth about half way through the season. Then, starting on Feb 1 they went on a 3-8 S/U run and also were 4-7-1 ATS their last 12 games. Losing to Utah State in the Mountain West tournament, 76-91, sealed their fate to the NIT. I'm taking the points with a very good covering Utah Valley team here tonight. Play Utah Valley.

NIT first round action here on Wednesday has Virginia Tech playing at Cincinnati. Virginia Tech made an early exit in their ACC conference tournament, losing to North Carolina State 77-97 as a 3- point dog. That made the Hokies 3-3 over their last six games and 2-4 ATS. They are just 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 road games. Cincinnati lost it's 2nd round conference tourney game to Houston, 48-69, as a 10-point dog. That made them 4-2 S/U and ATS their final six games. The Bearcats are 11-0 ATS their last 11 games following a spread loss. They are also 19-8 ATS their last 27 games overall and 16-5 ATS their last 21 home games. This is a home game for Cincinnati and look for them to win this one going away. Play Cincinnati.

NCAA Play-In game here tonight has Mississippi State taking on Pitt. Mississippi State got knocked out of the SEC tournament by Alabama in a lopsided loss, 49-72. The Bulldogs were 4-4 S/U in their last eight games and 0-4 ATS in their last four. The dogs are also 0-4-1 ATS in their last five neutral site games. Pitt lost to Duke in the ACC tournament, 69-96. The Panthers were 1-3 S/U down the stretch but 3-2 vs the number. The Panthers are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 overall games. They are also 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games vs a team with a winning record. Pitt getting points here tonight and I like that. I'll take the points with the Panthers.

 It's the MAC against the Big 10 here in NIT opening round action on Tuesday. Toledo lost their championship game in the MAC to Kent State, 78-93, as a 1-point favorite. That cost the Rockets a trip to the NCAA as they settle for the NIT. Still, the Rockets were hot to finish the season with a 17-1 S/U run and 9-3 ATS run. Michigan was 17-15 on the season and finished with a three-game losing streak. That made them 3-5 S/U and 5-3 ATS their last eight games. Michigan was just 3-7 S/U and 5-5 ATS away from home this season. They were 2-4 on a neutral court. Unless Toledo has a letdown not going to the NCAA tournament, I look for them to win and cover this game. Play Toledo.

Big East Championship game from New York, NY here today has Xavier taking on Marquette. Both teams should get into the NCAA tournament, regardless of the outcome here today. Still, a better seed will go to the victor. Xavier won its second game of this tournament last night with a win over Creighton, 82-60, as a 3.5-point dog. Creighton had a excellent season so this dominant win by Xavier really sent a statement. That made five straight wins for the Musketeers. They have also covered five of their last eight games. They are also 14-3-1 ATS in their last 18 games vs a team with a win percentage of 60% or more. Marquette has had a much rougher go in the tourney. They were forced to OT in their opener vs St Johns, 72-70, failing to cover the 6.5 point line. Marquette has won eight straight games and 13 of their last 14 games. Though they have gone just 4-6 ATS their last 10 game. I'm taking Xavier here today as they have shown a lot more so far in this tournament.

Southeastern Conference Semifinals today from Nashville has Vandy taking on Texas A&M. Vandy with some local fan base in this game today. Vandy won its second game in this tournament last night with a win over Kentucky, 80-73, as a 7-point dog. That coming after taking care of LSU in their opening game, 77-68. That makes five straight wins and 10 of the last 11. They have also covered five straight and nine of their last 10. The Commodores are also 10-1 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games. Texas A&M won it's opener in this tourney last night with a win over Arkansas, 67-61, as a 1-point favorite. That make three wins in a row and nine wins in their last 10 games. These teams met back on Jan 28th, with A&M winning 72-66, as a 9.5-point favorite. I'm taking the dog in this one. Play Vanderbilt.

Big 10 Semifinal action from Chicago has Ohio State taking on Purdue for the right to go to tomorrow's Championship game. Ohio State has won three straight tourney games over Wisconsin, Iowa and then last night over Michigan State, 68-58, as a 3.5-point dog. That makes five wins in their last six games for the Buckeyes. They have also covered six straight games. Purdue played its first game in the tourney last night with a win over Rutgers, 70-65, as a 5.5-point favorite. The Boilermakers have covered just one time in their last seven games. Buckeyes have peaked at the right time and that momentum should carry over to today's contest. I'll take the points with Ohio State.

Very late action here on Friday that looks to even carry over on Saturday in the Mountain West Conference Tourney as Utah State takes on Boise State. The Utah State Aggies opened tourney play last night with a convincing win over New Mexico, 91-76, as a 3-point favorite. That makes the Aggies 6-0 S/U and ATS their last six games. That included a win over this Boise State team last Saturday, 86-73, as a 4.5-point favorite. The Aggies have also done well on a neutral court, going 6-1 ATS their last seven tries. Boise State had to go to Overtime last night to take care of UNLV, 87-76, as a 4-point favorite. The Broncos extra play could make them a bit tired as they come back vs a very good Utah State team tonight. Boise is just 2-2 S/U their last four games. They are also 2-7-1 ATS their last 10 games. I like Utah State again here tonight.

Early Semifinal action here in the Conference USA has Middle Tennessee State taking on Florida Atlantic. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders opened conference tourney play last night with a win over Charlotte, 66-65, pushing the 1-point favorite line. That snapped a two-game losing streak for the Raiders. The Raiders struggled away from home this season, going just 4-12 ATS. Meanwhile Florida Atlantic had a great season with a 28-3 overall record. They opened tourney play last night with resounding win over Western Kentucky, 75-51, as a 10.5-point favorite. That made five straight winners. They are also 4-1 ATS their last five games. The Owls are also 20-8-1 ATS their last 29 overall games. FAU is the best team in this conference and will flex those muscles again today. Play Florida Atlantic.

Big East late action on Thursday has Villanova taking on Creighton in the Quarterfinals from New York. Villanova had little trouble in their opening round game last night with a blowout win over Georgetown, 80-48, as a 12-point favorite. That makes the WildCats 7-2 S/U and ATS over their last nine games. Creighton plays its first tourney game here tonight after winning its final two games of the regular season. The Blue Jays finished on a 3-3 S/U and ATS run. The dog has had the upper hand in this series, covering 10 of the last 12 meetings. I like the dog again here tonight. Play Villanova.

Atlantic Coast Quarterfinal action here on Thursday has North Carolina taking on Virginia from Greensboro, NC. North Carolina opened ACC Tourney play last night with an easy winner over Boston College, 85-61, as a 9.5-point favorite. The Tar Heels are 4-1 S/U and 3-2 ATS their last five games. NCU has been a very good neutral site team, going 8-3-1 ATS their last 12 times. Virginia plays its opening game of this tournament tonight. The Cavs finished their regular season with two wins and 6-2 over their last eight games. They were also 1-5 ATS their last six games. They are also 1-6-1 ATS their last eight games away from home. Little bit of home cooking here for the Heels playing in Greensboro. I'll take North Carolina in this one.

Big East Conference action here on Thursday has Depaul taking on Xavier in this Quarterfinal matchup from New York. Depaul pulled the upset in their opening tourney game last night with their win over Seton Hall, 66-65 as a 5.5-point dog. That win actually snapped a 12-game losing streak by Depaul. They are also 3-10 ATS their last 13 games. In addition, the Blue Demons are just 8-24 ATS in their last 32 games on a neutral site. While Depaul has to play in a back-to-back spot here tonight, Xavier has had four days of rest to prepare for the tourney. The Musketeers finished the regular season with a 3-game winning streak. They are also 4-2 ATS their last six games. Xavier played Depaul back on Feb 18th and won 82-68, covering the 13.5-point favorite line. Don't see Xavier having much trouble tonight either in what should be another blowout win. Play Xavier.

Big 12 Conference tourney action here in the afternoon has West Virginia taking on Kansas from Kansas City, MO. West Virginia finished the season on a hot streak, winning its last three and four of five. In addition, the Mountaineers have covered five straight games including their meeting with Kansas on Feb 25. In that game the Mountaineers stayed with Kansas the entire way, losing a close game by 74-76 as a 9.5-point road dog. WVU is also 5-2 ATS in their last seven neutral site games. Kansas opens their Big 12 tourney play coming of their regular season finale loss to Texas, 59-75 as a 3-point dog. The Jayhawks had their seven game win streak broke in that game. They have lost three straight to the spread though. The Jayhawks are 1-4 ATS in their last five neutral site games. I'm taking West Virginia just like I did when these teams met last. Play West Virginia.

 Big Sky Conference Championship Game here on Wednesday has the winner of Northern Arizona and Montana State getting the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament next week. Montana State looks the prohibitive favorite here as they have 22 wins on the season compared to just nine wins by NAU. However, it's tournament time and anything can happen and usually does. Northern Arizona has peaked, winning three straight in this tournament over Idaho, Eastern Washington and then last night over Montana, 83-71, as a 5.5-point favorite. In fact, they have scored at least 80 points in all three tourney games and in their last five overall games. They have won five of their last six games both S/U and ATS. Montana State brings a seven game win streak into today's contest. They are just 3-5 ATS though in their last eight games.They have wins in this tourney over Northern Colorado (84-73) and last night over Weber State (60-58) in OT. That OT game couple with playing last night might have these guys a bit tired. Plus NAU is scoring lots of points these days. I'll take the dog in this one. Play Northern Arizona.

Patriot League Championship Game tonight has conference powerhouse Colgate taking on Cinderella La Lafayette. Lafayette broke its four game losing streak with a pair of wins in the tourney, including Lehigh and then American. They have covered three of their last four games. However, the Leopards are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven games away from home. What all can you say about Colgate. The Raiders have won 11 games in row and are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games. They have been double digit favorites in five of their last seven games. Colgate won the last matchup with Lafayette back on Feb 22 at Lafayette, 73-69 as a 9-point favorite. I don't see this one being as close though as Colgate wins this one in a blowout.

Mountain West Action here on Wednesday has Air Force playing at UNLV. Air Force finished its regular season losing three straight game and going 1-2 ATS. One of those losses came at UNLV on Feb 24th, 53-54, in what was a close game all the way. The Falcons are now 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games. Meanwhile, UNLV struggled for most of the 2nd half of the season. They lost four of their last six games both S/U and ATS. They did win their season finale vs their rivals from up North, Nevada, 69-67. Rebels are at home here as usual in this tournament. They are just 0-4 ATS in their last four home games though. Should be another close game and if Air Force can keep the score lower, they will cover. Play Air Force.

Dixie State is now known as Utah Tech and they play Stephen F Austin in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament here tonight. The Tech Trailblazers finished the regular season on a 1-5 S/U and ATS run. That included their last game at home vs Grand Canyon in which they lost, 61-71, as a 1-point dog. They are also 3-5 ATS in their last eight games. Stephen F Austin finished their season with a blowout loss to Utah Valley State, 69-113, as a 8-point dog. They will finished 4-3 S/U and ATS their last seven games. Utah Tech was only 5-13 in conference play this year and next to last in the conference. Austin was 11-7 and a decent team. I'll take Austin here tonight in what looks like a lopsided win.

 Metro Atlantic Conference First round action here today from Atlantic City, NJ. St Peters finished the regular season with a win over Siena, 73-72 in OT as a 4.5 point home dog. They were 2-4 S/U and ATS their last six games. The Peacocks are 0-11 ATS in their last 11 games following an ATS win. Fairfield ended the regular season with a win over Quinnipiac, 92-82, as a 2.5-point dog. That made them 3-3 S/U and 2-4 ATS in their last six games. Fairfield has done well on the road of late, covering six of their last nine away games. The Stags are 4-1 ATS in their last five neutral site games. I'll take the Stags here tonight. Play Fairfield.

Western Athletic Conference Tourney 1st Round action here tonight from Las Vegas has Abilene Christian taking on Cal Baptist. Christian finished their regular season losing five straight games both S/U and ATS. In fact, their last win was over this Cal Baptist team back on Feb 4th, 87-71, as a 5-point road dog. Cal Baptist finished winning their last two games both S/U and ATS. Christian is 0-4 ATS in their last four neutral site games. Neither team likely going far in this tournament, but here today I'll take Cal Baptist.

ACC action here on Tuesday has Georgia Tech taking on Florida State. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a three-game win streak. They have also covered eight straight games after a six game losing spread run. Tech had a rough start to their ACC conference play, going 1-11 S/U and 2-9 ATS. However, they have heated up at the right time as they enter tourney play. It's been a bad season for Florida State with their 9-22 record and 12-19 spread mark. They finished the regular season losing six of their last seven games. The Seminoles also finished 1-8 ATS their last nine games. Florida State took the one regular season game with Tech back on Jan 7th at home, 75-64, as a 2.5-point favorite. However, that was when Tech was playing poorly. Tech is the hot team here and State is jus bad. Play Georgia Tech.