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02-08-25 | San Francisco v. Loyola Marymount +3.5 | Top | 72-66 | Loss | -105 | 14 h 6 m | Show |
This is a play on the LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS CBB Ultimate Underdog. San Francisco was in a great spot on Thursday hosting St. Mary’s but we laid off not knowing the status of guard Marcus Williams who was a gametime decision and he ended up playing. The Dons won the game to avenge a 20-point loss to the Gaels while catching St. Mary’s in a bad spot coming off the Gonzaga win and now San Francisco is in that play against spot off a big win and now hitting the road. The Dons improved to 15-0 at home but are just 2-4 on the road with wins against bottom feeders Pacific and Pepperdine. Loyola Marymount had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 20-point loss at Gonzaga to fall to 6-5 in the West Coast Conference but the Lions are back home in a great rebound spot. They are 10-3 at home with the last two losses coming against Gonzaga and UC Irvine and while this is a test, it comes at the ideal situational time coming off a no chance game against the Bulldogs and the Dons coming off their biggest win of the season. 10* (818) Loyola Marymount Lions |
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02-08-25 | Bradley -5 v. Evansville | Top | 80-74 | Win | 100 | 14 h 13 m | Show |
This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Bradley opened 9-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference with the only loss coming against first place Drake but the Braves have now lost three straight games following a three-point home loss against Belmont and they have now failed to cover their last four games. Bradley is in a tie with Northern Iowa for second place at 9-4 and these next two games are big before a rematch with Drake following these. The Braves are a perfect 7-0 in Quad 4 games and while this is the first one away from home, they are 5-2 overall on the road. Evansville has been an up and down team as it opened 3-2 in the conference, lost four straight then went on to win three in a row before its most recent game, a nine-point loss at home against Southern Illinois. The 6-7 record is far from horrible and we are getting value the other way because of it knowing the fact the Purple Aces are still the lowest NET Ranked team in the conference. They are 3-6 in Quad 3 games and this is by far the highest ranked Quad 3 opponent to date. 10* (749) Bradley Braves |
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02-08-25 | Montana State v. Northern Colorado -6 | Top | 66-73 | Win | 100 | 13 h 18 m | Show |
This is a play on the NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS for our Big Sky Game of the Year. Northern Colorado is coming off a loss against Montana at home on Thursday which was just its second home loss of the season, the other coming against 18-7 St. Thomas back in early December and this is a smash spot to bounce back at a reasonable number. The Bears are now tied with the Grizzlies for first place in the Big Sky Conference at 9-2 after the season split so now it is time to take care of business and win out with this being their toughest remaining opponent with seven games left and they could not get the Bobcats at the best time coming off that loss. Montana St. is coming off a loss at Northern Arizona to fall to 5-6 in the conference and right now it is basically a race for third place with them and four other teams. The Bobcats have been awesome at home with an 8-2 record but fell to 2-12 on the road, one win against No. 299 Weber St., and are back to a Quad 3 game where they are 1-6 and could not be going to Greeley at the worst time. 10* (804) Northern Colorado Bears |
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02-08-25 | Duke v. Clemson +7.5 | Top | 71-77 | Win | 100 | 12 h 13 m | Show |
This is a play on the CLEMSON TIGERS for our CBB Star Attraction. Duke continues to roll along as it has won 16 straight games including its first 12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and this could be the slip up spot but we are catching a good number with the cover in mind. There is nothing bad to say about this Blue Devils team as they have been as dominant as they come and we have to pick our spot if we want to get in front of them and similar to when we faded them against Wake Forest on the road, this spot is ideal coming off that emotional win over North Carolina and then a blowout win at Syracuse just three days ago. Clemson is the other piece of this play not just because the Tigers are one of the top teams in the conference but because they are coming off a brutal loss in this building against Georgia Tech, just their second home loss with the first coming against Memphis which was also in overtime. The Tigers will not be intimidated as they have won two of the last three home meetings with Duke and they are live once again. 10* (764) Clemson Tigers |
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02-08-25 | Loyola-Chicago v. Duquesne +1.5 | Top | 56-69 | Win | 100 | 12 h 52 m | Show |
This is a play on the DUQUENSE DUKES for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Duquesne has lost five straight games which includes three on the road by one or two possessions and the Dukes are back home where they are just 6-6 but four of those losses were on December 11th or earlier and another against Dayton in a Quad 2 game. They are now back in Quad 3 for this one and they have gone 5-1 in their last six Quad 3 games, the only loss being on the road at Fordham by two points. Duquesne is 4-6 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and the tight losses have been the difference and overall, the Dukes have been the No. 7 unluckiest team in the country. Loyola Chicago started the season 9-1 but it has been a struggle since then as the Ramblers have gone 5-7 including a 1-6 record away from home. They have covered three straight games including the last two which were at home and they are back on the road playing just their second Quad 3 true road game and against their toughest opponent. The value is here on the Dukes based on their record run which comes to an end. 10* (758) Duquesne Dukes |
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02-08-25 | North Dakota v. UMKC -3 | Top | 69-80 | Win | 100 | 11 h 30 m | Show |
This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROOS for our CBB Bounceback Rout. Kansas City has taken a freefall as it opened 2-0 in the Summit League but has lost its last eight straight games, this from the conference preseason favorite. The Roos have been close but have not been able to close as of these eight losses, the last six have come by one or two possessions. Five of these overall losses have been on the road with the three home defeats coming against the current top three NET Ranked teams and all in that group of close defeats. Now they welcome the third lowest ranked team and in a revenge spot following a four-point loss at North Dakota last month. The Fighting Hawks are coming off a tough loss at Omaha by three points which was a great effort considering they are 2-9 on the road with the only conference win away from home coming at No. 327 ranked Denver which has also accounted for only one of three Quad 4 losses. North Dakota has covered three straight games which can only help us in keeping this number down. 10* (774) Kansas City Roos |
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02-08-25 | Georgia Tech v. Virginia -1.5 | Top | 61-75 | Win | 100 | 12 h 32 m | Show |
This is a play on the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS for our ACC Game of the Month. After opening the season 0-10 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, Georgia Tech has pulled off a pair of huge upsets in its last two games, defeating Louisville at home by seven points and then going on the road and beating Clemson by three points in triple overtime. The Yellow Jackets have to be feeling good about themselves but probably a little too good at this point as they are still just 5-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the win over the Tigers was their first road win of the season and now we are catching an overreaction line. Virginia is coming off an upset of its own as it defeated Pittsburgh on the road by 16 points so while it is in a similar situation, the big difference here is that the Cavaliers are home where they have not been great but are 8-5 which includes an 8-2 record in non-Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, one of those losses coming against rival Virginia Tech by one point. They are getting a good number against a team still on the road in a huge letdown situation. 10* (756) Virginia Cavaliers |
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02-08-25 | Pittsburgh v. North Carolina -4 | Top | 66-67 | Loss | -119 | 10 h 22 m | Show |
This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Despite a horrible loss at home against Virginia, Pittsburgh is still projected as one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament and we are not sure exactly why. The Panthers best win came against No. 25 Ohio St. which was back in November by one point in overtime and it owns only two other wins over top 50 teams. They are 1-5 in Quad 1 games including 0-3 in the other three true road games and one of those top 50 victories was at home against North Carolina by eight points so revenge is in play for the Tar Heels but they are more concerned about their recent play that is leaving them outside the bubble. North Carolina has lost two straight games and four of its last five with the one victory coming at home against a bad Boston College team by only six points in overtime so this team has to get right and quick. The Tar Heels have not played since last Saturday when they were blown out at Duke by 17 points but even that deficit did not tell the story as they fell behind 40-13 and trailed by as many as 32 points. 10* (698) North Carolina Tar Heels |
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02-08-25 | Providence v. Butler -3.5 | Top | 81-82 | Loss | -108 | 10 h 35 m | Show |
This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Providence has lost two straight games as it fought all the way back from a 19-point deficit to lose by two points at St. John’s and then kept it close against Creighton at home before the Bluejays pulled away late. The Friars hit the road where they are 2-5 with the two wins coming against the two worst teams in the Big East Conference at a combined 3-22. Providence is 2-4 in Quad 2 games, beating BYU at home very early in the season which was the Cougars first road game of the season and all the way out east no less, and then winning at DePaul and needing overtime to do it. Butler is coming off a 30-point win at Seton Hall which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Bulldogs are just 3-9 in the conference including a 0-9 record in Quad 2 games and now they drop to Quad 3 where they are 2-0. This is a revenge game as well with Butler losing on the road by 19 points, part of their 0-6 opening conference start. They are 3-3 since then with two losses by five points combined, both on the road. 10* (686) Butler Bulldogs |
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02-08-25 | North Dakota State -1.5 v. Nebraska-Omaha | Top | 74-85 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 49 m | Show |
This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. North Dakota St. snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Kansas City on Thursday by six points as the Bison improved to 6-4 in the Summit League which is not where they expected to be coming into the season but they can get right back into it with a win here. Their issue is that they have already lost twice to St. Thomas who they trail by two games for second place but taking care of what they have to do is essential right now. They are 7-4 on the road and while we are not a huge proponent of road revenge, they are looking for payback from a five-point home loss against Omaha last month. The Mavericks have been the story of the conference so far as they are in first place at 9-1 with the lone loss coming on the road at South Dakota three games back. They have recovered with two wins since then but they have not been overly impressive over two bottom tiered teams and now comes a test against a team over 100 spots higher in the NET Rankings. 10* (655) North Dakota St. Bison |
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02-08-25 | Kansas -4 v. Kansas State | Top | 73-81 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 49 m | Show |
This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kansas St. picked up a couple lopsided home wins over Oklahoma St. and West Virginia a couple weeks ago but then came a real shocker as it went to Iowa St., fell behind 13-4 and then outscored the Cyclones 76-48 the rest of the way to pull off the major upset. The Wildcats followed that up with a win at Arizona St. to make it four straight wins and they have now covered seven straight games heading into the second meeting in the Sunflower Showdown with a chance to even it up but that will not be happening. Kansas St. has lost all value as it was getting 15 in the first meeting and now the adjustment is too much. Kansas picked off Iowa St. at home in its last game which was a big revenge game against the Cyclones and while that is a typical win to produce a letdown, that was all the way back on Monday so that angle is gone and this is still a big rivalry. The Jayhawks chances of winning the conference are likely dead still but a top four is still in play and after losing two straight here in overtime, focus will be here. 10* (663) Kansas Jayhawks |
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02-08-25 | South Carolina v. Kentucky -10.5 | Top | 57-80 | Win | 100 | 7 h 56 m | Show |
This is a play on the KENTUCKY WILDCATS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kentucky has lost four of its last five games including two straight since a big win at Tennessee where it won by five points as a 10.5-point underdog. The Wildcats came out flat last Saturday when they hosted Arkansas and former head coach John Calipari and somehow that defeat led to a letdown and they went to Oxford and got pummeled by the Rebels by 15 points and now it is go time. They have a rematch with Tennessee on deck and there is no way they are looking ahead to that as they need to get right or they will be getting blown away on their home floor. South Carolina is coming off a 26-win season including a 13-5 record in the Southeastern Conference and this season have been unable to get even one victory in the conference. The Gamecocks are 0-9 and while that record is splattered with some brutally close losses, five of those by five points or less, four of those have come on their home floor and three road losses have come by 25, 20 and 11 points and could not be in a worse spot Saturday. 10* (610) Kentucky Wildcats |
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02-07-25 | San Jose State +14 v. Boise State | Top | 52-79 | Loss | -108 | 26 h 15 m | Show |
This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Boise St. has won three straight games after a slow start in the Mountain West Conference and the Broncos are now 8-4 for solo fifth place. The Broncos still have a dominant home floor at 10-1 but they are overvalued here as they have been home to two other 5-7 conference teams, Nevada and UNLV and were laying 7.5 and 8.5 and are now laying 13 against a cover machine. They are 7-1 in Quad 4 games but this is the best NET Ranked opponent it will have faced from that quadrant. San Jose St. is 12-12 including 5-7 in the conference and has one of the top ATS records in the country at 17-4 against the number and the Spartans continue to be undervalued. Boise St. has dominated this series throughout the last few years which is no real surprise considering how dominant they have been and how bad the Spartans typically have been, winning single digit games in four of the last five years. That being said, San Jose St. is a different team as it has lost by more than this number only twice. San Jose St. is 10-0 ATS after a win and 8-0 ATS against teams outscoring opponents by eight or more ppg. 10* (889) San Jose St. Spartans |
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02-07-25 | St. John's v. Connecticut -1.5 | Top | 68-62 | Loss | -110 | 26 h 39 m | Show |
This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our CBB Star Attraction. The Huskies return home following a big time upset at Marquette which could be a season changer in what has been an unexpected struggle with a 16-6 record. Connecticut is how 6-3 in the Big East Conference and will look to try and get back in the mix with a win here to pull within a game and a half of the Red Storm with still one more meeting. This game is being played at Gampel Pavilion as opposed to the bigger XL Center in Hartford and this is a significant edge as the Huskies are 4-1 here this season and 28-2 going back to 2021-22. The two losses were decent upsets against Xavier and Creighton where they were favored by seven points in each and lost by a combined eight points. St. John’s has won nine straight games to move to 11-1 in the conference as it is also coming off a win over Marquette but their win was three days later so the Huskies also have the rest edge. The Red Storm only loss came on the road at Creighton by just one point and they have been playing some stellar defense but this is one matchup that will give them fits as their strengths are also the strengths of Connecticut. 10* (886) Connecticut Huskies |
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02-06-25 | Hawaii -2 v. Cal Poly | Top | 63-79 | Loss | -110 | 13 h 22 m | Show |
This is a play on the HAWAII WARRIORS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Hawaii is coming off a home split, losing to UC San Diego and then rolling over CS Fullerton to go to 5-6 in the Big West Conference. The Warriors are back on the road where they are 2-4 including a 2-3 record in the Big West Conference, opening with a loss at Long Beach St., which was way back in early December and the other two losses were at first place UC Irvine and by two points at UC Davis. The non-conference loss was not a bad one at Grand Canyon by just six points. Overall, they are 9-1 in Quad 4 games. Cal Poly is now 2-9 in the conference with those two wins coming in their last three games and while the Mustangs are back home, there is no edge. Cal Poly is 5-4 at home as the Mustangs opened their home slate with a win over non-Division I Menlo College and then did have a good win over Seattle but the Redhawks were in a lookahead spot, facing UC San Diego two days later and the other three wins have come against Grambling, Denver and Long Beach St., ranked No. 342, No. 326 and No. 321 respectively. 10* (851) Hawaii Warriors |
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02-06-25 | South Dakota -2 v. Denver | Top | 86-79 | Win | 100 | 13 h 32 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Month. South Dakota got back to .500 in the Summit League with a home win over Omaha and the Coyotes are back on the road where they are 2-9 which is keeping this number within reason. This includes a 1-3 record within the conference with two of those losses coming against St. Thomas and South Dakota St., the top two NET Ranked teams in the conference, and the other early in the conference season against Kansas City when the Roos were actually playing well. This is the first of two straight winnable road games. Denver has won two of its last three games with the wins over Oral Roberts and Kansas City, both of which are 2-7 in the conference, and those were just a combined three points. The Pioneers have now covered four straight games but the other two games they were catching huge numbers and those were covered by only 3.5 points combined. Denver is 6-4 at home, three wins against non-Division I teams, two other by one points and the last against No. 346 ranked Sacramento St. 10* (839) South Dakota Coyotes |
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02-06-25 | St. Thomas v. South Dakota State -4.5 | Top | 86-102 | Win | 100 | 12 h 42 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA ST. JACKRABBITS as part of our CBB Supreme Annihilator. St. Thomas is coming off a pair of home blowouts to improve to 11-0 at home and the Tommies kept hold of their first place tie in the Summit League with Omaha at 8-1. They are back on the road where they are 6-5 with four of those wins coming in Quad 4 games and while the other two were in Quad 2 contests, those were against lower ranked teams and this is their biggest conference road test thus far. St. Thomas is the top NET ranked team in the Summit and is catching points for a reason. The Jackrabbits are coming off a two-game road split as they lost at North Dakota on Saturday which was their third conference loss, the second by two or fewer possessions. The other one was at St. Thomas where they lost by a point so revenge is in play. South Dakota St. is 10-0 at home and after winning its home opener by one point, the Jackrabbits have won their last nine home games by double digits and this starts the test of their next three home games against teams in the top four in conference NET Rankings. 10* (814) South Dakota St. Jackrabbits |
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02-06-25 | SE Missouri State v. Morehead State -2 | Top | 80-51 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 25 m | Show |
This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Morehead St. remains in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 9-3 record despite losses in two of its last three games including its first home loss of the season last time out against Tennessee Tech. The Eagles may have been caught peeking ahead to this weekend as they are facing two of the three teams right on their heels. They have failed to cover three straight games which is a run we are going against because of the value and looking to get that recent home loss back. SE Missouri St. has won three straight games to improve to 8-4 in the conference and this is a huge game for the Redhawks as well as they are one game back but have already lost to Morehead St. so they need this for tiebreaker purposes but we feel the home court and the recent home loss for the Eagles trumps any sort of revenge or winning on the road. They come in 4-6 on the road and while it includes four Quad 1-Quad 3 defeats, it also includes a pair of bad Quad 4 losses against teams ranked much worse. 10* (806) Morehead St. Eagles |
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02-06-25 | Temple v. South Florida +1 | Top | 91-100 | Win | 100 | 11 h 2 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Temple is coming off a pair of wins to move to 6-3 in the American Athletic Conference, tied for fourth place, two games behind first place Memphis. The victories over Charlotte and East Carolina were by five points combined and both were at home where the Owls are 10-0 which includes a 5-0 record in the conference and all of those victories were by one or two possessions. They hit the road where they are 2-5 including a 1-3 AAC record with that win over Rice by one possession so they have been the most fortunate team in the conference and have a rematch with Memphis on deck. South Florida got pounded at Florida Atlantic on Sunday by 22 points which made it three losses in its last four games. The Bulls are now 4-5 in the conference with four of those losses on the road and they are back home where they are 8-2, the one conference loss coming against second place 8-2 UAB. That was their lone Quad 3 home game with this being their second and are laying a short number, partially due to their current 0-6 ATS run. 10* (778) South Florida Bulls |
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02-06-25 | William & Mary v. Drexel -2.5 | Top | 66-86 | Win | 100 | 11 h 55 m | Show |
This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. William & Mary came through for us on Monday as it upset College of Charleston at home to improve to 8-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association which puts it one game behind Towson for first place. The Pride improved to 10-0 at home and now they hit the road where they are 3-8 which includes a 2-1 record in Quad 4 games, beating No. 257 Hampton by just three points and rolling over No. 341 Stony Brook which was no surprise. This one steps up to Quad 3 where they are 1-4 on the road and this is a major letdown spot and they come in as the underdog for a reason. Drexel is coming off a pair of road losses and has lost five of its last seven games to fall to 4-6 which is right about where the Dragons were expected to be and now has a chance to play spoiler here and against UNC Wilmington on Saturday. Drexel is 10-3 in Quad 4 games, losing to Big Five opponent LaSalle by three points back in November and dropping the other two against Monmouth and Towson in overtime. 10* (788) Drexel Dragons |
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02-05-25 | Wake Forest v. Stanford -2 | Top | 79-73 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 36 m | Show |
This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Wake Forest snapped a two-game slide against Louisville and Duke with a win over Pittsburgh by a bucket as it lost the cover on a Panthers last second three-pointer that rattled in. The Demon Deacons are 8-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but are just No. 68 in the NET Rankings and remain one of the last four teams out for the NCAA Tournament. They hit the road where they are 3-4 with the wins coming against three of the four lowest ranked teams in the conference and now head west for a pair of games. This is actually a Quad 1 game and the Demon Deacons have lost their last six games from this quadrant. Stanford has had a solid first season in the conference as it is 7-4 following a 24-point loss at SMU which put an end to a four-game winning streak which included solid wins over North Carolina and Florida St. but the resume is not good enough for an NCAA Tournament berth as the Cardinal are not even part of the last four out despite being just five spots behind Wake forest in the NET Rankings. Stanford is 12-1 at home and this is its first Quad 2 home game. 10* (760) Stanford Cardinal |
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02-05-25 | Arkansas +7.5 v. Texas | Top | 78-70 | Win | 100 | 15 h 46 m | Show |
This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Star Attraction. We saw the opposite from the other end of the Arkansas/Kentucky matchup last night with Kentucky not being able to rebound from the loss to the Razorbacks on Saturday as it got levelled at Mississippi and we are expecting different from the Razorbacks, building off that win and keeping the momentum going. Despite a 2-6 record in the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas is still alive for an NCAA Tournament berth as they jumped into one of the last eight teams out group. They are 2-7 in Quad 1 games but this is their first Quad 1 home game in close to a month and this is a different team even with Boogie Fland out. Texas is coming off a 31-point win over LSU which is the second lowest NET ranked team in the conference and the Longhorns are back home where they are 10-3 including 2-2 in the SEC and now laying their biggest number through 10 conference games. It is simply too big as this is an expected line of Arkansas not showing up for a second straight road game but this will be a battle. Texas is 6-1-1 ATS over its last eight games which is also playing into the inflated number. 10* (743) Arkansas Razorbacks |
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02-05-25 | Tulane +1.5 v. Texas-San Antonio | Top | 61-60 | Win | 100 | 14 h 54 m | Show |
This is a play on the TULANE GREEN WAVE for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Tulane salvaged one game from its two-game homestand as it bounced back from a loss against Memphis with a win over Tulsa to improve to 6-3 in the American Athletic Conference. The Green Wave are back on the road where they are 2-4 with all four losses coming against teams ranked much higher than UTSA and Tulane has played two Quad 3 and Quad 4 conference road games, one in each quadrant, and the Green Wave won both of those easily. They do have a game at North Texas on deck but there will be no lookahead as it needs this one to keep pace and make that one matter. Speaking of North Texas, UTSA is coming off one of the bigger upsets in the conference this season as it went on the road and defeated the Mean Green by four points as a 15-point underdog and the Roadrunners have actually held their own of late as they are 4-5 in the AAC with the three other wins all coming as underdogs, albeit much smaller. This team has overachieved with a lot of that proven by their great underdog record but now the markets have adjusted. 10* (727) Tulane Green Wave |
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02-05-25 | Texas State -2.5 v. Old Dominion | Top | 64-75 | Loss | -108 | 13 h 14 m | Show |
This is a play on the TEXAS ST. BOBCATS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Give credit to Old Dominion which went 7-25 last season including 3-15 in the Sun Belt Conference and has already gotten to double-digit wins while doubling its conference victories. The Monarchs are 6-5 in the conference including a pair of big upsets against South Alabama and Appalachian St. on the road but those could have gone the other way with one being a one point win and the other in overtime. They have gone 4-1 in Quad 4 conference games but all of those have been against teams ranked No. 244 or worse and the Monarchs themselves are just No. 313 in the NET Rankings. Texas St. has been one of the bigger disappointments in the conference as it is now 5-6 following a three-game losing streak. Two of those losses were against top ranked Arkansas St. with those sandwiched around a tough scheduling spot against Louisiana. The Bobcats are 2-4 on the road within the conference with three of those losses in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games and the other in overtime at Southern Mississippi. A win here gets them within a game and a half of third place. 10* (683) Texas St. Bobcats |
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02-05-25 | Valparaiso +5 v. Indiana State | Top | 62-80 | Loss | -108 | 13 h 3 m | Show |
This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Indiana St. snapped a six-game losing streak with a home win over Missouri St. and followed that up with an upset victory at Illinois Chicago to move to 5-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sycamores recent skid did include home losses against the top half of the conference but the win over the Flames has them overvalued just one game later. That losing streak started with a three-point loss at Valparaiso so you can argue there is revenge in play but a three-point loss will not fire teams up especially with a game against first place on deck. The Beacons are in the midst of their own losing streak as they have lost seven straight games which is also playing into the inflation of this number and with six of those seven losses being between seven and 11 points, the money will be against them once more. The key here is looking at the overall picture and Valparaiso is No. 218 in the NET Rankings which is actually two spots ahead of Indiana St. but the line is telling us differently based on recent runs and names so we will go where the value takes us. 10* (695) Valparaiso Beacons |
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02-04-25 | Boise State v. UNLV +3 | Top | 71-62 | Loss | -105 | 27 h 49 m | Show |
This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Boise St. is coming off a pair of home wins over Nevada, which has been a big disappointment, and Fresno St., pushing Air Force for the worst team in the Western Athletic Conference and now the Broncos hit the road where they are 2-4 with the two wins coming against San Jose St. and Wyoming, No. 164 and No. 169 in the NET Rankings respectively. They are back to playing a Quad 2 game where they are 0-3 while going 1-5 away from home in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, the only win coming on a neutral floor in overtime by two points over St. Mary’s. UNLV has had a rough time of late with four straight losses but any of those could have gone the other way as they have come by a combined 15 points. The first two were at home by two points each and the Rebels are back home where they are 9-3 overall, the other loss coming against No. 42 ranked Memphis. While Boise St. is ranked twice as high, UNLV has the same amount of Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins so this is the contrarian play of the night. 10* (666) UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
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02-04-25 | Kansas State v. Arizona State -1.5 | Top | 71-70 | Loss | -115 | 26 h 58 m | Show |
This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our Big 12 Game of the Month. It has been a rough stretch for Arizona St. which is coming off a nine-point loss at home against rival Arizona to fall to 3-7 in the Big 12 Conference. Two of those win have come against 0-10 Colorado so the record is even skewed a bit but the Sun Devils have played a brutal schedule which is currently ranked No. 6 in the country and they have been competitive with a 5-5 ATS mark, four of those losses when catching at least 6.5 points. While they have lost four straight home games, they counter that with a perfect 6-0 record in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games. Kansas St. is coming off the biggest ATS win of the weekend as it defeated Iowa St. while covering by 33.5 points as the Cyclones did not show up after their devastating loss at Arizona. The Wildcats have won three straight games, the prior two coming at home, while their only other conference win was also at home against Cincinnati. Kansas St. has covered six straight games which adds value and is not only in a letdown spot, but has a rematch with Kansas on deck. 10* (662) Arizona St. Sun Devils |
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02-04-25 | USC v. Northwestern -1 | Top | 75-77 | Win | 100 | 25 h 12 m | Show |
This is a play on the NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS for our CBB Star Attraction. USC is coming off a favorable portion of its schedule as it played four of five games at home which culminated with a win over Michigan St., snapping the Spartans 13-game winning streak. The Trojans are back on the road where they are 3-1 including Quad 1 wins at Nebraska and Illinois but we cannot be sold on this team, especially right off that monster win. Those first two big road wins were followed up by home games so we have yet to see this situation and despite that victory, USC is still just No. 68 in the NET Rankings which is fourth lowest in the Big Ten Conference. Northwestern has lost three straight games including a hard-fought six-point loss at home against Wisconsin which was its first without second leading scorer Brooks Barnhizer who has been lost for the season with a foot injury. This is where a team rises to the occasion to conclude their three-game homestand before heading out west to face Washington and Oregon. The Wildcats are 10-3 at home after having dropped two straight and now in a quality spot. 10* (650) Northwestern Wildcats |
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02-04-25 | St. Louis +1 v. Massachusetts | Top | 73-71 | Win | 100 | 25 h 30 m | Show |
This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. St. Louis is coming off a loss at home against Dayton and it could not have been in a worse spot with the Flyers just coming off a 22-point beatdown at St. Bonaventure. The Billikens remain in the mix in the Atlantic Ten Conference as they are 6-3 and this has turned into a big one with games against St. Joseph’s and George Mason on deck. They are 2-5 on the road but four of those losses were in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, with two coming by five points combined, and the other coming at a solid George Washington team. Massachusetts is coming off a win at Duquesne to improve to 5-4 in the conference as it continues to overachieve. The Minutemen are still ranked third to last in the conference NET Rankings and it is hard to trust a team that is just 5-4 in Quad 4 games as their shooting is too inconsistent. Massachusetts is No. 329 in the country in Effective Field Goal% and No. 283 in Assist Rate while St. Louis comes in No. 30 and No. 60 respectively so the Billikens have the big offensive disparity edge. 10* (609) St. Louis Billikens |
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02-04-25 | Notre Dame v. Florida State -1.5 | Top | 60-67 | Win | 100 | 24 h 22 m | Show |
This is a play on the FLORIDA ST. SEMINOLES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Florida St. had won four of five games to move to 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but a rough portion of the schedule has led to four straight losses. The Seminoles had to make the ridiculous trip out west to face Stanford and California then came back home to play a quick turnaround game against Virginia Tech and then had to travel up the coast to face Boston College where they blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute left. Now is the bounce back spot and it could not be a better one looking to improve their 7-2 record in Quad 3 games. Notre Dame is coming off the worst loss in the ACC this season as it went to Miami on Saturday and lost to the Hurricanes which came in riding a 1-17 run including 10 straight losses. Regrouping from that can be done by good teams but the Irish are not a good team as their four ACC wins have come against teams ranked No. 129 or worse and only one of those was on the road at Virginia and their only other road win was at Georgetown in the third game of the season. 10* (630) Florida St. Seminoles |
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02-04-25 | Kent State -6.5 v. Eastern Michigan | Top | 70-49 | Win | 100 | 24 h 10 m | Show |
This is a play on the KENT ST. GOLDEN FLASHES for our CBB Opening Tip Winner. It has been such an odd season for Kent St. as it has been the opposite of what we should expect from not only the Golden Flashes but most teams. All of their Mid-American Conference games have been Quad 3 and Quad 4 and they have gone 4-5, 1-4 at home and 3-1 on the road with the lone road loss coming by a bucket at Ohio. Despite the losing record, they are still No. 2 in the conference NET Rankings and this is the final game before the meaningless second round of the MAC/SBC Challenge. Eastern Michigan was on a horrible run before it was put under suspicion of irregular betting patterns following its second flagged incident against Central Michigan on January 14th. The Eagles went on to win three straight games which actually made it look more suspicious but they have come back to normal expected form with losses at Miami Ohio and Western Michigan and while they are back home, their 5-3 home record includes a non-Division I victory and wins over No. 353 Northern Illinois and No. 337 Buffalo. 10* (603) Kent St. Golden Flashes |
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02-03-25 | College of Charleston v. William & Mary +2.5 | Top | 75-90 | Win | 100 | 22 h 46 m | Show |
This is a play on the WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE for our CAA Game of the Month. After going 4-14 in the Coastal Athletic Association and 10-23 overall, William & Mary has had a resurgence under first year head coach Brian Earl as he came into a good situation with a lot of returning production and it shows. The Tribe are 13-9 including 7-2 in the conference, one loss on the road at UNC Wilmington which was not a huge surprise but the second loss was, a 41-point loss at Campbell in their last game so they are going to be fired up for their biggest home game in a long time. They are 9-0 at home, 10 straight overall, the No. 15 longest current streak in the country. College of Charleston has won two straight games following a loss against UNC Wilmington and it is tied with the Seahawks and Tribe for second place in the conference at 7-2. The Cougars are back on the road where they are 5-2 with losses against Rhode Island and Monmouth and overall, they have six one possession wins which plays into their good fortunes as they are No. 4 in the Luck Ratings and find themselves in a tough spot here. 10* (876) William & Mary Tribe |
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02-02-25 | Nebraska v. Oregon -6.5 | Top | 77-71 | Loss | -108 | 18 h 26 m | Show |
This is a play on the OREGON DUCKS for our CBB Late Star Attraction. Oregon is coming off a pair of bad losses as it lost at Minnesota last Saturday and then at UCLA on Thursday and while the Bruins are certainly a quality team, the Ducks lost by 26 points and that is unacceptable. They are back home where they are 8-3 which is not great for what typically is a dominating home court advantage. All three losses were in Quad 1 games and this will be their first Quad 2 home game and it is a big one considering they have a Midwest roadtrip coming up with games at Michigan and Michigan St. Nebraska picked up a much needed win as it snapped a six-game losing streak with an overtime win over Illinois at home which also snapped a two-game home losing streak after winning 20 straight games in Lincoln. The Huskers are one of the last four teams out of the NCAA Tournament so they need some big wins down the stretch and they will have plenty of opportunities with six of their next seven games being Quad 1. Unfortunately, they have lost their last five Quad 1 road games and this is a horrible spot. 10* (858) Oregon Ducks |
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02-02-25 | Robert Morris v. Wright State -2.5 | Top | 64-66 | Loss | -105 | 13 h 14 m | Show |
This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Wright St. is coming off a brutal loss on Thursday at Youngstown St. as it blew a 16-point lead with under 12 minutes left and lost by two points on a Penguins three-pointer with three second remaining. The Raiders fell to 5-7 in the Horizon League and dropped to 3-7 on the road but are back home where they are the opposite at 7-3 and have a shot at payback from three weeks ago when they lost at Robert Morris by three points. Wright St. has won its last four Quad 4 games including three at home by margin. Robert Morris has won and covered six straight games starting with the win over Wright St. The streak does include three road victories but one of those was against last place Green Bay and the other two being by just a bucket. Of the Colonials eight conference wins, five have been by three points or less and the two teams have been on the opposite side of the Luck Ratings with Wright St. No. 333 compared to No. 42 for Robert Morris, the smaller the rank, the more fortunate it has been. 10* (838) Wright St. Raiders |
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02-02-25 | Furman v. East Tennessee State -3 | Top | 69-72 | Push | 0 | 13 h 5 m | Show |
This is a play on the EAST TENNESSEE ST. BUCCANEERS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Furman is coming off an upset win at home as a slight underdog against top ranked Samford and the Paladins have now won two straight games to get back over .500 in the Southern Conference. They are back on the road where they are an impressive 7-3 which includes a 3-2 record within the conference but two of those wins were against The Citadel and Western Carolina, No. 360 and No. 353 in the NET Rankings and the other coming at Mercer. While an impressive 8-1 in Quad 3 games, the last six have been by two possessions. East Tennessee St. meanwhile has lost two straight games to come in with an identical 5-4 record in the conference and is back home where it is 9-3. The Buccaneers will be playing with revenge from a three-point loss two weeks ago and a win here avoids a tiebreaker loss. This is one of the biggest Luck Rating disparities we have seen this season with Furman coming in as the second luckiest teams in the country and East Tennessee St. being the third unluckiest team in the nation. 10* (840) East Tennessee St. Buccaneers |
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02-01-25 | UNLV v. Nevada -4 | Top | 65-71 | Win | 100 | 13 h 29 m | Show |
This is a play on the NEVADA WOLF PACK for our CBB Saturday Late Powerhouse. It is time for Nevada to wake up as the Wolf Pack have lost three straight games to fall to 3-7 in the Mountain West Conference. The recent three losses have come against the top three teams in the conference NET Rankings and all by double digits after dropping their first four MWC games by 11 points combined. They are 1-9 against the number in their conference games which has been a result of a tough road schedule and being overvalued at home earlier this month but we are seeing the markets adjust and this one is a must with three very winnable games on deck. UNLV has dropped three straight games to fall to 5-5 in the conference but it has played well during this recent skid with the losses coming by nine points combined and that is keeping this number within reason. The Rebels have covered four of their last five games including both on the road but they were getting 10.5 points in each of those games. This one is a Quad 2 game, just outside Quad 1 and UNLV is 2-9 in these quadrants and heads to Reno as the wrong time for a rivalry game. 10* (804) Nevada Wolf Pack |
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02-01-25 | Utah Valley v. Grand Canyon -9 | Top | 57-75 | Win | 100 | 12 h 48 m | Show |
This is a play on the GRAND CANYON ANTELOPES for our CBB Saturday Revenge Rout. Utah Valley did it again as it won another close road game last Saturday at Seattle to improve to 7-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines overall have won 10 straight games and have nine straight covers in the lined games over this stretch. They remain on the road where they are 6-5 and the three wins on the highway within the conference have been by 11 points combined against teams No. 170 or lower in the NET Rankings. Now comes the real test and while they do have the rest advantage having been off a week, that could actually hurt the momentum it has built up. Grand Canyon had an incredible season a year ago and it came in as the clear favorites to win the WAC once again. The Antelopes are 16-5 overall with two of those losses coming in their first four games and two more in mid-December away from home. The most recent loss was their second conference game at Utah Valley by eight points and they will be out to prove the conference still runs through here and they have had this game circled for over three weeks. 10* (780) Grand Canyon Antelopes |
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02-01-25 | Cal Poly v. Cal-Riverside -6.5 | Top | 62-80 | Win | 100 | 12 h 38 m | Show |
This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our Big West Game of the Month. We played against the Mustangs on Thursday and they went to Bakersfield and won the game outright so now we get the letdown. Cal Poly opened the season 5-4 in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then it started going downhill as they went 1-10 in their next 11 games with the only win coming at home against No. 327 ranked Denver by one point in overtime. Cal Poly has won two straight games but against teams just directly in front of them in the conference NET Rankings and remain on the road against one of the hottest teams in the Big West Conference. UC Riverside pulled off two big home upsets against UC San Diego and UC Irvine and was able to carry than momentum forward as it has won two straight since then to improve to 7-3 in the conference. Those three losses all came in unison at the start of January including a home loss against Hawaii, its only home loss of the season. The Highlanders do have a rematch with UC San Diego on the road on deck but this one cannot be let go to stay within the conference race. 10* (790) UC Riverside Highlanders |
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02-01-25 | Georgia Southern v. Southern Miss -2 | Top | 68-72 | Win | 100 | 9 h 30 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Southern Mississippi returned home following a four-game roadtrip and had to face the top ranked team in the Sun Belt Conference and it resulted in a 13-point loss. The Golden Eagles remain home where they are 8-2, the other loss coming against Lamar by four points back in mid-December. They are in a logjam of 10 teams separated by two games for third and fourth place and things do not get easier with four more road games on deck so this one is huge. Georgia Southern played a decent game on Thursday at Troy as it lost by seven points but covered the big number and the Eagles have now lost two straight games following a three-game winning streak. Two of those wins were against Coastal Carolina and the other against Old Dominion, two of the four bottom ranked teams in the conference and they remain on the road where they are 3-8. Georgia Southern is 2-1 in Quad 4 road games but all three of these games were against teams No. 300 or worse in the NET Rankings and the two wins were by five points combined, one of those coming in overtime. 10* (712) Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles |
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02-01-25 | BYU v. UCF -1.5 | Top | 81-75 | Loss | -117 | 8 h 1 m | Show |
This is a play on the CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Central Florida is coming off a tough loss at Kansas on Tuesday as it fell by four points and that was a game the Knights were jacked for after losing at home by 51 points to the Jayhawks nearly a month ago. They are back home where they are 2-1 in three home games since that Kansas loss with the lone defeat coming against Houston by only one point and those are the only two home losses on the season and it does include a solid win over Texas A&M. This is the first Quad 2 home game for the Knights and they are catching a great number. BYU has heated up with three straight wins following a 1-4 run to improve to 5-4 in the Big 12 Conference and the Cougars are back on the road where they own just one victory. That has come during this recent winning streak and it was at Colorado which is now 0-9 in the conference. All four losses have come in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and this one sneaks into the Quad 1 category so while a win would be huge, the situation is horrible for BYU. 10* (706) Central Florida Knights |
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02-01-25 | Indiana State +8 v. Illinois-Chicago | Top | 88-83 | Win | 100 | 7 h 9 m | Show |
This is a play on the INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES as part of our CBB Mid-Afternoon Triple Play. Indiana St. snapped a six-game losing streak with a win against Missouri St. on Wednesday and now the Sycamores are back on the road where they are 3-5 and catching a solid number in a great spot. They are certainly not the same team from last season that rolled through the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and now at just 4-7, there will be no letdown from that win over the Bears. They come in 0-4 in Quad 2 games which is where this one falls and three of those have been competitive with losses by five points or less including a four-point loss at Illinois St. in the lone road game. This is a play against Illinois Chicago more than anything as it is coming off a monster upset at Bradley by 23 points which got its revenge from a one point loss at home against the Braves earlier this season. Not only are we catching the Flames in the ultimate letdown spot, they are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games so it took a massive upset to get the markets to adjust which they are doing here and we will gladly take these points. 10* (661) Indiana St. Sycamores |
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02-01-25 | Kansas State v. Iowa State -15 | Top | 80-61 | Loss | -108 | 6 h 21 m | Show |
This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES for our CBB Saturday Supreme Annihilator. Iowa St. is coming off a brutal loss at Arizona as the Wildcats nailed a three-pointer past half court as time expired to force overtime and they could not miss after that. The Cyclones are back home in what would normally be a tough spot with a game at Kansas on deck on Monday but after that loss, it is smash time. That was their second road loss, the first coming at West Virginia, and they followed that up by heading home and drilling UCF by 25 points. They have been absolutely dominant at home and they will not take their foot off the gas in this game. Kansas St. comes in on a two-game winning streak, both wins at home against West Virginia and Oklahoma St. by double digits and the Wildcats have now covered five straight games which includes a pair of covers on the road at Kansas and Baylor and now comes the toughest of the bunch. They are 0-6 on the road overall with four of those coming by double digits and a team feeling good about themselves can often be a detriment in spots like this. 10* (648) Iowa St. Cyclones |
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02-01-25 | Creighton v. Villanova -2.5 | Top | 62-60 | Loss | -108 | 6 h 40 m | Show |
This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our CBB Saturday Contrarian Crusher. Villanova is back home following a 13-point loss at Marquette to make it four losses in its last five games to drop to 5-5 in the Big East Conference. The Wildcats have been off for a week which was good timing coming on the heels of this current skid. Three of those losses were on the road with the lone home loss coming by one point against Georgetown which was their last home game where they are now 10-2, the other loss coming against Columbia in early November when the Lions could not lose. Villanova is 0-5 ATS during this run and that is where part of the value is. The other part is that Creighton is playing its best basketball of the season as it has won a season high six straight games while also covering its last seven games, also playing into the value. There has been only one good win during this run which was a road victory at Connecticut but it is clearly evident this Huskies team is not the same. The Bluejays now have a pair of tricky road games. the other against Providence before a three-game stretch of Marquette, Connecticut and St. John’s. 10* (612) Villanova Wildcats |
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02-01-25 | Missouri v. Mississippi State -5.5 | Top | 88-61 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 30 m | Show |
This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS for our CBB Saturday Signature Enforcer. Mississippi St. is coming off another tough loss as it fell at home against Alabama by four points and it has now lost four of its last six games to fall to 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs had another tough loss at home against Kentucky by five points which was the first game of this recent skid and we can blame the schedule as the four losses have come against teams No. 10, No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 in the NET Rankings and while this is another Quad 1 game, they are 4-0 in this quadrant against teams outside the top ten and three of those were actually on the road. Missouri is having a surprisingly strong season after going 0-18 in the conference last season as the Tigers are 5-2 and on pace for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Tigers are coming off a home win over Mississippi and they are on a 6-1 ATS run which is helping with the number. They somehow pulled off an upset at Florida by one point but they have lost their three other road games by 8, 16 and 12 points and they head to Starkville at the wrong time. 10* (626) Mississippi St. Bulldogs |
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02-01-25 | Florida v. Tennessee -4.5 | Top | 44-64 | Win | 100 | 5 h 0 m | Show |
This is a play on the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS for our CBB Early Star Attraction. This will likely be a popular play but it is warranted as Tennessee is in the ideal spot with three big factors all on their side. The Volunteers are coming off their second straight loss, a five-point setback against Kentucky at home which was their first loss in Knoxville after opening 11-0. The schedule has been brutal as this is their fifth straight Quad 1 game with three consecutive more on deck. Then comes the revenge factor as Tennessee was throttled in Gainesville back on January 7th by 30 points and the only drawback for this rematch is that it is not at night but it still comes at a good time. Florida has won three straight games following a 30-point win against Georgia, its second straight home win by at least 24 points since suffering that upset against Missouri. The Gators are 3-1 on the road with one win coming against Florida St. in the fourth game of the season and the recent two wins were not easy, defeating South Carolina by just one point and needing a big second half against Arkansas, two teams that are a combined 1-14 in the Southeastern Conference. 10* (604) Tennessee Volunteers |
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02-01-25 | Pittsburgh v. Wake Forest -2.5 | Top | 74-76 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 49 m | Show |
This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Saturday Afternoon Dominator. Wake Forest was riding a six-game winning streak and then Duke came to town and while the Demon Deacons played a great game with a chance to pull off the upset, the Blue Devils pulled away at the end in the seven-point win. The Wake Forest response was not good as it went to Louisville and could not get out of the gate, trailing by 24 points at halftime and now the Demon Deacons are back home for a game it absolutely needs where they are 10-1 and they drop down to a Quad 2 game in which they are a perfect 3-0. Pittsburgh has been on the opposite side of things as it was on a four-game losing streak before going to Syracuse and winning by four points and followed that up by pulling away late in an eight-point home win over North Carolina. The Panthers are back on the road where they are 3-3 with the three losses all coming by double digits including the lone Quad 2 road game at Florida St., a 12-point defeat. They are one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament so this is a big game but the situation and venue do not help. 10* (606) Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
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01-31-25 | Siena +6 v. Marist | Top | 67-72 | Win | 100 | 20 h 55 m | Show |
This is a play on the SIENA SAINTS for our MAAC Game of the Month. Marist is one of the three teams that have pulled away in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 8-1 records but this is the one team we are not sold on yet. The Red Foxes lone conference loss came at home against Rider which is No. 323 in the NET Rankings, third worst in the MAAC so that was a bad loss. They do have a home win over Quinnipiac which is the Bobcats only conference loss and that is easily the best win of the season as Marist has played the easiest schedule in the country while sitting No. 21 in the Luck Ratings. The latter stems from all games being Quad 1 contests and of the 15 overall wins, 10 have been by seven points or less including three in overtime. The low number they are laying is going to be the public magnet. Siena is 4-5 in the conference but is No. 4 in the NET conference rankings so they have been the opposite as the Saints have overperformed with lackluster results. They are 3-6 on the road with two losses by one point while two wins have been in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games and this one falls into the latter. This line tells us it is a sure take with Siena being live. 10* (893) Siena Saints |
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01-31-25 | Akron v. Kent State -1 | Top | 85-71 | Loss | -110 | 18 h 11 m | Show |
This is a play on the KENT ST. GOLDEN FLASHES for our Friday Signature Enforcer. Akron has taken control of the Mid-American Conference as it is 8-0 which is one game ahead of Miami Ohio, two games ahead of Toledo and three games ahead of Ohio. The Zips have wins over all three of those teams but all three of those games were at home where they are a perfect 10-0 with four of those wins within the conference. Akron hits the road where it is 4-3 with those four wins also being within the conference but the schedule has been favorable with the NET Rankings of those teams No. 301, No. 278, No. 329 and No. 354 so this is the biggest road conference test by far. Kent St. is 4-4 in the conference following a win over Bowling Green which improved its home record to 6-3 which is a disappointment. Two of the losses were bad ones against Ball St. and Western Michigan while the other came against Miami Ohio. Despite the .500 record which puts the Golden Flashes into a tie for fifth place, they are the No. 2 NET Ranked team in the conference and with the short price, we know where the majority will be on. This is a big revenge spot with Akron winning all three meetings last season. 10* (890) Kent St. Golden Flashes |
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01-31-25 | Butler v. Georgetown -3 | Top | 70-73 | Push | 0 | 18 h 58 m | Show |
This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Butler came up a half-point short of the cover on Tuesday against Marquette as it lost by nine points to drop to 2-8 in the Big East Conference and the Bulldogs hit the road for their next two games. They are 0-5 in true road games and while four of those have been Quad 1 games, the lone Quad 2 loss was by 19 points at Providence which is just one spot ahead of Georgetown in the overall NET Rankings, No. 87 compared to No. 88. Butler sits at No. 85 which is partially due to playing the tougher schedule but not succeeding, going 3-10 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, 1-4 in the latter which is where this game falls. The Hoyas were hammered at home against St. John’s on Tuesday as it fell behind 23-3 and just like that , game over. The Hoyas look to rebound from a two-game losing streak and a current 1-6 run that does include three straight home losses after a 10-1 start in D.C. They are now 4-6 in the conference, already doubling their win total from last season and even though it was just over a year ago, the Hoyas will be out for some home revenge from a 24-point loss here against the Bulldogs. 10* (870) Georgetown Hoyas |
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01-30-25 | Cal Poly v. CS Bakersfield -3 | Top | 90-81 | Loss | -105 | 18 h 8 m | Show |
This is a play on the CS BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our CBB Thursday Late Powerhouse. CS Bakersfield came up small for us last week against UC Riverside as it had every chance but faded down the stretch. The Roadrunners remain home where they are 7-2, the only other loss coming against Portland St. by just one point. They fell to 4-5 in the Big West Conference as they have alternated wins and losses over their last six games and the value is on their side as they have failed to cover three straight games. The Roadrunners are 6-3 in Quad 4 games, two of the losses coming away from home and the three home wins have all been by double digits. Cal Poly opened the season 5-4 in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then it started going downhill and back to the typical Mustangs way. They went 1-10 in their next 11 games with the only win coming at home against No. 327 ranked Denver by one point in overtime. Cal Poly finally got back into the win column after seven straight losses with a victory over Long Beach St., the second lowest ranked team in the conference. The Mustangs are 0-6 in Quad 3 games. 10* (824) CS Bakersfield Roadrunners |
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01-30-25 | Cleveland State v. IUPU Ft Wayne -4.5 | Top | 68-58 | Loss | -105 | 18 h 51 m | Show |
This is a play on the PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS for our CBB Thursday Signature Enforcer. Cleveland St. opened slow out of the gate in the non-conference portion of its schedule and then lost its Horizon League opener at Milwaukee by 12 points but the Vikings have flipped a switch. They have won 12 straight games, two non-Division I wins and all 10 conference games to build an early two-game lead yet are No. 3 in the NET conference rankings. Eight of the 10 wins have been Quad 4 games and this is just their second Quad 2 game, the first being that Milwaukee game and now face one of the two teams ranked ahead of them. Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a three-game roadtrip where it went 2-1, losing at Oakland by four points which was not a horrible loss as it was the underdog. The Mastodons are now 8-3 in the conference and ranked No. 2 with those other two losses coming on the road by one point each so they are five points shy of a clean slate. They return home where they are 9-0 and this qualifies as a Quad 4 game where they are 10-2, those two blemishes being the pair of one point defeats. 10* (810) Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons |
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01-30-25 | Tennessee State v. Arkansas-Little Rock -7.5 | Top | 72-70 | Loss | -105 | 17 h 16 m | Show |
This is a play on the LITTLE ROCK TROJANS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. Little Rock opened 2-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference and then ran off five straight wins before its worst loss of the season by far, a two-point loss against Eastern Illinois as a ten-point favorite. This was a makeup of the game from December 21st that was postponed and it was actually played on the Lindenwood campus for logistical purposes so it was a weird scheduling spot. Now the Trojans are back home where they are 6-2, the two losses coming against first place Morehead St. and Illinois Chicago in overtime. Little Rock has Tennessee Martin and Southern Indiana on deck so there is no lookahead and this is the smash spot. Tennessee St. is holding its own with a 5-5 conference record which includes three straight wins but those three were all at home concluding a four-game homestand and the Tigers now hit the road where they are 1-7 with the only win coming at Western Illinois, which is No. 346 in the NET Rankings, dead last in the OVC. This is their fifth Quad 3 games, losing the first four by an average of 14.5 ppg. 10* (792) Little Rock Trojans |
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01-30-25 | Louisiana-Monroe v. South Alabama -14.5 | Top | 62-58 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 4 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS for our CBB Thursday Revenge Rout. All five Sun Belt Conference games on Thursday have double-digit home favorites so the hosts should sweep the board and this is the one game that we see winning by margin the most. South Alabama took out Troy 12 days ago by a point at home in a battle of two of the top five teams in the conference but the Trojans got their revenge a week later with a ten-point win and the Jaguars did not let that go as they went to Monroe and lost by 11 points as a 12-point road favorite. Now comes the payback with immediate revenge as South Alabama will not take any prisoners here. The win by the Warhawks snapped a ten-game losing streak and while they were competitive in most of the home losses, they were blown out in most of the road games where they are 1-8 on the season overall. That one road victory was by two points at Northwestern St. back in November which was one of two Quad 3 wins, the second being the Jaguars upset, and now UL Monroe plays its first quad 2 game of the season, Not good news. 10* (796) South Alabama Jaguars |
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01-30-25 | Florida International +8.5 v. Jacksonville State | Top | 67-71 | Win | 100 | 17 h 35 m | Show |
This is a play on the FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. This is the contrarian play of the night from Conference USA. Jacksonville St. has won four straight games, while covering all four, to move to 5-2 in the conference which puts it into a three-way tie for first place with Middle Tennessee St. and UTEP. The Gamecocks are still just No. 4 in the conference NET Rankings with 4-3 Liberty taking the top spot which Jacksonville St. has on deck so this is the lookahead situation to go against. The Gamecocks are 7-0 at home but three of those wins were against non-Division I teams while the other four wins were by 4, 2, 5 and 8 points so there has not been a huge home floor edge. Florida International is the lowest ranked team in the conference which adds to the contrarian aspect. The Panthers have lost five straight games but three of those were competitive games decided late while the other two were against Liberty and Louisiana Tech, two of those three teams ranked ahead of the Gamecocks. They have been one of the unluckiest teams in the country, coming in No. 341 in the Luck Ratings. 10* FIU Panthers |
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01-30-25 | Ohio State v. Penn State -2.5 | Top | 83-64 | Loss | -110 | 16 h 12 m | Show |
This is a play on the PENN ST. NITTANY LIONS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Penn St. has played itself out of the NCAA Tournament with its recent run as it has gone 1-6 over its last seven games following a pair of close road losses last week at Iowa and Michigan. The Nittany Lions suffered their first home loss of the season at the start of this skid against Indiana and was then blown out on the road at Illinois but the last four losses have been by a combined 11 points, three of those one the road with the one home loss coming against Oregon by one point. They have covered their last five games and are in good position to win and cover in what is just their third Quad 1 home game, the Oregon loss being one and the other a nine-point win over Purdue. Ohio St. snapped a three-game losing streak with a pair of wins over Purdue and Iowa and it too has been involved in some close games of late. The Buckeyes 17-point win over the Hawkeyes snapped a streak of five games decided by three points or less, so that is going to give them public action but this is a sleepy spot with Illinois on deck and a must for Penn St. 10* (754) Penn St. Nittany Lions |
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01-30-25 | Wright State v. Youngstown State -1.5 | Top | 86-88 | Win | 100 | 16 h 5 m | Show |
This is a play on the YOUNGSTOWN ST. PENGUINS as part of our CBB Thursday Triple Play. Youngstown St. opened the Horizon League season 5-0 but it has been a struggle since then as it has gone 2-4 over its last six conference games. The Penguins were able to slip into the schedule a non-Division I game on Friday against Penn State-Shenango which obviously was a blowout win and that was a good confidence boost no matter who the opponent was. Those four losses have all been against teams ahead of them in the conference NET rankings, two on the road and the two at home coming by two points against Robert Morris and eight points against then undefeated Cleveland St. The Penguins have dropped four straight against the number which adds value. Wright St. is coming off a win over No. 317 ranked Detroit which put a temporary halt to a 1-3 run and the Raiders are now 5-6 in the conference and yet are ahead of Youngstown St. in the NET Rankings. They come in 3-6 on the road with the best win coming against Northern Kentucky in a quad 4 game. Wright St. shifts back to the Quad 3 level where it has lost six straight games. 10* (756) Youngstown St. Penguins |
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01-29-25 | St. Mary's v. Santa Clara +4.5 | Top | 67-54 | Loss | -115 | 19 h 21 m | Show |
This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Wednesday Star Attraction. St. Mary’s trailed for the first 30 minutes against Washington St. before grabbing its first lead which it never relinquished and came away with the five-point win to improve to 18-3 overall and 8-0 in the West Coast Conference. The schedule has played a role as the Gaels had covered six straight games before the Cougars and been favored by double digits in all of those games so blowouts were expected and prior to that, they were favored by single digits five times in their first 13 games and they went 1-4 ATS and are now 1-5 ATS. This is their first Quad 1 game and making it tougher, they have Gonzaga on deck. Santa Clara is coming off a 14-point loss at Oregon St. which was a revenge game for the Beavers as well as the fact the Broncos were coming off a pair of big wins over Gonzaga and Washington St. They are now 6-3 in the conference with the other two losses also coming on the road at Loyola Marymount and San Francisco by three points each. They are 2-2 in Quad 1 games and this is the first time hosting one this season. 10* (726) Santa Clara Broncos |
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01-29-25 | Belmont v. Illinois State -3 | Top | 78-81 | Push | 0 | 19 h 6 m | Show |
This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS for our CBB Wednesday Signature Enforcer. We are going with the contrarian side which is what the public sees and that is the conference records which will make Belmont the logical side. The Bruins are playing well with wins in six of their last seven games to get off to a 7-3 start in the Missouri Valley Conference, the only loss coming against top ranked Bradley by 12 points. All seven wins have come in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games with the three losses coming in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and this one falls into the latter. Those losses were by an average of 12.3 ppg and the Bruins have been one of the most fortunate teams in the country as they are No. 12 in the Luck Ratings. Illinois St. is coming off a tough loss at Bradley by four points which snapped a two-game winning streak and the Redbirds fell back to 4-6 in the conference. This is a three-game difference yet they come in as the favorite and that says lay the points. Five of their six losses have come by two or fewer possessions so they have been unlucky and this includes an overtime loss by two points at Belmont. 10* (728) Illinois St. Redbirds |
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01-29-25 | Nebraska-Omaha v. South Dakota +1.5 | Top | 87-91 | Win | 100 | 18 h 27 m | Show |
This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Year. We have finally found the spot to play against Nebraska Omaha as we have wanted to fade for a while but have not been able to get both sides in the right situation and now we have it. The Mavericks have won nine straight games including the last seven within the Summit League to take a one game lead over St. Thomas who they defeated two games back at home. Additionally, they have covered nine straight games and despite being the only undefeated team in the conference, they are just No. 4 in NET Ranking and heading into this game with the opening number at a pickem. South Dakota is coming off a 19-point loss at rival South Dakota St. to fall to 12-10 yet those 12 wins have already matched their victories from all of last season. The venue has made the difference as the home team is 19-3 in the Coyotes 22 games this season and they are back home where they are 10-1 with the lone loss coming against North Dakota St. by 26 points which happened to be their most recent home game so they will be out to get that back. 10* (716) South Dakota Coyotes |
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01-29-25 | North Texas v. Wichita State +5.5 | Top | 58-54 | Win | 100 | 18 h 7 m | Show |
This is a play on the WICHITA ST. SHOCKERS for our Wednesday Ultimate Underdog. Wichita St. is off to a miserable start in the American Athletic Conference as it is 1-6 following its third straight loss. The last two have come on the road where they are 0-4 in the AAC and it has two more road games on deck so this is a big one before the season really spirals out of control. The Shockers are 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games so the markets have to start adjusting and we believe that is the case here. This is a Quad 2 game where they are 1-2 but have yet to play one in Wichita where they obviously have been a lot better at 8-3 and won their only game as a home underdog, a 19-point win over Kansas St. North Texas on the other hand is rolling along as it has won five straight games and nine of its last 10 with the only loss coming at Memphis by four points so this run is affecting the number as well. Seven of those wins have come at home and the two road wins have come against East Carolina and UTSA, both of which are ranked behind Wichita St. This is the sell high/buy low spot. 10* (706) Wichita St. Shockers |
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01-29-25 | Houston v. West Virginia +8.5 | Top | 63-49 | Loss | -110 | 18 h 1 m | Show |
This is a play on the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. Houston is coming off an improbable win at Kansas as it rallied from six points down late, not once but twice, as it forced overtime when trailing with 91 seconds left and then forced double overtime with just 18 seconds left. The Cougars victory gave them their 12th straight win and while never easy to go against them, this is the spot to do so. Houston is back on the road where it is 4-0, two wins coming against teams ranked No. 102 and No. 110 and the fourth win coming at UCF by one point. West Virginia got rolled by Pittsburgh early in the season and used that as motivation as it went on a 9-1 run with the only loss coming in overtime against Louisville and the streak included wins over Gonzaga, Arizona and Kansas, all away from home but it has turned quick. The Mountaineers got blown out at home against Arizona to open a current 2-4 skid but it does include a big upset at home over Iowa St. while two of those losses came on the road, one at Houston by 16 points so there is revenge in play. 10* (692) West Virginia Mountaineers |
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01-29-25 | East Tennessee State v. NC-Greensboro -1.5 | Top | 65-70 | Win | 100 | 18 h 53 m | Show |
This is a play on the UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. This is a good test for UNC Greensboro to get right again as after a 6-1 run starting at the end of December, the Spartans have struggled over their last two games against Mercer and VMI, losing at home against the Bears by one point and narrowly getting past the Keydets by three points on the road Saturday. They are back home where they are 7-1 and look to rebound from that first loss and we are getting value as their rating numbers have gone down because of the last two games which we can chalk up as possible lookaheads and the Spartans got bit once. They are 3-0 in Quad 3 games in the Ohio Valley Conference, winning the lone home game by 17 points over Furman. East Tennessee St. is coming off a loss at home against Chattanooga which halted a 4-1 run as well as a four-game cover streak. The Buccaneers are 3-6 on the road and while that does include a nice win at Samford, the other two were against No. 228 Mercer and No. 257 Charlotte and now they catch the Spartans at the wrong time. 10* (698) UNC Greensboro Spartans |
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01-29-25 | Fordham v. La Salle -4.5 | Top | 88-72 | Loss | -108 | 18 h 52 m | Show |
This is a play on the LASALLE EXPLORERS as part of our CBB Wednesday Triple Play. LaSalle remains home for the second game of a three-game homestand following a six-point win over Rhode Island on Saturday to improve to 8-1 at home. The Explorers are now 3-4 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and are in position to get back over .500 before heading back on the road to face VCU. The overall schedule has been a tough one as this is just their fifth Quad 4 game where they have won the first four and this is the first conference game of the season in this quadrant. Fordham snapped a six-game losing streak with a two-point home win over Duquesne on Sunday. The Rams were coming off a pair of tough losses, a triple overtime loss against Massachusetts by two points at home and then a four-point loss at Loyola-Chicago a week ago so credit them for keeping it together to pick up their first conference win of the season. Fordham is back on the road where it is 1-5 with the win coming at Seton Hall which looked good at the time but not so much anymore and this rugged three-game stretch catches up. 10* (704) LaSalle Explorers |
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01-28-25 | Oregon State v. Gonzaga -13 | Top | 60-98 | Win | 100 | 28 h 19 m | Show |
This is a play on the GONZAGA BULLDOGS for our CBB Tuesday Late Powerhouse. Gonzaga snapped a two-game slide with a blowout win at Portland by 43 points and while we cannot take too much out of that with the Pilots being No. 322 in NET Ranking, we can look at the fact the Bulldogs have been one of the unluckiest teams in the country at No. 346 in the Luck Ratings. Gonzaga is 15-6 overall including a 6-2 record in the West Coast Conference including a home loss against Santa Clara by four points with the other at Oregon St. in overtime so now we have a big revenge angle. The Bulldogs are 2-5 in Quad 1 games, which this game is not but it shows where that luck factor comes in as three of those five losses came in overtime with the other two coming against UCLA and UConn by a combined nine points. Oregon St. rolled over Santa Clara on Saturday in its own revenge game stemming from a one point road loss two weeks prior and now the Beavers are back on the road where they are 1-4. They were getting nine points in the first meeting and there is not much of an adjustment with the venue switch and easily their biggest test all season. 10* (656) Gonzaga Bulldogs |
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01-28-25 | North Carolina v. Pittsburgh -3.5 | Top | 65-73 | Win | 100 | 26 h 30 m | Show |
This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PANTHERS for our CBB Tuesday Star Attraction. North Carolina and Pittsburgh are two of the last four teams in for the NCAA Tournament so the winner here gets the early upper hand albeit with still tons of basketball left. North Carolina is coming off a bad win as an overtime victory at home over Boston College did itself no favors. The Tar Heels improved to 6-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference but it is an unimpressive 6-3 as their best win has been against No. 44 ranked SMU and that was at home. They defeated California by 16 points, also at home and three of the other four wins were by six points combined and against teams ranked No. 89 or worse. North Carolina is 1-7 in Quad 1 games with the only win coming against UCLA on a neutral floor. Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at Syracuse and the Panthers have failed to cover their last five games which is adding value. The Panthers are a perfect 3-0 in Quad 2 games, which is where this one falls and their two home losses were in Quad 1 games by seven combined points against Louisville and Clemson, the latter coming in overtime. 10* (650) Pittsburgh Panthers |
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01-28-25 | Marquette v. Butler +8 | Top | 78-69 | Loss | -108 | 26 h 13 m | Show |
This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Tuesday Ultimate Underdog. Butler is 9-11 overall including a 2-7 record in the Big East Conference but it has been a better season than the record shows. The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games with the victories sandwiched around a two-point loss in overtime at Connecticut and following a blowout win over DePaul, they remain home where they are 7-5 but this is also a bit skewed. Those five losses were by a combined 21 points including four by four points or less. They are 2-5 in Quad 1 games and most of those have been competitive and none have come at home so this is the first one. Marquette is atop the conference in NET Ranking and tied with St. John’s for first place at 8-1. The Golden Eagles are coming off a pair of blowout wins but had failed to cover their previous four games and while this is not a Quad 1 game for them, it is fringe and they are 2-2 on the road in such games, winning the two by six points combined and losing one at Dayton, which is just 15 spots higher than Butler in NET Ranking. There is also revenge in play from a 10-point loss for the Bulldogs as well. 10* (640) Butler Bulldogs |
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01-28-25 | VCU v. St. Louis +6 | Top | 69-78 | Win | 100 | 26 h 55 m | Show |
This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Tuesday Signature Enforcer. VCU opened Atlantic Ten Conference play with a two-point loss at St. Bonaventure and it has since won six straight including a revenge win against the Bonnies at home on Friday as the Rams rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to win by 14 points and getting the front door cover. They are now on the road in a reverse revenge situation and they are 3-2 on the road which does include a 3-1 record in the conference, two of those wins coming against teams ranked lower than St. Louis. VCU has covered four straight games with the overreaction value going the other way. St. Louis fell to 5-2 in the conference with a six-point loss at George Washington so a win here gets it tied with the Rams, putting both a half-game behind George Mason. The Billikens are 10-1 at home with the lone loss coming against Wofford which was nearly six weeks ago and while they do come in 0-4 in Quad 2 games, all have been away from home and the three true road losses were by 11 points combined. They are out for revenge following a 16-point loss at VCU two weeks ago. 10* (628) St. Louis Billikens |
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01-28-25 | Eastern Michigan v. Miami-OH -10 | Top | 80-89 | Loss | -112 | 25 h 4 m | Show |
This is a play on the MIAMI OHIO REDHAWKS for our CBB Tuesday Supreme Annihilator. Eastern Michigan has won three straight games and not coincidentally, it has come right after the team was under suspicion of irregular betting patterns following its second flagged incident against Central Michigan on January 14th. The Eagles might be out to prove it wrong or they are simply playing better but two of those wins were against No. 297 Bowling Green and No. 337 Buffalo and while the win over Ohio was a big upset, that was at home. All three Mid-American Conference road wins were in Quad 4 games and they have lost five straight Quad 3 games. While we expect Eastern Michigan to come back down to earth, we are also banking on Miami Ohio to get up off the mat after suffering its first conference loss of the season, a 27-point debacle at Akron on Saturday. The RedHawks are back home where they are 8-1 with that lone loss coming against Wright St. in their home opener on November 9th and all but one win coming by double digits. This is the smash spot for Miami Ohio that needs this before hosting Ohio on Saturday. 10* (616) Miami Ohio RedHawks |
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01-28-25 | St. John's v. Georgetown +5 | Top | 66-41 | Loss | -112 | 25 h 9 m | Show |
This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our Big East Game of the Month. Georgetown opened 3-0 in the Big East Conference but it has lost five of its last six and many will point to the last three seasons when the Hoyas won 6, 7 and 9 games and think here we go again but they are far from that. Of these recent five losses, all were in their grasp with the exception of all games, the home game against DePaul, and those four games were against legit teams and three of those were on the road. The other loss was an eight-point home setback against Connecticut and now is their first Quad 1 home game. St. John’s is now 17-3 including an 8-1 record in the conference but the Red Storm have played just one game against a team higher than No. 55 in the NET Rankings and that was Creighton which was their only loss. The Hoyas are part of this bottom tier but we are seeing the overreaction as St. John’s was favored by seven at home against Xavier on Wednesday and needed overtime to win. Their only Quad 2 road game resulted in a two-point win over Providence and this one is a tougher task with Hoyas revenge in play. 10* (602) Georgetown Hoyas |
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01-27-25 | Iowa State v. Arizona +1.5 | Top | 75-86 | Win | 100 | 24 h 18 m | Show |
This is a play on the ARIZONA WILDCATS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Second Place in the Big 12 Conference is on the line and Arizona will feel a lack of respect with this number. The Wildcats are coming off a pair of blowout wins and while they were against the two lowest NET Ranked teams in the conference, the schedule can only dictate what comes to them. Now they are back to a Quad 1 showdown and while they are just 3-6 in these games, those first five losses were December 14th and prior and they are 3-1 since then with the lone loss coming on the road. Arizona is 9-1 at home, the only loss coming against Duke back on November 22nd. Iowa St. dropped down one spot to No. 6 in the NET Rankings after Saturday action and this is a legit Final Four team but now comes its second toughest road test of the season. They have played four teams that are in the top 20 in the NET Rankings and they are 3-1, two wins coming at home, the loss to Auburn on a neutral floor and the only road game did up a win but it took a last second shot to force overtime at Texas Tech. 10* (884) Arizona Wildcats |
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01-27-25 | Towson v. Northeastern -1.5 | Top | 75-65 | Loss | -105 | 23 h 0 m | Show |
This is a play on the NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES for our CBB Monday Signature Enforcer. Northeastern is coming off a much needed win on Thursday at home against Drexel which halted a 1-4 run to get to 3-4 in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Huskies remain home where they are 5-2, one loss back in November against Princeton by three points and a baffling 18-point loss against Hofstra where they scored 37 points on 21 percent shooting. They have gone 0-3 in Quad 2 and quad 3 games, all on the road, and now they are back to Quad 4 where they are 3-1 in the conference and 9-3 overall and now playing with revenge. Towson came into the season as the preseason pick to win the CAA and the Tigers are playing like it as they are off to a 6-1 start that includes five straight wins, the last two coming at home against the two worst teams in the conference in Stony Brook and North Carolina A&T, No. 341 and No. 332 in the NET Rankings respectively. Four of the five conference wins during the winning streak came in Quad 4 games and the lone Quad 3 game, where tonight will fall, took overtime to win against Drexel. 10* (880) Northeastern Huskies |
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01-26-25 | Northwestern v. Illinois -7.5 | Top | 74-83 | Win | 100 | 14 h 33 m | Show |
This is a play on the ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI for our CBB Sunday Star Attraction. This looks like the smash spot for Illinois. Just under two weeks ago, the Illini built a 30-point first half lead against Indiana and went on to win by 25 points but followed that up with a last second loss at Michigan St. and then was annihilated at home against Maryland by 21 points. That was the second straight home loss for Illinois as it comes in with that motivation as well as motivation for some revenge after losing their Big Ten Conference opener at Northwestern in overtime, the second straight season that same occurrence took place so there will be plenty of fire at State Farm Center. Northwestern shook off a tough overtime loss at Michigan with a nice bounce back home win over Indiana by nine points to improve to 3-5 in the conference. Four of those have come on the road where the Wildcats are 0-5 but to their credit, three of those have been by four points or less in Quad 1 games so that is helping keep the number down. The close calls could make them popular here but Illinois will be the more motivated team in a great environment. 10* (850) Illinois Fighting Illini |
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01-26-25 | Maryland v. Indiana +3.5 | Top | 79-78 | Win | 100 | 11 h 51 m | Show |
This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Sunday Early Dominator. The real challenge of the Big Ten Conference starts for Indiana as this is the first of five straight games against teams No. 22 or higher in the NET Rankings with the Hoosiers being underdogs in all of the games. This is the chance to start right and is arguably the most gettable game of the bunch. They are still 5-4 in the conference as they overcame a pair of blowout losses against Iowa and Illinois with a win over Ohio St. on the road but gave it back with a loss at Northwestern. Indiana is 11-1 at home, the only loss being that game against Illinois, and they need this with their record in Quad 1 games being 2-6. Maryland has surprised some with its start as it has vaulted up to No. 19 in the NET Rankings following a 21-point win at Illinois on Thursday. That definitely leaves the door open for a letdown but we can also consider that a one off win as the Terrapins were 0-4 on the road prior to that victory. They also have just two Quad 1 wins, have an identical conference record with an overall record just one game better so the disparity seems unwarranted. 10* (838) Indiana Hoosiers |
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01-25-25 | Utah Valley v. Seattle University -2.5 | Top | 70-66 | Loss | -120 | 15 h 47 m | Show |
This is a play on the SEATTLE REDHAWKS for our CBB Saturday Late Powerhouse. Utah Valley did it again as it has now won its last three road games with a late comeback and this is going to catch up eventually. The Wolverines were down by 12 points at halftime against California Baptist but outscored the Lancers 39-22 in the second half to make it nine consecutive wins and eight straight covers in the lined games. They remain on the road where they are 5-5 and while that includes a 3-2 record on the road, those three wins were against lower ranked teams than Seattle and now has to play back-to-back games for the first time within the conference. We played against Seattle Thursday against UT Arlington which opened 0-4 in the conference with some bad luck involved. We went against the Redhawks mainly because of poor road play and were on a three-game winning streak, all at home, and now they are back. They are 0-8 in Quad 3 games only one of those was at home and was against the highest NET Ranked team and they have been unlucky all year, ranked No. 359 in the Luck Ratings. 10* (820) Seattle Redhawks |
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01-25-25 | Cal-Riverside v. CS Bakersfield +1.5 | Top | 83-79 | Loss | -115 | 14 h 27 m | Show |
This is a play on the CS BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS for our Big West Game of the Year. UC Riverside is coming off two big upsets as it defeated UC San Diego and then beat UC Irvine in overtime on Thursday, both by four points at home. The Highlanders are still celebrating the latter and now hit the road in a big letdown spot where they are 4-7 on the season. One of the wins came against No. 318 ranked Long Beach St. while the other three victories were by a combined seven points and while five of the seven losses were Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, the other two were in Quad 3 games where this game falls. CS Bakersfield is coming off a lethargic three points win at CSU Fullerton, the second lowest ranked team in the Big West Conference but it was not a great spot as the Roadrunners were just coming back from Hawaii and might have been caught peeking ahead to this one. They are now just 2-8 on the road but are back home where they are 7-1, the only loss coming against Portland St. by just one point. They are 3-3 in Quad 3 games, winning the only two taking place at home. 10* (816) CS Bakersfield Roadrunners |
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01-25-25 | Oklahoma v. Arkansas -3 | Top | 65-62 | Loss | -125 | 14 h 35 m | Show |
This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Saturday Star Attraction. Arkansas finally got its first Southeast Conference win of the season after starting 0-5 as it nailed a free throw with a couple seconds left and then had a putback off the miss to win by three. Now at 1-5, there is no way the Razorbacks are out celebrating still and there is a lot to be done and that victory is going to provide a spark. All seven of their losses have come in Quad 1 games and this is their first Quad 2 game which is another game they need as they have road games at Kentucky and Texas and a home game against Alabama on deck. Oklahoma rebounded from a four-game losing streak with a resounding home win over South Carolina by 20 points to pick up its first conference win of the season. The Sooners opened the season 14-0 but it was a favorable schedule as they had no true road games while playing six home games against teams ranked No. 313 or worse in the NET Rankings. They have played two road conference games and those were losses at Alabama and Georgia by 38 points. 10* (802) Arkansas Razorbacks |
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01-25-25 | Hampton +11 v. NC-Wilmington | Top | 62-83 | Loss | -108 | 12 h 15 m | Show |
This is a play on the HAMPTON PIRATES for our CBB Saturday Signature Enforcer. UNC Wilmington passed its second straight test as it won at Charleston on Thursday as it built an early 10-point need that it never relinquished in the two-point road win. The Seahawks have now won three straight games, covering all three, with another big win over William & Mary prior to the Cougars win, so two wins in the last two games over conference contenders spells letdown. They are now 5-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association and back home but now overvalued and they have gone 0-3 ATS when laying eight points or more. Hampton is coming off a loss at William & Mary to fall to 3-5 in the conference and 10-10 overall so while not a great year thus far, the Pirates have already exceeded expectations. They have surpassed their overall win total from last season and tied their conference wins and the markets have not been keeping up as Hampton is 11-6 against the spread and the numbers show it can keep this one close. 10* (773) Hampton Pirates |
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01-25-25 | South Alabama v. Troy State -3.5 | Top | 55-65 | Win | 100 | 12 h 33 m | Show |
This is a play on the TROY TROJANS for our CBB Saturday Revenge Rout. This is an immediate revenge opportunity for Troy which lost at South Alabama last week by a point which makes it three losses in its last four games to fall to 4-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans return home where they are 6-3 with one of those losses coming against preseason favorite just ahead of them Arkansas St. and the other against Texas St. by one point. Troy is still No. 3 in the conference NET rankings and this is the game it needs to continue to contend as two losses against the Jaguars could do them in. South Alabama is now 6-1 in the conference as it has been the early surprise but it has played a very favorable schedule. Of those seven conference games, five have been at home and of the seven overall, the three toughest ones have been at home with the two road games coming against teams ranked No. 260 and No. 307. The Jaguars have yet to face a team on the road ranked better than No. 203 and now coming off a four-game homestand, reality sets in. 10* (746) Troy Trojans |
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01-25-25 | Santa Clara v. Oregon State -2.5 | Top | 69-83 | Win | 100 | 11 h 24 m | Show |
This is a play on the OREGON ST. BEAVERS for our CBB Saturday Supreme Annihilator. Oregon St. is coming off a 20-point win over Pepperdine on Thursday as it avoided the possible lookahead to this game and moved to 5-3 in the West Coast Conference. The Beavers remain home where they are 12-1, the only loss coming against Oregon in the fourth game of the season by three points. They have played two other Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, defeating Gonzaga and UC Irvine respectively and while they have the rematch on deck against Gonzaga, they will be focused here after losing at Santa Clara by a point in overtime 16 days ago and a win here puts them into a tie for third place. Santa Clara is coming off a pair of big wins as it won at Gonzaga last Saturday by four points and then defeated Washington St. by 28 points on Thursday so the Broncos showed they can win the big games but can they make it three in a row? They are back on the road where they are 3-3, losses to Nevada and San Francisco in Quad 1 games and complicating matters for Santa Clara is that it has St. Mary’s on deck. 10* (748) Oregon St. Beavers |
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01-25-25 | Duke v. Wake Forest +11.5 | Top | 63-56 | Win | 100 | 14 h 44 m | Show |
This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Saturday Ultimate Underdog. Duke has not been tested often in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a perfect 8–0 record and with a 23 ppg margin of victory. Not many will be stepping in front of this team right now but this is the spot to go against as they have been vulnerable here with two straight losses. They have had three straight easy road games since winning at Louisville by 11 points on December 8th and this one will be a challenge. Wake Forest is peaking at the right time as it has won six straight games following a home win over North Carolina but that was not an upset as it would have been in past years as the Demon Deacons closed as favorites. They are now 15-4 overall including 7-1 in the conference and now obviously catching a huge number. Wake Forest is just 1-4 in Quad 1 games but none of those have taken place at home where it is a perfect 10-0 and while we cannot call the upset, this is the best sell high/buy low spot Duke has been involved in. 10* (718) Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
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01-25-25 | Furman -2 v. Mercer | Top | 79-74 | Win | 100 | 10 h 17 m | Show |
This is a play on the FURMAN PALADINS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Mercer snapped a four-game losing streak with a big upset at UNC Greensboro on Wednesday as an 8.5-point underdog and while it could provide some much needed momentum, there is more of that on the other side. The Bears are back home where they are 5-2 and have played well in those losses, losing to Samford and East Tennessee St. by three points combined but that is helping with this number. Overall, they are 2-5 in Quad 3 games with both of those wins coming in overtime and they catch Furman at the wrong time. The Paladins are now 3-5 in the Southern Conference following a pair of losses to Chattanooga at home and to VMI on the road on Wednesday with the latter easily being their worst loss on the season. If that does not spark motivation, nothing will and winning on the road has not been an issue as Furman came into that game 6-2 in true road games with the two losses coming in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. with Samford on deck, this is a must. 10* (721) Furman Paladins |
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01-25-25 | Morehead State v. SIU-Edwardsville -2.5 | Top | 54-65 | Win | 100 | 10 h 16 m | Show |
This is a play on the SIUE COUGARS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Morehead St. has taken the early lead in the conference at 8-1 which is not a surprise as it came in picked to finish No. 2 by Blue Ribbon. The schedule has pretty much went as expected as the Eagles lost both Quad 1 games against Louisville and Cincinnati while going 2-3 their Quad 3 games, and they are 9-2 in the lower ranks after beating lowly Eastern Illinois Thursday, losing to NJIT very early in the season and then at Tennessee Tech by 19 points, which accounted for their only OVC loss. Now comes another Quad 3 game. SIU Edwardsville is coming off a win over Southern Indiana following their third Ohio Valley Conference loss, a three-point setback at Tennessee Martin. The Cougars remain home where they are 8-1, the only loss coming against North Florida way back in November so their 6-3 conference consists of all the losses taking place on the road. All four of their home conference wins have been by more than what they are laying here and while this will be the highest NET Ranked team coming in, the line is factoring that. 10* (726) SIUE Cougars |
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01-25-25 | Weber State -3.5 v. CS Sacramento | Top | 87-81 | Win | 100 | 10 h 54 m | Show |
This is a play on the WEBER ST. WILDCATS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Triple Play. Weber St. opened the season 0-2 in the Big Sky Conference before picking up its first win two weeks ago at Idaho St. but the Wildcats have lost three straight games since that win to fall into last place in the conference. This is the start of a stretch where they can get back up to the top level as they face the lowest NET Ranked team in the conference and then they are on a four-game homestand. Four of their five conference losses have come against four of the top five ranked teams so it has been a very front heavy schedule. Sacramento St. is coming off a rare win as it defeated No. 2 ranked Idaho St. on Thursday by four points as a 5.5-point home underdog to move to 2-4 in the conference. The Hornets are still dead last in ranking at No. 334, moving up seven spots with that win but we do not expected a repeat and while they do own a three-game winning streak from a month ago, two of those games were against non-Division I teams and three of their overall six wins have against said teams. 10* (709) Weber St. Wildcats |
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01-25-25 | Western Kentucky v. Sam Houston State -3 | Top | 75-66 | Loss | -108 | 15 h 32 m | Show |
This is a play on the SAM HOUSTON ST. BEARKATS for our C-USA Game of the Month. Sam Houston St. has lost three straight games and six of seven to open 1-6 in Conference USA after coming into the season as the preseason runner-up. The Bearkats schedule has been frontloaded as four of the five most winnable games have all been on the road while two of the three home games were against No. 1 Liberty and No. 2 Middle Tennessee St. and the final game was against Florida International which resulted in the win. A 1-2 record in Quad 1-Quad 3 games is not ideal but only two of those have been at home. They are 0-8 in their last eight lined games which adds tremendous value. Western Kentucky came in as a contender but it has struggled as well, going just 2-4 in the conference, having lost four of its last five games after a 1-0 start. This recent run included three double-digit losses on the road and that includes one against Florida International. They have benefitted from an easier schedule and especially in this range as they have played five Quad 3 games, going 3-2 but all of those were at home. 10* (688) Sam Houston St. Bearkats |
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01-25-25 | Tulane v. Rice | Top | 82-71 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 54 m | Show |
This is a play on the RICE OWLS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Rice has lost four straight games as it opened getting blown out at North Texas and then losing the next three games by 12 points combined so the Owl have been right there. Two of the losses have come at home where they are now 6-3 and in the ideal bounce back spot as the losing streak has turned this one into a game where a win likely means a cover. Rice has gone 1-6 in Quad 1-Quad 3 games but it is 10-1 in Quad 4 games so it has gotten the job done when needed, the lone loss coming against UTSA which was its last home game. Tulane is coming off a loss at Temple which snapped a two-game winning streak while halting a 5-1 run. Three of those wins during the streak were at home while the lone road win was at Charlotte which is the second lowest ranked team in the American Athletic Conference and is the only winless team at 0-6. That has been the only road win for the Green Wave as they are 1-4 while also going 0-3 in neutral court games. 10* (666) Rice Owls |
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01-25-25 | Texas A&M v. Texas +1 | Top | 69-70 | Win | 100 | 15 h 54 m | Show |
This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Texas A&M trailed the majority of the game against Mississippi but hit a three-pointer with around 15 seconds left to take the lead and the defense held to pull out the one-point victory. The Aggies have now won two straight games following losses against Alabama and Kentucky to improve to 4-2 in the Southeastern Conference and are laying a short number on the road for the first time after being an underdog in their first three SEC games but this is not the spot as they are 2-1 in Quad 1 road games, winning those two by just three points combined. Texas rebounded with a home win over Missouri from a blowout loss at Florida which was an awful spot with the Gators coming off an upset loss at home against Missouri. The Longhorns came into that game 1-4 in the conference, two losses against Auburn and Tennessee by five and four points respectively so that was a huge win. This one has been circled for three weeks as Texas lost at Texas A&M by 20 points so this is going to be a lit Moody Center in this huge rivalry revenge game. 10* (670) Texas Longhorns |
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01-25-25 | Georgetown v. Providence -1 | Top | 68-78 | Win | 100 | 13 h 4 m | Show |
This is a play on the PROVIDENCE FRIARS as part of our CBB Saturday Early Triple Play. Georgetown snapped a four-game losing streak with an upset at Villanova on Monday to get back to .500 in the Big East Conference at 4-4. The Hoyas remain on the road where they are a respectable 3-3, the other two wins coming at Syracuse and at Seton Hall which are No. 149 and No. 197 in the NET Rankings respectively and those were by just five points combined and now they go up in class. This is a Quad 2 game where they are 2-1 but those three games were all at home and the head coach Ed Cooley narrative can be thrown out as this is still meaningful for Providence that will still be motivated. The Friars have lost two straight games, both on the road at Creighton and at Villanova. Prior to that, they lost two straight home games, a tough two-point loss to St. John’s and then getting blown out against Marquette but those were both Quad 1 games where they are 0-6 overall. Now they drop to Quad 3 here and their only home game in this quadrant resulted in a 19-point win over Butler. 10* (610) Providence Friars |
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01-24-25 | St Bonaventure +12 v. VCU | Top | 61-75 | Loss | -108 | 14 h 22 m | Show |
This is a play on the ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES for our CBB Friday Ultimate Underdog. After opening the season 14-0, the rails have fallen off for St. Bonaventure as it has lost four of its last five games with the last two being blowouts by 18 and 13 points against Duquesne and George Mason respectively and now we are seeing the overreaction. The Bonnies are back on the road where they are 5-2, the other loss coming at St. Louis by five points and their two Quad 1 and Quad 2 losses were both by five points. Guard Chance Moore missed most of the game against the Dukes and the entire game against the Patriots and he likely is out again and while that is a blow to the offense, there has been time to adjust and plan around it. VCU is rolling along as it has won five straight games, all by at least nine points, after opening Atlantic Ten Conference play with a loss. That happened to come at St. Bonaventure by a bucket so there is revenge but we are seeing an overadjusted number as the Rams were favored by 2.5 in that first meeting. This is the ideal buy low/sell high spot with the line being in our favor based on the overreactions on both sides. 10* (887) St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
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01-24-25 | Penn State v. Iowa -3 | Top | 75-76 | Loss | -108 | 14 h 11 m | Show |
This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Penn St. snapped a four-game losing streak with an eight-point home win over Rutgers on Monday to improve to 3-5 in the Big Ten Conference and the Nittany Lions are sitting right on the early bubble as they are one of the first eight teams out so every game is becoming big at this point. This is a horrible spot however hitting the road where they are just 1-3 with that lone win coming at Drexel right before Christmas in a Quad 3 game and now they are back playing a Quad 1 game where they are 1-4. The one win was a huge one against Purdue but of course, that was at home. Iowa has fallen down fast as it is one game worse than Penn St. overall to go along with an identical 3-5 conference record yet are 13 spots behind Penn St. despite playing a tougher schedule. Reason being they are ranked lower is that the Hawkeyes are 0-6 in Quad 1 games so they do not have that signature win but this is a Quad 2 game and they are 6-0 in these games. Iowa has dropped three straight games since a pair of double-digit wins and we are bucking that as well as its 0-3 ATS run. 10* (890) Iowa Hawkeyes |
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01-24-25 | Kent State v. Ohio -1 | Top | 59-61 | Win | 100 | 12 h 29 m | Show |
This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS for our CBB Friday Signature Enforcer. Ohio lost at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday which was the second game after the Eagles program was flagged for suspicious betting activity and they have won both games since that report was published. The Bobcats game was not impacted but they came up small in what was a big game following a 12-point loss at Akron. The preseason favorites opened 4-0 prior to the last two games and Ohio heads home for another big game which is the first of three straight against conference contenders. The Bobcats are 6-0 at home, all comfortable wins, and this is their first Quad 3 home game. Kent St. went on the road and rolled over Toledo which snapped a two-game losing streak, both home upsets, and the Golden Flashes remain on the road where they are 5-2 and that is helping keep this number low. They moved up to 3-3 in the conference and while the win over the Rockets was solid, the other two wins were against No. 334 Buffalo and No. 357 Northern Illinois. The contrarian aspect is the fact that the road team is 6-0 in Kent St. games and this is where that gets broken. 10* (882) Ohio Bobcats |
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01-24-25 | Toledo -2.5 v. Bowling Green | Top | 84-71 | Win | 100 | 12 h 41 m | Show |
This is a play on the TOLEDO ROCKETS for our CBB Friday Early Dominator. This has turned into an early big game for Toledo. The Rockets were throttled at home by Akron on Tuesday by 19 points to fall to 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference and they are tied with Ohio for third place, two games behind 6-0 Akron and Miami Ohio. They have a game against the Bobcats on the road up next so they need to keep pace and this is a great bounce back situation. Toledo is 7-1 in Quad 4 games which includes a 4-0 record away from home, winning those games by an average of 16 ppg. Bowling Green has lost two straight games following an eight-point loss at Miami Ohio to fall to 2-4 in the conference and while another loss was against Akron, the other two losses were suspect against Ball St. and Eastern Michigan which were very suspect. The two wins were a given, defeating Buffalo and Western Michigan, two of the bottom three teams in the conference NET Rankings. This qualifies as another Quad 4 game and the Falcons are just 4-5 in these including 3-1 at home with three wins coming against teams ranked No. 313, No. 342 and No. 334. 10* (875) Toledo Rockets |
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01-23-25 | Utah Valley v. California Baptist -2 | Top | 74-69 | Loss | -107 | 20 h 58 m | Show |
This is a play on the CALIFORNIA BAPTIST LANCERS for our CBB Thursday Late Powerhouse. California Baptist snapped a five-game ATS slide with an outright win at Abilene Christian by six points as a two-point chalk and now the Lancers are back home where they are 6-3, two losses against UC Irvine and Northern Colorado, the two best teams in their respective conferences, and the other against UC Riverside by one point. They are 2-2 in the Western Athletic Conference so this is a big game to get back over .500 and knock out the conference leader. This is a revenge game from 12 days ago that was a six-point loss against the Wolverines. Utah Valley has taken the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference as it is off to a 5-0 start and it has won eight straight games while covering all seven of the lined games. Five of these victories have been at home including four conference wins and the Wolverines only road win was at UT Arlington in overtime by two points last Thursday with some last second magic. They are 5-2 in Quad 3 games with two of the wins at home and the two of the road wins came by two points and the other against a poor Idaho St. team. 10* (854) California Baptist Lancers |
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01-23-25 | San Diego v. Portland -2.5 | Top | 82-92 | Win | 100 | 19 h 25 m | Show |
This is a play on the PORTLAND PILOTS for our CBB Thursday Supreme Annihilator. Portland has had a brutal schedule to open the West Coast Conference as it is off to a 1-6 start with the six losses coming against the top six NET Ranked teams in the conference, all between No. 20 and No. 80 with the bottom half of the conference ranked between No. 156 and No. 320. The Pilots were underdogs by at least 13 points in those six games and they held their own, covering three of those and now they are back down to their own level and laying a very short price. They are 4-2 in Quad 4 games with the four wins coming against teams ranked No. 287 or worse and the two losses coming against teams ranked No. 223 and No. 232 and San Diego falls into the former. The Toreros have lost six straight against a very similar schedule but the difference here is they are back on the road where they are 0-6. This is just their second Quad 4 road game but they have struggled in this quadrant overall, going 3-6 with the last five losses all coming by at least five points and four of those were at home. Portland is 3-1 in four games as a favorite. 10* (838) Portland Pilots |
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01-23-25 | Cal-Irvine v. Cal-Riverside +8 | Top | 80-84 | Win | 100 | 19 h 14 m | Show |
This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our CBB Thursday Ultimate Underdog. We are seeing a line for UC Riverside that is going to put the majority of the action on their opponent. The Highlanders are coming off an upset of UC San Diego last Saturday by four points as a nine-point underdog which snapped a three-game losing streak. They are now 4-3 in the Big West Conference and are hosting another conference elite team, one that is ranked 16 spots higher than the Tritons but UC Riverside is catching a shorter number and that makes it a contrarian take. They are 7-1 at home and will be out for revenge from a 24-point loss in Irvine 19 days ago and they did win here by 10 last season. UC Irvine has won seven straight games to open conference action and the Anteaters have covered all seven of those games with every win coming by eight points or more including an eight-point win over second place UC San Diego. This is the spot to trip up spot as they are back into a Quad 1 game where they are 3-1 since the end of November with a loss at Duquesne, two wins by seven and eight points and the third coming in overtime against Cal Poly. 10* (850) UC Riverside Highlanders |
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01-23-25 | Arkansas-Little Rock -5 v. Western Illinois | Top | 62-51 | Win | 100 | 18 h 6 m | Show |
This is a play on the LITTLE ROCK TROJANS for our CBB Thursday Road Dominator. This is the time of year we start to get separation from teams with conference play progressing and this is a perfect example. Little Rock improved to 5-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference with its third straight win and it trails first place Morehead St. by a game and a half with a good chance to make up some ground with the next three games against the bottom three NET Ranked teams in the conference. The Trojans have easily won all of their games against teams ranked No. 300 or worse and they come in 5-2 on the road in non-Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. Western Illinois is having a very disappointing season as it came in picked to finish No. 3 by Blue Ribbon but is sitting a half-game out of last place with a 2-6 record. The Leathernecks are 8-11 overall with three of those wins against non-Division I teams and they have fallen to No. 335 in the NET Rankings. Take away those three wins and they are 2-3 at home in their other five games, the two wins coming by a combined five points against teams ranked No. 347 and No. 288 and two losses by double digits against similar ranked teams. 10* (813) Little Rock Trojans |
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01-23-25 | Seattle University v. Texas-Arlington +2 | Top | 56-65 | Win | 100 | 18 h 3 m | Show |
This is a play on the UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS for our CBB Thursday Signature Enforcer. UT Arlington was coming off a lengthy roadtrip as it played five consecutive road games and was back home for the first time in 29 days but it unfortunately lost in overtime by a bucket against Utah Valley. The Mavericks did lose four of those five road games which did include a solid win at Texas St. which qualified as a Quad 3 game which is where this one falls. Of their 18 games overall, only six have been at home so this is another good spot to grab their first conference win after a 0-4 start, three by 10 points combined, before hitting the road again on Saturday. Seattle has been all over the map this season and is currently on a season-high three-game winning streak. This run came after a loss at California Baptist in their Western Athletic Conference opener and the three wins have been against teams ranked No. 258, No. 285 and No. 253 and all of those were at home. The Redhawks are back on the road where they are 2-6 which does include a win against Washington but that is a sneaky rivalry game and now they are back for a Quad 3 game where they are 0-6. 10* (796) UT Arlington Mavericks |
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01-23-25 | Denver v. Oral Roberts -4.5 | Top | 70-68 | Loss | -115 | 18 h 49 m | Show |
This is a play on the ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES for our CBB Thursday Rivalry Rout. Denver continues to trend down as it is No. 334 in the NET Rankings following what might be considered a quality loss as it fell at St. Thomas by 12 points as a 15-point underdog. The Pioneers have now lost nine straight games and are 0-6 in the Summit League to drop their overall record to 6-15 with three of those wins coming against non-Division I teams. Additionally, they are 1-9 on the road with that one win coming against Portland St. by one point back in early December, one of two wins by a single point with the third coming against the worst Division I team they have faced, No. 343 Sacramento St. Oral Roberts has not been much better as it also has five overall wins including three non-Division I victories but the Golden Eagles have been more competitive despite playing a much tougher schedule, No. 96 compared to No. 245 for the Pioneers. They have five wins at home overall with the two ranked teams sitting well ahead of Denver and from a statistical standpoint, Oral Roberts has edges across the board despite the rough schedule. 10* (806) Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
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01-23-25 | NC-Wilmington v. College of Charleston -2 | Top | 85-83 | Loss | -107 | 17 h 18 m | Show |
This is a play on the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS for our CBB Thursday Star Attraction. College of Charleston has won seven of its last eight games with the lone loss coming at Monmouth which was a tough letdown spot coming off wins over Hofstra and Towson. The Cougars have won two straight since then including a narrow two-point win at home against Northeastern as they could have been guilty looking ahead to this game. They have won three straight Quad 3 games including a 10-point win over Wofford which is ranked higher than the Seahawks and this one has been circled after getting swept last season including a six-point loss here, one of only two home losses. UNC Wilmington has also won two straight games to improve to 4-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association with the two losses coming by just five points so that is keeping this line in check. The Seahawks hit the road where they are 3-3, all three wins against teams ranked lower than the Cougars and overall, they have played a schedule ranked No. 307 compared to the No. 220 ranked schedule for College of Charleston. Home floor and revenge will be the difference here. 10* (762) College of Charleston Cougars |
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01-22-25 | USC v. Nebraska -5.5 | Top | 78-73 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 23 m | Show |
This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our CBB Wednesday Signature Enforcer. Nebraska opened the season 12-2 including a 2-1 start in the Big Ten Conference but it has dropped four straight games, three of those on the road in Quad 1 games, including one in overtime at Iowa and another at Maryland by two points. The other two conference Quad 1 losses were also on the road and the Huskers were blown out at Michigan St. and Purdue, both of which are in the top 16 in the NET Rankings. Their only bad game was right here at Pinnacle Bank Arena in a three-point loss against Rutgers, snapping a 20-game home winning streak and this is their first home game since that defeat so they will be fired up on top of ending this current skid. USC dropped back under .500 in the conference with a 15-point home loss against Wisconsin on Saturday and are back on the road for just the third time in six weeks. The Trojans made a Midwest stop two weeks ago, getting blown out at Indiana before pulling off a major upset at Illinois by 10 points as a 12-point underdog. Their other five Quad 1 games were losses by an average of 16.4 ppg. 10* (734) Nebraska Cornhuskers |
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01-22-25 | Georgia v. Arkansas -1.5 | Top | 65-68 | Win | 100 | 20 h 58 m | Show |
This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Wednesday Star Attraction. We have been bit by Arkansas twice in its last two games and it has now lost five straight games to open SEC action so it has been an awful start for first year head coach John Calipari. Two of the five losses have come at home against Mississippi and Florida by seven and eight points respectively and both are ranked higher that Georgia in the Quad 1 group. They have played the tougher schedule and the all-around numbers are for the most part better but consistency has been the issue which has led to a 4-13-1 ATS record, the worst among major conferences. Georgia has dropped two straight games against Tennessee and Auburn, ranked No. 4 and No. 1 respectively in the NET Rankings, so there is no real harm in that but the loss to the Tigers was a tough one as the Bulldogs were down nine with 30 seconds remaining and had ac couple chances to win so that could be hard to recover from. They are now 2-4 in Quad 1 games, losing both road games by double digits with a neutral floor loss also coming by 11 points. Their only road win was against 8-11 Georgia Tech. 10* (736) Arkansas Razorbacks |