This is a play on the TULANE GREEN WAVE for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. 10* (790) Tulane Green Wave

This is a play on the RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. 10* (784) Rutgers Scarlet Knights

This is a play on the SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS for our OVC Championship Winner. 10* (767) SIU Edwardsville Cougars

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our SEC Game of the Month. 10* (712) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the TARLETON ST. TEXANS for our WAC Game of the Year. 10* (722) Tarleton St. Texans

This is a play on the NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS for our CBB Star Attraction. 10* (702) North Carolina Tar Heels

This is a play on the MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD for our SBC Tournament Shocker. 10*(755) Marshall Thundering Herd

This is a play on the CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. 10* (692) Creighton Bluejays

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS as part of our CBB Late Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (667) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the COLORADO BUFFALOES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. 10* (674) Colorado Buffaloes

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS as part of our CBB Late Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (664) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the DRAKE BULLDOGS for our MVC Afternoon Tournament Winner. 10* (752) Drake Bulldogs

This is a play on the JACKSONVILLE ST. GAMECOCKS as part of our CBB Late Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (660) Jacksonville St. Gamecocks

This is a play on the GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. 10* (641) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

This is a play on the DAVIDSON WILDCATS as part of our CBB Early Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (622) Davidson Wildcats

This is a play on the MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES as part of our CBB Early Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (604) Marquette Golden Eagles

This is a play on the MISSOURI TIGERS as part of our CBB Early Afternoon 3-Pack. 10* (610) Missouri Tigers

This is a play on the DREXEL DRAGONS for our CAA Early Tournament Winner. 10* (736) Drexel Dragons

This is a play on the SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. SIU Edwardsville was able to lock down the No. 2 seed in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with a win in the regular season finale over Little Rock which benefitted it of one fewer game. The Cougars had two straight losses prior to that which came after a 5-1 run to get them in position and come in 16-7 in Quad 4 games. Tennessee St. defeated Lindenwood by 14 points as they caught the Lions off a big come from behind win over Morehead St. and are now in a tough spot. The Tigers finished 12-8 in the conference which got them the No. 5 seed but they struggled against the top part of the OVC. They finished 11-3 in their final 14 Quad 4 games and even some of those wins were suspect and while they swept Little Rock, they were 0-4 against the two top teams. 10* (872) SIU Edwardsville Cougars

This is a play on the BOISE ST. BRONCOS for our MWC Game of the Month. Boise St. and Colorado St. are guaranteed a first round bye in the Mountain West Conference Tournament as both will finish no worse than No. 5. Barring the final game results, this could be a preview of the second round matchup but looking at this game, we are going with the home team. The Broncos have won nine of their last 10 games with the only loss coming at San Diego St. with the Aztecs accounting for two of their five conference losses including their only overall home loss. Boise St. is 13-1 at home including seven straight MWC wins all by at least eight points. The Rams are also playing as good as anyone in the conference as they have won and covered six straight games but only two of those have been on the road with one of those against 1-18 Air Force. They are 0-5 in Quad 1 games including 0-3 on the road. 10* (842) Boise St. Broncos

This is a play on the VMI KEYDETS for our CBB Tourney Annihilator. It has been a very rough season for The Citadel as it is 5-24 including 0-18 in the Southern Conference and of those five wins, only one has been against a division I team, a victory over Stetson in the third game of the season. The Bulldogs did not win a single road game as they are 0-12 on the road with most being blowouts and nine of those being by nine points or more. They are 3-9 ATS as underdogs of fewer than 15 points and we do not see any sort of effort here. VMI had its moments as it finished a very respectable 7-11 in the conference after going 1-17 last season and of those 11 losses, four were by two possessions or less so it could have been even better. The Keydets closed with four straight losses but all of those were against teams that finished with at least 10 conference wins. 10* (860) VMI Keydets

This is a play on the BUFFALO BULLS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. With only eight teams making the Mid-American Conference Tournament, this is the final game of the season for Buffalo as it was eliminated from tournament contention last week. The Bulls have had a tough season at 9-21 overall including 4-13 in the conference but are getting too big of a number here. They are 2-6 on the road within the conference but only one of the losses was by more than 14 points and they will compete until the end here. Buffalo has played only two Quad 2 games, both on the road in non-conference and lost by 9 and 10 points. Akron locked up the regular season championship last week so there is nothing to play for with the only incentive being their final home game. They will not be running up the score and in the Zips eight home MAC wins, only one was by more than what this line is. 10* (825) Buffalo Bulls

This is a play on the TOLEDO ROCKETS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. The winner of this game will lock down the No. 4 seed in the Mid-American Tournament as Ohio would have a two-game lead over Toledo with a victory while the Rockets would grab it with a tied record by virtue of their season sweep of the Bobcats. Ohio is coming off a loss in its final home game of the season to put it in this spot and it closes on the road where it is 3-9 and comes in as the favorite. They are 2-2 in Quad 4 road games with the wins over Buffalo and Bowling Green, both ranked well below Toledo. The Rockets are underdogs based on the recent run as they have lost four straight games and six of their last seven, failing to cover any of those seven games. Four of the losses have been on the road with the two home losses by one point and the other against Akron. They are 5-1 in home Quad 4 games. 10* (836) Toledo Rockets

This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON for our CBB Rivalry Rout. South Dakota had a very successful season as it went 9-7 in the Summit League coming in to finish dead last after winning just five games last season. The Coyotes only won four games away from home with all coming in Quad 4 games and all against teams No. 279 or worse in NET Ranking. The quadrants dictated their season as they went 8-0 in Quad 4 games while going 1-7 in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games with this one falling in the latter and they will have the attention of the Bison. North Dakota St. closed the season with a win over South Dakota at home by only four points so they will not be taking the Coyotes lightly here. The Bison finished 10-6 to get the No. 4 seed which included a 7-2 record in Quad 4 and they finished overall with 10 wins away from home which was most in the conference. 10* (866) North Dakota St. Bison

This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS for our CBB Early Tourney Winner. The top four seeds are ready for action in the Missouri Valley Conference with three of those laying significant numbers with the exception of Belmont which opened as an underdog and is staying firm in most spots. The Bruins are the No. 4 seed and are ranked well below the top three seeds and are also ranked below Illinois St. so this line makes sense. They swept Murray St. and had a solid win at Bradley but that was about it unless you do all the way back to December 4 when they defeated Illinois St. at home in overtime by a bucket but the Redbirds returned the favor. Illinois St. started slow on Thursday but eventually pulled away from Missouri St. which we thought would be a tough spot but with that game in hand, one of the best rosters in the conference can make a run and all we need is the win here. 10* (847) Illinois St. Redbirds

This is a play on the UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS for our Big West Game of the Month. UC Riverside is coming off a win at Hawaii to make it three wins in four games and have a chance to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Big West Conference. The Highlanders will sweep CSU Northridge with a win here and with the season finale against CSU Fullerton, it should not be a tough task. They are 13-1 at home with this being their final game in Riverside and the lone loss came against Hawaii back in early January. They own impressive home wins UC Irvine and UC San Diego and now laying a short number with a lot at stake. CSU Northridge rolled over Santa Barbara by 26 points in its last game to make it eight wins in its last nine games with the only loss coming against UC San Diego and the run is helping keep this number down. The Matadors have revenge in mind but we are not looking at that on the road. 10* (782) UC Riverside Highlanders

This is a play on the CSU BAKERSFIELD for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. CSU Bakersfield is coming off a 26-point loss at Cal Poly to make it two losses in three games to fall to 7-12 in the Big West Conference and now the Roadrunners are playing their final game of the season which happens to be their final home game as well. They are 8-6 at home and can lock up the No. 7 seed with a win here and a Hawaii loss at CSU Northridge in its season finale. CSU Bakersfield has been hurt in the first three quadrants and comes in 10-4 in Quad 4 games including a 4-2 record at home and is playing with revenge on top of it. Hawaii closed it regular season slate with a with a win over UC Davis to finish 13-7 and hits the road where it is 2-7 with the only Quad 4 win coming against CSU Fullerton which is 1-7 in the conference and lost its other Quad 4 road game at 3-15 Long Beach St. 10* (778) CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

This is a play on the RICE OWLS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. This is a line that looks too good and screams Wichita St. so we are going the other way with Rice as the Owls are playing their final game of the season and at home on Senior Night. Rice is coming off a pair of losses on the road against Memphis and UTSA to conclude its road season 4-8 and dropped the Owls to 4-13 in the American Athletic Conference. They are playing another Quad 3 game where they are 1-6 but five of those were on the road and the most recent home game resulted in a one point loss against UAB. The Shockers have also lost two straight games to fall to 7-8 in the conference and the losses came after a six-game winning streak where they peaked for a while but have come back down and now playing their final road game of the season where they are 4-6 which includes a 2-3 record in Quad 3. 10* (764) Rice Owls

This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Star Attraction. Michigan St. lost its third Big Ten Conference game at home against Indiana but has responded with five straight wins including three on the road as an underdog against Illinois, Michigan and Maryland. The Spartans are 15-3 in the conference and can lock up the regular season championship with a win here thanks to Michigan losing on Wednesday but winning by margin is the issue. They are 7-2 on the road including 6-1 in Quad 1 games and are already a huge early play as the line has gone up from opening. Iowa is coming off a pair of road losses at Northwestern and Illinois by double digits and it returns home for its final home game of the season where it is 12-5 and looking to pick up its first home Quad 1 win. We are playing the number here and looking for the Hawkeyes to come out strong to play spoiler. 10* (768) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the WRIGHT ST. RAIDERS for our Horizon Game of the Year. Robert Morris was the big surprise of the Horizon League as it won the regular season championship at 15-5 after coming into the season picked to finish second to last. The Colonials were the hottest team down the stretch as they closed with seven straight wins and taking 13 of their last 14 games. They went 13-1 ATS over this stretch, failing to cover against last place Green Bay as a huge favorite and this run is now adding value the other way. Robert Morris and Wright St. split the season series and the Colonials are now laying 5.5 more points than they did in their home meeting. Wright St. rolled over IU Indianapolis in the opening round to advance and this is a dangerous team that was unlucky along the way with half of their conference losses coming by one possession or in overtime. Expect a close one here. 10* (815) Wright St. Raiders

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROOS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Kansas City is coming off a blowout win over Oral Roberts in the opening round of the Summit League Tournament and this is a team that can make some noise. The Roos were the big disappointment of the conference as they finished 4-12 and this was after a 2-0 start after coming into the season as the preseason conference favorites. They ended up finishing No. 8 in the nine-team conference and now have a date with the top seed looking to avenge a pair of losses. Kansas City was No. 354 in the Luck Ratings as they were one of the unluckiest teams in the country. Omaha won the conference with a 13-3 record but was just the fourth team in the NET Rankings as they were one of the luckiest teams in the nation at No. 49 and that No. 1 seed is having them overpriced and we can sell high. 10* (805) Kansas City Roos

This is a play on the MISSOURI ST. BEARS for our CBB Early Tourney Winner. Missouri St. came into the season as the preseason pick to finish in last place in the Missouri Valley Conference and the Bears did just that, going 2-18. They played a lot better than the record indicates however as they had seven losses by six points or less and another three coming in overtime that ended up being seven, eight and ten point defeats so those games were closer which skews their point differential. Two of those close losses were against Illinois St. as they lost by six points on the road and two at home. The Redbirds ended up with the No. 5 seed as they finished with three wins in their last four games. Illinois St. finished 12-4 at home but just 6-9 on the highway with five of those six wins coming by two or fewer possessions including its only neutral site game by one point. 10* (789) Missouri St. Bears

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Stanford closed out its home schedule with three wins over California, Boston College and SMU to finish 16-2 and hits the road for its final two regular season games starting here. The Cardinal are 3-6 on the road with a win at rival California and the other two by a combined three points. While Stanford is 15-1 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games, it is just 4-9 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 and they are back in Quad 2 for this one with its other road game in this quadrant being a loss at Georgia Tech by eight points. Notre Dame has lost two straight games, both on the road where they closed 3-9 and are back home for their final two games. The Fighting Irish are 9-5 at home with three losses coming in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and this one falls into Quad 3 where they are 2-1, the lone loss by two points. 10* (720) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our Big East Game of the Month. It has been a rough season for Connecticut if you can call a 20-win team having a rough season but coming off 31 and 37 victories the last two seasons will do that. The Huskies can still lock down second place in the Big East Conference if they win out and get some help and with Seton Hall at home in their season finale, this is the final test. Connecticut is just 4-5 in Quad 1 games but eight of the games have been away from home with the lone home game being a loss to first place St. John’s. Marquette is the No. 2 NET Ranked team in the conference and is tied with Creighton for second place and hits the road for the final time. The Golden Eagles have won four of five games but the wins have been against the four worst teams in the conference and they are 1-5 in their last six Quad 1 road games. 10* (712) Connecticut Huskies

This is a play on the RHODE ISLAND RAMS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog St. Joseph’s is in a four-way logjam for third place in the Atlantic Ten Conference at 10-6 and it looks good to win out with the season finale against LaSalle on Saturday. The Hawks have won six of their last seven games while covering all seven of those and we are seeing a market adjustment with this line as the last two times they were favored by double digits came against LaSalle and Richmond, two of the three lowest NET Ranked teams in the conference. While a win is a high percentage play, winning by margin is not at this number. Rhode Island has lost three straight games, failing to cover any of those which is also affecting the number. The Rams have only one win on the season but seven of eight non-Quad 1 losses have been by fewer points than what they are getting here. 10* (687) Rhode Island Rams

This is a play on the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE for our CBB Star Attraction. Alabama is coming off a brutal loss at Tennessee as it blew a nine-point lead with 10 minutes left and lost on a 35-footer at the buzzer. The Crimson Tide fell to 12-4 in the Southeastern Conference which is good for a second place tie with Florida so they have a chance to move into solo second which is big considering they close the season at Auburn on Saturday. That was their sixth Quad 1 loss with four of those taking place on the road and one of the home losses came against Auburn while the other was against Mississippi which was a tough spot in a Texas A&M/Kentucky sandwich. Florida bounced back from a five-point loss at Georgia with a 19-point win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The Gators hit the road again where they are 6-3, 3-3 in Quad 1 games including 1-2 against top 15 NET Ranked teams. 10* (690) Alabama Crimson Tide

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES for our CBB Early Dominator. Michigan is coming off a surprising home blowout loss against Illinois and while it was considered a game that could have gone either way, the 20-point defeat was not expected. The Wolverines are in a solid bounce back situation playing their final home game of the season with a chance to still claim a share of first place in the Big Ten Conference. They trail Michigan St. by one game and conclude the regular season with a trip to East Lansing. Their 8-4 Quad 1 record is second best in the conference behind the Spartans. The Terrapins are coming off a win at Penn St. to improve to 12-6 in the conference. Maryland is 6-6 in Quad 1 games which includes a 4-4 record on the road and while a win at Illinois was a big one, the other three victories were against teams No. 55, No. 57 and No. 66 in NET Ranking. 10* (682) Michigan Wolverines

This is a play on the OHIO ST. BUCKEYES for our Big 10 Game of the Month. Ohio St. is coming off a game it could not afford to lose as it won at USC to snap a three-game losing streak to remain inside the NCAA Tournament bubble and is now playing another game it cannot let go. The Buckeyes are playing their final home game of the season where they are just 10-6 but three of those losses could have gone the other way as they were decided by four points combined, two of those defeats coming in overtime, all in Quad 2 games where this one falls. Nebraska was in fine shape for an NCAA Tournament berth but has lost three straight games including two that it needed against Penn St. and Minnesota and while still a fringe tournament team, the Huskers are in a tough spot hitting the highway for their final road game where they are 2-5 in Quad 1 games. 10* (648) Ohio St. Buckeyes

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. SMU is looking to be just the fifth Atlantic Coast Conference team to make the NCAA Tournament but the Mustangs are doing themselves no favors as they have gone 2-3 over their last five games including bad losses against Wake Forest and Stanford. They are 12-6 in the conference but this has been the weakest major conference in the country proven when you see a Georgia Tech team sitting at .500. This being said, we love the Mustangs in this spot as they have dominated outside the top two quadrants, going 16-0 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games, winning all five of the former home games by double digits. Syracuse is coming off a brutal loss at Virginia Tech as it blew a huge lead and lost in overtime. The Orange dropped to 2-8 on the road including 0-3 in Quad 1 games, all by double digits. 10* (654) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS as part of our CBB Triple Play Sweep. We won with TCU on Saturday as it improved to 14-2 at home and now with the Horned Frogs playing their final home game of the season, they are going to be a popular play here but we are fading the overreaction number. TCU is 10-0 at home in Quad 3 and Quad 4 home games with the other two wins coming against BYU and Texas Tech and while the latter was very impressive, it was a bad spot for the Red Raiders coming off a 38-point win. Baylor was once a top 20 NET Ranked team but has fallen to No. 32 following losses in three of their last four games including a horrible loss in Colorado. The Bears are still inside the NCAA Tournament bubble but it is shaky and this win will go a long way. We are getting a good value number with Baylor being 0-5-1 ATS their last six games. 10* (633) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS as part of our CBB Triple Play Sweep. This is the final regular season game for Villanova which comes in at 11-8 in the Big East Conference following three straight wins to push closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Wildcats will need a little bit of a run in the conference tournament and that is only if they can close with a win in what is a game it cannot afford to lose. Villanova had a bad loss at Providence prior to its winning streak but is still 3-2 in Quad 3 conference games and while we do not adhere to road revenge, The Wildcats will be out to avenge a one point loss at home to the Hoyas. Georgetown has lost three straight games against three of the top teams in the conference and after a solid start, the Hoyas have struggled outside the bottom two quadrants and they have lost three straight Quad 2 games. 10* (635) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS as part of our CBB Triple Play Sweep. After a big home win over Kentucky, Texas has lost three straight games including a must have against Georgia on Saturday which has now pushed the Longhorns outside the NCAA Tournament bubble. They have dropped six of their last seven games including two against Arkansas, another fringe bubble team, while failing to cover their last seven games. A win here gets them closer but the number is our concern and we are getting value with Texas based on its skid. Mississippi St. lost a pair of road games but bounced back with a win against LSU on Saturday and this is the Bulldogs final home game but winning by margin in this matchup will be a challenge. They have played only one Quad 2 home game which was against Pittsburgh which is ranked well below Texas. 10* (637) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the MONTANA ST. BOBCATS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Montana St. is coming off a 26-point win at Sacramento St. to stop a two-game slide to move to 8-9 in the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats can lock up the No. 5 seed with a win here but a loss can knock them down to No. 7 which means having to play an extra game so the fact they close at home is a big advantage. They are 10-3 at home this season with all three losses in Quad 3 games, two by four points combined and the other against rival Montana, both conference losses against the top two teams. Montana St. is 9-0 in Quad 4 home games, seven by eight points or more. Idaho is also off a win, beating Weber St at home and while it is also in line for a No. 5 seed, the Vandals are on the road where they are just 5-10 including losses in all four Quad 3 games and by an average of nine ppg. 10* (862) Montana St. Bobcats

This is a play on the UCLA BRUINS for our Big 10 Game of the Year. UCLA is coming off an expected loss at Purdue on Friday as it fell by 10 points to drop to 11-7 in the Big Ten Conference and still has a shot at a No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The Bruins remained in the Midwest so there is no travel disadvantage and they are playing a second straight Quad 1 game where they are now 6-8 with four of those wins coming away from home. Overall, they are 4-5 in true road games and need this one before facing USC in their regular season finale. Northwestern has won three straight games as it has come together following the loss of two of their top scorers and are making a case to get into the NCAA Tournament. The problem is the Wildcats are just 3-9 in Quad 1 games and two of those wins took overtime to get it done. This is not the spot. 10* (863) UCLA Bruins

This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our CBB Star Attraction. Of the 18 Atlantic Coast Conference teams, only three are projected to make the NCAA Tournament and Wake Forest is not one of them as the Demon Deacons are one of the last eight teams out so they need some work. A win here will get it done and while that is a stretch, the number is our concern and it is crossing too many points. Wake Forest snapped a two-game slide with a win over Notre Dame on Saturday and it hits the road where it is 6-5 and has stayed within this margin in all of its losses. Granted, they have not played Duke every game and the Blue Devils have moved up to No. 1 in KenPom and is the highest rated KenPom team since 1999, which happened to be Duke. We are going against the overreaction line with the Blue Devils having covered five straight and have North Carolina on deck. 10* (855) Wake Forest Demon Deacons

This is a play on the UAB BLAZERS for our CBB Star Attraction. UAB has caught fire at the right time as it has won four straight games and seven of its last eight to remain one game behind Memphis in the American Athletic Conference. The Blazers can get into a tie for first place with two games remaining and this will even the season series after a 23-point loss at Memphis last month. They are back up to Quad 2 where they are 3-1 with the lone loss coming at High Point back in November and this is just the second home game in the quadrant, the first being a win over North Texas. The Tigers lost at Wichita St. two weeks ago and have responded with a pair of blowout wins at home and while Memphis is the best team in the AAC, their No. 48 NET Ranking is not that impressive. This is the vulnerable spot and should not be favored on the road. 10* (846) UAB Blazers

This is a play on the ILLINOIS CHICAGO FLAMES for our MVC Game of the Month. Illinois Chicago came up small at Northern Iowa which was its fourth straight road loss and sixth loss in eight games overall to fall to 9-10 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Flames return home for their final game of the regular season where they are 8-5 and laying a number that we can get behind considering the fact they have lost eight straight games against the spread. They are 3-0 at home in Quad 4 games against teams ranked lower than who they are facing today. Valparaiso is coming off a loss in its final home game of the season and is back on the road where it is 3-9 which includes four Quad 3 loses by more than what they are catching here. This is a bad spot to close out the season. 10* (838) Illinois Chicago Flames

This is a play on the INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES for our CBB Early Dominator. Indiana St. has lost three straight games and five of its last six but four of those losses were on the road as the Sycamores closed the season 4-9 on the highway. They are back home for their season finale on Senior Day and in a spot to head into the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with momentum. The one home loss during this run was a bad one against Evansville which snapped a five-game winning streak in Quad 4 games where they are 7-3 overall. Southern Illinois is coming off a Senior Night upset at home against Illinois St. which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Salukis are back on the road where they are a respectable 5-6 and that is playing into the number. 10* (812) Indiana St. Sycamores

This is a play on the GONZAGA BULLDOGS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. It has been a disappointing season by Gonzaga standards as it was swept by St. Mary’s and unable to reclaim the West Coast Conference championship but there is still plenty to play for here. The Bulldogs can claim the No. 2 seed in the upcoming tournament with a win here which is big with the format as the top two seeds get byes until the semifinals. They are 2-1 in Quad 1 road games, the lone loss coming against the Gaels and caught a break in the finale. The same can be said for San Francisco as a win get the Dons the No. 2 seed and while this is their final home game which would normally be a spot to play them, they are not playing on their home court. This game was scheduled at Chase Center and not at the War Memorial campus site which is a huge disadvantage for San Francisco. 10* (797) Gonzaga Bulldogs

This is a play on the IOWA ST. CYCLONES for our CBB Star Attraction. Iowa St. is coming off its second worst loss of the season as it fell at Oklahoma St. by eight points following a nine-point loss at Houston last Saturday where the Cyclones were down with their top two scorers out but they are healthy again. Despite the two recent losses, they are No. 10 in the NET Rankings and are back home where they are 14-1, the lone loss being the worst loss of the season against Kansas St. This is just their third Quad 1 home game where they are 2-0 with wins over Marquette and Kansas by 11 and 17 points respectively. This is a huge revenge game after Iowa St. lost in Tucson in overtime following a miracle three-pointer that sent it to extra time. Arizona is coming off a win over Utah and while it is 5-1 in conference Quad 1 road games, this is by far the toughest opponent. 10* (780) Iowa St. Cyclones

This is a play on the WYOMING COWBOYS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. The end of the season has not gone well for Wyoming as it has dropped seven of its last eight games to fall to 5-13 in the Mountain West Conference with the lone win coming against 1-16 Air Force. That being said, the Cowboys are playing their final home game of the season where they are 8-6 and while they are 0-4 in their Quad 2 home games, three of those were competitive down to the final minutes and this is the best spot of all of those. San Diego St. bounced back from a loss at Utah St. with an eight-point home win over New Mexico to improve to 12-5 in the conference with still a very outside shot at winning the title. The Aztecs have two games left against the Nevada teams but this is the letdown spot and they have only one Quad 3 road game to their credit, a three-point win at San Jose St. 10* (772) Wyoming Cowboys

This is a play on the STANFORD CARDINAL for our ACC Game of the Year. SMU came through on Wednesday in a win at California to make it seven wins in its last nine games but the Mustangs remain one of the final eight teams out in the NCAA Tournament despite a favorable No. 42 NET Ranking. The problem here is that the Mustangs are being overvalued because of this and they are now laying a similar number as they did against the Golden Bears despite Stanford being 40 spots higher in the NET rankings than California. SMU has nothing good left and needs a run in the ACC Tournament. Stanford is coming off a pair of wins over California and Boston College at home and the Cardinal remain home for their third straight and final home game of the season. They are 15-2 at home and while they move up to Quad 2, this is a favorable number in their last game here. 10* (724) Stanford Cardinal

This is a play on the TOLEDO ROCKETS as part of our CBB Afternoon Triple Play. Toledo is coming off a 40-point loss at Kent St. on Tuesday and it is rare to get a team that is a very good one coming off a loss like that and the Rockets will be out to get away from that with still a lot to play for. They fell to 9-6 in the Mid-American Conference and are still in play for the No. 3 seed in the conference and with Akron and Ohio on deck to close the season, this one cannot go by. Toledo has dropped four of five games and has failed to cover any of those and now we have value with a dominant team. Buffalo is Buffalo and should show no resistance as the Bulls have lost four straight games and seven of their last eight to drop to 3-12 in the conference. This is somehow a Quad 4 home game and the Bulls have lost four straight and five of six. 10* (709) Toledo Rockets

This is a play on the UTEP MINERS as part of our CBB Afternoon Triple Play. UTEP came up small for us on Thursday with a home loss against Western Kentucky and the Miners have now lost four straight games and failed to cover any of those as they have fallen to 7-8 in the conference. UTEP is 11-4 at home and is still very much alive for the No. 4 seed in the upcoming tournament as it is a logjam with five teams within one game of each other. This is the final home game for the Miners with two road games remaining so this is the game they need and at a great number. Middle Tennessee St. is coming off a small upset against New Mexico St. to move to 10-5 in the conference and still has a shot at the regular season conference title. So why are they not favored? That is one of the questions and the Miners close their home schedule with a win. 10* (674) UTEP Miners

This is a play on the TCU HORNED FROGS as part of our CBB Afternoon Triple Play. Central Florida shook off a seven-game losing streak with a pair of four-point wins over Utah and Kansas St. at home to get to 6-11 in the Big 12 Conference and now the Knights hit the road where they are 2-6. One of those wins somehow came against Texas Tech but that was so long ago as it was their last game in December and the other road win was six weeks ago at Arizona St. This is a jump to Quad 2 where Central Florida is 1-4 with that win being the victory over Utah at home. Texas Tech had a nice 5-1 run going but is coming off a pair of blowout losses on the road at Cincinnati and West Virginia to fall to 2-8 on the highway but the Horned Frogs are back home where they are 13-2 which includes a perfect 9-0 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games with this falling in the former. 10* (676) TCU Horned Frogs

This is a play on the WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE for our CBB Signature Enforcer. William & Mary was in the running for the Coastal Athletic Conference regular season title but a home loss against UNC Wilmington killed that and the Tribe followed that up with a loss at first place Towson by 15 points but hope is not dead. They can still lock up the No. 4 spot in their last home game of the season where they are 12-1 and coming off that loss to the Seahawks puts them in a great spot in the season finale and in a revenge game on top of it. Northeastern came through for us with a win over North Carolina A&T in their final home game and now they hit the road where it has been an average 6-8. The Huskies have 16 wins overall and 12 of those have come in Quad 4 and this is a big step up in a bad spot for their finale. 10* (640) William & Mary Tribe

This is a play on the NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Nebraska is coming off a loss at home against Michigan in what was one of the worst games in all of college basketball this season. The Huskers lost 49-46 with both teams failing to shoot over 30 percent from the floor and they remain home still on the inside of the NCAA Tournament bubble. They are 10-4 at home which includes two straight losses and they now host their first Quad 3 home game and they are a perfect 8-0 in quad 3 and Quad 4 games. Minnesota was coming off a sweep in California but returned home where it lost a pair of winnable games where it was favored by less than a possession and is back on the road where it has won three straight, a Penn St. road win starting it off. Three of the four road wins have come against teams not going to be in the NCAA Tournament and Nebraska cannot slip up here. 10* (644) Nebraska Cornhuskers

This is a play on the KENTUCKY WILDCATS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kentucky has been stumbling along with a 5-5 record over its last 10 games and was fortunate to come away with a one point win at Oklahoma last time out. That was just the third road win for the Wildcats and they are back home where they are 14-2, losing that one game against Arkansas with Calipari coming back and the other against Alabama by five points back in mid-January. They are 5-1 in Quad 1 home games and while this is no typical Quad 1 game because of the opponent, this is the spot. Auburn continues to dominate as it is coming off a 30-point win over Mississippi at home and while it is 6-1 in Quad 1 road games, the Tigers have been vulnerable. This is the first road game following three straight home games and that comfort is an issue. 10* (616) Kentucky Wildcats

This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Miami bounced back off a pair of road losses to win a pair of home games to improve to 12-3 in the Mid-American Conference but the chances of winning the regular season title are shot as the RedHawks trail Akron by two games with a loss to the Zips. They are back on the road where they are 5-6 compared to 14-1 at home and with absolutely nothing to play for here. They are 1-1 in Quad 3 road games with a win at Central Michigan. Ohio is off a horrible loss at Western Michigan which we played against because of the spot as the Bobcats were coming off a win against Akron and now back home off that loss is the spot to play on. Even more so, Ohio is one of three teams at 9-6 going for the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament so there is more at stake at a short price on top of it. 10* (620) Ohio Bobcats

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Arkansas is coming off a pair of big wins over Missouri and Texas and the closing to the season has gone its way as it has turned around a 0-5 start in the Southeastern Conference by going 6-4 over its last 10 games to move inside the NCAA Tournament bubble as one of the last four byes thanks to a strong conference and four Quad 1 wins. That being said, this game is huge as a win does nothing but a loss will be devastating and the Razorbacks road resume of 3-5 is keeping this number down. South Carolina finally came through after a 0-13 start in the conference with a win at home over Texas and followed that by getting destroyed at Missouri. The Gamecocks are good at home and have been competitive but now face a fully focused team with a great number. 10* (623) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES for our CBB Early Dominator. Syracuse is coming off one of its better games of the season where it put it together on both ends of the floor but this team has been so inconsistent all season and cannot be trusted on the road and staying within a short margin is too much to ask. The Orange are 2-7 on the road with wins at Boston College and California with the former being their lone Quad 3 road win while their other Quad 3 road game resulted in a loss at Miami. Virginia Tech put up a solid effort against Louisville in a five-point home loss and while the Hokies have been all over the place as well, this is their final winnable game as they close the season against North Carolina and Clemson. They have split their Quad 3 home games, the loss coming against rival Virginia. 10* (610) Virginia Tech Hokies

This is a play on the VILLANOVA WILDCATS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Villanova is still on the outside looking in as it has won two straight games including a huge win over Marquette but the ice is thin as there are no more opportunities to get a big win as the Wildcats close against Georgetown. The key now is not giving these games up and getting on a hot run in the Big East Tournament. Villanova is 5-1 in quad 3 games with the lone loss coming against the Hoyas by a point which hurts as does an early loss against Columbia. Butler is coming off a solid effort at home against St. John’s as it lost by six points and is now back on the road where it is 2-7 and those wins were against DePaul and Seton Hall which are the two worst teams in the conference at a combined 4-31. Butler won a Quad 1 game back in November but has lost eight straight since then. 10* (614) Villanova Wildcats

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. UNLV came through on Tuesday as it won by six points at San Jose St. and has won four of its last five games to improve to 9-8 in the Mountain West Conference and win here likely gives it the No. 6 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The Rebels are 10-5 at home and while they are just 1-3 in Quad 1 games here, all have come against higher NET Ranked teams which are at least 12-5 in the conference and now are catching a number at home against a team with a losing record. This is a significant rivalry game and UNLV will be out to avenge a six-point loss in Reno. Nevada turned a corner with four straight wins starting with the victory over the Rebels but the other three were against three of the four worst teams in the MWC and has gone 1-2 since. 10* (900) UNLV Runnin’ Rebels

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Star Attraction. Purdue has lost four straight games for the first time since 2019-20 and it has come at a bad time. Two weeks ago, the Boilermakers were in first place in the Big Ten Conference, controlling their own destiny for a potential third straight championship but after losses to Michigan, Wisconsin. Michigan St. and Indiana, they are fighting for a No. 4 seed. This is the spot to get right as only one of these recent losses have been at home where they are 12-2 which includes a 3-0 record in Quad 1 games prior to that Wisconsin loss. UCLA moved to 11-6 in the Big Ten Conference and is still in the mix. Still, they are 2-4 in Quad 1 road games with those two wins coming lower against NET Ranked teams from what they are facing tonight. Bad travel spot for the Bruins. 10* (890) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES for our CBB Early Dominator. It has been an interesting season for Eastern Michigan which became one of the first teams to be accused of gambling wrongdoing in the college basketball spectrum and since then, the Eagles have performed well and they enter Friday off a loss following a two-game winning streak. This is their final home game of the season and with road games at Ohio and Kent. St. to close the season, this is a must game to still have a shot at the No. 6 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. This is also a revenge game following a 19-point loss at Mount Pleasant. Prior to the Bowling Green loss, Eastern Michigan was 6-0 in its last six Quad 4 home games. The Chippewas have won two straight games but come into a tough spot as they have dropped both games following consecutive losses this season. 10* (860) Eastern Michigan Eagles

This is a play on the PORTLAND ST. VIKINGS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Portland St. is coming off a pair of road losses where it has gone 2-7 in its Big Sky Conference road games. The Vikings have countered that with a 6-0 record at home and they close the season with all three games at home and all games they will be favored in. An 11-7 conference record will get them either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the upcoming tournament and it starts here. This is a revenge game for Portland St. after losing the first meeting by one point and they come in 6-1 in Quad 4 road games, the only loss coming by one point. Montana St. is coming off a loss to rival Montana following a two-game winning streak, all at home where they are 10-3 but they are back on the road where they are 2-13 with the only conference road win coming at 4-11 Weber St. 10* (842) Portland St. Vikings

This is a play on the UTEP MINERS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Western Kentucky is coming off a win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday which snapped a four-game losing streak and moved the Hilltoppers to a disappointing 6-8 in Conference USA. They moved to 12-4 with that win but are back on the road to close that portion of the schedule this weekend with a pair of tough games. Western Kentucky is 3-8 on the road with two wins coming against teams ranked lower than UTEP and the other by one point over Liberty in what was a solid upset but it was at the beginning of January. The Miners have lost three straight games and failed to cover any of those as they have fallen to 7-7 in the conference which is still not horrible about what was expected. UTEP is 11-3 at home and is still very much alive for the No. 4 seed in the upcoming tournament. 10* (818) UTEP Miners

This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. The markets are finally catching up with Morehead St. as the Eagles have lost seven straight games and eight of their last nine while failing to cover any of those games. The difference now is that they are catching a huge number as they were either favored or an underdog of no more than two points during this stretch. Morehead St. is still at .500 and can move up in the Ohio Valley Conference standings and end this disaster of a run on a high note heading into the tournament. Tennessee St. is coming off a 2-2 roadtrip and remains two games over .500 at 10-8 and a loss here allows the Eagles to leapfrog them in the standings. The Tigers are 9-3 at home which is also playing into this number but four of those wins were against teams with a lower NET Ranking than that Eagles. 10* (803) Morehead St. Eagles

This is a play on the SIUE COUGARS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. SE Missouri St. has taken control of the Ohio Valley Conference as it is 14-4 following nine straight wins and can clinch the conference with a win here or on Saturday at Eastern Illinois and the latter seems more likely. The Redhawks have covered six straight games and eight of nine over this stretch and that is a big reason they come in as the favorite despite being7-6 on the road. Six of those wins were in Quad 4 games and this one jumps up to a Quad 3 game where they have split. SIU Edwardsville is coming off a bad loss at Southern Indiana and has dropped two of its last four games to fall to 12-6 in the conference but is not out of the running but will need help from Eastern Illinois and the Cougars have to win next week against Little Rock. They are 11-2 at home and now an underdog. 10* (810) SIUE Cougars

This is a play on the TARLETON ST. WILDCATS for our WAC Game of the Month. Tarleton St. is coming off a loss at UT Arlington which was its sixth straight loss on the road and the Texans are 1-13 on the road which has been their downfall this season. They have also gone 1-2 in neutral court games with that win coming by just two points over Hofstra but they are back home where they are 9-2 with the only conference loss coming against 10-2 Grand Canyon and that was by only four points. This is a revenge game for Tarleton St. after losing the first meeting by 11 points. Abilene Christian has won and covered five straight games to improve to 6-6 in the Western Athletic Conference after a 1-6 start with that lone win coming against the Texans. The Wildcats have also had their road issues with the two wins during this run against the two worst teams. 10* (800) Tarleton St. Wildcats

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROOS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Kansas City put forth a great effort but fell short at South Dakota St. to go to 1-11 in its last 12 games following a 2-0 start in the Summit League. The Roos are now tied for last place after coming in as the preseason conference favorite so this game is pretty much all that is left unless they can go on a huge run in the conference tournament as this is their final home game of the season. The four home losses over this stretch came against the top four teams and all but one were competitive. Denver is coming off a win over Oral Roberts, its second win this season against the Golden Eagles, to move to 4-10 in the conference. One of the other wins was by a point over Kansas City so there is home revenge in play and the Pioneers are just 3-11 on the road. 10* (798) Kansas City Roos

This is a play on the NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. North Carolina A&T closed the home portion of its schedule with a pair of wins over Campbell and Stony Brook which came by five points combined and the Aggies are now 3-13 in the Coastal Athletic Association. The third victory was against Elon on the road by a point and now they hit the road where they are 2-13, the other win coming in the non-conference against No. 360 ranked The Citadel. The celebration of those last two wins might still be going on. Northeastern is on a two-game losing streak following a loss at Monmouth that dropped the Huskies to 7-9 in the conference. This is their final home game of the season and in a great spot to improve upon their 7-5 record at home and their 11-5 record in Quad 4 games. 10* (776) Northeastern Huskies

This is a play on the UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. First place in the Southern Conference is still up for grabs and UNC Greensboro can take a big step here. The Spartans trail Chattanooga by one game but a win here gives them the tiebreaker as they won the first meeting on the road. They are coming off a 2-1 roadtrip and closed the regular season 8-6 on the road and they are back home where they are 10-2 with one of those losses coming by just one point. They have Samford to close the regular season so it would be far from done but needs to get it done here. Chattanooga has won nine straight games to move to 13-3 in the conference and that streak is giving us value. While this is a revenge game for the Mocs, road revenge is not an ideal angle as those can be the toughest. 10* (788) UNC Greensboro Spartans

This is a play on the SMU MUSTANGS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Despite being No. 41 in the NET Rankings, SMU is on the outside of the NCAA Tournament bubble with four other Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the projected tournament, one of those being No. 64 ranked Wake Forest. The Mustangs are going to use this as motivation as they lost at home to the Demon Deacons and having lost at home against Clemson in their last game, this is one they cannot slip up on. They are 6-1 in the conference on the road with the only loss at North Carolina and while those six wins were all Quad 2 and Quad 3, that is where this one falls. California has lost four straight games to fall to 5-11 in the conference and failed to cover the last three and while the Golden Bears are back home where they are 10-5, seven wins were in Quad 4 games and its only Quad 2 home game was a 10-point loss. 10* (751) SMU Mustangs

This is a play on the ARIZONA ST. SUN DEVILS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. BYU is coming off a massive upset at Arizona which made it four straight wins for the Cougars, all of those being covers as well. Now we are seeing the overreaction line based on the run and namely, the win over the Wildcats. This is a potential letdown but there have been a fair amount of days in-between so we are not solely banking on that but this is still a tough spot to win by margin as the last time they were favored by this many points on the road was against 2-15 Colorado. They are 1-4 in their five other Quad 1 road games, the other win at West Virginia by four points. Arizona St. snapped a six-game losing streak with a win at Kansas St. and is back home where they are just 5-7 including 0-4 in Quad 1 games but three of those were against top ten NET Ranked teams and the other against Baylor in overtime. 10* (746) Arizona St. Sun Devils

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. St. John’s took one step closer to the Big East Championship with a blowout win over Connecticut and has a two-game lead over Creighton with three games to play. The Red Storm are in a letdown spot following the Sunday win as they came out strong from the start and dominated throughout and are back on the road laying a big number. They have proved to be one of the best teams in the country as their four losses have come by seven points combined but have been in this spot before, defeating Connecticut and coming out flat next time out at Villanova, losing by two points. Butler has had a tough season at 13-14 but has won four of its last five games and while against no one of note, the Bulldogs have been competitive in some of their Quad 1 games and this is just the second time hosting. 10* (738) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the INDIANA HOOSIERS for our CBB Star Attraction. Indiana is coming off a huge win over Purdue that got it closer to inside the NCAA Tournament but is the second team out so it cannot afford to lose these types of games. The Hoosiers have lost six of their last eight games with the other win coming against Michigan St. and all but one of the losses have come against NCAA Tournament teams so while not great, it has not been horrible. They have only one more Quad 1 game to improve with the other three in Quad 2 where they are 3-0, all wins by double digits. Penn St. has won two straight games following a seven-game losing streak but those wins were against Nebraska and Minnesota, not exactly impressive, and with a No. 69 NET Ranking, a Big Ten Tournament Championship is the only shot left. The Nittany Lions are 0-7 in Quad 1 road games. 10* (728) Indiana Hoosiers

This is a play on the TEMPLE OWLS for our AAC Game of the Month. After a 6-3 start in the American Athletic Conference, Temple has lost six straight games to fall into a tie for eighth place with South Florida and after losing the first meeting in Tampa, the Owls not only want to stop this losing streak but gain some revenge to split the season series and take a one game lead over the Bulls. Temple is 10-2 at home, after a 10-0 start, with a two-point loss against Florida Atlantic as a five-point underdog, it had a bad loss against Tulsa, its only poor defeat of the season. They are still 8-2 in Quad 4 games and laying a great number in an ideal situation. South Florida has lost four of five games since that win over Temple with the only win coming against UTSA, the third lowest NET Ranked team in the conference and the Bulls are back on the road where they are 2-8. 10* (686) Temple Owls

This is a play on the GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. George Mason made it a game with VCU as it had a lead at the half by one point on Saturday but the Rams ambushed the Patriots in the second half to win by 16 points and the teams are tied with two losses in the Atlantic Ten Conference. The Rams hold the tiebreaker and George Mason hopes they slip up in one of their final three games while the Patriots have to win out and based on the schedule, they should roll in every game. They are 16-2 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games with the two losses by two points combined and they have rolled in most Quad 4 victories. Fordham catches George Mason at the wrong time coming off that loss while the Rams come in on a four-game losing streak and while they lost the last three by fewer points than what they are getting here, the competition was not on the same level. 10* (684) George Mason Patriots

This is a play on the ILLINOIS CHICAGO FLAMES as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. After a 7-4 start in the Missouri Valley Conference, Illinois Chicago has lost five of its last seven to fall to .500 and is now tied with Illinois St. for fifth place. The Flames can still grab the No. 5 seed in the upcoming tournament which is big as that seed plays last place Missouri St. in the opening round. Winning here will not be easy but they are 7-5 on the road which are the third most road wins in the conference and close at home against Valparaiso so it is feasible. The Flames are 4-0 in Quad 2 games and a big reason for this play is they are on a 0-7 ATS run so we are getting value. Northern Iowa is coming off a brutal loss in overtime against Drake which killed their chances of a conference championship. This is the final home game but laying too big of a number as they only need to win to keep No. 2 alive. 10* (691) Illinois Chicago Flames

This is a play on the TEXAS A&M AGGIES as part of our CBB Early Triple Play. Texas A&M suffered a 16-point loss at Mississippi St. which snapped a five-game winning streak and followed that up with an eight-point loss at home against Tennessee which was just its second home loss of the season, the first coming against Alabama. The Aggies need a rebound here as they are at Florida, which is coming off a loss on Tuesday, in their next game and then host Auburn so this is the one they need and a blowout is in the cards. They are 8-0 in their last eight Quad 2 games including 6-0 at home, four by 16 or more points. Vanderbilt is having a great season coming in with low expectations and it is coming off a big home win over Mississippi, snapping a three-game losing streak and now is back on the road where it is 2-6. All six losses are in Quad 1 games, five of those by nine points or more. 10* (696) Texas A&M Aggies

This is a play on the UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. UNLV is coming off a loss at home against Colorado St. which snapped a three-game winning streak and dropped the Rebels to 8-8 in the Mountain West Conference. This is a good bounce back spot as this is arguably the last winnable game left with the remaining three coming against Nevada, San Diego St. and New Mexico. They have taken care of the lower tiered teams going 6-1 against Quad 3 and Quad 4 in the MVC including 3-0 in Quad 3 and even some of the Quad 1 and Quad 2 losses have been close, three by two possessions. San Jose St. snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at Wyoming to improve to 6-11 in the conference. The Spartans do have a big one point home win over New Mexico but the other five have been against Wyoming twice, Air Force twice and Fresno St. which are a combined 7-43 in the conference. 10* (661) UNLV Runnin’ Rebels

This is a play on the RICHMOND SPIDERS for our A-10 Game of the Year. Richmond is coming off a loss at St. Joseph’s to fall to 2-10 on the road and the spiders are back home where they are 6-7 and that record could be better. This is their first Quad 2 home game and looking at Quad 3, they are 1-5 at home with two of those losses in overtime and the other three coming by seven points or fewer. Saying they are going to win outright is a stretch but they are getting a big number and this is a significant rivalry with the schools separated by six miles. Richmond will fight here after losing the first meeting by 41 points. VCU is coming off a significant win as it defeated George Mason by 16 points at home to pull into a first place tie with the Patriots. The Rams are 5-3 on the road against better competition but this is the first Quad 4 road game and this is a tricky spot off that win laying a number like this. 10* (606) Richmond Spiders

This is a play on the MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Northwestern is coming off a huge upset at Ohio St. by 21 points as a nine-point underdog which was its first road win of the season after opening 0-8 and are now in a tough spot coming off that victory. It was 1-6 prior to that with the only win being by two points over USC. This is just the third Quad 2 road game, losing the first two by five points each and making that win over the Buckeyes more surprising is that they are down two of their top three scorers for the season as Jalen Leach and Brooks Barnhizer have combined for 31.4 ppg in 40 games combined. Minnesota was coming off a sweep in California over UCLA and USC and came home by laying an egg against Penn St., losing by nine points. They are 10-7 at home including a 1-1 Quad 2 mark before that Penn St. game, losing to Ohio St. by a point in overtime. 10* (614) Minnesota Golden Gophers

This is a play on the WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Ohio is coming off a win over Akron to make it two straight victories as the Bobcats improved to 10-2 at home and their 9-5 Mid-American Conference record is good for a tie for third place. Ohio is back on the road where it is 3-8 with those three wins far from dominating with the best coming against No. 349 NET Ranked Buffalo by nine points. The Bobcats are 10-2 in Quad 4 games which includes a 2-1 record on the road and besides Buffalo, the other win was against Bowling Green by five points. Western Michigan is coming off a blowout home loss against Central Michigan by 29 points to fall to 5-8 at home. They come in a respectable 2-3 in Quad 3 games with four of those on the road with the lone home game resulting in an eight-point win over Miami Ohio. This is a revenge spot coming off a 25-point loss at Ohio. 10* (618) Western Michigan Broncos

This is a play on the GEORGIA BULLDOGS for our CBB Star Attraction. Going into the weekend, Georgia was one of the first four teams out into the NCAA Tournament and it played admirably at Auburn, eventually losing by 12 points while covering the big number. The Bulldogs need some big things to happen as it has lost four straight games to fall to 4-10 in the Southeastern Conference. They are back home where they are 13-3 and this is a chance for a major Quad 1 win where it is just 2-11 but nine of those have been away from home and while 1-3 at home, two losses were by three points combined including a loss to No. 1 NET Ranked Auburn. Florida continues to cruise along as it has won six straight games following a 20-point loss at Tennessee. Wins at Auburn and Mississippi St. were no doubt impressive but were 1-2 in Quad 1 road games before that, the win at Arkansas by eight points. 10* (626) Georgia Bulldogs

This is a play on the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS for our CBB Star Attraction. This is the last chance for Texas Tech to have a shot at the Big 12 Conference title as it trails Houston by three games and a loss will have it mathematically eliminated. The Red Raiders will be going for a sweep of the season series after a one point overtime win in Houston and this is a statement game after a controversial start where JT Toppin and head coach Grant McCasland were ejected less than four minutes in. They remain home where they are 14-2 including a 2-1 record in Quad 1 games, the lone loss coming against Iowa St. by one point in overtime. Houston is coming off a tougher than anticipated game against Iowa St. which was down its top two scorers and now the Cougars hit the road where they are a perfect 8-0. This includes a 4-0 record in Quad 1 with the two good win at Kansas in overtime and Arizona by four points. 10* (882) Texas Tech Red Raiders

This is a play on the FLORIDA ST. SEMINOLES for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Florida St. is coming off a loss at Louisville as it fell behind early by 20 points but fought hard to come back to eventually lose by eight points. The Seminoles are well on the outside of the NCAA Tournament and will need a massive run in the ACC Tournament but winning this game is a big one to keep up the NET Ranking. They are back home where they are 10-4 with three of those losses in Quad 1 games and this is now a Quad 2 game where they are 1-0, a 12-point win over Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels are one of the last four teams out for the NCAA Tournament following a three-game winning streak. North Carolina is a perfect 5-0 in Quad 2 games but the biggest win was by five points at home against SMU while two road wins were by a combined three points over Notre Dame and NC State, both ranked lower than Florida St. 10* (876) Florida St. Seminoles

This is a play on the MONMOUTH HAWKS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Monmouth has not played a difficult schedule based on the overall strength of opposition but from a travel standpoint. The Hawks have played 20 of 28 games away from home where they are 4-16 and they are back home following a three-game roadtrip. They are 6-2 at home which includes a 5-0 record in Quad 4 games which is where this one falls and they bring in some momentum where they have won five of seven games overall while covering six of their last eight games. Northeastern fell to 7-8 in the Coastal Athletic Association following a loss to College of Charleston at home to conclude a four-game homestand and this is the Huskies first road game in 18 days. They are a respectable 6-7 on the road which includes 3-0 in Quad 4 road games, all against teams between No. 297 and No. 337 in NET Ranking. 10* (878) Monmouth Hawks

This is a play on the USC TROJANS for our CBB Star Attraction. USC remains on the east coast for its second of a back-to-back following a loss to Maryland on Thursday. The Trojans are just 6-9 in the Big Ten Conference but have struggled against the top teams going 3-7 in Quad 1 games and the 3-2 record in Quad 2 and Quad 3 includes a win at Washington in the lone road game which came from Quad 2. Overall, they are 3-4 on the road that does include a pair of Quad 1 wins at Illinois and Nebraska and this is the final game out east. Rutgers is coming off a win at Washington by four points which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Scarlet Knights are 2-7 following a win this season and even though they are back home, their home floor has not been overly great. They are 9-4 with six of those wins coming in Quad 4 non-conference games. 10* (859) USC Trojans

This is a play on the CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Central Florida has lost seven straight games to drop to 4-11 in the Big 12 Conference which is ahead of only Arizona St. and Colorado which have a combined four wins. The Knights have failed to cover their last six games and are back home following a pair of losses at Colorado and Oklahoma St. and they bring in 10-5 record at home with only one of those losses coming outside of Quad 1 which was against Cincinnati. Central Florida has played the No. 20 ranked schedule in the country and do catch a break from here on out. Utah is up to its same old self from other years, taking care of business at home and being unable to win on the road. The Utes are 1-6 on the road with the only win coming at TCU five weeks ago and have lost their only Quad 2 road game, a loss at Oklahoma St. by nine points. 10* (858) Central Florida Knights

This is a play on the SETON HALL PIRATES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Xavier has won and covered three straight games to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive although the Musketeers are one of the final five teams out going into Saturday. There is still a lot of work to be done and a loss here would be devastating but a non-cover would not and they are laying a big number for the road where they are 3-9. This is one of those tricky spots riding a winning streak and having a big home game on deck against Creighton. Seton Hall is having a rough season which is the reason for the size of this number. The Pirates are 7-19 overall and have fared better at home while in their last home game, they upset Connecticut and while they were blown out on the road at Marquette on Tuesday, it was a huge letdown spot after the Huskies win. This one is winnable but we will gladly take the number. 10* (840) Seton Hall Pirates

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA ST. JACKRABBITS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. South Dakota St. is coming off a loss against North Dakota St. at home on Wednesday which was its first home loss of the season where it is now 12-1 and now playing its final home game of the season where it is Senior Day. The Jackrabbits are back in Quad 4 where they have only one loss and they are 8-0 in this quadrant at home with seven of those by double digits. They are 9-4 in the Summit League and still have an outside shot at winning the regular season title but will need help and cannot afford a loss here. Kansas City is struggling as it has lost 10 of its last 11 games to fall to 3-10 in the conference with all three of those wins coming at home. The Roos are 2-10 on the road with both wins coming in early December and this is just the second Quad 2 road game of the season. 10* (846) South Dakota St. Jackrabbits

This is a play on the WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS for our CUSA Game of the Year. Western Kentucky has had a disappointing season coming in with high expectations as it is just 5-8 in the conference following another home loss, this one to then 2-10 Sam Houston St., its fourth straight defeat. The Hilltoppers are still 11-4 at home including a 5-2 record in Quad 3 games. This is another winnable game they need which is the first of first of four straight to get back over .500 and they are playing with revenge following a 10-point loss in Ruston last month. Louisiana Tech snapped a two-game losing streak with a win at Middle Tennessee St. It was its second straight road win, the other coming against No. 271 NET Ranked Florida International. They are 1-2 in Quad 3 road games, the one win coming back in November at UT Arlington and the two losses by 10 and 30 points. 10* (764) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS for our CBB Star Attraction. Missouri has had a remarkable rebound season as it is now 9-4 in the Southeastern Conference after going winless last season. The Tigers have won three straight games including a big home win over Alabama on Wednesday to move to 17-1 at home and hit the road where they are just 3-4 and while that does include a huge win at Florida, they are not in a good spot here laying points in what is a decent letdown situation. Arkansas has turned it around following a 0-5 start in the conference and while still just 4-9 in the SEC, the Razorbacks are one of the last four teams into the NCAA Tournament so any big win will go far and this is one of those. Going 0-3 in their first three Quad 1 home games is not ideal but this is the spot following two good efforts in losses against Texas A&M and Auburn on the road. 10* (774) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the OLD DOMINION MONARCHS for our SBC Game of the Month. We are going against Georgia St. once again as it had won four straight games while covering seven straight games but is coming off a 20-point loss at James Madison in the first of three straight road games to close the season. Three of the recent Panthers wins have been at home with the road win at No. 347 NET Ranked Buffalo, one of only two road wins on the season. This is only the second Quad 4 road game of the season and in a bad spot with an avenging opponent. Old Dominion has dropped four straight games after a 7-4 start in the Sun Belt Conference and now playing its final home game of the season. While they have not been great at home with a 7-8 record, the Monarchs come in as home favorites for the first time in three weeks, that being a 22-point win over Coastal Carolina. 10* (750) Old Dominion Monarchs

This is a play on the NEVADA WOLF PACK for our CBB Revenge Rout. Boise St. came through with a big win over New Mexico on Wednesday to improve to 10-5 in the Mountain West Conference which has it in fifth place and after improving to 12-1 at home, the Broncos are back on the road where they are 3-5. This includes a 0-5 record in Quad 1 games which is where this one falls and this is the letdown spot following a 4-1 run, all of the wins coming as favorites of at least three points and now they come in as a short underdog. This is a great number for Nevada which had a four-game winning streak snapped with an eight-point loss at Colorado St. The Wolf Pack dropped back under .500 and will be looking to break a three-game losing streak in Quad 2 home games. This is a revenge game for Nevada which lost at Boise St. by 10 points at the end of last month. 10* (742) Nevada Wolf Pack

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Oklahoma St. is coming off a win against Central Florida to move to 5-10 in the Big 12 Conference and the Cowboys are 5-1 ATS in their last six games and are now back on the road where they are just 2-7. They have lost all four games following their previous four conference wins and could not be going into a worst spot. The two road wins were at Tulsa and Seton Hall which were in Quad 3 and Quad 4 and are now back in Quad 1 where they are 0-9 on the season. Kansas has dropped two straight and three of its last four games including a loss at BYU by 34 points on Tuesday. All three losses were on the road and the Jayhawks are back home where they are 12-2 which includes a bad loss against West Virginia and an overtime loss to Houston and this is the smash spot to get things right. 10* (694) Kansas Jayhawks

This is a play on the MOREHEAD ST. EAGLES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. We are going back to Morehead St. After opening 9-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Eagles have lost six straight games and have failed to cover their last eight games so we know where the value is once again after getting housed by SIUE. They have lost four straight games at home after a perfect 9-0 start with all four of those losses coming against the top tier of the conference and now they are playing their final home game of the season before a pair of tricky road games to close the regular season. Eastern Illinois is coming off an upset win at Southern Indiana following a four-game losing streak and this is its final road game of the season. The Panthers have lost 10 of their last 14 Quad 4 games and were rolled at SIUE in their last road game following a road win in their previous game 10* (668) Morehead St. Eagles

This is a play on the MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. BLUE RAIDERS for our CBB Letdown Dominator. Middle Tennessee St. is still in the race in Conference USA as it is 8-5 which is just a game and a half behind Jacksonville St. for first place. This is despite a loss at home in its last game against Louisiana Tech which snapped a two-game winning streak. The Blue Raiders are 9-3 at home which includes a 2-0 record at home in Quad 4 games and this is just the first conference home game in this quadrant. With two road games on deck, this is a big home game to remain in the hunt. Sam Houston St. opened the season 1-10 in the conference but has won three straight games including an upset at Western Kentucky in its last game. That put the Bearkats to 3-12 on the road with all three wins in Quad 3 and Quad 4 and they are 0-9 in the quadrants above that which I where this game falls. 10* (666) Middle Tennessee St. Blue Raiders