Baylor minus 5 1/2 hosting Kansas This Kansas-Baylor game is another example of a team that is higher ranked being an underdog. Kansas is seventh-ranked in the country. Baylor is rated 15th. But Baylor is a solid favorite in this matchup – and the oddsmaker has it right. The Bears are 14-2 at home with […]
Senators plus $1.23 at Predators Ottawa suffered a disappointing loss to Washington last night. But the Senators have been playing well and are in a great situational spot to ambush Nashville. The Predators return to Nashville for their first home game since Feb. 15 having just gone 5-0 on their five-game, nine-day road trip that […]
Lakers at Warriors Under 242 1/2 Maybe it’s thoughts of that ridiculous, 211-186, NBA All-Star Game still being fresh in their minds. But the oddsmaker has set too high of a total in this Lakers-Warriors matchup. This is an important late February game between two teams digging hard for playoff positioning. So, unlike the All-Star […]
Rockets at Grizzlies Under 219 1/2 Multiple injuries, slow tempo and above average defenses going against struggling offenses. That’s what we have in this Rockets-Grizzlies matchup. All of it should mean this total goes Under. The Rockets are without Fred VanVleet and Cam Whitmore. That’s their third and sixth-leading scorers. If you discount scoring 129 […]
The record shows the Celtics to have the best mark in the NBA at 39-12 and the sixth-best defense. But Boston hasn’t been that sharp going 13-6 since the calendar turned to 2024. If you discount holding the injury-ravaged Grizzlies to 91 points, the Celtics have allowed their last three opponents to average 118.3 points. […]
Air Force plus 10 hosting San Diego State This is a bit of a Mountain West Conference sandwich for San Diego State. The Aztecs are feeling fat and happy after an impressive, 81-67, home victory against conference leader and then 17th-ranked Utah State this past Saturday. The Aztecs face a tough road game against Nevada […]
