Central Florida -3 hosting SMU SMU is 2-8 away from home and struggling without its leading scorer, Shake Milton. The Mustangs have lost their last three road games by nine points each to Houston and Tulsa and by 11 to Connecticut. They are 1-7-1 ATS in their last nine away contests. The Mustangs are 0-4 […]
Bradley minus 6 1/2 hosting Southern Illinois Normally I prefer to take points when getting involved in a Missouri Valley Conference matchup since it’s a tough, grind-out, defensive-minded conference. But I’m going to make an exception here and back Bradley at home. The Braves are 8-0 at Carver Arena this season. Their average winning margin […]
Arizona minus 9 at Colorado Kudos to Colorado on its 90-81 overtime victory against fourth-ranked Arizona State this past Thursday. The Buffaloes were nine-point home ‘dogs in that game. But now, less than two days later, the Buffaloes have to face 14th-ranked Arizona. I don’t see the inexperienced and emotionally exhausted Buffaloes staying within single […]
Illinois Chicago plus 10 1/2 at Illinois State This isn’t so much a play on Illinois-Chicago as it is a fade on Illinois State laying double-digits in a huge letdown spot. The Redbirds upset Mississippi, 101-97, in overtime on the road this past Saturday. It was a dramatic and great victory for the Redbirds. So […]
Georgia Tech plus 3 hosting Indiana Back in November, Indiana was thought of as a possible Final Four contender after pulling off upsets of Kansas and North Carolina while Georgia Tech was considered a lower-rung ACC team. Rewind four months later to now. Georgia Tech has far exceeded expectations nearly making the NCAA Tournament. Indiana […]
Northern Illinois plus 4 at Western Michigan The combination of getting the better team with the superior defense and a bunch of points puts me on Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois is four games above .500 while Western Michigan is 8-15. According to the latest Ken Pomeroy’s ratings, Northern Illinois ranks 194th, while Western Michigan is […]
