Colorado Buffaloes over California Golden Bears: Both of these teams are on the outside looking in for the big dance. A win today or go deep in the conference tourney could change all that. These teams are evenly matched but there are some advantages pointing towards Col. This is a neutral site game in Vegas and part of the reason this line is lower than it should be is Col played here and won yesterday against USC. These are college kids fatigue going back to back is not much of an issue. Secondly Cal will not be used to the sightlines of this court while Col has 1 game of experience.
Fresno St. Bulldogs over San Jose St. Spartans: Not often we will lay road points like this but here it is warranted. SJ last game out at home lost by 17 to a bad Ut St. team. Normally you would expect a bounce back especially in the last home game of the year but Sj has simply packed it in.
California Golden Bears over Utah Utes: Cal has struggled recently and that has them undervalued for this match-up. Ut has won 1 game s/u on the road so far this year. Cal has a big coaching advantage with veteran Montgomery in his 32nd year going up against one of his former players Krystkowiak.
Oregon Ducks over UCLA Bruins: Org is a bubble team for the dance this alone makes tonight’s game huge for them. Org has lost many close games. Although it will be tough for them to win outright tonight this is simply too many points.
Missouri St. Bears over Loyola-Chicago Ramblers: On Jan 5 as a 3 point dog Loy-chic beat Miss St. by a whopping 89-57. Now revenge is useless but to say Miss St. will not be focused or motivated tonight would be an understatement.
Pennsylvania Quakers over Yale Bulldogs: Penn is feeling good about themselves with 2 straight wins both coming at home. However they are not a good team and face a Yale team leading the Ivy League after a huge upset road victory over Har. Can they beat Penn by the spread and then some for sure. However that big win over Har has them overvalued for this flat spot.
St. John’s Red Storm over Seton Hall Pirates: Laying a number on the road where a s/u win virtually cashes our ticket with Stj provides us with excellent value for this match-up. Two teams heading in the opposite direction playing at a venue that provides little to no home court advantage.
Mississippi Rebels over Alabama Crimson Tide: Miss takes a step down in class tonight as they visit Ala. Miss has a distinct advantage on the boards and on offense. Miss also has a deep bench which will make a big difference heading down the stretch.
Southern Methodist Mustangs over Cincinnati Bearcats: Cinci has won 15 in a row and although due to lose or due to win is totally useless this line is very telling. It is Smu who is also playing very well the favored team.
Kansas Jayhawks over Baylor Bears: This line is lower than it should be as an overreaction to each team’s last game. I expect a reversal of those games results. Kan lost on the road to Tex. I expect a bounce back.