Category: NCAA-B

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles will be on their home court tonight in Hattiesburg to take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and they should take care of business. Coastal Carolina is, if not the worst team in college hoops, definitely one of them. The Chanticleers have lost 12 straight, are dead last in the Sun Belt, and just 1-13 in conference play. Southern Miss isn’t setting any records, that’s for sure, but as the home team they are 9-2, 5-9 in conference play, and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as the favorite. The line is currently Golden Eagles -6.5. Consider laying it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES -6½

The top seed in the Mountain West, the New Mexico Lobos, will be on the road tonight to face the #5 seed, the Boise State Broncos. The line is currently Boise -3.5 and the reason for this is New Mexico’s Mustapha Amzil and CJ Noland are a game-time decision, but I bet they play. The Lobos are 14-1 in conference play, riding an 8-game winning streak, and blew out the Broncos on January 17th, 84-65. The Broncos are 9-5 in conference play and are coming off a lackluster performance against the San Diego State Aztecs, losing 47-64. The Lobos are the best in the Mountain West and that’s a fact. They score more than the Broncos, give up less, and are getting 3.5. Forget about it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW MEXICO LOBOS +3½

The two bottom feeders in the SEC will meet tonight when the LSU Tigers host the South Carolina Gamecocks. SC has not won a game since December 30th and is just 1-7 as the away team with a dismal 0-12 in conference play. LSU is not winning a national championship, that’s for sure, but they are the better team on the court tonight. The Tigers are 10-4 as the home team and 2-10 in conference play. They snapped a 7-game losing streak in their last outing, knocking off Oklahoma 82-79 in Oklahoma and winning can be contagious. The Tigers are averaging 76.4 points per game and the Gamecocks are averaging 69.7. LSU also has the edge in steals, rebounds, blocks, and free throws. If the Tigers can’t beat the Gamecocks on their home court, some changes need to be made. The line is currently LSU -2.5 with a money line of only -145. Consider LSU on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS M/L

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks have won 4 straight, and after they travel tonight to Commerce, Texas for a matchup with the East Texas A&M Lions, it should be 5. The Lions are dead last in the Southland conference with record of 3-23 and just 1-14 in conference play. They have also lost 4 in a row and 9 of their last 10. SFA is 13-13, 9th in the Southland, and 6-9 in conference play. The Lumberjacks have already beaten the Lions this year and have the edge in points scored, points allowed, free throws, rebounds, steals, and blocks. The line is currently SFA -4.5 with a money line of -185. Don’t get burned by the hook.
TONIGHT’S PICK: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS M/L

The top two teams in the Mountain West will meet this afternoon when the New Mexico Lobos host the Utah State Aggies. Every team dreads playing New Mexico at the Pit and for good reason, they usually end up going home with their tail between their legs. The best in the Mountain West is 13-1 as the home team and have been on a roll, wining 7 in a row and 9 of their last 10. The Lobos haven’t just been winning. For the most part they have been blowing out their opponents, which includes an 82-63 victory over the Aggies just two weeks ago in Logan, Utah. The Lobos are 5-2 ATS over their last 7 and are always worth considering when they take the floor at the Pit.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW MEXICO LOBOS -5½

The Princeton Tigers either took the Brown Bears for granted or revealed some chinks in their armor but the bottom line is they were out-classed last night by Brown and fell 70- 56. Tonight they will have to face the best in the Ivy League, the Yale Bulldogs, and they had better bring their best to the floor or they are in trouble. Yale won again last night, knocking off Penn. They have now won 9 in a row and are 4-1 ATS over their last 5. The Bulldogs are also 8-0 as the home team and won the last meeting with the Tigers, 77-70, back on January 31st in New Jersey. The Tigers will not be able to hang with the Bulldogs prolific offense. Yale is averaging 83.0 points per game while Princeton averages 74.3, and the Tigers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games. The line is currently Yale -7.5, and it will climb so jump on the Bulldogs early and lay the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: YALE BULLDOGS -7½

The Princeton Tigers will take it on the road tonight to Providence for a matchup with the Brown Bears. The Tigers are on a roll, winning 2 straight and 8 of their last 10. Princeton has already beaten the Bears this year, blowing them out 69-49 just two weeks ago. Brown has been just the opposite. The Bears have lost 2 in a row and 7 of their last 10. Princeton is 6-1 as the away team and have a big game tomorrow against the Ivy league’s #1 team, Yale. If Princeton stays focused on Brown and not tomorrow’s game against Yale, they should cruise to a victory.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PRINCETON TIGERS M/L