Category: NCAA-B

The San Diego State Aztecs don’t score a lot of points but they don’t need to. They have the best defense on the planet and that will be on display tonight when they host the Utah State Aggies. At Viejas Arena, the Aztecs surrender an average of just 54.7 points per game and are 12-1 at home. Lay the nickel and take San Diego State.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS -5

The Buffalo Bulls will be hosting the Ball State Cardinals in an early one today in Western New York. The Bulls are laying a lot of chalk but they can cover it. Buffalo can light up the scoreboard and they showed their offensive prowess in their last outing against Eastern Michigan, blowing them out, 102-64. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
TODAY’S PICK: BUFFALO BULLS -11½

The Akron Zips will have payback on their minds tonight when they host the Kent State Golden Flash. The Zips fell to the Golden Flash back on January 14th, 67-55, in Kent, Ohio, so if you don’t think they want this one, think again. The Zips are 10-1 at The JAR and overall are averaging 71.5 points per game and allowing an average of 62.7. Excluding neutral sites, the Flash are 4-4 away from the MAC Center and overall are averaging 70.7 points per game and allowing 64.1. Will this be a tight one? More than likely. The line is currently Akron -3.5, with a money line of only -170. Don’t sweat the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: AKRON ZIPS M/L

The Quinnipiac Bobcats will look to end their 3-game skid tonight when they visit Webster Bank Arena to face the Fairfield Stags. The Bobcats should feel confident going into this matchup, having already beat the Stags this year back on January 16th, 72-66, and are catching a Stags team that is struggling as well. Fairfield has lost 2 straight, 8 of their last 10, and are a dismal 3-6 on their home court. Quinn, who is getting 5 points, should be able to at least get under the number, averaging 73.7 points per game as opposed to Fairfield’s 69.8. In the last 17 meetings, the road team is 11-5-1 ATS and Fairfield is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
TONIGHT’S PICK: QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS +5

The Temple Owls will be in Tampa tonight to take on the South Florida Bulls. The 13-7 Owls are 3rd in the American Athletic Conference, 6-3 in conference play, and average 67.3 points per game. They are also hot, winning 2 straight and 6 of their last 7. On the other hand, the 6-14 Bulls are just not a very good basketball team. South Florida is 10th in the AAC, 1-7 in conference play, and average just 57.3 points per game, plus they are cold. The Bulls have lost 4 straight and 8 of their last 10. The current line is Temple -3½. Don’t sweat the hook and take the Owls on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEMPLE OWLS M/L

The Wyoming Cowboys will be getting 3½ points when they take their show on the road today to face the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Cowboys are 2nd in the Mountain West and will have swagger and confidence coming into this one. Wyoming has won 3 straight, 9 of their last 10, and are coming off a win over the Mountain West-leading Boise State Broncos. The Bulldogs are 4th in the Mountain West and are an impressive 16-6 on the season but just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games against a team with a winning road record. The 18-3 Cowboys are 21-5 ATS in their last 26 as a road dog and are worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: WYOMING COWBOYS +3½

Year in and year out, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits put a quality product on the court and this year is no different. Tonight they will be laying 7½ points when they visit their in-state rival, the South Dakota Coyotes. SD State is first in the Summit League at 20-4. They are 11-0 in conference and can light it up, averaging 86.9 points per game. The Coyotes are holding their own in the 5th spot in the Summit, with a record of 13-8, but the Jackrabbits have had their number of late. SD has lost 2 straight to SD State, including an 84-65 pounding on Jan 8th, and they are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 as a home dog. Consider the Jackrabbits, minus the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS -7½