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This is a play on the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Toronto is coming off a win over Brooklyn on Sunday which was its seventh straight victory to improve to 12-5, putting the Raptors in the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference early on in the season. One of the wins came at Cleveland, the second time Toronto has won against the Cavaliers on the road. RJ Barrett had 16 points when he left Sunday in the third quarter with a right knee sprain and did not return. He is scheduled to have imaging done on Monday and will likely sit this one out. Cleveland is coming off a 120-105 home win over the Clippers on Sunday to make it two straight wins while also winning four of their last five games. The Cavaliers are a half-game behind Toronto and they can leapfrog the Raptors with a victory. Here, we play against teams off a win against a division rival and now playing their 3rd game in four nights. This situation is 147-80 ATS (64.8 percent) since 2022. 10* (503) Cleveland Cavaliers

This is a play on the OHIO BOBCATS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. George Mason finished in a tie for first place in the Atlantic Ten Conference with VCU at 15-3 and made the NIT before b owing out in the second round. The Patriots are not expected to be as strong and their best players is still lout and while they are 5-0 to start this season, they have not been tested as their best win was against Winthrop by six points and all five games being played at home. This is the sell high spot for their first trip outside Fairfax. Ohio has been on the opposite end of things as it is 1-4 with two of the losses coming by seven combined points and the other two coming at Louisville and St. Mary’s and while those were blowouts, the Bobcats are battle tested. Ohio will contend in the MAC as a projected top four team. 10* (880) Ohio Bobcats

This is a play on the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS for our CBB Early Enforcer. It has been a slow start for College of Charleston as it is 3-4 following a loss to Yale which knocked it our of the Championship game with the Bulldogs playing Akron for the title. This will be the Cougars fifth game away from home as they also had a pair of blowout losses at Liberty and against Florida Atlantic the next night. They have the edge here and want to get out of the Virgin Islands with a winning record before resuming nonconference play next week gearing up for Coastal play, a conference they are picked to win. Evansville got annihilated by Akron on Sunday by 38 points after pulling off the moderate upset of Oregon St. as a six-point underdog. 10* (849) College of Charleston Cougars

This is a play on the NC STATE WOLFPACK for our CBB Early Annihilator. Seton Hall and NC State are the first tip off in the Maui Invitational with the Wolfpack laying a big number and for good reason. The Pirates are off to a 5-0 start but it is a mirage as they are the worst team in the Big East Conference but have had the advantage of playing the second easiest schedule in the country. Their best win is maybe St. Peter’s since that was the lowest line they were laying with was -13.5. NC State looks to contend in the ACC once again after falling off badly last season with 12 wins and completely missing the ACC Tournament. New head coach Will Wade has gotten them off to a 4-0 start and are the favorites to win this tournament at +160, just ahead of +200 Texas. 10* (872) NC State Wolfpack

This is a play on the CAROLINA PANTHERS for our NFL Monday Primetime. The 49ers are coming off a win over Arizona to improve to 7-4 which has them in third place in the NFC West, two games behind the first place Rams. As of right now, San Francisco would have the final Wild Card spot in the NFC as it owns the tiebreaker against Detroit. The offense, namely Christian McCaffrey, has carried the 49ers as the banged up defense remains the issue as San Francisco is No. 25 in Defensive EPA. Going back, San Francisco has had trouble stringing positive games together as it is 1-9 ATS after a spread win, 0-6 ATS in its last six games coming off a double-digit road win, 0-7 ATS in its last seven games after scoring 30 points or more and 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games following a straight up win. Carolina has won five of its last seven games including an overtime win at Atlanta last week and the Panthers are right in the playoff mix. They are a game behind San Francisco and Detroit with this being the first of two straight games against the NFC West with the Rams on deck. 10* (265) Carolina Panthers