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This is a play on the ORLANDO MAGIC for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Orlando was in Europe last weekend where it split a pir of games with Memphis and had three days off before its next game which resulted in a home loss by 27 points against Charlotte which was its third loss in less than three weeks against teams with a losing record. The Magic are down in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and need to re-establish home floor where they are 13-7 and playing the first of a home-and-home set with Cleveland. The team was called out by Paulo Banchero and rightfully so as taking him and Desmond Bane out of the equation, the other three starters shot 4-22 from the floor against the Hornets. Cleveland is starting to trend the right way as it has won four of five games including three straight on the road. The Cavaliers are coming off an uninspiring win over Sacramento at home last night by only five points and they are back on the road where they are just 3-4 on the second in the second of a back-to-back. 10* (568) Orlando Magic

This is a play on the UC San Diego Tritons for our Saturday Free Play. UC Irvine is coming off a win at UC Riverside to snap a two-game losing streak and this is now the Anteaters fourth straight road game and their sixth road game in their seven games in January and while most of these have been in California, it is still taxing. They are 4-3 on the road with the best win coming against CS Fullerton with is No. 200 in the NET Rankings. UC Irvine is 10-0 in non-Division I and Quad 4 games but just 3-7 in Quad 2 and Quad 3 games including 0-3 in the former which is where this game falls. UC San Diego is back home after winning two straight games on the road to improve to 5-3 in the Big West Conference so it has not been a great start for the reigning champions but the Tritons are coming off a strong win at UC Davis and they own a great home win over top ranked Hawaii by 10 points. This game falls into Quad 3 and UC San Diego is 9-0 this season in Quad 3 games. Play (832) UC San Diego Tritons

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This is a play on the UTAH TECH TRAILBLAZERS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. Southern Utah concluded a three-game homestand sweep with a massive upset over Utah Valley on Wednesday by 14 points as a 12.5-point underdog and it won all three of those games as an underdog. The Thunderbirds are now 3-4 in the Western Athletic Conference after a 0-4 start with three of those losses coming on the road and overall, they are 0-11 in true road games. One of those losses was right here in their last game of 2025 by 14 points and we want no part of road revenge. Utah Tech is also 3-4 in the WAC after a loss at Cal Baptist and they are back home where they are 6-2 and in a great rebound spot. 10* (828) Utah Tech Trailblazers

This is a play on the BRADLEY BRAVES for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Bradley is sitting in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference as 7-3 following a win over Indiana St. and the Braves remain home where they are 10-1, the only loss coming against UT Martin, the best team in the OVC, in their third game of the season and they have been dominant at home in conference play with a 5-0 record compared to 2-3 on the road, both wins coming in overtime and the three losses coming by 10, 20 and 26 points. Illinois-Chicago has turned the corner as it opened 0-4 in the conference but has won five consecutive games while covering all five of those and this is the time to sell high as this will not last. 10* (816) Bradley Braves

This is a play on the SAMFORD BULLDOGS for our CBB Late Enforcer. Samford has lost four straight games to fall to 2-5 in the Southern Conference and this includes two losses at home against Furman and East Tennessee St. by a combined five points. The Bulldogs remain home where they are 5-3 with the other loss coming very early in the season against Florida Gulf Coast. This recent skid started with a nine-point loss at Chattanooga which sets up a solid revenge spot. The Mocs are coming off a loss by one point at home against East Tennessee St. following three straight wins but this is not a team that has found something as it is hard to look past a loss against No. 351 VMI and we sell their 4-0 ATS run. 10* (806) Samford Bulldogs

This is a play on the LONG BEACH ST. BEACH for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Long Beach St. is coming off a loss at CS Fullerton on Thursday following a win over CSU Northridge which was its first road win of the season after a 0-8 start so being back home is what the Beach needs and against a rival with payback in play as well. They are 7-3 at home which includes a five-game winning streak and have had this one circled after opening Big West Conference action with an overtime loss at Santa Barbara. The Gauchos are 5-3 in the conference following a 40-point home win over Cal Poly on Thursday so there is the letdown from that and they are 1-4 on the road in their last five and have not covered away from home. 10* (796) Long Beach St. Beach

This is a play on the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for our CBB Supreme Annihilator. Notre Dame has not recovered from the four-point debacle against California to open January as that started a five-game losing streak, the last four all by way of blowout. The Fighting Irish need a get right game and this is the one as they are back home looking to rebound from their two ACC home losses against elite Miami and Clemson. Notre Dame is 0-4 ATS in its last four so it is time to ride. Boston College is coming off a 2-0 homestand as it defeated Syracuse by eight points in overtime and Pittsburgh by three points. The Eagles are back on the road where they are 1-4 with the win coming at Temple over two months ago. 10* (780) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS for our A-10 Game of the Year. Dayton opened 5-0 in the Atlantic Ten Conference and got caught sleepwalking on Wednesday at LaSalle and lost by three points as a 10.5-point favorite. The Flyers simply did not show up as they were coming off a win over Loyola-Chicago so there was no letdown nor was there a lookahead to this one. Their only other road loss came at Cincinnati in the third game of the season and they will be at full attention here with no lookahead. St. Joseph’s opened conference play with a blowout loss against St. louis and is 3-2 since then with the two losses by six and seven points and the Hawks come in on a 4-0 ATS run so time to fade. 10* (767) Dayton Flyers

This is a play on the BAYLOR BEARS for our CBB Revenge Rout. Baylor is in a world of trouble right now as it has lost five of its last six games partly due to a schedule that has been close to unfair. The Bears win came at Oklahoma St. which qualified as a Quad 1 win while two losses came on the road at Kansas and at TCU, which sets up a revenge spot, and the three home losses were against Iowa St., Houston and Texas Tech, No. 6, No. 10 and No. 17 in the NET Rankings. This is the first Quad 1 home game against a team ranked outside the top 40. The Horned Frogs are off a win over Oklahoma St. which snapped a four-game losing streak, three on the road where they are 0-3 overall on the highway. 10* (764) Baylor Bears

This is a play on the SAN DIEGO ST. AZTECS for our CBB Bounceback Baller. San Diego St. is coming off a brutal loss as it had a one point lead at Grand Canyon and got to the line for a one and one with seven seconds left, missed, and then committed a suspect shooting foul with one second left and the Lopes hit both for the win. That loss snapped a seven-game winning streak as well as put an end to a 7-0 start in the Mountain West Conference and they will be out to bounce back. UNLV meanwhile improved to 5-2 with a big upset at Utah St. on Tuesday for its third straight win. The Rebels are 3-0 at home in the conference but two wins against bottom teams and the other against Boise St. in overtime. 10* (703) San Diego St. Aztecs

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our CBB Afternoon Attraction. Purdue got rolled at home by Iowa St. way back on December 6th by 23 points and responded with five straight wins all by at least 16 points and then things started getting a little more difficult. The Boilermakers won their next four games by single digits and then lost at UCLA on Tuesday by a bucket and head back home on a 0-5 ATS run. The experience that Purdue brings in solidifies the revenge factor from a loss at Illinois last year in the season finale. The Illini have won nine straight games since suffering a home loss against Nebraska over five weeks ago but only two true road wins against Iowa and Northwestern. Bad spot here. 10* (676) Purdue Boilermakers

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our SEC Game of the Month. Texas is coming off a pair of tough losses against Texas A&M and Kentucky as both came down to the final minute and the Longhorns are now 2-4 in the SEC. The other two losses were against Mississippi St. in overtime and at Tennessee but to their credit, the two wins were extremely solid against Alabama and Vanderbilt. It does not get any easier here but they catch Georgia at a good time. The Bulldogs responded with wins following both of their SEC losses and have now won two straight following a two-point win at Missouri. The other road wins were at Florida St. and South Carolina making this the toughest one yet. 10* (624) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES for our CBB Letdown Fadeaway. Drake came through for us on Wednesday as it pulled off the upset of Murray St., ending the Racers 12-game winning streak and with this being a down season for the Bulldogs, this is a letdown spot with not a lot to build on. They are now 10-10 overall including a 4-5 record in the Missouri Valley Conference and now Drake hits the road where it is a respectable 3-3 with two of those in the conference but they were by four points combined, one in overtime. Indiana St. is back home following a pair of road losses and the Sycamores are just 2-7 in the conference but those wins were against pacesetters Belmont and Illinois St. at home. 10* (820) Indiana St. Sycamores

This is a play on the WOFFORD TERRIERS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. Wofford has put up two straight wins following a pair of losses to move to 5-2 in the Southern Conference and it remains home where it is 7-2 and playing in an early revenge spot. The first of those two conference losses came at Mercer by 12 points as the Terriers allowed 109 points so we expect better results at home and this will be the statement game in trying to gain their first win against a team ranked higher than No. 178. This is a fade of Mercer as we were against the Bears on Wednesday and it snuck out a two-point cover to make it eight straight wins against the number and they are 15-2 ATS overall and that will not last. 10* (618) Wofford Terriers

This is a play on the GEORGETOWN HOYAS for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley is 0-2 in his return to Providence since abruptly leaving and it is obvious the Friars took this move personally but the time has run its course and now it could be Cooley time. Georgetown is coming off another dud as it lost at Villanova by 15 points and it was not even that close as it trailed by as many as 24 points. The Hoyas have lost seven straight in the Big East Conference since opening 1-0 but four of those losses were close into the final minute. Providence is not much better at 2-6 albeit three losses in overtime but this is buy low on the Hoyas with the Friars having Connecticut on deck. 10* (613) Georgetown Hoyas

This is a play on the MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS for our CBB Contrarian Crusher. Minnesota has lost four straight games with the last two being tough road games at Illinois and Ohio St. following two home losses by four points combined against USC and Wisconsin. The Gophers were 9-0 at home prior to those games that included a pair of quality wins against Indiana and Iowa. The challenge goes up here but the line reflects that and they could not catch Nebraska at a better time. The Huskers are coming off a 10-point home win over Washington which moved them to 19-0 and they are back one the road where they are 4-0 including a big win at Illinois but this is the classic lookahead with Michigan on deck. 10* (604) Minnesota Golden Gophers