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This is a play on the LOS ANGELES LAKERS for our NBA Western Conference GOM. The Lakers are playing excellent right now as after coming out of the All Star Break 1-3, they have won seven of eight games while covering seven games as well and this includes wins over New York and Minnesota as part of their last three games. The lone loss came at Denver nine nights ago by seven points where they were outscored 28-10 at the free throw line so there is revenge and a point to prove. Los Angeles is 21-5 ATS in its last 26 home games against teams allowing 116 or more ppg. Denver has won two straight games including a win at San Antonio on Thursday but the Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama so it caught a break there. The Nuggets have been better on the road than at home but the line is taking that into consideration and this is a sell high spot. Here, we play against road teams off an upset win as an underdog going up against an opponent off two consecutive home wins by 10 points or more. This situation is 37-3 (92.5 percent) since 2017. 10* (558) Los Angeles Lakers

This is a play on the CONNECTICUT HUSKIES for our Big East Championship Winner. Connecticut has some unfinished business and it is not solely based on the head-to-head series from this season. The Huskies won the Big East Conference regular season and postseason tournament in 2024 and regressed in 2025 while hoping for a shot at St. John’s after getting swept but were ousted by Creighton and now after losing the regular season for a second straight season, this one is big for them. Connecticut rolled through Xavier and Georgetown and actually come in favored and we are backing that number. St. John’s has also gotten to the championship game with no sweat wins and it is now 18-1 in its last 19 games with the lone loss coming against the Huskies by 32 points so there will be motivation for sure but this is where they fall short. 10* (625) Connecticut Huskies

This is a play on the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Three-Pack. Mississippi is pulling off the unthinkable as it has three straight upsets to advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals and is easily the lowest NET Ranked team to make it this far from the five major conferences. The Rebels came into the tournament with zero momentum with 12 losses in 13 games but have taken out three NCAA Tournament teams and this is where they run out of gas. They also came in 2-14 in Quad 1 games. Arkansas got a bye through the quarterfinals and escaped with a win over Oklahoma and while that may not look impressive, the Sooners came in playing with momentum and confidence as they were on a six-game winning streak while playing with desperation. The Razorbacks step back to Quad 2 where they are 7-0, five double-digit wins. 10* (616) Arkansas Razorbacks

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Three-Pack. Michigan is coming off a scare against Ohio St. as it built a double-digit lead yet the Buckeyes had their chances late but are safely in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines are laying a big number and this is the spot to lay it as they have gone 1-5 ATS over their last eight games and that actually presents value to the favorite. There will be some added motivation to run this one up as Wisconsin handed the Wolverines their only conference loss which was at home where they were favored by 18.5 points. Wisconsin had its own rally on Friday as the Badgers came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Illinois in overtime. That took a lot out of them and they were very fortunate to have a 25-9 scoring edge from the free throw line which was the difference. 10* (610) Michigan Wolverines

This is a play on the DAYTON FLYERS as part of our CBB Saturday Afternoon Three-Pack. Give St. Louis a ton of credit for coming back from a 21-point deficit to defeat George Washington by seven points to advance to the Atlantic Ten Conference semifinals. The Billikens have been off since a 21-1 start including 12-0 in the conference as they are just 4-3 over their last seven games and one of those losses was at Dayton by 15 points so while they will be out to avenge that, they are catching the Flyers at a bad time to do so. Dayton took out St. Bonaventure which was playing its third game in three days and simply ran out of gas. The Flyers are 8-2 over their last 10 games since their four-game skid at the end of January with both of the losses coming against VCU. Great value here in a game that can go either way which significantly favors the underdog. 10* (605) Dayton Flyers