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This is a play on the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE for our Wednesday Free Play. South Florida has won two straight games, including an 81-75 home win over Charleston last time out and the Bulls had a 23-0 run in the first half and barely held on against a Cougars team that was down their two preseason All-CAA First Team players. The Bulls are now 6-4 and while 4-0 at home, they have struggled outside of Tampa with the two wins coming against Kennesaw St. on the road and Western Kentucky on a neutral site in overtime. Alabama comes in off a loss against Arizona that took place in Birmingham which snapped a four-game winning streak. The Tide have played the No. 2 ranked schedule in the country and it has been grind as in addition to the loss to the No. 3 ranked Wildcats, they have lost to No. 6 Purdue and No. 2 Gonzaga while possessing three Quad 1 wins as well. This is a great bounce back spot in a Quad 3 game where they are 1-0, the win coming against Maryland by 33 points. Play (686) Alabama Crimson Tide

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This is a play on the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Cleveland is 3-6 over its last nine games after moving to a season-best six games above .500 with a 12-6 record and now it is gut check time. The Cavaliers are coming off their worst loss of the season, falling to 8-18 Charlotte in overtime by eight points as a 12.5-point favorite and now they have failed to cover three straight and they are now 8-19 ATS on the season after being one of the best last season. Chicago started the season 5-0 and 6-1 and has turned into one of the worst teams in the league since early November as they are 4-14 over its last 18 games and has fallen into the No. 11 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have lost 12 of the last 13 meetings with Cleveland. Here, we play on road favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points off an upset loss as a favorite, playing with 2 days of rest. This situation is 107-59 ATS (64.5 percent) since 1997. 10* (511) Cleveland Cavaliers

This is a play on the UC DAVIS AGGIES for our CBB Signature Enforcer. This is a tough spot for Seattle based on schedule, both past and upcoming. The Redhawks have played the No. 329 ranked schedule and have won three straight games, a pair of non-Division victories against Warner Pacific and Puget Sound sandwiched around a win over No. 226 UTEP, all at home. This is just the second true road game and while the first was a win at Stanford, Seattle returns home Friday to face Washington in a huge regional game. UC Davis is back home following a loss at Hawaii in its Big West Conference opener and then after nine days off, the Aggies were rolled at Oregon by 42 points. They are back home where they are 4-0 and in a great bounce back spot with only Idaho St. and Pacific union on deck before they resume conference action. Overall, they have played a much tougher slate and have a significant free throw edge. 10* (696) UC Davis Aggies

This is a play on the MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. BLUE RAIDERS for our C-USA Game of the Month. Conference-USA action opens up tonight in a lone game with this matchup. Kennesaw St. is off to an 8-2 start but it is schedule based as the Owls have played the No. 353 ranked slate. They have won four straight games, the last three coming at home where they are 5-1, three wins coming against non-Division I teams and the other two against teams ranked No. 326 and No. 332. One of the three wins away from home was against No. 344 Florida A&M and the other two came in overtime against teams ranked lower than Middle Tennessee St. Kennesaw St. has Alabama on deck so one eye may be looking there. The Blue Raiders are coming off a home loss against a very good Belmont team to fall to 5-4 and that was its fourth game against teams ranked within the top 80 where all four losses came from. Great bounce back spot. 10* (676) Middle Tennessee St. Blue Raiders

This is a play on the MEMPHIS TIGERS for our CBB Star Attraction. It has not been a good start for Memphis but this could be the game that turns its season around. The schedule has been brutal, ranked No. 10 in the country and it was mostly rough early on with tough games and a lot of travel that led the Tigers to a 1-4 start that included three Quad 1 and Quad 2 losses and they are coming off a 26-point loss at Louisville in their most recent game. They are back home where they are 4-1 that includes a win over Baylor. Vanderbilt is the big early surprise in the SEC as it is off to a 10-0 start and is the top team in the conference in the NET at No. 7. The Commodores are now playing their first true road game in five weeks with the lone road game being a 12-point win at Central Florida in the second game of the season. The schedule has been much tamer as it is ranked at No. 175 so the record is a bit skewed. 10* (674) Memphis Tigers

This is a play on the OLD DOMINION MONARCHS for our CBB Rivalry Rout. Old Dominion is finally back home following a trip to Philadelphia for a pair of games and then a rivalry trip through Virginia where the Monarchs went 0-5. That trek dropped them to 0-8 on the road and with it comes a schedule ranking of No. 37 so they have paid their dues heading into conference action. The offense is starting to find its form with three double-digit scorers and this is still with preseason SBC Player of the Year Robert Davis, Jr. not in his groove with 9.2 ppg. James Madison has won two straight to move to 7-4 with six of those wins being at home or on a neutral floor as the Dukes are 1-4 on the road. This is a significant rivalry but it has not been a rivalry for a while as James Madison has won nine straight meetings with this being one that can reverse this as the Dukes have been favored the last eight games. 10* (660) Old Dominion Monarchs

This is a play on the LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS for our Ventures Bowl Dominator. There will be no lack of motivation for either team as Louisiana has lost three straight bowl games, all under head coach Michael Desormeaux in all three of his seasons here, so they will be out to win. Delaware meanwhile was not even supposed to be here as it is in its first season at the FBS level and typically not eligible but because of a lack of eligible teams, the Blue Hens were awarded a trip. This is also a clean game where there are limited opt outs and transfer portal decisions so what we saw is what we will get. The Louisiana momentum can play a big role here with this being an early bowl game as the Cajuns started the season 2-6 and entered November needing to win out and they did just that. They got the four wins they needed, the first three of which they were underdogs and the fourth in overtime, and come in the more healthy team as they will have quarterback Lunch Winfield back at quarterback and this is big since the Cajuns finished second in the SBC in total offense and it is up-tempo with Winfield shouldering the balanced attack. Delaware quarterback Nick Minicucci can spin it and leads an offense that was No. 29 in EPA/Passing but a lot of that was due to them playing a schedule ranked No. 135. 10* (203) Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns