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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 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 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