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(#306663) Jackson State Tigers | ATS | . 

Playing this game on the road, the point spread isn't as big for this game as I would have expected. Jackson State hasn't been too impressive. But, it's been a whole lot better than Mississippi Valley State. The Tigers won their most recent road matchup and should absolutely dominate this basketball matchup. 

Mississippi Valley State has one single in win 22 games this year. I know that the Delta Devils are going to want to improve those numbers. But, as the worst team in KenPom's efficiency rankings by quite a margin, (#365 in offense & #364 in defense,) I just don't see it happening anywhere. MVSU has lost five consecutive games by 8+ points. Lay the points. 

Burns; Prediction: 82-55 Jackson St.

(#791) Clemson Tigers | ATS | . 

I know that Clemson's on the road for this big ACC matchup. But, the Tigers have been comfortable playing away all season & I don't see why they can't have the same success as the last time that these teams matched up here on the west coast of the United States. Clemson didn't play @Cal last year. But, it's already beaten Stanford away on this road trip and that should give it plenty of confidence for this evening's game against an overrated Cal group. 

Why do I say overrated? Well, the Golden Bears are just 6-9 ATS at home this year and have had quite an easy schedule over the past couple of weeks. When Cal was playing the real competition in the ACC, it was on a 3-game losing streak in early January. I don't believe that Cal's going to be able to hang with the much more efficient Clemson team that executes at a very high level on both ends. ML is definitely an option, but I'll lay the points. play until -5.0 or -200

Burns' Prediction: 70-60 Clemson.

(#743) Harvard Crimson | ATS | . 

While Harvard might be more known for its academics, the Crimson athletes are quite solid as well. They are coming off consecutive wins, including a win @Yale last week in their most recent contest. While I'd normally see this as a possible let down spot after that contest. Given, the time off, I believe that Harvard will come ready to play on Saturday. 

Dartmouth has also taken that week to recover from what has been a very inconsistent year. At 10-10 this season, the Big Green are behind Harvard in the Ivy standings at the moment. In the first meeting Dartmouth shot 45% from three on 20 attempts. I don't expect quite as good of a percentage in this one and that should shift favors in the direction of Harvard (who normally shoots much, much better than 28%.) Expect revenge here. 

Burns' Prediction: 75-64 Harvard.

(#648) Marquette Golden Eagles | ATS | . 

Butler comes into this game with the much stronger record at 13-10 this season. But, that's still not too impressive given that the Big East is supposed to be built of great basketball programs. The Bulldogs have been very poor on the road, losing six of their seven away games this season. Not to mention that they've also lost three consecutive games on the year. It's most definitely been a bad season for Marquette and there's no chance at an at-large bid in March Madness anymore. While it's not impossible, it's rather unlikely that the Golden Eagles could pull off a miracle and win the Big East Tourney and get in. Having said that, I still believe that they are a much better team than what their record is showing. There's no consolation prize or good things that come out of losing in College Basketball, unlike pro sports which get the "draft." Therefore, expect Marquette to continue to try and win games and finish the year strong. Lay the points at home. 

Burns' Prediction: 82-74 Marquette.

(#201229) SSC Napoli @ (#201230) Genoa CFC | OVER | . 

Off four consecutive games of two or more goals, I'm kind of surprised to be getting a Napoli game at an o/u of 2.0 on Saturday. It's playing on the road which is sometimes difficult. But, the goals are starting to come more often for Napoli and having scored twice in B2B games (conceded four in those games as well,) I believe that more are going to come in this one. 

Genoa's also been playing some high scoring contests, losing to Lazio 3-2 last Friday and winning 3-2 vs. Bologna in the match previous to that one. As I've got both sides finding the back of the net on Saturday, I simply don't see how this game stays "under" this line. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-1 Napoli.

(#24225) Eduarda Moura | ML | . 

While the oddsmakers aren't giving much respect to Eduarda Moura for this fight, I'm jumping all over this price on Saturday. It's not always easy to predict a +285 outright winner in any sport. But, given Moura's history inside the octagon, there's no reason why this upset couldn't take place. Moura's only career loss was a controversial split-decision. She then followed it up with consecutive wins against very solid opponents. 

Cong Wang will be her opponent today. Yes, she's got the kickboxing experience and has some deadly striking. She's got the signature win over Valentina Shevchenko in kickboxing and is searching for UFC gold now with Shevchenko as the champ. But, I don't think that she's as strong as that win makes her seem. She's gone to decisions in consecutive fights and already has lost by submission inside the octagon. 

That's exactly what Moura wants to hear with five submission wins of 12. I get that this is a long shot, but I'd be silly not to play this one as a massive selection. If Moura gets her to the ground, it well definitely wear Wang down by the third round if she survives. Give me the Brazilian dog. 

Burns' Prediction: Moura via. U-DEC.

(#817) Portland State Vikings | ATS | . 

Portland State might be playing on the road this evening, but that shouldn't slow it down. The Vikings are 15-6 this season with an excellent 6-4 road record. While that might not seem all that impressive, most teams have a losing record away from home. Since the calendar switched to 2026, Portland St. has won nine of its past 10 games including a 96-69 rout over this very Sacramento St. team. 

Talking about the Hornets, they are a bit of an interesting team. Although I respect Mike Bibby and Shaq for making this happen for the Hornets, the record still isn't all that impressive given the talent of some of their top players, like Prophet Johnson & Mikey Williams. Other than those two, they really don't have much. I believe that Sac St is going to get overwhelmed in this contest just like it did in the first meeting. Lay the points. 

Burns' Prediction: 85-72 Portland St.

(#306623) North Florida Ospreys @ (#306624) Queens NC University Royals | OVER | . 

This game should be an absolute shootout. In the first meeting, the final score was 89-82. If you didn't know that total, you'd probably think that, that game went "over." Well it didn't as the o/u line was 173.5. Today's line is even higher and I'm expecting a much higher scoring contest. 

Despite being 6-18 overall this season, North Florida comes into this game with the 154th ranked offensive efficiency (via. KenPom) in the country. The Ospreys play very fast, with the 31st fastest tempo. Well, why is this team so bad then? Well, the defense has been absolutely horrendous, ranking dead last in defensive efficiency this season (365th.) Yes, dead last. 

Queen's should see that and be very excited about this game. The Royals scored 89 in that first game and that was on the road. Now, they are back at home where they've scored 90+ in seven of 10 games this year including B2B. Queens plays at the 92th fastest tempo with the 76th ranked offense. Its defense is also horrible at 336th. Hammer the "over" and expect at least 180 here. 

Burns' Prediction: 102-88 Queens.

(#653) St. Bonaventure Bonnies | ML | . 

St. Bonaventure hasn't necessarily been fantastic this year. But, the Bonnies still have time to become somewhat relevant. All teams are working towards peaking at the right time and this might just be the right time for the Bonnies to start dominating. They are very respectable on the road this year and have actually covered ATS in five of their seven away contests this season (if cover today, would win outright as a fav.) 

On the other hand, Fordham has been pretty miserable on home court lately losing four out of five. The Rams are a very low scoring team and do not shoot the three ball well whatsoever. Fordham does rebound the ball much better than St. Bonaventure. But, that wasn't the difference in the first meeting as the Bonnies actually won the battle on the glass. 

In that first game this season, Fordham took 18 free throws and made 17 of them. While the Rams do shoot really well from the line, I do not expect a percentage that strong on Saturday. Look for the Bonnies to get their revenge and win this game on Saturday afternoon. 

Burns' Prediction: 74-67 Bonnies.

(#306641) Houston Christian Huskies @ (#306642) Southeast Louisiana Lions | UNDER | . 

I'm expecting a very low scoring game on Saturday afternoon between these two teams. Houston Christian ranks 333rd in KenPom's tempo rankings and takes a whole second and a half longer than the average CBB D1 team per possession (18.9 opposed to 17.4.) The Huskies average 65.6 PPG on the road this year. 

Southeast Louisiana plays slightly faster. But, it's one of the worst scoring teams in all of College Hoops. The Lions average 64.5 PPG which is 11th worst in the nation. At 28.1% from 3pt land, the Lions are the third worst shooting team in the country. 

Neither team rebounds the ball well and they both don't crash the offensive boards. Both teams also shoot well below the D1 average in free throw percentage. Give me the "under" in this one. 

Burns' Prediction: 66-59 SELA.

(#611) Nebraska Cornhuskers | ATS | . 

Coming off consecutive losses, some people are starting to wonder if Nebraska is on fraud watch. Having said that, you don't win 20 straight games to begin a season if you're not a good basketball team, no matter who's the competition. Now, up against one of the worst teams, if not the worst, in the Big Ten, I believe that the Cornhuskers are going to get back to work. 

Rutgers played on Tuesday and got absolutely annihilated by UCLA by 32 points. I know that was a road game and that the Scarlet Knights are winless away from home this year. But, even so, I don't like where this school is at, especially with no Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey this season. Nebraska hasn't played since Sunday. I like Fred Hoiberg to get his guys ready and have a good game plan to dominate this basketball game and get back on track. 

Burns' Prediction: 83-63 Nebraska.

(#200089) Chelsea FC | 3-WAY ML | . 

While Chelsea might not be necessarily in the title race, it's still very much in the race to reach the top four and qualify for the Champions League for next season. That being said, there's plenty to play for this match week against the team that been the worst in the EPL throughout this entire campaign. 

After (me) winning against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, I'm going against it again on Saturday. Wolves have simply been horrible this season (1-5-18) and there's no way around it. Not only that, but they just lost Jørgen Strand Larsen, their striker. I expect another Wolverhampton loss against Chelsea this weekend. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-1 Chelsea.