Michael Alexander

Rating: 2 Units

The Mavericks have won each of their last three games as home underdogs against Southeast Division opponents. While the Heat have lost four of their last five games at American Airlines Center and have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games at American Airlines Center. Additionally, the underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Mavericks’ last four games at American Airlines Center.

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The Bucks have won 27 of their last 29 night games against the Pistons and have covered the spread in each of their last seven Wednesday games against teams that held a winning record. While the Pistons have lost each of their seven previous Wednesday games at Fiserv Forum and have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five night games against Bucks teams that held a losing record.

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The Rockets have the offense to blow the doors off of the Kings, and they’re a profitable 12-6 ATS on the season. However, this line is nuts. As bad as the Kings have been, they have moments where they compete, and this is a veteran roster that’s probably better than the results indicate. The Kings have also covered 5 of their last 7 games as a double-digit underdog. The last two games in that spot were outright wins. The Kings have won 7 of the last 10 games against the Rockets. I’ll grab the points here. This line is showing too much respect toward the Rockets.

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The Clippers have won each of their last two games as underdogs against the Hawks following a loss. While the Hawks have lost six of their last eight games as home favorites following a road loss and have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games as home favorites following a road loss. Additionally, the underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Hawks’ last five games.

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Offensively, Denver averages 73.1 points per game, while defensively, they allow 87.1 points per game. The Pioneers shoot with 44.1% from the field (241st), and with 35.0% from beyond the arc (133rd). They shoot with 72.9% from the free throw line (137th), and grab 27.6 rebounds per game (346th), while dishing out 10.9 assists per game (292nd) and committing 11.9 turnovers per game (170th). While Offensively, Eastern Washington averages 72.7 points per game, while defensively, they allow 86.2 points per game. The Eagles shoot with 46.7% from the field (135th), and with 33.6% from beyond the arc (188th). They shoot with 71.0% from the free throw line (195th), and grab 32.3 rebounds per game (227th), while dishing out 13.4 assists per game (161st) and committing 14.7 turnovers per game (323rd).

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Offensively, Richmond averages 84.7 points per game, while defensively, they allow 69.7 points per game. The Spiders shoot with 46.3% from the field (148th), and with 33.0% from beyond the arc (207th). They shoot with 73.8% from the free throw line (113th), and grab 38.3 rebounds per game (38th), while dishing out 14.9 assists per game (165th) and committing 9.6 turnovers per game (5th).

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I’ll take a stab with the Under. There’s not a lot to get excited about here, though it should be a fairly competitive game if both teams play to their capabilities. In any event, the Panthers got past a struggling Morehead State team in their last outing thanks to 45.7 percent shooting and 14-of-42 (33.3 percent) from outside. IUPUI did get blasted on the boards though—posting a 45-29 deficit—and only got to the line nine times to the Eagles 32 attempts. The Panthers are scoring great this year, though; they’ve got 80 or more points in all nine games. As for Detroit, they shot a tepid 40 percent from the field and just 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from outside in their win over Niagara. The Titans did very well up front though, hitting a 38-22 advantage on the boards with 30 points in the paint. Detroit has a combined 145 points in their past two outings.

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I’ll take a stab on IUPUI. There’s not a lot to get excited about here, though it should be a fairly competitive game if both teams play to their capabilities. In any event, the Panthers got past a struggling Morehead State team in their last outing thanks to 45.7 percent shooting and 14-of-42 (33.3 percent) from outside. IUPUI did get blasted on the boards though—posting a 45-29 deficit—and only got to the line nine times to the Eagles 32 attempts. The Panthers are scoring great this year, though; they’ve got 80 or more points in all nine games. As for Detroit, they shot a tepid 40 percent from the field and just 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from outside in their win over Niagara. The Titans did very well up front though, hitting a 38-22 advantage on the boards with 30 points in the paint. Detroit has a combined 145 points in their past two outings, so we could very well have a decent-sized total in this one.

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I’ll stick with Wofford. The Terriers took care of a struggling Eastern Kentucky team in their last outing, thanks mostly to the Colonels’ 37.5 percent shooting. Wofford didn’t shoot great themselves (40.3 percent) but did some solid work at the line (24-of-32 for 75 percent) and stayed competitive up front. The five turnovers didn’t hurt either. Wofford has 81 or more points in five straight games, notching a nice 4-1 run across that time. As for Presbyterian, they shot 54 percent from the field and 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from outside in their win over a struggling Citadel squad. The Hose had a 33-19 advantage on the boards and posted just seven turnovers along the way. Presbyterian has scored fewer than 70 points in eight of their 10 games so far this year however, so they may have a tough time keeping pace in this one.

Rating: 2 Units

Towson is probably the more talented team and is coming off big road upstairs over Rhode Island and Liberty. Towson should feel good about itself right now. However, Cornell continues to play winning ball and has two road wins on the season. Granted, Cornell has only won games it’s supposed to win so we’ll see if it’s capable of stepping up in competition. However, Cornell has shown offensive potential, and it gives this side a fighting chance in games like this. It seems like Cornell is being underrated by oddsmakers. I’ll grab the points.