Play Utah Utes +1.

Utah has had good success against the Sun Devils winning eight of their past ten meetings. Utes have covered eight of nine with the Sun Devils and a push in their past ten head to head games. Utah has now won three straight and seven of their past nine against the PAC 12 after their seven point home win to Arizona. Utes in their past five games are shooting 46.5% with 36.6% from three. ASU only converting on 43.4% in that span. Sun Devils coming off a four point loss at Colorado and will play back to back games in high elevation. Utah strong with two and three point shooting. They rank number one in the PAC 12 against conference opponents in the offensive efficiency ratings. ASU very weak at the free throw line making 66.7%. They are a high turnover team on offense in PAC 12 play.

Play Utah +1

Play Baylor Bears +7.

Makai Mason returned to the Bears lineup in their home win to Oklahoma. Team has won six of their past eight games and three of four on the road. Bears are in great form as in their past five games are hitting on 48.8% with 42.9% from the three point line. They are defending as in that span allowing 40.4% with 29.2% from beyond the arc. Red Raiders have failed to cover nine of their fourteen home games. Texas Tech fell on the road to Baylor in their first meeting 73-62. Bears strong on the offensive glass and two point defense. Texas Tech is a high turnover team that doesn’t take care of the basketball.

Play Baylor +7.

Play Alabama Crimson Tide -3.

Alabama is 9-2 straight up at home and has covered seven of eight. They sport good current shooting form as in their past five games are shooting 47.1%. Gators have lost three of four with the lone win coming against a down Vanderbilt team. Florida has failed to cover seven straight games and have lost four of five on the road with the lone win coming at a bad Georgia team. Gators in poor shooting form as in their past five games hitting only 39.7% with 29.2% from three. Crimson Tide strong on the offensive glass and has good size. In addition to their shooting woes the Gators are weak on the defensive glass and an inexperienced team.

Play Alabama -3.

Play Wright St -1.5.

The teams met earlier in conference play with Northern Kentucky winning but not covering. Norse is 5-6 straight up on the road this season and has lost two straight road games in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky has failed to cover 9 of their past 12 on the road. Wright St has been good at home with an 11-2 straight up record. Team has covered 10 of their past 14 on the home court. They carry a three game win streak and seven wins over their past eight. Raiders in their past five games are shooting 45.9% and limiting opponents to 43.95 overall and 31% from three. Raiders are very good at the free throw line making 74.7% plus are good at the offensive and defensive glass. Wright St are best against Horizon League in forcing turnovers and second best in three point defense. They also secure the basketball well against Horizon League opponents sitting number two. Norse is a poor free throw shooting team and lack size.

Play Wright St -1.5

Play Utah Utes -3.5.

Tough to back this Arizona team. They have lost and failed to cover five straight after a bad home loss 69-55 to Washington St. Three of those losses have come on the road. Wildcats in terrible form as in their past five games are shooting 33.9% with 30.8% from three while allowing 51.4% shooting and 42.3% from beyond the arc. Utes have won and covered two straight and six of their past eight games. They return home after win on the road to USC and a comeback win at UCLA. Utes in better offensive form as in their past five games shooting 47.8% with 36.9% from three. Wildcats are a very poor two point shooting team who struggles defending two point shots. In conference play the Arizona Wildcats are worst in the league in defending threes. Utes have been strong hitting on two and three pointers. They are the top offensive efficient team in PAC 12 conference play.

Play Utah -3.5

Play Oklahoma City Thunder -3.5.

Tough to back this New Orleans Pelicans team. They are limiting the minutes of Anthony Davis and he is not happy about that. Team has now lost two straight and seven of their past ten games. After a nine point road loss at Memphis the Pelicans fell by 30 at home to Orlando. New Orleans over their past five games are shooting only 29.7% from three while giving up 46.5% shooting with 38.4% from three. OKC is playing well with a four game win streak covering all four. They have won nine of ten with eight covers. Thunder is in great shooting form as in their past five games are shooting 47.9% with 41% from the three point line. At 25-33 the Pelicans are tinkering with their lineup to improve their draft position. Thunder sits third in the defensive efficiency ratings by allowing 105.6 points per 100 possessions. Pelicans are tanking near the bottom of defensive efficiency giving up 112.3 points per 100 possessions. Paul George and Russell Westbrook and playing well together and the supporting cast defends.

Play Oklahoma City -3.5.

Play Orlando Magic -3.

Orlando is playing well as the team returns home winning plus covering four straight and six of their past seen games. Magic form his good as in their past five games are shooting 47.7% with 36.5% from three point range. Defensively in that span the team is holding opponents to 42.6% shooting. Charlotte has not been a good road team with an 8-20 straight up record. On the road the Hornets shoot only 43.7% with 33.8% from three while giving up 48% shooting. Charlotte looks to be without veteran point guard Tony Parker as he is dealing with a back injury. Hornets have dropped and failed to cover three of four.

Play Orlando -3.

Play Colorado Buffaloes -1.5.

Colorado returns home after sweeping the LA schools on the road covering at USC and UCLA behind good shooting performances. Buffaloes in their past five games are hitting on 47.1% and making their free throws plus defending the perimeter limiting opponents to 28.2% from three. Arizona St has recent bad home loss to Washington St by 21 and dropped a road game by 14 at Stanford. Sun Devils have issues at the three point line over their past five games shooting only 29.1% and giving up 37.6%. Home team has dominated this series. Buffaloes are great hitting two pointers and on the defensive glass. In addition to their poor three point shooting the Sun Devils are poor at the free throw line making only 66.9%.

Play Colorado -1.5

Play Sacramento Kings +8.

Kings hit the road in this spot after winning and covering five of their past six game on their home stand. Sacramento in good defensive form as in their past five games allowing 43.4% with 30.1% from three. Nuggets have lost and failed to cover three of their past four games. Denver defensive form poor as in their past five games allowing 48.9% shooting with 40.6% from three point range. Kings at home for six games with no back to backs for three weeks will bring good energy into this game.

Play Sacramento +8.

Play Dallas Mavericks -2.5.

Dallas is a good home team with a 20-8 straight up record. Mavericks have been good to bettors covering eight of their past ten games. Their last home game resulted in a win to Portland. This is the Heat’s fifth game of their six game road trip and will be playing their last game before the All Star break. Miami has lost three straight after a 16 point road loss at Denver. Team has struggled shooting the basketball this year hitting 44.4% overall.

Play Dallas -2.5.