STRIKE POINT SPORTS
3-Unit Play. #771 Take Old Dominion -1 over UNC Wilmington (4 pm)
Six straight wins for the Monarchs, and they are certainly peaking at the right time with the CAA tourney next weekend. They'll keep things going in the right direction here, having won eight of the last nine meetings vs. the Seahawks and also going 6-2-1 ATS in those games. Guard play will be the difference, and ODU will score the victory behind Brandon Johnson and Gerald Lee.
2-Unit Play. #755 Take USC +1.5 over Arizona State (6 pm)
The Trojans are stepping up and making sure they secure a bid for the Big Dance. Three straight wins in conference play, sweeping through the two Oregon schools as well as taking care of Arizona in Tuscon on Thursday. Now they get fellow Grand Canyon state program Arizona State, and this one will go to Southern Cal just the same. O.J. Mayo is playing his best basketball of the season, and he is getting help from fellow freshman Devon Jefferson and Taj Gibson. And with Daniel Hackett now back, we'll see an even stronger team in March. The underdog has gone 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings, and USC takes this one outright as the small dog.
2-Unit Teaser Play. #788 Take Indiana State -3.5 (+.5) over Missouri State (7 pm)
#825 Take St. Mary's +6.5 (+10.5) over Gonzaga (8 pm)
Senior night for the Sycamores, and they'll continue the road woes of Missouri State. Indiana State is 12-1 at home this season, while the Bears are 1-11 on the road. The Sycamores have also covered seven of their last eight in their home gym, and we'll see them score the win here in their final home game of the season.
The Gaels have been strong all year, with only bad setbacks early in the season at Southern Illinois and to Texas. I expect a very good game in Spokane and for this one to be decided by just a couple of baskets either way. With Patrick Mills and Diamon Simpson, St. Mary's has the playmakers to give the Bulldogs issues on the defensive side of things. This number will be good here.
3-Unit Play. #813 Take Dayton +1.5 over Fordham (7 pm)
The Flyers need to cook up a little momentum heading into the A-10 tourney, and with freshman Chris Wright possibly back I think they get a nice road win over a bad Rams team. Fordham is just 11-14 this season and only 4-12 ATS in its last 16 home games. Dayton can still get to 20 wins this season, and this one will help them in that chase for an NCAA birth.
2-Unit Play. #901 Take Tennessee Martin +6 over Murray State (8:30 pm)
The Skyhawks have been a big moneymaker this season with their 17-8-1 ATS mark. They are on a roll in their latest current push, winning six straight and eight of their last ten, including five straight covers. Conversely, Murray State is just 3-5 in its last eight games and are just 2-7 ATS in its last nine lined games. The high scoring Skyhawks will again cash and come through, thanks to another strong effort from big time scorer Lester Hudson.
3-Unit Play. #877 Take Pacific -2.5 over Cal Poly SLO (10:30 pm)
The Tigers owe Cal Poly some revenge after losing their first meeting at Pacific earlier this year. They fell as double digit favorites in one of their worst games of the year, so I expect a much more inspired effort to get their 20th victory of the year. Pacific is the better team here, and they'll show it here with a strong road win.
