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2-Unit Play. Take #516 Louisiana Tech (+10) over Utah State (8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
LT has been playing better ball lately. They?ve covered three straight on the road, including covers against two of the top three teams in the league. Also, Utah State hasn?t played an away game since Dec. 8. The Aggies are just 1-5 ATS in their past six road games and 1-8 ATS against teams with a winning percentage below .400. They don?t score very much so that makes covering a double-digit pad that much more difficult. Also, if USU covers we?ll make more than double this when they head to NMSU this weekend, especially if NMSU loses as well. Finally, over 70 percent of the action is on Utah State but the line is dropping.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #522 Wisconsin-Green Bay (-2.5) over Cleveland State (8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
No, I?m not sick of going against CSU. I think they are out of the bubble of playing seven of their last 10 at home and I think the momentum wave of their stunning wins over Valpo and Butler last week has broken. Conversely, UW-GB is coming off a brutal stretch where it played Wright State, at Butler, at Valpo, and then at home in a big rivalry game against UW-Milwaukee. The Phoenix played one of their worst games of the season their last time out and could be primed for an inspired bounceback performance. Green Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last six against Cleveland State and have won nine of the last 10 meetings.
2-Unit Play. Take #507 Loyola-Chicago (+19) over Butler (7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
The Rambler?s have been playing and shooting better since the first of the year. They lost to three of the better teams in the league ? Butler, Cleveland State, and Wright State ? by an average of under seven points apiece and they were able to stay within 12 of the Bulldogs at home a few weeks ago. Butler is 1-8-1 ATS in conference play and Loyola is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games.
2-Unit Play. Take #542 New Mexico State (-4.5) over Nevada (9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
The Aggies have been playing very good ball over the past three weeks and I look for that to continue tonight. Nevada is 3-7 ATS on the road.
2-Unit Play. Take #569 Austin Peay (-8) over Jacksonville State (7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
Too much talent here. Austin Peay is the class of this conference and Jacksonville has shown neither the will nor the want to play defense.
1.5-Unit Play. Take #537 Washington (+5) over Arizona State (9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
Arizona State is going to be without stud freshman James Harden tonight and that could open the door for an upset. Washington is 4-0 ATS in its last four trips to Tempe, 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings overall, and the road team is 7-2 ATS in the series. Despite Harden?s injury, A-State is still taking over 90 percent of the action. However, the line hasn?t moved. I think we?re in a good spot in what should be a one- or two-possession game.
2-Unit Play. Take #582 Northern Colorado (-2) over Montana State (9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
Northern Colorado is 6-1 at home and the line on this game immediately bumped from a 'Pk' to -2 after it was posted although the action is splt.
2-Unit Play. Take #523 Youngstown State (+9.5) over Wisconsin-Milwaukee (7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24)
We're catching UW-Milwaukee in a potential letdown spot and we have a reverse line movement with nearly 80 percent of the action on the Panthers but the line is dipping towards Youngstown.
That's it for today. Good luck. If you want some leans, I also like: UNC-Greensboro, Xavier, Oregon, FIU, Wofford, and Arizona.