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SATURDAY, February 22nd... Phoenix @ CHICAGO – Phoe: 4-1 ATS away w/ game next day, 5-0 OU in 1/1 rest
situation, 5-1-1 OU L7 vs Bulls / Chic: 1-5-1 ATS L7 vs PAC Div, 2-10 ATS L12 non-conference home games... Brooklyn @
PHILADELPHIA – 4**** Best Bet ‘UNDER the Total’ – Brook: 1-6-1 OU on Saturdays / 1-4 OU L5 road games / 1-4 OU vs
single revenge / 1-4 OU in 1/1 rest sit // Philly: 0-5 OU as division home favs > 1 pt / 1-6 OU w/ single conference revenge /
1-6 OU home in 1/1 rest situation vs conference opp / 1-4 OU L5 vs .400 < opp... La Lakers @ DENVER – Lal: 4-0 OU on
Saturdays, 4-1 OU in 1/1 rest sit / Denv: 6-1 ATS L7 vs PACIFIC Division, 4-1 ATS Saturday home games, 6-1 OU in 1/1 rest
situation... Houston @ UTAH – Hous: 4-0 OU L4 as conference road favs, 5-1 OU L6 vs .300 < opp, 4-1 OU L5 vs Jazz /
Utah: 4-1 ATS L5 vs Rockets, 11-2 ATS Saturday home games... Charlotte @ PORTLAND – Char: 7-1 ATS on Saturdays,
4-1 ATS away vs < .500 non-conference opponent, 0-5 OU L5 vs Blazers (196.8) / Port: 1-9 ATS home vs .333 < opp, 1-4
OU home before division road game.

While Philadelphia Eagles fans are probably still celebrating
their Super Bowl blowout of Kansas City, fans of the
Philadelphia 76ers are close to saying, “Let us up. We’ve
had enough.” Philly’s 124-104 home loss to hated Boston
on Thursday night pushed the Sixers’ current losing streak
to six straight, and they fell to a season-worst 15 games
under .500. Ditto for Brooklyn, who, despite a recent 6-1
SU win skein, fi nds itself with an identical 20-35 record,
locked in a duel with Philly to chase down the Chicago Bulls
for the tenth and fi nal playoff spot. As we see it, there is no
better way for a team to snap a six-game losing streak than
against a weak foe who beat them in an earlier meeting.
We’re talking serious revenge here after a 100-96 loss in
Brooklyn just ten days ago; that’s because the Sixers have
owned this series of late, winning two of this season’s
three meetings to stand 12-3 SU and 9-3-1ATS the last
13 games versus the Nets, including 9-1 SU and 8-1 ATS
as a favorite. Brooklyn has shown a bad habit of playing
down to the level of weak opposition this season, going
just 12-24 ATS versus sub .400 foes, including 8-17 ATS
if the same foe is looking to avenge a same-season loss.
The Well-Oiled Machine also checks in with this nugget,
noting that the Nets are 4-8 SUATS against sub .400 foes
with an identical win-loss record when the foe is seeking
same-season revenge. For a fi nal glimmer of hope in these
diffi cult times, we refer Philly fans to THE CLINCHER: See
this week’s INCREDIBLE STAT on page 2. BY PLAYBOOK

Minnesota -2.5
Mississippi +1.5
Miami Florida -2.5

Vernon Croy
6-Unit UNLV +3-110 over Colorado State

Kevin Vallego
5* Best Bet Davidson -2

Scott Spreitzer
8* Game of the Year Alabama

Paul Stone
St Mary's/Gonzaga Under 143

Greg Peterson
George Mason +10

Ken Thomson
No Colorado -9

Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play - Los Angeles +6.5-110 over Denver

Executive
500 Geo Wash

JASON LA CANFORA
njit over 149.5
towson ML
sc state over 150.5
blazers under 221.5

MATT SEVERANCE
NHL flyers +1.5
jazz +8.5

Marco D Angelo
4% SMU +1.5

Joey tron
Campbell ml

Big Al
1* 76ers -10.5

LT Profits
Nets / 76ers OVER 212 -108

FRIDAY, February 21st... Memphis @ ORLANDO – Memph: 8-2 ATS in 0/0 rest situation, 9-1 OU on Fridays / Orl:
0-5 ATS L5 non-conference home games, 1-6 ATS in 0/0 rest situation... Milwaukee @ WASHINGTON – Milw: 6-1 ATS
L7 vs .250 < opp, 2-14 OU away w/ no rest / Wash: 0-7 ATS w/ 7+ days rest, 2-8 OU Friday home games... New York
@ CLEVELAND – NY: Series visitor 5-0 ATS, 5-1 ATS in 0/0 rest situation / Clev: 5-0 OU on Fridays, 8-1 OU home
w/ no rest... Miami @ TORONTO – Mia: 5-0 OU in 6+/6+ rest situation, 8-2 OU on Fridays / Tor: 4-1 ATS in 6+/6+ rest
situation, 4-1 OU L5 vs Heat... Detroit @ SAN ANTONIO – Det: 1-8 OU Friday road games, 1-5 OU away w/ 6+ days
rest / San Ant: Series host 6-1 ATS, 9-3 ATS L12 as non-conference home favs... New Orleans @ DALLAS – New Orl:
6-0 OU on Fridays, 4-1 OU away vs div TY / Dallas: 4-0 OU L4 vs Pelicans, 4-1 OU in 6+/6+ rest situation... Minnesota
@ HOUSTON – Minn: 6-1 ATS on Fridays, 5-1 ATS L6 away vs SW Div / Hous: 4-0 OU L4 vs Timberwolves, 6-1 OU
w/ game next day... Oklahoma City @ UTAH – Ok City: 6-1 OU L7 vs .300 < opp, 5-1 OU L6 vs Jazz / Utah: 0-5-1
ATS home w/ 6+ days rest, 5-1 OU home w/ home game next day... Golden State @ SACRAMENTO – 3*** Best Bet
‘OVER the Total’ – Gold St: 4-0 OU w/ division revenge / 4-1 OU L5 vs Kings / 8-2 OU w/ 6+ days rest / 4-1 OU before
Mavericks // Sac: 4-0 OU L4 conference home games, 3-0 OU before non-conference home game / 7-1 OU in 6+/6+
rest situation / 4-1 OU vs division revenge TY.

With a likely win over Big East punching bag Seton Hall,
Marquette enters tonight’s fray off its 20th campaign win. And
with eight straight wins in this series, the Golden Eagles feel
great about where they are going this campaign. The problem
is that the host Wildcats are a 15-win mid-rung quad this season
and need a late-season push to earn their dancing shoes. And
we like their chances here, tonight. They bring a lofty 7-2 ATS
home dog log into this fray, winning six games outright. Nova is
also 16-5 outright and 15-6 ATS at home when looking to avenge
a same-season double-digit loss (they fell 87-74 at Marquette a
month ago). When taking points in this role, they zoom to 7-0
ATS. You know exactly what to do here tonight. by playbook

Success for teams coming out of the NBA All-Star break is
paramount to the condition they went into the break. In
Houston’s case, tonight’s game is tantamount to a new
beginning on a promising season. After enjoying the fruits
of a 31-14 start to the season, the Rockets ran out of fuel
over the last three weeks as they entered the break on a
2-7 SUATS losing skein. One of the setbacks was a 127-114
hammering they suffered at Minnesota. It becomes the focal
point in this payback, with Houston sporting an 11-7 SUATS
mark in this series in the game in which the T’Wolves enter
off an outright underdog win. In addition, the Rockets are
19-6 ATS with same-season double revenge versus a foe
coming off a SU underdog win, not to mention 12-2 ATS
in Game 56 of the season. Furthermore, Minny is 5-15 ATS
versus foes with a same-season double revenge chip on their
shoulder. Yes, rest does wonders for a good team that went
bad before the All-Star break, especially with added relief
from THE CLINCHER: Houston is 6-0 ATS as a favorite of
more than three points with six or more days of rest. BY Playbook

The Mavericks have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.8% in this matchup. New Orleans has a record of 2-29, a 6.5% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +161 or more by oddsmakers this season. The Mavericks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games at home. The Pelicans are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games. Dunkel's Pick: Dallas (-6).

Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 48.1 percent according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.As a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home, Youngstown State is 3-6 ATS. The Panthers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on a Friday. Dunkel's Pick: Milwaukee (+1.5).

The implied probability of a win from Ohio State, based on the moneyline, is 83.5%. The Buckeyes have been at least a -505 moneyline favorite seven times this season and won each of those games. At home, Ohio State is 7-0 ATS as a 10.5-point favorite or more. Northwestern is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games. Dunkel's Pick: Ohio State (-10.5).

OHIO STATE over Northwestern by 20
It’s time for the Buckeyes to make their move and we see it
happening here tonight. For openers, they are looking to settle
the score from an 83-58 loss at the Wildcats in their most recent
meeting last season. It was OSU’s worst loss this season, dating
back to 1997. Brutus will take the fl oor, knowing he is 5-0 SU
and 4-1 ATS, when seeking revenge in this series in the last
thirty seasons. A highly defendable 10-4 ATS mark in Columbus
this season, including 7-0 ATS as double-digit home chalk, eases
concern. The Wildcats’ 10-3 start to the season has whittled down
considerably since they entered the meat-and-potatoes Big Ten
portion of the schedule, going just 3-9 outright since at press
time. Back the surging Buckeyes against troubled, going-nowhere
Northwestern.BY PLAYBOOK

THURSDAY, February 20th... Boston @ PHILADELPHIA – Bost: 5-1 ATS as div road favs < 14 pts, 5-1 OU in 6+/6+
rest situation / Phil: 3-9 ATS L12 as div home dogs, 8-1 OU vs .666 > opp TY... Memphis @ INDIANA – Memph: 0-6
ATS in 6+/6+ rest situation, 0-4 ATS Thursday road games / Indy: 10-1 ATS in 6+/6+ rest sit, 12-2 OU L14 vs .666 >
opp... Cleveland @ BROOKLYN – Clev: 5-1 ATS w/ home game next day, 1-5 OU in 6+/6+ rest situation / Brook: 1-7
ATS in 6+/6+ rest situation, 1-4 ATS L5 home vs .750 > opp... Chicago @ NEW YORK – 5***** Best Bet ‘OVER the
Total’ – Chic: 4-0 OU L4 vs NY (249.0) / 11-1 OU on Thursdays / 5-1 OU in February / 4-1 OU as dogs w/ 6+ days rest
// NY: 6-0 OU in February / 5-0 OU on Thursdays / 9-1 OU as favs w/ 5+ days rest / 8-1 OU home w/ road game next
day... Orlando @ ATLANTA – 4-0 OU away w/ 6+ days rest, 4-1 OU L5 division road games/ Atl: 7-0 OU L7 division
home games, 5-1 OU home w/ 6+ days rest... La Clippers @ MILWAUKEE – LAC: 8-1 ATS in 6+/6+ rest situation,
5-1 OU L6 non-conference road games / MILW: 4-16 ATS on Thursdays, 4-1 OU in 6+/6+ rest situation... Charlotte @
DENVER – 4**** Best Bet ‘UNDER the Total’ – Char: 0-4 OU as dogs 12 > pts / 1-8 OU w/ non-conference revenge
TY / 1-7-1 OU w/ no rest TY / 1-4 OU L5 vs SW Div // Den: 0-7 OU L7 vs Hornets / 0-3 OU L3 vs SE Div / 1-4 OU L5
vs unrested opp / 1-4 OU home vs .250 < non-div opp... Phoenix @ SAN ANTONIO – Phoe: 1-4 ATS L5 vs SW Div,
5-0 OU L5 road games / San Ant: 6-1 ATS in 6+/6+ rest situation, 4-1 OU L5 home games... La Lakers @ PORTLAND
– LAL: 1-5 away w/ no rest, 5-0 OU before Nuggets / Port: 5-1 ATS home vs unrested opp, 6-0 OU w/ 6+ days rest.

Ah, the good old days. For Chicago Bulls fans, such fond
memories revolve around an eight-season stretch from
1990-91 to 1997-98. That’s when Jordan, Pippen and head
coach Phil Jackson ruled over the NBA, winning six world
championships and averaging an annual record of 61-21.
The good old days go back even further for Knicks fans,
though, as New York last claimed an NBA title at the end of
the 1972-73 season under Red Holzman. Fast forward to the
present where the Knickerbockers have been considerably
more competitive than the Bulls, posting three winning
seasons in the four years prior to the current campaign. By
comparison, Chicago has produced just one winning season
in the seven years prior to 2024-25, where they lost in the
opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The
gap between the two teams has widened this season with
the Bulls dragging a 22-33 record into tonight’s matchup
with a Knicks squad that holds down third place in the East
with a 36-18 mark. Incredibly, Chicago sits in the 10th and
fi nal spot in the Eastern playoff race, but they’re being
challenged for that position by Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
In short, head coach Billy Donovan needs to get his Bulls
running now if they hope to make the playoffs. Based on
current form, it’s no surprise to see New York favored by
13-14 points here, as the Knicks reached the All-Star break
on a 9-2 SU run while Chicago limped across the fi nish line
by losing four straight games. But while NY holds a 4-1 ATS
edge in the last fi ve series meetings, the Bulls have beaten
the Knicks in BOTH of this season’s get-togethers. The New
Yorkers also own a weak 3-6 SUATS record after the break
with seven-plus days of rest, including 0-4 ATS at home.
Hey, desperation and double-digits mean Da Bulls have
a shot tonight against a foe in a historically bad role. As
always, we wrap things up with THE CLINCHER: See this
week’s INCREDIBLE STAT on page 2. BY PLAYBOOK

The Lakers have an 89.0% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. Charlotte has not won as an underdog of +553 or more on the moneyline this season in seven games with those odds or longer. The Hornets are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference. Dunkel's Pick: Charlotte (+12.5).

Tom Izzo, MSU does a fantastic job of keeping opponents off the offensive glass.

So much of what Purdue does in the half-court is predicated on the elite playmaking of Braden Smith, who’s having an unbelievable season.

I expect Izzo to use a revolving door of Jeremy Fears Jr., Tre Holloman and Jaden Akins to try to contain Smith and keep him in check.

On the interior, MSU has the bigs inside to battle with Trey Kaufman-Renn and make him work for his buckets in the paint.

Purdue often struggles to find a consistent third scoring option, particularly if Fletcher Loyer is off the mark from deep. That will be problematic against a physical and disciplined Spartan defense.

On the other end of the floor, the Purdue defense has been somewhat vulnerable all year, and MSU has shot the ball much better inside the friendly confines of the Breslin Center.

Jaxon Kohler should have some success inside, and this feels like a game where Akins could go on a heater.

Purdue has lost two in a row and is somewhat limping into a hostile environment where the Spartans will be ready to go from the jump.

Give me Michigan State to win and cover in an important game for the Big Ten regular season race.

By the chance the 17-8 / 8-6 Jayhawks are being offered
points in the matchup against the 17-8 / 8-6 Cougars tonight,
you know exactly where we’ll be. Read: getting ready
to ‘snap the rubber band.’ The 23rd-ranked Kansas crew
brings a 12-0 SU and 10-2 ATS mark when coming off a
loss and seeking revenge into this game. Roll the clock back
one year, and you’ll likely remember when BYU invaded
Allen Field House as an 8-point dog, only to walk out with
a 76-68 victory. Losing games on the hallowed grounds of
Phog Field House is close to harrowing for Jayhawks fans.
It’s where KU has gone 838-166 since its inception. And
then there is head coach Bill Self’s sick 17-2 SU and 12-6-1
ATS career record in conference games against opponents
with an identical record, including 5-0 SUATS this decade.
Next to the Mormons’ miserable 0-7 ATS mark at home
when coming off a SUATS win when facing foes with an
equal win percentage coming off a spread win of 13 or
fewer points, it sets up what you’re waiting for – THE
CLINCHER: Kansas head coach Bill Self is 49-22-1 ATS
with revenge in conference games, including 32-3 SU
and 27-7-1 ATS versus .700 or fewer foes. by pLAYBOOK

What time of the year is it, you ask? It’s Izzo Time when
legendary head coach Tom Izzo shines when his team
fi nds itself looking to avenge a conference loss anytime
from Game 20 out. And that’s not good news if you’re
Matt Painter of Purdue as Sparty takes the fl oor looking
to extract major revenge from a 67-62 loss to Purdue in
the fi rst round of last season’s Big Ten tourney. Not with
Izzo wielding an 8-3 SUATS career mark at home when
seeking LTKO (League Tourney Knock Out) revenge
from the previous season, including 5-0 ATS in games
when MSU was not favored by three or more points in
its last game. And we didn’t even mention MSU’s spartan
10-2 SUATS mark in the game when they were a dog in
the last game, and their opponent was a favorite. With
the Makers 0-3 ATS this season against foes coming off
outright wins as an underdog, it’s high-fi ve time for THE
CLINCHER: See this week’s AWESOME ANGLE on
page 2. BY Playbook

Sean Higgs
4* Houston under 134.5
4* Texas A&M +3.5
4* Wisconsin -3.5

ZITI SPORTS
(613) Ball State +8 (-110)
(602) Eastern Michigan +5 (-110)
(636) Wisconsin 162 under -107

Icy Sports
Illinois +4.5 -118

GoodFella
3* TRIPLE DIME MAX BET
Florida -13.5 (-112)

Hammering Hank
San Diego State -18 (5u MAX)

LT Profits
Michigan State -3.5 -102
Mississippi State -2.5 -106

Football Jesus LV
Illinois+4.5

Steve Merril
4% Arizona State +12
4% Connecticut -7.5

Adam Trigger
5% Nevada +4.5

Thomas Casale
Florida -13.5

Bruce Marshall
Butler/Xavier Over 151' (-116)
Wisconsin Badgers -3'

Stephen Nover
3* Western Mich. (-130)

Wayne Root
Reserve - Texas Tech -8'
Gold Standard - BYU -3

Dwayne Bryant
4% Connecticut -9

Rutgers vs. Oregon CBB Prediction:

Take Rutgers. Oregon has struggled to cover of late, dropping eight out of its last 10 games at the window. While the Ducks did beat Northwestern 81-75 in their last game, Oregon failed to cover as a 10-point home favorite. That win also snapped a five-game losing skid for the Ducks. While the Scarlet Knights aren’t exactly in great form themselves (4-6 straight up over their last 10 games), at least they’ve covered in six out of their last 10 contests. This more about Oregon being overvalued at the window.

Rutgers vs. Oregon Hoops Prediction: RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS +7.5