15* MWC PLAY OF THE DAY on San Jose State -3

San Jose State is the single-most underrated team in the country.  The Spartans are 17-1 ATS in their last 18 games overall.  They should be more than 3-point favorites against arguably the worst team in the Mountain West in the Fresno State Bulldogs tonight.

Fresno State is in a rebuilding year and is just 2-15 SU in its last 17 games overall with the two wins coming by 8 over San Diego and by 9 over Air Force.  Those are two of the worst teams in the country.  The Bulldogs may be without senior F Mykell Robinson (10.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG) due to personal reasons tonight and they cannot afford to be without him.

San Jose State will not have a letdown because they can get back to .500 this season with a win.  I expect them to handle their business against a team they should easily handle tonight.  Bet San Jose State Tuesday.

15* SEC PLAY OF THE DAY on Oklahoma +18.5

Auburn is overvalued due to being the No. 1 ranked team in the country.  The Tigers are coming off a big road win at Ole Miss, a big road win at LSU and narrow wins by exactly 2 points over Tennessee at home and Georgia on the road.  The Tigers won't be all that motivated to beat Oklahoma tonight.

Porter Moser has the Sooners playing their best basketball of the season right now.  They are 3-1 SU & 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall with their lone loss coming by 7 at Texas A&M as 8.5-point underdogs.  They also upset Arkansas on the road, and crushed South Carolina by 20 and Vanderbilt by 30 at home.  They are playing too well right now to be catching 18.5 points tonight.  Bet Oklahoma Tuesday.

15* Big Ten PLAY OF THE DAY on Purdue -6.5

Iowa just lost F Owen Freeman (16.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG) to a season-ending injury in a 82-65 road loss at Ohio State on January 27th.  Freeman is now out for the season, leaving an already terrible team even worse off moving forward.

The Hawkeyes are 1-4 SU & 0-5 ATS in their last five games overall.  It's not going to get any easier for them moving forward without Freeman, and with one of the best teams in the Big Ten in the Purdue Boilermakers coming to town.

Purdue is 9-1 SU & 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games and playing its best basketball of the season right now.  The Boilermakers are 10th in adjusted offense and 30th in adjusted defense this season.  Iowa is 153rd in adjusted defense and far and away the worst defensive team in hte conference.  Bet Purdue Tuesday.

15* CBB Tuesday Undervalued Underdog on Oklahoma State +22

The Houston Cougars are overvalued right now.  They are coming off an upset home loss to Texas Tech as 9.5-point favorites.  While they will be motivated to bounce back, asking them to win this game by 23-plus points to beat us is asking too much.

That's especially the case with Houston being down one of its best players in Emanuel Sharp (12.5 PPG, 43.6% 3-pointers).  The Cougars already lack depth as it is, so being down their 2nd-leading scorer is huge.

Houston won't be all that motivated to beat Oklahoma State again after topping the Cowboys 60-47 as 11.5-point favorites in their first meeting this season.  This spread has nearly doubled to 22 in the 2nd meeting, which is way too big of an adjustment.

The Cowboys come in with confidence beating Utah 81-72 at home to avenge a 21-point road loss earlier this season to the Utes.  They also only lost by 10 at Texas Tech recently, so they know they can hang with Houston on the road here tonight.  Bet Oklahoma State Tuesday.

15* Marquette/St. John's FS1 ANNIHILATOR on UNDER 148.5

Two elite defensive teams square off in this huge Big East showdown tonight.  St. John's ranks 4th in adjusted defense and makes every team work on every possession ranking 331st in average length of defensive possession at 18.4 seconds.

Marquette is very similar ranking 16th in adjusted defense and 359th in average length of defensive possession at 18.9 seconds.  So both teams are going to really have to work for everything they get on offense tonight.

St. John's is 4-1 UNDER in its last five games overall with 150 or fewer combined points in six consecutive games, and 148 or fewer in five of them.  Marquette and its opponents have combined for 147 or fewer points in four of its last five games overall.  Bet the UNDER in this game Tuesday.

15* Lakers/Clippers TNT Late-Night BAILOUT on OVER 220.5

The Lakers have had to go more small ball without Anthony Davis due to injury.  Now they are going to continue to go more small ball after trading him to the Mavericks.

The Lakers are 3-0 OVER in their last three games overall combining for 222 points with Philadelphia, 230 with Washington and 240 with the New York Knicks.  Their offense has taken off going for 134 points against the Wizards and 128 against the Knicks.

The Clippers are fully healthy right now and get back Norman Powell from injury tonight.  Powell may be the most improved player in the NBA.  The Clippers are 4-1 OVER in their last five games overall with 220 or more combined points in four of those five games.

The OVER is 5-2 in the last seven meetings with 228 or more combined points in five of those seven meetings.  Bet the OVER in this game Tuesday.

20* NBA TOTAL OF THE WEEK on Mavs/76ers OVER 224.5

The Philadelphia 76ers have had to go more small ball without their two best big men.  That has opened things up for their offense especially with the new big man in Yabusele showing he belongs in the NBA.  He is coming off 28 points against the Nuggets and 21 points against the Celtics in his last two games.  His ability to stretch the floor has been on display going 13-of-31 from 3-point range in his last seven games.

The 76ers and their opponents have combined for at least 221 points in seven of their last eight games overall while going 6-2 OVER during this stretch.  This total of 224.5 is very low for a game involving the 76ers right now.

The OVER is 6-1 in 76ers last seven games overall with 229 or more combined points in six of those seven games.  Kyrie Irving is expected to play tonight, and the Mavericks are also having to go more small ball without Lively and Powell.  Anthony Davis will not make his debut tonight, but Max Christie will and his shooting will be a nice addition.  Bet the OVER in this game Tuesday.

20* NBA Non-Conference GAME OF THE WEEK on Brooklyn Nets +9.5

The Houston Rockets will be running on fumes tonight.  They will be playing the 2nd of a back-to-back and their 6th game in 9 days after a 124-118 loss at New York last night.  Brooks played 39 minutes, Thomson 37 and Green 36 last night in the loss.

The Rockets won't have much left in the tank for the Nets tonight.  They are short-handed as it is without Fred VanVleet, Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr. tonight.  The Rockets have now lost three straight, including a 110-98 home loss to the Nets on Saturday.

The Nets have played two of their best games of the season in their last two games winning 104-83 as 1.5-point dogs at Charlotte and 110-98 as 12.5-point dogs at Houston.  Now they are catching 9.5 points at home in the rematch, which is too much given the terrible spot for the Rockets.  The Nets have had the last two days off and will give the Rockets another run for their money tonight.  Bet the Nets Tuesday.

20* NBA Eastern Conference GAME OF THE WEEK on Toronto Raptors +6.5

The New York Knicks will be running on fumes tonight.  They overcame an 11-point deficit in the 4th quarter last night to beat the short-handed Rockets 124-118 behind 46 points in the 4th.

Now the Knicks have to play the 2nd of a back-to-back after all five starters played at least 34 minutes last night, including 38 from Towns, 39 from Bridges, 40 from Hart and 37 from Brunson.  They will be without OG Anunoby so they are already short-handed as it is.

The Raptors have quietly gone 8-2 SU & 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall.  They had yesterday off and will be the fresher, more prepared team.  They also want revenge from losing each of their first three meetings with the Knicks this season. I fully expect the Raptors to win this game outright, but at the very least they'll stay within this number.  Bet the Raptors Tuesday.