NCAAB MONDAY INFO

Monday, March 3
Sunday, March 2

NBA BASKETBALL
Saturday, March 1
3? BEST BET
HOUSTON over Sacramento by 13
The NBA regular season doesn’t conclude until 12 days after
April Fool’s Day, so you would think there is plenty of time
for most teams to make a move at the fi nal ten playoff
spots in each conference. Not so for these two: Houston
is currently slugging it out with Denver and the LA Lakers
for third place, just two games back from the No. 2 overall
seed in the Western Conference playoff race. Meanwhile,
Sacramento is desperately trying to hang on to the No. 10
position. Both squads arrive on 5-2 win streaks, including
two wins in their most recent two outings. But while the
Kings notched their victories in blowouts, the victims were
two of the league’s bottom-feeders, Utah and Charlotte. A
closer look tells us that in the Sac Pac’s last eight defeats,
they’ve been lit up defensively for a whopping 131 PPG.
Most importantly, though, the Kings have beaten the
Rockets in both meetings this season, meaning it’s time for
some serious payback. Houston can certainly oblige, going
8-2 ATS the last ten overall when seeking revenge from a
pair of same-season losses, and 3-1 ATS in this series with
same-season double revenge-exact. That’s considerably
better than Sacramento’s puny 9-19-2 ATS this season versus
foes with a same-season revenge chip. More bad news for
the Kings is their 3-7 SUATS failure away after playing in
Utah the previous game, including 1-5 SUATS from Game
30. We told you last week that Houston leads the NBA in
Team Rebounding and ranks No. 5 in overall Defensive
Field Goal Percentage. Toss in Houie’s dominating 11-1 ATS
record in the last dozen outright wins in this series, and we
feel confi dent enough to pass go and collect THE CLINCHER:
See this week’s INCREDIBLE STAT on page 2.
NOTE: Home team is shown in ALL CAPS.
PLAYBOOK selection is Underlined and Bold.

BRADLEY over Northern Iowa by 10
With a record of 14-5 each in the Missouri Valley standings and two
games behind the conference-leading Drake Bulldogs, this game is
likely the most crucial of the season for both teams. We’ll be sitting
behind the Braves’ bench this afternoon as Bradley seeks to even
the score from a 64-58 loss to NIU a week ago. Carver Arena has
been a stronghold for the Braves, who have posted a 22-10 record
outright and 20-11-1 against the spread in this series, including
15-4 overall and 14-5 against the spread when the Panthers visit
with a sub-.750-win percentage. Speaking of which, Northern Iowa
has struggled this season, with a 2-7 record overall and 2-6 against
the spread against opponents with a .750 winning percentage or
higher. With the ‘Northern Iowa Normal People’ – the name used
from 1876 to 1909 – coming off their 20th win of the season; we’ll
be cheering along with all the young Braves today.
Kansas over HOUSTON by 1

It’s not often you’ll catch the Jayhawks taking points in a
conference clash, yet the No. 1 team in the AP preseason poll
will be doing just that this evening when they take on the
defensively ferocious Cougars in Houston. And this is when we
love stepping in and taking whatever the oddsmaker will offer
up. Dating back to 1990, they have done so only ten times when
looking to avenge a same-season conference loss while cashing
the ticket 67% of the time in those games – including going 6-1
SU and 6-0-1 ATS since 2006 in this rare role. And according to
the Well-Oiled Machine, Houston fi gures to capitulate given its
3-10 ATS record of late against same-season conference avengers
(the Cougars won in Lawrence as a small dog in late January),
including 0-5 ATS as chalk of less than nine points. You know
what to do.

Monday, March 3
Sunday, March 2

NBA BASKETBALL
Saturday, March 1
3? BEST BET
HOUSTON over Sacramento by 13
The NBA regular season doesn’t conclude until 12 days after
April Fool’s Day, so you would think there is plenty of time
for most teams to make a move at the fi nal ten playoff
spots in each conference. Not so for these two: Houston
is currently slugging it out with Denver and the LA Lakers
for third place, just two games back from the No. 2 overall
seed in the Western Conference playoff race. Meanwhile,
Sacramento is desperately trying to hang on to the No. 10
position. Both squads arrive on 5-2 win streaks, including
two wins in their most recent two outings. But while the
Kings notched their victories in blowouts, the victims were
two of the league’s bottom-feeders, Utah and Charlotte. A
closer look tells us that in the Sac Pac’s last eight defeats,
they’ve been lit up defensively for a whopping 131 PPG.
Most importantly, though, the Kings have beaten the
Rockets in both meetings this season, meaning it’s time for
some serious payback. Houston can certainly oblige, going
8-2 ATS the last ten overall when seeking revenge from a
pair of same-season losses, and 3-1 ATS in this series with
same-season double revenge-exact. That’s considerably
better than Sacramento’s puny 9-19-2 ATS this season versus
foes with a same-season revenge chip. More bad news for
the Kings is their 3-7 SUATS failure away after playing in
Utah the previous game, including 1-5 SUATS from Game
30. We told you last week that Houston leads the NBA in
Team Rebounding and ranks No. 5 in overall Defensive
Field Goal Percentage. Toss in Houie’s dominating 11-1 ATS
record in the last dozen outright wins in this series, and we
feel confi dent enough to pass go and collect THE CLINCHER:
See this week’s INCREDIBLE STAT on page 2.
NOTE: Home team is shown in ALL CAPS.
PLAYBOOK selection is Underlined and Bold.

BRADLEY over Northern Iowa by 10
With a record of 14-5 each in the Missouri Valley standings and two
games behind the conference-leading Drake Bulldogs, this game is
likely the most crucial of the season for both teams. We’ll be sitting
behind the Braves’ bench this afternoon as Bradley seeks to even
the score from a 64-58 loss to NIU a week ago. Carver Arena has
been a stronghold for the Braves, who have posted a 22-10 record
outright and 20-11-1 against the spread in this series, including
15-4 overall and 14-5 against the spread when the Panthers visit
with a sub-.750-win percentage. Speaking of which, Northern Iowa
has struggled this season, with a 2-7 record overall and 2-6 against
the spread against opponents with a .750 winning percentage or
higher. With the ‘Northern Iowa Normal People’ – the name used
from 1876 to 1909 – coming off their 20th win of the season; we’ll
be cheering along with all the young Braves today.
Kansas over HOUSTON by 1

It’s not often you’ll catch the Jayhawks taking points in a
conference clash, yet the No. 1 team in the AP preseason poll
will be doing just that this evening when they take on the
defensively ferocious Cougars in Houston. And this is when we
love stepping in and taking whatever the oddsmaker will offer
up. Dating back to 1990, they have done so only ten times when
looking to avenge a same-season conference loss while cashing
the ticket 67% of the time in those games – including going 6-1
SU and 6-0-1 ATS since 2006 in this rare role. And according to
the Well-Oiled Machine, Houston fi gures to capitulate given its
3-10 ATS record of late against same-season conference avengers
(the Cougars won in Lawrence as a small dog in late January),
including 0-5 ATS as chalk of less than nine points. You know
what to do.