This is a play on the HIGH POINT PANTHERS for our CBB Late Powerhouse. High Point pulled off the upset over Wisconsin and the Panthers are going to be a big fade based on that and now facing another major conference team but this is so similar. Arkansas comes in with the No. 4 rated offense in Adjusted Efficiency but the Panthers just beat the No. 12 team in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency while going against the Badgers defense that came in No. 55 in Efficiency. What is Arkansas? The Razorbacks are No. 50 so High Point can keep their offense going and they do not turn the ball over as the Panthers are No. 4 in Turnover Rate. Arkansas came out strong against Hawaii, building a huge early lead and never looking back. The difference here is that the Warriors offense had no chance as they came in No. 212 and their No. 314 Turnover rate did not help their cause. 10* (785) High Point Panthers

This is a play on the MICHIGAN ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. Louisville is coming off the win over South Florida but if that game was played another 10 times, the Bulls win eight of those as they would not start 1-17 from long range so the Cardinals got the reprieve and if that game was another five minutes, the Cardinals would have lost. Now we see a total flip line and Louisville comes in now 9-10 in Quad 1 games but six of those were against teams not in the NCAA Tournament. This is where the coaching edge comes into play as the Spartans came into the NCAA Tournament off a bad loss, coasted game one and now are a buy low team as a favorite. Michigan St. has one more Quad 1 win than the Cardinals nine and eight of those are against NCAA Tournament teams. The huge rebounding edge on both sides alone takes care of this. 10* (774) Michigan St. Spartans

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. We had St. Louis on Thursday and the Billikens had no issue with Georgia which was another low tiered and overrated SEC team and now they step up in class. The Billikens opened the season 24-1 but leaked oil down the stretch by going 4-4 over their final eight games prior to the game against the Bulldogs. St. Louis has a bad matchup here as their pace is going to negatively hurt them as they had the edge against a bad Georgia defense but now face the No. 2 ranked defense in efficiency. Michigan is coming off a sleepy win over Howard as it came out slow with just a four-point lead at halftime but pulled away as it dominated down low with a 52-18 advantage in the paint while shooting 67 percent from the floor overall. St. Louis has had the edge down low all season but now it reverses. 10* (776) Michigan Wolverines

This is a play on the FURMAN PALADINS for our CBB Friday Late Powerhouse. Furman got into the NCAA Tournament from the jumbled and wide open Southern Conference as the Paladins won three games in three days including taking out regular season champion East Tennessee St. in the championship with a no sweat 15-point win. They come in at a No. 15 seed and actually caught a break with this matchup not because they have should not be a No. 15 seed but because Connecticut was overseeded. They have a strong offense that is No. 46 in the country in Effective Field Goal Percentage. This is more of a fade of the Huskies more than anything as they were blown out by St. John’s in the Big East Championship and also suffered bad late season losses against Creighton and Marquette. They are the ultimate sell high team as they are on a 14-0 ATS NCAA Tournament run, the longest streak ever. 10* (751) Furman Paladins

This is a play on the CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS for our CBB Friday Enforcer. UCLA made a nice run in the Big Ten Tournament as it defeated Michigan St. before losing to Purdue in the semifinals and the win against the Spartans was costly as Tyler Bilodeau sustained a knee injury. He missed the Purdue game and is listed as questionable and even if he goes, he will not be close to 100 percent and he is a major contributor, leading the team in scoring and second in rebounds. While there has been time for prep, this is a difficult travel spot for the Bruins and their struggles away from home are well documented. Central Florida has the much easier travel schedule and have been off since losing Thursday. This is one of the most experienced teams in the field and have seven wins over top 50 KenPom teams. Power Six teams as a double-digit seed are 82-50-4 ATS (62 percent). 10* (749) Central Florida Knights

This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Friday Annihilator. Iowa got as high as No. 15 at KenPom in early February and then things started falling apart as the Hawkeyes lost six of their final eight regular season games and posting horrible losses at Maryland and Penn St. They ended with a No. 25 rating so they did not drop far and they have one of the best postseason coaches in Ben McCollum. Iowa is shooting 77 percent from the free throw line and that is the magic number as teams shooting 77 percent or higher from the free throw line are 97-56-2 ATS (63.4 percent) since 2008. Clemson opened the season 20-4 including 10-1 in the ACC and like Iowa, fell apart late as they lost five of their last seven games. They beat Wake Forest and almost let North Carolina come back from an 18-point deficit. They play solid defense but do not possess a come-from-behind offense. 10* (747) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the UTAH ST. AGGIES for our CBB Round 1 Game of the Year. There were a few teams that were under seeded and Utah St. is near the top of the list. The Aggies won the Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament championships, finished No. 26 in the NET Ranking and No. 29 in the KenPom Rating yet come in as a No. 9 seed. They slipped up toward the end of the regular season with three losses in four games but clinched with a win over New Mexico and then got its big time revenge against the Rebels enroute to the tournament title. Aggies guard Mason Falslev is one of the best players in the country no one has heard of. Villanova finished third in the Big East Conference and that was by default as it was a very down year and while it defeated Wisconsin out of conference, that was the only good win, finishing with two Quad 1 wins, two fewer than Utah St. 10* (771) Utah St. Aggies

This is a play on the AKRON ZIPS for our CBB Friday Ultimate Underdog. Akron won the Mid-American Conference Tournament and while many will say it is because Miami Ohio lost in the opening round but the Zips were actually favored and finished the regular season with the highest NET Ranking and KenPom Rating. The offense is one of the best in the country, No. 8 in Effective Field Goal Percentage while sitting No. 14 in Three-Point Shooting. This offense makes them a live dog on the moneyline and one of their key losses was by only eight points at Purdue. Texas Tech is still talented but shorthanded with little room for error. The Red Raiders lost J.T. Toppin and he was averaging 21.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.7 bpg before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. With him, Texas Tech was No. 24 in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency, per BartTorvik, but dropped to No. 119 after his injury so his loss affects both ends. 10* (741) Akron Zips

This is a play on the SANTA CLARA BRONCOS for our CBB Friday Afternoon Dominator. This is going to be a very popular play and Santa Clara has already brought in a ton of action as 94 percent of the money and 85 percent of the handle is on the Broncos. That can be fade material but not here based on the fact the line has not moved and that is based on the markets knowing they will be getting Kentucky money and lots of it on Friday based on name alone. It has been up and down for the Wildcats as they are 21-13 but to their credit, the losses are mostly quality defeats as 11 of those came in Quad 1 and that is exactly where this one is. Santa Clara came into the season as possible contenders in the West Coast Conference and the Broncos were right there as they finished one game back and gave Gonzaga a battle in the WCC Championship. The offense is great and they create turnovers on defense. 10* (761) Santa Clara Broncos

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our CBB Thursday Late Powerhouse. St. Louis was closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble after losing early in the Atlantic 10 Tournament but the Billikens were never really in jeopardy by solidifying a No. 9 seed. They could cause some problems and the early A-10 exit could benefit going forward. They are balanced with seven players averaging at least nine ppg while sitting No. 3 in Effective Field Goal Percentage and on the defensive end, St. Louis is No. 2 in Effective Field Goal Percentage and both ends are a combined tough inside and outside the perimeter. Georgia has been tough to figure out this season but one thing is real and that is the Bulldogs struggle on defense and of their 22-10 record, 10 of those wins were Quad 3 and Quad 4 and this game falls into Quad 1 where Georgia has gone 2-5 in its last seven games. 10* (715) St. Louis Billikens