Few teams faced as tough a stretch down the final five games as the Syracuse Orange, who had three games of five on the road, including one at North Carolina. The two home games were only against Duke and Virginia, both of whom rank in the top five nationally. Is Syracuse prim to air it out as 7 point favorites at home? DJ gives his college basketball prediction!

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Saint Mary’s has a legitimate chance to earn an NCAA bid by either winning or playing tough against Gonzaga in its third opportunity against the Bulldogs. Gonzaga, on the other hand, likely has a No. 1 seed locked up no matter what it does against the Gaels. In a game like this, where one incredible performance can lead to a fantastic reward, it sometimes happens that a lesser team pulls out a fantastic showing and pulls the upset. It hasn’t happened often against Gonzaga, which has claimed 16 of the past 20 titles in the WCC tournament, but it has happened.

This has been a season that Wofford has been building toward, but not even the Terriers coaching staff thought that they’d be this good that they likely don’t have to worry about this game. Wofford is likely looking at a single-digit seed if it can get a win here, and that’s because the Terriers have taken care of business against the teams they should beat. With sportsbooks sitting on opening this line until the last moment, what number gives bettors value for tonight’s match-up?” Dan Jamison gives his prediction.

Gonzaga hasn’t played since March 2 against Saint Mary’s. By the time this game tips off, the Bulldogs will have been idle for nine days while the Waves have been in action and gotten themselves comfortable with playing in Orleans Arena. This sometimes means that the underdog is able to build momentum and hang with the favorite for longer than it should.

The Buckeyes have more to play for when they host the Badgers on Sunday afternoon at the Value City Arena, but that doesn’t mean that this is a meaningless game for the visitor. Ohio State is only 5-4 at home against the Big Ten and 4-5 versus the number this season. Read Dan’s breakdown on this match-up and see who he thinks is the right side to back versus the spread.

The Spartans will look to sweep the Wolverines when they take to the court of the Breslin Center tonight in East Lansing. An interesting trend is in play in this series with the straight up winner going a bankroll padding 10-1 against the spread. Our CBB handicapper has other ideas on what to bet today. Read on to get his pick.

The Wildcats shook off the blow out loss to Tennessee by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels this past week. They are now 14-3 in the conference, which is clearly good enough for a top four finish and the all-important double-bye in the SEC tournament starting next week. UK has some motivation to keep winning here in the regular season. They have an outside shot at the 2 seed for the SEC tourney. Is that enough motivation for bettors to expect a double digit cover against the spread? Matt Lowry breaks down the match up.

Louisville staved off some serious questioning following a win over Notre Dame. Had the Cardinals lost that one and ended up with a four-game skid that included Notre Dame and Boston College, both of whom will be playing in round one of the ACC tournament, it would have been a reasonable question as to whether they’re coming apart at the end of the season. But here they are against a Virginia team that sportsbooks have handicapped to win by double digits. The Cards have no pressure on them in this one. Can playing free on the momentum of their last win get bettors a underdog cover?

The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Maryland Terrapins tonight at 7pm EST and Dan Jamison takes on the sportsbooks and their spread of Maryland -7! The Terrapins’ shooters have really been struggling when they’ve needed a big basket. Maryland can’t afford to shoot 10.5 percent from the arc again if it’s going to win this contest. DJ looks deeper at recent play and gives his basketball pick.