This is a play on the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS for our Wednesday Free Play. It has been a disappointing start in the Big 12 for Texas Tech as it is now 0-7 after a 10-2 start in nonconference action. The Red Raiders opened with three straight losses that were decided in the final minute including games against TCU and Kansas and more recently, they lost by two points at Texas so they have been close. They are 8-3 at home after opening 8-0 and the three Big 12 losses were by a combined 15 points, two against Baylor and Kansas and the other against Oklahoma in overtime. Time to get into the win column. West Virginia has not been much better as following a home loss to Texas on Saturday, it fell to 1-6 in the conference after an identical 10-2 nonconference start like Texas Tech. The one victory was a very good one against TCU at home and the Mountaineers hit the road where they are 1-4 with the lone win coming at Pittsburgh in the second game of the season. The typical Bob Huggins defense has not been on display this season as West Virginia is No. 226 in opponents field goal percentage and No. 176 in points allowed and faces a pretty potent offense tonight against a very desperate team. Play (700) Texas Tech Red Raiders

8-4 GOM YTD! 13-6 NBA run and 34-23 NBA run the last 56 days after a Dallas loss and we are ready to rebound! The NBA is on a 42-27 run and Matt is back on Wednesday with his Eastern Conference Game of the Month. CBB is back with THREE Winners tonight.

This is a play on the ORLANDO MAGIC for our NBA Eastern Conference Game of the Month. It has been an up and down stretch for Orlando but this is one of the best young rosters in the league and after opening the season 5-20 with the majority of starters injured, the Magic have gone 13-9 over their last 22 games with everyone of significance all healthy. They are coming off a momentum starting win over Boston on Monday by 15 points and they remain home where they are 12-12 compared to going 6-17 on the road. Orlando has gone 17-6 over its last 23 games against the number. This is a double-revenge spot for Orlando as it lost the two previous meetings in Indiana, the latter coming by 21 points. Indiana snapped a seven-game losing streak with a six-point win at home against Chicago last night and now the Pacers hit the road where they are 8-16. They were one of the top ATS teams in the league at 25-15 but have gone just 1-6-1 ATS over their last eight games and there is a big reason for the recent slump. The recent poor stretch for the Pacers has coincided with the absence of point guard Tyrese Haliburton as he was injured in the first loss of that losing streak against the Knicks. He is the leading scorer with 20.2 ppg and leads the team in assists at 10.2 apg. 10* (558) Orlando Magic

This is a play on the MISSISSIPPI ST. BULLDOGS as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. Alabama has been the most dominating team in the SEC and has been the most dominating team in any top level conference as it is the only undefeated team remaining in conference play of those conferences at 7-0 and not only that, but the Tide have also covered all seven of those games. All seven victories have come by double-digits so it is no surprise that this line has been on the rise with the public all over Alabama. They are 9-0 at home with wins of 40, 26 and 22 points in the SEC so they have been no doubt victories but this is where we go contrarian. The other contrarian aspect of this has been the recent play of Mississippi St. which is also factoring into this line. The Bulldogs are 1-6 in the SEC following an 11-1 start that seems like eons ago as they have dropped four straight including a tough loss at home against Florida by a bucket last time out. They are 1-3 on the road but they did play Auburn tough in their last road game and the Tigers are a perfect 11-0 at home. Here, we play against home favorites of 10 to 19.5 points coming off three straight wins against conference rivals going up against an opponent off two consecutive home losses. This situation is 34-11 ATS (75.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (717) Mississippi St. Bulldogs

This is a play on the SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. South Carolina has lost three straight games and it is 1-5 in the SEC but that one win came at Kentucky as a 20-point underdog and it is getting a similar number here. All three of those recent losses were at home and going on the conference is never easy but we do not need the outright win here as this is a great situational play. The Gamecocks are a respectable 2-3 on the road and have covered both SEC road games and on the season they are 4-1 ATS on the highway. Florida has won four of its last five games and are slowly coming back as a bet on team after a 6-9 ATS start as the Gators have covered four straight. They have improved to 4-3 in the conference after losing their first two games against Auburn and Texas A&M and even though the opponent tonight is near the bottom of the conference, this is by far the most Florida has laid in an SEC game with the previous biggest line being -8.5 over Georgia, a game in which they did not cover. Here, we play on road underdogs of 10 to 19.5 points coming off three straight losses against conference rivals going up against an opponent off an upset win as a road underdog. This situation is 141-84 ATS (62.7 percent) since 1997. 10* (687) South Carolina Gamecocks

This is a play on the DUQUESNE DUKES as part of our CBB Wednesday Three Pack. Duquesne is coming off a pair of losses as a favorite including a bad home loss to Fordham by seven points as a seven-point favorite. The Dukes have dropped to 3-4 in the conference and the other three Atlantic Ten losses came against teams with a winning record. They remain home where they are 11-3 and that includes a win against VCU which is the Rams only conference blemish this season and this is a great get right spot with two road games on deck. Loyola-Chicago had lost seven straight games including its first six in the conference but the Ramblers are coming off their first Atlantic Ten win on Saturday as they upset St. Bonaventure at home. That snapped an eight-game skid against the number as well and the highway has not been kind. Loyola-Chicago has yet to cover on the road and while it does possess one road victory, that was against an equally bad Illinois-Chicago team. The three conference road losses have been by 23, 11 and 31 points. Here, we play against underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after being beaten by the spread by 48 or more points total in their last seven games going up against an opponent after going over the total by 30 or more points total in their last five games. This situation is 104-62 ATS (62.7 percent) since 1997. 10* (674) Duquesne Dukes