Rating: 2 Units

NC State has won their last four meetings against Louisville, while Louisville is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 meetings. Over/under is 5-5 in their last 10 meetings, and in their most recent meeting last season, NC State won 94-85 at home, not covering the spread, as the game went over the point total. In this Louisville Cardinals vs NC State Wolfpack Prediction, Louisville is coming as a -6.5 road favorites. Louisville is rightfully favored, as they have a superior record, and have been very good on the road this season. The Cardinals have been red-hot lately with a 9-1 record in their last 10 games, while the Wolfpack are struggling with eight consecutive losses. The value here lies with the road team, so pick the Louisville Cardinals and lay the points on the road.

Rating: 2 Units

Wake Forest is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings against Florida State, but Florida State is 5-3 in their last 8 meetings. Wake Forest is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 meetings. Over is 4-2 in their last 6 meetings, and in their most recent meeting last season, Florida State won 87-82 at home, covering the spread, as the game went over the point total. In this Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, Wake Forest is coming as a -6.5 home favorites. Wake Forest is rightfully favored, as they have a better record this season, and have been almost perfect at home, while Florida State is terrible on the road. Wake Forest is in excellent form lately with an 8-2 record in their last 10 games and 7-2-1 against the spread, while on the other hand, Florida State is 1-4 in their last 5 and 1-5 against the spread. The value here lies with the home team, so take the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and lay the points at home.

Rating: 2 Units

In their only previous meeting back in 2012, Ohio State won 77-66 at home, covering the spread. In this Washington Huskies vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Ohio State is coming as a -10.5 home favorites. Ohio State is rightfully favored, as they have a better record this season, and have been very good at home, while Washington is terrible on the road. Both teams are in very good form, as the Buckeyes are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games and the Huskies 4-1 against the spread in their last 5. Both teams have been involved in some higher-scoring games recently, as they are 7-1 to the over in their last 8 games combined, as both teams are below the national average defensively this season. I expect another high-scoring affair, so take the over.

Rating: 2 Units

There are going to be some bumps in the road during this new venture with the Lakers roster, and I will try to catch one here with the Jazz getting points at home. Utah only lost by one point last time they hosted the Lakers, and will keep this one close after exposing a new weakness in the Lakers lineup. Los Angeles is loaded with perimeter talent, but Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are not the long term answer inside defensively. The Jazz have bigs who can score, John Collins is an aggressive forward who can play well above the rim, Kessler is a bully who is physical around the rim, and even Lauri Markkanen can use his size to score around the bucket. This is a great buy low spot for these Jazz, as they will find the weaknesses in the Los Angeles defense after just playing them two nights ago. Neither LeBron or Luka is expected to play heavy minutes here, which will allow the Jazz to keep it within the number.

Rating: 2 Units

The Phoenix Suns have lost five of their last six games, are still without Beal, and they're on the end of a back-to-back. The Rockets should be favored. However, the Rockets have cooled off drastically these last couple of weeks and have losses in six of their last seven games. The Rockets have scored 105 or fewer points in four of their last six games. The underdog has covered five of the last six games between the Rockets and Suns. This line is showing the Rockets a little too much respect given their current form. I'll take a shot with the Suns and the points, even if they're the worst cover team in the NBA.

Rating: 2 Units

The Kings are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games, including an ATS loss to the Pelicans a few days ago. Sacramento can't cover, whereas New Orleans at least went 1-0-1 ATS in their most recent homestand. The Pels are also 2-0-0 ATS against Sacramento. New Orleans kept the first two meetings within five points, including only a two-point loss at home. They've been more efficient in head-to-head meetings thus far. They may not win but expect the Pelicans to cover tonight.

Rating: 2 Units

The Celtics could be without Holiday and Brown in this game as the two veterans recover from injury, but they still have a decided talent edge against the Spurs. Tatum is playing at an MVP level over the past week and is a matchup nightmare for the Spurs. The Celtics are one of the few teams in the NBA that has the length to bother Wembanyama with Kristaps Porzingis manning the middle. Derrick White will be tasked with guarding Fox and, while he won't shut him down, he can slow him down. The Celtics have not played well at home recently so I expect that to be a point of emphasis heading into this game. The Spurs are just 16th in the NBA in 3-point defense and 19th in rebounding. To beat the Celtics with some level of consistency, teams need to be above-average on the perimeter and have the ability to track down rebounds with the Celtics shooting threes at a high volume. The Spurs do not excel in either area. Take the Celtics minus the points.