Matt Fargo

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. We played on Kansas last Wednesday as it defeated TCU but the matchup is more difficult tonight and the Jayhawks are laying a bucket more. They are coming off a win over Baylor on Saturday as they were outrebounded 44-26 with a lot of that due to the season-ending injury to junior center Udoka Azubuike. With Azubuike out, the Jayhawks lack mismatches the 7-footer created and they have trouble attacking teams from three-point range. While sitting at 14-2, six wins have been decided by six points or less, including two in overtime. Texas lost to eighth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday, and there is no shame in that. But there is no winning in that, either. Playing well for a half or so will only get you a losing record in this conference. This roster is talented enough to compete with anyone but the Longhorns have underachieved at times, including losses to Radford and VCU. Guards Kerwin Roach (13.6 ppg), Matt Coleman (10.1) and Elijah Mitrou-Long (7.5) and forwards Jaxson Hayes (10.1) and Dylan Osetkowski (9.5) provide balanced scoring for Texas. Kansas is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games of a conference road win. 10* (873) Texas Longhorns

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS for our NBA Monday Enforcer. New Orleans had some momentum going with three straight wins but lost at Minnesota last time out to fall to 5-17 on the road. Two of those wins during the winning streak came against Cleveland and since a rare road win in Toronto on November 11th, the Pelicans are 0-6 on the road against winning teams. Additionally, New Orleans is 3-13 ATS off a road loss this season while going 1-14 ATS against teams making 36 percent or more of their three-point attempts this season. The Clippers have dropped two straight games, one in Denver which was not surprising but the latest at home against Detroit was a bad one. They have fallen into fifth place in the Western Conference and need a bounce back win with games against Utah, Golden St. and San Antonio on deck. Despite the loss against the Pistons, the Clippers are 17-7 ATS as favorites this season and the Pelicans fall into a negative situation where we play against road underdogs with a winning percentage between .400 and .499 after a road game where both teams scored 100 or more points. This situation is 108-58 ATS (65.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (512) Los Angeles Clippers

This is a play on the MINNESOTA WILD for our NHL Monday Breakaway. Minnesota is coming off a home loss against Detroit as a -233 favorite and it was not pretty as it lost 5-2 while mustering just 18 shots. The Wild were on a 4-1 run prior to that and still claim the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference over Anaheim thanks to its 11 consecutive losses. Minnesota is 20-6 in its last 26 games after a loss by three goals or more in their previous game. The Flyers have been done for a while now as they have lost nine of their last 10 games and currently reside in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers are 3-14 in their last 17 when their opponent scores two goals or less in their previous game. Minnesota has two solid situations on its side. First, we play on road favorites off a home loss by two goals or more, with a winning percentage between .450 and 550 on the season. This situation is 43-11 (79.6 percent) over the last five seasons. Second, we play against home underdogs of +200 or less in the second half of the season with a winning percentage between .300 and .400 after having lost three of their last four games. This situation is 51-12 (81 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (75) Minnesota Wild

This is a play on the ANAHEIM DUCKS for our NHL Tuesday Breakaway. Anaheim has gone from the top of the Pacific Division in Mid-December to completely out of the playoffs following its 11th consecutive loss, a 4-3 overtime setback at Winnipeg. The Ducks are 0-7-4 over their last 11 games, their last victory coming December 17th in Pittsburgh 4-2. They have scored just 19 goals over this stretch but they face a Detroit team that has allowed 3.30 gpg on the season, seventh most in the NHL. The Red Wins are coming off an upset win in Minnesota on Saturday which came after losing nine of their previous 10 games. Detroit has lost 16 of 25 home games this season including losses in six of its last seven. Anaheim is 13-4 after playing two straight games where seven or more total goals were scored while Detroit is 13-33 after playing a game where seven or more total goals were scored. Here, we play on road teams when the money line is -100 to -150 after allowing four goals or more going up against an opponent after a win by two goals or more. This situation is 86-38 (69.4 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (9) Anaheim Ducks

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Tuesday Enforcer. First place in the Western Conference is on the line tonight when Golden St. visits Denver and the Nuggets continue to get no respect with the public right there with them as Golden St. is a heavy consensus. Denver has the best home record in the NBA at 18-3 including 12 straight wins and it is 49-13at home since last season. Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games against teams with a winning road record. One argument that will be made for Golden St. is the fact that it steps up in these big games against elite teams but that is actually not the case. The Warriors are 3-8 against teams ranked within the top 10 and those three wins are tied for fourth fewest in the league with Phoenix and Cleveland and ahead of only New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Additionally, they are one of only five teams ranked in the top 16 that have single-digit wins within that group. Conversely, Denver has 15 wins against the top 16 which is tied for second most in the NBA. The Warriors are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games against teams with a winning home record. There is no intimidation here as Denver has actually won five of the last nine meetings. Here, we play on home teams where the line is +3 to -3 after a game where they failed to cover the spread, in a game involving two teams with winning percentages between .600 and .750. This situation is 168-109 ATS (60.6 percent) since 1996. 10* (522) Denver Nuggets