Matt Fargo Sports Handicapper Review & Free Picks

This is a play on the DENVER NUGGETS for our NBA Star Attraction. Boston is coming off a blowout win last night in Phoenix against a shorthanded Suns team and now they are in the second game of a back-to-back and will likely be short handed themselves. The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown last night and the fact they got the win will likely see him sit again so as to not re-aggravate his right knee injury. The Celtics have won four games in a row, nine of their last 10, and are 12-3 games as they are now 4.5 games behind Detroit for first place in the Eastern Conference. Denver is off a loss at Golden St. on Sunday and has lost six its last nine going back to before the All Star break and are now playing their first home game in two weeks. Here, we play against road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points with a winning percentage between .600 and .750 after having covered four of their last five games against the spread. This situation is 86-41 ATS (67.7 percent) since 2017 with an average scoring differential of +10.2 ppg. 10* (534) Denver Nuggets

This is a play on the CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS for our Wednesday Free Play. It has been a down season for Creighton or at least a down second half as the Bluejays opened 6-3 in the Big East Conference but then lost five of six before their big upset at Connecticut. They inevitably lost the next game at St. John’s which was a big letdown and there were emotions behind that Huskies win as well with the Josh Dix family situation. They look to bounce back here and the schedule sets up well to win out and finish 11-9 which could lock down the No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament as Seton Hall still has Connecticut and St. John’s remaining. DePaul is coming off a tough loss at home against Providence to snap a two-game winning streak and the Blue Demons are now 6-10 which are the most conference wins since 2022 and after going 7-53 the last three seasons. The decent success is keeping the number down and they come in 1-7 on the road in the Big East. Under Greg McDermott, Creighton is 11-1 revenging a loss of three points or less. Play (740) Creighton Bluejays

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This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Star Attraction. After beating Nebraska at home which initiated a court storm, Iowa hit the road and got rolled by Wisconsin by 13 points which was the perfect storm for the Badgers as they were off a bad loss at Ohio St. The Hawkeyes are back home where they are 13-2 and this is a good bounce back spot as their final home game is against Michigan. They are tied with Ohio St. for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference at 9-7 and that spot comes with a bye into the third round. Ohio St. picked up that big win over Wisconsin and are coming off a great effort at Michigan St. in a six-point loss and the Buckeyes are currently the first team out of the NCAA Tournament as they are 0-9 in Quad 1 games as they have not been able to win a big game. 10* (750) Iowa Hawkeyes

This is a play on the PEPPERDINE WAVES for our CBB Ultimate Underdog. Seattle is coming off a 2-1 homestand to close out its home portion of the schedule and finishes with a pair of road games. After going 3-0 on the road in the nonconference, the Redhawks have gone 0-7 in the West Coast Conference outside of Seattle and now are laying a huge amount and are in auto fade after covering their last four games. They did win the first meeting but it was by only two points. Pepperdine is sitting in last place in the conference at 3-12 and the Waves got the worst early conference schedule of any team as they faced the top four teams in their first four games and lost all confidence. Six of their last nine games have been on the road and they are 2-2 in their last four home games with one loss in overtime. 10* (742) Pepperdine Waves

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE PANTHERS for our CBB Signature Enforcer. It has been a disappointing season for Milwaukee as it has only one more win this season in the Horizon League than it had losses last season as it sits 7-12 after a promising 3-0 start and playing its season finale which happens to be at home. The Panthers opened as the slight underdog  as during the 4-11 run, two wins were against IU Indianapolis and the other two by a combined four points. We are going contrarian and backing them in their final home game as a win avoids the No. 10/11 play in game in the conference tournament. Youngstown St. has won six of its last nine games and has a shot to finish at 10-10 if it wins out but the last two games are on the road where they have lost five of seven following two straight home wins. 10* (724) Milwaukee Panthers

This is a play on the VALPARAISO BEACONS for our CBB Early Annihilator. First place in the Missouri Valley Conference belongs to Belmont but there are six teams within two games fighting for the remaining four byes in the upcoming conference tournament, Valparaiso being one of those. The Beacons are coming off a big road win at Illinois Chicago and they are 10-8 in the conference by winning eight of their last 11 games. Valparaiso is 12-4 at home including a 7-2 record in the conference with the two losses coming against two of the top four NET Ranked teams Murray St. and Belmont by a combined seven points and this is the final home game. Drake has gone through a big regression as after going 17-3 last season, it is 6-12 and having lost seven straight with nothing to play for as it is locked into the No.8/9 game. 10* (722) Valparaiso Beacons

This is a play on the VANDERBILT COMMODORES for our CBB Bounceback Baller. What looked like could be a magical season for Vanderbilt after a 16-0 start has gone downhill as the Commodores have lost six of their last 10 games to fall to 8-6 in the SEC. Three of those losses have come at home with two of those against Florida and Tennessee while the third was a bad one against Oklahoma albeit by only one point. They are still high in the metrics at No. 17 in the NET Ranking and this is the final home game of the season as they finish with three straight road games. Georgia was off to a 16-3 start but went on to lose five of six games with the only win coming against 2-12 LSU but the Bulldogs have rebounded with a pair of good wins against Texas and Kentucky with the latter being their only good road win. 10* (710) Vanderbilt Commodores

This is a play on the SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES for our Summit Game of the Year. South Dakota has lost three straight games to go from 6-5 to 6-8 in the Summit League and it closes out with two home games where the No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament is still in play. The Coyotes are 10-5 at home and while they have lost three of their last four in Vermillion, those three were against the two top teams North Dakota St. in overtime and St. Thomas as well as rival North Dakota by one point. Nebraska Omaha meanwhile has won three straight games to move to 8-6 in the conference but all three of those wins were at home as it closed out the home portion of the schedule 10-4 and hits the road where it is 5-8 with two of those wins against Kansas City and Oral Roberts, a combined 3-25. 10* (698) South Dakota Coyotes