Baylor got past Iowa State and escaped Oklahoma State on Saturday. Things don't let up for the No. 2 ranked Bears, though, with this matchup. 
Oklahoma has its confidence again after beating TCU, 83-63, two days ago. Baylor had a much more difficult time with its Saturday victory against the Cowboys trailing by 12 in the second half. It was a terrible beat for those who backed Oklahoma State at plus 6. The Cowboys trailed by three with 14 seconds left, but ended up losing by seven when Baylor sank four free throws at the end. It was the only time all game that the Bears led by that many points. 
This has been a road team series with the visitor going 6-1-1 ATS the past eight times. 

This matchup sets up well for Washington. The Wizards are a very bad 5-17 on the road, but a far more respectable 8-11 at home. 
The Wizards have been idle since Friday when they were embarrassed by 29 points on the road by the Raptors. They seek redemption at home and aside from John Wall, who has missed the entire season, have their key players healthy again with Bradley Beal, Thomas Bryant and Davis Bertans back in the rotation. 
While the Wizards had the weekend to rest and game plan, the Pistons had to play Saturday night against the Hawks. The Pistons buried the Hawks, but this early Martin Luther King Day start time nearly makes this a back-to-back game. Detroit has failed to cover 10 of the last 12 times when playing on one day's rest. 
Detroit hasn't gotten healthy like the Wizards have. The Pistons are minus Blake Griffin, Luke Kennard and Reggie Jackson. They are relying on youngsters Sekou Doumbouya and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, who are up-and-down. Derrick Rose is having a nice comeback season, but he no longer is able to play big minutes. 
Note, too, that the Pistons have failed to cover in six of their last seven road games against the Wizards.

Indiana is one of the better defensive teams in the NBA giving up the sixth-fewest points per game and ranking seventh in defensive field goal percentage. The Pacers draw a banged-up Denver squad.
The Pacers are seeking revenge for a 124-116 home loss to the Nuggets from 17 days ago. The Nuggets shot 53 percent from the floor and made 24 of 27 free throws in that game. 
The Nuggets are likely to be missing three of their top five scorers with Paull Millsap, Jamal Murray and Gary Harris all injured. This means more minutes for Malik Beasley, Mason Plumlee and Michael Porter Jr., who aside from Porter, aren't scorers. The Nuggets lack a deep bench so don't look for an uptempo pace.
The Under is 12-4 the past 16 times the Nuggets have played on two day's rest. This trend makes sense because Denver's Michael Malone is an excellent defensive coach. The Nuggets have clamped down defensively during their last two home games holding Charlotte to 86 points - 17 below the Hornets' average - and limiting the high-scoring Clippers to 104 points - which is 12 points under their average. 

Spot and history set up for Winnipeg here.
The Jets have beaten the Blackhawks in six of the last seven meetings. They have won during their last three visits to Chicago.
Winnipeg won't lack motivation after an embarassing 7-1 home loss to the Lightning two days ago. 
Chicago is fat and happy returning home after sweeping all three games during its Canadian road trip, including beating the Maple Leafs, 6-2, on Saturday. The Blackhawks carry a high fatigue rating as this marks their fourth game in six days.

Aaron Rodgers plays best when he has a chip on his shoulder. So he should play well here. Rodgers has taken a hit from the press for not having a Rodgers-type statistical season. All the Packers have done, though, is go 14-3. Aaron Jones has emerged as an elite all-purpose back so Rodgers hasn't had to carry all of the load. 
Rodgers has well above average offensive tackles and a very good center to go with a top-five wide receiver, Davonte Adams. That's enough for him to produce points against any defense whehter it's home or road. Rodgers had one of the worst games of his career in the first meeting against the 49ers this season. He won't lack motivation or the brains to make sure a repeat performance doesn't occur. 
Jimmy Garoppolo isn't close to being in Rodgers' class. But he doesn't have to be. The pressure is off Garoppolo because the 49ers should have no trouble running successfully on Green Bay. The Packers have permitted an average of 4.6 yards per rush during their last five games. San Francisco goes three deep at running back and can take advantage of that. The Packers lack experienced cornerbacks to prevent Garoppolo from making short yardage throws in favorable down and distance plays. 
Title games can sometimes get out of control if the losing team is trailing late because all stops need to be pulled out. That could be the case here. 

Dallas is the superior team and in a good situational spot. That's enough to overcome laying small juice with the slightly favored Stars on the road. 
The Stars are 7-2 in their last nine games, but are off a surprising 4-1 home loss to the Sabres on Thursday. Dallas didn't waste any time brooding about that defeat immediately hopping a plan to come to Minneapolis where a focused effort should be forth coming.
The Wild are off a 3-2 upset win against the Lightning from Thursday. Prior to that, the Wild had dropped six of seven. 
Dallas has won five of the last six in the series. 

No Joel Embiid and a 7-14 road record make the 76ers just a short favorite against the Knicks. 
Despite those obstacles, the 76ers still are a much better team than New York rendering this point spread as being too short. 
Philadelphia has defeated New York 10 straight times. Even without Embiid, the 76ers still are two levels higher than the Knicks. New York has multiple injuries in the backcourt, including one to shooting guard RJ Barrett. 

Only 21 teams average more points per game than Kent State as the Golden Flashes average 79.9 points a game. 
Western Michigan is a monster Over team when playing at home. The Broncos have gone Over 68 percent of the time during their past 99 home contests. A combination of lack of defense and a faster pace when playing at home are key factors for this huge Over statistic. 
I'm going to ride this Western Michigan home Over angle especially with Kent State as the road opponent. 

I want Oregon going for me here after the Ducks lost, 72-61, as nine-point road favorites against Washington State two days ago. 
The Ducks are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 road games and should be primed for a much stronger effort. Oregon also has revenge for the Pac-12 title game last season when it lost, 68-48, to the Huskies.
Washington has to make a key adjustment with starting point guard Quade Green ruled academically ineligible. 

The season figures show Purdue ranked 11th in the nation defensively giving up 59.6 points a game and Maryland having the 29th-stingiest defense allowing 61.4 points. 

Hence a low total here. But is the total low enough? I say no.

There hasn't been a Purdue game all season in which more than 126 points were scored during regulation. The Boilermakers just held 14th-ranked Michigan State to 42 points this past Sunday.  
Maryland isn't shooting well. The Terrapins are averaging 56.6 points during their last three games and are off consecutive road losses to Iowa and Wisconsin. The Under has cashed 16 of the last 21 times following a game Maryland lost. 

The Terrapins are home now where they are unbeaten. Neither team plays at a quick pace. Maryland's offense isn't in good form. Purdue relies on its defense not offense. So this sets up has a grind down, defensive slugfest where every basket will be hotly contested. 

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