Jim Feist

Paradise Jam final round from St Thomas Virgin Islands today has Oregon State and Penn facing off. Oregon State had won their first three games of the season before losing yesterday in the tourney to Missouri, 63-69. The Beavers are 2-2 ATS though they failed to cover as a 3-point favorite vs Missouri. Penn also started out without a loss, winning four straight out of the gate before dropping yesterday's game to Kansas State, 48-64. It was also their first loss vs the number as they sit at 4-1 ATS. Oregon State is the 3.5-point favorite here and that goes against my own number which has Penn as a slight favorite. The Beavers are just 8-20 ATS their last 28 vs non-conference opponents and 3-8 ATS vs teams with a winning straight up record. I think this game should be closer to a pick and i'll take the points with Penn.

Auburn brings is 3-0 record into today's first round of the Maui Invitational. They will take on the 2-1 Xavier Muskateers. Auburn has had three easy wins against South Alabama, Washington and then Mississippi College. The Tigers have covered both of their spread games easily. Xavier opened with a pair of wins over Indiana Purdue and then Evansville. They lost last time out at home t Wisconsin, 68-77 as a 1-point favorite. The Muskateers are now 0-3 vs the spread. Auburn has shown little trouble in it's three games and my number favors the Tigers today. I'll go with my own power lines here and take Auburn in this opening round of the Maui Invitational.

What a great game we are treated to tonight as both 9-1 teams meet here at the Coliseum in LA. Originally scheduled for Mexico, this game had to be moved to LA because of field conditions. The Chiefs have been great for bettors, going 12-3 ATS in their last 15 overall and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 on grass. They have also been great on the road, covering 20 of their last 27 away games. As good as the Rams have been, they haven't been good against the spread. They are just 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games; 1-4 ATS their last five vs a team with a winning record and 1-6 ATS their last 7 overall. In addition, the Chiefs have covered the last six in this series. Bottom line here, you can make a case for either team. However, only one of these teams does well for bettors and that's the Chiefs. I'll take the points here with Kansas City.