Matt Fargo

This is a play on the ORLANDO MAGIC for our NBA Friday Enforcer. The Celtics are coming off a 119-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, a game in which forward Jayson Tatum exited in the third quarter with a strained right groin. He is listed as questionable for tonight and it will not be surprising to see him sit for precautionary reasons. Boston has won two straight games following a 2-6 stretch that included three road losses to push it to an average 11-9 on the season. The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS win. Orlando is coming off a loss against Oklahoma City on Wednesday which followed up a respectable 3-3 roadtrip. The Magic remain in the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference as they are two games up on Brooklyn which is coming off its fifth straight loss. The Magic are 4-1 ATS in their last five games following a straight up loss. 10* (564) Orlando Magic

This is a play on the BUTLER BULLDOGS for our CBB Friday Star Attraction. Butler was ranked as high as No. 5 in the AP Poll and No. 2 in the NCAA NET Rankings but has since lost three straight games, failing to cover any of those. The Bulldogs return home following a pair of road losses and they look to improve upon their 9-1 record at home. The lone home defeat came against Seton Hall which is now 7-0 in the Big East Conference. The defense has imploded during the losing skid but they are still fifth in the nation, allowing just 58.1 ppg. Marquette meanwhile has won and covered three straight games to improve to 4-3 in the conference. Only one win has come on the road, a four-point win over 2-5 Georgetown. The two losses came at Creighton and Seton Hall by 17 and 14 points respectively. Butler will be playing with revenge as well after suffering a pair of losses last season. 10* (868) Butler Bulldogs

This is a play on the PROVIDENCE FRIARS for our Big East Game of the Year. Providence opened Big East play with a 4-1 record but has dropped its last two games, a pair of single-point setbacks to Creighton and most recently to 7-0 Seton Hall. The Friars are 8-2 at home with the losses coming against Butler and Penn and the three-point shooting has played a big role in the results. The Friars are shooting 36.6 percent (79-210) from three-point territory at home (10 games) and 29.1 percent (58-199) in nine games away from the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Additionally, the Friars are ranked second in the Big East in turnover margin at +2.7. Villanova comes in riding a five-game winning streak but the last four have come at home so this marks the Wildcats first road game in 2.5 weeks. They are just 2-2 on the road and one of those wins came against lowly St. Josephs which is just 4-15 on the season. 10* (616) Providence Friars

This is a play on the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES for our CBB Saturday Afternoon Dominator. Michigan has lost its last three straight games and the last time the Wolverines lost three straight was during the 2014-15 season. They are now 2-5 in the Big Ten but four of those losses have come on the road and the lone home loss came in their last game against Penn St. on Wednesday. Michigan suffered its first Big Ten loss at Illinois, 71-62, on December 11th, part of the early conference schedule so revenge comes into play on Saturday. The Wolverines are 8-2 at home with the other loss coming against Oregon by a point. Illinois has won five straight games including a pair of wins at Wisconsin and Purdue. The Illini are now 6-2 in the Big Ten, tied with Michigan St. for the top spot in the conference. They are 3-3 on the road but one of those wins came by just one point and the other came at Grand Canyon. 9* (610) Michigan Wolverines