Michael Alexander

Rating: 2 Units

The Oklahoma City Thunder seek their fifth consecutive victory and 17th in the past 22 games when they visit the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves today. The Thunder continued their winning ways with a 140-111 home rout of the Atlanta Hawks on Friday as seven players scored in double digits. Oklahoma City established a season best for points and knocked down 58.1 percent of its shots - including 14 of 25 attempts from 3-point range - in the convincing triumph over the Hawks. Minnesota has lost eight straight games and 22 of its last 27 after suffering a 131-124 home loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday.

Rating: 2 Units

Los Angeles is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite,  2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest. Philadelphia is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home underdog, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and 36-17 ATS in their last 53 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

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Akron is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win, and  6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games. Ohio is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games following a ATS loss, and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.

Rating: 2 Units

UTEP is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games as a road underdog, 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win. North Texas is 11-0 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win, 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite, and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games overall. In addition, the favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

Rating: 4 Unit NCAAB Play of the Day

A step away from conference play could be good for Kansas State, which is off to a rough start in the Big 12 and is coming off an ugly finish to a loss at rival Kansas. The Wildcats won't have forwards James Love or Antonio Gordon available when they visit Alabama as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge due to suspensions handed down following a brawl that spilled into the stands at the conclusion of Tuesday's contest. The Crimson Tide come in hot with wins in three straight - all by double figures - and are coming home after pounding Vanderbilt 77-62 on the road last weekend.

Rating: 2 Units

The surging Indiana Pacers have already clinched a winning record on their current five-game road trip and they've won seven of their last eight overall. The Pacers will try to finish the trip with another victory before playing seven of their next eight at home when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers today. Behind 33 points from T.J. Warren and 24 on 9-of-10 shooting from Doug McDermott, the Pacers rolled to a 129-118 win at Golden State on Friday, improving to 3-1 on the trip. Domantas Sabonis chipped in 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists while foiling the Warriors' gameplan on the defensive end. The Trail Blazers could be exploited in a similar fashion after giving up 22 3-pointers in a 133-125 loss to Dallas at home Thursday night, their third setback in the last four games.

Rating: 2 Units

The Spurs matched their longest winning streak at three but failed to push it to four straight with Friday's 103-99 loss in the opener of their two-game homestand. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge combined for 46 points on 16-of-26 shooting for San Antonio but their teammates were 17-of-52 from the floor. San Antonio rallied for a 105-104 win at Toronto on Jan. 12 and it owns a 10-game home winning streak in the series dating back to Dec. 28, 2007.

Rating: 2 Units

Junior forward Oscar da Silva averages 16.2 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field to lead the Cardinal, who sit atop the Pac-12 standings following USC’s loss to Oregon on Thursday. The 6-9, 225-pound da Silva scored 21 points and freshman Spencer Jones added 18 in last Sunday’s 82-78 loss to USC, which trailed 45-25 at the half before storming back to hand Stanford its third defeat of the season.  The Cardinal will need to be careful not to overlook Cal, which has shown improvement under first-year coach Mark Fox but struggled to score in back-to-back losses to USC and UCLA last week. However, Cal is 6-21 ATS in their last 27 games following a ATS loss, and 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games overall.