Michael Alexander

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Alabama will try to get something out of this season while preparing for the future when it starts play in the NIT with a matchup against visiting Norfolk State on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Crimson Tide dropped four of their last five games to end any NCAA Tournament hopes, but will look to grow from the experience of playing in more pressure situations with several key underclassmen still developing.  Norfolk State won the MEAC regular-season title and had eight wins in its last 10 games.  The Clincher:  Alabama is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

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Final-period struggles have hindered the Winnipeg Jets most of the season, but they have found the successful late-game recipe at just the right time entering today’s road contest against the Anaheim Ducks. Winnipeg earned its third-consecutive one-goal victory Monday, opening a three-game road swing with a 3-2 triumph at Los Angeles as defenseman Tyler Myers netted the game-winning tally in the second period and the Jets made it stick to remain atop the Central Division. The Jets have not faced the Ducks since scoring six goals in the first period of a 9-3 home triumph on Feb. 2, and have won both matchups with Anaheim this season, including a 4-3 overtime victory at home on Jan. 13 on Bryan Little’s game winner.

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Dallas is 25-12 ATS as underdogs against rested opponents this season, including 17-7 ATS when coming off a loss while Portland is 6-18 ATS in this series, including 0-4 ATS the last four.The Mavericks are 2-1 versus the Trail Blazers this season with Portland prevailing 121-118 in overtime on Dec. 23 in the previous meeting played in the Rose City.

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NBA-leading Milwaukee recorded a 115-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday without Antetokounmpo, but coach Mike Budenholzer wasn't all that impressed with his team's quality of play.  The Cavaliers dropped five of six games before recording a solid 126-119 win over Detroit on Monday in the opener of their three-game home stand. Kevin Love (back) is in jeopardy of missing his second straight game after being injured due to a hard fall to the floor in Saturday's setback against Dallas. The clincher:   The Bucks won this season's first two meetings by an average of 14 points.

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The Wildcats are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 NCAA Tournament games, and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 neutral site games. If I was going to set a line for this game I would put it between -7.5 to -9. The bookmakers are asking me to cover just half as many points, putting the value on the favorite.

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Florida State 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games, 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 NCAA Tournament games, and 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 neutral site games.

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Bradley is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record,  5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win, and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win..

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Murray State is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games, 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

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Northeastern is 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, and 4-1-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.