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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Calvin King
[1%] Free Play on Clemson -3½ -105
Max Chase
1* Free Pick on James Madison -1
Sal Michaels
Free Play on Gonzaga -14 -110
Doug Upstone
Free Play – Take #758 Utah State -7 over Boise St. (10:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Feb. 18)
With San Diego State having lost to Grand Canyon Tuesday at home, Utah State has taken over the top spot of the Mountain West Conference at 12-2. Ther Aggies have won seven in a row and face Boise State, which has won six of eight after a slow start in the MWC. Utah State is better in all facets, making over 51% shooting, while holding opponents to 41% from the field. The Broncos figure to give a good effort after losing by 25 to the same team last month at home, but I believe the offensive prowess of Utah State will win out. Besides, when the Aggies play after failing to cover two of their last three against the spread, in their past 11 contests afterward, they’ve won by an average of 17 PPG.
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Oliver Smith
3* on Sepp Straka
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Free Total Annihilator On Bradley vs Valparaiso over 142½ -110
Ray Monohan
Holy Cross +1.5
Holy Cross is worth a free move Wednesday. Holy Cross has struggled as of late, but the silver lining for them is they play much better at home vs on the road. Lafayette has had a ton of offensive issues and their inability to score in transition has been their biggest struggle. They only put up 68 ppg and this is a matchup where Holy Cross will have the advantage given the pace. Ray’s daily FREE plays are meant to be cheap bankroll plays. Money management is everything in this game, and these freebies are designed to keep you moving in the right direction. Tonight’s FREE selection is a strong lean on HOLY CROSS +1.5. The number makes sense, the spot is right, and it’s a play worth taking. You know what to do. Good luck — Razor Ray.
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Kyle Hunter
*Free Play on Maryland* The Maryland Terrapins have showed signs of life lately. Maryland surprised Minnesota on the road (a tough place to play). They also upset Iowa. Buzz Williams has one of the best ATS records of any head coach late in the season. His teams have tended to play their best in late February and March.
Who is Northwestern to be laying 8.5 points against any Big Ten team? The Wildcats lost at home to Minnesota and Washington. Northwestern just doesn't have a good second option behind Nick Martinelli. I understand them being favored, but this is too many points.
Take Maryland.
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Joe Duffy
Going with large underdogs versus opponent who margin of victory is 15.55 or less and drew at least 14 fouls last game is 1619-1270-23. Frankly, we had a conflicting angle though not as strong as this. But because it was 5-6 when both applied and our other metrics didn’t push it back over the top, this barely, and I mean barely fell short of my premium standards, but it’s a strong bet.
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Ricky Tran
Ricky's 1* play on Under.
Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.
- The Under is 9-2 Connecticut's last 11 games against Creighton.
- The Under is 4-1 Creighton's last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut.
- The The total has gone UNDER in 2 of Creighton last 3 road games
Verdict: Points should be hard to come by in this game.
Cole Faxon
FREE PLAY on Northern Kentucky -5½
Doc's Sports
Free Play from Doc’s Sports in MLS. Take LA Galaxy over NYCFC (7 p.m. EST, Sunday, February 22) Last year the Galaxy were fresh of their MLS Cup win and expectations were high, but they got off to a historically bad start, winless in their first 16 games, and the season was over before it started. A lot of this had to do with injuries, especially to Ricard Puig, the Galaxy’s best player. He was really central to a lot of what the Galaxy wanted to do, and his absence created lots of problems for the side. Puig had offseason surgery, and is out again for the season, but the Galaxy have solidified the team in his absence. Young players got a lot of experience last season when they might have not otherwise had the opportunity, and they made some nice signings in the offseason. Last season is a thing of the past, and this team is back to where it wants to be as a Cup contender and a very likely playoff side at the very least. They are underrated by the oddsmakers to start the season, and we will take advantage of the value here with this plus-money line. The Galaxy have won the last two meetings at home vs NYCFC, and we see this one as a low scoring match but we think the Galaxy will find a way to win. There hasn’t been a draw in seven meetings and we don’t envision one here. After last season, we think there will be an emphasis on a strong start, and home pitch will propel the Galaxy to three points.
Dan Kaiser
The Razorbacks are putting up 88 or more points in three straight games. Alabama has put up 89 or more points in four straight, 93 or more in three of those four. Both teams can light it up from beyond the arc, and defense is not in their vocabulary.
Play on the OVER. This is a free play.
Brian Bitler
For my best free pick on the board here for Wednesday in college basketball I am looking at the Arizona Wildcats hosting the BYU Cougars. Arizona off 2 straight losses Texas Tech and Kansas no real shame in that but we should see bettors running to the other side to bet BYU getting all these points off 2 straight wins of their own. Now BYU did have a big injury but that wont stop bettors from backing them here. Look for this to be a blowout out at half and a wood shedding by the end of the game as I have Arizona taking this game by 30.
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Matt Sullivan
1* Bet on Kansas -5½
Bobby Conn
1* Free Play on East Tennessee State PK -110
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PSP Data Driven 1* Arkansas.
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Our models suggest that the value is on the Underdog. Arkansas is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games played in February. Alabama is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Jeff Alexander
1* NCAAB - Oklahoma/Tennessee FREE PICK on Oklahoma +11
Jack Jones
Jack's Free Pick Wednesday: Nebraska-Omaha -8.5
The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks have really been covering machines since getting leading scorer Paul Djobet (19.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 44.1% 3-pointers) back. They have gone 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall including two wins over Denver and another over St. Thomas. Their last five losses have all come by single-digits with Djobet in the lineup, so they have been competitive in every game as well.
Now the Mavericks take on Oral Roberts, which has gone 3-21 SU & 9-15 ATS against Division 1 opponents this season. The Golden Eagles are 1-11 SU & 2-10 ATS in conference play as they have rarely been competitive. They are getting outscored by 12.4 points per game in Summit League play this season.
Djobet had 25 points in leading the Mavericks to a 73-62 road win at Oral Roberts in their first meeting this season on January 17th. It will be more of the same tonight as the Golden Eagles have suffered 11 losses by double-digits in their last 14 games overall. Bet Nebraska-Omaha Wednesday.
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Jimmy Boyd
1* Free Pick on Maryland/Northwestern: under 141½
Northwestern plays one of the slowest tempos in the country when they are at home. They currently rank near the bottom of the Big Ten in adjusted pace and love to bleed the shot clock on every possession.
Maryland has struggled to find any offensive rhythm on the road this season. Their effective field goal percentage drops significantly when they travel, and they often struggle with long scoring droughts.
The Terps rely on a high-pressure defense to stay competitive in the conference. They are elite at defending the three-point line and forcing teams into contested, late-clock jumpers.
Northwestern is just as stingy in their own building. They prioritize transition defense and rarely allow easy baskets or run-out opportunities.
Both coaching staffs prefer a half-court grind over a track meet. Expect both teams to use at least 20 seconds of the shot clock on nearly every trip down the floor.
The officiating in the Big Ten usually gets more physical as the season reaches mid-February. This typically leads to fewer whistles and fewer points scored at the free-throw line.
Maryland has stayed under the total in four of their last five games away from home. Northwestern has seen the under hit in six of their last eight matchups overall.
The current line of 141.5 is way too high for two teams that rank in the top 50 nationally in defensive efficiency. This is a classic Big Ten rock fight where neither side is likely to crack the 70-point mark.
The value is clearly on the under in a game where possessions will be limited. This matchup will be won in the trenches rather than on the fast break.
I like the Under 141.5 (-105).
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Dave Price
Dave's Wednesday Free Play:
1* on George Mason -1.5
The Key: George Mason will be hungry for a win after dropping 3 of its last 4 games to fall to 21-5 on the season. The Patriots are back home now where they are 15-1 SU this season. So laying this short number is a nice price on the Patriots at home. Dayton is 2-5 SU & 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games overall with both wins coming at home. The Flyers are 3-5 SU & 2-6 ATS in true road games this year. They only have 2 days off since beating Davidson while the Patriots have had the last 4 days off since losing at George Washington. Take George Mason.
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John Martin
1 Unit FREE PLAY on Oklahoma +11.5
The Oklahoma Sooners have a ton of close losses this season and are better than their 13-12 record. They have been rewarded for not quitting with consecutive wins over Vanderbilt as 11.5-point road dogs and Georgia by 16 as 1.5-point home favorites. They are rested playing just their 2nd game in 11 days tonight and will give Tennessee a run for its money. The Volunteers will be without JP Estrella who is their third-leading scorer at 9.7 points per game while also averaging 5.2 boards per game. They struggled to put away LSU in their last game winning 73-63 as 14.5-point home favorites. LSU was missing its two best players in McKinnon and Thomas, too. Give me Oklahoma.
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Rocketman Sports FREE CBB play Wednesday 2-18-26
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M (7:00 PM EST)
Play On: Ole Miss +9 1/2
The Ole Miss Rebels travel to Texas A&M to take on the Aggies on Wednesday night. Ole Miss is 11-14 SU overall this year while Texas A&M comes in with a 17-8 SU overall record on the season. Texas A&M is 1-4 SU last 5 games overall. Texas A&M is 0-7 SU last 7 games in February. Ole Miss is 5-3 ATS this year in road games. The public is on Texas A&M in this one (Who can blame them) but the line has dropped so we'll gladly fade them. We'll recommend a small play on Ole Miss tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
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Steve Janus
1* Free Sharp Play on Coastal Carolina +1½ -110
Matt Fargo
This is a play on the NEBRASKA OMAHA MAVERICKS for our Wednesday Free Play. It has been a disappointing season for Omaha which won the Summit League regular season last year and was supposed to be a contender again this season but got off to a 2-4 start. The Mavericks have recovered with wins in five of their last seven games with both of those losses on the road against conference contenders North Dakota and North Dakota St. and they have a chance to still secure the No. 4 spot in the upcoming conference tournament. They have won three straight at home and this is their final home game of the season with it being Senior Night where they will be honoring nine seniors so they will want to go out big. Oral Roberts comes in 1-11 in the Summit with the only win coming against 1-11 Kansas City at home six nights ago and the Golden Eagles are back on the road where they are 0-12 while losing 27 of their last 29 road games and come in on a current 2-11 ATS run. Play (722) Nebraska Omaha Mavericks
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Brandon Lee
Wednesday's CBB Free Pick
PLAY ON: Auburn -5
Sean Murphy
Wednesday CBB Free play. My selection is on Tennessee minus the points over Oklahoma at 7 pm et on Wednesday.
We'll lay the points with Tennessee on Wednesday as it looks to run its winning streak to three games and avoid a second straight ATS defeat in the the process. The Volunteers not only own the better overall record in this matchup this season but they've also faced the more difficult schedule. The Sooners have come out of a miserable stretch by winning (and covering) their last two games against Vanderbilt and Georgia. In those contests they quite simply shot the lights out. I think they'll be in tough in this matchup, however, noting that Tennessee has held four of its last five opponents to 25 or fewer made field goals. On the flip side, Oklahoma has played matador-like defense for much of the season, most recently allowing four of its last five opponents to connect on 30+ field goals. We'll call for the Vols to roll on Wednesday. Take Tennessee.
Mike Lundin
BYU vs Arizona CBB Free Pick
The Angle(s): This looks like an absolute smash spot for an Arizona Wildcats team coming off back-to-back losses to Kansas and Texas Tech. They have a some injury concerns, but should have enough depth to take care of a BYU team 0-4 against the spread as underdogs.
The Bet: ARIZONA.
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1% GOLD RUSH on Dayton +120
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