Sean Murphy

Southwest Division Game of the Year. My selection is on San Antonio plus the points over Houston at 9:40 pm et on Wednesday.

The Spurs check in off an upset loss at home against the Pelicans in a game where they were never really competitive on Sunday. It was a bit of a puzzling result although New Orleans has been playing better basketball lately. San Antonio still hold a two-game edge over the second-place Rockets in the Southwest Division and will be looking to avenge a 111-106 loss suffered here in Houston last week. The Rockets have won two straight and five of their last six games but haven’t looked all that impressive in doing so. We did cash with Houston on Friday but that was in an underdog role on the road against the Pistons. This is a more difficult matchup and I think Houston’s home court edge is being overvalued in this spot. Take San Antonio (10*).

My selection is on Charlotte plus the points over Temple at 7 pm et on Wednesday.

Temple owns the better overall record in this matchup this season but Charlotte has faced the more difficult schedule. We'll back the 49ers as they head on the road in search of their third straight victory on Wednesday. Temple enters on the heels of back-to-back victories as well and has probably been patting itself on the back for the last three days after a 2-0 road trip. Keep in mind, Charlotte will be looking to avenge an earlier 'upset' loss suffered at home against Temple. The 49ers enter in solid form having made good on 26 or more field goals in five of their last six games. That's despite getting off 55 or fewer field goal attempts in four of those contests. On the flip side, they've limited four of their last five opponents to 26 or fewer made field goals. Temple is rather limited offensively to be laying this many points against a quality opponent. It has knocked down 25 or fewer field goals in five straight contests. Meanwhile, the opposition has been 'filling it up' against the Owls lately, connecting on 30, 26 and 28 field goals in their last three games. Take Charlotte (8*).

Wednesday CBB Free play. My selection is on St. Bonaventure plus the points over Duquesne at 7 pm et on Wednesday.

We'll grab the points with the Bonnies as they head on the road and look to shake off a blowout loss at the hands of Saint Louis last time out. These two teams are neck-and-neck in terms of overall records this season but St. Bonaventure has faced the tougher schedule by most metrics. The Bonnies have had four full days to stew over a 35-point rout at the hands of the Billikens. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that it was a one-off poor performance. Prior to that contest they had connected on 25 or more field goals in 12 straight games. On the flip side, they had limited three straight foes to 25 or fewer made field goals. Duquesne has been fairly limited offensively in recent weeks, connecting on 21, 23, 23 and 23 field goals over its last four contests. Meanwhile, the opposition has made good on 25 or more field goals in five of their last seven games. Look for the Bonnies to take this one down to the wire at the very least. Take St. Bonaventure.