darrell,

3-2 last night and 8-4 on a star basis as the big four star came through for us. Three picks tonight.

Good luck , darrell!

**Northeastern -2.5 over DELAWARE (7:30 Eastern)

Two powerhouses take the floor in this one. One team is 15-10 while the other is 8-18. Yet, we need to lay just 2.5 points on the much better team here. Not convinced Northeastern is much better? Consider that against common opponents this season, NE is 11-5 SU and 9-4 ATS while Delaware is 5-12 SU and 8-8 ATS. Delaware is scoring just 58 ppg over their last give games and they are just 4-12 SU in-conference. Small spread here. Take the better team laying the small number for two stars.

**MOREHEAD STATE +6.5 over Tennessee State (9:00 Eastern)

Another battle of champions here pittting 11-14 Tennessee State against 4-21 Morehead State. Am I really suggesting backing a 4-21 team here? Yeah. Versus common opponents this year Tennessee State is 8-9 SU while Morehead State is just 3-14. But, that's not the important thing here. If we look against the spread (what we care about), Tennessee State is just 7-10 ATS while Morehead is 11-6 ATS! And tonight we get a healthy +6.5 points on the home team. And the "home" here is very important. Consider that Morehead has only lost one game in the last eight tries here - and that's straight up! Tennessee State is 3-10 SU in road games this year. Morehead is 5-3 ATS at home where they score a lot more than they do on the road. Two stars on Morehead State plus the points.

**Oregon State +15.5 over UCLA (10:30 Eastern)

UCLA dissappointed us the other night against USC. I watched that game and felt that UCLA showed little heart or fight. It's teams playing that way that I like to fade as big favorites. Earlier this year, Oregons State kept the score within nine at home. I think they can keep it within 15 in this one. While their 13-3 home record is commendable, the Bruins are just 6-6 ATS at home. They have fallen into a slump losing their last two games straight up and while they'll be looking to improve their play here, they won't be taking OSU seriously as they have dropped 7 of their last 8 games. Perfect time to back the unlikely dog here. OSU plus the points for two stars.