Jim Feist – Sports Handicapper

The Summit League has been a great over conference this year. That's mainly because these teams love to run and gun in this conference. North Dakota has gone over in two of their last three games and is 10-5 O/U in their last 15 games. Nebraska-Omaha has also been a good over team with a 8-3 O/U mark in their last 11 conference games. They have allowed over 80 points in eight of their last 11 conference games. I look for back and forth action in this one as both teams grab plenty of points. Take the OVER.

Atlantic 10 conference action here on Wednesday has VCU playing at U Mass. The VCU Rams are 17-10 S/U, but only 9-17 ATS on the season. The Rams are a dismal 3-8 ATS on the road. In conference play the Rams are 0-4 both S/U and ATS in their last four. The U Mass Minutemen are 12-15 S/U and 17-10 ATS on the season. However, at home they have been the bettor's friend, going 12-2 ATS. In fact, they have covered their last six games and eight of the last nine overall. Now they get points from VCU, I'll take that any day with a great home covering team. Play Massachusetts.

ACC action here on Wednesday as the regular season winds down to a few precious games. The Virginia Cavaliers take on their rivals, Virginia Tech tonight. The Cavs are 19-7 S/U and 10-15 ATS on the season. While the Cavs are not a great covering team, they have covered three straight games, including road games at North Carolina and Pittsburgh. They have also won four straight games and seven of their last eight. Tech is 15-12 S/U and 11-16 ATS on the season. They have lost two straight games both S/U and ATS. In fact, they are just 1-3 S/U in their last four home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. Small price to lay here with the better team on the road. Play Virginia.

I have really loved playing the Summit League games OVER this year. This has been overall a great league to look for over plays. Tonight we have Denver playing at Indiana-Fort Worth. IPFW Mastadons have kind of bucked the trend in the conference, with six of their last seven going UNDER. They have also seen 4 of their last 9 road games go OVER the spread. The real reason I like this game over is the visitor, the Denver Pioneers. Denver has seen 11 of their last 13 games go OVER the total. They allow a lot of points, 85 or more in their last three games. They have allowed 90 points or more in three of their last six games. Denver is not a good team with just 6-wins on the year, but they can score and they do allow a lot of points. At home I look for Purdue Fort Worth to get their share of good points tonight against this poor Denver team. I'll take the OVER.

ACC action here tonight has Syracuse Orangemen playing at the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Orange are 15-12 S/U and 12-15 ATS on the season. They snapped a 3-game losing streak last game with a win over Georgia Tech 79-72. They have been a better covering team on the road, where they are 6-4 ATS compared to their home 6-11 ATS marks. Meanwhile, Pitt is 15-13 S/U and 12-16 ATS on the season. The Panthers have a four game losing streak as they come into tonight's contest, both S/U and ATS. The Panthers are also 1-6 ATS their last seven games and 2-8 ATS their last 10 games. The Panthers have not done well in conference play, going just 2-7 S/U their last nine games. That includes a loss at Syracuse back on Jan 25th, 61-69 as a 5.5-point dog. Longshot for both clubs to make the NCAA tourney. However, my number clearly show Syracuse the better team overall. Take Syracuse.

A pair of Western Conference Texas clubs meet here tonight has the Spurs host the Mavericks in San Antonio. The Mavs are 7th in the West with just 5-games separating them from 2nd place. The Spurs look to be out of the playoff picture as they sit 11th and 3 1/2 games back of 8th place Memphis. They will need to get it in gear if they hope to climb into the post season. Dallas has won three of their last four games both S/U and ATS. They have also been a great road covering team, going 21-7 ATS on the season on the road. Conversely, the Spurs have been a terrible covering team, posting a 9-17 ATS mark at home this year. They are also 2-5 ATS their last seven overall games. I like the visitor in this one tonight. Play Dallas.