We are in Memphis on Thursday night where the Bulls from Cigar City are in town to take on the Tigers of Memphis. The Bulls come in with a season record of 21-8 overall. The Bulls are 7-0 SU and 5-2 ATS their last seven games overall. South Florida is 13-6 ATS versus Memphis including 7-1 ATS when facing them on the road. The Bulls are also 8-3 away from Cigar City and 19-5 when installed as a favorite anywhere. Memphis has struggled this season coming in with a season record of 12-17 but they are 10-5 at home. Currently the Tigers are riding a six-game losing streak both straight up and against the number. The Bulls have already defeated Memphis a few weeks ago in Cigar City and they won that game by twenty-one points. Memphis is at home for this one and they will be playing with revenge, but we are always careful not to put too much value in the revenge factor. It is overused in all sports and can be costly if you blindly follow any avenging foe. Since that loss the Tigers have done little to improve as we mentioned they are on a six-game losing streak. They were just crushed by East Carolina on Sunday losing that game by sixteen points. Could the Tigers have tossed the towel on their 25-campaign? It certainly looks like they have decided there is nothing to play for and are looking forward to the offseason. Even if that is not the case the Bulls are the much better team overall and should have little trouble getting the season sweep against this shorthanded Tigers team. Our TPR Index projects a point advantage of 11.96 points. The MM projects a point differential of +5.42 against the current line range. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has an offensive-defensive differential of 5.26 with a transitional average of 43.7 The SIM Matrix has the South Florida Bulls with a 73.98 percent advantage against the spread in this contest. Play AGAINST CBB underdogs when their opponent had nineteen or more assists in their last game and they are playing in March, 150-104 ATS (59%)(+$3,560). Play AGAINST CBB AAC teams when the team scored no more than seventy points in their last game and they are averaging a pace of at least 68.14 on the season, 209-131 ATS (62%)(+$6,490). With significant support for the visitors from Cigar City, we will lay the chalk with the Bulls on Thursday night at the FedEx Forum. PREDICTION: 8* SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS 84 MEMPHIS TIGERS 72

The Detroit Pistons are on the road in Texas for their game against the host Spurs of San Antonio Thursday night. These two teams just met in the Motor City two weeks ago with the Spurs getting the road win taking down the Pistons by eleven points. The Spurs have won twelve of their last thirteen games overall with the only loss coming at the hands of the Knicks in New York on Sunday. Detroit had their three-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday losing in Cleveland to the Cavaliers. The Spurs will be playing the front end of a back-to-back as they host the LA Clippers on Friday night. That is unlikely to have any bearing on this game with the Spurs wanting to make sure they get another win against the Pistons tonight. More bad news for the Pistons Cade Cunningham has been in one of the worst slumps of his season. He has tried to get out of that slump with little to no success and now facing an intense defensive team in the Spurs his chances of bouncing back tonight could be slim at best. The TPR Index projects a point advantage of 8.9 points in favor of the Spurs. The MM projects a point differential of +5.32 against the current line range. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has an offensive defensive differential of 5.14 with a transitional average of 43.1. The SIM Matrix has the San Antonio Spurs with a 73.97 percent advantage against the spread in this contest. Play ON NBA favorites coming off an ATS win as a favorite in their last game in which their opponent shot less than thirty-five percent from the field, 92-54 ATS (53%)(+$3,260). With solid support for the home team, we will lay the short price with the Spurs as they win number two versus the Pistons on Thursday night. PREDICTION: 8* SAN ANTONIO SPURS 123 DETROIT PISTONS 114