Sports Handicapper Matt Fargo's Picks & Predictions

This is a play on the WEBER ST. WILDCATS for our Monday Free Play. This is the fourth straight road game for Weber St. but this is not a daunting task as it looks to close the roadtrip 3-1 over one of the worst teams in the Big Sky Conference. The Wildcats only loss over the first three games was a four-point loss at 12-0 Eastern Washington and they are getting value here. They are coming off an overtime win at 5-5 Idaho St. on Saturday where they were a three-point chalk and are now laying less than that against a 2-9 team. Weber St. is 7-3 in the conference which is good for third place, two games clear of fourth place and a win here gets the Wildcats a game and half behind Montana St. Northern Colorado has dropped three straight games and while Weber St. is involved in a travel spot, the Bears are as well and they are coming off a two-game trip to Montana. The Bears only have a pair of conference wins by a combined eight points against Idaho and Portland St. which are a combined 7-16 in the Big Sky. Northern Colorado has no home court advantage as they are 2-6 and in addition to the Idaho win, the only other home victory was against Texas A&M-Commerce, an 11-13 team out of the Southland Conference by just three points. The record also includes a loss against non-Division I Colorado Christian. Play (879) Weber St. Wildcats

After a 3-0 Sunday SWEEP in College Hoops, Matt went 11-1 this weekend and we are now on a 37-15 CBB Run! College Basketball is back on Monday with a TV Star Attraction! 24-13 NBA run and 45-30 NBA run the last 68 days and we are ready to cash again tonight with a pair of Winners including his Western Conference Game of the Month!

This is a play on the SAN ANTONIO SPURS for our NBA Monday Enforcer. Hold your nose for this one as we are taking the points with the Spurs who are in an awful slump as they have lost eight straight games and failed to cover their last seven against the number. Only two of those losses were by more than 12 points so while saying they have been competitive is a stretch but the spreads are taking all of this into consideration and they are catching a big number here. San Antonio is back on the road following a four-game homestand and while they have struggled away from home, they are out of the Western Conference for a while as they have gone 5-30 straight up and 12-23 ATS within its conference but is 9-9 straight up and 11-7 ATS against the East. Chicago has no interest in getting up for this game following a pair of wins and a game at Memphis tomorrow night. The Bulls are 15-11 at home which is nothing special and this is the first time all season they are laying double digits. Just like the Spurs, they have done well in their own conference but are 5-12 straight up and ATS against the Western Conference and while this is against one of the dregs of the West, it is still significant especially against the number. 10* (509) San Antonio Spurs

This is a play on the GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS for our Western Conference Game of the Month. Golden St. is coming off a win over Dallas which was without Luka Doncic but it came with a price. Steph Curry is out until after the All Star break with a knee injury and that is an auto fade for many. The numbers are adjusted however and his absence causes the lines to be overadjusted which is the case here as Golden St. was favored by five points three games ago at Oklahoma City and now they are laying less than that at home. While the Warriors are 17-25 without him in the lineup, 29 of those games were on the road and they are 8-5 in the 13 home games without him. They are 20-6 at home this season and the rest of the team steps up in first game of his absence. Oklahoma City is coming off a split with Houston in a home-and-home set to remain two games under .500 and the Thunder hit the road once again where they have struggled. They are 9-16 away from home yet to their credit, they have been very profitable but this is a unique spot where they are overinflated because of the Curry injury. There will no doubt be a lookahead as they could be part of history as thy face the Lakers tomorrow night in a game LeBron James can break the all-time scoring record. 10* (514) Golden St. Warriors

This is a play on the KANSAS JAYHAWKS for our CBB Monday Star Attraction. Kansas is coming off a loss at Iowa St. on Saturday in a game that it trailed throughout and was never really in after halftime. The Jayhawks have been in a slump as they have gone 2-4 over their last six games with three of those defeats coming on the road with the lone home loss coming against TCU. They are 11-1 overall at home so this is a good bounce back spot as they look to break out of the logjam of four teams tied for third place at 6-4 in the Big 12. This is big game already but even more so with a pair of road games on deck. Texas has won two straight games since getting thumped at Tennessee last Saturday including an impressive road win at Kansas St. on Saturday as it overcame an 11-point deficit at halftime to win by three. The Longhorns remain atop the Big 12 as they lead the Cyclones by one game at 8-2 with this being the final game of a tough four-game stretch as they catch some lower level teams after Kansas. Texas is 4-2 on the road but three of those wins were against Oklahoma, Oklahoma St. and West Virginia which are a combined 10-20 in conference action. They hit Lawrence at the wrong time. 10* (878) Kansas Jayhawks