7 Unit Play. Take #635 North Carolina over Virginia (12p.m., Saturday, January 24 ESPN2) Just do not see Virginia blowing out North Carolina in the noon timeslot. This game got shifted due to the winter storm and I am not sure how that benefits Virginia laying this many points. North Carolina would have been a favorite in this game before the season starts and they got back on track against Notre Dame last time out. The Tar Heels have beaten the Cavaliers in back-to-back games by a combined 25 points. This is a game where both teams may come in flat and we will grab the points in this early tilt. Virginia is rolling, but they have losses to Butler and Virginia Tech. Carolina laid an egg last week in the Bay Area, but this is a more traditional ACC road game.

2 Unit Play. Take #854 Wisconsin -8 over USC (4p.m., Sunday, January 25 Peacock) Wisconsin is on a roll at the moment and will enter this game having won 5 straight Big 10 games. The Badgers beat the Trojans by 15 points last season in Los Angeles and that is how I see this game going as well at the Kohl Center. USC is coming off 2 straight home losses and they are coming apart again this season.

3 Unit Play. Take #104 Under 46 in Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (6:30p.m., Sunday, January 25 FOX) Sooner or later the Seahawks defense will show up against the Rams and I see this being a lower scoring game than what the posted total is at. QB Sam Donald struggled early against the Rams in their last meetings and I expect him to focus on not turning over the football in this game. Everything went right for Seattle last week against San Francisco, but I see this game being played more like the Los Angeles Chicago game.

2 Unit Play. Take #101 New England Patriots -3.5 over Denver Broncos (3p.m., Sunday, January 25 CBS) This is has come down this morning and now I feel the value lies with the Patriots. Denver is playing a backup quarterback and New England is very familiar with him, as he played for the Patriots in past years. Denvers defense got picked apart last week by Buffalo and I see New England having similar success in this game. The Patriots are 8-0 straight-up and 7-1 ATS on the road this season.

OKC is just 4-6 ATS in their last ten games and they are just not playing as hard every game like they did last season. But they are still being lined like last season, so we can pick spots for value by going against them. That certainly looks good tonight. The Raptors are on their last game of a five-game road trip and it has gone very well so far as they have won and covered in three straight. We think they will want to finish strong here against the defending champs, which is always a game circled on the opposing teams schedule each season. OKC has lost two of four outright, including last time out vs. the Pacers, and they arent in top form right now. Toronto is a very strong road team and we think they can keep this one within double digits.

Both teams are slumping but we see some value in the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena today. We knew Colorado couldnt keep up the torrid pace they were on, and they have lost four of five. The first loss to start this down streak was at home vs. these same Maple Leafs, a 4-3 OT loss. After that game, Toronto has lost five of six. Two of those were in OT, however. The Leafs have won three of the last four meetings, and at this number we think they are a bit undervalued.