The Clippers are on a back-to-back here while the Timberwolves are fresh and healthy. You never know if they will pull Kawhi Leonard right before the game, so we could get even more value here. The Clippers have no other players other than Kawhi and Harden who can score when needed. That was evident at Memphis last night when the game was close at the end and no one could make a shot and the Grizzlies cruised to a win. Both teams have been horrible ATS but someone has to cover here and we believe in the Timberwolves even though they have underachieved. They have won four straight entering this game, and they are starting to turn things around. They have won eight of the last nine meetings and they covered in six of those games.

2 Unit Play. Take #604 Purdue -5 over Iowa State (12p.m., Saturday, December 4 CBS) Playing Purdue is always a tough task, but it is even tougher when playing them at Mackey Arena. Both teams are 8-0, but Iowa State has not played as difficult of a schedule as Purdue has. St. Johns and Creighton are not as strong this season, whereas Purdue has beaten Texas Tech and Alabama. The crowd will be into this game and Purdue will pull away at some point and win it by double digits.

7-unit play. #308943 Rhode Island +7 over UC Davis (Sat., December 6th, 10:00 p.m. ESPN+) Were taking Rhode Island plus the points. The Rams are 11-2, riding a seven-game win streak, and just crushed Monmouth 42-14. Their defense is top-10 nationally, allowing only 19.2 points and 317 yards per game, with 33 sacks led by A.J. Pena. Quarterback Devin Farrell (3,452 yards, 22 TDs) and receiver Marquis Buchanan (1,224 yards) stretch defenses vertically, while Antwain Littleton Jr. balances the attack with 1,125 rushing yards and 12 scores. That combination has fueled 31.7 points per game during the streak.

UC Davis enters 8-3 but has been far more generous defensively, surrendering 29.5 points and 414 yards per game, ranking outside the top 70 against the run. QB Miles Hastings is capable, yet he faces a Rams unit that has held seven straight opponents under their scoring average and forced multiple turnovers in five of those contests. Rhode Island is 5-1 on the road, winning its last four away games by nearly 19 points apiece, while UC Davis has beaten only one winning team at home. Expect the Rams to control the trenches, pressure Hastings into mistakes, and grind out clock-chewing drives late.

2 Unit Play. Take #116 Alabama Crimson Tide over Georgia Bulldogs (4p.m., Saturday, December 6 ABC) Boy have the Big 10 and SEC Championship Games been devalued with a 12 team playoff. Georgia is playing in this game for the fifth straight year, but they have a losing record in this game. Alabama has the better quarterback and for whatever reason Georgia just cannot seem to slow down the Tides offense. Alabama has beaten Georgia in 9 of the last 10 meetings and getting them at an underdog is too good to pass up.

4 Unit Play. Take #794 Washington State +2.5 over Nevada (5p.m., Sunday, December 7 ESPN+) Just do not trust Nevada laying points in this true road game. Washington State is desperate for a win after losing 3 straight games and playing in the Pullman is always a tough task. Throw in the bad blood of poaching teams from Nevadas league and I see this game going down to the wire with the Cougars coming out on top by 2 or 3 points.

7 Unit Play. Take #141 Cincinnati Bengals +6 over Buffalo Bills (1p.m., Sunday, December 7 FOX) The game got flexed out, but now is a great 1 p.m. game with the emergence of Joe Burrow back at quarterback for Cincinnati. The Bengals have won 6 of the last 8 meetings and the two games the Bills won, they would not have covered this posted number. Buffalo has alternated wins and losses over their last 5 games, and I just do not see them blowing out the Bengals. Joe Burrow is unreal as an underdog, covering the spread 15 of his last 18 games when he is a dog of more than 3 points. Expect both teams to put up points in this game and I see it going down to the wire with the winning team coming out on top by a field goal.

2 Unit Play. Take #140 Under 48.5 in Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals (4:25p.m., Sunday, December 7 FOX) This is the first meeting between these two teams in 2025. The Under easily hit the last time these two teams played and expect it to cash again. Arizona has a weak offense, and they will enter this game having lost 9 of their last 10 games. Their points seem to come late in games when they are getting blown out and I see them struggling to score over 20 points in this game. Their only chance to stay in this game is to grind out a ball control style and that sets up a strong play with the under. The Rams have stayed under the posted total in 2 of their last 3 games.

4 Unit Play. Take #134 Green Bay Packers -6.5 over Chicago Bears (4:25p.m., Sunday, December 7 FOX) The Packers have owned the Bears winning a ton of games against them in recent years. The only time the Bears beat them is if the game is meaningless, this is certainly not a meaningless game.

3 Unit Play. Take #128 Under 43.5 in Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens (1p.m., Sunday, December 7 CBS) First place in the AFC North is one the line when these two traditional rivals battle one another in Baltimore. The Ravens defense has improved greatly as the season has gone on and neither offense has been on track of late. That sets up a strong play with the under.