Record: 42-45
Stanford Moneyline vs. Colorado
A pair of PAC 12 teams with March dreams take the court in California as Stanford hosts Colorado. The Cardinal are a longer shot after losing four of their last six games. This is a team that takes care of business on the homecourt for the most part. They have lost their last two there to USC and UCLA, but will have revenge on their mind after losing by 21 at the Buffaloes back on January 24th. Colorado has won four of their last five games and has a shot at the tournament still. They will have to take care of business on the road at Stanford and Cal. I think the Cardinal get the win in this one hurting the Buffs chances.
St. Mary's Pepperdine Over 131.5
The Gaels had a fantastic week last week capping things off with a win over Creighton. Now they hit the road to woeful Pepperdine. They have won just three times since January 24th. These two met at SMC on January 26th with the Gaels winning 84-72. The Waves have no problem running in their own building if you want to push the pace. San Francisco, Santa Clara and Gonzaga all scored at least 78 in trips there. St. Mary's has an explosive offense scoring at least 70 in four of their seven conference road games. I don't think Pepperdine will be able to stop them.
Kentucky -19 vs. Mississippi State
The Wildcats conclude a three game home stand with woeful Mississippi State. UK has won seven of their last nine games as they make a last second push into the NCAA Tournament. They have been able to blow out bad teams at home beating South Carolina by 22, Eastern Michigan by 52 and Marshall by 28. Mississippi State has been hit by roster attrition and features no one averaging at least 10 points. They just lost 72-31 at home to a mediocre Vanderbilt team. MSU has lost 12 straight and has fallen by margins of 42, 25, 18, 35 and 26 during that losing streak. This one should get ugly early and often.