Zack Cimini

Jackson State pulled off an upset in yesterday’s win over Grambling, cashing outright on today’s spread offering against Florida A&M. A Rattlers team that Jackson State had their largest margin of victory in conference of 20 points, and also beat them by at point at Florida A&M. The blowout was a bad travel spot for the Rattlers traveling from Saturday to Monday, and the one point loss they blew a nine point halftime lead. Expect a different outcome today with the Rattlers on six days rest.

One of the trends that has cashed ATS is teams playing for their coach that is on his way out. We have seen Arizona State, Oregon State, San Diego, amongst others cover spreads with their coaches exiting. Tarleton State’s Billy Gillespie was announced a few weeks ago they they will part ways. The Texans have lost four straight, but did play Abilene Christian well last month. They beat them in overtime, and had a double digit lead in the second half in the other February matchup. Two games that their star player Dior Johnson missed. Lay the number with Johnson in the lineup.

The Orlando Magic have won four straight games, and are off back to back wins of twenty points or more for the first time this season. Yet, they find themselves as a home underdog against a Cavaliers team that defeated them by fourteen and sixteen points in late January. With Cleveland just .500 over their last eight games this figures to be a closer game, but take the Cavs to outlast the Magic and go three for three ATS against Orlando.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hit a low point two games ago when they matched a season worst twenty seven point loss against Orlando. The offense was not there once again in last night’s loss to the Lakers where they had Rudy Gobert, Donte DiVencenzo, and Anthony Edwards struggle from the field. Even if tonight’s another struggling game offensively, the Timberwolves showed just two weeks ago they can overcome that. They defeated the Clippers 94 to 88. Grab the Twolves as the underdog in a back to back spot.