As always, Good Luck and Play Responsibly.
LAS VEGAS — Here it is. Midweek holiday season College Basketball tournament time is solidified and entrenched and I’m back to deliver winners on my Top 5 positions — the Super 5 — for the Wednesday CBB betting slate, including the world-famous Potency Play and Top Choice. Let’s get down to business. Here’s the deal for the Super 5:
THE TIMELINE
COINCIDENTAL ARENA of the WEEK
A series depicting an arena which corresponds to a play featured in the Super 5 actions to open the show.
- Ocean Bank Convention Center, Miami, FL
CBB MINUTES
CBB POSITIONS (11.26.25, S5 v5.0)
Super 5 Record: 13-7 (65%), 14 Points. (W-L-P Format)
TOP CHOICE RECORD: 2-2
POTENCY PLAY RECORD: 1-3
2025-26 CBB PUBLISHED BET RECORD: 16-12 (57.1%) (All positions in all markets)
- Straight Wagers: 13-9
- Teasers: 3-3
- Parlays: 0-0
- Propositions: 0-0
— OMAHA/FIU OVER 160.5 POINTS
📚: Multi
KEY METRICS
- OMA: 6/7 games this season have cleared this number. Omaha ranks 76th nationally in 3PT%. It is 337th nationally in FG%/A (48.7%) & 308th in 3PT%/A (36.5%).
- FIU: 3/5 games this season have cleared this number. FIU is 249th in 3PT%/A (34.4).
- My xAPPT: 167
MY TAKE
It’s a play going over the total, at 160.5 points herein, when the Omaha Mavericks travel to Miami to oppose the Florida International Panthers Wednesday afternoon at the Ocean Bank Convention Center. I think this will be a convention of points and the bank will be open. Defense optional. Play to 161.5.
— Towson at UCSD (-1.5)
📚: Multi
Neutral Court: State Farm Field House, Kissimmee, FL.
KEY METRICS
- UCSD: 23rd nationally in FG% (51.5%) & 71st in TO’s (11.2).
- TOW: 335th nationally in 3PT% (27.7%, 273rd in FG% (43.3% & 267th in FT% (68.1%)).
MY TAKE
It’s a play on the UC-San Diego Tritons laying a point-and-half on a neutral court when it faces the Towson Tigers Wednesday afternoon in Florida. This is a very manageable number for UCSD and the offensive metrics for Towson leave much to be desired. Play to -2.5.
— UNI/TULSA OVER 136.5 POINTS
📚: Multi
Neutral Court: Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, CA.
KEY METRICS
- UNI: 11th nationally in TO’s (9.0& 70th in 3PT% (37.2%).
- TUL: 5/6 games this season have exceed this number.
- My xAAPT: 143
MY TAKE
It’s a play going over the total, at 136.5 points herein, when the Northern Iowa Panthers play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Wednesday afternoon in Palm Springs. I just think the number is too low in the expectation of a low-scoring game. Could it be low-scoring? Yes. But sometimes low-scoring games and low totals aren’t mutually exclusive. Play to 137.
— COLORADO STATE/VIRGINIA TECH OVER 154.5 POINTS
📚: Multi
Neutral Court: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas.
KEY METRICS
- CSU: 304th nationally in 3PT%/A. It’s is 4th nationally in 3PT% & 21st in FG% & best-in-nation in FT% (85.6%). 4 of 5 games term have cleared this number.
- VT: 6th nationally in TO’s (8.2). 4 of 5 games this term have cleared this number.
- My xAAPT: 162
MY TAKE
It’s a play going over the total, at 154.5 points herein, when the Colorado State Rams play the Virginia Tech Hokies on a neutral court Wednesday afternoon in the Bahamas. I just think this total is a bit low pursuant to the realities of what happens on the court against what a computer tells to a bookmaker to have as a number. On a neutral court, tournament setting, I’m banking on a scoring ethos. I’ll play to 158, the middle between the number and my xAAPT.
TOP CHOICE:
— GONZAGA at Michigan
📚: Multi
Neutral Court: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
KEY METRICS
- ZAGS: 8-1-1 ATS L10. 51st nationally in TO’s (10.6). The Bulldogs are 11th in FG%/A (35.9%) & 15th in 3PT%/A (24.9%).
- MICH: ATS coverage in 16 L37 (-18% ROI) & TT-OV satisfaction in 17 L37 (-12% ROI). Michigan is 309th nationally in TO’s (13.7) & 194th in 3PT%/A (32.7%).
MY TAKE
It’s a play on the Gonzaga Bulldogs laying one-and-half points on a neutral court when it jousts with the Michigan Wolverines Wednesday night in Vegas. I can’t get there with Michigan here citing its TO metrics and I think ZAGS have the better defense in total. This is a manageable number. There is something ($) to play for here. I respect both teams and could see both playing deep into Match. But tonight? It’s Gonzaga for me. I really dig getting this under a possession. The Bulldogs -1.5 is the Top Choice pursuant to the Super 5 for today’s College Basketball betting board.
AUXILIARIES
🏀: 2TM 6PT TSR
HARVARD +13.5
LIBERTY +1
Pretty Straightforward: I’ll move Harvard up and Liberty down in a rare across-zero move, which you should not get in the habit of. Liberty almost made the S5 card today.
🏀: 3TM M/L PARLAY (+75)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA m/l
LIBERTY m/l
VERMONT m/l
The M/L parlay pays better than the three-team teaser.
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