As always, Good Luck and Play Responsibly.
LAS VEGAS — Here it is. A superb Saturday slate of quality College Basketball is live and I’m back to deliver winners on my Top 5 positions — the Super 5 — for the Saturday CBB betting board, 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 Super 5 actions to open the show.
- Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT.
CBB POSITIONS (12.20.35, v10.0)
Super 5 Record: 24-21, 26.5 Points.
(W-L-P Format)
TOP CHOICE RECORD: 5-4
POTENCY PLAY RECORD: 4-5
2025-26 CBB PUBLISHED BET RECORD: 28-34 (All positions in all markets)
- Straight Wagers: 24-23
- Teasers: 4-9
- Parlays: 0-2
- Propositions: 0-0
— COLORADO STATE/UTAH STATE OVER 147 POINTS
📚: William Hill/Caesars
KEY METRICS
- CSU: See Above
- USU: 25th nationally in FG% (50.9) & 37th in 3PT% (37.0)
- My xAPPT: 152
— DUKE (-8.5) at Texas Tech
Neutral Court: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
📚: Multi
KEY METRICS
- DUKE: 7-4 ATS. Duke is 1st nationally in FG%/A (34.6). Unheard of for this program. It ranks 15th in 3PT%/A (27.0).
- TT: 334th nationally in FT% (66.8) & 221st in FG%/A (45.4).
— Xavier at GEORGETOWN (-4.5)
📚: Multi
KEY METRICS
- XAV: 314th nationally in FG% (42.0) & 304th in FT% (67.1). The Musketeers are 313th in FG%/A (46.7).
- GTOWN: 1st nationally in TO’s (8.8). Hoyas are 87th in FT% (74.7).
— BOISE STATE/NEVADA OVER 141.5 POINTS
📚: Multi
KEY METRICS
- BSU: 34th nationally in FT% (77.1)
- NEV: 7-4 O/U. 261st in the country in 3PT%/A (34.5). The Wolfpack are 66th in 3PT% (36.9%)
- My xAAPT: 146
TOP CHOICE:
— NORTHWESTERN (+2.5) at Butler
Neutral Court: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
📚: Multi
KEY METRICS
- NW: 14th nationally in TO (9.5) & 29th in FG% (50.5). The Wildcats are 37th in 3PT%/A (28.8) & 67th in FG%/A (40.6).
- BUT: 300th nationally in FT% (67.3) & 220th in TO (11.8).
AUXILIARIES
🏀: 2TM 6PT TSR
NORTHWESTERN +8.5
PURDUE -2.5
Pretty Straightforward: I’ll move the Boilermakers down and the Wildcats, my Top Choice ATS, up.
🏀: 2TM 6PT TSR
DUKE -2.5
CREIGHTON -1.5
Here, I move both the Blue Devils and Blue Jays down to more manageable numbers inside one possession.
YTD: 1-3
🏀: Grand Canyon at WYOMING (-2.5)
I passed on the Cowboys to focus on other positions.
FUTURISTICS REVISITED
BEYOND THE RIM
This week we skip the history lessons to focus on Saturday CFB & NFL actions:
- Miami (FL) +3.5
- UM/A&M Over 48 Points
- Bears -1.5
REFERENCES
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- Grok
- Gemini
- KenPom
- Covers
- Team Rankings
- CBB Reference
- CBS Sports App
- Real Sports
- ESPN (web)
- Fanduel Sports
- STN Sports
- Boyd Gaming
- Oddschecker US
- Projection Sports
- Getty Images
- Darkseid Sports Intellectual Properties
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