As always, Good Luck and Play Responsibly.

This is v12.0 of the 2025-26 edition of the Super 5.
The premise of the Super 5 is to release my 5 best positions across College Basketball’s biggest leagues and in select actions in the lower leagues.

LAS VEGAS — Here it is. A superb Tuesday slate of quality College Basketball is live and I’m back to deliver winners on my Top 5 positions — the Super 5 — for today’s 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:

v11.0 + YTD results.

THE TIMELINE

The KenPom T25.
AP/Coaches polls via ESPN.

COINCIDENTAL ARENA of the WEEK

A series depicting an arena which corresponds to a play featured in Super 5 actions to open proceedings.

  • Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma

CBB POSITIONS (1.13.26, v12.0)

Super 5 Record: 28-27 30.5 Points.

(W-L-P Format)

TOP CHOICE RECORD: 5-6

POTENCY PLAY RECORD: 4-7

2025-26 CBB PUBLISHED BET RECORD: 33-42 (All positions in all markets)

  • Straight Wagers: 28-29
  • Teasers: 5-11
  • Parlays: 0-2
  • Propositions: 0-0
The Plays for S5 v12.0. As always, scoring is 1 point per win, half-point per push and 1.5 points for every Top Choice win.

INDIANA (+7.5) at Michigan State

📚: Multiple Books

Hoosiers’ Basketball on X

KEY METRICS

  • IU: 6-4 ATS H2H L10. Indiana is 37th in the country in FG%/A (39.7) & 44th in 3PT%/A (29.8). The Hoosier’s are 14th nationally in FT% (78.2) & 61st in Turnovers ( 10.7).
  • MSU: 187th in TO’s (12.6), 140th in FT% (73.0) & 125th in FG% (46.5).
Indiana ATS is the official Potency Play for the S5 v12.0.

MIAMI (FL)/NOTRE DAME OVER 143

📚: William Hill/Caesars

Hurricanes’ Basketball on X (formerly Twitter)

KEY METRICS

  • UM: 10-6 O/U. Hurricanes are 14th nationally in FG% (51.8). UM is 254th in 3PT%/A (34.5).
  • ND: 9-7 O/U. The Irish are 39th in the country in 3PT % (37.2).
  • My xAAPT: 148
Fighting Irish Basketball on X.

UCONN/SETON HALL OVER 132.5 POINTS

📚: Multiple Books

Huskies’ Basketball on X

KEY METRICS

  • UCONN: 58th nationally in 3PT% (36.5).
  • HALL: 54th in the country in TO’s (10.6) & 80th in FT% (75.1).
  • My xAAPT: 139
Pirates’ Basketball on S

COLORADO STATE/FRESNO STATE OVER 139.5 POINTS

📚: Consensus Line

Rams’ Basketball on X.

KEY METRICS

  • CSU: 3rd nationally in 3PT% (41.0), 18th in FG% (50.4) & 27th in FT% (77.2). The Rams are 234th in 3PT%/A (34.1) & 263rd in FG%/A (45.1).
  • FRES: 163rd nationally in FG% (44.8).
  • My xAAPT: 147
It’s time for the day’s Top Choice in College Basketball and the Super 5 (v12.0).

TOP CHOICE:

— Florida at OKLAHOMA (+6.5)

📚: Consensus Line

KEY METRICS

  • UF:276th nationally in TO’s (12.9), 221st in FT% (70.8) & 160th in FG% (45.8).
  • OU: 21st nationally in AST/TO (1.6) & 26th in TO’s. (9.9).

MY TAKE

Taking the better FT% and cleaner team with the basketball, at home, getting better than two possessions is the girl you just can’t quit. It’s a play on Oklahoma as the day’s Top Choice.

AUXILIARIES

2TM 6PT TSR. My standard. You can find them in more places than you think. These were placed at my point of numeric satisfaction, whether it be overnight or early morning lines.

🏀: 3TM 6PT TSR

INDIANA +13.5

OKLAHOMA STATE +7.5

OKLAHOMA +12.5

Pretty Straightforward: I’ll move Indiana and the Bedlam contingent up.

Again, the points just mean more in my hands. Although I acknowledge it has been an icy start to the term with these. I’ll do better. Know me late.

YTD: 2-4

🏀: ALABAMA (-4.5) at Mississippi State.

I passed on the Crimson Tide to focus on other positions.

CBB/NFL TV SCHEDULE

Follow Projection Sports on X.

FUTURISTICS REVISITED

So far so good…

BEYOND THE RIM

This week we skip the history lessons to focus on CFB and the fact my Miami Hurricanes will compete for a National Championship on Monday night.

UM Football on X

REFERENCES

  • X
  • Various individual or entity social media accounts on X as cited in this work
  • Grok
  • Gemini
  • KenPom
  • Covers
  • Team Rankings
  • CBB Reference
  • CBS Sports App
  • Real Sports
  • ESPN (web)
  • Oddschecker US
  • Projection Sports
  • Getty Images
  • Darkseid Sports Intellectual Properties

CREATOR’S NOTE: Darkseid Sports has no affiliation, whatsoever, with the NCAA and/or any of the programs, athletes, social media accounts, universities, basketball programs, sports betting entities and/or social media accounts or any other corporate entity written about or depicted in corresponding imaging in this writing. The author of this writing is an ardent and serious College Basketball and Duke Blue Devils fan since the Coach K early regime. The author of this writing has been known to support many other schools and leagues beyond Duke and The ACC, in auxiliary, as a nod to his passion for the sport and his thankfulness of being +EV lifetime betting the sport.

Logo Credit: WUNC/AP

RANDOM SUPER 5 PHOTO

Walter Dukes wore No. 5 during his time at Seton Hall where he played from 1950-53. He was a 1st-Team consensus All-American in 1952-53 and to this day is the Seton Hall Pirates all-time leader in Total Rebounds (1,697).
📚: shupirates dot com

Mr. Dukes get featured for another release citing the fact Seton Hall is relevant to today’s Super 5 release.

📸: Getty Images, Darkseid Sports IP. These are some of my favorite athletes ever to wear the Number 5.

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