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SUPER 5 v14.0

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This is v14.0 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 College Basketball is readied and I’m back to deliver winners on my Top 5 positions — the Super 5 — for the day’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 (Tuesday) Super 5:

You may be wondering where the Super 5 has been? Consider the absence my statement of disdain as to how nefarious people can stain this great sport.
We are back. Now let’s move on.
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THE TIMELINE

AP/Coaches’ T25 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.

  • Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
An inside look at the home of Purdue Basketball.

CBB POSITIONS (2.17.26, v14.0)

Super 5 Record: 33-32, 36 Points.

(W-L-P Format)

TOP CHOICE RECORD: 6-7

POTENCY PLAY RECORD: 4-9

2025-26 CBB PUBLISHED BET RECORD: 38-49 (All positions in all markets)

  • Straight Wagers: 33-34
  • Teasers: 5-13
  • Parlays: 0-2
  • Propositions: 0-0
The Plays for S5 v14.0. As always, scoring is 1 point per win, half-point per push and 1.5 points for every Top Choice win.

— UNC-CH (+8.5) at North Carolina State

📚: BetMGM

Tar Heels Basketball on X
TUESDAY SCARIES: Big day for UNC-CH. I hate it.

KEY METRICS

(Note: UNC-CH focused key metrics mean less in the absence of its marquee player.)

  • UNC: 8-2 S/U, 6-4 ATS L10 H2H.
  • NCST: 248th nationally in 3PT%/A (33.8).

— UCLA/MICHIGAN STATE OVER 139.5 POINTS

📚: Consensus Line

Bruins Basketball on X

KEY METRICS

  • UCLA: 18th nationally in 3PT% (38.1), 15th in TO’s (9.5) & 44th in FT% (76.3).
  • MSU: 30th in the country in OREB (11.6) & 109th in FG% (46.6).
  • My xAAPT: 147
Spartans Basketball on X
The Bruins – Spartans Over is the offical Potency Play for this edition of the Super 5.

— NEBRASKA (+1.5) at Iowa

📚: FanDuel, Draftkings, BetMGM

Cornhuskers Basketball on X

KEY METRICS

  • NEB: 68th nationally in 3PT% (36.0) , 72nd in FG% (47.1) & 4th in AST/TO (1.9).
  • IOWA: 231st in FG%/A (44.9)

— GRAND CANYON/SAN DIEGO STATE OVER 138.5 POINTS

📚: BetMGM

Lopes Basketball on X

KEY METRICS

  • GCU: 67th nationally in FT% (75.5) & 75.3 PPG (season) YTD.
  • SDSU: 40th in the country in FG% (48.2) & 72nd in 3PT% (36.0).
  • My xAAPT: 144
Aztecs Basketball on X
It’s time for the day’s Top Choice in College Basketball and the Super 5 (v14.0).

TOP CHOICE:

— Michigan at PURDUE (+3)

📚:William Hill/Caesars

KEY METRICS

  • MICH: 214th in the country in TO’s (12.2).
  • PUR: 1st nationally in AST/TO (2.1), 11th in TO’s (9.3) & 123rd in FT% (73.9).

MY TAKE

Taking the better FT%, 3PT%, OREB and much cleaner team with the basketball, it’s a play on PURDUE +3 as the day’s Top Choice. I’m calling for a letdown spot for Michigan in a tough conference game away before facing Duke on the weekend.

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

PURDUE +9

UNC-CH +14.5

NEBRASKA +7.5

Pretty Straightforward: I’ll move all the dogs in today’s release up.

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

YTD: 4-4

🏀: VILLANOVA (-3.5) at Xavier

I passed on this begrudgingly to focus on other positions. I chose the GCU/SDSU total over this. I don’t see it from the Musketeers.

CBB/NFL TV SCHEDULE

Follow Projection Sports on X.

FUTURISTICS REVISITED

So far so good, still. Cameron Boozer is the best player in America, as a true freshman. J.T. Toppin has had a wonderful season. But he’s not 18 years old. Hope this thinking helps…

BEYOND THE RIM

Let’s focus on a random all-time level player from yesteryear in College Basketball.
He is arguably Arizona’s greatest ever player, FYI.

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)
  • BetMGM
  • FanDuel
  • Draftkings
  • William Hill/Caesars
  • 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

John Havlicek wore number 5, was an All-American and National Champion (1960) while at Ohio State. He gets recognized for another release.

📸: Getty Images, Darkseid Sports IP. These are some of my favorite athletes ever to wear the Number 5.
Thanks for your time, energy and headspace in consuming this Super 5 content.

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