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I'll take my chances here with the Fighting Illini covering the big number on the road against the Buckeyes. I've really liked what I've seen from this Illinois team of late. They come in having won 3 straight and 4 of their last 5. That includes a win on a neutral site against a good Maryland team and a win at home over an elite Michigan State squad. 

No doubt this team will be ready to go against the Buckeyes, who handed them a 77-67 loss way back in early December. That's back when Ohio State was playing good basketball. The Buckeyes are just 4-6 in their last 10 and that's with them winning their last 3. Some might view their 3-game winning streak as a sign of things to come, but two were at home against Rutgers and Penn State and the other on the road to Indiana. Two of those coming by 4 or fewer points. 

I'm not saying Ohio State won't win this game at home, but I really think it's asking a lot for them to win by 9 or more points. Give me the Fighting Illini +8! 

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50* NBA VEGAS SHARP MONEY TOP PLAY (Thunder -4.5) 

I'll take my chances here with OKC laying the 4.5-points at New Orleans. The Thunder are playing arguably the best basketball of any team in the league right now. They come in having won 4 straight and are 11-1 in their last 12 games. The only loss on the road against a top tier Celtics team. Russell Westbrook has recorded a triple-double in 10 straight games and if it wasn't for James Harden putting up absurd numbers, people would be talking a lot more about Paul George as the MVP. 

I know there's some concern here with this being the final game before the All-Star break, but Westbrook is one of those guys that just doesn't take nights off and I think the fact that the game will be played in front of a national audience on TNT and OKC coming in on 2 days rest, the effort will be there. 

Typically you would expect a team like New Orleans to show up in this spot, but the Pelicans are a complete mess. The Anthony Davis trade rumors have taken a massive toll on this team. We saw that first-hand in their last game against Orland, where they lost 118-88 at home. Davis did next to nothing and I have to wonder if he's not a little pissed with the team not trading him. Either way, I don't think this team is going to rally for a meaningless one game before the break. Give me the Thunder -4.5!