I'm laying the points with MILWAUKEE. The Bulls knocked off the Bucks at Chicago to begin the season but the Bucks have both homecourt and a significant scheduling advantage in their favor for tonight's rematch. The Bulls are off a hard-fought overtime loss vs. the 76ers last night and will now be playing their third game in four nights. Note that the Bulls are 3-5 ATS the last eight times that they played the second of back to back games. Last night was their first game back home off a seven game road trip and now they are right back on the road again tonight. In other words, they will now be playing in their ninth different city in their last nine games. On the other hand, the Bucks come in well-rested, as they haven't played since 11/29. They got star Michael Redd back for that game, which makes them a much better team. Redd was "rusty" (still scored 20 points) but with a game under his belt and another few days of rest since that time, he should be much stronger tonight. Note that he had 30 points in the earlier loss to Chicago, and is averaging a whopping 32.5 points per games against the Bulls since 2006-07. The Bucks, who are 5-3 ATS the last eight times they played with three or more day's rest in between games, have gone a profitable 12-6-1 ATS this season, including 2-0 ATS the last two times they were listed as favorites. They're also 2-0 ATS this season after scoring 85 points or less in their previous game. Look for the revenge-minded Bucks to be the fresher team tonight and for that to lead to a convincing win and cover. *Annihilator

I'm playing on Middle Tennessee State and La-Lafayette to finish UNDER the total. This is a huge game for both teams. That's because both teams currently have five victories. The winner of this game will become bowl eligible and would then have a solid opportunity to play in either the Independence Bowl or the PapaJohns.com Bowl. Playing at home, the Rajin' Cajuns come in as the favorite. They've played high-scoring games this season, having seen seven of 11 games finish above the total. Two of the primary reasons for their high-scoring games have been a fairly potent offense and an inability to stop the run. The Cajuns inability to stop the run of late hasn't been helped by injuries at the linebacker position. That being said, the Blue Raiders have struggled to run the ball all year (2.8 ypc and 89 ypg on the road) and the Cajuns have been quite a lot better against the pass. With so much on the line, I expect the defense to respond with a much better effort tonight. As far as the "potent offense," the Cajuns are dealing with several injuries that have really slowed them down on that side of the ball. The offensive line is banged-up as are both quarterback Michael Desormeaux and running back Tyrell Fenroy. Fenroy, who leads the Sun Belt with 1,292 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns, was injured in the last game vs. Troy and managed to rush for only 23 yards as a result. I will assume that he'll play tonight but he may not be 100% and as mentioned, the offensive line also has some issues. The Cajuns will face a Blue Raiders' defense which is currently playing excellent football. Middle Tennessee State allowed 13 points last time out and just 10 in it last road game. For the season, the Blue Raiders have seen seven of their 11 games stay below the total, with those games averaging only 45.8 points. Their seven conference games have averaged slightly less, at 44.7 points per game. Not surprisingly, five of those games dipped below the number. The Blue Raiders, who have averaged less than 20 points per game on the road this season, have seen the UNDER go 9-4-1 the last 14 times that they were getting points, including a 3-0 mark the last three times that they were road underdogs in the +3.5 to +7 range. They've also seen the UNDER go 4-1 the last five times that they were coming off a bye. Additionally, they've seen the UNDER go a perfect 4-0 the last four times that they played a road game with an over/under in the 56.5 to 63 range. Look for tonight's game to prove lower-scoring than most are expecting once again. *Main Event

I'm playing on the Lakers and 76ers to finish UNDER the total. These teams were both involved in high-scoring road games last night. The Lakers went back and forth in an up-tempo game vs. the Pacers. The teams combined for a whopping 235 points with a final score of 118-117 in favor of Indiana. Before over-reacting to that game, note that even with that result, the UNDER is still a profitable 4-2 when the Lakers have played on the road this season and 11-6 their last 17 road games, dating back to last season. Its also worth mentioning that the Lakers have seen the UNDER go 11-5 the last 16 times that they played a road game with a total in the 200 to 204.5 range. Perhaps more importantly, note that the Lakers have seen the UNDER go 4-0 the last four times that they played the second of back to back games. Last night, the Lakers faced a poor defensive team which was happy to run with them. Tonight, they'll face a much better defensive team which will attempt to slow the pace. Note that the 76ers have seen the UNDER go 4-0-1 against teams with a winning record this season. Last night, the 76ers went into Chicago and beat the Bulls by a score of 103-95. That score is deceiving though as 18 of those points were scored in overtime. The 76ers actually played excellent defense, as the Bulls had scored in triple-digits in six of their previous eight games. Prior to that game, Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks had indicated that he wanted to turn up the defensive intensity. He was quoted as saying: "We have to get ourselves back in the mind-set of defending..." Evidently, he got the message to his players. Now, the 76ers return home where they are allowing 91 points and where they've seen the UNDER go 5-2-2. Look for this evening's final score to also prove lower-scoring than most are expecting with the UNDER improving to 11-6 the last 17 times that the Lakers traveled to Philadelphia. *Non-Conf. TOM

I'm laying the points with SIENA. I won with the Saints in their first game of the season. In that game, they crushed Boise State by 30 points. At the time, I noted that Sienna had returned all its starters from last year's team which defeated Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament. I didn't play the Saints in their next game but noted that they beat up on Cornell, earning another cover. I also stayed off the Saints in their next three games. Those were tournament games against top tier teams like Tennessee and Oklahoma State. The Saints went 0-3 SU/ATS in those games. Those results work in our favor in a couple of different ways here. For starters, they've kept tonight's line reasonably low. If the Saints had won one of those games, tonight's number could easily have been in the double-digits. Additionally, those results should have the Saints in an "angry" mood tonight and should have them looking to take their frustration out on a much weaker opponent. Note that the Saints were 2-0 SU/ATS as road favorites in the -6.5 to -9 range the past couple of years, 3-1 ATS (4-0 SU) their last four in that role. Overall, the Saints were 17-10 ATS in 27 road lined games the past two seasons. During the same stretch, Loyola-Md was just 9-14 ATS in 23 home lined games. The Greyhounds have lost four of five. That includes a double-digit home loss to Cornell, the same team that Sienna smashed. Last year, the Saints had to rally from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Greyhounds in the semifinals of the 2008 MAAC Tournament. However, while the Saints bring back all the key components from that team the Greyhounds lose leading-scorer Gerald Brown as well as the starting frontcourt of Omari Israel and Michael Tuck. Look for those losses to be too much for the Greyhounds to overcome this evening as the Saints close out their road trip and tip-off MAAC play with a double-digit victory. *MAAC GOW