Oakland comes off two straight losses following a five game win streak (4-1 ATS), which included a 76-65 win against tonight's opponent, Northern Kentucky. Monday's bad home loss to Cleveland State as 14-point favorites was aided by Oakland's leading shot blocker Isaiah Brock being out with a hip injury. Because there's no word on his status, I'm off on playing the side. However, I do see an angle with the total staying Under. Both these teams have been staying Under all season -- Oakland is 11-3-1 to the Under, Northern Kentucky 10-5 to the Under. I'm on Oakland's defense to get after it again.

Just two Fridays ago, Oakland a four-point road dog against Valparaiso. The Golden Grizzlies' dominating win now looks like it may have overvalued them. Over their last three games, they've beaten UIC by one, lost to Detroit as 17-point faves and lost to Cleveland State. Although Northern Kentucky already has lost to Oakland, I expect them to use their home crowd and aggression to attack a vulnerable Oakland team.