Florida has won consecutive games against ranked opponents. …

Florida State gave up 113 points their last time out against NC State. ..

Winning on the road sometimes requires less risk offensively, and relying on your defense. That’s been the recipe for the Houston Texans on their nine game winning streak. Expect minimal opportunities for Cade Stover who had just twelve catches on the year for seventy six yards, but I do believe he gets a target or two with the Texans running safe offense. Take Stover’s over.

Southeast Louisiana’s only win out of their last seven games, came in tonight’s scenario. It was last Monday against Lamar with an eight point victory. For New Orleans extra motivation I expect to be a detriment tonight as former Southeast Louisiana player Jakevion Buckley takes the floor for the Privateers. Grab Southeast Louisiana.

I’ll take a rare anytime touchdown with Oronde Gadsden of the Chargers. He had only three touchdowns on the season, but did catch one in Justin Herbert’s last start against the Houston Texans. He also had a recent key catch inside the five yard line against the Kansas City Chiefs. Look for Herbert to connect for one touchdown to Gadsden.

Even with the Philadelphia Eagles offensive struggles at times this season, DeVonta Smith still cleared over 1,000 receiving yards. One of the takeaways from last postseason was how much Smith and Jalen Hurts were on the same page. 16 of Smith’s 17 targets were completions for a 94 percent rate. Also over the last three seasons, Smith’s second most catches were against the 49ers with nine. Take Smith’s yardage over.

Presbyterian has lost eight straight games on the road this season. This includes Wednesday’s nineteen point loss against Radford. Another road loss could occur today against Longwood, but I expect this to be played within the number. Longwood is a team that thrives on getting to the free throw line, but does not shoot the ball well including ninth worst in the country from three point range at 28 percent. Tail Presbyterian.

The New York Knicks avoided a five game losing streak by coming alive in the fourth quarter of their last matchup against the LA Clippers. Traveling on the road has been an issue with a 7-9 overall record, but they matchup well with the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix’s last two losses have come against teams with size in the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets. Back the Knicks to get a second straight win.

The Milwaukee Panthers finally host a home game tonight after a three game road trip where they lost each game. That puts them below .500 as a team with a 7-9 record. Yet, they showed fight in their last outing against Green Bay where they erased a twenty point deficit to take the lead in the second half. They have also won the last four matchups over Northern Kentucky, including both last season by double digits. Lay the short number here or even tail on the money line.

Tarleton State is coming off playing two tough games against Utah Valley and California Baptist. The game against the Lancers was back and forth, in what ended up being a five point overtime win for Tarleton State. Expect Abiline Christian to use that to their advantage to build an early first half lead, and hold on within the number in the second. Take the points here.

There are a lot of teams Thursday needing to dig themselves out of an early conference hole. Drexel is one of those teams in the CAA, as they have started conference play 0-3. Stony Brook after a 6-2 start that included an outright win over Loyola Marymount as a double digit underdog, has cooled off and are just 1-4 over their last five. On the road their struggles have been compounded with a 1-5 record. Tail Drexel.

The Saint Louis Billikens come into tonight’s matchup with just one loss on the season. In fact, they have scored over 100 points in three out of their last four games. This should be an issue for a VCU team that comes in on a five game winning streak, but is a very poor defensive team. The Billikens get the one big run to spark a cover.

With the Denver Nuggets injuries a player that has found his confidence is Bruce Brown. Brown was a huge catalyst in the Nuggets winning outright over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday with 19 points. His shown an ability to crash the boards as he has cleared 4 rebounds or more in four out of his last five games. With Boston a heavy three point shooting team, look for Brown to get a couple of extra boards to clear his boards prop once again.

The Sacramento Kings only win over their last seven games was against tonight’s opponent in the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas had issues handling Maxime Raynaud who scored nineteen points, and also handling the Kings bench play. Expect a different outcome tonight as Anthony Davis did not play in that matchup, and Sacramento has shown zero signs of life with five straight losses by double digits.

The New England Patriots cruised to victory in last week’s matchup against the New York Jets. Drake Maye exited late in the third quarter with five touchdown passes. Being the current leader in the MVP race and this being a tune up game before the playoffs, expect the Patriots to not be as conservative as one would expect. In turn with Maye airing out the football, look for Henry to clear his yardage prop today against Miami.