Jim Feist

The Brooklyn Nets had high hopes when they added Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However, those hopes were crushed as they just didn't materialize. Now, the Nets have decided to trade Irving away to the Mavericks. Now Durant is hurt and missed yesterday's game vs the Clippers. It looks like the Nets have given up on their Superstars as leading them to the promised land. The Nets lost last night to the Clippers, 116-124. Now they have to play the 2nd of a back-to-back spot. They are just 5-16-1 ATS their last 22 home games vs a team with a road winning record. They are also 18-41-2 ATS their last 61 home games. The Suns had the last two nights off after beating Detroit on Saturday, 116-100, as a 4.5-point favorite. They have won two straight and four of their last five both S/U and ATS. They are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games and 4-1 ATS in their last five road games. With this Nets team now in flux and Durant possibly missing another game here tonight, I'll lay the points with the Suns in this one.

Big 10 action here on Tuesday has Rutgers taking on Indiana. Indiana is third in the Big 10 with a 7-5 conference record and 16-7 overall mark. Rutgers is 2nd in the Big 10 with a 8-4 record and 16-7 overall record. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have won two straight games since their loss to Iowa on Jan 28th. They are coming off a win over Michigan State, 61-55, as a 5-point favorite. They have also covered three of the last four and 10 of the last 13 games. Indiana rebounded from their last on Jan 31 to Maryland with a win over top ranked Purdue, 79-74 last game. That huge win could be an issue here today if the Hoosiers find themselves in a bit of a letdown spot following that win over the top ranked team in the nation. I'm going to take the points here today. Rutgers is good enough to pull out the straight-up win and I'm not convinced that win over Purdue won't have a lasting effect on Indiana here. Take Rutgers.