The Big 12 and Stephen Nover have been a perfect combination this season as Stephen has yet to lose a Big 12 sides play! Fresh off a 3-0 Monday on his premium and free plays, Stephen keeps hot finding another strong winner from his best conference.
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| CBB | (621) Seton Hall at (622) St. Johns | 7:00pm EST - Jan 20/2026 |
The PLAY: Seton Hall +10.5 (-115)
Seton Hall has the defense to stay within double digits on the road against St John's. The Pirates rank seventh nationally in fewest points allowed per game at 63.8. They also are 10th in blocked shots per game and 16th in steals.
St John's is fat and happy with four straight victories and owning sole possession of second place in the Big East Conference. Seton Hall is the more desperate team going 3-3 after opening 11-1.
The Pirates have covered all seven of their road and neutral site games. They also are a perfect 5-0 ATS as an underdog.
(Editor's note: Stephen Nover Is unbeaten on his Big 12 Conference sides plays this season. Stephen is putting his undefeated mark on the line today with one of his strongest Big 12 plays in addition to this free selection.)
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.