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Monday's Top Action
January 25, 2016


KANSAS JAYHAWKS (16-3, 5-2) at IOWA STATE CYCLONES (15-4, 4-3 Big 12)

Hilton Coliseum - Ames, IA
Tip-off: Monday, 9:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Iowa State -2, Total: 161.5

A huge Big 12 clash takes place on Monday night when Iowa State hosts Kansas.

The Jayhawks (9-7 ATS) enter this matchup with four straight ATS defeats and two consecutive SU road losses by double-digits. After falling 74-63 at West Virginia on Jan. 12, they were crushed 86-67 at 9-point home underdog Oklahoma State on week later. The Cyclones (9-6 ATS) have rattled off three straight wins (SU and ATS) since an overtime loss at Texas, but are just 3-3 ATS at home this season.

These conference foes have met three times in each of the past three seasons, with Kansas winning the first five matchups (4-1 ATS), and Iowa State taking three of the past four meetings (SU and ATS), including a 70-66 upset in the Big 12 Tournament Championship last season. Both teams provide plenty of reasons for bettor optimism, as the Jayhawks are 49-28 ATS versus good passing teams (16+ APG) after 15+ games since 1997, and head coach Bill Self is 15-5 ATS versus explosive offenses (84+ PPG) after 15+ games in this same timeframe. The Cyclones are 25-4 ATS as a home favorite of 3 points or less (or pick) since 1997, and are 13-5 ATS versus good teams (4+ PPG margin) after 15+ games in the past two seasons. There are no significant injuries for either team on Monday.

Kansas has a high-powered offense that generates 84.3 PPG (12th in nation) on 48.5% FG (22nd in D-I) and 43.6% threes (4th in nation). However, the offense has really slumped in the past five games with a mere 69.0 PPG on 41.8% FG. The Jayhawks are still very efficient with 16.8 APG (25th in D-I) and only 11.7 TOPG (67th in nation), which equals a stellar 1.44 Ast/TO ratio (29th in D-I).

The defense allows a pedestrian 68.4 PPG (117th in nation), but limits opponents to 39.9% FG (41st in D-I) despite a subpar 34.2% threes (170th in nation). The team's 7.6 steals per game (56th in D-I) and 14.2 forced turnovers per game (88th in nation) also help keep opponent scores low. Rebounding is also strong at +5.5 RPG (45th in D-I), but the team has produced only 11.2 offensive RPG (157th in nation).

Kansas has four main scorers it relies on with F Perry Ellis (16.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG), G Wayne Selden Jr. (14.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.8 APG), G Frank Mason III (13.2 PPG, 4.8 APG, 4.8 RPG, 1.6 SPG) and G Devonte' Graham (10.7 PPG, 3.7 APG, 1.5 SPG). The senior Ellis is knocking down 50% FG and 47% threes this season, and has at least 10 points in 14 straight games, which includes 26 on Saturday. Ellis had 18.0 PPG and 8.5 RPG in two regular-season meetings with the Cyclones last year, but scored only seven points on 2-of-10 FG in the conference finals loss.

Selden has been scorching from long range this season in making 49% threes (8th in nation), which is way up from his 37% clip from last season. The junior is coming off a huge 19-point, 5-rebound performance in Saturday's win versus Texas, and had little trouble scoring versus Iowa State last season with 19.0 PPG on 57% FG (8-of-15 threes) in the three meetings. The junior Mason has scored in double-figures in nine straight games (13.0 PPG), but has been ice-cold over the past three contests with a 28% FG clip (10-of-36). Graham has been outstanding in running the offense with a 3.5 Assist/Turnover ratio this season (15th in nation), and contributed 14 points and six assists on Saturday.

Iowa State is also an explosive offensive squad with 84.4 PPG (11th in nation) on a blistering 50.2% FG (6th in D-I) and solid 36.6% threes (93rd in nation). This is an average foul-shooting team at 70.5% FT (139th in D-I) that rarely gets to the line with a mere 308 free-throw attempts (330th in nation). However, the team has a strong 1.48 Ast/TO ratio (23rd in D-I) because it usually makes the extra pass (16.6 APG, 29th in nation) and rarely turns the ball over (11.3 TOPG, 42nd in D-I).

Iowa State does not have a very tough defense, allowing 73.7 PPG (223rd in nation) on 42.8% FG (156th in D-I) and 35.6% threes (245th in nation), but it stays out of foul trouble with the fewest amount of personal fouls in D-I (14.7 per game). The team is strong on the defensive glass (28.7 Def. RPG, 23rd in nation), but grabs only 9.7 offensive RPG (264th in D-I).

Two upperclassmen carry this program, senior F Georges Niang (19.3 PPG, 2nd in Big 12) and junior PG Monte Morris, whose stellar 4.5 Ast/TO ratio ranks seventh in the nation. The burly 6-foot-8 Niang rarely takes a bad shot, as evidenced by his 53% FG, 40% threes and 84% FT this season. He also grabs 6.4 RPG and dishes out 3.2 APG, and has a current streak of 28 straight double-figure scoring games dating to last season. However, Niang coming off a season-low 11 points (4-of-12 FG) in Saturday's win where he committed a troubling seven turnovers. Niang averaged 19.3 PPG (7-of-15 threes) in three meetings with Kansas last season, and will be counted on to produce a similar output on Monday.

Morris has a career-high 15.2 PPG and 4.0 RPG this season, while ranking 11th in the nation in assists (6.8 APG) and 30th in steals (2.11 SPG). He has committed more than three turnovers just once in 89 career games (4 TO last season at Kansas), and recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 assists, along with seven rebounds, in the home win over the Jayhawks last season.

Senior F/C Jameel McKay (13.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG) has five double-doubles this season and came close to adding to that total in both games last week. After tallying eight points and 13 rebounds versus then-No. 1 Oklahoma, he followed that with eight points and 10 boards in Saturday's win. He is shooting 59% from the floor this season (29th in nation) and averaged 10.0 PPG on 68% FG (13-of-19) versus the Jayhawks last season.

Junior G Matt Thomas (10.0 PPG, 5.1 RPG) is the school's best long-range shooter, as he is making 42% of his threes. Thomas has scored at least 11 points in four straight games, including 15 points on 5-of-8 FG (3-of-4 threes) in Saturday's win at TCU. Senior F Abdel Nader (12.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG) was a big reason his team upset the Sooners last week with 20 points, but struggled on Saturday with more turnovers (five) than rebounds (four) in his 30 minutes of action.

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Big Monday Tip Sheet
January 24, 2016

The final Monday in January offers-up a pair of key showdowns in both the ACC and the Big 12 for college hoops bettors as part of ESPN’s Big Monday slate. In the opener, the struggling Duke Blue Devils will try and return to form with a trip to South Florida to face the nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes in a 7 p.m. (ET) tip. The second game is a matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Iowa State Cyclones in a 9 p.m. start at Hilton Coliseum.

No. 20 Duke Blue Devils at No. 15 Miami Hurricanes (7 p.m. ESPN)

Betting Point-spread: Miami -2 ½

Betting Matchup

The Blue Devils got a much needed victory with their 88-78 win against NC State this past Saturday as 4 ½-point road favorites. This followed a three-game losing streak both straight-up and against the spread that included losses to Notre Dame and Syracuse as healthy home favorites. The total went OVER the 148 ½-point closing line in Saturday’s win and it has now gone OVER in eight of their last 11 games.

In the win against the Wolfpack, Duke got a huge effort from sophomore guard Grayson Allen (28 points) and freshman guard Brandon Ingram (25 points) on the scoreboard and it shot a blazing 54.2 percent from the field. The Blue Devils are ranked fifth in the nation in scoring with 85.7 points per game and they are hitting 48 percent of their shots from the floor.

Miami had little trouble getting past Wake Forest this past Saturday in a 77-63 romp that ended as a PUSH. The win improved its record to 4-2 SU in conference play, but it is still a costly 2-3-1 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in five of those six games. The Hurricanes are a profitable 6-2-1 ATS this season on their home court.

Sophomore guard Ja’Quan Newton came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points in Saturday’s win. The Hurricanes’ top scorer this season has been senior guard Sheldon McClellan with 16 PPG. He added 14 points in the winning effort but Miami, as a team, shot just 35.9 percent from the field while going 7-for-20 from three-point range. On the year, the Hurricanes are averaging 79.2 PPG with a 47.8 field goal percentage.

Betting Trends

The Blue Devils are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games following an ATS win, but they are just 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games played on Monday. The total has gone OVER in six of their last eight road games.

The Hurricanes have covered ATS in five of their last seven home games and they are 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 games following a SU win. The total has stayed UNDER in their last four home games.

Head-to-head in this matchup, the road team is 8-1-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings and it has gone 4-2 SU in the last six games. The total has gone OVER in six of Duke’s last seven road games against Miami.

No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks at No. 19 Iowa State Cyclones (9 p.m. ESPN)

Betting Point-spread: Iowa State -1

Betting Matchup

The Jayhawks bounced-back from a bad 86-67 loss to Oklahoma State as nine-point road favorites with Saturday’s 76-67 victory against Texas. They failed to cover as 12 ½-point home favorites in that win and they are just 1-5 ATS in their last six games. The total ended as a PUSH on a 143-point line against the Longhorns after staying UNDER in three of their previous four games.

Senior forward Perry Ellis has been the team’s leading scorer all season long with 16.3 PPG and he rose to the occasion against Texas with a game-high 26 points. Kansas also got a big effort from junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. with 19 points while going 4-for-8 from three-point range. The Jayhawks are averaging 84 points a game and shooting 48.5 percent from the field; however their scoring average has dropped to just 69 points over their last five games.

Iowa State has won its last three games both SU and ATS following Saturday’s 73-60 victory against TCU as a nine-point road favorite. The Cyclones are now 4-3 (SU and ATS) in Big 12 play and the total has stayed UNDER in their last three wins. One of those victories came against Oklahoma on Jan. 18 in an 82-77 win as two-point home favorites.

Cyclones’ senior forward Georges Niang has been the leading scorer this season with 19.3 PPG. While he only had 11 points in the win against TCU, he has eclipsed this average in four of his first seven conference games. Iowa State is ranked 11th in the nation in scoring with 84.4 PPG and it is shooting an effective 50.2 percent from the field. Junior forward Jameel McKay is the team’s leading rebounder with 9.3 a game as part of the Cyclones’ 38 rebounds a game.

Betting Trends

The Jayhawks have failed to cover in their last four games against a team with a SU winning record and they are 1-2 ATS in their last three road games. The total has gone OVER in five of their last six games played on a Monday.

The Cyclones are 8-3-1 ATS in their 12 games against the Big 12, but they are just 1-4-1 ATS in their last six home games. The total has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 13 home games.

Iowa State is 3-1 both SU and ATS in the last four meetings and the total has gone OVER in seven of the last nine games between these two conference foes.

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Top six relief pitchers in saves LY.......

6) Craig Kimbrel, SD-- 39

5) Huston Street, LAA-- 40

4) Brad Boxberger, TB-- 41

3) Jeurys Familia, NYM-- 43

2) Trevor Rosenthal, StL-- 48

1) Mark Melancon, Pitt-- 51

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend.........

13) Broncos 20, Patriots 18-- Peyton Manning is 6-9 in his first playoff game of the year, 5-1 in his second one. His commercials will be all over TV long after we are dead and buried. Would be interesting to see his tax returns.

This will be Denver's 8th Super Bowl, under five different head coaches.

12) Panthers 49, Cardinals 15-- Carolina gets to its second Super Bowl; its coach the last time was John Fox, who was Denver's head coach until he was replaced by Gary Kubiak two years ago. Panthers are listed as a 4-point favorite.

To nitwit owners who fire coaches every two years: Ron Rivera was 13-19 in his first two years with the Panthers. Some teams would've fired him then.

11) Sunday's highlight for me was having dinner at a bar, watching the Carolina game and listening to three women to my right talking about how one of their friends married a guy, while he was still in jail. None of my business, but it begs the question......

What do you get the happy couple as a wedding present?

10) Temple 89, SMU 80-- Last unbeaten goes down. Owls made a season-high 14 3's in a game pushed back a day by snow. Question for Mustangs now is their motivation for the rest of the regular season, since there is no postseason for them.

9) Providence 82, Villanova 76 OT-- Rough day to be favored in Philly, as Wildcats got beat by Friars in the best game of the day. Having been in Philly a few times, I have no idea where they put 22 inches of snow, which they had this weekend.

8) Carolina Panthers' owner Jerry Richardson is first owner since George Halas who also played in the NFL; he has been the recipient of a heart transplant, too.

7) San Diego State Aztecs' hoop team is 19-2 in its last 21 overtime games.

6) Bad Beat of Weekend, Month, Year???-- Northern Kentucky 82, Ill-Chicago 69, in overtime. UIC was a 12.5-point underdog; you get 12.5 points and game goes to OT, you're not happy but you figure you still will win- not so fast. Flames are still winless against D-I teams this season.

5) I swear I heard this right on Golf Channel last night: Jordan Spieth gets $1.3M just for showing up and playing at the Malaysian Open this coming week. Not $1.3M if he wins, $1.3M just for showing up. Oy.

4) Since 2000, Utah State's basketball team has the 6th-best winning %age in the whole country-- never would've guessed that.

3) If you care about such things, in the United Arab Emirates, the weekend is Friday, Saturday, not Saturday./Sunday. Go figure.

2) Cleveland Cavaliers were 97-215 in four years that Lebron James was in Miami; they're 83-41 since he came back.

1) Was glad that ESPN showed Stephen Curry 90 minutes before his game Friday night, doing ballhandling drills and practicing his craft. Thats why he is so good, he works his ass off at it. Kids need to realize that practicing skills improves your game more than playing in actual games does.

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, January 25


Duke @ Miami (Fla.)

Game 519-520
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Duke
73.420
Miami (Fla.)
72.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Duke
by 1
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami (Fla.)
by 3
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Duke
(+3); Under

Penn State @ Ohio State

Game 521-522
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Penn State
60.961
Ohio State
65.382
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio State
by 4 1/2
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio State
by 8 1/2
139
Dunkel Pick:
Penn State
(+8 1/2); Under

Detroit @ Green Bay

Game 523-524
January 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
49.223
Green Bay
56.169
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Green Bay
by 7
187
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Green Bay
by 5 1/2
181
Dunkel Pick:
Green Bay
(-5 1/2); Over

Oakland @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Game 525-526
January 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
56.193
Wisconsin-Milwauk
61.545
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wisconsin-Milwauk
by 5 1/2
170
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wisconsin-Milwauk
by 3
163
Dunkel Pick:
Wisconsin-Milwauk
(-3); Over

Kansas @ Iowa State

Game 529-530
January 25, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas
70.131
Iowa State
73.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iowa State
by 4
168
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iowa State
by 1 1/2
164
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa State
(-1 1/2); Over

Furman @ VMI

Game 531-532
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Furman
47.533
VMI
43.919
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Furman
by 3 1/2
130
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Furman
by 5 1/2
133 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+5 1/2); Under

Alabama A&M @ Southern

Game 533-534
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Alabama A&M
40.278
Southern
44.828
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern
by 4 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern
by 7
141
Dunkel Pick:
Alabama A&M
(+7); Under

Lafayette @ Bucknell

Game 535-536
January 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Lafayette
39.172
Bucknell
52.742
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bucknell
by 13 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Bucknell
by 15 1/2
161 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Lafayette
(+15 1/2); Under

Davidson @ Richmond

Game 537-538
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Davidson
55.518
Richmond
59.109
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Richmond
by 3 1/2
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Richmond
by 7
174
Dunkel Pick:
Davidson
(+7); Under

Manhattan @ St. Peter's

Game 867-868
January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Manhattan
52.648
St. Peter's
60.432
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Peter's
by 8
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Peter's
by 5
129
Dunkel Pick:
St. Peter's
(-5); Over

Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State

Game 539-540
January 25, 2016 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia Southern
47.918
Appalachian State
55.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Appalachian State
by 7 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Appalachian State
by 3
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Appalachian State
(-3); Over

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DUKE (15 - 5) at MIAMI (15 - 3) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
MIAMI is 82-54 ATS (+22.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
DUKE is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 91-63 ATS (+21.7 Units) in January games since 1997.
DUKE is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 1-1 against the spread versus DUKE over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 1-1 straight up against DUKE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PENN ST (11 - 9) at OHIO ST (12 - 8) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OHIO ST is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 135 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO ST is 2-2 against the spread versus PENN ST over the last 3 seasons
OHIO ST is 2-2 straight up against PENN ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (9 - 9) at WI-GREEN BAY (12 - 8) - 1/25/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WI-GREEN BAY is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WI-GREEN BAY is 3-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WI-GREEN BAY is 4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OAKLAND (12 - 8) at WI-MILWAUKEE (14 - 6) - 1/25/2016, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 180-137 ATS (+29.3 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 175-134 ATS (+27.6 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
OAKLAND is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road lined games this season.
OAKLAND is 40-20 ATS (+18.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
OAKLAND is 43-21 ATS (+19.9 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 32-11 ATS (+19.9 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
OAKLAND is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WI-MILWAUKEE is 3-1 against the spread versus OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
WI-MILWAUKEE is 3-1 straight up against OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KANSAS (16 - 3) at IOWA ST (15 - 4) - 1/25/2016, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
IOWA ST is 25-4 ATS (+20.6 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick since 1997.
IOWA ST is 86-60 ATS (+20.0 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
IOWA ST is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in home games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
IOWA ST is 220-170 ATS (+33.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
IOWA ST is 66-39 ATS (+23.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
IOWA ST is 3-3 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
IOWA ST is 3-3 straight up against KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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FURMAN (10 - 10) at VMI (6 - 11) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VMI is 2-1 against the spread versus FURMAN over the last 3 seasons
VMI is 2-1 straight up against FURMAN over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALABAMA A&M (6 - 9) at SOUTHERN U (13 - 7) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALABAMA A&M is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games since 1997.
ALABAMA A&M is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ALABAMA A&M is 1-0 against the spread versus SOUTHERN U over the last 3 seasons
SOUTHERN U is 5-0 straight up against ALABAMA A&M over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LAFAYETTE (5 - 13) at BUCKNELL (10 - 9) - 1/25/2016, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAFAYETTE is 1-0 against the spread versus BUCKNELL over the last 3 seasons
LAFAYETTE is 3-2 straight up against BUCKNELL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DAVIDSON (11 - 6) at RICHMOND (10 - 7) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DAVIDSON is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DAVIDSON is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 36-17 ATS (+17.3 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 79-46 ATS (+28.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
RICHMOND is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
RICHMOND is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home games after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
RICHMOND is 1-1 against the spread versus DAVIDSON over the last 3 seasons
RICHMOND is 1-1 straight up against DAVIDSON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GA SOUTHERN (6 - 11) at APPALACHIAN ST (5 - 13) - 1/25/2016, 6:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GA SOUTHERN is 2-1 against the spread versus APPALACHIAN ST over the last 3 seasons
GA SOUTHERN is 2-1 straight up against APPALACHIAN ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MANHATTAN (8 - 10) at ST PETERS (8 - 9) - 1/25/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST PETERS is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all games this season.
ST PETERS is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
ST PETERS is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
MANHATTAN is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
MANHATTAN is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 58-88 ATS (-38.8 Units) in all home games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 58-88 ATS (-38.8 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 24-42 ATS (-22.2 Units) in home games in January games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 46-68 ATS (-28.8 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
ST PETERS is 23-47 ATS (-28.7 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MANHATTAN is 6-0 against the spread versus ST PETERS over the last 3 seasons
MANHATTAN is 6-0 straight up against ST PETERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 25

Duke is 2-3 in its last five games with Miami; road team won four of last six series games. Blue Devils are 3-2 in last five visits here; they snapped 3-game skid Saturday at NC State, are 2-4 in games decided by less than 10 points. Miami is 3-0 at home in ACC, winning by 13-13-14 points; Hurricanes are 7-2 vs top 100 teams, but lost last two ACC home faves of 5 or less points are 3-5 against the spread.

Ohio State is 19-2 in its last 21 games with Penn State, winning eight of last nine here; both PSU wins came two years ago. Buckeyes lost three of last four games, but are 3-0 at home in Big 14, winning by 15-2-26 points. Lions are 1-3 on Big 14 road, losing by 6-23-17 points, with a win at Northwestern, their only win in eight top 100 games. Big 14 single digit home favorites are 10-8 vs spread.

Green Bay won its last four games with Detroit, winning 62-52/96-76 in last two played here; Phoenix lost three of its last four Horizon games, giving up 91.3 ppg- they're playing at #2 tempo in country, forcing TOs 22% of time, but they lost 111-95 to Oakland Saturday. Detroit lost its last four games, with last three losses all by 4 or less points. Horizon home favorites of 8 or less points are 4-6 vs spread.

Milwaukee won three of last four games with Oakland, winning two at home 86-64/84-67; Panthers won five of last six games, winning last two at home by 9-3 points. Oakland won three of last four games, winning last two on road. Milwaukee's eFG% defense is #226, bad news against Oakland team that shoots 38.7% on arc. Horizon home teams are 1-6 vs spread in games where spread was less than 5 points.

Iowa State won three of last four games with Kansas, beating Jayhawks in last two Big X tourneys; Kansas split last four visits here, losing LY 86-81. Cyclones won last three games (two on road); they won two of three Big X home games- all three were decided by 7 or less points. Big X favorites are 9-3 vs spread in games where spread was less than five points. Kansas lost last two road games, at West Virginia, Okla State.

VMI swept Furman LY, by 10-34 points; Keydets snapped five-game skid in last game Thursday- they're 3-11 vs D-I teams, with three wins vs non-D-I teams. VMI split two SoCom home games, losing by 4 to Wofford. Furman is 0-3 on SoCon road, losing by 1-4-3 points- its last three games overall were decided by total of eight points.. SoCon home underdogs are 7-4 against the spread.

Home side won both Davidson-Richmond games LY, in their first year as A-14 rivals; Wildcats lost 89-63 here, after winning 81-67 at home in first meeting. Davidson lost last five road games, losing three A-14 road tilts by 12-6-9 points, allowing 91 ppg. Richmond has been off for nine days since OT loss to crosstown rival VCU; Spiders lost four of last six games overall. A-14 home favorites of 6+ points are 11-7 vs spread.

Georgia Southern swept Appalachian State 83-46/77-58 LY in their first year as Sun Belt rivals. Eagles are 0-3 on Sun Belt road, losing by 14-20-3 points- two of their last four games went OT. ASU won three of last four games, beating Txas State/Georgia State in last two home tilts. Sun Belt home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-4 vs spread. ASU turns ball over 23% of time, 7th-worst in country.

Manhattan won its last 11 games with St Peter's, winning last four here; Jaspers are 7-3 in last ten games after a 1-7 start; they're 1-2 on road in MAAC, with only win at Canisius- their last seven games were decided by 8 or less points. St. Peter's is 6-2 in MAAC, winning both games at home by 4-9 points. MAAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 1-7 vs spread. Peacocks' MAAC opponents shoot just 41% inside the arc.

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NCAAB

Monday, January 25

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7:00 PM
FURMAN vs. VMI
Furman is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against VMI
Furman is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
No trends available

7:00 PM
PENN STATE vs. OHIO STATE
Penn State is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Ohio State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Penn State's last 7 games when playing on the road against Ohio State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio State's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Ohio State's last 23 games at home

7:00 PM
DAVIDSON vs. RICHMOND
Davidson is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Davidson is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Richmond's last 6 games
Richmond is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM
DUKE vs. MIAMI
Duke is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Duke's last 8 games on the road
Miami is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing Duke
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Duke

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. WISC-GREEN BAY
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 15 games on the road
Wisc-Green Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Wisc-Green Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

9:00 PM
KANSAS vs. IOWA STATE
Kansas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Iowa State
Kansas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Iowa State is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Iowa State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

9:00 PM
OAKLAND vs. WISC-MILWAUKEE
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Wisc-Milwaukee is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
Wisc-Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

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CBB ATS

CBB > (529) KANSAS@ (530) IOWA ST | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play ON IOWA ST against the spread in All games as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick
The record is 25 Wins and 4 Losses for the since 1992 (+20.6 units)

CBB > (525) OAKLAND@ (526) WI-MILWAUKEE | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play ON OAKLAND against the spread in Road games off a win against a conference rival
The record is 32 Wins and 11 Losses for the since 1992 (+19.9 units)

CBB > (525) OAKLAND@ (526) WI-MILWAUKEE | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play ON OAKLAND against the spread in All games as an underdog
The record is 20 Wins and 7 Losses for the last two seasons (+12.3 units)

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CBB MONEYLINE

CBB > (525) OAKLAND@ (526) WI-MILWAUKEE | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play AGAINST OAKLAND using money line in All games after allowing 80 points or more
The record is 8 Wins and 20 Losses for the last three seasons (-24.75 units)

CBB > (529) KANSAS@ (530) IOWA ST | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play ON IOWA ST using money line in All games as a home favorite of -155 or less
The record is 26 Wins and 4 Losses for the since 1992 (+20.85 units)

CBB > (525) OAKLAND@ (526) WI-MILWAUKEE | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play AGAINST OAKLAND using money line in All games after scoring 80 points or more
The record is 2 Wins and 6 Losses for the this season (-12.85 units)

CBB > (531) FURMAN@ (532) VMI | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST FURMAN using money line in All games in road games
The record is 2 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.15 units)

CBB > (519) DUKE@ (520) MIAMI | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST DUKE using money line in All games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games
The record is 59 Wins and 44 Losses for the since 1992 (-58.7 units)

CBB > (523) DETROIT@ (524) WI-GREEN BAY | 2016-01-25 20:00:00 - 2016-01-25 20:00:00
Play AGAINST DETROIT using money line in Road games after scoring 80 points or more
The record is 11 Wins and 29 Losses for the since 1992 (-22.45 units)

CBB > (521) PENN ST@ (522) OHIO ST | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play ON OHIO ST using money line in All games in a home game where the total is 135 to 139.5
The record is 26 Wins and 6 Losses for the since 1992 (+17.6 units)

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play ON RICHMOND using money line in Home games off a loss against a conference rival
The record is 41 Wins and 15 Losses for the since 1992 (+23.35 units)

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play ON RICHMOND using money line in All games off a loss against a conference rival
The record is 71 Wins and 44 Losses for the since 1992 (+38 units)

CBB > (541) MANHATTAN@ (542) ST PETERS | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST ST PETERS using money line in Home games after scoring 60 points or less
The record is 0 Wins and 4 Losses for the last two seasons (-10.15 units)

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CBB FIRST HALF

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play ON DAVIDSON ?>in the first halfin All games as a road underdog of 3.5 to 5 points vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 17 Wins and 2 Losses for the since 1992 (+14.8 units)

CBB > (521) PENN ST@ (522) OHIO ST | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST OHIO ST ?>in the first halfin All games against conference opponents
The record is 11 Wins and 35 Losses for the last three seasons (-27.5 units)

CBB > (521) PENN ST@ (522) OHIO ST | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST OHIO ST ?>in the first halfin All games after a conference game
The record is 11 Wins and 34 Losses for the last three seasons (-26.4 units)

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play ON DAVIDSON ?>in the first halfin All games versus the 1rst half line in road games
The record is 25 Wins and 7 Losses for the last three seasons (+17.3 units)

CBB > (523) DETROIT@ (524) WI-GREEN BAY | 2016-01-25 20:00:00 - 2016-01-25 20:00:00
Play AGAINST WI-GREEN BAY ?>in the first halfin All games after scoring 80 points or more
The record is 2 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-11.2 units)

CBB > (531) FURMAN@ (532) VMI | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play AGAINST VMI ?>in the first halfin All games in January games
The record is 10 Wins and 29 Losses for the since 1992 (-21.9 units)

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CBB TOTALS

CBB > (523) DETROIT@ (524) WI-GREEN BAY | 2016-01-25 20:00:00 - 2016-01-25 20:00:00
Play OVER WI-GREEN BAY on the totalin All games as a favorite vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 20 Overs and 5 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.5 units)

CBB > (539) GA SOUTHERN@ (540) APPALACHIAN ST | 2016-01-25 18:30:00 - 2016-01-25 18:30:00
Play UNDER APPALACHIAN ST on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 4 Overs and 19 Unders for the last three seasons (+14.6 units)

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play OVER RICHMOND on the totalin All games as a favorite
The record is 7 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+7 units)

CBB > (519) DUKE@ (520) MIAMI | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play UNDER MIAMI on the totalin Home games off a win against a conference rival
The record is 0 Overs and 8 Unders for the last three seasons (+8 units)

CBB > (537) DAVIDSON@ (538) RICHMOND | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play OVER RICHMOND on the totalin All games in all lined games
The record is 26 Overs and 10 Unders for the last two seasons (+15 units)

CBB > (529) KANSAS@ (530) IOWA ST | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play UNDER IOWA ST on the totalin All games after a conference game
The record is 6 Overs and 19 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.4 units)

CBB > (529) KANSAS@ (530) IOWA ST | 2016-01-25 21:00:00 - 2016-01-25 21:00:00
Play UNDER IOWA ST on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games
The record is 4 Overs and 15 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.6 units)

CBB > (519) DUKE@ (520) MIAMI | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play UNDER MIAMI on the totalin All games versus the 1rst half line in home games
The record is 4 Overs and 15 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.6 units)

CBB > (523) DETROIT@ (524) WI-GREEN BAY | 2016-01-25 20:00:00 - 2016-01-25 20:00:00
Play OVER DETROIT on the totalin All games when playing with one or less days rest
The record is 7 Overs and 0 Unders for the last two seasons (+7 units)

CBB > (521) PENN ST@ (522) OHIO ST | 2016-01-25 19:00:00 - 2016-01-25 19:00:00
Play OVER OHIO ST on the totalin All games off a loss against a conference rival
[B]The record is 9 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+7.9 u

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


GASO at APP 06:30 PM

APP -4.0 BEST BET


MAN at SPC 07:00 PM

SPC -4.5 BEST BET


DAV at RICH 07:00 PM

RICH -6.5


FUR at VMI 07:00 PM

FUR -6.5 BEST BET


PSU at OSU 07:00 PM

OSU -9.0


DUKE at MIA 07:00 PM

DUKE +4.0 BEST BET


AAMU at SOU 07:00 PM

SOU -7.5


LAF at BUCK 07:30 PM

BUCK -16.0


DET at GB 08:00 PM

GB -5.5


KU at ISU 09:00 PM

ISU -1.5 BEST BET


OAK at MILW 09:00 PM

OAK +3.5 BEST BET

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Preview: Cavaliers (15-4) at Demon Deacons (10-9)
Date: January 26, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Double-digit wins have been absent for Virginia since its ACC opener, but there's a good chance of its next opponent loosening those reins.

Wake Forest enters Tuesday night's meeting in Winston-Salem having lost its last three games by wide margins, but even those are made to look reasonable when compared to the last contest between the Cavaliers and Demon Deacons.

No. 11 Virginia (15-4, 4-3) has won the last three meetings, but a 70-34 victory in Winston-Salem on Feb. 25 was in its own category. The Demon Deacons made 12 field goals, shooting 21.8 percent and going 4 of 22 from 3-point range for one of their worst offensive games in school history.

Anthony Gill averaged 15.0 points in the two meetings last season and also had 16 on 7-of-11 shooting in Virginia's 73-65 home win over Syracuse on Sunday. Malcolm Brogdon had 21 and London Perrantes made 4 of 8 from 3-point range on his way to 16 points as the Cavaliers shot 56.8 percent.

The backcourt duo of Brogdon and Perrantes continues to flourish. Brogdon leads the team with 17.0 points per game, which is up from 14.0 last season as he's on pace for the best shooting season of his career. Perrantes is shooting 54.9 percent from long range, bumping his 6.4-point scoring average from last season to 11.9. He's averaged 14.8 in his last six.

"It's evolved as much, I think, as chemistry between two players can," Brogdon told the school's official website.

Syracuse was able to keep it close by hitting 13 of 30 from 3-point range, but Virginia coach Tony Bennett wasn't necessarily faulting his team's perimeter defense.

"If guys are hitting tough, contested deep 3s, sometimes you have to take your hat off to them," Bennett said.

Even so, it might be part of the reason the Cavaliers have had tight games lately. They opened conference play with a 77-66 home win over Notre Dame and limited it to 7 of 22 from long range as part of an opponent 3-point percentage at 32.9 over their 12-1 start. Since, Virginia is 3-3 and teams are making 41.3.

All of those losses have come on the road, and Virginia is in danger of its first four-game road skid since 2012-13.

For Wake Forest (10-9, 1-6), this is the latest in a stretch of difficult games as part of one of the nation's most demanding schedules. It's the school's third straight top-15 opponent and part of a four-game stretch against ranked teams. The Demon Deacons have already played seven ranked foes with a Nov. 23 win over then-No. 13 Indiana as their only victory. They last played more than eight ranked teams in a season in 2005-06.

Saturday's 77-63 loss to No. 15 Miami followed Wednesday's 83-68 defeat at No. 2 North Carolina. Wake has dropped seven of nine and is in danger of losing five straight for the first time since a seven-game slide in 2013-14.

It's dropped its last three games by an average of 19.0 points while shooting 37.9 percent and 17.9 from 3-point range.

"We have to be much better to win," coach Danny Manning said. "We know that the league that we play in, night in and night out, it's going to be a beast."

Manning could use more out of Codi Miller-McIntyre. The senior guard, who missed the first eight games with a broken foot after leading Wake with 14.5 points per game last season, was held scoreless against Miami and is averaging 4.0 points on 4-of-18 shooting in the last three. His scoring average has dipped to 7.8.

Top scorer Devin Thomas has been limited to 12.7 points on 46.9 percent in his last three games, which is down from 16.9 and 58.5 in his first 16.

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Preview: Hoosiers (17-3) at Badgers (11-9)
Date: January 26, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

James Blackmon suffered a season-ending knee injury two days before the start of Big Ten play, at the time making the idea that Indiana could have its best conference start in 23 years pretty far-fetched.

That is exactly what's happened for the 19th-ranked Hoosiers, who have simplified their offensive game without one of their top scorers and improved defensively.

Extending their winning streak to 13 for the first time under coach Tom Crean, though, requires a victory over pesky Wisconsin on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center, where the Hoosiers haven't won since 1998.

Blackmon averaged 15.8 points in 13 games for Indiana (17-3, 7-0) before being injured in a non-contact drill in practice Dec. 28. The Hoosiers were averaging 89.1 points but giving up 70 per game during that span.

Indiana, though, has allowed fewer than that in each of its last six while securing its best start in conference play since winning its first 13 Big Ten games in 1992-93. The Hoosiers' scoring dipped to 72.3 points per game in their first three without Blackmon, but they're averaging 86.8 over the last four.

They hit a school-record 19 3-pointers in a 103-69 rout of Illinois last Tuesday before clamping down on Northwestern in Saturday's 89-57 victory. Indiana now is on the verge of winning 13 straight for the first time since 2007-08, one season before Crean arrived.

'The more simple we can make our passing and the more active we can be in our cutting, the better we are. And we're moving the ball, there's no question about that,' Crean said. 'Really the last week, we've done a good job of being on time, on target and that's so crucial.'

The Hoosiers had to rely on their defense in the first meeting with Wisconsin, though, scoring their fewest points of the season in a 59-58 win Jan. 5 while holding the Badgers to 41.3 percent.

Yogi Farrell had 19 points in that contest and hit a tiebreaking jumper with 38 seconds remaining before nailing four free throws in the final 13 seconds to help secure the victory.

"We saw what they could do at their place, and I thought we had our chances there to have a different outcome," Wisconsin interim coach Greg Gard said. "(Crean) has them playing extremely well. They're very confident offensively and they've improved defensively. Having a senior point guard as good as Yogi Farrell, he's really the engine that drives that whole machine."

Gard feels the Badgers (11-9, 3-4) have improved since the first meeting, too. They ended a three-game losing streak that began with the defeat in Bloomington with a 77-76 home win over then-No. 4 Michigan State before holding on for a 66-60 win at Penn State on Thursday.

Bronson Koenig scored a career-high 27 points against the Spartans before freshman Ethan Happ's deciding layup with 10 seconds remaining. Happ then finished with a season-high 20 points and added 11 rebounds against the Nittany Lions.

"I've talked with the team over the last few days (and told them), 'I think you're better. I think you've improved,'" Gard said. "Now is our chance to show it."

Wisconsin's five home losses are its most since going 8-8 in Madison in 1997-98, when Indiana last won at the Kohl Center. It has dropped 13 straight there since, including eight by double digits.

"The Big Ten's a tough league. Everybody can win on any given night," Hoosiers forward Collin Hartman said. "If you don't come ready to play, you're going to get beat."

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Preview: Red Raiders (12-6) at Sooners (16-2)
Date: January 26, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Already one of the nation's most prolific shooting teams, Oklahoma remains atop the AP Poll following arguably its best performance yet.

Buddy Hield and Jordan Woodard are two of the country's best 3-point shooters, but they certainly haven't looked like it against Texas Tech.

They'll attempt to change that as the high-scoring Sooners look to keep their place among the Big 12 leaders with their 17th consecutive win at the Noble Center on Tuesday night against the struggling Red Raiders.

It appeared that Oklahoma's rise to the top spot of the poll for the first time since 1990 might not last long Saturday when Hield sat on the bench with two early fouls five days after an 82-77 loss at then-No. 19 Iowa State.

Hield, though, overcame his slow start to finish with 19 points and four 3-pointers in an 82-72 win at then-No. 13 Baylor. Woodard led the way with 20 points, making five 3s while also handing out seven assists.

The Sooners, who were in a four-way tie atop the Big 12 entering the week, lead the nation with a 46.4 3-point percentage and rank in the top 10 with 85.5 points per game. They retained the AP's top spot after shooting a season-high 62 percent and sinking 16 of 28 from 3 against the Bears.

Oklahoma (16-2, 5-2), winners in 16 straight home games by an average of 17.4 points, remains on pace to set a school record by finishing with the nation's best 3-point percentage since Green Bay's 46.7 in 1991-92.

"They really shoot it well," coach Lon Kruger said after his squad had a season-high 29 assists. "The guys like to shoot â?? they spend a lot of time shooting â?? and they like passing to each other. That's a good combination."

Woodard (54.1) and Hield (51.7) rank among the national leaders from 3. Hield also sits in the top five with a Big 12-best 25.7 points per game, while Woodard is in the league's top 10 at 14.9.

However, both have had a difficult time against Texas Tech. Hield has averaged 8.7 points while missing 18 of 22 from 3-point range and Woodard has scored 6.3 and made just 2 of 8 from 3 in the past three meetings.

The Red Raiders have allowed 48.1 percent shooting - including a 43.3 mark from 3-point range - in their last four games. They let then-No. 6 West Virginia shoot 51 percent in Saturday's 80-76 home defeat.

Zach Smith had a career-high 18 points but the Red Raiders (12-6, 2-5) lost for the fifth time in six games following an 11-1 start.

"I know (Smith) will be the first one to say he'd rather have the win over what was probably his best game he's had," coach Tubby Smith said. "He logged a lot of minutes (36), but he's a guy that does so many things for us."

The Red Raiders have dropped five of the past six meetings with the Sooners. They've also lost 11 consecutive games versus ranked opponents, though the last eight have been by 10 points or fewer.

Ryan Spangler led Oklahoma with 20 points in an 81-39 win Jan. 28, 2015, in the most recent matchup in Norman. Isaiah Cousins stepped up with 22 on Feb. 21 when the Sooners pulled out a 79-75 overtime road win.

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Preview: Wildcats (12-7) at Mountainers (16-3)
Date: January 26, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Tarik Phillip's flurry of scoring allowed West Virginia to escape with a victory on the road this past weekend and keep its losing streak brief.

He also played a key role in one of his team's other hard-fought Big 12 wins this season, against Kansas State earlier this month.

The ninth-ranked Mountaineers will try for an easier game when the Wildcats visit Morgantown on Tuesday night.

Phillip scored eight of his career-high 20 points in the final minute Saturday against Texas Tech to send West Virginia to an 80-76 victory. Jaysean Paige had a team-best 22 points as the Mountaineers (16-3, 5-2) avoided a third consecutive defeat.

"That shows you how resilient we can be," Phillip said. "We knew this was a must-win for us. We had to leave everything on the floor."

Phillip had 14 points while making six of eight shots at Kansas State on Jan. 2, and none was bigger than his floater with 4.5 seconds left in double overtime in an 87-83 victory.

Paige provided 20 of his 25 points after halftime, and that was his career-best scoring performance until he had 26 in a win over then-No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 12.

Kansas State also fell in double overtime at then-No. 13 Baylor on Wednesday during its difficult start to the conference season but handled Oklahoma State 89-73 on Saturday. The Wildcats (12-7, 2-5) shot a season-best 57.7 percent after connecting at a combined 39.2 in back-to-back losses.

"I think our coaching staff did a good job trying to get them to realize there's still a lot to play for," coach Bruce Weber said. "Even though we've lost these games, if you play the right way - hard and as a team - good things will happen."

While its overall shooting percentage has been up and down, Weber's team has excelled from 3-point range in most of its last four games, connecting at a combined 41.8 percent. The Wildcats were hitting at 27.8 percent in the first 15 contests and went 3 of 19 in the loss to West Virginia.

The Mountaineers fared even worse from beyond the arc at 3 for 20 but shot 47.1 percent overall compared with Kansas State's 44.8 percent. They also had a 43-35 rebounding edge - 15-9 on the offensive glass.

Freshman guard Barry Brown had a career-high 20 points for the Wildcats but has totaled 20 while missing 16 of 24 shots in his past three games. Fellow freshman Kamau Stokes is averaging 15.0 points on 51.3 percent shooting - including a 13-of-25 mark from 3-point range - in his last four.

Stokes, who averaged 8.7 points in his first 15 games, scored 15 in the first meeting with West Virginia but went 1 of 7 from behind the arc.

The Mountaineers have won four straight over the Wildcats and edged them 76-72 in the most recent home matchup Feb. 11. Brandon Watkins led the way with a career-high 14 points off the bench while making 6 of 8 shots, and the West Virginia bench outscored Kansas State's 47-19.

Watkins has scored a combined 14 points in 18 games since that performance.

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Preview: Musketeers (17-2) at Friars (17-3)
Date: January 26, 2016 8:30 PM EDT

Providence would love to kick back for a few days and relish a week that saw it take down two ranked opponents, including a top-five team on the road.

That's not the way the Big East works right now.

The 10th-ranked Friars will be right back at it Tuesday night looking for another signature victory as they welcome No. 7 Xavier for the first top-10 matchup in the history of the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

Providence (17-3, 5-2) had lost two of three - both at home to unranked teams - before hosting then-No. 18 Butler last Tuesday and closing on an 11-4 run to beat the Bulldogs 71-68.

The Friars came up with a more impressive win in Philadelphia on Sunday. Ben Bentil had 31 points and 13 rebounds while Kris Dunn finished with 13 points, 14 assists and four steals in an 82-76 overtime victory over then-No. 4 Villanova.

"This is an unbelievable win for us," coach Ed Cooley said.

No longer is Villanova the lone powerhouse it was for the first two years of the new-look Big East. Providence's jump from No. 16 on Monday gave the conference three teams in the top 10, while Creighton and Georgetown - the latter of which the Friars visit Saturday - are also 5-2 within the conference.

"This Big East Conference is a bear," Cooley said. "You have to knuckle up every game and make sure you're detailed and disciplined."

Providence is in the AP Poll for a ninth straight week for the first time since 1977-78, and this clash with Xavier (17-2, 5-2) will be the first between top-10 teams at its downtown home since the arena opened in 1972.

It's hard to find a bigger reason than Bentil, who's averaged 23 points and 9 rebounds over his last eight games. Dunn, meanwhile, is on pace to become the first college player in at least 20 years to average 17 points, 7 assists and 6 boards.

A far cry from the top-heavy production of college basketball's best 1-2 punch are the Musketeers, who are led in scoring by Trevon Bluiett (15.4 points per game) and then have five others averaging between 8.5 and 11.3.

James Farr was the latest from that deep group of secondary scorers to step up, putting up a career-high 24 with 15 rebounds Saturday in an 84-76 win over Seton Hall.

"I'm a senior, my days here are ticking down," Farr said. "I want to make sure I go out on the right note."

As impressive as Bentil and Dunn have been, Xavier should have a few edges over a Providence team that's ninth in effective field-goal percentage (48.7) in the 10-team Big East. The Friars' 3-point percentage (31.1) is 71st of the 75 major conference teams - the Musketeers are at 36.1 - and Xavier's plus-9.6 rebound differential more than doubles any other team in the league and is 7.4 ahead of Providence (plus-2.2).

The Musketeers are sixth among major conference teams in free-throw attempts (26.5 per game), and the Friars let their opponent shoot at least 24 in each of their losses.

Xavier's opponent shot above 50 percent in both of its losses.

These teams have split four meetings since the Musketeers joined the league, with each winning twice at home. Dunn had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in Providence's 69-66 overtime victory last season, while Bluiett and Jalen Reynolds had 19 apiece in Xavier's 78-69 win in Cincinnati.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Hornets 129, Kings 128 2OT-- DeMarcus Cousins scored 56 before fouling out.

-- Miami 80, Duke 69-- Simply put, Duke isn't very good right now.

-- Iowa State 85, Kansas 72-- Third straight road loss for the Jayhawks.

-- This is Peyton Manning's 4th Super Bowl, under four different head coaches.

-- Zach Ertz gets $42.5M ($20M guaranteed) for five years from the Eagles.

-- Warriors 120, Spurs 90-- Curry didn't even play in fourth quarter.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.......

13) TV ratings for Sunday's football games were up 8% from LY, despite the NFC game being a lousy game to watch, so good for the league there.

12) Carolina LB Thomas Davis broke his arm Sunday, but expects to play in Super Bowl, reminiscent of Jack Youngblood playing in Super Bowl XIV with a broken leg he suffered in a playoff game.

11) Obscure fact of the day: This is the 11th Super Bowl in a row with at least one Texas Longhorn alum playing in it.

10) There are 33 undrafted free agents playing in the Super Bowl this year- it isn't ridiculous to suggest an NFL team's personnel guy is more important than the team's coaching staff. You have to have good players to coach.

9) In two games against Denver this season, the Patriots were 4-28 on third down. In the regular season, New England was 88-215 (40.9%) on third down.

8) Southern Mississippi needs a new football coach; Todd Monken is the new OC of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Signing Day for college football recruiting is eight days away, so this is an awkward time for that to happen.

7) Bulls' coach Fred Hoiberg is so popular in Ames, Iowa that he is known as The Mayor; he played and was later the coach at Iowa State. Hoiberg's daughter goes to rival Kansas, where she works part-time in the basketball office.

6) There are obviously 12 teams in the Pac-12; eight of their 12 basketball teams are either 5-2 or 4-3 in the standings right now. Cluttered race.

5) Washington Huskies are getting more points from their freshmen than any team in the country. Lorenzo Romar has done a tremendous rebuilding job this year- they basically blew up their team from LY and started over, and it has worked.

4) Siena's Lavon Long made all seven of his shots at Canisius Sunday; he was also 11-11 on the foul line, the first college player to put up numbers like that since 2001.

3) Reading a lot about the Lebron James/David Blatt stuff from last week, it dawns on me that Blatt might be better suited as a college coach. He seems to have a fairly big ego and in the NBA, until you've won an NBA title, coaches don't get a whole lot of respect from the players. College hoop is more of a coaches' game.

2) Sales at McDonald's were up 5.7% in the 4th quarter of 2015, the first quarter in which McDonald's offered 24-hour breakfasts. Smart idea that was long overdue.

1) Place called Glengary, WV had 42 inches of snow last weekend- thats 3.5 feet of snow!!!!! New York City had 26.5 inches, their 2nd-most ever.