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**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 12:29 AM

Top 25 Betting Recap

January 31, 2016

The Week of Jan. 25-31 of the 2015-16 NCAA Basketball betting season is in the books, and today, we're going to be taking a look at each of the Top 25 teams in the rankings and see how they did from an ATS perspective in this go around this past week.

(Results in parentheses represent SU Result/ATS Result)

1) Oklahoma (2-0 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Sooners kept their foot on the gas pedal with a win over Texas Tech, and an impressive victory at Louisiana State with a last-second bucket in a hostile environment. Oklahoma validated The Associated Press' decision to keep the Sooner at the top of the heap, and they certainly looked like a championship team. However, they're still just 2-5 ATS over the past seven.

2) North Carolina (2-0 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Tar Heels posted their 12th consecutive win, 89-62, against Boston College on Saturday. UNC earned the cover with a late bucket, but they're still just 5-8 ATS over the past 13 outings. Things won't get easier this week with trips to Louisville Monday, and Notre Dame next Saturday.

3) Iowa (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Hawkeyes got well at the expense of fading Northwestern Sunday, running out to a big lead and hanging on for a cover, 85-71. They have hit 76 or more points in six of the past seven games, and the 'over' is 5-2 during the run. Next up will be a home game against a marginal Penn State team, and a road game against an equally marginal Illinois club. Expect to see Iowa remain in the Top 5 for a while.

4) Kansas (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Jayhawks could have rolled up into the fetal position following their loss at Iowa State, but they rebounded with a 90-84 overtime win against Kentucky, snapping a five-game non-cover streak. The signature win comes before a meeting with rival K-State and a trip to TCU before things really get difficult again.

5) Texas A&M (1-1 SU/0-2 ATS)
The Aggies rose to No. 5, highest ranking in school history, and promptly fumbled away a win at Arkansas against a Razorbacks team which had lost three straight conference tilts. They showed how far they have come as a program, however, rebounding with a signature win against Iowa State Saturday in the Big Ten/SEC Challenge. In that win they posted an 'under' total for the sixth consecutive outing.

6) Villanova (1-1 SU/0-2 ATS)
The Wildcats won again Sunday against St. John's, but they failed to cover as a double-digit favorite for the fifth consecutive time. 'Nova will now face Creighton Wednesday, a team they topped 85-71 in Omaha back on Jan. 2, one of only two covers in their past eight games.

7) Xavier (2-0 SU/2-0 ATS)
The Musketeers bounced back with a pair of road wins this week, including a very impressive 75-68 victory at Providence Tuesday. As such Xavier could be back on its way into the Top 5. They have a pair of favorable home games against St. John's and Marquette in the upcoming week, so there is no sign of letup.

8) Maryland (2-0 SU/2-0 ATS)
The Terrapins routed Ohio State by 35 points back on Jan. 16, but found the Buckeyes to be much improved at Value City Arena Sunday. Maryland got all they could handle in a 66-61, even narrowly escaped with the win and the cover. It was a low-scoring game, something bettors have come to expect. The 'under' is 6-1 in the past seven for UMD, and 9-2 over the past 11.

9) West Virginia (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Mountaineers were humming right along before a date with unranked Florida in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, 88-71. West Virginia has been very good at home, but 4-3 SU in their past seven games away from home with a 3-4 ATS mark. That's something to remember for their road outing against Iowa State Feb. 2, and then again Feb. 9 at Kansas.

10) Providence (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
Providence continues to be one of the most dependable teams in the nation on the road. Too bad that they can't replicate that success at home. They lost for the third time in four home games Tuesday against Xavier, but rebounded with a 73-69 win at Georgetown. They have covered each of their past six road games, going 6-0 SU, too. They hit the road Tuesday for DePaul.

11) Virginia (2-0 SU/1-1 ATS)
Virginia capped off a second straight unbeaten week with a trouncing of Louisville Saturday on the road, 63-47. The 16-point win tied for the largest margin over a Power 5 team, and helped snap an 0-4 ATS stretch. They get a breather Wednesday against Boston College before things turn difficult again at Pittsburgh next Saturday.

12) Michigan State (2-0 SU/2-0 ATS)
Sparty was favored by 29 points in Sunday's game against Rutgers. Big spread? No problem. The Spartans trounced the Big 10's newcomer, 96-62, winning and covering for the third straight game after an 0-3 SU/ATS run from Jan. 14-20. We'll get an idea how much they have improved in two road games at Michigan and at Purdue in the next two games.

13) Southern Methodist (1-0 SU/1-0 ATS)
The Mustangs had six days to rest following their lone loss of the season at Temple Jan. 24, and they looked refreshed in an 80-68 win and cover over Memphis at home. The road gets much more difficult down I-45 in Houston Monday night. The Mustangs topped the Cougars 77-73 in the first meetings, but failed to cover as 13-point favorites at home.

14) Iowa State (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
It was a good week, and a bad week for the Cyclones. They posted an impressive 85-72 win over Kansas Monday, but were overpowered at Texas A&M Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. One thing which is very consistent fort he Cyclones is that the 'under' has cashed in five straight outings.

15) Miami-Florida (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Hurricanes are hitting a wall, or they're just not a very good road team. They posted a great win over Duke, 80-69, to kick off the week on a positive note. They're 6-1-1 ATS over their past eight home games, but after getting thumped at N.C. State Saturday they are now 1-3 SU and 0-4 ATS over their four road outings. They'll be home to Notre Dame Wednesday, but travel to Georgia Tech next Sunday.

16) Louisville (1-1 SU/0-2 ATS)
The Cardinals looked to be piecing things together lately, posting four straight wins heading into their game Saturday. However, they were smoked by Virginia at Freedom Hall by a 63-47 score, slipping to 2-8 ATS over their past 10 outings. It's hard to imagine they were looking past UVA to North Carolina, but that's exactly who is on the horizon next for the Cards.

17) Baylor (2-0 SU/0-1-1 ATS)
The Bears negotiated pitfalls at Oklahoma State, and home in the Big 12/SEC Challenge against Georgia Saturday. While they have won seven of their past eight games overall, they're just 0-3-1 ATS over the past four outings. Things won't get any easier against Texas Monday, and on the road against an angry West Virginia team Saturday.

18) Arizona (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
After a two-game hiccup the Wildcats got well against Pac-12 punching bag Oregon State, 80-63, in Saturday's win. They're now 3-1 ATS in their past four home games. Unfortunately the upcoming week has them at Washington State and at Washington. The Wildcats are 1-3 SU/ATS over their past four road contests.

19) Indiana (1-1 SU/0-2 ATS)
The Hoosiers were tripped up in overtime at Wisconsin earlier in the week, 82-79, showing that they are not quite a finishing product just yet. They were able to rebound with an unimpressive home win against Minnesota, but they failed to cover again, slipping to just 4-6 ATS over the past 10 outings.

20) Kentucky (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Wildcats thumped Missouri by 34 points, and then nearly pulled off an impressive win in overtime before falling at Kansas, 90-84, in Saturday's Big 12/SEC Challenge. As it stands, Big Blue slipped to 2-5 SU/ATS in seven games on the road or on a neutral court. Remember that for Tuesday's game at Tennessee.

21) Purdue (2-0 SU/1-1 ATS)
It was a perfect week for the Boilermakers, who pushed past Minnesota despite a non-cover before toasting Nebraska at home as a double-digit favorite. The win over Big Red snapped an 0-3 ATS skid for the Boilers, who have still been reliable for bettors. The 'over' is 6-2 in Purdue's past eight games.

22) Wichita State (2-0 SU/2-0 ATS)
The Shockers thumped Evansville in their own barn Sunday, 78-65, flexing a little muscle in the Missouri Valley and continuing to cover spreads. After a shaky start, mostly due to a bevy of injuries to key players, the Shockers are firing on all cylinders with a 11 straight wins and seven straight covers. They're 10-1 ATS during their win streak.

23) Oregon (2-0 SU/2-0 ATS)
The Ducks blasted Arizona State in league action Sunday, moving to 21-8 ATS in their past 29 games overall dating back to last season. Oregon has a pair of interesting home games this week, looking for revenge against Colorado Thursday for a loss Jan. 17 in Boulder, while hosting Utah, a team the Ducks handled 77-59 in Salt Lake City Jan. 14.

24) Duke (0-1 SU/0-1 ATS)
The Blue Devils were dropped 80-69 in Miami Monday night in their only game of the week. While it is anything but embarrasing to lose to the No. 15 team in the nation, it remains to be seen if Duke will be ranked in the Top 25 anytime soon. They'll look to rebound at Georgia Tech Tuesday before a home date with N.C. State next Saturday. The Blue Devils can ill-afford another loss.

25) Notre Dame (1-1 SU/1-1 ATS)
The Fighting Irish were tripped up at Syracuse , 81-66, on Thursday, but they rebounded nicely with a 23-point win over Wake Forest to get back on track. The Irish are now 5-1 SU over the past six, but they haven't covered in back-to-back games since a 3-0 ATS run from Dec. 2-13.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 12:31 AM

Preview: Tar Heels (19-2) at Cardinals (17-4)
Date: February 01, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

North Carolina hasn't exactly been challenged thus far in ACC play, but it seems that's about to change just as the calendar flips to February.

The second-ranked Tar Heels' best conference start in 15 years as well as a 12-game overall winning streak are on the line Monday night at Louisville, and the 16th-ranked Cardinals will be motivated to recover from easily their worst game of the season.

This contest kicks off a three-game road stretch for North Carolina (19-2, 8-0), which faces No. 25 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Tar Heels are yet to face a ranked opponent in the league, and the wins have come by an average of 13.2 points with a 75-70 win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 24 being the only one decided by fewer than eight.

They followed up the win over the Hokies with Saturday's 89-62 home victory over Boston College. Coach Roy Williams expects things to get more difficult, and he's also not terribly high on how his team has looked recently.

"Now we are in the process of going into not just the second half ... a bunch of the games are against those teams in the top half of the league," Williams said. "If we play the way we played the last four games, it will be very, very, very difficult to win any of those games.

So we've got to play better, and we talked about that. Even before the game today, instead of putting up some X's and O's up on the board, I said let's play to get better on defense, let's play to get better on offense and let's give the grade A effort and see if we are mature enough to handle this."

Brice Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Eagles, while Marcus Paige scored 12. Johnson has averaged 21.0 points over his last three games, and Paige was 4 of 9 from the field after a four-game stretch on which he was 5 of 35 (14.3 percent) for an average of 3.8 points.

"I want you to go to the gym, miss 20-some in a row, then make one and have the whole arena cheer for you, just so you know how it feels," Paige said with a laugh. "I've never missed that many shots in a row in my life, so just to finally get people (cheering), it was very relieving."

North Carolina last started a conference slate with at least nine straight wins on an 11-game run in 2000-01, and it hasn't won 13 in a row overall since winning its first 13 in 2008-09.

The Tar Heels won two of three over the Cardinals last season. It was a tight series with North Carolina winning 72-71 at home on Jan. 10, 2015, followed by a 78-68 overtime loss at Louisville on Jan. 31 and a 70-60 neutral-site win in the ACC tournament on March 12. Paige has averaged 17.5 points in four career games against Louisville.

This meeting won't be that close if Louisville (17-4, 6-2) doesn't clean up its season-worst 32.7 percent shooting mark from Saturday's 63-47 home loss to No. 11 Virginia. When it's shot under 44 percent, Louisville is 1-4 with four of those games coming against the Top 25. Over 44 percent, it's 16-0, though those have all come against unranked teams.

"This game doesn't define us," said Trey Lewis, who was 1 for 6 with four points after matching a season-high 22 in Wednesday's 91-83 win at Virginia Tech. "There's no motivation needed. We got our butts kicked and now we have a big game coming up. It's just time to strap 'em up and play."

The Cardinals have lost nine of their last 11 against top-five opponents, and North Carolina has won five of seven against the Top 25 dating to the last meeting with Louisville.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 12:32 AM

Preview: Longhorns (14-7) at Bears (17-4)
Date: February 01, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

Baylor likes to use an imposing frontcourt led by Rico Gathers to bully its opponents while Texas continues to gradually adjust to new coach Shaka Smart's fast-paced 'havoc' approach.

Big 12 teams with contrasting styles will be on display Monday night when the 17th-ranked Bears host the Longhorns.

Baylor (17-4, 6-2) leads the conference in rebound margin at plus-9.9 while Texas is last at minus-0.3. Gathers is averaging a Big 12-best 10.5 rebounds and has seven double-doubles this season and 31 in his career.

Gathers had 17 points and nine rebounds and Taurean Prince scored 13 in an 83-73 win over Georgia on Saturday. Those forwards combined for 14 of the Bears' season-high 36 free throw attempts.

'I think our guards did a good job of getting the ball inside and just getting the big men going," Gathers said. "Whenever you play ball like that, it opens up for the outside."

Texas (14-7, 5-3) has won five of six after beating Vanderbilt 72-58 on Saturday at home. The Longhorns forced eight turnovers in a first half in which they held the Commodores to 6-of-21 shooting and built a 31-16 lead.

Thirteen turnovers by Vanderbilt were converted into 20 points by Texas, which matched a season high with 10 steals.

'Our guys are trying to play the way we're asking them to play,' Smart said. 'It's a mentality. Some people are born that way, some people it takes a year or two or three years in a program. The key to me, if I could say one word, would be aggressiveness."

Texas struggled in losing three of four after losing center Cameron Ridley to a fractured left foot after a win at Stanford on Dec. 19. Now the Longhorns have picked up steam in this 5-1 stretch that includes two wins over ranked teams.

"What I have seen is they're one of the hottest teams in conference," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "Coach Smart has really got them playing well as a cohesive unit. When Cameron went down it took a little time to get rolling again. But they're playing great basketball and they have a different style."

Freshman Kerwin Roach Jr. never scored more than 14 points before surpassing that total in consecutive victories. He scored 22 in Tuesday's 71-54 victory over TCU and had his first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds Saturday.

"He's coming," Smart said. "He's making progress. I'm real excited about him, because he's always worked ever since he got here at his game."

Prince Ibeh notched his second straight double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while leading scorer Isaiah Taylor chipped in with 11 points.

Roach is a former high school teammate of Baylor's Johnathan Motley, and these two will meet for the first time. Motley is a 6-foot-9 forward averaging 13.0 points on 75.5 percent shooting in his last seven games after he scored 12 in 14 minutes against the Bulldogs.

"It gives us a little added confidence coming into the UT game, so we'll be doing everything we can to win," Motley said.

Each team won at home in two meetings last season.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 12:40 AM

CBB ATS

CBB > (537) MERCER@ (538) SAMFORD | 2016-02-01 19:00:00 - 2016-02-01 19:00:00
Play ON SAMFORD against the spread in All games when playing with one or less days rest
The record is 14 Wins and 3 Losses for the last two seasons (+10.7 units)

CBB > (527) TEXAS@ (528) BAYLOR | 2016-02-01 21:00:00 - 2016-02-01 21:00:00
Play ON TEXAS against the spread in All games after allowing 60 points or less
The record is 17 Wins and 5 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.5 units)

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The record is 8 Wins and 3 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.25 units)

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The record is 12 Wins and 1 Losses for the last two seasons (+10.9 units)

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The record is 0 Overs and 9 Unders for the last three seasons (+9 units)

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**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 01:31 PM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Six of the best minor league prospects for the Arizona Diamondbacks........

3) Braden Shipley, P-- Arizona traded its best two prospects to Atlanta.

4) Archie Bradley, P-- Was 2-3, 5.80 in eight MLB starts last year.

5) Brandon Drury 2B/3B-- Hit .214 in 54 big league ABs last year.

10) Peter O'Brien C/OF-- Knocked in 107 runs in AAA last summer.

11) Gabby Guerrero, OF-- Vladimir Guerrero's nephew struggled in AA LY.

18) Zach Godley, P-- Went 5-1, 3-19, in six MLB starts last year.

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

13) In the last 20 years, there have been 19 individual seasons where a player scored 24+ ppg with 7+ assists a game; of those 19, the only player not to make it to the All-Star Game? Damion Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers.

12) This is how big a rebuilding job Chris Mullin has at St John's; when Villanova was at Madison Square Garden yesterday, they were a 20-point road favorite. I chart teams in 23 different conferences; no one else has been a 20-point home dog this year.

11) St John's/Knicks both had home games at MSG Sunday; Clippers/Lakers both had games in Staples Center; would be interesting to know how many fans paid to see both games. Thats a good day, two NBA games in the same building.

10) Someone said on TV this weekend that when the Selection Committee looks at Syracuse for the NCAA tournament, they'll catch a break by playing much better since Jm Boeheim came back from his suspension. This seems asinine- its not like Boeheim was out with an illness, he missed nine games because his progam broke rules.

Why should Syracuse get the benefit of the doubt because their program cheated?

9) How does Johnny Manziel not have his own reality show?

8) Someone did an anonymous poll of NBA players/coaches, as far as who the best and worst referees are: According tot his survey, the best thee are:

Danny Crawford-Joey Crawford (not related)-Marty McCutchen
Worst three refs: Scott Foster (by wide margin), Lauren Holtkamp, Marc Davis

7) NHL owners must be happy with their business; commissioner Gary Bettman had his contract extended thru 2022 this weekend.

6) Phoenix Suns fired coach Jeff Hornacek last night; it won't help. Phoenix has a bad team and its best player is out for the year. Good players win games.

Brooklyn Nets are 2-9 since changing coaches; Cleveland Cavaliers are 4-1- they were winning before they changed coaches. Will be interesting to see where David Blatt surfaces, whether it is the NBA, college or even a television job. If he did NBA games on TV, how critical would he be?

5) Tom Thibodeau got fired by the Bulls LY after going 255-139 in five seasons, but only 23-28 in playoff games; well, under Fred Hoiberg this year, Chicago is 26-20 and treading water in the East- they're 4-7 in their last eleven games. Not an improvement.

4) NBA banned sideline cameras at midcourt this weekend, a safety issue for refs and players; actually, Lebron James tripped over one last week and tweaked his ankle. If George Amundson had tripped on a cmaera, they'd probably still be there.

3) Tennessee-Virginia Tech are playing football at Bristol Motor Speedway next September, in front of a crowd expected to be around 160,000.

2) Its getting tough to listen to Dick Vitale on TV these days; only reason I stuck with the audio of the Oklahoma-LSU game Saturday was because Brent Musberger was working with him, and I enjoy his work. Vitale has his shtick, and seems to have been thrown off his game by Jay Bilas getting the #1 game on Saturdays now. ESPN's roster of college basketball analysts has taken a hit the last few years.

1) Carolina Panthers are ninth team to get to the Super Bowl with either zero or one loss; the other eight teams went 5-3 in their Super Bowls.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 01:32 PM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, February 1

Iona @ St. Peter's

Game 529-530
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iona
54.706
St. Peter's
48.501
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iona
by 6
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iona
by 3 1/2
143 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Iona
(-3 1/2); Under

Monmouth @ Siena

Game 531-532
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Monmouth
61.633
Siena
57.621
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 4
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Monmouth
by 1 1/2
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
(-1 1/2); Over

Quinnipiac @ Fairfield

Game 533-534
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Quinnipiac
46.538
Fairfield
56.767
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Fairfield
by 10
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Fairfield
by 8
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Fairfield
(-8); Over

The Citadel @ Chattanooga

Game 535-536
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
The Citadel
43.434
Chattanooga
58.330
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chattanooga
by 15
179
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chattanooga
by 18
175
Dunkel Pick:
The Citadel
(+18); Over

Mercer @ Samford

Game 537-538
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Mercer
50.661
Samford
52.969
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 2 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Mercer
by 1 1/2
133
Dunkel Pick:
Samford
(+1 1/2); Over

Howard @ Maryland-Eastern Shore

Game 539-540
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Howard
40.498
Maryland-Eastern
45.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Maryland-Eastern
by 5
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Maryland-Eastern
by 2
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Maryland-Eastern
(-2); Under

North Carolina @ Louisville

Game 519-520
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Carolina
73.856
Louisville
72.400
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Carolina
by 1 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Louisville
by 1 1/2
151
Dunkel Pick:
North Carolina
(+1 1/2); Under

Oakland @ Northern Kentucky

Game 521-522
February 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
60.246
Northern Kentucky
57.448
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
by 6 1/2
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Northern Kentucky
(+6 1/2); Under

Southern Methodist @ Houston

Game 523-524
February 1, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Southern Methodis
69.280
Houston
60.781
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Methodis
by 8 1/2
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Methodis
by 5 1/2
143
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Methodis
(-5 1/2); Over

North Carolina State @ Florida State

Game 525-526
February 1, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Carolina St
62.008
Florida State
69.841
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida State
by 8
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida State
by 5
147
Dunkel Pick:
Florida State
(-5); Over

Texas @ Baylor

Game 527-528
February 1, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
65.820
Baylor
72.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baylor
by 7
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baylor
by 4 1/2
139
Dunkel Pick:
Baylor
(-4 1/2); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 01:33 PM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, February 1

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N CAROLINA (19 - 2) at LOUISVILLE (17 - 4) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOUISVILLE is 2-2 against the spread versus N CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
N CAROLINA is 3-1 straight up against LOUISVILLE 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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OAKLAND (14 - 8) at N KENTUCKY (8 - 12) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road lined games this season.
OAKLAND is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-21 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
N KENTUCKY is 1-0 against the spread versus OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
N KENTUCKY is 1-0 straight up against OAKLAND 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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SMU (19 - 1) at HOUSTON (15 - 6) - 2/1/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-2 against the spread versus SMU over the last 3 seasons
SMU is 5-1 straight up against HOUSTON 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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NC STATE (12 - 10) at FLORIDA ST (14 - 7) - 2/1/2016, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NC STATE is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
NC STATE is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NC STATE is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NC STATE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NC STATE is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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TEXAS (14 - 7) at BAYLOR (16 - 4) - 2/1/2016, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) after allowing 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BAYLOR is 3-2 against the spread versus TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS is 3-2 straight up against BAYLOR over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IONA (11 - 9) at ST PETERS (8 - 11) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IONA is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 45-70 ATS (-32.0 Units) in February games since 1997.
IONA is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
ST PETERS is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
ST PETERS is 58-89 ATS (-39.9 Units) in all home games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 58-89 ATS (-39.9 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
ST PETERS is 53-79 ATS (-33.9 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
ST PETERS is 46-69 ATS (-29.9 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
ST PETERS is 23-48 ATS (-29.8 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
ST PETERS is 18-41 ATS (-27.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST PETERS is 11-28 ATS (-19.8 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
ST PETERS is 4-1 against the spread versus IONA over the last 3 seasons
IONA is 4-1 straight up against ST PETERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MONMOUTH (17 - 5) at SIENA (15 - 7) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONMOUTH is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MONMOUTH is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MONMOUTH is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing with one or less days rest this season.
MONMOUTH is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONMOUTH is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
SIENA is 63-88 ATS (-33.8 Units) when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONMOUTH is 3-2 against the spread versus SIENA over the last 3 seasons
MONMOUTH is 4-1 straight up against SIENA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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QUINNIPIAC (6 - 13) at FAIRFIELD (12 - 9) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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THE CITADEL (10 - 12) at UT-CHATTANOOGA (18 - 3) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a conference game this season.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 65-96 ATS (-40.6 Units) when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
THE CITADEL is 3-1 against the spread versus UT-CHATTANOOGA over the last 3 seasons
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 4-0 straight up against THE CITADEL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MERCER (16 - 6) at SAMFORD (11 - 11) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MERCER is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
SAMFORD is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MERCER is 2-1 against the spread versus SAMFORD over the last 3 seasons
MERCER is 3-0 straight up against SAMFORD 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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HOWARD (10 - 11) at MD-EAST SHORE (6 - 16) - 2/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOWARD is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games since 1997.
HOWARD is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
HOWARD is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) as an underdog since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MD-EAST SHORE is 2-2 straight up against HOWARD over the last 3 seasons

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 01:34 PM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, February 1

North Carolina won its last 12 games since 84-82 loss at Texas back on Dec 12; Tar Heels beat Louisville 70-60 in ACC tourney LY, after home teams won both regular season meetings (UNC lost by 10 in OT here). Louisville got waxed at home by Virginia Saturday, trailing 29-14 at half. Cardinals' best win is #40 Florida State; they're 0-3 against teams ranked higher than that. ACC home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4.

Oakland won five of last six games, but lone loss was 90-73 at home to Northern Kentucky Jan 19; Norse made 11-25 on arc, shot 60% inside arc. Grizzlies scored 93 ppg in winning first three Horizon road games; all three of their league losses are at home. NKU won four of its last six games after starting season 4-10; they're 2-3 in Horizon home games. Horizon single digit home underdogs are 4-6 vs spread.

Houston won in double OT Saturday; Rob Gray had 31 but sprained an ankle late in game, is doubtful here. SMU beat Houston 77-73 at home Jan 19, outscoring Cougars 24-8 on foul line, its third straight series win. Mustangs are 3-1 on AAC road, winning by 12-24-15 points; they lost last road game, at Temple. AAC home underdogs of 7 or less points are 6-5 vs spread. Houston won last two games after losing previous four.

Florida State made 9-17 on arc in 85-78 win at NC State Jan 13; FSU is 5-3 in last eight series games, but 2-3 in last five played here. Seminoles are 4-2 in last six games, is bubble team; they split four ACC home tilts, losing to UNC/Pitt. single digit home favorites are 11-14 vs the spread. Wolfpack lost seven of last nine games; they're 1-3 on ACC road, with only win as huge underdog at Pittsburgh.

Baylor won seven of last eight games, with only loss to Oklahoma here; Bears lost four of last six games with Texas, but won three of last four in Waco, with wins by 5-7-23 points. Baylor is 3-1 at home in Big X, with wins by 17-28-7 points. Big X home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-3 vs spread. Longhorns won five of last six games, losing by 9 at Kansas; they're 1-3 on Big X road, losing by 8-1-9 points, winning at West Va.

Iona made 14-30 on arc in 64-58 home win over St Peter's 10 days ago; they led by 21 with 11:07 left. Gaels are 10-3 in last 13 series games, but lost two of last three visits here. Iona is 2-3 in last five games, losing last two road games, at Rider/Fairfield. Peacocks lost last three games, by 6-31-16 points; they're 6-4 in MAAC despite playing seven road games. MAAC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 8-4 vs spread.

Monmouth forced 21 turnovers (+13) in 85-69 home win over Siena two weeks ago; game was 41-36 at half. Hawks won last three series games- they beat Saints by 19-6 LY. Monmouth is 13-2 in last 15 games, losing at Army/Manhattan; they're 3-2 as MAAC road favorites, with wins on road by 14-12-8-15 points. MAAC underdogs are 14-5 vs spread in games where spread was 3 or less points.

Fairfield scored 90 ppg in winning its last three games, after 9-9 start to season; Stags are 4-2 at home in MAAC, losing to Monmouth, St Pete's. Quinnipiac lost nine of last 11 games, but beat Niagara here on Saturday; they won three of last four games with Fairfield; all four games were decided by 8 or less points. Bobcats won last two visits here, by 1-8 points. MAAC home favorites of 8+ points ae 4-9 vs spread.

Chattanooga outscored Citadel 18-6 over last 3:58 to pull out 84-78 win on road Jan 2; Mocs won last six series games, four by 6 or less points. Chattanooga won five games in a row, 12 of last 13; they won all three home games, by 12-19-10 points. Citadel is 3-2 in last five games; their last three losses were all by seven or less points or in OT. SoCon home favorites of 8+ points are 5-2 against the spread.

Mercer led 36-15 at half of 69-50 home win over Samford Jan 2, its third straight series win- they won 62-61 (-4.5) here LY. Bears lost last two road games, both in OT; they won last two games by 15-15, after going OT three games in row before that. SoCon home underdogs of 6 or less points are 3-5 vs spread. Samford lost six of last seven games, splitting four SoCon home games, beating Citadel, Western Carolina.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 01:35 PM

NCAAB

Monday, February 1

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONMOUTH vs. SIENA
Monmouth is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Siena is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Siena is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
IONA vs. SAINT PETER'S
Iona is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
Iona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 6 games
Saint Peter's is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:00 PM
OAKLAND vs. NORTHERN KENTUCKY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
No trends available

7:00 PM
QUINNIPIAC vs. FAIRFIELD
Quinnipiac is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Fairfield is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fairfield's last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA vs. LOUISVILLE
North Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Carolina's last 8 games on the road
Louisville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
Louisville is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games

7:00 PM
THE CITADEL vs. CHATTANOOGA
The Citadel is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The Citadel is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chattanooga
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 6 games
Chattanooga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
MERCER vs. SAMFORD
No trends available
Samford is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Samford is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM
DAKOTA STATE vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 6 games
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
SOUTHERN METHODIST vs. HOUSTON
Southern Methodist is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston
Southern Methodist is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Houston is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

8:00 PM
ST AMBROSE vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS
No trends available
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM
TEXAS vs. BAYLOR
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games on the road
Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Baylor is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Baylor is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home

9:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs. FLORIDA STATE
North Carolina State is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina State's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida State's last 6 games when playing North Carolina State
Florida State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against North Carolina State

**StarDust Bum** · 02-01-2016, 07:26 PM

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MONM at SIE 07:00 PM

MONM -1.0

IONA at SPC 07:00 PM

IONA -6.0 BEST BET

QUIN at FAIR 07:00 PM

FAIR -8.5

HOW at UMES 07:00 PM

UMES -3.5

MER at SAM 07:00 PM

SAM +2.5

CIT at CHAT 07:00 PM

CHAT -19.0

UNC at LOU 07:00 PM

LOU -1.0

OAK at NKU 07:00 PM

OAK -6.5 BEST BET

SMU at HOU 08:00 PM

HOU +6.0

TEX at BAY 09:00 PM

TEX +4.5 BEST BET

NCST at FSU 09:00 PM

FSU -6.0

**StarDust Bum** · 02-02-2016, 12:48 AM

SBPI Ratings - (2/1/16)
February 1, 2016

Here is the 2015-16 College Basketball SportsBoss Power Index ratings covering action through Sunday Jan. 31, 2016. The SUM is my rating for each school and the RANK is rankings of each team’s SOS Adjusted performance.

The COMPARISON categories include:

KP - Ken Pomeroy’s Rankings
BPI - ESPN’s Basketball Power Index
RPI - Ratings Power Index
SAG - Jeff Sagarin’s Rankings

FINAL ADJUSTED RATINGS

Team NON-ADJ Rank SUM Rank KP BPI RPI SAG

West Virginia 2 394.2 1 10 11 15 9

Texas A&M 5 371.0 2 7 10 12 13

Kansas 29 370.2 3 15 18 4 8

Oregon 19 368.1 4 16 23 3 21

Xavier 9 364.0 5 11 12 5 11

Florida 34 361.0 6 22 20 22 22

Baylor 7 357.7 7 24 29 16 26

Villanova 32 357.4 8 3 4 2 3

Wichita State 1 356.3 9 12 24 36 23

Miami (FL) 24 350.0 10 17 17 17 18

Duke 28 346.6 11 19 13 27 15

Virginia 68 339.9 12 5 8 10 7

Purdue 6 337.0 13 13 14 26 10

Michigan State 16 333.5 14 6 9 23 4

North Carolina 26 329.2 15 4 1 6 2

Wisconsin 50 329.0 16 53 52 61 47

Iowa 79 328.9 17 2 3 7 5

Louisville 3 327.9 18 8 6 24 6

Georgia Tech 79 326.0 19 52 46 66 55

Texas 98 325.3 20 30 36 20 31

Providence 18 324.5 21 39 38 25 40

Kentucky 42 323.5 22 21 19 18 20

Arizona State 86 321.3 23 67 60 70 61

Oklahoma 121 317.3 24 1 2 1 1

Kansas State 68 316.8 25 44 41 44 48

Stanford 121 312.4 26 103 84 54 81

Valparaiso 4 311.5 27 23 35 39 39

VCU 9 310.3 28 28 25 32 37

Pittsburgh 12 308.1 29 49 37 29 33

Utah 64 307.6 30 41 50 14 35

Cincinnati 17 307.6 31 33 33 55 30

Syracuse 102 306.1 32 35 44 42 41

Vanderbilt 119 302.4 33 38 32 58 28

Arizona 29 302.2 34 18 16 34 16

Florida State 113 301.4 35 40 47 40 42

Colorado 34 301.2 36 51 40 21 45

Here are additional teams of note that did not make the SBPI Top 36 but were ranked inside the Top 36 of at least TWO of the other four power rating sources I use for comparative purposes:

#37 Maryland (#9 KP, #5 BPI, #9 RPI, #12 SAG)

#44 Iowa State (#14 KP, #15 BPI, #11 RPI, #19 SAG)

#45 USC (#29 KP, #26 BPI, #19 RPI)

#46 Notre Dame (#31 KP, #27 BPI, #33 RPI, #32 SAG)

#50 Michigan (#32 KP, #30 RPI, #25 SAG)

#56 Dayton (#28 BPI, #13 RPI, #36 SAG)

#58 Gonzaga (#36 KP, #31 BPI, #27 SAG)

#62 SMU (#20 KP, #7 BPI, #7 RPI, #14 SAG)

#68 South Carolina (#34 BPI, #28 RPI)

#74 Indiana (#26 KP, #22 BPI, #17 SAG)

#86 UConn (#27 KP, #30 BPI, #29 SAG)

Strength of Conference & breakdown by conference:

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Rank Conference Average Rating Number

1 B12 313.2 6

2 ACC 297.8 9

3 P12 293.9 6

4 BIG EAST 274.0 3

5 B10 269.7 4

6 SEC 268.0 4

7 COLONIAL 236.7 -

8 HORIZON 233.4 1

9 AAC 228.7 1

10 MWC 225.3 -

11 A10 223.4 1

12 MVC 213.7 1

13 SUMMIT 209.1 -

14 MAC 208.9 -

15 BIG WEST 204.3 -

16 SB 202.4 -

17 WCC 201.0 -

18 SOUTHERN 199.0 -

19 IVY 194.2 -

20 BIG SOUTH 176.2 -

21 OVC 174.1 -

22 CUSA 171.1 -

23 MAAC 166.0 -

24 SOUTHLAND 164.7 -

25 WAC 160.3 -

26 BIG SKY 157.6 -

27 AMERICA EAST 149.7 -

28 ATLANTIC SUN 149.4 -

29 PATRIOT 142.6 -

30 SWAC 140.8 -

31 MEAC 133.0 -

32 NORTHEAST 117.7 -

We can really see how the Power 6 conferences are ranked well above the rest of the pack here.

Next up let’s look at the Top 20 non-Power 6 (ACC, B12, B10, BE, P12, SEC) conference teams:

ADJUSTED RATINGS - TOP 20 NON-POWER 6

Team Conference Rank Rating Rank

Wichita State MVC 1 356.3 9

Valparaiso HORIZON 4 311.5 27

VCU A10 9 310.3 28

Cincinnati AAC 17 307.6 31

UNLV MWC 36 293.6 41

Boise State MWC 33 291.4 43

Long Beach State BIG WEST 213 283.5 48

Princeton IVY 47 281.2 49

Tulsa AAC 66 280.5 53

Dayton A10 56 275.8 56

Gonzaga WCC 24 274.8 58

South Dakota State SUMMIT 36 273.6 60

Rhode Island A10 44 273.3 61

Southern Methodist AAC 20 272.6 62

Eastern Michigan MAC 147 270.9 64

Chattanooga SOUTHERN 20 270.0 65

Brigham Young WCC 68 266.5 67

Louisiana-Lafayette SB 61 261.8 70

UC Santa Barbara BIG WEST 216 261.8 71

Charleston COLONIAL 74 259.1 73

**StarDust Bum** · 02-02-2016, 12:50 AM

Top 25 Capsules
February 1, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Damion Lee scored 24 points, including two free throws with 8.3 seconds remaining, to help No. 19 Louisville upset No. 2 North Carolina 71-65 on Monday night, ending the Tar Heels' 12-game winning streak.

After scoring just six points in Saturday's loss to then-No. 11 Virginia, Lee lifted the Cardinals to a hard-fought victory over the first-place Tar Heels by making 8 of 12 shots, including consecutive 3-pointers that helped provide a 55-50 lead with 9:35 remaining.

Chinanu Onuaku later added a three-point play to make it 63-55. Trey Lewis made a big layup and then two free throws with 26 seconds left for a four-point lead.

Lee sealed the win by making two more at the free throw line as Louisville (18-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed the Tar Heels (19-3, 8-1) their first conference loss.

Onuaku had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 10 points for the Cardinals.

Justin Jackson scored 16 points and Brice Johnson had 15 for North Carolina, which shot just 35 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers.

HOUSTON 71, No. 12 SMU 68

HOUSTON (AP) - Devonta Pollard scored 23 points and Damyean Dotson added 13 as Houston rallied to hand the Mustangs their second loss of the season.

Pollard and Dotson keyed a 21-4 run midway through the second half for the Cougars (16-6, 6-4 American), which defeated a ranked team for the first time since beating No. 25 SMU in February 2014. The win was the first over a team ranked this high or higher since beating No. 3 Memphis in January 1996.

Nic Moore had 16 points for SMU (19-2, 8-2), which has lost two of its last three. Ben Moore scored 12 points and Markus Kennedy had 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Mustangs shot 8 of 27 in the second half and finished shooting 40 percent, compared to Houston's 55 percent in the second half and 46 percent for the game.

TEXAS 67, No. 15 BAYLOR 59

WACO, Texas (AP) - Connor Lammert had 15 points, including a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute, and Texas won for the sixth time in its last seven games.

After Rico Gathers, Baylor's big man, fouled out and Taurean Prince committed a turnover, Lammert's 3 from the right wing with 44 seconds left put the Longhorns (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) ahead 62-56. It was his third 3 of the game.

Gathers, who had 20 points, fouled out with 1:27 left. Prince had 18 points for the Bears (17-5, 6-3), while Lester Medford added 10.

Isaiah Taylor had 12 points for Texas.

Baylor tied the game three times in the second half but could never get the lead.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-02-2016, 12:52 AM

Preview: Gamecocks (19-2) at Bulldogs (11-8)
Date: February 02, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

South Carolina's Michael Carrera and Georgia's J.J. Frazier are establishing themselves as two of the SEC's most improved players.

The No. 25 Gamecocks and Bulldogs will witness different versions of Carrera and Frazier than they have seen in the past in Tuesday night's matchup at Georgia.

Carrera is a senior forward who came into this season with a career average of 7.6 points and was at 11.6 through the first 17 games. He is averaging 23.8 points on 54.0 percent shooting in his last four while also pulling down 10.8 rebounds per game.

Carrera posted a second straight double-double with 20 points and 11 boards in Saturday's 78-64 home win over Alabama.

"He's playing right now with a lot of confidence," coach Frank Martin said. "We always knew he was tough, we always knew he'd play stronger than what he looks and now he's playing like a complete basketball player and I'm real proud of him for that."

He'll be unrecognizable to Georgia (11-8, 4-4) after averaging 6.3 points on 26.0 percent shooting in seven meetings.

Frazier is a junior guard who's averaged 7.8 points and shot 36.4 percent in four games against the Gamecocks. He has emerged to average a team-best 16.5 points, including 24.3 on 52.2 percent shooting in his last three.

His second career double-double was an impressive one with 21 points and a career-high 11 assists in Saturday's 83-73 defeat at then-No. 17 Baylor.

"He has really matured as a leader on the floor," coach Mark Fox said. "He had a double-double the other night versus a ranked team on the road with 11 assists and also double figures in points. I think he's a more complete player than he was a year ago, the game has slowed down for him."

These teams have been stingy defensively, with South Carolina (19-2, 6-2) limiting foes to 38.4 percent shooting to rank second in the SEC and Georgia third at 38.5.

The problem for the Bulldogs in consecutive defeats is that they have allowed opponents to shoot 91 free throws to waste their own 50.4 percent shooting.

'Our defense is going to have to improve for us to accomplish anything,' Fox said.

South Carolina seeks its first 20-win season since 2008-09 and first NCAA Tournament berth since 2003-04. It is back in the Top 25 after dropping out a week ago following a 78-69 loss at Tennessee on Jan. 23.

The Gamecocks bounced back with two victories by an average of 12.0 points behind Carrera and Sindarius Thornwell, who totaled 29 points last week.

South Carolina's 64-58 victory at Georgia on Feb. 17 ended slides of six straight overall on the road and five in a row in Athens. Martin and his players pointed to that victory as creating momentum for a strong finish to 2014-15.

"I remember before playing them we were like in a slump and coming into Georgia and us beating them was the turning point, and we had momentum the rest of the season so this year we're going to try to keep up with the same thing," Thornwell said.

The Gamecocks swept both regular-season meetings before the Bulldogs earned some revenge with a 74-62 victory in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-02-2016, 12:54 AM

Preview: Wildcats (16-5) at Volunteers (10-11)
Date: February 02, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

John Calipari entrusts the Kentucky offense to Tyler Ulis because he recognizes when to score and when to become a distributor.

But the sophomore point guard has added plenty of mileage on his diminutive body lately, and Calipari is trying to figure out the best way to handle Ulis' minutes.

Calipari is hoping Ulis and the 20th-ranked Wildcats start strong Tuesday night against a Tennessee team that has jumped out to big leads recently only to come up short down the stretch.

Ulis leads Kentucky (16-5, 6-2 SEC) in scoring during conference play at 19.3 points per game and also tops the league with an average of 6.9 assists over those eight contests. He's also playing an SEC-most 36.8 minutes in that stretch, though.

He scored a career-high 26 points and added eight assists Saturday at then-No. 4 Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, but he played all 45 minutes and made a crucial turnover at the end of regulation in a 90-84 overtime loss.

Ulis is averaging 22.8 points while shooting 58.9 percent over his last four. He got a bit of a break in Wednesday's 88-54 rout of Missouri by playing 29 minutes, just the second time this season he's played fewer than 30.

"I tried to take him out a couple times (Saturday) and he's begging me to leave him in," Calipari said of the 5-foot-9, 160-pound Ulis. "We're trying to come up with something we're comfortable with. With his weight and size, it's not normal. What I do want to do is play him every minute he can be out there playing at his pace."

Four starters played at least 37 minutes, with Jamal Murray (15 points), Alex Poythress (13) and Isaiah Briscoe (12) also scoring in double figures. Kentucky shot 53.2 percent and is at 53.5 over the last three, but it went 5 of 23 from 3-point range.

The loss snapped the Wildcats' three-game winning streak and dropped them to 2-4 in true road games.

'Our last four games, they've fought like heck,' Calipari said. "Teaching them how to win and how to finish off games is on me. That's my job. Their job is to go there and fight like crazy."

Burying Tennessee (10-11, 3-5) early would be ideal, but the Wildcats know they shouldn't be counted out even if that plan doesn't come to fruition. The Volunteers lost 63-57 at Alabama last Tuesday and 75-63 at TCU on Saturday despite leading both games by at least 14 in the second half.

They also led by 13 in a 92-88 loss to now-No. 8 Texas A&M on Jan. 19 and are one of two Division I teams to blow at least three second-half leads of that size this season.

Those last two defeats followed a 78-69 win over then-No. 24 South Carolina on Jan. 23 that coach Rick Barnes hoped would get them on track.

'We're playing against teams that are going to fight back,' Barnes said. "When that happens, when they start coming back, how do we respond? That's what we haven't done a really good job of.'

Kevin Punter Jr. has been a bright spot with 24.0 points per game in conference play, and he scored exactly that many in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.

Barnes, a good friend of Calipari's, is trying to turn around the program as Tennessee's third coach in as many seasons after being let go by Texas.

'He is a guy that I've called on many times as my teams struggled, as I struggled, (and said to him), `Talk to me. Tell me what you'd do here. How would you do this?'" Calipari said. 'I'm telling you, he's one of the best in our business - one of the best.'

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