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Preview: Bearcats (22-2) at Mustangs (21-4)
Date: February 12, 2017 4:00 PM EDT

The top teams in the American Athletic Conference will clash for the second time in four weeks on Sunday when No. 11 Cincinnati faces No. 25 Southern Methodist at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.

Cincinnati (22-2, 11-0 AAC) is riding a 15-game winning streak. The Bearcats are coming off a 60-50 victory over Central Florida.

SMU (21-4, 11-1) has won seven in a row since suffering a 66-64 loss to Cincinnati on Jan. 12. The Mustangs have won 17 of their last 18, including a 66-50 victory over Temple on Thursday.

Kyle Washington logged his seventh double-double of the season in Wednesday's victory over Central Florida, finishing with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Jacob Evans had 11 points, six assists and four steals for the Bearcats, who won despite shooting 35.4 percent from the field and making just 9 of 29 3-pointers.

"We won anyway despite our struggles from the field, and most of them were wide-open looks," Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin said.

Cronin applauded his team's defensive intensity.

"I was really, really happy with our effort," Cronin said. "I thought we played extremely hard on defense. We had 47 deflections, 12 steals and we held a team to 50 points. You can't ask for much more than that from a defensive effort."

Semi Ojeleye had a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds in SMU's victory over Temple on Thursday. The Mustangs shot 37.9 percent from the field and made just 4 of 17 from beyond the arc, but they amassed a huge 49-32 rebounding advantage and forced 16 turnovers.

"This was a scary game," SMU coach Tim Jankovich said. "I felt like our guys possibly played a little tight, but Semi carried us from the offensive end, which he's very capable of doing."

The victory came three days after SMU made its debut in the Top 25.

"It's great to get that recognition nationally," Ojeleye said. "We feel like we're a team that can win a national championship, but we have to stay focused on the bigger picture no matter what our ranking is."

This will not be the first time these teams have tangled this season. Cincinnati held on for a 66-64 win over SMU on Jan. 12 after leading by as many as 15 points. Troy Caupain scored 16 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer down the stretch for the Bearcats.

Cincinnati shot 46.3 percent from the field and made 12 of 26 from 3-point range in that game. SMU shot 40 percent from the field, made nine 3-pointers and outrebounded Cincinnati 37-27.

"They're a great team and we knew it would be hard to just blow them out," Caupain said. "They play hard basketball. They load the box heavy and it's hard to get easy baskets.

"When they got back in the game, we shot five jump shots and missed all of them. Coach got on us when we went into the locker room. We gave up two late-half buckets and he was like, 'This isn't a blowout. They're not just gonna lay down for us.'"

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Preview: Beavers (4-21) at Bruins (22-3)
Date: February 12, 2017 5:00 PM EDT

No. 10 UCLA is in the middle of a hotly contested Pacific 12 Conference regular-season title chase, while Oregon State is still in search of its first conference victory when the teams meet at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

The teams also enter the game coming off drastically different results in their previous games.

UCLA (22-3, 9-3 in the Pac-12) won for the ninth time in the last 11 games by making a dramatic comeback after trailing by 19 points early to defeat fifth-ranked Oregon 82-79 on Thursday night in front of a capacity crowd at Pauley Pavilion.

On the same night, Oregon State (4-21, 0-12) lost its 12th consecutive game (all in conference play) with a 92-66 drubbing at the hands of USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

It was the Beavers' fourth loss by 20 points or more this season. UCLA defeated the Beavers 76-63 in Corvallis, Ore., on Dec. 30 when the Bruins were ranked No. 2.

"We've seen (the shortcomings) all year and nothing's changing," said Oregon State redshirt freshman guard Kendal Manuel, who had 11 points against USC.

"We just got to buy in and that's the main thing. Coach (Wayne Tinkle) always says you got to build for the future. We need to actually lock in and do that."

After losing consecutive games against Arizona and USC last month, UCLA is locked into to a conference title chase with Arizona (11-1 in the Pac-12), Oregon (10-2) and California (9-3).

Freshman point guard Lonzo Ball is the Bruins' driving force. He came alive against the Ducks when UCLA needed him the most, making four of his final five shots, including five points in the last 1:10 of the game.

"That's my time to do what I've got to do," Ball said. "The team is comfortable with me in those type of situations. I had the ball and I just wanted to win."

Ball, who averages 7.6 assists per game, finished with a season-low one assist against Oregon but he made up for that with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

He drove for a clutch layup in the waning moments, to give UCLA a 77-72 lead with 1:10 to play. He then answered an Oregon 3-pointer with a 30-footer that was all net, prompting him to gesture and yell on the way back down the court to celebrate a five-point lead with 32 seconds to play.

"Now I don't want five straight from 35 feet away, but if he makes the first four I might," UCLA coach Steve Alford said. "But he just has that feel and I trust him."

With UCLA's firepower on the perimeter with Ball, Bryce Alford, Aaron Holiday and Isaac Hamilton, Tinkle is very concerned.

That quartet is a big reason UCLA has shot 42.2 percent from 3-point distance, a percentage that stands as the second highest in school history. The 1988-89 squad made 42.6 percent of its 3-point shots.

After Oregon State led 6-0 against USC on 3-pointers by JaQuori McLaughlin and Manuel, the Trojans responded by making 6 of 7 from beyond the arc during a 22-9 run to start pulling away.

"They hit five of their first six threes against man-to-man," Tinkle said. "And then we went zone and this same spot that kills us, this right corner. We couldn't get there and they hit a few more. ... Right now, defense on the perimeter is one of our weaknesses, whether it's man or zone."

McLaughlin, who led Oregon State with 12 points against USC, does not get as much publicity as Ball but he is a capable freshman guard in his own right. His 48 3-pointers this season have tied Oregon State's freshman record, set last year by Stephen Thompson Jr.

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Preview: Wildcats (18-6) at Badgers (21-3)
Date: February 12, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. -- Coach Greg Gard decided to run a short practice on Friday for No. 7 Wisconsin, since his players didn't get to bed until 2:30 a.m. earlier that day.

The Badgers claimed a third overtime victory in their last six games on Thursday night, with a 70-69 Big Ten Conference win at Nebraska. All three of Wisconsin's extra session games were road matchups.

Wisconsin (21-3, 10-1 in the Big Ten) has a quick turnaround, as it prepares for a game against Northwestern on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. CST at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers have won eight straight and hold a 1½ game lead over Purdue in the Big Ten standings.

Gard said he's impressed with Wisconsin's perseverance, but the Badgers' work to improve is a never-ending objective.

"We've been tested a multitude of ways and I'm proud of how they responded from a fortitude standpoint, but we've got to continue to mature and grow in other areas," Gard said after the win over the Huskers.

Wisconsin senior forward Nigel Hayes scored a game-high 20 points against Nebraska, including a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 13 seconds left in overtime that lifted the Badgers to victory.

That was the only long-range shot of the game for Hayes, who missed 8 of 9 from 3-point range in the preceding three games.

Hayes, who averages 13.6 points per game, said the Badgers are well aware of the task at hand.

"As coach Gard was telling us, we've got to grow, mature better and if we finally put together 40 minutes of basketball, we could be a semi-decent team once we get to that point," Hayes said.

Northwestern coach Chris Collins and the Huskies (18-6, 7-4) have a goal of earning the program's first NCAA tournament berth. The Badgers will pose a tough challenge, considering Northwestern will be without junior guard Scott Lindsey for a second game.

"There's no panic in our locker room, I think there's urgency," said Collins, who would like to see more production on offense from junior guard Bryant McIntosh, senior guard Sanjay Lumpkin and junior forward Gavin Skelly.

Lindsey, the team's leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, has mononucleosis. Collins said on Friday that Lindsey is getting better and expects him back "sooner rather than later."

Senior forward Nathan Taphorn probably will return to the Huskies' lineup against the Badgers. Taphorn injured his right ankle during the first half of Northwestern's 68-55 win over Indiana on Jan. 29 and has been sidelined for two games.

Northwestern has lost two straight and are fresh off a 68-61 home setback to Illinois on Tuesday. The Huskies held a three-point lead with under four minutes to go, but turned the ball over five times in the closing minutes.

Collins said Huskies who have been role players need to adjust to more playing time, pick up the slack on offense and create chemistry with lineup changes. Learning to finish also is a big priority.

Collins is a big fan of sophomore forward Ethan Happ, who is Wisconsin's leading scorer at 14.5 points per game and top rebounder at 9.3. He realizes if the Huskies double team Happ or Hayes inside the paint, other Badgers might make opponents pay for those decisions.

"When you play a potent team that's very good with outstanding players, you have to kind of decide what way you want to go and what you want to do and be committed to it to get them off their rhythm," Collins said.

"There are certain areas that if you're going to take something away, you're going to have to live with (those actions)."

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Preview: Cavaliers (18-5) at Hokies (16-7)
Date: February 12, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

Just a little over a week ago, Virginia routed in-state rival Virginia Tech by 23 points, the most lopsided margin in the series since 1991.

The Cavaliers' win over the Hokies was their ninth in the last 10 meetings ahead of the two team's second matchup of the season on Sunday at Blacksburg, Va..

Virginia Tech has lost two games in a row after falling to Miami by six points on Wednesday night. No. 12 Virginia has alternated wins and losses over their last five games but is coming off a 71-55 drubbing of No. 4 Louisville on Monday.

Guard London Perrantes enters the game averaging a team-high 12 points and four assists as the Cavaliers are once again doing it on both ends of the floor with stellar defense and solid outside shooting.

Virginia ranks first nationally in scoring defense, allowing only 54 points per game. Virginia Tech scores at a 79 points per game clip but was held to 48 in the first meeting.

"It started bad and it stayed bad," Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams said after the first meeting.

The Hokies boast five players scoring in double figures for the season, led by forward Zach LeDay at 15.7 points per game.

In the first meeting, however, Virginia Tech managed to put only two players in double figures and shot only 35 percent from the field, including a dismal 3 for 20 from beyond the 3-point line.

Virginia will once again try to tame the Virginia Tech zone defense after shooting 46 percent in the first meeting.

The Cavaliers' game against the Hokies is the second of a four-game stretch in which Virginia will face three top 20 teams.

Although Virginia Tech is not ranked, Cassell Coliseum's elite atmosphere will provide a challenge for Virginia who fell to the Hokies in Blacksburg last season.

Despite the difficulty of winning on the road in the ACC, Virginia has disproven that theory over the last few seasons, as the Cavaliers are 23-10 in their last 33 road conference games.

Although they rank second in the country in fewest turnovers per game, Virginia has committed 29 in their last two games after averaging only nine per game for the season.

After Monday night's win over Louisville, in which the Cavaliers coughed the ball up 14 times, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett knew that was something they needed to cut down moving forward.

"We have five days to practice before we play again," Bennett said. "We have to correct those mistakes and get back to taking care of the ball. Our schedule doesn't get any easier so we need to clean that up."

Sunday night's game in Blacksburg will mark the fourth sellout of the season for Virginia Tech and should provide an electric atmosphere for a Hokie team trying to recover from two straight loses.

The teams tip off at 6:30 p.m.

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Sunday's Tip Sheet
February 11, 2017

Three of the top men’s basketball teams in the country will be in action later this Sunday in a trio of conference games crossing both coasts and our nation’s heartland.

Starting out west, Oregon State will go on the road to square off against the No. 10 UCLA Bruins in a Pac-12 tilt. Moving inland to the Big Ten, the Northwestern Wildcats tangle with the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers in Madison and rounding out this trio of matchups is an in-state showdown in the ACC between the rival No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers and the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Oregon State Beavers at No. 10 UCLA Bruins (FOX Sports 1, 5:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: UCLA -27, Total 160.5

Betting Matchup

The Beavers (4-21 SU, 8-15 ATS) come into this game still looking for their first straight-up win in conference play against 12 losses. They have gone 3-9 against the spread during this extended slide and the total has gone OVER in five of their last six games. Oregon State remains one of the lowest scoring teams in the nation with an average of 64.5 points per game and it has only crossed the 70-point mark in twice in conference play. On defense, the Beavers are allowing an average of 72.6 PPG.

The biggest issue for the Bruins in this matchup is avoiding any kind of letdown following their thrilling 82-79 come-from-behind victory against Oregon on Thursday as 4 ½-point home favorites. While UCLA (22-3 SU, 13-12 ATS) has been one of the top teams in the Pac-12 on the court at 9-3 SU, it has been a tough team to bet on at 3-9 ATS. Freshman guard Lonzo Ball matched his season scoring average (15.1 PPG) against the Ducks with a couple of crucial three-point buckets down the stretch to help seal the win.

Betting Trends

-- The Beavers are 9-23-1 ATS in their last 33 road games and the total has gone OVER in 20 of their last 27 games on the road.

-- The Bruins have failed to cover ATS in seven of their last 10 games following a SU win and the total has gone OVER in five of their last seven Sunday games.

-- Oregon State has covered the spread in eight of the last 10 meetings including a 4-1 mark ATS in its last five road games against UCLA. The total has stayed UNDER in five of the last eight meetings.

Northwestern Wildcats at No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Wisconsin -10, Total 128

Betting Matchup

Losses (both SU and ATS) to Purdue on the road as underdogs and to Illinois at home have dropped the Wildcats to 7-4 SU in Big Ten play. Northwestern (18-6 SU, 15-7 ATS) had been able to cover the spread in its previous six games and the total has stayed UNDER in five of its last seven contests. This has been one of the better scoring teams in the conference with 73.8 PPG, but with just 61 points in Tuesday’s loss to Illinois, the Wildcats have failed to cross the 70-point mark in their last three games.

Wisconsin continues to lead the way in the Big Ten standings at 10-1 SU in conference play as part of an overall record of 21-3. The Badgers bring a SU eight-game winning streak into this matchup. However, with a tight 70-69 squeaker against Nebraska on Thursday night as 8 ½-point home favorites they are now 3-6 ATS in their last nine games. That was the most points that Wisconsin has given up in its last five games behind a defense that is fourth in the nation in points allowed (60.2).

Betting Trends

-- The Wildcats have covered ATS in their last six games played on a Sunday and the total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games following an ATS loss.

-- The Badgers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games and the total has stayed UNDER in 12 of their last 16 games played at home.

-- Head-to-head in this Big Ten tilt, the favorite has gone 11-3 ATS in the last 14 meetings and the total has gone OVER in three of the last five meetings.

No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies (ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Virginia -7, Total 133

Betting Matchup

Virginia’s impressive 71-55 romp over Louisville this past Monday as a 6 ½-point home favorite combined with North Carolina’s loss to Duke on Thursday night has the Cavaliers (18-5 SU) just a half-game back in the ACC regular season title race at 8-3. They are now 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as part of an overall record of 15-7 ATS this year. Virginia still lives and dies with a shutdown defense that is first in the nation in points allowed (54.0), but it got a big night from senior guard London Perrantes in Monday’s win with a team-high 18 points.

The Hokies have just one victory (SU and ATS) in their last four games including a 71-48 loss to their bitter rivals on Feb. 1 as 11 ½-point road underdogs in the first meeting of this season’s home-and-home series. Virginia Tech (16-7 SU, 9-10 ATS) only shot 35.7 percent from the field against the Cavaliers while going a dismal 3-for-20 from three-point range. Senior forward Zach LeDay leads the Hokies in scoring this season with 15.7 PPG and he ended that game with 12 points while going 3-for-6 from the floor.

Betting Trends

-- The Cavaliers have covered ATS in four of their last five games on the road and the total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in 21 of their last 28 road games.

-- The Hokies are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 home games and the total has stayed UNDER in five of their last six home games against a team with a SU winning record on the road.

-- The underdog in this ACC clash is 11-5-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in five of the last seven games between the two rivals including the past meeting on Feb. 1.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MICH at IND 01:00 PM

MICH +3.5

O 145.0

COR at PENN 01:00 PM

PENN -6.5

O 137.5

TEM at MEM 02:00 PM

TEM +6.0

U 142.0

IONA at NIAG 02:00 PM

IONA -5.5

U 156.5

WICH at L-IL 04:00 PM

WICH -9.0

O 140.5

NEV at SDSU 04:00 PM

SDSU -4.5

O 142.0

CIN at SMU 04:00 PM

SMU -4.5

U 127.5

UNI at MOSU 04:00 PM

MOSU -1.0

O 125.5

ORST at UCLA 05:00 PM

ORST +25.5

O 156.0

SPC at MAN 06:00 PM

MAN +4.5

O 124.5

UVA at VT 06:30 PM

VT +7.0

U 131.0

NW at WIS 06:30 PM

NW +11.5

O 125.5

WSU at COLO 08:30 PM

COLO -11.5

O 148.5

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Michigan 75, Indiana 63— Wolverines sweep Indiana for first time in 22 years.

— SMU 60, Cincinnati 51— First loss since December 10 for the Bearcats.

— Virginia Tech 82, Virginia 80 2OT— Game meant lot more to Hokies, who are on bubble.

— FOX made an additional $20M in ad revenue because the Super Bowl went into overtime.

— Apparently the Cowboys think they can get a third round draft pick for Tony Romo.

— Only two sportswriters, Jerry Green and Jerry Izenberg, have covered all 51 Super Bowls.

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Armadillo:Monday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a snowy night

13) Joel Embiid hasn’t played for the 76ers since January 27; they’re 13-18 when he plays, 7-16 when he doesn’t. Apparently Embiid has a slight meniscus tear in his knee, which is why he hasn’t been playing, but then video of him dancing on the stage of a Meek Mill concert in Philly the other night showed up and people in Philly are, uh…….not real happy.

Coach Brett Brown: ”The conversations I had with Joel after I saw the video included a lot, some of which you mentioned. By and large, I’d probably prefer it was a private conversation.’’

I’m guessing the player was introduced to the word “perception” as in, ‘When you’re getting paid millions and you can’t play because your knee hurts, then don’t show up on stage at a concert dancing. People might perceive that you’re not taking your knee rehab seriously.’

12) San Diego State 70, Nevada 56— Aztecs are 6-6 in the Mountain West this season, as their lack of shooting has caused the program to take a dip— last time the Aztecs finished under .500 in conference play was 2005.

In his last two road games, Nevada’s leading scorer Marcus Marshall is 2-22 from the floor.

11) Grant Napear is the Kings’ TV announcer; Friday night, Sacramento is playing terribly against the Hawks, just getting killed. Kings fans are chanting “Ref u suck!!!” when they don’t get calls and Mr Napear says, “The way they’re playing, the fans should be chanting that to the Kings.”

Wow. You don’t get that kind of honesty very often on local broadcasts. Sacramento rallied to win the game, by the way.

10) This info is from Sports Insights: So far this season, 84.5% of NBA games closed with a total of 200+ points. just two years ago, that figure was only 49.6%.

9) Northwestern 66, Wisconsin 59— The long drought is over; if they get Lindsey back soon, they will be in the NCAA’s. Credit to Chris Collins, tough to turn a losing program around.

8) The following passage is from writer Jeff Passan: he is talking about Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who hopefully is selling the ballclub soon:

“Over the last 18 years, as Jeffrey Loria sprayed the stench of his naked greed across baseball like the skunk he is, as he destroyed the sport in one city and bilked another out of billions of dollars, as he tore asunder a championship team and micromanaged countless others and behaved like the lamest sort of wannabe George Steinbrenner possible, all blowhard, zero substance, the aggrieved could take solace in one thing and one alone: some day, the game would rid itself of him.”

7) Golf is really hard; on the European Tour this week, guy named Bernd Weisberger had nine straight birdies in his round on Friday. Doesn’t happen much. On the same nine holes the next day, he was +2 and drifted out of contention.

6) If Indiana misses the NCAA tournament, would the school reach out to Steve Alford to see if he would come home to be its coach? Alford coaching UCLA just seems weird; Alford coaching Indiana seems like it should happen.

I’m thinking that UCLA is/was/always will be a really hard job; the shadow of John Wooden, even 40 years later, is tough to coach under. Ben Howland went to three Final Fours and they couldn’t wait to get rid of him.

5) Raiders gave coach Jack Del Rio a 4-year contract extension. You wonder where he’ll be working four years from now; Las Vegas, San Diego, Oakland?

4) If Kevin Durant thinks it is necessary to hire ARMED security for his mother at a game, why would she even bother going to the game? She was surprised that people are steamed at her son bolting to Golden State? That should not be surprising; unfortunate maybe, but not surprising.

3) Tampa Bay Rays signed P Nathan Eovaldi to a $2M deal for 2107, with a club option for ’18; what makes this odd is that Eovaldi had Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch this season, so it is really a future contract for 2018.

2) Reds traded Brandon Phillips to the Braves; LY, he turned down a trade to the Nationals, a contending team. Now he approves a trade to the rebuilding Braves? Unusual.

Braves may have made the trade because Sean Rodriguez needs shoulder surgery after he was injured in a car accident. Initial reports said he was uninjured in the accident.

1) So I’m (trying to) sleep Saturday morning, my doorbell rings, then there is a knock on the door, so I think it might be important- it wasn’t.

Some guy wants to know if I’d like him to shovel the inch or two of snow that fell late Friday night off my sidewalk. I’m not a morning person, but I managed to decline politely and go back to sleep. Don’t be knocking on people’s doors on a Saturday morning.

Sunday, we got a foot of snow; think the guy will show up and want to clear off my sidewalk today? Nah, me either.

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, February 13


Colgate @ Bucknell

Game 551-552
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colgate
50.168
Bucknell
59.224
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bucknell
by 9
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Bucknell
by 14
136 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colgate
(+14); Over

Morgan State @ Howard

Game 549-550
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Morgan State
39.626
Howard
36.060
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Morgan State
by 3 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Howard
by 1 1/2
129
Dunkel Pick:
Morgan State
(+1 1/2); Over

Rider @ Fairfield

Game 547-548
February 13, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rider
48.767
Fairfield
57.886
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Fairfield
by 9
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Fairfield
by 4
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Fairfield
(-4); Under

Monmouth @ Siena

Game 545-546
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Monmouth
61.649
Siena
51.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 10 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Monmouth
by 2 1/2
152
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
(-2 1/2); Under

Furman @ VMI

Game 543-544
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Furman
53.368
VMI
54.423
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
VMI
by 1
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Furman
by 8 1/2
143 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+8 1/2); Over

AR-Little Rock @ TX-Arlington

Game 541-542
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
AR-Little Rock
46.499
TX-Arlington
64.060
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
TX-Arlington
by 17 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
TX-Arlington
by 12
140 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
TX-Arlington
(-12); Over

West Virginia @ Kansas

Game 539-540
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
West Virginia
76.514
Kansas
75.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
West Virginia
by 1
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas
by 5
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
West Virginia
(+5); Under

Villanova @ DePaul

Game 537-538
February 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Villanova
72.921
DePaul
61.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Villanova
by 11
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Villanova
by 19
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
DePaul
(+19); Over

Troy @ LA-Monroe

Game 535-536
February 13, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Troy
58.409
LA-Monroe
46.633
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Troy
by 12
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Troy
by 3
140
Dunkel Pick:
Troy
(-3); Over

Arkansas St @ Texas State

Game 533-534
February 13, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas St
60.178
Texas State
50.589
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arkansas St
by 9 1/2
122
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arkansas St
by 1 1/2
127 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arkansas St
(-1 1/2); Under

South Alabama @ LA-Lafayette

Game 531-532
February 13, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
South Alabama
46.835
LA-Lafayette
57.589
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA-Lafayette
by 10 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA-Lafayette
by 6
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA-Lafayette
(-6); Under

Georgia Southern @ Appalachian St

Game 529-530
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia Southern
56.437
Appalachian St
47.657
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia Southern
by 9
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia Southern
Pick
152 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia Southern
Under

Louisville @ Syracuse

Game 527-528
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Louisville
78.698
Syracuse
69.834
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Louisville
by 9
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Louisville
by 3 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Louisville
(-3 1/2); Under

Baylor @ Texas Tech

Game 525-526
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baylor
74.852
Texas Tech
68.844
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baylor
by 6
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baylor
by 2 1/2
124 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baylor
(-2 1/2); Over

Georgia State @ Coastal Carolina

Game 523-524
February 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia State
59.745
Coastal Carolina
52.436
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia State
by 7 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia State
by 1 1/2
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia State
(-1 1/2); Over

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, February 13

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GEORGIA ST (16 - 8) at COASTAL CAROLINA (12 - 13) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA ST is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGIA ST is 1-0 against the spread versus COASTAL CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
GEORGIA ST is 1-0 straight up against COASTAL CAROLINA 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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BAYLOR (22 - 3) at TEXAS TECH (16 - 9) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BAYLOR is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BAYLOR is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS TECH is 131-175 ATS (-61.5 Units) as an underdog since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS TECH is 4-1 against the spread versus BAYLOR over the last 3 seasons
BAYLOR is 4-1 straight up against TEXAS TECH 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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LOUISVILLE (20 - 5) at SYRACUSE (16 - 10) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SYRACUSE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all home games this season.
SYRACUSE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home lined games this season.
SYRACUSE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games against conference opponents this season.
SYRACUSE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games after a conference game this season.
SYRACUSE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games after allowing 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SYRACUSE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOUISVILLE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOUISVILLE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
LOUISVILLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 this season.
LOUISVILLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) as a favorite this season.
LOUISVILLE is 116-87 ATS (+20.3 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
SYRACUSE is 1-1 against the spread versus LOUISVILLE over the last 3 seasons
SYRACUSE is 1-1 straight up against LOUISVILLE 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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GA SOUTHERN (16 - 9) at APPALACHIAN ST (7 - 16) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
APPALACHIAN ST is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
GA SOUTHERN is 4-1 against the spread versus APPALACHIAN ST over the last 3 seasons
GA SOUTHERN is 5-0 straight up against APPALACHIAN ST over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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S ALABAMA (12 - 12) at LA-LAFAYETTE (14 - 11) - 2/13/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S ALABAMA is 118-152 ATS (-49.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
S ALABAMA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
LA-LAFAYETTE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents this season.
LA-LAFAYETTE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games after a conference game this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
S ALABAMA is 4-1 against the spread versus LA-LAFAYETTE over the last 3 seasons
S ALABAMA is 3-2 straight up against LA-LAFAYETTE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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ARKANSAS ST (18 - 7) at TEXAS ST (14 - 9) - 2/13/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARKANSAS ST is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all games this season.
ARKANSAS ST is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
ARKANSAS ST is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS ST is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS ST is 3-1 against the spread versus ARKANSAS ST over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS ST is 3-1 straight up against ARKANSAS ST 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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TROY (13 - 12) at LA-MONROE (7 - 18) - 2/13/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TROY is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
TROY is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TROY is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
TROY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents this season.
TROY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
LA-MONROE is 4-0 against the spread versus TROY over the last 3 seasons
LA-MONROE is 4-0 straight up against TROY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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VILLANOVA (24 - 2) at DEPAUL (8 - 17) - 2/13/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VILLANOVA is 57-39 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
VILLANOVA is 57-39 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
VILLANOVA is 55-38 ATS (+13.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
VILLANOVA is 105-75 ATS (+22.5 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
DEPAUL is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all games this season.
DEPAUL is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
DEPAUL is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 67-95 ATS (-37.5 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
DEPAUL is 51-88 ATS (-45.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
DEPAUL is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
DEPAUL is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DEPAUL is 3-2 against the spread versus VILLANOVA over the last 3 seasons
VILLANOVA is 5-0 straight up against DEPAUL 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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W VIRGINIA (20 - 5) at KANSAS (22 - 3) - 2/13/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W VIRGINIA is 43-66 ATS (-29.6 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
W VIRGINIA is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 since 1997.
KANSAS is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all games this season.
KANSAS is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
KANSAS is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) as a favorite this season.
KANSAS is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all home games this season.
KANSAS is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home lined games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
W VIRGINIA is 4-2 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
KANSAS is 3-3 straight up against W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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ARK-LITTLE ROCK (13 - 12) at TX-ARLINGTON (18 - 6) - 2/13/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARK-LITTLE ROCK is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
TX-ARLINGTON is 2-2 against the spread versus ARK-LITTLE ROCK over the last 3 seasons
TX-ARLINGTON is 2-2 straight up against ARK-LITTLE ROCK 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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FURMAN (18 - 8) at VMI (6 - 17) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FURMAN is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all games this season.
FURMAN is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
FURMAN is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
FURMAN is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
FURMAN is 3-2 against the spread versus VMI over the last 3 seasons
FURMAN is 3-2 straight up against VMI 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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MONMOUTH (21 - 5) at SIENA (12 - 14) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SIENA is 66-95 ATS (-38.5 Units) when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
MONMOUTH is 3-1 against the spread versus SIENA over the last 3 seasons
MONMOUTH is 4-0 straight up against SIENA 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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RIDER (14 - 12) at FAIRFIELD (12 - 11) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 19-30 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 19-30 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
FAIRFIELD is 34-54 ATS (-25.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
FAIRFIELD is 21-40 ATS (-23.0 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
FAIRFIELD is 4-1 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
FAIRFIELD is 3-2 straight up against RIDER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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MORGAN ST (10 - 13) at HOWARD (5 - 20) - 2/13/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOWARD is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in all games since 1997.
HOWARD is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in all lined games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
HOWARD is 1-1 straight up against MORGAN ST over the last 3 seasons




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COLGATE (9 - 17) at BUCKNELL (19 - 7) - 2/13/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUCKNELL is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in February games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
COLGATE is 4-1 straight up against BUCKNELL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, February 13

Georgia State had its 9-game win streak snapped Saturday; they’re 4-2 on Sun Belt road, 3-1 as road favorites, with wins by 8-15-6-3 points on foreign soil, and losses at Ga Southern and App State. Coastal Carolina won three of last four games; they’re 5-1 at home in Sun Belt, with only loss by hoop to Texas State. State was 15-33 on arc in 76-56 win over Coastal Jan 21, in game where total of 12 foul shots were taken. Chanticleers were 9-35 on arc. Sun Belt road favorites of 3 or less points are 4-2 vs spread this season.

Baylor outscored Texas Tech 26-9 on foul line in 65-61 home win Jan 25, in brickfest where teams shot combined 9-39 on arc. Bears are 9-2 in last 11 games with Tech, winning six of last seven visits to Lubbock. Baylor is 4-2 on Big X road, 3-1 as a home favorite, with two losses at West Va/Kansas- their road wins are by 26-9-9-3 points. Tech lost its last two games by a point each; they lost five of last six overall, are 2-0 as a home underdog this season. Big X road favorites of 3 or less points are 6-4 vs spread this season.

Louisville is back at full strength; they won four of last five games, are 3-3 on ACC road, with losses at ND/FSU/Virginia. Cardinals are 2-0 as road favorites; faves covered five of their six ACC road games. Syracuse is 4-3 in its last seven games with Louisville, winning two of last three meetings here. Orangemen won five of last six games; they won/covered all six of their ACC home games- they were an underdog in three of them. ACC ACC road favorites of 4 or less points are 7-3-1 vs spread this season.

Georgia Southern outscored Appalachian State 34-14 on foul line in 92-88 home win over ASU Jan 21; Eagles were 34-47 on line, App State 14-22. GSU is 5-0 vs App State in Sun Belt tilts, winning 77-58/101-100 in two visits here. Eagles are 9-3 in Sun Belt but they lost last three road games, giving up 81 pts/game. ASU upset Ga State Saturday; they’re 2-3 at home in league, beating Arkansas State/Georgia State. Sun Belt road teams are 8-4 against the spread in games with spread of 2 or less points.

UL-Lafayette lost its last four games and seven of last nine; they’re 0-6 vs spread in Sun Belt home games (all as favorite), losing four of last five SU. South Alabama/UL-Lafayette split their last six meetings; USA won three of its last five games in Lafayette, but lost here 92-82 here LY and also lost by 22 to Cajuns in Sun Belt tourney. Jaguars won three of last four games, are 4-2 as a road underdog- they lost road games by 1-5-17-12 points- they won last two home games. Sun Belt home favorites of 6 or less points are 10-14 vs spread this season.

Texas State won four of last five games; they’re 4-2 at home in Sun Belt, 2-2 as a home favorite, with home wins by 9-8-6-7 points, and losses to Coastal/UL-Lafayette. Bobcats won their last three games with Arkansas State by 10-10-11 points; home side won four of last five series games. ASU had its 7-game win streak snapped Saturday; they’re 3-3 on Sun Belt road- dogs covered five of the six games. Red Wolves are 1-2 as a Sun Belt road favorite. Sun Belt road favorites of 3 or less points are 4-2 vs spread this season.

Troy is 6-0 vs spread on Sun Belt road, but were underdog in all six games; they’re 3-3 SU in league road games, with wins by 3-9-12 points. Trojans are 1-2 as a Sun Belt favorite. UL-Monroe is 1-11 in Sun Belt, 1-4 at home; they’re 2-2 as a home underdog, losing home games by 8-2-10-3 points- their only win was at home vs Little Rock. ULM won its last four games with Troy, winning by 9-11 points in last two played here. Sun Belt road favorites of 3 or less points are 4-2 against the spread this season.

DePaul lost its last seven games; Blue Demons are 3-2 as a home underdog, with home losses by 6-1-3-13 points and win over Providence. Villanova won its last four games, is 3-2-1 as road favorites, with wins by 10-13-9-16 points, with losses at Butler/Marquette. DePaul led 53-52 at Villanova with 5:36 left Dec 28, but lost 68-65, their 13th strait series loss. Wildcats won last six visits to Chicago, by 2-2-23-25-13-27 points. Double digit favorites are 8-8-1 against the spread in Big East games this season, 1-1-1 on road.

Kansas is 0-6 vs spread in its last six games (4-2 SU); when star PG Mason fouled out with 3:02 left Saturday in Lubbock, he looked exhausted. Jayhawks are 1-5 as a home favorite, with hone wins by 2-17-7-12-5 points and loss to Iowa St. West Virginia hammered Kansas 85-69 at home Jan 24 and Jayhawks were 13-29 on arc. Home side won last eight regular season meetings. WVU is 0-4 in Lawrence, losing by 26-14-7-10 points. WVU is 4-2 on big X road; they beat Virginia in only other game this season where they were an underdog. Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 6-7-1 vs spread this season.

Little Rock swept Tex-Arlington by 6-12 points LY; teams split six Sun Belt meetings- Trojans won two of three visits to Arlington. UALR lost its last six games (2-4 vs spread); they’re 2-2 as a road underdog, losing Sun Belt road games by 3-6-16-7 points- they covered three of their last nine games. Arlington won six of its last seven games (5-2 vs spread), is 4-1-1 as a home favorite, with home wins by 21-15-16-37-15-6 points. Double digit home favorites are 6-3-1 vs spread in Sun Belt games this season.

Furman won its last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they’re in first place in SoCon. Paladins are 4-2 on SoCon road, 1-1 as road favorites, with wins by 10-6-2-8 on foreign soil. VMI covered four of last five games; they’re 2-2 as a home underdog, losing home games by 9-2-10-30 points. Furman was 14-24 on arc in 89-72 home win over VMI Jan 21; Paladins jumped out to 25-8 lead in first 10:00- they won last three series games, by 28-12-17 points. SoCon road favorites of 7+ points are 3-6 vs spread this season.

Monmouth won its last 11 games but is 0-4 against the spread in last four; Hawks are 2-5 as road favorites, winning away games by 19-7-4-12-5-4 points- their only road loss was by 10 at St Peter’s. Siena won three of last four games, but they lost last two home games, to Canisius, Iona. Monmouth won its last four games with Siena, winning 83-64/93-87 in last two visits here; Hawks have 3-game lead for top seed in MAAC with five games left to play. Road favorites of 3 or less points are 4-2 vs spread this season.

Fairfield won/covered four of last five games, is 3-3 as a home favorite- they’re 3-4 SU in MAAC home games, 3-3 on road. Rider lost seven of last ten games; they’re 2-2 as road underdogs, with road losses by 3-10-5-13 points- they’re 3-4 SU on MAAC road. Broncs won 112-107 in last game on Saturday- three guys played 35:00+. Fairfield was 25-36 on foul line at Rider in 76-67 road win back on Dec 1; Stags won last three series games by 4-5-9 points, but Broncs won two of last three visits here. MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-12 vs spread.

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NCAAB

Monday, February 13

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
RIDER vs. FAIRFIELD
Rider is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Rider is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Fairfield is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Rider
Fairfield is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Rider

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
FURMAN vs. VMI
Furman is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against VMI
Furman is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
No trends available

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
MONMOUTH vs. SIENA
Monmouth is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Monmouth is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Siena is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Siena is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
LOUISVILLE vs. SYRACUSE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Louisville's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Syracuse
Syracuse is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Louisville
Syracuse is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Louisville

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
BAYLOR vs. TEXAS TECH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Tech
Baylor is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas Tech
Texas Tech is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 7 games

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. APPALACHIAN STATE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Georgia Southern's last 10 games when playing on the road against Appalachian State
Georgia Southern is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Appalachian State
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Appalachian State's last 10 games when playing at home against Georgia Southern
Appalachian State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Georgia Southern

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FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 PM
GEORGIA STATE vs. COASTAL CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia State's last 6 games on the road
Georgia State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
No trends available

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FEBRUARY 13, 8:00 PM
TROY vs. LOUISIANA-MONROE
Troy is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Troy's last 5 games on the road
Louisiana-Monroe is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Louisiana-Monroe is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home

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FEBRUARY 13, 8:00 PM
SOUTH ALABAMA vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Alabama's last 5 games on the road
South Alabama is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Louisiana-Lafayette is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 8 games

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FEBRUARY 13, 8:00 PM
ARKANSAS STATE vs. TEXAS STATE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arkansas State's last 7 games on the road
Arkansas State is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Texas State is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas State's last 5 games

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FEBRUARY 13, 9:00 PM
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK vs. TEXAS-ARLINGTON
Arkansas-Little Rock is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Arkansas-Little Rock is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas-Arlington's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas-Arlington's last 6 games when playing Arkansas-Little Rock

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FEBRUARY 13, 9:00 PM
VILLANOVA vs. DEPAUL
Villanova is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against DePaul
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Villanova's last 5 games when playing on the road against DePaul
DePaul is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Villanova
The total has gone OVER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games when playing at home against Villanova

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FEBRUARY 13, 9:00 PM
WEST VIRGINIA vs. KANSAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games on the road
West Virginia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing West Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas's last 6 games when playing West Virginia

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NCAAB

Monday, February 13


Top NCAAB ATS Teams:
1. Gonzaga 18-4-1 ATS
2. Southern Methodist 16-4-1 ATS
3. South Dakota 17-7-1 ATS
4. Wofford 17-7 ATS


Worst NCAAB ATS Teams:
335 Pacific 7-17 ATS
334 Washington 7-16-1 ATS
333 Idaho St 6-15 ATS
t332 Long Beach St 7-15 ATS
t332 Miami 7-15 ATS


Top NCAAB OVER Bets:
1. Ball St. 16-5
t2. Central Michigan 15-6
t2. Troy 15-6
t2. Marshall 15-6
5. Loyola-Chicago 16-7


Top NCAAB UNDER Bets:
1 Portland 16-7
t2. Oakland 15-7
t2. San Francisco 15-7
t2. N Kentucky 15-7
t5. Mid Tennessee 17-8
t5. Villanova 17-8

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Preview: Bears (22-3) at Red Raiders (16-9)
Date: February 13, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Another week means another two step of Big 12 battles for fourth-ranked Baylor and Texas Tech, beginning on Monday at the United Supermarkets Arena.

Baylor (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) enters the seventh week of conference play a game behind first-place Kansas. After traveling to play Texas Tech, the Bears host the Jayhawks on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Texas Tech (16-9, 4-8) is trying to find its footing again. Since beginning Big 12 action at 3-3, the Red Raiders have lost five of six, including a pair of one-point losses at TCU and at home against Kansas last week.

After hosting Baylor, the Red Raiders travel to No. 9 West Virginia on Saturday.

With at least eight teams in the Big 12 in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament berth this season, Texas Tech has been the hard-luck member of that group through 12 conference games.

The Red Raiders started conference play by grabbing a couple of sparkling wins versus West Virginia and Kansas State at home. But Texas Tech has lost five of its last seven, including four losses in one-possession games.

Even so, first-year Texas Tech coach Chris Beard doesn't seem rattled by his team's misfortune of late.

"Nobody wants this or cares more than I do," Beard said. "I would do anything in the world to get our guys over the hump. But this isn't my time, it's the players game. It's these guys' time."

All signs point to another chance for the Red Raiders to get over their slump in one-possession games.

Texas Tech lost at Baylor in late January when the Red Raiders had a shot to tie or win the game in the final 10 seconds.

In the last three seasons in Lubbock, Texas Tech defeated then-No. 12 Baylor in 2014, then the Bears won one-possession games the last two seasons. Last year, guard Lester Medford hit a 3-pointer with one second left to lift the Bears to a victory.

Of course, that was under former Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith, who left to take the Memphis job shortly after guiding the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament in 2016.

Beard hasn't been able to replicate Smith and Texas Tech's remarkable surge in Big 12 play of a year ago. Baylor coach Scott Drew knows the Red Raiders could crank up at any moment.

"We know that Coach Beard has done a great job and they've been very successful all year," Drew said. "Their numbers are tremendous. We squeaked one out here at home. It'll be another Big 12 game that if we play really hard and really well, we'll have a chance down the stretch."

In order to notch another Big 12 road win, Baylor will likely need another strong performance from forward Johnathan Motley.

Last week, Motley scored 24 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Bears past a hot Oklahoma State squad in Stillwater, Okla. Then on Saturday, he posted 25 points and seven boards as Baylor thumped TCU.

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Preview: Cardinals (20-5) at Orange (16-10)
Date: February 13, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Louisville Cardinals and Syracuse Orange each learned a lesson Saturday, and their Hall of Fame coaches won't have long to wait to see the results on the floor.

The No. 8 Cardinals (20-5, 8-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) and Orange (16-10, 8-5) will play at the Carrier Dome in an ESPN Big Monday showdown featuring a pair of coaches, Louisville's Rick Pitino and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, who have combined for 1,764 wins and three national championships.

It's also a key ACC matchup as Louisville, Syracuse and five other teams are bunched at the top of the standings - separated by just 1 1/2 games.

In a 71-66 home win over Miami Saturday, Louisville junior guard Quentin Snider returned after missing six games with a hip injury and sophomore forward Deng Adel and senior center Mangok Mathiang returned from one-game suspensions for violating curfew. The Cardinals had to rally from a 14-point first-half deficit because, as Pitino said, they expected to just show up and win with their team whole again.

"This was a great lesson," Pitino said. "They were the better basketball team tonight, but we showed incredible character to win this game. We're real proud of that, probably our best game of the season in terms of character because we didn't have it tonight in any phase of the game.

"Three or four of our guys didn't play physical. We let them go by us on straight line drives. We didn't rebound well. We didn't shoot well. We didn't pass well. But then when the game was on the line we did all of the above."

Adel and sophomore guard Donovan Mitchell scored 18 points each and Snider added 13, including a 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining, as the Cardinals clinched their 15th consecutive 20-win season. Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas are the only other schools with at least 15 consecutive 20-win seasons.

The Orange, meanwhile, learned their lesson the hard way as they fell at Pittsburgh 80-75 to snap a five-game winning streak. The defenders at the top of Syracuse's 2-3 zone failed to find Pittsburgh's Cameron Johnson, who shot 6 for 8 from 3-point range as the Panthers shot 48.1 percent overall for the game.

Traditionally strong defensively, the Orange rank 108th in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted defensive efficiency ratings this season.

"He's a good shooter. We know that. We can't give him open shots," Boeheim said of Johnson. "We've done that pretty much throughout the whole year. We've let the best shooter on the other team get too many looks. That's a reason we're struggling this year."

The Orange offense also struggled Saturday as sophomore forward Tyler Lydon, who's averaging 13.8 points per game, was limited to 8 points on 3-for-7 shooting. Freshman guard Tyus Battle, who scored a career-high 23 points in a 66-62 upset of then-No. 9 Virginia Feb. 4 and hit a 3-point buzzer beater to upend Clemson Feb. 7, was limited to 16 minutes and scored just two points against the Panthers because he was ill.

Battle said after the game he'll "be better on Monday."

Fifth-year senior transfer Andrew White leads the Orange in scoring at 17.7 points per game and has reached double figures in all but one of Syracuse's games this year. Mitchell (15.1 points per game), Snider (12.1) and Deng (11.4) are the Cardinals' top scorers and Louisville's most prolific 3-point shooters who will challenge Syracuse's perimeter defense.

Monday's game will likely include a tribute for former Syracuse center Fab Melo, who died Saturday in his native country of Brazil. Melo spent two seasons with the Orange from 2010-12 before being drafted by the NBA's Boston Celtics.

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Preview: Wildcats (24-2) at Blue Demons (8-17)
Date: February 13, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

Second-ranked Villanova hopes to avoid another nail-biting ending when it meets last-place DePaul on Monday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.

In a Big East season opener on Dec. 28, the then-No. 1 Wildcats saw a lead dwindle to just one point with 90 seconds to play before prevailing 68-65 thanks to two late Josh Hart free throws.

Villanova has since gone 11-2 and has won five straight following a 74-72 upset loss at Marquette on Jan. 24.

The Wildcats beat No. 24 Xavier 73-57 on Saturday for head coach Jay Wright's 500th career win as sophomore Jalen Brunson and redshirt freshman Donte DiVincenzo each scored 17 points.

Villanova was without center Darryl Reynolds, who sat out Saturday's game with a rib injury and could miss the DePaul game as well. Redshirt freshman forward Tim Delaney is also sidelined and awaiting surgery on his left hip this week.

"I'm just proud of our senior leadership," said Wright after the Xavier game. "We are so lucky. Kris (Jenkins) and Josh (Hart) have just been through everything. ... I'm really proud of how they led us in this game."

Four Villanova players are averaging in double figures led by Hart's league-leading 18.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The Big East preseason player of the year is also third in the conference in rebounding.

Villanova looks to move another step closer to its fourth straight Big East title, and after Monday, will have just four more league games before the conference tournament. But the reigning national champions are also mindful about what follows as they also eye a potential No. 1 NCAA tournament regional seed.

Despite the closeness of the previous meeting, Villanova has dominated the DePaul series with 13 straight victories and an overall 23-8 lead alltime.

DePaul (8-17, 1-11) has dropped eight straight and was thumped in the second half last Saturday as No. 23 Creighton rolled to a 93-58 victory.

"(They've) got a really good team that has their eyes set on March against a team that's trying to find their way to build their confidence," Blue Demons coach Dave Leitao said after that game. "It was a bad recipe for them playing well and for us not doing too many things too well."

Villanova is DePaul's third straight ranked opponent this month. The Blue Demons, who have yet to beat a Top 25 team this season, complete a four-game run of ranked foes on Sunday at No. 22 Butler.

Scoring leader Billy Garrett Jr. collected 10 points against Creighton to crack the Blue Demons' all-time top 10. He now has 1,536 career points, with No. 9 Dallas Comegys (1,613 points between 1983-87) his next target.

DePaul has lost 13 of its last 14 games, with the lone victory coming on Jan 10 -- a 64-63 home win over Providence. The Blue Demons also took then-No. 13 Butler into overtime before falling 70-69 on Jan 21.