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**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 01:23 PM

Trends to Watch - Thursday
March 2, 2017

Houston Gonna Have Problems?

Cincinnati plays host to Houston in the Queen City on Thursday night. The Cougars have really struggled against the number, going 5-11 ATS in their past 16 against teams with a winning overall record, 1-4 ATS in their past five as a road underdog and 0-5 ATS in their past five overall as an underdog. The last time they met the Bearcats they were turned back by a 67-58 score at home on Jan. 7, failing to cover as a 2 1/2-point underdog.

The Bearcats have also struggled against the number lately, going 1-5 ATS in their past six games overall. However, they have won three of their past four and 18 of their past 20 games overall. Cincinnati is a solid 5-2 ATS in their past seven at home against teams with a winning road mark, but they're just 1-5 ATS in their past six league games and they're 0-5 ATS in their past five against teams with a winning overall record.

Bettors have been cashing at the window with Houston 'over' results lately, as the total has gone over in seven in a row for the Cougars. However, the first meeting went well under the total of 132. The over is also 10-1 in Cincinnati's past 11 games at home, although the under is 37-14 in their past 51 at home against teams with a winning road mark.

Wisky Rebellion

Wisconsin welcomes Iowa to Madison, as the reeling Badgers look to get back on track. Wisconsin took it on the chin in a pair of road games at Ohio State and Michigan State last week, losing both outings by 10 points. They were favored in each, but probably shouldn't been considering how they have struggled. Wisky is 1-4 SU over their past five games, and 1-6 ATS over their past seven outings.

Home should get the Badgers rolling again. They're 15-1 SU at Kohl Center this season, and a respectable 8-4 ATS in their past 12 in front of the home fans. On the flip side, the Hawkeyes have struggled on the road recently. While they topped an equally struggling Maryland team last time out on Saturday, Iowa is just 2-7 SU/ATS over the past nine true road games. Over their past 16 road games Iowa has managed a dismal 4-12 ATS showing.

While the road team is 5-1 ATS in the past six in this series, and the underdog has connected in eight of the past 10 meetings, the Hawkeyes are 0-4 ATS in their past four tries against the Badgers. Total bettors might want to look to the 'over', which is 7-2 in the past nine meetings. The over is also 7-2 in Iowa's past nine against teams with a winning straight up record and 10-2 in Wisconsin's past 12 against teams with a .500 record or better.

Big MAAC

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) gets underway and there are some good games on the board.

In the 8-9 matchup in Albany it will be Niagara and Quinnipiac do battle in what Vegas figured to be a coin-flip game. But is it? The Bobcats of QU swept the Purple Eagles for two of their 10 wins overall, including an 89-81 victory in the most recent meeting Feb. 4. While the Bobcats are 0-5-1 ATS over their past six, they're 2-0 ATS in two meetings with Niagara this season.

In the 7-10 game, Canisius is favored by 7 1/2 points to oust Marist. The Golden Griffins dropped a tough one in Poughkeepsie against the Red Foxes just last Sunday, 76-74. However, Marist was no match for Canisius in the first meeting, losing 91-58 in Buffalo. Canisius is just 5-8 ATS in 13 games since that blowout win while Marist is a respectable 3-1 ATS in their past four, all as underdogs.

In the 6-11 battle, Rider is favored by six to send Manhattan packing. The Broncs roll into Albany on a three-game winning streak, including a 93-82 win over the Jaspers in the most recent meeting on Feb. 22. The teams split a pair of meetings, as the Jaspers were victorious back on Jan. 13 at home by a 76-73 score. Rider enters 5-1-1 ATS over their past seven with the 'over' going 4-0 in the past four. The Jaspers are just 2-7 ATS over their past nine, and the over is 3-1 in their past four outings.

Southern Comfort

UNC-Asheville battles Campbell in 2-7 matchup in Rock Hill, S.C. in the Big South Conference Quarterfinals. The Bulldogs swept the season series by an average of 14 1/2 points. The Camels won their opener against Presbyterian by an 81-62 score, covering a 13-point number, but they're on the opposite side of that number in this one. UNCA is favored by 12 1/2 points as of early Thursday morning.

Top-seed Winthrop hosts Charleston Southern, and the Eagles are expected to soar. They swept the Buccaneers, winning in the Low Country by 16 points on Dec. 29, 2016, and by 14 points in the Upstate on Feb. 23. Meanwhile, Top-seed Liberty takes on Radford, and they're favored by four. The Flames swept the Highlanders in the regular season, winning by an average of five points. However, the meeting at Radford required overtime.

Sunny Skies

Top seed Florida Gulf Coast hosts 5-seed Kennesaw State in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Semifinals action. #DunkCity has held steady as a 12-point favorite over the Fighting Owls, who edged 4-seed USC-Upstate by a bucket in the opening round. The Fighting Owls played the Eagles fairly tough, falling by 12 on Feb. 11 in Naples and just by three in a home game on Jan. 12.

In the 2-3 matchup, Lipscomb meets North Florida, and the 20-win Bison are favored by nine points over the Ospreys of UNF. North Florida enters four games under .500, but they have won three of their past four outings, including a 11-point confidence-building win at Lipscomb on Feb. 16. In fact, UNF swept the two-seed this season in two regular season meetings, winning by an average of 8.5 points.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 01:29 PM

Conference Tourney Notes
March 1, 2017

Following is our annual look at conference tourneys and chances of the "board" conferences sending multiple entries to the NCAA Tournament. Teams have been divided the teams into three categories -- Solid, Looking Good, and Bubble.

Solid is self-explanatory.

Looking Good teams can expect an NCAA invitation as long as they don't slump badly in the next few weeks.

Bubble teams, however, remain at the mercy of the Tournament Committee, and desperately need every win down the stretch to keep their Big Dance hopes alive.

(We're a bit generous in the "bubble" designation, with teams expected to enter the conversation even briefly granted such status.)

Keep in mind that EVERY Division I team can now qualify for an automatic Big Dance berth by winning its conference tournament. With the Ivy League finally relenting and adding its own four-team tourney, every conference now has a postseason event. In the meantime, as always, the number of upsets in conference tournaments can alter the look of the Big Dance.

Also included below are conference tournament sites and dates; Conference Power Rankings (thru Feb. 22); and last year's postseason participants, including NCAA, NIT, CBI, CIT, and VEGAS 16/8 action.

Note that when referencing last year's NCAA Tourney, we have reverted to the new/old designations, wherein the play-in games are referred to as the First Four, the sub-regionals referred to as the first and second rounds, etc., as the NCAA thankfully changed back to its former designations a year ago.

AMERICAN
Solid...Cincinnati.
Looking Good...SMU.
Bubble...Houston.

Conference Power Rating: 7th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 9-12 at XL Center, Hartford, CT.

Last year...NCAA-4 (UConn-2nd round, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulsa-First Four); NIT-1 (Houston).

Notes...The American looks a bit less crowded this season, likely just a 2-bid league unless SMU or Cincinnati don't win in Hartford. Houston is still hanging on to the edge of the bubble as March approaches.

ACC
Solid...North Carolina, Florida State, Duke, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame.
Looking Good...Miami-Fla., Syracuse, Virginia Tech.
Bubble...Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Clemson.

Conference Power Rating: 1st.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 7-11 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY.

Last year...NCAA-7 (North Carolina-Runner-up, Syracuse-Final Four, Virginia-Elite Eight, Notre Dame-Elite Eight, Duke-Sweet 16, Miami-Fla.-Sweet 16, Pittsburgh). NIT-3 (Georgia Tech-Quarterfinals, Virginia Tech-2nd round, Florida State-2nd round).

Notes...Could the ACC match the Big East from six years ago as the most-heavily represented loop (11) in NCAA Tournament history? Note the first-ever foray into the Big Apple with the conference Tourney in Brooklyn.

ATLANTIC TEN
Looking Good...Dayton, Virginia Commonwealth.
Bubble...Rhode Island.

Conference Power Rating: 8th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-12 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, home of NHL Penguins.

Last year...NCAA-3 (Saint Joseph's-2nd round, Virginia Commonwealth-2nd round, Dayton); NIT-3 (George Washington-Champion, Davidson, St. Bonaventure); CBI-1 (Duquesene-2nd round); CIT-1 (Fordham).

Notes...Like the American, the A-10 has the look of a 2-bid league with Dayton and VCU, while Rhode Island gamely hangs on to the bubble into late February. The tournament moves to Pittsburgh this season after recent years at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn.

BIG EAST
Solid...Villanova, Creighton, Butler.
Bubble...Marquette, Seton Hall, Xavier.

Conference Power Rating: 3rd.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-11 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY.

Last year...NCAA-5 (Villanova-Champion, Butler-2nd round, Providence-2nd round, Xavier-2nd round, Seton Hall). NIT-1 (Creighton-Quarterfinals).

Notes...Seton Hall helped its at-large cause greatly with its recent wins over Creighton and Xavier, with the latter result a bit worrying for the Musketeers, now minus key cog Edmond Sumner and faltering of late. So we've moved the "X" from Looking Good into Bubble status. Georgetown now seems officially off of the bubble after its midweek home loss to DePaul.

BIG TEN
Solid...Wisconsin, Maryland, Purdue.
Looking Good...Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan State.
Bubble... Illinois.

Conference Power Rating: 4th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-12 at Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

Last year...NCAA-7 (Indiana-Sweet 16, Maryland-Sweet 16, Wisconsin-Sweet 16, Iowa-2nd round, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue); NIT-1 (Ohio State-2nd round).

Notes...The Big Ten is generating plenty of discussion, especially with a Big Dance regular like Indiana looking to have slipped off of the bubble. Though wobbling a bit down the stretch, this also looks to be the year that Northwestern makes its first-ever Dance appearance. Northwestern in and Indiana out, eh? Note that the Tourney moves out of the Midwest for the first time, landing at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., where Maryland will have a regional edge.

BIG 12
Solid...Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, West Virginia.
Looking Good...Oklahoma State.
Bubble...Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech.

Conference Power Rating: 2nd.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-11 at Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.

Last year...NCAA-7 (Oklahoma-Final Four, Kansas-Elite Eight, Iowa State-Sweet 16, Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia).

Notes...The Big 12 will again be well-represented in the Dance, with several of its candidates likely riding the bubble all the way into Selection Sunday. Though Baylor's chances of landing on the top line have taken a couple of hits in recent weeks, Kansas still looks a good bet for a top seed in the Midwest Regional.

BIG WEST
Conference Tournament winner will be only Big Dance rep.

Conference Power Rating: 30th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 9-11 at Honda Center, Anaheim, CA (home of the NHL Ducks).

Last year...NCAA-1 (Hawaii-2nd round); NIT-1 (Long Beach State); CIT-1 (UC Irvine-Runner-up); VEGAS 16/8 (UC Santa Barbara).

Notes...For what would be only the second time since the at-large play-in games were initiated, the Big West could be involved in one of those 16 vs. 16 First Four games in Dayton.

COLONIAL
Bubble...NC-Wilmington.

Conference Power Rating: 12th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-6 at North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, SC (not the home of College of Charleston, which plays at TD Arena).

Last year...NCAA-1 (NC-Wilmington); NIT-1 (Hofstra); VEGAS 16/8 (Towson).

Notes...UNCW's at-large candidacy was greatly reduced by losses vs. William & Mary, Charleston & Elon within the past four weeks. The Seahawks will almost assuredly have to win the CAA Tourney to gain passage to the Big Dance. After three years at Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena, once known as Baltimore Civic Center in the '60s and early '70s when it was the home of the NBA Baltimore Bullets, the conference tournament begins a three-year stint in Charleston.

CONFERENCE USA
Bubble...Middle Tennessee.

Conference Power Rating: 22nd.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-12 at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AL (not the home court of UAB, which plays at Gene Bartow Arena).

Last year...NCAA-1 (Middle Tennessee-2nd round); NIT-1 (UAB); VEGAS 16/8 (Old Dominion-Champion, La Tech).

Notes...MTSU appears to be one of the few mid-majors with a chance at a Big Dance at-large bid if it does not win its conference tourney.

HORIZON
Bubble...Valparaiso.

Conference Power Rating: 19th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-7 at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Green Bay); NIT-1 (Valparaiso-Runner-up); VEGAS 16/8 (Oakland-Runner-up).

Notes...After last Friday's loss to Oakland, and surrendering top seed at "the Joe" to the Golden Grizzlies, Valpo might have already played itself off of the edge of the bubble. After years of being conducted at campus sites, the Horizon Tournament begins a second year in Detroit at the soon-to-close Joe Louis Arena, home of the NHL Red Wings. Next year, the Tourney is slated to move into the new Detroit Events Center, currently under construction.

IVY
Conference Tourney winner will be only Big Dance rep.

Conference Power Rating: 20th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 11-12 at the Palestra, Philadelphia, PA (home court of Penn).

Last year...NCAA-1 (Yale-2nd round); NIT-1 (Princeton); CIT-1 (Columbia-Champion).

Notes...The Ivy finally relents with its first-ever tourney, which will include the top four teams and takes place at the Palestra in Philadelphia. Though the Ivy has had an unofficial playoff of sorts a couple of times in recent years with one-game playoffs after ties for the regular-season crown. Princeton, Harvard, and Yale currently appear very good bets to land three of the four slots at the Palestra.

MID-AMERICAN
Bubble...Akron.

Conference Power Rating: 13th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: first round March 6 at campus sites; quarters, semis, and Final March 9-11 at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Buffalo); NIT-1 (Akron); CIT-2 (Ball State-Quarterfinals, Central Michigan); CBI-1 (Ohio-Semifinals); VEGAS 16/8-1 (Northern Illinois).

Notes...The MAC has not sent multiple teams to the Big Dance since 1999, when Kent State and Miami-Ohio qualified. That's not likely to change, as top at-large contender Akron just suffered a trio of damaging losses the past three weeks, and has yet to notch a Top-100 win this season.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Looking Good...Wichita State.
Bubble...Illinois State.

Conference Power Rating: 11th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: ("Arch Madness") March 2-5 at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO.

Last year...NCAA-2 (Wichita State-2nd round, Northern Iowa-2nd round).

Notes...After years as the flagship mid-major conference, the Valley has been a one-bid league at times in recent seasons and might be again this year unless some rep other than Wichita wins at "Arch Madness" in two weeks. Other than the Shockers, who appear a near-certainty into the field of 68, Illinois State is the only other Valley rep that would be under consideration for an at-large on Selection Sunday.

MOUNTAIN WEST
Bubble...Nevada.

Conference Power Rating: 9th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-11 at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV (home court of UNLV).

Last year...NCAA-1 (Fresno State); NIT-1 (San Diego State-semifinals); CBI-1 (Nevada-Champion).

Notes...How the mighty (or near-mighty) have fallen, as the MW is almost certainly a one-bid league for the second straight year. Last year was the first time the league received only one Big Dance bid since its inception in 1999. As recently as 2013, the Mountain was a five-bid league!

Pac-12
Solid...Arizona, Oregon, UCLA.
Looking Good...Southern Cal, Cal.
Bubble...Utah.

Conference Power Rating: 6th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-11 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

Last year...NCAA-7 (Oregon-Elite Eight, Utah-2nd round, Arizona, Cal, Colorado, Southern Cal, Oregon State); NIT-1 (Washington-2nd round).

Notes...A very good chance there will be three Pac-10 protected seeds (Oregon, Arizona, and UCLA) in the Dance. After a four-year run at the MGM Grand Garden, the Pac-12 Tourney moves across the street on the Strip in Vegas to the brand-new T-Mobile Arena, which will also be the home ice of the NHL expansion Golden Knights starting in October.

SEC
Solid...Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina.
Looking Good...Arkansas.
Bubble...Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt.

Conference Power Rating: 5th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-12 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN (home of the NHL Predators).

Last year...NCAA-3 (Texas A&M-Sweet 16, Kentucky-2nd round, Vanderbilt-First Four); NIT-4 (Florida-Quarterfinals, Georgia-2nd round, South Carolina-2nd round, Alabama).

Notes...We're stretching the bubble to include the likes of Vandy and Tennessee, though we believe the SEC will do a bit better than the mere three entries it received to the Dance last March.

SUN BELT
Bubble...UT-Arlington.

Conference Power Rating: 15th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-12 at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Little Rock-2nd round); CIT-3 (UL-Lafayette-2nd round, UT-Arlington-2nd round, ULM).

Notes....The Belt has not been a multi-bid league since 2008, when Western Kentucky and South Alabama qualified, and is likely not going to be again this season, though UTA could at least enter the at-large conversation with the Selection Committee if the Movin' Mavs make the final and lose in the Belt Tourney at New Orleans.

WEST COAST
Solid...Gonzaga, Saint Mary's.

Conference Power Rating: 12th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-8 at Orleans Hotel Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Gonzaga-Sweet 16; NIT-2 (BYU-Seminfinals, Saint Mary's-2nd round); CBI-1 (Pepperdine).

Notes...The only likely intrigue at the WCC tournament will be if Gonzaga can maintain its stellar record and enter the Dance as the top overall seed, though the "pre-selection" shows seem to indicate the Committee is more likely to merely award the Zags with the top seed in the West Regional...if Mark Few's team stays with just one loss, that is. After several near-misses in recent years, Saint Mary's will not have to sweat its bid this Selection Sunday.

Included below is tournament info for the remainder of the D-I conferences, with any clear-cut favorite accompanied by an *.

AMERICA EAST
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1, 6, and 11 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Top eight teams qualify. Vermont enters as the top seed. UMass-Lowell is in its final year of a four-year transition period from Div. II and is ineligible for the conference tournament.
Top contenders: Vermont*, Stony Brook, UMBC, Albany, New Hampshire.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Stony Brook); CIT-1 (New Hampshire-2nd round); CBI-2 (Vermont-Semifinals, Albany).

ATLANTIC SUN
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: February 27, March 2, and 5 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Florida Gulf Coast has earned the top seed and home edge in the A-Sun Tourney.
Top contenders: Florida Gulf Coast, Lipscomb, SC-Upstate.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Florida Gulf Coast); NIT-1 (North Florida); CIT-1 (NJIT-Semifinals).

BIG SKY
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 6-11 at Reno Events Center, Reno, NV (home of NBA-DL Bighorns).
Top contenders: North Dakota, Weber State, Eastern Washington.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Weber State); CBI-3 (Eastern Washington-Quarterfinals, Idaho, Montana); CIT-1 (North Dakota).

BIG SOUTH
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: Feb. 28, March 2-3, 5. First round at campus sites, quarterfinals and semifinals at home of No. 1 seed. Highest remaining seed will host championship game.
Top contenders: UNC-Asheville, Winthrop, Liberty, Gardner-Webb.
Last year...NCAA-1 (UNC-Asheville); NIT-1 (High Point); CIT-1 (Coastal Carolina-Quarterfinals).

METRO ATLANTIC...
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 2-6 at Trans Union Center, Albany, NY. The top five seeds gets byes into the quarterfinals; seeds 6 thru 11 compete in a play-in round.
Top contenders: Monmouth, St. Peter's, Iona, Siena, Canisius.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Iona); NIT-1 (Monmouth-2nd round); CBI-1 (Siena); CIT-1 (Fairfield).

MEAC
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 6-11 at The Scope, Norfolk, VA (former part-time home of the ABA Virginia Squires; not the home court of Norfolk State, which plays its games at Echols Hall).
Top contenders: NC Central, Norfolk State, Hampton, Morgan State.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Hampton); CIT-3 (Norfolk State, Savannah State, South Carolina State).

NORTHEAST
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1, 4 and 7 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Mount Saint Mary's or Long Island will be the top seed.
Top contenders: Mount Saint Mary's, Long Island, Wagner.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Fairleigh Dickinson); NIT-1 (Wagner).

OHIO VALLEY
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1-4 at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (not the home court of Nashville-based Tennessee State, which plays its games at the Gentry Complex, or Nashville-based Belmont, which plays its games at the Mike Curb Events Center).
Top contenders: Belmont*, UT Martin, Murray State.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Austin Peay); NIT-1 (Belmont); CIT-2 (UT Martin-2nd round, Tennessee State); CBI-1 (Morehead State-runner-up); VEGAS 16/8-1 (Tennessee Tech).

PATRIOT
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, all at home of higher seed for each matchup. Bucknell is the top seed. Top four seeds receive byes in first round.
Top contenders: Bucknell*, Lehigh, Boston University, Navy.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Holy Cross); NIT-1 (Bucknell); CIT-2 (Boston U-2nd round, Army).

SOUTHERN
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-6 at U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC. Top six seeds receive bye in first round.
Top contenders: East Tennessee State, Furman, NC-Greensboro, Chattanooga, Wofford.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Chattanooga); CBI-2 (NC Greensboro-Quaterfinals, Western Carolina); CIT-2 (Furman-2nd round, Mercer); VEGAS 16/8-1 (East Tennessee State-Semifinals).

SOUTHLAND
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 7-12 at Merrell Center, Katy, TX. Top eight teams qualify. Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian are still in their transitional period from D-II to D-I and are ineligible for the conference tournament, though can participate in the NIT, CBI, or CIT.
Top contenders: New Orleans, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Sam Houston.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Stephen F. Austin-2nd round); CIT-2 (Sam Houston, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi); CBI-1 (Houston Baptist).

SWAC
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 7, 10-11 at Toyota Center, Houston, TX.
Top contenders: Texas Southern, Alcorn State, Southern.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Southern-First Four); NIT-1 (Texas Southern); CIT-1 (Jackson St.-2nd round).

SUMMIT
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 4-7 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, SD (not the home court of nearby, Brookings-based South Dakota State, which plays its home games at Frost Arena, or nearby, Vermillion-based South Dakota, which plays its home games at the Dakota Dome). The Summit League was formerly known as Mid-Continent Conference.
Top contenders: North Dakota State, South Dakota, Denver, Fort Wayne, Omaha.
Last year...NCAA-1 (South Dakota State); NIT-1 (Fort Wayne); CBI-1 (Omaha).

WAC
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 8-11 at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Grand Canyon remains in its transition period from Division II and will be ineligible for the conference tournament, but can participate in the NIT, CBI, or CIT. Top seed receives a bye into semifinals.
Top contenders: CS Bakersfield, New Mexico State, UMKC.
Last year...NCAA-1 (CS Bakersfield); NIT-1 (New Mexico State); CIT-1 (Seattle-2nd round).

**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 01:34 PM

Big 12 seeds to settle: WVU and Iowa State going for 2nd
March 2, 2017

Some things to watch this weekend in the Big 12:

GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 24 Iowa State (20-9, 12-5 Big 12) at No. 10 West Virginia (23-7, 11-6) on Friday night to determine the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 tournament. The Cyclones have a six-game winning streak , and the Mountaineers would like to get a little momentum going into tournament time. West Virginia lost by 11 at Baylor on Monday, two days after shooting a season-low 37 percent in a one-point win when the tiebreaking free throw came with 4.8 seconds left after a questionable foul call.

LOOKING AHEAD: There is still a lot of seeding to be settled the conference tournament in Kansas City. Top-seeded and top-ranked Kansas (27-3, 15-2) is set after clinching its 13th consecutive Big 12 title. Oklahoma State (20-10, 9-8) is locked in as the fifth seed. As for everybody else ... Baylor (24-6, 11-6) can't finish second, but is tied with West Virginia for third. Getting into the top six means a first-round bye next week, but only one team from the trio of Kansas State (18-12, 7-10), Texas Tech (18-12, 6-11) and TCU (17-13, 6-11) will avoid playing on the first day. Oklahoma and Texas are both 4-13, so they will definitely be playing Wednesday.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Is eight enough? Kansas State coach Bruce Weber believes any Big 12 team that wins eight conference games should be in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have to win their home finale Saturday against Texas Tech to become the sixth team with eight wins in conference play - and avoid a first-round game in Kansas City. ... Things have been mostly close in the Big 12, with 61 of 85 conference games (72 percent) decided by 10 points or less, including 43 of the past 58. ... West Virginia leads the nation in turnover margin (plus 9.2), turnovers forced (21.4) and steals (10.9).

PLAYER TO WATCH: Iowa State senior guard Monte Morris has 63 assists with only five turnovers in the last eight games. Morris' 6.2 assist-to-turnover ratio would shatter the overall Big 12 record of 4.8. In his home finale Tuesday against Oklahoma State, he had 12 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists. With his three steals in that game, Morris passed Jeff Hornacek to become the school's career leader in that category.

ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE: The Big 12 women's tournament starts Friday in Oklahoma City . Second-ranked Baylor won its seventh consecutive regular-season title, and the Lady Bears will try to win the Big 12 tournament for the seventh year in a row and ninth time overall. ... For the first time in league history, there were no ties in the conference standings. Every team had a different league record. ... Iowa State entered the tournament with its first five-game Big 12 winning streak since 2008-09.

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Best of the best: Time to decide league players of the year
March 2, 2017

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) For some of college basketball's top leagues, there's little doubt who should be the player of the year in the conference. In others, there are multiple worthy candidates that can walk away with the honor.

The five power conferences - the Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference- and the Big East wrap up regular-season play this weekend. Here's a look at players down to their final chances to make a case for top individual awards:

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ACC

The ACC has a wide-open player of the year race with Duke's Luke Kennard, North Carolina's Justin Jackson and Wake Forest's John Collins leading the way.

Kennard, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, has had a breakout season. He ranks second in the ACC at 19.8 points to go with 5.3 rebounds. He's also shooting 50 percent from the floor, 85 percent from the foul line and 45 percent from behind the arc.

Jackson, a 6-8 junior, is averaging 18.4 points for a team that has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament. Jackson and Kennard meet Saturday night in a rivalry game that could tip the balance in the race.

Then there's Collins, a 6-10 sophomore who has become an efficient interior scorer. He's averaging 19.3 points and 9.8 rebounds, while his 25-point, 11-rebound effort led Wednesday's upset of No. 8 Louisville while marking his 12th consecutive 20-point performance.

''Hopefully I can go on and get that award,'' Collins said this week, ''but it definitely shows me I'm doing something right.''

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BIG 12

This race appears settled - see Kansas' Frank Mason III.

The 5-11 senior made his mark early by hitting the last-second shot to beat preseason No. 1 Duke in November. He's gone on to average 20.3 points and 4.9 assists to guide the Jayhawks to No. 1 in this week's Top 25.

Kansas coach Bill Self praised Mason's toughness after Monday's Senior Night win against Oklahoma, showering him with some high praise as the ''best guard I've ever coached.''

Baylor's Johnathan Motley (17.5 points, 9.7 rebounds) would appear to be a longshot candidate after guiding the Bears to program's first No. 1 ranking earlier this year.

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BIG EAST

Villanova's Josh Hart is a top contender for national player of the year while leading the race for the top honor in the Big East.

The 6-5 senior and Associated Press preseason all-American is averaging 18.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting nearly 51 percent from the field.

He had 37 points and 11 rebounds against Notre Dame in December as well as a triple-double against St. Joseph's, and has the reigning NCAA champions on course for a No. 1 seed in this year's tournament.

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BIG TEN

Purdue's Caleb Swanigan has made himself the clear player of the year front-runner in the Big Ten.

The 6-9 sophomore is averaging 18.6 points and 12.5 rebounds (second nationally) while tallying 24 double-doubles (tied for the most in Division I through Tuesday's games). That includes four 20-point, 20-rebound performances to help the No. 16 Boilermakers claim at least a share of the league regular-season crown.

Iowa senior guard Peter Jok (Big Ten-best 20.6 points), Maryland junior Melo Trimble (16.9 points) and Wisconsin sophomore forward Ethan Happ (14.1 points, 9.0 rebounds) are the leading contenders behind Swanigan.

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PAC-12

Like the ACC, there's a close race in the Pac-12 for player of the year honors.

There's freshman point guard Lonzo Ball - a two-time league player of the week - leads No. 3 UCLA's high-scoring offense. Sixth-ranked Oregon junior forward Dillon Brooks, an AP preseason all-American averaging 15.6 points, has captured player of the week honors three times.

And 7-foot freshman Lauri Markkanen (15.4 points, 7.4 rebounds) has helped No. 7 Arizona stay near the top of the league standings.

Ball - the nation's assist leader at 7.6 per game - had 19 points, even rebounds and eight assists in Wednesday's win against Washington. The Bruins close the regular season against Washington State on Saturday.

That same day, Brooks and the Ducks visit Oregon State, while Markkanen and the Wildcats travel to Arizona State.

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SEC

The SEC has a couple of worthy player of the year candidates, led by high-scoring freshman Malik Monk of league-leading Kentucky.

Monk is averaging 21.7 points, second only to Washington's Markelle Fultz among all freshmen and 12th overall in Division I. He scored 20 of his 27 points after halftime Tuesday to help the No. 9 Wildcats rally from 19 down to beat Vanderbilt in their biggest comeback of the John Calipari era.

South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell has also put himself in contention. He's second to Monk in scoring at 21 points per game while averaging 7.3 rebounds to put the Gamecocks within reach of their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2004.

Both teams close on the road Saturday. Kentucky visits Texas A&M, while South Carolina travels to Mississippi.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 01:44 PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NEB at MINN 07:00 PM

MINN -7.5

HOU at CIN 07:00 PM

U 134.5

UCF at USF 07:00 PM

UCF -11.0

RICE at MRSH 07:00 PM

MRSH -3.0

U 181.5

FIU at MTU 07:30 PM

FIU +18.0

ODU at UTEP 08:00 PM

ODU -3.5

U 120.0

CHAR at UTSA 08:00 PM

UTSA -1.5

FAU at UAB 08:00 PM

UAB -9.0

UNT at WKU 08:00 PM

WKU -11.0

O 145.0

UTA at ULM 08:00 PM

ULM +8.0

O 143.5

TLSA at SMU 08:00 PM

TLSA +16.5

CSUS at UND 08:00 PM

UND -9.5

UALR at USA 08:05 PM

UALR +2.5

TXST at ULL 08:15 PM

ULL -6.5

ARST at TROY 08:30 PM

TROY -2.5

EWU at SUU 08:30 PM

EWU -9.5

O 160.0

IDHO at NAU 08:30 PM

NAU +4.5

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STAN at COLO 09:00 PM

STAN +5.0

IOWA at WIS 09:00 PM

IOWA +12.5

U 143.5

TULN at MEM 09:00 PM

MEM -12.5

PRST at UNCO 09:00 PM

UNCO +0.0

U 158.0

MONT at WEB 09:00 PM

MONT +4.0

MTST at IDST 09:05 PM

MTST -3.5

UCSB at CSF 10:00 PM

CSF -10.0

CSN at CP 10:00 PM

CP -2.5

HAW at UCD 10:00 PM

HAW +6.0

CAL at UTAH 11:00 PM

CAL +2.0

**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 01:56 PM

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**StarDust Bum** · 03-02-2017, 02:01 PM

Missouri Valley Conference

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**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:14 AM

Top 25 Capsules
March 2, 2017

DALLAS (AP) Semi Ojeleye scored 26 points with a perfect night from the field and No. 14 SMU clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference title with a 93-70 victory over Tulsa on Thursday night.

Ojeleye made all nine of his field goal attempts, including a couple of highlight dunks and three 3-pointers. Jarrey Foster added 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting with a couple of slams of his own.

All five starters scored in double figures for the Mustangs (26-4, 16-1), who can clinch the league title outright with a win when they finish the regular season at home Saturday against Memphis.

Sterling Brown had 19 points while Shake Milton had 15 points and 10 assists for SMU. Ben Moore added 12 points.

Corey Henderson had 17 points for Tulsa (14-15, 8-9) and Junior Etou had 13.

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No. 18 CINCINNATI 65, HOUSTON 47

CINCINNATI (AP) - Gary Clark had 14 points and seven rebounds in Cincinnati's balanced attack, and the Bearcats rolled to their 26th straight win at home.

Cincinnati (26-4, 15-2 American Athletic) wrapped up its fourth undefeated season at Fifth Third Arena, which opened in 1989. The Bearcats' home winning streak is the second-longest at the arena. They won 41 in a row from 1997-2000.

Houston (20-9, 11-6) came in with the second-best offense in the league but came away with its lowest point total of the season. Rob Gray led with 17 points.

Damyean Dotson made a 3-pointer in the closing minutes, giving him the Houston record of 29 consecutive games with a 3. He moved one ahead of Robert McKiver's mark from 2007-08.

The Bearcats took control by closing the first half with a 20-4 run for a 37-20 lead, Houston's lowest-scoring half of the season.

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IOWA 59, No. 22 WISCONSIN 57

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Bohannon hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 9 seconds left, and Iowa closed the game with a 7-0 run.

After Ethan Happ missed two free throws that could have sealed the win for Wisconsin, Iowa's Peter Jok missed a jumper in the lane.

But Cordell Pemsl corralled the offensive rebound and Bohannon hit the 3 from the left wing, stunning the crowd at the Kohl Center after Wisconsin led by nine with 4:15 left.

The Hawkeyes (17-13, 9-8 Big Ten) have won two straight road games as they try to improve their postseason resume.

The Badgers (22-8, 11-6) lost their third straight game, going scoreless for the final 3:12.

Bohannon finished with 11 points.

Bronson Koenig led the Badgers with 19 points.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:20 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Atlanta Hawks are retiring Pete Maravich’s #44 tonight. He was great fun to watch.

— Red Sox P David Price has elbow issues, will go see Dr Andrews in Alabama.

— If the San Francisco 49ers had a game next week, they wouldn’t have a QB to play in it; they have zero QB’s under contract right now.

— Detroit Pistons were 3-17 on the foul line Wednesday. These are professionals. Oy.

— A St Louis Cardinal minor leaguer was actually walking to camp every day; pitcher Adam Wainwright noticed, and rented the young man a car for the entire spring. Good for him.

— Cal Bears under Cuonzo Martin have had good records, but faded late all three seasons:
2015: Lost seven of last nine games.
2016: Lost three of last five games.
2017: Have now lost four of last five games.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Wrapping up a solid night of basketball……..

13) Weird afternoon in the Big South Conference:
Campbell 81, NC-Asheville 79— 7th-seeded Camels pull a big upset in Big South. Chris Clemons scored 51 of Campbell’s 81 points in this game. Campbell lost both regular-season games with Asheville, scoring 56, 53 points as a team.

Radford 56, Liberty 52— #6-seed beats the #3-seed in an awful game where neither team could throw the ball in the ocean.

This means either the #6 or #7 seed will be playing in the championship game on Saturday.

12) MAAC tournament: Monmouth is the best team in this league, but if they win Saturday and host Siena beats Fairfield, then the Hawks get a true road game in the semifinals in beautiful downtown Albany. Doesn’t seem fair.

11) Missouri Valley tournament: Anything other than an Illinois State-Wichita State final would be a huge surprise. I’m not even sure who the third-best team is, but they aren’t very good.

10) Ohio Valley tournament: Murray State 75, Morehead State 69— Racers won in double OT the night before, but they were the strong team down the stretch here. Down 61-51, Murray hit three straight 3’s to get back in the game, and Morehead did nothing in last 5:00.

Surprising result; I thought Morehead would win this game.

9) Patriot League tournament: Top four seeds advanced to Sunday’s semifinals, so we’ll have Navy-Bucknell and Lehigh-Boston U. Survivor will be a 16-seed or a play-in team.

8) Cal-Davis 68, Hawai’i 59— Our friends the Aggies finish unbeaten at home; they go to Irvine on Saturday and play the Anteaters for the Big West regular season title.

7) Bulls 94, Warriors 87— How long does it take Golden State to adjust to not having Durant in their lineup? His injury makes the NBA a whole lot more interesting.

6) Sacramento State 57, North Dakota 53— Hornets win as 10.5-point underdogs; they’re 12-3 vs spread in last 15 games. Tough loss for North Dakota, which falls out of a tie for first place in the Big Sky Conference.

5) Colorado 91, Stanford 72- Buffaloes won seven of last ten games after starting 0-7 in Pac-12 games. Bill Walton was fired up on his last regular season ESPN broadcast of the year; at one point, he was talking about Copernicus and buffaloes stampeding. He is unique.

4) Minnesota 88, Nebraska 73— Golden Gophers won their last eight games; would be funny if the NCAA committee put Minnesota/Louisville in the same bracket. Well, funny for me, maybe not for the Pitino family.

3) Old Dominion 62, Texas-El Paso 61— Kid on UTEP tipped ball in right at the buzzer for the Miner win, but refs said it came too late. Replay I saw showed it should’ve been good.

Why are these teams in the same league? ODU is in Virginia, El Paso is in west Texas, by the Mexican border. Monarchs have won five games in a row. Miners lost but covered, their 12th straight game beating the point spread.

2) Iowa 59, Wisconsin 57— Hawkeyes scored last seven points of game as Wisconsin lost for 5th time in last six games- they look like a prime candidate for a quick exit in the NCAA’s.

1— SMU 93, Tulsa 70— Mustangs are really good. At 26-4, not many people talk about them.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:21 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, March 3

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HARVARD (18 - 7) at PRINCETON (19 - 6) - 3/3/2017, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HARVARD is 53-76 ATS (-30.6 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
HARVARD is 111-143 ATS (-46.3 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
PRINCETON is 69-46 ATS (+18.4 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
HARVARD is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
HARVARD is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
HARVARD is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 this season.
HARVARD is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
HARVARD is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PRINCETON is 3-2 against the spread versus HARVARD over the last 3 seasons
HARVARD is 3-2 straight up against PRINCETON 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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COLUMBIA (11 - 14) at BROWN (12 - 16) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBIA is 110-77 ATS (+25.3 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 110-77 ATS (+25.3 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 79-54 ATS (+19.6 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBIA is 3-2 against the spread versus BROWN over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBIA is 5-0 straight up against BROWN 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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CORNELL (7 - 20) at YALE (15 - 10) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YALE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
YALE is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.
YALE is 41-22 ATS (+16.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
CORNELL is 122-86 ATS (+27.4 Units) in road games since 1997.
CORNELL is 122-86 ATS (+27.4 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
CORNELL is 78-55 ATS (+17.5 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
CORNELL is 79-55 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
CORNELL is 44-27 ATS (+14.3 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
CORNELL is 73-46 ATS (+22.4 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
YALE is 5-0 against the spread versus CORNELL over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 5-0 straight up against CORNELL 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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DARTMOUTH (6 - 19) at PENNSYLVANIA (12 - 13) - 3/3/2017, 3:00 AM
Top Trends for this game.
DARTMOUTH is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 92-128 ATS (-48.8 Units) in all home games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 92-128 ATS (-48.8 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 26-44 ATS (-22.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PENNSYLVANIA is 3-2 against the spread versus DARTMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
DARTMOUTH is 3-2 straight up against PENNSYLVANIA 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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C MICHIGAN (16 - 14) at W MICHIGAN (14 - 15) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
C MICHIGAN is 79-107 ATS (-38.7 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
C MICHIGAN is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
C MICHIGAN is 45-67 ATS (-28.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
W MICHIGAN is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games this season.
W MICHIGAN is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
W MICHIGAN is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all home games this season.
W MICHIGAN is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home lined games this season.
W MICHIGAN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) against conference opponents this season.
W MICHIGAN is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a conference game this season.
W MICHIGAN is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent this season.
W MICHIGAN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival this season.
W MICHIGAN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
W MICHIGAN is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.
W MICHIGAN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
W MICHIGAN is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
W MICHIGAN is 4-1 against the spread versus C MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
W MICHIGAN is 3-2 straight up against C MICHIGAN 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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AKRON (23 - 7) at KENT ST (18 - 12) - 3/3/2017, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
AKRON is 3-2 against the spread versus KENT ST over the last 3 seasons
KENT ST is 3-3 straight up against AKRON 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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BOWLING GREEN (13 - 17) at BUFFALO (16 - 14) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOWLING GREEN is 22-45 ATS (-27.5 Units) in March games since 1997.
BOWLING GREEN is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more this season.
BUFFALO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 150 to 154.5 over the last 3 seasons.

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

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TOLEDO (15 - 15) at E MICHIGAN (15 - 15) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TOLEDO is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1997.
TOLEDO is 27-45 ATS (-22.5 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
TOLEDO is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
E MICHIGAN is 4-3 against the spread versus TOLEDO over the last 3 seasons
E MICHIGAN is 4-3 straight up against TOLEDO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI OHIO (11 - 19) at OHIO U (18 - 10) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI OHIO is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
OHIO U is 141-107 ATS (+23.3 Units) in all home games since 1997.
OHIO U is 141-107 ATS (+23.3 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
OHIO U is 95-64 ATS (+24.6 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO U is 3-2 against the spread versus MIAMI OHIO over the last 3 seasons
OHIO U is 4-1 straight up against MIAMI OHIO 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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N ILLINOIS (15 - 15) at BALL ST (19 - 11) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N ILLINOIS is 60-39 ATS (+17.1 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1997.
N ILLINOIS is 85-54 ATS (+25.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
N ILLINOIS is 48-24 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
BALL ST is 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BALL ST is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALL ST is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BALL ST is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALL ST is 24-42 ATS (-22.2 Units) in March games since 1997.
BALL ST is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) on Friday nights since 1997.
BALL ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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IOWA ST (20 - 9) at W VIRGINIA (23 - 7) - 3/3/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W VIRGINIA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
IOWA ST is 53-30 ATS (+20.0 Units) in March games since 1997.
IOWA ST is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
IOWA ST is 150-116 ATS (+22.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
W VIRGINIA is 3-2 against the spread versus IOWA ST over the last 3 seasons
W VIRGINIA is 3-2 straight up against IOWA ST 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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LOYOLA-IL (18 - 13) vs. S ILLINOIS (16 - 15) - 3/3/2017, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S ILLINOIS is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1997.
LOYOLA-IL is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 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
S ILLINOIS is 4-2 against the spread versus LOYOLA-IL over the last 3 seasons
S ILLINOIS is 4-2 straight up against LOYOLA-IL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MISSOURI ST (16 - 15) vs. N IOWA (14 - 15) - 3/3/2017, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MISSOURI ST is 34-49 ATS (-19.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MISSOURI ST is 34-49 ATS (-19.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MISSOURI ST is 34-53 ATS (-24.3 Units) when the total is 120 to 129.5 since 1997.
MISSOURI ST is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1997.
N IOWA is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) in a neutral court game where the total is 120 to 129.5 since 1997.
N IOWA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 10-18 ATS (-9.8 Units) in all games this season.
N IOWA is 10-18 ATS (-9.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
N IOWA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) off a loss against a conference rival this season.
N IOWA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after scoring 60 points or less this season.
N IOWA is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
N IOWA is 3-2 against the spread versus MISSOURI ST over the last 3 seasons
N IOWA is 4-2 straight up against MISSOURI ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WI-MILWAUKEE (8 - 23) vs. DETROIT (8 - 22) - 3/3/2017, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 156-122 ATS (+21.8 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 195-152 ATS (+27.8 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 189-149 ATS (+25.1 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 39-23 ATS (+13.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1997.
WI-MILWAUKEE is 64-42 ATS (+17.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-2 against the spread versus WI-MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-3 straight up against WI-MILWAUKEE 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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YOUNGSTOWN ST (11 - 20) vs. CLEVELAND ST (9 - 21) - 3/3/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 25-45 ATS (-24.5 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
CLEVELAND ST is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND ST is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
CLEVELAND ST is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) in March games since 1997.
CLEVELAND ST is 19-42 ATS (-27.2 Units) in all tournament games since 1997.

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

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DELAWARE (12 - 19) vs. HOFSTRA (15 - 16) - 3/3/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DELAWARE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games revenging a road loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
HOFSTRA is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
HOFSTRA is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DELAWARE is 4-2 against the spread versus HOFSTRA over the last 3 seasons
HOFSTRA is 6-0 straight up against DELAWARE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DREXEL (9 - 22) vs. JAMES MADISON (9 - 22) - 3/3/2017, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DREXEL is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in March games since 1997.
DREXEL is 14-30 ATS (-19.0 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
DREXEL is 49-25 ATS (+21.5 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
JAMES MADISON is 5-1 against the spread versus DREXEL over the last 3 seasons
JAMES MADISON is 6-0 straight up against DREXEL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PACIFIC (10 - 21) vs. PEPPERDINE (9 - 21) - 3/3/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PACIFIC is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
PACIFIC is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) in road games in March games since 1997.
PEPPERDINE is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in all games this season.
PEPPERDINE is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in all lined games this season.
PEPPERDINE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PEPPERDINE is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) as an underdog this season.
PEPPERDINE is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in March games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PEPPERDINE is 4-2 against the spread versus PACIFIC over the last 3 seasons
PEPPERDINE is 5-1 straight up against PACIFIC 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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PORTLAND (10 - 21) vs. SAN DIEGO (13 - 17) - 3/3/2017, 11:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 45-68 ATS (-29.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games against conference opponents this season.
SAN DIEGO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games after a conference game this season.
SAN DIEGO is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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THE CITADEL (11 - 20) vs. W CAROLINA (9 - 22) - 3/3/2017, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
THE CITADEL is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
THE CITADEL is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games this season.
W CAROLINA is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
W CAROLINA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
W CAROLINA is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
W CAROLINA is 4-2 against the spread versus THE CITADEL over the last 3 seasons
W CAROLINA is 5-1 straight up against THE CITADEL 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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VMI (6 - 23) vs. SAMFORD (17 - 14) - 3/3/2017, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VMI is 15-26 ATS (-13.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
VMI is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VMI is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
VMI is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
VMI is 4-3 against the spread versus SAMFORD over the last 3 seasons
SAMFORD is 5-2 straight up against VMI 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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CAMPBELL (15 - 16) vs. RADFORD (13 - 17) - 3/3/2017, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:22 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 3

West Virginia won 7 of its last 10 games, winning last three home games by 19-9-15 points; they’re 3-4 vs spread as Big X home favorites. Iowa State won its last six games (5-1 vs spread); they are 5-3 SU on Big X road, 6-1 as road underdog, with losses by 2-7-2 points. Mountaineers made 10-21 on arc, won 85-72 in Ames Jan 31, their 3rd win in row over the Cyclones. WVU won 81-76 in Ames LY, its first win in four Big X visits to ISU. OVC home favorites of 8 or less points are 11-17-1 against the spread this season.

Missouri Valley tournament, St Louis

Southern Illinois lost four of its last six games; their last three were all decided by 6 or less points. Salukis also lost four of last six road games. Loyola lost six of last eight games, losing its last four road games by a total of seven points. SIU swept Ramblers this year, winning by 6-2 points; they won last meeting 72-70 at home six nights ago in Carbondale. Salukis are 6-2 vs Ramblers in Valley games. Loyola won its first tourney game the last three years; Salukis are 3-6 in their first Arch Madness game the last nine years.

Northern Iowa won Arch Madness 4 of last 8 years; they lost first tourney game the other four years. Panthers lost last three games by 29-10-21 points after a 9-1 run revived their season. Missouri State lost eight of its last ten games, losing four of last five away games. Road team won both series meetings this year; Missouri State led 32-8 in first meeting, hung on for 68-64 win; they led by 10 early in rematch, which they lost by 3. Bears won their first tournament game 10 of last 14 years, three of last four.

Horizon tournament, Detroit

Detroit lost eight of its last 12 games, but won two of last three on road. Detroit/Milwaukee split their last six meetings; road team won both games this year. Titans were 9-29 on FOUL LINE in a 73-69 OT loss at home to Milwaukee Jan 27- they won rematch a week ago. Milwaukee lost its last nine games since then. Titans shot 60%/56.7% inside arc in the two meetings this year. Milwaukee won its first tournament game six of last seven years they were in it; Detroit won its first tourney game five of last seven years.

Youngstown State lost seven of its last eight games, losing last two by 29-14 points. Cleveland State lost 12 of last 16 games; they’re shooting 30.9% on arc for the season (#327 in nation). Youngstown St/Cleveland St split last four meetings; home side won both this year. Penguins won 67-64 in first meeting, after trailing 14-2 early; they lost rematch 69-55 six nights ago. Youngstown is 3-9 in its first tourney game the last 12 years; Cleveland State is 1-4 in its first tourney game the last five years.

CAA tournament, Charleston

Hofstra won its last three road games, lost its last two at home. Delaware lost its last three games, by 21-13-22 points; Blue Hens are last in CAA in four of nine offensive metrics. Hofstra won its last six games with Delaware, sweeping Blue Hens 58-56/73-65 this season; Pride trailed by 11 at half in rematch at home Feb 2. Delaware lost in first round last two years, by 3-4 points; they’re 8-6 in last 14 first round games, won tourney in ‘14. Hofstra won its first tourney game three years in row, six of last eight years.

James Madison won its last seven games with Drexel, sweeping Dragons 78-67/70-64 in two meetings this year. Dragons were up 7 at home with 9:13 left in last meeting, but lost. JMU is #4 experience team in country; they went 21-11 LY, fired the coach and are 9-22 now with a new coach. Drexel lost its last five games, with three losses by six or less points. Drexel lost its first tourney game nine of last 13 years; JMU lost their first game five of last six years and 10 of last 13- they won CAA tourney in ’13.

WCC tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

Pepperdine lost its last four games, all by 11+ points. Pacific lost 11 of its last 13 games, losing last two games by a point each. Pepperdine won six of last seven games with Pacific; home side won both meetings this year, with Tigers winning 79-74 at home Jan 12, then losing 82-72 in Malibu Feb 4. Pacific is 0-2 in WCC tourney games, losing by 17-4 points; they didn’t play LY- they won the Big West tourney in ’13, their last year in that league. Pepperdine won its first tourney game last two years by 3-4 points; they’re 5-4 in first round last nine years.

Portland lost its last 16 D-I games; they beat a scrub NAIA team Feb 20. Pilots are shooting 43.3% inside arc this year, in bottom 15 in country. San Diego is 3-8 in its last 11 games but two of the wins were against Portland. San Diego won its last five games with Portland; Toreros swept them this year, 68-52 on road in January, then 85-82 at home six nites ago, game USD led by 18 in second half. Portland lost its first tourney game four of last six years; San Diego is 0-3 in WCC tourney the last three years, losing by 9-3-3 points.

Southern Conference tournament, Asheville, NC

Western Carolina won two of last three games after being 2-13 in SoCon before that. Citadel won its last two games after starting out 2-14 in conference play. WCU swept Citadel this year, winning by 5-4 points- they were 17-32 on arc in the two games, Citadel was 26-76- they bomb a lot of 3’s. Catamounts are 11-1 in last 12 games with Citadel. Teams are shooting 58.5% inside arc against the Bulldogs this year. Citadel is 3-11 in first round games the last 14 years; WCU won its first round game the last seven years.

Samford lost six of its last eight games; they lost last four road games- their last road win was Jan 28. VMI lost its last six games. Samford swept VMI this year, winning 69-67 on road Jan 28; they trailed early by 13, then they won rematch 80-61 at home 13 days ago, making 10-21 on arc in game they led by 19 at the half. Bulldogs are 5-2 in SoCon game with VMI- they beat Keydets by 7 in OT in LY’s tourney. Samford lost its first tourney game five of last seven years; VMI lost tourney games by 28-7 points the last two years, its first two years back in SoCon.

Ohio Valley Conference tournament, Nashville

Belmont went 15-1 in OVC this year, losing at Tennessee Tech Feb 11; Bruins won three games since, by 4-16-5 points. Belmont beat Jacksonville State twice this year, by 17-13 points; they were 22-63 on arc in those games. Bruins won their conference tournament 7 of last 11 years; they’ve won its twice in four years in the OVC- they’re 11-2 in their first tourney game, losing this game in OT LY. Jacksonville State made 12-27 on arc in easy win last nite, its first OVC tourney game in five years. Gamecocks’ coach Harper won two Sun Belt tourneys at WKU.

Murray State won in double OT Wednesday, then came back from down 61-51 last nite to win 75-69; Racers PG Stark, a huge ballhog, has scored 78 points in two games and has been gold down the stretch of both games, but he also played all 90:00 in those two games- he has to be exhausted. Murray beat Tenn-Martin 94-86 at home in first meeting, then lost rematch 83-76 six days ago. Stark was combined 7-22 on arc in those two games. Since ’03, UT-Martin is 4-8 in OVC tourney games, 4-4 in first round. Since ’03, Murray is 19-11 in OVC tournament games.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:23 AM

NCAAB

Friday, March 3

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
EVANSVILLE vs. ILLINOIS STATE
No trends available
Illinois State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Illinois State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Evansville

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MARCH 3, 3:30 PM
LOYOLA OF CHICAGO vs. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
No trends available
Southern Illinois is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Loyola of Chicago
Southern Illinois is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

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MARCH 3, 5:00 PM
HARVARD vs. PRINCETON
Harvard is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Harvard is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Princeton
Princeton is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Harvard
Princeton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Harvard

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MARCH 3, 5:00 PM
THE CITADEL vs. WESTERN CAROLINA
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Carolina's last 8 games
Western Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games

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MARCH 3, 5:30 PM
WISC-MILWAUKEE vs. DETROIT
No trends available
Detroit is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Wisc-Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games

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MARCH 3, 6:00 PM
DELAWARE vs. HOFSTRA
No trends available
Hofstra is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Delaware
Hofstra is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Delaware

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA vs. BROWN
Columbia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Brown
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbia's last 12 games when playing on the road against Brown
Brown is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brown's last 13 games when playing Columbia

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
TOLEDO vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toledo's last 13 games when playing on the road against Eastern Michigan
Toledo is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Eastern Michigan's last 6 games

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
IOWA STATE vs. WEST VIRGINIA
Iowa State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Iowa State's last 8 games on the road
West Virginia is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
West Virginia is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
NIAGARA vs. MONMOUTH
No trends available
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Monmouth's last 7 games
Monmouth is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
MIAMI (OHIO) vs. OHIO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 5 games on the road
Miami (Ohio) is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Ohio is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Miami (Ohio)
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami (Ohio)

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Central Michigan's last 7 games on the road
Central Michigan is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Western Michigan is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Central Michigan
Western Michigan is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Central Michigan

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
DARTMOUTH vs. PENNSYLVANIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dartmouth's last 6 games on the road
Dartmouth is 4-20 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pennsylvania's last 12 games when playing at home against Dartmouth
Pennsylvania is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Dartmouth

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs. BALL STATE
Northern Illinois is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Ball State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northern Illinois's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ball State's last 7 games at home
Ball State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
CORNELL vs. YALE
Cornell is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cornell's last 5 games when playing on the road against Yale
Yale is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cornell
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Yale's last 5 games when playing at home against Cornell

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
BOWLING GREEN vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Bowling Green's last 11 games on the road
Bowling Green is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against Bowling Green
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Bowling Green

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MARCH 3, 7:00 PM
BRADLEY vs. WICHITA STATE
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wichita State's last 5 games when playing Bradley
Wichita State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Bradley

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MARCH 3, 7:30 PM
JACKSONVILLE STATE vs. BELMONT
No trends available
Belmont is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games
Belmont is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Jacksonville State

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MARCH 3, 7:30 PM
VMI vs. SAMFORD
No trends available
Samford is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing VMI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Samford's last 6 games when playing VMI

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MARCH 3, 8:00 PM
YOUNGSTOWN STATE vs. CLEVELAND STATE
No trends available
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland State's last 5 games when playing Youngstown State
Cleveland State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games

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MARCH 3, 8:30 PM
DREXEL vs. JAMES MADISON
No trends available
James Madison is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Drexel
James Madison is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games

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MARCH 3, 9:00 PM
AKRON vs. KENT STATE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Akron's last 6 games on the road
Akron is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kent State's last 12 games when playing at home against Akron
Kent State is 2-3-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Akron

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MARCH 3, 9:00 PM
PACIFIC vs. PEPPERDINE
No trends available
Pepperdine is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pepperdine's last 7 games

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MARCH 3, 9:30 PM
MISSOURI STATE vs. NORTHERN IOWA
No trends available
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Northern Iowa's last 11 games
Northern Iowa is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games

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MARCH 3, 9:30 PM
CANISIUS vs. SAINT PETER'S
No trends available
Saint Peter's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 6 games

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MARCH 3, 10:00 PM
MURRAY STATE vs. TENNESSEE-MARTIN
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee-Martin's last 6 games
Tennessee-Martin is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

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MARCH 3, 11:00 PM
PORTLAND vs. SAN DIEGO
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Portland
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:24 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, March 3

Gardner-Webb @ Winthrop

Game 897-898
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Gardner-Webb
55.144
Winthrop
52.815
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Gardner-Webb
by 2 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Gardner-Webb
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Gardner-Webb
N/A

Campbell @ Radford

Game 895-896
March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Campbell
48.519
Radford
40.300
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Campbell
by 8
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Campbell
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Campbell
N/A

Murray State @ UT-Martin

Game 893-894
March 3, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Murray State
45.922
UT-Martin
43.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Murray State
by 2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Murray State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Murray State
N/A

Jacksonville St @ Belmont

Game 891-892
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
50.995
Belmont
55.425
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Belmont
by 4 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Belmont
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Belmont
N/A

Canisius @ St Peter's

Game 889-890
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Canisius
48.420
St Peter's
61.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Peter's
by 13
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Peter's
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St Peter's
N/A

Niagara @ Monmouth

Game 887-888
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Niagara
47.240
Monmouth
52.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 5 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Niagara
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
N/A

VMI @ Samford

Game 885-886
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
VMI
44.042
Samford
51.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 7 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Samford
by 10
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+10); Over

The Citadel @ Western Carolina

Game 883-884
March 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
The Citadel
37.116
Western Carolina
40.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Carolina
by 3 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
The Citadel
by 1
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Western Carolina
(+1); Under

Portland @ San Diego

Game 881-882
March 3, 2017 @ 11:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
41.917
San Diego
50.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 8 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
129 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-2 1/2); Over

Pacific @ Pepperdine

Game 879-880
March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pacific
50.101
Pepperdine
44.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pacific
by 6
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pacific
by 3 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Pacific
(-3 1/2); Under

Drexel @ James Madison

Game 877-878
March 3, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drexel
45.704
James Madison
55.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 9 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
James Madison
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(-3); Over

Delaware @ Hofstra

Game 875-876
March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Delaware
49.824
Hofstra
56.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hofstra
by 7
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hofstra
by 9 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Delaware
(+9 1/2); Over

Youngstown St @ Cleveland State

Game 873-874
March 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown St
41.113
Cleveland State
53.481
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland State
by 12 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland State
by 4
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland State
(-4); Under

WI-Milwaukee @ Detroit

Game 871-872
March 3, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
WI-Milwaukee
51.112
Detroit
43.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
WI-Milwaukee
(+1 1/2); Over

Missouri State @ Northern Iowa

Game 869-870
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Missouri State
56.476
Northern Iowa
54.596
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri State
by 2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Iowa
by 1
123
Dunkel Pick:
Missouri State
(+1); Over

Bradley @ Wichita State

Game 867-868
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bradley
49.691
Wichita State
72.194
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 22 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
N/A

Loyola-Chicago @ Southern Illinois

Game 865-866
March 3, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola-Chicago
55.201
Southern Illinois
57.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 2 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 3
136
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
(+3); Under

Evansville @ Illinois State

Game 863-864
March 3, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Evansville
48.728
Illinois State
65.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Illinois State
by 17
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Illinois State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Illinois State
N/A

Jacksonville St @ Belmont

Game 891-892
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
50.995
Belmont
55.425
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Belmont
by 4 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Belmont
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Belmont
N/A

Canisius @ St Peter's

Game 889-890
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Canisius
48.420
St Peter's
61.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Peter's
by 13
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Peter's
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St Peter's
N/A

Niagara @ Monmouth

Game 887-888
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Niagara
47.240
Monmouth
52.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 5 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Niagara
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
N/A

VMI @ Samford

Game 885-886
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
VMI
44.042
Samford
51.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 7 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Samford
by 10
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+10); Over

The Citadel @ Western Carolina

Game 883-884
March 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
The Citadel
37.116
Western Carolina
40.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Carolina
by 3 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
The Citadel
by 1
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Western Carolina
(+1); Under

Portland @ San Diego

Game 881-882
March 3, 2017 @ 11:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
41.917
San Diego
50.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 8 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
129 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-2 1/2); Over

Pacific @ Pepperdine

Game 879-880
March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pacific
50.101
Pepperdine
44.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pacific
by 6
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pacific
by 3 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Pacific
(-3 1/2); Under

Drexel @ James Madison

Game 877-878
March 3, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drexel
45.704
James Madison
55.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 9 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
James Madison
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(-3); Over

Delaware @ Hofstra

Game 875-876
March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Delaware
49.824
Hofstra
56.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hofstra
by 7
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hofstra
by 9 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Delaware
(+9 1/2); Over

Youngstown St @ Cleveland State

Game 873-874
March 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown St
41.113
Cleveland State
53.481
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland State
by 12 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland State
by 4
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland State
(-4); Under

WI-Milwaukee @ Detroit

Game 871-872
March 3, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
WI-Milwaukee
51.112
Detroit
43.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
WI-Milwaukee
(+1 1/2); Over

Missouri State @ Northern Iowa

Game 869-870
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Missouri State
56.476
Northern Iowa
54.596
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri State
by 2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Iowa
by 1
123
Dunkel Pick:
Missouri State
(+1); Over

Bradley @ Wichita State

Game 867-868
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bradley
49.691
Wichita State
72.194
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 22 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
N/A

Loyola-Chicago @ Southern Illinois

Game 865-866
March 3, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola-Chicago
55.201
Southern Illinois
57.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 2 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 3
136
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
(+3); Under

Evansville @ Illinois State

Game 863-864
March 3, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Evansville
48.728
Illinois State
65.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Illinois State
by 17
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Illinois State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Illinois State
N/A

Jacksonville St @ Belmont

Game 891-892
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
50.995
Belmont
55.425
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Belmont
by 4 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Belmont
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Belmont
N/A

Canisius @ St Peter's

Game 889-890
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Canisius
48.420
St Peter's
61.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Peter's
by 13
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Peter's
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St Peter's
N/A

Niagara @ Monmouth

Game 887-888
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Niagara
47.240
Monmouth
52.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 5 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Niagara
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
N/A

VMI @ Samford

Game 885-886
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
VMI
44.042
Samford
51.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 7 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Samford
by 10
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+10); Over

The Citadel @ Western Carolina

Game 883-884
March 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
The Citadel
37.116
Western Carolina
40.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Carolina
by 3 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
The Citadel
by 1
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Western Carolina
(+1); Under

Portland @ San Diego

Game 881-882
March 3, 2017 @ 11:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
41.917
San Diego
50.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 8 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
129 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-2 1/2); Over

Pacific @ Pepperdine

Game 879-880
March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pacific
50.101
Pepperdine
44.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pacific
by 6
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pacific
by 3 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Pacific
(-3 1/2); Under

Drexel @ James Madison

Game 877-878
March 3, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drexel
45.704
James Madison
55.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 9 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
James Madison
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(-3); Over

Delaware @ Hofstra

Game 875-876
March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Delaware
49.824
Hofstra
56.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hofstra
by 7
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hofstra
by 9 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Delaware
(+9 1/2); Over

Youngstown St @ Cleveland State

Game 873-874
March 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown St
41.113
Cleveland State
53.481
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland State
by 12 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland State
by 4
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland State
(-4); Under

WI-Milwaukee @ Detroit

Game 871-872
March 3, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
WI-Milwaukee
51.112
Detroit
43.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
WI-Milwaukee
(+1 1/2); Over

Missouri State @ Northern Iowa

Game 869-870
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Missouri State
56.476
Northern Iowa
54.596
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri State
by 2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Iowa
by 1
123
Dunkel Pick:
Missouri State
(+1); Over

Bradley @ Wichita State

Game 867-868
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bradley
49.691
Wichita State
72.194
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 22 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
N/A

Loyola-Chicago @ Southern Illinois

Game 865-866
March 3, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola-Chicago
55.201
Southern Illinois
57.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 2 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 3
136
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
(+3); Under

Evansville @ Illinois State

Game 863-864
March 3, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Evansville
48.728
Illinois State
65.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Illinois State
by 17
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Illinois State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Illinois State
N/A

Jacksonville St @ Belmont

Game 891-892
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Jacksonville St
50.995
Belmont
55.425
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Belmont
by 4 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Belmont
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Belmont
N/A

Canisius @ St Peter's

Game 889-890
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Canisius
48.420
St Peter's
61.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Peter's
by 13
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Peter's
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St Peter's
N/A

Niagara @ Monmouth

Game 887-888
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Niagara
47.240
Monmouth
52.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 5 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Niagara
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
N/A

VMI @ Samford

Game 885-886
March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
VMI
44.042
Samford
51.650
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Samford
by 7 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Samford
by 10
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
VMI
(+10); Over

The Citadel @ Western Carolina

Game 883-884
March 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
The Citadel
37.116
Western Carolina
40.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Carolina
by 3 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
The Citadel
by 1
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Western Carolina
(+1); Under

Portland @ San Diego

Game 881-882
March 3, 2017 @ 11:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
41.917
San Diego
50.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 8 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
129 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-2 1/2); Over

Pacific @ Pepperdine

Game 879-880
March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pacific
50.101
Pepperdine
44.012
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pacific
by 6
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pacific
by 3 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Pacific
(-3 1/2); Under

Drexel @ James Madison

Game 877-878
March 3, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drexel
45.704
James Madison
55.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 9 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
James Madison
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(-3); Over

Delaware @ Hofstra

Game 875-876
March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Delaware
49.824
Hofstra
56.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hofstra
by 7
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hofstra
by 9 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Delaware
(+9 1/2); Over

Youngstown St @ Cleveland State

Game 873-874
March 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown St
41.113
Cleveland State
53.481
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland State
by 12 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland State
by 4
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland State
(-4); Under

WI-Milwaukee @ Detroit

Game 871-872
March 3, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
WI-Milwaukee
51.112
Detroit
43.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
WI-Milwaukee
(+1 1/2); Over

Missouri State @ Northern Iowa

Game 869-870
March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Missouri State
56.476
Northern Iowa
54.596
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri State
by 2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Iowa
by 1
123
Dunkel Pick:
Missouri State
(+1); Over

Bradley @ Wichita State

Game 867-868
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bradley
49.691
Wichita State
72.194
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 22 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
N/A

Loyola-Chicago @ Southern Illinois

Game 865-866
March 3, 2017 @ 3:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola-Chicago
55.201
Southern Illinois
57.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 2 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 3
136
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
(+3); Under

Evansville @ Illinois State

Game 863-864
March 3, 2017 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Evansville
48.728
Illinois State
65.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Illinois State
by 17
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Illinois State
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Illinois State
N/A

Iowa State @ West Virginia

Game 861-862
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iowa State
74.323
West Virginia
77.343
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
West Virginia
by 3
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
West Virginia
by 8
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa State
(+8); Over

Northern Illinois @ Ball State

Game 859-860
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Illinois
56.573
Ball State
56.622
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Northern Illinois
Even
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ball State
by 5
141
Dunkel Pick:
Northern Illinois
(+5); Under

Miami-OH @ Ohio

Game 857-858
March 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami-OH
49.152
Ohio
57.332
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio
by 8
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio
by 14 1/2
145
Dunkel Pick:
Miami-OH
(+14 1/2); Under

Toledo @ Eastern Michigan

Game 855-856
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toledo
50.998
Eastern Michigan
61.260
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Eastern Michigan
by 10 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Eastern Michigan
by 4
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Eastern Michigan
(-4); Over

Bowling Green @ Buffalo

Game 853-854
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bowling Green
51.528
Buffalo
59.689
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 8
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
by 11 1/2
153
Dunkel Pick:
Bowling Green
(+11 1/2); Under

Akron @ Kent State

Game 851-852
March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Akron
62.460
Kent State
56.079
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Akron
by 6 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kent State
by 1
147
Dunkel Pick:
Akron
(+1); Under

Central Michigan @ Western Michigan

Game 849-850
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Central Michigan
44.809
Western Michigan
60.398
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Western Michigan
by 15 1/2
182
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Western Michigan
by 10
175
Dunkel Pick:
Western Michigan
(-10); Over

Dartmouth @ Pennsylvania

Game 847-848
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dartmouth
48.312
Pennsylvania
58.495
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pennsylvania
by 10
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pennsylvania
by 12 1/2
138
Dunkel Pick:
Dartmouth
(+12 1/2); Under

Cornell @ Yale

Game 845-846
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cornell
45.260
Yale
61.697
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Yale
by 16 1/2
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Yale
by 10
148
Dunkel Pick:
Yale
(-10); Under

Columbia @ Brown

Game 843-844
March 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbia
53.038
Brown
50.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbia
by 3
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbia
by 1
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbia
(-1); Over

Harvard @ Princeton

Game 841-842
March 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Harvard
53.792
Princeton
70.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Princeton
by 16 1/2
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Princeton
by 7
128 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Princeton
(-7); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:28 AM

Conference Tourney Notes

AMERICA EAST
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1, 6, and 11 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Top eight teams qualify. Vermont enters as the top seed. UMass-Lowell is in its final year of a four-year transition period from Div. II and is ineligible for the conference tournament.
Top contenders: Vermont*, Stony Brook, UMBC, Albany, New Hampshire.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Stony Brook); CIT-1 (New Hampshire-2nd round); CBI-2 (Vermont-Semifinals, Albany).

ATLANTIC SUN
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: February 27, March 2, and 5 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Florida Gulf Coast has earned the top seed and home edge in the A-Sun Tourney.
Top contenders: Florida Gulf Coast, Lipscomb, SC-Upstate.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Florida Gulf Coast); NIT-1 (North Florida); CIT-1 (NJIT-Semifinals)..

BIG SOUTH
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: Feb. 28, March 2-3, 5. First round at campus sites, quarterfinals and semifinals at home of No. 1 seed. Highest remaining seed will host championship game.
Top contenders: UNC-Asheville, Winthrop, Liberty, Gardner-Webb.
Last year...NCAA-1 (UNC-Asheville); NIT-1 (High Point); CIT-1 (Coastal Carolina-Quarterfinals).

METRO ATLANTIC...
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 2-6 at Trans Union Center, Albany, NY. The top five seeds gets byes into the quarterfinals; seeds 6 thru 11 compete in a play-in round.
Top contenders: Monmouth, St. Peter's, Iona, Siena, Canisius.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Iona); NIT-1 (Monmouth-2nd round); CBI-1 (Siena); CIT-1 (Fairfield).

NORTHEAST
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1, 4 and 7 at home of highest seed for each matchup. Mount Saint Mary's or Long Island will be the top seed.
Top contenders: Mount Saint Mary's, Long Island, Wagner.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Fairleigh Dickinson); NIT-1 (Wagner).

OHIO VALLEY
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 1-4 at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (not the home court of Nashville-based Tennessee State, which plays its games at the Gentry Complex, or Nashville-based Belmont, which plays its games at the Mike Curb Events Center).
Top contenders: Belmont*, UT Martin, Murray State.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Austin Peay); NIT-1 (Belmont); CIT-2 (UT Martin-2nd round, Tennessee State); CBI-1 (Morehead State-runner-up); VEGAS 16/8-1 (Tennessee Tech).

PATRIOT
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, all at home of higher seed for each matchup. Bucknell is the top seed. Top four seeds receive byes in first round.
Top contenders: Bucknell*, Lehigh, Boston University, Navy.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Holy Cross); NIT-1 (Bucknell); CIT-2 (Boston U-2nd round, Army).

SOUTHERN
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-6 at U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC. Top six seeds receive bye in first round.
Top contenders: East Tennessee State, Furman, NC-Greensboro, Chattanooga, Wofford.
Last year...NCAA-1 (Chattanooga); CBI-2 (NC Greensboro-Quaterfinals, Western Carolina); CIT-2 (Furman-2nd round, Mercer); VEGAS 16/8-1 (East Tennessee State-Semifinals).

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:31 AM

COLONIAL
Bubble...NC-Wilmington.

Conference Power Rating: 12th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-6 at North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, SC (not the home of College of Charleston, which plays at TD Arena).

Last year...NCAA-1 (NC-Wilmington); NIT-1 (Hofstra); VEGAS 16/8 (Towson).

Notes...UNCW's at-large candidacy was greatly reduced by losses vs. William & Mary, Charleston & Elon within the past four weeks. The Seahawks will almost assuredly have to win the CAA Tourney to gain passage to the Big Dance. After three years at Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena, once known as Baltimore Civic Center in the '60s and early '70s when it was the home of the NBA Baltimore Bullets, the conference tournament begins a three-year stint in Charleston.

HORIZON
Bubble...Valparaiso.

Conference Power Rating: 19th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-7 at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Green Bay); NIT-1 (Valparaiso-Runner-up); VEGAS 16/8 (Oakland-Runner-up).

Notes...After last Friday's loss to Oakland, and surrendering top seed at "the Joe" to the Golden Grizzlies, Valpo might have already played itself off of the edge of the bubble. After years of being conducted at campus sites, the Horizon Tournament begins a second year in Detroit at the soon-to-close Joe Louis Arena, home of the NHL Red Wings. Next year, the Tourney is slated to move into the new Detroit Events Center, currently under construction.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Looking Good...Wichita State.
Bubble...Illinois State.

Conference Power Rating: 11th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: ("Arch Madness") March 2-5 at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO.

Last year...NCAA-2 (Wichita State-2nd round, Northern Iowa-2nd round).

Notes...After years as the flagship mid-major conference, the Valley has been a one-bid league at times in recent seasons and might be again this year unless some rep other than Wichita wins at "Arch Madness" in two weeks. Other than the Shockers, who appear a near-certainty into the field of 68, Illinois State is the only other Valley rep that would be under consideration for an at-large on Selection Sunday.

WEST COAST
Solid...Gonzaga, Saint Mary's.

Conference Power Rating: 12th.
Tournament Date-Site-Venue: March 3-8 at Orleans Hotel Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

Last year...NCAA-1 (Gonzaga-Sweet 16; NIT-2 (BYU-Seminfinals, Saint Mary's-2nd round); CBI-1 (Pepperdine).

Notes...The only likely intrigue at the WCC tournament will be if Gonzaga can maintain its stellar record and enter the Dance as the top overall seed, though the "pre-selection" shows seem to indicate the Committee is more likely to merely award the Zags with the top seed in the West Regional...if Mark Few's team stays with just one loss, that is. After several near-misses in recent years, Saint Mary's will not have to sweat its bid this Selection Sunday.

Included below is tournament info for the remainder of the D-I conferences, with any clear-cut favorite accompanied by an *.

**StarDust Bum** · 03-03-2017, 11:34 AM

Friday's Tip Sheet
March 2, 2017

**Harvard at Princeton**

-- Princeton (19-6 straight up, 10-9 against the spread) hasn’t tasted defeat since losing 96-90 at Monmouth on Dec. 20. The Tigers have won 15 games in a row since then, including all 12 Ivy League contests. They can become the first team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament with a win over Harvard on Friday night. Even with a loss, Mitch Henderson’s team can clinch the Ivy’s automatic bid by beating Dartmouth on Saturday.

-- Princeton is off a 75-60 win at Cornell as a 12.5-point road favorite. The spread cover marked the fourth straight for the Tigers, who were led by Devin Cannady’s 26 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Myles Stephens added 17 points and Steven Cook finished with 14.

-- One offshore book opened Princeton as a 7.5-point home favorite. The Tigers are 6-2 ATS as single-digit favorites this season.

-- Cannady is scoring at a team-high 13.9 points-per-game clip. The sophomore is hitting 41.9 percent of his launches from downtown and 92.2 percent at the free-throw line. Cook (13.2 PPG) averages 5.3 rebounds per game and is making 44.3 percent of his 3-balls. Stephens (11.6 PPG) is another threat from beyond the arc, draining 37.3 percent of his 3’s. Meanwhile, senior forward Spencer Weisz is averaging 10.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, in addition to dishing out a team-high 100 assists compared to 43 turnovers.

-- Princeton is No. 56 in the RPI Rankings and No. 62 at KenPom.com. The Tigers have only one RPI Top-100 win, winning 72-70 at Bucknell. The Tigers lost at VCU, at Monmouth, at BYU and at Lehigh, in addition to a home loss to Saint Joseph’s and a neutral-court setback vs. California.

-- Princeton has won eight of its nine home games, compiling a 4-3 spread record.

-- Princeton is 10th in the nation in scoring defense, limiting opponents to just 61.7 points per game.

-- Harvard (18-7 SU, 13-4-2 ATS) has won seven of 10 road assignments, producing a stellar 5-1 spread record.

-- Tommy Amaker’s team has won six consecutive games and is 7-1 ATS in its last eight contests. Harvard is off of Saturday’s 77-58 win over Brown as an 11.5-point home ‘chalk.’ Senior point guard Siyani Chambers was the catalyst, scoring 19 points and dishing out five assists. Chambers buried 7-of-9 shots from the field, including all three of his attempts from long distance. Seth Towns added 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. In only 13 minutes of action due to foul trouble, Zena Edosomwan nonetheless contributed eight points, 11 boards and one blocked shot.

-- Harvard owns a 3-1-1 spread record with two outright victories – at Yale and at Houston – in five games as an underdog this year.

-- Chambers is averaging 10.1 points, 6.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. After missing all of last season with a torn ACL, the veteran PG has a 143/45 assists-to-turnovers ratio. Bryce Aiken leads the Crimson in scoring with a 14.3 PPG average. Towns (12.0 PPG) is also scoring in double figures.

-- When these teams met at Lavietes Pavilion in Boston on Feb. 4, Princeton captured a 57-56 win as a three-point road favorite. Cook paced the Tigers with 19 points, nine rebounds, five steals, three assists and one block. Stephens added 15 points, while Weisz contributed 13 points and eight boards. In the losing effort, Chambers had a team-best 17 points, four rebounds and three assists. The 113 combined points went ‘under’ the 136-point tally.

-- Harvard ranks 24th in the country in defending the 3-point line (31.2%), 33rd in scoring defense (64.8 PPG) and 32nd in field-goal percentage defense (40.5%).

-- If Princeton loses to Harvard and Dartmouth and Harvard wins Saturday at Penn, the Ivy League rivals would play each other for a third time for the right to go to the NCAA Tournament.

-- The ‘under’ is 13-6 overall for the Tigers, 5-2 in their home games. They saw a nine-game run of ‘unders’ end in last Saturday’s 75-60 win at Cornell that saw the 135 combined points slip ‘over’ the 134.5-point total by one-half point.

-- The ‘over’ is 11-8-2 overall for the Crimson, 4-4 in its road contests. The ‘over’ had cashed in five straight until the ‘under’ appeared in Saturday’s win over Brown.

-- Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU.

**Iowa State at West Virginia**

-- One offshore shop opened West Virginia (23-7 SU, 12-12-1 ATS) as a 7.5-point home favorite for this Big 12 clash. These teams are jockeying for position in the Big 12 Tournament. Iowa State is alone in second place with a 12-5 league record, but WVU and Baylor are both one game back with 11-6 marks in Big 12 play.

-- Bob Huggins’s team has won 15 of its 17 home games, going 5-6 ATS. WVU owns a perfect 3-0 spread record in its three games as a single-digit home ‘chalk.’

-- West Virginia saw its three-game winning streak snapped in Monday’s 71-62 loss at Baylor as a 1.5-point road underdog. Jevon Carter had 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals in the losing effort. Tarik Phillip and Elijah Macon were also in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Bears beat WVU up on the boards with a 36-23 rebounding advantage.

-- When these schools met in Ames on Jan. 31, West Va. collected an 85-72 win as a two-point road favorite. It was WVU’s third consecutive win over ISU both SU and ATS. Nathan Adrian led the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Phillip scored 15 points. Matt Thomas finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for the Cyclones, who got 11 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals out of Deonte Burton.

-- WVU is ranked eighth in the Associated Press’s poll but is just No. 24 in the RPI. The Mountaineers are 3-2 against RPI Top-25 foes, 5-3 versus the Top 50 and 11-5 against the Top 100. They own road wins at Virginia, at Oklahoma State, at Iowa State and at TCU. Also, WVU has home scalps of Baylor, Kansas, TCU, Texas A&M, Kansas State and Texas Tech.

-- Carter leads WVU in scoring (12.9 PPG), assists (4.0 APG) and steals (2.8 SPG).

-- Iowa State (20-9 SU, 15-11 ATS) is No. 24 in the AP and No. 31 in the RPI. Steve Prohm’s squad is 2-5 against the Top 25, 5-6 versus the Top 50 and 10-8 against the Top 100. The Cyclones have a neutral-court win over Miami, in addition to victories at Oklahoma State, at Kansas, at Kansas State and at Texas Tech. They’ve also won at home vs. Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State and TCU.

-- Iowa State will bring a six-game winning streak into Morgantown. The Cyclones covered the spread in the first five wins, only to come up just short for our purposes in Tuesday’s thrilling 86-83 win over red-hot Oklahoma St. as 3.5-point home ‘chalk.’ They were ahead of the number with a five-point advantage until Jawun Evans drained a deep trey with 2.0 seconds left. Donovan Jackson was fouled with 1.1 left but after making his first free throw, he missed the second that would’ve provided the spread cover. In his last game at Hilton Coliseum, senior shooting guard Matt Thomas tied his career-high with a 25-point effort on his Senior Night. Thomas splashed the nets at a 7-for-11 clip from 3-point range and also dished out five assists compared to only one turnover. Burton contributed 20 points, five boards and three steals, while Monte Morris nearly went for a triple-double with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.

-- Iowa State is 5-5 SU and 6-4 ATS in 10 road assignments. The Cyclones have been downright nasty as road underdogs this season, going 6-1 with five outright victories in seven such spots.

-- Morris has an insane 68/6 assists-to-turnovers ratio in Iowa State’s last 10 games. He leads ISU in scoring (16.1 PPG) and assists (6.2 APG), while Burton (14.3 PPG) paced the Cyclones in rebounding (6.4 RPG), steals (1.9 SPG) and blocks (1.4 BPG). Thomas (12.0 PPG) is burying 44.1 percent of his 3’s and 86.4 percent of his FTs. Meanwhile, Naz Long averages 15.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

-- After hitting in five consecutive games, the ‘over’ is 14-12 overall for the Cyclones, 7-3 in their road outings.

-- The ‘over’ is 14-10-1 overall for the Mountaineers, 8-4 in their home games. However, they’ve seen the ‘under’ cash in three straight games.

-- ESPN2 will have the broadcast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Louisville was 4-0 ATS as an ACC road favorite until losing Wednesday at Wake Forest by an 88-81 count as a 4.5-point road ‘chalk.’

-- LSU ended a school-record 15-game losing streak Wednesday night by beating Tennessee 92-82 as a six-point home underdog. The Tigers were led by Brandon Sampson’s 24 points. The Volunteers have limped down the stretch, losing five of their last six games.

-- After scoring only three points in a pair of games since spraining his ankle at Mississippi State two Saturdays ago, Canyon Barry scored a team-high 14 points Wednesday to lead Florida to a 78-65 win over Arkansas as a 10.5-point home favorite. The Gators have won 10 of their last 11 games while posting an 8-3 spread record. As of Thursday afternoon, they were No. 3 in the RPI and No. 5 at KenPom.com.

-- Since Yante Maten went down with a sprained knee two minutes into the Kentucky game, Georgia senior J.J. Frazier has responded by scoring 36, 28, 29 and 31 points in a four-game stretch. The 36-point effort came in the narrow home loss to Kentucky. The Bulldogs have won three in a row since then, including Wednesday’s 79-78 home win over Auburn, to keep their at-large hopes alive. The hopes of getting Maten back for next week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville appear to be slim, however. Like Kevin Durant, Maten has a ‘Grade 2’ MCL sprain. UGA has won five of its last six, has five road wins over RPI Top-100 foes and took Kentucky and Florida to overtime in Lexington and Gainesville, respectively. However, Mark Fox’s team has just one win over an RPI Top-50 opponent, and that came at home vs. Vanderbilt. UGA is No. 50 in the RPI. The Dawgs, who lost by two at South Carolina, close the regular season Saturday vs. the Gamecocks at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens.

-- Boise State has failed to cover the number in seven straight games. The Broncos close the regular season Saturday at Air Force.

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