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Wednesday, December 6

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Trend Report
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FAIRFIELD @ HOUSTON
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Fairfield is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
HOUSTON

Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
SOUTHERN @ TULANE
SOUTHERN

No trends to report
TULANE

Tulane is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern
Tulane is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
RADFORD @ VIRGINIA TECH
RADFORD

No trends to report
VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Virginia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
KENT STATE @ XAVIER
KENT STATE

Kent State is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Kent State is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
XAVIER

Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kent State
Xavier is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
GEORGIA TECH @ WOFFORD
GEORGIA TECH

Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wofford
Georgia Tech is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
WOFFORD

Wofford is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Wofford is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Georgia Tech
WESTERN CAROLINA @ NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN CAROLINA

Western Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Carolina's last 6 games on the road
NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Carolina is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
LOYOLA-MARYLAND @ FLORIDA STATE
LOYOLA-MARYLAND

No trends to report
FLORIDA STATE

Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida State is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games at home
WISCONSIN @ TEMPLE
WISCONSIN

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wisconsin's last 6 games
Wisconsin is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Temple
TEMPLE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games at home
Temple is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
RICHMOND @ OLD DOMINION
RICHMOND

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Richmond's last 5 games on the road
Richmond is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Old Dominion
OLD DOMINION

Old Dominion is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Old Dominion is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Richmond
BROWN @ PROVIDENCE
BROWN

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brown's last 5 games when playing Providence
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brown's last 6 games when playing on the road against Providence
PROVIDENCE

Providence is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brown
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Providence's last 7 games
TENNESSEE TECH @ DAYTON
TENNESSEE TECH

Tennessee Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tennessee Tech's last 12 games on the road
DAYTON

Dayton is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dayton's last 9 games
HARVARD @ FORDHAM
HARVARD

Harvard is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Fordham
Harvard is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
FORDHAM

Fordham is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Fordham is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
WILLIAM & MARY @ GEORGE MASON
WILLIAM & MARY

William & Mary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
William & Mary is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against George Mason
GEORGE MASON

George Mason is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing William & Mary
George Mason is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against William & Mary
PRINCETON @ GEORGE WASHINGTON
PRINCETON

Princeton is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Princeton is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
HOLY CROSS @ UMASS
HOLY CROSS

No trends to report
UMASS

UMass is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
UMass is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Holy Cross
ST. BONAVENTURE @ CANISIUS
ST. BONAVENTURE

St. Bonaventure is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Bonaventure's last 5 games on the road
CANISIUS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Canisius's last 5 games
Canisius is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Bonaventure
WYOMING @ SOUTH CAROLINA
WYOMING

Wyoming is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wyoming's last 7 games on the road
SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
South Carolina is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games at home
IPFW @ AKRON
IPFW

IPFW is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of IPFW's last 6 games on the road
AKRON

Akron is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Akron's last 6 games at home
BUFFALO @ DELAWARE
BUFFALO

Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 8 games on the road
DELAWARE

Delaware is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
OAKLAND @ EASTERN MICHIGAN
OAKLAND

Oakland is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
Oakland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
EASTERN MICHIGAN

Eastern Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Michigan is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
TOLEDO @ DETROIT
TOLEDO

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toledo's last 5 games on the road
Toledo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
DETROIT

Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toledo
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toledo
BRYANT @ ALBANY
BRYANT

No trends to report
ALBANY

No trends to report
ARMY @ BINGHAMTON
ARMY

No trends to report
BINGHAMTON

No trends to report
HOFSTRA @ MONMOUTH
HOFSTRA

Hofstra is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Hofstra's last 7 games on the road
MONMOUTH

Monmouth is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home
Monmouth is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
MORGAN STATE @ TOWSON
MORGAN STATE

No trends to report
TOWSON

Towson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Towson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
CLEVELAND STATE @ WESTERN MICHIGAN
CLEVELAND STATE

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland State's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
WESTERN MICHIGAN

Western Michigan is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
Western Michigan is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE @ IUPUI
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 2-21 SU in its last 23 games
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games on the road
IUPUI

IUPUI is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
IUPUI is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
NORTHERN KENTUCKY @ EAST TENNESSEE STATE
NORTHERN KENTUCKY

No trends to report
EAST TENNESSEE STATE

No trends to report
YALE @ LEHIGH
YALE

Yale is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Yale is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
LEHIGH

No trends to report
RIDER @ ROBERT MORRIS
RIDER

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rider's last 5 games on the road
Rider is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
ROBERT MORRIS

No trends to report
HOUSTON BAPTIST @ SAINT PETER'S
HOUSTON BAPTIST

No trends to report
SAINT PETER'S

Saint Peter's is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Saint Peter's is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
NAVY @ COPPIN STATE
NAVY

No trends to report
COPPIN STATE

No trends to report
COASTAL CAROLINA @ HAMPTON
COASTAL CAROLINA

No trends to report
HAMPTON

No trends to report
SIENA @ LOUISVILLE
SIENA

Siena is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Siena is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LOUISVILLE

Louisville is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
Louisville is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
UMBC @ DELAWARE STATE
UMBC

No trends to report
DELAWARE STATE

No trends to report
COLGATE @ MARIST
COLGATE

No trends to report
MARIST

Marist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colgate
Marist is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colgate
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN @ LOUISIANA TECH
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

No trends to report
LOUISIANA TECH

Louisiana Tech is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Louisiana Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
UMKC @ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
UMKC

UMKC is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
UMKC is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE

Southeast Missouri State is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
LOYOLA-CHICAGO @ FLORIDA
LOYOLA-CHICAGO

Loyola-Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Loyola-Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
FLORIDA

Florida is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
Florida is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
STETSON @ DUQUESNE
STETSON

No trends to report
DUQUESNE

Duquesne is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home
Duquesne is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games
PENNSYLVANIA @ LAFAYETTE
PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Pennsylvania is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Lafayette
LAFAYETTE

No trends to report
AUSTIN PEAY @ ILLINOIS
AUSTIN PEAY

Austin Peay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Austin Peay is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
ILLINOIS

Illinois is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Illinois is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
RHODE ISLAND @ ALABAMA
RHODE ISLAND

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rhode Island's last 5 games on the road
Rhode Island is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
ALABAMA

Alabama is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Alabama is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
MIDDLE TENNESSEE @ VANDERBILT
MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Middle Tennessee is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games
Middle Tennessee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
VANDERBILT

Vanderbilt is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Middle Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vanderbilt's last 6 games when playing Middle Tennessee
GARDNER-WEBB @ AUBURN
GARDNER-WEBB

No trends to report
AUBURN

Auburn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Auburn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS @ SAINT LOUIS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Southern Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Saint Louis
Southern Illinois is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
SAINT LOUIS

Saint Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Southern Illinois
Saint Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
INDIANA STATE @ NORTH TEXAS
INDIANA STATE

Indiana State is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Indiana State is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NORTH TEXAS

North Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Texas is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games at home
LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS @ LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS

No trends to report
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Louisiana-Lafayette is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
MCMURRY @ TEXAS STATE
MCMURRY

No trends to report
TEXAS STATE

Texas State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
Texas State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
EASTERN ILLINOIS @ WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY
EASTERN ILLINOIS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Eastern Illinois's last 7 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY

Wisconsin-Green Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE @ UIC
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE

No trends to report
UIC

UIC is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
UIC is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
AMERICAN @ WESTERN ILLINOIS
AMERICAN

No trends to report
WESTERN ILLINOIS

Western Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Western Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI @ UTRGV
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

No trends to report
UTRGV

UTRGV is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
UTRGV is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Chri
DRAKE @ SOUTH DAKOTA
DRAKE

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Drake's last 5 games on the road
Drake is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
South Dakota is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN @ NORTHERN ARIZONA
SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN

No trends to report
NORTHERN ARIZONA

Northern Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northern Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
LONG BEACH STATE @ SOUTHERN UTAH
LONG BEACH STATE

Long Beach State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Long Beach State's last 11 games on the road
SOUTHERN UTAH

Southern Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Southern Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
WASHINGTON @ KANSAS
WASHINGTON

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
KANSAS

Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
ABILENE CHRISTIAN @ AIR FORCE
ABILENE CHRISTIAN

No trends to report
AIR FORCE

Air Force is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Air Force is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
NEW MEXICO @ COLORADO
NEW MEXICO

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Mexico's last 8 games on the road
New Mexico is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
COLORADO

Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
UC IRVINE @ UTAH STATE
UC IRVINE

UC Irvine is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Irvine's last 7 games when playing Utah State
UTAH STATE

Utah State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Utah State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing UC Irvine
ILLINOIS STATE @ BYU
ILLINOIS STATE

Illinois State is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Illinois State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
BYU

BYU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
BYU is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
SAN DIEGO @ NEW MEXICO STATE
SAN DIEGO

San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
San Diego is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
NEW MEXICO STATE

New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE @ IDAHO STATE
CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE

Cal State-Northridge is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Idaho State
Cal State-Northridge is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
IDAHO STATE

Idaho State is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cal State-Northridge
Idaho State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
WEBER STATE @ UTAH VALLEY
WEBER STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Weber State's last 5 games on the road
Weber State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah Valley
UTAH VALLEY

Utah Valley is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Utah Valley is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE @ DEPAUL
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE

No trends to report
DEPAUL

The total has gone OVER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games
DePaul is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games
CENTRAL ARKANSAS @ CALIFORNIA
CENTRAL ARKANSAS

No trends to report
CALIFORNIA

California is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
California is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
WASHINGTON STATE @ IDAHO
WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games when playing Idaho
Washington State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Idaho
IDAHO

Idaho is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Idaho is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
CAL STATE-FULLERTON @ PORTLAND
CAL STATE-FULLERTON

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cal State-Fullerton's last 9 games on the road
Cal State-Fullerton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
PORTLAND

Portland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home
Portland is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
PORTLAND STATE @ LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
PORTLAND STATE

Portland State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

Loyola Marymount is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Loyola Marymount is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
PACIFIC @ UC DAVIS
PACIFIC

Pacific is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games when playing UC Davis
Pacific is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
UC DAVIS

UC Davis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Davis's last 5 games at home
ANTELOPE VALLEY @ SACRAMENTO STATE
ANTELOPE VALLEY

No trends to report
SACRAMENTO STATE

Sacramento State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Sacramento State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
MONTANA @ UCLA
MONTANA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montana's last 7 games on the road
Montana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UCLA

UCLA is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
UCLA is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

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Wednesday's Tip Sheet
December 6, 2017

**Loyola Chicago at Florida**

-- Florida (5-2 straight up, 4-3 against the spread) was undefeated after winning a 111-105 double-overtime thriller over Gonzaga in the semifinals of the PK80 Invitational at Moda Center in Portland over the Thanksgiving holidays. Then in the finals against top-ranked Duke, UF raced out to an 18-4 lead and led by 17 points with less than 10 minutes remaining in the second half. However, the Gators allowed a 10-point advantage with 4:02 left to get away in an 87-84 setback. Making matters worse for UF backers, it failed to cover the spread as a 2.5-point underdog.

-- Florida couldn’t finish against the Blue Devils, but it never even got started in Monday’s embarrassing 83-66 loss to FSU as a nine-point home ‘chalk.’ The 149 combined points easily dropped ‘under’ the 164.5-point total. UF allowed the Seminoles to grab 23 offensive rebounds and it also committed 17 turnovers. Leonard Hamilton’s squad won outright as a +375 money-line ‘dog behind 15 points from Terance Mann. Junior Jalen Hudson had a team-best 16 points for the Gators, who were an abysmal 6-of-25 from 3-point range. Junior guard KeVaughn Allen added 15 points, but he went 1-of-6 from distance and had more turnovers (2) than assists (1).

-- Mike White’s third team at UF will be facing Loyola Chicago for the first time. The Gators are playing a Missouri Valley Conference representative for the first time on White’s watch. They have won five games in a row against foes from ‘The Valley.’

-- Florida has won three of its four home games while going 2-2 ATS. The Gators are ranked second in the nation in scoring, averaging 94.7 points per game. They are draining 3-balls at a 42.9 percent clip to rank 11th in the country. UF is 25th in the nation in free-throw percentage, hitting 77.4 percent of its attempts from the charity stripe.

-- Four UF players are producing double-figures scoring numbers led by Hudson, who is averaging 20.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. The transfer from Va. Tech sat out last season, but he’s making a team-high 53.8 percent of his shots from the field and 46.7 percent of his launches from downtown. Hudson scored a career-high 35 points vs. Gonzaga and had 26 vs. New Hampshire. Florida is getting major contributions from Egor Koulechov, a grad transfer from Rice who is averaging 16.7 points and 6.6 RPG. Koulechov has a 19/7 assists-to-turnovers ratio, in addition to burying 42.5 percent of his 3’s and 95.7 percent of his FTs.

-- Allen is scoring at a 13.7 PPG clip and has twice as many assists (16) compared to turnovers (4), but the Little Rock, Ark., product has made just 36.5 percent of his FGs and only 31.7 percent of his attempts from long distance. Chris Chiozza, UF’s senior point guard that sent it to the Elite Eight with a buzzer-beating jumper to clip Wisconsin in overtime at last year’s Sweet 16 at MSG in NYC, is averaging 11.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. True freshman Deaundrae Ballard (8.3 PPG) has provided offensive scoring punch off the bench, while starting center Kevarrius Hayes (4.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG) leads the Gators in steals (1.5 SPG) and blocked shots (2.2 BPG).

-- As of early this morning, most betting shops had Florida installed as a 15-point favorite with a total of 151.5. The Gators are 3-1 ATS in four games as double-digit ‘chalk’ this year.

-- Before losing to FSU, UF was ranked in eighth at KenPom.com, but it had dropped to No. 17 in those rankings. The Gators are fifth in the Associated Press’s poll but will be falling from that perch early next week. They’re No. 66 in the RPI Rankings.

-- Loyola Chicago (8-1 SU, 4-2 ATS) is in its seventh season of Porter Moser’s tenure. The Ramblers made its first postseason appearance since 1985 when they made the CBI two seasons ago. Then last year, Moser’s club finished 18-10 with victories over Washington State and San Diego State.

-- Loyola Chicago darted out to a 7-0 record before getting smashed 87-53 by Boise State at Taco Bell Arena last week. The Ramblers were routed as four-point underdogs, their only spot as ‘dogs so far this year before tonight. Senior forward Aundre Jackson scored 14 points to pace the winners, while Clayton Cluster finished with 12 points, three steals and four assists without a turnover.

-- Loyola Chicago is No. 83 in the RPI Rankings, but it hasn’t beaten an opponent ranked higher than No. 173 in the RPI. The Ramblers’ loss came to 39th-ranked BSU. They’re No. 89 at KenPom.com.

-- Since defeating Wright State 84-80 in its opener, Loyola Chicago has won its seven games by double-digit margins, including an 85-61 win over Illinois-Chicago this past Saturday as an eight-point home ‘chalk.’ Jackson was the catalyst for the winners with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor in just 21 minutes of playing time. Lucas Williamson added 14 points from off the bench on just five shots (four makes), including 3-of-4 shooting from downtown.

-- Jackson is averaging team-highs in scoring (13.8 PPG), FG percentage (66.7%) and 3-pointer shooting (55.6%). Donte Ingram (12.3 PPG) is pulling down a team-best 6.9 RPG. Custer (13.4 PPG) has dished out a team-best 39 assists compared to 14 turnovers. He is hitting 85.7 percent of his FTs. Marques Townes (13.4 PPG) is draining 55.6 percent of his FGs and 45.5 percent of his 3’s.

-- The ‘over’ was a perfect 5-0 for UF until the ‘under’ appeared in Monday’s home loss to FSU. The ‘over’ is 2-1 for the Gators in their three lined home outings.

-- The ‘over’ has hit in back-to-back games for the Ramblers to improve to 5-1 overall. The ‘over’ was a winner in their only true lined road assignment.

-- The SEC Network will provide the broadcast from Exatech Arena/O’Connell Center at 8:00 p.m. Eastern tonight.

**Washington at Kansas**

-- Kansas will take on Washington at its second home in Kansas City at Sprint Center tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. As of early this morning, most books had Kansas (7-0 straight up, 5-1 against the spread) installed as a 20.5-point favorite with a total of 158.5. The Jayhawks were able to play in KC at this venue in last year’s Midwest Region semifinals and finals, but Oregon thumped them 74-60 in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four.

-- Bill Self’s team is off of Saturday’s 76-60 win over Syracuse as a 10-point favorite at American Airlines Arena, the home of the Miami Heat. Senior guard Devonte’ Graham exploded for 35 points against the Orange, draining 7-of-13 bombs from 3-point land. He also dished out five assists and had two steals. Lagerald Vick, a junior guard, produced 20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

-- KU is a perfect 5-0 ATS as a double-digit favorite this season. The Jayhawks are 4-0 both SU and ATS at home. Graham leads the team in scoring (18.6 PPG), assists (8.0 APG) and steals (2.3 SPG).

-- KU is ranked second at KenPom.com, second in the AP and fourth in the RPI. The Jayhawks beat Kentucky by a 65-61 count in Chicago earlier this year, and they also own a 98-64 home win over South Dakota State (RPI #59), a team that won outright at Ole Miss and was tied late in the second half at Wichita State last night.

-- Kansas is ranked seventh in the country in scoring (91.9 PPG), third in FG percentage (53.5%) and seventh in 3-point percentage (43.5%).

-- Washington (6-2 SU, 3-4 ATS) is No. 119 in the RPI, posting quality home victories over UC Davis (77-70) and Belmont (86-82). UC Davis is No. 22 in the RPI, while Belmont is No. 89.

-- Washington is playing its first true road game of the season and in the tenure of Mike Hopkins, the first-time head coach who was a player for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse before serving as his assistant for two decades.

-- Washington took its defeats to Providence (77-70) and Virginia Tech (103-79) on back-to-back days at MSG in NYC during mid-November. The Huskies are 2-0 ATS with one outright win in a pair of games as underdogs this year. They won outright over Belmont as two-point puppies and took the cash as eight-point ‘dogs in the loss to the Friars.

-- UW is led by true freshman guard Jaylen Nowell’s 17.9 PPG average. His making 52.0 percent of his FGs and 83.8 percent of his FTs. Nowell has 21 assists and 14 teals through eight games. Noah Dickerson, a true junior power forward who originally signed with Florida as a four-star prospect before being granted his release when Billy Donovan left UF or the Oklahoma City Thunder, is averaging 16.4 points and 8.0 RPG while shooting at a team-high 67.2 percent clip from the field.

-- The ‘under’ is 4-2 overall for KU, 2-0 in its two neutral-court contests. The ‘under’ has cashed in three straight for the Jayhawks regardless of the venue.

-- Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Former Kentucky star Allen Edwards once played for Frank Martin at Miami Senior High School, the same prep program that once churned out college basketball phenoms like Allen’s older brothers (Doug at FSU and Steve at Miami), Jose Ramos (Florida), Brent Wright (Florida), Udonis Haslem (Florida), Gimel Martinez (Kentucky), Anthony Grant (player and current head coach at Dayton) and Steve Blake (Maryland). The Stingarees’ football program has produced big names like Roscoe Parris (Miami), Andre Jackson (Miami), Marquand Manuel (Florida & current Falcons DC), Lindy Infante (Florida and eventual head coach of Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts) and Eddie Brown (Miami). This school also produced former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. Whatever the case, what I’m trying to get to is Edwards will bring his Wyoming team to Columbia tonight to face Martin’s South Carolina squad at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network’s Alternate Channel. The Cowboys were nine-point road underdogs early this morning.

-- Another key matchup tonight will go down at Coleman Coliseum, where Alabama will play host to Rhode Island. As of early this morning, the Crimson Tide was favored by 2.5-points with a total of 145.5. Avery Johnson’s team is 6-1 with wins over La. Tech, BYU, UT-Arlington and Memphis. The Tide, No. 14 in the RPI, also has a win over Lipscomb (86-64), which is No. 48 in the RPI. They took their only losses to Minnesota (89-84 on neutral court) and UCF in Tuscaloosa (65-62). Collin Sexton, ‘Bama’s five-star freshman who is a likely lottery pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, is averaging 22.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 SPG. He scored 40 in the loss to the Gophers, but he was held to a season-low seven points in Sunday’s loss to the Knights.

-- With Georgia and Winthrop tied 74-74 with less than three minutes remaining Tuesday night in Athens, prized UGA freshman recruit Rayshaun Hammonds drilled a 3-points from the top of the key to untie the game and help the Bulldogs pull away for an 87-82 win. Mark Fox’s team failed to cover the 11.5-point number at home at Stegeman Coliseum, but it improved to 7-1 nonetheless. Senior power forward Yante Maten produced 25 points and 11 rebounds, while William ‘Turtle’ Jackson finished with 14 points and seven assists for the Bulldogs, who won at Marquette this past weekend.

-- Nebraska beat Minnesota 78-68 Tuesday night as a nine-point underdog, hooking up money-line supporters with a payout in the +375 neighborhood (paid $375 on $100 wagers).

-- Wisconsin got off to a miserable 3-5 start, but it picked up a nice road win Monday at Penn State. The Badgers can get back to .500 with a win tonight at Temple. The Badgers were four-point road underdogs to the Owls early this morning.

-- Nevada saw its perfect 8-0 record both SU and ATS stained in Tuesday’s 82-76 overtime loss at Texas Tech as a 5.5-point road underdog.

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Wednesday's Best Bet
December 6, 2017

Wednesday College Basketball Best Bet
Siena Saints vs Louisville Cardinals

Wednesday nights usually bring a board full of college basketball action and tonight is no different.

There are some high profile teams in action (Kansas, Florida, UNC, Xavier etc), but over on ESPN 2 we've got an intriguing game between the Siena Saints from the MAAC going up against an embattled Louisville Cardinals program that's still trying to find their footing after a tumultuous off-season.

Louisville enters tonight's home game as heavy favorites with their 4-2 SU record on the year, but both of those defeats have come in their last two contests as both Purdue and Seton Hall tagged the Cardinals with defeats.

As favorites in the -20+ range the Cardinals shouldn't have much problem putting a 2-5 SU Siena team behind them, but the point streak is always the great equalizer and Louisville has been burning bettor's money all year.

BetOnline.ag Odds: Louisville (-23.5); Total set at 144.5

After all the controversy Louisville had to deal with this fall, coming out of the gate 1-4 ATS for bettors shouldn't be too surprising. This is a program that had to adjust to life after Rick Pitino rather quickly, and with likely NCAA sanctions coming again in the near future, the Louisville Cardinals basketball program may be headed for a bit of a nosedive in the next few years or so. Those issues are much later down the line though as tonight it's all about snapping this two-game losing streak the Cardinals find themselves on.

At -23.5 on the spread, Louisville should (almost certainly) get back into the win column tonight. They are the supremely talented team, are at home, and should be able to run this Siena team out of the gym given the matchup. But laying all those points with a mentally fragile team is not something I'm interested in doing here as it's big numbers like these that leave a back-door ATS cover wide open, let alone for a team that's had trouble covering spreads all year.

The Cardinals have laid -19 or more twice already this year and went 0-2 ATS in those games. Louisville did win those contests with ease (11 and 9-point margins), but coming off two consecutive losses and having a high-profile game against Indiana on deck this weekend, touching this side in either direction – but especially in regards to laying the chalk – is not something I'm looking to do tonight. Instead I'm looking at this total of 144.5 and have it about a possession or two too low given the situation and the matchup(s) I alluded to earlier.

Siena is a program the masses won't know much about, but the fact that they've allowed 74 or more points in all but their first game of the year so far, and allow 83.6 points/game on average suggests that we will see plenty of points tonight. Louisville is a team that prefers to run and pressure much weaker opponents and I'm betting we see a lot of that from the Cardinals tonight. Nothing feels better for an athlete looking to get off a losing skid than to go out and jump out to a big early lead and put things on cruise control the rest of the way.

The Cardinals average 80.8 per home game this year and hit at about a 47% clip. If Sienna holds true to their style of playing an uptempo pace, and their 91.3 points allowed per road game average get's threatened, then we might just need about 60 points or so from the Saints offensively to cash this 'over' play.

That's a number that's workable with point the side and the total here as something like 84-60 for Louisville is a likely score oddsmakers are suggesting with the spread and total correlated. And while Louisville's defense is still pretty good, they still allow 66.3/game on average, and only two Cardinals opponents have been held under that 66-point threshold. Siena themselves average 73/game, and with nothing really to lose as big 'dogs tonight, the Saints should look to the strength of their team – the offense – to try and hang around and give the Cardinals a scare. Siena is used to playing that style away from home with the Saints on a 7-2 O/U run on the road, and that includes a 6-1 O/U run on the road vs a team with a winning mark at home.

With Louisville 10-4-1 O/U in their last 15 at home as a program, 5-1 O/U after a SU loss, and 5-0 O/U at home against a losing road team, this game should reach 150+. With the game script likely being Louisville having this game in hand by around halftime and the kids from both sides playing run-and-gun in the final 20 minutes, taking the 'over' is clearly the better way to go. And if the game doesn't happen that way, then it's likely that Siena has been knocking down their shots with regularity and giving Louisville a serious threat, meaning plenty of points are still being had. Either way bettors should be prepared for this number on the total to be surpassed this evening.


Best Bet: Over 144.5 points

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

RAD at VT 06:00 PM
VT -19.0

CWM at GMU 07:00 PM
CWM +7.0

SIE at LOU 07:00 PM
O 145.5

KENT at XAV 07:00 PM
KENT +22.5

WIS at TEM 07:00 PM
WIS +4.5

OAK at EMU 07:00 PM
EMU +2.0

IPFW at AKR 07:00 PM
AKR +2.0

NKU at ETSU 07:00 PM
NKU -1.5

GT at WOF 07:00 PM
WOF +3.0

WCU at UNC 07:00 PM
UNC -32.0

WYO at SCAR 07:00 PM
SCAR -9.5

SIU at SLU 08:00 PM
SIU +2.5

EIU at GB 08:00 PM
GB +5.0

MTU at VAN 08:00 PM
MTU +2.5

DRKE at SDAK 08:00 PM
SDAK -10.0

WASH at KU 09:00 PM
KU -22.0

CCSU at DEP 09:00 PM
DEP -11.0

UCI at USU 09:00 PM
USU -8.0

PRST at LMU 10:00 PM
LMU -3.0

WSU at IDHO 10:00 PM
WSU +3.5

PAC at UCD 10:30 PM
UCD -4.0

PV at HAW 11:59 PM
HAW -8.5

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TOTALS...............O/U

BRWN at PROV O 148.5
X
RICH at ODU O 130.5
X
WIS at TEM O 137.0
X
OAK at EMU O 147.5
X
CLEVST at WMU O 139.0
X
HARV at FOR U 135.0
X
BUFF at DEL O 148.0
X
SIU at SLU U 129.0
X
TOL at DETU U 170.5
X
MTU at VAN U 139.5
X
UCI at USU O 138.5
X
PAC at UCD U 135.5
X
IPFW at AKR O 149.5
X
NKU at ETSU U 150.0
X
SIUE at INDPU U 148.5
X
GT at WOF O 131.5
X
SBON at CAN O 143.0
X
EIU at GB O 147.0
X
DRKE at SDAK O 149.5
X
CSN at IDST O 146.0
X
PRST at LMU U 159.0

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Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Kansas, No. 5 Florida stunned
December 6, 2017
By STATS LLC Editorial
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Matisse Thybulle scored 19 points and Washington applied a stifling defense Wednesday to stun No. 2 Kansas 74-65.

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The defeat was the second straight to a Pac-12 opponent at Sprint Center for the Jayhawks (7-1). Their Kansas City home was also the site of an Elite Eight loss to Oregon in last year's NCAA Tournament. Jaylen Nowell, who poured in 32 points earlier this season against Belmont, added 17 points for the Huskies (7-2).

Kansas lost despite a career-high 28 points from Lagerald Vick, who scored their first 12 points of the second half. Devonte' Graham scored only three points after netting 35 points in each of the Jayhawks' previous two games.

Loyola (Chicago) 65, No. 5 Florida 59

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Aundre Jackson scored a game-high 23 points, and Cameron Satterwhite made four key free throws in the final 16 seconds as Loyola (Chicago) stunned Florida.

The Gators (5-3) have lost three consecutive games. Florida fell to No. 1 Duke on Nov. 26 before being upset by Florida State on Monday. Chris Chiozza and Jalen Hudson led the Gators with nine points apiece.

Jackson hit 10 of 12 shots from the field, including all three of his 3-point attempts. Freshman Cameron Krutwig helped with 14 points and eight rebounds while Donte Ingram added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Ramblers (9-1).

No. 11 North Carolina 104, Western Carolina 61

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Six Tar Heels scored in double figures, led by Jalek Felton with 15 points, as North Carolina overwhelmed Western Carolina.

Kenny Williams poured in 13 points and Luke Maye and Joel Berry both scored 12 for the Tar Heels (9-1). Maye, who pulled in 12 rebounds, has six double-doubles this season.

North Carolina, which shot 56.9 percent from the field, won its fourth game in a row in an eight-day period. The Tar Heels shot 16 of 22 on 3-point attempts.

No. 13 Xavier 96, Kent State 70

CINCINNATI -- Trevon Bluiett scored 26 points and Kerem Kanter had a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds to lift Xavier over Kent State.

The Musketeers (8-1) had 13-point victories over No. 16 Baylor and No. 11 Cincinnati in a span of four days last week, and overcame a sluggish start to win its third straight. Kanter, who had a career-high 17 points Saturday against Cincinnati, scored in double figures for the fourth time in six games.

The Golden Flashes (5-4) were led by Danny Pippen and Jalen Avery, who scored 15 and 13, respectively.

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December CBB Best Bets and Opinions ( Based on 5 units )

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

12/06/2017 22-20-1 52,38% +00.00
12/05/2017 16-11-0 59.25% +19.50
12/04/2017 6-5-0 54.54% +2.50
12/03/2017 10-9-1 52.63% +0.50
12/02/2017 17-9-0 65.38% +35.50
12/01/2017 11-7-0 61.11% +16.50

Totals..........82 - 61....57.34%......+74.50


BEST BETS:

DATE................................ATS........... .................UNITS............................ O/U...........................UNITS

12/06/2017....................11 -7 - 2.....................+16.50...................... ........9 - 12......................-21.00
12/05/2017......................6 - 5...........................+2.50................. ............9 - 7.......................+6.50
12/04/2017......................5 - 3...........................+8.50................. ...........0 - 0 .......................+0.00
12/03/2017......................4 - 6...........................-13.00............................0 - 0 - 1...................+0.00
12/02/2017.....................15 - 7.........................+36.50.................. .........1 - 2..........................-6.00
12/01/2017......................1 - 4...........................-17.00............................3 - 2.........................+4.00

Totals.........................42 - 32 - 2........................+34.00................. . ....... 22 - 23.....................-16.50

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Last year in the major leagues, the first-pitch strike %age was 60.3%. In the Japanese major leagues, first-pitch strike %age was only 48.2%.

— Washington 74, Kansas 65— Mike Hopkins’ first big win with the Huskies.

— Loyola, Chi 65, Florida 59— Been a rough week for the Gators.

— Middle Tennessee 66, Vanderbilt 63— Nice win for the Blue Raiders.

— Last year, 12 SEC teams made bowls; this year, only nine made bowls, and 4 of those 9 are underdogs in their bowl game.

— RIP Ron Meyer 76, who was Eric Dickerson’s college coach at SMU and went 54-50 as an NFL coach with the Colts/Patriots.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Stellar trivia item: Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright owns a USFL championship ring from the 1986 Philadelphia Stars, coached by Jim Mora Sr.

Wright worked in the Stars’ marketing department that season. Think anyone else won a USFL ring and also won a college basketball national title?

12) Was surprised to learn that new Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway will earn around $800,000 next season. Thats not a lot of cash for a big league skipper.

In other words, the manager of a major league team in New York City makes less than both of the coordinators of LSU’s football team. Not the head coach, the coordinators.

11) Basketball coaches at Virginia Commonwealth have this in their contract:

If the coach bolts VCU for another job, that team has to play a home-and-home series with the Rams, which is why Texas visited VCU Tuesday— LSU will do the same in the near future, since Will Wade skipped town to coach the Bayou Bengals.

10) 75 days after Hurricane Maria, 215,000 people have already migrated from Puerto Rico to Florida. Wonder how many of them will register to vote, or are already registered?

9) Former FBI Director James Comey is apparently writing a book on leadership; what do guys like that do when they lose their job? Guess he’ll do a book tour when it is published and we’ll hear a lot more from Mr Comey.

8) Arena trivia: West Virginia University’s basketball arena opened in 1970; they recently did $26M of improvements on it. Back in 1970, the first event held in the arena was a concert by Grand Funk Railroad. Just thought you’d like to know.

7) Sports agent Andy Miller lost his certification to be an agent this week, as result of the FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball. Miller represented Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Lowry- Lowry makes around $30M a year.

Very expensive day- losing Lowry as a client costs Miller’s agency $900,000 a year, and thats just one client.

6) There is one of those courtroom TV shows, Judge Mathis; apparently, Judge Mathis’ daughter went to Michigan State and worked as a student assistant for the basketball team. Spartans’ hoop coach Tom Izzo was in the “courtroom” for a recent taping and was recognized by the judge, whose daughter is now a lawyer.

5) Willie Taggart officially signed on to coach Florida State’s football team, meaning that in 2018, the Oregon Ducks will have their third football coach in three years. I’m guessing the next Oregon coach will have a steep buyout clause in their contract. Taggart’s buyout was $4.5M.

4) Kansas City Chiefs have a big game this week, at home against their rivals from Oakland, but they suspended CB Marcus Peters for the week, after Peters threw a penalty flag into the stands at Swamp Stadium Sunday, as he protested a penalty on a play against the Jets.

I laughed out loud when Peters threw the flag in the stands; never saw that before, but even Peters thought the move deserved an ejection— he left the field and threw his gloves to a fan in the stands. But it turns out he was never ejected— took the team ten minutes to get Peters back on the sidelines. He returned, but without socks/gloves.

Chiefs lost six of their last seven games after a 5-0 start; this week’s game is huge for both teams, but Kansas City took a stand and suspended a starter.

3) UCLA cancelled its basketball game with Montana Wednesday because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Team practices/workouts were also cancelled.

2) Fact I learned from listening to Bill Walton on the Arizona-Texas A&&M game Tuesday: Arizona is the 6th-largest state in the country, in terms of area. Didn’t know that.

1) I got an e-mail today, asking to donate to a candidate in the Alabama Senate race— are you bleeping kidding me? I live in upstate New York, I think politicians are gutless weasels- there is a 0% chance I’m giving a politician money. Ever.

Would much rather go find a homeless person up by the supermarket I go to and give him a few bucks.

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, December 7

Valparaiso @ Purdue

Game 709-710
December 7, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Valparaiso
54.320
Purdue
75.834
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Purdue
by 21 1/2
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Purdue
by 14
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Purdue
(-14); Under

Ohio @ Maryland

Game 711-712
December 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ohio
45.612
Maryland
64.743
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Maryland
by 19
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Maryland
by 14 1/2
147
Dunkel Pick:
Maryland
(-14 1/2); Under

Drexel @ LaSalle

Game 713-714
December 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drexel
52.786
LaSalle
59.622
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LaSalle
by 7
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LaSalle
by 9
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Drexel
(+9); Over

TX-Arlington @ Northern Iowa

Game 715-716
December 7, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
TX-Arlington
64.322
Northern Iowa
62.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
TX-Arlington
by 1 1/2
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Iowa
by 3 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
TX-Arlington
(+3 1/2); Under

Iowa @ Iowa State

Game 717-718
December 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iowa
58.376
Iowa State
68.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iowa State
by 10
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iowa State
by 6 1/2
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa State
(-6 1/2); Over

Elon @ NC-Greensboro

Game 719-720
December 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Elon
46.512
NC-Greensboro
54.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NC-Greensboro
by 8
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NC-Greensboro
by 4 1/2
145
Dunkel Pick:
NC-Greensboro
(-4 1/2); Under

East Washington @ San Francisco

Game 721-722
December 7, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
East Washington
47.984
San Francisco
52.377
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 4 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
by 7 1/2
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
East Washington
(+7 1/2); Under

Howard @ Georgetown

Game 723-724
December 7, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Howard
43.411
Georgetown
61.209
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgetown
by 18
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgetown
by 21
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Howard
(+21); Over

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Thursday, December 7

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VALPARAISO (8 - 0) at PURDUE (8 - 2) - 12/7/2017, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PURDUE is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
PURDUE is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game over the last 3 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
VALPARAISO is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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OHIO U (4 - 3) at MARYLAND (7 - 3) - 12/7/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OHIO U is 85-56 ATS (+23.4 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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DREXEL (4 - 4) at LASALLE (5 - 4) - 12/7/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LASALLE is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
LASALLE is 19-39 ATS (-23.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1997.

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

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TX-ARLINGTON (7 - 1) at N IOWA (6 - 2) - 12/7/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TX-ARLINGTON is 48-22 ATS (+23.8 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
TX-ARLINGTON is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TX-ARLINGTON is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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IOWA (4 - 5) at IOWA ST (5 - 2) - 12/7/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IOWA is 46-69 ATS (-29.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.

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

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ELON (6 - 3) at UNC-GREENSBORO (5 - 3) - 12/7/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UNC-GREENSBORO is 58-89 ATS (-39.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
UNC-GREENSBORO is 51-83 ATS (-40.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ELON is 1-0 against the spread versus UNC-GREENSBORO over the last 3 seasons
ELON is 1-0 straight up against UNC-GREENSBORO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E WASHINGTON (3 - 5) at SAN FRANCISCO (4 - 3) - 12/7/2017, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E WASHINGTON is 34-60 ATS (-32.0 Units) in December games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-68 ATS (-28.8 Units) in December games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 84-124 ATS (-52.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.

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

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HOWARD (1 - 8) at GEORGETOWN (6 - 0) - 12/7/2017, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOWARD is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
GEORGETOWN is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGETOWN is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, December 7

Valparaiso is 8-0, but best team they’ve played is #132 Utah State (schedule #317); they beat SIU-E by 25 in their only road game- this is a major step up for Crusaders. Purdue won its last four games, all vs top 60 teams- they won their first two conference games by five points each. Boilermakers are 5-1 vs top 100 teams, losing to Tennessee in OT on neutral floor. Boilers are #42 experience team thats played schedule #41- they’re shooting 41% on arc. Big 14 home favorites are 20-15 vs spread; MVC road underdogs are 6-9.

Maryland is 7-3 after winning in OT at Illinois Sunday, after blowing a 19-point halftime lead. Terps are 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100, with all four wins by 15+ points. Maryland is turning ball over 24.4% of time; they coughed it up 25 times at Illinois. Ohio U is 4-3 against schedule #336; this is Bobcats’ first road game. One of Ohio’s wins was in four OT’s vs Indiana State. Ohio lost to Clemson by 5 on a neutral floor in their only top 100 game this season. Big 14 home favorites are 20-15 vs spread; MAC road underdogs are 11-8.

Fairly quick turnaround for LaSalle team that played in Ireland over the weekend. Road team won last three Drexel-LaSalle games; Dragons won by 13 here two years ago. Drexel is 3-4 vs schedule #256; they’re 2-1 vs top 200 teams, with their best win over #51 Houston- they’re shooting only 29.2% on arc. LaSalle is #33 experience team that is 5-4 against schedule #104; three of Explorers’ five wins are by exactly four points. LaSalle is also struggling on arc, shooting 28.3%. A-14 home favorites are 15-14 vs spread; CAA road underdogs are 5-9.

Northern Iowa hasn’t played in eight days since OT win at home over UNLV; Panthers are 6-2 vs schedule #30- their only two losses are to North Carolina/Villanova. Panthers have three top 100 wins, two of which were on neutral floor. Tex-Arlington is 7-1 vs schedule #250; they’re the most experienced team in country. Mavericks’ only loss was by 1 at Alabama- they’ve got wins at BYU/Niagara. Arlington won three of four games decided by five or less points. MVC home favorites are 14-4 vs spread; Sun Belt road underdogs are 11-9.

Iowa State won three of last four games with Iowa; Cyclones lost by 14 in Iowa City LY. Iowa lost five of its last six games; McCaffery is hinting at lineup changes. Hawkeyes are 0-2 on road, losing by 24 at Va Tech, 13 at Indiana- they also lost first two Big 14 games, losing at home to Penn State. Cyclones won last five games after an 0-2 start; their only top 100 win was over Boise State by 11 in finals of Myrtle Beach tourney. Iowa is #335 experience team that has only one top 300 win. Big X home favorites are 16-8 vs spread; Big 14 road underdogs 1-6.

Elon won its last 12 games with former league rival NC-Greensboro; teams didn’t play last year. Elon is #32 experience team that is 4-3 against schedule #203, with three wins in OT games- they’re 0-3 on road. losing by 29-1-9 points. UNCG is 3-3 vs D-I teams; they won last game in triple OT at Liberty Saturday. Spartans are 4-3 vs schedule #196; they’re forcing turnovers 23.8% of time (#26). SoCon home favorites are 5-3 vs spread; CAA road underdogs are 5-9. Last 2+ years, SoCon teams are 10-4 vs spread when playing a CAA opponent.

Eastern Washington won its last three games vs San Francisco, by 4-5-6 points; Eagles won 81-77 here two years ago. USF is 4-3 vs schedule #271; they’re 3-1 vs teams outside the top 200, with wins by 12-13-2 points- they just beat Central Arkansas team that hammered Cal Bears last nite. EWU lost four of its last five games; they’re 1-4 on road, but the win was at Stanford. WCC home favorites are 7-11 vs spread; Big Sky underdogs are 21-27 away from home. Last year+, Big Sky teams are 12-9-1 vs spread when playing a WCC opponent.

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Thursday, December 7

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VALPARAISO @ PURDUE
Valparaiso is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Valparaiso's last 7 games on the road
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Valparaiso
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Valparaiso

NJIT @ RUTGERS
Rutgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NJIT
Rutgers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

OHIO @ MARYLAND
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ohio's last 9 games on the road
Maryland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Maryland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

DREXEL @ LA SALLE
Drexel is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
Drexel is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing La Salle
La Salle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Drexel
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of La Salle's last 5 games

QUINNIPIAC @ HARTFORD
Quinnipiac is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Hartford
Quinnipiac is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Hartford


STONY BROOK @ COLUMBIA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbia's last 10 games at home
Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Stony Brook

ELON @ UNC GREENSBORO
Elon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UNC Greensboro
Elon is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against UNC Greensboro
UNC Greensboro is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
UNC Greensboro is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games

IOWA @ IOWA STATE
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iowa's last 9 games when playing Iowa State
Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iowa State
Iowa State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Iowa
Iowa State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

TEXAS-ARLINGTON @ NORTHERN IOWA
Texas-Arlington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas-Arlington's last 5 games on the road
Northern Iowa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Northern Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

HOWARD @ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Georgetown University is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Georgetown University is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

EASTERN WASHINGTON @ SAN FRANCISCO
Eastern Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Eastern Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

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Preview: Crusaders (8-0) at Boilermakers (8-2)
Date: December 07, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

It will be seven years to the day since Purdue and Valparaiso last met on the hardwood. On Dec. 7, 2010, the Boilermakers went on the road and defeated the Crusaders 76-58.

On Thursday, the two renew their in-state rivalry when the Crusaders travel 90 miles to West Lafayette to take on the No. 21 Boilermakers at Mackey Arena.

Valparaiso (8-0) has had a week to prepare. In their last game, the Crusaders defeated Utah State 72-65 behind Tevonn Walker's 25 points and nine rebounds.

"The story of the game was on the defensive end," Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich told the Northwest Times of Indiana. "Overall, I was pleased with the effort. It just took us a while, I don't know that we ever really found a rhythm on the offensive end, but defensively I thought we were locked in all night."

Defense will be the key if Valpo wants to end the trend against the Boilermakers.

Purdue is 15-1 all-time against Valparaiso and has won 10 straight in the series. But this year's edition might be the best Crusaders team the Boilermakers will have played.

After 10 years in the Horizon League, the Crusaders are making their mark on defense in the first year in the Missouri Valley Conference.

They're a team that will "give you fits," Purdue coach Matt Painter told reporters.

Purdue has reeled off four straight wins, having defeated Arizona, Louisville, Maryland and Northwestern. Painter's squad is getting the job done in all facets of the game.

Four Purdue players are averaging at least 13.5 points, led by Carsen Edwards with 16.3.

Isaac Haas, at 7 feet 2, usually has a size advantage. He is shooting almost 63 percent from the field as he averages 15.7 points per game.

Matt Haarms, a 7-3 freshman, is giving the Boilermakers solid minutes off the bench.

The Crusaders have their own pair of 7-footers, although neither boasts nearly the amount of experience that Haas brings to the table.

Jaume Sorolla is a 7-foot sophomore from Spain who averages 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds. Derrik Smits, the 7-2 son of longtime Indiana Pacers center Rik Smits, is averaging 7.4 and 4.4.

The Boilermakers haven't had as much time as the Crusaders to prepare. Purdue opened its Big Ten season with close wins over Maryland and Sunday against Northwestern.

Haas put up 47 points, 14 boards and four blocks in those two games.

Northwestern tried to guard him without rotating any help, and Haas' eyes lit up.

"I'm thinking, it's time to eat," he told the Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier after scoring a career-high 26 points.

And the game plan, similar to last season when Haas and Caleb Swanigan patrolled the paint, is to make sure the big men get enough touches to do some damage.

"Especially last year, it wasn't fully dependent on Biggie (Swanigan), but those late clock, late-game plays, we kind of always went to him and hoped he'd give us a basket," Purdue guard Ryan Cline said. "But Isaac has obviously been stepping up.

"He's taught whenever he's one-on-one he's got to score the ball, and that's exactly what he did" against Northwestern.

He will be tested by the Crusaders' defense, which was ranked second in the nation at the beginning of the week in field-goal percentage allowed (34.3 percent), trailing only Michigan State.

The trip to Purdue is the first of six road games for the Crusaders, who will not play a home game for 32 days.

"Scheduling has always been difficult," Lottich told the Lafayette newspaper. "We like it on the road. We're 'Road Warriors.' We like our backs against the wall. We're going to take it as a challenge.

"Yes, it's not ideal, but the reality is we can't really control the schedule we put together. No excuses."

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

VALP at PUR 06:30 PM
VALP +15.5

DREX at LAS 07:00 PM
DREX +10.5
O 141.5

OHIO at MD 07:00 PM
OHIO +15.0

NJIT at RUTG 07:00 PM
RUTG -15.5
O 128.5

ELON at UNCG 07:00 PM
O 141.5

IOWA at ISU 08:00 PM
ISU -6.5
O 153.0

UTA at UNI 08:00 PM
UTA +4.5

HOW at GTWN 08:30 PM
GTWN -21.5

EWU at SF 10:00 PM
O 142.0

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No. 21 Purdue dominates Valparaiso 80-50
December 7, 2017

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Vincent Edwards scored 15 points, Carson Edwards finished with 10 points, and No. 21 Purdue dominated Valparaiso 80-50 on Thursday night.

With 8 minutes remaining in the first half, the Boilermakers held a 15-12 lead when Carsen Edwards' fastbreak layup ignited a 21-4 run over the rest of the half.

Purdue (9-2) used aggressive defense and fast-paced offense, to force 11 turnovers in the first half that resulted in 11 points for the Boilermakers. Isaac Haas finished with 10 points for Purdue.

Joe Burton led the Crusaders (8-1) with 19 points.

The Boilermakers opened the second half with an 8-2 run and led by as many as 32 points during the final 20 minutes.

Purdue shot 45 percent (28 of 62) with 16 of its 28 field goals coming by way of an assist.

Valparaiso shot 33 percent (20 of 60). The Crusaders remain winless at Purdue and hold a 2-15 record all-time against the Boilermakers.

ONE MORE WIN

Purdue coach Matt Painter is one win from notching the 300th of his career. The Purdue alum will have an opportunity this weekend to get the milestone win at home inside Mackey Arena, where the Boilermakers have won 13 straight games.

BIG PICTURE

The Boilermakers took care of each of their early Big Ten Conference opponents last week. Purdue has four more non-conference opponents before continuing Big Ten play, including a matchup with Butler in the annual Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Dec. 16.

UP NEXT

Purdue hosts IUPUI on Sunday.

Valparaiso visits Ball State on Saturday.