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Goodin leads No. 8 Xavier to 89-70 rout of Marquette
January 24, 2018

CINCINNATI (AP) Point guard Quentin Goodin scored 13 of his team-high 15 points while No. 8 Xavier took control in the first half, and the Musketeers routed Marquette 89-70 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten at home.

The Musketeers (19-3, 7-2 Big East) surged ahead by 26 and were never threatened as they beat the Golden Eagles for the second time this season. Xavier has won eight of the last 10 games between the schools.

Trevon Bluiett scored 13 and became the fifth Musketeers player with 2,000 career points.

Markus Howard had 33 for Marquette (13-7, 4-4), which entered second in the nation in 3-pointers. But the Golden Eagles went only 6 of 23 from outside the arc, matching their season low for 3s.

No. 9 CINCINNATI 75, TEMPLE 42

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - Gary Clark had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Jarron Cumberland scored 11 of his 13 in the first half to help Cincinnati extend the nation's longest home winning streak with a victory over Temple.

Kyle Washington had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Bearcats (17-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference), who won their 11th consecutive game and 37th straight at home while completing a regular-season sweep of the Owls.

Cincinnati is playing home games at BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University while its own building is renovated.

It was the worst loss of the season for Temple (10-10, 2-6), which shot a season-low 28.6 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

No. 19 AUBURN 91, MISSOURI 73

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jared Harper scored 21 points and Auburn beat Missouri.

Bryce Brown and Desean Murray each added 16 points as five Auburn players scored in double figures. Mustapha Heron had 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

After the teams went back and forth for the first 25 minutes, Auburn (18-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) used a 20-2 run to pull away. Kassius Robertson led Missouri (13-7, 3-4) with 21 points, and Jordan Barnett broke out of a scoring slump with 19.

Despite outrebounding Auburn 40-31, Missouri had nine shots blocked. Anfernee McLemore had six blocks for Auburn, adding to his conference-leading total.

SOUTH CAROLINA 77, No. 20 FLORIDA 72

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Wesley Myers scored a season-high 22 points, Chris Silva added a double-double and South Carolina upset Florida.

Silva finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Gamecocks, who won the Elite Eight rematch from last year's NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina knocked off the Gators in that one thanks to 42 points in the paint. Coach Frank Martin's team won this one from the 3-point line.

The Gamecocks (13-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) hit 11 of 21 shots from beyond the arc, matching their most 3s all season. Myers was 5 of 7 from 3-point range, taking advantage of the league's worst team at defending the 3.

The Gators (14-6, 6-2) led by 11 in the first half and were up 48-39 early in the second. But they had no answer for Myers outside and Silva down low.

No. 24 RHODE ISLAND 78, FORDHAM 58

NEW YORK (AP) - Andre Berry scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, Jared Terrell had 17 points and six assists, and Rhode Island cruised past Fordham at historic Rose Hill Gym.

Stan Robinson added 16 points, seven steals and six rebounds for the newly ranked Rams (16-3, 8-0 Atlantic 10), who moved into the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since November 2016. Rhode Island has won 11 straight games for the first time in 70 years.

Fordham (6-14, 1-7) was led by Will Tavares, who had 17 points and 13 assists.

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Thursday’s 6-pack

11 quarterbacks who started games for the Eagles since their last Super Bowl:

63— Donovan McNabb

40— Michael Vick

29— Carson Wentz

27— Nick Foles

14— Sam Bradford

10— Mark Sanchez

7— Mike McMahon, Kevin Kolb

6— Jeff Garcia

3— Vince Young

2— AJ Feeley

Quote of the Day

“It’s not about being drafted high. It’s being drafted high to the right team. If I’m a better fit somewhere else, that’s where I belong.”
Wyoming QB Josh Allen, a top NFL draft prospect

Thursday’s quiz

What is the capital of Wyoming?

Wednesday’s quiz

Since the last time they were in the Super Bowl, 11 QB’s have started a game for the Eagles?

Tuesday’s quiz

Before DeMarcus Cousins did it Monday night, David Lee was last NBA player with 30 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists in a game.

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

13) ESPN officially named Matt Vasgersian and Alex Rodriguez to join their Sunday Night Baseball crew; unusual that they went outside ESPN for their play-by-play guy, but they did. My initial reaction: think A-Rod will do a fine job. Vasgersian is very good, though Jon Sciambi is an ESPN guy who is just as good.

12) Golden State has played 48 games this year; they’re 38-10. Kevin Durant sat eight of those games out with injuries; he’s been thrown out of four other games, most in the NBA.

So he was thrown out of 10% of his team’s games, finished only 75% of their games. $25 million doesn’t buy as much as it used to.

Just seems like there are an awful lot of unhappy people in the NBA, and yet everybody makes a boatload of money. Its not a good look for the league.

11) Dick LeBeau has been in the NFL for 59 consecutive years, but now that Mike Vrabel is the new head coach in Tennessee, LeBeau is out of a job and he’s 80- kind of doubtful he’s going to get another job. End of an era, for sure.

Funny thing is, Titans hired Vrabel as their new head coach- he was Houston’s DC this past season and Tennessee had a better defense than Houston, but is LeBeau is the guy out of a job. Go figure.

10) Last three years, the NFC champ was a team that was at .500 or under the year before.

9) Think about how great a year Jacksonville Jaguars had; they were up 10 in 4th quarter in AFC title game— Jags were 22-74 the last six years before this one. Quite a leap they made.

8) Disappointing that Lou Williams didn’t make the NBA All-Star Game; he deserves it.

7) Irrelevant Stat of the Day: 12 of the last 13 Super Bowl winners wore white jerseys; Patriots chose to wear white next week- Brady is 3-0 in Super Bowls with white jerseys.

6) Oklahoma’s Trae Young has an irrational fear of birds, otherwise known as Ornithophobia.

5) With the Senior Bowl this week and NFL Network devoting most of the next three months to the 2018 NFL Draft, keep in mind that Antonio Brown was the 195th player taken in the 2010 Draft. Tom Brady was also a 6th round pick. Kurt Warner wasn’t drafted.

In other words, despite all the man-hours spent on this important part of the league, it is still an inexact science and it always will be, which is a big part of why it is so fascinating.

4) Alabama’s football program made a $45.9M profit last year; I feel sorry for the poor bastard who replaces Nick Saban when he leaves Tuscaloosa.

3) Villanova loses one of its starters, Phil Booth with a broken hand. Booth is shooting 43% on the arc this season. Wildcats’ bench is #289 in minutes played; this is a big blow.

2) In the first minute the Super Bowl odds were up on the board, Golden Nugget took a $10K money line bet on the Eagles. Spread is 5 right now, though there are 4.5 and 5.5’s out there.

1— Richmond 77, Duquesne 73 OT— Third Dukes home game in a row that went to overtime.

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 25

Hofstra won 71-70 at Northeastern Jan 2, their 5th strait win over the Huskies, who lost last two visits to Long Island by 5-5 points. Hofstra won five of its last seven games; they’re 3-2 on CAA road, losing at Wm&Mary, Charleston. Huskies are shooting 61% inside arc in CAA games; they’re 3-1 on CAA road, losing by 16 at Charleston- they’re 4-7 vs teams in top 200. Hofstra is 2-3 vs teams in top 125. Northeastern is 7-6 in last 13 games as road underdogs; Hofstra is 6-22 in last 28 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 15-14 vs spread.

Purdue outscored Michigan 7-3 over last 3:57 to nip Wolverines 70-69 January 9 in Ann Arbor; teams split last eight meetings. Michigan lost its last two visits here, by 13-17 points. Purdue won its last 15 games, is 4-0 on Big 14 road- Boilers won last three games overall, by 34-28-23 points. Michigan won 10 of last 12 games; they’re 2-1 on Big 14 road, winning at Michigan State, but losing by 20 at Nebraska. Wolverines are 10-13 in last 23 games as road underdogs; Purdue is 3-1 vs spread this season as road favorites. Big 14 home favorites are 19-16 vs spread.

Towson made 13-22 on arc in 99-73 waxing of Wm&Mary 12 days ago; Tigers scored 1.52 ppp, which is really good. Towson won four of last five series games; Tribe lost last two visits here, by 17-2 points. Tigers won four of last six games; their last three losses were by 3 or less points- they’re 3-1 in CAA home games. W&M won/covered all four CAA road games; they made 16-31 on arc in last game, a win at Elon. Tribe is 6-3 in last nine games as road underdogs; Towson is 8-4 in last 12 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 15-14 vs spread.

SMU is 4-3 in AAC, 1-2 on road, but win was in Wichita; Mustangs force turnovers 22.8% of time in AAC games- they play slow pace. UConn lost its last two games by 24-20 points; they’re 2-7 vs top 100 teams. 8 of their 9 losses this season are by 9+ points. SMU won its last three games with UConn, by 26-20-3 points; favorites covered four of last five series games. Mustangs split last four visits here. Huskies are 1-4 in last five tries as home underdogs; SMU is is 12-3-1 in last 16 games as road favorites. AAC home underdogs are 7-5-1 vs spread.

Charleston is 5-0 at home, 0-3 on road in CAA; they’re 3-5 overall in true road games. Delaware is 1-8 vs top 200 teams, with only win over Richmond in their season opener. Cougars shot 76.7% inside arc in 93-78 home win over Delaware Jan 2; Cougars scored 1.43 ppp, made 9-18 on arc. Charleston won last four series games; they won 65-56 here LY, after losing previous three visits to Delaware. Charleston is 10-24 in last 34 games as road favorites; Delaware is 5-3 in last eight games as home underdogs. CAA home underdogs are 7-3 vs spread.

Tex-Arlington is 3-1 at home, 1-3 on road in Sun Belt, with only road win at #270 Arkansas St; Mavericks are 1-5 vs top 150 teams, with lone win at BYU- they’re turning ball over 20.9% of time in Sun Belt games. Georgia State won its last five games, with last three wins by 13+ points. Arlington won its last three games with Georgia State, by 15-1-20 points; two of those games were in Atlanta. Panthers are 8-9-1 in last 18 games as home favorites; UTA is 15-9 in last 24 games as road underdogs. Sun Belt home favorites are 13-10-1 vs spread.

Arizona won 13 of last 14 games; the one loss was 80-77 at Colorado Jan 6, when Buffaloes led by 16 at half. Arizona is 10-2 in last 12 series games; Buffs lost last six visits here, but last two were by only 9-5 points. Arizona is 1-8-3 vs spread in last 12 Pac-12 home games; Colorado is 7-18 in last 25 games as road underdogs. Colorado is 1-3 on Pac-12 road, losing by 19-15-12 points- they won at UCLA. Arizona is 3-0 in Pac-12 home games, winning by 6-9-7 points; only 2 of their 6 Pac-12 wins are by double figures. Pac-12 home favorites are 13-12-1 vs spread.

Arizona State is 3-4 in Pac-12 after a 12-0 pre-conference mark; Sun Devils’ wins are by 3-2-8 points. ASU is shooting only 46% inside arc in Pac-12. Utah is 4-4 in Pac-12, 2-2 on road, with sweep of Oregon schools- they lost by 19-17 points at the LA schools. ASU won 80-77 at Utah Jan 7, snapping 5-game skid vs Utes despite going 8-24 on arc. Utah won its last two visits here, by 17-6 points. Utah is 5-6-1 in last dozen games as road underdogs; under Hurley, ASU is 5-5 as home favorites, 0-2 this year. Pac-12 home favorites are 13-12-1 vs spread.

Cal Poly is 3-2 in its last five games with Long Beach State; 49ers lost three of last five visits here. 49ers are 4-2 in Big West, 1-2 on road, losing by 13 at Irvine, 9 at Davis- they won by 7 at Riverside. Cal Poly lost its last four games- they lost nine of last 10 D-I games, and trailed 23-2 in game they won. Long Beach is rebounding 40.5% of its own misses in conference games. Mustangs are 2-7 in last nine games as home underdogs; Long Beach is 5-3 in last eight games as road favorites. Big West home underdogs are 2-4 vs spread.

Cal-Davis won its last eight games with Northridge; Matadors lost their last eight visits here. Northridge won its last two games after a 1-14 start; they split two Big West road games, losing by 10 at Long Beach, winning at Riverside. Davis is 3-2 in Big West, winning both its home games, by 9-11 points; Aggies is forcing turnovers 23.6% of time in conference games. CSUN is 12-4 vs spread in last 16 games as road underdogs; Davis covered eight of last nine tries as home favorites. Big West home favorites are 8-5 against the spread.

Santa Barbara whacked Fullerton 83-64 at home 8 days ago; Gauchos won six of last eight series games- they’ve lost four of last six games in Fullerton. UCSB is 3-0 at home, 0-2 on road in Big West; both their losses were by a point- they led 23-2 in one of them. Fullerton is 4-2 in Big West, winning home games by 3-15 points; Big West foes are shooting 44.7% on arc against them. Gauchos are 10-4 in last 14 tries as road favorites (0-1 the year); Titans are 9-7-1 in last 17 games as home underdogs. Big West home underdogs are 2-4 vs spread.

St Mary’s won 74-64 in OT at BYU Dec 30, after trailing by six with 5:04 left; Cougars lost last last four series games, and lost their three visits to Moraga, by 5-11-13 points. BYU won 14 of its last 16 games, with only losses by 1, by 10 in OT. Cougars are 5-1 in true road games, losing by 1 at Pacific. St Mary’s won its last 14 games; they’re 8-0 in WCC, winning home games by 28-18-7 points; they’re shooting 42.6% on arc in WCC tilts. BYU is 7-5 in last 12 games as home faves; Gaels are 8-12 in last 20 games as home favorites. WCC home favorites are 10-11-1 vs spread.

Monmouth won six of last seven games with Siena, but lost 89-85 at Siena LY in MAAC tourney; Saints are 0-4 here in MAAC play, losing by 4-6-16-4 points. Monmouth is 1-5 in MAAC, with three losses by 3 or less points; Hawks are #292 experience team that is turning ball over 22% of time in MAAC games. Siena is 2-6 in MAAC, 0-4 on road, losing by 5-2-11-7 points. Saints are turning ball over 22.3% of time in league games. Hawks are 5-6 in last 11 games as home faves; Siena is 4-3 in last seven games as road underdogs. MAAC home favorites are 13-9-2 vs spread.

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NCAAB

Thursday, January 25

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Trend Report
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MICHIGAN @ PURDUE
MICHIGAN

Michigan is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games
PURDUE

Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
SOUTHERN METHODIST @ CONNECTICUT
SOUTHERN METHODIST

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
CONNECTICUT

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games at home
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON @ DELAWARE
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

College of Charleston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Delaware
College of Charleston is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
DELAWARE

Delaware is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Delaware's last 7 games
ELON @ DREXEL
ELON

Elon is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Drexel
Elon is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Drexel
DREXEL

Drexel is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Drexel's last 6 games when playing Elon
NORTHEASTERN @ HOFSTRA
NORTHEASTERN

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northeastern's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northeastern's last 5 games on the road
HOFSTRA

Hofstra is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northeastern
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hofstra's last 6 games
JAMES MADISON @ UNC WILMINGTON
JAMES MADISON

The total has gone OVER in 6 of James Madison's last 7 games when playing UNC Wilmington
James Madison is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
UNC WILMINGTON

UNC Wilmington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing James Madison
UNC Wilmington is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing James Madison
WILLIAM & MARY @ TOWSON
WILLIAM & MARY

William & Mary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of William & Mary's last 5 games when playing Towson
TOWSON

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Towson's last 5 games when playing William & Mary
Towson is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
QUINNIPIAC @ MARIST
QUINNIPIAC

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 7 games when playing Marist
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Quinnipiac's last 6 games
MARIST

Marist is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Quinnipiac
Marist is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
SIENA @ MONMOUTH
SIENA

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Siena's last 5 games when playing Monmouth
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Siena's last 5 games
MONMOUTH

Monmouth is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Siena
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Monmouth's last 5 games when playing Siena
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE @ BRYANT
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE

No trends to report
BRYANT

No trends to report
ST. FRANCIS-BROOKLYN @ FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
ST. FRANCIS-BROOKLYN

No trends to report
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

No trends to report
MOREHEAD STATE @ MURRAY STATE
MOREHEAD STATE

Morehead State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Morehead State's last 6 games
MURRAY STATE

Murray State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Morehead State
Murray State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
SOUTHERN WESLEYAN @ WESTERN CAROLINA
SOUTHERN WESLEYAN

No trends to report
WESTERN CAROLINA

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Carolina's last 5 games
Western Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
TEXAS-ARLINGTON @ GEORGIA STATE
TEXAS-ARLINGTON

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas-Arlington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas-Arlington's last 5 games when playing Georgia State
GEORGIA STATE

Georgia State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgia State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK @ APPALACHIAN STATE
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK

Arkansas-Little Rock is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Appalachian State
Arkansas-Little Rock is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Appalachian State
APPALACHIAN STATE

Appalachian State is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Appalachian State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
ARKANSAS STATE @ COASTAL CAROLINA
ARKANSAS STATE

Arkansas State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arkansas State's last 6 games
COASTAL CAROLINA

No trends to report
TEXAS STATE @ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
TEXAS STATE

Texas State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Texas State is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Georgia Southern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgia Southern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
UTSA @ MIDDLE TENNESSEE
UTSA

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UTSA's last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UTSA's last 7 games
MIDDLE TENNESSEE

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Middle Tennessee's last 5 games
Middle Tennessee is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games at home
PENN STATE @ OHIO STATE
PENN STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Penn State's last 9 games when playing on the road against Ohio State
OHIO STATE

Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Penn State
FLORIDA ATLANTIC @ NORTH TEXAS
FLORIDA ATLANTIC

Florida Atlantic is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida Atlantic's last 7 games
NORTH TEXAS

North Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida Atlantic
North Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Atlantic
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL @ RICE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

Florida International is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida International is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
RICE

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games
Rice is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
UTEP @ UAB
UTEP

UTEP is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against UAB
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UTEP's last 6 games
UAB

UAB is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UAB's last 5 games when playing at home against UTEP
TROY @ LOUISIANA-MONROE
TROY

Troy is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Troy's last 7 games when playing on the road against Louisiana-Monroe
LOUISIANA-MONROE

Louisiana-Monroe is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Troy
Louisiana-Monroe is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
CLEVELAND STATE @ WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY
CLEVELAND STATE

Cleveland State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY

Wisconsin-Green Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland State
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland State
YOUNGSTOWN STATE @ WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Youngstown State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Youngstown State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Youngstown State
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Youngstown State
EASTERN ILLINOIS @ BELMONT
EASTERN ILLINOIS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games
BELMONT

Belmont is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Belmont is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
NEBRASKA-OMAHA @ NORTH DAKOTA STATE
NEBRASKA-OMAHA

Nebraska-Omaha is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Dakota State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 5 games on the road
NORTH DAKOTA STATE

North Dakota State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nebraska-Omaha
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Dakota State's last 6 games
SOUTH ALABAMA @ LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
SOUTH ALABAMA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Alabama's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of South Alabama's last 11 games when playing Louisiana-Lafayette
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
EASTERN KENTUCKY @ AUSTIN PEAY
EASTERN KENTUCKY

Eastern Kentucky is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Austin Peay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Kentucky's last 6 games when playing Austin Peay
AUSTIN PEAY

Austin Peay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Austin Peay is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Eastern Kentucky
TENNESSEE-MARTIN @ JACKSONVILLE STATE
TENNESSEE-MARTIN

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee-Martin's last 6 games on the road
Tennessee-Martin is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
JACKSONVILLE STATE

Jacksonville State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tennessee-Martin
Jacksonville State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tennessee-Martin
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE @ TENNESSEE STATE
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 5 games when playing Tennessee State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 9 games on the road
TENNESSEE STATE

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee State's last 5 games when playing Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Tennessee State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE @ TENNESSEE TECH
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southeast Missouri State's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southeast Missouri State's last 6 games on the road
TENNESSEE TECH

Tennessee Tech is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Tennessee Tech is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Southeast Missouri St
COLORADO @ ARIZONA
COLORADO

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
ARIZONA

Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
LIU-BROOKLYN @ MOUNT ST. MARY'S
LIU-BROOKLYN

No trends to report
MOUNT ST. MARY'S

No trends to report
SOUTH FLORIDA @ TULANE
SOUTH FLORIDA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Florida's last 5 games when playing Tulane
The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Florida's last 5 games
TULANE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tulane's last 5 games when playing South Florida
Tulane is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
CENTRAL FLORIDA @ WICHITA STATE
CENTRAL FLORIDA

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Central Florida's last 7 games
Central Florida is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
WICHITA STATE

Wichita State is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games at home
Wichita State is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
SOUTHERN UTAH @ MONTANA
SOUTHERN UTAH

The total has gone OVER in 11 of Southern Utah's last 14 games on the road
Southern Utah is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
MONTANA

Montana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Montana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NORTHERN ARIZONA @ MONTANA STATE
NORTHERN ARIZONA

Northern Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northern Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montana State
MONTANA STATE

Montana State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montana State's last 6 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona
WESTERN ILLINOIS @ DENVER
WESTERN ILLINOIS

Western Illinois is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Western Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
DENVER

Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Western Illinois
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
NORTH DAKOTA @ EASTERN WASHINGTON
NORTH DAKOTA

The total has gone OVER in 10 of North Dakota's last 12 games on the road
North Dakota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
EASTERN WASHINGTON

Eastern Washington is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Washington's last 5 games when playing North Dakota
UTAH @ ARIZONA STATE
UTAH

Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona State
Utah is 11-0-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Arizona State
ARIZONA STATE

Arizona State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Arizona State is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT @ PEPPERDINE
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Loyola Marymount's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Loyola Marymount's last 6 games
PEPPERDINE

Pepperdine is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Loyola Marymount
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pepperdine's last 5 games
PACIFIC @ SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC

Pacific is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pacific's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pacific
San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pacific
SANTA CLARA @ SAN DIEGO
SANTA CLARA

Santa Clara is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Santa Clara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
SAN DIEGO

San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against Santa Clara
NORTHERN COLORADO @ IDAHO
NORTHERN COLORADO

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Northern Colorado's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Colorado's last 5 games when playing Idaho
IDAHO

Idaho is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
Idaho is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Colorado
LONG BEACH STATE @ CAL POLY
LONG BEACH STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cal Poly
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Long Beach State's last 5 games when playing Cal Poly
CAL POLY

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cal Poly's last 6 games when playing at home against Long Beach State
Cal Poly is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Long Beach State
CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE @ UC DAVIS
CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal State-Northridge's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal State-Northridge's last 5 games
UC DAVIS

UC Davis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cal State-Northridge
UC Davis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cal State-Northridge
CALIFORNIA @ UCLA
CALIFORNIA

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of California's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of California's last 5 games when playing UCLA
UCLA

UCLA is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home
UCLA is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against California
UC-SANTA BARBARA @ CAL STATE-FULLERTON
UC-SANTA BARBARA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 5 games on the road
UC-Santa Barbara is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
CAL STATE-FULLERTON

Cal State-Fullerton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cal State-Fullerton's last 7 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
BYU @ SAINT MARY'S-CALIFORNIA
BYU

BYU is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
BYU is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
SAINT MARY'S-CALIFORNIA

Saint Mary's-California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Saint Mary's-California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
GONZAGA @ PORTLAND
GONZAGA

Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Gonzaga's last 5 games on the road
PORTLAND

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Gonzaga
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Gonzaga

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, January 25


Northeastern @ Hofstra

Game 509-510
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northeastern
52.229
Hofstra
55.774
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Hofstra
by 3 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hofstra
Pick
149
Dunkel Pick:
Hofstra
Over

Elon @ Drexel

Game 511-512
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Elon
52.487
Drexel
48.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Elon
by 4
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Elon
by 2
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Elon
(-2); Over

Michigan @ Purdue

Game 513-514
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Michigan
70.342
Purdue
78.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Purdue
by 8
130
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Purdue
by 12 1/2
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan
(+12 1/2); Under

James Madison @ NC-Wilmington

Game 515-516
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
James Madison
48.309
NC-Wilmington
46.741
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 1 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NC-Wilmington
by 3
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(+3); Under

William & Mary @ Towson

Game 517-518
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
William & Mary
47.924
Towson
56.788
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Towson
by 9
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Towson
by 7
156
Dunkel Pick:
Towson
(-7); Under

SMU @ Connecticut

Game 519-520
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
SMU
66.735
Connecticut
56.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
SMU
by 10
126
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
SMU
by 5 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick:
SMU
(-5 1/2); Under

Coll of Charleston @ Delaware

Game 521-522
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Coll of Charlesto
50.229
Delaware
49.308
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Coll of Charlesto
by 1
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Coll of Charlesto
by 5 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Delaware
(+5 1/2); Over

TX-Arlington @ Georgia State

Game 523-524
January 25, 2018 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
TX-Arlington
60.054
Georgia State
58.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
TX-Arlington
by 1 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia State
by 3
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
TX-Arlington
(+3); Over

TX-San Antonio @ Middle Tennessee

Game 525-526
January 25, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
TX-San Antonio
53.447
Middle Tennessee
62.521
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Middle Tennessee
by 9
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Middle Tennessee
by 14 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
TX-San Antonio
(+14 1/2); Over

AR-Little Rock @ Appalachian St

Game 527-528
January 25, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
AR-Little Rock
45.609
Appalachian St
45.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
AR-Little Rock
Even
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Appalachian St
by 5 1/2
138 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
AR-Little Rock
(+5 1/2); Over

Arkansas St @ Coastal Carolina

Game 529-530
January 25, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas St
42.519
Coastal Carolina
51.690
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 9
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Coastal Carolina
by 7 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
Coastal Carolina
(-7 1/2); Under

Texas State @ Georgia Southern

Game 531-532
January 25, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas State
44.376
Georgia Southern
56.872
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia Southern
by 12 1/2
125
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Georgia Southern
by 7 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia Southern
(-7 1/2); Under

FIU @ Rice

Game 533-534
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
FIU
46.723
Rice
42.640
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
FIU
by 4
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
FIU
by 2
136 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
FIU
(-2); Over

TX-El Paso @ UAB

Game 535-536
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
TX-El Paso
45.023
UAB
61.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UAB
by 16 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UAB
by 14
137
Dunkel Pick:
UAB
(-14); Over

Youngstown St @ WI-Milwaukee

Game 537-538
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown St
42.209
WI-Milwaukee
48.190
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 6
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
WI-Milwaukee
by 7 1/2
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Youngstown St
(+7 1/2); Under

Cleveland State @ Green Bay

Game 539-540
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland State
43.673
Green Bay
46.524
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Green Bay
by 3
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Green Bay
by 5
147
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland State
(+5); Under

Penn State @ Ohio State

Game 541-542
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Penn State
62.448
Ohio State
74.510
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio State
by 12
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio State
by 9 1/2
139
Dunkel Pick:
Ohio State
(-9 1/2); Under

Troy @ LA-Monroe

Game 543-544
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Troy
49.769
LA-Monroe
42.308
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Troy
by 7 1/2
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Troy
by 3 1/2
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Troy
(-3 1/2); Under

Florida Atlantic @ North Texas

Game 545-546
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida Atlantic
44.352
North Texas
48.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Texas
by 4
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
North Texas
by 6
133 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Florida Atlantic
(+6); Over

South Alabama @ LA-Lafayette

Game 547-548
January 25, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
South Alabama
45.717
LA-Lafayette
58.622
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA-Lafayette
by 13
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA-Lafayette
by 17
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
South Alabama
(+17); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 549-550
January 25, 2018 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
52.108
Arizona
71.562
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 19 1/2
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
by 13 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-13 1/2); Under

UCF @ Wichita State

Game 551-552
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
UCF
58.314
Wichita State
76.842
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wichita State
by 18 1/2
124
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wichita State
by 12 1/2
130 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Wichita State
(-12 1/2); Under

South Florida @ Tulane

Game 553-554
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
South Florida
43.609
Tulane
56.445
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tulane
by 13
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tulane
by 15
138
Dunkel Pick:
South Florida
(+15); Over

Utah @ Arizona State

Game 555-556
January 25, 2018 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
62.367
Arizona State
68.433
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona State
by 6
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona State
by 8 1/2
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(+8 1/2); Over

Long Beach St @ Cal Poly

Game 557-558
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Long Beach St
50.202
Cal Poly
51.633
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cal Poly
by 1 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Long Beach St
by 2 1/2
154
Dunkel Pick:
Cal Poly
(+2 1/2); Under

Northridge @ Cal Davis

Game 559-560
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northridge
40.212
Cal Davis
53.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cal Davis
by 13 1/2
122
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cal Davis
by 14 1/2
129 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Northridge
(+14 1/2); Under

Pacific @ San Francisco

Game 561-562
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pacific
49.812
San Francisco
57.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 8
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
by 4 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-4 1/2); Over

Santa Clara @ San Diego

Game 563-564
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Santa Clara
43.702
San Diego
54.811
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 11
131
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
by 9
126
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-9); Over

Loyola Marymount @ Pepperdine

Game 565-566
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola Marymount
49.030
Pepperdine
46.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Loyola Marymount
by 2 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola Marymount
Pick
155
Dunkel Pick:
Loyola Marymount
Under

California @ UCLA

Game 567-568
January 25, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
California
53.609
UCLA
66.724
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UCLA
by 13
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UCLA
by 16 1/2
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
California
(+16 1/2); Under

Santa Barbara @ CS-Fullerton

Game 569-570
January 25, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Santa Barbara
55.204
CS-Fullerton
51.390
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Santa Barbara
by 4
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Santa Barbara
by 2
150
Dunkel Pick:
Santa Barbara
(-2); Over

Brigham Young @ St Mary's

Game 571-572
January 25, 2018 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Brigham Young
61.052
St Mary's
72.522
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Mary's
by 11 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Mary's
by 8
138
Dunkel Pick:
St Mary's
(-8); Over

Gonzaga @ Portland

Game 573-574
January 25, 2018 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Gonzaga
68.219
Portland
50.335
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Gonzaga
by 18
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Gonzaga
by 21
144 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Portland
(+21); Over

Morehead State @ Murray State

Game 575-576
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Morehead State
45.376
Murray State
58.492
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Murray State
by 13
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Murray State
by 17
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Morehead State
(+17); Over

Quinnipiac @ Marist

Game 577-578
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Quinnipiac
40.904
Marist
44.523
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Marist
by 3 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Marist
by 2
146
Dunkel Pick:
Marist
(-2); Under

Siena @ Monmouth

Game 579-580
January 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Siena
42.412
Monmouth
54.923
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 12 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Monmouth
by 9
143
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
(-9); Under

Eastern Illinois @ Belmont

Game 581-582
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Eastern Illinois
48.109
Belmont
56.572
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Belmont
by 8 1/2
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Belmont
by 15
132
Dunkel Pick:
Eastern Illinois
(+15); Over

NE-Omaha @ North Dakota St

Game 583-584
January 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NE-Omaha
47.823
North Dakota St
54.397
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Dakota St
by 6 1/2
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
North Dakota St
by 9
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NE-Omaha
(+9); Over

SIU-Edwardsville @ Tennessee St

Game 585-586
January 25, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
SIU-Edwardsville
40.037
Tennessee St
50.562
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tennessee St
by 10 1/2
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tennessee St
by 9
138
Dunkel Pick:
Tennessee St
(-9); Under

SE Missouri St @ Tennessee Tech

Game 587-588
January 25, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
SE Missouri St
45.309
Tennessee Tech
54.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tennessee Tech
by 9 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tennessee Tech
by 5
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tennessee Tech
(-5); Under

UT-Martin @ Jacksonville St

Game 589-590
January 25, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
UT-Martin
42.018
Jacksonville St
51.008
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Jacksonville St
by 9
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Jacksonville St
by 12 1/2
133
Dunkel Pick:
UT-Martin
(+12 1/2); Over

Eastern Kentucky @ Austin Peay

Game 591-592
January 25, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Eastern Kentucky
44.562
Austin Peay
49.438
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Austin Peay
by 5
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Austin Peay
by 7
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Eastern Kentucky
(+7); Over

Southern Utah @ Montana

Game 593-594
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Southern Utah
41.552
Montana
60.623
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montana
by 19
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montana
by 17 1/2
159
Dunkel Pick:
Montana
(-17 1/2); Under

Western Illinois @ Denver

Game 595-596
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Western Illinois
42.420
Denver
50.918
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 8 1/2
131
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 7
136
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-7); Under

Northern Arizona @ Montana State

Game 597-598
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Arizona
37.324
Montana State
51.752
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montana State
by 14 1/2
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montana State
by 10
145
Dunkel Pick:
Montana State
(-10); Under

North Dakota @ East Washington

Game 599-600
January 25, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Dakota
47.823
East Washington
55.792
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
East Washington
by 8
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
East Washington
by 5 1/2
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
East Washington
(-5 1/2); Under

Northern Colorado @ Idaho

Game 601-602
January 25, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Colorado
52.823
Idaho
55.418
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Idaho
by 2 1/2
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Idaho
by 5
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Northern Colorado
(+5); Over

LIU-Brooklyn @ Mt St Mary's

Game 603-604
January 25, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LIU-Brooklyn
47.453
Mt St Mary's
49.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Mt St Mary's
by 2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Mt St Mary's
by 4
148
Dunkel Pick:
LIU-Brooklyn
(+4); Over

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Thursday's Wagers
January 25, 2018

**Michigan at Purdue**

-- This is a rematch of Purdue’s 70-69 win at Michigan on Jan. 9. Isaac Haas buried a go-ahead free throw with four seconds remaining, but the Wolverines covered the spread as 1.5-point home underdogs. However, bets on Michigan to win outright (+115 at Sportsbook.ag) were unsuccessful, while those taking the Boilermakers on the money line (-125 at most Vegas shops) cashed a ticket. The 139 combined points ducked ‘under’ the 141.5-point total.

-- Purdue's Carsen Edwards scored 19 points and pulled down five rebounds in the win at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Haas finished with 17 points, six boards and two blocked shots, while Dakota Mathias contributed 14 points, four assists and two steals. He buried four triples on seven attempts. In the losing effort, Zavier Simpson scored a team-best 15 points and had six rebounds and five assists compared to just one turnover.

-- Purdue owns the nation’s longest winning streak with 15 consecutive wins. Matt Painter’s team is 8-0 in Big Ten play and would probably be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region if the season ended today.

-- As of early this morning, most betting shops had Purdue (19-2 straight up, 14-6 against the spread) listed as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 137.

-- Purdue is undefeated in 12 home games with an 8-3 spread record. Painter’s bunch is 7-3 ATS in 10 games as a double-digit home favorite.

-- Purdue has covered the spread in three straight games and seven of its past nine, including Saturday’s 87-64 win at Iowa as an 11.5-point road ‘chalk.’ The 151 combined points slithered ‘under’ the 152.5-point total. The Boilermakers raced out to a commanding 51-20 lead at halftime and led by as many as 37 in the second half. Carsen Edwards dominated the Hawkeyes by producing 22 points, three rebounds, two steals and eight assists without a turnover. Vince Edwards added 19 points and two blocked shots. P.J. Thompson hit 4-of-6 attempts from 3-point range in a 14-point effort, while Dakota Mathias finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists compared to merely one turnover. Mathias also had two steals and drained 4-of-6 from downtown.

-- Carsen Edwards is averaging 17.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The sophomore guard is making 48.5 percent of his shots from the field, 40.5 percent of his 3-balls and 80.0 percent of his free throws. Vince Edwards (14.9 PPG, 7.8 RPG) has nailed 46.2 percent of his launches from 3-point range and 83.8 percent of his FTs. Haas (13.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG) has 27 blocked shots, while Matt Haarms has a team-high 59 rejections.

-- Purdue is ranked 19th in the nation in points (84.8 PPG), 10th in field-goal percentage (50.3%) and second in 3-point accuracy (43.7%). The Boilermakers are ranked ninth in the country in scoring defense (62.2 PPG) and fourth in FG percentage defense (37.7%).

-- Purdue is 10th in the RPI Rankings and third in the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Boilermakers are 5-2 against the RPI Top 50 and 8-2 versus the Top 100. They have neutral-court wins over Butler and Arizona, in addition to road victories at Marquette, at Michigan, at Maryland and at Minnesota. Purdue’s best home wins are over Louisville and Nebraska.

-- Michigan (17-5 straight up, 12-8 against the spread) is 3-3 both SU and ATS in six road assignments. John Belein’s team beat Rutgers 62-47 Sunday to hook up its backers as a 12-point home favorite. Moritz Wagner scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds for the winners, who bounced back from a 72-52 loss at Nebraska. Duncan Robinson added 12 points, five boards and four assists, while Simpson finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists with just one turnover.

-- Michigan is 25th in the AP poll and 38th in the RPI. Beilein’s team has a 2-3 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 5-5 mark versus the Top 100. The Wolverines have road wins at Texas and at Michigan St., while they’ve also produced home triumphs vs. Indiana, UCLA and Maryland.

-- Michigan has covered the spread in three straight games as an underdog with a pair of outright wins. For the season, it is 3-2 ATS as a ‘dog. This will be the richest spot as underdogs for the Wolverines this season, assuming the number remains in double digits. They won at Breslin Center in East Lansing as 9.5-point ‘dogs.

-- Charles Matthews paces Michigan with his 14.6 PPG average. The transfer from Kentucky who is out of St. Rita High School in Chicago is averaging 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Wagner (14.3 PPG, 7.1 RPG) is making 54.4 percent of his FGA’s and 41.1 percent of his 3’s. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (10.5 PPG) has a stellar 70/13 assist-to-turnover ratio.

-- Michigan is ranked 11th in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 62.5 points per game.

-- The ‘under’ is 13-7 overall for Michigan, 3-3 in its road assignments. The ‘under’ has hit in three straight and four of the past five for the Wolverines.

-- The ‘under’ has cashed in six straight games for Purdue to improve to 11-9 overall and 7-4 in its home games.

-- Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2.

**Central Florida at Wichita State**

-- Wichita State is 5-2 in its first seven games as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Gregg Marshall’s club is in a second-place tie with Houston, as both teams are two games back of the league-leading Cincinnati Bearcats, who improved to 7-0 with last night’s dominant home win over Temple.

-- As of early this morning, most books had Wichita State (15-4 SU, 7-10 ATS) installed as a 13.5-point home favorite with a total of 130.

-- Marshall’s team has won eight of its 10 home games while compiling a 3-5 spread record. Wichita State took its home defeats vs. SMU last Wednesday (83-78) and vs. Oklahoma (91-83) on Dec. 16. The Shockers have been double-digit home ‘chalk’ six times, going 3-3 ATS.

-- Wichita State has dropped back-to-back games and can’t afford a loss tonight if it hopes to stay within striking distance of Mick Cronin’s UC team. After the home setback vs. SMU, the Shockers lost 73-59 Saturday at Houston as three-point road favorites. Shaquille Morris was the only Shocker in double figures with 12 points and seven rebounds.

-- Wichita State is ranked 17th in the AP poll and 27th in the RPI. Marshall’s team has home wins over Houston and South Dakota State and a neutral-court triumph over Marquette. The Shockers also have victories at Baylor, at Oklahoma State and at UConn. Their fourth loss came to Notre Dame by a 67-66 count in a neutral-site showdown back in November.

-- Marshall has one of the nation’s premier point guards in Landry Shamet, who is averaging team-highs in scoring (15.6 PPG), assists (5.2 APG), steals (0.7 SPG) and 3-point accuracy (50.0%). The junior was held to seven points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field at Houston. Shamet had the same number of assists (three) as turnovers (three) against the Cougars.

-- Central Florida (13-6 SU, 9-5 ATS) has won four of its six road games while going 3-2 ATS.

-- Johnny Dawkins’s squad lost 7’6” junior center Tacko Fall to a season-ending shoulder injury this past weekend. Fall was averaging 11.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Fall was making 76.7 percent of his FGAs, but he had a disastrous 5/42 assist-to-turnover ratio while hitting just 46.0 percent of his FTs.

-- Fall’s size in the lane has helped the Knights rank third in the nation in scoring defense (59.1 PPG) behind only Cincinnati and Virginia. They are ranked fifth in the country in FG percentage ‘D’ (37.5%).

-- UCF avoided a three-game losing streak by winning 71-69 Saturday in the I-4 rivalry. The Knights ventured West to Tampa and emerged victorious at USF, but the Bulls were the winners for our purposes as 9.5-point road favorites. B.J. Taylor scored 25 points and dished out five assists without a turnover for UCF. Chad Brown added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

-- This is UCF’s richest underdog situation of the season. The Knights have been double-digit ‘dogs twice, going 2-0 with one outright win at Alabama as 10-point puppies. They also covered as 11.5-point ‘dogs at SMU in a 56-51 loss.

-- UCF’s A.J. Davis (ankle) is ‘probable’ at Wichita State. Davis is averaging 10.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Chance McSpadden is ‘questionable’ with an ankle issue. McSpadden is averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 RPG.

-- The ‘under’ is 9-8 overall for the Shockers, but the ‘over’ is 6-2 in their home games.

-- The ‘under’ has been a relentless money maker in UCF games, going 12-2 overall and 4-1 in its road contests. When Saturday’s game at USF saw the 140 combined points soar ‘over’ the 119.5-point number, it was the first time the ‘over’ had hit in a UCF game since it beat Mercer 88-79 in the season opener on Nov. 10. (167 pts. went ‘over’ 134.5 pts.)

-- ESPN2 will have the telecast at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Wyoming handed Nevada its first loss in Mountain West Conference play with last night’s 104-103 double-overtime win as a three-point home underdog. Justin James dropped a game-high 33 points on the Wolf Pack and had 10 rebounds before fouling out in the first extra session. Hayden Dalton added 25 points, nine boards, four assists and two steals for the Cowboys, who play Saturday at San Jose State.

-- South Carolina went into Gainesville last night as a 10.5-point underdog and won a 77-72 decision to hook up its money-line supporters with a gorgeous +450 return (paid $450 on $100 wagers). Wesley Myers was the catalyst in the upset with 22 points, four assists and four steals. The grad transfer from Maine buried 5-of-7 launches from 3-point land. Chris Silva finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Hudson and Egor Koulechov scored 16 points apiece for the Gators, while Chris Chiozza had 10 points and eight assists compared to one turnover.

-- Auburn went on a 20-2 second-half run to put Missouri away in a 91-73 victory as a two-point road underdog. Five AU players were in double figures led by Jared Harper’s 21 points. Bryce Brown and Desean Murray scored 16 points apiece, and Mustapha Heron finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kassius Robertson had a team-best 21 points for Missouri.
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-- Kentucky is unranked in the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since 2014. I won’t be surprised if the ‘Cats are underdogs of 7-8 points at West Virginia in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday. I’ll be on WVU if the Mountaineers are favored by five or fewer.

-- It’s a shame Auburn isn’t in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Instead, Bruce Pearl’s club will host LSU on Saturday.

-- Steve Alford was on the receiving end of great news earlier this week when five-star center Moses Brown committed to UCLA over Maryland and FSU. The 7-foot-1 product of Archbishop Molloy High School in New York, the same program that produced Georgia Tech legendary point guard Kenny Anderson, is ranked the 18th-best prospect in the 2018 class in the ESPN 100 rankings. Alford now has three ESPN 100 commits for his 2018 class.

-- Ranking the Big 12/SEC Challenge games:

1 - Kentucky at West Virginia
2 - Oklahoma at Alabama
3 - Texas A&M at Kansas
4 - Texas Tech at South Carolina
5 - Baylor at Florida
6 - Oklahoma St. at Arkansas
7 - Georgia at Kansas State
8 - Tennessee at Iowa State
9 - Ole Miss at Texas
10 - TCU at Vanderbilt

-- Pay close attention to Alabama’s chemistry in its monster home game vs. Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide won the two games Collin Sexton missed with an abdominal injury. The team’s leading scorer returned in Wednesday’s loss at Ole Miss. Sexton, the likely one-and-done guard who some feel could be a lottery pick, went 2-of-13 from the field in 20 minutes of playing time off the bench in Oxford.

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No. 3 Purdue beats No. 25 Michigan for 16th straight win
January 25, 2018

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Vincent Edwards scored 30 points, Isaac Haas added 24 and No. 3 Purdue matched a school record with its 16 straight victory, using a late charge to finally get past No. 25 Michigan 92-88 on Thursday night.

The Boilermakers (20-2, 9-0 Big Ten) have won 20 consecutive games at Mackey Arena and are off to their best start in conference play since the NCAA Tournament began. It's the fourth time Purdue has won 16 in a row, most recently 30 years ago.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had career-high 26 points and Zavier Simpson added 16 for Michigan (17-6, 6-4). The Wolverines were swept by Purdue in the regular season for the first time since 2007-08.

No. 11 ARIZONA 80, COLORADO 71

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Allonzo Trier scored 23 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and Arizona avenged its lone loss of the Pac-12 season.

The 7-foot-1 Ayton, expected to be at or near the top of the NBA draft this year, was 12 of 12 at the foul line as the Buffaloes tried to get physical with the big rookie, without much success.

Dusan Ristic added 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting for the Wildcats (17-4, 7-1 Pac-12). George King scored 22 points for Colorado (12-9, 4-5).

PENN STATE 82, No. 13 OHIO STATE 79

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tony Carr hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Penn State an upset victory over Ohio State, handing the Buckeyes their first Big Ten loss.

Carr had 28 points and was 4 for 5 from 3-point range for the Nittany Lions (14-8, 4-5 Big Ten). They were 11 for 14 from beyond the arc in beating a Top 25 team for the first time this season.

Keita Bates-Diop led Ohio State (18-5, 9-1) with 25 points. He had three 3-pointers in the last 2:07, tying it with the last with 5 seconds left.

No. 17 WICHITA STATE 81, CENTRAL FLORIDA 62

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Shaquille Morris scored 19 points to lead Wichita State.

Morris, demoted from his starting spot, was 8 of 10 from the floor in 21 minutes. Darral Willis had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Shockers (16-4, 6-2 American Athletic Conference).

Dayon Griffin scored 15 points for Central Florida (13-7, 4-4).

UTAH 80, No. 21 ARIZONA STATE 77, OT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Sedrick Barefield scored 17 points and hit the tying 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation, helping Utah knock off Arizona State in overtime.

Utah (13-7, 5-4 Pac-12) led 79-77 late in overtime and had a chance to stretch it, but David Collette missed two free throws with 20.9 seconds left.

Arizona State (15-5, 3-5) missed two shots on the next possession and Barefield hit 1 of 2 free throws. The Sun Devils' final shot, a running 3-pointer by Tra Holder at the buzzer, was nowhere close.

Holder led Arizona State with 23 points.

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Wisconsin at Michigan State
January 25, 2018

As we’ve noted in this space on several occasions, Wisconsin’s chances of continuing its string of annual NCAA Tournament appearances that spans two decades have been in danger for 5-6 weeks. Now as the calendar has hit late January, we can expand that premise to this: UW will not hear its name called on Selection Sunday for the first time since 1998 unless it wins the Big Ten Tournament.

We saw Wisconsin in its richest spot as an underdog this century in a 78-50 loss at Purdue as a 14.5-point ‘dog two Tuesdays ago. On Friday night at Breslin Center in East Lansing, the Badgers are even bigger underdogs at Michigan State.

As of Thursday night, most betting shops had Tom Izzo’s team installed as a 16-point home ‘chalk’ with a total of 134.5.

Michigan State (18-3 straight up, 13-8 against the spread) owns an 8-3 spread record in 11 games as a double-digit home favorite. The Spartans are 12-1 SU and 9-4 ATS at home this year.

After a three-game slump saw MSU go 1-2 SU and 0-3 ATS with a pair of losses by double-digit margins, in addition to an overtime escape vs. Rutgers as a 22-point home favorite, it has responded with a pair of strong performances. Izzo’s squad hosted an Indiana team last Friday that came to Breslin having won five of its last six games, only to be delivered woodshed treatment in an 85-57 loss. The Spartans easily hooked up their betting supporters as 14.5-point home ‘chalk.’

Miles Bridges was the catalyst with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point land. Bridges, the sophomore forward who bypassed the NBA Draft for another year at MSU, had a pair of blocked shots as well. Nick Ward added 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Michigan State followed up the win over IU with an 87-74 victory Monday at Illinois as a 12-point road favorite. The Spartans led by 17 with 3:10 remaining, but Illinois went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to eight by the 1:00 mark. In the final minute, Jaren Jackson Jr. (6-6 FTs) and Bridges (4-4) combined to make 10 straight free throws.

But this was a fortunate cover for Michigan State backers. Illinois narrowed the deficit to 83-74 on Mark Smith’s layup with 18 seconds left. At this point, many teams would quit fouling. The Illini didn’t, though. With 17 seconds remaining, Bridges hit a pair at the charity stripe to build the lead back up to 11. When Illinois missed at the other end, Trent Frazier opted (to the chagrin of many gamblers) to foul Jackson with nine ticks left. He made both to put Sparty ahead by 13 and ahead of the number by one. Therefore, the ATS decision came down to a Kipper Nichols 3-pointer with four seconds remaining. It missed and MSU backers rejoiced.

MSU is ranked sixth in the latest Associated Press Top 25 and No. 26 in the RPI Rankings. The Spartans are 1-3 versus the RPI Top 50 and 5-3 against the Top 100. They have neutral-court wins over North Carolina and UConn, in addition to home wins over Notre Dame, Nebraska and Maryland.

Bridges is averaging 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ward (14.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG) is making 70.3 percent of his field-goal attempts. Joshua Langford (13.0 PPG) is draining 45.6 percent of his 3-pointers, while Cassius Winston (12.2 PPG, 7.0 APG) has a 146/57 assist-to-turnover ratio and has knocked down 52.9 percent of his treys. Jackson (11.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG) paces the Spartans in steals (0.8 SPG) and blocks (3.3 BPG).

Wisconsin (10-11 SU, 7-12 ATS) has limped to a 1-6 SU record and a 1-5-1 ATS mark in seven road assignments. Greg Gard’s club returned only one starter from last year’s senior-laded team that advanced to the East Region semifinal before losing to Florida at the buzzer in overtime.

Junior power forward Ethan Happ was the lone returning starter. He paces UW in scoring (16.9 PPG), assists (3.8 APG), rebounding (8.5 RPG) and FG percentage (56.4%).

Kobe King, a true freshman guard who was Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball last year, was expected to play a major role, but his season ended due to a knee injury after only 10 games. D’Mitrik Trice, a sophomore guard, hasn’t played since Dec. 6 due to a foot injury, but he’s nearly ready to return and is listed as ‘questionable’ at MSU. Trice was averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds in UW’s first 10 games.

Wisconsin is No. 137 in the RPI with a 1-6 record against the Top 50 and a 1-9 mark versus the Top 100. Even the one win over No. 47 Western Kentucky was an 81-80 triumph in which the Badgers were the benefactors of two extremely controversial calls in the final minute.

The ‘under’ was on a 4-0-1 run for UW until the 152 combined points sailed ‘over’ the 141.5-point tally in Tuesday’s loss at Iowa. The Badgers have watched the ‘under’ go 10-8-2 overall, 5-1-1 in their road outings.

The ‘over’ is 12-8 overall for the Spartans, 9-3 in their home games. They’ve seen the ‘over’ go 8-3 in their past 11 outings.

Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Fox Sports 1.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- The ‘under’ has cashed in six straight games and eight of the last nine for Harvard. The Crimson, which is 5-1-1 ATS in its past seven lined contests, is at Yale on Friday night. As of early Thursday night, the Bulldogs were listed as 1.5-point home favorites with a total of 134. Yale has failed to cover the spread in five consecutive games and is 2-8 ATS for the season.

-- According to a report from Land of 10, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery isn’t in any danger of being fired following this nightmare of an eighth season at Iowa. The Hawkeyes, who are 11-11 overall and 2-7 in a down year for the Big Ten, apparently received a raise and an extension on Nov. 29. In this new deal, his buyout – should he be fired after this season -- escalated from $4.6 million to $10.2 million. Also, his buyout would be $9 million if Iowa wanted to oust him after the 2018-19 campaign.

-- Texas Tech’s Chris Beard will be coaching in pain Saturday at South Carolina. Beard tore his ACL during a team practice last week.

-- Wofford will host East Tennessee State on Saturday in an outstanding mid-major matchup. The Terriers, who are 15-5 SU, won 79-75 at North Carolina on Dec. 20. They have one of the nation’s most underrated players in junior guard Fletcher Magee, who dropped 27 points on the Tar Heels. Magee is tied for the nation’s lead in FT percentage (96.7%), hitting 59-of-61 attempts from the stripe. The First Academy High School (Orlando) product is averaging 22.7 PPG while making 47.6 percent of his 3-pointers. East Tennessee State is No. 69 in the RPI with its 17-4 record.

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Early look at some Super Bowl props:

— Will team that scores first win? Yes -$155, No, +$135

— Team with more offensive plays: Patriots, -$140, Eagles +$120

— Will there be a TD on defense/special teams? No -$160, Yes +$140

— Will there be a lead change in second half? No, -$170, Yes, +$150

— Team with longest made field goal: Patriots, -$130, Eagles +$110

— Team with longest scoring drive: Patriots -$120, Eagles, even


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) Miami Marlins had the best outfield in baseball last year; now they’re all gone. Christian Yelich got dealt to Milwaukee Thursday, for OF Lewis Brinson and three minor leaguers.

Marlins might as well fire all their ushers; ain’t going to be lot of fans in their home ballpark this year. Looking forward to seeing what the Marlins’ over/under win total will be.

12) Vince McMahon is bringing the XFL back in January 2020; eight teams, 10-game schedule. Sounds like it is going to be more mainstream this time around, unlike 2001, when there were lot of gimmicks involved.

There are rumors on the Interweb that McMahon is using this as a way to tell NFL owners he wouldn’t mind buying the Carolina Panthers when Jerry Richardson sells them.

Some college basketball thoughts from the past few nights:
11) Penn State 82, Ohio State 79— Tony Carr scored 28 points, nailed a 40-footer at the buzzer to hand the Buckeyes their first conference loss. Penn State is much-improved.

10) Wyoming 104, Nevada 103, 2OT— Great game late Wednesday night; high altitude got the Nevada kids in the overtimes- they don’t have a lot of depth because they have several transfers sitting out for next season. First conference loss for the Wolf Pack.

9) Oklahoma 85, Kansas 80— Lon Kruger made sure the shots were more spread around for this game; Trey Young only took nine shots, had nine assists, playing the whole 40:00.

8) Fresno State 69, UNLV 63— Very bad beat if you took the Rebels, +4.5; they fouled a Fresno player with 0:03.5 left, down 2- the kid made both foul shots. UNLV then threw a pass to mid-court, but the passer stepped over the line before he threw the pass, Fresno got the ball under the hoop and UNLV fouled again, wound up losing by six.

7) South Carolina 77, Florida 72— When an SEC team beats Kentucky, there is a hangover; Gators actually had a revenge motive over South Carolina here after losing to Gamecocks in Elite 8 last year, but they lost to Carolina at home.

6) Miami 78, Louisville 75 OT— Two really good teams here; Louisville is little underrated because Pitino is gone, but they’ve still got really good players.

5) USC 69, Stanford 64— Trojans avenged their loss in Palo Alto when Stanford nailed a shot from half-court at the buzzer. Cardinal started season 6-8, but they’re healthier now and aren’t an easy out in the Pac-12.

4) Loyola, Chi 80, Drake 57— Ramblers take over first place in the Missouri Valley.

3) Richmond 77, Duquesne 73 OT— Spiders won their last four games after starting season 3-13.

2) Santa Barbara 70, Cal State-Fullerton 65— Titans lost by 18 in the Thunderdome eight nights ago, but jumped out to a 14-point lead in this game before the Gauchos stormed back late and swept the season series. Max Heidegger scored 28 for UCSB— he was 12-12 on foul line.

1) Bad Beat of the Night— Towson State (-7) 96, William & Mary 82 OT— Tribe led by 10 at the half, by 6 with 3:39 left, but got outscored 17-3 in overtime- they were 16-37 on arc but they did not cover. Tigers shot 64.6% inside the arc- they’re 15-7 now.

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, January 26

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BUFFALO (15 - 5) at OHIO U (9 - 10) - 1/26/2018, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OHIO U is 144-110 ATS (+23.0 Units) in all home games since 1997.
OHIO U is 144-110 ATS (+23.0 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
OHIO U is 98-65 ATS (+26.5 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
BUFFALO is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) against conference opponents this season.
BUFFALO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in January games this season.
BUFFALO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO U is 3-2 against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OHIO U is 3-2 straight up against BUFFALO 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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HARVARD (7 - 10) at YALE (8 - 10) - 1/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HARVARD is 3-19 ATS (-17.9 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less or pick since 1997.
YALE is 87-61 ATS (+19.9 Units) on Friday nights since 1997.
YALE is 88-60 ATS (+22.0 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
YALE is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.
YALE is 43-25 ATS (+15.5 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
HARVARD is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HARVARD is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after allowing 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
YALE is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all games this season.
YALE is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in all lined games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HARVARD is 3-2 against the spread versus YALE over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 3-2 straight up against HARVARD 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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DETROIT (6 - 15) at WRIGHT ST (15 - 6) - 1/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WRIGHT ST is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WRIGHT ST is 4-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WRIGHT ST is 5-1 straight up against DETROIT 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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DARTMOUTH (4 - 11) at BROWN (8 - 7) - 1/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DARTMOUTH is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.

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

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WISCONSIN (10 - 11) at MICHIGAN ST (18 - 3) - 1/26/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WISCONSIN is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 53-36 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 53-36 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 63-35 ATS (+24.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
MICHIGAN ST is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.

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

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OAKLAND (13 - 8) at N KENTUCKY (14 - 6) - 1/26/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
N KENTUCKY is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all games this season.
N KENTUCKY is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
N KENTUCKY is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 53-28 ATS (+22.2 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
OAKLAND is 57-29 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 60-38 ATS (+18.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
OAKLAND is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-2 against the spread versus N KENTUCKY over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 3-2 straight up against N KENTUCKY 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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ST PETERS (8 - 11) at RIDER (14 - 7) - 1/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after allowing 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ST PETERS is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 42-28 ATS (+11.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 32-19 ATS (+11.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
RIDER is 81-109 ATS (-38.9 Units) in all home games since 1997.
RIDER is 81-109 ATS (-38.9 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
RIDER is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1997.
RIDER is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 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
ST PETERS is 3-2 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
ST PETERS is 3-2 straight up against RIDER 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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CS-BAKERSFIELD (8 - 12) at SEATTLE (14 - 8) - 1/26/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CS-BAKERSFIELD is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a conference game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CS-BAKERSFIELD is 1-0 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
CS-BAKERSFIELD is 5-0 straight up against SEATTLE 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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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 26

Buffalo won/covered its first seven MAC games; they’re 2-0 as road favorites this year, with MAC road wins by 20-22-10 points. Bulls are 7-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200; they’re shooting 57.1% inside arc in MAC games. Ohio lost four of its last five games; they’re 1-2 in MAC home games, losing by 7-34 points. Bobcats are 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 125. Ohio/Buffalo split their last eight games; Bulls split their last four visits to Athens. MAC home underdogs are 5-3 against the spread.

Yale is 4-3 in its last seven games with Harvard, beating Crimson 73-71 in Ivy tourney LY. Harvard won three of its last four visits here. Yale lost five of its last seven games; they’re #283 experience team that is 3-2 at home- not many home games. Yale is 0-9 vs teams rank in top 200- best team they’ve beaten is #234 Brown, whom they split pair with. Harvard lost four of last six games, sweeping pair with Dartmouth; Crimson is 4-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200, 2-8 in true road games, winning at Fordham/Dartmouth. Ivy League home favorites are 4-4.

Wright State won 80-73 at Detroit Jan 5, despite going only 13-23 on foul line; Raiders won eight of last nine series games. Titans lost their last four visits to Dayton, by 4-13-1-18 points. Detroit is 2-6 in Horizon League, 1-2 as road underdogs, losing by 12-8-15 points. Titans are playing fastest pace in league- league foes are shooting 42.3% on arc against them. Wright is 3-0 at home in Horizon games but 0-2-1 vs spread, winning by 4-8-10 points. Horizon League home favorites are 9-16 vs spread.

Brown won four of its last six games; they’re 6-1 at home, 7-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Bears are #329 experience team that is turning ball over 20.2% of time- teams are shooting 55% inside arc against them this season. Brown/Dartmouth split their last eight meetings; Big Green split last four visits here, after losing six visits in row previous to that. Dartmouth lost its last five games; they’re 3-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200, are turning ball over 21.1% of time. Ivy League home favorites are 4-4 vs the spread.

Wisconsin lost four of its last five games; their last three games were all decided by 18+ points. Badgers are 1-4 on Big 14 road, 1-3 as road underdogs, wth losses by 4-4-28-18 points on foreign soil. Michigan State is 3-2 in its last five games after a 15-1 start; they’re 3-2 as Big 14 home favorites, with home wins by 29-30-4-28 points, and a loss to Michigan. Wisconsin is 4-3 in its last seven games with Michigan State; Badgers lost their last 10 visits to East Lansing- home side won last six series games. Big 14 home favorites are 19-18 vs spread.

Northern Kentucky won 87-83 at Oakland Jan 5, after trailing by 12 late in first half; road team won last four series games. Grizzlies won by 9-11 points in last two visits here. Oakland won its last four games, scoring 86.5 ppg; they’re 3-1 on Horizon road, with only loss by point at Green Bay- their road wins are by 8-10-6 points. NKU won seven of its last eight games; they’re 3-1 in Horizon home games, losing 84-81 to Wright St. Norse is 3-5 vs teams in top 200. Horizon League home favorites are 9-16 vs spread.

Rider made 10-16 on arc, won 88-84 at St Peter’s 8 days ago, just second series win for Broncs in last six games vs St Peter’s. Peacocks won three of their last four visits here. St Peter’s lost its last four games, is 0-4 in MAAC road games, 1-3 as road underdogs, losing away games by 9-4-12-3 points- they’re 1-7 in true road games, with only win at Lafayette. Rider won seven of its last eight games; Broncs are 2-1 as home favorites, winning all three of its MAAC home games, by 19-18-3 points. MAAC home favorites are 14-10-2 vs spread.

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NCAAB

Friday, January 26

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Trend Report
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BUFFALO @ OHIO
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio's last 6 games when playing Buffalo

DETROIT @ WRIGHT STATE
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Wright State
Wright State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Wright State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

DARTMOUTH @ BROWN
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dartmouth's last 8 games when playing Brown
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dartmouth's last 9 games when playing on the road against Brown
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brown's last 8 games when playing Dartmouth
Brown is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

HARVARD @ YALE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Harvard's last 5 games on the road
Harvard is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Yale
Yale is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Yale's last 12 games when playing at home against Harvard

SAINT PETER'S @ RIDER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's's last 5 games when playing on the road against Rider
Saint Peter's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rider
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rider's last 5 games when playing at home against Saint Peter's
Rider is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

WISCONSIN @ MICHIGAN STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games on the road
Michigan State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wisconsin
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wisconsin

OAKLAND @ NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road

CAL STATE-BAKERSFIELD @ SEATTLE
Cal State-Bakersfield is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Cal State-Bakersfield is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, January 26


Buffalo @ Ohio

Game 821-822
January 26, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
58.761
Ohio
48.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 10
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
by 7
158
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-7); Over

Harvard @ Yale

Game 823-824
January 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Harvard
49.723
Yale
54.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Yale
by 5
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Yale
by 1 1/2
133
Dunkel Pick:
Yale
(-1 1/2); Over

Detroit @ Wright State

Game 825-826
January 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
45.225
Wright State
55.097
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wright State
by 10
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wright State
by 12 1/2
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+12 1/2); Under

Dartmouth @ Brown

Game 827-828
January 26, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dartmouth
45.213
Brown
49.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Brown
by 4 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Brown
by 7
150
Dunkel Pick:
Dartmouth
(+7); Under

Wisconsin @ Michigan State

Game 829-830
January 26, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Wisconsin
59.812
Michigan State
77.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan State
by 17 1/2
131
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan State
by 16
136
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan State
(-16); Under

Oakland @ Northern Kentucky

Game 831-832
January 26, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
52.723
Northern Kentucky
61.609
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Northern Kentucky
by 9
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Kentucky
by 6 1/2
159
Dunkel Pick:
Northern Kentucky
(-6 1/2); Under

St Peter's @ Rider

Game 833-834
January 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St Peter's
52.665
Rider
56.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Rider
by 4
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rider
by 6 1/2
144
Dunkel Pick:
St Peter's
(+6 1/2); Over

Wagner @ St. Francis-PA

Game 835-836
January 26, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Wagner
51.208
St. Francis-PA
50.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wagner
by 1
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Francis-PA
by 4
143
Dunkel Pick:
Wagner
(+4); Over

CS-Bakersfield @ Seattle

Game 837-838
January 26, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
CS-Bakersfield
47.219
Seattle
50.380
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 6
137
Dunkel Pick:
CS-Bakersfield
(+6); Over

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Saturday’s 6-pack

Quarterbacks who played against Bill Belichick’s Patriots in the Super Bowl:

2001— Kurt Warner

2003— Jake Delhomme

2004— Donovan McNabb

2008, 2011— Eli Manning

2014— Russell Wilson

2016— Matt Ryan

Quote of the Day

“We have studied these issues at length. Our conclusion is that the time has come for a different approach that gives sports fans a safe and legal way to wager on sporting events while protecting the integrity of the underlying competitions.”
Dan Spillane, an attorney for the NBA

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Eldrick Woods win his first PGA Tour event?

Friday’s quiz
Jimmie Chitwood wore number 15 for Hickory High in Hoosiers.

Thursday’s quiz
Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming.

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Saturday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……

13) First time the Eagles played in the Super Bowl, 36 years ago, the tickets cost $40. Now you can add a couple zeroes to the end of that.

12) Lot of big-time money-line bets on the Eagles this week; as of 4pm Friday. CG Technology said it had a 7-figure liability on the Eagles’ money line. Interesting.

Just can’t envision someone taking $700,000 and betting on New England to lose SU, but that is what makes gambling so fascinating— you and I look at the same things in different ways.

11) NCAA is investigating UConn’s basketball program, so speculation can begin on who will take Kevin Ollie’s job. Huskies are struggling badly, so Ollie will get told to take a hike pretty soon, if there is anything at all to the NCAA’s probe.

If he was winning, they’d take a deep breath and stay the course.

There is no real logical successor at UConn; Steve Pikiell? Jim Calhoun worked wonders in the Nutmeg State— it wasn’t a very good job before he took it.

10) College football coaches are nomads: Dan Enos was the offensive coordinator at Arkansas the last three years, but the Razorbacks changed coaches, so Enos signed on with Michigan Jan 8th, but this week, Enos quit and will now be the quarterbacks’ coach at Alabama.

Seeing how Alabama’s football program turned a $45M profit LY, they can pay their coaches really, really well and with a freshman and sophomore QB battling for playing time next fall, Nick Saban needs a QB coach who can develop at least one of them— chances are one will also transfer, eventually.

9) When Dick Vermeil took the Eagles’ head coaching job in 1976, he took a family vote on whether to move from UCLA to the Eagles— he was the only person to vote yes. That must have been a fun first couple of years, when the kids were cold as hell in winter and the team sucked.

Everything turned out well; the Eagles wound up in the Super Bowl, then coach Vermeil retired and went into TV work— he stayed in TV for 14 years before coaching the Rams, by which time his kids were all grown up.

8) TNT announcers were killing the Washington Wizards during their first half of their game in Oklahoma City Thursday night; phrases like “Going through the motions” and “Maybe they should have another team meeting” were heard more than once. All this and the Wizards are tied for 5th seed in the East.

All this drama surrounding NBA teams lately, and most of it involving good teams; what the hell must the bad teams be like? They must really hate playing with each other.

7) Billy Donovan has gone from being one of the best college basketball coaches in the country to coaching the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the NBA’s better teams. I’d love to know if he enjoys it, or if he would ever go back to coaching in college? I’m just curious, thats all.

6) If someone doesn’t name a racehorse “Secret Society” this summer, I’m going to be very disappointed. Catchy name.

5) Stormy Daniels will be on the Jimmy Kimmel Show Tuesday night, after the State of the Union address. Asking for a friend: when was the last time a porn star/escort was a guest on a network TV talk show? Again, I’m just curious.

4) Former NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson signed up to be a graduate assistant football coach at Alabama State— he hopes to coach in the NFL someday. He played 10 years in the NFL.

3) The Earth doesn’t take 24 hours to rotate the sun; it takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds.

2) Pelicans beat Houston last night, but DeMarcus Cousins limped off with an achilles injury late in the game and it didn’t look good. New Orleans has been on a roll lately, was moving up the ladder in the Western Conference, but if this is a serious injury, then sayonara to that.

1) Miami Marlins’ GM Michael Hill is going to try to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days starting next week, which takes him off the grid. No wonder the Marlins always suck; when baseball isn’t your GM’s priority just before spring training starts, what do you expect?

But hey, the guy went to Harvard, so who cares if he is running a marathon in Antartica when someone wants to call about a potential trade for JT Realmuto?

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Saturday’s college basketball

Big X and SEC have ten games against each other today.

Texas Tech split its last six games after a 15-1 start; Red Raiders are 1-3 in true road games, losing last three, at Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa State- they won at Kansas, lost to Seton Hall in NYC, a semi-road game. Tech is 7-3 vs top 100 teams. South Carolina had big win at Florida in last game Wednesday; they won three of last four games, are 3-6 vs top 100 teams. Gamecocks force turnovers 21.8% of time, Tech forces them 24% of time. Last three years, Big X teams are 8-7 SU when visiting an SEC arena.

Virginia is 7-2 vs spread in last nine games as an ACC road underdog; they lost 68-61 (+3) at West Va in their only game this year getting points. Duke won 12 of last 14 games with Virginia, which lost its last nine games in Durham, last three by total of 8 points. Cavaliers won their last 11 games overall; they’re 5-1 vs top 50 teams. Duke won its last five games; they’re 3-0 in ACC home games, winning by 7-18-27 points. Duke is 4-13 in last 17 games as home favorites; Virginia is 7-2 in last nine tries as road underdogs. ACC home favorites are 18-15 vs spread.

Georgia lost four of its last five games, blowing double digit leads in last two games; Dawgs are 3-4 in true road games, winning at Marquette/LSU- they’re 2-5 vs top 50 teams. Georgia turned ball over 21.3% of time in last eight games. Kansas State won its last three home games, beating Oklahoma/TCU in last two; Wildcats are 4-4 vs top 100 teams- they’re shooting 42.6% on arc in last eight games, have best eFG% in Big X games. Last two seasons, SEC teams are 17-8 vs spread when playing Big 12 teams.

Florida State lost 80-74 at Miami Jan 7; Hurricanes led 45-32 at half. Miami won four of last six series games; they’re 3-2 in last five visits to Tallahassee. Seminoles scored 88.8 ppg in winning three of last four games- they’re 3-1 in ACC home games, with three of those games decided by 4 or less points or in OT. Miami is 4-3 in ACC, splitting its four road games, losing by 10 at Ga Tech, 9 at Clemson. FSU is 10-2-1 in last 13 games as ACC home favorites; Miami is 4-6 in last ten tries as road underdogs. ACC home favorites are 18-15 vs spread.

Last time West Virginia played Kentucky, Wildcats won 78-39 in a Sweet 16 game three years ago; WVU still has couple kids who played that night. Mountaineers lost three of their last four games, allowing 71+ points in all three losses- they’re 6-4 vs top 50 teams, are forcing turnovers 26.1% of time (#2 in country). Kentucky split its last six games, losing road games at Tennessee by 11, South Carolina by 8- – they’ve got SEC road wins at LSU/Vandy. Wildcats are 3-3 vs top 50 teams they’re turning ball over 19.1% of time in SEC games, 10th in 14-team league.

Texas A&M lost six of its last eight games after an 11-1 start that had people picking them to be in Final Four. Aggies are 0-4 on SEC road, with three losses by 12+ points- their only true road win was a good one, at USC. A&M is 3-4 vs top 50 teams. Kansas is 6-2 in Big X with no league wins by more than six points; Jayhawks are 7-3 vs top 50 teams; they’re thin team (#346 in bench minutes)- they only used seven guys in last game, loss at Oklahoma. Last two years, Big X favorites are 3-13 vs spread when giving points to an SEC squad.

Texas-Arlington is only 4-5 in Sun Belt, 1-4 on road, with losses by 25-4-12-6 points- their win was at Arkansas State. Georgia Southern lost its last two games; they’re 2-1 in Sun Belt home games, getting upset 62-61 at home by Texas State Thursday. Home side won four of five Arlington-Georgia Southern games; UTA lost two of three in this arena, winning by 10 here LY. Mavericks Eagles are 12-10-1 in last 23 games as home favorites; UTA covered once in last four tries as road underdogs. Sun Belt home favorites are 15-12-1 vs spread.

Arizona is 1-9-3 vs spread in its last 13 Pac-12 home games, 0-3-1 this year; their home wins are by 6-9-7-9 points. Wildcats were 30-36 on foul line in 94-82 win at Utah Jan 4; they were +23 on boards, offsetting Utah’s 12-26 shooting on arc. Utes are 0-6 here in Pac-12 play, but with only one loss by more than 10 points. Utah won its last three games, by 8-13-3 points; they’re 3-2 on Pac-12 road, getting swept at the LA schools by 19-17 points. Wildcats won 14 of last 15 games- they’re 2-5-1 vs spread in Pac-12 games. Pac-12 home favorites are 13-14-1 vs spread.

Oregon State beat Oregon 76-64 at home Jan 5; Oregon was just 8-29 on arc. Beavers haven’t swept this season series since at least 2004. OSU is 2-3 in last five Civil Wars; they lost last five visits to Eugene, by all by 10+ points (85-43 LY). State is 3-5 in its last eight games; they lost last three road games, by 1-9-2 points. Oregon is 3-4 in Pac-12, 2-2 at home; they’re 10-2 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Ducks are 14-5 in last 19 games as home favorites, but 1-3 this year; State is 10-10 in its last 20 games as road underdogs. Pac-12 home faves are 13-14-1 vs spread.

Home side won last seven Colorado-Arizona State games; Buffs lost last four visits to Tempe, by 9-21-1-6 points. ASU was just 9-33 on arc in 90-81 OT loss at Colorado Jan 4. Sun Devils were 12-0 in pre-conference games- they’re in 10th place in Pac-12 right now, losing two of three conference home games. Buffs are 4-5 in Pac-12, 1-4 on road, with losses by 19-15-12-9 points. Colorado is 8-18 in last 26 games as road underdogs; under Hurley, ASU is 5-6 as home favorites, 0-3 this season. Pac-12 home favorites are 13-14-1 vs spread.

San Diego State won its last 11 games with UNLV, winning last seven games played here, with three wins in Mountain West tourney in this arena. Aztecs lost three of last four games; they’re 1-3 in MW road games, with lone win by 9 at Colorado State. UNLV is 3-1 on MW road, 0-3 at home, losing by 9-7-4 points. Rebels are allowing 84.3 ppg in conference home games. Under Menzies, UNLV is 2-10 vs spread in MW home games; Aztecs are 5-7-1 in last 13 MW road games. MW home teams are 20-17 vs spread.

UCLA lost 107-99 in double OT at Stanford Jan 4; Bruins led by 13 with 9:12 left. UCLA is 8-3 in last 11 series games; Cardinal lost its last 11 games in Westwood, with four of last six losses here by 11+ points. UCLA lost three of last four games; they’re 4-1 in Pac-12 home games, with all four wins by 13+ points. Stanford is 3-0 as Pac-12 road underdogs this year, after being 4-15 the previous three years; their three league losses are by 3-2-5 points. UCLA is 9-11 in last 20 games as home favorites. 3-1 this season. Pac-12 home favorites are 13-14-1 vs spread.

Home side won five of six Wofford-East Tennessee games; Buccaneers lost last three visits here, by 8-14-3 points. ETSU is 8-0 in SoCon, 6-2 vs spread, covering all four of its road games; Bucs have best eFG% in SoCon (60.2%)- they’re forcing turnovers 21.4% of time this season. Wofford won its last seven games; they’re 4-0 at home in SoCon; Terriers’ only conference loss was by 4 at NC-Greensboro Dec 30. ETSU is 9-4 vs spread in last 13 games as road favorites; Wofford covered four of last five tries as home underdogs. SoCon home underdogs are 5-7 vs spread.