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Monday's Tip Sheet
January 28, 2018

The final Big Monday of the month on ESPN in college basketball closes things out with a bang with a pair of matchups in the ACC and the Big 12 featuring two of the top teams in the nation.

Notre Dame at No. 4 Duke (ESPN, 7:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Blue Devils -14, Total 150

Betting Matchup

With Saturday’s 80-75 loss to Virginia Tech as three-point home favorites, the Fighting Irish have now lost their last five games straight-up while going 1-4 against the spread. The total went OVER 143 ½ points against the Hokies after staying UNDER in five of their first seven ACC games. Notre Dame is 3-5 both SU and ATS in conference play as part of an overall record of 13-8 SU (7-11 ATS).

The Irish could never erase a seven-point deficit to Virginia Tech in their latest loss and they have averaged just 66.4 points during this five-game slide as opposed to a 76.6-point scoring average on the year. Sophomore guard TJ Gibbs led all scorers in that game with 27 points and he has now exceeded his 15.4 points per game in three of his last four starts. Senior guard Matt Farrell (15.7 points) is out with an ankle injury and forward Bonzie Colson (21.4 points) is on the shelf until late February with a broken foot.

Duke gave up some ground in the ACC with Saturday’s tight 65-63 loss to Virginia as a 3 ½-point home favorite. The Blue Devils fell to 6-3 SU (4-5 ATS) in ACC play as part of their 18-3 SU (12-8 ATS) record on the year. The total stayed UNDER the closing 134-point line in that game and it has stayed UNDER in five of their last seven outings.

Freshman forward Marvin Begley III almost scored half of Duke’s points on Saturday with 30 while going 13-for-18 from the field. He also pulled down 14 of the team’s 44 rebounds. Begley is averaging 22.0 points on a Blue Devils’ team that is ranked second in the nation in scoring with 90.3 points per game. The loss to Virginia was the first time this season Duke failed to score at least 78 points.

Betting Trends

-- The Fighting Irish are 1-4 ATS in their last five games coming off a SU loss and the total has gone OVER in their last four Monday games.

-- The Blue Devils have failed to cover in five of their last seven games against a team with a SU winning record and the total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five home games.

-- Head-to-head in this ACC tilt, the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in four of the last seven meetings.

No. 5 Kansas at Kansas State (ESPN, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Jayhawks -2, Total 147

Betting Matchup

The Jayhawks quickly bounced back from an 85-80 road loss to Oklahoma as slight two-point road underdogs with Saturday’s 79-68 victory at home against Texas A&M as nine-point favorites. The total ended as a PUSH against the Aggies after staying UNDER in their previous four games. Heading into that Big 12/SEC Challenge matchup, Kansas went 6-2 SU in its first eight conference games, but just 3-5 ATS.

Kansas got a big effort from senior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk in Saturday’s victory with 24 points after he put up that same scoring total in the loss to the Sooners. He is the Jayhawks’ second-leading scorer (16.8 points) behind another senior guard Devonte’ Graham’s 17.3 PPG. Graham was held to eight points against Texas A&M after scoring 11 points against Oklahoma.

Kansas State gave its in-state rivals all it could handle in the first meeting this season on Jan. 13 in a tight 73-72 loss to Kansas as a 12 ½-point road underdog. Since then, the Wildcats have won their last four games SU while going 3-1 ATS. They failed to cover as seven-point home favorites in a 56-51 win against Georgia as part of Saturday’s Big 12/SEC Challenge. The total has stayed UNDER in six of Kansas State’s last eight games.

This lineup goes four deep in double-digit scorers led by junior guard Barry Brown with 17.3 PPG. He only scored nine points in Saturday’s win after going off for 34 points in last Monday’s win against Baylor. Junior guard Kamau Stokes (13.4 PPG) remains out of the lineup with a broken foot. Kansas State is averaging 76.3 PPG and at the other end of the court it is holding opposing teams to 66.6 points a game.

Betting Trends

-- The Jayhawks have covered in eight of their last 10 road games and the total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in six of their last eight Monday games.

-- The Wildcats are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games at home and the total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five home games.

-- The road team in this in-state battle has gone 3-1-1 ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in four of the last six games between the two (including the first meeting this season).

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

More Super Bowl props, from the Westgate casino

— First team to use a replay challenge: Eagles -$130, Patriots +$110

— Nick Foles’ first pass will be: Complete -$250, Incomplete +$200

— Will either team score in first 6:30 of game? Yes +$105, No -$125

— Will either team score in final 2:00 of first half? Yes -$300, No +240

— Total QB sacks in the game: over/under 4.5

— Team that scores last: Patriots -$130, Eagles +$110


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Big NBA trade: Clippers dealt Blake Griffin to Detroit for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a 1st-round and a 2nd-round pick. Detroit also gets Brice Johnson and Willie Reed in the deal.

Griffin is on a 5-year, $171M contract that doesn’t have a no-trade clause in it.

12) Griffin’s contract has $150M of guaranteed money in it; no NFL contract has more than $70M guaranteed.

11) There are murmurs that if UConn changes basketball coaches this spring, Bobby Hurley will be one of the names on their list. My question is this and I don’t know what the answer is:

Is UConn a better basketball job than Arizona State? I’m not sure it is.

Hurley is from New Jersey, so coming back east would be a plus for his family, but expectations are very high in the Nutmeg State. Is Hurley in waiting for the Duke job? Mike Krzyzewski is 70, so that job will be opening up in the not-too-distant future.

10) New England Patriots have played in seven Super Bowls under Bill Belichick; obviously, they’re 5-2 in those games, but they also didn’t score in first quarter in any of the seven games.

9) New England is going to have two new coordinators next season, which should be fun to watch.

8) I watch a lot of football, but rarely the Pro Bowl; not even sure why it exists. Of all the all-star games, basketball should be the best, but the players don’t try so I’m thinking baseball’s is.

7) Arkansas gave basketball coach Mike Anderson a 2-year contract extension thru 2022.

6) UNLV is 4-4 in the Mountain West; they’re 4-0 when PG Jordan Johnson takes less than 12 shots from the floor, 0-4 when he takes 12+ shots. Rebels are a better team when Johnson sets up his teammates up for shots. Other teams try to get him to shoot the ball more.

5) Wyoming Cowboys are 14-7, 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference; they’re 5-0 in overtime games this season, which doesn’t happen much.

4) Very expensive torn achilles for DeMarcus Cousins, who is a free agent this summer, along with Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Paul George.

3) Milwaukee Bucks’ interim coach Joe Prunty was Luke Walton’s high school coach in San Diego.

2) Watching NBA games over the weekend, it dawned on me the immense impact Stephen Curry is having on the game, in a positive way. Curry is so skilled, such a great shooter, and he wasn’t born that way- he’s had to work his butt off to become this great.

That sends a message to kids, that if they work on their skills, they can become great players, too. Size isn’t everything; smaller players can make a big impact, if they put the ball in the hoop.

Instead of practicing useless stuff or just playing an endless amount of meaningless pickup games, more kids are practicing shooting and it is paying off.

1) Phoenix Suns have made at least one 3-pointer in 1,109 consecutive games, an NBA record.

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 30

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RHODE ISLAND (17 - 3) at MASSACHUSETTS (10 - 12) - 1/30/2018, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RHODE ISLAND is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
RHODE ISLAND is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
RHODE ISLAND is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
RHODE ISLAND is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
RHODE ISLAND is 36-20 ATS (+14.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.
MASSACHUSETTS is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MASSACHUSETTS is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
MASSACHUSETTS is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MASSACHUSETTS is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) after allowing 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.


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




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OHIO U (9 - 11) at BOWLING GREEN (12 - 9) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OHIO U is 99-65 ATS (+27.5 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
BOWLING GREEN is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.


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




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N CAROLINA (16 - 6) at CLEMSON (17 - 4) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEMSON is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all home games this season.
CLEMSON is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in home lined games this season.
N CAROLINA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) after allowing 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CLEMSON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.


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




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BUFFALO (16 - 5) at KENT ST (11 - 10) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENT ST is 118-88 ATS (+21.2 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
KENT ST is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
KENT ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 45-30 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 45-30 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
BUFFALO is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.


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




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N ILLINOIS (9 - 11) at C MICHIGAN (13 - 8) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N ILLINOIS is 88-58 ATS (+24.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
N ILLINOIS is 49-25 ATS (+21.5 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
N ILLINOIS is 3-1 against the spread versus C MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
N ILLINOIS is 3-1 straight up against C MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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W MICHIGAN (12 - 9) at E MICHIGAN (12 - 9) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W MICHIGAN is 37-57 ATS (-25.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 69-99 ATS (-39.9 Units) in January games since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
E MICHIGAN is 62-87 ATS (-33.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 110-151 ATS (-56.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 59-84 ATS (-33.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
W MICHIGAN is 3-1 against the spread versus E MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
E MICHIGAN is 2-2 straight up against W MICHIGAN 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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AKRON (10 - 10) at MIAMI OHIO (11 - 10) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
AKRON is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.


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




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BALL ST (13 - 8) at TOLEDO (15 - 6) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TOLEDO is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TOLEDO is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
BALL ST is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TOLEDO is 2-2 against the spread versus BALL ST over the last 3 seasons
BALL ST is 3-1 straight up against TOLEDO 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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TCU (15 - 6) at OKLAHOMA ST (13 - 8) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TCU is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TCU is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
TCU is 154-197 ATS (-62.7 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
TCU is 174-226 ATS (-74.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
TCU is 107-145 ATS (-52.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
OKLAHOMA ST is 119-85 ATS (+25.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.


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




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INDIANA (12 - 10) at OHIO ST (18 - 5) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 16-35 ATS (-22.5 Units) in road games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
INDIANA is 113-149 ATS (-50.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
OHIO ST is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
INDIANA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a conference game this season.


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




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RUTGERS (12 - 11) at ILLINOIS (11 - 11) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RUTGERS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
RUTGERS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
RUTGERS is 18-31 ATS (-16.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
RUTGERS is 162-201 ATS (-59.1 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
RUTGERS is 55-79 ATS (-31.9 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
ILLINOIS is 2-1 against the spread versus RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
ILLINOIS is 2-1 straight up against RUTGERS 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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FLORIDA (15 - 6) at GEORGIA (12 - 8) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a road favorite of 3 points or less or pick over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA is 53-82 ATS (-37.2 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.


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




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ILLINOIS ST (11 - 11) at MISSOURI ST (15 - 8) - 1/30/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MISSOURI ST is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MISSOURI ST is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
MISSOURI ST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in January games this season.
MISSOURI ST is 94-124 ATS (-42.4 Units) after a conference game since 1997.


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




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S ILLINOIS (14 - 9) at DRAKE (12 - 11) - 1/30/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DRAKE is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
S ILLINOIS is 3-2 against the spread versus DRAKE over the last 3 seasons
S ILLINOIS is 3-2 straight up against DRAKE 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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XAVIER (19 - 3) at ST JOHNS (10 - 12) - 1/30/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOHNS is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
XAVIER is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games this season.
XAVIER is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
XAVIER is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) as a favorite this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST JOHNS is 4-1 against the spread versus XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
XAVIER is 5-0 straight up against ST JOHNS 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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BAYLOR (12 - 9) at OKLAHOMA (15 - 5) - 1/30/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


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




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MINNESOTA (14 - 9) at IOWA (11 - 12) - 1/30/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 86-124 ATS (-50.4 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 30-51 ATS (-26.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after a conference game this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in road games after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.


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




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AUBURN (19 - 2) at OLE MISS (11 - 10) - 1/30/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OLE MISS is 85-56 ATS (+23.4 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
OLE MISS is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OLE MISS is 57-37 ATS (+16.3 Units) in January games since 1997.
OLE MISS is 29-11 ATS (+16.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
OLE MISS is 54-28 ATS (+23.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
AUBURN is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
AUBURN is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
AUBURN is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
AUBURN is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in January games this season.
AUBURN is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
OLE MISS is 4-1 against the spread versus AUBURN over the last 3 seasons
OLE MISS is 4-1 straight up against AUBURN 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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ARKANSAS (15 - 6) at TEXAS A&M (13 - 8) - 1/30/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARKANSAS is 76-120 ATS (-56.0 Units) in road games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 76-120 ATS (-56.0 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) against conference opponents this season.
ARKANSAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in January games this season.
ARKANSAS is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARKANSAS is 63-91 ATS (-37.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARKANSAS is 3-1 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
ARKANSAS is 3-1 straight up against TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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VANDERBILT (8 - 13) at KENTUCKY (16 - 5) - 1/30/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANDERBILT is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in all games this season.
VANDERBILT is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
VANDERBILT is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VANDERBILT is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VANDERBILT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
VANDERBILT is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.


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




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MARIST (4 - 17) at MANHATTAN (10 - 12) - 1/30/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARIST is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) as a road underdog of 9.5 to 12 points since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
MANHATTAN is 3-3 against the spread versus MARIST over the last 3 seasons
MANHATTAN is 4-2 straight up against MARIST 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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NEBRASKA-OMAHA (7 - 16) at S DAKOTA ST (18 - 6) - 1/30/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S DAKOTA ST is 85-56 ATS (+23.4 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 52-30 ATS (+19.0 Units) in all home games since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 52-30 ATS (+19.0 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 90-61 ATS (+22.9 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 85-60 ATS (+19.0 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 28-11 ATS (+15.9 Units) in home games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 40-21 ATS (+16.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA-OMAHA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
S DAKOTA ST is 3-3 against the spread versus NEBRASKA-OMAHA over the last 3 seasons
S DAKOTA ST is 4-2 straight up against NEBRASKA-OMAHA 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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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 30

Rhode Island won its last 12 games, winning their four A-14 road games, by 21-7-14-21 points.Rams are forcing turnovers 24.4% of time in A-14 tilts. UMass lost its last four games, all by 13+ points; they’re 2-2 in A-14 home games. URI beat UMass 73-51 Jan 17; they led 40-20 at half. Rams are 5-2 in last seven series games, but LY’s 70-62 win here was their first in last seven trips to Amherst. UMass is 4-6 in last 10 games as home underdogs; URI is 9-2 in last 11 games as road favorites, 3-1 this season. A-14 home underdogs are 11-6 vs spread.

North Carolina is 1-3 on ACC road (0-4 vs spread) with only win by 1 at injury-ravaged Notre Dame. Tar Heels lost last two games, allowing 80-95 points. Clemson split its last six games; they’re 4-0 at home in ACC, beating Louisville/Miami, but they lost their 2nd-best player two games ago. UNC made 15-31 on arc in 87-79 win over Clemson two weeks ago; Tar Heels won last 10 series games, winning last four visits here, by 2-9-24-3 points. UNC is 3-9-1 vs spread in its last 13 ACC road games. ACC home favorites are 20-18 vs spread.

Buffalo is 8-0 in MAC (7-1 vs spread); their road wins are by 20-22-10-7 points- they’re 6-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Kent State won four of its last five games (5-0 vs spread); they’re 4-0 at home in MAC, with three of the wins by 1 or 2 points or in OT. Buffalo won seven of last nine games with Kent, but Flashes KO’d Buffalo from MAC tourney LY, 68-65. Bulls won their last four games at Kent. Buffalo covered 8 of last 10 games as road favorites; Kent is 12-10 vs spread in last 22 home games, 4-0 this season. MAC home underdogs are 6-3 vs spread.

TCU lost its last three road games, by 1-5-5 points; they lost five of last seven games overall. Horned Frogs are 1-6 in last seven games decided by 5 or fewer points. Oklahoma State won its last three home games, with all three wins by one point, or in OT. Cowboys lost three of last four games overall. OSU is 8-2 vs TCU in Big X games, winning all five games played here, with all five wins by 12+ points. Cowboys are 3-6-1 in last 10 games as home underdogs; over last four years, TCU is 2-0 as road favorites. Big X home underdogs are 5-5 vs spread.

Indiana is 1-4 on Big 14 road (1-3-1 vs spread), with three losses by 10+ points- they lost three of last four games, losing last two games by 2-7 points. Ohio State is 9-1 in big 14, losing at home to Penn St last game; Buckeyes are 8-2 vs spread in conference, 2-2 as home favorites. Indiana won four of last five games with OSU; teams split last four games played here. Indiana is 3-7-1 in it last 11 games as road underdogs; Buckeyes are 4-7 in last 11 tries as home favorites. Big 14 home favorites are 21-19 vs spread. Hoosiers played rival Purdue Sunday; OSU last played Thursday.

Georgia lost five of its last six games, losing last two home games, to So Carolina/Arkansas. Dawgs are turning ball over 21.3% of time in conference games. Florida won three of its last five games; they’re 3-1 on SEC road with win at Kentucky- their loss was by 6 at Ole Miss. Florida won four in row, seven of last eight games with Georgia; they won three of last four visits to Athens. Gators are 7-4 in last 11 games as road favorites; Georgia is 6-2 in last eight games as home underdogs. SEC home underdogs are 6-4 against the spread.

Drake lost three of its last four games; they’re 4-1 in Valley home games, with only loss to Loyola. Bulldogs are 7-3 vs spread in MVC, 4-1 at home. Southern Illinois won its last three games, covered five of its last six; they’re 2-3 on MVC road, winning at UNI, Missouri State. Drake won 70-67 in Carbondale Dec 31; Bulldogs haven’t swept SIU since 2010. Salukis won three of their last five visits here. Drake is 9-4-1 vs spread in its last 14 home games; SIU is is 7-4 in last 11 games as road underdogs. MVC home favorites are 19-16 vs spread.

Oklahoma lost three of its last four games; they’re 4-0 in Big X home games (3-0-1 vs spread), winning by 20-10-5-5 points. Baylor lost four of last five games; they’re 0-4 on Big X road, losing by 24-3-10-3 points. Oklahoma/Baylor split their last eight games; Bears swept LY’s series, by 26-6 points. Baylor lost four of last five visits to Norman, with three of those losses by 10+ points. Sooners are 6-1-1 in last eight games as home favorites; Baylor is 8-3 in its last 11 games as road underdogs, 2-1 this year. Big X home favorites are 14-13-2 vs spread.

Iowa is 2-8 in Big 14, 1-4 on road, with losses by 13-18-16-14 points; they’re 2-8 vs spread in Big 14 games. Minnesota lost six of its last seven games, since losing Lynch for year; they lost last three home games, by 4-34-8 points. Minnesota/Iowa split their last eight games; home side won six of those eight. Gophers lost four of their last five visits to Iowa City. Iowa is 15-9-1 in last 25 games as Big 14 home favorites; Gophers are 12-20-1 in last 33 games as road underdogs. Big 14 home favorites are 21-19 against the spread.

Auburn was 29-37 on foul line (Ole Miss was 18-27) in 85-70 win over Ole Miss Jan 9, when Rebels led by 10 at the half- win snapped 10-game series losing streak. Tigers lost their last seven visits to Oxford. Auburn is 19-2, 7-1 in SEC, with only loss at Alabama- their SEC road wins are by 10-8-18 points. Ole Miss lost three of last four games; they’re 4-0 in SEC home games, are 3-2 as SEC dogs this year. Auburn covered three of last four tries as road favorites; Ole Miss is 14-8 vs spread in its last 22 SEC home games. SEC home underdogs are 6-4.

Texas A&M lost seven of last nine games since an 11-1 start; Aggies won last two games, by hoop over Ole Miss, 11 over Mizzou. Arkansas won its last three games, by total of 8 points; Hogs are 1-3 in SEC road games, with only win in double OT at Georgia. Home side won seven of eight Arkansas-Texas A&M games; Hogs won last three series games, by 3-2-9 points- their win here LY was their first in last four visits. Arkansas is 12-7-1 in last 20 games as road underdogs; Aggies are 3-9 in last dozen games as home favorites. SEC home favorites are 20-18 vs spread.

Kentucky is 5-3 in SEC, 2-5-1 vs spread, with home wins by 5-1-13 points with a loss to Florida. Vandy is 0-4 on SEC road (2-2 vs spread), losing by 7-11-18-5 points. Kentucky won 74-67 at Vanderbilt Jan 13; Wildcats were 25-37 on foul line in game that was tied with 4:34 to play. Kentucky won eight of last nine games vs Vandy; Commodores lost their last nine games in Rupp Arena. Kentucky is 13-9 in last 22 games as home favorites, 1-3 this season; Vandy is 35-18 in its last 53 games as road underdogs, 2-2 this year. SEC home favorites are 20-18 vs spread.

South Dakota State is 3-0 at home in Summit, winning by 3-22-2 points; they were up 17 at half over Ft Wayne Saturday, won by only a hoop. Omaha lost three of last four games; they’re 1-3 on Summit road, losing by 19-4-15 points (2-2 vs spread). State made 13-24 on arc in its 101-88 win in Omaha Jan 6; Jackrabbits led by 15 at half. State is 8-3 vs Omaha in Summit play; teams split last four games in this building. Omaha is 8-7 in last 15 games as road underdogs; State is 9-9 in last 18 games as home favorites. Summit League home favorites are 9-9 vs spread.

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NCAAB

Tuesday, January 30

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Trend Report
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RHODE ISLAND @ UMASS
RHODE ISLAND

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rhode Island's last 5 games when playing on the road against UMass
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
UMASS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UMass's last 5 games when playing at home against Rhode Island
UMass is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Rhode Island
INDIANA @ OHIO STATE
INDIANA

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ohio State
OHIO STATE

Ohio State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Ohio State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
NORTH CAROLINA @ CLEMSON
NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Clemson
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games on the road
CLEMSON

Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Clemson is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
FLORIDA @ GEORGIA
FLORIDA

Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Georgia
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
GEORGIA

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Georgia's last 9 games
Georgia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
AKRON @ MIAMI-OHIO
AKRON

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Akron's last 10 games when playing Miami-Ohio
Akron is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Miami-Ohio
MIAMI-OHIO

Miami-Ohio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Akron
Miami-Ohio is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Akron
BALL STATE @ TOLEDO
BALL STATE

Ball State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toledo
Ball State is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
TOLEDO

Toledo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toledo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
OHIO @ BOWLING GREEN
OHIO

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio's last 5 games when playing Bowling Green
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio's last 5 games
BOWLING GREEN

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Bowling Green's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Bowling Green's last 5 games when playing Ohio
BUFFALO @ KENT STATE
BUFFALO

Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
KENT STATE

Kent State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kent State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NORTHERN ILLINOIS @ CENTRAL MICHIGAN
NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Northern Illinois is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games
CENTRAL MICHIGAN

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Central Michigan's last 7 games
Central Michigan is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
WESTERN MICHIGAN @ EASTERN MICHIGAN
WESTERN MICHIGAN

The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Western Michigan's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Michigan's last 7 games when playing Eastern Michigan
EASTERN MICHIGAN

Eastern Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Western Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Eastern Michigan's last 7 games when playing Western Michigan
MARIST @ MANHATTAN
MARIST

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Marist's last 6 games on the road
Marist is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
MANHATTAN

Manhattan is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Marist
Manhattan is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Marist
RUTGERS @ ILLINOIS
RUTGERS

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers's last 5 games
Rutgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
ILLINOIS

Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rutgers
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rutgers
TCU @ OKLAHOMA STATE
TCU

The total has gone OVER in 8 of TCU's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of TCU's last 6 games on the road
OKLAHOMA STATE

Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against TCU
Oklahoma State is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing TCU
SAM HOUSTON STATE @ MCNEESE STATE
SAM HOUSTON STATE

No trends to report
MCNEESE STATE

No trends to report
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS @ DRAKE
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Southern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games
DRAKE

Drake is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Drake is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
ILLINOIS STATE @ MISSOURI STATE
ILLINOIS STATE

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Illinois State's last 10 games on the road
Illinois State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Missouri State
MISSOURI STATE

Missouri State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Missouri State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Illinois State
NEBRASKA-OMAHA @ SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
NEBRASKA-OMAHA

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 5 games when playing South Dakota State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 6 games on the road
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

South Dakota State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
South Dakota State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
WAYLAND BAPTIST @ UTRGV
WAYLAND BAPTIST

No trends to report
UTRGV

No trends to report
XAVIER @ ST. JOHN'S
XAVIER

Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. John's
Xavier is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
ST. JOHN'S

St. John's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. John's's last 5 games when playing Xavier
VANDERBILT @ KENTUCKY
VANDERBILT

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vanderbilt's last 8 games when playing Kentucky
Vanderbilt is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Kentucky
KENTUCKY

Kentucky is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kentucky's last 8 games when playing Vanderbilt
MINNESOTA @ IOWA
MINNESOTA

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Iowa
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
IOWA

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Iowa's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Iowa's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
BAYLOR @ OKLAHOMA
BAYLOR

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baylor's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma's last 7 games
ARKANSAS @ TEXAS A&M
ARKANSAS

Arkansas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arkansas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas A&M
TEXAS A&M

Texas A&M is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Texas A&M is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arkansas
AUBURN @ MISSISSIPPI
AUBURN

Auburn is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games
Auburn is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO @ NEW MEXICO STATE
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

No trends to report
NEW MEXICO STATE

New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern New Mexico
New Mexico State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern New Mexico

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 30


Rhode Island @ Massachusetts

Game 519-520
January 30, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rhode Island
70.202
Massachusetts
55.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Rhode Island
by 15
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rhode Island
by 10 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Rhode Island
(-10 1/2); Over

Ohio @ Bowling Green

Game 521-522
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ohio
47.318
Bowling Green
49.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bowling Green
by 2 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Bowling Green
Pick
152 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Bowling Green
Over

North Carolina @ Clemson

Game 523-524
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Carolina
73.339
Clemson
69.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Carolina
by 3 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Clemson
by 2
146
Dunkel Pick:
North Carolina
(+2); Under

Buffalo @ Kent State

Game 525-526
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
55.202
Kent State
52.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 3
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
by 7
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kent State
(+7); Under

Northern Illinois @ Central Michigan

Game 527-528
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Illinois
47.646
Central Michigan
56.773
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Central Michigan
by 9
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Central Michigan
by 5
145
Dunkel Pick:
Central Michigan
(-5); Over

Western Michigan @ Eastern Michigan

Game 529-530
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Western Michigan
48.427
Eastern Michigan
52.896
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Eastern Michigan
by 4 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Eastern Michigan
by 3 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Eastern Michigan
(-3 1/2); Over

Akron @ Miami-OH

Game 531-532
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Akron
52.905
Miami-OH
54.389
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami-OH
by 1 1/2
130
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami-OH
by 4
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Akron
(+4); Under

Ball State @ Toledo

Game 533-534
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ball State
52.388
Toledo
57.498
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toledo
by 5
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toledo
by 8
157
Dunkel Pick:
Ball State
(+8); Under

TCU @ Oklahoma State

Game 535-536
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
TCU
70.645
Oklahoma State
66.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
TCU
by 4 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
TCU
by 1
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
TCU
(-1); Over

Indiana @ Ohio State

Game 537-538
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
58.406
Ohio State
71.895
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio State
by 13 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio State
by 11
139
Dunkel Pick:
Ohio State
(-11); Over

Rutgers @ Illinois

Game 539-540
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rutgers
58.091
Illinois
61.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Illinois
by 3
128
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Illinois
by 5 1/2
133 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Rutgers
(+5 1/2); Under

Florida @ Georgia

Game 541-542
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
66.723
Georgia
67.611
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia
by 1
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
by 3
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia
(+3); Under

Illinois State @ Missouri State

Game 543-544
January 30, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Illinois State
52.308
Missouri State
57.221
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Missouri State
by 5
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Missouri State
by 8
138
Dunkel Pick:
Illinois State
(+8); Under

Southern Illinois @ Drake

Game 545-546
January 30, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Southern Illinois
54.313
Drake
53.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Illinois
by 1
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Drake
by 2 1/2
144
Dunkel Pick:
Southern Illinois
(+2 1/2); Under

Xavier @ St John's

Game 547-548
January 30, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Xavier
71.224
St John's
63.301
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Xavier
by 8
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Xavier
by 6
152
Dunkel Pick:
Xavier
(-6); Over

Baylor @ Oklahoma

Game 549-550
January 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baylor
62.318
Oklahoma
73.896
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oklahoma
by 11 1/2
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oklahoma
by 7 1/2
155
Dunkel Pick:
Oklahoma
(-7 1/2); Over

Minnesota @ Iowa

Game 551-552
January 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
59.823
Iowa
66.697
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iowa
by 7
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iowa
by 3
158
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa
(-3); Over

Auburn @ Ole Miss

Game 553-554
January 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Auburn
71.754
Ole Miss
64.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Auburn
by 7
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Auburn
by 4
163
Dunkel Pick:
Auburn
(-4); Over

Arkansas @ Texas A&M

Game 555-556
January 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas
67.562
Texas A&M
70.428
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas A&M
by 3
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas A&M
by 5 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arkansas
(+5 1/2); Under

Vanderbilt @ Kentucky

Game 557-558
January 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vanderbilt
63.702
Kentucky
70.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kentucky
by 7
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kentucky
by 11 1/2
144
Dunkel Pick:
Vanderbilt
(+11 1/2); Under

Marist @ Manhattan

Game 559-560
January 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Marist
43.512
Manhattan
55.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Manhattan
by 12 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Manhattan
by 9
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Manhattan
(-9); Over

NE-Omaha @ South Dakota St

Game 561-562
January 30, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NE-Omaha
44.818
South Dakota St
62.786
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
South Dakota St
by 18
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
South Dakota St
by 14 1/2
165
Dunkel Pick:
South Dakota St
(-14 1/2); Over

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Tuesday's Wagers
January 30, 2018

**Florida at Georgia**

-- Florida (15-6 straight up, 11-9 against the spread) has won four in a row over UGA and seven of the last eight. UF is 6-2 ATS in the past eight games of this rivalry and 9-3 in the last 12. The Gators needed overtime to slip past the Bulldogs in Gainesville last season. They also caught a break when UGA star Yante Maten fouled out after scoring 15 points in only 19 minutes of playing time. Then in the rematch at UGA, Chris Chiozza led UF to a 72-60 win as a 4.5-point road favorite. Chiozza finished with 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and a pair of assists.

-- Mike White’s team owns a 3-1 record both SU and ATS in four road assignments. The Gators’ lone loss on the road came at Ole Miss earlier this month.

-- As of early this morning, most spots had the Gators installed as 2.5-point favorites for Tuesday’s SEC showdown in Athens at Stegeman Coliseum. The total was 137.5 points.

-- Chiozza was the catalyst in UF’s 81-60 win over Baylor on Saturday as a seven-point home ‘chalk.’ The senior point guard produced 20 points, six rebounds, two steals and six assists compared to merely one turnover. Jalen Hudson added 17 points and Egor Koulechov finished with 16 points and eight rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting from downtown. The Gators hit 14-of-25 launches from 3-point land.

-- After scoring seven points or fewer for four consecutive games, UF junior guard KeVaughn Allen has been in double figures in four straight contests. Nevertheless, he’s still shooting 36.0 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from long distance. On the flip side, redshirt sophomore forward Keith Stone had a spurt of four games in a row scoring in double digits, but he’s been held to single digits in three of UF’s past four outings.

-- Hudson is averaging a team-best 16.5 points per game while hitting 42.2 percent of his 3-pointers. Koulechov is averaging 14.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. After missing two of his five free throws vs. Baylor, the grad transfer from Rice saw his FT shooting percentage drop to 91.8. Chiozza is averaging 12.6 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. The senior PG has a 129/37 assist-to-turnover ratio and has buried 89.4 percent of his FTs. Allen (11.4 PPG) isn’t slumping at the FT line, making 90.3 percent of his attempts.

-- UF is No. 21 at KenPom.com and N. 35 in the RPI Rankings. The Gators have four Top 50 and six Top 100 wins that didn’t come in Gainesville on their home floor. They are 5-3 against the Top 50 and blew late second-half leads in losses to Duke (87-84 in Portland) and Clemson (71-69 in Sunrise, FL.). White’s team is 9-6 versus the Top 100. UF has won at Texas A&M, at Missouri and at Kentucky, in addition to neutral-court scalps of Gonzaga and Stanford.

-- Georgia (12-8 SU, 9-8 ATS) is in desperation mode here after losing five its past six games. The latest gut-wrenching loss for Mark Fox’s ninth team came Saturday at Kansas St., where the Wildcats finished the game on a 12-2 run to rally past the Bulldogs for a 56-51 win. UGA covered the spread as a seven-point road underdog. Fox’s team scored only one bucket in the final seven minutes of the game. Yante Maten finished with 14 points, five rebounds and one blocked shot, but his teammates did a piss-poor job of getting him the ball, particularly a few times when reserve guard Tyree Crump passed on entry passes when Maten had advantageous position on the post. Juwan Parker had 11 points and six rebounds, but he committed four turnovers and made only 1-of-6 treys. Derek Ogbeide played well in 28 minutes, contributing 10 points, eight rebounds and one block while converting 5-of-7 field-goal attempts.

-- UGA’s Rayshaun Hammonds had another dismal offensive performance at Kansas State. The true freshman forward, who was a four-star recruit, scored three points and went 1-of-7 from the field against the Wildcats. Hammonds (6.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG) had been held scoreless in three of the four previous games. If Fox’s team is going to snap out of its recent slump, it’s going to need more out of Hammonds.

-- UGA is 8-2 SU and 4-3 ATS at home this year.

--Fox has taken UGA to two NCAA Tournaments and three NIT’s in his first eight seasons, but he’s yet to win a Tournament game. Most feel he needs to get this team to the Tournament to see a 10th season. Therefore, the pressure is on.

-- Georgia’s current three-game losing streak started at Auburn two Saturdays ago, when UGA led the Tigers by 14 at halftime. The second half belonged to Bruce Pearl’s team, though, and AU won by double digits. Then last Tuesday, the Bulldogs lost at home to Arkansas in double overtime.

-- Georgia is No. 56 in the RPI Rankings, going 4-4 versus the Top 50 and 6-6 versus the Top 100. The Bulldogs have wins at Marquette, at LSU, at CS-Fullerton and vs. Saint Mary’s out in California. They also have lopsided home victories over Temple (by 18), Alabama (by 19) and Ole Miss (by 11).

-- Maten is one of the nation’s premier players. The senior power forward is averaging 19.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Maten is shooting at a career-best 84.6 percent clip from the free-throw line. No other UGA players are averaging double figures. Juwan Parker and Turtle Jackson have their moments, but neither has emerged as a consistent second scorer that can be counted on. Howard did score 17 points in last season’s OT loss at UF.

-- In Joe Lunardi’s latest edition of ‘Bracketology’ that was posted Monday at ESPN.com, Georgia was a part of his Next Four Out.

-- Georgia plays outstanding defense, ranking sixth in the nation in field-goal percentage defense (38.7%). The Bulldogs are 40th in the country at defending the 3-point line (31.4%) and 41st in scoring ‘D’ (66.0 PPG).

-- The ‘under’ is 8-1 in UGA’s past nine games. The lone ‘over’ appeared in the double-overtime loss to Arkansas when the combined score was still ‘under’ the total at the end of the first extra session. UGA has seen the ‘under’ go 11-6 overall, but the ‘over’ is 4-3 in its home games.

-- The ‘over’ has hit in back-to-back UF games to improve to 11-8 overall, 2-2 in its road assignments.

-- The SEC Network will have the telecast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, with Tom Hart and Jon Sunvold on the call.

**Baylor at Oklahoma**

-- As of early this morning, most books had Oklahoma (15-5 SU, 8-11 ATS) listed as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 156.5.

-- Lon Kruger’s squad is in bounce-back mode after dropping an 80-73 decision Saturday at Alabama in a pick ‘em affair. Trae Young was limited to five points in the first half and 17 for the game. On the day of his lowest scoring output since OU’s season opener, the freshman point guard had eight assists compared to five turnovers. Khadeem Lattin had 18 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while Rashard Odomes finished with 15 points and seven boards.

-- Young leads the nation in scoring (29.6 PPG) and assists (9.6 APG). The homegrown Norman product is averaging a team-high 2.0 steals per game and is knocking down 40.2 percent of his 3-balls. Christian James and Brady Manek are also averaging in double figures with 11.8 and 11.3 PPG averages, respectively. Lattin (8.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG) is averaging team-bests in rebounding (6.4 RPG), FG percentage (61.5%) and blocks (2.2 BPG).

-- OU is No. 12 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, No. 12 in the RPI and No. 22 at KenPom.com. The Sooners are 6-3 against the RPI Top 50 and 9-5 versus the Top 100. They own home wins over Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech, Northwestern and Oklahoma St., in addition to neutral-court victories over Oregon and USC. Oklahoma also has wins at Wichita St. and at TCU.

-- With its 5-3 record, Oklahoma is in a three-way tie for second place in the Big 12 standings. OU, WVU and Texas Tech are 1.5 games behind league-leading Kansas, which won at Kansas St. last night to improve to 7-2 in conference play.

-- Oklahoma is unbeaten in 10 home games with a 5-4 spread record.

-- OU leads the nation in scoring with a 90.3 PPG average.

-- Baylor (12-9 SU, 7-7 ATS) is No. 85 in the RPI, limping to a 2-7 record against the Top 50 and a 3-8 mark versus the Top 100. The Bears have home wins over Oklahoma St. and Texas, in addition to a neutral-court triumph over Creighton.

-- Baylor is going through a rare rebuilding campaign. Scott Drew has built this program into a perennial contender that has been to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, five of the past six and seven in the last 10 years. The Bears have been to the Sweet 16 four times under Drew, and they’ve been to a pair of Elite Eight’s and won the NIT in 2013.

-- Baylor is winless in six road assignments with a 2-4 spread record.

-- Baylor is 3-5 ATS with one outright win (over Wisconsin on a neutral floor) in eight games as an underdog.

-- In Saturday’s loss at UF, Terry Maston paced Baylor with a team-high 14 points and six rebounds. Manu Lecomte scored 10 points, but he was held 6.5 points below his team-leading 16.5 PPG average. The Gators held Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. to nine points and five rebounds without a blocked shot. Lual-Acuil is averaging 15.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 BPG.

-- The ‘over’ is 12-7 overall for the Sooners, 6-3 in their home games. However, the ‘under’ has cashed in four straight games for OU and six of its past seven.

-- The ‘under’ is 9-4-1 overall for the Bears, 5-1 in their road contests. This is the highest total they’ve seen this season. In fact, Baylor’s had only one game with a total in the 150s, with the 124 combined points stayed ‘under’ the 154-point tally in a win over Creighton.

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

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Nebraska is 12-1 ATS in its past 13 games after winning 74-63 Monday at Wisconsin as a four-point underdog. The Cornhuskers rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit with 9:57 left to hook up money-line supporters with a +160 payout. They went on a 13-0 run to take the lead and coasted to their fourth win in five games. James Palmer Jr. led Nebraska with 28 points and Glynn Watson Jr. finished with 15 points, two rebounds, one steal, one crucial block shot and six assists without a turnover. Ethan Happ had 25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, but he made only 8-of-19 FTAs.

-- Michigan came out flat and trailed 19-11 before finishing the first half on a 10-0 run vs. Northwestern last night. The Wolverines went on to win 58-47 as 7.5-point favorites, while gamblers on the ‘under’ cashed easily when the 105 combined points dropped below the 133.5-point tally. Charles Matthews led the way with 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

-- In addition to Baylor at OU, there are fourth other televised games that tip at 9:00 p.m. Eastern tonight. Ole Miss hosts Auburn on the SEC Network, Minnesota is at Iowa on the Big Ten Network, Kentucky hosts Vandy at Rupp Arena on ESPN and Arkansas is at Texas A&M on ESPNU.

-- Since starting the season with a deplorable 1-14 spread record, Vandy has ripped off three straight spread covers. The Commodores were 10.5-point road underdogs to UK early this morning. Bryce Drew’s team is winless in six road games with a 2-4 spread record. John Calipari’s squad is 12-1 SU and 5-8 ATS at home. Vandy beat TCU on Saturday as a short home underdog, while the ‘Cats rallied from 17 down in the second half to win 83-76 at West Virginia as 10.5-point ‘dogs.

-- Most spots had Texas A&M favored by five vs. Arkansas early this morning. The Aggies are 9-2 SU but just 2-6 ATS at home. The Razorbacks have limped to a 1-4 spread record both SU and ATS in five road games. Mike Anderson’s team has won three straight games and four of its past five, but it is mired in a 1-8 ATS slump. Arkansas has beaten the Aggies in three straight head-to-head meetings both SU and ATS.

-- Auburn is a 4.5-point road favorite tonight at Ole Miss. When these teams met at Auburn Arena on Jan. 9, the Rebels led 45-35 at halftime. The Tigers rallied to not only win 85-70, but they also covered the spread as double-digit favorites (-12). DeSean Murray led six AU players in double figures with 16 points and eight rebounds. Bruce Pearl’s squad had lost 10 in a row to Ole Miss before the comeback victory. We should note that the Rebels played without their leading scorer, Deandre Burnett, who was out with an ankle injury. Burnett is averaging team-highs in scoring (15.2 PPG), and assists (4.5 APG). Ole Miss is 10-3 SU and 7-5 ATS at home, while Auburn is 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS on the road. The Rebels have seen the ‘under’ go 8-2 in their past 10 games.

-- Andy Kennedy is the dean of SEC coaches in his 12th season at Ole Miss. I was somewhat shocked to see that Kennedy is now 18th on the SEC’s all-time wins list and is just four victories behind the legendary Nolan Richardson.

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

— Chiefs are trading QB Alex Smith to the Redskins; they get a 3rd round draft pick and CB Kendrick Fuller- they save $17M by trading Smith.

— Smith gets $94M for four years from Washington, $71M of it guaranteed, but is he better than Kirk Cousins?

— Rockets 114, Magic 107— James Harden had 60 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds.

— Cavaliers’ Kevin Love broke his left hand, is out 6-8 weeks.

— Syracuse is down to six healthy scholarship basketball players.

— Miami Hurricanes’ Bruce Brown had foot surgery, is out 6-8 weeks.

Quote of the Day
“There was a feeling in the room, an unspoken knowledge that we were witnessing something that would never happen again, a moment in history being recorded, an official record of something so many people are interested about.”
Ken Rodgers, NFL Films, on the Parcells/Belichick documentary later this week

Wednesday’s quiz
Who is the only person to be head coach in a Super Bowl and also play in the NBA?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner plays the GM of the Cleveland Browns.

Monday’s quiz
Ground Hog Day is later this week; the Ground Hog sees or doesn’t see his shadow in Punxsutawney, PA

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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings……

13) West Virginia’s basketball team got thrown under the bus by their athletic department when the school joined the Big X six years ago.

You look at their nine basketball road trips; the closest Big X rival to Morgantown is Iowa State, which is 860 miles away. Lot of long road trips in the cold of winter, all so the football team would have a good league to play in. Hope it is worth it.

Basketball team would’ve been fine playing in the Big East or the A-14, or even the ACC. Look at a map and plot the 10 teams in the Big X; it is weird to see how far West Virginia is from everyone else.

12) Two things about the Blake Griffin-to-Detroit trade:
a) I wouldn’t be too eager to trade with any team Jerry West works for (Clippers)
b) Blake Griffin has missed 84 games the last three years, and this year isn’t over.

11) 18 players on the Patriots’ 53-man roster are undrafted players, which is a lot. Eagles have nine undrafted players on their roster.

10) There is a new Arena Football team here in Albany this spring; 300 people showed up for an open tryout Saturday, at an indoor facility in Halfmoon. Wonder if any of them will make the squad, which starts play April 14.

Think it might actually be harder to make an Arena League team as a walk-on, since there really aren’t special teams the way there are in the NFL.

9) Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles played all season with a wrist injury that needs surgery; the team knew this before the season— looks like Bortles will play for $19M next year, the $$ the Jaguars to give him if he is on the roster March 14.

8) Washington Wizards star John Wall is having his knee scoped, will be out 6-8 weeks. Right now, Wizards are #6 seed in the East- can they stay there?

7) I’m a big fan of the TV show Suits on USA Network; one of the actresses on the show is a woman named Meghan Markle who will soon marry Prince Harry in England, so she’s leaving the show after this spring’s episodes.

Read Tuesday that Patrick Adams will also leave the show after this season; his character (Mike) is one of the two main characters in the show, so interesting to see how they’ll proceed moving forward.

6) Former New Mexico basketball player Hugh Greenwood now plays Australian Rules Football for the Adelaide Crows in the AFL. Tough sport.

5) Carolina Hurricanes just got sold to a guy who says the team might play some games in Hartford Whalers throwback uniforms— the Hurricanes moved to Raleigh from Hartford 21 years ago. Whalers had green uniforms with an awesome logo; this is a good idea.

4) Doug Pederson is bringing Brett Favre in to speak to the Eagles Saturday night. Pederson was Favre’s backup for seven years in Green Bay.

3) Milwaukee is the smallest TV market in the major leagues; they averaged 31,282 fans a game last year because they were smart enough to build a retractable dome in a cold-weather city, so fans don’t have to suffer while they’re watching the game.

2) Arkansas is paying former football coach Bret Bielema $11,395,000 as a going away present; if he gets 36 monthly payments thru 2020, that works out to $316,527.78 a month.

1— I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that Tuesday was the 18th anniversary of the greatest NFL game ever played: Rams 23, Titans 16 in Super Bowl XXXIV.

Think about Falcons-Patriots last year and SB XXXIV was a similar game, except the team that stormed back from behind fell just short of winning……thank God.

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Wednesday’s 13 most interesting college basketball games

LSU lost four of its last five games; they’re 2-2 on SEC road, losing by 6 at Vandy, 25 at Auburn. Tigers are 4-3 vs top 50 teams. Tennessee won six of its last seven games, allowing 56.7 ppg in winning their last three; they won last three home games, by 11-13-5 points. Tennessee/LSU split their last six meetings; Tigers lost three of last four visits to Knoxville, losing by 22-10-16 points. LSU is 8-11 in last 19 games as road underdogs; under Barnes, Vols are 6-5 as home favorites, 2-2 this season. SEC home favorites are 21-19 vs spread.

Cincinnati is 8-0 in AAC games, winning its four home games by 34-20-26-33 points; they covered five of last six games overall. Bearcats are forcing turnovers 23% of time in AAC play. Houston won four of its last five games; they’re they’re 5-2 vs top 100 teams, 2-2 on AAC road, losing by 18 at Wichita, 9 at Tulane. Cincinnati is 7-1 vs Houston in AAC play, with five of last six series wins by 10+ points. Cincy is 18-10-1 in last 29 games as home favorites; Houston is 12-14 in last 26 games as road underdogs. AAC home favorites are 18-15 vs spread.

Louisville won five of its last six games, with only loss in OT at Miami; Cardinals is 7-1 vs spread in ACC play- 3 of their 4 ACC road games went OT. Virginia is 9-0 in ACC, covering its last five games; they’re 3-2 as home favorites this year, winning by 1-12-7-17-25 points. Virginia won its last four games with Louisville; Cardinals are 0-3 here in ACC play, winning by 5-22-16 points. Louisville is 4-0 as ACC road dogs this year, after being 0-8 the last two years. Virginia is 13-9 in last 22 games as home favorites. ACC home favorites are 21-18 vs spread.

West Virginia lost four of last five games, losing last two road games, at Tex Tech/TCU; they led by 7+ points in each of the four losses. Iowa State lost seven of last nine games- they’re 2-2 in Big X home games, losing by 16 to K-State, 4 to Texas. WVU won four of last five games vs ISU; Cyclones KO’d WVU from Big X tourney in last meeting. Mountaineers won last two visits here, by 5-13 points. WVU is 12-6 in last 18 games as road favorites; Cyclones are 2-5 in last seven tries as home underdogs. Big X home underdogs are 5-6 vs spread.

Providence won four of its last five games; they’ve been off for 8 days. Friars are 2-2 on Big East road, losing by 19 at Creighton, 20 at Villanova. Seton Hall lost three of its last five games; they are they’re 3-1 at home in Big East, winning by 6-5-13 points, losing to Xavier. Pirates won three of last four games with Providence; Friars lost last two visits here, by 18-2 points. Friars are 10-6 in last 16 games as road underdogs; SH is 9-8 in last 17 games as home favorites. Big East home favorites are 14-10-1 vs spread. Providence is 3-5 vs top 50 teams this season.

Loyola shot 71.4% inside arc in 81-65 home win over Bradley Jan 13; Ramblers won last five series games— teams split last four meetings played here. Loyola won its last seven games; they are 4-1 on Valley road, with only loss 5 at Missouri State. Bradley won its last three games; they are 5-0 in MVC home games, with four wins by 9+ points. Bradley is 6-3 in last nine games as home underdogs; under Moser, Loyola is 5-5 as road favorites. MVC home underdogs are 5-0 vs spread. Loyola is shooting 39.5% on arc in MVC games, best in league.

South Carolina is 5-6 in its last 11 games, losing last two home games, to Tennessee/Texas Tech. Gamecocks are shooting only 38.5% inside arc in SEC tilts. Mississippi State lost five of its last seven games; they’re 0-4 in SEC road games, losing by 6-17-6-13 points. Carolina won five of last six games with MSU; Bulldogs lost last four visits to Columbia, losing by 7-13-5-6 points. Under Howland, State is 8-12-1 as road underdogs, 0-3-1 this year; Gamecocks are 11-8 in last 19 games as home favorites. SEC home favorites are 21-19 against the spread.

Boston College is 3-1 in ACC home games, 4-0 vs spread, with only loss by 4 to Clemson; Eagles are 6-2 vs spread in ACC- they haven’t played in a week. Virginia Tech split its four ACC road games; Hokies have worst eFG% in ACC. BC is shooting 39.2% on arc in ACC games. Tech won its last three games with Boston College, by 15-6-16 points; Eagles won three of last four visits to Blacksburg. BC is 4-0 vs spread in ACC home games this year, 3-0 as an underdog; Last 5+ years, Tech is 2-1 as road favorites. ACC home underdogs are 8-8 vs spread.

Texas Tech was 7-27 on arc in 67-58 loss at Texas Jan 17; home side won last six series games. Longhorns lost last two visits here, by 8-10 points. Tech split its last six games after a 14-1 start; Red Raiders are 4-0 in Big X home games, winning by 24-16-1-5 points. Texas is 1-3 on Big X road, losing by 9 at Baylor, 1 at Okla State, 35 at West Va- they won at Iowa State. Longhorns are 4-4 vs top 50 teams. Under Beard, Tech is 5-5 as home favorites; Texas is 7-10-1 in last 18 games as home favorites. Big X home favorites are 14-14-2 vs spread.

Alabama won five of its last six games; they’re 4-0 in SEC home games, winning by 22-14-5-6 points- they also beat Oklahoma in last home games. Missouri lost its last three games, all by 11+ points; Tigers are 2-2 as road dogs this season, losing by 2 at Arkansas, 11 at A&M, 12 at Mississippi State. Alabama won its last five games with Mizzou; Tigers lost last four visits here, by 7-13-9-12 points. Under Johnson, Alabama is 7-8-1 as home favorites; Mizzou is 6-7 in last 13 games as road underdogs. SEC home favorites are 21-19 vs spread.

Marquette lost three of last four games; they’re 3-2 at home in Big East, losing to Villanova, Xavier; Eagles allowed 85+ points in all five league losses. Butler won three of last four games; they’re 2-3 on big East road, losing by 7-11-10 points. Butler shot 68% inside arc, had only 3 turnovers in 94-83 home win over Marquette Jan 12; Bulldogs are 7-2 vs Marquette in Big East play, splitting four visits here. Butler is 9-14 in last 23 games as road underdogs, 0-3 this year; Marquette is 6-4 in last ten games as home favorites. Big East home favorites are 14-10-1.

Colorado State lost its last four games, allowing 83 ppg; they’ve got couple guys hurt. Rams are 0-4 in Mountain West home games, with three losses by 5 points or in OT. State beat Wyoming 78-73 in Laramie Jan 13, in foulfest where 11 players wound up with either 4 or 5 fouls. Rams won last three series games, but Cowboys won two of last three visits to Ft Collins. State is 7-4-1 in last 12 games as home underdogs, 0-2-1 this season; Wyoming is 1-4 vs spread in its last five tries as road favorites. Mountain West home underdogs are 9-6 vs spread.

Nevada was 10-17 on arc in 80-65 win at Fresno Dec 27; Bulldogs are 6-3 in last nine series games, winning four of last five visits to Reno, with lone loss in OT two years ago. Bulldogs won three of last four games; they’re 2-1 on MW road, with all three games decided by 4 or less points. Wolf Pack has been off for week since first MW loss; they’re 4-0 at home in conference, winning by 3-9-26-6 points. Under Musselman, Nevada is 7-4 as road favorites; Fresno is 9-5 in last 14 games as road underdogs. Mountain West home favorites are 15-12 vs spread.

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 31

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TULANE (12 - 8) at E CAROLINA (8 - 12) - 1/31/2018, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULANE is 150-198 ATS (-67.8 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
TULANE is 63-91 ATS (-37.1 Units) in January games since 1997.
TULANE is 146-191 ATS (-64.1 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
TULANE is 91-128 ATS (-49.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
E CAROLINA is 154-195 ATS (-60.5 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
E CAROLINA is 145-184 ATS (-57.4 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
E CAROLINA is 96-126 ATS (-42.6 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
E CAROLINA is 3-1 against the spread versus TULANE over the last 3 seasons
E CAROLINA is 3-1 straight up against TULANE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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PENN ST (15 - 8) at MICHIGAN ST (20 - 3) - 1/31/2018, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PENN ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in a road game where the total is 140 to 144.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 53-37 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 53-37 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 92-59 ATS (+27.1 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
MICHIGAN ST is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 62-35 ATS (+23.5 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.
MICHIGAN ST is 211-171 ATS (+22.9 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
MICHIGAN ST is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


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




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LSU (12 - 8) at TENNESSEE (15 - 5) - 1/31/2018, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LSU is 30-46 ATS (-20.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LSU is 30-46 ATS (-20.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
LSU is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LSU is 65-94 ATS (-38.4 Units) in January games since 1997.
TENNESSEE is 63-40 ATS (+19.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
TENNESSEE is 119-85 ATS (+25.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
LSU is 2-1 against the spread versus TENNESSEE over the last 3 seasons
LSU is 2-1 straight up against TENNESSEE 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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HOUSTON (16 - 4) at CINCINNATI (19 - 2) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 115-155 ATS (-55.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


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




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SAINT LOUIS (11 - 11) at ST JOSEPHS (9 - 11) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAINT LOUIS is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.


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




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LOUISVILLE (16 - 5) at VIRGINIA (20 - 1) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VIRGINIA is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
VIRGINIA is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
VIRGINIA is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
VIRGINIA is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) as a home favorite of 9.5 to 12 points since 1997.
VIRGINIA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in January games this season.
VIRGINIA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a conference game this season.
VIRGINIA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival this season.
VIRGINIA is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VIRGINIA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
LOUISVILLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
LOUISVILLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in January games this season.


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




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ST BONAVENTURE (14 - 6) at GEORGE MASON (9 - 12) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST BONAVENTURE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST BONAVENTURE is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
GEORGE MASON is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


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




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DUQUESNE (14 - 8) at GEORGE WASHINGTON (9 - 12) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 3-2 against the spread versus DUQUESNE over the last 3 seasons
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 4-1 straight up against DUQUESNE 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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LASALLE (9 - 12) at DAVIDSON (10 - 9) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LASALLE is 28-42 ATS (-18.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LASALLE is 28-42 ATS (-18.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
LASALLE is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LASALLE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
LASALLE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
LASALLE is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LASALLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 194-141 ATS (+38.9 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 190-144 ATS (+31.6 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 46-26 ATS (+17.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.


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




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PITTSBURGH (8 - 14) at MIAMI (15 - 5) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.
MIAMI is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 2 seasons.


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




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W VIRGINIA (16 - 5) at IOWA ST (11 - 9) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IOWA ST is 249-194 ATS (+35.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
IOWA ST is 156-121 ATS (+22.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


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




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PROVIDENCE (14 - 7) at SETON HALL (16 - 5) - 1/31/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PROVIDENCE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
SETON HALL is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.


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




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SYRACUSE (15 - 6) at GEORGIA TECH (10 - 11) - 1/31/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SYRACUSE is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 48-33 ATS (+11.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 48-33 ATS (+11.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGIA TECH is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
GEORGIA TECH is 2-1 against the spread versus SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
SYRACUSE is 2-1 straight up against GEORGIA TECH 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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FLORIDA ST (16 - 5) at WAKE FOREST (8 - 13) - 1/31/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA ST is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA ST is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA ST is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA ST is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
WAKE FOREST is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all games this season.
WAKE FOREST is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
WAKE FOREST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
WAKE FOREST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in January games this season.
WAKE FOREST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) after a conference game this season.
WAKE FOREST is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WAKE FOREST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.


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




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N IOWA (11 - 11) at EVANSVILLE (14 - 9) - 1/31/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N IOWA is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) after scoring 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


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




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INDIANA ST (10 - 12) at VALPARAISO (11 - 12) - 1/31/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VALPARAISO is 54-35 ATS (+15.5 Units) in January games since 1997.


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




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LOYOLA-IL (18 - 4) at BRADLEY (16 - 7) - 1/31/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRADLEY is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in all home games this season.
BRADLEY is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home lined games this season.
BRADLEY is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BRADLEY is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in January games this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 13-2 ATS (+10.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
LOYOLA-IL is 4-2 against the spread versus BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
LOYOLA-IL is 5-1 straight up against BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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MISSISSIPPI ST (15 - 6) at S CAROLINA (13 - 8) - 1/31/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MISSISSIPPI ST is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
S CAROLINA is 69-96 ATS (-36.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.


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




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MEMPHIS (13 - 8) at S FLORIDA (8 - 14) - 1/31/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S FLORIDA is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all games this season.
S FLORIDA is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
S FLORIDA is 47-70 ATS (-30.0 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
S FLORIDA is 74-103 ATS (-39.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


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




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MARYLAND (15 - 8) at PURDUE (21 - 2) - 1/31/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PURDUE is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 32-15 ATS (+15.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


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




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VIRGINIA TECH (15 - 6) at BOSTON COLLEGE (13 - 8) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VIRGINIA TECH is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
VIRGINIA TECH is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
VIRGINIA TECH is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
VIRGINIA TECH is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
VIRGINIA TECH is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VIRGINIA TECH is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


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




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TEXAS (14 - 7) at TEXAS TECH (17 - 4) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS TECH is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS TECH is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.


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




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CONNECTICUT (11 - 10) at UCF (13 - 7) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 18-30 ATS (-15.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
UCF is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.


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




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MISSOURI (13 - 8) at ALABAMA (14 - 7) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MISSOURI is 87-116 ATS (-40.6 Units) in road games since 1997.
MISSOURI is 87-116 ATS (-40.6 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
MISSOURI is 29-49 ATS (-24.9 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
ALABAMA is 72-50 ATS (+17.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


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




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BUTLER (15 - 7) at MARQUETTE (13 - 8) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MARQUETTE is 97-69 ATS (+21.1 Units) in January games since 1997.
BUTLER is 162-126 ATS (+23.4 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
BUTLER is 4-1 against the spread versus MARQUETTE over the last 3 seasons
BUTLER is 4-1 straight up against MARQUETTE 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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NEW MEXICO (11 - 11) at UTAH ST (12 - 11) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW MEXICO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
NEW MEXICO is 64-40 ATS (+20.0 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.
NEW MEXICO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a conference game this season.
NEW MEXICO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after scoring 80 points or more this season.


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




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WYOMING (14 - 7) at COLORADO ST (10 - 13) - 1/31/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WYOMING is 27-44 ATS (-21.4 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
WYOMING is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WYOMING is 33-22 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WYOMING is 33-22 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
WYOMING is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO ST is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 since 1997.
COLORADO ST is 124-160 ATS (-52.0 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
COLORADO ST is 167-208 ATS (-61.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


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




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UC-RIVERSIDE (5 - 16) at CAL POLY-SLO (6 - 15) - 1/31/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UC-RIVERSIDE is 26-40 ATS (-18.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
UC-RIVERSIDE is 26-40 ATS (-18.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
UC-RIVERSIDE is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
CAL POLY-SLO is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) after scoring 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAL POLY-SLO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.


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




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ARIZONA (18 - 4) at WASHINGTON ST (9 - 11) - 1/31/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
ARIZONA is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) as a favorite this season.
ARIZONA is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON ST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) against conference opponents this season.
WASHINGTON ST is 70-99 ATS (-38.9 Units) in January games since 1997.
WASHINGTON ST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
WASHINGTON ST is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON ST over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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UC-IRVINE (9 - 14) at LONG BEACH ST (12 - 12) - 1/31/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UC-IRVINE is 37-21 ATS (+13.9 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
UC-IRVINE is 4-2 against the spread versus LONG BEACH ST over the last 3 seasons
UC-IRVINE is 5-2 straight up against LONG BEACH ST over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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FRESNO ST (15 - 7) at NEVADA (18 - 4) - 1/31/2018, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEVADA is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 31-18 ATS (+11.2 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NEVADA is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
NEVADA is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
FRESNO ST is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
FRESNO ST is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
NEVADA is 3-3 against the spread versus FRESNO ST over the last 3 seasons
NEVADA is 3-3 straight up against FRESNO ST over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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SAN JOSE ST (3 - 17) at UNLV (15 - 6) - 1/31/2018, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE ST is 50-77 ATS (-34.7 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.
SAN JOSE ST is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
UNLV is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
UNLV is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE ST is 4-0 against the spread versus UNLV over the last 3 seasons
UNLV is 2-2 straight up against SAN JOSE ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Trend Report
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PENN STATE @ MICHIGAN STATE
PENN STATE

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Penn State's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Penn State's last 16 games on the road
MICHIGAN STATE

Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Penn State
Michigan State is 21-1 SU in its last 22 games at home
LSU @ TENNESSEE
LSU

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LSU's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LSU's last 6 games on the road
TENNESSEE

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 5 games
Tennessee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
TULANE @ EAST CAROLINA
TULANE

Tulane is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against East Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games when playing East Carolina
EAST CAROLINA

The total has gone OVER in 6 of East Carolina's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of East Carolina's last 5 games when playing Tulane
LOUISVILLE @ VIRGINIA
LOUISVILLE

Louisville is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Louisville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
VIRGINIA

Virginia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
PITTSBURGH @ MIAMI
PITTSBURGH

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
MIAMI

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
PROVIDENCE @ SETON HALL
PROVIDENCE

Providence is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seton Hall
Providence is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
SETON HALL

Seton Hall is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seton Hall's last 5 games at home
DUQUESNE @ GEORGE WASHINGTON
DUQUESNE

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Duquesne's last 8 games when playing on the road against George Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Duquesne's last 5 games
GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Duquesne
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of George Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Duquesne
LA SALLE @ DAVIDSON
LA SALLE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of La Salle's last 5 games
La Salle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
DAVIDSON

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Davidson's last 8 games
Davidson is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
ST. BONAVENTURE @ GEORGE MASON
ST. BONAVENTURE

The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Bonaventure's last 5 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing George Mason
GEORGE MASON

The total has gone OVER in 5 of George Mason's last 5 games
George Mason is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
SAINT LOUIS @ SAINT JOSEPH'S
SAINT LOUIS

Saint Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Joseph's
SAINT JOSEPH'S

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Joseph's's last 5 games
Saint Joseph's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
HOUSTON @ CINCINNATI
HOUSTON

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
CINCINNATI

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
VERMONT @ BINGHAMTON
VERMONT

No trends to report
BINGHAMTON

No trends to report
HARTFORD @ NEW HAMPSHIRE
HARTFORD

No trends to report
NEW HAMPSHIRE

No trends to report
UMASS-LOWELL @ MAINE
UMASS-LOWELL

No trends to report
MAINE

No trends to report
UMBC @ STONY BROOK
UMBC

No trends to report
STONY BROOK

No trends to report
NAVY @ AMERICAN
NAVY

No trends to report
AMERICAN

No trends to report
ARMY @ BUCKNELL
ARMY

No trends to report
BUCKNELL

No trends to report
LOYOLA-MARYLAND @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA-MARYLAND

No trends to report
BOSTON UNIVERSITY

No trends to report
COLGATE @ LAFAYETTE
COLGATE

No trends to report
LAFAYETTE

No trends to report
WEST VIRGINIA @ IOWA STATE
WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
West Virginia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iowa State
IOWA STATE

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa State's last 5 games when playing West Virginia
Iowa State is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
COPPIN STATE @ HAMPTON
COPPIN STATE

No trends to report
HAMPTON

No trends to report
FLORIDA STATE @ WAKE FOREST
FLORIDA STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida State's last 5 games
Florida State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wake Forest
WAKE FOREST

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wake Forest's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Wake Forest's last 10 games when playing at home against Florida State
SYRACUSE @ GEORGIA TECH
SYRACUSE

The total has gone OVER in 13 of Syracuse's last 16 games on the road
Syracuse is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Georgia Tech
GEORGIA TECH

Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Syracuse
Georgia Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LOYOLA-CHICAGO @ BRADLEY
LOYOLA-CHICAGO

Loyola-Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Loyola-Chicago's last 5 games on the road
BRADLEY

Bradley is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Bradley is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NORTHERN IOWA @ EVANSVILLE
NORTHERN IOWA

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northern Iowa's last 7 games when playing on the road against Evansville
Northern Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Evansville
EVANSVILLE

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Evansville's last 7 games when playing at home against Northern Iowa
Evansville is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
INDIANA STATE @ VALPARAISO
INDIANA STATE

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana State's last 7 games
Indiana State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
VALPARAISO

Valparaiso is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Valparaiso's last 8 games at home
LAMAR @ ABILENE CHRISTIAN
LAMAR

No trends to report
ABILENE CHRISTIAN

No trends to report
HOUSTON BAPTIST @ STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
HOUSTON BAPTIST

No trends to report
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

No trends to report
NORTHWESTERN STATE @ NEW ORLEANS
NORTHWESTERN STATE

No trends to report
NEW ORLEANS

No trends to report
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI @ SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

No trends to report
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

No trends to report
SAVANNAH STATE @ FLORIDA A&M
SAVANNAH STATE

No trends to report
FLORIDA A&M

No trends to report
MARYLAND @ PURDUE
MARYLAND

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Maryland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Maryland's last 6 games on the road
PURDUE

Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
MISSISSIPPI STATE @ SOUTH CAROLINA
MISSISSIPPI STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 6 games when playing on the road against South Carolina
Mississippi State is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Mississippi State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Carolina's last 6 games when playing at home against Mississippi State
MEMPHIS @ SOUTH FLORIDA
MEMPHIS

Memphis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing South Florida
Memphis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against South Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Florida's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of South Florida's last 7 games
VIRGINIA TECH @ BOSTON COLLEGE
VIRGINIA TECH

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Virginia Tech's last 5 games on the road
BOSTON COLLEGE

Boston College is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Boston College is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Virginia Tech
CONNECTICUT @ CENTRAL FLORIDA
CONNECTICUT

Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Central Florida
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Central Florida
CENTRAL FLORIDA

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Central Florida's last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Central Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
TEXAS @ TEXAS TECH
TEXAS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Texas Tech
Texas is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing Texas Tech
TEXAS TECH

Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 5 games when playing Texas
MISSOURI @ ALABAMA
MISSOURI

The total has gone OVER in 13 of Missouri's last 17 games on the road
Missouri is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Alabama
ALABAMA

Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Missouri
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Alabama's last 5 games
BUTLER @ MARQUETTE
BUTLER

Butler is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Marquette
Butler is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Marquette
MARQUETTE

Marquette is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Marquette's last 7 games at home
WYOMING @ COLORADO STATE
WYOMING

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wyoming's last 5 games when playing Colorado State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Wyoming's last 9 games
COLORADO STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado State's last 5 games when playing Wyoming
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado State's last 8 games
NEW MEXICO @ UTAH STATE
NEW MEXICO

New Mexico is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New Mexico is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
UTAH STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah State's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah State's last 5 games
ARIZONA @ WASHINGTON STATE
ARIZONA

Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State
WASHINGTON STATE

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington State's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington State's last 7 games when playing Arizona
UC RIVERSIDE @ CAL POLY
UC RIVERSIDE

UC Riverside is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cal Poly
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Riverside's last 7 games
CAL POLY

Cal Poly is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against UC Riverside
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cal Poly's last 7 games
UC IRVINE @ LONG BEACH STATE
UC IRVINE

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Irvine's last 5 games when playing on the road against Long Beach State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UC Irvine's last 5 games
LONG BEACH STATE

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 5 games when playing at home against UC Irvine
Long Beach State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
FRESNO STATE @ NEVADA
FRESNO STATE

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Fresno State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Fresno State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nevada
NEVADA

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nevada's last 5 games when playing at home against Fresno State
Nevada is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
SAN JOSE STATE @ UNLV
SAN JOSE STATE

San Jose State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UNLV
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose State's last 5 games when playing UNLV
UNLV

The total has gone OVER in 5 of UNLV's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of UNLV's last 16 games

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 31


Tulane @ East Carolina

Game 717-718
January 31, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tulane
55.309
East Carolina
48.218
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tulane
by 7
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tulane
by 5
146
Dunkel Pick:
Tulane
(-5); Over

Penn State @ Michigan State

Game 719-720
January 31, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Penn State
63.108
Michigan State
77.002
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan State
by 14
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan State
by 12 1/2
143
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan State
(-12 1/2); Over

LSU @ Tennessee

Game 721-722
January 31, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LSU
62.609
Tennessee
68.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tennessee
by 6
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tennessee
by 11
142
Dunkel Pick:
LSU
(+11); Under

Houston @ Cincinnati

Game 723-724
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
64.442
Cincinnati
72.509
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 8
126
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
by 11
135
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+11); Under

St Louis @ St Joseph's

Game 725-726
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St Louis
52.317
St Joseph's
55.498
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Joseph's
by 3
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Joseph's
by 4 1/2
133
Dunkel Pick:
St Louis
(+4 1/2); Over

Louisville @ Virginia

Game 727-728
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Louisville
70.626
Virginia
76.775
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Virginia
by 6
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Virginia
by 10
121
Dunkel Pick:
Louisville
(+10); Over

St Bonaventure @ George Mason

Game 729-730
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St Bonaventure
58.908
George Mason
49.872
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Bonaventure
by 9
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Bonaventure
by 7 1/2
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St Bonaventure
(-7 1/2); Under

Duquesne @ George Washington

Game 731-732
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Duquesne
48.322
George Washington
53.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
George Washington
by 5
128
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
George Washington
by 2 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
George Washington
(-2 1/2); Under

LaSalle @ Davidson

Game 733-734
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LaSalle
52.672
Davidson
62.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Davidson
by 10
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Davidson
by 7 1/2
142
Dunkel Pick:
Davidson
(-7 1/2); Over

Pittsburgh @ Miami-FL

Game 735-736
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
52.365
Miami-FL
73.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami-FL
by 21 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami-FL
by 16 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick:
Miami-FL
(-16 1/2); Over

West Virginia @ Iowa State

Game 737-738
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
West Virginia
70.227
Iowa State
63.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
West Virginia
by 7
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
West Virginia
by 9
148
Dunkel Pick:
Iowa State
(+9); Under

Providence @ Seton Hall

Game 739-740
January 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Providence
65.737
Seton Hall
68.694
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seton Hall
by 3
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seton Hall
by 6 1/2
146
Dunkel Pick:
Providence
(+6 1/2); Under

Syracuse @ Georgia Tech

Game 741-742
January 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Syracuse
64.519
Georgia Tech
64.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia Tech
Even
117
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Syracuse
by 1 1/2
124
Dunkel Pick:
Georgia Tech
(+1 1/2); Under

Florida State @ Wake Forest

Game 743-744
January 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida State
66.212
Wake Forest
67.675
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wake Forest
by 1 1/2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida State
by 3
158
Dunkel Pick:
Wake Forest
(+3); Under

Northern Iowa @ Evansville

Game 745-746
January 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Iowa
50.326
Evansville
55.817
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Evansville
by 5 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Evansville
by 4
120 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Evansville
(-4); Over

Indiana State @ Valparaiso

Game 747-748
January 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana State
49.737
Valparaiso
53.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Valparaiso
by 4
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Valparaiso
by 2 1/2
144 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Valparaiso
(-2 1/2); Over

Loyola-Chicago @ Bradley

Game 749-750
January 31, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola-Chicago
54.327
Bradley
55.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bradley
by 1
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 1 1/2
126
Dunkel Pick:
Bradley
(+1 1/2); Over

Mississippi State @ South Carolina

Game 751-752
January 31, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Mississippi State
62.390
South Carolina
64.519
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
South Carolina
by 2
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
South Carolina
by 3 1/2
131 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Mississippi State
(+3 1/2); Over

Memphis @ South Florida

Game 753-754
January 31, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Memphis
54.329
South Florida
44.418
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 10
123
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Memphis
by 7
128 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(-7); Under

Maryland @ Purdue

Game 755-756
January 31, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Maryland
64.757
Purdue
80.624
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Purdue
by 16
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Purdue
by 14
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Purdue
(-14); Under

Virginia Tech @ Boston College

Game 757-758
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Virginia Tech
63.417
Boston College
64.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston College
by 1
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Virginia Tech
by 2 1/2
159
Dunkel Pick:
Boston College
(+2 1/2); Under

Texas @ Texas Tech

Game 759-760
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
67.228
Texas Tech
71.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas Tech
by 4
122
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas Tech
by 7 1/2
130 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+7 1/2); Under

Connecticut @ UCF

Game 761-762
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
56.425
UCF
65.508
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UCF
by 9
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UCF
by 5
118 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
UCF
(-5); Over

Missouri @ Alabama

Game 763-764
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Missouri
61.523
Alabama
68.640
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Alabama
by 7
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Alabama
by 5 1/2
136 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Alabama
(-5 1/2); Over

Butler @ Marquette

Game 765-766
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Butler
69.768
Marquette
67.823
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Butler
by 2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Marquette
by 3
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Butler
(+3); Under

New Mexico @ Utah State

Game 767-768
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Mexico
57.322
Utah State
55.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Mexico
by 1 1/2
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah State
by 4
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Mexico
(+4); Under

Wyoming @ Colorado State

Game 769-770
January 31, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Wyoming
58.674
Colorado State
52.097
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wyoming
by 6 1/2
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wyoming
by 3 1/2
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Wyoming
(-3 1/2); Over

Cal Riverside @ Cal Poly

Game 771-772
January 31, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cal Riverside
38.459
Cal Poly
44.907
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cal Poly
by 6 1/2
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cal Poly
by 4 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cal Poly
(-4 1/2); Over

Arizona @ Washington St

Game 773-774
January 31, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
74.316
Washington St
58.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 16
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
by 11
152 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-11); Under

UC-Irvine @ Long Beach St

Game 775-776
January 31, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
UC-Irvine
49.239
Long Beach St
53.735
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Long Beach St
by 4 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Long Beach St
by 1 1/2
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Long Beach St
(-1 1/2); Under

Fresno State @ Nevada

Game 777-778
January 31, 2018 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Fresno State
60.212
Nevada
65.613
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nevada
by 5 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nevada
by 8
147
Dunkel Pick:
Fresno State
(+8); Over

San Jose St @ UNLV

Game 779-780
January 31, 2018 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose St
44.512
UNLV
58.446
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UNLV
by 14
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UNLV
by 18
149
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose St
(+18); Over

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Wednesday's Wagers
January 31, 2018

**Louisville at Virginia**

-- Virginia (20-1 straight up, 14-4 against the spread) falls into a letdown scenario tonight when it hosts Louisville. I say that because UVA is off a thrilling 65-63 win at Duke as a 3.5-point road underdog. Ty Jerome buried a deep and crucial trey to extend the Cavaliers lead to five with 37.6 seconds left. After Duke’s Marvin Bagley III responded with a 3-pointer, UVA’s Kyle Guy was sent to the free-throw line with six seconds remaining. He sank both attempts at the stripe to finish with a team-best 17 points. Devon Hall added 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists with one turnover, while Jerome contributed 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and seven assists compared to merely one turnover.

-- As of early this morning, most books had Tony Bennett’s team listed as a 9.5-point home favorite with a total of 123.

-- Guy is scoring at a team-high 15.2 points-per-game clip. The junior guard is enjoying a breakout campaign, draining 41.3 percent of his 3-pointers and 88.1 percent of his free-throw attempts. Hall (12.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG) has a stellar 66/21 assist-to-turnover ratio, and he’s hit 46.2 percent of his 3’s and 93.0 percent of his FTs. Jerome (9.5 PPG) has a 71/34 assist-to-turnover ratio, makes 41.7 percent of his trifectas and 94.1 percent of his FTs. Isaiah Wilkins, a senior forward, is averaging 6.2 PPG, 6.6 RPG and has a team-best 34 blocked shots.

-- UVA is undefeated in 13 home games with a 7-3 spread record.

-- Virginia is No. 1 in the RPI Rankings and No. 2 at both KenPom.com and in the latest Associated Press Top 25. UVA has a 5-1 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 9-1 mark versus the Top 100. The Cavs have home wins over the likes of North Carolina, Syracuse, Clemson, Boston College and North Carolina State. They own road triumphs at Duke, at Va. Tech and at VCU, in addition to a neutral-court scalp of Rhode Island.

-- Virginia is ranked tops in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to an average of 52.1 PPG. The Cavs are third in field-goal percentage defense (37.0%) and fifth at defending the 3-point line (29.1%).

-- Louisville (16-5 SU, 11-8 ATS) has lost four of its six road games, but it has produced profit for its backers with a 4-2 ATS mark. The Cardinals have a pair of outright road losses in overtime, including setbacks at Miami (78-75) and at Clemson (74-69), but they took the cash in both of those spots.

-- Louisville bounced back from the OT loss in Coral Gables with Saturday’s 96-77 win over Wake Forest as a nine-point home ‘chalk.’ V.J. King and Quentin Snider scored 15 points apiece to pace the Cardinals, who got 14 points, four rebounds and four assists out of Deng Adel. Dwayne Sutton scored 13 points for the winners, who had a 20/7 assist-to-turnover ratio.

-- Adel is averaging 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while Snider (13.1 PPG) has an 85/35 assist-to-turnover ratio. Raymond Spalding (11.0 PPG, 9.2 RPG) averages 1.6 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game.

-- Louisville is No. 20 in the RPI with a 1-5 record against the Top 50 and a 5-5 mark versus the Top 100. The Cardinals picked up their lone Top 50 win when they rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to win 73-69 at FSU on Jan. 10. They also have home wins over Boston College, Virginia Tech and Southern Illinois, in addition to a victory at Notre Dame.

-- U of L hasn’t been beaten in regulation since taking a 90-61 loss at Kentucky on Dec. 29.

-- The ‘over’ is 4-0-1 in U of L’s past five games to improve to 10-7-2 overall and 4-2 in its road outings.

-- The ‘under’ has cashed in five straight UVA games and eight of its past nine. The Cavs have watched the ‘under’ go 14-4 overall, 7-3 in their home outings.

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

**Arizona at Washington State**

-- As of early this morning, most spots had Arizona (18-4 SU, 7-13 ATS) installed as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5.

-- Sean Miller’s team is 5-1 SU and 3-3 ATS in six road assignments.

-- Arizona's Allonzo Trier is averaging a team-high 19.7 PPG while hitting 40.2 percent of his 3-balls. DeAndre Ayton (19.5 PPG) paces UA in rebounding (10.7 RPG), FG percentage (61.9%) and blocked shots (1.8 BPG).

-- Arizona brings a six-game winning streak to Pullman, but Miller’s team is mired in an abysmal 1-6 ATS slump. The Wildcats haven’t tasted defeat since dropping an 80-77 decision at Colorado as nine-point road favorites on Jan. 6. They’re off a 74-73 win over Utah as 8.5-point home ‘chalk.’ UA raced out to a 14-4 lead, led by 10 at intermission and spent most of the first 32 minutes ahead of the number vs. the Utes. However, Utah took the outright lead with less than four minutes remaining, only to eventually come up short. Dusan Ristic scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots. Trier finished with 16 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Ayton chipped in 15 points, eight boards and a pair of rejections. Parker Jackson-Cartwright had 12 points and six assists.

-- Arizona is ranked ninth in the latest AP poll and 14th in the RPI. The Wildcats are 5-1 versus the RPI Top 50 and 9-4 against the Top 100. They have home wins over Alabama, Arizona St., Utah, UConn, Oregon and Colorado. In addition, UA has a neutral-court victory over Texas A&M and road triumphs at Utah and at Stanford.

-- Arizona is ranked seventh in the nation in FG percentage (50.9%), 11th in FT percentage (77.9%), 33rd in 3-point accuracy (39.2%) and 34th in scoring (81.7 PPG).

-- Washington State (9-11 SU, 9-10 ATS) has a 6-4 SU record and a 6-3 ATS mark at home. Ernie Kent’s squad has lost three straight games and seven of its past eight both SU and ATS since Pac-12 play started. The Cougars return home in this spot after losing three consecutive contests by double-digit margins on the road.

-- Washington State is No. 152 in the RPI, going 1-4 against the Top 50 and 1-8 versus the Top 100. The lone signature win came over Saint Mary’s on a neutral floor.

-- Washington State is looking to bounce back from Sunday’s 80-62 loss at Washington as a 7.5-point underdog. Robert Franks produced 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots in the losing effort. Drick Bernstein finished with 13 points, nine boards, two steals, two assists and one block.

-- Franks is averaging team-bests in scoring (17.6 PPG), FG percentage (47.8%) and blocked shots (0.8 BPG) and he’s also yanking down 7.0 RPG. Malachi Flynn (14.6 PPG) has a 79/37 assist-to-turnover ratio with a team-high 27 steals.

-- The ‘over’ is 12-9 overall for Arizona, 4-2 in its road outings.

-- The ‘under’ is 11-8 overall for the Cougars, 8-1 in their home games.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Tennessee was listed as a 10.5-point home favorite over LSU early this morning. The Tigers will be without four players, two who have been put on what’s being called a “leave of absence” and two others who will be serving one game suspensions. Brandon Rachal (4.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG) and Wayde Sims (5.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG) won’t play at UT. The Volunteers are 8-2 SU and 3-5 ATS at home, while the Tigers are 3-2 both SU and ATS in their five road assignments. Tip-off on the SEC Network is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

-- Miami will be without sophomore guard Bruce Brown for the next six weeks after he sustained a foot injury at Monday’s practice. Brown will undergo surgery on Thursday, six weeks to the day from when the NCAA’s first round will start. Through 19 games, he was averaging 11.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocked shots per game.

-- Georgia (13-8 SU, 10-8 ATS) stopped the bleeding with last night’s 72-60 win over Florida as a 3.5-point home underdog, hooking up money-line supporters with a +150 return. Yante Maten was the catalyst with 20 points and seven rebounds, while William ‘Turtle’ Jackson scored 16 points and played turnover-free basketball. Juwan Parker added 12 points, three rebounds and three assists without a turnover. UGA ended a three-game losing streak and improve to 4-5 in SEC play.

-- Vanderbilt missed four of five free throws in the final minute of regulation and committed an unfathomably knucklehead foul to open the door for Kentucky to force overtime last night in Lexington. John Calipari’s squad would take advantage and eventually win 83-81 over the Commodores, who covered the spread for the fourth straight game as nine-point underdogs. But Bryce Drew’s team choked in epic fashion. Way worse than the missed FTs, including a front end by senior guard Riley LaChance with 20 seconds left and a three-point lead, was the worst foul Vandy’s committed since Matthew Fisher-Davis fouled Northwestern on purpose with a one-point advantage in last year’s NCAA Tournament. With two ticks left and UK’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gathering a loose ball about 65 feet from the basket off a missed Vandy FT, Joe Toye inexplicably committed a foul that the referees had no choice but to call. Gilgeous-Alexander hit both FTs to force OT. He dropped 30 points on the Commodores, who nearly won at the buzzer when Payton Willis’s 3-ball was left just short and bounced off the rim.

-- After blowing a 17-point lead and losing to UK in Morgantown this past Saturday night, West Virginia looks to snap out of a recent funk tonight in Ames. The Mountaineers, who have lost four of their last five games, were favored by nine at Iowa St. as of early this morning. This Big 12 tussle will tip at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU.

-- Alabama is off the biggest win of Avery Johnson’s three-year tenure in Saturday’s 80-73 triumph over Oklahoma in a pick ‘em affair. The Crimson Tide is at Coleman Coliseum again tonight, listed as a 5.5-point home favorite vs. Missouri for a 9:00 p.m. Eastern tip on ESPN2. Johnson’s team is 10-1 SU and 6-3 ATS at home, while the Tigers are 2-4 both SU and ATS on the road.

-- Boston College was listed as a 2.5-point home underdog vs. Virginia Tech as of early this morning. The Eagles are 11-1 SU and 5-2 ATS at home. They’ll take on the Hokies at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on the ACC Network.

-- Marquette was installed as a 2.5-point home favorite vs. Butler early this morning. This Big East scrap will go down in Milwaukee at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Fox Sports 1. The Bulldogs have been horrible on the road, limping to a 2-4 SU record and a 1-5 ATS leger.

-- Speaking of road woes, Mississippi State takes a 0-5 record both SU and ATS into tonight’s game at South Carolina. The Gamecocks were listed as 3.5-point home favorites early this morning. They’re 7-3 SU and 4-5 ATS at home. This game will come off the board 8:30 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network.

-- UConn was a five-point underdog for tonight’s game at UCF as of early this morning. Terry Larrier (nose) is ‘questionable’ for the Huskies, who take on the Knights at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on the CBS Sports Network. Larrier is averaging 14.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

-- Last Call! Nevada will take on Fresno State tonight in Reno at 11:00 p.m. Eastern on the CBS Sports Network. The Wolf Pack was favored by seven points early this morning. Eric Musselman’s squad is unbeaten in 10 home games with a 5-3 spread record. The Bulldogs are 4-3 both SU and ATS in seven road tilts.

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No. 2 Virginia holds off Louisville 74-64
January 31, 2018

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Kyle Guy scored 22 points and No. 2 Virginia held off hot-shooting Louisville to win its 13th straight, 74-64 on Wednesday night.

Ty Jerome added 16 points and Devon Hall 12 for the Cavaliers (21-1, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia's start is its best in ACC play since the 1980-81 team won its first 12 games. The winning streak is its longest since winning 19 in a row to begin the 2014-15 season.

Ray Spalding scored 16 points and Deng Adel had 15 points for the Cardinals (16-6, 6-3). Louisville made nine of 10 shots at one point down the stretch, closing to within 62-57 on a long 3-pointer by Ryan McMahon with 3:44 left, but Jerome answered with back-to-back 3s for the Cavaliers.

No. 3 PURDUE 75, MARYLAND 67

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Isaac Haas had 20 points and nine rebounds, Carsen Edwards scored 17 points and No. 3 Purdue pulled away from Maryland to extend the nation's longest active winning streak to 18.

The Boilermakers (22-2, 11-0 Big Ten) also continued their best conference start in school history, broke another school record with their 13th consecutive win over a league foe and still won their 21st straight home game. Only Cincinnati (38) has a longer home-court streak.

Bruno Fernando finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Maryland (15-9, 4-7). Kevin Huerter had 16 points and four 3s for the Terrapins, who have lost three straight with the last two coming to top-10 teams.

No. 5 MICHIGAN ST. 76, PENN ST. 68

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Miles Bridges had 23 points and nine rebounds, helping Michigan State come back from a double-digit deficit to beat Penn State.

The Spartans (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) rallied to win after trailing by 12 with 15:23 left after coming back from 13-point deficit to win their previous game at Maryland.

Cassius Winston made a go-ahead layup midway through the second half and Michigan State led by as much as 15.

The Nittany Lions (15-9, 5-6) had won two straight, including a buzzer-beater at Ohio State, and they didn't give up their winning streak easily. They went on an 11-2 run to pull within six points with 37 seconds left after Tony Carr made consecutive 3-pointers in 6 seconds. Carr just missed a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left.

No. 8 CINCINNATI 80, HOUSTON 70

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - Jacob Evans III scored 18 points, hitting the pivotal shots during Cincinnati's rally from an 18-point deficit, and the Bearcats extended the nation's longest home-court winning streak by beating Houston.

After trailing 33-15, the Bearcats (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic) closed out the first half with a flourish that featured Evans' steal and banked-in 3-pointer at the buzzer. His 3 gave Cincinnati its first lead of the second half.

Cincinnati has won 13 in a row since back-to-back losses against Xavier and Florida, the only ranked teams it has played. The Bearcats have won 38 straight home games, the longest active streak.

Houston (16-5, 6-3) couldn't get a breakthrough win in the series. The Cougars fell to 0-16 on the Bearcats' home court and 2-30 overall against Cincinnati.

No. 9 ARIZONA 100, WASHINGTON ST. 72

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Deandre Ayton scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Allonzo Trier added 24 points as Arizona beat cold-shooting Washington State to remain in first place in the Pac-12.

Rawle Alkins scored 16 points for Arizona (19-4, 9-1 Pac-12), which has won seven games in a row. The Wildcats have lost just one time since Nov. 24.

Robert Franks scored 25 points for Washington State (9-12, 1-8), which has dropped 13 in a row to Arizona. It was the Cougars' first home game since Jan. 13.

Arizona shot 61 percent in the game, while Washington State managed just 41 percent, and was only up that high because of a late spurt.

No. 10 TEXAS TECH 73, TEXAS 71, OT

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Keenan Evans scored a career-high 38 points, including the winning jumper to beat the buzzer in overtime, and Texas Tech beat Texas.

After missing a potential winning free throw with 3.4 seconds left in regulation, Evans scored six points in overtime. His winning 18-foot jumper from atop the key came after the Longhorns tied the game on a banked 3-pointer by Kerwin Roach, who led Texas with 20 points. Evans put the Red Raiders (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) ahead with a layup less than minute into overtime. Then on the ensuing possession, after grabbing a defensive rebound, Evans was fouled and made two free throws.

Texas (14-8, 4-5) overcame a 13-point deficit in the final 13 minutes of regulation and led 64-59 on a free throw by Roach with 1:25 left. But the Longhorns didn't score again in regulation, and Roach then had all seven of their overtime points.

IOWA ST. 93, No. 15 WEST VIRGINIA 77

AMES, Iowa (AP) - Donovan Jackson scored 25 points, Lindell Wigginton added 22 and Iowa State upset West Virginia, sending the short-handed Mountaineers to their fifth loss in six games.

Cameron Lard scored 18 points with 13 rebounds for the Cyclones (12-9, 3-6 Big 12). They took advantage of the absence of West Virginia's Daxter Miles Jr. (illness) by handing the Mountaineers (16-6, 5-4) their biggest defeat since a 23-point blowout at the hands of Texas A&M in the opener.

The Cyclones had West Virginia playing catch-up from the opening tip. The Mountaineers caught them just once - but were never able to overtake them.

No. 18 TENNESSEE 84, LSU 61

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - James Daniel III scored 17 points off the bench to continue his recent surge as Tennessee trounced LSU for its fourth consecutive victory.

With nine games remaining in the regular season, Tennessee (16-5, 6-3 SEC) already has matched its 2016-17 win total. Tennessee went 16-16 last year and failed to earn an NCAA Tournament or NIT bid for a third straight season.

Tennessee has won seven of its last eight games while LSU (12-9, 3-6) has lost five of its last six.

Daniel shot 5 of 7 from 3-point range and matched a season high in scoring. Tennessee shot 12 of 25 on 3-pointers as a team.

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Thursday’s 6-pack

— Virginia 74, Louisville 64— Cavaliers are 21-1 and underrated because of their style.

— Purdue 75, Maryland 67— Boilers are first Big 14 team in seven years to start 11-0 in league.

— Wyoming 91, Colorado State 86 2OT— Cowboys won last three games, all in overtime!!!

— Texas Tech 73, Texas 71 OT— Keenan Evans scored 38, had game-winner at buzzer.

— Iowa State 93, West Virginia 77— Mountaineers lost five of their last six games.

— Butler 92, Marquette 72— Marquette’s players actually looked afraid of the Bulldogs. One of the worst Big East games I’ve ever seen.

Quote of the Day

“I’ll tell you, the biggest thing we learned was make sure you have two signal callers, not one signal caller, because they may have all your signals.”
The late Jim Johnson, Eagles’ DC last time they were in the Super Bowl, talking about how the Patriots are adept at stealing teams’ signals from the sidelines.

Thursday’s quiz

Where is Butler University located?

Wednesday’s quiz

Bud Grant is the only person to be head coach in a Super Bowl and also play in the NBA; he coached the Vikings and played for the Minneapolis Lakers.

Tuesday’s quiz

In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner plays the GM of the Cleveland Browns.

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

13) For the first time this July, all 30 NBA teams will be represented at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. If you like the NBA, its worth your while to spend a week or so in the desert and watch the summer league in person. I highly recommend it.

12) Vikings losing in the NFC title game was actually a financial boon to hotels/businesses in the Twin Cities, since now more out-of-towners will be visiting Minnesota this week.

When Georgia Bulldogs made the national title game in Atlanta last month, it cost businesses some money to have Georgia in the game, meaning less out-of-state people would be taking up room in local hotels/restaurants.

11) FOX paid the NFL an average of $660M a year to televise 11 Thursday night games each season for the next five years.

10) Things I learned watching the news today; when an AMTRAK train is going full speed, it takes the train a mile to stop.

9) NFL game in Mexico City next season: Chiefs-Rams.

8) January 31 is solid day for baseball birthdays: Nolan Ryan, Ernie Banks, Jackie Robinson.

7) Three officials working in Sunday’s Super Bowl at one point spent time in the Arena League.

6) In the NHL, some teams have road trips where the players’ moms or dads go on that trip with their sons. Pretty cool idea. LA Kings’ eastern road trip now is a dad’s trip.

5) Field for the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands next November:
Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kennesaw State, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Oregon State and Penn.

4) Catcher Alex Avila gets two years, $8.25M from the Diamondbacks.

3) Good day for Mookie Betts; he won his arbitration case with the Red Sox, will make $10.5M this season. Boston wanted to pay Betts $7.5M this season.

2) If you’re Kirk Cousins, which team is the your most attractive destination for 2018?
Jets? Broncos? Browns? Bills?

1— In this day and age, with so much technology, how do the Clippers not at least text Blake Griffin and tell him he’s been traded? Its big business and all— the owner of the Clippers used to be the CEO of freakin’ Microsoft. How does Griffin find out about the trade via Twitter?