Thursday’s college basketball
Villanova won its last seven games since their only loss, at Butler; Wildcats are 3-0 in big East home games, winning by 10-24-20 points. Creighton lost two of last three road games, losing by 22 at Xavier, 14 at Providence. Villanova won its last seven games with Creighton, beating Bluejays by 14 in Big East tourney in their last meeting. Bluejays lost last three visits here, by 21-25-16 points. Creighton is 5-8 in last 13 games as road underdogs, 0-3 this year; Wildcats are 8-13 in last 21 games as home favorites. Big East home favorites are 14-10-1 vs spread.
Wichita State won its last two games by 19 points each; they’re 3-1 on AAC road, with only loss at Houston. Shockers are playing fastest tempo in AAC, are making 38.6% of 3’s in league tilts. Temple won four of last six games after 7-8 start; Owls are 2-3 in AAC home games, beating Tulsa, UConn- they have worst eFG% in AAC. Temple is 3-4 vs top 50 teams. Wichita is 28-12 in last 40 games as road favorites, 1-3 this year; Temple covered four of last six tries as home underdogs. AAC home underdogs are 8-6-1 vs spread.
Charleston shot 66% inside arc, beat Northeastern 82-66 at home Jan 11. Cougars are 1-3 on CAA road, with only win by 8 at Delaware. Northeastern is 5-4 vs Charleston is CAA games; teams split four meetings played here. Cougars won their last four games, all by 8 or fewer points; Huskies won four of its last five games; they’re 3-1 to home in CAA with only loss by point to Hofstra. Charleston is 6-5 in last 11 games as road underdogs; Northeastern is 7-3-1 in last 11 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 16-17 vs spread.
Wm&Mary made 16-31 on arc in 80-73 win at Elon Jan 20; Tribe outscored Elon 19-4 over game’s last 6:46. W&M is 7-2 vs Elon in CAA games, winning all three games played here, by 19-22-3 points. Elon lost three of last four games; they’re 5-5 in CAA with two OT losses- they are 2-3 on CAA road, with losses by 12-11-4. W&M lost three of last five games, losing last two home games, to Towson/Northeastern. Elon is 10-7 in last 17 games as road underdogs; Tribe is 4-8 in last 12 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 16-17 vs spread.
Middle Tennessee is 4-1 on C-USA road, with only loss at Marshall; underdogs covered all five games. Blue Raiders won eight of last nine games overall. Old Dominion won 11 of last 12 games; they’re 2-1 at home in C-USa, losing by 7 to Western Kentucky. MTSU is 7-0 vs ODU in C-USA games, winning 64-61 in only visit here, two years ago- they beat ODU in three of last four C-USA tourneys. MTSU is 4-7 in last 11 games as road underdogs, 2-0 this year; Monarchs are 8-13 in last 21 games as home favorites. C-USA home favorites are 20-20 vs spread.
SMU won three of last four games, including a win in Wichita, Mustangs’ only win in four AAC road games. SMU is 5-6 vs teams ranked in top 150. Tulsa lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-1 at home in AAC, with only loss by 3 to Wichita. Hurricane is 1-3 vs top 50 teams. SMU won five of last six games with Tulsa; Mustangs won their last six visits here, by 23-12-11-6-1-2 points. SMU is 12-4-1 in last 17 games as road favorites, 0-2 this year; Tulsa is 8-3 in last 11 games as home underdogs. AAC road favorites are 6-8-1 vs spread.
Northwestern is 4-6 in Big 14, 1-3 on road, with losses by 5-15-20 points- their only road win was at Minnesota. Wisconsin lost six of its last seven games; they’re 2-1 at home in Big 14, with only loss to Nebraska- they beat Indiana/Illinois at home. Northwestern/Wisconsin split their last six meetings; Wildcats won two of their last three visits to Madison. Road team won five of last seven series games. Northwestern is 8-9 in last 17 games as road favorites; Badgers are 11-7 in last 18 games as home favorites, 2-2 this year. Big 14 home favorites are 24-19 vs spread.
Hawai’i shot 61% inside arc, beat Santa Barbara 77-76 at home Jan 13; Rainbows won five of last six series games, are 2-3 in last five games in the Thunderdome. Hawai’i won four of last five games, losing to Fullerton in last game; they’re 1-1 on Big West road, losing by 8 at Long Beach. UCSB won its last four games; they’re 3-0 at home in league, winning by 8-19-12 points. Rainbows are 6-3-1 in last ten games as road underdogs; UCSB is 6-4 in last ten games as home favorites. Big West home favorites are 9-7 vs spread.
Arizona State is 4-5 in Pac-12 after a 12-0 pre-conference slate; Sun Devils are 2-3 on Pac-12 road, winning at Utah/Cal. Washington is 5-3 in pc-12, 2-1 at home, beating Cal/Wazzu; Huskies allowed 65 or fewer points in last four wins, 70+ points in last three losses. ASU won three of last five games with Washington; Sun Devils won two of last three visits to Seattle. ASU is 2-6-1 in last nine games a road favorites, 0-3-1 this year; Huskies are 4-9 in last 13 games as home underdogs. Pac-12 home favorites are 17-17-1 vs spread.
Oregon State lost four of its last five games; they’re 0-3 on Pac-12 road, losing by 9-2-9 points at the Arizona schools and Oregon. Stanford lost its last three games; they’re 5-4 in Pac-12, 3-2 at home, with wins by 8-1-9 points. Stanford won nine of last ten games with OSU, winning last three, by 12-16-13 points; Beavers lost six of last seven visits to The Farm. Stanford is 3-6-1 in last ten games as home favorites; Beavers are 11-18 in last 29 games as road underdogs, 2-1 this year. Pac-12 home underdogs are 8-8-1 vs spread.
Furman lost three of last five games, losing last two road games, by 9-10 points at UNCG/Wofford. Mercer lost its last three games, by 4-9-2 points; they’re 2-2 at home in SoCon games, beating Samford, Chattanooga. Furman beat Mercer 74-71 at home Jan 6, after being down 9 with 8:43 left; Paladins won last four series games- they lost two of last three visits here, with all three games decided by 4 or less points. Furman is 7-6 vs spread in last 13 SoCon road games; Mercer is 13-18 in last 31 SoCon home games. SoCon home underdogs are 5-9 vs spread.
South Dakota State shot 61% inside arc, won 87-80 at North Dakota State Jan 3; teams split last eight meetings, including last four played here. ND State is 4-3 in Summit, splitting its two road games, which were decided by total of 9 points. SD State is 7-1 in Summit, 4-0 at home, winning by 3-22-2-20 points. Bison are 3-8 in last 11 games as road underdogs; Jackrabbits are 9-9 in last 18 games as home favorites. Summit League home favorites are 10-9 vs spread. These are two best offensive teams in Summit, but Jackrabbits want to play at a much faster pace.
Montana is 9-0 in Big Sky, 8-1 vs spread, 4-0 as road faves; their road wins are by 18-30-12-3-15 points. Griz beat Northern Colorado 89-80 at home Jan 6, outscoring Bears 28-16 on foul line (NC was 14-26 on arc that day). Montana won five of last six games with NC, winning by 2-7 points in last two visits here. Northern is 4-1 at home in Big Sky, with only loss by 4 to Weber State. Griz is 13-7-2 in last 22 games as road favorites; NC is is 6-4 in last ten games as a home underdog. Big Sky home underdogs are 9-7 against the spread this season.
Villanova won its last seven games since their only loss, at Butler; Wildcats are 3-0 in big East home games, winning by 10-24-20 points. Creighton lost two of last three road games, losing by 22 at Xavier, 14 at Providence. Villanova won its last seven games with Creighton, beating Bluejays by 14 in Big East tourney in their last meeting. Bluejays lost last three visits here, by 21-25-16 points. Creighton is 5-8 in last 13 games as road underdogs, 0-3 this year; Wildcats are 8-13 in last 21 games as home favorites. Big East home favorites are 14-10-1 vs spread.
Wichita State won its last two games by 19 points each; they’re 3-1 on AAC road, with only loss at Houston. Shockers are playing fastest tempo in AAC, are making 38.6% of 3’s in league tilts. Temple won four of last six games after 7-8 start; Owls are 2-3 in AAC home games, beating Tulsa, UConn- they have worst eFG% in AAC. Temple is 3-4 vs top 50 teams. Wichita is 28-12 in last 40 games as road favorites, 1-3 this year; Temple covered four of last six tries as home underdogs. AAC home underdogs are 8-6-1 vs spread.
Charleston shot 66% inside arc, beat Northeastern 82-66 at home Jan 11. Cougars are 1-3 on CAA road, with only win by 8 at Delaware. Northeastern is 5-4 vs Charleston is CAA games; teams split four meetings played here. Cougars won their last four games, all by 8 or fewer points; Huskies won four of its last five games; they’re 3-1 to home in CAA with only loss by point to Hofstra. Charleston is 6-5 in last 11 games as road underdogs; Northeastern is 7-3-1 in last 11 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 16-17 vs spread.
Wm&Mary made 16-31 on arc in 80-73 win at Elon Jan 20; Tribe outscored Elon 19-4 over game’s last 6:46. W&M is 7-2 vs Elon in CAA games, winning all three games played here, by 19-22-3 points. Elon lost three of last four games; they’re 5-5 in CAA with two OT losses- they are 2-3 on CAA road, with losses by 12-11-4. W&M lost three of last five games, losing last two home games, to Towson/Northeastern. Elon is 10-7 in last 17 games as road underdogs; Tribe is 4-8 in last 12 games as home favorites. CAA home favorites are 16-17 vs spread.
Middle Tennessee is 4-1 on C-USA road, with only loss at Marshall; underdogs covered all five games. Blue Raiders won eight of last nine games overall. Old Dominion won 11 of last 12 games; they’re 2-1 at home in C-USa, losing by 7 to Western Kentucky. MTSU is 7-0 vs ODU in C-USA games, winning 64-61 in only visit here, two years ago- they beat ODU in three of last four C-USA tourneys. MTSU is 4-7 in last 11 games as road underdogs, 2-0 this year; Monarchs are 8-13 in last 21 games as home favorites. C-USA home favorites are 20-20 vs spread.
SMU won three of last four games, including a win in Wichita, Mustangs’ only win in four AAC road games. SMU is 5-6 vs teams ranked in top 150. Tulsa lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-1 at home in AAC, with only loss by 3 to Wichita. Hurricane is 1-3 vs top 50 teams. SMU won five of last six games with Tulsa; Mustangs won their last six visits here, by 23-12-11-6-1-2 points. SMU is 12-4-1 in last 17 games as road favorites, 0-2 this year; Tulsa is 8-3 in last 11 games as home underdogs. AAC road favorites are 6-8-1 vs spread.
Northwestern is 4-6 in Big 14, 1-3 on road, with losses by 5-15-20 points- their only road win was at Minnesota. Wisconsin lost six of its last seven games; they’re 2-1 at home in Big 14, with only loss to Nebraska- they beat Indiana/Illinois at home. Northwestern/Wisconsin split their last six meetings; Wildcats won two of their last three visits to Madison. Road team won five of last seven series games. Northwestern is 8-9 in last 17 games as road favorites; Badgers are 11-7 in last 18 games as home favorites, 2-2 this year. Big 14 home favorites are 24-19 vs spread.
Hawai’i shot 61% inside arc, beat Santa Barbara 77-76 at home Jan 13; Rainbows won five of last six series games, are 2-3 in last five games in the Thunderdome. Hawai’i won four of last five games, losing to Fullerton in last game; they’re 1-1 on Big West road, losing by 8 at Long Beach. UCSB won its last four games; they’re 3-0 at home in league, winning by 8-19-12 points. Rainbows are 6-3-1 in last ten games as road underdogs; UCSB is 6-4 in last ten games as home favorites. Big West home favorites are 9-7 vs spread.
Arizona State is 4-5 in Pac-12 after a 12-0 pre-conference slate; Sun Devils are 2-3 on Pac-12 road, winning at Utah/Cal. Washington is 5-3 in pc-12, 2-1 at home, beating Cal/Wazzu; Huskies allowed 65 or fewer points in last four wins, 70+ points in last three losses. ASU won three of last five games with Washington; Sun Devils won two of last three visits to Seattle. ASU is 2-6-1 in last nine games a road favorites, 0-3-1 this year; Huskies are 4-9 in last 13 games as home underdogs. Pac-12 home favorites are 17-17-1 vs spread.
Oregon State lost four of its last five games; they’re 0-3 on Pac-12 road, losing by 9-2-9 points at the Arizona schools and Oregon. Stanford lost its last three games; they’re 5-4 in Pac-12, 3-2 at home, with wins by 8-1-9 points. Stanford won nine of last ten games with OSU, winning last three, by 12-16-13 points; Beavers lost six of last seven visits to The Farm. Stanford is 3-6-1 in last ten games as home favorites; Beavers are 11-18 in last 29 games as road underdogs, 2-1 this year. Pac-12 home underdogs are 8-8-1 vs spread.
Furman lost three of last five games, losing last two road games, by 9-10 points at UNCG/Wofford. Mercer lost its last three games, by 4-9-2 points; they’re 2-2 at home in SoCon games, beating Samford, Chattanooga. Furman beat Mercer 74-71 at home Jan 6, after being down 9 with 8:43 left; Paladins won last four series games- they lost two of last three visits here, with all three games decided by 4 or less points. Furman is 7-6 vs spread in last 13 SoCon road games; Mercer is 13-18 in last 31 SoCon home games. SoCon home underdogs are 5-9 vs spread.
South Dakota State shot 61% inside arc, won 87-80 at North Dakota State Jan 3; teams split last eight meetings, including last four played here. ND State is 4-3 in Summit, splitting its two road games, which were decided by total of 9 points. SD State is 7-1 in Summit, 4-0 at home, winning by 3-22-2-20 points. Bison are 3-8 in last 11 games as road underdogs; Jackrabbits are 9-9 in last 18 games as home favorites. Summit League home favorites are 10-9 vs spread. These are two best offensive teams in Summit, but Jackrabbits want to play at a much faster pace.
Montana is 9-0 in Big Sky, 8-1 vs spread, 4-0 as road faves; their road wins are by 18-30-12-3-15 points. Griz beat Northern Colorado 89-80 at home Jan 6, outscoring Bears 28-16 on foul line (NC was 14-26 on arc that day). Montana won five of last six games with NC, winning by 2-7 points in last two visits here. Northern is 4-1 at home in Big Sky, with only loss by 4 to Weber State. Griz is 13-7-2 in last 22 games as road favorites; NC is is 6-4 in last ten games as a home underdog. Big Sky home underdogs are 9-7 against the spread this season.
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