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**StarDust Bum** · 02-09-2019, 01:12 AM

Saturday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind……

13) After spreading lot of rumors to the contrary this week, turns out that Major League Baseball has no plans to adopt a universal DH before the 2022 season, which is disappointing.

This collective bargaining agreement ends in three years; the DH will apparently be a bargaining chip in the next CBA. Too bad it couldn’t be put into place sooner.

12) Gonzaga won its first nine WCC games by n average of 29.2 ppg, the biggest average margin of victory in a team’s first nine conference games over the last 21 years.

11) Pac-12 is having a dismal basketball season, right now, Washington is 10-0 in conference, with the next eight teams in the standings all either 6-4 or 5-5.

Pac-12 has slipped below the AAC in conference ratings; Washington is the only Pac-12 team with a shot at an at-large bid. Pac-12 is a one-bid league if Washington wins Pac-12 tourney, and maybe even a one-bid league no matter what if the Huskies stumble down the stretch.

10) Front office of the New Orleans Pelicans think the Lakers were tampering with Anthony Davis, so they purposely jerked the Lakers around in trade talks the last two weeks, never intending to send their star player to LA, at least not to the Lakers.

We’ll see if the Pelicans cut off their own nose to spite their face; can they can get a better deal for Davis from another team?

9) Kansas basketball star Lagerald Vick is taking a leave of absence for unsaid reasons, but its not good news for a Jayhawk squad that lost four of its last six games.

8) Eight NHL games went to overtime Thursday night, the most ever in one day.

7) Former Texas Longhorn QB Shane Buechele is leaving the Longhorns and will transfer to SMU, where he will be eligible to play next season.

6) Friday, the NCAA approved a waiver that allows sophomore transfer quarterback Justin Fields to play right away for Ohio State. Fields played as a true freshman at Georgia in 2018 and transferred to the Buckeyes in January following bowl season.

5) NCAA basketball conferences that are playing the fastest tempo:
Atlantic Sun, Ohio Valley, Sun Belt, Southern Conference

Slowest tempos:
Missouri Valley, Colonial, America East, Big West

4) NCAA basketball conferences that are making highest %age of 3’s:
Summit, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Big West

Lowest %age of 3’s made:
Ivy League, Atlantic 14, MEAC, SWAC

3) NCAA basketball conferences that are making highest %age of foul shots:
Summit, CAA, Horizon, Big East

Lowest %age of FT’s made:
SWAC, MEAC, Ivy, Big West

2) NCAA basketball conferences with highest home court win %:
SWAC, AAC, Big X, Big South

Lowest home court win %:
Big West, MEAC, Big Sky/SEC.

1) NCAA basketball conferences with highest %age of close games:
Lowest %age of close games:
Mountain West, Pac-12, Atlantic Sun, ACC

**StarDust Bum** · 02-09-2019, 01:13 AM

Saturday’s games

Michigan was 17-0 when they wet to Madison and lost 64-54 to the Badgers Jan 19; Wisconsin won six of last nine series games- they won two of last three visits to Ann Arbor. Michigan is 6-0 in Big 14 home games, with five wins by 11+ points. Badgers won last six games after starting out 3-3 in Big 14; they’re 5-1 on Big 14 road, with only loss by 4 at Maryland. Big 14 home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-15 vs spread this season. Wisconsin is 6-4 in its last ten games as a road underdog, 1-1 this year; Wolverines are 11-3 in last 14 games as a home favorite, 5-1 this year.

Check status of Virginia Tech PG Robinson, who missed last two games- they scored 47-64 in those games. Clemson won last three games, is 3-1 at home in ACC, with only loss to Virginia. Tech won its last four games with Clemson, winning 82-81 in last visit here, their first win in last five tries at Littlejohn. Underdogs covered three of last four series games. Hokies are 18-16-1 in last 35 games as a road underdog, 2-2 this year; Clemson is 9-2 in last 11 games as a home favorite, 2-0 this year. ACC home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-6 vs spread this season.

Georgetown made 12-22 on arc, won 84-76 at Butler Jan 2; they took 32 FT’s (18-32) that day, Bulldogs 11 (7-11) in game that MacClung sat out. Road team won last six series games; Butler won its last three visits here, all by 2 points or in OT. Butler lost three of last four games, is 1-3 on Big East road. Hoyas won three of last four games, but are only 2-3 in Big East home tilts. Big East favorites are 11-9 vs spread in games with spread of 3 or less points. Butler is 2-6 in last eight games as a road dog, 1-1 this year; under Ewing, Hoyas are 2-3 as a Big East home favorite.

Kentucky beat Mississippi State 76-55 at home Jan 20; Bulldogs were 3-20 on arc in game that was 34-26 at half. Wildcats won their last 12 games with MSU, winning last five visits to Starkville, by 6-9-10-18-7 points. Kentucky won its last nine games, is 8-1 in SEC, winning last four road games, winning by 20-2-35-11 points. MSU is 4-5 in SEC, splitting four home games. SEC road favorites of 5 or less points are 6-1 vs spread this season. Kentucky is 18-25 in last 43 games as an SEC road favorite, 3-1 this year; under Howland, Miss State is 9-1 as a home dog.

Auburn won its last three games, all at home; they’re 5-4 in SEC, 13 on road, with win by 19 at Texas A&M. LSU won 11 of last 12 games, is 8-1 in SEC; three of their last four games were decided by one point or in OT. Auburn won its last three games with LSU, by 4-23-25 points; they won last two visits to Baton Rouge, by 4-23 points. SEC home favorites of 3 or less points are 4-5-1 vs spread this season. Under Pearl, Auburn is 18-21-1 vs spread on SEC road, 1-3 this year; under Wade, LSU is 7-4-2 vs spread at home, 2-2 this year.

Villanova won its last 11 games, is 10-0 in Big East, winning road games by 6-12-8-12 points. Marquette won 16 of last 18 games (both L’s to St John’s); they’re 4-1 in Big East home games. Villanova won 12 of last 13 games with Marquette, beating Eagles three times LY; Wildcats won four of last five visits to Milwaukee. Big East home favorites of 3 or less points are 5-7 vs spread this season. Last six years, Villanova is 1-2 as a Big East road underdog, 1-0 this year; Marquette is 10-8-1 in last 19 games as a home favorite, 2-2-1 this year.

Louisville won seven of last eight games, winning last four road games; they’re 8-2 in ACC tilts. Florida State won its last four games, is 5-4 in ACC, 3-1 at home, with only loss by a hoop to Duke, when Williamson sat out 2nd half. Cardinals are 4-2 vs FSU in ACC games, winning two of three visits here- they beat FSU 82-74 in ACC tourney LY. Louisville is 6-2-1 in its last nine games as a road underdog, 1-0 this year; FSU is 14-6-1 in last 21 games as a home favorite, 2-2 this year. ACC home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-6 vs spread this season.

Dayton is 7-3 in A-14; they split last four road games; Flyers are shooting 56.8% inside arc in A-14 games. Rhode Island lost three of last four games, is 5-5 in A-14, winning last three home games, by 12-6-11 points. URI swept Dayton by 14-25 points LY, after losing previous six series games; Flyers won two of last three visits to Kinston. Dayton is 0-6-1 in last seven games as an A-14 road underdog, 0-2 this year; URI is 8-4 in last dozen games as a home favorite, 2-1 this year. A-14 home favorites of 3 or less points are 5-9 vs spread this season.

Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 66-59 at home Jan 8, going 17-17 on line; home side won last seven Tech-Oklahoma games- Red Raiders lost last three visits to Lubbock, by 2-8-10 points. Tech won three of last four games, is 6-4 in Big X, losing last three road games while scoring 56.7 ppg. Oklahoma lost its last three games; they’re 2-3 in Big X home games. Big X home teams are 10-4 vs spread in games with spread of 3 or less points. Under Beard, Tech is 7-16 vs spread on Big X road, 1-4 this year; Sooners are 12-9-1 in last 22 home games, 2-2 this year.

Utah won five of last seven games, is 6-4 in Pac-12, 4-1 on road, with only loss at Arizona in OT. UCLA lost five of its last seven games; they’re 5-5 in Pac-12, losing two of last three home games- they’re turning ball over 22.1% of time in Pac-12 games. Utah/UCLA split last eight meetings; Utes are 1-4 in Pauley Pavilion Pac-12 games, with losses by 27-14-10-19 points. Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-10 vs spread this season. Last seven years, Utah is 21-12-1 as a road underdog, 4-0 this year; Bruins are 9-5 in last 14 games as a home favorite, 3-2 this year.

Kansas State won seven of its last eight games, is 7-2 in Big X, 3-1 on road, with loss in Lubbock by 6. Baylor won six of last seven games; they’re 6-3 in Big X, 3-1 at home,, with lone loss by 5 to Kansas. K-State won its last four games with Baylor; underdogs covered six of last seven series games. Wildcats won last two visits to Waco, by 2-7 points. Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 7-6-1 vs spread this season. Wildcats are 11-7 in last 18 games as a Big X road underdog; Baylor is 5-2 in last seven games as a home favorite, 1-0 this year.

Duke beat Virginia 72-70 at home Jan 19, in game Duke PG Jones missed; Blue Devils won four of last five series games, winning last two visits here, by 6-20 points. Duke won its last six games, is 8-1 in ACC, 4-0 on road, with three wins by 15+ points. Virginia won four in row since the loss at Duke; they’re 4-0 in ACC home games, with all four wins by 10+ points. ACC home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-6 vs spread this season. Last nine years, Duke is 9-6-1 as an ACC road underdog; Cavaliers are 5-7-1 in last 13 games as a home favorite, 2-2 this year.

Washington won its last 12 games, are 10-0 in Pac-12- they held five of last six foes to 62 or less points. Arizona State is 6-4 in Pac-12, 4-2 at home, losing to Utah/Wazzu, which was a bad loss that will hurt on Selection Sunday. Washington-ASU split their last six meetings; Huskies won five of their last six visits to Tempe, losing last visit here by 11 two years ago. Pac-12 home teams are 4-9 vs number in games with spread of 2 or less points. Under Hopkins, Washington is 10-4 vs spread on Pac-12 road, 5-0 this year; ASU is 5-10 vs spread in last 15 road tilts, 3-3 this year.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-09-2019, 01:15 AM

Duke at Virginia
February 8, 2019
By Brian Edwards

Round 2 (of probably three and maybe even four?) of the Duke-Virginia men’s basketball rivalry in 2018-19 will take place Saturday in Charlottesville at John Paul Jones Arena. As of late Friday afternoon, several offshore books had Virginia (20-1 straight up, 16-5 against the spread) installed as a two-point favorite with a total of 136.

When these teams met at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham on Jan. 19, Duke (20-2 SU, 14-8 ATS) captured a 72-70 win but failed to cover the number as a four-point home favorite. The 142 combined points went ‘over’ the 136-point total even thought there were only 127 combined points 69 seconds remaining. The side could’ve gone either way, too, as UVA got the backdoor cover thanks to a bucket with three ticks left.

R.J. Barrett led the way with 30 points, five rebounds and three assists compared to only one turnover. Zion Williamson made 10-of-16 field-goal attempts and finished with 27 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot. Cam Reddish contributed nine points, eight boards and a pair of steals.

UVA sophomore De’Andre Hunter had 18 points and four rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome scored 14 points apiece, but they combined to make only 3-of-12 attempts from 3-point range. The Cavs hit only 3-of-17 (17.6%) shots from downtown, although they made 52.8 percent of their overall FGAs.

Duke had a 30-27 edge in the rebounding department. The Blue Devils went to the free-throw line 31 times compared to 17 trips to the stripe for UVA.

Since hooking up its betting supporters with 10 consecutive spread covers, Tony Bennett’s squad has failed to cover in back-to-back games after beating Miami 56-46 as an 18-point home ‘chalk’ this past Saturday. Hunter led the way with 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, a pair of steals and one blocked shot. Kamari Diakite finished with 11 points, six boards and three blocks, while Kyle Guy contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three assists without a turnover. The Cavaliers dominated the glass with a 40-23 rebounding advantage over UM.

UVA is ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (52.9 points per game) and at defending the 3-point line (24.7%). The Cavs are third nationally in field-goal percentage defense, forcing foes to make merely 37.0 percent of their shots. They aren’t too shabby at the other end, either, ranking 14th in the country in 3-point accuracy (39.5%), 19th in free-throw percentage (76.1%) and 39th in FG percentage (47.7%).

Hunter, who went down with an injury late in last year’s regular season and didn’t play in his team’s unprecedented 1/16 loss in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, is averaging a team-best 14.7 PPG. Hunter averages 5.4 RPG, has a 47/24 assist-to-turnover ratio, makes 52.9 percent of his FGAs and 43.2 percent of his 3-pointers.

Guy (14.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG) has a 44/26 assist-to-turnover ratio, hits 43.8 percent of his trifectas and 85.4 percent of his FTAs. Jerome (13.0 PPG) is burying 40.6 percent of his downtown launches and has a stellar 99/33 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Virginia is undefeated in 11 home games with an 8-3 spread record. The Cavs are 6-1 ATS in seven games as single-digit favorites, 2-0 ATS in pair of single-digit home ‘chalk’ situations.

UVA is ranked No. 1 at KenPom.com, compiling a 7-1 record against K-Pom Top 50 opponents. The Cavs are 13-1 against the Top 100.

Duke and UVA are in a three-way tie with North Carolina for first place in the ACC standings with 8-1 records. This trio holds a one-game edge over Louisville, which is a short road underdog (+2.5) at FSU. UVA has won seven of its nine ACC games by double-digit margins.

Duke has won outright in all four of its true road games while posting a 3-1 spread record. The Blue Devils have had less prep time for UVA since they had to play on Tuesday, beating Boston College 80-55 as 24-point home favorites. The 135 combined points dropped ‘under’ the 158-point total. Mike Krzyzewski’s team trailed BC 30-28 at intermission before covering in front-door fashion by taking its only 25-point lead with about a minute remaining.

Reddish went 8-of-16 from the field and scored a game-high 24 points. Barrett had 19 points, five rebounds and a pair of assists, while Williamson produced 16 points, 17 rebounds, four steals, three assists and three blocked shots. Tre Jones added 11 points, five rebounds, one rejection and three assists without a turnover.

Since losing in overtime at home to Syracuse on Jan. 14 when Jones left the game early in the first half with an injured shoulder and Reddish was ‘out’ sick, Duke has won six straight games and gone 4-1 ATS its last five times out. The last five victories have come by 13 points or more, including a 91-61 home win over St. John’s last Saturday. (The Red Storm bounced back and won at Marquette 72 hours later.)

Williamson torched the Johnnies by making 13-of-17 FGAs in a 29-point effort. The freshman sensation also had six rebounds, five steals and a pair of rejections, while Barrett added 15 points and 14 boards.

This is only Duke’s second (and probably last) underdog spot of the season. In their opener at Banker Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis back on Nov. 6, the Blue Devils humbled Kentucky by a 118-84 count as 2.5-point ‘dogs. Barrett, Williamson and Reddish scored 33, 28 and 22 points, respectively, in their collegiate debuts.

Barrett is averaging 23.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Williamson (22.0 PPG, 2.0 BPG) is averaging team-highs in rebounding (9.4 RPG), steals (2.1 SPG) and FG percentage (68.2%). Reddish is scoring at a 13.5 PPG clip, while Marques Bolden (5.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG) leads the Blue Devils in blocked shots (46, 2.1 BPG). Jones (8.4 PPG) has an incredible 110/23 assist-to-turnover ratio and 39 steals.

Duke is ranked fourth in the country in scoring with its 87.0 PPG average. The Blue Devils rank No. 21 nationally in FG percentage (48.6%), but they struggle from 3-point land (#317 nationally, 30.8%). They defend at a high level as well, ranking sixth in the nation in FG-percentage defense (38.2%) and ninth at defending the 3-point line (28.8%). Duke is 38th nationally in scoring ‘D’ (65.2 PPG).

Duke is No.2 at K-Pom, going 8-2 versus the Top 50 and 13-2 against the Top 100.

Since Duke’s win over UVA saw the ‘over’ hit, the ‘under’ has been a winner in each of its past five games. The ‘under’ is 15-5-2 overall for the Blue Devils, 3-0-1 in their road assignments.

The ‘under’ has cashed in back-to-back UVA games to improve to 12-9 overall and 7-4 in its home games.

Tip-off on ESPN is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Eastern.

B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Washington won its 12th straight game, covered the spread for the 10th consecutive time and remained unbeaten in Pac-12 play with Thursday’s 67-60 win at Arizona as a 2.5-point underdog. The Huskies hooked up money-line backers with a +125 return. Noah Dickerson (ankle) was a game-time decision and didn’t start, but he contributed 10 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes of playing time. Mike Hopkins’ squad plays Saturday at Arizona State. The Sun Devils are desperate for a win here, especially after seeing their resume decimated by Thursday’s 91-70 loss to Washington State as 15-point home favorites.

-- Speaking of the Cougars, let’s give a shout out to one of the nation’s most underrated players, Robert Franks. The Washington State big man was downright nasty against the Sun Devils, erupting for 34 points, 13 rebounds, four steals, four blocked shots and two assists. Nate Ellery nearly had a triple-double for the Cougars, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

-- Looking for an under-the-radar squad that could be heard from in March and, most importantly for our purposes, is cashing tickets galore? We introduce you to the Hofstra Pride, the owners of a 20-4 SU record and an 18-5 ATS mark. After an overtime loss at VCU on Nov. 24, Hofstra won 16 games in a row until falling last Saturday at Northeastern (a team that won by double digits at Harvard, beat Alabama by 16 on a neutral court and only lost by three at Hofstra). The Pride bounced back in Thursday’s 102-61 win over Elon as an 18-point home favorite. Hofstra, which is 11-3 ATS in its past 14 outings, will host William & Mary on Saturday. The Pride is led by senior guard Justin Wright-Foreman, who averages 25.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He’s making 51.1 percent of his FGAs, 41.4 percent of his launches from downtown and 87.8 percent of his FTAs. Wright-Foreman scored at a 24.4 PPG clip last season and averaged 18.1 PPG as a sophomore.

-- The injury notes below were all from late Friday afternoon, so you’ll obviously want to check these for updates on Saturday morning. Let’s start with Colgate’s Jordan Burns, who averages 17.4 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 SPG. He’s ‘questionable’ against Loyola-Maryland due to a leg injury.

-- Creighton guard Ty-Shon Alexander (knee) is ‘questionable’ at Seton Hall. Alexander averages 17.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 APG. The Pirates and Bluejays will collide at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the CBS Sports Network.

-- Baylor’s Makai Mason (foot) is ‘questionable’ for a home game vs. Kansas State. Mason averages 16.1 points and 3.0 APG for the Bears, who saw their six-game winning streak both SU and ATS snapped in Wednesday’s 84-72 loss at Texas. The Wildcats are in first place in the Big 12 with their 7-2 record. Iowa State is one-half game back at 7-3, while Baylor is one game behind at 6-3. Texas Tech and Kansas are 6-4 in Big 12 action.

-- Speaking of the Jayhawks, their quest to win a 15th straight Big 12 regular-season championship is in even greater danger after yesterday’s news that Lagerald Vick is not going be around for at least a few games. “Lagerald has some personal matters that require his immediate attention and he will be taking a leave of absence from our team,” KU head coach Bill Self said in a statement released by the school. “During this time, we will respect Lagerald’s privacy. There’s no timetable for his return.” Vick, the starting senior guard, is averaging 14.1 points and 4.0 RPG while draining 45.5 percent of his 3-balls. Without Vick’s threat from the perimeter, KU star Dedric Lawson is going to be getting double-teamed on nearly every touch. Making matters even worse, Marcus Garrett (ankle) is ‘doubtful’ vs. Oklahoma State. KU will host the Cowboys at noon Eastern on ESPN.

-- Auburn’s Jared Harper (ankle) has been upgraded from ‘questionable’ to ‘probable’ for Saturday’s SEC showdown at LSU. Bruce Pearl’s team has struggled mightily on the road, going 1-4 both SU and ATS in five road assignments. LSU is 11-1 SU and 5-7 ATS at home. Auburn has had an extra day of prep time after dropping Florida 76-62 an eight-point home favorite Tuesday. Meanwhile, LSU responded to its first loss in SEC play at home to Arkansas on Saturday by going into Starkville and winning in overtime Wednesday behind Herculean efforts from Tremont Waters and Naz Reid. Offshore books opened LSU at -1.5 late Friday afternoon, but I believe that number will be higher in a few hours (and on Saturday morning, obviously).

-- Florida is winless and 1-6 ATS in seven games as an underdog this year. Mike White’s team is also mired in a 0-5 ATS slump. Although UF is 12-10, it’s still in the hunt for an at-large berth but must start picking up some key wins. This is obviously a great opportunity Saturday at top-ranked Tennessee, which opened offshore as an 11-point home favorite. This is the richest ‘dog spot of the season for Florida for the second straight game.

-- Alabama, currently on the good/right side of the bubble according to most bracketology gurus, can’t afford a bad loss at Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide opened -2 at offshore books. Vandy remains winless in SEC play and is an abysmal 4-9 ATS in its past 13 games. The ‘over’ is 4-1 for the Commodores in their last five contests. The ‘over’ is 14-7 overall for ‘Bama, but the ‘under’ is 4-3 in its road games and has cashed at a 5-2 rate in its past seven outings. The total was 143.5 points on the send-out.

-- As I’ve noted multiple times over the last week and change, Nebraska is at the top of my Fade List right now. The Cornhuskers, who are mired in a 0-6 slump both SU and ATS and have looked awful since losing Isaac Copeland to season-ending ACL tear, opened as 10-point underdogs at Purdue.

-- Troy’s Jordon Varnado (indeed, the younger brother of former Mississippi State shot-blocking king Jarvis) is ‘questionable’ against Arkansas State. Varnado averages 21.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-11-2019, 07:38 PM

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

UVA at UNC 07:00 PM
U 140.0

KU at TCU 09:00 PM
TCU -2.0
O 149.5

OKLA at BAY 09:00 PM
BAY -4.5
U 137.5

PRST at CSUS 10:35 PM
PRST +4.0
U 140.0

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:15 AM

Guy's big shots finish No. 4 Virginia's rally over No. 8 UNC
February 11, 2019
By The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Kyle Guy scored 20 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final two minutes, to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 8 North Carolina 69-61 on Monday night.

De'Andre Hunter also had 20 points for the Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who played with veteran poise down the stretch after trailing for a good chunk of the second half.

The Cavaliers were coming off a second loss this season to No. 2 Duke and arrived in Chapel Hill facing the prospect of their first losing streak of any kind in two years. Yet Guy and his teammates rallied from seven down in the final eight minutes to snap UNC's seven-game winning streak.

Coby White scored 17 points to lead the Tar Heels (19-5, 9-2), who were off to their best start in league play under 16th-year coach Roy Williams. UNC shot just 35 percent for the game.

NO. 14 KANSAS 82, TCU 77

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Devon Dotson scored 25 points, including six free throws in the final 40 seconds of overtime, and Kansas beat TCU for its second win in a row while starting four freshmen.

After blowing a 12-point lead in the second half, the Jayhawks (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) never trailed in overtime. They broke the final tie on K.J. Lawson's jumper with 1:09 left before Dotson sealed it at the free-throw line.

Dotson also had 10 rebounds for one of the three double-doubles for Kansas. Ochai Agbaji had 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Dedric Lawson, a junior and the only non-freshman starter, had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Desmond Bane had 18 points for TCU (17-7, 5-6), and Kendric Davis scored 16.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:21 AM

CBB FEB. RECORD OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

02/11/2019 4-3-0 57.14% +3.50
02/10/2019 7-8-0 46.67% -9.00
02/09/2019 53-66-0 44.54% -98.00
02/08/2019 12-12-0 50.00% -6.00
02/07/2019 32-37-0 46.38% -43.50
02/06/2019 15-26-0 36.59% -68.00
02/05/2019 18-18-0 50.00% -9.00
02/04/2019 13-5-0 72.22% +37.50
02/03/2019 9-7-0 56.25% +6.50
02/02/2019 49-58-4 45.79% -74.00
02/01/2019 11-6-1 64.71% +22.00

Totals.........223 -246-1......47.54%.....-238.00

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BEST BETS:

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

02/11/2019...............1 - 2.................-6.00......................3 - 1..................+9.50................+3.50
02/10/2019...............4 - 4.................-2.00......................2 - 1..................+4.50................+2.50
02/09/2019..............25 - 24...............-2.00......................6 - 5.................+2.50................+0.50
02/08/2019...............3 - 6.................-18.00.....................5 - 5.................-2.50.................-20.50
02/07/2019...............9 - 11................-15.50....................5 - 9..................-24.50...............-40.00
02/06/2019...............5 - 11................-35.50....................0 - 4..................-22.00...............-57.00
02/05/2019...............6 - 9..................-19.50....................3 - 7..................-23.50...............-43.00
02/04/2019...............4 - 2..................+9.00.....................5 - 2.................+14.00..............+23.00
02/03/2019...............6 - 4..................+8.00.....................3 - 1.................+9.50................+17.50
02/02/2019..............19 - 21................-20.50....................7 - 9.................-14.50................-35.00
02/01/2019...............4 - 3...................+3.50....................4 - 1.................+14.50..............+18.00

Totals.....................86 - 97.................-98.50...................43 - 45...............-32.20..............- 130.70

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:23 AM

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Six top minor league prospects of the Atlanta Braves:

1) Austin Riley, 3B— Josh Donaldson will keep Riley in AAA this season.

2) Ian Anderson, P— Went to HS 10-15 miles from Armadillo World HQ.

3) Mike Soroka, P— Was 2-1, 3.51 in five major league starts LY.

9) William Contreras, C— Younger brother of Cubs’ C Wilson Contreras.

14) Kolby Allard, P— 10 of Atlanta’s top 14 prospects are pitchers.

25) AJ Graffanino, SS— Son of former big leaguer Tony Graffanino.

Quote of the Day
“We’re not developing quarterbacks as we should. We’re not developing offensive linemen as we should.”
AAF co-founder Bill Polian

Tuesday’s quiz
What was the name of the USFL team that Steve Spurrier coached in the mid-80’s?

Monday’s quiz
Hank Aaron played LF for the Milwaukee Braves in his first major league game at Wrigley Field, in 1954; Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner played LF for the Cubs that day.

Sunday’s quiz
Eight NFL teams have won only one Super Bowl: Jets, Chiefs, Bears, Rams, Bucs, Saints, Seahawks and Eagles.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray chose football over baseball Monday, ending speculation as to whether he would show up at Oakland’s training camp later this week.

Murray forfeits the vast majority of his $4.66M signing bonus from the A’s, but he’ll make a lot more than that when he gets picked in the first round of the NFL Draft. Read Monday that Murray winds up earning $210,000 from the A’s, for pretty much doing nothing.

The 58th overall pick in last year’s NFL draft got a contract worth $4.86M, so as long as Murray is picked higher than 58th (which he will be), he makes money on this deal.

Meanwhile, A’s had the 9th pick in the MLB draft LY and totally wasted it. No bueno. They do retain Murray’s baseball rights, but those are basically worthless now.

12) With Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Robinson passing away this past week, there were pictures of him posted on the Interweb; one of them was when he was managing the Nationals, in 2005 or 2006. He is leaning against the front rail of the dugout.

You look right behind the dugout and you can see the fans in the front row; one of the fans is Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court judge who was under scrutiny last year for how much money he spent back then on tickets to Nationals’ games. Pretty sweet seats he had.

11) Cincinnati Bengals’ new offensive coordinator is Brian Callahan, whose father Bill coached the Oakland Raiders for a while; the Bengals’ new head coach is Zac Taylor, who played QB for Bill Callahan at Nebraska.

10) Weird stat: Duke hasn’t won or shared the ACC regular season title since 2010; they haven’t won it by themselves since 2006.

9) Tennessee is 22-1 and ranked #1 in country, even though none of their players were top 100 recruits nationally coming out of high school.

8) Indians’ SS Francisco Lindor has a right calf strain that will keep him sidelined from 7-9 weeks, which makes him doubtful to start the regular season.

7) From Tyler Bischoff:

UNLV’s basketball team has never had a defense finish outside the top 200 in kenpom.com‘s defensive efficiency rating. This goes back to 2002.

With seven games left this season, Rebels are ranked #238 in defensive efficiency, which helps explain their 12-11 record. Losing their best player Shakur Juiston for the season was a back-breaker.

6) Once you watch an AAF game on TV and you hear the replay official as he gives his verdict to the referee, it is obvious that the NFL has to do this next year, just to give transparency to the replay process. Makes the broadcast more interesting.

5) Three of eight AAF teams ran 70+ plays in Week 1; NFL teams rarely run 70 plays in a game, so it looks like the shorter play clock will result in more action during their games.

4) New Orleans Saints hired Darren Rizzi as special teams coordinator; he spent the last eight years as Miami’s special teams coach.

3) Los Angeles Rams hired Wes Phillips as their new TE’s coach; he worked with Sean McVay in Washington and is the son of Rams’ DC Wade Phillips.

2) When the Texas Longhorns were recruiting Patrick Mahomes, they recruited him as a DB, not a quarterback, which makes you question what the hell were they thinking about? How many QB’s in the NFL right now played at Texas?

1) It snowed in Las Vegas Sunday night; that doesn’t happen much. There was a video on Twitter of a guy driving around Las Vegas, with the traffic lights and street lights both out, but all the casinos were lit up like usual. Was a little eerie, though.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:24 AM

Tuesday’s games

Purdue nipped Maryland 62-60 Dec 6, their 5th straight win over Terps, winning its last two visits to College Park, by 1-5 points. Boilers won their last eight games, are 10-2 in Big 14, winning last three road games, two of them in OT. Maryland lost three of its last five games; they’re 9-4 in big 14, winning all four home tilts. Road teams are 16-9 vs spread in Big 14 games this year, when spread is 3 or fewer points. Purdue is 12-19-2 vs spread in its last 33 Big 14 road games, 4-2 this year; since joining the league, Maryland is 22-20 in home games, 4-2 this year.

Kentucky won its last ten games, is 9-1 in SEC; they force turnovers 21.6% of time in SEC games. LSU won 12 of its last 13 games; they’re 9-1 in SEC, winning all five road games, three of them in OT. Kentucky won 11 of last 13 games with LSU, winning last three by 17-7-3 points; Tigers lost last five games in Rupp Arena, by 38-5-1-17-7 points. SEC home favorites of 9+ points are 8-8 vs spread this season. Under Wade, LSU is 5-7 as an SEC road underdog, 3-0 this year; Wildcats 18-13 in last 31 games as a home favorite, 2-2 this year.

Buffalo is 20-3, 8-2 in MAC, but they lost two of last three road games; they’re 3-2 on MAC road, winning by 16-9-9 points. Akron won four of its last five games; they’re 6-4 in MAC, but 5-0 at home. Zips are shooting only 27% on arc in MAC games. Buffalo/Akron split their last ten meetings; underdogs covered four of last five. Bulls lost five of their last six visits to Akron. MAC road favorites are 7-6 vs spread this season. Buffalo is 5-7-1 in its last 13 games as a MAC road favorite, 2-3 this year; over last decade, Akron is 0-4 as a MAC home underdog, all last season.

Michigan State lost three of its last four games after an 18-2 start; Spartans 10-3 in Big 14, 5-2 on road, losing at Purdue, Illinois. Wisconsin won six of its last seven games; they’re 9-4 in big14- they won their last three home games. MSU won its last five games with Wisconsin; their 68-63 win in Madison LY was their first in last four visits there. Road teams are 16-9 vs spread in Big 14 games this year, when spread is 3 or fewer points. Spartans are 11-14 vs spread in last 25 Big 14 road games, 5-2 this year; Wisconsin is 19-14 in its last 33 home games, 3-3 this year.

Marquette won 17 of its last 19 games, with both losses to St John’s; they outscored DePaul 28-15 on foul line in a 79-69 over the Blue Demons Jan 23. Golden Eagles won six of last seven series games; they split last four visits here, with both wins by 13 points. Eagles are 9-2 in Big East, winning last four road tilts. DePaul is 5-6 in Big East, 2-3 at home. Big East road favorites of fewer than 5 points are 6-2 vs spread this season. Marquette is 6-3 in its last nine games as a road favorite; DePaul is 12-16 in its last 28 games as a home underdog, 1-2 this year.

Butler made 11-25 on arc in 80-71 home win over St John’s Jan 19; Bulldogs are 6-4 in last ten series games, losing last two games at St John’s, by 3-7 points. Butler is 5-6 in Big East, 2-3 on road; they won last two games, by 2-4 points. Johnnies lost six of last nine games; they’re 5-6 in Big East, losing last three of last four at home. Big East home favorites of 4 or fewer points are 9-13 vs spread this season. Butler is 5-7 in its last dozen games as a Big East road underdog, 2-1 this year; Red Storm is 2-7 in its last nine games as a home favorite, 2-3 this season.

Alabama outscored Mississippi State 22-12 on line in 83-78 home win over the Bulldogs Jan 29; teams combined to go 4-34 on the arc. Crimson Tide won 11 of last 13 series games, winning four of last five visits to Starkville. Bama won three of last four games, is 6-4 in SEC, 2-3 on road. MSU lost four of its last six games, two in row at home. SEC home favorites of 5 or fewer points are 8-9 vs spread this season. Under Johnson, Crimson Tide is 14-14 as an SEC road underdog, 2-2 this year; Under Howland, Miss State is 9-10-2 as a home favorite, 1-2-2 this year.

Home side won last six Arkansas-Missouri; Razorbacks lost last six trips to Mizzou, with three of those six losses by 5 or fewer points. Arkansas won first meeting this year 72-60, forcing 24 turnovers (+10) in a game Missouri led 17-4 early. Hogs won three of last four games; they’re 5-5 in SEC, 2-3 on road. Mizzou lost 8 of its last 10 games. SEC home teams are 7-14 vs spread in games with spread of 3 or fewer points. Arkansas is 17-14-1 in its last 32 SEC road games, 3-2 this year; under Martin, Tigers are 6-8 vs spread in SEC home games, 1-4 this year.

Texas made 14-27 on arc, hammered Kansas State 67-47 in Manhattan Jan 2, their first win in last five series games. Wildcats won their last two visits to Austin, by 3 points each. K-State won eight of its last nine games; they’re 8-2 in conference, winning last four home games. Texas won three of its last four games; they’re 6-5 in Big X, 4-1 at home. Big X home favorites of 3 or fewer points are 6-2 vs spread this season. Wildcats are 12-7 vs spread in last 19 games as a Big X road underdog, 4-0 this year; under Smart, Texas is 6-10-1 as a home favorite, 1-2 this year.

Home side won last four Duke-Louisville games; Blue Devils lost last two games in Yum! Center but they’re 4-2 overall in ACC games with the Cardinals. Duke won its last seven games, beating Virginia on road Saturday; they’re 9-1 in ACC, 5-0 on road. Louisville lost two of last three games; they’re 8-3 in ACC, 4-1 at home, with loss to North Carolina. Duke is 8-5 in its last 13 games as an ACC road favorite, 3-1 this year; over last decade, Louisville is 4-0 as a conference home underdog. ACC road favorites of 7 or fewer points are 12-5-1 vs spread this season.

UNLV won seven of last ten games with Air Force, but got embarrassed 106-88 by the Flyboys in Colorado Springs Jan 16. Rebels made 14-28 on arc that night but still lost by 18. Air Force lost last six series games here, but three of last four went to OT. Falcons are 5-6 in MW, 1-4 on road. UNLV lost four of its last five games; they lost last two home games. Air Force is 12-10-2 in its last 24 games as a MW road underdog, 2-2 this year; under Menzies, Rebels are 3-10 as a home favorite, 2-2 this year. Mountain West single digit home favorites are 6-7 vs spread this season.

San Diego State won four of its last five games; they’re 6-4 in MW, 1-4 on road, with only win in San Jose. Colorado State lost five of its last seven games; they’re 4-7 in MW, losing last two home games, to Boise St/Nevada. Aztecs won six of last nine games with CSU, winning last two, by 9-19 points; teams split last six meetings played here. Under Dutcher, Aztecs are 2-7 as a MW road favorite, 0-3 this year; CSU is 3-7-1 in its last 11 games as a home underdog, 2-2 this year. Mountain West road favorites of 4 or fewer points are 6-5 vs spread this season.

Rider is playing its 3rd game in five nights; they’ve lost last four games, last two by 1-2 points. Quinnipiac won four of its last five games, with three road wins; they’re 7-4 in MAAC, 3-2 at home. Rider won its last ten games with Quinnipiac, beating the Bobcats 72-67 at home Jan 5; Broncs won last four visits here, by 3-12-17-15 points. MAAC home teams are 11-5 vs spread in games with spread of 2 or fewer points. Under Dunleavy, Quinnipiac is 6-8 vs spread on MAAC road, 2-3 this year; Broncs are 13-9-1 in last 23 MAAC road games, 2-2 this year.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:31 AM

College Basketball Trend Report

ST BONAVENTURE (9 - 14) at ST JOSEPHS (11 - 13) - 2/12/2019, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST BONAVENTURE is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST BONAVENTURE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less or pick over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all games this season.
ST JOSEPHS is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
ST JOSEPHS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

PURDUE (17 - 6) at MARYLAND (18 - 6) - 2/12/2019, 6:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

PITTSBURGH (12 - 12) at BOSTON COLLEGE (11 - 11) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON COLLEGE is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in all home games this season.
BOSTON COLLEGE is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home lined games this season.

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

DAVIDSON (17 - 6) at FORDHAM (10 - 13) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DAVIDSON is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 39-20 ATS (+17.0 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 50-26 ATS (+21.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
FORDHAM is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 180-231 ATS (-74.1 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
FORDHAM is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
FORDHAM is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
FORDHAM is 136-173 ATS (-54.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

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

GEORGIA (10 - 13) at TEXAS A&M (9 - 13) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
GEORGIA is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in all home games this season.
TEXAS A&M is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) in home lined games this season.
TEXAS A&M is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS A&M is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.

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

LSU (19 - 4) at KENTUCKY (20 - 3) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENTUCKY is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
KENTUCKY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.

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

BUFFALO (20 - 3) at AKRON (14 - 9) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
AKRON is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
AKRON is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

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

C MICHIGAN (16 - 7) at BOWLING GREEN (16 - 7) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOWLING GREEN is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all games this season.
BOWLING GREEN is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
BOWLING GREEN is 31-15 ATS (+14.5 Units) as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
BOWLING GREEN is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all home games this season.
BOWLING GREEN is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home lined games this season.
BOWLING GREEN is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
BOWLING GREEN is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
C MICHIGAN is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
C MICHIGAN is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.

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

E MICHIGAN (10 - 13) at OHIO U (11 - 11) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E MICHIGAN is 163-208 ATS (-65.8 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
OHIO U is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick since 1997.
OHIO U is 152-117 ATS (+23.3 Units) in all home games since 1997.
OHIO U is 152-117 ATS (+23.3 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
OHIO U is 104-72 ATS (+24.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO U is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games this season.
OHIO U is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
OHIO U is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
OHIO U is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
OHIO U is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after scoring 60 points or less this season.

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

N ILLINOIS (12 - 12) at W MICHIGAN (6 - 17) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N ILLINOIS is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) in road games after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
N ILLINOIS is 39-23 ATS (+13.7 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
W MICHIGAN is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
W MICHIGAN is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
W MICHIGAN is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.

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

MICHIGAN ST (19 - 5) at WISCONSIN (17 - 7) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MICHIGAN ST is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
MICHIGAN ST is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all games this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) against conference opponents this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after allowing 60 points or less this season.
MICHIGAN ST is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

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

MARQUETTE (20 - 4) at DEPAUL (13 - 9) - 2/12/2019, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARQUETTE is 133-91 ATS (+32.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
MARQUETTE is 133-91 ATS (+32.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
DEPAUL is 75-104 ATS (-39.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
DEPAUL is 61-94 ATS (-42.4 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.

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

DRAKE (18 - 7) at S ILLINOIS (13 - 12) - 2/12/2019, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DRAKE is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games this season.
DRAKE is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
DRAKE is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
S ILLINOIS is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) in home games in February games since 1997.

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

BUTLER (14 - 10) at ST JOHNS (17 - 7) - 2/12/2019, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST JOHNS is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST JOHNS is 115-149 ATS (-48.9 Units) as a favorite since 1997.

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

MICHIGAN (22 - 2) at PENN ST (8 - 15) - 2/12/2019, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MICHIGAN is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PENN ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents this season.
PENN ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games after a conference game this season.
PENN ST is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games revenging a road loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PENN ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival this season.

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

ALABAMA (15 - 8) at MISSISSIPPI ST (16 - 7) - 2/12/2019, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALABAMA is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
MISSISSIPPI ST is 83-51 ATS (+26.9 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
MISSISSIPPI ST is 65-42 ATS (+18.8 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
MISSISSIPPI ST is 110-80 ATS (+22.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning
record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ALABAMA is 5-1 against the spread versus MISSISSIPPI ST over the last 3 seasons
ALABAMA is 5-1 straight up against MISSISSIPPI ST over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

ARKANSAS (14 - 9) at MISSOURI (11 - 11) - 2/12/2019, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARKANSAS is 82-126 ATS (-56.6 Units) in road games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 82-126 ATS (-56.6 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 82-129 ATS (-59.9 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 83-128 ATS (-57.8 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
ARKANSAS is 29-56 ATS (-32.6 Units) in road games off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
MISSOURI is 35-54 ATS (-24.4 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.

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

KANSAS ST (18 - 5) at TEXAS (14 - 10) - 2/12/2019, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS ST is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
KANSAS ST is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS ST is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.

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

DUKE (21 - 2) at LOUISVILLE (17 - 7) - 2/12/2019, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DUKE is 15-8 ATS (+6.2 Units) in all games this season.
DUKE is 15-8 ATS (+6.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
DUKE is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 227-166 ATS (+44.4 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
DUKE is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

AIR FORCE (10 - 13) at UNLV (12 - 11) - 2/12/2019, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
AIR FORCE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in a road game where the total is 140 to 144.5 over the last 3 seasons.
UNLV is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
UNLV is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games in February games over the last 3 seasons.
UNLV is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 12-27 ATS (-17.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
AIR FORCE is 6-0 against the spread versus UNLV over the last 3 seasons
UNLV is 4-2 straight up against AIR FORCE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

SAN DIEGO ST (14 - 9) at COLORADO ST (9 - 15) - 2/12/2019, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO ST is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 32-21 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 32-21 ATS (+8.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO ST is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO ST is 134-171 ATS (-54.1 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
COLORADO ST is 174-216 ATS (-63.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

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

RIDER (12 - 12) at QUINNIPIAC (12 - 10) - 2/12/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
RIDER is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
RIDER is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) against conference opponents this season.
RIDER is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing with one or less days rest this season.
RIDER is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a conference game this season.

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

**Udog** · 02-12-2019, 01:51 PM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 12

San Diego St @ Colorado State

Game 641-642
February 12, 2019 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego St
55.420
Colorado State
56.369
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado State
by 1
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego St
by 2
147
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado State
(+2); Over

Air Force @ UNLV

Game 639-640
February 12, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Air Force
49.215
UNLV
54.893
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UNLV
by 5 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UNLV
by 8 1/2
142
Dunkel Pick:
Air Force
(+8 1/2); Over

Duke @ Louisville

Game 637-638
February 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Duke
80.186
Louisville
75.728
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Duke
by 4 1/2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Duke
by 8 1/2
151
Dunkel Pick:
Louisville
(+8 1/2); Over

Kansas State @ Texas

Game 635-636
February 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas State
69.273
Texas
74.734
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 5 1/2
119
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
by 3
124
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-3); Under

Arkansas @ Missouri

Game 633-634
February 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arkansas
63.580
Missouri
59.923
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arkansas
by 3 1/2
136
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arkansas
by 1
139
Dunkel Pick:
Arkansas
(-1); Under

Alabama @ Mississippi State

Game 631-632
February 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Alabama
64.621
Mississippi State
73.352
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Mississippi State
by 8 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Mississippi State
by 5
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Mississippi State
(-5); Under

Michigan @ Penn State

Game 629-630
February 12, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Michigan
72.574
Penn State
62.201
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan
by 10 1/2
120
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Michigan
by 6 1/2
126
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan
(-6 1/2); Under

Butler @ St John's

Game 627-628
February 12, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Butler
64.623
St John's
62.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Butler
by 2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St John's
by 3 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Butler
(+3 1/2); Over

Drake @ Southern Illinois

Game 625-626
February 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Drake
53.966
Southern Illinois
52.544
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Drake
by 1 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Illinois
by 4
139
Dunkel Pick:
Drake
(+4); Over

Marquette @ DePaul

Game 623-624
February 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Marquette
68.565
DePaul
66.621
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Marquette
by 2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Marquette
by 4 1/2
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
DePaul
(+4 1/2); Over

Rider @ Quinnipiac

Game 643-644
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rider
47.165
Quinnipiac
50.272
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Quinnipiac
by 3
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rider
by 2
149
Dunkel Pick:
Quinnipiac
(+2); Over

Michigan State @ Wisconsin

Game 621-622
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Michigan State
75.473
Wisconsin
70.616
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Michigan State
by 5
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wisconsin
by 1
131
Dunkel Pick:
Michigan State
(+1); Over

Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan

Game 619-620
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Illinois
55.014
Western Michigan
43.841
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Northern Illinois
by 11
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Illinois
by 2 1/2
144
Dunkel Pick:
Northern Illinois
(-2 1/2); Under

Eastern Michigan @ Ohio

Game 617-618
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Eastern Michigan
51.892
Ohio
54.882
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ohio
by 3
126
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ohio
by 1
132 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ohio
(-1); Under

Central Michigan @ Bowling Green

Game 615-616
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Central Michigan
53.756
Bowling Green
61.852
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bowling Green
by 8
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Bowling Green
by 5 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
Bowling Green
(-5 1/2); Over

Buffalo @ Akron

Game 613-614
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
66.682
Akron
57.291
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 9 1/2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
by 6 1/2
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(-6 1/2); Over

LSU @ Kentucky

Game 611-612
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LSU
70.258
Kentucky
80.619
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kentucky
by 10 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kentucky
by 8 1/2
149
Dunkel Pick:
Kentucky
(-8 1/2); Over

Georgia @ Texas A&M

Game 609-610
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Georgia
57.186
Texas A&M
64.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas A&M
by 7 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas A&M
by 5
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas A&M
(-5); Over

Davidson @ Fordham

Game 607-608
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Davidson
59.655
Fordham
51.045
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Davidson
by 8 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Davidson
by 7
125 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Davidson
(-7); Over

Pittsburgh @ Boston College

Game 605-606
February 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
57.484
Boston College
61.968
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston College
by 4 1/2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston College
by 2 1/2
143 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston College
(-2 1/2); Over

Purdue @ Maryland

Game 603-604
February 12, 2019 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Purdue
75.954
Maryland
70.708
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Purdue
by 5
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Purdue
Pick
141
Dunkel Pick:
Purdue
Over

St Bonaventure @ St Joseph's

Game 601-602
February 12, 2019 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St Bonaventure
55.386
St Joseph's
53.843
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St Bonaventure
by 1 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St Joseph's
by 2
133
Dunkel Pick:
St Bonaventure
(+2); Over

**Udog** · 02-12-2019, 01:52 PM

NCAAB

Tuesday, February 12

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Trend Report
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St. Bonaventure @ Saint Joseph's
St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Saint Joseph's
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Bonaventure's last 7 games on the road
Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Joseph's's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Bonaventure

Purdue @ Maryland
Purdue
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Maryland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

Davidson @ Fordham
Davidson
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Davidson's last 7 games on the road
Davidson is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Fordham
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Fordham's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fordham's last 5 games at home

Buffalo @ Akron
Buffalo
Buffalo is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games
Buffalo is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Akron
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Akron's last 5 games
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Central Michigan @ Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Central Michigan is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Central Michigan is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Bowling Green
Bowling Green is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Bowling Green is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Eastern Michigan @ Ohio
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Eastern Michigan's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Eastern Michigan
Ohio is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home

LSU @ Kentucky
LSU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LSU's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kentucky
LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Kentucky
Kentucky is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Georgia @ Texas A&M
Georgia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia's last 5 games when playing Texas A&M
Georgia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas A&M
Texas A&M
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas A&M's last 5 games when playing Georgia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas A&M's last 5 games

Michigan State @ Wisconsin
Michigan State
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
Michigan State is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
Wisconsin
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Wisconsin's last 8 games
Wisconsin is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ Boston College
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston College
Pittsburgh is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Boston College
Boston College
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston College's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northern Illinois's last 7 games on the road
Western Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Michigan's last 5 games at home
Western Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois

Rider @ Quinnipiac
Rider
Rider is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Quinnipiac
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rider's last 5 games when playing on the road against Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Quinnipiac is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Drake @ Southern Illinois
Drake
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Drake's last 6 games when playing on the road against Southern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Drake's last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games when playing at home against Drake
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games

Marquette @ DePaul
Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Marquette's last 10 games when playing DePaul
Marquette is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
DePaul
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of DePaul's last 10 games when playing Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games

Michigan @ Penn State
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Penn State
Michigan is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games
Penn State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games when playing at home against Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Penn State's last 11 games when playing Michigan

Butler @ St. John's
Butler
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Butler's last 5 games
Butler is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. John's
St. John's
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. John's's last 5 games
St. John's is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home

Alabama @ Mississippi State
Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Alabama's last 5 games on the road
Alabama is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Mississippi State
Mississippi State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 6 games when playing at home against Alabama
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 6 games at home

Arkansas @ Missouri
Arkansas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arkansas's last 7 games
Arkansas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arkansas
Missouri is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arkansas

Kansas State @ Texas
Kansas State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Kansas State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Kansas State

Duke @ Louisville
Duke
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Louisville
Louisville is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Louisville is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

Air Force @ UNLV
Air Force
Air Force is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UNLV
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Air Force's last 7 games when playing on the road against UNLV
UNLV
UNLV is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Air Force
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UNLV's last 7 games when playing at home against Air Force

San Diego State @ Colorado State
San Diego State
San Diego State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego State's last 5 games when playing Colorado State
Colorado State
Colorado State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado State's last 5 games when playing San Diego State

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**Udog** · 02-12-2019, 01:53 PM

Tuesday's Tip Sheet
Brian Edwards

**Louisiana State at Kentucky**

-- A crucial conference battle will go down night at Rupp Arena. Kentucky (20-3 straight up, 14-9 against the spread) will play host to LSU in a showdown of 9-1 teams who are looking to keep pace with 10-0 Tennessee at the top of the SEC standings. As of early this morning, most books had Kentucky installed as an 8.5-point favorite after most books opened the Wildcats at nine. The total was 149 and LSU was +350 on the money line.

-- Since losing at Alabama in its SEC opener, John Calipari’s team has won 10 consecutive games and has covered the number in eight straight. Kentucky went into Starkville on Saturday and won by a 71-67 count as a 3.5-point road favorite. UK led 40-25 at intermission, only to see that deficit cut to two by the eight-minute mark. But the Wildcats promptly went on a 12-4 run to extend the lead back to 10 and held off a late charge from the Bulldogs. P.J. Washington was the catalyst with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field. Washington had game-high scoring honors despite fouling out after playing for only 24 minutes. Keldon Johnson added 13 points and seven rebounds, while Tyler Herro finished with 12 points.

-- UK is undefeated in 13 home games with a 7-6 spread record. The ‘Cats get four of their next five games at home, including a trip to Lexington from top-ranked Tennessee this Saturday. Does that qualify the ‘Cats for a letdown scenario tonight? We shall see.

-- Kentucky is 2-0 ATS in a pair of games as a single-digit favorite.

-- UK is No. 7 at KenPom.com, compiling a 7-2 record against K-Pom Top-50 opponents. The other L’s for the Wildcats have come against Duke (118-84) and Seton Hall (84-83 in overtime) on neutral courts. They have quality home wins over Kansas and Mississippi St., in addition to road scalps at MSU, at Florida, at Auburn and at Louisville. UK also has a neutral-court victory over North Carolina.

-- Washington leads UK in scoring (14.2 points per game), rebounding (8.1 RPG) and 3-point accuracy (44.9%). Johnson is averaging 14.0 points and 5.3 RPG while hitting 40.5 percent of his 3-pointers. Herro (13.3 PPG) is draining 91.8 percent of his free-throw attempts, while Stanford grad transfer Reid Travis is averaging 11.7 points and 7.0 RPG.

-- LSU (19-4 SU, 13-9 ATS) owns a 5-1 record both SU and ATS in six road assignments. The Tigers are 3-1-1 ATS with three outright win in five games as underdogs.

-- Will Wade’s club has won 12 of its past 13 games while going 10-3 ATS. The only loss during this span came two Saturday’s ago in Baton Rouge, where Arkansas came in and pulled a 90-89 upset as a 10-point road underdog. LSU bounced back nicely last week, however, winning 92-88 in overtime at Mississippi St. on Wednesday as a three-point underdog. Then on Saturday, the Tigers held off Auburn 83-78 as 2.5-point home ‘chalk.’

-- Naz Reid scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win over the Bulldogs at The Hump in Starkville. Tremont Waters produced 26 points, five steals, five assists and four rebounds. Skylar Mays led the way Saturday against Auburn, scoring a team-high 20 points to go with three rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists without a turnover. Waters finished with 19 points, three steals, three boards and 10 assists compared to two turnovers. Reid added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

-- Waters, a sophomore point guard, isn’t as prolific a scorer as LSU legend Chris Jackson, but he can get buckets in bunches and is a better distributor. Waters is averaging team-highs in scoring (15.7 points per game), assists (6.1 APG) and steals (3.0 SPG). He ranks tops in the SEC and third in the nation in steals and is third in the SEC in assists.

-- Reid, the 5-star freshman out of New Jersey, has been ‘as advertised.’ He is currently listed as the No. 26 overall picks in the latest 2019 mock draft at NBADraft.net. The 6’10” 250-pounder is averaging 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots per game. Mays is scoring at a 13.4 PPG clip, is second on the team in steals with 47 and has a 52/30 assist-to-turnover ratio.

-- LSU is No. 21 at K-Pom, producing a 5-2 record against Top-50 foes. The Tigers are 11-4 versus the Top 100. They’ve lost at Houston and on a neutral court vs. FSU (in OT) and vs. Oklahoma St. LSU’s best wins have come at Misissippi St., at Ole Miss, at Arkansas, vs. Saint Mary’s (neutral court), vs. Auburn, vs. Alabama and vs. Furman.

-- The ‘under’ is on a 7-2 run for the ‘Cats to improve to 14-9 overall and 9-4 in their home games.

-- The ‘over’ is on an 11-3 roll for LSU to improve to 14-8 overall and 4-2 in its road assignments.

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

**Duke at Louisville**

-- As of early this morning, most books had Duke (21-2 SU, 15-8 ATS) listed as an eight-point favorites with a total of 151.5. U of L was +280 to win outright (risk $100 to win $280).

-- Duke is atop the ACC standings with a 9-1 record in league play. The Blue Devils lead UNC and Virginia bye one-half game, while Louisville and Syracuse are 1.5 games back with 8-3 ACC ledgers.

-- Duke is unbeaten in five road games with a 4-1 spread record. The Blue Devils went into Charlottesville on Saturday night and won 81-71 as 2.5-point underdogs. R.J. Barrett buried 6-of-10 launches from 3-point land and finished with 26 points and seven rebounds. Zion Williamson added 18 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocked shots. Cam Reddish went 5-of-8 from downtown in a 17-point effort. Reddish also had three assists, three steals, two blocked shots and two rebounds, while Tre Jones contributed 13 points, seven assists, six boards and two steals.

-- Since dropping a home game to Syracuse in overtime, Duke has won seven games in a row and it has covered in four straight contests. The Blue Devils are No. 1 at K-Pom, going 8-2 versus Top 50 foes. Their only other loss of the year came against Gonzaga in finals of the Maui Classic out in Hawaii. Duke’s best wins have come at Virginia, at FSU (on a Reddish buzzer beater) and vs. Kentucky, Texas Tech and Auburn on neutral floors. The Blue Devils also own home triumphs over Virginia, Indiana, Clemson and St. John’s.

-- Williamson (21.8 PPG) leads Duke in rebounding (9.2 RPG), field-goal percentage (68.4%), steals (2.2 SPG) and blocked shots (2.0 BPG). Barrett is averaging a team-best 23.1 PPG and averages 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 APG. Reddish (13.6) has 47 steals in 22 games played, while Jones (8.7 PPG) has an incredible 117/26 assist-to-turnover ratio.

-- Louisville (17-7 SU, 13-9-2 ATS) has won 12 of its 14 home games while posting a 6-6-2 ATS record. The Cardinals are 1-2 both SU and ATS in three games as home underdogs.

-- Chris Mack had done a remarkable job in his first season as head coach at U of L. He re-tooled the roster with several impact transfers and has seen sophomore Jordan Nwora make a big leap in his sophomore campaign. Nwora averages team-highs in scoring (17.6 PPG) and rebounding (7.6 RPG). Dwayne Sutton is averaging 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, while Samford transfer Christen Cunningham (10.7 PPG) has a 108/42 assist-to-turnover ratio and has hit 39.3 percent of his 3-balls. Steven Enoch, a transfer from UConn, is averaging 9.2 points and 5.0 RPG while draining 42.9 percent his launches from downtown. Ryan McMahon is a deadly 3-point shooter with big-time range. He’s hit 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and made 94.4 percent of his FTAs.

-- Louisville has dropped two of its past three games both SU and ATS, including an 80-75 overtime loss Saturday at FSU as a three-point underdog. U of L led by as many as eight in the first half, by six at halftime and by 10 with less than 10 minutes remaining. However, the Seminoles forced the extra session with a late rally and then put the clamps on the Cardinals defensively in the first three-plus minutes of OT. Cunningham scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists in the losing effort. Sutton added 14 points, six boards and four assists, making 4-of-7 attempts from 3-point territory. Nwora had 13 points and five boards.

-- Louisville is ranked No. 13 at K-Pom, producing a 5-6 record against the Top 50 and a 9-7 mark versus the Top 100. The Cardinals own wins at Va. Tech, at North Carolina and at Seton Hall, in addition to home victories over Pitt, N.C. St., Miami, Michigan St., Vermont and Lipscomb.

-- When these teams met last season in Durham, Duke coasted to an 82-56 win as a 10.5-point home ‘chalk’.

-- Totals have been an overall was for the Cards (12-12-2) with the ‘over’ going 8-6 in their home outings.

-- The ‘under’ is 15-6-2 overall for the Blue Devils, 3-1-1 in its their road assignments.

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

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Anthony Edwards committed to Georgia over Kentucky on Monday morning. This is a huge recruiting coup for Tom Crean and the Bulldogs. NBADraft.net’s latest 2020 mock has Edwards listed as the No. 1 overall pick.

-- West Virginia’s nightmare campaign got even worse on Monday when Bob Huggins dismissed a pair of starters, Esa Ahmad and Wesley Harris, from the program “for a violation of athletic department policies.” The Mountaineers, who are 10-14, have already been playing without their best player, Sagaba Konate, since early Decembrer. Konate was averaging 13.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game in the team’s first eight contests. Ahmad was averaging 12.0 points and 5.8 RPG, while Harris was averaging 7.9 points and 4.5 RPG.

-- Wisconsin will host Michigan St. on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. Eastern tonight. As of early this morning, most spots had this game as a pick ‘em with the total in the 131-132 range. The Badgers are 9-2 SU and 6-5 ATS at home, while the Spartans are 6-3 both SU and ATS in nine road assignments. Wisconsin had its six-game winning streak both SU and ATS snapped in Saturday’s 61-52 loss at Michigan. The Spartans snapped their three-game losing streak both SU and ATS with Saturday’s 79-55 win over Minnesota as 13.5-point home ‘chalk.’ The ‘under’ is on a 7-2 run for Tom Izzo’s squad. The ‘under’ has cashed at a 7-1 clip for the Badgers in their past eight contests.

-- Bettors should take note of tonight’s early 6:30 p.m. Eastern tip on the Big Ten Network between Maryland and Purdue in College Park. As of early this morning, the Boilermakers were one-point road favorites with the total at 141. The Terrapins are 12-2 SU and 5-8 ATS at home, while Purdue is 3-4 SU and 4-3 ATS on the road. Maryland was in a 1-3 slump both SU and ATS until going to Nebraska last Wednesday and winning 60-45 as a 2.5-point underdog.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 01:57 PM

TOP 25 THIS WEEK: Big matchups abound in SEC, Big Ten
February 12, 2019
By The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It's going to be a big week for the top teams in both the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences.

Eight of the nine ranked teams in the SEC and Big Ten have at least one matchup against a ranked league mate in the week ahead. The list includes top-ranked Tennessee's trip to fifth-ranked Kentucky on Saturday, which is the headlining game on this week's AP Top 25schedule filled with measuring-stick matchups for those conferences' top teams.

''The next two, you have games that are Elite Eight games, Final Four games,'' said Kentucky coach John Calipari, whose surging Wildcats face against No. 19 LSU on Tuesday before hosting the Volunteers. ''That is where we are playing now. Let's see where we are.''

Tennessee (22-1, 10-0 SEC) has spent four straight weeks at No. 1 and hasn't lost since Nov. 23, rolling to a school-record 18 straight wins in a streak that also stands as the longest of Rick Barnes' head coaching career. The Vols host South Carolina (12-11, 7-3) on Wednesday before Saturday's trip to Rupp Arena.

Kentucky (20-3, 9-1) has won 10 straight games entering the matchup with LSU, while the Tigers (19-4, 9-1) have won 12 of 13.

As for the Big Ten, the league has three ranked matchups this week.

On Tuesday, No. 11 Michigan State (19-5, 10-3) visits No. 20 Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4) while No. 12 Purdue (17-6, 10-2) travels to No. 24 Maryland (18-6, 9-4). Then the Terrapins get another challenge when they visit sixth-ranked and league-leading Michigan (22-2, 11-2) on Saturday.

By Sunday, those leagues could have some significant movement atop the standings.

ACC DEVELOPMENTS

Second-ranked Duke now sits alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference after an eventful few days entering Tuesday's trip to No. 16 Louisville.

That's because the Blue Devils beat No. 4 Virginia on the road Saturday night to secure a season sweep, then the Cavaliers regrouped to stop No. 8 North Carolina's seven-game win streak Monday night. That win allowed Virginia to avoid its first losing streak of any kind in two years as they host Notre Dame on Saturday.

''I think our guys just understood that it was going to take a high-level performance to come away with it,'' Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett said. ''They were ready and they were locked in. I liked how they responded.''

As for the Tar Heels, they had been tied with Duke with its first 9-1 ACC start under Roy Williams before the loss. They were already without sophomore reserve big man Sterling Manley and freshman reserve Leaky Black for the Virginia game, and now head to Wake Forest on Saturday with two new injuries to monitor: freshman Nassir Little left early Monday after rolling his right ankle, while No. 2 scorer Cameron Johnson (15.8 points) missed key minutes late after rolling his left ankle.

''You can't let one game dictate the ones that are to come,'' Johnson said of regrouping from UNC's first loss in nearly a month.

IN THE BIG 12

The Big 12 has one matchup between ranked teams this week: No. 23 Iowa State at No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday.

The Wildcats (18-5, 8-2) are alone atop the Big 12 with a chance to snap Kansas' 14-season run of winning at least a share of the Big 12's regular-season title. They have won eight of nine games entering Tuesday's trip to Texas.

The game will pair an Iowa State attack that ranks 14th nationally in KenPom's adjusted offensive efficiency (117.1 points per 100 possessions) against a defense that ranks sixth in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency (88.2).

WATCH LIST

Cincinnati (20-4, 9-2 American Athletic Conference) fell out of Monday's latest poll from No. 25 after a loss to league-leading and ninth-ranked Houston. The Bearcats are the leading vote-getters among unranked teams and could climb back in by beating Wichita State at home Sunday.

Auburn (16-7, 5-5 SEC) peaked at No. 7 in December but has lost four of seven games entering Wednesday's visit from Mississippi, which spent two weeks in the AP Top 25 last month.

Wofford (21-4, 13-0 Southern Conference) hasn't lost since mid-December and can all but wrap up the league's regular-season crown by beating VMI on Thursday, then UNC Greensboro (22-3, 11-1) on Saturday.

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 02:00 PM

Many thanks to udog for covering and adding to my thread....Your the best dog:toast:

**StarDust Bum** · 02-12-2019, 05:30 PM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SBON at JOES 06:30 PM
JOES -1.5
U 134.5

PUR at MD 06:30 PM
MD +2.5

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RID at QUIN 07:00 PM
QUIN +1.0

UGA at TAM 07:00 PM
TAM -4.5

DAV at FOR 07:00 PM
FOR +7.5
O 127.0

NIU at WMU 07:00 PM
NIU -3.0

EMU at OHIO 07:00 PM
EMU +3.0
O 125.5

CMU at BGSU 07:00 PM
BGSU -6.5
O 159.5

BUFF at AKR 07:00 PM
AKR +8.0

PITT at BC 07:00 PM
BC -2.5

MSU at WIS 07:00 PM
MSU -2.0
U 134.0

LSU at UK 07:00 PM
UK -8.0

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MARQ at DEP 08:00 PM
MARQ -3.0

DRKE at SIU 08:00 PM
DRKE +5.5

BUT at SJU 08:30 PM
BUT +3.5
O 145.5

MICH at PSU 08:30 PM
PSU +8.0

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KSU at TEX 09:00 PM
TEX -2.5

ARK at MIZZ 09:00 PM
ARK -1.5

DUKE at LOU 09:00 PM
DUKE -8.5
O 152.5

ALA at MSST 09:00 PM
MSST -5.5

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AFA at UNLV 10:30 PM
AFA +9.0

SDSU at CSU 11:00 PM
SDSU -2.5

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