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College Basketball – Write up (balance of schedule)
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Write up
(Remainder of games)
Saturday, February 17
-- Oregon ended 4-game skid vs Stanford, beating Cardinal 66-59 in first meeting, despite Ducks shooting 29.4% from floor; their edge from foul line was 30-11. Oregon lost last two trips to this site, 64-62/88-69. Stanford is 3-2 as Pac-10 home fave, winning home games by 1,3,15,7,15 points. Goods' injury hurts Cardinal.
-- Central Florida won last two games vs Rice, 72-67/77-64. Rice is 5-0 at home in C-USA this season, winning by 5ot,5,6,9,15 pts UCF won three of last four games, is 3-3 on C-USA road. Home favorites are 25-24 vs spread in Conference USA this season.
-- Ark-Little Rock won last four games vs North Texas, winning last visit here, 71-64 (+1); Trojans won first meeting 86-75 Jan 4 (+1), shooting 61.7% from floor, making 10-14 treys. North Texas played in Denver Thursday, so this is quick turnaround for them.
-- East Carolina is 0-11 in C-USA, SMU 2-9, so not much to pick from here; Mustangs won 74-70 at ECU last year (+3); SMU lost four of five at home in league, beating Tulane by hoop. Pirates are 2-3 as road dog, losing away games by 18,11,4,9,24 points.
-- Western Kentucky lost four of last five road games; they beat Troy 82-78 in OT Jan 3 (-15), in game with 65 treys shot, only 19 total turnovers. Troy won three of last four home games; they crushed WKU 76-49 here LY (+5). Sun Belt home dogs are 13-6.
-- Louisville won six of its last eight games, winning easily at Pitt Monday; they lost 74-65 at home to Marquette Jan 15 (-3), first win for Eagles in last four series games. Marquette won four in a row at home, but lost last two games on road, scoring 62.5 ppg.
-- Boston College won last two games vs North Carolina, 75-72/ 81-74; both teams are coming off losses. Carolina covered three of last four as road dog- their road wins are by 22,28,6 pts, with losses at Va Tech, NC State. Eagles are 1-2 as an ACC underdog.
-- Home side won four of last five ULL-Denver games, with ULL losing last two visits here, 75-63/79-72, but Pioneers lost six in a row, are 2-13 in Sun Belt, 3-2-1 as home dog. Third game in five days for Cajuns, who are 1-6 SU on Sun Belt road, 1-3 against spread as Sun Belt favorite.
-- TCU is 2-10 in Mountain West, but they won opener 64-52 at home vs New Mexico Jan 3 (+2.5) after losing twice vs Lobos a year ago (53-42/56-54). Lobos are 2-3 at home in normally tough Pit. Frogs lost last ten games, covering one of last five on road.
-- Home side won four of last five Tulsa-UTEP games, as UTEP lost first meeting 86-79 in OT Jan 13 (+3), in game Hurricane hit 40-43 free throws, compared to 23-33 for Miners. Tulsa is 1-3 in last four games, UTEP 1-5 in last six, so not lot to choose from.
-- Santa Clara won, covered five in row, eight of last nine games after convincing win at Gonzaga Monday; Broncos won 61-47 at San Diego Jan 20 (+4), as Toreros were just 2-19 from arc. USD won five of last six road games. Broncos are 4-1 as a home fave.
-- Home side won four of last five LMU-Pepperdine games, but Waves won 57-55 at Loyola Jan 20 (+1), one of only two wins in WCC for 2-9 Pepperdine. Lions are 4-2 since then, while Waves lost last five games (0-5 vs spread) by 22,25,11,12,12 points.
-- Wichita State is 8-10 in last 18 games, after 9-0 start; Ogirri did not play at Drake last game (ankle). Appalachian State has wins over Vanderbilt, Virginia, VCU; they've won eight of last nine in SoCon, are 6-4 vs spread when underdog this season. Wichita lost Bracket Buster games in each of last two seasons.
-- Holy Cross is coached by Ralph Willard, so hesitate to give them points; their 61 RPI is ten spots higher than Hofstra, which is 3-3 in last six games after 9-1 start in CAA. Hofstra is 11-0 in CAA if they allow less than 72 pts. Crusaders are ranked 193rd in offensive efficiency, so this might be tough matchup for them.
-- Southern Illinois won last eight games, but only two were on road; Butler had 7-game win streak snapped at Wright State last Saturday. Both teams are in bottom 15 in country in pace, so not lot of scoring expected. Salukis are 5-3 SU on road in Valley.
-- Kent won seven of last eight games, losing last road game by 22 at Western Michigan. George Mason is 3-5 last eight games, losing last two at home, to Old Dominion, Hofstra; they won the Bracket Buster game last 2 yrs. Kent is 3-8 on road this season.
-- Austin Peay is 15-2 in Ohio Valley, but 1-5 vs D-I teams out of conference; OVC road teams got crushed in non-league games in December; Governors are 7-1 in last eight road games. Akron won 10 of last 11 games; they're 4-3 as a MAC home favorite.
-- Northern Iowa lost four in row, six of last seven games; they lost four of last five road games, with losses by 2,13,13,11- they are 8-2 vs D-I teams out of conference. Nevada won last six in a row, they're 2-5 as WAC home fave (Ws by 26,4,10,17,17,1,8).
-- Old Dominion won, covered last eight games, with all eight by 10+ points, but Toledo is 6-0 at home in MAC (5-1 as a favorite) Monarchs won last two games vs CAA rivals VCU, Hofstra, as they move up to 2nd in CAA. Toledo covered 10 of last twelve.
-- Utah State won last four games, but three were at home, other was vs doormat Idaho; Aggies are 3-7 on road this season, with 88-71 loss at Northwestern State; they're also 0-5-1 vs spread on WAC road. Oral Roberts beat Kansas, lost to LMU- difficult to endorse team with more turnovers than assists.
-- Fullerton is 6th in country in pace, Wright State 293rd; tempo will be issue here. Raiders won last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they're 8-0 at home in Horizon, with last seven home wins all by 11+ points. Fullerton is 4-3 on Big West road; last two years, a Big West team (Long Beach '06, Northridge '05) came east and won a Bracket Buster game as an underdog.
-- Bradley, VCU both among top 30 in country in efficiency on offense; Braves went 4-5 on road in MVC; they've won three of last four games overall. VCU is 8-0 at home in CAA, 14-2 overall; they covered their last three at home, winning by 22,29,14 pts.
-- Drexel, Creighton are both 2-0 in Bracket Buster games the last couple years; Bluejays are 5-3 as MVC home favorite, with four of eight home wins by 11+ pts- they beat George Mason by two at home Nov 25. Drexel won four of its last five games on road.
-- Ohio U just lost by 31 at Akron, their second loss in row; OU allowed 77.2 ppg in last five games. New Mexico State is 5-0 at home in WAC; this is their first home game in 16 days. Aggies prefer faster pace. Bobcats are 6-3 vs spread as the underdog.
-- Citadel lost seven of last eight games; they're 3-2 as home dog in SoCon, losing home games by 4,12,3,10,12 pts- they lost 63-59 at Furman in first meeting (+11). Paladins won last two road tilts, by 7,5 pts, after losing first four. SoCon home dogs are 10-12.
-- Davidson won last six games; they're 5-1 as SoCon favorite on road, winning away games by 3,12,8,5,9,30,10. Western Carolina lost 79-59 at Davidson Jan 27 (+16); they're 1-8 in SoCon when they allow 75+ pts, 6-0 if they don't. Davidson scored 75+ in five of their last six games.
-- Wofford won three of last four games after 1-9 start in SoCon; they're 9-1 vs spread in last ten games, with six losses by five or less points in 2007. Charleston beat Terriers 77-75 at home back on Jan 22 (-12.5); they won four of six on road in conference.
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NCAAB
Write up
(Remainder of games)
Saturday, February 17
-- Oregon ended 4-game skid vs Stanford, beating Cardinal 66-59 in first meeting, despite Ducks shooting 29.4% from floor; their edge from foul line was 30-11. Oregon lost last two trips to this site, 64-62/88-69. Stanford is 3-2 as Pac-10 home fave, winning home games by 1,3,15,7,15 points. Goods' injury hurts Cardinal.
-- Central Florida won last two games vs Rice, 72-67/77-64. Rice is 5-0 at home in C-USA this season, winning by 5ot,5,6,9,15 pts UCF won three of last four games, is 3-3 on C-USA road. Home favorites are 25-24 vs spread in Conference USA this season.
-- Ark-Little Rock won last four games vs North Texas, winning last visit here, 71-64 (+1); Trojans won first meeting 86-75 Jan 4 (+1), shooting 61.7% from floor, making 10-14 treys. North Texas played in Denver Thursday, so this is quick turnaround for them.
-- East Carolina is 0-11 in C-USA, SMU 2-9, so not much to pick from here; Mustangs won 74-70 at ECU last year (+3); SMU lost four of five at home in league, beating Tulane by hoop. Pirates are 2-3 as road dog, losing away games by 18,11,4,9,24 points.
-- Western Kentucky lost four of last five road games; they beat Troy 82-78 in OT Jan 3 (-15), in game with 65 treys shot, only 19 total turnovers. Troy won three of last four home games; they crushed WKU 76-49 here LY (+5). Sun Belt home dogs are 13-6.
-- Louisville won six of its last eight games, winning easily at Pitt Monday; they lost 74-65 at home to Marquette Jan 15 (-3), first win for Eagles in last four series games. Marquette won four in a row at home, but lost last two games on road, scoring 62.5 ppg.
-- Boston College won last two games vs North Carolina, 75-72/ 81-74; both teams are coming off losses. Carolina covered three of last four as road dog- their road wins are by 22,28,6 pts, with losses at Va Tech, NC State. Eagles are 1-2 as an ACC underdog.
-- Home side won four of last five ULL-Denver games, with ULL losing last two visits here, 75-63/79-72, but Pioneers lost six in a row, are 2-13 in Sun Belt, 3-2-1 as home dog. Third game in five days for Cajuns, who are 1-6 SU on Sun Belt road, 1-3 against spread as Sun Belt favorite.
-- TCU is 2-10 in Mountain West, but they won opener 64-52 at home vs New Mexico Jan 3 (+2.5) after losing twice vs Lobos a year ago (53-42/56-54). Lobos are 2-3 at home in normally tough Pit. Frogs lost last ten games, covering one of last five on road.
-- Home side won four of last five Tulsa-UTEP games, as UTEP lost first meeting 86-79 in OT Jan 13 (+3), in game Hurricane hit 40-43 free throws, compared to 23-33 for Miners. Tulsa is 1-3 in last four games, UTEP 1-5 in last six, so not lot to choose from.
-- Santa Clara won, covered five in row, eight of last nine games after convincing win at Gonzaga Monday; Broncos won 61-47 at San Diego Jan 20 (+4), as Toreros were just 2-19 from arc. USD won five of last six road games. Broncos are 4-1 as a home fave.
-- Home side won four of last five LMU-Pepperdine games, but Waves won 57-55 at Loyola Jan 20 (+1), one of only two wins in WCC for 2-9 Pepperdine. Lions are 4-2 since then, while Waves lost last five games (0-5 vs spread) by 22,25,11,12,12 points.
-- Wichita State is 8-10 in last 18 games, after 9-0 start; Ogirri did not play at Drake last game (ankle). Appalachian State has wins over Vanderbilt, Virginia, VCU; they've won eight of last nine in SoCon, are 6-4 vs spread when underdog this season. Wichita lost Bracket Buster games in each of last two seasons.
-- Holy Cross is coached by Ralph Willard, so hesitate to give them points; their 61 RPI is ten spots higher than Hofstra, which is 3-3 in last six games after 9-1 start in CAA. Hofstra is 11-0 in CAA if they allow less than 72 pts. Crusaders are ranked 193rd in offensive efficiency, so this might be tough matchup for them.
-- Southern Illinois won last eight games, but only two were on road; Butler had 7-game win streak snapped at Wright State last Saturday. Both teams are in bottom 15 in country in pace, so not lot of scoring expected. Salukis are 5-3 SU on road in Valley.
-- Kent won seven of last eight games, losing last road game by 22 at Western Michigan. George Mason is 3-5 last eight games, losing last two at home, to Old Dominion, Hofstra; they won the Bracket Buster game last 2 yrs. Kent is 3-8 on road this season.
-- Austin Peay is 15-2 in Ohio Valley, but 1-5 vs D-I teams out of conference; OVC road teams got crushed in non-league games in December; Governors are 7-1 in last eight road games. Akron won 10 of last 11 games; they're 4-3 as a MAC home favorite.
-- Northern Iowa lost four in row, six of last seven games; they lost four of last five road games, with losses by 2,13,13,11- they are 8-2 vs D-I teams out of conference. Nevada won last six in a row, they're 2-5 as WAC home fave (Ws by 26,4,10,17,17,1,8).
-- Old Dominion won, covered last eight games, with all eight by 10+ points, but Toledo is 6-0 at home in MAC (5-1 as a favorite) Monarchs won last two games vs CAA rivals VCU, Hofstra, as they move up to 2nd in CAA. Toledo covered 10 of last twelve.
-- Utah State won last four games, but three were at home, other was vs doormat Idaho; Aggies are 3-7 on road this season, with 88-71 loss at Northwestern State; they're also 0-5-1 vs spread on WAC road. Oral Roberts beat Kansas, lost to LMU- difficult to endorse team with more turnovers than assists.
-- Fullerton is 6th in country in pace, Wright State 293rd; tempo will be issue here. Raiders won last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they're 8-0 at home in Horizon, with last seven home wins all by 11+ points. Fullerton is 4-3 on Big West road; last two years, a Big West team (Long Beach '06, Northridge '05) came east and won a Bracket Buster game as an underdog.
-- Bradley, VCU both among top 30 in country in efficiency on offense; Braves went 4-5 on road in MVC; they've won three of last four games overall. VCU is 8-0 at home in CAA, 14-2 overall; they covered their last three at home, winning by 22,29,14 pts.
-- Drexel, Creighton are both 2-0 in Bracket Buster games the last couple years; Bluejays are 5-3 as MVC home favorite, with four of eight home wins by 11+ pts- they beat George Mason by two at home Nov 25. Drexel won four of its last five games on road.
-- Ohio U just lost by 31 at Akron, their second loss in row; OU allowed 77.2 ppg in last five games. New Mexico State is 5-0 at home in WAC; this is their first home game in 16 days. Aggies prefer faster pace. Bobcats are 6-3 vs spread as the underdog.
-- Citadel lost seven of last eight games; they're 3-2 as home dog in SoCon, losing home games by 4,12,3,10,12 pts- they lost 63-59 at Furman in first meeting (+11). Paladins won last two road tilts, by 7,5 pts, after losing first four. SoCon home dogs are 10-12.
-- Davidson won last six games; they're 5-1 as SoCon favorite on road, winning away games by 3,12,8,5,9,30,10. Western Carolina lost 79-59 at Davidson Jan 27 (+16); they're 1-8 in SoCon when they allow 75+ pts, 6-0 if they don't. Davidson scored 75+ in five of their last six games.
-- Wofford won three of last four games after 1-9 start in SoCon; they're 9-1 vs spread in last ten games, with six losses by five or less points in 2007. Charleston beat Terriers 77-75 at home back on Jan 22 (-12.5); they won four of six on road in conference.
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