Saturday Trends and Indexes 02/16

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Partial Post


Saturday's Games

Games of the Day

BYU (+2.5) got crushed 70-41 at UNLV Jan 15, shooting 33.3% from floor, 3-21 from arc, with -11 turnover ratio, but BYU has a 43-game home win streak on line here- they're 1-3 as home fave in Mountain West, winning home games by 19-3-17-11 points. Rebels won seven of last eight games, are 1-1 as a road dog.

Siena (+2) got pounded 85-56 at Loyola Jan 24; Greyhounds made 18-32 treys that night, held Siena to 29% from floor- they won three of last four road games, and scored 80.8 ppg in last six games. Siena won last three games, by 4-9-3 points, but are just 1-4 vs spread in last five tries as a MAAC home favorite. .

Rest of the Card

-- James Madison (-2.5) lost 66-60 at Hofstra Jan 5, going 5-24 from arc, shooting 36% for game. Dukes lost eight of their last nine games, three of last four at home. Hofstra is 2-5 on road in CAA; they covered four of last six as CAA road dog.
-- Georgetown is 4-2 on Big East road, 2-2 as road favorite, with wins on road by 12-16-1-32 points. Syracuse (+12) lost 64-62 in OT at Georgetown Jan 21- they lost last two games overall, two of last three at home. Big East home dogs are 11-12 vs spread.
-- UConn won last eight games, covering last six; they're 1-1 as Big East road favorite (3-2 SU) winning on foreign soil by 1-12-2 points. South Florida snapped 10-game skid when they upset Syracuse Wednesday; they're 1-3 as Big East home dog.
-- LSU played its two best games of year since firing Brady, as they won at Florida after losing to Tennessee by hoop; Tigers are 0-4 at home in SEC, losing by 22-7-16-2 pts. Kentucky won five of last six, winning at Georgia by 5, Auburn by 3.

-- Virginia Tech is 3-2 as ACC road dog, winning in OT at both Virginia, BC; their road losses are by 2-11-10 points. Tar Heels are 3-2 as home favorite, winning by 31-22-10 pts; they're -26 in turnovers in four games since Lawson got hurt.
-- Kansas (-20) won 72-59 at Colorado Feb 2, shooting 53% for game; Jayhawks are 3-2 as Big 12 home favorite, winning home games by 30-24-35-19-10 points. Buffs are 7-2 vs spread in Big 12 games, 3-1 as road dog, losing by 17-2-1-16 points.
-- Drexel lost seven of last eight games, but covered three in a row, losing in OT at ODU Thursday; they lost 67-63 at home to Delaware Jan 5 (-6.5), making just 15-31 on foul line. Delaware lost three of last four at home; they're 1-2-1 as home favorite.
-- Indiana State (+10) lost 65-62 at Illinois State Jan 27; they've lost five of last six games, are 5-1 at home in MVC (3-1 as home dog), losing only 83-77 to Drake. Redbirds lost three of four on road. MVC home dogs are 9-5 against the spread.

-- Northern Iowa (+8) lost 58-54 at Drake Jan 26, making 7-23 on arc, while Bulldogs were 14-27; UNI won last four home games Home team won their last eight games. Drake lost for first time in Valley Wednesday at SIU; their last four foes shot 50%+.
-- Northeastern won, covered last five games; they won 64-62 vs Georgia State Jan 5 (-9.5), after trailing 33-25 at half, despite making just 2-14 on arc. Panthers lost last four games, scoring 50.8 ppg; they lost four of their last five home games.
-- Wisconsin (-1.5) won 63-47 at Minnesota Feb 3, as Gophers made just 36% from floor. Badgers won four of last five games, are 1-5 as home fave, winning by 10-12-3-13 pts. Gophers split four road games, are 2-1 as road dog, losing by 6-16 points.
-- Bowling Green (+14) lost 80-44 at Akron Jan 20; it was 45-19 at half- Falcons shot 33% with 20 turnovers. BG is 1-3 in its last four games; they're 5-1 at home in MAC. Zips lost three of last four on road- four of their last seven foes shot 50%+.

-- Bradley won last four games, after losing first three; they are just 10-47 from arc in last two games, both road losses. Braves are 2-3 as home favorite. Creighton lost last three road tilts, by 4-10-4 points. MVC home favorites are 27-21 vs spread.
-- Providence lost six of last seven games; they're 3-2 at home in Big East, but weren't dog in any of them. Louisville won four in row, six of last seven; they're 4-2 on Big East road, winning away games by 15-20-14-20 pts. Big East home dogs are 9-5.
-- Eastern Michigan (+6) lost 62-53 at Central Michigan Jan 6th, turnin gball over 23 times in game they trailed by 15 at the half. EMU is 4-1 at home in MAC, losing only to Kent. Central is 1-5 on MAC road, losing away games by 13-11-20-15-4 points.
-- Cleveland State won last three games, after losing previous five; they upset Butler 56-52 at home Jan 17, holding Bulldogs to 34% from floor, 6-23 from arc. Butler won last seven games; they're 2-4 as Horizon home fave, winning by 8-9-16-13-16-16.

-- Georgia (+14) lost 85-69 at Tennessee Jan 26, turning it over 21 times, going 4-23 from arc; they're 3-2 at home in SEC, 1-5 in last six overall, losing at home by 5-8 pts. Vols won six in a row (5-1 vs spread); they're 3-2 as home fave, winning by 24-7-5-2.
-- Florida State lost seven of last nine games (1-8 vs spread), is 2-3 as road dog, losing away games by 12ot-17-9 points; they are 17-78 (21.8%) from arc in last three games. Maryland is 2-2 as home favorite, winning at home by 7-10-14 points.
-- Vanderbilt (+5) lost 86-64 at Florida Jan 27, but Commdores won last four games, pounding Kentucky by 41 Tuesday nite. Gators lost three of last four games, are 2-2 as road dog, losing road games by 2-19-22 pts. SEC home favorites are 17-19.
-- Clemson won three of last four games, losing in OT at North Carolina, but they're just 1-3 on ACC road- they scored 86 ppg in last three games. NC State lost at BC Thursday, but they're 3-1 at home in ACC; they're 1-5 vs spread as ACC underdog.

-- Kent (+3) lost 71-59 at Ohio Jan 19, shooting just 37% for the night; Flashes are 2-4 as MAC home favorite, winning by 5-14-6-9-3-15 pts at home. Bobcats are 2-4 on MAC road, losing on road by 3-1-7-2 points. MAC home favorites are 24-20.
-- Arizona (+5.5) lost 56-52 at Stanford Jan 17, going 6-13 from foul line, shooting 38% from floor; they're 3-3 as home fave in MAAC, winning by 10-12-20-10 at home. Cardinal had 7-game win streak snapped Thursday; they're 4-2 on Pac-10 road.
-- Texas A&M (-1.5) won 59-56 at Oklahoma State Jan 26, right after they'd lost that 5-OT game; Aggies are 1-2-1 as home fave in Big 12, winning home games by 17-17-8 pts. OSU is 0-5 on Big 12 road, 1-3 as road dog, losing by 8-7-3-7-21 points.
-- Temple won four of last five games, winning last two tilts in OT; Owls are 2-2 on A-14 road, 3-0-1 vs spread as underdog in A-14 play. Dayton lost six of last eight games, splitting its last four at home. Temple has just 37 turnovers in last five games.

-- Iowa State (+8.5) lost 64-56 at Nebraska Feb 2, shooting 6-23 from arc, turning ball over 20 times. Cyclones lost last four in a row, are 3-2 at home in Big 12 (2-0 as home fave). Huskers lost three of four on Big 12 road, losing away games by 4-35-15.
-- Utah (+2.5) lost 64-56 in OT at San Diego State Jan 16; Utes were 4-9 from foul line, 2-13 from arc. Aztecs are 2-2 on road in MWC, with dogs covering all four games- they lost by three at BYU, six at TCU. MWC home favorites are 17-13 vs spread.
-- San Jose State lost last five games; they're 2-2 in WAC home games, winning by 2-4 points- underdog covered all four of its WAC home games. Louisiana Tech is 1-10 in WAC, but 4-1 vs spread in last five games; they're 4-1 as WAC road underdog.
-- Texas Tech is 4-0 at home in Big 12, upsetting K-State, A&M home side won all nine of their Big 12 tilts. Oklahoma lost three of last four games; they beat Tech 63-61 at home Jan 19th (-7), playing without Blake Griffin. Big 12 home favorites are 16-17.

-- Mississippi State (+2) lost 78-58 at Arkansas Jan 30, as State turned ball over 22 times; Bulldogs are 4-1 at home in SEC, with home wins by 11-5-20-5 points. Hogs are 0-1 as SEC road dog, 2-2 on road, losing away games by 13 at UGa, 22 at Tennessee.
-- Towson (+7) lost 61-51 at Wm & Mary Jan 19, shooting 33% from floor, 8-17 from line; Tigers lost last four overall, but won four of six at home in CAA. Tribe lost last two on road, by 9-13 points; they're 4-3 as road dog. CAA home faves are 34-28.
-- Wedstern Kentucky won last ten games; they won 62-51 at home vs Middle Tennessee on Jan 2 (-15) holding Blue Raiders to 32% from floor, but MTSU is 6-1 at home in Sun Belt after an upset vs So Alabama last game. Sun Belt home dogs are 11-10.
-- Northwestern is 0-11 in Big 11, 0-3 as home dog, losing home games by 11-10-16-20-18 points- road team covered nine of last 10 games. Purdue won 10 in row (9-1 vs spread); they're 2-0 as Big 11 road favorite, winning road games by 5-22-8-5 points.

-- Detroit (+6.5) lost 71-65 at Loyola Jan 17, getting outscored 20-8 at foul line; Titans are favored despite being 2-12 record in Horizon (0-1 as HF). Ramblers are 1-5 on Horizon road, but are 3-0 vs spread in last three tries as Horizon road dog.
-- Auburn lost last five games since upsetting Ole Miss 80-77 at home Jan 19 (+4.5); Tigers are 2-2 as SEC road underdog; its road losses are by 16-20-7 points. Rebels lost three in row, five of last six; they're 1-3 as HF, winning at home by 3-2-16 points.
-- Air Force (+3.5) won 64-62 in OT at Wyoming Jan 16, as they made 13-27 from arc, but Falcons lost last three games, losing last two at home, scoring 56 ppg. Cowboys are 3-2 in last five games after 0-5 start; they're 2-3 as Mountain West road dog.
-- Arizona State (+6) won 99-90 in double OT at Cal Jan 17, as ASU shot 58.5% from floor, just 12-22 from line. Cal won three of last four road games, is 3-2 as Pac-10 road dog, with losses by 9-10 pts. Sun Devils are 3-1 as Pac-10 home favorite.

-- Kansas State (-4) lost 77-74 at Missouri Feb 2, but they're 5-0 at home in Big 12, 3-0 as home fave, winning in Manhattan by 21-25-9-15-21 pts. Mizzou is 1-2 as Big 12 road dog, , 2-3 SU on Big 12 road, losing away games by 5-8-19 points.
-- Baylor had 14-point lead at Texas Feb 2, but lost 80-72 to its nemesis (they led by 20 in Big 12 tourney last March, but lost). Bears are 3-1 at home in Big 12, but lost four of five since 5-OT win vs Aggies. Texas won its last four, winning at Okla, ISU.
-- NC-Wilmington won seven of last nine games; they're 3-3-1 as CAA road dog, losing away games by 10-19-1-4 pts. Jan 26, they beat George Mason 61-58 (+7), turning ball over only four times. Mason is 5-1 as home fave, winning by 47-9-28-33-12-26.
-- George Washington lost eight of last nine games; they're 1-4 as A-14 road dog, losing away games by 13-11-25-13-25 points. St Bonaventure is 1-8 in A-14; in their last five games, foes are 60-134 (44.5%) from arc against them. Bad defense.

-- Wichita State covered six of last eight games, but won three of last four home games; they lost 63-52 at Southern Illinois on Jan 19 (+11.5). Salukis are 1-6 on Valley road, scoring 59.3 ppg in losing last three on road. MVC road dogs are 9-5 vs spread.
-- East Carolina (+11) lost 92-69 at Southern Miss Feb 2; USM led 55-30 at half, shot 53.4% from floor. Eagles are 0-4 on road in C-USA- home team is 8-1 vs spread in league games. ECU is 1-6 in last seven games, losing three of last four at home.
-- Cornell stole 72-71 win at Harvard Friday, after trailing whole second half; they're 7-0 in Ivy, 4-0 on road, winning by 18-11-1-19 points. Dartmouth lost last five games, by 4-2-20-39-9 points they shot 32% vs Columbia Friday, 5-20 from the arc.
-- Illinois won by 24 at Minnesota last game, its first win in five Big 11 road tilts; they're 1-3 vs spread as Big 11 favorite. Penn State (+8) won 68-64 at Illinois Jan 6, but is 1-8 since; they are 1-4 at home in Big 11, upsetting Michigan State last home tilt.

-- Pacific won three of last four games, is 3-2 on Big West road; they beat Fullerton 87-80 at home Jan 17 (-3.5), making 14-22 on arc, negating 21 turnovers. Titans won six of seven since that game; they're 3-2 as HF, winning by 10-14-11-20 pts at home.
-- Harvard lost six in row (1-5 vs spread) after a near-miss last night vs Cornell; Crimson allowed 75.3 ppg in last three games. Columbia won last three games, allowing 53.7 ppg; they're 4-0 vs spread in Ivy League road games this season.
-- Duquesne won last three games, is 6-4 in A-14, 2-2 as a home dog, winning home games by 12-16-25-14 points. Richmond is 4-1 vs spread in last five games; they're 3-1 as A-14 road dog, 2-2 SU, losing away games by 18-14 points.
-- Alabama is 0-4 on SEC road, losing by 4-7-7-10 points; they are 11-39 (28.2%) from arc in last two games. South Carolina is 1-3 at home in SEC; home team is 6-2-1 vs spread in their SEC games. SEC home favorites are 17-19 vs spread.

-- Wright State (+4) won 76-75 at Ill-Chicago Jan 17, making 13 of 22 from arc; Raiders won last eight games; they're 0-6 as a Horizon home favorite, winning home games by 1-11-4-2-4 pts. Flames won four of last five games, are 1-2 as road underdog.
-- Yale won last three, by 13-39-11 points; they're 1-1 on road.in Ivy, beating Princeton 67-56 Friday, holding them to 38%. Penn is 3-3 in Ivy after losing to Brown last night, their third loss in last four games. Quakers were just 2-6 from foul line last night.
-- Marshall won last two games, is 5-5 in C-USA; they're 4-0 if they score 66+ points, 1-4 if they don't. Tulane won three of its last four road games; only one of their last seven foes scored more than 66 pts. C-USA home favorites are 21-15.
-- Buffalo (+14) lost 64-57 at Miami Jan 20, shooting 35%; Bulls are 1-4 at home in MAC, 0-3 as home dog, with home losses by 8-9-10ot-9 points. Miami won five of last six games; they're 2-1 as MAC road fave, but 2-4 SU, with wins by 15-12 points.

-- VCU (+1) won 78-68 at Old Dominion Jan 19,, making 10 of 22 treys, holding OSU to 39% from floor. Monarchs lost three of last four road games; they're 17 for last 56 (30.4%) from arc in last three games. Rams are 4-3 as CAA home favorite.
-- Oregon State (+14) lost 83-74 at Washington Jan 19, the last game before Jay John got fired; Beavers are 0-5 as home dog in Pac-10, losing by 20-10-24-23-13 points. Washington lost five of last six games; they're 1-4 on road, 1-2 as a Pac-10 favorite.
-- Princeton lost last four games, is 2-14 in last sixteen against D-I opponents; they shot 38% Friday, putting Yale on foul line 33 times. Brown won its last four games, allowing 56.5 ppg. Ivy League road favorites are 3-2 against the spread.
-- San Francisco (+19) lost 72-64 at Gonzaga Jan 21, but they're 0-3 at home in WCC, losing by 22-18-11 points. Zags are 2-1 as WCC road favorite, winning away games by 23-35-5 pts; they won last two games by 42-33, since losing at St Mary's.

-- Tulsa (+5.5) lost 65-61 in El Paso Jan 26, missing half their 22 foul shots, shooting 39% from floor. Home team is 9-0 in UTEP league games; Miners are 0-4 on road, losing by 5-29-6-8 pts. Tulsa won last two home games, by 12-15 points.
-- Troy State lost four in row, nine of last 11 games; they're 2-4 as Sun Belt road dog, losing away tilts by 11-25-5-9-14-35 pts. North Texas (-2) lost 91-88 in OT at Troy Jan 3, outscored 19-5 at foul line. UNT is 2-3 as home favorite (wins by 21-7-2-3-14).
-- Houston (-10) won 99-71 at SMU Jan 16, making 16-38 from arc, forcing 20 turnovers; they're 2-1 as C-USA home favorite, winning home games by 5-13-11 points. SMU covered five in a row, are 3-1 as road dog, losing away games by 13-15-12-29 pts
-- Rice is 0-10 in C-USA, but covered last three at home, losing by 9-7-9 points- home side covered their last six games. Central Florida lost four of last five games; they're 2-2 on C-USA road, winning by 11 at Southern Miss, 5 at East Carolina.

-- Milwaukee (+5.5) won 65-61 at Green Bay Jan 19, despite an 8-32 night from arc; Panthers are 3-3 as home favorite, winning at home by 26-3-9-8-5 points, but they lost last three games, by 11-2-8 pts. Horizon home favorites are 18-28 vs spread.
-- Valparaiso lost last five games, is 0-7-1 vs spread last eight games; they won 67-61 at Youngstown Jan 17 (-7.5). Penguins were just 5-13 from line that night. YSU lost eight of last nine, but covered 12 of last 15 (5-1 in last six as road underdog).
-- St John's won three of last four games after 1-7 Big East start they're 2-3 at home, losing by 6-24-32 pts. Villanova lost five of last six games, losing five of six on Big East road. Home dogs are 11-12 against the spread this season.
-- UAB star Vaden (leg) didn't play last game, is expected to in home game vs #1 Memphis, which is 4-0 as C-USA road fave, winning by 23-27-15-12 points. Blazers are 7-2 in C-USA, 4-0 at home; their conference losses are by 5-8 points.

-- South Alabama (-9.5) won 66-55 at Florida Atlantic Jan 2, as Jaguars shot 10-24 from arc, held FAU to 36% from floor. Owls won five of last six games, covered eight of last nine; they are 5-2 as Sun Belt road dog, losing on road by 2-19-11-4-18-4 pts.
-- Arkansas State (+5.5) lost 73-63 at UL-Lafayette Jan 3; ASU lost last five games, allowing 82.6 ppg- they're 1-4 in last five at home. ULL lost four of last six road games- they held four of its last six opponents to 66 or less points.
-- Ark-Little Rock (+5) won 84-75 at New Orleans Jan 2, making 12-25 from arc; Trojans are 5-1 at home, losing only to USA by 72-65 score. UNO allowed last seven opponents to score 73+ points, winning three of last five road games.
-- Denver is 1-5 on Sun Belt road (7-0 at home) losing on road by 18-2-33-9-14 points; they beat UL-Monroe 66-50 at home on Jan 2, shooting 54% from floor. ULM lost four of last five tilts, they're 1-5 at home in Sun Belt, with only win vs MTSU.

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


All Remaining Games


Saturday, February 16

Tulane at Marshall, 7:00 EST
Tulane: 8-1 Under vs. conference
Marshall: 24-42 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo, 7:00 EST
Miami (Ohio): 9-2 Over off ATS win
Buffalo: 7-0 Over off home conference loss

(TC) Old Dominion at Va Commonwealth, 8:00 EST ESPN2
Old Dominion: 0-6 ATS off conference win
Va Commonwealth: 16-5 Over off 4+ SU wins

Washington at Oregon State, 7:00 EST
Washington: 0-7 ATS playing their 2nd road game in 3 days
Oregon State: 0-7 ATS at home off SU loss

Brown at Princeton, 7:30 EST
Brown: 6-1 ATS off BB unders
Princeton: 1-8 ATS off BB conference losses

Gonzaga at San Francisco, 8:00 EST ESPNU
Gonzaga: 9-2 Over off home win
San Francisco: 0-8 ATS as a home underdog

UTEP at Tulsa, 8:00 EST
UTEP: 1-10 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5
Tulsa: 24-11 Under off BB ATS wins

Troy at North Texas, 8:00 EST
Troy: 9-2 Over as Underdog
North Texas: 21-8 Under as home favorite

SMU at Houston, 8:00 EST
SMU: 7-1 ATS playing with revenge
Houston: 2-9 ATS at home off ATS win

(TC) Central Florida at Rice, 3:00 EST
Central Florida: 8-0 ATS off DD loss
Rice: 16-5 Under this season

Wisc. Green Bay at Wisc.Milwaukee, 8:00 EST
Wisc. Green Bay: 8-2 Over as road underdog
Wisc.Milwaukee: 0-6 ATS at home if the total is 135 to 139.5

Youngstown State at Valparaiso, 8:00 EST
Youngstown State: 10-3 ATS off SU loss
Valparaiso: 2-8 ATS off conference games

Villanova at St John's, 8:00 EST ESPNC
Villanova: 2-9 ATS vs. conference
St John's: 5-17 ATS off a road loss

Memphis at UAB, 8:00 EST
Memphis: 6-0 ATS as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points
UAB: 5-13 ATS as an underdog

Florida Atlantic at South Alabama, 8:00 EST
Florida Atlantic: 22-10 Over vs. conference
South Alabama: 14-7 ATS this season

UL Lafayette at Arkansas State, 8:00 EST
UL Lafayette: 12-3 Over as a road underdog of 6 points or less
Arkansas State: 7-0 Over playing with one or less days rest

New Orleans at Arkansas Little Rock, 8:00 EST
New Orleans: 10-2 ATS off a close road win by 3 points or less
Arkansas Little Rock: 1-8 ATS after 3 consecutive conference games

Denver U at UL Monroe, 8:30 EST
Denver U: 11-0 ATS after scoring 65 points or less 2 straight games
UL Monroe: 7-0 UNDER off a road loss

Evansville at Missouri State, 8:30 EST
Evansville: 9-1 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Missouri State: 2-9 ATS revenging a loss

Washington State at Oregon, 9:00 EST FSN
Washington State: 14-29 ATS in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Oregon: 7-0 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games

Fresno State at Boise State, 9:00 EST
Fresno State: 1-9 ATS after a conference game
Boise State: 10-2 ATS after having won 4 of their last 5 games

Michigan State at Indiana, 9:00 EST ESPN
Michigan State: 7-1 ATS after allowing 65 points or less 2 straight games
Indiana: 2-9 ATS in February games

Portland at San Diego, 9:00 EST
Portland: 6-14 ATS in all games
San Diego: 14-6 UNDER

UNLV at BYU, 9:00 EST CSTV
UNLV: 29-8 ATS in road games after having won 3 of their last 4 games
BYU: 8-2 UNDER on Saturday games

TCU at New Mexico, 9:00 EST
TCU: 4-15 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as an underdog
New Mexico: 8-1 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins

Nevada at Idaho, 10:00 EST
Nevada: 37-15 ATS in February games
Idaho: 10-3 ATS off an upset win as a home underdog

Cal Santa Barbara at UC Davis, 10:00 EST
Cal Santa Barbara: 7-18 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite
UC Davis: 5-1 UNDER revenging a DD road loss

Cal Riverside at Cal State Northridge, 10:00 EST
Cal Riverside: 9-1 UNDER after a conference game
Cal State Northridge: 7-1 UNDER after a game where they covered

St Mary's CA at Loyola Marymount, 11:00 EST CSTV
St Mary's CA: 23-13 ATS as a favorite
Loyola Marymount: 1-9 ATS after playing a road game

Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 11:00 EST FSN
Santa Clara: 14-5 ATS in road games after a conference game
Pepperdine: 0-6 ATS in home games after a game where they covered

Utah St at Hawaii, 11:59 EST
Utah St: 8-1 OVER when playing only their 2nd game in a week
Hawaii: 0-7 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days

Added Games

Loyola (Md.) at Siena, 1:00 EST
Loyola (Md.): 6-0 ATS in road games in February games
Siena: 8-2 ATS after playing a road game

Tenn Chattanooga at The Citadel, 2:00 EST
Tenn Chattanooga: 15-5 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as a road underdog
The Citadel: 18-37 ATS when playing with one or less days rest

Rider at Fairfield, 2:00 EST
Rider: 36-57 ATS as a favorite
Fairfield: 13-4 ATS after playing a game as favorite

St Peter's at Canisius, 2:00 EST
St Peter's: 18-7 ATS in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6
Canisius: 3-12 ATS after a game where they covered

Furman at Davidson, 3:00 EST
Furman: 13-26 ATS off a home win against a conference rival
Davidson: 7-1 ATS on Saturday games

Appalachian State at NC Greensboro, 3:00 EST
Appalachian State: 17-7 ATS after one or more consecutive overs
NC Greensboro: 1-7 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses

Morehead St. at Jacksonville State, 5:00 EST
Morehead St.: 9-2 ATS after 2 consecutive conference games
Jacksonville State: 1-8 ATS after successfully covering in 2 or more consecutive games

Western Carolina at Coll Charleston, 6:00 EST
Western Carolina: 8-21 ATS revenging a same season loss
Coll Charleston: 19-8 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week

Iona at Niagara, 7:00 EST
Iona: 10-2 ATS in road games revenging a loss
Niagara: 7-19 ATS in home games on Saturday

SE Missouri St. at Tennessee-Martin, 7:00 EST
SE Missouri St.: 2-10 ATS in February games
Tennessee-Martin: 10-2 ATS after playing a game as an underdog

Elon College at Georgia Southern, 7:30 EST
Elon College: 1-8 ATS in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games
Georgia Southern: 12-3 ATS after 1 or more consecutive wins

Eastern Kentucky at Samford, 8:00 EST
Eastern Kentucky: 11-2 ATS in February games
Samford: 0-6 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 8:30 EST
Eastern Illinois: 7-1 ATS after a DD win
Murray State: 6-16 ATS in home games after 2 consecutive conference games

Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 8:30 EST
Tennessee Tech: 5-14 ATS in February games
Austin Peay: 11-3 ATS in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders

Northern Arizona at Montana, 9:00 EST
Northern Arizona: 4-1 ATS on Saturday games
Montana: 11-27 ATS as a favorite

Weber State at Portland State, 10:00 EST
Weber State: 14-1 on Saturday games
Portland State: 14-4 ATS when playing their 2nd game in 3 days

Idaho State at Eastern Washington, 10:00 EST
Idaho State: 41-67 ATS after a conference game
Eastern Washington: 11-3 UNDER after playing BB games as an underdog

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Write-Up


First Post - Early Game


Saturday, Febraury 16

Hot Teams
-- Sabres won seven of their last nine games.

Cold Teams
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.

Series Records
-- Sabres won four of last five against the Rangers.

Totals
-- Under is 10-3-1 in last fourteen Ranger games.

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NCAAB
Write-Up


All Remaining Games


-- Missouri State lost five of last six games; they're 4-3 as home favorite in MVC, winning home games by 11-24-21-1-17 points; they lost 84-65 at Evansville Jan 26 (-5.5), making 38% from the floor. Aces are 3-4 as road dog, losing by 13-18-8-1-30-20-12.
-- Oregon made 32-56 treys (57%) in last two games, after a 1-5 skid; they lost 69-60 in Pullman Jan 20 (+8), forcing 6 turnovers making 7-20 from arc. Washington State won last two games, allowing 57-50 pts; they've won four of six on Pac-10 road.
-- Boise State won six of last seven games, winning 90-89 in OT at Fresno Jan 28 (+1); Broncos are 3-3 as home fave, winning at home by 15-15-15-14-9 points. Fresno lost in OT at Idaho last game; they're 0-3 as road dog, losing by 10-4-13-12-5 on road.
-- Indiana's program is in turmoil with Sampson's status totally in doubt; Hoosiers split last six games, losing to Wisconsin in last home game Wednesday. Michigan State lost two if its last three games; they're 6-41 from arc (14.6%) in last four games.

-- San Diego won last six games; they won 64-61 at Portland on Jan 21 (even), but are 0-2 as home favorite (3-0 SU) winning at home by 5-2-8 points, but Toreros have Gonzaga coming in on Monday night. Pilots lost last four on road, by 5-38-37-2 pts.
-- New Mexico (-3.5) lost 74-72 at TCU Jan 15, after leading by 13 at half; Lobos shot 56% from floor, made 11-22 from arc, but Frogs shot 56%, 9-17 from arc. Lobos won last three games, by 40-45-10; they covered their last four home games.
-- Idaho snapped four-game skid with OT win vs Fresno, when they trailed by 10 at half; Vandals (+17) lost 69-61 at Nevada in last meeting Jan 17, getting outscored 23-10 at half. Wolf Pack lost last two road games; they covered four of last five as fave.
-- Cal-Davis lost last seven games (0-3 vs spread in last three); they lost 60-45 at Santa Barbara Jan 26 (+19), shooting 35% for night. Gauchos won four of last five games; they won three in row on road, winning by 15-15-11 points.

-- Riverside is 0-5 on Big West road (2-3 as a road dog), losing by 28-4-11-14-10 points; they lost 66-62 at home to Northridge Jan 16 (+9), in lowest scoring game Matadors played in league. Northridge is 3-2 as home favorite, winning by 35-17-39-5 pts.
-- St Mary's is 8-1 in WCC, 2-1 on road, winning by 22-4 points they're 6-3 as WCC Favorite. LMU (+27) lost 87-55 in Moraga Jan 21; Lions are 2-2 as WCC home dog, losing by 23-24 points they're 0-6-1 vs spread as double digit WCC underdog.
-- Pepperdine (+8) lost 101-86 at Santa Clara Jan 21, as Broncos shot 67% from floor; Waves are 1-4 at home on WCC, 1-1 as a home dog, losing by 4-35-3-3 points. Santa Clara is 1-2 on road in WCC; they covered two of three tries as WCC favorite.
-- Hawai'i (+10) lost 86-80 at Utah State Jan 3; Aggies hit 31-41 foul shots, Hawai'i 16-18- USU shot 61% from floor. Utah State is 2-2 on WAC road. Warriors are 4-1 at home in WAC, losing to Nevada, winning last four by 1-13-23-14 points.

-- Citadel won first SoCon game Thursday; they covered seven of last eight games, four in row as home dog, but lost 87-74 at Chattanooga Dec 1 (+18), making just 13-40 treys. Mocs are 1-4 in last five games- they lost their last five road games.
-- Rider had 10-game win streak snapped last game; they're 6-1 on MAAC road, losing only at Niagara, but are 1-4-1 vs spread in last six tries as road favorite. Fairfield won last three games, making 23-45 from arc. MAAC home dogs are 7-13 vs spread.
-- Canisius is 2-12 in MAAC, but they won two of last three at home; Griffs (+8.5) lost 65-54 at St Peter's Jan 4, after leading at half, 33-21- they're favored for first time in MAAC. St Peter's is 3-3 as MAAC road dog, losing on road by 3-23-15-19-6-12 pts.
-- Davidson is 16-0 in SoCon after rallying from 15-point deficit at half in Greensboro last game; they won 73-51 at Furman (-18) Jan 16, are 4-3 as home favorite, winning home games by 21-25-13-27-13-10-25 pts. Furman is 5-1 as SoCon road underdog.

-- NC-Greensboro lost last four games, blowing 15-point lead at half in last game; they lost 91-68 at Appalachian State Jan 12th (+5), as ASU shot 59% from floor, 12-23 from arc. ASU is 1-6 vs spread in last seven games, 1-3 as SoCon underdog.
-- Jacksonville State snapped 8-game skid Thursday, but is 4-1 vs spread in last five games; they lost 85-70 at Morehead State Jan 19 (+9.5), getting outscored 26-8 at foul line. Morehead is 8-2 in last ten games, winning three of last four on the road.
-- Charleston won five of last seven home games; they won at Western Carolina 86-84 Dec 1 (even). Catamounts lost 57-51 at Citadel Thursday, first SoCon win for Bulldogs; Western is 0-7 on SoCon road, losing away games by 10-4-13-30-10-9-6 pts.
-- Niagara (-1) won 74-67 at Iona Jan 3, making 28-36 from line; Eagles lost two of last three games, allowed 80.5 ppg in its last four- they're 3-3 as MAAC home favorite. Iona won three of its last four games, is 2-2 as road dog, losing on road by 5-12-5-9.

-- SE Missouri lost four in row, 10 of last 11 games after its 6-0 start in OVC; they lost 90-71 at home to UT-Martin team that is 6-2 in last eight games, winning last four, scoring 84 ppg- they are 1-5 vs spread in their last six home games.
-- Elon won last three games, covered last four; they're 2-4 as a SoCon road dog, losing away games by 13-13-12-4-29-10 pts-- they lost 67-57 at home to Georgia Southern Jan 17 (+1.5). GSU won four in row, six of seven; they're 1-4 in last five as a HF.
-- Eastern Kentucky had five-game win streak snapped in last game; they're 4-1 in last five road games, but lost 64-57 at home to Samford Jan 19 (-7.5), as Bulldogs shot 58% from floor, 12 of 25 from arc. Samford is 2-4 in last six home games.
-- Eastern Illinois is just 4-13 in OVC, but they're 7-2 as dog on road, losing away games by 3-5-16-17-7-16-11 pts- they won in OT 83-80 at home vs Murray State Jan 3 (+4), going 28-31 from line. Racers won last seven at home, are 4-4 as home favorite.

-- Austin Peay won last four games, covering three of last four as home favorite (3-5); they won 79-76 at Tennessee Tech Dec 1 (-2), despite -23 rebound margin. Tech is 5-3 as OVC dog on road, winning last two road games, scoring 89 ppg.
-- Montana won five of last six games after 1-4 start in Big Sky; Grizzlies covered last three home games, winning by 10-12-33 pts- they lost 72-64 at Northern Arizona Jan 10 (+3.5). NAU is 1-4 in last five games, losing three in row on road by 2-3-3 pts.
-- Portland State won last seven games, covering last four in a row, sine 73-68 loss at Weber State Jan 10 (even)- Weber had 23-10 edge at foul line in that game. Wildcats lost its last two on road, by 4-12 points, scoring average of 58 ppg.
-- Eastern Washington (+1.5) lost 58-56 at Idaho State Jan 10th, shooting 38%, 6-21 from arc; Eagles are 3-0 as Big Sky favorite at home, winning home games by 1-24-6-12 pts. Bengals are 3-2 as road dog, losing away games by 21-2-23 points.

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NHL
Write-up


Saturday, February 16

All Games

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Today's NHL analysis

Hot Teams
-- Sabres won seven of their last nine games.
-- Islanders won last two games, scoring nine goals. Thrashers won three in row, all in OT/SO, six of last eight.
-- Carolina won three of its last four games. Florida is 9-6 in last fifteen road games.
-- Bruins won four of their last five road games.
-- Lightning won four of last five games.
-- Predators won five of their last seven home games.
-- Oilers won four of their last five games.

Cold Teams
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.
-- Canadiens lost three of last four games. Flyers lost last five games, scoring 12 goals.
-- Senators lost five of their last seven games. Devils are 4-6 in last 10 games; four of their last six went into overtime.
-- Toronto is 3-5 in its last eight games.
-- Washington lost three of its last four games.
-- Blues lost 11 of their last 15 games.
-- Kings are 1-6 in game after their last seven wins. Coyotes lost four of their last five games.
-- Canucks lost 12 of their last 16 games.

Series Records
-- Sabres won four of last five against the Rangers.
-- Flyers lost their last five games against Montreal.
-- Senators won five of last six against New Jersey.
-- Islanders lost three of last four against Atlanta.
-- Carolina won ten of last twelve against Florida.
-- Bruins won five of its last six games against Toronto.
-- Capitals lost four of last five visits to Tampa/St Pete.
-- Nashville is 17-4 in last 21 vs St Louis, but just 2-3 this year.
-- Coyotes are 4-0 vs LA this season: 1-0/4-1/4-1/4-2.
-- Oilers won three in row vs Vancouver, all in shootouts.

Totals
-- Under is 10-3-1 in last fourteen Ranger games.
-- Four of last five Philly games went over the total.
-- Under is 11-3 in last fourteen New Jersey-Ottawa games.
-- Five of last six Atlanta games stayed under the total, but last four Islander games went over.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Carolina games; over is 12-4 in last sixteen Florida games.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Boston games.
-- Over is 6-2 in last eight Tampa-Washington games.
-- Last four Nashville games all went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Los Angeles games.
-- Over is 7-1-3 in last eleven Vancouver games.

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