NCAAB
Write-Up
Friday, February 19
Information on Friday's college basketball games........
Princeton is tied for Ivy lead at 5-1; they won 58-45 at Yale (-3) Jan 20, their second straight win vs Bulldogs, after five consecutive losses. Ivy League home favorites of more than 7 points are 8-4 against spread this season. Princeton is 3-1 vs spread as Ivy League favorite. Yale covered six of its last seven games; they're 3-1 as Ivy League road underdog.
Colunbia (-8.5) beat Dartmouth 63-51 Jan 30, making 8-13 from arc and outscoring Big Green 19-8 on charity stripe; Lions are 5-2 in last seven series games, winning two of last three visits here. Columbia is 3-5 so far in Ivy; all five losses are by 10+ points. Dartmouth is 0-8 in Ivy, 0-6 vs spread in last six games, losing at home by 4-2-16 points.
Penn (+6.5) won 55-54 at Brown Jan 30; Quakers won last three series games by 21-10-1 point. Brown lost four of last five visits here, losing in Palestra by 23-17-3-10 points. Underdog won Penn's last five games SU. Brown lost last two road games, by 11-14 points. Ivy League favorites of 7 or less points are 1-7 against the spread at home this season.
Harvard (+8) got pummeled 86-50 at Cornell Jan 30, Crimson star Lin had 8 of Harvard's 25 turnovers- they're 1-4 in last five series games, but did upset Big Red here 71-70 LY. Cornell is tied with Princeton for Ivy lead, but is 0-4 vs spread in last four games- five of their six Ivy wins are by 14+ points. Single digit Ivy home underdogs are 2-5 against spread.
Northern Iowa played faster in first gae without suspended C Elgseder, a 70-52 win over Creighton. Panthers still rank 344th out of 347 teams in pace of play. Old Dominion is 8-4 in non-conference gaes- they won last three games overall by 20-16-11 points. MVC home faves are 12-12 vs spread this year. CAA road underdogs are 25-17 vs spread.
Wm & Mary won last four games, three by 3 or less points; they've got big edge in experience over vastly-improved Iona team that split its last four games and is 1-3-1 vs spread in last five games as a favorite. Tribe beat Manhattan of MAAC 75-70 Nov 21; Iona split pair of games with Jaspers. MAAC hoe favorites are 7-8 vs spread in non-conference gaes.
Write-Up
Friday, February 19
Information on Friday's college basketball games........
Princeton is tied for Ivy lead at 5-1; they won 58-45 at Yale (-3) Jan 20, their second straight win vs Bulldogs, after five consecutive losses. Ivy League home favorites of more than 7 points are 8-4 against spread this season. Princeton is 3-1 vs spread as Ivy League favorite. Yale covered six of its last seven games; they're 3-1 as Ivy League road underdog.
Colunbia (-8.5) beat Dartmouth 63-51 Jan 30, making 8-13 from arc and outscoring Big Green 19-8 on charity stripe; Lions are 5-2 in last seven series games, winning two of last three visits here. Columbia is 3-5 so far in Ivy; all five losses are by 10+ points. Dartmouth is 0-8 in Ivy, 0-6 vs spread in last six games, losing at home by 4-2-16 points.
Penn (+6.5) won 55-54 at Brown Jan 30; Quakers won last three series games by 21-10-1 point. Brown lost four of last five visits here, losing in Palestra by 23-17-3-10 points. Underdog won Penn's last five games SU. Brown lost last two road games, by 11-14 points. Ivy League favorites of 7 or less points are 1-7 against the spread at home this season.
Harvard (+8) got pummeled 86-50 at Cornell Jan 30, Crimson star Lin had 8 of Harvard's 25 turnovers- they're 1-4 in last five series games, but did upset Big Red here 71-70 LY. Cornell is tied with Princeton for Ivy lead, but is 0-4 vs spread in last four games- five of their six Ivy wins are by 14+ points. Single digit Ivy home underdogs are 2-5 against spread.
Northern Iowa played faster in first gae without suspended C Elgseder, a 70-52 win over Creighton. Panthers still rank 344th out of 347 teams in pace of play. Old Dominion is 8-4 in non-conference gaes- they won last three games overall by 20-16-11 points. MVC home faves are 12-12 vs spread this year. CAA road underdogs are 25-17 vs spread.
Wm & Mary won last four games, three by 3 or less points; they've got big edge in experience over vastly-improved Iona team that split its last four games and is 1-3-1 vs spread in last five games as a favorite. Tribe beat Manhattan of MAAC 75-70 Nov 21; Iona split pair of games with Jaspers. MAAC hoe favorites are 7-8 vs spread in non-conference gaes.
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