Georgia Tech is 7-7 in ACC, but failed to cover game after their last five wins; they beat Wake Forest by one in OT, 102-101 in first meeting, but are 0-4 as a road dog, losing by 22,8,8,17, but they won last three road tilts. Wake is 11-3 in ACC, 3-3 as a home favorite.
Fordham won four of last five games and covered five of last six at home; last home game for two seniors that helped put Fordham hoop bac on map. Duquesne 3-3 as road dog, losing by 21,1,23,23 pts; they lost six of last seven games, but covered five of their last eight.
Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 96-86 on Jan 31 as a 12-pt fave, but lost six of last seven games and are 2-5 as road dog, 2-6 SU. Eagles are 4-4 at home in MAC and split last four games, after losing previous 8 games.
Bowling Green, Western Michigan are both 10-6 in the MAC; Broncos won at BG 70-61 on Jan 15. Broncos are 4-6 in last ten games, 3-5 as home fave. Bowling Green covered just three of last 12 games; they're 2-3 as road dog, losing by 24,3,8 and 11 points.
Ohio, Buffalo are both 10-6 in MAC; Bobcats won by hoop, 92-90 in first meeting; they're 4-3 as home fave, winning by 9,26,8,3,4,4,3 pts. Buffalo won its last five games and covered its last five road tilts; they're 4-1 as a road underdog.
Marshall is 2-14 in MAC, 4-4 as road dog, losing by 2,9,9,13,11,20 and 8 pts; they're 4-11 vs spread their last 15 games. Akron won three of last four games, is 6-2 as home fave, winning by 12,16,8,39,15,2,6 pts, with last two home games both won in overtime.
Kent beat Miami 68-49 in first meeting on Jan 8; they won five of last seven games and covered four of last five road games. Miami won eight of last nine games, but is 2-5 as home fave, winning by 8,5,10,2,25,11,3 and 8 pts. MAC home teams are 43-55 vs spread.
First road game for Temple without Chaney on bench, althoyugh he is with team- Temple beat URI 74-54 in first meeting, as 17-pt fave. Owls are are 3-3 as road fave, winning by 12,15,19,6,6 pts. Rams ended eight-game losing streak last game, covered last three in row
Xavier routed Richmond 81-57 in first meeting Jan 19; they lost five of seven games on A-12 road. Richmond is 1-5 vs spread at home in A-12; they ended 4-game losing streak in last game and are 1-6 vs spread their last seven. Xavier scored less than 60 in last 5 losses.
Villanova won, covered last four games, first of which was 66-52 win at Seton Hall Jan 17. Wildcats are 3-4 as home fave, winning by 38,5,8,8,6 pts. Pirates lost 4 in row and seven of last eight games; they're 4-3 as a road dog, losing by 25,4,10,1,10 and 12 points.
UConn won last six league games, covered last five in row; this game is in Pitt/Syracuse sandwich. UConn is 3-3 as home fave, winning by 14,5,22,14 pts. Hoyas are 4-1 as road dog, losing by 5,15,6,9 pts; they lost 66-59 at home to Huskies on January 8th, and lost last three games overall by 6,9 and 11 points.
Rutgers lost last four games and is 2-12 in Big East, as they covered just two of seven on Big East road, losing by 7,145,16,1,17,10,18 pts. Notre Dame lost three of last five games and is 0-3-1 vs spread in last four; they are 1-2 as home fave, winning by 6,1,4,3,6 points.
Northwestern is 4-2 in last six games; they covered six of last seven, but lost 87-58 in first meeting vs Spartans on Jan 8. Michigan State won six of last seven games; they lost in OT Sunday at Indiana, but are 5-2 against spread on Big 11 road, winning by 26,14,11,15,11 pts
Ohio State has home game with unbeaten Illinois in its last game; they could be looking ahead, since they have no postseason plans. Buckeyes lost three of last five games, scoring just 54.3 ppg in last three. Iowa is 2-5 since Pierce left; they're 2-5 vs spread at home.
Baylor lost last 11 games and is 1-4 as a Big 12 home dog, losing by 4,20,18,11,15 pts- they lost 83-67 at Texas Tech in first meeting. Tech lost three of last five games but is 2-0 as road fave, as favorite covered six of their seven conference road contests.
Streaky Iowa State lost last two games after winning 7 in row after losing first five Big 12 games, first of which was 62-59 loss at Mizzou in Big 12 opener. Tigers are 4-1 in last five games, 3-3-1 as road dog, losing by 10 20,2,12,28 and 12 pts. Cyclones 3-2 as home fave.
Kansas has beaten K-State every game for roughly 20 years; they won first game this year, 74-65, as 8-point fave on Feb 9. Jayhawks ended three-game loss streak in last game; they're 2-5 as home fave, winning by 5,2 25,12,29 and 2 pts. K-State is 3-4 as a road dog.
Nebraska went to Boulder and beat Colorado 68-61 as 3.5-pt dog on Jan 12; Huskers won last two games are 2-2 as home fave, winning by 10,10 and 7; they've lost three of last four at home. Colorado lost last four in row but covered four of last five as a road underdog.
Oklahoma State won 66-59 at Texas A&M as 7.5-pt favorite; this game is in Kansas/Texas sandwich, soft spot for Cowboys, vs Aggie club that still believes it can get on NCAA bubble with win here- they're 3-3 as road dog, losing by 5,14,10,4 and 35 points.
Cincinnati won its last four games, is 4-3 as favorite at home; last home game for tough F Maxiell- they've got home wins by 29,22,19,32,3,12 pts. Tulane lost four in row and is 0-7 vs spread in last seven games, 3-4 as a road dog, losing by 16,11,1,20,32,29 points.
Marquette in trouble without Diener; they're 1-3 as a home favorite, winning by 2,9,10 pts in six home tilts. Surprising Houston 9-5 in league under Penders; they are 1-4 as road dog, losing by 11,7,19,20 points, but they're 5-1 in last six games, losing only to Charlotte.
South Florida lost four of last five games, but they are 5-2 vs spread in last seven, 4-2 as road dog, losing by 2,14,8,18,7 pts. TCU are 4-2 vs spread if they lost the last game; they're 2-3 as home fave, winning by 11,7, 12,1,11 pts. Bulls covered 3 of last 4 on the road.
Vanderbilt covered its last five games and is 4-2 as a home favorite, winning at home by 14,22,5,14,28 pts- they lost 68-63 in Columbia in first meeting. Carolina lost last three games; they're 1-5 vs spread in their last six, 2-2 as road dog, losing by 4,15,8,8,19,8 points.
Kentucky is 7-0 at home in SEC, 3-4 as a home fave, winning by 4,15,31,3,9,16,8 pts; they beat Tennessee 84-62 in Knoxville on jan 25. Vols covered six of its seven SEC road games, losing by 3,3,5,2,2 pts; they covered five of their last seven games overall.
Florida came back from 10 down at half to win its last game at South Carolina, their fourth win in last 5 games and fourth win in seven SEC road games- they won the first game vs Georgia 70-47 as 21-pt faves on Jan 26. Dawgs are 3-4 as home dog, losing by 7,21,7,16,14.
Alabama lost last two games, is still 10-4 in SEC, 6-1 as home favorite, winning by 15,28,26,9,19 pts- they won 60-55 at Auburn in first meeting, as 10-pt favorite Tigers lost last four games, are 2-4 as road dog, losing by 37,36,15,21,12 and 8 points.
LSU covered 11 of last 13 games, won four in a row, and is 6-0 as SEC favorite, 2-0 on road; they beat Ole Miss 60-50 in first meeting, as 5.5-pt fave. Rebels are 4-10 in SEC, 4-7 as dog, 3-4 SU at home; three of their last four home games were won by 3 or less pts.
Northern Illinois is 6-2 as MAC home favorite, even with 7-10 overall record; they lost 74-58 at Toledo in first meeting, as 8.5-pt dogs. Rockets are 6-3 in last 9 games; they're 3-1 as road dog, but 2-6 SU on road in MAC, losing by 5,2,1,8,2 and 4 points.
Saint Louis covered its last six games but is just 4-10 in C-USA, 4-2 as home dog, losing by 16,4,3,5,2 points. Memphis was 1-23 on 3's and shot 19.5% from floor in Saturday's loss; they covered four of last five games and are 3-1 as road fave, winning by 6,15,17,12 pts in seven road contests.
Depaul is 10-4 in C-USA, but 1-3 as road underdog, losing by 29,13,4,10 pts. UAB covered three of last 4 home games but is 2-3 as home fave, winning by 8,14, 3,29 points. C-USA home teams are 44-55 vs spread so far this season, home favorites 28-34.
Virginia lost last three games; they're 3-6-1 as an ACC underdog, 0-2-1 at home, but won at NC State 64-62 on Feb 5, as 12-pt dogs. Wolfpack is 0-2 as favorite on road; they're 3-4 on ACC road, winning by 16,10 and 2 points, and are 3-1 in last four games overall.
Southern Conference tournament
Wofford won 75-63 at Elon in only meeting between these teams; they're 6-3 in last nine games, but 1-6 as favorite- underdogs are 12-3-1 vs spread in their SC games. Elon was 5-3 in last eight games after 0-8 start in league; nine of their 11 losses were by 11+ points.
Western Carolina lost seven of last eight games, losing last four by 9,9,18,3 pts; they covered just four of their 16 games, and lost 85-76 at home to Ga Southern in only meeting. Eagles split their last eight games after a 6-2 start- they allowed 81+ pts four of last five games
East Tennessee split its last four games after losing its previous seven; they're 6-2 as road dog, with only one of seven road losses by more than 8 pts. Furman lost two of last three home games, was 4-4 as home fave; they won 76-68 in only meeting, at East Tennessee St.
Citadel lost ten of last 11 games, but four of their last 5 losses were by seven or less pts; they lost 84-66 back on Feb 3. Appalachian State lost two of last three, but covered 11 of last 13; they're 6-4 as Southern Conf. favorite. Citadel is 8-4 as dog in league play.
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Minnesota, -8.5-- Penn State lost last nine games and is 1-13 in Big 11, 3-4 as home dog, losing by 26, 4,26,10,20,22 points. Minnesota is 9-6 in Big 11 and on NCAA bubble, they are 5-1-1 as Big 11 fave- they have road wins by 17,4 and 2 points in seven road contests. Penn State's last six losses are all by 10+ pts. 30 monsons on the Golden Gophers, -8.5.
Fordham won four of last five games and covered five of last six at home; last home game for two seniors that helped put Fordham hoop bac on map. Duquesne 3-3 as road dog, losing by 21,1,23,23 pts; they lost six of last seven games, but covered five of their last eight.
Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 96-86 on Jan 31 as a 12-pt fave, but lost six of last seven games and are 2-5 as road dog, 2-6 SU. Eagles are 4-4 at home in MAC and split last four games, after losing previous 8 games.
Bowling Green, Western Michigan are both 10-6 in the MAC; Broncos won at BG 70-61 on Jan 15. Broncos are 4-6 in last ten games, 3-5 as home fave. Bowling Green covered just three of last 12 games; they're 2-3 as road dog, losing by 24,3,8 and 11 points.
Ohio, Buffalo are both 10-6 in MAC; Bobcats won by hoop, 92-90 in first meeting; they're 4-3 as home fave, winning by 9,26,8,3,4,4,3 pts. Buffalo won its last five games and covered its last five road tilts; they're 4-1 as a road underdog.
Marshall is 2-14 in MAC, 4-4 as road dog, losing by 2,9,9,13,11,20 and 8 pts; they're 4-11 vs spread their last 15 games. Akron won three of last four games, is 6-2 as home fave, winning by 12,16,8,39,15,2,6 pts, with last two home games both won in overtime.
Kent beat Miami 68-49 in first meeting on Jan 8; they won five of last seven games and covered four of last five road games. Miami won eight of last nine games, but is 2-5 as home fave, winning by 8,5,10,2,25,11,3 and 8 pts. MAC home teams are 43-55 vs spread.
First road game for Temple without Chaney on bench, althoyugh he is with team- Temple beat URI 74-54 in first meeting, as 17-pt fave. Owls are are 3-3 as road fave, winning by 12,15,19,6,6 pts. Rams ended eight-game losing streak last game, covered last three in row
Xavier routed Richmond 81-57 in first meeting Jan 19; they lost five of seven games on A-12 road. Richmond is 1-5 vs spread at home in A-12; they ended 4-game losing streak in last game and are 1-6 vs spread their last seven. Xavier scored less than 60 in last 5 losses.
Villanova won, covered last four games, first of which was 66-52 win at Seton Hall Jan 17. Wildcats are 3-4 as home fave, winning by 38,5,8,8,6 pts. Pirates lost 4 in row and seven of last eight games; they're 4-3 as a road dog, losing by 25,4,10,1,10 and 12 points.
UConn won last six league games, covered last five in row; this game is in Pitt/Syracuse sandwich. UConn is 3-3 as home fave, winning by 14,5,22,14 pts. Hoyas are 4-1 as road dog, losing by 5,15,6,9 pts; they lost 66-59 at home to Huskies on January 8th, and lost last three games overall by 6,9 and 11 points.
Rutgers lost last four games and is 2-12 in Big East, as they covered just two of seven on Big East road, losing by 7,145,16,1,17,10,18 pts. Notre Dame lost three of last five games and is 0-3-1 vs spread in last four; they are 1-2 as home fave, winning by 6,1,4,3,6 points.
Northwestern is 4-2 in last six games; they covered six of last seven, but lost 87-58 in first meeting vs Spartans on Jan 8. Michigan State won six of last seven games; they lost in OT Sunday at Indiana, but are 5-2 against spread on Big 11 road, winning by 26,14,11,15,11 pts
Ohio State has home game with unbeaten Illinois in its last game; they could be looking ahead, since they have no postseason plans. Buckeyes lost three of last five games, scoring just 54.3 ppg in last three. Iowa is 2-5 since Pierce left; they're 2-5 vs spread at home.
Baylor lost last 11 games and is 1-4 as a Big 12 home dog, losing by 4,20,18,11,15 pts- they lost 83-67 at Texas Tech in first meeting. Tech lost three of last five games but is 2-0 as road fave, as favorite covered six of their seven conference road contests.
Streaky Iowa State lost last two games after winning 7 in row after losing first five Big 12 games, first of which was 62-59 loss at Mizzou in Big 12 opener. Tigers are 4-1 in last five games, 3-3-1 as road dog, losing by 10 20,2,12,28 and 12 pts. Cyclones 3-2 as home fave.
Kansas has beaten K-State every game for roughly 20 years; they won first game this year, 74-65, as 8-point fave on Feb 9. Jayhawks ended three-game loss streak in last game; they're 2-5 as home fave, winning by 5,2 25,12,29 and 2 pts. K-State is 3-4 as a road dog.
Nebraska went to Boulder and beat Colorado 68-61 as 3.5-pt dog on Jan 12; Huskers won last two games are 2-2 as home fave, winning by 10,10 and 7; they've lost three of last four at home. Colorado lost last four in row but covered four of last five as a road underdog.
Oklahoma State won 66-59 at Texas A&M as 7.5-pt favorite; this game is in Kansas/Texas sandwich, soft spot for Cowboys, vs Aggie club that still believes it can get on NCAA bubble with win here- they're 3-3 as road dog, losing by 5,14,10,4 and 35 points.
Cincinnati won its last four games, is 4-3 as favorite at home; last home game for tough F Maxiell- they've got home wins by 29,22,19,32,3,12 pts. Tulane lost four in row and is 0-7 vs spread in last seven games, 3-4 as a road dog, losing by 16,11,1,20,32,29 points.
Marquette in trouble without Diener; they're 1-3 as a home favorite, winning by 2,9,10 pts in six home tilts. Surprising Houston 9-5 in league under Penders; they are 1-4 as road dog, losing by 11,7,19,20 points, but they're 5-1 in last six games, losing only to Charlotte.
South Florida lost four of last five games, but they are 5-2 vs spread in last seven, 4-2 as road dog, losing by 2,14,8,18,7 pts. TCU are 4-2 vs spread if they lost the last game; they're 2-3 as home fave, winning by 11,7, 12,1,11 pts. Bulls covered 3 of last 4 on the road.
Vanderbilt covered its last five games and is 4-2 as a home favorite, winning at home by 14,22,5,14,28 pts- they lost 68-63 in Columbia in first meeting. Carolina lost last three games; they're 1-5 vs spread in their last six, 2-2 as road dog, losing by 4,15,8,8,19,8 points.
Kentucky is 7-0 at home in SEC, 3-4 as a home fave, winning by 4,15,31,3,9,16,8 pts; they beat Tennessee 84-62 in Knoxville on jan 25. Vols covered six of its seven SEC road games, losing by 3,3,5,2,2 pts; they covered five of their last seven games overall.
Florida came back from 10 down at half to win its last game at South Carolina, their fourth win in last 5 games and fourth win in seven SEC road games- they won the first game vs Georgia 70-47 as 21-pt faves on Jan 26. Dawgs are 3-4 as home dog, losing by 7,21,7,16,14.
Alabama lost last two games, is still 10-4 in SEC, 6-1 as home favorite, winning by 15,28,26,9,19 pts- they won 60-55 at Auburn in first meeting, as 10-pt favorite Tigers lost last four games, are 2-4 as road dog, losing by 37,36,15,21,12 and 8 points.
LSU covered 11 of last 13 games, won four in a row, and is 6-0 as SEC favorite, 2-0 on road; they beat Ole Miss 60-50 in first meeting, as 5.5-pt fave. Rebels are 4-10 in SEC, 4-7 as dog, 3-4 SU at home; three of their last four home games were won by 3 or less pts.
Northern Illinois is 6-2 as MAC home favorite, even with 7-10 overall record; they lost 74-58 at Toledo in first meeting, as 8.5-pt dogs. Rockets are 6-3 in last 9 games; they're 3-1 as road dog, but 2-6 SU on road in MAC, losing by 5,2,1,8,2 and 4 points.
Saint Louis covered its last six games but is just 4-10 in C-USA, 4-2 as home dog, losing by 16,4,3,5,2 points. Memphis was 1-23 on 3's and shot 19.5% from floor in Saturday's loss; they covered four of last five games and are 3-1 as road fave, winning by 6,15,17,12 pts in seven road contests.
Depaul is 10-4 in C-USA, but 1-3 as road underdog, losing by 29,13,4,10 pts. UAB covered three of last 4 home games but is 2-3 as home fave, winning by 8,14, 3,29 points. C-USA home teams are 44-55 vs spread so far this season, home favorites 28-34.
Virginia lost last three games; they're 3-6-1 as an ACC underdog, 0-2-1 at home, but won at NC State 64-62 on Feb 5, as 12-pt dogs. Wolfpack is 0-2 as favorite on road; they're 3-4 on ACC road, winning by 16,10 and 2 points, and are 3-1 in last four games overall.
Southern Conference tournament
Wofford won 75-63 at Elon in only meeting between these teams; they're 6-3 in last nine games, but 1-6 as favorite- underdogs are 12-3-1 vs spread in their SC games. Elon was 5-3 in last eight games after 0-8 start in league; nine of their 11 losses were by 11+ points.
Western Carolina lost seven of last eight games, losing last four by 9,9,18,3 pts; they covered just four of their 16 games, and lost 85-76 at home to Ga Southern in only meeting. Eagles split their last eight games after a 6-2 start- they allowed 81+ pts four of last five games
East Tennessee split its last four games after losing its previous seven; they're 6-2 as road dog, with only one of seven road losses by more than 8 pts. Furman lost two of last three home games, was 4-4 as home fave; they won 76-68 in only meeting, at East Tennessee St.
Citadel lost ten of last 11 games, but four of their last 5 losses were by seven or less pts; they lost 84-66 back on Feb 3. Appalachian State lost two of last three, but covered 11 of last 13; they're 6-4 as Southern Conf. favorite. Citadel is 8-4 as dog in league play.
Today's Tips:
Minnesota, -8.5-- Penn State lost last nine games and is 1-13 in Big 11, 3-4 as home dog, losing by 26, 4,26,10,20,22 points. Minnesota is 9-6 in Big 11 and on NCAA bubble, they are 5-1-1 as Big 11 fave- they have road wins by 17,4 and 2 points in seven road contests. Penn State's last six losses are all by 10+ pts. 30 monsons on the Golden Gophers, -8.5.
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