UCSB is 1-4 in Big West, 0-5 vs spread, with only win 77-74 vs Long Beach; they're 0-4 as Big West favorite, 5-8 SU in last 13 games, scoring just 64 ppg in last three. Last year, host was 2-0 in this series, with Gauchos winning 65-52 here, losing by 20 at CSUN. Northridge is 1-3 in league, 0-2 on road, losing by 14,11 points at Cal-Irvine, Long Beach.
Drexel pounded Old Dominion 61-42 in first meeting, leading at half, 31-10, outrebounded them 46-30 and holding ODU to 28.6% from floor; Dragons lost here by 14 last year, but won three in a row by 16,11,8 points- they're 1-2 on CAA road, and haven't got CAA loss by more than six points. ODU won six of last seven, but is 0-5 as CAA home favorite, with no wins by more than six.
Towson shot 57% from floor for game, making 10-16 3-pointers, as Towson upset Hofstra 94-91 at home two weeks ago; since then, Tigers lost three games in row, scoring just 57.7 ppg- they covered four of last five as dog and are 3-1 as a road underdog. Hofstra is 4-0 as CAA home fave, with wins by 9,21,16,5- home side is 7-1 vs spread in their league contests.
William & Mary is 0-8 in CAA, but 2-1 as road dog, with single road loss by more than 9 points; they lost 65-46 at home to this foe two weeks ago, as George Mason shot 56% for games, made 9-13 treys. Patriots won six of last seven games, are 4-2-1 as fave in CAA, 1-1-1 at home, winning by 13,14,11 pts. Last year, Tribe lost here 95-62, before losing at home to Mason in double OT.
James Madison is 0-8 in CAA, 1-6 vs spread in last seven; they are 2-5 as CAA dog, 1-2 at home, losing by 3,15,28,22 pts- their last six losses are all by 15+ pts. Last year, JMU lost to UNCW by combined total of four pts, 49-48/57-54. Seahawks are 5-1 in last six games; only two of their seven CAA wins are by 17+ pts they're 4-1 on road, with no wins by more than 13 points.
Georgia State got pounded 89-63 at Northeastern on Jan 5, with Huskies shooting 55%, Panthers 35%, but lead was just 33-28 at half. Georgia St lost seven of last eight CAA games; they're 3-5 as CAA dog, 1-2 at home, losing by 30,15 pts with two vixtories. Northeastern won three of last four games; they're 5-1-1 against spread, but lost two of their three CAA road games.
Duke needed desperation 45-footer at buzzer to beat Va Tech on Dec 4, 77-75; Hokies are 0-5 in ACC, but have no losses by more than seven points- they shot 51.7% at Cameron, but Blue Devils outscored them 17-8 from foul line. Duke lost its first game by 8 at Georgetown; Coach K said they didn't play hard- Duke is 5-0 in ACC, winning its first two road games, by 18,10 pts; they lost last visit to Blacksburg, 67-65 last season.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 7-1 in Horizon, 2-6 as favorite, 1-2 on road, with road wins by 1,23 pts; their last four league wins are all by seven or less points. Last year, UWM beat Youngstown twice, both by 23 points. Penguins are 4-0 as Horizon dog, 2-2 SU at home; underdogs are 6-1 vs spread in their league games.
Toledo is 2-6 in MAC, with wins by 1,3 pts; they're 1-6-1 vs the spread in league. Last year, home team won both series games, with Rockets winning 78-70 in double OT here, losing 75-70 at Ypsilanti. Eastern is 0-7 in MAC, 0-4-1 vs spread last five games only one of their last five losses is by more than 12 pts. Eagles are 1-1-1 as road dog, with losses by 16,5,18 points.
Ball State won its last two games, allowing 51 ppg; they're 1-6 vs spread in MAC, 0-4 as underdog, 0-3 as road dog, with losses by 11,13,11 points. Last year, Cardinals beat Western twice, by 1,7 points. Western Michigan won its last two games after being 3-11; they're 2-0 as MAC favorite, 2-1 SU at home, 1-0 as HF.
Underdog is 7-1 vs spread in Northern Illinois' MAC games, as Huskies are 0-5 as favorite, 0-1 on road, winning by 1,4 pts, and losing once- at 4-4 in MAC, none of their wins are by more than five points. Central Michigan is 1-7 in MAC, with five losses by 13+ pts; they're 2-1 as home dog, losing by 13,6,7 pts. Dogs at home are 5-6 this season in Mid American Conference.
Miami lost last two games, scoring 48 ppg, after being 6-0; last year, home side won both their games vs Akron; Zips won here in OT, 55-49, Miami won by 11 at home. Akron is 6-1 in league, 4-1-1 as favorite, 2-0-1 as home fave, with wins by 17,13,18 pts. Four of their last five wins are by 13+ pts. Road team is 6-2 vs spread in Miami games; this si first time they've been MAC dog
Kent is 7-0 in MAC, 6-1 vs spread, covering last five games, 4-1 as favorite, 3-0 at home, with wins by 8,13,15 pts. They allowed 58.3 ppg in last four games. Bowling Green covered four of last five games but is 3-4 in MAC; they're 4-1 as underdog, 2-1 on road- they lost last two games by total of four pts. Only one of their four losses in league is by more than three points.
Ohio U is 6-1 in MAC, winning last game 66-63 vs Akron; their last three games have all been decided by five or less pts. Last year, Bobcats beat Buffalo three times, including 80-79 OT win in MAC title game, when Bulls blew 19-point lead. Ohio won by hoop here last yr, 92-90. Buffalo won three of last four games, is 5-1-1 vs spread in league; they're 3-0 if they allow 70 or less pts.
Delaware is 1-6 in CAA, with four losses by 11+ points; they've covered four of last five games, are 2-2 as CAA dog, 1-0 at home VCU won four of last five games but is 1-3 on CAA road, with only win at winless JMU. Favorites are 3-1 vs spread in VCU's road games, with Rams 1-0 as road fave. Last year, Rams won all three games vs Delaware, by 9,10,13 pts (66-57/83-73/74-61).
Troy won last three games by 23,27,13 games; they've covered four of five Sun Belt games, three of four as dog, 2-1 on road, as their two losses are both by four pts. North Texas won three of last four games; they're 3-1 at home, with wins by 7,9,2 pts, but are just 1-2 as home favorite. Sun Belt home favorites are 15-14.
Green Bay, Loyola are both 3-4 in Horizon; Ramblers' three wins are all by 10+ pts- they're 1-1 as home fave, and 0-4 if allowing 65+ pts. Last year, Loyola hammered UWGB twice, by 16,19 pts. First road game for Green Bay squad that won three of last four games; they've scored 60 ppg in last two games. Loyola is 3-0 vs spread in last three conference games.
First home game in 12 days for Middle Tennessee team that lost three games in row, scoring 62 ppg; favorite is 4-1 vs spread in their Sun Belt games, with Raiders splitting their home games. New Orleans is 2-4 in league, 1-2 on road, losing by 19,7 points. Last year, New Orleans won here 66-60, as 12-pt dog. Sun Belt home favorites are 15-14 against the spread.
Underdog are 6-1 vs spread in Oregon State's Pac-10 tilts; they split pair of 10-pt home court wins with USC last year, winning 74-64 here. Beavers, Trojans are both 3-4 in Pac-10. OSU is 4-1 vs spread in last five games; they allowed 65 or less pts in four of last five games. Trojans are 0-3 in Pac-10 when they score 65 or less pts; they're 1-2 on Pac-10 road, losing by 11,21 points.
UL-Lafayette won first league game in six tries last time out, as they beat New Orleans; they're 0-6 vs spread in league, losing road games by 7,12,5 pts. ULL scored 54.8 ppg last five games. Last year, Cajuns beat Western Kentucky 91-76 at home. WKU is 3-0 at home, 2-1 as home fave, winning by 32,4,24 ptsw; this is their first home game in twelve games.
Denver is 3-0 at home in Sun Belt, winning by 19,12,25 pts, but 0-3 on road; home favorites are 6-0 vs spread in their games this year. South Alabama is 4-1 in league, with only loss by a point vs Western Kentucky. Last year, Jaguars lost twice to Pioneers, 68-46 here, 72-67 at home; they're 2-0 on Sun Belt road, beating New Orleans, UL-Lafayette.
UAB is 4-0 in C-USA, Memphis 3-0, with wins by 10,20,17 pts, but they're 0-3 as favorite, despite winning by 10,20,17 points- they lost reserve center this week after drug arrest. Blazers won last nine games, are 2-0 as underdog this year; they've scored 79.3 ppg in C-USA games. This is recruiting turf battle, as both schools recruit heavily in Memphis area.
Home team is 5-1 vs spread in Nevada's WAC games, with Wolf Pack 0-3 vs spread on road, losing by 4,10 pts and winning by 7. They lost last two games by 10,6 pts. Last year, Nevada lost at home vs Boise in WAC tourney; they avenged that loss on Jan 14 in Reno, 81-67, in game that wasn't that close. Boise lost three of last four games, losing at Hawai'i Monday, so they've been travelling a lot this week.
Pacific won eight of last 11 games, winning three of last four in Big West; they've scored 80.5 ppg in Big West wins, 66 in their losses. Last year, they beat Cal Poly twice, 83-62/90-78 here, as a 12.5-pt favorite. Mustangs are 3-2 in Big West, 4-1 vs spread; both their losses are at home, by hoop to Irvine, 13 to LB State. Big West home underdogs are 4-5 vs spread this season.
Louisiana Tech is 5-1 in WAC, allowing 60.4 ppg in last five tilts they covered three of last four games. Dogs are 3-0 vs spread in their WAC road games. San Jose is 1-3 in WAC, but covered its last three games; they're 0-2 at home in WAC, losing by eleven to Utah State, 7 to Nevada. WAC home dogs are 5-3 this year. Last year, San Jose upset Tech here 88-87, lost 72-55 at Tech.
Home team is 5-0 in Fresno's WAC games, with Bulldogs taking home wins by 3(ot),10 pts; they've allowed 73+ points in all five of their WAC games. Fresno lost 73-70 at Las Cruces Jan 12th, as New Mexico State shot 52% from floor, made 6-11 treys and survived 27 turnovers. Aggies covered their last three games; their last three games were all decided by five or less points.
Stanford won four of last five games, covering last three; they're 3-0 at home in Pac-10, 2-1 as home fave, winning by 14,2,14 pts. Washington State lost last four games by 2,5,2,9 pots; they are 2-1 as road dog, but their PG is hurt, which has cost them in the close games. Last year, Stanford beat Wazoo by hoop in Pac-10 tourney, after Coogs had beaten them twice during yr, by 9,11.
UCLA lost two West Virginia Saturday, but they're 4-1 last five Pac-10 games, and they get Cedric Bozeman back here for some limited minutes. Bruins are 2-0 on Pac-10 road, sweeping down in Arizona; last year, UCLA swept the Ducks winning by 12,8 points, with 70-62 win here. Oregon won three of last four, (4-1 vs spread in last five); they're 3-0 in Pac-10 at Mac Court.
Washington won its last four games, by 9,4,4,19 pts; they're 2-0 on Pac-10 road, sweeping in LA; last year, they beat Cal twice, 106-73 in Berkeley, 81-67 at home. Cal Bears are 4-3 in the Pac-10 1-3 in last four games; they split their two home games, and are 3-0 in league if they score 65+ points. Cal has covered three of four as Pac-10 underdog.
Samford won eight of last nine games (7-2 vs spread); they are 5-3 as OVC favorite, 2-2 at home, winning by 15,11,20 points in five home games- they won 79-65 at UT-Martin three weeks ago, as Bulldogs shot 61% for game, made 12-21 treys. UT-Martin is 1-5 in last six games, 1-2-1 as road dog, with road losses by 14,3 10 and 8 points. OVC home favorites are 18-18 this season.
Eastern Kentucky won four of last five games, but they're 1-4 vs spread on OVC road (2-3 SU) losing by 29,16,6 pts. Colonels are 0-2 as road dog in OVC. Tennessee State is 5-4 in OVC, 2-2 as a home favorite (4-1 SU) with wins by 27,3,5,16 pts; they're 1-4 vs spread in last five games overall. . Tigers are 3-0 in OVC if they allow less than 68 points.
Jacksonville State lost 95-82 at Austin Peay three weeks ago, as Governors shot 56% from floor, 26-37 from four line; Peay is 1-3 on OVC road, losing by 17,9,11 pts, winning only at SE Mizzou. Road team is 7-3 vs spread in Jacksonville State's league games, as Gamecocks covered last three games, but are 2-3 SU at home beating only SE Missouri and Tennessee State.
Tennessee Tech won its last six games and is 9-2 in OVC, with four of last six wins by 9+ points; they're 5-1 SU on OVC road,
4-1 vs spread in last five games overall, 3-0 in last three as dog. Murray State covered just one of last seven games; they're 3-3 as home favorite (6-0 SU) with wins by 29,52,8,13,1,11 pts)- just two of their last five wins are by more than eight points.
SE Missouri is 12-pt favorite despite being 3-8 in OVC; they are 0-0-1 as OVC favorite, 2-2 SU at home, winning by 1,6 pts, but in last four games are 0-4, losing by 13,7,5,11). Underdogs are 6-3-1 vs spread in its last ten games. Morehead State is 0-10 in OVC, but they covered 4 of last five games; their 4-5 as OVC, 2-3 on road, with losses by 11,52,27,9,5 points.
Portland State is 1-4 in Big Sky, 0-5 vs spread, 0-2 as a road dog, with road losses by 16 at Sacramento, 9 at Northern Arizona. Its other Big Sky losses are by 19,2 points. Montana is 4-1 Big Sky team, but 0-2 as home favorite, with home wins by 4,6 pts; only one of their four home wins is by more than six pts. Home faves in Big Sky games are 9-11 vs spread so far this season.
Eastern Washington, Montana State are both 3-2 vs spread, but Eastern won last three games, by 19,16,9 pts, while Bobcats are 1-2 in last three, including home loss to Montana. EWU allowed 70 or less pts in its wins, 96.5 ppg in losses. MSU is 3-0 when it scores 78+ pts, 0-2 if it doesn't. Bobcats are 2-1 as home favorite
Drexel pounded Old Dominion 61-42 in first meeting, leading at half, 31-10, outrebounded them 46-30 and holding ODU to 28.6% from floor; Dragons lost here by 14 last year, but won three in a row by 16,11,8 points- they're 1-2 on CAA road, and haven't got CAA loss by more than six points. ODU won six of last seven, but is 0-5 as CAA home favorite, with no wins by more than six.
Towson shot 57% from floor for game, making 10-16 3-pointers, as Towson upset Hofstra 94-91 at home two weeks ago; since then, Tigers lost three games in row, scoring just 57.7 ppg- they covered four of last five as dog and are 3-1 as a road underdog. Hofstra is 4-0 as CAA home fave, with wins by 9,21,16,5- home side is 7-1 vs spread in their league contests.
William & Mary is 0-8 in CAA, but 2-1 as road dog, with single road loss by more than 9 points; they lost 65-46 at home to this foe two weeks ago, as George Mason shot 56% for games, made 9-13 treys. Patriots won six of last seven games, are 4-2-1 as fave in CAA, 1-1-1 at home, winning by 13,14,11 pts. Last year, Tribe lost here 95-62, before losing at home to Mason in double OT.
James Madison is 0-8 in CAA, 1-6 vs spread in last seven; they are 2-5 as CAA dog, 1-2 at home, losing by 3,15,28,22 pts- their last six losses are all by 15+ pts. Last year, JMU lost to UNCW by combined total of four pts, 49-48/57-54. Seahawks are 5-1 in last six games; only two of their seven CAA wins are by 17+ pts they're 4-1 on road, with no wins by more than 13 points.
Georgia State got pounded 89-63 at Northeastern on Jan 5, with Huskies shooting 55%, Panthers 35%, but lead was just 33-28 at half. Georgia St lost seven of last eight CAA games; they're 3-5 as CAA dog, 1-2 at home, losing by 30,15 pts with two vixtories. Northeastern won three of last four games; they're 5-1-1 against spread, but lost two of their three CAA road games.
Duke needed desperation 45-footer at buzzer to beat Va Tech on Dec 4, 77-75; Hokies are 0-5 in ACC, but have no losses by more than seven points- they shot 51.7% at Cameron, but Blue Devils outscored them 17-8 from foul line. Duke lost its first game by 8 at Georgetown; Coach K said they didn't play hard- Duke is 5-0 in ACC, winning its first two road games, by 18,10 pts; they lost last visit to Blacksburg, 67-65 last season.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 7-1 in Horizon, 2-6 as favorite, 1-2 on road, with road wins by 1,23 pts; their last four league wins are all by seven or less points. Last year, UWM beat Youngstown twice, both by 23 points. Penguins are 4-0 as Horizon dog, 2-2 SU at home; underdogs are 6-1 vs spread in their league games.
Toledo is 2-6 in MAC, with wins by 1,3 pts; they're 1-6-1 vs the spread in league. Last year, home team won both series games, with Rockets winning 78-70 in double OT here, losing 75-70 at Ypsilanti. Eastern is 0-7 in MAC, 0-4-1 vs spread last five games only one of their last five losses is by more than 12 pts. Eagles are 1-1-1 as road dog, with losses by 16,5,18 points.
Ball State won its last two games, allowing 51 ppg; they're 1-6 vs spread in MAC, 0-4 as underdog, 0-3 as road dog, with losses by 11,13,11 points. Last year, Cardinals beat Western twice, by 1,7 points. Western Michigan won its last two games after being 3-11; they're 2-0 as MAC favorite, 2-1 SU at home, 1-0 as HF.
Underdog is 7-1 vs spread in Northern Illinois' MAC games, as Huskies are 0-5 as favorite, 0-1 on road, winning by 1,4 pts, and losing once- at 4-4 in MAC, none of their wins are by more than five points. Central Michigan is 1-7 in MAC, with five losses by 13+ pts; they're 2-1 as home dog, losing by 13,6,7 pts. Dogs at home are 5-6 this season in Mid American Conference.
Miami lost last two games, scoring 48 ppg, after being 6-0; last year, home side won both their games vs Akron; Zips won here in OT, 55-49, Miami won by 11 at home. Akron is 6-1 in league, 4-1-1 as favorite, 2-0-1 as home fave, with wins by 17,13,18 pts. Four of their last five wins are by 13+ pts. Road team is 6-2 vs spread in Miami games; this si first time they've been MAC dog
Kent is 7-0 in MAC, 6-1 vs spread, covering last five games, 4-1 as favorite, 3-0 at home, with wins by 8,13,15 pts. They allowed 58.3 ppg in last four games. Bowling Green covered four of last five games but is 3-4 in MAC; they're 4-1 as underdog, 2-1 on road- they lost last two games by total of four pts. Only one of their four losses in league is by more than three points.
Ohio U is 6-1 in MAC, winning last game 66-63 vs Akron; their last three games have all been decided by five or less pts. Last year, Bobcats beat Buffalo three times, including 80-79 OT win in MAC title game, when Bulls blew 19-point lead. Ohio won by hoop here last yr, 92-90. Buffalo won three of last four games, is 5-1-1 vs spread in league; they're 3-0 if they allow 70 or less pts.
Delaware is 1-6 in CAA, with four losses by 11+ points; they've covered four of last five games, are 2-2 as CAA dog, 1-0 at home VCU won four of last five games but is 1-3 on CAA road, with only win at winless JMU. Favorites are 3-1 vs spread in VCU's road games, with Rams 1-0 as road fave. Last year, Rams won all three games vs Delaware, by 9,10,13 pts (66-57/83-73/74-61).
Troy won last three games by 23,27,13 games; they've covered four of five Sun Belt games, three of four as dog, 2-1 on road, as their two losses are both by four pts. North Texas won three of last four games; they're 3-1 at home, with wins by 7,9,2 pts, but are just 1-2 as home favorite. Sun Belt home favorites are 15-14.
Green Bay, Loyola are both 3-4 in Horizon; Ramblers' three wins are all by 10+ pts- they're 1-1 as home fave, and 0-4 if allowing 65+ pts. Last year, Loyola hammered UWGB twice, by 16,19 pts. First road game for Green Bay squad that won three of last four games; they've scored 60 ppg in last two games. Loyola is 3-0 vs spread in last three conference games.
First home game in 12 days for Middle Tennessee team that lost three games in row, scoring 62 ppg; favorite is 4-1 vs spread in their Sun Belt games, with Raiders splitting their home games. New Orleans is 2-4 in league, 1-2 on road, losing by 19,7 points. Last year, New Orleans won here 66-60, as 12-pt dog. Sun Belt home favorites are 15-14 against the spread.
Underdog are 6-1 vs spread in Oregon State's Pac-10 tilts; they split pair of 10-pt home court wins with USC last year, winning 74-64 here. Beavers, Trojans are both 3-4 in Pac-10. OSU is 4-1 vs spread in last five games; they allowed 65 or less pts in four of last five games. Trojans are 0-3 in Pac-10 when they score 65 or less pts; they're 1-2 on Pac-10 road, losing by 11,21 points.
UL-Lafayette won first league game in six tries last time out, as they beat New Orleans; they're 0-6 vs spread in league, losing road games by 7,12,5 pts. ULL scored 54.8 ppg last five games. Last year, Cajuns beat Western Kentucky 91-76 at home. WKU is 3-0 at home, 2-1 as home fave, winning by 32,4,24 ptsw; this is their first home game in twelve games.
Denver is 3-0 at home in Sun Belt, winning by 19,12,25 pts, but 0-3 on road; home favorites are 6-0 vs spread in their games this year. South Alabama is 4-1 in league, with only loss by a point vs Western Kentucky. Last year, Jaguars lost twice to Pioneers, 68-46 here, 72-67 at home; they're 2-0 on Sun Belt road, beating New Orleans, UL-Lafayette.
UAB is 4-0 in C-USA, Memphis 3-0, with wins by 10,20,17 pts, but they're 0-3 as favorite, despite winning by 10,20,17 points- they lost reserve center this week after drug arrest. Blazers won last nine games, are 2-0 as underdog this year; they've scored 79.3 ppg in C-USA games. This is recruiting turf battle, as both schools recruit heavily in Memphis area.
Home team is 5-1 vs spread in Nevada's WAC games, with Wolf Pack 0-3 vs spread on road, losing by 4,10 pts and winning by 7. They lost last two games by 10,6 pts. Last year, Nevada lost at home vs Boise in WAC tourney; they avenged that loss on Jan 14 in Reno, 81-67, in game that wasn't that close. Boise lost three of last four games, losing at Hawai'i Monday, so they've been travelling a lot this week.
Pacific won eight of last 11 games, winning three of last four in Big West; they've scored 80.5 ppg in Big West wins, 66 in their losses. Last year, they beat Cal Poly twice, 83-62/90-78 here, as a 12.5-pt favorite. Mustangs are 3-2 in Big West, 4-1 vs spread; both their losses are at home, by hoop to Irvine, 13 to LB State. Big West home underdogs are 4-5 vs spread this season.
Louisiana Tech is 5-1 in WAC, allowing 60.4 ppg in last five tilts they covered three of last four games. Dogs are 3-0 vs spread in their WAC road games. San Jose is 1-3 in WAC, but covered its last three games; they're 0-2 at home in WAC, losing by eleven to Utah State, 7 to Nevada. WAC home dogs are 5-3 this year. Last year, San Jose upset Tech here 88-87, lost 72-55 at Tech.
Home team is 5-0 in Fresno's WAC games, with Bulldogs taking home wins by 3(ot),10 pts; they've allowed 73+ points in all five of their WAC games. Fresno lost 73-70 at Las Cruces Jan 12th, as New Mexico State shot 52% from floor, made 6-11 treys and survived 27 turnovers. Aggies covered their last three games; their last three games were all decided by five or less points.
Stanford won four of last five games, covering last three; they're 3-0 at home in Pac-10, 2-1 as home fave, winning by 14,2,14 pts. Washington State lost last four games by 2,5,2,9 pots; they are 2-1 as road dog, but their PG is hurt, which has cost them in the close games. Last year, Stanford beat Wazoo by hoop in Pac-10 tourney, after Coogs had beaten them twice during yr, by 9,11.
UCLA lost two West Virginia Saturday, but they're 4-1 last five Pac-10 games, and they get Cedric Bozeman back here for some limited minutes. Bruins are 2-0 on Pac-10 road, sweeping down in Arizona; last year, UCLA swept the Ducks winning by 12,8 points, with 70-62 win here. Oregon won three of last four, (4-1 vs spread in last five); they're 3-0 in Pac-10 at Mac Court.
Washington won its last four games, by 9,4,4,19 pts; they're 2-0 on Pac-10 road, sweeping in LA; last year, they beat Cal twice, 106-73 in Berkeley, 81-67 at home. Cal Bears are 4-3 in the Pac-10 1-3 in last four games; they split their two home games, and are 3-0 in league if they score 65+ points. Cal has covered three of four as Pac-10 underdog.
Samford won eight of last nine games (7-2 vs spread); they are 5-3 as OVC favorite, 2-2 at home, winning by 15,11,20 points in five home games- they won 79-65 at UT-Martin three weeks ago, as Bulldogs shot 61% for game, made 12-21 treys. UT-Martin is 1-5 in last six games, 1-2-1 as road dog, with road losses by 14,3 10 and 8 points. OVC home favorites are 18-18 this season.
Eastern Kentucky won four of last five games, but they're 1-4 vs spread on OVC road (2-3 SU) losing by 29,16,6 pts. Colonels are 0-2 as road dog in OVC. Tennessee State is 5-4 in OVC, 2-2 as a home favorite (4-1 SU) with wins by 27,3,5,16 pts; they're 1-4 vs spread in last five games overall. . Tigers are 3-0 in OVC if they allow less than 68 points.
Jacksonville State lost 95-82 at Austin Peay three weeks ago, as Governors shot 56% from floor, 26-37 from four line; Peay is 1-3 on OVC road, losing by 17,9,11 pts, winning only at SE Mizzou. Road team is 7-3 vs spread in Jacksonville State's league games, as Gamecocks covered last three games, but are 2-3 SU at home beating only SE Missouri and Tennessee State.
Tennessee Tech won its last six games and is 9-2 in OVC, with four of last six wins by 9+ points; they're 5-1 SU on OVC road,
4-1 vs spread in last five games overall, 3-0 in last three as dog. Murray State covered just one of last seven games; they're 3-3 as home favorite (6-0 SU) with wins by 29,52,8,13,1,11 pts)- just two of their last five wins are by more than eight points.
SE Missouri is 12-pt favorite despite being 3-8 in OVC; they are 0-0-1 as OVC favorite, 2-2 SU at home, winning by 1,6 pts, but in last four games are 0-4, losing by 13,7,5,11). Underdogs are 6-3-1 vs spread in its last ten games. Morehead State is 0-10 in OVC, but they covered 4 of last five games; their 4-5 as OVC, 2-3 on road, with losses by 11,52,27,9,5 points.
Portland State is 1-4 in Big Sky, 0-5 vs spread, 0-2 as a road dog, with road losses by 16 at Sacramento, 9 at Northern Arizona. Its other Big Sky losses are by 19,2 points. Montana is 4-1 Big Sky team, but 0-2 as home favorite, with home wins by 4,6 pts; only one of their four home wins is by more than six pts. Home faves in Big Sky games are 9-11 vs spread so far this season.
Eastern Washington, Montana State are both 3-2 vs spread, but Eastern won last three games, by 19,16,9 pts, while Bobcats are 1-2 in last three, including home loss to Montana. EWU allowed 70 or less pts in its wins, 96.5 ppg in losses. MSU is 3-0 when it scores 78+ pts, 0-2 if it doesn't. Bobcats are 2-1 as home favorite
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