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Northwestern lost seven of last nine Big 11 games, but is 3-1-1 vs spread in last five, 3-2-1 as road dog, with away losses by 16,17,9,16 pts; last year, they lost at home to Ohio St 65-52 (+1.5). Buckeyes are 4-1 as Big 11 home favorite, winning by 25,10,14,16 pts.
St John's ended six-game skid with win at Rutgers this week; they're 2-3 at home in big East, beating Louisville, Pitt. DePaul lost eight of its last nine games; they're 3-2 as Big East road dog, losing by 22,8,1,15 pts away from home (they won at South Florida).
Duquesne lost its last five games (1-4 vs spread); they're 2-4 as A-14 road dog, losing away games by 9,9,10,24,13 pts. Last year, Xavier beat Dukes twice, by 11,21 pts. X-men covered just one of last five tries as home favorite; they're 3-3 SU at home, with wins by 28,5,20 pts.
Penn State waxed Purdue 74-54 at home Jan 18; Lions split last four games, are 4-2 vs spread last six; they're 3-1 in last four tries as road dog, with away losses by 35,29,9 points and wins at Northwestern, Illinois. Purdue won its last two home games by 8,14 points.
Iowa State lost last three games by 3,13,10 pts; they're 2-2-1 as Big 12 road dog (2-3 SU) losing games by 3,3,13 pts. Cyclones beat Oklahoma last year 74-66 at home. Sooners covered seven of last nine games; they won last four at home by 12,10,8,28 pts.
NC State lost 72-71 at Virginia Tech last year, then waxed Hokies by 20 at home; Wolfpack is 3-3 on ACC road, with two wins in double OT- they made 13-23 treys last game, their sixth win in last seven ACC tilts. Last four Tech games were decided by four or less pts (Hokies 1-4 SU).
Underdogs are 8-2-1 vs spread in Texas A&M's Big 12 games, with Aggies 4-0-1 as road dog, (1-4 SU, only win 86-81 ot at Iowa St); Aggies beat Baylor 72-70 at home Jan 28. Bears are 2-3 in five games since then, with losses by 15,28,27 pts; they're 2-3 as home dog.
Colorado beat Kansas St 79-75 at home Jan 28, starting 1-5 skid for K-State, with five of the six games decided by four or less pts. Wildcats are 3-2 SU at home. Colorado won seven of last nine games, including rare ESPN2 game vs Sooners in last game; they're just 2-3 on Big 12 road.
Road team is 10-1 vs spread in Kentucky's SEC games, with Wildcats 4-1 vs spread on SEC road, losing last two away (by 15 at Florida, 3 at Vandy); UK rallied at end to nip South Carolina 80-78 at Rupp. Gamecocks won last three games, covered six of last eight.
Florida won five of last six games, winning last two on road by 11,5 pts; they beat Arkansas 82-75 at home (-5.5). Gators have return date vs Tennessee next. Hogs won last four SEC home games, all by 12+ pts; home side is 9-2 SU in their SEC games.
Rutgers lost seven of last nine games, and Coach Waters was AWOL for one of wins; they lost last four road games, three by six or less pts. South Florida is 0-12 in the Big East, but covered seven of last nine games; they're 1-2 as home dog.
Charlotte won last four games by average of 13 pts; they're 4-1 on A-14 road, losing only at Richmond. Fordham is 5-0 at home in league, 4-1 in last five games overall; they're 6-0 in league if they score 66+, 1-4 if they don't. Two of their last three home games went double OT.
LaSalle won last six games (5-1 vs spread); dogs covered their last five A-14 home games. Last year, Dayton beat the Explorers twice, by 8,11 points, but Flyers are 0-5 on A-14 road this year (1-2 as road dog), losing away games by 10,8,5,13,14 points.
UAB whacked Southern Miss 94-61 Jan 18; hard for team like Southern Miss, undermanned as they are, to keep pace with the pressing, deep Blazers. UAB is 3-2 on C-USA road, winning by 12,7,7 pts. USM lost seven of last eight games, but covered four of last five- they lost 80-41 in last game, at Memphis.
Ole Miss upset Arkansas in last game, their first win in eight games since 75-65 home win vs Miss St Jan 14; Rebels are 1-4 as SEC road dog, losing last four away games by 7,13,14,8 points. Favorites covered Bulldogs' last four SEC home games. State is 2-3 SU at home in league.
UNLV lost last two games, allowing 79 ppg; they're 2-3 on road, but beat Colorado State 68-57 at home Jan 18; favorites are 4-0 vs spread in Rebel road games. Rams beat Utah in OT, are 2-9 in MWC, losing last four home games by 5,2,4,2 pts- they're 1-7 in last eight games overall.
UConn lost at Villanova Monday, their first loss in last dozen games; they're 4-2 as Big East road favorite, winning away games by 8,13,14,42 pts; they won here last year by 10. West Virginia lost at Seton Hall last game; they're 5-0 SU at home in Big East. Both sides are 9-2 in conference, so a big game.
Missouri won first game since Snyder quit, now walks into Allen Fieldhouse with Jayhawks looking to avenge 89-86 OT loss in Columbia on Jan 16; Tigers are 1-3 as Big 12 road dog, are still just 1-6 in last seven games. Kansas won last eight games (7-1 vs spread).
Nebraska ia 3-2 at home in Big 12, 6-5 overall in league; they lost 84-68 in Lubbock last year. Texas Tech is 0-5 away from home in Big 12, losing by 8,34,12,34,2 pts, with Tech 1-4 vs spread as a road dog. Favorites covered last three Nebraska home contests.
Michigan upset Spartans at home, 72-67 Jan 25, but lost three of last four games, allowing 91.7 ppg in losses; Wolverines are 1-4 vs spread in last five games. State is 3-1 as Big 11 home favorite, winning by 14,30,9,25 points, but they scored just 54.5 ppg in losing last two games, both on road.
Maryland went into Atlanta, pushed Georgia Tech all over court in 86-74 win Jan 25, but Terps are 1-5 since that game. Maryland is 1-4-1 vs spread in ACC home games. Tech covered three in row and five of last six games; they're 5-1 as ACC road dog after covering at UNC in last game.
Florida State won 87-82 in OT at Virginia Jan 11, but played worst game of year last time out in Raleigh, losing by 22; eight of Seminoles' 11 ACC games were decided by six or less pts. Cavaliers are 1-4 on ACC road, losing by 9,19,2,11 pts; three of their last four games were decided by four or less pts.
Rhode Island lost four of last five games, but they're 4-1 at home in A-14, losing only to Saint Louis; last year, home side was 2-0 in this series, with Rams winning here, 65-60, losing in Philly by 60-52 score. Hawks lost last three games to GW, Villanova and Temple; they had 12,8 point leads in two of those games.
Denver lost 72-70 at North Texas Jan 16; Pioneers are 5-1 at home in Sun Belt (6-0 vs spread), but lost last home game to WKU, and lost three of last four overall. North Texas lost last five league games (0-4-1 vs spread); they're 1-3-1 as Sun Belt road underdog.
BYU won five of last six games; they beat Wyoming 80-67 at home Jan 18 (-9). Cowboys lost five or last six games; their last three were decided by 2,1,2 pts- they're 3-3 at home in league. BYU is 2-4 on MWC road, winning by hoop at Colorado St, 2 at New Mexico.
Tennessee won last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they're 4-1 on SEC road, losing only at LSU. Alabama won last four at home, three of last four overall; last year, Tide won 72-54 in Knoxville, but Vols have been breaking trends all year. Tide is 6-0 in SEC games decided bby six or less points.
Oregon won 52-50 at Washington State Jan 19, one of eight Cougar losses in last 10 games; they lost last five road games by 2,5,10,2,9 pts. Ducks lost seven of last eight games, with last four losses all by three or less pts. Oregon is 1-3 as Pac-10 favorite.
Iowa won, covered six of last seven games; they're 3-3 on Big 11 road, Hawkeyes beat Minnesota in triple OT at home Jan 18, 76-72. Gophers are 3-2 in last five games after 0-6 start in league; underdog is 4-0 vs spread in their home games, with Gophers beating Indiana, Mich St in last two.
Auburn won last two home games; they're 1-4 vs spread in SEC home games, and allowed 94.5 ppg in last two games; they lost 84-69 at LSU Feb 1. Last seven Auburn losses are by 9+ points. LSU lost last two road games, is 0-6 vs spread in last six overall.
LMU is 8-2 in WCC (9-1 vs spread) after being 3-11 in December they lost 92-80 at Gonzaga Jan 16, but won all five of their WCC home games, are 5-1 as WCC dog. Gonzaga is 10-0 in WCC, 3-2 as road dog, winning by 8,13,1,9,14 pts; they covered just one of last eight games overall.
Brown beat Dartmouth 73-70 in OT in first meeting; Bruins won as 10-pt dogs last night at Harvard, their first win in four away games, while Dartmouth came from way behind to upset Yale, Big Green's second win in nine Ivy games, first in four at home.
Underdogs were 4-0 vs spread in Ivy last night, with Princeton winning in double OT at Cornell; long bus ride from Ithaca to Bronx after long game won't help here, but Penn's loss keeps the Princeton title hopes alive. Columbia upset Quakers last night, ending Lions' five-game losing skid. Fifth road game in 9 nights for Princeton.
Penn's hope for unbeaten Ivy season ended in Bronx last night; they waxed Cornell 84-44 in first meeting. Big Red lost in 2OTs to Princeton last night; they're 2-2 at home in league. Quakers playing fifth game in nine nights, fourth on road; their wins on road are by 19,13 points.
Yale beat Harvard 82-74 in first meeting, but Bulldogs are 0-4 on Ivy road, losing at Dartmouth last night, when they had 10-point lead with 16:00 left. Harvard lost fourth straight game last night, after 4-1 start in Ivy; they're 1-3 at home in league, with only win 78-65 vs Dartmouth. Ivy favorites were 0-4 SU last night.
Marshall beat East Carolina 72-66 at home Feb 1, but Marshall is just 3-7 in C-USA, 1-3 in last four games, 2-3 as road underdog. East Carolina lost last four games, is 1-9 in C-USA (2-7 against spread in last nine games). Hard to ask 1-9 team not only to win, but to cover 4-point spread.
Florida International is 5-0-1 vs spread in last six games; they're 1-4 SU in Sun Belt home games, winning only vs New Orleans. FIU is 0-2 as favorite; their last five league games were all won by five or less pts. Troy is 1-5 on Sun Belt road, 1-5 vs spread in last six games overall.
George Washington crushed Richmond 80-55 Feb 5; Colonials are 2-2 as A-14 road favorite, winning away games by 12,14,16, 4,2 pts. Three of their last five wins are by four or less points. Spiders lost last five games (0-5 vs spread) by 18,25,12,14,17 pts.
Notre Dame won its last two games after 1-8 league start; none of their eight Big East losses are by more than six pts (4-1 as road dog). Seton Hall won six of last seven games, is 8-3 vs spread in league. Irish won here last year, 66-65.
Tulane covered four of last five games; they are 1-4 on road in C-USA, winning only at Rice, and losing road games by 12,28,5 and 21 pts. Last year, Memphis drilled Tulane 103-71. Tigers are 9-0 in C-USA (3-6 vs spread, 1-4 on road) winning away games by 10,17,23,5 and 10 points.
Temple, Saint Louis both play slow-paced games (Billikens are ranked 312th in pace, Owls 329th). Temple lost its last three road games by 26,12,9 pts, but they won last two games. Saint Louis won four of last five games (5-0 vs spread); they're 4-1 at home in A-14, losing only to St Joe's.
SMU lost five of last six games (0-5 vs spread in last five) they are 2-3 at home in C-USA, and lost last three games overall by 4, 1 and 12 pts. Central Florida lost four of last five games; they're 2-2 on C-USA road, losing last two by 33,8 pts. Knights are 3-1 vs spread if they lost their last game.
Middle Tennessee is 4-1-1 vs spread in last six Sun Belt games; their last three road games were decided by total of five points. MTSU lost 68-66 at home to Ark-Little Rock Jan 14. Trojans lost four of last five games and three in row at home; underdogs are 7-3 vs spread in their conference games.
Cal Bears won last six games, four by three or less pts, and are now tied for first in Pac-10; they crushed Arizona State 88-58 at Tempe Jan 19. ASU is 3-4 as Pac-10 road dog, 4-7 as dog overall in league play; their last five losses are all by 13 or less points. Cal is 6-2 vs spread in its last eight games.
Houston won last six games, covered last seven; they're 3-2 as a C-USA home fave (4-1 SU) with home wins by 4,13,5,12 points. Tulsa won last two games after 2-5 start in league; they're 2-2 as road dog, losing away games by 30,1,14 pts, before winning at SMU in last road game.
Georgia won 74-73 at Vanderbilt Feb 4; Commodores are 2-7 in last nine games (1-7-1 vs spread, 0-5-1 in last six), 0-3-1 as road dog, losing last four away games by 12,23,7,3 pts. Dawgs are 4-0 vs spread last four games but are 2-3 at home in SEC- they lost last two games overall, vs Tennessee, at Kentucky.
Syracuse got booed off court Wednesday when Cincinnati got win at Carrier Dome, outhustling Orange. Louisville lost last four road games by 12,9,6,6 pts; they're 2-7 vs spread in last 9 games. Syracuse lost six of last eight games; they're 0-5 vs spread in its Big East home games (2-3 SU, wins by 6,2 points).
UTEP is 8-1 in C-USA, winning last three games by 7,28,5 points they're 4-0 at home in league, winning by 13,38,4,28 points; last year, Miners beat Rice by 29 here, then 73-71 at Rice. Only one of last five UTEP wins is by more than seven pts. Owls are 3-2 on C-USA road, with both losses in overtime.
Utah lost 66-44 at Air Force Jan 19; Utes are 2-3 in last five home games after losing to 2-9 Colorado St Wednesday; they're 3-2 as MWC home fave. Falcons are 2-4 on MWC road, losing by 5,3, 6,10 pts, winning by hoop at UNLV, by 18 at TCU.
Pitt beat Marquette 77-71 (-9.5) Jan 28, in game Marquette led 40-33 at half; Pitt was +16 on boards in that game. Pitt won last three games by 4,20,8 pts. Marquette is 5-1 at home in Big East, beating Georgetown in last game; their only home loss? UConn.
San Diego State won 76-57 at TCU Jan 18 (-5); now Frogs come to Cox Arena, where Aztecs are 4-2 vs spread as home favorite, winning by 8,16,27,6,10 pts. TCU lost last six games (1-4 against spread in last five); they're 3-2 as road dog, losing by 2,26,9,35 and 2 points.
Pepperdine lost 84-82 in OT at Portland Jan 11; Waves lost three in row by 13,3,11 pts, but are 3-1 in last four home games, 2-1 as WCC favorite. Pilots lost last six games, last three of which were at home; they're 3-2 as WCC road dog, losing four games away from home, all by 10 or more points.
Washington won last three games by 14,3,3 pts; four of their last six Pac-10 wins are by four or less pts. Huskies beat Oregon State 69-65 at home Jan 19. Beavers snapped home losing skid at five Thursday; they're 1-6 vs spread in last seven games, 2-3 as home dog.
Davidson is just 3-3 in last six games; 81-77 escape at Citadel in last game is red flag; Wildcats are 5-1 as home favorite in league play; all five of their wins are by 18+ points. They lost 70-66 at Furman Jan 14. Paladins lost last three road games by 4,9,6 pts; they're 2-3 as road dog.
Georgia Southern won last six games, covered four of last five; they beat Wofford 91-75 Jan 14 (-10.5). Eagles scored 84+ pts in five of last seven games and are 3-2 on road in league. Wofford won its last three home games, after losing their first three- they are 4-2 in last six games SU.
Elon is 9-3 in Southern Conference, winning three of its last four games, but lost last three road games by 19,18,11 pts; they beat Western Carolina 50-48 Jan 21. WCU lost five of last seven tilts; they allowed 70+ points in each of their last five games, but are 3-2 at home in league play.
Portland State is just 1-9 in Big Sky, but only win was 73-59 vs Weber State Jan 19; Vikings lost six in row since (1-5 vs spread) and are 1-4 as road dog, losing away games by 16,9,21,1,8 pts. Weber State lost last two games, but covered six of last seven games; they won three of their last four at home.
Bracket Buster Games
Bucknell is 21-3, 12-0 in Patriot League (21st-rated conference), while Northern Iowa is 11-5 in Missouri Valley, game out of 1st place in 6th-rated league. Bucknell won at Syracuse this season they beat Kansas in NCAA's last year. UNI scored 61.5 ppg in losing their last two games.
Iona is 13-3 in MAAC, Buffalo 6-8 in MAC, league that is four slots lower than MAAC. Bulls lost five of last six games, with a double OT loss in last game, at home vs Kent. Iona won at Rider last game, blowing 15-pt lead; they lost two of last three home contests, but are clearly best team in an improved league.
Butler won seven of last eight games, three of last four on road; they're 17-9, 10-4 in Horizon, 15th-ranked league. Kent State won in double OT last game, at Buffalo, their fourth win in last five games; they're 12-2 in MAC. Sagarin has Butler in 79th, Buffalo 119th. Two teams going in opposite directions.
Rider lost three in row and five of last six games; they're 4-12 in MAAC, 8-16 overall, 4-5 as MAAC road dog. Northeastern won last seven home games; they're 7-1 as CAA home favorite, 10-6 in CAA. Sagarin has Rider 206th, Northeastern 113th. Important for CAA (10th-ranked league) for Huskies to win.
Long Beach State is 7-5 in Big West, 12-11 overall; they play 4th fastest-paced games of anyone in country; they're 6-0 vs spread on Big West road, losing only at Pacific (87-78), UCSB (77-74). Manhattan is playing first home game in 13 days; they're 5-2 in last seven games.
St John's ended six-game skid with win at Rutgers this week; they're 2-3 at home in big East, beating Louisville, Pitt. DePaul lost eight of its last nine games; they're 3-2 as Big East road dog, losing by 22,8,1,15 pts away from home (they won at South Florida).
Duquesne lost its last five games (1-4 vs spread); they're 2-4 as A-14 road dog, losing away games by 9,9,10,24,13 pts. Last year, Xavier beat Dukes twice, by 11,21 pts. X-men covered just one of last five tries as home favorite; they're 3-3 SU at home, with wins by 28,5,20 pts.
Penn State waxed Purdue 74-54 at home Jan 18; Lions split last four games, are 4-2 vs spread last six; they're 3-1 in last four tries as road dog, with away losses by 35,29,9 points and wins at Northwestern, Illinois. Purdue won its last two home games by 8,14 points.
Iowa State lost last three games by 3,13,10 pts; they're 2-2-1 as Big 12 road dog (2-3 SU) losing games by 3,3,13 pts. Cyclones beat Oklahoma last year 74-66 at home. Sooners covered seven of last nine games; they won last four at home by 12,10,8,28 pts.
NC State lost 72-71 at Virginia Tech last year, then waxed Hokies by 20 at home; Wolfpack is 3-3 on ACC road, with two wins in double OT- they made 13-23 treys last game, their sixth win in last seven ACC tilts. Last four Tech games were decided by four or less pts (Hokies 1-4 SU).
Underdogs are 8-2-1 vs spread in Texas A&M's Big 12 games, with Aggies 4-0-1 as road dog, (1-4 SU, only win 86-81 ot at Iowa St); Aggies beat Baylor 72-70 at home Jan 28. Bears are 2-3 in five games since then, with losses by 15,28,27 pts; they're 2-3 as home dog.
Colorado beat Kansas St 79-75 at home Jan 28, starting 1-5 skid for K-State, with five of the six games decided by four or less pts. Wildcats are 3-2 SU at home. Colorado won seven of last nine games, including rare ESPN2 game vs Sooners in last game; they're just 2-3 on Big 12 road.
Road team is 10-1 vs spread in Kentucky's SEC games, with Wildcats 4-1 vs spread on SEC road, losing last two away (by 15 at Florida, 3 at Vandy); UK rallied at end to nip South Carolina 80-78 at Rupp. Gamecocks won last three games, covered six of last eight.
Florida won five of last six games, winning last two on road by 11,5 pts; they beat Arkansas 82-75 at home (-5.5). Gators have return date vs Tennessee next. Hogs won last four SEC home games, all by 12+ pts; home side is 9-2 SU in their SEC games.
Rutgers lost seven of last nine games, and Coach Waters was AWOL for one of wins; they lost last four road games, three by six or less pts. South Florida is 0-12 in the Big East, but covered seven of last nine games; they're 1-2 as home dog.
Charlotte won last four games by average of 13 pts; they're 4-1 on A-14 road, losing only at Richmond. Fordham is 5-0 at home in league, 4-1 in last five games overall; they're 6-0 in league if they score 66+, 1-4 if they don't. Two of their last three home games went double OT.
LaSalle won last six games (5-1 vs spread); dogs covered their last five A-14 home games. Last year, Dayton beat the Explorers twice, by 8,11 points, but Flyers are 0-5 on A-14 road this year (1-2 as road dog), losing away games by 10,8,5,13,14 points.
UAB whacked Southern Miss 94-61 Jan 18; hard for team like Southern Miss, undermanned as they are, to keep pace with the pressing, deep Blazers. UAB is 3-2 on C-USA road, winning by 12,7,7 pts. USM lost seven of last eight games, but covered four of last five- they lost 80-41 in last game, at Memphis.
Ole Miss upset Arkansas in last game, their first win in eight games since 75-65 home win vs Miss St Jan 14; Rebels are 1-4 as SEC road dog, losing last four away games by 7,13,14,8 points. Favorites covered Bulldogs' last four SEC home games. State is 2-3 SU at home in league.
UNLV lost last two games, allowing 79 ppg; they're 2-3 on road, but beat Colorado State 68-57 at home Jan 18; favorites are 4-0 vs spread in Rebel road games. Rams beat Utah in OT, are 2-9 in MWC, losing last four home games by 5,2,4,2 pts- they're 1-7 in last eight games overall.
UConn lost at Villanova Monday, their first loss in last dozen games; they're 4-2 as Big East road favorite, winning away games by 8,13,14,42 pts; they won here last year by 10. West Virginia lost at Seton Hall last game; they're 5-0 SU at home in Big East. Both sides are 9-2 in conference, so a big game.
Missouri won first game since Snyder quit, now walks into Allen Fieldhouse with Jayhawks looking to avenge 89-86 OT loss in Columbia on Jan 16; Tigers are 1-3 as Big 12 road dog, are still just 1-6 in last seven games. Kansas won last eight games (7-1 vs spread).
Nebraska ia 3-2 at home in Big 12, 6-5 overall in league; they lost 84-68 in Lubbock last year. Texas Tech is 0-5 away from home in Big 12, losing by 8,34,12,34,2 pts, with Tech 1-4 vs spread as a road dog. Favorites covered last three Nebraska home contests.
Michigan upset Spartans at home, 72-67 Jan 25, but lost three of last four games, allowing 91.7 ppg in losses; Wolverines are 1-4 vs spread in last five games. State is 3-1 as Big 11 home favorite, winning by 14,30,9,25 points, but they scored just 54.5 ppg in losing last two games, both on road.
Maryland went into Atlanta, pushed Georgia Tech all over court in 86-74 win Jan 25, but Terps are 1-5 since that game. Maryland is 1-4-1 vs spread in ACC home games. Tech covered three in row and five of last six games; they're 5-1 as ACC road dog after covering at UNC in last game.
Florida State won 87-82 in OT at Virginia Jan 11, but played worst game of year last time out in Raleigh, losing by 22; eight of Seminoles' 11 ACC games were decided by six or less pts. Cavaliers are 1-4 on ACC road, losing by 9,19,2,11 pts; three of their last four games were decided by four or less pts.
Rhode Island lost four of last five games, but they're 4-1 at home in A-14, losing only to Saint Louis; last year, home side was 2-0 in this series, with Rams winning here, 65-60, losing in Philly by 60-52 score. Hawks lost last three games to GW, Villanova and Temple; they had 12,8 point leads in two of those games.
Denver lost 72-70 at North Texas Jan 16; Pioneers are 5-1 at home in Sun Belt (6-0 vs spread), but lost last home game to WKU, and lost three of last four overall. North Texas lost last five league games (0-4-1 vs spread); they're 1-3-1 as Sun Belt road underdog.
BYU won five of last six games; they beat Wyoming 80-67 at home Jan 18 (-9). Cowboys lost five or last six games; their last three were decided by 2,1,2 pts- they're 3-3 at home in league. BYU is 2-4 on MWC road, winning by hoop at Colorado St, 2 at New Mexico.
Tennessee won last eight games (7-1 vs spread); they're 4-1 on SEC road, losing only at LSU. Alabama won last four at home, three of last four overall; last year, Tide won 72-54 in Knoxville, but Vols have been breaking trends all year. Tide is 6-0 in SEC games decided bby six or less points.
Oregon won 52-50 at Washington State Jan 19, one of eight Cougar losses in last 10 games; they lost last five road games by 2,5,10,2,9 pts. Ducks lost seven of last eight games, with last four losses all by three or less pts. Oregon is 1-3 as Pac-10 favorite.
Iowa won, covered six of last seven games; they're 3-3 on Big 11 road, Hawkeyes beat Minnesota in triple OT at home Jan 18, 76-72. Gophers are 3-2 in last five games after 0-6 start in league; underdog is 4-0 vs spread in their home games, with Gophers beating Indiana, Mich St in last two.
Auburn won last two home games; they're 1-4 vs spread in SEC home games, and allowed 94.5 ppg in last two games; they lost 84-69 at LSU Feb 1. Last seven Auburn losses are by 9+ points. LSU lost last two road games, is 0-6 vs spread in last six overall.
LMU is 8-2 in WCC (9-1 vs spread) after being 3-11 in December they lost 92-80 at Gonzaga Jan 16, but won all five of their WCC home games, are 5-1 as WCC dog. Gonzaga is 10-0 in WCC, 3-2 as road dog, winning by 8,13,1,9,14 pts; they covered just one of last eight games overall.
Brown beat Dartmouth 73-70 in OT in first meeting; Bruins won as 10-pt dogs last night at Harvard, their first win in four away games, while Dartmouth came from way behind to upset Yale, Big Green's second win in nine Ivy games, first in four at home.
Underdogs were 4-0 vs spread in Ivy last night, with Princeton winning in double OT at Cornell; long bus ride from Ithaca to Bronx after long game won't help here, but Penn's loss keeps the Princeton title hopes alive. Columbia upset Quakers last night, ending Lions' five-game losing skid. Fifth road game in 9 nights for Princeton.
Penn's hope for unbeaten Ivy season ended in Bronx last night; they waxed Cornell 84-44 in first meeting. Big Red lost in 2OTs to Princeton last night; they're 2-2 at home in league. Quakers playing fifth game in nine nights, fourth on road; their wins on road are by 19,13 points.
Yale beat Harvard 82-74 in first meeting, but Bulldogs are 0-4 on Ivy road, losing at Dartmouth last night, when they had 10-point lead with 16:00 left. Harvard lost fourth straight game last night, after 4-1 start in Ivy; they're 1-3 at home in league, with only win 78-65 vs Dartmouth. Ivy favorites were 0-4 SU last night.
Marshall beat East Carolina 72-66 at home Feb 1, but Marshall is just 3-7 in C-USA, 1-3 in last four games, 2-3 as road underdog. East Carolina lost last four games, is 1-9 in C-USA (2-7 against spread in last nine games). Hard to ask 1-9 team not only to win, but to cover 4-point spread.
Florida International is 5-0-1 vs spread in last six games; they're 1-4 SU in Sun Belt home games, winning only vs New Orleans. FIU is 0-2 as favorite; their last five league games were all won by five or less pts. Troy is 1-5 on Sun Belt road, 1-5 vs spread in last six games overall.
George Washington crushed Richmond 80-55 Feb 5; Colonials are 2-2 as A-14 road favorite, winning away games by 12,14,16, 4,2 pts. Three of their last five wins are by four or less points. Spiders lost last five games (0-5 vs spread) by 18,25,12,14,17 pts.
Notre Dame won its last two games after 1-8 league start; none of their eight Big East losses are by more than six pts (4-1 as road dog). Seton Hall won six of last seven games, is 8-3 vs spread in league. Irish won here last year, 66-65.
Tulane covered four of last five games; they are 1-4 on road in C-USA, winning only at Rice, and losing road games by 12,28,5 and 21 pts. Last year, Memphis drilled Tulane 103-71. Tigers are 9-0 in C-USA (3-6 vs spread, 1-4 on road) winning away games by 10,17,23,5 and 10 points.
Temple, Saint Louis both play slow-paced games (Billikens are ranked 312th in pace, Owls 329th). Temple lost its last three road games by 26,12,9 pts, but they won last two games. Saint Louis won four of last five games (5-0 vs spread); they're 4-1 at home in A-14, losing only to St Joe's.
SMU lost five of last six games (0-5 vs spread in last five) they are 2-3 at home in C-USA, and lost last three games overall by 4, 1 and 12 pts. Central Florida lost four of last five games; they're 2-2 on C-USA road, losing last two by 33,8 pts. Knights are 3-1 vs spread if they lost their last game.
Middle Tennessee is 4-1-1 vs spread in last six Sun Belt games; their last three road games were decided by total of five points. MTSU lost 68-66 at home to Ark-Little Rock Jan 14. Trojans lost four of last five games and three in row at home; underdogs are 7-3 vs spread in their conference games.
Cal Bears won last six games, four by three or less pts, and are now tied for first in Pac-10; they crushed Arizona State 88-58 at Tempe Jan 19. ASU is 3-4 as Pac-10 road dog, 4-7 as dog overall in league play; their last five losses are all by 13 or less points. Cal is 6-2 vs spread in its last eight games.
Houston won last six games, covered last seven; they're 3-2 as a C-USA home fave (4-1 SU) with home wins by 4,13,5,12 points. Tulsa won last two games after 2-5 start in league; they're 2-2 as road dog, losing away games by 30,1,14 pts, before winning at SMU in last road game.
Georgia won 74-73 at Vanderbilt Feb 4; Commodores are 2-7 in last nine games (1-7-1 vs spread, 0-5-1 in last six), 0-3-1 as road dog, losing last four away games by 12,23,7,3 pts. Dawgs are 4-0 vs spread last four games but are 2-3 at home in SEC- they lost last two games overall, vs Tennessee, at Kentucky.
Syracuse got booed off court Wednesday when Cincinnati got win at Carrier Dome, outhustling Orange. Louisville lost last four road games by 12,9,6,6 pts; they're 2-7 vs spread in last 9 games. Syracuse lost six of last eight games; they're 0-5 vs spread in its Big East home games (2-3 SU, wins by 6,2 points).
UTEP is 8-1 in C-USA, winning last three games by 7,28,5 points they're 4-0 at home in league, winning by 13,38,4,28 points; last year, Miners beat Rice by 29 here, then 73-71 at Rice. Only one of last five UTEP wins is by more than seven pts. Owls are 3-2 on C-USA road, with both losses in overtime.
Utah lost 66-44 at Air Force Jan 19; Utes are 2-3 in last five home games after losing to 2-9 Colorado St Wednesday; they're 3-2 as MWC home fave. Falcons are 2-4 on MWC road, losing by 5,3, 6,10 pts, winning by hoop at UNLV, by 18 at TCU.
Pitt beat Marquette 77-71 (-9.5) Jan 28, in game Marquette led 40-33 at half; Pitt was +16 on boards in that game. Pitt won last three games by 4,20,8 pts. Marquette is 5-1 at home in Big East, beating Georgetown in last game; their only home loss? UConn.
San Diego State won 76-57 at TCU Jan 18 (-5); now Frogs come to Cox Arena, where Aztecs are 4-2 vs spread as home favorite, winning by 8,16,27,6,10 pts. TCU lost last six games (1-4 against spread in last five); they're 3-2 as road dog, losing by 2,26,9,35 and 2 points.
Pepperdine lost 84-82 in OT at Portland Jan 11; Waves lost three in row by 13,3,11 pts, but are 3-1 in last four home games, 2-1 as WCC favorite. Pilots lost last six games, last three of which were at home; they're 3-2 as WCC road dog, losing four games away from home, all by 10 or more points.
Washington won last three games by 14,3,3 pts; four of their last six Pac-10 wins are by four or less pts. Huskies beat Oregon State 69-65 at home Jan 19. Beavers snapped home losing skid at five Thursday; they're 1-6 vs spread in last seven games, 2-3 as home dog.
Davidson is just 3-3 in last six games; 81-77 escape at Citadel in last game is red flag; Wildcats are 5-1 as home favorite in league play; all five of their wins are by 18+ points. They lost 70-66 at Furman Jan 14. Paladins lost last three road games by 4,9,6 pts; they're 2-3 as road dog.
Georgia Southern won last six games, covered four of last five; they beat Wofford 91-75 Jan 14 (-10.5). Eagles scored 84+ pts in five of last seven games and are 3-2 on road in league. Wofford won its last three home games, after losing their first three- they are 4-2 in last six games SU.
Elon is 9-3 in Southern Conference, winning three of its last four games, but lost last three road games by 19,18,11 pts; they beat Western Carolina 50-48 Jan 21. WCU lost five of last seven tilts; they allowed 70+ points in each of their last five games, but are 3-2 at home in league play.
Portland State is just 1-9 in Big Sky, but only win was 73-59 vs Weber State Jan 19; Vikings lost six in row since (1-5 vs spread) and are 1-4 as road dog, losing away games by 16,9,21,1,8 pts. Weber State lost last two games, but covered six of last seven games; they won three of their last four at home.
Bracket Buster Games
Bucknell is 21-3, 12-0 in Patriot League (21st-rated conference), while Northern Iowa is 11-5 in Missouri Valley, game out of 1st place in 6th-rated league. Bucknell won at Syracuse this season they beat Kansas in NCAA's last year. UNI scored 61.5 ppg in losing their last two games.
Iona is 13-3 in MAAC, Buffalo 6-8 in MAC, league that is four slots lower than MAAC. Bulls lost five of last six games, with a double OT loss in last game, at home vs Kent. Iona won at Rider last game, blowing 15-pt lead; they lost two of last three home contests, but are clearly best team in an improved league.
Butler won seven of last eight games, three of last four on road; they're 17-9, 10-4 in Horizon, 15th-ranked league. Kent State won in double OT last game, at Buffalo, their fourth win in last five games; they're 12-2 in MAC. Sagarin has Butler in 79th, Buffalo 119th. Two teams going in opposite directions.
Rider lost three in row and five of last six games; they're 4-12 in MAAC, 8-16 overall, 4-5 as MAAC road dog. Northeastern won last seven home games; they're 7-1 as CAA home favorite, 10-6 in CAA. Sagarin has Rider 206th, Northeastern 113th. Important for CAA (10th-ranked league) for Huskies to win.
Long Beach State is 7-5 in Big West, 12-11 overall; they play 4th fastest-paced games of anyone in country; they're 6-0 vs spread on Big West road, losing only at Pacific (87-78), UCSB (77-74). Manhattan is playing first home game in 13 days; they're 5-2 in last seven games.
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