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Dayton is 0-6 SU on A-14 road, 2-2 as road dog, losing away games by 10,8,5,13,14,3 pts; their last three games were decided by total of nine pts. UMass lost six of last eight games; they're 2-3 as home fave, with home wins by 10,13,26,2 pts- they lost last two games at home, and covered two of last eight overall.
Richmond lost last seven games (0-7 vs spread) by 18,25,12,14, 17,13,39 pts, scoring just 48 ppg, after 4-2 start in A-14; they're 1-6 vs spread on A-14 road (0-5 as road dog). St Joe's won last two games, allowing 56.5 ppg; they're 3-4 SU at home in league, winning home games by 12,31,6 pts (3-1 in last four as favorite).
Senior Day for Georgetown squad that ended three-game skid with 66-50 win vs Rutgers last game; they're 3-4 as home fave, with home wins by 10,3,19,3,23,16 pts. Syracuse won three of last four games; they're 2-3 as road dog, losing away games by 15,13,23 pts but winning three others; they're 5-0 in league allowing 66 or less pts.
Oklahoma State lost eight of last 10 games, but beat Texas by 21; go figure- Cowboys lost 92-90 in OT at Lubbock Jan 28, and are 1-4 SU in last five home games. Texas Tech covered last four games and six of eight; they're 2-4 as Big 12 road dog (1-5 SU) with only win at Nebraska in last road game. Home side is 9-4 vs spread in Tech games.
Tennessee clinched #1 seed in SEC East, off big win at Florida; they're 4-1 as SEC home favorite, winning home games by 13,4, 16,7,14,16 pts- they allowed 88,92 pts in SEC losses. Arkansas is 3-1 as SEC road dog; dogs are 5-1 vs spread in their road games, with Hogs losing away games by 2,3,2,1,3 points.
South Carolina won 66-64 at Vandy in OT Jan 18; Commodores are 1-6-1 vs spread last eight games, 2-3-1 as road dog, though they have won at Kentucky, Georgia this year. Gamecocks were awful in loss at Georgia Thursday, shooting 36% from floor, 3-16 from arc; they won three of last four home games, with wins by 6,22,11 pts.
Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 86-71 Jan 18 (-5.5), the Deacons' first ACC win of year; they've lost eight last nine ACC games
(2-7 vs spread). Wake is 3-3 as road dog, losing road games by 1,4,10,9,2,23. Jackets covered their last five games, but lost 11 of last 12 SU- they're 1-3 as an ACC favorite.
Colorado covered just one of last seven games; they're useless on road, but won last five at home, by 33,22,4,2,9 points (2-3 as home fave); they won 74-71 at Missouri Jan 14 (+1). Mizzou lost eight of last nine games, losing last five road games by 15,13,18, 26,33 pts. Tigers are 1-4 as Big 12 road underdog.
Middle of Big 12 has been tough to gauge, as teams are erratic; Iowa State has experienced guards, but they're 5-8 in Big 12, 2-4 on road; they ended four-game losing skid with win over Okla St last game. Cyclones are 2-4 as Big 12 fave. Baylor lost last four games, is 2-11 in Big 12, covering last three tries as home dog.
Michigan lost last three road games by 28,14,19 pts; they had early 21-8 in first game vs OSU, but Buckeyes hit 13-23 3's, and routed Wolverines 94-85 (+2). Michigan is 2-2 as road dog. Ohio State won five of last six games; they're 4-2 as Big 11 home fave, winning home games by 35,10,14,16,9 points.
Louisville needs wins just to make top 12 of Big East, and get into Big East tourney, but they've lost five in row on road, by 12,9,6,6,13 pts. Cards are 1-3 as road dog. West Virginia lost three in row, four of last five games; favorite is 5-1 vs spread in their home games, with WVa 5-1 SU, winning by 7,19,16,1,9 pts.
Marquette beat Notre Dame 67-65 Jan 20 (-4); Eagles covered six of last seven games, are 4-1 as Big East road dog, although they lost last three away games by 6,5,7 pts. Irish covered eight of last 10 games, but they're 4-9 SU in league (3-1 in last four) with no losses by more than six pts. Irish are 2-3 as favorite.
VCU lost four of their last five league ames; they beat William & Mary 69-60 Jan 19 (-15.5). Rams are 3-5 on CAA road, losing last two; their wins are by 28,4,11(ot). Tribe is 0-5 as CAA home dog losing home games by 9,11,19,9,5,25 pts. Both teams played on Thursday, both teams are sliding pretty badly.
James Madison lost 65-43 at home to George Mason Jan 14, as 16-pt home dogs, now they face Patriots coming off loss in last game at Hofstra. Mason is 4-3-1 as home favorite. Dukes are 3-5 as CAA home dog- they lost last three games by 2,22,17 points. This is last regular season game for Mason squad on bubble.
Must-win game for Seton Hall team that fell to bubble after they lost to ND, St John's; Pirates lost three of last four games, but are 3-3 SU on Big East road (5-1 vs spread). DePaul lost eight of last ten games, losing last five home games, by 10,3,20,1,10 pts- they scored 52 ppg in last three games.
Xavier threw their senior PG off team this week, supposedly due to alcohol-related issues, day after he played 32 minutes, so for rest of year, Xavier is off-limits. Rhode Island lost three in row, six of last seven games; they lost two of last three home games, after winning first three. Want to go against Xavier, but Rams struggling too much.
Arkansas State lost last four road games, by 9,24,9,6 pts; their last four games were decided by total of 10 pts. New Orleans is 5-1-1 vs spread in last seven games, but 1-3 SU in last four- they are 2-1-1 as Sun Belt favorite. Privateers won three of last four at home, with wins by 10,1,9 points.
Northern Iowa lost last three MVC games, covered one of last six overall; they beat Salukis in double OT Jan 16, 71-65 (-6); Panthers scored 57.5 ppg in losing last two road games, after winning five of first six. SIU lost three in row, five of last seven; they're 1-4 vs spread in last five tries as home favorite.
Central Michigan lost last eight games, are 1-14 in MAC, 3-5 as road dog, losing road games by 22,17,32,27,6,16,10 pts- they got win at Buffalo. Western Michigan beat Chippewas 75-71 on J an 29, in double OT; Broncos are 3-1 as home favorite- they won 3 games in row, by 3,3,6 points.
Clemson lost 64-58 at Virginia Jan 7 (even); Tigers lost six of last seven games, are 3-9 vs spread in last 12, but are 3-3 at home in ACC, with favorites 4-2 vs spread in those games. Cavaliers are 1-5 on ACC road, losing last four away games by 19,2,11,14 pts- they haven't scored more than 65 pts on road.
Temple won three of last four games, losing 56-51 at St Louis; Owls are 2-2 as A-14 road dog, losing away games in league by 2,26,6,7,5 pts. Duke won nine in row since loss to Georgetown (87-84); they're 4-2-1 as ACC home favorite. Blue Devils' last two games after this are at Florida State and North Carolina at home, two tough ones.
San Diego State needs win at Pit to stay ahead of UNLV-AF winner in MWC; Aztecs beat Lobos 75-69 in first meeting Jan 25- they're 5-2 on MWC road, losing at Air Force (65-62), BYU (100-90); they allowed 80.3 ppg last three games. New Mexico is 5-1 at home in league, losing to BYU, winning by 8,3,2,11,2 pts.
Penn State won 65-61 at Northwestern January 11 (+10), when Wildcats were 2-0 and thinking big things- since then, Wildcats lost five of last six on road, losing games by 16,17,9,16,9 points, winning only at Purdue. Lions are 3-3 last six games; they're 2-5 at home in Big 11, 1-1 as home favorite. Northwestern did upset Wisconsin Thursday.
NC State won 78-60 at Boston College Jan 10 (+4); Wolfpack is 6-1 at home in ACC (2-4-1 as home favorite) after getting waxed by UNC last game (95-71). Eagles lost by 14 at Virginia this week just their second loss in last 12 games, but Dudley was quite ill that night. BC had won previous four road games before UVa loss.
Kentucky won last three games by 7,13,40 pts but lost Bradley with broken hand during week; Wildcats are 8-5 in SEC, 4-2 on road, losing at Florida (95-80), Vandy (84-81)- they're 3-1 as road dogs. LSU won three in row, 11 of 13 in SEC: they're 2-4 as home favorite, winning home games by 14,11,29,15,1,13 points.
Ohio beat Akron 66-63 at home Jan 24 (-4.5); since then, they've lost their PG and five of last eight MAC games. Bobcats lost three of last four games, losing by 19,3,11 pts, with win in two OT's; they're 0-2 as road dog. Zips is 6-0-1 as home fave this year, winning at home by 17,13,18,13,14,22,15 pts, but they lost last two, both on road.
Kansas State lost six of last eight games, but five of six losses were by four or less pts; Wildcats are 2-2 as road dog, losing away games by 2,4,2,3,14 pts. Home side covered their last five games. Oklahoma survived at Lubbock Monday, 71-70, their ninth win in 11 games, and second in row by a point. Sooners are 2-3 as home favorite.
Nebraska won two of last three games, covered six of last eight; they covered last three tries as road dog, losing away games by 42,22,19 pts, but also winning at K-State, Okla St and Iowa State. Texas A&M won four games in row, by 3,2,4,3 pts; they're 1-4 in last five tries as home favorite, but when was last time Aggies had winning league record (7-6 now)?
Drexel lost last seven road games, by 2,3,7,7,4,7,19 pts; they are 3-2 as a CAA road dog, and lost 76-75 in OT at home vs Hofstra on Jan 28 (-4.5). Hofstra won nine of last 10 games; they're 5-1-1 as CAA home fave, winning home games by 14,21,16,5,12,2,11 and 11 pts. Hofstra's last three wins are all by 11+ points.
Butler won three of last four Horizon road games, nine of last 11 overall; they beat Detroit 64-52 at home Jan 14 (-12). Bulldogs' road wins are by 4,28,6 pts. Titans are 6-1 at home in its Horizon games, losing only by point to Milwaukee. Butler can tie for the Horizon regular season title with win here.
Illinois-Chicago is 6-2 in last eight league games, but just 2-4 SU in last six at home; they won 62-57 at Wright State Jan 25 (+5.5). Flames are 2-3 as Horizon home favorite. Wright State averaged 59.5 ppg in losing last two games; they're 5-2 as Horizon dog on road, losing away games by 13,7,8,4,13 points.
GW's forward Bonsu is out for rest of regular season, big loss; Colonials are 13-0 in A-14, 6-0 on road, winning away games by 12,14,16,4,2,13 pts- they're 9-4 vs spread in league, 4-2 on road. Fordham lost last three games by 20,6,6 pts; they're 5-1 SU at home in league, losing only to red-hot Charlotte. Faves covered nine of their last 12 games.
Towson State won last two games by total of three points; they lost 89-67 at Northeastern Dec 7 (+17), are 4-1 as home dog, as underdog is 7-1 vs spread in their CAA home tilts. Huskies won last three games by 22,13,14 pts; they're 4-4 on CAA road, 2-1 as road favorite, winning road games by 3,14,14 points.
Arizona won last five home games, but is still just 1-5 as Pac-10 home favorite, winning at home by 11,9,5,2,22 pts; they beat Sun Devils 80-70 at Tempe in first meeting (-7). ASU is 3-2 in last five games after 1-10 start; they covered four of last five as road dog- their away losses are by 24,15,14,9,13 points.
UCSB won five of last six games, but they're 1-4 as Big West home favorite, (2-3 SU); Gauchos lost 81-78 at Riverside (-10) in Big West opener Jan 2. Four of last five UCSB games were won by four or less pts. Riverside is 3-2 as Big West road dog, losing away games by 14,26,4 pts- they're 3-3 in last six games SU.
Georgia beat South Carolina 48-47 Thursday, ending three-game in skid with sloppy win, with Dawgs 3-18 from arc, 1-1 from line for whole game. Georgia covered last three games as SEC road dog (4-2 overall) losing away games by 13,29,1,7 pts, winning at Vandy, South Carolina. Miss State is 2-0 as SEC favorite this season.
Cleveland State won 66-63 at Green Bay Jan 21 (+5.5); they lost seven of last eight league games, are 2-5 vs spread at home in Horizon play, 0-2 as home fave. Green Bay is 2-4 last six games, 3-4 as Horizon road dog, losing away games by 20,3,25,13,6,10 points. Visitor is 11-4 vs spread in Cleveland State's games.
UNLV lost at home to Air Force 52-50 Jan 25, as Rebels' game-tying hoop was wrongly waved off by officials, even after they watched replay. Favorite is 5-0 vs spread in Rebels' MWC road games, with UNLV 4-2 SU. Air Force won four in row; they're 1-4-1 vs spread last six games, as three of last four wins are by five or less pts.
Saint Louis won three in row, by 13,5,11 pts and six of last seven games (7-0 vs spread); they're 4-0 as A-14 road dog, with away losses by 5,11,2 pts (3-3 SU). Charlotte won, covered its last six games, winning by 16,13,7,17,1,6 pts; they're 3-1 as home fave, winning home games by 8,13,7,17 pts, losing to GW, Xavier.
Georgia State lost six in row, by 17,6,12,19,8,1 pts; they're 2-5 as CAA road dog, losing away games by 26,16,16,4,17,19,13 points. Panthers lost 69-57 at home to NC-Wilmington two weeks ago (+9.5). Seahawks won four in row, nine of last 10, and covered five in row; they're 5-3 as home favorite in CAA play.
Stanford beat Washington State 69-59 Jan 26, when Cardinal was in middle of five-game win streak; now, they've lost three of last four games, are 3-5 on Pac-10 road and out of contention for at-large bid. Wazzu held Cal to 43 pts Thursday and still lost, their 10th loss in last twelve games. Cougars are 3-5 SU at home.
Miami won seven in row (4-2-1 vs spread), is 12-3 in MAC, 3-4-1 as home favorite, winning home games by 5,17,9,17,4,11,3 points they lost 53-46 at home to Kent Jan 24 (-3.5). Flashes won four in row, covered six of last seven MAC games; they covered six of seven as MAC home favorite, winning by 8,13,15,18,14,12 pts
St Bonaventure is 1-12 in A-14; they were 10-pt favorite, but lost 86-82 at home to Duquesne in first meeting. Bonnies are 3-3 as road dog, losing away games by 2,28,7,20,31,12 pts. Dukes are also 1-12 in A-14, losing six in row since win at Olean; they're favored here for first time this season in league.
Indiana State is 4-3 last seven games, and led by 11 at half at Creighton last game, so they're playing better, but they're 4-13 in Valley, 3-5 at home, and favored for first time since MVC opener vs Illinois St (69-59, ot -6). ISU lost 63-58 at Evansville first game (+3.5). Aces covered six of their last seven games, winning two of last three.
Pitt's been off for week since 83-82 loss at Marquette, their third in last six games after 6-1 start; Panthers won at Providence by 8 ten days ago (-5.5)- they're 2-4 as home favorite, winning home games by 3,8,13,6,4,20 pts. Friars are 3-2 in last five games (4-1 vs spread); they're 4-2 as Big East road dog, losing away games by 10,15,16,2 pts.
BYU needed overtime to beat TCU 89-80 in Provo Jan 25 (-11); Cougars are 6-1 since that day, winning last three games by 3,6,10 pts- they even won three of last four road games. BYU is 4-1 as MWC fave, but all those were at home. TCU is 0-7 since the loss at BYU; they're 1-4 as MWC home dog, losing at home by 4,19,13,11,18 pts.
Wichita State won 56-47 at Illinois State Jan 8 (-2.5); Shockers won five of last six MVC games, are 3-4 as home fave, winning by 4,2,24,23,8,1,8 pts. Redbirds lost six of last seven games, are 3-5 as MVC road dog, losing away games by 10,13,19,16,12,29,7 4 pts- they scored 60+ pts in only one of last seven games.
Bradley won last four games, by 12,12,15,22 pts; they're 8-3 vs spread last 11 games, and 7-1 as MVC home favorite, winning at home by 8,17,28,21,10,29,12 pts. Drake lost eight of last ten games; they're 0-6 as MVC road dog, as favorite is 8-0 vs spread in their MVC road games- they beat Braves 75-73 Jan 5 (+1).
San Diego lost three of last four games (0-4 vs spread), allowing 81+ pts in all three losses; underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in their WCC road games, with Toreros 2-3 SU, losing by 2,1,16 pts- they lost 64-63 at home to Gonzaga Jan 21 (+4). Zags are 1-4 as WCC home favorite, winning at home by 29,12,17,13, and 1 point.
Indiana State is 4-3 last seven games, and led by 11 at half at Creighton last game, so they're playing better, but they're 4-13 in Valley, 3-5 at home, and favored for first time since MVC opener vs Illinois St (69-59, ot -6). ISU lost 63-58 at Evansville first meeting (+3.5). Aces covered six of last seven games, winning two of last three.
Oregon State lost eight of last nine games (1-8 vs spread); they are 4-4 as road dog, losing away games by 6,14,4,17,22,18 pts. Beavers lost 72-70 (OT) at home to USC in first meeting (-5). Trojans lost four of last five games; they're 2-2 as home fave (4-4 SU). With USC getting new arena, this is their last game at LA Sports Arena.
Davidson won 80-70 at Charleston Jan 16 (-2); Wildcats are 4-4 in last eight games after 5-1 start in league; they're 6-1 as SC home favorite, winning by 18,36,25,19,19,18 pts. Cougars won three in row, eight of last 10 games; they are 3-0 as Southern Conference road dog, losing away games by 3,7 points.
Eastern Kentucky won 79-74 at Tennessee State Jan 26 (+5), is 6-3 at home in OVC; they won, covered last four league games, winning by 39,5,1,3 pts. Tigers won four of last five games, are 4-4 as OVC road dog, losing away games by 1,8,20,2,7,3 points. Colonels are 4-4 as OVC home favorite.
Elon is surprising 9-4 in Southern Conference; they beat UNCG 62-56 at home Jan 14 (-7.5) but their four losses are in last four road games, by 19,18,11,7(ot) pts. Spartans rallied from 19 down at half to force OT at St Peter's last week; they lost last five in a row, by 19,9,4,14,5 pts, are 4-2 at home in Southern Conference.
Citadel is 0-14 in Southern Conference, 2-4 as road dog, losing away games by 26,36,12,24,11,28 points- they lost 67-52 at home vs Wofford Jan 16 (+4.5). Terriers are 5-3 in its last eight games after 1-5 start in league; they won last four home games by 19,6, 13,16 pts- they're 2-2 as Southern Conference home favorite.
Portland State won last three games by 7,11,23 points after a 1-9 start in Big Sky play; Vikings are 2-4 at home in league, 3-5 as a dog, 0-1 as home dog- they lost 98-77 at Montana Jan 26 (+12). Griz is 3-3 in last six games after 6-1 start in league; they lost last three road games by 5,25,22 points, are 0-2 as road favorite.
Richmond lost last seven games (0-7 vs spread) by 18,25,12,14, 17,13,39 pts, scoring just 48 ppg, after 4-2 start in A-14; they're 1-6 vs spread on A-14 road (0-5 as road dog). St Joe's won last two games, allowing 56.5 ppg; they're 3-4 SU at home in league, winning home games by 12,31,6 pts (3-1 in last four as favorite).
Senior Day for Georgetown squad that ended three-game skid with 66-50 win vs Rutgers last game; they're 3-4 as home fave, with home wins by 10,3,19,3,23,16 pts. Syracuse won three of last four games; they're 2-3 as road dog, losing away games by 15,13,23 pts but winning three others; they're 5-0 in league allowing 66 or less pts.
Oklahoma State lost eight of last 10 games, but beat Texas by 21; go figure- Cowboys lost 92-90 in OT at Lubbock Jan 28, and are 1-4 SU in last five home games. Texas Tech covered last four games and six of eight; they're 2-4 as Big 12 road dog (1-5 SU) with only win at Nebraska in last road game. Home side is 9-4 vs spread in Tech games.
Tennessee clinched #1 seed in SEC East, off big win at Florida; they're 4-1 as SEC home favorite, winning home games by 13,4, 16,7,14,16 pts- they allowed 88,92 pts in SEC losses. Arkansas is 3-1 as SEC road dog; dogs are 5-1 vs spread in their road games, with Hogs losing away games by 2,3,2,1,3 points.
South Carolina won 66-64 at Vandy in OT Jan 18; Commodores are 1-6-1 vs spread last eight games, 2-3-1 as road dog, though they have won at Kentucky, Georgia this year. Gamecocks were awful in loss at Georgia Thursday, shooting 36% from floor, 3-16 from arc; they won three of last four home games, with wins by 6,22,11 pts.
Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 86-71 Jan 18 (-5.5), the Deacons' first ACC win of year; they've lost eight last nine ACC games
(2-7 vs spread). Wake is 3-3 as road dog, losing road games by 1,4,10,9,2,23. Jackets covered their last five games, but lost 11 of last 12 SU- they're 1-3 as an ACC favorite.
Colorado covered just one of last seven games; they're useless on road, but won last five at home, by 33,22,4,2,9 points (2-3 as home fave); they won 74-71 at Missouri Jan 14 (+1). Mizzou lost eight of last nine games, losing last five road games by 15,13,18, 26,33 pts. Tigers are 1-4 as Big 12 road underdog.
Middle of Big 12 has been tough to gauge, as teams are erratic; Iowa State has experienced guards, but they're 5-8 in Big 12, 2-4 on road; they ended four-game losing skid with win over Okla St last game. Cyclones are 2-4 as Big 12 fave. Baylor lost last four games, is 2-11 in Big 12, covering last three tries as home dog.
Michigan lost last three road games by 28,14,19 pts; they had early 21-8 in first game vs OSU, but Buckeyes hit 13-23 3's, and routed Wolverines 94-85 (+2). Michigan is 2-2 as road dog. Ohio State won five of last six games; they're 4-2 as Big 11 home fave, winning home games by 35,10,14,16,9 points.
Louisville needs wins just to make top 12 of Big East, and get into Big East tourney, but they've lost five in row on road, by 12,9,6,6,13 pts. Cards are 1-3 as road dog. West Virginia lost three in row, four of last five games; favorite is 5-1 vs spread in their home games, with WVa 5-1 SU, winning by 7,19,16,1,9 pts.
Marquette beat Notre Dame 67-65 Jan 20 (-4); Eagles covered six of last seven games, are 4-1 as Big East road dog, although they lost last three away games by 6,5,7 pts. Irish covered eight of last 10 games, but they're 4-9 SU in league (3-1 in last four) with no losses by more than six pts. Irish are 2-3 as favorite.
VCU lost four of their last five league ames; they beat William & Mary 69-60 Jan 19 (-15.5). Rams are 3-5 on CAA road, losing last two; their wins are by 28,4,11(ot). Tribe is 0-5 as CAA home dog losing home games by 9,11,19,9,5,25 pts. Both teams played on Thursday, both teams are sliding pretty badly.
James Madison lost 65-43 at home to George Mason Jan 14, as 16-pt home dogs, now they face Patriots coming off loss in last game at Hofstra. Mason is 4-3-1 as home favorite. Dukes are 3-5 as CAA home dog- they lost last three games by 2,22,17 points. This is last regular season game for Mason squad on bubble.
Must-win game for Seton Hall team that fell to bubble after they lost to ND, St John's; Pirates lost three of last four games, but are 3-3 SU on Big East road (5-1 vs spread). DePaul lost eight of last ten games, losing last five home games, by 10,3,20,1,10 pts- they scored 52 ppg in last three games.
Xavier threw their senior PG off team this week, supposedly due to alcohol-related issues, day after he played 32 minutes, so for rest of year, Xavier is off-limits. Rhode Island lost three in row, six of last seven games; they lost two of last three home games, after winning first three. Want to go against Xavier, but Rams struggling too much.
Arkansas State lost last four road games, by 9,24,9,6 pts; their last four games were decided by total of 10 pts. New Orleans is 5-1-1 vs spread in last seven games, but 1-3 SU in last four- they are 2-1-1 as Sun Belt favorite. Privateers won three of last four at home, with wins by 10,1,9 points.
Northern Iowa lost last three MVC games, covered one of last six overall; they beat Salukis in double OT Jan 16, 71-65 (-6); Panthers scored 57.5 ppg in losing last two road games, after winning five of first six. SIU lost three in row, five of last seven; they're 1-4 vs spread in last five tries as home favorite.
Central Michigan lost last eight games, are 1-14 in MAC, 3-5 as road dog, losing road games by 22,17,32,27,6,16,10 pts- they got win at Buffalo. Western Michigan beat Chippewas 75-71 on J an 29, in double OT; Broncos are 3-1 as home favorite- they won 3 games in row, by 3,3,6 points.
Clemson lost 64-58 at Virginia Jan 7 (even); Tigers lost six of last seven games, are 3-9 vs spread in last 12, but are 3-3 at home in ACC, with favorites 4-2 vs spread in those games. Cavaliers are 1-5 on ACC road, losing last four away games by 19,2,11,14 pts- they haven't scored more than 65 pts on road.
Temple won three of last four games, losing 56-51 at St Louis; Owls are 2-2 as A-14 road dog, losing away games in league by 2,26,6,7,5 pts. Duke won nine in row since loss to Georgetown (87-84); they're 4-2-1 as ACC home favorite. Blue Devils' last two games after this are at Florida State and North Carolina at home, two tough ones.
San Diego State needs win at Pit to stay ahead of UNLV-AF winner in MWC; Aztecs beat Lobos 75-69 in first meeting Jan 25- they're 5-2 on MWC road, losing at Air Force (65-62), BYU (100-90); they allowed 80.3 ppg last three games. New Mexico is 5-1 at home in league, losing to BYU, winning by 8,3,2,11,2 pts.
Penn State won 65-61 at Northwestern January 11 (+10), when Wildcats were 2-0 and thinking big things- since then, Wildcats lost five of last six on road, losing games by 16,17,9,16,9 points, winning only at Purdue. Lions are 3-3 last six games; they're 2-5 at home in Big 11, 1-1 as home favorite. Northwestern did upset Wisconsin Thursday.
NC State won 78-60 at Boston College Jan 10 (+4); Wolfpack is 6-1 at home in ACC (2-4-1 as home favorite) after getting waxed by UNC last game (95-71). Eagles lost by 14 at Virginia this week just their second loss in last 12 games, but Dudley was quite ill that night. BC had won previous four road games before UVa loss.
Kentucky won last three games by 7,13,40 pts but lost Bradley with broken hand during week; Wildcats are 8-5 in SEC, 4-2 on road, losing at Florida (95-80), Vandy (84-81)- they're 3-1 as road dogs. LSU won three in row, 11 of 13 in SEC: they're 2-4 as home favorite, winning home games by 14,11,29,15,1,13 points.
Ohio beat Akron 66-63 at home Jan 24 (-4.5); since then, they've lost their PG and five of last eight MAC games. Bobcats lost three of last four games, losing by 19,3,11 pts, with win in two OT's; they're 0-2 as road dog. Zips is 6-0-1 as home fave this year, winning at home by 17,13,18,13,14,22,15 pts, but they lost last two, both on road.
Kansas State lost six of last eight games, but five of six losses were by four or less pts; Wildcats are 2-2 as road dog, losing away games by 2,4,2,3,14 pts. Home side covered their last five games. Oklahoma survived at Lubbock Monday, 71-70, their ninth win in 11 games, and second in row by a point. Sooners are 2-3 as home favorite.
Nebraska won two of last three games, covered six of last eight; they covered last three tries as road dog, losing away games by 42,22,19 pts, but also winning at K-State, Okla St and Iowa State. Texas A&M won four games in row, by 3,2,4,3 pts; they're 1-4 in last five tries as home favorite, but when was last time Aggies had winning league record (7-6 now)?
Drexel lost last seven road games, by 2,3,7,7,4,7,19 pts; they are 3-2 as a CAA road dog, and lost 76-75 in OT at home vs Hofstra on Jan 28 (-4.5). Hofstra won nine of last 10 games; they're 5-1-1 as CAA home fave, winning home games by 14,21,16,5,12,2,11 and 11 pts. Hofstra's last three wins are all by 11+ points.
Butler won three of last four Horizon road games, nine of last 11 overall; they beat Detroit 64-52 at home Jan 14 (-12). Bulldogs' road wins are by 4,28,6 pts. Titans are 6-1 at home in its Horizon games, losing only by point to Milwaukee. Butler can tie for the Horizon regular season title with win here.
Illinois-Chicago is 6-2 in last eight league games, but just 2-4 SU in last six at home; they won 62-57 at Wright State Jan 25 (+5.5). Flames are 2-3 as Horizon home favorite. Wright State averaged 59.5 ppg in losing last two games; they're 5-2 as Horizon dog on road, losing away games by 13,7,8,4,13 points.
GW's forward Bonsu is out for rest of regular season, big loss; Colonials are 13-0 in A-14, 6-0 on road, winning away games by 12,14,16,4,2,13 pts- they're 9-4 vs spread in league, 4-2 on road. Fordham lost last three games by 20,6,6 pts; they're 5-1 SU at home in league, losing only to red-hot Charlotte. Faves covered nine of their last 12 games.
Towson State won last two games by total of three points; they lost 89-67 at Northeastern Dec 7 (+17), are 4-1 as home dog, as underdog is 7-1 vs spread in their CAA home tilts. Huskies won last three games by 22,13,14 pts; they're 4-4 on CAA road, 2-1 as road favorite, winning road games by 3,14,14 points.
Arizona won last five home games, but is still just 1-5 as Pac-10 home favorite, winning at home by 11,9,5,2,22 pts; they beat Sun Devils 80-70 at Tempe in first meeting (-7). ASU is 3-2 in last five games after 1-10 start; they covered four of last five as road dog- their away losses are by 24,15,14,9,13 points.
UCSB won five of last six games, but they're 1-4 as Big West home favorite, (2-3 SU); Gauchos lost 81-78 at Riverside (-10) in Big West opener Jan 2. Four of last five UCSB games were won by four or less pts. Riverside is 3-2 as Big West road dog, losing away games by 14,26,4 pts- they're 3-3 in last six games SU.
Georgia beat South Carolina 48-47 Thursday, ending three-game in skid with sloppy win, with Dawgs 3-18 from arc, 1-1 from line for whole game. Georgia covered last three games as SEC road dog (4-2 overall) losing away games by 13,29,1,7 pts, winning at Vandy, South Carolina. Miss State is 2-0 as SEC favorite this season.
Cleveland State won 66-63 at Green Bay Jan 21 (+5.5); they lost seven of last eight league games, are 2-5 vs spread at home in Horizon play, 0-2 as home fave. Green Bay is 2-4 last six games, 3-4 as Horizon road dog, losing away games by 20,3,25,13,6,10 points. Visitor is 11-4 vs spread in Cleveland State's games.
UNLV lost at home to Air Force 52-50 Jan 25, as Rebels' game-tying hoop was wrongly waved off by officials, even after they watched replay. Favorite is 5-0 vs spread in Rebels' MWC road games, with UNLV 4-2 SU. Air Force won four in row; they're 1-4-1 vs spread last six games, as three of last four wins are by five or less pts.
Saint Louis won three in row, by 13,5,11 pts and six of last seven games (7-0 vs spread); they're 4-0 as A-14 road dog, with away losses by 5,11,2 pts (3-3 SU). Charlotte won, covered its last six games, winning by 16,13,7,17,1,6 pts; they're 3-1 as home fave, winning home games by 8,13,7,17 pts, losing to GW, Xavier.
Georgia State lost six in row, by 17,6,12,19,8,1 pts; they're 2-5 as CAA road dog, losing away games by 26,16,16,4,17,19,13 points. Panthers lost 69-57 at home to NC-Wilmington two weeks ago (+9.5). Seahawks won four in row, nine of last 10, and covered five in row; they're 5-3 as home favorite in CAA play.
Stanford beat Washington State 69-59 Jan 26, when Cardinal was in middle of five-game win streak; now, they've lost three of last four games, are 3-5 on Pac-10 road and out of contention for at-large bid. Wazzu held Cal to 43 pts Thursday and still lost, their 10th loss in last twelve games. Cougars are 3-5 SU at home.
Miami won seven in row (4-2-1 vs spread), is 12-3 in MAC, 3-4-1 as home favorite, winning home games by 5,17,9,17,4,11,3 points they lost 53-46 at home to Kent Jan 24 (-3.5). Flashes won four in row, covered six of last seven MAC games; they covered six of seven as MAC home favorite, winning by 8,13,15,18,14,12 pts
St Bonaventure is 1-12 in A-14; they were 10-pt favorite, but lost 86-82 at home to Duquesne in first meeting. Bonnies are 3-3 as road dog, losing away games by 2,28,7,20,31,12 pts. Dukes are also 1-12 in A-14, losing six in row since win at Olean; they're favored here for first time this season in league.
Indiana State is 4-3 last seven games, and led by 11 at half at Creighton last game, so they're playing better, but they're 4-13 in Valley, 3-5 at home, and favored for first time since MVC opener vs Illinois St (69-59, ot -6). ISU lost 63-58 at Evansville first game (+3.5). Aces covered six of their last seven games, winning two of last three.
Pitt's been off for week since 83-82 loss at Marquette, their third in last six games after 6-1 start; Panthers won at Providence by 8 ten days ago (-5.5)- they're 2-4 as home favorite, winning home games by 3,8,13,6,4,20 pts. Friars are 3-2 in last five games (4-1 vs spread); they're 4-2 as Big East road dog, losing away games by 10,15,16,2 pts.
BYU needed overtime to beat TCU 89-80 in Provo Jan 25 (-11); Cougars are 6-1 since that day, winning last three games by 3,6,10 pts- they even won three of last four road games. BYU is 4-1 as MWC fave, but all those were at home. TCU is 0-7 since the loss at BYU; they're 1-4 as MWC home dog, losing at home by 4,19,13,11,18 pts.
Wichita State won 56-47 at Illinois State Jan 8 (-2.5); Shockers won five of last six MVC games, are 3-4 as home fave, winning by 4,2,24,23,8,1,8 pts. Redbirds lost six of last seven games, are 3-5 as MVC road dog, losing away games by 10,13,19,16,12,29,7 4 pts- they scored 60+ pts in only one of last seven games.
Bradley won last four games, by 12,12,15,22 pts; they're 8-3 vs spread last 11 games, and 7-1 as MVC home favorite, winning at home by 8,17,28,21,10,29,12 pts. Drake lost eight of last ten games; they're 0-6 as MVC road dog, as favorite is 8-0 vs spread in their MVC road games- they beat Braves 75-73 Jan 5 (+1).
San Diego lost three of last four games (0-4 vs spread), allowing 81+ pts in all three losses; underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in their WCC road games, with Toreros 2-3 SU, losing by 2,1,16 pts- they lost 64-63 at home to Gonzaga Jan 21 (+4). Zags are 1-4 as WCC home favorite, winning at home by 29,12,17,13, and 1 point.
Indiana State is 4-3 last seven games, and led by 11 at half at Creighton last game, so they're playing better, but they're 4-13 in Valley, 3-5 at home, and favored for first time since MVC opener vs Illinois St (69-59, ot -6). ISU lost 63-58 at Evansville first meeting (+3.5). Aces covered six of last seven games, winning two of last three.
Oregon State lost eight of last nine games (1-8 vs spread); they are 4-4 as road dog, losing away games by 6,14,4,17,22,18 pts. Beavers lost 72-70 (OT) at home to USC in first meeting (-5). Trojans lost four of last five games; they're 2-2 as home fave (4-4 SU). With USC getting new arena, this is their last game at LA Sports Arena.
Davidson won 80-70 at Charleston Jan 16 (-2); Wildcats are 4-4 in last eight games after 5-1 start in league; they're 6-1 as SC home favorite, winning by 18,36,25,19,19,18 pts. Cougars won three in row, eight of last 10 games; they are 3-0 as Southern Conference road dog, losing away games by 3,7 points.
Eastern Kentucky won 79-74 at Tennessee State Jan 26 (+5), is 6-3 at home in OVC; they won, covered last four league games, winning by 39,5,1,3 pts. Tigers won four of last five games, are 4-4 as OVC road dog, losing away games by 1,8,20,2,7,3 points. Colonels are 4-4 as OVC home favorite.
Elon is surprising 9-4 in Southern Conference; they beat UNCG 62-56 at home Jan 14 (-7.5) but their four losses are in last four road games, by 19,18,11,7(ot) pts. Spartans rallied from 19 down at half to force OT at St Peter's last week; they lost last five in a row, by 19,9,4,14,5 pts, are 4-2 at home in Southern Conference.
Citadel is 0-14 in Southern Conference, 2-4 as road dog, losing away games by 26,36,12,24,11,28 points- they lost 67-52 at home vs Wofford Jan 16 (+4.5). Terriers are 5-3 in its last eight games after 1-5 start in league; they won last four home games by 19,6, 13,16 pts- they're 2-2 as Southern Conference home favorite.
Portland State won last three games by 7,11,23 points after a 1-9 start in Big Sky play; Vikings are 2-4 at home in league, 3-5 as a dog, 0-1 as home dog- they lost 98-77 at Montana Jan 26 (+12). Griz is 3-3 in last six games after 6-1 start in league; they lost last three road games by 5,25,22 points, are 0-2 as road favorite.
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