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[CNOTES]

Preview: Bears (20-3) at Cowboys (15-8)
Date: February 08, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

Oklahoma State returns to Stillwater, Okla., on Wednesday on a five-game winning streak and ready to face No. 6 Baylor, which lost its last two contests.


The Bears (20-3, 7-3 Big 12) are on their first losing streak of the season after falling at No. 3 Kansas and at home to Kansas State last week.


"We have an experienced crew," Baylor guard Jake Lindsey said. "We've been through ups and downs. A lot of us have lost big games, so I think we know how to respond."


The main reason why the Cowboys (15-8, 4-6) turned their season around after losing their first six Big 12 games is their rebounding and defense (fourth in the Big 12 with 8.3 steals per game).


"Primarily, we're going to see man-to-man," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "What they've adjusted is from the denial to a more pressure and gap defense. They've been really sound defensively, and they've done a good job of controlling the glass."


Oklahoma State outrebounded West Virginia 30-16 on Saturday after the Cowboys had a 44-31 rebounding advantage against Oklahoma in the previous game. Oklahoma State is third in the Big 12 in offensive rebounding percentage and fourth in defensive rebounding percentage.


They haven't finished in the top half of the league in defensive rebounding since 2012-13. They haven't been that high in offensive rebounding since 2004-05. Oklahoma State is rebounding 42.8 percent of its misses in the last five games.


"I think it's emphasis," Cowboys coach Brad Underwood said. "All we're trying to do is emphasize it every single day. Like I said earlier, rebounding can impact so much.


"We're talking about it and we've got guys willing to do it."


The rebounds are not mostly coming from the post players. Jeffrey Carroll, a 6-6 guard, leads the Cowboys averaging 7.1 rebounds. Forwards Mitchell Solomon (4.9) and Leyton Hammonds (4.8) are the next highest rebounders.


In Oklahoma State's first meeting with Baylor, the Cowboys won the rebounding battle 35-30. They grabbed 19 offensive rebounds. They still lost 61-57 on a poor shooting night that included nine missed free throws.


Oklahoma State faces a stiff test against Baylor, which has the best rebounding margin of any Big 12 team in conference play. The Bears outrebound opponents by 7.6 per game in conference play.


Johnathon Motley, a 6-10 forward, leads Baylor with 9.8 rebounds. Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., a 7-0 post player, averages 7.1 rebounds. Motley, a finalist for the Karl Malone award for best college power forward, also leads the team with 16.2 points.


The Cowboys are led by an experienced backcourt of senior Phil Forte III, junior Jeffrey Carroll and sophomore Jawun Evans. They each average double figures in scoring.


Evans, the Cowboys' point guard, is projected as a first-round NBA draft pick. He leads the team in scoring at 18.3 points and assists at 5.4.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Wolfpack (14-10) at Seminoles (20-4)
Date: February 08, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two of the Atlantic Coast Conference's marquee players


will collide Wednesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center when North Carolina State visits No. 14 Florida State.


In one corner, there is the Seminoles sophomore guard Dwayne Bacon, the catalyst for Florida State's amazing season who leads the team in scoring and highlight-reel plays.


In the other corner, N.C. State counters with freshman guard Dennis Smith Jr. He is the fifth-leading scorer in the ACC at 19.1 points per game and has been one of the only bright spots for the Wolfpack (14-10, 3-8 ACC).


Just behind Smith? Bacon at No. 9 with an average of 17.6 points a game for Florida State (20-4, 8-3).


Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton said his team is very aware of how dangerous Smith is.


"The guys with his kind of ability come along once a decade," Hamilton told the school's official website. "He has the whole package. The strength, the quickness, the speed, the ability to create his shot, create for others. And (he) is also athletic enough to take it to the basket and finish."


Hamilton could just as easily be talking about Bacon, who has a 33-game double-figure streak going dating back to last season and is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award. He is 42 points shy of becoming one of the fastest players in Florida State history to reach 1,000 career points.


Bacon tied his career high of 29 points his last game out when Florida State routed Clemson 109-61 at home Sunday, running their string of home wins to 15 in a row this season and 18 in a row dating back to last season.


Bacon hit six 3-pointers in the win against the Tigers, and he was pulled from the game with just under five minutes to play and the result in hand.


"I knew it was going to be a special day," said Bacon, who has hit 46 3-pointers already this season, 14 more than he had all of last season. "I was feeling it from deep all game."


Both Bacon and Smith are expected to be NBA Draft lottery picks after the season, with some draft analysts predicting Smith could go as high as top five. However, their teams enter this game headed down different paths: Florida State has won two straight, while the Wolfpack have dropped three in a row.


For Florida State, the game is a chance to stay in the top of the ACC standings, while for N.C. State, it is another opportunity to pull an upset and add to the list of surprising wins the Wolfpack already have against Virginia Tech and Duke.


N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried thinks his team is just a few plays from being a lot better than its record.


"We're a team that is playing hard, we're competing hard. And we've got to figure out how to get over that hump," Gottfried said. "It's not catastrophic. We're right there, and our guys competed really hard. But we've got to be able to make some plays in all those areas that will give us a chance to have a different outcome."


Wednesday will mark the only meeting of the season between the two teams, with Florida State having won their most recent matchup 77-73 on Feb. 1, 2016.


N.C. State leads the all-time series 30-24.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Mountainers (18-5) at Sooners (8-14)
Date: February 08, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

NORMAN, Okla. -- The last time Oklahoma and West Virginia played, Jordan Woodard took over the game.


The Sooners' senior point guard had 20 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals in Oklahoma's 89-87 overtime upset of the then-No. 7 Mountaineers in Morgantown on Jan. 18.


Woodard hit a game-tying shot in the closing seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime and then hit a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to win it for the Sooners.


"We didn't guard him," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "We were constantly in retreat mode, which that's not our persona."


The teams meet for the second time on Wednesday night when the Mountaineers travel to Norman, Okla.


West Virginia has never beaten the Sooners in Norman, losing all four of the previous meetings there.


The now-No. 13 Mountaineers are typically among the most aggressive defensive teams in the country, using their high-pressure, trap defense to force teams into regularly turning the ball over.


The Mountaineers have forced a Division I-best 22.26 turnovers per game this season, more than 3.5 turnovers per game better than No. 2 Fordham. No other major-conference team is within 5.5 of the Mountaineers' number.


The Sooners' offense is No. 270 nationally in turnovers per game but turned the ball over just 12 times in the teams' first meeting.


Since that first game, though, Woodard has struggled, averaging just 9.4 points per game with 21 points coming in the double-overtime loss to Iowa State a game after Oklahoma beat the Mountaineers.


He's gone 15 of 55--27.3 percent--from the field with just 10 assists with half of those coming in the loss to the Cyclones.


Woodard has struggled before, mainly during his sophomore season, but then he had Buddy Hield, Isaiah Cousins and Ryan Spangler to help cover his offensive struggles.


This team has needed every bit of Woodard's offense, as is evident by the seven-game losing streak earlier this season when Woodard missed four of those games and the current five-game losing streak where he's struggled.


"We need his productivity," Sooners coach Lon Kruger said. "We need his consistent play out there at the point guard spot. We need him to bounce back and have another good one against West Virginia."


Since the loss to Oklahoma, the Mountaineers have gone just 3-2 as their defense has been less and less effective. That includes Saturday's home loss to Oklahoma State where they forced 19 turnovers but couldn't finish off the Cowboys.


"We're not a really great offensive team, because we can't make a damn shot, so we try to score in transition and we try to score off our defense," Huggins said after that loss. "When we have good ball pressure, that generally happens. But the reality is our deflections have gone down and down and down. We don't sprint out of traps. We don't close traps like we did. We don't run down balls from behind."


With a game at No. 3 Kansas looming Monday, West Virginia needs to turn things around quickly.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Knights (15-8) at Bearcats (21-2)
Date: February 08, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

CINCINNATI -- Central Florida will present unique challenges for No. 11 Cincinnati on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena, not the least of which is 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall.


"There's no way to simulate (him) in practice, that's the issue," said Bearcats coach Mick Cronin, who considered having a player stand on a stool to mimic Fall's height.


Fall, from Senegal, averages 12.3 points, which ranks third on the team, and he paces the Knights with 9.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks. He shoots 74.7 percent from the floor, which ranks No. 2 nationally.


A less-polished Fall scored two points with eight rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes off the bench in last year's meeting in Orlando. This year, Fall is averaging 26 minutes per game.


"He's much improved on offense," Cronin said. "If he catches it close to the basket, he's going to dunk it. He throws you off on defense."


The Bearcats (21-2, 10-0 American Athletic Conference) have won 14 straight games and are among just six teams in the nation that are unbeaten in conference play.


Cincinnati has won 22 straight at home, the longest home winning streak during Cronin's 11-year tenure. The Bearcats haven't lost at home since falling to Temple 77-70 on Dec. 29, 2015.


The much-improved Knights will look at end that streak on Wednesday.


UCF (15-8, 6-5 American) snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday with a 72-57 victory over Memphis, a team the Knights had defeated just once in 22 meetings. UCF raced to a 14-0 lead then held off the Tigers' late rally.


"I think it was one of our best performances this year," Knights coach Johnny Dawkins said. "It was sharing the basketball and playing together. It was just a really good team win."


The Knights already have eclipsed last season's win total in Dawkins' first season with the program.


B.J. Taylor leads UCF with 17 points per game, and Matt Williams averages 16.3 for the Knights. The team produces 68.7 points per contest.


"They play at a slow pace, which is comfortable for them," Cronin said. "They need a low-scoring game, I would say."


Cincinnati, meanwhile, can play most styles and win.


The Bearcats have won scoring 93 points and have won scoring just 55. They can beat opponents in the halfcourt with athletic big men Gary Clark and Kyle Washington, or they can outshoot foes in a perimeter game with guards Jacob Evans, a finalist for the Jerry West shooting guard of the year award, point guard Troy Caupain and dynamic freshman Jarron Cumberland, who scores 7.7 points of the bench.


Washington averages 13.7 points and seven rebounds. Clark scores 10.2 points with a team-leading 7.5 rebounds. They both were named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll this week.


Cincinnati likely will be without freshman center Nysier Brooks, who has missed three consecutive games due to a knee injury.


"I wouldn't think he would play (Wednesday)," Cronin said.


The Bearcats lead the all-time series 7-0. UCF has faced only one other ranked opponent this season, losing to then-No. 3 Villanova 67-57 in November.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Cardinal (12-11) at Wildcats (21-3)
Date: February 08, 2017 11:00 PM EDT

Ninth-ranked Arizona is coming off its most-lopsided loss in eight years, which doesn't have to be a bad thing, coach Sean Miller said.


"I don't think one game is all of a sudden going to strip us of our confidence or ruin what we've built," Miller said of Saturday's 85-58 loss at No. 5 Oregon.


"But when you get beat as bad as we got beat, you certainly worry about it. We don't want any carryover from the last game to the next game, and if we do have any carryover, we want it to be the lessons learned -- the good carryover."


Arizona (21-3, 10-1 Pac-12) carries on against Stanford on Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats won the first meeting of the season, 91-52, on Jan. 1, to extend their winning streak over the Cardinal (12-11, 4-7) to 14 games.


Arizona shot 62.5 percent while holding Stanford to 33.9 percent.


"We've seen improvement from them through the course of the season," Miller said of Stanford. "They are better right now than when we played them for the first time. I don't know if the score of that game is indicative of the two teams."


The loss to Oregon dropped the Wildcats into a first-place tie with the Ducks in the Pac-12.


Stanford ended a three-game losing streak Saturday with an 81-75 home victory over Utah. Forward Reid Travis, powerful in the low block and as a face-up post player, scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting.


"Reid was very, very good," Stanford coach Jerod Haase said. "Bottom line: He was very aggressive. He's very talented and very tough in finishing those plays."


The Cardinal forced 17 turnovers against the Utes, which is one thing that has Miller worried. Arizona committed 19 turnovers in the first meeting. Stanford's conference opponents' commit a league-high 15.7 turnovers per game.


Arizona will try to get freshman 7-footer Lauri Markkanen back on track. He averages a team-best 15.9 points per game but scored only 12 on 2-of-11 shooting during last week's road trip to the Oregon schools.


Miller said his players have to be more intent on finding Markkanen, while the coaches will be looking to get him more involved in the low post and high post, making sure he's not just a 3-point specialist.


"No matter how great a shooter you are, if you're only relying on perimeter jump shots, there are going to be those games where they take that away from you," Miller said.


Arizona guard Allonzo Trier is averaging 14.2 points in five games since his return from an NCAA suspension. The Wildcats usually have plenty of scoring balance, with center Dusan Ristic (11.8), wing Rawle Alkins (11.8), guard Kobi Simmons (11.3) and guard Kadeem Allen (9.7).


For Stanford, Reid averages 16.7 points and guard Dorian Pickens is at 12.3 points, in addition to being the team's best 3-point shooter (37.8 percent).


The Cardinal doesn't have the shooting firepower to scorch the nets against Arizona like Oregon did (16 made 3-pointers), but it found a good mindset the last time out.


"We competed," Haase said. "And that has to be where it starts every game."

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 8

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DEPAUL (8 - 15) at XAVIER (17 - 6) - 2/8/2017, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DEPAUL is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all games this season.
DEPAUL is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
DEPAUL is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
DEPAUL is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
XAVIER is 325-273 ATS (+24.7 Units) in all games since 1997.
XAVIER is 325-273 ATS (+24.7 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
XAVIER is 91-65 ATS (+19.5 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
XAVIER is 36-17 ATS (+17.3 Units) in home games on Wednesday games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
XAVIER is 2-2 against the spread versus DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
XAVIER is 3-1 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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OLE MISS (14 - 9) at TENNESSEE (13 - 10) - 2/8/2017, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TENNESSEE is 66-45 ATS (+16.5 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
TENNESSEE is 61-38 ATS (+19.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
TENNESSEE is 111-79 ATS (+24.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
OLE MISS is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 this season.
OLE MISS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
OLE MISS is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points over the last 3 seasons.
OLE MISS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OLE MISS is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
OLE MISS is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
OLE MISS is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OLE MISS is 24-8 ATS (+15.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
OLE MISS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
TENNESSEE is 10-27 ATS (-19.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
OLE MISS is 2-1 against the spread versus TENNESSEE over the last 3 seasons
OLE MISS is 3-0 straight up against TENNESSEE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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SAINT LOUIS (8 - 15) at ST BONAVENTURE (14 - 8) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAINT LOUIS is 29-45 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 29-45 ATS (-20.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ST BONAVENTURE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in all home games this season.
ST BONAVENTURE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home lined games this season.
ST BONAVENTURE is 27-46 ATS (-23.6 Units) in home games in February games since 1997.
ST BONAVENTURE is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=64 points/game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST BONAVENTURE is 3-1 against the spread versus SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST BONAVENTURE is 4-0 straight up against SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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S FLORIDA (6 - 16) at CONNECTICUT (10 - 12) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S FLORIDA is 44-25 ATS (+16.5 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
S FLORIDA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all lined games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-1 against the spread versus S FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 5-0 straight up against S FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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GEORGE MASON (15 - 8) at DAVIDSON (12 - 9) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE MASON is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 183-133 ATS (+36.7 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 88-53 ATS (+29.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
DAVIDSON is 2-2 against the spread versus GEORGE MASON over the last 3 seasons
DAVIDSON is 3-1 straight up against GEORGE MASON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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LASALLE (12 - 9) at FORDHAM (10 - 13) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FORDHAM is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
FORDHAM is 216-263 ATS (-73.3 Units) in all games since 1997.
FORDHAM is 216-263 ATS (-73.3 Units) in all lined games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
FORDHAM is 2-1 against the spread versus LASALLE over the last 3 seasons
FORDHAM is 3-1 straight up against LASALLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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NC STATE (14 - 10) at FLORIDA ST (20 - 4) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
NC STATE is 2-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA ST over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA ST is 2-1 straight up against NC STATE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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RUTGERS (13 - 11) at OHIO ST (14 - 10) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RUTGERS is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.
RUTGERS is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
RUTGERS is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
RUTGERS is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
RUTGERS is 38-58 ATS (-25.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO ST is 2-1 against the spread versus RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
OHIO ST is 3-0 straight up against RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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PITTSBURGH (12 - 11) at BOSTON COLLEGE (9 - 15) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 30-51 ATS (-26.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-51 ATS (-26.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-33 ATS (-21.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON COLLEGE is 2-1 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 3-0 straight up against BOSTON COLLEGE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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BAYLOR (20 - 3) at OKLAHOMA ST (15 - 8) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BAYLOR is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA ST is 3-1 against the spread versus BAYLOR over the last 3 seasons
BAYLOR is 3-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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HOUSTON (17 - 7) at TULANE (4 - 19) - 2/8/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULANE is 16-26 ATS (-12.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 16-26 ATS (-12.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
TULANE is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 51-90 ATS (-48.0 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
TULANE is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in home games off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
TULANE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TULANE is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-3 against the spread versus TULANE over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 5-2 straight up against TULANE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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LOYOLA-IL (16 - 9) at EVANSVILLE (11 - 14) - 2/8/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOYOLA-IL is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
LOYOLA-IL is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LOYOLA-IL is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
LOYOLA-IL is 3-2 against the spread versus EVANSVILLE over the last 3 seasons
EVANSVILLE is 3-2 straight up against LOYOLA-IL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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S ILLINOIS (14 - 11) at N IOWA (11 - 12) - 2/8/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N IOWA is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
N IOWA is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
N IOWA is 3-2 against the spread versus S ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
N IOWA is 5-1 straight up against S ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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PROVIDENCE (14 - 10) at SETON HALL (14 - 8) - 2/8/2017, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PROVIDENCE is 30-50 ATS (-25.0 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
SETON HALL is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SETON HALL is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PROVIDENCE is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PROVIDENCE is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
SETON HALL is 3-2 against the spread versus PROVIDENCE over the last 3 seasons
PROVIDENCE is 3-2 straight up against SETON HALL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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MISSOURI (6 - 16) at TEXAS A&M (12 - 10) - 2/8/2017, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS A&M is 92-63 ATS (+22.7 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
TEXAS A&M is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS A&M is 3-1 against the spread versus MISSOURI over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS A&M is 4-0 straight up against MISSOURI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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UCF (15 - 8) at CINCINNATI (21 - 2) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 109-149 ATS (-54.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 46-73 ATS (-34.3 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game after 15+ games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 3-0 against the spread versus UCF over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 3-0 straight up against UCF over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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VIRGINIA TECH (16 - 6) at MIAMI (15 - 7) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 90-64 ATS (+19.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
MIAMI is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
MIAMI is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
MIAMI is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) on Wednesday games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-3 against the spread versus VIRGINIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 5-1 straight up against VIRGINIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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W VIRGINIA (18 - 5) at OKLAHOMA (8 - 14) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W VIRGINIA is 27-44 ATS (-21.4 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.
W VIRGINIA is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 since 1997.
OKLAHOMA is 17-28 ATS (-13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA is 3-3 against the spread versus W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA is 4-2 straight up against W VIRGINIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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IOWA (14 - 10) at MINNESOTA (16 - 7) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 against the spread versus IOWA over the last 3 seasons
IOWA is 2-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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INDIANA ST (8 - 16) at BRADLEY (9 - 16) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA ST is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in a road game where the total is 135 to 139.5 since 1997.
BRADLEY is 47-29 ATS (+15.1 Units) in home games in February games since 1997.
BRADLEY is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA ST is 3-2 against the spread versus BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA ST is 4-1 straight up against BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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NEW MEXICO (14 - 10) at AIR FORCE (10 - 13) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW MEXICO is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW MEXICO is 59-38 ATS (+17.2 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
AIR FORCE is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons
AIR FORCE is 3-2 straight up against NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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VA COMMONWEALTH (18 - 5) at GEORGE WASHINGTON (12 - 11) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VA COMMONWEALTH is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VA COMMONWEALTH is 30-19 ATS (+9.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
VA COMMONWEALTH is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VA COMMONWEALTH is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in all games this season.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 this season.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) against conference opponents this season.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 25-42 ATS (-21.2 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
VA COMMONWEALTH is 4-1 against the spread versus GEORGE WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
VA COMMONWEALTH is 4-1 straight up against GEORGE WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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FRESNO ST (14 - 9) at WYOMING (15 - 9) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FRESNO ST is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FRESNO ST is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
FRESNO ST is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
FRESNO ST is 53-34 ATS (+15.6 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.
FRESNO ST is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FRESNO ST is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
WYOMING is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
FRESNO ST is 4-1 against the spread versus WYOMING over the last 3 seasons
FRESNO ST is 4-1 straight up against WYOMING over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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CS-FULLERTON (10 - 11) at CAL DAVIS (14 - 9) - 2/8/2017, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CS-FULLERTON is 26-46 ATS (-24.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CS-FULLERTON is 26-46 ATS (-24.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
CS-FULLERTON is 18-35 ATS (-20.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
CS-FULLERTON is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CS-FULLERTON is 17-35 ATS (-21.5 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
CS-FULLERTON is 12-28 ATS (-18.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CAL DAVIS is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
CAL DAVIS is 2-2 against the spread versus CS-FULLERTON over the last 3 seasons
CAL DAVIS is 3-1 straight up against CS-FULLERTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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UC-SANTA BARBARA (3 - 18) at UC-IRVINE (13 - 12) - 2/8/2017, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UC-SANTA BARBARA is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all games this season.
UC-SANTA BARBARA is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
UC-SANTA BARBARA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road games this season.
UC-SANTA BARBARA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road lined games this season.
UC-IRVINE is 29-17 ATS (+10.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
UC-IRVINE is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
UC-IRVINE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 130 to 134.5 since 1997.
UC-IRVINE is 24-41 ATS (-21.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
UC-IRVINE is 4-2 against the spread versus UC-SANTA BARBARA over the last 3 seasons
UC-IRVINE is 4-2 straight up against UC-SANTA BARBARA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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UNLV (10 - 14) at NEVADA (18 - 5) - 2/8/2017, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UNLV is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 9-22 ATS (-15.2 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEVADA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
UNLV is 53-31 ATS (+18.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
UNLV is 3-2 against the spread versus NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
UNLV is 3-2 straight up against NEVADA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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STANFORD (12 - 11) at ARIZONA (21 - 3) - 2/8/2017, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
STANFORD is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
STANFORD is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
STANFORD is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
STANFORD is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
STANFORD is 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
STANFORD is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
STANFORD is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game this season.
ARIZONA is 47-70 ATS (-30.0 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-0 against the spread versus STANFORD over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 5-0 straight up against STANFORD over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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CALIFORNIA (17 - 6) at ARIZONA ST (11 - 13) - 2/8/2017, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALIFORNIA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
CALIFORNIA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA ST is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA ST is 3-2 against the spread versus CALIFORNIA over the last 3 seasons
CALIFORNIA is 3-2 straight up against ARIZONA ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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MURRAY ST (12 - 12) at MOREHEAD ST (11 - 12) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MURRAY ST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MOREHEAD ST is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.
MOREHEAD ST is 28-14 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
MOREHEAD ST is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MOREHEAD ST is 2-2 against the spread versus MURRAY ST over the last 3 seasons
MURRAY ST is 3-1 straight up against MOREHEAD ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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S DAKOTA (16 - 10) at IUPU-FT WAYNE (16 - 8) - 2/8/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 44-28 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 44-28 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 31-15 ATS (+14.5 Units) in February games since 1997.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games this season.
S DAKOTA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
S DAKOTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 4-3 against the spread versus S DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 4-3 straight up against S DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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IUPUI (10 - 14) at NEBRASKA-OMAHA (13 - 11) - 2/8/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IUPUI is 51-75 ATS (-31.5 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
IUPUI is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
IUPUI is 14-30 ATS (-19.0 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
IUPUI is 3-2 against the spread versus NEBRASKA-OMAHA over the last 3 seasons
NEBRASKA-OMAHA is 3-2 straight up against IUPUI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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W ILLINOIS (7 - 15) at ORAL ROBERTS (7 - 18) - 2/8/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W ILLINOIS is 27-46 ATS (-23.6 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
ORAL ROBERTS is 84-114 ATS (-41.4 Units) in all games since 1997.
ORAL ROBERTS is 84-114 ATS (-41.4 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
ORAL ROBERTS is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ORAL ROBERTS is 44-65 ATS (-27.5 Units) after a conference game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
W ILLINOIS is 3-2 against the spread versus ORAL ROBERTS over the last 3 seasons
ORAL ROBERTS is 4-1 straight up against W ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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S DAKOTA ST (12 - 14) at N DAKOTA ST (15 - 8) - 2/8/2017, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S DAKOTA ST is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all games this season.
S DAKOTA ST is 8-15 ATS (-8.5 Units) in all lined games this season.
S DAKOTA ST is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as an underdog this season.
S DAKOTA ST is 80-56 ATS (+18.4 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
N DAKOTA ST is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
N DAKOTA ST is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
N DAKOTA ST is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in February games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
N DAKOTA ST is 4-3 against the spread versus S DAKOTA ST over the last 3 seasons
N DAKOTA ST is 4-3 straight up against S DAKOTA ST over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB

Wednesday, February 8

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6:30 PM
MISSISSIPPI vs. TENNESSEE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tennessee
Mississippi is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Tennessee
Tennessee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Mississippi
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games when playing Mississippi

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FEBRUARY 8, 6:30 PM
DEPAUL vs. XAVIER
DePaul is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 6 games when playing DePaul
Xavier is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing DePaul

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs. FLORIDA STATE
North Carolina State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
North Carolina State is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Florida State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing North Carolina State
Florida State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing North Carolina State

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
BAYLOR vs. OKLAHOMA STATE
Baylor is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baylor's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma State's last 5 games at home
Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
LA SALLE vs. FORDHAM
La Salle is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Fordham
La Salle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Fordham
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fordham's last 5 games at home
Fordham is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. BOSTON COLLEGE
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston College
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston College's last 9 games at home
Boston College is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
RUTGERS vs. OHIO STATE
Rutgers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Rutgers is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Ohio State is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio State's last 5 games at home

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
SOUTH FLORIDA vs. CONNECTICUT
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
South Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing South Florida

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
SAINT LOUIS vs. ST. BONAVENTURE
Saint Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Bonaventure
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Saint Louis's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Bonaventure's last 7 games when playing Saint Louis
St. Bonaventure is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saint Louis

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
MURRAY STATE vs. MOREHEAD STATE
Murray State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Morehead State
Murray State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Morehead State
Morehead State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Morehead State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 PM
GEORGE MASON vs. DAVIDSON
George Mason is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of George Mason's last 5 games on the road
Davidson is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Davidson's last 7 games

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FEBRUARY 8, 8:00 PM
HOUSTON vs. TULANE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tulane
Tulane is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tulane's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

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FEBRUARY 8, 8:00 PM
LOYOLA OF CHICAGO vs. EVANSVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Loyola of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Loyola of Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Evansville is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
Evansville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

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FEBRUARY 8, 8:00 PM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS vs. NORTHERN IOWA
Southern Illinois is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Southern Illinois's last 13 games on the road
Northern Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Northern Iowa's last 8 games when playing Southern Illinois

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FEBRUARY 8, 8:30 PM
PROVIDENCE vs. SETON HALL
Providence is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seton Hall
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seton Hall's last 6 games when playing at home against Providence
Seton Hall is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Providence

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FEBRUARY 8, 8:30 PM
MISSOURI vs. TEXAS A&M
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Missouri's last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas A&M
Missouri is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Texas A&M
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Texas A&M's last 16 games when playing Missouri
Texas A&M is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Missouri

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. CINCINNATI
Central Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Central Florida's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Central Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Central Florida

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
NEW MEXICO vs. AIR FORCE
New Mexico is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
New Mexico is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Air Force is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against New Mexico
Air Force is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against New Mexico

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Virginia Commonwealth is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Virginia Commonwealth is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
George Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Virginia Commonwealth
George Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Virginia Commonwealth

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
INDIANA STATE vs. BRADLEY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Bradley
Indiana State is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Bradley
Bradley is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Indiana State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Bradley's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana State

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
VIRGINIA TECH vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia Tech

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
FRESNO STATE vs. WYOMING
Fresno State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Fresno State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Wyoming
Wyoming is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Fresno State
Wyoming is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Fresno State

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
WEST VIRGINIA vs. OKLAHOMA
West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma
West Virginia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against West Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 5 games when playing West Virginia

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FEBRUARY 8, 9:00 PM
IOWA vs. MINNESOTA
Iowa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Iowa is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Iowa
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Iowa

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FEBRUARY 8, 10:00 PM
CS FULLERTON vs. UC DAVIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of CS Fullerton's last 7 games on the road
CS Fullerton is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
UC Davis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing CS Fullerton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Davis's last 7 games when playing CS Fullerton

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FEBRUARY 8, 10:00 PM
SANTA BARBARA vs. UC IRVINE
Santa Barbara is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against UC Irvine
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Santa Barbara's last 11 games when playing on the road against UC Irvine
UC Irvine is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Santa Barbara
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC Irvine's last 6 games

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FEBRUARY 8, 11:00 PM
STANFORD vs. ARIZONA
Stanford is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Stanford is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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FEBRUARY 8, 11:00 PM
CALIFORNIA vs. ARIZONA STATE
California is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of California's last 6 games on the road
Arizona State is 3-11-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against California
Arizona State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against California

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FEBRUARY 8, 11:00 PM
UNLV vs. NEVADA
UNLV is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
UNLV is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nevada's last 6 games
Nevada is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NCAA (COLLEGE)


DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME


Baylor at Oklahoma State - Wednesday February 8, 2017
The Bears head to Oklahoma State tonight to face the Cowboys and come into the contest with a 7-1 ATS record in their last 8 games as a road underdog. Baylor is the pick (+2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bears favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Baylor (+2 1/2).


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2017


South Dakota St
@
North Dakota St
Game 589-590
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: South Dakota St
49.780
North Dakota St
61.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: North Dakota St
by 12
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: North Dakota St
by 5 1/2
147
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota St
(-5 1/2); Over


Western Illinois
@
Oral Roberts
Game 587-588
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Western Illinois
49.331
Oral Roberts
49.823
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Western Illinois
Even
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oral Roberts
by 8 1/2
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Western Illinois
(+8 1/2); Over


IUPUI
@
NE-Omaha
Game 585-586
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: IUPUI
54.093
NE-Omaha
52.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: IUPUI
by 1 1/2
183
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NE-Omaha
by 5
174 1/2
Dunkel Pick: IUPUI
(+5); Over


South Dakota
@
IPFW
Game 583-584
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: South Dakota
50.739
IPFW
64.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: IPFW
by 14
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: IPFW
by 6 1/2
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick: IPFW
(-6 1/2); Under


Murray State
@
Morehead State
Game 581-582
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Murray State
55.201
Morehead State
51.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Murray State
by 4
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Morehead State
by 4
160
Dunkel Pick: Murray State
(+4); Under


California
@
Arizona State
Game 579-580
February 8, 2017 @ 11:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: California
68.011
Arizona State
62.086
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: California
by 6
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: California
by 3
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick: California
(-3); Under

Stanford
@
Arizona
Game 577-578
February 8, 2017 @ 11:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Stanford
61.879
Arizona
72.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Arizona
by 10 1/2
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Arizona
by 13 1/2
135
Dunkel Pick: Stanford
(+13 1/2); Over


UNLV
@
Nevada
Game 575-576
February 8, 2017 @ 11:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: UNLV
55.579
Nevada
58.864
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Nevada
by 3 1/2
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Nevada
by 13
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UNLV
(+13); Under

Santa Barbara
@
UC-Irvine
Game 573-574
February 8, 2017 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Santa Barbara
39.665
UC-Irvine
53.350
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: UC-Irvine
by 13 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: UC-Irvine
by 15 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick: Santa Barbara
(+15 1/2); Over


CS-Fullerton
@
Cal Davis
Game 571-572
February 8, 2017 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: CS-Fullerton
50.493
Cal Davis
54.022
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cal Davis
by 3 1/2
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cal Davis
by 6 1/2
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick: CS-Fullerton
(+6 1/2); Under


Fresno State
@
Wyoming
Game 569-570
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Fresno State
58.288
Wyoming
57.270
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Fresno State
by 1
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Wyoming
by 2 1/2
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Fresno State
(+2 1/2); Under


VA-Commonwealth
@
George Washington
Game 567-568
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: VA-Commonwealth
68.761
George Washington
60.732
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: VA-Commonwealth
by 8
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: VA-Commonwealth
by 5
142
Dunkel Pick: VA-Commonwealth
(-5); Over


New Mexico
@
Air Force
Game 565-566
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: New Mexico
54.633
Air Force
56.489
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Air Force
by 2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: New Mexico
by 1
153
Dunkel Pick: Air Force
(+1); Over


Indiana State
@
Bradley
Game 563-564
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Indiana State
55.932
Bradley
48.232
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Indiana State
by 7 1/2
129
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Indiana State
Pick
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana State
Under


Iowa
@
Minnesota
Game 561-562
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Iowa
59.850
Minnesota
73.756
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 14
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
by 6 1/2
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
(-6 1/
2); Under
West Virginia
@
Oklahoma
Game 559-560
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: West Virginia
73.319
Oklahoma
68.236
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: West Virginia
by 5
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: West Virginia
by 7 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma
(+7 1/2); Over


Virginia Tech
@
Miami-FL
Game 557-558
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Virginia Tech
63.256
Miami-FL
71.331
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Miami-FL
by 8
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Miami-FL
by 6
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami-FL
(-6); Over


UCF
@
Cincinnati
Game 555-556
February 8, 2017 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: UCF
65.347
Cincinnati
70.751
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cincinnati
by 5 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cincinnati
by 12 1/2
126
Dunkel Pick: UCF
(+12 1/2); Over


Missouri
@
Texas A&M
Game 553-554
February 8, 2017 @ 8:30 pm


Dunkel Rating: Missouri
54.956
Texas A&M
66.023
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Texas A&M
by 11
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Texas A&M
by 13
133
Dunkel Pick: Missouri
(+13); Over

Providence
@
Seton Hall
Game 551-552
February 8, 2017 @ 8:30 pm


Dunkel Rating: Providence
60.974
Seton Hall
74.511
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Seton Hall
by 13 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Seton Hall
by 5 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seton Hall
(-5 1/2); Under
Southern Illinois
@
Northern Iowa
Game 549-550
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Southern Illinois
51.477
Northern Iowa
65.894
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Northern Iowa
by 14 1/2
115
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Northern Iowa
by 5
124 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Northern Iowa
(-5); Under


Loyola-Chicago
@
Evansville
Game 547-548
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Loyola-Chicago
61.528
Evansville
51.984
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Loyola-Chicago
by 9 1/2
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Loyola-Chicago
by 1 1/2
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Loyola-Chicago
(-1 1/2); Over

Houston
@
Tulane
Game 545-546
February 8, 2017 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Houston
64.882
Tulane
52.004
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Houston
by 13
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
by 10
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston
(-10); Over

Baylor
@
Oklahoma State
Game 543-544
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Baylor
76.351
Oklahoma State
73.793
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Baylor
by 2 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oklahoma State
by 2 1/2
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baylor
(+2 1/2); Under

Pittsburgh
@
Boston College
Game 541-542
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Pittsburgh
63.056
Boston College
58.518
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Pittsburgh
by 4 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
151
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh
(-2 1/2); Under


Rutgers
@
Ohio State
Game 539-540
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: Rutgers
55.567
Ohio State
69.199
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Ohio State
by 13 1/2
129
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Ohio State
by 10
134 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Ohio State
(-10); Under


NC State
@
Florida State
Game 537-538
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: NC State
67.436
Florida State
75.957
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Florida State
by 8 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Florida State
by 13 1/2
168
Dunkel Pick: NC State
(+13 1/2); Under


LaSalle
@
Fordham
Game 535-536
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: LaSalle
57.996
Fordham
53.068
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LaSalle
by 5
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LaSalle
by 1
147
Dunkel Pick: LaSalle
(-1); Over


George Mason
@
Davidson
Game 533-534
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: George Mason
57.596
Davidson
63.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Davidson
by 6
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Davidson
by 9
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick: George Mason
(+9); Over


South Florida
@
Connecticut
Game 531-532
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: South Florida
50.465
Connecticut
59.720
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Connecticut
by 9 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Connecticut
by 14 1/2
133 1/2
Dunkel Pick: South Florida
(+14 1/2); Over


St Louis
@
St Bonaventure
Game 529-530
February 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating: St Louis
51.688
St Bonaventure
62.306
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: St Bonaventure
by 10 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: St Bonaventure
by 15 1/2
133 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St Louis
(+15 1/2); Over


Ole Miss
@
Tennessee
Game 527-528
February 8, 2017 @ 6:30 pm


Dunkel Rating: Ole Miss
67.885
Tennessee
71.412
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Tennessee
by 3 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Tennessee
by 7
155
Dunkel Pick: Ole Miss
(+7); Under

DePaul
@
Xavier
Game 525-526
February 8, 2017 @ 6:30 pm


Dunkel Rating: DePaul
53.961
Xavier
74.111
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Xavier
by 20
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Xavier
by 16 1/2
146
Dunkel Pick: Xavier
(-16 1/2); Under

 

[CNOTES]

TOP 25 BEST BETS:


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


DEP at XAV 06:30 PM

XAV -15.0


O 147.0


BAY at OKST 07:00 PM


BAY +1.5


U 144.5


NCST at FSU 07:00 PM


NCST +13.5


U 164.5


WVU at OKLA 09:00 PM


OKLA +6.5


O 155.0


UCF at CIN 09:00 PM


UCF +12.5


O 131.0


STAN at ARIZ 11:00 PM

ARIZ -13.5


U 133.5

 

[CNOTES]

BEST OF THE REST:


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


MISS at TENN 06:30 PM


MISS +5.0

U 153.0


RUTG at OSU 07:00 PM

OSU -10.5

U 135.0


LAS at FOR 07:00 PM


LAS -1.5


O 145.0


SLU at SBON 07:00 PM


SLU +15.5


USF at UCONN 07:00 PM


USF +13.0


O 134.0


SDAK at IPFW 07:00 PM


IPFW -6.5


U 158.0


MURR at MORE 07:00 PM


MURR +4.0


U 159.5


PITT at BC 07:00 PM


PITT -2.5


O 149.0


GMU at DAV 07:00 PM


GMU +10.0


O 146.5


L-IL at EVAN 08:00 PM


L-IL -2.0


O 133.5


INDPU at NEOM 08:00 PM


INDPU +5.0


O 170.5


HOU at TULN 08:00 PM


HOU -10.0


O 141.5


WIU at ORU 08:00 PM


WIU +8.0


O 152.5


SIU at UNI 08:00 PM


UNI -4.5


U 126.0


PROV at HALL 08:30 PM


HALL -5.5


U 135.5


MIZZ at TAM 08:30 PM

TAM -14.0


O 134.5


SDST at NDSU 09:00 PM


NDSU -5.0


O 148.0


VCU at GW 09:00 PM


VCU -6.0


O 140.5


FRES at WYO 09:00 PM


FRES +1.5

U 155.0


INST at BRAD 09:00 PM


INST -2.5


U 138.5


IOWA at MINN 09:00 PM


MINN -6.5


U 152.0


VT at MIA 09:00 PM

MIA -7.0


O 138.5


UNM at AFA 09:00 PM


AFA +0.0


O 152.5


UCSB at UCI 10:00 PM


UCSB +16.5


O 133.5


CSF at UCD 10:00 PM

CSF +5.0


U 142.5


CAL at ASU 11:00 PM


CAL -4.5


U 149.0


UNLV at NEV 11:00 PM


UNLV +12.5


O 148.0

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s six-pack


— Golden State is raising ticket prices up to 25% next year, because they can; they have a waiting list of 32,000 people waiting for season tickets.


— Major league baseballs are made in Costa Rica; minor league baseballs are made in China.


— Akron Rubber Ducks of the Eastern League have 22 Fireworks Nights this year; thats almost one-third of all their home games. Fireworks are popular.


— 742 pitchers were used in the major leagues last year, 24.7 per team.


— Jabari Parker hurt his knee last night, looked like a serious injury. We hope it isn’t.


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Thursday’s List of 13: Wrapping up an evening of basketball


13) VCU 54, George Washington 53— VCU pulled a successful scam; down a point with 0:00.4 left, the inbounder runs the baseline, the GW guy ran with him on the baseline and a VCU guy comes up and sets a screen, gets run over by the GW guy and the ref calls a foul!!!!


VCU hits the foul shots and wins by a point, second time in five days they won a road game they were trailing with less than a second to play. That doesn’t happen a lot.


12) Minnesota 101, Iowa 89 2OT— Gophers led this game 40-29 at the half; they really needed this win, just their second in their last seven games. Mason had 25 points with only one turnover for Minnesota in a hectic game.


If you laid seven points with the Gophers, someone was smiling down on you.


12a) Wyoming 102, Fresno State 100, 4OT— Not sure why Wyoming brings two of its better players off the bench, but they do. Cowboys’ McManamen hit his first seven 3’s in this game, then missed his last six. Dalton had 21 points, 20 boards off the bench for Wyoming.


They had 11,841 fans at the UNLV-Nevada game, biggest crowd in Reno history.


11) Wizards 114, Nets 110 OT— Brooklyn has lost 11 in a row overall, 13 in a row at home, and they want to kick the Islanders out of the Barclays Center? Oy.


10) Seton Hall 72, Providence 70 OT— Game was 41-36 at the half; for people who played the over (135.5), second half of this game was nauseating. The overtime was more uplifting.


Both of these teams are on NCAA bubble or just off it; this really did have feel of a tournament game, albeit a bad tournament game. Providence led by 15 in the first half.


9) Tennessee 75, Ole Miss 66— Vols ended game on a 17-2 run; Rebels didn’t score a basket for last 3:55 of game; they led 64-58 when they scored with 3:56 left to play.


8) Baylor 72, Oklahoma State 69— Bears led this game 70-57 with 4:14 left, then didn’t score for next four minutes. The Big X is a brutal league; there are no bad teams. None.


Baylor did a great job in last 0:10 when OSU had the ball down 3- they defended the arc really well. They didn’t so such a great job in the 4:00 before that, as far as scoring points.


7) This game was Tuesday, but it was an exceptional game……..
Alabama 90, South Carolina 86 4OT’s— Gamecocks were 3-30 in the first half. 3 for 30!!!! They were +10 in turnovers, made 35-50 on the foul line but still lost. Alabama is quietly 7-4 in SEC with four road wins.


6) Morehead State 101, Murray State 100 OT— Belmont’s two main challengers in OVC played an extra 5:00 here. Morehead led by 12 at half, has now won six of its last seven games. Murray was 13-23 on the arc, was +5 in turnovers but still lost.


5) Pittsburgh 83, Boston College 72— Panthers break their 8-game losing streak; five of those eight losses were by 8 or less points. Wonder if Kevin Stallings wishes he was back in the SEC?


4) Spurs 111, 76ers 103— Philly is 13-18 when Joel Embiid plays, 5-16 when he does not.


3) UConn 97, South Florida 51— USF needs a coach for next year; two years ago, they wanted to hire Manhattan’s Steve Masiello but didn’t because of concerns about his resume. Those concerns have been dealt with, but Manhattan hasn’t won much since then. Still think he would be a good fit for the Bulls.


2) Heat 106, Bucks 88— Miami was 11-30 at the halfway point of the season; since then, they are 12-0, and are only a couple games out of a playoff berth. Erik Spoelstra can really coach.


1— Clippers 119, Knicks 115— Former NBA star Charles Oakley had an incident at this game and was escorted out by the police; hope it is nothing serious. About ten years ago, I was in Orlando watching AAU games in the summer, and Oakley was there with Michael Jordan watching Jordan’s sons play.


Charles Oakley is a HUGE man; he would be very high on the list of people I wouldn’t want to be mad at me. Ever.


According to the NYPD, Oakley was charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault for hitting security guards and criminal trespassing.

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s games


Indiana lost three of last four games but won last three at home, including a triple OT win over Penn State; Hoosiers are 1-3 as a Big 14 underdog, 0-1 at home. Purdue won five of last six games, is 1-4 as a road favorite, with wins by 1-11-6 points on Big 14 road, with losses at Iowa, Nebraska. Purdue won three of last four games with Indiana, but they lost three of last four visits to Bloomington, losing by 11-28-4 points. Big 14 home teams are 23-17 vs spread this season in games where spread was less than 5 points.


Charleston won its last three games, is 2-2-1 as a home favorite, winning CAA home games by 5-6-10-13-13 points, with a loss to UNCW. Northeastern lost six of last seven games, is 0-3 as a road underdog, with road losses by 7-7-5-15-4 points and an OT win at Drexel. Northeastern is shooting 40.1% on arc on CAA games; Charleston holds CAA foes to 28.3% on the arc. Huskies won four of their last five games with Charleston; they won two of three visits here in CAA play. Single digit home favorites are 13-12 in CAA games this season.


Green Bay rallied back from down 15 early in 2nd half to beat Northern Kentucky 80-71 Jan 10; UWGB was +12 in turnovers (19-7), -14 on boards (43-29)- they’re 3-0 vs NKU in Horizon tilts, winning 85-78 in their visit here LY. Green Bay won four of last five games, is 3-2 on Horizon road, 2-1 as a road dog, losing at Valpo/Detroit. Northern Kentucky won three of last four games, is 3-1 at home in Horizon, with wins by 13-8-14 points and only loss by 9 to Oakland. Horizon home favorites of less than 5 points are 4-12 vs spread.


Duke won its last three games, is 2-3 as a home favorite, with ACC home wins by 53-11-12-8 points, with a loss to NC State. North Carolina won nine of last 10 games but covered one of last five; they’re 3-2 on ACC, losing at Ga Tech/Miami- their road wins are by 3-6-8 points. Duke opponents shoot 53% inside arc, 13th in a 15-team league. Duke is 11-4 in its last 15 games with North Carolina, winning three of last four played in Durham, with wins by 5-12-2 points. Tar Heels won 76-72 here LY. ACC home favorites of 3 or less points are 4-8 vs spread.


UTEP won six of its last seven games, after a 2-13 start; Miners covered their last five games, are 5-0 SU at home in conference, with two OT wins. Louisiana Tech is 3-1 on C-USA road, 2-0 as road favorite, with wins by 24-6-12 points, and loss by 10 at MTSU. Bulldogs hammered UTEP 64-44 in first meeting Jan 5, holding them to 0.67 pts/poss, Tech was +8 in turnovers in game; they’ve won four of last five games with UTEP, but lost two of last three visits to El Paso. Road favorites of 5 or less points are 6-3 vs spread in C-USA games.


Nebraska lost seven of its last eight games, is 2-3 at home in Big 14, with losses by 8-1-11 points, wth losses to Northwestern/Ohio St/ Michigan St- they’re 4-2 against spread as a Big 14 underdog, 1-0 at home. Wisconsin won its last seven games, is 2-2 as a road favorite, with wins by 7-2-7-14 points on Big 14 road, with only loss by 11 at Purdue. Wisconsin is 7-2 vs Nebraska in Big 14 games, going 3-1 in Lincoln, with wins by 24-6-10 points. Road favorites of 5+ points are 2-4 vs spread in Big 14 games.


SMU beat Temple 79-65 at home in first meeting Jan 4, outscoring Owls 24-7 on foul line; Mustangs are 5-2 in AAC games with Temple, losing two of three visits here- they won 60-55 in Philly in 2015, lost other two visits by 7-9 points. SMU won its last six games, covered its last five; they’re 4-0-1 as road favorite, winning away games by by 4-31-16-5-23 points, with loss by hoop at Cincy. Temple won three of last four games, is 3-2 at home in AAC, with losses by 6-2 points. Road favorites of 6+ points are 7-5-1 vs spread in AAC games this season.


Oregon beat UCLA 89-87 at home in first meeting, after Bruins led 82-74 with 3;32 left; both teams scored over 1.2 pts/poss- Ducks led 52-47 at half. Oregon is 9-3 in last 12 games with UCLA, winning last three; they won three of last four visits to Westwood. Ducks are 3-1 on Pac-12 road, with only loss by 9 at Colorado; they’re 9-2 vs spread in league. Bruins won 8 of last 10 games, are 1-3 as a home favorite, with home wins by 10-14-22 points and a loss to Arizona. Home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-6 vs spread this season.


Santa Clara made 13-26 on arc, never trailed in 72-58 win over San Francisco in first meeting Dec 31, just second win for Broncos in last seven series games- they lost last three visits to USF, by 9-7-3 points, with last two of those games going OT. Santa Clara is 0-3 as a WCC road underdog, losing away games by 30-10-35 points, with wins at USD/Pepperdine/Portland. San Francisco is won six of last seven games, covered 7 of last 8; they won/covered their last four home games. Home favorites of 6 or less points are 5-8 vs spread in WCC this season.


Chattanooga outscored Furman 25-10 on foul line in 80-64 home win over the Paladins Jan 7, a game Furman led by a hoop early in 2nd half. UTC won seven of last nine series games; teams split last four series games played here. Mocs are 2-2 on SoCon road, losing at UNCG by 5, at East Tennessee by 5- 0-1 as a road underdog. Furman won its last six games (5-1 vs spread); they’re 5-0 SU at home, 2-2 as home favorites, with home wins by 15-2-13-17-48 points. Home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-8 vs spread in SoCon games this season.


Belmont is 11-0 in OVC, covering its last four games; they’re 6-1 as road favorites, with five of its seven road wins by 12+ points. Belmont was 12-34 from arc in 77-60 win over Jacksonville State in first meeting Jan 19; Bruins are 8-1 vs JSU in OVC games, winning three of four visits here, with wins by 11-23-9 points. Gamecocks are 2-3 at home in OVC despite being favored in all five games; their home losses were by 13-5-3 points. JSU is 3-1 as an underdog, all on road. Road favorites of 5 or less points are 7-5 vs spread in OVC games this season.


Eastern Washington won four of last five games, winning last game 130-124 in triple OT; they’re 4-0 as a road underdog, 3-2 SU, with its two Big sky road losses by total of 4 points, at Weber St/Montana St. North Dakota won four of its last five games, is 3-1 as a home favorite (5-0 SU), winning its conference home games by 5-30-6-25-10 points. Home side won last four EWU-North Dakota games; Eagles lost all three Big Sky visits to Grand Forks, by 18-2-8 points. Home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-6 vs spread in Big Sky games.


St Peter’s lost its last three games by total of six points, with two of losses in OT; Peacocks are 6-0 vs spread on MAAC road, 4-2 SU, losing last two, at Iona by 3, Monmouth by 1. Quinnipiac is 5-2 at home, 3-0 as a home favorite; their home losses are to Monmouth/Siena. Quinnipiac was -9 in turnovers, lost 58-54 at St Peter’s Jan 9; Bobcats are 3-4 vs St Peter’s in MAAC games, winning two of three played here- series was split last three years. MAAC home teams are 6-13 vs spread in games with spread of 3 or less points.

 

[CNOTES]

NCAA committee facing tough choices
February 8, 2017


The NCAA Tournament selection committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week to determine the top 16 seeds that will be announced on Saturday.


They will have their work cut out for them, trying to sort through a season of parity that's seen 16 losses by top-10 teams in the past two weeks alone.


And this is the smaller step in the process. A month from now, the committee must determine the 36 at-large bids and seeding for all 68 teams in the bracket.


There are about 1,350 games still to be played before then, so a lot can and probably will change before Selection Sunday on March 12.


''We're looking at a tremendous number of teams and the difference between the top teams and bubble teams is really thin,'' Bruce Rasmussen, the committee's vice chair, said Wednesday. ''So we have to slice each of those resumes very thinly and take a look at a number of things. It is going to be an extremely difficult process for the committee this year because of the parity.''


College basketball has become a sport of parity, the seasons rarely winding down with a clear-cut favorite to win it all.


This season has been even more unpredictable, with top teams dominating one night, taking inexplicable losses the next.


Last week was a prime example.


Six top-10 teams lost in one day, with all three from the Big 12 losing at home to unranked opponents. Kansas, No. 3 at the time, had its 51-game home winning streak - then the nation's longest - end with a loss to unranked Iowa State.


No. 5 Arizona rode into Oregon on a 15-game winning streak, only to be sent back to the desert humbled by a 27-point loss to the then-10th-ranked Ducks.


Kentucky lost three of four, an almost-unprecedented run under coach John Calipari that sent the Wildcats tumbling down the AP Top 25 to No. 15.


In the Missouri Valley Conference, Wichita State pummeled Illinois State by 41 after losing to the Redbirds by 14 earlier this season.


''As usual, it's been a fun season with a lot of story lines and it's setting up for another great tournament,'' said Rasmussen, Creighton's athletic director. ''The positive statistical trends we saw last year have held up this season. There is a great mix of teams from all over the country that have a shot to get to Phoenix for the Final Four, and as Saturday proved with a record-tying six top teams losing, you never know what you're going to get with college basketball. That's what makes it so much fun.''


But with that parity come difficult decisions about which teams to include in the NCAA Tournament and where to seed them.


The selection committee has to weigh a vast number of factors in the process, including injuries, absences and additions to teams.


Several teams have lost key players to injuries, including Xavier and Creighton, which both had their point guards go down with knee injuries.


Duke played a month without coach Mike Krzyzewski and struggled at times before his return.


No. 4 Louisville lost to No. 12 Virginia this week, but was without its second- and third-leading scorers due to suspensions for missing curfew.


''Certainly injuries, suspensions, absences of coaches, transfers, new eligibility, all those items are discussed, but we can't predict whether a team would have won or lost with a full complement of players,'' Rasmussen said. ''''It's a discussion point that we have and it's looked at on a case by case basis.''


It's a lot of work and the first tangible evidence of it comes with Saturday's seedings show.

 

[CNOTES]

Trends to Watch - Thursday
February 8, 2017



Battle of the Blues


North Carolina and Duke renew acquaintances at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first of two meetings, barring another game in the postseason such as the ACC Tournament in 2011. UNC has lost three of its past four trips up US 15-501, but they won at Cameron last season by a 76-72 score. The Tar Heels have covered five of their past six in front of the Crazies, although they're just 2-4 SU during the span. Duke is favored by three points as of Thursday afternoon after opening as 1 1/2-point favorites.


In the past seven meetings in this series, the 'under' has hit in five of the past seven. Duke has owned Carolina lately, winning four of the past five outright, and eight of the past 11 overall. In five of the past 10 games the game has been decided by five or fewer points, with two games ending in one-point decisions. The road team has covered 19 of the past 26 between these rivals, with the underdog hitting in six of the past eight.


As far as recent trends, Carolina has been having a very difficult time against the number, which is likely the reason the public is loading up on the Blue Devils, or 'Dook', as UNC fans lovingly call their rivals. The Heels are 1-6 ATS over their past seven road games, and 1-7 ATS in their past eight road outings against a team with a winning overall record. The Heels are also 1-4 ATS in their past five league battles. Duke hasn't been much more dependable lately, covering just two of their past seven on Coach K court, and going 3-9 ATS in their past 12 overall. They're also a dismal 3-12 ATS in their past 15 leagues games, and 1-7 ATS in their past eight following a straight-up win.

SMC on Auto-Pilot?


St. Mary's (Calif.) is positioned at 20th in the Associated Press' Top 25 rankings, and they're heavily favored to take care of visiting Portland. The Gaels are currently 24-point favorites to clip the wings of the Pilots. It's a familiar spot for the Pilots, who have been double-digit underdogs on five different occasions this season. After failing to cover their first two, including the first meeting at home against St. Mary's, Portland is 3-0 ATS in their past three as 18 1/2-point underdogs or greater.


If Portland is to cover in this one, they'll need vast improvement from their last try against the Gaels. Portland was limited to a season-low 33 points, and they shot just 25 percent from the floor, including 2-of-9 from behind the arc. Conversely, SMC was 50 percent from the field, dropping in 12 of their 30 attempts from the perimeter.


St. Mary's is 3-7-1 ATS in their past 11 home games against a team with a road winning percentage of .400 or less, and 1-5-1 ATS in their past seven against teams with a losing straight up record. The favorite has covered 24 of the past 35 in this series, but the road team is 9-3 ATS in the past 12, too. Total bettors might be the biggest winners if they play the 'under'. The under is 4-0 in Portland's past four, 5-0 in their past five road games and 9-2-1 in their past 12 against teams with a winning straight up record. The under is 6-1-1 in SMC's past eight against teams with a losing straight up record. The 'under' is 5-1 in the past six meetings in Moraga, and 9-2-1 in the past 12 overall in this series.


Pac Men


Oregon and UCLA meet in the only clash between two Top 10 teams at Pauley Pavilion. The Ducks roll in after dismantling Arizona over the weekend, running their mark to 9-2 ATS over the past 11 outings. They're also 20-7 ATS in their past 27 league games. In addition, Oregon is 8-1 ATS in the past nine against teams with a winning overall mark. For UCLA, they're just 3-9 ATS in their past 12, and 1-4 ATS in their past five at home while going 0-4 ATS in their past four tries against teams with a winning overall record. The Ducks have covered four of the past five in this series, and they're 5-2 ATS in their past seven trips to Pauley.


Southern California looks to get untracked against Oregon State, a team which has already dropped 20 games this season. The Trojans enter play as 17-point favorites, and they haven't been great in that role lately. As a double-digit favorite, USC has failed to cover in their previous three favored by 10 or more. That includes a 70-63 win in Corvallis on Dec. 28 as 12-point favorites. While the underdog is 6-1 ATS in the past seven in this series, the home team has covered in four in a row.


Utah aims to keep the ship in the right direction when they welcome Washington State to the Huntsman Center in SLC. The Cougars have covered five of the past six road games, and they're 4-1 ATS in the past five overall. Washington State is 7-3 ATS in the past 10 against teams with a winning overall record, too. The Utes are 7-3-1 ATS in the past 11 overall, and 14-5-1 ATS in their past 20 league games. Utah has dominated WaZu against the number lately, too, covering six straight in Salt Lake City, nad five of the past six overall. The home team is 10-2 ATS in the past 12 meetings in this series.

 

[CNOTES]

Top 25 Capsules
February 8, 2017


STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Johnathan Motley scored 24 points to help No. 6 Baylor hold off Oklahoma State 72-69 on Wednesday night


The Bears led by 13 points with 4:13 to play, but Oklahoma State's pressure defense made it a game. The Cowboys could have taken the lead in the final minute, but Baylor's Jo Lual-Acuil blocked Jawun Evans' layup. After Baylor's Manu Lecomte made two free throws with 14 seconds to play, Evans and Phil Forte missed 3-point attempts that could have tied the game for Oklahoma State.


The Bears (21-3, 8-3 Big 12) lost their previous two games.


Jeffrey Carroll scored 20 points and Evans added 16 for the Cowboys (15-9, 4-7). Oklahoma State had won five straight and were coming off an 82-75 win at then-No. 7 West Virginia.


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No. 9 ARIZONA 74, STANFORD 67


TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Allonzo Trier scored 22 points, including 12 of 12 from the free throw line, for Arizona.


Trier's biggest offensive output since he returned to the team six games ago came in his first start of the season.


Lauri Markkanen emerged from a three-game shooting slump to make a 3-pointer that gave the Wildcats the lead for good, 70-67, with 1:40 to go.


Trier added two free throws with 23.7 seconds to go.


Arizona (22-3, 11-1 Pac-12) led most of the game but never by more than four points.


Reid Travis led Stanford (12-12, 4-8) with 26 points. Arizona beat the Cardinal by 39 at Stanford on Jan. 1.


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No. 11 CINCINNATI 60, CENTRAL FLORIDA 50


CINCINNATI (AP) - Kyle Washington scored 14 points and Cincinnati extended its winning streak to 15 games.


Washington also finished with 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season as Cincinnati (22-2, 11-0 American Athletic Conference) won its 23rd consecutive home game.


Facing the Knights' 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, the Bearcats attempted 29 3-pointers, their second-highest total of the season and five shy of their season-high. They connected on nine.


Fall finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points on five dunks and two tip-ins and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead Central Florida (15-9, 6-6), which has lost five of its last six games.


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No. 13 WEST VIRGINIA 61, OKLAHOMA 50


NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Freshman guard James Bolden scored a career-high 17 points in 10 minutes and West Virginia survived an off-shooting night.


West Virginia (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) won for the first time ever at Oklahoma (8-15, 2-9) in five attempts and avenged an overtime defeat at the hands of the Sooners, who won 89-87 in Morgantown on Jan. 18.


The Mountaineers won despite shooting a season-low 37 percent from the field. West Virginia used its frenetic press to force 23 turnovers, 11 more than the Sooners committed in the previous meeting, and limited the Sooners to 33.3 percent shooting.


Kameron McGusty scored 11 points for the Sooners, who lost their sixth straight game since its win at West Virginia and posted a season low for points.


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No. 14 FLORIDA ST. 95, NORTH CAROLINA ST. 71


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Jonathan Isaac scored 21 points for Florida State.


Isaac, who had only two points in last Sunday's 48-point win over Clemson, scored the first seven points as the Seminoles (21-4, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) led throughout. It is the 6-foot-10 freshman forward's third game of 20 points or more this season.


Dwayne Bacon added 19 points and Michael Ojo had 11 for FSU, which has won 18 straight at home and at one point led by as many as 26 points in the second half.


Terry Henderson led N.C. State (14-11, 3-9) with 17 points.


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No. 24 XAVIER 72, DEPAUL 61


CINCINNATI (AP) - Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points, and Xavier pulled away to its fourth straight victory.


The Musketeers (18-6, 8-3 Big East) kept it close with 19 turnovers, a symptom of their lack of depth at point guard. RaShid Gaston dominated the closing minutes of the first half as Xavier finally gained control. Gaston tied his season high with 14 points overall.


DePaul (8-16, 1-10) trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half as it lost its seventh straight. Freshman Brandon Cyrus led the Blue Demons with a career-high 18 points.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Boilermakers (19-5) at Hoosiers (15-9)
Date: February 09, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A big game featuring big people.


Simply put, when No. 16 Purdue plays at Indiana on Thursday night in Assembly Hall, three of the nation's best post players will be on display in one of college basketball's best rivalries.


Purdue (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) features the likely Big Ten Player of the Year in Caleb Swanigan, a 6-foot-8 power forward who is averaging 19.1 points and 12.8 rebounds, and 7-2 center Isaac Haas, who is averaging 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds.


Indiana (15-9, 5-6) will counter with 6-10 center Thomas Bryant (13.1 points, 7.1 rebounds) when the schools meet for the 205th time in a series the Boilermakers lead, 115-89.


While Indiana coach Tom Crean may have the services of high scoring guard James Blackmon, sidelined recently by a leg injury, the Hoosiers know they have to limit Swanigan, who has an NCAA-leading 20 double-doubles and has been selected Big Ten Player of the Week five times.


"He is playing with such a relentless attitude and relentless spirit," Crean said. "He can shoot the ball, he can drive it and he demands a lot of attention. He plays so hard and is a wrecking crew on the glass, and he is getting to the glass."


Haas said Tuesday that he and Swanigan are eager to battle Bryant.


"Thomas is a really talented player," Haas said. "After watching film, you can tell he definitely has improved a lot from last year, but so have we. We have to step it up and guard him and force him to guard us.


"I love the challenge. You come to schools like this to have the opportunity play against excellent players like Bryant and prove yourself that you are a great player, too. You want to prove you can guard people like him and score against people like him. He is a very versatile, mobile big who can shoot threes. He has a good 15-footer and can drive the ball."


Swanigan said there is a more important goal than facing Bryant.


"I am just focused on winning the game," Swanigan said. "It's not about an individual matchup. It's about a win or a loss. But you also want to play against elite players and elite competition. I like Thomas' game. He always has played hard. He has been that type of player since high school."


As anyone who has an interest in this rivalry knows, it's not just another game.


"It's a huge competition, and you develop that hatred for the other team -- not for the players -- but for that university," Haas said. "It means a lot. You put a lot of energy and effort into practice. Then, you have to come into the game with your best shot.


"You are going to be on the road in one of the best environments in the Big Ten. You have to bring your A Game."


Crean agrees.


"It's not going to be for the faint-hearted," Crean said. "If you don't like contact or don't want to put your body on the line, it's going to be hard. We know what Purdue's attitude is going to be coming into this game.


"No matter who we are -- whether James is back or not -- we have to be at a high level of intensity. This cannot be a game where we have a lot of empty possessions and try to do things that aren't there."


Swanigan, who likely will be in the NBA next season, is 0-1 against the Hoosiers. He would like to change that Thursday.


"This game means a lot," Swanigan said. "It would mean a lot to them by getting back on track by beating us. Getting a win against a ranked opponent would be good for them because it could help them get into the NCAA Tournament. For us, it's about following a big win at Maryland with another big game."


Purdue coach Matt Painter's team has won at Ohio State at Michigan State and at Maryland, but this is Indiana in Bloomington.


"It's really no different in your preparation as a coach," Painter said. "What is different is playing on the road, no matter how many times you win or lose. When you are on the road, it's somebody else's environment."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Tar Heels (21-4) at Blue Devils (18-5)
Date: February 09, 2017 8:00 PM EDT

DURHAM, N.C. -- Through all the adversity and distractions, the arrival of the first North Carolina-Duke game of the season comes when both teams seem to be going full speed ahead.


The teams meet Thursday night at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, marking the 143rd consecutive meeting that at least one of the teams is nationally ranked.


No. 8 North Carolina holds first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference while No. 18 Duke has won three games in a row and was proclaimed by coach Mike Krzyzewski to be at full strength.


"We're definitely going in the right direction," Blue Devils freshman forward Jayson Tatum said. "We've just got to build on each game."


The Tar Heels (21-4, 9-2 ACC) are the first nationally ranked opponent to visit Duke this season.


"It's an honor to play in this game and to play against a really good team," Duke forward Amile Jefferson said. "We know it's going to be a really huge game and everyone is going to talk it up. It's an amazing game."


The wild atmosphere at Duke (18-5, 6-4) is heightened for the annual arrival of the Tar Heels.


"I've been in a few of them," North Carolina senior forward Isaiah Hicks said. "I know it's going to be very intense."


Yet this marks the third meeting in a row that North Carolina is ranked higher than Duke. That hasn't happened since the 2008 and 2009 seasons.


"This is one of the reasons you come to Duke, to be a part of the Duke/UNC rivalry," Tatum said. "It's going to be a good game. They're good and it's going to be a great day."


A chunk of the attention on Duke has followed junior guard Grayson Allen, who missed a game earlier in the season for a suspension related to a third tripping incident across two seasons.


The light cast on Allen has largely been critical of his actions, but North Carolina coach Roy Williams came to his defense this week.


"It has been way, way, way blown out of proportion," Williams said. "He's a wonderful kid, who he himself and (Krzyzewski) have said, he has made mistakes."


Allen led Duke in scoring in both meetings with North Carolina last season, tallying 23 and 29 points.


Krzyzewski will be in his second game back on the bench since missing about a month following back surgery in early January.


"I think they're getting more and more comfortable with each other," Krzyzewski said of his players.


There's the usual familiarity among the teams, if for no other reason than the fact that many of the players were recruited by both schools. Duke has a younger lineup, with North Carolina's roster holding a veteran element.


"I probably know the kids on that team better than any team we play," Williams said. "We know that's a major, major challenge to say the least."


Tar Heels guard Theo Pinson, who has missed the past three games with an ankle injury, could be ready to return to action, though his status might be a game-day decision.


Duke has won four of the last five meetings and 11 of the last 15 matchups, but North Carolina won a year ago in Durham 76-72 to cap an ACC regular-season championship

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Mustangs (20-4) at Owls (13-11)
Date: February 09, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

Playing its best basketball of the season, No. 25 Southern Methodist University has a tough trip ahead to play a Temple program that's made a habit of pulling off top-25 upsets.


SMU (20-4, 10-1) has won six straight and 16 of its last 17 games dating back to Dec. 2.


Ranked for the first time this season and fourth year in a row, the Mustangs led by 6-foot-7 junior Semi Ojeleye (17.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and 6-foot-6 sophomore Shake Milton (13.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg), two of four double-digit scorers for head coach Tim Janovich.


"I've really been pleased with basically every area," Jankovich told the Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal about his players. These guys are really cut in, they're very mature, they're hard-working and it's a high-IQ team, easy to coach. Because of that, you can be good in all areas."


All five of SMU's starters stand 6-6 or taller, and nobody in the rotation is under 6-5. That's a big reason they're third in the country in rebounding margin, grabbing an average of 11 more misses than their opponents in each game.


Temple is 288th, at minus-2.4 rebounds/game.


"They're a terrific, terrific team," Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. "Anybody can go for 20, anybody can get double-doubles, they're ready to go and they've had a terrific, terrific season."


The Owls (13-11, 4-7) already have wins over No. 13 West Virginia and No. 14 Florida State under the belt, accomplished on back-to-back days in November to win the NIT Season Tip-Off. That makes 10 consecutive years Temple has knocked off a team ranked in the top 25, a feat the program accomplished three teams the season before.


So, despite being without its injured senior, Josh Brown -- the 6-3 guard has only played five games this season due to an Achilles tendon injury -- Temple has its hopes high for another ranked win on the resume.


"That was the real Temple team," senior Daniel Dingle said of the early-season upsets. "We're getting better, we're in practice, we're engaged, guys are getting the film, this is serious business right now so I think we're more engaged than we've ever been."


The Owls have won their last two games, beating the AAC's basement-dwellers Tulane and South Florida, who have a combined league record of 1-21.


Going up against the Mustangs will be something of a different animal. Southern Methodist already beat Temple once this season, 79-65 on Jan. 4 in Texas, taking a 21-point lead in the first half and holding on.


"We have to play our best basketball, absolutely our best basketball," Dunphy said. "Limit the turnovers, be in the right spot defensively, make our share of shots, do a great job rebounding, plenty of things."


Since Southern Methodist and Temple became conference opponents, the Mustangs have taken five of the seven meetings, including four of the last five.


Lately, seniors have been leading the way for both programs.


Southern Methodist senior Sterling Brown was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 42 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in a pair of wins last week


Dingle is averaging 14.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game over the team's last eight games. His last time out, the 6-foot-7 forward went 6-for-7 from 3-point range to tie his career high with 22 points.


"If we can get that out of him every game that would be tremendous," Dunphy said, "But we just need him to take care of the basketball, make some plays for us, do a great job on defense, rebound the ball."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Badgers (20-3) at Cornhuskers (10-13)
Date: February 09, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Yes, Wisconsin does have twice as many wins this season as Nebraska.


Things have been going much better for the 20-3 Badgers than they have for the Huskers (10-13, 4-7 Big Ten). Wisconsin is on a seven-game winning streak and has moved to No. 7 in the rankings.


The reeling Huskers have lost seven of their past eight games. But their three most recent victories have been road wins over Indiana and Maryland, along with a Jan. 29 home victory over then-No. 20 Purdue.


Nebraska's ability to rise up against big-time opponents isn't lost on Badgers coaches and fans heading into Thursday's 8:06 p.m. CST Big Ten Conference showdown between the two teams at Pinnacle Bank Arena.


Wisconsin's most recent game with the Huskers was in the 2016 Big Ten tournament, a 70-58 loss that ended the Badgers' stay in the conference's postseason event.


Then there was the March 9, 2014 meeting in Lincoln when closed the regular season with a 77-68 win over No. 9 Wisconsin in a game that many still acknowledge was the loudest Pinnacle Bank Arena has ever been for a basketball game.


The Badgers are going through their schedule using a variety paths to earn victories. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said moving to the top of the Big Ten standings at 8-1 hasn't been an easy task.


"Good teams do that, they find a way," Gard said. "It's hard to be able to hit on all cylinders for 30-some games. You obviously are building toward a crescendo, you hope your crescendo doesn't happen for a while yet, and to be able to maintain it is hard."


Wisconsin is 1.5 games ahead of two of the foes the Huskers have defeated this year -- Purdue and Maryland.


Whether it's another solid defensive effort to shut down Nebraska's oft-anemic offense, a big game on the defensive glass, or making the most of trips to the free throw line, the Badgers have found a way.


In Sunday's 65-60 victory over Indiana, it was free throws that saved that day. The Badgers were 23-of-31 from the line on a day where field goals weren't falling.


Wisconsin was just 19-of-48 (39.6 percent) overall and 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from 3-point range.


"You're going to go through some ups and downs," Gard said after the game. "You're going to go through nights where the ball doesn't go in. We've been able to find other ways."


One offensive bright spot for the Badgers has been Ethan Happ. The 6-foot-10 sophomore has averaged 21.6 points per game the past six outings, shooting 64.2 percent (43-of-67).


Happ leads three Wisconsin players in double figures at 14.7 per game; Bronson Koenig (14.0) and Nigel Hayes (13.3) are the other two.


For Nebraska to have a chance, the Huskers must pick up their own offensive game. The Huskers have at times struggled to stop opponents from making their 3-pointers.


In a 72-61 loss Feb. 2 to Michigan State, the Huskers gave up a handful of uncontested three's as the Spartans set a Pinnacle Bank Arena record by making 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) from beyond the arc.


In its four conference wins Nebraska is shooting .457 from 3-point range; in the seven losses that success rate falls to .292.


Nebraska senior Tai Webster reached double figures in all 23 NU games this season. The Auckland, New Zealand native is the only Big Ten player to do that.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Bulldogs (24-0) at Lions (11-12)
Date: February 09, 2017 10:00 PM EDT

Gonzaga's leading scorer Nigel Williams-Goss did not play last Saturday against visiting Santa Clara and the top-ranked Bulldogs still won 90-55.


Williams-Goss, who sprained his ankle in the first half at BYU last week, is questionable to play Thursday night when Gonzaga (24-0, 12-0 West Coast Conference) plays Loyola Marymount (11-12, 4-8) in Los Angeles.


The junior guard, a transfer from Washington, still played the remainder of the game against BYU and scored 24 points in the second half in the Bulldogs' 85-75 win. He was kept out of the Santa Clara game for precautionary reasons, although coach Mark Few realized he still had plenty of firepower to subdue the Broncos.


"His ankle was really, really sore," coach Mark Few said. "It was sore Friday, and then we tried to put him through as much treatment as we could. He worked out again (Saturday) afternoon and it was just really sore. We're just trying to be safe with it."


Not only is Williams-Goss the leading scorer (15.6 points per game) for Gonzaga, he is also one of the team's top defenders. If he can't play, Silas Melson is expected to again start in his place.


Melson did not turn the ball over in 33 minutes and helped slow down Santa Clara's Jared Brownridge, one of the top scorers in WCC history. Brownridge finished with only 13 points, making 3 of 9 shots from the field.


The absence of Williams-Goss also opened up time for Bryan Alberts, who has averaged just 6.3 minutes and has not played in five games. Alberts finished with three points and three assists. He played turnover-free for 16 minutes and also helped defending Brownridge.


"Our best player sitting out, just goes back to the depth and guys are ready to step up at any time," guard Josh Perkins said. "Obviously we're a better team with Nigel and we need him out there, but the team played really well defensively and offensively."


Loyola Marymount, which lost at Gonzaga 93-55 on Jan. 12, comes into Thursday's game with four losses in its last six games.


Only two of coach Mike Dunlap's players average scoring in double figures -- guard Brandon Brown (13.7 points per game) and forward Buay Tuach (11.9).


In the first matchup, Tuach scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. His teammates were a combined 13 of 48 (27.1 percent). Gonzaga shot 53.1 percent as a team with center Przemek Karnowski (7 of 10 from the field) dominating the paint.


"The biggest issue was our inability to take care of the ball," Dunlap said of his team's 22 turnovers in the game, which resulted in 25 points for the Bulldogs. "Those turnovers gave them easy baskets."


Gonzaga has won 15 consecutive games against the Lions and hold a series advantage of 68-21. The Bulldogs have won six consecutive games at Gersten Pavilion on Loyola Marymount's campus.