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[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 20

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DAVIDSON (7 - 1) vs. PITTSBURGH (8 - 1) - 12/20/2015, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DAVIDSON is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 88-63 ATS (+18.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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E CAROLINA (7 - 4) at JAMES MADISON (8 - 3) - 12/20/2015, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
JAMES MADISON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
JAMES MADISON is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
JAMES MADISON is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.
JAMES MADISON is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
E CAROLINA is 1-0 against the spread versus JAMES MADISON over the last 3 seasons
E CAROLINA is 1-0 straight up against JAMES MADISON over the last 3 seasons

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BRADLEY (2 - 9) at BOISE ST (7 - 4) - 12/20/2015, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRADLEY is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BRADLEY is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BRADLEY is 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in a road game where the total is 130 to 134.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
BRADLEY is 6-20 ATS (-16.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after allowing 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
BRADLEY is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BOISE ST is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 90-61 ATS (+22.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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EVANSVILLE (9 - 2) at FRESNO ST (8 - 3) - 12/20/2015, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EVANSVILLE is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in a road game where the total is 145 to 149.5 since 1997.
FRESNO ST is 117-151 ATS (-49.1 Units) as a favorite since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
FRESNO ST is 0-0 against the spread versus EVANSVILLE over the last 3 seasons
EVANSVILLE is 1-0 straight up against FRESNO ST over the last 3 seasons

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BOWLING GREEN (7 - 3) at WRIGHT ST (4 - 7) - 12/20/2015, 4:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOWLING GREEN is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
WRIGHT ST is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WRIGHT ST is 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
WRIGHT ST is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
WRIGHT ST is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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MONMOUTH (7 - 3) at RUTGERS (4 - 6) - 12/20/2015, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONMOUTH is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MONMOUTH is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MONMOUTH is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MONMOUTH is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
RUTGERS is 1-0 against the spread versus MONMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
RUTGERS is 1-0 straight up against MONMOUTH over the last 3 seasons

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N ARIZONA (2 - 7) at ARK-LITTLE ROCK (9 - 0) - 12/20/2015, 2:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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E WASHINGTON (5 - 6) at DENVER (8 - 3) - 12/20/2015, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E WASHINGTON is 31-56 ATS (-30.6 Units) in December games since 1997.
E WASHINGTON is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1997.
E WASHINGTON is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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W CAROLINA (4 - 6) at MOREHEAD ST (5 - 3) - 12/20/2015, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W CAROLINA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games after allowing 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MOREHEAD ST is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MOREHEAD ST is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MOREHEAD ST is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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SAMFORD (7 - 4) at NEBRASKA (7 - 4) - 12/20/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAMFORD is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
SAMFORD is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAMFORD is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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NEW JERSEY TECH (6 - 5) at ST JOHNS (7 - 4) - 12/20/2015, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOHNS is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST JOHNS is 1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY TECH over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 20

Pitt is an experienced, deep team that is 8-1 against schedule #299, losing 72-59 to Purdue in its only top 100 game- their best win was 85-76 over #104 Kent State. Panthers make 41.3% on arc (#17) but they have zero quality wins. Davidson is also 8-1, losing by 33 to North Carolina in its one top 100 game- their best win is #139 Mercer. ACC faves are 12-12 on a neutral court; A-14 neutral court underdogs are 7-7.

East Carolina is 1-4 vs top 250 teams; its best win was vs #137 UNCW by 5. Pirates have played schedule #325. James Madison won its last six games, with wins at Radford/Marshall; Dukes make 37.8% on arc, have #61 eFG%. AAC road underdogs are 6-7 vs spread; CAA home favorites are 10-4. JMU lost 70-58 at East Carolina LY; they led by 11 in 1st half.

Bradley lost its last nine D-I games but won its last game over non-D1 foe; Braves are shooting 23.5% on arc, worst in country- they're 0-3 in true road games, with all three losses by 23+ points. Boise State won its last three games, last two by total of three points. Mountain West home favorites are 11-15 vs spread. MVC road underdogs are 7-15 vs spread.

Fresno State beat Pepperdine in its opener but is 0-3 vs top 150 teams since then, losing by 5-12-13 points. Bulldogs are #16 in experience but are disappointing so far at 8-3 vs schedule #235. Evansville is 9-2 vs the #317 schedule; they're #9 in experience. Aces are shooting 37.6% on arc, have #20 eFG%. Mountain West are 3-2 as favorites vs MVC teams.

Bowling Green is 7-3 vs schedule #319; they're on third coach in three years. Home team won Falcons' last three games with Wright State, who beat BG 46-43 here two years ago. Wright is 2-7 vs D-I teams with best win vs #203 South Dakota- they're shooting 38.0% inside arc, 38.3% on arc, which makes no sense. MAC road underdogs are 6-18 vs the spread; Horizon home favorites are 6-8 vs spread.

Monmouth is 7-3 vs schedule #13; they're 3-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 8-14-19 points. Hawks lost 59-58 at home to Rutgers LY. Scarlet Knights lost five of last six games; they're 0-5 vs top 200 teams, with four of five losses by 10+ points. Monmouth won last three games, last of which was 83-68 win at Georgetown. Big 14 underdogs are 10-4 vs spread, 3-2 at home.

Ark-Little Rock is an obscure unbeaten; at 9-0 vs schedule #165; they're #6 in experience, have wins vs San Diego State, Tulsa, DePaul. Northern Arizona is 0-7; that happens when the #317 team in experience plays schedule #24- they lost by 20-39-55 in their three top 100 games. Big Sky road underdogs are 18-24 vs spread. Sun Belt home favorites are 6-3.

Eastern Washington is 0-4 vs top 200 teams with all four losses by 10+ points; Eagles lost by 10-33-17 on eatsern swing LW, then had a home game postponed Thursday. Denver is 8-3 vs schedule #342; they won last three games, two of which were on road- they're 3-0 vs Big Sky this year, with wins by 10-1-4 points. Big Sky road underdogs are 18-24 vs spread; Summit home favorites are 10-8.

Morehead State is 4-0 vs teams outside top 200, with all four wins by 8+ points; Eagles turn ball over 21.6% of time, but lot of that damage was done in buy games at Indiana/Pitt. Western Carolina OVC home favorites are 8-6 vs spread; SoCon road underdogs are 14-22. Morehead's game at Eastern Washington Thursday was postponed. Oddly, WCU's last game was a 97-80 home win over Eastern Washington Monday.

Nebraska is 7-4 vs schedule #261; not good. Huskers are 5-0 vs teams not in top 200, with all five wins by 10+ points- they turn ball over 20.4% of time. Samford lost to Louisville by 41, Texas by 10 in its top 100 games; they lost last game to South Alabama in double OT. Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#29). Big 14 home favorites are 27-24 vs spread; SoCon road underdogs are 14-22.

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB

Sunday, December 20

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Trend Report
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12:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. DAVIDSON
No trends available
Davidson is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

12:00 PM
NJIT vs. ST. JOHN'S
No trends available
St. John's is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. John's is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games

1:00 PM
MANHATTAN vs. MORGAN STATE
Manhattan is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Manhattan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
No trends available

1:00 PM
MONMOUTH vs. RUTGERS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Monmouth's last 8 games on the road
Rutgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Rutgers is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games

2:00 PM
MARIST vs. ARMY
Marist is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
No trends available

2:00 PM
EAST CAROLINA vs. JAMES MADISON
East Carolina is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games on the road
East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against James Madison
James Madison is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing East Carolina
James Madison is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against East Carolina

2:00 PM
WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR vs. WISC-GREEN BAY
No trends available
Wisc-Green Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Wisc-Green Bay is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home

2:00 PM
NORTHERN ARIZONA vs. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK
Northern Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arkansas-Little Rock is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Arkansas-Little Rock is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

2:00 PM
HOFSTRA vs. STONY BROOK
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Hofstra's last 10 games on the road
Hofstra is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games on the road
No trends available

2:00 PM
BRADLEY vs. BOISE STATE
Bradley is 2-20 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Bradley is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Boise State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boise State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

2:00 PM
ABILENE CHRISTIAN vs. TCU
No trends available
TCU is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

3:00 PM
CAL POLY vs. TEXAS A&M C.C.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cal Poly's last 5 games on the road
Cal Poly is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
No trends available

3:00 PM
EASTERN WASHINGTON vs. DENVER
Eastern Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
No trends available

3:00 PM
AUSTIN PEAY vs. LIPSCOMB
Austin Peay is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games on the road
No trends available

4:00 PM
EVANSVILLE vs. FRESNO STATE
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Evansville's last 8 games on the road
Evansville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Fresno State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Fresno State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

4:00 PM
WESTERN CAROLINA vs. MOREHEAD STATE
Western Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Morehead State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Morehead State's last 7 games

4:00 PM
UMASS-LOWELL vs. CONNECTICUT
No trends available
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Connecticut is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

4:30 PM
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN vs. TOWSON
Texas-Pan American is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Towson is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Towson is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

4:30 PM
BOWLING GREEN vs. WRIGHT STATE
Bowling Green is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Bowling Green's last 12 games on the road
Wright State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Wright State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home

7:00 PM
SAMFORD vs. NEBRASKA
Samford is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Nebraska is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Nebraska is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

8:00 PM
BETHESDA vs. CS NORTHRIDGE
No trends available
CS Northridge is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
CS Northridge is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM
SAN JOSE STATE vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose State's last 6 games on the road
San Jose State is 2-21 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:00 PM
LIFE PACIFIC COLLEGE vs. UC RIVERSIDE
No trends available
UC Riverside is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, December 20


Bradley @ Boise State

Game 519-520
December 20, 2015 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bradley
43.172
Boise State
64.252
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boise State
by 21
126
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boise State
by 23 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick:
Bradley
(+23 1/2); Under

Evansville @ Fresno State

Game 521-522
December 20, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Evansville
62.403
Fresno State
61.438
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Evansville
by 1
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Fresno State
by 2
148
Dunkel Pick:
Evansville
(+2); Under

Bowling Green @ Wright State

Game 523-524
December 20, 2015 @ 4:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Bowling Green
51.114
Wright State
50.048
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Bowling Green
by 1
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wright State
by 3 1/2
135 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Bowling Green
(+3 1/2); Over

Monmouth @ Rutgers

Game 525-526
December 20, 2015 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Monmouth
59.046
Rutgers
51.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 8 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Monmouth
by 11
141 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Rutgers
(+11); Over

Northern Arizona @ Arkansas-Little Rock

Game 527-528
December 20, 2015 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Arizona
43.353
Arkansas-Little R
63.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arkansas-Little R
by 20 1/2
124
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arkansas-Little R
by 17
129
Dunkel Pick:
Arkansas-Little R
(-17); Under

Eastern Washington @ Denver

Game 529-530
December 20, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Eastern Washingto
47.394
Denver
56.543
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 9
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 6 1/2
137 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-6 1/2); Under

Western Carolina @ Morehead State

Game 531-532
December 20, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Western Carolina
48.134
Morehead State
60.680
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Morehead State
by 12 1/2
131
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Morehead State
by 8 1/2
135
Dunkel Pick:
Morehead State
(-8 1/2); Under

Samford @ Nebraska

Game 533-534
December 20, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Samford
48.161
Nebraska
64.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nebraska
by 16 1/2
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nebraska
by 13
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nebraska
(-13); Under

New Jersey Tech @ St. John's

Game 535-536
December 20, 2015 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey Tech
53.069
St. John's
54.636
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. John's
by 1 1/2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey Tech
by 1
140
Dunkel Pick:
St. John's
(+1); Over

Davidson @ Pittsburgh

Game 515-516
December 20, 2015 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Davidson
62.802
Pittsburgh
69.323
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 6 1/2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4 1/2
162
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-4 1/2); Over

East Carolina @ James Madison

Game 517-518
December 20, 2015 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
East Carolina
51.148
James Madison
61.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
James Madison
by 10
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
James Madison
by 7 1/2
140
Dunkel Pick:
James Madison
(-7 1/2); Over

 

[CNOTES]

College Hoops Notebook
December 19, 2015


Already, the 2015-16 college hoops season can be marked by what seems to be an absence of a dominant team. Nothing, certainly, like last season's Kentucky outfit that stayed unbeaten until the Final Four, as confirmed recently by none other than HC John Calipari. "We don't have that same whip this season," said Coach Cal recently, comparing his new UK version, which is plenty good and could be very good by March, with last year's edition.


And that great Kentucky team didn't even win the national title. Instead, Duke was the winner, but the Blue Devils are also rebuilding on the fly and have tasted early-season defeat. And then there is last April's national finalist Wisconsin, also gutted by graduation and a very far cry from last season, too. And now without its great coach, too, as Bo Ryan accelerated his retirement plans that were expected to wait until the end of the season. After a labored win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this past Tuesday that pushed Wiscy's record to a modest 7-5, Ryan decided to hang 'em up right then, with assistant Greg Gard promoted to the top spot. Gard will have the interim label for the remainder of the season with every chance to earn the job on a full-time basis, though there are some candidates who will probably draw the interest of AD Barry Alvarez. (More on those Badger coaching possibilities at the end of this piece.)


While the top level of the polls continues to adjust as we enter the holiday season, we are more intrigued than usual by the early surprise packages that are still flying a bit beneath the national radar. Some of these squads have earned notice because of success vs. lesser non-conference foes and could be exposed once they enter conference play. Others, however, could be the real deal. Following is a quick look at some of these "teams to watch" in the upcoming weeks. Straight-up records are thru December 16.


College of Charleston (7-2)...Picked near the bottom of the Colonial after a bumpy 2014-15 campaign in which HC Earl Grant got the job late (in September) after Doug Wojcik's dismissal, with the Cougars winning just nine games, it was easy to overlook Charleston entering this term. But the Cougars shocked LSU 70-58 at home on November 30 and have continued to punch above their weight, with the only losses very respectable close decisions against Davidson and Coastal Carolina, both Big Dance entrants a season ago. Rick Barry's son Canyon, a 6-5 junior guard, is a chip off the old block, taking almost twice as many shots as any other Cougar, but he's scoring 21.4 ppg and creates matchup problems on the perimeter. In fact, Charleston presents several potential matchups problems with a big backcourt but relatively small frontline, with no starter taller than 6-7 frosh PF Jarrell Brantley, who has emerged as the main inside scoring threat. At some point that lack of size could end up hurting the Cougars, but the Colonial is not a league with a lot of quality bigs, and Barry should be able to shoot Charleston into plenty of games this season.

Duquesne (9-2)...Living in the bottom half of the Atlantic 10 for several years, the Iron Dukes could be forging a breakthrough for HC Jim Ferry, who entered the campaign feeling some heat after recording a 33-58 mark the past three years. But an early-season blowout of Penn State down the hill from campus at the NHL Penguins' Consol Energy Center opened some eyes. Duquesne is scoring 84 ppg, hitting better than 50% from the floor and almost 40% beyond the arc, and owns one of the A-10's best 1-2 scoring combos in sr. Gs Derek Colter (18.6 ppg) and Micah Mason (16.2 ppg), who also ranked seventh nationally in three-point shooting percentage (44.7%) last season. Another sr. G, 6-3 Jeremiah Jones (10 ppg), adds even more seasoning to the lineup. Ferry's team is not big, however, with no starter over 6-7, and for all of its good field-goal shooting, it hits only 62.5% from the FT line. And it was outclassed again by crosstown Pitt a few weeks ago. But the go-go lineup could cause a lot of problems for A-10 foes once conference play commences.


Fordham (9-1)...It's been a l-o-n-g time since the Rams were worth watching (they haven't made the Big Dance since 1992). But Vin Scully's alma mater is off to its best start in years under new HC Jeff Neubauer, who has shaken off any culture shock with his move from Eastern Kentucky to The Bronx and immediately turned around a program that had sagged to a 44-106 mark the past five seasons under since-dismissed HC Tom Pecora. Mostly, it's been all holdovers who have led the recovery, paced by sr. G Mandell Thomas, who does a bit of everything on the floor and is now scoring at a career-best 18.8 ppg, while the one newcomer who has made an immediate impact, Quebecois Joseph Chartouny, has been able to relieve Thomas of PG duties so Thomas can concentrate more on his scoring while Chartouny is averaging a hefty 5.4 assists. Once-ballyhooed recruit Jon Severe, a 6-2 G whose three-point shooting dipped alarmingly to 24% a year ago, is canning triples at a 44.1% thus far. Fordham's only loss is looking better in retrospect, an opening-night 5-point setback to a UT-Arlington side that appears to be one of the best in the Sun Belt, and the 73-57 romp past St. John's suddenly impresses a bit more after the Red Storm took out Syracuse this past weekend.


Nevada (7-3)...Word this week that 6-9 C AJ West, a potential double-double machine in every game, was leaving the program for personal reasons might cause many to completely discount the Wolf Pack. But new HC Eric Musselman has already forged a turnaround in attitude and conditioning with his players, and West's departure will simply mean more time for 6-8 frosh Cameron Oliver, who had originally signed with Oregon State but did not play for the Beavers after HC Craig Robinson was dismissed. Oliver appears to be one of the "finds" of the still-young season, dominating Drake last Saturday when scoring all of his 17 points in the second half and completely distorting proceedings in a 79-71 Nevada win. West's departure does leave Nevada thin with just nine scholarship players remaining (several transfers, including ex-Missouri State star G Marcus Marshall, are siutting out this season), but already Musselman has forged upgrades for several players, including 6-4 sr. G Marqueze Coleman, now the unquestioned leader of the team and almost doubling his previous scoring-best year while at 17.6 ppg. With the Mountain West looking downgraded this season, Nevada could easily become a factor in the league race.


Northwestern (9-1)...Almost every year, we seem to get a false alarm on the Wildcats, who have often fared well in pre-league play but are still looking for their first-ever Big Dance invitation. Might this be the year? Former Coach K aide Chris Collins appears to have his best team at Evanston, with a veteran core of Gs in soph Bryant McIntosh and Tre Demps (both 15.6 ppg) and 7-0 sr. C Alex Olah (11.8 ppg), a legit post threat who can also float to mid-range and can jumpers. New blood in the form of electric 6-8 frosh Aaron Falzon, a shooter given the green light by Collins and hitting almost 40% beyond the arc, has added a new dimension to the Cats, scoring these days at 78 ppg, a far cry from the Princeton-style years under Bill Carmody. Now, can the Cats sustain their momentum into Big Ten play, which has often been their undoing? Wins of note were close ones over rebuilding Missouri and Virginia Tech, while NU lost its most-serious test against North Carolina by 11 in Kansas City in late November. The Cats were catching the Tar Heels off a loss at Northern Iowa, so that result doesn't seem too bad in retrospect. Still, NU is going to need to pick up at least a handful of quality wins in the Big Ten if its wishes to break its 0-for-forever Big Dance drought.


South Carolina (9-0)...They're starting to take notice in Columbia, where the Gamecocks' slow rebuild under fourth-year HC Frank Martin might finally be turning the corner. Like Martn's old Kansas State teams, this SC edition attacks from all angles, with five double-digit scorers and a pair of Lithuanian scoring threats on the frontline (6-7 F Mindaugas Kacinas at 13.3 ppg and 6-11 C Laimonas Chatkevicius at 13 ppg) capable of providing points in the post that even some SEC contenders lack. Experience abounds with F Michael Carrera and Gs Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice all veterans of past SEC wars, while 6-7 frosh swingman PJ Dozier, a touted McDonald's All-American, scored in double digits in recent wins over Drexel and South Florida. Martin, however, has scheduled carefully, with Tulsa probably the top victim to date. We'll get a better idea about SC in Friday's game vs. in-state rival Clemson, though full vetting of the Gamecocks might have to wait until SEC play begins next month.


UA Little-Rock (9-0)...Here's one if the nation's real surprise packages. Already the Trojans have claimed some impressive scalps, with wins over San Diego State, Tulsa, and DePaul, all away from home. To say the quick start is a surprise would be an understatement of the highest order after UALR finished well up the track and in eighth place in last year's Belt race that cost coach HC Steve Shields his job. New HC Chris Beard arrived from Division II Angelo State and immediately heated up the rails, landing transfers from Mississippi State, Florida A&M, and Wake Forest, plus a collection of high-profile jucos. One of those JC stars, PG Marcus Johnson, Jr., has been a catalyst while scoring 15 ppg in the early going, while another juco (via Central Arkansas), swingman Jalen Jackson, has caused plenty of matchup problems on the perimeter. Yet another juco, 6-11 Lis Shoshi, has emerged as a force in the paint. Mostly, however, Little Rock is controlling the pace and winning with defense, while also managing to hit an eye-opening 81.3% of its FTs in the first nine games. As long as the Trojans can continue to play at their tempo, they'll be tough to beat in the Belt.


Meanwhile, Ryan's abrupt departure from Wisconsin earlier this week already has the rumor mill whirring as to Ryan's eventual replacement, who might already be in place (the promoted Greg Gard). But speculation is running rampant in Madison, and following are some of the names most prominently mentioned to be coaching Wiscy next season.

Greg Gard, Wisconsin interim HC and Ryan's assistant...If it were up to Bo, Gard would already be his permanent successor. Ryan wanted Gard to be Wisconsin's coach-in-waiting, similar to the way Mike Hopkins has been lined up at Syracuse, but AD Barry Alvarez was cool on the idea. Big Ten sources say that Ryan knew the timing of this announcement would force Alvarez to at least let Gard coach through a Big Ten schedule, and that maybe Gard could do enough in that chair to convince Alvarez to give him the job full-time. Gard effectively has a three-month audition for the job.


Tony Bennett, Virginia head coach...This is the dream hire for Wisconsin fans. Bennett is a native son, though an alum of UW-Green Bay where he played for papa Dick Bennett, who would eventually coach the Badgers with Tony as an aide. The younger Bennett was born in the state, played college basketball in the state, and his parents still live in the state. He's twice been National Coach of the Year, as well as Pac-10 and ACC Coach of the Year. He's won the past two ACC regular-season titles; his Cavaliers are ranked eighth in the AP poll now. But would he leave a very good Virginia job?


Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa head coach...Jacobson's chops are firmly established, as his UNI teams have won at least 20 games in six of the past seven seasons, which include a 31-win campaign last year. He hails from North Dakota and coaches in Iowa, meaning he's familiar with the region. Jacobson might be the fall-back option if Gard doesn't impress Alvarez and Bennett can't be tempted away from Virginia, but he would make lots of sense for Alvarez to hire right off the bat, too.


Chris Mack, Xavier head coach...Mack supposedly thought long and hard about the Cal job that eventually went to Cuonzo Martin prior to last season. Wisconsin would probably pay more than Cal, and the cost of living in pleasant Madison is much less than in the trendy Bay Area, so if contacted, Mack would probably take a look. But he has turned away several suitors in the past and has a good thing going with the Musketeers, who again are one of the best in the Big East and a threat to make a deep run in March. That Mack has stayed put despite those many past offers suggests he is very comfy at the X, but he will be worth a call by Alvarez.


Archie Miller, Dayton head coach...Sean's younger brother has made quite a name for himself at Dayton. Where, like Mack at nearby Xavier, Miller has shown no inclination to leave despite being courted often the past couple of years. But no Big Ten jobs have come calling, and sources say Miller would not dismiss out of hand any possible move to Madison. Though some believe Miller fears that the Badger job, not historically good until Dick Bennett and Ryan arrived, might regress, and the moment his long-term prospects at Dayton might be better. Regardless, sources believe Miller would at least listen to Wisconsin should Alvarez call.

Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State head coach...Tinkle has impressed everyone at Corvallis since his move last year from Montana, where he guided the Grizzlies to the Big Dance in 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Beavers are 6-2 this season thanks largely to the play of Tres Tinkle and Stephen Thompson, Jr., sons of Tinkle and his assistant Stephen Thompson, respectively. Both are freshmen, so both could, theoretically, also make the move to Wisconsin with the dads. Tinkle, by the way, was born in Milwaukee.


Bryce Drew, Valparaiso head coach...Drew has turned down major jobs before, and was reportedly a finalist at Iowa State last spring before Steve Prohm was hired. Drew has coaching in his blood after dad Homer was an institution on the bench at Valpo, where Bryce once starred as a player for his dad. Bryce picked up much of the shrewdness and game-management skills of his dad and is destined for a bigger job than Valpo...if he ever wants to take one, that is. Drew also knows Big Ten country, and if he ever leaves Valpo, a job like Wiscy would seem a proper destination.

Rob Jeter, UW-Milwaukee head coach...Jeter, son of former Iowa football hero and Green Bay Packer DB Bob Jeter, has been a fixture at Milwaukee for ten years, with some high moments at a school that once featured Ryan and Bruce Pearl as its coaches. Jeter also worked for Ryan when Bo coached at UW-Platteville, has made the Big Dance a couple of times, and was once the Horizion Coach of the Year. Might be a bit down the list but should be on the Alvarez radar if Wisconsin looks away from gard next spring.


Saul Phillips, Ohio head coach...Phillips would be a deep fall-back option, but does have ties to Ryan and the program, as Phillips is a Wisconsin native who played for Ryan at Platteville, then worked for him at Wisconsin. He's also a two-time Summit League Coach of the Year while at North Dakota State. Though since Alvarez has thus far balked at Ryan's suggestion to make Gard the permanent coach, one wonders if the AD is not going to look for another branch of the Ryan tree to lead the program into the future.


Stay tuned...

 

[CNOTES]

Yesterday's Action.................14 - 18 -1




SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS




NJIT at SJU 12:00 PM


SJU -1.5




PITT at DAV 12:00 PM


DAV +5.5 TRIPLE PLAY




MONM at RUTG 01:00 PM


MONM -10.5 DOUBLE PLAY




ECU at JMU 02:00 PM


ECU +8.0




NAU at UALR 02:00 PM


UALR -16.5 BLOW OUT




BRAD at BSU 02:00 PM


BRAD +23.0




EWU at DEN 03:00 PM


EWU +6.5




WCU at MORE 04:00 PM


MORE -8.5




EVAN at FRES 04:00 PM


FRES -2.0 DOUBLE PLAY




BGSU at WRST 04:30 PM


WRST -3.0




SAM at NEB 07:00 PM

NEB -13.0 DOUBLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

CBB ATS


CBB > (533) SAMFORD@ (534) NEBRASKA | 2015-12-20 19:00:00 - 2015-12-20 19:00:00
Play ON SAMFORD against the spread in Road games after a non-conference game
The record is 10 Wins and 0 Losses for the last two seasons (+10 units)


CBB > (519) BRADLEY@ (520) BOISE ST | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play AGAINST BRADLEY against the spread in All games in December games
The record is 2 Wins and 15 Losses for the last three seasons (-14.5 units)

CBB > (533) SAMFORD@ (534) NEBRASKA | 2015-12-20 19:00:00 - 2015-12-20 19:00:00
Play ON SAMFORD against the spread in All games after a non-conference game
The record is 13 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+10.8 units)


CBB > (519) BRADLEY@ (520) BOISE ST | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play AGAINST BRADLEY against the spread in Road games in December games
The record is 1 Wins and 10 Losses for the last three seasons (-10 units)


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CBB MONEYLINE


CBB > (519) BRADLEY@ (520) BOISE ST | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play AGAINST BRADLEY using money line in All games in non-conference games
The record is 5 Wins and 17 Losses for the last three seasons (-19.8 units)


CBB > (523) BOWLING GREEN@ (524) WRIGHT ST | 2015-12-20 16:30:00 - 2015-12-20 16:30:00
Play AGAINST WRIGHT ST using money line in All games as a favorite
The record is 5 Wins and 11 Losses for the last two seasons (-18.2 units)


CBB > (519) BRADLEY@ (520) BOISE ST | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play AGAINST BRADLEY using money line in All games in all games
The record is 7 Wins and 23 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.1 units)


CBB > (521) EVANSVILLE@ (522) FRESNO ST | 2015-12-20 16:00:00 - 2015-12-20 16:00:00
Play ON FRESNO ST using money line in All games in home lined games
The record is 11 Wins and 3 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.55 units)


CBB > (529) E WASHINGTON@ (530) DENVER | 2015-12-20 15:00:00 - 2015-12-20 15:00:00
Play AGAINST DENVER using money line in All games in all games
The record is 24 Wins and 33 Losses for the last three seasons (-34.6 units)


CBB > (529) E WASHINGTON@ (530) DENVER | 2015-12-20 15:00:00 - 2015-12-20 15:00:00
Play AGAINST DENVER using money line in All games in all lined games
The record is 24 Wins and 33 Losses for the last three seasons (-34.6 units)


CBB > (525) MONMOUTH@ (526) RUTGERS | 2015-12-20 13:00:00 - 2015-12-20 13:00:00
Play AGAINST RUTGERS using money line in All games when the total is 140 to 149.5
The record is 15 Wins and 37 Losses for the since 1992 (-30.55 units)


CBB > (525) MONMOUTH@ (526) RUTGERS | 2015-12-20 13:00:00 - 2015-12-20 13:00:00
Play ON MONMOUTH using money line in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 18 Wins and 12 Losses for the since 1992 (+21.7 units)


CBB > (531) W CAROLINA@ (532) MOREHEAD ST | 2015-12-20 16:00:00 - 2015-12-20 16:00:00
Play AGAINST MOREHEAD ST using money line in All games in non-conference games
The record is 26 Wins and 54 Losses for the since 1992 (-38.85 units)


CBB > (531) W CAROLINA@ (532) MOREHEAD ST | 2015-12-20 16:00:00 - 2015-12-20 16:00:00
Play AGAINST MOREHEAD ST using money line in Home games when playing with 5 or 6 days rest
The record is 1 Wins and 5 Losses for the since 1992 (-11.6 units)


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CBB FIRST HALF


CBB > (533) SAMFORD@ (534) NEBRASKA | 2015-12-20 19:00:00 - 2015-12-20 19:00:00
Play ON SAMFORD ?>in the first halfin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 12 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+9.8 units)


CBB > (533) SAMFORD@ (534) NEBRASKA | 2015-12-20 19:00:00 - 2015-12-20 19:00:00
Play ON SAMFORD ?>in the first halfin All games when playing with one or less days rest
The record is 12 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+9.8 units)


CBB > (529) E WASHINGTON@ (530) DENVER | 2015-12-20 15:00:00 - 2015-12-20 15:00:00
Play ON E WASHINGTON ?>in the first halfin All games as an underdog vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 23 Wins and 7 Losses for the last three seasons (+15.3 units)

CBB > (515) DAVIDSON@ (516) PITTSBURGH | 2015-12-20 12:00:00 - 2015-12-20 12:00:00
Play ON DAVIDSON ?>in the first halfin Road games after allowing 60 points or less
The record is 10 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+8.9 units)


CBB > (529) E WASHINGTON@ (530) DENVER | 2015-12-20 15:00:00 - 2015-12-20 15:00:00
Play ON E WASHINGTON ?>in the first halfin Road games after a non-conference game
The record is 16 Wins and 4 Losses for the last three seasons (+11.6 units)


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CBB TOTALS


CBB > (535) NEW JERSEY TECH@ (536) ST JOHNS | 2015-12-20 12:00:00 - 2015-12-20 12:00:00
Play UNDER ST JOHNS on the totalin Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 1 Overs and 11 Unders for the last two seasons (+9.9 units)


CBB > (531) W CAROLINA@ (532) MOREHEAD ST | 2015-12-20 16:00:00 - 2015-12-20 16:00:00
Play UNDER W CAROLINA on the totalin Road games when playing with 5 or 6 days rest
The record is 2 Overs and 15 Unders for the since 1992 (+12.8 units)


CBB > (523) BOWLING GREEN@ (524) WRIGHT ST | 2015-12-20 16:30:00 - 2015-12-20 16:30:00
Play UNDER WRIGHT ST on the totalin All games against MAC opponents
The record is 6 Overs and 24 Unders for the since 1992 (+17.4 units)


CBB > (527) N ARIZONA@ (528) ARK-LITTLE ROCK | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play UNDER N ARIZONA on the totalin All games in non-conference games
The record is 20 Overs and 53 Unders for the since 1992 (+31 units)

CBB > (535) NEW JERSEY TECH@ (536) ST JOHNS | 2015-12-20 12:00:00 - 2015-12-20 12:00:00
Play UNDER ST JOHNS on the totalin Home games in December games
The record is 8 Overs and 28 Unders for the since 1992 (+19.2 units)


CBB > (527) N ARIZONA@ (528) ARK-LITTLE ROCK | 2015-12-20 14:00:00 - 2015-12-20 14:00:00
Play UNDER N ARIZONA on the totalin Road games in non-conference games
The record is 15 Overs and 42 Unders for the since 1992 (+25.5 units)


CBB > (523) BOWLING GREEN@ (524) WRIGHT ST | 2015-12-20 16:30:00 - 2015-12-20 16:30:00
Play UNDER WRIGHT ST on the totalin All games after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games
The record is 6 Overs and 23 Unders for the since 1992 (+16.4 units)

CBB > (533) SAMFORD@ (534) NEBRASKA | 2015-12-20 19:00:00 - 2015-12-20 19:00:00
Play UNDER SAMFORD on the totalin Road games after a non-conference game
The record is 9 Overs and 29 Unders for the since 1992 (+19.1 units)


CBB > (529) E WASHINGTON@ (530) DENVER | 2015-12-20 15:00:00 - 2015-12-20 15:00:00
Play UNDER DENVER on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 33 Overs and 73 Unders for the since 1992 (+36.7 units)


CBB > (523) BOWLING GREEN@ (524) WRIGHT ST | 2015-12-20 16:30:00 - 2015-12-20 16:30:00
Play OVER BOWLING GREEN on the totalin All games versus the 1rst half line in road games
The record is 20 Overs and 6 Unders for the last three seasons (+13.4 units)

 

[CNOTES]

Monday's Tip Sheet
December 20, 2015


The Christmas Holiday week kick things off in men’s college hoops with a trio on interesting matchups on Monday night’s slate. In two 7 p.m. starts, the Providence Friars will face UMass on the road after making an early move into the national rankings out of the Big East, while ACC power North Carolina looks to continue its early success in the nonconference portion of its schedule in front of the home-town fans against Appalachian State. The third game of interest is a Pac-12/SEC battle between Oregon and Alabama in a 9 p.m. tip from Birmingham.


Providence Friars vs. Massachusetts Minutemen (CBSSN, 7:00 p.m.)


Betting Point-Spread: Providence -1 ½


Betting Matchup


Providence is off to a solid 11-1 straight-up start including a 73-65 victory against Rider this past Saturday. The Friars failed to cover as 12 ½-point home favorites in that game and they are now 2-3 against the spread over their last five games to fall to 6-5 ATS overall. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last six games with a closing betting line.


Sophomore forward Ben Bentil led the way in the win against Rider with 18 points to match his team-high scoring average of 17.7 points a game. Four of Providence’s five starters scored in double-figures in Saturday’s win, but junior guard Kris Dunn remained out of the lineup due to illness. He is listed as questionable for Monday night. Overall, the Friars are averaging 74.7 points and 36.4 rebounds a game.


UMass is coming off a wild 103-95 overtime victory against New Orleans this past Saturday to improve to 6-4 SU on the year. The win snapped a SU three-game losing streak and there was no posted betting line in this game. In five games with a spread, the Minutemen are 2-3 ATS with the total staying UNDER in three of the games.


Guards Trey Davis and Donte Clark combined for 70 points in Saturday’s win. They have been the team’s top two scorers all season long with Davis averaging 19.5 points and Clark adding another 17.9 points a game. Massachusetts is averaging 80.6 points a game and shooting 45.5 percent from the field.


Betting Trends


The Friars are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games against the Atlantic 10 and they have covered in their last five road games. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five games played on Monday.


The Minutemen have gone 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team from the Big East and they have failed to cover ATS in their last six home games. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their last seven Monday games.


The underdog in this matchup has a 4-1 edge ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in two of the last three games.


Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (ESPN2, 7:00 p.m.)


Betting Point-Spread: North Carolina -29


Betting Matchup


Appalachian State plays out of the Sun Belt Conference and it comes into this game with just two SU wins in its first 10 games. This past Saturday it fell to Charlotte 82-66 as a 4 ½-point home favorite after covering ATS in its previous three games. The total stayed UNDER the 148 ½-point line and it has stayed UNDER in three of the last five games with a betting line.


The Mountaineers are averaging 68.3 points a game behind the stellar play of guard senior Frank Eaves. He is the only player scoring in double-figures with 20.8 points a game and he also leads the team in assists with 2.6. Eaves is shooting 44.3 percent from the field and that number jumps to 47.5 percent from three-point range.


North Carolina improved to 9-2 SU with a 4-5-2 record ATS following this past Saturday’s 89-76 victory against UCLA as an eight-point home favorite. The total went OVER the closing 159 ½-point line and it has gone OVER in five of its last its last six games. The win over the Bruins was the seventh-straight game in which the Tar Heels scored at least 80 points.


The Tar Heels are ranked 17th in the nation in scoring with an average of 85.6 points a game behind a solid lineup of five different players averaging at least 12 points a game. Senior guard Marcus Paige returned from an early season injury to lead the team with 15.8 points over his last five games, but junior forward Kennedy Meeks (12.3 PPG) remains out indefinitely with a knee injury.


Betting Trends


The Mountaineers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against the ACC and they are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against a team with a SU winning record. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five games against the ACC.


The Tar Heels are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against a team with a SU losing record, but they have failed to cover in their last five games played on Monday. The total has gone OVER in five of their last six nonconference games.


The last time these two met was in 2011 with North Carolina coming out on top 97-82, but failing to cover as a heavy 28.5-point home favorite. The total went OVER the 150 ½-point closing line.


Oregon Ducks vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (ESPNU, 9:00 p.m.)


Betting Point-Spread: Oregon -6


Betting Matchup


The Ducks have won nine of their first 11 games SU and with last Friday’s 94-73 victory over Long Beach State as 14-point home favorites they have now gone 3-0-1 ATS in their last four games. The total went OVER the closing 150-point line in that game and it has gone OVER four of their last seven games.


Sophomore forward Dillon Brooks is the team’s leading scorer with 15.9 points a game, but Oregon’s lineup remains deep with scorers with five different players averaging at least 10 points a game. The Ducks are averaging 77.5 points and shooting 45.8 percent from the field, while holding opposing teams to 65.7 points at the other end of the court.


Alabama has put together a SU five-game winning streak while going a profitable 4-1 ATS. During this run, the Tide posted a trio of solid road wins over Wichita State, Notre Dame and Clemson as underdogs. The total has now stayed UNDER in six of eight games with a closing betting line.


Senior guard Retin Obasohan and junior forward Shannon Hale are the team’s top two scorers with a combined 26.8 points a game, but Hale is currently listed as doubtful for Monday night due to an illness. Alabama is averaging 66 points a game and shooting 43.3 percent from the field. Defensively, the Tide are holding teams to 66.6 points a game.


Betting Trends


The Ducks are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU win and they are also 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games against a team with a SU winning record. The total has gone OVER in seven of their last eight games against the SEC.


The Tide have covered in their last five games against the Pac-12, but they are just 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games following a SU win. The total has stayed UNDER in their last four games against a team from the Pac-12.


The last time these two faced one another was back in 2008 with Oregon cruising to a 92-69 victory while covering as a 5 ½-point road underdog. The total went OVER the 147-point line.

 

[CNOTES]

College Hoops Notebook
December 19, 2015


Already, the 2015-16 college hoops season can be marked by what seems to be an absence of a dominant team. Nothing, certainly, like last season's Kentucky outfit that stayed unbeaten until the Final Four, as confirmed recently by none other than HC John Calipari. "We don't have that same whip this season," said Coach Cal recently, comparing his new UK version, which is plenty good and could be very good by March, with last year's edition.


And that great Kentucky team didn't even win the national title. Instead, Duke was the winner, but the Blue Devils are also rebuilding on the fly and have tasted early-season defeat. And then there is last April's national finalist Wisconsin, also gutted by graduation and a very far cry from last season, too. And now without its great coach, too, as Bo Ryan accelerated his retirement plans that were expected to wait until the end of the season. After a labored win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this past Tuesday that pushed Wiscy's record to a modest 7-5, Ryan decided to hang 'em up right then, with assistant Greg Gard promoted to the top spot. Gard will have the interim label for the remainder of the season with every chance to earn the job on a full-time basis, though there are some candidates who will probably draw the interest of AD Barry Alvarez. (More on those Badger coaching possibilities at the end of this piece.)


While the top level of the polls continues to adjust as we enter the holiday season, we are more intrigued than usual by the early surprise packages that are still flying a bit beneath the national radar. Some of these squads have earned notice because of success vs. lesser non-conference foes and could be exposed once they enter conference play. Others, however, could be the real deal. Following is a quick look at some of these "teams to watch" in the upcoming weeks. Straight-up records are thru December 16.


College of Charleston (7-2)...Picked near the bottom of the Colonial after a bumpy 2014-15 campaign in which HC Earl Grant got the job late (in September) after Doug Wojcik's dismissal, with the Cougars winning just nine games, it was easy to overlook Charleston entering this term. But the Cougars shocked LSU 70-58 at home on November 30 and have continued to punch above their weight, with the only losses very respectable close decisions against Davidson and Coastal Carolina, both Big Dance entrants a season ago. Rick Barry's son Canyon, a 6-5 junior guard, is a chip off the old block, taking almost twice as many shots as any other Cougar, but he's scoring 21.4 ppg and creates matchup problems on the perimeter. In fact, Charleston presents several potential matchups problems with a big backcourt but relatively small frontline, with no starter taller than 6-7 frosh PF Jarrell Brantley, who has emerged as the main inside scoring threat. At some point that lack of size could end up hurting the Cougars, but the Colonial is not a league with a lot of quality bigs, and Barry should be able to shoot Charleston into plenty of games this season.

Duquesne (9-2)...Living in the bottom half of the Atlantic 10 for several years, the Iron Dukes could be forging a breakthrough for HC Jim Ferry, who entered the campaign feeling some heat after recording a 33-58 mark the past three years. But an early-season blowout of Penn State down the hill from campus at the NHL Penguins' Consol Energy Center opened some eyes. Duquesne is scoring 84 ppg, hitting better than 50% from the floor and almost 40% beyond the arc, and owns one of the A-10's best 1-2 scoring combos in sr. Gs Derek Colter (18.6 ppg) and Micah Mason (16.2 ppg), who also ranked seventh nationally in three-point shooting percentage (44.7%) last season. Another sr. G, 6-3 Jeremiah Jones (10 ppg), adds even more seasoning to the lineup. Ferry's team is not big, however, with no starter over 6-7, and for all of its good field-goal shooting, it hits only 62.5% from the FT line. And it was outclassed again by crosstown Pitt a few weeks ago. But the go-go lineup could cause a lot of problems for A-10 foes once conference play commences.


Fordham (9-1)...It's been a l-o-n-g time since the Rams were worth watching (they haven't made the Big Dance since 1992). But Vin Scully's alma mater is off to its best start in years under new HC Jeff Neubauer, who has shaken off any culture shock with his move from Eastern Kentucky to The Bronx and immediately turned around a program that had sagged to a 44-106 mark the past five seasons under since-dismissed HC Tom Pecora. Mostly, it's been all holdovers who have led the recovery, paced by sr. G Mandell Thomas, who does a bit of everything on the floor and is now scoring at a career-best 18.8 ppg, while the one newcomer who has made an immediate impact, Quebecois Joseph Chartouny, has been able to relieve Thomas of PG duties so Thomas can concentrate more on his scoring while Chartouny is averaging a hefty 5.4 assists. Once-ballyhooed recruit Jon Severe, a 6-2 G whose three-point shooting dipped alarmingly to 24% a year ago, is canning triples at a 44.1% thus far. Fordham's only loss is looking better in retrospect, an opening-night 5-point setback to a UT-Arlington side that appears to be one of the best in the Sun Belt, and the 73-57 romp past St. John's suddenly impresses a bit more after the Red Storm took out Syracuse this past weekend.


Nevada (7-3)...Word this week that 6-9 C AJ West, a potential double-double machine in every game, was leaving the program for personal reasons might cause many to completely discount the Wolf Pack. But new HC Eric Musselman has already forged a turnaround in attitude and conditioning with his players, and West's departure will simply mean more time for 6-8 frosh Cameron Oliver, who had originally signed with Oregon State but did not play for the Beavers after HC Craig Robinson was dismissed. Oliver appears to be one of the "finds" of the still-young season, dominating Drake last Saturday when scoring all of his 17 points in the second half and completely distorting proceedings in a 79-71 Nevada win. West's departure does leave Nevada thin with just nine scholarship players remaining (several transfers, including ex-Missouri State star G Marcus Marshall, are siutting out this season), but already Musselman has forged upgrades for several players, including 6-4 sr. G Marqueze Coleman, now the unquestioned leader of the team and almost doubling his previous scoring-best year while at 17.6 ppg. With the Mountain West looking downgraded this season, Nevada could easily become a factor in the league race.


Northwestern (9-1)...Almost every year, we seem to get a false alarm on the Wildcats, who have often fared well in pre-league play but are still looking for their first-ever Big Dance invitation. Might this be the year? Former Coach K aide Chris Collins appears to have his best team at Evanston, with a veteran core of Gs in soph Bryant McIntosh and Tre Demps (both 15.6 ppg) and 7-0 sr. C Alex Olah (11.8 ppg), a legit post threat who can also float to mid-range and can jumpers. New blood in the form of electric 6-8 frosh Aaron Falzon, a shooter given the green light by Collins and hitting almost 40% beyond the arc, has added a new dimension to the Cats, scoring these days at 78 ppg, a far cry from the Princeton-style years under Bill Carmody. Now, can the Cats sustain their momentum into Big Ten play, which has often been their undoing? Wins of note were close ones over rebuilding Missouri and Virginia Tech, while NU lost its most-serious test against North Carolina by 11 in Kansas City in late November. The Cats were catching the Tar Heels off a loss at Northern Iowa, so that result doesn't seem too bad in retrospect. Still, NU is going to need to pick up at least a handful of quality wins in the Big Ten if its wishes to break its 0-for-forever Big Dance drought.


South Carolina (9-0)...They're starting to take notice in Columbia, where the Gamecocks' slow rebuild under fourth-year HC Frank Martin might finally be turning the corner. Like Martn's old Kansas State teams, this SC edition attacks from all angles, with five double-digit scorers and a pair of Lithuanian scoring threats on the frontline (6-7 F Mindaugas Kacinas at 13.3 ppg and 6-11 C Laimonas Chatkevicius at 13 ppg) capable of providing points in the post that even some SEC contenders lack. Experience abounds with F Michael Carrera and Gs Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice all veterans of past SEC wars, while 6-7 frosh swingman PJ Dozier, a touted McDonald's All-American, scored in double digits in recent wins over Drexel and South Florida. Martin, however, has scheduled carefully, with Tulsa probably the top victim to date. We'll get a better idea about SC in Friday's game vs. in-state rival Clemson, though full vetting of the Gamecocks might have to wait until SEC play begins next month.


UA Little-Rock (9-0)...Here's one if the nation's real surprise packages. Already the Trojans have claimed some impressive scalps, with wins over San Diego State, Tulsa, and DePaul, all away from home. To say the quick start is a surprise would be an understatement of the highest order after UALR finished well up the track and in eighth place in last year's Belt race that cost coach HC Steve Shields his job. New HC Chris Beard arrived from Division II Angelo State and immediately heated up the rails, landing transfers from Mississippi State, Florida A&M, and Wake Forest, plus a collection of high-profile jucos. One of those JC stars, PG Marcus Johnson, Jr., has been a catalyst while scoring 15 ppg in the early going, while another juco (via Central Arkansas), swingman Jalen Jackson, has caused plenty of matchup problems on the perimeter. Yet another juco, 6-11 Lis Shoshi, has emerged as a force in the paint. Mostly, however, Little Rock is controlling the pace and winning with defense, while also managing to hit an eye-opening 81.3% of its FTs in the first nine games. As long as the Trojans can continue to play at their tempo, they'll be tough to beat in the Belt.


Meanwhile, Ryan's abrupt departure from Wisconsin earlier this week already has the rumor mill whirring as to Ryan's eventual replacement, who might already be in place (the promoted Greg Gard). But speculation is running rampant in Madison, and following are some of the names most prominently mentioned to be coaching Wiscy next season.

Greg Gard, Wisconsin interim HC and Ryan's assistant...If it were up to Bo, Gard would already be his permanent successor. Ryan wanted Gard to be Wisconsin's coach-in-waiting, similar to the way Mike Hopkins has been lined up at Syracuse, but AD Barry Alvarez was cool on the idea. Big Ten sources say that Ryan knew the timing of this announcement would force Alvarez to at least let Gard coach through a Big Ten schedule, and that maybe Gard could do enough in that chair to convince Alvarez to give him the job full-time. Gard effectively has a three-month audition for the job.


Tony Bennett, Virginia head coach...This is the dream hire for Wisconsin fans. Bennett is a native son, though an alum of UW-Green Bay where he played for papa Dick Bennett, who would eventually coach the Badgers with Tony as an aide. The younger Bennett was born in the state, played college basketball in the state, and his parents still live in the state. He's twice been National Coach of the Year, as well as Pac-10 and ACC Coach of the Year. He's won the past two ACC regular-season titles; his Cavaliers are ranked eighth in the AP poll now. But would he leave a very good Virginia job?


Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa head coach...Jacobson's chops are firmly established, as his UNI teams have won at least 20 games in six of the past seven seasons, which include a 31-win campaign last year. He hails from North Dakota and coaches in Iowa, meaning he's familiar with the region. Jacobson might be the fall-back option if Gard doesn't impress Alvarez and Bennett can't be tempted away from Virginia, but he would make lots of sense for Alvarez to hire right off the bat, too.


Chris Mack, Xavier head coach...Mack supposedly thought long and hard about the Cal job that eventually went to Cuonzo Martin prior to last season. Wisconsin would probably pay more than Cal, and the cost of living in pleasant Madison is much less than in the trendy Bay Area, so if contacted, Mack would probably take a look. But he has turned away several suitors in the past and has a good thing going with the Musketeers, who again are one of the best in the Big East and a threat to make a deep run in March. That Mack has stayed put despite those many past offers suggests he is very comfy at the X, but he will be worth a call by Alvarez.


Archie Miller, Dayton head coach...Sean's younger brother has made quite a name for himself at Dayton. Where, like Mack at nearby Xavier, Miller has shown no inclination to leave despite being courted often the past couple of years. But no Big Ten jobs have come calling, and sources say Miller would not dismiss out of hand any possible move to Madison. Though some believe Miller fears that the Badger job, not historically good until Dick Bennett and Ryan arrived, might regress, and the moment his long-term prospects at Dayton might be better. Regardless, sources believe Miller would at least listen to Wisconsin should Alvarez call.

Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State head coach...Tinkle has impressed everyone at Corvallis since his move last year from Montana, where he guided the Grizzlies to the Big Dance in 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Beavers are 6-2 this season thanks largely to the play of Tres Tinkle and Stephen Thompson, Jr., sons of Tinkle and his assistant Stephen Thompson, respectively. Both are freshmen, so both could, theoretically, also make the move to Wisconsin with the dads. Tinkle, by the way, was born in Milwaukee.


Bryce Drew, Valparaiso head coach...Drew has turned down major jobs before, and was reportedly a finalist at Iowa State last spring before Steve Prohm was hired. Drew has coaching in his blood after dad Homer was an institution on the bench at Valpo, where Bryce once starred as a player for his dad. Bryce picked up much of the shrewdness and game-management skills of his dad and is destined for a bigger job than Valpo...if he ever wants to take one, that is. Drew also knows Big Ten country, and if he ever leaves Valpo, a job like Wiscy would seem a proper destination.

Rob Jeter, UW-Milwaukee head coach...Jeter, son of former Iowa football hero and Green Bay Packer DB Bob Jeter, has been a fixture at Milwaukee for ten years, with some high moments at a school that once featured Ryan and Bruce Pearl as its coaches. Jeter also worked for Ryan when Bo coached at UW-Platteville, has made the Big Dance a couple of times, and was once the Horizion Coach of the Year. Might be a bit down the list but should be on the Alvarez radar if Wisconsin looks away from gard next spring.


Saul Phillips, Ohio head coach...Phillips would be a deep fall-back option, but does have ties to Ryan and the program, as Phillips is a Wisconsin native who played for Ryan at Platteville, then worked for him at Wisconsin. He's also a two-time Summit League Coach of the Year while at North Dakota State. Though since Alvarez has thus far balked at Ryan's suggestion to make Gard the permanent coach, one wonders if the AD is not going to look for another branch of the Ryan tree to lead the program into the future.


Stay tuned...​

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[CNOTES]

College basketball knowledge
Notes for Monday's games..........


Akron is 7-3 vs schedule #267; their only top 200 win was at Arkansas. UCSB lost its last four games, getting swept on odd South Dakota State, Vermont road trip; Gauchos are 0-2 at home, losing to Oregon State/USC- they're in bottom 15 in country at getting to foul line. Big West home dogs are 2-5 vs spread; MAC road favorites are 7-3. Zips won last four games, have been off for nine days.


Providence star Dunn is banged up; Friars are useless without him- they beat UMass by 20 LY after losing to Minutemen the two years prior to that. Friars won last five games, are 5-1 vs top 150 teams; they're forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#27). UMass lost three of its last four games, is 1-2 vs top 100 teams, with best win 82-65 vs Clemson on neutral floor.


10-2 Southern Illinois has jumped 47 spots in rankings since the season started; Salukis are forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#12), are shooting 55.7% inside arc- they lost last four games with Saint Louis by 3-9-10-19 points. Billikens lost five of last six games, is 1-4 vs top 200 teams, with best win vs over #122 North Florida. Saint Louis dropped 36 points in ratings since season started.


Gonzaga has won at least 25 games in row vs Pepperdine; their wins LY were by 2-8-18 points. Waves lost last 12 visits here, with four of last five by 15+ points. Last four years, Zags are 21-13 vs spread as WCC home faves; over last three years, Pepperdine is 13-9 as road underdog. Gonzaga is just 3-3 vs top 125 teams. Waves lost by 14 to UCLA in its only top 100 game.


Portland is 5-3 in its last eight games with LMU; Lions lost last three in Portland by 9-7-3 points. Pilots are 3-5 in last eight games overall; they are forcing turnovers 21.4% of time. LMU is 6-0 vs teams outside top 200; they won five of last seven games. Last five years, Pilots are 9-12 as WCC home favorites; LMU is 7-11 as WCC road dog under Dunlap.


Santa Clara won three of last four games with Pacific; underdogs won all four games. Pacific coach Verlin is still suspended for off-court reasons; Tigers are 2-6 as home favorites since joining WCC. Broncos won three of last four D-I games, losing by 3 at Nevada last game, after starting the season 0-7- they're 3-3 against teams outside top 200. Santa Clara won two of last three visits to Stockton.


St Mary's won 19 of last 20 games with USF; Dons lost last 12 games in Moraga- seven of last eight were by 13+ points. Over last six years, San Francisco is 26-8 vs spread as WCC road underdog, 8-5 last two years. Gaels were 7-1 as home favorites LY. St Mary's is making 50.8% of its 3-pointers (#1); their only loss was by 4 at Cal. USF is 0-4 vs teams in top 200, with three of four losses by 7 or less points.


Wyoming won five of last seven games, winning last two by total of four points; Cowboys come to Las Vegas twice a year- they should be little less distracted. Marshall lost its in-state Super Bowl with West Virginia by 18 LW- they've won three of last four games after an 0-6 start. Herd is forcing turnovers 20.1% of time. C-USA road underdogs are 19-31 vs the spread. Mountain West home favorites are 11-18 vs spread.


North Dakota State won five of last seven games, winning last two by 2-9 points; Bison are #289 experienced team playing schedule #235. Idaho State is 1-5 vs D-I teams; they've been off for nine days. Bengals have #340 eFG% defense- teams shoot 57.7% inside arc against them. Summit favorites are 18-13 against the spread; Big Sky underdogs are 26-29.


Loyola Chi is #69 experienced team; they've lost four of last six games, and they've played schedule #233. Ramblers are 2-4 vs Top 200 teams; they do force turnovers 23.2% (#14) of time and make 39.2% on arc, but just 43.4% inside arc. Western Illinois is 4-3 vs D-I teams, upsetting the Badgers in Madison, but they lost last game by 7 at #334 Chicago State.


Northern Colorado is 1-7 vs D-I teams with two non-D-I wins; they have #344 eFG% defense- all their defensive numbers are bad. Bears won by 9 at home over Jacksonville State LY, after trailed by 6 with 6:32 left. Big Sky road underdogs are 19-25 vs spread; OVC home favorites are 8-7. Gamecocks are 1-10 vs D-I teams, with only win vs #334 Chicago State.


Oregon State is playing third game in four nights after beating Fullerton, Tulsa in pair of twinbills in Portland over weekend; Beavers won by 13-8 points in its two games vs teams outside top 200- their only losses were to top 30 teams. Quinnipiac has been off for eight days; they lost by 4 to Albany in only top 100 game- Braves are turning ball over 22.2% of time are shooting 39.9% inside the arc


Stanford is 3-4 in last seven games, but is 4-0 vs teams outside top 100, with three wins by 14+ points; all four Cardinal losses are to teams in top 50. Sacramento State is 3-5 in last eight games, taking shine off upset win at Arizona State. Hornets force turnovers 21.1% of time. Pac-12 home favorites are 35-20 vs spread, 6-4 vs Big Sky teams. Big Sky road underdogs are 19-25 vs spread. .

 

[CNOTES]

CBB ATS


CBB > (727) S ILLINOIS@ (728) SAINT LOUIS | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST SAINT LOUIS against the spread in Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 0 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (-9.9 units)


CBB > (727) S ILLINOIS@ (728) SAINT LOUIS | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST SAINT LOUIS against the spread in Home games in non-conference games
The record is 0 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (-8.8 units)


CBB > (753) IDAHO ST@ (754) N DAKOTA ST | 2015-12-21 19:30:00 - 2015-12-21 19:30:00
Play ON IDAHO ST against the spread in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 18 Wins and 4 Losses for the last three seasons (+13.6 units)


CBB > (739) SAN FRANCISCO@ (740) ST MARYS-CA | 2015-12-21 23:00:00 - 2015-12-21 23:00:00
Play ON ST MARYS-CA against the spread in All games in all lined games
The record is 7 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+7 units)


CBB > (739) SAN FRANCISCO@ (740) ST MARYS-CA | 2015-12-21 23:00:00 - 2015-12-21 23:00:00
Play ON ST MARYS-CA against the spread in all games
The record is 7 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+7 units)


CBB > (719) AKRON@ (720) UC-SANTA BARBARA | 2015-12-21 15:00:00 - 2015-12-21 15:00:00
Play ON AKRON against the spread in All games when the total is 120 to 129.5
The record is 45 Wins and 19 Losses for the since 1992 (+24.1 units)


CBB > (751) MARSHALL@ (752) WYOMING | 2015-12-21 22:30:00 - 2015-12-21 22:30:00
Play AGAINST WYOMING against the spread in All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 1 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (-8.9 units)

CBB > (759) W ILLINOIS@ (760) LOYOLA-IL | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST W ILLINOIS against the spread in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 1 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (-8.9 units)


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CBB > (725) PROVIDENCE@ (726) MASSACHUSETTS | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play ON PROVIDENCE using money line in All games after a non-conference game
The record is 14 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+13.15 units)


CBB > (735) LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT@ (736) PORTLAND | 2015-12-21 21:00:00 - 2015-12-21 21:00:00
Play AGAINST PORTLAND using money line in Home games when playing with one or less days rest
The record is 3 Wins and 7 Losses for the last three seasons (-16.95 units)


CBB > (729) OREGON@ (730) ALABAMA | 2015-12-21 21:00:00 - 2015-12-21 21:00:00
Play ON OREGON using money line in All games when the total is 130 to 139.5
The record is 10 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+11.35 units)


CBB > (735) LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT@ (736) PORTLAND | 2015-12-21 21:00:00 - 2015-12-21 21:00:00
Play AGAINST PORTLAND using money line in Home games in December games
The record is 2 Wins and 5 Losses for the last three seasons (-16.3 units)


CBB > (737) SANTA CLARA@ (738) PACIFIC | 2015-12-21 22:00:00 - 2015-12-21 22:00:00
Play AGAINST PACIFIC using money line in Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 44 Wins and 24 Losses for the since 1992 (-64.1 units)


CBB > (761) N COLORADO@ (762) JACKSONVILLE ST | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
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The record is 9 Wins and 17 Losses for the since 1992 (-24.15 units)
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The record is 1 Wins and 6 Losses for the last two seasons (-11.05 units)


CBB > (727) S ILLINOIS@ (728) SAINT LOUIS | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
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The record is 1 Wins and 6 Losses for the last two seasons (-11.05 units)


CBB > (743) NEBRASKA-OMAHA@ (744) E ILLINOIS | 2015-12-21 14:00:00 - 2015-12-21 14:00:00
Play ON NEBRASKA-OMAHA using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 9 Wins and 3 Losses for the since 1992 (+14.2 units)


CBB > (755) UTRGV@ (756) UTAH ST | 2015-12-21 22:00:00 - 2015-12-21 22:00:00
Play ON UTAH ST using money line in Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 53 Wins and 11 Losses for the since 1992 (+33.75 units)


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CBB > (751) MARSHALL@ (752) WYOMING | 2015-12-21 22:30:00 - 2015-12-21 22:30:00
Play AGAINST WYOMING ?>in the first halfin Road games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 0 Wins and 11 Losses for the last three seasons (-12.1 units)


CBB > (759) W ILLINOIS@ (760) LOYOLA-IL | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST W ILLINOIS ?>in the first halfin Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 0 Wins and 10 Losses for the last two seasons (-11 units)


CBB > (759) W ILLINOIS@ (760) LOYOLA-IL | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST W ILLINOIS ?>in the first halfin All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 2 Wins and 13 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.3 units)


CBB > (751) MARSHALL@ (752) WYOMING | 2015-12-21 22:30:00 - 2015-12-21 22:30:00
Play AGAINST WYOMING ?>in the first halfin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 3 Wins and 16 Losses for the last three seasons (-14.6 units)


CBB > (763) QUINNIPIAC@ (764) OREGON ST | 2015-12-21 21:00:00 - 2015-12-21 21:00:00
Play ON OREGON ST ?>in the first halfin All games as a favorite vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 14 Wins and 3 Losses for the last two seasons (+10.7 units)


CBB > (761) N COLORADO@ (762) JACKSONVILLE ST | 2015-12-21 20:00:00 - 2015-12-21 20:00:00
Play AGAINST N COLORADO ?>in the first halfin All games when the first half total is 65.5 to 70.5
The record is 4 Wins and 17 Losses for the last three seasons (-14.7 units)


CBB > (725) PROVIDENCE@ (726) MASSACHUSETTS | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play ON PROVIDENCE ?>in the first halfin All games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game
The record is 7 Wins and 0 Losses for the last two seasons (+7 units)


CBB > (719) AKRON@ (720) UC-SANTA BARBARA | 2015-12-21 15:00:00 - 2015-12-21 15:00:00
Play AGAINST UC-SANTA BARBARA ?>in the first halfin All games when the first half total is 55.5 to 60.5
The record is 0 Wins and 7 Losses for the last two seasons (-7.7 units)


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CBB > (751) MARSHALL@ (752) WYOMING | 2015-12-21 22:30:00 - 2015-12-21 22:30:00
Play UNDER MARSHALL on the totalin Road games after allowing 80 points or more
The record is 0 Overs and 10 Unders for the last three seasons (+10 units)


CBB > (721) APPALACHIAN ST@ (722) N CAROLINA | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play OVER N CAROLINA on the totalin All games when playing with one or less days rest
The record is 15 Overs and 2 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.8 units)


CBB > (723) YOUNGSTOWN ST@ (724) NOTRE DAME | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play OVER NOTRE DAME on the totalin Home games in December games
The record is 32 Overs and 8 Unders for the since 1992 (+23.2 units)


CBB > (745) SAM HOUSTON ST@ (746) UC-IRVINE | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play UNDER UC-IRVINE on the totalin All games after allowing 60 points or less
The record is 7 Overs and 25 Unders for the last three seasons (+17.3 units)

CBB > (723) YOUNGSTOWN ST@ (724) NOTRE DAME | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play OVER NOTRE DAME on the totalin Home games in non-conference games
The record is 44 Overs and 15 Unders for the since 1992 (+27.5 units)


CBB > (743) NEBRASKA-OMAHA@ (744) E ILLINOIS | 2015-12-21 14:00:00 - 2015-12-21 14:00:00
Play OVER NEBRASKA-OMAHA on the totalin Road games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 8 Overs and 0 Unders for the last three seasons (+8 units)


CBB > (745) SAM HOUSTON ST@ (746) UC-IRVINE | 2015-12-21 19:00:00 - 2015-12-21 19:00:00
Play UNDER UC-IRVINE on the total in all games
The record is 17 Overs and 41 Unders for the last three seasons (+22.3 units)


CBB > (747) NORFOLK ST@ (748) UTEP | 2015-12-21 21:30:00 - 2015-12-21 21:30:00
Play UNDER UTEP on the totalin All games as a favorite vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 10 Overs and 28 Unders for the last three seasons (+17 units)

CBB > (739) SAN FRANCISCO@ (740) ST MARYS-CA | 2015-12-21 23:00:00 - 2015-12-21 23:00:00
Play OVER ST MARYS-CA on the totalin Home games after a non-conference game
The record is 10 Overs and 1 Unders for the last three seasons (+8.9 units)


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12/20/2015 @ 12:10 PM CBB (Added Game)[1529] 1H E. WASHINGTON +3 1.91
Score: 1H E. WASHINGTON(43) - 1H DENVER U(32)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 04:10 PM CBB (Added Game)[1533] 1H SAMFORD +7.5 1.91
Score: 1H SAMFORD(26) - 1H NEBRASKA(30)
WIN


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ONLINE
12/20/2015
10:01 AM
[ # 238851851 ] PARLAY (6 TEAMS)


WIN


12/20/2015 @ 10:10 AM NFL [314] WASHINGTON +2.5 1.87
Score: BUFFALO(25) - WASHINGTON(35)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 10:10 AM NFL [316] NEW ENGLAND -14.5 1.95
Score: TENNESSEE(16) - NEW ENGLAND(33)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 01:15 PM NFL [322] SEATTLE -14.5 1.91
Score: CLEVELAND(13) - SEATTLE(30)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 01:15 PM NFL [323] GREEN BAY -4 1.95
Score: GREEN BAY(30) - OAKLAND(20)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 01:35 PM NFL [328] PITTSBURGH -6.5 1.83
Score: DENVER(27) - PITTSBURGH(34)
WIN


12/20/2015 @ 01:35 PM NFL [329] CINCINNATI -7 2.00
Score: CINCINNATI(24) - SAN FRANCISCO(14)
WIN

 

[CNOTES]

TODAY'S FIRST HALF ACTION:


Parlay Wager - 1 Parlay of 6 Teams


CBB - 12/21/15
[1719] 1H AKRON -1½ 1.87


Game Date: 12-21-2015 12:00:00
CBB - 12/21/15
[1725] 1H PROVIDENCE -2 1.95


Game Date: 12-21-2015 16:00:00
CBB - 12/21/15
[1752] 1H WYOMING -1½ 1.91


Game Date: 12-21-2015 19:30:00
CBB - 12/21/15
[1760] 1H LOYOLA CHICAGO -3½ 1.87


Game Date: 12-21-2015 17:00:00
CBB - 12/21/15
[1762] 1H JACKSONVILLE ST -2 1.91


Game Date: 12-21-2015 17:00:00
CBB - 12/21/15
[1764] 1H OREGON STATE -10 1.87
Game Date: 12-21-2015 18:00:00


$20 To Win $909.97

 

[CNOTES]

EARLY GAMES:


MONDAY, DECEMBER 21


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NEOM at EIU 02:00 PM


NEOM -9.0




AKR at UCSB 03:00 PM


AKR -3.5 BLOW OUT




SOU at NCCU 04:30 PM


SOU -5.5

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS




EKY at WVU 07:00 PM


WVU -25.5 TRIPLE PLAY




PROV at MASS 07:00 PM


PROV -3.5 BLOW OUT




YSU at ND 07:00 PM


ND -24.0




SHU at NW 07:00 PM


NW -23.5 DOUBLE PLAY




SHSU at UCI 07:00 PM


SHSU +9.5 DOUBLE PLAY




APP at UNC 07:00 PM


APP +31.5 *****




CHS at MARQ 07:00 PM


CHS +23.5




NDSU at IDST 07:30 PM


IDST +16.0 TRIPLE PLAY




GRC at HOU 08:00 PM


GRC +2.5




WIU at L-IL 08:00 PM


L-IL -7.5 DOUBLE PLAY




UNCO at JVST 08:00 PM


JVST -4.0 *****




SIU at SLU 08:00 PM


SIU -1.0




PEPP at GONZ 09:00 PM


PEPP +11.5 DOUBLE PLAY




LMU at PORT 09:00 PM


PORT -2.5 TRIPLE PLAY




QUIN at ORST 09:00 PM


ORST -16.0




NORF at UTEP 09:00 PM


NORF +6.5




UNT at CRE 09:00 PM


CRE -20.0 DOUBLE PLAY




ORE at ALA 09:00 PM


ORE -6.0 DOUBLE PLAY




ORU at NMSU 09:00 PM


NMSU -6.5




SCU at PAC 10:00 PM


SCU +4.0 DOUBLE PLAY




WYO at MRSH 10:30 PM


WYO -2.5 DOUBLE PLAY




SF at SMC 11:00 PM

SF +17.0 *****




CSUS at STAN 11:00 PM


STAN -12.5




SIUE at USC 11:00 PM

USC -21.0 TRIPLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, December 21


Providence @ Massachusetts

Game 725-726
December 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Providence
63.692
Massachusetts
59.901
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Providence
by 4
137
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Providence
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Providence
N/A

Norfolk State @ Texas-El Paso

Game 747-748
December 21, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Norfolk State
42.486
Texas-El Paso
50.828
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas-El Paso
by 8 1/2
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas-El Paso
by 6 1/2
141
Dunkel Pick:
Texas-El Paso
(-6 1/2); Under

Oral Roberts @ New Mexico State

Game 769-770
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oral Roberts
50.635
New Mexico State
60.742
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Mexico State
by 10
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Mexico State
by 6
142
Dunkel Pick:
New Mexico State
(-6); Under

Southern Illinois @ Saint Louis

Game 727-728
December 21, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Southern Illinois
52.865
Saint Louis
57.414
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Saint Louis
by 4 1/2
133
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Illinois
by 1
141
Dunkel Pick:
Saint Louis
(+1); Under

Grand Canyon @ Houston

Game 749-750
December 21, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Grand Canyon
55.826
Houston
60.663
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 5
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-1 1/2); Under

Oregon @ Alabama

Game 729-730
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oregon
66.188
Alabama
62.344
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oregon
by 4
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oregon
by 6 1/2
139 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Alabama
(+6 1/2); Under

Marshall @ Wyoming

Game 751-752
December 21, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Marshall
51.736
Wyoming
53.931
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Wyoming
by 2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Wyoming
by 3 1/2
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Marshall
(+3 1/2); Under

North Texas @ Creighton

Game 731-732
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Texas
44.136
Creighton
69.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Creighton
by 25
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Creighton
by 21 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Creighton
(-21 1/2); Over

Idaho State @ North Dakota State

Game 753-754
December 21, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Idaho State
38.788
North Dakota Stat
51.274
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Dakota Stat
by 12 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
North Dakota Stat
by 15 1/2
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Idaho State
(+15 1/2); Under

Pepperdine @ Gonzaga

Game 733-734
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pepperdine
57.611
Gonzaga
72.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Gonzaga
by 15
140
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Gonzaga
by 10 1/2
133
Dunkel Pick:
Gonzaga
(-10 1/2); Over

Texas-Rio Grande @ Utah State

Game 755-756
December 21, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas-Rio Grande
37.920
Utah State
58.825
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah State
by 21
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah State
by 18
140 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Utah State
(-18); Over

Loyola Marymount @ Portland

Game 735-736
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Loyola Marymount
53.835
Portland
54.804
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Portland
by 1
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Portland
by 2 1/2
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Loyola Marymount
(+2 1/2); Over

Eastern Kentucky @ West Virginia

Game 757-758
December 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Eastern Kentucky
47.036
West Virginia
77.241
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
West Virginia
by 30
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
West Virginia
by 25
163
Dunkel Pick:
West Virginia
(-25); Over

Santa Clara @ Pacific

Game 737-738
December 21, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Santa Clara
53.004
Pacific
51.997
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Santa Clara
by 1
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pacific
by 3 1/2
131
Dunkel Pick:
Santa Clara
(+3 1/2); Over

Western Illinois @ Loyola-Chicago

Game 759-760
December 21, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Western Illinois
46.810
Loyola-Chicago
55.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 9
134
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Loyola-Chicago
by 7
128 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Loyola-Chicago
(-7); Over

San Francisco @ St. Mary's

Game 739-740
December 21, 2015 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
47.179
St. Mary's
75.155
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Mary's
by 28
130
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Mary's
by 17 1/2
137
Dunkel Pick:
St. Mary's
(-17 1/2); Under

Northern Colorado @ Jacksonville State

Game 761-762
December 21, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Northern Colorado
39.189
Jacksonville Stat
47.659
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Jacksonville Stat
by 9 1/2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Jacksonville Stat
by 5 1/2
145
Dunkel Pick:
Jacksonville Stat
(-5 1/2); Over

Akron @ Santa Barbara

Game 719-720
December 21, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Akron
57.093
Santa Barbara
59.513
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Santa Barbara
by 2 1/2
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Akron
by 3 1/2
128 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Santa Barbara
(+3 1/2); Over

North Carolina Central @ Southern

Game 741-742
December 21, 2015 @ 4:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
North Carolina Ce
45.552
Southern
53.076
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern
by 7 1/2
128
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern
by 5 1/2
135
Dunkel Pick:
Southern
(-5 1/2); Under

Quinnipiac @ Oregon State

Game 763-764
December 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Quinnipiac
49.967
Oregon State
63.389
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oregon State
by 13 1/2
127
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oregon State
by 17
132
Dunkel Pick:
Quinnipiac
(+17); Under

Appalachian State @ North Carolina

Game 721-722
December 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Appalachian State
46.715
North Carolina
73.649
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
North Carolina
by 27
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
North Carolina
by 30 1/2
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Appalachian State
(+30 1/2); Over

Nebraska Omaha @ Eastern Illinois

Game 743-744
December 21, 2015 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nebraska Omaha
50.529
Eastern Illinois
45.389
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nebraska Omaha
by 5
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nebraska Omaha
by 7 1/2
160
Dunkel Pick:
Eastern Illinois
(+7 1/2); Over

SIU-Edwardsville @ Southern California

Game 767-768
December 21, 2015 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
SIU-Edwardsville
47.381
Southern Californ
66.410
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Southern Californ
by 19
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Southern Californ
by 22
147 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
SIU-Edwardsville
(+22); Under

Youngstown State @ Notre Dame

Game 723-724
December 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Youngstown State
42.715
Notre Dame
73.449
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Notre Dame
by 30 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Notre Dame
by 23 1/2
153
Dunkel Pick:
Notre Dame
(-23 1/2); Under

Sam Houston State @ UC Irvine

Game 745-746
December 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sam Houston State
52.705
UC Irvine
58.399
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
UC Irvine
by 5 1/2
139
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
UC Irvine
by 10
132 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Sam Houston State
(+10); Over

Sacramento State @ Stanford

Game 767-768
December 21, 2015 @ 11:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento State
51.927
Stanford
68.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Stanford
by 16 1/2
135
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Stanford
by 11
141
Dunkel Pick:
Stanford
(-11); Under

 

[CNOTES]

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, December 21

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AKRON (7 - 2) vs. UC-SANTA BARBARA (2 - 6) - 12/21/2015, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
AKRON is 45-19 ATS (+24.1 Units) when the total is 120 to 129.5 since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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APPALACHIAN ST (2 - 8) at N CAROLINA (9 - 2) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N CAROLINA is 259-214 ATS (+23.6 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
N CAROLINA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
APPALACHIAN ST is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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YOUNGSTOWN ST (5 - 7) at NOTRE DAME (7 - 3) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 24-46 ATS (-26.6 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.
NOTRE DAME is 17-33 ATS (-19.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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PROVIDENCE (11 - 1) at MASSACHUSETTS (6 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


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




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S ILLINOIS (10 - 2) at SAINT LOUIS (5 - 5) - 12/21/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S ILLINOIS is 31-50 ATS (-24.0 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
SAINT LOUIS is 8-24 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 8-24 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 12-27 ATS (-17.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
S ILLINOIS is 2-0 against the spread versus SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAINT LOUIS is 2-0 straight up against S ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons




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OREGON (9 - 2) vs. ALABAMA (7 - 2) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OREGON is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
ALABAMA is 32-54 ATS (-27.4 Units) in December games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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N TEXAS (4 - 7) at CREIGHTON (7 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


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




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PEPPERDINE (7 - 4) at GONZAGA (8 - 3) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GONZAGA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PEPPERDINE is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
PEPPERDINE is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GONZAGA is 48-71 ATS (-30.1 Units) in December games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
GONZAGA is 3-2 against the spread versus PEPPERDINE over the last 3 seasons
GONZAGA is 5-0 straight up against PEPPERDINE 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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LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT (7 - 4) at PORTLAND (6 - 7) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 88-118 ATS (-41.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 72-99 ATS (-36.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PORTLAND is 123-158 ATS (-50.8 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 3-1 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 3-2 straight up against LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT 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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SANTA CLARA (4 - 8) at PACIFIC (1 - 8) - 12/21/2015, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SANTA CLARA is 93-65 ATS (+21.5 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
SANTA CLARA is 55-33 ATS (+18.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
SANTA CLARA is 3-2 against the spread versus PACIFIC over the last 3 seasons
SANTA CLARA is 3-2 straight up against PACIFIC 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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SAN FRANCISCO (6 - 4) at ST MARYS-CA (8 - 1) - 12/21/2015, 11:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 81-115 ATS (-45.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
ST MARYS-CA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
ST MARYS-CA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all lined games this season.
ST MARYS-CA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
ST MARYS-CA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in all home games this season.
ST MARYS-CA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home lined games this season.
ST MARYS-CA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 97-57 ATS (+34.3 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST MARYS-CA is 3-1 against the spread versus SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
ST MARYS-CA is 3-1 straight up against SAN FRANCISCO 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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NC CENTRAL (3 - 7) vs. SOUTHERN U (7 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 4:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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NEBRASKA-OMAHA (6 - 6) vs. E ILLINOIS (2 - 7) - 12/21/2015, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E ILLINOIS is 49-74 ATS (-32.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
E ILLINOIS is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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SAM HOUSTON ST (5 - 5) vs. UC-IRVINE (8 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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NORFOLK ST (4 - 7) at UTEP (6 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTEP is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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GRAND CANYON (9 - 2) vs. HOUSTON (8 - 1) - 12/21/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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MARSHALL (3 - 7) vs. WYOMING (7 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARSHALL is 208-258 ATS (-75.8 Units) in all games since 1997.
MARSHALL is 208-258 ATS (-75.8 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
MARSHALL is 36-55 ATS (-24.5 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
MARSHALL is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
WYOMING is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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IDAHO ST (3 - 5) vs. N DAKOTA ST (7 - 3) - 12/21/2015, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IDAHO ST is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
IDAHO ST is 18-4 ATS (+13.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
N DAKOTA ST is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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UTRGV (3 - 7) at UTAH ST (5 - 3) - 12/21/2015, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH ST is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH ST is 59-37 ATS (+18.3 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.
UTAH ST is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) in home games in all tournament games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.




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E KENTUCKY (8 - 5) at W VIRGINIA (9 - 1) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W VIRGINIA is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
E KENTUCKY is 32-15 ATS (+15.5 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
E KENTUCKY is 30-11 ATS (+17.9 Units) in road games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game since 1997.
E KENTUCKY is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
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W ILLINOIS (7 - 3) at LOYOLA-IL (6 - 5) - 12/21/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W ILLINOIS is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
W ILLINOIS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
W ILLINOIS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
W ILLINOIS is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
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N COLORADO (3 - 7) at JACKSONVILLE ST (3 - 10) - 12/21/2015, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N COLORADO is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
N COLORADO is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
JACKSONVILLE ST is 1-0 against the spread versus N COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
N COLORADO is 1-0 straight up against JACKSONVILLE ST over the last 3 seasons




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QUINNIPIAC (4 - 5) at OREGON ST (8 - 2) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OREGON ST is 25-47 ATS (-26.7 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.


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




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SIU EDWARDSVL (3 - 7) at USC (9 - 2) - 12/21/2015, 11:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
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SACRAMENTO ST (6 - 3) at STANFORD (5 - 4) - 12/21/2015, 11:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
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ORAL ROBERTS (8 - 5) at NEW MEXICO ST (6 - 5) - 12/21/2015, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORAL ROBERTS is 66-91 ATS (-34.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
ORAL ROBERTS is 66-91 ATS (-34.1 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
ORAL ROBERTS is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ORAL ROBERTS is 1-0 against the spread versus NEW MEXICO ST over the last 3 seasons
ORAL ROBERTS is 1-0 straight up against NEW MEXICO ST over the last 3 seasons




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SACRED HEART (1 - 8) at NORTHWESTERN (10 - 1) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
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CHICAGO ST (4 - 9) at MARQUETTE (8 - 2) - 12/21/2015, 7:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB

Monday, December 21

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2:00 PM
NEBRASKA OMAHA vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS
No trends available
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Eastern Illinois's last 7 games
Eastern Illinois is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games

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DECEMBER 21, 2:00 PM
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN vs. FLORIDA STATE
No trends available
Florida State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 3:00 PM
AKRON vs. SANTA BARBARA
Akron is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Akron is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Santa Barbara's last 6 games at home
Santa Barbara is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
ELON vs. UNC ASHEVILLE
Elon is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against UNC Asheville
Elon is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
NORTH CAROLINA A&T vs. TOLEDO
No trends available
Toledo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
SAM HOUSTON STATE vs. UC IRVINE
No trends available
UC Irvine is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
APPALACHIAN STATE vs. NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Carolina's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 5 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
CHICAGO STATE vs. MARQUETTE
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF vs. OHIO
No trends available
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Ohio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA vs. GEORGIA TECH
No trends available
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Georgia Tech's last 12 games at home
Georgia Tech is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
EASTERN KENTUCKY vs. WEST VIRGINIA
Eastern Kentucky is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
West Virginia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
PROVIDENCE vs. MASSACHUSETTS
No trends available
Massachusetts is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Massachusetts is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
EASTERN MICHIGAN vs. COPPIN STATE
Eastern Michigan is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Eastern Michigan is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
HIGH POINT vs. WILLIAM & MARY
No trends available
William & Mary is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
William & Mary is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
YOUNGSTOWN STATE vs. NOTRE DAME
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Youngstown State's last 5 games on the road
Youngstown State is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame's last 5 games
Notre Dame is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
SACRED HEART vs. NORTHWESTERN
No trends available
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
ALCORN STATE vs. TENNESSEE-MARTIN
No trends available
Tennessee-Martin is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tennessee-Martin is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 7:30 PM
NORTH DAKOTA STATE vs. IDAHO STATE
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Idaho State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
HOWARD PAYNE vs. TEXAS STATE
No trends available
Texas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
NORTHERN COLORADO vs. JACKSONVILLE STATE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Northern Colorado is 1-8-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Jacksonville State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Jacksonville State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
SUL ROSS STATE vs. TEXAS-ARLINGTON
No trends available
Texas-Arlington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Texas-Arlington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
No trends available
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS vs. SAINT LOUIS
Southern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Saint Louis
Southern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Saint Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Illinois
Saint Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
WESTERN ILLINOIS vs. LOYOLA OF CHICAGO
No trends available
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Loyola of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Loyola of Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games

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DECEMBER 21, 8:00 PM
GRAND CANYON vs. HOUSTON
No trends available
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
ORAL ROBERTS vs. NEW MEXICO STATE
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New Mexico State is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
New Mexico State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
PEPPERDINE vs. GONZAGA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pepperdine's last 7 games on the road
Pepperdine is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Gonzaga
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Gonzaga's last 9 games when playing at home against Pepperdine
Gonzaga is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
OREGON vs. ALABAMA
Oregon is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oregon's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Alabama's last 6 games
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
NORTH TEXAS vs. CREIGHTON
North Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Creighton's last 8 games
Creighton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT vs. PORTLAND
Loyola Marymount is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Portland
Loyola Marymount is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Loyola Marymount
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
QUINNIPIAC vs. OREGON STATE
Quinnipiac is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oregon State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oregon State's last 6 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 9:00 PM
USC UPSTATE vs. COLORADO STATE
No trends available
Colorado State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado State is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 9:30 PM
NORFOLK STATE vs. TEXAS EL PASO
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Texas El Paso is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
Texas El Paso is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 10:00 PM
SANTA CLARA vs. PACIFIC
Santa Clara is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Santa Clara's last 5 games on the road
Pacific is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Santa Clara
Pacific is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 10:00 PM
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN vs. UTAH STATE
Texas-Pan American is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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DECEMBER 21, 10:30 PM
WYOMING vs. MARSHALL
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Marshall is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games

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DECEMBER 21, 11:00 PM
SACRAMENTO STATE vs. STANFORD
No trends available
Stanford is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Stanford is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games

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DECEMBER 21, 11:00 PM
SIU EDWARDSVILLE vs. USC
The total has gone OVER in 4 of SIU Edwardsville's last 6 games on the road
SIU Edwardsville is 2-19 SU in its last 21 games on the road
USC is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of USC's last 5 games

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DECEMBER 21, 11:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ST. MARY'S
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Mary's
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Mary's
St. Mary's is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
St. Mary's is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY'S CBB MATCHUPS:


Preview: Hurricanes (9-1) at Explorers (4-4)


Date: December 22, 2015 5:00 PM EDT

Miami hasn't let a stunning home loss fester over the last three weeks, nor did it let a long layoff affect its shooting touch.


The 13th-ranked Hurricanes try for a fifth consecutive victory when they make a rare trip to the storied Palestra to face La Salle on Tuesday night.


Northeastern's Quincy Ford hit a jumper at the buzzer to hand Miami a 78-77 loss Nov. 27, bringing back memories of last season when Green Bay and Eastern Kentucky also won in Coral Gables before the Hurricanes were relegated to playing in the NIT.


Miami (9-1) hasn't lost since, though, and Jim Larranaga became the fastest coach in school history to reach 100 victories in his 150th game with Saturday's 85-63 win over Charleston.


The Hurricanes shot 55.8 percent following an 10-day layoff for final exams, hitting the 50-percent mark for the seventh time this season. They still weren't at their best offensively, though, committing a season-high 17 turnovers, five by point guard Angel Rodriguez.


Ja'Quan Newton scored a career-high 20 points off the bench.


"I went out there and I just played," Newton said. "Going into the game I just wanted to be aggressive."


Miami has mainly won with defense lately, holding its last three opponents to 37.3 percent from the field after its first seven shot at least 40 percent.


'I told the team after the game, that was a terrific defensive effort ... just a terrific defensive effort,' Larranaga said. 'It led to fast-break layups, baskets, sharing the ball. We had a few too many turnovers, almost getting into each other's way. But our defense was so good for such a long period of time.'


The Hurricanes will need another solid performance defensively in order slow Jordan Price, fourth in the nation at 24.6 points per game.


The junior hasn't been as hot over the last two, though, shooting a combined 35.5 percent in a 66-53 loss to Drexel on Dec. 5 and a 76-47 defeat at then-No. 9 Villanova on Dec. 13. He had a career-high 37 points in a loss to Hofstra on Dec. 2 that began La Salle's three-game losing streak.


Price had 16 and was 6 of 17 against the Wildcats, who dominated from the opening tip. Johnnie Shuler was the only other player in double figures for the Explorers (4-4).


Cleon Roberts, second on the squad to Price with 11.9 points per game, finished with five and went 2 of 9.


'This is kind of our transition year,' coach John Giannini said. 'We've transitioned from those guys that we won a lot of games with to a new core group. We're a couple of players, probably, short right now.'


La Salle will return from its break for exams to host Miami, which will face the Explorers in Philadelphia for the first time since losing in 1970 at the Palestra. Newton is a Philadelphia native, and Larranaga said the rest of the team will know how much that building means to college basketball.


"We have a video to show them about the history of the Palestra," Larranaga said. "I played there ... but I don't think they had video back then."


The last two meetings have been in Coral Gables, with the Hurricanes winning in 2012-13 and '13-'14.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Cyclones (9-1) at Bearcats (10-2)


Date: December 22, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Iowa State finally paid the price for not playing the full 40 minutes, and doing so in its next game would likely result in the same outcome.


The Cyclones' challenge to bounce back from their first loss will certainly be a tough one Tuesday night at Cincinnati, where the No. 22 Bearcats are seeking a marquee nonconference victory.


For the second time in three games, 11th-ranked Iowa State (9-1) struggled at the start and found itself facing a double-digit deficit. Unlike their 83-82 win over Iowa on Dec. 10 in which the Cyclones rallied from 20 down, they were unable to finish off a comeback Saturday against Northern Iowa, losing 81-79 after Georges Niang committed a turnover with a chance to score a go-ahead basket and Monte Morris missed a potential game-tying floater.


"We just weren't good enough, especially on the defensive end in the first half," coach Steve Prohm said Monday at practice. "We didn't defend well enough, we weren't good enough."


Niang finished with 30 points and has averaged 21.0 on 56.1 percent shooting his last six games. The senior forward leads the team with 18.7 points per game, though the Cyclones are still trying to find their rhythm since losing Naz Mitrou-Long for the season.


Deonte Burton had seven points and three rebounds off the bench in his debut after sitting out following his mid-semester transfer from Marquette in 2014.


"You're not replacing guard, a combo guard, with a guard, you're replacing him with a perimeter forward, Deonte plays some 3, plays a 4," Prohm explained. "Working in how you're going to rotate, how you're going to sub. We miss Naz from a defensive standpoint, his ability to make shots, his leadership, but we've got a really good group built to win and we'll do that.


"We know what we need to get better at and I need to do a better job demanding it."


The Cyclones are allowing a Big 12-worst 69.3 points per game and their last three opponents have shot a combined 50.0 percent after Northern Iowa torched them at a 58.0 percent clip.


By comparison, Cincinnati (10-2) has allowed an opponent to shoot better than 40 percent just three times, and lost two of them. One was a 65-55 setback Dec. 12 to unbeaten and current No. 6 Xavier, which shot 48.2 percent, and another was a 78-76 home defeat Dec. 2 to now-ninth-ranked Butler (42.2 percent).


The Bearcats have won back-to-back games since losing to the crosstown rival Musketeers, including a 69-63 victory Saturday at VCU in which they held the Rams to 33.9 percent.


While coach Mick Cronin has plenty of respect for Niang and Morris (14.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg), he's also wary of center Jameel McKay. The 6-foot-9 senior is averaging 15.3 points on 64.2 percent shooting and 10.6 rebounds, and Cronin feels McKay "might be the highest draft pick of the three," according to the team's official website.


Cincinnati also won Saturday by getting to the foul line, sinking 30 of 35, and another such effort could help the Bearcats slow down a Cyclones offense averaging 84.8 points on 51.2 percent shooting.


"If we can give Iowa State two fast-break points like we did to VCU, I like our chances," Cronin said. "They try to get 10 to 20 points a game where they're attacking your defense before your defense is set. If they get 'em, they're going to score 75 or higher.


"If they don't get 'em, they struggle to get those numbers."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Musketeers (11-0) at Demon Deacons (8-2)


Date: December 22, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Xavier continues to answer every challenge thrown its way during a historic start, though the path is about to become more difficult.


The No. 6 Musketeers look to complete a perfect nonconference schedule as they begin a formidable three-game stretch Tuesday night against improving Wake Forest.


Xavier has achieved two program firsts in its 11-0 start and standing in the AP poll, surpassing a No. 7 ranking reached twice previously. The Musketeers are the highest of three current top 10 teams from the Big East, where they'll open play at No. 17 Villanova on Dec. 31 and host ninth-ranked Butler two days later.


They'll get one final prep for the conference slate in a Demon Deacons squad that's proven to be no pushover in coach Danny Manning's second season. Wake Forest (8-2) knocked off then-No. 13 Indiana and UCLA in last month's Maui Invitational and can record its first six-game winning streak since 2009-10.


The Deacons' resurgence has been led by an offense that's scored 80 or more points seven times and could be even more potent once Codi Miller-McIntyre is fully recovered from a broken foot. The senior guard, who led the team with 14.5 points and 4.3 assists per game last season, missed the first eight games before returning for the last two.


Miller-McIntyre contributed 10 points in 24 minutes to help combat leading scorer Devin Thomas' foul trouble during Friday's 83-77 win over 2015 NCAA Tournament participant Coastal Carolina, which moved Wake Forest to 6-0 in games decided by six or less.


Thomas, averaging 17.7 points and 10.7 rebounds, managed a season-low six points in 23 minutes. The senior forward shot 62.2 percent while averaging 20.5 points and 12.0 rebounds over a four-game stretch coming in.


The Demon Deacons haven't been as efficient on defense, allowing 78.8 points per game. Coastal Carolina shot 49.1 percent and scored 50 second-half points.


"We have to do a much better job in guarding," Manning said. "As talented as that Coastal Carolina team is, especially on the offensive end shooting the basketball, if we let our next opponent shoot that type of percentage we'll get beat by 100."


With five players averaging double figures and having recorded at least 85 points in five of their last six wins, the Musketeers can indeed be dangerous. They're also capable of slowing down high-scoring teams, as evidenced by Saturday's 85-61 rout of Auburn in which they held the Tigers 26 points below their season average.


"To hold a team that's averaging 87 points a game to 61, it's a good job," coach Chris Mack said. "Our defense is so much better, it's not even in the same stratosphere, and this team values that more than last year's team did."


Though leading scorer Trevon Bluiett is in a 5-for-19 slump over the last two games, the Musketeers dominated Auburn inside behind forwards Jalen Reynolds and James Farr. Reynolds had a season-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 21 minutes and Farr compiled 12 points and 11 rebounds in 20.


Xavier finished with a 42-26 advantage on the glass and is outrebounding foes by 13.4 per game.


This will be the fifth meeting of an eight-game agreement between the schools that began in 2009-10. The home team has won each of the first four, with Xavier losing in Winston-Salem in December 2010 and December 2013.


The series has been dubbed the Skip Prosser Classic, honoring the former coach of both schools who died of a heart attack at age 56 in 2007.