Cnotes College Hoops For February Rated Games -Trends - News !!

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack


-- Oregon State 71, Utah 69-- Have you ever seen two 3-point shooters fouled in last 0:02.2 of a game? It happened here, with lead changing both times.


-- Vanderbilt 77, Texas A&M 60-- We'll see Commodores on Selection Sunday.


-- UTEP 112, Marshall 108-- You score 108 points, you should win. Always.


-- Portland 73, Pepperdine 70-- 11.5-point dog Pilots were biggest upset of night.


-- Sacramento State 83, Montana 79-- Big Sky leaders blew 43-29 halftime lead.


-- USC 80, UCLA 61-- Trojans spanked UCLA twice this year; neither was close.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud........


13) I'm watching Blue Chips as I type this; a great movie that I haven't seen in a long time. Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary MacDonnell, Penny Hardaway, Ed O'Neill, Alfre Woodard- Rick Pitino even coaches one of the other teams in the first scene.


There is one scene where Nolte's character is recruiting a midwestern kid whose father is highly religious; of course the coach pretends to be the same religion, but when the father asks, "First Baptist or Southern Baptist?", he has to guess which one. Good thing for the movie he guesses right.


12) Which reminds me of these politicians who are running for President; they'll say whatever they can, if they think it'll get them votes. Ted Cruz babbles on and on about the Washington establishment, but his wife works for Goldman Sachs. Oy.


11) If you like college basketball, kenpom.com is a great website; lot of stats, solid knowledge. They had an article this week saying how the Washington Huskies have had 36 players (now 37) players foul out of games this season. Next highest on the list is Bradley, with 23. Washington is young and aggressive, a good team, but they do commit a lot of fouls.


10) In case you're wondering, the record is 50 disqualifications, set by Providence in 1987. Coached by Rick Pitino, with Billy Donovan as a point guard, they also made the Final Four, so maybe fouling a lot isn't such a bad thing. Playing passively is worse than being too aggressive..


9) Michigan is the only team this season that hasn't had a player foul out this year. Was weird the other night seeing Indiana go on a 28-0 run against the Wolverines the other night. Doesn't happen a lot at that level.


8) I'm not big on Jay Bilas as a TV analyst, but he worked an NBA game on ESPN with Mike Breen and Doug Collins and they made a great team. Lot of good talk about regular basketball stuff, not much BS. Bilas/Collins have a relationship because of Chris Collins having worked at Duke- they were good together.


7) Washington Wizards are the only NBA team this season with a better road record than home record.


6) Last time the Denver Broncos didn't sell out a home game? 1969.


5) Fred McNair is the new football coach at Alcorn State; he is the brother of the late Steve McNair-- Fred spent three years here in Albany as the backup QB for the Firebirds in the Arena Football League. We wish him well.


4) Good luck to Jonny Gomes, wh is headed to Japan to play for Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan. Gomes was a marginal big leaguer, but a great teammate. When Ray Fosse spoke glowingly of him on A's telecasts, as far as his reverence for the history of the game, that spoke a lot. He could be a manager someday.


3) Raiders-Texans are going to play a game in Mexico City next year; the first NFL game in Mexico since 2005.


2) Career tip: If you're an NFL player, especially a marginal one, its a very bad idea to get caught in a prostitution sting a week before the Super Bowl. I'm just sayin'...


1) There is one reason why NBA basketball is better than college basketball and it has nothing to do with the rules. College basketball has better rules, but the NBA has the greatest players on the planet!!! There are nitwits who want to foist NBA rules on the college game, but unless you have Steph Curry's talent level, it won't matter.

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, February 5


Cornell @ Brown

Game 875-876
February 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cornell
51.933
Brown
48.050
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cornell
by 4
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cornell
by 1 1/2
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cornell
(-1 1/2); Under

Harvard @ Princeton

Game 877-878
February 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Harvard
49.215
Princeton
64.878
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Princeton
by 15 1/2
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Princeton
by 8 1/2
136
Dunkel Pick:
Princeton
(-8 1/2); Under

Fairfield @ Monmouth

Game 879-880
February 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Fairfield
50.521
Monmouth
65.093
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Monmouth
by 14 1/2
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Monmouth
by 13
165 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Monmouth
(-13); Under

Iona @ Canisius

Game 881-882
February 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Iona
54.685
Canisius
50.902
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Iona
by 4
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Iona
by 2
167 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Iona
(-2); Under

Rider @ Niagara

Game 883-884
February 5, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Rider
47.101
Niagara
48.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Niagara
by 1
132
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Rider
by 4
124
Dunkel Pick:
Niagara
(+4); Over

St. Peter's @ Siena

Game 885-886
February 5, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Peter's
46.521
Siena
53.161
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Siena
by 6 1/2
142
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Siena
by 9 1/2
136
Dunkel Pick:
St. Peter's
(+9 1/2); Over

Central Michigan @ Akron

Game 887-888
February 5, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Central Michigan
54.690
Akron
63.085
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Akron
by 8 1/2
138
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Akron
by 5
145
Dunkel Pick:
Akron
(-5); Under

Columbia @ Yale

Game 871-872
February 5, 2016 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbia
55.890
Yale
60.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Yale
by 4 1/2
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Yale
by 8
135 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbia
(+8); Over

Dartmouth @ Pennsylvania

Game 873-874
February 5, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dartmouth
54.005
Pennsylvania
53.105
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dartmouth
by 1
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pennsylvania
by 2 1/2
136
Dunkel Pick:
Dartmouth
(+2 1/2); Over

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, February 5

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COLUMBIA (15 - 6) at YALE (13 - 5) - 2/5/2016, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YALE is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
YALE is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
YALE is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBIA is 117-88 ATS (+20.2 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 103-71 ATS (+24.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 103-71 ATS (+24.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 75-50 ATS (+20.0 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 45-26 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
YALE is 3-2 against the spread versus COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 3-2 straight up against COLUMBIA 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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DARTMOUTH (7 - 11) at PENNSYLVANIA (6 - 11) - 2/5/2016, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DARTMOUTH is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 60-84 ATS (-32.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 86-119 ATS (-44.9 Units) in all home games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 86-119 ATS (-44.9 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 30-49 ATS (-23.9 Units) in home games in February games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
PENNSYLVANIA is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PENNSYLVANIA is 36-56 ATS (-25.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 22-43 ATS (-25.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PENNSYLVANIA is 3-1 against the spread versus DARTMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
PENNSYLVANIA is 2-2 straight up against DARTMOUTH 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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CORNELL (9 - 9) at BROWN (6 - 12) - 2/5/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CORNELL is 116-78 ATS (+30.2 Units) in road games since 1997.
CORNELL is 116-78 ATS (+30.2 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
CORNELL is 74-50 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
CORNELL is 75-50 ATS (+20.0 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
CORNELL is 65-34 ATS (+27.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
BROWN is 25-42 ATS (-21.2 Units) in home games when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.

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

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HARVARD (9 - 11) at PRINCETON (12 - 5) - 2/5/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HARVARD is 111-145 ATS (-48.5 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
HARVARD is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
HARVARD is 100-134 ATS (-47.4 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
HARVARD is 42-66 ATS (-30.6 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
HARVARD is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PRINCETON is 3-1 against the spread versus HARVARD over the last 3 seasons
HARVARD is 4-0 straight up against PRINCETON 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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FAIRFIELD (12 - 10) at MONMOUTH (18 - 5) - 2/5/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FAIRFIELD is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
MONMOUTH is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all games this season.
MONMOUTH is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all lined games this season.
MONMOUTH is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONMOUTH is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
FAIRFIELD is 36-16 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.
FAIRFIELD is 38-19 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games revenging a home loss vs opponent since 1997.
MONMOUTH is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FAIRFIELD is 4-1 against the spread versus MONMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
MONMOUTH is 4-1 straight up against FAIRFIELD 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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IONA (12 - 9) at CANISIUS (10 - 13) - 2/5/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IONA is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 20-32 ATS (-15.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 46-70 ATS (-31.0 Units) in February games since 1997.
CANISIUS is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a conference game this season.
CANISIUS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) off a loss against a conference rival this season.

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

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RIDER (9 - 14) at NIAGARA (6 - 17) - 2/5/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 82-110 ATS (-39.0 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
NIAGARA is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) as an underdog this season.
RIDER is 98-68 ATS (+23.2 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
RIDER is 38-22 ATS (+13.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.
NIAGARA is 53-77 ATS (-31.7 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NIAGARA is 2-2 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
RIDER is 3-1 straight up against NIAGARA 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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ST PETERS (8 - 12) at SIENA (15 - 8) - 2/5/2016, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST PETERS is 68-94 ATS (-35.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
SIENA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games after allowing 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
ST PETERS is 39-22 ATS (+14.8 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST PETERS is 4-1 against the spread versus SIENA over the last 3 seasons
ST PETERS is 4-1 straight up against SIENA 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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C MICHIGAN (13 - 9) at AKRON (18 - 4) - 2/5/2016, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, February 5

Central Michigan outscored Akron 25-5 on foul line in 92-81 win over Zips at home Jan 12. Akron couldn't guard CMU on perimeter, in their first loss in last nine games with Chippewas. CMU lost last seven trips to Akron. Zips are 4-0 art home in MAC, with three wins by 9+ points; they won last five games. CMU won last four games, all by 12+; they're 2-2 on MAAC road. MAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 15-8.

Yale-Columbia are tied atop Ivy League; with no conference tournament, these games are huge. Teams split last six series games; Lions won here LY for first time in last seven visits- last three series games were won by 6 or less points. Yale is 11-2 vs teams outside top 100, losing to Albany, Illinois; four of their top five guys are seniors. Columbia won 10 of its last 11 games. Ivy League home favorites are 1-5 vs spread.

Home side won last four Dartmouth-Penn games; Big Green lost its last two visits to Palestra by 9-7 points- they're 2-10 in last 12 visits here. Dartmouth got swept at home LW by Columbia/Cornall, allowing 77 in both games; they're 5-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200, but turn ball over 20.6% of time (#304). Quakers lost last four games, giving up 85 ppg in losing pair of Ivy League road games last weekend. .

Brown won four of last five games with Cornell; Big Red lost last couple visits here, by 1-12 points. Bruins lost five of last six D-I games, losing two of last three home games, with losses by 24 points each- they won last game, vs Penn. Cornell has good freshman guard in Morgan; they're 2-2 in Ivy after sweeping Harvard/Dartmouth trip last week. Ivy League home underdogs are 2-2 against the spread.

Harvard won six of last seven games with Princeton, winning last two in Jadwin Gym 59-47/75-72. Crimson is already three games out in Ivy and Columbia/Yale play tonight, so loss here puts them four games behind. Harvard lost last three games; they're shooting 56.8% on foul line, worst in country. Princeton is 10-0 vs teams outside top 100; worst team they lost to is #71 Yale- they're not a great offensive rebounding team. .

Monmouth is 14-2 in its last 16 games, winning last four- they won last game 93-87 at Siena Monday, a tough game- they won 86-74 at Fairfield Jan 11, after trailing by 7 at half; the Hawks were 12-24 on arc, were +8 in turnovers. Stags won three of last four games. Monmouth is 4-1 in its MAAC games with Fairfield, winning by 3-7 in two games played here. MAAC double digit home favorites are 2-5 against the spread.

Canisius lost last three games, allowing 87.3 ppg; Griffins lost three of last four games with Iona, but they're 4-2 in last six series games played here. Gaels won three of last four games; they're 3-2 on MAAC road, losing at Rider/Fairfield, winning by 35-12-7. MAAC home underdogs of 3 or less points are 9-5 vs spread. Canisius is 1-4 at home in MAAC but the one win was against Monmouth, which makes no sense.

Niagara lost five of last six games, with one win at lowly Marist; Eagles lost last two home games, to Canisius/Siena. Rider won five of last six vs Niagara, winning last three visits here by 9-12-9 points. Broncs won five of last seven games but are 1-5 on MAAC road, with one at St Peter's by 31. Niagara shoots 27.4% on arc, fifth-worst in country. MAAC home underdogs of more than 3 points are 2-8 vs spread.

Siena lost 72-68 at St Peter's Dec 6, fourth win in row for Peacocks vs Saints- three of those four were in Jersey City. St Peter's lost two of last three visits to Albany, winning LY after loses by 13-17 points. MAAC single digit home favorites are 11-14 vs spread. Siena is 6-2 in its last 8 games; they're 5-1 at home, with only loss 93-87 to Monmouth in last game Monday. Peacocks lost last four games, scoring 55.4 ppg.

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAB

Friday, February 5

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
COLUMBIA vs. YALE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Yale
Columbia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Yale
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM
HARVARD vs. PRINCETON
Harvard is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Harvard's last 9 games when playing on the road against Princeton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Princeton's last 9 games when playing at home against Harvard
Princeton is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Harvard

7:00 PM
FAIRFIELD vs. MONMOUTH
Fairfield is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Monmouth is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Monmouth is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

7:00 PM
CORNELL vs. BROWN
Cornell is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cornell is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Brown is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cornell
Brown is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cornell

7:00 PM
DARTMOUTH vs. PENNSYLVANIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dartmouth's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pennsylvania
Dartmouth is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Pennsylvania is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
RIDER vs. NIAGARA
Rider is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Niagara
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rider's last 9 games when playing on the road against Niagara
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Niagara's last 6 games when playing Rider
Niagara is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Rider

7:00 PM
IONA vs. CANISIUS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Iona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Canisius
Iona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Canisius
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Canisius's last 6 games when playing Iona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Canisius's last 7 games when playing at home against Iona

8:00 PM
CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. AKRON
Central Michigan is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Central Michigan's last 5 games on the road
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Akron's last 5 games when playing Central Michigan

9:00 PM
SAINT PETER'S vs. SIENA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 6 games on the road
Saint Peter's is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Siena is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Siena is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

 

[CNOTES]

CBB ATS


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play ON YALE against the spread in All games on Friday nights
The record is 11 Wins and 1 Losses for the last two seasons (+9.9 units)


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play ON YALE against the spread in All games when playing with 5 or 6 days rest
The record is 16 Wins and 3 Losses for the last three seasons (+12.7 units)


CBB > (879) FAIRFIELD@ (880) MONMOUTH | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play ON MONMOUTH against the spread in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 9 Wins and 1 Losses for the this season (+7.9 units)


CBB > (879) FAIRFIELD@ (880) MONMOUTH | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play ON MONMOUTH against the spread in All games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game
The record is 11 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+8.8 units)


CBB > (873) DARTMOUTH@ (874) PENNSYLVANIA | 2016-02-05 18:00:00 - 2016-02-05 18:00:00
Play AGAINST DARTMOUTH against the spread in All games on Friday nights
The record is 1 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (-8.9 units)


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CBB MONEYLINE


CBB > (877) HARVARD@ (878) PRINCETON | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play AGAINST HARVARD using money line in All games after scoring 60 points or less
The record is 3 Wins and 7 Losses for the last three seasons (-17.55 units)


CBB > (879) FAIRFIELD@ (880) MONMOUTH | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play ON MONMOUTH using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 8 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+11.75 units)


CBB > (881) IONA@ (882) CANISIUS | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play AGAINST CANISIUS using money line in Home games against conference opponents
The record is 1 Wins and 4 Losses for the this season (-13.65 units)


CBB > (877) HARVARD@ (878) PRINCETON | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play AGAINST HARVARD using money line in All games when the total is 130 to 139.5
The record is 7 Wins and 11 Losses for the last three seasons (-21.75 units)


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play ON YALE using money line in All games when the total is 130 to 139.5
The record is 9 Wins and 2 Losses for the last three seasons (+12 units)


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play ON YALE using money line in All games on Friday nights
The record is 10 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+10.75 units)


CBB > (879) FAIRFIELD@ (880) MONMOUTH | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play ON MONMOUTH using money line in All games in all games
The record is 14 Wins and 4 Losses for the this season (+11.2 units)


CBB > (885) ST PETERS@ (886) SIENA | 2016-02-05 21:00:00 - 2016-02-05 21:00:00
Play ON SIENA using money line in Home games after allowing 80 points or more
The record is 9 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+9.45 units)


CBB > (887) C MICHIGAN@ (888) AKRON | 2016-02-05 20:00:00 - 2016-02-05 20:00:00
Play ON AKRON using money line in All games in all lined games
The record is 12 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+9.1 units)


CBB > (887) C MICHIGAN@ (888) AKRON | 2016-02-05 20:00:00 - 2016-02-05 20:00:00
Play ON AKRON using money line in All games in all games
The record is 12 Wins and 3 Losses for the this season (+9.1 units)


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CBB FIRST HALF


CBB > (887) C MICHIGAN@ (888) AKRON | 2016-02-05 20:00:00 - 2016-02-05 20:00:00
Play AGAINST AKRON ?>in the first halfin Home games in February games
The record is 0 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (-8.8 units)


CBB > (881) IONA@ (882) CANISIUS | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play AGAINST CANISIUS ?>in the first halfin All games versus the first half line in all games
The record is 5 Wins and 15 Losses for the this season (-11.5 units)


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play ON YALE ?>in the first halfin All games on Friday nights
The record is 11 Wins and 2 Losses for the last two seasons (+8.8 units)


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CBB > (879) FAIRFIELD@ (880) MONMOUTH | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play OVER FAIRFIELD on the totalin All games as an underdog vs. the 1rst half line
The record is 8 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+8 units)


CBB > (871) COLUMBIA@ (872) YALE | 2016-02-05 17:00:00 - 2016-02-05 17:00:00
Play OVER YALE on the totalin All games when the total is 130 to 139.5
The record is 8 Overs and 0 Unders for the last two seasons (+8 units)


CBB > (885) ST PETERS@ (886) SIENA | 2016-02-05 21:00:00 - 2016-02-05 21:00:00
Play UNDER SIENA on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games
The record is 3 Overs and 15 Unders for the last three seasons (+11.7 units)


CBB > (881) IONA@ (882) CANISIUS | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play OVER IONA on the totalin Road games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 17 Overs and 4 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.6 units)


CBB > (887) C MICHIGAN@ (888) AKRON | 2016-02-05 20:00:00 - 2016-02-05 20:00:00
Play UNDER AKRON on the totalin Home games off a win against a conference rival
The record is 1 Overs and 10 Unders for the last three seasons (+8.9 units)


CBB > (885) ST PETERS@ (886) SIENA | 2016-02-05 21:00:00 - 2016-02-05 21:00:00
Play UNDER SIENA on the totalin All games when the first half total is 60.5 to 65.5
The record is 5 Overs and 18 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.5 units)


CBB > (881) IONA@ (882) CANISIUS | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play OVER CANISIUS on the totalin Home games after a conference game
The record is 18 Overs and 5 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.5 units)


CBB > (881) IONA@ (882) CANISIUS | 2016-02-05 19:00:00 - 2016-02-05 19:00:00
Play OVER CANISIUS on the totalin Home games against conference opponents
The record is 18 Overs and 5 Unders for the last three seasons (+12.5 units)


CBB > (885) ST PETERS@ (886) SIENA | 2016-02-05 21:00:00 - 2016-02-05 21:00:00
Play UNDER ST PETERS on the totalin Road games off a loss against a conference rival
The record is 2 Overs and 12 Unders for the last three seasons (+9.8 units)

 

[CNOTES]

Yesterday's Action.....24 - 14


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS




IONA at CAN 07:00 PM


IONA -4.0




RID at NIAG 07:00 PM


RID - 4.5




HARV at PRIN 07:00 PM


PRIN -11.0




COR at BRWN 07:00 PM


COR -2.0 BEST BET




FAIR at MONM 07:00 PM


FAIR +11.0 BEST BET




CMU at AKR 08:00 PM


AKR -4.5 BEST BET




SPC at SIE 09:00 PM


SIE -9.0

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Golden Eagles (15-8) at Musketeers (20-2)
Date: February 06, 2016 12:00 PM EDT

Xavier was the first Division I squad to reach 20 victories, but that doesn't mean the Musketeers are content.


Looking to put together a more complete performance, they try to keep pace with Villanova in the Big East on Saturday when they host Marquette.


Ranked sixth in the country, Xavier (20-2, 8-2) felt it played uneven in beating last-place St. John's 90-83 on Wednesday. Myles Davis had all 16 of his points in the second half to pace five players in double figures, and while the Musketeers asserted their usual dominance on the boards by a 49-34 count - they lead the conference with a plus-9.6 margin that's also 11th in the country - he wasn't thrilled with how Xavier arrived at its fourth straight win.


"We should have played better,' Davis said. "We allowed way too many points. They also stopped us a lot, messed up our offense, took us out of our flow. Of course when you feel you should play better, you feel a little down. But we won."


The 83 points allowed were Xavier's second-most, trailing only its 95-64 drubbing Dec. 31 by the Big East-leading and current No. 3 Wildcats, whom the lead the Musketeers by one game and visit No. 11 Providence on Saturday. Xavier has let the conference's two worst teams - the Red Storm and DePaul - shoot a combined 45.9 percent in the last two games, well above its season defensive mark of 40.7 percent.


Marquette (15-8, 4-6) shot exactly 40.7 percent in Wednesday's 79-62 loss at Seton Hall that ended a three-game winning streak. Freshman Henry Ellenson had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his 14th double-double, but the Golden Eagles were undone with a poor defensive stretch in the second half when they allowed the Pirates to hit four straight 3-pointers in a 14-4 spurt.


Despite the presence of the 6-foot-11 Ellenson, who averages 16.0 points and a conference-high 10.0 rebounds, and fellow 6-11 forward Luke Fischer (12.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg), rebounding has been an issue. The Golden Eagles were outrebounded 40-31 by the Pirates and rank eighth in the Big East in rebound margin at plus-0.5 per game.


Marquette has split its four games against ranked opponents this season, highlighted by a 65-64 victory at then-No. 8 Providence on Jan. 5.


The Golden Eagles are hoping freshman Haanif Cheatham can end his struggles offensively, totaling 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting the last two games. He missed all four of his shots and finished with two points in a 74-66 loss to Xavier on Jan. 16.


Xavier is going for its second straight season series sweep, taking control of the first meeting with a 21-0 first-half run as James Farr had 16 points and a career-high 19 rebounds off the bench. The Musketeers outrebounded the Golden Eagles 49-38 and held them to 34.3 percent shooting as Ellenson got little help while totaling 20 points and seven rebounds.


"They go two deep at every position, can bring in a guy like Farr off the bench when you can make the argument he can be first-team in the Big East" Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said of Xavier on his weekly radio show. "They have veteran players, they're the total package as a team. They're really good."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Eagles (7-15) at Cardinals (18-4)
Date: February 06, 2016 12:00 PM EDT

One of the highlights of Rick Pitino's legacy is rebuilding Kentucky following a recruiting scandal. One of the lowlights will be a sex scandal during his tenure at archrival Louisville.


Reeling from the bombshell announcement the 19th-ranked Cardinals will not play in the ACC and NCAA tournaments as part of a self-imposed ban, they try to regroup Saturday at home against Boston College.


The news came Friday afternoon, while the NCAA continues to investigate allegations contained in a book written by an escort claiming there were numerous incidents with former Louisville players and recruits from 2010-14. Louisville president James Ramsey said an internal probe confirmed violations did occur, leading to the ban for the Cardinals (18-4, 7-2), who were a lock for the NCAA Tournament and trending upward for a potential deep run.


'We found out yesterday that we had a problem,' said athletic director Tom Jurich, adding that the university wanted to deal with the findings as quickly as possible.


Louisville joins No. 12 SMU as teams self-imposing postseason bans for March and is the second ACC team to do so in as many seasons. Syracuse did so almost exactly one year ago, but the Orange were not a likely NCAA Tournament team when announcing their ban.


Pitino tried to distance himself from the allegations earlier this season, denying any knowledge of what went on and blaming former graduate assistant Andre McGee - he was named in Katina Powell's book for allegedly paying strippers $10,000 for 22 shows with recruits, with many coming at one of the school's dorms. Because of the ongoing NCAA probe, neither Pitino nor Jurich directly addressed questions regarding the scandal.


"As I told them the penalty, they all just started hugging Damion (Lee) and Trey (Lewis) as they cried," said Pitino, who resurrected the Wildcats after his arrival in Lexington in 1989, got them to a Final Four in 1993 and won the 1996 NCAA Tournament. "This is a team that was very much favored to go very far in the tournament. This penalty is quite substantial and is a complete shock to me. This is a punishment I thought would have happened this season.


"This is a decision as harsh as anything I've ever seen in college basketball."


The ban is a crushing blow to fifth-year seniors Lee and Lewis, who both transferred to Louisville in a bid to cap their collegiate careers with an NCAA Tournament appearance. Lee - averaging a team-leading 17.0 points - was arguably the most sought-after senior transfer after averaging 21.4 points and 6.1 rebounds as a junior for Drexel, while Lewis - contributing 12.1 points per game while shooting just under 40 percent from 3-point range - had come from Cleveland State, where he averaged 16.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists.


Lee had begun to feel the urgency of getting to the postseason, bouncing back from a season-low six-point effort in a home loss to Virginia last Saturday by hitting 4 of 7 shots from 3 and scoring 24 in a 71-65 victory over No. 2 North Carolina on Monday.


The ban, though, means the Cardinals are playing out a nine-game string starting with the worst the ACC has to offer.


The Eagles (7-15, 0-9) bring up the rear in points per game (62.2), rebounds per game (31.8), field-goal percentage (41) and free-throw percentage (64.2). They're even worse on the road, averaging a Division I-worst 51.7 points while shooting 35.9 percent.


While Louisville can close its homestand 2-1, the Eagles hope they can salvage something from a miserable road trip that opened with an 89-62 loss to North Carolina last Saturday and Wednesday's 61-47 defeat to Virginia - during which Boston College made 13 shots, the fewest in a single game by any ACC team this season.


"We just were really cold," coach Jim Christian said. "We couldn't make shots. We executed what we wanted to execute."


Boston College is 0-7 against Top 25 teams this season and has lost 14 straight to ranked opponents. Things don't get any easier after Louisville with a home matchup against North Carolina on Tuesday.


Louisville evened the series at 3 with an 81-72 victory last season at Boston College, its second straight win over the Eagles.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Jayhawks (18-4) at Horned Frogs (10-12)
Date: February 06, 2016 12:00 PM EDT

Kansas has struggled to carry its home dominance to the road, where it faces the possibility of its longest losing streak in 12 years.


A visit to TCU should at least solve that problem temporarily.


The seventh-ranked Jayhawks go for an eighth straight win over the last-place Horned Frogs in this Big 12 matchup Saturday.


Kansas (18-4, 6-3) has won 36 straight games at Allen Fieldhouse and outscored opponents by an average of 20.5 points in the 12 victories this season.


It's a much different story on the road, where the Jayhawks are 2-3 and have lost three in a row by an average margin of 14.3 points.


They haven't lost four straight away from Lawrence since Jan. 31-Feb. 23, 2004.


Things may not improve with trips to top-ranked Oklahoma, No. 15 Baylor and Texas among Kansas' final four road games.


That only increases the pressure on ending the skid against TCU (10-12, 1-8). The Jayhawks are 11-1 all-time against the Horned Frogs - the lone defeat a 62-55 upset when ranked No. 5 on Feb. 6, 2013 - and have outscored them by an average of 14.6 points over the last seven meetings after a 70-63 win at home Jan. 16.


Perry Ellis had 10 points and nine rebounds after totaling 55 and 15 over the previous two home victories. He was in foul trouble early and was limited to eight points in 15 minutes of a 64-61 win at Fort Worth on Jan. 28, 2015.


The forward hit 8 of 11 from the floor and finished with 19 points in Wednesday's 77-59 home victory over Kansas State.


Coach Bill Self, however, wasn't entirely pleased with the effort. Kansas committed a season-high 16 turnovers and was outrebounded 36-21 while grabbing only two offensive boards.


"I'll be candid," Self said, "they outplayed us. They beat us to loose balls, they outhustled us. ... That's about as soft as I can remember one of our teams playing."


Frank Mason III is more concerned about improving upon his eight points against the Wildcats. The junior guard only converted 1 of 5 from the field, four days after he had 13 points on 3-for-11 shooting in a 90-84 overtime win against No. 20 Kentucky.


Mason has 11.5 points per game over his last four against TCU. His impact was felt beyond scoring Jan. 16, getting 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.


The Horned Frogs have lost six straight Big 12 games by an average of 15.8 points after being routed 95-72 by the Sooners on Tuesday.


"We weren't very good, but they had everything to do with that," coach Trent Johnson said.


Vladimir Brodziansky had 17 points and eight rebounds Tuesday after failing to get a point in the two previous games. The sophomore forward had a season-high 12 rebounds with eight points at Kansas last month, while Michael Williams' 13 points led TCU.


Williams, however, has averaged 2.8 points on 4-of-15 shooting totaled in five games since.


Chris Washburn, who had 15 points at Oklahoma, is emerging into a strong contributor - averaging 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 48.6 percent over the last four games.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Cavaliers (18-4) at Panthers (17-4)
Date: February 06, 2016 12:00 PM EDT

After some unusual defensive hiccups, Virginia has two games' worth of evidence that it's back to the suffocating, possession-draining ways that carried it to the last two regular-season ACC titles.


For once, it might take some real effort to slow down Pittsburgh.


The ninth-ranked Cavaliers haven't lost in this series since Pitt joined the ACC, but they'll face a more offensively dangerous Panthers team as they look for a sixth straight win Saturday in a venue that's been brutal to top-10 opponents.


Virginia (18-4, 7-3) allowed the fewest points per game in the nation in each of the past two seasons, but Tony Bennett's team looked little like those previous groups while allowing 66.1 points per game and letting its opponents shoot 45.7 percent - 39.4 from 3-point range - through eight conference games.


Three losses to unranked opponents in a four-game stretch was the low point, but the Cavaliers have looked much more like their old selves in the past week. Virginia held then-No. 16 Louisville to 32.7 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers in a 63-47 road rout last Saturday, then dismantled Boston College in a 61-47 victory Wednesday.


'I think we did turn a corner, but I think it's important for us to keep our foot on the gas and keep pushing forward,' leading scorer Malcolm Brogdon said after the Cavs held the Eagles to 26.5 percent from the field.


Virginia is 52-1 over the past three seasons when its opponent shoots 40 percent or worse.


"We've struggled. We've stumbled. We've worked hard," Bennett said. "But in this last week, we've gotten to the point we need to be at."


Things won't get any easier Saturday. Pitt is 14-2 against top-10 opponents at home since moving into the Petersen Events Center in November 2002.


"We've got a tremendous and challenging opportunity ahead of us at Pittsburgh," Bennett said. "We know when we're not right we can fall flat. We've been better defensively in the last few games, taken good shots, had a level of patience and rebounded better. That's the path we need to be on."


Pitt (17-4, 6-3) can relate to Louisville and Boston College's offensive struggles, as it's failed to crack the 50-point mark in three defeats to Virginia since joining the ACC. There were two three-point losses in 2014-15 before Brogdon led the way with 18 points in the Cavs' 61-49 win in Charlottesville last season.


This version of the Panthers is far more capable of putting the ball in the basket, though - and, at least relatively, in getting up the floor. In the nation's bottom 15 percent in pace for each of the past six seasons, Pitt still isn't exactly blazing up the court in the 28th percentile, but it's been quite efficient with the ball.


Only North Carolina and Duke average more points among ACC teams than the Panthers' 80.5, though that number was nearly five points higher prior to a 2-3 stretch in which they scored just 64 per game. Pitt's hoping Sunday's 90-71 win over a Virginia Tech team that beat the Cavaliers last month is a sign of things to come.


Jamie Dixon calling out his team for being outrebounded by 22 over the previous three games seemed to strike a chord.


"A couple of our past performances the last couple weeks, we've been out-physicaled,' said forward Sheldon Jeter, who had a career-high 23 points in his first start of the season. 'A lot of people were called out. I was one of them.'


Jeter has totaled 18 points in the Panthers' losses. They're 13-0 when he scores at least eight.


Michael Young, Pitt's leading scorer at 17 per game, went scoreless in 21 minutes before fouling out against the Cavaliers last season.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Spartans (19-4) at Wolverines (17-6)
Date: February 06, 2016 2:00 PM EDT

(AP) - Over the past couple seasons, the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry has been defined largely by who has been hurt.


In 2014, the Wolverines beat a banged-up Michigan State team twice en route to a Big Ten title. Last season, it was Michigan that had major injury problems and lost twice to the Spartans.


"I think there's been some bizarre injuries - and more than one," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "If it's one, you can survive it. If it gets to be two and three, I think that changes it."


This year's big injury is on the Michigan side. Caris LeVert has missed nine straight games with a lower left leg issue. Coach John Beilein said Friday that the senior guard was able to practice more recently, but it's not clear if he'll play Saturday against No. 10 Michigan State - or how effective he could be even if he does return.


This game in Ann Arbor is the only scheduled meeting between the Spartans (19-4, 6-4) and Wolverines (17-6, 7-3) this season. The last time these two in-state rivals met only once was in 2009.


As conferences around the country expand, this issue - league opponents playing each other only once - is one that teams everywhere have to deal with.


"I don't think anybody likes it," Izzo said. "I think this is one of the only things in the whole entire United States that the media, the fans and the coaches agree on. I don't think anybody's happy about it."


It seems unlikely that both teams will be at full strength for this one. LeVert's injury is getting most of the attention, but Michigan State has been without guard Tum Tum Nairn since Jan. 14 due to a foot injury.


So the trend continues. In 2014, the Spartans were without Branden Dawson for both losses to Michigan and without Adreian Payne for one of them. Michigan was without Mitch McGary for most of that season.


Last season, the Wolverines were without LeVert and Derrick Walton for both losses to Michigan State.


The Spartans have won three straight and made 33 3-pointers over their last two games against Northwestern and Rutgers. Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes and Eron Harris are all threats from the perimeter.


"Their guys are shooting the ball really well, and as always, they're tough to handle on the glass," Walton said. "That's the point of emphasis - keep them out of transition, keep them off the glass, and disrupt them and keep them out of their comfort zone as much as possible."


Michigan has played pretty well without LeVert, but the Wolverines are still smarting after an 80-67 loss at home to conference co-leader Indiana on Tuesday in which the Hoosiers scored the final 25 points of the first half.


"You just can't have stretches in those games - they just put you away," Beilein said. "You've just got to find a way during those times to withstand that charge and regroup, and that's really hard for us to do that right now."


The Wolverines are 1-5 against Top 25 teams this season, and the losses were all by double digits. This next game at home will be another significant challenge.


"That we go out and we're competitive is really important in this game," Beilein said. "It's a gut-check time for us to just be able to go out there and play the best basketball we can play and believe in ourselves."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Cyclones (16-6) at Cowboys (11-11)
Date: February 06, 2016 2:00 PM EDT

(AP) - There were times this season when senior forward Jameel McKay looked like Iowa State's best player.


Now there are times when McKay seems like a liability for the 13th-ranked Cyclones.


McKay has been playing through tendinitis in his left knee for weeks, and it's hardly a coincidence that he has been struggling. McKay is averaging 12.4 points, but he's failed to score more than nine in each of the past six games.


McKay and the Cyclones (16-6, 5-4 Big 12), losers of two straight, play Saturday at Oklahoma State (11-11, 2-7) in hopes of staying close with the leaders of the conference.


'We need Jameel to be at the top of his game for us to max out,' coach Steve Prohm said.


McKay hasn't been at his best for a few weeks.


McKay first noticed his knee was bothering him early in the Big 12 season. Doctors found nothing structurally wrong, but McKay has felt enough pain that he's resorted to wearing a brace during practice.


McKay's rebounding numbers have fluctuated of late. He grabbed 13 and 10 in wins over No. 1 Oklahoma and TCU, but McKay had four in Tuesday's 81-76 home loss to 14th-ranked West Virginia. The Cyclones were outrebounded 43-26, a margin that would have been smaller with a healthy McKay on the court.


One of Iowa State's top plays is for the 6-foot-9 McKay to establish position in the post for an alley-oop dunk, and the Cyclones have run that successfully dozens of times this season. McKay's recent lack of explosiveness has led to him either landing back on the floor for a layup or missing the entry pass altogether.


'I don't feel like I'm getting as high as I would normally,' McKay said. 'With what's going on with me, you've just got to kind of block it out and remember that it'll get better. ... It's not 100 percent. But it's getting better.'


Though McKay's knee issue is likely to improve soon, it has come at a time when the Cyclones are fighting to keep pace in the Big 12.


Iowa State won four straight league games to jump back into the race before losing to then-No. 5 Texas A&M on the road and to West Virginia. The Cyclones have occasionally lost focus and been quiet on the boards.


Few have written off Iowa State, given that it's already beaten Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas. But the Cyclones know they can't lean on McKay's struggles as an excuse with so much of the season left to play.


'For us guys not to help him out ... if we said that, that's just an easy cop-out. Nothing is easy here,' said senior forward Georges Niang, who leads the Cyclones with 19.1 points per game.


Niang scored 20 and Abdel Nader added 19 against the Mountaineers, but second-leading scorer Monte Morris struggled again. The junior guard, averaging 14.8 points, has totaled 17, shot 29.2 percent overall and gone 1 for 9 from 3-point range in the back-to-back losses.


'We've got a great team, a great coaching staff. We've just got to finish,' Morris said. 'We've finished before. I don't think it's the end of the world. We have a lot of games left. We'll just keep working and try to get better every day.'


Iowa State hasn't lost three in a row since January 2014, and the Cyclones catch a break Saturday with Oklahoma State, just the second unranked team they will face in a six-game stretch.


The Cowboys have dropped the last five meetings and enter this one with three losses in four games. They allowed a tying 3-pointer with 33.5 seconds remaining in regulation Wednesday at Texas Tech, which eventually won 63-61 on a layup with one second left in overtime.


Oklahoma State led by eight at halftime and never trailed in the second half, but it was unable to pull out the victory due to sloppy play and poor outside shooting.


'When you turn it over (a season-high) 21 times and shoot 4 of 17 from 3,' coach Travis Ford said, mumbling through the last portion of his remark.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Wildcats (19-3) at Friars (18-5)
Date: February 06, 2016 2:30 PM EDT

Ben Bentil's importance to Providence was evident in a surprising win over Villanova two weeks ago, and perhaps more so in a stunning loss last time out.


With their star forward's status in doubt, the No. 11 Friars attempt to bounce back from a defeat as they host a third-ranked Wildcats team intent on avenging its lone Big East loss in Saturday's rematch.


The Friars were flying high after snapping Villanova's 22-game conference winning streak with a thrilling 82-76 overtime victory in Philadelphia on Jan. 24. That signature win has been followed by two losses in a three-game stretch, including Tuesday's 77-70 defeat at DePaul in which Bentil - the Big East leader at 19.7 points per game -sat out the second half with a sprained right ankle.


Bentil missed Thursday's practice and is listed as day-to-day. The sophomore did not miss a game after spraining his left ankle against Boston College on Dec. 9.


'He's sore, he's very, very sore,' coach Ed Cooley said. 'Negative X-rays, so that's a good sign. We'll see how he is after all the treatments.'


Providence (18-5, 6-4) should be keeping its fingers crossed as Bentil and dynamic point guard Kris Dunn have accounted for nearly half of its 1,700 points. With the former sidelined and Jalen Lindsey out with an illness, the Friars shot 30.3 percent in the second half against the Blue Demons and were outscored 42-26 in the paint.


"We're already short on size. Ben going out, Jalen going out - we're a totally different group," Cooley said.


The Friars' chances for a season sweep of Villanova (19-3, 9-1) figure to be greatly enhanced if Bentil does play, especially with Wildcats center Daniel Ochefu expected to miss a third straight game with a concussion. Bentil was a major factor in last month's win, scoring 10 of his 31 points in OT and tying a career high with 13 rebounds.


"He's such a force that if you did anything less than prepare fully for him being 100 percent it's going to hurt you," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. "He just killed us in every way."


With the Friars last in the Big East in 3-point percentage, they'll likely need to rely on their strong defense to pull off another win if Bentil's out. They scored 20 points off 16 Wildcats turnovers in the first meeting, with Dunn - second in the country with 3.14 steals per game - recording four along with 13 points and 14 assists.


Providence is holding opponents to 25.9 percent 3-point shooting in Big East play, a challenge for a Villanova team that's been perimeter-dependent with Ochefu sidelined. The Wildcats were 9 of 31 from beyond the arc in the teams' last matchup.


Villanova is coming off its best outside shooting performance, though, going 16 of 29 on 3s in Wednesday's 83-58 rout of Creighton. Kris Jenkins and Jalen Brunson each went 4 of 6 while scoring 22 and 16 points, respectively.


"I just feel like we're getting a better rhythm offensively," Wright said after Villanova's 11th win in 12 games. "It just felt like we moved the ball and made the right decisions against Creighton. We didn't turn the ball over as much."


Darryl Reynolds added a career-high 13 rebounds starting in Ochefu's place. The Wildcats, first in the Big East in scoring defense at 61.1 points and field-goal percentage defense at 38.2, slowed down a Bluejays team that entered averaging 81.7 points.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Gamecocks (19-3) at Aggies (18-4)
Date: February 06, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

(AP) - Texas A&M's perfect start in the SEC suddenly seems like a distant memory.


The eighth-ranked Aggies now find themselves tied for first in the league as they get set to host No. 25 South Carolina on Saturday.


Texas A&M won its first seven in conference play as part of a 10-game winning streak that saw it climb to No. 5 in the nation, its highest ranking ever.


That run, though, came to an end at Arkansas on Jan. 27 before the Aggies stepped out of league play and beat then-No. 14 Iowa State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge last Saturday.


They returned to SEC action Thursday at Vanderbilt and fell 77-60 to drop into a first-place tie with LSU.


Senior swingman Jalen Jones, who leads Texas A&M (18-4, 7-2) with 16.1 points per game, was held to four on 1-of-13 shooting. His field-goal percentage has decreased in each of the last four games, and he's at 24.5 percent in that span while also going 2 of 14 from 3-point range.


'(Jalen) rushed and he put some pressure on himself,' coach Billy Kennedy said. 'You've got to give them credit for speeding him up and getting him out of rhythm.'


Jones also struggled in last season's meeting with South Carolina, going 3 of 11 from the field and scoring 12 in a 62-52 road victory. Texas A&M has won three of four in the series since joining the SEC for the 2012-13 season and taken both matchups at home, where it's 13-0 this season.


South Carolina (19-3, 6-3) can inch closer to the top of the SEC and reach 20 wins for the first time in seven years as it tries to prevent its first losing streak of the season.


Forward Mindaugas Kacinas said the players won't worry much about all that, carrying the same mindset into Texas A&M they've worked with all season.


'We don't overreact to a win or loss,' said Kacinas, a senior who is among five South Carolina players averaging double-figure points. 'We come in every day after the game, just work hard, learn from our mistakes and move forward.'


If the Gamecocks do that once more, they could come out of the weekend on top of the SEC.


South Carolina might've been in first already if it had taken care of things against up-and-down Georgia on Tuesday in a 69-56 loss. Kacinas said the team came out sluggish and could not match the Bulldogs' intensity.


'We got outrebounded, got outshot at the free throw line,' coach Frank Martin said. 'It's hard for us to win when that happens.'


Martin said several players were 'listless.'


The Gamecocks put those issues aside the next day and had several days of perky workouts, Kacinas said.


'We've worked on what we did wrong,' he said. 'We're ready to go.'


The Gamecocks will face a motivated A&M team that is eager to regain its footing.


'We know what we'll be up against,' Kacinas said.


Kacinas said all the Gamecocks are ready to show they've got staying power and their 15-0 start was not a fluke.


'Everyone is `Let's get it popping. Let's play,'' he said. 'Everyone is super excited.'

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Gators (15-7) at Wildcats (16-6)
Date: February 06, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

Another loss could cost Kentucky its spot among the nation's elite for the first time in almost two years. It could also go a long way to putting Florida back there.


The No. 20 Wildcats look to extend their winning streak at Rupp Arena to 33 games in order to avoid their longest slide in seven years Saturday against the revitalized Gators.


Kentucky (16-6, 6-3 in SEC) was the top-ranked team in the nation as recently as Nov. 30, but a 9-6 stretch has it in danger of falling out of the AP poll for the first time since the end of the 2013-14 regular season.


The Wildcats didn't do themselves any favors Tuesday, blowing a 21-point lead and losing 84-77 at Tennessee. A three-game slide would be their longest since dropping four in a row from Feb. 25-March 7, 2009.


"We've got a ways to go," coach John Calipari said.


Kentucky took all three meetings with the Gators last season by an average of 13.0 points, including a 67-50 victory at home March 7.


This matchup, however, appears much more challenging and a serious threat to the Wildcats' 32-game run at Rupp - during which they've outscored opponents by an average of 21.3 points.


Florida (15-7, 6-3) has positioned itself to return to the Top 25 for the first time since Nov. 24, 2014.


The Gators went 4-5 before winning five of their last six games, a stretch that includes an 88-71 win over then-ninth-ranked West Virginia last Saturday that ended their 10-game slide to ranked opponents.


They followed that up Wednesday by beating Arkansas 87-83 at home.


"We're playing with a lot of confidence right now," first-year coach Mike White said. "We're way more of a confident team than we were earlier in the season."


White hopes that extends to the road, where Florida has lost five of its last six while averaging 63.8 points - 11.2 below its season mark.


The Gators, though, are shooting 52.0 percent from the floor - 43.6 from 3-point range - over the last two games. They've also been vastly better at the line, sinking 80.6 percent after making a league-low 62.3 through the first 20 games.


"I think it was mental," forward Dorian Finney-Smith said. "We shoot 80, 85 percent every day in practice as a team. So I know it's just a mental thing. We do it every day in practice. We shoot free throws and we make them. It's just starting to correlate."


Finney-Smith leads the team with averages of 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds and has stepped up to average 20.4 and 9.8 over the last five. He's also shooting 57.4 percent from the field, including 13 of 27 from long range.


Finney-Smith only managed four points in a 2-for-10 shooting effort in a 64-49 loss to the Wildcats in the last year's SEC tournament quarterfinals.


Kentucky's Tyler Ulis is looking to continue his outstanding stretch, averaging 22.2 points while sinking 54.5 percent from the floor over the last five games. The sophomore guard was scoring 14.4 points per game on 39.1 percent shooting through the first 16 games.


Ulis had 11 points and 11 assists coming off the bench in the three wins over Florida last season.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Boilermakers (19-4) at Terrapins (20-3)
Date: February 06, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

Maryland big man Diamond Stone and Purdue center A.J. Hammons each had productive efforts in their last games against the same undersized opponent.


Now they'll have to pick on someone their own size Saturday when they face each other for the first time.


Stone can help the fourth-ranked Terrapins stretch their home win streak to 26 games as they face Hammons and the No. 18 Boilermakers.


Both these teams last played against Nebraska, which does not have the size to contain either the 7-foot Hammons or the 6-11 Stone.


Hammons scored a career-high 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting to go with 11 rebounds in last Saturday's 89-74 home victory. He had not scored more than 24 all season.


"You just don't see 7-footers that can move that way, that are that skilled and that athletic," coach Matt Painter said.


Stone made 8 of 15 shots for 16 points and 10 boards in Wednesday's 70-65 win at Lincoln. The freshman also had a season-high eight blocks as Maryland (20-3, 9-2 Big Ten) finished with 13 - the school's highest total in nine seasons.


"I thought defensively, we never quit trying to guard," coach Mark Turgeon said. "Our post guys were terrific around the rim all night."


Maryland shot 51.0 percent while Purdue's mark of 58.9 versus Nebraska was its best mark in a Big Ten game in the last seven seasons.


Both clubs should find more resistance Saturday. Purdue (19-4, 7-3) is second in the Big Ten in field-goal percentage defense at 38.1, and Maryland is fourth at 39.9.


The Terrapins figure to have the edge on the perimeter behind star guard Melo Trimble, who has turned in back-to-back 20-point efforts. Trimble scored 14 second-half points and hit some key late 3-pointers Wednesday.


"He's a winner," Turgeon said. "He just keeps doing it. We're down three and they have all the momentum and he hits the big shot to tie it. It's what he does."


While Maryland averages 14.4 assists to rank seventh in the 14-team conference, Purdue is second at 18.0 after registering 27 last weekend. P.J. Thompson had seven, Vince Edwards six and Hammons and Caleb Swanigan five apiece.


"It was our best passing game," Painter said. "I thought Swanigan was good passing the ball, A.J. was really good, P.J. had seven assists, no turnovers. I thought our team overall did a good job sharing the ball."


The Terrapins have been prone to miscues, averaging 13.2 turnovers for the Big Ten's third-worst mark, and their 18 last time out was their most in a conference game. The Boilermakers only force an average of 10.5 turnovers to rank second-worst in the league.


Rapheal Davis is Purdue's top-scoring guard with 9.2 points per game after he had 17 in his last effort.


Reserve guard Kendall Stephens could return after missing three games for personal reasons. Stephens led the Boilermakers with 14 points in a 69-60 loss to Maryland when these teams last met Jan. 10, 2015.


Hammons struggled for six points and four fouls in 18 minutes. Jake Layman led the Terps with 14 points and Trimble made 1 of 7 shots and scored eight.


Purdue last beat a Top-5 opponent on the road in 1993-94, winning at No. 3 Michigan.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Wildcats (18-5) at Huskies (15-7)
Date: February 06, 2016 4:30 PM EDT

Arizona coach Sean Miller has said his team should be in good position to win a third straight Pac-12 regular-season title if it's able to get through a road-heavy stretch that opened conference play.


The final game of that span comes Saturday when the 23rd-ranked Wildcats conclude a two-game swing through the Pacific Northwest with a matchup against a surprising Washington team that's dropped five straight in this series.


Arizona (18-5) has gone 6-4 in league action, with six of those games coming away from home. The Wildcats dropped two of the first three road contests but have climbed back to .500 following Wednesday's 79-64 win over Washington State.


After this visit to Washington, Arizona plays five of its last seven at home. The Wildcats have won 50 of 51 at McKale Center after having the nation's longest home winning streak snapped at 49 with an 83-75 loss to then-No. 23 Oregon on Jan. 28.


There's some more good news, as freshman star and Seattle native Allonzo Trier may return Saturday after missing the last seven games with a hand fracture. Trier is second on the team with 14.8 points per game and averaged 19.5 in the previous four contests before getting injured.


"It's not easy now to play in our conference without your leading scorer, or your second-leading scorer," Miller said. "I don't know how many games now it's been without Allonzo, it feels like 20, but we need his depth, we need his scoring. He's an improved defender. He's one of the best freshman in the league."


The first game Trier missed was a 99-67 win over visiting Washington (15-7, 7-3) on Jan. 14. Senior transfer Ryan Anderson helped make up for his absence with 21 points, and he had an even better performance Wednesday.


Anderson had a career-high 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double in 22 games after having 20 in 95 contests with Boston College. He's averaging 22.0 points and 11.3 boards while shooting 72.7 percent in the last three games.


'This whole year for me has just been surreal,' Anderson said. 'It's been a lot of fun. I don't want it to end.'


The same can be said for the Huskies, who were picked to finish 11th in the preseason conference poll but find themselves right in the mix in the crowded Pac-12 race as they try to end a four-year NCAA Tournament drought.


Washington, though, has slowed down a bit by alternating wins and losses in its last four. That .500 stretch can be attributed to a scoring slump from Andrew Andrews, who leads the Pac-12 with 20.6 points per game.


Andrews averaged 26.7 points during the Huskies' 5-1 start in league play but has since scored 14.3 per game and shot 25.5 percent. Washington did pull out a 95-83 overtime victory over visiting Arizona State on Wednesday despite Andrews being held to 13 points on 2-of-13 shooting.


The senior guard, though, made those two field goals in the extra session - one a 3-pointer - after freshman Dejounte Murray fouled out following a season-best 34-point performance.


'I don't remember a year Andrew has been here at some point in conference he hasn't gone through a little mini slump,' coach Lorenzo Romar said. 'But man when he breaks out of that slump he's been nails.'


Andrews and Murray combined to shoot 6 of 23 in last month's meeting in Arizona. The Wildcats won 86-62 at Washington last season and have held the Huskies to an average of 59.2 points during their five-game run in the series.


Washington is one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation with 85.2 points per game, but it also gives up an average of 80.2.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Sooners (19-2) at Wildcats (13-9)
Date: February 06, 2016 6:00 PM EDT

It's not that hard to believe that Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins will end their college careers having never won at Kansas or Iowa State.


Going 0 for 4 at Kansas State would probably be a little tougher for Oklahoma's dynamic backcourt duo to swallow.


That's what the top-ranked Sooners will be trying to avoid Saturday in Manhattan, where the last two No. 1s to visit left with losses.


Hield and Cousins have started all 89 games over the last three seasons - along with fellow senior Ryan Spangler and junior Jordan Woodard - and won 66 of those, but they'll leave Norman having gone 0 for 8 in Lawrence and Ames over their four years.


Those are the only places Oklahoma (19-2, 7-2) has lost this season, part of a seven-game road slate that's seen six decided by six or fewer points. Those close calls should be all the warning they need heading into Manhattan, where they've averaged 60.7 points and 39.0 percent shooting while hitting 13 of 51 from 3-point range (25.5 percent) in the last three seasons.


Hield has totaled 34 points in three starts at Kansas State, though he's scored 31 in his last two at home against the Wildcats (13-9, 2-7). The most recent of those Jan. 9 included eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks along with 11-of-14 shooting in an 86-76 win.


Hield was critical of his six turnovers, but those weren't the first thing on the mind of Kansas State coach Bruce Weber.


"He is magical," Weber said after that game. "I pray for our shots to go in and I pray for his not to. He is on a run and he is just special. I don't think he really did anything forced. He didn't like when we hedged hard and he turned it over six times. He didn't like some of that. One of our thoughts was to make him a passer."


Woodard took more shots than Hield in last month's meeting, going 8 for 15 and finishing with 19 points and four assists. He went a combined 4 for 16 in last season's meetings with Kansas State, and as good as Hield has been, Weber thinks he knows what the difference is between that Sweet 16 team and this current juggernaut.


"Woodard. Woodard. It's not even a question," Weber said. "We didn't guard him last year. We just didn't guard him."


Every Oklahoma starter scored in double figures in Tuesday's 95-72 rout of TCU, and though the Sooners had what for them is an off night behind the arc - 11 of 30 - they shot 62.9 percent inside it.


"We've shot the 3 well all year, but its nice to get easy baskets down low," said coach Lon Kruger, 0-4 against Kansas State since last beating his alma mater as UNLV's coach in December 2009.


It's been the opposite outside of Norman. The Sooners have been by far the nation's best 3-point shooting team on the road at 48.7 percent, but they're 63rd among the 75 major conference teams inside the arc at 43.3.


Kansas State, however, is 70th of those 75 in opponents' two-point percentage at 49.5.


The Wildcats are 0-7 against ranked opponents this season and don't seem to be making much progress after a pair of double-overtime defeats. Kansas State went 1 of 18 from 3-point range in a 70-55 road loss to the then-No. 9 Mountaineers on Jan. 26, then turned it over 23 times while falling 77-59 at No. 7 Kansas on Wednesday.


Freshman guard Kamau Stokes, who leads Kansas State with 35 made 3s, could miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee last Saturday. The Wildcats are 9 for 55 (16.4 percent) from beyond the arc over the last three games.


Kansas State has beaten the last two No. 1s to come to Manhattan - Texas in 2010 and Kansas in 2011.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Flyers (18-3) at Patriots (8-14)
Date: February 06, 2016 6:00 PM EDT

Dayton has followed a loss to the Atlantic 10's worst team last month by matching its longest conference winning streak in two years.


Avoiding another disappointing defeat would push that time frame to seven.


The 24th-ranked Flyers look to continue their defensive dominance and equal their longest league run since 2009 when they visit George Mason on Saturday.


A 61-57 loss at La Salle on Jan. 9 resulted in Dayton's only blemish in conference play, but the Flyers (18-3, 8-1) responded with six consecutive wins.


The backend of the stretch has featured stifling defense that hasn't been seen in the Atlantic 10 since the turn of the century. Dayton has held Fordham, Saint Louis and La Salle to 50 points or fewer while the three have combined to shoot 32.1 percent.


The Flyers limited the Billikens to 37 points and 27.3 percent shooting on Jan. 27 before exacting revenge on the Explorers with a 59-44 victory three days later.


Dayton hadn't held three consecutive opponents to 50 points or fewer since the opening three games of the 2008-09 season and had never done it before in conference play. Temple - now with the American Athletic Conference - was the last Atlantic 10 team with a streak that long in consecutive conference games, holding six opponents to 50 points or fewer in 2000.


The Flyers' reward? A six-day break to prepare for George Mason.


"It comes at a good time," said coach Archie Miller, whose team is 4-1 on the road. "Sometimes the physical is overrated. I think the mind at this point in time is what can distract a player, drag a player down, fatigue a player. That more than anything this time of year is something we're focusing in on. We're refreshed right now, mentally."


A sixth straight win in this series would help the Flyers equal a seven-game conference run from 2009.


Though Dayton's defensive numbers have stolen the show, Kendall Pollard has led the Flyers offensively. The junior forward followed a three-point, two-rebound performance at Fordham with 18 points and eight rebounds in each of the last two games. Pollard made 13 of 18 shots last week as the Flyers have shot 47.9 percent overall.


While Dayton had plenty of time to rest up, George Mason (8-14, 2-7) will play its third game in seven days. The Patriots snapped a three-game losing streak with Wednesday's 78-74 win at Richmond.


That was George Mason's second straight quality showing after dropping a tight 76-70 contest to George Washington on Jan. 31 - the Patriots' fourth home loss in as many tries in conference play.


While Dayton holds opponents to a conference-best 63.5 points per game, George Mason averages 66.1 - tied with Saint Louis for the Atlantic 10's second-worst mark ahead of just La Salle's 63.4.


Leading scorer Marquise Moore is averaging 10.7 points and 29.4 percent shooting in the last three games.