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Kent State won last six games after a 9-5 start; they're 2-0 on MAC road, winning by 2 at No Illinois, 11 at Ball State. Flashes got swept by Bulls LY by 11-9 points, after winning six of previous seven in series. Buffalo is 3-0 in MAC home games, winning by 19-9-6 points; home side won their last six games- they're 0-3 vs top 100 teams, with best wins by two over #117 South Dakota State. MAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 10-5 vs spread.
Harvard won four of last five games with Princeton, but are 1-10 in last 11 visits to Jadwin Gym, snapping long skid with 57-47 win last season. Crimson lost two of last three games; they're 4-3 on road, 5-1 vs teams outside top 200, losing by point to Holy Cross. Ivy League home teams are currently 0-7 against the spread. Princeton won four of last five D-I games but they're 0-2 vs teams in top 125, losing by 6 to UTEP, by 14 at Wake Forest, with UTEP loss on neutral floor.
Dartmouth won two of last three games with Penn, after losing seven of previous eight series games; Big Green lost four of last five visits here, with losses by 10-31-3-9 points. Quakers lost five of last seven games but upset crosstown rival St Joe's in last game. Dartmouth is 4-3 in last seven road games, upsetting Harvard in last game; they're just 5-4 against teams outside the top 200. Ivy League home underdogs are 0-3 vs spread.
Brown won its last three games with Cornell by 19-12-6 points, but they just lost leading scorer/rebounder King, a huge blow. Bruins got swept by Yale by 18-4 points; Bruins won last two visits here, lost last three road games by 20-7-4 points, with losses at URI-Yale-UNH. Ivy League home favorites are 0-4 vs spread. Cornell split pair with Columbia to open Ivy play; they're 5-2 against teams ranked outside top 200, losing to George Mason and Drexel.
Yale won 10 of last 12 games with Columbia, but lost two of last three here, beating Lions in postseason tourney last March after losing by 16 in regular season visit. Bulldogs are 2-0 and atop Ivy- they're 6-5 in its true road games, 3-6 vs top 200 teams, beating UConn/Kent State and losing to Providence by 5. Columbia is 1-4 vs teams in top 150, with best win by 5 over Hofstra. Ivy League home teams are 0-7 against the spread.
Oregon outscored Arizona State 12-5 over last 4:23 to beat Sun Devils 59-56 in first meeting 19 days ago, sixth straight series win for the home side. Ducks lost last five visits to Tempe by 8-18-10-20-2 points. ASU won three of last four games, winning last two at home, over Colorado by 6, Oregon State by 18. Pac-12 home favorites of 7 or less points are 12-5 vs spread. Oregon lost only three road games by 9-8-34 points, which is what happens when you have no pre-conference road experience.
Oregon State upset Arizona 58-56 in Corvallis 19 days ago, ending seven game series skid; Beavers lost last three visits here by 11-8-22 points, in series where Arizona is 18-5 in last 23 games overall. Beavers are 1-3 on Pac-12 road with losses by 12-13-18 points and win at Washington St. Wildcats won last five games, are 4-0 at home in league, winning games by 24-14-18-24 points. Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 7-2-2 vs spread.
Monmouth outscored Fairfield 30-15 on foul line in 77-70 home win over Stags 12 days ago; Hawks were 1-12 from arc, Fairfield 11-30. Home side won all three series games; Hawks lost 60-56 here LY. Monmouth won three of last four games, is 4-1 on MAAC road, losing at Manhattan by 7 in last game. Fairfield lost nine of last eleven games; they're 2-3 at home in MAAC, beating Manhattan/Marist. MAAC home underdogs are 9-7-1 against the spread.
Home side won both Quinnipiac-Canisius games LY; Bobcats lost by 12 in visit here. Quinnipiac is 8-3 in last 11 games after a 3-5 start; they've won last three games, with road wins last week at St Peter's/Marist and a 14-point home win over Manhattan. Griffins won three of last four tilts, are 2-2 at home in MAAC, beating Siena/Iona, losing to Manhattan, Monmouth by total of 8 points. MAAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-12 vs spread.
Siena is 3-4 in last seven games but 2-2 on MAAC road, losing by 34 at Canisius, 12 at Rider, winning at Niagara/Fairfield. Saints won 12 of last 16 games with Manhattan, but lost last four visits here by 3-19-20-22 points in series where home side won last eight regular season meetings. Jaspers are 4-1 at home in MAAC but only one of wins was by more than nine points. MAAC home favorites of 8+ points are 6-9 vs spread.
Marist-Niagara are both horrible; I wouldn't bet this game with your $$$. Niagara lost its last eight games, with six of eight by 9+ points; they've won four of last five games with Marist, and have won seven in a row at home over the Red Foxes. Marist snapped 14-game losing streak in last game with home upset of Fairfield; they're 0-5 on MAAC road, with four losses by 9+ points. MAAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-12 vs spread.
Western Illinois won its last five games with IUPUI, winning last three here by 2-4-5 points; Leathernecks lost last five games, with home losses to ORU by 9, South Dakota by 10- they're shooting only 39 inside arc. IUPUI split its four Summit road games; two of Jaguars' last three losses were in OT- they're turning ball over 24.4% of time in conference play. Summit League home underdogs of 3 or less points are 4-2 vs spread.
