THE SPORTS ADVISORS
(12) Purdue (17-4, 9-8 ATS) at Ohio State (15-5, 9-7 ATS)
Purdue goes after its seventh straight victory overall and its fourth straight Big Ten road win when it travels to Columbus to battle Ohio State at Value City Arena.
Since suffering consecutive losses to Penn State and Illinois to start the Big Ten season, the Boilermakers have ripped off six consecutive victories (5-1 ATS). On Saturday, Purdue’s defense stifled Michigan in a 67-49 victory, covering as a 12½-point home chalk for its fourth straight ATS triumph. During the winning streak, the Boilers are allowing just 58.3 points per game, giving up 63 or fewer in all six contests.
The Buckeyes have followed up a two-game SU and ATS slide with back-to-back wins and covers over Michigan (72-54 as a four-point home favorite) and Indiana (93-81 as a seven-point road chalk). In Saturday’s victory over the Hoosiers, Ohio State set season marks for most points scored and most points allowed.
Purdue is 6-2 (5-3 ATS) in league action, including 3-1 on the road (2-2 ATS), while Ohio State is 5-4 SU and ATS in the Big Ten, including 3-1 at home (2-2 ATS).
The Boilermakers snapped an eight-game losing skid to Ohio State with last year’s 75-68 victory as a one-point home underdog in the first regular-season meeting. However, the Buckeyes got revenge with an 80-77 overtime win in Columbus, pushing as a three-point home chalk. Ohio State is on an 11-3-1 ATS run in this rivalry, including 5-2-1 ATS at home.
In addition to its 4-0 ATS run overall, Purdue is on positive pointspread streaks of 27-9-1 against the Big Ten, 13-5-1 on the road, 9-4 on Tuesday and 21-9-1 after a spread-cover. Ohio State is on ATS stretches of 5-2 overall (all in Big Ten play), 6-1-1 on Tuesday, 11-5 after a SU win and 8-2 after a spread-cover.
Purdue is on “over” streaks of 4-1 overall, 4-0 on the road, 5-1 after an outright victory and 7-1 after a non-cover. The over is also 6-2 in Ohio State’s last eight on Tuesday, and both of last year’s meetings between these schools cleared the posted price.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Maryland (14-7, 7-6-2 ATS) at (3) North Carolina (19-2, 9-10 ATS)
North Carolina looks to continue its ascent up the national rankings when it puts a five-game winning streak on the line in an ACC showdown against Maryland at the Dean Dome.
The Tar Heels are coming off Saturday’s 93-76 rout of North Carolina State, barely cashing as a 15-point road favorite, an effort that pushed Roy Williams’ squad to No. 3 in the rankings. During their five-game winning streak, the Heels are averaging 86.4 (47 percent shooting) and allowing 69.8 ppg (38.3 ppg). However, North Carolina has alternated ATS wins and losses in its last 10 games and hasn’t cashed in back-to-back contests since early December, a stretch of 13 outings.
Maryland halted a two-game SU and a three-game ATS slide with Saturday’s 73-68 home win over Miami, Fla., covering as a 1½-point favorite. The Terps are still just 3-5 in their last eight games (3-4 ATS), including 0-3 (2-1 ATS) on the road in ACC play. Also, in its last five games, Gary Williams’ team is averaging just 68.2 ppg (40.1 percent shooting) and giving up 76.6 ppg (43.8 percent shooting), including a disastrous 85-44 loss at Duke in the team’s most recent roadie.
The Terps have stunned North Carolina the last two years, winning 89-87 as a 3½-point home favorite in 2007 and 82-80 as an 18-point road ‘dog last year. Previously, the Tar Heels had won five straight clashes against Maryland (4-1 ATS). The host has cashed in six of the last eight series meetings, the underdog has covered in four of the last five, and the SU winner is 9-1 ATS in the last 10.
Maryland is 3-7 ATS both in its last 10 ACC contests and its last 10 on Tuesday. However, despite the debacle at Duke 10 days ago, the Terps are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 on the highway. The Tar Heels are 30-14 ATS in their last 44 contests versus teams with a winning record and 39-19-1 ATS in their last 59 after a non-cover, but otherwise they’re on pointspread dips of 5-8 overall, 3-7 in ACC action, 2-5 at home and 3-8 after a SU victory.
The over is 12-4 in the last 16 head-to-head meetings in this rivalry and 5-2 in the last seven clashes on Tobacco Road. Additionally, UNC is on “over” stretches of 5-2 overall, 6-2 at home, 4-1 after a SU win, 12-4 versus winning teams and 11-3-1 at home against teams with a losing road record. On the other hand, Maryland sports “under” streaks of 15-7-1 overall, 5-1 on the road, 4-1-1 on Tuesday and 7-1 after a SU victory.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NORTH CAROLINA and OVER
(12) Purdue (17-4, 9-8 ATS) at Ohio State (15-5, 9-7 ATS)
Purdue goes after its seventh straight victory overall and its fourth straight Big Ten road win when it travels to Columbus to battle Ohio State at Value City Arena.
Since suffering consecutive losses to Penn State and Illinois to start the Big Ten season, the Boilermakers have ripped off six consecutive victories (5-1 ATS). On Saturday, Purdue’s defense stifled Michigan in a 67-49 victory, covering as a 12½-point home chalk for its fourth straight ATS triumph. During the winning streak, the Boilers are allowing just 58.3 points per game, giving up 63 or fewer in all six contests.
The Buckeyes have followed up a two-game SU and ATS slide with back-to-back wins and covers over Michigan (72-54 as a four-point home favorite) and Indiana (93-81 as a seven-point road chalk). In Saturday’s victory over the Hoosiers, Ohio State set season marks for most points scored and most points allowed.
Purdue is 6-2 (5-3 ATS) in league action, including 3-1 on the road (2-2 ATS), while Ohio State is 5-4 SU and ATS in the Big Ten, including 3-1 at home (2-2 ATS).
The Boilermakers snapped an eight-game losing skid to Ohio State with last year’s 75-68 victory as a one-point home underdog in the first regular-season meeting. However, the Buckeyes got revenge with an 80-77 overtime win in Columbus, pushing as a three-point home chalk. Ohio State is on an 11-3-1 ATS run in this rivalry, including 5-2-1 ATS at home.
In addition to its 4-0 ATS run overall, Purdue is on positive pointspread streaks of 27-9-1 against the Big Ten, 13-5-1 on the road, 9-4 on Tuesday and 21-9-1 after a spread-cover. Ohio State is on ATS stretches of 5-2 overall (all in Big Ten play), 6-1-1 on Tuesday, 11-5 after a SU win and 8-2 after a spread-cover.
Purdue is on “over” streaks of 4-1 overall, 4-0 on the road, 5-1 after an outright victory and 7-1 after a non-cover. The over is also 6-2 in Ohio State’s last eight on Tuesday, and both of last year’s meetings between these schools cleared the posted price.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Maryland (14-7, 7-6-2 ATS) at (3) North Carolina (19-2, 9-10 ATS)
North Carolina looks to continue its ascent up the national rankings when it puts a five-game winning streak on the line in an ACC showdown against Maryland at the Dean Dome.
The Tar Heels are coming off Saturday’s 93-76 rout of North Carolina State, barely cashing as a 15-point road favorite, an effort that pushed Roy Williams’ squad to No. 3 in the rankings. During their five-game winning streak, the Heels are averaging 86.4 (47 percent shooting) and allowing 69.8 ppg (38.3 ppg). However, North Carolina has alternated ATS wins and losses in its last 10 games and hasn’t cashed in back-to-back contests since early December, a stretch of 13 outings.
Maryland halted a two-game SU and a three-game ATS slide with Saturday’s 73-68 home win over Miami, Fla., covering as a 1½-point favorite. The Terps are still just 3-5 in their last eight games (3-4 ATS), including 0-3 (2-1 ATS) on the road in ACC play. Also, in its last five games, Gary Williams’ team is averaging just 68.2 ppg (40.1 percent shooting) and giving up 76.6 ppg (43.8 percent shooting), including a disastrous 85-44 loss at Duke in the team’s most recent roadie.
The Terps have stunned North Carolina the last two years, winning 89-87 as a 3½-point home favorite in 2007 and 82-80 as an 18-point road ‘dog last year. Previously, the Tar Heels had won five straight clashes against Maryland (4-1 ATS). The host has cashed in six of the last eight series meetings, the underdog has covered in four of the last five, and the SU winner is 9-1 ATS in the last 10.
Maryland is 3-7 ATS both in its last 10 ACC contests and its last 10 on Tuesday. However, despite the debacle at Duke 10 days ago, the Terps are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 on the highway. The Tar Heels are 30-14 ATS in their last 44 contests versus teams with a winning record and 39-19-1 ATS in their last 59 after a non-cover, but otherwise they’re on pointspread dips of 5-8 overall, 3-7 in ACC action, 2-5 at home and 3-8 after a SU victory.
The over is 12-4 in the last 16 head-to-head meetings in this rivalry and 5-2 in the last seven clashes on Tobacco Road. Additionally, UNC is on “over” stretches of 5-2 overall, 6-2 at home, 4-1 after a SU win, 12-4 versus winning teams and 11-3-1 at home against teams with a losing road record. On the other hand, Maryland sports “under” streaks of 15-7-1 overall, 5-1 on the road, 4-1-1 on Tuesday and 7-1 after a SU victory.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NORTH CAROLINA and OVER
