NCAAB
Write-Up
Wednesday, December 29
Home teams won eight of last nine Bradley-Indiana State games; Braves lost three of last four visits here, with losses by 12-10-6. Both games in series LY went OT. Bradley is 1-3 away from home, losing at Western Carolina by 1, to TCU by 6 on neutral floor- they're 1-2 as underdogs. Sycamores are 3-1 as favorite- they lost three of last four games.
West Virginia won last 10 games vs St John's; Red Storm lost last five in this gym, by 4-4-27-9-23 points. Mountaineers haven't played in last 11 days since its 11-point win over 13-1 Cleveland State; they're 1-5-1 vs spread as fave this season. 7-3 St John's is 0-2 on road, losing by 5 at St Mary's, by 3 at a bad Fordham team- they're 0-1 as an underdog.
Notre Dame beat Georgetown last two years, by 6-14 points, after they had lost previous five series games; Irish are 11-1, losing to Kentucky by 14 in Louisville- they're 1-1 as underdogs. Hoyas are 11-1, winning road games by 3 at Old Dominion, 17 at Memphis (they lost at Temple by 3) Georgetown is 7-2 vs spread this year when favored.
Home side won last seven Evansville-Wichita games; Purple Aces lost last seven visits here, by 17-10-13-8-14-1-6ot points. 9-2 Shockers are 1-2 vs spread as favorite, winning last two games by combined total of 4 points (LSU/Tulsa). Evansville is 2-2 as road underdog, losing on road by 13 at Indiana (+!2), 12 at MTSU (+4), 1 at Air Force (+2.5).
Drake beat Southern Illinois three times LY, by 5-7-2 points; Salukis are 2-5 in last seven series games, 1-2 in last three visits here. Bulldogs are 5-6, 2-2 at home, with bad loss to Dartmouth and a 59-52 loss to Iowa. 6-5 Salukis won four of last five games; they're 1-2 on road, losing by 22 at Illinois, 7 at Western Kentucky, winning at Chicago State.
Northern Iowa won last four games vs Missouri State; Bears lost their last three visits to UNI, by 15-14-8 points. Panthers won last five after a 2-3 start vs D-I teams, beating Indiana/New Mexico on neutral court in Vegas last week. Missouri State won six of last seven games, but they're 0-3 on road, losing by 12 at Tulsa, 14 at Oklahoma St., 4 at Tennessee.
Creighton won its last four games, all at home; they're 0-3 on road, with losses by 3 at Iowa State, 13 at Northwestern, 5 at Nebraska- they lost three in row, six of last seven vs Illinois State, losing last five in series played here, by 10-3-14-22-9 points. Redbirds are struggling on offense, scoring an average of 58.1 ppg in their last seven games.
Utah State won its last four games vs Hawai'i by average of 23 points; Warriors lost last five visits here by 8-11-6-20-44 points. 11-2 Aggies won last six games, covered last four when favored. Hawai'i won two of three at home in Diamond Head, beating Utah/Mississippi State- they're 0-2 on road, losing by point at Cal Poly, by 21 at BYU.
Illinois is 10-2 in last 12 games vs Iowa, winning last four, by 11-8-17-8 points; Illini is 4-2 in last six visits here, winning last two by 11-8 pts. Illinois lost last two games, to Ill-Chicago/Missouri- they beat Gonzaga in Seattle, won by 15 at W. Michigan. Iowa is 7-0 when it allows 58 or less points, 0-5 when it allows more. Illinois averages 69 ppg.
New Mexico State won eight of last nine games vs Idaho, losing here by 10 LY; six of their previous seven series wins were by 10+ points. State won four of last five games after 2-7 start- they're 1-5 away from home, with only win at UL-Lafayette. Idaho won five of last seven games after losing by 42 at Montana- they won at Oregon in their last game.
Boise State won four of last six games vs Louisiana Tech, winning two of last three played here; Broncos lost five of last six games after starting 6-0- they've lost four games by 3 or less points. Tech lost four of last five road games- they're 1-3 as an underdog this year. Boise State is 5-2 against the spread as a favorite this season.
USC is 5-3 in last eight games vs Washington, which lost three of its last four visits here, losing by 7-15-26 points; Trojans won four of last five games, losing by hoop at Kansas, as addition of transfer PG Fortan has been big help. Washington is 8-3 but lost only road game by a point at Texas A&M- they covered their last five games as a favorite.
UCLA is 12-1 in last 13 games vs Washington State, winning last three meetings by 11-12-20 points; Cougars lost five of their last six visits to Pauley, losing by 3-2-3-7-12 points, but Wazzu is 10-2, losing by 5 to Kansas State, by 16 to Butler. 7-4 Bruins lost to Montana at home and lost by point at Kansas- they've won their last five games.
Home side won eight of last ten Fresno-San Jose games; Spartans lost six of last seven visits here, losing by 5-7-3-13-17-10 points. 8-3 San Jose is 4-2 on road, losing at Bakersfield/UTSA, but winning at Oregon, Irvine, Seattle and Eastern Washington. Fresno is 3-6 vs D-I teams, but 3-1 in last four games, losing last game by 10 at home to Pacific.
Montana won five of last seven games vs Northern Arizona, winning all three meetings LY, by 17-20-21 points; Griz won five of last six games overall- they're 2-5 vs spread when favored. Northern Arizona is 4-1 as a road underdog this year, losing by 14 at Iowa St, 4 at Creighton, 8 at USC, 5 at Arizona- they covered three of those four losses.
Weber State won seven of its last nine games vs Montana State; Weber won last three visits here, by 2-20-3 points, but their best player Lillard is out for year. Weber is 1-3 on road, losing at Utah State by 12, Utah by 15, Tulsa by 2- they won at Southern Utah. Bobcats lost last five vs D-I teams. Underdogs covered five of last six Weber State games.
Eastern Washington won six of last seven games vs Sacramento State, as Hornets lost last seven visits here by 26-3-8-12-24-21-4 points. EWU is 1-8 vs D-I teams, with only win by 4 over Seattle- they're 0-1 as a fave. Sacramento is also 1-8 vs D-I teams, 1-2 as road underdog, losing away games by 4-48-25-20-2-13 points.
Portland State won five of last six games vs Northern Colorado-- Bears lost last three visits here, by 2-3-16 points. State is 1-2 as favorite, with home wins by 2 vs Pepperdine, 7 vs Seattle, 4 vs Fullerton- they've lost three of last four games vs D-I teams. Northern Colorado is 2-7 vs D-I teams, losing all six of their road games.
