NCAAB
Thursday, February 16
Texas A&M won four of last six games, is 2-4 on SEC road, 2-2 as a road underdog, with wins by 4 at Ole Miss, 12 at LSU- they’re 3-5 vs spread in last eight games. Vanderbilt is 3-5 in last eight games, losing by 20 at Mizzou last game. Commodores lost their last four home games, are 1-3 as a home favorite. Vandy never trailed in a 68-54 win at Texas A&M Jan 31, Vandy’s 5th win in seven SEC games with A&M. Aggies lost last three visits here, by 7-3-17 points. SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-14 vs spread this season.
Michigan is 5-2 at home in Big 14, covering three of last four; they covered five of last seven games overall. Wisconsin won last four road games; three of them were in OT; their only road loss was at Purdue. Wisconsin beat Michigan 68-64 at home Jan 17; they trailed by 8 with 12:13 left, survived going 14-24 on foul line, while Wolverines were 10-21 on arc. Badgers won last five series games, winning by 13-5 points in last two visits to Ann Arbor. Big 14 road favorites of 3 or less points are 4-7 against the spread.
NC-Wilmington lost three of last five games after starting out 9-0 in CAA; Seahawks are 4-3 as CAA road favorites, with wins by 9-18-10-6-11 points- they lost last two road games. UNCW won four of last six games with Northeastern, winning by 7-17 points in last two visits here. Huskies lost seven of last nine games; they’re 5-2 at home in CAA, with only losses to Elon by 2, by 10 to Hofstra. Northeastern shoots only 61.6% on foul line, worst in conference. CAA road favorites of 5 or less points are 6-8 against the spread.
UAB lost three of last four games; they’re 3-4 on C-USA road (1-6 vs spread), losing last three away games by 9-4-15 points. Marshall lost three of last four games but is 4-1 at home, 4-1 as a home favorite, with only home loss to Texas-El Paso. UAB is 5-0 vs Marshall in C-USA games, winning by 6-3 points in last two visits to Huntington; Blazers beat Marshall 94-78 in first meeting, scoring 60 points in second half (was 34-31 at the half)- they trailed by hoop with 14:25 left. C-USA home favorite of 5 or less points are 13-9-1 vs spread.
Utah is 3-3 on Pac-12 road, losing last two road games (@ Cal/Stanford) by total of eight points. Utes are 1-0-1 as road underdogs. Oregon is 11-2 in Pac-12, 12-1 vs spread, 4-1 as a home favorite, with home wins by 2-23-42-23-17-1-27 points. Oregon won 73-67 at Utah Jan 26, Ducks’ 8th straight series win; Utes lost last four visits to Eugene, by 46-9-11-10 points. Oregon also beat Utah in last two Pac-12 tourneys. Eight of Ducks’ last ten wins were by 11+ points. Double digit home favorites are 9-16 vs spread in Pac-12 this season.
Middle Tennessee is 12-1 in C-USA but is 2-4 vs spread in last six games, 2-4 as road favorite. Blue Raiders’ last 10 wins are all by 10+ points. Western Kentucky won three of last five games, is 3-2 at home in C-USA, with loss by 12 to Old Dominion, by 5 to Marshall. MTSU shot 69% on arc, led by 19 in first half in 91-76 win over WKU Jan 14; WKU shot 68% inside arc. Blue Raiders are 3-1 in C-USA series games, winning by a hoop in last visit here, LY. C-USA road favorites of 8+ points are 4-6 against the spread.
UConn won five of last six games overall; they’ve won last five home games, are 3-2 as a home favorite, with wins by 15-14-7-10-46 points in the Nutmeg State. Memphis is 3-3 on AAC road, 1-2 as a road underdog with losses by 10-11-15 points on foreign soil, at Tulsa, Temple and UCF. Memphis beat UConn 70-61 at home Jan 5, in brickfest where teams shot combined 9-36 on arc. Huskies are 6-3 vs Memphis in AAC games; series has been swept last three years. AAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-2 vs spread.
Cal-Davis won three in row, six of last seven games; they’re 3-2 on Big West road- underdogs covered all five of those games. Aggies are 2-0 as a road underdog. Long Beach State won its last three home games; they’re 1-3 as a home favorite, winning home games by 6-5-11-9 points with a loss to Northridge. 49ers are 13-2 in last 15 games with Cal-Davis, sweeping Aggies by 12-9 points LY, after Davis swept 49ers in 2015. Aggies lost six of last seven games in the Pyramid. Big West home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-6 vs spread.
Pepperdine won its last three games after losing 16 of previous 18 games; Waves are 4-3 as a WCC road underdog, losing away games by 30-13-5-29-20-21 points- they won at San Diego in last road game. Santa Clara is 2-2 as a home favorite; they’re 4-2 overall at home, with WCC home wins by 1-8-14-28 points. Santa Clara made 14-29 on arc in 75-61 win at Pepperdine Jan 14; Broncos are 6-3 in last nine series games, winning last two meetings here by total of five points. Double digit home favorites are 10-7 vs spread in WCC games this season.
Manhattan lost four of last five games, is 2-4 as a MAAC road underdog, losing away games by 14-2-9-11-14-29 points, with lone road win at Niagara. Siena split its last eight games but lost its last three home games; they are 1-5 vs spread as home favorites, with home wins by 7-2-7-10 points. Siena won 81-68 at Manhattan in first meeting Jan 22, Saints’ third win in last four series tilts. Jaspers are 1-10 in last 11 visits to Albany, losing by 13-35 points in games with Siena here LY. Double digit home favorites are 5-6-1 vs spread in MAAC games this season.
Oral Roberts lost five of last six games, is 1-4 as a road underdog, with losses by 4-11-15-10-7 points on foreign soil, with only road win at IUPUI. Omaha lost four of last six games, is 2-2 as a home favorite, with wins by 14-9-8 points- they’re 3-3SU at home. Omaha lost 103-86 at Oral Roberts Jan 21; ORU had three guys score 24+ points, while Hollins had 33 points, 9 assists for Omaha. Mavericks are 2-3 vs ORU in Summit games, splitting pair of games here. Summit home favorites of 6 or less points are 16-13 vs spread this season.
Morehead State won four games in row and seven of last eight; they’re 4-2 on OVC road, 3-1 as a road underdog, with losses by 4 at UT-Martin, 3 at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee State split its last six games, but lost its last four at home. Tigers are 1-4 vs spread as a home favorite, with wins by 3-11 points. Morehead made 10-23 on arc in 87-85 home win over TSU Jan 14; Eagles won four of last five series games, winning three of last four visits here. OVC home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-12 against the spread.
Montana won its last three games, is 2-4-1 as a Big Sky home favorite, with wins by 12-11-6-6 points, but also three home losses, unusually high for them. Sacramento State is 2-3 on road, 3-1 as a Big Sky road underdog, losing away games by 7-5-14 points- they covered eight of last ten games overall. Hornets were 9-17 on arc in 92-83 win over Montana Jan 21; Hornets are 3-2 in last five games with Montana, but they’ve lost last nine visits to Missoula, with last eight of those all by 11+ points.