CBB Games to Watch
By David Schwab
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Friday, Feb. 17 - Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams
Northern Iowa is 17-10 SU (13-13 ATS) including a 65-62 victory over then-No.12 Creighton as a 1½-point home underdog earlier this month. The Panthers are 3-7 SU on the road this season and 4-6 ATS. The total has stayed ‘under’ in six of the 10 games.
VCU has reeled-off 11 straight wins to move to 22-5 SU on the year. It is 14-11-1 ATS overall and the total has gone 11-14-1 in the 26 games. The Rams are 11-1 SU at home this season and 6-4-1 ATS. The total has stayed ‘under’ in nine of the 11 games.
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Yale has big game with Harvard Saturday, but its only big if they win at Dartmouth, whom they beat 62-52 (-12) Jan 28, in game they trailed by a point with under 9:00 left. Yale outscored Big Green 16-6 from line in that game, but turned ball over 19 times- their last three games were won by total of six points. Ivy League home underdogs are 4-7 against the spread this season. Dartmouth is 0-8 in Ivy play but they covered four of last five games- they're 1-2 as a home dog, losing by 16-2-9/
Likewise, Harvard has big game with Yale Saturday, but if they were to lose, would just be tied for first (they have playoff game if teams wind up tied fir first). Crimson (-15) won 68-59 at Brown Jan 28, as Bruins were just 11-20 from foul line. Harvard covered once in last five games; they're 0-3 as Ivy home fave, winning home games by 16-11-5 points. Brown lost its last five games; they're 2-1 as an Ivy road underdog. Iby League double digit home favorites are 1-8 against the spread.
Princeton won its two Ivy home games last week by 12-8 points, after starting league play 2-3 in all road games; Tigers (-1.5) beat Columbia in New York 62-58 Jan 14, turning ball over only six times, making 7-14 on arc. Lions were +14 on boards in that game, with 13 offensive rebounds; they're 1-2 as an Ivy underdog, with both road losses by 5 points. Ivy League single digit home favorites are 6-5 against the spread. Princeton is 2-2 as an Ivy League favorite, 0-1 at home.
Cornell won its last three games by 9-1-9 points, scoring an average of 75 ppg; they lost at home to Penn 74-62 (+2) Jan 14, making 3-17 from arc, while Quakers hit 10-20 treys. Big Red has road losses ar Harvard by 11, Columbia by 5- they won at lowly Dartmouth. Penn split its last four games after a 4-0strt to Ivy play- they scored 53-50 points in their two losses, averaged 67 ppg in five wins. Ivy League single digit home favorites are 6-5 against the spread.
Northern Iowa won four of last five games, but covered just one of last five on road; they opened season by waxing CAA's Old Dominion by 17 on road. CAA home favorites of 7 or less points are just 4-7 vs spread out of conference this season; MVC road underdogs of 6 or less points are 13-8. VCU had extra day to prepare for this, since they last played Tuesday, a last-second 62-61 loss to George Mason, which snapped its 11-game winning streak; Rams are 2-4-1 in last seven tries as favorite. MVC is 8th-ranked league, CAA the 14th.
Quick turnaround for improved LMU squad that had huge win in its last game, late Wednesday night at St Mary's; Lions won last three at home by 3-10-2 points. Valparaiso is 6-3 in Horizon road games, including win at Butler. Both teams here won five of its last six games. WCC is 11th-ranked league, Horizon 17th. WCC home favorites of 8 or less points are 4-7 vs spread in non-league games; Horizon single digit road underdogs are 10-7-1. Crusaders are 6-3 against the spread as an underdog.
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YALE (16 - 6) at DARTMOUTH (4 - 20) - 2/17/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DARTMOUTH is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after scoring 60 points or less this season.
YALE is 90-64 ATS (+19.6 Units) in road games since 1997.
YALE is 90-64 ATS (+19.6 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
YALE is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1997.
YALE is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
YALE is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
YALE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DARTMOUTH is 44-66 ATS (-28.6 Units) in all home games since 1997.
DARTMOUTH is 44-66 ATS (-28.6 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
DARTMOUTH is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) in home games revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
DARTMOUTH is 15-30 ATS (-18.0 Units) in home 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 DARTMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 5-0 straight up against DARTMOUTH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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BROWN (7 - 18) at HARVARD (21 - 3) - 2/17/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HARVARD is 77-105 ATS (-38.5 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
BROWN is 3-2 against the spread versus HARVARD over the last 3 seasons
HARVARD is 5-0 straight up against BROWN 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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COLUMBIA (14 - 10) at PRINCETON (13 - 10) - 2/17/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PRINCETON is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PRINCETON is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
PRINCETON is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
PRINCETON is 82-58 ATS (+18.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PRINCETON is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBIA is 81-53 ATS (+22.7 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 81-53 ATS (+22.7 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 60-37 ATS (+19.3 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
COLUMBIA is 37-20 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
PRINCETON is 3-2 against the spread versus COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
PRINCETON is 5-0 straight up against COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CORNELL (10 - 12) at PENNSYLVANIA (13 - 11) - 2/17/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CORNELL is 97-66 ATS (+24.4 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
CORNELL is 94-57 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road games since 1997.
CORNELL is 94-57 ATS (+31.3 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
CORNELL is 60-39 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 67-95 ATS (-37.5 Units) in all home games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 67-95 ATS (-37.5 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 28-49 ATS (-25.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PENNSYLVANIA is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 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 3-2 against the spread versus CORNELL over the last 3 seasons
CORNELL is 3-2 straight up against PENNSYLVANIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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N IOWA (17 - 11) at VA COMMONWEALTH (22 - 6) - 2/17/2012, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N IOWA is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
VA COMMONWEALTH is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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VALPARAISO (19 - 9) at LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT (17 - 10) - 2/17/2012, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a conference game this season.
VALPARAISO is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
VALPARAISO is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 3 seasons.
VALPARAISO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 24-43 ATS (-23.3 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 since 1997.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 135 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
CORNELL vs. PENNSYLVANIA
Cornell is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Cornell is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pennsylvania's last 5 games
COLUMBIA vs. PRINCETON
Columbia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Princeton
Princeton is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Princeton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NORTHERN IOWA vs. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
Northern Iowa is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Iowa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Virginia Commonwealth is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Virginia Commonwealth is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
BROWN vs. HARVARD
Brown is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Brown is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Harvard
Harvard is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Harvard is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
YALE vs. DARTMOUTH
Yale is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Yale is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dartmouth
Dartmouth is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Dartmouth is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
VALPARAISO vs. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Valparaiso is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Valparaiso's last 5 games on the road
Loyola Marymount is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Loyola Marymount's last 10 games