College Knowledge
-- Central Florida is 4-2; none of its wins are vs top 100 teams, but three of their four wins are by 10+ points; UCF turns ball over 24% of time, shoots just 59.8% from line. Old Dominion lost its last seven games; its only win was over #248 Morgan State. Monarchs are 0-3 vs teams in top 100, losing by 7-27-13 points- they lost 61-53 at UCF last year.
-- Miami won by 15 at Charlotte LY, but 49ers are 9-0 this year, with upset win at Davidson in only road game (even if it was crosstown road trip)- it is also their only top 100 game. 5-1 Hurricanes haven't played a game in 13 days, long time; they beat Michigan State by 8 on this floor. ACC single digit home favorites are 7-6. A-16 road underdogs: 19-18.
-- 6-0 LSU leaves home for first time; they were down 16 to Seton Hall, but put press on and rallied to win; Tigers turn ball over 24% of time, make just 55.8% from foul line-- Pirates were only team they've played ranked above #190. Boise State won at Creighton, a great win, then lost by 21 at Utah. MWC home favorites are 9-13 against the spread.
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Games to Watch
By David Schwab
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LSU Tigers vs. Boise State Broncos
LSU will put its 5-0 SU record on the line this Tuesday against Chattanooga before taking the weekend trip out west to face Boise State. The Tigers last game was on Nov.29 when they beat Seton Hall 72-67 as 5½-point home favorites. That was just their second game of the season with a posted line after covering as 9½-point home favorites in an opening-day 77-63 victory over UC-Santa Barbara.
The Broncos fell to 6-2 SU in a 76-55 romp at the hands of Utah this past Wednesday as 5 ½-point road favorites. This stunning loss dropped them to 4-3 ATS after going a perfect 4-0 ATS in their previous four outings. Boise State is led by Derrick Marks and Anthony Drmic. Marks is averaging 18.6 points and 3.4 assists a game while Drmic is adding 14.3 points and a team-high 5.0 rebounds a game.