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Home side won all four Oakland-Valparaiso games in Horizon play, with Crusaders losing 75-70/89-75ot in two visits here. Valpo is 4-3 on road with two top 60 wins, at URI/Oregon State. Crusaders have #17 eFG% defense in country. Oakland is 2-3 in last five games, losing 100-98 in its last game, when Youngstown made 16-32 on arc. Favorites are 7-4 vs the spread in Horizon games, 2-0 on road.
Buffalo won last four games with Kent, winning 78-69/71-65 in last two visits here. Bulls lost two of last three games, are 0-5 in true road games, with all five losses to top 100 teams- they're 7-0 vs teams outside top 100. Kent won six of last eight games; they won MAC opener in OT at Western Michigan, despite blowing 12-point lead in 2nd half. Favorites are 3-3 against the spread in MAC play.
Akron is 15-3 in its last 18 games with Western Michigan; they swept three games with Broncos LY, winning by 20-2-13 points. WMU lost its last seven visits to Akron, with all seven losses by 9+ points. Akron won its last nine games- its last loss was Nov 24. Zips are holding teams to 26.3% on arc (#3)- they have #21 eFG%. Broncos lost three of last four games, are 4-8 vs D-I teams; they turn ball over 20.4% of time (#288).
Detroit won nine of last 11 games with Ill-Chicago, but lost 83-73 here to Flames LY, its first home loss to UIC in last six years. Titans scored 92 ppg in winning first two Horizon games by 9-8 points; they've won six of last eight games overall. UIC has new coach; they've 0-10 vs D-I foes with two wins vs non-D-I teams. Flames' eFG% is 39%, worst in USA. Horizon home favorites are 5-4 vs spread.
Utah won its last three games with Colorado by 11-25-28 points; home side won six of eight series games since this became Pac-12 rivalry. Utes won 79-51 here LY, after losing by 40-10-4 points in its previous three trips here. Utah scored 63 ppg in getting swept on Bay Area trip LW, after starting season 11-2. Three of last four Colorado games were won by 4 or less points. Pac-12 home favorites are 4-2 vs spread.
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