College Basketball Knowledge
NIT Tournament
Louisiana Tech won nine of its last 11 games, but is 3-3 in last six true road games; Bulldogs are 1-4 vs top 100 teams this year, with best win a win over #95 Central Michigan. Texas A&M had lost four of its last five games before beating Montana by 17 in first round of NIT. SEC teams are 6-7 vs spread this postseason, 3-3 as favorites. C-USA teams are 3-4, 2-2 as underdogs.
Illinois State never trailed in 64-45 win over Old Dominion at tourney on Virgin Islands Nov 23; Monarchs were 2-17 on arc in their only (13-1) non-conference loss this season. Redbirds won seven of last eight games, losing to Northern Iowa in MVC final. ODU won six of its last seven games. C-USA teams are 3-4 vs spread this postseason, 1-2 as favorites; MVC teams are 3-4, 1-0 as an underdog.
Murray State has ESPNU game to state its case that they should've been in NCAAs; Racers are 28-5, 1-2 against top 100 teams. Tulsa is 7-5 in non-conference games, 2-3 in last five games overall; they're 6-8 against top 100 teams. Pretty interesting NIT game. AAC teams are 0-4 against spread this postseason as a favorite. OVC teams are 4-0 vs spread as an underdog.
CBI Tournament
Radford is 5-4 in its last nine games, losing to Winthrop in first round of Big South tourney; they won seven of last eight road games. Vermont is 3-3 in its last six games, 6-8 vs non-conference foes; they had solid win at Hofstra in their first round game in this tournament. Big South teams are 5-0 vs spread this postseason. America East teams are 2-1 vs spread this postseason, all as an underdog.
UL-Monroe is 3-5 vs non-conference D-I teams, 4-4 in last eight games overall; three of Warhawks' last four games were decided by 4 points or less. Mercer is also 4-4 in its last eight games, with eight of last ten games decided by 6 or less points. Sun Belt teams are 4-1 against the spread this postseason, 3-1 as an underdog; OVC teams are 5-2, 1-2 as a favorite.
Oral Roberts is 7-7 out of conference, 4-3 in last seven road tilts; Titans won four of last five games, making 11-19 on arc in 91-87 win in the first round of NIT over UCSB. Loyola won four of its last five games; they won three of last four home games, with loss to Northern Iowa. Summit League underdogs are 4-1 vs spread this offseason; MVC teams are 3-4, 2-4 when favored.
Colorado won four of last six games but lost four of last five on the road; Buffaloes are without best guard Booker, who opted not play anymore after Pac-12 tourney. Seattle won six of last eight games; they lost by 15 to crosstown rival Washington, in its only Pac-12 game. Pac-12 teams are 9-1 vs spread this postseason, 5-1 as a favorite; WAC teams are 2-1 as an underdog.
CIT Tournament
NJIT is trying to get into a conference but no one will take them; they are 9-1 in last ten games, but three of wins vs non-D1 teams. Cleveland State lost three of last five games, but hammered Western Michigan by 29 in Kalamazoo in CIT opener. Horizon League teams are 2-2 vs spread this postseason, 0-1 as favorites. Vikings' last six losses are all by 6 or less.
Eastern Illinois lost first five D-1 games, then won 11 of next 12, and is now 5-8 in last 13 D-1 games, beating Oakland 97-91 on road in game where Panthers made 15-31 on arc. Evansville lost four of last five games; they split pair of games with two best teams in OVC, with games decided by total of five points. MVC teams are 3-4 vs spread in postseason, 2-4 when favored.
Kent State is 2-3 in last five games with all three losses by six points or less; Flashes won four of their last five road games. Corpus Christi won six of last seven games, with last three all decided by six points or less. Islanders are 6-7 out of conference after solid win at FGCU. MAC teams are 0-3 vs spread as a favorite this postseason. Southland teams are 2-4, 1-2 as an underdog.
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