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North Carolina Tar Heels at N.C. Asheville Bulldogs (16)
North Carolina is back in action two days after taking care of Michigan State 67-55 in the Carrier Classic and covering the 8.5 points.
Pre-season All-American Harrison Barnes is off to a good start. The star sophomore drained five of 11 shots from the floor and scored a game-high 17 points. Carolina’s big front-court also produced, as John Henson and Tyler Zeller combined for 21 points and 13 rebounds.
N.C. Asheville opened its season on Friday night at N.C. State and lost 84-75. It should not have been that close, though, as the Wolfpack led 44-27 at the half and cruised the rest of the way without too much trouble. State was playing without star forward C.J. Leslie.
UNC beat Asheville 80-69 at home last season after taking a 13-point halftime advantage. In a 2008 game at Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels obliterated Asheville 116-48.
Pick: North Carolina
Rider Broncs at Pittsburgh Panthers (-21)
Pittsburgh is not taking its non-conference schedule lightly even though the team knows it has far more important games on its schedule.
“We still got to get a couple games under our belt just for everybody to understand their role, what they’re doing and how we’re going to play the rotation in general,” guard Ashton Gibbs said prior to Friday’s opener. “These first couple games are going to be key.”
The Panthers acted like it meant something, too, as they raced to a 47-26 halftime lead over Albany and prevailed 89-56. Gibbs scored 21 points and junior guard Tray Woodall erupted for a career-high 25 in addition to 10 assists.
Pittsburgh is off to a fine start. Rider…. Not so much. The Broncs got blown out 83-57 at Robert Morris on Friday.
These two teams faced each other last season at Pittsburgh with the Panthers seizing a 22-point lead midway through the second half before getting a 87-68 win.
Pick: Pittsburgh
NCAAB Preview
Syracuse has four starters back from 27-8 team that went 12-6 LY in Big East and won game in NCAA tourney. Fordham was 7-21 LY; they have four starters back from team that was 6-4 at one point, beating St John's for their best win. Rams are picked last in A-14 this year; they should be deeeper this year; they ranked 333rd out of 347 teams in bench minutes.
Long Beach State has three senior starters on Big West's preseason All-League team; 49ers have four starters back from LY's 22-12 team that won the regular season title by four games but fell short again in the Big West tourney. Idaho lost three starters from LY's 18-14 team that went 9-7 in the WAC. Vandals shot 38% from arc LY, 29th in country.
Cal Poly has four starters back from 15-15 team that went 10-6 in Big West games; they're picked 4th in Big West this year. Mustangs have lot more depth, will play faster than LY's #345 pace. San Jose State has 3 starters back from 17-16 team that was 5-11 in WAC; they took a trip to Italy this summer. Spartans were in top 10 LY in protecting ball.
Old Dominion lost three starters from 27-7 team that was 14-4 in CAA, and lost to national runner-up Butler by a hoop in first game of NCAAs; this is return game from 2010 Bracket Buster game, when Monarchs got beat 71-62 at Northern Iowa. UNI has three starters back from its 20-14 team that went 10-8 in MVC.
Butler lost national title game last two years, but lost at home to Purple Aces LY, their first loss in last seven series games; Bulldogs lost three of its starters from LY's 28-10 team that went 13-5 in Horizon- they're #3 pick in Horizon this year. Evansville has three starters back from 16-16 team that went 9-9 in MVC but lost seven of its last ten games.
Mississippi State split pair of games during week, getting upset by the Akron Zips Wedmesday; State plays seven guys- they made 10 of 35 3's in first two games. South Alabama is picked 3rd in its division- they lost four starters from 12-16 team that went 6-10 in Sun Belt- they only have one senior. Bulldogs are picked to finish 5th in the SEC.
UL-Lafayette shot 62% from floor, forced 24 turnovers in 83-66 win vs Northern Arizona last night; Cajuns have three starters back from 14-15 team that had an 11-game win streak/ North Dakota State upset the host team San Francisco last night, 73-65; Bison has four starters back from 14-15 team that went 8-10 in league play- they're picked 6th in Summit.
San Francisco lost 73-65 at home to North Dakota State last night; Dons had 21 turnovers and only nine assists on 25 baskets. Northern Arizona turned ball over 24 times, lost by 17 to UL-Lafayette as Cajuns shot 62% from floor. NAU has three starters back from 19-13 team that was 9-7 in Big Sky and was #2 in country in 3-point shooting.
Southern Utah nipped Cal-Davis 76-75 last night, despite making 1-9 on arc; Thunderbirds have three starters back from 11-19 team that went 7-11 in Summit LY- they're picked 9th this year. San Diego State has new team after LY's great 34-3 season; Aztecs beat Bryant by 12 last night, but were just 11-25 from foul line, 2-12 from the arc.
Portland lost three starters from 20-12 team that went 7-7 in WCC; LY, Pilots beat Florida Atlantic 89-75- they're picked 7th in nine-team WCC. Florida Atlantic has one of Sun Belt's best players in Taylor, who made 41% of shots behind arc LY- they're picked to win their half of Sun Belt. Pilots were #3 in country LY, making 41.2% behind the arc.
Washington lost three starters from 24-11 team that went 11-7 in league, but they do get injured PG Gaddy back. Huskies are #4 pick in Pac-12. Georgia State has four starters back from 12-19 team that was 6-12 in its league; Panthers have new coach who promises to defend better and play faster. State was 344th in foul shooting LY, making just 59.9% at stripe.
Youngstown State has four starters back from 9-21 team that went 2-16 in Horizon LY; Penguins have pretty good guards but weak in the paint. Samford lost 64-61 at Youngstown LY. State is picked 6th in Horizon. Samford is picked last in its half of Southern Conference- they run lot of Princeton stuff, but were just 288th in offensive efficiency LY.
New Mexico State has four starters back from LY's 16-17 team that was 9-7 in WAC LY; this is more players than Aggies usually get back and they've got couple good newcomers too. Northern Colorado lost four of its starters from LY's Big Sky champs that were 21-11, 13-3 in league and lost by 18 to San Diego State in the NCAA tournament.
WI-GREEN BAY (1 - 0) at DUQUESNE (0 - 1) - 11/13/2011, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WI-GREEN BAY is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
WI-GREEN BAY is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
DUQUESNE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after scoring 60 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
DUQUESNE is 33-58 ATS (-30.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
DUQUESNE is 1-0 against the spread versus WI-GREEN BAY over the last 3 seasons
DUQUESNE is 1-0 straight up against WI-GREEN BAY over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CLEVELAND ST (0 - 0) at VANDERBILT (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANDERBILT is 17-4 ATS (+12.6 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
VANDERBILT is 87-62 ATS (+18.8 Units) 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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MIDDLE TENN ST (1 - 0) at LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 159-201 ATS (-62.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 159-201 ATS (-62.1 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT is 63-89 ATS (-34.9 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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UC-RIVERSIDE (1 - 0) at UTEP (0 - 1) - 11/13/2011, 5:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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BOWLING GREEN (1 - 0) at GEORGIA (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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BALL ST (0 - 0) at ARIZONA (2 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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UNC-WILMINGTON (0 - 0) at MARYLAND (0 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UNC-WILMINGTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON (1 - 0) at CALIFORNIA (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1997.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CALIFORNIA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after allowing 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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BRYANT (0 - 1) vs. SOUTHERN UTAH (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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CAL DAVIS (0 - 1) at SAN DIEGO ST (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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N DAKOTA ST (1 - 0) vs. N ARIZONA (0 - 1) - 11/13/2011, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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LA-LAFAYETTE (1 - 0) at SAN FRANCISCO (0 - 1) - 11/13/2011, 6:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GEORGIA ST (0 - 0) vs. PORTLAND (0 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 5:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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FLA ATLANTIC (0 - 0) at WASHINGTON (0 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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RIDER (0 - 1) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
RIDER is 1-0 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 straight up against RIDER over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CANISIUS (0 - 0) at JAMES MADISON (0 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
JAMES MADISON is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
JAMES MADISON is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
JAMES MADISON is 1-0 against the spread versus CANISIUS over the last 3 seasons
CANISIUS is 1-0 straight up against JAMES MADISON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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TENN-MARTIN (0 - 1) at OHIO U (0 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TENN-MARTIN is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
OHIO U is 99-67 ATS (+25.3 Units) in all home games since 1997.
OHIO U is 99-67 ATS (+25.3 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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JACKSONVILLE ST (1 - 0) at MARSHALL (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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UT-CHATTANOOGA (0 - 0) at INDIANA (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) in November games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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MOREHEAD ST (0 - 0) at NC STATE (1 - 0) - 11/13/2011, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MOREHEAD ST is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in November games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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N CAROLINA (1 - 0) at UNC-ASHEVILLE (0 - 1) - 11/13/2011, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N CAROLINA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
N CAROLINA is 117-87 ATS (+21.3 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
N CAROLINA is 116-87 ATS (+20.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
N CAROLINA is 53-34 ATS (+15.6 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
N CAROLINA is 1-0 straight up against UNC-ASHEVILLE over the last 3 seasons
WISC-GREEN BAY vs. DUQUESNE
Wisc-Green Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wisc-Green Bay's last 6 games on the road
Duquesne is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Duquesne is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE vs. VIRGINIA
No trends available
Virginia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 7 games at home
TENNESSEE-MARTIN vs. OHIO
Tennessee-Martin is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee-Martin's last 5 games on the road
Ohio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Ohio is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
UMBC vs. ST. JOHN'S
No trends available
St. John's is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. John's is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
CLEVELAND STATE vs. VANDERBILT
Cleveland State is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland State's last 5 games on the road
Vanderbilt is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Vanderbilt is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
KENYON vs. WRIGHT STATE
No trends available
Wright State is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Wright State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
NORTHWESTERN STATE vs. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK
No trends available
Arkansas-Little Rock is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arkansas-Little Rock is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA vs. TULSA
No trends available
Tulsa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa's last 6 games
CHICAGO STATE vs. CREIGHTON
No trends available
Creighton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Creighton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
SOUTHERN vs. TEXAS A&M
No trends available
Texas A&M is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Texas A&M is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
NORTH DAKOTA STATE vs. NORTHERN ARIZONA
No trends available
Northern Arizona is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
NORTH CAROLINA vs. UNC ASHEVILLE
North Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Carolina's last 5 games on the road
No trends available
JACKSONVILLE STATE vs. MARSHALL
Jacksonville State is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Jacksonville State's last 6 games on the road
Marshall is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Marshall is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE vs. LOUISIANA TECH
No trends available
Louisiana Tech is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Louisiana Tech is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
LAMAR vs. LOUISVILLE
No trends available
Louisville is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Louisville's last 11 games
CANISIUS vs. JAMES MADISON
Canisius is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Canisius is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
James Madison is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
James Madison is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
CENTRAL ARKANSAS vs. SACRAMENTO STATE
No trends available
Sacramento State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN vs. WICHITA STATE
No trends available
Wichita State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Wichita State's last 10 games
LAGRANGE vs. TROY
No trends available
Troy is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Troy is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
CHATTANOOGA vs. INDIANA
Chattanooga is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
UC RIVERSIDE vs. TEXAS EL PASO
UC Riverside is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UC Riverside's last 6 games on the road
Texas El Paso is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Texas El Paso is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
UMKC vs. BRADLEY
No trends available
Bradley is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
Bradley is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
EMORY & HENRY vs. WOFFORD
No trends available
Wofford is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Wofford is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
GEORGIA STATE vs. PORTLAND
No trends available
Portland is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
BALL STATE vs. ARIZONA
Ball State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ball State's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Middle Tennessee is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Loyola Marymount is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Loyola Marymount's last 7 games
MOREHEAD STATE vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Morehead State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Morehead State's last 6 games on the road
North Carolina State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
North Carolina State is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
UC DAVIS vs. SAN DIEGO STATE
UC Davis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Diego State21-3-1 SU in its last 25 games
San Diego State22-2-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
RIDER vs. PITTSBURGH
Rider is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
Pittsburgh is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games at home
BOWLING GREEN vs. GEORGIA
Bowling Green is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Bowling Green is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia's last 7 games
Georgia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Louisiana-Lafayette is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
San Francisco15-7-1 SU in its last 23 games
San Francisco is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN vs. NORTHWESTERN
No trends available
Northwestern is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games
BOSTON UNIVERSITY vs. TEXAS
No trends available
Texas is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Texas's last 18 games
ALABAMA STATE vs. CINCINNATI
No trends available
Cincinnati is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Cincinnati's last 23 games
JACKSON STATE vs. BAYLOR
No trends available
Baylor is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Baylor is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
CS MONTEREY BAY vs. PACIFIC
No trends available
Pacific is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Pacific is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
UNC WILMINGTON vs. MARYLAND
UNC Wilmington is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
UNC Wilmington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Maryland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Maryland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs. WASHINGTON
No trends available
Washington4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games
Washington21-2-1 SU in its last 24 games at home
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO vs. MONTANA STATE
No trends available
Montana State is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Montana State is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
GEORGE WASHINGTON vs. CALIFORNIA
George Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
California is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
California is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games