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Wisconsin won seven of last eight games, one of which was 63-55 Jan 31 at Illinois; Badgers shot 55.6% inside arc, only 2-14 outside it. Badgers won last nine games with Illinois, which lost last five visits to Madison, by 10-14-23-25-19 points. Illinois lost six of last nine games, with two of wins in OT; only twice in six road games have they lost by more than a basket. Big 14 double digit home faorites are 16-10 vs spread.
Hofstra won 96-92 in 3OTs at Northeastern Jan 21, playing subs total of only 16 minutes in a 55:00 game- win snapped an 8-game series skid with Northeastern. Huskies won last four visits here- they won in 3OTs at JMU Thursday, their 3rd win in row- three guys played 44+ minutes. Hofstra won its last three games, scoring 82.3 ppg; they're 5-2 at home. CAA home favorites of 7 or less points are 12-18 vs spread.
Tulsa was +14 (19-5) in turnovers in 75-60 home win over UCF Jan 24, Hurricanes' 6th win in last eight series games- they lost two of last three visits here. Tulsa lost three of last four on road- win was at SMU- they are 4-3 in last seven games overall. UCF lost seven of last eight games, including four in row at home, three by 11+ points. AAC home dogs of 8+ points are 3-5 against the spread.
UMass is 3-2 in last five games after starting 1-7 in A-14; they're 2-1 vs George Mason in A-14 pay- road team won all three games. Mason has forced least turnovers of any team in country; they're 3-10 in A-14, but two of wins came on road (Richmond/St Louis);- three of their four road losses were by 11+ points. A-14 single digit home favorites are 17-18 against the spread. Really isn't lot to choose from here.
Michigan made 12-29 on arc in a 70-67 home win over Maryland Jan 12 that ended Terps' 9-game win streak; Wolverines are 2-3 last five games; all five of their Big 14 losses are by 10+ points. Maryland scored 60 ppg in losing last two games, but C Stone was suspended last game, is back here. Terps are 6-1 at home, but three wins were by 6 or less points. Big 14 home favorites of 8+ points are 22-13 vs spread.
San Diego State is 12-1 in conference but only one of its five road wins was by more than 7 points; Aztecs beat San Jose 77-62 at home Jan 6, shooting 57% inside arc as they won 4th straight series game, all by 15+ points. Spartans are 3-4 at home in W, with one loss by more than nine points- they lost last three games overall, by 3-16-6- points. Mountain West home underdogs of 5+ points are 9-3 vs spread.
Wichita State beat Indiana State 82-62 at home Jan 17; they were +11 in turnovers (16-5), +11 on foul line. Shockers won seven games in row vs ISU, winning last three here by 4-7-10 points. Sycamores lost their last four games but are 6-1 at home in Valley, losing by 7 to SIU. Wichita St is 3-2 in last five games, could now be bubble team if they don't win the MVC tourney. Missouri Valley double digit home underdogs are 2-5.
Ill-Chicago split its last six games after starting season 0-18 vs teams in D-I; Flames lost 86-61 at Oakland Jan 10- Grizzlies outscored UIC on foul line, 32-14, in winning for 5th time in six series games- they lost to UIC in LY's Horizon tourney, won by 15-14 in two visits here. Horizon double digit home underdogs are 3-5 vs spread. Oakland is 7-1 on road in Horizon, losing by hoop at first place Valparaiso Friday, 86-84.
UAB beat Middle Tennessee 78-67 at home Jan 3, after being down 12 at half; Blazers won last four series games- they split two visits here, both decided by 5 points. UAB split its last four road games; needed OT to win at Southern Miss- they're 18-2 in last 20 games overall. MTSU is 10-2 in its last 12 games- they're 6-0 at home in conference. C-USA home favorites of 5 or less points are 14-5 vs spread.
USC is 6-0 at home in Pac-12 this year, 8-5 overall in league after going 5-31 in Enfield's first two seasons; Trojans lost last seven games against Utah, losing by 8-28 in last two played here- favorites covered last four series games. Utah won eight of last ten games, getting swept in Oregon; they're 4-4 on Pac-12 road. Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-8 vs spread. Home team won USC's last eight games overall.
Houston came to Philly and hammered Temple 77-50 Jan 2, holding the Owls to 3-23 on arc- they've won three of last four series games, with a 88-74 win in last one played here, in '14. Cougars won six of last seven games, including four in row at home, with wins over SMU-Tulsa. Owls won last two road games; this is their first road game in 15 days. AAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-3 vs spread.
Cal won its last four games, three by 12+ points, winning last three with PG Wallace back in lineup; Golden Bears won five of last six games with Washington State, winning by 4-9 in last two visits here. Cal was 0-5 on Pac-12 road until 78-75 win in Seattle Thursday. Wazzu lost its last 12 games, last two by 41-16 points- four of its last five home losses were by 12+. Pac-12 double digit underdogs are 3-9 vs spread, 0-1 at home.
Monmouth had 8-game win streak snapped by Iona Friday; losing its leading rebounder Jones (hand) isn't good. Hawks beat St Peter's 73-57 at home Jan 30, Hawks' second strait series win after three losses.- they won 63-58 here LY. Peacocks are playing third game in five days after splitting pair of one-point decisions Wed/Thurs- they're 6-2 at home in MAAC. MAAC home underdogs of more than 5 points are 2-7.
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Michigan at Maryland
Maryland off a lackluster performance in a 70-57 home loss to Wisconsin as -8.5 point chalk followed by a stunning 68-63 defeat as -10.0 point road chalk at Minnesota this past Thursday try to avoid a third straight loss and a second straight home setback.
Terrapins carry a 22-5 (10-4 ATS) record, 10-4 (7-7 ATS) mark in Big-Ten play into the contest behind 75.7 points/game on 48.9% shooting, 35.8% from long range. On the defensive end, Terps are holding opponents to an average 64.3 points/game on 39.6 from the field, 30.6% from outside.
Michigan Wolverines shooting just 39.0% from the field, 20.8% from outside in a loss at Ohio State last effort enter 19-8 (13-12 ATS) on the campaign, 9-5 (6-8 ATS) within the conference. Despite the poor shooting performance the Wolverines are still hitting 47.7% of their shots on the year, 39.7% from beyond the arc in dropping 76.0 points/game. On the defensive end, Wolverines rank 5th in the conference allowing 66.3 per/contest on 43.9% shooting.
Mark Turgeon's team thrives in the situation they find themselves. The Terrapins sport a sparkling 5-0 (4-1 ATS) record last five following back-2-back losses and have won 15 of their last 16 in front of the home audience hosting a Big-Ten rival (8-8 ATS). On the other side, Wolverines are in a tough spot. In the past 15 true conference road games the result has been 5 wins, 10 losses (7-8 ATS) including a 10 point beat-down at Maryland.