College Knowledge
-- St Joe's beat Villanova 74-58 LY, ending three-year losing streak to the Wildcats (losses by 11-8-3 points). 5-2 Hawks are 2-2 vs top 100 clubs, losing to Florida State by 7 on neutral floor, at Creighton by 29. A-16 road favorites of less than 5 points are 12-6 vs spread. Villanova is 2-4 in last six games; they're 1-3 vs teams in top 100, losing by 22-3-15.
-- Duquesne fired coach Everhart last spring after six years; he is now a West Virginia assistant coach. Teams didn't play LY, but WV won eight years in row before that, winning by 3-5-31-3 points in this gym. Dukes are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 6-14-21 points. WVU lost by 34 at Gonzaga in only true road game; they're 2-3 away from home.
-- George Washington is 4-5, losing last two games by total of 7 points; they're 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 3-17 points. Colonials turn ball over 25.5% of time. Rutgers won five of last six games, scoring 81+ in four of five wins. A-16 road underdogs are 20-18 vs spread, 14-14 if the spread is single digits. Big East single digit home favorites are 10-5.
-- Cal Poly is 2-3, 1-2 on road, losing by 7 at TCU, 18 at St Mary's, but winning at UCLA. 5-4 Nevada won at Washington Saturday, only team in top 100 they've played, after losing three of previous four games. Big West single digit road underdogs are 10-9. MWC home favorites are 7-15 against the spread, 1-7 if spread was single digits.
-- Santa Clara won eight of last nine games vs San Jose, winning last five in this gym, by 4-3-10-1-2 points. Broncos are 4-2 vs D-I teams, losing last two in OT, both at home- they won only road game by 12 at Saint Louis. San Jose won last three games by 8-9-5, after losing by 13 at Kansas; they're turning ball over 23% of time, shooting 44% inside arc.
-- LSU last played 12 days ago, coming back from 16 down to nip Seton Hall by 5, only team they've played ranked about #191; Tigers turn ball over 24% of time, but are #2 offensive rebounding team in county- they grab 47% of own misses. Chattanooga is 1-6 vs D-I teams, with 4 losses by 11+ points. Mocs are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 14-8-26.
-- 10-1 Minnesota won its last six games, after only to Duke; they're 4-1 vs top 100 teams, winning by 15-9-3-9 points. Gophers won six in row vs North Dakota State, with five of six wins by 13+. Bison are 6-2, 2-2 on road, losing by 26 at Indiana, 15 at Green Bay. Big Dozen favorites of 10+ points are 16-9 vs spread. Summit road underdogs are 15-21.
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Games to Watch
By David Schwab
VegasInsider.com
Binghamton Bearcats vs. No. 3 Michigan Wolverines
The Bearcats, out of the America East Conference, step way up in class in this matchup. They come in at 2-8 SU and none of their first 10 games had a posted line. Binghamton is ranked in the bottom third of Division I in scoring with an average of just 60.5 points a game while shooting a dismal 39.4 percent from the field.
Michigan remained perfect on the season with an 80-67 victory over Arkansas this past Saturday but could not cover as a 15-point home favorite. The Wolverines are now 9-0 SU on the year and 5-2 ATS. The total has gone OVER in five of the seven games. Behind Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan has the fifth-best shooting percentage in the nation at 51.5 percent.
College Basketball: Streaks, Tips, Notes
Sportspic.com
Norfolk State at Illinois
Fighting Illini (10-0, 5-3 ATS) behind a strong performance from Brandon Paul (19.5) scoring a season-high 35 points, including five 3-pointers remained unbeaten by beating Gonzaga 85-74 in it's own back yard as 11.5 point underdogs. Netting 74.8 per/game while allowing just 61.4 points on home court Fighting Illini should have little trouble vs Norfolk State Spartans (6-5, 0-2 ATS) scoring 64.9 PPG on the road and returning just one starter from last years 26-10 team that upset Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
College Basketball Point Spreads, Picks and Trends
By: The Linemakers
Sportingnews.com
LAS VEGAS -- It’s finals week, so there’s not exactly a treasure trove of compelling college basketball betting action Tuesday night. There are, though, three top 25 teams playing tonight, two of which are involved in lined games.
The lines below are from the LVH SuperBook as of about 10:15 a.m. PT.
North Dakota State vs. No. 13 Minnesota – 9:00 p.m. ET
Line: Minnesota -14, Total: 134
Trends:
• Bison are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
• Bison are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU win.
• Bison are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
• Bison are 23-7 ATS in their last 30 non-conference games.
• Golden Gophers are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall.
• Golden Gophers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
The Linemakers take: North Dakota State has won three straight games and seven of eight. Minnesota's only loss was to Duke in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Bison lost at Indiana earlier in the season, 87-61, but that loss was deceptive. They cut the Hoosiers’ lead to 10 in the second half before fading down the stretch. Led by junior guard Taylor Braun, the Bison may make this one closer than a lot of people think.
Binghamton vs. No.3 Michigan – 7:00 p.m. ET
Line: Michigan -37.5, Total: 132.5
Trends:
• Bearcats are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games.
• Bearcats are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Bearcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss.
• Bearcats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.
• Wolverines are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
• Wolverines are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games.
• Wolverines are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games following an ATS loss.
• Wolverines are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU win.
• Wolverines are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games.
• Wolverines are 36-16-1 ATS in their last 53 games overall.
• Over is 10-3 in Wolverines last 13 overall.
• Over is 12-4-1 in Wolverines last 17 non-conference games.
Norfolk State vs. No. 10 Illinois. – 8:00 p.m. ET
Line: N/A, Total: N/A
Trends:
• Spartans are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU win.
• Spartans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Fighting Illini are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
• Fighting Illini are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win.
• Over is 5-1 in Fighting Illini’s last 6 non-conference games.
• Over is 4-1 in Fighting Illini’s last 5 home games.
• Over is 7-2 in Fighting Illini’s last 9 Tuesday games.