College Basketball Betting News and Notes Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

Tuesday’s college hoop
Clemson/South Carolina split their last eight meetings; Gamecocks split last two visits here- they also beat Clemson in Greenville two years ago, when Littlejohn was being remodeled. Carolina is 8-2 vs schedule #204; they’re 2-0 in true road games, winning by 17 at FIU, 22 at Wofford. Gamecocks are turning ball over 21% of time. Clemson won its last five games, with wins over Ohio St/Florida; they’re 2-1 vs top 100 teams, losing by 7 to Temple on a neutral floor. ACC home favorites are 24-13 vs spread; SEC underdogs are 11-12 away from home.

Missouri State is 9-3 vs schedule #252; they lost last game at 3219 Oral Roberts, a bad loss. Bears are #5 experience team that is 4-2 vs top 100 teams, losing to North Dakota St, Georgia Southern by total of four points. Wright State won five of last six D-I games; they’re 1-3 in true road games, with win at Toledo- they’re 0-3 vs top 150 teams, losing by 4-19-18 points to Loyola Chi, Murray State, Western Kentucky. Raiders turn ball over 20.7% of time. Missouri Valley home favorites are 18-7 vs spread; Horizon League road underdogs are 11-20.

Georgia beat Georgia Tech last two years by 17-14 points; Dawgs are 7-2 after getting smoked at Mass Saturday; Georgia is 2-1 vs top 100 teams, winning at Marquette, splitting pair of neutral games with San Diego St (L68-75), St Mary’s (W85-81 ot). Tech lost three of last four games, losing by 4 at Wofford in their only true road game- they also had a terrible home loss to #322 Grambling. Jackets are #275 experience team that is turning ball over 20.8% of time. SEC home favorites are 19-24 vs spread; ACC underdogs are 6-11 away from home.

Oklahoma State beat Tulsa two of last three years, with wins by 4-15 points. OSU is 8-2 this year vs schedule #294; their two losses are to top 10 teams (Texas A&M and Wichita St). Cowboys upset Florida State in last game, but six of their eight wins are vs teams outside the top 200. OSU is on its 3rd coach in three years; they force turnovers 24% of time. Tulsa is 7-4 vs schedule #242; they split pair vs Big X teams, losing by hoop to Iowa State on neutral floor, upsetting K-State by 7, also on neutral court. Big X home faves are 18-15 vs spread; AAC road dogs are 9-16.

Princeton is 4-6 vs schedule #115; Tigers are 0-4 vs teams in top 150, losing by 10-9-13-28 points- they’re 2-3 in true road games, winning at Cal Poly, FDU. Princeton plays #340 pace, very slow- they’re shooting 40.8% on arc. USC is 6-3 despite not having Melton eligible yet; Trojans’ three losses are all top 25 teams. USC is 5-0 vs teams outside top 100, with all five wins by 10+ points. Pac-12 home favorites are 27-25 vs spread; Ivy League underdogs are 10-22 away from home. USC made 13-26 on arc in Sunday’s 98-87 win over Cal-Santa Barbara.

St Mary’s is 9-2 vs schedule #302; they’re 1-1 vs top 150 teams, beating New Mexico St by 18, losing to Georgia in OT on a neutral floor. Gaels are #19 experience team that plays pace #338- they’re shooting 40.2% on arc. Dayton has new coach, has slipped a little; they’re 5-5 this year, losing by hoop at Mississippi State in only true road game. Flyers are #298 experience team that is playing pace #306. Dayton is turning ball over 21.2% of time, shooting 33.2% on arc. WCC home favorites are 11-18 vs spread; Atlantic 14 road underdogs are 10-12.

South Dakota State is 6-5 vs schedule #52; they lost last game at Colorado in double OT, after it blew a 6-point lead in first OT. Jackrabbits outscored Drake 21-7 on foul line in 83-75 win at Drake LY. State is #42 experience team that is shooting 40.2% on arc. Drake lost five of last six games, losing last two to Big 14 teams; Bulldogs are 0-4 in true road games, but three of the four losses were by 1 or 2 points or in OT- they lost by 28 at South Dakota, Jackrabbits’ rival. Summit League home favorites are 6-9 vs spread; MVC road underdogs are 11-15.

Belmont beat Western Kentucky last three years, by 21-1-5 points; they were 16-34 on arc in 90-69 win over WKU LY. Bruins are 7-5 vs schedule #154 this year- they’re 1-4 in true road games, all vs teams in top 150; only road win was at Middle Tennessee State, pretty good team. Hilltoppers are 7-4 vs schedule #157; WKU doesn’t sub much, but plays pace #78 and is making 42.2% of its 3-pointers. WKU is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, with wins over Purdue, SMU. C-USA home favorites are 13-7 vs spread; OVC road underdogs are 26-23.

Auburn takes its 9-1 record on road to face Murray State team that is 7-2 vs schedule #169. Racers lost to Middle Tennessee by 5 in only previous top 100 game. Murray is shooting 56% inside arc, has #59 eFG% in country. Auburn won its last seven games, with wins over Dayton, UAB, MTSU; Dayton win is their only previous road game. Tigers are shooting 37.5% on arc, are #6 offensive rebounding team in country and they’re not at full strength yet. SEC favorites are 17-10 vs spread away from home; OVC underdogs are 28-26, 2-3 at home.

Alabama lost three of last five games; they haven’t played in 10 days since 88-82 loss at Arizona. Crimson Tide is #346 experience team that has played schedule #65- their last seven games were all against teams in top 125. Tide gets to line a lot but only shoots 65% there. Mercer lost four of last five D-I games; they’re #13 experience team that is 1-4 in true road games, losing by 9-24-2-10 points, with a win at Liberty. Bears are shooting 43.2% on arc, with is 7th in country. SEC home favorites are 19-24 vs spread; SoCon road underdogs are 14-17.

East Tennessee beat Detroit 107-78 LY, going 33-39 inside arc. ETSU is 5-4 vs schedule #121; Bucs are #21 experience team that are 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, winning by 15-24-5 points. ETSU blew 22-point lead at Xavier in 68-66 loss as a 20-point underdog Saturday. Detroit was down 35 at half to Michigan Saturday; Titans lost last five games, allowing 87+ points in all five games- they’re 0-3 vs teams in top 125, with losses by 32-33-32 points. SoCon favorites are 3-0 vs spread away from home; Horizon League home underdogs are 3-4.

Wyoming is 8-3 vs schedule #155, winning last three games; Cowboys are #20 experience team that is playing pace #41- they’re 7-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Two of Wyoming’s last four wins came in OT. Northern Colorado is 5-3 vs schedule #273, with three non-D-I wins; Bears are 1-3 vs top 250 teams, upsetting South Dakota by 1, losing other three by 15-5-5 points. Bears are shooting only 28.8% on arc. Mountain West home favorites are 23-10 vs spread; Big Sky road underdogs are 23-18.

UCLA lost its last two games after a 7-1 start; Bruins are #263 experience team that is playing pace #31- all three of their losses are to top 40 teams. UCLAL has top 100 wins over Georgia Tech, Wisconsin by total of five points. South Dakota is 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 16 at Duke, 5 at TCU, so Coyotes won’t be awed here. Seven of South Dakota’s nine D-I wins are vs teams ranked outside top 200. Pac-12 home favorites are 27-25 vs spread; Summit League road underdogs are 15-22. UCLA better not look ahead to Saturday’s game with Kentucky.

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