College Knowledge
-- Temple lost to Duke Saturday, its first loss after six wins; they beat #254 Rice by 14, up until now worst team they've played this season. Towson State was 1-31 LY, is better this year; they lost 46-40 last game at Georgetown. Tigers turn ball over 25% of time, but compete harder this year. CAA double digit road underdogs are 10-8 vs spread.
-- Arizona State is 8-1 and playing faster with freshman PG Carson, but #87 Arkansas is only team they've beaten ranked above #200. ASU does not sub much (#340 in bench minutes); they make 57% of 2-point shots. #103 DePaul plays #5 pace in country; they're 5-3, winning last four games, scoring 80.8 ppg- they beat Sun Devils 68-64 at home LY.
-- Wisconsin is struggling at 6-4, bad for them, but they're 4-0 vs teams not in top 100, with 33 points closest of four games. Badgers won nine of last 10 games vs Green Bay, winning 70-42/70-56 last couple years. Green Bay lost five of last six games, losing by 16 at Virginia, beating North Dakota State, the two top 100 teams they've played.
-- 7-2 Colorado lost both its true road games, by 7 at Wyoming, by 36 at Kansas on ESPN Saturday; Buffs are 3-0 vs teams not in top 100, with wins by 15-5-15 points- they beat Fresno State 71-64 at home last year. Bulldogs lost three of last four games vs D-I teams, scoring 57.3 ppg. Pac-12 single digit road favorites are 8-5 against the spread.
-- Milwaukee lost six of last seven games, with only win vs awful #318 Northern Illinois in OT; #287 Panthers are 0-4 on road, with last three road losses all by 11+ points. Fairfield split pair of league games over weekend; they're 5-5, losing only home game to Canisius by 12- they got beat by 4 at Milwaukee LY. Horizon League road dogs are 13-10.
-- First true road game for 5-2 Oregon State, whose only two losses are to teams in top 35; Beavers crushed Portland State 101-68 in Corvallis LY- they're playing #29 pace, lost by only 6 points to Jayhawks in KC. Portland State is 0-4 vs D-I teams, with all four losses by 10+ points; this is their first game in 11 days. Big Sky double digit dogs are 9-15.
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Games to Watch
By David Schwab
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Savannah State Tigers vs. No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
The Tigers fell to 5-4 SU and 0-1 SU in the MEAC with a 55-45 loss to Norfolk State in their last outing on Dec.1. There have been no posted lines for any of their first nine games. They face the Buckeyes with an offense that is averaging just 54.1 points a game and shooting just over 40 percent from the field.
Ohio State rolled all over Long Beach State 89-55 this past Saturday as a 21-point home favorite to improve to 6-1 SU and 4-1 ATS. The total has gone OVER in three of its four games with a posted line. The Buckeyes are averaging 78 points a game with Deshaun Thomas lighting things up with 20.6 points a game. He also leads the team in rebounds with 6.1 a game.
College Basketball: Streaks, Tips, Notes
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Savannah State at Ohio St.
The Buckeyes having little problem putting the ball in the hoop averaging 76.2 points/game on 46.0% shooting enter this contest ridding a 36-0 non-Big Ten streak in Columbus including the last thirteen by 20 or more points/game. The Tigers unable to put the ball through the hoop averaging 54.1 PPG aren't about to record an improbable road win. Tigers are 0-11 SU, 0-6 in lined games vs Big 10 opponents.