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UConn comes home after rough Texas trip where they lost couple AAC games at Houston/SMU after starting season 11-1. Huskies won four in row vs Harvard, by 8-14-29-6 points; they're 3-2 vs top 100 teams- all three wins were by a point. 13-1 Crimson won last nine games, beating BC by 15- they're forcing turnovers 20.2% of time, holding teams to 30.1% from arc.
Ohio won four of last five games with Kent State, with three of the four wins by 1 point or in OT; Bobcats won two of last three visits here, are 3-2 on road this year, losing at Ohio State/Oakland. Kent lost three of its last four games, losing at home to Bucknell/Cleveland State; Flashes are 1-3 vs teams in top 150, with only win over #109 Temple 57 days ago.
Providence lost its last three games, two in OT, other to Villanova by 30; Friars' bench plays 2nd-least minutes in country. Three of their five losses are by 5 or less points. Georgetown won last eight games with Providence, with only one of the eight by less than 7 points; Hoyas won last three visits here, by 10-9-10 points- they lost by 22 at Kansas in only true road game this year.
Kansas won 10 of last 11 games with Oklahoma losing 72-66 in Norman LY, its only loss in last five visits here; young Jayhawks are 0-2 in true road games, losing by 3 at Colorado, 6 at Florida- they lost to San Diego State at home Sunday. Sooners won eight of last nine games, losing OT game at home to La Tech- they beat Texas in Big X opener. Kansas is playing its 7th game in row vs a top 100 team.
Drake won three of last four games with Indiana State after losing six in a tow before that; Sycamores lost last two visits here by 15-3- they're 7-1 in last eight games, winning first two Valley games by 12-19. Drake won four of last five games- they're 5-1 at home, losing to New Mexico State in OT. Bulldogs make 40.6% of their 3's, #22 in country. State is #4 in country, making 42.7% of its 3's.
Wisconsin won last five games with Illinois, winning last three here by 10-14-23 points; 15-0 Badgers were down 11 at half to Iowa Sunday, won by 4- they've got eight wins vs teams in top 75. Illini split pair of true road games, losing by 3 at Ga Tech, winning by 2 at UNLV- they're 4-1 vs top 100 teams, 2-0 in league, beating Indiana/Penn St at home.
Colorado won both its conference games with Washington State by 9-11 points; Buffs are 13-1 in last 14 games, winning true road game by 24 at Air Force, 5 at Colorado State. Buffs are making 52.7% of 2's- they won first two Pac-12 games by 6-9 points. Wazzu's best player Lacy missed game with appendicitis, isn't 100%; they lost three of last four games, scoring 36 ppg in pair of ugly losses in Arizona.
Oklahoma State had bad week last week, losing its center for year, losing at K-State, having backup PG busted for weed; they've won last three vs Texas by 12-13-13 points, after losing 11 of previous 12 meetings with Longhorns, who won at Temple/North Carolina in only true road games. Texas lost two of its last three games with both losses coming at home.
Miami was 3-0 vs North Carolina LY, beating Tar Heels by 9-26-10, but that was 'canes' first win in last five visits here, losing by 41-17-7-17 in previous trips. Miami is 3-2 on road, losing its first two ACC games by total of six points- they lost 49-44 at Syracuse Saturday. Erratic UNC already has home losses to Belmont/Texas; they get only 13% of their points behind arc, last in country.
New Mexico won last six games with Wyoming, with five of six wins by 10+ points; Lobos won five of last six visits here, winning last two visits to Laramie by 10-4 points. Cowboys are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 5-15-8 points; they're 8-1 at home, losing to #38 SMU by 8. this is first true road game for New Mexico- they lost by 17 to Kansas in KC, which isn't true roiad, albeit a road game.
Road team won first two Utah-Washington games in Pac-12 play; Utes are 12-2, losing only true road game by hoop at Boise State- they're #1 in country, making 59.3% of 2-pointers. Washington is 1-5 vs top 100 teams, splitting pair in Arizona last week; Huskies' foes are making 54% inside arc. Only three of 12 Utah wins are against top 200 teams; hard to tell lot about them yet.
San Diego State won five of six MW games with Boise State, with four of five wins by 6 or less points; Broncos lost by 1-2 points here in last two visits, and lost to Aztecs in MW tourney last two years. San Diego State won at Kansas Sunday, huge win; kind of quick turnaround here- Aztecs' only loss is to #1 Arizona by 9 at home. Boise lost at Kentucky by 15, won road game at New Orleans/Hawai'i.
Murray State won seven of last eight games with Eastern Kentucky, but this is Racers' first visit here in four years; Murray won three of its last four visits here- they're 0-6 on road this year, with four of six teams not rated as high as EKU. Racers are turning ball over 20.1% of time, making just 62.4% on foul line. Colonels split first two OVC games, going 5-16 on arc in loss at Edwardsville, after making 16-32 at Eastern Illinois.
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Kansas at Oklahoma
The Jayhawks (9-4, 5-8 ATS) experiencing a 4th blemish on the campaign upset 61-57 as 10.5 point favorite by Aztec's and in Allen Fieldhouse no less may not find answers to their woes in Norman where Sooners (12-2, 6-5-1 ATS) have won eighteen of the past twenty (14-6 ATS). Jayhawks and Andrew Wiggins (15.8) need to focus on defense or they'll get torched as Sooners with five players dropping double-digits sport the nation's 5th ranked offense netting 87.3 points/game. Jayhawks already 0-2 SU/ATS in true road games have a tough one ahead as they're now 3-5 (2-8 ATS) in non neutral site games away from Lawrence including a 72-66 loss on this hardwood last year as 5.5 point favorites which snapped a nine game winning streak vs Sooners (5-4 ATS).
Illinois State at Wichita State: What Bettors Need to Know
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Illinois State Redbirds at Wichita State Shockers (-17)
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall doesn’t want to talk about the sixth-ranked Shockers’ chances of going undefeated this season, but that hasn’t kept others from buzzing about the possibility. Marshall’s squad began the week as one of six unbeaten teams in the country, and the Shockers enter Wednesday’s contest against visiting Illinois State riding a school-record 15-game winning streak. The Redbirds could provide a test after winning seven of their last nine, including a six-point win over Dayton.
Point guard was a question mark for Wichita State entering the season, but sophomore Fred VanVleet has exceeded expectations while posting a 4.28 assist-to-turnover ratio. The 5-11 VanVleet was named Missouri Valley Conference player of the week after averaging 19.5 points on 61.9 percent shooting in Wichita State’s two wins. “He wants to win as much as anybody that I've ever coached,” Marshall told USA Today. “He’s very wise beyond his years in terms of a lot of things, not just basketball.”
ABOUT ILLINOIS STATE (8-6, 1-1): The Redbirds feature a four-guard lineup with 6-9 forward John Jones or 6-10 center Reggie Lynch providing some height inside. Daishon Knight averages a team-high 14.2 points and Zach Lofton (11.7) is coming off an 18-point effort in last Saturday’s 66-48 victory over Southern Illinois. Lynch has a team-high 31 blocked shots for the Redbirds, who are ranked last in the conference in shooting (40.6 percent) and rebounding margin (minus-3.3).
ABOUT WICHITA STATE (15-0, 2-0): The Shockers are outscoring teams by an average of 15.2 points and considered a heavy favorite to win the conference following Creighton’s departure to the Big East. Forward Cleanthony Early leads a balanced attack with a team-high 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and nine different players average at least 12.9 minutes. The Shockers have plenty of depth inside, with Darius Carter, Kadeem Coleby and Chadrack Lufile each sharing time at center.
TRENDS:
* Under is 6-0 in the last six meetings.
* Redbirds are 2-8 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
* Shockers are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine home games.
* Under is 19-7 in Shockers last 26 home games.
TIP-INS:
1. VanVleet has averaged 15.5 points with 21 assists and one turnover over the last four games.
2. Illinois State leads the all-time series 37-36, with Wichita State winning nine of the last 10.
3. Marshall needs one win to tie Gene Smithson for second on the Wichita State all-time list at 155.