NCAAB News and Notes
Friday, January 29
Information on Friday's college basketball games........
Cornell has showdown game with Harvard Saturday; they won first two Ivy League games by 21-26 points. Big Red won eight in row, 11 of last 12 vs Dartmouth, winning last six here by 24-5-16-23-16-3 points; LY's game here went to two OTs. Dartmouth already lost to Harvard twice by 29-4 points, making only nine of 30 shots from the arc.
Penn is terrible, losing 13 of first 14 games- they lost last three games to Big Five opponents by 15-19-21 points. Quakers are 8-3 in last eleven games vs Yale; they've won three of last four meetings in New Haven, winning by 2-7-5 points. Yale is 2-4 at home vs D-I opponents; they've beaten Bryant and NJIT, lost to Vermont, Brown, two NEC teams.
Brown won six of last seven games vs Princeton, winning last four here by 15-15-7-18 points; Bears lost nine of their last 11 games vs Division I foes. Princeton won six of last seven games vs D-I teams, winning three of last four road games, but this is their first game vs D-I opponent since beating 1-20 Marist by 19 in Poughkeepsie 23 dsys ago, .
Harvard has showdown game at Cornell tomorrow; they won first two Ivy games vs Dartmouth by 29-4 points. Crimson won last five games, with three of those five on road. Columbia won five of last six games vs Harvard, winning last three here by 10-1-7 points; Lions lost six of last seven games, dropping first two Ivy League games by 21-26 to Cornell.
Wisc-Milwaukee (-1) lost 55-54 at Valparaiso Dec 31, turning ball over 19 times; they did hold Valpo to 39% from floor. Underdog is 4-1 vs the spread in Milwaukee's Horizon home games. Crusaders won last four games and are 4-1 vs spread on Horizon road, with only loss by 10 at Detroit. Horizon League home favorites are just 12-24 vs the spread.
Butler is 9-0 in Horizon League, 4-5 vs spread, 2-2 as road fave, winning on road by 12-2-1-29 points. Green Bay won three of last four games; they're 2-3 vs spread as Horizon League underdog- they lost 72-49 at Butler Dec 31, making 35% from floor, but are 5-0 SU at home in league play. Horizon home underdogs are 7-3 against the spread.
Niagara is one of most disappointing teams in east, losing five of its last six games, but they're 11-1 in last 12 games vs rival Canisius, going 5-1 in last six visits here, with wins by 3-5-9-1-16 points. Eagles are 1-3 on MAAC road, winning only at doormat Marist. Canisius covered six of last seven games. MAAC home teams are just 12-38 against the spread.
Weber State held Sacramento to 37% from floor in 80-65 road win back on Dec 5; Wildcats are 7-1 in Big Sky, winning last four games by 25-2-3-22 points. Hornets lost last six games; they covered five of last seven Big Sky games (underdog in all seven games). Big Sky home favorites are 13-10 against the spread. Weber State is 3-1 as Big Sky home favorite.