NCAA News and Notes Friday 11/21

1:00 PM SOUTHERN MISS vs. MIAMI
Southern Miss is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games

2:30 PM TROY vs. ALCORN STATE
Troy is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Troy is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
No trends available

3:30 PM SAN DIEGO vs. VALPARAISO
San Diego is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
San Diego is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
Valparaiso is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games

4:30 PM ROLLINS vs. WISC-GREEN BAY
No trends available
Wisc-Green Bay is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Wisc-Green Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games

6:00 PM ALABAMA STATE vs. ILLINOIS STATE
No trends available
Illinois State is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Illinois State's last 10 games

6:00 PM DELAWARE vs. ST. BONAVENTURE
Delaware is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Delaware is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
St. Bonaventure is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games

6:00 PM LA SALLE vs. CONNECTICUT
La Salle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games

6:30 PM CULVER-STOCKTON vs. SE MISSOURI STATE
No trends available
SE Missouri State is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
SE Missouri State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

6:30 PM MISSISSIPPI vs. UTAH
Mississippi is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Mississippi is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Utah is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games

7:00 PM AKRON vs. PITTSBURGH
Akron is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Akron is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home

7:00 PM KENNESAW STATE vs. JAMES MADISON
No trends available
James Madison is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games
James Madison is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games

7:00 PM OAKLAND vs. SYRACUSE
No trends available
Syracuse is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Syracuse is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM RADFORD vs. VIRGINIA
No trends available
Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM WINTHROP vs. DAVIDSON
No trends available
Davidson is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
Davidson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM PRESBYTERIAN vs. GEORGIA
No trends available
Georgia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Georgia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

8:00 PM BRYANT vs. COLUMBIA
No trends available
Columbia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbia's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM JACKSON STATE vs. TEXAS A&M
No trends available
Texas A&M is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
Texas A&M is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM NORTH FLORIDA vs. CAL POLY
No trends available
Cal Poly is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Cal Poly is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

8:00 PM ROBERT MORRIS vs. RUTGERS
No trends available
Rutgers is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Rutgers is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games

8:00 PM VERMONT vs. MARYLAND
No trends available
Maryland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home

8:30 PM HOUSTON BAPTIST vs. SOUTHERN METHODIST
No trends available
Southern Methodist is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Southern Methodist is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:30 PM IONA vs. WISCONSIN
No trends available
Wisconsin is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games

8:30 PM NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs. TENNESSEE STATE
Northern Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games on the road
No trends available

8:30 PM TEMPLE vs. LAFAYETTE
Temple is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Temple is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
No trends available

8:30 PM TENNESSEE vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Tennessee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Middle Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:05 PM SACRAMENTO STATE vs. WASHINGTON STATE
Sacramento State is 3-6-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Sacramento State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:30 PM PEPPERDINE vs. NEW MEXICO STATE
Pepperdine is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pepperdine's last 5 games on the road
New Mexico State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
New Mexico State is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games

10:00 PM ACADEMY OF ART vs. SAN FRANCISCO
No trends available
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games

10:00 PM CS NORTHRIDGE vs. CS BAKERSFIELD
CS Northridge is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
CS Northridge is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
No trends available

10:00 PM NORTH CAROLINA vs. SANTA BARBARA
North Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
North Carolina is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games
Santa Barbara is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home
Santa Barbara is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games

10:00 PM NOTRE DAME vs. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Notre Dame is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Notre Dame's last 10 games on the road
Loyola Marymount is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Loyola Marymount is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home

10:00 PM YALE vs. PORTLAND
Yale is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Yale is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Portland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Portland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games

10:05 PM OREGON vs. UC IRVINE
Oregon is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon's last 6 games on the road
UC Irvine is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC Irvine's last 5 games at home

10:30 PM RICE vs. BYU
Rice is 1-21 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Rice's last 22 games
BYU is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
BYU is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games

NCAAB Today

Friday, November 21

Not a lot to go on with these early college hoop games, but we'll give out a little information, such as it is- please proceed with caution.

Delaware lost its first two games, by 8 to Rutgers, 11 at Robert Morris, which lost to St Bonaventure- Hens are picked 5th in CAA, but this is bad start for them. Bonnies are picked 12th in A-14- they're 2-0 after a 77-54 win at Marist, which followed their 72-62 win vs Robert Morris.

Pitt is picked to win Big East- they pulled away in seocnd half from a pretty good Miami, OH team, beating Red Hawks 82-53. Akron is #5 pick in division Miami is picked to win- they're 2-0 after winning by 10 vs Canisius, 14 vs Winthrop.

Tennessee beat Chattanooga by 39, UT-Martin by 27, head out on road for first time, before tourney in Orlando next week. Middle Tennessee is picked to win its half of Sun Belt- they've got all five starters back from 17-15,11-7 team. So far, MTSU beat up on couple of cupcakes.

New Mexico State lost four starters from LY, is picked 5th in WAC; so far, Aggies lost by 13 at USC, after beating Riverside by 27 in opener. Pepperdine lost by point at home to UALR, then got drilled by BYU by 29 in last game-- this is first road game for team picked last in WCC.

Cal-Irvine lost at home to Eastern Washington Wednesday, Oregon lost at home to Oakland, so both sides are struggling. Ducks are picked 8th in Pac-10, losing three starters from LY. Irvine is also picked 8th in league, but Big West is far cry from Pac-10. Anteaters are already 0-2.

Yale lost to Stanford at home by 8, then got crushed at Vermont by 31 Tuesday; they've got two starters back from a 13-15 team. Portland has four starters back from 9-22 team, are picked 6th in WCC, but bar was raised after Pilots upset Washington in opener.

Loyola Marymount has new coach, three starters back from 5-26 team, but they catch Notre Dame in flat spot, on their way to Maui. Irish have four starters back from 25-8 team that went 14-4 in Big East. LMU was 0-3 in Iowa, losing by 24 to Milwaukee, 12 at Iowa State, 9 to Davis.

North Carolina won't have Hansbrough, Zeller in Santa Barbara, where #1 teams (Tark's UNLV teams) have visited before. Tar Heels are also on way to loaded Maui Classic. UCSB lost at home by hoop to Utah State in last game-- they're still missing PG Joyner (wrist surgery).

Virginia Tech has four starters back from 21-14 team; they're picked 6th in ACC, won its first three games, by 3-5-17 points. Xavier is picked to win A-14 despite losing three starters from the 30-7 team from LY; they won by 24-16 points before winning tough game vs Mizzou Thursday.

Fairfield lost by 17 yesterday, 90-63 at Memphis in its opener, but beat Sacred Heart 70-54 Tuesday. Stags are picked to finish 2nd in MAAC. Missouri beat UTC 103-75 Monday after beating Prairie View in opener by 21- they lost 75-71 to pretty good Xavier team yesterday.

Chattanooga not only got drilled by Missouri Monday, they lost by 39 to Tennessee in its opener, then hung with Memphis for 15:00 before losing by 12 Thursday. USC was up 15 at half vs Seton Hall Thursday, then scored 18 points in second half, lost by a hoop.

Memphis crushed Fairfield, UMass in its first two games, then beat the Moccasins by 12 yesterday. Seton Hall won its first three games, after beating USC yesterday, when they trailed by 15 at half. irates have three starters back from LY's 17-15 team- they're picked 14th in Big East.

Miami is picked 3rd in ACC, 14th in country, with four starters back from LY's 23-11 team that won game in NCAAs. Southern Mississippi also has four starters back from 19-14 team; they're picked to finish 3rd in an improving C-USA. USM's Wise is a terrific point guard.

San Diego lost by 5 at UNLV in opener, then waxed Nevada by 13 in last game; Toreros have five startes back from 22-14 team that upset UConn in NCAAs. Valparaiso is picked 9th in Horizon; they lost two starters form 22-14 team- they beat Central Florida by 17 in opener.

UConn has four starters back from 24-9 team that lost in first round of NCAA's; PG Price got tossed from last game for throwing punch, so he might be suspended here. LaSalle has three starters back from its 15-17 team, is picked 5th in A-14- they lost 65-61 to Florida State Tuesday.

Wisconsin has three starters back from 31-5 team; they're picked 24th in country, 3rd in Big 11 (five of eight teams in this tourney are picked for 3rd in their leagues), but struggled to beat Long Beach 68-61 in opener Sunday. Iona beat Hampton in opener; they're picked 6th in MAAC.

Marshall has three starters back from 16-14 team that was 8-8 in CUSA LY; they're picked to finish 6th in league. Morgan State is coached by former Cal coach Bozeman; they lost three starters from LYs 22-11 team that lost in NIT first round- their RPI at end of last season was 134.

BYU crushed North Florida last night, while Rice snuck by Cal Poly for first win of Braun era; Owls have three starters back from LY, will be a lot better than LY's 3-27 disaster. Cougars have three starters back from LY's 27-8 team- they also have wins over Long Beach, Pepperdine.

UCLA got upset by Michigan last night, now face Southern Illinois club that was down 6 at half to Duke last night, but wound up losing by 25. Both teams defend really well, struggle to score. Salukis have couple of starters back from 18-15 team- they're picked 5th in Missouri Valley.

Duke outscored Salukis by 19 in second half last night, now face excited Michigan squad that had best win of Beilein era last night. Will Duke be disappointed not to be facing UCLA? Both sides are well-coached; the Wolverines held Bruins to 41% from floor in their upset win last night.

Tennessee State has three starters back from team that went 10-10 LY in Ohio Valley; their RPI was 217. Northern Illinois went 6-22 in Patton's first year; they lost three starters, and have ten freshmen/sophomores on roster- they lost to Maine in their opener last weekend.

Washington State lost three starters from 26-9 team that made Sweet 16 LY; they're picked to finish 6th in what looks like weaker Pac-10 so far this season. Sacramento State is totally made up of JC kids, with a new coach, old JC guy- they lost at Fresno 77-65, at Riverside 61-49.

Seton Hall (3-0, 2-0 ATS) vs. (13) Memphis (3-0, 2-1 ATS), at Puerto Rico

Seton Hall, which opened last season on a 6-0 run, tries to stay perfect through four games this season when it takes on 13th-ranked Memphis in the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Season Tip-Off in San Juan.

The Pirates rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat No. 19 Southern California 63-61 on Thursday, pulling off the upset as eight-point ‘dogs. Seton Hall stepped up the defense in the second half, limiting the Trojans to just 24.1 percent shooting after allowing them to ht 62.5 percent of their shots in the opening 20 minutes. It was the Pirates’ first win over a Top-25 team since coach Bobby Gonzalez took over two seasons ago (1-10 SU).

Memphis moved into the semifinals with an 83-71 win over Chattanooga on Thursday, but the Tigers came nowhere near covering as 22½-point favorites. Shawn Taggart led the way with a 16-point, 11-rebound performance as the Tigers continue to spread to the wealth with five players already averaging double-digits in points.

The Tigers went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) against Big East teams last season, but they haven’t faced Seton Hall since 1974.

The Pirates are in ATS slumps of 5-8 overall, 5-17 in neutral-site contests, 2-4-1 in non-conference action and 1-6 on Fridays, but they have cashed in five of their last six after a SU win. Memphis is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games overall dating back to last year’s NCAA Tournament run and 5-2 ATS in its last seven non-conference games.

For the Tigers, the over is on runs of 6-3 overall (all in non-conference action), 6-0 against the Big East and 5-2 at neutral sites. Seton Hall has stayed below the total in six straight lined contests overall and four straight in neutral venues, but the Pirates have topped the number in four of six non-conference contests.

ATS ADVANTAGE: MEMPHIS

Michigan (3-0, 2-0 ATS) vs. (10) Duke (4-0, 2-2 ATS), at New York

The Wolverines already pulled off one upset of a Top 10 team in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, and now they shoot for two in a row when they take on Duke in the championship game.

Michigan stunned No. 4 UCLA 55-52 on Thursday, winning as a nine-point underdog, and snapping the Wolverines’ 12-game losing streak against ranked opponents and a four-game skid to UCLA. Michigan’s 1-3-1 zone defense shut down the Bruins, limiting them to 42 percent shooting and forcing them into 17 turnovers.

Duke played a poor first half against Southern Illinois on Thursday at the Garden, but pulled away for an easy 83-58 win and cover as a 15-point favorite. The Blue Devils went almost seven minutes without a basket in the first half, but used a 13-3 run at the end of the half to take a six-point lead in the locker room, then outscored the Salukis 54-35 the rest of the way. Duke held Southern Illinois to 35.1 percent shooting and had a commanding 40-22 rebounding edge.

The Wolverines have lost six straight to the Blue Devils, including last year’s 95-67 loss as a 24-point road underdog in the first meeting between these schools since 2002. Not only do these squads face off tonight, but they’re also scheduled to play each other on Dec. 6 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan has cashed in four of its last five games dating to the end of last season, but otherwise the Wolverines are on ATS slides of 2-5 in neutral-site contests, 4-13 in non-conference games, 0-4 against the ACC and 2-5 on Fridays. The Blue Devils are on ATS slides of 6-11-1 overall (all as a favorite), 8-20 at neutral sites, 3-7 in non-conference play, 2-15 on Fridays and 0-5 after a spread-cover.

The Blue Devils are on “under” runs of 8-2 overall, 7-1 at neutral sites, 27-11 in non-league action and 5-2 on Fridays. For the Wolverines, the under is 7-1 in their last eight overall, but the over is 9-4 in their last 13 non-league games and 5-0 in their last five against the ACC.

ATS ADVANTAGE: DUKE

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