NCAA News and Notes Monday 11/24

1:00 PM VALPARAISO vs. LA SALLE
Valparaiso is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
La Salle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

3:00 PM SAINT JOSEPH'S vs. TEXAS
No trends available
Texas is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games

3:30 PM IONA vs. SOUTHERN MISS
No trends available
Southern Miss is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

5:00 PM ST. LEO vs. CLEVELAND STATE
No trends available
Cleveland State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Cleveland State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

5:00 PM UMKC vs. BRADLEY
No trends available
Bradley is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Bradley's last 17 games

5:30 PM INDIANA vs. NOTRE DAME
Indiana is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Notre Dame is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games

5:45 PM LOYOLA vs. JAMES MADISON
Loyola is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Loyola is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
James Madison is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
James Madison is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games

5:45 PM LOYOLA OF CHICAGO vs. CORNELL
Loyola of Chicago is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Loyola of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Cornell is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
Cornell is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

5:45 PM MISS VALLEY STATE vs. ARIZONA
No trends available
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home

7:00 PM JACKSONVILLE STATE vs. MASSACHUSETTS
Jacksonville State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Jacksonville State is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Massachusetts is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Massachusetts is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:00 PM LIPSCOMB vs. SAMFORD
No trends available
Samford is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM LONGWOOD vs. KENTUCKY
No trends available
Kentucky is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Kentucky is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:00 PM LOYOLA MARYMOUNT vs. WAGNER
Loyola Marymount is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Loyola Marymount is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
No trends available

7:00 PM MIAMI (OHIO) vs. WRIGHT STATE
Miami (Ohio) is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Miami (Ohio) is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Wright State
Wright State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Miami (Ohio)
Wright State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home

7:00 PM NJIT vs. TOWSON STATE
No trends available
Towson State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Towson State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM OLD WESTBURY vs. HOFSTRA
No trends available
Hofstra is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Hofstra is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games

7:00 PM RICHMOND vs. FLORIDA GULF COAST
Richmond is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Richmond is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
No trends available

7:00 PM WESTERN ILLINOIS vs. FLORIDA STATE
No trends available
Florida State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM COASTAL CAROLINA vs. CINCINNATI
No trends available
Cincinnati is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:30 PM COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
College of Charleston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
College of Charleston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
No trends available

7:30 PM SYRACUSE vs. FLORIDA
Syracuse is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM TOLEDO vs. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Toledo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toledo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Florida International is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Florida International is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

8:00 PM BOWLING GREEN vs. OHIO STATE
Bowling Green is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Bowling Green is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM EAST TENNESSEE STATE vs. TENNESSEE TECH
No trends available
Tennessee Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tennessee Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM EASTERN MICHIGAN vs. ST. JOHN'S
Eastern Michigan is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Eastern Michigan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. John's is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
St. John's is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs. DAVIDSON
Florida Atlantic is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Florida Atlantic is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Davidson is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
Davidson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM JACKSONVILLE vs. BAYLOR
No trends available
Baylor is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Baylor is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home

8:00 PM MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. VANDERBILT
Middle Tennessee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Middle Tennessee is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Vanderbilt is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vanderbilt is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games

8:00 PM SAN JOSE STATE vs. PRESBYTERIAN
San Jose State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
San Jose State is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
No trends available

8:00 PM SANTA CLARA vs. GEORGIA
Santa Clara is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Santa Clara is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Georgia is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Georgia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

8:00 PM WINSTON SALEM STATE vs. WAKE FOREST
No trends available
Wake Forest is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home

8:05 PM CENTENARY vs. WICHITA STATE
No trends available
Wichita State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Wichita State is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games

9:00 PM CS NORTHRIDGE vs. NEW MEXICO
CS Northridge is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
New Mexico is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
New Mexico is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

9:00 PM ST MARTINS vs. COLORADO STATE
No trends available
Colorado State is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado State's last 5 games at home

9:00 PM UNLV vs. TEXAS EL PASO
UNLV is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
UNLV is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas El Paso is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
Texas El Paso is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

9:05 PM MONTANA STATE vs. BOISE STATE
Montana State is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Montana State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Boise State is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
Boise State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

9:30 PM NORTH CAROLINA vs. CHAMINADE
North Carolina is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Carolina's last 9 games
No trends available

9:30 PM WASHINGTON vs. KANSAS
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

10:00 PM SANTA BARBARA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Santa Barbara is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Santa Barbara is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:00 PM YALE vs. OREGON STATE
Yale is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Yale is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Oregon State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oregon State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:05 PM IDAHO vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON
Idaho is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Idaho is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Idaho
Eastern Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Idaho

10:30 PM NORTH CAROLINA A&T vs. CALIFORNIA
No trends available
California is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
California is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

NOV. 25, 12:05 AM IOWA STATE vs. HAWAII
Iowa State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Iowa State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Hawaii is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Hawaii is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games

NOV. 25, 12:05 AM IOWA STATE vs. HAWAII
Iowa State is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Iowa State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Hawaii is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Hawaii is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Notes on the top games on today's card

Wright State is picked 2nd in Horizon, but they've lost first two games, by 8 at Illinois State, in OT at Central Michigan. Miami, OH lost by 5 at UCLA, then got crushed in second half at Pitt- they lost 58-57 at Wright State LY, after having been up 44-28 at halftime.

Middle Tennessee hung with Tennessee Friday, losing by 10 (36-32 at half) in Knoxville; they have all five starters back from team that went 11-7 in Sun Belt LY. Vanderbilt got upset at home by Illinois last week; Commodores are picked to finish 3rd in the SEC East this season.

UTEP (+6) lost 84-71 in Las Vegas LY; Miners are picked to finish 4th in C-USA this season. C-USA underdogs are 6-7 vs spread, 2-1 as home dogs. UNLV is 4-0, beating San Diego by 5, then three cupcakes. Faves from Mountain West are 9-6 vs spread, 2-0 away from home.

New Mexico is 2-2 after getting upset at home by Central Florida Sat.; Lobos have four starters back from LY's 24-9 team that went 11-5 in Mountain West. Northridge lost in Bakersfield Saturday, after losing by 18 at Stanford before that. Big West road dogs are 7-4 vs the spread.

Yale lost at home to Stanford by 8, now moves down food chain Pac-10 facing Oregon State club that lost at Howard by 2, at Nevada by 8. Ivy League road dogs are 4-5 vs spread. Pac-10 home favorites are 5-10 so far this month. This is first home game for Craig Robinson in Corvallis.

UCSB played its heart out Friday, still lost by 17 at home against the Tar Heels; Gauchos (-8) beat San Francisco 74-69 at home LY. Dons are 3-1, winning at Hawai'i, losing by 13 at Cal. WCC home teams are 6-2 vs spread in non-league games. Big West road teams are 9-5 vs spread.

Texas has four starters back from LY's 31-7 team, but they lost their PG to the NBA, so that is big hole to fill. St Joe's is picked to finish 2nd in tough A-14, but they lost in OT at Holy Cross in last game, after they beat Rider by 12 in opener. A-14 underdogs are 10-5 against the spread.

Oregon lost in OT at home to Oakland, then went to Cal-Irvine and beat the Anteaters 84-77. Alabama lost to Mercer, which also beat Auburn- Ronald Steele played 51 minutes in Tide's first two games, scoring 20.0 ppg-- so thats excellent news for Alabama team picked 4th in SEC West

Iona took Wisconsin to OT, then drilled Valpo by 20; Gaels are having good trip to Virgin Islands- they're picked 6th in MAAC, which seems low after the Wisconsin game. Southern Miss beat LaSalle in OT, after bring down 14 at half they lost 70-60 loss to Miami in the first round. MAAC dogs are 5-7 vs spread.

San Diego lost by 15 to Wisconsin yesterday, after beating Valparaiso by 7 in first round; Toreros also lost 65-60 at UNLV earlier this month. Both sides here are experienced; Miami has eight juniors/seniors that get into games. ACC favorites are 13-11 vs spread, 4-6 away from home.

UConn took care of Miami Sunday 76-63 , after they beat LaSalle 89-81 in opener; Big East favorites are 10-9 vs spread, 2-1 on neutral floors. Wisconsin struggled at home with Long Beach, then needed OT to get by Iona, but they wacked an experienced San Diego side 64-49 yesterday.

Syracuse left New York in November? Wow, they must be pretty good. Orange feasted on their usual assortment of cupcakes so far this month, while Florida beat Bradley by 23, Toledo by 22, Southern Utah by 14. SEC teams are 1-5 vs spread away from home (this is in Kansas City).

Washington got upset at home by Portland, then beat Cleveland State by 15, FIU by 18; we'll see how they do stepping up in class vs a Kansas squad that will have major crowd support. Young Jayhawks were tied at half with UMKC in opener, won by 15. Big 12 favorites are 11-6.

Monday's Tip Sheet
By Brian Edwards

Bettors don't have to wait until Monday Night Football to start gambling today. The action on ESPN2 at the Maui Classic starts at 3:00 p.m. Eastern when Texas and St. Joseph's square off. The Longhorns were nine-point favorites early this morning.

Indiana and Notre Dame will meeet 30 minutes after Rick Barnes and Phil Martelli's teams decide things. Las Vegas Sports Consultants sent out Notre Dame minus 17 for an opening number.

Let's take a look at a couple of the prime-time games.

**Syracuse vs. Florida**

--LVSC opened Florida (3-0 straight up, 1-1 against the spread) as a 3 ½-point favorite. This game will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The winner will play the Washington-Kansas winner Tuesday night.

--Syracuse (3-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) has beaten Le Moyne, Richmond and Oakland in a trio of home games. The Orange is off a 88-66 win over the Golden Grizzlies in a non-lined affair. Johny Flynn scored a game-high 18 points, knocking down 3-of-6 attempts from 3-point land.

--Florida has home wins over Toledo, Bradley and Southern Utah. The Gators beat the Rockets 80-58 in the season opener, but they failed to cover the number as 23-point favorites. UF did take the cash in an 81-58 win over Bradley as a 16-point ‘chalk.’

--Jim Boeheim’s team is led in scoring by Flynn, the sophomore guard whose averaging 20.7 points per game. Flynn scored 27 points to spark the ‘Cuse to a 76-71 come-from-behind win over Richmond last week.

--The Gators are led by sophomore guard Nick Calathes, who is averaging 15.7 points and 5.7 assists per game. He had 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in the win over Bradley. Junior power forward Dan Werner is averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while senior guard Walter Hodge is scoring at a 9.3 PPG clip.

--Syracuse’s Eric Devendorf is averaging 15.3 PPG after missing most of last season with a torn ACL. Arinze Onuaku is scoring 14.3 points and grabbing 6.0 rebounds per contest.

--This is the third meeting between these schools. The first encounter came at the Meadowlands in the Sweet 16 of 1987 NCAA Tournament. Rony Seikaly scored 33 points to lead Syracuse to an 87-81 win. They were the Orangemen back then, falling one point short of a national title when Keith Smart’s baseline jumper lifting Indiana past the ‘Cuse in New Orleans.

--In the last meeting at Madison Square Garden in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic, UF won a 75-70 decision as a three-point favorite thanks to a game-high 23 points from Taurean Green. Devendorf scored 10 points in that game, while Hodge was held scoreless. The only other player remaining on either roster is Syracuse’s Onuaku, who was scoreless in three minutes of play.

--The Gators have won six in a row against Big East foes. They haven't lost to a Big East team since Villanova sent UF packing in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament.

--ESPN2 will have the telecast at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

**Oregon vs. Alabama**

--LVSC opened Alabama (1-1 SU, 0-0 ATS) as a 3½-point favorite. This is an opening-round game in the Maui Classic.

--This is a crucial season for Mark Gottfried, who could be in danger of losing his job if the Crimson Tide miss the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year. His team certainly got off to an inauspicious start, losing its opener 72-69 to Mercer. The home-opening loss, the Tide’s first since 1993, was stunning but Gottfried had to be thrilled with the play of Ronald Steele, his fifth-year senior who missed all of last season with injuries to both knees. Steele scored a team-high 25 points, including 16 in the final eight minutes. JaMychal Green, a McDonald’s All-American freshman from out of Montgomery, had 17 points and 12 rebounds in his debut.

--‘Bama bounced back from the loss to Mercer by spanking FAMU 89-48. Steele scored a team-high 15 points in just 19 minutes of playing time. Green had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. In fairness to the Tide, Mercer also won at Auburn and suffered its lone loss of the year to Georgia Tech in overtime.

--Although Gottfried has to be pleased with Steele’s play in his return, the coach has to be concerned about the struggles of senior Alonzo Gee, who averaged 14.5 PPG last season. Gee has made just 2-of-14 shots for only six points in ‘Bama’s first two games.

--Oregon (2-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) started the season with a tougher-than-expected 66-64 win over Northern Colorado as a 17½-point home favorite. The Ducks couldn’t survive Oakland’s upset bid, losing 81-78 in overtime. They responded with an 84-77 win at UC-Irvine as five-point road favorites. The 161 combined points leaped ‘over’ the 135-point total.

--These schools met in Eugene in December of 2003 with Alabama capturing an 87-86 victory as a four-point road underdog.

--Tip-off is scheduled for midnight Eastern on ESPN2.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

--Georgia will play host to Santa Clara tonight at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. Bettors shouldn’t count on UGA having much of a homecourt advantage as the school’s students were dismissed from class for the holidays last week. Dennis Felton’s team was a six-point favorite early this morning. The Dawgs will have to contend with Santa Clara center John Bryant, who is averaging 20.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. They might have to do so without their premier big men, sophomore Albert Jackson and freshman Trey Thompkins, who has an ankle injury that has kept him out of Georgia’s first three games.

--The Arizona-Mississippi Valley St. game is also being played in Athens. The Wildcats are 21½-point favorites.

--I mentioned Mercer earlier. Let's keep an eye on the Bears, who play in the Atlantic Sun and have non-conference games in the coming weeks at Dayton, at Oklahoma St., at UCLA and at Iowa St.

--If you missed it, Florida sophomore guard Jai Lucas decided to transfer two weeks ago. UF beat writer Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun recently posted this blog with quotes from Billy Donovan on Lucas's decision to leave UF.

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