NCAAB betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, January 27th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Milwaukee won couple of close games last week, after starting year 5-14; Panthers are 0-4 on Horizon road, losing by 1-9-6-14 points; their last road win was Dec 5 at Montana State. Detroit is 3-16 vs D-I teams; they’re 1-2 at home in Horizon, losing by 11-13 points, with only win over Youngstown by 16. Milwaukee won four of its last six games with Detroit, but lost last two visits here by 16-14 points, in series where home side won last four series games. Horizon League home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-5 vs spread this year.
Columbia won three of its last four games, splitting pair with Cornell to open Ivy League play; Lions are 2-4 at home vs D-I opponents- they’re #254 experience team with new coach that is giving his bench the #51 minutes in country. Dartmouth is 3-12, losing last three games by 4-16-14 points; two of their three wins came on road, at LIU/Bryant. Columbia is 8-4 in last 12 games with Dartmouth; they swept Big Green by 17-19 points LY. Teams split last four series games played here. Ivy League home favorites are 2-3-1 vs spread.
Harvard won eight of last nine D-I games, sweeping pair over Dartmouth by 16-14 points to open Ivy League play; Crimson is #338 experience team that is 4-2 on road, with SU wins at Boston College/Houston. Cornell split pair with Columbia to open its Ivy sked; Big Red is 4-12 vs D-I teams, losing four of last five; they’re starting three sophs and a junior. Harvard starts two sophs and a freshman, so two young teams. Harvard won 10 of its last 12 games with Cornell, winning five of last six visits to Ithaca.
Yale won 75-74 at Brown LW,, despite being -9 in turnovers and down 12 points at half. Yale is 11-2 in last 13 series games, winning last five, by 18-4-9-1-24 points. Bulldogs are 5-0 at home this season, but three of five foes are ranked outside top 300- their best home wins are over Lehigh/Albany. Brown lost four of last five games but they did win at Penn; Brown is 0-5 vs teams ranked in top 125, losing by 29-7-38-2-31 points. Bears lost last six visits here, by 8-4-12-7-4-9 points. Ivy League favorites of 7+ points are 1-3-1 vs spread.
Valparaiso won its last five games overall, winning last three home games, by 7-24-31 points; Crusaders hold teams to 42.3% inside arc, are also best rebounding team in Horizon. Wright State swept Valparaiso LY, winning as underdogs of 8.5 and 14 points. Raiders won four of last six series games, winning two of last three visits here. Wright won its last three games, scoring 88 pts/game; they’re 2-2 on Horizon road, losing by 19 at Oakland, 17 at Green Bay. Horizon League home favorites of 8+ points are 6-5 vs spread.
Illinois-Chicago is 4-3 in Horizon this year, after being 23-87 the previous seven years. Flames are 2-2 at home win in Horizon, with wins over Detroit/Milwaukee by 14 points each. Northern Kentucky lost three of last four games overall; they’re 1-3 on Horizon road, losing last three away games, by 11-9-10 points. UIC is holding teams to 28.8% on arc; UNK shoots 39.2% from there. Home side won both Northern Kentucky-UIC games LY; Flames won by a hoop here, lost at UNK in OT. Horizon League home favorites of 3 or less points are 1-5 vs spread this year.
Oakland lost three of last four games, allowing 81.8 pts/game; Grizzlies are 2-2 at home in league games but lost last two to Detroit/Cleveland St., both big upsets. Green Bay won seven of last nine D-I games; they’re 4-1 at home in Horizon, with three wins by 9+ points and an upset loss to Youngstown State. Oakland won three of last four games with Green Bay, winning last two meetings here by 3-18 points. Grizzlies scored 111 points in both series games LY. Horizon League home favorites of 8+ points are 6-5 vs spread.
VCU lost two of last three games but they pounded LaSalle in last game, leading 42-16 at half. Rams are 3-0 at home in A-14, winning by 17-30-38 points. Dayton won eight of last nine games with only loss by 12 at UMass; Flyers won last three games, by 19-16-21 points. VCU is 3-2 in A-14 games with Dayton, last three of which were decided by 6 or less points. Teams split two games played here. A-14 home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-7 vs spread. These are two best defensive teams in A-14, teams #2-3 in league at forcing turnovers.
Siena won five of last six games after starting season 4-11; Saints are 4-0 at home in MAAC, winning home tilts by 7-2-7-10 points. Iona won its last three games, scoring 87.3 pts/game; Gaels 2-3 on MAAC road, winning at St Peter’s/Manhattan. Siena is turning ball over 20.8% of time in MAAC play, worst in league. Iona is 12-2 in last 14 games with Siena, winning last six series games on this floor; Gaels beat Saints in last two MAAC tourneys, both in Albany. MAAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-7 vs spread.
Monmouth won its last six games, is 5-1 at home in MAAC with only loss to Rider- its home wins are by 6-18-7-11-42 points. Hawks force turnovers 21.2% of time in league. Quinnipiac lost last four road games, by 6-4-7-10 points. Monmouth won its last three games with Quinnipiac by 14-15-19 points, after they had lost 10 of previous 11 series games; Monmouth beat Bobcats 91-72 at home on Dec 1 in first meeting this year, making 14-31 on arc, forcing 18 turnovers. Double digit home favorites are 3-6-1 vs spread in MAAC games this season.
Weber State won 85-73 at Idaho State two nights ago, in completion of game that had been suspended due to a leaky roof with Weber leading 13-2 early on. Weber is 14-3 in its last 17 games with Idaho State; Bengals lost last ten visits to Ogden, but three of last six were by 6 or less points. Weber hit 14-30 on arc Wednesday; they’re 6-1 in Big Sky, winning only two home games by 25-3 points. ISU lost eight of last nine games, but only win was on road at Northern Colorado. Double digit home favorites are 9-3 vs spread in Big Sky games this season.
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