NCAAB betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, January 6th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Akron is 11-3 vs schedule #309; Zips are #149 experience team that is playing pace #302- they are 5-1 vs teams outside top 200, with four wins by 10+ points- they won MAC opener 89-84 over Bowling Green. Zips start two juniors, two seniors. Western Michigan is 4-9 vs schedule #60; they lost MAC opener by 31 at Ohio. Broncos are #304 experience team that has #341 eFG% defense. Akron won its last four games with Western by 20-2-13-9 points; Broncos lost last eight visits to Akron, with six of eight losses by 12+ points.
Monmouth has been disappointing so far, 10-5 vs schedule #138- they’ve lost last three games, last two to St Peter’s/Rider. Hawks are 2-3 vs top 125 teams, with best wins over Memphis/Princeton. Iona won six of last eight games with Monmouth, beating Hawks 79-76 in LY’s MAAC tourney; Hawk scored 92-110 points in their two series wins. Gaels won two of last three visits here. Iona lost three of last four games, losing to Fairfield and two CAA squads; Gaels are trying to blend two transfers into lineup- they’re 2-4 in true road games, winning at FDU/St Peter’s.
Rider beat Monmouth in OT last game after losing previous two games; Broncs are 7-2 vs teams ranked outside top 200, 5-4 in true road games. Rider plays pace #91 but is shooting just 28% on arc (#334). Rider is 15-3 in last 18 games with Marist, winning three of last four visits here (they lost 71-58 in McCann Center LY). Red Foxes snapped 6-game skid in last game with an OT win over Manhattan; Marist is 0-7 vs teams in top 200- they’re starting three sophs and a freshman, have #237 eFG% defense in country, but they are 3-2 at home.
Rhode Island is 10-4, looks like they’ve got a shot at going to NCAAs, but they’re 1-4 vs top 100 teams, with only win by 5 over Cincinnati on a neutral floor. Rams are 1-3 in true road games, with only win at Saint Louis; only one of their four losses was by more than five points. Dayton won its last four games with Rhode Island, winning last two by total of six points. URI lost its last five visits here, by 9-1-5-7-16 points. Dayton won its last four games, last three by 36-11-16 points; they’re 11-3 vs schedule #75, with their three losses by a total of nine points.
Ill-Chicago is 7-7 this year after being 21-74 the previous three years; Flames start three frosh and two juniors- they’re on way up but it is a slow trip. UIC are 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 300, winning by 8-16-10 points. Detroit won eight of last nine games with UIC, sweeping Flames LY by 18-11 points. Titans won last four visits here, by 12-6-11-11 points. Detroit 12 of last 13 games, with win over Western Kentucky; they lost first two Horizon games by 13-11 points. Titans have #343 eFG% defense- teams shoot 58% inside arc against them.
Green Bay is 8-6 vs schedule #130; three of their last four D-I wins came in OT. Phoenix is #22 experience team that is playing pace #15, but they’re shooting only 30.1% on arc. Green Bay won four of last five games with Milwaukee, beating Panthers 70-61 in LY’s tourney; Milwaukee lost last two games in this building by 11-2 points. Panthers lost their last six games; they’re 1-7 vs top 200 teams, with only win over #171 Cal-Irvine. Milwaukee has new coach after winning 19+ games five of last seven years; they’re 4-11 this year, losing Horizon games by 1-9 points.
Oakland is 12-3 vs schedule #315; they won last three games, scoring 81 pts/game. Grizzlies start three juniors and a senior; they won first two Horizon games by 19-11 points. Valparaiso won four of last five games with Oakland, winning last three by 6-17-2 points. Grizzlies lost last three visits here, by 3-6-2 points. Crusaders are #38 experience team that is 12-3 vs schedule #140; Valpo is 3-2 vs top 100 teams, with best win over #33 Rhode Island. This is just third true road game for Oakland; they won by 21 at Robert Morris, lost by by 12 at Michigan State.
Ohio is 9-3 vs schedule #338; they’re 1-2 vs top 150 teams, with best win at Georgia Tech. Bobcats have #25 eFG% defense are shooting 40.6% on arc (#9). Kent State won four of last five games with Ohio, but lost 72-61 in Athens LY. Golden Flashes are 4-3 in last seven games here. Favorites covered last four series games. Kent State is 9-5 vs schedule #331; they won last two games over Texas/Ball State, but are 1-2 in true road games, losing at Northeastern, Oregon State, winning at Texas. Kent is #1 team in country on offensive boards (42.9%).
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