NCAAB betting trends, odds and predictions for Sunday, February 5th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Clemson won its last two games, allowing 61 pts/game, following their 6-game losing skid. Tigers are 2-3 on ACC road, winning at Pitt/Wake, losing other three games by 5-12-32 points. Florida State is home for first time in 15 days; they lost two of last three games, are 5-0 at home in ACC, beating Duke-Louisville-Notre Dame. Clemson/Florida State split their last six meetings; Tigers won two of last three visits here. Clemson is 1-4 in ACC games decided by 6 or less points. Single digit home favorites are 19-13 vs spread in ACC this season.
Wisconsin won its last six games, is 8-1 in Big 14, 3-1 on road with last two road wins in OT and only loss by 11 at Purdue. Indiana has major injury issues; they used four guys 44:00+ in triple OT win over Penn State in last game Wednesday. Hoosiers are 1-3 on Big 14 road, with losses by 3-30-13 points. Wisconsin won four of last five games with Indiana, beating Hoosiers 75-68 in first meeting Jan 3. Badgers made 10-20 3’s in game they led 16-2 early on. Double digit home favorites are 11-4 vs spread in Big 14 games this season.
Temple is 3-7 in AAC, 2-2 at home, with wins by 19-11 points over East Carolina/Memphis. Owls are 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200, with wins by 21-5-19-8 points. South Florida is turning ball over 24.6% of time in AAC games; they’re 0-10 in conference, losing home games by 11-19-6-22-41 points. Bulls’ last five losses were all by 10+ points. Temple won its last six games with South Florida, winning by 25-12 points in last two played here. Double digit home favorites are 6-10 vs spread in AAC games this season.
Nebraska lost six of its last seven games, losing last three road games by 6-1-12 points- they beat Iowa 93-90 in double OT Jan 5, rallying back from down 4 in last minute of first OT; win snapped a 5-game skid vs Iowa. Cornhuskers lost their last four visits to Iowa, by 14-10-11-11 points. Hawkeyes scored 85-83 points in winning last two games; they’re 4-2 at home in Big 14 games, with only loss to Maryland- their home wins are by 3-6-5-13 points. Big 14 home favorites of 7 or less points are 20-11 vs spread this season.
Colorado won its last three games by 7-9-7 points after starting Pac-12 play 0-7; Buffaloes are are 1-5 on Pac-12 road, with three losses by 1 point or in OT- their only road win was in last game at Stanford. California won six of its last seven games, is 5-1 at home in Pac-12, beating Utah in double OT in last game after jumping out to an early 18-4 lead. Cal Bears won four of their last six games with Colorado, winning last four meetings here, by 7-16-1-14 points. Pac-12 home favorites of 6+ points are 11-14-1 vs spread.
Notre Dame-UNC game is in Greensboro after water main break in Chapel Hill Friday. Teams split six ACC meetings; Carolina pounded Irish 78-47 in ACC tourney in last meeting last March. Irish lost four of last five games after a 16-2 start; they lost last two road games, at Florida St by 3, at Ga Tech by a hoop. North Carolina has their rivalry game with Duke on deck; they beat Pitt by hoop last game, after losing previous game to Miami. Single digit home favorites are 19-13 vs spread in ACC this season; remember, this is not UNC’s home court, but they’ll have fans on their side.
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Sunday's Tip Sheet
By David Schwab
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Super Bowl LI may be the biggest game on the betting board this Sunday, but to help get you ready for all the action at NRG Stadium later in the afternoon are a pair of college basketball matchups in the ACC and Big Ten. Starting with a 12:30 p.m. tip in Tallahassee, the No. 15 Florida State Seminoles play host to the Clemson Tigers in one of the more heated rivalries in the ACC. At 1 p.m., the Indiana Hoosiers will square off against the No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten battle in Madison.
Clemson Tigers at No. 15 Florida State Seminoles
Opening Odds: Florida State -7½
Betting Matchup
Clemson followed up a 67-60 victory against Pittsburgh last Saturday as a three-point road favorite with Wednesday’s 74-62 win at home against Georgia Tech as an 11-point favorite to post its third ACC win this season against six previous straight-up losses. The Tigers (13-8 SU, 9-10 ATS) are also 3-6 against the spread in conference play and the total has gone OVER in seven of the nine games.
Senior guard Avery Holmes paced Wednesday’s win with 18 points while going a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range. All five Clemson starters ended that game in double figures. Overall, the Tigers are averaging 75.4 points per game while allowing an average of 69 points at the other end of the court.
The Seminoles snapped a SU two-game skid in a big way with Wednesday’s 75-57 rout of rival Miami as 3½-point underdogs on the road. They are now 19-4 SU (14-9 ATS) on the year with a 7-3 record in ACC play. The total stayed UNDER 143½ points in that win and it has stayed UNDER in three of their last four games. Florida State returns home with a 10-4 record ATS on its home court this season.
Sophomore guard Dwayne Bacon leads the team in scoring with 17.1 PPG, but he has only exceeded that average once in his last five starts. Freshman forward Jonathan Isaac matched Bacon’s 15 points in Wednesday’s win and he added a game-high seven rebounds to the winning effort.
Betting Trends
The Tigers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a SU win, but they fall to 2-6 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a SU winning record. The total has stayed UNDER in 30 of their last 38 games played on Sunday.
The Seminoles have gone 1-4-1 ATS in their last six games against a team with a SU winning record, but they have covered in seven of their last eight Sunday games. The total has gone OVER in 18 of their last 28 games following a SU win.
Head-to-head in this conference tilt, the underdog has gone 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in 10 of the last 14 meetings at Florida State.
Super Bowl LI Cross-Sport Prop Odds
Clemson’s Total Points (-22½) vs. Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman’s total rushing yards
Florida State’s Total Points vs. New England’s Julian Edelman’s total receiving yards (-6½)
Indiana Hoosiers at No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers
Opening Odds: Wisconsin -11
Betting Matchup
After suffering back-to-back road losses to Michigan and Northwestern both SU and ATS as underdogs, the Hoosiers returned home to cover as six-point favorites in Wednesday’s thrilling triple-overtime 110-102 victory against Penn State. Indiana is now an even 5-5 SU (4-6 ATS) in Big Ten play as part of an overall record of 15-8 (10-11 ATS).
The total went well OVER the 144½-point closing line against the Nittany Lions and it has gone OVER in four of Indiana’s last five games. Sophomore center Thomas Bryant led all scorers in that game with 31 points and guards Robert Johnson and Josh Newkirk ended the night with 27 points each. The Hoosiers are averaging 83 PPG.
The Badgers (19-3 SU, 11-8 ATS) are tied with Maryland at 8-1 SU for first place in the Big Ten standings. Their current SU winning streak stands at six games following Tuesday’s 57-43 road victory against Illinois as 7½-point favorites. They are now 5-4 ATS in conference play and the total has stayed UNDER in three of their last five games.
Wisconsin is ranked fourth in the nation in points allowed this season (59.8 ) and with Tuesday’s stellar defensive effort it has not allowed more than 55 points in each of its last three outings. The Badgers are averaging 75 PPG led by sophomore forward Ethan Happ’s 14.5 points a game. He recently posted 32 points in last Saturday’s 61-54 overtime victory against Rutgers.
Betting Trends
The Hoosiers have failed to cover in their last five road games and they are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games following a SU win. The total has stayed UNDER in their last four Sunday games.
The Badgers are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games against a team with a SU losing record on the road. The total has stayed UNDER in 11 of their last 14 games at home and it has also stayed UNDER in 13 of their last 18 Big Ten games.
The road team in this matchup has covered in nine of the last 13 meetings and the total has gone OVER in six of the last eight meetings at Wisconsin. The Badgers won the first meeting this season 75-68 as one-point road favorites with the total going OVER the 140½-point closing line.
Super Bowl LI Cross-Sport Prop Odds
Indiana and Wisconsin’s first half total points vs. Tom Brady and Matt Ryan’s total passing attempts (-6½)
Indiana’s first half points (-1/2) vs. New England’s total points