Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 1/25/19
Michigan raced out to 32-13 lead, waxed Indiana 74-63 at home Jan 6th; Wolverines turned ball over only three times. Michigan won last five series games, winning last two visits here, by 3-12 points. Michigan struggled last two games, losing at Wisconsin, beating Gophers by hoop; their big 14 road wins are by 2-10 points. Indiana lost its last five games- four of those were on road. Hoosiers are shooting 26.8% on arc in Big 14 tilts. Michigan is 3-7 in last 10 games as a Big 14 road favorite, 1-2 this year; Hoosiers are 18-26 in last 44 games as a home favorite, 0-3 this year.
Buffalo lost its first MAC game at Northern Illinois Tuesday; they’re 5-1 in MAC, 2-1 on road, winning by 16-9 points- they’re 7-2 in true road games, are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time in MAC games. Kent won its last three games; they’re 4-2 in MAC, winning last three home games, scoring 84.3 ppg in those games. Buffalo won nine of last 12 games with Kent, winning four of last five visits here; they lost 82-79 (-7) in Kent LY. Bulls are 4-6-1 in last 11 games as a road favorite, 1-2 this year; Kent is 4-3 in its last seven games as a home underdog, 1-0 this year.
Yale survived 20 turnovers (-6) in 70-67 win at Brown six days ago; Bulldogs won seven of last eight series games. Brown lost its last eight visits to New Haven. Bears won five of their last six games; they’re 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 15 at Butler. Brown split its eight true road games this season. Yale won its last six games, is 10-3; all three of their losses are to top 100 teams, which Brown isn’t. Yale is #64 experience team in country. Brown is 18-12-2 in its last 32 games as an Ivy League road underdog; last four years, Yale is 11-14-1 as a home favorite.
Butler led 48-29 at half in their 84-69 home win over Creighton Jan 5th; home side is 8-3 in series games, with Bulldogs losing last three visits to Omaha, by 8-11-11 points. Bulldogs is 3-5 in its last eight games, losing three of last four road games, with lone win at DePaul. Bluejays lost four of last five games, losing last two home games while allowing 98 ppg- they won their last game at Georgetown. Bulldogs are 2-5 in last seven games as a road underdog (1-0 this year); Creighton is 13-11 in last 24 games as a home favorite, 0-1 this year.
Rider is 5-0 in MAAC after a 5-7 pre-conference mark; Broncs scored 89 ppg while winning all three of its MAAC road games. Rider is shooting 57.2% inside arc in MAAC. Iona is 4-2 in MAAC after a 2-9 pre-conference mark; they won all three of their conference home games. Rider-Iona split their last six meetings; Broncs lost six of their last seven visits to New Rochelle. Favorites covered four of last five series games. Rider is 6-2 in its last eight games as a MAAC road favorite, 2-0 this year; over last decade, Gaels are 0-2 as a MAAC home underdog.
Quinnipiac lost its last two games, is 3-3 in MAAC; this is their first road game in 20 games. Bobcats are turning ball over 23.8% of time in MAAC tilts. Marist lost six of its last eight games; they’re 1-2 in MAAC home games. Red Foxes lost their last seven games while allowing 65+ points. Home side is 8-2 in Quinnipiac-Marist MAAC games; Bobcats are 2-3 at Marist- underdogs are 3-1 vs spread in series games played here. Quinnipiac is 12-6-1 in last 19 games as a road underdog, 1-0 this year; Marist is 3-8 in its last 11 games as a home favorite, 1-2 this year.
January 24, 2019
By David Schwab
The final Friday night of college basketball betting action in the month of January features a doubleheader of early starts with a nationally ranked team trying to win on the road.
The Big Ten’s No. 5 Michigan Wolverines face a stern road test against the Indiana Hoosiers, while the Mid-American Conference’s No. 14 Buffalo Bulls try and bounce back from their first conference loss of the season in a road game against Kent State.
Opening Odds - per BetOnline.ag
No. 5 Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers (FOX Sports 1, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Opening Odds: Michigan -3 ½, Total 133
Betting Matchup
The Wolverines followed up their first straight-up loss of the year with a shaky 59-57 victory at home against Minnesota on Tuesday night as 12 ½-point favorites. Last Saturday’s 64-54 road loss to Wisconsin as 3 ½-point favorites stayed UNDER 126 points and the total also stayed UNDER Tuesday’s 137 ½-point closing line.
Michigan is 18-1 SU with a 7-1 record in Big Ten play. It has gone 9-10 against the spread overall while covering in five of eight conference games. The Wolverines remain one of the top defensive teams in the nation with a points-allowed average of 57.1.
Indiana will be looking to avenge a 74-63 loss to Michigan on Jan. 6 as a nine-point road underdog. This marked the start of a SU five-game skid while going 1-5 ATS in its last six games. The Hoosiers are coming off Tuesday’s 73-66 road loss to Northwestern as slight 1 ½-point underdogs.
In the first game against the Wolverines, Indiana fell behind by 15 points at the half and never closed the gap. Senior forward Juwan Morgan (16.5 PPG) scored 25 points and the Hoosiers’ leading scorer freshman guard Romeo Langford (17.6 PPG) added 17 points in the losing cause.
Betting Trends
-- The Wolverines have a 21-8-1 record ATS over their last 30 road games and they have covered in four of their last five games following a SU win. The total has gone OVER in their last four Friday games.
-- The Hoosiers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games coming off a SU loss, but they have covered in 15 of their last 22 home games. The total has stayed UNDER in six of their last seven games played at home.
-- The underdog has covered in seven of the last 10 meetings with the total going OVER in seven of the last 10 meetings at Indiana.
No. 14 Buffalo Bulls at Kent State Golden Flashes (CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Opening Odds: Buffalo -10, Total 158 ½
Betting Matchup
The Bulls started catching national attention early in the season with quality wins against West Virginia and Syracuse closing as underdogs. Their SU five-game winning streak in the MAC came to an end on Tuesday night with a stunning 77-75 road loss to Northern Illinois as nine-point favorites.
Buffalo (17-2 SU) has failed to cover in its last three games as part of an overall record of 11-6-1 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in four of its last six games. As part of a trio of players averaging at least 14 PPG, senior guard CJ Massinburg continues to lead the way with 18.1 point a game. He scored 23 points in Tuesday’s loss after posting 31 points in a win against Eastern Michigan on Jan. 18.
Kent State has been able to keep pace near the top of the MAC standings at 4-2 (SU and ATS) in its first six conference games. It is 15-4 SU overall following Tuesday’s 87-85 overtime victory against Toledo as a three-point home underdog.
The Golden Flashes improved to 10-7 ATS overall after covering the closing number in their last three games and the total has gone OVER in four of their first six conference games. Senior guard Jaylin Walker went off for 31 points against Northern Illinois last Saturday ahead of 36-point performance on Tuesday night that helped Kent State erase a 17-point deficit.
Betting Trends
-- The Bulls are 20-9-1 ATS in their last 30 games following a SU loss and they have covered in seven of their last 10 conference games. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games against a SU winning team.
-- The Golden Flashes have gone just 2-5-2 ATS in their last nine Friday games, but they have covered in five of their last seven games against a SU winning team. The total has gone OVER in six of their last eight home games.
-- Kent State has covered in four of the last five meetings with the total staying UNDER in five of the last six matchups.
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Friday, January 25
MICHIGAN (18 - 1) at INDIANA (12 - 7) - 1/25/2019, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 34-23 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MICHIGAN is 4-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MICHIGAN is 4-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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BUFFALO (17 - 2) at KENT ST (15 - 4) - 1/25/2019, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KENT ST is 123-93 ATS (+20.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
KENT ST is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
KENT ST is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
KENT ST is 4-2 against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
KENT ST is 3-3 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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BROWN (12 - 5) at YALE (11 - 3) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YALE is 92-62 ATS (+23.8 Units) on Friday nights since 1997.
YALE is 93-62 ATS (+24.8 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
BROWN is 3-2 against the spread versus YALE over the last 3 seasons
YALE is 4-1 straight up against BROWN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 season
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BUTLER (12 - 8) at CREIGHTON (11 - 8) - 1/25/2019, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 66-42 ATS (+19.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
CREIGHTON is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games after allowing 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CREIGHTON is 3-2 against the spread versus BUTLER over the last 3 seasons
CREIGHTON is 3-2 straight up against BUTLER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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RIDER (10 - 7) at IONA (6 - 11) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 113-83 ATS (+21.7 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
RIDER is 59-30 ATS (+26.0 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
IONA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all games this season.
IONA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all lined games this season.
IONA is 67-96 ATS (-38.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
IONA is 59-86 ATS (-35.6 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
IONA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) after allowing 80 points or more this season.
IONA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
IONA is 3-2 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
IONA is 3-2 straight up against RIDER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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QUINNIPIAC (8 - 9) at MARIST (7 - 11) - 1/25/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
QUINNIPIAC is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
QUINNIPIAC is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
QUINNIPIAC is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MARIST is 2-2 against the spread versus QUINNIPIAC over the last 3 seasons
QUINNIPIAC is 3-1 straight up against MARIST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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NCAAB
Friday, January 25
Trend Report
Buffalo @ Kent State
Buffalo
Buffalo is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Kent State
Kent State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kent State's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Michigan @ Indiana
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Indiana is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Michigan
Brown @ Yale
Brown
Brown is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brown's last 7 games on the road
Yale
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brown
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Quinnipiac @ Marist
Quinnipiac
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 5 games when playing on the road against Marist
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 5 games on the road
Marist
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marist's last 5 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marist's last 6 games
Rider @ Iona
Rider
Rider is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Rider's last 13 games on the road
Iona
Iona is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Rider
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iona's last 9 games
Butler @ Creighton
Butler
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Butler's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Butler's last 5 games when playing on the road against Creighton
Creighton
Creighton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Butler
Creighton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Butler
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