Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Monday 12/23/19
Monday’s college basketball
Canisius won five of its last six games with Siena; they’re they won four of last visits to Siena. Favorites are 8-4 ATS in last dozen series games. Canisius lost three of last four games overall; they’re 5-5 vs schedule #249, turning ball over 22.3% of time (#307), making 30.3% of their 3’s (#273). Griffins are experience team #211 that is 1-4 in true road games, with lone win over #220 Ill-Chicago. Siena is 3-0 at home, 0-5 on road (vs schedule #85), winning two of three games vs teams ranked outside top 200. Saints have #252 eFG%, #268 on defense.
Long Beach State lost five of its last six games, beating Utah Valley Saturday; 49ers are 3-9 vs schedule #27, losing all five of their true road games. Long Beach is experience team #322 that is turning ball over 22.6% of time (#313)- their eFG% defense is #315. Seattle got upset as a 14-point favorite Saturday; they’re 4-7 vs schedule #289, winning four of six games vs teams ranked outside top 200. Redhawks are experience team #6 that is shooting 26.9% on arc (#337), 42.4% inside arc (#329)- their eFG% is #343- they play pace #226.
Georgia is 6-3 vs schedule #201; they beat SMU in double OT Friday. Dawgs are experience team #323 with a future NBA player in Edwards- they’re 5-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Georgia is shooting 55.6% inside arc (#18), getting 55.1% of their points on 2’s (#62)- they’re shooting 30.6% on arc (#263). Georgia Southern won couple of conference games by 3 points each Thursday/Saturday; Eagles are lost their only true road game by 9 at Auburn. GSU is 6-4 vs schedule #231, forcing turnovers 23% of time (#41).
Georgia State won its last seven games, winning two conference games Thursday/Saturday; Panthers lost their two top 100 games, by 11 at Duke, 8 at Georgetown. State is experience team #210 that is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#95)- they’re making 39.9% of their 3’s (#13) but don’t take that many of them. SMU lost in double OT at Georgia Friday; they’re 8-2 vs schedule #345- their best win is at #187 UNLV. Mustangs are experience team #251 that is playing pace #344- very slow. SMU is rebounding 37.8% of their own missed shots (#8).
San Francisco split its last six games after a 6-0 start (vs schedule #273); Dons are experience team #95 that split its four true road games, winning at Southern Illinois, Fullerton. USF has #38 eFG%, but their eFG% on defense is #259- teams are making 38.7% of their 3’s against USF (#335). Fresno State won its last two games after a 1-7 start; Bulldogs are experience team #282; 52% of their shots are 3’s, but they’re only making 31.4% of them (#228). Fresno is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, with losses by 14-10-7 points- their best win is over #172 Winthrop.
@ Hawai’i
Boise State is 5-5 vs schedule #81, losing by 14 to Ga Tech Sunday after they led by 8 with 18:42 left; Broncos played their two best guys 37-38 minutes vs GT- they’re experience team #9 that lost four of five games away from home, with a triple OT win at Pacific their only road win. Portland lost four of its last five games, losing by 25 to Houston Sunday; Pilots didn’t play any guys more than 23:00 Sunday- they’re 6-5 vs schedule #350, losing their two top 200 games by 11-25 points. Portland is making 40.7% of its 3’s (#8).
Houston won six of its last seven games after a 2-2 start; Cougars are experience team #284 whose only losses are to top 50 teams. Houston is rebounding 40.1% of its own missed shots (#2); they had a stress-free win over Portland yesterday. Georgia Tech lost three of its last three games, beating Boise by 14 Sunday; Jackets are 5-5 vs schedule #45- they’re turning ball over 24.3% of time (#339), shooting 27.8% on arc (#324)- they’re experience team #194 whose bench doesn’t play much (#332 minutes). Tech played three guys 31:00+ Sunday.
UTEP is 5-0 at home, 0-3 on road; Miners lost by 4 at Hawai’i last nite, after leading by 9 early in 2nd half. Miners played played three guys 34:00+ Sunday. UTEP is 5-0 when it scores more than 63 points; they’re forcing turnovers 23.1% of time. Ball State is 5-5 vs schedule #261- they lost by 21 to Washington Sunday. Cardinals start two frosh, two seniors; they’re making 36.4% of their 3’s (#43), getting 40.9% of their points on arc (#15). Ball St is shooting 37.1% on arc (#44), getting 41.7% of their points on 3’s (#9)- 46.8% of their shots are 3’s (#21).
Washington is 9-2 vs schedule #224; Huskies are 3-2 away from home, playing one game in Toronto, one in Alaska. Washington is experience team #330 that doesn’t sub much (#342 bench minutes) or use arc much- they get 53.6% of their points inside arc (#101). This is Huskies’ first true road game of the season. Hawai’i beat UTEP in a tough game last nite, after being down nine early in 2nd half; Rainbows played four starters 34:00+- they survived 12-25 shooting on foul line, 3-13 on the arc.
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Monday, December 23
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CANISIUS (5 - 5) at SIENA (3 - 5) - 12/23/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SIENA is 45-26 ATS (+16.4 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
CANISIUS is 3-1 against the spread versus SIENA over the last 3 seasons
CANISIUS is 3-1 straight up against SIENA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LONG BEACH ST (4 - 9) at SEATTLE (6 - 7) - 12/23/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LONG BEACH ST is 80-56 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GA SOUTHERN (8 - 4) at GEORGIA (7 - 3) - 12/23/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GEORGIA ST (8 - 3) at SMU (8 - 2) - 12/23/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGIA ST is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in all games this season.
GEORGIA ST is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
GEORGIA ST is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
GEORGIA ST is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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SAN FRANCISCO (10 - 3) at FRESNO ST (4 - 7) - 12/23/2019, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 105-140 ATS (-49.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 102-139 ATS (-50.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after allowing 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GRAMBLING (6 - 6) at DAYTON (9 - 2) - 12/23/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
801CANISIUS -802 SIENA
SIENA is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games versus poor 3 point shooting teams - making =45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.
807GEORGIA ST -808 SMU
SMU is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) vs. good teams (Win Pct: 60% to 80%) in the last 3 seasons.
809SAN FRANCISCO -810 FRESNO ST
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
1631GRAMBLING -1632 DAYTON
GRAMBLING is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds over the last 2 seasons.
1631GRAMBLING -1632 DAYTON
Anthony Grant is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after a loss by 6 points or less (Coach of DAYTON)
1631GRAMBLING -1632 DAYTON
Donte Jackson is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds (Coach of GRAMBLING)
NCAAB
Monday, December 23
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Trend Report
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Portland @ Boise State
Portland
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boise State
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boise State
Boise State
Boise State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Boise State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Long Beach State @ Seattle
Long Beach State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 5 games on the road
Long Beach State is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Canisius @ Siena
Canisius
Canisius is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Siena
Canisius is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Siena
Siena
Siena is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Siena is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgia Southern @ Georgia
Georgia Southern
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia Southern's last 7 games on the road
Georgia Southern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Georgia
Georgia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia's last 5 games at home
Grambling State @ Dayton
Grambling State
No trends to report
Dayton
Dayton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Dayton is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Georgia State @ Southern Methodist
Georgia State
Georgia State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Georgia State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Southern Methodist is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco @ Fresno State
San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Fresno State
San Francisco is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Fresno State
Fresno State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Fresno State's last 7 games