Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. DePaul Blue Demons
The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the DePaul Blue Demons will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Allstate Arena.
All five starters for Mississippi State scored in double figures as they beat St. Bonaventure 105-53 on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs covered the 11-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 137.
Will Walker was the top scorer for DePaul with 17 points in a 67-54 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Demons covered the 15.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 127.
Current streak:
Mississippi State has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Mississippi State: 5-2 SU, 2-2 ATS
DePaul: 5-2 SU, 4-2 ATS
Mississippi State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing St. Bonaventure are 0-1
After a win are 8-2
DePaul most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Illinois-Chicago are 1-2
After playing Vanderbilt are 0-1
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Mississippi State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Mississippi State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
DePaul is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
DePaul is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home
DePaul is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Mississippi State at UCLA, Saturday, December 12
DePaul home to Illinois-Chicago, Sunday, December 13
Northeastern Huskies vs. Rhode Island Rams
The Northeastern Huskies and the Rhode Island Rams will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Thomas Ryan Center.
Current streak:
Northeastern has lost 2 straight games.
Rhode Island has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Northeastern: 2-4 SU, 1-3-1 ATS
Rhode Island: 6-1 SU, 2-2 ATS
Northeastern most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
After playing Drexel are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4
Rhode Island most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Boston College are 2-1
After playing Quinnipiac are 0-1
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Northeastern is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Northeastern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Northeastern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rhode Island
Northeastern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rhode Island
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northeastern
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northeastern
Rhode Island is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Rhode Island is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home
Next up:
Northeastern at St. Mary's, Tuesday, December 22
Rhode Island at Boston College, Sunday, December 13
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks and the Cincinnati Bearcats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Fifth Third Arena.
Current streak:
Miami (Ohio) has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Miami (Ohio): 2-6 SU, 3-5 ATS
Cincinnati: 5-1 SU, 3-1 ATS
Miami (Ohio) most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Wright State are 7-3
After playing Temple are 3-0
After a loss are 4-6
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Xavier are 6-4
After playing Texas Southern are 1-0
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Miami (Ohio) is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Miami (Ohio) is 3-11-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Miami (Ohio) is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Miami (Ohio) is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami (Ohio)
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami (Ohio)
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami (Ohio)
Next up:
Miami (Ohio) home to Wright State, Sunday, December 13
Cincinnati at Xavier, Sunday, December 13
Syracuse Orange vs. Florida Gators
The Syracuse Orange and the Florida Gators will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Stephen O'Connell Center.
Current streak:
Syracuse has won 8 straight games.
Florida has won 8 straight games.
Team records:
Syracuse: 8-0 SU, 4-1 ATS
Florida: 8-0 SU, 4-1 ATS
Syracuse most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
After playing Maine are 1-0
After a win are 8-2
Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing Jacksonville are 7-1
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 6 games on the road
Syracuse is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Syracuse is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Syracuse home to St. Francis NY, Sunday, December 13
Florida home to Richmond, Saturday, December 19
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Colorado State Rams
- The fans at Moby Arena will be treated to a game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams when they take their seats on Thursday.
Colorado State held off a late charge to defeat Denver 64-59 on Saturday. Adam Nigon led the way with 14 points and five rebounds for Colorado State, who covered the 2.5-point spread.
Team records:
Colorado: 6-3 SU, 2-3 ATS
Colorado State: 5-3 SU, 6-1 ATS
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Colorado Christian are 1-0
After a win are 5-5
Colorado State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
After playing Denver are 7-3
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado State
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado State
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado State
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Colorado State is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Colorado State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Colorado State is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Colorado home to CS Northridge, Tuesday, December 22
Colorado State home to Montana, Saturday, December 12
Montana Grizzlies vs. Loyola Marymount Lions
The Montana Grizzlies and the Loyola Marymount Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Gersten Pavilion.
Loyola Marymount lost 76-70 to Wyoming on Saturday as a 4-point underdog. The combined 146 points went UNDER the posted total of 155.
Kevin Young had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Team records:
Montana: 5-3 SU, 4-3 ATS
Loyola Marymount: 3-6 SU, 5-3 ATS
Montana most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Northern Colorado are 2-4
After a loss are 6-4
Loyola Marymount most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-7
Before playing Notre Dame are 0-3
After playing Wyoming are 0-2
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Montana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Loyola Marymount
Montana is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Montana is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Montana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montana
Loyola Marymount is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games
Loyola Marymount is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games at home
Loyola Marymount is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montana
Next up:
Montana at Colorado State, Saturday, December 12
Loyola Marymount at Notre Dame, Saturday, December 12
(7) Syracuse (8-0, 5-1 ATS) vs. (10) Florida (8-0, 4-1 ATS)
(at Tampa, Fla.)
A matchup of unbeaten Top 10 opponents is slated for the St. Pete Times Forum, where Florida serves as the official host against Syracuse in an SEC/Big East Invitational contest.
Not only are the Orange off to a perfect 8-0 start, but they’ve won all eight games by at least 15 points. Six of the eight victories came against below-average competition at home (Robert Morris, Albany, Cornell, Columbia, Colgate and Maine). The other two wins were against Top 15 competition in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden – a 95-73 triumph over then-No. 13 Cal in a pick-em game on Nov. 19, followed the next day by an 87-71 rout of then-No. 6 North Carolina as a 1½-point underdog.
Like Syracuse, the Gators have fattened up on a cupcake schedule, facing only three teams from quality conferences: instate rival Florida State (68-52 win as a 1½-point home favorite), Michigan State (77-74 win as a 3½-point neutral-site underdog) and Rutgers (73-58 as a 12½-point neutral-site ‘dog). With the exception of the Michigan State win, Florida – like the Orange – has posted nothing but double-digit blowout victories.
These teams met in a preseason tournament in Kansas City last November, with Syracuse winning 89-83 as a 3½-point underdog. The only other meeting this decade came in November 2005 at Madison Square Garden, with the Gators prevailing 75-70 as a three-point chalk.
The Orange are averaging 90.4 points per game (55.8 percent shooting) and giving up 61.6 ppg (35.7 percent), and since a season-opening 75-43 win over Albany, Jim Boeheim’s club has scored at least 85 points in every game.
Florida puts up 75.8 ppg (46.7 percent shooting) and yields just 57.9 ppg (38.7 percent). Six of the Gators’ eight foes have been held under 60 points, and Billy Donovan’s team has scored at least 68 points in every game.
Syracuse has failed to cover in eight of its last 10 games against SEC opponents, but otherwise is on positive ATS runs of 14-3 overall in lined games, 5-1 in non-conference action, 4-1 at neutral sites, 10-3 against winning teams and 6-0 when coming off a victory of more than 20 points. Florida is riding positive pointspread streaks of 4-0 overall, 7-1 against the Big East, 10-2 on Thursday and 4-0 against winning teams.
The Orange sport “over” trends of 8-2 overall, 10-2 at neutral sites, 4-1 against the SEC, 20-7 after a SU win and 4-0 on Thursday. Florida also has topped the total in seven of 10 against the Big East and eight of 11 on Thursday, but the Gators have also stayed under the total in seven straight lined games overall and 21 of 28 after a SU win.
Finally, both meetings between these schools this decade topped the posted total.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
NCAAB News and Notes
Thursday, December 10
Information on Thursday's college hoop games.
DePaul is 5-2, losing by 13 at Vanderbilt, 4 vs Tennessee at neutral site; Blue Demons beat No. Iowa, St Joe's. Big East dogs are 17-4 vs spread away from home. Mississippi State is 5-2, losing by 1 to Richmond, at home to Rider by 14- their best win is Old Dominion by 14. SEC faves are 24-24 vs spread, 4-7 away from home.
Northeastern might be best 2-4 team in country; all six games were won by six or less points; underdog is 3-1-1 vs spread in their games. CAA road dogs are 17-11 against spread. Rhode Island is 6-1, even though in last three games, they allowed 79.3 ppg- they beat Northeastern by 13 LY, after trailing by 3 at half. A-14 home favorites are 13-8.
Cincinnati has arch-rival Xavier Sunday, better not look past Miami club that is 2-6 after losing at home to Temple by 22 Tuesday. Miami lost at Rupp Arena by a hoop. Bearcats are 5-1, losing Maui final to Gonzaga in OT- they're 1-0 as a fave this year. Big East home favorites are 17-22 vs spread. MAC road underdogs are 11-15.
Syracuse leaves NY for first time- they won pair of "neutral" games in NYC vs No Carolina/Cal, but playing Gators in Tampa will be first road game for them, albeit not true road game. Orange is 8-0, 3-1 vs spread as favorite. Good test for 8-0 Florida team that has wins vs Michigan State, Florida State. SEC underdogs are 7-11 against spread.
Colorado State lost 75-56 at Colorado LY, in game that was tied at half; Rams are 4-3, 5-1 vs spread, 2-1 as dog, losing by 7 at N. Colorado, 13 at Oregon, 5 at Indiana State. Buffaloes lost three of last four games vs D-I teams; best of their four wins is 78-54 vs San Francisco. Big 12 road favorites are 12-7 vs spread. MWC dogs are 8-8, 1-2 at home.
LMU is 2-6, losing 64-63 to Montana in game where Lions were 7-14 at foul line; Lions are 0-2 vs D-I teams at home, losing by 6 to Irvine, 5 to UCSB. Home favorites from WCC are 5-9 vs spread in non-conference games. Montana gave up 14 offensive boards in first meeting; they're 5-3 after splitting first two league games.