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Ball State won three in row, six of last seven games; they’re 2-3 as home favorite, with home wins by 11-15-1-6 points, with a loss to Bowling Green. Buffalo is 3-1 as a road underdog; they’re 2-3 on MAC road, with losses by 32-1-1 points and wins at EMU/Kent State. Cardinals outscored Buffalo 21-11 on foul line, won 92-77 at Buffalo in first meeting Jan 14, just second series win for Cardinals in last eight meetings. Bulls won two of last three visits to Muncie. Underdogs are 33-22-2 vs spread in MAC games this season.
Central Michigan won three of last four games, is 1-0-1 as a home favorite, winning home games by 8-9-6 points, with loss to Akron. Losing side scored 83+ points in 7 of their last 8 games. Western Michigan lost four of last five games, is 3-2 as a road underdog, losing all five of their MAC road games by 31-7-6-12-6 points. Broncos won three in row, seven of last eight meetings with Central Michigan, winning three of last four visits here, with wins by 17-14-9 points- they won here in OT LY. MAC home favorites are 16-22-1 vs spread this season.
Davidson won/covered its last three games, winning by 14-15-18 points; they’re 2-2 at home in A-14, losing to Fordham, Richmond, winning last two home games by 6-14 points. Rhose Island won four of its last five games; they’re 2-2 on A-14 road, winning at St Louis/Duquesne, losing at Dayton/Richmond. Davidson won 60-59/65-54 in its two A-14 meetings with Rhode Island; URI lost by 11 in its visit here LY. Rams shoot 37.2% on arc; Davidson is last in A-14 at defending the 3-pointer. A-14 home teams are 4-6 vs number in games where spread was 2 or less points.
Yale is 3-1 in ivy League with three of those games on road; Bulldogs are 8-2 in last ten D-I games overall- they’re 6-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Columbia is 3-1 in Ivy with three of those four games at home; Lions are 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 150, with LW’s upset of Harvard the only win. Yale has #289 experience team that lost its best player for the year but is still competing hard. Bulldogs won four of its last five games with Columbia, winning by 4-16 points in its last two visits here. Ivy League road favorites are 2-1-1 vs spread.
Princeton won its last six games; they won/covered first three Ivy games, winning by 9-31-8 points. Tigers are 5-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200- worst team they’ve lost to is #141 St Joe’s. Dartmouth lost its last five games, is 0-4 in Ivy (0-4 vs spread) losing by 16-14-12-13 points. Big Green is turning ball over 21.9% of time for the season. Princeton won five in row, 14 of last 15 games with Dartmouth; they won here last two years, by 7-19 points. Ivy League favorites of 8+ points are 2-1-2 vs spread.
Harvard is 3-1 in Ivy with three of those games on road; Crimson won nine of last 11 D-I games- they’re 3-4 vs teams in top 200, with last game vs top 200 foe back on Jan 2. Harvard won five of its last six games with Penn, losing last four visits here, by 19-30-23-18 points. Penn is 0-3 in ivy League (0-3 vs spread) losing by 9-8-12 points. Quakers did upset LaSalle in last game; they’re playing for first time in nine days. Harvard turns ball over 21.5% of time playing pace #270- not good. Ivy League home favorites are 4-3-2 vs spread.
Brown lost five of last six games, with three of five losses by 3 or less points; Bruins’ opponents are shooting 58.5% inside arc against them, 65.9% in Ivy games. Brown is 7-3 against teams ranked outside top 200. Cornell split its first four Ivy games, with wins over Columbia/Dartmouth; Big Red is 4-4 against teams ranked outside top 200. Cornell is turning ball over 22.9% of time in ivy games. Home side won last four Brown-Cornell games; Bruins lost by 8-4 points in last two visits here. Ivy League home favorites are 4-3-2 vs spread.
Iona won its last five games, is 3-3 on MAAC road, 2-2 as a road favorite. Gaels shooting 46.2% on arc in last five games, making 10+ 3’s in all five games. Rider lost five of last seven games, is 3-2 at home in MAAC, with losses to Fairfield/St Peter’s. Broncs are #1 in MAAC at defending the 3-pointer (30.6%), so interesting matchup here. Iona won nine of last 11 games with Rider; teams split last four games here, with Rider winning 79-75 in last meeting LY. MAAC road favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4 against the spread.
Monmouth won its last eight games since a 71-61 loss at St Peter’s Jan 2, which was Hawks’ third loss in row at the time. Monmouth won three of last four series games, in series where the underdog covered five of last six games. Hawks are 3-4 as a home favorite, with four home wins (6-1) by 11+ points. Peacocks won six of last eight games, covered six of last seven; they’re 5-0 vs spread on MAAC road, 4-0 as an underdog, with their two road losses by total of five points. Double digit home favorites are 4-6-1 vs spread in MAAC games this season.
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Rhode Island travels to Davidson looking for their fifth win in the last six tries. The Rams are coming off a pair of double-digit home wins over St. Bonaventure and George Washington to improve to 6-3 in Atlantic 10 play. The Wildcats have won and covered three straight games, but own a 1-2 ATS mark in three opportunities as a home favorite in conference play.
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Western Michigan has yet to win a game away from Kalamazoo this season by going 0-12 SU and 6-6 ATS. The Broncos snapped a four-game skid in Tuesday’s 90-85 victory over Ohio, overcoming a 21-point deficit to move to 5-2 ATS in its last seven opportunities as an underdog.
The Broncos head to Central Michigan, as the Chippewas had their three-game SU/ATS winning streak snapped in Tuesday’s 10-point setback at Buffalo. CMU has won three straight home games, while cashing the OVER in seven of the last eight conference contests.
Ball State is rolling by posting a 6-1 record in the last seven games, while busting the 80-point mark in each of the past six victories. The Cardinals have failed to cover in their past three opportunities as a favorite as Ball State hosts Buffalo. The Bulls will look to avenge a 92-77 home loss to the Cardinals last month, as Buffalo has posted a 5-1 ATS mark in its last six as a road underdog.
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Rider and Iona meet for the first time this season after the two teams split the series in 2016. The win by Rider snapped a seven-game skid against Iona which dated back to 2013. The Gaels are riding a five-game hot streak, but Iona owns a 3-6-1 ATS record in the last 10 contests. Rider returns home following a 72-66 triumph at Canisius as six-point road underdogs. The Broncs have struggled against the number by failing to cover in five of the past seven conference games.
Two of the top teams in the MAAC hook up as Monmouth hosts St. Peter’s. The Hawks are looking to avenge a 71-61 defeat at St. Peter’s on January 2, as Monmouth has won eight straight games since that setback. Monmouth hasn't fared well as a double-digit by going 3-7-1 ATS, including a non-cover in a road win at Marist on Monday. St. Peter’s is riding a four-game winning streak off a loss, coming off a 69-66 overtime defeat at Iona. The Peacocks are rolling against the number by compiling a 9-2 ATS mark the last 11 contests.
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Both Yale and Columbia have started 3-1 in Ivy League play as the conference rivals meet in New York. The Lions are fresh off home wins over Dartmouth and Harvard, while Yale is coming off a home-and-home sweep of Brown. Yale pulled off a sweep of Columbia last season with both victories coming by double-digits, as the Bulldogs are 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS in its previous nine as a conference road favorite.
Cornell has alternated wins and losses in its four Ivy contests as the Big Red entertains Brown. The Bears have slumped to a 1-3 conference mark following back-to-back defeats to Yale, but Brown has covered in two of its last three games. The home team has captured each of the past four matchups, including a 75-71 triumph by Cornell last March as 3 ½-point favorites.
Harvard and Penn are going in different directions as the Quakers have started Ivy League play at 0-3. The Crimson started 3-0 before getting shocked at Columbia last Saturday, 65-62, its lowest scoring output in conference play. Penn has failed to cover in its three conference losses, but the Quakers are fresh off a 77-74 upset of La Salle as 8 ½-point underdogs in a Big 5 matchup.
Princeton tries to avoid a letdown and improve to 4-0 with a victory over 0-4 Dartmouth. The Big Green has burned money this season by covering only once in nine lined games, while owning a dreadful 3-14 record overall. The Tigers are riding a six-game winning streak, while covering all three conference games. However, Princeton is hitting the road for the first time in Ivy action as the Tigers put together a 5-2 SU and 4-2-1 ATS mark in away conference games last season.