Mike Wynn Sports
Illinois @ Ohio St
A big game for both these schools Saturday night as Ohio St hosts the Fighting Illini of Illinois. Ohio St after two straight losses is suddenly a bubble team with a 17-7 record and a 7-6 record in the relatively weak Big10 conference. Illinois is ranked in the Top 20 this week and look like a sure bet for a bid, but this team is off an embarrassment losing 38-33 at home to Penn St. Illinois shot just 30% from the floor and had an amazing 0 free throws in the contest. Illinois is still within shouting distance of Michigan St in the Big10 standings at 9-5 and they do have a home date with the Spartans on March 1st. So let’s take a look at both these teams and we’ll start with the visitors from Illinois.
Illinois has been a bit of a surprise team this year in the Big10. Bruce Weber’s squad was not expected to contend for a Big10 title but they’ve gotten solid play out of sophomores McCamey, Tisdale, and Davis. These three guys lead the team in scoring this season led by McCamey’s 11.8 per game and Davis and Tisdale provide the muscle pulling down 11.8 boards per game between them. Illinois obviously a young team so they’re going to have nights like they did against Penn St on Wednesday and it’s yet to be seen whether they’ll hold up in post-season play. Illinois just 4-4 on the road this season and it’s probably a good bet to say that they won’t get to far.
Ohio St off back to back losses at Wisconsin and Northwestern need to get it turned around at home Saturday. Buckeyes a solid 13-2 straight up at home with the only losses against West Virginia & Michigan St, and they’re led by sophomore G/F Evan Turner’s 17.2 points per game. Turner also leads the team in rebounds at 7.3, steals at 1.9, and 3 point shooting with a 47.4% success rate. Much like Illinois, Ohio St is a young squad with no seniors on the roster, and most of their production comes from sophomores and freshmen. Much like Illinois the Buckeyes are young and tend to struggle on the road as evidenced by their 2-5 road record. Ohio St’s tournament resume could really use a quality win and they’ve got their chance here with Illinois at home Saturday night.
As far as a pick on this one Saturday night I’ll advise laying the points with Ohio St. Buckeyes are a 3 point favorite on the advance numbers here and as I’ve mentioned already both teams are like night and day at home and on the road. Ohio St is really in a must win spot here if they want to slip into the NCAA tournament and I expect they’ll get it
DUNKEL
Washington State at UCLA
The Bruins have won 22 of the last 23 SU against the Cougars and will look to take advantage of WSU's 2-7 ATS record as an underdog this season. UCLA is the pick (-13) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 17. Dunkel Pick: UCLA (-13).
Here are the first half of today's picks.
Game 511-512: Boston College at Miami (FL)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston College 63.125; Miami (FL) 73.678
Dunkel Line: Miami (FL) by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Miami (FL) by 7
Dunkel Pick: Miami (FL) (-7)
Game 513-514: Indiana at Purdue
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 54.444; Purdue 74.945
Dunkel Line: Purdue by 20 1/2
Vegas Line: Purdue by 22
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+22)
Game 515-516: Notre Dame at Providence
Dunkel Ratings: Notre Dame 62.403; Providence 67.948
Dunkel Line: Providence by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Providence by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Providence (-2 1/2)
Game 517-518: Tennessee at Kentucky
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee 67.124; Kentucky 71.324
Dunkel Line: Kentucky by 4
Vegas Line: Kentucky by 3
Dunkel Pick: Kentucky (-3)
Game 519-520: Virginia at NC State
Dunkel Ratings: Virginia 58.939; NC State 69.896
Dunkel Line: NC State by 11
Vegas Line: NC State by 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NC State (-7 1/2)
Game 521-522: Rhode Island at Fordham
Dunkel Ratings: Rhode Island 63.674; Fordham 43.704
Dunkel Line: Rhode Island by 20
Vegas Line: Rhode Island by 18
Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (-18)
Game 523-524: Missouri at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Missouri 70.790; Colorado 60.312
Dunkel Line: Missouri by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Missouri by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+12 1/2)
Game 525-526: Baylor at Oklahoma State
Dunkel Ratings: Baylor 64.462; Oklahoma State 66.206
Dunkel Line: Oklahoma State by 2
Vegas Line: Oklahoma State by 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baylor (+5 1/2)
Game 527-528: Louisville at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Louisville 74.330; Cincinnati 67.793
Dunkel Line: Louisville by 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Louisville by 5
Dunkel Pick: Louisville (-5)
Game 529-530: Marquette at Georgetown
Dunkel Ratings: Marquette 68.763; Georgetown 70.245
Dunkel Line: Georgetown by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Georgetown by 3
Dunkel Pick: Marquette (+3)
Game 531-532: Southern Mississippi at UAB
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Mississippi 56.719; UAB 67.773
Dunkel Line: UAB by 11
Vegas Line: UAB by 12
Dunkel Pick: Southern Mississippi (+12)
Game 533-534: South Florida at Connecticut
Dunkel Ratings: South Florida 59.269; Connecticut 80.220
Dunkel Line: Connecticut by 21
Vegas Line: Connecticut by 20 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (-20 1/2)
Game 535-536: Mississippi State at Alabama
Dunkel Ratings: Mississippi State 66.570; Alabama 62.453
Dunkel Line: Mississippi State by 4
Vegas Line: Mississippi State by 1
Dunkel Pick: Mississippi State (-1)
Game 537-538: Vanderbilt at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Vanderbilt 62.765; Florida 72.121
Dunkel Line: Florida by 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida by 8
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-8)
Game 539-540: San Diego State at New Mexico
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego State 67.566; New Mexico 70.195
Dunkel Line: New Mexico by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: New Mexico by 5
Dunkel Pick: San Diego State (+5)
Game 541-542: Washington State at UCLA
Dunkel Ratings: Washington State 64.057; UCLA 81.281
Dunkel Line: UCLA by 17
Vegas Line: UCLA by 13
Dunkel Pick: UCLA (-13)
Game 543-544: North Carolina at Maryland
Dunkel Ratings: North Carolina 78.304; Maryland 68.155
Dunkel Line: North Carolina by 10
Vegas Line: North Carolina by 13
Dunkel Pick: Maryland (+13)
Game 545-546: TCU at Wyoming
Dunkel Ratings: TCU 54.780; Wyoming 60.369
Dunkel Line: Wyoming by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Wyoming by 4
Dunkel Pick: Wyoming (-4)
Game 547-548: Illinois at Ohio State
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois 68.159; Ohio State 72.255
Dunkel Line: Ohio State by 4
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 549-550: Nebraska at Kansas
Dunkel Ratings: Nebraska 66.545; Kansas 75.616
Dunkel Line: Kansas by 9
Vegas Line: Kansas by 12
Dunkel Pick: Nebraska (+12)
Game 551-552: Memphis at UTEP
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 78.800; UTEP 66.693
Dunkel Line: Memphis by 12
Vegas Line: Memphis by 9
Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-9)
Game 553-554: Marshall at Tulane
Dunkel Ratings: Marshall 54.105; Tulane 57.705
Dunkel Line: Tulane by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Tulane by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tulane (-2 1/2)
Game 555-556: Georgia at Mississippi
Dunkel Ratings: Georgia 55.440; Mississippi 65.853
Dunkel Line: Mississippi by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Mississippi by 10
Dunkel Pick: Mississippi (-10)
Game 557-558: California at Oregon State
Dunkel Ratings: California 69.030; Oregon State 63.511
Dunkel Line: California by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: California by 3 1/2
Dunkel Pick: California (-3 1/2)
Game 559-560: Charlotte at Richmond
Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 56.756; Richmond 62.485
Dunkel Line: Richmond by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Richmond by 3
Dunkel Pick: Richmond (-3)
Game 561-562: Texas A&M at Texas Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Texas A&M 64.553; Texas Tech 63.026
Dunkel Line: Texas A&M by 1 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas A&M by 1
Dunkel Pick: Texas A&M (-1)
Game 563-564: Dartmouth at Princeton
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Game 565-566: Harvard at Pennsylvania
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Game 567-568: Florida International at Western Kentucky
Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 44.106; Western Kentucky 60.260
Dunkel Line: Western Kentucky by 16
Vegas Line: Western Kentucky by 14
Dunkel Pick: Western Kentucky (-14)
Game 569-570: Kansas State at Iowa State
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas State 67.520; Iowa State 64.122
Dunkel Line: Kansas State by 3 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas State by 3
Dunkel Pick: Kansas State (-3)
Game 571-572: DePaul at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: DePaul 52.517; Pittsburgh 80.127
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 27 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh by 26 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-26 1/2)
Game 573-574: Washington at USC
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 69.070; USC 71.880
Dunkel Line: USC by 3
Vegas Line: USC by 1
Dunkel Pick: USC (-1)
Game 575-576: Columbia at Yale
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Game 577-578: Middle Tennessee St. at Florida Atlantic
Dunkel Ratings: Middle Tennessee St. 52.948; Florida Atlantic 47.154
Dunkel Line: Middle Tennessee St. by 6
Vegas Line: Middle Tennessee St. by 3
Dunkel Pick: Middle Tennessee St. (-3)
Game 579-580: Cornell at Brown
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Game 581-582: Rice at SMU
Dunkel Ratings: Rice 52.718; SMU 55.616
Dunkel Line: SMU by 3
Vegas Line: SMU by 5
Dunkel Pick: Rice (+5)
Game 583-584: East Carolina at Tulsa
Dunkel Ratings: East Carolina 52.055; Tulsa 70.567
Dunkel Line: Tulsa by 18 1/2
Vegas Line: Tulsa by 15
Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (-15)
Game 585-586: Central Florida at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Central Florida 58.000; Houston 68.622
Dunkel Line: Houston by 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Houston by 9
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-9)
Game 587-588: Stanford at Oregon
Dunkel Ratings: Stanford 65.965; Oregon 58.140
Dunkel Line: Stanford by 8
Vegas Line: Stanford by 5
Dunkel Pick: Stanford (-5)
Game 589-590: Arkansas at South Carolina
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas 60.837; South Carolina 68.248
Dunkel Line: South Carolina by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: South Carolina by 10
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (+10)
Game 591-592: Florida State at Virginia Tech
Dunkel Ratings: Florida State 65.552; Virginia Tech 71.162
Dunkel Line: Virginia Tech by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Virginia Tech by 3
Dunkel Pick: Virginia Tech (-3)
Game 593-594: Denver at Arkansas State
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 50.768; Arkansas State 52.821
Dunkel Line: Arkansas State by 2
Vegas Line: Arkansas State by 5
Dunkel Pick: Denver (+5)
Game 595-596: Dayton at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Dayton 59.151; St. Louis 63.694
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis by 1
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-1)
Game 597-598: Auburn at LSU
Dunkel Ratings: Auburn 65.655; LSU 73.226
Dunkel Line: LSU by 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LSU by 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Auburn (+8 1/2)
Game 599-600: UL Monroe at South Alabama
Dunkel Ratings: UL Monroe 46.421; South Alabama 56.646
Dunkel Line: South Alabama by 10
Vegas Line: South Alabama by 12 1/2
Dunkel Pick: UL Monroe (+12 1/2)
Game 601-602: Arkansas Little Rock at North Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Arkansas Little Rock 53.818; North Texas 59.273
Dunkel Line: North Texas by 5 1/2
Vegas Line: North Texas by 2 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Texas (-2 1/2)
Game 603-604: Oklahoma at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma 72.443; Texas 73.631
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1
Vegas Line: Texas by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma (+1 1/2)
Game 605-606: Colorado State at Air Force
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado State 53.336; Air Force 51.471
Dunkel Line: Colorado State by 2
Vegas Line: Air Force by 2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado State (+2)
Game 607-608: Loyola Marymount at Portland
Dunkel Ratings: Loyola Marymount 39.960; Portland 61.850
Dunkel Line: Portland by 22
Vegas Line: Portland by 21
Dunkel Pick: Portland (-21)
Game 609-610: Santa Clara at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Santa Clara 54.188; San Francisco 51.561
Dunkel Line: Santa Clara by 2 1/2
Vegas Line: Santa Clara by 4
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+4)
Game 611-612: BYU at UNLV
Dunkel Ratings: BYU 66.314; UNLV 70.845
Dunkel Line: UNLV by 4 1/2
Vegas Line: UNLV by 2
Dunkel Pick: UNLV (-2)
Game 613-614: Pepperdine at Gonzaga
Dunkel Ratings: Pepperdine 43.187; Gonzaga 74.173
Dunkel Line: Gonzaga by 31
Vegas Line: Gonzaga by 29
Dunkel Pick: Gonzga (-29)
Brian Hansen
Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Prediction: Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver has been on a roll, but I expect them to stumble this evening as there is great value on the home team this evening! In fact it's interesting to note that Toronto is a great 3-1 its last 4 against Northwest division opponents! Look for Mats Sundins return to T.O. be a miserable one; play on TORONTO!
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit on Kentucky -3
I like the Wildcats at home in this bounce back spot following a double digit loss to Vandy. The Wildcats handled the Vols 90-72 on the road in the first meeting and should have no problem taking down Tennessee again. Kentucky has won 9 of the last 11 at home in this matchup. The Wildcats are 11-1 ATS after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread since 1997, winning in these spots by an average score of 74.8 to 62.8. With Jodie Meeks as the difference maker, I'll take the Wildcats.
cbb. indiana+22 @ purdue. This is a rebuilding year for new Indiana coach
tom Crean and Purdue was suppose to be the top team in the BiG Ten, The
Hoosiers will keep it closer than your expect in this rivalry, Indiana covers+22.
Charlies Sports - free pick
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INDIANA vs. PURDUE FREE PICK
The only thing that could stop Purdue today is a letdown against the school at the bottom of the Big 10 standings. The No. 19 Boilermakers look for a fourth straight victory Saturday when they host Indiana in the teams' only regular-season meeting. Indiana has dominated the rivalry of late by winning six of the last seven, but this years young Hoosiers (6-19, 1-12) is an entirely different team.The Boilermakers (20-6, 9-4) won 72-54 over No. 6 Michigan State on Tuesday to move within one game of the Spartans. Purdue has been hot winning five in a row at Mackey Arena and faces an Indiana team today that has lost four in a row and has struggled all year. Purdue forced 22 turnovers and held Michigan State to 32.7 percent shooting and they are holding opponents to a Big Ten-low 37.1 percent shooting. That could spell trouble for Indiana today who ranks 10th in the conference in shooting (42.4 percent) and hasn't scored more than 54 points in their last four contests. Indiana will certainly have trouble with the 6 foot 10 JaJuan Johnson scored 17 points against Michigan St. while averaging 18.2 points in his last five contests. Also E'Twaun Moore had 13 and Robbie Hummel added 11 in his first start since missing three games with a lower back injury. Indiana is coming off a 68-51 home loss to Wisconsin on Thursday and this Indiana team has just one senior on its roster and is 0-8 on the road. The lack of talent, confidence and experience will make a disastrous day again for this Indiana team today. Purdue's defense will put this one away early.
TAKE PURDUE-22
JRTips - free pick
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Today's Free Pick is Siena -6.5
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Dennis Hill
Akron vs. Valparaiso
Play: Akron -4
If Akron is focused on defense, they should hold Valpo to under 60 points in this game. This is a BIG GAME for the Zips, as they are near the top of The MAC. A lost could ruin even an NIT bid. The Zips win this by 8 points.
Drew Gordon
New Orleans at UTAH -8
Good spot to back the Jazz, as this Hornets team is in a terrible situational spot, and are overmatched at this point against a Utah team playing great basketball right now.
First off, NBA schedualers didn't do New Orleans any favors, playing their 4th game in 5 nights is brutal as far as I'm concerned, especially considering they lost a tough game in OT last night at the Lakers. I don't care how much youth you have on your roster, no team is going to be fresh coming off this much action, and you best believe we'll be seeing some tired legs tonight from Paul and company in this one.
Second, the Hornets are also running into a buzz saw, because the Jazz are rockin' and rollin' in Salt Lake, winning 6 in a row SUATS, including wins vs the cream of the NBA crop - Lakers, Celtics, and a solid Mavericks team over that span! Sorry New Orleans-backers, but your team isn't playing anywhere near the level of those teams mentioned, and it'll show in a lopsided Jazz victory tonight.
Finally, forget about all the hoopla surrounding the Tyson Chandler rescinded trade, what's important is Chandler is likely not playing tonight, and that leaves a huge hole in the Hornets interior defense. Look for Millsap to really have his way tonight, as he's coming off a sub-par effort against Boston, and needs to strut his stuff before Boozer gets back. In the end, this is a terrible situational spot for the Hornets, and they couldn't have picked a worse place to play, in that, the Jazz have been excellent at home of late. Jazz keep the home wins coming with solid win and cover Saturday night!
Take Utah over New Orleans in this NBA match up.
2♦ UTAH
California -4' at OREGON STATE
Wow does California have a score to settle here, and I couldn't care less about the Beavers' meager 2-game win streak, because it won't make a difference in this one. We all remember the Oregon State's 69-65 outright shocker as a 17'-point road dog in Berkley back in late January... And now its payback time! At the time the Beavers were playing inspired basketball, but at this point, its all bad news for Oregon State.
This time around, its California that's playing much better basketball, winners of 4 in a row SUATS. It started with an impressive win over Washington and the Bears haven't looked back since! The key has been the Bears offense, which is firing on all cylinders of late, averaging 79 ppg over their current 4-game win streak! Credit the backcourt duo of Randle and Christopher, who've been lights out of late.
Herein lies the problem for the Beavers, because while the Bears offense is soaring right now, their own attack has sagged considerably, averaging just 54 ppg on 41% shooting over their last 5 games. Sure, they got two wins over relatively average offensive teams in their last two games, but keeping pace with the Bears suddenly surging offense is another question entirely.
Bottom line, its a bad day to be a Beaver, as this Bears squad is hungry and out for revenge. In the end, the Beavers own offensive issues are their undoing in this match up, as they simply cannot keep pace with a Cal team that's shredding the nets right now!
Take California over Oregon State in this college hoops match up.
3♦ CALIFORNIA
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(552) UTEP Miners +9
UTEP has stepped up the defensive play recently and they have some explosive scorers in Stefon Jackson and Randy Culpepper. I expect this one to be close as the Miners gave the Tigers all they wanted last year in Memphis when the Tigers were the number one team in the nation. There is also plenty of familiarity in the match up between these two teams. UTEP coach Tony Barbee played for John Calipari at UMASS and was his assistant at Memphis for several years. UTEP assistant Tony Madlock played at Memphis, and Miner's assistant Milt Wagner was director of basketball operations at Memphis. Take the points.
2009 Free Selections Record 27-24
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NBA
New Orleans/Utah Over 199
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins +140
Calgary Flames -110
NCAA Hoops
Pittsburgh -26.5
Tennessee/Kentucky Over 148
Miss St/Alabama Over 143
Butler +4.5
Brett Maverick Sports
Tennessee +3
There were years in the SEC and especially in this rivalry when Kentucky got all the talent, and the Vols were second class. Those days are gone as Bruce pearl has grabbed talent from everywhere, even other teams rosters( Tyler Smith, and J.P Prince). Meeks had a record day vs the Vols in the first meeting, but the young Tennessee guards are improving weekly. Off a bad loss to Ole Miss , and playing with revenge and a shot at the SEC East, the most talented team on the floor today is in Orange, not Blue. Talent still wins Basketball Games. I went to Memorial Gym to watch UT vs Vandy and must say the Vandy team was the least talented I have seen in years, and they made Kentucky look bad last week without SS Inside Man Patterson. Tennessee will dominate the inside in this contest, and come up with an outright win in Lexington. Throw the trends away today, Kentucky is not a good team by any stretch. We will take the points with the more Talented Vols.
Jrtips
INDIANA vs. PURDUE
The only thing that could stop Purdue today is a letdown against the school at the bottom of the Big 10 standings. The No. 19 Boilermakers look for a fourth straight victory Saturday when they host Indiana in the teams' only regular-season meeting. Indiana has dominated the rivalry of late by winning six of the last seven, but this years young Hoosiers (6-19, 1-12) is an entirely different team.The Boilermakers (20-6, 9-4) won 72-54 over No. 6 Michigan State on Tuesday to move within one game of the Spartans. Purdue has been hot winning five in a row at Mackey Arena and faces an Indiana team today that has lost four in a row and has struggled all year. Purdue forced 22 turnovers and held Michigan State to 32.7 percent shooting and they are holding opponents to a Big Ten-low 37.1 percent shooting. That could spell trouble for Indiana today who ranks 10th in the conference in shooting (42.4 percent) and hasn't scored more than 54 points in their last four contests. Indiana will certainly have trouble with the 6 foot 10 JaJuan Johnson scored 17 points against Michigan St. while averaging 18.2 points in his last five contests. Also E'Twaun Moore had 13 and Robbie Hummel added 11 in his first start since missing three games with a lower back injury. Indiana is coming off a 68-51 home loss to Wisconsin on Thursday and this Indiana team has just one senior on its roster and is 0-8 on the road. The lack of talent, confidence and experience will make a disastrous day again for this Indiana team today. Purdue's defense will put this one away early.TAKE PURDUE-22
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Louisiana Tech+9.5:
No way Murray State should be laying this many points fellas. I know Tech doesn't travel well but they have shown improvement on the road lately. They just played New Mexico St. tight, played extremely well in Utah State one of the hardest places to visit. They Beat Nevada on the road as well. We'll back them tonight against a good Murray State team. They're playing much better the past 8 games not losing by a deficit of more than 8 points. Those 8 games are against some pretty good WAC teams too.
Siena-7:
They are rolling right now and this is a team Northern Iowa didn't want to have to come face. After Northern Iowa was rolling themselves they have seemed to teeter out. Losing 3 of their last four games. Siena is 3-0-1 ATS this season in non conference home games winning all four straight up. Northern Iowa is 0-3 ATS in true non-conference road games this season. They haven't had to travel this far all season either. Asking a 20 year old kid to travel half way across the country and play against one of the hottest smaller conference teams in the nation isn't an easy task considering how Northern Iowa has been playing. Siena rolls!
George Mason+8:
Their last five road games they lost but they were against some tough teams: Old Dominion, James Madison, VCU, Northeaster, and a slip up at Delaware. These games were all decided by an average of 3.5 points though. We take in consideration the fact how well Creighton is playing. This team is no joke they're really good fellas. George Mason has proven to me not only they can play on the road but they've done well on the road non-conference. They beat a very good Vermont team who has one of the best players in the country in Markus Blakely. They beat East Carolina which isn't so impressing but they only lost by 4 to a really good Dayton team on the road. I trust Mason tonight to play Creighton very tough fellas because they need this win bad!
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John Ryan
Loyola MD at Drexel
Prediction: Loyola MD
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Loyola-Maryland as they travel to face Drexel slated to start at 5:00 EST. Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 104-59 ATS for 64% winners since 1997. Play on road dogs of 10 to 19.5 points after being beaten by the spread by 30 or more points total in their last five games and is a bad team sporting a win percentage of 20% to 40% playing a team with a winning record. LM is a strong 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games versus poor shooting teams making <=42% of their shots after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons; 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games versus poor shooting teams making <=42% of their shots over the last 2 seasons; 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games versus poor offensive teams scoring =16 assists/game on the season, in February games. This is the first lied game for Garner-Webb. There have been 5 games where they have shot under 40%. In the game following this embarrassing performance they are 5-1 SU. They shot just 30% in a 5 points loss to Winthrop in their last game sop it stands to reason that they will have a far stronger game tonight.