Who's Hot, Who's Not?
By Bruce Marshall
VegasInsider.com
There’s still some time left in the college hoops season to take advantage of various team trends that are either emerging in recent weeks, or have been present for much longer. Following is a conference-by-conference look at "who’s hot" and "who’s not hot" against the pointspread, as well as any team "totals" worth noting. All records are vs. the points, thru February 13...
ATLANTIC 10: Who’s hot...Duquesne 8-2 last 10 (though Dukes have dropped their last two) and 5-1 last 6 at home; George Washington 9-3 last 12 and 6-1 last 7 as dog; Rhode Island alternating spread covers and spread losses last ten games; Richmond 5-1 last 6 away from Robins Center; St. Bonaventure 4-0 last 4, also covers last 4 on road; Who’s not hot...Dayton 1-5 last 6, 3-7 last 10; Saint Louis 5-9 last 14; St. Joe’s 1-4 last 5 at home; "TOTALS"...Charlotte "over" 5-1 last 6; St. Joe’s "under" 8-3 last 11; St. Bonaventure "under" 7-2 last 9; Temple "over" 6-2-1 last 9.
ACC: Who’s hot...Boston College 7-3 last 10, 5-2 last 7 away; Florida State 4-1 last 5 at home; Miami 6-2 last 8 as dog; North Carolina 7-0 last 7; Virginia 8-2 last 10; Who’s not hot...Duke 1-4 last 5 at home; Maryland 1-4 last 5 at home; Miami 0-5 last 5 as chalk; NC State 1-8 last 9 (though the Wolfpack did whip Wake Forest on Sunday); Wake Forest 3-10-2 last 15; "TOTALS"...Boston College "over" 4-1 last 5; Clemson "under" 4-1 last 5; Georgia Tech "under" 6-3 last 9; Wake Forest "over" 4-1 last 5.
BIG XII: Who’s hot...Kansas 5-0 last 5; Missouri 4-0 last 4; Texas 11-3 last 14; Texas Tech 5-1 last 6; Who’s not hot...Baylor 3-7 last 10, 1-5 last 6 at home; Iowa State 1-6 last 7; Kansas State 3-10 last 13, 0-8 last 8 away; Missouri 1-4 last 5 away; Oklahoma State 1-5 last 6, 1-5 last 6 away as well; Texas A&M 1-4 last 5 and 2-6 last 8; "TOTALS"...Iowa State "over" 5-0 last 5; Kansas "over" 6-0 last 6; Kansas State "under" 14-4 entire season; Texas "under" 13-3 last 16; Texas Tech "over" 6-2 last 8 (though "under" last 2.
BIG EAST: Who’s hot...DePaul 7-3 last 10 as double-digit dog; Georgetown 4-0 last 4 away; Louisville 5-2 last 7 away; Notre Dame 6-1 last 7; Pitt 7-2 last 9; Seton Hall 4-1 last 5; Who’s not hot...Cincinnati 2-8 last 10, 1-5 last 6 away; UConn 1-4 last 5; Georgetown 2-5 last 7 at home; St. John’s 4-7 as chalk; Syracuse 2-6 last 8; Villanova 1-5 last 6; West Virginia 0-3 last 3; "TOTALS"...DePaul "over" 6-2 last 8; Marquette "under" last 5 and 7-2 last 9; South Florida "under" 5-1 last 6; St. John’s "under" 5-2 last 7; Syracuse "under" 4-1 last 5; Villanova "under" 7-2 last 9; West Virginia "under" 5-2 last 7.
BIG TEN: Who’s hot...Michigan 5-1 last 6, 3-0 last 3 away; Wisconsin 7-3 last 10, 6-1 last 7 at home; Who’s not hot...Michigan State 1-9 last 10, 0-5 last 5 away; Minnesota 1-4 last 5; Northwestern 1-5 last 6; Ohio State 4-7 last 11; "TOTALS"...Iowa "under" 7-2 last 9, Michigan "over" 8-2 last 10.
BIG WEST: Who’s hot...Cal Poly 5-0 last 5; Long Beach State 4-0 last 4; Cal State Northridge 5-2 last 7; UC Davis 7-2 last 9 away; Who’s not hot...UC Riverside 2-5 last 7, UC Santa Barbara 1-7 last 8, UC Davis 1-6 last 7 at home; "TOTALS"...Cal State Fullerton "under" 4-1 last 5; Pacific "over" 6-1 last 7; UC Irvine "over" 8-3 last 11.
COLONIAL: Who’s hot...George Mason 12-0 last 12, 11-1 last 12 as home chalk; Georgia State 5-2 last 7 at home; Old Dominion 4-1 last 5 away; William & Mary 4-1 as road dog; Who’s not hot...Delaware 4-8 last 12, 0-6 last 6 at home; James Madison 1-4 last 5 at home; Old Dominion 1-4-1 last 6 at home; Virginia Commonwealth 2-5 last 7 at home; "TOTALS"...Drexel "under" 7-0 last 7, George Mason "over" 6-1 last 7, Northeastern "over" 11-0 last 11, NC-Wilmington "over" 5-0-1 last 6, Virginia Commonwealth "over" 6-1 last 7.
CONFERENCE USA: Who’s hot...East Carolina 5-1 last 6 away, Houston 8-2 last 10, Marshall 5-1-1 last 7 as dog; Memphis 7-2 last 9; SMU 5-0-1 last 6; UTEP 6-2 last 8 as chalk; Tulsa 3-0 away; UAB 4-0 away; Who’s not hot...UCF 0-11 last 11; East Carolina 2-6 last 8 at home; Tulane 1-7-1 last 9, and 0-4 last 4 at home; "TOTALS"...UCF "under" 4-0 last 4, Memphis "under" 8-2 last 10, Rice "over" 6-2 last 8, UTEP "under" 7-2 last 9, Tulsa "under" 5-1-1 last 7.
HORIZON: Who’s hot...Detroit 3-0 last 3 at home; UW-Milwaukee 5-1 last 6; Wright State 3-0-1 last 4 as dog; Youngstown State 5-3-2 last 10; Who’s not hot...Butler 2-6-1 last 9; Cleveland State 0-3 last 3; Detroit 0-5-2 last 7 away; Loyola-Chicago 4-10 last 14, and 2-6 last 8 away; UW-Green Bay 1-4 last 5; "TOTALS"...Butler "over" 9-3 last 10; Loyola-Chicago "over" 4-1 last 5; Valparaiso "over" 6-2 last 8; Youngstown State "over" 5-1 last 6.
IVY: Who’s hot...Brown 4-1 last 5, Columbia 7-4 all season, Cornell 4-0 last 5, Penn 5-1 at home, Princeton 4-0 as dog, Yale 6-2 last 8; Who’s not hot...Dartmouth 1-4 last 5 and 1-4 last 5 at home; Harvard 0-4 last 4 and 1-6 last 7, also 1-5 as chalk; Princeton 2-5 at home; "TOTALS"...Brown "over" 6-0 last 6, Harvard "over" 3-0 last 3, Yale "over" 5-0 last 5.
METRO-ATLANTIC: Who’s hot...Canisius 8-3 last 11, Loyola-Maryland 5-0 last 5 as dog, Manhattan 6-1-1 last 8, also 6-1 last 7 away; Niagara 4-1 last 5 at home, St. Peter’s 6-1 last 7, also 7-1 at home all season; Who’s not hot...Iona 0-7-1 last 8, Marist 1-5 last 6, Rider 3-8 last 11, also 0-6 last 6 as chalk; Siena 2-9 last 11; "TOTALS"...Manhattan "under" 9-3 last 12, Niagara "under" 12-2 last 14, Rider "under" 5-2 last 7, Siena "under" 5-2 last 7.
MID-AMERICAN: Who’s hot...Akron 4-1 last 5, Eastern Michigan 4-1 last 5, Kent State 10-5 last 15, Miami-Ohio 7-4-1 last 12; Who’s not hot...Ball State 2-5 last 7, Bowling Green 1-4 last 5, Central Michigan 2-9-3 last 14, also 0-5-2 last 7 away; Ohio 3-6 last 9, also 1-5 last 6 at home; Western Michigan 2-5 last 7, also 0-3 last 3 at home; "TOTALS"...Bowling Green "over" 6-0 last 6, Buffalo "over" 12-4 last 16, Central Michigan "under" 17-5 all season, Miami-Ohio "over" 9-2 last 11, Northern Illinois "over" 5-1 last 6, Western Michigan "over" 6-0 last 6.
MISSOURI VALLEY: Who’s hot...Bradley 4-0 last 4, Creighton 4-1 last 5 as dog, Drake 5-1 last 6, also 4-0 last 4 at home; Evansville 5-1 last 6, 4-1 last 5 at home; Indiana State 12-5 last 17, 5-1 last 6 away; Wichita State 5-1 last 6, 7-0 last 7 away; Who’s not hot...Illinois State 8-15-1 all season, also 0-4 last 4 and 3-12 at home; Missouri State 1-7 last 8, also 0-4 last 4 away; Northern Iowa 0-4 last 4; Southern Illinois 1-6 last 7, also 1-5 last 6 away; "TOTALS"...Bradley "over" 11-4 last 15, Creighton "over" 7-3 last 10, Evansville "over" 5-1 last 6, Indiana State "over" 6-2 last 8, Missouri State "over" 8-1 last 9, Northern Iowa "over" 7-2 last 9.
MOUNTAIN WEST: Who’s hot...Air Force 5-2 last 7, also 5-0 away; Colorado State 12-5 last 17; Wyoming 5-1 last 6, also 4-0 last 4 at home; Who’s not hot...New Mexico 2-6 last 8 away, TCU 3-9 last 12; UNLV 1-6 last 7, also 2-6 last 8 at home: "TOTALS"...Air Force "over" 12-5 all season, Colorado State "under" 4-0 last 4, San Diego State "under" 12-3 last 15, UNLV "under" 10-4 last 14, Utah "under" 9-4 last 13.
PACIFIC 10: Who’s hot...Arizona 5-0-1 last 6, Cal 5-1 last 6 away, Oregon 6-1 last 7, Stanford 4-1 last 5, UCLA 4-1 last 5 at home; Who’s not hot...Southern Cal 1-6-2 last 9, Washington 2-5 last 7; "TOTALS"...Arizona "over" 4-1 last 5, Arizona State "over" 5-2 last 7, Cal "over" 10-2-1 last 13, Oregon State "under" 6-0 last 6; Southern Cal "under" 11-5 last 16; Stanford "over" 4-0 last 4; UCLA "under" 11-4 last 15; Washington "over" 5-1 last 6.
SOUTHEASTERN: Who’s hot...Alabama 10-2 last 12, also 8-0 last 8 at home; Auburn 6-1 last 7; Florida 5-0 last 5 as dog; Georgia 5-0-1 last 6 away; Who’s not hot...Arkansas 2-5-1 last 8, also 1-6 last 7 away; Florida 2-5 last 7 as chalk; Kentucky 3-7 last 10, also 1-5 last 6 away; LSU 1-6-1 last 8; Mississippi State 5-13-2 all season, 1-6-1 last 8 away; South Carolina 1-5 last 6, 0-4 last 4 at home; "TOTALS"...Florida "over" 8-4 last 12, Kentucky "under" 6-2-1 last 9, LSU "under" 10-1 last 11, Ole Miss "under" 5-1 last 6, Mississippi State "under" 4-1 last 5, Tennessee "under" 9-0 last 9.
WEST COAST: Who’s hot...Pepperdine 4-1 last 5, San Francisco 9-2 last 11, also 5-1 last 6 at home; Santa Clara 5-2 last 7; Who’s not hot...Loyola-Marymount 2-9 last 11, also 0-7 last 7 at home; Saint Mary’s 2-5-1 last 8, also 1-4:under" 16-5 last 21; Pepperdine under" 3-0 last 3; Portland "under" 3-0 last 3; San Diego "under" 10-2 last 12; Santa Clara "under" 7-2 last 9; Saint Mary’s "over" 5-2 last 7.
WAC: Who’s hot...Hawaii 12-6 all season, Idaho 11-3-3 last 17, also 8-1-2 last 11 as dog and 4-1 last 5 at home; New Mexico State 8-2-2 last 12, also 5-0-1 last 6 at home; Who’s not hot...Boise State 2-11-1 last 14; San Jose State 2-5 last 7; "TOTALS"...La Tech "under" 10-3-1 last 14; Nevada "over" 8-3 last 11; San Jose State "over" 5-0 last 5 and 9-2 last 11; Utah State "under" 7-2 last 9.