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Wednesday, January 24


-- Home side won last two Kent St-Ball St games, with Flashes losing last visit here, 76-67. Kent won three of last four games, is 1-2 on road, losing 65-63 at Miami, 78-68 at Akron. Ball won last two games, 71-60/64-57, after an 0-3 start in MAC play.

-- Dayton won two of last three games vs Duquesne, winning its last visit here, 71-60; Flyers are 0-2 on road, in A-14, losing 75-74 at URI, 80-59 at Charlotte- they shot 52%+ three of last four tilts. Dukes lost last three games, 79-63/71-59/101-87.

-- Western Michigan is 5-0 vs Bowling Green last three years, as Broncos won last two visits here, 70-61/70-58. WMich is 3-1 last four games, but is 0-2 on MAC road, losing 70-68 at No. Illinois, 80-68 at Toledo. Falcons lost last four games, by 18,21,1,6 pts.

-- George Mason swept VCU LY, 73-60/73-61 after Rams had its own sweep year before. Patriots won last five games, covering all five, winning by 21,29,16,13,25 pts. VCU is 8-0 in CAA, with road wins by 4,16,11 pts, averaging 83 ppg away from home.

-- Home side won last three Toledo-Buffalo games, with Rockets losing last visit here, 56-54. Toledo won, covered all five MAC games, winning by 2,5,12,10,16 pts. Bulls are 1-4 in MAC, 1-1 at home, losing 69-56 vs Kent, beating Miami 68-51.

-- Cincinnati lost 89-69 at Pitt LY (+7); Bearcats are 1-3 in league, winning in OT vs WVa last game, after trailing by 12 at the half. Pitt lost for first time in Big East Sunday; they're 5-1, 2-0 away from home, beating Syracuse 74-66, DePaul 59-49.

-- Kentucky is 5-2 in last seven games vs Georgia, 4-0 last four, winning last two visits to Athens, 69-55/76-55; Wildcats are 4-1 in SEC, losing last game- they're 2-0 on road, beating Ole Miss, 68-58, So. Carolina 87-49. Dawgs won both its SEC home games.

-- Miami is 4-0 vs Central Michigan last three years, winning last two visits here, 75-62/80-70. Miami is 0-2 on MAC road, scoring 51.5 ppg, losing by 2,17 pts. Chippewas are 1-3 in last four tilts, losing both their home games, 65-60 vs Toledo, 64-57 vs Ball St.

-- Minnesota is 1-4 in last five games vs Michigan State, 0-2 in last two visits here, 81-62/69-58; Gophers lost last four tilts, by 23,11,12,15 points. Spartans won last three in row, by 21,6,27 pts they're 2-0 as home favorite, beating NWern 66-45, Illinois 63-57.

-- Hofstra beat Georgia State twice LY, 69-53 at home, 76-70 here, failing to cover by half-point. Pride is 7-1 in CAA, 2-1 on road, with both wins in OT- they beat Panthers 62-59 at home Dec 2, after leading 31-19 at half. GSU is 1-3 at home, losing by 6,14,2.

-- Florida Atlantic lost last five games after 3-1 start in Sun Belt; they're 2-3 on road, losing last three, 101-76/90-85/76-59. ULL is 3-7 in Sun Belt, winning three of last four at home- they're 4-0 vs spread last four overall. Sun Belt home faves are 15-26 vs spread

-- Visitor won last three Richmond-LaSalle games, with Spiders winning last visit here, 78-71. Richmond is 2-13 in last 15 games, 1-4 in CAA, losing 72-54 at St Bonaventure last game. LaSalle is also 1-4 in A-14; favorite is 4-0-1 vs spread in its A-14 games.

-- Home side won three of last four Evansville-Indiana State tilts with Aces losing two of last three visits here: 77-75/67-81/52-72; they're 0-4 on MVC road, losing by 7,3,52,13 pts. Sycamores are 3-1 at home in Valley, but lost last three games overall by 17,6,10.

-- Drexel lost five of seven vs NC-Wilmington, losing last three here by 7,1,7 points, but Seahawks are 1-7 in CAA, losing three in row by 5,9,14 pts- they're 1-2 at home in CAA, with losses at home both in OT. Dragons are 3-1 on road, winning by 6,11,8.

-- Northeastern was 3-0 vs James Madison LY, winning 74-56 in CAA tourney, 86-83 at JMU, 77-55 here; Dukes are 3-5 in CAA, 1-3 on road, losing by 13,14,21 pts, before winning at Georgia St last game. Huskies won three of their four CAA home games.

-- Ohio U beat Eastern Michigan last two seasons, 75-63/68-65; Eagles are 2-3 in MAC, losing last two games by 10,4 pts- they split pair of road games. Bobcats are 3-2 in MAC, with losses in OT, and wins by 77-72/67-49/67-51 scores.

-- Old Dominion is 6-1 vs Wm&Mary last three years, winning three games here, 81-60/69-56/79-76. W&M lost last four games by 11,15,13,8 pts- underdog covered all four of their CAA away games. Monarchs are 4-0 at home, winning by 13,2,35,27 points.

-- Rutgers beat South Florida twice LY, 62-44/65-51; Knights are 1-5 in Big East, losing last four games, scoring 53 ppg. Visitor is 5-1 vs spread in their Big East games. South Florida is also 1-5 in Big East; all five of their conference losses are by 11+ points.

-- UMass won three of last four games vs Rhode Island, taking two of last three here: 55-58/49-44/67-63. Minutemen are 4-1 in A-14, splitting pair of road games. Rams are surprising 5-1 and in first place, winning their home games: 69-66/75-74/89-78.

-- Xavier is 4-0 vs St Bonaventure last three years, winning only visit to Olean, 65-49, but Musketeers lost last two road games, allowing 79 ppg. Bonnies are 2-1 at home in A-14, beating both Saint Louis, LaSalle- their A-14 losses are by 5,17,11 points.

-- North Carolina split last four games vs Wake Forest, as UNC's wins are by 11,6 points. Tar Heels are 4-1 in ACC, wiith wins by 26,10,22,16 pts and loss at Va Tech. Deacons lost last four in a row, allowing 83.3 ppg- they're 0-2 at home, losing by 10,14.

-- Youngstown is 0-6 vs Wright State last three years, losing its last three visits here, 81-67/72-51/81-61; Penguins are 4-4 in its Horizon games, 1-3 on road, losing 80-64/66-51/67-39. Wright St is 4-0 at home in Horizon, 3-1 as HF, winning by 1,14,26,11 pts.

-- Towson won 75-68 at Delaware Jan 8, shooting 62.5% on FGs in game they trailed 37-33 at half; Tigers are 3-5 in CAA, 1-2 at home, winning last game over UNCW. Delaware is 1-7 in CAA, 0-4 on road, losing 79-60/62-47/75-50/83-48 (1-2 as road dog).

-- St Joe's is 4-2 in A-14, winning two of three on road, but they are 1-4 in last five games vs George Washington, 1-2 last three here: 70-82/71-56/81-90. Colonials are 4-1 in A-14, 3-0 at home, winning 70-59/80-63/76-68, shooting 50%+ in all three games.

-- Georgetown won 64-44 at DePaul LY (-5); Hoyas are 3-2 in Big East, winning last two games, allowing 56 ppg- they shot 54.9% or better from floor in four of five league games. Demons are 3-3 in Big East 2-1 on road, losing only by 11 at St John's.

-- Home side won last three Arkansas-South Carolina games, as Razorbacks lost last visit here, 64-52, but beat SC LY, 73-59 (-8). Gamecocks are 0-4 in SEC, losing by 24,34,38,3 pts; they are -49 on boards in SEC. Arkansas lost its first two SEC road games.

-- Penn State is 0-4 vs Iowa last three years, losing last two trips here, 65-38/77-58. Lions lost last four games; they're 0-2 on road in Big 11, losing 64-60 at Purdue, 77-57 at Michigan. Hawkeyes are lost three of last four, but are 2-0 at home, winning by 2,11.

-- LSU is 2-0 at home in SEC, winning by 2,7 points; they're 0-2 as home favorite, scoring just 60 ppg in SEC games- they won last three games vs Vanderbilt, 92-73/77-66/81-69. Commodores won three of last four games, winning at Kentucky Saturday.

-- Houston beat Central Florida twice LY, 71-52/78-71, but UCF won last three games overall, shooting 52%+ in the wins, and holding last two foes under 37%. Cougars are 2-2 in league, as they've made 45 of 108 treys (41.2%), while taking just 59 FTs.

-- Marquette won 67-63 at Seton Hall LY (+2.5); Eagles beat Pitt Sunday in OT; they won last four games, scoring 76.3 ppg, and three of those four were on road. Pirates are 0-2 on Big East road losing 91-69 at Providence (+7.5), 78-66 at Notre Dame (+13.5).

-- Home side won last three Akron-Northern Illinois games, with Zips losing last visit here, 66-58. Akron won last four games, by 2,21,10,7 pts. Huskies lost last four games, by 1,3,11,16 points, scoring 61.5 ppg. Northern Illinois is 1-13 since December 1.

-- Ohio State beat Northwestern 73-41 week ago; Buckeyes held Wildcats to 32.7% from floor and led 34-15 at half; they're 4-0 vs Northwestern last 3+ years, winning 56-53/65-52 in Evanston. Wildcats are 1-5 in Big 11, losing home games 58-46/56-50.

-- Kansas beat Baylor last three seasons, 76-61/86-66/74-54; KU lost at Texas Tech last game, their first loss in four Big 12 games they won in OT at Iowa State in other road game. Baylor is 1-4 in Big 12, splitting pair of home games, losing by 10 to A&M.

-- Texas beat Nebraska last three years, 78-59/63-53/63-61, but in last two games, losses at Okla St, Villanova, Texas took 66 treys way too many. Tough for team that starts four freshmen to play on road. XXXXs won only Big 12 home tilt 71-50 vs Colorado.

-- SMU lost 59-56 at Tulane LY (-2); Mustangs are 0-4 in C-USA, losing home games 57-56 to Southern Miss, 72-67 vs UTEP- in last two games, they're 10-37 beyond arc. Tulane is 1-3 in CUSA losing home games 67-60 vs UAB, 79-73 vs Marshall.

-- UTEP won last five games vs Rice, winning last visit to this site, 73-71; Miners are 4-1 in C-USA, losing in OT at Tulsa, then beating SMU 72-67. Owls are 3-1 in league, 4-0 vs spread, losing 72-67 at UCF last game. Rice won both its home games by 5 pts.

-- Home side won five of last six Creighton-Missouri State tilts, with Bluejays losing last three visits to this site, 60-54/80-73 and 70-46. Bears lost three of last four games; they're just 11 for last 40 beyond arc. Creighton split its four road games, losing by 3,3.

-- Temple won last three games vs Penn, 52-51/50-46/73-69, but now former Quaker coach Dunphy is coaching Temple, against his former players. Owls lost six of last seven games, allowing 80.6 ppg. Quakers playing for second time in 18 days; they won last two games by combined total of three points.

-- Tennessee's star G Lofton is out (ankle) tough blow for Vols, who lost two of last three games; home side won last three tilts in series, with Vols losing here 60-58 in last visit. Rebels are 1-4 in SEC, with only win at home, by hoop vs Arkansas, 74-72.

-- Green Bay won four of last five games vs Illinois-Chicago, as Flames lost last two viists here, 90-84/76-72. UIC lost last two in row, scoring only 59.5 ppg; they're 1-2 on road, losing by 14,11 points. Green Bay is 2-4 in Horizon, splitting pair of home tilts.

-- Home side won last two East Carolina-Southern Miss games, as Pirates lost last visit to USM, 74-56; Eagles are 2-2 in C-USA with two wins by combined total of three pts. Pirates are 0-4 in league, losing only road game 67-49 at Tulsa (+13.5).

-- Drake lost last seven games vs Wichita, losing last two trips to this site, 85-62/76-65; Bulldogs are 2-7 in Valley, 0-5 on road, losing by 21,11,23,10,15 pts. Shockers lost eight of last 11 games after 9-0 start; they're 3-1 at home in Valley, winning by 21,13,3.

-- Marshall upset West Virginia last two years, as dogs of 13,16 points (58-52/59-55) atfer losing 55-51 three years ago. Herd won last two games, upsetting Tulsa, Tulane. A-14 road underdogs are 14-17 vs spread; Big East home favorites are 47-34.

-- Texas A&M won last three games vs Texas Tech, 75-59/63-55/ 85-63; Aggies won last nine games, are 4-0 in Big 12, winning its road games, 61-51 at Baylor, 87-69 at Colorado. Tech won three of four in Big 12, winning home games vs Oklahoma, Kansas.

-- Illinois State is 2-5 in last seven games vs Bradley, losing last three trips to Peoria, 73-44/77-61/65-46; Redbirds won last two in row, but are 3-6 in MVC, 0-3 on road, losing 69-41/79-71/70-66. Bradley won, covered four of last five games; they're 2-0 as HF.

-- Home side won five of last six Missouri-Colorado games, with Tigers losing last three visits to Boulder, 78-60/64-62/83-70, but Buffaloes are 1-4 in Big 12, losing home games to Texas (102-78) A&M (87-69). Mizzou is 0-4 in Big 12, allowing 84.3 in last three.

-- NC State won four of last five games vs Virginia, as Cavaliers lost two of last three in Raleigh: 64-66/64-62/69-86. UVa is 0-2 on ACC road (79-69/78-73); they beat Wolfpack 67-62 at home Dec 3 (-9.5). NC State is 1-4 in ACC, 0-3 at home (losses by 16,11,23)

-- Georgia Tech is 0-4 vs Maryland last two years, losing two in row at this site, 87-84/79-71. Tech is 0-3 on ACC road, losing at Miami 90-82, Clemson 75-74, Carolina 77-61. Terps are 1-4 after OT loss at Va Tech Sunday; they split two ACC home games.

-- New Mexico State beat Idaho 61-56 in Moscow Jan 11, their third win in row vs Vandals; Aggies beat Nevada Saturday, fear letdown vs Vandals, (3-0 as WAC road dog), losing by 19,26,18 pts. State is 5-1 in WAC, but are 0-4 vs spread as a favorite.

-- Florida, Mississippi State split last four meetings, with Gators losing last visit to Starkville, 71-57. Gators are 4-0 in SEC, with a 84-50 win at South Carolina in only road game. State is 2-0 in its SEC home games, beating Auburn and Mississippi.

-- Home side won four of last five Michigan-Wisconsin games, with Wolverines losing last two visits to this site, 76-50/74-63. Michigan is 4-1 in Big 11, 1-1 on road, losing 67-53 at Purdue. Badgers are 5-0, 1-2 as home favorite, winning by 23,3,5 points.

-- Memphis beat Tulsa twice LY, 84-61/78-67; Mmephis is 5-0 in C-USA, 1-1 as home favorite, winning 78-59/79-54. Tulsa is 2-2 in league, losing only road game 65-53 at Marshall (-2).

-- Colorado State won four of last five games, two of three away from home; they're 1-2 in last three visits to Laramie (80-78/94-96 61-67); they're 4-0 in MWC if they allow less than 81. Wyoming lost last three games, by 2,8,2 pts; they're 12 for last 41 on 3's.

-- Arizona State is 0-6 vs Arizona last three yrs; Sun Devils lost last three visits to Tucson, 68-47/97-79/106-81. State is 0-8 so far in Sendek's first tour of Pac-10, 0-4 on road, losing by 20,11,10,9 points. Arizona lost three of last four; they're 0-4 as home fave.

-- Home side won five of last six BYU-New Mexico games, with Cougars losing two of last three at Pit: 77-71/72-91/63-65. BYU is 0-2 on MWC roiad, losing 83-75 at UNLV, 90-78 at Colorado St. Lobos are are 1-4 in league, with only win at home vs Utah (OT)

-- Home side won last three Furman-Appalachian St games, with Paladins lost last visit here, 60-47. Furman won last three games by 3,12,4 pts; they're 0-2 on SoCon road, losing 72-70/67-55 at Ga Southern, Charleston. ASU is 0-3 as home favorite this year.

-- Manhattan is 6-2 in last eight games vs Loyola, winning two of last three at this site: 73-85/77-70/91-54, but they lost 77-58 at home to Loyola Dec 10 (-3.5). Jaspers had five-game win streak ended Sunday. Greyhounds won their last seven MAAC games.

-- SE Missouri lost three of last four games vs Morehead State, losing last two visits here, 62-59/88-63. SEMO covered six of its last seven games. Morehead lost three of its last four after a 5-1 start; they're 3-2 as home fave, winning by 4,2,11,22 points.

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NCAA BB

1-24-06



#4 North Carolina at Wake Forest (7 PM ET)
The Tar Heels rank second in the country with 87.5 points per game, but they are also fourth in the ACC with 65.7 allowed per contest. BIG EDGE: UNC

Wake Forest has dropped four straight, getting outscored by an average of 14.5 points during the skid. EDGE: UNC

North Carolina is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games overall .
Wake Forest is 1-8 ATS in its last nine home games versus teams with a winning road record.





Seton Hall at #15 Marquette (8 PM ET)
Seton Hall has lost its only game against a Top 25 team this season but has won four of its last six versus ranked opponents, with three of those victories coming on the road. EDGE: SETON HALL

The Golden Eagles have regrouped in a big way, winning road games at Connecticut, Louisville and Pittsburgh during their four-game win streak. EDGE: MARQUETTE

The OVER is 4-1 in the Pirates' last five road games.
The OVER is 4-0 in the Golden Eagles' last four games overall.






Vanderbilt at #21 LSU (8 PM ET)
Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 72-67 on Saturday for the team's fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. EDGE: VANDY

LSU has won 19 straight SEC home games since a 70-64 loss to Kentucky nearly two years ago. The Tigers have allowed just 62.6 points per game in that span. EDGE: LSU & UNDER

The home team is 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings.
Vanderbilit is 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings at LSU.





#8 Kansas at Baylor (8 PM ET)
Kansas hasn't lost back-to-back conference games on the road in nearly two years. The Jayhawks are 11-1 all-time against Baylor and have won five straight in the series. BIG EDGE: KANSAS

The Bears will try to end a 16-game home losing streak to Top 25 teams and a 25-game slide against them overall. The Bears' last home win versus a ranked team was in February of 2002. BIG EDGE: KANSAS

Baylor coach Scott Drew has lost three straight to the Jayhawks by an average of 18.4 points. BIG EDGE: KANSAS
The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.





#1 Florida at Mississippi State (9 PM ET)
Mississippi State is 9-1 at Humphrey Coliseum this season and has won each of its last six SEC home games by double figures. BIG EDGE: MISSISSIPPI STATE

The Gators have won two straight and eight of the last 12 meetings with the Bulldogs. EDGE: FLORIDA

The Bulldogs are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 home games.


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