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Marquette won five in row, 13 of last 14 games with Seton Hall; Pirates lost last seven visits here, losing last three by 7 or less points. Marquette lost last three games, all by 4 or less points or in OT; they're 1-2 as a Big East home favorite. Seton Hall lost four of last five games, with three of four losses by 4 or less points; they're 1-2 as road dogs, with losses by 11-20 and a win at 0-8 Creighton. Big East home favorites of 7 or less points are 4-7 vs spread.
Florida State won six of last seven games with Wake Forest, winning last three here by 4-24-14 points. Seminoles lost five of last six overall, with 76-69 win over Ga Tech their only win in four ACC home games. Wake lost last three games by 3-16-2 points; they covered five of last six games are 2-1 as ACC road dogs, losing by 13-3-2. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 6-3 vs spread. Wake's only two road wins this season are at Richmond and Tulane.
Minnesota won its last five games with Penn State, winning by 14-3 in last two visits here; Gophers won two of last three games after 0-5 start in conference- they're 0-4 on Big 14 road, with three losses by 5 points or less. Penn State is 1-6 in league, waxing Rutgers last game; their last three losses are all by 6 or less points or in OT. Big 14 home underdogs are 8-1 vs spread. Minnesota is 2-6 in Big 14 despite having been favored in five of its eight conference games.
Road team won last five South Carolina-LSU games; Gamecocks won last two visits to Baton Rouge by 8-9 points. Carolina lost last three games overall by 3-4-15 points; they're 0-6 vs spread in SEC play, losing road tilts by 16-3 at Ole Miss/Auburn. Underdogs are 5-0-1 against spread in LSU's SEC games, with four of six decided by 5 or less points. SEC home favorites of 8+ points are 5-8 vs spread. Gamecocks are worst offensive team in SEC, shooting 29.3% from the arc.
Home side won last six Hofstra-WmMary games; Pride lost last three in this gym by 4-13-5 points. Hofstra lost three of last four games; they're 3-1 on CAA road, with only loss by 8 at Northeastern. W&M won four of last five games; they're 2-2 as CAA home favorites, winning by 30-8-4-16 points, but they're erratic, winning game they trailed by 20 at half, losing game they led by 17 in first half. CAA home favorites of less than 5 points are 6-3 vs spread.
Duke lost 79-77 at Notre Dame LY after being up 10 with 11:35 left, in a game where Blue Devils were 12-28 from arc, Irish just 13-24 from line. Coach K won his 1,000 game Sunday, a big event, making this a letdown spot, even though it is big ACC game. Notre Dame won 15 of its last 16 games, with only loss to Virginia; three of its last four wins were by 5 or less points. ACC home teams are 10-5 in games where spread was 5 or less points.
Arizona State lost 55-47 at Oregon State Jan 8, outscored 20-8 on foul line, just second loss for Sun Devils in last 13 series games. Beavers lost last six visits to Tempe, with five of six by 10+ points. OSU won five of last six games, allowing 56 or less points in all six; they're 1-2 as Pac-12 road dog, with losses by 12-13 points and win at Wazzu. ASU won two of last three games; they split two Pac-12 home games, beating Colorado by 6. Pac-12 home favorites of 7 or less points are 11-4 vs spread.
Houston lost its last eight games, is 7-12 in Sampson's first year as head coach; Cougars turn ball over 21.3% of time (#280), have #272 eFG% in country- not good, but they've won last three games with Rice by 22-5-2 points. This is crosstown rivalry that was league series until LY- Cougars jumped to AAC. Rice won two of last three games, is 1-8 vs D-I teams outside C-USA; they covered four of last five games as a dog. Houston's last win was December 23.
Kansas won last three games with TCU by 26-22-31 points after getting upset here two years ago; Jayhawks are 2-1 on Big X road, were dogs in all three games- they lost at Iowa State, won by 1 at Baylor, 13 at Texas- they games with K-State/Iowa State on deck. TCU is 0-3 as home dog losing by 11-7-18 points, but three of their last four losses were by 5 or less points or in OT. Horned Frogs are shooting 23.2% from arc in Big X games. Big X home underdogs are 1-7 vs spread.
Indiana won four of last five games with Purdue, losing 82-64 to Boilers here LY; Hoosiers won four of last five games overall, are 2-2 as road dog with wins by 5-6 points, losses by 12 at Ohio State, at Michigan State by 20. Purdue is 2-1 as home favorite with home wins by 4-13-4, loss to Maryland by 9. Teams are shooting 53.1% inside arc vs Indiana, worst in conference. Big 14 home favorites of 3 or less points are 10-7 vs spread.
Clemson is 3-4 in its last seven games with NC State, losing last two in Raleigh by 7-4 points; Tigers are playing first road game in 15 days- they are 2-1 as ACC road dogs, losing by 6-23 points with win at Florida St. . Wolfpack lost last two home games by total of five points; they're 2-0 as an ACC home favorite, with home wins by 13-18-12 points. State is #3 in ACC behind arc (37.3%); Clemson is #1 in ACC defending arc. ACC home favorites of 8+ points are 10-5 vs spread.
Creighton is 0-8 in league, losing home games by 10-1-14 points; three of their last five losses are by 3 or less points. Bluejays are turning ball over 20.5% of time, shooting 29.5% from arc in league games. Home side won both St John's-Creighton games LY; Red Storm lost by 3 here. Johnnies lost five of last seven games, blowing nine-point lead in last 8:20 to Duke Sunday. St John's is 2-2 on road, winning at Syracuse/Providence. Big East home underdogs are 6-2 vs spread.
Washington had #4 eFG% defense in Pac-12, but tossed #1 shot blocker in country off team after last game. Huskies won three of last four games, are 2-1 at home in Pac-12, losing to Wazzu by 3, sweeping Oregon teams. Stanford beat Washington 68-60 in OT at home Jan 4, after being down 4 with 1:02 left, just third win in last 13 games vs Huskies. Cardinal lost last five visits to Seattle by 1-33-11-13-4 points. Pac-12 home underdogs are 5-6 vs spread.
