Month

Memphis (-14) made 12-19 from arc, ran out to a 29-5 lead and crushed Rutgers 101-69 Feb 4 at home, but Tigers lost last two road games, at SMU/UConn. Memphis is 3-0 as a road favorite. Rutgers lost nine of its last 12 games- they got beat by 48 at Louisville in last game. Knights are 2-2 as home dogs, with home losses by 7-11-12 points. AAC home underdogs of 9+ points are 2-4 against spread.

Michigan State won last five games vs Purdue, winning last two visits to Mackey Arena by 14-13 points; Spartans are just 3-4 last seven games, but are 6-0 vs spread on road, 4-0 as road favorites, wiith four five road wins by 14+ points. Big Dozen home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-8 vs spread. Purdue won four of last five home games, but is 0-2 as a home underdog- their home losses were by 9-14 points.

Green Bay’s 7-1 C Brown sat out 75-60 (-2) home loss at Valparaiso on Jan 29; Valpo shot 64% inside arc with Brown on bench- he’s played 27+ minutes in every game since, with Phoenix winning four of the five, but they’ve faild to cover last four home games. Horizon home favorites of 8+ points are 7-9 vs spread. Valpo won seven of its last nine games, is 3-2 as road underdog, with only road losses by 5-19 points.

UTEP won six of last seven games with Tulane, winning last three by 2-9-12 points, but they’re 2-3 in last five visits here. Miners won nine of last 10 games games overall, are 2-0 as road favorites- they covered eight of last 10 games overall. C-USA home underdogs of 6 or less points are 8-5 vs spread. Tulane won three of last four games, covered six of last eight- they’ve won their last three home games.

Gonzaga (-8.5) beat BYU 84-69 Jan 25, making 10-22 from arc, 65.6% inside arc in Bulldogs’ fifth straight series win- they split two visits to Provo, winning by 5 here LY. WCC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-3 vs spread. Gonzaga won nine of last ten games, last four on road in WCC, but they lost last road game at Memphis. BYU won five of its last six games; they”re 7-0 SU at home in conference this season.

Georgetown/Seton Hall split last six meetings; Pirates (+6.5) won 67-57 at Georgetown Jan 18, making 11-20 from arc in game they trailed by 9 at half. Seton Hall lost last three games overall and five of last six home games. Georgetowen had 3-game win streak snapped last games- they’re 2-4 on Big East road, winning at Butler/DePaul. Big East home teams are 8-6 vs spread if spread was 3 or less points.

Oregon State (-2.5) outscored Wazzu 19-1 on foul line in 66-55 win at Pullman Jan 22, Beavers’ second straight series win after losing five of six to Coogs before that. Wazzu won two of last three visits here; they lost last four games overall, are 1-5 as road dogs, with five of six losses on road by 18+ points. Pac-12 home favorites of 9+ points are 15-10 vs spread. Underdogs covered four of Beavers’ five home games.

St Mary’s won its last 17 games vs San Francisco, winning last seven in this gym; Gaels split their last six games, are 4-3 on WCC on road, not as strong as usual- they beat Dons 88-73 (-9) at home jan 11, making 11 of 21 from arc in game where both sides shot 59% inside arc. WCC home teams are 14-15 vs spread in games if spread was less than 5. Dons are 5-2 at home in WCC- they covered five of their last six games.

USC lost its last five games, but covered last two on road; Trojans lost 79-71 (+6) in OT to Stanford Jan 26, making just 19-30 on line. USC is 5-3 in last eight series games, winning two of last three visits to Farm. Stanford won three of last four games, covered eight of last ten- they’re 3-1 as home favorites, but lost two home games to Cal/Arizona. Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 12-9 vs spread.

UConn (-12) made 12-23 from arc, beat Temple 90-66 at home Jan 21; Huskies won six of last seven games, are 2-1 as road favorites, winning road games by 10-11-20 points (3-3 SU). Owls upset SMU last game; they’re 2-10 in AAC, 2-3 in last five games, 2-2 as home dogs, losing home games by 7-10-4-24 points. AAC home underdogs are 7-14 against spread. Six of last seven Temple losses are by 10+ points.

Canisius won six of last eight games but lost last two at home; they won 86-74 (+2.5) at Quinnipiac Jan 25, holding Bobcats to 6-27 from the arc. Road team covered last six Canisius games; Griffins are still 5-3 as home favorites, despite losing last two. Quinnipiac won last four games, three by 8 or less points- they won last three road games, two in overtime. MAAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 12-14 vs spread.

Duke won nine of last ten games, covered eight of last nine; Blue Devils are 9-2 in last 11 games vs North Carolina, winning three of last four in Dean Dome, with wins by 10-1-16 points. Tar Heels won/covered their last seven games, they won last five at home, are 0-2 as ACC underdogs. Duke is shooting 42% from arc in ACC; UNC holds teams to 31% on arc. ACC home teams are 10-19 vs spread if spread was 4 or less points.

Hawai’i (+6) tied game with late trey, won 90-86 in OT at Irvine, Jan 25, in game where Anteaters’ 7-6 center Ndiaye fouled out in only 22:00 on court. Teams split last four meetings; Irvine lost by 4 here LY. Big West home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-3 vs spread. Hawai’i won three in row overall, are 3-2 as home favorites, winning at home by 31-14-9, losing to to Long Beach/UCSB. Irvine won last four, allowing 54.8 ppg.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Oklahoma City won 15 of its last 17 games. Heat won 11 of its last 14 game (3-1-1 vs spread in last five).
— Rockets won their last eight games (6-2 vs spread).

Cold Teams
— Milwaukee lost 19 of its last 22 games. Nuggets lost last five games, are 0-6 vs spread in last six.
— Golden State split its last six home games.

Series records
— Nuggets won their last seven games with Milwaukee.
— Thunder lost six of last seven games with Miami.
— Rockets won 17 of last 20 games with Golden State.

Totals
— Six of last nine Milwaukee games went over total.
— Four of last five Heat-Thunder games went over.
— Seven of last ten Golden State games stayed under.

St Joe’s won last three games with Rhode Island, beating them 61-57 in first meeting Jan 22. Hawks won/covered four of last five games, 3-2 on A-13 road, winning by 4-3-11 points on foreign soil. URI lost last five games (1-4 vs spread); they’re 2-1 as a home underdog, losing home games by 1-5-12 points- underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in their home games. A-13 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-10 vs spread.

Cincinnati (-14) beat UCF 69-51 at home Jan 23, making 56% inisde arc, while Knights were 6-17 on foul line. Bearcats are 0-3 as road favorites, winning away games by 16-1-7-4-3 points, with a loss at SMU. Home underdogs are 5-1 vs spread in their road games. AAC home underdogs of 8 or less points are 3-8 vs spread. UCF snapped 9-game skid in last game- they’re 0-4 as home dogs, losing at home by 25-12-10-1-20.

Home side won seven of last eight Akron-Buffalo games; Zips lost last four visits here, by 13-3-12-14 points. Akron is 3-2 in last five games (0-5 vs spread) with four of five decided by 4 or less points- they’re 2-1 as road dogs, losing two of last three on road, by 3-3 points. Buffalo won five of last seven games, is 5-1 as home favorite, but they lost last home game. MAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-13.

Home side won 10 of last 12 Western Michigan-Ohio games; Broncos lost last five visits here, by 4-32-3-16-5 points- they beat Ohio 90-74 in first meeting (+1) Feb 5, outscoring Bobcats 26-7 on foul line, 38-20 in last 10:00 of game. MAC home favorites of more than 5 points are 7-14 vs spread. Ohio won its last three home games; they’re 2-4 as favorites at home, winning in Athens by 20-4-5-7 points.

Creighton (-8) beat Marquette 67-49 at home Dec 31; Bluejays were 13 of 35 from arc, 4-4 on line, 12-27 inside arc. Big East home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-4 vs spread. Marquette won/covered its last three games- they’re 5-1 at home, with only loss in OT to Villanova. Eagles are 2-4 as Big East underdogs. Creighton won six of last seven games, is 1-4 vs spread in last five- dogs covered their last four road games.

Vanderbilt (+1.5) beat Missouri 78-75 at home Jan 16, making 12-32 on arc as they avenged an 81-59 loss here LY; Commodores are 3-2 as road dogs, losing away games by 5-23-6 points, winning at A&M/Georgia. Mizzou won last two games by total of six points; they’re 2-3 as home favorites, winning at home by 21-8-1-5, losing to Georgia/Kentucky. SEC home favorites of 9+ points are 14-8 vs spread.

Oregon split its last six games after a 1-5 Pac-12 start; Ducks are 1-4 as home favorites, winning last two at home by 12-10 points. Washington (+2.5) beat Oregon 80-76 Jan 23, shooting 57% inside arc; Huskies lost last three visits to Eugene by 5-25-5 points. Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 12-8 vs spread. Washington lost four of its last five games; they lost last six road games, covering one of last four as road dog.

Miami lost six of its last seven games, with last four losses all by 7 or less points; Hurricanes are 0-3 as ACC favorites this year, getting beat SU in all three- they’re 0-6 at home, scoring 60 or less points in all six. Notre Dame lost five of last seven games, with both wins in OT; Irish ia 0-5 on ACC road, losing away games by 5-8-2-7-6 points. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 6-12 vs spread.

Illinois lost 10 of last 11 games, with only win at Penn State; Illini won four of last six games vs Minnesota, splitting last four played here. Big Dozen single digit home favorites are 12-20 vs spread. Minnesota lost four of last six games but won four of last five at home- they’re 1-3 as a home favorite– underdogs covered five of their six home games. Illinois is 2-3 as a road underdog, losing away games by 25-6-7-10-9 points.

Arizona (-13) beat Utah 65-56 at home Jan 26, after trailing by 10 early in game that was tied with 10:00 to go; Wildcats are 5-0 vs Utah in its Pac-12 games, winning here by 26-4 points. Arizona split its last four games, is 1-6 vs spread in last seven; their last three road games were all decided by 3 or less points. Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 11-8 vs spread. Utah won its last five home games.

UCLA (-7) beat Cal 76-64 at home Jan 26, holding Bears to 35% from floor; Bruins lost last three visits to Berkeley by 4-16-13 points. UCLA won/covered six of last seven games; they’re 3-2 on Pac-12 road, losing at Utah/Oregon State. Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 3-5 vs spread. California won three of last four games but lost two of its last three at home- they’re 2-5 vs spread in their last seven games.

UNLV led by 16 early, hung on for 76-73 (+8.5) win at Pit Jan 15, with Rebels making 7-13 from arc; teams are now 7-7 in last 14 series games, but Lobos beat UNLV on this court in last two MW tourneys, after loss to Rebels here in regular season. Mountain West home teams are 7-5 vs spread in games where spread was 2 or less points. UNLV won six of its last seven games- they’re just 2-4 as a home favorite.

Colorado was just 9-24 on foul line in 72-51 (+5.5) loss at Arizona State Jan 25; ASU won last three series games by 9-1-21 points- they had big rivalry win Friday night, while Buffs won at USC Sunday, so they had two less days to prep for this. Pac-12 home teams are 19-14 vs spread in games where spread was less than six points. Buffs are won four of last five games, are 3-2 as home favorites since Dinwiddie got hurt.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Bobcats are 5-3 in last eight games (6-2 vs spread).
— Cavaliers won/covered their last five games.
— Toronto won last three games, is 7-2-1 vs spread in last ten. Bulls won four of their last five games.
— Pacers won six of their last eight games.
— New Orleans won four of its last five home games.
— Phoenix won seven of last ten games. Celtics won four of their last six.
— Utah won its last three games, by 5-7-5 points. Nets won four of their last six games.
— Spurs won six of their last eight games.
— Warriors are 5-1 vs spread in game following last six losses.
— Houston won its last seven games, with three of seven on road.

Cold Teams
— Pistons lost last four road games (1-3 vs spread).
— Orlando hasn’t won or covered in last 13 road games.
— Atlanta lost its last six games (0-5-1 vs spread). Wizards lost five of their last six games.
— Minnesota lost six of its last eight games.
— Knicks lost six of their last seven games.
— Trailblazers lost six of their last nine games.
— Kings lost seven of last ten games, are 12-15 vs spread at home.
— Lakers lost 22 of their last 27 games.

Series records
— Bobcats are 2-0 vs Detroit this year, winning by 10-12.
— Magic lost their last five games with Cleveland.
— Raptors won four of last five games with Chicago.
— Hawks are 18-3 in last 21 games vs Washington; three of their last four series wins came in OT.
— Pacers won four of last five games with Minnesota.
— Knicks lost eight of last ten games with New Orleans.
— Celtics won three of last four games with Phoenix.
— Jazz won eight of last ten games with Brooklyn.
— Spurs lost 14 of last 18 games with Portland.
— Warriors won three of last four games with Sacramento.
— Lakers are 3-5 in their last eight games with Houston.

Totals
— Five of last six Detroit games went over the total.
— Three of last four Cleveland games stayed under.
— Eight of last ten Chicago games stayed under total.
— Five of last six Atlanta-Washington games went over.
— Over is 8-3 in last eleven Indiana-Minnesota games.
— Nine of last twelve New York games went over total.
— Five of last seven Boston games stayed under total; four of last five Phoenix games went over.
— Under is 3-1-1 in last five Brooklyn games.
— Six of Spurs’ last seven games went over the total.
— Three of last four Golden State games went over.
— 10 of last 13 Rocket-Laker games went over total.

Richmond won/covered all three games since leading scorer Lindsey was lost for season; Spiders won five of last seven games with GW, winning three of last four played here, by 4-10-9 points- they’re 5-0 SU at home in league. GW lost last two games by 17-6 points; they’re 2-3 on A-13 road, winning at St Bona/George Mason. A-13 teams are 10-13 against spread in games where spread was 3 or less points.

NC State played its heart out but lost by point at Syracuse; Wolfpack is 4-2 as ACC road dog- three of their last five road games were decided by one point. State won three of last four games with Clemson, losing four of last five visits to Littlejohn, with three losses by 10+ points. Clemson is 2-5 in last seven games, losing last two by 4-5; they’re 1-2 as a home favorite. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-15 vs spread.

Texas won nine of last ten games, three of last four on road; Longhorns (+2) beat Iowa State 86-76 at home Jan 18, its 10th win in last 12 series games, but they lost last two visits here, by 6-20 points. Cyclones won four of last five games but are 1-5 as home favorites, failing to cover last five at home, with only one of last four home wins by more than six points. Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-5 vs spread.

Villanova (-12) made 14-26 from arc in 91-61 thrashing of Providence Jan 5; Wildcats are 9-3 in last 12 series games, but lost last two visits to Providence, by 25-3 points. Wildcats are 4-2-1 as road favorites, with road wins by four of six road wins by 7+ points. Providence won five of last six home games, is 3-3 as Big East underdog, 1-0 at home. Big East home underdogs are 8-12 against spread.

Kentucky won four in row, 12 of last 14 games with Ole Miss, beating Rebels 80-64 (-11.5) at Rupp Feb 4, outscoring them 26-8 on foul line in game that was 35-34 at half. Wildcats won last three road games, are 2-2 as road favorites, losing at Arkansas/LSU in six road games. SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 11-6-1 vs spread. Ole Miss lost four of last six games, but all four were on road- they’re 5-0 at home in SEC.

Kansas won its last eight games with Texas Tech, winning last three in Lubbock by 22-35-14 points, but Tubby Smith has injected life into the Tech program. Red Raiders won three of last four games, covered eight of last ten- they’ve won three of last four at home, are 2-2 as home dogs. Kansas is 3-2 as road favorite but lost two of last three on foreign soil. Big X home underdogs are 11-8-1 vs spread.

Indiana lost six of last eight games, with five losses by 7 or less poiints; Hoosiers split six home games, but won three of last four games with Iowa, winning by 14-13 in last two games played here. Hawkeyes won three of last four games, winning last three on road- they covered five of six road games. Big Dozen home teams are 10-8 vs spread in games where spread was 3 or less points; home underdogs are 8-12.

Duke, which plays UNC/Syracuse later this week, beat Georgia Tech at home 79-57 (-15) Jan 7, outscoring Tech 22-0 from foul line, hitting 9 of 20 from arc. Blue Devils won six in row, 15 of last 17 games with Tech- they split last four visits here, winning by 14-7. Tech lost four of last five home games, is 1-2-1 as home dog- five of its eight ACC losses are by 13+. ACC home underdogs of 6+ points are 0-6 against spread.

Northern Iowa (-8.5) beat Drake 76-66 Jan 11, outscoring Drake 23-8 in last 6:05; Panthers won five in row, nine of last ten series games, taking four of last five visits here, all by 7+ points. MVC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 3-5-1 vs spread. Bulldogs won last three home games, are 3-5 as MVC dogs. UNI won/covered last two games after covering once in previous eight games- they’re 2-5 on MVC road.

St John’s won last five games, covered six of last seven, including three in row at home; Red Storm (+3.5) won 69-52 at Butler Jan 25, as Bulldogs made only 1-8 on arc. Butler lost its last four games, three by 8 or less points; they’re 1-5 as road underdogs, with last three road losses by 9 or less points. Big East home favorites of 8+ points are 8-6 vs spread. St John’s is 2-4 as a conference favorite this season.

Georgia won its last four games, three by 12+ points; favorites are 4-0 vs spread in its last four road games. Dawgs won four of last five games vs Tennessee, with three wins by 6 or less points- they won two of last three visits here. Vols lost three of last four games, but covered three in row as home favorite, with last three home wins by 7-16-19 points. SEC home favorites of 8+ points are 14-9 vs spread.

Home side won last six Boise-Colorado State games; Broncos lost three in row at Roby Arena, by 17-11-20 points. MWC home teams are 12-9 in games where spread was less than 4 points. Colorado State lost five of last seven games, losing last two by 9 points each- they’re 3-3 at home in league. Boise lost three of last four games but beat New Mexico by point last game- they lost four of five MW road games, winning at Nevada.

San Diego State (-3) won 74-69 in OT at Utah State Jan 25, outscoring Aggies 20-2 on foul line; Aztecs were +11 in turnovers (6-17), trailed in last 5:00 by 4. MWC home favorites of 10+ points are 10-15 vs spread. Aggies won three of last four games, is 2-2 as road dog, losing games on road by 1-8-4-20-17 points, with lone win at Colorado State. Only one of Aztecs’ last five wins was by more than nine points.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Pacers won five of their last seven games.
— Cleveland won/covered its last four games.
— Raptors won six of last nine games (6-2-1 vs spread).
— Detroit won three of its last four games. Charlotte covered five of its last seven.
— Grizzlies won three of their last four games.
— Magic won three of its last four games.
— Miami won eight of its last ten games. Dallas won six of last seven.
— Spurs won five of their last seven games. Clippers won their last three games, scoring 121 ppg.

Cold Teams
— Hawks lost their last five games (0-5 vs spread).
— 76ers lost their last eight games (2-6 vs spread).
— Wizards lost four of their last five games.
— Knicks lost five of their last six games.
— Bucks lost 19 of last 21 games, covered five of last six.
— Denver lost its last four games, all by 17+ points. Suns lost three of their last four games.

Series records
— Pacers won three of last four games with Indiana.
— Home side won six of last seven Cleveland-Philly games.
— Raptors won last three games with Wizards by 10-8-13 points.
— Pistons won eight of last ten games with Charlotte.
— Knicks lost three of their last four games with Memphis.
— Magic won last three games with Milwaukee by 10-3-11 points.
— Heat won their last five games with Dallas.
— Suns are 3-0 vs Dallas this year, winning by 11-4-14 points.
— Clippers lost three in row, 19 of last 23 games vs San Antonio.

Totals
— Four of last five Atlanta games stayed under total.
— Six of last seven Cleveland-Philly games stayed under.
— Six of last seven Raptor-Wizard games stayed under.
— 14 of last 17 Charlotte-Detroit games went over.
— Seven of last ten New York games went over total; last four Memphis games stayed under.
— Seven of last ten Orlando games stayed under.
— Last seven Miami-Dallas games went over the total.
— Five of last seven Phoenix-Dallas games went over.
— Five of last six San Antonio games went over total.

College Basketball information
LaSalle won four of last six games with St Joe’s, but Explorers lost five of last six games overall, are 1-2 as home favorites, 3-2 SU at home, with home wins by 4-10-8 with losses to VCU/St Louis. A-13 favorites are 12-9 vs spread in games with spread of 3 or less points. Hawks are 7-2 in last nine games, 3-2 as A-13 underdogs- they’ve been off for week, a good thing for team playing a six-man rotation.

UConn (+6.5) won 83-73 at Memphis Jan 16, making 64.9% of shots inside arc, overcoming -6 (15-9) turnover ratio. Huskies won five of last six games, are 4-0 as home favorites, with four wins by 23+ points and a loss to Louisville. Memphis won five of last six games, is 4-1 on road in AAC, with only loss by 15 at SMU- they won at Louisville. AAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-3 vs spread.

North Carolina got snowed out Wednesday; they’ve won/covered five in a row, winning last four home games by 11-19-14-12 points. Pitt had its heart torn out by last-second 35-footer Wednesday; they’re 2-3 in last five games (0-5 vs spread) but all three losses were at home. Pitt’s last four games were all decided by 3 or less points, or in OT. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-13 vs spread. UNC is 3-2 as a HF.

Home side won 11 of last 13 Iowa-Penn State games; Hawkeyes are 1-5 in last six visits here, winning by hoop LY. PSU is 4-2 in last six games after starting 0-6 in league play; they’re 2-4 at home- its last three home losses were by 3-3-5 points. Iowa is 3-3 in last six games, with two of three losses at home; they’re 2-0 as road favorites, with all three road wins (3-2) by 7+ points. Big Dozen home underdogs are 8-9 vs spread.

Oklahoma State lost by 19 at Texas in first game of Smart’s suspension; Cowboys lost last five games, are 0-6 vs spread in last six- they lost at Oklahoma 88-76 (-4) Jan 27; Sooners were 30-42 on line, State 15-22. OSU lost last two home games; they’re down two starters and a backup PG. Oklahoma lost three of last four games- they’re 4-2 as a road dog. Big X home favorites of less than 5 points are 6-2 vs spread.

Saint Louis beat VCU twice LY in Rams’ first year in A-13, winning by 14-6 points, including win in A-13 tourney finals. Billikens won all nine A-13 games- they’re 2-2 as home favorites, winning home games by 6-22-20-6 points. VCU avenged a loss to GW with Wednesday’s win, its 7th win in last eight games; Rams are 2-2 on A-13 road, losing last home game to St Joe’s. A-13 home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-9.

George Washington is 5-0 SU/ATS at home in A-13, with all five wins by 10+ points; Colonials are 3-2 in last five games with UMass, but lost to Minutemen in A-13 tourney LY. UMass is 3-4 in its last seven games after a 16-1 start; star G Williams got hurt last game, is a ? here. A-13 home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-9 vs spread. Minutemen lost three of last four A-13 road games with lone win at URI.

Middle Tennessee won its last six games (4-1-1 vs spread); they’ve won last four home games, all by 16+ points, are 4-2 as home favorites in its first year in C-USA. Southern Miss had its 7-game win streak snapped at UAB Thursday; they’re 3-2 on road, with all three wins by 10+; other loss was at Tulsa. C-USA home teams are 17-15 against the spread, in games where spread was 5 or less points.

Buffalo won five of last six games, is 5-0 as home favorites, with four of five wins by 11+ points, but they’ve lost six games in row to Ohio, with Bobcats winning last three visits here by 3-7-11 points. Ohio lost two of last three games, is 1-4 vs spread in last five, losing last two road games, by 16 at Western Michigan, 6 at Toledo. Bobcats are 2-1 as underdogs. MAC single digit home favorites are 12-18 vs spread.

Green Bay won its last four games vs Cleveland State, winning 66-55 at home Jan 2 (-7.5), game they trailed by 6 at half; its 66-59 win here LY ended 0-5 skid in this gym. Vikings were just 3-21 from arc in that game. Green Bay is 3-2 in last five games, 1-5 vs spread in last six. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-14 vs spread. Vikings won and covered last six games; they won four of last five home games.

Missouri snapped 3-game skid with hectic 86-85 win over former coach Anderson’s Razorbacks Thursday; Tigers won three of last four at home, losing to Georgia/Kentucky at home this year- they’re 1-3 as favorites at home. Tennessee lost two of last three games, is 3-2 on SEC road, but they’ve had two extra days to prepare for this game. SEC home teams are 22-11-1 vs spread in games where spread was 5 or less points.

BYU (-6) beat St Mary’s 84-71 at home two weeks ago, after trailing by 14 in first half; it was Cougars’ first win in five games vs St Mary’s- they lost last two visits here, by 16-7 points. BYU is 2-5 on WCC road, with losses by 4-15-7 in last three. WCC home favorites of less than 4 points are 8-5 vs spread. St Mary’s won last three games, is 3-3 as home fave, with three of five wins in Moraga by 12+ points.

Florida is 11-0 in SEC with only three wins by 6 or less points; Gators lost six of last seven games with Kentucky, losing last five visits here, with four losses by 8 or less points. Florida won its last 16 games- last loss was Dec 2 by point at UConn. Kentucky won its last four games; they’re 5-0 at home in SEC- its losses are by 2 at Arkansas, at LSU by 5. SEC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-5 vs spread.

Yale beat Harvard last week; both teams are 5-1 with eight games left in season; no conference tourney in Ivy, so Bulldogs have shot to win Ivy in huge upset. Bulldogs swept Penn LY by 9-14 points; they’re 2-1 as home favorites, winning by 7-10-4 at home. Ivy League home favorites of 7+ points are 4-5 vs spread. Quakers are 0-2 as road underdogs, with losses by 17-30 points in their two Ivy road games.

Harvard won eight of last nine games with Columbia, but lost 78-63 here LY; Crimson is 3-3 as Ivy favorite, 1-0 on road- they won by 30 in only road game, at Dartmouth. Harvard won three of last four visits here, by 29-19-7. Columbia lost three of last four games, beating Cornell by 10 in only home game so far. Ivy League home underdogs are 4-2 vs spread. Harvard has made 43.6% of its 3-pointers in league play.

Cornell is 0-19 vs D-I teams; their only win was against Oberlin, which is 6-16 in D-III; Big Red won 18 of last 21 games with Dartmouth, with wins in last 10 games played here. Ivy League home teams are 5-1 vs spread if spread was less than 5 points. Cornell is 4-2 vs spread in Ivy, but they were getting double digits in all four covers. Dartmouth is 2-4 in Ivy, despite playing five of the six games at home.

Brown won four of its last five games, is 3-0 at home in Ivy, winning by 17-12-8 points; Bruins lost three of last four games with Princeton but won six of last eight played here- home side is 11-5 in last 16 series tilts. Princeton is 1-4 in Ivy after going 12-2 out of conference- they’ve lost twice in OT, another by one point- their only Ivy win was over an awful Cornell team. Ivy League home underdogs are 4-2 vs spread.

Detroit didn’t want Oakland joining Horizon, so this will be good rivalry game as years go on; Grizzlies (+2.5) won first meeting 77-69 on Jan 11, rallying from 11 down with 8:10 to play. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-13 vs spread. Oakland lost its last three games, is 1-3 as home favorite, with last two home wins by a point each. Detroit won three of last four games, covering last three on foreign soil.

Arizona won six of last seven games with Arizona State, winning 91-68 (-14) in first meeting Jan 16, leading 24-8 after 10:00; Wildcats are 2-2 as road favorites, with only one road win by more than four points. ASU is 4-1 in last five games, with last three wins by 2 points or in OT. Pac-12 home dogs of 5 or less points are 10-6 vs spread. Arizona won three of last four visits to Tempe, with all three wins by 15+.

Canisius (-9.5) outscored Niagara 26-7 on line in 87-74 home win Jan 22, with Baron scoring 31 points; Griffins won last two series games, after Niagara had won 17 of previous 20. MAAC home underdogs of 6 or less points are 4-7 vs spread. Canisius lost last two games to Iona/Jaspers- they’re 2-2 as road favorites, winning last two away games. Niagara lost last four games, with three losses by four or less points.

Iona (-6.5) won 89-71 in first MAAC meeting at Monmouth Feb 4, with Gaels making 23-30 (77%) of shots inside arc. MAAC double digit home favorites are 7-8 vs spread. Iona won its last eight games (6-2 vs spread); they’re 4-4 as home favorites, 2-3 when laying double digits. Monmouth lost last five games, three by 6 or less points; they’re 5-3 as underdogs on road. Iona is making 41.7% from arc in MAAC, best in league.

Marist won three of last four games, covered last three; Red Foxes (+4) lost 67-58 at Siena Jan 10- Saints outscored them 29-16 on line in game where five Foxes had 4+ fouls. Siena is 2-5 on MAAC road, 2-3 as road underdog- thery’re 0-4 vs spread in last four games. MAAC home faves of 5 or less points are 12-10 vs spread. Marist is 3-2 as home favorite, winning last three home games by 7-2-14 points.

Chattanooga lost two of last three games after starting 8-0 in conference; Moccasins are 5-0 at home, 2-1 as home favorites, winning by 9-1-21-10-15 points at home. Western Carolina won three of last four games, is 2-2 on SoCon road, losing by 11 at Wofford, 14 at Elon. WCU forces a turnover 22.7% of time, best in league. Southern Conference favorites are 10-7-1 vs spread in games where spread was 3 or less points.

Temple lost 11 of last 12 games, is 1-9 in AAC, 3-4 vs spread as a dog, losing home games by 7-10-4 points, with win over Rutgers. Louisville hasn’t played in nine days; they’ve won six of last seven games, is 4-1 as road favorite, winning away games by 25-7-12-39-15 points. Cardinals are forcing turnovers 23.7% of time, making 41% from arc, both best in AAC. AAC double digit favorites are 16-5 vs spread, 3-1 on road.

SMU (-12) beat Rutgers 70-56 at home Jan 18, holding Knights to 33% from floor, forcing 18 turnovers; Mustangs are in top 25 for first time in 28 years- they’re 7-1 in last eight games, 9-1 in last ten vs spread, 1-1 as road favorites (2-2 SU on road). Rutgers won two of last three games, is 2-1 as home dogs. Home teams are 9-2 against spread in their conference games. AAC home underdogs are 6-11 vs spread.

SMU (-12) beat Rutgers 70-56 at home Jan 18, holding Knights to 33% from floor, forcing 18 turnovers; Mustangs are in top 25 for first time in 28 years- they’re 7-1 in last eight games, 9-1 in last ten vs spread, 1-1 as road favorites (2-2 SU on road). Rutgers won two of last three games, is 2-1 as home dogs. Home teams are 9-2 against spread in their conference games. AAC home underdogs are 6-11 vs spread.

Missouri (+6.5) had 16 offensive boards, made 7-15 from arc in 75-71 win at Arkansas Jan 28; Tigers are 2-1 vs Arkansas, coached by former Mizzou coach Anderson. Hogs’ 77-75 win at Vandy last week was its first in five road games; they’re 2-5 vs spread in last seven games. SEC home favorites of 6 or less points are 13-5 vs spread. Mizzou lost last three games, is 1-2 as an SEC home favorite.

Green Bay won three in row, nine of last 11 vs Youngstown State; they beat Penguins 85-69 (-9) Jan 4, despite going 0-9 outside arc- they shot 63.3% inside arc. Phoenix is 0-5 vs spread in last five games, splitting last four SU- they’re 2-2 as road favorites. Horizon home underdogs are 3-6 vs spread. Youngstown lost last three games by 1-18-2 points; they are 3-1 at home in Horizon, with only loss to Valparaiso by 3.

Creighton (-10.5) waxed Butler 88-60 Jan 14, shooting 64% inside arc in game with total of only 7 turnovers; Bluejays lost at St John’s last game, are 0-3 vs spread in last three- they’re 2-2 as road favorites, winning by 13-19-28 points on foreign soil. Big East home underdogs of less than 5 points are 5-5 vs spread. Butler is 2-9 vs spread in last 11 games, 1-6 in last seven as a dog- they lost last two home games by 17-14 points.

St John’s (-4.5) nipped Seton Hall 78-77 Jan 23, forcing 19 turnovers (+8 )in game where both teams shot 58% inside arc. Home teams won 11 of last 12 series games; Red Storm lost their last six visits to this arena, but won five of last six Big East games after 0-5 start- they covered last five games overall. Pirates are 1-4 at home in Big East, with only win vs DePaul. Big East home underdogs of 5+ points are 1-6 vs spread.

UCLA (+1) won 69-56 at Colorado Jan 16, forcing 17 (+6) turnovers; Bruins are 3-0 vs Buffs in Pac-12 play, winning by 17-3-13- they’re 4-0 as home favorites, with three of four home wins by 12+ points. UCLA covered six of last eight games, is 5-1 as Pac-12 favorite. Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 11-8 vs spread. Colorado lost last three games on road by 17-12-21 games, but won last three overall, all at home.

Minensota (+3) beat Wisconsin 81-68 Jan 22, shooting 59% inside arc, 4-7 from arc, 11-11 from line; home side won seven of last eight series games, with Gophers losing last three visits here, by 8-1-7 points. Big Dozen home favorites of 9 or less points are 10-17 vs spread. Badgers lost three of last four home games, are 2-3 as home favorites- they’re 2-6 vs spread in last eight games overall. Minnesota is 0-3 as a road dog.

UCSB (-6.5) beat Long Beach 64-51 at home Jan 16, ending a five-game series skid; Gauchos lost last five visits to Pyramid, with four of five by 12+ points. UCSB won three in row overall and six of last seven games; they’re 3-1 on Big West road, with only loss by hoop at Fullerton. Big West home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-1 vs spread. 49ers are 5-1 in last six games- they covered all four games as a Big West favorite.

Utah shot 60% inside arc, was +9 in turnovers in 84-66 win over USC Jan 16; they’re 2-2 vs Trojans in Pac-12 play, losing by 17 in only visit here in ’12. Utes are 0-5 on Pac-12 road, with dogs covering four of the five games. USC is 3-2 vs spread in last five games, but 1-4 as home dog with all four home losses by 8+ points, only win vs Cal. Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 10-5 vs spread.

BYU (-12.5) beat Pacific 88-78 at home Jan 30, grabbing 17 offensive boards in game where Pacific shot 60% inside arc. Cougars won last four games, three by 10+ points; they’re 1-5 vs spread in last six games, 2-4 on WCC road, beating USF/Santa Clara. WCC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 3-4 vs spread. Pacific is 3-2 in last five games, covering six of last eight- they’ve lost three of five WCC home games.

Manhattan (-10) held Rider to 26.5% from floor in 67-51 home win Jan 24, just its 4th win in last 14 series games, but they did win last two in Broncs’ Zoo by 16-11 points. Jaspers won last three games, are 2-3 as a MAAC road favorite- three of their four (4-3) MAAC road wins are by 11+ points. Rider is 4-2 at home in MAAC, losing to St Peter’s/Marist. MAAC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-7 vs spread.

Omaha (+5.5) shot 63% inside arc in 80-71 win at South Dakota State Jan 18; Mavericks won three of last four games, are 1-2 as home faves in Summit play, winning home games by 4-11. Jackrabbits won/covered last four games, allowing 59.3 ppg in last three; they’re 3-1 on Summit road, with only loss by 7 at Fort Wayne. Summit League home favorites of 5 or less points are 6-2 against the spread.

Northern Colorado (+5) won 84-73 at Montana Jan 18, ending a 5-game skid to Griz in game where Montana shot 20-26 (77%) inside arc. Griz won last two visits here by 7-8 points; they’ve won last four games, last three by 6 or less points and won three of last four on road, Bears lost last four games, are 0-5 vs spread in last five, but are 5-0 at home. Big Sky home teams are 16-9 vs spread when spread was 4 or less points.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Nets won four of their last five games. Chicago won three of last four.
— Thunder won 14 of its last 16 games.

Cold Teams
— Lakers lost 21 of their last 26 games (3-6 vs spread last nine).

Series records
— Bulls won seven of last ten games with Brooklyn.
— Lakers lost 11 of last 14 games with Oklahoma City.

Totals
— Four of last five Chicago-Brooklyn games went over total; seven of last nine Chicago games overall stayed under.
— Over is 8-3 in last eleven Thunder-Laker games; four of Lakers’ last five games stayed under

Back to backs
— Nets are 3-6 vs spread if they won the night before.

George Washington (+1.5) beat VCU 76-66 at home Jan 14, avenging an 84-57 loss at VCU in first A-13 meeting LY; Colonials outscored Rams 20-7 on foul line, survived 21 (-7) turnovers. A-13 home favorites of less than 5 points are 11-7 vs spread. GW won seven of last eight games, is 1-2 as A-13 underdog. VCU is 2-3 as home favorite, but won all five of the games, all by 11+ points- they force turnovers 23.3% of time.

Villanova (-17) shot 73% inside arc in 88-62 home win over DePaul Jan 18, Wildcats’ 7th straight series win- they’ve won last three visits here by 2-2-23 points. DePaul’s leading scorer Melvin is off team; Demons lost last six games (1-5 vs spread)- they’re 1-4 as home dog, with three of four home losses by 10+ points. Big East road favorites of more than 4 points are 7-1. Villanova is 7-1-1 vs spread in its last nine games.

Syracuse lost its last five visits to Pitt; their last win here was 10 years ago. Pitt star Patterson is struggling with injured thumb, making 14-51 from floor in last four games, which Pitt split, with both wins over poor teams in OT. Syracuse is 4-0 on ACC road, with all four wins by 10+; they beat Panthers 59-54 (-5) Jan 18, making 65% of shots inside arc. Pitt had 16 offensive boards that game, but was just 13-23 from the line. ACC home teams are 9-23 vs spread if spread was 5 or less points.

Akron won its last four games with Western Michigan, winning by 3 in OT here LY. Zips’ last three games were all decided by 4 or less points; they’re 5-1 on MAC road, with underdogs covering five of the six tilts. WMU won five of last six games; underdogs are 5-0 vs spread in their MAC home games. MAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-8 vs spread. Four of six Akron road games were decided by 4 or less points.

Ohio (-3) made 11-25 from arc, beat Toledo 95-90 in OT Feb 1, after trailing by 11 with 8:58 left; Bobcats are 7-1 in last eight series games, but lost by 4 in last visit here in ’12. MAC home favorites of 5+ points are 8-13-1 vs spread. Toledo won eight of last nine games but is 0-4-1 as a home favorite. Ohio won four of last five games; only one of their three MAC losses was by more than three points.

Home team is 14-2 in last 16 Indiana State-Bradley games; Sycamores are 1-9 in last ten visits to Peoria, losing by 8-12 in last two visits here. ISU is 4-2 on Valley road, with three of four wins by 6 or less points- they’re 2-2 as road favorite. MVC favorites are 8-3 vs spread if spread was less than 4 points. Bradley won five of last seven games; they’re 5-1 at home in Valley, with only loss by 3 to Missouri State.

Kentucky won 11 games with Auburn, with last four all by 10+ points; Wildcats won last five visits here by 9-9-3-5-22 points- they’re 6-1 in last seven games overall, 1-2-1 as road favorite, winning away games by 9-5-10 points. SEC home underdogs are 14-7-1 vs spread. Auburn won three of last four games, covering all four; they’re 2-2 at home in SEC, losing by 2 to Missouri, 7 to Florida (1-1 as home dog).

Illinois won three of last four games with Nebraska, splitting pair of 20+ point decisions here; Illini snapped 8-game skid Sunday at Penn St- they are 1-4 on Big Dozen road, losing by 25-6-7-10 points. Nebraska won last three home games by 6-4-5 points, is 7-1 vs spread last eight games. Big Dozen home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-9 vs spread. Illini is 2-7 against the spread in its last nine games.

Duke won seven of last nine games with North Carolina, winning its last two visits here, by 1-16 points. Duke won seven of last eight games, is 7-1 vs spread in last eight, winning three of last four on road, with only loss by hoop at Syracuse. ACC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 2-8 vs spread. Carolina won its last five games, all by 11+ points- they also won their last four home games.

Stanford (-10) outscored Washington 24-6 on line in 79-67 win over the Huskies Jan 18, just its second win in last 11 series games. Cardinal lost its last four visits here, by 1-33-11-13 points- they won six of last eight games, covering last four games as favorite. Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 9-5 vs spread. Washington lost five of last seven but is 4-0 SU at home in conference- dogs covered six of its last seven games.

New Mexico (-5) beat Boise State 84-75 Jan 21, making 9-17 from arc, making 59% inside arc; Lobos are 5-0 vs Boise in MW play, winning by 16-5 in last two visits here. Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-4 vs spread. Broncos lost last three games, are 1-5 as MW home favorite; they’re 2-5 in league games decided by 6 or less points. Lobos won last six games; dogs are 4-1 vs spread in their MW road tilts.

Nevada won six of last seven games with Fresno State, winning 96-86 in double OT in first meeting Jan 22, after trailing by 10 in the second half. Wolf Pack is 3-0 as home favorite; three of its four home wins are by 9+ points. Fresno won its last three games, is 3-2 as road dog, with one road loss by more than 7 points. Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-4 vs spread. Last two series games both went to OT.

Cal (-15) beat Washington State 76-55 at home Jan 18, but it was only 34-33 at half; home team won last six series games- Bears lost last two visits to Pullman, by 4-2 points. Pac-12 home underdogs of more than 5 points are 2-4 vs spread. Erratic Cal lost four of last five games, but win was over #1 Arizona- they lost last two road games. Wazzu is 3-2 as a home dog; home teams covered eight of their 11 conference games.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Mavericks/Pacers both won five of their last six games.
— Orlando won three in row overall, five in row at home.
— Toronto won nine of its last eleven home games.
— Celtics won four of their last five games.
— Brooklyn won three of last four games. Bobcats won three of last four on road, are 16-8-2 vs spread on road.
— Pistons won five of their last seven games (6-1 vs spread). Cavaliers won/covered their last three games.
— Rockets won their last six games (5-1 vs spread).
— Utah won last two games by 5-17 points, allowing 84 ppg.
— Heat won seven of its last nine games. Warriors lost three of last four games at home.
— Clippers won nine of their last ten home games.

Cold Teams
— Memphis is 2-3 in last five games, 1-5 vs spread in last six.
— Hawks lost last four games, three by 5 or less points.
— Spurs are 4-5 in last nine games (2-7 vs spread).
— New York lost four of its last five games. Kings lost 12 of last 16 games (0-3 vs spread last three).
— Wizards lost three of last four games, with three losses by 3 or less points or in OT.
— Pelicans lost last three on road, by 11-12-7 points. Milwaukee lost nine of last ten games, but covered four of last five.
— Minnesota won/covered once in its last seven games. Nuggets lost five of their last seven games.
— 76ers lost last seven games (1-6 vs spread).
— Trailblazers are 3-5 in their last eight games.

Series records
— Pacers won four of their last five games with Dallas.
— Grizzlies won their last six games with Orlando.
— Hawks won 14 of their l ast 17 games with Toronto.
— Celtics lost their last four games with San Antonio.
— Nets won six of last seven games with Charlotte.
— Pistons won their last seven games with Cleveland.
— Knicks won three of last four games with Sacramento.
— Rockets won five of last six games with Washington.
— Bucks lost seven of last nine games vs Milwaukee.
— Nuggets won three in row, 18 of last 22 with Minnesota.
— 76ers lost last five visits to Utah, by 17-21-5-3-16 points.
— Warriors won three of last four games with Miami.
— Portland lost last five games at the Clippers, by 5-1-13-16 points.

Totals
— Six of last nine Dallas games went over total.
— Eight of last ten Memphis games stayed under.
— Four of last five Toronto games went over.
— Four of last five San Antonio games went over.
— Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Brooklyn-Charlotte games.
— Four of last five Cleveland games went over total.
— Six of last eight Sacramento games stayed under.
— Six of last eight Houston games stayed under.
— Four of last five Pelican-Buck games stayed under.
— Seven of last nine Denver-Minnesota games went over.
— Last six Utah games stayed under the total.
— Four of last five Miami games stayed under.
— Three of last four Clipper games went over total.

Back to backs
— Dallas is 3-2 vs spread if it lost night before.
— Memphis is 0-3 vs spread on road if it played at home night before.
— Hawks are 4-6 vs spread if they played night before.
— Bobcats are 2-6 vs spread if they won the night before.
— Cleveland is 2-4 vs spread on road if it played night before./
— Kings are 5-6 vs spread if they played night before.
— Washington is 4-2 vs spread on road if it played night before.
— Jazz are 1-3 vs spread if they won the night before.
— Miami is 5-2 vs spread on road if it played night before.
— Portland is 3-1 vs spread if it lost the night before.

Oklahoma State lost its last four games, is now without Smart for three games (suspended), and is down three players; Cowboys were 35-51 on the line in 87-74 (-12.5) win over Texas Jan 8, their 4th win in row vs Texas. Underdogs are 5-0 vs spread in OSU’s Big X road games. Texas won seven of last eight games; they’re 0-3 as home favorites, winning by 3-10-3-12. Big X home favorites of less than 5 points are 5-2 vs spread.

Clemson is 2-3 in its last five games; favorites are 5-1 vs spread in their ACC road games- all four Tiger ACC losses are by 13+ points- they are 5-0 SU in ACC games decided by 8 or less points. Notre Dame is 2-8 in its last ten games, 0-3 as home favorite, with ACC wins by 2-7-3. ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-11 vs spread. Clemson is last in ACC in ball security, turning ball over 21.3% of time.

Wake Forest shot 65% inside arc, 28-39 on foul line in 70-69 (-2.5) wion over NC State Jan 15, just its 2nd win in last eight series games. Wake is 0-8 in last eight visits here, with last four losses by 11+ points- they’ve lost last three games by 9+ points, are 2-3 as road underdogs. State won four of last five games, with its last three wins by 4 or less points. ACC home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-16 vs spread.

Tennessee was 1-19 on arc in 67-41 (-9) loss at Florida Jan 25, ending a 3-game win streak vs Gators. Vols are 1-5 in last six visits here; three of five losses were by 4 or less points. Florida is 10-0 in SEC, 3-3 as home favorite, with all six wins by 9+. SEC home teams are 21-7-1 vs spread in games where spread was 5 or less points. Tennessee won its last four home games after losing SEC home opener to Texas A&M.

Alabama lost four games in row and six of seven; favorites covered four of its five SEC home games (2-1 as HF). Home side won 11 of last 13 in series; Rebels lost last two visits here, by 10-5 points. Ole Miss lost its last two road games at Tennessee/Kentucky, both by 16 points- they’re 1-4 vs spread on SEC road, 2-0 as road dogs. SEC home favorites of 6 or less points are 13-4 against the spread.

Marquette won four in row, 12 of last 13 games with Seton Hall- they beat Pirates 67-66 (-10) Jan 11, holding on after leading by 16 early in second half. Eagles are 1-4 on Big East road, with three losses by 12+, and only win at Georgetown- they’re 1-4 as Big East underdog. Pirates lost three of four Big East home games, with only win vs DePaul. Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 10-7 vs spread.

Wichita State (-11.5) beat Southern Illinois 82-67 in Carbondale Jan 2nd, shooting 70% inside arc, 9-20 outside it; Shockers won four of last five series games, winning last two here by 43-6 points. MVC double digit home favorites are 6-5 vs spread. Wichita is 4-2 as MVC home favorite but covered one of last four games overall. Salukis won/covered last four games- they’re 4-1-1 vs spread in last six games as an underdog.

Ohio State won eight of last ten games with Michigan, winning last nine in Columbus, with eight of nine wins by 9+ points, but three of last four in series were decided by 5 or less points. Big Dozen home favorites of less than 6 points are 7-10 vs spread. Michigan lost last two road games, at Indiana/Iowa; they’re 3-1 as road underdogs. Ohio State won three in row after losing five of previous six- they’re 2-3 as home favorites.

Butler is 1-4 at home in Big East, with only win over Marquette in OT; four of those five games went OT. Xavier (-5.5) beat Bulldogs 79-68 Jan 4, making 20-24 on line, with a +7 (15-8) turnover ratio; Musketeers are 1-3 on Big East road, losing by 6-9-23 points, with only win at DePaul; they’ve lost three of last four overall, losing by 9-8-23 points. Big East home teams are 6-3 vs spread if spread was 3 or less points.

Utah State (-6.5) beat Colorado State 57-50 Jan 15, making 11-21 on arc, just 8-27 inside it; Rams were only 11-20 on foul line. Aggies are 0-5 on Mountain West road, 1-2 as road dogs, losing away games by 1-8-4-20-17 points. Rams covered four of last five games, are 2-1 as home faves, winning by 19-6-18 points, with only losses to Aztecs/Lobos, top two teams. MW home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-3 vs spread.

San Diego State won six of last seven games with Wyoming, splitting its last six visits here; Aztecs are 10-0 in league, 3-1 as road favorites, with three of last four road wins by 7 or less points. Five of last six Wyoming games were decided by 7 or less points; Cowboys won three of four at home in MW, with only loss by 3 to New Mexico. Mountain West home underdogs of 6 or less points are 5-9 vs spread.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Dallas won its last five games, covered last four. Bobcats covered four of their last five games.
— Cavaliers won last two games, after losing their previous six.
— Washington covered 11 of its last 14 road games.
— Miami/Phoenix both won six of their last eight games.
–Thunder won 13 of their last 15 games. Portland won six of its last seven home games.

Cold Teams
— Kings lost nine of last eleven games, covered four of last six.
— Chicago is 0-4 vs spread in game following its last four wins. Hawks lost their last three games, all by 5 or less points.
— Grizzlies lost three of their last four games.
— Jazz lost four of their last five games. Lakers lost eight of last ten.

Series records
— Mavericks won nine of last ten games with Charlotte.
— Kings won last three games with Sacramento, including 124-80 win in Sacramento Jan 12.
— Bulls won five of their last six games with Atlanta.
— Wizards lost seven of last nine games with Memphis.
— Heat won last seven games (6-1 vs spread) with Phoenix.
— Thunder won eight of their last ten games with Portland.
— Lakers lost five of last seven games with Utah.

Totals
— Six of last eight Dallas-Charlotte games went over total.
— Six of last seven Sacramento games stayed under total.
— Last six Chicago-Atlanta games stayed under total; five of last seven Atlanta games went over.
— Eight of last ten Memphis games stayed under total.
— Five of last seven Phoenix games went over the total.
— Six of last eight Thunder games went over the total.
— Last five Utah games stayed under the total.

Michigan State won its last five games with Wisconsin, winning last two visits here by total of 5 points; Spartans are 9-1 in league despite being unable to get whole team healthy- Appling missed last game- they’re 5-0 on road, winning last road game in OT at Iowa. Badgers lost three home games in row, first time that has happened under Ryan. Big Dozen home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 vs spread.

Youngstown State (-6) beat Detroit 77-63 at home Jan 18, scoring 1.17 ppp, making 9-20 from arc, just its second win in last nine series games. Penguins lost three of last four visits here, are 1-3 in last four games, as favorites are 4-1 vs spread in their Horizon road games. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-12 vs spread. Detroit woin three of its last five games overall, but lost three of five Horizon home games.

Indiana State (-2) won 77-73 at Drake Jan 8, game they trailed by 4 with 9:07 left; Drake lost four of last five visits to Terre Haute, losing by 12-10-12-7 points. Sycamores are 2-2 as home favorites, winning at home by 12-3-15-14 points, with loss to Wichita in last home game. Drake is 1-4 vs spread on Valley road, losing by 11-10-10-18, with lone win at So. Illinois. MVC double digit home favorites are 6-4 vs spread.

UMass is 2-3 in last five games after starting season 16-1; they won six of last seven games with Rhode Island, winning three in row by 6-28-9 points; they’re 4-2 in last six visits here. Minutemen lost last three road games, scoring 62.7 ppg. A-13 home underdogs are 10-8 against spread. Dogs are 3-0 vs spread in URI’s A-13 home games; Rams lost by point to Saint Louis, beat George Mason/Dayton, are 2-0 as home dogs.

Illinois lost its last eight games; its last win was 75-55 (-8.5) vs Penn St. Jan 4, holding Lions to 29.8% from floor. Illini lost last two visits here by hoop each- home teams won last five series games. Big Dozen home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 vs spread. Penn State won three of last four games, is 1-1 as favorite- three of its last four home games were decided by 4 or less points. Illini is 1-5 as a dog, 1-2 on foreign soil.

Western Michigan won its last eight games vs Northern Illinois, winning last three visits here by 12-25-37 points; Broncos won four of last five games, are 0-4 as MAC favorites- dogs covered seven of their first nine MAC games. NIU won/covered last three games after a 1-5 start; they’re 1-3 at home, beating Miami by 12 last game for first home win. MAC home underdogs of less than 5 points are 6-3 vs spread.

Clemson is 6-3 in ACC; 5-0 in games decided by 8 or less points, with losses by 15-33-19 points. Favorites are 4-1 vs spread in their road tilts; Tigers are 2-1 as road dogs. ACC double digit home favorites are 5-7 vs spread. Syracuse is playing its first game since becoming #1 in poll that means very little; they’re 1-4 as home favorites, winning in dome by 5-12-4-2-6 points. This is first series meeting as ACC rivals.

Akron won its last nine games with Bowling Green; they’ve won nine in a row in Falcons’ gym, with five of last seven by 9+ points. Zips are 4-1 on MAC road but struggled on offense last two games, scoring 57-52 points- they’re 2-5 as MAC favorites, 1-2 on road. MAC home teams are 8-7 vs spread if spread was 3 or less points. Bowling Green is 1-3 in last four games, 2-3 at home, but they upset Buffalo in last home tilt.

UConn (-11) hammered UCF 84-61 at home Jan 11, holding Knights to 31.3% from floor. Huskies are 2-3 on AAC road, 1-1 as road favorites, winning at Memphis/Rutgers, losing at Cincinnati and the Texas schools. UCF is 1-8 vs spread in league, 0-5 at home, 0-3 as home dogs, losing by 25-12-1-10 points at home, with only win vs Temple. AAC home dogs are 6-10 vs spread, 1-5 if getting 7 or less points.

Creighton won four in row, 14 of last 15 games; they beat St John’s by 3 at home (-12.5) Jan 28, after blowing 18-point lead with 10:46 left- that is Red Storm’s only loss in their last five games. McDermott had 39 in that game but Gibbs didn’t play- he played 21 minutes Friday. Bluejays are 3-1 on Big East road with alll three wins by 13+. Big East home dogs are 5-9 against the spread. St John’s covered last three games as a dog.

Colorado (-4) lost 71-54 at Washington Jan 12 in game when Dinwiddie hurt his knee; home teams won all three series games- Huskies lost by 18 here in last visit two years ago. Pac-12 home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-7 vs spread. Buffaloes won last three home games by 21-4-5; they are 3-3 as home favorites. Washington lost its last five road games, by 9-26-12-5-9 points, but they’re 3-2 vs spread as a road underdog.

Iona (-6.5) lost 85-83 at home to Canisius Jan 17, despite a 40-16 run in second half that erased a 20-point deficit; Gaels won six of last nine vs Canisius, but lost three of last four visits here. Iona won six in row since that game (5-1 vs spread); favorites are 5-1 vs spread in their MAAC away games. Canisius had 4-game win streak snapped by Manhattan on Friday. MAAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-6 vs spread.

Niagara is 11-3 in last 14 games vs Manhattan, sweeping Jaspers LY by 4-4 points; Jaspers are 1-6 in last seven visits here, but Niagara is awful, losing five of last six games- they’re 2-4 at home, with three losses by 11 or more points. Jaspers won at Canisius Friday; they’re 3-3 in last six games after 6-1 start. 3-3 on MAAC road, winning by 11-12-11 points. Manhattan is MAAC home underdogs are 5-10 against spread.

NBA information
Hot teams
— Oklahoma City won 12 of its last 14 games.
— Lakers won last two games by 11-14 points, after losing seven games in row before that.
— Boston won/covered its last three games. Mavericks won last four games, covered last three.
— Pelicans won six of their last eight games.
— Grizzlies won seven of their last nine games.
— Orlando won its last four home games, covered its last six. Pacers won last four games, three by 5 or less points.

Cold Teams
— Knicks lost three of their last four games.
— Bulls lost three of their last four games.
— Nets lost four of their last six games.
— Cavaliers won/covered once in their last seven games.
— Washington lost last two games by 7ot/2 points. Kings lost eight of last ten games, but covered four of last five.
— 76ers lost eight of their last nine games (2-7 vs spread). Clippers lost three of their last five games.

Series records
— Thunder won seven of last nine games vs New York.
— Lakers lost four of last five games with Chicago.
— Mavericks won five of last six games with Boston.
— Nets won three of last four games with New Orleans.
— Memphis won its last four games with the Cavaliers.
— Pacers won seven of their last eight games vs Orlando.
— Kings won three in row vs Washington, last two by 1-2 points.
— Clippers won/covered last four games with Philadelphia.

Totals
— Five of last seven Thunder games went over the total.
— Five of last seven Chicago games stayed under.
— Five of last seven Dallas games went over the total; five of lasr seven Boston games stayed under.
— Last eight New Orleans-Brooklyn games went over the total.
— Eight of last ten Memphis games stayed under the total.
— Last five Orlando home games went over the total.
— Five of last six Sacramento games stayed under the total.
— Last three Clipper games went over the total.

Back to backs
— Memphis is 5-0 vs spread if it played on road the previous night.

Michigan State won its last five games with Wisconsin, winning last two visits here by total of 5 points; Spartans are 9-1 in league despite being unable to get whole team healthy- Appling missed last game- they’re 5-0 on road, winning last road game in OT at Iowa. Badgers lost three home games in row, first time that has happened under Ryan. Big Dozen home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 vs spread. Youngstown State (-6) beat Detroit 77-63 at home Jan 18, scoring 1.17 ppp, making 9-20 from arc, just its second win in last nine series games. Penguins lost three of last four visits here, are 1-3 in last four games, as favorites are 4-1 vs spread in their Horizon road games. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 5-12 vs spread. Detroit woin three of its last five games overall, but lost three of five Horizon home games. Indiana State (-2) won 77-73 at Drake Jan 8, game they trailed by 4 with 9:07 left; Drake lost four of last five visits to Terre Haute, losing by 12-10-12-7 points. Sycamores are 2-2 as home favorites, winning at home by 12-3-15-14 points, with loss to Wichita in last home game. Drake is 1-4 vs spread on Valley road, losing by 11-10-10-18, with lone win at So. Illinois. MVC double digit home favorites are 6-4 vs spread. UMass is 2-3 in last five games after starting season 16-1; they won six of last seven games with Rhode Island, winning three in row by 6-28-9 points; they’re 4-2 in last six visits here. Minutemen lost last three road games, scoring 62.7 ppg. A-13 home underdogs are 10-8 against spread. Dogs are 3-0 vs spread in URI’s A-13 home games; Rams lost by point to Saint Louis, beat George Mason/Dayton, are 2-0 as home dogs. Illinois lost its last eight games; its last win was 75-55 (-8.5) vs Penn St. Jan 4, holding Lions to 29.8% from floor. Illini lost last two visits here by hoop each- home teams won last five series games. Big Dozen home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 vs spread. Penn State won three of last four games, is 1-1 as favorite- three of its last four home games were decided by 4 or less points. Illini is 1-5 as a dog, 1-2 on foreign soil. Western Michigan won its last eight games vs Northern Illinois, winning last three visits here by 12-25-37 points; Broncos won four of last five games, are 0-4 as MAC favorites- dogs covered seven of their first nine MAC games. NIU won/covered last three games after a 1-5 start; they’re 1-3 at home, beating Miami by 12 last game for first home win. MAC home underdogs of less than 5 points are 6-3 vs spread. Clemson is 6-3 in ACC; 5-0 in games decided by 8 or less points, with losses by 15-33-19 points. Favorites are 4-1 vs spread in their road tilts; Tigers are 2-1 as road dogs. ACC double digit home favorites are 5-7 vs spread. Syracuse is playing its first game since becoming #1 in poll that means very little; they’re 1-4 as home favorites, winning in dome by 5-12-4-2-6 points. This is first series meeting as ACC rivals. Akron won its last nine games with Bowling Green; they’ve won nine in a row in Falcons’ gym, with five of last seven by 9+ points. Zips are 4-1 on MAC road but struggled on offense last two games, scoring 57-52 points- they’re 2-5 as MAC favorites, 1-2 on road. MAC home teams are 8-7 vs spread if spread was 3 or less points. Bowling Green is 1-3 in last four games, 2-3 at home, but they upset Buffalo in last home tilt. UConn (-11) hammered UCF 84-61 at home Jan 11, holding Knights to 31.3% from floor. Huskies are 2-3 on AAC road, 1-1 as road favorites, winning at Memphis/Rutgers, losing at Cincinnati and the Texas schools. UCF is 1-8 vs spread in league, 0-5 at home, 0-3 as home dogs, losing by 25-12-1-10 points at home, with only win vs Temple. AAC home dogs are 6-10 vs spread, 1-5 if getting 7 or less points. Creighton won four in row, 14 of last 15 games; they beat St John’s by 3 at home (-12.5) Jan 28, after blowing 18-point lead with 10:46 left- that is Red Storm’s only loss in their last five games. McDermott had 39 in that game but Gibbs didn’t play- he played 21 minutes Friday. Bluejays are 3-1 on Big East road with alll three wins by 13+. Big East home dogs are 5-9 against the spread. St John’s covered last three games as a dog. Colorado (-4) lost 71-54 at Washington Jan 12 in game when Dinwiddie hurt his knee; home teams won all three series games- Huskies lost by 18 here in last visit two years ago. Pac-12 home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-7 vs spread. Buffaloes won last three home games by 21-4-5; they are 3-3 as home favorites. Washington lost its last five road games, by 9-26-12-5-9 points, but they’re 3-2 vs spread as a road underdog. Iona (-6.5) lost 85-83 at home to Canisius Jan 17, despite a 40-16 run in second half that erased a 20-point deficit; Gaels won six of last nine vs Canisius, but lost three of last four visits here. Iona won six in row since that game (5-1 vs spread); favorites are 5-1 vs spread in their MAAC away games. Canisius had 4-game win streak snapped by Manhattan on Friday. MAAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-6 vs spread. Niagara is 11-3 in last 14 games vs Manhattan, sweeping Jaspers LY by 4-4 points; Jaspers are 1-6 in last seven visits here, but Niagara is awful, losing five of last six games- they’re 2-4 at home, with three losses by 11 or more points. Jaspers won at Canisius Friday; they’re 3-3 in last six games after 6-1 start. 3-3 on MAAC road, winning by 11-12-11 points. Manhattan is MAAC home underdogs are 5-10 against spread. NBA information Hot teams — Oklahoma City won 12 of its last 14 games. — Lakers won last two games by 11-14 points, after losing seven games in row before that. — Boston won/covered its last three games. Mavericks won last four games, covered last three. — Pelicans won six of their last eight games. — Grizzlies won seven of their last nine games. — Orlando won its last four home games, covered its last six. Pacers won last four games, three by 5 or less points. Cold Teams — Knicks lost three of their last four games. — Bulls lost three of their last four games. — Nets lost four of their last six games. — Cavaliers won/covered once in their last seven games. — Washington lost last two games by 7ot/2 points. Kings lost eight of last ten games, but covered four of last five. — 76ers lost eight of their last nine games (2-7 vs spread). Clippers lost three of their last five games. Series records — Thunder won seven of last nine games vs New York. — Lakers lost four of last five games with Chicago. — Mavericks won five of last six games with Boston. — Nets won three of last four games with New Orleans. — Memphis won its last four games with the Cavaliers. — Pacers won seven of their last eight games vs Orlando. — Kings won three in row vs Washington, last two by 1-2 points. — Clippers won/covered last four games with Philadelphia. Totals — Five of last seven Thunder games went over the total. — Five of last seven Chicago games stayed under. — Five of last seven Dallas games went over the total; five of lasr seven Boston games stayed under. — Last eight New Orleans-Brooklyn games went over the total. — Eight of last ten Memphis games stayed under the total. — Last five Orlando home games went over the total. — Five of last six Sacramento games stayed under the total. — Last three Clipper games went over the total. Back to backs — Memphis is 5-0 vs spread if it played on road the previous night. Basketball selections Today’s tips No selections. 2013-14 record: 8-13-1, minus 189 billwaltons 2013 NBA playoffs NBA Finals 2W San Antonio vs 1E Miami SA 92-88, +5, U190 Mia 103-84, -6.5, U189.5 SA 113-77, -2, O187.5 Mia 109-93, -1.5, O186.5 SA 114-104, +1, O189 Mia 103-100 OT, -7, O190 Mia 95-88, -6.5, U187.5 Heat wins NBA championship, 4-3 Conference finals #3E Indiana vs #1E Miami Mia 103-102 OT, -8, O182.5 Ind 97-93, +7.5, O182 Mia 114-86, -2, O182.5 Ind 99-92, -3, O184 Mia 90-79, -7.5, U185.5 Ind 91-77, +2.5, U184.5 Mia 99-76, -7, U181 Heat wins series, 4-3 #5W Memphis vs #2W San Antonio SA 105-83, -4.5 O192.5 SA 93-89 OT, -5, O181 SA 104-93, OT, +4.5, O180.5 SA 93-86, +2.5, U182.5 Spurs win series 4-0 Conference semi-finals #3E Indiana vs #2E New York Ind 102-95, +5.5, O183.5 NY 105-79, -6, O183 Ind 82-71, -5, U183 Ind 93-82, -5, U180 NY 85-75, -5, U181.5 Ind 106-99, -5.5, O179.5 Pacers win series 4-2 #5E Chicago vs #1E Miami Chi 93-86, +13, U188.5 Mia 113-78, -12.5, O189 Mia 104-94, -8.5, O186 Mia 88-65, -7.5, U185 Mia 94-91, -14, O181.5 Heat win series, 4-1 #5W Memphis vs #1W Oklahoma City OC 93-91, -3, U186.5 Mem 99-93, +2.5, O186 Mem 87-81, -5, U187 Mem 103-97, OT -4.5, O185 Mem 88-84, +4.5, U185.5 Grizzlies win series 4-1 #6W Golden State vs #2W San Antonio SA 129-127, 2OT, -8.5, O201 GSt 100-91, +7, U205 SA 102-92, +2.5, U202 GSt 97-87, OT +1.5, U198.5 SA 109-91, -7, O195 SA 94-82, -2.5, U194.5 Spurs win series 4-2 First round #8 Milwaukee (+$4,000) vs #1 Miami (-$6,000) Mia 110-87, -13.5, N197 Mia 98-86, -14, U196.5 Mia 104-91, -7.5, O195 Mia 88-77, -9, U195.5 Heat win series, 4-0 #7 Boston (+$250) vs #2 New York (-$300) NY 85-78, -7.5, U189.5 NY 87-71, -6.5, U185 NY 90-76, +3, U186 Bos 97-90 OT, +2, O186.5 Bos 92-86, +8.5, U180 NY 88-80, -2.5, U180.5 Knicks win series 4-2 #6 Atlanta (+$400) vs #3 Indiana (-$600) Ind 107-90, -6.5 O185.5 Ind 113-98, -8.5 O187 Atl 90-69, -2.5, U190 Atl 102-91, -1.5, O187.5 Ind 106-83, -6.5, O188 Ind 81-73, +1, U186 Pacers win series 4-2 #5 Chicago (+145) vs #4 Brooklyn (-$165) Bk 106-89, -4.5, O181.5 Chi 90-82, +4.5, U183 Chi 79-76, -3.5, U181 Chi 142-134 3OT, -2.5, O177 Bk 110-91, -6.5, O180.5 Bk 95-92, +1.5, O187 Chi 99-93, +7, O182.5 Bulls win series, 4-3 #8 Houston (+$1,200) vs #1 Oklahoma City (-$2,000) OC 120-91, -10, U213.5 OC 105-102, -11, U213.5 OC 104-101, -1, U206 Hst 105-103, +1.5, O206.5 Hst 107-100, +8.5, U208 OC 103-94, -1 U207 Thunder win series, 4-2 #7 LA Lakers (+$800) vs #2 San Antonio (-$1,250) SA 91-79, -8.5, U189.5 SA 102-91, -8.5, O186.5 SA 120-89, -6.5, O184.5 SA 103-82, -11.5, U190 Spurs win series, 4-0 #6 Golden State (+$500) vs #3 Denver (-$700) Den 97-95, -7.5, U211.5 GSt 131-117, +8, O207 GSt 110-108, +1.5, O210.5 GSt 115-101, +2, O213 Den 107-100, -7.5, U213 GSt 92-88, -1, U211 Warriors win series, 4-2 #5 Memphis (+$155) vs #4 LA Clippers (-$175) LAC 112-91, -5.5, O179 LAC 93-91, -5.5, O181 Mem 94-82, -4.5, U179.5 Mem 104-83, -3.5, O177 Mem 103-93, +5, O180 Mem 118-105, -6, O179.5 Grizzlies win series, 4-2 The 2012 NBA Finals Miami vs Oklahoma City OC 105-94, -5.5, O195.5 Mia 100-96, +5, N196 Mia 91-85, -4, U193 Mia 104-98, -3.5, O192.5 Mia 121-106, -3.5, O194 Miami wins NBA championship, 4-1 NBA conference finals Boston vs Miami Mia 93-79, -8, U179 Mia 115-111 OT, -7.5, O178.5 Bos 101-91, -2.5, O178 Bos 93-91 OT, +2, O180 Bos 94-90, +7.5, O179.5 Mia 98-79, -2, U179 Mia 101-88, -8, O180 Heat wins series, 4-3 Oklahoma City vs San Antonio SA 101-98, -5.5, U204 SA 120-111, -4.5, O203 OC 102-82, -3, U204 OC 109-103, -3.5, O204 OC 108-103, +5.5, O202 OC 107-99, -5, O204 Thunder wins series, 4-2 NBA second round Philadelphia vs Boston Bos 92-91, -5, O171 Phil 82-81, +4.5, U174.5 Bos 107-91, +3.5, O174 Phil 92-83, -3, O174 Bos 101-85, -5, O174.5 Phil 82-75, -1, U175.5 Bos 85-75, -5, U174 Celtics win series, 4-3 Indiana vs Miami Mia 95-86, -8.5, U186.5 Ind 78-75, +6.5, U187 Ind 94-75, +2.5, U180.5 Mia 101-93, -2, O179.5 Mia 115-83, -7, O180.5 Mia 105-93, -2.5, O182 Heat wins series, 4-2 LAClippers vs San Antonio SA 108-92, -11.5, O192.5 SA 105-88, -10.5, U195 SA 96-86, -5, U192.5 SA 102-99, -7.5, O192.5 Spurs win series, 4-0 LALakers vs Oklahoma City OC 119-90, -8, O192.5 OC 77-75, -7, U190 LAL 99-96, -2, O189.5 OC 103-100, -3, O183.5 OC 106-90, -6, O185 Thunder wins series, 4-1 NBA first round 8E Philadelphia @ 1E Chicago Chi 103-91, -9, O175 Phil 109-92, +6.5, O176 Phil 79-74, -1.5, U179.5 Phil 89-82, -2.5, U173.5 Chi 77-69, -5, U171.5 Phil 79-78, -2, U172 76ers win series, 4-2 7E New York @ 2E Miami Mia 100-67, -9, U188 Mia 104-94, -9.5, O184 Mia 87-70, -5, U186.5 NY 89-87, +8, U183 Mia 106-94, -11, O193 Heat wins series, 4-1 6E Orlando @ 3E Indiana Orl 81-77, +9.5, U193 Ind 93-78, -9, U172 Ind 97-74, -3, U183.5 Ind 101-99 OT, -5, O181.5 Ind 105-87, -10.5, O179.5 Pacers win series, 4-1 4E Boston @ 5E Atlanta Atl 83-74, -1, U179 Bos 87-80, +4, U172 Bos 90-84 OT, -8, O173.5 Bos 101-79, -5.5, O171.5 Atl 87-86, -1.5, N173 Bos 83-80, -5, U172 Celtics win series, 4-2 8W Utah @ 1W San Antonio SA 106-91, -11.5, U206 SA 114-83, -11.5, U204 SA 102-90, -5.5, U202 SA 87-81, -7.5, U199.5 Spurs win series, 4-0 7W Dallas @ 2W Oklahoma City OC 99-98, -8, O192.5 OC 102-99, -6.5, O189.5 OC 95-79, +3.5, U194.5 OC 103-97, -1.5, O193.5 Thunder wins series 4-0 6W Denver @ 3W LA Lakers LAL 103-88, -5, U203.5 LAL 104-100, -5, O200.5 Den 99-84, -4, U204 LAL 92-88, +2, U201 Den 102-99, +5.5, O198.5 Den 113-96, -2, O200.5 LAL 96-87, -5.5, U193.5 Lakers won series, 4-3 5W LA Clippers @ 4W Memphis LAC 99-98, +4.5, O184 Mem 105-98, -6.5, O185 LAC 87-86, -3, U187 LAC 101-97 OT, -2, O183.5 Mem 92-80, -6.5, U182 Mem 90-88, +2.5, U182 LAC 82-72, +7.5, U176.5 Clippers win series, 4-3 NBA Finals Dallas vs Miami -$180 Mia 92-84, -4.5 U188.5 Dal 95-93, +4.5, U188.5 Mia 88-86, +1.5, U188 Dal 86-83, -3, U187 Dal 112-103, -2.5, O187 Dal 105-95, +4.5, O188 Mavericks win NBA championship, 4-2 Conference Finals Miami vs Chicago Chi 103-82, -2 O181 Mia 85-75, +2.5, U181 Mia 96-85, -5, O180 Mia 101-93 OT, -5, O179.5 Mia 83-80, +3.5, U180 Heat win series, 4-1 Oklahoma City vs Dallas Dal 121-112, -5, O195 OC 106-100, +5, O200 Dal 93-87, +2.5, U200.5 Dal 112-105 OT, +4, O195 Dal 100-96, -6, U199 Mavericks win series, 4-1 Second round Boston vs Miami Mia 99-90, -5, O181 Mia 102-91, -5, O181 Bos 97-81, -3, U183 Mia 98-90 OT, +1.5, O181 Mia 97-87, -5.5, O182 Heat wins series, 4-1 Atlanta vs Chicago Atl 103-95, +8.5 O178 Chi 86-73, -8.5, U181 Chi 99-82, -2.5, O178 Atl 100-88, +3.5, O178.5 Chi 95-83, -8.5, U178.5 Chi 93-73, -3, U178 Bulls win series, 4-2 Dallas vs LA Lakers Dal 96-94, +6 O188.5 Dal 93-81, +7, U188 Dal 98-92, -2, O187.5 Dal 122-86, -2 O187 Mavericks won series 4-0 Memphis vs Oklahoma City Mem 114-101, +6.5, O194.5 OC 111-102, -6.5, O197.5 Mem 101-93 OT, -3, U200 OC 133-123 3OT, +2.5, O198 OC 99-72, -6.5, U199 Mem 95-83, -1.5, U193 OC 105-90, -6.5, O193.5 Thunder wins series, 4-3 First round 8E Indiana vs 1E Chicago Chi 104-99, -12.5, O189 Chi 96-90, -12, U192 Chi 88-84, -4, U189 Ind 89-84, +4.5, U187 Chi 116-89, -9.5, O187 Bulls win series 4-1. 7E Philadelphia vs 2E Miami Mia 97-89, -10.5, U190 Mia 94-73, -9.5, U189.5 Mia 100-94, -4.5, O186 Phil 86-82, +6, U188.5 Mia 97-91, -11, O187 Heat wins series 4-1 6E New York vs 3E Boston Bos 87-85, -6, U197.5 Bos 96-93, -7, U193 Bos 113-96, +3, O191 Bos 101-89, -3.5, U195 Celtics win series 4-0 5E Atlanta vs 4E Orlando Atl 103-93, +9, O181 Orl 88-82, -8.5, U183.5 Atl 88-84, +1.5, U181 Atl 88-85, +2, U178 Orl 101-76, -7.5, U178 Atl 84-81, +2, U178 Hawks win series 4-2 8W Memphis vs 1W San Antonio Mem 101-98, +6.5 O196 SA 93-87, -8, U193.5 Mem 91-88, -2, U191 Mem 104-86, +1.5, O188.5 SA 110-103 OT, -7, O190 Mem 99-91, -3, O189 Grizzlies win series, 4-2 7W New Orleans vs 2W LA Lakers NO 109-100, +11, O184.5 LA 87-78, -11.5, U185.5 LA 100-86, -5, O179.5 NO 93-88, +5.5, U192.5 LA 106-90, -10.5, O183 LA 98-80, -5, U182 Lakers win series, 4-2 6W Portland vs 3W Dallas Dal 89-81, -5, U196.5 Dal 101-89, -3.5, O183 Port 97-92, -5.5 U196.5 Port 84-82, -4, U186.5 Dal 93-82, -5, U184 Dal 103-96, +5, O189 Mavericks win series 4-2 5W Denver vs 4W Oklahoma City OC 107-103, -6, O205 OC 106-89, -4.5, U206.5 OC 97-94, +5, U205 Den 104-101, -3, U205.5 OC 100-97, -7, U205 Thunder wins series, 4-1 Skidmore beat Southern Vermont 128-123 November 23 in 7 OTs, the longest game in D-III history. Here is some knowledge about that historic game: — Southern Vermont led by 7 at half; regulation ended 59-all, meaning there were 118 points scored in regulation, 133 points scored in OTs. — With seven OTs. It was a 75-minute game. SV captain Lance Spratling played all 75 minutes and was an epic 10-40 from the floor; 0-13 from the arc, 10-27 inside the arc, 11-14 from foul line. He had 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 turnovers and the game’s only technical foul. — In regulation, Skidmore was 4-25 behind the arc, SV 1-11; in the OTs, the Thoroughbreds were 9-24 behind the arc, Southern Vermont was 5-14. — Eight guys fouled out, four on each side. — Skidmore’s Quenten Howard, SV’s Greg Holt each played one minute; do you know how buried on the bench you have to be to play only one minute in a 7-overtime game? — Four Southern Vermont starters played 64+ minutes, one Skidmore starter played more than 40. Kid named Melvis Langyintuo had 18 points, 21 rebounds in 36 minutes for Skidmore and he didn’t start. Wonder if he’ll start their next game. NBA Finals Boston vs LA Lakers -$180 Lakers 102-89, -6, O190.5 Celtics 103-99, +5.5, O192.5 Lakers 91-84, +2.5, U192.5 Celtics 96-89, -4, U190.5 Celtics 92-86, -4, U190 Lakers 89-67, -6.5, U190 Lakers 83-79, -7, U189.5 Lakers win NBA championship, 4-3 Conference finals Boston vs Orlando Celtics 92-88, +7, U188.5 Celtics 95-92, +7, U189.5 Celtics 94-71, -3, U189.5 Magic 96-92, +3, U189 Magic 113-92, -7, O190 Celtics 96-84, -3, U189 Boston wins series 4-2 Phoenix vs LA Lakers Lakers 128-107, -6, O210 Lakers 124-112, -5.5, O211 Suns 118-109, -1.5, O220 Suns 115-106, -2, O220.5 Lakers 103-101, -7.5, U216.5 Lakers 111-103, +1.5, U217.5 Los Angeles wins series, 4-2 Second round series Boston vs Cleveland Cavaliers 101-93, -7, O191.5 Celtics 104-86, +6.5, U192.5 Cavaliers 124-95, -1 O193 Celtics 97-87, even, U194 Celtics 120-88, +7, O192.5 Celtics 94-85, -2, U193 Boston wins series, 4-2 Atlanta vs Orlando Magic 114-71, -9, O182.5 Magic 112-98, -9.5, O193 Magic 105-75, even 193.5 Magic 98-84, even U191.5 Orlando wins series 4-0 Utah vs LA Lakers Lakers 104-99, -7, O198.5 Lakers 111-103, -5.5, O198.5 Lakers 111-110, +4.5, O202.5 Lakers 111-97, +3.5, O207 Los Angeles wins series, 4-0 San Antonio vs Phoenix Suns 111-102, -4, O203.5 Suns 110-102, -3 O206 Suns 110-96, +7, U206.5 Suns 107-101, +6.5, O207 Phoenix wins series, 4-0 First round series Chicago vs Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83, -11, U193.5 Cavaliers 112-102, -10.5, O191 Bulls 108-106, even O193.5 Cavaliers 121-98, even O194.5 Cavaliers 96-94, -12.5 O200 Cleveland wins series 4-1 Charlotte vs Orlando Magic 98-89, -10 U187.5 Magic 92-77, -9, U185.5 Magic 90-86, -2, U182 Magic 99-90, even O184 Orlando wins series 4-0 Milwaukee vs Atlanta Hawks 102-92, -8.5, O186 Hawks 96-86, -7.5, U188 Bucks 107-89, -1, O188 Bucks 111-104, even O189.5 Bucks 91-87, +9.5 U191.5 Hawks 83-69, even U189 Hawks 95-74, -8.5 U185 Atlanta wins series 4-3 Miami vs Boston Celtics 85-76, -4, U185 Celtics 106-77, -1 N183 Celtics 100-98, +4 U182 Heat 101-92, -2 O186 Celtics 96-86. -7 U185.5 Boston wins series, 4-1 Oklahoma City vs LA Lakers Lakers 87-79, -7.5 U196.5 Lakers 95-92, -5.5 U192.5 Thunder 101-96, -4 O193 Thunder 110-89, even O195 Lakers 111-87, -6, O194.5 Lakers 95-94, +1, U194.5 Los Angeles wins series 4-2. Portland vs Phoenix Trailblazers 105-100, +9, O204 Suns 119-90, -8.5 O203.5 Suns 108-89, +1.5 U202 Trailblazers 96-87, +2, U202.5 Suns 107-88, -7.5, U204.5 Suns 99-90, +1.5, U200 Phoenix wins series 4-2 San Antonio vs Dallas Mavericks 100-94, -5 U194.5 Spurs 102-88, +3, U195 Spurs 94-90, -3.5, U194 Spurs 92-89, -3 U194 Mavericks 103-81, -5, U191 Spurs 97-87, -4 U196.5 San Antonio wins series 4-2 Utah vs Denver Nuggets 126-113, -5, O208 Jazz 114-111, +6, O213 Jazz 105-93, -2.5, U214 Jazz 117-106, -2.5 O212 Nuggets 116-102, -7 O216.5 Jazz 112-104, -6 O214.5 Utah wins series 4-2 2009 NBA playoffs Orlando vs LA Lakers -$275 Lakers 100-75, -6, U206 Lakers 101-96, OT, -6.5, U206.5 Magic, 108-104, -4.5, O208.5 Lakers 99-91, OT, +4, U208 Lakers 99-86, +4, U207.5 Los Angeles wins NBA title, 4-1 Conference final series Orlando vs Cleveland -$800 Orl 107-106, +8.5, O184 Clev 96-95, -8, U185.5 Orl 99-89, -1.5, U189.5 Orl, 116-114 OT, +1.5, O190 Clev 112-102, -8, O189.5 Orl 103-90, +1.5, O191 Orlando wins series, 4-2 Denver vs LA Lakers -$270 LAL 105-103, -6.5, U213.5 Den 106-103, +5.5, U213 LAL 103-97, +3.5, U212 Den 120-101, -4, O212 LAL 103-94, -6, U212 LAL, 119-92, +5, U211.5 Los Angeles wins series, 4-2 Second round NBA playoff series Orlando vs Boston (-$140) Orl 95-90, +2.5, U188.5 Bos 112-94, -3, O190 Orl, 107-96, -4, O191.5 Bos, 95-94, +5, U194 Bos, 92-88, -2, U190.5 Orl 83-75, -7, U194 Orl 89-70, +2.5, U190.5 Orlando wins series 4-3 Atlanta vs Cleveland Clev 99-72, -11.5, U179.5 Clev 105-85, -11 O179 Clev 97-82, -8.5 U181 Clev 84-74, -10 U183.5 Cleveland wins series, 4-0 Dallas vs Denver (-$200) Den 109-95, -6.5 U208 Den 117-105, -6.5 O206 Den 106-105, +4 O209 Dal 119-117, -2.5, O209 Den 124-110, -6.5, O209 Denver wins series, 4-1 Houston vs LA Lakers (-$1000) Hst 100-92, +6, U193.5 LAL 111-98, -6.5, O194 LAL 108-94, -1.5, O195 Hst 99-87, +8, U197.5 LAL 118-78, -12, U199 Hst 95-80, +7.5, U198 LAL 101-82, -12.5, U199 Los Angeles wins series, 4-3 First round NBA playoff series Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics -$500 Chi 105-103 OT, +8.5 O196 Bos 118-115, -8, O196 Bos 107-86, +4, U202.5 Chi 121-118, 2OT, -3, O202.5 Bos 106-104 OT, -7.5, O199.5 Chi 128-127, 3OT, -3, O200 Bos 109-99, -5.5, O199.5 Boston wins series, 4-3 Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers -$4000 Clev 102-84, -12, O175 Clev 94-82, -17.5 U177 Clev 79-68, -5.5 U178.5 Clev 99-78, -8.5 U179.5 Cleveland wins series 4-0 Philadelpjia 76ers vs Orlando Magic -$900 Phil 100-98, +10, O192.5 Orl 96-87, -10.5, U192.5 Phil 96-94, +3.5 U192.5 Orl 84-81, -4.5, U192 Orl 91-78, -9, U188 Orl 114-89, +6, O187 Orlando wins series, 4-2 Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks -$135 Atl 90-64, -4.5 U186.5 Mia 108-93, +5.5, O184 Mia 107-78, -4, U186 Atl 81-71, +5, U185.5 Atl 106-91, -6, O179.5 Mia 98-72, -4.5, U186 Atl 91-78, -5.5, U180.5 Atlanta wins series, 4-3 Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs -$140 Dal 105-97, +4, O185 SA 102-84, -5.5, U189 Dal 88-67, -5 U191 Dal 99-90, -4.5 N189 Dal 106-93, +5, O189.5 Dallas wins series, 4-1 Houston Rockets vs Portland Trailblazers -$135 Hst 108-81, +5, O182 Port 107-103, -6 O184 Hst 86-83, -6.5, U185 Hst 89-88, -5, U182 Port 88-77, -5.5, U182 Hst 92-76, -5.5 U178.5 Houston wins series, 4-2 Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers -$2500 LAL 113-100, -12.5, O211 LAL 119-109, -12, O212 Utah 88-86, +2.5, U213.5 LAL 108-94, -5, U209 LAL 107-96, -12, U211.5 Los Angeles wins series, 4-1 New Orleans Hornets vs Denver Nuggets -$240 Den 113-84, -7, O195.5 Den 108-93, -6.5 O200.5 NO 95-93, -4.5, U194.5 Den 121-63, +1.5, U194.5 Den 107-86, -10.5 U 197 Denver wins series 4-1 NBA Finals Los Angeles vs Boston Bos 98-88, -2.5, U192.5 Bos 108-102, +1.5, O192.5 LA 87-81, -9.5, U192 Bos 96-91, +9, U191.5 LA 103-98, -6.5, O191 Bos 131-92, -4.5, O191 Celtics win NBA championship, 4-2. Conference Finals Detroit vs Boston, -$150 Bos 88-79, -4.5, U174.5 Det 103-97, +4, U174.5 Bos 94-80, +5, U176 Det 94-75, -5, U176 Bos 106-102, -5, O176 Bos 87-81, +5, U176 Celtics win series, 4-2. San Antonio vs Lakers LA 89-85, -7.5, U196 LA 101-71, -7, U196 SA 103-84, -5.5, U193.5 LA 93-91, +5, U194 LA 100-92, -7, U196 Lakers win series 4-1 2008 NBA Playoffs, second round series Detroit vs Orlando Det 91-72, -6.5, U189.5 Det 100-93, -6, O185 Orl 111-86, -5, O187 Det 90-89, +4.5, U188 Det 91-86, -6.5, U196.5 Pistons win series 4-1 Boston vs Cleveland Bos 76-72, -10, U181 Bos 89-73, -8.5, U177.5 Clev 108-84, -3, O181.5 Clev 88-77, -2, U182 Bos 96-89, -8.5, O182 Clev 74-69, -2, U182 Bos 97-92, -8, O182 Celtics win series, 4-3 San Antonio vs New Orleans NO 101-82, -3.5, O182.5 NO 102-84, -3, O183 SA 110-99, -7, O183 SA 100-80, -6.5, U182.5 NO 101-79, -4.6, U186.5 SA 99-80, -6.5, O184.5 SA 91-82, +3, U184 Spurs win series, 4-3 Utah vs LA Lakers LA 109-98, -8.5, U213 LA 120-110, -6.5, O210.5 Utah 104-99, -5, U 209 Utah 123-115 OT, -4.5, U209 LA 111-104, -8.5, O212.5 LA 108-105, +4, O209 Lakers win series 4-2 2008 NBA Playoffs, first round series 8E- Atlanta vs 1E- Boston (-$6500) Bos 104-81, -15, U189 Bos 96-77, -15, U188.5 Atl 102-93, +8.5, O187.5 Atl 97-92, +7.5, O188 Bos 110-85, -14, O187 Atl 103-100, +9, O188 Bos 95-64, -14, U187 Celtics win series 4-3 7E- Philadelphia vs 2E- Detroit (-$1250) Phil 90-86, +9.5, U179.5 Det 105-88, -10.5, O178.5 Phil 95-75, +4, U180.5 Det 93-84, -5.5, U180 Det 98-81, -10, O178.5 Det 100-77, -5.5, U177.5 Pistons win series 4-2. 6E- Toronto vs 3E- Orlando (-$330) Orl 114-100, -7, O196.5 Orl 104-103, -6.5, O200 Tor 108-94, -4, U205 Orl 106-94, +3, U203 Orl 102-92, -7, U197 Magic wins series, 4-1 5E- Washington vs 4E- Cleveland (-$115) Clev 93-86, -3.5, U188 Clev 116-86, -1.5, O186.5 Wash 108-72, -5.5, U192 Clev 100-97, +5, O191 Wash 88-87, +4.5, U191.5 Clev 105-88, +2.5, O186.5 Cavaliers win series 4-2 8W- Denver vs 1W- LA Lakers (-$600) LAL 128-114, -8, U233 LAL 122-107, -8.5, U230 LAL 102-84, +1.5, U231 LAL 107-101, -4, U224.5 Lakers win series, 4-0 7W- Dallas vs 2W- New Orleans (-$145) NO 104-92, -5, O192.5 NO 124-102, -3.5, O192 Dal 97-87, -5, U196 NO 97-84, +5, U195 NO 99-94, -7, U195.5 Hornets win series 4-1 6W- Phoenix vs 3W- San Antonio (-$110) SA 117-115, 2OT, -4, O194 SA 102-96, -1.5, O191.5 SA 115-99, +6.5, O193.5 Phx 105-86, -7, U194 SA 92-87, -5, U198 Spurs win series, 4-1 5W- Utah (-$230) vs 4W- Houston Utah 93-82, +1, U187 Utah 90-84, +1, U 183.5 Hst 94-92, +6.5, U 193.5 Utah 86-82, -8.5, U185.5 Hst 95-69, -1, U182.5 Utah 113-91, -7.5, O181 Jazz wins series, 4-2 February 6, 2012……… College basketball referee Roger Ayers has worked 69 games this year, more than any official in the country, in roughly 88 days since season started around November 11. Here is part of Ayers’ schedule from last week……..think these guys are overworked? (home team in caps) Jan 28– Virginia 61, NC STATE 60 Jan 29– NORTH CAROLINA 93, Georgia Tech 81 Jan 30– WOFFORD 82, Western Carolina 56 Jan 31– MARQUETTE 66, Seton Hall 59 Feb 1– St John’s 87, DEPAUL 51 Feb 2– UL-LAFAYETTE 72, Denver 71 Lot of games, lot of running, lot of money. All in six days. College knowledge Favorites covered 10 of last 13 national title games; #1 seeds are 5-1 vs spread in last six finals when facing lower seed. Louisville was down 12 in second half Saturday; they’re #2 in country at forcing turnovers, but Michigan is #1 in protecting ball- they hammered VCU, #1 team forcing turnovers. Wolverines were down 10 with 2:32 to go in regional semis, so both teams have stared down grim reaper. Cardinals won last 15 in a row since losing a five-OT game Feb 9; their last nine games went over total. Michigan is 3-2 as an underdog this season; they’re 2-0 vs Big East teams, beating Pitt/Syracuse by 5 points each. Four Wolverine starters played 35+ minutes Saturday; only one sub played more than 5 minutes. Louisville played three subs 10+ minutes Saturday; they won despite a subpar game from Dieng (one shot, no points, 30 minutes). Last #1 seed to lose national title game to lower seed: ’97 Kentucky, to Arizona. E-mail the Armadillo at ffib13@gmail.com Home • MLB • NFL • NHL • Other Sports Basketball • College Football

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