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Butler smoked Vanderbilt 68-49 in Nashville LY; Vandy shot 29% inside the arc, but Bulldogs lost three starters and their coach from LY. They're 2-0 this month, beating Princeton by 3 last game- Tigers were 23-37 on foul line, Vandy 19-26. Commodores scored 83 ppg in winning their first two games by 6-11-- they've made 46% from arc, 59% from foul line.
Richmond won two of first three games, despite shooting 13.8% behind arc; Spiders led Minnesota 59-55 with 7:25 left Sunday, before Gophers ended game on 19-0 run for harder win than final score shows. Hofstra lost by 4 to Monmouth, got waxed at Louisville, beat FDU by 22- they have three starters back and upgraded at coach, bringing Mihalich in.
James Madison is playing 4th game in five nights after winning two of three in event in DeKalb, IL; Dukes have three starters back from 21-15 team LY that won CAA tourney. Detroit lost last game at UConn by 46; they're 0-2 vs D-I teams, shooting 11% outside arc, 36.8% inside. CAA home favorites are 1-3 vs spread; Horizon road underdogs are 8-9.
First road game for LaSalle, which won two home games by total of 10 points, after it lost in OT to Manhattan; Explorers have four starters on team from LY's 24-10 team- they whacked Penn State by 25 LY, making 16-31 behind arc. Penn State beat two stiffs by 12 points each, lost by 10 to Bucknell, which was 10-15 from arc, 24-31 from charity stripe.
Oklahoma State crushed three stiffs to start season; they made 45.6% of 3's, hard to tell much else from games like that. Cowboys have 4 starters back from LY's 24-9 team. Memphis turned ball over 21 times in 95-69 win over Austin Peay; they've got three starters back from 31-5 squad that won game in NCAAs LY. Big X home favorites are 7-5 vs spread.
First road game for DePaul team that scored 81.7 ppg in 2-1 start, losing 75-68 to Southern Miss; Blue Demons turned ball over 23.1% of time- they beat Milwaukee 84-50 LY, in brickfest where teams combined to go 3-32 behind arc. Panthers won last four games (two road wins) after loss by 4 at Loyola in opener. Horizon home teams are 2-5 against spread.
Colorado State lost all five starters from LY; they bounced back to beat Weber State by 21 after losing by 31 at Gonzaga. Rams beat UTEP by 4 at home LY, after leading by 13 in second half, then trailing by point at 2:47 mark. Miners lost by 13 at New Mexico State after beating couple non-D-I teams- they've got three starters back from LY's 18-14 team.
UNLV got smoked at home by UCSB, then nipped Omaha 73-70 in last game; Rebels are inexperienced, their best scorer Jones is playing hurt- they're shooting 50% from foul line, turned ball over 22.1% of the time. Arizona State crushed first three stiffs they played, making 44.6% from arc. Pac-12 favorites are 16-9 against the spread, 2-0 on foreign soil.
USC scored 75.7 ppg in 2-1 start, winning by 16-4 in its two games at home; Trojans made only 25% of 3's so far, 61.5% from foul line- they have -4 turnover ratio. Cal State-Fullerton is 2-1, losing at Seattle by 4 in its only road game, when Seattle made 12-25 from the arc in coming back from 51-33 deficit to win. Big West road underdogs are 4-8 vs spread.
Drexel was 25-38 from foul line in 71-64 win over Elon last night; they played four subs double digit minutes. CAA road underdogs are 5-6 vs spread. Rutgers is 3-1 after holding Canisius to 33% in 66-51 win last night; Knights have wins by 8-1-15 points, despite shooting just 29.3% bheind arc. AAC home favorites are 11-5 against the spread.
First road game for St Bonaventure team that won first three games, all by 22+ points; Bonnies beat Siena last three years, by 15-6-3 points-- they held Saints to 33% with +12 (17-5) turnover ratio in LY's 58-43 win, Siena is 0-3, giving up 76.3 ppg, losing by 12-11-4 points- they are turning ball over 20.6% of time, making 28% from arc, 43.6% inside it.
Auburn got drilled at 111-92 at home by Northwestern State Friday, as Demons made 14-27 from arc, scoring 72 points in second half, 44 in last 10:00 of game that Auburn led by 14 in second half. Tigers won opener by 22 over a stiff. Jacksonville State is 0-4, allowing 80.3 ppg, with last two teams that beat them both ranked outside top 300 in country.
Austin Peay turned ball over 22 times in 95-69 loss at Memphis, only D-I game so far; Governors have four starters back from LY's 8-23 team. Southern Illinois lost three starters from a 14-17 team; Salukis lost first two games by 13-9 points to top 50 teams, making just 26.7% from arc. MVC road teams are 6-6 against spread; OVC home teams are 3-3.
Butler smoked Vanderbilt 68-49 in Nashville LY; Vandy shot 29% inside the arc, but Bulldogs lost three starters and their coach from LY. They're 2-0 this month, beating Princeton by 3 last game- Tigers were 23-37 on foul line, Vandy 19-26. Commodores scored 83 ppg in winning their first two games by 6-11-- they've made 46% from arc, 59% from foul line.
Richmond won two of first three games, despite shooting 13.8% behind arc; Spiders led Minnesota 59-55 with 7:25 left Sunday, before Gophers ended game on 19-0 run for harder win than final score shows. Hofstra lost by 4 to Monmouth, got waxed at Louisville, beat FDU by 22- they have three starters back and upgraded at coach, bringing Mihalich in.
James Madison is playing 4th game in five nights after winning two of three in event in DeKalb, IL; Dukes have three starters back from 21-15 team LY that won CAA tourney. Detroit lost last game at UConn by 46; they're 0-2 vs D-I teams, shooting 11% outside arc, 36.8% inside. CAA home favorites are 1-3 vs spread; Horizon road underdogs are 8-9.
First road game for LaSalle, which won two home games by total of 10 points, after it lost in OT to Manhattan; Explorers have four starters on team from LY's 24-10 team- they whacked Penn State by 25 LY, making 16-31 behind arc. Penn State beat two stiffs by 12 points each, lost by 10 to Bucknell, which was 10-15 from arc, 24-31 from charity stripe.
Oklahoma State crushed three stiffs to start season; they made 45.6% of 3's, hard to tell much else from games like that. Cowboys have 4 starters back from LY's 24-9 team. Memphis turned ball over 21 times in 95-69 win over Austin Peay; they've got three starters back from 31-5 squad that won game in NCAAs LY. Big X home favorites are 7-5 vs spread.
First road game for DePaul team that scored 81.7 ppg in 2-1 start, losing 75-68 to Southern Miss; Blue Demons turned ball over 23.1% of time- they beat Milwaukee 84-50 LY, in brickfest where teams combined to go 3-32 behind arc. Panthers won last four games (two road wins) after loss by 4 at Loyola in opener. Horizon home teams are 2-5 against spread.
Colorado State lost all five starters from LY; they bounced back to beat Weber State by 21 after losing by 31 at Gonzaga. Rams beat UTEP by 4 at home LY, after leading by 13 in second half, then trailing by point at 2:47 mark. Miners lost by 13 at New Mexico State after beating couple non-D-I teams- they've got three starters back from LY's 18-14 team.
UNLV got smoked at home by UCSB, then nipped Omaha 73-70 in last game; Rebels are inexperienced, their best scorer Jones is playing hurt- they're shooting 50% from foul line, turned ball over 22.1% of the time. Arizona State crushed first three stiffs they played, making 44.6% from arc. Pac-12 favorites are 16-9 against the spread, 2-0 on foreign soil.
USC scored 75.7 ppg in 2-1 start, winning by 16-4 in its two games at home; Trojans made only 25% of 3's so far, 61.5% from foul line- they have -4 turnover ratio. Cal State-Fullerton is 2-1, losing at Seattle by 4 in its only road game, when Seattle made 12-25 from the arc in coming back from 51-33 deficit to win. Big West road underdogs are 4-8 vs spread.
Drexel was 25-38 from foul line in 71-64 win over Elon last night; they played four subs double digit minutes. CAA road underdogs are 5-6 vs spread. Rutgers is 3-1 after holding Canisius to 33% in 66-51 win last night; Knights have wins by 8-1-15 points, despite shooting just 29.3% bheind arc. AAC home favorites are 11-5 against the spread.
First road game for St Bonaventure team that won first three games, all by 22+ points; Bonnies beat Siena last three years, by 15-6-3 points-- they held Saints to 33% with +12 (17-5) turnover ratio in LY's 58-43 win, Siena is 0-3, giving up 76.3 ppg, losing by 12-11-4 points- they are turning ball over 20.6% of time, making 28% from arc, 43.6% inside it.
Auburn got drilled at 111-92 at home by Northwestern State Friday, as Demons made 14-27 from arc, scoring 72 points in second half, 44 in last 10:00 of game that Auburn led by 14 in second half. Tigers won opener by 22 over a stiff. Jacksonville State is 0-4, allowing 80.3 ppg, with last two teams that beat them both ranked outside top 300 in country.
Austin Peay turned ball over 22 times in 95-69 loss at Memphis, only D-I game so far; Governors have four starters back from LY's 8-23 team. Southern Illinois lost three starters from a 14-17 team; Salukis lost first two games by 13-9 points to top 50 teams, making just 26.7% from arc. MVC road teams are 6-6 against spread; OVC home teams are 3-3.
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