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**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Dukes (15-8) at Flyers (19-3)

Date: February 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

It's been over two years since Dayton lost a home game in the Atlantic 10, and its recent play hints at that streak stretching on for some time.

Duquesne will try to avoid being the 20th straight conference foe to fall there Tuesday night, while the 19th-ranked Flyers also attempt to match their longest overall winning streak in the last eight seasons.

The overall streak reached seven with Dayton's 98-64 win at George Mason on Saturday. The Flyers (19-3, 9-1) won eight in a row last season but haven't gone beyond that since stringing 13 together in 2007-08.

The latest victories have been increasingly impressive with Dayton shooting 62.9 percent and hitting 14 of 22 from 3-point range against the Patriots. The last three wins have come with the Flyers shooting 53.8 percent and 44.9 from long range.

Charles Cooke scored 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting against George Mason despite coming off the bench for the first time this season after violating a team rule, while Dyshawn Pierre added 15 and Kendall Pollard 13.

Dayton improved to 10-0 when both Pierre and Pollard play. In the last three games, Pollard is averaging 16.3 points and shooting 67.9 percent and Pierre 13.3 on 59.3.

"I think we were just clicking on all cylinders tonight," said Scoochie Smith, who chipped in 10 points with eight rebounds. "Everybody shared the ball. I know everybody made the extra pass and everybody was ready to shoot."

Even so, the most impressive aspect lately has been defense. In its last four games Dayton has allowed an average of 48.8 points on 33.3 percent shooting, including 24.5 from beyond the arc.

The Flyers last lost a home conference game on Jan. 29, 2014, going 19-0 since then with wins by an average of 14.1 points. That includes one win over Duquesne, and the Flyers also opened the season series with a 66-58 road victory over the Dukes. Cooke had 21 points but was the only starter to score over seven as Dayton shot 36.5 percent.

It was their fifth win in six meetings, though the Dukes were missing No. 2 scorer Micah Mason. Duquesne shot 32.7 percent and was 2 of 12 from 3-point range without him.

"We had a hard-fought game up there in our conference opener," said Dayton coach Archie Miller, whose team's ranking is its highest since reaching No. 18 in 2009-10. "Micah Mason was not available in that game, and he is a big, big difference maker for them. As I've watched them play over the course of the season, they continue to get better. Their guard tandem is as good as any in the conference.

"We're going to be in for a battle on Tuesday night."

Duquesne (15-8, 5-5) is 5-2 since a four-game losing streak that included the meeting with Dayton but is coming off a 93-82 home loss to Davidson.

The backcourt Miller spoke of - Mason and top scorer Derrick Colter - combined for 43 points in the loss. Colter had 22 and is averaging 21.8 in his last six games, but that didn't matter against the Wildcats with the Dukes conceding 21 offensive rebounds for the second time in four games.

"We got beat on things that we had been beating people on," coach Jim Ferry told the school's official website. "We got beat on 50-50's, we got outrebounded - we gave up 21 offensive rebounds - and gave up 26 foul shots and they made 17. It was a really disappointing effort on our part."

Colter was limited to 14 on 2-of-12 shooting against the Flyers. His two visits to Dayton have been a disaster with nine total points on 3-of-21 shooting.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Panthers (17-5) at Hurricanes (18-4)

Date: February 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Miami's Sheldon McClellan is the ACC's most efficient scorer while Pittsburgh's James Robinson is the conference's most effective ballhandler.

These players will be key factors when the No. 12 Hurricanes look to stretch their home win streak to 10 on Tuesday night.

McClellan averages 16.4 points, which isn't too impressive, but his ACC-best 61.3 effective field-goal percentage is since it adjusts for the fact that a 3-pointer is worth more than a shot from inside the arc.

The transfer from Texas is shooting 53.7 percent overall and 40.2 on 3-pointers for career highs in both departments.

"He's very, very efficient, he's very unselfish, he's very team-oriented and he's just a fun kid to be around," coach Jim Larranaga said. "I've said this over and over again, I think he's an NBA first-round pick and I think he's an all-league player."

McClellan was mostly on target in two victories for Miami (18-4, 7-3) last week, making 12 of 15 including all four 3-pointers. He scored 12 in Wednesday's 79-70 home win over Notre Dame and 22 in Sunday's 75-68 victory at Georgia Tech.

Pittsburgh (17-5, 6-4) leads the ACC with 18.5 assists per game behind Robinson, who averages 5.3. Even more impressive is his 5.1 assist-to-turnover ratio that is one of the nation's best.

"They are an outstanding passing team, one of the best teams in the country at getting assists and James Robinson has an amazing assist-to-turnover ratio so you really have to rely on your defense and rebounding to keep you in the game," Larranaga said.

Robinson seeks to bounce back after missing all seven shots in Saturday's 64-50 loss to then-No. 9 Virginia, although he had six assists with no turnovers. That started a difficult three-game stretch that concludes with Sunday's visit to No. 9 North Carolina.

"No one gets to slide through without playing a stretch like this," coach Jamie Dixon said. "We've seen this before in the Big East and we're seeing it here in the ACC."

The Panthers are looking for a marquee win to boost their NCAA Tournament profile and their first in four tries against ranked teams. They have alternated wins and losses in their last eight games.

Pittsburgh is shooting 46.4 percent at home in ACC play while going 4-2 compared to 39.4 percent in four on the road. Robinson needs 15 points to reach 1,000 in his career and Jamel Artis needs 19.

These former Big East rivals have split two meetings since the Panthers joined the ACC. McClellan scored 20 in a 67-63 road win March 4 while Pitt's Michael Young led all players with 22.

"We know how good a team they are, they're coming off a win versus Georgia Tech, we're coming off a loss against Virginia so we've gotta go down there and play well and defend better and guard their dribble, guard their penetration," Dixon said.

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Preview: Mountainers (19-4) at Jayhawks (19-4)

Date: February 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

The team that's arguably given Kansas the most trouble in recent seasons might also stand as the biggest threat to its remarkable run of Big 12 titles.

Tenth-ranked West Virginia can increase its chances of ending the No. 6 Jayhawks' 11-year reign when the Mountaineers visit Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night aiming for an unprecedented season sweep.

West Virginia (19-4, 8-2) owns a one-game lead on the Jayhawks by virtue of a 74-63 home victory Jan. 12 that knocked Kansas out of the top spot in the poll. It was the Mountaineers' third win in their last four meetings with Kansas (19-4, 7-3), which has lost 12 regular-season conference games since the start of 2013-14.

History suggests West Virginia will have a hard time duplicating that win. The Jayhawks haven't been swept in a home-and-home set since Iowa State did so in 2000-01 and have won 38 straight at Allen Fieldhouse, where they've defeated 28 consecutive Big 12 opponents.

Two other ranked teams came close to ending those streaks last month, though. Kansas survived a 109-106, triple-overtime thriller with then-No. 2 Oklahoma on Jan. 4 and overcame then-No. 20 Kentucky 90-84 in overtime Jan. 30 behind Wayne Selden Jr.'s career-high 33 points.

West Virginia also put a scare into the Jayhawks in Lawrence on March 3, with Kansas overcoming an 18-point first-half deficit and a knee injury to Perry Ellis to rally for a 76-69 overtime win.

The Mountaineers succeeded in another of the Big 12's notoriously tough venues last week, handing the then-No. 13 Cyclones an 81-76 loss.

'I don't think this group has a lot of fear," coach Bob Huggins said. "Some people go in thinking they can't win. These guys don't ever do that.'

They followed that performance with Saturday's 80-69 victory over then-No. 15 Baylor, giving the program consecutive wins over top 15 teams for the first time since 1957.

Kansas appears to be back on track after a 2-3 stretch that began with the Jan. 12 loss, following the Kentucky win by defeating Kansas State and TCU by a combined 37 points and establishing momentum for a crucial week. The Jayhawks visit the No. 3 Sooners on Saturday.

The Jayhawks were focused in Saturday's 75-56 rout of last-place TCU, building an 18-point halftime lead and outrebounding the Horned Frogs 45-26. That was a stark improvement after being beaten 36-21 on the boards in Wednesday's 77-59 win over Kansas State.

"I thought we rebounded the ball more like men (Saturday) than what we did in prior (games)," coach Bill Self said. "We've been really good or not very good at all in those particular areas. That was much better."

Ellis had 23 points and 10 rebounds while going 11 of 14 from the floor. The senior forward has shot 62.9 percent in averaging 20.2 points over his last five.

The Jayhawks face a stiff challenge on the glass from West Virginia, tops in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage at 42.3.

The Mountaineers, though, will likely be without suspended forward Jonathan Holton, fifth in the Big 12 with 7.5 rebounds per game, for a fourth straight.

West Virginia also tops the nation with 10.3 steals and 19.0 turnovers forced, a factor in last month's win over Kansas. West Virginia recorded 12 steals and forced the Jayhawks into a season-high 22 giveaways.

Kansas also committed 32 fouls that resulted in 47 West Virginia free throws, a reversal from last season's matchup in Lawrence in which the Jayhawks went 34 of 43 from the line compared to 16 of 28 for the Mountaineers.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:46 AM

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Preview: Spartans (20-4) at Boilermakers (19-5)

Date: February 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Caleb Swanigan called Tom Izzo in April to let him know he'd be joining his friend and fellow five-star big man Deyonta Davis at Michigan State in the fall, but the coach seemed more surprised about Swanigan's decision than anything.

It turned out Izzo had a reason to be apprehensive because less than a month later, Swanigan decommitted and signed with Purdue.

Izzo maintains there are no hard feelings as the eight-ranked Spartans visit the No. 18 Boilermakers on Tuesday night seeking an eighth consecutive victory in the series.

Davis' lobbying of his former AAU teammate seemed to work when Swanigan said he thought Michigan State "was the best place for me." His change of heart was a big recruiting coup for coach Matt Painter and Purdue (19-5, 7-4), which has one of the nation's most imposing front lines with Swanigan, A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas.

Swanigan leads the Big Ten with 9.0 rebounds per game, but Izzo has been more than pleased with the development of Davis, who has started the last six and is jumping on the radar of NBA scouts.

"There will be no, 'Let's go beat Purdue because of (Swanigan),'" Izzo said. "We want to beat Purdue because we want to beat Purdue. ... Everything is cool and everything is good. I pull for him, I really do. It doesn't bother me one bit.

"I don't know how it would have ended up if they would have both been here, but I definitely like where I see our guy going and that's the one I coach every day."

Rather than becoming teammates, Swanigan and Davis will be matched up against each other from the opening tip.

"I'm trying to go into it like any other game and just trying to get a win," Swanigan said. "I think it's going to be fun and competitive. (Davis) is a good competitor so it's going to be a challenge for me."

Purdue makes no secret about wanting to get the ball inside, and it shot 56.8 percent from inside the arc Saturday at then-No. 4 Maryland. However, the Boilermakers were 3 of 25 from 3-point range, and the result was a 72-61 loss that was its 18th in a row against top-10 teams since beating second-ranked Ohio State on Feb. 20, 2011.

The Boilermakers are third in the country in rebounding differential at plus-11.8 and are the only team yet to be outrebounded, though the Terrapins matched them with 37.

That allowed Michigan State (20-4, 7-4) to take over the national lead at plus-12.8 after holding a 35-20 edge in Saturday's 89-73 rout at rival Michigan. Bryn Forbes scored 29 points and Denzel Valentine finished with 21, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Spartans, who shot 64 percent for their best performance in nearly three years.

They also hit 14 of 22 from long range - Forbes went 8 of 10 - and lead the conference at 42.4 percent. They've been even better at 58.8 over their last three.

"I'm worried a little bit about becoming a 3-point shooting team. I don't want that," Izzo said after his team won its fourth straight since a three-game skid. "I want to be able to shoot 3s, but we've got to be a balanced team - get it inside, get it outside."

Michigan State is plenty balanced and efficient on both sides of the ball. It ranks third in the Big Ten in shooting (48.4 percent) and scoring (79.4 per game) but also leads the conference in field-goal percentage defense (37.0) and scoring defense (62.9).

Purdue is second in both defensive categories, holding opponents to 38.2 percent from the field and 63.0 points per game.

The Boilermakers, who last beat the Spartans on Feb. 27, 2011, could have guard Kendall Stephens back after he missed the last four due to the death of a close friend.

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Preview: Shockers (17-6) at Bulldogs (6-18)

Date: February 09, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

Senior guard Evan Wessel believes Wichita State's defense can overcome any shortcomings at the other end, though that certainly wasn't the case in the team's second Missouri Valley Conference defeat in the past three years.

The 25th-ranked Shockers are likely to have an easier time as they try to bounce back on the road Tuesday night with their ninth straight win over league-worst Drake.

Wichita State appeared on its way to a 20th straight MVC win and 13th in a row overall Saturday with a 16-point lead in the second half at Illinois State.

The Shockers, however, managed only seven field goals while getting outscored 37-20 in the last 20 minutes of a 58-53 loss that snapped a nine-game MVC road winning streak.

Star guards Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet look to regroup after totaling 17 points on 5-of-21 shooting. VanVleet had averaged 17.7 points while hitting 13 of 23 from 3-point range in his previous six contests for Wichita State (17-6, 11-1).

After falling to 46-2 in conference play since the start of 2013-14 despite limiting the Redbirds to 27.3 percent shooting, the Shockers are determined to solve their issues on the glass. They've been outrebounded 99-64 over their past two games.

"Our defense is part of our rebounding," Wessel said. "They got some second-chance shots that led to their run. We feel like if we any time can play defense at a high-level, then no matter what our offense is doing, we're going to win."

The Shockers still lead the MVC by three games and a win would trim their magic number to clinch at least a share of their second straight regular-season title to two.

"We have to keep the mindset that the next game is the most important game on our schedule," Wessel added. "They're must-wins."

Drake (6-18, 1-11) has lost 15 of 17 but has outrebounded its last five opponents. Ore Arogundade has averaged 8 rebounds in his past four, while Dominik Olejniczak has scored 8.3 per game on 24-of-28 shooting with 5.3 boards in his last seven.

The Shockers had a 38-28 rebounding edge in a 67-47 home win over the Bulldogs on Dec. 31. Baker and VanVleet totaled 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Baker needs four points to match Cliff Levingston for 12th on the school's all-time list at 1,471.

The Shockers should make strides offensively against a Drake team that ranks at the bottom of the league in most defensive categories. The Bulldogs let Northern Iowa shoot 61.8 percent and make 12 3-pointers in Saturday's 82-66 home defeat.

"We need to do a better job of pressuring the basketball, which will give us more time to recover," coach Ray Giacoletti told the school's official website.

Wichita State shot 42.6 percent while limiting Drake to a 37.2 mark, including 6 for 16 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs now lead the MVC with a 40.3 3-point percentage.

Reed Timmer, who ranks third in the MVC at 17.5 points per game, scored 18 against the Panthers but was held to a season-low seven at Wichita State in December.

The Shockers lead the conference with 61.2 points allowed per game and a 39.3 defensive field-goal percentage. They've won the past eight meetings with Drake by an average of 19.8 points, including three straight at the Knapp Center.

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Preview: Hokies (13-11) at Cavaliers (19-4)

Date: February 09, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

A stunning loss to Virginia Tech in early January was the first indicator Virginia wasn't playing its best basketball.

The Cavaliers sure are now.

Back in the thick of the ACC race, the No. 7 Cavaliers should have a little additional incentive to extend its winning streak in Tuesday night's rematch between the intrastate rivals.

The Cavaliers' hopes for a third consecutive ACC regular-season title seemed in peril after three losses in a four-game stretch dropped them to 2-3 in league play on Jan. 17. None was more surprising than the 70-68 Jan. 4 road defeat to the Hokies, last in the conference in each of the previous three seasons.

Virginia (19-4, 8-3 ACC) has certainly restored order since, ripping off six consecutive victories and re-establishing its defensive dominance in the last three. The Cavaliers have yielded 50 points or less in wins over then-No. 16 Louisville, Boston College and Pittsburgh, holding the Panthers to 2 of 13 from 3-point range in Saturday's 64-50 win and the Eagles to 26.5 percent overall in Wednesday's 61-47 victory.

"We've come a long way,' guard Malcolm Brogdon said. 'We've turned a new leaf. We're just trying to build our momentum.'

That defensive efficiency wasn't present when Virginia Tech (13-11, 5-6) ended a seven-game series skid. The Hokies shot 47.1 percent and finished 9 of 17 from 3 in last month's matchup, with Zach LeDay recording 18 of his 22 points in the second half and sealing the upset by blocking London Perrantes' layup in the final seconds.

The Hokies haven't quite been able to build on that signature win under second-year coach Buzz Williams, having lost six of nine since. They've remained competitive, though, with eight of their 11 league games decided by five points or less or in overtime.

Another tight finish ensued Sunday against Clemson, in which LeDay had 19 points and sealed a 60-57 win by going 5 of 6 from the foul line in the final 29 seconds.

'I told them, `We're teetering on the threshold of: Do you want to go this way or this way?'' Williams said. "To an extent, because we're still in the infancy of what we're doing, this will be character-revealed game of our program and our culture. I thought that it was.

"It was another one-possession game. It was just another game that we were up and then it becomes a tie game and you have to play it out.'

Virginia Tech will be tested again in a visit to John Paul Jones Arena, where the Cavaliers have won 16 straight overall and 37 in a row against unranked teams since losing to Iowa in the 2013 NIT quarterfinals.

The Hokies have averaged 52.3 points and shot 35.5 percent in losing three straight in Charlottesville, and they've shot just 38.6 percent in consecutive 60-point efforts against Syracuse and Clemson. Virginia is 17-0 when surrendering 66 or less.

Virginia has been proficient offensively as well during the streak, hitting 44.9 percent of its 3-point attempts. Brogdon, averaging 21.7 points and shooting 55.2 percent from beyond the arc over the stretch, followed a 27-point effort against Boston College with 21 on 6-of-9 shooting against Pittsburgh.

"We're getting him good looks and he's making good decisions," coach Tony Bennett said. "He's shooting the ball well and letting it come. He's playing at a high level, for sure."

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Preview: Musketeers (21-2) at Bluejays (15-9)

Date: February 09, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

(AP) - No Xavier team has won 20 games so quickly or been ranked so high. Yet the No. 5 Musketeers don't seem all that impressed by the inroads they've made in the school's basketball history heading into Tuesday night's game against Creighton.

They're thinking the same as everyone else: This team has the potential to rank as Xavier's best when the season's done.

'We're looking at the bigger picture, playing for something much bigger,' senior guard Remy Abell said.

Xavier has never reached a Final Four. The Musketeers have come close a couple of times, losing to Duke in a regional final in 2004 and to UCLA in 2008. They've reached the Sweet 16 five times in the last eight years, including last season.

With a month to go before tournament time, this Xavier team is ahead of all of those others.

The Musketeers (21-2, 9-2 Big East) opened the season with a school-record 12 straight wins, a streak ended by a 95-64 loss at Villanova on Dec. 31. Freshman point guard Edmond Sumner fell hard to the court in the early minutes of that game and was taken to a hospital in Philadelphia with a concussion.

They became the first team this season to 20 wins last Wednesday with a win over St. John's. In Monday's poll, they moved back to No. 5 for the second time this season, matching the highest ranking in school history.

They still have a shot at the Big East title - No. 1 Villanova visits the Cintas Center on Feb. 24. Beyond that, they've got a chance to get the best NCAA Tournament seed in school history. Xavier was a No. 3 seed in 2003 with David West and again in 2008.

Although the Musketeers won't say it, their opponents will: These Musketeers have the look of a team that is capable of playing all the way to the end of the tournament.

'They have a hell of a team,' Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said after Xavier's 90-82 win on Saturday. 'I think they're a team that can win a national championship. They've got great depth of talent, and they can really score and shoot.'

Their depth, balance and defense have gotten such notice.

Three players scored at least 20 against Marquette, and that's not an anomaly. Four players average double figures, led by sophomore Trevon Bluiett at 15.7 points. Two others average nine per game. Bluiett is the only one averaging 30 minutes a game. Six others average between 20 and 29 minutes.

With such depth, coach Chris Mack can substitute freely and keep a fresh set of players on the court, which helps with the defense and their push-the-pace style of offense.

Also, Xavier is one of the nation's best rebounding teams, getting outrebounded only twice all season. The Musketeers also rank among the Big East's best teams in various defensive categories, too.

'We're a very good offensive team and we have a lot of confidence in our players, but as long as the defense is working right, everything else will just start to fall into place,' junior guard Myles Davis said.

The offense is back to full strength with Sumner fully recovered from his fall at Villanova. The 6-foot-6 point guard can shoot the 3 and get to the basket quickly, making him one of Xavier's top threats. He missed three games and wasn't back in form until the win over Marquette on Saturday, when he had 20 points and five assists in 33 minutes.

'It just took me a while to get back in the groove,' said Sumner, who's averaging 10.9 points. 'I sat out for two weeks. Now I have more confidence in my game.'

Creighton (15-9, 6-5) is looking for a marquee victory to improve its NCAA Tournament chances given its 72-64 win over then-No. 18 Butler on Jan. 23 has lost some luster with the Bulldogs out of the Top 25. The Bluejays snapped a three-game losing streak with an 88-66 rout of DePaul on Saturday as Cole Huff scored 18 of his season-high 28 points in the final 5:14 of the first half and shot 9 of 11 overall.

Coach Craig McDermott was also pleased with the effort on the boards, as the Bluejays outrebounded the Blue Demons 43-25 after being outrebounded by a combined 24 during their skid.

"We've been dominated on the boards the last couple," he said. "Fundamentally, we're a better rebounding team than we've shown recently. I thought we not only blocked out better, but we pursued the ball and that was really my message the last couple of days."

The Bluejays are 1-5 against Top 25 teams this season and have dropped 12 of 13 to ranked opponents. The road team won both games last season, with Xavier winning 74-73 at Creighton on Dee Davis' two free throws with 6.3 seconds left.

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Preview: Tar Heels (19-4) at Eagles (7-16)

Date: February 09, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

Marcus Paige had his best shooting performance in a little more than a month this past weekend but couldn't keep North Carolina from its first losing streak of the season.

The ninth-ranked Tar Heels will seek to end that quickly with a favorable matchup Tuesday night against a Boston College team that is winless in the ACC and was routed by North Carolina just over a week ago.

Paige went 7 of 12 from the floor and 5 of 8 from 3-point range Saturday at unranked Notre Dame while scoring 21 points, but North Carolina lost 80-76. The Tar Heels' senior guard shot 21.1 percent while averaging 6.0 points in his previous six games - including a 71-65 loss to then-No. 19 Louisville on Feb. 1 - and went 5 of 36 from beyond the arc.

North Carolina (19-4, 8-2) held Notre Dame to 34.8 percent shooting and a 3-of-16 performance on 3-pointers, but the Irish went 31 of 38 from the free-throw line. The Tar Heels also forced two turnovers while allowing the home team to convert their 13 miscues into 19 points.

"We have to find some kind of combination of guys that are willing to do it for the entire game," Paige said. "Whether it's five point guards or five centers, we've just got to find five guys ready to compete for the whole game."

North Carolina blew out Boston College 89-62 on Jan. 30 for its most recent victory, extending its winning streak to 12. Brice Johnson led the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds, among his current career-high streak of five double-doubles.

Paige scored 12 points while going 3 of 8 from 3-point range, his best performance during his slump, as the Tar Heels scored 30 points off 23 turnovers.

North Carolina has won eight in a row over the Eagles (7-16, 0-10) and has taken the last three at Boston College. Isaiah Hicks scored a career-high 21 points in last February's visit - a 79-68 victory - and Johnson had 20 points with 10 rebounds.

Boston College has lost its ACC games by an average of 21.4 points and those woes will likely continue with a fourth consecutive matchup against a ranked opponent. The Eagles' 79-49 loss at Louisville on Saturday was their most lopsided of the season.

They're 0-8 against Top 25 teams this season and have lost 15 straight to ranked foes.

Leading scorer Eli Carter (16.1 ppg) was held to two points on 1-of-9 shooting. The senior transfer from Florida had seven points and made 2 of 9 shots against Virginia on Wednesday after scoring 19 versus UNC.

Boston College is the ACC's worst scoring team, averaging 61.6 points on 40.9 percent shooting. It's also connected at a league-low 63.8 percent from the line while earning just 15.0 attempts.

"Our problems have been the same night in and night out. We don't have enough guys playing consistently yet," coach Jim Christian said.

North Carolina is among the league leaders with 84.5 points and hasn't dropped three straight since January 2014.

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Preview: Wildcats (20-3) at Blue Demons (8-15)

Date: February 09, 2016 8:30 PM EDT

Villanova is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history. Its stay at the summit would likely be short-lived if the Wildcats become DePaul's next upset victim.

The Blue Demons, though, have lost 16 in a row to top-ranked teams, a streak the Wildcats can extend in Tuesday night's road matchup with Daniel Ochefu possibly returning.

Villanova ascended to No. 1 after a 72-60 win over then-No. 11 Providence on Saturday, which avenged its only Big East loss, and Oklahoma's 80-69 defeat at Kansas State.

"We're honored and humbled to have been voted No. 1," coach Jay Wright said. "There's still a lot of basketball left to be played and handling this will be another challenge for our team. We look forward to it."

Darryl Reynolds had a career-high 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds in the Wildcats' sixth consecutive road win and third in a row overall. The junior forward, averaging 3.0 points and 4.7 rebounds, has started the past four games with Ochefu out because of a violation of team rules and a concussion.

Ochefu, averaging 9.7 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds, tweeted Monday that he has been cleared to return but it's uncertain if that will happen Tuesday.

His presence could go a long way toward helping Villanova (20-3, 10-1) avoid becoming the second straight ranked team to lose at DePaul. The Blue Demons (8-15, 2-9) topped the Friars 77-70 last Tuesday.

They also beat then-No. 20 George Washington 82-61 on Dec. 22 and won 57-56 at Marquette on Jan. 20.

"It goes without saying that when you create national attention and draw attention to yourself - particularly when it's this positive - that you can build on it," coach Dave Leitao said. "We're doing two things right now: We're trying to coach the heck out of a team and we're trying to build a program."

The Blue Demons' Myke Henry, averaging 15.0 points, scored 27 and added 11 rebounds against Providence. He had 22 points and eight boards at Creighton on Saturday, but DePaul was blown out 88-66.

Second-leading scorer Billy Garrett Jr. (13.2 ppg) had no points for the second time in his career while going 0 for 2 from the floor. He totaled 34 in his previous two games, both against ranked teams.

The Blue Demons are 3-18 all-time against No. 1 opponents and haven't beaten one since Dec. 27, 1952.

Villanova has won 10 straight over DePaul and taken the last six meetings by an average of 20.0 points.

Ryan Arcidiacono led the way with 18 points in the most recent, a 68-55 road victory Jan. 31, 2015. The senior guard has averaged 16.6 points and 60.9 percent shooting in five lifetime matchups, going 17 of 31 from 3-point range.

Arcidiacono has averaged 18.3 points and 60.7 percent from the floor while hitting 11 of 19 from beyond the arc in three games at DePaul. The Wildcats have won five straight there.

Henry has managed nine total points in his two contests against Villanova.

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Preview: Bulldogs (13-8) at Wildcats (17-6)

Date: February 09, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

For nearly two years, Kentucky has rarely been threatened at Rupp Arena. Despite history indicating that's likely to continue Tuesday night, the Wildcats aren't taking defensive-minded Georgia lightly.

No. 22 Kentucky looks to continue its dominance in all facets as it goes for the second-longest winning streak at Rupp.

Kentucky (17-6, 7-3 SEC) has won 33 straight home games by an average of 21.3 points and only six have been decided by 10 or fewer.

The Wildcats are still a long way off from the team-record 54-game win streak at Rupp set from 2009-12, but they tied the second-longest with Saturday's 80-61 victory over Florida.

Kentucky has won nine of the last 10 home matchups with Georgia (13-8, 6-4), including five straight following a 69-58 victory Feb. 3, 2015.

Coach John Calipari is anticipating a much tougher test from the Bulldogs, who allow a conference-low 37.6 percent shooting and 67.7 points per game. They limited Auburn to 25.9 percent from the floor and 19.4 from 3-point range in Saturday's 65-55 win.

Georgia, though, is 1-5 on the road.

"It's great position defense," Calipari said. "(Coach Mark Fox is) mixing up a matchup 3-2, 2-3 zone, and he's doing some things that put them in great position so that you're getting one tough shot and they're rebounding the ball - and they're rebounding with all five."

The Wildcats aren't too shabby defensively themselves, especially at home. They've held opponents to 62.7 points per game and 38.3 percent shooting while outrebounding them by an average of 10.5 in 13 games.

Star freshman Jamal Murray helped out on the other end of the court Saturday. The guard had a season-high 35 points while connecting on 13 of 21 shots, including 8 of 10 from beyond the arc. He's set a team record by making at least one 3 in his first 23 games.

"This is the way I should have been shooting all season," said Murray, the team leader with 18.3 points per game. "Now I just have to keep it going."

Tyler Ulis is averaging 21.5 points and 7.0 assists over the last six games after getting 18 and 11 against the Gators. The sophomore guard only totaled eight points while the Wildcats won both meetings with Georgia last season.

Kentucky could be without Alex Poythress for a second straight game due to a right knee injury. The senior forward leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game while ranking third with 10.0 points.

"He had the swelling on the knee," Calipari said. "They took an X-ray, I don't think the X-ray showed anything. But there's some reason it is, so it'll be day to day."

If Georgia is going to win at Rupp for the first time since 2009, it will likely need to show some improvement from the floor. The Bulldogs have shot 36.8 percent over the last two games, but the defense yielded 28.7 to spur wins in both.

Leading scorer J.J. Frazier went 6 for 21 from the field while totaling 29 points over those two. That followed a three-game stretch during which he averaged 24.3 points on 52.2 percent shooting.

Frazier had eight points in the last visit to Lexington, while forward Yante Maten had 13 with nine boards.

Maten has 30 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks over the last two games, and his 2.1 blocks per game rank third in the SEC.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:48 AM

Re: CBB Betting Info. 2/9

Tuesday's Tip Sheet
By Brian Edwards

**Michigan State at Purdue**

-- These teams are in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten standings. Purdue and Michigan St. have 7-4 league records along with Michigan. This trio of schools trails league-leading Iowa by three games. The Westgate SuperBook opened this game as a pick ‘em, while The Wynn in Las Vegas sent out Purdue (19-5 straight up, 12-8 against the spread) as a one-point home favorite.

-- Matt Painter’s squad has won 13 of 14 home games while posting a 7-3 spread record.

-- Michigan State (20-4 SU, 14-9 ATS) might have played its best games of the season Saturday in Ann Arbor, where it destroyed arch-rival Michigan 89-73 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. The Spartans led by 16 at halftime and by more than 20 for a decent chunk of the second half. They dominated the boards with a 35-18 advantage and also drained 14-of-22 from 3-point land (63.6%). Bryn Forbes splashed the nets eight times from downtown in only 10 attempts en route to scoring a game-high 29 points. Denzel Valentine tallied 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Matt Costello added 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot.

-- Tom Izzo’s team has won five of its seven road contests, going 4-3 ATS.

-- When MSU lost three in a row, Izzo dubbed the span a “mid-life crisis” for this team. Since then, the Spartans have won four in a row both SU and ATS. As usual, Izzo has fixed his what was ailing his squad and has it playing its best basketball at the right time.

-- Valentine averages team-bests in scoring (18.6 points per game), assists (6.7 APG) and steals (0.9 SPG). The senior slasher pulls down 7.8 RPG and is shooting at a 44.0 percent clip from 3-point range.

-- Costello, Sparty’s senior center (9.8 PPG), averages a team-high 8.3 RPG and also has 29 blocked shots and 16 steals.

-- Purdue is mired in a 1-4 ATS slump after dropping a 72-61 decision Saturday at Maryland as a 5.5-point underdog. Senior center A.J. Hammons scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

-- Hammons averages team-highs in scoring (14.5 PPG), field-goal percentage (60.0%) and blocked shots (2.4 BPG). He also collects 8.0 RPG.

-- Purdue is 16th in the country in scoring defense (63.0 PPG), 11th in field-goal percentage defense (38.2%) and 24th at defending the 3-point line (30.6%).

-- Michigan St. has won seven in a row over Purdue, producing a 6-1 spread record during that stretch. This is the first meeting this season.

-- The ‘under’ is 13-10 overall for the Spartans, but the ‘over’ is 4-3 in their road assignments. -- The ‘under’ is 11-9 overall for the Boilermakers, 5-5 in their home outings.

-- The ‘over’ has cashed in six straight head-to-head meetings between these Big Ten adversaries.

-- Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

**West Virginia at Kansas**

-- The Westgate SuperBook opened Kansas (19-4 SU, 13-8 ATS) as a seven-point favorite.

-- Bill Self’s squad is unbeaten in 12 home games, going 6-4 ATS.

-- Since losing at Iowa St. on Jan. 25, KU has won three in a row both SU and ATS, including a 75-56 win Saturday at TCU as a 13-point road favorite. Perry Ellis led the way with 23 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Ellis made 11-of-14 shots from the field and his only free-throw attempt. Devonte Graham produced 15 points, four rebounds, two steals and three assists without a turnover. Graham knocked down 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. Frank Mason added 12 points, six assists and four boards.

-- Ellis, KU’s senior power forward, averages 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. He has three double-doubles and has scored in double figures in 23 of his team’s 24 games. Ellis is shooting at a 52.2 percent clip from the field and a 47.4 rate from 3-point range.

-- KU’s Wayne Seldon Jr. is averaging 14.5 PPG, draining 44.6 percent of his attempts from long distance. Mason (13.0 PPG) pulls down 4.8 RPG and has a 109-49 assists-to-turnovers ratio. Graham (10.7 PPG) is also scoring in double figures, burying 42.2 percent of his shots from 3-point range.

-- KU is sixth in the nation in 3-point shooting, making 42.2 percent of its attempts. The Jayhawks are 14th in scoring (83.3 PPG) and 15th in field-goal percentage (48.8%).

-- Kansas is a No. 2 seed in the West Region of Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology report at ESPN.com. KU is No. 5 in the RPI Rankings, sporting a 4-3 record against the Top 25, a 7-3 ledger versus the Top 50 and an 11-3 mark against the Top 100. The Jayhawks owns quality wins at home over Kentucky, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State and Oregon State. They have road wins at San Diego State. and at Texas Tech, in addition to neutral-court scalps of UCLA and Vanderbilt.

-- West Virginia (19-4 SU, 13-7 ATS) is atop the Big 12 standings with an 8-2 record in league play. The Mountaineers lead Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas by one game (though Texas and OU play each other Monday night).

-- WVU has been an underdog four times, compiling a 3-1 spread record with two outright victories at Iowa St. and vs. Kansas.

-- Bob Huggins’s team has won five of its seven road games, going 4-3 ATS.

--WVU is 13th in the nation in defending the 3-point line, forcing foes into making only 29.7 percent of their launches from downtown. The Mountaineers rank No. 39 in the country in scoring defense (65.4 PPG).

-- West Virginia is No. 10 in the RPI, going 6-4 against Top-50 foes and 8-4 versus the Top 100. The Mountaineers have wins at Kansas State, at Iowa State and at Texas Tech, in addition to victories over San Diego State and James Madison on a neutral floor. They have home triumphs over Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor.

-- After getting smashed 88-71 at Florida two Saturdays ago, WVU responded with back-to-back win at Iowa State (81-76) and vs. Baylor (80-69). Huggins’s club knocked off the Bears by 11 Saturday in Morgantown, hooking up its betting backers as a six-point home ‘chalk.’ Daxter Miles Jr. scored 20 points thanks to hitting 4-of-5 shots from 3-point range. Jaysean Paige scored 17 points, while Devin Williams added 16 points and seven boards. Nathan Adrian contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.

-- West Virginia has won three of the last four head-to-head meetings against KU. The Mountaineers have taken the cash in all four of those encounters, including a 74-63 win on Jan. 12 as one-point home underdogs. Paige scored a game-high 26 points and also had five steals and four rebounds. Williams added 17 points, 12 rebounds, two steals, one assist and one blocked shot.

-- The ‘under’ is 13-7 overall for KU, 6-4 in its home games. The Jayhawks have seen the ‘under’ go 7-2 in their last nine outings.

-- The ‘under’ is 10-9-1 overall for WVU, but the ‘over’ is 5-1-1 in its seven road assignments.

-- ESPN2 will have telecast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:48 AM

Re: CBB Betting Info. 2/9

NCAA Basketball Betting 3-Point Play: Three Interesting Feb. 9 Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews

Villanova has been a very good basketball program for many years, so I was surprised to hear that the Wildcats had never been the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll until Monday. They jumped up from No. 3, with both previous No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 North Carolina losing last week (Heels did it twice). The Wildcats had been ranked No. 2 seven times, most recently in the final poll of last season. Of course, Villanova won the 1985 national title in upset fashion over heavy favorite Georgetown, but the AP doesn't do a poll after the season.

No. 1 Villanova at DePaul (+13.5)

An 8:30 p.m. ET tipoff for this Big East game on Fox Sports 1. Villanova (20-3, 10-1) certainly deserves that No. 1 ranking (it also is in the USA Today poll) as the Wildcats' three losses are to ranked teams Oklahoma, Virginia and Providence. Nova got payback on the Friars on Saturday, winning 72-60 at Providence. Darryl Reynolds, Josh Hart, Kris Jenkins and Jalen Brunson combined for 52 points, 25 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and five steals. Those were four of the team's starters and they entered this season with just a combined four starts in their college careers. Villanova played a third straight game without center Daniel Ochefu, who is dealing with a concussion. He averages 9.7 points and 8.3 rebounds and is questionable for this one. Reynolds has been starting for him.

DePaul (8-15, 2-9) lost at Creighton 88-66 on Saturday. The Bluejays used a 12-0 run to lead 33-17 and wouldn't look back. Myke Henry led the Blue Demons with 22 points and eight rebounds. It was his second straight game with at least 20 points, a career first for the senior. This is the first meeting of the season between the Blue Demons and Wildcats. Villanova won both last season, including by 13 outside Chicago.

Key trends: Villanova is 19-7 ATS in its past 26 vs. teams with a losing record. DePaul has covered only four of its past 15 in the Big East. The Wildcats are 5-1 ATS in the past six meetings.

I'm leaning: DePaul covers.

No. 9 North Carolina at Boston College (+20)

This ACC game tips off at 9 p.m. ET and isn't nationally televised, which is unusual for North Carolina. UNC (19-4, 8-2) is on its first two-game losing streak of the season. The Heels lost last Monday at ranked Louisville and then were beaten Saturday at Notre Dame, 80-76. The Irish turned it over just twice, the fewest against a Roy Williams-coached Heels squad. That helped make up for the fact that the Irish were just 3-for-16 from 3-point range. Notre Dame got 38 free-throw attempts, making 31 of them. That latter number is the second-most against a Williams-coached UNC squad. Brice Johnson scored 14 points and had 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double and 14th of the season for Carolina.

Boston College (7-16, 0-10) lost its 10th straight on Saturday and none have been close. Louisville did the deed this time, 79-47 at home. The Cardinals jumped out to a 19-2 lead and it was over. Eagles leading scorer Eli Carter was just 1-for-9 from the field for two points. Only one BC player scored in double figures and that was Sammy Barnes-Thompkins with 11. These teams played in Chapel Hill on Jan. 30 and the Heels won 89-62. BC was down just one, 24-23, before the Heels blew it open with a 15-0 run. Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Carolina, which scored 30 points off 23 BC turnovers. Carter had 19 for Boston College.

Key trends: The Heels are 10-2 ATS in their past 12 vs. teams with a losing record. BC is 2-9-1 ATS in its past 12 vs. the ACC. The Heels are 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings.

I'm leaning: Boston College.

No. 8 Michigan State at No. 18 Purdue (pick'em)

A 7 p.m. ET tip for this Big Ten game on ESPN. Michigan State (20-4, 7-4) has won four straight in impressive fashion since a three-game skid. The Spartans visited a good Michigan team on Saturday and rolled 89-73. Bryn Forbes hit seven 3-pointers and had 23 points in the first half alone; he finished with 29 points. Forbes has hit 14 of his past 20 from long range. Denzel Valentine had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Michigan State. Sparty shot a season-best 64 percent from the field. It was MSU's largest margin of victory in Ann Arbor since 2001. The Spartans led by as many as 30 with 2:48 to play. The news isn't all good for MSU as point guard Tum Tum Nairn could be out another month with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He hasn't played since Jan. 14.

Purdue (19-5, 7-4) lost at Maryland 72-61 on Saturday. The Boilermakers led by four with just under six minutes left but the Terps went on a game-clinching 9-0 run. It was their 12th straight loss on the road to a Top 5 team. Purdue hasn't beaten a ranked team yet this season. Its last over a Top 10 team was Feb. 2, 2011, against No. 2 Ohio State. It is 13-1 at home this season, with the lone loss to a very good Iowa team. This is the only regular-season meeting between the teams. The Spartans have won the past seven in the series.

Key trends: Purdue is 8-2 ATS in the past 10 after a loss. MSU is 6-1 ATS in the past seven meetings.

I'm leaning: Purdue.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:48 AM

Re: CBB Betting Info. 2/9

NCAAB

Notes for Tuesday's games..........

Dayton won 66-58 at Duquesne Jan 2, despite going 3-25 on arc; Flyers won five of last six series games, winning by 16-26 points in last couple played here. Dayton won its last seven games, covering five of last six- they're 3-2 as A-14 home favorite. Dukes won five of last seven games, but they're 0-3 as road underdogs. Four of their five A-14 losses are by 11+ points. A-14 double digit home favorites are 12-9 vs spread.

Miami is 5-0 at home in ACC, with all five wins by 9+ points; visitors won both their ACC games with Pitt- 'canes won 67-63 here LY, after losing 59-55 in OT at Miami in '14. Panthers are 3-4 in last seven games; they're 2-2 as ACC road dogs- their road wins are by 2-4. Miami is 5-0 as an ACC home favorite, with home wins by 13-13-14-11-9. ACC home favorites of 9 or less points are 12-15 vs spread.

West Virginia outscored Kansas 33-13 on foul line in 74-63 home win vs Jayhawks Jan 12, despite Kansas making 10-20 on arc. WVa is 0-3 in its Big X visit to Lawrence, losing by 26-14-7 points. Mountaineers are 8-2 vs spread in Big X, 2-0 as road dogs- they won last four games. Kansas won four of last five games; they're 2-3 as a home favorite. Big X home favorites of 7 or less points are 7-5 vs spread.

Michigan State won its last seven games with Purdue, winning last three visits here, by 14-13-15 points. Spartans won last four games, with last three all by 16+ points- they're 4-2 on road, losing at Iowa, Wisconsin. Purdue split its last four games, losing to Iowa/Maryland; they're 3-2 as Big 14 home favorite. Big 14 home teams are 4-8 vs spread in tilts with spread of three or less points. MSU is 47 of last 80 behind the arc.

Cincinnati is 5-0 vs Central Florida in AAC games, winning 77-49/56-46 in two visits here. Bearcats won four of last five games, but are 0-3 as a road favorite, with only road wins in five tries by 1-3 points. UCF lost four of its last five games; they're 1-2 as home underdog, losing last three home games by 11-26-2 points/ AAC double digit underdogs are 9-12 against the spread this season, 2-3 at home.

Buffalo won 73-68 at Toledo Jan 30, Bulls' 7th win in last nine games in series; Rockets won 92-88 at Buffalo LY, its first win in last four visits here. Buffalo won its last four games, scoring 79.8 ppg; they're 3-0 as a home favorite, winning home games by 13-12-10 points. Toledo is 3-1 as a road underdog; they're 1-0 as a MAC dog. MAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 9-5 against the spread.

Tennessee lost 83-77 at Auburn Jan 2, in game they led at half by hoop; it was Tigers' first loss in last nine series games. Auburn lost last seven visits to Knoxville, where Pearl had his best success, with last six losses all by 8+ points. Vols are favored for first time in 11 SEC games; they're 3-2 at home in SEC. Auburn is depleted by injury/suspension; they are 0-4-1 as a road dog. SEC home favorites of 9+ points are 9-7 vs spread.

Virginia got upset 70-68 at Virginia Tech Jan 4; Hokies made 9-17 on arc in their first series win in last eight games. Tech lost last three visits to UVa by 18-20-12 points. Tech is 9-2 vs spread in ACC, 3-2 as a dog on road; their road losses are by 24-2-9-8 points. Cavaliers won their last six games, but failed to cover last three home games. ACC home faves of 15+ points are 4-3 against the spread.

Creighton is 3-2 vs Xavier in Big East play; road team won both series games LY- underdogs are 4-1 vs spread in series. Musketeers are 3-1 as a road favorite but covred only two of last six games overall. Creighton is 3-3 at home in conferemce; they lost three of last four overall, with only win over DePaul. Big East home squads are 4-6 against the spread in games with spread of 4 or less points.

Kentucky won its last four games with Georgia, winning last five here, by 8-6-30-25-11 points. Wildcats won four of last five games, are 4-1 as home favorite, with four five SEC home wins by 19+ points. Georgia is also 4-1 in its last five games; they're 2-1 as road dog, with road losses by 14-1-4 points. Dawgs are 1-4 on SEC road, with losses by 14-1-4-10 points. SEC double digit home favorites are 7-6 against the spread.

Arkansas made 16-24 on arc in 82-68 home win over Mississippi State Jan 9, is fifth series win in row; Hogs won last two visits here, by four points each. Arkansas lost four of last six games, dropping last three on road by total of nine points. Bulldogs are 1-3 at home; all four games were decided by 6 or less points. SEC home teams are 7-11 against the spread in games with spread of 3 or less points.

Florida made 11-20 on arc in 80-71 win at Ole Miss Jan 16, Gators' first win in last five series games. Rebels' 62-61 win here LY was their first in last six visits to Swamp. Florida won five of last seven games; they are 3-2 as home favorite, with home wins by 14-6-3-32-4 points. Rebels won three of last four games, are 0-3 as a road dog. SEC home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-4 against the spread.

New Mexico shot 57% inside arc, beat Utah State 77-59 at home Jan 9; Lobos are 5-0 vs Aggies in Mountain West games, winning 78-65/66-60 in two visits here. New Mexico won four of last five games, is 3-2 on MW road, losing at UNLV/San Diego State. Aggies lost last five games (1-4 vs spread); three of those five losses were by 12+ points. Home underdogs of 4 or less points are 2-6 vs spread in Mountain West.

**TheGame** · 02-09-2016, 07:48 AM

Re: CBB Betting Info. 2/9

'College Hoops'

West Virginia at Kansas February 9, 7:00 EST

Kansas Jayhawks (19-4, 13-8 ATS) and West Virginia Mountaineers (19-4, 13-7 ATS) collide in Lawrence Tuesday night. Kansas has one of the better teams in the country on offense, where Jayhawks feature four double digit scorers dropping 83.3 points/game on 48.8% shooting including a deadly 42.2% from long range. Defensively, Jayhawks are allowing opponents 68.9 points/game on 40.7 from the field, 33.4% from outside.

Mountaineers with four of its own players in double digits are no slouches at putting the ball in the hoop. Mountaineers hit 46.1% from the field, 31.7% from outside in netting 81.0 per/contest. Defense the moniker for Mountaineers with its relentless press are giving up 65.4 per/contest on 41.7% from the field, 29.7% from long range.

Life on the road in college basketball is never easy especially at Allen Fieldhouse where Jayhawks have a 35-0 stretch going with a 20-10-2 record in lined games. However, hard to leave +5.5 points on the table. Jayhawks do not respond against the betting line vs a defensive minded team. In the past eighteen netting =< 70.0 points Jayhawks are 4-13-1 ATS. Jayhawks are also 3-7 ATS as chalk of six or less points. Wouldn't surprise if Mountaineers moved the mark to 4-0 SU/ATS last four vs Jayhawks.

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