North Carolina State at North Carolina
--Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened North Carolina as a 10-point home favorite over North Carolina State, with the total set at 151.
--NC State (11-4 straight up, 7-4 against the spread) has alternated wins and losses both SU and ATS the past five games after beating 16th-ranked Georgia Tech Saturday as a home ?pick,? 76-72.
--Scooter Sherrill netted 18 points, while Marcus Melvin also had 18 with 12 rebounds and three assists. Ilian Evtimov pitched in with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
--The Wolfpack have struggled to a 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS road record, losing by an average score of 64-59.
--North Carolina (12-4 SU, 9-5 ATS) has also been inconsistent by alternating wins and losses both SU and ATS the previous five outings. The 15th-ranked Tar Heels continued that trend with Saturday?s victory over Virginia as a 15 ?-point home ?chalk,? 96-77.
--Rashad McCants led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, while teammate Sean May added 17 and six rebounds. UNC only led by two points at the half before outscoring the Cavaliers 54-37 in the second half.
--Coach Roy Williams? team is 10-1 SU and 8-2 ATS at home, routing opponents by an average score of 95-77.
--NC State has dominated the Tar Heels the last four meetings, winning all four games both SU and ATS. The Wolfpack took both games last year as a five-point home favorite, 86-77, and as a 2 ?-point road underdog in overtime, 75-67.
--ESPN will provide coverage of this ACC tilt beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Oklahoma at Baylor
--LVSC installed Oklahoma as an eight-point road ?chalk? over Baylor.
--Oklahoma (11-4 SU, 2-8 ATS) ended a four-game losing skid both SU and ATS by beating Kansas State Saturday as an 8 ?-point home favorite, 61-49.
--Jason Detrick poured in 24 points, making him the only Oklahoma player to reach double digits in scoring. Marques Hayden and Lance Harris each netted eight points in the victory.
--The Sooners have struggled to a 1-3 road record both SU and ATS, falling by an average score of 77-61.
--Baylor (6-11 SU, 5-4 ATS) ended a five-game SU losing skid Saturday by slipping past Iowa State as an 8 ?-point home underdog, 63-59.
--Corey Herring accounted for 16 points, while Harvey Thomas netted 12 and RT Guinn had 10 and seven rebounds.
--The Bears are a modest 5-6 SU and 3-1 ATS on their home court.
--Oklahoma is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS the previous four encounters with Baylor. The Sooners dumped the Bears last year as a six-point road favorite, 67-54, and as a 15 ?-point home ?chalk,? 91-42.
--Oklahoma forward Kevin Bookout is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.
--This Big XII contest tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Southern Cal at UCLA
--LVSC lists UCLA as a 5 ?-point home favorite over Southern Cal.
--Southern Cal (8-9 SU, 6-10 ATS) is just 1-4 SU (but 3-2 ATS) the past five games after Saturday?s setback to second-ranked Stanford as a 16-point road underdog, 77-67.
--The Trojans led 34-28 at halftime before being steamrolled 49-33 in the second half. Desmon Farmer had 19 points and three assists, while Lodrick Stewart netted 13. Nick Curtis had 10 points and four rebounds.
--The Trojans are 3-5 SU and 5-3 ATS away from home, losing by an average score of 76-69.
--UCLA (9-6 SU, 9-5 ATS) is mired in a three-game losing funk both SU and ATS after falling to California Saturday as a 5 ?-point road underdog, 76-62.
--The Bruins led 31-30 at halftime before being outscored 46-31 in the second half. Dijon Thompson led the team with 17 points, while TJ Cummings had 12 with six rebounds.
--UCLA sports a 7-2 SU and 5-3 ATS home record, winning by an average of just 71-69.
--Southern Cal is 3-1 SU and 2-1 ATS the previous four meetings with UCLA. The Trojans prevailed last year as a 5 ?-point road underdog, 80-75, and as a 4 ?-point home favorite, 86-85.
--This Pac-10 matchups begins at 10:30 p.m. ET.
