College basketball Tip Sheet

[Senor Capper]

**Dayton at Xavier**


--Dayton (16-3 SU, 10-7 ATS) has won nine consecutive games since losing at Duke. The Flyers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six outings.

--Dayton is 5-3 SU on the road, 4-3 ATS.

--Xavier (16-4 SU, 10-9 ATS) has won seven straight games, covering the spread in six of those matchups.

--The Muskateers are 10-1 SU at home, 6-4 versus the number.

--Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET.

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**Kansas at Kansas State**

--Kansas (16-5 SU, 8-9 ATS) is 4-2 ATS in true road games.

--The Jayhawks are off a 76-70 home win over Missouri as a 14-point favorite. The 146 combined points fell ?under? the 155-point total, giving the ?under? a 10-5 record in KU games.

--Kansas swept the season series last year from its in-state rivals with a pair of double-digit wins that provided pointspread covers. Roy Williams? team won the first meeting this season on Jan. 18, knocking off the Wildcats 81-64 as a 19-point favorite.

--This Kansas State (11-9 SU, 10-5 ATS) club has been a great team to back in recent weeks. In fact, the Wildcats have cashed tickets for gamblers in nine of their last 10 games.

--KSU is 9-2 SU at home, 5-1 ATS.

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**BYU at Wyoming**

--BYU (15-5 SU, 12-6 ATS) hits the road to Laramie with a 5-3 spread record on the road.

--The Cougars drilled Air Force in their last outing, holding the Falcons to a season-low scoring output in a 65-33 home win as 11-point favorites.

--The 'over' is 3-0 in BYU games.

--Wyoming (16-4 SU, 6-10 ATS) returns home after going 2-1 both SU and ATS in three consecutive road games.

--The Cowboys are 10-0 SU at home but only 3-4 versus the number.

--These teams split the season series last year, with each team dealing out double-digit wins on their respective home floors.

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Indiana will try to avenge an earlier loss to the Spartans. (AP)
**Michigan State at Indiana**

--Michigan State (12-8 SU, 9-9 ATS) has struggled mightily on the road, with a 2-7 SU record to go with a 3-6 spread mark.

--The Spartans have won three of their last four games, but we should point out that all three of those wins were in East Lansing. On the road, Tom Izzo?s troops have dropped five in a row SU, four straight versus the number.

--Indiana (14-7 SU, 9-12 ATS) won two of three meetings between these teams last year, but Michigan State captured a 61-54 home win over the Hoosiers as a 3 1/2-point favorite when these teams met nearly two weeks ago.

--We should point out that IU guard Bracey Wright (17.6 PPG) missed the previous meeting due to a back injury.

--ESPN will televise this game at 7 p.m. ET.

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**Villanova at Miami**

--Villanova (12-8 SU, 10-8 ATS) has lost three in a row both SU and ATS.

--The Wildcats are 5-7 SU on the road, 6-6 ATS.

--Miami (9-9 SU, 6-6 ATS) won a pair of games over ?Nova last year, winning 76-58 in South Florida as a nine-point 'chalk.'

--The 'Canes have lost five of their last seven games. However, we should point out UM?s 10-2 SU record at home to go with a 3-3 spread mark.

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**California at Oregon**

--Cal (14-4 SU, 10-5 ATS) is 6-2 ATS on the road.

--Prior to Thursday?s game at Oregon State, the Golden Bears had posted a 4-1-1 spread record in their last six outings.

--Oregon (15-5 SU, 7-11 ATS) is 11-1 SU at home, 4-6 ATS.

--The Ducks have won five of their last six games, but they have only covered the spread in two of their last eight outings

 

[Senor Capper]

SEC basketball notebook

SEC basketball notebook

After Tuesday night's massacre at Rupp Arena, Kentucky has left no doubt -- none! -- that it is playing the best basketball in the SEC right now, if not the entire country. The Wildcats absolutely dominated top-ranked Florida in a 70-55 home win as 4 1/2-point favorites.

The key to UK's recent success? In a word -- defense. Lots of it.

This club has held its opponents to an average of 57.3 points per game in its last seven outings. The 55 points scored by Florida was its lowest scoring total of the year and was only four points more than the lowest total of Billy Donovan's tenure.

Speaking of the Gators, where was their trio of senior leaders Tuesday night? Matt Bonner, who is usually a model of consistency, pulled a complete no-show.

As a result, UF's first appearance in the top slot of the national rankings will be a brief one.

What else have we learned over the past week? Well, as reported in this space last week, Alabama is in big trouble. We pointed out similarities between this team and Pete Gillen's Virginia club last year.

However, I stopped short of saying the Crimson Tide would fail to reach the Big Dance, as the Cavaliers did last season.

But after Wednesday's events, that assesment will have to be re-evaluated. 'Bama suffered an 81-70 loss at Arkansas as a 4 1/2-point 'chalk.'

Now certainly, we shouldn't be shocked by the Tide getting beat at Bud Walton Arena, especially considering their road woes during Mark Gottfried's tenure. But let's be serious, this is the worst Arkansas team in two decades. The Razorbacks entered Wednesday's play with a terrible 6-11 record, with their only win of any significance coming over LSU at home.


This shot of 'Bama head coach Mark Gottfried says it all. (AP)
For 'Bama to lose in that spot, it now becomes official that this team is in serious danger of missing the NCAA Tournament.

Now let's take a look at Saturday's SEC matchups...

**Alabama at Florida**

--It doesn't get any easier for the Crimson Tide, who have been blanked this year in true road games. Gottfried's squad is 0-5 both straight up and against the spread on the road.

--'Bama is 13-6 SU but only 5-13 versus the number.

--Antoine "Red Shoes" Pettway scored as the horn sounded to lift the Crimson Tide past Florida last year, 65-64, as 2 1/2-point home underdogs.

--Florida (18-3 SU, 7-10 ATS) is 2-0 SU and 1-1 ATS when coming off losses this season.

--The Gators have lost four in a row ATS at home. For the season, they are 3-4 ATS at the O-Dome.


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**Kentucky at Ole Miss**

--Kentucky (17-3 SU, 11-7 ATS) brings a 7-4 spread record on the road to Oxford.

--The 'Cats drilled the Rebels at Rupp last year, 87-64, as 13-point favorites.

--Ole Miss (12-7 SU, 6-7 ATS) has posted a 10-2 SU record at the Tad Pad to go with a 4-2 spread mark.


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**Georgia at Tennessee**

--UGA (13-5 SU, 9-8 ATS) survived an overtime scare against the Volunteers at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens on Jan. 22. The Bulldogs outlasted Buzz Peterson's club, 81-76, but failed to cover as 13 1/2-point favorites.

--Jim Harrick's team has dropped four consecutive games against the number.

--The Dawgs own a 5-4 ATS record on the road.

--UT (12-6 SU, 10-5 ATS) still holds out chances of earning a Big Dance bid. However, a win over the Dawgs on Saturday is imperative.

--The Vols are 9-2 SU at home, 5-3 ATS.


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**LSU at Auburn**

--LSU (13-7 SU, 6-8 ATS) is 1-5 SU on the road and 2-4 ATS.

--The Bayou Bengals are 3-5 ATS in SEC play.

--Auburn (16-5 SU, 10-6 ATS) is 11-2 SU at home, 7-3 ATS.

--Cliff Ellis' team has covered the spread in eight of its last 11 outings.


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**Arkansas at Mississippi State**

--Arkansas (7-11 SU, 7-5 ATS) is off its biggest win of the year over Alabama. However, the Razorbacks are still winless outside of Bud Walton Arena.

--The Hogs are 2-2 ATS on the road.

--Mississippi State (14-5 SU, 7-5 ATS) has won four of its last five games. The Bulldogs are 3-0-2 ATS during that span.

--MSU has compiled a 4-2 spread record at home.

**South Carolina at Vanderbilt**

--South Carolina (7-11 SU, 6-11 ATS) is in the midst of an extremely disappointing season. This begs the question to Dave Odom: Are you still glad you left Josh Howard and Wake Forest?

--The Gamecocks are a pathetic 0-8 SU when they venture away from Columbia. They are 3-5 ATS on the road.

--Vandy (10-9 SU, 10-5 ATS) is off an 82-60 loss in Starkville as a 12-point 'dog.

--The Commodores are tough at home, though. In fact, Kevin Stallings' club has posted a 7-2 ATS mark at Memorial Gymnasium in Music City.

 

[GOAT]

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[Senor Capper]

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