For the games played on:
Feb. 12, 2003
Virginia at North Carolina
--Virginia (14-7 SU, 10-7 ATS) is off a strong week with a road win over Maryland and a victory in Charlottesville against North Carolina State. The Cavaliers will attempt to make it three in a row when they venture to Chapel Hill as underdogs.
--The Cavs are 3-2 ATS in ACC road games. As an underdog, UVA is 5-4 ATS this season.
--UNC (12-10 SU, 8-13 ATS) is 3-9 ATS since losing starting power forward Sean May to a broken foot. May is not expected to return for at least another two weeks.
--The Tar Heels are 3-6 versus the number in Chapel Hill.
--Matt Doherty's team is off a 'non-covering' 61-60 home triumph over Florida State as a seven-point 'chalk.'
--UVA won a pair of meetings over UNC last year, but the Cavs failed to cover the number in both instances. When they met in Charlottesville in January, UVA collected a 79-72 home win as a 3 1/2-point favorite.
--ESPN will provide television coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Brett Blizzard leads the Seahawks in scoring with 21.0 PPG.
**North Carolina Wilmington at Old Dominion**
--UNC-W (15-5 SU, 11-5 ATS) is one of those mid-major teams that gamblers should pay more attention too. Remember, this is the same program that gave Southern Cal woodshed treatement from start to finish in the first round of the Big Dance last year.
--The Seahawks are led by one of the most underated players in the nation, Brett Blizzard, who is a sharp-shooting two guard from Tallahassee, Fla. For some reason, former FSU head coach Steve Robinson elected not to recruit Blizzard.
--UNC-W owns a 6-3 spread mark on the road.
--ODU (9-11 SU, 5-11 ATS) has been a great team to go against all season.
--The Monarchs are 2-6 ATS at home.
--UNC-W swept the season series from ODU last year, covering the number in both encounters. However, when these teams met at UNC-W earlier this year, the Monarchs pulled off a surprising 67-57 road win as 10-point underdogs.
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Ole Miss at Florida
--The book on Ole Miss (12-8 SU, 6-8 ATS) hasn't changed recently. Rod Barnes' team is tough to beat in Oxford, but it struggles mightily on the road.
--The Rebels own a 2-5 record both SU and ATS.
--Ole Miss delivered Florida its biggest loss of the year in Oxford last season. The Rebels cruised to a 68-51 home win as 5 1/2-point favorites.
--Florida (19-3 SU, 8-10 ATS) recovered from its no-show at Rupp Arena last Tuesday to knock off free-falling Alabama on Saturday. The Gators dealt the Crimson Tide a 75-56 beatdown as 8 1/2-point favorites.
--UF has won 12 consecutive home games versus SEC West foes.
--The Gators are 12-0 SU at home, 4-4 versus the number.
--Jefferson Pilot will provide regional television coverage in the South at 8 p.m. ET.
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Marquette at Depaul
--Marquette (17-3 SU, 12-4 ATS) owns the seventh best spread record among 233 board teams.
--The Golden Eagles are off a 68-61 home win over Wake Forest as five-point favorites.
--Tom Crean's club is 5-3 ATS on the road.
--Depaul (12-7 SU, 11-8 ATS) has turned itself around since Pat Kennedy's departure into the Rocky Mountains of Montana. The Blue Demons have been especially tough at home, compiling an 11-1 SU record to go with a 8-4 spread ledger.
--Marquette drilled Depaul, 72-51, earlier this year as an 11 1/2-point home favorite. The Golden Eagles also covered the number in a pair of wins over Depaul last season.
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Maryland at Florida State
--The defending national champions have lost back-to-back games both SU and ATS. Maryland (14-6 SU, 6-11 ATS) was beaten at Georgia Tech in its last outing, 90-84, as a two-point 'chalk.'
--The Terrapins are a pathetic 1-6 ATS on the road.
--Maryland has beaten FSU by a minimum of 21 points in the last four meetings.
--FSU (11-9 SU, 9-5 ATS) has lost three of four SU, but the Seminoles have recorded a 3-1 spread mark during that span.
--The 'Noles are 9-3 SU at home, 4-3 ATS.
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Georgia Tech at North Carolina State
--Georgia Tech (12-8 SU, 10-6 ATS) has an impressive resume of quality wins, if you simply look at what the Yellow Jackets have done at home in Atlanta. But as we all know, the NCAA Selection Committee has been known to hold a lack of road success against teams. Therefore, Paul Hewitt's program is in dire need of a quality road win.
--The Yellow Jackets are 1-8 SU on the road, 4-5 ATS.
--N.C. St. (12-7 SU, 8-7 ATS) hasn't been fooling around at home this year. The Wolpack own a solid 11-1 SU record in Raleigh, in addition to a 6-2 ATS mark.
--Herb Sendek's team has lost three of its last four, but we should note that all three of those setbacks came on the road. At home, the Wolfpack are 4-0 both SU and ATS against ACC competition.
--When these teams met in Raleigh last year, N.C. St. collected an 84-71 victory as a 12-point 'chalk.' When they met in Atlanta earlier this season, the Yellow Jackets ran away with a 24-point blowout win.
Feb. 12, 2003
Virginia at North Carolina
--Virginia (14-7 SU, 10-7 ATS) is off a strong week with a road win over Maryland and a victory in Charlottesville against North Carolina State. The Cavaliers will attempt to make it three in a row when they venture to Chapel Hill as underdogs.
--The Cavs are 3-2 ATS in ACC road games. As an underdog, UVA is 5-4 ATS this season.
--UNC (12-10 SU, 8-13 ATS) is 3-9 ATS since losing starting power forward Sean May to a broken foot. May is not expected to return for at least another two weeks.
--The Tar Heels are 3-6 versus the number in Chapel Hill.
--Matt Doherty's team is off a 'non-covering' 61-60 home triumph over Florida State as a seven-point 'chalk.'
--UVA won a pair of meetings over UNC last year, but the Cavs failed to cover the number in both instances. When they met in Charlottesville in January, UVA collected a 79-72 home win as a 3 1/2-point favorite.
--ESPN will provide television coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Brett Blizzard leads the Seahawks in scoring with 21.0 PPG.
**North Carolina Wilmington at Old Dominion**
--UNC-W (15-5 SU, 11-5 ATS) is one of those mid-major teams that gamblers should pay more attention too. Remember, this is the same program that gave Southern Cal woodshed treatement from start to finish in the first round of the Big Dance last year.
--The Seahawks are led by one of the most underated players in the nation, Brett Blizzard, who is a sharp-shooting two guard from Tallahassee, Fla. For some reason, former FSU head coach Steve Robinson elected not to recruit Blizzard.
--UNC-W owns a 6-3 spread mark on the road.
--ODU (9-11 SU, 5-11 ATS) has been a great team to go against all season.
--The Monarchs are 2-6 ATS at home.
--UNC-W swept the season series from ODU last year, covering the number in both encounters. However, when these teams met at UNC-W earlier this year, the Monarchs pulled off a surprising 67-57 road win as 10-point underdogs.
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Ole Miss at Florida
--The book on Ole Miss (12-8 SU, 6-8 ATS) hasn't changed recently. Rod Barnes' team is tough to beat in Oxford, but it struggles mightily on the road.
--The Rebels own a 2-5 record both SU and ATS.
--Ole Miss delivered Florida its biggest loss of the year in Oxford last season. The Rebels cruised to a 68-51 home win as 5 1/2-point favorites.
--Florida (19-3 SU, 8-10 ATS) recovered from its no-show at Rupp Arena last Tuesday to knock off free-falling Alabama on Saturday. The Gators dealt the Crimson Tide a 75-56 beatdown as 8 1/2-point favorites.
--UF has won 12 consecutive home games versus SEC West foes.
--The Gators are 12-0 SU at home, 4-4 versus the number.
--Jefferson Pilot will provide regional television coverage in the South at 8 p.m. ET.
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Marquette at Depaul
--Marquette (17-3 SU, 12-4 ATS) owns the seventh best spread record among 233 board teams.
--The Golden Eagles are off a 68-61 home win over Wake Forest as five-point favorites.
--Tom Crean's club is 5-3 ATS on the road.
--Depaul (12-7 SU, 11-8 ATS) has turned itself around since Pat Kennedy's departure into the Rocky Mountains of Montana. The Blue Demons have been especially tough at home, compiling an 11-1 SU record to go with a 8-4 spread ledger.
--Marquette drilled Depaul, 72-51, earlier this year as an 11 1/2-point home favorite. The Golden Eagles also covered the number in a pair of wins over Depaul last season.
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Maryland at Florida State
--The defending national champions have lost back-to-back games both SU and ATS. Maryland (14-6 SU, 6-11 ATS) was beaten at Georgia Tech in its last outing, 90-84, as a two-point 'chalk.'
--The Terrapins are a pathetic 1-6 ATS on the road.
--Maryland has beaten FSU by a minimum of 21 points in the last four meetings.
--FSU (11-9 SU, 9-5 ATS) has lost three of four SU, but the Seminoles have recorded a 3-1 spread mark during that span.
--The 'Noles are 9-3 SU at home, 4-3 ATS.
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Georgia Tech at North Carolina State
--Georgia Tech (12-8 SU, 10-6 ATS) has an impressive resume of quality wins, if you simply look at what the Yellow Jackets have done at home in Atlanta. But as we all know, the NCAA Selection Committee has been known to hold a lack of road success against teams. Therefore, Paul Hewitt's program is in dire need of a quality road win.
--The Yellow Jackets are 1-8 SU on the road, 4-5 ATS.
--N.C. St. (12-7 SU, 8-7 ATS) hasn't been fooling around at home this year. The Wolpack own a solid 11-1 SU record in Raleigh, in addition to a 6-2 ATS mark.
--Herb Sendek's team has lost three of its last four, but we should note that all three of those setbacks came on the road. At home, the Wolfpack are 4-0 both SU and ATS against ACC competition.
--When these teams met in Raleigh last year, N.C. St. collected an 84-71 victory as a 12-point 'chalk.' When they met in Atlanta earlier this season, the Yellow Jackets ran away with a 24-point blowout win.
