Thursday?s games
Cincinnati won its last seven games, is 8-1 in AAC, winning last three road games, by 5-11-4 points. Bearcats are 6-2 vs teams in top 100. Memphis lost three of last four games, giving up 84+ points in all three losses; they?re 5-4 in AAC, 4-0 at home, 1-4 on road. Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.7% of time in AAC games. Cincinnati won its last four games with Memphis; teams split last four games played here. Bearcats are 11-9 in last 20 games as an AAC road favorite, 2-2 this year; last six years, Memphis is 6-6 as a home underdog.
Houston won its last six games, is 21-1 this season, 8-1 in AAC, 3-1 on road, with wins by 11-9-12 points, and a loss at Temple. Cougars allowed 59.8 ppg in last five games. UCF is 6-2 in AAC, 4-0 at home, with three home wins by 6 or fewer points. Knights are 5-2 this season vs teams in top 100. Houston/Central Florida split their last ten meetings; Cougars won two of last three visits to Orlando. Houston is 20-12 vs spread in last 32 AAC road games, 3-1 this year; UCF is 13-8-1 in last 22 AAC home games, but 0-3-1 this year.
Oakland is 7-4 in Horizon, 4-1 on road, with only loss by hoop at IUPUI; Grizzlies are shooting 57.6% inside arc this year. Wright State won five of its last six games, is 7-4 in Horizon, winning last three home games, by 8-2-12. WSU made 11-24 on arc, was +9 (18-9) in turnovers in its 89-73 win at Oakland Jan 5; Raiders won last four series games. Grizzlies Oakland lost its last two visits here, by 21-13 points. Over last four years, Oakland covered all nine games as a Horizon League road dog; Wright State is 2-8-1 in last 11 games as a home favorite, 1-3 this year.
Old Dominion won seven of last eight games; they?re 8-3 in C-USA, 3-2 on road, losing at FAU by 7, at UTSA by a point. ODU is 6-4 vs teams in top 200. UAB lost its last two games, is 6-4 in league, 4-1 at home, with loss to Middle Tennessee, and wins all by 10+ points. C-USA teams are shooting only 42.8% inside arc against the Blazers. ODU won its last two games with UAB, by 21-5 points; they lost two of last three trips to Birmingham. Monarchs are 8-14-1 in last 23 C-USA road games, 0-5 this year; UAB is 14-9 in last 23 home games, 4-1 this year.
Marshall lost four of its last five games after a 12-6 start; they?re 6-4 in C-USA, losing last three road games, by 9-9-50 points. C-USA teams are shooting 56.7% inside arc vs Marshall. North Texas split its last six games after a 16-1 start; Mean Green is 7-3 in C-USA, 4-1 at home, with only loss by 3 to UAB. Marshall won its last four games with North Texas, beating Mean Green last two years by two points each. Thundering Herd is 9-21 in last 30 games as a road underdog; under MacCasland, UNT is 2-8-1 vs spread as a home favorite.
Arizona had an assistant coach suspended due to NCAA issues this week; no bueno. Wildcats lost four of its last five games after a 13-4 start. Washington won its last 11 games, is 9-0 in Pac-12; they?ve got a three-game lead over rest of the league. Huskies are 4-0 on Pac-12 road. Arizona won seven of its last nine games with Washington; Huskies lost their last four visits to Tucson, by 18-9-12-11 points. Under Hopkins, Washington is 9-4 vs spread in Pac-12 road games, 4-0 this year; Arizona is 4-15-3 in its last 22 Pac-12 home games, 2-2 this year.
South Florida won its last three games after a 1-4 skid; Bulls are 5-4 in AAC, 1-3 on road, with only win at East Carolina- their losses are by 3-2-8 points. SMU lost five of its last seven games, with last two losses by total of 7 points- they?re 4-5 in AAC, 3-1 at home, with only loss to Houston. SMU won six of its last seven games with USF; Bulls lost their last five visits to Dallas, all by 14+ points. USF is 19-12 vs spread in last 31 AAC road games 4-0 this year; under Jankovich, Mustangs are 11-7 against the spread as home favorites, 2-1 this year.
Iowa won six of its last eight games, is 6-5 in Big 14, 4-2 at home, with losses by 6-15 points, to Wisconsin/Michigan State. Big 14 teams are shooting 54.8% inside arc vs Iowa. Indiana lost seven of its last eight games; they?re 4-7 in big 14, 2-2 at home, losing to Nebraska/Michigan. Indiana won five of last six games with Iowa; Hawkeyes lost five of their last six visits here. Favorites won five of last six series games. Iowa is 6-17 vs spread in its last 23 Big 14 road games, 2-3 this year; under Miller, Hoosiers are 8-5 vs spread at home, but 0-4 this year (2-2 SU).
Gonzaga outscored San Francisco 17-2 over final 3:50 of a 96-83 win at USF Jan 12, their 15th win in a row over the Dons, who?ve lost at least 15 games in a row in Spokane. USF lost its last two games after a 17-3 start; they?re 5-3 in WCC, 2-2 on road. Gonzaga won its last 12 games, is 8-0 in WCC, 4-0 at home, winning by 43-31-28-16 points. Zags are shooting 60.5% inside arc in conference games. Under Smith, USF is 4-6 as a WCC road underdog, 0-1 this year; over last 8 years, Gonzaga 27-22 as a WCC home favorite, 2-2 this year.
Long Beach State was 3-12 on arc, only 14-30 on foul line in ugly 74-57 loss at Hawai?i last week; teams split last six meetings. Rainbows are 0-6 at Long Beach in Big West games, losing by 4-2-15-2-9-8 points. Hawai?i is 4-3 in Big West, splitting two road games, with loss at Riverside by 4- they?re 7-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Long Beach lost its last five games, is losing their last three home games, by 2-11-2 points. Hawai?i is 14-11-2 in its last 27 Big West road games; 49ers are 16-19-1 against the spread in their last 36 home games, 2-2 this year.
Stanford won three of its last four games; they?re 4-5 in Pac-12, winning last two road games, at Wazzu/Cal. Cardinal is turning ball over 21.9% of time in Pac-12 games. Oregon State won three of last four games, is 6-3 in Pac-12, 3-1 at home, with loss to Washington, and wins by 5-13-13 points. Stanford won three in row, 10 of last 11 games with OSU, winning last five visits to Corvallis, by 2-10-2-16-6 points. Under Haase, Cardinal is 8-11 as a Pac-12 road underdog, 1-3 this year; under Tinkle, Beavers are 9-7-1 as home favorites, 2-1-1 this year.
San Diego beat LMU 71-58 at home two weeks ago, holding Lions to 1-9 on arc, outscoring them 16-7 on foul line. Toreros won last three series games; they won last two visits to LMU, by 7-7 points. USD is 4-4 in WCC, 1-3 on road, winning at Portland, losing other three by 12-17-16 points. LMU is 4-5 in WCC, 3-1 at home, with only loss to Saint Mary?s; Lions are turning ball over 21.3% of time in conference games. San Diego is 13-9 vs spread in last 22 WCC road games, 2-2 this year; LMU is 11-18-1 in last 30 home games, 2-2 this year.
Wofford shot 64.5% inside arc in 79-62 home win over East Tennessee State Dec 1; Terriers are 6-3 vs ETSU in SoCon games, 2-2 in games played here. Wofford won its last ten games, is 11-0 in SoCon, with five road wins, all by 9+ points. Terriers are shooting 43.1% on arc, 56.6% inside arc in SoCon games. East Tennessee State won 11 of its last 12 games; Buccaneers are 9-2 in SoCon, winning four of five home games. Terriers are 15-7-1 in last 23 SoCon road games; ETSU is 6-8 against the spread in its last 14 home games, 2-3 this year.
