Ben Burns
10* Conf. NCAAB GAME OF THE YEAR!
(17-4 RUN!)
I?m playing on NORTHERN COLORADO.
While the Bears have struggled of late, I believe this will be a good spot for them to break through with a victory. A look at Northern Colorado's current 4-game losing streak shows that all four losses came on the road. Needless to say, the Bears should be thrilled to return home. They won their last game here by 10 points and their previous game here by 15. In fact, the Bears are perfect at home on the season. They?ve outscored opposing teams by a commanding 81.4 to 63.8 margin here. Only one of their victories here came by less than five points. While they haven?t been great at covering the spread here this season, that?s largely because they?re usually laying a pretty big number here. For example, they were laying 13 points in the recent 10-point victory. This is a much smaller number though which makes it noteworthy that the Bears are 4-1 ATS the last five times that they were listed as home favorites in the 3.5 to 6 range. The Grizzlies have scored 82 points in each of their last two games. They have now topped the 80 mark four times in 2014. That?s not necessarily a good thing for them though; they?re already 0-3 ATS in the following game in 2014, after scoring 80 or more. The Bears already beat the Grizzlies by 11 at Montana. I expect them to get back on track with another win and cover tonight. 10* BIG SKY "GOY"