Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Monday, February 19, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Monday’s college hoop
Oakland won 8 of its last 11 games; they’re 5-3 on Horizon road, with four of five wins by 8+ points. IUPUI is 6-9 in its first Horizon season, but 4-2 at home, losing to UIC by 5, Youngstown by 4. Jaguars are turning ball over 21.8% of time in conference games, worst in league. Oakland beat IUPUI 82-74 at home Feb 4, outscoring Jaguars 25-14 on foul line. IUPUI covered six of last seven games as home underdogs; Oakland is 17-8 in last 25 games as road favorites, 3-3 this year. Horizon home underdogs are 14-14 vs spread.
Miami lost its last three games after an 18-5 start; ‘canes 3-4 on ACC road, 5-6 vs top 50 teams. Notre Dame won three of its last four games; they’re 3-2 since PG Farrell got back in lineup- he was 10-12 on arc in Saturday’s win over BC. Miami/Notre Dame split their six ACC meetings, splitting pair in South Bend; underdogs are 3-2 vs spread in last five series games. Hurricanes are 5-7 in last 12 games as road underdogs, 1-2 this year. Notre Dame is 12-9 in last 21 games as home favorites, 3-3 this year. ACC home favorites are 33-31 vs spread.
Northwestern led Michigan State by 27 Saturday, by 22 at half, but lost, their third loss in row. Maryland never trailed in 73-57 home win over Northwestern nine days ago; Terps won five of six Big 14 meetings, winning by 13-10 points in two visits to Evanston. Terrapins haven’t won consecutive games since Jan 2; they lost their last seven road games- their last road win was Dec 3rd at Illinois. Maryland is 12-11-1 vs spread on Big 14 road, 3-5 this year; Wildcats are 8-7-1 in last 16 home games, 4-3 this year. Big 14 home teams are 56-44 vs spread.
Northern Kentucky made 10-19 on arc in 95-85 win in Youngstown Feb 1; Norse won three of four Horizon meetings- they beat YSU 83-70 here LY. NKU is 12-3 in Horizon, 6-2 at home; their last three games were all decided by 6 or fewer points. Youngstown won two of last three games; they’re 2-6 on Horizon road, winning in Cleveland, at IUPUI by total of 7 points. Norse is 10-10 as a Horizon home favorite, 3-5 this year; Penguins are 5-2 vs spread as road underdogs this season. Horizon home favorites are 18-30 vs spread.
Cleveland State was 14-32 on arc in 77-74 upset win over Wright State Feb 1, snapping Wright’s 4-game series win streak. Vikings lost last two visits to Dayton, by 17-4 points. CSU split its last six games; they’re 1-6 on Horizon road, with four losses by 13+ points. Raiders won 13 of their last 16 games; their last three games were all decided by 4 or fewer points. Vikings are 9-4-1 in last 14 games as road underdogs, 5-2 this year; Wright is 5-7-1 in last 13 games as home favorites, 1-4 this year. Horizon home favorites are 18-30 vs spread.
Ill-Chicago won 11 of its last 13 games; they’re 4-2 at home in Horizon, but they lost last home game to Cleveland St. Detroit lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 1-7 on Horizon road, winning at Youngstown Friday for their only conference road win this season. UIC won 78-69 at Detroit Feb 4, holding Titans to 4-27 on arc. Flames won last three series games, by 14-5-9 points. UIC is 7-5 as home favorites under McClain, 4-1 this year; Detroit is 19-14-1 in last 34 games as road underdogs, Horizon home favorites are 18-30 vs spread.
Minnesota lost its last eight games, losing last two by 24-30 points; they’re 1-6 on Big 14 road, with lone win in OT at Penn State. Wisconsin lost nine of last 12 games but they upset Purdue here in last game. Badgers are 3-4 at home in Big 14 games. Wisconsin won its last seven games with Minnesota; Gophers lost last six visits to Madison, by 8-7-1-8-10-17 points. Under Pitino, Minnesota is 13-22-1 as road underdogs, 2-5 this year; Badgers are 11-8 in last 19 games as home favorites, 2-3 this year, 4-4 this year. Big 14 home favorites are 35-29 vs spread.
Oklahoma lost its last five games, allowing 75+ points in all five; Sooners lost their last seven road games. Kansas won 14 of its last 18 games overall. Sooners outscored Kansas 20-6 on foul line in 85-80 home win over Kansas Jan 23; Jayhawks are 7-2 in last nine series games; Sooners lost their last 10 visits to Lawrence, but three of last four losses here were by 8 or fewer points. Kansas is 3-13 in last 16 games as home favorites, 1-6 this year; Sooners are 9-6-1 in last 16 games as road underdogs, 1-3 this year. Big X home favorites are 24-25.
Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
Betting Odds: Notre Dame -4
Betting Matchup
Miami’s three-game straight-up losing streak has dropped it to an even 7-7 in the ACC and 18-8 overall. The Hurricanes closed as 4 ½-point home favorites in Saturday’s 62-55 loss to Syracuse to fall to a very costly 2-9 against the spread over their last 11 games. The total stayed UNDER 129 points in that loss and it has stayed UNDER in each of the last three games. Miami is 3-4 ATS in seven conference road games this season.
Scoring has suddenly become an issue for a Miami team that has averaged 73.8 points a game. It was held to 50 points against Virginia’s shutdown defense last Tuesday before putting up just 55 points against the Orange. The Hurricanes have failed to cross the 70-point mark in four of their last six contests. Freshman guard Chris Lykes scored a team-high 14 points on Saturday and sophomore forward Dewan Huell ended the game with seven points. Miami shot just 33.9 percent from the field; going 7-for-31 from three-point range.
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With Saturday’s 84-67 road victory against Boston College as 1 ½-point underdogs, the Fighting Irish have won three of their last four games both SU and ATS. The lone loss was to North Carolina on the road after beating both BC and Florida State at home as favorites in this four-game span. The total went OVER 144 points in Saturday’s win and it has gone OVER in five of their last seven outings. Notre Dame is 6-8 both SU and ATS in conference play.
Senior guard Matt Farrell has filled some pretty big shoes replacing an injured Bonzie Colson as the team’s top scorer with an average of 17.1 points. He really stepped up his game on Saturday by posting a career-high 37 points while connecting on 10 of his 12 shots from three-point range. He has now surpassed his scoring average in three of his last four starts. Notre Dame is averaging 76.4 PPG on the year and it has now scored at least 84 points in three of its last four games.
Betting Trends
-- The Hurricanes are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games following a SU loss and the total has gone OVER in four of their last five road games.
-- The Fighting Irish have failed to cover in their last four Monday games and the total has gone OVER in their last four games played at home.
-- Notre Dame has the slight 3-2 SU edge in the last five meetings, but Miami has covered ATS in four of the last six games between the two. The total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four meetings.
No. 23 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 13 Kansas Jayhawks (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)
Betting Odds: Kansas -8.5
Betting Matchup
Oklahoma’s extended losing streak reach five games with Saturday’s 77-66 loss to Texas as a 6 ½-point home favorite. It has now failed to cover in its last seven games and the total has stayed UNDER in seven of the last 10 games it has played. The Sooners are in freefall in the Big 12 at 6-8 SU with a 4-8 record ATS. They have failed to cover in seven of nine games this season on the road and the total has gone OVER in their last two road games.
Going back over Oklahoma’s last five losses, it has failed to score more than 80 points in any of those games. The Sooners are still one of the highest scoring teams in the nation with an average of 87.5 PPG, but they have hardly looked the part. Freshman guard Trae Young still leads the country in scoring with an average of 29.0 points, but he failed to reach that mark in four of his last five starts. He ended Saturday’s game against Texas with 26 points while going just 7-for-21 from the field.
Kansas is 5-2 SU since its 85-80 loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 23 as a two-point road underdog. It is coming off Saturday’s 77-69 victory against West Virginia as a three-point favorite at home. This was just the fourth time in the Jayhawks’ last 12 games they covered ATS and the total has now stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in nine of their last 11 games, including the 171 ½-point line against the Sooners. Kansas is tied with Texas Tech for the lead in the Big 12 standings at 10-4 SU.
Sophomore center Udoka Azubuike scored 21 points and senior guard Devonte’ Graham added 15 more in Saturday’s win against the Mountaineers. Azubuike is averaging 14.1 PPG while leading Kansas in rebounds (7.0) and Graham has been the team’s leading scorer this season with an average of 17.4 points. The Jayhawks are five deep in players averaging at least 12 PPG as part of 81.6-point scoring average this season. However, Saturday was the sixth time in their last seven games they failed to score at least 80 points.
Betting Trends
-- The Sooners have failed to cover in five of their last seven Monday games and the total has stayed UNDER in five of those seven contests.
-- The Jayhawks are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Monday and the total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in eight of their last nine Monday games.
-- Head-to-head in this Big 12 tilt, the underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in the last four games between the two.
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Long Sheet
Monday, February 19
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OAKLAND (17 - 11) at IUPUI (9 - 17) - 2/19/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
OAKLAND is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
OAKLAND is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) against conference opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a conference game this season.
OAKLAND is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in a road game where the total is 150 to 154.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games in February games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 44-20 ATS (+22.0 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
OAKLAND is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in road games after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
IUPUI is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
IUPUI is 62-87 ATS (-33.7 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
IUPUI is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
IUPUI is 1-0 against the spread versus OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 1-0 straight up against IUPUI over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MIAMI (18 - 8) at NOTRE DAME (16 - 11) - 2/19/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 19-32 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) after a conference game this season.
MIAMI is 137-98 ATS (+29.2 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
MIAMI is 125-90 ATS (+26.0 Units) in road games since 1997.
MIAMI is 125-90 ATS (+26.0 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
MIAMI is 114-85 ATS (+20.5 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
MIAMI is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
MIAMI is 142-110 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-1 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 2-1 straight up against NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MARYLAND (18 - 11) at NORTHWESTERN (15 - 13) - 2/19/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MARYLAND is 3-2 against the spread versus NORTHWESTERN over the last 3 seasons
MARYLAND is 4-1 straight up against NORTHWESTERN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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YOUNGSTOWN ST (8 - 21) at N KENTUCKY (19 - 8) - 2/19/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N KENTUCKY is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
N KENTUCKY is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
N KENTUCKY is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
N KENTUCKY is 3-3 against the spread versus YOUNGSTOWN ST over the last 3 seasons
N KENTUCKY is 4-2 straight up against YOUNGSTOWN ST over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CLEVELAND ST (8 - 21) at WRIGHT ST (20 - 8) - 2/19/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND ST is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND ST is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND ST is 25-39 ATS (-17.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND ST is 70-111 ATS (-52.1 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
CLEVELAND ST is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND ST is 3-2 against the spread versus WRIGHT ST over the last 3 seasons
WRIGHT ST is 4-1 straight up against CLEVELAND ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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DETROIT (8 - 20) at IL-CHICAGO (16 - 12) - 2/19/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
IL-CHICAGO is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
IL-CHICAGO is 118-87 ATS (+22.3 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
IL-CHICAGO is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) against conference opponents this season.
IL-CHICAGO is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after a conference game this season.
IL-CHICAGO is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival this season.
IL-CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
IL-CHICAGO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games this season.
IL-CHICAGO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
IL-CHICAGO is 3-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
IL-CHICAGO is 3-2 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MINNESOTA (14 - 14) at WISCONSIN (12 - 16) - 2/19/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 93-123 ATS (-42.3 Units) in road games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 93-123 ATS (-42.3 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) against conference opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after a conference game this season.
MINNESOTA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) off a loss against a conference rival this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-41 ATS (-21.1 Units) in road games after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in road games after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WISCONSIN is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WISCONSIN is 2-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
WISCONSIN is 3-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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OKLAHOMA (16 - 10) at KANSAS (21 - 6) - 2/19/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all lined games this season.
OKLAHOMA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a conference game this season.
OKLAHOMA is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OKLAHOMA is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.
KANSAS is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA is 4-1 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
KANSAS is 4-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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HOWARD (8 - 20) at NC CENTRAL (13 - 13) - 2/19/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
HOWARD is 1-0 against the spread versus NC CENTRAL over the last 3 seasons
NC CENTRAL is 3-2 straight up against HOWARD over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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ALCORN ST (10 - 17) at ALABAMA ST (6 - 19) - 2/19/2018, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
ALCORN ST is 4-1 straight up against ALABAMA ST over the last 3 seasons
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Trend Report
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MIAMI @ NOTRE DAME
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Notre Dame's last 6 games at home
Notre Dame is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
OAKLAND @ IUPUI
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
IUPUI is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of IUPUI's last 5 games
MARYLAND @ NORTHWESTERN
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Maryland's last 10 games
Maryland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northwestern's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northwestern's last 6 games
CLEVELAND STATE @ WRIGHT STATE
Cleveland State is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Cleveland State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Wright State
Wright State is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Wright State's last 9 games at home
YOUNGSTOWN STATE @ NORTHERN KENTUCKY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Youngstown State's last 5 games when playing Northern Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Youngstown State's last 6 games
DETROIT @ UIC
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing UIC
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UIC's last 5 games when playing Detroit
UIC is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
MINNESOTA @ WISCONSIN
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
OKLAHOMA @ KANSAS
Oklahoma is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 5 games when playing Kansas
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma
Kansas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
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