Bodog Sportsbook Stat Check
Weather isn’t usually a factor in college hoops, but if you’re in one of the big East Coast markets like New York or Philadelphia, you know how challenging it is to get anything done in a snowstorm. Away teams should have at least a small early-week disadvantage traveling through the snow as the NCAA regular season draws to a close.These are very important games, so we’re going all college with our weekly Top 10 stats and factoids.
Memphis at Houston: The under is 10-2 in Houston’s last 12 home games against teams with winning road records. The under is also 9-2 in the last 11 meetings between these two clubs.
Oklahoma at Missouri: The Tigers are a perfect 7-0 ATS this year after scoring under 75 points in their previous game. Missouri fell 90-65 to the Kansas Jayhawks (-4.5) on Sunday.
Dayton at Xavier: The Flyers are third in Division I at avoiding steals, giving them up on just seven percent of their possessions. Guard London Warren (2.1 assists per turnover) has been excellent subbing for the injured Rob Lowery (1.7 assists per turnover).
Connecticut at Pittsburgh: UConn is 4-1 SU and 1-4 ATS since guard Jerome Dyson (knee) was lost for the season. Without his strong perimeter defense to deal with, Notre Dame (+11.5) turned the ball over just six times last Saturday and hit eight 3-pointers to earn the cover in a 72-65 loss
Syracuse at Marquette: Heading into Wednesday’s matchup with UConn, the Golden Eagles were 9-4 ATS in their past 13 games against winning teams. Syracuse, however, holds opponents to 30.3 percent from beyond the arc, and Marquette is a very small team.
Washington State at Washington: The Huskies are 3-7 ATS as single-digit favorites and 14-3 ATS in any other betting situation. Washington opened the Pac-10 season as 3-point road dogs and beat Wazzu 68-48.
Louisville at West Virginia: The Mountaineers are ranked No. 334 out of the 344 Division I teams in consistency, as measured by Ken Pomeroy. Georgetown is last in this category, which compares the winning and losing margins for each game. At least the under is consistent at 7-1 in WVU’s last eight contests.
Purdue at Michigan State: Saturday was guard Chris Kramer’s first game playing without the protective mask that he required after breaking his nose Jan. 31 against Michigan. He had a strong defensive game in a 75-50 dismantling of Ohio State (+9.5) to correct a 2-5 ATS slide since the mask went on.
Duke at North Carolina: Duke is 3-6 SU and ATS against North Carolina since Roy Williams took over the Tar Heels program. The Blue Devils had won 14 of the previous 19 games following the retirement of UNC legend Dean Smith in 1997.
Clemson at Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons are 8-3 ATS at home this year and 7-3 ATS at home versus winning teams. Clemson is only 6-6 ATS on the road, but a tasty 5-2 ATS in hostile territory against winning teams.
