Iowa State (-8) beat Oklahoma State 71-68 in first meeting Jan 18, with Cyclones shooting 50% from floor, 10-27 from arc; ISU won five of last six games, covered six of last seven- they're 5-0 vs spread on Big X road, 4-0 as road dog, with only road losses by 9 at Kansas, 7 at Texas. OSU is 3-2 at home in Big X, losing by 8 to K-State, by 4 to Baylor; they're 2-1 as a Big X favorite. Big X home teams are 7-2-1 vs spread if number is 3 or less. ISU's White took one shot in 34:00 in Saturday's win.

Florida lost six of last eight games with Kentucky, losing last four here, by 5-3-8-8 points; Gators won last seven games, winning at Ole Miss by 4, South Carolina by 14- they're 2-0 as a dog this year, covering but losing at Ohio State/Syracuse. SEC single digit home favorites are 12-7 against the spread. Kentucky is 9-0 in SEC, covering its last four games; they're 2-2 as SEC home favorite, winning home games by 15-23-6-25 points. Only second Florida road game in last 27 days

Maryland covered its last three games as an underdog, losing last two by 4-9 points; they're 0-3 on ACC road, losing by 5 at NC State, at Florida State by 14, Miami by 4 in double OT. Terrapins are 3-10 this season against teams ranked in top 100 (Clemson is #91). Tigers lost five of last seven games, are 0-3 vs spread as ACC favorite, but they've won three of four at home in ACC, with home wins by 29-2-11 points. ACC single digit home favorites are 2-12 against the spread.

Creighton won six in row, 12 of last 13 games with Evansville, winning last three visits here by 22-8-6 points; Bluejays had an 11-game winning streak snapped at buzzer at Northern Iowa Saturday- they're 6-6 vs the spread as an MVC favorite, 2-3 on road, winning away games by 7-9-9-1-8 points. Evansville is 10-3 vs spread in MVC, covering all six tries as an underdog- they're 3-3 at home, with losses by 1-9-9 points. MVC home underdogs are 13-8 against the spread this season.

Kansas State (-11.5) won 69-47 in Lubbock 13 days ago, forcing Texas Tech to turn ball over 24 times while shooting 37.5% from floor; K-State is 0-4 as Big X home favorite, winning home games by 16-4-11 points, with losses to Baylor/Oklahoma. Big X double digit home favorites are 6-11 against the spread. Tech is 0-10 in conference but 4-1 as road dog, losing away games by 8-13-9-13-17 points. Tech came within 13 points in only one of its last nine games.

Providence is 2-9 in Big East but covered last three games, with its last two losses by three points each. Not sure how Villanova is favored over anyone, but they did cover last three times they were favored, winning by 16-8-3 points; they've lost last three games and are 3-8 in Big East, with one win by more than 8 points. Big East single digit home favorites are 21-18 against the spread. Friars ended 7-game series losing skid with a 93-68 upset win over Villanova in LY'smeeting.

Alabama suspended its second leading scorer Mitchell; Auburn lost last three ganes against Crimson Tide by 12-10-2 points. Bama's win here in LY's game was their first in its last five visits here, losing by 24-12-1-14 points. Tide lost its last three road games, by 4-6-2 points; they're 1-5 vs spread in last six games overall. Auburn is 4-0 vs spread at home, 2-0 as home dog, winning last two home games, over So Carolina/Georgia. SEC home underdogs of 8 or less points are 8-3 against the spread.

Purdue lost three of last four games, covered one of last six; three of its five conference losses are by 17+ points. Boilers are struggling to score, scoring average of 60.3 ppg in last four games. Ohio State won/covered its last five games, with four of five wins by 15+ points; they're 5-0 as a conference home fave, winning in Columbus by 33-31-17-24-15 points. Big Dozen double digit home favorites are 9-4 against the spread. Purdue lost three of last three visits here, with two losses in OT.