Underdogs are 7-1 vs spread in Mississippi State's SEC games, as State is 0-5 as a favorite, 0-3 at home, winning all four games in Starkville by 4-4-5-3 points. State (-2) lost 75-68 at Ole Miss Jan 18, shooting 37.7% on night, 10-29 from arc, as Buckner had 15 boards/three blocks, owning the paint. Ole Miss' last three road games were decided by total of six points; Rebels are 4-1 as an SEC underdog. SEC single digit home faves are 15-7 against the spread.

Home side won four of last five Wisconsin-Minnesota games; Badgers lost last two visits here by 5-16 points- they scored 53.7 ppg last three games overall. Ohio State snapped their 6-game winning streak last time out. Minnesota won five of last seven games, getting held to 52-59 last two losses. Big Dozen home teams are 7-9 vs spread when number is 3 or less points. Badgers won last three road games, allowing average of 57 ppg. Minnesota beat Northwestern/Illinois in last two at home.

Cleveland State won/covered its last four games; they're 3-1-1 as home favorite in Horizon games, winning at home by 17-21-10-26 points in conference play. Vikings (+1) lost 72-66 at Valparaiso Jan 15; Crusaders hit on 60% of shots for game, State's only loss in last nine games. Valpo won seven of its last eight games, with only loss at Green Bay. Horizon single digit home favorites 17-19-1 vs spread. Cleveland State allowed 47-47-42 points in its last three games, all on road.

Last eight Illinois games were all decided by 5 or less points, with Illini losing four of its last five; Weber's team is 1-3 on Big Dozen road, with road losses by 15-2-5 points. Illini is 3-3 as conference underdog, 1-2 on road. Indiana is 4-1 in Big Dozen home games, 2-2 as home faves, with wins by 4-2-19-14 points. Big Dozen single digit home favorites are 14-16 vs spread. Hoosiers lost five of last six series games, winning by 3 in last meeting here. Illini lost four of last seven visits here.

Arizona (+2) lost 64-63 at Colorado Jan 21, shooting 34.5% from floor, 3-20 from arc; Wildcats won three of four games since then, are 3-2 as a Pac-12 home favorite, winning in Tucson by 17-8-24 points, losing to Oregon/Washington. Pac-12 home favorites of 7+ points are 18-6-1 vs spread. Buffaloes won five of last six games, are 2-2 as Pac-12 underdog on road, losing away games by 7-20-17 points, with win at lowly USC. Four of last seven Arizona games were decided by 4 or less points.

Northwestern won four of last five games with Iowa, winning last three here by 6-17-3 points; Wildcats are 3-2 at home in conference, 2-2 as a home favorite with home wins by 12-7-10 points. Big Dozen single digit home favorites are 14-16 vs spread. Iowa is 6-3 as a Big Dozen dog, 3-2 on road, losing its last three road games by 34-7-14 points while giving up an average of 91 ppg. Hawkeyes won their last two games, allowing 59-64 points, but both of those were at home.

Virginia Tech-Miami met in last three ACC tourneys, with Tech winning twice; Hokies also won three of last four visits here- last three in series were decided by 7 or less points. Tech is 2-6 in ACC, 1-3 on road, with road losses by 3-2-4 point, but they were favored in three of those four games. Hokies are 1-2 as an ACC underdog; dogs covered all four of their ACC road games. ACC single digit home favorites are 2-14 against the spread. Road team covered seven of Miami's eight ACC games.

Pacific won four of last five games, covered last seven; they're 7-0 as a Big West underdog, 2-0 at home- they're 2-3 SU at home, losing home games by 4-7-3 points. Tigers (+18) lost 76-66 at Long Beach State Jan 14, its fourth loss in a row to 49ers, who are 3-2 in last five visits here, winning by 6-1-10 points. Big West road favorites of 5+ points are 4-7 against the spread. Long Beach is 10-0 in Big West, 3-2 as road favorite, winning away games by 14-13-9-23-7 points.

Oregon (+9.5) lost 76-60 at Washington Dec 31, shooting 32.3% from while Huskies made 12-22 from arc; Ducks are 6-0 when they allow less than 70 points in conference play, 1-5 when they allow 70+. Oregon is 3-2 at home in Pac-12, losing to Cal/Oregon State. Washington won its last five games, with three of last four by 6 or less points; they won last three road games, by 4-6-2 points. Pac-12 home teams are 15-11 against the spread if the number is less than 5 points.

UCLA (+6.5) lost 60-59 at Stanford Dec 29, making just 15-24 on foul line, in game where both teams shot under 40%. Bruins are 4-0 as Pac-12 home favorite, winning "home" games in LA Sports Arena by 7-17-27-17 points (Pauley Pavilion is being redone). Pac-12 home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-14-1 against the spread. Stanford lost four of its last five games, with all four losses by 10+ points; they lost four of five on Pac-12, with losses by 11-12-13-10 and only win in four OTs.

Gonzaga (+4) got waxed 83-62 at St Mary's Jan 12, as Gaels shot 51% from floor, turned ball over only five times, and Sacre scored 4 points in only 18 minutes. St Mary's won its last 12 games; they're 5-0 on WCC road, winning by 7 at LMU, 14 at BYU. Gonzaga won five of its last six games; they're 1-3 vs spread as an underdog, but won all five of its WCC home games. St Mary's won here LY, ending losing streak in Spokane to Zags. WCC home faves of 4 or less points are 5-2 against the spread.

Fairfield (-1) lost 53-51 at Manhattan Jan 8 in brickfest where Fairfield shot 32% for game, 3-20 from arc; Stags won three in row, five of last six games; they're 4-7 as a MAAC favorite, 2-4 at home- they won three in row at home by 28-8-8 points. Manhattan had 8-game win streak ended by Iona last game; they're 6-0 vs spread on MAAC road, with only road loss by 1 at Loyola. MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-4-1 against the spread. Manhattan is 4-1 vs spread as an underdog.

Murray State still hasn't lost, but they're 0-7 vs spread last seven games, winning home games by 24-9-11-8-15-8 points (1-5 as home fave); they haven't covered since Jan 7 at rival Austin Peay, who they play again on Saturday. Tennessee State won five in row and seven of last eight games; they're 2-2-1 as OVC road underdog, losing its away games by 5-6-7-6 points. State hasn't lost a conference games by more than 7 points. OVC double digit home favorites are 6-9 against the spread.