Arkansas-LR 12-15 (7-8) Road 5-9
@ Troy 9-17 (4-10) Home 7-4
Last matchup: 1/11 @ Ark-Lr
Troy won 75-62
- no notable injuries for Troy.
- stat comparisons roughly equal.
- home advantage for Troy
- notable doubtful for Ark-LR: Will Neighbor ppg 16.3 rpg 7 steals 32 blocks 27 (team leader)
- Ark-LR has lost 5 straight.
Pick: Troy -2 (-120)
Portland State 13-12 (8-8) Road 3-7
@North Dakota 12-14 (9-7) Home 8-3
Last Matchup: 2/1 @ Portland St
Port St won 70-68
North Dakota - no injuries.
Port St - Wiggins probable
Stats: small edge to Portland State.
ppg 73.1 to 73.4 fg% 46.6 to 46.0 ft% 72.5 to 67.0 3p% 37.4 to 33.6
- Port St coming off two high-scoring wins , both of them on the Road. 86-79 @ Southern Utah, 87-76 @ E. Wash.
They have lost their last two team visits at North Dakota. However, they have beaten ND this season. These last two wins both being road wins with impressive scoring leads me to believe they will be a challenge for North Dakota tonight, esp. with the statistical ability in line.
Pick: Portland State +8 (-110)
UW-Milwaukee 16-13 (6-9) Road 7-6
@Detroit 13-16 (6-8) Home 8-5
Last Matchup: 1/24 @ UW-Mil
Detroit won 73-54
-notable: no top 5 scores for Mil were
absent that game. They all played at home - losing badly to Detroit.
- notable OUT for UW-Mil tonight is top scorer, G Jordan Aaron on suspension.
Backup G Niang is Questionable.
- Detroit no injuries.
Pick: Detroit -6 (-120)
Wofford 16-11 (10-4) @ Elon 18-11 (11-3)
- motivation edge to Elon, who could still win the Southern Conference. Wofford has locked in a first-round bye, would only be playing for 2nd seed, a less significant motivation. Edge there to Elon. Statistical scoring/shooting edge also to Elon. I was thinking about the over, but I've changed my mind and will be taking Elon at home because I question Wofford's motivation.
Pick: Elon -4 (-120)
IPFW 20-9 (8-4) Road 6-7 @
Western Illinois 9-18 (3-9) Home 6-4)
Last matchup: 2/1 @ IPFW
IPFW won 77-64
- no injuries for Fort Wayne
- Conde questionable for W.Illinois.
- FW is 2nd in the Summit, while W.I. is 7th.
- Stat comparison heavily in favor of Fort Wayne here. 15 more ppg, strongly superior FG% and 3P%.
Line is being overlooked.
Pick: IPFW -1 (-120) large bet.
note: Elon, Detoit can be ML parlay or teased (7pt) with Portland St.