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-- Providence outscored Villanova 29-17 on foul line in 69-66 (-3.5) win over Wildcats 15 days ago; Friars were 29-48 on line, Villanova 17-25. Villanova also turned ball over 25 times. Friars lost last five visits here, by 8-9-17-11-2 points; they're 0-3 since Villanova win, losing by 4-10-3 points. Big East home favorites of 7 or less points are 2-17 vs spread. Wildcats are 3-1 at home in Big East, with two wins in overtime.
-- Minnesota lost four of last five games; they're 3-1 at home in league play, winning by 13-18-19 points. Gophers lost twice to Iowa LY, by 2-4 points, after winning previous six series games. Hawkeyes lost three of last four visits here, losing by 13-35-10 points. Iowa is 0-3 on road in league play, losing by 28-9-3 points. Big Dozen home favorites of 10 or less points are 7-9 against the spread.
-- Louisville won 10 of last 13 vs Marquette, with last three wins here by 20-1-4 points; they've beaten Eagles by 25-13 in last two league tournaments. Marquette is 6-1 in Big East but five games were at home-- both its road games went to OT. Cardinals snapped 3-game skid with 74-71 win over Pitt last game; they're 3-1 at home in Big East, winning by 18-26-3 points. Big East double digit home faves are 4-6 vs spread.

-- UConn won six of last seven games vs South Florida, winning three in row in Nutmeg State by 19-14-5 points. Huskies are 4-3 in conference, 2-1 at home, winning by 21-12 points, with loss to Louisville. USF lost all four Big East road games, by 26-3-8-13 points; four of seven league losses are by 8 or less points. Big East single digit home faves are 10-23 vs spread. UConn ranks in bottom 50 in nation in rebounding; unusual.
-- Virginia won last four games, allowing 50 ppg; they're 1-2 on road in league, with win at Va Tech. Georgia Tech is 1-6 in ACC, with four of six losses by 13+ points; they've lost last five games vs Cavaliers, losing 70-38 LY after previous four losses were all by 8 or less points. UVa's 42.0 defensive eFG% is #7 in country. ACC home underdogs are 10-4 against spread. Tech is 1-7 vs top 100 teams (beat St Mary's).
-- Stanford is 15-5 in last 20 games vs Oregon State, winning LY by 2-5 points, with win at OSU in four OTs; Beavers are 1-8 in last nine visits here, losing last three, by 24-14-5 points. OSU is 1-7 in Pac-12; its last three losses were by total of 7 points- they're 0-3 on Pac-12 road, with losses by 10-1-3 points. Cardinal is 3-1 at home in Pac-12, with wins by 11-10-24. Pac-12 home faves are 11-29 vs spread, 3-12 if laying 7+.

-- Wisconsin is 11-4 in last 15 games vs Illinois, winning last four by 10-4-14-23 points; Badgers (-6) won first meeting 74-51, making 10-23 on arc, 53% inside it- they've also won four of last six visits to Illinois. Big Dozen favorites are 8-3 vs spread if number was 3 or less points. Illini lost five of last six games; they're 3-7 since 12-0 start, losing last three home games, by 17-17-14 points.
-- Rider is 9-1 in last ten games vs Marist; LY's 95-75 loss here was its first in last five visits to McCann Center. Last five series games were all won by 13+ points. Broncs lost last three games, by 17-11-10 points, scoring average of 53.3 ppg, but they're 7-1 vs teams outside top 200. Marist is 2-3 at home in MAAC, with losses by 12-4-4 points. MAAC home underdogs are 10-4 against the spread.
-- Manhattan lost six of last eight games; three of their last four losses were by 4 or less points. St Peter's is 1-8 in its last nine games, skid that started with 55-53 home loss (-3.5) to Jaspers Jan 4, when they missed 11 of 20 foul shots; Peacocks lost eight of last nine visits here, with four of last five losses here by 7 or less points. MAAC home favorites of 7+ points are 12-5 against the spread.