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-- 8-2 Dayton won its last four games, with a win at #42 Alabama; they are 5-1 at home, losing to Weber State, 1-1 vs top 100 teams, losing by 10 to Colorado on neutral floor. Illinois State is 1-1 in true road games, losing by 3 at Louiville, winning in OT at Drexel. Redbirds make 58% of shots inside arc, #1 in country. MVC single digit road dogs are 13-8.
-- Xavier won four of last five inner-city rivalry games with Cincinnati; LY's game ended in big brawl, prompting move of this game to neutral downtown arena. Bearcats are 10-0, winning games vs top 100 clubs by 8-11-2 points- teams shoot 36% inside arc against them. Xavier hasn't played in 10 days; they're 7-2, with losses by a combined five points.
-- Louisville is -25 over Florida International; will Pitino run score up on his kid, who coaches FIU? Cardinals are off solid win at Memphis, when they were down 16 but won by 9- they're forcing turnovers on 31.9% of foes' possessions, #1 in country. FIU is 3-4, with #108 SF Austin best team they've played- they're turning ball over 21% of time. Uh-oh.
-- 5-3 UMass plays at #6 pace in country; they're 2-1 at home, losing to Miami, winning close games with Harvard/Elon; Minutemen are 2-3 vs top 100 teams, with all three losses by 13+ points. Ohio lost three of its last four games after 6-0 start, losing at home to Winthrop in last game; Bobcats are 0-2 on road, losing by 8 at Robert Morris, 26 at Memphis.
-- Montana won eight of last nine games with Northern Arizona, 3-1 in last four played here, with wins by 25-20-19 points, but Griz is 2-4 vs D-I teams this year, losing last three-- star G Cherry is just coming back from foot injury, played 13 minutes last game. Northern Arizona won its Big Sky opener by 7; they're 4-5 (best win vs #245 Cal-Davis).
-- 6-3 Arkansas State is 3-0 at home vs D-I teams, with win over #83 St Bonaventure; Red Wolves lost by 13 at Murray State LY. ASU turns opponents over 25% of time, but if they don't, opponents are have an eFG% of 51.6%, which is poor. 8-1 Murray State is 2-0 on road, with wins at Lipscomb/Evansville; Racers shoot 40.5% behind the arc.
-- 4-5 West Virginia struggles to score; its 42.4 eFG% is #318 out of 347 D-I teams; WVU is #284 in experience playing #30 schedule, so they've overscheduled, but did win both home games, beating VMI by 25, VT by 1. 4-7 Oakland is awful defensive team; foes are shooting 61.1% on 2-point shots. Summit League double digit road underdogs are 9-15.
-- First game in 11 days for Sacramento State team that split its last four games with Montana State, losing three of last four played here; Hornets are 3-3 vs D-I teams, with last two wins by three points each. Montana State lost last five games vs D-I teams; opponents are making 59.6% of 2-point shots- they lost Big Sky opener by 7 at Northern Arizona.
-- 8-2 Dayton won its last four games, with a win at #42 Alabama; they are 5-1 at home, losing to Weber State, 1-1 vs top 100 teams, losing by 10 to Colorado on neutral floor. Illinois State is 1-1 in true road games, losing by 3 at Louiville, winning in OT at Drexel. Redbirds make 58% of shots inside arc, #1 in country. MVC single digit road dogs are 13-8.
-- Xavier won four of last five inner-city rivalry games with Cincinnati; LY's game ended in big brawl, prompting move of this game to neutral downtown arena. Bearcats are 10-0, winning games vs top 100 clubs by 8-11-2 points- teams shoot 36% inside arc against them. Xavier hasn't played in 10 days; they're 7-2, with losses by a combined five points.
-- Louisville is -25 over Florida International; will Pitino run score up on his kid, who coaches FIU? Cardinals are off solid win at Memphis, when they were down 16 but won by 9- they're forcing turnovers on 31.9% of foes' possessions, #1 in country. FIU is 3-4, with #108 SF Austin best team they've played- they're turning ball over 21% of time. Uh-oh.
-- 5-3 UMass plays at #6 pace in country; they're 2-1 at home, losing to Miami, winning close games with Harvard/Elon; Minutemen are 2-3 vs top 100 teams, with all three losses by 13+ points. Ohio lost three of its last four games after 6-0 start, losing at home to Winthrop in last game; Bobcats are 0-2 on road, losing by 8 at Robert Morris, 26 at Memphis.
-- Montana won eight of last nine games with Northern Arizona, 3-1 in last four played here, with wins by 25-20-19 points, but Griz is 2-4 vs D-I teams this year, losing last three-- star G Cherry is just coming back from foot injury, played 13 minutes last game. Northern Arizona won its Big Sky opener by 7; they're 4-5 (best win vs #245 Cal-Davis).
-- 6-3 Arkansas State is 3-0 at home vs D-I teams, with win over #83 St Bonaventure; Red Wolves lost by 13 at Murray State LY. ASU turns opponents over 25% of time, but if they don't, opponents are have an eFG% of 51.6%, which is poor. 8-1 Murray State is 2-0 on road, with wins at Lipscomb/Evansville; Racers shoot 40.5% behind the arc.
-- 4-5 West Virginia struggles to score; its 42.4 eFG% is #318 out of 347 D-I teams; WVU is #284 in experience playing #30 schedule, so they've overscheduled, but did win both home games, beating VMI by 25, VT by 1. 4-7 Oakland is awful defensive team; foes are shooting 61.1% on 2-point shots. Summit League double digit road underdogs are 9-15.
-- First game in 11 days for Sacramento State team that split its last four games with Montana State, losing three of last four played here; Hornets are 3-3 vs D-I teams, with last two wins by three points each. Montana State lost last five games vs D-I teams; opponents are making 59.6% of 2-point shots- they lost Big Sky opener by 7 at Northern Arizona.
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