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Bettors are in for a treat as the top two teams in the Missouri Valley Conference face off in this one. Loyola Chicago (17-4 SU, 7-12-1 ATS) is coming off a 78-74 win over Illinois State, pushing as 14-point home favorites. Similarly, Missouri State (17-7 SU, 14-10 ATS) just took down Southern Illinois 69-64, easily covering as 2-point road favorites. This line opened with Missouri State listed as a short 1-point home favorite. The public is split down the middle, yet we've seen respected money pour in on Loyola Chicago, flipping the Ramblers from a 1-point dog to a 1.5-point favorite. This is a revenge game for Loyola Chicago, who lost to Missouri State 79-69 on January 22nd, losing outright as 8-point home favorites. Ken Pom has Missouri State winning by two points (70-68). He has Loyola Chicago ranked 34th and Missouri State 54th.
4 p.m. ET: Akron at Miami Ohio
These Mid-American foes are playing for the second time in three days. Akron (14-6 SU, 9-9 ATS) is 5-1 over their last six games and just beat Miami Ohio 66-55, covering as 7.5-point home favorites. Miami Ohio (9-12 SU, 5-13 ATS) has now lost four straight. This line opened with Akron listed as a short 1-point road favorite. Sharps have laid the points with Akron, steaming the Zips from -1 to -2.5. Akron has the advantage when it comes to shooting (45% vs 44%) and points allowing (63 PPG vs 72 PPG). Akron is 7-3 in conference. Miami Ohio is 3-7. Ken Pom has Akron winning by one point (69-68). He has Akron ranked 149th and Miami Ohio 236th. Akron is -145 on the moneyline.
4 p.m. ET: Washington at Stanford
Washington (12-8 SU, 11-9 ATS) is riding a three-game winning streak and just crushed California 84-63, winning outright as 1.5-point road dogs. Meanwhile, Stanford (13-8 SU, 9-11-1 ATS) has dropped two of their last three games and just fell to Washington State 66-60, failing to cover as 3-point home dogs. This line opened with Stanford listed as a 34point home favorite. The public is backing trendy dog Washington on a win streak. yet we've seen this line climb from 4 to 4.5. This signals sharp money buying low on Stanford and laying the points home favorite. Stanford has the edge in shooting (43% vs 41%) and rebounding (38 RPG vs 33 RPG). Stanford is 9-2 at home. Washington is 3-3 on the road. Ken Pom has Stanford winning by six points (71-65). He has Stanford ranked 94th and Washington 128th.
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