Category: NCAA-B

The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks are still winless on the road and that trend should continue tonight when they visit the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Mavericks are 0-10 away from home, where they average 73.9 points per game and allow an average of 94.4, which is not good. Omaha is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 visits to Western Illinois. On the other side of the coin, the Leathernecks are 7-1 at Western Hall, where they average 75.6 points per game and allow an average of 66.4. The Leathernecks have covered 4 of their last 5 games at home and the home team between these Summit rivals is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings. The line is Western Illinois -4 and will probably move so don’t sweat the points and consider the Leathernecks on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS M/L

The Niagara Purple Eagles will be in Poughkeepsie, New York today to face the Marist Red Foxes. Niagara will be a road favorite, laying 3.5, and should cover the number. The Purple Eagles are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games, and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 trips to Poughkeepsie. The Red Foxes are not getting it done at home, with a record of 2-4, and are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Niagara has the edge in Points Per Game, Free Throws, Rebounding, Turnovers, and Bench. Lay the 3.5 and take the Purple Eagles.
TODAY’S PICK: NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES -3.5

The IPFW Mastodons will be in Tulsa tonight to face the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The Mastodons, who are 11-6 on the season, can put up some numbers, averaging 83.9 points per game while holding teams to an average of 74.8. The Golden Eagles find themselves at 5-11 on the season, while averaging 70.5 points per game and holding teams to an average of 79.3. The Mastodons have had the upper hand between these two Summit rivals. IPFW has won the last 5 contests, gone 13-0 ATS in the last 13 meetings and are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 trips to Tulsa. The Mastodons will have the edge tonight in Points Per Game, Field Goal %, Free Throw %, Defense, and Bench. The game opened at a pick and is now IPFW -1. Will the number climb? Probably, but to where? A money line bet on the Mastodons is a good play here.
TONIGHT’S PICK: IPFW MASTODONS M/L

A good play tonight looks like the Duquesne Dukes laying a point at home over the George Washington Colonials. The Dukes have lost the last 5 meetings with the Colonials so they would love nothing more than to snap that streak at home tonight, and this why they can do it. The Dukes are 9-2 at A.J. Palumbo Center, where they are averaging 75 points per game and allowing an average of 61.5. In tonight’s match-up, Duquesne has the edge in points per game, free throw %, defense, turnovers, rebounding, and bench. On the flip side, George Washington is winless on the road at 0-2, where they are averaging 60.5 points per game, allowing an average of 80.5, and are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games overall.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DUQUESNE DUKES -1

The Austin Peay Governors will play a home game tonight against the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Peay will be laying 5.5 and should be able to cover the number. The Governors have been a covering machine, going 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against the Ohio Valley. The Governors are 6-2 on their home court, where they are averaging 73.3 points per game, and holding teams to an average of 65.5. The Panthers have been doing just the opposite. They are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games. Eastern Illinois has yet to win on the road at 0-8, where they are averaging 60.6 points per game, and holding teams to an average of 72.1. Lay the points and take Peay.
TONIGHT’S PICK: AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS -5.5

The Appalachian State Mountaineers will be on their home court tonight when they face their Sun Belt rival, the Texas State Bobcats. The Mountaineers have yet to lose at Holmes Convocation Center, with a record of 4-0 and have covered all 4. At home, App State is averaging 81.00 points per game and holding teams to an average of 61.5. The Bobcats come into tonight’s game with a road record of 2-4, averaging 65.5 away from home, and holding teams to an average of 69.7. Texas State has not been covering, going 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The line has moved to Mountaineers -3.5 so this will be a money line play.
TONIGHT’S PICK: APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS M/L

The San Francisco Dons and the Nevada Wolf Pack will meet at a neutral site tonight at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pack will be laying 12.5 and if they want to cover this number, they will. Nevada is averaging 83.6 points per game and holding teams to an average of 69.4. The Dons are averaging 69.2 points per game and holding teams to an average of 62.5. The Pack covers and the Dons don’t. The Dons are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Pack is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against the West Coast and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games. Lay it and take the Pack.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEVADA WOLF PACK -12.5