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+310
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+175
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 14, 2019Louisville figured win No. 18 was in the bag earlier this week when it held a 23-point lead over Duke midway through the second half.One monumental collapse later, the No. 16 Cardinals are in the position of trying to halt a two-game slide when they host Clemson on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.Louisville coach Chris Mack is hoping there won't be a hangover effect after his team was outscored 35-10 over the final 9:07 to suffer a brutal 71-69 loss to the Blue Devils on Tuesday."I thought we outplayed the best team in the country for a long time, and our team will grow from this," Mack told reporters afterward. "As hard as it is to accept, we're going to grow from it, and there will be better times." The Cardinals (17-8, 8-4) have lost three of their past four games -- all four against ranked opponents -- as they try to rebound against Clemson (15-9, 5-6).Louisville also lost to North Carolina and Florida State during the stretch. But the Duke loss was on a grander scale, and Mack doesn't mind saying it -- he's worried about the meltdown lingering."Sure it's a concern," Mack said. "But I also feel like I have some of the best guys in the country in that locker room. They have great character. ... Just try to grow from it and get better." The Tigers will also be looking to bounce back from a tough loss.Clemson fell to Miami 65-64 on Wednesday when Zach Johnson hit a jumper with 0.4 seconds left to give the Hurricanes the win.The heartbreaking defeat snapped a four-game winning streak and dropped the Tigers below .500 in ACC play."Just a disappointing loss by us," Clemson coach Brad Brownell said afterward.Senior guard Shelton Mitchell scored 15 points against Miami to become the 41st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. Mitchell has 1,001.Mitchell has 37 points over the last two games after experience a two-game funk in which he had just 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting."I think for the most part, I did a good job of staying confident," Mitchell told reporters. "But it felt good to know all the hard work has paid off." Mitchell is third on the Tigers in scoring with an 11.8 average. Senior guard Marcquise Reed averages a team-best 18.9 points with a team-high 42 steals, while senior forward Elijah Thomas averages 13 points and leads the squad in rebounding (7.8) and blocked shots (52).Sophomore forward Jordan Nwora leads Louisville in scoring (17.8) and rebounding (7.8) after scoring 23 points and grabbing 12 boards in the loss to Duke. Nwora matched his career best of five 3-pointers while notching his 11th 20-point outing of the campaign.Junior forward Dwayne Sutton (11.2) and senior point guard Christen Cunningham (10.2 points, team-best 5.0 assists) also score in double digits for the Cardinals. Cunningham registered a career-best 12 assists in the loss to Duke.Louisville has won five of the seven previous meetings against Clemson, but the Tigers won last season's matchup -- 74-69 in overtime behind Reed's 24 points and five steals.--Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+315
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+7.5 (-102)
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Feb 14, 2019Michigan got blindsided by the last-place team in the Big Ten. The sixth-ranked Wolverines will try to recover from that unexpected blow and keep at least a share of the conference lead on Saturday against No. 24 Maryland in Ann Arbor, Mich.Penn State, which had won only one previous conference game, pulled off a 75-69 upset on Tuesday. The Wolverines (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) head into the weekend tied for the conference lead with rival Michigan State, with Purdue a half-game back. Maryland (19-6, 10-4) sits in fourth place, just a game out of the top spot.Wolverines coach John Beilein watched the second half of the Penn State game in the locker room. He was ejected at the end of the first half after arguing with officials after he thought the Nittany Lions should have been whistled for an offensive foul.Beilein wasn't stunned by the loss."No, because they're good. Just look at the scores. It's two points here, four points here, two points here," he said of Penn State's conference losses. "They just haven't won games. It's not like they're getting blown out, and all of the sudden they come in and they're a bottom-200 team and they end up coming in and beating us."At this time of the year, teams are going to lose. You need to learn from it," Beilein added. "If there's things that happen in this game that help us beat Maryland on Saturday, I'm all in. That's the way you need to look at it." Point guard Zavier Simpson was uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball, committing six turnovers. The Wolverines were also out-rebounded 35-25.Beilein felt his team lacked energy after avenging one of its two previous losses with a home victory over Wisconsin on Saturday."I just think we need rest, just watching the TV," he said. "We had an emotional win, and now we have a game and we're traveling. A two-day prep is hard for everybody, only because of a rest factor." Maryland snapped Purdue's eight-game winning streak with a 70-56 triumph on Tuesday. The Terrapins outscored the Boilermakers 40-18 in the second half. Freshmen Jalen Smith, Eric Ayala and Aaron Wiggins combined for 42 points."It was a huge win for us. It helps us build on our confidence for sure, the freshmen's as well with how well they played," sophomore forward Bruno Fernando said. "I think that's a win where we can look back and realize we can stand against anybody in our conference."... For us to have that win means a lot. We are taking it one game at a time, we have Michigan next and that's all we are thinking about right now." The game against Purdue was the only one at home in a five-game stretch."It was great to be home. Now we have two more on the road," coach Mark Turgeon said. "We're comfortable out there. We are getting better, that's all I can ask. I think there's six games left and we are 10-4. Six games left -- we're going to see what we can do." The Terps and Wolverines will play again in Maryland on March 3.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+190
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Feb 15, 2019The concerns have been rather different for No. 8 North Carolina and Wake Forest after games earlier this week.The Tar Heels are fussing about their inability to execute at times late in games. Wake Forest is trying to keep games close against most nationally ranked foes.North Carolina makes the trip for its first road game after a three-game homestand when the teams meet Saturday afternoon in Winston Salem, N. C."We got to get better," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "I got to do a better job coaching late-game situations." Williams was bemoaning the shortcomings that were exposed in Monday night's 69-61 loss to fourth-ranked Virginia, which snapped the Tar Heels' seven-game winning streak.North Carolina forward Garrison Brooks said the Tar Heels (19-5, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) were out of sync when it mattered most."We struggled with late clock management," Brooks said. "Our time management wasn't that good. We didn't execute late in the game." That might have accounted for the Tar Heels' season-low point total.Still, North Carolina enters the weekend just a game behind first-place Duke in the ACC standings. Those teams meet for the first time Wednesday night, in Durham.Even with the loss to Virginia, North Carolina holds its best 11-game mark in ACC play in eight years.Wake Forest (9-14, 2-9) was a blowout victim Wednesday night at No. 17 Florida State.Other than an upset of North Carolina State, the Demon Deacons haven't finished closer than 16 points in any of the other six games against nationally ranked opponents this season.The 88-66 loss to Florida State came when the Demon Deacons were without a solid response."There was a stretch in the second half where they got out and reeled off a few points really quickly," Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said. "We need to do a better job of handling the ball and then getting back in transition defense. During that run, we didn't get back the way we needed to." Florida State held a 43-27 rebounding advantage. It marked the first time in ACC play that the Demon Deacons failed to secure at least 10 offensive rebounds. They were limited to six despite missing 35 shots from the field."We have to do a better job on the backboard," Manning said.Wake Forest gave up 12 offensive rebounds to the Seminoles. That's a bad omen given that North Carolina is one of the country's top rebounding teams, and that the Tar Heels collected 18 boards at the offensive end against Virginia.Freshman guard Coby White has led North Carolina in scoring eight times this season, including in the past two games.North Carolina has some physical wounds to heal as well. Cameron Johnson missed time down the stretch and was hobbling at times in the Virginia game, although Williams said Friday he expects Johnson to be available. Plus, forward Nassir Little didn't return after exiting with a first-half sprained ankle. Williams said he was unsure if Little would be able to play Saturday.Wake Forest had graduate transfer guard Torry Johnson back in action after a four-game absence with a shoulder injury. He played 23 minutes with five points off the bench at Florida State.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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2/16/2019 12:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-185
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2/16/2019 1:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+175
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+500
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+215
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+220
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+355
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 15, 2019One of the coaches in Saturday's Big 12 matchup of the visiting Baylor Bears and the 15th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders says his opponent is noteworthy nationally, not only in the conference.Who's talking about who? Here's a hint: He's not talking about the one with the lofty ranking attached.The Bears (16-8, 7-4 Big 12), who had to reinvent themselves after losing sophomore big man Tristan Clark to a season-ending left knee injury on Jan. 8, have still won seven of their last nine games, a span that includes a home court 73-62 win over the Red Raiders (20-5, 8-4) on Jan. 19.Leading scorer Makia Mason, who is averaging 15.6 points a game and exploded for 40 on Feb. 2 in a rout of TCU, missed a game last weekend with a foot injury. While he returned Monday, he made only 2 of 14 shots and went 0 of 5 on 3-point attempts as Baylor defeated the visiting Oklahoma Sooners.Instead, Devonte Bandoo scored a team-high 19 points, more than double his season average, in the win.Further, Bears coach Scott Drew doesn't know when guard King McClure will return from a knee injury that has sidelined him for two games. McClure, who is averaging 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, could be a game-time decision."Everyone on our team from, Devonte Bandoo to Freddie Gillespie ... everyone's stepped up and helped us win games, and it hasn't been the same two or three guys every night," Drew said.Gillespie, who is averaging 4.6 points and 3.9 rebounds a game, finished with 13 and nine in Baylor's narrow loss to conference-leading Kansas State on Feb. 9.Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said he knows what to expect from the Bears, "one of the hottest teams in the country right now, not just the Big 12," since they were already without Clark when they beat the Red Raiders last month."We want to try to do some things defensively that can change the game from time to time, but Baylor is going to shoot 3-point shots. They're going to make 3-point shots," Beard said, calling the long-range game Baylor's "identity." Texas Tech's identity is unabashedly defense. At midweek, the Red Raiders were first in the nation in defensive field goal percentage (36.2) and third in scoring defense (57.3), perhaps indicating how well Baylor did in scoring 73 on them last month."We spend a lot of time on defense in practice every day. ... Our players, they've really bought into it," said Beard, whose team's only nonconference loss was to Duke.Texas Tech averages 70.9 points a game offensively, led by Jarrett Culver's 17.7 points a game, with Matt Mooney and Davide Moretti both just under 11 per game."Texas Tech, they've really been shooting the ball well, and defensively they've been off the charts all year long, but when they're making shots, they're really hard to beat," Drew said.Culver, a 6-foot-6 guard, also leads the Red Raiders with 6.2 rebounds a game.Texas Tech is riding a three-game winning streak, but in an indication of how tough life in the Big 12 can be, the Red Raiders endured three straight losses in mid-January: to now-No. 23 Iowa State, Baylor, and now-No. 18 Kansas State, with the margins of victory ranging from four to 13 points."A lot of these games in the Big 12 turn into one or two-possession games. You've got to give yourself a chance in close games," Beard said.--Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+108
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+1200
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 14, 2019After back-to-back games against top-10 teams, No. 4 Virginia gets a slight reprieve when it hosts Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon, just two days before facing yet another ranked squad.The Cavaliers split a tough two games in three-day stretch against Duke and at North Carolina, and will then visit No. 22 Virginia Tech and No. 16 Louisville next week.The Fighting Irish (13-11, 3-8) will be one of only three unranked conference opponents Virginia (21-2, 9-2) tangles with in the month of February."I told the team before the game, 'I don't care if we played Duke on Saturday and we're on the road today,'" Virginia guard Ty Jerome said after his team's win over North Carolina. "Every game we come out and we expect to win. No matter where we are, no matter who we are playing against." Winning is what head coach Tony Bennett and his Virginia teams have done-- and done often against Notre Dame.Since the Fighting Irish entered the ACC in 2013, they have never beat Virginia in the regular season and have just one postseason win to their credit against the Cavaliers.Virginia will be looking to move their head-to-head record to 8-0 against Notre Dame as conference foes in the regular season, and 13-2 all-time.The two teams' late-January tilt left the Irish with their worst home loss since 1999, as Virginia departed South Bend with an 82-55 rout of the home team."I can't say enough how impressed I am with them," Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey said after the loss. "They could win the National Championship. They are men who have won together and are polished, and we are the exact opposite right now. We're searching and trying to build it." Notre Dame, after a brutal 1-7 start to conference play, has won two of three and will be looking to sustain momentum it captured with a grungy 69-59 win over Georgia Tech last weekend."I told our guys, we're going to win the ugliest college basketball game in history, but it's going to be a league win," Brey said. "Let's keep playing." The Irish have struggled on offense this season while missing key pieces, as they rank near the bottom of the conference in shooting percentage (40.2, 14th) and points per game (71.5, 11th).John Mooney continues to be a double-double machine for the Irish, as he is averaging team highs of 14.2 points and 10.8 rebounds this season. Mooney had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the teams' first meeting.Virginia never showed signs of a hangover after its loss to Duke, as the Cavaliers knocked off No. 8 North Carolina on the road Monday night and will now return home, where they've been virtually unbeatable over the past five seasons."I really challenged them hard before Monday's game," Bennett said of his team. "During the day, we talked about what this meant and just responding the right way to a hard-fought loss."And I think they did." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+155
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-155
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-305
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 15, 2019Two teams going in opposite directions meet for the second time this season when No. 17 Florida State visits Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta.Florida State (19-5, 7-4) has won six straight and become one of the hottest teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The last time the Seminoles won six straight ACC games was 2011-12 when they won the ACC Tournament and won their opening-round game in the NCAA Tournament.Georgia Tech (11-14, 3-9) has lost six straight and eight of its last nine. The Yellow Jackets have had offensive woes all season and rank last in the ACC in scoring with 65.6 pointsThe teams met on Feb. 2 at Tallahassee, with Florida State taking a 59-49 victory. Georgia Tech was with six points with six minutes left before the Seminoles put the game away.Florid State has been sparked by the play of Mfiondu Kabengele, who is averaging 17 points and shot 58 percent from the floor over the last six games. He led the team with 12 points in the last previous meeting with Georgia Tech."I think he's only scratched the surface of his potential," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. "He's really doing a nice job of being more and more confident. We're putting him in a position where he has a chance to have some success." Kabengele remains the team's sixth man but continues to lead the Seminoles in scoring (13.4 points) and is third in rebounds (5.3) in only 20.1 minutes per game.In Wednesday's 88-66 drubbing of Wake Forest, it was senior Christ Koumadje who made the biggest difference. The 7-foot-4 center produced 20 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double.Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner changed the focus and tempo of the offense on Wednesday and the Yellow Jackets came close in a 76-68 loss to No. 22 Virginia Tech.Pastner abandoned the previous game plan of pounding the ball inside to big men James Banks and Abdoulaye Gueye. He put Gueye on the bench after only four minutes and went with a smaller, quicker lineup.The ploy had some advantages - at least for one night. The Yellow Jackets used a 14-0 spurt before halftime to take a 30-27 lead at the break, and refused to go away in the second half, even when the Hokies stretched their lead to double-digits on a couple of occasions."We had to size down, get more fluidity on offense," Pastner said. "We had more opportunities. We played a little faster and got more possessions." One player who benefited from the change of strategy was freshman guard Michael Devoe, who scored a career-high 22 points and made four 3-pointers. Devoe had 18 points in the previous game against Notre Dame. Banks carried the load in the paint with 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks."Michael Devoe is playing at a high level," Pastner said. "And James Banks is playing at a high level." But the troubles continue for guard Jose Alvarado, the team's leading scorer at 11.4 points. The sophomore was 2-for-10 from the field and scored four points against Virginia Tech. Over the last four games he is 5-for-40 from the floor."Jose had some nice looks," Pastner said. "He's got to play better for us. I love Jose, but it's going to be hard for us until he starts making some shots." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+155
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+3.5 (-105)
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Over 135 (-105)
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-165
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-3.5 (-105)
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Under 135 (-105)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+800
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+13 (-105)
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Over 120.5 (-105)
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-1000
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-13 (-105)
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Under 120.5 (-105)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+205
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+5.5 (-108)
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Over 134.5 (-105)
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-225
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-5.5 (-102)
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Under 134.5 (-105)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+540
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+11 (-105)
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Over 133.5 (-105)
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-660
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-11 (-105)
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Under 133.5 (-105)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-215
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-5 (-105)
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Over 140.5 (-105)
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+195
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+5 (-105)
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Under 140.5 (-105)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-113
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-1 (-108)
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Over 165 (-108)
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+103
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+1 (-102)
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Under 165 (-102)
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2/16/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+105
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+1.5 (-110)
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Over 159.5 (-110)
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-125
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-1.5 (-110)
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Under 159.5 (-110)
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COMING
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2:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 2:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-135
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-2 (-110)
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Over 138 (-110)
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+115
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+2 (-110)
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Under 138 (-110)
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COMING
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+205
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+5 (-102)
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Over 135 (-105)
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-225
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-5 (-108)
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Under 135 (-105)
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COMING
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
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+185
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+4.5 (-102)
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Over 148 (-105)
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-200
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-4.5 (-108)
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Under 148 (-105)
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+380
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+9 (-105)
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Over 133 (-105)
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-430
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-9 (-105)
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Under 133 (-105)
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+270
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+7 (-102)
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Over 138 (-105)
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-300
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-7 (-108)
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Under 138 (-105)
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
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-118
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-1.5 (-105)
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Over 148 (-105)
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+108
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+1.5 (-105)
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Under 148 (-105)
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
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+107
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+1.5 (-107)
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Over 135.5 (-105)
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-117
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-1.5 (-103)
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Under 135.5 (-105)
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COMING
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3:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+345
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+9 (-110)
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Over 136.5 (-110)
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-430
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-9 (-110)
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Under 136.5 (-110)
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COMING
UP
3:05 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-4250
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-20.5 (-110)
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Over 142 (-110)
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+2125
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+20.5 (-110)
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Under 142 (-110)
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COMING
UP
3:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 3:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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+420
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+9.5 (-105)
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Over 139 (-105)
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-475
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-9.5 (-105)
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Under 139 (-105)
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COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-540
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-10 (-108)
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Over 138 (-105)
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+460
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+10 (-102)
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Under 138 (-105)
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4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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-130
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-2 (-108)
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Over 139 (-105)
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+120
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+2 (-102)
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Under 139 (-105)
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4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
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+125
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+2.5 (-108)
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Over 139 (-105)
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-135
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-2.5 (-102)
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Under 139 (-105)
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4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
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+118
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+2 (-102)
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Over 135.5 (-105)
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-128
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-2 (-108)
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Under 135.5 (-105)
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COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1000
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+14 (-103)
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Over 145 (-105)
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-1200
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-14 (-107)
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Under 145 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 14, 2019The season can't end soon enough for West Virginia.From an opening game upset loss at home to Buffalo, to a knee injury that knocked star center Sagaba Konate out after eight games, to the failure of the team to defend up to usual standards, this has been one disastrous season.And it only got worse Monday night with the news that coach Bob Huggins dismissed senior forward Esa Ahmad and junior guard Wesley Harris for what a school news release termed a "violation of athletic department policies." Ahmad averaged 12 points and 5.8 rebounds, shooting 46.2 percent from the field, while Harris scored 7.9 points and grabbed 4.5 rebounds. Ahmad recently passed the 1,000-point mark for his career, while Harris was considered the team's best defender.What remains of the Mountaineers travels to No. 14 Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday for a Big 12 Conference game that might be more accurately termed a mismatch. West Virginia is down to nine scholarship players, seven of whom are playing their first collegiate season.Winning at Allen Fieldhouse with your best team playing at its peak is downright difficult. Doing it under these conditions seems to be just about impossible. And it's not like the Mountaineers (10-14, 2-9) are coming into this one off a good performance.They have been idle since a humiliating 75-53 loss Feb. 9 at home against Texas, which led by 27 at the final TV timeout, thanks to a 41-15 spurt that started late in the first half. The Longhorns threw down no less than eight dunks, taking advantage of shabby defense."It's embarrassing," Huggins told the Morgantown Dominion Post. "I'm embarrassed. I'm not sure our guys are, but I was embarrassed." To make matters worse, West Virginia is expected to be without guard James "Beetle" Bolden, who has sat out the last four games with an injury suffered at No. 1 Tennessee Jan. 26. Bolden is averaging 12.2 points and shooting 82 percent at the foul line.While the Mountaineers try to piece together some kind of lineup, Kansas (19-6, 8-4) aims to keep its 14-year string of Big 12 titles alive with a late-season rally. The Jayhawks presently trail first-place Kansas State by 1 1/2 games, and the Wildcats have a game at hand.Kansas is coming off a 82-77 overtime win Monday night at TCU, just its second road victory in eight tries this season. The Jayhawks blew a 12-point second half lead, but got six clutch foul shots from Devon Dotson in the final 40 seconds of overtime to hold off the Horned Frogs."That was a game in which we played really well for the most part, then we screwed up," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "Somehow or another, we were able to pull it back. We were fortunate that it went overtime after we screwed it up, and then we played really well in OT." Like West Virginia, the Jayhawks have gone really young. With senior guard Lagerald Vick taking a leave of absence, Kansas trotted out a lineup with four freshman starters and junior Dedric Lawson. It was only the second time in Self's 16 seasons that he's started four freshmen.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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TOTAL |
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+140
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+3 (-107)
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Over 131 (-105)
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-150
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-3 (-103)
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Under 131 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 15, 2019No. 23 Iowa State travels to No. 18 Kansas State for the biggest game on the Big 12 Conference's Saturday schedule.Kansas State (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) leads the conference by 1 1/2 games over Texas Tech and Kansas, with Iowa State (18-6, 7-4) a half game behind that duo.The Wildcats will be looking to extend a nine-game conference winning streak that has launched them to the top of the conference. Those nine consecutive victories are the longest conference winning streak for the Wildcats since they won 11 consecutive in the Big 8 Conference in 1974.The Wildcats stood 0-2 in the conference and looked to be on the verge of collapse when they trailed West Virginia 42-21 early in the second half at home on Jan. 9. But they used a furious comeback against the Mountaineers and then forged a last-second 58-57 victory on the road against Iowa State on Jan. 12 to get things rolling."I'd be totally shocked, to be honest," K-State head coach Bruce Weber said when asked recently about how he felt about his team's chances at halftime against West Virginia. "I didn't think we'd win that game."You've got to give Barry (Brown) and Mike McGuirl a lot of credit for coming to play that second half, fighting it out and it gave us a little boost of energy. Then you get Dean back. Things just kind of fell in place." The nine-game run has come against all nine opponents in the Big 12. The Wildcats already have avenged their two season-opening conference losses (Texas Tech and Texas) and will next face the two teams they beat to start their streak in Iowa State and West Virginia (on Monday).Most recently, all five Kansas State starters scored in double figures, and the team shot 54.9 percent (28 of 51) from the field in a 71-64 victory at Texas. Down 39-31 with 1:37 remaining before halftime, the Wildcats combined for a 23-8 run sandwiched around halftime, including a 19-8 run to start the second half, to earn its third consecutive victory over the Longhorns.Kansas State was picked to finish second in the Big 12 in the preseason, so the Wildcats' lofty status is not a surprise. Iowa State, however, was picked to finish sixth. The fact that the Cyclones are right in the thick of the race is testament to coach Steve Prohm.Among their victories are a 77-60 drubbing of Kansas at home and a 68-64 win at Texas Tech following the defeat to the Wildcats.Iowa State had a week off after a surprising 92-83 loss to TCU, just their second home loss this season. The Cyclones still have the Big 12's top offense, leading the conference at 79.0 points per game, field-goal percentage (48.1), free-throw percentage (73.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4).Iowa State has balance with four players averaging in double figures. They are led by Big 12 player of the year candidate Marial Shayok, who ranks second in the league at 19.3 points per game.But facing the Wildcats, who have the ability to take teams out of their offensive flow, Prohm knows his team needs to focus on its own defense."(It) will be all about us getting better," Prohm said this week. "We've got to continue to work on guarding the ball and being in the gaps, being able to keep people out of the paint." Kansas State also has four players averaging double-figures in scoring, led by Brown (15.4). Wade has 13.9 per game and Stokes has 10.3. Xavier Sneed has at 10.0 points per game.Kansas State holds the all-time lead in the series at 140-87, including the last three. Saturday will be just the third time that both teams have been ranked when they faced each other.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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UP
4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-140
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-2.5 (-105)
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Over 134.5 (-105)
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+130
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+2.5 (-105)
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Under 134.5 (-105)
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COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+600
|
+12 (-101)
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Over 139 (-105)
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-750
|
-12 (-109)
|
Under 139 (-105)
|
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 14, 2019One of former Purdue coach Gene Keady's favorite sayings was it's not who you play, it's when you play 'em.No. 12 Purdue (17-7, 10-3 Big Ten) will host Penn State (9-15, 2-11), which is coming off Tuesday's upset of No. 6 Michigan, on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.However, the Boilermakers would seem to have plenty of motivation, having blown a eight-point halftime lead in a 70-56 loss at No. 24 Maryland on Tuesday. That snapped an eight-game winning streak for Purdue.Senior Ryan Cline said the Boilermakers' first loss in more than a month should be a wake-up call."There are times when you're on the highest highs when you're winning, and there are times you get low and kind of crank up the intensity a little bit," Cline told the Lafayette Journal & Courier.Purdue coach Matt Painter, who played and coached under Keady, said the loss was a learning moment for the Boilermakers."We've just got to play better," Painter said. "We had a chance to win this game. We put ourselves in position to win this game at halftime. So you learn from it and try to get better. Each guy has a different thing to work it. Even when you win games, you are trying to watch film and make improvements." Purdue shot 28.2 percent overall and 21.2 percent from 3-point range against Maryland. The Boilermakers, outscored 40-18 in the second half, made a mere 17 percent of their second-half field-goal attempts. Carsen Edwards, Purdue's leading scorer, matched his average of 24 points, but was 8 of 27 from the field.The Boilermakers barely escaped with a 99-90 overtime victory at Penn State Jan. 31.The Nittany Lions have had several close losses in the Big Ten, but finally broke through with a 75-69 victory over visiting Michigan."It was our second court storm since I've been here," said Penn State junior forward Lamar Stevens, who averages a team-high 19.2 points. "This one meant so much because of every thing this team has been through. Our young guys have stepped up in a big way. To see those guys grow over time and come out with a big against a great Michigan team meant a lot to me." "I think over the last couple of games we've learned how to win and what it takes to win in the Big Ten," Stevens added.Penn State coach Patrick Chambers expects the victory to boost the team's morale and give it momentum down the home stretch."It means our players stay committed," Chambers said. "Our leaders did a fantastic job of keeping us together. It means our staff did a good job of what we need to do and make sure we have our identity down pat. We defended. We rebounded. We had toughness."We got to continue that down the stretch. They're starting to see their hard work pay off. We were so close at Ohio State (a four-point loss). We were so close here with Purdue. So close at Nebraska (a six-point loss), so many close games. We hadn't seen the fruits of our labor. This definitely puts us in a place where we're going to show up again and continue to press this." Stevens led the upset with 26 points and 12 rebounds, but Chambers was most impressed with his leadership."He was fantastic," Chambers said. "He took over huddles before I get in there. He kept them positive." Stevens said his teammates have been fantastic."They never get too high or low," he said. "They stay in the gym and keep working. With people like that, success is going to find you, and it found us against Michigan." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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UP
4:00 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+568
|
+11.5 (-107)
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Over 139.5 (-102)
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-700
|
-11.5 (-103)
|
Under 139.5 (-108)
|
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COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
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|
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-570
|
-10 (-110)
|
Over 139 (-110)
|
|
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+435
|
+10 (-110)
|
Under 139 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-150
|
-3 (-110)
|
Over 130.5 (-110)
|
|
|
+130
|
+3 (-110)
|
Under 130.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-125
|
-1.5 (-110)
|
Over 128.5 (-110)
|
|
|
-115
|
+1.5 (-110)
|
Under 128.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
+170
|
+4.5 (-110)
|
Over 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
-200
|
-4.5 (-110)
|
Under 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-110
|
OFF
|
Over 146 (-110)
|
|
|
-110
|
OFF
|
Under 146 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-110
|
OFF
|
Over 138.5 (-110)
|
|
|
-110
|
OFF
|
Under 138.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
+150
|
+3.5 (-110)
|
Over 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
-170
|
-3.5 (-110)
|
Under 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
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+175
|
+4.5 (-110)
|
Over 141.5 (-110)
|
|
|
-210
|
-4.5 (-110)
|
Under 141.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-280
|
-6.5 (-110)
|
Over 148 (-110)
|
|
|
+240
|
+6.5 (-110)
|
Under 148 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
4:15 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:15 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
+230
|
+6 (-102)
|
Over 141.5 (-105)
|
|
|
-250
|
-6 (-108)
|
Under 141.5 (-105)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
4:30 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
+220
|
+5.5 (-105)
|
Over 149 (-108)
|
|
|
-240
|
-5.5 (-105)
|
Under 149 (-102)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
COMING
UP
4:30 PM EST |
|
2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-105
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-1 (+102)
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Over 145.5 (-105)
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-105
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+1 (-112)
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Under 145.5 (-105)
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COMING
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4:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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-240
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-6 (-105)
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Over 131 (-105)
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+220
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+6 (-105)
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Under 131 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 14, 2019His team may be going against an opponent that has dropped its last eight games, but Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams called the No. 22 Hokies' Saturday afternoon clash with the Panthers in Pittsburgh "as big a game that we've had since we've lived here." Williams gave that assessment in a post-game radio interview following the Hokies' 76-68 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in what was likely their best all-around performance since losing senior guard Justin Robinson to a foot injury last month.Virginia Tech (19-5, 8-4 ACC) shot 47.2 percent from the field overall, went 13 of 30 (43.3 percent) on 3-pointers and had 20 assists on 25 made baskets against Georgia Tech's zone defense.It's now important to back that up with a similar effort against the struggling Panthers (12-13, 2-10)."To an extent with each passing day, I think we're figuring out the specific recipe to what gives us a chance," Williams said. "It's so specific that when the ingredients or the directions for the recipe are not followed to the recipe exactly, the wheels are going to fall off." "Wheels falling off" is a pretty good way to describe what happened to the Hokies when Robinson, their all-time career assist leader and the team's No. 2 scorer (14.4 points per game), was hurt in their win at Miami on Jan. 30.Despite a season-low scoring effort, they won their first game in Robinson's absence with a 47-24 victory over North Carolina State, but lost their next two outings at home to Louisville (their first home setback this season) and at Clemson.In those three losses, Virginia Tech shot an atypical 35.7 percent from the field, including a season-low 28.3 against Clemson. The performance against the Yellow Jackets was more like how the Hokies had played when they rose to No. 9 in the rankings after a 14-1 start."We played more like us," Virginia Tech forward Kerry Blackshear told the Roanoke Times. "Penetrate. If you got it, get yours. If you don't have it, find the other man." Ty Outlaw scored a season-high 20 points against the Jackets and, just as important, showed the kind of leadership the Hokies will need down the stretch with games against Virginia and Duke among the last five outings after the visit to Pittsburgh."He's smart enough, he's aware enough to understand what's at stake," Williams said of the graduate transfer guard.Sophomore guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (team-high 17.3 points per game) scored 16 against Georgia Tech.First-year Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel III is looking for someone to step up among his Panthers, who notched wins over Louisville and then-No. 11 Florida State in early conference play before hitting the skids."There just has to be ownership," Capel told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "There has to be a voice within the group. There has to be a voice within the team. When you have a good program, then it becomes a collective voice. It's not just one person." Youth is an issue. A pair of freshman guards, Xavier Johnson (16.6 points per game) and Trey McGowens (12.2) lead the Panthers in scoring, with senior guard/forward Jared Wilson-Frame next at 12. A third freshman guard, Au'Diese Toney (8.3), is the team's No. 4 scorer and leading rebounder (5.8).Despite the losses piling up, Pitt has remained competitive. None of the eight losses have been by more than 15 points, and two of the last three were decided by five combined points, including a two-point overtime loss to Wake Forest.Saturday will be the Panthers' only meeting with the Hokies this year.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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4:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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TOTAL |
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+1625
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+18.5 (-105)
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Over 148.5 (-105)
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-3250
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-18.5 (-105)
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Under 148.5 (-105)
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COMING
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4:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-210
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-5 (-105)
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Over 152 (-105)
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+190
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+5 (-105)
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Under 152 (-105)
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COMING
UP
4:30 PM EST |
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2/16/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+335
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+8.5 (-110)
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Over 149.5 (-110)
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