College Hoops Predictions - February 05, 2008

Another winning night as we went 2-1, picking up another 1.5 units. Our CBB picks continue to roll over the last five weeks to the tune of 62% for +67.4 units. Our top-rated plays are winning at a torrid 73% and we add another 4-unit play today with a total of five picks.

WUNDERDOG 2008 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
CBB	132-81 last 213 picks	62%	+$6740
NBA	16-14 last 30 picks	53%	+$270
NHL	28-23 last 51 picks	55%	+$2790
TOTAL			+$9800

Today's NCAA Basketball Picks:

Game: Buffalo at N Illinois (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on N Illinois -2 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)

The Bulls have lost nine straight yet are somehow expected to keep this one close on the road, where they are 0-10 this season. We aren't buying it. They are off two straight OT losses which does not leave them in a good mindset for this one. They have to be asking themselves how they can possibly win. That kind of questioning breeds more losing. Buffalo allows 80 ppg on the road while shooting 38.1%. NIU is terrible offensively but they do hit 42.4% from teh field at home while holding foes to 63.1 ppg here. We like this spot to fade a terrible, slumping, losing team on the road without having to lay much.

It has been a magic carpet ride this season thus far for Drake as they have rattled off 19 straight. That will all come to an end tonight. It has been a season of narrow escapes for the Bulldogs as they have won by one point at Bradley, needed OT at Creighton and won by three at Evansville. They face their stiffest road challenge of the year coming to Illinois State tonight. The Redbirds have already given the Bulldogs a stiff challenge on the road, and led at the half before bowing by six. The Redbirds have a little streak of their own going as they are 11-0 at home and have won 13 straight here. They shoot well inside and out, and defend at under 40%. These teams match-up very well and with this being the biggest game of the year for the Redbirds and a marquee win with NCAA tourney implications, we look for the Redbirds to play their best game of the year and stay perfect at home.

Sure, Indiana State averaging just 58.4 ppg on the road this season. But, over their past five games they have managed 65 ppg. And, on the road this season they are giving up 72 ppg on 49.1% shooting. S. Illiinois averages 67.9 per game at home so they should get theirs tonight against this weak Sycamores defense. The Sycamores are 15-5 OVER the pats three seasons as a double-digit underdog and 13-4 OVER on the road off a game in which they failed to cover the spread. This total is too low and we'll take the OVER.

Made-for wins early this season saw the Blue Jays at 9-1, but the going has gotten much tougher and the Jays are just 6-5 in their last 11, including losses in three of their last four. The biggest problem has been off the glass where the Jays haven't out-rebounded any of the last four opponents and needed 52% shooting, and 57% from three-point range, to win at home against Wichita State. The Panthers are playing their best basketball of the season, with four in the win column in their last five. Narrow losses at MVC heavy weights Drake (four points) and Illinois State (five points) show that the Panthers can compete in hostile environments against better teams. Panther seniors have their last chance to log a win over the Blue Jays, as the four-year players are now 0-7 SU. Northern Iowa defends with the best of them allowing just 37% FG shooting against them, good for 7th in the NCAA. Panthers convert freebies at 74% and should stay close here.

Colorado State was not a good team early on, but when their seven-foot center Stuart Creason went down, they have been awful. The Rams have gone 0-8 without him and have even lost at home to Panhandle State. The season has left them 0-9 on the road losing by an average margin of 17.6 points per game. The Lobos are having trouble winning on road and will be focused after dropping their last two on the road. They have been blowing teams out at the pit, as their 12 wins have been by an average margin of 21.3 ppg. The Lobos are deadly in league play from deep, connecting on well over 40%, while the Rams are dead last at 25%. New Mexico is also the best in the league putting back the misses, leading the league in offensive rebounding while the Rams sit dead last in the conference off the glass. Major blowout potential in this one.

Results: 2-3

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Check out the last five NCAA Basketball Picks Newsletters:

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-February-04-2008
The Spartans have now gone 10-2 in their last 12 game and are playing with confidence. Kyle Hines has been a dominating player lately. He has averaged 22 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game and 2....

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-February-03-2008
Karl Hobbs has had some very good teams at George Washington, but this isn't one of them. The Colonials are 0-8 on the road and have lost by an average of over 20 points a game. They shoot just 41...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-February-02-2008
This young Gator team has only ventured out on the road four times all season, and has found out life is different on the road as they have met two losses and a narrow escape in those four games. The ...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-February-01-2008
It is tough to back a team favored on the road that has gone 4-27 away from home in their last 31 games, especially when two of those games were by two points. The other two were over teams from lower...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-31-2008
Providence has been vulnerable to teams that can bury three-pointers all season. Teams that can score on the perimeter have really crippled the Friars zone, as evidenced by losses to Marquette, Seton ...