The six A-10 teams that won at least 20 games straight up last year also were 115-81-7 versus the pointspread, a trend college basketball betting wonks will be watching this winter. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2009/10 season are in parentheses:
TEMPLE (29-6 SU, 22-13 ATS, 13-19 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:9-3
Home Underdog:1-1
Away Favorite:6-5
Away Underdog:3-1
Neutral Site:3-3
Sportsbook Buster: The Owls are 40-15-2 ATS in Atlantic 10 games the last three seasons.
Sports Betting Angle: Temple is 32-18 as a favorite the last two years.
Bets and Pieces: The Owls were 13-4 ATS in games following three or more days rest.
XAVIER (26-9 SU, 22-11-1 ATS, 22-11 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:11-3
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:5-1
Away Underdog:2-4
Neutral site:4-3-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Musketeers are 23-12-1 ATS in conference games the last two years.
Sports Betting Angle: Xavier is 38-17-2 ATS on two or more days rest the past two seasons.
Bets and Pieces: The Musketeers were 19-7 as favorites.
RICHMOND (26-9 SU, 19-11-1 ATS, 13-16 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:6-5-1
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:4-2
Away Underdog:4-2
Neutral Site:5-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Spiders are 21-5 as underdogs the last two seasons.
Sports Betting Angle: Richmond is 23-13-1 ATS in conference games the last two years.
Bets and Pieces: The Spiders were 12-4 ATS playing on two or fewer days rest.
DAYTON (25-12 SU, 18-15-1 ATS, 15-17 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:9-6
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:2-5
Away Underdog:4-1-1
Neutral Site:3-3
Sportsbook Buster: The Flyers were 6-11 ATS within the A-10.
Sports Betting Angle: Dayton is 20-8-1 ATS on three or more days rest the last two years.
Bets and Pieces: The Flyers were 12-4 ATS in non-conference games.
SAINT LOUIS (23-13 SU, 17-13-1 ATS, 14-14 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:5-2-1
Home Underdog:5-2
Away Favorite:0-0
Away Underdog:6-5
Neutral Site:0-3
Sportsbook Buster: The Billikens are 23-12 ATS in conference games the past two years.
Sports Betting Angle: The “under” was 10-5 in games following a Saint Louis pointspread win.
Bets and Pieces: The Billikens were 11-5-1 ATS at home.
CHARLOTTE (19-12 SU, 9-17 ATS, 10-12-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:1-6
Home Underdog:1-3
Away Favorite:1-1
Away Underdog:4-7
Neutral Site:2-0
Sportsbook Buster: The 49ers are 7-26 ATS in conference play the last two years.
Sports Betting Angle: Charlotte is 7-17-1 ATS on the road the last two seasons.
Bets and Pieces: The Niners were 2-8 ATS in games after a SU defeat.
DUQUESNE (16-16 SU, 8-17 ATS, 12-11 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:1-6
Home Underdog:1-2
Away Favorite:1-0
Away Underdog:5-8
Neutral Site:0-0
Sportsbook Buster: The Dukes are 9-20 ATS on three or more days rest the last two years.
Sports Betting Angle: Duquesne was 6-11 ATS in conference play.
Bets and Pieces: The Dukes were 2-8 ATS at home.
RHODEISLAND (26-10 SU, 12-18-3 ATS, 13-19 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:3-10-1
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:3-4-1
Away Underdog:4-2-1
Neutral Site:2-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Rams were 5-12-2 ATS in Atlantic 10 games.
Sports Betting Angle: Rhode Island was 8-15-2 as a favorite.
Bets and Pieces: The “under” was 13-6 in Rams conference games.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (16-15 SU, 13-13 ATS, 11-11-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:5-6
Home Underdog:0-2
Away Favorite:2-2
Away Underdog:6-3
Neutral Site:0-0
Sportsbook Buster: The Colonials were 10-7 ATS in conference play.
Sports Betting Angle: GW was 4-7 ATS after a pointspread win.
Bets and Pieces: The “over” was 6-3-1 in games after a Colonials SU win.
MASSACHUSETTS (12-20 SU, 13-14 ATS, 13-12 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:1-3
Home Underdog:1-4
Away Favorite:0-0
Away Underdog:9-5
Neutral Site:2-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Minutemen were 9-5 ATS on the road.
Sports Betting Angle: UMass is 11-19 ATS playing on three or more days rest the last two years.
Bets and Pieces: The “over” was 9-4 when the Minutemen played on three or more days rest.
ST. JOSEPH’S (11-20 SU, 12-17 ATS, 16-10 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:2-5
Home Underdog:2-1
Away Favorite:1-0
Away Underdog:4-9
Neutral Site:3-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Hawks are 7-15-1 ATS at home the last two seasons.
Sports Betting Angle: St. Joe’s is 11-18-1 ATS on three or more days rest the past two years.
Bets and Pieces: The “over” was 8-1 in Hawks non-conference games.
LA SALLE (12-18 SU, 7-18 ATS, 10-12 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:1-5
Home Underdog:0-3
Away Favorite:3-1
Away Underdog:2-4
Neutral Site:1-5
Sportsbook Buster: The Explorers were 2-11 as underdogs.
Sports Betting Angle: La Salle was 4-12 ATS within the A-10.
Bets and Pieces: The Explorers were 1-8 ATS at home.
ST. BONAVENTURE (15-16 SU, 15-13 ATS, 14-10-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:2-4
Home Underdog:3-3
Away Favorite:0-1
Away Underdog:8-4
Neutral Site:2-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Bonnies are 17-7 ATS on the road the last two seasons.
Sports Betting Angle: The “over” was 8-3 in St. Bonaventure home games.
Bets and Pieces: The Bonnies were 7-3 ATS versus non-conference opponents.
FORDHAM (2-26 SU, 11-8-3 ATS, 10-11 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:0-0
Home Underdog:5-3-1
Away Favorite:0-0
Away Underdog:6-4-2
Neutral Site:0-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Rams were 9-5-2 ATS in conference games.
Sports Betting Angle: The “under” was 7-2 when Fordham was a home underdog.
Bets and Pieces: The “over” was 7-4 in Rams road games.
This is the seventh of an NCAA basketball betting preview series.
Next: Handicapping Conference USA.
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