NCAAB 02/09/12

Loyola Marymount @ Portland State
Suggestion: Loyola Marymount -3

Sometimes it feels like "Groundhog Day" around here, and here we are again taking a small road favorite with a mountain of stats in their favor. And while we've missed on these lately, the cream usually rises to the top. Not that Marymount could ever be considered cream, more like curdled milk, but compared to Portland they're slightly less likely to make you vomit.

Marymount comes in with the much better record (15-9 while Portland is 6-18), the better conference record (8-3 vs 3-8) and are 7-2 on the road while Portland is 3-7 at home. Portland is actually being outscored at home by an average of 8 points per game. There are advantages on both sides of the ball for Marymount, and although Portland played them close at the end of January, I expect Marymount will cover the 3 on the road in Rose City.

BONUS PICK
Denver @ Florida Atlantic
Suggestion: Denver +1