Illinois at Penn State (-7, 141)

Illinois lost four straight off seven game winning streak. Such teams are 25-14-1 for 64.1 percent (Illinois)

Penn State won eight straight 

Road teams lost at least four straight versus opponent won at least seven straight are 69-49-3

Lamar Stevens, is the PSU top scorer averaging 17.7 points per game. Stevens is averaging just over 21 points in his last eight games

Illini freshman center Kofi Cockburn is 6-9 and goes against small PSU frontline

Cockburn is currently averaging 13.6 ppg but has averaged just 8.3 points in the last four games

Ayo Dosunmu, soph is leading scorer for Illinois but questionable

Independent computer predictions: Penn State 74-67, 76-66, 76-67

The pick: Illinois +7

Oklahoma St at WVU (-11, 135)

OSU seniors have combined to account for 59 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 62 percent of all Cowboys points over the team’s last five games

How will they score to WVU? The West Virginia defense has allowed only 61.8 points per game to opponents this season, ranking the Mountaineers 19th among Division I teams. The Oklahoma State offense has averaged 67.2 points through 25 games (ranked 261st, nationally).

The Mountaineers not being able to total 60 points in their current losing streak. They have been plagued by a combination of poor shooting and turnovers, averaging 42% from the field and 30% from three, while also committing over 15 turnovers per game.

Independent computer predictions: WVU 73-61, 74-58, 72-60 (all under)

The pick: UNDER

Pitt at FSU (-12, 135.5)

Independent computer predictions: FSU 72-60, 72-59, 73-61

FSU won 21-of-24 SU

Underdogs of 12 or more with 15 or more wins and at least three games above .500 solid 263-221-11 for 54.2 percent including 56.5 percent road

The pick: UNDER

Creighton at Marquette (-3.5, 153.5)

Marquette seniors collectively accounted for 73 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 78 percent of all Golden Eagles points over the last five games.

Marquette has won its last four home games, scoring an average of 79.8 points while giving up 65.5

Creighton great at protecting ball, though Marquette does not force a lot of turnovers 

Creighton has won 7-of-8 SU, including road wins at No. 8 Villanova and No. 10 Seton Hall 

Independent computer predictions: Marquette 79-76, 78-77, 79-77

The pick: Creighton