You've got the smallest margin for error. Dayton's Tony Stanley said winning on the road in the Atlantic 10 has become harder because the players know each other so well. There isn't a surprise factor anymore. But the reality is, without road wins, the A-10 or any league title won't be won. Missouri lost at Kansas State and Nebraska, and with those losses probably lost its chance to catch Kansas.
Timing is also a factor.
When a team plays its toughest road games matters. Odom said some teams catch a break of playing on the road in early January when students aren't back. Minnesota's Dan Monson said television is to blame, too. They lost after their biggest win of the season two days earlier. They don't have to travel for a game like that.