NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, January 2
North Carolina @ Boston College
? North Carolina (9-3, 1-0) ranked #35 by KenPom
? Tempo: #83
? Experience: #241
? Continuity: #92
? North Carolina hasn?t played in 12 days.
? Tar Heels won six of last seven games.
? North Carolina is shooting 39.2% on arc (#12)
? Tar Heels are 2-0 in true road games, winning by 11-17.
? North Carolina?s schedule, to this point: #66
? bench minutes: #248
? Boston College (6-5, 1-0) ranked #128 by KenPom
? Tempo: #325
? Experience: #237
? Continuity: #285
? Boston College hasn?t played in 20 days.
? Eagles are 3-5 in their last eight games.
? Boston College lost four of five top 100 games.
? Eagles? best win: 73-57 over #59 Notre Dame.
? Boston College?s schedule to this point: #290
? bench minutes: #328
? North Carolina won 12 of last 13 series games.
? Tar Heels won last six visits to Boston (3-2 ATS last five)
Bradley @ Indiana State
? Bradley (7-6, 1-0) ranked #143 by KenPom
? Tempo: #179
? Experience: #224
? Continuity: #259
? Bradley hasn?t played in eleven days.
? Braves won six of their last seven games.
? Bradley is shooting 63.7% on foul line (#341)
? Opponents are shooting 42.5% inside arc (#15)
? Bradley?s schedule, to this point: #212
? bench minutes: #98
? Indiana State (7-6, 0-1) ranked #171 by KenPom
? Tempo: #54
? Experience: #345
? Continuity: #319
? This is Indiana State?s first D-I game in 15 days.
? Sycamores are shooting 56% inside arc (#23)
? Indiana State is 2-5 against top 200 teams.
? Sycamores are #24 team in country on defensive boards.
? Indiana State?s schedule, to this point: #64
? bench minutes: #170
? Teams split last six series games.
? Bradley lost 10 of last 11 visits to Terre Haute.
Richmond @ Saint Louis
? Richmond (9-5, 0-1) ranked #90 by KenPom
? Tempo: #177
? Experience: #36
? Continuity: #29
? Richmond lost its A-14 opener by 27 at home to St Joe?s.
? Spiders? loss snapped their six-game winning streak.
? Richmond is shooting 53.7% inside arc (#61)
? Spiders lost all four of their top 100 games.
? Richmond?s schedule, to this point: #102
? bench minutes: #299
? Saint Louis (8-4) ranked #77 by KenPom
? Tempo: #114
? Experience: #336
? Continuity: #215
? Saint Louis hasn?t played in fifteen days.
? Billikens lost three of their last four games.
? Saint Louis lost four of its five top 100 games.
? Billikens are grabbing 35.8% of their misses (#20)
? Saint Louis schedule, to this point: #107
? bench minutes: #221
? Saint Louis won five of last six series games.
? Spiders lost four of their last six visits here.
Evansville @ Northern Iowa
? Evansville (4-8, 0-1) ranked #234 by KenPom
? Tempo: #340
? Experience: #57
? Continuity: #71
? Evansville hasn?t played in 25 days.
? Purple Aces lost six of their last eight games.
? Evansville lost its MVC opener 54-52 to Southern Illinois.
? Purple Aces are 0-3 in games decided by less than 8 points.
? Evansville?s schedule, to this point: #221
? bench minutes: #241
? Northern Iowa (4-7, 0-1) ranked #121 by KenPom
? Tempo: #169
? Experience: #302
? Continuity: #26
? UNI hasn?t played in ten days.
? Panthers went 0-2 on Hawai?i trip, had third game cancelled.
? UNI is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
? Opponents are shooting 53.8% inside arc (#305).
? Northern Iowa?s schedule, to this point: #55
? bench minutes: #180
? Northern Iowa won six of last eight series games.
? Purple Aces lost last seven visits to Cedar Falls.
Michigan State @ Northwestern
? Michigan State (11-2, 2-0) ranked #20 by KenPom
? Tempo: #101
? Experience: #210
? Continuity: #195
? Michigan State won its last six games.
? Spartans won first two Big 14 games, by 8-16 points.
? Michigan State is shooting 39.6% on arc (#9)
? Both Spartan losses were against top 10 teams.
? Michigan State?s schedule, to this point: #19
? bench minutes: #62
? Northwestern (8-2, 1-0) ranked #39 by KenPom
? Tempo: #189
? Experience: #196
? Continuity: #91
? Northwestern hasn?t played in thirteen days.
? Wildcats? two losses are by 4-5 points.
? Northwestern lost two of three top 100 games.
? Wildcats? only top 200 win: 67-61 at #56 Maryland.
? Northwestern?s schedule, to this point: #336
? bench minutes: #79
? Michigan State won 12 of last 13 series games.
? Spartans won four of last five visits to Evanston.
Illinois State @ Valparaiso
? Illinois State (8-6, 1-0) ranked #203 by KenPom
? Tempo: #135
? Experience: #167
? Continuity: #198
? Illinois State won three of last four games.
? Redbirds lost last game in OT at #40 Wisconsin.
? Illinois State is shooting 39.4% on arc (#10)
? Redbirds have already split four OT games this season.
? Illinois State?s schedule, to this point: #304
? bench minutes: #271
? Valparaiso (7-6, 0-1) ranked #201 by KenPom
? Tempo: #287
? Experience: #97
? Continuity: #282
? Valparaiso hasn?t played in eleven days.
? Crusaders won three of last four D-I games.
? Valparaiso is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#84)
? Crusaders lost MVC opener 73-66 at #82 Drake.
? Valparaiso?s schedule, to this point: #278
? bench minutes: #258
? Valparaiso won last eight series games.
? Redbirds lost last three visits here, by 16-2-10 points.
Central Florida @ SMU
? Central Florida (9-2, 1-0) ranked #46 by KenPom
? Tempo: #187
? Experience: #151
? Continuity: #50
? UCF won last five games, including win over Michigan.
? Knights are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#39)
? Both UCF losses are vs top 40 teams (2-2 vs top 100)
? Knights are shooting 54.1% inside arc (#55)
? Central Florida?s schedule, to this point: #204
? bench minutes: #174
? SMU (10-3, 1-0) ranked #67 by KenPom
? Tempo: #167
? Experience: #37
? Continuity: #251
? SMU won its last seven games.
? Mustangs won AAC opener 74-69 at Tulsa.
? SMU is shooting 38.2% on arc (#23)
? Mustangs? best win: 84-72 over #73 Vanderbilt.
? SMU?s schedule, to this point: #283
? bench minutes: #88
? Central Florida won four of last six series games.
? Knights lost five of last six visits to Dallas.
Indiana @ Penn State
? Indiana (10-2, 1-1) ranked #29 by KenPom
? Tempo: #120
? Experience: #303
? Continuity: #181
? Indiana hasn?t played in eleven days.
? Hoosiers? two losses are by 2-5 points, their only true road games.
? Indiana split its four top 100 games.
? Hoosiers have #2 eFG% defense in country.
? Indiana?s schedule, to this point: #265
? bench minutes: #129
? Penn State (5-5, 0-2) ranked #84 by KenPom
? Tempo: #345
? Experience: #5
? Continuity: #207
? Penn State hasn?t played in 22 days.
? Nittany Lions are 0-4 vs top 100 teams, losing by 5-5-12-16.
? Penn State?s best win: 74-54 over #117 Wagner.
? Nittany Lions are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#31)
? Penn State?s schedule, to this point: #75
? bench minutes: #339
? Indiana won six of last seven series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.
Houston @ Temple
? Houston (11-2) ranked #3 by KenPom
? Tempo: #297
? Experience: #84
? Continuity: #255
? Houston lost two starters for season with injuries.
? Houston hasn?t played in 11 days.
? Cougars won seven of their last eight games.
? Houston lost only true road game 83-82 at #17 Alabama.
? Cougars are forcing turnovers 25.7% of time (#11)
? Houston?s schedule, to this point: #152
? bench minutes: #191
? Temple (7-5, 0-1) ranked #139 by KenPom
? Tempo: #257
? Experience: #356
? Continuity: #131
? Temple hasn?t played in 11 days.
? Owls won six of their last eight games.
? Temple lost AAC opener 65-48 to UCF.
? Owls are shooting 28.5% on arc (#324)
? Temple?s schedule, to this point: #178
? bench minutes: #41
? Houston won seven of last eight series games.
? Cougars won four of last five games at Temple.
Louisville @ Georgia Tech
? Louisville (8-4, 2-0) ranked #54 by KenPom
? Tempo: #102
? Experience: #131
? Continuity: #191
? Louisville won first two ACC games, by 5-4 points.
? Despite that, Cardinals split their last six games.
? Louisville lost two of three true road games.
? Opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#35)
? Louisville?s schedule, to this point: #74
? bench minutes: #34
? Georgia Tech (6-5, 0-1) ranked #110 by KenPom
? Tempo: #199
? Experience: #162
? Continuity: #161
? Tech hasn?t played in 12 days.
? Yellow Jackets lost four of their last five games.
? Tech is 0-4 vs top 100 teams (three losses by 14+)
? Yellow Jackets are shooting 37.4% inside arc (#35)
? Georgia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #130
? bench minutes: #318
? Louisville won eight of last nine series games.
? Cardinals won four of last five visits to Atlanta.
Arizona State @ California
? Arizona State (5-7, 1-1) ranked #96 by KenPom
? Tempo: #165
? Experience: #222
? Continuity: #324
? Arizona State hasn?t played in two weeks.
? Sun Devils won three of their last four games.
? Those four games were all decided by 5 or less points.
? Sun Devils have #313 eFG% in country.
? Arizona State?s schedule, to this point: #14
? bench minutes: #116
? California (8-5, 1-1) ranked #109 by KenPom
? Tempo: #312
? Experience: #62
? Continuity: #77
? California hasn?t played in eleven days.
? Golden Bears won six of their last seven games.
? California?s best win: 65-57 over #65 Fresno State.
? Opponents are shooting 44.8% inside arc (#46)
? California?s schedule, to this point: #176
? bench minutes: #289
? Arizona State won last seven series games.
? Sun Devils won last four trips to Berkeley, by 8-14-5-8 points.
Drake @ Missouri State
? Drake (10-4, 1-0) ranked #82 by KenPom
? Tempo: #262
? Experience: #41
? Continuity: #38
? Drake won six of its last seven D-I games.
? Bulldogs are shooting 36.5% on arc (#49)
? Drake is 2-3 against top 100 teams.
? Bulldogs won its one true road game, 78-70 at #342 Omaha.
? Drake?s schedule, to this point: #301
? bench minutes: #177
? Missouri State (9-5, 0-1) ranked #70 by KenPom
? Tempo: #244
? Experience: #68
? Continuity: #275
? Missouri State women four of its five D-I games.
? Bears are shooting 38.1% on arc (#24)
? Missouri State?s best win: 75-63 over #88 South Dakota State.
? Bears lost their MVC opener in OT at Illinois State.
? Missouri State?s schedule, to this point: #276
? bench minutes: #264
? Drake won eight of last nine series games.
? Bulldogs beat State three times LY, by 7-5-2 points.
? Teams split last four series games played here.
Ohio State @ Nebraska
? Ohio State (8-2, 2-0) ranked #16 by KenPom
? Tempo: #207
? Experience: #176
? Continuity: #207
? Ohio State hasn?t played in 22 days.
? Buckeyes won last four games, giving up 64.8 ppg.
? Ohio State lost only true road game 71-65 at #26 Xavier.
? Opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#36)
? Ohio State?s schedule, to this point: #13
? bench minutes: #137
? Nebraska (6-7, 0-2) ranked #140 by KenPom
? Tempo: #9
? Experience: #318
? Continuity: #297
? Nebraska hasn?t played in eleven days.
? Cornhuskers lost five of their last six games.
? Nebraska is shooting 27.5% on arc (#334)
? Cornhuskers are 0-5 vs top 100 teams (3 losses by 15+)
? Nebraska?s schedule, to this point: #218
? bench minutes: #140
? Ohio State won last five series games.
? Buckeyes won their last four visits to Lincoln.
