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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, February 19
Xavier @ UConn
? Xavier (17-8, 7-7) ranked #38 by KenPom
? Tempo: #105
? Experience: #126
? Continuity: #59
? Xavier is 3-5 in its last eight games.
? Musketeers are 3-3 ATS in Big East road games.
? Big East foes are shooting 51.6% inside arc (#9 of 11)
? Over is 4-1 in Musketeers? last five games.
? Xavier?s schedule, to this point: #32
? bench minutes: #186
? UConn (18-7, 9-5) ranked #18 by KenPom
? Tempo: #254
? Experience: #119
? Continuity: #35
? UConn won three of its last four games.
? Huskies are 3-4 ATS in Big East home games.
? Opponents are shooting 42.1% inside arc (#5)
? Over is 9-4 in Huskies? last 13 games.
? UConn?s schedule, to this point: #48
? bench minutes: #195
? Big East home favorites of 7 or less points are 12-22 ATS
? UConn lost 74-68 at Xavier eight days ago.
? Teams split pair of Big East meetings, both at Xavier.
Illinois @ Michigan State
? Illinois (18-7, 11-4) ranked #15 by KenPom
? Tempo: #182
? Experience: #78
? Continuity: #132
? Illinois lost two of its last three games.
? Illini is 3-4 ATS in Big 14 road games.
? Opponents are shooting 44.1% inside arc (#14)
? Under is 5-2 in last seven Illini games.
? Illinois schedule, to this point: #14
? bench minutes: #254
? Michigan State (18-7, 9-5) ranked #24 by KenPom
? Tempo: #148
? Experience: #205
? Continuity: #193
? Michigan State lost three of its last four games.
? Spartans are 3-4 ATS in Bg 14 home games.
? Michigan State is shooting 38.3% on arc (#9)
? Over is 11-6 in Spartans? last 17 games.
? Michigan State?s schedule, to this point: #22
? bench minutes: #98
? Big 14 home teams are 16-12 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Illinois beat Michigan State 56-55 at home January 25.
? Illini led by 15 at one point; they were 3-7 on foul line.
? Spartans won three of last four series games.
? Illini lost last four visits to East Lansing.
Texas Tech @ Texas
? Texas Tech (15-10, 11-5) ranked #12 by KenPom
? Tempo: #211
? Experience: #39
? Continuity: #298
? Texas Tech won five of its last six games.
? Red Raiders are 7-0 ATS in Big X home games.
? Texas Tech forces turnovers 23.6% of time (#14)
? Over is 6-3 in Red Raiders? last nine games.
? Texas Tech?s schedule, to this point: #34
? bench minutes: #67
? Texas (19-7, 8-5) ranked #14 by KenPom
? Tempo: #345
? Experience: #16
? Continuity: #261
? Texas won six of its last eight games.
? Longhorns are 4-2 ATS in Big X home games.
? Texas has #39 eFG% defense in country.
? Over is 4-1 in Longhorns? last five games.
? Texas? schedule to this point: #86
? bench minutes: #44
? Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 11-2 ATS
? Tech beat Texas 77-64 at home February 1.
? Tech won eight of last ten series games.
? Red Raiders won their last three visits to Austin,
Alabama @ Kentucky
? Alabama (17-9, 7-6) ranked #19 by KenPom
? Tempo: #15
? Experience: #241
? Continuity: #216
? Alabama won last three games, since the Kentucky loss.
? Crimson Tide is 2-10 ATS in its last dozen games.
? Alabama is #284 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 9-4 in Crimson Tide?s last 13 games.
? Alabama?s schedule, to this point: #1
? bench minutes: #230
? Kentucky (21-5, 10-3) ranked #3 by KenPom
? Tempo: #107
? Experience: #198
? Continuity: #302
? Kentucky won six of its last seven games.
? Wildcats are 3-3 ATS in SEC home games.
? Kentucky is rebounding 37.8% of its misses (#3)
? Under is 3-1 in Wildcats? last four games.
? Kentucky?s schedule, to this point: #37
? bench minutes: #244
? SEC home favorites of 7 or less points are 19-10 ATS
? Kentucky won 66-55 at Alabama two weeks ago.
? Alabama led 9-1 early; they were 3-30 on the arc.
? Teams split last six series games.
? Alabama won at Kentucky LY, ending an 0-8 skid here.
Auburn @ Florida
? Auburn (24-2, 12-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
? Tempo: #49
? Experience: #308
? Continuity: #275
? Both of Auburn?s losses came in overtime.
? Tigers are 3-3 ATS in SEC road games.
? Opponents are shooting 43% inside arc (#8)
? Over is 9-4 in Tigers? last thirteen games.
? Auburn?s schedule, to this point: #27
? bench minutes: #75
? Florida (16-10, 6-7) ranked #54 by KenPom
? Tempo: #283
? Experience: #28
? Continuity: #249
? Florida lost last two games, scoring 57-55 points.
? Gators are 0-5 ATS in their last five games.
? Florida is shooting 29% on arc in SEC play (#11 of 12)
? Gators? last five games stayed under the total.
? Florida?s schedule, to this point: #53
? bench minutes: #92
? SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-8 ATS.
? Auburn beat Florida 85-73 at home January 8.
? Teams split last six series games.
? Auburn lost its last ten visits to Gainesville.
Saint Louis @ Davidson
? Saint Louis (18-8, 9-4) ranked #51 by KenPom
? Tempo: #116
? Experience: #345
? Continuity: #219
? Saint Louis won seven of its last nine games.
? Billikens are 3-3 ATS in A-14 road games.
? Saint Louis is grabbing 33.3% of its misses in A-14 play (#1)
? Over is 4-2 in Billikens? last six games.
? Saint Louis schedule, to this point: #109
? bench minutes: #223
? Davidson (21-4, 11-2) ranked #67 by KenPom
? Tempo: #320
? Experience: #178
? Continuity: #75
? Davidson won five of its last six games.
? Wildcats are 0-6 ATS in A-14 home games.
? Davidson is shooting 56.2% inside arc in A-14 play (#1)
? Over is 5-2 in Wildcats? last seven games.
? Davidson?s schedule, to this point: #139
? bench minutes: #331
? A-14 home teams are 9-14 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Davidson won five of last six series games.
? Billikens lost last three visits here, by 35-3-12 points.
Tennessee @ Arkansas
? Tennessee (19-6, 10-3) ranked #9 by KenPom
? Tempo: #145
? Experience: #287
? Continuity: #199
? Tennessee won five in row, eight of last nine games.
? Vols are 4-2 ATS in SEC road games.
? Tennessee forces turnovers 24.5% of time (#7)
? Under is 13-7 in Vols? last 20 games.
? Tennessee?s schedule, to this point: #7
? bench minutes: #59
? Arkansas (20-6, 9-4) ranked #22 by KenPom
? Tempo: #22
? Experience: #77
? Continuity: #285
? Arkansas won 10 of its last 11 games.
? Razorbacks covered their last seven games.
? SEC opponents are shooting 45.6% inside arc (#2 of 14)
? Under is 7-4 in Razorbacks? last eleven games.
? Arkansas?s schedule, to this point: #72
? bench minutes: #290
? SEC home teams are 11-7 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Tennessee won four of last five series games.
? Vols lost last three visits to Arkansas.
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech
? North Carolina (18-8, 10-5) ranked #49 by KenPom
? Tempo: #37
? Experience: #211
? Continuity: #85
? UNC won six of its last eight games.
? Tar Heels are 3-3-1 ATS in ACC road games.
? UNC is 5-7 against top 100 teams.
? Over is 8-1 in Tar Heels? last nine games.
? North Carolina?s schedule, to this point: #55
? bench minutes: #343
? Virginia Tech (16-10, 8-7) ranked #28 by KenPom
? Tempo: #343
? Experience: #104
? Continuity: #93
? Virginia Tech won its last six games.
? Hokies are 4-4 ATS in ACC home games.
? Virginia Tech is shooting 41% on arc (#2)
? Hokies? last three games stayed under total.
? Virginia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #74
? bench minutes: #334
? ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-23 ATS
? UNC beat Virginia Tech 78-68 at home January 24.
? Tar Heels outscored Tech 22-7 on foul line that game.
? UNC won 11 of last 13 series games.
? Tar Heels lost 80-69/79-77 in last two trips to Blacksburg.
North Texas @ UAB
? North Texas (19-4, 12-1) ranked #42 by KenPom
? Tempo: #357
? Experience: #146
? Continuity: #188
? North Texas won 17 of last 18 games; loss was to UAB
? Mean Green is 3-1-2 ATS in C-USA road games.
? Last four games, North Texas allowed 49.5 ppg.
? Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Mean Green games.
? North Texas? schedule, to this point: #135
? bench minutes: #346
? UAB (20-6, 10-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
? Tempo: #76
? Experience: #96
? Continuity: #176
? UAB won seven of its last nine games.
? Blazers are 5-2 ATS in C-USA home games.
? UAB forces turnovers 22.5% of time (#28)
? Blazers? last five games went over the total.
? UAB?s schedule, to this point: #198
? bench minutes: #140
? C-USA home favorites of 5 or less points are 13-12 ATS
? UAB won 69-63 at North Texas January 6.
? UAB won five of last seven series games.
? North Texas won two of last three visits to Birmingham.
Kansas @ West Virginia
? Kansas (21-4, 10-2) ranked #6 by KenPom
? Tempo: #82
? Experience: #142
? Continuity: #54
? Kansas won nine of its last eleven games.
? Jayhawks are 2-4 ATS in Big X road games.
? Kansas is grabbing 35.9% of its misses in Big X games (#1)
? Under is 4-2 in Jayhawks? last six games.
? Kansas schedule, to this point: #3
? bench minutes: #249
? West Virginia (14-11, 3-9) ranked #62 by KenPom
? Tempo: #144
? Experience: #65
? Continuity: #184
? West Virginia lost nine of its last ten games.
? WVU is 2-4 ATS in Big X home games.
? West Virginia is shooting 41.1% inside arc in Big X play (#10)
? Over is 9-1 in WVU?s last ten games.
? West Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #8
? bench minutes: #152
? Big X home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-4 ATS
? Kansas hammered West Virginia 85-59 at home January 15.
? Game was 33-31 at halftime; got ugly in second half.
? Kansas won 10 of last 12 series games.
? Jayhawks lost five of last seven visits to Morgantown.
BYU @ Saint Mary?s
? BYU (19-8, 7-5) ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #124
? Experience: #162
? Continuity: #158
? BYU lost four of its last six games.
? Cougars are 0-8 ATS in last eight games.
? BYU is #23 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 4-2 in Cougars? last six games.
? BYU?s schedule, to this point: #43
? bench minutes: #109
? Saint Mary?s (21-6, 9-3) ranked #20 by KenPom
? Tempo: #336
? Experience: #85
? Continuity: #17
? Saint Mary?s won nine of its last eleven games.
? Gaels are 3-2 ATS in WCC home games.
? Saint Mary?s is #6 team in country on defensive team.
? Over is 11-5 in Gaels? last 16 games.
? Saint Mary?s schedule, to this point: #78
? bench minutes: #307
? WCC home favorites of 6 or less points are 7-5 ATS
? BYU beat Saint Mary?s 52-43 at home January 8.
? Teams combined to make 5-36 on arc.
? BYU won six of last nine series games.
? Cougars lost six of last seven visits to Moraga,
Oregon @ Arizona
? Oregon (17-9, 10-5) ranked #80 by KenPom
? Tempo: #175
? Experience: #60
? Continuity: #310
? Oregon lost two of its last three games.
? Ducks are 0-5 ATS in their last five games.
? Oregon forces turnovers 20.7% of time (#68)
? Over is 14-6 in Oregon?s last 20 games.
? Oregon?s schedule, to this point: #67
? bench minutes: #291
? Arizona (23-2, 13-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
? Tempo: #9
? Experience: #355
? Continuity: #197
? Arizona won its last seven games.
? Wildcats are 2-5 ATS in Pac-12 home games.
? Opponents are shooting 39.9% inside arc (#1)
? Under is 9-3 in Wildcats? last 12 games.
? Arizona?s schedule, to this point: #75
? bench minutes: #222
? Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 6-13 ATS
? Oregon won last seven series games, three in OT.
? Ducks won last three visits here, by 5-1-6 points
Washington @ UCLA
? Washington (13-11, 8-6) ranked #129 by KenPom
? Tempo: #52
? Experience: #23
? Continuity: #283
? Washington lost three of its last four games.
? Huskies are 5-3 ATS in Pac-12 road games.
? Washington is shooting 44.9% inside arc (#329)
? Huskies? last six games went over the total.
? Washington?s schedule, to this point: #66
? bench minutes: #260
? UCLA (18-5, 10-4) ranked #11 by KenPom
? Tempo: #228
? Experience: #100
? Continuity: #11
? UCLA lost three of its last five games.
? Bruins covered their last four home games.
? Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#63)
? Over is 3-1 in Bruins? last four games.
? UCLA?s schedule, to this point: #24
? bench minutes: #129
? Pac-12 home favorites are double digit home favorites are 6-13 ATS
? UCLA won seven of last eight series games.
? Huskies lost last four visits here, by 32-21-10-5 points.