NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, February 23
Creighton @ St John?s
? Creighton (18-8, 10-5) ranked #66 by KenPom
? Tempo: #189
? Experience: #310
? Continuity: #341
? Creighton won its last five games.
? Bluejays won/covered last three road games.
? Creighton turn ball over 21.5% of time in Big East tilts (#11)
? Over is 3-1 in Bluejays? last four games.
? Creighton?s schedule, to this point: #50
? bench minutes: #339
? St John?s (15-11, 7-8) ranked #62 by KenPom
? Tempo: #2
? Experience: #161
? Continuity: #241
? St John?s won four of its last six games.
? Red Storm covered its last six games.
? St John?s forces turnovers 22% of time (#32)
? Over is 5-2 I?m last seven Red Storm games.
? St John?s schedule, to this point: #71
? bench minutes: #141
? Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-8 ATS.
? Creighton made 14-27 on arc, routed St John?s 87-64 January 19.
? Bluejays won 10 of last 13 series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.
Mississippi State @ South Carolina
? Mississippi State (16-11, 7-7) ranked #38 by KenPom
? Tempo: #269
? Experience: #219
? Continuity: #251
? Miss State lost six of its last nine games.
? Bulldogs covered three of their last four games.
? Miss State is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
? Under is 5-1 in Bulldogs? last six games.
? Mississippi State?s schedule, to this point: #48
? bench minutes: #199
? South Carolina (16-10, 7-7) ranked #96 by KenPom
? Tempo: #54
? Experience: #168
? Continuity: #303
? South Carolina won last three games, scoring 78 ppg.
? Gamecocks covered their last four games.
? South Carolina turns ball over 21.3% of time (#325)
? Gamecocks? last seven games went over total.
? South Carolina?s schedule, to this point: #48
? bench minutes: #204
? SEC home teams are 10-8 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Miss State led by 22 at half, beat the Gamecocks 78-64 February 1.
? Bulldogs won seven of last nine series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.
Syracuse @ Notre Dame
? Syracuse (15-12, 9-7) ranked #76 by KenPom
? Tempo: #130
? Experience: #60
? Continuity: #273
? Syracuse won six of its last seven games (5-2 ATS).
? Orange is 2-3 ATS last five road games.
? Syracuse is shooting 37.8% on arc (#14)
? Under is 4-1 in last five Orange road games.
? Syracuse?s schedule, to this point: #64
? bench minutes: #356
? Notre Dame (19-8, 12-4) ranked #60 by KenPom
? Tempo: #280
? Experience: #190
? Continuity: #44
? Notre Dame won five of its last six games.
? ND covered seven of its last ten games.
? Notre Dame has #49 eFG% in country.
? ND?s last three games went over the total.
? Notre Dame?s schedule, to this point: #47
? bench minutes: #325
? ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-26 ATS
? Syracuse won seven of last ten series games.
? Orange won 72-62/84-82 in last two trips to South Bend.
Rutgers @ Michigan
? Rutgers (16-10, 10-6) ranked #71 by KenPom
? Tempo: #302
? Experience: #139
? Continuity: #87
? Rutgers won four of its last five games.
? Knights are 5-0-1 ATS in last six games.
? Opponents are shooting 46% inside arc (#36)
? Over is 4-2 in Knights? last six games.
? Rutgers schedule, to this point: #53
? bench minutes: #315
? Michigan (14-11, 8-7) ranked #31 by KenPom
? Tempo: #259
? Experience: #295
? Continuity: #244
? Michigan split its last eight games.
? Wolverines covered once in last four home games.
? Michigan is #31 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 7-3 in Wolverines? last ten games.
? Michigan?s schedule, to this point: #2
? bench minutes: #324
? Big 14 home favorites of 6 or less points are 19-14 ATS
? Rutgers made 11-23 on arc, beat Michigan 75-67 January 4.
? Wolverines are still 9-1 vs Rutgers in Big 14 meetings.
? Rutgers lost last five visits here, by 10-11-15-6-7 points.
? Phil Martelli coaches Michigan here, with Howard suspended.
TCU @ Texas
? TCU (17-8, 6-7) ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #239
? Experience: #280
? Continuity: #307
? TCU lost four of its last six games.
? Horned Frogs are 2-1-1 ATS last four home games.
? TCU turns ball over 21.5% of time (#331)
? Over is 7-2 in Horned Frogs? last nine games.
? TCU?s schedule, to this point: #42
? bench minutes: #114
? Texas (19-8, 8-6) ranked #14 by KenPom
? Tempo: #343
? Experience: #15
? Continuity: #259
? Texas split its last six games.
? Longhorns are 4-6 ATS in last ten games.
? Texas forces turnovers 24.2% of time (#10)
? Over is 3-1 in Longhorns? last four games.
? Texas? schedule, to this point: #33
? bench minutes: #134
? Big X home favorites of 8+ points are 10-9 ATS
? Texas was up 20 at half, won 73-50 at TCU January 25.
? Longhorns won last six series games.
? TCU lost 70-56/70-55 in last two visits to Austin.
Xavier @ Providence
? Xavier (17-9, 7-8) ranked #37 by KenPom
? Tempo: #102
? Experience: #126
? Continuity: #58
? Xavier lost four of its last five games.
? Musketeers are 3-7 ATS their last ten games.
? Xavier is shooting 30.2% on arc in Big East games (#11 of 11)
? Over is 3-1 in Musketeers? last four games.
? Xavier?s schedule, to this point: #24
? bench minutes: #183
? Providence (22-3, 12-2) ranked #46 by KenPom
? Tempo: #276
? Experience: #8
? Continuity: #122
? Providence won nine of its last ten games.
? Friars are 3-6 ATS in last nine games.
? Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#47)
? Over is 4-1 in Friars? last five games.
? Providence?s schedule, to this point: #59
? bench minutes: #281
? Big East home teams are 6-13 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Friars scored last five points of game, won 65-62 at Xavier January 26.
? Providence is 7-4 in last eleven series games.
? Xavier lost 80-74/83-68 in last two visits to Providence.
Duke @ Virginia
? Duke (23-4, 13-3) ranked #9 by KenPom
? Tempo: #143
? Experience: #337
? Continuity: #232
? Duke won nine of its last ten games.
? Blue Devils covered four of last five road games.
? Duke has #20 eFG% defense in country.
? Over is 5-1 in Blue Devils? last six games.
? Duke?s schedule, to this point: #83
? bench minutes: #280
? Virginia (17-10, 11-6) ranked #73 by KenPom
? Tempo: #357
? Experience: #132
? Continuity: #258
? Virginia won five of their last six games (4-1-1 ATS)
? Cavaliers are 3-0-1 ATS last four home games.
? Virginia is 5-1 in last six games decided by 5 or less points.
? Over is 7-3 in Cavaliers? last ten games.
? Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #71
? bench minutes: #351
? ACC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 12-13 ATS
? Virginia won 69-68 at Duke February 7.
? Duke outscored Cavs 18-5 on foul line, still lost.
? Virginia won three of last five series games.
? Duke won three of last four visits to Virginia.
Tex-Arlington @ Troy
? Tex-Arlington (17-6, 9-3) ranked #23 by KenPom
? Tempo: #275
? Experience: #33
? Continuity: #106
? Tex-Arlington lost seven of its last ten games.
? Mavericks are 2-3 ATS last five road games.
? Tex-Arlington has #317 eFG% in country.
? Over is 4-1 in Mavericks? last five games.
? Tex-Arlington?s schedule, to this point: #77
? bench minutes: #107
? Troy (18-9, 9-5) ranked #166 by KenPom
? Tempo: #142
? Experience: #299
? Continuity: #104
? Troy won five of its last seven games.
? Trojans covered once in their last four games.
? Troy turns ball over 21.7% of time (#338)
? Under is 4-2 in Trojans? last six games.
? Troy?s schedule, to this point: #189
? bench minutes: #1
? Sun Belt home favorites of 5 or less points are 17-24 ATS
? UTA beat Troy State 62-57 on New Year?s Day.
? UTA outscored Trojans 13-2 ever final 3:28.
? UTA won six of last seven series games.
? Mavericks won their last four visits to Troy.
? Troy coach Cross coached UTA from 2006-18.
Houston @ Tulane
? Houston (22-4, 11-2) ranked #7 by KenPom
? Tempo: #317
? Experience: #88
? Continuity: #312
? Houston split last four games, after a 12-0 run.
? Cougars are 2-4 ATS in last six games.
? Houston has #4 eFG% defense in country.
? Cougars? last three road games all went over.
? Houston?s schedule, to this point: #96
? bench minutes: #205
? Tulane (12-11, 9-5) ranked #98 by KenPom
? Tempo: #161
? Experience: #354
? Continuity: #74
? Tulane won five of its last seven games.
? Green Wave covered seven of its last eight games.
? Tulane is shooting 37.6% on arc (#23)
? Green Wave?s last five games went over total.
? Tulane?s schedule to this point: #102
? bench minutes: #297
? AAC home underdogs of 8+ points are 4-1 ATS.
? Houston beat Tulane 73-62 at home three weeks ago.
? Houston won last seven series games.
? Cougars won last three visits here, by 35-21-23 points.
LSU @ Kentucky
? LSU (19-8, 7-7) ranked #18 by KenPom
? Tempo: #75
? Experience: #329
? Continuity: #301
? LSU won three of last four games, after a 1-6 skid.
? Tigers are 2-7 ATS in last nine games.
? LSU forces turnovers 25.5% of time (#3)
? Over is 7-1 in Tigers? last eight games.
? LSU?s schedule, to this point: #26
? bench minutes: #164
? Kentucky (22-5, 11-3) ranked #2 by KenPom
? Tempo: #135
? Experience: #196
? Continuity: #310
? Kentucky won seven of its last eight games.
? Wildcats are 4-6 ATS in last ten games.
? Kentucky rebounds 38.2% of its misses (#2)
? Over is 3-1 in Wildcats? last four home games.
? Kentucky?s schedule, to this point: #38
? bench minutes: #234
? SEC home favorites of 8 or less points are 21-12 ATS
? Kentucky lost 65-60 at LSU January 4.
? Wildcats led by 9 with 13:06 left in game.
? Teams split last four series games.
? LSU lost six of last seven games in Rupp Arena.
Wyoming @ Colorado State
? Wyoming (22-4, 11-2) ranked #49 by KenPom
? Tempo: #246
? Experience: #193
? Continuity: #96
? Wyoming won 13 of its last 15 games.
? Cowboys are 4-2-1 ATS last seven games.
? Wyoming is shooting 57.4% inside arc (#7)
? Cowboys? last five road games stayed under total.
? Wyoming?s schedule, to this point: #109
? bench minutes: #342
? Colorado State (21-4, 11-4) ranked #40 by KenPom
? Tempo: #230
? Experience: #153
? Continuity: #21
? Colorado State won five of its last six games.
? Rams covered four of their last five games.
? Colorado State shoots 56.5% inside arc (#12)
? Under is 3-1 in Rams? last four games.
? Colorado State?s schedule, to this point: #87
? bench minutes: #144
? Mountain West home favorites of 6 or less points are 8-14 ATS
? Rams lost 84-78 in OT at Wyoming January 31.
? Maldonado had 35 points, 7 assists for Wyoming.
? Colorado State won five of last seven series games.
? Cowboys lost 72-61/83-48 in last two visits to Fort Collins.
Bradley @ Missouri State
? Bradley (16-12, 10-6) ranked #94 by KenPom
? Tempo: #176
? Experience: #240
? Continuity: #264
? Bradley won eight of its last ten games.
? Braves are 3-2 ATS in last five road games.
? Opponents are shooting 45% inside arc (#20)
? Braves? last five games stayed under the total.
? Bradley?s schedule, to this point: #126
? bench minutes: #126
? Missouri State (20-9, 11-5) ranked #63 by KenPom
? Tempo: #217
? Experience: #138
? Continuity: #102
? Missouri State won nine of its last 12 games.
? Bears are 3-5 ATS in last eight games.
? Missouri State is shooting 54.5% inside arc (#29)
? Over is 7-3 in Bears? last ten games.
? Missouri State?s schedule, to this point: #136
? bench minutes: #289
? MVC home favorites of 6 or less points are 8-7 ATS
? Bears won 71-69 at Bradley January 5.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Bradley lost three of last four visits to Missouri State.
Washington @ Washington State
? Washington (13-12, 8-7) ranked #132 by KenPom
? Tempo: #59
? Experience: #23
? Continuity: #283
? Washington lost four of its last five games.
? Huskies are 5-3 ATS in last eight games.
? Washington is shooting 44.8% inside arc (#332)
? Over is 6-1 in Huskies? last seven games.
? Washington?s schedule, to this point: #60
? bench minutes: #253
? Washington State (14-12, 7-8) ranked #43 by KenPom
? Tempo: #250
? Experience: #270
? Continuity: #156
? Wazzu lost its last five games,
? Coogs are 2-4 ATS in last six games.
? Wazzu is shooting 45.8% inside arc (#317)
? Under is 8-2 in Coogs? last ten games.
? Washington State?s schedule, to this point: #79
? bench minutes: #72
? Pac-12 home favorites of 9+ points are 9-15 ATS
? Washington State won three of last four series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.
