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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 17
Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Kansas @ Kansas State
— Kansas (16-1, 5-0) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #114
— Experience: #239
— Continuity: #224
— Kansas won its last ten games- they lost 64-50 to #2 Tennessee.
— Kansas is 5-0 in Big X, with four wins by 4 or less points.
— Jayhawks are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#44)
— Kansas is 11-1 against top 100 teams.
— Jayhawks are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#98), 37.6% on arc (#38)
— Kansas schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #341
— Kansas best win: 62-60 over #13 Iowa State.
— Kansas State (15-2, 4-1) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #34
— Continuity: #323
— K-State won nine of its last ten games.
— K-State’s losses: 76-64 at #85 Butler, 82-68 at #25 TCU
— K-State shooting 53.1% inside arc (#69), 35.1% on arc (#108)
— Two of Wildcats’ four Big X wins came in overtime.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#38)
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #325
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #9 Texas.
— Kansas won seven in row, 15 of last 16 series games.
— Jayhawks won last three visits to Manhattan,, by 4-18-3 points.
— Big X home underdogs are 2-3 ATS this season.
Tennessee @ Mississippi State
— Tennessee (14-3, 4-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #190
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #142
— Tennessee won five of its last six games.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#8)
— Vols is #4 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 42.5% inside arc (#8), 21.3% on arc (#1).
— Vols are 7-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #61
— bench minutes: #129
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #7 Kansas
— Mississippi State (12-5, 1-4) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #197
— Miss State lost four of its first five SEC games, scoring 59.4 ppg
— Miss State is shooting 47.8% inside arc (#262), 28.8% on arc (#340).
— Bulldogs are #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 24.7% of time (#10)
— Miss State is 3-5 in games vs top 100 teams.
— Miss State’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #37
— Miss State’s best win: 58-55 over #12 Marquette
— Vols pounded Miss State 87-53 at home January 3rd.
— Tennessee won eight of last nine series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— SEC home underdogs of 4+ points are 4-2 ATS.
NC State @ Georgia Tech
— NC State (14-4, 4-3) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #50
— Continuity: #243
— NC State won six of last seven games- they’re 0-3 ATS as an ACC favorite.
— NC State is forcing turnovers 20.7% of time (#72)
— Wolfpack is #56 team in country on defensive boards.
— NC State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wolfpack is 8-0 vs teams ranked outside the top 100.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #296
— NC State’s best win: 84-60 over #29 Duke
— Georgia Tech (8-9, 1-6) ranked #140 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #264
— Continuity: #156
— Georgia Tech lost 6 of last 8 games- they’re 1-3 ATS as an ACC home dog.
— Jackets are shooting 47% inside arc (#285)
— Georgia Tech is #284 team in country on defensive boards.
— Jackets are 3-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Georgia Tech is 2-7 against top 100 teams.
— Georgia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #137
— Georgia Tech’s best win: 76-70 over #41 Miami.
— Georgia Tech won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Atlanta.
— ACC home underdogs of 5+ points are 7-4 ATS.
Creighton @ Butler
— Creighton (10-8, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #160
— Continuity: #91
— Creighton is 4-0 at home, 0-3 on road in Big East games.
— Creighton is 4-8 in its last 12 games, after a 6-0 start.
— Bluejays are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#33)
— Creighton is #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bluejays are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #344
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #22 Arkansas
— Butler (11-8, 3-5) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #215
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #209
— Bulldogs are 3-5 in Big East games, after an 8-3 pre-conference mark.
— Butler is 0-4 ATS as a Big East underdog TY.
— Bulldogs are shooting 45% on arc (last) in Big East games.
— Butler is 3-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Butler is 1-7 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #359
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #26 Kansas State
— Creighton beat Butler 78-56 at home December 22.
— Home team won last eleven series games.
— Bluejays lost their last five games in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
— Big East home underdogs of 5+ points are 4-3 ATS.
Texas @ Iowa State
— Texas (15-2, 4-1) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #100
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #149
— Texas won nine of its last ten games.
— Longhorns forcing turnovers 23.7% of time (#20)
— Texas is shooting 57.1% inside arc (#10), 33.2% on arc (#196)
— Longhorns are 5-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Texas is 6-2 vs top 100 teams.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #105
— bench minutes: #136
— Texas best win: 93-74 over #10 Gonzaga
— Iowa State (13-3, 4-1) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #182
— Iowa State won six of their last seven games.
— Iowa State is forcing turnovers 29.1% of time (#1)
— Cyclones are #38 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 4-1 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Iowa State is 7-3 against top 100 teams.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #204
— Iowa State’s best win: 77-62 over #16 Baylor.
— Texas won five of last seven series games.
— Longhorns lost three of last four visits to Ames.
— Big X home teams are 4-7 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Alabama @ Vanderbilt
— Alabama (15-2, 5-0) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #281
— Alabama won/covered its first five SEC games.
— Crimson Tide’s two losses are to UConn/Gonzaga.
— Opponents are shooting 41.5% inside arc, 28.2% on arc (#12)
— Crimson Tide is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama is 10-2 against top 100 teams.
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #2
— bench minutes: #103
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston.
— Word of caution: Alabama had a player leave team last week; he was arrested over the weekend in the fatal shooting of a woman. Unsure if/how it affects the team.
— Vanderbilt (9-8, 2-2) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #125
— Vanderbilt is 2-2 in SEC games, losing by 3-9 points.
— Vanderbilt is #58 team in country on offensive boards.
— Commodores have #95 eFG% defense in country.
— Vanderbilt is 2-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Commodores are 6-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Vanderbilt’s schedule, to this point: #65
— bench minutes: #70
— Vanderbilt’s best win: 97-84 over #22 Arkansas
— Alabama won five of last seven meetings.
— Bama won last three visits to Nashville, by 10-15-2 points.
— SEC home underdogs of 4+ points are 4-2 ATS.
Penn State @ Wisconsin
— Penn State (12-5, 3-3) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #136
— Penn State split its first six Big 14 games.
— Lions are shooting 39.5% on the arc (#7).
— Penn State is #getting 44.3% of its points on 3’s (#4)
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#51).
— Lions are 3-2 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #331
— Penn State’s best win: 74-59 at #21 Illinois.
— Wisconsin (11-5, 3-3) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #339
— Experience: #250
— Continuity: #148
— Wisconsin lost its last three games, after an 11-2 start.
— Badgers are 6-3 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Wisconsin is shooting 47% inside arc (#284), 36.3% on arc (#63).
— Badgers are #53 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #237
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #12 Marquette.
— Wisconsin won three of last four series games.
— Penn State lost five of last seven visits to Madison.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or fewer points are 12-4 ATS.
Clemson @ Wake Forest
— Clemson (15-3, 7-0) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #166
— Continuity: #159
— Clemson is 7-0 in ACC play for first time ever.
— Opponents are shooting 44.4% inside arc (#24)
— Two of their three losses are to teams outside top 200.
— Clemson is shooting 38% on arc (#25), 52.6% inside arc (#82)
— Clemson is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Clemson’s schedule, to this point: #142
— bench minutes: #193
— Clemson’s best win: 72-64 over #29 Duke
— Wake Forest (13-5, 5-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #297
— Wake Forest won five of its last six games.
— Deacons scored 82 ppg in those six games.
— Wake Forest is shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 37.8% on arc (#30).
— Opponents are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#284)
— Deacons are 5-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #288
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over #29 Duke
— Clemson beat Wake Forest 77-57 st home December 2nd.
— Clemson won 15 of last 16 series games.
— ACC home favorites of less than 5 points are 7-3 ATS.
Baylor @ Texas Tech
— Baylor (12-5, 2-3) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #221
— Continuity: #207
— Baylor is 2-3 in Big X; they are 10-2 out of conference.
— Bears allowed 77+ points in four of five Big X games.
— Baylor is shooting 54.3% inside arc (#39), 36.1% on arc (#70).
— Baylor is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#55)
— Bears are #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Baylor’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #80
— Baylor’s best win: 80-75 over #3 UCLA
— Texas Tech (10-7, 0-5) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #130
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #317
— Texas Tech is 0-5 in Big X, after 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— Only one of their six Big X losses was by more than 6 points.
— Texas Tech is turning ball over 24.1% of time in Big X games.
— Texas Tech is 0-7 vs top 100 teams.
— Red Raiders are 2-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
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— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #160
— bench minutes: #141
— Texas Tech’s best win: 64-55 over #145 Louisiana Tech
— Baylor won four of last six series games.
— Bears are 3-5 in their last eight visits to Lubbock.
— Big X home teams are 4-7 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Murray State @ Belmont
— Murray State (10-8, 5-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #119
— Murray State is 3-4 in its last seven games, after 7-4 start.
— Racers 2-2 SU/1-3 ATS in MVC road games.
— Murray State is hooting 30.5% on arc (#309), 51.9% inside arc (#106).
— Murray State is 2-6 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Racers are 4-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #258
— bench minutes: #96
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #47 Texas A&M.
— Belmont (13-6, 6-2) ranked #129 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #267
— Belmont won four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Belmont is 4-2 ATS as an MVC favorite.
— Bruins are shooting 40.3% on arc (#4).
— Belmont is #299 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bruins are 7-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #196
— bench minutes: #169
— Belmont’s best win: 63-60 over #87 Bradley
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Racers lost five of last six visits to Belmont.
— MVC home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-6 ATS.
Georgia @ Kentucky
— Georgia (13-4, 3-1) ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #208
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #239
— Georgia won six of its last seven games.
— Dawgs are #22 team in country on offensive boards.
— Georgia shooting 46.8% inside arc (#292)
— Opponents are shooting 27.7% on arc (#8)
— Dawgs are 0-4 giving up 79+ points, 13-0 if they allow less than 79
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #224
— bench minutes: #3
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #19 Auburn
— Kentucky (11-6, 2-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #196
— Kentucky split its last eight games, after a 7-2 start.
— Wildcats are grabbing 39.2% of their misses (#1)
— SEC rivals are shooting 53% inside arc, 38.1% on arc
— Wildcats are 3-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wildcats are 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #88
— bench minutes: #146
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 over #2 Tennessee.
— Kentucky won 15 of last 17 series games.
— Dawgs lost their last 10 visits to Rupp Arena (92-77 LY)
— SEC home favorites of 9+ points are 3-6 ATS.
UNLV @ Utah State
— UNLV (12-5, 1-4) ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #261
— UNLV is 2-5 in last seven games, after a 10-0 start.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 27.6% of time (#2)
— UNLV is #317 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are 1-3 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— UNLV is 3-2 vs top 100 teams.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #102
— bench minutes: #232
— UNLV’s best win: 60-52 over #50 Dayton.
— Utah State (14-4, 3-2) ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #138
— Utah State is 5-4 in last nine games, after a 9-0 start.
— Aggies’ five MW games were all decided by 12+ points.
— Utah State is shooting 52% inside arc (#104), 41.2% on arc (#1)
— Opponents are shooting 45.1% inside arc (#33)
— Utah State is #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #66
— bench minutes: #289
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #64 Washington State
— Utah State won seven of last nine meetings.
— Rebels lost their last five visits to Logan.
— Mountain West home favorites are 4-6 ATS.
Nevada @ Boise State
— Nevada (15-4, 5-1) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #261
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #177
— Nevada won seven of its last eight games.
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#41).
— Nevada is getting 24.3% of its points on foul line (#6)
— Wolf Pack is 5-3 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Nevada is 5-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #333
— Nevada’s best win: 74-72 over #27 Boise State December 28
— Boise State (14-4, 4-1) ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #107
— Boise is 4-0 since the 74-72 loss in Reno December 28.
— Broncos led that game by 7 with 4:22 left to play.
— Opponents are shooting 44.9% inside arc (#29), 29.1% on arc (#21)
— Broncos are #4 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise is 7-2 vs top 100 teams
— Boise’s schedule, to this point: #63
— bench minutes: #302
— Boise’s best win: 82-59 over #46 Utah State
— Nevada beat Boise State 74-72 at home December 28.
— Nevada is 11-4 in last fifteen series games.
— Wolf Pack split their last six visits to Boise.
— Mountain West home favorites are 4-6 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 17
Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Kansas @ Kansas State
— Kansas (16-1, 5-0) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #114
— Experience: #239
— Continuity: #224
— Kansas won its last ten games- they lost 64-50 to #2 Tennessee.
— Kansas is 5-0 in Big X, with four wins by 4 or less points.
— Jayhawks are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#44)
— Kansas is 11-1 against top 100 teams.
— Jayhawks are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#98), 37.6% on arc (#38)
— Kansas schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #341
— Kansas best win: 62-60 over #13 Iowa State.
— Kansas State (15-2, 4-1) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #34
— Continuity: #323
— K-State won nine of its last ten games.
— K-State’s losses: 76-64 at #85 Butler, 82-68 at #25 TCU
— K-State shooting 53.1% inside arc (#69), 35.1% on arc (#108)
— Two of Wildcats’ four Big X wins came in overtime.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#38)
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #325
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #9 Texas.
— Kansas won seven in row, 15 of last 16 series games.
— Jayhawks won last three visits to Manhattan,, by 4-18-3 points.
— Big X home underdogs are 2-3 ATS this season.
Tennessee @ Mississippi State
— Tennessee (14-3, 4-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #190
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #142
— Tennessee won five of its last six games.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#8)
— Vols is #4 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 42.5% inside arc (#8), 21.3% on arc (#1).
— Vols are 7-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #61
— bench minutes: #129
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #7 Kansas
— Mississippi State (12-5, 1-4) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #197
— Miss State lost four of its first five SEC games, scoring 59.4 ppg
— Miss State is shooting 47.8% inside arc (#262), 28.8% on arc (#340).
— Bulldogs are #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 24.7% of time (#10)
— Miss State is 3-5 in games vs top 100 teams.
— Miss State’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #37
— Miss State’s best win: 58-55 over #12 Marquette
— Vols pounded Miss State 87-53 at home January 3rd.
— Tennessee won eight of last nine series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— SEC home underdogs of 4+ points are 4-2 ATS.
NC State @ Georgia Tech
— NC State (14-4, 4-3) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #50
— Continuity: #243
— NC State won six of last seven games- they’re 0-3 ATS as an ACC favorite.
— NC State is forcing turnovers 20.7% of time (#72)
— Wolfpack is #56 team in country on defensive boards.
— NC State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wolfpack is 8-0 vs teams ranked outside the top 100.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #296
— NC State’s best win: 84-60 over #29 Duke
— Georgia Tech (8-9, 1-6) ranked #140 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #264
— Continuity: #156
— Georgia Tech lost 6 of last 8 games- they’re 1-3 ATS as an ACC home dog.
— Jackets are shooting 47% inside arc (#285)
— Georgia Tech is #284 team in country on defensive boards.
— Jackets are 3-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Georgia Tech is 2-7 against top 100 teams.
— Georgia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #137
— Georgia Tech’s best win: 76-70 over #41 Miami.
— Georgia Tech won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Atlanta.
— ACC home underdogs of 5+ points are 7-4 ATS.
Creighton @ Butler
— Creighton (10-8, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #160
— Continuity: #91
— Creighton is 4-0 at home, 0-3 on road in Big East games.
— Creighton is 4-8 in its last 12 games, after a 6-0 start.
— Bluejays are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#33)
— Creighton is #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bluejays are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #344
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #22 Arkansas
— Butler (11-8, 3-5) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #215
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #209
— Bulldogs are 3-5 in Big East games, after an 8-3 pre-conference mark.
— Butler is 0-4 ATS as a Big East underdog TY.
— Bulldogs are shooting 45% on arc (last) in Big East games.
— Butler is 3-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Butler is 1-7 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #359
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #26 Kansas State
— Creighton beat Butler 78-56 at home December 22.
— Home team won last eleven series games.
— Bluejays lost their last five games in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
— Big East home underdogs of 5+ points are 4-3 ATS.
Texas @ Iowa State
— Texas (15-2, 4-1) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #100
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #149
— Texas won nine of its last ten games.
— Longhorns forcing turnovers 23.7% of time (#20)
— Texas is shooting 57.1% inside arc (#10), 33.2% on arc (#196)
— Longhorns are 5-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Texas is 6-2 vs top 100 teams.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #105
— bench minutes: #136
— Texas best win: 93-74 over #10 Gonzaga
— Iowa State (13-3, 4-1) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #182
— Iowa State won six of their last seven games.
— Iowa State is forcing turnovers 29.1% of time (#1)
— Cyclones are #38 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 4-1 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Iowa State is 7-3 against top 100 teams.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #204
— Iowa State’s best win: 77-62 over #16 Baylor.
— Texas won five of last seven series games.
— Longhorns lost three of last four visits to Ames.
— Big X home teams are 4-7 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Alabama @ Vanderbilt
— Alabama (15-2, 5-0) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #281
— Alabama won/covered its first five SEC games.
— Crimson Tide’s two losses are to UConn/Gonzaga.
— Opponents are shooting 41.5% inside arc, 28.2% on arc (#12)
— Crimson Tide is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama is 10-2 against top 100 teams.
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #2
— bench minutes: #103
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston.
— Word of caution: Alabama had a player leave team last week; he was arrested over the weekend in the fatal shooting of a woman. Unsure if/how it affects the team.
— Vanderbilt (9-8, 2-2) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #125
— Vanderbilt is 2-2 in SEC games, losing by 3-9 points.
— Vanderbilt is #58 team in country on offensive boards.
— Commodores have #95 eFG% defense in country.
— Vanderbilt is 2-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Commodores are 6-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Vanderbilt’s schedule, to this point: #65
— bench minutes: #70
— Vanderbilt’s best win: 97-84 over #22 Arkansas
— Alabama won five of last seven meetings.
— Bama won last three visits to Nashville, by 10-15-2 points.
— SEC home underdogs of 4+ points are 4-2 ATS.
Penn State @ Wisconsin
— Penn State (12-5, 3-3) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #136
— Penn State split its first six Big 14 games.
— Lions are shooting 39.5% on the arc (#7).
— Penn State is #getting 44.3% of its points on 3’s (#4)
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#51).
— Lions are 3-2 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #331
— Penn State’s best win: 74-59 at #21 Illinois.
— Wisconsin (11-5, 3-3) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #339
— Experience: #250
— Continuity: #148
— Wisconsin lost its last three games, after an 11-2 start.
— Badgers are 6-3 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Wisconsin is shooting 47% inside arc (#284), 36.3% on arc (#63).
— Badgers are #53 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #237
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #12 Marquette.
— Wisconsin won three of last four series games.
— Penn State lost five of last seven visits to Madison.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or fewer points are 12-4 ATS.
Clemson @ Wake Forest
— Clemson (15-3, 7-0) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #166
— Continuity: #159
— Clemson is 7-0 in ACC play for first time ever.
— Opponents are shooting 44.4% inside arc (#24)
— Two of their three losses are to teams outside top 200.
— Clemson is shooting 38% on arc (#25), 52.6% inside arc (#82)
— Clemson is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Clemson’s schedule, to this point: #142
— bench minutes: #193
— Clemson’s best win: 72-64 over #29 Duke
— Wake Forest (13-5, 5-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #297
— Wake Forest won five of its last six games.
— Deacons scored 82 ppg in those six games.
— Wake Forest is shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 37.8% on arc (#30).
— Opponents are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#284)
— Deacons are 5-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #288
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over #29 Duke
— Clemson beat Wake Forest 77-57 st home December 2nd.
— Clemson won 15 of last 16 series games.
— ACC home favorites of less than 5 points are 7-3 ATS.
Baylor @ Texas Tech
— Baylor (12-5, 2-3) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #221
— Continuity: #207
— Baylor is 2-3 in Big X; they are 10-2 out of conference.
— Bears allowed 77+ points in four of five Big X games.
— Baylor is shooting 54.3% inside arc (#39), 36.1% on arc (#70).
— Baylor is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#55)
— Bears are #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Baylor’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #80
— Baylor’s best win: 80-75 over #3 UCLA
— Texas Tech (10-7, 0-5) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #130
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #317
— Texas Tech is 0-5 in Big X, after 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— Only one of their six Big X losses was by more than 6 points.
— Texas Tech is turning ball over 24.1% of time in Big X games.
— Texas Tech is 0-7 vs top 100 teams.
— Red Raiders are 2-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
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— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #160
— bench minutes: #141
— Texas Tech’s best win: 64-55 over #145 Louisiana Tech
— Baylor won four of last six series games.
— Bears are 3-5 in their last eight visits to Lubbock.
— Big X home teams are 4-7 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Murray State @ Belmont
— Murray State (10-8, 5-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #119
— Murray State is 3-4 in its last seven games, after 7-4 start.
— Racers 2-2 SU/1-3 ATS in MVC road games.
— Murray State is hooting 30.5% on arc (#309), 51.9% inside arc (#106).
— Murray State is 2-6 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Racers are 4-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #258
— bench minutes: #96
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #47 Texas A&M.
— Belmont (13-6, 6-2) ranked #129 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #267
— Belmont won four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Belmont is 4-2 ATS as an MVC favorite.
— Bruins are shooting 40.3% on arc (#4).
— Belmont is #299 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bruins are 7-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #196
— bench minutes: #169
— Belmont’s best win: 63-60 over #87 Bradley
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Racers lost five of last six visits to Belmont.
— MVC home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-6 ATS.
Georgia @ Kentucky
— Georgia (13-4, 3-1) ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #208
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #239
— Georgia won six of its last seven games.
— Dawgs are #22 team in country on offensive boards.
— Georgia shooting 46.8% inside arc (#292)
— Opponents are shooting 27.7% on arc (#8)
— Dawgs are 0-4 giving up 79+ points, 13-0 if they allow less than 79
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #224
— bench minutes: #3
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #19 Auburn
— Kentucky (11-6, 2-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #196
— Kentucky split its last eight games, after a 7-2 start.
— Wildcats are grabbing 39.2% of their misses (#1)
— SEC rivals are shooting 53% inside arc, 38.1% on arc
— Wildcats are 3-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wildcats are 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #88
— bench minutes: #146
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 over #2 Tennessee.
— Kentucky won 15 of last 17 series games.
— Dawgs lost their last 10 visits to Rupp Arena (92-77 LY)
— SEC home favorites of 9+ points are 3-6 ATS.
UNLV @ Utah State
— UNLV (12-5, 1-4) ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #261
— UNLV is 2-5 in last seven games, after a 10-0 start.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 27.6% of time (#2)
— UNLV is #317 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are 1-3 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— UNLV is 3-2 vs top 100 teams.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #102
— bench minutes: #232
— UNLV’s best win: 60-52 over #50 Dayton.
— Utah State (14-4, 3-2) ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #138
— Utah State is 5-4 in last nine games, after a 9-0 start.
— Aggies’ five MW games were all decided by 12+ points.
— Utah State is shooting 52% inside arc (#104), 41.2% on arc (#1)
— Opponents are shooting 45.1% inside arc (#33)
— Utah State is #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #66
— bench minutes: #289
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #64 Washington State
— Utah State won seven of last nine meetings.
— Rebels lost their last five visits to Logan.
— Mountain West home favorites are 4-6 ATS.
Nevada @ Boise State
— Nevada (15-4, 5-1) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #261
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #177
— Nevada won seven of its last eight games.
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#41).
— Nevada is getting 24.3% of its points on foul line (#6)
— Wolf Pack is 5-3 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Nevada is 5-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #333
— Nevada’s best win: 74-72 over #27 Boise State December 28
— Boise State (14-4, 4-1) ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #107
— Boise is 4-0 since the 74-72 loss in Reno December 28.
— Broncos led that game by 7 with 4:22 left to play.
— Opponents are shooting 44.9% inside arc (#29), 29.1% on arc (#21)
— Broncos are #4 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise is 7-2 vs top 100 teams
— Boise’s schedule, to this point: #63
— bench minutes: #302
— Boise’s best win: 82-59 over #46 Utah State
— Nevada beat Boise State 74-72 at home December 28.
— Nevada is 11-4 in last fifteen series games.
— Wolf Pack split their last six visits to Boise.
— Mountain West home favorites are 4-6 ATS.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
| MISS at SCAR | SCAR +6.0 U 130.0 | +500 +500 | |
| MASS at VCU | 07:00 PM | VCU -8.0 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| KU at KSU | 07:00 PM | KU -2.0 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| DAV at DAY | 07:00 PM | DAY -10.5 U 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| URI at RICH | 07:00 PM | URI +8.5 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| NIU at M-OH | 07:00 PM | NIU +6.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| KENT at EMU | 07:00 PM | EMU +13.5 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| WMU at BALL | 07:00 PM | WMU +10.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| OHIO at TOL | 07:00 PM | TOL -8.0 O 161.0 | +500 +500 |
| AKR at CMU | 07:00 PM | AKR -8.5 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| BGSU at BUFF | 07:00 PM | BGSU +6.0 U 162.5 | +500 +500 |
| FSU at ND | 07:00 PM | FSU +5.5 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| NCST at GT | 07:00 PM | GT +6.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| BC at UNC | 07:00 PM | UNC -14.5 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| TENN at MSST | 07:00 PM | MSST +6.5 O 123.0 | +500 +500 |
| CREI at BUT | 07:00 PM | BUT +7.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| UIC at VALP | 07:00 PM | VALP -3.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at TULN | 07:00 PM | TULN +9.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at ISU | 08:00 PM | ISU -2.5 U 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| EVAN at SIU | 08:00 PM | SIU -17.0 O 125.5 | +500 +500 |
| PSU at WIS | 08:30 PM | PSU +3.0 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| ALA at VAN | 08:30 PM | ALA -9.0 U 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| BAY at TTU | 09:00 PM | TTU -2.0 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| MURR at BEL | 09:00 PM | BEL -5.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLEM at WAKE | 09:00 PM | WAKE -2.0 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| UGA at UK | 09:00 PM | UGA +10.5 O 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| WYO at AFA | 09:00 PM | AFA -2.5 U 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| SJSU at UNM | 09:00 PM | SJSU +10.0 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNLV at USU | 09:00 PM | USU -6.0 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEV at BSU | 09:00 PM | BSU -5.5 U 134.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/17/2023 | 27-31-2 | 46.67% | -3550 | Detail |
| 01/16/2023 | 31-37-1 | 45.65% | -4850 | Detail |
| 01/15/2023 | 18-8-0 | 69.23% | +4600 | Detail |
| 01/14/2023 | 110-83-3 | 56.89% | +9350 | Detail |
| 01/13/2023 | 14-12-0 | 53.85% | +400 | Detail |
| 01/12/2023 | 40-28-2 | 58.57% | +4600 | Detail |
| 01/11/2023 | 48-42-2 | 53.26% | +900 | Detail |
| 01/10/2023 | 27-34-1 | 44.35% | -5200 | Detail |
| 01/09/2023 | 14-6-2 | 68.18% | +3700 | Detail |
| 01/08/2023 | 22-19-1 | 53.57% | +550 | Detail |
| 01/07/2023 | 79-61-1 | 56.38% | +5950 | Detail |
| 01/06/2023 | 13-12-1 | 51.92% | -100 | Detail |
| 01/05/2023 | 48-37-1 | 56.40% | +3650 | Detail |
| 01/04/2023 | 29-24-2 | 54.55% | +1300 | Detail |
| 01/03/2023 | 28-16-0 | 63.64% | +5200 | Detail |
| 01/02/2023 | 4-2-0 | 66.67% | +900 | Detail |
| 01/01/2023 | 16-19-1 | 45.83% | -2450 | Detail |
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Kansas State 83, Kansas 82 OT— Wildcats are most improved team in country.
— Iowa State 78, Texas 67— Cyclones are in 3-way tie for first atop the Big X.
— Wake Forest 87, Clemson 77— Tigers’ first ACC loss this season (7-1).
— Belmont 80, Murray State 65— Belmont has won eight of its last nine games.
— Boise State 77, Nevada 62— Broncos lead Mountain West by half-game.
— Tennessee 70, Mississippi State 59— Vols are 15-3, 5-1 in SEC games.
Quote of the Day
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
Dale Carnegie
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.
Monday’s quiz
Michael Vick played his college football at Virginia Tech.
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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends…….
NBA trends (thru Monday, January 16)
Hawks (22-22):
— won last three games SU.
— 2-6 ATS last eight as home favorite
— under 4-1 last five games
Celtics (33-12):
— won last seven games SU (5-2 ATS)
— 3-6 ATS last nine games as a home favorite
— over 16-6 at home
Nets (27-15):
— 2-3 SU last five games (1-4 ATS).
— 8-3 ATS last 11 as a home favorite
— under 5-0 in their last five road games.
Hornets (11-34):
— 1-8 last nine games SU (2-7 ATS).
— 5-16 ATS at home
— over 9-4 last 13 road games
Bulls (20-24)
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 6-1 ATS last seven home games.
— over 8-3 last eleven home games
Cavaliers (28-17):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven road games.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
Mavericks (24-21):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 4-1ATS last five as home favorites.
— over 4-1 last five home games
Nuggets (30-13):
—won last six games SU (4-1-1 ATS).
— 5-8 ATS as road favorites
— under 4-1 last five road games
Pistons (12-35):
— 1-5 SU/ATS last six games.
— 4-11 ATS last fifteen games
— over 6-1 in their last seven road games.
Warriors (22-22):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite; 3-8 ATS as road favorite.
— over 12-0 last 12 road games; under 8-2 last ten home games.
Rockets (10-34):
— 0-11 SU/1-10 ATS in last eleven games
— 0-7 ATS last seven road games
— over 4-1-1 last six road games
Pacers (23-22):
— 1-3 SU last four games; 1-4 ATS last five
— 5-1 ATS last six as a home underdog
— over 8-3 last eleven games
Clippers (23-22):
— 2-7 SU/3-6 ATS last nine games
— 6-2 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— under 20-3-1 in Staples Center.
Lakers (20-24):
— 1-3 last four games SU/7-2 ATS last nine
— 6-3-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
Grizzlies (30-13):
— 11-0 SU/8-3 ATS last 11 games.
— 5-1 ATS last six road games
— over 6-0-1 last seven games
Heat (24-21):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 3-1-1 ATS last five home games
— under 6-2 last eight home games.
Bucks (28-16):
— 8-3 ATS last 11 home games
— 3-6 ATS last nine road games.
— over 10-2 last 12 home games.
Timberwolves (22-23)
— 6-2 last eight games SU.
— underdogs covered 8 of their last 10 home games
— over 5-1 last six road games
Pelicans (26-18):
— 1-4 SU in their last five games.
— 1-8 ATS last nine games as road underdog
— over 6-3 last nine road games
Knicks (25-20):
— 7-2 SU last nine games
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games
Thunder (21-23):
— 5-1 SU/6-0 ATS last six games.
— 7-2 ATS last nine home games overall.
— over 7-1 last eight games
Magic (16-28):
— 4-1 ATS last five games overall.
— 13-6 ATS as home underdog
— over 5-1 last six home games.
76ers (27-16):
— won seven of last games SU, last two by one point each.
— 4-0 ATS as home underdog, 3-5 as road dogs.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
Suns (21-24):
— 1-9 SU/3-7 ATS last ten games
— 6-9 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven home games
Trailblazers (21-22):
— won last two games SU, after a 1-6 skid
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as road underdogs.
— over 3-0 last three games
Kings (24-18):
— won/covered their last four games
— 5-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— five of last six home games went over.
Spurs (13-31):
— 1-8 SU/6-3 ATS last nine games
— 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
— over 12-2-1 last fifteen games
Raptors (20-24):
— won/covered four of last five games.
— 1-5-1 ATS as a road favorite
— over 4-0 last four road games
Jazz (23-24):
— 3-1 SU last four games/4-1 ATS last five games.
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite
— over 12-3 last 15 road games
Wizards (18-26):
— lost five of last six games SU.
— 3-5-1 ATS last nine home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Kansas State 83, Kansas 82 OT— Wildcats are most improved team in country.
— Iowa State 78, Texas 67— Cyclones are in 3-way tie for first atop the Big X.
— Wake Forest 87, Clemson 77— Tigers’ first ACC loss this season (7-1).
— Belmont 80, Murray State 65— Belmont has won eight of its last nine games.
— Boise State 77, Nevada 62— Broncos lead Mountain West by half-game.
— Tennessee 70, Mississippi State 59— Vols are 15-3, 5-1 in SEC games.
Quote of the Day
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
Dale Carnegie
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.
Monday’s quiz
Michael Vick played his college football at Virginia Tech.
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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends…….
NBA trends (thru Monday, January 16)
Hawks (22-22):
— won last three games SU.
— 2-6 ATS last eight as home favorite
— under 4-1 last five games
Celtics (33-12):
— won last seven games SU (5-2 ATS)
— 3-6 ATS last nine games as a home favorite
— over 16-6 at home
Nets (27-15):
— 2-3 SU last five games (1-4 ATS).
— 8-3 ATS last 11 as a home favorite
— under 5-0 in their last five road games.
Hornets (11-34):
— 1-8 last nine games SU (2-7 ATS).
— 5-16 ATS at home
— over 9-4 last 13 road games
Bulls (20-24)
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 6-1 ATS last seven home games.
— over 8-3 last eleven home games
Cavaliers (28-17):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven road games.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
Mavericks (24-21):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 4-1ATS last five as home favorites.
— over 4-1 last five home games
Nuggets (30-13):
—won last six games SU (4-1-1 ATS).
— 5-8 ATS as road favorites
— under 4-1 last five road games
Pistons (12-35):
— 1-5 SU/ATS last six games.
— 4-11 ATS last fifteen games
— over 6-1 in their last seven road games.
Warriors (22-22):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite; 3-8 ATS as road favorite.
— over 12-0 last 12 road games; under 8-2 last ten home games.
Rockets (10-34):
— 0-11 SU/1-10 ATS in last eleven games
— 0-7 ATS last seven road games
— over 4-1-1 last six road games
Pacers (23-22):
— 1-3 SU last four games; 1-4 ATS last five
— 5-1 ATS last six as a home underdog
— over 8-3 last eleven games
Clippers (23-22):
— 2-7 SU/3-6 ATS last nine games
— 6-2 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— under 20-3-1 in Staples Center.
Lakers (20-24):
— 1-3 last four games SU/7-2 ATS last nine
— 6-3-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
Grizzlies (30-13):
— 11-0 SU/8-3 ATS last 11 games.
— 5-1 ATS last six road games
— over 6-0-1 last seven games
Heat (24-21):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 3-1-1 ATS last five home games
— under 6-2 last eight home games.
Bucks (28-16):
— 8-3 ATS last 11 home games
— 3-6 ATS last nine road games.
— over 10-2 last 12 home games.
Timberwolves (22-23)
— 6-2 last eight games SU.
— underdogs covered 8 of their last 10 home games
— over 5-1 last six road games
Pelicans (26-18):
— 1-4 SU in their last five games.
— 1-8 ATS last nine games as road underdog
— over 6-3 last nine road games
Knicks (25-20):
— 7-2 SU last nine games
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games
Thunder (21-23):
— 5-1 SU/6-0 ATS last six games.
— 7-2 ATS last nine home games overall.
— over 7-1 last eight games
Magic (16-28):
— 4-1 ATS last five games overall.
— 13-6 ATS as home underdog
— over 5-1 last six home games.
76ers (27-16):
— won seven of last games SU, last two by one point each.
— 4-0 ATS as home underdog, 3-5 as road dogs.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
Suns (21-24):
— 1-9 SU/3-7 ATS last ten games
— 6-9 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven home games
Trailblazers (21-22):
— won last two games SU, after a 1-6 skid
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as road underdogs.
— over 3-0 last three games
Kings (24-18):
— won/covered their last four games
— 5-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— five of last six home games went over.
Spurs (13-31):
— 1-8 SU/6-3 ATS last nine games
— 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
— over 12-2-1 last fifteen games
Raptors (20-24):
— won/covered four of last five games.
— 1-5-1 ATS as a road favorite
— over 4-0 last four road games
Jazz (23-24):
— 3-1 SU last four games/4-1 ATS last five games.
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite
— over 12-3 last 15 road games
Wizards (18-26):
— lost five of last six games SU.
— 3-5-1 ATS last nine home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, January 18
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
UConn @ Seton Hall
— UConn (15-4, 4-4) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #256
— UConn lost four of last five games, after a 14-0 start.
— UConn is 2-6 ATS as a favorite in Big East games.
— Huskies are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#57)
— UConn has #12 eFG% defense in country.
— Huskies allowed 82+ points in three of their four losses.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #20
— bench minutes: #111
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #4 Alabama
— Seton Hall (11-8, 4-4) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #236
— Experience: #22
— Continuity: #203
— Seton Hall won its last three games, giving up 56.3 ppg.
— Seton Hall is turning ball over 20.9% of time (#303).
— Seton Hall shooting 49.8% inside arc (#181), 31.8% on arc (#268)
— Pirates are 4-7 against top 100 teams.
— Pirates are forcing turnovers 20.2% of time (#95)
— Seton Hall’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #40
— Seton Hall’s best win: 45-43 at #15 Rutgers.
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 3-2 vs Seton Hall.
— Big East home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS
Virginia Tech @ Virginia
— Virginia Tech (11-6, 1-5) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #240
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #187
— Tech lost its last five games, after an 11-1 start.
— Four of the five losses were by 5 or fewer points.
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside the arc (#59)
— In ACC play, Tech is shooting 49.2% inside arc (#11 of 15), 28.9% on arc (#14).
— Hokies are 0-4 in true road games, losing by 2-2-5-10 points.
— Tech’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #320
— Tech’s best win: 80-72 over #24 North Carolina
— Virginia (13-3, 5-2) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #361
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #9
— Virginia won five of last six games, giving up 58.7 ppg
— Virginia is shooting 38.5% on arc (#18).
— Opponents are shooting 44.1% on arc (#19).
— Cavaliers are getting 20.7% of their points on foul line (#62)
— Virginia is 5-2 SU/2-5 SU in ACC games (favored in all seven)
— Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #107
— Virginia’s best win: 86-79 over #16 Baylor
— Virginia won five of last seven series games.
— Hokies lost last three visits here, by 22-26-2 points.
— ACC home favorites of 6 or less points are 8-7 ATS
Furman @ Chattanooga
— Furman (13-6, 4-2) ranked #107 by KenPom
— Tempo: #91
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #24
— Furman is 4-2 in SoCon, making 40% of its 3’s.
— Forman is shooting 59.4% inside arc overall (#3)
— Paladins are #70 team in country on defensive boards.
— Furman is 2-4 in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Paladins are 0-5 giving up 79+ points, 13-1 allowing less than 79.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #301
— bench minutes: #321
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #122 Belmont
— Chattanooga (11-8, 3-3) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #213
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #316
— Chattanooga is 3-3 in SoCon, scoring 86.7 in wins, 67.7 in losses.
— Chattanooga is 1-8 when it scores less than 80 points.
— Mocs are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#65), 37.8% on arc (#28)
— Mocs are 3-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Chattanooga is 0-5 against top 125 teams.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #169
— bench minutes: #278
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #129 Middle Tennessee.
— Chattanooga beat Furman 64-63 in OT in SoCon tourney final LY.
— Mocs were 3-0 vs Furman last year; they’re 4-7 in last 11 meetings.
— SoCon home favorites of 3 or less points are 3-4 ATS.
Florida @ Texas A&M
— Florida (10-7, 3-2) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #53
— Experience: #51
— Continuity: #227
— Florida won its last three games, scoring 7-11-9 points.
— Florida is 1-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 44% inside arc (#18)
— Florida is getting 21.2% of its points on foul line (#44)
— Gators are 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Florida’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #59
— Florida’s best win: 73-64 over #56 Missouri
— Texas A&M (12-5, 4-0) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #83
— Aggies won their last six games, after a 6-0 start.
— Texas A&M is 4-0 SU/ATS in SEC, giving up 59.3 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 45.2% inside arc (#34), 34.9% on arc (#243)
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#33)
— Texas A&M is 1-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #161
— bench minutes: #76
— Texas A&M’s best win: 66-63 at #44 Florida, on January 4th.
— Texas A&M won last three series games (66-63 on January 4th).
— Teams also split their last six meetings played here.
— SEC home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-1 ATS.
Auburn @ LSU
— Auburn (14-3, 4-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #58
— Auburn won its last three games, by 13-9-6 points.
— Tigers have #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Auburn is shooting 30.2% on arc (#315)
— Tigers are #14 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn is 7-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #34
— bench minutes: #23
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas
— LSU (12-5, 1-4) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #233
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #352
— LSU lost its last four games, after a 12-1 start.
— LSU lost its last game by 40; they trailed 59-24 at halftime.
— Tigers are shooting 39.8% inside arc in SEC games.
— Opponents are shooting 52.7% inside arc (#286), 28.8% on arc (#15)
— LSU is 2-5 against top 100 teams.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #150
— bench minutes: #184
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #22 Arkansas
— Auburn won five of last seven series games.
— Auburn lost 83-78/104-80 in last two visits to Baton Rouge.
— SEC home underdogs are 6-8 ATS.
Bradley @ Indiana State
— Bradley (12-7, 5-3) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #293
— Experience: #231
— Continuity: #65
— Bradley split its last six games, scoring 60-58-61 points in losses.
— Braves are 2-6 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Opponents are shooting 43.9% inside arc (#17), 32.1% on arc (#105)
— Braves are #29 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bradley is 2-6 against top 125 teams.
— Bradley’s schedule, to this point: #212
— bench minutes: #136
— Bradley’s best win: 74-55 over #112 Akron
— Indiana State (13-6, 6-2) ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #217
— Continuity: #101
— Indiana State lost its last two games, after a 13-4 start.
— Indiana State is shooting 60.4% inside arc (#1)
— Opponents are shooting 46.6% inside arc (#65)
— Indiana State is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Sycamores are #39 team in country on defensive boards.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #317
— bench minutes: #33
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #91 Drake
— Indiana State won seven of last nine meetings.
— Bradley lost its last five visits to Terre Haute, by 5-8-3-12-5 points.
— MVC home favorites of 3 or less points are 7-3 ATS.
TCU @ West Virginia
— TCU (14-3, 3-2) ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #3
— TCU’s two Big X losses were by 2-4 points.
— Frogs are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#64), 28.8% on arc (#343).
— TCU is shooting 46.6% inside arc (#67), 29.6% on arc (#29).
— TCU is #22 team in country on offensive boards.
— Frogs are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #180
— bench minutes: #20
— TCU’s best win: 88-87 at #16 Baylor.
— West Virginia (10-7, 0-5) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #129
— Experience: #81
— Continuity: #330
— West Virginia is 0-5 in Big X, shooting 47.4% inside arc, 29% on arc.
— Four of the five losses were by 7 or less points.
— West Virginia is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#38).
— All of WVU’s wins were by 11+ points.
— West Virginia is 3-7 vs top 100 teams.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #67
— West Virginia’s best win: 84-55 over #44 Florida.
— West Virginia won five of last seven series games.
— TCU lost its last ten visits to Morgantown (70-64 LY)
— Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Missouri State @ Drake
— Missouri State (9-9, 5-3) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #162
— Continuity: #328
— Missouri State won five of its last seven games.
— Bears are shooting 61.4% on foul line (#357)
— Missouri State is #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Bears are 2-7 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Missouri State is 2-5 in games decided by 4 or less points, or OT.
— Missouri State’s schedule, to this point: #142
— bench minutes: #9
— Missouri State’s best win: 52-49 over #91 Drake January 1st.
— Drake (13-5, 5-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #297
— Drake won its last three games, scoring 81.3 ppg.
— Bulldogs are 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS in MVC home games.
— Drake is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 29.8% inside arc (#34)
— Drake is 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #288
— Drake’s best win: 81-70 over #29 Duke
— Missouri State beat Drake 52-49 January 1st.
— Missouri State won three of last four meetings.
— Drake beat the Bears in last two MVC tournaments.
— MVC home favorites of 7+ points are 11-4 ATS
Arkansas @ Missouri
— Arkansas (12-5, 1-4) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #331
— Arkansas is 1-4 in SEC games, after an 11-1 pre-conference run.
— Hogs are missing Smith/Brazile, two of their better players.
— Arkansas is shooting 23.3% on the arc in their SEC games.
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#37)
— Arkansas is #37 team in country on defensive boards.
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #333
— Arkansas best win: 88-78 over #34 Oklahoma.
— Missouri (13-4, 2-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #39
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #319
— Missouri lost three of last four games after a 12-1 start.
— Tigers scored 85-89 points in SEC wins, 68-64-64 in losses,
— Missouri is shooting 58.8% inside arc (#4), 35.1% on arc (#108)
— Tigers are 5-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Missouri is #354 team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #106
— bench minutes: #79
— Missouri’s best win: 93-71 over #21 Illinois
— Arkansas beat Mizzou 74-68 on January 4th.
— Hogs won last five series games (86-81/76-57 last two visits here)
— SEC home teams are 5-4 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Providence @ Marquette
— Providence (14-4, 6-1) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #161
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #284
— Providence won nine of its last ten games.
— Friars are 5-4 against top 100 teams.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#90), 31.4% on arc (#75).
— Providence is #7 team in country on offensive boards.
— Friars are 4-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #225
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn.
— Marquette (14-5, 6-2) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #79
— Experience: #300
— Continuity: #102
— Marquette won five of its last six games.
— Eagles are shooting 60.3% inside arc (#2)
— Marquette is #294 team in country on defensive boards.
— Marquette is 6-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Eagles are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
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— Marquette’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #263
— Marquette’s best win: 82-76 over #6 UConn
— Providence beat Marquette 103-98 in 2OT’s December 20
— Friars were 35-49 on foul line, Marquette 13-19.
— Home team won last six series games.
— Friars lost 79-69/88-56 in last two visits here.
— Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 9-3 ATS.
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State
— Oklahoma (11-6, 2-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #99
— Continuity: #154
— Oklahoma is 5-5 in its last ten games, after a 6-1 start.
— All five of their Big X games were decided by 5 or less points.
— Oklahoma is #23 team in country on defensive boards.
— Oklahoma is 6-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Sooners are shooting 37.3% on arc (#42), 56.5% inside arc (#12).
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #11
— bench minutes: #254
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #24 West Virginia.
— Oklahoma State (9-8, 1-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #130
— OSU lost its last three games, scoring 53.7 ppg.
— In Big X games, OSU is shooting 45.2% inside arc, 29.8% on arc
— Cowboys have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— OSU is 2-7 against top 100 teams.
— Cowboys are 2-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #91
— OSU’s best win: 67-60 over #24 West Virginia.
— Oklahoma State won four of last five series games.
— Sooners lost last three visits to Stillwater, by 17-4-9 points.
— Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Oregon @ California
— Oregon (10-8, 4-3) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #131
— Oregon split their last six games.
— Ducks are shooting 54.2% inside arc (#41), 29.7% on arc (#330)
— Oregon is #50 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.7% inside arc (#72)
— Ducks are 5-1 against teams ranked outside top 100.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #177
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #20 Arizona
— California (3-15, 205) ranked #205 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #212
— Continuity: #231
— Cal split its last six games, after an 0-12 start.
— Buffs won three of their last four home games.
— Cal is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#280), 31.1% on arc (#299)
— Pac-12 opponents are shooting 55.9% inside arc
— Cal is 1-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Cal’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #131
— Cal’s best win: 80-76 over #48 Colorado.
— Oregon nine of last ten series games.
— Ducks won last four visits to Berkeley, by 3-13-4-11 points.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 7+ points are 7-1 ATS.
San Diego State @ Colorado State
— San Diego State (13-4, 4-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #38
— San Diego State won six of its last seven games.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#45)
— San Diego State is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are 3-0 in true road games, winning by 12-9-5 points.
— San Diego State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #60
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #18 Ohio State.
— Colorado State (10-9, 2-4) ranked #109 by KenPom
— Tempo: #202
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #188
— Colorado State lost five of its last seven games.
— Colorado State split last two games, which both went to overtime.
— Rams are shooting 56.4% inside arc (#15), 36.2% on arc (#64)
— Opponents are shooting 36.3% on the arc (#298)
— Colorado State is 2-6 against top 100 teams.
— Colorado State’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #48
— Colorado State’s best win: 62-60 at #8 Saint Mary’s.
— San Diego State won eight of last ten series games.
— Aztecs won four of their last five visits to Colorado State.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 4-5 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, January 18
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
UConn @ Seton Hall
— UConn (15-4, 4-4) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #256
— UConn lost four of last five games, after a 14-0 start.
— UConn is 2-6 ATS as a favorite in Big East games.
— Huskies are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#57)
— UConn has #12 eFG% defense in country.
— Huskies allowed 82+ points in three of their four losses.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #20
— bench minutes: #111
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #4 Alabama
— Seton Hall (11-8, 4-4) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #236
— Experience: #22
— Continuity: #203
— Seton Hall won its last three games, giving up 56.3 ppg.
— Seton Hall is turning ball over 20.9% of time (#303).
— Seton Hall shooting 49.8% inside arc (#181), 31.8% on arc (#268)
— Pirates are 4-7 against top 100 teams.
— Pirates are forcing turnovers 20.2% of time (#95)
— Seton Hall’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #40
— Seton Hall’s best win: 45-43 at #15 Rutgers.
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 3-2 vs Seton Hall.
— Big East home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS
Virginia Tech @ Virginia
— Virginia Tech (11-6, 1-5) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #240
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #187
— Tech lost its last five games, after an 11-1 start.
— Four of the five losses were by 5 or fewer points.
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside the arc (#59)
— In ACC play, Tech is shooting 49.2% inside arc (#11 of 15), 28.9% on arc (#14).
— Hokies are 0-4 in true road games, losing by 2-2-5-10 points.
— Tech’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #320
— Tech’s best win: 80-72 over #24 North Carolina
— Virginia (13-3, 5-2) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #361
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #9
— Virginia won five of last six games, giving up 58.7 ppg
— Virginia is shooting 38.5% on arc (#18).
— Opponents are shooting 44.1% on arc (#19).
— Cavaliers are getting 20.7% of their points on foul line (#62)
— Virginia is 5-2 SU/2-5 SU in ACC games (favored in all seven)
— Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #107
— Virginia’s best win: 86-79 over #16 Baylor
— Virginia won five of last seven series games.
— Hokies lost last three visits here, by 22-26-2 points.
— ACC home favorites of 6 or less points are 8-7 ATS
Furman @ Chattanooga
— Furman (13-6, 4-2) ranked #107 by KenPom
— Tempo: #91
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #24
— Furman is 4-2 in SoCon, making 40% of its 3’s.
— Forman is shooting 59.4% inside arc overall (#3)
— Paladins are #70 team in country on defensive boards.
— Furman is 2-4 in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Paladins are 0-5 giving up 79+ points, 13-1 allowing less than 79.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #301
— bench minutes: #321
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #122 Belmont
— Chattanooga (11-8, 3-3) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #213
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #316
— Chattanooga is 3-3 in SoCon, scoring 86.7 in wins, 67.7 in losses.
— Chattanooga is 1-8 when it scores less than 80 points.
— Mocs are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#65), 37.8% on arc (#28)
— Mocs are 3-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Chattanooga is 0-5 against top 125 teams.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #169
— bench minutes: #278
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #129 Middle Tennessee.
— Chattanooga beat Furman 64-63 in OT in SoCon tourney final LY.
— Mocs were 3-0 vs Furman last year; they’re 4-7 in last 11 meetings.
— SoCon home favorites of 3 or less points are 3-4 ATS.
Florida @ Texas A&M
— Florida (10-7, 3-2) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #53
— Experience: #51
— Continuity: #227
— Florida won its last three games, scoring 7-11-9 points.
— Florida is 1-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 44% inside arc (#18)
— Florida is getting 21.2% of its points on foul line (#44)
— Gators are 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Florida’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #59
— Florida’s best win: 73-64 over #56 Missouri
— Texas A&M (12-5, 4-0) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #83
— Aggies won their last six games, after a 6-0 start.
— Texas A&M is 4-0 SU/ATS in SEC, giving up 59.3 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 45.2% inside arc (#34), 34.9% on arc (#243)
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#33)
— Texas A&M is 1-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #161
— bench minutes: #76
— Texas A&M’s best win: 66-63 at #44 Florida, on January 4th.
— Texas A&M won last three series games (66-63 on January 4th).
— Teams also split their last six meetings played here.
— SEC home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-1 ATS.
Auburn @ LSU
— Auburn (14-3, 4-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #58
— Auburn won its last three games, by 13-9-6 points.
— Tigers have #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Auburn is shooting 30.2% on arc (#315)
— Tigers are #14 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn is 7-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #34
— bench minutes: #23
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas
— LSU (12-5, 1-4) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #233
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #352
— LSU lost its last four games, after a 12-1 start.
— LSU lost its last game by 40; they trailed 59-24 at halftime.
— Tigers are shooting 39.8% inside arc in SEC games.
— Opponents are shooting 52.7% inside arc (#286), 28.8% on arc (#15)
— LSU is 2-5 against top 100 teams.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #150
— bench minutes: #184
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #22 Arkansas
— Auburn won five of last seven series games.
— Auburn lost 83-78/104-80 in last two visits to Baton Rouge.
— SEC home underdogs are 6-8 ATS.
Bradley @ Indiana State
— Bradley (12-7, 5-3) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #293
— Experience: #231
— Continuity: #65
— Bradley split its last six games, scoring 60-58-61 points in losses.
— Braves are 2-6 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Opponents are shooting 43.9% inside arc (#17), 32.1% on arc (#105)
— Braves are #29 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bradley is 2-6 against top 125 teams.
— Bradley’s schedule, to this point: #212
— bench minutes: #136
— Bradley’s best win: 74-55 over #112 Akron
— Indiana State (13-6, 6-2) ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #217
— Continuity: #101
— Indiana State lost its last two games, after a 13-4 start.
— Indiana State is shooting 60.4% inside arc (#1)
— Opponents are shooting 46.6% inside arc (#65)
— Indiana State is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Sycamores are #39 team in country on defensive boards.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #317
— bench minutes: #33
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #91 Drake
— Indiana State won seven of last nine meetings.
— Bradley lost its last five visits to Terre Haute, by 5-8-3-12-5 points.
— MVC home favorites of 3 or less points are 7-3 ATS.
TCU @ West Virginia
— TCU (14-3, 3-2) ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #3
— TCU’s two Big X losses were by 2-4 points.
— Frogs are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#64), 28.8% on arc (#343).
— TCU is shooting 46.6% inside arc (#67), 29.6% on arc (#29).
— TCU is #22 team in country on offensive boards.
— Frogs are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #180
— bench minutes: #20
— TCU’s best win: 88-87 at #16 Baylor.
— West Virginia (10-7, 0-5) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #129
— Experience: #81
— Continuity: #330
— West Virginia is 0-5 in Big X, shooting 47.4% inside arc, 29% on arc.
— Four of the five losses were by 7 or less points.
— West Virginia is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#38).
— All of WVU’s wins were by 11+ points.
— West Virginia is 3-7 vs top 100 teams.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #67
— West Virginia’s best win: 84-55 over #44 Florida.
— West Virginia won five of last seven series games.
— TCU lost its last ten visits to Morgantown (70-64 LY)
— Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Missouri State @ Drake
— Missouri State (9-9, 5-3) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #162
— Continuity: #328
— Missouri State won five of its last seven games.
— Bears are shooting 61.4% on foul line (#357)
— Missouri State is #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Bears are 2-7 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Missouri State is 2-5 in games decided by 4 or less points, or OT.
— Missouri State’s schedule, to this point: #142
— bench minutes: #9
— Missouri State’s best win: 52-49 over #91 Drake January 1st.
— Drake (13-5, 5-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #297
— Drake won its last three games, scoring 81.3 ppg.
— Bulldogs are 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS in MVC home games.
— Drake is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 29.8% inside arc (#34)
— Drake is 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #288
— Drake’s best win: 81-70 over #29 Duke
— Missouri State beat Drake 52-49 January 1st.
— Missouri State won three of last four meetings.
— Drake beat the Bears in last two MVC tournaments.
— MVC home favorites of 7+ points are 11-4 ATS
Arkansas @ Missouri
— Arkansas (12-5, 1-4) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #331
— Arkansas is 1-4 in SEC games, after an 11-1 pre-conference run.
— Hogs are missing Smith/Brazile, two of their better players.
— Arkansas is shooting 23.3% on the arc in their SEC games.
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#37)
— Arkansas is #37 team in country on defensive boards.
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #333
— Arkansas best win: 88-78 over #34 Oklahoma.
— Missouri (13-4, 2-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #39
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #319
— Missouri lost three of last four games after a 12-1 start.
— Tigers scored 85-89 points in SEC wins, 68-64-64 in losses,
— Missouri is shooting 58.8% inside arc (#4), 35.1% on arc (#108)
— Tigers are 5-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Missouri is #354 team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #106
— bench minutes: #79
— Missouri’s best win: 93-71 over #21 Illinois
— Arkansas beat Mizzou 74-68 on January 4th.
— Hogs won last five series games (86-81/76-57 last two visits here)
— SEC home teams are 5-4 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less.
Providence @ Marquette
— Providence (14-4, 6-1) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #161
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #284
— Providence won nine of its last ten games.
— Friars are 5-4 against top 100 teams.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#90), 31.4% on arc (#75).
— Providence is #7 team in country on offensive boards.
— Friars are 4-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #225
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn.
— Marquette (14-5, 6-2) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #79
— Experience: #300
— Continuity: #102
— Marquette won five of its last six games.
— Eagles are shooting 60.3% inside arc (#2)
— Marquette is #294 team in country on defensive boards.
— Marquette is 6-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Eagles are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
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— Marquette’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #263
— Marquette’s best win: 82-76 over #6 UConn
— Providence beat Marquette 103-98 in 2OT’s December 20
— Friars were 35-49 on foul line, Marquette 13-19.
— Home team won last six series games.
— Friars lost 79-69/88-56 in last two visits here.
— Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 9-3 ATS.
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State
— Oklahoma (11-6, 2-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #99
— Continuity: #154
— Oklahoma is 5-5 in its last ten games, after a 6-1 start.
— All five of their Big X games were decided by 5 or less points.
— Oklahoma is #23 team in country on defensive boards.
— Oklahoma is 6-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Sooners are shooting 37.3% on arc (#42), 56.5% inside arc (#12).
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #11
— bench minutes: #254
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #24 West Virginia.
— Oklahoma State (9-8, 1-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #130
— OSU lost its last three games, scoring 53.7 ppg.
— In Big X games, OSU is shooting 45.2% inside arc, 29.8% on arc
— Cowboys have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— OSU is 2-7 against top 100 teams.
— Cowboys are 2-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #91
— OSU’s best win: 67-60 over #24 West Virginia.
— Oklahoma State won four of last five series games.
— Sooners lost last three visits to Stillwater, by 17-4-9 points.
— Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Oregon @ California
— Oregon (10-8, 4-3) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #131
— Oregon split their last six games.
— Ducks are shooting 54.2% inside arc (#41), 29.7% on arc (#330)
— Oregon is #50 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.7% inside arc (#72)
— Ducks are 5-1 against teams ranked outside top 100.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #177
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #20 Arizona
— California (3-15, 205) ranked #205 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #212
— Continuity: #231
— Cal split its last six games, after an 0-12 start.
— Buffs won three of their last four home games.
— Cal is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#280), 31.1% on arc (#299)
— Pac-12 opponents are shooting 55.9% inside arc
— Cal is 1-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Cal’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #131
— Cal’s best win: 80-76 over #48 Colorado.
— Oregon nine of last ten series games.
— Ducks won last four visits to Berkeley, by 3-13-4-11 points.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 7+ points are 7-1 ATS.
San Diego State @ Colorado State
— San Diego State (13-4, 4-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #38
— San Diego State won six of its last seven games.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#45)
— San Diego State is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are 3-0 in true road games, winning by 12-9-5 points.
— San Diego State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #60
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #18 Ohio State.
— Colorado State (10-9, 2-4) ranked #109 by KenPom
— Tempo: #202
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #188
— Colorado State lost five of its last seven games.
— Colorado State split last two games, which both went to overtime.
— Rams are shooting 56.4% inside arc (#15), 36.2% on arc (#64)
— Opponents are shooting 36.3% on the arc (#298)
— Colorado State is 2-6 against top 100 teams.
— Colorado State’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #48
— Colorado State’s best win: 62-60 at #8 Saint Mary’s.
— San Diego State won eight of last ten series games.
— Aztecs won four of their last five visits to Colorado State.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 4-5 ATS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
| HART at MORG | 06:00 PM | MORG -13.5 | +500 |
| BUCK at ARMY | 06:00 PM | ARMY -5.5 | +500 |
| UMBC at UMASS | 06:00 PM | UMASS -4.0 | +500 |
| CONN at HALL | 06:30 PM | CONN -5.0 O 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| OSU at NEB | 07:00 PM | OSU -6.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| FLA at TAM | 07:00 PM | TAM -3.5 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| DUQ at SBON | 07:00 PM | SBON +1.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| ECU at TEM | 07:00 PM | TEM -9.0 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| SLU at L-IL | 07:00 PM | SLU -5.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| SAM at ETSU | 07:00 PM | SAM -5.0 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIN at HP | 07:00 PM | WIN +2.0 O 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| RAD at CAMP | 07:00 PM | RAD -1.5 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNCA at CHSO | 07:00 PM | CHSO +3.0 | +500 |
| BU at NAVY | 07:00 PM | NAVY -2.5 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAF at AMER | 07:00 PM | LAF +4.5 O 123.0 | +500 +500 |
| COLG at HC | 07:00 PM | COLG -13.5 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| TCU at WVU | 07:00 PM | TCU +2.5 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| PITT at LOU | 07:00 PM | PITT -9.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at USF | 07:00 PM | USF +4.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| WEBB at LONG | 07:00 PM | LONG -5.0 | +500 |
| VT at UVA | 07:00 PM | UVA -5.0 O 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| AUB at LSU | 07:00 PM | LSU +4.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at WCU | 07:00 PM | WOF -2.0 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| FUR at CHAT | 07:00 PM | CHAT -1.5 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| BRAD at INST | 07:00 PM | BRAD +2.0 | +500 |
| PRE at SCUS | 07:00 PM | SCUS -5.0 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| SMU at TLSA | 08:00 PM | SMU -3.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| NORAL at CARK | 08:00 PM | CARK -1.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| ACU at UVU | 08:00 PM | UVU -8.5 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| ILST at UNI | 08:00 PM | UNI -8.5 O 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| MOSU at DRKE | 08:00 PM | DRKE -6.5 | +500 |
| XAV at DEP | 08:30 PM | XAV -8.5 U 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| OKLA at OKST | 09:00 PM | OKST -2.0 U 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARK at MIZZ | 09:00 PM | MIZZ -2.0 O 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| PROV at MARQ | 09:00 PM | MARQ -7.5 O 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTECH at GRC | 09:00 PM | UTECH +13.0 | +500 |
| ORE at CAL | 10:00 PM | CAL +8.5 | +500 |
| SDSU at CSU | 10:30 PM | SDSU -4.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/18/2023 | 36-26-3 | 57.69% | +3700 | Detail |
| 01/17/2023 | 27-31-2 | 46.67% | -3550 | Detail |
| 01/16/2023 | 31-37-1 | 45.65% | -4850 | Detail |
| 01/15/2023 | 18-8-0 | 69.23% | +4600 | Detail |
| 01/14/2023 | 110-83-3 | 56.89% | +9350 | Detail |
| 01/13/2023 | 14-12-0 | 53.85% | +400 | Detail |
| 01/12/2023 | 40-28-2 | 58.57% | +4600 | Detail |
| 01/11/2023 | 48-42-2 | 53.26% | +900 | Detail |
| 01/10/2023 | 27-34-1 | 44.35% | -5200 | Detail |
| 01/09/2023 | 14-6-2 | 68.18% | +3700 | Detail |
| 01/08/2023 | 22-19-1 | 53.57% | +550 | Detail |
| 01/07/2023 | 79-61-1 | 56.38% | +5950 | Detail |
| 01/06/2023 | 13-12-1 | 51.92% | -100 | Detail |
| 01/05/2023 | 48-37-1 | 56.40% | +3650 | Detail |
| 01/04/2023 | 29-24-2 | 54.55% | +1300 | Detail |
| 01/03/2023 | 28-16-0 | 63.64% | +5200 | Detail |
| 01/02/2023 | 4-2-0 | 66.67% | +900 | Detail |
| 01/01/2023 | 16-19-1 | 45.83% | -2450 | Detail |
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Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college hoop teams:
86.9— Gonzaga
86.1— Southern Utah
85.1— UAB
85.0— James Madison/Youngstown State
84.9— Cornell
84.8— Arizona/Toledo
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, from the old TV show WKRP in Cincinnati
Thursday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins started his NFL career with what team?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball was in 2000, when Michigan State won.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Since 2007, there have been six games in this round of the NFL playoffs where divisional rivals faced off:
2007— Giants (+7.5) 21, Dallas 17
2008— Eagles (+4) 23, Giants 11
2010— Steelers (-3.5) 31, Ravens 24
2010— Jets (+9) 28, Patriots 21
2013— Broncos (-8) 24, Chargers 11
2020— Buccaneers (+7.5) 30, Saints 20
Underdogs were 4-2 SU/ATS in those games.
— Chargers lost 31-30 in Jacksonville Saturday, so of course they fired their offensive coordinator this week, because scoring 30 points in a playoff game isn’t good enough.
Understood that they blew a 27-0 lead in that game, but Justin Herbert played thru fractured rib cartilage this year and the Chargers made the playoffs. Not sure why a scapegoat was needed, but it’ll be interesting to see who the new OC is.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers are firing OC Byron Leftwich, two years after they won the Super Bowl; maybe they shouldn’t have had a 45-year old QB playing behind a banged-up offensive line. If Brady retires or bolts to the Raiders, it is unclear where Tampa Bay turns for a QB.
— Kansas City Chiefs are 8.5-point favorites this week over Jacksonville; they’ve been favored now in their last 14 playoff games, a record during the Super Bowl era.
— Tennessee Titans hired Ran Carthon as their new GM, which means the 49ers will get a 3rd round pick in April’s draft, because Carthon is a minority hire. Carthan was San Francisco’s director of player personnel when the 49ers moved up to draft QB Trey Lance; would he trade for Lance now, with Brock Purdy making his case to being the 49ers’ QB going forward?
— Jacksonville Jaguars signed QB Nathan Rourke to a futures’ contract; Rourke went to college at Ohio U— he played in the Canadian League the last two seasons.
— TCU hired Kendal Briles as its new offensive coordinator; he replaces Garrett Riley, who bolted to Clemson last week. Briles had been at Arkansas the last three years.
— LSU QB Walker Howard transferred to Ole Miss; Boise State QB Hank Bachmeier is leaving to play for Louisiana Tech. Bachmeier played in 29 games at Boise; he still has two years of eligibility left.
— Baseball stuff:
Red Sox gave OF Adam Duvall a one-year, $7M contract.
Mets gave OF Tommy Pham a one-year, $6M deal
Brewers gave IF/OF Brian Anderson a one-year, $3.5M deal, which is interesting because the Brewers’ TV play-by-play guy is also named Brian Anderson.
— There are still eight college basketball programs where the most points a player ever scored against them were scored by Pete Maravich.
— Missouri 79, Arkansas 76
Arkansas led by 10 with 5:07 left to play.
Mizzou was 30-40 on foul line, Arkansas 23-26
Razorbacks have lost 5 of last 6 games, after an 11-1 start.
— Seton Hall 67, UConn 66
Pirates scored on a cutback with 0:02 left for the win.
UConn has lost 5 of 6 games, after a 14-0 start.
UConn coach Hurley (COVID) missed this game.
Huskies led this game 37-20 late in first half.
— Marquette 83, Providence 75
Marquette scored 1.26 points/possession, avenging an earlier loss to Providence when the Friars took 49 foul shots.
— Oklahoma State 72, Oklahoma 56— Cowboys outscored Oklahoma 48-26 in second half.
— Nebraska 63, Ohio State 60— Buckeyes have lost five games in a row, after a 10-3 start.
Whats the deal with these teams going in the ashcan this month? Are teams more fragile now because they mostly haven’t been together as long as in previous eras.
— San Diego State 82, Colorado State 76 OT— Colorado State led by 9 with 15:43 left in game, but let it slip away. Aztecs are tied with Boise State atop the Mountain West.
— DePaul 73, Xavier 72— Blue Demons snapped Xavier’s 11-game winning streak
— Pitt 75, Louisville 54— Never thought I’d see the day where Louisville is 2-17 and Georgetown is 5-14, but here we are.
Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college hoop teams:
86.9— Gonzaga
86.1— Southern Utah
85.1— UAB
85.0— James Madison/Youngstown State
84.9— Cornell
84.8— Arizona/Toledo
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, from the old TV show WKRP in Cincinnati
Thursday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins started his NFL career with what team?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball was in 2000, when Michigan State won.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Since 2007, there have been six games in this round of the NFL playoffs where divisional rivals faced off:
2007— Giants (+7.5) 21, Dallas 17
2008— Eagles (+4) 23, Giants 11
2010— Steelers (-3.5) 31, Ravens 24
2010— Jets (+9) 28, Patriots 21
2013— Broncos (-8) 24, Chargers 11
2020— Buccaneers (+7.5) 30, Saints 20
Underdogs were 4-2 SU/ATS in those games.
— Chargers lost 31-30 in Jacksonville Saturday, so of course they fired their offensive coordinator this week, because scoring 30 points in a playoff game isn’t good enough.
Understood that they blew a 27-0 lead in that game, but Justin Herbert played thru fractured rib cartilage this year and the Chargers made the playoffs. Not sure why a scapegoat was needed, but it’ll be interesting to see who the new OC is.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers are firing OC Byron Leftwich, two years after they won the Super Bowl; maybe they shouldn’t have had a 45-year old QB playing behind a banged-up offensive line. If Brady retires or bolts to the Raiders, it is unclear where Tampa Bay turns for a QB.
— Kansas City Chiefs are 8.5-point favorites this week over Jacksonville; they’ve been favored now in their last 14 playoff games, a record during the Super Bowl era.
— Tennessee Titans hired Ran Carthon as their new GM, which means the 49ers will get a 3rd round pick in April’s draft, because Carthon is a minority hire. Carthan was San Francisco’s director of player personnel when the 49ers moved up to draft QB Trey Lance; would he trade for Lance now, with Brock Purdy making his case to being the 49ers’ QB going forward?
— Jacksonville Jaguars signed QB Nathan Rourke to a futures’ contract; Rourke went to college at Ohio U— he played in the Canadian League the last two seasons.
— TCU hired Kendal Briles as its new offensive coordinator; he replaces Garrett Riley, who bolted to Clemson last week. Briles had been at Arkansas the last three years.
— LSU QB Walker Howard transferred to Ole Miss; Boise State QB Hank Bachmeier is leaving to play for Louisiana Tech. Bachmeier played in 29 games at Boise; he still has two years of eligibility left.
— Baseball stuff:
Red Sox gave OF Adam Duvall a one-year, $7M contract.
Mets gave OF Tommy Pham a one-year, $6M deal
Brewers gave IF/OF Brian Anderson a one-year, $3.5M deal, which is interesting because the Brewers’ TV play-by-play guy is also named Brian Anderson.
— There are still eight college basketball programs where the most points a player ever scored against them were scored by Pete Maravich.
— Missouri 79, Arkansas 76
Arkansas led by 10 with 5:07 left to play.
Mizzou was 30-40 on foul line, Arkansas 23-26
Razorbacks have lost 5 of last 6 games, after an 11-1 start.
— Seton Hall 67, UConn 66
Pirates scored on a cutback with 0:02 left for the win.
UConn has lost 5 of 6 games, after a 14-0 start.
UConn coach Hurley (COVID) missed this game.
Huskies led this game 37-20 late in first half.
— Marquette 83, Providence 75
Marquette scored 1.26 points/possession, avenging an earlier loss to Providence when the Friars took 49 foul shots.
— Oklahoma State 72, Oklahoma 56— Cowboys outscored Oklahoma 48-26 in second half.
— Nebraska 63, Ohio State 60— Buckeyes have lost five games in a row, after a 10-3 start.
Whats the deal with these teams going in the ashcan this month? Are teams more fragile now because they mostly haven’t been together as long as in previous eras.
— San Diego State 82, Colorado State 76 OT— Colorado State led by 9 with 15:43 left in game, but let it slip away. Aztecs are tied with Boise State atop the Mountain West.
— DePaul 73, Xavier 72— Blue Demons snapped Xavier’s 11-game winning streak
— Pitt 75, Louisville 54— Never thought I’d see the day where Louisville is 2-17 and Georgetown is 5-14, but here we are.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, January 19
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Rutgers @ Michigan State
— Rutgers (13-5, 5-2) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #72
— Rutgers won seven of its last eight games.
— Rutgers is 6-1 ATS in Big 14 games, 3-0 on road.
— Knights are forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#12)
— Rutgers has #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Knights have #272 eFG% in country.
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #149
— Rutgers best win: 65-64 at #5 Purdue
— Michigan State (12-6, 4-3) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #124
— Michigan State lost its last two games, after a 12-4 start
— Michigan State is 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS home in Big 14 play.
— Michigan State shooting 48.5% inside arc (#241), 36.7% on arc (#54)
— Spartans are #14 team in country on defensive boards.
— Spartans are 7-5 against top 100 teams.
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #6
— bench minutes: #228
— Michigan State’s best win: 86-77 in 2 OT’s over #34 Kentucky.
— Rutgers won last two meetings, after losing previous 11 series games.
— Rutgers lost last seven visits to East Lansing, six of them by 11+ points.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 13-3 ATS
Wichita State @ Memphis
— Wichita State (9-8, 2-3) ranked #122 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita won its last two games, by 4-3 points.
— Shockers have #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita is #254 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wichita is shooting 28.8% on the arc (#342).
— Shockers are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #180
— bench minutes: #41
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #97 Grand Canyon.
— Memphis (13-5, 3-2) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #256
— Memphis split its last four games, after an 11-3 start.
— Memphis is 3-2 SU/0-5 ATS in AAC games.
— Tigers are shooting 30.7% on arc (#308), 52.9% inside arc (#74).
— Tigers are #336 team in country on defensive boards.
— Memphis is 7-0 against teams ranked outside top 100.
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #30
— bench minutes: #75
— Memphis best win: 82-73 over #15 Auburn.
— Memphis won six of last seven series games.
— Shockers lost last four visits here, by 11-8-20-24 points.
— AAC double digit home favorites are 2-4 ATS.
Michigan @ Maryland
— Michigan (10-7, 4-2) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #301
— Continuity: #277
— Michigan lost last two road games, by 6-9 (OT) points.
— Michigan is 4-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Wolverines are shooting 35.7% on arc (#84)
— Michigan is 3-6 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Wolverines have #95 eFG% defense in country.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #289
— Michigan’s best win: 79-69 over #39 Penn State
— Maryland (11-6, 2-4) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #168
— Maryland is 3-6 in last nine games, after an 8-0 start.
— Maryland is 2-0 at home in Big 14 (wins by 5-7), 0-4 on road
— Terps are shooting 54% inside arc (#45), 31.4% on arc (#286)
— Terps have #34 eFG% defense in country.
— Maryland is 4-6 against top 100 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #269
— Maryland’s best win: 71-66 over #19 Illinois
— Michigan pounded Maryland 81-46 at home New Year’s Day.
— Michigan won nine of last ten series games.
— Wolverines won three of their last four visits to College Park.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 13-3 ATS
NC-Wilmington @ Hofstra
— UNCW (15-5, 5-2) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #243
— Continuity: #243
— UNCW is 3-0 on CAA road, giving up 60.7 ppg.
— UNCW’s two CAA losses were both by two points.
— Seahawks are shooting 48% inside arc (#262), 33% on arc (#206)
— UNCW is getting 24.6% of its points on foul line (#4)
— Seahawks are 2-4 against top 150 teams.
— UNCW’s schedule, to this point: #269
— bench minutes: #93
— UNCW’s best win: 55-51 over #64 North Texas
— Hofstra (12-8, 5-2) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #257
— Pride won four of their last five games.
— Hofstra is shooting 58.5% inside arc in its CAA games.
— Overall, Pride is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#52), 35.7% on arc (#82)
— Hofstra is #303 team in country on defensive boards.
— Hofstra is 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Hofstra’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #306
— Hofstra’s best win: 83-78 over #74 Iona
— Hofstra won five of last six series games.
— Seahawks lost last four visits to Long Island, by 20-15-14-2 points.
— CAA home favorites of 5 or less points are 2-3 ATS
Rice @ North Texas
— Rice (13-5, 4-3) ranked #184 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #139
— Rice won five of its last seven D-I games.
— Owls’ last six C-USA games were decided by 3 or less points or in OT
— Opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#334)
— Owls are #52 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rice is 1-5 vs top 150 teams.
— Rice’s schedule, to this point: #273
— bench minutes: #361
— Rice’s best win: 81-78 at #148 Western Kentucky
— North Texas (15-4, 6-2) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #143
— Continuity: #155
— North Texas won 10 its last 12 games.
— North Texas is 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in C-USA home games.
— Tigers are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#318).
— Opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#23), 30.7% on arc (#56)
— North Texas is #16 team in country on offensive boards.
— North Texas schedule, to this point: #111
— bench minutes: #211
— North Texas best win: 60-58 over #97 Grand Canyon.
— North Texas won last five series games, four of them by 18+ points.
— Owls lost last five visits to Denton, by 4-1-20-26-32 points.
— Conference USA double digit home favorites are 4-6 ATS
Cal-Riverside @ Cal-Davis
— Riverside (13-6, 6-1) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #163
— Riverside won seven of its last eight games.
— UCR won/covered all three of its Big West road games.
— Riverside is 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— UCR is #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Riverside is 8-3 in games decided by 7 or less points or OT.
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #176
— bench minutes: #106
— Riverside’s best win: 65-64 at #94 Santa Barbara.
— Cal-Davis (11-7, 4-2) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #18
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #93
— Cal-Davis won its last four games, after a 7-7 start.
— Cal-Davis is #36 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#60), 40% on arc (#358)
— Cal-Davis is 5-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Aggies are turning ball over 22.5% of time in Big West games.
— Cal-Davis schedule, to this point: #248
— bench minutes: #241
— Cal-Davis best win: 83-79 over #170 Cal-Fullerton.
— Riverside won three of last four meetings.
— Highlanders won 71-70/66-59 in last two visits to Davis.
— Big West home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
Indiana @ Illinois
— Indiana (11-6, 2-4) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #36
— Indiana lost three of its last four games.
— Hoosiers gave up 84+ points in their last five losses.
— Indiana is shooting 56.1% inside arc (#18), 37.1% on arc (#41).
— Indiana is 1-4 in true road games (three losses by 15+)
— Hoosiers are 1-5 when they give up more than 72 points.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #45
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #20 Xavier
— Illinois (13-5, 4-3) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #59
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #345
— Illinois won its last four games, all by 9+ points.
— Illini is shooting 56.4% inside the arc (#13)
— Illinois is forcing turnovers 20.6% of time (#78).
— Illini is #32 team in country on offensive boards.
— Illinois is 6-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Illinois schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #109
— Illinois best win: 79-70 over #3 UCLA
— Illinois won four of last five games with Indiana
— Hoosiers lost 67-66/69-60 in last two visits here.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6+ points are 4-6 ATS.
USC @ Arizona
— USC (13-5, 5-2) ranked #58 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #147
— USC split its last four games, after an 11-3 start.
— Opponents are shooting 41.2% inside arc (#1)
— USC is #318 team in country on defensive boards.
— Trojans are 4-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— USC is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or OT.
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #310
— USC’s best win: 74-71 over #15 Auburn
— Arizona (15-3, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #13
— Experience: #74
— Continuity: #164
— Arizona lost two of last three games, after a 14-1 start.
— Wildcats are shooting 58% inside arc (#8)
— Arizona is #48 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#72)
— Arizona is 3-0 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Arizona’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #286
— Arizona’s best win: 75-70 over #2 Tennessee
— Arizona won last three meetings, by 9-9-20 points.
— Trojans lost 11 of last 12 visits to Tucson (72-63 LY)
— Pac-12 single digit home favorites are 7-10 ATS.
Western Kentucky @ Louisiana Tech
— WKU (11-7, 3-4) ranked #148 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #36
— Continuity: #43
— WKU won 3 of last 4 games, after an 0-5 skid.
— Hilltoppers are 2-4 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Foes are shooting 23.3% inside arc (#34), 35.8% on arc (#278)
— Hilltoppers are shooting 36.5% on arc (#59)
— WKU is #289 team in country on defensive boards.
— WKU’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #290
— WKU’s best win: 80-78 at #71 UAB.
— Louisiana Tech (10-8, 3-4) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #116
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #181
— Louisiana Tech lost six of their last nine D-I games.
— Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#23)
— Louisiana Tech is shooting 52.3% inside arc (#99), 35.8% on arc (#81)
— Bulldogs are 4-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 39.3% on the arc (#355)
— Louisiana Tech’s schedule, to this point: #135
— bench minutes: #128
— Louisiana Tech’s best win: 79-76 at #134 Samford
— Louisiana Tech won last four series games.
— Hilltoppers lost last four visits to Ruston, by 13-9-1-12 points.
— C-USA home favorites of 6 or less points are 1-9 ATS
Hawai’i @ Cal-Irvine
— Hawai’i (14-4, 5-1) ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #71
— Hawai’i won nine of its last ten games.
— Rainbows’ only Big West loss was in OT at Fullerton.
— Opponents are shooting 43.7% inside arc (#14), 27.2% on arc (#6).
— Hawai’i is #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Rainbows are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Hawai’i’s schedule, to this point: #347
— bench minutes: #351
— Hawai’i’s best win: 62-51 over #64 Washington State
— Cal-Irvine (12-6, 5-1) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #221
— Continuity: #127
— Irvine is 5-1 in Big West games, shooting 55% inside arc
— Overall, Anteaters are shooting 48.8% inside arc (#222), 39.4% on arc (#8)
— Irvine is #79 team in country on defensive boards.
— Irvine is 2-3 vs teams in the top 125.
— Anteaters are 3-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
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— Irvine’s schedule, to this point: #148
— bench minutes: #18
— Irvine’s best win: 69-56 at #52 Oregon.
— Anteaters won eight of last ten series games.
— Hawai’i lost last three visits to Irvine, by 11-19-25 points.
— Big West home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
UCLA @ Arizona State
— UCLA (16-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #148
— UCLA won its last 13 games; they’re 4-3 ATS in Pac-12 games.
— Bruins are 3-0 on Pac-12 road, winning by 14-1-25 points.
— UCLA is #41 team in country on offensive boards.
— UCLA is forcing turnovers 25% of time (#8)
— Bruins have #46 eFG% defense in country.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #231
— UCLA’s best win: 63-53 over #33 Kentucky
— Arizona State (15-3, 6-1) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #172
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #228
— ASU won its last four games, scoring 78.5 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 41.9% inside arc (#4), 31.2% on arc (#68)
— Sun Devils are shooting only 32.2% on arc (#254)
— ASU is 6-1 against top 100 teams.
— Sun Devils are 8-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #76
— bench minutes: #103
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #14 Creighton.
— UCLA won four of last five series games.
— Bruins lost three of last four visits to Tempe.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
Saint Mary’s @ Pepperdine
— Saint Mary’s (16-4, 5-0) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #179
— Continuity: #59
— Saint Mary’s is 5-0 in WCC, with four wins by 14+ points.
— WCC foes are shooting 42.8% inside arc, 26.4% on arc
— Saint Mary’s is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s is shooting 36.8% on arc (#49)
— Gaels are #61 team in country on offensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #349
— Saint Mary’s best win: 68-61 over #29 San Diego State
— Pepperdine (7-12, 0-5) ranked #147 by KenPom
— Tempo: #11
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #99
— Pepperdine is 0-5 in WCC, giving up 92.6 ppg.
— Waves lost 10 of their last 11 D-I games.
— Pepperdine is shooting 51.2% inside arc (#125), 36.5% on arc (#58)
— Waves are #239 team on defensive boards.
— Pepperdine is 0-7 against top 100 teams.
— Pepperdine’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #307
— Pepperdine’s best win: 64-55 over #101 Cal-Irvine.
— Saint Mary’s won 12 of last 14 series games.
— Gaels split their last four visits to Malibu.
— WCC home underdogs of 5+ points are 4-2 ATS.
BYU @ Santa Clara
— BYU (14-7, 4-2) ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #287
— Continuity: #240
— BYU split its last four games, losing by 1-5 points.
— Cougars are turning ball over 22.2% of time (#344)
— BYU is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are shooting 52.4% inside arc (#94), 31.7% on arc (#274)
— BYU is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #104
— bench minutes: #68
— BYU’s best win: 79-75 in OT over #55 Dayton
— Santa Clara (15-5, 3-2) ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #134
— Santa Clara won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Santa Clara split last two games, which both went to overtime.
— Broncos are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Broncos are grabbing 39.2% of their misses in WCC games.
— Santa Clara is #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— Santa Clara’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #356
— Santa Clara’s best win: 73-58 over #24 Boise State
— BYU won 17 of last 19 series games.
— Cougars lost two of last three visits here.
— WCC single digit home favorites are 3-5 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, January 19
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Rutgers @ Michigan State
— Rutgers (13-5, 5-2) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #72
— Rutgers won seven of its last eight games.
— Rutgers is 6-1 ATS in Big 14 games, 3-0 on road.
— Knights are forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#12)
— Rutgers has #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Knights have #272 eFG% in country.
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #149
— Rutgers best win: 65-64 at #5 Purdue
— Michigan State (12-6, 4-3) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #124
— Michigan State lost its last two games, after a 12-4 start
— Michigan State is 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS home in Big 14 play.
— Michigan State shooting 48.5% inside arc (#241), 36.7% on arc (#54)
— Spartans are #14 team in country on defensive boards.
— Spartans are 7-5 against top 100 teams.
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #6
— bench minutes: #228
— Michigan State’s best win: 86-77 in 2 OT’s over #34 Kentucky.
— Rutgers won last two meetings, after losing previous 11 series games.
— Rutgers lost last seven visits to East Lansing, six of them by 11+ points.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 13-3 ATS
Wichita State @ Memphis
— Wichita State (9-8, 2-3) ranked #122 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita won its last two games, by 4-3 points.
— Shockers have #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita is #254 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wichita is shooting 28.8% on the arc (#342).
— Shockers are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #180
— bench minutes: #41
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #97 Grand Canyon.
— Memphis (13-5, 3-2) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #256
— Memphis split its last four games, after an 11-3 start.
— Memphis is 3-2 SU/0-5 ATS in AAC games.
— Tigers are shooting 30.7% on arc (#308), 52.9% inside arc (#74).
— Tigers are #336 team in country on defensive boards.
— Memphis is 7-0 against teams ranked outside top 100.
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #30
— bench minutes: #75
— Memphis best win: 82-73 over #15 Auburn.
— Memphis won six of last seven series games.
— Shockers lost last four visits here, by 11-8-20-24 points.
— AAC double digit home favorites are 2-4 ATS.
Michigan @ Maryland
— Michigan (10-7, 4-2) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #301
— Continuity: #277
— Michigan lost last two road games, by 6-9 (OT) points.
— Michigan is 4-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Wolverines are shooting 35.7% on arc (#84)
— Michigan is 3-6 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Wolverines have #95 eFG% defense in country.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #289
— Michigan’s best win: 79-69 over #39 Penn State
— Maryland (11-6, 2-4) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #168
— Maryland is 3-6 in last nine games, after an 8-0 start.
— Maryland is 2-0 at home in Big 14 (wins by 5-7), 0-4 on road
— Terps are shooting 54% inside arc (#45), 31.4% on arc (#286)
— Terps have #34 eFG% defense in country.
— Maryland is 4-6 against top 100 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #269
— Maryland’s best win: 71-66 over #19 Illinois
— Michigan pounded Maryland 81-46 at home New Year’s Day.
— Michigan won nine of last ten series games.
— Wolverines won three of their last four visits to College Park.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 13-3 ATS
NC-Wilmington @ Hofstra
— UNCW (15-5, 5-2) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #243
— Continuity: #243
— UNCW is 3-0 on CAA road, giving up 60.7 ppg.
— UNCW’s two CAA losses were both by two points.
— Seahawks are shooting 48% inside arc (#262), 33% on arc (#206)
— UNCW is getting 24.6% of its points on foul line (#4)
— Seahawks are 2-4 against top 150 teams.
— UNCW’s schedule, to this point: #269
— bench minutes: #93
— UNCW’s best win: 55-51 over #64 North Texas
— Hofstra (12-8, 5-2) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #257
— Pride won four of their last five games.
— Hofstra is shooting 58.5% inside arc in its CAA games.
— Overall, Pride is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#52), 35.7% on arc (#82)
— Hofstra is #303 team in country on defensive boards.
— Hofstra is 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Hofstra’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #306
— Hofstra’s best win: 83-78 over #74 Iona
— Hofstra won five of last six series games.
— Seahawks lost last four visits to Long Island, by 20-15-14-2 points.
— CAA home favorites of 5 or less points are 2-3 ATS
Rice @ North Texas
— Rice (13-5, 4-3) ranked #184 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #139
— Rice won five of its last seven D-I games.
— Owls’ last six C-USA games were decided by 3 or less points or in OT
— Opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#334)
— Owls are #52 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rice is 1-5 vs top 150 teams.
— Rice’s schedule, to this point: #273
— bench minutes: #361
— Rice’s best win: 81-78 at #148 Western Kentucky
— North Texas (15-4, 6-2) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #143
— Continuity: #155
— North Texas won 10 its last 12 games.
— North Texas is 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in C-USA home games.
— Tigers are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#318).
— Opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#23), 30.7% on arc (#56)
— North Texas is #16 team in country on offensive boards.
— North Texas schedule, to this point: #111
— bench minutes: #211
— North Texas best win: 60-58 over #97 Grand Canyon.
— North Texas won last five series games, four of them by 18+ points.
— Owls lost last five visits to Denton, by 4-1-20-26-32 points.
— Conference USA double digit home favorites are 4-6 ATS
Cal-Riverside @ Cal-Davis
— Riverside (13-6, 6-1) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #163
— Riverside won seven of its last eight games.
— UCR won/covered all three of its Big West road games.
— Riverside is 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— UCR is #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Riverside is 8-3 in games decided by 7 or less points or OT.
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #176
— bench minutes: #106
— Riverside’s best win: 65-64 at #94 Santa Barbara.
— Cal-Davis (11-7, 4-2) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #18
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #93
— Cal-Davis won its last four games, after a 7-7 start.
— Cal-Davis is #36 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#60), 40% on arc (#358)
— Cal-Davis is 5-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Aggies are turning ball over 22.5% of time in Big West games.
— Cal-Davis schedule, to this point: #248
— bench minutes: #241
— Cal-Davis best win: 83-79 over #170 Cal-Fullerton.
— Riverside won three of last four meetings.
— Highlanders won 71-70/66-59 in last two visits to Davis.
— Big West home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
Indiana @ Illinois
— Indiana (11-6, 2-4) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #36
— Indiana lost three of its last four games.
— Hoosiers gave up 84+ points in their last five losses.
— Indiana is shooting 56.1% inside arc (#18), 37.1% on arc (#41).
— Indiana is 1-4 in true road games (three losses by 15+)
— Hoosiers are 1-5 when they give up more than 72 points.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #45
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #20 Xavier
— Illinois (13-5, 4-3) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #59
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #345
— Illinois won its last four games, all by 9+ points.
— Illini is shooting 56.4% inside the arc (#13)
— Illinois is forcing turnovers 20.6% of time (#78).
— Illini is #32 team in country on offensive boards.
— Illinois is 6-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Illinois schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #109
— Illinois best win: 79-70 over #3 UCLA
— Illinois won four of last five games with Indiana
— Hoosiers lost 67-66/69-60 in last two visits here.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6+ points are 4-6 ATS.
USC @ Arizona
— USC (13-5, 5-2) ranked #58 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #147
— USC split its last four games, after an 11-3 start.
— Opponents are shooting 41.2% inside arc (#1)
— USC is #318 team in country on defensive boards.
— Trojans are 4-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— USC is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or OT.
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #310
— USC’s best win: 74-71 over #15 Auburn
— Arizona (15-3, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #13
— Experience: #74
— Continuity: #164
— Arizona lost two of last three games, after a 14-1 start.
— Wildcats are shooting 58% inside arc (#8)
— Arizona is #48 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#72)
— Arizona is 3-0 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Arizona’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #286
— Arizona’s best win: 75-70 over #2 Tennessee
— Arizona won last three meetings, by 9-9-20 points.
— Trojans lost 11 of last 12 visits to Tucson (72-63 LY)
— Pac-12 single digit home favorites are 7-10 ATS.
Western Kentucky @ Louisiana Tech
— WKU (11-7, 3-4) ranked #148 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #36
— Continuity: #43
— WKU won 3 of last 4 games, after an 0-5 skid.
— Hilltoppers are 2-4 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Foes are shooting 23.3% inside arc (#34), 35.8% on arc (#278)
— Hilltoppers are shooting 36.5% on arc (#59)
— WKU is #289 team in country on defensive boards.
— WKU’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #290
— WKU’s best win: 80-78 at #71 UAB.
— Louisiana Tech (10-8, 3-4) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #116
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #181
— Louisiana Tech lost six of their last nine D-I games.
— Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#23)
— Louisiana Tech is shooting 52.3% inside arc (#99), 35.8% on arc (#81)
— Bulldogs are 4-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 39.3% on the arc (#355)
— Louisiana Tech’s schedule, to this point: #135
— bench minutes: #128
— Louisiana Tech’s best win: 79-76 at #134 Samford
— Louisiana Tech won last four series games.
— Hilltoppers lost last four visits to Ruston, by 13-9-1-12 points.
— C-USA home favorites of 6 or less points are 1-9 ATS
Hawai’i @ Cal-Irvine
— Hawai’i (14-4, 5-1) ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #71
— Hawai’i won nine of its last ten games.
— Rainbows’ only Big West loss was in OT at Fullerton.
— Opponents are shooting 43.7% inside arc (#14), 27.2% on arc (#6).
— Hawai’i is #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Rainbows are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Hawai’i’s schedule, to this point: #347
— bench minutes: #351
— Hawai’i’s best win: 62-51 over #64 Washington State
— Cal-Irvine (12-6, 5-1) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #221
— Continuity: #127
— Irvine is 5-1 in Big West games, shooting 55% inside arc
— Overall, Anteaters are shooting 48.8% inside arc (#222), 39.4% on arc (#8)
— Irvine is #79 team in country on defensive boards.
— Irvine is 2-3 vs teams in the top 125.
— Anteaters are 3-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
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— Irvine’s schedule, to this point: #148
— bench minutes: #18
— Irvine’s best win: 69-56 at #52 Oregon.
— Anteaters won eight of last ten series games.
— Hawai’i lost last three visits to Irvine, by 11-19-25 points.
— Big West home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
UCLA @ Arizona State
— UCLA (16-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #148
— UCLA won its last 13 games; they’re 4-3 ATS in Pac-12 games.
— Bruins are 3-0 on Pac-12 road, winning by 14-1-25 points.
— UCLA is #41 team in country on offensive boards.
— UCLA is forcing turnovers 25% of time (#8)
— Bruins have #46 eFG% defense in country.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #231
— UCLA’s best win: 63-53 over #33 Kentucky
— Arizona State (15-3, 6-1) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #172
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #228
— ASU won its last four games, scoring 78.5 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 41.9% inside arc (#4), 31.2% on arc (#68)
— Sun Devils are shooting only 32.2% on arc (#254)
— ASU is 6-1 against top 100 teams.
— Sun Devils are 8-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #76
— bench minutes: #103
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #14 Creighton.
— UCLA won four of last five series games.
— Bruins lost three of last four visits to Tempe.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 1-4 ATS
Saint Mary’s @ Pepperdine
— Saint Mary’s (16-4, 5-0) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #179
— Continuity: #59
— Saint Mary’s is 5-0 in WCC, with four wins by 14+ points.
— WCC foes are shooting 42.8% inside arc, 26.4% on arc
— Saint Mary’s is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s is shooting 36.8% on arc (#49)
— Gaels are #61 team in country on offensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #349
— Saint Mary’s best win: 68-61 over #29 San Diego State
— Pepperdine (7-12, 0-5) ranked #147 by KenPom
— Tempo: #11
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #99
— Pepperdine is 0-5 in WCC, giving up 92.6 ppg.
— Waves lost 10 of their last 11 D-I games.
— Pepperdine is shooting 51.2% inside arc (#125), 36.5% on arc (#58)
— Waves are #239 team on defensive boards.
— Pepperdine is 0-7 against top 100 teams.
— Pepperdine’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #307
— Pepperdine’s best win: 64-55 over #101 Cal-Irvine.
— Saint Mary’s won 12 of last 14 series games.
— Gaels split their last four visits to Malibu.
— WCC home underdogs of 5+ points are 4-2 ATS.
BYU @ Santa Clara
— BYU (14-7, 4-2) ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #287
— Continuity: #240
— BYU split its last four games, losing by 1-5 points.
— Cougars are turning ball over 22.2% of time (#344)
— BYU is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are shooting 52.4% inside arc (#94), 31.7% on arc (#274)
— BYU is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #104
— bench minutes: #68
— BYU’s best win: 79-75 in OT over #55 Dayton
— Santa Clara (15-5, 3-2) ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #134
— Santa Clara won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Santa Clara split last two games, which both went to overtime.
— Broncos are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Broncos are grabbing 39.2% of their misses in WCC games.
— Santa Clara is #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— Santa Clara’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #356
— Santa Clara’s best win: 73-58 over #24 Boise State
— BYU won 17 of last 19 series games.
— Cougars lost two of last three visits here.
— WCC single digit home favorites are 3-5 ATS.
