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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 24
13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Penn State @ Rutgers
— Penn State (13-6, 4-4) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #138
— Penn State lost three of its last five games SU
— Penn State lost last two road games, is 1-2 ATS as a Big 14 road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 51.2% inside arc in 14 games (#12 of 14).
— Penn State has #10 eFG% in country.
— Lions are 6-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #329
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #20 Indiana
— Rutgers (13-6, 5-3) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #67
— Rutgers won seven of its last nine games.
— Rutgers is 3-1 SU in Big 14 home games, 2-1 ATS as home favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 43.6% inside arc (#14), 29.6% on arc (#22)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 23.8% of time (#16)
— Knights have #295 eFG% in country.
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #62
— bench minutes: #156
— Rutgers best win: 65-64 at #5 Purdue
— Penn State won three of last four series games.
— Lions won three of last four visits to Rutgers.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6+ points are 5-9 ATS.
Ohio State @ Illinois
— Ohio State (11-8, 3-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #189
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #350
— Ohio State lost five of its last six games (4 losses by 4 points or less)
— OSU lost its last three road games; they’re 0-2 as Big 14 road dog.
— Buckeyes are shooting 38.7% on arc (#14)
— Buckeyes are #33 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #174
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 over #21 Rutgers.
— Illinois (13-6, 4-4) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #344
— Illinois won four of its last five games- the wins were all by 9+ points..
— Illini is 2-1 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Illinois is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#25), 65.3% on foul line (#329)
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside arc (#19)
— Illinois is #39 team on offensive boards.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #117
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #4 UCLA
— Ohio State won five of last seven series games.
— Buckeyes won 87-81/86-83 in last two trips to Champaign.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 17-3 ATS
LSU @ Arkansas
— LSU (12-7, 1-6) ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #121
— Continuity: #353
— LSU lost its last six games, since they beat Arkansas 60-57 Dec 28.
— Tigers’ last five losses were all by 11+ points.
— SEC opponents are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#14 of 14)
— LSU is shooting 41.4% inside arc in SEC play (#14 of 14).
— Tigers are 2-7 against top 100 teams- they’re 1-2 ATS as an SEC road dog.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #95
— bench minutes: #150
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #23 Arkansas
— Arkansas (13-6, 2-5) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #269
— Continuity: #332
— Arkansas lost four of its last five games.
— Arkansas is 1-3 ATS as an SEC favorite this year.
— Hogs are shooting 30.4% on arc (#317), 53.8% inside arc (#47).
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#35).
— Arkansas is 8-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Arkansas’ schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #295
— Arkansas’ best win: 78-74 in OT over #27 San Diego State
— LSU beat Arkansas 60-57 at home December 28.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— LSU lost last three visits to Arkansas, by 1-8-9 points.
— SEC double digit home favorites are 4-3 ATS.
Missouri @ Ole Miss
— Missouri (14-5, 3-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #325
— Missouri lost four of its last six games.
— Missouri is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 6-18-9 points.
— Tigers are shooting 58.1% inside arc (#7)
— Missouri is forcing turnovers 25.3% of time (#6)
— Tigers are #361 team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #71
— bench minutes: #79
— Missouri’s best win: 79-76 over #23 Arkansas
— Ole Miss (9-10, 1-6) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #251
— Experience: #157
— Continuity: #210
— Ole Miss lost seven of its last eight games.
— Ole Miss lost all three SEC home games, by 4-9-4 points.
— Rebels are shooting 30% on arc (#330), 49.7% inside arc (#190)
— Rebels are #41 team on offensive boards, #247 on defensive end.
— Ole Miss is turning ball over 19.8% of time (#264)
— Ole Miss’ schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #18
— Ole Miss’ best win: 80-67 over #36 Florida Atlantic
— Missouri swept Ole Miss LE, by 25-6-12 points.
— Tigers lost three of last five visits to Oxford.
— SEC home teams are 5-5 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Oklahoma @ TCU
— Oklahoma (11-8, 2-5) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #325
— Experience: #102
— Continuity: #153
— Oklahoma lost five of its last seven games.
— Oklahoma is 1-2 SU/2-1 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Sooners are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#17)
— Oklahoma is 6-8 against top 100 teams.
— Sooners are 4-6 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #259
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #28 West Virginia.
— TCU (15-4, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #3
— TCU is 2-3 in last three games, after a 13-1 start.
— TCU is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in its Big X home games.
— Frogs have #28 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU is shooting 29.8% on arc (#335), 53.5% inside arc (#55).
— Frogs are #31 team in country on offensive boards.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #31
— TCU’s best win: 83-60 at #10 Kansas.
— Oklahoma won eight of last ten series games.
— Sooners won four of last five visits to Fort Worth.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Murray State @ Southern Illinois
— Murray State (11-9, 6-4) ranked #178 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #343
— Murray State lost three of its last five games.
— Racers lost their last three road games, by 18-8-15 points.
— Murray State is shooting 29.5% on arc (#340)
— Racers are 2-5 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Murray State is 4-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #330
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #50 Texas A&M.
— Southern Illinois (16-5, 8-2) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #323
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #71
— SIU won four in row, 10 of its last 11 games.
— SIU is 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in MVC home games.
— Salukis are shooting 30.4% on arc (#319), 58.2% inside arc (#6)
— Salukis are forcing turnovers 20.3% of time (#85)
— SIU is 9-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #139
— SIU’s best win: 61-60 at #34 Oklahoma State
— Salukis won 63-57 at Murray State December 29, their first MVC meeting.
— MVC home favorites of 7-10 points are 3-5 ATS.
Kansas State @ Iowa State
— Kansas State (17-2, 6-1) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #321
— K-State won 10 of last 11 games- 3 of their Big X wins were in OT.
— Wildcats won/covered six of its seven Big X games.
— K-State is shooting 52.5% inside arc (#87), 35,2% on arc (#108)
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#42)
— Wildcats are #65 team on offensive boards, #279 on defensive end.
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #331
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #9 Texas.
— Iowa State (14-4, 5-2) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #188
— Iowa State lost two of last three games, after a 12-2 start.
— Iowa State won/covered all three Big X home games.
— Cyclones are forcing turnovers 28.4% of time (#1)
— Iowa State is #35 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #194
— Iowa State’s best win: 78-67 over #9 Texas.
— Kansas State won four of last five meetings.
— Wildcats won 74-65/75-69 in last two visits to Ames.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Oklahoma State @ Texas
— Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-4) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #128
— OSU is 3-1 in Big X if they allow 60 or less points, 0-3 if they allow 61+.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/2-1 ATS in Big X road tilts, losing by 2-8-16 points.
— Opponents are shooting 42.6% inside arc (#5), 29% on arc (#16)
— OSU is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#316)
— Cowboys are 3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #90
— OSU’s best win: 61-59 over #12 Iowa State
— Texas (16-3, 5-2) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #8
— Continuity: #149
— Texas won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Longhorns are 2-1 SU in Big X home tilts, 0-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Texas is are shooting 56.7% inside arc (#11), 32.5% on arc (#239)
— Longhorns are forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#22)
— Texas is 7-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #132
— Texas best win: 72-67 over #14 Creighton
— Texas won 56-46 in Stillwater January 7th.
— Longhorns won six of last nine series games.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Indiana State @ Drake
— Indiana State (13-8, 6-4) ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #211
— Continuity: #108
— Indiana State lost its last four games, scoring 65.8 ppg.
— Sycamores are 3-2 SU on MVC road, 1-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Indiana State is #54 team in country on defensive boards.
— Sycamores are shooting 60.1% inside the arc (#2)
— Indiana State is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #287
— bench minutes: #35
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #89 Drake November 30
— Drake (15-6, 6-4) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #21
— Drake won four of its last five games.
— All four of their MVC losses were by 4 or less points.
— Drake is 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS in MVC home games.
— Bulldogs are #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 7-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #242
— bench minutes: #267
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #57 Mississippi State.
— ISU beat Drake 75-73 at home November 30
— Bulldogs won four of last five series games.
— Sycamores lost last three visits to Drake, by 12-4-16 points.
— MVC home favorites of 6-10 points are 3-5 ATS.
North Carolina @ Syracuse
— North Carolina (14-6, 6-3) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #14
— UNC won nine of last 11 games, after a 5-4 start.
— Tar Heels are 1-3 SU on ACC road, 1-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— UNC is shooting 53.1% inside arc (#63), 31.6% on arc (#286)
— Tar Heels are #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— UNC is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNC’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #358
— UNC’s best win: 89-84 in OT over #19 Ohio State
— Syracuse (13-7, 6-3) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #213
— Syracuse is 10-3 in its last 13 games, after a 3-4 start.
— Orange is 4-0 ATS as an ACC underdog.
— Orange is #343 team in country on defensive boards.
— Syracuse is shooting 36.6% on arc (#50)
— Syracuse is 1-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #146
— bench minutes: #199
— Syracuse’s best win: 82-72 over #46 Virginia Tech.
— North Carolina won 10 of last 12 series games.
— Tar Heels won three of last four games in the Carrier Dome.
— ACC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-8 ATS
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
— Kentucky (13-6, 4-3) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #199
— Kentucky won its last three games, giving up 64.7 ppg.
— Wildcats lost two of three SEC road games (0-1 ATS as road favorite).
— Wildcats are grabbing 39% of their misses (#1 in country).
— Kentucky is shooting 36.8% on the arc (#42).
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or points, or in OT.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #154
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #2 Tennessee
— Vanderbilt (10-9, 3-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Vandy lost three of its last five games.
— Commodores are 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home tilts, 1-1 as a home dog.
— Vandy is 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Vandy is 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Commodores are #73 team on offensive boards.
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— Vandy’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Vandy’s best win: 97-84 over #23 Arkansas.
— Kentucky won last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won last six visits to Nashville (78-66 LY)
— SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Fresno State @ Boise State
— Fresno State (7-11, 3-4) ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #38
— Fresno lost four of its last six games.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 13-22-10 points.
— Fresno is shooting 30.1% on arc (#326)
— Opponents are shooting 47.1% inside arc (#85)
— Fresno is 3-7 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Fresno’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #86
— Fresno’s best win: 71-67 over #43 New Mexico.
— Boise State (18-1, 6-0) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #258
— Continuity: #194
— Boise won/covered five of its last six games
— Boise is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— Broncos have #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Boise is #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos are 6-2 vs teams vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Boise’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #216
— Boise’s best win: 86-71 over #50 Texas A&M
— Boise State won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— Mountain West double digit home favorites are 3-4 ATS.
Wyoming @ UNLV
— Wyoming (6-12, 1-6) ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #75
— Wyoming snapped its 8-game losing skid Saturday.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/0-2-1 ATS in MW road tilts, losing by 5-20-3 points.
— Opponents are shooting 35.5% on arc (#272), 53.6% inside arc (#312)
— Wyoming is #44 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cowboys are 2-8 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Wyoming’s schedule, to this point: #73
— bench minutes: #13
— Wyoming’s best win: 58-57 over #111 Colorado State
— UNLV (12-7, 1-6) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #52
— Continuity: #261
— UNLV is 2-7 in its last nine games, after a 10-0 start.
— Rebels are 0-3 SU/ATS in Mountain West home games.
— UNLV is #320 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 27.5% of time (#2)
— UNLV is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #163
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #43 New Mexico.
— UNLV won five of last seven meetings.
— Wyoming beat UNLV 59-56 in MW tourney here LY, ending 0-16 skid vs Rebels in Las Vegas
— MW home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-6 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 24
13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Penn State @ Rutgers
— Penn State (13-6, 4-4) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #138
— Penn State lost three of its last five games SU
— Penn State lost last two road games, is 1-2 ATS as a Big 14 road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 51.2% inside arc in 14 games (#12 of 14).
— Penn State has #10 eFG% in country.
— Lions are 6-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #329
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #20 Indiana
— Rutgers (13-6, 5-3) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #67
— Rutgers won seven of its last nine games.
— Rutgers is 3-1 SU in Big 14 home games, 2-1 ATS as home favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 43.6% inside arc (#14), 29.6% on arc (#22)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 23.8% of time (#16)
— Knights have #295 eFG% in country.
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #62
— bench minutes: #156
— Rutgers best win: 65-64 at #5 Purdue
— Penn State won three of last four series games.
— Lions won three of last four visits to Rutgers.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6+ points are 5-9 ATS.
Ohio State @ Illinois
— Ohio State (11-8, 3-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #189
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #350
— Ohio State lost five of its last six games (4 losses by 4 points or less)
— OSU lost its last three road games; they’re 0-2 as Big 14 road dog.
— Buckeyes are shooting 38.7% on arc (#14)
— Buckeyes are #33 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #174
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 over #21 Rutgers.
— Illinois (13-6, 4-4) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #344
— Illinois won four of its last five games- the wins were all by 9+ points..
— Illini is 2-1 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Illinois is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#25), 65.3% on foul line (#329)
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside arc (#19)
— Illinois is #39 team on offensive boards.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #117
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #4 UCLA
— Ohio State won five of last seven series games.
— Buckeyes won 87-81/86-83 in last two trips to Champaign.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 17-3 ATS
LSU @ Arkansas
— LSU (12-7, 1-6) ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #121
— Continuity: #353
— LSU lost its last six games, since they beat Arkansas 60-57 Dec 28.
— Tigers’ last five losses were all by 11+ points.
— SEC opponents are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#14 of 14)
— LSU is shooting 41.4% inside arc in SEC play (#14 of 14).
— Tigers are 2-7 against top 100 teams- they’re 1-2 ATS as an SEC road dog.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #95
— bench minutes: #150
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #23 Arkansas
— Arkansas (13-6, 2-5) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #269
— Continuity: #332
— Arkansas lost four of its last five games.
— Arkansas is 1-3 ATS as an SEC favorite this year.
— Hogs are shooting 30.4% on arc (#317), 53.8% inside arc (#47).
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#35).
— Arkansas is 8-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Arkansas’ schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #295
— Arkansas’ best win: 78-74 in OT over #27 San Diego State
— LSU beat Arkansas 60-57 at home December 28.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— LSU lost last three visits to Arkansas, by 1-8-9 points.
— SEC double digit home favorites are 4-3 ATS.
Missouri @ Ole Miss
— Missouri (14-5, 3-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #325
— Missouri lost four of its last six games.
— Missouri is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 6-18-9 points.
— Tigers are shooting 58.1% inside arc (#7)
— Missouri is forcing turnovers 25.3% of time (#6)
— Tigers are #361 team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #71
— bench minutes: #79
— Missouri’s best win: 79-76 over #23 Arkansas
— Ole Miss (9-10, 1-6) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #251
— Experience: #157
— Continuity: #210
— Ole Miss lost seven of its last eight games.
— Ole Miss lost all three SEC home games, by 4-9-4 points.
— Rebels are shooting 30% on arc (#330), 49.7% inside arc (#190)
— Rebels are #41 team on offensive boards, #247 on defensive end.
— Ole Miss is turning ball over 19.8% of time (#264)
— Ole Miss’ schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #18
— Ole Miss’ best win: 80-67 over #36 Florida Atlantic
— Missouri swept Ole Miss LE, by 25-6-12 points.
— Tigers lost three of last five visits to Oxford.
— SEC home teams are 5-5 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Oklahoma @ TCU
— Oklahoma (11-8, 2-5) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #325
— Experience: #102
— Continuity: #153
— Oklahoma lost five of its last seven games.
— Oklahoma is 1-2 SU/2-1 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Sooners are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#17)
— Oklahoma is 6-8 against top 100 teams.
— Sooners are 4-6 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #259
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #28 West Virginia.
— TCU (15-4, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #3
— TCU is 2-3 in last three games, after a 13-1 start.
— TCU is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in its Big X home games.
— Frogs have #28 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU is shooting 29.8% on arc (#335), 53.5% inside arc (#55).
— Frogs are #31 team in country on offensive boards.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #31
— TCU’s best win: 83-60 at #10 Kansas.
— Oklahoma won eight of last ten series games.
— Sooners won four of last five visits to Fort Worth.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Murray State @ Southern Illinois
— Murray State (11-9, 6-4) ranked #178 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #343
— Murray State lost three of its last five games.
— Racers lost their last three road games, by 18-8-15 points.
— Murray State is shooting 29.5% on arc (#340)
— Racers are 2-5 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Murray State is 4-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #330
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #50 Texas A&M.
— Southern Illinois (16-5, 8-2) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #323
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #71
— SIU won four in row, 10 of its last 11 games.
— SIU is 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in MVC home games.
— Salukis are shooting 30.4% on arc (#319), 58.2% inside arc (#6)
— Salukis are forcing turnovers 20.3% of time (#85)
— SIU is 9-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #139
— SIU’s best win: 61-60 at #34 Oklahoma State
— Salukis won 63-57 at Murray State December 29, their first MVC meeting.
— MVC home favorites of 7-10 points are 3-5 ATS.
Kansas State @ Iowa State
— Kansas State (17-2, 6-1) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #321
— K-State won 10 of last 11 games- 3 of their Big X wins were in OT.
— Wildcats won/covered six of its seven Big X games.
— K-State is shooting 52.5% inside arc (#87), 35,2% on arc (#108)
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#42)
— Wildcats are #65 team on offensive boards, #279 on defensive end.
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #331
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #9 Texas.
— Iowa State (14-4, 5-2) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #188
— Iowa State lost two of last three games, after a 12-2 start.
— Iowa State won/covered all three Big X home games.
— Cyclones are forcing turnovers 28.4% of time (#1)
— Iowa State is #35 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #194
— Iowa State’s best win: 78-67 over #9 Texas.
— Kansas State won four of last five meetings.
— Wildcats won 74-65/75-69 in last two visits to Ames.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Oklahoma State @ Texas
— Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-4) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #128
— OSU is 3-1 in Big X if they allow 60 or less points, 0-3 if they allow 61+.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/2-1 ATS in Big X road tilts, losing by 2-8-16 points.
— Opponents are shooting 42.6% inside arc (#5), 29% on arc (#16)
— OSU is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#316)
— Cowboys are 3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #90
— OSU’s best win: 61-59 over #12 Iowa State
— Texas (16-3, 5-2) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #8
— Continuity: #149
— Texas won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Longhorns are 2-1 SU in Big X home tilts, 0-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Texas is are shooting 56.7% inside arc (#11), 32.5% on arc (#239)
— Longhorns are forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#22)
— Texas is 7-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #132
— Texas best win: 72-67 over #14 Creighton
— Texas won 56-46 in Stillwater January 7th.
— Longhorns won six of last nine series games.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.
Indiana State @ Drake
— Indiana State (13-8, 6-4) ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #211
— Continuity: #108
— Indiana State lost its last four games, scoring 65.8 ppg.
— Sycamores are 3-2 SU on MVC road, 1-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Indiana State is #54 team in country on defensive boards.
— Sycamores are shooting 60.1% inside the arc (#2)
— Indiana State is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #287
— bench minutes: #35
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #89 Drake November 30
— Drake (15-6, 6-4) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #21
— Drake won four of its last five games.
— All four of their MVC losses were by 4 or less points.
— Drake is 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS in MVC home games.
— Bulldogs are #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 7-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #242
— bench minutes: #267
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #57 Mississippi State.
— ISU beat Drake 75-73 at home November 30
— Bulldogs won four of last five series games.
— Sycamores lost last three visits to Drake, by 12-4-16 points.
— MVC home favorites of 6-10 points are 3-5 ATS.
North Carolina @ Syracuse
— North Carolina (14-6, 6-3) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #14
— UNC won nine of last 11 games, after a 5-4 start.
— Tar Heels are 1-3 SU on ACC road, 1-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— UNC is shooting 53.1% inside arc (#63), 31.6% on arc (#286)
— Tar Heels are #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— UNC is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNC’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #358
— UNC’s best win: 89-84 in OT over #19 Ohio State
— Syracuse (13-7, 6-3) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #213
— Syracuse is 10-3 in its last 13 games, after a 3-4 start.
— Orange is 4-0 ATS as an ACC underdog.
— Orange is #343 team in country on defensive boards.
— Syracuse is shooting 36.6% on arc (#50)
— Syracuse is 1-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #146
— bench minutes: #199
— Syracuse’s best win: 82-72 over #46 Virginia Tech.
— North Carolina won 10 of last 12 series games.
— Tar Heels won three of last four games in the Carrier Dome.
— ACC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-8 ATS
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
— Kentucky (13-6, 4-3) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #199
— Kentucky won its last three games, giving up 64.7 ppg.
— Wildcats lost two of three SEC road games (0-1 ATS as road favorite).
— Wildcats are grabbing 39% of their misses (#1 in country).
— Kentucky is shooting 36.8% on the arc (#42).
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or points, or in OT.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #154
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #2 Tennessee
— Vanderbilt (10-9, 3-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Vandy lost three of its last five games.
— Commodores are 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home tilts, 1-1 as a home dog.
— Vandy is 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Vandy is 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Commodores are #73 team on offensive boards.
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— Vandy’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Vandy’s best win: 97-84 over #23 Arkansas.
— Kentucky won last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won last six visits to Nashville (78-66 LY)
— SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.
Fresno State @ Boise State
— Fresno State (7-11, 3-4) ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #38
— Fresno lost four of its last six games.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 13-22-10 points.
— Fresno is shooting 30.1% on arc (#326)
— Opponents are shooting 47.1% inside arc (#85)
— Fresno is 3-7 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Fresno’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #86
— Fresno’s best win: 71-67 over #43 New Mexico.
— Boise State (18-1, 6-0) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #258
— Continuity: #194
— Boise won/covered five of its last six games
— Boise is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— Broncos have #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Boise is #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos are 6-2 vs teams vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Boise’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #216
— Boise’s best win: 86-71 over #50 Texas A&M
— Boise State won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— Mountain West double digit home favorites are 3-4 ATS.
Wyoming @ UNLV
— Wyoming (6-12, 1-6) ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #75
— Wyoming snapped its 8-game losing skid Saturday.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/0-2-1 ATS in MW road tilts, losing by 5-20-3 points.
— Opponents are shooting 35.5% on arc (#272), 53.6% inside arc (#312)
— Wyoming is #44 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cowboys are 2-8 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Wyoming’s schedule, to this point: #73
— bench minutes: #13
— Wyoming’s best win: 58-57 over #111 Colorado State
— UNLV (12-7, 1-6) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #52
— Continuity: #261
— UNLV is 2-7 in its last nine games, after a 10-0 start.
— Rebels are 0-3 SU/ATS in Mountain West home games.
— UNLV is #320 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 27.5% of time (#2)
— UNLV is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #163
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #43 New Mexico.
— UNLV won five of last seven meetings.
— Wyoming beat UNLV 59-56 in MW tourney here LY, ending 0-16 skid vs Rebels in Las Vegas
— MW home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-6 ATS.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
| PSU at RUTG | 06:30 PM | PSU +6.0 | +500 |
| MIZZ at MISS | 07:00 PM | MISS -1.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAV at LAS | 07:00 PM | LAS +4.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| EMU at TOL | 07:00 PM | EMU +21.0 O 165.5 | +500 +500 |
| BUFF at BALL | 07:00 PM | BALL -6.0 O 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| WMU at OHIO | 07:00 PM | OHIO -10.0 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| BGSU at CMU | 07:00 PM | BGSU -1.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| M-OH at AKR | 07:00 PM | AKR -14.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| DEP at GTWN | 07:00 PM | GTWN +2.5 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| ND at NCST | 07:00 PM | NCST -9.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| OSU at ILL | 07:00 PM | ILL -4.0 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at FSU | 07:00 PM | FSU +3.0 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| LSU at ARK | 07:00 PM | LSU +13.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| TLSA at ECU | 07:00 PM | ECU -4.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| OKLA at TCU | 08:00 PM | TCU -6.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| KENT at NIU | 08:00 PM | KENT -13.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| MURR at SIU | 08:00 PM | SIU -7.0 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| UIC at MOSU | 08:00 PM | UIC +13.0 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKST at TEX | 09:00 PM | OKST +8.0 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| KSU at ISU | 09:00 PM | ISU -5.0 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNC at SYR | 09:00 PM | SYR +4.5 O 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| GT at CLEM | 09:00 PM | CLEM -11.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| UK at VAN | 09:00 PM | UK -6.0 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| FRES at BSU | 09:00 PM | BSU -10.5 O 125.5 | +500 +500 |
| INST at DRKE | 09:00 PM | DRKE -6.0 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| AFA at SJSU | 10:00 PM | AFA +3.5 O 127.0 | +500 +500 |
| WYO at UNLV | 11:00 PM | UNLV -7.0 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/25/2023 | 0-0-0 | 0.00% | +0 | Detail |
| 01/24/2023 | 25-27-1 | 48.11% | -2350 | Detail |
| 01/23/2023 | 13-15-0 | 46.43% | -1750 | Detail |
| 01/22/2023 | 26-18-0 | 59.09% | +3100 | Detail |
| 01/21/2023 | 137-132-3 | 50.92% | -4100 | Detail |
| 01/20/2023 | 12-14-0 | 46.15% | -1700 | Detail |
| 01/19/2023 | 76-71-5 | 51.64% | -1050 | Detail |
| 01/18/2023 | 37-27-3 | 57.46% | +3650 | 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 | Detai |
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams getting highest % of their points on 3’s:
3) Chattanooga 45.2%
4) Penn State 43.5%
6) San Francisco 41.4%
7) Detroit Mercy 41.4%
8) Belmont 41.4%
9) VMI 41.1%
Quote of the Day
“If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?”
Billy Beane, in Moneyball
Wednesday’s quiz
The first time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, who was their QB?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 12 years ago; he is 6-8 in playoff games since then.
Monday’s quiz
Steve McNair was the Tennessee Titans’ QB in their one Super Bowl appearance.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Here’s a question to start the day with:
If you were a Division I college basketball coach, would you try and recruit Bronny James to play for your team?
Plusses:
He is a 6-3 G who is a good shooter, an unselfish player.
He’s played at a high level in high school, against good competition.
He is Lebron James’ son; he’ll increase your visibility. Maybe by a lot.
Minuses:
He isn’t his father, who is one of the 2-3 best basketball players ever.
He’s only going to play one year in college, then go to the NBA to play on the same team as his father, before Lebron Sr retires.
Is it worth all the effort to recruit the kid? It is an interesting question.
— Illinois 69, Ohio State 60— Buckeyes lost six of their last seven games; they’re shooting 43.4% inside the arc in conference games, which isn’t good.
— North Carolina 72, Syracuse 68— Tar Heels were 14-23 on the foul line, Syracuse 2-3. North Carolina scored the last five points of the game, after blowing a 10-point lead.
— Iowa State 80, Kansas State 76— Cyclones shot 69.7% inside the arc in a high-level game between two teams who will be fashionable picks for the Final 4 in March.
— Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 53— Wildcats won their last four games, have Kansas visiting Rupp Arena Saturday. They win that game, they’re off the proverbial bubble.
— Rutgers 65, Penn State 45— Scarlet Knights have won 8 of their last 10 games; they’re forcing turnovers 23.2% of the time, are tied for 2nd place in the Big 14.
— TCU 79, Oklahoma 52— Horned Frogs are 14-3 in their last 17 games; they’re #3 in the nation in continuity, and they pounded Oklahoma in this game, up 44-27 at halftime.
— Drake 70, Indiana State 68— Drake led 44-26 at halftime, blew the lead, then won the game on a 3-pointer with 0:02 left. Drake has won five of its last six games; the Sycamores have lost five in a row.
— Georgetown 81, DePaul 76— Hoyas ended their 29-game Big East losing streak. Since 2008, DePaul is now 52-227 in Big East Conference games.
— San Jose State 82, Air Force 52— Spartans improve to 13-8, 4-4 in Mountain West; as Tim Miles is doing a great rebuilding job. How great?
Since joining the Mountain West ten years ago, San Jose is 73-224, 25-143 in conference games. Their last winning season was 1993-94. Miles is doing a miraculous job in San Jose.
— Toledo 84, Eastern Michigan 79— Rockets were down 11 with 6:46 left; they survived a 43-point explosion from EMU star Emoni Bates, who had scored a total of 34 points in his previous three games. At one point, Bates scored 29 straight points for the Eagles.
— Northern Illinois 86, Kent State 76— Huskies were a 13-point home underdog; they handed Kent State their first MAC loss, dropping them into a first-place tie with Akron.
In non-basketball stuff……….
— Scott Rolen got 76.3% of the votes, joins Fred McGriff as 2023 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Todd Helton missed getting voted in by 11 votes, which is disappointing.
Here are Helton’s career home/away splits:
Home: .345 batting average, 1.048 OPS, with 227 home runs
Away: .287 batting average, .855 OPS, with 142 home runs
It all adds up; Helton hit .316 with 369 career home runs. Does it really matter where he hit them? He is getting penalized for playing for the Rockies.
— Arte Moreno took his Los Angeles Angels off the market; be bought the team 20 years ago for $180M, was asking $2.5B to sell them this year.
Angels haven’t had a winning record since 2015; they last made the playoffs in 2014, but not because they don’t try. It’ll be interesting to see if they can re-sign Shohei Ohtani next year.
— By the way, in 1980, the Mets were sold for $21.1M; wonder what they’re worth now?
Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams getting highest % of their points on 3’s:
3) Chattanooga 45.2%
4) Penn State 43.5%
6) San Francisco 41.4%
7) Detroit Mercy 41.4%
8) Belmont 41.4%
9) VMI 41.1%
Quote of the Day
“If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?”
Billy Beane, in Moneyball
Wednesday’s quiz
The first time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, who was their QB?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 12 years ago; he is 6-8 in playoff games since then.
Monday’s quiz
Steve McNair was the Tennessee Titans’ QB in their one Super Bowl appearance.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Here’s a question to start the day with:
If you were a Division I college basketball coach, would you try and recruit Bronny James to play for your team?
Plusses:
He is a 6-3 G who is a good shooter, an unselfish player.
He’s played at a high level in high school, against good competition.
He is Lebron James’ son; he’ll increase your visibility. Maybe by a lot.
Minuses:
He isn’t his father, who is one of the 2-3 best basketball players ever.
He’s only going to play one year in college, then go to the NBA to play on the same team as his father, before Lebron Sr retires.
Is it worth all the effort to recruit the kid? It is an interesting question.
— Illinois 69, Ohio State 60— Buckeyes lost six of their last seven games; they’re shooting 43.4% inside the arc in conference games, which isn’t good.
— North Carolina 72, Syracuse 68— Tar Heels were 14-23 on the foul line, Syracuse 2-3. North Carolina scored the last five points of the game, after blowing a 10-point lead.
— Iowa State 80, Kansas State 76— Cyclones shot 69.7% inside the arc in a high-level game between two teams who will be fashionable picks for the Final 4 in March.
— Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 53— Wildcats won their last four games, have Kansas visiting Rupp Arena Saturday. They win that game, they’re off the proverbial bubble.
— Rutgers 65, Penn State 45— Scarlet Knights have won 8 of their last 10 games; they’re forcing turnovers 23.2% of the time, are tied for 2nd place in the Big 14.
— TCU 79, Oklahoma 52— Horned Frogs are 14-3 in their last 17 games; they’re #3 in the nation in continuity, and they pounded Oklahoma in this game, up 44-27 at halftime.
— Drake 70, Indiana State 68— Drake led 44-26 at halftime, blew the lead, then won the game on a 3-pointer with 0:02 left. Drake has won five of its last six games; the Sycamores have lost five in a row.
— Georgetown 81, DePaul 76— Hoyas ended their 29-game Big East losing streak. Since 2008, DePaul is now 52-227 in Big East Conference games.
— San Jose State 82, Air Force 52— Spartans improve to 13-8, 4-4 in Mountain West; as Tim Miles is doing a great rebuilding job. How great?
Since joining the Mountain West ten years ago, San Jose is 73-224, 25-143 in conference games. Their last winning season was 1993-94. Miles is doing a miraculous job in San Jose.
— Toledo 84, Eastern Michigan 79— Rockets were down 11 with 6:46 left; they survived a 43-point explosion from EMU star Emoni Bates, who had scored a total of 34 points in his previous three games. At one point, Bates scored 29 straight points for the Eagles.
— Northern Illinois 86, Kent State 76— Huskies were a 13-point home underdog; they handed Kent State their first MAC loss, dropping them into a first-place tie with Akron.
In non-basketball stuff……….
— Scott Rolen got 76.3% of the votes, joins Fred McGriff as 2023 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Todd Helton missed getting voted in by 11 votes, which is disappointing.
Here are Helton’s career home/away splits:
Home: .345 batting average, 1.048 OPS, with 227 home runs
Away: .287 batting average, .855 OPS, with 142 home runs
It all adds up; Helton hit .316 with 369 career home runs. Does it really matter where he hit them? He is getting penalized for playing for the Rockies.
— Arte Moreno took his Los Angeles Angels off the market; be bought the team 20 years ago for $180M, was asking $2.5B to sell them this year.
Angels haven’t had a winning record since 2015; they last made the playoffs in 2014, but not because they don’t try. It’ll be interesting to see if they can re-sign Shohei Ohtani next year.
— By the way, in 1980, the Mets were sold for $21.1M; wonder what they’re worth now?
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, January 25
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
Xavier @ UConn
— Xavier (16-4, 8-1) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #40
— Xavier won 12 of its last 13 games SU
— Xavier won/covered 3 of 4 Big East road games (2-0 ATS as a dog)
— Musketeers are shooting 54.5% inside arc (#36), 39.7% on arc (#5).
— Xavier is #46 team in country on defensive boards.
— Musketeers are 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #337
— Xavier’s best win: 83-73 over #6 UConn
— UConn (16-5, 5-5) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #254
— UConn lost five of its last seven games.
— UConn is 4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Foes are shooting 45% inside arc (#27), 26.9% on arc (#6)
— Huskies are forcing turnovers 20.6% of time (#70)
— Opponents are getting 26.2% of points on foul line (#361)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #137
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #3 Alabama.
— Xavier beat UConn 83-73 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Teams split their last four meetings.
Houston @ Central Florida
— Houston (18-2, 6-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #197
— Houston won nine of its last ten games.
— Houston is 3-0 SU/ATS in three AAC road games, winning by 39-13-20.
— Cougars have #2 eFG% defense in country.
— Cougars are #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Houston was held to 55-65 points in its two losses.
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #233
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s
— Central Florida (13-6, 4-3) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #158
— Continuity: #338
— UCF lost its last two games, giving up 77-85 points.
— UCF is 3-0/2-1 ATS in AAC home games; they’re 2-1 as an AAC dog.
— Knights are shooting 47.9% inside arc (#265), 35.9% on arc (#75)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#64)
— UCF is #12 team on offensive boards, #260 on defensive end.
— UCF’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #205
— UCF’s best win: 107-104 over #32 Memphis, in 2 OT’s
— Houston beat UCF 71-65 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Houston won eight of last nine meetings.
— Cougars won last four visits to UCF, by 4-9-9-14 points.
Georgia @ Tennessee
— Georgia (13-6, 3-3) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #236
— Georgia lost its last two games, giving up 85-85 points.
— Dawgs are 1-2 SU/1-2 SU as an SEC road underdog.
— Georgia is shooting 47.4% inside arc (#282)
— Georgia is turning ball over 34.3% of time (#32).
— Dawgs are 6-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #168
— bench minutes: #4
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #16 Auburn
— Tennessee (16-3, 6-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #202
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #136
— Tennessee won seven of its last eight games.
— Tennessee is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS as an SEC home favorite this year.
— Vols have #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols are #2 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee is 12-0 scoring 71+ points, 4-3 scoring 70 or less.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #98
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #10 Kansas
— Tennessee won four of last five series games.
— Dawgs lost last five visits to Knoxville, by 19-1-5-46-8 points.
West Virginia @ Texas Tech
— West Virginia (11-8, 1-6) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #80
— Continuity: #330
— West Virginia is 1-6 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— West Virginia is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big X road, losing by 1-6-7 points.
— WVU is shooting 47.7% inside arc, 29.8% on arc in Big X play.
— Opponents are shooting 52.4% inside arc in Big X games.
— West Virginia is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #83
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #18 TCU
— Texas Tech (10-9, 0-7) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #319
— Texas Tech 0-7 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— Texas Tech is 0-3 SU/ATS in Big X home games, losing by 3-5-7 points.
— Red Raiders are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#27)
— Red Raiders are #74 team on offensive boards.
— Texas Tech is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#39)
— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #191
— Texas Tech’s best win: 77-70 over #152 Eastern Washington
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— West Virginia lost five of last six visits to Lubbock.
Wake Forest @ Pittsburgh
— Wake Forest (14-6, 6-3) ranked #76 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #298
— Wake Forest won four of its last five games.
— Wake Forest is 2-2 SU/2-2 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Deacons have #23 eFG% in country.
— Wake Forest is 6-5 against top 100 teams.
— Deacons are 4-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #297
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #31 Duke
— Pittsburgh (13-7, 6-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #303
— Pitt is 2-3 in last three games, after an 11-4 start.
— Favorites are 4-0 ATS in Pitt’s ACC home games.
— Panthers have #55 eFG% defense in country.
— Pitt is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Panthers are shooting 53.5% inside the arc (#55)
— Pitt s schedule, to this point: #86
— bench minutes: #289
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #11 Virginia.
— Wake Forest won six of last eight meetings.
— Deacons lost three of last five visits to Pittsburgh.
Wisconsin @ Maryland
— Wisconsin (12-6, 4-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #344
— Experience: #249
— Continuity: #144
— Wisconsin lost four of its last five games.
— Badgers lost their last three road games, by 10-18-3 points.
— Wisconsin is shooting 36.2% on arc (#67), 46.8% inside arc (#301)
— Badgers are #36 team on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 7-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #239
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #8 Marquette
— Maryland (12-7, 3-5) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #180
— Maryland lost five of its last seven games.
— Home side is 7-1 SU/ATS in Maryland’s Big 14 games.
— Terps won their three Big 14 home games by 5-7-6 points.
— Terps have 45.2% eFG% in Big 14 games (#14 of 14)
— Maryland is #14 team in Big 14 on defensive boards.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #297
— Maryland’s best win: 80-73 over #21 Ohio State
— Wisconsin beat Maryland 64-59 at home December 6.
— Wisconsin won five of last six series games.
— Badgers won 61-55/70-69 in last two visits to Maryland.
Samford @ Furman
— Samford (14-7, 8-0) ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #116
— Samford won its last eight games, after a 6-7 start.
— Bulldogs won/covered its three SoCon road games.
— Samford is shooting 39.4% on arc in SoCon play(#1)
— Bulldogs are getting 21.6% of points on foul line (#37)
— Bulldogs are 2-5 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Samford’s schedule, to this point: #301
— bench minutes: #71
— Samford’s best win: 70-68 at #121 NC-Greensboro
— Furman (15-6, 6-2) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #28
— Furman won five of its last six games.
— Furman won/covered two of three SoCon home games.
— Paladins are shooting 59.6% on arc (#3)
— Opponents are shooting 51.8% inside arc (#251), 35.2% on arc (#258)
— Paladins are 2-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #310
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #116 Belmont
— Furman won six of last seven series games.
— Samford lost last three visits here, by 23-14-32 points.
Mississippi State @ Alabama
— Mississippi State (12-7, 1-6) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #36
— Continuity: #193
— Miss State lost 7 of its last 8 games, after an 11-0 start.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC road tilts, losing by 34-8-6 points.
— Miss State is shooting 43% inside arc, 24.8% on arc in SEC play.
— Miss State is forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#10)
— Bulldogs are 3-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Miss State’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #41
— Miss State’s best win: 58-55 over #8 Marquette
— Alabama (17-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #280
— Alabama won its last eight games SU.
— Crimson Tide won/covered all seven of its SEC games.
— Alabama has #3 eFG% defense in country.
— Crimson Tide is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama’s losses were to #6 UConn, #18 Gonzaga.
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #125
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston
— Alabama won 78-67 at Miss State December 28.
— Crimson Tide won five of last six series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last six visits to Coleman Coliseum.
Texas A&M @ Auburn
— Texas A&M (13-6, 5-1) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #83
— Texas A&M won seven of its last eight games.
— Aggies won/covered two of three SEC road games.
— Texas A&M is #11 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside the arc (#18)
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#43)
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #108
— Texas A&M’s best wins: 66-63/54-52 over #40 Florida
— Auburn (16-3, 6-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #57
— Auburn won its last five games, giving up 60 ppg.
— Tigers are 3-0 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home games.
— Auburn has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#105), 29.9% on arc (#332)
— Auburn is #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #33
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas.
— Texas A&M won six of last eight meetings.
— Aggies won three of last four visits to Auburn.
Tulane @ Wichita State
— Tulane (12-7, 5-3) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #9
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #1
— Tulane lost its last two games, giving up 80-81 points.
— Green Wave is 2-2 SU/ATS in AAC road games.
— AAC opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#10 of 11).
— Green Wave is shooting 54.4% inside arc (#37)
— Tulane is 3-4 against teams ranked in top 150.
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #231
— Tulane’s best win: 96-89 over #33 Memphis
— Wichita State (10-9, 3-4) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita won three of its last four games.
— Shockers are 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS in AAC home games.
— All three of Shockers’ AAC wins are by 4 or less points.
— Wichita is shooting 29.1% on arc (#344)
— Wichita has #13 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #127
— bench minutes: #80
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #106 Grand Canyon
— Tulane swept Wichita State LY, 68-67/67-66.
— Before that, Shockers had won previous six series games.
St John’s @ Creighton
— St John’s (13-7, 3-6) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #85
— St John’s lost six of its last eight games.
— Red Storm is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Red Storm is grabbing 33.2% of their misses (#50).
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 21% of time (#56).
— St John’s is shooting 31.4% on arc (#293), 51.8% inside arc (#111)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #161
— St John’s best win: 85-74 at #6 UConn
— Creighton (11-8, 5-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Creighton won five of its last seven games.
— Bluejays are 4-0 SU/2-1-1 ATS in Big East home tilts, all as favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#38)
— Creighton is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bluejays are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
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— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #23 Arkansas.
— Creighton won 11 of last 14 series games.
— St John’s lost last three visits to Omaha, by 12-18-23 points.
Indiana @ Minnesota
— Indiana (13-6, 4-4) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #85
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #38
— Indiana won its last three games, giving up 59.7 ppg.
— Hoosiers are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 15-2-19 points.
— Indiana is shooting 38.1% on arc (#19), 56% inside arc (#15)
— Opponents are shooting 45% inside arc (#27)
— Indiana is 0-5 giving up 80+ points, 13-1 giving up less than 80.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #70
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #23 Xavier.
— Minnesota (7-11, 1-7) ranked #191 by KenPom
— Tempo: #288
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #333
— Minnesota lost five of its last six games
— Minnesota is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS as a Big 14 home underdog
— Gophers are shooting 32.1% on arc (#260), 48.2% inside arc (#256)
— Minnesota is #295 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#45)
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #112
— Minnesota’s best win: 70-67 at #21 Ohio State
— Indiana won last five series games, four by 10+ points.
— Hoosiers won three of last four visits to Minnesota.
Utah State @ San Diego State
— Utah State (16-4, 5-2) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #141
— Utah State won six of its last eight games.
— Aggies are 1-2 SU/ATS in MW road tilts (0-2 as a road underdog)
— Utah State shooting 41.5% on arc (#1), 52.7% inside arc (#78)
— Utah State is #16 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aggies are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #68
— bench minutes: #299
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #66 Washington State.
— San Diego State (15-4, 6-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #43
— San Diego State won eight of its last nine games.
— Aztecs are 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in Mountain West home games.
— San Diego State is #22 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#62)
— San Diego State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #53
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #21 Ohio State
— Utah State is 6-4 in last ten series games.
— Home side won eight of last nine regular season meetings.
— Utah State lost its last eight visits to Viejas (75-56 LY)
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, January 25
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
Xavier @ UConn
— Xavier (16-4, 8-1) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #40
— Xavier won 12 of its last 13 games SU
— Xavier won/covered 3 of 4 Big East road games (2-0 ATS as a dog)
— Musketeers are shooting 54.5% inside arc (#36), 39.7% on arc (#5).
— Xavier is #46 team in country on defensive boards.
— Musketeers are 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #337
— Xavier’s best win: 83-73 over #6 UConn
— UConn (16-5, 5-5) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #254
— UConn lost five of its last seven games.
— UConn is 4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Foes are shooting 45% inside arc (#27), 26.9% on arc (#6)
— Huskies are forcing turnovers 20.6% of time (#70)
— Opponents are getting 26.2% of points on foul line (#361)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #137
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #3 Alabama.
— Xavier beat UConn 83-73 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Teams split their last four meetings.
Houston @ Central Florida
— Houston (18-2, 6-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #197
— Houston won nine of its last ten games.
— Houston is 3-0 SU/ATS in three AAC road games, winning by 39-13-20.
— Cougars have #2 eFG% defense in country.
— Cougars are #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Houston was held to 55-65 points in its two losses.
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #233
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s
— Central Florida (13-6, 4-3) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #158
— Continuity: #338
— UCF lost its last two games, giving up 77-85 points.
— UCF is 3-0/2-1 ATS in AAC home games; they’re 2-1 as an AAC dog.
— Knights are shooting 47.9% inside arc (#265), 35.9% on arc (#75)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#64)
— UCF is #12 team on offensive boards, #260 on defensive end.
— UCF’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #205
— UCF’s best win: 107-104 over #32 Memphis, in 2 OT’s
— Houston beat UCF 71-65 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Houston won eight of last nine meetings.
— Cougars won last four visits to UCF, by 4-9-9-14 points.
Georgia @ Tennessee
— Georgia (13-6, 3-3) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #236
— Georgia lost its last two games, giving up 85-85 points.
— Dawgs are 1-2 SU/1-2 SU as an SEC road underdog.
— Georgia is shooting 47.4% inside arc (#282)
— Georgia is turning ball over 34.3% of time (#32).
— Dawgs are 6-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #168
— bench minutes: #4
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #16 Auburn
— Tennessee (16-3, 6-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #202
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #136
— Tennessee won seven of its last eight games.
— Tennessee is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS as an SEC home favorite this year.
— Vols have #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols are #2 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee is 12-0 scoring 71+ points, 4-3 scoring 70 or less.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #98
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #10 Kansas
— Tennessee won four of last five series games.
— Dawgs lost last five visits to Knoxville, by 19-1-5-46-8 points.
West Virginia @ Texas Tech
— West Virginia (11-8, 1-6) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #80
— Continuity: #330
— West Virginia is 1-6 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— West Virginia is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big X road, losing by 1-6-7 points.
— WVU is shooting 47.7% inside arc, 29.8% on arc in Big X play.
— Opponents are shooting 52.4% inside arc in Big X games.
— West Virginia is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #83
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #18 TCU
— Texas Tech (10-9, 0-7) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #319
— Texas Tech 0-7 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— Texas Tech is 0-3 SU/ATS in Big X home games, losing by 3-5-7 points.
— Red Raiders are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#27)
— Red Raiders are #74 team on offensive boards.
— Texas Tech is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#39)
— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #191
— Texas Tech’s best win: 77-70 over #152 Eastern Washington
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— West Virginia lost five of last six visits to Lubbock.
Wake Forest @ Pittsburgh
— Wake Forest (14-6, 6-3) ranked #76 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #298
— Wake Forest won four of its last five games.
— Wake Forest is 2-2 SU/2-2 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Deacons have #23 eFG% in country.
— Wake Forest is 6-5 against top 100 teams.
— Deacons are 4-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #297
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #31 Duke
— Pittsburgh (13-7, 6-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #303
— Pitt is 2-3 in last three games, after an 11-4 start.
— Favorites are 4-0 ATS in Pitt’s ACC home games.
— Panthers have #55 eFG% defense in country.
— Pitt is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Panthers are shooting 53.5% inside the arc (#55)
— Pitt s schedule, to this point: #86
— bench minutes: #289
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #11 Virginia.
— Wake Forest won six of last eight meetings.
— Deacons lost three of last five visits to Pittsburgh.
Wisconsin @ Maryland
— Wisconsin (12-6, 4-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #344
— Experience: #249
— Continuity: #144
— Wisconsin lost four of its last five games.
— Badgers lost their last three road games, by 10-18-3 points.
— Wisconsin is shooting 36.2% on arc (#67), 46.8% inside arc (#301)
— Badgers are #36 team on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 7-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #239
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #8 Marquette
— Maryland (12-7, 3-5) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #180
— Maryland lost five of its last seven games.
— Home side is 7-1 SU/ATS in Maryland’s Big 14 games.
— Terps won their three Big 14 home games by 5-7-6 points.
— Terps have 45.2% eFG% in Big 14 games (#14 of 14)
— Maryland is #14 team in Big 14 on defensive boards.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #297
— Maryland’s best win: 80-73 over #21 Ohio State
— Wisconsin beat Maryland 64-59 at home December 6.
— Wisconsin won five of last six series games.
— Badgers won 61-55/70-69 in last two visits to Maryland.
Samford @ Furman
— Samford (14-7, 8-0) ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #116
— Samford won its last eight games, after a 6-7 start.
— Bulldogs won/covered its three SoCon road games.
— Samford is shooting 39.4% on arc in SoCon play(#1)
— Bulldogs are getting 21.6% of points on foul line (#37)
— Bulldogs are 2-5 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Samford’s schedule, to this point: #301
— bench minutes: #71
— Samford’s best win: 70-68 at #121 NC-Greensboro
— Furman (15-6, 6-2) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #28
— Furman won five of its last six games.
— Furman won/covered two of three SoCon home games.
— Paladins are shooting 59.6% on arc (#3)
— Opponents are shooting 51.8% inside arc (#251), 35.2% on arc (#258)
— Paladins are 2-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #310
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #116 Belmont
— Furman won six of last seven series games.
— Samford lost last three visits here, by 23-14-32 points.
Mississippi State @ Alabama
— Mississippi State (12-7, 1-6) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #36
— Continuity: #193
— Miss State lost 7 of its last 8 games, after an 11-0 start.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC road tilts, losing by 34-8-6 points.
— Miss State is shooting 43% inside arc, 24.8% on arc in SEC play.
— Miss State is forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#10)
— Bulldogs are 3-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Miss State’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #41
— Miss State’s best win: 58-55 over #8 Marquette
— Alabama (17-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #280
— Alabama won its last eight games SU.
— Crimson Tide won/covered all seven of its SEC games.
— Alabama has #3 eFG% defense in country.
— Crimson Tide is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama’s losses were to #6 UConn, #18 Gonzaga.
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #125
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston
— Alabama won 78-67 at Miss State December 28.
— Crimson Tide won five of last six series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last six visits to Coleman Coliseum.
Texas A&M @ Auburn
— Texas A&M (13-6, 5-1) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #83
— Texas A&M won seven of its last eight games.
— Aggies won/covered two of three SEC road games.
— Texas A&M is #11 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside the arc (#18)
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#43)
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #108
— Texas A&M’s best wins: 66-63/54-52 over #40 Florida
— Auburn (16-3, 6-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #57
— Auburn won its last five games, giving up 60 ppg.
— Tigers are 3-0 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home games.
— Auburn has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#105), 29.9% on arc (#332)
— Auburn is #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #33
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas.
— Texas A&M won six of last eight meetings.
— Aggies won three of last four visits to Auburn.
Tulane @ Wichita State
— Tulane (12-7, 5-3) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #9
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #1
— Tulane lost its last two games, giving up 80-81 points.
— Green Wave is 2-2 SU/ATS in AAC road games.
— AAC opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#10 of 11).
— Green Wave is shooting 54.4% inside arc (#37)
— Tulane is 3-4 against teams ranked in top 150.
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #231
— Tulane’s best win: 96-89 over #33 Memphis
— Wichita State (10-9, 3-4) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita won three of its last four games.
— Shockers are 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS in AAC home games.
— All three of Shockers’ AAC wins are by 4 or less points.
— Wichita is shooting 29.1% on arc (#344)
— Wichita has #13 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #127
— bench minutes: #80
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #106 Grand Canyon
— Tulane swept Wichita State LY, 68-67/67-66.
— Before that, Shockers had won previous six series games.
St John’s @ Creighton
— St John’s (13-7, 3-6) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #85
— St John’s lost six of its last eight games.
— Red Storm is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Red Storm is grabbing 33.2% of their misses (#50).
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 21% of time (#56).
— St John’s is shooting 31.4% on arc (#293), 51.8% inside arc (#111)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #161
— St John’s best win: 85-74 at #6 UConn
— Creighton (11-8, 5-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Creighton won five of its last seven games.
— Bluejays are 4-0 SU/2-1-1 ATS in Big East home tilts, all as favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#38)
— Creighton is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bluejays are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #23 Arkansas.
— Creighton won 11 of last 14 series games.
— St John’s lost last three visits to Omaha, by 12-18-23 points.
Indiana @ Minnesota
— Indiana (13-6, 4-4) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #85
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #38
— Indiana won its last three games, giving up 59.7 ppg.
— Hoosiers are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 15-2-19 points.
— Indiana is shooting 38.1% on arc (#19), 56% inside arc (#15)
— Opponents are shooting 45% inside arc (#27)
— Indiana is 0-5 giving up 80+ points, 13-1 giving up less than 80.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #70
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #23 Xavier.
— Minnesota (7-11, 1-7) ranked #191 by KenPom
— Tempo: #288
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #333
— Minnesota lost five of its last six games
— Minnesota is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS as a Big 14 home underdog
— Gophers are shooting 32.1% on arc (#260), 48.2% inside arc (#256)
— Minnesota is #295 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#45)
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #112
— Minnesota’s best win: 70-67 at #21 Ohio State
— Indiana won last five series games, four by 10+ points.
— Hoosiers won three of last four visits to Minnesota.
Utah State @ San Diego State
— Utah State (16-4, 5-2) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #141
— Utah State won six of its last eight games.
— Aggies are 1-2 SU/ATS in MW road tilts (0-2 as a road underdog)
— Utah State shooting 41.5% on arc (#1), 52.7% inside arc (#78)
— Utah State is #16 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aggies are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #68
— bench minutes: #299
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #66 Washington State.
— San Diego State (15-4, 6-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #43
— San Diego State won eight of its last nine games.
— Aztecs are 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in Mountain West home games.
— San Diego State is #22 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#62)
— San Diego State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #53
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #21 Ohio State
— Utah State is 6-4 in last ten series games.
— Home side won eight of last nine regular season meetings.
— Utah State lost its last eight visits to Viejas (75-56 LY)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
| XAV at CONN | 06:30 PM | CONN -6.5 U 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| PRE at UNCA | 06:30 PM | PRE +9.0 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| GMU at VCU | 07:00 PM | VCU -8.0 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| L-MD at LAF | 07:00 PM | LAF -5.5 U 121.5 | +500 +500 |
| NW at NEB | 07:00 PM | NEB +2.0 U 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| WVU at TTU | 07:00 PM | TTU -3.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| DAY at URI | 07:00 PM | DAY -9.0 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| RICH at MASS | 07:00 PM | RICH +0.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| FOR at SBON | 07:00 PM | SBON -4.5 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| L-IL at DUQ | 07:00 PM | DUQ -8.5 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| STJOE at GW | 07:00 PM | STJOE +4.0 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| USF at TEM | 07:00 PM | TEM -6.0 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| SAM at FUR | 07:00 PM | FUR -6.5 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHSO at WIN | 07:00 PM | CHSO +5.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAMP at HP | 07:00 PM | CAMP +1.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| VMI at UNCG | 07:00 PM | UNCG -16.0 O 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at BUCK | 07:00 PM | NAVY -3.0 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| LEH at HC | 07:00 PM | LEH -3.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at AMER | 07:00 PM | AMER -3.0 U 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAKE at PITT | 07:00 PM | PITT -3.0 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| ETSU at MER | 07:00 PM | MER -5.0 O 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at WEBB | 07:00 PM | WEBB -7.0 U 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIS at MD | 07:00 PM | WIS +4.5 O 124.0 | +500 +500 |
| UGA at TENN | 07:00 PM | UGA +16.5 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCAR at FLA | 07:00 PM | SCAR +17.0 O 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| INDPU at PFW | 07:00 PM | INDPU +18.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at UCF | 07:00 PM | UCF +9.5 O 127.0 | +500 +500 |
| UVM at BING | 07:00 PM | UVM -8.5 U 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| UMBC at NJIT | 07:00 PM | NJIT +5.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMASS at ME | 07:00 PM | ME +7.5 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALBY at UNH | 07:00 PM | UNH -6.5 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| STONE at HART | 07:00 PM | STONE -8.0 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIT at WCU | 07:00 PM | WCU -6.5 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at CHAT | 07:00 PM | CHAT -2.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTRGV at SFA | 07:30 PM | SFA -12.0 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| BEL at EVAN | 08:00 PM | BEL -12.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| VALP at UNI | 08:00 PM | UNI -9.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| CALBA at UTA | 08:00 PM | CALBA -4.5 O 128.5 | +500 +500 |
| ILST at BRAD | 08:00 PM | ILST +14.0 O 128.5 | +500 +500 |
| BUT at PROV | 08:30 PM | BUT +9.5 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| TAM at AUB | 09:00 PM | TAM +4.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJU at CREI | 09:00 PM | CREI -10.0 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| LOU at BC | 09:00 PM | LOU +10.5 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at MINN | 09:00 PM | IND -10.0 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| MSST at ALA | 09:00 PM | ALA -12.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| TULN at WICH | 09:00 PM | TULN +1.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHS at STAN | 10:00 PM | STAN -18.0 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| USU at SDSU | 11:00 PM | USU +7.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/25/2023 | 51-43-0 | 54.26% | +1850 | Detail |
| 01/24/2023 | 25-27-1 | 48.11% | -2350 | Detail |
| 01/23/2023 | 13-15-0 | 46.43% | -1750 | Detail |
| 01/22/2023 | 26-18-0 | 59.09% | +3100 | Detail |
| 01/21/2023 | 137-132-3 | 50.92% | -4100 | Detail |
| 01/20/2023 | 12-14-0 | 46.15% | -1700 | Detail |
| 01/19/2023 | 76-71-5 | 51.64% | -1050 | Detail |
| 01/18/2023 | 37-27-3 | 57.46% | +3650 | 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
Pre-season top 6 in college baseball this season:
1) LSU
2) Tennessee
3) Florida
4) Stanford
5) Louisville
6) Vanderbilt
Quote of the Day
“……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Who was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team?
Wednesday’s quiz
First time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, Brad Johnson was their QB.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 12 years ago; he is 6-8 in playoff games since then.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Xavier 82, UConn 79
Xavier played seven guys; they led by 17 early in second half.
UConn was 1-13 on arc in first half, 9-15 in second half.
Huskies are 2-6 in last eight games, after a 14-0 start.
— Pitt 81, Wake Forest 79— Pitt was 18-37 on arc, 10-21 inside arc; their two leading scorers were 14-23 from the floor, with every shot a 3-pointer.
— Tulane 95, Wichita State 90 OT
Shockers led by 18 in first half, by 8 with 2:42 left in game.
Tulane has won six of its last eight games.
— Alabama 66, Mississippi State 63
Miss State led by 10 with 16:19 left in game.
Teams combined to shoot 8-43 on the arc.
Alabama has won nine in a row; Bulldogs have lost 8 of last 9.
— Texas A&M 79, Auburn 63
Aggies snapped Auburn’s 28-game home winning streak, which had been the longest in the country.
Texas A&M won eight of its last nine games.
— Furman 91, Samford 84 OT
Paladins were 27-34 on foul line, Samford 13-19
Samford led by 5 with 2:00 left in regulation.
Samford slips into a tie for first in SoCon with NC-Greensboro
— Rhode Island 75, Dayton 70
Scores like this are why the Atlantic 15 will be a one-bid league for first time since 2002.
URI coach Miller went 139-63 as Dayton’s coach from 2011-17.
— George Washington 92, St Joe’s 91 OT— Colonials have their first 3-game winning streak in five years.
— Odds to win the Super Bowl:
+260— Bengals, Eagles
+280— Chiefs
+320— 49ers
First time in 40 years that none of the final four teams is 4-1 or better to win the Super Bowl.
— Last time the spread for both conference championship games was less than 3 points was 1997, when Denver-Pittsburgh, Green Bay-San Francisco were the matchups.
— Last nine times the conference championship game was a #1-#2 seed game, like 49ers-Eagles this weekend, the #1-seed was 7-2 SU, 5-4 ATS.
Since 2003, when a #1-seed is playing a #3 or lower seed in the conference title game, the #1-seed is 6-4 ATS in those games.
— Conference championship games are the NFL’s Final Four; Dallas Cowboys haven’t made the Final Four since 1995. Dallas won Super Bowls in 1992, 1993, 1995, but nothing close since.
— New England Patriots did a smart thing and hired former Texans’ coach Bill O’Brien as their offensive coordinator; O’Brien worked for New England from 2007-11- he was most recently an assistant coach at Alabama.
— Tennessee signed football coach Josh Heupel to a contract extension worth $9M a year thru 2028. Heupel is 18-8 in his first two years coaching the Vols.
— There are ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference; six of them are tied for first place, with 5-3 conference records. No one in the OVC is in the top 200; could be that the winner of the OVC tourney will make an appearance in Dayton, at the play-in games.
— It bothers me a little when people don’t say “thank you”. You do something nice, doesn’t take much to say “thank you”
— Tampa Bay Rays signed P Jeffrey Springs to a 4-year, $31M contract extension; Springs was 9-5, 2.46 in 33 games (25 starts) last year.
— Oakland A’s signed 1B Jesus Aguilar to a one-year, $3M deal; Aguilar had good seasons in 2018 and 2021— he hit .235 for the Marlins/Orioles last year.
— RA Dickey and Mike Napoli each got a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Go figure.
— Don Mattingly played 14 years in the major leagues; he hit six grand slams, all of them in 1987, which was the most grand slams ever hit in one season. But he never hit a grand slam in any other season.
— Most career touchdown passes by a QB with 0 or 1 career playoff wins:
291- Carson Palmer (1-3 playoff record)
255- Sonny Jurgensen (0-0)
252- Kirk Cousins (1-3)
244— John Hadl (0-2), Andy Dalton (0-4)
227— Jay Cutler (1-1)
— I’m sick of the Manning family; Peyton, Eli, Archie, all of them. They do more commercials than Jennifer Garner and Kevin Hart. Eli Manning never said boo when he was playing; now he is everywhere on TV. Just go away.
— For some misguided reason, West Virginia is in the Big X Conference. Here is how far they are from their nine conference rivals:
Iowa State— 867 miles
Kansas— 903 miles
Kansas State— 984 miles
Oklahoma State— 1,089 miles
Oklahoma— 1,141 miles
TCU— 1,236 miles
Texas— 1,400 miles
Texas Tech— 1,470 miles
What genius thought this was a good idea?
Thursday’s 6-pack
Pre-season top 6 in college baseball this season:
1) LSU
2) Tennessee
3) Florida
4) Stanford
5) Louisville
6) Vanderbilt
Quote of the Day
“……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Who was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team?
Wednesday’s quiz
First time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, Brad Johnson was their QB.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 12 years ago; he is 6-8 in playoff games since then.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Xavier 82, UConn 79
Xavier played seven guys; they led by 17 early in second half.
UConn was 1-13 on arc in first half, 9-15 in second half.
Huskies are 2-6 in last eight games, after a 14-0 start.
— Pitt 81, Wake Forest 79— Pitt was 18-37 on arc, 10-21 inside arc; their two leading scorers were 14-23 from the floor, with every shot a 3-pointer.
— Tulane 95, Wichita State 90 OT
Shockers led by 18 in first half, by 8 with 2:42 left in game.
Tulane has won six of its last eight games.
— Alabama 66, Mississippi State 63
Miss State led by 10 with 16:19 left in game.
Teams combined to shoot 8-43 on the arc.
Alabama has won nine in a row; Bulldogs have lost 8 of last 9.
— Texas A&M 79, Auburn 63
Aggies snapped Auburn’s 28-game home winning streak, which had been the longest in the country.
Texas A&M won eight of its last nine games.
— Furman 91, Samford 84 OT
Paladins were 27-34 on foul line, Samford 13-19
Samford led by 5 with 2:00 left in regulation.
Samford slips into a tie for first in SoCon with NC-Greensboro
— Rhode Island 75, Dayton 70
Scores like this are why the Atlantic 15 will be a one-bid league for first time since 2002.
URI coach Miller went 139-63 as Dayton’s coach from 2011-17.
— George Washington 92, St Joe’s 91 OT— Colonials have their first 3-game winning streak in five years.
— Odds to win the Super Bowl:
+260— Bengals, Eagles
+280— Chiefs
+320— 49ers
First time in 40 years that none of the final four teams is 4-1 or better to win the Super Bowl.
— Last time the spread for both conference championship games was less than 3 points was 1997, when Denver-Pittsburgh, Green Bay-San Francisco were the matchups.
— Last nine times the conference championship game was a #1-#2 seed game, like 49ers-Eagles this weekend, the #1-seed was 7-2 SU, 5-4 ATS.
Since 2003, when a #1-seed is playing a #3 or lower seed in the conference title game, the #1-seed is 6-4 ATS in those games.
— Conference championship games are the NFL’s Final Four; Dallas Cowboys haven’t made the Final Four since 1995. Dallas won Super Bowls in 1992, 1993, 1995, but nothing close since.
— New England Patriots did a smart thing and hired former Texans’ coach Bill O’Brien as their offensive coordinator; O’Brien worked for New England from 2007-11- he was most recently an assistant coach at Alabama.
— Tennessee signed football coach Josh Heupel to a contract extension worth $9M a year thru 2028. Heupel is 18-8 in his first two years coaching the Vols.
— There are ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference; six of them are tied for first place, with 5-3 conference records. No one in the OVC is in the top 200; could be that the winner of the OVC tourney will make an appearance in Dayton, at the play-in games.
— It bothers me a little when people don’t say “thank you”. You do something nice, doesn’t take much to say “thank you”
— Tampa Bay Rays signed P Jeffrey Springs to a 4-year, $31M contract extension; Springs was 9-5, 2.46 in 33 games (25 starts) last year.
— Oakland A’s signed 1B Jesus Aguilar to a one-year, $3M deal; Aguilar had good seasons in 2018 and 2021— he hit .235 for the Marlins/Orioles last year.
— RA Dickey and Mike Napoli each got a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Go figure.
— Don Mattingly played 14 years in the major leagues; he hit six grand slams, all of them in 1987, which was the most grand slams ever hit in one season. But he never hit a grand slam in any other season.
— Most career touchdown passes by a QB with 0 or 1 career playoff wins:
291- Carson Palmer (1-3 playoff record)
255- Sonny Jurgensen (0-0)
252- Kirk Cousins (1-3)
244— John Hadl (0-2), Andy Dalton (0-4)
227— Jay Cutler (1-1)
— I’m sick of the Manning family; Peyton, Eli, Archie, all of them. They do more commercials than Jennifer Garner and Kevin Hart. Eli Manning never said boo when he was playing; now he is everywhere on TV. Just go away.
— For some misguided reason, West Virginia is in the Big X Conference. Here is how far they are from their nine conference rivals:
Iowa State— 867 miles
Kansas— 903 miles
Kansas State— 984 miles
Oklahoma State— 1,089 miles
Oklahoma— 1,141 miles
TCU— 1,236 miles
Texas— 1,400 miles
Texas Tech— 1,470 miles
What genius thought this was a good idea?
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