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Thursday, January 26

13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games

Middle Tennessee @ Florida Atlantic
— Middle Tennessee (13-7, 6-3) ranked #115 by KenPom
— Tempo: #216
— Experience: #200
— Continuity: #26
— MTSU won its last four games, by 3-1-4-17 points.
— MTSU is 2-2 SU/2-2 ATS (2-1 as underdog) on C-USA road.
— Opponents are shooting 35.4% on arc (#268).
— MTSU is forcing turnovers 23% of time (#25)
— Blue Raiders are 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— MTSU’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #222
— MTSU’s best win: 74-73 in OT over #79 UAB

— Florida Atlantic (19-1, 9-0) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #22
— FAU won last 18 games- they lost 80-67 at Ole Miss Nov 11.
— FAU is 4-0 SU, 1-2-1 ATS as a C-USA home favorite.
— Owls are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#84), 37.7% on arc (#29)
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#13)
— FAU is forcing turnovers 24.6% of time (#34)
— FAU’s schedule, to this point: #204
— bench minutes: #16
— FAU’s best win: 76-74 at #40 Florida

— FAU won four of last six series games.
— Blue Raiders lost three of last four visits to Boca Raton.
— C-USA home favorites of 9+ points are 5-9 ATS.

Iowa @ Michigan State
— Iowa (12-7, 4-4) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #45
— Iowa won four of its last five games.
— Iowa is 1-3 SU/ATS in Big 14 road games (1-2 as road dog)
— Big 14 opponents are shooting 53.3% inside arc, 39.6% on arc
— Hawkeyes are #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Iowa is 7-6 against top 100 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #24
— bench minutes: #167
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #13 Iowa State

— Michigan State (13-7, 5-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #152
— Continuity: #129
— Michigan State lost three of its last four games.
— Michigan State is 2-2/3-1 ATS in Big 14 home games, 2-1 as a favorite.
— Spartans are shooting 48.2% inside arc (#254), 37.4% on arc (#31)
— Opponents are shooting 46.6% inside arc (#56), 30.5% on arc (#43)
— Michigan State is #28 team on defensive boards.
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #3
— bench minutes: #236
— Michigan State’s best win: 70-57 over #17 Rutgers

— Iowa won last three series games.
— Hawkeyes lost four of last five visits to East Lansing.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 19-3 ATS.

Charlotte @ Rice
— Charlotte (13-7, 4-5) ranked #108 by KenPom
— Tempo: #362
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #267
— Charlotte lost four of its last six games.
— 49ers are 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS on C-USA road, 3-1 as an underdog.
— Charlotte is shooting 54.7% inside arc (#32), 38.2% on arc (#19)
— Opponents are shooting 45.5% inside arc (#34), 35.8% on arc (#282)
— 49ers are #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Charlotte’s schedule, to this point: #252
— bench minutes: #207
— Charlotte’s best win: 54-42 over #26 Boise State

— Rice (14-5, 5-3) ranked #146 by KenPom
— Tempo: #37
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #140
— Rice won five of its last seven games.
— Rice is 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS as a C-USA home favorite.
— Owls have #306 eFG% defense in country.
— Owls are #59 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rice is shooting 55.8% inside the arc (#20)
— Rice’s schedule, to this point: #230
— bench minutes: #361
— Rice’s best win: 72-60 at #63 North Texas

— Rice won six of last eight series games.
— Charlotte lost three of last four visits to Rice, losing by 17-9-16.
— C-USA home teams are 4-12 ATS if spread was 4 or less points.

Troy @ Louisiana
— Troy (13-8, 5-3) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #246
— Troy won five of its last seven series games.
— Troy is 2-2 SU/ATS on Sun Belt road (0-2 ATS as Sun Belt dog)
— Trojans are shooting 31.3% on arc (#304)
— Trojans are forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#37)
— Troy has #52 eFG% defense in country.
— Troy’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #162
— Troy’s best win: 79-72 over #157 Florida State

— Louisiana (16-4, 6-2) ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #84
— Experience: #171
— Continuity: #79
— Louisiana won its last six games, scoring 79.7 ppg.
— Louisiana is 2-0 SU/1-1 ATS as a Sun Belt home favorite.
— Cajuns are shooting 52.3% inside arc (#96), 38% on arc (#24)
— Cajuns are #73 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 38.3% on arc (#345)
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #197
— bench minutes: #296
— Louisiana’s best win: 75-61 over #102 Southern Miss.

— Louisiana won last seven series games.
— Troy lost last four visits to Lafayette, by 12-5-17-10 points.
— Sun Belt home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-7 ATS.

Purdue @ Michigan
— Purdue (19-1, 8-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #330
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #234
— Purdue won its last six games (3 wins by 3 or fewer points).
— Purdue is 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS on Big 14 road (1-2 ATS as road fave)
— Boilers are shooting 53.4% inside arc (#53), 32.6% on arc (#232)
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#37), 29.1% on arc (#18)
— Boilers are #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #118
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #8 Marquette.

— Michigan (11-8, 5-3) ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #133
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #274
— Michigan is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Michigan won all four of its Big 14 home games.
— Wolverines are 0-3 ATS as a Big 14 underdog.
— Michigan is 4-7 against top 100 teams.
— Wolverines are 4-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #291
— Michigan’s best win: 81-46 over #33 Maryland

— Michigan won six of last seven meetings.
— Purdue lost its last three visits to Ann Arbor, by 19-6-24 points.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 20-4 ATS.

UCLA @ USC
— UCLA (17-3, 8-1) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #242
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #149
— UCLA won 14 of its last 15 games.
— Bruins are 4-1 SU/3-2 on Pac-12 road (3-1 ATS as road fave)
— Opponents are shooting 29.6% on arc (#25), 48.5% inside arc (#121)
— Bruins are forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#8)
— UCLA is #30 team in country on offensive boards.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #23
— bench minutes: #260
— UCLA’s best win: 63-53 over #29 Kentucky

— USC (14-6, 6-3) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #137
— Continuity: #146
— USC won three of its last four games.
— USC is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS in Pac-12 home games.
— Trojans are 1-3 ATS as a Pac-12 underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 41.7% inside arc (#1)
— USC is turning ball over 19.6% of time (#252)
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #332
— USC’s best win: 74-71 over #24 Auburn

— UCLA beat USC 60-58 at home January 5th.
— Bruins won three of last four series games.
— UCLA lost last four games in Galen Center, by 13-7-18-3 points.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 2-5 ATS.

Colorado @ Oregon
— Colorado (12-9, 4-6) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #293
— Continuity: #121
— Colorado lost three of its last four games.
— Buffs is 1-4 SU/ATS in Pac-12 road games (1-2 as road dog).
— Colorado is turning ball over 24.2% of time in Pac-12 tilts.
— Buffs have #56 eFG% defense in country.
— Buffs are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #48
— bench minutes: #36
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #2 Tennessee

— Oregon (11-9, 5-4) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #130
— Oregon split its last eight games.
— Oregon is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS in Pac-12 home games (1-2 as home fave)
— Ducks are shooting 30.4% on arc (#322), 54.8% inside arc (#31)
— Oregon is 5-8 against top 100 teams.
— Ducks are 2-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #154
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #16 Arizona

— Colorado whacked Oregon 68-41 at home January 5th.
— Colorado won six of last nine series games.
— Buffs lost five of last seven visits to Eugene.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 6+ points are 8-11 ATS.

Louisiana Tech @ UAB
— Louisiana Tech (11-9, 4-5) ranked #152 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #186
— Louisiana Tech lost three of its last four games.
— Bulldogs are 3-0 ATS as a C-USA road underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 39.5% on arc (#355)
— Tech is forcing turnovers 22.7% of time (#26)
— Bulldogs are 5-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Louisiana Tech’s schedule, to this point: #136
— bench minutes: #133
— Louisiana Tech’s best win: 79-76 over #134 Samford.

— UAB (17-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #280
— UAB lost five of its last six games SU.
— UAB’s star G Walker sat out the last three games.
— UAB is 3-2 SU/0-5 ATS as a C-USA home favorite.
— Blazers are #8 team in country on offensive boards.
— UAB’s C-USA losses are by 2-3-2-1-11 points.
— UAB’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #125
— UAB’s best win: 87-73 over #94 Georgia.

— UAB won 81-74 at Louisiana Tech January 14.
— UAB outscored Tech 19-4 over last 4:41 of game
— Blazers won last four meetings, by 7-13-9-7 points.
— Tech lost four of last six visits to Birmingham.
— C-USA home favorites of 8+ points are 5-9 ATS

Cal-Irvine @ Cal-Fullerton
— Irvine (13-6, 6-1) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #101
— Experience: #221
— Continuity: #127
— Irvine is 6-1 in Big West, after a 7-5 pre-conference mark.
— Anteaters are 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a Big West road favorite.
— Irvine is #78 team in country on defensive boards.
— Anteaters are shooting 38% on the arc (#22)
— Irvine is 4-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Irvine’s schedule, to this point: #140
— bench minutes: #17
— Irvine’s best win: 69-56 at #53 Oregon.

— Fullerton (10-11, 4-5) ranked #178 by KenPom
— Tempo: #290
— Experience: #216
— Continuity: #171
— Fullerton lost four of its last five games, losing by 5-4-5-3 points.
— Titans won/covered three of four Big West home games.
— Fullerton is forcing turnovers 21.3% of time (#51)
— Titans are shooting 44.6% inside arc (#339), 36.5% on arc (#55)
— Fullerton is #280 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #138
— bench minutes: #279
— Fullerton’s best win: 79-72 in OT over #120 Hawai’i

— Irvine beat Fullerton 70-65 at home January 11
— Anteaters trailed 47-37 with 8:56 left in game.
— Fullerton won three of last four series games.
— Anteaters lost 67-64/66-64 in last two visits to Fullerton.
— Big West home teams are 3-7 ATS, in games with spread of 3 or less.

Arizona @ Washington State
— Arizona (17-3, 6-3) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #11
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #164
— Arizona was held to 61-66-68 points in its three losses.
— Wildcats are 2-2 SU/1-3 ATS as a Pac-12 road favorite.
— Arizona is shooting 57% inside arc (#10).
— Opponents are shooting 45.8% inside arc (#41)
— Arizona is #58 team in country on offensive boards.
— Arizona’s schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #288
— Arizona’s best win: 75-70 over #2 Tennessee

— Washington State (9-12, 4-6) ranked #62 by KenPom
— Tempo: #340
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #247
— Wazzu won its last three home games, giving up 60.3 ppg.
— Coogs are 3-3 ATS as a Pac-12 underdog.
— Coogs are #64 team in country on offensive boards.
— Wazzu is shooting 36.1% on arc (#68), 48.4% inside arc (#246)
— Wazzu is 2-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Wazzu’s schedule, to this point: #12
— bench minutes: #261
— Wazzu’s best win: 74-61 at #16 Arizona

— Wazzu (+13) won 74-61 in Tucson January 7th.
— Arizona won 18 of last 20 series games.
— Wildcats won their last 10 visits to Pullman.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5+ points are 8-4 ATS

Arizona State @ Washington
— Arizona State (15-5, 6-3) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #230
— ASU lost its last two games, after a 15-3 start.
— Sun Devils are 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Sun Devils are grabbing 33.2% of their misses (#50).
— ASU is forcing turnovers 21% of time (#56).
— ASU is shooting 31.4% on arc (#293), 51.8% inside arc (#111)
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #119
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #12 Creighton

— Washington (12-9, 4-6) ranked #106 by KenPom
— Tempo: #106
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #236
— Washington won three of its last four games.
— Huskies are 3-2 SU in Pac-12 home games, 2-1 ATS as a home dog.
— Washington shooting 32% on the arc (#267)
— Washington is #342 team in country on defensive boards.
— Huskies are 6-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
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— Washington’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #236
— Washington’s best win: 68-64 in OT over #7 Saint Mary’s.

— ASU beat Washington 73-65 at home January 8th.
— Sun Devils won seven of last ten series games.
— Teams split their last four meetings in Pullman.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 2-5 ATS

Utah @ Oregon State
— Utah (14-7, 7-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #198
— Experience: #192
— Continuity: #53
— Utah won five of its last eight games.
— Utes are 3-2 SU/ATS on Pac-12 road (1-0 as a road favorite).
— Opponents are shooting 28% on arc (#7), 42.8% inside arc (#5)
— Utes are 11-0 against teams ranked outside top 100.
— Utah is 3-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Utah’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #282
— Utah’s best win: 81-66 over #16 Arizona.

— Oregon State (8-12, 2-7) ranked #197 by KenPom
— Tempo: #313
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #309
— OSU lost six of its last seven games
— OSU is 1-2 SU/3-0 ATS as a Pac-12 home underdog
— Beavers are 6-3 ATS in Pac-12 games, all as an underdog
— OSU is turning ball over 20.9% of time (#312)
— Beavers are 0-9 against top 100 teams.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #67
— bench minutes: #156
— OSU’s best win: 66-65 over #106 Washington

— Utah beat Oregon State 79-60 at home January 5th.
— Beavers won five of last seven series games.
— Utes lost last three visits to Corvallis, by 19-18-12 points.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 5+ points are 8-4 ATS

Cal-Santa Barbara @ Hawai’i
— UCSB (16-3, 7-1) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #63
— Continuity: #17
— UCSB won 11 of its last 12 games.
— Gauchos are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in Big West road tilts
— UCSB shooting 33.2% on arc (#207), 55.5% inside arc (#23)
— UCSB is #41 team in country on defensive boards.
— Gauchos are forcing turnovers 20.7% of time (#64)
— UCSB’s schedule, to this point: #321
— bench minutes: #313
— UCSB’s best win: 73-65 over #97 Cal-Irvine.

— Hawai’i (15-5, 6-2) ranked #120 by KenPom
— Tempo: #288
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #73
— Hawai’i won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Rainbows are 3-0 SU/1-2 ATS in Big West home games.
— Hawai’i has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Rainbows are shooting 32.1% on arc (#266)
— Hawai’i is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Hawai’i’s schedule, to this point: #317
— bench minutes: #357
— Hawai’i’s best win: 62-51 over #62 Washington State

— UCSB won four of last five series games.
— Gauchos split their last four visits to Hawai’i
— Big West home teams are 3-7 ATS, in games with spread of 3 or less.

 

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

SFBK at WAG	05:00 PM	WAG -9.5	+500
GSU at APP	06:30 PM	APP -6.0 O 128.0	+500 +500
EKY at BELL	06:30 PM	EKY -2.0 U 135.5	+500 +500
HOF at ELON	07:00 PM	ELON +10.0 U 140.0	+500 +500
CCU at JMU	07:00 PM	CCU +12.0	+500
DREX at NCAT	07:00 PM	DREX -3.0	+500
STON at CWM	07:00 PM	STON +4.0	+500
NE at TOWS	07:00 PM	TOWS -10.5 O 128.0	+500 +500
MONM at UNCW	07:00 PM	MONM +16.0 O 128.0	+500 +500
DEL at HAMP	07:00 PM	HAMP +10.0 O 142.0	+500 +500
FAIR at MSM	07:00 PM	MSM +2.0 U 124.0	+500 +500
LIU at SH	07:00 PM	LIU +12.5	+500
SFPA at FDU	07:00 PM	SFPA +5.0 O 151.5	+500 +500
MW at CCSU	07:00 PM	MW +1.0	+500
UALR at MORE	07:00 PM	MORE -8.0	+500
LNDNWD at UTM	07:00 PM	LNDNWD +10.0	+500
SIUE at TNTC	07:00 PM	TNTC +2.0 O 138.5	+500 +500
LONG at RAD	07:00 PM	RAD -1.5	+500
STET at LIB	07:00 PM	STET +14.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
MTU at FAU	07:00 PM	FAU -9.0	+500
WKU at FIU	07:00 PM	FIU +0.0 O 145.0	+500 +500
ULM at MRSH	07:00 PM	ULM +16.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
JAC at NORAL	07:00 PM	NORAL +3.0	+500
IOWA at MSU	07:00 PM	IOWA +2.5	+500
MILW at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -4.5 U 156.5	+500 +500
WIGB at NKU	07:00 PM	WIGB +17.0 O 125.0	+500 +500
SDAK at WIU	07:00 PM	WIU -4.5 O 144.0	+500 +500
SMU at MEM	07:00 PM	SMU +13.0 O 150.5	+500 +500
FGCU at QNC	07:00 PM	QNC -2.0 U 151.0	+500 +500
PEAY at KENN	07:30 PM	PEAY +10.5 O 134.5	+500 +500
ODU at USA	08:00 PM	USA -2.5 U 132.5	+500 +500
CHAR at RICE	08:00 PM	RICE -1.0 O 139.5	+500 +500
TNST at SEMO	08:00 PM	SEMO -7.0	+500
TROY at ULL	08:00 PM	ULL -5.0	+500
ARST at USM	08:00 PM	USM -11.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
DEN at ORU	08:00 PM	ORU -19.5 U 157.0	+500 +500
UNF at CARK	08:00 PM	CARK +2.5	+500
NEOM at KC	08:00 PM	KC -7.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
GASO at TXST	08:00 PM	TXST -2.5 O 123.5	+500 +500
TAMCOM at LAM	08:00 PM	LAM +5.5 O 138.5	+500 +500
SDST at STT	08:00 PM	STT +1.0	+500
GRC at ACU	08:00 PM	GRC -2.5	+500
UTECH at TST	08:00 PM	TST -4.0 O 141.0	+500 +500
EIU at SIND	08:30 PM	SIND -11.5	+500
UNO at SELA	08:30 PM	SELA -7.0 O 149.0	+500 +500
NICH at AMCC	08:30 PM	NICH +3.0	+500
SEA at SHSU	08:30 PM	SEA +6.5	+500
MCNS at IW	08:30 PM	IW +2.0	+500
COLO at ORE	09:00 PM	ORE -6.5 U 137.5	+500 +500
LIP at JVST	09:00 PM	LIP -3.5 U 141.0	+500 +500
UTSA at UNT	09:00 PM	UTSA +19.0 O 123.5	+500 +500
PUR at MICH	09:00 PM	PUR -5.0	+500
UCLA at USC	09:00 PM	UCLA -4.5	+500
UVU at SUU	09:00 PM	SUU -1.5 U 154.0	+500 +500
LT at UAB	09:00 PM	LT +8.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
IDST at EWU	09:00 PM	EWU -10.5	+500
WEB at IDHO	09:00 PM	IDHO +2.5	+500
HCU at NWST	09:00 PM	NWST -12.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
USD at PEPP	10:00 PM	USD +4.0 U 161.5	+500 +500
PORT at LMU	10:00 PM	LMU -5.5	+500
UCI at CSF	10:00 PM	UCI -3.5 U 135.0	+500 +500
LBSU at CP	10:00 PM	LBSU -4.5	+500
UCSD at CSN	10:00 PM	CSN +1.5	+500
MTST at PRST	10:00 PM	MTST -5.5	+500
MONT at CSUS	10:00 PM	CSUS -2.0 U 126.5	+500 +500
UCD at CSB	10:00 PM	CSB +8.0	+500
ARIZ at WSU	11:00 PM	WSU +5.0 O 144.5	+500 +500
UTAH at ORST	11:00 PM	ORST +7.5 U 129.5	+500 +500
ASU at WASH	11:00 PM	ASU -2.5 U 144.0	+500 +500
UCSB at HAW	11:59 PM	HAW -1.5 U 127.5	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks

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Friday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best 2-point FG% defense:
41.3%— USC
42.1%— Houston
42.4%— Alabama
42.4%— Northwestern
42.8%— Tennessee
42.9%— Oklahoma

Quote of the Day
“As far as my relationship with Jerry (Jones), just using his words, we’re in an excellent spot. The partnership that we have, he’s excited about. He told me a number of times this week that he wants me to coach here as long as Coach Landry did. And I said, ‘OK, that’s a long time.’ I feel really good about our relationship. I think our ability to discuss and disagree, we do a good job of that, and I think that’s important.”
Cowboys’ coach Mike McCarthy

Friday’s quiz
In what city where the baseball scenes in The Natural filmed?

Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie 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.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..

— Happy 89th birthday to the great Bob Uecker, a baseball legend who became a way bigger star after he stopped playing and became a TV personality. He used to be on The Tonight Show just because Johnny Carson thought he was funny, which he is.

Uecker was also in a TV series (Mr Belvedere) and in the classic baseball movie Major League, as well as countless beer commercials. He made himself a fortune by not taking himself too seriously.

Uecker still broadcasts some Milwaukee Brewer games; there is a statue of him in the upper reaches of Miller Park. Happy birthday sir!!!

— Five actors who appeared in both M*A*S*H and The Sopranos:
Bruce Kirby
Burt Young— Best known as Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law
Peter Riegert— One of the guys from Animal House
Val Bisoglio
Joe Pantoliano— Guido the Pimp from Risky Business

— Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich as their new coach, which raised some eyebrows around the NFL. Reich went 40-33-1 coaching the Colts, despite having a different starting QB every year.

Carolina is 29-53 the last five years; their owner David Tepper is NFL’s wealthiest owner, and rich people tend to be impatient.

Tepper fired Matt Rhule when the Panthers started this season 1-4; interim coach Steve Wilks led Carolina to a 6-6 record— there was some thought that he would get the job, but he didn’t, which is what raised the eyebrows.

— New Jersey Jets hired Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator; Hackett had a lot of success as a coordinator in Green Bay, raising speculation that QB Aaron Rodgers could be headed to the Jets, but they said that when he got hired in Denver too, and that didn’t work out very well.

— Oakland A’s traded P Cole Irvin and a prospect to the Orioles, for minor league IF prospect Darell Hernaiz, who hit .305 in the Class A South Atlantic League, but then went 6-53 in a cameo appearance in the AA Eastern League.

A’s have added a lot of pitching prospects because they’ve traded all their good players, so now they’re trying to find new position players so they don’t go 60-102 again.

I’m not optimistic, in case you haven’t noticed.

— Houston Astros won the World Series last year, then they fired their general manager, which was genuinely odd. Astros hired a new GM this week; Dana Brown, who was a longtime scouting executive with the Braves.

No pressure here; your predecessor just won the World Series and got fired, because the Astros’ owner listens more to former players than the GM.

— When USC/UCLA leave the Pac-12 in couple years, what will the Pac-12 do? Will they go back to being the Pac-10 or will they add San Diego State and either UNLV/Boise State and stay with a 12-team format?

— Auburn Tigers had their 28-game home winning streak snapped this week, leaving UCLA (19) and Kent State (16) with the longest home winning streaks in the country.

Speaking of UCLA……..
— USC 77, UCLA 64— Bruins have won 19 in a row at home, but they got outscored 52-27 in the second half of this game against their crosstown rivals. USC is a bubble team; this is a very big win for them.

— Arizona 73, Washington State 68— Arizona never trailed, but they only played seven guys and they won by 5 points against the 9-13 Coogs. Wazzu outscored Arizona 16-3 on the foul line; I’m unsure if this is a red flag for Arizona, but it sure could be.

— Purdue 75, Michigan 70— Wolverines are 11-9, 5-4 in conference; they’re heading straight towards the NIT. Michigan is 4-8 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.

— Cal-Fullerton 62, Cal-Irvine 61— Titans outscored Irvine 8-2 over the final 2:02, draining a 3-pointer with 0:03 left for the win. Fullerton won despite shooting 35.4% from the floor. Big West tournament is going to have a lot of close games.

ESPN+ is a lot of fun; can watch all these games and learn about the teams to get ready for March. One of the small down sides of ESPN+ is that some of these leagues have announcers who aren’t………how can I say this? ……..who aren’t good.

This game had at least one student announcing; he seemed to know a lot about baseball and the NFL and well, gambling— he quoted the line on this game before the last possession.

— Cal-Santa Barbara 65, Hawaii 64— Gauchos were down by a point on last possession; they gave the ball to Ajay Mitchell and didn’t really run a play, he just went 1-on-1 and banked in a leaner with 0:01.5 left to give UCSB a dramatic win, which kept them in first place.

— Washington 69, Arizona State 66 OT— Sun Devils led 12-0 early, then trailed 32-20 at the half; Arizona State shot 30.7% from the floor in their third straight loss, which is bad for a bubble team.

— Louisiana-Monroe 86, Marshall 82, 2OT— Warhawks were a 16-point underdog; their bench played a total of 18:00 in a double overtime game. Two of their guys played all 50:00.

Sun Belt is a wide-open league; every team has lost 2+ games.

— RIP to basketball icon Billy Packer, who passed away at age 82; Packer was the lead college basketball TV analyst for 34 straight Final Fours. He was blunt and smart- he played ball at Wake Forest, helping the Deacons make the 1962 Final Four.

When Packer was in a 3-man TV booth with Dick Enberg/Al McGuire, it was great TV; you could learn so much about basketball listening to them.

Billy Packer taught me a lot about basketball; I appreciate that. RIP, sir.

 

[Udog]

AIR FORCE is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) after 2 straight games with 26 or less rebounds over the last 2 seasons.

MANHATTAN is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) as a dog in the current season.

DETROIT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after a game forcing opponent to commit 8 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons.

Carmen Maciariello is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) vs. winning teams (Coach of SIENA)

RIDER is 7-0 Under (7 Units) after 4 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers in the current season.

CLEVELAND ST is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in home games after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the la...

DAVIDSON is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game in the current season.

N DAKOTA is 1-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days over the last 2 seasons.

KENT ST is 8-1 Under (6.9 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, January 27

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, January 27

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MANHATTAN (6 - 12) at NIAGARA (10 - 9) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NIAGARA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NIAGARA is 65-37 ATS (+24.3 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
MANHATTAN is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MANHATTAN is 3-2 against the spread versus NIAGARA over the last 3 seasons
MANHATTAN is 3-2 straight up against NIAGARA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DETROIT (8 - 13) at ROBERT MORRIS (9 - 12) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-1 against the spread versus ROBERT MORRIS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-0 straight up against ROBERT MORRIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IONA (13 - 6) at SIENA (13 - 7) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IONA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
IONA is 29-49 ATS (-24.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
SIENA is 63-42 ATS (+16.8 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
IONA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
IONA is 2-1 against the spread versus SIENA over the last 3 seasons
IONA is 2-1 straight up against SIENA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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RIDER (9 - 9) at MARIST (7 - 11) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RIDER is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
RIDER is 67-38 ATS (+25.2 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARIST is 3-2 against the spread versus RIDER over the last 3 seasons
RIDER is 3-2 straight up against MARIST over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OAKLAND (9 - 12) at YOUNGSTOWN ST (15 - 6) - 1/27/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in all games this season.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in all lined games this season.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 66-45 ATS (+16.5 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in a road game where the total is 150 to 154.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 81-57 ATS (+18.3 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
OAKLAND is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 84-58 ATS (+20.2 Units) in road games after a conference game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 58-34 ATS (+20.6 Units) in road games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
YOUNGSTOWN ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 150 to 154.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-2 against the spread versus YOUNGSTOWN ST over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 4-2 straight up against YOUNGSTOWN ST over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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IUPU-FT WAYNE (14 - 8) at CLEVELAND ST (12 - 9) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 this season.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
CLEVELAND ST is 34-21 ATS (+10.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 107-75 ATS (+24.5 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 26-9 ATS (+16.1 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
CLEVELAND ST is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 5-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND ST over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND ST is 7-2 straight up against IUPU-FT WAYNE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAINT LOUIS (14 - 6) at DAVIDSON (10 - 10) - 1/27/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DAVIDSON is 244-184 ATS (+41.6 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 238-188 ATS (+31.2 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) after allowing 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 118-79 ATS (+31.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DAVIDSON is 2-0 against the spread versus SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DAVIDSON is 2-0 straight up against SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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N DAKOTA (7 - 15) at N DAKOTA ST (8 - 13) - 1/27/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N DAKOTA is 29-44 ATS (-19.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 29-44 ATS (-19.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
N DAKOTA is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in a road game where the total is 140 to 144.5 over the last 3 seasons.
N DAKOTA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) after allowing 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
N DAKOTA ST is 3-3 against the spread versus N DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
N DAKOTA ST is 5-1 straight up against N DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BUFFALO (9 - 10) at KENT ST (16 - 4) - 1/27/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
KENT ST is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
KENT ST is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
KENT ST is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
KENT ST is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
KENT ST is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
KENT ST is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-1 against the spread versus KENT ST over the last 3 seasons
KENT ST is 2-2 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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AIR FORCE (12 - 9) at NEW MEXICO (18 - 3) - 1/27/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW MEXICO is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW MEXICO is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW MEXICO is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW MEXICO is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
AIR FORCE is 62-34 ATS (+24.6 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
AIR FORCE is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) after scoring 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW MEXICO is 2-2 against the spread versus AIR FORCE over the last 3 seasons
NEW MEXICO is 3-1 straight up against AIR FORCE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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[Udog]

NCAAB

Friday, January 27

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Trend Report
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PFW @ Cleveland State
PFW
PFW is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
PFW is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland State
Cleveland State
Cleveland State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing PFW
Cleveland State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

Detroit @ Robert Morris
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Robert Morris
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Robert Morris
No trends to report

Rider @ Marist
Rider
Rider is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Marist
Rider is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Marist
Marist
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marist's last 5 games when playing Rider
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marist's last 6 games when playing at home against Rider

Manhattan @ Niagara
Manhattan
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Manhattan's last 6 games when playing on the road against Niagara
Manhattan is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Niagara
Niagara
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Niagara's last 6 games when playing at home against Manhattan
Niagara is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

Iona @ Siena
Iona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Iona's last 8 games when playing Siena
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Siena
Siena
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Siena's last 8 games when playing Iona
Siena is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Saint Louis @ Davidson
Saint Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Louis's last 5 games when playing Davidson
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Davidson
Davidson
Davidson is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Saint Louis
Davidson is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Saint Louis

North Dakota @ North Dakota State
North Dakota
North Dakota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against North Dakota Stat
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Dakota's last 6 games when playing on the road against North Dakota Stat
North Dakota State
North Dakota State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against North Dakota
North Dakota State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing North Dakota

Oakland @ Youngstown State
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Youngstown State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
Youngstown State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Youngstown State's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Youngstown State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

Buffalo @ Kent State
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Kent State
Kent State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kent State's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Air Force @ New Mexico
Air Force
Air Force is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Air Force's last 22 games on the road
New Mexico
New Mexico is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
New Mexico is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Air Force


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[Udog]

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 27

Friday’s college hoop games

Iona @ Siena
— Iona (13-6, 6-2) ranked #77 by KenPom
— Tempo: #82
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #187
— Iona won six of its last eight games.
— Iona is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Gaels have #34 eFG% defense.
— Iona is #276 team on defensive boards.
— Gaels are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#62)
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #188
— bench minutes: #188
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #81 Saint Louis

— Siena (13-7, 7-2) ranked #179 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #239
— Continuity: #122
— Siena won eight of its last 10 games.
— Siena is 4-1 SU at home in MAAC; they’re 2-0 ATS as a MAAC dog.
— Saints are shooting 36.3% on arc (#62)
— Saints are 8-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena is 10-1 when it scores 69+ points, 3-6 when it doesn’t.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #183
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #62 Seton Hall

— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Iona lost 65-64/70-64 in its last two visits to Albany.

Manhattan @ Niagara
— Manhattan (6-12, 4-5) ranked #312 by KenPom
— Tempo: #192
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #161
— Manhattan lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Manhattan is 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Jaspers are turning ball over 21.4% of time (#321)
— Jaspers are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#52)
— Manhattan is #358 team in country on offensive boards.
— Manhattan’s schedule, to this point: #324
— bench minutes: #211
— Manhattan’s best win: 56-53 over #233 Fairfield.

— Niagara (10-9, 5-5) ranked #253 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #260
— Niagara lost four of its last five games.
— Niagara is 2-2 SU in MAAC home games, 1-1 ATS as a favorite.
— Eagles are shooting 49% inside arc (#227).
— Eagles are #240 team on defensive boards.
— Niagara is 7-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #294
— bench minutes: #257
— Niagara’s best win: 64-60 at #131 Quinnipiac

— Niagara lost 64-59 at Manhattan January 8th
— Manhattan won seven of last nine series games.
— Jaspers split their last four visits to Niagara.

Rider @ Marist
— Rider (9-9, 6-3) ranked #218 by KenPom
— Tempo: #269
— Experience: #23
— Continuity: #30
— Rider won its last three games, by 3-3-2 points.
— Broncs are 2-2 SU in MAAC true road games, 0-1 ATS as road faves.
— Rider is shooting 47.6% inside arc (#278), 31.4% on arc (#302)
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#54), 37.1% on arc (#324)
— Broncs are #238 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rider’s schedule, to this point: #266
— bench minutes: #220
— Rider’s best win: 70-67 over #77 Iona

— Marist (7-11, 3-6) ranked #306 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #311
— Continuity: #326
— Marist lost its last two games, by 4-2 points.
— Marist is 1-3 SU in MAAC home games, 1-1 as a home dog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 48% inside arc (#259), 32% on arc (#269)
— Opponents are shooting 45.8% inside arc (#40), 36.7% on arc (#308)
— Marist is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #352
— bench minutes: #167
— Marist’s best win: 73-69 over #226 American

— Rider beat Marist 77-71 at home December 22.
— Rider won 11 of last 13 series games.
— Broncs won their last five visits to Poughkeepsie,

Saint Louis @ Davidson
— Saint Louis (14-6, 6-1) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #97
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #43
— Saint Louis won its last five games, giving up 64.2 ppg.
— Saint Louis won three of its four A-14 road games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 45.1% on arc (#28)
— Billikens are #85 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Louis is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Saint Louis’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #124
— Saint Louis’s best win: 76-73 over #1 Providence

— Davidson (10-10, 3-5) ranked #139 by KenPom
— Tempo: #235
— Experience: #188
— Continuity: #192
— Davidson is 4-9 in its last 13 games, after a 6-1 start.
— Davidson lost two of its three A-14 home games.
— Wildcats are shooting only 26.3% on arc in A-14 games.
— Wildcats are #230 team on defensive boards.
— Davidson is 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #122
— bench minutes: #314
— Davidson’s best win: 89-80 over #103 San Francisco.

— Davidson won three in row, seven of last eight meetings.
— Billikens lost last four visits to Charlotte, by 35-3-12-21 points.

Detroit @ Robert Morris
— Detroit (8-13, 4-6) ranked #224 by KenPom
— Tempo: #201
— Experience: #58
— Continuity: #286
— Detroit lost five of its last seven games.
— Detroit is 2-3 SU in Horizon road tilts, 2-2 ATS as a road dog.
— Titans are shooting 45.8% inside arc (#317), 38.7% on arc (#13)
— Opponents are shooting 52% inside arc (#260), 37% on arc (#321)
— Titans are #310 team in country on defensive boards.
— Detroit’s schedule, to this point: #198
— bench minutes: #54
— Detroit’s best win: 70-49 over #107 Charlotte.

— Robert Morris (9-12, 4-6) ranked #250 by KenPom
— Tempo: #229
— Experience: #184
— Continuity: #115
— RMC lost five of its last seven games.
— RMC is 2-1 SU in Horizon home games, 0-2 ATS as home favorite.
— Colonials are shooting 32.3% on arc (#251), 48.6% inside arc (#241)
— Opponents are shooting 37.1% on arc (#325), 46.3% inside arc (#51)
— Colonials are 3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— RMC’s schedule, to this point: #277
— bench minutes: #313
— RMC’s best win: 75-70 over #204 Fort Wayne

— Detroit beat Robert Morris 87-75 at home January 14th.
— Antoine Davis scored 41 points, was 11-18 on the arc.
— Detroit won all five Horizon League meetings.

Fort Wayne @ Cleveland State
— Fort Wayne (14-8, 6-5) ranked #205 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #2
— Continuity: #4
— Fort Wayne split its last six games, after an 11-5 start.
— Mastodons are 3-2 SU on Horizon road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Foes are shooting 29.5% on arc (#21), 54.9% inside arc (#331)
— Mastodons are 6-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fort Wayne is #28 team in country on offensive boards.
— Fort Wayne’s schedule, to this point: #326
— bench minutes: #294
— Fort Wayne’s best win: 76-71 at #124 Youngstown.

— Cleveland State (12-9, 7-3) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #321
— Experience: #138
— Continuity: #202
— CSU won four of its last five games.
— CSU is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS as a Horizon home favorite.
— Vikings are #41 team on offensive boards, #350 on defensive end.
— Vikings are shooting 30% on the arc (#331)
— CSU forces turnovers 21.4% of time (#48)
— CSU’s schedule, to this point: #261
— bench minutes: #256
— CSU’s best win: 72-60 at #205 Fort Wayne

— Cleveland State won 72-60 at Fort Wayne January 16.
— Vikings won seven of last nine series games.

North Dakota @ North Dakota State
— North Dakota (7-15, 1-8) ranked #313 by KenPom
— Tempo: #259
— Experience: #320
— Continuity: #120
— North Dakota lost 12 of its last 13 D-I games.
— Hawks are 0-4 SU/ATS in Summit League road games.
— North Dakota is 1-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Hawks have #313 eFG% defense in country.
— Hawks are shooting 48.3% inside arc (#249)
— North Dakota’s schedule, to this point: #267
— bench minutes: #36
— North Dakota’s best win: 73-57 over #168 Cal-Fullerton.

— North Dakota State (8-13, 5-4) ranked #236 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #347
— Continuity: #279
— State lost its last two games, giving up 92-75 points.
— State is 2-2 SU in Summit home games, 1-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Bison have the #286 eFG% defense in country.
— State is 4-6 against teams ranked outside top 200.
— Bison are #15 team in country on defensive boards.
— State’s schedule, to this point: #165
— bench minutes: #17
— State’s best win: 67-62 at #164 Portland.

— State (-1.5) won 71-49 at UND December 30.
— Bison won nine of last 11 series games.
— North Dakota lost last three visits to Fargo, by 2-9-10 points.

Buffalo @ Kent State
— Buffalo (10-10, 4-3) ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #7
— Experience: #342
— Continuity: #349
— Buffalo split its last eight games.
— Bulls are 1-2 SU on MAC road, 1-0 ATS as a MAC road dog.
— Buffalo is turning ball over 19.8% of time (#260)
— Buffalo is #249 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bulls are 0-6 vs top 100 teams (5 losses by 18+ points)
— Buffalo’s schedule, to this point: #129
— bench minutes: #224
— Buffalo’s best win: 88-87 over #120 Colgate

— Kent State (16-4, 6-1) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #139
— Experience: #46
— Continuity: #54
— Kent State won nine of its last ten D-I games.
— Kent State is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a MAC home favorite.
— Kent State is forcing turnovers 23.7% of time (#14)
— Flashes are #259 team in country on defensive boards.
— Flashes are 4-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Kent State’s schedule, to this point: #172
— bench minutes: #266
— Kent State’s best win: 75-63 over #104 Toledo.

— Teams split last six series games.
— Bulls lost 84-81/70-65 in last two visits to Kent.

Oakland @ Youngstown State
— Oakland (9-12, 7-3) ranked #258 by KenPom
— Tempo: #138
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #49
— Oakland won seven of its last eight games.
— Grizzlies are 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS as a Horizon road underdog.
— Oakland is #341 team in country on defensive boards.
— Grizzlies have #321 eFG% defense in country.
— Oakland is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oakland’s schedule, to this point: #154
— bench minutes: #354
— Oakland’s best win: 64-63 at #200 Northern Kentucky

— Youngstown State (15-6, 7-3) ranked #124 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #17
— Continuity: #256
— Youngstown won five of its last six games.
— Penguins are 4-1 SU in Horizon home tilts, 3-1 ATS as a home fave.
— Youngstown is shooting 54.3% inside arc (#41), 39.2% on arc (#6)
— Penguins are #61 team in country on offensive boards.
— Youngstown has #312 eFG% defense in country.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #331
— bench minutes: #268
— Youngstown’s best win: 85-71 over #158 Cleveland State

— Youngstown won 85-69 at Oakland January 14.
— Oakland won five of last seven series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.

Air Force @ New Mexico
— Air Force (12-9, 3-5) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #316
— Continuity: #68
— Air Force is 3-5 in conference; they were 9-4 pre-conference.
— Falcons are 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS as a MW road underdog.
— Air Force is shooting 55.4% inside arc (#26).
— Opponents are shooting 28.4% on the arc (#9)
— Air Force is #222 team in country on defensive boards.
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #280
— bench minutes: #94
— Air Force’s best win: 85-74 in OT at #111 Colorado State

— New Mexico (18-3, 5-3) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #22
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #52
— New Mexico won four of its last five games.
— Lobos split last two games, both of which went to OT
— Lobos are 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— New Mexico is shooting 35.8% on arc (#85), 53.4% inside arc (#57)
— New Mexico is #34 team in country on defensive boards.
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #104
— bench minutes: #332
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #7 Saint Mary’s

— New Mexico won five of last seven series games.
— Air Force lost its last 12 visits to Albuquerque (69-65 LY)

 

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

MAN at NIAG	07:00 PM	MAN +6.0 O 126.0	+500 +500
IONA at SIE	07:00 PM	SIE +7.0 O 140.5	+500 +500
RID at MRST	07:00 PM	RID -2.5 U 129.0	+500 +500
SLU at DAV	07:00 PM	SLU -2.0 O 146.5	+500 +500
DETU at RMU	07:00 PM	DETU +2.5 U 143.5	+500 +500
PFW at CLEVST	07:00 PM	CLEVST -4.0 U 138.0	+500 +500
UND at NDSU	08:00 PM	NDSU -8.0 O 138.5	+500 +500
BUFF at KENT	09:00 PM	BUFF +10.5 O 150.0	+500 +500
OAK at YSU	09:00 PM	YSU -9.0 U 151.0	+500 +500
AFA at UNM	10:00 PM	UNM -12.5 U 142.5	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks

Past Completed Picks

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Saturday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best eFG% defense:
38.5%— Tennessee
40.7%— Houston
41.3%— Alabama
42.3%— Utah
43.1%— Auburn
43.5%— Hawai’i

Quote of the Day
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

Saturday’s quiz
When ESPN’s Dick Vitale coached college basketball, what team did he coach?

Friday’s quiz
The baseball scenes in The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.

Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team.

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Saturday’s Den: College hoop teams/leagues I need to see in February

Little more than a month until the college basketball conference tournaments start; having ESPN+ on my TV now gives me a good chance to watch a lot of games from smaller leagues, so why you’re sleeping, I’ll be watching mid-major basketball.

Here are teams/leagues I need to see more of before then:

— Charleston is 21-1 vs schedule #286, Florida Atlantic is 20-1 vs schedule #198; ESPN has FAU as an 8-seed, so they might be able to survive a loss in the C-USA tournament, but Charleston is listed as an 11-seed, so they’ll probably need to win the CAA tournament to make the NCAA’s.

Both teams had their only loss way back on November 11.

— Towson has won seven of last eight games; they’ve got best continuity number in CAA, so they figure to be Charleston’s biggest threat.

— UAB is 14-7, 5-5 in C-USA, but their star G Jordan Walker missed their last four games; they are a threat in C-USA tourney if they Walker back, but only if. North Texas would be the other team that could make FAU squirm- they lost 66-62 to the Owls couple weeks ago.

— VCU, Saint Louis and Dayton are the three best teams in the A-15; this could be the first time since 2002 that the A-15 only gets only one team in the NCAA’s.

VCU won 11 of its last 12 games; they have sketchy losses to Duquesne, Jacksonville; a 63-59 loss to fellow bubble team Arizona State won’t help any.

Saint Louis beat Memphis/Providence, but lost to SIU-Edwardsville.

— I haven’t seen any Big Sky games yet this season; I’ll fix that today by watching a couple. Right now, Eastern Washington is 15-7/9-0; they’ve won their last 11 games, but lost to Texas Tech, which is winless in the Big X, and FIU, which is 4-6 in C-USA.

Montana State has best continuity number in Big Sky; they’re 7-2 in league games, but their non-league resume is pretty dismal.

Whoever wins the Big Sky tournament better enjoy it; they won’t last long in NCAA’s.

— There are 13 teams in the WAC this year, as schools migrate in/out of the league for mostly football-related reasons. Southern Utah has most experienced team; Seattle is the contender with best continuity number, while Sam Houston State has wins over Oklahoma/Utah to boost its resume. Bearkats are shooting 40.6% on arc, #2 in country.

Traditional WAC power New Mexico State has been in NCAA’s 8 of the last 10 years, but Aggies have had lot of off-court problems this year- they’re 0-8 in WAC games this year, which leaves the door ajar for someone new to represent the WAC in March.

— Missouri Valley Conference is #14 league so far this year, its 2nd-lowest ranking in the last 20 years. This is a one-bid league no matter what; Drake/Southern Illinois have best experience, continuity numbers, while Belmont is 9-2 in its first season in the Valley.

One thing about conference tournaments is that you need depth to win three games in three days. Belmont/Salukis have more depth than Drake does.

Northern Iowa is 8-3 in MVC games; they were 4-6 in pre-conference games.

— Sun Belt has 14 teams, stretching from Virginia to Texas; Marshall/James Madison have most experienced teams, Louisiana/Marshall have best continuity numbers. Mike D’Antoni’s brother has been the coach at Marshall for nine years; they play fast, #30 tempo in country.

With four top 100 teams, need to watch some Sun Belt ball in February. Every team in league has already lost 2+ conference games, so their conference tournament should be interesting.

— I’ve watched decent amount of Big West games already; looks like there are five teams with a legit shot at winning their league tournament. Cal-Davis has won six of its last seven games; along with Cal-Santa Barbara, they’re two teams with best experience/continuity numbers.

Cal-Riverside has the best team they’ve had since moving up to D-I; they’ve won eight of their last ten games. Cal-Irvine/Hawai’i are also good teams; Anteaters are little less experienced than usual, but they’re shooting 3’s better than they have since 2015, when they made the NCAA’s.

— ESPN needs to get some Southern Conference games on TV; this is a pretty good league, the league Steph Curry played in. This year, Samford, Furman, NC-Greensboro will be the favorites to win the league tournament; Greensboro has best experience/continuity numbers, Samford has #43 eFG% in country, so they can score the ball.

Furman is the team to watch; they’re 7-2 in SoCon games this year, 86-30 the last seven years, but they haven’t won the SoCon tourney during that time, losing the final in OT last year, also getting bounced in OT the year before. Paladins last made the NCAA’s in 1980.

— ESPN carries lot of Mid-American Conference games on TV, mostly Friday nights; Toledo and Kent State are the favorites this year, along with Akron.

Toledo is 14-6, 5-2 this year; they’ve got an older, experienced team with good continuity. Last three years, Toledo is 37-9 in MAC games, but they haven’t won the MAC tournament- their last NCAA appearance was 1980, just like Furman.

— MAAC tournament used to be here in Albany, but now they play it in Atlantic City, because they have casinos there. Not sure the league makes more $$$ this way, but some teams didn’t like playing the tournament on Siena’s home court every year.

Siena whacked Iona Friday night; they’re 8-2 in MAAC, just ahead of Rider, the team with the best experience/continuity numbers in the league. Iona has made five of last six NCAA’s, but they’re not as experienced this year, are 2-3 in their last five games.

Quinnipiac has won six games in a row; they’re 15-5 as they try to make the NCAA’s for the first time. Mike Dunleavy’s son is the Bobcats’ coach.

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 28

13 of Saturday’s college hoop games

Auburn @ West Virginia
— Auburn (16-4) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #89
— Continuity: #56
— Auburn won five of its last six games.
— Auburn is #284 team on defensive boards, #18 on offensive end.
— Tigers have #5 eFG% defense.
— Auburn is shooting 29.4% on the arc (#341)
— Tigers are 7-4 vs top 100 teams.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #44
— bench minutes: #28
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas

— West Virginia (12-8) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #132
— Experience: #81
— Continuity: #331
— West Virginia lost six of its last eight games.
— West Virginia is 5-8 against top 100 teams.
— WVU is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#36)
— WVU is #25 team in country on offensive boards.
— West Virginia is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #74
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #13 TCU

Xavier @ Creighton
— Xavier (17-4, 9-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #16
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #39
— Xavier won 13 of its last 14 games.
— Xavier is 4-1 SU/ATS on Big East road, 2-0 as a road dog.
— Musketeers are shooting 54.5% inside arc (#38), 40.3% on arc (#4)
— Musketeers are #78 team in country on offensive boards.
— Xavier is 7-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #337
— Xavier’s best wins: 83-73/82-79 over #6 UConn

— Creighton (12-8, 6-3) ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #117
— Experience: #162
— Continuity: #92
— Creighton won six of its last eight games.
— Creighton is 5-0 SU/3-1-1 ATS as Big East home favorite.
— Bluejays are shooting 55.6% inside arc (#21).
— Bluejays are #18 team on defensive boards.
— Creighton is 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #11
— bench minutes: #342
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #22 Arkansas

— Xavier beat Creighton 90-87 at home January 11.
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Xavier lost three of last four visits to Omaha.
— Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 10-4 ATS

NC State @ Wake Forest
— NC State (16-5, 6-4) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #51
— Experience: #50
— Continuity: #240
— NC State won eight of its last ten games.
— Wolfpack is 2-3 SU on ACC road, 1-3 ATS as road underdogs.
— NC State is #82 team in country on defensive boards.
— NC State is 14-1 when it allows less than 78 points, 2-4 if they allow 78+
— Wolfpack is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #274
— NC State’s best win: 84-60 over #32 Duke

— Wake Forest (14-7, 6-4) ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #77
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #299
— Wake Forest lost its last two games, giving up 76-81 points.
— Wake Forest is 4-1 SU in ACC home games, 2-0 ATS as home favorite.
— Deacons are shooting 54.1% inside arc (#42), 37.4% on arc (#30)
— Deacons are #65 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wake Forest is 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #298
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #32 Duke

— NC State won five of last six series games.
— Wolfpack split their last four visits to Winston-Salem.
— ACC home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4 ATS

Alabama @ Oklahoma
— Alabama (18-2) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #252
— Continuity: #280
— Alabama won its last nine games SU.
— Alabama has #3 eFG% defense in country.
— Crimson Tide won all six of its true road games.
— Crimson Tide is #33 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama’s losses: to #6 UConn, #18 Gonzaga
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #92
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston

— Oklahoma (11-9) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #154
— Oklahoma lost six of its last eight games.
— Last three games, Oklahoma scored 56 ppg.
— Sooners are shooting 54.4% inside arc (#40)
— Sooners are #75 team on defensive boards.
— Oklahoma is 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #6
— bench minutes: #246
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #21 West Virginia

Iowa State @ Missouri
— Iowa State (15-4) ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #194
— Iowa State lost its last two road games, both by 2 points.
— Iowa State is 8-2 in its last ten games, overall.
— Cyclones are forcing turnovers 28% of time (#1)
— Iowa State is #36 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #196
— Iowa State’s best win: 78-67 over #9 Texas

— Missouri (15-5) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #37
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #324
— Missouri is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 14-1 start.
— Missouri is forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#7)
— Tigers has #268 eFG% defense in country.
— Missouri is #361 team in country on defensive boards.
— Tigers are shooting 58.1% inside arc (#6)
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #67
— bench minutes: #80
— Missouri’s best win: 79-76 over #22 Arkansas

Arkansas @ Baylor
— Arkansas (14-6) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #266
— Continuity: #332
— Arkansas won its last two games, after a 1-5 skid.
— Hogs lost its last four road games, by 3-13-13-3 points.
— Arkansas is shooting 30.8% on arc (#316), 53.5% inside arc (#52)
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#30)
— Arkansas is #34 team in country on offensive boards.
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #302
— Arkansas best win: 78-74 in OT over #26 San Diego State

— Baylor (15-5) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #215
— Continuity: #203
— Baylor won its last five games, four of them by 7 or less points.
— Baylor is #8 team in country on offensive boards
— Bears are forcing turnovers 21% of time (#56)
— Bears have #53 eFG% in country.
— Baylor is 8-5 against top 100 teams.
— Baylor’s schedule, to this point: #12
— bench minutes: #122
— Baylor’s best win: 80-75 over #4 UCLA

Arizona @ Washington
— Arizona (18-3, 7-3) ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #68
— Continuity: #164
— Arizona won its last three games, giving up 58.7 ppg.
— Wildcats are 16-0 scoring 70+ points, 2-3 scoring less than 70.
— Arizona is shooting 56.7% inside arc (#10)
— Wildcats are 1-3-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road favorite.
— Arizona is 5-0 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Arizona’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #291
— Arizona’s best win: 75-70 over #2 Tennessee

— Washington (13-9, 5-6) ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #242
— Washington won four of last five games, with two wins in OT.
— Washington is 4-2 SU in Pac-12 home games, 3-1 ATS as a home dog.
— Huskies are turning ball over 20.1% of time (#276)
— Washington is 4-7 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Huskies are #325 team in country on defensive boards.
— Washington’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #217
— Washington’s best win: 68-64 in OT over #7 Saint Mary’s

— Arizona beat Washington 70-67 at home January 5.
— Wildcats won last six series games.
— Arizona won its last three visits here, by 3-27-24 points.
— Pac-12 home underdogs are 12-9 ATS this season.

Texas @ Tennessee
— Texas (17-3) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #75
— Experience: #8
— Continuity: #152
— Texas won five of its last six games.
— Longhorns are 16-0 allowing less than 78 points.
— Texas is forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#22)
— Texas is shooting 56.2% inside arc (#14)
— Longhorns are 6-3 vs top 50 teams.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #139
— Texas best win: 72-67 over #11 Creighton

— Tennessee (17-3) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #192
— Experience: #137
— Continuity: #136
— Tennessee won eight of its last nine games.
— Last three games, Tennessee gave up 52 ppg.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#6)
— Vols have #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols are #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #66
— bench minutes: #97
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #10 Kansas

— Rick Barnes coached Texas from 1998-2015, going 402-180. He led Longhorns to the 2003 Final Four.

Kansas @ Kentucky
— Kansas (16-4) ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #235
— Continuity: #225
— Kansas lost its last three games, giving up 80.3 ppg.
— Jayhawks are 8-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Kansas is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#55)
— Opponents are shooting 45.8% inside arc (#38)
— Jayhawks are 10-4 against top 100 teams.
— Kansas schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #345
— Kansas best win: 62-60 over #14 Iowa State

— Kentucky (14-6) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #270
— Experience: #105
— Continuity: #198
— Kentucky won its last four games, giving up 61.8 ppg.
— Wildcats are 6-5 vs top 100 teams, 2-4 vs top 50 teams.
— Kentucky is shooting 36.9% on arc (#41)
— Wildcats are #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #84
— bench minutes: #169
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #2 Tennessee

Arizona State @ Washington State
— Arizona State (15-6, 6-4) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #154
— Experience: #70
— Continuity: #238
— ASU lost its last three games, scoring 65.7 ppg.
— Sun Devils are 3-1 SU on Pac-12 road, 2-0 ATS as a road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 43% inside arc (#8).
— Sun Devils are shooting 31.9% on the arc (#275)
— ASU is 8-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #133
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #11 Creighton.

— Washington State (9-13, 4-7) ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #336
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #247
— Wazzu lost its last three games, scoring 58 ppg.
— Coogs are 3-3 SU/1-3 ATS as a Pac-12 home favorite.
— Coogs are shooting 47.7% inside arc (#277), 35.7% on arc (#86)
— Wazzu is #77 team in country on offensive boards.
— Wazzu is 2-11 against top 100 teams.
— Wazzu’s schedule, to this point: #7
— bench minutes: #256
— Wazzu’s best win: 74-61 at #15 Arizona.

— ASU beat Washington State 77-71 at home January 5th.
— ASU won five of last six series games.
— Sun Devils split their last four visits to Pullman.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-7 ATS

Utah @ Oregon
— Utah (15-7, 8-3) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #203
— Experience: #193
— Continuity: #53
— Utah won its last three games, giving up 56.7 ppg.
— Utes are 4-2 SU/ATS on Pac-12 road (2-1 as a road underdog).
— Opponents are shooting 27.4% on arc (#7), 42.9% inside arc (#7)
— Utes are 3-7 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Utah is 3-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Utah’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #279
— Utah’s best win: 81-66 over #16 Arizona.

— Oregon (12-9, 6-4) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #206
— Experience: #132
— Continuity: #130
— Oregon won three of its last four games.
— Ducks are 4-1 SU in Pac-12 home games, 1-3 ATS as home favorite.
— Oregon is shooting 30.6% on arc (#318), 54.8% inside arc (#32)
— Opponents are shooting 46.6% inside arc (#56)
— Ducks are turning ball over 19.2% of time (#229).
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— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #129
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #15 Arizona.

— Oregon won 70-60 at Utah January 7th.
— Ducks won last ten series games.
— Utah lost its last three visits to Eugene, by 18-3-13 points.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 5 or less points are 8-10 vs spread.

Nevada @ UNLV
— Nevada (16-5, 6-2) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #265
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #176
— Nevada won eight of its last ten games.
— Wolf Pack is 2-2 SU on Pac-12 road (1-1 ATS as a road dog).
— Nevada is 12-1 when it scores 66+ points, 4-4 if it scores less than 66.
— Wolf Pack is getting 23.6% of its points on foul line (#8)
— Nevada is 6-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #331
— Nevada’s best win: 74-72 over #27 Boise State

— UNLV (13-7, 2-6) ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #84
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #259
— UNLV lost six of its last eight games
— UNLV is 1-3 SU/ATS in Mountain West home games.
— Rebels are have #274 eFG% defense.
— UNLV is #304 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 26.6% of time (#2)
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #146
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #44 New Mexico

— UNLV swept Nevada LY, 69-58/62-54, ending an 0-8 series skid.
— Wolf Pack won four of last five meetings in Las Vegas.
— Mountain West home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4 ATS.

Saint Mary’s @ BYU
— Saint Mary’s (18-4, 7-0) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #182
— Continuity: #63
— Saint Mary’s won its last eight D-I games.
— Gaels are 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a WCC road favorite.
— Saint Mary’s shooting 37.4% on arc (#31), 52.1% inside arc (#100)
— Saint Mary’s is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
— Gaels are forcing turnovers 20.1% of time (#89)
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #346
— Saint Mary’s best win: 68-61 over #26 San Diego State.

— BYU (14-9, 4-4) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #36
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #236
— BYU lost four of its last six games SU.
— Cougars are 2-1 SU/ATS in WCC home games.
— BYU is #9 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are turning ball over 22.2% of time (#340)
— BYU is 5-8 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #87
— bench minutes: #54
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #11 Creighton

— BYU won three of last four series games.
— Saint Mary’s lost last four visits to Provo, by 5-2-14-9 points.
— WCC single digit home underdogs are 5-4 ATS.

 

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