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Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, January 30
13 of Sunday’s best college hoop games
Providence @ Villanova
— Providence (16-5, 8-2) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #293
— Providence won 11 of its last 13 games.
— Providence is 3-2 SU/4-1 ATS on Big East road.
— Friars are #6 team in country on offensive boards.
— Providence is getting 22.2% on its points on foul line (#19)
— Friars are 4-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #80
— bench minutes: #206
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn.
— Villanova (10-10, 4-5) ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #178
— Continuity: #133
— Villanova is 3-5 in its last eight games (2 wins vs Georgetown).
— Villanova is 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Wildcats are shooting 53.3% inside arc (#59), 83.2% on line (#1)
— Wildcats are #96 team in country on defensive boards.
— Villanova is 4-8 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #28
— bench minutes: #271
— Villanova’s best win: 70-66 over #40 Oklahoma
— Villanova won eight of last ten series games.
— Friars lost 71-56/76-74 in last two visits to Villanova.
Michigan @ Penn State
— Michigan (11-9, 5-4) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #129
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #274
— Michigan lost four of its last six games.
— Michigan is 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS on Big 14 road, 0-3 as a road dog.
— Wolverines have #89 eFG% in country.
— Wolverines are 4-8 vs top 100 teams.
— Michigan is 4-8 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #282
— Michigan’s best win: 81-46 over #33 Maryland
— Penn State (13-7, 4-5) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #136
— Penn State lost four of its last six games.
— Penn State is 3-2 SU/ATS in Big 14 home tilts, 3-1 as a home favorite.
— Lions get only 11.8% of points on foul line, 2nd-least in country.
— Lions are #44 team on defensive boards.
— Penn State has #20 eFG% in country.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #46
— bench minutes: #126
— Penn State’s best win: 74-59 at #22 Illinois
— Michigan won 10 of last 12 series games.
— Wolverines won four of last five visits to Happy Valley.
Michigan State @ Purdue
— Michigan State (14-7, 6-4) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #151
— Continuity: #128
— Michigan State lost three of its last five games.
— Spartans are 2-2 SU/ATS as Big 14 road underdogs.
— Michigan State is #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— MSU is shooting 47.7% inside arc (#275), 37.6% on arc (#27)
— Spartans are 7-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #241
— Michigan State’s best win: 70-57 over #16 Rutgers
— Purdue (14-7, 6-4) ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #77
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #299
— Purdue won its last seven games, last two by 3-5 points.
— Purdue is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS as Big 14 home favorite.
— Boilers are shooting 53.7% inside arc (#50), 32.9% on arc (#227)
— Boilers are #3 team in country on offensive boards.
— Purdue has #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #298
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #8 Marquette
— Purdue won 64-63 at Michigan State January 16.
— Boilermakers won five of last six meetings.
— Spartans lost last five visits to Mackey Arena.
Quinnipiac @ Iona
— Quinnipiac (15-5, 6-3) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #46
— Quinnipiac won its last six games SU.
— Quinnipiac 3-1 SU/ATS on MAAC road, 2-0 as MAAC dog.
— Bobcats have #31 eFG% defense in country.
— Bobcats are #39 team on offensive boards, #63 on defensive end.
— Quinnipiac is #338 team in country on foul line.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #296
— bench minutes: #58
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #81 Iona
— Iona (13-7, 6-3) ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #91
— Experience: #226
— Continuity: #189
— Iona lost three of its last five games.
— Iona has #41 eFG% defense in country.
— Gaels are #264 team on defensive boards.
— Gaels are 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Iona is 3-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #171
— bench minutes: #199
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #79 Saint Louis.
— Quinnipiac beat Iona 81-58 at home January 8th.
— Iona won five of last eight series games.
— Bobcats won two of last three visits to New Rochelle.
Siena @ Marist
— Siena (14-7, 8-2) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #206
— Experience: #242
— Continuity: #125
— Siena is 9-2 in its last 11 games, overall.
— Siena is 3-1 SU/ATS on MAAC road, 1-1 as road favorite.
— Saints are shooting 35.8% on arc (#81)
— Siena is #79 team in country on defensive boards.
— Flat spot for Saints after Friday’s big win over Iona?
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #273
— bench minutes: #179
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #52 Seton Hall
— Marist (7-12, 3-7) ranked #312 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #310
— Continuity: #327
— Marist lost its last three games, scoring 54.7 ppg.
— Marist is 1-4 SU/ATS in MAAC home games, 1-2 as home dog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 47.9% inside arc (#268), 31.2% on arc (#302)
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#53), 36.9% on arc (#315)
— Red Foxes are 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #350
— bench minutes: #154
— Marist’s best win: 73-69 over #221 American
— Teams split their last four meetings.
— Saints won four of last five visits to Poughkeepsie.
Rider @ Fairfield
— Rider (10-9, 7-3) ranked #198 by KenPom
— Tempo: #274
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #30
— Rider won its last four games, giving up 61.5 ppg.
— Broncs are 3-2 SU in MAAC true road games, 2-1 ATS as road dog.
— Rider is shooting 31.8% on arc (#281), 48.2% inside arc (#259)
— Luckily for them, Rider is #48 team in country on offensive boards.
— Strangely, Broncs are #223 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rider’s schedule, to this point: #277
— bench minutes: #208
— Rider’s best win: 70-67 at #82 Iona.
— Fairfield (10-10, 6-4) ranked #231 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #82
— Fairfield won its last four games, giving up 55.5 ppg.
— Fairfield is 3-2 SU/ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Stags are shooting 28.1% on arc (#356), 47.1% inside arc (#297)
— Stags are getting 23.8% of their points on foul line (#5)
— Fairfield is 2-5 against top 200 teams.
— Fairfield’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #242
— Fairfield’s best win: 74-69 over #133 Towson
— Fairfield won last three series games.
— Rider lost 72-56/65-59 in last two visits here.
Georgetown @ St John’s
— Georgetown (6-15, 1-9) ranked #226 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #356
— Last game, Georgetown snapped a 29-game Big East losing skid.
— Hoyas are 0-5 SU/3-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Georgetown is shooting 49.4% inside arc (#211), 31.4% on arc (#298)
— Hoyas have #305 eFG% defense in country.
— Georgetown is 0-11 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Georgetown’s schedule, to this point: #65
— bench minutes: #222
— Georgetown’s best win: 81-76 over #137 DePaul.
— St John’s (13-8, 3-7) ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #87
— St John’s lost seven of its last nine games SU.
— St John’s is 2-3 SU/ATS in Big East home games, 2-1 ATS as home favorite.
— Big East opponents are shooting 54.3% inside arc (#11 of 11)
— St John’s is 2-8 against teams ranked in top 100.
— Red Storm has shortest offensive possessions in country (14.8 seconds)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #147
— St John’s best win: 85-74 at #6 UConn
— St John’s won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in the Big Apple.
Rutgers @ Iowa
— Rutgers (14-6, 6-3) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #115
— Continuity: #63
— Rutgers won eight of its last ten games.
— Knights are 2-2 SU on Big 14 road, 2-1 ATS as road dog.
— Rutgers is forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#19)
— Rutgers has #6 eFG% defense in country.
— Knights are #35 team in country on offensive boards.
— Rutgers’ schedule, to this point: #60
— bench minutes: #170
— Rutgers’ best win: 65-64 at #4 Purdue
— Iowa (12-8, 4-5) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #130
— Continuity: #47
— Iowa is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
— Iowa won its last three home games, scoring 83.3 ppg.
— Iowa is 3-1 SU/ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Hawkeyes are shooting 52.4% inside arc (#87)
— Hawkeyes are 7-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #189
— Iowa’s best win: 76-65 at #16 Rutgers
— Iowa won 76-65 at Rutgers January 8th.
— Hawkeyes won five of last six series games.
— Rutgers lost 85-80/74-66 in last two visits to Iowa.
Detroit @ Youngstown State
— Detroit (8-14, 4-7) ranked #226 by KenPom
— Tempo: #181
— Experience: #37
— Continuity: #286
— Detroit lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Titans are 2-4 SU/2-3-1 ATS on Horizon road, 2-3 as road dog.
— Detroit has #328 eFG% defense in country.
— Titans are #298 team in country on defensive boards.
— Titans are shooting 39.1% on the arc (#10)
— Detroit’s schedule, to this point: #189
— bench minutes: #60
— Detroit’s best win: 70-49 over #104 Charlotte
— Youngstown State (16-6, 8-3) ranked #124 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #256
— Youngstown won nine of its last eleven games.
— Penguins are 5-1 SU at home in Horizon, 3-2 ATS as home faves.
— Youngstown is shooting 39.3% on arc (#7), 54.6% inside arc (#36)
— Penguins are #59 team in country on offensive boards.
— Youngstown has #319 eFG% defense in country.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #332
— bench minutes: #283
— Youngstown’s best win: 85-71 over #159 Cleveland State
— Youngstown won 84-79 at Detroit January 12
— Penguins won five of last seven series games.
— Detroit split its last four visits to Youngstown.
Drake @ Belmont
— Drake (16-6, 7-4) ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #20
— Drake won five of its last six games.
— Bulldogs are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS on MVC road.
— Drake has #72 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs are #10 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 8-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #227
— bench minutes: #270
— Drake’s best win: 86-61 over #89 Bradley
— Belmont (16-6, 9-2) ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #161
— Experience: #178
— Continuity: #266
— Belmont won its last seven games SU.
— Bruins are 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS at home in MVC, 3-1 as a favorite.
— Bruins are shooting 40.4% on the arc (#3)
— Belmont is #302 team in country on defensive boards.
— Belmont is 8-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #197
— bench minutes: #165
— Belmont’s best wins: 63-60/78-76 over #89 Bradley
Furman @ NC-Greensboro
— Furman (16-6, 7-2) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #86
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #27
— Furman won six of its last seven games SU.
— Paladins are 4-1 SU/ATS on SoCon road.
— Furman is shooting 59.4% inside arc (#2)
— Paladins have #286 eFG% defense.
— Forman is 6-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #260
— bench minutes: #301
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #118 Belmont
— NC-Greensboro (14-8, 8-1) ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #48
— Continuity: #70
— NC-Greensboro won five in row, eight of last nine games.
— Spartans won four of their five SoCom home games SU.
— NC-Greensboro has #49 eFG% defense in country.
— NC-Greensboro is shooting 47.4% inside arc (#288)
— Spartans are forcing turnovers 20.7% of time (#68).
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— NC-Greensboro’s schedule, to this point: #184
— bench minutes: #142
— NC-Greensboro’s best win: 75-67 over #76 Marshall
— UNCG won 88-80 in OT at Furman January 14th.
— Spartans won three of last four series games.
— Paladins won three of last four visits to Greensboro.
South Florida @ SMU
— South Florida (9-12, 2-6) ranked #134 by KenPom
— Tempo: #133
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #155
— South Florida lost six of its last eight games.
— Bulls are 2-2 SU/4-0 ATS as an AAC road dog.
— South Florida is #39 team in country on offensive boards.
— Bulls are forcing turnovers 20% of time (#96)
— South Florida is 3-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Florida’s schedule, to this point: #157
— bench minutes: #214
— South Florida’s best win: 85-72 over #62 UCF.
— SMU (7-14, 2-6) ranked #180 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #271
— SMU lost six of its last seven games
— SMU is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS in AAC home games.
— Mustangs are shooting 30.4% on arc (#323), 47.5% inside arc (#284)
— SMU is #262 team in country on defensive boards.
— Mustangs are 2-13 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— SMU’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #196
— SMU’s best win: 77-74 over #47 Utah State
— SMU won four of last five series games.
— USF lost 82-64/77-65 in its last two visits to Dallas.
Memphis @ Tulsa
— Memphis (16-5, 6-2) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #261
— Memphis won its last four games, scoring 80.8 ppg.
— Tigers are 1-5 ATS as an AAC favorite, 0-2 on road.
— Memphis is shooting 32.7% on arc (#237), 53.4% inside arc (#57)
— Memphis #24 eFG% defense in country (#335 on defensive boards)
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.4% of time (#51)
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #47
— Memphis best win: 82-73 over #28 Auburn.
— Tulsa (5-14, 1-7) ranked #249 by KenPom
— Tempo: #112
— Experience: #276
— Continuity: #229
— Tulsa lost eight of its last nine games SU.
— Hurricane is 1-3 SU/1-2-1 ATS as an AAC home dog.
— Opponents are shooting 55.6% inside arc (#345)
— Tulsa is #329 team in country on defensive boards.
— Tulsa is shooting 32.2% on arc (#265)
— Tulsa’s schedule, to this point: #118
— bench minutes: #157
— Tulsa’s best win: 81-79 in OT over #85 Tulane.
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Memphis lost five of its last six visits to Tulsa.
