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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 31
13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Virginia Tech @ Miami
— Virginia Tech (13-8, 3-7) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #238
— Experience: #104
— Continuity: #177
— Virginia Tech won its last two games, after an 0-7 skid.
— Virginia Tech is 0-5 SU/0-4-1 ATS on ACC road, 0-1-1 as road dog.
— Hokies are shooting 54.2% inside arc (#42).
— Virginia Tech is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Hokies are 6-7 against top 100 teams.
— Virginia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #60
— bench minutes: #314
— Virginia Tech’s best win: 78-75 over #28 Duke
— Miami (16-5, 7-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #142
— Miami is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 13-1 start.
— Miami is shooting 54.7% inside arc (#30), 76.1% on line (#27)
— Hurricanes are #309 team in country on defensive boards.
— Hurricanes are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in ACC home games, 2-1 as home faves.
— Miami is 7-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Miami’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #318
— Miami’s best win: 66-64 over #13 Virginia
— Virginia Tech won six of last nine series games.
— Tech won last two visits to Miami, by 1-4 points.
— Last five series games were decided 3 or fewer points, or in OT
— ACC home favorites of 4 or less points are 7-5 ATS.
Wake Forest @ Duke
— Wake Forest (11-9, 5-4) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #129
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #274
— Wake Forest lost its last three games, by 9-2-2 points.
— Last four games, Wake Forest allowed 78.3 ppg
— Deacons have #22 eFG% in country.
— Deacons are #76 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wake Forest is 5-7 against top 100 teams.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #282
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #28 Duke
— Duke (13-7, 4-5) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #341
— Duke is 5-4 in last nine games, after 10-2 start .
— Duke is 4-0 SU/1-2-1 ATS as an ACC home favorite.
— Blue Devils are 2-7-1 ATS in its ACC games.
— Blue Devils are #1 team on offensive boards.
— Duke has #36 eFG% defense in country.
— Duke’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #118
— Duke’s best win: 71-64 over #22 Xavier.
— Wake Forest beat Duke 81-70 at home December 20.
— Duke won 15 of last 17 series games.
— Since 2004, Deacons are 0-18 in Cameron (76-74 last year)
— ACC home favorites of 8 or fewer points are 12-17 ATS.
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
— Texas A&M (15-6, 7-1) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #82
— Texas A&M won nine of its last ten games.
— Aggies are 3-1 SU/ATS on SEC road, 2-1 as road underdogs.
— Texas A&M is #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Texas A&M is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#77), 31.5% on arc (#300)
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#20)
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #124
— Texas A&M’s best win: 79-63 at #29 Auburn
— Arkansas (14-7, 3-5) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #261
— Continuity: #333
— Arkansas is 3-6 in its last nine games, after an 11-1 start.
— Arkansas is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS in SEC home tilts. 2-1 as a home favorite.
— Hogs are shooting 53.7% inside arc (#48), 30.7% on arc (#316)
— Hogs are #57 team in country on defensive boards.
— Arkansas has #32 eFG% defense in country.
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #301
— Arkansas best win: 78-74 in OT over #24 San Diego State
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Aggies lost last three visits to Arkansas, by 10-7-3 points.
— SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 ATS.
VCU @ Davidson
— VCU (16-6, 7-2) ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #194
— VCU won six of its last seven games SU.
— VCU 3-1 SU/ATS on A-14 road, 2-0 as a road favorite.
— Rams are forcing turnovers 25% of time (#7)
— Rams are turning ball over 21.7% of time (#328)
— VCU is getting 23.1% of its points on foul line (#10)
— VCU’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #103
— VCU’s best win: 63-62 at #58 Dayton
— Davidson (10-11, 3-6) ranked #140 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #188
— Continuity: #192
— Davidson lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— Davidson is 1-3 SU/ATS in A-15 home tilts, 0-2 as home underdog.
— Wildcats are #264 team on defensive boards.
— Wildcats are shooting 30.1% on arc (#330), 51.7% inside arc (#113)
— Davidson is 4-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #114
— bench minutes: #315
— Davidson’s best win: 89-80 over #97 San Francisco
— Davidson is 5-3 in last eight series games.
— VCU lost four of last five visits to Davidson
— A-15 home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-7 ATS.
Kansas State @ Kansas
— Kansas State (18-3, 6-2) ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #86
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #317
— K-State is 6-2 SU in Big X games, with three overtime wins.
— K-State is 2-1 SU/ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#43)
— K-State have #43 eFG% defense.
— Wildcats are #258 team on defensive boards.
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #39
— bench minutes: #326
— K-State’s best win: 83-82 in OT over #9 Kansas
— Kansas (17-4, 5-3) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #235
— Continuity: #225
— Kansas lost three of its last four games SU.
— Kansas is 3-1 SU/0-4 ATS as a Big X home favorite.
— Jayhawks are shooting 52.4% inside arc (#85), 35.8% on arc (#86)
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#57), 31.6% on arc (#75)
— Jayhawks are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#62)
— Kansas schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #346
— Kansas best win: 62-60 over #17 Iowa State
— K-State beat Kansas 83-82 in OT January 17.
— Kansas won seven of last nine series games.
— Wildcats lost their last 16 visits to Lawrence (102-83 LY)
— Big X home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-15 ATS.
UConn @ DePaul
— UConn (16-6, 5-6) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #162
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #255
— UConn lost six of its last eight games, after a 14-0 start.
— Huskies are 1-4 SU/ATS as a Big East road favorite.
— UConn has #12 eFG% defense in country.
— UConn is #13 team in country on offensive boards, #35 on defensive end.
— Big East opponents are getting 25.4% of their points on foul line (#11 of 11)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #23
— bench minutes: #160
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #5 Alabama
— DePaul (9-13, 3-8) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #105
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #296
— DePaul lost 10 of its last 13 games SU.
— DePaul is 2-3 ATS as a Big East home underdog.
— Blue Demons are #339 team in country on defensive boards.
— Blue Demons are shooting 35.9% on arc (#75), 46.6% inside arc (#308)
— DePaul is 2-10 against top 100 teams.
— DePaul’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #293
— DePaul’s best win: 73-72 over #22 Xavier
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 5-0 against DePaul.
— Huskies won 60-53/57-50 in their last two visits here.
— Big East home underdogs are 10-12 ATS
West Virginia @ TCU
— West Virginia (13-8, 2-6) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #331
— West Virginia won three of last four games, after an 0-5 skid.
— WVU is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— West Virginia is #28 team in country on offensive boards.
— WVU is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#40)
— West Virginia is 1-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #76
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #15 TCU
— TCU (16-5, 5-3) ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #47
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #3
— TCU is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 13-1 start.
— TCU star Miles hurt his knee Saturday (check status)
— Frogs are 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS as Big X home favorites.
— TCU is forcing turnovers 23.4% of time (#15)
— Frogs have #24 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #62
— bench minutes: #22
— TCU’s best win: 83-60 at #9 Kansas
— West Virginia beat TCU 74-65 at home January 18
— WVU won six of last eight series games.
— Mountaineers lost four of last five visits to TCU.
— Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-8 ATS
Indiana @ Maryland
— Indiana (15-6, 6-4) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #39
— Indiana won its last five games, giving up 61.2 ppg.
— Hoosiers are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS on Big 14 road, 1-2 ATS as road dog.
— Indiana has the #10 eFG% in the country.
— Opponents are shooting 45.3% inside arc (#27)
— Hoosiers have played only 4 games (2-2) decided by less than 12 points.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #92
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #22 Xavier.
— Maryland (14-7, 5-5) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #159
— Maryland won three of its last four games SU.
— Maryland won/covered all five of its Big 14 home games.
— Maryland is shooting 53.7% inside arc (#49), 30.7% on arc (#314)
— Terps have #35 eFG% defense in country.
— Terps are 3-5 vs top 50 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #296
— Maryland’s best win: 71-66 over #23 Illinois.
— Indiana won last three meetings, by 8-13-10 points.
— Hoosiers lost four of last five visits to Maryland.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 21-4 ATS.
Northwestern @ Iowa
— Northwestern (15-5, 6-3) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #70
— Continuity: #68
— Northwestern won five of its last seven games.
— Wildcats are 3-1 SU on Big 14 road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Northwestern has #45 eFG% defense in country.
— Wildcats have #310 eFG% in country.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#28)
— Northwestern’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #297
— Northwestern’s best win: 84-83 at #19 Indiana
— Iowa (13-8, 5-5) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #47
— Iowa won five of its last seven games.
— Hawkeyes won/covered their last four home games.
— Iowa has 54.3% eFG% defense in Big 14 games, worst in league.
— Hawkeyes are 13-4 if they score 74+ points, 0-4 if they don’t.
— Iowa is 8-7 against top 100 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #200
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #17 Iowa
— Iowa won last eight meetings.
— Wildcats lost their last eight visits to Iowa City.
— Big 14 home favorites of 7 or less points are 30-9 ATS
Kentucky @ Ole Miss
— Kentucky (14-7, 5-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #264
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #199
— Kentucky won four of its last five games.
— Wildcats are 2-2 SU on SEC road, 1-1 ATS as road favorite.
— Kentucky is #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Wildcats are shooting 36.2% on the arc (#65)
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #174
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #1 Tennessee.
— Ole Miss (9-12, 1-7) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #263
— Experience: #156
— Continuity: #204
— Ole Miss lost nine of its last ten games.
— Rebels are 0-4 SU in SEC home tilts, 1-2 ATS as home underdog.
— Rebels are shooting 30.2% on the arc (#328)
— Ole Miss is #250 team in country on defensive boards.
— Ole Miss is 2-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ole Miss schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #14
— Ole Miss best win: 80-67 over #38 Florida Atlantic
— Kentucky won 12 of last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won four of last six visits to Oxford.
UNLV @ Colorado State
— UNLV (14-7, 3-6) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #62
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #257
— UNLV won its last two games, after a 1-6 skid.
— Rebels are 1-3 SU on MW road; underdogs covered all four games.
— UNLV is forcing turnovers 26.5% of time (#2)
— Rebels are #289 team on defensive boards.
— UNLV is 8-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #89
— bench minutes: #146
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #45 New Mexico.
— Colorado State (10-12, 2-7) ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #179
— Colorado State lost eight of its last ten games.
— Rams are 1-3 SU/ATS in MW home games, 1-2 ATS as home fave.
— Colorado State has #278 eFG% defense in country.
— Colorado State is shooting 56.2% inside arc (#13)
— Rams are f3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
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— Colorado State’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #106
— Colorado State’s best win: 62-60 at #7 Saint Mary’s
— Colorado State won 82-81 in OT at UNLV January 14.
— Rams banked in a long 3-pointer at end of regulation to force OT.
— UNLV won three of its last four visits to Fort Collins.
— Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-4 ATS
Boise State @ Air Force
— Boise State (17-5, 7-2) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #186
— Experience: #185
— Continuity: #106
— Boise State won seven of its last eight games.
— Broncos are 2-2 SU/3-0-1 ATS on Mountain West road.
— Boise State is 4-2 ATS as a Mountain West favorite.
— Broncos are #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise State is shooting 36.9% on arc (#42)
— Boise State’s schedule, to this point: #74
— bench minutes: #351
— Boise State’s best win: 86-71 over #41 Texas A&M
— Air Force (12-10, 3-6) ranked #156 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #314
— Continuity: #65
— Air Force lost its last three games, scoring 61.7 ppg.
— Air Force is 1-3 SU/0-3-1 ATS in MW home games.
— Falcons are shooting 55.2% inside arc (#22)
— Air Force is #222 team in country on defensive boards.
— Falcons are 6-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #104
— Air Force’s best win: 85-74 in OT at #113 Colorado State
— Boise State won last five series games.
— Teams split their last six meetings played here.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 6-8 ATS
San Diego State @ Nevada
— San Diego State (17-4, 8-1) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #42
— San Diego State won four in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Aztecs are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS as a Mountain West road favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 30.7% on arc (#44), 51.6% inside arc (#248)
— San Diego State is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #44
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #27 Ohio State
— Nevada (16-6, 6-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #153
— Continuity: #172
— Nevada lost three of its last five games.
— Wolf Pack is 4-0 SU/3-0-1 ATS in Mountain West home games.
— Opponents are shooting 47% inside arc (#69)
— Nevada is #63 team in country on defensive boards.
— Nevada is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #329
— Nevada’s best win: 74-72 over #26 Boise State
— Aztecs beat Nevada 74-65 at home January 10.
— San Diego State won last nine series games.
— Aztecs wan 83-76/79-78 in last two visits to Reno.
— MW home teams are 10-6 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less points.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 31
13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Virginia Tech @ Miami
— Virginia Tech (13-8, 3-7) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #238
— Experience: #104
— Continuity: #177
— Virginia Tech won its last two games, after an 0-7 skid.
— Virginia Tech is 0-5 SU/0-4-1 ATS on ACC road, 0-1-1 as road dog.
— Hokies are shooting 54.2% inside arc (#42).
— Virginia Tech is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Hokies are 6-7 against top 100 teams.
— Virginia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #60
— bench minutes: #314
— Virginia Tech’s best win: 78-75 over #28 Duke
— Miami (16-5, 7-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #142
— Miami is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 13-1 start.
— Miami is shooting 54.7% inside arc (#30), 76.1% on line (#27)
— Hurricanes are #309 team in country on defensive boards.
— Hurricanes are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in ACC home games, 2-1 as home faves.
— Miami is 7-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Miami’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #318
— Miami’s best win: 66-64 over #13 Virginia
— Virginia Tech won six of last nine series games.
— Tech won last two visits to Miami, by 1-4 points.
— Last five series games were decided 3 or fewer points, or in OT
— ACC home favorites of 4 or less points are 7-5 ATS.
Wake Forest @ Duke
— Wake Forest (11-9, 5-4) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #129
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #274
— Wake Forest lost its last three games, by 9-2-2 points.
— Last four games, Wake Forest allowed 78.3 ppg
— Deacons have #22 eFG% in country.
— Deacons are #76 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wake Forest is 5-7 against top 100 teams.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #282
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #28 Duke
— Duke (13-7, 4-5) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #341
— Duke is 5-4 in last nine games, after 10-2 start .
— Duke is 4-0 SU/1-2-1 ATS as an ACC home favorite.
— Blue Devils are 2-7-1 ATS in its ACC games.
— Blue Devils are #1 team on offensive boards.
— Duke has #36 eFG% defense in country.
— Duke’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #118
— Duke’s best win: 71-64 over #22 Xavier.
— Wake Forest beat Duke 81-70 at home December 20.
— Duke won 15 of last 17 series games.
— Since 2004, Deacons are 0-18 in Cameron (76-74 last year)
— ACC home favorites of 8 or fewer points are 12-17 ATS.
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
— Texas A&M (15-6, 7-1) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #82
— Texas A&M won nine of its last ten games.
— Aggies are 3-1 SU/ATS on SEC road, 2-1 as road underdogs.
— Texas A&M is #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Texas A&M is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#77), 31.5% on arc (#300)
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#20)
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #124
— Texas A&M’s best win: 79-63 at #29 Auburn
— Arkansas (14-7, 3-5) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #261
— Continuity: #333
— Arkansas is 3-6 in its last nine games, after an 11-1 start.
— Arkansas is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS in SEC home tilts. 2-1 as a home favorite.
— Hogs are shooting 53.7% inside arc (#48), 30.7% on arc (#316)
— Hogs are #57 team in country on defensive boards.
— Arkansas has #32 eFG% defense in country.
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #301
— Arkansas best win: 78-74 in OT over #24 San Diego State
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Aggies lost last three visits to Arkansas, by 10-7-3 points.
— SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-2 ATS.
VCU @ Davidson
— VCU (16-6, 7-2) ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #194
— VCU won six of its last seven games SU.
— VCU 3-1 SU/ATS on A-14 road, 2-0 as a road favorite.
— Rams are forcing turnovers 25% of time (#7)
— Rams are turning ball over 21.7% of time (#328)
— VCU is getting 23.1% of its points on foul line (#10)
— VCU’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #103
— VCU’s best win: 63-62 at #58 Dayton
— Davidson (10-11, 3-6) ranked #140 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #188
— Continuity: #192
— Davidson lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— Davidson is 1-3 SU/ATS in A-15 home tilts, 0-2 as home underdog.
— Wildcats are #264 team on defensive boards.
— Wildcats are shooting 30.1% on arc (#330), 51.7% inside arc (#113)
— Davidson is 4-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #114
— bench minutes: #315
— Davidson’s best win: 89-80 over #97 San Francisco
— Davidson is 5-3 in last eight series games.
— VCU lost four of last five visits to Davidson
— A-15 home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-7 ATS.
Kansas State @ Kansas
— Kansas State (18-3, 6-2) ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #86
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #317
— K-State is 6-2 SU in Big X games, with three overtime wins.
— K-State is 2-1 SU/ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#43)
— K-State have #43 eFG% defense.
— Wildcats are #258 team on defensive boards.
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #39
— bench minutes: #326
— K-State’s best win: 83-82 in OT over #9 Kansas
— Kansas (17-4, 5-3) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #235
— Continuity: #225
— Kansas lost three of its last four games SU.
— Kansas is 3-1 SU/0-4 ATS as a Big X home favorite.
— Jayhawks are shooting 52.4% inside arc (#85), 35.8% on arc (#86)
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#57), 31.6% on arc (#75)
— Jayhawks are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#62)
— Kansas schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #346
— Kansas best win: 62-60 over #17 Iowa State
— K-State beat Kansas 83-82 in OT January 17.
— Kansas won seven of last nine series games.
— Wildcats lost their last 16 visits to Lawrence (102-83 LY)
— Big X home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-15 ATS.
UConn @ DePaul
— UConn (16-6, 5-6) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #162
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #255
— UConn lost six of its last eight games, after a 14-0 start.
— Huskies are 1-4 SU/ATS as a Big East road favorite.
— UConn has #12 eFG% defense in country.
— UConn is #13 team in country on offensive boards, #35 on defensive end.
— Big East opponents are getting 25.4% of their points on foul line (#11 of 11)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #23
— bench minutes: #160
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #5 Alabama
— DePaul (9-13, 3-8) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #105
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #296
— DePaul lost 10 of its last 13 games SU.
— DePaul is 2-3 ATS as a Big East home underdog.
— Blue Demons are #339 team in country on defensive boards.
— Blue Demons are shooting 35.9% on arc (#75), 46.6% inside arc (#308)
— DePaul is 2-10 against top 100 teams.
— DePaul’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #293
— DePaul’s best win: 73-72 over #22 Xavier
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 5-0 against DePaul.
— Huskies won 60-53/57-50 in their last two visits here.
— Big East home underdogs are 10-12 ATS
West Virginia @ TCU
— West Virginia (13-8, 2-6) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #331
— West Virginia won three of last four games, after an 0-5 skid.
— WVU is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— West Virginia is #28 team in country on offensive boards.
— WVU is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#40)
— West Virginia is 1-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #76
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #15 TCU
— TCU (16-5, 5-3) ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #47
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #3
— TCU is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 13-1 start.
— TCU star Miles hurt his knee Saturday (check status)
— Frogs are 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS as Big X home favorites.
— TCU is forcing turnovers 23.4% of time (#15)
— Frogs have #24 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #62
— bench minutes: #22
— TCU’s best win: 83-60 at #9 Kansas
— West Virginia beat TCU 74-65 at home January 18
— WVU won six of last eight series games.
— Mountaineers lost four of last five visits to TCU.
— Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-8 ATS
Indiana @ Maryland
— Indiana (15-6, 6-4) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #39
— Indiana won its last five games, giving up 61.2 ppg.
— Hoosiers are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS on Big 14 road, 1-2 ATS as road dog.
— Indiana has the #10 eFG% in the country.
— Opponents are shooting 45.3% inside arc (#27)
— Hoosiers have played only 4 games (2-2) decided by less than 12 points.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #92
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #22 Xavier.
— Maryland (14-7, 5-5) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #159
— Maryland won three of its last four games SU.
— Maryland won/covered all five of its Big 14 home games.
— Maryland is shooting 53.7% inside arc (#49), 30.7% on arc (#314)
— Terps have #35 eFG% defense in country.
— Terps are 3-5 vs top 50 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #296
— Maryland’s best win: 71-66 over #23 Illinois.
— Indiana won last three meetings, by 8-13-10 points.
— Hoosiers lost four of last five visits to Maryland.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 21-4 ATS.
Northwestern @ Iowa
— Northwestern (15-5, 6-3) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #70
— Continuity: #68
— Northwestern won five of its last seven games.
— Wildcats are 3-1 SU on Big 14 road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Northwestern has #45 eFG% defense in country.
— Wildcats have #310 eFG% in country.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#28)
— Northwestern’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #297
— Northwestern’s best win: 84-83 at #19 Indiana
— Iowa (13-8, 5-5) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #47
— Iowa won five of its last seven games.
— Hawkeyes won/covered their last four home games.
— Iowa has 54.3% eFG% defense in Big 14 games, worst in league.
— Hawkeyes are 13-4 if they score 74+ points, 0-4 if they don’t.
— Iowa is 8-7 against top 100 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #200
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #17 Iowa
— Iowa won last eight meetings.
— Wildcats lost their last eight visits to Iowa City.
— Big 14 home favorites of 7 or less points are 30-9 ATS
Kentucky @ Ole Miss
— Kentucky (14-7, 5-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #264
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #199
— Kentucky won four of its last five games.
— Wildcats are 2-2 SU on SEC road, 1-1 ATS as road favorite.
— Kentucky is #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Wildcats are shooting 36.2% on the arc (#65)
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #174
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #1 Tennessee.
— Ole Miss (9-12, 1-7) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #263
— Experience: #156
— Continuity: #204
— Ole Miss lost nine of its last ten games.
— Rebels are 0-4 SU in SEC home tilts, 1-2 ATS as home underdog.
— Rebels are shooting 30.2% on the arc (#328)
— Ole Miss is #250 team in country on defensive boards.
— Ole Miss is 2-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ole Miss schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #14
— Ole Miss best win: 80-67 over #38 Florida Atlantic
— Kentucky won 12 of last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won four of last six visits to Oxford.
UNLV @ Colorado State
— UNLV (14-7, 3-6) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #62
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #257
— UNLV won its last two games, after a 1-6 skid.
— Rebels are 1-3 SU on MW road; underdogs covered all four games.
— UNLV is forcing turnovers 26.5% of time (#2)
— Rebels are #289 team on defensive boards.
— UNLV is 8-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #89
— bench minutes: #146
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #45 New Mexico.
— Colorado State (10-12, 2-7) ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #179
— Colorado State lost eight of its last ten games.
— Rams are 1-3 SU/ATS in MW home games, 1-2 ATS as home fave.
— Colorado State has #278 eFG% defense in country.
— Colorado State is shooting 56.2% inside arc (#13)
— Rams are f3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Colorado State’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #106
— Colorado State’s best win: 62-60 at #7 Saint Mary’s
— Colorado State won 82-81 in OT at UNLV January 14.
— Rams banked in a long 3-pointer at end of regulation to force OT.
— UNLV won three of its last four visits to Fort Collins.
— Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-4 ATS
Boise State @ Air Force
— Boise State (17-5, 7-2) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #186
— Experience: #185
— Continuity: #106
— Boise State won seven of its last eight games.
— Broncos are 2-2 SU/3-0-1 ATS on Mountain West road.
— Boise State is 4-2 ATS as a Mountain West favorite.
— Broncos are #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise State is shooting 36.9% on arc (#42)
— Boise State’s schedule, to this point: #74
— bench minutes: #351
— Boise State’s best win: 86-71 over #41 Texas A&M
— Air Force (12-10, 3-6) ranked #156 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #314
— Continuity: #65
— Air Force lost its last three games, scoring 61.7 ppg.
— Air Force is 1-3 SU/0-3-1 ATS in MW home games.
— Falcons are shooting 55.2% inside arc (#22)
— Air Force is #222 team in country on defensive boards.
— Falcons are 6-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #104
— Air Force’s best win: 85-74 in OT at #113 Colorado State
— Boise State won last five series games.
— Teams split their last six meetings played here.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 6-8 ATS
San Diego State @ Nevada
— San Diego State (17-4, 8-1) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #42
— San Diego State won four in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Aztecs are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS as a Mountain West road favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 30.7% on arc (#44), 51.6% inside arc (#248)
— San Diego State is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #44
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #27 Ohio State
— Nevada (16-6, 6-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #153
— Continuity: #172
— Nevada lost three of its last five games.
— Wolf Pack is 4-0 SU/3-0-1 ATS in Mountain West home games.
— Opponents are shooting 47% inside arc (#69)
— Nevada is #63 team in country on defensive boards.
— Nevada is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #329
— Nevada’s best win: 74-72 over #26 Boise State
— Aztecs beat Nevada 74-65 at home January 10.
— San Diego State won last nine series games.
— Aztecs wan 83-76/79-78 in last two visits to Reno.
— MW home teams are 10-6 ATS in games with spread of 4 or less points.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
| MSST at SCAR | 06:30 PM | MSST -9.5 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| VCU at DAV | 07:00 PM | VCU -4.0 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| MRST at QUIN | 07:00 PM | QUIN -11.0 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEB at ILL | 07:00 PM | NEB +14.5 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| TAM at ARK | 07:00 PM | TAM +3.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| SLU at FOR | 07:00 PM | FOR +4.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| NIU at WMU | 07:00 PM | WMU -4.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| OHIO at EMU | 07:00 PM | OHIO -8.0 U 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| BALL at BGSU | 07:00 PM | BGSU +1.5 O 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOL at M-OH | 07:00 PM | TOL -10.0 U 158.0 | +500 +500 |
| CMU at KENT | 07:00 PM | CMU +18.5 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| AKR at BUFF | 07:00 PM | BUFF +2.5 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| VT at MIA | 07:00 PM | MIA -4.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLEM at BC | 07:00 PM | CLEM -4.5 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAKE at DUKE | 07:00 PM | WAKE +8.0 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| KSU at KU | 08:00 PM | KSU +8.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| CONN at DEP | 08:00 PM | DEP +11.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| VAN at ALA | 08:30 PM | ALA -15.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| L-IL at DAY | 09:00 PM | L-IL +14.5 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| WVU at TCU | 09:00 PM | WVU +2.0 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| NW at IOWA | 09:00 PM | NW +7.0 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| IND at MD | 09:00 PM | IND +3.0 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| UK at MISS | 09:00 PM | MISS +7.5 O 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| BSU at AFA | 09:00 PM | AFA +8.0 O 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNLV at CSU | 09:00 PM | CSU -3.0 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| FRES at WYO | 10:00 PM | FRES +5.0 O 126.0 | +500 +500 |
| SDSU at NEV | 11:00 PM | SDSU -3.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/31/2023 | 21-31-0 | 40.38% | -6550 | Detail |
| 01/30/2023 | 8-12-3 | 41.30% | -2600 | Detail |
| 01/29/2023 | 16-25-1 | 39.29% | -5750 | Detail |
| 01/28/2023 | 94-78-3 | 54.57% | +4100 | Detail |
| 01/27/2023 | 10-9-1 | 52.50% | +50 | Detail |
| 01/26/2023 | 58-48-4 | 54.55% | +2600 | Detail |
| 01/25/2023 | 52-44-0 | 54.17% | +1800 | 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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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Nevada casinos made a lot of $$$ in December:
$258.7M— Penny slots
$131.2M— Blackjack
$148M— Baccarat
$55.2M— Sports betting
$41.9M— Roulette
$41.3M— Craps
Quote of the Day
“I gave that [acceptance] speech every day in my car for the Arizona State job for 13 years to and from the office. I’d be pulling up to a light talking to myself. People would be looking at me. They’d think I was crazy.”
Arizona State’s new football coach, Ken Dillingham
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl that season?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s basketball coach the last time the Bruins made the Final Four; they made it two years ago.
Monday’s quiz
First time Minnesota Vikings played in a Super Bowl, Joe Kapp was their QB, in Super Bowl IV
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins’ schedule:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas- Seven games in eight nights, that’s a lot of running.
— Denver Broncos sent their 1st round pick in April’s draft, plus a 2nd-round pick in 2024 to New Orleans, for coach Sean Payton and a 3rd-round pick in 2024.
Payton had a 152-89 record coaching the Saints, 9-8 in playoff games, winning the Super Bowl after the 2009 season. Now he gets to coach Russell Wilson, which should be interesting.
— Tuesday morning, Denver was 40-1 to win next year’s Super Bowl; now they’re 28-1.
— Houston Texans hired 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as their new head coach; he’ll be the Texans’ 4th head coach in four years, which helps explain why he got a 6-year contract.
Last three years, Texans are 11-38-1; the Deshaun Watson debacle made things worse. They probably shouldn’t have fired Bill O’Brien, who was 54-52 coaching Houston, making playoffs four times in seven seasons.
— Tennessee Titans used 91 players in 2021, have had injury issues at home, so they’re changing their home field from natural grass to an artificial surface that they’ve tried out at their practice facility. Tennessee players endorsed the artificial surface, so the change is being made.
— Buffalo QB Josh Allen cited an elbow injury for pulling out of the Pro Bowl Games this week in Las Vegas; he’ll be playing in the Pebble Beach pro-am golf tournament instead.
— Underdogs are 7-4 against spread in the last eleven Super Bowls.
— I’ve had YouTube TV for 2-3 weeks now; here is some news.
Good news first: If you’re watching a TV show/movie, then turn the TV off to go out or whatever you do, when you turn the TV back on, you can resume watching that show. Thats a good thing.
Not-so-good— Apparently YouTube TV and MLB Network are at war, so that station is off my TV for the indefinite future. March is the only month where MLB Network is important; they show a ton of spring training games, plus the World Baseball Classic, but I’ll be in Las Vegas for a good chunk of March, so its not that big a deal.
More good news— Apparently the YES Network is going to be available on YouTube TV, so if you like the Bronx baseball team, their games will be available. I had been told that the YES Network wasn’t available on YouTube, so that is a good change.
— Former Braves’ TV guy Chip Caray is taking over as the television play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals, the team his grandfather Harry Caray worked for 50 years ago.
Chip Caray worked for the Braves for the past 20 years; he’s made himself into a much better announcer than he used to be. Pretty good upgrade for the Cardinals.
— January 31 is a pretty strong day for baseball birthdays: Ernie Banks, Nolan Ryan and Jackie Robinson.
— Tampa Bay Rays signed 3B Yandy Diaz to a 3-year, $24M deal. Diaz hit .296 with an .824 OPS last year, scoring 71 runs while knocking in 57.
— Georgetown Hoyas have lost 29 of their last 30 Big East games, but they have beaten the spread in their last four games, so at least they’re competing.
— I’ve thought about this a lot recently; think I’d be in favor of legalizing offensive goaltending in college basketball. Would just make the game easier to officiate.
— TCU 76, West Virginia 72— Mountaineers are 7-22 in their last 29 Big X games; they’re shooting 29.3% on arc in conference games this season.
— Kansas 90, Kansas State 78— Wildcats shot 34% inside arc, made 31-36 on foul line. Kansas made 11-27 on arc, 25-35 on foul line, as they avenged an earlier loss to K-State.
— Akron 81, Buffalo 64— Zips made 12-18 on arc; they’ve won seven games in a row, and are tied for first place in the MAC with………
— Toledo 81, Miami OH 78—……….the Rockets, who were bailed out of a tough road game by RayJ Dennis, who scored 29 points, with six assists.
— Nevada 75, San Diego State 66— Wolf Pack shot 60.6% inside arc, turned ball over only six times; they’re 35-28 in Mountain West games in Steve Alford’s four years in Reno, but they haven’t gotten to the NCAA’s in his time there (they would have in 2020, had the tournament been played).
Loss drop San Diego State into a tie for first place with Boise State.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Nevada casinos made a lot of $$$ in December:
$258.7M— Penny slots
$131.2M— Blackjack
$148M— Baccarat
$55.2M— Sports betting
$41.9M— Roulette
$41.3M— Craps
Quote of the Day
“I gave that [acceptance] speech every day in my car for the Arizona State job for 13 years to and from the office. I’d be pulling up to a light talking to myself. People would be looking at me. They’d think I was crazy.”
Arizona State’s new football coach, Ken Dillingham
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl that season?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s basketball coach the last time the Bruins made the Final Four; they made it two years ago.
Monday’s quiz
First time Minnesota Vikings played in a Super Bowl, Joe Kapp was their QB, in Super Bowl IV
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins’ schedule:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas- Seven games in eight nights, that’s a lot of running.
— Denver Broncos sent their 1st round pick in April’s draft, plus a 2nd-round pick in 2024 to New Orleans, for coach Sean Payton and a 3rd-round pick in 2024.
Payton had a 152-89 record coaching the Saints, 9-8 in playoff games, winning the Super Bowl after the 2009 season. Now he gets to coach Russell Wilson, which should be interesting.
— Tuesday morning, Denver was 40-1 to win next year’s Super Bowl; now they’re 28-1.
— Houston Texans hired 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as their new head coach; he’ll be the Texans’ 4th head coach in four years, which helps explain why he got a 6-year contract.
Last three years, Texans are 11-38-1; the Deshaun Watson debacle made things worse. They probably shouldn’t have fired Bill O’Brien, who was 54-52 coaching Houston, making playoffs four times in seven seasons.
— Tennessee Titans used 91 players in 2021, have had injury issues at home, so they’re changing their home field from natural grass to an artificial surface that they’ve tried out at their practice facility. Tennessee players endorsed the artificial surface, so the change is being made.
— Buffalo QB Josh Allen cited an elbow injury for pulling out of the Pro Bowl Games this week in Las Vegas; he’ll be playing in the Pebble Beach pro-am golf tournament instead.
— Underdogs are 7-4 against spread in the last eleven Super Bowls.
— I’ve had YouTube TV for 2-3 weeks now; here is some news.
Good news first: If you’re watching a TV show/movie, then turn the TV off to go out or whatever you do, when you turn the TV back on, you can resume watching that show. Thats a good thing.
Not-so-good— Apparently YouTube TV and MLB Network are at war, so that station is off my TV for the indefinite future. March is the only month where MLB Network is important; they show a ton of spring training games, plus the World Baseball Classic, but I’ll be in Las Vegas for a good chunk of March, so its not that big a deal.
More good news— Apparently the YES Network is going to be available on YouTube TV, so if you like the Bronx baseball team, their games will be available. I had been told that the YES Network wasn’t available on YouTube, so that is a good change.
— Former Braves’ TV guy Chip Caray is taking over as the television play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals, the team his grandfather Harry Caray worked for 50 years ago.
Chip Caray worked for the Braves for the past 20 years; he’s made himself into a much better announcer than he used to be. Pretty good upgrade for the Cardinals.
— January 31 is a pretty strong day for baseball birthdays: Ernie Banks, Nolan Ryan and Jackie Robinson.
— Tampa Bay Rays signed 3B Yandy Diaz to a 3-year, $24M deal. Diaz hit .296 with an .824 OPS last year, scoring 71 runs while knocking in 57.
— Georgetown Hoyas have lost 29 of their last 30 Big East games, but they have beaten the spread in their last four games, so at least they’re competing.
— I’ve thought about this a lot recently; think I’d be in favor of legalizing offensive goaltending in college basketball. Would just make the game easier to officiate.
— TCU 76, West Virginia 72— Mountaineers are 7-22 in their last 29 Big X games; they’re shooting 29.3% on arc in conference games this season.
— Kansas 90, Kansas State 78— Wildcats shot 34% inside arc, made 31-36 on foul line. Kansas made 11-27 on arc, 25-35 on foul line, as they avenged an earlier loss to K-State.
— Akron 81, Buffalo 64— Zips made 12-18 on arc; they’ve won seven games in a row, and are tied for first place in the MAC with………
— Toledo 81, Miami OH 78—……….the Rockets, who were bailed out of a tough road game by RayJ Dennis, who scored 29 points, with six assists.
— Nevada 75, San Diego State 66— Wolf Pack shot 60.6% inside arc, turned ball over only six times; they’re 35-28 in Mountain West games in Steve Alford’s four years in Reno, but they haven’t gotten to the NCAA’s in his time there (they would have in 2020, had the tournament been played).
Loss drop San Diego State into a tie for first place with Boise State.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, February 1
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
Penn State @ Purdue
— Penn State (14-7, 5-5) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #136
— Penn State is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Penn State is 1-3 SU/ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 10-3-20 points.
— Lions have #14 eFG% in country.
— Penn State is #36 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lions are 5-7 against top 100 teams.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #301
— Penn State’s best win: 74-59 at #21 Illinois
— Purdue (21-1, 10-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #228
— Purdue won its last eight games (5-3 ATS)
— Purdue is 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Boilers are #4 team on offensive boards, #16 on defensive end.
— Boilers are shooting 53.7% inside arc (#49)
— Purdue has #21 eFG% defense.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #129
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #8 Marquette
— Purdue (-6) beat Penn State 76-63 in Philly January 8
— Purdue won five in row, 14 of last 15 series games.
— PSU lost 14 of last 15 visits to Mackey Arena.
— Double digit home favorites are 4-5 ATS in Big 14 this season.
Providence @ Xavier
— Providence (17-5, 9-2) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #292
— Providence won three in row, 9 of last 11 games.
— Providence is 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS on Big East road.
— Friars have #80 eFG% in country, #70 eFG% defense.
— Friars are #8 team in country on offensive boards.
— Providence is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #76
— bench minutes: #207
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn.
— Xavier (13-7, 4-5) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #341
— Xavier big guy Freemantle (foot) is out for 3-4 weeks. .
— Xavier split its last four games, after an 11-0 run.
— Musketeers is 5-0 SU/1-2-1 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Musketeers are shooting 39.8% on arc (#5)
— Xavier is 8-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #118
— Xavier’s best wins: 83-73/82-79 over over #6 UConn.
— Providence won three in row, 7 of last 10 series games.
— Friars split their last four games in Cintas Center.
— Big East home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4 ATS.
Tennessee @ Florida
— Tennessee (18-3, 7-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #132
— Continuity: #130
— Tennessee won four in row, nine of its last ten games.
— Vols are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS as an SEC road favorite.
— Tennessee is #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee has #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols’ last seven wins were all by 9+ points.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #61
— bench minutes: #112
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #9 Kansas
— Florida (12-9, 5-3) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #68
— Experience: #46
— Continuity: #223
— Florida won five of its last seven games.
— Florida is 3-1 SU in SEC home tilts. 2-1 ATS as an SEC underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#13), 31.1% on arc (#53)
— Gators are 2-9 against top 50 teams.
— Florida is 2-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Florida’s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #57
— Florida’s best win: 61-59 at #47 Mississippi State
— Tennessee won seven of last eight series games.
— Vols lost four of last five visits to Gainesville.
— SEC home underdogs of 7 or less points are 5-11 ATS.
Georgia @ Auburn
— Georgia (14-7, 4-4) ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #239
— Georgia lost three of its last four games.
— Georgia 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
— Dawgs are shooting 47% inside arc (#297)
— Dawgs are #54 team on offensive boards.
— Georgia is turning ball over 20.2% of time (#285)
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #153
— bench minutes: #3
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #30 Auburn
— Auburn (16-5, 6-2) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #140
— Experience: #89
— Continuity: #53
— Auburn lost its last two games, after a 16-3 start.
— Auburn is 3-1 SU/1-3 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Tigers have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are shooting 29.5% on arc (#342), 52.4% inside arc (#85)
— Auburn is #18 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #30
— Auburn’s best win: 69-63 over #47 Mississippi State
— Georgia (+6) upset Auburn 76-64 in Athens January 4.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Dawgs lost four of their last five visits to Auburn.
— Double digit home favorites are 7-6 ATS in SEC this season.
Pitt @ North Carolina
— Pitt (15-7, 8-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #305
— Pitt won four of its last five games.
— Pitt is 4-1 SU on ACC road, 2-0-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Panthers have #76 eFG%, #79 eFG% defense.
— Pitt is 5-2 vs teams ranked in top 60.
— Panthers are 5-3 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Pitt’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #302
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #13 Virginia.
— North Carolina (15-6, 7-3) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #14
— North Carolina won four in row, 10 of last 12 games.
— North Carolina is 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS as an ACC home favorite.
— Tar Heels are getting 23.2% of their points on foul line (#9)
— North Carolina is #23 team in country on defensive boards.
— Tar Heels are shooting 52.9% inside arc (#75), 31.8% on arc (#283)
— North Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #358
— North Carolina’s best win: 89-84 in OT over #27 Ohio State
— Pitt (+6) beat North Carolina 76-74 at home December 30.
— Panthers won four of last five series games.
— Pitt won 73-65/76-67 in last two visits to Chapel Hill.
— ACC home favorites of 8+ points are 8-13 ATS this season.
St Bonaventure @ Richmond
— St Bonaventure (11-11, 5-4) ranked #166 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #204
— Continuity: #358
— St Bonaventure is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Bonnies are 1-3 SU on A-15 road, 1-1-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— St Bonaventure is shooting 46.3% inside arc (#313)
— Opponents are shooting 51.5% inside arc (#239), 28.4% on arc (#9)
— Bonnies are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— St Bonaventure’s schedule, to this point: #185
— bench minutes: #324
— St Bonaventure’s best win: 61-58 at #79 VCU.
— Richmond (11-11, 4-5) ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #235
— Richmond lost last three games, giving up 81.7 ppg.
— Richmond is 3-1 SU at home in A-14, 1-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Spiders are #30 team in country on defensive boards.
— Spiders are 3-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Richmond is 10-6 against teams outside the top 100.
— Richmond’s schedule, to this point: #147
— bench minutes: #218
— Richmond’s best win: 82-52 over #81 Drake
— Bonnies (+2) beat Richmond 71-63 at home January 14.
— St Bonaventure won six of last eight meetings.
— Bonnies lost 63-57/71-61 in last two visits to Richmond.
— A-15 home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-6 ATS.
Chattanooga @ Furman
— Chattanooga (12-11, 4-6) ranked #162 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #312
— Chattanooga lost four of its last five games.
— Mocs are 1-3 SU on SoCon road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Chattanooga is shooting 37% on the arc (#38)
— Mocs are forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#40)
— Chattanooga is 1-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #200
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #122 Middle Tennessee
— Furman (17-6, 8-2) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #104
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #29
— Furman won four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Furman is 3-1 SU/ATS as a SoCon home favorite.
— Paladins are shooting 58.9% inside arc
— Furman is #56 team on defensive boards.
— Paladins are 10-3 teams ranked outside top 150.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #312
— Furman’s best win: 72-70 over Stephen F Austin.
— Furman (+1.5) won 77-69 at Chattanooga January 18.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Mocs lost five of last six visits to Furman.
— Double digit home favorites are 3-5 ATS in SoCon this year.
Belmont @ Murray State
— Belmont (16-7, 9-3) ranked #129 by KenPom
— Tempo: #153
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #266
— Belmont won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Bruins won its last four road games, by 6-15-2-9 points.
— Belmont is shooting 39.4% on the arc.
— Belmont is #293 team on defensive boards.
— Bruins are 8-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #188
— bench minutes: #176
— Belmont’s best wins: 63-60/78-76 over #90 Bradley.
— Murray State (12-10, 7-5) ranked #171 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #343
— Murray State is 3-4 in its last seven games SU.
— Murray State won five of its six MVC home games.
— Murray State is shooting 29.5% on the arc (#341)
— Racers are 4-4 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— Racers are 4-6 vs top 150 teams.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #166
— bench minutes: #336
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #41 Texas A&M
— Belmont (-5) beat Murray State 80-65 at home January 17.
— Belmont won five of last seven series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— MVC home teams are 13-12 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Villanova @ Marquette
— Villanova (10-11, 4-6) ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #127
— Villanova lost six of its last nine games.
— Wildcats are 2-3 SU on Big East road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Villanova is shooting 53.3% inside arc (#57)
— Villanova is 3-7 vs top 100 teams.
— Wildcats are 4-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #277
— Villanova’s best win: 70-66 over #38 Oklahoma
— Marquette (17-5, 9-2) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #95
— Experience: #301
— Continuity: #105
— Marquette won eight of its last nine games.
— Eagles won/covered all five of their Big East home games.
— Marquette is shooting 61% inside arc (#1)
— Eagles are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#29)
— Marquette is #304 team in country on defensive boards.
— Marquette’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #267
— Marquette’s best win: 82-76 over #6 UConn.
— Marquette (+2.5) won 68-66 at Villanova December 31.
— Marquette won last three series games.
— Villanova lost three of last four visits to Milwaukee.
— Big East home favorites of 8 or less points are 13-7 ATS.
Seton Hall @ St John’s
— Seton Hall (13-9, 6-5) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #242
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #204
— Seton Hall won five of its last six games SU.
— Pirates split their six Big East road games SU.
— Seton Hall is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#320)
— Pirates have #24 eFG% defense in country.
— Seton Hall is 5-8 against top 100 teams.
— Seton Hall’s schedule, to this point: #7
— bench minutes: #44
— Seton Hall’s best win: 67-66 over #6 UConn.
— St John’s (14-8, 4-7) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #138
— Continuity: #96
— St John’s is 3-7 in last ten games, after an 11-1 start.
— Red Storm split their six Big East home games SU.
— Red Storm is shooting 32.3% on the arc (#260)
— St John’s is #42 team in country on offensive boards.
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 20.5% of time (#78)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #107
— St John’s best win: 85-74 over #6 UConn.
— St John’s (-3.5) won 88-66 at Seton Hall New Year’s Eve.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Seton Hall won three of last four road series games.
— Big East home teams are 5-9 ATS, in games with spread of 3 or less.
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma
— Oklahoma State (12-9, 3-5) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #135
— Oklahoma State won three of its last four games.
— Cowboys are 0-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— Oklahoma State is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#319)
— Cowboys have #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Oklahoma State is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oklahoma State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #89
— Oklahoma State’s best win: 61-59 over #18 Iowa State
— Oklahoma (12-9, 2-6) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #316
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #155
— Oklahoma lost six of its last nine games.
— Sooners are 1-3 SU in Big X home games, 0-2 ATS as home fave.
— Oklahoma has #23 eFG% in country, #40 eFG% defense.
— Oklahoma is 2-7 against top 50 teams- they beat Alabama Saturday.
— Sooners are 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
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— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #246
— Oklahoma’s best win: 93-69 over #4 Alabama
— Oklahoma State won 72-56 in Stillwater January 18.
— OSU won five of last six series games.
— Cowboys lost four of their last five visits to Norman.
— Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 10-8 ATS.
Northern Iowa @ Drake
— Northern Iowa (12-10, 8-4) ranked #177 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #334
— Continuity: #318
— Northern Iowa won seven of its last nine games.
— Panthers are 3-3 SU on MVC road, 2-2 ATS as a road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 53.1% inside arc (#302)
— Panthers are #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— Northern Iowa is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Northern Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #247
— bench minutes: #351
— Northern Iowa’s best win: 69-57 over #117 Southern Illinois.
— Drake (17-6, 8-4) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #20
— Drake won six of its last seven games.
— DeVries, one of Drake’s best players, missed their last game.
— Bulldogs are 5-1 SU/2-4 ATS as an MVC home favorite.
— Drake is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bulldogs are 8-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #213
— bench minutes: #259
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #47 Mississippi State
— Northern Iowa won 11 of last 14 series games.
— Panthers split their last four visits to Des Moines.
— MVC home favorites of 8+ points are 13-8 ATS.
New Mexico @ Utah State
— New Mexico (19-3, 6-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #22
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #51
— New Mexico won five of its last six games.
— Lobos are 2-2 SU on Mountain West road, 1-1 ATS as a road dog.
— New Mexico is shooting 35.5% on arc (#95), 53.8% inside arc (#48)
— New Mexico is #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lobos are 9-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #109
— bench minutes: #333
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #7 Saint Mary’s.
— Utah State (17-5, 6-3) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #116
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #144
— Utah State won seven of its last ten games.
— Aggies are 4-0 SU in MW home games, 2-2 ATS as home favorite.
— Aggies are shooting 40.7% on arc (#1), 53.2% inside arc (#63)
— Utah State is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Utah State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #66
— bench minutes: #305
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #58 Washington State.
— Utah State won last five series games.
— Lobos lost their last five visits to Logan.
— Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-6 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, February 1
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
Penn State @ Purdue
— Penn State (14-7, 5-5) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #136
— Penn State is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Penn State is 1-3 SU/ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 10-3-20 points.
— Lions have #14 eFG% in country.
— Penn State is #36 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lions are 5-7 against top 100 teams.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #301
— Penn State’s best win: 74-59 at #21 Illinois
— Purdue (21-1, 10-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #228
— Purdue won its last eight games (5-3 ATS)
— Purdue is 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Boilers are #4 team on offensive boards, #16 on defensive end.
— Boilers are shooting 53.7% inside arc (#49)
— Purdue has #21 eFG% defense.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #129
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #8 Marquette
— Purdue (-6) beat Penn State 76-63 in Philly January 8
— Purdue won five in row, 14 of last 15 series games.
— PSU lost 14 of last 15 visits to Mackey Arena.
— Double digit home favorites are 4-5 ATS in Big 14 this season.
Providence @ Xavier
— Providence (17-5, 9-2) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #292
— Providence won three in row, 9 of last 11 games.
— Providence is 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS on Big East road.
— Friars have #80 eFG% in country, #70 eFG% defense.
— Friars are #8 team in country on offensive boards.
— Providence is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #76
— bench minutes: #207
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn.
— Xavier (13-7, 4-5) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #341
— Xavier big guy Freemantle (foot) is out for 3-4 weeks. .
— Xavier split its last four games, after an 11-0 run.
— Musketeers is 5-0 SU/1-2-1 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Musketeers are shooting 39.8% on arc (#5)
— Xavier is 8-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #118
— Xavier’s best wins: 83-73/82-79 over over #6 UConn.
— Providence won three in row, 7 of last 10 series games.
— Friars split their last four games in Cintas Center.
— Big East home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-4 ATS.
Tennessee @ Florida
— Tennessee (18-3, 7-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #132
— Continuity: #130
— Tennessee won four in row, nine of its last ten games.
— Vols are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS as an SEC road favorite.
— Tennessee is #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee has #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols’ last seven wins were all by 9+ points.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #61
— bench minutes: #112
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #9 Kansas
— Florida (12-9, 5-3) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #68
— Experience: #46
— Continuity: #223
— Florida won five of its last seven games.
— Florida is 3-1 SU in SEC home tilts. 2-1 ATS as an SEC underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#13), 31.1% on arc (#53)
— Gators are 2-9 against top 50 teams.
— Florida is 2-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Florida’s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #57
— Florida’s best win: 61-59 at #47 Mississippi State
— Tennessee won seven of last eight series games.
— Vols lost four of last five visits to Gainesville.
— SEC home underdogs of 7 or less points are 5-11 ATS.
Georgia @ Auburn
— Georgia (14-7, 4-4) ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #239
— Georgia lost three of its last four games.
— Georgia 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
— Dawgs are shooting 47% inside arc (#297)
— Dawgs are #54 team on offensive boards.
— Georgia is turning ball over 20.2% of time (#285)
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #153
— bench minutes: #3
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #30 Auburn
— Auburn (16-5, 6-2) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #140
— Experience: #89
— Continuity: #53
— Auburn lost its last two games, after a 16-3 start.
— Auburn is 3-1 SU/1-3 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Tigers have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are shooting 29.5% on arc (#342), 52.4% inside arc (#85)
— Auburn is #18 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #30
— Auburn’s best win: 69-63 over #47 Mississippi State
— Georgia (+6) upset Auburn 76-64 in Athens January 4.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Dawgs lost four of their last five visits to Auburn.
— Double digit home favorites are 7-6 ATS in SEC this season.
Pitt @ North Carolina
— Pitt (15-7, 8-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #305
— Pitt won four of its last five games.
— Pitt is 4-1 SU on ACC road, 2-0-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Panthers have #76 eFG%, #79 eFG% defense.
— Pitt is 5-2 vs teams ranked in top 60.
— Panthers are 5-3 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Pitt’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #302
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #13 Virginia.
— North Carolina (15-6, 7-3) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #14
— North Carolina won four in row, 10 of last 12 games.
— North Carolina is 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS as an ACC home favorite.
— Tar Heels are getting 23.2% of their points on foul line (#9)
— North Carolina is #23 team in country on defensive boards.
— Tar Heels are shooting 52.9% inside arc (#75), 31.8% on arc (#283)
— North Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #358
— North Carolina’s best win: 89-84 in OT over #27 Ohio State
— Pitt (+6) beat North Carolina 76-74 at home December 30.
— Panthers won four of last five series games.
— Pitt won 73-65/76-67 in last two visits to Chapel Hill.
— ACC home favorites of 8+ points are 8-13 ATS this season.
St Bonaventure @ Richmond
— St Bonaventure (11-11, 5-4) ranked #166 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #204
— Continuity: #358
— St Bonaventure is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Bonnies are 1-3 SU on A-15 road, 1-1-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— St Bonaventure is shooting 46.3% inside arc (#313)
— Opponents are shooting 51.5% inside arc (#239), 28.4% on arc (#9)
— Bonnies are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— St Bonaventure’s schedule, to this point: #185
— bench minutes: #324
— St Bonaventure’s best win: 61-58 at #79 VCU.
— Richmond (11-11, 4-5) ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #235
— Richmond lost last three games, giving up 81.7 ppg.
— Richmond is 3-1 SU at home in A-14, 1-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Spiders are #30 team in country on defensive boards.
— Spiders are 3-6 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Richmond is 10-6 against teams outside the top 100.
— Richmond’s schedule, to this point: #147
— bench minutes: #218
— Richmond’s best win: 82-52 over #81 Drake
— Bonnies (+2) beat Richmond 71-63 at home January 14.
— St Bonaventure won six of last eight meetings.
— Bonnies lost 63-57/71-61 in last two visits to Richmond.
— A-15 home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-6 ATS.
Chattanooga @ Furman
— Chattanooga (12-11, 4-6) ranked #162 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #312
— Chattanooga lost four of its last five games.
— Mocs are 1-3 SU on SoCon road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Chattanooga is shooting 37% on the arc (#38)
— Mocs are forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#40)
— Chattanooga is 1-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #200
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #122 Middle Tennessee
— Furman (17-6, 8-2) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #104
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #29
— Furman won four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Furman is 3-1 SU/ATS as a SoCon home favorite.
— Paladins are shooting 58.9% inside arc
— Furman is #56 team on defensive boards.
— Paladins are 10-3 teams ranked outside top 150.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #312
— Furman’s best win: 72-70 over Stephen F Austin.
— Furman (+1.5) won 77-69 at Chattanooga January 18.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Mocs lost five of last six visits to Furman.
— Double digit home favorites are 3-5 ATS in SoCon this year.
Belmont @ Murray State
— Belmont (16-7, 9-3) ranked #129 by KenPom
— Tempo: #153
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #266
— Belmont won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Bruins won its last four road games, by 6-15-2-9 points.
— Belmont is shooting 39.4% on the arc.
— Belmont is #293 team on defensive boards.
— Bruins are 8-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #188
— bench minutes: #176
— Belmont’s best wins: 63-60/78-76 over #90 Bradley.
— Murray State (12-10, 7-5) ranked #171 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #343
— Murray State is 3-4 in its last seven games SU.
— Murray State won five of its six MVC home games.
— Murray State is shooting 29.5% on the arc (#341)
— Racers are 4-4 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— Racers are 4-6 vs top 150 teams.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #166
— bench minutes: #336
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #41 Texas A&M
— Belmont (-5) beat Murray State 80-65 at home January 17.
— Belmont won five of last seven series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— MVC home teams are 13-12 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Villanova @ Marquette
— Villanova (10-11, 4-6) ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #127
— Villanova lost six of its last nine games.
— Wildcats are 2-3 SU on Big East road, 2-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Villanova is shooting 53.3% inside arc (#57)
— Villanova is 3-7 vs top 100 teams.
— Wildcats are 4-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #277
— Villanova’s best win: 70-66 over #38 Oklahoma
— Marquette (17-5, 9-2) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #95
— Experience: #301
— Continuity: #105
— Marquette won eight of its last nine games.
— Eagles won/covered all five of their Big East home games.
— Marquette is shooting 61% inside arc (#1)
— Eagles are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#29)
— Marquette is #304 team in country on defensive boards.
— Marquette’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #267
— Marquette’s best win: 82-76 over #6 UConn.
— Marquette (+2.5) won 68-66 at Villanova December 31.
— Marquette won last three series games.
— Villanova lost three of last four visits to Milwaukee.
— Big East home favorites of 8 or less points are 13-7 ATS.
Seton Hall @ St John’s
— Seton Hall (13-9, 6-5) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #242
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #204
— Seton Hall won five of its last six games SU.
— Pirates split their six Big East road games SU.
— Seton Hall is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#320)
— Pirates have #24 eFG% defense in country.
— Seton Hall is 5-8 against top 100 teams.
— Seton Hall’s schedule, to this point: #7
— bench minutes: #44
— Seton Hall’s best win: 67-66 over #6 UConn.
— St John’s (14-8, 4-7) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #138
— Continuity: #96
— St John’s is 3-7 in last ten games, after an 11-1 start.
— Red Storm split their six Big East home games SU.
— Red Storm is shooting 32.3% on the arc (#260)
— St John’s is #42 team in country on offensive boards.
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 20.5% of time (#78)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #107
— St John’s best win: 85-74 over #6 UConn.
— St John’s (-3.5) won 88-66 at Seton Hall New Year’s Eve.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Seton Hall won three of last four road series games.
— Big East home teams are 5-9 ATS, in games with spread of 3 or less.
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma
— Oklahoma State (12-9, 3-5) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #135
— Oklahoma State won three of its last four games.
— Cowboys are 0-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big X road underdog.
— Oklahoma State is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#319)
— Cowboys have #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Oklahoma State is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oklahoma State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #89
— Oklahoma State’s best win: 61-59 over #18 Iowa State
— Oklahoma (12-9, 2-6) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #316
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #155
— Oklahoma lost six of its last nine games.
— Sooners are 1-3 SU in Big X home games, 0-2 ATS as home fave.
— Oklahoma has #23 eFG% in country, #40 eFG% defense.
— Oklahoma is 2-7 against top 50 teams- they beat Alabama Saturday.
— Sooners are 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
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— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #246
— Oklahoma’s best win: 93-69 over #4 Alabama
— Oklahoma State won 72-56 in Stillwater January 18.
— OSU won five of last six series games.
— Cowboys lost four of their last five visits to Norman.
— Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 10-8 ATS.
Northern Iowa @ Drake
— Northern Iowa (12-10, 8-4) ranked #177 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #334
— Continuity: #318
— Northern Iowa won seven of its last nine games.
— Panthers are 3-3 SU on MVC road, 2-2 ATS as a road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 53.1% inside arc (#302)
— Panthers are #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— Northern Iowa is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Northern Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #247
— bench minutes: #351
— Northern Iowa’s best win: 69-57 over #117 Southern Illinois.
— Drake (17-6, 8-4) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #20
— Drake won six of its last seven games.
— DeVries, one of Drake’s best players, missed their last game.
— Bulldogs are 5-1 SU/2-4 ATS as an MVC home favorite.
— Drake is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bulldogs are 8-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #213
— bench minutes: #259
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #47 Mississippi State
— Northern Iowa won 11 of last 14 series games.
— Panthers split their last four visits to Des Moines.
— MVC home favorites of 8+ points are 13-8 ATS.
New Mexico @ Utah State
— New Mexico (19-3, 6-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #22
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #51
— New Mexico won five of its last six games.
— Lobos are 2-2 SU on Mountain West road, 1-1 ATS as a road dog.
— New Mexico is shooting 35.5% on arc (#95), 53.8% inside arc (#48)
— New Mexico is #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lobos are 9-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #109
— bench minutes: #333
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #7 Saint Mary’s.
— Utah State (17-5, 6-3) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #116
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #144
— Utah State won seven of its last ten games.
— Aggies are 4-0 SU in MW home games, 2-2 ATS as home favorite.
— Aggies are shooting 40.7% on arc (#1), 53.2% inside arc (#63)
— Utah State is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Utah State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #66
— bench minutes: #305
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #58 Washington State.
— Utah State won last five series games.
— Lobos lost their last five visits to Logan.
— Mountain West home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-6 ATS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
| ALBY at UMASS | 06:00 PM | ALBY +14.0 | +500 |
| PROV at XAV | 06:30 PM | XAV -4.0 | +500 |
| CREI at GTWN | 06:30 PM | GTWN +13.0 | +500 |
| PSU at PUR | 06:30 PM | PUR -10.0 | +500 |
| MASS at GMU | 07:00 PM | GMU -6.5 | +500 |
| GW at LAS | 07:00 PM | GW -2.0 | +500 |
| SBON at RICH | 07:00 PM | SBON +5.0 | +500 |
| URI at STJOE | 07:00 PM | STJOE -4.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| SAM at WCU | 07:00 PM | WCU +4.5 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| LONG at WIN | 07:00 PM | LONG -3.0 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| RAD at PRE | 07:00 PM | RAD -6.0 | +500 |
| WEBB at CHSO | 07:00 PM | WEBB -3.5 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at LAF | 07:00 PM | LAF +1.0 | +500 |
| BUCK at AMER | 07:00 PM | AMER -7.5 | +500 |
| HC at BU | 07:00 PM | BU -8.0 O 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at LEH | 07:00 PM | LEH -2.5 | +500 |
| PITT at UNC | 07:00 PM | UNC -8.5 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| TLSA at CIN | 07:00 PM | CIN -16.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| GT at LOU | 07:00 PM | LOU +2.0 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| ECU at USF | 07:00 PM | ECU +8.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at CAMP | 07:00 PM | SCUS +4.0 O 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at ETSU | 07:00 PM | WOF -3.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| UGA at AUB | 07:00 PM | UGA +12.0 | +500 |
| TENN at FLA | 07:00 PM | TENN -5.0 | +500 |
| BING at UMBC | 07:00 PM | UMBC -9.0 | +500 |
| ME at BRY | 07:00 PM | ME +8.5 | +500 |
| UNH at NJIT | 07:00 PM | UNH -2.0 | +500 |
| CHAT at FUR | 07:00 PM | FUR -10.5 O 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| SHSU at UTRGV | 07:30 PM | UTRGV +9.5 | +500 |
| BEL at MURR | 08:00 PM | BEL +0.0 | +500 |
| UIC at ILST | 08:00 PM | ILST -6.0 | +500 |
| VALP at MOSU | 08:00 PM | MOSU -9.5 U 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIU at BRAD | 08:00 PM | BRAD -6.0 | +500 |
| INST at EVAN | 08:00 PM | EVAN +13.5 | +500 |
| VILL at MARQ | 08:30 PM | MARQ -6.5 | +500 |
| HALL at SJU | 08:30 PM | O 143.0 | +500 |
| MINN at RUTG | 08:30 PM | MINN +15.0 U 124.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKST at OKLA | 09:00 PM | OKLA -3.5 | +500 |
| LSU at MIZZ | 09:00 PM | MIZZ -10.0 | +500 |
| FSU at NCST | 09:00 PM | FSU +10.0 | +500 |
| SMU at TULN | 09:00 PM | TULN -9.0 O 158.0 | +500 +500 |
| SFA at NMSU | 09:00 PM | SFA -2.0 | +500 |
| UNI at DRKE | 09:00 PM | DRKE -7.5 | +500 |
| SUU at CALBA | 10:00 PM | SUU +2.0 | +500 |
| ACU at SEA | 10:00 PM | ACU +7.0 | +500 |
| UNM at USU | 10:30 PM | UNM +4.0 | +500 |
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Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college basketball teams:
86.3— Gonzaga
85.7— Southern Utah
85.3— Oral Roberts
85.0— Toledo
84.9— Cornell
83.7— Youngstown State
Quote of the Day
“Bobby was one of the best judges of football talent in NFL history. For most, that alone would be enough. For Bobby Beathard, it doesn’t nearly do the man justice. Bobby was who we all aspire to be — a friendly, caring, giving, thoughtful human being who brought people from all walks of life together….…”
LA Chargers owner Dean Spanos
Thursday’s quiz
If you’re watching a college basketball game in Mackey Arena, who is the home team?
Wednesday’s quiz
1999 was the last time the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl that season, when Hall of Famer Kurt Warner led the Rams to their first Super Bowl title.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s basketball coach the last time the Bruins made the Final Four; they made it two years ago.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud………
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas
February 1— Northern Iowa @ Drake- A double overtime game!!! Eight games in nine nights, and a double overtime game on the 9th night.
— In the NCAA Tournament, officials get $2,500 for first and second-round games, $3,000 for regionals and $3,500 for the Final Four. NCAA picks up their expenses during March Madness.
— Wednesday’s Wizards-Pistons game was postponed because cruddy weather in Dallas kept the Pistons in Texas, instead of going home.
Kentucky Wildcats won in Oxford Tuesday; they stayed there overnight because of an ice storm in Mississippi.
— Arena Football League announced plans to re-boot in 2024, with a 16-team league playing a 10-game schedule.
— Seattle Mariners signed utility man Dylan Moore to a 3-year deal worth $8.875M. He’s played seven different positions in his time with Seattle.
— Florida 67, Tennessee 54— Vols shot 27.9%; they scored average of 61.5 ppg in their four losses. Tennessee led 44-38 with 10:40 left, but they folded down the stretch. Alabama now has a 2-game lead in the SEC.
— Xavier 85, Providence 83 OT— Xavier blew a 14-point lead, survived 13-23 shooting on foul line to remain tied with Marquette atop the Big East.
— Drake 88, Northern Iowa 81 2OT— Drake was down 11 with 11:53 left in regulation; they rally to win, are now in a 4-way tie for first stop the Missouri Valley Conference.
Top eight teams in MVC are all either 9-4 or 8-5; should be quite a conference tournament.
— Murray State 83, Belmont 82— Racers outscored Belmont 14-9 over the final 5:52 to avenge an earlier loss; Belmont loses despite making 13-27 shots on the arc.Ben Sheppard scored 35 points in 35:00 in a losing cause.
— Oklahoma State 71, Oklahoma 61— Sooners lost their last four Big X games, but mixed in there they pounded on Alabama, 93-69, which makes no sense.
— Pitt 65, North Carolina 64— Panthers have won five of their last six games; they’ve now won their last three visits to Chapel Hill.
— Southern Utah 72, Cal Baptist 71— All five starters scored in double figures for SUU, which has now won six of its last seven games and is tied for first place in the WAC with Utah Valley.
— Purdue 80, Penn State 60— Mason Gillis came off the bench, scored 29 points in 25:00 on 9-12 shooting on the arc; the kid had scored a total of 18 points in his previous five games. He was 17-53 on the arc coming into the game, then went 9-12 in this game. Go figure.
— Eight NFL teams with unsettled QB situations for 2023:
Carolina— Who will Frank Reich want at QB? Sam Darnold? Matt Corral? PJ Walker? Will they bring in a different QB?
Indianapolis— Have to hire a new coach first, but chances are the Colts will have their 7th different starting QB in seven years on Opening Day.
Las Vegas— Jarrett Stidham could easily wind up as the starter here, but Derek Carr is going to be playing elsewhere next year.
Miami— Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion issues make him a long shot to be the longterm answer under center for the Dolphins. Miami has good receivers; you’d think a free agent QB would be interested in playing here.
New Orleans— Andy Dalton will be 36 in October, Jameis Winston has started 10 games the last three years. Saints need to draft a quarterback, or trade for one.
San Francisco— Lance/Purdy are both coming off serious injuries; would figure that Lance will be the healthier of the two when training camp opens.
Tampa Bay— Blaine Gabbert tops their depth chart right now; somehow I don’t think that is how it will look when September rolls around.
Washington— Will Sam Howell take over the starting job next year, after starting in Week 18 of his rookie season? Carson Wentz could wind up on his 4th team in four years next fall.
— RIP to Bobby Beathard, the Pro Football Hall of Fame executive who helped build those great Redskins teams in the 80’s. Beathard’s teams won four Super Bowl rings; he spent 33 years in the NFL with five different teams.
Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college basketball teams:
86.3— Gonzaga
85.7— Southern Utah
85.3— Oral Roberts
85.0— Toledo
84.9— Cornell
83.7— Youngstown State
Quote of the Day
“Bobby was one of the best judges of football talent in NFL history. For most, that alone would be enough. For Bobby Beathard, it doesn’t nearly do the man justice. Bobby was who we all aspire to be — a friendly, caring, giving, thoughtful human being who brought people from all walks of life together….…”
LA Chargers owner Dean Spanos
Thursday’s quiz
If you’re watching a college basketball game in Mackey Arena, who is the home team?
Wednesday’s quiz
1999 was the last time the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl that season, when Hall of Famer Kurt Warner led the Rams to their first Super Bowl title.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s basketball coach the last time the Bruins made the Final Four; they made it two years ago.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud………
— Our daily update on college basketball referee John Higgins:
January 24— Penn State @ Rutgers
January 25— Utah State @ San Diego State— Long plane ride for a back/back
January 26— Utah @ Oregon State
January 28— California @ Stanford
January 29— Michigan State @ Purdue— Day game after long plane ride.
January 30— Baylor @ Texas
January 31— Kansas State @ Kansas
February 1— Northern Iowa @ Drake- A double overtime game!!! Eight games in nine nights, and a double overtime game on the 9th night.
— In the NCAA Tournament, officials get $2,500 for first and second-round games, $3,000 for regionals and $3,500 for the Final Four. NCAA picks up their expenses during March Madness.
— Wednesday’s Wizards-Pistons game was postponed because cruddy weather in Dallas kept the Pistons in Texas, instead of going home.
Kentucky Wildcats won in Oxford Tuesday; they stayed there overnight because of an ice storm in Mississippi.
— Arena Football League announced plans to re-boot in 2024, with a 16-team league playing a 10-game schedule.
— Seattle Mariners signed utility man Dylan Moore to a 3-year deal worth $8.875M. He’s played seven different positions in his time with Seattle.
— Florida 67, Tennessee 54— Vols shot 27.9%; they scored average of 61.5 ppg in their four losses. Tennessee led 44-38 with 10:40 left, but they folded down the stretch. Alabama now has a 2-game lead in the SEC.
— Xavier 85, Providence 83 OT— Xavier blew a 14-point lead, survived 13-23 shooting on foul line to remain tied with Marquette atop the Big East.
— Drake 88, Northern Iowa 81 2OT— Drake was down 11 with 11:53 left in regulation; they rally to win, are now in a 4-way tie for first stop the Missouri Valley Conference.
Top eight teams in MVC are all either 9-4 or 8-5; should be quite a conference tournament.
— Murray State 83, Belmont 82— Racers outscored Belmont 14-9 over the final 5:52 to avenge an earlier loss; Belmont loses despite making 13-27 shots on the arc.Ben Sheppard scored 35 points in 35:00 in a losing cause.
— Oklahoma State 71, Oklahoma 61— Sooners lost their last four Big X games, but mixed in there they pounded on Alabama, 93-69, which makes no sense.
— Pitt 65, North Carolina 64— Panthers have won five of their last six games; they’ve now won their last three visits to Chapel Hill.
— Southern Utah 72, Cal Baptist 71— All five starters scored in double figures for SUU, which has now won six of its last seven games and is tied for first place in the WAC with Utah Valley.
— Purdue 80, Penn State 60— Mason Gillis came off the bench, scored 29 points in 25:00 on 9-12 shooting on the arc; the kid had scored a total of 18 points in his previous five games. He was 17-53 on the arc coming into the game, then went 9-12 in this game. Go figure.
— Eight NFL teams with unsettled QB situations for 2023:
Carolina— Who will Frank Reich want at QB? Sam Darnold? Matt Corral? PJ Walker? Will they bring in a different QB?
Indianapolis— Have to hire a new coach first, but chances are the Colts will have their 7th different starting QB in seven years on Opening Day.
Las Vegas— Jarrett Stidham could easily wind up as the starter here, but Derek Carr is going to be playing elsewhere next year.
Miami— Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion issues make him a long shot to be the longterm answer under center for the Dolphins. Miami has good receivers; you’d think a free agent QB would be interested in playing here.
New Orleans— Andy Dalton will be 36 in October, Jameis Winston has started 10 games the last three years. Saints need to draft a quarterback, or trade for one.
San Francisco— Lance/Purdy are both coming off serious injuries; would figure that Lance will be the healthier of the two when training camp opens.
Tampa Bay— Blaine Gabbert tops their depth chart right now; somehow I don’t think that is how it will look when September rolls around.
Washington— Will Sam Howell take over the starting job next year, after starting in Week 18 of his rookie season? Carson Wentz could wind up on his 4th team in four years next fall.
— RIP to Bobby Beathard, the Pro Football Hall of Fame executive who helped build those great Redskins teams in the 80’s. Beathard’s teams won four Super Bowl rings; he spent 33 years in the NFL with five different teams.
