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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, February 9
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Iowa @ Purdue
— Iowa (15-8, 7-5) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #51
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #48
— Iowa won seven of its last nine games.
— Iowa is 1-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Hawkeyes covered seven of last nine games overall.
— Last three games, Iowa scored 86.7 ppg.
— Hawkeyes are 6-5 against top 50 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #221
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #18 Iowa State.
— Purdue (22-2, 11-2) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #228
— Purdue won nine of its last ten games.
— Boilers are 5-1 SU/4-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Purdue has #28 eFG% defense in country.
— Boilers are #1 team on offensive boards, #15 on defensive end.
— Purdue is shooting 54.1% inside arc (#40)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #133
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #10 Marquette
— Purdue won six of last eight series games.
— Iowa lost its last four visits to Mackey Arena (77-70 LY)
— Big 14 home favorites of 7 or less points are 33-12 ATS
Kansas City @ Western Illinois
— Kansas City (10-15, 6-6) ranked #249 by KenPom
— Tempo: #332
— Experience: #340
— Continuity: #337
— Kansas City is 3-4 in last seven games, scoring 59 ppg in the losses.
— Kansas City is 2-3 SU/4-0 ATS as a Summit road underdog.
— Kansas City is shooting 45.6% inside arc (#328), 26.9% on arc (#361)
— Kangaroos are #303 team in country on offensive boards.
— Kangaroos are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kansas City’s schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #237
— Kansas City’s best win: 83-71 over #96 Toledo
— Western Illinois (15-9, 8-5) ranked #267 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #308
— WIU won six of its last seven games.
— WIU is 6-1 SU/4-2 ATS as a Summit home favorite.
— Leathernecks are shooting 52.3% inside arc (#87), 31.3% on arc (#304)
— Leathernecks are #70 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 55% inside arc (#338)
— WIU’s schedule, to this point: #321
— bench minutes: #350
— WIU’s best win: 81-73 in OT over #180 South Dakota State
— WIU (+5) won 60-52 in Kansas City January 14.
— Kangaroos made 3-25 on arc in that game.
— UMKC is 2-1 in vs Western Illinois in Summit League meetings.
— Summit home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-2 ATS.
UAB @ North Texas
— UAB (17-7, 8-5) ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #24
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #119
— UAB won last four games- star G Walker has been back last 2 games.
— UAB is 2-3 SU/1-0 ATS as a C-USA road underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#49)
— Blazers are #8 team on offensive boards.
— UAB is getting 22.7% of points on foul line (#12)
— UAB’s schedule, to this point: #183
— bench minutes: #68
— UAB’s best win: 86-77 over #33 Florida Atlantic
— North Texas (19-5, 10-3) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #146
— North Texas won its last four games, giving up 54.3 ppg.
— Mean Green is 4-2 SU/1-5 ATS as a C-USA home favorite.
— North Texas has #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Mean Green is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#50)
— North Texas #28 team in country on offensive boards.
— North Texas’ schedule, to this point: #111
— bench minutes: #235
— North Texas’ best win: 63-52 over #72 UAB
— North Texas (+3) won 63-52 at UAB January 21.
— Teams split last eight meetings.
— UAB won its last four visits to Denton, by 2-3-14-6 points.
— C-USA home favorites of 3 or less points are 3-5 ATS.
Oral Roberts @ St Thomas
— Oral Roberts (21-4, 12-0) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #28
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #23
— Oral Roberts won its last eight games (6-2 ATS).
— Eagles are 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS as a Summit road favorite.
— Oral Roberts is shooting 58.7% inside arc, 41.2% on arc in Summit play
— Opponents are shooting 43.2% inside arc, 30.7% on arc in Summit play
— All four of ORU’s losses were to top 50 teams.
— Oral Roberts schedule, to this point: #259
— bench minutes: #337
— Oral Roberts best win: 84-70 over #47 Liberty
— St Thomas (16-10, 7-6) ranked #213 by KenPom
— Tempo: #277
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #165
— St Thomas won three of its last four games.
— Tommies are 5-1 SU in Summit home games
— Tommies are 0-3 ATS as a Summit underdog (all on road)
— St Thomas has #292 eFG% defense.
— This is St Thomas’ second year in Division I
— St Thomas’ schedule, to this point: #309
— bench minutes: #226
— St Thomas’ best win: 78-76 over #147 Troy
— Oral Roberts (-11.5) beat St Thomas 81-69 at home January 14.
— ORU is 3-0 against the Tommies, winning by 15-22-12 points.
— Summit home underdogs are 10-11 ATS.
Louisiana @ Southern Mississippi
— Louisiana (20-4, 10-2) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #77
— Louisiana won its last ten games (9-1 ATS).
— Louisiana is 4-2 SU/0-1 ATS as Sun Belt road dogs.
— Cajuns are shooting 38.5% on arc (#14), 52.2% inside arc (#91)
— Opponents are shooting 37.7% on arc (#340)
— Cajuns are #31 team on offensive boards.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #203
— bench minutes: #285
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #77 Marshall
— Southern Mississippi (21-4, 10-2) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #250
— Southern Miss won its last seven games (6-1 ATS).
— Southern Miss is 6-0 SU/4-2 ATS as Sun Belt home favorites.
— Eagles are #51 team in country on offensive boards.
— Southern Miss forces turnovers 20.8% of time (#61)
— Eagles are 5-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Southern Miss’ schedule, to this point: #230
— bench minutes: #261
— Southern Miss’ best win: 76-72 at #47 Liberty
— Louisiana beat Southern Miss 75-61 at home January 5.
— That was their first meeting as Sun Belt rivals.
— Sun Belt home favorites of 3 or less points are 10-4 ATS
San Francisco @ Gonzaga
— San Francisco (15-11, 4-7) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #64
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #192
— USF is 4-7 SU in its last 11 games.
— Dons are 2-3 SU on WCC road, 2-1 ATS as a WCC road dog.
— USF is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#73), 35.9% on arc (#78)
— USF is #62 team in country on defensive boards.
— Dons are 2-7 in games vs top 100 teams.
— USF’s schedule, to this point: #105
— bench minutes: #171
— USF’s best win: 97-60 over #66 Arizona State
— Gonzaga (19-5, 8-2) ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #43
— Experience: #41
— Continuity: #19
— Gonzaga is 3-2 SU in its last five games.
— Gonzaga is 3-1 SU/ATS as a WCC home favorite.
— Zags are #56 team in country on offensive boards.
— Zags are shooting 57.2% inside arc (#9), 38.1% on arc (#19)
— Opponents are shooting 51.5% inside arc (#241)
— Gonzaga’s schedule, to this point: #28
— bench minutes: #336
— Gonzaga’s best win: 100-90 over #5 Alabama
— Gonzaga (-11) won 77-75 in San Francisco January 5.
— Gonzaga won last 25 series games.
— Dons lost their last 11 visits to Spokane (78-62 LY)
— WCC double digit home favorites are 9-7 ATS
Cal-Davis @ Cal-Riverside
— Cal-Davis (14-9, 7-4) ranked #142 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #99
— Continuity: #85
— Cal-Davis won seven of its last nine games.
— Cal-Davis is 3-2 SU/1-1-1 ATS as a Big West road underdog.
— Aggies are #42 team on offensive boards, #212 on defensive end.
— Cal-Davis is forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#40)
— Opponents are shooting 38.2% on arc (#349)
— Cal-Davis’ schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #198
— Cal-Davis’ best win: 75-63 over #128 Hawai’i
— Cal-Riverside (15-9, 8-4) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #162
— Riverside lost three of its last four games.
— UCR is 4-2 SU/2-4 ATS as a Big West home favorite.
— Riverside is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#265), 35.2% on arc (#120)
— UCR is #5 team in country on defensive boards.
— Riverside’s last eight games were decided by 7 or less points.
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #152
— bench minutes: #93
— Riverside’s best win: 81-79 at #98 LMU.
— Riverside (+4) won 74-72 at Cal-Davis January 16.
— Highlanders won four of last five series games.
— Cal-Davis won three of last four visits to Riverside.
— Big West home favorites of 3 or less points are 2-5 ATS.
Montana State @ Weber State
— Montana State (17-8, 10-2) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #228
— Experience: #58
— Continuity: #135
— Montana State won five in row, nine of last ten games.
— Bobcats are 5-1 SU on Big Sky road, 4-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— MSU is shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 31.2% on the arc (#308)
— Montana State is getting 22.4% of its points on foul line (#19)
— Bobcats are 12-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Montana State’s schedule, to this point: #182
— bench minutes: #72
— Montana State’s best win: 86-83 at #117 Southern Utah.
— Weber State (12-12, 7-4) ranked #225 by KenPom
— Tempo: #281
— Experience: #148
— Continuity: #223
— Weber State won four of its last six games
— Weber State won four of its five Big Sky home games.
— Wildcats are 2-1 ATS as a Big Sky underdog, all on road.
— Wildcats have #3 team in country on defensive boards.
— Weber State is turning ball over 20% of time (#281)
— Weber State’s schedule, to this point: #141
— bench minutes: #171
— Weber State’s best win: 75-72 at #40 Utah State
— Montana State (-8) beat Weber 67-52 at home January 14
— Bobcats won five of last eight series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Ogden.
— Big Sky home underdogs of 3 or less points are 5-7 ATS.
Saint Mary’s @ Loyola Marymount
— Saint Mary’s (21-4, 10-0) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #62
— Saint Mary’s won its last 11 D-I games (8-3 ATS).
— Saint Mary’s is 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS as a WCC road favorite.
— Gaels have #11 eFG% defense in country.
— Saint Mary’s is #2 team on defensive boards, #44 on offensive end.
— Gaels are shooting 36.5% on arc (#52)
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #357
— Saint Mary’s best win: 78-70 in OT over #17 Gonzaga
— Loyola Marymount (16-9, 6-5) ranked #98 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #33
— Continuity: #112
— LMU lost its last two games, giving up 89-87 points.
— Lions won four of their five WCC home games SU.
— LMU is 2-2 ATS as a WCC underdog, all on road.
— Lions are #33 team in country on defensive boards.
— LMU is shooting 36.6% on arc (#47), 52.8% inside it (#71)
— LMU’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #128
— LMU’s best win: 68-67 at #17 Gonzaga
— Saint Mary’s (-13) beat LMU 76-62 at home January 12.
— Saint Mary’s won last 21 series games.
— Gaels won their last 16 visits to Loyola Marymount (83-51 LY)
— WCC single digit home underdogs are 9-5 ATS.
Arizona State @ Stanford
— Arizona State (16-8, 7-6) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #242
— ASU lost five of its last six games.
— Sun Devils are 3-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road underdog.
— ASU is shooting 48.7% inside arc (#239), 32.2% on arc (#269)
— Sun Devils have #19 eFG% defense in country.
— ASU is #270 team in country on defensive boards.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #150
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #9 Creighton
— Stanford (10-13, 4-8) ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #10
— Stanford won five of its last six games.
— Cardinal is 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Cardinal is shooting 51.8% inside arc (#109), 32.8% on arc (#237)
— Stanford is #50 team on defensive boards, #85 on offensive end.
— Stanford is 2-10 against top 100 teams.
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #85
— Stanford’s best win: 71-64 over #48 Oregon
— ASU (-5) beat Stanford 68-64 at home December 4th.
— Sun Devils won five of last seven series games.
— ASU lost three of last four visits to Maples Pavilion.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-3 ATS.
BYU @ Pepperdine
— BYU (16-10, 6-5) ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #38
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #227
— BYU won its last two games, scoring 89-81 points.
— Cougars are 2-3 SU on WCC road/2-0 ATS as WCC road favorite.
— BYU is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are turning ball over 21.3% of time (#326)
— BYU is 5-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #41
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #9 Creighton
— Pepperdine (8-17, 1-10) ranked #198 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #320
— Continuity: #108
— Pepperdine lost 11 of its last 12 games (2-10 ATS).
— Waves won last game in 2 OT’s, ending 11-game skid.
— Pepperdine is 1-4 SU/1-2 ATS as a WCC home underdog.
— Pepperdine is #246 team on defensive boards.
— Waves are 2-7 ATS when playing a top 100 team.
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— Pepperdine’s schedule, to this point: #82
— bench minutes: #321
— Pepperdine’s best win: 64-55 over #93 Cal-Irvine
— BYU (-11) beat Pepperdine 91-81 at home January 14.
— BYU won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Cougars split their last four visits to Malibu.
— WCC single digit home underdogs are 9-5 ATS.
USC @ Oregon
— USC (17-6, 9-3) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #133
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #148
— USC won its last four games (3-1 ATS).
— Trojans are 3-3 SU on Pac-12 road, 2-2 ATS as road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 42% inside arc (#1)
— Trojans are #332 team in country on defensive boards.
— USC shooting 52.2% inside arc (#94), 32.5% on arc (#252)
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #333
— USC’s best win: 77-64 over #3 UCLA.
— Oregon (14-10, 8-5) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #204
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #134
— Oregon won five of its last seven games.
— Oregon is 5-1 SU/2-3 ATS as a Pac-12 home favorite.
— Ducks are shooting 31.2% on arc (#310), 54.3% inside arc (#37)
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#45)
— Ducks are 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #132
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #8 Arizona.
— USC won seven of last ten series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Eugene.
— Pac-12 home favorites of less than 5 points are 10-8 ATS
Cal-Santa Barbara @ Long Beach State
— UCSB (18-4, 9-2) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #302
— Experience: #64
— Continuity: #18
— UCSB won five of its last six games (4-2 ATS).
— UCSB won five of its six Big West road games SU.
— Gauchos are shooting 56.4% inside arc in Big West tilts (#1)
— Gauchos are #52 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCSB is 7-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— UCSB’s schedule, to this point: #305
— bench minutes: #305
— UCSB’s best win: 73-65 at #93 Cal-Irvine
— Long Beach State (14-10, 8-4) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #2
— Experience: #310
— Continuity: #226
— Long Beach won its last six games (4-2 ATS). .
— Long Beach is 4-2 SU/3-2-1 ATS in Big West home games.
— Long Beach is shooting 25.1% on arc in Big West games.
— Long Beach has #302 eFG% in country.
— Long Beach is 5-3 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Long Beach’s schedule, to this point: #120
— bench minutes: #34
— Long Beach’s best win: 93-88 in OT over #93 Cal-Irvine
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Gauchos won three of last four visits to Long Beach.
— Big West home teams are 6-10 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, February 9
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Iowa @ Purdue
— Iowa (15-8, 7-5) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #51
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #48
— Iowa won seven of its last nine games.
— Iowa is 1-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Hawkeyes covered seven of last nine games overall.
— Last three games, Iowa scored 86.7 ppg.
— Hawkeyes are 6-5 against top 50 teams.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #221
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #18 Iowa State.
— Purdue (22-2, 11-2) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #228
— Purdue won nine of its last ten games.
— Boilers are 5-1 SU/4-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Purdue has #28 eFG% defense in country.
— Boilers are #1 team on offensive boards, #15 on defensive end.
— Purdue is shooting 54.1% inside arc (#40)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #133
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #10 Marquette
— Purdue won six of last eight series games.
— Iowa lost its last four visits to Mackey Arena (77-70 LY)
— Big 14 home favorites of 7 or less points are 33-12 ATS
Kansas City @ Western Illinois
— Kansas City (10-15, 6-6) ranked #249 by KenPom
— Tempo: #332
— Experience: #340
— Continuity: #337
— Kansas City is 3-4 in last seven games, scoring 59 ppg in the losses.
— Kansas City is 2-3 SU/4-0 ATS as a Summit road underdog.
— Kansas City is shooting 45.6% inside arc (#328), 26.9% on arc (#361)
— Kangaroos are #303 team in country on offensive boards.
— Kangaroos are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kansas City’s schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #237
— Kansas City’s best win: 83-71 over #96 Toledo
— Western Illinois (15-9, 8-5) ranked #267 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #308
— WIU won six of its last seven games.
— WIU is 6-1 SU/4-2 ATS as a Summit home favorite.
— Leathernecks are shooting 52.3% inside arc (#87), 31.3% on arc (#304)
— Leathernecks are #70 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 55% inside arc (#338)
— WIU’s schedule, to this point: #321
— bench minutes: #350
— WIU’s best win: 81-73 in OT over #180 South Dakota State
— WIU (+5) won 60-52 in Kansas City January 14.
— Kangaroos made 3-25 on arc in that game.
— UMKC is 2-1 in vs Western Illinois in Summit League meetings.
— Summit home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-2 ATS.
UAB @ North Texas
— UAB (17-7, 8-5) ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #24
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #119
— UAB won last four games- star G Walker has been back last 2 games.
— UAB is 2-3 SU/1-0 ATS as a C-USA road underdog.
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#49)
— Blazers are #8 team on offensive boards.
— UAB is getting 22.7% of points on foul line (#12)
— UAB’s schedule, to this point: #183
— bench minutes: #68
— UAB’s best win: 86-77 over #33 Florida Atlantic
— North Texas (19-5, 10-3) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #146
— North Texas won its last four games, giving up 54.3 ppg.
— Mean Green is 4-2 SU/1-5 ATS as a C-USA home favorite.
— North Texas has #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Mean Green is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#50)
— North Texas #28 team in country on offensive boards.
— North Texas’ schedule, to this point: #111
— bench minutes: #235
— North Texas’ best win: 63-52 over #72 UAB
— North Texas (+3) won 63-52 at UAB January 21.
— Teams split last eight meetings.
— UAB won its last four visits to Denton, by 2-3-14-6 points.
— C-USA home favorites of 3 or less points are 3-5 ATS.
Oral Roberts @ St Thomas
— Oral Roberts (21-4, 12-0) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #28
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #23
— Oral Roberts won its last eight games (6-2 ATS).
— Eagles are 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS as a Summit road favorite.
— Oral Roberts is shooting 58.7% inside arc, 41.2% on arc in Summit play
— Opponents are shooting 43.2% inside arc, 30.7% on arc in Summit play
— All four of ORU’s losses were to top 50 teams.
— Oral Roberts schedule, to this point: #259
— bench minutes: #337
— Oral Roberts best win: 84-70 over #47 Liberty
— St Thomas (16-10, 7-6) ranked #213 by KenPom
— Tempo: #277
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #165
— St Thomas won three of its last four games.
— Tommies are 5-1 SU in Summit home games
— Tommies are 0-3 ATS as a Summit underdog (all on road)
— St Thomas has #292 eFG% defense.
— This is St Thomas’ second year in Division I
— St Thomas’ schedule, to this point: #309
— bench minutes: #226
— St Thomas’ best win: 78-76 over #147 Troy
— Oral Roberts (-11.5) beat St Thomas 81-69 at home January 14.
— ORU is 3-0 against the Tommies, winning by 15-22-12 points.
— Summit home underdogs are 10-11 ATS.
Louisiana @ Southern Mississippi
— Louisiana (20-4, 10-2) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #77
— Louisiana won its last ten games (9-1 ATS).
— Louisiana is 4-2 SU/0-1 ATS as Sun Belt road dogs.
— Cajuns are shooting 38.5% on arc (#14), 52.2% inside arc (#91)
— Opponents are shooting 37.7% on arc (#340)
— Cajuns are #31 team on offensive boards.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #203
— bench minutes: #285
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #77 Marshall
— Southern Mississippi (21-4, 10-2) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #250
— Southern Miss won its last seven games (6-1 ATS).
— Southern Miss is 6-0 SU/4-2 ATS as Sun Belt home favorites.
— Eagles are #51 team in country on offensive boards.
— Southern Miss forces turnovers 20.8% of time (#61)
— Eagles are 5-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Southern Miss’ schedule, to this point: #230
— bench minutes: #261
— Southern Miss’ best win: 76-72 at #47 Liberty
— Louisiana beat Southern Miss 75-61 at home January 5.
— That was their first meeting as Sun Belt rivals.
— Sun Belt home favorites of 3 or less points are 10-4 ATS
San Francisco @ Gonzaga
— San Francisco (15-11, 4-7) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #64
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #192
— USF is 4-7 SU in its last 11 games.
— Dons are 2-3 SU on WCC road, 2-1 ATS as a WCC road dog.
— USF is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#73), 35.9% on arc (#78)
— USF is #62 team in country on defensive boards.
— Dons are 2-7 in games vs top 100 teams.
— USF’s schedule, to this point: #105
— bench minutes: #171
— USF’s best win: 97-60 over #66 Arizona State
— Gonzaga (19-5, 8-2) ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #43
— Experience: #41
— Continuity: #19
— Gonzaga is 3-2 SU in its last five games.
— Gonzaga is 3-1 SU/ATS as a WCC home favorite.
— Zags are #56 team in country on offensive boards.
— Zags are shooting 57.2% inside arc (#9), 38.1% on arc (#19)
— Opponents are shooting 51.5% inside arc (#241)
— Gonzaga’s schedule, to this point: #28
— bench minutes: #336
— Gonzaga’s best win: 100-90 over #5 Alabama
— Gonzaga (-11) won 77-75 in San Francisco January 5.
— Gonzaga won last 25 series games.
— Dons lost their last 11 visits to Spokane (78-62 LY)
— WCC double digit home favorites are 9-7 ATS
Cal-Davis @ Cal-Riverside
— Cal-Davis (14-9, 7-4) ranked #142 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #99
— Continuity: #85
— Cal-Davis won seven of its last nine games.
— Cal-Davis is 3-2 SU/1-1-1 ATS as a Big West road underdog.
— Aggies are #42 team on offensive boards, #212 on defensive end.
— Cal-Davis is forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#40)
— Opponents are shooting 38.2% on arc (#349)
— Cal-Davis’ schedule, to this point: #244
— bench minutes: #198
— Cal-Davis’ best win: 75-63 over #128 Hawai’i
— Cal-Riverside (15-9, 8-4) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #188
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #162
— Riverside lost three of its last four games.
— UCR is 4-2 SU/2-4 ATS as a Big West home favorite.
— Riverside is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#265), 35.2% on arc (#120)
— UCR is #5 team in country on defensive boards.
— Riverside’s last eight games were decided by 7 or less points.
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #152
— bench minutes: #93
— Riverside’s best win: 81-79 at #98 LMU.
— Riverside (+4) won 74-72 at Cal-Davis January 16.
— Highlanders won four of last five series games.
— Cal-Davis won three of last four visits to Riverside.
— Big West home favorites of 3 or less points are 2-5 ATS.
Montana State @ Weber State
— Montana State (17-8, 10-2) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #228
— Experience: #58
— Continuity: #135
— Montana State won five in row, nine of last ten games.
— Bobcats are 5-1 SU on Big Sky road, 4-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— MSU is shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 31.2% on the arc (#308)
— Montana State is getting 22.4% of its points on foul line (#19)
— Bobcats are 12-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Montana State’s schedule, to this point: #182
— bench minutes: #72
— Montana State’s best win: 86-83 at #117 Southern Utah.
— Weber State (12-12, 7-4) ranked #225 by KenPom
— Tempo: #281
— Experience: #148
— Continuity: #223
— Weber State won four of its last six games
— Weber State won four of its five Big Sky home games.
— Wildcats are 2-1 ATS as a Big Sky underdog, all on road.
— Wildcats have #3 team in country on defensive boards.
— Weber State is turning ball over 20% of time (#281)
— Weber State’s schedule, to this point: #141
— bench minutes: #171
— Weber State’s best win: 75-72 at #40 Utah State
— Montana State (-8) beat Weber 67-52 at home January 14
— Bobcats won five of last eight series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Ogden.
— Big Sky home underdogs of 3 or less points are 5-7 ATS.
Saint Mary’s @ Loyola Marymount
— Saint Mary’s (21-4, 10-0) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #62
— Saint Mary’s won its last 11 D-I games (8-3 ATS).
— Saint Mary’s is 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS as a WCC road favorite.
— Gaels have #11 eFG% defense in country.
— Saint Mary’s is #2 team on defensive boards, #44 on offensive end.
— Gaels are shooting 36.5% on arc (#52)
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #357
— Saint Mary’s best win: 78-70 in OT over #17 Gonzaga
— Loyola Marymount (16-9, 6-5) ranked #98 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #33
— Continuity: #112
— LMU lost its last two games, giving up 89-87 points.
— Lions won four of their five WCC home games SU.
— LMU is 2-2 ATS as a WCC underdog, all on road.
— Lions are #33 team in country on defensive boards.
— LMU is shooting 36.6% on arc (#47), 52.8% inside it (#71)
— LMU’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #128
— LMU’s best win: 68-67 at #17 Gonzaga
— Saint Mary’s (-13) beat LMU 76-62 at home January 12.
— Saint Mary’s won last 21 series games.
— Gaels won their last 16 visits to Loyola Marymount (83-51 LY)
— WCC single digit home underdogs are 9-5 ATS.
Arizona State @ Stanford
— Arizona State (16-8, 7-6) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #242
— ASU lost five of its last six games.
— Sun Devils are 3-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road underdog.
— ASU is shooting 48.7% inside arc (#239), 32.2% on arc (#269)
— Sun Devils have #19 eFG% defense in country.
— ASU is #270 team in country on defensive boards.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #150
— ASU’s best win: 73-71 over #9 Creighton
— Stanford (10-13, 4-8) ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #10
— Stanford won five of its last six games.
— Cardinal is 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Cardinal is shooting 51.8% inside arc (#109), 32.8% on arc (#237)
— Stanford is #50 team on defensive boards, #85 on offensive end.
— Stanford is 2-10 against top 100 teams.
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #85
— Stanford’s best win: 71-64 over #48 Oregon
— ASU (-5) beat Stanford 68-64 at home December 4th.
— Sun Devils won five of last seven series games.
— ASU lost three of last four visits to Maples Pavilion.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-3 ATS.
BYU @ Pepperdine
— BYU (16-10, 6-5) ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #38
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #227
— BYU won its last two games, scoring 89-81 points.
— Cougars are 2-3 SU on WCC road/2-0 ATS as WCC road favorite.
— BYU is #13 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are turning ball over 21.3% of time (#326)
— BYU is 5-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #41
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #9 Creighton
— Pepperdine (8-17, 1-10) ranked #198 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #320
— Continuity: #108
— Pepperdine lost 11 of its last 12 games (2-10 ATS).
— Waves won last game in 2 OT’s, ending 11-game skid.
— Pepperdine is 1-4 SU/1-2 ATS as a WCC home underdog.
— Pepperdine is #246 team on defensive boards.
— Waves are 2-7 ATS when playing a top 100 team.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Pepperdine’s schedule, to this point: #82
— bench minutes: #321
— Pepperdine’s best win: 64-55 over #93 Cal-Irvine
— BYU (-11) beat Pepperdine 91-81 at home January 14.
— BYU won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Cougars split their last four visits to Malibu.
— WCC single digit home underdogs are 9-5 ATS.
USC @ Oregon
— USC (17-6, 9-3) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #133
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #148
— USC won its last four games (3-1 ATS).
— Trojans are 3-3 SU on Pac-12 road, 2-2 ATS as road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 42% inside arc (#1)
— Trojans are #332 team in country on defensive boards.
— USC shooting 52.2% inside arc (#94), 32.5% on arc (#252)
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #333
— USC’s best win: 77-64 over #3 UCLA.
— Oregon (14-10, 8-5) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #204
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #134
— Oregon won five of its last seven games.
— Oregon is 5-1 SU/2-3 ATS as a Pac-12 home favorite.
— Ducks are shooting 31.2% on arc (#310), 54.3% inside arc (#37)
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#45)
— Ducks are 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #132
— Oregon’s best win: 87-68 over #8 Arizona.
— USC won seven of last ten series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Eugene.
— Pac-12 home favorites of less than 5 points are 10-8 ATS
Cal-Santa Barbara @ Long Beach State
— UCSB (18-4, 9-2) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #302
— Experience: #64
— Continuity: #18
— UCSB won five of its last six games (4-2 ATS).
— UCSB won five of its six Big West road games SU.
— Gauchos are shooting 56.4% inside arc in Big West tilts (#1)
— Gauchos are #52 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCSB is 7-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— UCSB’s schedule, to this point: #305
— bench minutes: #305
— UCSB’s best win: 73-65 at #93 Cal-Irvine
— Long Beach State (14-10, 8-4) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #2
— Experience: #310
— Continuity: #226
— Long Beach won its last six games (4-2 ATS). .
— Long Beach is 4-2 SU/3-2-1 ATS in Big West home games.
— Long Beach is shooting 25.1% on arc in Big West games.
— Long Beach has #302 eFG% in country.
— Long Beach is 5-3 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Long Beach’s schedule, to this point: #120
— bench minutes: #34
— Long Beach’s best win: 93-88 in OT over #93 Cal-Irvine
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Gauchos won three of last four visits to Long Beach.
— Big West home teams are 6-10 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
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Friday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams with the best 2-point FG% on offense:
60.2%— Marquette
59.5%— Indiana State
59.4%— Furman
58.8%— Cornell
58.8%— Eastern Washington
58.0%— Southern Illinois
Quote of the Day
“If I had a choice of having my scoring record remain intact for another hundred years or spend one afternoon with my grandchildren, I’d be on the floor in seconds stacking Legos and eating Uncrustables.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Friday’s quiz
Which college’s basketball team is known as the Gauchos?
Thursday’s quiz
Ken Stabler played QB for the Raiders the first time they won a Super Bowl.
Wednesday’s quiz
Dick Vermeil coached the Eagles the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Armadillo World HQ had a small crisis Thursday; my modem crashed, which meant no Internet, no TV (I have YouTube TV now). After over an hour on the phone with Spectrum customer service, I dashed off to the Spectrum store in the mall near my house, and after 3.5 hours of chaos, I had a new modem, Internet service and things were good again.
Kudos to the Spectrum people for good customer service, and for restoring my sanity.
— NFL named this year’s Hall of Famers:
Ronde Barber
Don Coryell
Chuck Howley
Joe Klecko
Darrelle Revis
Ken Riley
Joe Thomas
Zach Thomas
Demarcus Ware
Happy for Don Coryell, whose offenses changed the game; very disappointed that Torry Holt didn’t get in, but no receivers got in this year. Holt will get into the HOF, hopefully soon.
With Klecko/Revis getting in, have to think Jets are playing in the Hall of Fame Game.
— Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are making a movie dealing Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan; Affleck is playing Phil Knight, which is fine. Damon is playing Sonny Vaccaro, which is going to be hard to process.
Vaccaro kind of looks like Jerry Tarkanian did, a balding older guy who looked nothing like any movie star, except Joe Pesci.
— San Diego Padres signed P Yu Darvish to a 6-year, $108M contract extension. Ownership in San Diego is serious about winning.
— Only 82 college football players declared to leave school early for the NFL Draft, down 40% from only three years ago; are NIL payments keeping players in college longer?
— They played the semi-finals of the Caribbean Baseball Series Thursday:
Dominican Republic 8, Mexico 3
Venezuela 7, Colombia 5
Robinson Cano bats second for the DR squad; they play the host team Venezuela for the title Friday night at 6:30 on ESPN+.
— NBA trade deadline passed Thursday afternoon; it is smart that they have their All-Star break the week after the trade deadline, giving teams and coaches time to regroup after re-shuffling their rosters.
An anonymous league executive called Russell Westbrook “a locker room vampire” which is a pretty big indictment of him. Having talented players is important, but cohesiveness is also a big deal. I’ve never associated vampires with good chemistry.
San Antonio Spurs are having their 4th straight losing season; they’re 14-41 this year. At what point is it time to move on from Gregg Popovich? He is 74 years old, his team shows very little chance for improvement in the near future.
Golden State traded C James Wiseman to Detroit; they got Kevin Knox and five 2nd round draft picks in return. Warriors also acquired Gary Payton in exchange for five 2nd round picks.
2nd round draft picks got shuffled around like beaded necklaces during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Popped into my head that Manu Ginobili was a 2nd round pick— he turned out OK.
— Oklahoma/Texas are going to play one more season in the Big X, before they bolt for the bigger bucks of the SEC.
There are rumors that the Pac-12 is looking to add SMU, because SMU is in Dallas, which has a big TV market. You figure San Diego State would also join the Pac-12; would they poach Boise State and UNLV too?
— Way back when ESPN first started, one of the first conferences to let ESPN air their games was the Sun Belt. Was watching Louisiana-Southern Miss Thursday night; pretty good league, good guards. ESPN should give the league one game a week on ESPNU or ESPN2.
— Oral Roberts 95, St Thomas 88— Tommies were up 10 in first half; they made 16-39 on arc, but fall to 16-11, 7-7 in Summit League, while Oral Roberts is 13-0 in conference play. ORU is starting four seniors and a junior; they’re probably going to win a game in the NCAA tourney.
— Purdue 87, Iowa 73— 7-foot-4 Zach Edey only took 7 shots for Purdue; they’re going to have a game in NCAA’s where they’re struggling and they’re going to need someone to point out that Edey needs to assert himself, because he is 7-4 and can be unstoppable, when he puts his mind to it. He’s a good kid; would he speak up when the time comes?
It wouldn’t make Edey selfish; it would be Edey doing his job, being a dominant freakin’ player when that is what his team is going to need to get through a difficult game.
— North Texas 82, UAB 79, 2OT— Fierce struggle between evenly-matched league rivals; UNT was 23-25 on foul line, UAB 5-10, Referees let the kids play in this game, which understates how much they swallowed their whistles. As the season goes on and on, players will need to play through contact more and more.
— LMU 78, Saint Mary’s 74 OT— Gaels jumped out to a 16-0 lead; they led by 5 with 0:45 left in regulation, but lost this road game, right after they had beaten Gonzaga and opened a 2-game lead in WCC. LMU made 10-19 on the arc; they’ve won five of their last seven games.
— UCSB 75, Long Beach State 72— UCSB starts four seniors; Long Beach doesn’t play any seniors. Santa Barbara shot 59.5% inside arc; they trailed by 5 early in second half- they lead Cal-Irvine by a game atop the Big West standings.
— Our 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.
February 2— Wisconsin @ Ohio State— Ohio State coach Holtmann was ejected with 0:27 left in first half, after a charging call. Buckeyes have lost eight of their last nine games; tensions are running high.
February 4— Oklahoma @ West Virginia
February 5— Penn State @ Nebraska
February 7— Nevada @ New Mexico
February 8— San Diego State @ Utah State
February 9— USC at Oregon
He’s worked 14 games in 17 days, 69 games since November 7, which is 69 games in 96 days. He is 54-years old.
Friday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams with the best 2-point FG% on offense:
60.2%— Marquette
59.5%— Indiana State
59.4%— Furman
58.8%— Cornell
58.8%— Eastern Washington
58.0%— Southern Illinois
Quote of the Day
“If I had a choice of having my scoring record remain intact for another hundred years or spend one afternoon with my grandchildren, I’d be on the floor in seconds stacking Legos and eating Uncrustables.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Friday’s quiz
Which college’s basketball team is known as the Gauchos?
Thursday’s quiz
Ken Stabler played QB for the Raiders the first time they won a Super Bowl.
Wednesday’s quiz
Dick Vermeil coached the Eagles the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Armadillo World HQ had a small crisis Thursday; my modem crashed, which meant no Internet, no TV (I have YouTube TV now). After over an hour on the phone with Spectrum customer service, I dashed off to the Spectrum store in the mall near my house, and after 3.5 hours of chaos, I had a new modem, Internet service and things were good again.
Kudos to the Spectrum people for good customer service, and for restoring my sanity.
— NFL named this year’s Hall of Famers:
Ronde Barber
Don Coryell
Chuck Howley
Joe Klecko
Darrelle Revis
Ken Riley
Joe Thomas
Zach Thomas
Demarcus Ware
Happy for Don Coryell, whose offenses changed the game; very disappointed that Torry Holt didn’t get in, but no receivers got in this year. Holt will get into the HOF, hopefully soon.
With Klecko/Revis getting in, have to think Jets are playing in the Hall of Fame Game.
— Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are making a movie dealing Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan; Affleck is playing Phil Knight, which is fine. Damon is playing Sonny Vaccaro, which is going to be hard to process.
Vaccaro kind of looks like Jerry Tarkanian did, a balding older guy who looked nothing like any movie star, except Joe Pesci.
— San Diego Padres signed P Yu Darvish to a 6-year, $108M contract extension. Ownership in San Diego is serious about winning.
— Only 82 college football players declared to leave school early for the NFL Draft, down 40% from only three years ago; are NIL payments keeping players in college longer?
— They played the semi-finals of the Caribbean Baseball Series Thursday:
Dominican Republic 8, Mexico 3
Venezuela 7, Colombia 5
Robinson Cano bats second for the DR squad; they play the host team Venezuela for the title Friday night at 6:30 on ESPN+.
— NBA trade deadline passed Thursday afternoon; it is smart that they have their All-Star break the week after the trade deadline, giving teams and coaches time to regroup after re-shuffling their rosters.
An anonymous league executive called Russell Westbrook “a locker room vampire” which is a pretty big indictment of him. Having talented players is important, but cohesiveness is also a big deal. I’ve never associated vampires with good chemistry.
San Antonio Spurs are having their 4th straight losing season; they’re 14-41 this year. At what point is it time to move on from Gregg Popovich? He is 74 years old, his team shows very little chance for improvement in the near future.
Golden State traded C James Wiseman to Detroit; they got Kevin Knox and five 2nd round draft picks in return. Warriors also acquired Gary Payton in exchange for five 2nd round picks.
2nd round draft picks got shuffled around like beaded necklaces during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Popped into my head that Manu Ginobili was a 2nd round pick— he turned out OK.
— Oklahoma/Texas are going to play one more season in the Big X, before they bolt for the bigger bucks of the SEC.
There are rumors that the Pac-12 is looking to add SMU, because SMU is in Dallas, which has a big TV market. You figure San Diego State would also join the Pac-12; would they poach Boise State and UNLV too?
— Way back when ESPN first started, one of the first conferences to let ESPN air their games was the Sun Belt. Was watching Louisiana-Southern Miss Thursday night; pretty good league, good guards. ESPN should give the league one game a week on ESPNU or ESPN2.
— Oral Roberts 95, St Thomas 88— Tommies were up 10 in first half; they made 16-39 on arc, but fall to 16-11, 7-7 in Summit League, while Oral Roberts is 13-0 in conference play. ORU is starting four seniors and a junior; they’re probably going to win a game in the NCAA tourney.
— Purdue 87, Iowa 73— 7-foot-4 Zach Edey only took 7 shots for Purdue; they’re going to have a game in NCAA’s where they’re struggling and they’re going to need someone to point out that Edey needs to assert himself, because he is 7-4 and can be unstoppable, when he puts his mind to it. He’s a good kid; would he speak up when the time comes?
It wouldn’t make Edey selfish; it would be Edey doing his job, being a dominant freakin’ player when that is what his team is going to need to get through a difficult game.
— North Texas 82, UAB 79, 2OT— Fierce struggle between evenly-matched league rivals; UNT was 23-25 on foul line, UAB 5-10, Referees let the kids play in this game, which understates how much they swallowed their whistles. As the season goes on and on, players will need to play through contact more and more.
— LMU 78, Saint Mary’s 74 OT— Gaels jumped out to a 16-0 lead; they led by 5 with 0:45 left in regulation, but lost this road game, right after they had beaten Gonzaga and opened a 2-game lead in WCC. LMU made 10-19 on the arc; they’ve won five of their last seven games.
— UCSB 75, Long Beach State 72— UCSB starts four seniors; Long Beach doesn’t play any seniors. Santa Barbara shot 59.5% inside arc; they trailed by 5 early in second half- they lead Cal-Irvine by a game atop the Big West standings.
— Our 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.
February 2— Wisconsin @ Ohio State— Ohio State coach Holtmann was ejected with 0:27 left in first half, after a charging call. Buckeyes have lost eight of their last nine games; tensions are running high.
February 4— Oklahoma @ West Virginia
February 5— Penn State @ Nebraska
February 7— Nevada @ New Mexico
February 8— San Diego State @ Utah State
February 9— USC at Oregon
He’s worked 14 games in 17 days, 69 games since November 7, which is 69 games in 96 days. He is 54-years old.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, February 10
13 of Friday’s best college hoop games
Kent @ Buffalo
— Kent (19-5, 9-2) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #47
— Continuity: #56
— Kent won 12 of its last 14 D-I games.
— Kent is 3-2 SU/2-2 ATS as a MAC road favorite.
— Flashes are forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#17)
— Kent has #39 eFG% defense.
— Flashes are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Kent’s schedule, to this point: #205
— bench minutes: #299
— Kent’s best win: 75-63 over #98 Toledo.
— Buffalo (12-12, 6-5) ranked #181 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #350
— Buffalo won its last two games, scoring 85-102 points.
— Bulls are 4-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a MAC home underdog.
— Buffalo has #247 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulls are #51 team on offensive boards, #231 on defensive end.
— Buffalo is shooting 51.5% inside arc (#119), 32.3% on arc (#262)
— Buffalo’s schedule, to this point: #129
— bench minutes: #254
— Buffalo’s best win: 88-87 over #118 Colgate
— Kent (-11) beat Buffalo 74-68 at home January 27.
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Kent lost four of their last five visits to Buffalo.
— MAC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 6-8 ATS
Xavier @ Butler
— Xavier (19-5, 11-2) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #24
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #36
— Xavier won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Xavier is 4-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a Big East road favorite.
— Xavier is shooting 40.4% on arc (#1), 54.4% inside arc (#37).
— Musketeers are #92 team in country on defensive boards.
— Musketeers are 8-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #329
— Xavier’s best wins: 83-73/82-79 over #6 UConn.
— Butler (12-13, 4-10) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #205
— Butler lost seven of its last nine games.
— Butler is 4-3 SU/0-3 ATS as a Big East home underdog.
— Bulldogs are shooting 49.1% inside arc (#228).
— Opponents are getting only 12.9% of points on foul line (#4)
— Bulldogs are 1-9 against teams in top 50.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #334
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #20 Kansas State.
— Teams split their last ten games.
— Xavier won 68-55/87-72 in last two visits to Hinkle.
— Big East home underdogs of 7 or less points are 7-10 ATS
Marist @ Saint Peter’s
— Marist (8-14, 4-9) ranked #308 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #327
— Marist lost five of its last six games.
— Marist is 2-4 SU/4-1-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 48.3% inside arc (#259), 30.7% on arc (#323)
— Red Foxes are #84 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#61)
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #339
— bench minutes: #157
— Marist’s best win: 73-69 over #232 American
— Saint Peter’s (9-13, 4-9) ranked #303 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #276
— Continuity: #325
— Saint Peter’s lost seven of its last nine games.
— Peacocks are 2-4 SU/1-4 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Saint Peter’s is shooting 43.5% inside arc (#353), 28.5% on arc (#256)
— Peacocks are turning ball over 20.1% of time (#289)
— Opponents are getting 28.3% of points on foul line (#363)
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #312
— bench minutes: #7
— Saint Peter’s best win: 63-56 over #131 Quinnipiac
— Saint Peter’s (+2.5) won 61-57 at Marist January 20.
— Peacocks won eight of last ten series games.
— Teams split Saint Peter’s last four visits to Poughkeepsie.
— MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 2-9 ATS.
Fairfield @ Rider
— Fairfield (10-13, 6-7) ranked #243 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #82
— Fairfield lost its last three games, scoring 60.3 ppg.
— Stags are 3-3 SU/3-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Fairfield is shooting 47.6% inside arc (#279), 41.2% on arc (#362)
— Stags are #269 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fairfield is getting 23.3% of its points on foul line (#7)
— Fairfield’s schedule, to this point: #250
— bench minutes: #231
— Fairfield’s best win: 74-69 over #134 Towson.
— Rider (13-9, 10-3) ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #28
— Rider won its last seven games (5-2 ATS).
— Broncs are 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Broncs have #252 eFG% in country.
— Rider is #24 team in country on offensive boards.
— Rider is 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Rider’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #214
— Rider’s best win: 70-67 at #86 Iona.
— Rider (+2.5) won 78-69 at Fairfield January 29.
— Fairfield won three of last four meetings.
— Stags split their last four games in the Broncs’ Zoo.
— MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-15 ATS.
Quinnipiac @ Niagara
— Quinnipiac (17-7, 8-5) ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #45
— Quinnipiac won eight of its last ten games.
— Quinnipiac is 3-2 SU/2-1 ATS as MAAC road favorites.
— Bobcats are shooting 38.5% on arc (#14), 52.2% inside arc (#91)
— Quinnipiac shooting 37.7% on arc (#340)
— Bobcats are #31 team on offensive boards.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #307
— bench minutes: #87
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #86 Iona
— Niagara (13-9, 8-5) ranked #234 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #258
— Niagara won its last four games.
— Their last 10 games were all decided by 6 or less points or in OT.
— Niagara is 4-2 SU/1-2-1 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
— Opponents are shooting 47.8% inside arc (#91)
— Niagara is #205 team in country on defensive boards.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #248
— Niagara’s best win: 64-60 at #131 Quinnipiac December 4.
— Niagara (+6) won 64-60 at Quinnipiac December 4.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Bobcats lost 75-59/76-66 in last two visits to Niagara.
— MAAC road underdogs of 3 or less points are 2-5 ATS.
Siena @ Mt St Mary’s
— Siena (15-9, 9-4) ranked #160 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #240
— Continuity: #128
— Siena is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Saints are 4-2 SU on MAAC road, 2-2 ATS as MAAC road dog.
— Siena is shooting 48.2% inside arc (#262), 36.2% on arc (#65)
— Siena is #48 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saints are 8-5 in games in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #296
— bench minutes: #161
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #57 Seton Hall.
— Mt St Mary’s (8-16, 4-9) ranked #293 by KenPom
— Tempo: #262
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #84
— Mt St Mary’s lost seven of its last nine games.
— Mt St Mary’s is 1-5 SU/0-5-1 ATS in MAAC home games.
— MSM is turning ball over 21.8% of time (#337)
— MSM is #275 team on defensive boards
— Mt St Mary’s shooting 44.4% inside arc (#344), 36.5% on arc (#49)
— Mt St Mary’s schedule, to this point: #275
— bench minutes: #156
— Mt St Mary’s best win: 79-75 at #131 Quinnipiac
— Siena (-8) beat Mt St Mary’s 72-57 at home January 20
— That was teams’ first meeting as MAAC rivals.
Iona @ Canisius
— Iona (16-7, 9-3) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #194
— Iona won its last three games, scoring 76.3 ppg.
— Iona is 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Gaels have #21 eFG% defense in country.
— Iona is #293 team in country on defensive boards.
— Gaels are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #200
— bench minutes: #221
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #96 Saint Louis
— Canisius (5-17, 3-10) ranked #285 by KenPom
— Tempo: #151
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #203
— Canisius lost its last five games, giving up 77.2 ppg.
— Canisius is 2-1 SU/1-0 ATS as a MAAC home underdog.
— Canisius is shooting 45.7% inside arc (#327), 32.5% on arc (#251)
— Griffins have #296 eFG% defense in country.
— Griffins are 4-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Canisius’ schedule, to this point: #169
— bench minutes: #60
— Canisius’ best win: 66-62 over #160 Siena.
— Iona (-16) whacked Canisius 90-60 at home December 4th.
— Iona won last eight series games.
— Gaels won last three visits to Canisius, by 18-21-8 points.
— MAAC home underdogs are 8-11 ATS.
Youngstown State @ Fort Wayne
— Youngstown State (19-6, 11-3) ranked #121 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #260
— Youngstown won four in row, nine of last ten games.
— Penguins are 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS as a Horizon road favorite.
— Youngstown is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#41), 38.7% on arc (#10)
— Youngstown is #83 team in country on offensive boards.
— Penguins have #291 eFG% defense.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #337
— bench minutes: #298
— Youngstown’s best win: 85-71 over #194 Cleveland State
— Fort Wayne (15-10, 7-7) ranked #220 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #2
— Continuity: #4
— Fort Wayne split its last ten games SU
— Fort Wayne is 3-3 SU in Horizon home games (favored in all six).
— Mastodons are 2-3 ATS as a Horizon underdog, all on road.
— Opponents are shooting 55.3% inside arc (#343)
— Fort Wayne is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fort Wayne’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #282
— Fort Wayne’s best win: 76-71 over #121 Youngstown State December 31.
— Fort Wayne made 12-25 on arc, upset Youngstown State 76-71 December 31.
— Mastodons won last three meetings.
— Horizon League double digit home underdogs are 6-1 ATS
Akron @ Ohio
— Akron (17-7, 9-2) ranked #105 by KenPom
— Tempo: #316
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #150
— Akron won eight of its last nine games
— Akron is 4-1 SU/3-0-1 ATS as a MAC road favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#70)
— Akron has #203 eFG% in country.
— Zips are shooting 36.5% on arc (#52)
— Akron’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #285
— Akron’s best win: 67-55 over #75 Kent State
— Ohio (13-11, 5-6) ranked #152 by KenPom
— Tempo: #134
— Experience: #98
— Continuity: #266
— Ohio won four of its last six games.
— Bobcats are 4-1 SU in MAC home tilts, 0-1 ATS as a home dog.
— Ohio is shooting 36.3% on arc (#57)
— Bobcats are #67 team in country on offensive boards.
— Ohio has #249 eFG% defense.
— Ohio’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #47
— Ohio’s best win: 81-79 at #121 Youngstown State December 11.
— Akron (-6.5) beat Ohio U 83-77 January 28.
— Zips won five of last seven series games.
— Akron won three of last four visits to Athens.
— MAC home underdogs of 3 or less points are 6-4 ATS.
Saint Louis @ Dayton
— Saint Louis (16-8, 8-3) ranked #96 by KenPom
— Tempo: #97
— Experience: #17
— Continuity: #43
— Saint Louis won seven of its last nine games.
— Billikens are 4-2 SU in A-15 road games (favored in all six)
— Saint Louis has #51 eFG% defense in country.
— Billikens are #81 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Louis is 7-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Saint Louis’ schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #143
— Saint Louis’ best win: 76-73 over #29 Providence.
— Dayton (16-9, 8-4) ranked #71 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #8
— Dayton won three of its last four games.
— Flyers are 5-1 SU/3-3 ATS as an A-14 home favorite.
— Flyers are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#33), 33.5% on arc (#201)
— Dayton has #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Dayton is turning ball over 20.1% of time (#286)
— Dayton’s schedule, to this point: #156
— bench minutes: #279
— Dayton’s best win: 62-58 at #78 VCU.
— Dayton won six of last seven meetings.
— Billikens lost last four visits to Dayton, by 8-6-23-5 points.
— A-15 home favorites of 5 or less points are 13-10 ATS.
New Mexico @ Air Force
— New Mexico (19-5, 6-5) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #27
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #52
— New Mexico lost three of its last four games.
— Lobos are 2-3 SU on MW road/0-2 ATS as MW road favorite.
— New Mexico is #38 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lobos are shooting 53.8% inside arc (#50)
— New Mexico is getting 21.7% of its points on foul line (#29).
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #339
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #7 Saint Mary’s.
— Air Force (12-13, 3-9) ranked #175 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #315
— Continuity: #64
— Air Force lost its last six games (2-4 ATS)
— Falcons won last game in 2 OT’s, ending 11-game skid.
— Air Force is 1-5 SU/1-3 ATS as a MW home underdog.
— Air Force is shooting 54.9% inside arc (#26)
— Falcons are 0-7 ATS when playing a top 100 team.
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— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #167
— bench minutes: #113
— Air Force’s best win: 85-74 in OT at #117 Colorado State
— New Mexico (-12) beat Air Force 81-73 at home January 27.
— Lobos won six of last eight series games.
— Teams split their last six meetings played here.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 8-10 ATS.
Northern Kentucky @ Wright State
— Northern Kentucky (15-10, 10-4) ranked #205 by KenPom
— Tempo: #353
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #24
— NKU won five of its last seven games.
— NKU is 3-2 SU/1-2 ATS as a Horizon road underdog.
— NKU is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#290), 32.9% on arc (#227)
— Norse are #332 team in country on defensive boards.
— Norse are forcing turnovers 24.5% of time (#9)
— NKU’s schedule, to this point: #297
— bench minutes: #263
— NKU’s best win: 64-51 over #61 Cincinnati
— Wright State (15-11, 8-7) ranked #196 by KenPom
— Tempo: #16
— Experience: #94
— Continuity: #60
— Wright State won four of its last five games.
— Wright State is 3-5 SU/ATS as a Horizon home favorite.
— Raiders are shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 33.8% on arc (#189)
— Raiders are #37 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wright State is 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wright State’s schedule, to this point: #335
— bench minutes: #190
— Wright State’s best win: 77-61 over #171 Abilene Christian.
— NKU (-3) beat Wright State 78-64 at home December 29.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Norse lost last three visits to Dayton, by 2-4-32 points.
— Horizon home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-7 ATS.
Fresno State @ Nevada
— Fresno State (9-14, 5-7) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #332
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #38
— Fresno won its last two games, after a 1-6 skid.
— Fresno is 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS in Mountain West road games.
— Bulldogs have #275 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#68)
— Fresno is #252 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fresno’s schedule, to this point: #63
— bench minutes: #94
— Fresno’s best win: 71-67 over #47 New Mexico.
— Nevada (19-6, 9-3) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #252
— Experience: #152
— Continuity: #168
— Nevada won 11 of its last 14 games .
— Nevada is 6-0 SU/4-0-1 ATS as MW home favorites.
— Wolf Pack is getting 23.6% of its points on foul line (#5)
— Wolf Pack is #44 team in country on defensive boards.
— Nevada is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #332
— Nevada’s best win: 75-66 over #22 San Diego State
— Nevada won nine of last ten series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last six visits to Reno.
— Mountain West home favorites of 9+ points are 4-7 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, February 10
13 of Friday’s best college hoop games
Kent @ Buffalo
— Kent (19-5, 9-2) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #47
— Continuity: #56
— Kent won 12 of its last 14 D-I games.
— Kent is 3-2 SU/2-2 ATS as a MAC road favorite.
— Flashes are forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#17)
— Kent has #39 eFG% defense.
— Flashes are 5-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Kent’s schedule, to this point: #205
— bench minutes: #299
— Kent’s best win: 75-63 over #98 Toledo.
— Buffalo (12-12, 6-5) ranked #181 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #350
— Buffalo won its last two games, scoring 85-102 points.
— Bulls are 4-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a MAC home underdog.
— Buffalo has #247 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulls are #51 team on offensive boards, #231 on defensive end.
— Buffalo is shooting 51.5% inside arc (#119), 32.3% on arc (#262)
— Buffalo’s schedule, to this point: #129
— bench minutes: #254
— Buffalo’s best win: 88-87 over #118 Colgate
— Kent (-11) beat Buffalo 74-68 at home January 27.
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Kent lost four of their last five visits to Buffalo.
— MAC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 6-8 ATS
Xavier @ Butler
— Xavier (19-5, 11-2) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #24
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #36
— Xavier won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Xavier is 4-2 SU/2-1 ATS as a Big East road favorite.
— Xavier is shooting 40.4% on arc (#1), 54.4% inside arc (#37).
— Musketeers are #92 team in country on defensive boards.
— Musketeers are 8-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #329
— Xavier’s best wins: 83-73/82-79 over #6 UConn.
— Butler (12-13, 4-10) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #205
— Butler lost seven of its last nine games.
— Butler is 4-3 SU/0-3 ATS as a Big East home underdog.
— Bulldogs are shooting 49.1% inside arc (#228).
— Opponents are getting only 12.9% of points on foul line (#4)
— Bulldogs are 1-9 against teams in top 50.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #334
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #20 Kansas State.
— Teams split their last ten games.
— Xavier won 68-55/87-72 in last two visits to Hinkle.
— Big East home underdogs of 7 or less points are 7-10 ATS
Marist @ Saint Peter’s
— Marist (8-14, 4-9) ranked #308 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #327
— Marist lost five of its last six games.
— Marist is 2-4 SU/4-1-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 48.3% inside arc (#259), 30.7% on arc (#323)
— Red Foxes are #84 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#61)
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #339
— bench minutes: #157
— Marist’s best win: 73-69 over #232 American
— Saint Peter’s (9-13, 4-9) ranked #303 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #276
— Continuity: #325
— Saint Peter’s lost seven of its last nine games.
— Peacocks are 2-4 SU/1-4 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Saint Peter’s is shooting 43.5% inside arc (#353), 28.5% on arc (#256)
— Peacocks are turning ball over 20.1% of time (#289)
— Opponents are getting 28.3% of points on foul line (#363)
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #312
— bench minutes: #7
— Saint Peter’s best win: 63-56 over #131 Quinnipiac
— Saint Peter’s (+2.5) won 61-57 at Marist January 20.
— Peacocks won eight of last ten series games.
— Teams split Saint Peter’s last four visits to Poughkeepsie.
— MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 2-9 ATS.
Fairfield @ Rider
— Fairfield (10-13, 6-7) ranked #243 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #82
— Fairfield lost its last three games, scoring 60.3 ppg.
— Stags are 3-3 SU/3-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Fairfield is shooting 47.6% inside arc (#279), 41.2% on arc (#362)
— Stags are #269 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fairfield is getting 23.3% of its points on foul line (#7)
— Fairfield’s schedule, to this point: #250
— bench minutes: #231
— Fairfield’s best win: 74-69 over #134 Towson.
— Rider (13-9, 10-3) ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #28
— Rider won its last seven games (5-2 ATS).
— Broncs are 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Broncs have #252 eFG% in country.
— Rider is #24 team in country on offensive boards.
— Rider is 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Rider’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #214
— Rider’s best win: 70-67 at #86 Iona.
— Rider (+2.5) won 78-69 at Fairfield January 29.
— Fairfield won three of last four meetings.
— Stags split their last four games in the Broncs’ Zoo.
— MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-15 ATS.
Quinnipiac @ Niagara
— Quinnipiac (17-7, 8-5) ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #45
— Quinnipiac won eight of its last ten games.
— Quinnipiac is 3-2 SU/2-1 ATS as MAAC road favorites.
— Bobcats are shooting 38.5% on arc (#14), 52.2% inside arc (#91)
— Quinnipiac shooting 37.7% on arc (#340)
— Bobcats are #31 team on offensive boards.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #307
— bench minutes: #87
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #86 Iona
— Niagara (13-9, 8-5) ranked #234 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #258
— Niagara won its last four games.
— Their last 10 games were all decided by 6 or less points or in OT.
— Niagara is 4-2 SU/1-2-1 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
— Opponents are shooting 47.8% inside arc (#91)
— Niagara is #205 team in country on defensive boards.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #248
— Niagara’s best win: 64-60 at #131 Quinnipiac December 4.
— Niagara (+6) won 64-60 at Quinnipiac December 4.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Bobcats lost 75-59/76-66 in last two visits to Niagara.
— MAAC road underdogs of 3 or less points are 2-5 ATS.
Siena @ Mt St Mary’s
— Siena (15-9, 9-4) ranked #160 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #240
— Continuity: #128
— Siena is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Saints are 4-2 SU on MAAC road, 2-2 ATS as MAAC road dog.
— Siena is shooting 48.2% inside arc (#262), 36.2% on arc (#65)
— Siena is #48 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saints are 8-5 in games in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #296
— bench minutes: #161
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #57 Seton Hall.
— Mt St Mary’s (8-16, 4-9) ranked #293 by KenPom
— Tempo: #262
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #84
— Mt St Mary’s lost seven of its last nine games.
— Mt St Mary’s is 1-5 SU/0-5-1 ATS in MAAC home games.
— MSM is turning ball over 21.8% of time (#337)
— MSM is #275 team on defensive boards
— Mt St Mary’s shooting 44.4% inside arc (#344), 36.5% on arc (#49)
— Mt St Mary’s schedule, to this point: #275
— bench minutes: #156
— Mt St Mary’s best win: 79-75 at #131 Quinnipiac
— Siena (-8) beat Mt St Mary’s 72-57 at home January 20
— That was teams’ first meeting as MAAC rivals.
Iona @ Canisius
— Iona (16-7, 9-3) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #194
— Iona won its last three games, scoring 76.3 ppg.
— Iona is 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Gaels have #21 eFG% defense in country.
— Iona is #293 team in country on defensive boards.
— Gaels are 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #200
— bench minutes: #221
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #96 Saint Louis
— Canisius (5-17, 3-10) ranked #285 by KenPom
— Tempo: #151
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #203
— Canisius lost its last five games, giving up 77.2 ppg.
— Canisius is 2-1 SU/1-0 ATS as a MAAC home underdog.
— Canisius is shooting 45.7% inside arc (#327), 32.5% on arc (#251)
— Griffins have #296 eFG% defense in country.
— Griffins are 4-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Canisius’ schedule, to this point: #169
— bench minutes: #60
— Canisius’ best win: 66-62 over #160 Siena.
— Iona (-16) whacked Canisius 90-60 at home December 4th.
— Iona won last eight series games.
— Gaels won last three visits to Canisius, by 18-21-8 points.
— MAAC home underdogs are 8-11 ATS.
Youngstown State @ Fort Wayne
— Youngstown State (19-6, 11-3) ranked #121 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #260
— Youngstown won four in row, nine of last ten games.
— Penguins are 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS as a Horizon road favorite.
— Youngstown is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#41), 38.7% on arc (#10)
— Youngstown is #83 team in country on offensive boards.
— Penguins have #291 eFG% defense.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #337
— bench minutes: #298
— Youngstown’s best win: 85-71 over #194 Cleveland State
— Fort Wayne (15-10, 7-7) ranked #220 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #2
— Continuity: #4
— Fort Wayne split its last ten games SU
— Fort Wayne is 3-3 SU in Horizon home games (favored in all six).
— Mastodons are 2-3 ATS as a Horizon underdog, all on road.
— Opponents are shooting 55.3% inside arc (#343)
— Fort Wayne is 5-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fort Wayne’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #282
— Fort Wayne’s best win: 76-71 over #121 Youngstown State December 31.
— Fort Wayne made 12-25 on arc, upset Youngstown State 76-71 December 31.
— Mastodons won last three meetings.
— Horizon League double digit home underdogs are 6-1 ATS
Akron @ Ohio
— Akron (17-7, 9-2) ranked #105 by KenPom
— Tempo: #316
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #150
— Akron won eight of its last nine games
— Akron is 4-1 SU/3-0-1 ATS as a MAC road favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#70)
— Akron has #203 eFG% in country.
— Zips are shooting 36.5% on arc (#52)
— Akron’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #285
— Akron’s best win: 67-55 over #75 Kent State
— Ohio (13-11, 5-6) ranked #152 by KenPom
— Tempo: #134
— Experience: #98
— Continuity: #266
— Ohio won four of its last six games.
— Bobcats are 4-1 SU in MAC home tilts, 0-1 ATS as a home dog.
— Ohio is shooting 36.3% on arc (#57)
— Bobcats are #67 team in country on offensive boards.
— Ohio has #249 eFG% defense.
— Ohio’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #47
— Ohio’s best win: 81-79 at #121 Youngstown State December 11.
— Akron (-6.5) beat Ohio U 83-77 January 28.
— Zips won five of last seven series games.
— Akron won three of last four visits to Athens.
— MAC home underdogs of 3 or less points are 6-4 ATS.
Saint Louis @ Dayton
— Saint Louis (16-8, 8-3) ranked #96 by KenPom
— Tempo: #97
— Experience: #17
— Continuity: #43
— Saint Louis won seven of its last nine games.
— Billikens are 4-2 SU in A-15 road games (favored in all six)
— Saint Louis has #51 eFG% defense in country.
— Billikens are #81 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Louis is 7-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Saint Louis’ schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #143
— Saint Louis’ best win: 76-73 over #29 Providence.
— Dayton (16-9, 8-4) ranked #71 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #8
— Dayton won three of its last four games.
— Flyers are 5-1 SU/3-3 ATS as an A-14 home favorite.
— Flyers are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#33), 33.5% on arc (#201)
— Dayton has #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Dayton is turning ball over 20.1% of time (#286)
— Dayton’s schedule, to this point: #156
— bench minutes: #279
— Dayton’s best win: 62-58 at #78 VCU.
— Dayton won six of last seven meetings.
— Billikens lost last four visits to Dayton, by 8-6-23-5 points.
— A-15 home favorites of 5 or less points are 13-10 ATS.
New Mexico @ Air Force
— New Mexico (19-5, 6-5) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #27
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #52
— New Mexico lost three of its last four games.
— Lobos are 2-3 SU on MW road/0-2 ATS as MW road favorite.
— New Mexico is #38 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lobos are shooting 53.8% inside arc (#50)
— New Mexico is getting 21.7% of its points on foul line (#29).
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #339
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #7 Saint Mary’s.
— Air Force (12-13, 3-9) ranked #175 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #315
— Continuity: #64
— Air Force lost its last six games (2-4 ATS)
— Falcons won last game in 2 OT’s, ending 11-game skid.
— Air Force is 1-5 SU/1-3 ATS as a MW home underdog.
— Air Force is shooting 54.9% inside arc (#26)
— Falcons are 0-7 ATS when playing a top 100 team.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #167
— bench minutes: #113
— Air Force’s best win: 85-74 in OT at #117 Colorado State
— New Mexico (-12) beat Air Force 81-73 at home January 27.
— Lobos won six of last eight series games.
— Teams split their last six meetings played here.
— Mountain West home underdogs are 8-10 ATS.
Northern Kentucky @ Wright State
— Northern Kentucky (15-10, 10-4) ranked #205 by KenPom
— Tempo: #353
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #24
— NKU won five of its last seven games.
— NKU is 3-2 SU/1-2 ATS as a Horizon road underdog.
— NKU is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#290), 32.9% on arc (#227)
— Norse are #332 team in country on defensive boards.
— Norse are forcing turnovers 24.5% of time (#9)
— NKU’s schedule, to this point: #297
— bench minutes: #263
— NKU’s best win: 64-51 over #61 Cincinnati
— Wright State (15-11, 8-7) ranked #196 by KenPom
— Tempo: #16
— Experience: #94
— Continuity: #60
— Wright State won four of its last five games.
— Wright State is 3-5 SU/ATS as a Horizon home favorite.
— Raiders are shooting 54% inside arc (#44), 33.8% on arc (#189)
— Raiders are #37 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wright State is 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wright State’s schedule, to this point: #335
— bench minutes: #190
— Wright State’s best win: 77-61 over #171 Abilene Christian.
— NKU (-3) beat Wright State 78-64 at home December 29.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Norse lost last three visits to Dayton, by 2-4-32 points.
— Horizon home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-7 ATS.
Fresno State @ Nevada
— Fresno State (9-14, 5-7) ranked #159 by KenPom
— Tempo: #332
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #38
— Fresno won its last two games, after a 1-6 skid.
— Fresno is 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS in Mountain West road games.
— Bulldogs have #275 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#68)
— Fresno is #252 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fresno’s schedule, to this point: #63
— bench minutes: #94
— Fresno’s best win: 71-67 over #47 New Mexico.
— Nevada (19-6, 9-3) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #252
— Experience: #152
— Continuity: #168
— Nevada won 11 of its last 14 games .
— Nevada is 6-0 SU/4-0-1 ATS as MW home favorites.
— Wolf Pack is getting 23.6% of its points on foul line (#5)
— Wolf Pack is #44 team in country on defensive boards.
— Nevada is 5-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #332
— Nevada’s best win: 75-66 over #22 San Diego State
— Nevada won nine of last ten series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last six visits to Reno.
— Mountain West home favorites of 9+ points are 4-7 ATS.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
| KENT at BUFF | 06:00 PM | KENT -4.5 U 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| IONA at CAN | 07:00 PM | IONA -11.5 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| QUIN at NIAG | 07:00 PM | QUIN -1.5 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| MRST at SPU | 07:00 PM | SPU -3.5 U 124.0 | +500 +500 |
| SIE at MSM | 07:00 PM | SIE -4.0 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAIR at RID | 07:00 PM | RID -4.5 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| XAV at BUT | 07:00 PM | XAV -6.5 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| RMU at CLEVST | 07:00 PM | CLEVST -6.5 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| VMI at ETSU | 07:00 PM | ETSU -10.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| YSU at PFW | 07:00 PM | YSU -4.0 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| AKR at OHIO | 07:30 PM | OHIO +1.5 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SLU at DAY | 08:00 PM | DAY -5.5 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| NKU at WRST | 09:00 PM | NKU +2.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNM at AFA | 09:00 PM | UNM -6.0 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| FRES at NEV | 11:00 PM | NEV -9.0 U 131.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 02/11/2023 | 0-0-0 | 0.00% | +0 | Detail |
| 02/10/2023 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 02/09/2023 | 33-36-1 | 47.86% | -3300 | Detail |
| 02/08/2023 | 44-59-1 | 42.79% | -10450 | Detail |
| 02/07/2023 | 32-22-0 | 59.26% | +3900 | Detail |
| 02/06/2023 | 12-15-1 | 44.64% | -2250 | Detail |
| 02/05/2023 | 11-21-0 | 34.38% | -6050 | Detail |
| 02/04/2023 | 78-84-2 | 48.17% | -7200 | Detail |
| 02/03/2023 | 12-10-0 | 54.55% | +500 | Detail |
| 02/02/2023 | 33-30-0 | 52.38% | +0 | Detail |
| 02/01/2023 | 25-33-3 | 43.44% | -5650 | Detail |
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Saturday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams that force the most turnovers:
26.4%— Iowa State
25.6%— UNLV
25.0%— UCLA
24.8%— VCU
24.8%— Stephen F Austin
24.7%— Missouri
Quote of the Day
“If Tyree Appleby doesn’t have an NIL deal with @Applebees, what is the point of NIL?”
Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports, talking about the Wake Forest star
Saturday’s quiz
What player ran the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl back for a touchdown?
Hint: His team lost that game
Friday’s quiz
Cal-Santa Barbara’s basketball team is known as the Gauchos.
Thursday’s quiz
Ken Stabler played QB for the Raiders the first time they won a Super Bowl.
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Saturday’s Den: 12 of my favorite Super Bowls………
13) Steelers 31, Rams 19:
— Even though they lost, it was first time Rams made it to a Super Bowl.
— Rams led 19-17 after third quarter; they were 10.5-point underdogs.
— This was Pittsburgh’s fourth Super Bowl title in six years.
12) Giants 17, Patriots 14:
— The thought of a New England team going 17-0 was nauseating.
— Subway sandwich chain has been sued by people who claim the “tuna” in Subway’s tuna subs is something other than tuna.
— I used to eat lot of Subway subs, until they hired Bill Belichick to do commercials, then I switched to Jersey Mike’s. Much better subs.
11) Chiefs 23, Vikings 7:
— NFL Films’ highlight film of this game made KC coach Hank Stram a household name.
— “Keep matriculating the ball down the field, boys” NFL Films struck gold miking the coach.
— This was the last game before AFL/NFL merged; Chiefs were a 12-point dog.
10) Raiders 32, Vikings 14:
— Minnesota made the Rams’ life miserable in 70’s playoff games, so this was a good result.
— This was my senior year in HS; I played in a CYO basketball league where the games were played in a Jewish Community Center. Go figure.
— We had a game scheduled at same time as the Super Bowl; our refs didn’t show up until after the football game. I sat in a lounge and ate chips/drank soda watching the football game. Needless to say, I was fairly useless during the basketball game.
9) In his ten Super Bowls, Tom Brady’s team scored one first quarter TD; this was the first Super Bowl where Brady’s team led after the first quarter (1-4-5). He won seven of the ten games SU.
8) Patriots 13, Rams 3
— Game was 3-3 in 4th quarter; the Rams being in this game made it great for me.
— This was Sean McVay’s second year as Rams’ coach; before that, Rams had 13 consecutive losing seasons. Winning is more fun than losing.
7) Only twice has the team that lost a Super Bowl won the big game the next season:
— Dallas lost Super Bowl V to the Colts, beat Miami the next year.
— New England lost Super Bowl LII to Philadelphia, won the Super Bowl the next year.
6) Saints 31, Colts 17:
— Saints were in the NFL 21 years before they played a playoff game.
— Someone made a commercial of Saints fans’ reactions at home parties when Tracy Porter ran back a pick-6 74 yards to clinch the game for New Orleans. It is a great commercial.
5) Chiefs 31, 49ers 20:
— Whenever the 49ers lose, I’m probably pretty happy.
— I’ve never heard anyone say they dislike Andy Reid, and I know someone who hates Ray Romano. Reid won his first world title in his 21st year as a head coach.
— 49ers led this game 20-10 after third quarter.
4) Eagles 41, Patriots 33:
— Nick Foles is 29-29 as a regular season starter, 4-2 in playoff games.
— He’s played for six teams in 11 years, but will always be a Philly legend.
— Foles caught a TD pass on a trick play to give Philly a 22-12 halftime lead.
3) Steelers 27, Cardinals 23:
— Arizona lost, but getting Cardinals here put Kurt Warner in the Hall of Fame.
— Warner threw a 64-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 2:37 left to put Arizona ahead.
— Big Ben won it with a 6-yard TD pass to Santonio Holmes with 0:35 left.
2) Rams 23, Bengals 20:
— Stafford-to-Kupp with 1:25 left was the game-winning score.
— Bengals led 20-13 midway thru third quarter.
— Sean McVay is the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl.
— Second year in row the host team won Super Bowl; before that, it had never happened.
1) Rams 23, Titans 16:
— 73-yard TD pass from Warner to Bruce with 1:54 left put Rams ahead.
— Mike Jones tackles a Titans’ WR on 1-yard line as time ran out.
— Warner capped off a storybook season, throwing for 414 yards.
— 13 years later, then-Titans’ coach Jeff Fisher was hired as coach of the Rams.
Saturday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams that force the most turnovers:
26.4%— Iowa State
25.6%— UNLV
25.0%— UCLA
24.8%— VCU
24.8%— Stephen F Austin
24.7%— Missouri
Quote of the Day
“If Tyree Appleby doesn’t have an NIL deal with @Applebees, what is the point of NIL?”
Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports, talking about the Wake Forest star
Saturday’s quiz
What player ran the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl back for a touchdown?
Hint: His team lost that game
Friday’s quiz
Cal-Santa Barbara’s basketball team is known as the Gauchos.
Thursday’s quiz
Ken Stabler played QB for the Raiders the first time they won a Super Bowl.
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Saturday’s Den: 12 of my favorite Super Bowls………
13) Steelers 31, Rams 19:
— Even though they lost, it was first time Rams made it to a Super Bowl.
— Rams led 19-17 after third quarter; they were 10.5-point underdogs.
— This was Pittsburgh’s fourth Super Bowl title in six years.
12) Giants 17, Patriots 14:
— The thought of a New England team going 17-0 was nauseating.
— Subway sandwich chain has been sued by people who claim the “tuna” in Subway’s tuna subs is something other than tuna.
— I used to eat lot of Subway subs, until they hired Bill Belichick to do commercials, then I switched to Jersey Mike’s. Much better subs.
11) Chiefs 23, Vikings 7:
— NFL Films’ highlight film of this game made KC coach Hank Stram a household name.
— “Keep matriculating the ball down the field, boys” NFL Films struck gold miking the coach.
— This was the last game before AFL/NFL merged; Chiefs were a 12-point dog.
10) Raiders 32, Vikings 14:
— Minnesota made the Rams’ life miserable in 70’s playoff games, so this was a good result.
— This was my senior year in HS; I played in a CYO basketball league where the games were played in a Jewish Community Center. Go figure.
— We had a game scheduled at same time as the Super Bowl; our refs didn’t show up until after the football game. I sat in a lounge and ate chips/drank soda watching the football game. Needless to say, I was fairly useless during the basketball game.
9) In his ten Super Bowls, Tom Brady’s team scored one first quarter TD; this was the first Super Bowl where Brady’s team led after the first quarter (1-4-5). He won seven of the ten games SU.
8) Patriots 13, Rams 3
— Game was 3-3 in 4th quarter; the Rams being in this game made it great for me.
— This was Sean McVay’s second year as Rams’ coach; before that, Rams had 13 consecutive losing seasons. Winning is more fun than losing.
7) Only twice has the team that lost a Super Bowl won the big game the next season:
— Dallas lost Super Bowl V to the Colts, beat Miami the next year.
— New England lost Super Bowl LII to Philadelphia, won the Super Bowl the next year.
6) Saints 31, Colts 17:
— Saints were in the NFL 21 years before they played a playoff game.
— Someone made a commercial of Saints fans’ reactions at home parties when Tracy Porter ran back a pick-6 74 yards to clinch the game for New Orleans. It is a great commercial.
5) Chiefs 31, 49ers 20:
— Whenever the 49ers lose, I’m probably pretty happy.
— I’ve never heard anyone say they dislike Andy Reid, and I know someone who hates Ray Romano. Reid won his first world title in his 21st year as a head coach.
— 49ers led this game 20-10 after third quarter.
4) Eagles 41, Patriots 33:
— Nick Foles is 29-29 as a regular season starter, 4-2 in playoff games.
— He’s played for six teams in 11 years, but will always be a Philly legend.
— Foles caught a TD pass on a trick play to give Philly a 22-12 halftime lead.
3) Steelers 27, Cardinals 23:
— Arizona lost, but getting Cardinals here put Kurt Warner in the Hall of Fame.
— Warner threw a 64-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 2:37 left to put Arizona ahead.
— Big Ben won it with a 6-yard TD pass to Santonio Holmes with 0:35 left.
2) Rams 23, Bengals 20:
— Stafford-to-Kupp with 1:25 left was the game-winning score.
— Bengals led 20-13 midway thru third quarter.
— Sean McVay is the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl.
— Second year in row the host team won Super Bowl; before that, it had never happened.
1) Rams 23, Titans 16:
— 73-yard TD pass from Warner to Bruce with 1:54 left put Rams ahead.
— Mike Jones tackles a Titans’ WR on 1-yard line as time ran out.
— Warner capped off a storybook season, throwing for 414 yards.
— 13 years later, then-Titans’ coach Jeff Fisher was hired as coach of the Rams.
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