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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, February 14
13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games
Georgetown @ Seton Hall
— Georgetown (6-20, 1-14) ranked #210 by KenPom
— Tempo: #132
— Experience: #120
— Continuity: #356
— Georgetown lost 34 of its last 35 Big East games.
— Georgetown is 0-7 SU/5-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Hoyas have #284 eFG% in country.
— Georgetown is #287 team on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 38.6% on arc (#355)
— Georgetown’s schedule, to this point: #39
— bench minutes: #214
— Georgetown’s best win: 81-76 over #142 DePaul
— Seton Hall (15-11, 8-7) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #230
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #207
— Seton Hall lost its last two games, after a 7-1 run.
— Pirates are 4-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Seton Hall is #244 team in country on defensive boards.
— Seton Hall is shooting 48.9% inside arc (#236), 32.7% on arc (#243)
— Pirates are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#47)
— Seton Hall’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #92
— Seton Hall’s best win: 67-66 over #6 UConn
— Seton Hall (-8) won 66-51 at Georgetown January 10.
— Pirates won last four series games, by 7-5-4-15 points.
— Teams split their last six meetings played here.
— Big East double digit home favorites are 3-9 ATS.
Vanderbilt @ South Carolina
— Vanderbilt (13-12, 6-6) ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #252
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #121
— Vanderbilt won last three games since a 101-44 loss to Alabama.
— Vanderbilt is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Vanderbilt is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#51)
— Commodores have #20 eFG% defense.
— Commodores are #276 team on defensive boards.
— Vanderbilt’s schedule, to this point: #19
— bench minutes: #30
— Vanderbilt’s best win: 66-55 over #4 Tennessee
— South Carolina (9-16, 2-10) ranked #231 by KenPom
— Tempo: #318
— Experience: #266
— Continuity: #336
— South Carolina snapped an 8-game losing skid Saturday.
— South Carolina is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS as an SEC home underdog.
— Gamecocks are turning ball 21% of time in SEC games (#14 of 14)
— Gamecocks are shooting 45.1% inside arc (#336), 32.6% on arc (#249)
— South Carolina is #307 team in country on defensive boards.
— South Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #287
— South Carolina’s best win: 71-66 at #44 Kentucky
— Vandy (-9) beat South Carolina 84-79 in OT January 3.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Commodores lost their last five visits to Columbia.
— SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-7 ATS
Creighton @ Providence
— Creighton (17-8, 11-3) ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #161
— Experience: #160
— Continuity: #83
— Creighton won last four games, giving up 57.3 ppg in last four.
— Creighton is 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS on the Big East road.
— Bluejays are shooting 55.2% inside arc (#25)
— Opponents are shooting 45.2% inside arc (#21)
— Creighton is #17 team on defensive boards.
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #16
— bench minutes: #350
— Creighton’s best win: 56-53 over #6 UConn
— Providence (18-7, 10-4) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #193
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #288
— Providence split its last eight games, after a 14-3 start.
— Friars are 6-0 SU/4-2 ATS in Big East home games.
— Opponents are shooting 48% inside arc (#94), 31.5% on arc (#55)
— Providence has #73 eFG% defense
— Friars are #9 team in country on offensive boards.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #236
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #6 UConn
— Creighton (-7) beat Providence 73-67 at home January 14.
— Bluejays won six of last nine series games.
— Teams split their last four meetings played here.
— Big East home teams are 7-9 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
NC State @ Syracuse
— NC State (20-6, 10-5) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #76
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #237
— NC State won nine of its last 11 games.
— Wolfpack split its eight ACC road games.
— NC State is #68 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wolfpack is 7-6 vs top 100 teams.
— NC State is 7-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #95
— bench minutes: #253
— NC State’s best win: 83-81 in OT over #35 Miami
— Syracuse (15-10, 8-6) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #283
— Continuity: #213
— Syracuse is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Orange split their six ACC home games.
— Syracuse is 1-8 against top 100 teams.
— Syracuse is #343 team in country on defensive boards.
— Orange are 4-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #183
— Syracuse’s best win: 82-72 over #61 Virginia Tech.
— Syracuse won last four series games.
— Wolfpack lost four of last six visits to the Carrier Dome.
— ACC home teams are 19-13 ATS, in games with spread of 3 or less.
Illinois @ Penn State
— Illinois (17-7, 8-5) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #82
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #345
— Illinois won eight of its last ten games.
— Illinois is 3-3 SU/3-2 ATS as Big 14 road favorites.
— Illini are shooting 31.5% on arc (#296), 56.1% inside arc (#16)
— Illinois has #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Illini are #35 team in country on offensive boards.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #165
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #3 UCLA
— Penn State (11-13, 3-10) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #348
— Penn State last four in row, 8 of last 11 games.
— Lions are 4-3 SU/0-1 ATS as Big 14 home underdogs.
— Penn State is 2-5 ATS overall as a Big 14 underdog.
— Lions are shooting 38.7% on arc (#10), 53.4% inside arc (#63)
— Penn State is #22 team in country on defensive boards.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #196
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #19 Indiana
— Penn State (+10) won 74-59 at Illinois December 10.
— Illinois won four of last five meetings.
— Illini won 82-56/98-81 in last two visits to Happy Valley.
— Big 14 home underdogs of 4 or less points are 5-6 ATS
Missouri @ Auburn
— Missouri (19-6, 7-5) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #326
— Missouri won five of its last six games.
— Tigers are 2-4 SU/2-3 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
— Missouri is shooting 36.6% on arc (#49), 57.1% inside arc (#9)
— Missouri forces turnovers 24.3% of time (#8)
— Tigers are 2nd-worst team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #68
— bench minutes: #93
— Missouri’s best win: 86-85 at Tennessee three days ago
— Auburn (17-8, 7-5) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #56
— Auburn lost five of its last six games.
— Auburn is 34-2 SU/2-3 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Tigers are shooting 51.3% inside arc (#103), 29.2% on arc (#351)
— Tigers are #22 team on offensive boards, #288 on defensive end.
— Auburn has #7 eFG% defense in country.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #33
— bench minutes: #40
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #23 Arkansas.
— Auburn won five of last six series games.
— Mizzou lost their last four visits to Auburn.
— SEC home favorites of 6 or less points are 11-9 ATS.
Butler @ Villanova
— Butler (13-13, 5-10) ranked #107 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #205
— Butler won its last two games, by 2 points each.
— Butler is 1-6 SU/1-5 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Bulldogs are shooting 43.3% inside arc in Big East games (#11 of 11).
— Opponents are shooting 53.3% inside arc in Big East games (#11 of 11).
— Bulldogs are 3-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #332
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #22 Kansas State
— Villanova (12-13, 6-8) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #338
— Experience: #162
— Continuity: #108
— Villanova is 4-3 SU in its last seven games.
— Villanova is 4-3 SU/3-3 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Villanova is #30 team #65 in country on defensive boards.
— Wildcats are 8-4 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Wildcats are 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #255
— Villanova’s best win: 58-54 over #56 Seton Hall.
— Butler (-1) beat Villanova 79-71 at home January 13.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Bulldogs lost their last five visits to Villanova.
— Big East double digit home favorites are 3-9 ATS.
LSU @ Georgia
— LSU (12-13, 1-11) ranked #132 by KenPom
— Tempo: #288
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #354
— LSU lost its last 12 games; their last win was December 28.
— Tigers are 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
— Tigers are shooting 46.7% inside arc (#308)
— Opponents are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#263)
— 10 of their last 11 losses were by 10+ points.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #50
— bench minutes: #132
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #23 Arkansas
— Georgia (15-10, 5-7) ranked #116 by KenPom
— Tempo: #154
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #226
— Georgia lost six of its last eight games.
— Dawgs are 4-2 SU/0-3 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
— Underdogs covered all six of their SEC home games.
— Dawgs have #293 eFG% in country.
— Georgia is getting 23.1% of its points on foul line (#11)
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #102
— bench minutes: #2
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #28 Auburn.
— LSU won five of last six series games.
— Tigers lost six of last seven visits to Athens.
— SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-5 ATS.
Kansas @ Oklahoma State
— Kansas (20-5, 8-4) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #232
— Continuity: #224
— Kansas won four of its last five games
— Kansas is 3-3 SU/3-2 ATS as a Big X road favorite.
— Jayhawks are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#60)
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#47), 31.4% on arc (#47)
— Kansas is 8-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Kansas’ schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #345
— Kansas’ best win: 88-80 over #8 Texas.
— Oklahoma State (16-9, 7-5) ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #155
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #153
— OSU won five in row, seven of last eight games. .
— OSU is 5-1 SU/0-1 ATS as a Big X home underdog.
— Cowboys have #5 eFG% defense in country
— Cowboys are turning ball over 20.8% of time (#313)
— OSU is 5-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #12
— bench minutes: #66
— OSU’s best wins: 61-59/64-56 over #18 Iowa State
— Kansas (-10) nipped Oklahoma State 69-67 at home December 31.
— Cowboys led that game 45-30 at halftime.
— Jayhawks won nine of last ten series games.
— Kansas won three of last five visits to Stillwater.
— Big X home underdogs of 3 or less points are 4-7 ATS.
Kansas State @ Oklahoma
— Kansas State (19-6, 7-5) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #47
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #317
— K-State is 2-4 in last six games, after a 17-2 start.
— K-State lost its last four road games, by 14-4-12-8 points.
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.4% of time (#39)
— K-State is #222 team on defensive boards.
— Wildcats are getting 21.9% of points on foul line (#24)
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #327
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #8 Texas.
— Oklahoma (12-13, 2-10) ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #155
— Oklahoma lost its last seven Big X games.
— In midst of that skid, Sooners beat Alabama of SEC by 24.
— Oklahoma is 1-5 SU in Big X home tilts, 1-2 ATS as a home dog.
— Sooners are turning ball over 20.2% of time (#297)
— Oklahoma is shooting 53.3% inside arc (#65)
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #2
— bench minutes: #207
— Oklahoma’s best win: 93-69 over #2 Alabama.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— K-State lost last three visits to Norman, by 5-26-2 points.
— Big X home teams are 14-11 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Michigan @ Wisconsin
— Michigan (14-11, 8-6) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #307
— Continuity: #275
— Michigan won three of its last four games.
— Wolverines are 2-4 SU/ATS on Big X road.
— Michigan is 3-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wolverines are 6-10 vs top 100 teams.
— Michigan has #89 eFG% defense.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #328
— Michigan’s best win: 81-46 over #25 Maryland.
— Wisconsin (14-10, 6-8) ranked #71 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #248
— Continuity: #138
— Wisconsin lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Badgers lost three of their last four home games.
— Badgers are shooting 36.2% on arc (#66), 45.9% inside arc (#325)
— Wisconsin is shooting 59.3% on foul line in Big 14 games (#14 of 14)
— Wisconsin is #42 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #267
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT over #11 Marquette
— Teams split last six series games.
— Michigan split its last four visits to Madison.
— Big 14 home teams are 22-11 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Air Force @ Utah State
— Air Force (13-13, 4-9) ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #315
— Continuity: #69
— Air Force snapped a 6-game losing skid in last game.
— Falcons are 2-5 SU/2-3 ATS as a Mountain West home dog.
— Air Force is shooting 55.8% inside arc (#17), 35.5% on arc (#99)
— Falcons are getting 36.9% of points on arc (#33)
— Air Force is #217 team in country on defensive boards.
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #142
— bench minutes: #117
— Air Force’s best win: 89-77 over #52 New Mexico.
— Utah State (19-7, 8-5) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #127
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #157
— Utah State lost its last two games, by 2-5 points.
— Aggies are 5-1 SU/3-3 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— Utah State is shooting 40.1% on the arc (#1)
— Opponents are shooting 35.9% on the arc (#288)
— Aggies are #46 team in country on defensive boards.
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— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #58
— bench minutes: #329
— Utah State’s best win: 95-85 over #50 Oral Roberts.
— Utah State (-7) won 77-65 at Air Force January 3.
— Utah State won eight of last ten series games.
— Falcons lost their last seven visits to Logan (73-46 LY)
— Mountain West double digit home favorites are 3-8 ATS
San Jose State @ UNLV
— San Jose State (15-10, 6-6) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #157
— Continuity: #47
— San Jose won three of its last five games.
— Spartans are 1-5 SU/4-2 ATS as a MW road underdog.
— San Jose is turning ball over 19.1% of time (#231)
— Spartans are #30 team on offensive boards, #21 on defensive end.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#55)
— San Jose’s schedule, to this point: #82
— bench minutes: #318
— San Jose’s best win: 69-64 over #42 Utah State three days ago.
— UNLV (16-9, 5-8) ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #55
— Continuity: #259
— UNLV won four of its last six games.
— UNLV is 2-4 SU/2-3 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— Rebels are shooting 49.3% inside arc in MW games (#11 of 11)
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 25.8% of time (#3)
— UNLV is #315 team in country on defensive boards.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #84
— bench minutes: #113
— UNLV’s best win: 68-62 over #36 Nevada
— San Jose State (+4) beat UNLV 75-72 in OT December 28.
— Spartans blew a 13-point 2nd half lead in that game.
— UNLV won 10 of last 11 series games.
— San Jose lost last four visits to Las Vegas, by 9-38-11-8 points.
— Mountain West home favorites of 8 or less points are 17-12 ATS.
