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Wednesday, January 25
13 of Wednesday’s best college hoop games
Xavier @ UConn
— Xavier (16-4, 8-1) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #40
— Xavier won 12 of its last 13 games SU
— Xavier won/covered 3 of 4 Big East road games (2-0 ATS as a dog)
— Musketeers are shooting 54.5% inside arc (#36), 39.7% on arc (#5).
— Xavier is #46 team in country on defensive boards.
— Musketeers are 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #337
— Xavier’s best win: 83-73 over #6 UConn
— UConn (16-5, 5-5) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #254
— UConn lost five of its last seven games.
— UConn is 4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
— Foes are shooting 45% inside arc (#27), 26.9% on arc (#6)
— Huskies are forcing turnovers 20.6% of time (#70)
— Opponents are getting 26.2% of points on foul line (#361)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #137
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #3 Alabama.
— Xavier beat UConn 83-73 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Teams split their last four meetings.
Houston @ Central Florida
— Houston (18-2, 6-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #197
— Houston won nine of its last ten games.
— Houston is 3-0 SU/ATS in three AAC road games, winning by 39-13-20.
— Cougars have #2 eFG% defense in country.
— Cougars are #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Houston was held to 55-65 points in its two losses.
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #233
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s
— Central Florida (13-6, 4-3) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #158
— Continuity: #338
— UCF lost its last two games, giving up 77-85 points.
— UCF is 3-0/2-1 ATS in AAC home games; they’re 2-1 as an AAC dog.
— Knights are shooting 47.9% inside arc (#265), 35.9% on arc (#75)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#64)
— UCF is #12 team on offensive boards, #260 on defensive end.
— UCF’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #205
— UCF’s best win: 107-104 over #32 Memphis, in 2 OT’s
— Houston beat UCF 71-65 at home on New Year’s Eve.
— Houston won eight of last nine meetings.
— Cougars won last four visits to UCF, by 4-9-9-14 points.
Georgia @ Tennessee
— Georgia (13-6, 3-3) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #236
— Georgia lost its last two games, giving up 85-85 points.
— Dawgs are 1-2 SU/1-2 SU as an SEC road underdog.
— Georgia is shooting 47.4% inside arc (#282)
— Georgia is turning ball over 34.3% of time (#32).
— Dawgs are 6-3 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Georgia’s schedule, to this point: #168
— bench minutes: #4
— Georgia’s best win: 76-64 over #16 Auburn
— Tennessee (16-3, 6-1) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #202
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #136
— Tennessee won seven of its last eight games.
— Tennessee is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS as an SEC home favorite this year.
— Vols have #1 eFG% defense in country.
— Vols are #2 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tennessee is 12-0 scoring 71+ points, 4-3 scoring 70 or less.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #98
— Tennessee’s best win: 64-50 over #10 Kansas
— Tennessee won four of last five series games.
— Dawgs lost last five visits to Knoxville, by 19-1-5-46-8 points.
West Virginia @ Texas Tech
— West Virginia (11-8, 1-6) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #125
— Experience: #80
— Continuity: #330
— West Virginia is 1-6 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— West Virginia is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big X road, losing by 1-6-7 points.
— WVU is shooting 47.7% inside arc, 29.8% on arc in Big X play.
— Opponents are shooting 52.4% inside arc in Big X games.
— West Virginia is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #10
— bench minutes: #83
— West Virginia’s best win: 74-65 over #18 TCU
— Texas Tech (10-9, 0-7) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #319
— Texas Tech 0-7 in Big X, after a 10-2 pre-conference mark.
— Texas Tech is 0-3 SU/ATS in Big X home games, losing by 3-5-7 points.
— Red Raiders are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#27)
— Red Raiders are #74 team on offensive boards.
— Texas Tech is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#39)
— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #191
— Texas Tech’s best win: 77-70 over #152 Eastern Washington
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— West Virginia lost five of last six visits to Lubbock.
Wake Forest @ Pittsburgh
— Wake Forest (14-6, 6-3) ranked #76 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #298
— Wake Forest won four of its last five games.
— Wake Forest is 2-2 SU/2-2 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Deacons have #23 eFG% in country.
— Wake Forest is 6-5 against top 100 teams.
— Deacons are 4-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #297
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over over #31 Duke
— Pittsburgh (13-7, 6-3) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #303
— Pitt is 2-3 in last three games, after an 11-4 start.
— Favorites are 4-0 ATS in Pitt’s ACC home games.
— Panthers have #55 eFG% defense in country.
— Pitt is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Panthers are shooting 53.5% inside the arc (#55)
— Pitt s schedule, to this point: #86
— bench minutes: #289
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #11 Virginia.
— Wake Forest won six of last eight meetings.
— Deacons lost three of last five visits to Pittsburgh.
Wisconsin @ Maryland
— Wisconsin (12-6, 4-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #344
— Experience: #249
— Continuity: #144
— Wisconsin lost four of its last five games.
— Badgers lost their last three road games, by 10-18-3 points.
— Wisconsin is shooting 36.2% on arc (#67), 46.8% inside arc (#301)
— Badgers are #36 team on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 7-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #239
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #8 Marquette
— Maryland (12-7, 3-5) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #180
— Maryland lost five of its last seven games.
— Home side is 7-1 SU/ATS in Maryland’s Big 14 games.
— Terps won their three Big 14 home games by 5-7-6 points.
— Terps have 45.2% eFG% in Big 14 games (#14 of 14)
— Maryland is #14 team in Big 14 on defensive boards.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #297
— Maryland’s best win: 80-73 over #21 Ohio State
— Wisconsin beat Maryland 64-59 at home December 6.
— Wisconsin won five of last six series games.
— Badgers won 61-55/70-69 in last two visits to Maryland.
Samford @ Furman
— Samford (14-7, 8-0) ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #116
— Samford won its last eight games, after a 6-7 start.
— Bulldogs won/covered its three SoCon road games.
— Samford is shooting 39.4% on arc in SoCon play(#1)
— Bulldogs are getting 21.6% of points on foul line (#37)
— Bulldogs are 2-5 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Samford’s schedule, to this point: #301
— bench minutes: #71
— Samford’s best win: 70-68 at #121 NC-Greensboro
— Furman (15-6, 6-2) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #28
— Furman won five of its last six games.
— Furman won/covered two of three SoCon home games.
— Paladins are shooting 59.6% on arc (#3)
— Opponents are shooting 51.8% inside arc (#251), 35.2% on arc (#258)
— Paladins are 2-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #310
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #116 Belmont
— Furman won six of last seven series games.
— Samford lost last three visits here, by 23-14-32 points.
Mississippi State @ Alabama
— Mississippi State (12-7, 1-6) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #36
— Continuity: #193
— Miss State lost 7 of its last 8 games, after an 11-0 start.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC road tilts, losing by 34-8-6 points.
— Miss State is shooting 43% inside arc, 24.8% on arc in SEC play.
— Miss State is forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#10)
— Bulldogs are 3-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Miss State’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #41
— Miss State’s best win: 58-55 over #8 Marquette
— Alabama (17-2, 7-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #280
— Alabama won its last eight games SU.
— Crimson Tide won/covered all seven of its SEC games.
— Alabama has #3 eFG% defense in country.
— Crimson Tide is #29 team in country on offensive boards.
— Alabama’s losses were to #6 UConn, #18 Gonzaga.
— Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #125
— Alabama’s best win: 71-65 at #1 Houston
— Alabama won 78-67 at Miss State December 28.
— Crimson Tide won five of last six series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last six visits to Coleman Coliseum.
Texas A&M @ Auburn
— Texas A&M (13-6, 5-1) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #83
— Texas A&M won seven of its last eight games.
— Aggies won/covered two of three SEC road games.
— Texas A&M is #11 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside the arc (#18)
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#43)
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #108
— Texas A&M’s best wins: 66-63/54-52 over #40 Florida
— Auburn (16-3, 6-1) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #57
— Auburn won its last five games, giving up 60 ppg.
— Tigers are 3-0 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home games.
— Auburn has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#105), 29.9% on arc (#332)
— Auburn is #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #33
— Auburn’s best win: 72-59 over #22 Arkansas.
— Texas A&M won six of last eight meetings.
— Aggies won three of last four visits to Auburn.
Tulane @ Wichita State
— Tulane (12-7, 5-3) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #9
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #1
— Tulane lost its last two games, giving up 80-81 points.
— Green Wave is 2-2 SU/ATS in AAC road games.
— AAC opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#10 of 11).
— Green Wave is shooting 54.4% inside arc (#37)
— Tulane is 3-4 against teams ranked in top 150.
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #231
— Tulane’s best win: 96-89 over #33 Memphis
— Wichita State (10-9, 3-4) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita won three of its last four games.
— Shockers are 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS in AAC home games.
— All three of Shockers’ AAC wins are by 4 or less points.
— Wichita is shooting 29.1% on arc (#344)
— Wichita has #13 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #127
— bench minutes: #80
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #106 Grand Canyon
— Tulane swept Wichita State LY, 68-67/67-66.
— Before that, Shockers had won previous six series games.
St John’s @ Creighton
— St John’s (13-7, 3-6) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #85
— St John’s lost six of its last eight games.
— Red Storm is 1-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a Big East road underdog.
— Red Storm is grabbing 33.2% of their misses (#50).
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 21% of time (#56).
— St John’s is shooting 31.4% on arc (#293), 51.8% inside arc (#111)
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #69
— bench minutes: #161
— St John’s best win: 85-74 at #6 UConn
— Creighton (11-8, 5-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Creighton won five of its last seven games.
— Bluejays are 4-0 SU/2-1-1 ATS in Big East home tilts, all as favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#38)
— Creighton is #19 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bluejays are 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
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— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Creighton’s best win: 90-87 over #23 Arkansas.
— Creighton won 11 of last 14 series games.
— St John’s lost last three visits to Omaha, by 12-18-23 points.
Indiana @ Minnesota
— Indiana (13-6, 4-4) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #85
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #38
— Indiana won its last three games, giving up 59.7 ppg.
— Hoosiers are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 15-2-19 points.
— Indiana is shooting 38.1% on arc (#19), 56% inside arc (#15)
— Opponents are shooting 45% inside arc (#27)
— Indiana is 0-5 giving up 80+ points, 13-1 giving up less than 80.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #70
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #23 Xavier.
— Minnesota (7-11, 1-7) ranked #191 by KenPom
— Tempo: #288
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #333
— Minnesota lost five of its last six games
— Minnesota is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS as a Big 14 home underdog
— Gophers are shooting 32.1% on arc (#260), 48.2% inside arc (#256)
— Minnesota is #295 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#45)
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #112
— Minnesota’s best win: 70-67 at #21 Ohio State
— Indiana won last five series games, four by 10+ points.
— Hoosiers won three of last four visits to Minnesota.
Utah State @ San Diego State
— Utah State (16-4, 5-2) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #141
— Utah State won six of its last eight games.
— Aggies are 1-2 SU/ATS in MW road tilts (0-2 as a road underdog)
— Utah State shooting 41.5% on arc (#1), 52.7% inside arc (#78)
— Utah State is #16 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aggies are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Utah State’s schedule, to this point: #68
— bench minutes: #299
— Utah State’s best win: 82-73 over #66 Washington State.
— San Diego State (15-4, 6-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #43
— San Diego State won eight of its last nine games.
— Aztecs are 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in Mountain West home games.
— San Diego State is #22 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#62)
— San Diego State is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #27
— bench minutes: #53
— San Diego State’s best win: 88-77 over #21 Ohio State
— Utah State is 6-4 in last ten series games.
— Home side won eight of last nine regular season meetings.
— Utah State lost its last eight visits to Viejas (75-56 LY)
