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Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, February 12
13 of Sunday’s best college hoop games
Temple @ Memphis
— Temple (14-11, 8-4) ranked #110 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #51
— Temple lost last two games, giving up 76.5 ppg.
— Temple is 5-1 SU/4-0 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— Owls’ last two wins were both in overtime.
— Temple has #53 eFG% defense in country.
— Owls are turning ball over 20.5% of time (#304)
— Temple’s schedule, to this point: #83
— bench minutes: #329
— Temple’s best win: 56-55 at #1 Houston
— Memphis (18-6, 8-3) ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #267
— Memphis won six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Memphis is 3-7-1 ATS in conference games.
— Memphis is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#56), 33.2% on arc (#213)
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#50)
— Memphis’ schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #40
— Memphis’ best win: 82-73 over #27 Auburn
— Memphis (-5.5) won 61-59 at Temple January 15.
— Temple led that game by 9 with 8:43 left in game.
— Tigers won last four series games.
— Owls lost last three visits to Memphis, by 8-14-14 points.
— AAC home favorites of 9+ points are 10-8 ATS
Iona @ Niagara
— Iona (17-7, 10-3) ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #197
— Iona won its last four games, scoring 77.3 ppg.
— Iona is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Iona is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#51)
— Gaels have #20 eFG% defense.
— Gaels are #276 team on defensive boards.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #230
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #102 Saint Louis
— Niagara (14-9, 9-5) ranked #234 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #258
— Niagara won its last five games (3-1-1 ATS)
— Niagara is 7-2 ATS as a MAAC underdog, 2-1 at home.
— Eagles won five of their seven MAAC home games SU
— Opponents are shooting 47.2% inside arc (#66)
— Niagara’s last 11 games were decided by 6 or less points or in OT.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #239
— Niagara’s best wins: 64-60/79-73 OT over #135 Quinnipiac
— Niagara (+13) lost 78-56 at Iona December 2nd.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— Iona lost its last three visits to Niagara.
— MAAC home underdogs are 9-13 ATS
Quinnipiac @ Canisius
— Quinnipiac (17-8, 8-6) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #45
— Quinnipiac lost its last two games, by 4-6 points.
— Quinnipiac is 3-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Bobcats have #29 eFG% defense in country.
— Bobcats are #37 team on offensive boards, #108 on defensive end.
— Quinnipiac is 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #300
— bench minutes: #98
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #82 Iona.
— Canisius (5-18, 3-11) ranked #292 by KenPom
— Tempo: #163
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #201
— Canisius lost its last six games (2-4 ATS).
— Griffins are 1-3 SU/1-1 ATS in MAAC home games.
— Canisius is shooting 45.5% inside arc (#335), 32.5% on arc (#252)
— Canisius has #317 eFG% defense
— Griffins are #283 team in country on defensive boards.
— Canisius’ schedule, to this point: #164
— bench minutes: #75
— Canisius’ best win: 66-62 over #161 Siena.
— Quinnipiac (-10.5) beat Canisius 87-82 at home January 22
— Griffins won four of last five series games.
— Quinnipiac lost 89-70/79-67 in last two visits to Canisius.
— MAAC home underdogs are 9-13 ATS
Iowa @ Minnesota
— Iowa (15-9, 7-6) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #128
— Continuity: #48
— Iowa won seven of its last ten games.
— Hawkeyes are 1-5 SU/0-1 ATS as a Big 14 road favorite.
— Iowa is 5-3 ATS overall as a favorite in Big 14 games.
— Hawkeyes are #222 team on defensive boards.
— Opponents are getting only 13% of points on foul line (#6)
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #16
— bench minutes: #230
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #16 Iowa State
— Minnesota (7-15, 1-11) ranked #221 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #329
— Minnesota had COVID issues, hasn’t played in eight days.
— Gophers lost their last seven games (2-5 ATS)
— Minnesota is 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS as a Big 14 home underdog.
— Minnesota has #319 eFG% in country.
— Gophers are #298 team in country on defensive boards.
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #92
— Minnesota’s best win:70-67 at #40 Ohio State.
— Iowa won five of last six series games.
— Hawkeyes lost four of last six visits to Minnesota.
— Big 14 home dogs of 5+ points are 1-5 ATS
Michigan State @ Ohio State
— Michigan State (15-9, 7-6) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #292
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #118
— MSU is 3-5 in its last eight games overall.
— MSU is 2-4 SU/ATS as Big 14 road underdogs.
— Spartans are shooting 37.3% on arc (#25), 47.4% inside arc (#290)
— MSU has #28 eFG% defense in country.
— Spartans are #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— MSU’s schedule, to this point: #3
— bench minutes: #241
— MSU’s best win: 70-57 over #16 Rutgers.
— Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #348
— Ohio State lost five in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Buckeyes are 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS as Big 14 home favorites.
— Ohio State is 3-9 against top 50 teams.
— Buckeyes are #38 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #196
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 over #16 Rutgers.
— Michigan State won five of last seven series games.
— Spartans lost 72-62/80-69 in last two visits to Columbus.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 25-7 ATS
Robert Morris @ Fort Wayne
— Robert Morris (11-15, 6-9) ranked #263 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #117
— Robert Morris lost its last three games, scoring 58 ppg.
— Colonials are 2-6 SU/3-3-1 ATS as a Horizon road underdog.
— Robert Morris is turning ball over 20% of time (#284)
— Robert Morris has #262 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#61)
— Robert Morris’ schedule, to this point: #278
— bench minutes: #330
— Robert Morris’ best win: 80-59 at #180 Wright State
— Fort Wayne (15-11, 7-8) ranked #224 by KenPom
— Tempo: #106
— Experience: #2
— Continuity: #4
— Fort Wayne lost three of its last four games.
— Fort Wayne is 3-4 SU/0-6 ATS as a Summit home favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 55.6% inside arc (#348), 29.5% on arc (#15)
— Mastodons are #59 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fort Wayne is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fort Wayne’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #289
— Fort Wayne’s best win: 76-71 at #115 Youngstown State
— Robert Morris beat Fort Wayne (+2) 75-70 at home December 29.
— Mastodons won three of last five meetings.
— Colonials lost two of last three visits to Fort Wayne.
— Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 17-12 ATS.
Youngstown State @ Cleveland State
— Youngstown State (20-6, 12-3) ranked #115 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #260
— Youngstown won five in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Youngstown is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a Horizon road favorite.
— Penguins shooting 54.6% inside arc (#32), 38.4% on arc (#14)
— Youngstown has #281 eFG% defense.
— Penguins are 4-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #333
— bench minutes: #303
— Youngstown’s best wins: 88-77/91-89 over #180 Wright State
— Cleveland State (15-11, 10-5) ranked #200 by KenPom
— Tempo: #308
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #203
— Cleveland State lost two of its last three games.
— Cleveland won six of its seven Horizon home games SU.
— Cleveland is #30 team on offensive boards, #359 on defensive end.
— Vikings are forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#39)
— Vikings are 5-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Cleveland’s schedule, to this point: #296
— bench minutes: #275
— Cleveland’s best win: 85-77 at #180 Wright State
— Youngstown (-6) beat Cleveland State 85-71 at home December 29.
— Cleveland State won seven of last nine series games.
— Penguins lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
— Horizon home teams are 11-10 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Purdue @ Northwestern
— Purdue (23-2, 12-2) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #326
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #229
— Purdue won 10 of its last 11 games.
— Boilers are 6-1 SU/2-3-1 ATS as a Big 14 road favorite.
— Purdue is #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Purdue has #27 eFG% defense in country.
— Boilers are shooting 54.7% inside arc (#31)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #154
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #12 Marquette
— Northwestern (17-7, 8-5) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #72
— Northwestern won five of its last seven games.
— Wildcats are 3-3 SU/1-2 ATS as a Big 14 home dog.
— Northwestern is 5-4 ATS overall as a Big 14 underdog.
— Wildcats have #303 eFG% in country.
— Northwestern is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#33)
— Northwestern’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #307
— Northwestern’s best win: 84-83 at #20 Indiana
— Purdue won last 11 series games.
— Boilermakers won their last five visits to Evanston.
— Big 14 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 8-6 ATS
Marist @ Siena
— Marist (8-15, 4-10) ranked #313 by KenPom
— Tempo: #267
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #327
— Marist lost six of its last seven games
— Marist is 2-5 SU/4-2-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#293), 30.8% on arc (#322)
— Opponents are shooting 46.2% inside arc (#37), 36.5% on arc (#315)
— Marist is 5-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #340
— bench minutes: #196
— Marist’s best win: 66-64 at #234 Niagara
— Siena (14-10, 8-5) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #137
— Experience: #307
— Continuity: #274
— Siena split its last eight games, after a 12-5 start. .
— Siena is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#259), 36.1% on arc (#71)
— Saints have #112 eFG% defense in country
— Saints are #38 team on defensive boards.
— Siena is 9-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #324
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #56 Seton Hall.
— Siena (-5) won 70-55 at Marist two weeks ago.
— Saints won eight of last ten series games.
— Marist lost three of last four visits to Albany.
— MAAC home favorites of 9+ points are 3-5 ATS.
Saint Peter’s @ Manhattan
— Saint Peter’s (10-13, 5-9) ranked #300 by KenPom
— Tempo: #341
— Experience: #277
— Continuity: #324
— Saint Peter’s is 3-2 in last five games, after a 7-12 start.
— Saint Peter’s is 2-5 SU/4-3 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Peacocks are shooting 28.8% on arc (#355), 43.1% inside arc (#355)
— Opponents are getting 28% of points on foul line (#1)
— Peacocks are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #330
— bench minutes: #8
— Saint Peter’s best win: 63-56 over #135 Quinnipiac
— Manhattan (17-7, 6-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #332
— Manhattan lost 4 of last 6 games, with both wins in OT.
— Jaspers are 3-4 ATS in MAAC home tilts, all as underdogs.
— This is first time this season Manhattan is a MAAC favorite.
— Jaspers are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#47)
— Manhattan is shooting 49% inside arc (#233), 66.2% on line (#328)
— Manhattan’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #314
— Manhattan’s best win: 71-66 in OT over #162 Siena.
— Saint Peter’s (-5) beat Manhattan 67-57 December 30
— Saint Peter’s won last seven series games.
— Peacocks won 67-64/73-51 in their last two visits here.
— MAAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-12 ATS
Missouri State @ Evansville
— Missouri State (13-12, 9-6) ranked #156 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #335
— Missouri State split its last six games SU.
— Bears are 3-4 SU/1-1 ATS as an MVC road favorite.
— Missouri State is 4-5 ATS overall as a MVC favorite.
— Bears are 7-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Missouri State is shooting 62.1% on foul line (#358)
— Missouri State’s schedule, to this point: #143
— bench minutes: #10
— Missouri State’s best win: 52-49/65-62 OT over #78 Drake
— Evansville (5-21, 1-14) ranked #347 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #293
— Evansville snapped a 12-game losing skid on Wednesday.
— Purple Aces are 1-7 SU/2-6 ATS as a MVC home underdog.
— Purple Aces are shooting 32.4% on arc (#255), 44% inside arc (#346)
— Evansville has #340 eFG% defense in country.
— Evansville is 3-11-1 ATS overall in MVC games.
— Evansville’s schedule, to this point: #189
— bench minutes: #234
— Evansville’s best win: 71-59 over #210 Northern Iowa
— Missouri State (-15) beat Evansville 85-62 January 4th.
— Missouri State won seven of last eight series games.
— Bears won four of last five visits to Evansville.
— MVC home underdogs of 8+ points are 6-2 ATS.
Wofford @ NC-Greensboro
— Wofford (13-13, 5-8) ranked #228 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #329
— Continuity: #323
— Wofford lost its last three games- they lost in 2OT’s Wednesday.
— Terriers are 2-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a SoCon road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 57% inside arc (#357)
— Terriers are shooting 54.4% inside arc (#36), 32% on arc (#278)
— Wofford is 2-7 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Wofford’s schedule, to this point: #217
— bench minutes: #103
— Wofford’s best win: 67-62 at #35 Texas A&M
— NC-Greensboro (17-9, 11-2) ranked #108 by KenPom
— Tempo: #253
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #74
— UNCG won eight of its last nine games
— Spartans are 5-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a SoCon home favorite.
— UNCG has #40 eFG% defense.
— UNCG is forcing turnovers 20.4% of time (#76)
— Spartans are 11-1 against teams outside top 200.
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— UNCG’s schedule, to this point: #197
— bench minutes: #116
— UNCG’s best win: 75-67 over #74 Marshall.
— NC-Greensboro (+2.5) won 73-64 at Wofford New Year’s Eve.
— Spartans won four of last six series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— SoCon home favorites of 9+ points are 11-9 ATS.
SMU @ Wichita State
— SMU (9-16, 4-8) ranked #193 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #269
— SMU is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Mustangs are 1-5 SU/0-4 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— SMU is shooting 47.1% inside arc (#297), 31.6% on arc (#294)
— Mustangs are #260 team in country on defensive boards.
— SMU is 4-14 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— SMU’s schedule, to this point: #75
— bench minutes: #221
— SMU’s best win: 77-74 over #41 Utah State
— Wichita State (12-12, 5-7) ranked #121 by KenPom
— Tempo: #243
— Experience: #283
— Continuity: #321
— Wichita is 5-4 SU in its last nine games.
— Wichita is 1-5 SU/0-4 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Shockers are shooting 29.2% on arc (#351)
— Shockers have #20 eFG% defense.
— Wichita is #226 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #161
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #118 Grand Canyon
— Wichita (+1.5) won 71-69 at SMU January 22.
— Shockers won last six meetings.
— SMUlost 85-83/66-62 on last two visits to Wichita.
— AAC home favorites of 7 or less points are 7-12 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, February 12
13 of Sunday’s best college hoop games
Temple @ Memphis
— Temple (14-11, 8-4) ranked #110 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #51
— Temple lost last two games, giving up 76.5 ppg.
— Temple is 5-1 SU/4-0 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— Owls’ last two wins were both in overtime.
— Temple has #53 eFG% defense in country.
— Owls are turning ball over 20.5% of time (#304)
— Temple’s schedule, to this point: #83
— bench minutes: #329
— Temple’s best win: 56-55 at #1 Houston
— Memphis (18-6, 8-3) ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #267
— Memphis won six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Memphis is 3-7-1 ATS in conference games.
— Memphis is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#56), 33.2% on arc (#213)
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#50)
— Memphis’ schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #40
— Memphis’ best win: 82-73 over #27 Auburn
— Memphis (-5.5) won 61-59 at Temple January 15.
— Temple led that game by 9 with 8:43 left in game.
— Tigers won last four series games.
— Owls lost last three visits to Memphis, by 8-14-14 points.
— AAC home favorites of 9+ points are 10-8 ATS
Iona @ Niagara
— Iona (17-7, 10-3) ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #197
— Iona won its last four games, scoring 77.3 ppg.
— Iona is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Iona is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#51)
— Gaels have #20 eFG% defense.
— Gaels are #276 team on defensive boards.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #230
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #102 Saint Louis
— Niagara (14-9, 9-5) ranked #234 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #258
— Niagara won its last five games (3-1-1 ATS)
— Niagara is 7-2 ATS as a MAAC underdog, 2-1 at home.
— Eagles won five of their seven MAAC home games SU
— Opponents are shooting 47.2% inside arc (#66)
— Niagara’s last 11 games were decided by 6 or less points or in OT.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #239
— Niagara’s best wins: 64-60/79-73 OT over #135 Quinnipiac
— Niagara (+13) lost 78-56 at Iona December 2nd.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— Iona lost its last three visits to Niagara.
— MAAC home underdogs are 9-13 ATS
Quinnipiac @ Canisius
— Quinnipiac (17-8, 8-6) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #45
— Quinnipiac lost its last two games, by 4-6 points.
— Quinnipiac is 3-3 SU/2-2 ATS as a MAAC road favorite.
— Bobcats have #29 eFG% defense in country.
— Bobcats are #37 team on offensive boards, #108 on defensive end.
— Quinnipiac is 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #300
— bench minutes: #98
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #82 Iona.
— Canisius (5-18, 3-11) ranked #292 by KenPom
— Tempo: #163
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #201
— Canisius lost its last six games (2-4 ATS).
— Griffins are 1-3 SU/1-1 ATS in MAAC home games.
— Canisius is shooting 45.5% inside arc (#335), 32.5% on arc (#252)
— Canisius has #317 eFG% defense
— Griffins are #283 team in country on defensive boards.
— Canisius’ schedule, to this point: #164
— bench minutes: #75
— Canisius’ best win: 66-62 over #161 Siena.
— Quinnipiac (-10.5) beat Canisius 87-82 at home January 22
— Griffins won four of last five series games.
— Quinnipiac lost 89-70/79-67 in last two visits to Canisius.
— MAAC home underdogs are 9-13 ATS
Iowa @ Minnesota
— Iowa (15-9, 7-6) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #128
— Continuity: #48
— Iowa won seven of its last ten games.
— Hawkeyes are 1-5 SU/0-1 ATS as a Big 14 road favorite.
— Iowa is 5-3 ATS overall as a favorite in Big 14 games.
— Hawkeyes are #222 team on defensive boards.
— Opponents are getting only 13% of points on foul line (#6)
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #16
— bench minutes: #230
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 over #16 Iowa State
— Minnesota (7-15, 1-11) ranked #221 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #329
— Minnesota had COVID issues, hasn’t played in eight days.
— Gophers lost their last seven games (2-5 ATS)
— Minnesota is 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS as a Big 14 home underdog.
— Minnesota has #319 eFG% in country.
— Gophers are #298 team in country on defensive boards.
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #92
— Minnesota’s best win:70-67 at #40 Ohio State.
— Iowa won five of last six series games.
— Hawkeyes lost four of last six visits to Minnesota.
— Big 14 home dogs of 5+ points are 1-5 ATS
Michigan State @ Ohio State
— Michigan State (15-9, 7-6) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #292
— Experience: #149
— Continuity: #118
— MSU is 3-5 in its last eight games overall.
— MSU is 2-4 SU/ATS as Big 14 road underdogs.
— Spartans are shooting 37.3% on arc (#25), 47.4% inside arc (#290)
— MSU has #28 eFG% defense in country.
— Spartans are #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— MSU’s schedule, to this point: #3
— bench minutes: #241
— MSU’s best win: 70-57 over #16 Rutgers.
— Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #348
— Ohio State lost five in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Buckeyes are 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS as Big 14 home favorites.
— Ohio State is 3-9 against top 50 teams.
— Buckeyes are #38 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-9 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #196
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 over #16 Rutgers.
— Michigan State won five of last seven series games.
— Spartans lost 72-62/80-69 in last two visits to Columbus.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 25-7 ATS
Robert Morris @ Fort Wayne
— Robert Morris (11-15, 6-9) ranked #263 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #117
— Robert Morris lost its last three games, scoring 58 ppg.
— Colonials are 2-6 SU/3-3-1 ATS as a Horizon road underdog.
— Robert Morris is turning ball over 20% of time (#284)
— Robert Morris has #262 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#61)
— Robert Morris’ schedule, to this point: #278
— bench minutes: #330
— Robert Morris’ best win: 80-59 at #180 Wright State
— Fort Wayne (15-11, 7-8) ranked #224 by KenPom
— Tempo: #106
— Experience: #2
— Continuity: #4
— Fort Wayne lost three of its last four games.
— Fort Wayne is 3-4 SU/0-6 ATS as a Summit home favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 55.6% inside arc (#348), 29.5% on arc (#15)
— Mastodons are #59 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fort Wayne is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fort Wayne’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #289
— Fort Wayne’s best win: 76-71 at #115 Youngstown State
— Robert Morris beat Fort Wayne (+2) 75-70 at home December 29.
— Mastodons won three of last five meetings.
— Colonials lost two of last three visits to Fort Wayne.
— Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 17-12 ATS.
Youngstown State @ Cleveland State
— Youngstown State (20-6, 12-3) ranked #115 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #260
— Youngstown won five in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Youngstown is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a Horizon road favorite.
— Penguins shooting 54.6% inside arc (#32), 38.4% on arc (#14)
— Youngstown has #281 eFG% defense.
— Penguins are 4-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #333
— bench minutes: #303
— Youngstown’s best wins: 88-77/91-89 over #180 Wright State
— Cleveland State (15-11, 10-5) ranked #200 by KenPom
— Tempo: #308
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #203
— Cleveland State lost two of its last three games.
— Cleveland won six of its seven Horizon home games SU.
— Cleveland is #30 team on offensive boards, #359 on defensive end.
— Vikings are forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#39)
— Vikings are 5-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Cleveland’s schedule, to this point: #296
— bench minutes: #275
— Cleveland’s best win: 85-77 at #180 Wright State
— Youngstown (-6) beat Cleveland State 85-71 at home December 29.
— Cleveland State won seven of last nine series games.
— Penguins lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
— Horizon home teams are 11-10 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
Purdue @ Northwestern
— Purdue (23-2, 12-2) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #326
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #229
— Purdue won 10 of its last 11 games.
— Boilers are 6-1 SU/2-3-1 ATS as a Big 14 road favorite.
— Purdue is #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Purdue has #27 eFG% defense in country.
— Boilers are shooting 54.7% inside arc (#31)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #154
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #12 Marquette
— Northwestern (17-7, 8-5) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #72
— Northwestern won five of its last seven games.
— Wildcats are 3-3 SU/1-2 ATS as a Big 14 home dog.
— Northwestern is 5-4 ATS overall as a Big 14 underdog.
— Wildcats have #303 eFG% in country.
— Northwestern is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#33)
— Northwestern’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #307
— Northwestern’s best win: 84-83 at #20 Indiana
— Purdue won last 11 series games.
— Boilermakers won their last five visits to Evanston.
— Big 14 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 8-6 ATS
Marist @ Siena
— Marist (8-15, 4-10) ranked #313 by KenPom
— Tempo: #267
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #327
— Marist lost six of its last seven games
— Marist is 2-5 SU/4-2-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Red Foxes are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#293), 30.8% on arc (#322)
— Opponents are shooting 46.2% inside arc (#37), 36.5% on arc (#315)
— Marist is 5-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #340
— bench minutes: #196
— Marist’s best win: 66-64 at #234 Niagara
— Siena (14-10, 8-5) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #137
— Experience: #307
— Continuity: #274
— Siena split its last eight games, after a 12-5 start. .
— Siena is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#259), 36.1% on arc (#71)
— Saints have #112 eFG% defense in country
— Saints are #38 team on defensive boards.
— Siena is 9-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #324
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #56 Seton Hall.
— Siena (-5) won 70-55 at Marist two weeks ago.
— Saints won eight of last ten series games.
— Marist lost three of last four visits to Albany.
— MAAC home favorites of 9+ points are 3-5 ATS.
Saint Peter’s @ Manhattan
— Saint Peter’s (10-13, 5-9) ranked #300 by KenPom
— Tempo: #341
— Experience: #277
— Continuity: #324
— Saint Peter’s is 3-2 in last five games, after a 7-12 start.
— Saint Peter’s is 2-5 SU/4-3 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Peacocks are shooting 28.8% on arc (#355), 43.1% inside arc (#355)
— Opponents are getting 28% of points on foul line (#1)
— Peacocks are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #330
— bench minutes: #8
— Saint Peter’s best win: 63-56 over #135 Quinnipiac
— Manhattan (17-7, 6-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #332
— Manhattan lost 4 of last 6 games, with both wins in OT.
— Jaspers are 3-4 ATS in MAAC home tilts, all as underdogs.
— This is first time this season Manhattan is a MAAC favorite.
— Jaspers are forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#47)
— Manhattan is shooting 49% inside arc (#233), 66.2% on line (#328)
— Manhattan’s schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #314
— Manhattan’s best win: 71-66 in OT over #162 Siena.
— Saint Peter’s (-5) beat Manhattan 67-57 December 30
— Saint Peter’s won last seven series games.
— Peacocks won 67-64/73-51 in their last two visits here.
— MAAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 5-12 ATS
Missouri State @ Evansville
— Missouri State (13-12, 9-6) ranked #156 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #335
— Missouri State split its last six games SU.
— Bears are 3-4 SU/1-1 ATS as an MVC road favorite.
— Missouri State is 4-5 ATS overall as a MVC favorite.
— Bears are 7-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Missouri State is shooting 62.1% on foul line (#358)
— Missouri State’s schedule, to this point: #143
— bench minutes: #10
— Missouri State’s best win: 52-49/65-62 OT over #78 Drake
— Evansville (5-21, 1-14) ranked #347 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #293
— Evansville snapped a 12-game losing skid on Wednesday.
— Purple Aces are 1-7 SU/2-6 ATS as a MVC home underdog.
— Purple Aces are shooting 32.4% on arc (#255), 44% inside arc (#346)
— Evansville has #340 eFG% defense in country.
— Evansville is 3-11-1 ATS overall in MVC games.
— Evansville’s schedule, to this point: #189
— bench minutes: #234
— Evansville’s best win: 71-59 over #210 Northern Iowa
— Missouri State (-15) beat Evansville 85-62 January 4th.
— Missouri State won seven of last eight series games.
— Bears won four of last five visits to Evansville.
— MVC home underdogs of 8+ points are 6-2 ATS.
Wofford @ NC-Greensboro
— Wofford (13-13, 5-8) ranked #228 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #329
— Continuity: #323
— Wofford lost its last three games- they lost in 2OT’s Wednesday.
— Terriers are 2-4 SU/2-2 ATS as a SoCon road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 57% inside arc (#357)
— Terriers are shooting 54.4% inside arc (#36), 32% on arc (#278)
— Wofford is 2-7 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Wofford’s schedule, to this point: #217
— bench minutes: #103
— Wofford’s best win: 67-62 at #35 Texas A&M
— NC-Greensboro (17-9, 11-2) ranked #108 by KenPom
— Tempo: #253
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #74
— UNCG won eight of its last nine games
— Spartans are 5-2 SU/3-3 ATS as a SoCon home favorite.
— UNCG has #40 eFG% defense.
— UNCG is forcing turnovers 20.4% of time (#76)
— Spartans are 11-1 against teams outside top 200.
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— UNCG’s schedule, to this point: #197
— bench minutes: #116
— UNCG’s best win: 75-67 over #74 Marshall.
— NC-Greensboro (+2.5) won 73-64 at Wofford New Year’s Eve.
— Spartans won four of last six series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— SoCon home favorites of 9+ points are 11-9 ATS.
SMU @ Wichita State
— SMU (9-16, 4-8) ranked #193 by KenPom
— Tempo: #71
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #269
— SMU is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— Mustangs are 1-5 SU/0-4 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— SMU is shooting 47.1% inside arc (#297), 31.6% on arc (#294)
— Mustangs are #260 team in country on defensive boards.
— SMU is 4-14 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— SMU’s schedule, to this point: #75
— bench minutes: #221
— SMU’s best win: 77-74 over #41 Utah State
— Wichita State (12-12, 5-7) ranked #121 by KenPom
— Tempo: #243
— Experience: #283
— Continuity: #321
— Wichita is 5-4 SU in its last nine games.
— Wichita is 1-5 SU/0-4 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Shockers are shooting 29.2% on arc (#351)
— Shockers have #20 eFG% defense.
— Wichita is #226 team in country on defensive boards.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #161
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #118 Grand Canyon
— Wichita (+1.5) won 71-69 at SMU January 22.
— Shockers won last six meetings.
— SMUlost 85-83/66-62 on last two visits to Wichita.
— AAC home favorites of 7 or less points are 7-12 ATS.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEM at MEM | 12:00 PM | TEM +9.0 U 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| QUIN at CAN | 01:00 PM | QUIN -5.0 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| IONA at NIAG | 01:00 PM | NIAG +7.5 U 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| RMU at PFW | 01:00 PM | RMU +5.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| MSU at OSU | 01:00 PM | MSU +3.5 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| IOWA at MINN | 01:00 PM | IOWA -11.5 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| YSU at CLEVST | 01:00 PM | YSU -2.5 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| INDPU at NKU | 01:00 PM | NKU -17.5 O 127.5 | +500 +500 |
| SPU at MAN | 02:00 PM | SPU +2.0 O 128.5 | +500 +500 |
| MRST at SIE | 02:00 PM | SIE -10.0 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| MSM at FAIR | 02:00 PM | FAIR -5.0 O 125.5 | +500 +500 |
| PUR at NW | 02:00 PM | PUR -5.0 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| MOSU at EVAN | 02:00 PM | EVAN +8.5 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at UNCG | 03:00 PM | WOF +9.5 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| SMU at WICH | 04:00 PM | SMU +6.5 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2023 | 16-13-1 | 55.00% | +850 | Detail |
| 02/11/2023 | 158-136-4 | 53.69% | +4200 | 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 |
Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl TV commercial:
2023— $7M
2022— $6.5M
2021— $5.5M
2020— $5.6M
2019— $5.3M
2018— $5.2M
2014— $4M
Quote of the Day
“He looks like he could be conference Player of the Year. I thought he would be a very good freshman, but [Tommy] Kuhse was also so good last year. He was so good at the end of games. Now, though, they have a real dude. He’s answered those questions. The shots he was hitting against Gonzaga. Patty Mills and [Matthew] Dellavedova are the only two guys they’ve had who were this good as freshmen. He has unbelievable confidence.”
Unnamed WCC basketball coach, talking about Saint Mary’s freshman Aidan Mahaney
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Eagles’ QB the first time Andy Reid coached in a Super Bowl?
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Tim Matheson played Vice President John Hoynes.
Saturday’s quiz
Devin Hester ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown when the Bears lost 29-17 to the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Super Sunday…….
— Patrick Mahomes is on a path to be the best quarterback in NFL history. If you were choosing sides to start a team with every NFL player ever, which QB are you taking before Mahomes? He’s already played in three Super Bowls, won two of them and he’s only 27.
Chiefs 38, Eagles 35
— Chiefs in first half: 21 plays, 128 yards, 7 points.
— They doinked a 42-yard FG off the left upright.
— Chiefs in 2nd half: 34 plays, 221 yards, 24 points.
— Only 8 of Kansas City’s 53 plays were on third down.
— Eagles in first half: 45 plays, 265 yards, 24 points,
— Chiefs also scored a defensive TD in the first half.
— Eagles in 2nd half: 29 plays, 142 yards, 10 points.
— Philly had two scoring drives that each took 7:00+ off clock.
— Eagles converted 11-17 on third down, 2-2 on fourth down.
— Philly ran 72 plays for 417 yards, Kansas City 53 for 340.
— Eagles had 17 first downs in first half; Chiefs ran 20 plays in first half.
— Thursday’s game in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season will be played in Kansas City.
— The NFL’s dream game; close, high-scoring Super Bowl with a dramatic ending.
— I had forgotten that the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl seems like an afterthought with all the pre-game hoopla, the coin toss, a million commercials. Last year when the Rams were playing, it was so annoying. “Just start the damn game!!!” was heard in my living room…….lol
— People bet on the coin toss of the Super Bowl; I remember a friend telling me he bet on the coin toss of a Super Bowl and I rolled my eyes. He immediately called up and doubled down on that bet, which he won.
— Indianapolis Colts are apparently hiring Eagles’ OC Shane Steichen as their new coach this week.
Arizona Cardinals are going to interview Eagles’ DC Jonathan Gannon for their head coaching opening; if they hire Gannon, Eagles will be the first team since the 2013 Bengals to lose both their coordinators to NFL head coaching jobs in the same offseason.
— 49ers’ QB Brock Purdy has his elbow surgery on February 22; they said the surgery has a six-month recovery time, so Purdy will miss most, if not all of training camp.
— Kind of ironic that in a year where all the Hall of Fame inductees except one are defensive players, coach Don Coryell is being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Coryell was a great, great offensive coach; he was 42-27-1 coaching the Cardinals, 69-56 coaching the Chargers, after he went 36-8 coaching San Diego State.
Coaches like Joe Gibbs, Jim Mora Sr, Jim Hanifan, Al Saunders, Ray Perkins all worked under Coryell. This honor is long overdue.
— Carolina Panthers hired former NFL QB Josh McCown as an assistant coach; there were rumors that Houston had wanted to hire the inexperienced McCown as head coach, but that obviously never happened.
— Marquette 89, Georgetown 75— Hoyas are now 1-34 in their last 35 conference games; their streak of covering the spread also ended here, at 7 straight covers.
— Southern Miss 76, UL-Monroe 67— Golden Eagles have won nine games in a row; they’re 12-2 in their first year in Sun Belt, after going 10-43 the last three years in Conference USA.
— Dayton Flyers have a player from Mongolia, Mike Sharavjamts, whose father was the first Asian Harlem Globetrotter. Dayton has a Mongolian fans’ Facebook page with 15,000 followers, as basketball becomes more popular in that country.
— Not only was Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford a great shooter in his playing days, he’s become a very good coach and he also has a single-digit golf handicap. Nevada is 20-6, 10-3 in the Mountain West— they’re shooting 80.1% on the foul line, #3 in the country.
— San Antonio Spurs have lost 12 games in a row; they’re 14-43, an awful team, but hey, they traded for seven 2nd round draft picks last week. Their G-League team could be really good next season.
— Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Bo Bichette to a 3-year deal worth $33.6M, which eliminates his arbitration years.
— Houston Astros signed P Cristian Javier to a 5-year, $64M deal. He can block trades to 10 teams in 2026-27.
— Arizona Diamondbacks gave lefty reliever Andrew Chafin a one-year, $5.5M deal, with a team option for 2024.
— Good news: There is more fun coming this week. Spring training starts, more college basketball with the conference tournaments only 2-3 weeks away, NBA’s All-Star Game, the XFL starts up and the Daytona 500 is next week. Lot of stuff going on.
Monday’s 6-pack
Average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl TV commercial:
2023— $7M
2022— $6.5M
2021— $5.5M
2020— $5.6M
2019— $5.3M
2018— $5.2M
2014— $4M
Quote of the Day
“He looks like he could be conference Player of the Year. I thought he would be a very good freshman, but [Tommy] Kuhse was also so good last year. He was so good at the end of games. Now, though, they have a real dude. He’s answered those questions. The shots he was hitting against Gonzaga. Patty Mills and [Matthew] Dellavedova are the only two guys they’ve had who were this good as freshmen. He has unbelievable confidence.”
Unnamed WCC basketball coach, talking about Saint Mary’s freshman Aidan Mahaney
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Eagles’ QB the first time Andy Reid coached in a Super Bowl?
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Tim Matheson played Vice President John Hoynes.
Saturday’s quiz
Devin Hester ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown when the Bears lost 29-17 to the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Super Sunday…….
— Patrick Mahomes is on a path to be the best quarterback in NFL history. If you were choosing sides to start a team with every NFL player ever, which QB are you taking before Mahomes? He’s already played in three Super Bowls, won two of them and he’s only 27.
Chiefs 38, Eagles 35
— Chiefs in first half: 21 plays, 128 yards, 7 points.
— They doinked a 42-yard FG off the left upright.
— Chiefs in 2nd half: 34 plays, 221 yards, 24 points.
— Only 8 of Kansas City’s 53 plays were on third down.
— Eagles in first half: 45 plays, 265 yards, 24 points,
— Chiefs also scored a defensive TD in the first half.
— Eagles in 2nd half: 29 plays, 142 yards, 10 points.
— Philly had two scoring drives that each took 7:00+ off clock.
— Eagles converted 11-17 on third down, 2-2 on fourth down.
— Philly ran 72 plays for 417 yards, Kansas City 53 for 340.
— Eagles had 17 first downs in first half; Chiefs ran 20 plays in first half.
— Thursday’s game in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season will be played in Kansas City.
— The NFL’s dream game; close, high-scoring Super Bowl with a dramatic ending.
— I had forgotten that the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl seems like an afterthought with all the pre-game hoopla, the coin toss, a million commercials. Last year when the Rams were playing, it was so annoying. “Just start the damn game!!!” was heard in my living room…….lol
— People bet on the coin toss of the Super Bowl; I remember a friend telling me he bet on the coin toss of a Super Bowl and I rolled my eyes. He immediately called up and doubled down on that bet, which he won.
— Indianapolis Colts are apparently hiring Eagles’ OC Shane Steichen as their new coach this week.
Arizona Cardinals are going to interview Eagles’ DC Jonathan Gannon for their head coaching opening; if they hire Gannon, Eagles will be the first team since the 2013 Bengals to lose both their coordinators to NFL head coaching jobs in the same offseason.
— 49ers’ QB Brock Purdy has his elbow surgery on February 22; they said the surgery has a six-month recovery time, so Purdy will miss most, if not all of training camp.
— Kind of ironic that in a year where all the Hall of Fame inductees except one are defensive players, coach Don Coryell is being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Coryell was a great, great offensive coach; he was 42-27-1 coaching the Cardinals, 69-56 coaching the Chargers, after he went 36-8 coaching San Diego State.
Coaches like Joe Gibbs, Jim Mora Sr, Jim Hanifan, Al Saunders, Ray Perkins all worked under Coryell. This honor is long overdue.
— Carolina Panthers hired former NFL QB Josh McCown as an assistant coach; there were rumors that Houston had wanted to hire the inexperienced McCown as head coach, but that obviously never happened.
— Marquette 89, Georgetown 75— Hoyas are now 1-34 in their last 35 conference games; their streak of covering the spread also ended here, at 7 straight covers.
— Southern Miss 76, UL-Monroe 67— Golden Eagles have won nine games in a row; they’re 12-2 in their first year in Sun Belt, after going 10-43 the last three years in Conference USA.
— Dayton Flyers have a player from Mongolia, Mike Sharavjamts, whose father was the first Asian Harlem Globetrotter. Dayton has a Mongolian fans’ Facebook page with 15,000 followers, as basketball becomes more popular in that country.
— Not only was Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford a great shooter in his playing days, he’s become a very good coach and he also has a single-digit golf handicap. Nevada is 20-6, 10-3 in the Mountain West— they’re shooting 80.1% on the foul line, #3 in the country.
— San Antonio Spurs have lost 12 games in a row; they’re 14-43, an awful team, but hey, they traded for seven 2nd round draft picks last week. Their G-League team could be really good next season.
— Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Bo Bichette to a 3-year deal worth $33.6M, which eliminates his arbitration years.
— Houston Astros signed P Cristian Javier to a 5-year, $64M deal. He can block trades to 10 teams in 2026-27.
— Arizona Diamondbacks gave lefty reliever Andrew Chafin a one-year, $5.5M deal, with a team option for 2024.
— Good news: There is more fun coming this week. Spring training starts, more college basketball with the conference tournaments only 2-3 weeks away, NBA’s All-Star Game, the XFL starts up and the Daytona 500 is next week. Lot of stuff going on.
NCAAB
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREX at HOF | 07:00 PM | DREX +9.5 O 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOWS at CWM | 07:00 PM | CWM +10.5 O 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| NE at COFC | 07:00 PM | NE +15.5 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| STON at DEL | 07:00 PM | STON +8.0 O 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| NCAT at MONM | 07:00 PM | NCAT -2.5 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| AMER at BUCK | 07:00 PM | BUCK +2.0 O 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at UNC | 07:00 PM | MIA +5.5 O 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| MORG at SCST | 07:30 PM | SCST -1.5 O 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| DSU at NORF | 07:30 PM | DSU +13.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at FAMU | 07:30 PM | FAMU +8.5 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMES at HOW | 07:30 PM | HOW -6.5 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| COPP at NCCU | 07:30 PM | NCCU -12.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| JKST at COOK | 07:30 PM | COOK -1.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| HART at USA | 08:00 PM | USA -19.5 O 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| PV at GRAM | 08:00 PM | GRAM -5.5 O 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALST at MVSU | 08:30 PM | MVSU +1.0 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| HAMP at ELON | 09:00 PM | ELON -6.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at TTU | 09:00 PM | TTU +4.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| WVU at BAY | 09:00 PM | WVU +7.0 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| TXSO at SOU | 09:00 PM | SOU -7.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2023 | 19-21-0 | 47.50% | -2050 | Detail |
| 02/12/2023 | 16-13-1 | 55.00% | +850 | Detail |
| 02/11/2023 | 158-136-4 | 53.69% | +4200 | 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 |
Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Here is an NFL Mock Draft that I saw on the Interweb Monday:
6) Lions— Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
5) Seahawks— Will Anderson, EDGE, Alabama
4) Cardinals— Jalen Carter, T, Georgia
3) Colts— Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
2) Texans— CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State
1) Bears— Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
Quote of the Day
“Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.”
Anonymous
Tuesday’s quiz
The NBA absorbed four teams from the ABA when the ABA folded after the 1975-76 season; which four teams?
Monday’s quiz
Donovan McNabb was the Eagles’ QB the first time Andy Reid coached in a Super Bowl.
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Tim Matheson played Vice President John Hoynes.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Miami 80, North Carolina 72— Miami won its last five games, scoring 84.8 ppg. Hurricanes are 21-5; if their uniforms said “DUKE” on them, people would be touting them as a national title contender.
Tar Heels were 5-31 on the arc; they’ve lost four of last five games, are shooting 29.5% on the arc in ACC play, last in league. Carolina is 1-5 against teams in the top 50. No one is touting them to win the national title.
— Texas Tech 74, Texas 67— Tech has won four of its last six games, after an 0-8 skid; you watch them play, and you don’t see a 9th-place team, but that is where they are right now.
— Wednesday’s Minnesota-Michigan State basketball game was postponed because the campus in East Lansing has been shut down for a couple days, after an on-campus shooting Monday.
— Thinking back on the Super Bowl, it seems like having a coach who has been there before is a big deal; think about McVay vs Taylor last year, Reid vs Siranni Sunday. How to deal with the two weeks in between games, the unique halftime situation, all the pre-game hoopla; having experience helps.
— Nevada sportsbooks turned an $11.3M profit on the Super Bowl; they took $153M in bets.
— Advice to Chief fans: wait 4-6 weeks before buying your Super Bowl Champs paraphernalia. You can save a lot of $$$ that way; the prices go down as time goes on. They won’t stop sending you e-mails asking you to buy stuff, trust me on that.
— Patrick Mahomes’ team has trailed by 10+ points in 24 NFL games; Chiefs went 14-10 in those games.
— Looks like the Las Vegas Raiders will dump QB Derek Carr this week, which will help them save $25M towards next year’s salary cap.
— ESPN quotes Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology like it is gospel, which it isn’t; Lunardi does a good job with his brackets, but no one knows for sure what the Selection Committee will come up with 26 days from now.
This is a weird year; Florida Atlantic is in the Top 25, Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina are not in the Top 25.
— Last time the Pac-12 won a national title in basketball: 1997, when Arizona won. Last time the Big 14 won one was in 2000, when Michigan State won.
Since Michigan State’s title in 2000, here are the conferences that won national titles:
ACC— 8
Big East— 6
SEC— 3
Big X— 3 (the last two)
AAC— 1
— Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said Monday that he isn’t retiring, that he still plans to coach, but he won’t be back in South Bend next season. In other words, they fired him.
— In 1996, the Lerner family bought the Washington Nationals for $450M; Ted Lerner passed away this week at age 97, after a bout with pneumonia. Forbes estimates that the Nationals are worth around $2B, that’s billion, with a B.
— Major League Baseball made the “runner-on-2nd” extra inning rule a permanent thing in the regular season. I haven’t hated the rule as much as I first thought I would, but playing regular baseball in extra innings would be better.
— San Diego Padres/Philadelphia Phillies both have 15 players on rosters in next month’s World Baseball Classic. Will that disrupt their spring training? I’m thinking not.
— New Jersey Jets hired former Tennessee Titans OC Todd Downing as their new passing game coordinator. Downing spent three seasons in Oakland with Derek Carr, who is going to a new team next season, but then again, new Jets’ OC Nathaniel Hackett used to work with Aaron Rodgers, so who knows?
— New Orleans Pelicans’ F Zion Williamson is hurt again; in his four NBA seasons, he’s played in 114 of a possible 283 regular season games, that’s 40.3%. The best abilities are availability and dependability.
Williamson has scored 25.8 ppg in those 114 games, grabbed 7 rebounds a game. Pelicans could use him on the floor……..all the time.
— New Mexico State ended its basketball season, for off-court reasons; the WAC is going to treat the rest of their games this season as forfeits. Seems likely that they’ll be looking for a new coach in April; this is a program that has been in the NCAA Tournament eight times the last 11 years.
— 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
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
February 11— Wyoming @ Boise State
February 13— Texas @ Texas Tech
He’s worked 16 games in 21 days, 71 games since November 7, which is 71 games in 100 days. He is 54-years old; why don’t NBA players play on back/back nights?
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Here is an NFL Mock Draft that I saw on the Interweb Monday:
6) Lions— Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
5) Seahawks— Will Anderson, EDGE, Alabama
4) Cardinals— Jalen Carter, T, Georgia
3) Colts— Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
2) Texans— CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State
1) Bears— Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
Quote of the Day
“Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.”
Anonymous
Tuesday’s quiz
The NBA absorbed four teams from the ABA when the ABA folded after the 1975-76 season; which four teams?
Monday’s quiz
Donovan McNabb was the Eagles’ QB the first time Andy Reid coached in a Super Bowl.
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Tim Matheson played Vice President John Hoynes.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Miami 80, North Carolina 72— Miami won its last five games, scoring 84.8 ppg. Hurricanes are 21-5; if their uniforms said “DUKE” on them, people would be touting them as a national title contender.
Tar Heels were 5-31 on the arc; they’ve lost four of last five games, are shooting 29.5% on the arc in ACC play, last in league. Carolina is 1-5 against teams in the top 50. No one is touting them to win the national title.
— Texas Tech 74, Texas 67— Tech has won four of its last six games, after an 0-8 skid; you watch them play, and you don’t see a 9th-place team, but that is where they are right now.
— Wednesday’s Minnesota-Michigan State basketball game was postponed because the campus in East Lansing has been shut down for a couple days, after an on-campus shooting Monday.
— Thinking back on the Super Bowl, it seems like having a coach who has been there before is a big deal; think about McVay vs Taylor last year, Reid vs Siranni Sunday. How to deal with the two weeks in between games, the unique halftime situation, all the pre-game hoopla; having experience helps.
— Nevada sportsbooks turned an $11.3M profit on the Super Bowl; they took $153M in bets.
— Advice to Chief fans: wait 4-6 weeks before buying your Super Bowl Champs paraphernalia. You can save a lot of $$$ that way; the prices go down as time goes on. They won’t stop sending you e-mails asking you to buy stuff, trust me on that.
— Patrick Mahomes’ team has trailed by 10+ points in 24 NFL games; Chiefs went 14-10 in those games.
— Looks like the Las Vegas Raiders will dump QB Derek Carr this week, which will help them save $25M towards next year’s salary cap.
— ESPN quotes Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology like it is gospel, which it isn’t; Lunardi does a good job with his brackets, but no one knows for sure what the Selection Committee will come up with 26 days from now.
This is a weird year; Florida Atlantic is in the Top 25, Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina are not in the Top 25.
— Last time the Pac-12 won a national title in basketball: 1997, when Arizona won. Last time the Big 14 won one was in 2000, when Michigan State won.
Since Michigan State’s title in 2000, here are the conferences that won national titles:
ACC— 8
Big East— 6
SEC— 3
Big X— 3 (the last two)
AAC— 1
— Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said Monday that he isn’t retiring, that he still plans to coach, but he won’t be back in South Bend next season. In other words, they fired him.
— In 1996, the Lerner family bought the Washington Nationals for $450M; Ted Lerner passed away this week at age 97, after a bout with pneumonia. Forbes estimates that the Nationals are worth around $2B, that’s billion, with a B.
— Major League Baseball made the “runner-on-2nd” extra inning rule a permanent thing in the regular season. I haven’t hated the rule as much as I first thought I would, but playing regular baseball in extra innings would be better.
— San Diego Padres/Philadelphia Phillies both have 15 players on rosters in next month’s World Baseball Classic. Will that disrupt their spring training? I’m thinking not.
— New Jersey Jets hired former Tennessee Titans OC Todd Downing as their new passing game coordinator. Downing spent three seasons in Oakland with Derek Carr, who is going to a new team next season, but then again, new Jets’ OC Nathaniel Hackett used to work with Aaron Rodgers, so who knows?
— New Orleans Pelicans’ F Zion Williamson is hurt again; in his four NBA seasons, he’s played in 114 of a possible 283 regular season games, that’s 40.3%. The best abilities are availability and dependability.
Williamson has scored 25.8 ppg in those 114 games, grabbed 7 rebounds a game. Pelicans could use him on the floor……..all the time.
— New Mexico State ended its basketball season, for off-court reasons; the WAC is going to treat the rest of their games this season as forfeits. Seems likely that they’ll be looking for a new coach in April; this is a program that has been in the NCAA Tournament eight times the last 11 years.
— 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
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
February 11— Wyoming @ Boise State
February 13— Texas @ Texas Tech
He’s worked 16 games in 21 days, 71 games since November 7, which is 71 games in 100 days. He is 54-years old; why don’t NBA players play on back/back nights?
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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.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— 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.
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.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTWN at HALL | 06:00 PM | HALL -11.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| VAN at SCAR | 06:30 PM | SCAR +5.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIZZ at AUB | 07:00 PM | MIZZ +6.5 O 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| L-IL at MASS | 07:00 PM | L-IL +4.5 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| NIU at BALL | 07:00 PM | BALL -11.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| AKR at EMU | 07:00 PM | AKR -9.5 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| M-OH at TOL | 07:00 PM | M-OH +16.0 O 156.5 | +500 +500 |
| KENT at WMU | 07:00 PM | WMU +11.0 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| CMU at BGSU | 07:00 PM | CMU +7.5 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUFF at OHIO | 07:00 PM | OHIO -4.5 O 162.0 | +500 +500 |
| NCST at SYR | 07:00 PM | NCST +1.0 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| ND at DUKE | 07:00 PM | DUKE -12.0 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| CREI at PROV | 07:00 PM | PROV +1.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| ILL at PSU | 07:00 PM | ILL -3.0 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| SIU at VALP | 07:00 PM | VALP +3.5 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEB at RUTG | 08:00 PM | RUTG -14.0 O 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUT at VILL | 08:00 PM | VILL -9.5 U 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| LSU at UGA | 08:30 PM | UGA -4.5 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| KU at OKST | 09:00 PM | OKST +1.5 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| KSU at OKLA | 09:00 PM | KSU -1.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJU at DEP | 09:00 PM | DEP +1.5 O 158.0 | +500 +500 |
| BC at PITT | 09:00 PM | PITT -9.5 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| MICH at WIS | 09:00 PM | WIS -1.0 U 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| AFA at USU | 09:00 PM | AFA +12.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| WYO at UNM | 10:00 PM | UNM -10.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| SJSU at UNLV | 10:00 PM | SJSU +7.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
