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**Udog** · 03-23-2021, 09:29 AM

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**Udog** · 03-23-2021, 09:29 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

NBA leaders in 3-point shooting %age:
56.6%— Tony Snell, All
49.0%— Joe Ingles, Utah
48.8%— Joe Harris, Bkln
46.7%— Bobby Portis, Milw
46.5%— Maxi Kleber, Dal
46.0%— Luke Kennard, LAC

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 542,379
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Oregon 95, Iowa 80:
— Ducks ended first half on an 18-4 run, never looked back.
— Oregon’s shot chart had an awful lot of dunks/layups.
— Luka Garza ended a great college career, scoring 36 points.

12) Michigan 86, LSU 78:
— Wolverines are only Big 14 team left in tournament; 9 teams started.
— Michigan shot 66.7% inside arc, are in Sweet 16 for 3rd time in last four tourneys.
— LSU’s two best players both played 40:00, and it showed near the end.

11) Gonzaga 87, Oklahoma 71
— Gonzaga is 28-0, with one win by less than 10 points.
— Zags shot 57.1% inside arc, scored 1.26 points/possession.
— Oklahoma finished season losing six of its last eight games.

10) USC 85, Kansas 51:
— Trojans made nine of their first 13 3-pointers, are in first Sweet 16 since ‘07
— Pac-12 teams are 9-1 SU in this tournament.
— Kansas had won 9 of 10 games coming in; not a strong effort here.

9) Creighton 72, Ohio U 58:
— Ohio U emptied its bag when they upset Virginia Saturday.
— Bishop was 6-7 from floor, had 15 rebounds for Creighton.
— Bluejays held four of last five opponents to 62 or fewer points.

8) Alabama 96, Maryland 77:
— Alabama made 16-33 shots on arc; tough to beat that.
— Bet you its been long time since Maryland gave up 1.43 ppp.
— Terps finished 17-14, losing four of last six games.

7) Florida State 71, Colorado 53:
— Seminoles are shooting 38.2% on arc (#16), are #19 on offensive boards.
— Florida State is deep; they scored 41 points in first 30:00, 30 points in last 10:00.
— 23-9 Colorado started three seniors; really good year for them.

6) UCLA 67, Abilene Christian 47:
— UCLA had last four games in a row before this tournament started.
— You get feeling Abilene Christian beating Texas was their Super Bowl.
— UCLA-Alabama in Sweet 16 is a stark contrast of styles.

Cruddy set of set games Monday; one game decided by less than 14 points.

5) College basketball coaching stuff:
— Marquette fired Steve Wojciechowski, who made two NCAA tourneys (0-2) in 7 years.
— Hofstra coach Joe Mihalich stepped down, took another job in the athletic department.
— UNLV hired Kevin Kruger as its coach; his dad Lon Kruger was UNLV’s coach as recently was 2011, is coaching Oklahoma now.

4) Mountain West used to be a fun league, but it has gone downhill lately; last five tournaments, Mountain West teams are 1-7 in first round games. Going to be a one-bid league soon.

3) This was first time since 2003 that North Carolina went consecutive seasons without winning an NCAA Tournament game. In 2002/2003, Tar Heels went a combined 10-22 in ACC games and then they fired the coach, which is why Roy Williams came back to Chapel Hill.

I understand that there was no NCAA Tournament last year, but UNC went 14-19 and wasn’t getting in the tournament anyway.

2) Last three NCAA tournaments, ACC teams were combined 5-16 ATS in the first round.

1) Memo to myself: The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is great fun, always. Next year, if I have half a brain, this column will be written in Las Vegas.

**Udog** · 03-23-2021, 09:35 AM

57NEW JERSEY -58 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 16-5 ATS (10.5 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

57NEW JERSEY -58 PHILADELPHIA
ALAIN VIGNEAULT is 16-5 ATS (10.5 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

61FLORIDA -62 CHICAGO
FLORIDA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off a loss against a division rival in the current season.

63DETROIT -64 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 7-0 ATS (8 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the current season.

65TAMPA BAY -66 DALLAS
DALLAS are 2-14 ATS (-15.5 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

67COLORADO -68 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 17-7 ATS (14.6 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Philadelphia
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey

Florida @ Chicago
Florida
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games at home

Detroit @ Nashville
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Dallas
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

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