Saturday's Tip Sheet
February 26, 2016
**Maryland at Purdue**
-- The Wynn in Las Vegas opened Purdue (21-7 straight up, 13-11 against the spread) as a three-point home favorite.
-- Purdue has won 15 of its 16 home games while posting a 7-5 spread record. The Boilermakers have been single-digit home ‘chalk’ four times, going 2-2 ATS. They took their only home defeat vs. Iowa as 8.5-point favorites.
-- Matt Painter’s team is mired in a 2-7 ATS slump. Purdue had failed to cover in four straight until taking the cash its last time out in a 77-73 loss at Indiana last Saturday as a 4.5-point underdog. It was the Boilermakers’ third outright setback in their last five games. They shot the ball great in Bloomington, draining 27-of-46 FGs (58.75) and 9-of-19 from downtown (47.4%). However, Purdue committed 13 turnovers compared to only four from IU. In addition, star 7-foot center A.J. Hammons logged merely 16 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble, finishing with only 13 points, one rebound and two blocked shots. Caleb Swanigan had 14 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort.
-- Purdue is No. 21 in the RPI Rankings, going 5-5 against the Top 50 and 8-6 versus the Top 100. The Boilermakers own home wins over Michigan, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Penn State and Ohio State. They also beat Florida on a neutral court and registered road victories at Pitt and at Wisconsin.
-- Hammons is averaging 14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while shooting at a 58.2 percent clip from the floor. Sophomore forward Vince Edwards (10.2 PPG) hands out a team-best 3.0 APG. Swanigan (9.9 PPG) pulls down a team-high 8.5 RPG, while sophomore point guard P.J. Thompson (5.6 PPG) has a 77/14 assists-to-turnovers ratio and makes 81.8 percent of his shots from the charity stripe.
-- Maryland (23-5 SU, 12-15 ATS) avoided a three-game losing streak by capturing an 86-82 win over Michigan as a 9.5-point home favorite. The Terrapins failed to cover for the third straight game. Rofbert Carter led the way with 17 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Jake Layman needed only six shots from the field in a 16-point effort. The senior forward made five of those attempts, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Melo Trimble finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. However, Trimble had an abysmal 1/7 assists-to-turnovers ratio.
-- Mark Turgeon’s club is No. 10 in the RPI, posting a 6-4 record against the Top 50 and a 10-4 mark versus the Top 100. The Terrapins have home wins over Iowa, Purdue, Michigan, Georgetown, Penn Sate and Ohio State. They have won at Ohio State and at Wisconsin, in addition to neutral-court triumphs over UConn and Princeton.
-- Maryland has split its eight road games (4-4 SU) while going 3-5 ATS. The Terrapins have been underdogs only twice this year, going 0-2 both SU and ATS.
-- Maryland is led by Trimble, the sophomore point guard who averages teams-highs in scoring (14.0 PPG), assists (5.2 APG) and steals (1.3 SPG). Freshman center Diamond Stone is averaging 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game. Carter, the transfer from Ga. Tech, is averaging 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Carter also provides a second shot-blocking presence (40 blocks) to the Terps’ stout interior defense.
-- Maryland ranks 11th in the nation in both field-goal percentage (49.1%) and free-throw percentage (75.9%).
-- When these teams met in College Park on Feb. 6, Maryland overcame a three-point halftime deficit and beat Purdue by a 72-61 count as a 5.5-point home ‘chalk.’ The 133 combined points fell ‘under’ the 137.5 combined points. Rasheed Sulaimon was the catalyst with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Carter added 19 points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots, one steal and three assists without a turnover. Trimble went 2-of-12 from the field, but he still produced 14 points, five boards and seven assists compared to just one turnover. Hammons had 18 points and 10 boards for the Boilers in the losing effort.
-- The only other meeting between these schools since Maryland joined the Big Ten came last year in West Lafayette, where the Terps collected a 69-60 win as two-point road underdogs.
-- The ‘under’ is 16-10-1 overall for Maryland, 7-1 in its eight road games. The Terps have seen the ‘under’ go 8-1 in their last nine games and 13-3 in their last 16. Layman paced the winners with 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals.
-- The ‘under’ is 13-11 overall for the Boilers, 6-6 in their home games.
-- ESPN will have the telecast at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
**North Carolina at Virginia**
-- The Wynn opened Virginia (21-6 SU, 12-13 ATS) as a three-point home favorite for this ACC showdown in Charlottesville.
-- Virginia is unbeaten in 13 home games with a 6-5 spread record. Tony Bennett’s squad has been a single-digit ‘chalk’ three times this year, producing a 3-0 spread record.
-- UVA had covered the number in four straight games and was threatening to do so again in backdoor fashion Monday night at Miami. However, a potential tying shot in the final seconds was off the mark and the Hurricanes withstood a late rally to win 64-61 as 1.5-point home favorites. Malcolm Brogdon was the only UVA player in double figures with 28 points. His late 3-point barrage gave the Cavaliers a chance to win in the final minute. London Perrantes had a poor shooting night, but he dished out seven assists without committing a turnover. Anthony Gill finished with six points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and one steal.
-- Virginia is No. 6 in the RPI, producing a 5-2 record against the Top 25, a 7-3 mark against the Top 50 and a 12-5 ledger versus the Top 100. The Cavs own quality scalps at home over Villanova, California, Notre Dame and Miami. They beat West Va. on a neutral court and have also won at Louisville, at Pitt and at Ohio State.
-- Brogdon leads UVA in scoring (18.2 PPG) and free-throw percentage (87.6%). The senior shooting guard has a 76/41 assists-to-turnovers ratio and pulls down 4.2 RPG. Gill averages 13.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting at a 56.2 percent clip from the field. Perrantes (11.2 PPG) leads the ACC and is third in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (52.5%). The junior guard averages team-highs in assists (4.4 APG) and steals (1.0 SPG).
-- UVA is third in the country in scoring defense, allowing only 59.7 PPG. The Cavs lead the nation in defensive rebounding, pulling down 25.8 per contest. On offense, UVA is extremely efficient, rankings eighth in field-goal percentage (49.3%) and 11th from 3-point range (40.1%).
-- Virginia might be without sophomore forward Isaiah Wilkins, who is listed as ‘questionable’ due to concussion-like symptoms. Wilkins averages 4.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and makes 52.0 percent of his shots from the field. He also has 22 steals, 21 blocked shots and an excellent 41/18 assists-to-turnovers ratio.
-- North Carolina (23-5 SU, 12-15-1 ATS) is atop of the ACC regular-season standings with a 12-3 league record, leading Miami and Louisville by one game apiece. The Cavaliers and Duke are two games behind with a 10-5 ACC ledgers.
-- North Carolina is No. 8 in the RPI, losing four of seven games to Top-50 opponents. The Tar Heels are 12-4 versus the Top 100, however. They own quality home wins over Maryland, Pittsburgh and Miami, but their best road win is at Syracuse (RPI: 54).
-- UNC has won five of its nine road games, but it has limped to a 3-6 spread record. With that said, Roy Williams’s team went to Raleigh on Wednesday night and captured an 80-68 victory as an eight-point road favorite. N.C. State raced out to a 23-10 lead in the first eight minutes, but it didn’t make a field goal in the final nine minutes of the first half. UNC led 38-33 at intermission and was up double digits for the last 12 minutes of the game. Brice Johnson sparked his team with 22 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocked shots. Justin Jackson added 17 points, six boards and three assists without committing a turnover.
-- Johnson is averaging 17.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game for UNC.
-- North Carolina has been an underdog only once this season and it didn’t go well. The Tar Heels went into Louisville and lost a 71-64 decision as 1.5-point ‘dogs.
-- These long-time ACC adversaries split a pair of meetings last year with the road team winning and covering in both encounters. UNC won 71-67 at UVA as a 4.5-point underdog. The ‘over’ has hit four times in a row in this rivalry.
-- The ‘under’ has cashed in seven straight games for UVA to improve to 15-10 overall and 7-4 at home.
-- The ‘over’ is 15-13-1 overall for UNC, but the ‘under’ is 6-3 in its nine road assignments. The ‘under’ is also 9-2 for the Tar Heels in their last 11 games regardless of the venue.
-- Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
February 26, 2016
**Maryland at Purdue**
-- The Wynn in Las Vegas opened Purdue (21-7 straight up, 13-11 against the spread) as a three-point home favorite.
-- Purdue has won 15 of its 16 home games while posting a 7-5 spread record. The Boilermakers have been single-digit home ‘chalk’ four times, going 2-2 ATS. They took their only home defeat vs. Iowa as 8.5-point favorites.
-- Matt Painter’s team is mired in a 2-7 ATS slump. Purdue had failed to cover in four straight until taking the cash its last time out in a 77-73 loss at Indiana last Saturday as a 4.5-point underdog. It was the Boilermakers’ third outright setback in their last five games. They shot the ball great in Bloomington, draining 27-of-46 FGs (58.75) and 9-of-19 from downtown (47.4%). However, Purdue committed 13 turnovers compared to only four from IU. In addition, star 7-foot center A.J. Hammons logged merely 16 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble, finishing with only 13 points, one rebound and two blocked shots. Caleb Swanigan had 14 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort.
-- Purdue is No. 21 in the RPI Rankings, going 5-5 against the Top 50 and 8-6 versus the Top 100. The Boilermakers own home wins over Michigan, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Penn State and Ohio State. They also beat Florida on a neutral court and registered road victories at Pitt and at Wisconsin.
-- Hammons is averaging 14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while shooting at a 58.2 percent clip from the floor. Sophomore forward Vince Edwards (10.2 PPG) hands out a team-best 3.0 APG. Swanigan (9.9 PPG) pulls down a team-high 8.5 RPG, while sophomore point guard P.J. Thompson (5.6 PPG) has a 77/14 assists-to-turnovers ratio and makes 81.8 percent of his shots from the charity stripe.
-- Maryland (23-5 SU, 12-15 ATS) avoided a three-game losing streak by capturing an 86-82 win over Michigan as a 9.5-point home favorite. The Terrapins failed to cover for the third straight game. Rofbert Carter led the way with 17 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Jake Layman needed only six shots from the field in a 16-point effort. The senior forward made five of those attempts, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Melo Trimble finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. However, Trimble had an abysmal 1/7 assists-to-turnovers ratio.
-- Mark Turgeon’s club is No. 10 in the RPI, posting a 6-4 record against the Top 50 and a 10-4 mark versus the Top 100. The Terrapins have home wins over Iowa, Purdue, Michigan, Georgetown, Penn Sate and Ohio State. They have won at Ohio State and at Wisconsin, in addition to neutral-court triumphs over UConn and Princeton.
-- Maryland has split its eight road games (4-4 SU) while going 3-5 ATS. The Terrapins have been underdogs only twice this year, going 0-2 both SU and ATS.
-- Maryland is led by Trimble, the sophomore point guard who averages teams-highs in scoring (14.0 PPG), assists (5.2 APG) and steals (1.3 SPG). Freshman center Diamond Stone is averaging 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game. Carter, the transfer from Ga. Tech, is averaging 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Carter also provides a second shot-blocking presence (40 blocks) to the Terps’ stout interior defense.
-- Maryland ranks 11th in the nation in both field-goal percentage (49.1%) and free-throw percentage (75.9%).
-- When these teams met in College Park on Feb. 6, Maryland overcame a three-point halftime deficit and beat Purdue by a 72-61 count as a 5.5-point home ‘chalk.’ The 133 combined points fell ‘under’ the 137.5 combined points. Rasheed Sulaimon was the catalyst with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Carter added 19 points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots, one steal and three assists without a turnover. Trimble went 2-of-12 from the field, but he still produced 14 points, five boards and seven assists compared to just one turnover. Hammons had 18 points and 10 boards for the Boilers in the losing effort.
-- The only other meeting between these schools since Maryland joined the Big Ten came last year in West Lafayette, where the Terps collected a 69-60 win as two-point road underdogs.
-- The ‘under’ is 16-10-1 overall for Maryland, 7-1 in its eight road games. The Terps have seen the ‘under’ go 8-1 in their last nine games and 13-3 in their last 16. Layman paced the winners with 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals.
-- The ‘under’ is 13-11 overall for the Boilers, 6-6 in their home games.
-- ESPN will have the telecast at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
**North Carolina at Virginia**
-- The Wynn opened Virginia (21-6 SU, 12-13 ATS) as a three-point home favorite for this ACC showdown in Charlottesville.
-- Virginia is unbeaten in 13 home games with a 6-5 spread record. Tony Bennett’s squad has been a single-digit ‘chalk’ three times this year, producing a 3-0 spread record.
-- UVA had covered the number in four straight games and was threatening to do so again in backdoor fashion Monday night at Miami. However, a potential tying shot in the final seconds was off the mark and the Hurricanes withstood a late rally to win 64-61 as 1.5-point home favorites. Malcolm Brogdon was the only UVA player in double figures with 28 points. His late 3-point barrage gave the Cavaliers a chance to win in the final minute. London Perrantes had a poor shooting night, but he dished out seven assists without committing a turnover. Anthony Gill finished with six points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and one steal.
-- Virginia is No. 6 in the RPI, producing a 5-2 record against the Top 25, a 7-3 mark against the Top 50 and a 12-5 ledger versus the Top 100. The Cavs own quality scalps at home over Villanova, California, Notre Dame and Miami. They beat West Va. on a neutral court and have also won at Louisville, at Pitt and at Ohio State.
-- Brogdon leads UVA in scoring (18.2 PPG) and free-throw percentage (87.6%). The senior shooting guard has a 76/41 assists-to-turnovers ratio and pulls down 4.2 RPG. Gill averages 13.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting at a 56.2 percent clip from the field. Perrantes (11.2 PPG) leads the ACC and is third in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (52.5%). The junior guard averages team-highs in assists (4.4 APG) and steals (1.0 SPG).
-- UVA is third in the country in scoring defense, allowing only 59.7 PPG. The Cavs lead the nation in defensive rebounding, pulling down 25.8 per contest. On offense, UVA is extremely efficient, rankings eighth in field-goal percentage (49.3%) and 11th from 3-point range (40.1%).
-- Virginia might be without sophomore forward Isaiah Wilkins, who is listed as ‘questionable’ due to concussion-like symptoms. Wilkins averages 4.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and makes 52.0 percent of his shots from the field. He also has 22 steals, 21 blocked shots and an excellent 41/18 assists-to-turnovers ratio.
-- North Carolina (23-5 SU, 12-15-1 ATS) is atop of the ACC regular-season standings with a 12-3 league record, leading Miami and Louisville by one game apiece. The Cavaliers and Duke are two games behind with a 10-5 ACC ledgers.
-- North Carolina is No. 8 in the RPI, losing four of seven games to Top-50 opponents. The Tar Heels are 12-4 versus the Top 100, however. They own quality home wins over Maryland, Pittsburgh and Miami, but their best road win is at Syracuse (RPI: 54).
-- UNC has won five of its nine road games, but it has limped to a 3-6 spread record. With that said, Roy Williams’s team went to Raleigh on Wednesday night and captured an 80-68 victory as an eight-point road favorite. N.C. State raced out to a 23-10 lead in the first eight minutes, but it didn’t make a field goal in the final nine minutes of the first half. UNC led 38-33 at intermission and was up double digits for the last 12 minutes of the game. Brice Johnson sparked his team with 22 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocked shots. Justin Jackson added 17 points, six boards and three assists without committing a turnover.
-- Johnson is averaging 17.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game for UNC.
-- North Carolina has been an underdog only once this season and it didn’t go well. The Tar Heels went into Louisville and lost a 71-64 decision as 1.5-point ‘dogs.
-- These long-time ACC adversaries split a pair of meetings last year with the road team winning and covering in both encounters. UNC won 71-67 at UVA as a 4.5-point underdog. The ‘over’ has hit four times in a row in this rivalry.
-- The ‘under’ has cashed in seven straight games for UVA to improve to 15-10 overall and 7-4 at home.
-- The ‘over’ is 15-13-1 overall for UNC, but the ‘under’ is 6-3 in its nine road assignments. The ‘under’ is also 9-2 for the Tar Heels in their last 11 games regardless of the venue.
-- Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
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