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**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 09:25 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Eight best months of the year:
8) November— Football/basketball overlap, Thanksgiving.
T5) June-August— All tied; baseball every day, great weather
4) October— Usually spend 10-11 days in Las Vegas.
3) May— Baseball, plus NBA/NHL playoffs. Weather gets better
2) September— Baseball/football overlap, weather still good.
1) March— College basketball everywhere, spring training on TV.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 281,121
PLEASE wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Coastal Carolina 22, BYU 17— This game was put together Thursday morning, after Liberty had to back out because of COVID issues. Was a fun game to watch; unsure how Chanticleers convinced McCall to come play QB for them, but he’s a hell of a player.

BYU completed a pass to the Coastal 1-yard line on last play of the game, but the receiver was stopped short of the goal line, much like Kevin Dyson in Super Bowl XXXIV for the Titans.

12) Indiana 14, Wisconsin 6:
— Indiana coach Tom Allen is the national Coach of the Year. Period.
— Hoosiers lost their QB for the year last week; they win here as a 13-point dog.
— Indiana is 6-1 for the first time since 1993.

11) Missouri 50, Arkansas 48:
— Arkansas scored TD with 0:43 left, got 2-point conversion, took a 48-47 lead.
— Missouri kicked a 32-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Arlansas led 40-26 with 13:00 left in the game; Mizzou scored 27 points in 4th quarter.

10) Iowa State 42, West Virginia 6— Cyclones clinch their first-ever appearance in the Big X title game; not sure why a bigger $$$ school hasn’t scooped up coach Campbell.

9) TCU 29, Oklahoma State 22:
— TCU QB Duggan threw for 265 yards, ran for 104 more.
— Oklahoma State led 13-0 after first quarter, 16-7 at halftime.
— Horned Frogs won despite turning ball over five times (-4)

8) California 21, Oregon 17:
— Oregon’s loss makes standings in Pac-12 North a muddled mess.
— Three Cal coaches, including the head coach, are Oregon alums.

7) Upsets of the Week:
— Rice (+24) 20, Marshall 0
— New Mexico (+18) 17, Wyoming 16
— Indiana (+13.5) 14, Wisconsin 6
— Eastern Michigan (+13.5) 53, Western Michigan 42
— Stanford (+12) 31, Washington 26
— Coastal Carolina (+10.5) 22, BYU 17
— California (+9) 21, Oregon 17

6) San Diego State 29, Colorado State 17— Aztecs are first college team in last five years to return a kick back for a TD and a punt back for a TD, both in same quarter.

5) Alabama 55, LSU 17:
— Crimson Tide led 45-14. At halftime.
— DeVonta Smith had 7 catches, 219 yards, three TD’s. At halftime.

4) Florida 31, Tennessee 19— Florida QB Trask has thrown 38 TD passes this season, only three INT’s, pretty impressive numbers.

3) SMU 66, Dayton 64— 4-0 Mustangs were down 10 early in second half; by Selection Sunday, this win will look better than it does now.

2) Kansas 65, North Dakota State 61— Kansas outscored the Bison 7-0 over final 3:57 to avoid a big upset. North Dakota State led 8-0 early, came up just a little bit short.

1) Iona 82, Hofstra 74— Rick Pitino gets his first win as coach of the Gaels.

**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 09:26 AM

691TENNESSEE TECH -692 W CAROLINA
W CAROLINA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

693VILLANOVA -694 TEXAS
VILLANOVA is 311-245 ATS (41.5 Units) vs. winning teams since 1997.

695MISSOURI -696 WICHITA ST
WICHITA ST is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) after a win by 6 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

697JACKSONVILLE ST -698 FLA INTERNATIONAL
FLA INTERNATIONAL is 6-0 ATS (6 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest in the last 3 seasons.

701XAVIER -702 CINCINNATI
XAVIER is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) after a win by 15 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

703TROY -704 UAB
TROY is 7-20 ATS (-15 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

705UC-RIVERSIDE -706 DENVER
UC-RIVERSIDE is 0-10 ATS (-11 Units) off an upset win as an underdog of 10 or more since 1997.

707C MICHIGAN -708 W ILLINOIS
W ILLINOIS are 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

709OKLAHOMA -710 TCU
OKLAHOMA is 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) in road games after a game where they made 50% of their 3 point shots or better since 1997.

711UTRGV -712 TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 09:32 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 6

**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 09:34 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 6

Villanova @ Texas
Villanova (3-1)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 24-7 team
— picked 1st in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #3 by KenPom
— Villanova went 3-1 at Mohegan Sun, losing in OT to Va Tech.
— Wildcats scored 82 ppg in their wins, 73 in their 45:00 loss.
— Villanova is #7 in country in minutes continuity.

Texas (4-0)
— 5 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 5th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #4 by KenPom
— Texas won first four games, winning Maui Classic in North Carolina.
— Longhorns have #11 eFG% defense, already have two top 20 wins.
— Two of their three wins in Maui Classic were by two points.

Missouri @ Wichita State
Missouri (2-0)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 15-16 team
— picked 13th in SEC by Blue Ribbon- that sounds way too low.
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Missouri scored 87 ppg in wins over Oral Roberts, Oregon
— Tigers shot 61.6% inside arc in first two games.
— Mizzou starts three seniors and a junior.

Wichita State (1-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 23-8 team
— picked 6th in AAC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #96 by KenPom
— Wichita beat Oral Roberts 85-80 in their opener.
— Shockers have lot of new players; six guys transferred LY.
— Wichita fired their coach this fall, has an interim coach.

Xavier @ Cincinnati
Xavier (5-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 19-13 team
— picked 6th in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Xavier is 5-0, with narrow wins over Bradley/Eastern Kentucky
— Game is in Cincinnati, but is Xavier’s first away game.
— Xavier starts three seniors; this is their first top 100 game.

Cincinnati (1-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 20-10 team
— picked 6th in AAC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Cincinnati won its opener 67-55 over Lipscomb.
— Bearcats were 4-22 on arc, 7-13 on line in their opener.
— Cincinnati starts three seniors and a junior.

— Xavier won four of last six series games, but lost last two visits here.

Oklahoma @ TCU
Oklahoma (1-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 6th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #26 by KenPom
— Oklahoma made 17-34 on arc, 17-34 inside arc 105-66 win over UTSA Thursday
— Sooners start four seniors and a junior; this is their first road game.
— Oklahoma was #262 in 3-point %age LY; was 17-34 in opener a mirage?

TCU (4-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 16-16 team
— picked 9th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— TCU is 4-0, with neutral court wins over Liberty/Tulsa.
— Horned Frogs are playing pace #345, very slow.
— TCU starts two sophs, two juniors.

— Oklahoma won last six series games.
— Sooners won last three visits to Ft Worth, by 1-9-2 points.

UCF @ Michigan
Central Florida (1-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 16-14 team
— picked 8th in AAC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #106 by KenPom
— UCF beat Auburn 63-55 in opener, thanks to Auburn going 8-22 on line.
— Knights forced 22 turnovers in opener, but turned it over 19 times themselves.
— This is first road game of year for UCF.
— Couple years ago, UCF coach Dawkins’ son transferred from Michigan to UCF.

Michigan (3-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 9th in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #23 by KenPom
— Michigan scored 87 ppg in beating Oakland, two MAC teams.
— Wolverines is shooting 64.6% inside the arc.
— Michigan starts four seniors and a soph.

West Virginia @ Georgetown
West Virginia (3-1)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 21-10 team
— picked 4th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #7 by KenPom
— WVU won three of first four games, all vs top 80 teams.
— Mountaineers rebounded 40.9% of their own missed shots (#7).
— WVU starts three juniors, two sophs.

Georgetown (1-1)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 15-17 team
— picked last in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #98 by KenPom
— Hoyas lost to Navy Tuesday; they beat UMBC by 8.
— Georgetown starts 4 seniors; their best player from LY transferred to Texas Tech.
— Hoyas are shooting 29.3% on arc, 58.1% on foul line.

Pepperdine @ San Diego State
Pepperdine (2-1)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 16-16 team
— picked 4th in WCC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #95 by KenPom
— Waves beat Cal-Irvine, then lost to UCLA, in triple OT.
— Ross is very good senior PG; he had 33 points vs UCLA.
— Pepperdine is #68 in experience, starting 2 juniors, 2 seniors.

San Diego State (3-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 30-3 team
— picked 1st in MW by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #34 by KenPom
— Aztecs beat same two teams Waves split with, giving up 58 points both games.
— San Diego State took 55 3-point shots, 65 2-point shots so far.
— Aztecs start three seniors, two juniors; they’re #14 in experience.

Kentucky @ Georgia Tech
Kentucky (1-2)
— 0 starters back from LY’s 25-6 team
— picked 2nd in SEC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #21 by KenPom
— Kentucky lost last two games, scoring 64-62 points, going 3-31 on arc.
— Wildcats turned ball over 23.8% of time so far.
— Kentucky is starting four freshmen.

Georgia Tech (0-2)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 17-14 team
— picked 6th in ACC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tech lost in 4 OT’s to Georgia State, got upset by Mercer.
— Yellow Jackets made 15-56 on arc in first two games.
— Tech starts three seniors and a senior.

Louisiana Tech @ LSU
Louisiana Tech (3-0)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 22-8 team
— picked 9th in C-USA by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #109 by KenPom
— Tech beat Tex-Arlington by 5, and two other stiffs.
— Bulldogs made 40.8% of their 3’s so far; this is their first road game.
— Tech starts four seniors; they’re #44 in experience.

LSU (2-1)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 21-10 team
— picked 4th in SEC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— LSU beat up couple of stiffs, lost by 4 at Saint Louis
— Tigers are shooting 64.3% inside arc, 39.5% on arc.
— LSU doesn’t have any seniors; they’re #273 in experience.

Buffalo @ Bowling Green
Buffalo
— 3 starters back from LY’s 20-12 team
— picked 7th in MAC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #130 by KenPom.
— Buffalo hasn’t played in 8 days; they beat Towson by 9, lost to Army.
— Bulls are shooting 25.5% on arc, 59.5% on foul line.
— Buffalo is #32 in experience; they start two seniors, three juniors.

Bowling Green (3-1)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 21-10 team
— picked 1st in MAC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #162 by KenPom.
— Falcons lost by 14 at Michigan, then beat up on three stiffs.
— Bowling Green is shooting 37.2% on arc (#58); they’re #6 in country on line.
— Falcons’ first four opponents shot 40.4% on arc; their eFG% defense is #236

— Buffalo won 12 of last 14 series games.
— Bulls won five of last six visits to Bowling Green.

DePaul @ Iowa State
DePaul
— 3 starters back from LY’s 16-16 team
— picked 10th in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #81 by KenPom
— This is DePaul’s season opener.
— Blue Demons haven’t been to NCAA Tournament since 2004.
— DePaul was 13-1 out of conference LY, but 3-15 in Big East.

Iowa State (1-1)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 12-20 team
— picked 7th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #71 by KenPom
— State beat a stiff by 15, then lost at home to Soth Dakota State.
— ISU shot 63.4% inside arc in first two games.
— Cyclones start three juniors, two seniors; they’re #95 in experience.

California @ UCLA
California (2-2)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 14-18 team
— picked 9th in Pac-12 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #125 by KenPom
— Cal lost its first two Pac-12 games, both by 8 points.
— Bears are playing pace #327 (slow), turning ball over 24.9% of time.
— 47.2% of their shots have been 3’s; they’re shooting 29.9% on arc (#182)

UCLA (2-1)
— 5 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 2nd in Pac-12 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #40 by KenPom
— UCLA lost by 15 at San Diego St, beat Pepperdine in triple OT.
— Bruins are playing #337, also very slow.
— UCLA is #3 team in country in minutes continuity.

— UCLA won last six series games.
— Bears lost last six games in Pauley Pavilion, all by 10+ points.

Seton Hall @ Penn State
Seton Hall (1-3)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 21-9 team
— picked 3rd in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #60 by KenPom
— Pirates are 1-3, losing to Oregon in Omaha Friday night.
— Seton Hall is 0-3 vs top 100 teams; their one win was over Iona.
— Pirates’ eFG% defense is #200 so far, not good.

Penn State (2-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 21-10 team
— picked 12th in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #58 by KenPom
— Nittany Lions beat VCU by 3 at home Wednesday.
— PSU forced turnovers 27.9% of time so far.
— Lions start two juniors, two seniors; they’re #39 in experience.

**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 09:38 AM

NCAAB

Sunday, December 6

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**Udog** · 12-06-2020, 10:48 AM

NCAAB
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Sunday, December 6

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