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**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 08:17 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

These six sites in Indiana will host NCAA tournament games this year:
— Bankers Life Fieldhouse (home of the Indiana Pacers)
— Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler)
— Indiana Farmers Coliseum (IUPUI)
— Mackey Arena (Purdue)
— Assembly Hall (Indiana U)
— Lucas Oil Stadium (two courts)- home of the Colts.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 351,774
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) If I’m making the 2021 NFL schedule, the Sunday night game in Week 1 has to be Eagles at Giants, after Philadelphia openly tanked their Week 17 game Sunday night, which put Washington into the postseason instead of the Giants. Lot of hostility over that game; take advantage of it!!!

12) Stat of the Day: Patriots/Giants tied for fewest TD passes (12) in league this season; only ten of New England’s TD passes were thrown by quarterbacks.

11) Three NFL coaches were told to take a hike after Week 17 games (Jets, Jaguars, Chargers); there are six head coach openings right now (Texans, Falcons, Lions).

10) Here is a difficult trivia question, too tough for the daily quiz:

NFL record for most field goals in a game is 8, set in 2007 by Tennessee’s Rob Bironas.

2-part question (answers tomorrow):
a) (the easy part) Who was Tennessee’s coach that day?
b) (the hard part) Who was Tennessee’s QB that day?
(Hint: He once started a Super Bowl, but not for the Titans)

9) Rams’ QB John Wolford threw for 231 yards, ran for 56 more in LA’s 18-7 win over the Cardinals Sunday, making him the first NFL quarterback EVER to throw for 200+ yards and run for 50+ yards in his first NFL start.

Red flags for the Rams, besides their starting QB having a broken thumb:
— Rams haven’t scored an offensive TD in their last two games, despite being on the 1-yard line on three different drives.
— Rams scored a defensive TD in each of their last three wins; can’t depend on that happening a lot.

8) Speaking of quarterbacks, Wisconsin’s basketball team has four kids who were QB of their high school football team. In this age of specialization, it has to be unusual for a D-I hoop team to have lot of kids who played football in high school.

7) My friend Phil gave a me an outstanding piece of trivia Monday; the great singer Kris Kristoffersson was once a helicopter pilot in the Army- he quit as an English Literature teacher at West Point, in order to pursue songwriting in Nashville.

Before he struck it rich in music/acting, he got a job sweeping floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. From there, things worked out pretty well for him.

6) There are 150 Canadians playing Division I college basketball this year; there are 17 Canadians playing in the NBA right now.

5) While I was watching football Sunday, Steph Curry scored 62 points for Warriors, in their 137-122 win over Portland. Curry made 8-16 on the arc, 10-15 inside the arc, 18-19 on the foul line. He also had four assists and five rebounds.

it was the most points scored by any Warrior since Rick Barry scored 64 in a game in 1974.

4) North Carolina QB Sam Howell does not eat any type of meat except for chicken; no hamburgers, no steak, nada. Howell said he frequents Chick-fil-a, and he eats a lot of chicken tenders and nuggets. Lot of times, he brings his own chicken fingers to team dinners.

3) ACC teams went 0-6 in bowl games this year, first time since 1983 that ACC teams went winless in bowls- they were only 0-2 that year.

2) Alabama opened as a 7-point favorite over Ohio State in Monday’s national title game, with a total of 76.

1) During baseball season, I watch a lot of baseball, a lot. Was happy to see Monday that the Cubs hired Jon Sciambi as their new TV voice- he is excellent. Watching day games from Wrigley Field during the week is always a highlight, now they’ll be a little bit better.

**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 08:22 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 5

**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 08:24 AM

NCAAB

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**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 08:26 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 5

Vanderbilt @ Kentucky
Vanderbilt (4-3, 0-1)
— ranked #144 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #294
— Continuity: #113
— Vandy lost its SEC opener 91-72 at home to Florida.
— Commodores lost only true road game by 20 at Davidson.
— Vandy is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 11-20-19 points.

Kentucky (2-6, 1-0)
— ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #339
— Continuity: #339
— Wildcats lost six of their last seven games.
— Kentucky won its SEC opener in double OT at Miss State
— Kentucky scored 64 or fewer points in all six losses.

— Kentucky won last eight series games.
— Vandy lost its last 12 visits to Lexington, last four by 9 or fewer points.

Davidson @ Duquesne
Davidson (5-4, 1-1)
— ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #353
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #41
— Davidson lost four of its five top 100 games.
— 46.6% of Wildcats’ shots are 3’s (36.3%, #84)
— Davidson won its only true road game, by 9 at Rhode Island

Duquesne (2-2, 1-1)
— ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #98
— Continuity: #12
— Third game in four nights for the Dukes.
— Duquesne split first two A-14 games, both were at GW.
— This is Duquesne’s first home game this season.

— Davidson won seven of last eight series games.
— Wildcats lost 71-64 here LY, their first loss in last four visits.

NC State @ Clemson
NC State (6-1, 2-0)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #66
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #99
— Wolfpack won first two ACC games, both 79-76 scores.
— State lost its only true road game, 80-69 at Saint Louis.
— Wolfpack is forcing turnovers 28.2% of time (#4)

Clemson (8-1, 2-1)
— ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #289
— Experience: #184
— Continuity: #96
— Clemson’s only loss was 66-60 at Virginia Tech.
— Tigers won their last three games, giving up 61 ppg.
— To this point, Clemson has played schedule #39.

— NC State won four of last five series games.
— Wolfpack lost last three visits here, by 4-16-11 points.

Kansas State @ Texas Tech
Kansas State (5-6, 1-2)
— ranked #153 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #327
— Continuity: #270
— K-State lost four of five top 100 games.
— Wildcats are turning ball over 21.7% of time (#259)
— K-State won its only true road game, 74-65 at Iowa State.

Texas Tech (8-3, 1-2)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #326
— Experience: #279
— Continuity: #277
— Tech’s two Big X losses were by 1-5 points.
— Red Raiders are forcing turnovers 27.7% of time (#6).
— Tech has #10 eFG% defense in country.

— Texas Tech won five of last six series games.
— Wildcats lost their last six visits to Lubbock.

Toledo @ Kent State
Toledo (8-3, 3-0)
— ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #253
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #191
— Toledo won its first three MAC games, by 17-23-11 points.
— Rockets are shooting 37.2% on arc (#54).
— Toledo held its last three opponents under 60 points.

Kent State (3-2, 0-1)
— ranked #148 by KenPom
— Tempo: #112
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #309
— Kent State lost its only top 100 game, in OT at Virginia.
— Golden Flashes lost MAC opener, by 4 at Akron.
— Kent State has #21 eFG% defense in country.

— Kent State won last three series games, by 2-7-13 points.
— Toledo lost its last three visits here.

Florida @ Alabama
Florida (5-1, 2-0)
— ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #121
— Gators won first two SEC games, scoring 87 ppg.
— Florida’s only loss was by 12 at Florida State.
— Gators have #19 eFG% in country.

Alabama (7-3, 2-0)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #26
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #162
— Alabama won its first two SEC games, giving up 63.5 ppg.
— Crimson Tide scored 79.3 ppg in their last three games.
— Alabama is 4-3 this season in top 100 games.

— Florida won 15 of last 17 series games.
— Gators won their last eight visits to Tuscaloosa.

Iowa State @ Texas
Iowa State (2-5, 0-3)
— ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #273
— Cyclones lost first three Big X games, by 9-5-11 points.
— Iowa State is turning ball over 24.2% of time (#310)
— Cyclones’ two wins are over teams ranked #320/#349

Texas (8-1, 2-0)
— ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #117
— Continuity: #5
— Texas won its first two Big X games, scoring 80.5 ppg
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— Sandwich game: Texas just beat Kansas, has West Virginia next.
— Texas has #6 eFG% defense in country.

— Texas won six of last eight series games.
— Cyclones lost their last five visits to Austin.

North Carolina @ Miami
North Carolina (6-4, 1-2)
— ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #325
— Continuity: #148
— UNC’s only ACC win was 66-65 over Notre Dame.
— Tar Heels lost four of their last seven games.
— UNC is turning ball over 21.5% of time (#255).

Miami (4-4, 0-3)
— ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #130
— Experience: #253
— Continuity: #227
— Miami lost its last two games, by total of 3 points.
— Hurricanes are 1-3 in top 100 games, beating Purdue 58-54.
— Miami is shooting 28% on arc (#303), turning ball over 21% of time (#235).

— North Carolina won last four series games, by average of 13 points.
— Teams split last four series games played here.

Memphis @ Central Florida
Memphis (6-4, 2-1)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #28
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #58
— Memphis split its last four games.
— Tigers lost four of five top 100 games, beating Saint Mary’s by 17.
— Memphis won its only top 10 game, 80-74 at Tulane.

Central Florida (3-3, 1-2)
— ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #245
— Continuity: #265
— Knights lost last two games, scoring 54-61 points.
— To this point, UCF has played schedule #5.
— UCF has forced turnovers 21.4% of time (#86).

— Memphis won three of last four series games.
— Tigers lost three of last four visits to Orlando.

Rutgers @ Michigan State
Rutgers (7-2, 3-2)
— ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #148
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #31
— Rutgers lost two of last three games.
— Scarlet Knights gave up 80.3 ppg in last four games.
— Rutgers is shooting 39.3% on arc (#23).

Michigan State (7-3, 1-3)
— ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #50
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #72
— Spartans’ only Big 14 win was 84-77 over Nebraska.
— Michigan State is giving up 80.5 ppg in league games.
— Spartans lost three of their five top 100 games.

— Spartans are 10-0 vs Rutgers in Big 14 play.
— MSU won its last four visits here, by 20-31-10-11 points.

UConn @ Marquette
UConn (4-1, 1-1)
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #171
— Continuity: #111
— This is UConn’s first true road game.
— Huskies’ only loss was 76-74 in OT to Creighton.
— UConn has #23 eFG% defense in country.

Marquette (6-5, 2-3)
— ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #168
— Marquette lost four of its last six games.
— Golden Eagles lost five of seven top 100 games.
— Marquette is shooting 38% on the arc (#38).

Missouri @ Mississippi State
Missouri (7-1, 1-1)
— ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #6
— Tigers’ only loss was 73-53 at home to Tennessee.
— Mizzou won four of its five top 100 games.
— Tigers have #14 eFG% defense in country.

Mississippi State (6-4, 1-1)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #257
— MSU won six of last eight games, with both losses in double OT.
— Bulldogs is shooting 37.9% on arc (#41), only 60.4% on line (#324).
— MSU lost three of its four top 100 games.

— Bulldogs won last four series games.
— Mizzou lost its last four visits to Starkville.

Kansas @ TCU
Kansas (8-2, 2-1)
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #266
— Continuity: #118
— Kansas won its only true road game, 58-57 at Texas Tech.
— Jayhawks lost last game 84-59 at home to Texas.
— To this point, Kansas has played schedule #9.

TCU (9-2, 2-1)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #235
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #120
— Horned Frogs won their last five games.
— TCU has #56 eFG% in country.
— TCU won three of five top 100 games.

— Kansas won last six series games.
— Jayhawks won their last seven visits to Fort Worth.

**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 08:29 AM

603N ILLINOIS -604 OHIO U
N ILLINOIS are 1-10 ATS (-10 Units) after scoring 55 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

607DAYTON -608 FORDHAM
DAYTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons.

609VANDERBILT -610 KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY is 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1997.

611DAVIDSON -612 DUQUESNE
DAVIDSON is 57-31 ATS (22.9 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

613NC STATE -614 CLEMSON
CLEMSON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

615KANSAS ST -616 TEXAS TECH
TEXAS TECH is 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) in home games after 2 straight games being called for 5+ less fouls than opponent since 1997.

617NEBRASKA -618 PURDUE
PURDUE is 93-64 ATS (22.6 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread since 1997.

621W MICHIGAN -622 BALL ST
W MICHIGAN is 29-54 ATS (-30.4 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1997.

623FLORIDA -624 ALABAMA
ALABAMA is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

625IOWA ST -626 TEXAS
IOWA ST is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-05-2021, 10:40 AM

NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 5

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Tuesday's NCAAB Trends and Indexes - 1/5

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