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**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 09:27 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Odds to win the Eastern Conference in the NBA:
3-2— Brooklyn
3-1— Milwaukee
15-2— Boston, Miami, Philadelphia
20-1— Toronto
30-1— Indiana
80-1— Atlanta

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 385,503
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Armadillo: Weekend List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……

13) Jacksonville Jaguars made some noise Thursday, hiring Urban Meyer as their new coach; it will be fascinating to see how this works out. 56-year old Meyer is 187-32 as a college coach, but has zero NFL experience, so who he hires as assistant coaches will be interesting.

Jaguars have four of the top 45 picks in April’s draft, have $74M in cap space, so they figure to get better fairly quickly.

Meyer seemed to have stress-related issues at Florida/Ohio State; can he deal with 9-7 or 8-8 being a great year with the Jaguars? Or 5-11 being a big improvement?

Again, Meyer was 187-32 in college; last three years, Jaguars are 12-36. This will be interesting.

12) There were murmurs on the Interweb Thursday night that Scott Linehan would be the new OC in Jacksonville. Linehan was head coach of the Rams from 2006-08, then OC in Detroit from 2009-13 and OC for Dallas from 2015-18. He was the OC at LSU this past season.

11) Detroit Lions hired LA Rams’ director of college scouting Brad Holmes as the team’s new GM; Holmes worked for the Rams for 17 years, starting out as a PR intern. He is the son of former Steelers’ lineman Mel Holmes, the nephew of Luther Bradley, who was the Lions’ first round draft pick in 1978.

Here’s what makes all this a little different; because Holmes is a minority, Rams will get two 3rd round draft picks, as part of the NFL’s new hiring initiatives- when one team hires a minority coach or a GM from another team, the other team gets two 3rd round picks as compensation.

10) Texas Longhorns hired Jeff Banks as their new special teams coach; the guy was making $750,000 as special teams coach at Alabama, will make $1M for doing the same thing at Texas.

9) Atlantic 14 pulled its conference tournament out of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, will have it at a campus facility- they’ll be back in Barclays Center next year.

8) Purdue 81, Indiana 69:
— Purdue won last eight series games, last five visits to Bloomington.
— Purdue’s last four games were on the road, the first time since 1960 they played four straight conference games on the road. One of their home games was postponed because of COVID.

7) 76ers 125, Heat 108:
— Shake Milton scored 31 points in 27:00 off bench; 76ers were +24 with him on the floor.
— Ben Simmons had 12 assists, 10 rebounds, took only 8 shots. He is a unique player.

6) Something to look forward to: spring training for Korean baseball starts February 1st, two weeks from Sunday. Spring training for the major leagues starts February 17th.

5) Baseball stuff:
— Mets signed 1B/DH Jose Martinez, a solid right-handed bat
— Phillies signed reliever Archie Bradley, who was most recently with Arizona.

4) Former Red Sox/Cubs GM Theo Epstein got a job this week in the commissioner’s office as a consultant. According to a MLB statement, Epstein will “work with baseball analytics experts from the Commissioner’s Office and the Clubs to determine the likely effects of various contemplated rule changes.”

3) Blind resume for the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
One of these QB’s is in the Hall of Fame, one is not.
Player A: 62-63-4 career regular season record, 2-1 in playoffs. 173 TD passes, 220 INT’s
Player B: 72-72 career regular season record, 8-2 in playoffs. 164 TD passes, 198 INT’s.

Which of these two resumes do you think belongs to a Hall of Famer?

2) If you’re one of the morons who attacked the Capitol in Washington last week, and you had your cellphone with you, get ready to be arrested, since the phones have GPS tracking systems in them, so it is a matter of time until they find you and fingerprint you.

1) I’m a little annoyed that the Secret Service was spending $3,000 per month to rent a studio apartment, just so they could have a bathroom available to use while they protected Jared Kushner and his cruddy wife. The Kushner’s didn’t let the Secret Service, the people who were PROTECTING THEM, use one of the SIX BATHROOMS in their house. Oy.

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 09:35 AM

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Friday, January 15

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 09:38 AM

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 15

Old Dominion @ Rice
Old Dominion (7-3, 3-1)
— ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #220
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #34
— Monarchs won last three games, by 5-4-9 points.
— Old Dominion is 6-0 when it allows less than 77 points.
— Monarchs lost three of five true road games, winning at Norfolk St/FAU.

Rice (9-3, 3-1)
— ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #245
— Continuity: #294
— Rice won four of its last five games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— To this point, Owls have played schedule #317.
— Rice has #27 eFG% in country.

— Monarchs won last six series games.
— ODU won last five visits here, by 9-7-8-7-3 points.

UAB @ Charlotte
UAB (9-1, 2-0)
— ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #162
— Blazers’ only loss was by 3 to Chattanooga.
— To this point, UAB has played schedule #344.
— Blazers swept Southern Miss by 12-4 points LW to open C-USA play.

Charlotte (5-5, 1-1)
— ranked #169 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #176
— Continuity: #190
— 49ers split first two league games, with Western Kentucky.
— Charlotte lost its last game to D-II Belmont-Abbey, in OT.
— 49ers have top 100 wins over Davidson, WKU.

— Charlotte won last two series games, 69-62/51-44.
— Blazers won three of last four visits to Charlotte.

Hofstra @ Delaware
Hofstra (6-5, 2-2)
— ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #159
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #84
— Hofstra is 2-3 on road, but they did win at #51 Richmond.
— Hofstra swept Wm & Mary, got swept by Northeastern LW.
— Hofstra doesn’t sub much (#336 bench minutes).

Delaware (3-5, 1-2)
— ranked #268 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #174
— Continuity: #175
— Delaware lost four of its last five games.
— To this point, Blue Hens have played schedule #305.
— Delaware has #275 eFG% in country.

— Hofstra won 13 of last 15 series games.
— Hofstra won its last six visits to Delaware.

Marshall @ Western Kentucky
Marshall (7-2, 1-1)
— ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #3
— Marshall split first two C-USA games, with Louisiana Tech.
— Marshall plays fast pace (#25) but doesn’t sub much (#300 bench minutes)
— Marshall is shooting 56.9% inside arc (#22).

Western Kentucky (9-4, 2-2)
— ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #195
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #92
— Hilltoppers lost two of their last three games.
— All four of their C-USA games were decided by 5 or fewer points.
— WKU won three of its five top 100 games.

— WKU won last three series games, by 9-4-7 points.
— Marshall lost last three visits here, by 11-9-7 points.

Bowling Green @ Buffalo
Bowling Green (9-3, 5-1)
— ranked #119 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #106
— Falcons won five of their last six games.
— BG allowed 85+ points in all three of their losses.
— Falcons are 5-1 in true road games, losing only at #4 Michigan.

Buffalo (5-3, 3-1)
— ranked #103 by KenPom
— Tempo: #13
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #66
— Bulls won four of their last five games.
— Buffalo scored 87 ppg in their three MAC wins.
— Bulls’ best win is over #139 Ball State.

— Falcons were 31-40 on foul line in a 86-78 home win over Buffalo Dec 6th.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Bowling Green lost five of last six visits to Buffalo.

Siena @ Rider
Siena (4-0, 4-0)
— ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #115
— Continuity: #188
— Siena star Pickett has a balky hamstring (check status)
— Saints scored 75.8 ppg in their first four games.
— To this point, Siena has played schedule #313.

Rider (3-8, 3-5)
— ranked #309 by KenPom
— Tempo: #266
— Experience: #191
— Continuity: #322
— Rider split its last four games, after a 1-6 start.
— Broncs lost by 35-3 points in their only top 200 games (Syracuse/St John’s)
— In two sets of back/back games, Rider won first day both times.

— Home side won six of last seven series games.
— Saints lost four of last six games at Rider.

Duquesne @ St Bonaventure
Duquesne (3-4, 2-3)
— ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #46
— Dukes lost three of their last four games.
— Duquesne scored 53 ppg in its last three games.
— Dukes’ only top 200 win was over #117 NC-Greensboro.

St Bonaventure (5-1, 3-1)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #243
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #32
— Bonnies won last three games, giving up 59 ppg.
— Their only loss was 63-57 at #69 Rhode Island.
— Bonnies don’t sub much (#339 bench minutes).

— St Bonaventure won eight of last nine series games.
— Dukes lost six of last seven visits to Olean (won 81-77 in OT here LY)

Tex-San Antonio @ Louisiana Tech
Tex-San Antonio (5-6, 1-3)
— ranked #193 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #63
— UTSA lost six of its eight D-I games.
— Roadrunners are 0-5 in true road games, losing by 18-point average.
— UTSA has #329 eFG% defense in country (#329).

Louisiana Tech (9-4, 2-2)
— ranked #107 by KenPom
— Tempo: #155
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #121
— Tech is 7-1 vs teams ranked outside the top 100.
— All four of their C-USA games were decided by 7 or fewer points.
— Tech #39 eFG% defense in country.

— UTSA won four of last six series games.
— Roadrunners won two of last three visits to Ruston.

UTEP @ North Texas
UTEP (6-4, 2-2)
— ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #236
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #205
— UTEP is 6-0 when it scores 77+ points, 0-4 when it doesn’t.
— Miners are 2-3 in road games, winning at Arizona State/Southern Miss.
— UTEP doesn’t sub much (#342 bench minutes).

North Texas (5-5, 1-1)
— ranked #106 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #22
— Continuity: #89
— North Texas is 1-5 vs teams ranked in top 300.
— Mean Green was held to 57.2 ppg in their five losses.
— North Texas is shooting 37.9% on arc (#35).

— North Texas won three of last four series games.
— Miners won four of last five visits to Denton.

Middle Tennessee @ Southern Miss
Middle Tennessee (3-5, 1-1)
— ranked #206 by KenPom
— Tempo: #83
— Experience: #98
— Continuity: #263
— MTSU is turning ball over 25% of time (#335)
— Blue Raiders have #312 eFG% in country.
— This is MTSU’s first true road game this season.

Southern Miss (5-6, 1-3)
— ranked #284 by KenPom
— Tempo: #349
— Experience: #204
— Continuity: #189
— USM lost its last three games, scoring 60 ppg.
— Southern Miss is turning ball over 23.8% of time (#322)
— To this point, Golden Eagles have played schedule #250.

— MTSU swept Southern Miss LY, winning by 2-8-3 points.
— Blue Raiders won three of last four visits to Hattiesburg.

Wisconsin @ Rutgers
Wisconsin (10-3, 4-2)
— ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #336
— Experience: #25
— Continuity: #12
— Badgers split their last four games, after an 8-1 start.
— Wisconsin is shooting 40.5% on arc (#9)
— Badgers are 1-2 in true road games (won 85-76 at Mich State).

Rutgers (7-4, 3-4)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #121
— Continuity: #22
— Rutgers lost four of last five games, after a 6-0 start.
— Scarlet Knights are shooting 58% on foul line (#338)
— To this point, Rutgers has played schedule #15.

— Home side won last seven meetings.
— Badgers lost last three games in Garden State, by 5-4-7 points.

Fresno State @ Nevada
Fresno State (5-3, 3-3)
— ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #311
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #298
— Fresno lost its two top 200 games, by 22-22, both to Colorado State
— Bulldogs are shooting 28.9% on arc (#301), 59.5% on line (#336)
— The two losses at Colorado State are their only true road games.

Nevada (8-5, 3-3)
— ranked #116 by KenPom
— Tempo: #106
— Experience: #333
— Continuity: #295
— Nevada’s last three losses are by total of 9 points.
— Wolf Pack has #65 eFG% defense in country.
— Nevada is getting 22.7% of its points on foul line (#40).

— Nevada won last six series games.
— Bulldogs lost their last five visits to Reno.

Cal-Bakersfield @ Hawaii
Cal-Bakersfield (7-4, 3-1)
— ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #23
— Bakersfield won last three games, by 13-13-17 points.
— Roadrunners have grabbed 42.9% of their own missed shots (#1).
— Good thing they do; Bakersfield has #310 eFG% in country.

Hawaii (3-1, 1-1)
— ranked #209 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #324
— Hawai’i split pair with Riverside LW, their first D-I games this season.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Rainbows are still getting to know each other (#334 in continuity)
— Hawai’i was outscored 8-2 over final 1:29 of its 70-68 loss at Riverside Saturday

**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 09:41 AM

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**Udog** · 01-15-2021, 12:25 PM

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