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**Udog** · 01-20-2021, 09:20 AM

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Some of the college basketball teams who play fastest tempo:
1) Citadel 8-3, SoCon
4) Monmouth 7-4, MAAC
6) Eastern Kentucky 12-2, OVC
7) Gonzaga 14-0, WCC
8) Georgia 8-4, SEC
9) Buffalo 5-5 MAC

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13) Toronto Blue Jays signed OF George Springer to a 6-year, $150M contract Tuesday night; Springer played with Houston for seven years, has a .852 career OPS.

Blue Jays also signed reliever Kirby Yates to a 1-year contract.

12) Baseball America published its list of the top 100 prospects; Vladimir Guerrero Jr is younger than 55 of the 100 guys on that list, and he already has 757 plate appearances in the big leagues.

11) New York Mets acted quickly and fired GM Jared Porter, who held the job for 37 days or so; Porter lost his job when it became public that he had sent sent explicit pictures to a female reporter back in 2016, when he worked for the Cubs. Mets said they probably won’t replace Porter this year, just split up his responsibilities between the rest of the front office.

Mets’ president of baseball operations Sandy Alderson did a Zoom news conference Tuesday; he had a Sean Spicer-level of discomfort answering reporters’ questions. What had been a super winter for Met fans was, for now, derailed by this debacle.

10) They were talking on MLB Network Tuesday, saying that lot of teams are likely to use a 6-man starting rotation this season, since pitchers didn’t throw as much last year, so they won’t to jump up their workload all in one year.

Spring training starts four weeks from today, by the way.

9) We still don’t know if there will be a designated hitter in the National League this season; like I said, spring training starts in four weeks, would be nice if they figured it out soon.

Free agents Marcell Ozuna, Nelson Cruz, Mitch Moreland will bank lot more $$$ this season if the DH is in both leagues.

8) Baltimore Ravens cut backup QB Robert Griffin III this week; RGIII was the #2 overall pick in the 2012 Draft, after the Redskins paid a ransom to the Rams for that pick.

Washington went 10-6 in Griffin’s rookie year, losing 24-14 to Seattle in their first playoff game, but it was all downhill from there. After going 9-6 as a starter that year, Griffin went 7-20 as a starter the rest of his career, a career that is now likely over.

7) Northwestern Wildcats picked up a QB Tuesday; Ryan Hilinski will transfer to the Wildcats after bolting South Carolina. Hilinski started for the Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2019, throwing for 2,357 yards and 11 touchdowns, but he lost his starting job last fall and wound up as the #3 QB on the roster.

6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers are first #5-seed to reach a conference final since the 49ers seven years ago; Tennessee made the AFC title game as a #6-seed last year.

5) Tennessee Titans WR AJ Brown had surgery on both knees Tuesday; Brown caught 70 passes for 1,075 yards and 11 TD’s— he is the first Tennessee WR with back-to-back seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards since Derrick Mason did it in 2003-04.

4) Not sure what it is about Staples Center, but Steph Curry has made only 6 of his last 32 3-point attempt in Staples, whether he was playing against the Lakers/Clippers. Curry has a career 3-point percentage of 43.3%, so 6-32 is quite a slump.

3) Alabama 105, LSU 75:
— Crimson Tide made 23-43 3-pointers; they’re up to 35.9% on the arc for the season.
— Alabama has won eight games in a row; if their uniforms said “Kentucky” on the front, they’d be a top-5 team in the country.

2) Pittsburgh 79, Duke 73:
— Duke is 5-4; their best win is over the #86 team.
— Duke is a thin team that is #344 in experience; they appear headed to the bubble and a nervous Selection Sunday.

1) Villanova 76, Seton Hall 74
— Wildcats hadn’t played in 27 days; this was a good game.
— Villanova led by 9 with 7:21 left; game was decided a foul with 0:00.9 left that I’n guessing the ref wishes he hadn’t called.
— Seton Hall shot 65.6% inside the arc; both teams shot 40%+ on the arc.

**Udog** · 01-20-2021, 09:42 AM

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**Udog** · 01-20-2021, 09:43 AM

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Wednesday, January 20

VCU @ St Bonaventure
VCU (10-3, 3-1)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #54
— Experience: #303
— Continuity: #272
— VCU won eight of its last nine games.
— Rams won last three road games, by 16-5-7 points.
— VCU is forcing turnovers 25.7% of time (#7)

St Bonaventure (6-1, 4-1)
— ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #277
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #35
— Bonnies’ only loss was 63-57 at #63 Rhode Island
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Bonnies’ only top 100 win was 69-66 at #50 Richmond.
— In last three games, Bonnies allowed only 53 ppg.

— VCU won last five series games.
— Rams won three of last four visits to Olean.

Rhode Island @ Duquesne
Rhode Island (7-7, 4-3)
— ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #294
— Rams won four of last six games, scoring 80+ in last three wins.
— URI is 1-4 in true road games, with only win at #61 VCU.
— Rams overscheduled little bit this year (schedule #33).

Duquesne (3-5, 2-4)
— ranked #117 by KenPom
— Tempo: #230
— Experience: #138
— Continuity: #63
— Duquesne lost four of its last five games.
— Dukes’ only top 200 win was over #121 NC-Greensboro.
— Dukes have #307 eFG% in country- they’re shooting 28.3% on (#313).

— URI won five of last six series games.
— Rams won seven of last eight visits here.

Clemson @ Georgia Tech
Clemson (9-2, 3-2)
— ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #297
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #106
— Clemson lost its last game by 35 to Virginia.
— Tigers are 1-1 on ACC road, winning 66-65 at Miami, losing at Va Tech.
— Clemson is forcing turnovers 25.3% of time (#9).

Georgia Tech (6-3, 2-1)
— ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #290
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #10
— Georgia Tech hasn’t played in 17 days.
— Jackets won last four games, beating UNC/Wake Forest in ACC.
— Tech’s only ACC loss was 74-61 at Florida State December 15.

— Clemson won five of last seven series games.
— Teams split last eight meetings played here.

Evansville @ Indiana State
Evansville (6-8, 4-4)
— ranked #276 by KenPom
— Tempo: #356
— Experience: #45
— Continuity: #229
— Purple Aces lost last three games, scoring 61 ppg.
— 53.7% of their shots are 3’s; they’re shooting 37.6% on arc (#44)
— Evansville is shooting 44.6% inside arc (#301).

Indiana State (6-7, 3-5)
— ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #153
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #77
— Sycamores won three of their last four games.
— ISU lost three of its four Valley home games.
— Sycamores are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#49)

— Indiana State won last six series games.
— Purple Aces lost their last nine visits here, last two by 23-23 points.

Kentucky @ Georgia
Kentucky (4-8, 3-2)
— ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #259
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #343
— Kentucky lost its last two games, scoring 65-59 points.
— Wildcats don’t get good shots (#293 eFG% in country)
— Two of their three SEC wins did come on road (Miss St/Florida)

Georgia (8-4, 1-4)
— ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #8
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #256
— Dawgs are 1-4 in SEC, after a 7-0 non-conf schedule (#283 in country)
— Georgia is turning ball over 23.3% of time in SEC play (#12 of 14)
— Dawgs are giving up 89 ppg in conference games.

— Kentucky won last 14 series games.
— Wildcats won last four visits here, by 8-5-20-9 points.

Fresno State @ Boise State
Fresno State (5-5, 3-5)
— ranked #176 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #296
— Continuity: #302
— Three of Fresno’s four 2-game sets were sweeps.
— Fresno is 0-4 in MW road games, all by 14+ points.
— Aggies are turning ball over 21.2% of time (#263).

Boise State (12-1, 8-0)
— ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #146
— Experience: #77
— Continuity: #244
— Boise’s only loss was 68-58 at Houston November 27.
— Three of Boise four MW home wins were by 19+ points.
— To this point, Boise has played schedule #292.

— Fresno won four of last six series games.
— Bulldogs won 74-67/63-53 in last two visits here.

Wake Forest @ North Carolina
Wake Forest (3-3, 1-1)
— ranked #127 by KenPom
— Tempo: #192
— Experience: #153
— Continuity: #275
— Deacons are 0-5 in ACC, scoring only 61.6 ppg.
— Wake’s two D-I wins were over teams ranked #351/#282
— Wake is turning ball over 21.5% of time in ACC games (last).

North Carolina (8-5, 3-3)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #326
— Continuity: #145
— Carolina won three of its last four games.
— Tar Heels have #289 eFG% in country.
— UNC makes up for that by grabbing 41.8% of their missed shots (#1)

— North Carolina won seven of last eight series games.
— Deacons lost last six visits here (93-83 last year)

Tulsa @ Houston
Tulsa (8-4, 5-2)
— ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #34
— Continuity: #195
— Tulsa upset Houston 65-64 at home December 29
— Hurricane’s two ACC losses were both to Wichita State.
— Tulsa is forcing turnovers 22.7% of time (#35).

Houston (11-1, 6-1)
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #171
— Continuity: #117
— Houston won its last four games, giving up 57.8 ppg
— Houston has seven top 100 wins (schedule #91).
— Cougars have #4 eFG% defense in country.

— Houston won six of last eight series games.
— Tulsa lost last five visits here, with four losses by 15+ points.

Colorado @ Washington
Colorado (11-3, 5-2)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #102
— Colorado won its last four games, giving up 60.7 ppg in last three.
— Buffaloes split their four Pac-12 road games, losing at Arizona/UCLA.
— Colorado is shooting 84.6% on foul line, best in country.

Washington (1-11, 0-7)
— ranked #144 by KenPom
— Tempo: #87
— Experience: #115
— Continuity: #195
— Huskies’ only win this season was over #285 Seattle.
— Washington gave up 80+ points in its last six games.
— Colorado beat Huskies 92-69 in Las Vegas Dec 20 (non-league game)

— Colorado won last two series games, after losing previous five.
— Buffs lost last four visits to Seattle, by 12-2-23-9 points.

Providence @ Creighton
Providence (7-6, 3-4)
— ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #132
— Continuity: #219
— Friars lost their last three games, by 2-1-10 points.
— Two of their last three wins came in overtime.
— Providence hasn’t played in eight days.

Creighton (10-3, 6-2)
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #23
— Bluejays lost last game in OT at Butler, blowing 13-point lead with 7:38 left.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Creighton won six of its last seven games.
— Bluejays have #11 eFG% in country (#38 on arc, #12 inside arc)

— Creighton won three of last four series games.
— Friars lost last three visits to Omaha, by 19-6-4 points.

Auburn @ Arkansas
Auburn (8-6, 2-4)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #79
— Experience: #347
— Continuity: #315
— Auburn scored 83.8 ppg last three games (2-1), with frosh G Cooper eligible.
— Tigers beat Auburn/Kentucky in their last two games.
— 48.7% of their shots have been 3’s (#10)

Arkansas (10-4, 2-4)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #20
— Experience: #240
— Continuity: #334
— Hogs lost four of last five games, after a 9-0 start- they won 97-85 at Auburn December 30, which made them 9-0.
— Arkansas gave up 92-90 points in its last two games.
— Hogs are 0-4 vs top 40 teams, 10-0 vs everyone else.

— Teams split last eight series games; Hogs won 97-85 at Auburn December 30
— Teams split last four series games played here.

Northwestern @ Wisconsin
Northwestern (6-6, 3-5)
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #122
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #51
— Northwestern lost its last six games, giving up 86 ppg.
— Wildcats have worst eFG% defense in Big 14 conference games.
— Northwestern lost its last three road games, by 15-19-10 points.

Wisconsin (11-3, 5-2)
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #336
— Experience: #21
— Continuity: #12
— Badgers are shooting 39.1% on arc (#22)
— Wisconsin’s Big 14 home wins are by 14-12-7 points; they lost to Maryland.
— Badgers have #21 eFG% defense in country.

— Badgers won last four series games.
— Northwestern lost its last two visits here, 69-64/63-48.

Bradley @ Illinois State
Bradley (9-4, 3-1)
— ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #209
— Continuity: #188
— Braves won last three games, scoring 76.7 ppg.
— Bradley is 1-3 in true road games, beating Northern Iowa by 2.
— Opponents are shooting 38.5% inside arc (#1).

Illinois State (4-8, 1-5)
— ranked #262 by KenPom
— Tempo: #90
— Experience: #332
— Continuity: #263
— ISU is turning ball over 21.6% of time in Valley games (last)
— Redbirds lost their two Valley home games, by 8-6 points.
— Illinois State is 0-7 vs teams in top 200.

— Bradley won last five series games.
— Braves won 65-59/74-71 OT in last two visits here.

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