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**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 08:52 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

College basketball teams who get highest %age of their points on 3’s:
1) Wofford 8-4, 5-1 SoCon
2) Evansville 6-8, 4-4 MVC
4) Akron 7-3, 5-2
5) San Francisco 10-7, 4-3
7) Rice 10-4, 4-2 C-USA
9) St Joe’s 1-11, 0-6

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 412,780
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) RIP to the great Hank Aaron, who passed away at age 86; despite hitting 755 home runs and knocking in 2,297 runs (most ever) he is probably still the most underrated player ever.

— If you took away his 755 homers, Aaron still had 3,016 other hits.
— Aaron and Willie Mays were teammates in 22 All-Star games.
— Aaron hit 755 homers, despite never hitting more than 47 in one season.

12) Including postseason games, Hank Aaron ht 72 home runs off of Hall of Fame pitchers; no one else has more than 62 (Willie Stargell).

11) When Aaron hit 715th homer on April 8, 1974; a Braves’ reliever named Tom House caught the ball in the bullpen. House pitched in the majors for eight years, won 29 games, saved 33 more. 46 years later, he is still prominent in the world of sports.

House is considered by many to be the “father of modern throwing mechanics.” Not only does he help baseball players, NFL quarterbacks work with him on their throwing motions.

10) When his time came to be elected to the Hall of Fame, nine writers didn’t vote for Aaron, which is pretty amazing.

9) Hank Aaron won the NL MVP two years before I was born; when I was 12 years old, he led the National League in slugging %age and OPS. What a great player he was. RIP, sir.

8) Houston Texans raised some eyebrows when they interviewed 41-year old QB Josh McCown for their head coaching position; McCown was on the Eagles’/Texans’ practice squad this year; he appeared in three games for Philly in 2019.

Last time an NFL player became a head coach as soon as he retired was 1961, when Norm Van Brocklin became coach of the expansion Vikings, the year he led the Eagles to an NFL title.

7) If the Texans ever hired an active player as their head coach, Deshaun Watson’s head might blow off; he’s already mad as hell the team isn’t consulting him about who they hire.

5) Was watching South Carolina-Missouri basketball the other night; was concerned when I saw this guy with a shaved head coaching South Carolina, assuming that Frank Martin was still under the weather from COVID, which he’s had twice. I was hoping he would feel better soon.

Few minutes later, I realized, that is Frank Martin!!! He looked 100% different with a shaved head, another unusual aspect of this pandemic. Just glad that he feels well enough to coach.

4) TV play-by-play guy Rich Waltz was working a hoop game from UNLV the other night; some major league baseball team would do their fans a big favor if they hired Waltz as their play-by-play guy, he is very good. He worked for the Marlins for several years.

3) Disappointing TV news; NBC Sports Network is shutting down at the end of this year, with USA Network picking up lot of their NHL/NASCAR broadcasts. Starting next year, NBC’s new streaming service Peacock will also carry some of the NBC Sports programming.

2) Baseball stuff:
— Red Sox signed IF/OF Kiké Hernandez to a 2-year, $14M deal; he is a career .240 hitter in seven big league seasons, but he can play all over the field.
— Padres retain Jurickson Profar for three years, $21M
— Ryan Zimmerman re-signs with Washington for one year, $1M
— Miami Marlins signed reliever Anthony Bass for two years, unknown $$$.

1) Nuggets 130, Suns 126 OT:
— Suns were up by 14 at halftime.
— Jokic had 31 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists.
— Nuggets’ subs were a combined +30.
— Suns’ star Booker didn’t play last couple minutes; he either hit his minutes limit (they play again tonight) or he got banged up in a scramble for a loose ball.

**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 09:11 AM

601KANSAS -602 OKLAHOMA
KANSAS are 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

603UNC-GREENSBORO -604 UT-CHATTANOOGA
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 29-15 ATS (12.5 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.

605AUBURN -606 S CAROLINA
S CAROLINA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off a loss by 10 points or more to a conference rival in the last 3 seasons.

609WRIGHT ST -610 IUPUI
IUPUI is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) against conference opponents in the last 3 seasons.

611KENT ST -612 TOLEDO
TOLEDO is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) against conference opponents in the current season.

615CONNECTICUT -616 CREIGHTON
CONNECTICUT is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game over the last 2 seasons.

617JAMES MADISON -618 NORTHEASTERN
NORTHEASTERN is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3 point shots/game on the season in the current season.

619GEORGE MASON -620 ST JOSEPHS
ST JOSEPHS are 5-23 ATS (-20.3 Units) after a game where they covered the spread in the last 3 seasons.

621DELAWARE -622 UNC-WILMINGTON
DELAWARE is 39-20 ATS (17 Units) in road games after having lost 3 of their last 4 games since 1997.

623ARKANSAS -624 VANDERBILT
Jerry Stackhouse is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of <=42% (Coach of VANDERBILT)

**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 09:15 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Saturday, January 23

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**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 09:17 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 23

Kansas @ Oklahoma
Kansas (10-4, 4-3)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #269
— Continuity: #118
— Kansas lost last two games, giving up 75-77 points.
— Jayhawks’ last win was 63-59 over Oklahoma, two weeks ago.
— Kansas allowed 64 or fewer points in eight of its ten wins.

Oklahoma (8-4, 4-3)
— ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #184
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #53
— Oklahoma won its last three home tilts, scoring 77.7 ppg.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Opponents are shooting 44.3% inside arc (#32)
— Sooners are shooting 32.7% on arc in Big X games (8th of 10)

— Kansas won nine of last 11 series games.
— Jayhawks lost two of their last three visits to Norman.

Virginia Tech @ Syracuse
Virginia Tech (11-2, 5-1)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #215
— Continuity: #103
— Tech won three in row, seven of last eight games.
— Hokies’ only ACC loss was 73-71 at #38 Louisville.
— Tech is 9-0 this season if they allow fewer than 73 points.

Syracuse (8-4, 2-3)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #254
— Continuity: #80
— Syracuse lost three of its last five games.
— Orange lost four of six games vs top 100 teams.
— 42.2% of their shots are 3’s; they’re only making 32.2% of them (#244)

— Teams split last six meetings.
— Hokies lost three of last four games in Carrier Dome.

UConn @ Creighton
UConn (7-2, 4-2)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #119
— Huskies are 3-0 on Big East road, giving up 55.7 ppg.
— UConn is grabbing 39.2% of its own missed shots (#4)
— Huskies’ two losses are by total of six points.

Creighton (10-4, 6-3)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #117
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #23
— Creighton lost its last two games, both by 4 points.
— Bluejays are shooting 58.6% inside arc (#12)
— Creighton is outside top 200 as rebounders.

— Bluejays won 76-74 in OT at UConn, December 20.
— Teams combined to make 14-57 on the arc.
— Bouknight had 40 of UConn’s 74 points; he missed last three games.

NC State @ North Carolina
NC State (12-1, 7-1)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #154
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #101
— State lost its last three games, by 4-5-32 points.
— Wolfpack hasn’t played in 10 days, since 105-73 loss at Florida State.
— State is 0-3 in true road games, giving up 86.3 ppg.

North Carolina (9-5, 4-3)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #75
— Experience: #326
— Continuity: #146
— Carolina won four of its last five games.
— Tar Heels are 3-0 in ACC home games, winning by 1-6-7 points.
— Carolina has #284 eFG% in country; they turn it over 21% of time (#254)

— State beat North Carolina 79-76 at home, December 22.
— Tar Heels won 32 of last 37 series games.
— Wolfpack lost 113-96/85-79 in last two visits to Chapel Hill

Baylor @ Oklahoma State
Baylor (13-0, 6-0)
— ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #157
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #145
— Baylor is 3-0 on Big X road, winning by 11-18-8 points.
— Bears are shooting 42.6% on arc (#3).
— Baylor forces turnovers 26.7% of time (#3).

Oklahoma State (9-3, 3-3)
— ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #286
— Cowboys won three of their last four games.
— OSU lost two of its three Big X home games.
— Young Cowboys have #64 eFG% defense in country.

— Baylor won nine of last ten series games.
— Bears won their last five visits to Stillwater.

Clemson @ Florida State
Clemson (9-3, 3-3)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #304
— Experience: #183
— Continuity: #104
— Tigers lost their last two games, giving up 83-85 points.
— Clemson lost two of three true road games, winning 66-65 at Miami.
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 24.6% of time. (#14)

Florida State (8-2, 4-1)
— ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #152
— Experience: #90
— Continuity: #99
— Seminoles won last three games, scoring 88.3 ppg.
— FSU is rebounding 34.4% of its own missed shots (#31)
— Florida State is shooting 38.6% on arc (#27)

— FSU lost 77-67 at Clemson December 29
— Seminoles won seven of last ten series games.
— Tigers lost their last five visits to Tallahassee.

Duke @ Louisville
Duke (5-4, 3-2)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #164
— Experience: #343
— Continuity: #249
— Duke lost four of its six top 100 games.
— Blue Devils have the #262 eFG% defense.
— Duke lost its last two games, giving up 74-79 points.

Louisville (9-3, 4-2)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #338
— Continuity: #328
— Louisville lost its last two games, after a 9-1 start.
— In their three losses, Cardinals allowed 85-78-78 points.
— Louisville gets 56.9% of its points on 2-point shots (#37)

— Duke is 5-3 vs Louisville in ACC action.
— Teams split four meetings played here.

Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Ohio State (11-4, 5-4)
— ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #299
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #179
— Buckeyes won three of last four games.
— Ohio State is 5-0 in Big 14 if they score 79+, 0-4 if they don’t.
— Buckeyes don’t force many turnovers (16.1%, #313).

Wisconsin (12-3, 6-2)
— ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #341
— Experience: #23
— Continuity: #12
— Badgers won four of their last five games.
— Wisconsin has #23 eFG% defense.
— Badgers are shooting 39.0% on arc (#20)

— Wisconsin won five of last seven series games.
— Buckeyes lost three of last four visits to Madison.

Dayton @ VCU
Dayton (8-3, 4-2)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #328
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #207
— Dayton won last three games, by 11-9-13 points.
— Dayton is shooting 58.0% inside arc (#14)
— Flyers are turning ball over 22.4% of time (#308).

VCU (10-4, 3-2)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #53
— Experience: #301
— Continuity: #273
— VCU lost two of last three games, after a 9-2 start.
— Rams are forcing turnovers 25.5% of time (#7)
— VCU is 8-0 if they score 70+ points, 2-4 if they do not.

— VCU won four of last six series games.
— Flyers lost three of last four visits to VCU.

LSU @ Kentucky
LSU (10-3, 5-2)
— ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #95
— Experience: #332
— Continuity: #134
— LSU won four of last five games, lost last game by 30 to Alabama.
— Tigers are shooting 56.1% inside arc (#29), have #33 eFG%.
— LSU lost two of three true road games, losing at St Louis, Florida.

Kentucky (4-9, 3-3)
— ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #282
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #343
— Kentucky lost last three games, scoring 65-59-62 points.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wildcats are turning ball 22.0% of time (#294).
— Kentucky has #298 eFG% in country.

— Kentucky won seven of last nine series games.
— LSU lost five of last six visits to Lexington.

Saint Mary’s @ San Francisco
Saint Mary’s (10-5, 1-3)
— ranked #80 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #246
— Continuity: #216
— Gaels lost four of last six games, after an 8-1 start.
— St Mary’s won its one true road game, 65-61 at #124 LMU.
— Gaels are 8-0 if they score 65+ points, 2-5 if they don’t.

San Francisco (10-7, 4-3)
— ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #163
— San Francisco lost four of its five top 100 games.
— 50.5% of their shots have been behind the arc (#5)
— USF has #40 eFG% defense in country.

— Saint Mary’s won 10 of last 12 series games.
— Gaels lost two of last three visits to San Francisco.

Missouri @ Tennessee
Missouri (9-2, 3-2)
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #7
— Continuity: #6
— Tigers have #15 eFG% defense in country.
— Mizzou’s two SEC losses were by 20-15 points.
— Martin was Tennessee’s coach from 2011-14, going 32-20 in SEC
— Mizzou is shooting 27.9% on arc (#327)

Tennessee (10-2, 4-2)
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #306
— Experience: #226
— Continuity: #92
— Tennessee forces turnovers 25.8% of time (#8)
— Vols were held to 63-49 points in their two losses.
— Tennessee gets 21.7% of its points on foul line (#58)

— Mizzou lost 73-53 in Knoxville December 30.
— Vols are 8-3 vs Missouri in SEC action.
— Tennessee lost three of last five visits to Columbia.

Colorado @ Washington State
Colorado (11-4, 5-3)
— ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #243
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #102
— Colorado won four of its last five games.
— Buffs are 2-3 on Pac-12 road (won at USC/Utah)
— Colorado is 7-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.

Washington State (9-5, 2-5)
— ranked #134 by KenPom
— Tempo: #176
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #203
— Coogs lost last four games, after a 9-1 start.
— Wazzu is turning ball over 21.7% of time in Pac-12 tilts (#12 of 12)
— Coogs are shooting 43.9% inside arc in Pac-12 tilts (#12 of 12)

— Home side won last eight series games.
— Colorado is 8-4 in last dozen series games.
— Buffs lost last three trips to Pullman, by 2-5-2 points.

**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 09:22 AM

NCAAB

Saturday, January 23

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**Udog** · 01-23-2021, 12:29 PM

NCAAB
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Saturday, January 23

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