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**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:33 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top 6 scorers in the NBA:
27.2— Zach LaVine, Chi
27.3— Joel Embiid, Phil
28.1— Damian Lillard, Port
28.2— Stephen Curry, GSt
31.3— Kevin Durant, Bkln
34.9— Bradley Beal, Wash

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

13) Michigan Wolverines are 13-1, a top 5 team in the country, but they’re not going to play for the next two weeks; the state health department in Michigan paused the Wolverines’ athletic department for two weeks, which will cost Michigan at least four games.

It is still up in the air whether there will be conference tournaments or not; there is so much money involved in the NCAA Tournament, you figure that will be played, but things are very fluid right now. Strange times we live in.

12) Matthew Stafford will be 33 in two weeks; he’s been the Detroit Lions’ QB for 12 years, going 74-90-1 as a starter, but now he and the Lions have come to an agreement that will find Stafford moving elsewhere next season. Where? Who the hell knows!?!?!?!

Lions haven’t won a playoff game since 1991; Stafford has started/lost three playoff games, but he is still a quality passer and his contract is team-friendly. Someone will trade for him, and the Lions will begin yet another rebuilding program.

11) Stanford 73, UCLA 72 OT:
— Down 72-71, Stanford had ball OB under the UCLA basket with 0:00.8 left; their best player cut to the hoop and wasn’t covered- he scored a layup as time expired.
— This was UCLA’s first loss in nine Pac-12 games, but six of their eight wins are by 6 or fewer points, so they haven’t been as dominant as the standings suggest.

10) Louisville 70, Duke 65:
— Blue Devils fall to 5-5, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Duke has #257 eFG% defense in country; they’re very young (#343 experience)

9) Oklahoma 75, Kansas 68:
— Kansas has lost three games in row, for first time in eight years.
— Jayhawks are 4-4 in Big X, tied for 4th in a 10-team league.

8) College basketball upsets:
— LaSalle (+14.5) 84, Richmond 78
— San Jose State (+9.5) 83, New Mexico 71
— Oregon State (+9) 75, Oregon 64
— DePaul (+9) 68, Marquette 61
— Missouri (+7.5) 73, Tennessee 64
— Maryland (+5.5) 63, Minnesota 49

7) Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky are all unranked; last time that happened was 1961.

6) ACC notes:
— Virginia is 6-0, Florida State 5-1
— North Carolina is 5-3, Duke 3-3; bubble teams.
— Clemson lost its last three games, after a 9-1 start.

5) Big 14 notes:
— Michigan leads at 8-1, but they’re off for two weeks now.
— Iowa is 6-2; Illinois/Wisconsin are 6-3.
— Big thing on Selection Sunday will be how many of these teams make the field of 68.

4) Pac-12 notes:
— UCLA leads at 8-1, followed by USC at 6-2.
— Colorado is experience team #28; they’ll be a problem for someone in first round, if they get in.
— Arizona is ineligible this year, and Oregon seems to be stumbling. Ducks are #306 in continuity, not a good thing in this strange season.

3) Big East notes:
— Villanova is back after a 26-day pause; they’re 5-0 in league
— Creighton is 7-3, Seton Hall is 6-3; they appear to be NCAA-bound.
— Xavier hasn’t played in a couple weeks; how are these leagues going to handle it when teams don’t play the same amount of games?

2) Colorado 70, Washington State 59:
— Buffs were down 23-5 early, then their best player Wright got hurt. Things looked bad.
— Wright came back in 2nd half; Buffs’ bench outscored Coogs’ bench 25-2.
— Dennis Rodman’s son plays for Wazzu.

1) Larry King, a longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers, died this weekend, at age 87. King hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN for over 25 years, taping more than 6,000 episodes. What started out as a popular radio show on Mutual radio became a very famous TV show on CNN.

He also has 65 acting credits on IMDB.com, most of the time just being himself; he was a broadcaster for the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League in the 70’s, was also briefly an announcer for the Miami Dolphins. A huge baseball fan, King could often be seen sitting behind home plate at Dodger games.

Research can be fun; just realized he was married eight times, to seven women- damn!!!

His parents emigrated here from Belarus in the 50’s; Larry King was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and also the Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame. A very full life; RIP, sir.

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:50 AM

811JAMES MADISON -812 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.

813DAVIDSON -814 MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games as a dog over the last 2 seasons.

813DAVIDSON -814 MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

815RUTGERS -816 INDIANA
INDIANA is 99-66 ATS (26.4 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots since 1997.

817DELAWARE -818 UNC-WILMINGTON
UNC-WILMINGTON is 3-10 ATS (-8 Units) versus teams who average 6 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

819W KENTUCKY -820 MIDDLE TENN ST
MIDDLE TENN ST is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game over the last 2 seasons.

821TOWSON ST -822 HOFSTRA
HOFSTRA is 18-8 ATS (9.2 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days in the last 3 seasons.

823FORDHAM -824 RHODE ISLAND
RHODE ISLAND is 29-50 ATS (-26 Units) in home games as a favorite of 10 or more points since 1997.

825MEMPHIS -826 E CAROLINA
MEMPHIS are 43-23 ATS (17.7 Units) in road games vs. good free throw shooting teams - making >=72% of their attempts since 1997.

827UTAH -828 WASHINGTON
UTAH is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:57 AM

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 24

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 09:59 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 24

Rutgers @ Indiana
Rutgers (7-6, 3-6)
— ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #165
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #18
— Rutgers lost last five games, scoring 58.5 ppg in last four.
— Scarlet Knights lost last three road games, by 12-23-8 points.
— Rutgers is shooting 57.0% on foul line (#345)

Indiana (9-6, 4-4)
— ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #287
— Continuity: #81
— Indiana split its four Big 14 home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Hoosiers are 1-3 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite this year.
— Indiana is 2-6 SU if they score less than 79 points.

— Rutgers won three of last four series games.
— Scarlet Knights lost last three visits here, by 8-19-16 points.

Davidson @ UMass
Davidson (9-5, 5-2)
— ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #40
— Davidson won its last three games, scoring 76.7 ppg.
— Wildcats are 3-0 on A-14 road, winning by 9-13-24 points.
— As of now, Davidson is best defensive rebounding team in country.

UMass (5-3, 4-1)
— ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #336
— Continuity: #201
— UMass won its last three games, by 16-2-19 points.
— Minutemen are forcing turnovers 21.6% of time (#60)
— UMass gets 24.6% of its points on foul line (#9)

— Davidson won five of six A-14 meetings.
— Wildcats won two of three visits here, losing 54-51 in 2019.

James Madison @ Northeastern
James Madison (6-5, 1-1)
— ranked #229 by KenPom
— Tempo: #44
— Experience: #289
— Continuity: #191
— Dukes are 3-5 vs D-I teams; they beat three non-D-I stiffs.
— JMU is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#51)
— 43.5% of their shots have come from behind arc (#46)

Northeastern (8-5, 7-0)
— ranked #143 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #222
— Huskies won last seven games, after a 1-5 start.
— Northeastern is 4-0 at home in CAA, winning by 23-8-11-9 points.
— Huskies shot 58.1% inside arc in yesterday’s win.

— Northeastern beat JMU 72-63 here yesterday.
— Huskies won last seven series games.
— JMU lost last four visits here, by 10-13-16-20 points.

Delaware @ NC-Wilmington
Delaware (4-7, 2-4)
— ranked #248 by KenPom
— Tempo: #269
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #198
— Blue Hens lost four of their last five games.
— Delaware is turning ball over 21.3% of time (#264)
— Blue Hens are 1-4 vs top 200 teams.

NC-Wilmington (7-5, 1-2)
— ranked #190 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #61
— UNCW won four of last six games; both losses were to #239 Towson.
— Seahawks played four starters 35:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— UNCW is getting 24.8% of its points on foul line (#6).

— Blue Hens lost 77-70 here yesterday; game was tied at half.
— UNCW’s win yesterday snapped a 6-game series skid.
— Delaware won three of last four series games played here.

Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky (12-4, 5-2)
— ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #54
— Continuity: #86
— WKU won its last three games, scoring 77.3 ppg.
— Hilltoppers are 3-1 on C-USA road, winning by 4-2-15 points.
— WKU made 10-20 on arc, scored 1.19 ppp in yesterday’s 82-67 win here.

Middle Tennessee (3-8, 1-4)
— ranked #261 by KenPom
— Tempo: #41
— Experience: #105
— Continuity: #261
— Blue Raiders lost last three games, scoring 60 ppg.
— MTSU has #329 eFG% (29.1% on arc (#309), 44.1% inside arc (#313))
— Blue Raiders lost four of five games vs top 200 teams.

— WKU beat Middle Tennessee 82-67 here yesterday.
— Hilltoppers won last three series games, by 8-16-15 points.
— Teams split last six meetings played here.

Towson @ Hofstra
Towson (3-6, 2-2)
— ranked #239 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #232
— Tigers lost their two true road games, by 5-12 points.
— Towson is shooting 27.1% on arc (#337)
— Towson is #342 at forcing turnovers, #337 on arc; hard to score that way.

Hofstra (8-6, 4-3)
— ranked #172 by KenPom
— Tempo: #209
— Experience: #192
— Continuity: #83
— Hofstra doesn’t sub much (#342 bench minutes)
— Hofstra is 3-1 in CAA home games, winning by 5-9-13 points.
— Hofstra made 11-25 on arc yesterday, Towson only 4-15.

— Hofstra beat Towson 71-58 here yesterday.
— Pride won six of last seven series games.
— Teams split last four meetings on Long Island.

Loyola Chi @ Bradley
Loyola Chi (11-3, 6-1)
— ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #46
— Continuity: #16
— Loyolas won its last four games, giving up 47.5 ppg.
— Ramblers are shooting 59% inside arc (#8).
— Loyola is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#50)

Bradley (9-5, 3-2)
— ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #226
— Continuity: #196
— Bradley won three of its last four games.
— Opponents are shooting 39.4% inside arc (#1)
— Only one of their five losses was by more than 6 points (Illinois State)

— Loyola won nine of last 12 series games.
— Ramblers won three of last five visits to Peoria.

Utah @ Washington
Utah (6-6, 3-5)
— ranked #71 by KenPom
— Tempo: #264
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #14
— Utah won two of last three games, after an 0-4 skid.
— Utes are getting 56.2% of their points inside arc (#44)
— Utah forces turnovers 21.5% of time (#69).

Washington (2-11, 1-7)
— ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #95
— Experience: #117
— Continuity: #194
— Huskies upset Colorado Wednesday, snapping an 8-game skid.
— Washington is #345 in country on the defensive boards.
— Huskies have #283 eFG% in country.

— Utah won seven of last nine series games.
— Utes won three of last four visits to Seattle.

Memphis @ East Carolina
Memphis (7-5, 3-2)
— ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #54
— Experience: #326
— Continuity: #64
— Memphis has #12 eFG% defense, which is good.
— Problem is, they have #259 eFG% on offense- no bueno.
— Tigers are turning ball over 21.3% of time (#262).

East Carolina (7-3, 1-3)
— ranked #132 by KenPom
— Tempo: #233
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #2
— East Carolina hasn’t played in 15 days.
— ECU lost last two games, scoring 56-63 points, after a 7-1 start.
— Pirates have #30 eFG% defense in country.

— Memphis won last four series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.

Nevada @ Wyoming
Nevada (10-3, 5-2)
— ranked #116 by KenPom
— Tempo: #6
— Experience: #335
— Continuity: #297
— Nevada is 0-3 on Mountain West road, losing by 5-2-7 points.
— Wolf Pack is putting opponents on foul line more than any MW team.
— Nevada shot 33.9% from floor in its loss here Friday.

Wyoming (9-5, 3-4)
— ranked #187 by KenPom
— Tempo: #127
— Experience: #329
— Continuity: #171
— Wyoming lost two of its three MW home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Opponents are shooting 53.1% inside arc (#273).
— Wyoming has #45 eFG% in country.

— Wyoming beat Nevada 71-64 here Friday night.
— Wolf Pack won seven of last ten series games.
— Nevada won four of last six series games in Laramie.

Valparaiso @ Illinois State
Valparaiso (4-9, 1-3)
— ranked #208 by KenPom
— Tempo: #226
— Experience: #272
— Continuity: #98
— Crusaders snapped 5-game skid with 69-60 win here yesterday.
— Valpo is shooting only 27.1% on arc (#336)
— Four Valpo starters played 32:00+ yesterday.

Illinois State (5-9, 2-6)
— ranked #246 by KenPom
— Tempo: #104
— Experience: #331
— Continuity: #264
— Redbirds are 0-6 in Valley if they score fewer than 71 points.
— ISU is shooting 37.9% on arc (#31), only 58.2% on foul line (#344)
— Redbirds shot 39% inside arc, 38.9% on arc yesterday.

— Valpo won 69-60 here yesterday.
— Valpo won six of last seven series games.
— Crusaders won 69-53/65-62 in last two visits here.

Notre Dame @ Miami
Notre Dame (4-8, 1-5)
— ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #51
— Continuity: #126
— Notre Dame lost four of its last five games.
— ND hasn’t played in eight days.
— Notre Dame is 0-3 on ACC road, losing by 1-14-12 points.

Miami (6-7, 2-6)
— ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #258
— Miami lost three of its four ACC home games.
— Hurricanes split last four games overall, after a 1-5 skid.
— Miami is shooting 26.9% on arc (#339)

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Notre Dame lost three of last four visits to Miami.

San Diego State @ Air Force
San Diego State (10-4, 4-3)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #145
— Aztecs are 5-4 in last nine games, after a 5-4 start.
— San Diego State is 8-0 when it scored more than 67 points.
— Aztecs led 52-16 at halftime of Friday’s 98-61 win here.

Air Force (4-9, 2-7)
— ranked #304 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #100
— Continuity: #225
— Air Force is turning ball over 24.7% of time (#338)
— Six of their seven MW losses are by 17+ points.
— Air Force has #333 eFG% defense in country.

— Aztecs led 52-16 at halftime of Friday’s 98-61 win here.
— San Diego State won seven of last eight series games.
— Aztecs won five of last seven series games played here.

**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 10:01 AM

NCAAB

Sunday, January 24

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**Udog** · 01-24-2021, 11:33 AM

NCAAB
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Sunday, January 24

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