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**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 09:44 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six leading scorers in the NBA:
32.8— Bradley Beal, Wash
30.0— Steph Curry, GSt
29.4— Damion Lillard, Port
29.4— Joel Embiid, Phil
28.2— Zach LaVine, Chi
28.1— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 480,510
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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) NCAA Tournament, like everything else for the last year or so, promises to be a bit bizarre; right now, Michigan/Baylor would both be #1 seeds in the Field of 68, but both teams are on pause, because of COVID.

In my mind, teams like that will need to play some games before the tournament, so their players can get their legs back. Teams on pause usually don’t practice, sometimes the players aren’t even allowed to go outside and jog, or shoot hoops.

12) Houston Texans released JJ Watt, who has been a great player and is an iconic figure in the Houston area— he raised $41.6M for victims of Hurricane Harvey a few years ago.

The thing is, Watt will be 32 in March; he doesn’t want to go thru a rebuilding program, and if any team is going thru a rebuild, it is the Texans. He requested the release and he got it.

11) Illinois 77, Nebraska 72 OT— Illini was favored by 15 points in Lincoln; they needed five extra minutes to put away the gritty Cornhuskers.

10) Iona 85, Manhattan 67— Rick Pitino’s Gaels are 6-3; this was their first game in 51 days.

9) Robert Morris 88, Oakland 82 OT— Colonials’ last four home games have gone into overtime; this was the first one of those they won.

8) Utah 129, Milwaukee 115— Jazz won five in row, 15 of last 16 games; they’re 14-1-1 ATS in those 16 games.

7) Lakers 115, Memphis 105— Lakers were down 22-2, but they still won/covered. LA won its last seven games. Lebron James played 34 minutes, down some from their last few games.

6) Texas State’s football team offered over 100 kids scholarships this year, but none of them accepted. That is zero out of 100, very unsuccessful recruiting.

Texas State has instead brought in 11 transfer students, who will try and improve the fortunes of Bobcat football. They need to do better at recruiting next year.

5) Guy on the Interweb posted a picture of a room in his house, where he had his sneaker collection spread out on the floor. 85-90 pairs of Air Jordans; thats an expensive collection, and a very cool one.

4) Thing I learned from listening to Bill Walton on TV: Arizona is the 6th biggest state in the country, roughly the same size as Italy.

3) Oregon basketball coach Dana Altman has won Coach of the Year in four different leagues.

2) I’ve had two eye operations in the last 16 months, then I saw the Miami Heat’s new uniforms last week and thought my eye fell apart again. Pink on the left side, blue on the right, ugly on both sides. First I checked my eyes, then the TV; they’re all fine. The uniforms are terrible.

1) There is a United States Senator from Rhode Island named Sheldon Whitehouse; this guy has to run for President someday, yes? I don’t even know what party he is in, but if your last name is Whitehouse, he needs to seriously consider running for President.

**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 09:51 AM

NCAAB
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Saturday, February 13

**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 10:01 AM

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**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 10:03 AM

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, February 13

UConn @ Xavier
UConn (8-5, 5-5)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #154
— Huskies lost four of their last five games overall.
— UConn lost last two road games, by 8-11 points.
— UConn’s best player Bouknight has missed last 7 games.

Xavier (11-2, 4-2)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #77
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #178
— This is Xavier’s first game in two weeks.
— Musketeers won last three games, giving up 63 ppg.
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— Xavier has #32 eFG% in country (#62 on arc, #37 inside arc)

Indiana @ Ohio State
Indiana (11-8, 6-6)
— ranked #27 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #289
— Continuity: #83
— Road team won six of their last seven games.
— Four of their last ten games went to overtime.
— Indiana is experience team #289 that has played schedule #8.

Ohio State (16-4, 10-4)
— ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #252
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #177
— Buckeyes won their last five games, scoring 79.6 ppg.
— Ohio State is 5-1 in Big 14 home games, losing to Purdue.
— Buckeyes are getting 22.5% of their points on foul line (#24)

— Ohio State won five of last six series games.
— Hoosiers lost 71-56/68-59 in last two visits to Columbus.

Loyola Chi @ Drake
Loyola Chi (17-3, 12-1)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #311
— Experience: #42
— Continuity: #24
— Ramblers won their last ten games, nine by 10+ points.
— Loyola’s last loss was January 10, 76-71 at Indiana State.
— Ramblers are shooting 60.2% inside arc (#3)

Drake (19-1, 10-1)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #201
— Experience: #74
— Continuity: #179
— Drake is 5-0 in Valley home games (four wins by 18+)
— Bulldogs are grabbing 32.3% of their missed shots in MVC games (#1 of 10)
— Drake is shooting 37.5% on arc (#35)

— Loyola won six of last seven series games.
— Teams split last six series games played here.

Oklahoma @ West Virginia
Oklahoma (12-5, 7-4)
— ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #211
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #56
— Sooners won six of their last seven games.
— Oklahoma turns ball over only 15.5% of time (#13)
— Opponents are shooting 43.6% inside arc (#14)

West Virginia (8-7, 5-5)
— ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #132
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #32
— West Virginia won four of its last five games.
— Mountaineers split their last four home games.
— West Virginia is grabbing 36.5% of its missed shots (#9)

— West Virginia lost 75-71 in Norman January 2.
— Sooners won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Morgantown.

Auburn @ Kentucky
Auburn (11-12, 5-7)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #314
— Auburn lost three of its last four games.
— Tigers lost four of seven SEC road games.
— Auburn is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#305)

Kentucky (5-13, 4-7)
— ranked #62 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #343
— Kentucky lost four in row, seven of last eight games.
— Wildcats are shooting 44.1% inside arc in SEC games (#14 of 14)
— In their last four games, Kentucky gave up 77 ppg.

— Kentucky lost 66-59 at Auburn January 16.
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Auburn lost last ten visits to Rupp Arena, with three of last four losses here by 20+ points.

Oregon @ Arizona
Oregon (16-2, 9-1)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #154
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #298
— Oregon split its last six games, after an 8-1 start.
— Ducks won three of their four Pac-12 road games.
— Oregon is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#71)

Arizona (14-6, 8-6)
— ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #325
— Arizona lost three of its last five games overall.
— Wildcats split their last six home games.
— Arizona is a top 20 rebounding team in country.

— Oregon won last five series games; three of them were in OT.
— Ducks won 59-54/73-72 OT in last two trips to Tucson.

Tennessee @ LSU
Tennessee (14-4, 7-4)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #241
— Continuity: #100
— Tennessee won four of its last five games.
— Volunteers lost two of their last three road games.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 23.4% of time (#13).

LSU (12-6, 7-4)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #76
— Experience: #327
— Continuity: #137
— LSU lost four of its last six games.
— Tigers lost last two home games, to Alabama, Texas Tech.
— Southern Miss is shooting 54.6% inside arc (#38).

— LSU won four of last five series games.
— Vols lost 92-82/82-80 OT in last two visits to Baton Rouge.

Iowa @ Michigan State
Iowa (12-8, 6-6)
— ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #100
— Experience: #213
— Continuity: #150
— Iowa lost four of its last six games.
— Hawkeyes lost last two road games, by 2-5 points.
— Iowa is shooting 38.9% on the arc (#12), has #23 eFG%.

Michigan State (10-7, 4-7)
— ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #152
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #85
— Spartans won last two games, giving up 56-58 points.
— Michigan State is turning ball over 19.3% of time in Big 14 games (#13)
— Spartans have the #235 eFG% in country.

— Spartans lost 84-78 at Iowa February 2.
— Michigan State won five of last six series games.
— Iowa lost last four visits to Breslin Center, by 11-3-22-8 points.

Arkansas @ Missouri
Arkansas (15-5, 7-4)
— ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #20
— Experience: #237
— Continuity: #337
— Arkansas won five of its last six games.
— Hogs are 6-2 with Smith back in lineup; they were 1-3 without him.
— Arkansas lost four of its last seven road games.

Missouri (13-4, 6-4)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #130
— Experience: #7
— Continuity: #8
— Mizzou won six of its last eight games.
— Tigers won last four home games, last three by 5 or fewer points.
— Mizzou is shooting 54.0% inside arc (#47).

— Mizzou won 81-68 at Arkansas January 2.
— Home side won nine of last ten series games.
— Arkansas lost their last four visits to Mizzou.

Villanova @ Creighton
Villanova (13-2, 8-1)
— ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #330
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #7
— Villanova scored 84-96 points in its last two games.
— Wildcats lost their last road game, at St John’s.
— Villanova has #22 eFG% in country (#14 on arc, #62 inside arc)

Creighton (15-5)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #117
— Experience: #411
— Continuity: #21
— Creighton won five of its last six games overall.
— Bluejays lost two of their last three home games.
— Creighton is shooting 57.5% inside arc (#9)

— Villanova won 11 of last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won five of last six visits to Omaha.

North Carolina @ Virginia
North Carolina (12-6, 7-4)
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #148
— North Carolina won seven of last nine games.
— Tar Heels lost four of their seven ACC road tilts.
— UNC is grabbing 40% of its own missed shots (#2).

Virginia (14-3, 10-1)
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #126
— Continuity: #158
— Virginia won three in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Cavaliers are shooting 39.5% on the arc. (#8)
— In its last three games, Virginia gave up 57.3 ppg.

— Virginia won last six series games.
— Carolina lost last three visits to Virginia, by 10-12-9 points.

USC @ Washington State
USC (16-3, 10-2)
— ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #226
— Experience: #192
— Continuity: #323
— USC won its last five games, giving up 59.6 ppg.
— Trojans are 5-1 on Pac-12 road, losing 58-56 at Oregon State.
— Opponents are shooting 42.0% inside arc (#5).

Washington State (12-8, 5-8)
— ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #162
— Experience: #325
— Continuity: #208
— Wazzu won three of its last four games.
— Coogs lost three of their five Pac-12 home games.
— Wazzu lost last six times they scored less than 73 points.

— Coogs lost 85-77 at USC January 16
— Trojans won last nine series games.
— USC won its last five visits to the Paloose, all by 9+ points.

Utah @ Stanford
Utah (9-7, 6-6)
— ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #264
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #16
— Utah won three in row, five of last seven games.
— Utes are shooting 54.1% inside arc in Pac-12 games (#1)
— Utah won its last two road games, by 1-3 points.

Stanford (12-8, 8-6)
— ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #100
— Experience: #294
— Continuity: #82
— Stanford lost five of its last nine games.
— Cardinal is turning ball over 20.5% of time in Pac-12 games (#11)
— Stanford lost two of its three games in Maples Pavilion.

— Cardinal lost 79-65 at Utah January 14.
— Utah won five of last six series games.
— Utes lost six of last seven visits to Palo Alto.

**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 10:05 AM

601CONNECTICUT -602 XAVIER
CONNECTICUT is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game over the last 2 seasons.

605IL-CHICAGO -606 IUPUI
IUPUI is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) off an upset win as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.

607KANSAS ST -608 OKLAHOMA ST
KANSAS ST is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) after a loss by 6 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

609INDIANA -610 OHIO ST
OHIO ST is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) versus excellent ball handling teams - committing <=12 turnovers/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.

611THE CITADEL -612 UT-CHATTANOOGA
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

613LOYOLA-IL -614 DRAKE
DRAKE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

615SAMFORD -616 VMI
VMI is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home lined games in the current season.

617OKLAHOMA -618 W VIRGINIA
W VIRGINIA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

619CANISIUS -620 QUINNIPIAC
QUINNIPIAC is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

621ELON -622 COLL OF CHARLESTON
ELON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) off a home loss against a conference rival in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 02-13-2021, 11:41 AM

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