Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 1/27/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, January 27
BYU @ Pepperdine
BYU (13-3, 4-1)
— ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #186
— Experience: #77
— Continuity: #267
— BYU won its last four games, giving up 59 ppg. .
— Cougars won four of their five true road games.
— BYU is shooting 54.8% on arc (#43)
Pepperdine (6-7, 2-2)
— ranked #133 by KenPom
— Tempo: #69
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #69
— Waves are 2-0 in WCC home games, winning by 15-17 points.
— Overall, Pepperdine split its six D-I home games.
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— Pepperdine has a really good PG, but is shooting only 31.3% on arc (#257)
— BYU beat the Waves 65-54 at home Saturday.
— Cougars won last six series games.
— BYU won its last three visits to Malibu, by 5-11-17 points.
Marquette @ Providence
Marquette (8-7, 4-5)
— ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #255
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #174
— Marquette won last two road games, at Georgetown/St John’s.
— Golden Eagles are 4-7 in top 100 games.
— Marquette is shooting 35.9% on arc (#77).
Providence (8-7, 4-5)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #141
— Continuity: #219
— Friars lost four of their last five games.
— This is their first home game since January 2nd (2-1 home in Big East)
— Three of their four Big East wins were by 4 points or in OT.
— Marquette beat Providence 79-69 at home, two weeks ago.
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Teams also split last six series games played here.
Creighton @ Seton Hall
Creighton (11-4, 7-3)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #114
— Experience: #44
— Continuity: #23
— Bluejays are 3-1 on Big East road, losing in OT at Butler.
— Creighton is shooting 59.1% inside arc (#8)
— All four of their losses are by 5 or fewer points.
Seton Hall (9-6, 6-3)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #22
— Continuity: #129
— Seton Hall hasn’t played in eight days.
— Pirates are 3-1 in Big East home games, losing in OT to Providence
— Seton Hall is 8-1 when allowing less than 76 points.
— Creighton (13-24 on arc) pounded Seton Hall 89-53 January 6th.
— Bluejays won last three series games, by 5-17-36 points.
— Creighton lost three of last four visits to the Garden State.
Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame
Virginia Tech (11-3, 5-2)
— ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #298
— Experience: #229
— Continuity: #103
— Tech is 1-2 on ACC road, winning at Wake Forest.
— Hokies won seven of their last nine games.
— Tech was held to 62 ppg in its three losses.
Notre Dame (5-8, 2-5)
— ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #53
— Continuity: #126
— Notre Dame won last two games, after a 3-8 start.
— ND is shooting 38.4% on arc (#26), 78.3% on line (#14)
— Irish are in bottom 15 in country at forcing turnovers (#346)
— Tech beat Notre Dame 77-63 at home January 10.
— Hokies won three of last four series games.
— Tech won two of last three visits to South Bend.
Penn State @ Ohio State
Penn State (5-6, 2-5)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #155
— Experience: #55
— Continuity: #55
— Penn State allowed 78+ points in five of last six games.
— PSU is 0-4 on Big 14 road, with three losses by 8+ points.
— Opponents are shooting 56.0% inside arc (#320)
Ohio State (12-4, 6-4)
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #177
— Buckeyes won four of their last five games.
— OSU is 3-1 in Big 14 home games, winning by 12-10-36 points.
— OSU is getting 22.8% of its points on foul line (#26)
— Penn State won four of last six series games.
— Nittany Lions lost 74-70/106-74 in last two visits here.
Wake Forest @ NC State
Wake Forest (4-6, 1-6)
— ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #161
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #277
— Wake lost six of last seven games, beating Pitt 76-75.
— Deacons are 0-4 on ACC road, scoring 64 ppg.
— Wake is turning ball over 21.3% of time (#266)
NC State (6-5, 2-4)
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #180
— Continuity: #94
— Wolfpack lost last four games, giving up 105-86 points last two games.
— State is forcing turnovers 24.0% of time (#15)
— Wolfpack is 4-0 teams ranked outside top 100.
— State won five of last six series games.
— Wake lost last three visits to Raleigh, by 9-20-20 points.
Ole Miss @ Arkansas
Ole Miss (8-6, 3-4)
— ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #182
— Ole Miss won last two games, giving up 46-50 points.
— Rebels lost three of their last four true road games.
— Ole Miss is forcing turnovers 25.0% of time (#9)
Arkansas (12-4, 4-4)
— ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #21
— Experience: #241
— Continuity: #334
— Hogs won last two games, scoring 75-92 points.
— Arkansas was 1-3 with Justin Smith out of lineup; he’s back now.
— Razorbacks gave up 79+ points in all four of their losses.
— Arkansas won six of last seven series games.
— Rebels lost last three visits here, by 18-1-4 points.
Drake @ Missouri State
Drake (14-0, 5-0)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #251
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #172
— Drake was off for 22 days before last night’s comeback win.
— Bulldogs are 5-0 in true road games; all of them were by 7+ points.
— Drake is shooting 42.5% on arc (#4)
Missouri State (9-2, 5-2)
— ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #60
— Experience: #228
— Continuity: #288
— Bears won four of their last five D-I games.
— State played three starters 36:00+ last night
— Bears are shooting 61.7% inside arc (#2).
— Drake rallied from 17 down to win 68-61 here last night.
— Drake won six of last seven series games.
— Bulldogs won four of last five visits to Springfield.
St John’s @ DePaul
St John’s (9-7, 3-6)
— ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #15
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #168
— Red Storm is 1-4 on Big East road, winning at UConn.
— Johnnies won three of last four games overall.
— Red Storm is forcing turnovers 23.4% of time (#23).
DePaul (3-5, 1-5)
— ranked #94 by KenPom
— Tempo: #28
— Experience: #142
— Continuity: #187
— DePaul is 0-3 at home in Big East, losing by 8-7-14 points.
— Blue Demons are turning ball over 22.2% of time (#307)
— DePaul has #205 eFG% in country.
— St John’s won last three series games, by 8-7-13 points.
— Red Storm won three of last four visits to the Windy City.
Boise State @ Colorado State
Boise State (13-1, 9-0)
— ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #152
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #243
— Boise won last 13 games, since a 69-59 loss at Houston.
— Broncos are 4-0 on MW road, with three wins by 20+ points.
— Boise’s last five wins are all by 11+ points.
Colorado State (11-3, 8-2)
— ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #95
— Experience: #313
— Continuity: #47
— Rams won five of their last six games.
— CSU is shooting 39.1% on arc (#22).
— Rams are getting 40.9% of their points on arc (#12)
— Broncos won seven of last eight series games.
— Boise won last three visits to Fort Collins, by 3-33-2 points.
Washington State @ Colorado
Washington State (9-6, 2-6)
— ranked #137 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #204
— Wazzu lost its last five games, after a 9-1 start.
— Coogs are 1-3 on Pac-12 road, losing by 15-30-8 points.
— Wazzu is shooting 43.6% inside arc in Pac-12 tilts (#12 of 12).
Colorado (12-4, 6-3)
— ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #254
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #99
— Colorado won five of its last six games.
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— Colorado is 3-0 at home in Pac-12, winning by 7-29-13 points.
— Buffs allowed 60.3 ppg in their last four wins.
— Buffs won 70-59 at Wazzu Saturday, after trailing 23-5 early on.
— Colorado won six of last nine series games.
— Coogs lost last eight visits to Boulder (92-60/78-56 last two)
Louisville @ Clemson
Louisville (10-3, 5-2)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #337
— Continuity: #329
— Louisville lost two of last three games, after a 9-1 start.
— Cardinals won three of four ACC road games, losing at Miami.
— Louisville gave up 78+ points in all three of its losses.
Clemson (9-4, 3-4)
— ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #306
— Experience: #182
— Continuity: #104
— Clemson lost its last three games, giving up 82.7 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 43% on arc in ACC games (#15 of 15).
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#13).
— Home side is 7-0 in ACC meetings.
— Cardinals lost 74-69/77-62 in last two visits here.
Wisconsin @ Maryland
Wisconsin (12-4, 6-3)
— ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #12
— Badgers are 4-3 in last seven games, after an 8-1 start.
— Wisconsin is shooting 37.9% on arc (#32)
— Badgers are 2-3 in Big 14 if they allow 70+ points, 4-0 if they allow less.
Maryland (9-7, 3-6)
— ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #303
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #102
— Terps are 0-3 in Big 14 home games, losing by 14-11-22 points.
— Maryland is 3-7 in top 100 games.
— Terps are inconsistent; they’ve got three top 30 wins.
— Terps won 70-64 at Wisconsin December 28, shooting 57% inside arc.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Badgers lost 68-63/64-60 in last two visits to College Park.
653BYU -654 PEPPERDINE
PEPPERDINE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 8+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
655TOWSON ST -656 JAMES MADISON
JAMES MADISON is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.
657RHODE ISLAND -658 LASALLE
RHODE ISLAND is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) in road games after allowing 55 points or less since 1997.
659MIAMI -660 FLORIDA ST
MIAMI is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.
661DUQUESNE -662 FORDHAM
DUQUESNE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus poor passing teams, averaging <=12 assists/game over the last 2 seasons.
663VANDERBILT -664 FLORIDA
VANDERBILT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after allowing 85 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
665W CAROLINA -666 VMI
VMI is 6-0 ATS (6 Units) in home games after playing a game as an underdog in the current season.
667MARQUETTE -668 PROVIDENCE
PROVIDENCE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
669CREIGHTON -670 SETON HALL
CREIGHTON is 20-6 ATS (13.4 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in a week over the last 2 seasons.
671E CAROLINA -672 UCF
E CAROLINA is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game since 1997.