NCAAB Betting News, Match-Ups and Trends For Wednesday 1/20/21

Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 1/20/21

NCAAB Matchups

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Armadillo's Write-Up

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
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— 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.
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— 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.