Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 2/12/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, February 12
Tulane @ Central Florida
Tulane (8-7, 3-7)
— ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #268
— Experience: #334
— Continuity: #308
— Green Wave lost five of their last seven games overall.
— Tulane has won two of its last three road games.
— Tulane has #336 eFG% in country (#317 on arc, #331 inside arc).
Central Florida (5-10, 3-9)
— ranked #103 by KenPom
— Tempo: #240
— Experience: #248
— Continuity: #278
— UCF lost nine of its last 11 games.
— Knights lost three of last four home games.
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— UCF is turning ball over 22.4% of time (#315)
— UCF won four of last five series games.
— Green Wave lost eight of last visits to Orlando.
Milwaukee @ Wright State
Milwaukee (7-8, 6-7)
— ranked #251 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #199
— Continuity: #138
— Panthers lost six of their last eight games overall.
— Milwaukee is 4-3 SU in its Horizon road games.
— Opponents are shooting 37.4% on the arc (#303)
Wright State (15-4, 13-3)
— ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #90
— Raiders won their last seven games.
— Wright won its last three games, by 36-9-30 points.
— Raiders have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— Wright won last five series games.
— Panthers lost 14 of last 15 visits here (56-54/82-70 last two)
Cal-Irvine @ Cal-Riverside
Cal-Irvine (10-6, 6-2)
— ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #279
— Experience: #337
— Continuity: #182
— Anteaters won eight of their last ten games.
— Irvine split pair at Hawai’i, its only Big West road games.
— Irvine isn’t a great shooting team (#291 eFG%)
Cal-Riverside (8-4, 4-2)
— ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #282
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #184
— Riverside hasn’t played in 12 days.
— Highlanders won four of their last five games.
— Riverside has #2 eFG% defense in country, vs schedule #263
— Irvine won last 13 series games.
— Anteaters won last five visits here, by 10-12-10-21-4 points.
Akron @ Miami
Akron (11-4, 9-3)
— ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #159
— Experience: #120
— Continuity: #235
— Akron won seven of their last eight games.
— Zips won three of their last four road games.
— Akron is shooting 56.0% inside arc (#16)
Miami (8-7, 5-5)
— ranked #173 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #25
— Miami lost three of its last four games.
— RedHawks won four of their last five home games.
— Miami has #241 eFG% defense in country.
— Akron won last four games, all by 10+ points.
— Teams split last six meetings played here.
St Bonaventure @ VCU
St Bonaventure (10-2, 8-2)
— ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #300
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #29
— St Bonaventure was held to 57-59 points in its two losses.
— Bonnies won three of their five conference road games.
— Bonnies have #37 eFG% defense in country.
VCU (14-4, 7-2)
— ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #302
— Continuity: #280
— VCU won its last four games, giving up 58.5 ppg.
— Rams are forcing turnovers 25.2% of time (#5)
— VCU is 5-4 vs top 100 teams.
— VCU lost 70-54 in Olean January 20.
— Rams won five of last six series games.
— Bonnies lost last four visits here, by 19-8-5-28 points.
UAB @ Louisiana Tech
UAB (16-2, 9-1)
— ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #33
— Continuity: #165
— Blazers won last six games, giving up 55.5 ppg in last four.
— UAB is 3-1 in true road games, splitting pair at Charlotte.
— Blazers are forcing turnovers 23.9% of time (#10)
Louisiana Tech (15-6, 8-4)
— ranked #96 by KenPom
— Tempo: #99
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #113
— Tech won seven of its last nine games overall.
— Bulldogs won last three home games, by 11-16-3 points.
— Tech has #27 eFG% defense in country.
— Home side won eight of last nine series games.
— Blazers lost their last four visits to Ruston.
North Texas @ Southern Miss
North Texas (10-6, 6-2)
— ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #341
— Experience: #25
— Continuity: #92
— North Texas won five of its last six games.
— Mean Green won 8 of 9 games vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— North Texas is shooting 37.6% on the arc (#35).
Southern Miss (7-12, 3-9)
— ranked #251 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #201
— Continuity: #192
— Southern Miss lost its last six games, five of them on road.
— Golden Eagles won three of their five C-USA home games.
— Southern Miss is shooting 46.1% inside arc (#288).
— North Texas won last two meetings, 65-62/72-52.
— Mean Green lost three of last four visits to Hattiesburg.
Rice @ Western Kentucky
Rice (12-8, 6-6)
— ranked #180 by KenPom
— Tempo: #87
— Experience: #287
— Continuity: #298
— Rice lost last three road games, by 10-12-26 points.
— In their last four games, Owls allowed 80.5 ppg.
— Rice is shooting 37% on the arc (#45), has #43 eFG%.
Western Kentucky (13-4, 6-2)
— ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #193
— Experience: #52
— Continuity: #86
— WKU hasn’t played in 19 days.
— Hilltoppers won last four games, scoring 75 ppg.
— WKU gets 22.9% of its points on foul line (#19)
— Hilltoppers won last four series games.
— Rice lost 79-72/68-61 in last two visits to WKU.
Georgia Tech @ Clemson
Georgia Tech (9-7, 5-5)
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #3
— Continuity: #10
— Tech lost its last three road games, scoring 62.7 ppg.
— Jackets are 5-0 in ACC if they score 70+ points, 0-5 if they don’t.
— Tech is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#50)
Clemson (12-5, 6-5)
— ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #320
— Experience: #171
— Continuity: #97
— Clemson won three of its last four games.
— Tigers won five of six ACC home games, losing to Virginia.
— Clemson is forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#24).
— Tigers lost 83-65 at Georgia Tech January 20.
— Tech won last three series games, by 9-3-18 points.
— Tech lost 13 of last 14 games in Littlejohn.
Illinois @ Nebraska
Illinois (13-5, 9-3)
— ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #79
— Experience: #219
— Continuity: #46
— Illinois won four in row, 8 of last 10 games.
— Illini won its last three road games, scoring 84.7 ppg.
— Illinois has #8 eFG% in country (#10 on arc, #24 inside arc)
Nebraska (4-11, 0-8)
— ranked #129 by KenPom
— Tempo: #26
— Experience: #101
— Continuity: #321
— Nebraska is 0-4 at home in Big 14, losing by 11-8-7-13 points.
— Cornhuskers have #311 eFG% (#298 on arc, #291 inside arc)
— Nebraska’s last D-I win was December 1st over South Dakota.
— Illinois won three of last four series games.
— Illini lost four of last five visits to Lincoln.
Detroit @ Cleveland State
Detroit (8-8, 7-5)
— ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #266
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #219
— Detroit won 7 of last 8 games, after a 1-7 start.
— Titans are 0-5 vs top 200 teams, giving up 83.8 ppg.
— Detroit is shooting 38.3% on arc (#19).
Cleveland State (14-5, 14-2)
— ranked #157 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #130
— Vikings won their last four games, scoring 76.8 ppg.
— Cleveland is forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#71)
— Vikings are being rewarded for playing #7 non-conference schedule.
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Titans lost three of last four visits to Cleveland.
Temple @ Cincinnati
Temple (4-7, 3-7)
— ranked #139 by KenPom
— Tempo: #173
— Experience: #231
— Continuity: #293
— Temple lost last three games, scoring 63.7 ppg.
— Owls have #322 eFG% (#280 on arc, #322 inside arc)
— Temple lost three of four road games, winning at Tulane.
Cincinnati (5-7, 3-4)
— ranked #165 by KenPom
— Tempo: #69
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #196
— Cincinnati won three of its last four games.
— Bearcats gave up 60-61 points in two games since its COVID pause.
— Cincinnati is shooting 29% on arc (#323), has #264 eFG%.
— Bearcats won 63-60 at Temple, eight days ago.
— Cincinnati won last eight series games.
— Owls lost last three visits to Cincy, by 7-1-33 points.
UCSB @ Hawai’i
UCSB (12-3, 6-2)
— ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #299
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #62
— This is Gauchos’ first game in 13 days.
— UCSB won its last four road games, scoring 86.5 ppg.
— Gauchos are forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#48)
Hawai’i (7-5, 5-5)
— ranked #193 by KenPom
— Tempo: #228
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #318
— Rainbows won last three games, giving up 64.3 ppg.
— This is Hawai’i’s first top 100 game; they split with #112 Cal-Irvine.
— Rainbows are 2-3 in Big West games decided by 5 or fewer points.
— UCSB won five of last seven series games.
— Gauchos lost four of last five visits to Hawai’i.
837IL-CHICAGO -838 IUPUI
IL-CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
839CANISIUS -840 QUINNIPIAC
QUINNIPIAC is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games off a road loss against a conference rival since 1997.
841IUPU-FT WAYNE -842 YOUNGSTOWN ST
IUPU-FT WAYNE is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1997.
843N KENTUCKY -844 WI-GREEN BAY
N KENTUCKY is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
845MANHATTAN -846 IONA
IONA is 3-17 ATS (-15.7 Units) after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.
847MIDDLE TENN ST -848 MARSHALL
MIDDLE TENN ST is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) in road games when the total is 140 to 149.5 in the last 3 seasons.
849LONG BEACH ST -850 CAL DAVIS
CAL DAVIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games over the last 2 seasons.
851TULANE -852 UCF
TULANE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive games as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
853FLA ATLANTIC -854 TX-SAN ANTONIO
FLA ATLANTIC is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games after having won 3 of their last 4 games since 1997.
855OAKLAND -856 ROBERT MORRIS
OAKLAND is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after allowing 80 points or more 2 straight games in the current season.