Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Saturday 2/13/21
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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.
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.