NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, March 3
Clemson @ Syracuse
Clemson (15-5, 9-5)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #327
— Experience: #168
— Continuity: #97
— Clemson won its last five games, giving up 56 ppg.
— Tigers lost three of their last four road games.
— Clemson forces turnovers 22.1% of time (#40)
Syracuse (14-8, 8-7)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #119
— Experience: #233
— Continuity: #71
— Syracuse won its last seven home games.
— In its last six losses, Orangemen allowed 78+ points.
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— Syracuse forces turnovers 21.3% of time (#56).
— Syracuse lost 78-61 at Clemson February 6.
— Clemson won last three series games, by 9-1-17 points.
— Tigers lost three of last four games in the Carrier Dome.
UConn @ Seton Hall
UConn (12-6, 9-6)
— ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #162
— UConn won four of their last five games overall.
— Huskies are grabbing 36.6% of their missed shots (#8)
— UConn has #34 eFG% defense in country.
Seton Hall (13-10, 10-7)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #247
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #133
— Pirates lost last two games, to Georgetown/Butler.
— Seton Hall is 2-6 vs top 50 teams.
— Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#82).
— Pirates won 80-73 at UConn February 6.
Providence @ St John’s
Providence (12-11, 8-9)
— ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #140
— Continuity: #222
— Providence won three of its last four games overall.
— Friars lost five of their last seven road games.
— This is Friars’ first game in a week.
St John’s (14-10, 8-9)
— ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #12
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #157
— St John’s lost three of its last four games
— This is Red Storm’s first game in eight days.
— St John’s forces turnovers 22.4% of time (#32); if they don’t force a TO, they’re a bad defensive team (#299 eFG%)
— Red Storm won 92-81 at Providence February 6.
— Friars won nine of last 12 series games.
— Providence won three of last four road series games.
Wichita State @ Tulane
Wichita State (13-4, 9-2)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #135
— Continuity: #234
— Wichita won five in row, 10 of last 12 games.
— Shockers have #48 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita has #302 eFG% in country (#325 inside arc).
Tulane (9-11, 4-11)
— ranked #141 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #327
— Continuity: #308
— Tulane lost last three games, giving up 78.7 ppg.
— Green Wave has #338 eFG% (43.3% inside arc, #334)
— Tulane is forcing turnovers 23.1% of time (#17)
— Green Wave lost 75-67 at Wichita February 5.
— Wichita won all five AAC meetings, three by 8 or fewer points.
— Shockers (-9.5) won 82-79 in their one AAC visit here.
Oregon State @ Utah
Oregon State (13-11, 9-9)
— ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #312
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #156
— Beavers won three of their last four games.
— In those four games, Oregon State allowed 58.7 ppg.
— Beavers are shooting only 45.5% inside arc (#310)
Utah (10-11, 7-10)
— ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #285
— Continuity: #21
— Utah lost four of its last five games.
— In their last four losses, Utes averaged 61.8 ppg.
— Utah is a poor rebounding team (#256 on offensive boards, #258 defensive)
— Utes lost 74-56 in Corvallis on February 18
— Beavers won four of last five series games.
— OSU lost three of last four visits to Utah.
Creighton @ Villanova
Creighton (17-6, 13-5)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #19
— Bluejays split two games since an 11-day pause; they’re 7-2 in last nine games.
— Creighton is shooting 57.8% inside the arc (#7)
— Tumultuous couple days for Creighton off the court; the coach said something he shouldn’t have said, and apologized. How will the players react?
Villanova (15-4, 10-3)
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #319
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #6
— Villanova is 4-3 in its last seven games, after an 11-1 start.
— Wildcats are 7-0 SU at home in Big East (six wins by 8+ points)
— Villanova has #48 eFG% (53% inside arc, #57)
— Villanova got waxed 86-70 at Creighton February 13.
— Teams split last six meetings.
— Bluejays lost five of last visits to Philly.
UCLA @ Oregon
UCLA (17-6, 13-4)
— ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #22
— UCLA won four of its last five games.
— Bruins lost four of their last six road games.
— UCLA is shooting 37% on the arc (#43).
Oregon (17-5, 12-4)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #245
— Experience: #37
— Continuity: #273
— Oregon won three in row, eight of its last nine games.
— Ducks played four starters 31:00+ in Monday’s home win over Arizona.
— Oregon has #60 eFG%, shooting 36.4% on the arc (#59)
— UCLA won three of last four series games.
— Bruins lost five of last six games in Eugene.
San Diego State @ UNLV
San Diego State (19-4, 13-3)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #146
— Aztecs won their last ten games overall.
— San Diego State forces turnovers 22.8% of time (#20)
— Aztecs are shooting 38% on the arc (#21)
UNLV (11-12, 8-8)
— ranked #165 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #265
— Continuity: #292
— UNLV is 1-10 vs top 100 teams this season.
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— Opponents are shooting 38.6% on arc (#331)
— Rebels are 6-2 in Mountain West home games.
— San Diego State won 16 of last 18 series games.
— Aztecs won last three visits here, by 1-8-4 points.
Stanford @ USC
Stanford (14-11, 10-9)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #71
— Stanford lost its last three games, by 9-3-11 points.
— Star big guy DeSilva missed last two games, which obviously hurts.
— Cardinal is shooting 32.6% on the arc (#232).
USC (19-6, 13-5)
— ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #220
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #320
— USC lost three of last four games, after an 18-3 start.
— Opponents are shooting 42.3% inside arc (#3)
— USC is grabbing 36.9% of its own missed shots (#6)
— USC won 72-66 at Maples Pavilion February 2.
— Trojans won four of last five series games.
— Cardinal lost last four games in Galen Center, by 16-5-11-4 points.
Atlantic 14 tournament (@ Richmond)
St Joe’s vs LaSalle
St Joe’s (4-14, 3-9)
— ranked #277 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #167
— St Joe’s won last three games, scoring 88 ppg, with Daly back.
— Hawks are 1-3 in overtime games this season.
— St Joe’s has #294 eFG% defense in country.
— Last four years, Hawks went 2-4 in A-14 tourney.
LaSalle (9-15, 6-11)
— ranked #190 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #150
— LaSalle lost five of its last six games.
— Opponents are shooting 54.3% inside arc (#305)
— Explorers are turning ball over 20.8% of time (#261).
— Last four years, LaSalle is 0-3 in A-14 tourney, losing by 9-2-19 points.
— Crosstown rivals split pair of games this season.
— LaSalle won six of last nine series games.
Fordham vs George Washington
Fordham (2-11, 2-11)
— ranked #141 by KenPom
— Tempo: #215
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #206
— Rams lost nine of their last ten games.
— Fordham already fired its coach; they last played February 13.
— Fordham has #347 eFG% in country (#344 on arc, #344 inside arc).
— Last five years, Fordham is 1-4 in A-14 tourney.
George Washington (4-11, 3-5)
— ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #296
— Continuity: #269
— Colonials lost four of their last five games.
— Last two games, GW scored 58-41 points.
— GW is turning ball over 20.5% of time (#250).
— GW went W-L in this tournament six of last seven years.
— GW won 71-47 at Fordham on December 30, Rams’ season opener.
— Rams won four of last five series games.
OVC tournament (@ Evansville)
SIU-Edwardsville vs Belmont
SIU-Edwardsville (9-11, 8-10)
— ranked #320 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #202
— Continuity: #283
— Cougars lost six of their last seven games.
— Last three games, SIU-E scored 48-66-63 points.
— Cougars are turning ball over 23% of time (#330)
— SIU-E is 0-4 in OVC tourney, losing by 4-9-12-7 points; they’ve been in D-I for 12 years and have never won a game in this event.
Belmont (24-3, 18-2)
— ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #207
— Belmont lost twice last week, after a 21-game winning streak.
— Bruins are shooting 60.3% inside arc (#3)
— Five of their last six wins were by 15+ points.
— Last four years, Belmont is only 2-4 in this event, after going 58-10 in regular season
— Belmont pounded SIU-E twice this year, 114-62/94-62
— Belmont is 10-1 vs SIU-E, but did lose to them last year.
SE Missouri State vs Morehead State
SE Missouri State (11-15, 9-11)
— ranked #271 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #175
— Continuity: #291
— Redhawks won four of their last five games.
— SEMO is turning ball over 21.8% of time (#304)
— Redhawks are 1-10 vs teams in top 200.
— Last five years, SEMO is 1-2 in OVC tourney.
Morehead State (20-7, 17-3)
— ranked #136 by KenPom
— Tempo: #300
— Experience: #205
— Continuity: #265
— Morehead won four in row, 16 of last 17 games.
— Morehead has #46 eFG% defense in country.
— Eagles are turning ball over 23% of time (#332)
— Last four years, Morehead is 2-3 in OVC tourney.
— Morehead beat SEMO twice this year, 64-50/76-65
— Eagles won last four series games, by 4-16-14-11 points.
76ers vs. Bucks NBA Prediction The Bucks and 76ers have both struggled against the spread of late, but Milwaukee has had previous success at the betting window in this series. Will the Bucks cash for bettors as a 5.5-point favorite tonight?
Suns vs. Celtics NBA Prediction The Suns have had a lot of success covering in previous meetings with the Celtics but is 5.5 points too much to lay tonight when Phoenix takes on Boston at 7:00 p.m. ET?
Padres vs. Dodgers MLB Prediction The Dodgers and Padres will meet again on Thursday just four nights after playing a three-game series in San Diego. Listed as a large moneyline favorite, are the Dodgers the best play on the board?
Mets vs. Cubs MLB Prediction The Cubs’ offense exploded for 16 runs on Wednesday night and will look to pull off another upset when they host the Mets again at 7:40 p.m. ET. Is Chicago a value play at+115?
Avalanche vs. Blues NHL Prediction Following a COVID-related layoff, the Avalanche return to the ice on Thursday night when they take on the Blues at 8:00 p.m. ET. Will Colorado return with a victory or is there a better play on the board?
Jazz vs. Rockets NBA Prediction Western Conference foes meet in Houston on Wednesday night when the Rockets host the Jazz at 8:00 p.m. ET. The under has been profitable in this series but will it cash again tonight?
Warriors vs. Wizards NBA Prediction The total for Wednesday night’s matchup between the Warriors and Wizards opened at 240.5 but has been bet down to 239.5. Is the under the best play for this matchup?
Giants vs. Phillies MLB Prediction The Giants rallied to beat the Phillies on Tuesday night and will go for the sweep in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon when the two teams wrap up their series at 1:05 p.m. ET. Will the Giants pull off another upset?
Braves vs. Yankees MLB Prediction The Yankees snapped their losing streak with a win on Tuesday night over the Braves and they’ll get another shot at Atlanta on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. ET. Will the Bronx Bombers pick up another win with Corey Kluber on the hill?
Predators vs. Blackhawks NHL Prediction The under has been a solid play in previous Predators-Blackhawks matchups but with the number sitting at 5.5, is the under a solid play in Wednesday night’s matchup?
