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.
Nets vs. Heat NBA Prediction The second game of Sunday’s ESPN NBA double header takes basketball fans to Miami where the Heat will host the Nets at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Nets have been a good ATS play against the Heat but will they cover as a 5.5-point favorite today?
Pelicans vs. Knicks NBA Prediction The first game of ESPN’s NBA double header takes place at Madison Square Garden on Sunday where the Knicks will host the Pelicans at 1:00 p.m. ET. What’s the best play on the board when it comes to this matchup?
Tigers vs. A's MLB Prediction The A’s will go for a four-game sweep of the Tigers on Sunday when the two teams meet at 4:07 p.m. ET in Oakland. With Matthew Boyd set to oppose Chris Bassitt in the pitching matchup, are the A’s the best play on the board?
Dodgers vs. Padres MLB Prediction The Dodgers will go for a sweep of their NL West rivals the Padres on Sunday when the division foes meet at 4:10 p.m. ET in San Diego. Will the Dodgers complete the sweep of are the Padres a good bet as an underdog?
Capitals vs. Bruins NHL Prediction The Capitals have been a good bet in previous meetings with the Bruins, but Washington is playing the second game of a back-to-back set and is an underdog. Will the Caps still cash for bettors?
Warriors vs. Celtics NBA Prediction The ABC Saturday night matchup of the week in the NBA will take place in Boston where the Celtics will host the Warriors at 8:30 p.m. ET tonight. Will the Celtics cover as a 4.5-point home favorite or is there a better option on the board?
Jazz vs. Lakers NBA Prediction The Lakers will host the Jazz in a Saturday afternoon matinee when the two teams meet at 4:30 p.m. ET from STAPLES Center in L.A. With the Lakers catching 6.5 as a home dog and the total sitting at 216, what’s the best play when it comes to this matchup?
Dodgers vs. Padres MLB Prediction Following an epic series opener between the two teams on Friday, the Dodgers and Padres will meet again on Saturday night at 8:40 p.m. ET from Petco Park. Will the over cash again for bettors?
Rays vs. Yankees MLB Prediction The Yankees have had all sorts of issues with American League East rival Tampa to start the season and they’ll host the Rays again at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Are the Rays another wise bet this afternoon in the Bronx?
Blues vs. Coyotes NHL Prediction The Blues are one spot ahead of the Coyotes for a playoff spot but that could change depending on what happens on Saturday evening in Arizona. Will the Coyotes pull off a small upset against the Blues at 6:00 p.m. ET tonight?
