College Basketball Knowledge
George Washington is 5-2, 4-0 vs teams outside top 100, with four wins by 17+ points; Colonials force turnovers 22.6% of time. DePaul is 6-1 but win over Stanford was its only game vs team ranked above #199- its only loss was by 12 at home to Lehigh. A-14 home favorites of 5+ points are 7-6; Big East underdogs of 6+ points are 7-2.
Missouri is 3-4 vs D-I teams, 2-1 vs teams outside top 200, with wins by 14-4 points; Tigers have new coach, many new players, are turning it over 21.8% of time. Elon's last two games were vs non-D-I teams- they're 3-3 vs D-I teams, 0-3 vs teams in top 200, losing by 13-1-7 points. SEC double digit home favorites are 10-13 vs spread.
Central Florida is 5-2 vs 10th-easiest schedule in country; they're 3-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 9-2-8 points,. UIC is 1-7 vs D-I clubs with only win over #297 Western Illinois. Flames are shooting 25.2% on arc- they lost last three games by 34-5-10 points. AAC road underdogs are 6-7 vs spread; Horizon home favorites are 4-9.
UCSB is 3-4 vs the #23 schedule, with only two home games; Gauchos beat San Diego last three years by 4-18-11 points. UCSB is experienced team; they've held teams to 40.9% inside arc (#32). San Diego lost last three games by 2-9-7 points; three of their last four losses were to teams in top 40. Big West home favorites are 7-5; WCC road dogs are 6-5.
Chattanooga won last three games with Citadel by 4-5-13 points; Mocs are 2-5 vs D-I teams, with wins by 13-11 points- they turn ball over 21% of time, make just 29.1% from arc. Citadel is 1-4 vs D-I teams but has three non-D-I wins; they beat Navy by 7 for only D-I win. Bulldogs are making 40.8% from arc but are poor on defense (#321 eFG%).
Wright State scored last seven points of game to nip Belmont 73-70 at home in season opener Nov 14; Raiders forced 21 turnovers in game that saw teams combine to go 8-38 from arc. Wright is 3-4 vs D-I teams, 2-2 on road, losing by 15 at Bowling Green, 8 at Evansville. Belmont is 7-2 with best win by 21 at home over #142 Denver.
Western Illinois has new coach, is 1-5 vs D-I teams, with only win by 3 over #290 SE Louisiana; Leathernecks lost last three D-I games by 34-24-22 points- they're shooting only 38.7% inside arc. Idaho is 4-3 with win at Washington State; Vandals are 1-2 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Big Sky single digit road underdogs are 2-7 vs spread.
Sacramento State is 2-3 with best win by point over #254 Riverside; they turn ball over 23.2% of time, beat Utah Valley by 9 in only home game vs D-I team. Fullerton lost three of last four games; all three of their wins are by 5 or less points. Titans have decent experience but are shooting 29.3% on arc- they're 0-5 on road, with three losses by 15+ points.
Eastern Washington is 7-1 with wins at Indiana/Seattle; its only loss was by 9 at SMU; Eagles are shooting 60% inside arc (#4 in US)- they've got experience, play fast tempo (#57) but don't sub much. San Francisco lost three of last five games but beat Big Sky's Montana by 19; Dons sub a lot but turn ball over 21.4% of time while playing similar tempo to Eagles.
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