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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, January 19
Friday’s 5 interesting games
Saint Louis @ VCU (-8.5)
Saint Louis (8-9, 1-3)
KenPom rating: 191
Tempo: 161
Experience: 109
Continuity: 228
Saint Louis lost four of its last five games.
Opponents are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#324)
Billikens are shooting 47% inside arc (#292)
Saint Louis is 2-4 vs top 100 teams.
VCU (10-7, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 100
Tempo: 299
Experience: 253
Continuity: 339
VCU won its last two games, by 4-6 points.
Rams have #25 eFG% defense in country.
VCU is 3-5 in games decided by 6 or less points
Rams are 6-2 vs teams outside top 150.
VCU won 12 of last 14 series games.
Billikens lost last 7 visits to VCU, 5 of them by 11+ points.
A-15 home favorites of 5+ points are 3-8 ATS.
Saint Peter’s @ Fairfield (-3.5)
Saint Peter’s (9-5, 5-0)
KenPom rating: 193
Tempo: 350
Experience: 325
Continuity: 164
Saint Peter’s is 5-0 in MAAC, with three wins by 6 or less points.
Peacocks are shooting 43,7% inside the arc (#351)
Peacocks have #336 eFG% in country.
Saint Peter’s is 1-4 against teams in top 200.
Fairfield (10-7, 4-2)
KenPom rating: 185
Tempo: 96
Experience: 260
Continuity: 240
Fairfield won nine of last ten games, after a 1-6 start.
Stags have made 42% of their 3’s in MAAC games (#1)
Fairfield is 1-4 vs top 200 teams.
Stags are worst team in MAAC on defensive boards.
Saint Peter’s won four of last six series games.
Peacocks upset Fairfield 70-52 in LY’s MAAC tournament.
Saint Peter’s lost four of last five visits to Fairfield.
MAAC home favorites are 10-11 ATS.
Toledo (-7.5) @ Central Michigan
Toledo (11-6, 5-0)
KenPom rating: 143
Tempo: 125
Experience: 170
Continuity: 200
Toledo is 5-0 in MAC, after a 6-6 pre-conference slate.
Opponents are shooting 57.4% inside arc (#353)
Toledo is shooting 37.4% on the arc (#36)
Rockets are 5-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Central Michigan (8-9, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 297
Tempo: 243
Experience: 233
Continuity: 280
Central Michigan won three of its last four games.
Chippewas are 2-6 against teams in top 200.
Opponents are shooting 54.5% inside arc (#322)
All nine of CMU’s losses were by 10+ points.
Toledo won last four series games, three of them by 25+ points.
Rockets won five of last six visits to Central Michigan.
MAC underdogs of 6+ points are 10-3 ATS.
Indiana @ Wisconsin (-10.5)
Indiana (12-6, 4-3)
KenPom rating: 94
Tempo: 86
Experience: 223
Continuity: 262
Indiana lost three of its last five games.
Opponents are shooting 47% inside arc (#65)
Indiana is 4-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Hoosiers are #238 team in country on defensive boards.
Wisconsin (13-4, 5-1)
KenPom rating: 12
Tempo: 316
Experience: 52
Continuity: 8
Wisconsin won six of its last seven games.
Badgers are #5 team in country on defensive boards.
Wisconsin is 8-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Badgers are 10-0 if they allow less than 72 points.
Wisconsin won five of last six series games.
Since 2004, Hoosiers are 0-16 SU in Madison.
Big 14 double digit home favorites are 3-4 ATS.
UNLV @ Colorado State (-7.5)
UNLV (9-7, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 78
Tempo: 298
Experience: 45
Continuity: 249
UNLV split its first four Mountain West games.
Rebels are #339 team in country on defensive boards.
Rebels are 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
UNLV is 2-3 in games decided by 4 or fewer points.
Colorado State (14-3, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 29
Tempo: 252
Experience: 84
Continuity: 127
Colorado State lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 13-1 start.
Rams are 6-3 vs teams ranked in top 100
Rams are shooting 59.5% inside arc (#5)
Colorado State is 13-0 when it scores more than 72 points.
UNLV won three of last four series games.
Rebels won their last two visits to Fort Collins.
Mountain West home favorites of 6+ points are 4-3 ATS.