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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, January 20
Saturday’s 5 interesting games
Baylor @ Texas (-3.5)
Baylor (14-3, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 15
Tempo: 214
Experience: 99
Continuity: 227
Baylor won four of its last five games.
Bears are shooting 41.6% on the arc (#2)
Baylor has #29 eFG% defense in country.
Bears are 5-3 vs top 100 teams.
Texas (12-5, 1-3)
KenPom rating: 48
Tempo: 198
Experience: 7
Continuity: 190
Texas lost three of its last four games.
Texas has turned ball over 20.8% of time in Big X tilts (#13 of 14)
Last three Texas games were decided by total of 10 points
Longhorns are 2-4 vs teams in top 100.
Baylor won seven of its last eight games.
Teams split their last four meetings in Austin.
Big X home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-0 ATS.
Purdue (-6.5) @ Iowa
Purdue (16-2, 5-2)
KenPom rating: 2
Tempo: 169
Experience: 82
Continuity: 9
Purdue won nine of its last ten games.
Boilers allowed 92-88 points in their two losses.
Purdue is shooting 39.6% on the arc (#6)
Purdue is 11-2 against teams in top 100.
Iowa (11-6, 3-3)
KenPom rating: 42
Tempo: 6
Experience: 166
Continuity: 152
Iowa won six of its last seven games.
Opponents are shooting 60.9% inside arc in Big 14 tilts (#14 of 14)
Hawkeyes are 4-6 vs top 100 teams.
Iowa is 0-6 when it scores less than 85 points.
Hawkeyes lost 87-68 at Purdue December 4th.
Purdue won nine of last 11 series games.
Boilers won three of last four visits to Iowa.
Big 14 home underdogs are 10-4 ATS.
Alabama @ Tennessee (-4.5)
Alabama (12-5, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 7
Tempo: 32
Experience: 63
Continuity: 276
Alabama is 4-0 in SEC games, scoring 81.8 ppg.
Crimson Tide is 5-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Alabama is shooting 39.7% on the arc (#5)
Crimson Tide is getting 38.9% of its points on 3’s (#20)
Tennessee (13-4, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 6
Tempo: 94
Experience: 26
Continuity: 64
Tennessee won nine of its last ten games.
Vols are 7-4 against teams in top 100.
Opponents are shooting 41.9% inside arc (#2)
Opponents are shooting 30.3% on the arc (#38)
Alabama won three of last four series games.
Teams split their last four meetings in Knoxville.
SEC home favorites of 6 or less points are 5-3 ATS.
UCLA @ Arizona (-16.5)
UCLA (8-10, 3-4)
KenPom rating: 111
Tempo: 331
Experience: 319
Continuity: 290
UCLA won its last two games, after a 1-8 skid.
Bruins have the #328 eFG% in the country.
UCLA is 1-8 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Only one of UCLA’s 10 losses was by more than 9 points.
Arizona (13-4, 4-2)
KenPom rating: 3
Tempo: 9
Experience: 93
Continuity: 218
Arizona won three of its last four games.
Wildcats are #9 team in country on offensive boards.
Arizona is 7-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Wildcats have #28 eFG% in country.
Arizona won four of last five series games.
UCLA lost last two visits to Tucson, by 10-6 points.
Big 14 double digit home favorites are 3-4 ATS.
UConn (-3.5) @ Villanova
UConn (16-2, 6-1)
KenPom rating: 5
Tempo: 325
Experience: 78
Continuity: 148
UConn won its last six games.
Huskies are shooting 59.9% inside arc (#4)
Huskies are 8-2 vs teams ranked in top 100.
UConn is #8 team in country on offensive boards.
Villanova (11-6, 4-2)
KenPom rating: 26
Tempo: 312
Experience: 16
Continuity: 145
Villanova lost two of its last three games.
Wildcats are 6-4 vs teams ranked in top 100
Wildcats are #13 team on defensive boards.
Villanova is getting 38.5% of its points on arc (#22)
UConn won three of last four series games.
Huskies lost two of last three visits to Villanova.
Big East home underdogs of 8 or less points are 5-2 ATS.
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