Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Saturday 2/20/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, February 20
Michigan State @ Indiana
Michigan State (10-9, 4-9)
— ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #151
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #85
— Spartans lost six of their last eight games.
— Michigan State lost last six road games, five by 10+ points.
— Spartans have #254 eFG% in country (#261 inside arc).
Indiana (12-9, 7-7)
— ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #297
— Experience: #287
— Continuity: #81
— Indiana won three of their last four games.
— Hoosiers are getting 22% of their points on foul line (#31)
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— Indiana has played five overtime games (2-3) this season.
— Indiana won last three series games.
— Spartans lost three of last four visits to Bloomington.
UConn @ Villanova
UConn (10-5, 7-5)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #320
— Experience: #132
— Continuity: #163
— Huskies split four games since their 11-day COVID pause.
— UConn won four of its six Big East road games.
— Huskies are grabbing 36.9% of their missed shots (#6).
Villanova (13-3, 8-2)
— ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #332
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #6
— Villanova split its last four games, after an 11-1 start.
— Wildcats are 5-0 at home in Big East (four wins by 10+)
— Villanova has #31 eFG% in country.
Kentucky @ Tennessee
Kentucky (7-13, 6-7)
— ranked #62 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #343
— Kentucky won its last two games, after a 1-7 skid.
— Wildcats lost four of their last five road games.
— Kentucky’s last three games were decided by total of 7 points.
Tennessee (15-5, 8-5)
— ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #245
— Experience: #247
— Continuity: #100
— Tennessee won five of its last seven games.
— Vols won their last four home games.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 23.1% of time (#17)
— Vols won 82-71 at Kentucky February 6, after trailing by 10 with 12:00 left.
— Tennessee won four of last five series games.
— Wildcats lost four of last five visits to Knoxville.
Texas Tech @ Kansas
Texas Tech (14-6, 6-5)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #281
— Experience: #275
— Continuity: #244
— Texas Tech hasn’t played in 11 days.
— Red Raiders won three of their last four games.
— Tech is forcing turnovers 24.7% of time (#5).
Kansas (11-7, 7-6)
— ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #164
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #113
— Kansas won its last four games, after a 2-5 skid.
— Jayhawks won their last five home games.
— Opponents are shooting only 46.0% inside arc (#51)
— Kansas won 58-57 in Lubbock December 17.
— Jayhawks won 21 of last 23 series games.
— Tech lost last two visits to Lawrence, 79-63/78-75.
West Virginia @ Texas
West Virginia (14-6, 7-4)
— ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #134
— Experience: #157
— Continuity: #34
— Mountaineers won five of their last seven games.
— WVU won its last four road games, scoring 78.5 ppg.
— West Virginia is grabbing 36.2% of its missed shots (#10)
Texas (13-5, 7-4)
— ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #121
— Continuity: #3
— Texas is 3-4 in its last seven games, after a 10-1 start.
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#25)
— Lot of disruptions in Austin this week, with the terrible weather; not sure how it affects the Texas team.
— Texas won 72-70 in Morgantown January 9.
— Longhorns won five of last six series games.
— West Virginia lost last three visits here, by 8-7-10 points.
Illinois @ Minnesota
Illinois (15-5, 11-3)
— ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #220
— Continuity: #46
— Illinois won its last six games, two of them in OT.
— Illini has #10 eFG%; #14 on arc, #19 inside arc.
— Illinois won its last four road games.
Minnesota (13-9, 6-9)
— ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #112
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #188
— Minnesota is 6-1 at home, 0-8 on road in league games.
— Minnesota is getting 23.5% of their points on foul line (#11)
— Gophers are shooting 29.1% on arc (#321)
— Gophers lost 92-65 at Illinois December 15.
— Home side won last five series games.
— Illini lost last two visits here, 77-67/86-75.
Auburn @ LSU
Auburn (11-11, 5-8)
— ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #315
— Auburn lost four of its last five games, giving up 82 ppg.
— Auburn split its last road games.
— Auburn has #76 eFG%, despite turning ball over 22% of time (#305)
LSU (13-6, 8-4)
— ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #82
— Experience: #328
— Continuity: #134
— LSU won its last two games, scoring 94-78 points.
— LSU lost two of its last three home games.
— LSU is shooting 55.0% inside arc (#30).
— Auburn won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last six series games played here.
Louisville @ North Carolina
Louisville (11-4, 6-3)
— ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #338
— Continuity: #326
— Louisville hasn’t played in 19 days.
— Cardinals lost three of last five games, after a 9-1 start.
— Louisville has #42 eFG% defense in country.
North Carolina (13-7, 7-5)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #64
— Experience: #324
— Continuity: #149
— Carolina is 7-0 at home this season.
— Tar Heels have #271 eFG%, turn ball over 20.3% of time (#241)
— Carolina is grabbing 39.5% of its missed shots (#2).
— North Carolina is 6-4 vs Louisville in ACC meetings.
— Cardinals lost two of last three visits to Chapel Hill.
Arizona @ USC
Arizona (14-8, 8-8)
— ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #201
— Experience: #307
— Continuity: #329
— Arizona lost five of their last seven games.
— Wildcats lost last three road games, by 15-3-14 points.
— Arizona is shooting 37.5% on the arc (#34)
USC (18-3, 12-2)
— ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #193
— Experience: #193
— Continuity: #322
— USC won seven in row, 12 of last 13 games.
— Trojans won their six Pac-12 home games, five by 13+ points.
— USC has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— USC won 87-73 in Tucson January 7
— Trojans won four of last five series games.
— Arizona lost last two visits here, 80-57/57-48.
Colorado @ Oregon State
Colorado (16-7, 10-6)
— ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #265
— Experience: #31
— Continuity: #90
— Colorado lost last two games, scoring 62-56 points.
— Buffaloes lost three of their last five road games.
— Colorado is #1 in country on foul line (82.5%).
Oregon State (11-10, 7-8)
— ranked #107 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #81
— Continuity: #61
— Home side won Beavers’ last nine games.
— Oregon State is shooting 44.7% inside arc (#316)
— Beavers are getting 22% of their points on foul line (#32)
— Beavers got whacked 78-49 in Boulder February 8.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Teams also split last six meetings played here.
Virginia @ Duke
Virginia (15-4, 11-2)
— ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #162
— Cavaliers won four of their last five games.
— Virginia split its last four road games.
— Virginia is shooting 39.8% on the arc (#9)
Duke (9-8, 7-6)
— ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #159
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #250
— Duke won its last two games, giving up 53-60 points.
— Blue Devils lost last two home games, at UNC/Notre Dame.
— Duke has #54 eFG% in country (35.7% on arc, #83)
— Teams split last four series games.
— Virginia lost nine of its last ten visits to Durham.
Arizona State @ UCLA
Arizona State (7-10, 4-7)
— ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #19
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #141
— ASU lost last three road games, 1-13-18 points.
— Sun Devils’ last four wins were all by 4 or fewer points.
— ASU is forcing turnovers 21.6% of the time (#52)
UCLA (15-5, 11-3)
— ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #266
— Continuity: #17
— UCLA won all ten of its home games this season.
— Bruins split their last six games overall.
— Four of their last five wins were by 5 or fewer points.
— UCLA beat Arizona State 81-75 in OT in Tempe January 7.
— ASU won four of last six series games.
— Sun Devils lost eight of last nine visits to Westwood.
Monmouth @ Iona
Monmouth (10-6, 10-5)
— ranked #183 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #41
— Hawks won seven of their last nine games.
— Monmouth is shooting 37.9% on arc (#30).
— Monmouth lost four of its last six road games.
Iona (7-5, 5-3)
— ranked #217 by KenPom
— Tempo: #156
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #282
— Iona is turning ball over 22.6% of time (#321)
— Gaels won three of their five home games this season.
— Iona is grabbing 32.0% of its missed shots (#57)
— Iona was up 20 at half, hung on for 91-86 win here last night.
— Monmouth won six of last ten series games.
— Hawks won four of last six visits to New Rochelle.
603MICHIGAN ST -604 INDIANA
INDIANA is 55-28 ATS (24.2 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=16 assists/game since 1997.
605GEORGIA TECH -606 MIAMI
MIAMI is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
605GEORGIA TECH -606 MIAMI
MIAMI is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games off 2 straight losses against conference rivals over the last 2 seasons.
607SIENA -608 NIAGARA
Greg Paulus is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread (Coach of NIAGARA)
607SIENA -608 NIAGARA
NIAGARA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
607SIENA -608 NIAGARA
NIAGARA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.
609UCF -610 TULANE
TULANE is 8-24 ATS (-18.4 Units) in home games versus poor passing teams, averaging <=12 assists/game after 15+ games since 1997.
611LASALLE -612 ST JOSEPHS
ST JOSEPHS are 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after playing a game as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.
613CONNECTICUT -614 VILLANOVA
CONNECTICUT is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game over the last 2 seasons.
615WOFFORD -616 W CAROLINA
W CAROLINA is 3-10 ATS (-8 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game in the current season.