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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, February 24
Saturday’s 5 interesting games
Houston (-2.5) @ Baylor
Houston (23-3, 10-3)
KenPom rating: 1
Tempo: 347
Experience: 102
Continuity: 128
Houston won four in row, nine of its last 10 games.
Cougars are 3-3 SU/1-5 ATS as Big X road favorites.
Houston has #2 eFG% defense in the country.
Houston is 8-3 vs teams in the top 50.
Baylor (19-7, 8-5)
KenPom rating: 14
Tempo: 291
Experience: 93
Continuity: 235
Baylor won five of its last seven games.
Bears are 5-1 SU at home in MAC games.
Bears are 3-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Baylor has #9 eFG% in the country.
Baylor is 7-6 vs teams in the top 50.
This is teams’ first meeting as Big X rivals.
Big X home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-4 ATS.
North Carolina (-3.5) @ Virginia
North Carolina (20-6, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 10
Tempo: 40
Experience: 4
Continuity: 181
UNC split its last six games, after a 10-0 run.
Tar Heels are 6-2 SU/5-3 ATS as ACC road favorites.
Tar Heels have #30 eFG% defense in country.
UNC is 12-5 against teams ranked in top 100.
Virginia (20-7, 11-5)
KenPom rating: 67
Tempo: 362
Experience: 111
Continuity: 222
Virginia lost two of last three games, after an 8-0 run.
Cavaliers are 7-1 SU in ACC home games.
Cavaliers are 2-4 ATS as an underdog this year.
Virginia has #20 eFG% defense in country.
Virginia is 3-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Teams split their last six meetings.
Tar Heels lost their last eight visits to Charlottesville.
ACC road favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 ATS.
Alabama @ Kentucky (-2.5)
Alabama (19-7, 11-2)
KenPom rating: 6
Tempo: 14
Experience: 60
Continuity: 274
Alabama won 13 of its last 15 games.
Crimson Tide is 4-2 SU/1-2 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
Last three games, Alabama scored 109-100-98 points.
Alabama is 5-6 vs teams in the top 50.
Kentucky (18-8, 8-5)
KenPom rating: 23
Tempo: 18
Experience: 188
Continuity: 318
Kentucky is 4-5 SU in its last nine games.
Wildcats are 4-2 SU/3-2 ATS as SEC home faves.
Kentucky is shooting 40.5% on the arc (#2)
Wildcats are #1 team in country on offensive boards.
Wildcats are 4-4 vs teams in top 50.
Teams split their last eight meetings.
Alabama lost nine of last ten games in Rupp Arena.
SEC home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-9 ATS.
Cal-Irvine @ Cal-San Diego (-1.5)
Cal-Irvine (20-7, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 78
Tempo: 143
Experience: 187
Continuity: 57
Irvine won 13 of its last 15 games.
Anteaters are 5-2 SU in Big West road games.
Anteaters are 3-3 ATS as an underdog this year.
Opponents are shooting 43.8% inside arc (#7)
Anteaters are 10-5 vs top 200 teams.
Cal-San Diego (19-6, 11-3)
KenPom rating: 196
Tempo: 20
Experience: 220
Continuity: 184
Cal-San Diego won 12 of its last 15 games.
Tritons are 7-0 SU/5-2 ATS as Big West home favorites.
Tritons are 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
Cal-San Diego is 0-5 vs teams ranked in top 125.
Irvine (-6.5) beat UCSD 76-65 at home January 18.
Irvine won sis of last seven series games.
Anteaters won two of last three visits to LaJolla.
Big West home favorites of 3 or less points are 5-6 ATS.
USC @ UCLA (-5.5)
USC (10-16, 4-11)
KenPom rating: 106
Tempo: 120
Experience: 144
Continuity: 109
USC lost nine of its last eleven games.
Trojans are 0-7 SU/2-4 ATS as a Pac-12 road underdog.
Trojans are #324 team on defensive boards.
USC is 4-12 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
UCLA (14-12, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 91
Tempo: 348
Experience: 318
Continuity: 293
UCLA won eight of its last 10 games.
Bruins are 4-3 SU/0-4 ATS as Pac-12 home favorites.
Bruins are shooting 45.2% inside arc (#339)
UCLA is 9-2 ATS vs teams ranked outside top 100.
UCLA (+2.5) won 65-50 at USC January 27.
Bruins won four of last five series games.
Trojans lost last two visits to Westwood, by 7-2 points.
Pac-12 home favorites of 6 or less points are 6-18 ATS.
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