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Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, February 18
Sunday’s 5 interesting games
Florida Atlantic (-5.5) @ South Florida
Florida Atlantic (20-5, 10-2)
KenPom rating: 32
Tempo: 193
Experience: 43
Continuity: 1
Florida Atlantic won nine of its last ten games.
Owls are 4-2 SU/2-4 ATS as AAC road favorites.
FAU has #22 eFG% in the country.
Owls are 3-1 in overtime games this season.
FAU is 10-3 vs teams in top 125.
South Florida (19-5, 8-3)
KenPom rating: 9
Tempo: 169
Experience: 124
Continuity: 203
USF won 10 in a row, 16 of its last 17 games.
Bulls are 6-0 SU in AAC home games.
USF is 5-3 ATS as an underdog this season.
Bulls are shooting 36.5% on the arc (#47)
USF is 4-1 vs teams in the top 100.
This is teams’ first meeting as AAC rivals.
Teams’ last meeting was in 2020.
AAC road favorites of 6 or less points are 8-7 ATS.
North Texas @ UAB (-2.5)
North Texas (14-10, 7-5)
KenPom rating: 71
Tempo: 361
Experience: 120
Continuity: 229
North Texas is 3-5 in last eight games, after an 11-5 start.
Mean Green is 3-3 SU/3-1 ATS as AAC road dogs.
North Texas has #18 eFG% defense in country.
Mean Green is 3-9 against teams ranked in top 125.
UAB (16-8, 8-3)
KenPom rating: 117
Tempo: 172
Experience: 216
Continuity: 244
UAB won 11 of its last 14 games (9-2 ATS last 11).
Blazers won/covered all five AAC home games.
UAB is #265 team on defensive boards.
UAB is 5-6 vs top 100 teams.
UAB (+6) won 82-79 in OT at North Texas January 31.
Mean Green led by 13 in the second half.
North Texas won four of last six series games.
Mean Green won three of last four visits to Birmingham.
AAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-9 ATS.
Memphis @ SMU (-4.5)
Memphis (18-7, 7-5)
KenPom rating: 83
Tempo: 22
Experience: 57
Continuity: 342
Memphis lost five of its last eight games.
Tigers are 3-3 SU/0-1 ATS as AAC road dogs.
Tigers are #328 team on defensive boards.
Memphis is 5-3 vs top 100 teams.
SMU (18-7, 9-3)
KenPom rating: 42
Tempo: 201
Experience: 67
Continuity: 82
SMU won its last five games, scoring 81 ppg.
Mustangs are 2-4 SU/ATS as AAC home favorites.
SMU has #6 eFG% in country.
Mustangs are 3-5 vs teams in top 100.
Memphis (-6.5) beat SMU 62-59 January 7.
Tigers won their last four meetings with SMU.
Mustangs lost three of last four visits to Memphis.
AAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-9 ATS.
Utah @ UCLA (-2.5)
Utah (15-10, 6-8)
KenPom rating: 46
Tempo: 73
Experience: 74
Continuity: 99
Utah is 4-8 in last 12 games, after an 11-2 start.
Utes are 0-6 SU/0-2 ATS as Pac-12 road underdogs.
Utah is 6-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Utes are 8-7 vs top 100 teams.
UCLA (20-5, 9-3)
KenPom rating: 91
Tempo: 345
Experience: 319
Continuity: 294
UCLA is 8-1 since a 90-44 loss at Utah January 11.
Underdogs are 6-0 ATS in UCLA’s Pac-12 home tilts.
Bruins won their last four home games SU.
UCLA is shooting 45.1% inside arc (#338)
Bruins are 4-9 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Utah (-7.5) pounded UCLA 90-44 at home January 11.
UCLA won seven of last eight series games.
Utes lost last three visits to Westwood, by 16-2-24 points.
Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-12 ATS
Seton Hall @ St John’s (-5.5)
Seton Hall (16-9, 9-5)
KenPom rating: 63
Tempo: 295
Experience: 12
Continuity: 193
Seton Hall won three of its last four games.
Pirates are 4-3 SU/2-3 ATS as Big East road dogs.
Pirates are #10 team in country on offensive boards.
Seton Hall is 6-8 vs top 100 teams.
St John’s (14-11, 6-8)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 96
Experience: 9
Continuity: 332
St John’s lost seven of its last nine games.
Red Storm is 5-2 SU/4-2 ATS as Big East home faves.
Red Storm is #5 team in country on offensive boards.
St John’s is 7-10 vs teams ranked in top 100.
St John’s (-1.5) lost 80-65 at home to Seton Hall January 16
Seton Hall won eight of last ten series games.
Pirates won three of last four road series games.
Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 12-8 ATS