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Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, February 4
Sunday’s 5 interesting games
Purdue (-1.5) @ Wisconsin
Purdue (20-2, 9-2)
KenPom rating: 2
Tempo: 161
Experience: 77
Continuity: 9
Purdue won its last six games (3-3 ATS)
Boilers are 5-0 SU/2-3 ATS as Big 14 home favorites.
Purdue has #7 eFG% in country.
Boilers allowed 88-92 points, in their two losses.
Wisconsin (16-5, 8-2)
KenPom rating: 12
Tempo: 318
Experience: 48
Continuity: 8
Badgers are 3-2 in last five games, after a 13-3 start.
Wisconsin is 4-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Wisconsin is #5 team in country on defensive boards.
Badgers are 5-2 vs teams in the top 50.
Teams split their last six meetings.
Purdue lost three of last five visits to Madison.
Big 14 home underdogs of 4 or less points are 9-4 ATS.
NC-Greensboro @ Furman (-3.5)
NC-Greensboro (16-6, 7-2)
KenPom rating: 133
Tempo: 303
Experience: 144
Continuity: 122
UNCG won five of its last six games.
Spartans are 3-1 SU/2-1 ATS as SoCon road dogs.
UNCG is shooting 37.7% on arc (#24)
Spartans are 5-3 against teams ranked in top 150.
Furman (12-10, 6-3)
KenPom rating: 142
Tempo: 55
Experience: 235
Continuity: 52
Furman won six of its last seven games.
Paladins are 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS as SoCon home faves.
Paladins are shooting 53.6% inside arc (#66)
Furman is 2-7 vs top 150 teams.
NC-Greensboro won four of last six series games.
Spartans won three of last four visits to Furman.
SoCon home favorites of less than 5 points are 4-9 ATS.
Providence @ Villanova (-4.5)
Providence (14-7, 5-5)
KenPom rating: 50
Tempo: 128
Experience: 122
Continuity: 177
Providence won three of its last four games.
Friars are 23 SU/5-0 ATS on the Big East road.
Opponents are shooting 43.9% inside arc (#10)
Friars are 5-7 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Villanova (11-10, 4-6)
KenPom rating: 44
Tempo: 328
Experience: 14
Continuity: 142
Villanova lost 5 in row, six of its last seven games.
Wildcats are 1-3 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
Wildcats are 3-6 in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
Villanova is 7-8 against teams in top 100.
Teams split their last eight meetings.
Friars split their four visits to Villanova.
Big East home favorites of 6 or less points are 9-6 ATS.
UAB @ SMU (-6.5)
UAB (14-7, 6-2)
KenPom rating: 6
Tempo: 102
Experience: 26
Continuity: 65
UAB won nine of its last 11 I-A games.
Blazers are 3-1 ATS as an AAC underdog.
Blazers are 4-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
UAB is #25 team in country on offensive boards.
SMU (14-7, 5-3)
KenPom rating: 47
Tempo: 186
Experience: 70
Continuity: 85
SMU is 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
Mustangs have #2 eFG% defense in country.
Mustangs are 1-5 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.
SMU is 5-6 vs teams ranked in top 150.
These teams haven’t met since 2013.
AAC home favorites of 6+ points are 10-12 ATS.
Stanford @ Arizona (-17.5)
Stanford (11-9, 6-4)
KenPom rating: 90
Tempo: 75
Experience: 40
Continuity: 55
Stanford won four of its last six games.
Cardinal is 3-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road underdog.
Stanford has #21 eFG% in country.
Cardinal are 4-3 in games vs top 100 opponents.
Arizona (16-5, 7-3)
KenPom rating: 4
Tempo: 11
Experience: 91
Continuity: 220
Arizona won six of its last eight games.
Wildcats are 3-2 ATS as Pac-12 home favorites.
Wildcats are shooting 574.9% inside arc (#35).
Arizona is 9-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Stanford made 16-24 on arc, upset Arizona 100-82 Dec 31.
Teams split their last eight meetings.
Cardinal lost 11 of their last 12 visits to Tucson.
Pac-12 double digit home favorites are 5-6 ATS