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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, February 8
Thursday’s 5 interesting games
Drexel @ NC-Wilmington (-3.5)
Drexel (15-8, 8-2)
KenPom rating: 108
Tempo: 347
Experience: 166
Continuity: 5
Drexel lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 7-0 run.
Dragons are 3-2 SU/0-1 ATS as a CAA road dog.
Drexel has #18 eFG% defense in the country.
Dragons are 4-3 vs top 150 teams.
NC-Wilmington (16-6, 7-3)
KenPom rating: 113
Tempo: 272
Experience: 87
Continuity: 32
UNCW won seven of its last eight games.
Seahawks are 4-0 SU/ATS as CAA home favorites.
UNCW has #254 eFG% defense in country
Seahawks are 2-3 vs teams in the top 125.
UNCW (+2.5) lost 78-63 at Drexel January 4th.
Seahawks won five of last six series games.
Drexel lost its last seven visits to Wilmington.
CAA home favorites of 5 or less points are 12-7 ATS.
Samford @ NC-Greensboro (-1.5)
Samford (12-10, 5-6)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 330
Experience: 14
Continuity: 146
Samford won 18 of its last 19 games.
Bulldogs are 4-1 SU/2-1 ATS as SoCon road underdogs.
Bulldogs have the #6 eFG% in the country.
Samford is 5-2 against teams ranked in top 150.
NC-Greensboro (17-6, 8-2)
KenPom rating: 130
Tempo: 309
Experience: 143
Continuity: 121
UNCG won six of its last seven games
Spartans are 4-1 SU/3-2 as a SoCon home favorite.
Spartans are shooting 38.6% on the arc (#13)
UNCG is 1-3 vs top 125 teams.
UNCG (+4.5) lost 79-70 at Samford January 11th.
Samford won last four series games.
Bulldogs lost four of last five visits to Greensboro.
SoCon home favorites of less than 5 points are 5-10 ATS.
Arizona (-5.5) @ Utah
Arizona (17-5, 8-3)
KenPom rating: 6
Tempo: 11
Experience: 91
Continuity: 216
Arizona won five of its last six games.
Wildcats are 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS as Pac-12 road favorites.
Arizona has #30 eFG% in country.
Wildcats are 9-4 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Utah (15-7, 6-5)
KenPom rating: 41
Tempo: 69
Experience: 73
Continuity: 89
Utah is 4-5 in its last nine games.
Utes are 6-0 SU in Pac-12 home games.
Utah is 2-2 ATS as an underdog this season.
Utes are 8-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Utah (+12) lost 69-60 at Arizona January 6.
Arizona won nine of last 12 series games.
Wildcats lost three of last four visits to Utah.
Pac-12 home dogs of 6 or less points are 10-5 ATS.
Florida Atlantic (-5.5) @ Alabama-Birmingham
FAU (18-4, 8-1)
KenPom rating: 27
Tempo: 174
Experience: 43
Continuity: 1
FAU won its last seven games (2-5 ATS).
Owls are 3-1 SU/1-3 ATS as an AAC road favorite.
Owls are 11-2 vs teams ranked in top 150.
FAU has #15 eFG% in country.
UAB (11-10, 6-5)
KenPom rating: 89
Tempo: 80
Experience: 40
Continuity: 55
UAB is 4-3 in its last seven games, after a 5-0 run.
Blazers are 4-1 ATS as an AAC underdog.
UAB is #24 team in country on offensive boards.
Blazers are 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
UAB (+15) lost 86-73 at FAU January 14.
FAU won three of last four series games.
Owls lost their last two trips to Birmingham.
AAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 4-6 ATS.
Cal-Irvine (-3.5) @ Cal-Santa Barbara
Cal-Irvine (17-6, 10-1)
KenPom rating: 71
Tempo: 157
Experience: 188
Continuity: 56
Irvine won four in row, 10 of last 11 games.
Anteaters are 4-1 SU/3-1 ATS as Big West road favorites.
Opponents are shooting 43.1% inside arc (#5)
Irvine is 3-4 in games vs top 150 opponents.
Cal-Santa Barbara (13-8, 6-5)
KenPom rating: 150
Tempo: 172
Experience: 238
Continuity: 157
UCSB won six of its last eight games.
Gauchos are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS as Big West home favorites.
Gauchos have #23 eFG% in country.
UCSB is 4-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Teams split last six meetings.
Anteaters won three of last four visits to Santa Barbara.
Big West home underdogs of 4 or less points are 7-6 ATS.
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