Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Thursday 3/25/21
NIT tournament- Thursday
Mississippi State vs Richmond (@ Denton, TX))
Mississippi State (16-14)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #297
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #253
— Bulldogs are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Miss State is grabbing 36.1% of their missed shots (#8)
— Bulldogs have #41 eFG% defense in country.
— Miss State starts three sophs and a freshman; they’re using these games to help build for next season.
Richmond (14-8)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #159
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #8
— Richmond lost three of its last four games.
— Spiders are 3-6 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Richmond is shooting 53.9% inside the arc (#39)
— Spiders are not a deep team (#338 in bench minutes)
— 5-9 senior G Gilyard played whole 40:00 vs Saint Louis in first round.
— Richmond is 2-0 vs SEC teams this year (Kentucky, Vanderbilt)
NC State vs Colorado State (@ Frisco, TX)
NC State (14-10)
— ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #195
— Experience: #225
— Continuity: #127
— NC State won six of their last seven games.
— Wolfpack force turnovers 21.9% of time (#47)
— NC State is 6-9 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Wolfpack shot 67.6% inside arc in their win over Davidson.
Colorado State (19-6)
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #134
— Experience: #308
— Continuity: #36
— Rams won seven of their last nine games.
— Colorado State is shooting 55.2% inside arc (#21).
— 43.5% of shots they take are 3’s (#40)
— Rams didn’t play any seniors in their win over Buffalo.
Memphis vs Boise State (@ Denton, TX)
Memphis (17-8)
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #47
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #78
— Memphis won 11 of its last 14 games.
— Tigers have #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Memphis is turning ball over 22.1% of time (#318)
— Dayton shot 62.1% inside arc vs Memphis last game.
Boise State (19-8)
— ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #127
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #245
— Boise lost four of its last five games.
— Broncos led last game 30-9, blew lead, won 85-84.
— Broncos are shooting 52.5% inside arc (#70)
— Boise State is 5-7 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Broncos start four juniors and a senior.
Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky (@ Frisco, TX)
Louisiana Tech (22-7)
— ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #113
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #116
— Bulldogs won six of last seven D-I games.
— Louisiana Tech has three senior starters.
— Bulldogs have the #13 eFG% defense- they’re #28 on defensive boards.
— Tech was held to 55-48 points in last two losses.
Western Kentucky (21-7)
— ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #210
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #81
— WKU won 12 of last 15 games, lost finals of C-USA tourney in OT.
— Hilltoppers have a 6-11 center who is probably an NBA player.
— WKU turns ball over 20.7% of time (#268).
— Hilltoppers get 21.9% of their points on foul line (#30).
— These conference rivals split pair at WKU January 8-9th.
611MISSISSIPPI ST -612 RICHMOND
MISSISSIPPI ST is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after 2 straight games where they were called for 15 or less fouls over the last 2 seasons.
613NC STATE -614 COLORADO ST
NC STATE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
615BOISE ST -616 MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after a game where they covered the spread in the current season.
617LOUISIANA TECH -618 W KENTUCKY
W KENTUCKY is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.