Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Tuesday 2/23/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, February 23
Pacific @ San Diego
Pacific (7-7, 4-6)
— ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #289
— Experience: #37
— Continuity: #146
— Pacific lost six of their last eight games.
— Tigers lost five of their six D-I road tilts.
— Pacific has #276 eFG% (#308 on arc, #327 on foul line)
San Diego (3-8, 2-5)
— ranked #188 by KenPom
— Tempo: #84
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #194
— San Diego is 1-8 vs top 200 teams.
— Toreros lost two of their three home games.
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— San Diego is shooting 45.4% inside arc (#311)
— Pacific won six of last seven series games.
— Tigers won three of last four visits to San Diego.
Saint Louis @ VCU
Saint Louis (11-4, 4-3)
— ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #157
— Experience: #152
— Continuity: #23
— Billikens won four of their last five games.
— Saint Louis lost three of its last four road games.
— Saint Louis is 1-4 when they allow 75+ points, 10-0 when they allow less.
VCU (16-5, 9-3)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #303
— Continuity: #280
— VCU won six of its last seven games.
— Rams have #18 eFG% defense in country.
— VCU is forcing turnovers 24.3% of time (#7).
— VCU won eight of last nine series games.
— Billikens lost last five visits here, by 11-20-33-14-6 points.
Illinois @ Michigan State
Illinois (16-5, 12-3)
— ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #90
— Experience: #219
— Continuity: #44
— Illini won its last seven games.
— Illinois also won its last five road games.
— Illini is shooting 39.3% on the arc (#10)
Michigan State (11-9, 5-9)
— ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #81
— Spartans are 3-2 in last five games, after a 2-7 skid.
— Michigan State split its last six home games.
— Spartans have #242 eFG% in country.
— Michigan State won six of last eight series games.
— Illinois lost last three visits here, by 25-20-20 points.
West Virginia @ TCU
West Virginia (15-6, 8-4)
— ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #124
— Experience: #154
— Continuity: #34
— West Virginia won six of its last eight games.
— WVU won its last five road games (all long road trips).
— Mountaineers won Saturday after trailing by 19 with 18:18 left.
TCU (11-9, 4-7)
— ranked #124 by KenPom
— Tempo: #249
— Experience: #316
— Continuity: #150
— TCU lost seven of its last nine games.
— In last two games, Horned Frogs scored 55-54 points.
— TCU is #245 at protecting ball, #296 at forcing turnovers.
— Home side won last six series games.
— West Virginia lost last three visits here, by 9-31-7 points.
Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech (11-8, 7-6)
— ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #10
— Yellow Jackets lost four of last five road games.
— GT is forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#39).
— Yellow Jackets are 4-5 vs top 50 teams.
Virginia Tech (14-4, 8-3)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #281
— Experience: #231
— Continuity: #296
— Va Tech hasn’t played in 17 days.
— Hokies won six of their last eight games.
— VT is 5-0 in ACC home games (3 wins by 7 or fewer points)
— Hokies won six of last seven series games.
— Georgia Tech lost last three visits here, by 2-1-8 points.
Notre Dame @ Louisville
Notre Dame (9-11, 6-8)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #263
— Experience: #47
— Continuity: #125
— Notre Dame is 6-3 in its last nine games, after 3-8 start.
— ND is 4-11 in top 100 games.
— Notre Dame is shooting 55.6% inside arc (#1 of 15) in ACC tilts.
Louisville (11-5, 6-4)
— ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #339
— Continuity: #325
— Louisville lost four of its last six games.
— Cardinals are 8-1 SU at home (lost to Florida State)
— Louisville is shooting 30.4% on the arc (#299).
— Louisville won last four series games.
— Notre Dame lost 71-64/67-64 in last two visits here.
St John’s @ Villanova
St John’s (14-9, 8-8)
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #13
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #159
— St John’s lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 6-0 run.
— Red Storm won four of its last five road games.
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#27)
Villanova (14-3, 9-2)
— ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #331
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #7
— Villanova is 3-2 in its last five games, after an 11-1 start.
— Villanova is 6-0 at home in Big East (five wins by 8+)
— Wildcats have #38 eFG% in country (#33 on arc, #71 inside arc)
— Johnnies upset Villanova 70-59 at home February 3.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Johnnies lost 76-71/71-60 in last two visits here.
Washington @ Arizona State
Washington (5-17, 4-13)
— ranked #170 by KenPom
— Tempo: #78
— Experience: #117
— Continuity: #198
— Huskies won two of last three games, after a 3-16 start.
— Five of their last six losses were by 12+ points.
— Washington is in bottom 15 in country on defensive boards.
Arizona State (7-11, 4-8)
— ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #18
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #142
— ASU lost three of last four games, giving up 79.3 ppg.
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— Sun Devils won three of their last four home games.
— ASU has #262 eFG% defense in country (#285 on arc)
— Arizona State won four of last six series games.
— Teams split last four series games played here.
UConn @ Georgetown
UConn (10-6, 7-6)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #319
— Experience: #141
— Continuity: #164
— UConn lost five of its last eight games.
— Huskies are 9-2 vs teams ranked outside top 50.
— UConn is grabbing 36.2% of its missed shots (#9)
Georgetown (7-10, 5-7)
— ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #59
— Continuity: #248
— Hoyas won four of last six games, after a 3-8 start.
— Georgetown won its last four home games.
— Hoyas are turning ball over 22.4% of the time (#316).
Oklahoma @ Kansas State
Oklahoma (14-5, 9-4)
— ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #235
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #56
— Oklahoma won three in row, 8 of last 9 games.
— Sooners are 3-3 on Big X road, with two 1-point wins.
— Opponents are shooting 44.1% inside arc (#14).
Kansas State (6-18, 2-13)
— ranked #186 by KenPom
— Tempo: #315
— Experience: #335
— Continuity: #287
— Wildcats snapped a 13-game skid in last game Saturday.
— K-State is turning ball over 22.8% of time, shooting 27.6% on arc in Big X play.
— Wildcats lost their last seven home games.
— K-State lost 76-50 in Norman January 19.
— Wildcats are 8-5 in last thirteen series games.
— Oklahoma lost its last eight visits to Manhattan.
— Sooner coach Kruger went to college at K-State.
Florida @ Auburn
Florida (11-6, 7-5)
— ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #245
— Continuity: #157
— Gators won five of their last seven games overall.
— Florida split its six SEC road games.
— Gators are 11-2 when they score 70+ points, 0-4 when they do not.
Auburn (11-12, 5-9)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #315
— Auburn lost five of its last six games, giving up 81.3 ppg.
— Tigers lost last two home games, by total of 7 points.
— Auburn is turning ball over 21.7% of time (#299)
— Florida won 12 of last 14 series games.
— Auburn lost their last ten visits to Gainesville.
Ole Miss @ Missouri
Ole Miss (12-9, 7-7)
— ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #302
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #215
— Ole Miss won four of its last five games.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 24.4% of time (#6)
— Rebels are shooting 28.5% on arc (#334)
Missouri (14-6, 7-6)
— ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #154
— Experience: #12
— Continuity: #8
— Mizzou lost three of its last four games.
— Tigers allowed 80+ points in each of last four losses.
— Mizzou is shooting 31.6% on arc (#267)
— Rebels hammered Mizzou 80-59 at home, 13 days ago.
— Ole Miss won 13 of last 15 series games.
— Rebels won five of last six visits to Columbia.
Kansas @ Texas
Kansas (17-7, 11-5)
— ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #170
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #117
— Kansas won its last five games, allowing 56.4 ppg.
— Jayhawks are 7-7 this season vs top 50 teams.
— Big X opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#1 of 10)
Texas (13-6, 7-5)
— ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #151
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #3
— Texas lost five of its last eight games.
— Longhorns blew 19-point 2nd half lead in last game, an 84-82 loss.
— In that game, Texas was 4-10 on foul line (at home), Oklahoma 26-37
— Texas waxed the Jayhawks 84-59 in Lawrence on January 2.
— Kansas won 13 of last 15 series games.
— Kansas won five of its last six visits to Austin.
601AKRON -602 OHIO U
AKRON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
603PACIFIC -604 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 59-34 ATS (21.6 Units) when playing only their 3rd game in a week since 1997.
607MIAMI OHIO -608 C MICHIGAN
MIAMI OHIO is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) after a game where they had 2 or less steals in the last 3 seasons.
609BUFFALO -610 N ILLINOIS
BUFFALO is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive conference games over the last 2 seasons.
609BUFFALO -610 N ILLINOIS
Jim Whitesell is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive conference games (Coach of BUFFALO)
611MASSACHUSETTS -612 RICHMOND
MASSACHUSETTS are 10-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game after 15+ games since 1997.
615ILLINOIS -616 MICHIGAN ST
MICHIGAN ST is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
617W VIRGINIA -618 TCU
TCU is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus excellent ball handling teams - committing <=12 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.
621GEORGIA TECH -622 VIRGINIA TECH
VIRGINIA TECH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus teams who average 33 or less rebounds/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
625BOWLING GREEN -626 E MICHIGAN
BOWLING GREEN is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) versus poor passing teams, averaging <=12 assists/game over the last 2 seasons.