Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 2/17/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, February 17
Marquette @ Butler
Marquette (9-12, 5-10)
— ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #250
— Experience: #178
— Continuity: #175
— Marquette lost six of its last seven games.
— Golden Eagles lost last three road games, scoring 59.3 ppg.
— Marquette is turning ball over 20.8% of time (#261)
Butler (7-11, 6-9)
— ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #330
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #235
— Butler lost four of its last six games.
— Bulldogs won three of their last four home games.
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— Butler has #297 eFG% defense in country.
— Butler lost 70-67 at Marquette February 2.
— Marquette won four of last five series games.
— Golden Eagles lost six of last seven visits to Hinkle.
Syracuse @ Louisville
Syracuse (12-6, 6-5)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #238
— Continuity: #73
— Syracuse won five of its last seven games.
— Orangemen causes turnovers 21.4% of time (#57)
— Syracuse is thin; they’re #344 in country in bench minutes.
Louisville (11-4, 6-3)
— ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #3399
— Continuity: #326
— Louisville hasn’t played in 16 days.
— Cardinals are 3-1 in ACC home games, winning by 2-5-16 points.
— Louisville has #46 eFG% defense in country.
— Cardinals won four of last six series games.
— Syracuse lost three of last four games in Yum! Center.
South Florida @ Central Florida
South Florida (7-7, 3-5)
— ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #267
— Experience: #125
— Continuity: #71
— South Florida lost five of their last seven games.
— USF is 2-1 in true road games, losing 58-57 in Memphis.
— Bulls are turning ball over 22.4% of time (#318)
Central Florida (6-11, 4-10)
— ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #275
— Experience: #244
— Continuity: #277
— UCF lost five of its last seven games.
— Knights split their six AAC home games.
— UCF is turning ball over 22.2% of time (#315)
— UCF lost 68-61 at South Florida January 2.
— USF won last two series games, after losing previous nine.
— Bulls lost their last six visits to Orlando.
Richmond @ VCU
Richmond (11-4, 4-2)
— ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #12
— Richmond hasn’t played a D-I game in 22 days.
— Spiders won three of last four D-I games.
— Richmond has #31 eFG% in country.
VCU (15-4, 8-2)
— ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #305
— Continuity: #280
— Rams won their last five games, giving up 59.6 ppg.
— VCU is 7-1 at home this season; only loss was to Rhode Island.
— Rams are forcing turnovers 25.1% (#5) of time.
— These schools are 8.5 miles apart.
— Local rivals split their last six meetings.
— Spiders lost four of last five visits here, losing 91-60/87-68 in last two.
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
Kentucky (6-13, 5-7)
— ranked #62 by KenPom
— Tempo: #213
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #343
— Kentucky lost seven of their last nine games.
— Wildcats lost last four road games, scoring 62.5 ppg.
— Kentucky has #297 eFG% in country.
Vanderbilt (6-10, 2-8)
— ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #274
— Continuity: #79
— Vandy lost eight of its last ten games overall.
— Commodores lost four of their five SEC home tilts.
— Vandy has #298 eFG% defense in country.
— Vandy lost 77-74 in Lexington January 5.
— Wildcats won last nine series games, and 17 of last 19.
— Kentucky won its last four visits to Nashville.
Arizona State @ USC
Arizona State (7-9, 4-6)
— ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #161
— Continuity: #146
— Sun Devils won three of their last four games.
— ASU lost two of its three Pac-12 road games.
— ASU is forcing turnovers 22.0% of time (#43)
USC (17-3, 11-2)
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #211
— Experience: #191
— Continuity: #322
— USC won six in row, 12 of last 13 games.
— Trojans won last five home games, four of them by 13+ points.
— USC is rebounding 36.5% of its missed shots (#7)
— USC won 73-64 in Tempe January 9.
— Trojans are 6-4 in last ten series games.
— Sun Devils lost last four games at USC, by 10-3-2-10 points.
Kansas @ Kansas State
Kansas (15-7, 9-5)
— ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #163
— Experience: #263
— Continuity: #110
— Kansas won its last three games, by 12-33-14 points.
— Jayhawks lost five of their last six road games.
— Big X opponents are shooting 44.1% inside arc (#1 of 10)
Kansas State (5-17, 1-12)
— ranked #190 by KenPom
— Tempo: #313
— Experience: #333
— Continuity: #287
— Wildcats lost their last 12 games; their last win was December 29.
— K-State has #331 eFG% defense in country.
— Wildcats lost last six home games; they turn ball over 22.6% of time (#321)
— K-State lost 74-51 in Lawrence February 2.
— Kansas won 12 of last 13 series games.
— Jayhawks won four of last five visits to Manhattan.
DePaul @ Seton Hall
DePaul (3-9, 1-9)
— ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #64
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #225
— DePaul lost its last four games, scoring 58.8 ppg.
— DePaul is 1-3 on road this season, losing by 5-21-10 points.
— Blue Demons have #310 eFG% in country (#270 on arc, #309 inside arc))
Seton Hall (12-8, 9-5)
— ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #231
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #132
— Seton Hall won its last three games, giving up 55.7 ppg.
— Pirates split their last six home games.
— Seton Hall is getting 22.1% of its points on foul line (#32).
— Seton Hall won 76-68 at DePaul January 9.
— Pirates won nine of last 11 series games.
— DePaul won four of last five visits to the Garden State.
Nebraska @ Maryland
Nebraska (5-13, 1-10)
— ranked #119 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #98
— Continuity: #324
— Nebraska lost 10 of its last 11 games.
— Cornhuskers lost six of their seven road games.
— Nebraska has #294 eFG%; they’re shooting 45.5% inside arc (#307)
Maryland (12-10, 6-9)
— ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #308
— Experience: #151
— Continuity: #91
— Maryland is 5-4 in its last nine D-I games.
— Terps lost five of their eight Big 14 home games.
— Maryland outscored Nebraska 20-6 over final 7:48 of last nite’s 64-50 win.
— Maryland is 8-3 vs Nebraska in Big 14 games.
— Cornhuskers lost their last three visits here, 74-72/72-70/64-50.
Duke @ Wake Forest
Duke (8-8, 6-6)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #138
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #250
— Duke lost six of its last nine games.
— Blue Devils lost four of their last five road games.
— Duke has #281 eFG% in country; opponents are shooting 38.3% on arc (#322)
Wake Forest (6-9, 3-9)
— ranked #109 by KenPom
— Tempo: #203
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #279
— Deacons split their last six games, after starting 0-6 in ACC.
— Wake won its last two home tilts; their last home game was January 30.
— Deacons have #250 eFG% defense in country.
— Wake lost 79-68 at Duke January 9.
— Duke won 12 of last 13 series games.
— Blue Devils won five of last six visits to Winston Salem.
Utah State @ Boise State
Utah State (14-5, 11-2)
— ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #120
— Experience: #259
— Continuity: #145
— Aggies won 12 of their last 14 games.
— Opponents are shooting 42.2% inside arc (#4)
— Utah State is grabbing 35.2% of their missed shots (#16)
Boise State (16-4, 12-3)
— ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #152
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #243
— Boise split its last six games, after a 13-1 start.
— Broncos are 7-0 in MW home games, with six wins by 11+ points.
— Winner of this game will be in first place in Mountain West.
— Utah State won four of last five series games.
— Aggies lost four of their last five visits to Boise.
Minnesota @ Indiana
Minnesota (13-8, 6-8)
— ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #112
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #185
— Gophers are 6-1 at home, 0-7 on road in conference games.
— Minnesota is shooting 29.4% on arc (#318), has #303 eFG%.
— Gophers get 23.3% of their points on foul line (#12).
Indiana (13-8, 6-8)
— ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #112
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #185
— Indiana lost six of its last nine games.
— Hoosiers are 6-1 at home in Big 14, losing to Michigan.
— Indiana is shooting 29.4% on arc (#318), has #303 eFG%.
— Indiana won seven of last nine series games.
— Gophers lost their last five visits to Bloomington.
South Carolina @ Tennessee
South Carolina (5-9, 3-7)
— ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #214
— Continuity: #25
— Gamecocks lost last three games, giving up 79 ppg.
— Carolina has #257 eFG% in country.
— Gamecocks are 1-3 on SEC road, losing by 5-11-12 points.
Tennessee (14-5, 7-5)
— ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #244
— Experience: #249
— Continuity: #101
— Tennessee won four of its last six games.
— Vols are 4-2 in SEC home games, losing to Alabama/Mizzou.
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 23.1% of time (#18)
— Tennessee won five of last six series games.
— Gamecocks lost last three visits to Knoxville, by 3-1-15 points.
661IONA -662 QUINNIPIAC
QUINNIPIAC is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games vs. winning teams since 1997.
663NC STATE -664 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
665EVANSVILLE -666 INDIANA ST
EVANSVILLE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
667ST JOSEPHS -668 GEORGE WASHINGTON
ST JOSEPHS are 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) after playing a game as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.
671MARQUETTE -672 BUTLER
BUTLER is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
673SYRACUSE -674 LOUISVILLE
SYRACUSE is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) in road games after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better in the last 3 seasons.
675SAMFORD -676 FURMAN
SAMFORD is 0-10 ATS (-11 Units) in road games vs. good teams (Win Pct: 60% to 80%) over the last 2 seasons.
677S FLORIDA -678 UCF
S FLORIDA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after playing a game as favorite over the last 2 seasons.
679RICHMOND -680 VA COMMONWEALTH
RICHMOND is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
681W CAROLINA -682 UT-CHATTANOOGA
UT-CHATTANOOGA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.