Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 3/3/21
NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, March 3
Clemson @ Syracuse
Clemson (15-5, 9-5)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #327
— Experience: #168
— Continuity: #97
— Clemson won its last five games, giving up 56 ppg.
— Tigers lost three of their last four road games.
— Clemson forces turnovers 22.1% of time (#40)
Syracuse (14-8, 8-7)
— ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #119
— Experience: #233
— Continuity: #71
— Syracuse won its last seven home games.
— In its last six losses, Orangemen allowed 78+ points.
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— Syracuse forces turnovers 21.3% of time (#56).
— Syracuse lost 78-61 at Clemson February 6.
— Clemson won last three series games, by 9-1-17 points.
— Tigers lost three of last four games in the Carrier Dome.
UConn @ Seton Hall
UConn (12-6, 9-6)
— ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #162
— UConn won four of their last five games overall.
— Huskies are grabbing 36.6% of their missed shots (#8)
— UConn has #34 eFG% defense in country.
Seton Hall (13-10, 10-7)
— ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #247
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #133
— Pirates lost last two games, to Georgetown/Butler.
— Seton Hall is 2-6 vs top 50 teams.
— Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#82).
— Pirates won 80-73 at UConn February 6.
Providence @ St John’s
Providence (12-11, 8-9)
— ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #140
— Continuity: #222
— Providence won three of its last four games overall.
— Friars lost five of their last seven road games.
— This is Friars’ first game in a week.
St John’s (14-10, 8-9)
— ranked #72 by KenPom
— Tempo: #12
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #157
— St John’s lost three of its last four games
— This is Red Storm’s first game in eight days.
— St John’s forces turnovers 22.4% of time (#32); if they don’t force a TO, they’re a bad defensive team (#299 eFG%)
— Red Storm won 92-81 at Providence February 6.
— Friars won nine of last 12 series games.
— Providence won three of last four road series games.
Wichita State @ Tulane
Wichita State (13-4, 9-2)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #135
— Continuity: #234
— Wichita won five in row, 10 of last 12 games.
— Shockers have #48 eFG% defense in country.
— Wichita has #302 eFG% in country (#325 inside arc).
Tulane (9-11, 4-11)
— ranked #141 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #327
— Continuity: #308
— Tulane lost last three games, giving up 78.7 ppg.
— Green Wave has #338 eFG% (43.3% inside arc, #334)
— Tulane is forcing turnovers 23.1% of time (#17)
— Green Wave lost 75-67 at Wichita February 5.
— Wichita won all five AAC meetings, three by 8 or fewer points.
— Shockers (-9.5) won 82-79 in their one AAC visit here.
Oregon State @ Utah
Oregon State (13-11, 9-9)
— ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #312
— Experience: #78
— Continuity: #156
— Beavers won three of their last four games.
— In those four games, Oregon State allowed 58.7 ppg.
— Beavers are shooting only 45.5% inside arc (#310)
Utah (10-11, 7-10)
— ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #285
— Continuity: #21
— Utah lost four of its last five games.
— In their last four losses, Utes averaged 61.8 ppg.
— Utah is a poor rebounding team (#256 on offensive boards, #258 defensive)
— Utes lost 74-56 in Corvallis on February 18
— Beavers won four of last five series games.
— OSU lost three of last four visits to Utah.
Creighton @ Villanova
Creighton (17-6, 13-5)
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #19
— Bluejays split two games since an 11-day pause; they’re 7-2 in last nine games.
— Creighton is shooting 57.8% inside the arc (#7)
— Tumultuous couple days for Creighton off the court; the coach said something he shouldn’t have said, and apologized. How will the players react?
Villanova (15-4, 10-3)
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #319
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #6
— Villanova is 4-3 in its last seven games, after an 11-1 start.
— Wildcats are 7-0 SU at home in Big East (six wins by 8+ points)
— Villanova has #48 eFG% (53% inside arc, #57)
— Villanova got waxed 86-70 at Creighton February 13.
— Teams split last six meetings.
— Bluejays lost five of last visits to Philly.
UCLA @ Oregon
UCLA (17-6, 13-4)
— ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #22
— UCLA won four of its last five games.
— Bruins lost four of their last six road games.
— UCLA is shooting 37% on the arc (#43).
Oregon (17-5, 12-4)
— ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #245
— Experience: #37
— Continuity: #273
— Oregon won three in row, eight of its last nine games.
— Ducks played four starters 31:00+ in Monday’s home win over Arizona.
— Oregon has #60 eFG%, shooting 36.4% on the arc (#59)
— UCLA won three of last four series games.
— Bruins lost five of last six games in Eugene.
San Diego State @ UNLV
San Diego State (19-4, 13-3)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #146
— Aztecs won their last ten games overall.
— San Diego State forces turnovers 22.8% of time (#20)
— Aztecs are shooting 38% on the arc (#21)
UNLV (11-12, 8-8)
— ranked #165 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #265
— Continuity: #292
— UNLV is 1-10 vs top 100 teams this season.
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— Opponents are shooting 38.6% on arc (#331)
— Rebels are 6-2 in Mountain West home games.
— San Diego State won 16 of last 18 series games.
— Aztecs won last three visits here, by 1-8-4 points.
Stanford @ USC
Stanford (14-11, 10-9)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #71
— Stanford lost its last three games, by 9-3-11 points.
— Star big guy DeSilva missed last two games, which obviously hurts.
— Cardinal is shooting 32.6% on the arc (#232).
USC (19-6, 13-5)
— ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #220
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #320
— USC lost three of last four games, after an 18-3 start.
— Opponents are shooting 42.3% inside arc (#3)
— USC is grabbing 36.9% of its own missed shots (#6)
— USC won 72-66 at Maples Pavilion February 2.
— Trojans won four of last five series games.
— Cardinal lost last four games in Galen Center, by 16-5-11-4 points.
Atlantic 14 tournament (@ Richmond)
St Joe’s vs LaSalle
St Joe’s (4-14, 3-9)
— ranked #277 by KenPom
— Tempo: #98
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #167
— St Joe’s won last three games, scoring 88 ppg, with Daly back.
— Hawks are 1-3 in overtime games this season.
— St Joe’s has #294 eFG% defense in country.
— Last four years, Hawks went 2-4 in A-14 tourney.
LaSalle (9-15, 6-11)
— ranked #190 by KenPom
— Tempo: #149
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #150
— LaSalle lost five of its last six games.
— Opponents are shooting 54.3% inside arc (#305)
— Explorers are turning ball over 20.8% of time (#261).
— Last four years, LaSalle is 0-3 in A-14 tourney, losing by 9-2-19 points.
— Crosstown rivals split pair of games this season.
— LaSalle won six of last nine series games.
Fordham vs George Washington
Fordham (2-11, 2-11)
— ranked #141 by KenPom
— Tempo: #215
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #206
— Rams lost nine of their last ten games.
— Fordham already fired its coach; they last played February 13.
— Fordham has #347 eFG% in country (#344 on arc, #344 inside arc).
— Last five years, Fordham is 1-4 in A-14 tourney.
George Washington (4-11, 3-5)
— ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #296
— Continuity: #269
— Colonials lost four of their last five games.
— Last two games, GW scored 58-41 points.
— GW is turning ball over 20.5% of time (#250).
— GW went W-L in this tournament six of last seven years.
— GW won 71-47 at Fordham on December 30, Rams’ season opener.
— Rams won four of last five series games.
OVC tournament (@ Evansville)
SIU-Edwardsville vs Belmont
SIU-Edwardsville (9-11, 8-10)
— ranked #320 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #202
— Continuity: #283
— Cougars lost six of their last seven games.
— Last three games, SIU-E scored 48-66-63 points.
— Cougars are turning ball over 23% of time (#330)
— SIU-E is 0-4 in OVC tourney, losing by 4-9-12-7 points; they’ve been in D-I for 12 years and have never won a game in this event.
Belmont (24-3, 18-2)
— ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #207
— Belmont lost twice last week, after a 21-game winning streak.
— Bruins are shooting 60.3% inside arc (#3)
— Five of their last six wins were by 15+ points.
— Last four years, Belmont is only 2-4 in this event, after going 58-10 in regular season
— Belmont pounded SIU-E twice this year, 114-62/94-62
— Belmont is 10-1 vs SIU-E, but did lose to them last year.
SE Missouri State vs Morehead State
SE Missouri State (11-15, 9-11)
— ranked #271 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #175
— Continuity: #291
— Redhawks won four of their last five games.
— SEMO is turning ball over 21.8% of time (#304)
— Redhawks are 1-10 vs teams in top 200.
— Last five years, SEMO is 1-2 in OVC tourney.
Morehead State (20-7, 17-3)
— ranked #136 by KenPom
— Tempo: #300
— Experience: #205
— Continuity: #265
— Morehead won four in row, 16 of last 17 games.
— Morehead has #46 eFG% defense in country.
— Eagles are turning ball over 23% of time (#332)
— Last four years, Morehead is 2-3 in OVC tourney.
— Morehead beat SEMO twice this year, 64-50/76-65
— Eagles won last four series games, by 4-16-14-11 points.
665CLEMSON -666 SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent of 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
667WICHITA ST -668 TULANE
WICHITA ST is 74-36 ATS (34.4 Units) in road games after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better since 1997.
669CONNECTICUT -670 SETON HALL
SETON HALL is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game over the last 2 seasons.
671MISSOURI -672 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 208-167 ATS (24.3 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots since 1997.
673MINNESOTA -674 PENN ST
PENN ST is 14-5 ATS (8.5 Units) versus excellent ball handling teams - committing <=12 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.
675PROVIDENCE -676 ST JOHNS
PROVIDENCE is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
677LOUISVILLE -678 VIRGINIA TECH
LOUISVILLE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) versus excellent ball handling teams - committing <=12 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.
679NC STATE -680 NOTRE DAME
NOTRE DAME is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the last 3 seasons.
681OREGON ST -682 UTAH
OREGON ST is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) after playing a game as an underdog in the current season.
683NEW MEXICO -684 COLORADO ST
NEW MEXICO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.