Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 2/26/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, February 26
Tulane @ Cincinnati
Tulane (9-10, 4-10)
— ranked #137 by KenPom
— Tempo: #243
— Experience: #328
— Continuity: #308
— Tulane lost five of its last seven games.
— Green Wave has #339 eFG% (#337 inside arc, #318 on arc)
— Tulane is forcing turnovers 23.4% of the time (#16)
Cincinnati (8-8, 6-5)
— ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #230
— Continuity: #212
— Cincy won five of its last six games; all five wins were by 3 or less points.
— Bearcats played three starters 33:00+ in Wednesday’s 70-69 win at Tulsa.
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— Cincy is shooting 29.1% on arc (#324), 64.5% on line (#328)
— Cincinnati won 64-61 at Tulane February 7.
— Bearcats won seven of last eight series games.
— Cincy won three of last four visits here (lost 76-71 LY)
Manhattan @ Siena
Manhattan (6-9, 5-9)
— ranked #302 by KenPom
— Tempo: #267
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #278
— Jaspers haven’t played in 13 days.
— Manhattan lost five of its last six games.
— Jaspers turn ball over 21.6% of time (#298), have #344 eFG%.
Siena (9-3, 9-3)
— ranked #158 by KenPom
— Tempo: #290
— Experience: #164
— Continuity: #209
— Siena went L-W the last three weekends, after a 6-0 start.
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#9).
— Saints won three of last four at home; last home tilt was January 23.
— Siena won four of last five series games.
— Jaspers lost five of last six visits to Albany.
Richmond @ Saint Louis
Richmond (13-5, 6-3)
— ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #11
— Richmond won five of its last seven games.
— Spiders are shooting 55.3% inside arc (#25)
— Richmond is 4-3 against top 100 teams.
Saint Louis (11-5, 4-4)
— ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #179
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #21
— Billikens lost last two games overall, scoring 53-65 points.
— Saint Louis is shooting 28.8% on arc in A-14 play (#13 of 14)
— Billikens won last three home games, by 11-7-21 points.
— Saint Louis won four of last five series games.
— Spiders lost three of last five visits to Saint Louis.
North Texas @ Marshall
North Texas (12-6, 8-2)
— ranked #76 by KenPom
— Tempo: #340
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #95
— Mean Green won seven of its last eight games overall.
— North Texas is shooting 55.8% inside arc (#19)
— North Texas has #16 eFG% defense in country.
Marshall (12-5, 6-4)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #26
— Experience: #99
— Continuity: #6
— Marshall won five of their last six games.
— Thundering Herd is shooting 56.7% inside arc (#12)
— Last three games, Marshall scored 96.7 ppg.
— Neither team has played in thirteen days.
— Marshall won five of last six series games.
Missouri State @ Evansville
Missouri State (15-5, 11-5)
— ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #143
— Experience: #215
— Continuity: #288
— State won its last six games, giving up 58.3 ppg.
— Bears’ last four losses were all against Loyola/Drake.
— State is shooting 56.3% inside arc (#16)
Evansville (8-14, 6-10)
— ranked #212 by KenPom
— Tempo: #355
— Experience: #42
— Continuity: #232
— Evansville lost its last six games, five by 11+ points.
— Purple Aces have #342 eFG% in country (out of 357 teams)
— Over half the shots they’ve taken are 3’s (37.2%, #37)
— Missouri State won last three series games, by 16-13-10 points.
— Bears won last two visits here, by 12-10 points.
UAB @ Tex-San Antonio
UAB (18-5, 10-4)
— ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #160
— UAB lost three of its last four D-I games, after a 16-2 start.
— Blazers are shooting 29.7% on arc (#314)
— UAB is forcing turnovers 23.7% of time (#10)
Tex-San Antonio (12-9, 8-6)
— ranked #181 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #122
— Continuity: #65
— Roadrunners haven’t played in 13 days.
— UTSA won seven of its last eight games.
— Roadrunners are 2-8 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— UAB won four of last six series games.
— Blazers lost three of last four visits to the Alamo.
Purdue @ Penn State
Purdue (15-8, 10-6)
— ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #281
— Experience: #329
— Continuity: #113
— Purdue won three of its last four games.
— Purdue is 4-5 SU in Big 14 road games.
— Boilers are a top 40 rebounding team nationally.
Penn State (8-12, 5-11)
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #122
— Experience: #41
— Continuity: #46
— Penn State lost four of its last five games.
— Nittany Lions are shooting 45.6% inside arc (#307)
— Opponents are shooting 54.8% inside arc (#316)
— Nittany Lions lost 80-72 at Purdue January 17.
— Purdue won 10 of last 11 series games.
Rice @ Louisiana Tech
Rice (12-10, 6-8)
— ranked #183 by KenPom
— Tempo: #96
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #302
— Rice lost seven of its last nine games.
— Owls lost last five road games, four by 10+ points.
— Rice is 0-4 vs top 100 teams, giving up 81.3 ppg.
Louisiana Tech (17-6, 10-4)
— ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #116
— Tech hasn’t played in thirteen days.
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— Bulldogs won nine of their last 11 games.
— Tech has #28 eFG% defense in country.
— Home side won last six series games.
— Rice lost last six visits to Ruston, all by 10+ points.
Nevada @ Utah State
Nevada (14-7, 9-5)
— ranked #98 by KenPom
— Tempo: #110
— Experience: #333
— Continuity: #301
— Nevada hasn’t played in 19 days.
— Wolf Pack lost their last four true road games.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#56)
Utah State (14-7, 11-4)
— ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #118
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #143
— Aggies lost four of their last six games.
— Utah State is a top 10 rebounding team in country.
— Opponents are shooting 43.7% inside arc (#11).
— Nevada won five of last seven series games.
— Wolf Pack lost three of last four visits to Logan.
Missouri-Kansas City @ South Dakota State
UMKC (11-10, 7-5)
— ranked #215 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #208
— Kangaroos won last five games, giving up 54.4 ppg.
— UMKC forces turnovers 22.4% of time (#32)
— This is UMKC’s first road game in 33 days (2-2 on Summit road)
South Dakota State (13-6, 7-3)
— ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #42
— Experience: #235
— Continuity: #9
— Jackrabbits split their last six games overall.
— South Dakota State won five of six Summit home games.
— South Dakota State is shooting 40.7% on arc (#3)
Cal-Northridge @ Cal-Bakersfield
Cal-Northridge (8-9, 4-6)
— ranked #285 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #234
— Matadors won three of their last five games.
— CSUN is shooting 46.7% inside arc (#280)
— Matadors have #308 eFG% defense in country.
Cal-Bakersfield (14-9, 8-6)
— ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #23
— Roadrunners are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Bakersfield won five of six Big West home games.
— Roadrunners don’t shoot well; they grab 38.6% of their missed shots (#3)
UCSB @ Cal-Riverside
UCSB (7-14, 6-14)
— ranked #74 by KenPom
— Tempo: #311
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #59
— Gauchos won their last 12 games- they’re undefeated in 2021.
— UCSB is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#1 of 11) in Big West play
— Two of Gauchos’ last three road games went to overtime.
Cal-Riverside (10-6, 6-4)
— ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #262
— Experience: #90
— Continuity: #180
— Highlanders are 4-3 in Big West home games.
— Riverside is shooting 39.4% on arc (#8)
— Opponents are shooting 42.4% inside arc (#4).
— UCSB won six of last seven series games.
— Teams split last six meetings played here.
Fresno State @ UNLV
Fresno State (10-9, 8-9)
— ranked #206 by KenPom
— Tempo: #303
— Experience: #303
— Continuity: #300
— Bulldogs are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Fresno won last three road games, by 6-3-3 points.
— Fresno has #259 eFG%, turns ball over 21.6% of time (#299)
UNLV (10-12, 7-8)
— ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #267
— Continuity: #293
— UNLV is 4-6 in in its last ten games overall.
— Opponents are shooting 38.2% on arc (#327)
— Rebels get only 13.1% of their points on foul line (#342)
— Fresno won 67-64 here Wednesday, despite shooting 35.7% inside arc.
— Bulldogs won eight of last ten series games.
— Fresno won five of last six series games played here.
815CANISIUS -816 NIAGARA
NIAGARA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after playing a home game over the last 2 seasons.
817TULANE -818 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) after a win by 6 points or less in the last 3 seasons.
819RIDER -820 ST PETERS
ST PETERS are 17-7 ATS (9.3 Units) after scoring 25 points or less in the first half last game in the last 3 seasons.
821DREXEL -822 JAMES MADISON
JAMES MADISON is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after playing a game as favorite in the current season.
823MANHATTAN -824 SIENA
MANHATTAN is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing with 7 or more days rest since 1997.
825LA-MONROE -826 TEXAS ST
TEXAS ST is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
827CAL DAVIS -828 CAL POLY-SLO
CAL DAVIS are 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
829APPALACHIAN ST -830 GA SOUTHERN
GA SOUTHERN is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
831NEBRASKA-OMAHA -832 DENVER
NEBRASKA-OMAHA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) as a road dog of 3 or less since 1997.
835SOUTHERN UTAH -836 N ARIZONA
N ARIZONA is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game after 15+games since 1997.