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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 16
Clemson is 0-57 in Chapel Hill, with last nine losses all by 10+ points. Tar Heels won last nine games vs Clemson overall- they won in OT at Littlejohn LY. Clemson won 11 of its last 12 games, with only loss by point at NC State; they?re 8-2 vs top 100 teams. Tigers have road wins at Ohio St, BC. Tar Heels are 4-3 in last seven games, 2-0 in ACC home games, winning home games by 4-30- they?re 5-3 vs top 50 teams. Clemson is 9-11-1 in last 21 games as ACC road underdogs. UNC covered eight of last 11 ACC home games. ACC home favorites are 13-10 vs spread.
Ohio is 1-3 in MAC games, splitting pair of home games; Bobcats are 1-5 vs top 150 teams, with lone win by 5 over WKU. Toledo won six of its last seven games, taking last three games by 2-23-11 points; they?re 7-2 vs teams ranked outside top 150. Rockets are shooting 41.7% on arc this season, #6 in country. Ohio/Toledo split their last six meetings; Rockets won their last two visits here, by 7-3 points. Ohio is 11-9 vs spread in last 20 MAC home games; Toledo is 16-13 in last 29 road games. MAC home teams are 14-11 vs spread this season.
Purdue won its last 13 games; three of its last four Big 14 wins are by 12+ points. Boilers are 9-2 vs top 100 teams. Wisconsin lost its last two games by four points each, scoring 59-60 points; Badgers are 3-8 vs top 100 teams- they?re 1-4 in true road games, with losses by 12-4-4-4 points. Purdue won its last three games with Wisconsin, by 6-11-11 points. Boilers are 17-9-1 in last 27 games as home favorites; Wisconsin is 6-5 in last 11 games as road underdogs. Big 14 home favorites are 14-14 against the spread this season.
Cincinnati won seven of last eight games with Central Florida, but lost 53-44 here LY, after winning previous three trips to UCF, by 28-10-18 points. Cincy won its last eight games, is 5-2 vs top 100 teams; they allowed 52.4 ppg in winning first four AAC tilts. UCF is 3-4 vs top 100 teams; they won eight of last ten games overall, are turning ball over 22.8% of time (#338). Bearcats are 5-2 vs top 100 teams, 6-10 in last 16 games as road favorites; UCF is 6-13-1 in last 20 games as home underdogs. AAC home underdogs are 3-5-1 vs spread this season.
Notre Dame could get PG Farrell back here after losing last two games, while scoring 53-68 points, Irish are 4-3 vs top 100 teams. Louisville is 3-4 vs top 100 teams, 1-3 in true road games, with lone win by 4 at Florida State. Cardinal?s defensive eFG% is #11 in country. ND won three of last four games with Louisville; Cardinals lost their last six visits to South Bend. Irish are 10-7 as ACC home favorites; Louisville is is 6-8 in last 14 games as ACC road underdogs, 2-0 this year. ACC home favorites are 13-10 against the spread this season.
Georgia lost its last two games, scoring 56-57 points, after an11-3 start; Dawgs lost their last three road games, scoring 62-61-56 points. Georgia is 5-4 vs top 100 teams. LSU lost both its SEC home games, won both its road games; they?re 4-4 vs top 100 teams. Georgia/LSU split their last 10 meetings; Dawgs lost six of last seven visits here, losing last two, by 3-4 points. Dawgs covered nine of last 11 tries as SEC road underdogs; LSU is 1-9-1 vs spread in last 11 SEC home games. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
Mississippi State lost its last three games, scoring 60 ppg, after a 13-1 start; Bulldogs are shooting only 22.9% on arc in SEC tilts- they?re 1-4 vs top 100 teams. Vandy lost four of last five games, losing both SEC road games, by 7-11 points- they?re 1-11 vs top 100 teams, with win over Alabama by a point. Home side won last five Vandy-Miss State games; Commodores lost last two visits here, by 1-3 points. Under Howland, Miss State is 4-5 as SEC home favorites; Vandy is 8-2 in last ten tries as road underdogs. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
Northern Iowa snapped a 7-game losing streak with win over Valpo Saturday; Panthers are 4-3 vs teams outside top 100. Drake won six of last seven games, is 3-0 in MVC home games, with wins by 2-25-16 points. UNI is 9-4 vs teams outside top 100, 15-2 in its last 17 games with Drake, winning last six, five by 16+ points. Bulldogs lost their last eight visits to UNI, all by 10+ points. Drake is 14-21-1 in last 36 games as MVC road underdogs, 2-1 this year; UNI is 4-6 in last ten games as home favorites. MVC home favorites are 8-8 vs spread this season.
UConn won its last three games, allowing 58.3 ppg, after a 7-7 start; Huskies are 8-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100- they?re 1-3 in true road games, with win at Tulane. Memphis won its last three games, scoring 82.3 ppg; they?re turning ball over 21.3% of time in AAC games, are 10-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Huskies won four of last five games with Memphis; teams split last four meetings here. Huskies are 6-11-2 as AAC road underdogs, 2-0 this year; Memphis is 5-4 under Smith as home favorites. AAC home favorites are 10-8 vs spread this season.
Home side won seven of last eight Oklahoma-Kansas State games; Sooners lost their last five games in the Little Apple, by 9-6-3-11-11 points. Oklahoma is 2-1 in true road games, winning by a point at TCU, by 8 at Wichita- they lost at West Va. Sooners are 8-2 vs top 100 teams. Wildcats lost three of last four games, splitting pair of Big 12 home games- they?re 0-4 vs top 50 teams, losing by 2-8-1-16 points. K-State covered eight of last 10 games as home underdogs; Oklahoma is 4-9 in last 13 games as road favorites. Big X home underdogs are 1-5 vs spread this season.
Kentucky won 10 of last 11 games with South Carolina, winning four of last five visits here, with wins by 9-34-15-27 points. Wildcats won five of last six games, are 2-1 on SEC road, losing at Tennessee, winning at LSU/Vandy by 7-3 points. Gamecocks lost four of last six D-I games; they split pair of SEC home games, losing by 11 to Missouri. Wildcats are 11-16-1 in last 28 games as SEC road favorites; Carolina is 5-10-1 in last 16 tries as home underdogs. SEC home underdogs are 3-3 vs spread this season. Kentucky is 8-3 vs top 100 teams; SC is 2-5.
Texas A&M lost its last five games after an 11-1 start; Aggies are 6-6 vs top 100 teams- they?re turning ball over 20.7% of time in SEC games, shooting 28.3% on arc. Ole Miss is 3-2 in SEC games, losing both road games, by 11-15 points; Rebels are 4-6 vs top 100 teams. Home side won five of last six Ole Miss-Texas A&M games; Rebels lost last three visits here, by 2-11-15 points. Ole Miss is 6-10 in last 16 tries as SEC road underdogs, 0-2 this year; Aggies are 2-8 in last games as home favorites, 0-2 this year. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
North Dakota State won 88-79 at North Dakota Dec 9, going 13-22 on arc in game they never trailed in and led 44-37 at half. Bison won four of last five games in this rivalry; these teams will both be in Big Sky, starting next year. State split its first four Summit games; they?re 5-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Bison are shooting 38.7% on arc (#43). North Dakota is 0-7 in true games, 0-8 vs teams in top 150; Hawks won last two Big Sky games after they lost previous eight games. UND has an eFG% of 57.7%, which is 12th-worst in country.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, January 16
Clemson is 0-57 in Chapel Hill, with last nine losses all by 10+ points. Tar Heels won last nine games vs Clemson overall- they won in OT at Littlejohn LY. Clemson won 11 of its last 12 games, with only loss by point at NC State; they?re 8-2 vs top 100 teams. Tigers have road wins at Ohio St, BC. Tar Heels are 4-3 in last seven games, 2-0 in ACC home games, winning home games by 4-30- they?re 5-3 vs top 50 teams. Clemson is 9-11-1 in last 21 games as ACC road underdogs. UNC covered eight of last 11 ACC home games. ACC home favorites are 13-10 vs spread.
Ohio is 1-3 in MAC games, splitting pair of home games; Bobcats are 1-5 vs top 150 teams, with lone win by 5 over WKU. Toledo won six of its last seven games, taking last three games by 2-23-11 points; they?re 7-2 vs teams ranked outside top 150. Rockets are shooting 41.7% on arc this season, #6 in country. Ohio/Toledo split their last six meetings; Rockets won their last two visits here, by 7-3 points. Ohio is 11-9 vs spread in last 20 MAC home games; Toledo is 16-13 in last 29 road games. MAC home teams are 14-11 vs spread this season.
Purdue won its last 13 games; three of its last four Big 14 wins are by 12+ points. Boilers are 9-2 vs top 100 teams. Wisconsin lost its last two games by four points each, scoring 59-60 points; Badgers are 3-8 vs top 100 teams- they?re 1-4 in true road games, with losses by 12-4-4-4 points. Purdue won its last three games with Wisconsin, by 6-11-11 points. Boilers are 17-9-1 in last 27 games as home favorites; Wisconsin is 6-5 in last 11 games as road underdogs. Big 14 home favorites are 14-14 against the spread this season.
Cincinnati won seven of last eight games with Central Florida, but lost 53-44 here LY, after winning previous three trips to UCF, by 28-10-18 points. Cincy won its last eight games, is 5-2 vs top 100 teams; they allowed 52.4 ppg in winning first four AAC tilts. UCF is 3-4 vs top 100 teams; they won eight of last ten games overall, are turning ball over 22.8% of time (#338). Bearcats are 5-2 vs top 100 teams, 6-10 in last 16 games as road favorites; UCF is 6-13-1 in last 20 games as home underdogs. AAC home underdogs are 3-5-1 vs spread this season.
Notre Dame could get PG Farrell back here after losing last two games, while scoring 53-68 points, Irish are 4-3 vs top 100 teams. Louisville is 3-4 vs top 100 teams, 1-3 in true road games, with lone win by 4 at Florida State. Cardinal?s defensive eFG% is #11 in country. ND won three of last four games with Louisville; Cardinals lost their last six visits to South Bend. Irish are 10-7 as ACC home favorites; Louisville is is 6-8 in last 14 games as ACC road underdogs, 2-0 this year. ACC home favorites are 13-10 against the spread this season.
Georgia lost its last two games, scoring 56-57 points, after an11-3 start; Dawgs lost their last three road games, scoring 62-61-56 points. Georgia is 5-4 vs top 100 teams. LSU lost both its SEC home games, won both its road games; they?re 4-4 vs top 100 teams. Georgia/LSU split their last 10 meetings; Dawgs lost six of last seven visits here, losing last two, by 3-4 points. Dawgs covered nine of last 11 tries as SEC road underdogs; LSU is 1-9-1 vs spread in last 11 SEC home games. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
Mississippi State lost its last three games, scoring 60 ppg, after a 13-1 start; Bulldogs are shooting only 22.9% on arc in SEC tilts- they?re 1-4 vs top 100 teams. Vandy lost four of last five games, losing both SEC road games, by 7-11 points- they?re 1-11 vs top 100 teams, with win over Alabama by a point. Home side won last five Vandy-Miss State games; Commodores lost last two visits here, by 1-3 points. Under Howland, Miss State is 4-5 as SEC home favorites; Vandy is 8-2 in last ten tries as road underdogs. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
Northern Iowa snapped a 7-game losing streak with win over Valpo Saturday; Panthers are 4-3 vs teams outside top 100. Drake won six of last seven games, is 3-0 in MVC home games, with wins by 2-25-16 points. UNI is 9-4 vs teams outside top 100, 15-2 in its last 17 games with Drake, winning last six, five by 16+ points. Bulldogs lost their last eight visits to UNI, all by 10+ points. Drake is 14-21-1 in last 36 games as MVC road underdogs, 2-1 this year; UNI is 4-6 in last ten games as home favorites. MVC home favorites are 8-8 vs spread this season.
UConn won its last three games, allowing 58.3 ppg, after a 7-7 start; Huskies are 8-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100- they?re 1-3 in true road games, with win at Tulane. Memphis won its last three games, scoring 82.3 ppg; they?re turning ball over 21.3% of time in AAC games, are 10-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100. Huskies won four of last five games with Memphis; teams split last four meetings here. Huskies are 6-11-2 as AAC road underdogs, 2-0 this year; Memphis is 5-4 under Smith as home favorites. AAC home favorites are 10-8 vs spread this season.
Home side won seven of last eight Oklahoma-Kansas State games; Sooners lost their last five games in the Little Apple, by 9-6-3-11-11 points. Oklahoma is 2-1 in true road games, winning by a point at TCU, by 8 at Wichita- they lost at West Va. Sooners are 8-2 vs top 100 teams. Wildcats lost three of last four games, splitting pair of Big 12 home games- they?re 0-4 vs top 50 teams, losing by 2-8-1-16 points. K-State covered eight of last 10 games as home underdogs; Oklahoma is 4-9 in last 13 games as road favorites. Big X home underdogs are 1-5 vs spread this season.
Kentucky won 10 of last 11 games with South Carolina, winning four of last five visits here, with wins by 9-34-15-27 points. Wildcats won five of last six games, are 2-1 on SEC road, losing at Tennessee, winning at LSU/Vandy by 7-3 points. Gamecocks lost four of last six D-I games; they split pair of SEC home games, losing by 11 to Missouri. Wildcats are 11-16-1 in last 28 games as SEC road favorites; Carolina is 5-10-1 in last 16 tries as home underdogs. SEC home underdogs are 3-3 vs spread this season. Kentucky is 8-3 vs top 100 teams; SC is 2-5.
Texas A&M lost its last five games after an 11-1 start; Aggies are 6-6 vs top 100 teams- they?re turning ball over 20.7% of time in SEC games, shooting 28.3% on arc. Ole Miss is 3-2 in SEC games, losing both road games, by 11-15 points; Rebels are 4-6 vs top 100 teams. Home side won five of last six Ole Miss-Texas A&M games; Rebels lost last three visits here, by 2-11-15 points. Ole Miss is 6-10 in last 16 tries as SEC road underdogs, 0-2 this year; Aggies are 2-8 in last games as home favorites, 0-2 this year. SEC home favorites are 11-11 vs spread this season.
North Dakota State won 88-79 at North Dakota Dec 9, going 13-22 on arc in game they never trailed in and led 44-37 at half. Bison won four of last five games in this rivalry; these teams will both be in Big Sky, starting next year. State split its first four Summit games; they?re 5-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Bison are shooting 38.7% on arc (#43). North Dakota is 0-7 in true games, 0-8 vs teams in top 150; Hawks won last two Big Sky games after they lost previous eight games. UND has an eFG% of 57.7%, which is 12th-worst in country.

