Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Monday 2/22/21
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, February 22
NC-Greensboro @ Western Carolina
NC-Greensboro (16-4, 11-4)
— ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #190
— Experience: #190
— Continuity: #88
— UNCG won 10 of their last 12 games.
— Spartans lost two of their last three road tilts.
— UNCG’s last three wins were all by 6 or fewer points.
Western Carolina (9-14, 2-12)
— ranked #261 by KenPom
— Tempo: #84
— Experience: #179
— Continuity: #67
— WCU lost three in row, 12 of last 14 games.
— Last three games, Catamounts gave up 85.7 ppg.
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— Opponents are shooting 55.3% inside arc (#327)
— UNCG won last nine series games.
— Spartans won last four visits here, by 8-11-3-14 points.
Pepperdine @ Saint Mary’s
Pepperdine (10-9, 6-4)
— ranked #113 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #62
— Waves won three of their last four games.
— Pepperdine lost three of its five WCC road games.
— Opponents are shooting 55.2% inside arc (#320)
Saint Mary’s (11-7, 2-5)
— ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #245
— Continuity: #220
— Saint Mary’s lost five of its last seven games.
— Gaels lost their last three home tilts, scoring 58.3 ppg.
— Saint Mary’s is shooting 31.6% on arc (#268).
— Gaels lost 60-58 in Malibu, nine days ago.
— Saint Mary’s won nine of last 11 series games.
— Waves lost three three visits to Moraga, by 20-14-7 points.
Texas-Arlington @ Louisiana
Texas-Arlington (11-11, 7-7)
— ranked #246 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #250
— Continuity: #269
— Tex-Arlington split its last ten games.
— Mavericks are shooting 41.6% inside arc (#344)
— UTA lost four of their seven Sun Belt road games.
Louisiana (14-7, 8-6)
— ranked #196 by KenPom
— Tempo: #54
— Experience: #195
— Continuity: #204
— This is Louisiana’s first game in nine days.
— Ragin’ Cajuns lost three of last four games.
— ULL is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#278)
— These teams split a pair of games in Arlington January 15-16.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Mavericks lost three of last five visits to Lafayette.
Citadel @ Mercer
Citadel (12-9, 5-9)
— ranked #232 by KenPom
— Tempo: #5
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #120
— Citadel is 3-2 in last five games, after a 1-7 skid.
— Bulldogs are 0-6 on SoCon road (four losses by 14+)
— Citadel has #244 eFG% defense in country.
Mercer (13-9, 6-8)
— ranked #144 by KenPom
— Tempo: #164
— Experience: #116
— Continuity: #258
— Mercer lost five of its last eight games.
— Bears lost three of their last four home games.
— Mercer is shooting 36.8% on the arc (#44)
— Mercer won 83-63 at The Citadel January 20.
— Mercer won last three series games, by 5-16-20 points.
— Citadel won two of last three visits to Macon.
Syracuse @ Duke
Syracuse (13-6, 7-5)
— ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #237
— Continuity: #73
— Syracuse won its last three games, scoring 75.7 ppg.
— Orangemen won Saturday, after trailing by 20 with 16:49 left.
— Syracuse lost five of its seven true road games.
Duke (10-8, 8-6)
— ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #251
— Duke won its last three games, giving up 59.3 ppg.
— Blue Devils won five of their seven ACC home games.
— Duke gets only 13% of its points on foul line (#345)
— Duke won five of last six series games.
— Orangemen won two of last three visits to Durham.
VMI @ Furman
VMI (12-11, 7-7)
— ranked #151 by KenPom
— Tempo: #76
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #106
— VMI is 1-10 in true road games, winning in OT at Wofford.
— Keydets are shooting 37.9% on arc (#30).
— VMI’s last two losses are by total of three points.
Furman (15-7, 9-4)
— ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #178
— Experience: #120
— Continuity: #15
— Furman won its last three games, by 18-14-10 points.
— Paladins are forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#52)
— Furman is shooting 60.6% inside arc (#3).
— Furman (-9) lost 74-73 at VMI January 20.
— Paladins won 10 of last 11 series games.
— VMI lost last five visits here, by 28-17-22-10-2 points.
Texas State @ Arkansas State
Texas State (15-6, 9-3)
— ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #23
— Continuity: #51
— Bobcats won four in row, nine of their last 11 games.
— Texas State won its last six road games.
— Bobcats are shooting 39.6% on arc (#7)
Arkansas State (10-9, 7-5)
— ranked #245 by KenPom
— Tempo: #181
— Experience: #279
— Continuity: #163
— Red Wolves won last four games, scoring 79.5 ppg.
— ASU is shooting 45.5% inside arc (#307), 39.1% on arc (#13)
— This is both teams’ first game in nine days.
— Bobcats won last eight series games.
— Texas State won last four visits here, by 11-6-10-3 points.
Oregon @ USC
Oregon (14-4, 9-3)
— ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #286
— Oregon won its last five games, giving up 61.3 ppg in last four.
— Ducks’ last three wins were by 2-4-3 points.
— Oregon is 4-1 on Pac-12 road, losing 79-72 at Colorado.
USC (18-4, 12-3)
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #221
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #322
— USC has #7 eFG% defense in country.
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— Trojans had 7-game win streak snapped by Arizona Saturday.
— USC grabs 36.3% of their missed shots (#8)
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Ducks lost 72-70/66-49 in last two visits here.
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State
Texas Tech (14-7, 6-6)
— ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #292
— Experience: #275
— Continuity: #244
— Texas Tech lost four of its last seven games.
— Red Raiders are forcing turnovers 24% of time (#8)
— Tech is grabbing 34.1% of its missed shots (#26)
Oklahoma State (14-6, 7-6)
— ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #51
— Experience: #322
— Continuity: #284
— Cowboys won five of their last seven games.
— OSU won its last four home games.
— Cowboys are turning ball over 20.9% of the time (#271).
— State won 82-77 in OT in Lubbock January 2.
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Red Raiders lost three of last four visits to Stillwater.
Evansville @ Drake
Evansville (8-13, 6-9)
— ranked #210 by KenPom
— Tempo: #353
— Experience: #45
— Continuity: #230
— Evansville lost its last five games, giving up 87-85 points in last two.
— Purple Aces lost their last six road games.
— Evansville is shooting 37.1% on arc (#37); over half their shots are 3’s.
Drake (22-2, 13-2)
— ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #77
— Continuity: #166
— Drake won its last three games, after a 1-2 skid.
— Bulldogs have #28 eFG% in country.
— Drake gave up 74-81 points in their two losses.
— Evansville lost 85-71 here yesterday; Drake was 11-21 on arc.
— Drake won last four series games.
— Purple Aces lost last four visits here, by 12-16-12-5 points.
Valparaiso @ Southern Illinois
Valparaiso (9-15, 6-9)
— ranked #191 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #269
— Continuity: #98
— Valparaiso split its last six games overall.
— Crusaders split their eight MVC road games.
— Valparaiso is shooting 30.2% on the arc (#303).
Southern Illinois (10-11, 4-11)
— ranked #220 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #283
— Salukis lost 11 of their last 14 games, after a 7-0 start.
— SIU has the #308 eFG% defense in country.
— Salukis lost five of their last seven home games.
— Valparaiso won 66-65 here yesterday.
— Valpo is 4-3 vs SIU in conference meetings.
— Teams split four meetings played in Carbondale.
New Mexico @ Air Force
New Mexico (5-13, 1-13)
— ranked #286 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #251
— Continuity: #318
— Lobos lost last five games, two of them in OT.
— New Mexico’s only MW win was 67-51 over San Jose State January 21.
— Lobos are shooting 25.3% on arc (#346)
— New Mexico has been in Colorado Springs for while; they played pair of games with Wyoming here last week.
Air Force (4-16, 2-14)
— ranked #324 by KenPom
— Tempo: #355
— Experience: #94
— Continuity: #219
— Falcons lost their last nine games, last three by 5-6-3 points.
— Air Force hasn’t played in nine days.
— Air Force has #342 eFG% defense in country.
— New Mexico won four of last six series games.
— Teams split last four series games played here.
Little Rock @ UL-Monroe
Little Rock (10-12, 6-9)
— ranked #222 by KenPom
— Tempo: #251
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #47
— Trojans lost their last five games, four by 10+ points.
— Little Rock is turning ball over 22.7% of the time (#323)
— Trojans are 7-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
UL-Monroe (6-16, 4-11)
— ranked #302 by KenPom
— Tempo: #258
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #316
— Bobcats have #3 eFG% defense in country.
— Quinnipiac split their four MAAC home games.
— Bobcats are turning ball over 20.2% of time (#234)
— Little Rock lost 78-66 here yesterday.
— ULM won five of last eight series games.
— Trojans lost six of last seven visits to Monroe.
841E KENTUCKY -842 SE MISSOURI ST
SE MISSOURI ST is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) after allowing 25 points or less in the first half last game in the last 3 seasons.
843ARK-LITTLE ROCK -844 LA-MONROE
LA-MONROE is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after having lost 12 or more of their last 15 games since 1997.
845UNC-GREENSBORO -846 W CAROLINA
W CAROLINA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of =45% of their shots after 15+ games in the current season.
849PEPPERDINE -850 ST MARYS-CA
ST MARYS-CA is 5-24 ATS (-21.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1997.
851TX-ARLINGTON -852 LA-LAFAYETTE
LA-LAFAYETTE is 18-7 ATS (10.3 Units) in home games versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game after 15+ games since 1997.
853EVANSVILLE -854 DRAKE
DRAKE is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in a week in the current season.
855THE CITADEL -856 MERCER
MERCER is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.
857SYRACUSE -858 DUKE
DUKE is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) versus excellent ball handling teams - committing <=12 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.
859VALPARAISO -860 S ILLINOIS
S ILLINOIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days over the last 2 seasons.