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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, February 29
Thursday’s 5 interesting games
South Dakota State @ North Dakota (-1.5)
South Dakota State (17-12, 10-4)
KenPom rating: 164
Tempo: 105
Experience: 124
Continuity: 79
SD State won five of its last six games.
Jackrabbits are 3-3 SU/1-0 ATS as Summit road underdogs.
SD State is shooting 55.7% inside arc (#20)
Jackrabbits are 10-5 vs teams outside the top 200.
North Dakota (17-12, 9-5)
KenPom rating: 239
Tempo: 225
Experience: 205
Continuity: 72
North Dakota won nine of its last 11 games.
Hawks are 4-2 SU/2-3 ATS as Summit home favorites.
North Dakota has #262 eFG% defense in country.
Hawks are 1-5 vs teams in the top 200.
South Dakota State is 12-0 vs North Dakota the last six years.
Jackrabbits (-10.5) won first meeting 80-61 at home December 31.
South Dakota State won last four visits to Grand Forks (60-59 LY)
Summit League home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-8 ATS.
Montana @ Eastern Washington (-4.5)
Montana (19-9, 10-5)
KenPom rating: 159
Tempo: 267
Experience: 30
Continuity: 37
Montana won four of its last five games.
Grizzlies are 4-3 SU/0-2 ATS as Big Sky road underdogs.
Montana has #253 eFG% defense in country.
Montana is 3-7 vs teams ranked in the top 200.
Eastern Washington (18-10, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 137
Tempo: 50
Experience: 229
Continuity: 135
EWU lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 15-2 run.
Eagles are 6-1 SU/3-4 ATS as a Big Sky home favorite.
EWU has #8 eFG% in the country.
Eagles are 5-8 vs teams ranked in top 200.
EWU (+2.5) won 78-65 at Montana February 3rd.
Eagles won last three series games.
Teams split their last four meetings in Cheney.
Big Sky home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-12 ATS
Cal-Irvine (-7.5) @ Cal-Northridge
Cal-Irvine (20-8, 13-3)
KenPom rating: 83
Tempo: 30
Experience: 182
Continuity: 57
Anteaters split last four games, after an 11-1 run.
Irvine is 5-3 SU/4-3 ATS as Big West road favorites.
Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside arc (#9)
Anteaters are 10-2 against teams ranked in top 200.
Cal-Northridge (18-11, 9-8)
KenPom rating: 226
Tempo: 14
Experience: 222
Continuity: 236
Northridge won five of its last seven games.
Matadors are 4-4 SU/2-1 ATS as SEC home dogs.
Northridge has #243 eFG% in country.
Matadors are 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 150.
Irvine (-14) beat Northridge 77-72 at home January 27.
Irvine won four in row, 15 of last 16 series games.
Anteaters won their last seven visits to Northridge.
Big West home underdogs are 16-15 ATS this season.
UCLA @ Washington (-3.5)
UCLA (14-13, 9-7)
KenPom rating: 94
Tempo: 347
Experience: 319
Continuity: 293
UCLA lost last two games, by 1-6 points.
Bruins are 5-3 SU/6-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road dog.
Bruins are shooting 44.6% inside arc in Pac-12 tilts (#12 of 12)
UCLA is 3-9 vs teams in the top 100.
Washington (15-13, 7-10)
KenPom rating: 58
Tempo: 27
Experience: 2
Continuity: 206
Washington split its last six games.
Huskies are 4-4 SU/2-3 ATS as Pac-12 home favorites.
Washington is shooting 54.3% inside arc (#41)
Huskies are 3-11 vs teams in the top 100.
UCLA (+1.5) beat Washington 73-61 at home January 14.
UCLA won last nine series games.
Bruins won their last four visits to Seattle.
Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 6-14 ATS.
Gonzaga (-3.5) @ San Francisco
Gonzaga (22-6, 12-2)
KenPom rating: 20
Tempo: 76
Experience: 135
Continuity: 217
Gonzaga won 6 in row, 11 of its last 12 games.
Zags are 5-1 SU/3-3 ATS as WCC road favorites.
Gonzaga is shooting 62.9% inside arc in WCC games.
Zags are 5-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
San Francisco (22-7, 11-3)
KenPom rating: 61
Tempo: 202
Experience: 225
Continuity: 229
San Francisco won seven of its last eight games.
Dons are 6-1 SU in SEC home games.
Dons are 4-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
San Francisco is shooting 58.2% inside arc (#7)
USF is 1-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
USF (+9) lost 77-72 at Gonzaga January 25.
Gonzaga won its last 28 games against USF.
Zags won their last 11 visits to San Francisco
WCC home underdogs of 7 or less points are 2-6 ATS.