As always, Good Luck and Play Responsiblyqe
CBB PRIMER
CCHC REFLECTIVE: 3-2, 1-0, 3.5 Points
— OLE MISS (+2) at Vanderbilt
OLE MISS KEY METRICS:
- 73rd nationally FG%/A
- 60th 3PT%/A
- 1st nationally offensively in TO
- 4th AST/TO-F
— BUTLER (-3.5) at DePaul
BUTLER KEY METRICS:
- 40th nationally 3PT%
- 116th FT% (v 219th – DePaul)
- 40th nationally 3PT%/A
- DePaul: 279th nationally TO
— Duke/Illinois UNDER 155.5 Total Points
DUKE/ILL KEY METRICS:
- My xAAPT: 150
- Duke: 7th nationally FG%/A, 15th FGM/A
- Illinois: 37th FG%/A
- Both teams are T94 3PT%/A
- Illinois: 1st nationally T-REB, 19th O-REB
- Duke: 29th T-REB
- Duke: 19th TO, 5th AST/TO
— TEXAS (-2.5) at South Carolina
TEXAS KEY METRICS:
- SCAR: 257th nationally FG%/A, 305th 3PT%/A, 256th FT% 285th AST/TO
- Texas: 18th nationally TO, 67th FG%, 63rd FT%
— SANTA CLARA (-2.5) at Washington State
SANTA CLARA KEY METRICS:
- 83rd nationally FG%
- 57th 3PT%, 20th 3Pt-M
- 130th FT% (v 227th – Wash St)
- 69th nationally T-REB
LEAN/PASS (CUT): GT -(2.5) at BC
*2TM 6PT TSR*
Cincinnati -.5 — Ole Miss +8
*3TM 6PT TSR*
VCU -3.5 — Iowa -.5 — Gonzaga -.5
*2TM 6PT SGT*
Wisconsin -2.5 — ORE/WISC UND 161.5
*3TM 6PT TOTALS TEASER*
TENN/A&M OVR 124.5
BAY/COL OVR 135.5
BSU/UNR OVR 130
— DUKE 9:1
Got in preseason and collected paper tickets from all over. Missed out on 10:1. The thinking was simple: why not dream the impossible dream with Cooper Flagg? Maybe his ascension would include a national title? Stranger things. As it turns out, he’s the best player in America and Duke has a shot. The Blue Devils are balanced and whilst potent offensively, this Duke side defends and defends superbly. The health of forward Mailq Brown is key as March soon come.
— TEXAS A&M 55, 60:1
Collected in paper form from January to the recent line move in mid-February. Let’s go over the negatives first: 315th nationally FG%, 312th 3PT% and 298th FT%. These are not metrics I normally endorse or invest on. But what the Aggies do well, they do masterfully: 2nd nationally O-REB, 18th T-REB, 31st D-REB/A. The Aggies defend as it ranks 18th nationally in FT%-A. They are relentless on the glass, have won on the road, seem to play to the moment and Buzz Williams has them punching above its weight.
— WISCONSIN 100:1
Collected casually in small increments from early January to recent line cliff-fall. UW-Madison is the top FT% team nationally — a statistic which matters to me. It’s T80 and T55 respectively in FG%/3PT%. This is not your classic brand of Wisconsin basketball. These guys can score and, specifically, guard John Tonje (19.6, 4.8, 1.8 per AOTW) is an NBA prospect who has the ability to create his own shot. I like UW-Madison as much or more than anyone in the B1G.
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- KenPom
- CBB Reference
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- Team Rankings
- CBS Sports App
- ESPN (web)
- Fox College Hoops
- Boyd Gaming
- Station Casinos
- Fanduel Sports
- Oddschecker US
- Associated Press (AP)
- Darkseid Sports Intelligence
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