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2024-25 college basketball

5 of Friday’s best college basketball games:

Saint Louis @ Loyola Chi (-2.5)
Saint Louis (14-11, 7-5)
KenPom rating: 118
Tempo: 184
Experience: 14
Continuity: 239
Saint Louis lost four of its last six games.
Billikens are 3-3 SU on A-15 road, 0-2 ATS as a road dog.
Saint Louis is 10-4 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
Billikens are turning ball over 20.9% of time in A-15 tilts (#15 of 15)
SLU is shooting 63.6% inside arc in A-15 games (#1), 31% on arc (#13)

Loyola Chi (15-9, 6-5)
KenPom rating: 135
Tempo: 198
Experience: 56
Continuity: 96
Loyola Chi won three of its last four games.
Ramblers are 4-1 SU/1-2 ATS as an A-15 home favorite.
Loyola Chi is 3-5 vs teams ranked in top 125.
Ramblers are turning ball over 20% of time in A-15 games (#14 of 15)
Three of their last seven games went to overtime. 

Teams split their four games as A-15 rivals.
A-15 home favorites are 21-30 ATS in conference games. 

Ohio U @ Kent State (-5.5)
Ohio (13-11, 7-4)
KenPom rating: 183
Tempo: 37
Experience: 165
Continuity: 43
Ohio is 3-5 in its last eight games.
Bobcats are 4-2 SU on MAC road, 1-0 ATS as a MAC dog.
Ohio is 1-7 vs teams ranked in the top 150.
Bobcats are 4-4 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Opponents are shooting 38.5% on arc (#356)

Kent State (16-8, 6-5)
KenPom rating: 127
Tempo: 175
Experience: 94
Continuity: 97
Kent State won four of its last five games.
Flashes are 2-4 ATS as a MAC home favorite.
Kent State is 4-6 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Flashes have #322 eFG% offense in country.
Kent State has #35 eFG% defense in country.

Ohio (-1.5) beat Kent 61-59 at home January 24.
Kent shot 3-19 on arc, 14-25 on foul line.
Bobcats won last three series games.
MAC home favorites are 19-27 ATS in conference games.

UCLA (-1.5) @ Indiana
UCLA (18-7, 9-5)
KenPom rating: 26
Tempo: 313
Experience: 88
Continuity: 185
UCLA won seven of its last eight games.
Bruins are 3-4 SU on Big 18 road, 0-2 ATS as road favorites.
UCLA is 11-7 against top 100 opponents.
Bruins are forcing turnovers 24% of time (#1)
UCLA is 7-3 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.

Indiana (15-10, 6-8)
KenPom rating: 53
Tempo: 127
Experience: 81
Continuity: 134
Indiana lost seven of its last nine games.
Hoosiers split their six Big 18 home games SU.
Indiana is 2-8 against top 50 opponents.
Hoosiers have 49.2% eFG% in Big 18 games (#16 of 18)
Indiana already announced that coach Woodson is done after the season.
 
Big 18 home underdogs are 16-15 ATS in conference games.

Wright State @ Milwaukee (-5.5)
Wright State (13-13, 7-8)
KenPom rating: 191
Tempo: 167
Experience: 126
Continuity: 84
Wright State is 4-5 SU in its last nine games.
Raiders are 1-3 ATS as Horizon road underdogs.
Wright State is 5-10 vs top 200 opponents.
Raiders are shooting 38.3% on the arc (#17)
Wright State is 2-7 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.

Milwaukee (16-9, 9-5)
KenPom rating: 146
Tempo: 75
Experience: 115
Continuity: 144
Milwaukee is 5-3 in its last eight games.
Panthers are 2-4 ATS as a Horizon home favorite.
Milwaukee is 7-8 vs opponents in top 200.
Panthers are turning ball over 20.6% of time (#340)
Milwaukee is #2 team in country on offensive boards.

Milwaukee (+2.5) won 95-79 at Wright State January 22.
Panthers scored 1.36 points/possession in that game.
Teams split their last eight series games.
Horizon home favorites are 11-14 ATS in conference games. 

Nevada (-5.5) @ San Jose State
Nevada (14-10, 6-7)
KenPom rating: 80
Tempo: 349
Experience: 8
Continuity: 70
Nevada won its last three games, giving up 64.7 ppg.
Wolf Pack is 2-4 SU/1-2 ATS as a Mountain West road favorite.
Nevada is 9-1 vs teams ranked outside the top 150.
Wolf Pack has #43 eFG% offense in country.
Nevada is 4-6 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.

San Jose State (12-14, 5-9)
KenPom rating: 163
Tempo: 267
Experience: 148
Continuity: 333
San Jose State is 5-4 in its last nine games.
Spartans are 6-1 ATS in Mountain West home games.
San Jose State is 1-10 against top 100 opponents.
Spartans are #304 team in country on defensive boards.
San Jose State is shooting 36.1% on the arc (#74)

Nevada (-13) beat San Jose 75-64 at home January 18th.
Wolf Pack shot 62.2% inside arc in that game.
Nevada won eight of last nine series games.
Mountain West home dogs are 15-13 ATS in conference games.

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