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2023 baseball information
Monday’s 5 interesting games
Sun Belt tournament
(@ Pensacola, FL)
Arkansas State vs James Madison
Arkansas State (18-15, 13-7)
KenPom rating: 129
Tempo: 141
Experience: 79
Continuity: 165
Arkansas State won 8 of last 9 games, after a 10-14 start.
Red Wolves are #46 team on offensive boards.
Red Wolves upset #1-seed App State Sunday night.
ASU played 7 guys Sunday, three of them 34:00+
Red Wolves are #140 team in bench minutes.
Arkansas State is 1-5 vs teams in top 100.
Last time Ark State played in 3 Sun Belt tournament games in same year was 2012.

James Madison (30-3, 17-3)
KenPom rating: 68
Tempo: 62
Experience: 12
Continuity: 199
James Madison won its last 12 games.
Dukes are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
James Madison has #26 eFG% defense in country.
Dukes are 8-2 vs teams in the top 200.
James Madison had tough win Sunday, but only two starters played more than 29:00.
Dukes are #125 in bench minutes.
JMU won CAA tourney in 2013; since then, they’re 5-9 in conference tourneys.

James Madison (-5) won 77-73 at Arkansas State February 7.
That was teams’ first meeting as Sun Belt rivals.

SoCon tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
East Tennessee State
vs Samford   
East Tennessee State (19-15, 11-10)
KenPom rating: 173
Tempo: 222
Experience: 232
Continuity: 297
ETSU won its last five games, after a 14-15 start.
Buccaneers rallied from 20 points down to win in OT Sunday.
ETSU is playing for fourth night in a row.
Three Buccaneers played 34:00 last night.
They’re #280 team in bench minutes.
ETSU has the #309 eFG% in the country.  
Buccaneers are 4-12 vs teams ranked in top 150.
ETSU won this tournament in 2017, when Steve Forbes was coach.

Samford (28-5, 17-3)
KenPom rating: 80
Tempo: 15
Experience: 105
Continuity: 169
Samford won 28 of its last 31 games, after an 0-2 start.
Bulldogs shot 73.3% inside arc last night, an 84-77 win over Furman.
Eight guys played 12:00+ vs Furman.
Samford is #3 in country in bench minutes.  
Samford is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#15)
Bulldogs are 13-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Since 2010, Samford is 7-14 in conference tourney games.

Samford beat ETSU twice this season, 75-72/87-71 this year.
Samford won the last five series games. 

CAA tournament (@ Washington DC)
Towson
vs Charleston (-4.5) 
Towson (20-7, 13-7)
KenPom rating: 145
Tempo: 1357
Experience: 176
Continuity: 287
Towson won the last two nights, by 10-11 points.  
Tigers played nine guys 12:00+ last night. 
Towson is #96 in country in bench minutes.
Tigers are 5-7 vs teams ranked in the top 125.
This is first time since 2009 Towson played three games in a CAA tourney.
Towson is 6-8 ATS as an underdog this season.

Charleston (25-7, 16-3)
KenPom rating: 100
Tempo: 55
Experience: 219
Continuity: 251
Charleston won its last ten games (5-0 ATS last five).
Cougars had stress-free win Sunday; no one played more than 27:00.
Charleston has #83 eFG% in the country.
Cougars are 6-6 vs teams ranked in the top 150.
Charleston is 9-4 in last six CAA tourneys (won it in ’18, ‘23)
Cougars’ last five wins were all by 11+ points.

Road team won both meetings this season.
Charleston won nine of last 12 series games. 

WCC tournament (@ Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)
Santa Clara
vs Saint Mary’s (-9.5) 
Santa Clara (20-12, 11-6)
KenPom rating: 109
Tempo: 83
Experience: 184
Continuity: 320
Santa Clara won five of its last seven games. 
Broncos are #29 team in country on offensive boards.
Santa Clara is shooting 52.9% inside arc (#78)
Santa Clara has #62 eFG% defense in country.
Broncos are 4-8 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
Since 2012, Santa Clara is 1-5 in its 2nd WCC tourney game.

Saint Mary’s (24-7, 15-1)
KenPom rating: 22
Tempo: 358
Experience: 177
Continuity: 33
Saint Mary’s won 16 of its last 17 games (6-2 ATS last eight)
Opponents are shooting 43.2% inside arc (#3)
Saint Mary’s is #3 team in country on offensive boards.
Gaels are 9-5 vs teams ranked in the top 125.
Saint Mary’s is 16-3 in last 19 WCC tourney games that weren’t against Gonzaga.
Gaels haven’t played in nine days.

Saint Mary’s beat Santa Clara twice this year, 73-49/82-77.
Gaels won 15 of last 18 series games.

San Francisco
vs Gonzaga (-8.5) 
San Francisco (23-9, 12-5)
KenPom rating: 70
Tempo: 183
Experience: 227
Continuity: 230
USF lost three of its last five games. 
Dons are #14 team in country on defensive boards.
USF is shooting 57.2% inside arc (#13)
Dons are 1-7 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
Since 2013, USF is 2-5 in their second WCC tourney game of a year.
USF is 1-7 when they score less than 70 points.

Gonzaga (24-6, 14-2)
KenPom rating: 15
Tempo: 80
Experience: 136
Continuity: 218
Gonzaga won eight in row, 13 of last 14 games.
Zags are shooting 62.5% inside arc in WCC games.
Gonzaga has #9 eFG% in the country.
Gonzaga has #25 eFG% defense in the country.
Zags are 7-5 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
Gonzaga is 41-4 in its last 45 WCC tourney games.

Gonzaga beat USF twice this year, 77-72/86-68.
Zags won their last 29 games with San Francisco.
Zags beat USF in last two WCC tournaments. 

 

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