Tuesday’s Den: College basketball trends, by conference…….

We’re roughly at the halfway point of the conference season.
Following stats are for conference games only:

— SEC
8-0 Auburn leads 8-1 Alabama by a game.

Missouri is 7-1 ATS in SEC games.
Tennessee is 4-1 ATS as an SEC home favorite.

SEC has the 2nd-highest %age of offensive rebounds.
40.4% of shots in this league are 3-point shots (#6 of 31 leagues)

— Big 18
9-1 Michigan State is in first, just ahead of 9-2 Purdue, 8-2 Michigan State

Oregon is 1-4 ATS as a Big 18 home favorite.
Wisconsin is 8-2 ATS in its last ten games.

Big 18 games have the 5th-fastest tempo of any league.
Teams are making 52.5% of their 2-point shots (#6)

— Big X
Houston/Arizona are 9-1, tied for first, game ahead of Texas Tech.

BYU is 5-1 SU/6-0 ATS in its last six games.
Colorado is 0-10 SU/1-9 ATS in its conference games.

Big X teams are shooting 50% inside arc (#25)
Big X games have the #20 tempo out of 31 leagues. 

— Big East
10-1 St John’s leads Marquette/Creighton by a game.

UConn is 0-5 ATS as a Big East home favorite.
Creighton won its last seven games, covered its last eight.

31.3% of Big East games have been decided by 4 or less points, or in OT (#3)
Not lot of fouls called here; Big East games have #27 rate in foul shots taken.

— ACC
11-0 Duke leads 10-1 Clemson by a game, 9-2 Louisville by two games.

North Carolina is 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS in ACC road games.
Louisville is 9-1 SU/8-2 ATS in its last ten games.

ACC games have been played at a slow pace, #26 of 31 leagues.
ACC teams are shooting 75.4% on the foul line (#2)

— Mountain West
10-1 New Mexico leads 9-2 Utah State, 8-2 Colorado State atop the standings. 

San Jose State is 4-7 SU, but 10-1 ATS in conference games.
Underdogs are 5-0 ATS in UNLV’s home games.

40.4% of shots in Mountain West games are 3’s (#7)
28.3% of MW games were decided by 4 or fewer points or in OT (#4)

— West Coast
10-0 Saint Mary’s has a 3-game lead 8-3 San Francisco, 7-3 Gonzaga.

Gonzaga is 3-7 ATS as a WCC favorite, 1-4 at home.
Oregon State won/covered its last four home games.

36.2% of WCC games so far were decided by 20+ points (#1 of 31 leagues)
WCC teams are shooting 52.6% inside the arc (#5)

Famous birthdays, February 4th:
John Schuck, 85
Steve O’Neal, 79
Keith Krepfle, 73

Lawrence Taylor, 66
Vern Fleming, 63
Dan Plesac, 63

Gabrielle Anwar, 55
Rob Corddry, 54
George Kirby, 27

— Atlantic 15
8-1 George Mason leads 7-2 VCU by a game, 6-3 Saint Louis by two games.

Dayton is 2-7 ATS in A-15 games, 0-4 as a home favorite.
VCU is 7-1 SU/6-2 ATS in its last eight games.

A-15 teams are shooting 32.6% on the arc (#27 of 31 leagues)
Home teams are winning 67.2% of games SU (#5)

— Conference USA
7-2 Jacksonville State leads Middle Tennessee State by a game.

Western Kentucky won/covered its last three games.
Sam Houston State is 1-8 ATS in conference games.

C-USA teams are shooting 31.2% on arc (#31 of 31)
Home teams are winning 64.4% of games SU (#6)

— American
8-1 Memphis leads UAB, North Texas by a game.

South Florida is 0-6 ATS in its last six games.
UAB is 7-2 ATS in its conference games.

AAC teams are shooting 35% on the arc (#9)
24.1% of AAC games were decided by 4 or fewer points or in OT (#7)

— Missouri Valley
10-2 Drake leads Bradley by a game, Northern Iowa by two games.

Bradley is 1-5 ATS as an MVC home favorite.
Southern Illinois is 6-2 ATS in its last eight games. 

MVC teams are shooting 53.3% inside the arc (#3)
41.2% of shots in MVC games are 3’s (#5); they’re shooting 35.2% on arc (#5)

— Big West
10-1 Cal-Irvine leads Cal-San Diego, Cal-Riverside atop the standings.

Bakersfield is 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS on Big West road.
Riverside is 5-1 SU/ATS in its last six games.

Big West teams are shooting 76.4% on foul line (#1)
Big West games are being played at #6 tempo out of 31 leagues.

— Southern
8-2 Southern leads Chattanooga, NC-Greensboro by a game.

VMI is 5-5 SU/9-1 ATS in conference games.
Wofford is 1-4 ATS as a SoCon home favorite.

45.4% of SoCon shots are 3’s, #1 %age of any league
SoCon teams are making 35.1% of those 3’s (#7)

— WAC
7-1 Grand Canyon/Utah Valley are tied for first place.

Tex-Arlington is 4-4 SU/2-6 ATS in WAC games.
Utah Valley is 4-0 SU/ATS in WAC home games.

WAC teams have a 48.7% eFG%, 2nd-worst of any league.
WAC home teams are 25-9 SU, #2 of the 31 leagues. 

Author: Armadillo Sports

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