Thursday’s 5 interesting games
Arizona (-9.5) @ UCLA
Arizona (23-6, 14-4)
KenPom rating: 4
Tempo: 15
Experience: 84
Continuity: 213
Arizona won nine of its last ten games.
Wildcats are 5-3 SU/4-3 ATS as Pac-12 road favorites.
Arizona has #19 eFG% in the country.
Wildcats are 11-2 against teams ranked outside top 100.
UCLA (14-15, 9-9)
KenPom rating: 79
Tempo: 361
Experience: 121
Continuity: 223
UCLA lost its last four games, scoring 66.8 ppg.
Bruins are 4-4 SU/3-0 ATS as Pac-12 home dogs.
UCLA has the #333 eFG% in country.
Bruins are 1-7 vs teams ranked in top 50.
UCLA (+17) lost 77-71 at Arizona January 20.
Arizona won five of last six series games.
Wildcats lost their last six visits to Pauley Pavilion.
Pac-12 home underdogs of 7+ points are 5-2 ATS
Cal-Davis @ Cal-San Diego (-7.5)
Cal-Davis (17-12, 12-6)
KenPom rating: 187
Tempo: 177
Experience: 40
Continuity: 4
Cal-Davis lost four of its last six games.
Aggies are 5-3 SU/3-1 ATS as Big West road dogs.
Cal-Davis is 6-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
Aggies are 3-9 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Cal-San Diego (20-10, 14-4)
KenPom rating: 105
Tempo: 290
Experience: 216
Continuity: 130
UCSD won five of its last six games.
Tritons are 8-0 SU/5-2 ATS as Big West home favorites.
42.3% of their shots are 3’s (#53); they’re shooting 34.2% (#164)
Tritons are 9-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Cal-San Diego (+2.5) won 92-59 at Cal-Davis January 27.
UCSD outscored Davis 54-23 in second half of that game.
Davis won four of six series games.
Aggies won two of their three visits to UCSD.
Big West home favorites of 7+ points are 12-15 ATS.
Horizon Tournament (campus sites)
Fort Wayne @ Oakland (-3.5)
Fort Wayne (21-11, 12-9)
KenPom rating: 157
Tempo: 36
Experience: 319
Continuity: 298
Fort Wayne won five of its last six games.
Mastodons are 5-2 ATS as Horizon underdogs.
Fort Wayne forces turnovers 22.2% of time (#12)
Mastodons are 5-5 vs teams in the top 200.
Fort Wayne went WL in 4 of last 5 conference tourneys.
Mastodons played four guys 30:00+ in Tuesday’s win.
Oakland (20-11, 15-5)
KenPom rating: 140
Tempo: 242
Experience: 112
Continuity: 112
Oakland won eight of its last ten games.
Grizzlies are 8-2 SU/3-7 ATS as Horizon home favorites.
Oakland has #204 eFG% defense in country.
Grizzlies are 6-9 vs teams in the top 200.
Last 7 years, Oakland is 5-2 in first Horizon tourney game.
Road team won both series games this season.
Fort Wayne won four of last five meetings.
Mastodons won their last three visits to Oakland.