Both of the tournament games have been worrying for this Tennessee team. In the first-round game against Colgate they had to go to the final minutes to put them away and of course their most recent game where they blew a 25-point lead to Iowa in the second half. Is underestimating early round teams the reason the bookmakers have made them only 1.5 point favorites?
Brooklyn has been successful this season because they’ve been able to create multiple scoring threats each night. Take their last game for example against the Los Angles Lakers. Four of the five starters scored 13 points or more and two of their bench players scored in double-digits as well. It’s the team game that make Brooklyn go. Can that team game help the Nets cover +6 vs the Blazers in Portland?
The Ohio State Buckeyes like Iowa came in to the tournament ice-cold losing four of five but turned it around in their opener knocking off a well thought of Iowa State team. Can they keep it going against the Cougars who appear to have a big edge on the glass. Get our prognosticator’s take on the game plus his tournament pick.
Two lower seeds are set to battle with No. 13 UC Irvine versus the No. 12 Oregon Ducks in NCAA tournament action. Both teams will put extended winning streaks on the line with UCI riding a 16 gamer and Oregon stringing together nine consecutive wins. The sportsbooks have the Ducks as a -5 point spread favorite with a total line of 124. Read on to get Matt’s suggested bet.
It would be an understatement to say that the Liberty Flames didn’t have the toughest of schedules with the 279th ranked SOS in the nation. They did get by Mississippi State as a 7-point underdog lighting it up from three-point land hitting 12 of 25 attempts. They’ll need a repeat of that to stay with the Hokies on Sunday. See if Matt is laying the points or backing the dog in this contest.
An interesting Round of 32 match-up has the Villanova Wildcats versus the Purdue Boilermakers tipping off at 8:40 PM on Saturday night. Nova has put it together at the right time and have proven that they can get it done on a neutral court going 8-1 on the campaign. Do they have one more in them against a quality Purdue team? Read on to get our prognosticator’s point spread pick.
The Murray State Racers are off an impressive 83-64 beat down of Marquette in the opening round. Florida State on the other hand had a tough go of it against Vermont. Can the Racers handle the size of the Seminoles? Read our handicapper’s take on the game and see where he thinks your money should land.
The Wofford Terriers will put their 21-game win streak on the line when they take the formidable Kentucky Wildcats. The NCAA basketball board has UK as a 5.5 favorite with the total line offered up at 138.5 points. Matt takes a look at all the angles and gives out his ATS prediction.
The Badgers are a team that love to slow things down. They should matchup well with Oregon because both teams are relatively low scoring teams and defend very well. They have a guy named Ethan Happ, who is a monster in the low post, and with Bol Bol being sidelined for Oregon that may be a big advantage for Wisconsin who sportsbooks opened as 2 point favorites. Matt Lowry digs deeper.
Virginia is the number one defense in the country in points allowed per game at 55.1). They allow their opponents to shoot just 38% from the field and 27.2% from the three-point line. The question for bettors to consider is – Will we see the Virginia defense from the majority of the season or the Virginia defense from the Florida State game. FSU shot over 56% from the field. Can Gardner Webb recreate FSU’s game plan and get open looks? Matt has your free pick.