Category: NCAA-B

The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will take us to Greenville South Carolina tonight where the Michigan State Spartans will face the Davidson Wildcats. The Wildcats are currently a 1-point dog and that is just fine. Davidson is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 overall, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 at a neutral site, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 as an underdog. The Wildcats average more points per game than the Spartans, give up less, and are better beyond the arc.
TODAY’S PICK: DAVIDSON WILDCATS +1 

The #13 seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits will face the #4 seed Providence Friars in a matinée today at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Jackrabbits had a season like no other. They set a Summit League record by running the table in the regular season and then winning the conference tournament. Since losing four non-conference games, the Jackrabbits have won 21 straight heading into the tournament. South Dakota State accomplished this by being a scoring machine. The Jackrabbits averaged 86.7 points per game and were the best team in the nation beyond the arc, which could be a problem for the Friars. Providence was blown out in their last outing by Creighton, 85-58, and you know what the Bluejays do well is nail 3-pointers. The Friars are currently laying 2 and are just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 as a favorite and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games. The Jacks are worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS +2

The NIT Tournament takes us to Chaifetz Arena where the St. Louis Billikens will be on their home court to take on the Northern Iowa Panthers. St. Louis held their own in a tough Atlantic 10 Conference. They were 14-4 on their home court and should cruise to a victory tonight. The Panthers finished first in the Missouri Valley Conference but the level of competition is not what it is in the A-10. The Billikens have the edge tonight in Points Per Game, Points Allowed Per Game, Field Goal %, 3-Point Field Goal %, Total Rebounds Per Game and Blocks Per Game.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS M/L

The Davidson Wildcats showed why they are the best in the Atlantic 10 when they steam rolled the Fordham Rams yesterday, 74-56. Today they will play an imposing foe, the St. Louis Billikens, but I expect the Cats will come out on top. The Billikens were lucky to eke one out yesterday over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 57-56, and were blown out by the Wildcats on February 19th, 79-58. Why should today be any different?
TODAY’S PICK: DAVIDSON WILDCATS M/L

The Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas will be the venue tonight when the Fresno State Bulldogs take on the San Jose State Spartans. The Bulldogs are currently laying 13½ points and if they want to cover it they will. In the two meetings with the Spartans this season, the Bulldogs destroyed them each time, knocking them off 73-43 on February 1st and 79-59 on January 11th. When favored, the Bulldogs are 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 and should have no problem covering the number tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS -13½

Conference tournament play will take us to Indiana Farmers Coliseum tonight for a matchup between the Cleveland State Vikings and the Wright State Raiders. The Vikings are 1^st in the Horizon League and average 75.6 points per game, allowing an average of 69.5. The Raiders are 4^th in the Horizon and have similar numbers, averaging 75.4 points per game and allowing 71.5. This will be a nail biter but Cleveland State should come out on top. The Vikings know they can beat the Raiders, after winning both meetings this season, 71-67 on January 28^th and 85-75 on December 4^th. The Vikings are currently laying 1 and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 at a neutral site but the money line is -115 so forget about the point and consider Cleveland State on the M/L.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS M/L

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons will go for 10 in a row when they host the Illinois-Chicago Flames tonight at Allen County Memorial Coliseum. The Mastodons took care of business against the Flames at the Coliseum back on February 12th, winning 73-66, and tonight should be no different. PFW is 13-2 on their home court and have been a covering machine. The Mastodons are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 as a favorite and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 at home. The Flames are 8-7 on the road where they are averaging 73.3 points per game and that will not be enough against a PFW team that has averaged 83.8 points over their last 5 games.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS -6