Category: NCAA-B

The Nevada Wolf Pack will be a road dog tonight when they visit Provo for a matchup with the BYU Cougars. Nevada is riding a 5-game winning streak, have covered the number in all 5, and they can light up the scoreboard. The Pack is averaging 82.7 points per game on the road as opposed to the Cougars 76.5 at home and they are getting 8. Take the Reno Boys and the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEVADA WOLF PACK +8

The Fordham Rams will have their unbeaten home record on the line today when they host the Manhattan Jaspers. The Rams are 4-0 in the Bronx, where they are averaging 61.2 points per game and holding opponents to an average of only 48.7. The Jaspers have lost two straight and are 1-3 on the road, where they are averaging 59.2 points per game and allowing an average of 68. Fordham has won the last two meetings with Manhattan and have the edge in field goal percentage, defense, rebounding, turnovers and bench. The Rams stay perfect at Rose Hill Gym.
TODAY’S PICK: FORDHAM RAMS M/L

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons should breeze to an easy victory tonight when they host the Niagara Purple Eagles. The Purple Eagles squad is simply not very good this year. They are off to an 0-4 start and 3 of those losses have come on the road where they have averaged 61.0 points per game and allowed an average of 82.3. The Mastodons are 3-1 in Fort Wayne and this team can score. At home they are averaging 79.5 points per game, allowing 69.5, and will have the edge in points per game, field goal %, free throw %, defense, rebounding, and bench. Lay the 9 and take the Mastodons.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS -9

The Texas State Bobcats will face a formidable opponent tonight when they travel to Vegas for a matchup with the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. UNLV is 2-1 at the Thomas and Mack Center, where they are averaging 71.3 points per game and allowing an average of 63. Texas State is winless on the road at 0-2 , where they are averaging 67 points per game and allowing an average of 75. The Rebels do have 3 losses overall this year but two of those were overtime losses against the 4-0 Cal Bears and the 4-0 Kansas State Wildcats. The Rebels are currently -4.5 but to avoid the possibility of being burned by the hook, consider UNLV on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS M/L

Does defense win games? Yes, and that’s obvious because two of the best, the Virginia Cavaliers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, will be squaring off tonight in Minneapolis to decide who is the nation’s best. The Cavs rank #1 in the country in defense, holding opponents to an average of just 55.5 points per game. The Red Raiders are right behind them, allowing an average of 58.8 points per game, but if they want to win this one, they had better be clicking on every cylinder because Virginia has the edge in field goal percentage, free throw percentage, defense, rebounding and bench.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VIRGINIA CAVALIERS M/L

The Kress Events Center will be electric tonight when the Green Bay Phoenix host the Texas Southern Tigers in the CIT Tournament semi-final match-up. Green Bay is riding high after throttling the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, 80-65, in their last outing. The Phoenix have been a force to deal with on their home turf, with a record of 14-3, where they are averaging 83.9 points per game and allowing an average of 77.3. The Tigers had to go to overtime to take care of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in their last outing and their road record has not been stellar. They are 13-10 on the road, where they have averaged 78.1 points per game and allowed an average of 80.8. The crowd will give the Phoenix extra motivation and they will get it done tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: GREEN BAY PHOENIX M/L

Two teams that have not made it to the Final Four since the 1980’s, the Virginia Cavaliers and the Purdue Boilermakers, will square off tonight in Louisville, Kentucky. Purdue, 26-9, can light up the scoreboard, averaging 76.7 points per game overall and on a neutral court they have been even better, averaging 81.8 points per game. The Cavaliers, 32-3, will counter Purdue’s explosive offense with the best defense in the nation. The Cavaliers have allowed an average of just 54.8 points per game and have held 11 opponents under 50 points. That’s impressive. Virginia has the edge in field goal percentage, free throw percentage, defense and turnovers. Cavaliers advance.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VIRGINIA CAVALIERS M/L