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Marquette
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Xavier
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Xavier
Pick - Total
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Under 154.5 (-110)
Best Odds
-110
-110
This has the potential of a grind-it-out affair, as both teams limit opponents to under 70 points per game on the year. Marquette and Xavier have also hit the Under in six of the last seven head-to-head meetings, and have gone Under the 154.5-point line in four of them. Xavier is 7-0 at Cintas Center this season, where they’ve been pretty good defensively, holding teams to 63.9 points per game. They kept four clubs under the 60-point plateau in that sample. The Golden Eagles are ranked 18th in defensive efficiency, limiting teams to 70 points or less eight times this season en route to a 10-2 record.
Eric Rosales - Pick Made 1 hrs, 15 min ago.
Syracuse
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Maryland
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Maryland
Pick - Spread
Maryland -12.5 (-115)
Best Odds
-13.5
-120
-13.5
-120
The national media may not realize it yet, but the Terrapins have established themselves as a threat to go deep in the NCAA Tournament this season. In particular, Maryland has proven it's an elite defensive unit. While the Terrapins like to play fast, they do a number on opposing players, holding them to just 38.7% shooting while allowing just 60.7 points per game. As a result, Maryland is off to a 9-2 start.
Ed Scimia - Pick Made 1 hrs, 51 min ago.
Wake Forest
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Clemson
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Clemson
Pick - Total
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Under 135.5 (-110)
Best Odds
-110
-110
Clemson is a group that relies on the triple for 34% with a +3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Wake Forest won’t allow the triples, and they are pesky enough defenders to annoy the Tigers on the perimeter. Wake Forest’s shooting difficulties aside, Clemson allows a 49% effective field goal shooting percentage and yields only 32% from downtown. It will be difficult for either side to score in this game environment. The extremely slow tempo makes possessions a premium, and neither team is explosive enough offensively to overcome two very good defenses.
Phil Naessens - Pick Made 51 min ago.
UCLA
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North Carolina
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North Carolina
Pick - Spread
UCLA -1.5 (-110)
UCLA has the athleticism and physicality to slow down an up-tempo UNC attack. The Bruins have already faced two of the fastest offenses in the country in New Mexico and Arizona and were able to bring those games to a crawl. They rank fourth in adjusted defensive efficiency and force turnovers at the highest rate in the country. That's bad news for UNC with PG Elliot Cadeau struggling with turnovers the last few weeks. The Tar Heels also have an 22.5 3P% over their last four games while the Bruins have a 39.5 3PT% over their last four and will get open looks since UNC is 330th in the country at allowing high-quality threes per ShotQualityBets. UNC's only win against a high-major foe came by just three points at home against a Georgia Tech squad that has been awful this year. They won't be able to beat a ranked UCLA team at a neutral site here.
Rohit Ponnaiya - Pick Made 1 hrs, 56 min ago.
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