NIT Semifinal Betting Preview
Massachusetts vs. Florida
Posted: April 1, 2008
By
SBGGlobal
SBG Global Opening Line: Florida - 3 , Total 153
Florida may not be defending their NCAA Tournament title but they are involved in the NIT and have made the semifinals where they will face Massachusetts. Florida is making their third appearance in the NIT semifinals, joining the 1986 and 1992 squads. Florida is trying to become the first team to ever win NCAA and NIT titles in back-to-back years. SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Florida at Home.
Florida and Massachusetts have only played twice in their history and have split their two meetings. Florida is 3-2 in their previous five games at Madison Square Garden under head coach Billy Donovan. Florida is holding opponents to 53.3 points per game in the NIT.
Massachusetts enters Tuesday’s game with a 24-10 mark after rallying from 22 points down to defeat Syracuse on the road. The Minutemen are averaging 81.5 points per game and are third in the nation with 7.4 blocked shots per game. Massachusetts is coached by Travis Ford who played for three years under Billy Donovan while he was an assistant at Kentucky.
SBG Global Current Line: Florida - 4 , Total 155
Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Minutemen are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 Tuesday games. The Minutemen are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog. The Minutemen are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Minutemen are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 vs. the SEC.
The Gators are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 neutral site games. The Gators are 35-17-1 ATS in their last 53 non-conference games. The Gators are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
The Over is 4-0 in the Minutemen’s last 4 vs. the SEC. The Under is 5-1 in the Minutemen’s last 6 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Minutemen’s last 5 neutral site games as an underdog. The Over is 18-8-1 in the Minutemen’s last 27 non-conference games.
The Under is 6-1 in the Gators last 7 non-conference games. The Over is 5-1 in the Gators last 6 neutral site games. The Over is 4-1 in the Gators last 5 Tuesday games.
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