6:30 PM EST, FS1 - Line: Seton Hall -5.5, Over/Under: 134.5 With the Regular Season winding down, a pair of Big East contenders look to stop the bleeding as the No. 16 Seton Hall Pirates play host to the No. 21 Butler Bulldogs from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It may seem like it was ages ago, but there was a point in time this season in which Butler (19-7, 7-6 in Big East) was a stellar 15-1 and ranked Fifth Overall in the AP Poll, … [Read more...]
(12) Murray State vs (5) Marquette
4:30 PM EST, TBS - Line: Marquette -4, Over/Under: 149.5 With the First Four out of the way, the NCAA Tournament proper kicks off with one of those signature 5/12 matchups that appears ripe for an upset, as the Fifth Seed Marquette Golden Eagles battle the Twelfth Seed Murray State Racers at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. For the second consecutive year, Murray State (27-4, 16-2 in OVC) enters the NCAA Tournament as both the Ohio Valley … [Read more...]
(11) St. John’s vs (11) Arizona State
9:10 PM EST, TruTV - Line: Arizona State -2, Over/Under: 152.5 After a matchup of Eleven Seeds featuring a pair of legendary Head Coaches, what better way to close out the First Four than pitting two former legendary players against each other, as the St. John's Red Storm faces off against the Arizona State Sun Devils for the right to meet the Six Seed Buffalo Bulls on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma? For all intents and purposes, St. John's (21-12, … [Read more...]
(10) Marquette @ Villanova
9:00 PM EST, FS1 - Line: Villanova -5, Over/Under: 142 Don't look now, but things have just gotten very interesting in the Big East, as the Tenth-Ranked Marquette Golden Eagles travel to Finneran Pavilion to face off against the fading Villanova Wildcats in a matchup featuring league foes traveling in opposite directions. Winners of four consecutive games, and twelve out of their last thirteen overall, Marquette (23-4, 12-2 in Big East) are a … [Read more...]
(5) West Virginia vs (1) Villanova
7:27 PM EST, TBS - Line: Villanova -5.5, Over/Under: 154.5 After a wild Opening Weekend, the remaining No. One Seeds should certainly be on notice, with the Villanova Wildcats likely receiving the memo far in advance of their meeting with the Five Seed West Virginia Mountaineers in the East Regional Semifinal from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. They oftentimes say that "Styles make fights" which was readily apparent to anyone who watched … [Read more...]