Nebraska +5.5 (-110)
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers have looked good recently and the Big 12 has done well this post-season, so look for the Huskers to at the very least take the Mississippi Rebels down to the wire.

Nebraska has been a bettor’s dream as of late, going 8-1 against the spread in the last nine games including covering their last five in a row. The last time they played away from home, they gave Kansas all that they can handle before ultimately falling 64-54, still covering the 14-point spread. They then rebounded by trouncing NC Charlotte 67-48 in the first round of this NIT.

Mississippi started this season 13-0, but they have gone just 9-10 straight up since, missing their chance to be in the Big Dance. They did beat Cal Santa Barbara handily 83-68 in the first round, but Nebraska represents a big jump in class here, and besides, it is not as if the Rebels are blowing people away at home this year. In fact, they are just 6-7 ATS in their own building even including that firs round win, despite this being a rather down year for the SEC.

We will go with the hotter team from the better conference as underdogs here.

CBB Free Pick: Nebraska +5.5

Mississippi -5.5
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This play is the result of a successful computer model that has allowed Bob Akmens Sports to finish in first-place in 152 different categories of documented monitored handicapping contests since 1978. The computer models I’ve developed for each sport look at the most-predictive variables that go into the winning and losing of games.

Several interesting factors in today’s play are as follows (ATS = against-the-spread) –

NEBRASKA fails to covers when they play:
On the road: 3-7 ATS last 10 games
And more specifically, when they play on the road as dogs of +3.5 to +6 points:
1-5 ATS last 6 games

MISSISSIPPI covers when they play:
Vs Big-12 opponents: 5-1 ATS last 6 games
After scoring at least 80 points: 18-7 ATS last 25 games

GO WITH MISSISSIPPI -5.5 IN THIS 900PM EST MATCHUP

UAB +8.0
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The UAB Blazers enter into this contest off a 80-77 win on the road against a very good Virginia Commonwealth team in the first round of the NIT . The Blazers have been tough opponent for all their opponents this season, and have covered 5 of their L/7 non conference tilts . I once again, expect the Blazers (10-5 ATS L/15) to come up big again in this spot against a Virginia Tech team that has been inconsistent this season and just 1-4 ATS in their L/5 vs C-USA team. Final notes & Key Trends: UAB is 12-3 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5 this season. Play on the Blazers

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