Massachusetts vs. Florida: NIT Basketball Tournament Picks
Massachusetts @ Florida o154.0 (-110)
Tue Apr 1 ’08 7:00p – Click Here for Basketball Odds
The Massachusetts Minutemen are one of the highest scoring teams in the country, and the Florida Gators do not mind running the floor either, so we look for an entertaining high scoring game in this NIT semifinal.
The Minutemen are averaging 81.5 points per game over the entire year, and their scoring does not suffer on the road either, where they average 80.6 points. This was pretty apparent in their 81-77 come-from-behind win at Syracuse last week that enabled Massachusetts to get to this point. The Minutemen have now scored 78 points or more in eight of their last 10 games, and a replay of that here would virtually guarantee an Over.
Do not sleep on the Gators offense either, as they are averaging 77.9 points on an outstanding 49.1 percent shooting from the floor. Granted, they have slipped to 72.8 points and a still excellent 48.8 percent shooting over their last five games, but they should improve on those recent point totals vs. a Massachusetts defense that is allowing 75.5 points per contest and is not as good as the defenses Florida has been facing lately.
We do expect a narrow Florida victory here, but we are much more confident that these teams will match each other basket for basket.
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