LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats (-16.5, N/A)
THE STORY: LSU tries its luck at derailing a No. 1-ranked Kentucky team that’s won 22 straight games. The Tigers barely put up a fight against the Wildcats the first time, as Kentucky rolled to a 74-50 win in Baton Rouge on Jan. 28. Kentucky has dominated the SEC tournament, winning the event 27 times – 21 times more than second-place Alabama.
TRENDS:
- Four of LSU's last five have played over the total.
- LSU has covered in seven straight neutral-site games.
- Kentucky has covered in eight of its last 11 overall.
TIP-INS:
1. Kentucky is 14-2 against LSU in the conference tournament, including three wins in the title game.
2. LSU’s Malcolm White was ejected from the first game between the teams because of a flagrant foul.
3. Kentucky is 74-1 under coach John Calipari when holding an opponent to 67 or fewer points.
PICK: Wildcats
Mississippi Rebels vs. Tennessee Volunteers (N/A)
THE STORY: The last time the Rebels and Volunteers met, Tennessee won. Neither team has lost since that Feb. 22 matchup in Knoxville, and both teams need to keep winning to bolster their NCAA tournament hopes. The Volunteers hope to continue their amazing turnaround from a 0-4 start in conference play to the second seed and a first-round bye in the SEC tournament. Mississippi pulled away from Auburn in the tournament’s opening round Thursday, extending its winning streak to four games behind Nick Williams’ career-high 22 points.
TRENDS:
- Mississippi is 11-5 against the spread in its last 16 games following an ATS win.
- Tennessee has covered the number in four straight.
- Under is 15-7-1 in Tennessee's last 23 overall.
TIP-INS:
1. The Rebels lost an early 13-point lead in a 73-60 loss at Tennessee last month. Tennessee’s Jeronne Maymon scored 18 points with 13 rebounds for the Volunteers, while Henry led the Rebels with 15 points.
2. A victory would give Mississippi 20 victories for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
3. Tennessee freshman Jarnell Stokes, who joined the Volunteers at midseason, won SEC Player of the Week honors last week after averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds.
PICK: N/A
Maryland Terrapins vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (-15.5, N/A)
THE STORY: Conference Player of the Year Tyler Zeller (16.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg) leads the top-seeded Tar Heels into a quarterfinal matchup with No. 8 seed Maryland in the ACC tournament. If UNC can win its third ACC tournament in the Roy Williams era, the Tar Heels should secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. UNC will have a huge edge inside with Zeller, John Henson (14.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg) and Harrison Barnes (17.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg). The Tar Heels, ranked fourth in the national polls, won both meetings this season, 83-74 in College Park, Md., and 88-64 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
TRENDS:
- Maryland has covered in six of the last eight meetings between the two teams.
- North Carolina is 6-1 against the spread in its last seven.
- The over is 4-1 in Maryland's last five.
TIP-INS:
1. Stoglin’s 25 points vs. Wake Forest were the most by a Terp in an ACC tourney game since John Gilchrist scored 30 in Maryland’s 95-87 win over Duke in the 2004 title game.
2. Terps coach Mark Turgeon is 9-11 in conference tourney games, including his days at Texas A&M and Wichita State.
3. UNC sophomore PG Kendall Marshall, who had 10 assists in the regular-season finale against Duke, has reached double figures in assists a school-record 13 times this season.
PICK: Tar Heels +++
NC State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Cavaliers (-2.5, N/A)
THE STORY: Short-handed Virginia tries to reach the ACC semifinals for the first time since 1995 when the fourth-seeded Cavs clash with the fifth-seeded Wolfpack. Virginia learned this week that freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon has a broken bone in his foot and is done for the season, leaving the team with seven scholarship players. Sophomore forward Akil Mitchell is the only Virginia starter who hasn’t played at least 35 minutes in each of the past two games. NC State advanced with a 78-57 win over Wake Forest on Thursday as Scott Wood buried five 3-pointers en route to 22 points. Virginia won the only meeting with NC State this season, 61-60 in Raleigh, N.C.
THE STORY: LSU tries its luck at derailing a No. 1-ranked Kentucky team that’s won 22 straight games. The Tigers barely put up a fight against the Wildcats the first time, as Kentucky rolled to a 74-50 win in Baton Rouge on Jan. 28. Kentucky has dominated the SEC tournament, winning the event 27 times – 21 times more than second-place Alabama.
TRENDS:
- Four of LSU's last five have played over the total.
- LSU has covered in seven straight neutral-site games.
- Kentucky has covered in eight of its last 11 overall.
TIP-INS:
1. Kentucky is 14-2 against LSU in the conference tournament, including three wins in the title game.
2. LSU’s Malcolm White was ejected from the first game between the teams because of a flagrant foul.
3. Kentucky is 74-1 under coach John Calipari when holding an opponent to 67 or fewer points.
PICK: Wildcats
Mississippi Rebels vs. Tennessee Volunteers (N/A)
THE STORY: The last time the Rebels and Volunteers met, Tennessee won. Neither team has lost since that Feb. 22 matchup in Knoxville, and both teams need to keep winning to bolster their NCAA tournament hopes. The Volunteers hope to continue their amazing turnaround from a 0-4 start in conference play to the second seed and a first-round bye in the SEC tournament. Mississippi pulled away from Auburn in the tournament’s opening round Thursday, extending its winning streak to four games behind Nick Williams’ career-high 22 points.
TRENDS:
- Mississippi is 11-5 against the spread in its last 16 games following an ATS win.
- Tennessee has covered the number in four straight.
- Under is 15-7-1 in Tennessee's last 23 overall.
TIP-INS:
1. The Rebels lost an early 13-point lead in a 73-60 loss at Tennessee last month. Tennessee’s Jeronne Maymon scored 18 points with 13 rebounds for the Volunteers, while Henry led the Rebels with 15 points.
2. A victory would give Mississippi 20 victories for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
3. Tennessee freshman Jarnell Stokes, who joined the Volunteers at midseason, won SEC Player of the Week honors last week after averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds.
PICK: N/A
Maryland Terrapins vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (-15.5, N/A)
THE STORY: Conference Player of the Year Tyler Zeller (16.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg) leads the top-seeded Tar Heels into a quarterfinal matchup with No. 8 seed Maryland in the ACC tournament. If UNC can win its third ACC tournament in the Roy Williams era, the Tar Heels should secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. UNC will have a huge edge inside with Zeller, John Henson (14.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg) and Harrison Barnes (17.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg). The Tar Heels, ranked fourth in the national polls, won both meetings this season, 83-74 in College Park, Md., and 88-64 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
TRENDS:
- Maryland has covered in six of the last eight meetings between the two teams.
- North Carolina is 6-1 against the spread in its last seven.
- The over is 4-1 in Maryland's last five.
TIP-INS:
1. Stoglin’s 25 points vs. Wake Forest were the most by a Terp in an ACC tourney game since John Gilchrist scored 30 in Maryland’s 95-87 win over Duke in the 2004 title game.
2. Terps coach Mark Turgeon is 9-11 in conference tourney games, including his days at Texas A&M and Wichita State.
3. UNC sophomore PG Kendall Marshall, who had 10 assists in the regular-season finale against Duke, has reached double figures in assists a school-record 13 times this season.
PICK: Tar Heels +++
NC State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Cavaliers (-2.5, N/A)
THE STORY: Short-handed Virginia tries to reach the ACC semifinals for the first time since 1995 when the fourth-seeded Cavs clash with the fifth-seeded Wolfpack. Virginia learned this week that freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon has a broken bone in his foot and is done for the season, leaving the team with seven scholarship players. Sophomore forward Akil Mitchell is the only Virginia starter who hasn’t played at least 35 minutes in each of the past two games. NC State advanced with a 78-57 win over Wake Forest on Thursday as Scott Wood buried five 3-pointers en route to 22 points. Virginia won the only meeting with NC State this season, 61-60 in Raleigh, N.C.
TRENDS:
- The over is 19-7 in Virginia's last 26 overall.
- The over is 6-1 in NC State's last seven.
- Virginia has covered in six straight versus NC State.
TIP-INS:
1. The Cavaliers’ No. 4 seed is their highest since 2007 (No. 2).
2. Virginia owns nine road or neutral-site wins, most since the team posted 10 in 1990-91.
3. Leslie has scored in double figures in 25 of the 28 games he’s played. He had 11 points and 11 rebounds in Thursday’s win over Boston College.
PICK: Wolfpack +++
- The over is 19-7 in Virginia's last 26 overall.
- The over is 6-1 in NC State's last seven.
- Virginia has covered in six straight versus NC State.
TIP-INS:
1. The Cavaliers’ No. 4 seed is their highest since 2007 (No. 2).
2. Virginia owns nine road or neutral-site wins, most since the team posted 10 in 1990-91.
3. Leslie has scored in double figures in 25 of the 28 games he’s played. He had 11 points and 11 rebounds in Thursday’s win over Boston College.
PICK: Wolfpack +++
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