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Published: March 16, 2010
The Florida St Seminoles from the ACC conference will do battle with the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Friday afternoon. Tip off time at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo New York is scheduled for 9:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
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The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Gonzaga Bulldogs coming in as 1 ½ point favorites with the over under coming in at 135.
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The early money from the college basketball bettors has come on the side of the Seminoles, as the Florida St Seminoles are currently a 1-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen early movement on the side of the under, as the total is currently lined at 131 ½ for the bettors to play into.
Those looking to back the Florida St Seminoles on the money line will be dealt –125 odds with the underdog Gonzaga Bulldogs returning +105 to pull off the straight up victory without the need for taking the points.
These teams are facing for the first time.
Our breakdown will be based on each teams performance against NCAA tournament bound teams.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs completed the regular season with a 26-6 overall record and 12-2 versus WCC conference foes. The Bulldogs made the NCAA tournament as an at large team into the dance. Gonzaga faced 7 NCAA tournament bound teams this season and went 3-4 straight up. In those games the Bulldogs averaged 75.1 points per game and gave up 70.4. Gonzaga hit on 47.3% of their shots while allowing their opponents 44.1%. The Zags hit on 36.8% of their three pointers and hit 66.2% of their free throws.
Florida St concluded regular season play with a 22-9 overall record and 10-6 versus ACC opponents. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as an at large team. The Seminoles faced 11 NCAA tournament teams and finished 4-7. They averaged 63.4 points per game and gave up 66.9. The school hit on only 40.3% of their shots against good competition and gave up 41.2%. The Seminoles made only 28.2% from the three-point line while hitting on 69.1% from the free throw line.
Gonzaga enters play in the NCAA Tournament winner of 5 of their past 6 games. The team opened play in the WCC tournament with a 77-62 victory against Loyola Marymount as a 12-½ point betting favorite. Gonzaga shot well in victory hitting on 52.1% against the Lions. The following night the team squared off with the St Marys Gaels for the WCC tournament championship and dropped an 81-62 decision as a 4-½ point betting favorite. Gonzaga in defeat allowed the Gaels 50.9% shooting.
Florida St heads to Buffalo winners of 5 of 7 to close the regular season. The team began play in the ACC conference tournament with a 58-52 loss to the NC State Wolfpack as a 6-½ point betting favorite. Florida St struggled from the field in defeat hitting on only 38.5% of their shots. The Seminoles shot poorly down the stretch hitting no better than 38.5% in three of their last four games. As noted earlier the Seminoles shot very poorly against NCAA tournament bound teams.
Trend: Florida St Seminoles are 1-4 ATS in their past 5 games
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