Missouri Tigers versus Clemson Tigers CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 17, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 conference will hook with the Clemson Tigers from the ACC conference in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Friday afternoon. Tip off time at the HSBC Arena is Buffalo New York is scheduled for 2:45PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening line in this game and it was the Clemson Tigers coming in as a 1 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 139.

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The bettors have come in early on the side of the Big 12 conference, as the game is now lined as a pick. The total has seen early movement come on the side of the under, as the total is being offered at 137 ½.

Money line bettors can find –120 odds on the Clemson Tigers with +100 available on the Missouri Tigers to win straight up without the need for taking the points.

This will be the first meeting between these schools.

We will look at each team based on how they did against NCAA Tournament teams.

The Clemson Tigers completed regular season play with a 21-10 overall record and 9-7 versus ACC conference teams. Clemson battled 11 NCAA tournament teams this season and went 5-6 straight up. The club averaged 70.6 points per game and gave up 68.3. Clemson shot 42.3% in those 11 games and gave up 41.9%. The school hit on 33.3% of their three pointers and 66.8% from the charity stripe.

Missouri ended their regular season with a 22-10 overall record and 10-6 versus Big 12 conference opponents. The team faced 12 teams participating in the NCAA Tournament and went 5-7. Missouri averaged 75.8 points per game and gave up 71.3. The school hit on 42.8% of their shots while allowing just 39.4%. From the three-point line Missouri converted on only 32.4% from the three-point line and 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Clemson Tigers ended their regular season with two straight losses. They began play in the ACC Tournament against NC State and dropped a 59-57 decision as a 7-point betting favorite. Clemson had a poor shooting game hitting on only 39.2% of their shots while allowing the Wolfpack 52.3% shooting. The team dropped a 70-65 decision at Wake Forest to close the regular season as a 1-point underdog. The team struggled from the field in their loss hitting only 38.7% in defeat. Clemson has struggled from the field shooting under 40% in 3 of their past 4 games.

Missouri qualified into the NCAA Tournament as an at large team. They too dropped their last two games to close the regular season. They were blown out at home to Kansas to close out the regular season 77-56 as a 3-½ point underdog. The team only converted on 35.4% of their shots and allowed the Jayhawks 52.6% shooting. They then opened play in the Big 12 conference tournament and it was the Nebraska Cornhuskers pulling out the upset victory 75-60 as a 10-½ point underdog against the Missouri Tigers. Once again it was Missouri struggling from the field and playing poor defense. Missouri could only hit on 33.9% of their shots while allowing Nebraska 55.8% from the field.

Trend: Missouri Tigers are 1-4 ATS in their past 5 games

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