Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Dayton Flyers from the A10 conference will do battle with the Mississippi Rebels from the SEC conference in an NIT Tournament semifinal game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN2.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Mississippi Rebels opening up as 1 point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 142.
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The early money from the college basketball bettors has come in on the side of the underdog, as the game is now lined as a pick. The total has seen the early movement towards the under, as the game is lined at 141 for the bettors to play into.
With the game lined as a pick there is no money line posted for this NIT Tournament semifinal game.
These schools will be meeting for the first time on Tuesday night.
Dayton enters Madison Square Garden with a 23-13 record and 8-8 versus A10 conference opponents. The Flyers are coming off an impressive 77-71 NIT quarterfinal victory against the Illinois Fighting Illini this past Wednesday. Dayton started fast getting out to a 38-25 lead en route to their victory. The Flyers had a good shooting night hitting on 48.1% of their shots and 8 of 18 from beyond the arc. Illinois was held to only 37.7% shooting by the A10 conference school. Chris Johnson led Dayton with 18 points on 9 of 10 shooting from the free throw line.
Dayton began play in the NIT off their 63-42 blowout win against Illinois St from the Missouri Valley conference as a 7 ½ point home favorite. They then hit the highway and came away with the impressive 81-66 road win against Cincinnati from the Big East conference as 3 ½ point road underdogs. Dayton shot well in victory hitting on 48.3% of their shots and held the Bearcats to just 33.3%. In the NIT the Flyers have allowed no greater than 37.3% shooting from the field.
The Mississippi Rebels sits with a 24-10 overall record and 9-7 versus SEC conference opponents. The school is coming off a 90-87 double overtime victory against the Texas Tech Red Raiders as 9-point home favorites. Ole Miss struggled from the field making on 39.5% of their shots and only 19 of 31 from the free throw line in victory. Guard Chris Warren led the Rebels with 22 points and 6 of 6 from the free throw line in victory.
The Rebels began play in the NIT with the 84-65 home victory against the Troy Trojans as a 13-½ point betting favorite. In the NIT quarterfinals they then hosted the Memphis Tigers and came away with the 90-81 victory as a 4-point favorite. Ole Miss had a great shooting night in victory hitting on 50% of their shots and 44.4% from the three-point line.
Trend: Mississippi Rebels are 3-10 ATS in their past 13 games on a neutral court.
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