NCAAB Quick Jumpers
By Brian Edwards
Gonzaga will face Duke at Madison Square Garden at 4:00 p.m. Eastern on CBS. The Blue Devils are nine-point favorites. The Bulldogs are 2-1 straight up and 3-0 against the spread as underdogs this year. Duke has already won a pair of games at MSG this year, beating UConn and Arizona State.
The ‘over’ is 6-1 overall for Gonzaga this season, 9-1 in its last 10 non-conference games dating back to last season.
Illinois will play Georgia at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, north of Atlanta, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU. Most books are listing the Illini as a nine-point road favorite.
The Kansas State-Alabama game will be played in Mobile at Mitchell Center in the southern part of the state. Although LVSC opened the Crimson Tide as a 1 ½-point favorite, the Wildcats were three-point road ‘chalk’ this morning.
There will be a doubleheader today in Sunrise at Bank Atlantic Center, the home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers. In the lid-lifter at 4:00 p.m. ET., FAU and Miami will square off. The ‘Canes are 17-point favorites. Next, Florida will look to bounce back from its first loss last week against Syracuse when it takes on Richmond. The Gators are seven-point favorites against the Spiders, who have outright wins over Missouri and Mississippi State.
Saint Mary’s improved to 9-1 SU and 7-1 ATS with last night’s 80-65 home win over Pacific as a 10 ½-point favorite. Omar Samhan led the way for the Gaels with 28 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
College of Charleston is a rich 17 ½-point road underdog tonight at Littlejohn Coliseum against Clemson. The Cougars have only been underdogs once this year, taking the cash in an 86-69 loss at Tennessee as 26-point road underdogs.
Tennessee is an 11-point favorite today at USC. The tip is set for 4:30 p.m. on FSN.
Louisville is not only in a bounce-back spot after losing at home to Western Carolina last week, but it is also looking to avenge a 68-54 loss to Western Ky. in Nashville last season. The Cardinals were 19 ½-point favorites last year. This time around, they are just 9 ½-point ‘chalk’ at most spots. ESPN2 will have the tip at 4:00 p.m. ET.
There are 11 unbeaten teams remaining including New Mexico, which host Creighton tonight at The Pit. The Lobos are ranked for the first time since 1999 and are 11-0 for the first time since the mid-1970s.
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