Georgia Tech at Virginia
--Both of these teams are in complete free-fall mode and in serious danger of missing the NIT. An at-large berth to the Big Dance isn't an option for either club. Regardless, we'll examine this game in detail because it occupies the 7 p.m slot on ESPN.
--Georgia Tech (12-13 SU, 11-10 ATS) owns a miserable 1-11 straight-up record on the road. However, it is a respectable 5-7 against the spread outside of Atlanta.
--The Yellow Jackets coughed up a five-point lead with 29 seconds remaining Saturday in Chapel Hill, as North Carolina rallied for a 67-66 win. Paul Hewitt's team collected the pointspread cover as a three-point underdog.
--Georgia Tech has lost six of its last seven games SU, five of seven ATS.
--Virginia (14-13 SU, 11-12 ATS) is in the midst of a six-game losing streak, as Pete Gillen's program has fallen on its face down the stretch for the second consecutive season. The Cavaliers have managed only one ATS victory during this slide (at Wake Forest).
--UVA is 10-2 SU at home, 5-4 ATS.
--Gillen's popularity in Charlottesville is fading fast, but don't expect him to exit at season's end. The Gillen era will proceed because of eight years remaining on a contract that pays $900,000 per year.
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Seton Hall at Pittsburgh
Seton Hall has won nine straight games, including a double-digit win over Pitt. (AP)
--Seton Hall (16-9 SU, 10-12 ATS) has won nine consecutive games, posting a 5-4 ATS record in that span.
--The Pirates are off a 'non-covering' 56-53 home win over West Virginia as three-point favorites.
--When these teams met at the Meadowlands on Feb. 15, Louis Orr's team pulled a 73-61 upset over Pitt as a six-point underdog.
--Pitt failed to cover in a 70-65 home win over Seton Hall last season as a 9 1/2-point 'chalk.'
--Seton Hall is 3-6 SU on the road, 4-5 versus the number.
--Pitt (21-4 SU, 11-8 ATS) is unbeaten at home (15-0), with a 6-4 spread ledger.
--The Panthers have won four in a row, with the lone 'non-cover' coming in a 71-67 come-from-behind victory over UConn on Sunday. Pitt failed to cover the line as a nine-point favorite
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Mississippi State at Tennessee
--Mississippi State (18-7 SU, 10-8 ATS) is 6-5 SU on the road, 6-3 ATS.
--The Bulldogs are off a 53-51 loss at Arkansas as seven-point favorites. Certainly, the Razorbacks are always tough at Bud Walton Arena, but let's be serious. This was a bad loss for MSU, as the Hogs are in the midst of a rebuilding campaign.
--Rick Stansbury's club has lost two of its last three both SU and ATS.
--The 'under' owns a 5-0-3 record in MSU's last eight games with a total.
--Tennessee (15-10 SU, 14-8 ATS) needs this win in the worst way. Since beating Florida, the Volunteers have dropped four in row, three of four versus the number.
--Buzz Peterson's team is 11-4 SU at home, 7-5 ATS.
--MSU beat UT at the buzzer last year, 92-91, as a 3 1/2-point home favorite.
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Xavier at St. Joseph's
--Xavier (22-4 SU, 13-12 ATS) is 9-3 SU on the road, 6-6 ATS.
--The Muskateers edged George Washington on a tip-in at the buzzer Saturday, prevailing 71-70 as 18 1/2-point favorites.
--These teams battled to a push last year when Xavier captured an 84-77 victory as a seven-point home 'chalk.'
--St. Joseph's (21-4 SU, 17-7 ATS) has been untouchable at home, compiling a 12-0 SU record to go with a nasty 9-2 ATS mark.
--The Hawks drilled Richmond in their last outing, 75-59, as 8 1/2-point favorites.
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Oklahoma State at Colorado
--Oklahoma State (20-7 SU, 9-13 ATS) is 8-5 SU on the road, 5-7 ATS.
--This is the first trip to Boulder for OSU since the tragic plane crash in 2001.
--Eddie Sutton's club has been a great team to fade recently. The Cowboys are 1-8 ATS in their last nine outings. In addition, OSU has lost four of its last five SU.
--The 'under' has appeared in five of the last six OSU games with a total.
--Colorado (17-10 SU, 14-10 ATS) is 12-1 SU at home, 9-2 ATS.
--CU is 7-2 ATS in its last nine outings.
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Illinois at Wisconsin
--Illinois (20-5 SU, 9-10 ATS) is 5-5 SU on the road, 3-6 ATS.
--The Illini have won four in a row, including a 'non-covering' 82-79 win at Michigan on Saturday as four-point favorites.
--The 'under' is 8-3-1 in Illinois' last 12 outings with a total.
--Wisky (21-6 SU, 19-5 ATS) is the best spread team in the country among 233 board teams. The Badgers are especially nasty at home, where they are 15-1 SU, 12-1 versus the number.
--Illinois beat Wisky earlier this year but failed to cover the spread in a 69-63 win as a 6 1/2-point home favorite. When these teams met in Madison last season, the Badgers collected a 72-66 home win as 6 1/2-point underdogs.
--Both of these teams are in complete free-fall mode and in serious danger of missing the NIT. An at-large berth to the Big Dance isn't an option for either club. Regardless, we'll examine this game in detail because it occupies the 7 p.m slot on ESPN.
--Georgia Tech (12-13 SU, 11-10 ATS) owns a miserable 1-11 straight-up record on the road. However, it is a respectable 5-7 against the spread outside of Atlanta.
--The Yellow Jackets coughed up a five-point lead with 29 seconds remaining Saturday in Chapel Hill, as North Carolina rallied for a 67-66 win. Paul Hewitt's team collected the pointspread cover as a three-point underdog.
--Georgia Tech has lost six of its last seven games SU, five of seven ATS.
--Virginia (14-13 SU, 11-12 ATS) is in the midst of a six-game losing streak, as Pete Gillen's program has fallen on its face down the stretch for the second consecutive season. The Cavaliers have managed only one ATS victory during this slide (at Wake Forest).
--UVA is 10-2 SU at home, 5-4 ATS.
--Gillen's popularity in Charlottesville is fading fast, but don't expect him to exit at season's end. The Gillen era will proceed because of eight years remaining on a contract that pays $900,000 per year.
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Seton Hall at Pittsburgh
Seton Hall has won nine straight games, including a double-digit win over Pitt. (AP)
--Seton Hall (16-9 SU, 10-12 ATS) has won nine consecutive games, posting a 5-4 ATS record in that span.
--The Pirates are off a 'non-covering' 56-53 home win over West Virginia as three-point favorites.
--When these teams met at the Meadowlands on Feb. 15, Louis Orr's team pulled a 73-61 upset over Pitt as a six-point underdog.
--Pitt failed to cover in a 70-65 home win over Seton Hall last season as a 9 1/2-point 'chalk.'
--Seton Hall is 3-6 SU on the road, 4-5 versus the number.
--Pitt (21-4 SU, 11-8 ATS) is unbeaten at home (15-0), with a 6-4 spread ledger.
--The Panthers have won four in a row, with the lone 'non-cover' coming in a 71-67 come-from-behind victory over UConn on Sunday. Pitt failed to cover the line as a nine-point favorite
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Mississippi State at Tennessee
--Mississippi State (18-7 SU, 10-8 ATS) is 6-5 SU on the road, 6-3 ATS.
--The Bulldogs are off a 53-51 loss at Arkansas as seven-point favorites. Certainly, the Razorbacks are always tough at Bud Walton Arena, but let's be serious. This was a bad loss for MSU, as the Hogs are in the midst of a rebuilding campaign.
--Rick Stansbury's club has lost two of its last three both SU and ATS.
--The 'under' owns a 5-0-3 record in MSU's last eight games with a total.
--Tennessee (15-10 SU, 14-8 ATS) needs this win in the worst way. Since beating Florida, the Volunteers have dropped four in row, three of four versus the number.
--Buzz Peterson's team is 11-4 SU at home, 7-5 ATS.
--MSU beat UT at the buzzer last year, 92-91, as a 3 1/2-point home favorite.
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Xavier at St. Joseph's
--Xavier (22-4 SU, 13-12 ATS) is 9-3 SU on the road, 6-6 ATS.
--The Muskateers edged George Washington on a tip-in at the buzzer Saturday, prevailing 71-70 as 18 1/2-point favorites.
--These teams battled to a push last year when Xavier captured an 84-77 victory as a seven-point home 'chalk.'
--St. Joseph's (21-4 SU, 17-7 ATS) has been untouchable at home, compiling a 12-0 SU record to go with a nasty 9-2 ATS mark.
--The Hawks drilled Richmond in their last outing, 75-59, as 8 1/2-point favorites.
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Oklahoma State at Colorado
--Oklahoma State (20-7 SU, 9-13 ATS) is 8-5 SU on the road, 5-7 ATS.
--This is the first trip to Boulder for OSU since the tragic plane crash in 2001.
--Eddie Sutton's club has been a great team to fade recently. The Cowboys are 1-8 ATS in their last nine outings. In addition, OSU has lost four of its last five SU.
--The 'under' has appeared in five of the last six OSU games with a total.
--Colorado (17-10 SU, 14-10 ATS) is 12-1 SU at home, 9-2 ATS.
--CU is 7-2 ATS in its last nine outings.
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Illinois at Wisconsin
--Illinois (20-5 SU, 9-10 ATS) is 5-5 SU on the road, 3-6 ATS.
--The Illini have won four in a row, including a 'non-covering' 82-79 win at Michigan on Saturday as four-point favorites.
--The 'under' is 8-3-1 in Illinois' last 12 outings with a total.
--Wisky (21-6 SU, 19-5 ATS) is the best spread team in the country among 233 board teams. The Badgers are especially nasty at home, where they are 15-1 SU, 12-1 versus the number.
--Illinois beat Wisky earlier this year but failed to cover the spread in a 69-63 win as a 6 1/2-point home favorite. When these teams met in Madison last season, the Badgers collected a 72-66 home win as 6 1/2-point underdogs.
