NIT Basketball Tournament Picks and Predictions for March 16th 2010

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Free Pick: Marshall -11 (Jimmy Boyd)
Marshall is a really exciting high scoring offensive team that Western Carolina should have trouble stopping tonight. In fact, Western Carolina is just 1-8 ATS in road games, when playing against a team with a winning record, after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons, losing to these teams by 14.7 points on average. Western Carolina is also only 1-10 ATS in road games versus good 3 point shooting teams making 37% or more of their attempts after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons, losing to these teams by 12.6 points on average. The Catamounts are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog while the Thundering Herd are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games as a favorite. Marshall has been great on its home floor this season where it is winning by nearly 22 points per game. We’ll lay the points.

Free Pick: Arizona State -14.5 (Rocky Atkinson)
Jacksonville is 1-5 ATS last 3 years after a conference game. Arizona State is a very strong 16-3 SU at home this year. Arizona State allows only 58.5 points per game overall and 54.3 points per game at home this year. Dolphins are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall. Sun Devils are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite of 13.0 or greater. Sun Devils are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite of 13.0 or greater. Sun Devils are 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games following a ATS loss. We’ll recommend a small play on Arizona State tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

Free Pick: Indiana State vs. Saint Louis Under 118 (Jeff Alexander)
Considering Indiana State is only averaging 56.3 points in its last 3 true road games, and considering Saint Louis is only allowing 57.4 points at home this season, I like the Under here tonight as I expect this one to be a defensive battle. The Billikens played to the Under in 5 of their last 7 games, which comes as no surprise because of how solid they are on defense and how methodical they are on offense. The Under is 4-1 in the Billikens’ last 5 home games and 6-2 in their last 8 games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5 points. The Under is also 7-3 in the Sycamores’ last 10 non-conference games. We’ll take the Under here tonight.