NCAA Basketball Betting Action – NIT Picks - Virginia Tech Hosts UAB

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Posted on 3/24/2008 3:29:49 PM
NCAA Basketball Betting Action – NIT Picks - Virginia Tech Hosts UAB

The UAB Blazers, (23-10 SU, 16-11-1 ATS, 18-10 O/U), will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia tonight to compete in the second round of the 2008 National Invitation Tournament when they take on the Virginia Tech Hokies, (20-13 SU, 19-11 ATS, 17-12-1 O/U), in a contest that will be televised nationally on ESPN.

UAB, a No. 5 seed in the event, enters the NIT contest with a record of 23-10 overall record following their hard-fought 80-77 victory at fourth-seeded VCU last Wednesday.

The Blazers finished with a 12-4 mark in Conference USA play and comes into tonight’s game having won 15 of their last 19 games and seven of their last ten.

Virginia Tech is the No. 1 seed in UAB's region and is coming off a 94-62 victory over eighth-seeded Morgan State on March 19.

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