NCAAB: NIT Semi–Finals

As of mid-morning Tuesday, over 90% of the early betting action was siding with the Florida Gators as a 4 ˝- point favorite in tonight’s NIT Semifinals against UMASS.

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Follow the Betting Trends page throughout the day to see if the adjustment made was enough to even the score. In the other contest, Ohio State is a 2 ˝-point favorite against Ole Miss and is getting over 70% of the attention from bettors.

Coach Donovan booted his young team out of locker room, after losing their fourth consecutive game in the SEC tourney opener to Alabama 80-69. He had a perfect understanding of his team and the situation, and the Gators responded with three wins by average of 21.6 points per game, shooting 54 percent and outrebounding opponents by more than 10 per games in this tournament.

"We're still playing for a championship. It's maybe not the championship that we wanted to play for, but we can still bring a banner back," said freshman Chandler Parsons.

Florida is now 13-2 ATS in a postseason tournament game over the last three seasons and takes on a Massachusetts team trying to earn its own respect.

A less than focused effort could spell doom for the Minutemen, who are 7-1 ATS in road games versus teams outscoring their opponents by four or more points a game this season. Despite averaging more points per game then Florida (81.5 vs 77.9), UMass has to play slower and be in control of the tempo.

The Gators are 14-5 ATS in road games after two straight wins by 10 points or more. Massachusetts is just 1-5 ATS as neutral site underdog.

In the nightcap, it’s the SEC against the Big Ten. Mississippi was the upset road winner at Virginia Tech, coming away with a victory 81-72 at Blacksburg as 7 ˝-point underdogs.

The Rebels have won six of seven (5-2 ATS) and are tickling the twine with great regularity, making over 50% of their shots in this time frame. The defense has also been sharp except for two non-covers and they are 16-5 ATS off a road win.

Ohio State was able to benefit from three NIT games in Columbus to advance to New York. This is an accomplishment for a team returning just one starter from a squad that played in national championship game last season.

Jamar Butler, the lone returnee, is a playmaker and the best outside scoring threat for an often inconsistent offensive team. The Buckeyes are just 5-10 away from home, though they did mange to cover eight times.

Having shot 50 percent or better in each NIT contest, the Scarlet and Gray are 10-1 ATS after two straight outings where they made half or more of shot attempts over the last two seasons.

Ole Miss club is 13-4 ATS when the line is +3 to -3.

The doubleheader action commences at 7 pm ET on ESPN2.

StatFox Power Line – Florida by 3, Ohio State by 2

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