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19-15 (5-3 N) Florida Gators vs. Nevada Wolfpack 29-4 (5-1 N)
March Madness: West Regional – Round 1
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019
Time: 6:50 PM ET
Venue: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: Nevada -2.5
CBB Betting Total: 133
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Thursday, March 21st sees the NCAA Tournament finally come into full play. The play in games are done, and now the real fun starts as the #10 seed Florida Gators meet the #7 seeded Nevada Wolfpack in Round 1 of the West Regional, live from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Both teams have plenty of neutral site experience on the year, and both are fresh out of their respective conference tournaments, so this game in Iowa should be nothing new to either side.
Florida Gators
The Gators earned an at large bid to gain entry into this years Tournament, their 22nd appearance, after losing 65-62 on Saturday in the SEC semifinals against the Auburn Tigers. They had better make the most of this opportunity because there aren’t too many 15 loss teams that get invited to this dance.
Florida finished off their regular season schedule at 9-9, which was good enough for 8th place in the extremely tough Southeastern Conference. They were a full seven games behind the leagues best LSU Tigers.
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The Gators finished off their season by averaging 68.3 points per game, and giving up 66.7 points per game, which gives you an idea of how they only won four more games than they lost on the year, but they will have to do much better than that against a really tough Nevada squad.
Florida had lost three straight games prior to the SEC Tournament, but they were lucky enough to reel off three straight wins in the tourney, and they avenged their previous two losses to LSU by beating them 76-73 in the quarterfinals. I’m still baffled by their selection, and I can’t see them getting past the first weekend, let alone this game.
Nevada Wolfpack
Nevada too gained their bid to the Tournament through an at large bid, after they lost in the Mountain West Championship game 65-56 to San Diego State.
This will be Nevada’s 9th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and their third straight trip. Their best finish was the Sweet 16, when they bowed out of the Tournament in both 2004 and 2018. They should be able to make it at least that far once again this year, if they can get this first win under their belt.
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On the year, the Wolfpack’s high powered offense averaged 80.7 points per game, while they really shut down their opposition, giving up only an average of 63.6 points per game.
Nevada finished off their regular season on a high note by winning four of their last five conference games before they struggled against the same Aztecs team in the Championship game that they had clobbered 81-53 less than a week prior to.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Under is 7-1 in Florida’s last 8 neutral site games
- Under is 7-2 in Florida’s last 9 games as the Underdog
- Nevada is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games coming in as the Favorite
- Nevada is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall
Free Florida Gators vs. Nevada Wolfpack NCAAB Prediction:
Florida got the gift that many, many other teams wish they had at this moment in time when their name was called on Selection Sunday, and I think their fate will be the same if you wrote in any other school’s name in their place, a first round departure.
This is Nevada’s game to lose. It’s not like they are entering uncharted territory, they reached the Sweet 16 last year, but if they didn’t get losing out of their system after Friday’s loss to San Diego State, the Wolfpack could be going home a lot earlier than expected. They need to get out there and run like they have all season long.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Nevada -2.5
Take Nevada to win this game and advance onto the next round. No offense to Florida, but I don’t think they stand a chance in this one.
NCAAB Free Score Prediction: Nevada 83 – Florida 76
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