NCAAB
2 Picks (7 Units).
7:00PM EST: St. John's/UVA Under 128.5 (3 Units).
9:30PM EST: Tennessee -4.5 (4 Units).
Yesterday's St. John's/Baylor game was quite the thriller but it was a long Double Overtime game that was incredibly physical. This early in the season you'd see some struggles in a regular back-to-back spot but that was not your typical game. They finished with an average of 92.1 possessions in that game where as the later game (UVA/TENN) finished at 64.5 Pitino's bunch can and will speed up games with aggressive defense but they're likely a bit more lax on tired legs tonight. Virginia operates with one of the slowest Tempo's in College Basketball and they'll be in no hurry tonight. Their offense mustered just 42 points in their loss to Tennessee last night. Their defense played great, limiting Tennessee to 62 points and 37.9% from the field.
Baylor will feel last night's game a little bit more than St. John's as they're not too deep on the bench with Langston Love still working his way back from injury. He played for the first time last night, going 0-3 in 15 minutes. He'll be a big part of this team when he's full go but they're being cautious with him. Tennessee's just a tough matchup after last night's game. The Volunteers are a big physical team that plays elite defense and rebounds well. Their offense can struggle at times but they were able to do enough against a better Virginia defense.
Like Tennessee's and Virginia's defenses to dictate things tonight. They're the fresher teams and that should show up as the games move along.
