One school from the Pac-10 conference will be guaranteed a spot in the 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and as of today (Feb. 19) the 12th ranked University of Arizona Wildcats (22-4, 11-2 Pac-10) seem to be the class of the league. It's more than likely Washington will be a second team with a good enough resume to get into the tournament even if they don't win the conference. The Huskies (18-7, 10-4) get a chance to improve their tournament chances today (6 PM Eastern, ESPN) when they travel to Tucson to play the Wildcats at McKale Center in an ESPN televised game.
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Odds makers at most offshore sports shops list Arizona as 2 1/2-point spreads favorites in this one with a posted combined point total of 156 1/2. Huskies' backers are getting +130 odds on the offshore money line for a SU win while the price of wagering Arizona is -150.
Early betting trends show 90 percent of the public wagering for Arizona to cover ATS and 94 percent to win SU. In totals betting, 68 percent have wagerd the point total to go OVER the posted 154 1/2 points.
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Arizona has been on a hot streak winning their last seven games SU and have been dependable to their betting backers by covering ATS in six of those seven with a push as the only only non-cover. The Cats could be looking for a little payback in today's game since the Huskies were the last team to beat them, and soundly too, 85-68 in Seattle one month ago (Jan. 20). Washington covered in that game as a 10-chalk favorite while the combined 153 points scored narrowly fell UNDER the 154 total.
The Huskies got its two game road trip off to a nice start on Thursday by defeating Arizona State 79-62. With the win, the Huskies covered as a 8 1/2-point road favorite. The Huskies are currently enjoying a three game SU win streak. Over their last seven games Washington is 4-3 SU and 2-5 ATS.
Arizona should take advantage of its home court and get past Washington tonight. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Wildcats -2 1/2.
