Second seeded Florida and seven-seed UCLA will get Round-3 of the Southwest Regional – 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament started Saturday when they matchup at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., with tip-off to go at approximately 2:45 pm Eastern.
Odds makers at most off shore sports shops list Florida as 5-chalk NCAA Point Spreads favorites for the game with a combined point total of 132. Bruins backers are getting +200 on the off shore moneyline while the price of a ML wager on the Gators is -240. For Bettors unfamiliar with the money-line format;in order to win $100 on Florida it requires a $240 wager. On the other hand, today's underdog is lined getting +200 ML odds. Here if a $100 wager is a winner, the player wins $200.
Early betting trends, always useful tools for making NCAA Basketball Picks , show the public behind Florida in this one on both the money line (68%) and ATS (79%) while 95% of totals players betting the game score goes OVER the posted 132.
Looking at team trends, UCLA struggled on the road this season winning five and losing seven, but with an overall 23-10 SU home record boosted by the Bruins going 18-3 at home. UCLA went 6-5 ATS in away games and was 11-10 at home, showing backers the Bruins are consistent ATS both home and away. Overall for the season, UCLA went 17-15 ATS.
Today's game is on a neutral site but last I checked, the Gators are from Florida and Tampa is in Florida. This crowd will be partison to Florida, possible giving the Gators a slight home edge.
Florida went 18-4 SU at home this season and 9-3 on the road for a 27-7 overall record. Florida was a better play ATS on the road this season going 6-4 but was below .500 at 9-10 at home for an overall 15-14 record ATS.
I'm making my NCAA Basketball Predictions calling for the Gators to cover -5 ATS. like the Gators in this one to cover -5 ATS
