If the NCAA Tournament doesn’t provide enough March Madness wagering action then Thursday night is bonus night as the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) has two good second round match-ups on tap and sports wagering leader Sportsbook.com has the odds.
The Maryland Terrapins (19-14) travel to play Syracuse (20-13) in a 7 p.m. ET game followed by Arizona State (20-12) hosting Southern Illinois (18-14) in Tempe in a mid- night ET game
Oddsmakers currently have the Orange listed as 5-point favorites versus the Terrapins, while the game's total is sitting at 154. In the later game, Sportsbook.com oddsmakers have the Sun Devils listed as 6-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's posted total is 116.
Maryland upset Minnesota 68-58 in the first round of the NIT tournament on Tuesday, as 3-point underdogs. The 126 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 138.
Greivis Vasquez led Maryland with 16 points, and James Gist tossed in 13 points in the win. Donte Greene scored a game-high 27 points on Tuesday, as Syracuse defeated Robert Morris 87-81 in the opening round of the NIT Tournament.
Syracuse failed to cover the 13.5-point spread, while 168 points sailed OVER the posted total of 151.
Southern Illinois had little trouble dispatching Oklahoma State in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament Tuesday night at SIU Arena, 69-53.
The Salukis never trailed in the game and outscored the Cowboys, 29-15, in the final 10 minutes of the game. The performance was all the more remarkable considering SIU's starting point guard and playmaker, Bryan Mullins is out for the season with a leg injury. night ET game.
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