Michael Cannon
10 Dime ?
OHIO STATE
Take Ohio State as the small chalk tonight in the NIT Championship over Massachusetts.
The Buckeyes have been playing great, winning all four of their games by double-digits. They are 4-0 SUATS during that span.
Ohio State is on a 7-0 ATS run in non-conference play and are also on positive ATS runs of 5-0 as a chalk, 5-1 against winning teams, 4-1 after a SU win, 7-2 as a chalk on neutral courts and 10-4 in postseason play.
Massachusetts is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a neutral-site underdog and 1-5 ATS in its last six Thursday games.
Ohio State showed great balance in its win over Ole Miss in the semifinals, with four players scoring in double figures. They will have to shore up their defense tonight, as they took the second half off against Mississippi after rolling out to a 44-20 halftime lead.
To be honest with you Massachusetts shouldn?t even be playing in this game. They haven?t shot well from the perimeter and they were pounded on the boards by Florida in the semifinal win. But the Gators only shot 8 of 21 from the charity stripe, which was the difference in the game.
Ohio State will control the boards in this game as well, but don?t expect the Buckeyes to choke from the free-throw line like Florida did. The Minutemen have been playing with fire throughout this tournament and tonight they get burned.
Take Ohio State minus the small number as they win the NIT and cover the number tonight.
10 Dime ?
OHIO STATE
Take Ohio State as the small chalk tonight in the NIT Championship over Massachusetts.
The Buckeyes have been playing great, winning all four of their games by double-digits. They are 4-0 SUATS during that span.
Ohio State is on a 7-0 ATS run in non-conference play and are also on positive ATS runs of 5-0 as a chalk, 5-1 against winning teams, 4-1 after a SU win, 7-2 as a chalk on neutral courts and 10-4 in postseason play.
Massachusetts is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a neutral-site underdog and 1-5 ATS in its last six Thursday games.
Ohio State showed great balance in its win over Ole Miss in the semifinals, with four players scoring in double figures. They will have to shore up their defense tonight, as they took the second half off against Mississippi after rolling out to a 44-20 halftime lead.
To be honest with you Massachusetts shouldn?t even be playing in this game. They haven?t shot well from the perimeter and they were pounded on the boards by Florida in the semifinal win. But the Gators only shot 8 of 21 from the charity stripe, which was the difference in the game.
Ohio State will control the boards in this game as well, but don?t expect the Buckeyes to choke from the free-throw line like Florida did. The Minutemen have been playing with fire throughout this tournament and tonight they get burned.
Take Ohio State minus the small number as they win the NIT and cover the number tonight.