The Texas Southern Tigers and the North Carolina Central Eagles will square off in the play-in game for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The winner will advance to March Madness and win the right to be a #16 seed and face #1 seed Xavier. The fixture will take place on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 with a scheduled tip-off time of 6:40 PM ET. The game will be covered on truTV for national audiences and come live from Dayton, Ohio.
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The Tigers and Eagles have no recent meetings. These two outfits come in respective conference champions. For Texas Southern, the Tigers were here just last year when they won the Southwestern Athletic Conference crown to be eliminated by #1 North Carolina in the first round. The Tar Heels would go on to win the whole chip. North Carolina Central comes in as the champion of the MEAC.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records
Texas Southern Tigers, 15-19 SU, 6-1 ATS
North Carolina Central Eagles, 19-15 SU, 5-1 ATS
Texas Southern at North Carolina Central Key Betting Trends
- North Carolina Central is 12-2 SU at home this season.
- Texas Southern is 5-17 on the road this season.
- Texas Southern has won their last seven consecutive outings.
- North Carolina Central is 5-0 ATS in their last five markets.
Public Money
From the early going, we have seen a lean by the consensus on the Eagles. Nevertheless, we have seen the line remain idle in response to this trend. 89% of the cash action and 66% of the ticket action are coming in on Texas Southern at this time. 60% of the consensus like NCCU in forum capacities. In Over/Under markets, the figure has dropped by two points to reflect the action on the Under. On the Money Line, North Carolina Central is a +200 dog while Texas Southern is a -240 favorite.
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