The 11th seed Xavier Musketeers face the 2nd seed Arizona Wildcats in a West Region Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the SAP Center at San Jose San Jose, California on Thursday, March 23 at 10:09 PM ET. The NCAA odds board lists Arizona as a -7.5 point favorite with the total line moving up to 145 from its original offering of 143.5 points.
The 4th seed West Virginia Mountaineers face the top-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs in a West Region Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, California on Thursday, March 23 at 7:39 PM ET. The oddsmaker has opened the Zags as a three point favorite over the Mountaineers and it has held that number. The total line opened at 147.5 but is now on the NCAA betting board at 148.5 points.
Xavier is coming off a 91-66 blowout win over Florida State in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 157, which was over the closing line of 154. The Musketeers have covered the spread in their last six games and previous to the Florida State game the total had gone under in five in a row. Xavier has won five of their last six games.
Arizona is coming off a 69-60 win over St. Mary’s where they covered the 4.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 129, which was under the closing line of 136. The Wildcats have covered the spread in five of their last six games and previous to the St. Mary’s game the total had gone over in four in a row. Arizona has won six games in a row.
Offensively, Xavier is putting up 75.1 points per game on a 45.8% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Musketeers are allowing 71 points on a 44.9% FG average.
Arizona is putting up 76.7 points per game on a 47.8% FG average. On defense the Wildcats are allowing 65.8 points per game on a 41.8% FG average
These teams last met in the 2015 season were Arizona beat Xavier 68-60.
Xavier Musketeers at Arizona Wildcats Betting Trends
- The game total has gone over in 6 of Xavier’s last 8 games vs. Pacific 12.
- Xavier is 13-5 against the spread in their last 18 Thursday games.
- The game total has gone under 10 in Arizona’s last 14 games as a favorite.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Xavier and Arizona have the public leaning to the Musketeers getting the 7.5 points with 53%. The over/under bettors believe this game will definitively go over the posted total line of 145 with 83% on board.
