March is here. It's not yet March Madness, of course, but the regular season is coming down the home stretch and then it will be time for conference tournaments and ultimately the Big Dance. Wednesday's schedule is a fun one, with 11 top-15 teams taking the court. That includes a pair of all-ranked showdowns: #19 Xavier at #20 Providence and #9 Texas at #22 TCU. Alabama, Gonzaga and Kansas State are also in action.'
Let's take a look at my 3 best bets for Wednesday.
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Xavier vs Providence Over 151.5 (-105
We have an extreme line movement on our hands in this Big East matchup. The over/under opened as high as 155 at some sportsbooks and now stands at 151.5. I already thought the over was a decent play even at 155, and now it's obviously even better. These 2 conference rivals faced each other at Xavier earlier in the season and the result was an 85-83 overtime victory for the Musketeers. Xavier and Providence combined to fork up 43 shots from the land of plenty, making 39.5 percent of those attempts. Per KenPom, both teams rank in the top 20 in adjusted offensive efficiency and outside the top 70 in adjusted defensive efficiency. The Musketeers have scored exactly 82 points in 2 of their'last 3 games; the Friars have reached the 85-point mark in 3 of their last 4.'