Last Updated on March 16, 2011 8:30 pm by drew
Texas-S.Antonio vs. Alabama St. Odds
DAYTON, OH (TheSpread) – The First Four continues on Wednesday as Texas-San Antonio takes on Alabama State in the opener from Dayton Arena.
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Both teams come into today’s 6:30PM ET contest as 16 seeds and the winner will go on to face Ohio State on Friday at 4:40PM ET from Cleveland as part of the East Region.
Texas-San Antonio comes into tonight’s game as the favorite according to oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com as they have point spread odds of -3.5 against Alabama State. The over/under total has been set at 129.5 points.
UTSA is 19-13 on the season and 3-0 in games played on a neutral floor. The Roadrunners were the Southland Tournament winners, which gave them an automatic bid into the tournament. UTSA went 1-1 against the spread this season in lined games and went over the point total in both those contests. As a team, the Roadrunners average 70.9 points per game while giving up 69.6 points per contest. The team has been led by guard Devin Gibson, who averages 17 points, 5.6 assists, and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Alabama State went 17-17 on the season and is 3-0 on a neutral floor as well. The Hornets are 4-1 against the points spread odds in their five lined games and they also have went over the point total in 4 of those 5 games. Alabama State got the tournament bid by winning the SWAC Tournament, in as a whole, the Hornets have won 10 of their last 11 games. They have averaged 61.3 points per game on the season while giving up 63.6, but in their last five contests, the Hornets have scored an average of 71 points per game. Alabama State gets a balanced effort, as five players average 6.6 points or more.
Trends show that UTSA has covered the spread in their last 6 non-conference games while Alabama State has covered the odds in their last 5 games on a neutral floor.
In terms of injuries, both teams come into the game healthy as neither one has a player listed on the injury report.
Over 2,000 public bets have been made on this game and 51% of the wagers are going on Texas-San Antonio with odds of -3.5 against Alabama State.
2011 March Madness Game Odds:
Texas-San Antonio vs. Alabama State, 6:30PM ET (View Matchup)
Alabama State +3.5 Over 129.5
Texas-San Antonio -3.5 Under 129.5
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