Last Updated on March 17, 2011 6:40 pm by drew
N. Colorado vs. San Diego St. Odds
TUCSON, AZ (TheSpread) – The top mid-major in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, San Diego State, gets its tournament run started on Thursday when it takes on Northern Colorado.
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The Aztecs are the No. 2 Seed in the West Region while Northern Colorado is the No. 15 seed. This game will be played at 4:40PM ET from the McKale Center.
According to oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com San Diego State is a 15.5-point favorite against Northern Colorado. The over/under total has been set at 130 points.
San Diego State went 32-2 this season and won the Mountain West Conference Tournament. The Aztecs were 6-0 in games on a neutral floor and covered the spread in 20 of 32 lined games and wend under the point total in 18 of 32 lined games. Both of SDSU’s losses came against BYU and on the season, it averaged 72.2 points per game offensively while holding teams to 58.9 points per contest. The team has been led by forward Kawhi Leonard, who averages 15.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
Northern Colorado went 21-10 on the season and was 2-1 in games on a neutral floor. The Bears were 13-14-1 against the spread this season and hit the over in 16 of 28 lined games. Northern Colorado won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles to earn the March Madness bid. The Bears have won their last seven games but lost their only game against a ranked opponent. N. Colorado averages 72.2 points per game on offense and allows 65.7 per game. Leading the Bears is guard Devon Beitzel, who averages 21.4 points per game and shoots 90.3 percent from the free throw line.
Trends show that Northern Colorado is 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games on a neutral court while San Diego State is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 non-conference games.
In terms of injuries, San Diego State comes into the tournament healthy while Connor Osborne is out for the tournament for N. Colorado due to a wrist injury.
Over 4,700 public bets have been placed on this game and San Diego State is getting 61% of the public bets with point spread odds of -15.5 against Northern Colorado.
2011 March Madness Game Odds:
Northern Colorado vs. San Diego State, 4:40PM ET (View Matchup)
Northern Colorado +15.5 Over 130
San Diego State -15.5 Under 130
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