Last Updated on March 18, 2011 3:30 pm by drew
Akron vs. Notre Dame Odds
CHICAGO, IL (TheSpread) – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hope to begin a long NCAA Tournament run on Friday when they take on Akron in their opener.
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Notre Dame is the No. 2 seed in the Southwest Region while Akron comes in to the tournament as the No. 15 seed. These two will face off at 1:40PM ET from the United Center.
According to oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com Notre Dame has point spread odds of -14 against Akron on Friday. The over/under total has been set at 135.5 points.
Notre Dame is 26-6 on the season and 4-2 on a neutral court. The Irish are 16-11 against the point spread odds and have hit the over in 14 of 27 lined games. The Irish went 14-4 in Big East play to earn one of the top seeds. Notre Dame has eight wins over ranked opponents and they average 76 points per game while giving up just 65.6 points per contest. Leading the team this season has been Ben Hansbrough, who averages 18.5 points and 4.3 assists per game.
Akron is 23-12 this season and 5-1 on a neutral floor. The Zips are 18-13-1 against the spread this season and they have hit the over in 17 of 32 lined contests. Akron won the Mid-American Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid. The Zips lost their only game in which they faced a ranked opponent this season. The team averages 70.5 points per game on offense and allowed 65.6 points per game. Leading the way has been forward Nikola Cvetinovic, who averages 11.9 points and 7 rebounds per game.
Trends show that Akron is 9-1 against the point spread odds in their last 10 games following a win while Notre Dame is 8-3 AS in their last 11 games on a neutral floor.
In terms of injuries, Notre Dame will be without forward Mike Broghammer, who will miss the entire tournament due to a knee injury.
Over 8,000 public bets have been placed on this game with Notre Dame getting 83% of the wagers with odds of -14 against Akron on Friday.
2011 March Madness Game Odds:
Akron vs. Notre Dame, 1:40PM ET (View Matchup)
Akron +14 Over 135.5
Notre Dame -14 Under 135.5
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