Line: North Florida -3, Total: 138.5 (current NCAA Tournament point spreads and totals)
North Florida Record: 23-11 ATS: 2-2 OVER/UNDER: 1-3 Overview: There’s not much to go off from a betting perspective with this first-time NCAA Tournament entrant, as just four of its games have been lined all season. We do know that the Ospreys can shoot the 3 – they’ve drained 308 from long range this season, which ranks fifth in the nation. North Florida rolls into Dayton behind the confidence of an eight-game win streak and comes from the Atlantic Sun conference, whose Florida Gulf Coast made a memorable Tournament run in 2013.
Team page: North Florida
Robert Morris Record: 19-14 ATS: 5-3 OVER/UNDER: 2-3 Overview: Similar to North Florida, the Colonials don’t have much of a spread history to handicap but are riding a significant win streak into the Big Dance (six games). They rank 11th in the nation in steals per game with 8.5. This is Robert Morris’ first Tournament appearance since 2010, when it nearly upset to No, 2 Villanova as a 15 seed.
Team page: Robert Morris
Handicapping tools: Power ratings | ATS standings
The Linemakers’ lean: Our ratings show there is some value with North Florida based on this line, and we’ll lay -3 with them here. This is a team on a 16-2 run that also beat Purdue in December. The only team to beat the Ospreys since Jan. 2 was SC Upstate, and North Florida avenged the two losses in the A-Sun championship game.
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