{"id":153626,"date":"2018-03-14T22:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T02:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=153626"},"modified":"2018-03-14T22:31:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T02:31:29","slug":"texas-southern-tigers-vs-xavier-musketeers-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-march-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/texas-southern-tigers-vs-xavier-musketeers-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-march-16-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"Texas Southern Tigers vs. Xavier Musketeers Predictions, Picks, Odds, and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview – March 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no shortage of folks saying that Xavier is going to be the first No. 1 seed to crash out of the tournament, but not in the first round, especially against Texas Southern. College basketball is crazy though. Read on for a preview of this matchup below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Betting Preview for the Texas Southern Tigers vs. Xavier Musketeers College Basketball Game on <\/b>March 16, 2018<\/b><\/h2>\n

Where: <\/b>Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee<\/span><\/p>\n

When<\/b>: Friday, March 16, 7:20<\/span> PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n

Line<\/b>: Texas Southern Tigers vs. Xavier Musketeers \u2013 view all NCAA Basketball lines <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TV Broadcast<\/b>: TBS network<\/span><\/p>\n

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Betting on the Texas Southern Tigers<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Texas Southern has won the right to face Xavier in the first round of the tournament after mopping the floor \u00a0\u00a0using North Carolina Central in the First Four in a dominant 64<\/span>-46 <\/span>win. The job gets exponentially harder for the Tigers against Xavier, and if Mark Davis\u2019 boys are to take down a serious title contender like Xavier, then they should be at their finest form on both ends of the court. The Tigers finished the regular season first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference first in scoring with 77.6 points per game. The focal point of the Tigers\u2019 offense is Demontrae Jefferson, who also paced the conference with 23.4 points. Against NCCU, Jefferson led his team with 25 points with three triples. Deonte Clark (18.0 PPG), meanwhile, chipped in 18 points. If anything, at least the Tigers are going to be matched up against what many perceive as the \u201cweakest\u201d No. 1 seed in the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Betting on the Xavier Musketeers<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Finally, Xavier knows which team team it will run over in the first round. Unless anything crazy happens, the Musketeers are virtually a lock to win against Texas Southern, a team that is sub-150 in KenPom\u2019s adjusted offensive efficiency and sub-300 in adjusted defensive efficiency. Especially with that kind of defense, the Tigers\u2019 defense will likely look like something that\u2019s made of sticks and stones against Xavier\u2019s bulldozer offense. The Musketeers are seventh in the nation in scoring with 84.3 points per game. They are 20<\/span>th<\/span> in effective field goal percentage (55.7) and 16<\/span>th<\/span> in field goal percentage (49.1). Trevor Bluiett (19.5 PPG) and J.P. Macura (12.2 PPG) should be more enough for the Musketeers to take out Texas Southern. On defense, Xavier is allowing 74.5 points per game, but given the difference in talent level between Chris Mack\u2019s team and the Tigers, the Musketeers should have an easy time containing Texas Southern.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Xavier wins by a total of 88-64.<\/span><\/p>\n

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