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Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Arizona are huge favorites over Texas Southern. (Getty)
Normally when you a see betting line of 20-plus points, you can’t help but take the underdog seriously.
When Arizona and Texas Southern meet in their West Regional NCAA Tournament opener on Thursday, the second-seeded Wildcats are just that – a 20-plus point favorite.
Most sportsbooks have it at 23. But Arizona might just be OK with it there. The Wildcats have covered 4 in a row this season when favored by 20 or more points. And they are playing lights out, rolling into the Big Dance with 11 straight wins and a Pac-12 Tournament championship.
No. 15 Texas Southern has also won 11 in a row.
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The below odds are from sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com and are subject to change.
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Arizona-Texas Southern Point Spread
Arizona … -23
Texas Southern … +23
Arizona is 22-12 against the spread, including 8-2 in the last 10 games.
Texas Southern is 6-4 ATS.
Arizona 13-3 ATS in the past 16 games as a favorite.
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Arizona-Texas Southern Over-Under
Over-Under … 134
Arizona is 15-19 vs. the over-under this season, while Texas Southern is 6-9-1.
The UNDER has won in 6 of Arizona’s last 10 games.
Arizona-Texas Southern Odds to Win the Tournament
Arizona … 15/2
Texas Southern … 500/1
The oddsmakers are loving the Wildcats as evidenced by their 15/2 chances of winning the NCAA Tournament. Only Kentucky has better odds and Arizona didn’t even get the top seed in the West Region – Wisconsin did.
Texas Southern’s odds are 500/1. A 15 seed is not going to run through the tournament and cut down the nets in Indianapolis. But they have toppled the No. 2 seed three times recently. In 2013, Florida Gulf Coast beat Georgetown and in 2012 it happened twice – Lehigh upset Duke and Norfolk State stunned Missouri.
The Basics
Who:
No. 2 Arizona (31-3) vs. No. 15 Texas Southern (22-12)
What:
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 – West Region
Where:
Rose Garden – Portland, Oregon
When:
Thursday
Time:
2:10 p.m. Eastern
Channel:
TNT
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