A great NCAA Picks matchup is setup for Friday in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional first round at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., when the seven-seed Boston College Eagles of the ACC plays 10-seed and PAC-10 tournament champs University of Southern California Trojans.
NCAA Basketball Picks oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com expect a close game having lined the lower seed Trojans as slight 2 ½ -point favorites over the Eagles with a 136 total. USC considered the underdog by seeding is a -140 favorite on the SBGglobal moneyline while Eagles backers are getting +120 moneyline odds.
The Eagles are 22-11 and are coming off a 66-65 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament on March 13. The Eagles are led in scoring by senior guard Tyrese Rice who averages 17.1 points and 5.4 assists per game. USC and Boston College have met only one other time and it was in the second round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament, won 74-71 by USC. USC was a No. 6 seed that season and BC a No. 3 seed and ranked No. 7 in the country.
The winner of the USC-Boston College game will play on Sunday, March 22 in Minneapolis against the winner of the No. 2 seed Michigan State-No. 15 seed Robert Morris game for a spot in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
Sports-Odds.com predicts Boston College is the best pick getting +2 1/2 points.
