The race to March Insanity is already underway within the topsy-turvy Huge 12.
Colorado hosts Kansas in one other street problem for the Jayhawks, and Houston has an opportunity to avenge its solely convention loss when the Cougars journey to Texas Tech.
Right here’s a take a look at how we’re enjoying the massive ones within the Huge 12 on Monday, plus a Huge Ten scoring participant prop for good measure.
Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m. ET
Again-to-back video games with 20 factors and a season scoring common over 15 push us to a participant scoring prop for Russian large man Vladislav Goldin, who put a hoop on his girlfriend’s finger over the weekend and may maintain racking up wins Monday evening.
Michigan renewed efforts to run the offense by Goldin, ending a run of 5 consecutive video games with single-digit shot makes an attempt. He responded with 20 factors at Ohio State and 21 in opposition to Michigan State previously two outings.
Nebraska has received back-to-back video games in opposition to Michigan after going 1-16 in its first 17 tries as a member of the Huge Ten.
The Wolverines are solely a half-game behind Michigan State within the Huge Ten standings and can dig in early to attempt to take a number of the air out of Pinnacle Financial institution Enviornment.
Wager: Michigan C Vladislav Goldin over 15.5 factors (-112 at FanDuel)
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Houston (23-4, 15-1) at Texas Tech (21-6, 12-4), 9 p.m. ET
Kelvin Sampson claims this is identical convention it has at all times been—dominant from the center of the pack and up—however that sells brief the extent of success the Cougars are experiencing on a sustained stage. Solely Texas Tech has handed Houston a convention loss this season, and a win within the rematch Monday evening would possible safe the No. 1 seed within the convention match for Sampson.
With Kansas, Iowa State, and Texas Tech all displaying indicators of being able to March success, the Cougars are gunning for his or her fourth win over a ranked convention opponent this season.
They’ve been driving Baylor switch L.J. Cryer—who scored 28 factors Saturday in opposition to Iowa State—and a ridiculously tight protection that shall be examined by JT Toppin, who had 22 factors in Texas Tech’s 22-point win over West Virginia on Saturday.
When the groups met Feb. 1, Texas Tech took an 82-81 determination in additional time and ended Houston’s 33-game home-court profitable streak. Each groups are at full stride. Houston’s veteran-heavy lineup received’t blink within the intense street setting as 1.5-point favorites, however we’re focusing on the scoring column on this one.
Wager: Over 131.5 factors (-112 at FanDuel)
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Kansas (18-9, 9-7) at Colorado (11-16, 2-14), 11 p.m. ET
We all know this isn’t a chief Jayhawks bunch, however let’s take a broad-lens take a look at this matchup. Colorado has two convention wins and is getting 6.5 factors. Whereas the Buffaloes have notched these two wins in current video games, they already suffered a 12-point loss to the Jayhawks in Lawrence. Their two league wins—76-74 over Baylor and 76-63 over UCF—aren’t indicative of a group with the firepower to check KU’s defensive clamps.
In addition they haven’t any reply for Hunter Dickinson, who scored 19 factors within the first matchup and is averaging almost 10 rebounds per sport. Kansas rode Dickinson to a giant first-half lead within the preliminary assembly this season (40-26 at halftime) earlier than taking its foot off the gasoline.
Colorado will get some traction due to the Jayhawks’ four-game shedding streak in true street video games and their 3-7 total document in these conditions this season. However the Jayhawks know what it’s wish to flex on the Buffs in Boulder. They’ve received 21 of the previous 22 video games in opposition to Colorado and nonetheless have the recipe to run previous this pack of Buffaloes.
KU’s area purpose proportion protection is No. 2 within the convention (39.0%, thirteenth nationally), and its 3-point area purpose proportion protection is excellent (29.9%, 18th nationally).
Wager: Kansas -6.5 (-110 at BetMGM)
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