Big East Tournament Odds, Picks & Predictions: Wednesday (3/12)

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The Big East Tournament gets underway Wednesday with three first-round games from teams seeded sixth through 11th, all of which air on Peacock.

These teams playing on Wednesday have to win four games in four days to win the tournament and punch their ticket to March Madness. While Villanova is the only one of these teams (+1500) with shorter than +6500 futures odds to win the Big East Tournament, history says teams can go on such a run, with Georgetown in 2021 being the latest team to win four games in four days at Madison Square Garden.

Keep reading for a detailed breakdown of our Big East Tournament college basketball best bets and top picks for Wednesday, March 12th.

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    Wednesday's Best Big East Tournament College Basketball Bets

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    Butler (-1.5) vs. Providence (+1.5) | O/U 146.5 (-115/-105) 

    Butler and Providence split their two regular-season meetings, with each team winning on its home floor. This game may very well come down to who is willing to show up and give maximum effort in this early time slot, as the two teams have lost nine consecutive games between them.

    I was tempted to lean the Friars’ way in this one, in large part because they beat the Bulldogs by 19 in the first meeting. They were without their fifth and sixth-leading scorers in a one-point loss at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the rematch a month later.

    Providence’s five-game losing streak entering the tournament is concerning, especially since it was non-competitive in three losses to Georgetown, Marquette and Connecticut, losing by an average of 21 points. They also lost to DePaul at home in that stretch.

    I’m drawn to the fact the Bulldogs attempt the second-highest free throw rate (compared to Providence who ranks sixth) in Big East play and that they make their free throws at the fourth-highest rate in league play (73.8%). The Friars sit outside the top 300 in free throw percentage among all Division I (DI) teams.

    Pick: Butler -1.5 (-110)

    DePaul (+3.5) vs. Georgetown (-3.5) | O/U 144.5 (-115/-105) 

    DePaul swept the two regular-season meetings with Georgetown, winning by a combined 11 points. Their most recent matchup was just four days ago in the regular-season finale. The Blue Demons won in Washington D.C. after shooting a blistering 53.3% from three-point range.
    But there were encouraging signs from the Hoyas in the loss, like the fact they out-rebounded the Blue Demons 33-29 and only committed six total turnovers.
    Georgetown will have the best player on the floor in Micah Peavy, who has scored 19+ points in 11 of the last 13 games, which includes a 29-point outburst (his second-highest scoring game of the season) in the last game against DePaul.
    DePaul ranked 10th in the league in adjusted offensive efficiency and in the bottom four in three-point percentage (30.6%) in league play. Thus, I expect extreme regression from a shooting standpoint and for Georgetown to get revenge for the two regular-season losses.

    Pick: Georgetown (-112)

    Seton Hall (+11.5) vs. Villanova (-11.5) | O/U 126 (-110/-110) 

    Villanova’s Kyle Neptune feels like a lame-duck head coach at this point. The final nail in his coffin may have been the loss to Georgetown to end the regular season.
    The Wildcats have had eight days to stew over that loss given they did not play over the weekend. I expect the rust of an eight-day layoff will impact their offensive performance.
    The under has cashed in four out of seven games where Villanova has had four or more days off and is 5-3-1 when Seton Hall is at a rest disadvantage.
    In the last meeting between these teams, Seton Hall jumped out to a 37-21 lead but only managed 17 points over the final 18 minutes. They also went 10+ minutes without a field goal.
    Meanwhile, Villanova has been held to 62 or fewer points in four of its last five games away from home. I cannot trust anyone outside of the nation’s leading scorer Eric Dixon on this team for offense at this point.

    Pick: Under 126 Points (-110)

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