The 1-seed Virginia Cavaliers are just 1-4 SU in five NCAA Tournament games since 1997.
Virginia favored in East betting, Memphis vs George Washington odds, picks
Virginia is the top seed and favored in East Region odds, while George Washington is a slight underdog to Memphis. See previews and bracket picks.
They should add at least one win to that SU record as a 21-point favorite against 16-seed Coastal Carolina. Earlier in the evening at the PNC Arena the 8-seed Memphis Tigers are a 3-point favorite going up against the 9-seed George Washington Colonials.
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina at 9:25pm ET is the final game of the evening at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The George Washington vs. Memphis betting matchup tips off beforehand at 6:55pm, where the computer is predicting a razor-thin victory.
Virginia surged to a 1-seed with a 16-1 SU and 13-3-1 ATS finish to the season, highlighted by a successful run to an ACC title by defeating Duke in the conference tournament final. The Cavaliers run the best defense in the nation, allowing just 55.3 points per game. Virginia is 6-1-1 ATS over its last eight games.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers went 5-0 SU over their last five games, earning just their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history with a Big South Tournament title. This is the first time since 1993 that the Chanticleers have made it to the tournament.
Elijah Wilson leads the offense with 16.1 PPG.
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The Memphis Tigers went just 4-4 SU and 2-5-1 ATS over the last eight games of their season, but still picked up an at-large bid with a 23-9 SU and 15-13-1 ATS overall record. The Tigers are just 1-4 ATS in their last five first-round matchups. Memphis averaged 77.6 PPG led by Joe Jackson’s 14.3 PPG.
George Washington received an at-large bid after going 24-8 SU and 17-10 ATS this season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Colonials haven’t fared well in the NCAA Tournament recently with a 0-4-1 ATS record in their last five games.
The OVER is 13-4-1 in George Washington’s last 18 games as the betting underdog.
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