The NCAA Tournament continues tonight with the first four games as the Robert Morris Colonials take on the North Florida Ospreys. The game is scheduled for a 6:40 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on truTV. Currently the NCAA Tournament Odds for the game have North Florida favored by a slim margin to advance in the tournament.
Last night's tournament games proved to be spectacular entertainment as both Hampton and Ole Miss found a way to win their way into the field of 64. Tonight a pair of 16 seeds battle in their quest to reach the tournament as well. The winner gets the tough task of having to play Duke in the next round and the Blue Devils are the top overall seed in the South Region.
North Florida won 23 games this season and played three tournament teams in Northern Iowa, Purdue and Iowa all on the road, with the Ospreys picking up a win over the Boilermakers back in December. Champions of the Atlantic Sun regular season and conference tournament, the Ospreys come into tonight's game having won eight games in a row.
This is North Florida's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Robert Morris is making its eighth appearance in the Big Dance, most recently losing to Villanova in the 2010 tournament. In the seven previous Colonial shots in the NCAA Tournament they've won just once, beating Georgia Southern in the opening round back in 1983.
The Colonials played four tournament teams this year, losing to all four — Lafayette, North Carolina, Georgetown and Buffalo. Robert Morris finished second in the Northeast Conference standings but beat champion St. Francis of Brooklyn in the tournament finals by three points. Robert Morris has three players averaging double digits per game, led by Rodney Pryor's 15.2 this season.
The Ospreys finished the season with four players averaging in double digits, led by Dallas Moore and his 15.9 points per contest. The 76 points per game is more than the 69 Robert Morris averages, making the tempo of tonight's game important.
Much like Tuesday night's game, this one should be a solid one to watch. North Florida will get balanced scoring and they pick up the win.
Free Pick: North Florida 69, Robert Morris 65
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