2022 NIT Tournament Semi-Finals: Odds, How to Watch, More

NIT Basketball: NIT Second Round-Xavier vs Florida
Mar 20, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Xavier Musketeers guard Colby Jones (3) dunks against the Florida Gators in the first half during the second round of the NIT Tournament at the Cintas Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene/The Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK

2022 NIT Tournament Semi-Finals

Game 1: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Xavier Musketeers

How to Watch:

  • Date: Tuesday, March 29
  • Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
  • TV: ESPN

Tale of the Tape:

SBU STAT XAV
Atlantic 10 Conference Big East
23-9 Record 21-13
69.8 (235th) Points Per Game 73.9 (111th)
65.9 Points Allowed Per Game 68.9
0.5774 (47th) RPI 0.5652 (62nd)
87th Strength of Schedule 53rd

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St. Bonaventure leaders:

Mar 20, 2021; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Bonnies guard Jalen Adaway (33) moves in for a basket against the Louisiana State Tigers during the second half in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports
  • Jalen Adaway, G, SR. – 15.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.0 SPG, 139% 3FG
  • Kyle Lofton, G, SR. – 12.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 5.7 APG, 2.1 SPG

 

Xavier leaders:

Mar 20, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Musketeers guard Colby Jones (3) shoots the ball against the Florida Gators in the first half during the second round of the NIT Tournament at the Cintas Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene/The Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK
  • Jack Nunge, F, JR: 13.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.4 BPG, 54% FG
  • Colby Jones, G, SO: 11.2 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.5 SPG

Odds, Lines, and Past Performance:

  • SBU Moneyline: -130
  • XAV Moneyline: +110
  • Spread: SBU -2
  • Over/Under: 140.5
  • Offensive Rankings: SBU 73rd, XAV 49th
  • Defensive Rankings: SBU 78th, XAV 68th
  • Pace of Play: SBU 253rd, XAV 94th

The Pick:

  • Full odds for this game have not yet been finalized, so check back for our pick.

Odds courtesy of Draftkings. For the latest odds, click here.

 

Game 2: Texas A&M Aggies vs Washington State Cougars

How to Watch:

  • Date: Tuesday, March 29
  • Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
  • TV: ESPN2

Tale of the Tape:

A&M STAT WSU
SEC Conference Pac 12
26-12 Record 22-14
72.7 (142nd) Points Per Game 71.9 (169th)
66.2 Points Allowed Per Game 64.7
0.5676 (60th) RPI 0.5474 (84th)
64th Strength of Schedule 86th

Texas A&M leaders:

Mar 13, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Quenton Jackson (3) drives to the basket against Tennessee Volunteers guard Josiah-Jordan James (30) in the second half at Amelie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
  • Quenton Jackson, G, SR. – 14.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.8 SPG
  • Henry Coleman III, F, SO. – 11.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 55.8% FG

 

Washington State leaders:

Mar 3, 2022; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars guard Michael Flowers (12) brings the ball down court against Oregon State Beavers forward Glenn Taylor Jr. (35) in the second half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
  • Michael Flowers, G, SR: 14.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.1 SPG
  • Efe Abogidi, F, SO: 8.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG, 50.5% FG

Odds, Lines, and Past Performance:

  • A&M Moneyline: -125
  • WSU Moneyline: +105
  • Spread: A&M -1.5
  • Over/Under: 132
  • Offensive Rankings: A&M 72nd, WSU 77th
  • Defensive Rankings: A&M 31st, WSU 26th
  • Pace of Play: A&M 205th, WSU 230th

The Pick:

  • So despite both teams having stellar defenses, the metrics seem to like the over, which is not uncommon for neutral site tournament games between teams that don’t know each other. Each of Washington State’s last two games has gone over 132 total points and two of Texas A&M’s three NIT wins have gone over that total. Wake Forest shot just 34% from the field, which helped that game go under; however, Texas A&M has been on a roll and scored 67 points winning ten of their last eleven and scoring at least 67 points in all but one of those games, the loss to Tennessee in the SEC finals.

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