East Region: Winthrop (13) vs. Washington State (4)
- The fans at Pepsi Center could see the East Region's biggest first-round rout when tough Washington State faces the 13-seeded Winthrop Eagles Thursday. However, the Eagles did pull a big upset last year (against Notre Dame), so they have some precedent of knocking off a bigger school.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cougars listed as 9-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 113.
Kyle Weaver was good for 25 points in Washington State's 75-68 loss to the Stanford Cardinal in the semi-finals of the Pac-10 tournament.
The Cardinal managed to cover the 2-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (115).
Team records:
Winthrop: 22-11 SU, 3-2 ATS
Washington State: 24-8 SU, 16-15 ATS
Washington State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Stanford are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Washington State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Washington State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- The fans at Pepsi Center could see the East Region's biggest first-round rout when tough Washington State faces the 13-seeded Winthrop Eagles Thursday. However, the Eagles did pull a big upset last year (against Notre Dame), so they have some precedent of knocking off a bigger school.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cougars listed as 9-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 113.
Kyle Weaver was good for 25 points in Washington State's 75-68 loss to the Stanford Cardinal in the semi-finals of the Pac-10 tournament.
The Cardinal managed to cover the 2-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (115).
Team records:
Winthrop: 22-11 SU, 3-2 ATS
Washington State: 24-8 SU, 16-15 ATS
Washington State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Stanford are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Washington State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Washington State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games