Bet On March Madness – Trojans Aim To Avoid Upset-Minded Rams

Those who bet on March Madness are still trying to figure out the “First Four” play-in games, which will put the last four teams in the NCAA basketball bracket, and one of the most controversial picks will be out to prove they deserve a place on Wednesday night. Many feel VCU shouldn’t be in the field, and the Rams will look to prove them wrong against USC in Dayton. The winner gets the 11th seed in the Southwest, where they will face Georgetown in Chicago.

USC VCU Betting – Wednesday, 9:00 PM ET

The Trojans (19-14, 10-8 Pac-10) lost a tight game against Arizona in the Pac-10 semifinals, but the bigger news surrounding the team was the suspension of coach Kevin O’Neill, who got into a confrontation with a booster from Arizona, where he used to coach. O’Neill missed that game against the Wildcats, and even soccer betting players will tell you that it’s a tough for a team to go on without their leader. O’Neill will be back for this game, and the Trojans will have to move past that incident as they were playing very well before that game. Nikola Vucevic has eight double-doubles in his last nine games, and he will be a load for VCU to handle.

The Rams (23-11, 12-6 Colonial) fell to Old Dominion in the final of the Colonial tournament, and they’ve been shaky down the stretch with five losses in their last eight games. Jamie Skeen and Bradford Burgess are VCU’s biggest offensive threats and very efficient, but outside of those two the Rams are a terrible shooting team. VCU lives and dies by the three-point shot, which makes up for their lack of size, and they’re one of the worst rebounding teams in the country. However, they can force turnovers and that keeps them in games.

Betting services have the Trojans as a 4.5-point favorite in Dayton in their first game against the Rams, and we like USC to bounce back from their loss against Arizona. They can control the paint with Vucevic, who will help them slow down the game, and the Trojans are also a solid defensive team who can get out on VCU’s three-point shooters. We’re also going with momentum because the Rams have been inconsistent down the stretch, although they did show some heart by making the loss to Old Dominion respectable after an 18-point deficit, but USC has played very well to get to this point with wins over Arizona and on the road at Washington. VCU hasn’t been a Tournament team over the last month and a half, and they’ll going to struggle to find their form quickly before tip-off on Wednesday. Look for a massive helping of Vucevic as USC rolls to an online sports betting win.