The fans at Greensboro Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Texas Longhorns when they take their seats on Thursday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Longhorns listed as 4-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total is sitting at 127.
Minnesota was defeated 64-56 by Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday, as 7.5-point underdogs. That game's combined score went UNDER the posted total of 125.
Damian Johnson had 19 points, and Devron Bostick added 12 in a losing cause.
Texas was defeated 76-70 by Baylor in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday, as 4-point favorites, That game's 146 points made it OVER the posted total of 139.
A.J. Abrams shot 8-for-17 from the field with 20 points in a losing effort.
Team records:
Minnesota: 22-10 SU, 13-14 ATS
Texas: 22-11 SU, 11-18-1 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Michigan State are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing Baylor are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games<\/p>\n