The fans at Stephen O'Connell Center will be treated to a game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida Gators when they take their seats on Tuesday for the third round of the National Invitational Tournament.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Penn State poured in 42 first half points and went on to defeat Rhode Island 83-72 in the second round of the NIT tournament last Thursday. Penn State covered the slight 1-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 140.
Stanley Pringle netted 19 points, and Talor Battle went for 16 in that win.
Nick Calathes had 21 points with six rebounds and seven assists in helping Florida defeat Miami 74-60 in the second round of the NIT Tournament last Friday. Florida covered the 5.5-point spread, and 134 points fell UNDER the posted total of 144.
Alex Tyus went for 13 points, and Dan Werner had 12 in that win.
Team records:
Penn State: 24-11 SU, 16-12 ATS
Florida: 25-10 SU, 13-15 ATS
Penn State most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
After playing Rhode Island are 1-0
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n
Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
After playing Miami are 3-0
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games
Penn State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Penn State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Penn State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Florida is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games<\/p>\n