NCAA Tournament East Region
#12 Arkansas (21-13) vs. #5 USC (23-11)

Head coach Tim Floyd has USC back in the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years. They will try and avoid getting upset as they face #12 Arkansas who many people didn’t think deserved a bid at all. The Trojans won just three of their final seven regular-season games, but they did get to the Championship game of the Pac-10 Tournament before losing to Oregon. "We got embarrassed," said USC's Nick Young. "We've got a lot to prove. It's a new season now." The gambling public at SBG Global feels that USC, laying the points, will start this “new season” with a win.

Arkansas is in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, but many believe they should be in the NIT. Razorbacks coach Stan Heath led his team to five straight wins before losing to Florida in the SEC tournament final. "We all look through our own situations with probably tinted glasses," Heath said. "I do feel for the teams and the kids that were left out and didn't get a chance to be in this field. There are certainly strong arguments about all the teams that were (borderline). It's just the way it is. We can't get caught up in this, that and the other," Heath said. "We're excited to be in the field."

The USC Trojans are a 2 point favorite with a total 135.5 at SBG Global sportsbook.

Freshman Patrick Beverley leads the Razorbacks in scoring at 13.8 points per game. Forward Charles Thomas, who had 18 points and 18 rebounds in a victory over Mississippi State in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, is day-to-day with a left ankle injury. "We need him to be available," Heath said. "He helps us in these small matchup type of games, but he needs to make some recovery.”

The Razorbacks haven't won an NCAA tournament game since 1999. USC has won both meetings with Arkansas, but the teams haven't met since 1986.

The Razorbacks are 9-2-2 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog.
The Razorbacks are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 non-conference games.

The Trojans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games. The Trojans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games. The Trojans are 19-8 ATS in their last 27 games overall.

The Over is 4-1 in the Razorbacks last 5 overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Razorbacks last 7 neutral site games as an underdog. The Under is 13-6 in the Razorbacks last 19 non-conference games. The Over is 6-0 in the Trojans last 6 games as a favorite. The Over is 16-5 in the Trojans last 21 overall.

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