2017 Pac-12 Tournament Analyst Picks

Written by Rohit Ghosh

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Pac-12 Tournament – Analyst Picks & Top Trends

It's tournament season and that means plenty of opportunities to wager on. As the Pac-12 tournament gets set to tip off, let's take a look at some trends and picks for games scheduled for Wednesday.

No. 9 Stanford vs No. 8 Arizona State University

The Cardinal offense has been sub-par this season, lacking any sort of consistency. They averaged just 69.1 points per game, bad enough to be No. 273 in the nation. While Reid Travis has the potential to have a big night -- averaging 17-plus points per game -- the team just doesn't have enough depth to win this matchup.

ASU got an impressive win over USC near the end of the season and should cruise to a win Wednesday led by their offense. Stanford's real opportunity in this game comes from ASU ranking No. 335 in the nation in scoring defense -- giving up nearly 82 points per game.

Betting Trends

• Under is 7-2 in STAN last 9 neutral site games.
• The OVER is 6-2 in ASU's last eight neutral site games.
• Favorite is 7-1-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings. Stanford opened as a 2.5-to-3-point favorite.

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No. 12 Oregon State vs No. 5 California

Oregon State and Cal match up in a fairly lopsided contest with the Golden Bears listed as 14-point favorites. Cal has been impressive on the defensive end of the floor this season, making them a dark horse to win this tournament. They're No. 14 in the nation in opponent scoring defense, holding teams to 62.4 points per game.

The Beavers are No. 334 in the nation in offensive rating at 93.8. The Golden Bears might even cover that -14 spread easily, but the safe bet's on the OVER.

Betting Trends

• The OVER is 9-1 in Oregon State's last 10 neutral site games.
• The OVER is 15-5 in Oregon State's last 20 Wednesday games.

Kentucky vs. UCLA: Sweet 16 Pick

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Kentucky vs UCLA: Sweet 16 Picks

Top Trend: All Totals Picks entering Sweet 16 - 33-15, 69% + 1650

If there's one thing we're sure to get in Friday's marquee UCLA-Kentucky matchup, it's offense and plenty of it. Both teams will get up and down the floor, with UCLA and Kentucky rankings as the No. 1 and No. 8 best scoring offenses in the nation, respectively. On the other side, neither are even in the top-100 in scoring defense.

At the time of publication, the line's moving back-and-forth between a pick 'em and the Bruins as a one-point favorite. The Bruins are getting the majority of the public bets, hovering around 65 percent. Also, bettors are saying this game will stay UNDER the posted total line of 168, with 52 percent of the public taking the UNDER.

Betting Trends

• Kentucky is on a 13-game winning streak but has covered just 5 spreads in that span.
• UCLA is 12-1 overall in its 13 games, but has covered just 5 spreads in that span.
• Kentucky is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against the Pac-12.
• The total has gone OVER in 6 of UCLA’s last 8 Friday games These two sides met earlier in the season when the Bruins ended the Wildcats' 42-game home winning streak with a 97-92 performance that saw UCLA guard Lonzo Ball finish with 14 points and seven assists. Big man TJ Leaf chipped in with 17 points and 13 rebounds as UCLA shot 53 percent from the field.

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Final Word

The fact of the matter is that UK won't miss another nine free throws like it did last time around. Calipari will have his team ready to stay within a possession, at the worst, in what's largely a revenge game.

Either way, there's very little chance the total score doesn't get pushed up. The safest bet might be the OVER.