This is a 10* ASSASSIN on Xavier.

While I won't be so bold as to call for an outright upset, I do think that Xavier can keep this one a lot more competitive than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe and look for it to comfortably sneak in through the back door with the ample spread that it's been afforded today. Xavier sports a young line-up and obviously faces a daunting task against the season Wildcats, but I think the pressure is clearly on Arizona here and expect the Musketeers to take advantage of the situation. This selection however is mainly based on strong ATS trends that are clearly working in our favor today, note that Xavier is already 5-3 ATS in all neutral court games this season and 20-14 ATS in its last 34 vs. good defensive teams which allow 64 points or less per contest. And note that Arizona is just 4-5 ATS in all neutral court games this year. Look for XAVIER to play loose and for Arizona to get caught looking ahead.

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