The fans at Sprint Center will be treated to a game between the Maryland Terrapins and the California Golden Bears when they take their seats on Thursday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Bears listed as 1-point favorites versus the Terrapins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Eric Hayes led Maryland with 20 points in a 67-61 loss to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The Terps did cover the 9.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 140.
Jerome Randle dropped 18 points to lead Cal in its 79-75 loss to USC in the Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals last Thursday night.
Southern California cashed as 2-point underdogs as the game played over the 137.5-point total set by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Maryland: 20-13 SU, 15-10-2 ATS
California: 22-10 SU, 16-13 ATS
Maryland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Duke are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
California most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing USC are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Maryland's last 7 games
Maryland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of California's last 5 games
California is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
California is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
California is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games