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The Buffalo vs. Arizona betting line should open at Wildcats -8. Note that both these teams are Wildcats. LIVE ODDS HERE
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Any line higher than the above would require a serious look at Buffalo covering the spread.
If Arizona beats Buffalo, it will play either the Kentucky Wildcats or Davidson Wildcats in the Round of 32. If Arizona wins that game, it would head to Atlanta for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight where it could face No. 1 seed Virginia.
From ESPN.com
Arizona - Since 2001-02, no team has played defense approaching the 90s in efficiency - Arizona has surrendered 80 points or more in nine games this season - and won a national title. Every champion in that stretch has ended the year with a top-30 defense and most have claimed a spot in the top 10. No team maybe since LSU in the early 1990s - Shaquille O'Neal ring a bell? -- has had a big man with Deandre Ayton's combination of balance, talent, size, strength, burst, skill and IQ. Many on the East Coast haven't stayed up late to actually watch the 7-foot-1 freshman play. Those who've missed him might watch him dominate the NCAA tournament and lead Arizona - steeped in controversy due to an ESPN report that alleged Sean Miller arranged a $100,000 payment to secure Ayton - all the way to the Final Four. He's that good.
Buffalo - Nate Oats' squad has won six consecutive games, all by double digits. It's an impressive stretch of dominance for a Buffalo team that tussled with Cincinnati and Syracuse during nonconference play. The Bulls have four players averaging 14.1 PPG or more, and three players in their rotation who've made at least 39 percent of their 3-pointers.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
