NIT Tuesday Night PicksThe National Invitation Tournament gets underway tonight with the first game tipping off at 6 p.m. EDT, when the Florida State University Seminoles host the Toledo Rockets. Then at 7 p.m. two more games get underway with Utah State visiting Michigan and West Virginia hosting Delaware State. At 8 p.m. North Carolina State tips off at Drexel while Mississippi Valley State hits the court at Mississippi State. Alabama and UMass get going at 9:30 p.m. followed by Marist playing at Oklahoma State at 10 p.m.Let's take a look at the Tuesday lineup of games beginning with Toledo at Florida State 20-12). The Seminoles, members of the ACC are favored in their game with Toledo by an -11 point chalk with a 138 point total at most offshore sportsbooks. Toledo (20-11) won the regular season MAC championship but lost in its conference tournament semifinals to Miami of Ohio. Toledo was then passed over for an at large bid. The Rockets are a team that should be happy to be playing in the NIT but the trip to Tallahassee will not be a rewarding trip. The pick: FSU -11 , ESPNU. Check out Bovada and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! BET on Sports & play Poker at BOVADA and receive a 20% FREE BET on your first deposit! Michigan Wolverines (21-12) vs. Utah State Aggies (23-11), 7 p.m., Line Michigan -7 with 126 total. TV ESPN2. The Aggies claim to fame this season came in the WAC semifinals when they knocked off nationally ranked Nevada. Other than that, the only good results on their resume are a win over Big Sky champion Weber State twice. USU had a difficult time on the road against almost any quality opposition. 1800-sports pick: Michigan -7 . West Virginia Mountaineers (22-9) vs. Delaware State Hornets (21-12), 7 p.m., Line WV -17 with 117 total, TV None. Delaware State is the best team in the MEAC but lost out on an NCAA bid by losing in their conference tournament. The Hornets lost at BIG EAST member Marquette by 18 and at BIG 12 member Baylor by three during the regular season. This line seems to be right where it should be. West Virginia is capable of beating DSU by 20-plus but will they? 1800-sports pick: OVER 117. Drexel Dragons (23-8) vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack (18-15), 8 p.m., Line DU -5 with 129 total, TV ESPNU. Drexel should be the team crying foul about their NCAA Tournament at-large snub. Regular season winners at BIG EAST powers Villanova and Syracuse, the Dragons will not be intimidated by the Wolf Pack coming to town. 1800-sports pick: Drexel - 5 . Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-13) vs. Miss. Valley State Delta Devils (18-15), 8 p.m., Line MSU -23 with a 131 point total, TV none. SEC West member MSU will have no problem with MVSU but -23 is a little risky. We think the Bulldogs might have a little mercy on their home state opponent. 1800-sports pick: MVSU +23. UMass Minutemen (23-8) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (20-11), 9:30 p.m., Line UMass -6 with a 145 total, TV ESPN. Dixie visits Amherst; Does Bama really want to be here? We don't think so either; Minuteman program on the way up. 1800-sports pick: UMass -6 . Oklahoma State Cowboys (22-12) vs. Marist Red Foxes (24-8), 10 p.m., Line OSU -10 with 141 total, TV ESPNU. Marist, a good team from an underrated conference, lost in their league tournament to Niagara. Marist could give OSU trouble in Iba-Gallagher Arena if Sean Sutton doesn't get his team motivated. During the regular season, Marist lost to NCAA bound Arkansas by nine and defeated a very good Old Dominion team by 13. 1800-sports pick: Marist +10. --- by John Hoben at 1800-sports.com on March 13, 2007
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