Following the start of the MWC Tournament is the Pac-10 Tournament rounding out today’s West Coast men’s basketball conference tournament action. Play begins tonight in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
The Pac-10 Tournament features two first round games with the bottom four teams in the conference. The winners move on to the quarterfinals on Thursday that includes that top six seeded teams. The semifinals are on Friday and the championship game is on Saturday. There should be some early tightly contested games for your online sports betting.
UCLA and Arizona lead the tournament odds with Washington and USC not too far behind. Arizona (25-6, 14-4 Pac-10) is the top seed and is the lone team from the conference to be ranked, coming in at 18th in the country. Arizona has four Pac-10 titles, the most of any team in the conference. UCLA (22-9, 13-5) is the No. 2 seed and has won the tournament three times, the latest being 2008.
Washington (20-10, 11-7) is the third seed and have won the Pac-10 Tournament twice, including last year. USC (18-13, 10-8) is the fourth seed and won its only conference tournament in 2009. Below is the schedule for the next two days in EST time:
Wednesday, March 9 – First Round
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 9 Oregon State, 9 p.m.
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 10 Arizona State, 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
No. 4 USC vs. No. 5 California, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona vs. Stanford/Oregon State winner, 5:30 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA vs. Oregon/Arizona State winner, 9 p.m.
No. 3 Washington vs. No. 6 Washington State, 11:30 p.m.
Pac-10 First Round Match Odds (provided by William Hill)
Stanford vs. Oregon State
Stanford: 10/19
Oregon State: 33/20
Point Spread: Stanford -4
Over/Under: 134.5
Oregon vs. Arizona State
Oregon: 20/23
Arizona State: 20/21
Point Spread: Oregon -1
Over/Under: 128