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    Puerto Rico Tip-Off
    By David Schwab
    VegasInsider.com

    This Thursday from the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off gets underway featuring teams such as No. 10 VCU, No. 14 Michigan, Georgetown, Kansas State and Florida State. To help get you ready for all the action, the following is a tip-sheet for Thursday's opening round games.

    Charlotte 49ers vs. Kansas State Wildcats

    Oddsmakers opened Kansas State as a 5½-point favorite but the number quickly dropped to 4½.

    Charlotte is 2-1 SU (2-0 ATS) in its first three games and coming off a 83-69 victory over Elon last Saturday as a 2½-point home favorite. It has scored an average of 81.7 points a game behind the hot hands of Shawn Lester and Pierria Henry, who are both averaging 17 points a game. All told the 49ers have four players averaging at least 13 points a game.

    Kansas State improved to 2-1 SU (0-1-1 ATS) with Sunday's win over Long Beach State. The Wildcats started the season on a bad note with a 60-58 loss to Northern Colorado as 12 ½-point home favorites. They are averaging 66.7 points a game and shooting 41.7 percent from the field. Marcus Foster leads the team in scoring with 16.7 points a game.

    The 49ers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six nonconference games and the Wildcats are just 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games outside the Big 12.

    Northeastern Huskies vs. Georgetown Hoyas

    The Huskies have one SU win in their first three outings with no posted lines for any of the games. They are scoring an average of 72.7 points a game while pulling down 39.3 rebounds on the strength of Scott Eatherton, who leads the team in both categories (14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds).

    Georgetown has split its first two games this season with a 82-75 loss to No. 17 Oregon as a 4½-point favorite in its opener followed by an 88-70 victory over Wright State as a 9 ½-point home favorite last Wednesday. The Hoyas have shot the ball well from the floor and they are hitting 47.8 percent of their attempts, but they have struggled from beyond the arc; converting on just 29.7 percent of their attempts.

    Northeastern has covered in five of its last seven neutral site games and the total has stayed UNDER in five of Georgetown's last six games against a team from the CAA.

    The Hoyas have been installed as 14-point favorites over Northeastern.

    Long Beach State 49ers vs. No. 14 Michigan Wolverines

    Long Beach State opened the new season with a 71-59 victory over Hawaii Pacific in a that had no posted line, but it has been testing itself ever since. First it lost to No. 5 Arizona 91-57 as a 20½-point road underdog and this past Sunday it battled to a draw as a 13-point underdog on the road in a 71-58 loss to Kansas State. The 49ers are averaging 64.8 points a game and shooting just 37.7 percent from the Field.

    The Wolverines are off to a 2-1 straight-up after losing to Iowa State 77-70 this past Sunday as one-point road underdogs. The total ended as a PUSH in this game against a closing line of 147. Nik Stauskas leads the team in both points (17.3) and assists (4.3) with Caris LeVert chipping in another 15.3 points a game. Michigan has four players scoring in double figures and it has shot 43.7 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from three-point range.

    The 49ers are 5-16 against the spread in their last 21 games against a team with a SU winning record. The Wolverines are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games following a SU loss.

    Oddsmakers tabbed Michigan as a 14 ½-point favorite and some books pushed the number up to 16.

    Florida State Seminoles vs. No. 10 VCU Rams

    VCU is listed as a 7½-point favorite over FSU.

    Florida State jumped out to a 3-0 SU (2-0 ATS) start after beating Tennessee-Martin 89-61 as a 23½-point home favorite this past Sunday. The Seminoles have averaged 86.7 points in their first three games and they have the 11th-best shooting percentage in the nation at 53.7 percent. Okaro White and Ian Miller have combined for 31.3 points a game and White leads the team in rebounds with 6.3 a game.

    VCU has already worked its way to No. 10 in the nation after starting the season ranked No. 14 on the strength of a 59-56 victory over then-No. 25 Virginia as a three-point road underdog. The Rams are 3-0 SU (2-0 ATS) overall to start the year. Treveon Graham leads the team in both scoring with 16.3 points and rebounds with 6.3 a game, but this lineup is deep with talent. Seven different players are scoring at least seven points a game and the team as a whole is shooting 39.2 percent from three-point range.

    The Seminoles come into this tournament 5-1 ATS in their six neutral site games and VCU is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games against a team from the ACC.
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