Florida at Arkansas (-1) - 11:00am Pacific - Game #519-520
The Razorbacks should have already wrapped up an NCAA birth but just have been unable to execute down the stretch in road games. They are coming off a poorly played 3 point loss at Ole Miss and have now lost five SEC away games by a combined 11 points. At least three of those should have been wins. Instead Arkansas faces an almost must win situation today vs Florida. A win here will but them right back on track for their first NCAA bid since 2001 and take some pressure off respected coach Stan Heath. Arkansas has been solid at home all season posting a 12-1 mark so a win here would be no surprise. Since starting 17-0, Florida is just 5-3 in their last 8 games. They are only 3-2 in SEC road games with all three wins coming vs lower division teams. This is a huge, make or break home game for Arkansas and I expect them to take care of business.
RAS Official Play: Arkansas -1 1 UNIT
UCSB (+1) at San Jose State - 4:30pm Pacific - Game #623-624
The Gauchos have finally woken up from their coma. After being one of the most underachieving teams in the West for most of the season, UCSB has responded with four straight wins. Two of the wins came on the road against the second and third place teams in the Big West conference, and the last win came by 27 points over Cal Poly SLO. The Gauchos held the Mustangs to just 21.3% shooting for the game showing glimpses of their great halfcourt defenses of recent years. SJSU head coach George Nessman has brought renewed energy to the program, but he has had his sights set on next season for a while now. The Spartans are just 2-13 in their last 15 games and both wins have come vs a horrible Idaho team. Santa Barbara has definitely righted the ship and are playing very good basketball right now. Look for them to continue their winning ways in this soft road spot.
RAS Official Play: UC Santa Barbara +1 1 UNIT
