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The released finalized report and further imposed sanctions levied against Syracuse make Saturday’s finale even more interesting. NC State has opened as a six point favorite. Las Vegas handicappers, Jeff, Zack, and John discussed this matchup from a point spread vantage point on Tuesday. Get some insight by watching the YouTube video below.

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It’s no secret that Villanova has been on an ATS tear all season long. The Big East has been down while Villanova is seemingly getting better. Jeff, Zack, and John discuss Saturday’s meeting between Villanova and Xavier from an ATS perspective.

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Saturday in the Big Ten, Michigan travels to face Maryland. The Terrapins are coming off an underdog home win against Wisconsin while Michigan also won as an underdog at home against Ohio State. See what Vegas handicappers John, Zack, and Jeff have to say on the game.

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Saturday in the Big Ten Michigan looks to right the ship as they face Ohio State. Is Michigan doomed from here on out with a continued slide, or can they play spoiler starting with this game against Ohio State? Watch as Zack, John, and Jeff discuss the matchup from an ATS perspective.

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Saturday in the Big East Marquette travels to Villanova. Villanova has been a cash cow ATS this season but will the spread Saturday finally catch up to them? See what Jeff, Zack, and John have to say on this matchup.

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The loss of Justin Anderson for Virginia has not hurt their current seeding of a #1 seed. They’re still on track to be a high seed as a #1 or #2 seed. Their regular season success has come as no surprise. Last year they did so and only lost one key player in Joe Harris.

With all the returning talent they had and the coaching of Tony Bennett, Virginia has had unwavered success in 2014-2015. But over their last four to five conference games there have been glaring weaknesses to Virginia. Ones that typically cost a high seed an early exit in the NCAA tournament.

As great as Virginia’s defense is they have a hard time maintaining an offensive attack. Even before the loss of Justin Anderson they had rough stretches. In the first half against Rutgers and Davidson they found themselves trailing. Thanks to proper adjustments from Bennett and increased defensive intensity they were able to run away in those games.

As the season has wore on in ACC play, Virginia’s defense has not been as sharp. That’s because teams are starting to attack Virginia more inside. They’ve also been using their poor offense against them. Louisville struggled to score against Virginia but the offense they were able to generate came via missed Virginia shots and attacking against a non-set defense.

If Virginia does not figure out a way to orchestrate better offense they will be on upset alert before the sweet 16 this season. Justin Anderson is due to come back around that time frame. Sometimes a key player returning after a layoff ends up being a detriment to a team. The time away allots players to get accustomed to playing without an individual. Adding Anderson for the tournament will be great for Virginia defensively but I see it hurting them offensively.

Virginia may end up still being a number one seed or a two seed, but the way they’re playing I’d have to rank them a true 4/5 seed with the eye test.