Ten of the 11 teams in the Big West Conference will head to Las Vegas for the Big West Conference Tournament at Michelob Ultra Arena. That is the arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.
The 2021 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from Wednesday March 10 to Saturday March 13.
All of this year's games will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Georgetown Hoyas vs. Villanova Wildcats (-9) - 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John's Red Storm (-1) - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Butler Bulldogs vs. Creighton Bluejays (-9.5) - 6:00 p.m. (ET)
DePaul Blue Demons vs . UConn Huskies (-13.5) - 9:00 p.m. (ET)
Odds Subject to Change
Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John's Red Storm
Seton Hall Pirates
St. John's Red Storm
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Per the Big East conference, the bettign results and schedule are listed below and all early games will be televised on FS1 while FOX will air the championship game on Saturday.
Game 1 - No. 8 Georgetown 68 vs. No. 9 Marquette 49 - Hoyas (+3.5, ML +150), Under (144.5)
Game 2 - No. 7 Xavier 69 vs. No. 10 Butler 70 - Bulldogs (+6, ML +220), Over (134)
Game 3 - No. 6 Providence vs. No. 11 DePaul - Blue Demons (+6.5), Under (134.5)
Game 4 - No. 1 Villanova vs. Georgetown – Noon ET (FS1)
Game 5 - No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Seton Hall – 3:00 p.m. (ET) - 3:00 p.m. (FS1)
Game 6 - No. 2 Creighton vs. Butler – 6:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 7 - No. 3 Connecticut vs. Game 3 winner – 9:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 8 - (Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 9 - (Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner) – 9:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 10 - (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
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Updated Mar. 10, 9:25 a.m. ET - Odds Provided by BetMGM - Subject to Change
Creighton or UConn present the best odds to win, with the most realistic chance to actually win. Villanova is dealing with injuries, and has been awful on the road this season. The event will be held at Madison Square Garden, so Villanova won't have to travel too far.
A great long shot look is St. John's, playing in its home state of New York. The Red Storm were a quiet 16-10 this season, which includes wins over top programs such as Villanova. Posh Alexander may not play however, so keep an eye on his status if you fancy the Red Storm.
Pick: UConn +250
Long Shot Pick: St. John's +1600
The league did not have a tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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-- Villanova has reached each of the past five Big East tournament championships, winning four times in this span. The only loss came to Seton Hall in 2016 by a 69-67 count, as the Wildcats are 1-3 ATS in their last four Big East title games.
-- The last 10th seed to win an opening round game was Creighton, back in 2015 when the Bluejays knocked off DePaul, 78-63 as 3.5-point favorites.
-- The last time a top seed lost its opening game was Villanova in 2014 as the Wildcats were tripped up by Seton Hall, 64-63 as 10.5-point favorites
-- The five current Big East teams that have never won this tournament are Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, and Xavier. Two of those teams reached the title game before falling short as Xavier lost in 2015, while Creighton fell in both 2014 and 2017.
-- Connecticut is playing in its first Big East tournament since 2012 as the Huskies rejoined the conference this season following an eight-year stay in the AAC. The Huskies last won the Big East tournament title in 2011 as UConn won five games in five days and ultimately captured the NCAA tournament championship.