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The same number of teams will compete at the state tournament as previous years, but the one-and-done qualification structure from the conference games prior to the regional tournament concerned Big Horn and Tongue River parents. Additionally, the North East conference has five teams compared to the South East conference’s three teams. The Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament starts on Wednesday March 3, but the conference just wrapped up its regular season on March 1. Fortunately, the bottom of the bracket was already filled in, so those teams knew what was happening, but the middle of the conference was still in action to determine seeding as the week began.
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.
2021 Big East Tournament Score Predictions
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Georgetown Hoyas vs. Villanova Wildcats (-9) - 12:00 p.m. (ET)
- Prediction: Villanova 75 Georgetown 67
- Best Bet: OVER
Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John's Red Storm (-1) - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
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- Prediction: Seton Hall 75 St. John's 74
- Best Bet: Seton Hall +1
- Best Bet: UNDER
Butler Bulldogs vs. Creighton Bluejays (-9.5) - 6:00 p.m. (ET)
- Prediction: Creighton 73 Butler 62
- Best Bet: Creighton -9.5
- Best Bet: UNDER
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DePaul Blue Demons vs . UConn Huskies (-13.5) - 9:00 p.m. (ET)
- Prediction: UConn 73 DePaul 60
- Best Bet: UNDER
Odds Subject to Change
Big East Tournament - Matchup of the Day
Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021 - Quarterfinals
Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John's Red Storm
- Spread: St. John's -1
- Money-Line: Seton Hall -110 St. John's -110
- Point Total: 151
Seton Hall Pirates
- Record: 13-12
- ATS: 12-13
- Point Total: 11-14
- PS/G: 71.6 (169th)
- PS/A: 69.8 (164th)
St. John's Red Storm
- Record: 16-10
- ATS: 15-11
- Point Total: 15-10-1
- PS/G: 79.3 (35th)
- PS/A: 76.7 (307th)
2021 Big East Tournament Schedule & Betting Results
2021 SEC Tournament Betting Results Wager Favorites-Underdogs Straight Up 0-3 Against the Spread 0-3 Total Over-Under 1-2 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.
Wednesday, March 10 (First Round)
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)Thursday, March 11 (Quarterfinals)
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)Friday, March 12 (Semifinals)
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)Saturday, March 13 (Championship)
Game 10 - (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
2021 Big East Tournament Odds to Win
Odds to win 2021 Big East Tournament (3/14/21) Team American Fractional Creighton +225 9/4 UConn +250 5/2 Villanova +300 3/1 Xavier +900 9/1 Seton Hall +1200 12/1 St. John's +1600 16/1 Providence +2000 20/1 Marquette +2500 25/1 Georgetown +8000 80/1 Butler +10000 100/1 DePaul +10000 100/1 Updated Mar. 10, 9:25 a.m. ET - Odds Provided by BetMGM - Subject to Change
2021 Big East Tournament Future Picks
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
Big East Tournament History
The league did not have a tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Big East Tournament History (1998-2020) Year Winner 2020 Postponed 2019 Villanova 2018 Villanova 2017 Villanova 2016 Seton Hall 2015 Villanova 2014 Providence 2013 Louisville 2012 Louisville 2011 UConn 2010 West Virginia 2009 Louisville 2008 Pittsburgh 2007 Georgetown 2006 Syracuse 2005 Syracuse 2004 UConn 2003 Pittsburgh 2002 UConn 2001 Boston College 2000 St. John's 1999 UConn 1998 UConn
The Villanova Wildcats have won three straight Big East Tournaments along with winning four of the last five overall. (AP)Big East Tournament Historical Trends
-- 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.
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