Rhode Island Rams vs Texas Arlington Mavericks Point Spread Picks

It's the Jacksonville Classic in Florida with the Texas-Arlington Mavs, who were 20-14 last season. They have several new faces but are getting in gear averaging 79.9 points shooting 47% from the field and 39% from long range. 6-10 senior Lance Ware (20 ppg, 8 rpg) leads the way, a transfer from Villanova. They beat Austin Peay yesterday, 68-58, hitting 9-of-17 (52.9%) 3-pointers. They also covered as a +16 underdog in a 98-95 loss to USC. Texas Arlington is on a 21-10-1 ATS run and their last three games have gone UNDER the total. Rhode Island was 12-20 last year. They're off to a 6-0 start but really haven't been tested. Rhode Island squeezed by Detroit yesterday, 81-75, as 18.5-point chalk allowing 45.5% shooting. Rhode Island is on an 11-21-1 ATS run. Play Texas Arlington + UNDER the total.