The 2022 National Invitation Tournament should draw more attention on Tuesday with the NIT quarterfinals tipping off. The NIT title obviously isn't the sport's top prize, but it is a notable achievement and one the eight remaining teams are striving to complete. Winning the NIT can sometimes equate to future success. Memphis reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament this past weekend after winning the NIT last year, while 2012 champ Baylor and 2006 winner West Virginia both reached the NCAA's Sweet 16 the following year. The Tuesday NIT schedule features St. Bonaventure taking on Virginia at 7 p.m. ET, followed by second-seeded Xavier against No. 4 seed Vanderbilt at 9 p.m. ET.
Four of Sunday's five games were upsets, with three No. 1 seeds going down. Virginia and Xavier are both favored by 3.5 points in the latest 2022 NIT odds from Caesars Sportsbook. If you correctly predict which side of the spread will hit, you can cash in big, especially if you combine the picks into a parlay. Before locking in any 2022 NIT picks for Tuesday, be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven model.
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Now, the model has evaluated the Tuesday NIT schedule from every angle and has come up with his best bets. Parlaying these two NIT 2022 picks would pay almost 3-1. You can only see the model's NIT picks at SportsLine.
Top NIT picks for Tuesday
One team the model is backing for the Tuesday NIT parlay is Xavier, which it says covers the 3.5-point spread against Vanderbilt almost 60 percent of the time. The Musketeers just routed a Florida team that beat the Commodores twice this season (once by 19 points). Xavier also is a much more balanced team, with five players scoring in double figures for the season, led by 7-footer Jack Nunge. He scores 13.4, pulls down 7.4 rebounds and blocks 1.4 shots per game.
The Musketeers also average three more rebounds and two fewer turnovers, and they outscore opponents by five, compared to Vandy's two-point margin. The Commodores average just 69.5 points per game, while Xavier scores 73.7. Nate Johnson is a threat from outside for the Musketeers, hitting 38 percent from 3-point range, while the Vandy offense relies strongly on Scotty Pippen Jr. (20.3 points per game). If Xavier shuts him down, there are few other options.
How to make NIT predictions, parlays for Tuesday
The model has locked in an even more confident spread pick to complete its parlay. This one hits well over 70 percent of the time, so you really need to see who it is before locking in any 2022 National Invitation Tournament picks of your own. You can see its best bets only at SportsLine.
Which college basketball teams should you target in a parlay for Tuesday's National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals? And which side of the spread hits well over 70 percent of the time in the early game? Visit SportsLine now to see the top NIT parlay for Tuesday, all from the model that's on a roll on college basketball picks, and find out.
