The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Seton Hall Pirates are two of the hottest teams in the country, and they will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Thursday. Both teams come in averaging close to 50% shooting over their last five games, and we should expect a high scoring contest in Colorado tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - Gonzaga has gone over in four of it's last five overall, and the Bulldogs have scored 83.6 points per game during that span. They are hot, hitting 51.5 percent from the field and 39 percent from beyond the arc.


2. Free Throw Shooting - Gonzaga hasn't missed many free throws lately, hitting an incredible 81.1 percent from the charity stripe over it's last five games. They hit 21 of 22 free throw attempts in the WCC Championship game against St. Mary's.

3. X-Factor - The over is 25-10 in Bulldogs last 35 NCAA Tournament games, while the over is 5-0-1 in Pirates last 6 NCAA Tournament games.

Selection: This is a play on the Pirates/Bulldogs to go OVER the total (10*)