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Allen Eastman
3-Unit Play. Take #717 Northeastern (+12) over Notre Dame (12:15 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
3-Unit Play. Take #730 Iowa State (-13.5) over UAB (12:40 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
4-Unit Play. Take #714 Baylor (-8.5)over Georgia State (1:40 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
6-Unit Play. Take #732 SMU (-4) over UCLA (3 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
2-Unit Play. Take #740 VCU (+4) over Ohio State (4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
3-Unit Play. Take #727 Purdue (Pk) over Cincinnati (7 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
3-Unit Play. Take #733 Stephen F. Austin (+7) over Utah (7:20 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
3-Unit Play. Take #716 Arkansas (-7.5) over Wofford (9:50 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
3-Unit Play. Take #724 N.C. State (-2) over LSU (9 p.m., Thursday, March 19)
Ken Thomson
719 Texas -1.5(-110) Hilton vs 720 Butler
Analysis: IfTexas has truly turned the corner then let's see it. This Longhorn teamhas gotten better guard production over the past month. If you stay up onDunham and eยจveryone else stays on their man and doesn't double down...Texasshould win. The Bulldogs knock down open shots...the Longhorns strugglefrom the perimeter but that has somewhat changed in the last few games. The Horns should control the glass big time. Look for Felix off thebench to provide some more scoring pop as well. Texas by 5-12 points inthis one after a close first 25 minutes.
Pick Made: Mar 18 2015 3:38PM PST
731 UCLA 4.0(-110) Hilton vs 732 Southern Methodist
Analysis:This Bruin team is ( 9-4 ) in their last 13 games. They have playedstrong ball as Tony Parker has averaged 18 pts a game in the last five outings. Two of the games the Bruins lost were in Oregon when Parker was out ofthe line up. Bryce Alford and Norman Powell should get the Bruins intothe game and UCLA should be able to challenge the SMU defenders the way theydid Arizona's. Twice the Bruins came up short against the Cats but theywere right there until the end of the game in Tucson and the game here in Vegaslast week. UCLA actually led 47-40 late second half and played AZ astough aยจs anyone and that is one of the reasons they are in. Markus Kennedyis a load for SMU and Nic Moore runs a solid point. Larry Brown's guysstepped up nicely to beat UConn in Hartford to win the AAC Tourney. Theyplay solid Defense but at times can be offensively challenged. IsaacHamilton has really played well of late for the Bruins and put up a career high35 points in the last win over USC in the Pac 12 Tournament. I've gotUCLA winning it outright by 6 but I'll take the 4 points which could be highertomorrow!
Pick Made: Mar 18 2015 3:56PM PST
735Eastern Wash. 8.0(-110) Hilton vs 736 Georgetown dime bet
Analysis: TheWinners of the Big Sky are tired about hearing about their win in Bloยจomingtonover the Hoosiers earlier this season. Eastern Washington can play andthey can score. Tyler Harvey is the go to guy and has made over 200three's this season. He is not alone however, as he has plenty of helpfrom Venky Jois and Drew Brandon. Meanwhile role players Parker Kelly& Felix Von Hofe are deadly from behind the arc at a combined 44%. Georgetown has some big boys including former UCLA center Josh Smith. Devantes Smith-Rivera is an awesome player for the Hoyas. He needshis guys like Copeland, Trawick and Peak to do their part if Georgetown is tomove on to the next round. For Eastern Washington, a chance to bring allof their fans to Portland to root them home. That is another added factorfor me taking the Eagles as well as the 6:55 PM PT start time, nearly 10:00 PMET for the body clocks of the Hoyas. If EW plays their "A" gamethey can win outright. If they slow down Georgetown early on they cangain confidence and win it outright.
Pick Made: Mar 18 2015 4:24PM PST
737 Texas Southern 23.5(-110) Hilton vs 738 Arizona
Analysis: TheTexas Southern Tigers are better than you think. Sure they have nohousehold names. Can you even imagine playing 15 of your first 16 gameson the road like the Tigers did this season? Now they are battle tested....Iknow U of A wins the game but I'm taking a shot at plus 23 1/2 points. MadariousGibbs ( 14 ppg / 5 apg ) leads the way for the Tigers with helpfrom Chris Thomas ( 13 ppg ). The two can score but are a dreadful 26percent behind the arc. AZ is loaded and I have the Cats winning theregion but I'll take the points and hope Texas Southern is not intimidated. They have won 12 in a row going in...I'm just looking for them to playhard for 40 minutes....if they do that they should coยจver. I could boreyou with all the impressive stats for U of A but I'll just take the Tigers ofTexas Southern and look for effort!!
Pick Made: Mar 18 2015 4:48PM PST
739 Ohio St. -4.0 (-110) 5dimesvs 740 Va. Commonwealth
Analysis:
Ohio State =4
Not sold on VCU, they did get hot in their tourney and win theA-10. Ohio State has some real potential here in this bracket butVCU is a tough out but I expect a down to the wire game and a team from a toughBig 10 conference to pull this one out. Strong backcourt for OhioState and a good coach. VCU has not been the same since Weber went down,they had a horrible February but have bounced back, but adraining conference tourney while Ohio State is rested and well prepared.
Play 1 Unit on Ohio State
724 North Carolina St. -2.0 (-110) 5dimesvs 723 LSU
Analysis:
NC State -2
A stellar backcourt for NC State, almost enoughsaid. A very tough conference in the ACC, especially as compared tothe SEC who basically has 2 good teams, one of them Kentucky ofcourse, and the other one is not LSU who is inconsistent. Lacey,Barber and Turner are studs for NC State who can score, and LSU is allinside. I like strong backcourts and NC State is the play because ofit. Hornsby is good for LSU but he cannot do it alone in theirbackcourt.
Play 1 Unit on NC State
733 S.F.Austin 7.0 (-110)BetOnline vs 734 Utah
Analysis:
Stephen F Austin +6.5 to 7
My sleeper team here. Line shooting up,that’s perfect. Not sold on Utah, not sold on the PAC 12 outside ofZona and SFA can flat out get it done, great guards, experienced, (knocked offVCU in round 1 last year), so they will not be intimidated by the stage here,which is an issue for smaller teams in the dance sometimes. You havea team that scored 79 ppg on the year, and 82 ppg on neutral sites and despitethe Utes defense, points will come from SFA and enough of them to cover thenumber here, and an outright win is not a surprise, because if they get pastUtah, they have enough in the tank here to make the sweet 16.
Play 1 Unit on SFA
6-Unit Play. #731. Take UCLA +4 over SMU (Thursday @ 3:10pm est) Let the excitement begin! We roll with UCLA to win Outright here against SMU. You don’t think UCLA has not heard the calls of so many across the nation that believe that they should not be in the tournament? Of course they have. And they will be motivated consequently for this game. This is a team that is headed by one of the most charismatic coaches in the country – and former Indiana Player of the year – Steve Alford. Sure at one point in the season this team was 8-7 but they did pass the eye test and the committee did get this selection right. This is a team that finished the year 20-13 and 11-7 in conference play in the Pac which is impressive. This is a team that nearly beat Arizona – twice, losing by 6 and 10 points on the road. This is a team that Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, California and is a top 50 team offensively and top 75 team defensively to their credit. SMU for as good as they are, is a team that has really not faced much competition outside of their own respective conference. Note that SMU is outside the top 200 in turnover margin, a team that was routed by Gonzaga, lost to Indiana, Arkansas and then did well in their conference which is decent but not overwhelming. UCLA is the better team here and the likely surprise a lot of people here as the wrong team is frankly favored in our opinion. We believe UCLA not only stays within the 4 but wins Outright this early afternoon. The Bruins are 4-0 ATS when facing a team with a winning percentage of greater than 60% and the 8-24-1 ATS when playing their last 33 games at neutral sites.
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