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New - Allen Eastman's Picks For College Basketball
3-Unit Play. Take #539 Penn State (+5.5) over Notre Dame (Noon, Saturday, March 17) These two teams were left out of the NCAA Tournament. They both have to be pretty angry about that. But I think that this game means more to Penn State. They would still love a chance to beat Notre Dame at anything. The public is all over the Irish in this one. But I will bet with the books and I will call for the outright upset. 7-Unit Play. Take #530 Michigan (-3) over Houston (9:40 p.m., Saturday, March 17) Michigan is the Big Ten champions and I think that they will keep it rolling in this game. They won another blowout in their first game against Montana and that is now 10 straight wins and they are 9-1 ATS in those games. This team is on fire and they are one of the hottest teams in the country. Houston was lucky to escape their game against San Diego State. They have played several close games in the last week. I think that this team is going to be worn down. Michigan has had several weeks off to prepare for the NCAA Tournament and they will be fresher in the second half. The Wolverines are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 NCAA Tournament games and 35-17 ATS in their last 52 neutral site games. Michigan is 37-17 ATS in their last 54 games overall. 3-Unit Play. Take #536 Gonzaga (-3.5) over Ohio State (7:45 p.m., Saturday, March 17) I will go with Gonzaga in this one. The Bulldogs played a tough game in the first round. Ohio State played a close game as well and they were lucky to advance against a tough SDSU team. Gonzaga has more experience and that will pay off here. Ohio State is 0-7 ATS in its last seven NCAA Tournament games. They are 5-22 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games and 0-5 ATS in nonconference games. Gonzaga will advance. 3-Unit Play. Take #538 Kentucky (-6) over Buffalo (5 p.m., Saturday, March 17) Buffalo played a great game against Arizona on Thursday. I don't think that they will be able to do that again in this game. I have often seen teams pull big upsets in the first round and then have a letdown in their next game and get blown out. That is what I think will happen in this game. Kentucky is on a roll right now. They are playing their best basketball of the season. They are 8-1 SU and ATS in their last nine games and they are 4-0 ATS in their last four games.
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