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Re: 3-12-09
Great Lakes
5* BC
4* Iowa
4* B Green
3* Ariz St
3* N Mex
4* S Ant
3* Phoenix
Great Lakes
5* BC
4* Iowa
4* B Green
3* Ariz St
3* N Mex
4* S Ant
3* Phoenix
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Re: 3-12-09
Ferrringo.
NOTE: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SLATE SIMILAR TO WHAT I GET GOING ON SATURDAYS, SO BE PREPARED FOR A LITTLE MORE ACTION THAN NORMAL.
1-Unit Play. Take #705 Providence (+9.5) over Louisville (Noon, Thursday, March 12)
2-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #728 Xavier (-6) over St. Louis (Noon) AND Take #718 Penn State (-4) over Indiana (5 p.m.)
1.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #713 Northwestern (+7) over Minnesota (Noon) AND Take #720 Virginia Tech (+8.5) over Miami (Noon)
I like both of these underdogs to win outright, so I'm going to "package" them into a teaser. Since I think that both will win - and I truly think both games are going to be one-possession affairs in the last four minutes - I think that there is tremendous value in having all of these points. I just think that if you look at the spreads we have "created" with this play there is no doubt that if they were the original numbers for these games (like, if Northwestern had opened at +7 from the LVSC) that we would be absolutely pounding these games.
6-Unit Play. Take #708 Villanova (-2) over Marquette (2:20 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
Note: This is our Conference Tournament Game of the Year.
Villanova manhandled Marquette by 18 points in their last meeting – and that was with Dominic James in uniform for the Golden Eagles. The bottom line is that I think that this Marquette team is still rattled by the loss of James. They are still a quality opponent but they are no longer the elite team that they once were. Further, this Marquette team has some questionable losses this year and most of them came on the road, like on a neutral court against Dayton and at South Florida. Yesterday Marquette scored what might have been the most misleading 29-point victory in history. They did not look comfortable and did not play particularly well. And if St. John’s wasn’t having a historically bad first half (which, again, can only partially be attributed to the Marquette defense) then I think St. John’s would have actually been winning that game. Villanova is very comfortable in who they are as a team. They have an All-American guard to go to in Scottie Reynolds and they are a larger-than-average team, which is precisely the type of squad that Marquette is vulnerable against. The last five years in a row the Wildcats have won and covered in their opening Big East Tournament game. And dating back to March 1999 they are an incredible 9-0 SU and 9-0 ATS in their opening Big East Tournament game. Most of those wins were of the convincing (double-digit) variety. I think that they are aggressive and capable and that they will go right at Marquette today with no mercy.
3-Unit Play. Take #783 Arizona (+4.5) over Arizona State (3 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
I just don’t think that Arizona State is going to sweep the Wildcats this year. They have won four straight in this series, but every one of those games was fiercely fought and incredibly close. I hate the fact that this game is being played at noon local time. I think it zaps some of the intensity and that’s not good for the Wildcats. However, Arizona is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games and there is no doubt in my mind that this is an NCAA Tournament-caliber team. They have been playing at a high level, even if they haven’t got the road wins to show for it. The last five meetings in this rivalry have been decided by six points or less with an average difference of just 4.2 points per game. Hence the number. I think Arizona wins outright but we’ll take the points just in case.
3-Unit Play. Take #710 Pittsburgh (-4) over West Virginia (7 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #718 Penn State (-9) over Indiana (5 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
It looks like the Hoosiers will be without leading scorer Devan Dumes again today and they recently got hammered in Wisconsin without him. Indiana is already undermanned as is. They’ve been a pretty game competitor all season long. But when it comes down to it, they have the talent level of a middle-of-the-road Ohio Valley Conference team. This group of walk-ons and intramural players fights hard. But Penn State is a good team that is on the verge of locking up an NCAA Tournament bit that they have been fighting two years for. I think this one is close for a bit, but that Talor Battle and Jermelle Cornley won’t let this team lose. I’m not normally one to lay a big number but I think this situation warrants it.
2.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 136.5 Georgia vs. Mississippi State (3 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #745 Texas (-2.5) over Kansas State (3 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #726 Boston College (-4.5) over Virginia (9 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #740 Bowling Green (-1) over Ohio (7 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #723 N.C. State (+1.5) over Maryland (7 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
2-Unit Play. Take #721 Georgia Tech (+9.5) over Clemson (2 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
1.5-Unit Play. Take #788 Cal (Pk) over USC (9 p.m., Thursday, March 12)
Today's Teasers:
As always, these are optional bets. Not like we don't have MORE than enough selections to satisfy your needs without these, but I do think that they are moneymakers so I'm releasing them in the interest of making you some loot:
1.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #785 Stanford (+10) over Washington (7 p.m.) AND Take #773 Wyoming (+15) over New Mexico (11:30 p.m.)
1.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #733 Richmond (+9.5) over Dayton (9 p.m.) AND Take #779 San Jose State (+16) over Nevada (9 p.m.)
1.5-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #769 San Diego State (+9.5) over UNLV (5:30 p.m.) AND Take #738 Buffalo (+6) over Kent State (2:30 p.m.)Comment
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Re: 3-12-09
NSA's Selection
CBB Providence vs Louisville 12:00 PM EST 20* OVER 147.5
CBB Duquesne vs Rhode Island 6:30 PM EST 20* Rhode Island -2.5
CBB Marquette vs Villanova 2:20 PM EST 10* OVER 149
CBB San Diego St vs UNLV 5:30 PM EST 10* UNLV -4
CBB West Virginia vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM EST 10* Pittsburgh -3.5
NBA Cleveland @ Phoenix 10:35 PM EST 10* Phoenix +5Comment
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Re: 3-12-09
Robin Banks
SOUTHERN MISS (15 - 16) vs. UAB (21 - 10) @ 2:30 PM
The UAB Blazers, the 3rd seed in C-USA tourney, will take on 11th seeded Golden Eagles of Southern Miss. USM pulled the upset over UCF 77-53 to advance to today’s second round matchup.
UAB and Southern Miss will meet for a third time this year, UAB has dominated this matchup this season, winning by 30 at home (86-56). And winning by 17 on road (66-49).
Southern Miss’s first win in almost a month Yesterday does nothing to make me think they are a better team than they have displayed all year. USM is 3-15 ATS in last 18.USM is also 4-17 ATS off an upset win over a conference rival as an underdog since 1997.
UAB on the other hand come in today’s game off a first round bye, going 21-10 on the season, and 11-5 in conference play. One fact that I love from a team is that as a team, the Blazers are leading Conference USA in field goal percentage, connecting on 46.1 percent of their shots from the floor, while also hitting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc this season.
I expect both teams to show there true colors today. Another UAB blowout!
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