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Re: 3-21-09
Mike Collins's Tourney Game of the Decade
100 Dime - Villanova Wildcats
Mike Collins's Tourney Game of the Decade
100 Dime - Villanova Wildcats
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Re: 3-21-09
Evan Altemus NCAAB
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Selection: WESTERN KENTUCKY +11
Profile: This game is a match-up of two very hot teams. However, I feel that Gonzaga is slightly over-rated here. The Bulldogs weren?t particularly impressive against Akron in the 1st round, which is notable given how weak the MAC is this season. Meanwhile, Western Kentucky was very impressive against Illinois, controlling the game by double digits for a good portion of the game. The Hilltoppers have excellent guard play and balanced scoring, which will make defending them a very difficult job for Gonzaga. In addition, even though that several players left from last year?s tournament team, a bulk of this year?s team got experience playing in the tournament last year. Therefore, they have the confidence of knowing that they were here last year, so the Hilltoppers know that they have capability to make another deep run. Gonzaga is being priced like a top five team here, however I feel that they are a step below the best teams in the country. Particularly in the way they were absolutely blown out by Memphis, as well as allowing UCONN to fly the whole way across the country and still beat them at home. Look for Western Kentucky to keep this game close throughout.
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Re: 3-21-09
Evan Altemus NCAAB
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Selection: WESTERN KENTUCKY +11
Profile: This game is a match-up of two very hot teams. However, I feel that Gonzaga is slightly over-rated here. The Bulldogs weren?t particularly impressive against Akron in the 1st round, which is notable given how weak the MAC is this season. Meanwhile, Western Kentucky was very impressive against Illinois, controlling the game by double digits for a good portion of the game. The Hilltoppers have excellent guard play and balanced scoring, which will make defending them a very difficult job for Gonzaga. In addition, even though that several players left from last year?s tournament team, a bulk of this year?s team got experience playing in the tournament last year. Therefore, they have the confidence of knowing that they were here last year, so the Hilltoppers know that they have capability to make another deep run. Gonzaga is being priced like a top five team here, however I feel that they are a step below the best teams in the country. Particularly in the way they were absolutely blown out by Memphis, as well as allowing UCONN to fly the whole way across the country and still beat them at home. Look for Western Kentucky to keep this game close throughout.
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Re: 3-21-09
Sean Micheal's (Lang's Site)
25 Dime Villanova
Lang
30 Dime
VillanovaComment
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Re: 3-21-09
Sebastian-Milwaukee
Winner Line-Over Connecicut
OTM-UNDER Connecticut
Gary Sanders-UNDER Oklahoma
Kevin Kennedy-Washington(college)Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
BobbyClarkeSports : Tourney record 10-7 +$2320
Saturday's Plays
LSU +11 Wager 990 to win 900
Texas +7.5 Wager 990 to win 900
Texas A&M / Conn UNDER 138.5 Wager 990 to win 900
UCLA +2 Wager 990 to win 900
Maryland +9 Wager 990 to win 900
Michigan / Oklahoma UNDER 136 Wager 990 to win 900
Washington -1 Wager 990 to win 900
Western Kentucky +11 Wager 990 to win 900Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
Bob Balfe
NBA Basketball
Lakers -4 over Bulls
NCAA Basketball
LSU +11 over UNC
Duke -7 over Texas
Texas A&M + 10 over UConn
UCLA +2 over Villanova
Maryland +9 over Memphis
Michigan +6.5 over Oklahoma
Washington -1.5 over Purdue
Gonzaga -10.5 over Western KentuckyComment
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Re: 3-21-09
Gina
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 8:30 p.m. est.
Los Angeles Lakers (54-14) at Chicago Bulls (32-37)
Los Angeles has won and covered the spread in five of the last six battles against Chicago, including two of three at United Center. However, Chicago needs this game hanging on to eighth and final playoff spot in the East and have played tough at home.
The Bulls are 7-0 both straight-up and against the spread in their last 7 home games. Meanwhile, the Lakers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10. Look for the Bulls to make this a close hard fought battle. Take the points! The underdog in this series is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
Chicago Bulls +4Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
Johnny Guild
Memphis Tigers -9
Texas A&M Aggies +10
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +10.5Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
Glenn McGrew's 2ND ROUND NCAA TOURNEY GOY!!!
(521) UCLA
(522) VILLANOVA
Take " (522) VILLANOVA "
2nd Round NCAA Tourney GOY - Villanova...... UCLA and Villanova clash early Saturday morning in the Wachovia Center, both looking to advance into next week's Sweet 16 action. HUGE home court advantage for the Philadelphia-based Wildcats, not to mention the early morning tipoff that gives the west coast Bruins the feel of a 7am start. Looking for more reasons to play the Cats in this particular matchup? How about the fact that in most games, Villanova foes have an edge depth-wise, as the Big East entry generally goes just 8 deep. But in UCLA's last two games, both life and death contests vs USC and Virginia Commonwealth, head coach Ben Howland has almost totally ignored his bench, playing his starters AN AVERAGE of 33.3 minutes per game! Also, there are severe matchup problems in the backcourt for the Bruins. Against VCU, Howland relied on star defender Darren Collison to blanket the Rams Eric Maynor. But Villanova owns FOUR top notch guards in Scottie Reynolds, Corey Stokes, Corey Fisher and Reggie Redding. Additionally, with much improved 6' 8', 230 lb. Dante Cunningham (16.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) now getting more help on the blocks from senior Shane Clark and Antonio Pena, the Wildcats are, at the very least, the equal of the Bruins in the frontcourt. Play VillanovaComment
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Re: 3-21-09
Dave Cokin's NCAA GOY
(529) WESTERN KENTUCKY
(530) GONZAGA
Take " (530) GONZAGA "
My NCAA Tournament Game of the Year! Nice job by Western Kentucky in downing Illinois, but it gets much tougher for the Hilltoppers here. They got by a team that has no offense in round one, and the Illini could not have been more inept for most of that game. Gonzaga is an entirely different story. This is probably the best ever Zags entry, and they're going to be able to force a much faster pace than Western Kentucky saw in that first round win. Gonzaga has the better athletes and I really like this team's ability to go on extended runs, just as they did once again in knocking out Akron. The number here is cheap, as I have the Zips rated higher than Western Kentucky, yet the number is three points fewer. Major site advantage for the Zags can't hurt, either. Look for Gonzaga to win this game big as my NCAA Tournament Game of the Year!Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
SmashYourBook
Villanova
MemphisComment
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Re: 3-21-09
Two other bonus picks from Cokin...
(517) TEXAS
(518) DUKE
Take " (517) TEXAS "
Trouble spot for Duke. The Blue Devils may well win this game, but I can't see where it will be easy and I only give them the outright edge because of the site. Man for man, I see the Longhorns matching up well with Duke, and if the Texas backcourt has another hot shooting game they can win this straight up. At the very least, this sure looks like a game that goes to the last couple of possessions, and that makes Texas plus a healthy number of points worth backing.
(523) MARYLAND
(524) MEMPHIS
Take " (524) MEMPHIS "
Memphis got caught up in the hype and controversy about getting snubbed for a #1 seed, and they were completely lacking in focus against CSUN in the opening round. Concentration should not be an issue here. Maryland was impressive against Cal, but this is a bad matchup for the Terrapins. They can be pressured into turnovers and Memphis will likely be relentless in hounding them all over the court. The Tigers may have gotten a blessing in disguise in that shaky opening win as they located another legit scoring option along the way. Look for the Tigers to get a much better effort all around here and I will lay the points with Memphis in what I believe will be a relatively easy win.Comment
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Re: 3-21-09
Tony George
Texas A&MComment
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