3-26-09

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Fairway Jay

3/26/09

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Big Drive: Duke -2 (808)
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20* Big Drive: Missouri +4.5 (811)
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Purdue +6.5 (813)

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Special K

College Basketball 20*

Villanova

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North Carolina Tar Heels -8½ to outlast Gonzaga Bulldogs
Game Time: 03/27/2009 10:07 PM ET Matchup Moves
By: LT Profits Sports Group

Ty Lawson provided a big boost as North Carolina beat LSU by 14 points last Saturday, and his presence makes the Heels almost unbeatable against another running team.

We have a lot of respect for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, but their style of play is very similar to their opponents in the Sweet 16, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and frankly, we do not feel there is any team in the country that can out-North Carolina North Carolina.

Besides, Gonzaga has yet to cover a spread in this tournament, finally shaking off Akron in the first round and then barely nipping Western Kentucky on Saturday. They are now stepping way up in class here, and the last time that the Zags played a team even remotely close to the Tar Heels talent wise, they got blown out at home by 18 points by Memphis. Sure, they have won 11 straight games since then, but none of those wins were vs. upper echelon teams.

The Heels were upset in the ACC Tournament, but that has not affected their play in the Big Dance, as they followed up their 43-point destruction of Radford with what many observers considered to be a surprisingly easy 14-point win over LSU, as the injured Ty Lawson provided the spark they needed. One has to assume that Lawson will only get better here with almost a full week off, and we feel that would make UNC just about unbeatable vs. a team that tries to run with them.

Well, Gonzaga loves playing at a fast pace, and unfortunately, we think that any team that tries to run the floor with the Heels is doomed to fail. As much as we love the Zags as a whole, we foresee a double-digit North Carolina win Friday.

Free Pick: North Carolina -8½ (-110)

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Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons | CBB Sides
dime bet810 Pittsburgh -7.0 (-110) Bodog vs 809 Xavier, Ohio
Analysis: The Panthers had to battle all the way to avoid making NCAA history as the first top-seeded team to fall to a No. 16, finally subduing East Tennessee State. The second round was no easier, as it battled until the final minute to eke past Oklahoma State. Well some may feel that Pittsburgh will falter, I believe that what doesn't end their run, makes them stronger! In fact it's interesting to note that Pittsburgh has excelled in this spot all year going a fantastic 14-10 ATS when playing the roll of favorite, 15-9 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record and 7-4 ATS after scoring 80 points or more! Xavier has played well, using its size to advance this far, however I believe it will stumble badly against Pitt; it's interesting to note that Xavier is a horrible 2-3 ATS vs. good offensive teams that score 77 plus points per contest and 1-2 ATS its last 3 as an underdog! Look for all of these strong ATS trends to play significant roll in this contest as I highly recommend a play on PITTSBURGH!

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Matty O'Shea | CBB Sides
triple-dime bet810 Pittsburgh -6.5 (-110) Bookmaker.com vs 809 Xavier, Ohio
Analysis: This is quite simply the biggest mismatch in the Sweet 16 in my opinion, and I just can't see the Xavier Musketeers finishing within double digits of the Pittsburgh Panthers when the final buzzer sounds. Pitt has never advanced past the Sweet 16 as a member of the Big East and supposedly will be giving up a size advantage to Xavier. Don't believe that for one second. Just because the Musketeers have some tall players doesn't mean anything. Xavier's top rebounder Derrick Brown averages six per game while DeJuan Blair averages more than twice as many for the Panthers. Let's also not forget that the Musketeers split their last 10 games before the Big Dance started, and they were crushed 82-64 by Duke on a neutral court back in late December. They have enjoyed one of the easiest roads to the Sweet 16 with easy wins over Portland State and Wisconsin. I honestly believe Pitt is a far superior opponent who will finally break through and cover after failing to impress in the first two rounds. Bet the Panthers to win big as my Triple Dime NCAA East Region Game O' the Year.

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Karl Garrett

40 DIMER - VILLANOVA WILDCATS....20 DIMER - MEMPHIS TIGERS
40 DIMER - VILLANOVA WILDCATS



I believe the wrong team is favored in this game, plain-and-simple!



Villanova is totally hitting their stride, and that crush-job over UCLA this past weekend was all I needed to see to make me a believer in Jay Wright's team advancing past the Blue Devils.



Duke has not fared well when taking on schools from the Big East, going 2-8-1 against the spread their last 11.



The Blue Devils had some issues taking care of a Texas team that I didn't think very highly of in the last round, and taking on the Wildcats is a whole different animal, as Villanova is more than capable of rattling off 12-points in 40 seconds.



G-Man fully expects the Wildcats to get the straight up win, but getting a little more than a basket makes the play that much stronger.



Take 'Nova plus the points.



20 DIMER - MEMPHIS TIGERS



No doubt Mike Anderson has the Mizzou program back full force, but the way they ended their game against Marquette is a red-flag as far as I am concerned. Missouri looked shaky as all get out at the end of that game, and tonight they are coming in against a Memphis team that I believe has found their tourney legs.



After a shaky first round game against Cal State Northridge, Coach Cal's team shredded Maryland 89-70 in the second round, and I think they are only to get stronger in this game.



Memphis is not usually a single-digit favorite, but they have covered their last pair in that role, and they will cover here.



Nice run by the Tigers of Columbia, but the Tigers of Memphis went all the way to the final last year, and will not blink in this round.



Take Memphis.
Today's Complimentary Selection

G-Man gave you a NBA winner on the Timberwolves last night to make it 2 in a row for free.


Let's go to the Big Dance tonight, and play the Xavier Musketeers plus the points as they take on Pittsburgh in Boston.

The "X"-Men are quite familiar playing at this stage, as 2 of their last 3 Big Dance trips have been to the Sweet 16 or deeper, and I don't think they are going to be outclassed by a Pitt team that did a tightrope dance in each of their first 2 tourney games, surviving against East Tennessee State, and Oklahoma State to get to this matchup.

Pittsburgh has looked the shakiest of the number one seeds, and perhaps it is because they have not been past the Sweet 16 in years. The collar on their jerseys seems very tight to the G-Man, and this impost looks particularly tall to clear.

Xavier is a deep, and experienced team, and if they are able to limit their turnovers, I see them giving the Panthers a major scare this Thursday night.

G-Man playing the underdog Musketeers in this one!


2? XAVIER
(on a 1? to 5? basis)

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The Prezz NA
Connecticut r814
-6.5 (-110) / 5 units

The Prezz NA
Memphis r812
-4.0 (-110) / 5 units

The Prezz NA
Missouri r811
Memphis r812
o141.0 (-110) / 5 units

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Maddux Sports

Basketball
#808 - NCAA - 5 units on Duke -2 (Sweet 16 Game of the Year)
#810 - NCAA - 3 units on Pittsburgh -6.5
#813 - NCAA - 3 units on Purdue +6.5

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Budin 25*

PITT

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Docs NCAAB
Memphis -4.5 (6)
Vill +2 (3)

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Las Vegas Sport Picks

NBA:

2* Bulls -5.5

NCAA:

2* Villanova +2.5
3* Purdue/UCONN over 133
5* Missouri/Memphis over 141
6* UCONN -7

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Dr. Canada

Game 1 - Flames/Jackets over 5.5

Game 2 - Lightning/Canadiens over 6

Game 3 - Canucks -130

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Fairway Jay

3/26/09

NBA

20* Big Drive: Chicago -5 (804)

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Marc Franco

Uconn-7 over Purdue

***GAME OF THE YEAR***


The Betting Number opened at -6.5 and has moved to -7 in most places here in Las Vegas.


Connecticut had two dominant performances to open the NCAA Tournament as the Huskies steamrolled UT-Chattanooga in the first round and followed that up with another blowout against Texas A&M in the second round.


The offense has been unstoppable, scoring 103 and 92 points while the defense allowed the two opponents to shoot a combined 33.3 percent from the floor (43-129). Connecticut is now 15-2 away from home on the season and of those 15 wins, seven victories came against teams that are in the 64-team field.


Purdue has gotten here in much less spectacular form, as they beat Northern Iowa by 5 and Washington by just 2. Purdue plays tough defense, but they haven't had to defend a team like the Huskies all season.


Purdue doesn't have the answers UConn has offensively, or off the glass, which is where the difference lies in this game. The Boilermakers reached 80 points just once in their last 27 games, and that was against a very bad Indiana team.

The Huskies look like a team that is serious about cutting down the nets for the 3rd time in 10 years, and have too many answers for Purdue in this one. I like UConn to win this one going away by at least 14 or more points.

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Daily Premium Hoops & Hockey Winners for Thursday


NCAA Basketball


100* Play Connecticut (-6.5) over Purdue (NCAA)

Connecticut is 17-1 SU coming off a win by 10 points or more this season
Connecticut is 7-0 SU after covering the spread in two of the last three
Connecticut is 21-3 SU when playing as a favorite this season



100* Play Memphis (-4.5) over Missouri (NCAA)

Memphis is 27-0 SU over the last 27 games
Memphis is 42-2 SU when the total posted is between 140 and 149.5 points
Memphis is 20-2 SU after covering the spread in the last game
Memphis is 7-1 SU in all tournament games this season



100* Play Villanova (+2) over Duke (NCAA)

Villanova is 9-1 SU when the total posted is between 140 and 149.5 points
Villanova is 13-1 SU coming off a win by 20 points or more
Villanova is 5-1 SU in all tournament games this season



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