3-18-10

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steve budin

25 dime---texas-el paso

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RAS

Texas-El Paso +3

Richmond -1.5

Tennessee -2.5

Northern Iowa +1.5

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Marc Lawrence

UTEP +2.5 (CBB Thursday: 4:55 ET)

We recommend a 3-unit play on UTEP.

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Spartan

MURRAY ST +3 (CBB Thursday: 2:30 ET)

Going against the public view here as I load this up and that never, ever bothers me in the least, quite the opposite actually. Vandy gettting the nod from bettors because of the conference they come out of. Sometimes that argument holds water and sometimes not. This Murray State club easily clears the eye ball test here with me when comparing the Racers with the Commodores. Murray State has prevailed in 30 games this year guys and despite the knocks on their less than stellar schedule I still liked what I saw when they handily knocked off a quality Morehead State club in the Ohio Valley conference tourney title game by a convincing 62-51 count. The stubborn fact is this Racers squad not only beat teams along the way this season, they beat them badly. Also, Murray State is one of only two teams leading their conferences in both scoring and scoring defense, the other team, you guessed it, the Kansas Jayhawks. I respect Vanderbilt but feel the value here is with the points and Murray State guys.

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bob valentino

30 dime-----villanova

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scott delaney

40 dime-----washington huskies

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KILLER SPORTS LIVE

10* Northwestern +5

10* Tulsa +4.5
10* St Johns+7
10* Boston U +7.5
FP Nevada +8

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Craig Davis
Thursday's Lineup

30 Dime – SAN DIEGO STATE

15 Dime – NORTHERN IOWA

10 Dime – WASHINGTON

SAN DIEGO STATE --- I am absolutely not falling for this trap line and neither should you. This line BEGS you to take Tennessee, doesn't it? I mean, think about it... here we have a well-known team from the SEC against a bunch of "nobodies" from the Mountain West Conference, and I've actually heard a few people say that if San Diego State didn't get their "miracle" win against UNLV they wouldn't even be in this tournament. Really? Maybe they're right... shoot, I hope they are. If that's the case, that means this line is even more screwed up than I originally thought. A 6-seed giving three or four points to an 11-seed is a joke, especially when the 11-seed has to travel all the way across the country for a night game. Either Vegas really screwed up here or they are just waiting to cash in on all the fools who bet Tennessee.

Honestly, has there been a more erratic team in college hoops this year than the Vols? The same team that beat Kansas and Kentucky also lost to Florida, Vanderbilt (twice), Georgia, and USC. And I'm not sure I understand the notion that the SEC is some power conference... remember, this isn't football, this is basketball. The SEC was no better than the Mountain West this year and it will be interesting to see how these two conferences fare when all is said and done.

San Diego State, on the other hand, has been one of the hotter teams to close out the season, dropping just one of their last 10 games, beating UNLV twice and New Mexico once along the way. After a two-point loss to lowly Wyoming and a 10-point loss at UNLV, the team had a players-only meeting to challenge each other, and from that January 13th meeting till today, the Aztecs have lost just three times (vs. BYU, at New Mexico, and at BYU again). This team is built on team defense and dominating the boards, and although Tennessee probably has the advantage at the guard spot, it's not a huge advantage like San Diego State will have inside.

In San Diego State's last win over UNLV, Kawhi Leonard had 16 points and 21 rebounds as the Aztecs won the battle of the boards 36-24. In fact, it's a rare occurrence when the Aztecs DON'T win the rebounding battle... and I have a feeling it's going to be the same today.

As a dog of between 1 and 4.5 points the Aztecs are a salty 4-1 ATS and 10-7 ATS in 17 games away from home. Tennessee is just 7-9-1 ATS away from Knoxville and 6-10-1 ATS in night games. I'm sorry, but I just don't believe in this year's Tennessee team with all the issues they've had to deal with. Great season for coach Pearl, but I think it ends tonight.

NORTHERN IOWA --- Tend to side with the better defensive team when the line is a basic pick 'em. This selection has nothing to do with UNLV or the fact they ended the season on the sour note by scoring 45 points in the MWC tournament. This selection is because I believe in Northern Iowa, I believe in their defensive toughness and I believe in C Jordan Edsleger. The Rebels have but one real advantage in this game... speed and quickness. If this game becomes a track meet I believe UNLV could win by 10 or more. But I don't believe for a second the Panthers will allow the Rebels to dictate the tempo. In at least 90% of their games the Panthers dictated the very "boring" pace which led to a lot of 58-54 type games. And if you consider this team hits around 75% of their free throws, it won't matter if they are hitting open jumpers or drawing fouls by penetrating to the cup, Northern Iowa is going to score. UNLV will do everything they can to quicken the pace, but when UNI imposes its will on you, it's nearly impossible to make them run with you. I believe Northern Iowa is the real deal and could cause problems not only today but for the rest of the tournament, depending on how far they go.

WASHINGTON --- With only two teams from this conference in the tournament, you'd expect both of them to play their very best in every game to represent. Although the Pac 10 gets a lot of criticism for being a very "average" conference, I still believe both Cal and Washington are quality teams that can make some noise against a few teams that might take them for granted. Today is a perfect example. Marquette played a very tough Big East schedule and finished with a winning record while Washington struggled to get above .500 and lost several games they should have won. But when you match two teams that have equal talent, can both shoot the 3 well, and don't play a ton of defense, not to mention the fact you have a lot more size on one side than the other, you can't help but lean one way. Washington is on a seven-game winning streak and they're doing it by getting production from their guards, pounding the boards and getting timely scoring inside, and hitting their free throws. Nothing against Marquette, but I think they're catching Washington at the wrong time.

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Lenny Stevens

20 star murrey state
20 star washington u.
10 star san diago state
10 star n. iowa

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trace adams

2000-----washington huskies

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KELSO AFTERNOON GAMES

3 units Villanova -18.5
10 units Vanderbilt -3
3 units Baylor -11

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BOBBY MAXWELL

600 Northern Iowa
200 Saint Mary's
100 Washington U

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CHUCK O'BRIEN
30 DIME Texas
10 DIME Northern Iowa
10 DIME Vanderbilt