RINKPLAY SPORTS
8* Western Conference GOM - San Jose
Lenny Stevens
20* Clemson
20* Xavier
10* Purdue
10* Fla St
Stephen Diamond
10* PHILADELPHIA
10* HOUSTON
10* SACRAMENTO
Sean Higgs
50* Missouri
50* Siena
20* Cal
20* Ok State
20* Utah State
Joyce Sterling
10* Minnesota +1 vs Xavier
They surged to win seven of their last 10 games. This is the first Minnesota team to play for a conference tournament title, they were inexperienced and played horribly. Two recruits didn’t play, a key starter was ruled ineligible, and they stayed close before running out of gas in a 90-61 loss to No. 5 Ohio State. Now they are so excited to be in the Big Dance. Evan Turner locked up the most outstanding player of the tournament award. Big Bounce Back Game
Wayne Root
Millionaire - Minnesota
Millionaire - Maryland
Billionaire - Purdue
Billionaire - Mich St
No Limit - Utah St (GOY)
No Limit - California
Insider Sports Report
5* Texas A&M -3
4* Xavier +1
3* Georgia Tech/Oklahoma St. OVER 136½
3* Louisville +1
Anthony Redd
25* Cornell +3.5
25* Oakland +9.5
25* Arkansas-PB +23
15* Minnesota PK
15* Missouri +1
15* Gonzaga +1.5
Bobby Maxwell
500* Gonzaga +1.5
200* Texas A&M -3
Brandon Lang
20* Temple -3.5
Chris Jordan
500* Xavier PK
Chuck O'Brien
25* Purdue -4
10* Temple -3.5
10* Maryland-Houston Over
Derek Mancini
15* Cornell +3.5
5* California PK
Karl Garrett
20* Gonzaga +1.5
10* Houston +9.5
Michael Cannon
40* Siena +4
20* Temple -3.5
Stephen Nover
40* Purdue -4
20* West Virginia -17.5
15* Oakland +9.5
Dr. Bob
3* Pitt
3* Maryland
2* California
2* Xavier
Helmut
Temple -3.5
KELSO
10 Units Xavier pk
5 Units Temple -4
3 Units Wofford +10
TEDDY COVERS
20* Big Ticket Texas A&M
California
Temple
Mich St Over
Brandon Lang
20 DIME - TEMPLE
All Owls today.
Bottom line folks is if Cornell is going to be successful they have got to get open looks from behind the arc and truth be told, Temple is just too long defensively to allow that to happen.
I understand the publics fascination with Cornell since their near miss at Kansas but do you really think the Jayhawks were motivated on a weeknight early in the year to take on Cornell? Exactly.%key% Further examination will show you they were just 3-7 ATS down the stretch including a 79-64 loss at Penn as a 16 point favorite.
The key word of the day sportsfans when dealing with Cornell is OVERRATED.
As for Temple, they won the A-10 regular season, the A-10 tourney, and they have won 10 in a row SU, going 8-1-1 ATS, and they plan on making some noise in this tourney.
The numbers will show you that in the 8 games Temple has been favored by 4 or less they are a fantastic 7-0-1 ATS with the push happening last Sunday courtesy of a missed free throw with 2 seconds to go.
Fact of the matter is this team has been a cash-cow putting up a 22-10-1 ATS mark and I don't care who you are, that is making money.
The final straw for me is the fact Cornell is just 2-6 ATS last 8 as a neutral site dog, the role they find themselves in today.
Temple advances today with another win and cover.
FREE PICK - XAVIER
James Patrick Sports
3* Wash/Port Under
Craig Davis
100 Dime New Mexico State
20 Dime - Utah State