Nick Parsons
North Carolina
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EARLY BASKETBALL LTS RELEASES FOR SATURDAY
UCLA-Villanova UNDER 145
VIRGINIA TECH -4 over Baylor
Raging Bull
Soccer:
Leeds Utd/Crewe over 2.5 (English League 1)
Forest Green Rovers/Altrincham over 2.5 (English Conference)
Villarreal -150 (Spain La Liga)
Dave Malinsky
6* Gonzaga -10
5* Villanova -1.5
4* Purdue +1
RAS
Mich/Okla Under 137
1 unit Wash -0.5
1 unit Nova -1.5
Mike Collins
Tourney Game of the Decade
100 Dime - Villanova Wildcats
Rob Rosenhaus
50,000 DIME TOURNEY DOG
50,000 DIME Maryland
Karl Garrett
40 DIMER - MARYLAND TERPS
10 DIMER - DUKE, & VILLANOVA
The enigmatic Terps seem to finally have ALL the lights on the marquee on these days, and I am thinking they will give Memphis a game from start to finish in this spot.
The Terrapins played a solid 40-minutes in their opening round win over Cal, obviously Memphis presents a totally different challenge, but after watching Cal State Northridge extend the Tigers, I don't see any reason the Terps can't duplicate that effort.
Maryland has now covered their last 4 games overall, and their last 4 when dressed as the dog. 5-1 is Maryland's underdog mark their last 6, and with the Tigers riding that massive winning streak, they are going to be overpriced pretty much in every game they play in this Big Dance.
Terps have been battled-tested playing in the ACC, and they are there all the way today!
40 Dime Dog Shocker winner # 9 in a row on MARYLAND!
10 DIMER - DUKE BLUE DEVILS
I am not a believer in Texas, and while they are getting a few points here against # 2 seed Duke, I can't back the Longhorns who are on a 4-10-1 against the spread run their last 15 games overall.
Duke has a way of playing teams close, then all of the sudden they are up by double-digits, and cover games they have no business covering. This game sets up exactly that way, and in the end, the Devils will find a way to get on top of this number.
The Blue Devils have dropped just 1 of their last 10 games straight up, and they have covered in 6 of their last 9 against the spread. With this game being played in the "friendly" confines of Greensboro, I have no issue laying an extra point or two with Coach K's squad.
Longhorns heading home after this one, take Duke.
10 DIMER - VILLANOVA WILDCATS
Jay Wright's Wildcats were certainly put to the test by American the other night, but it appears as though they got their wake-up call in coming all the way back from 14-points down to win going away by 13.
UCLA's inability to decisively close out their game versus VCU shows they are vunerable here. This is pretty much a home game for the Wildcats, and I expect them to have even more support in the stands then they did on Thursday, as it is going to be hard for the west coast Bruins to get any love in the building this afternoon.
The game is pretty much a pick-em battle, and although 'Nova has failed their last 3, and 5 of 7 against the spread, I think they come through here and advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
Take the Wildcats.
Steve Budin
25 DIME VILLANOVA
Kiki Sports
1 unit LSU +11
1 unit Washington -1.5
1 unit Memphis -9
1 unit Michigan/Oklahoma UNDER 137
1 unit Gonzaga -10.5
Jorge Gonzalez
25* NIT High Roller Release
Baylor vs. Virginia Tech
Play: Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech Hokies will be playing host in their second game in the NIT tournament. They will be taking on a Baylor Bear team that does not travel well with a record of of 2-8 away from home losing by an average margin of 7.8 points per game. The Bears are coming of a close victory 74-72 victory over Georgetown. The Hokies had several big wins and come into this game having covered four of their last five games. The Hokies are coming off a dramatic 116-108 overtime victory over Old Dominion. The Hokies are 4-0 ATS after scoring 90 points in the previous game. Baylor has covered just once in their last eight games played on Saturday and covered the spread just twice in their last 12 games after failing to cover the spread in their previous game. Take the Hokies.
THE SOCCER EXPERTS
German Bundesliga:
Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt
Bet:Bayer Leverkusen to win
England premier league:
West Brom v Bolton
Bet:Over 2.5
France premier league:
Le Havre v Bordeaux
Bet:Bordeaux to win
NCAAB Teaser:
Texas A&M(9) vs Connecticut(1)
Bet:Connecticut -5
Maryland(10) vs Memphis(2)
Bet:Memphis -4
Joe Nelson
Michigan vs. Oklahoma
Pick: Michigan +7
Michigan nearly blew a big lead in the opening round but that might actually be a good thing heading into a tough second round match-up. Coach Beilien will have plenty to work on with his team and the Wolverines should avoid the pitfalls that often hit underdogs that win the opening tournament game. Oklahoma cruised to a fairly easy win in the opening game as Morgan State had no answers for Blake Griffin inside but the Sooners looked out of synch in the backcourt with a lot of poor shots and turnovers. The Sooners did not play great ball late in the year, losing five of the final six games ATS and suffering four of five S/U losses on the year in that span. Oklahoma shot over 60 percent in the opening game and many of those looks were uncontested shots inside. The Sooners also benefited from 32 cracks at the free throw line but this is not a strong free throw shooting team and that is a weakness that could be a problem in this match-up. Although there is valid reason to doubt the Big Ten in the big dance, Michigan is a team that has proven itself against top notch competition from the other power conferences with wins over Duke and UCLA. Oklahoma struggled to beat Purdue in non-conference play, needing overtime and the Sooners are not playing as well at this point in the year.
where can you get memphis -4?????? It's -9 everywhere......
where can you get memphis -4?????? It's -9 everywhere......
It is a teaser play.