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Robert Morris Colonials versus Villanova Wildcats CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:16:39 +0000

The Robert Morris Colonials from the Northeast conference will do battle with the Villanova Wildcats from the Big East conference in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday night. They tip off this game at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence Rhode Island at 12:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread in this NCAA Tournament game opened up with the Villanova Wildcats as 20 point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 147.

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The early money in this game has come on the side of the underdog Robert Morris Colonials, as the Villanova Wildcats are currently 18 ½ point favorites. The total has seen the early movement come on the side of the over, as the game is lined at 148 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Those backing the Villanova Wildcats on the money line will find –6000 odds with the underdog Robert Morris Colonials bringing back +3000 to win without the need for getting the points.

It will be the first meeting between these schools.

As we break down this NCAA Tournament game we will see how each team performed against teams in the NCAA Tournament.

The Villanova Wildcats finished the regular season with a 24-7 regular season record and 13-5 versus Big East conference opponents. Villanova battled 13 times against NCAA Tournament teams and finished 7-6. The Wildcats averaged 76.5 points per game and allowed 74.9. The team shot 45.5% from the field and allowed 45.3%. The school converted on 36.9% of their three pointers and made 74.4% from the free throw line.

Robert Morris ended regular season play with a 23-11 regular season record and 15-3 versus conference opponents. The Colonials competed against 4 teams in the NCAA Tournament and went 2-2 in those contests. The team averaged 66.1 points and allowed 82.6 points. The team hit on 43.1% of their shots and 49.2% from the three-point line. The school made 38.4% of their three pointers and sunk 65.1% of their free throws.

Villanova finished the season struggling dropping 5 of their past 7 games. It was a disappointing 68-66 home victory to West Virginia on senior day for Scottie Reynolds final home game. The Wildcats struggled from the field hitting on just 38.3% from the field. Then the school began play in the Big East tournament and it was an 80-76 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles as a 5-point favorite.

Robert Morris enters March Madness off three straight victories. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament with a 52-50 victory at Quinnipiac as a 5-½ point betting underdog. The Colonials held Quinnipiac to just 34.8% shooting in their victory. The Colonials faced two Big East conference teams this season and were pounded. It was Syracuse with the 100-60 victory over Robert Morris and Pittsburgh pounded the Colonials 77-53.

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UTEP Miners versus Butler Bullodgs CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:31:13 +0000

It will be a battle of the mid majors when the UTEP Miners from conference USA battles the Butler Bulldogs from the Horizon League in a first round NCAA Tournament college basketball game on Thursday night. Tip off time at the HP Pavilion in San Jose California is scheduled for 4:55PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by CBS.

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The LVSC college basketball odds makers set the betting line in this game and the Butler Bulldogs opened up as 5 point favorites with the over under coming in at 130.

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The play came in early from the bettors on the side of the underdog UTEP Miners, as the Butler Braves are 2 ½ point favorites. The total has seen early movement on the side of the over, as the game is lined at 130 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Money line bettors on the side of the favored Butlers Bulldogs will find –145 odds with the underdog UTEP Miners bringing back +125 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

These Mid Major schools are facing off for the first time.

We will take a look at this game based on their games against teams in the NCAA Tournament.

The Butler Bulldogs completed regular season play with a 28-4 overall record and a perfect 18-0 versus Horizon League competition. It is worth noting that no other Horizon League team made the tournament. Butler faced 6 teams playing in the NCAA Tournament and went 3-3 in those games. The Bulldogs averaged 68.1 points per game and allowed 66.3. Butler only shot 40.6% from the field against NCAA Tournament teams and allowed 44.4%. The school hit on 35.3% of their three’s and converted on a very good 77% of their free throws.

UTEP completed regular season play with a 26-6 record and 15-1 in Conference USA competition. The Miners competed against 7 teams in the NCAA Tournament and went 3-4. They averaged 76.5 points a game and gave up 74.2. The team converted on 41.5% of their shots and allowed just 37.9% shooting. UTEP struggled in those games from beyond the arc hitting on 30% and converted on 69.4% of their free throws.

Butler enters the NCAA Tournament red hot as the team has strung 20 straight victories. The Bulldogs pounded Wright St in the finals of the Horizon League Tournament 70-45 as a 7-point favorite. The Bulldogs were able to convert on 52.2% of their shots and 47.4% from three. The Bulldogs held Wright St to just 34.6% shooting. On February 20th in Bracket Busters the club hosted Siena and pounded them 70-53 as an 8 point betting favorite.

UTEP too has played well down the stretch, as they are winners of 16 of their last 17 games. At the Conference USA Tournament the team opened play with a 76-54 thumping of Central Florida as a 10-point favorite. They followed that up with a 75-61 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes as a 3-point favorite on Tulsa’s home floor. In the finals of the Conference USA tourney it was the Houston Cougars pulling out the upset victory as a 7-½ point underdog against UTEP. The Cougars pulled away late against the Miners to earn victory. UTEP allowed Houston 46.6% shooting in defeat.

Trend: UTEP is 6-1 to the over as an underdog this season

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Ohio Bobcats versus Georgetown Hoyas CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:28:24 +0000

The Ohio Bobcats from the MAC conference will do battle with the Georgetown Hoyas from the Big East in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday night. Tip off time at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence Rhode Island is scheduled for 7:25PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread opened up by the LVSC college basketball odds makers with the Georgetown Hoyas opening up as 14 ½ point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 138.

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The bettors have come in early with their money on the side of the underdog Ohio Bobcats, as the Georgetown Hoyas are currently a 13-point favorite. The total has seen the early movement come on the side of the over, as the game is lined at 138 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Money line bettors on the side of the favored Georgetown Hoyas can lay –1400 with the Ohio Bobcats bringing back +1100 to pull out the huge upset victory without the need for taking the points.

The teams will be facing each other for the first time.

We will take a look at this first round match up based on each teams performance against NCAA Tournament qualified teams.

The Georgetown Hoyas completed regular season play with a 23-10 overall record and 10-8 versus Big East opponents. The Hoyas played NCAA Tournament bound teams 17 times on the season and had a 9-8 record against them. In those games the team averaged 71 points per game and allowed 72.1. The Hoyas hit on 48.2% of their shots while allowing an extremely high 48.2% shooting against the NCAA Tournament bound teams on their schedule this season. The team made 36.1% of their three point shots and made 70.6% of their free throws.

The Ohio Bobcats completed the regular season with a 21-14 record and a crooked 7-9 record versus MAC opponents. The Bobcats squared off with 2 NCAA Tournament bound teams and went 0-2 in those games. Ohio averaged 60.0 points per game and 81 points to their opponents. The Bobcats hit on only 35% of their shots while allowing 47.9%. Ohio hit on only 34.2% of their three pointers and hit on 65.8% of their free throws.

Georgetown enters play in the NCAA Tournament winners of 4 of their past 5 games. They played 4 games in 4 nights last weekend as they made it to the finals of the Big East Tournament on Saturday. Georgetown began play in the Big East Tournament with a 69-49 win over South Florida as a 7-point favorite. They followed that up with a 91-84 upset victory over Syracuse as a 5-½ point underdog in the quarterfinal round. In the semifinals it was Georgetown pounding the Marquette Golden Eagles 80-57 as a 3-½ point favorite. Then the Hoyas made the finals of the Big East tournament and fell 60-58 as a 2-½ point underdog to the West Virginia Mountaineers. Georgetown was held to just 42.6% shooting in defeat and will be looking for energy in this game after a wild weekend.

Ohio U qualified for the NCAA Tournament as winners of the MAC conference tournament. The team has won 5 straight to close the regular season. They began play in the MAC conference tournament with an 81-64 upset victory over Kent St as a 5-point underdog. Ohio shot 50% from the field and held Kent St to just 35.8%. In the semifinals of the MAC conference it was Ohio with the 54-42 win over Miami Ohio as a 1-½ point favorite. The Bobcats held Miami Ohio to just 34% in victory. In the MAC Tournament finals it was the Bobcats with the 81-75 win over the Akron Zips as a 1-point underdog. It was another good defensive performance as the club allowed Akron to just 35.9% in victory.

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LA Lakers versus Golden St Warriors ESPN TV NBA Pro Basketball Betting Odds Free Pick

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:46:02 +0000

We brought home yet another winner on Sunday as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets got the cover against the Duke Blue Devils from the finals of the ACC Tournament from college basketball. Tonight we select from the NBA contest between the LA Lakers and Golden St Warriors. They tip this game off at Golden St at 10:35PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on ESPN.

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With our free pick we will play on the LA Lakers and Golden St Warriors to play under the total of 224 points.

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With sixteen games left in the regular season look for Phil Jackson to start to concentrate more on defense as he prepares the Lakers for the playoffs. The team showed signs of defensive prowess in limiting the Suns to just 96 points on 42.5% shooting on Friday. The Lakers are well rested playing just their second game in 5 nights having last played on Friday. The Lakers size will be too much for the Warriors as LA flexes their muscles on defense Bet this one under.

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San Diego St Aztecs versus Tennessee Volunteers CBS TV NCAA Tournament Final College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:30:30 +0000

It will be a Mountain West conference versus SEC conference showdown when the San Diego St Aztecs will do battle with the Tennessee Volunteers in a round 1 match up in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Tip off time at the Duncan Donuts Center in Providence Rhode Island is scheduled for 9:55PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread was opened by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and it was the Tennessee Volunteers opening up as 4 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 126.

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The early money from the college basketball bettors in this tournament game has come on the side of the San Diego St Aztecs, as the Tennessee Volunteers are currently a 2 ½ point betting favorite. The total has seen no early movement as the game is currently lined at 126 for the bettors to play into.

Tennessee Volunteers money line gamblers can lay –145 odds with the underdog San Diego St Aztecs delivering +125 odds to win this game without the need for taking the points on their side.

The schools will be meeting for the first time on Thursday.

Our statistical breakdown will be based on head to head games against NCAA Tournament teams.

The Tennessee Volunteers come in with a 25-8 record and 11-5 in SEC conference play. Tennessee faced off with 10 NCAA Tournament teams and went 4-6 straight up against them. The Volunteers in those contests averaged 72.6 points per game while allowing 74.4. They hit on only 42.4% of their shots in those games while allowing 42.2%. Tennessee converted on 32.3% from three and hit on only 66.7% of their free throws.

San Diego St finished off play in the regular season with a 25-8 regular season record and 11-5 in Mountain West conference action. The Aztecs faced 10 NCAA Tournament clubs and went 5-5. The team averaged 68 points in those games while giving up 66.5. San Diego St’s field goal percentage was 44.5% while allowing 42.5%. From the three-point line the Aztecs converted on 35.9% and hit on 68.8% from the free throw line.

Tennessee enters play winners of 5 of their last 6 games. They began play in the SEC Tournament with a 59-49 victory over LSU as a 12 point betting favorite. In the quarterfinals they faced Mississippi and they defeated the Rebels 76-65 as a 2-½ point favorite. Tennessee then squared off with the Kentucky Wildcats in the semifinals and was blown off the court by the Wildcats losing 74-45 as a 5-point underdog. Tennessee in all three games of the SEC Tournament shot no better than 38.9% from the field and only converted on 30.9% from the field in their loss to Kentucky.

San Diego St enters the first round of the tournament winners of 5 straight and 9 of 10 games. The Aztecs began play in the Mountain West tournament escaping with a 72-71 win against Colorado St as a 10-point favorite. The Aztecs then woke up and defeated New Mexico 72-69 as a 2-½ point underdog. The Aztecs then faced the UNLV Rebels in the MWC finals and defeated the Rebels on the UNLV home court 55-45 as a 4-point underdog. After their close call with Colorado St the Aztecs clamped down their defense, which led to the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

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Florida Gators versus BYU Cougars CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:28:16 +0000

The Florida Gators from the SEC conference will face off with the BYU Cougars from the Mountain West conference in a first round NCAA Tournament college basketball game on Thursday afternoon. Tip off time at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City Oklahoma is scheduled for 9:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The betting line was opened up by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and the BYU Cougars came in as 2 ½ point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 146.

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The college basketball bettors have come in early with their money on the side of the favorite, as the BYU Cougars are 4 ½ point betting favorites. The total has seen no movement as the over under is currently lined at 146 for the bettors to play into.

BYU money line gamblers can lay –210 odds with the Florida Gators returning +175 to pull off the upset victory without the benefit of taking the points.

These college basketball programs will be making their first meeting with one another on Thursday.

We will look at this game based on stats versus NCAA Tournament teams.

The BYU Cougars ended the regular season with a 29-5 overall record and 14-2 in Mountain West play. The team competed against 9 teams from the NCAA Tournament this season and went 4-5 straight up in those contests. The Cougars averaged 72.3 points a game and gave up 74.3 against those opponents. BYU shot 42.3% from the field and allowed those 9 opponents to convert on 43.7% of their shots. The Cougars hit on 36.3% from the three point line and hit on a respectable 76.2% of their free throw attempts.

Florida finished up regular season play with a 21-12 overall record and 9-7 against SEC opponents. The team faced off with 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament and went only 3-8 straight up in those contests. The Gators averaged 71.2 points a game while allowing 71.7. The team made 45% of their shots versus those 11 opponents and allowed a high 46.1% shooting. The Gators converted on 35.4% from three and made just 66.9% of their free throw attempts.

BYU comes into this tournament game winners of 7 of their past 9 games to finish off the season. They began play in the Mountain West conference tournament with a 95-85 victory over TCU as a 16-½ point favorite. BYU shot 48.1% for the game but allowed the Horned Frogs to convert on 51.9% of their shots. The Cougars then faced the UNLV Rebels in the semifinal round and fell 70-66 as a 1-point favorite. Again the Cougars defense was a no show as they allowed the Rebels to hit on 55.6% of their shots. BYU struggled on the defensive end late allowing 4 of their last 5 opponents to hit on 49.1% or better from the field.

Florida finished off regular season play dropping 4 of their last 5 games. The team began play in the SEC tournament with a 78-69 win over Auburn as a 5-½ point favorite. The Gators shot well making 49.1% of their shots. The team then faced Mississippi St in the quarterfinal round and was defeated 75-69 as a 1-½ point underdog. The Gators defense let them down as they allowed the Bulldogs to make 57.1% of their shots.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons versus Texas Longhorns CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:49:58 +0000

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the ACC conference will face the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 conference in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Tip off time at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Louisiana is scheduled for 9:45PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Texas Longhorns opening up as a 2 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 147.

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The early money in this NCAA Tournament game came on the side of the favorite, as the Texas Longhorns are currently a 4-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen no early movement as the total is currently lined at 147 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers can play the favored Texas Longhorns at –200 with the underdog Wake Forest Demon Deacons bringing back +170 to pull off the upset with without the need for taking the points.

These college basketball teams have not met since 2004.

We will look how each team performed against NCAA Tournament teams this season.

The Texas Longhorns finished regular season play with a 24-9 regular season record and 9-7 in conference play. The team is 5-7 straight up versus NCAA Tournament teams. They average 71.6 points per game while allowing their opponent just 71.5 points. The Longhorns hit on only 43.7% of their shots while allowing only 41.3% shooting from the field against NCAA Tournament teams. They are a poor free throw shooting team hitting on only 65.3% of their shots in those 12 contests.

Wake Forest finished regular season play with a 19-10 regular season record and 9-7 in ACC conference play. The team faced 10 NCAA Tournament teams and finished 6-4 straight up. The team averages 77.3 points per game while allowing 75.9 to those opponents. The Demon Deacons shot better against tournament teams than Texas as they hit on 45.1% of their shots. The team converted on 31.2% of their three point shots in those 10 games. On the free throw line when facing NCAA Tournament teams the Demon Deacons converted on 70.9% from the charity stripe.

Wake Forests enters the NCAA Tournament lacking momentum. The team has dropped 5 of their past 6 games to close the season. They dropped a bad 83-62 decision to the Miami Florida Hurricanes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Texas in the Big 12 conference tournament opened up with a win against the Iowa St Cyclones 82-75 but dropped an 86-67 decision to the Baylor Bears in the quarterfinal round.

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Washington Huskies versus Marquette Golden Eagles CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:46:50 +0000

It will be Pac 10 versus Big East conference when the Washington Huskies do battle with the Marquette Golden Eagles in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday night. They tip off this college basketball game at HP Pavilion in San Jose California at 7:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread was set by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and the game opened up as a pick with the over under coming in at 144.

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This NCAA game saw the early movement come on the side of the Big East team, as the Marquette Golden Eagles are 2 point betting favorites. The total has seen no movement as the over under is currently lined at 144 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the Marquette Golden Eagles will lay –125 odds with the underdog Washington Huskies bringing back +105 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

This will be the first head to head meeting between these schools.

Our preview on this game will be solely based on each teams performance against NCAA Tournament teams.

The Marquette Golden Eagles finished with a regular season record of 22-11 and 11-7 in Big East conference play. The Golden Eagles competed against 13 NCAA Tournament teams and finished just 4-9. In those games the club averaged 69.9 points a game while allowing 69.5. Their shooting percentage against NCAA Tournament teams was just 41.5% while allowing an extremely high 47.5%. The team hit on 36.3% of their three’s in those 13 games.

The Washington Huskies finished regular season play with a 24-9 overall record and 11-7 versus Pac 10 conference teams. The Huskies faced 6 NCAA Tournament teams and finished with a 4-2 record in those games. The team averaged 75.2 points per game while allowing 73.4 in those competitions. The team converted on just 41.7% of their shots while allowing 40.6% to NCAA Tournament teams. The club converted on 31.1% of their three point shots.

Marquette enters this contest winners of 6 of their past 8 games to complete the season. After a 57-55 victory over St Johns to open Big East Conference play they pulled an upset by beating Villanova 80-76. The team was eliminated in the Big East conference semifinals falling to Georgetown 80-57 as a 3-½ point betting underdog.

Washington has played well down the stretch winners of 7 straight to close the season. The team is winners of the Pac 10 conference tournament. The Huskies began play with a 59-52 victory over Oregon St as a 9-point favorite. In the semifinals it was a 79-64 blowout win against the Stanford Cardinal. In the Pac 10 finals it was the Huskies with the 79-75 victory over the California Golden Bears as a 2-point betting underdog.

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Old Dominion Monarchs versus Notre Dame Fighting Irish CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:44:22 +0000

The Old Dominion Monarchs from the Colonial Athletic conference will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from the Big East conference in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday afternoon. Tip off time from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Louisiana is set for 12:25PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The game’s point spread was set by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and it was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish opening up as a 2 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 122.

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The early money has come on the side of the underdog, as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is currently a 1-½ point favorite. The total has not moved off the opener as the over under is lined at 122 for the bettors to wager into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will have to lay –135 odds with the underdog Old Dominion Monarchs bringing back +115 to pull off the upset victory without the aid of a point spread.

These schools will be meeting for the first time.

We will look at this first round game and base the stats against NCAA Tournament teams.

Notre Dame enters the NCAA Tournament with a 23-11 overall record and 10-8 versus Big East conference opponents. The Irish faced 9 NCAA Tournament teams this season and went 5-4. In those games the team averaged 70.3 points per game while allowing 72.2. Notre Dame shot 43.5% from the field and allowed 46.5%. From three the team shot well hitting on 38.2% from beyond the arc against NCAA Tournament teams. Notre Dame converted on 70.7% of their free throws in those 9 contests.

Old Dominion enters play with a 26-8 regular season record and 15-3 versus Colonial Athletic conference foes. The Monarchs faced 4 NCAA Tournament teams and went just 1-3 straight up in those contests. In those four games it was Old Dominion averaging 61.8 points per game while allowing 64.6. They hit on 44.4% of their shots while allowing 40.2%. From beyond the arc it was Old Dominion converting on 34.6% from three and made 67.5% of their free throws against NCAA Tournament teams.

Notre Dame played extremely well down the stretch. They are winners of 6 of their past 7 games. They began play in the Big East tournament with a 68-56 win over Seton Hall. In the quarterfinals it was a 50-45 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers. They Irish fell in the semifinals dropping a 53-51 decision as a 5-point underdog to the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Old Dominion as well closed strong down the stretch. The team finished with 8 victories in their last 9 games. They opened play in the Colonial Athletic conference with an 86-56 blowout victory as a 17 ½ point favorite over Towson St. In the semifinal round it was a 73-69 win over Virginia Commonwealth. Old Dominion met William and Mary in the conference tournament final and the Monarchs came away with a 60-53 victory as a 9-point favorite to earn the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

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Northern Iowa Panthers versus UNLV Rebels CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:39:18 +0000

It will be a mid major battle in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament when the Northern Iowa Panthers of the Missouri Valley conference playing the UNLV Rebels from the Mountain West conference on Thursday night. This college basketball game will tip off at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City Oklahoma at 7:10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread was opened by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and it was the Northern Iowa Panthers coming in as a 1 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 114 ½.

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The college basketball betting public has come in early on the side of the Mountain West team, as the UNLV Rebels are currently 1 ½ point betting favorites. Totals bettors will find no movement, as the over under is still lined at 114 ½ for the college basketball betting public to wager into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the UNLV Rebels will find –125 odds with the road underdog Northern Iowa Panthers bringing back +105 to pull off the upset win without the need for taking the points.

This will be the first ever meeting between the UNLV Rebels and Northern Iowa Panthers.

Our statistical breakdown will be based on each teams play against NCAA Tournament teams only.

The UNLV Rebels enter play in the NCAA Tournament with a 25-8 overall record and 11-5 in Mountain West conference play. The Rebels competed against 10 NCAA Tournament teams and finished with a 5-5 overall record. In those games UNLV averaged 67 points per game while allowing 68.9. UNLV converted on 42.1% of their shots while allowing their opponents just 42.6%. From the three-point line the Rebels converted on 33.3% of their shots and hit on 71.5% from the charity stripe against tournament teams.

Northern Iowa completed regular season play with a 28-4 overall record and 15-3 versus Missouri Valley conference clubs. The Panthers faced off with 2 NCAA Tournament clubs and finished 2-0 against those clubs. The club averaged 65.4 points per game against those 2 clubs and converted on 42.4% of their shots. They played weakly on defensive side against tournament teams allowing 46.6% shooting. The Panthers do shoot well at the free throw line converting on 76.1% of their shots.

After going through a three game losing streak the UNLV Rebels finished strongly with a 6-1 record down the stretch. They opened play in the Mountain West conference tournament with a 73-61 victory as a 13-point favorite over the Utah Utes in the quarterfinals. They then competed against archrival BYU Cougars and came away with a 70-66 victory as a 1-point underdog. In the finals of the Mountain West conference it was a 55-45 loss to the San Diego St Aztecs in a game played on UNLV’s home court. It was a poor shooting game for the Rebels as the team converted on just 32.7% from the field.

Northern Iowa finished with 4 straight wins and won 6 of their past 7 games. The Panthers began play in the Missouri Valley conference with a 55-40 victory over Drake as a 10-½ point favorite. They followed that up with a 57-40 victory over the Bradley Braves as an 8-½ point favorite in the semifinals. The Panthers then squared off with the Wichita St Shockers and came away with a 67-52 victory as a 3-point betting favorite in the finals to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

It is worth noting that the Panthers allowed no better than 33.3% shooting in their three games in the Missouri Valley conference tournament. The MVC only sent 1 team into the NCAA Tournament while the Mountain West has sent 4 teams to the dance.

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