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NCAA Final Four Betting: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Kansas Jayhawks

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Ohio State vs Kansas Betting

When: 8:49 PM ET, Saturday, March 31, 2012
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Opening Line is :  Ohio State -3 Click here to Bet at Bovada

PREVIEW: Something was missing when Kansas beat then-No. 2 Ohio State on Dec. 10 at Allen Fieldhouse — namely Buckeyes star Jared Sullinger — but both teams will be at full strength for the rematch Saturday in New Orleans. Sullinger and teammate Deshaun Thomas will clash with Kansas star Thomas Robinson and 7-footer Jeff Withey in a matchup of two of the nation’s top frontcourt duos.

TV: Approx. 8:50 p.m. ET, CBS

Ohio State Buckeyes (31-7): The Buckeyes are in their 10th Final Four and are seeking their second title — and their first since 1960 — after a 77-70 win over No. 1 seed Syracuse on Saturday. They’re certainly peaking at the right time to win it. After losing three of five during a rough stretch in February, the Buckeyes have won eight of nine, with the loss coming in the Big Ten tournament final against Michigan State. Five Buckeyes have averaged double-digits in the tournament, led by Thomas’ 21.8 points to go with 8.5 rebounds per game.


Kansas Jayhawks (31-6): The Jayhawks advanced to their 14th Final Four with an 80-67 win over No. 1 seed North Carolina on Sunday. It’s the Jayhawks’ second trip to the Final Four under coach Bill Self, who led them to the 2008 national title. Robinson led the Jayhawks with 21 points and seven rebounds in the first meeting, but he almost certainly will see a different defensive look from the Buckeyes with Sullinger in the lineup. Perhaps more important to the Jayhawks, though, is whether senior point guard Tyshawn Taylor can give a more consistent performance than in the first meeting — he had nine points and 13 assists, but also seven turnovers, in the victory in December.

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1. The Jayhawks have won six of nine all-time meetings, including four straight.

2. Both teams have come to expect double-doubles from their star forwards. Robinson has set a Kansas record with 26 this season, and Sullinger is 10th all-time at Ohio State with 34 in his career.

3. Kansas has won 13 of 14 to reach the 30-win plateau for the third straight year and the fifth time in six seasons.

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NCAA Betting: Will Favored Ohio State Pay Out on the Final Four Game Props?

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are pegged as the three-point favorites on the March Madness betting lines for their Final Four matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday night, but along with the basic spread there are also plenty of prop wagers available for the contest this weekend.

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Ohio State is listed as the -125 favorite to score the first points in the game, and they’re also at -130 to score the first 10 points, and at -140 to score the first 20 points. As well, the Buckeyes are favored at -130 to score the first 3-pointer in the contest.

You can then get the Jayhawks as underdogs on each of those props – they’re at -115 to score the first points, -110 to score the first 10 points, EVEN to score the first 20 points, and -110 to score the first 3-pointer on the night.

Totals bettors who want to focus on just one of the schools can wager on the OVER/UNDER for either Ohio State or Kansas on Saturday. For the Buckeyes, their OVER/UNDER for points is listed at 69.5 at Bovada; they’ve scored 78, 73, 81, and 77 points over their first four games of the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas’ points OVER/UNDER for Saturday sits at 67.5 points, and they haven’t been as prolific as Ohio State so far during March Madness – they’ve scored 65, 63, 60, and 80 points en route to the Final Four.

Buckeyes supporters can get 8/1 odds that their team will win by 1-2 points on Saturday, with 17/4 odds on 3-6 points and 7/1 odds on both 7-9 points and 10-13 points. The Jayhawks are at 8/1 to win by 1-2 points and at 5/1 to win by 3-6 points in the contest.

Finally, Ohio State star Jared Sullinger enters the Final Four at 6/1 odds to win the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award, with teammate DeShaun Thomas at 9/1. The highest Kansas player on that list is Thomas Robinson, who is pegged at 8/1 odds.

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NCAA CBI Championship Online Betting: Washington State Cougars vs Pittsburgh Panthers

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PREVIEW: Another close game is expected when Washington State plays Pitt for the championship of the College Basketball Invitational Championship Series. Washington State won the first game in the best-of-three series by one point; Pitt bounced back to even the series with a four-point victory.

The Cougars are waiting see if Brock Motum (18 points, 6.4 rebounds per game), the leading scorer in the Pac 12, can return after spraining his ankle against Oregon State on March 21. Pitt may again be without senior leader Ashton Gibbs (14.6 points), who missed the last game with a right ankle injury and will likely be a game-time decision.

Pitt has won six of its last eight games and has won 20-plus games in each of the last 11 seasons. Washington State has won five of its last seven.

Washington State at Pittsburgh Betting

When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 30, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TV: 7 p.m. ET,. HDNet.

The Opening Line is : Pittsburgh -7.5  Click here to Bet at Bovada

Washington State Cougars (19-17): The Cougars lost their shooting touch from the first game (51.2 percent) to the second game (43.6 percent) and scored only 20 points in the first half of Wednesday’s tilt in Pittsburgh. They’ll have to do a better job with 3-pointers, too; they hit only 4 of 13 in Game 2. Reggie Moore (10 points per game) had 18 points, 16 in the second half, of Game 2 and tied a CBI record with 40 free throws made in the tournament.


Pittsburgh Panthers (21-17): Reserve Talib Zanna (6.2 points) has played his best during the CBI. He had scored in double figures only four times entering the tournament, but has tallied 11 or more in four of the Panthers’ five CBI games, including 14 in Game 2. Pitt needs all the offense it can get; it went seven minutes without a basket in the second half. If Gibbs can’t go, Nasir Robinson (10.6 points) will need to step up his scoring; he’s been in double-figures 19 times this season and 40 times in his career.

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1. Pitt went 6-for-6 at the line in the final 25 seconds of Game 2. Of their 28 second-half points, 13 came from the line.

2. The series is also close in rebounding, where Pitt holds a 58-53 lead.

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Cardinals Emerge Victorious on March Madness Betting Lines, Head to the Final Four

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The Louisville Cardinals won the Big East Tournament this season and they’ve continued on that roll all the way to New Orleans as they’ll take on top-seeded Kentucky in a Final Four betting matchup at the Superdome on Saturday night.

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The Cardinals topped Cincinnati 50-44 in the championship game of the Big East Tournament on March 10 and they haven’t looked back since then, rattling off four straight wins at the Big Dance to claim the West Region.

No. 4 Louisville began its NCAA Tournament with a 69-62 win over No. 13 Davidson, and then topped No. 5 New Mexico 59-56 before upsetting No. 1 Michigan State with a 57-44 victory in the Sweet 16. The Cards then beat No. 7 Florida 72-68 in the Elite Eight.

Russ Smith had 19 points for Louisville against Florida and Chane Behanan added 17 points in that victory. Peyton Siva was held to just nine points but had eight assists.

Louisville has managed to cover the posted spread in all four of their NCAA Tournament games to date, with the OVER/UNDER going 1-3 in their contests; the Florida win was the only OVER result.

As the lowest seed remaining in the NCAA Tournament the Cardinals are the +800 underdog at Bovada to win the championship; Kentucky is favored at -140, with Ohio State at +290 and Kansas at +500.

Back on March 12 Louisville was at 35/1 odds on Bovada’s NCAA Tournament futures.

On the college basketball props market Siva is currently the highest Louisville player at 18/1 to win the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award. Gorgui Dieng is at 20/1 on that list, with Kyle Kuric at 25/1 and Behanan at 35/1.

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NIT Betting Season Coming to a Close with Title Game on Thursday Night

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It’ll be No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 6 Minnesota on Thursday night as NIT betting wraps up in the championship game for the tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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The Cardinal reached the title game on Tuesday night with a 74-64 win over No. 5 Massachusetts in their semifinal matchup at MSG. At Bovada Stanford was a 2.5-point favorite in that contest, and the combined score was an UNDER result for totals bettors.

Anthony Brown tossed in a team-high 18 points for Stanford against UMass, with Josh Owens good for 15 points and 12 rebounds andAaron Bright adding 13 points of his own.

Stanford beat No. 6 Cleveland State 76-65 at home as a 6-point favorite in their first-round matchup and then topped No. 7 Illinois State (92-88 in OT) and No. 5 Nevada (84-56) at home as well before taking care of UMass. The Cardinal are 3-1 ATS so far in the NIT.

Minnesota slipped past No. 1 Washington by a score of 68-67 in overtime in the other NIT semifinal on Tuesday night; the Huskies were set as one-point favorites on the college basketball betting lines at Bovada that night. The final score was an UNDER result.

Andre Hollins led the Golden Gophers’ attack with a team-high 20 points in their victory over top-seeded Washington and Rodney Williams tossed in 18 points in that contest.

Minnesota beat No. 3 La Salle 70-61 in their tournament-opening game on March 14, and then rolled to two more road victories over No. 2 Miami (78-60) and No. 4 Middle Tennessee (78-72); the Golden Gophers picked up ATS wins as underdogs in each of those games.

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Wildcats Head into Final Four as the March Madness Betting Favorites

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After dispatching Baylor to win the South Region on Sunday the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats sit as the top favorites on the March Madness futures at Bovada heading into this weekend’s Final Four at the Superdome in New Orleans.

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The Wildcats built a huge 20-point lead on the No. 3 Bears by halftime in their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday, and then cruised from there to an 82-70 victory and a cover of the posted 7.5-point spread on the college basketball odds.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points for Kentucky at the Georgia Dome on Sunday afternoon, with Anthony Davis picking up 18 points and 11 rebounds in that contest. Doron Lamb chipped in with 14 points for the Wildcats in that victory.

Overall the Wildcats are 3-1 ATS so far during the NCAA Tournament; the only time they failed to cover the spread was when they were favored by 26.5 points in their 81-66 win over No. 16 Western Kentucky in their opener.

Kentucky beat No. 8 Iowa State 87-71 as a 12-point favorite in their third-round matchup, and then got past No. 4 Indiana 102-90 in the Sweet 16 as a favorite of 9.5 points.

The high-scoring Wildcats have turned in four OVER results in four tourney contests.

Kentucky heads into their Final Four matchup against Louisville on Saturday as the -140 favorite at Bovada to win the NCAA Tournament this year – that puts them at the top of that list ahead of Ohio State (+290), Kansas (+500), and the Cardinals (+800).

Back on March 12 the Wildcats were 9/4 favorites, and they sat at 5/2 on March 2.

On the March Madness props market Davis is currently the 2/1 favorite to win the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award, with Kidd-Gilchrist at 5/1 and Lamb at 15/1.

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Tuesday NIT basketball betting: No. 5 Massachusetts vs. No. 3 Stanford

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The NIT’s semifinals tip off in New York on Tuesday night and the opening games features UMass of the Atlantic 10 against Stanford of the Pac-12, with the Cardinal as 2.5-point favorites on WagerWeb.com.

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Stanford (24-11) advance to the semis with a dominant 84-56 win over Nevada last week. Josh Owens and Chasson Randle each scored 15 points to lead the way. Josh Huestis added 12 points for the Cardinal. Aaron Bright had 10 points for Stanford, which has won 10 more games than it did a year ago. Owens, a freshman on the 2008 team that included three future NBA players, is the final link to the Cardinal’s last appearance in the NCAA tournament.

The Cardinal is searching for its second NIT championship in school history after capturing the hardware in 1991. With four wins in its last five games, Stanford is playing some of its best basketball of the year.

Massachusetts (25-11, 9-7 Atlantic 10) won all three of its Postseason NIT games on the road, joining Fresno State (1998), Detroit (2001) and Georgetown (2003) as the fourth school to accomplish the feat since host sites were introduced in 1977. The Minutemen erased a 17-point deficit in their most recent contest, rallying to defeat Drexel 72-70 after trailing 53-36 with 16:26 left to play.

Massachusetts is making its 19th postseason appearance and 11th in the Postseason NIT. The Minutemen are 13-12 all-time in NIT play, reaching the semifinals in 1991 and 2008 … Massachusetts was picked 12th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, finishing in a four-way tie for fifth place at 9-7. UMass averages 77.3 points and 39.3 rebounds per game while shooting 43.7 percent overall. Opponents are averaging 72.4 points and 38.8 rebounds per game. Be sure to watch: Chaz Williams (16.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 228 assists, 78.7 percent free throws), Raphiael Putney (10.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 50 blocks), Sean Carter (8.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 37 blocks).


Over the last seven contests, UMass has averaged 86.3 points, while shooting .444 from the floor and .426 from outside. Even the free throw shooting is up from the season mark of .675 to .713. Six players in the eight-man rotation – and all five starters – are scoring at least 9.3 ppg, with First Team All-Conference PG Williams leading the team in scoring (20.9), assists (7.3) and steals (2.9).

Stanford and Massachusetts share one common opponent (Utah). The Cardinal split its regular season series with the Utes, prevailing 68-65 at Maples Pavilion before suffering a 58-57 defeat the next month in Salt Lake City. UMass defeated Utah 89-75 in November at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas, despite the Utes shooting 60.0 percent.

The series is tied at 2-2, with three of those four meetings taking place in the postseason. The Minutemen have won the last two matchups, eliminating Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in both 1996 (79-74) and 1995 (75-53).

The winner of this game faces the Minnesota-Washington winner.

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Tuesday NIT basketball betting: No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 1 Washington

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The won the regular-season Pac-12 title but became the first BCS regular-season champion to not get an NCAA Tournament bid. A decent consolation prize would be the NIT championship, and Washington can advance to that title game with a win over the Big Ten’s on Tuesday night in New York. UW is a 1-point favorite on WagerWeb.com.

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The Huskies (24-10) made it to the final four after winning three times at home: beating UT Arlington, Northwestern and Oregon. Minnesota took the long route to get to New York winning road games at LaSalle, Miami and Middle Tennessee State. This is the first time the Huskies have advanced past the third round in the NIT, so it’s the first time they will play in the World’s Most Famous Arena for the post-season. UW is 1-4 all-time at MSG, with their only win coming in their first appearance: a 72-38 rout of New York University on Dec. 30, 1941.

The Huskies are averaging 82.7 ppg and have won their three games by an average of 11.7 points. UW is shooting 72.5% from the line (58-for-80) after shooting 61% durving the first 31 games of the year. Terrence Ross has averaged 26.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg, including a career-high 32 points vs. Northwestern. He is 12-of-30 (.400) from 3-point range and 28-of-54 (.519) overall from the field. Abdul Gaddy is averaging 7.7 apg and recorded his first career double-double with 11 pts and 10 assts vs. Oregon. C.J. Wilcox is 2nd in scoring with 17.3 ppg.

Minnesota will be making its fifth trip to the NIT Final Four. The Gophers are 3-1 NIT semifinal games and have won two NIT Championships (1993 & 1998). Rodney Williams scored 24 points in the quarterfinal round against MTSU. He notched 21 points against Miami & La Salle and scored 20 against Michigan in Minnesota’s loss in the Big Ten Tournament to become the first Gopher player to have four straight 20-point efforts since Kris Humphries did it in eight straight games during the 2003-04 season.


The Gophers’ roster includes three players who are averaging double-digits in the team’s three NIT games, led by Williams at 22.0 ppg. Andre Hollins is close behind at 17.0 ppg, and Austin Hollins is averaging 11.3 ppg.

Of Minnesota’s 14 losses, 13 came to post-season tournament teams. Nine came vs. NCAA tournament teams, including 6 against that made the Sweet 16.

UW and Minnesota last met in a home-and-away series during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Minnesota won at home in 1990 and UW won in Seattle in 1991. The Huskies hold the all-time advantage 9-6, including 7-3 at home, 2-2 at Minnesota and 0-1 on a neutral floor. The Huskies are 41-28 all-time vs. Big Ten teams.

The winner of this game faces the UMass-Stanford winner.

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March Madness NIT Semifinals Betting: Massachusetts Minutemen at Stanford Cardinal

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Massachusetts vs Stanford Betting

When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

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THE STORY: After winning three straight road games to reach the NIT semifinals, Massachusetts won’t be traveling far to face third-seeded Stanford at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The fifth-seeded Minutemen have won six of their last seven games, with the only loss coming to St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic-10 tournament semifinals. Stanford has been home for its three NIT wins, including a dominant 84-56 victory over Nevada last Wednesday. The teams share one common opponent in Utah. The Cardinal split its regular season series with the Utes, while the Minutemen beat Utah 89-75 in the Bahamas. The winner will face either Minnesota or Washington for the NIT championship on Thursday.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Massachusetts Minutemen (25-11): Like Stanford, the Minutemen opened the season strong before slumping midway through league play. Massachusetts, which finished tied for fifth in the Atlantic-10, has reached the NIT final four for the third time in school history with wins over Mississippi State, Seton Hall and Drexel. Point guard Chaz Williams, a Brooklyn native, is averaging 22.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in three NIT games. The Minutemen lost forwards Sampson Carter and Cady Lalanne to season-ending injuries, but their frontline remains strong behind Raphiael Putney (10.2 points, 5.9 rebounds) and center Sean Carter (8.1 points, 6.5 boards).


Stanford Cardinal (24-11): The Cardinal is holding teams to an average of 63.5 points this season, and their offense has been a pleasant surprise during the NIT. Guards Chasson Randle and Aaron Bright will be a tough matchup for Williams, who leads the Minutemen in points, assists, steals and 3-point shooting percentage. Bright scored a career-high 29 points, including six 3-pointers, against Illinois State in the second round. Randle averages a team-high 13.9 points, and he’s shooting 54.2 percent (39 of 72) from beyond the arc over his last 12 games. Forward Josh Owens averages 11.7 points and 5.7 boards, and he’s received help lately from Dwight Powell, who scored a season-high 18 points against Illinois State.

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1. Stanford is the fourth team to play at New York’s Madison Square Garden in both the Preseason and Postseason NIT during the same season.

2. Massachusetts is shooting 44.3 percent from the field and averaging 86 points over its last six games.

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NCAA NIT Semifinals Online Gambling: Washington Huskies vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

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When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

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THE STORY: After being upset in the Pac-12 tournament, the top-seeded Huskies have averaged 82.7 points in three straight NIT wins. The sixth-seeded Gophers, who are the second team in NIT history to win three straight road games to reach the semifinals, gave Middle Tennessee only its second home loss of the season in the third round. Washington features two of the conference’s top players in Tony Wroten and Terrence Ross, and the Huskies are making their second trip to New York’s Madison Square Garden this season. The winner will face either Massachusetts or Stanford for the NIT championship on Thursday.

TV: 9:20 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-14): Rodney Williams scored a career-high 24 points in Wednesday’s 78-72 win over Middle Tennessee. He’s averaging 22 points and shooting 68.4 percent from the field during the NIT. After a quiet regular season, freshman point guard Andre Hollins is averaging 17 points in the NIT. Hollins scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half against Middle Tennessee, and his matchup with Wroten will be one to watch. The Gophers lost six straight at one point in February, but they’re 5-1 and averaging 75 points over their last six games.

Washington Huskies (24-10): Ross has taken his game to another level in the NIT, averaging 26.3 points in three games. The sophomore guard is drawing interest from NBA scouts while shooting 51.9 percent from the field in the NIT, including 40 percent (12 of 30) from 3-point range. Washington’s top four guards – Wroten, Ross, C.J. Wilcox and Abdul Gaddy – account for 70 percent of the team’s scoring. The Huskies rank fifth nationally with an average of 40 rebounds, but they’ll be tested by Minnesota, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (plus-4.2) and leads the league in blocked shots (4.9).

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1. The teams share two common opponents, South Dakota State and Southern California. Minnesota beat South Dakota State 71-55, while the Huskies lost 92-73. Washington was 2-0 against Southern California, and the Gophers beat the Trojans 55-40.

2. Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 27, has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. One of the top forwards in the country, Mbakwe has not decided whether or not he’ll return.

3. The Huskies were 0-2 at Madison Square Garden earlier this season, losing to Marquette and Duke in the Jimmy V Classic.

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