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Round of 64 hoops action concludes Friday
The NCAA basketball
tournament finishes up its Round of 64 on Friday with 16 more games.
Among them we get an interesting east coast encounter between George
Mason and Villanova (2:10 pm Eastern), a Midwestern matchup between
Notre Dame and Akron (1:40 Eastern), and a bi-coastal bout between
Washington and Georgia (9:45 Eastern).
Tipping things off Friday, Texas, the second-place team in the Big
12 this season, takes on Oakland (of Michigan), which won both the
Summit League's regular season and tournament titles, in Tulsa
(12:15 pm Eastern). Then Michigan, which went 9-9 in the Big Ten,
plays Tennessee, an 8-8 team from the SEC, in Charlotte (12:40
Eastern). Then the Irish, who finished second in the powerful Big
East, run with the Zips, the surprise winners of the MAC tournament,
in Chicago. And George Mason, Colonial regular-season champions,
meets Villanova, which enters the tournament on a five-game losing
streak, in Cleveland.
As of Wednesday morning oddsmaker.ag is listing the Longhorns at
-9.5 over the Golden Grizzles, Notre Dame at -13.5 over Akron, the
Vols at -2 over the Wolverines, and the Patriots and Wildcats as a
pick 'em.
A little further down Friday's board Arizona, the Pac-10
regular-season champ, is a six-point favorite at Oddsmaker over
Memphis, winners of the CUSA tournament (2:45 Eastern). No. 1 seed
Duke, winner of the ACC tournament, is listed at -22.5 over MEAC
tournament champion Hampton (3:10 Eastern). Texas A&M, which
finished tied for third in the Big 12, is a pick 'em vs. the
third-place team in the ACC, Florida State (4:10 Eastern). And the
winner of Wednesday night's UT-San Antonio/Alabama State game takes
on No. 1 seed Ohio State (4:40 Eastern).
Friday's second session starts with No. 1 seed Kansas, dual champs
in the Big 12, favored by 22.5 points over Boston University, the
America East tournament champions (6:50 Eastern). North Carolina,
which got hot late to win the ACC's regular-season title, is listed
at -17.5 over high-scoring Long Island, dual champs in the Northeast
(7:15 Eastern). Purdue, the second-place team in the Big Ten, is a
14-point favorite over St. Peter's, upset winners of the Metro
Atlantic tournament (7:20 Eastern). And Xavier, the A-10
regular-season champs, is -2 over Marquette, a 9-9 team in the Big
East (7:25 Eastern).
And to bring the Round of 64 to an end, UNLV, the third-place team
in the Mountain West, is -2 over Illinois, a 9-9 team in the Big Ten
(9:20 Eastern). Washington, which won the Pac-10 tournament on a
buzzer-beater, is -5.5 over a 9-7 SEC team in Georgia (9:45
Eastern). The winner of Wednesday night's USC/VCU game takes on
Georgetown (9:50 Eastern). And Syracuse, which tied for third place
in the Big East, is listed at -11 over Indiana State, winners of the
Missouri Valley tournament (9:55 Eastern).
On top of all this action bettors will want to hurry up and get down
on oddsmaker.ag's updated NCAA championship board before the
tournament really begins Thursday morning. Oddsmaker is also
offering betting on each of the regionals, and is listing OVER/UNDER
numbers on tournament wins by conference. So no doubt there is
plenty for tournament bettors to choose from at oddsmaker.ag. |
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