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March Madness Day 3

By Big Tent Democrat

8 games today and tomorrow for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Here are my picks:

Temple +6 over San Diego State (2 units.) SDSU has good athletes but I do not think they can hold up on this stage. Temple, playing with no pressure, having won a nailbiter in the first round, seems poised to not only cover the spread, but to win outright.

More . . .

Butler +8 over Pittsburgh (2 units.) Neither team impresses me offensively (Pitt is a stellar defensive team). Butler is scrappy and should keep it close. Pitt finds a way to win probably.

Kentucky -4 over West Virginia (3 units.) John Calipari is a terrible basketball coach. Really terrible. Last year, he had one of the most talented teams in recent history and could not even get them to the Final 4, losing to a much inferior West Virginia team. Here we go again? Kentucky looked terrible against Princeton.However, they seem to be better in tight games than before. This Kentucky team comes nowhere close to last year's team. But they will beat West Virginia today. Handily.

Richmond -4 over Morehead St. (7 units.) Cinderella vs. Cinderella? I think not. Richmond is much superior to Morehead. This line is off by 5 points. Love Richmond in this spot. Best bet today.

Kansas State +3 (3 units) over Wisconsin. Crazy Cuban (redundant?) Frank Martin righted the Wildcat ship towards the end of the season, including an impressive win at Texas. Pullen is one of the best players in the country. And I'm getting points against Wisconsin? Trap line? I'm putting 3 units on K-State plus the points.

UCLA +5½ over Florida. (3 units). Too many points. Gators have won nailbiters all year.

Connecticut -4 over Cincinnati (6 units.) UConn beat Cincy in Cincy on February 27 BEFORE going on the great run they are on now. This is a terrible matchup for Cincy, as they do not shoot well enough to give UConn trouble (a la Notre Dame and West Virginia). Second best play of the day.

Gonzaga -1½ over BYU (5 units.) The Zags are on a roll. BYU is hanging on. Yet the pressure and attention is on BYU. Zags in a walk.

Let Go Gators!

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 19, 2011 (boomark / email).