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    EP36's March to Madness

    My favorite sport to bet. Wouldn't say it's my best, but I enjoy it and hopefully as with all picks I make can either be a worthy fade or follow. Let the grind begin.

    Pick #1: William & Mary +8 [-110]
    Not a ton to explain here. The Tribe are experienced and can shoot the three. Quin McDowell is the one to watch at forward. W&M wasn't a great team record-wise, but they did put up good fights against most teams last year. St.John's is now an inexperienced squad that will likely take a bit to thoroughly get Steve Lavin's message. If the Tribe drain their threes, this game should be tight.

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    Goodluck to the Ninja

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    Thanks. Would really like to start AHEAD of the books with a win on the 1st play. Hate digging out of holes.

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    So much for a quick start. Meh. Trying the 2nd half formulas.

    [2nd Half] Eastern Kentucky-Mississippi State Under 70 [-110]

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    See the 2nd play losing too. Brilliant start.

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    11.9.11: Duquesne-Arizona Under 150.5 [-110]
    Trying another one tonight. Duquesne likes to press which could make this an up and down game that goes over. Still, I think Arizona will try not to make it a total track meet. Youth on both sides some, so turnovers could make it a little sloppy in the press game.

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    Record: 1-2 [-1.20]

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    11.11.11

    [2nd Half] Montana State-Arizona State Over 70 [-110]

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    Columbia-UConn Over 139 [-110]
    Columbia brings back some experience, so they should be able to at least help add to the total. Huskies should dominate for the most part with their superior height and athletic ability. Expecting Jeremy Lamb to begin his bid to be the next Big Thing at UConn tonight.

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    Continuing ...

    Ohio State -27 [-110]
    Wright State has a huge overturn in personnel. So does Ohio State for that matter, but they have Sullinger and Buford back and a lot of talent. Blowout hopefully with no backdoor cover.
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    [2nd Half] UCI-California Under 77.5 [-110]

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    Citadel-VMI Over 160.5 [-110]
    Taking the shot here with the top scoring team in the country in VMI last year, but also one that allows points by the boatload. If you follow these guys, you know that by the next time you see a line for them way down the road in their conference tournament - the totals are usually 15-20 points higher.

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    I wish i had a VMI TT on my site but i dont but im tempted to play the over as well. Good luck

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    Much better day. Not sure how much I will play today with football, but will probably look around in a little bit. Good luck today guys.

    Record: 5-3 [+1.70]

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    11.12.11

    Presbyterian-Duke Over 140 [-110]
    The younger Blue Devils were not very sharp in their opener vs. Belmont. Their defense was shaky, allowing Belmont to shoot 47% from the field and they turned the ball over too much. That being said, Duke still put up 77 points despite not shooting all that well. As usual, the Dukies got to the FT line and that probably continues today. Presbyterian rolled up an impressive 103 points against an inferior squad in Montreat. They did allow 73 though. Still, they look to play up temp and have some talent, especially with Al'Lonzo Coleman up front. They show well from outside, hitting 12/25 from beyond the arc and will need something similar to keep pace with what I would expect to be a better Duke effort, especially with Coach K set to tie Bob Knight for all-time wins in D1 history. Presbyterian certainly won't match their output from their opener, but I think they can put up a solid 60 points or better here. If they do, I certainly expect Duke to do the rest.

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    Record: 6-3 [+2.70]

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    Air Force-VMI Over 161 [-110]
    VMI will continue to pump the tempo up. Air Force showed the ability to score in bunches against Army in their opener, so I would expect they can put up plenty of points here.

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    good picking

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    11.13.11

    [2:00pm ET] Vanderbilt-Cleveland State Over 140 [-110]
    Vandy wasn't particularly clean in their opener, but still managed 78 points against Oregon. The Commodores great junior duo of Taylor and Jenkins did damage with 45 combined points. One thing Vandy did well was take care of the ball, just eight turnovers and they made it to the FT line 27 times. They need to shoot better there though, only making 15. The Vandy D allowed Oregon to shoot 49%. Cleveland State has some decent players with a potentially good frontcourt with Grady and Pogue who both had monster double-doubles in their exhibition game. I think the Vikings can find enough success to give this a shot. Expecting Vanderbilt to add 75 or so to the cause today.

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    Vandy looks terrible.

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    [2nd Half] Bryant-Southern Utah Over 75 [-110]

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    Terrible effort by Vanderbilt. Losing straight up to a 15 some odd point dog. Gonna stick to 2nd halves today. Don't have a real good feel on any of these games heading in.

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    Waiting for this next batch of games to hit half time.

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    [2nd Half] Bowling Green-Georgia Under 69 [-110]

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    Record: 8-5 [+2.50]

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    [2nd Half] George Washington-California Under 72.5 [-110]

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    Record: 8-6 [+1.40]

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    11.14.11

    [2nd Half] Brown-Albany Over 74.5 [-110]

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    Just snuck that in @ 75.

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    [7pm ET] Syracuse -23.5 [-110]
    Usually hesitant to pick my boys in Orange with big lines early in the season because sometimes they jerk off in this mismatch games. Still, the talent gap between this squad and Manhattan is large. 'Cuse was solid against Fairfield and worked a 25 pt. win in that one, shooting 47% from the floor. They didn't fall in love with the three, which is key to me since they still lack consistency from outside. They can get hot, but need to take those 3s in the flow of the offense. Look for Joseph to have a good game again and Christmas and Melo should take care of the paint.

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    [2nd Half] Loyola-Kansas State Over 69.5 [-110]

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    [2nd Half] Detroit-Notre Dame Under 75.5 [-110]

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    [2nd Half] UCI-San Jose State Under 74 [-110]

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    Record: 12-6 [+5.40]


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