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5% Georgetown
5% Texas Tech
5% Marquette
5% Missouri
4% East Carolina
4% Southern Miss

Primetime Sports Advisors

20 Units Stephen F Austin
15 Units SMU
15 Units Missouri
15 Units Cal Fullerton

TIM TRUSHEL

under st. johns/reg
under n. dame/20*
under celts/reg

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Dallas +155

Joyce Sterling

10* Air Force +1

Scott Delaney

60-Dime OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Been a long time since Billy Tubbs was in charge, and the Sooners were a threat to anyone in the Big 12. And though these two split the regular-season series, I have to side with the much-better Cowboys in this opening-round showdown. After losing in overtime in the first meeting, Oklahoma State throttled the Sooners, 97-76, on Feb. 13. The Cowboys have now covered three of the last four meetings.

And when you factor in junior guard James Anderson, who was the unanimous pick of the conference coaches for Big 12 Player of the Year, it’s hard to imagine the Cowboys allowing Oklahoma to stay close. He was also a unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection.

Anderson averaged 22.9 points, which currently leads the conference by 3.7 points over the next highest scorer, and also ranks fifth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage and 14th in the league in rebounding (6.0 per game).

Thus, my biggest question is how in the world will the 288th scoring defense stop Anderson? The Sooners allowed 73.4 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting, which ranked 280th in the nation.

The Sooners have looked horrible down the stretch, losing eight straight on the hardwood and six of eight to the books. Six of those eight losses came by double digits, while the average margin of loss was 11.6 points. The biggest loss was the 21-point thumping at the hands of Oklahoma State. The Sooners are also in on ATS slides of 2-5 after a straight-up loss, 3-8 against winning teams, 1-4 on neutral sites and 3-9 overall – all in Big 12 play.

As for the Cowboys, they closed the season on a winning run of 5-2 both SU and ATS, with the wins coming by average margin of 12 points. Checking the betting trends, the OSU is on winning streaks of 4-0 against losing teams, 23-8 on neutral courts, 19-8 off a straight-up win, 5-2 in conference play, 16-7 after covering and 26-10 overall.

Lenny Stevens

10 Georgetown
10 Tulsa
10 Wash St

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Wednesday College Opinions
Notre Dame (-1 1/2) over Seton Hall
Rotation #624 - 4 pm Pacific
Notre Dame was so much better defensively, and also better offensively, without leading scorer Luke Harangody and his return to the rotation against Marquette didn't derail that momentum with Harangody getting just 11 minutes off the bench. Coach Mike Brey is smart enough to keep Harangody out of the starting lineup, not wanting to disturb the new found chemistry, but he will probably see more playing time going forward. I expect Harangody to play 15 to 20 minutes, which would lead to a prediction of Notre Dame by 4 to 4 1/2 points, with that number going down the more Harangody plays. I'll lean with Notre Dame at -2 or less and I'd take the Irish in a 2-Star Best Bet at -1 or better.

Washington State (-1 1/2) over Oregon
Rotation #645 - 8 pm Pacific
Oregon has beaten Washington State twice this season, including the final game of the regular season, but Washington applies to a 30-5 ATS opening round situation that is 10-0 ATS when applying to double-revenge teams. My ratings favor Washington State by 1 1/2 points, so the line is fair, and I'll lean with the Cougars at -2 or better. I'd take Washington State in a 2-Star Best Bet at -1 or better.

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5*cincinnati +6
4*oklahoma +7,5
5*new york/ san antonio over 208

Street Rosenthal

200* Memphis Grizzlies +5
200* Utah Jazz -6

EXECUTIVE
400% Cal Irvine -2 over Cal Poly
250% Seton Hall +2.5

Marc Lawrence

Cal Poly +2.5

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