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Sat POD:

I LOVE LOUISVILLE -5.5 at Providence. (The Cards have played GREAT basketball as of late and will win this easily 10+. Haven't seen the O/U yet but it should be fast paced, high scoring.)

Georgetown -2 at Syracuse (Syracuse just lost to a pretty bad South Florida team and oddsmakers want to think they will rebound against G'Town? That's crazy!!! The Hoyas were lucky, yes lucky, against Nova the other night but won't let this one get like that. I like G'Town by 6+.)

Stanford -3 at Arizona St. (And it started at 4 and coming down. Why, I have no idea. Stanford won the first meeting by 15. I know ASU is coming off a win against Arizona but that was a game where ASU shot over 50% and Zona shot about 36% and only won by 5. Stanford on the other hand has won 7 straight and 9 of last 10 going 5-1 ATS last six games.)

Wash St -11.5 at Oregon St. (Wash St. has finally realized they need to start winning and make a statement now before they start falling near the bubble of the NCAA tourney. They did this last game by destroying USC by 24. OSU is just downright horrible. They are 0-8 ATS last 8 home games and lost to Wash St. by 23 just 3 weeks ago. OSU has lost 13 straight and I see it continueing tonight.)

Only because I have been barely missing by a point or two lately, I'm possibly considering a 4 point teaser where I will play Stanford +1 and Wash St. -7.5. Good luck all!!!

Here are my plays thus far (all locked in since the lines are moving like crazy)

Drake +3

Wisconsin -4

Alabama -1.5

George Washington +9

New Mexico -1

Kansas State ML

Let me know what you end up doing...

Here's what I'm looking at:

Purdue -2 <-- Home field, 14,000 fans, Big Ten atmosphere, Robbie Hummel and one of the best teams at defending the perimeter = bad news for Neitzel.

Butler -6 <-- In a good spot right now... I think this is a team thats playing together right now and ready to run the table. Line has not moved all day, public is backing them 62% so I still feel ok about it.

Depaul +7 <-- With Louisville's big come from behind win against the Hoyas, I thought this line would be more like -9 or so, against this hot/cold Depaul team. However, Depaul has played teams decent at home, and is always a threat to hit three's which is a piece of the puzzle of dismantling Louisville. Possible let down game here; I think Depaul loses, but keeps it below the number.

Illinois +4.5 <-- 72% of the public is backing Minnesota and the line moves in their favor... Illinois showed fight in their last home game. Not a strong lean here but the line moves and the public backing intrigue me.

Good luck my man !$!$!$!$!$!