Take Memphis by 2 over Kansas. I expect them to win by 7!

Overall Record:

College Basketball 102-68-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

Bradley covers +5.5 against Tulsa

Overall Record:

College Basketball 101-68-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

Tyler Hansbrough led all scorers last night in the UNC 83-73 victory over Louisville in the Elite Eight bout. Louisville gave UNC all they wanted, but in the end Tyler hit big shot after big shot to will his team to victory. Hansbrough ended up with 28 points and 13 rebounds, but most importantly a Final Four berth for his Tarheels. I am having a hard time thinking of another player in college basketball over the last 20 years who plays with as much passion and desire as Hansbrough does for 40 minutes every game.

UCLA fans have to enamored with Kevin Love and his superior play as a freshman for the Bruins. UCLA easily handled Xavier last night 76-57 and have advanced to their third straight Final Four. Third straight! Love is fundamentally sound and is one of the best big man passers in the game today. Check out this video clip of Kevin Love hitting a half court shot, a 3/4 and a full court shot in practice. It looks so easy!

UCLA -6
UNC -5.5

Overall Record:

College Basketball 99-68-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

Florida +3.5
UMass +7.5

Overall Record:

College Basketball 97-68-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

The first full weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament is in the books and it wasn’t without its share of upsets and exciting finishes. The upsets of the first round included #12 Villanova beating #5 Clemson, #13 San Diego defeating #4 UConn in overtime, #13 Siena upending #4 Vanderbilt, #11 Kansas St. tamed #6 USC, and #10 Davidson subdued #7 Gonzaga. I think without a doubt the most exciting finish of the first round was #12 Western Kentucky hitting a last second 26-foot three pointer in overtime to beat #5 Drake 101-99.

The second round had its share of Cinderella stories advancing to the Sweet Sixteen with #12 Villanova defeating #13 Siena, #12 Western Kentucky beating #13 San Diego and #10 Davidson out gunning #2 Georgetown. I think the NCAA tournament is always better when we have these sort of teams making it to the second weekend and who knows one of these teams might be the next George Mason.

Right now North Carolina by far looks like the team to beat after the first two games so it will be interesting to see if some of the other high seeded teams step up to the challenge in the coming games.

Kansas -22.5
Temple +7.5
Purdue -3

Overall Record:

College Basketball 95-67-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

Mt. St. Mary’s covers -7
UNC-Asheville covers +14

Overall Record:

College Basketball 94-66-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

The Georgia Bulldogs just completed a historic run through the SEC tournament by going from worst to first in four days. I would venture to say this is one of the most memorable runs ever due to all the circumstances revolving around this Championship specifically. Georgia won three games in less than 35 hours and four games overall against Mississippi, Kentucky, Mississippi St. and Arkansas to win the SEC Championship. The reason Georgia had to win three games within 35 hours was due to an EF 2 tornado that hit downtown Atlanta (tornados very very rarely hit major downtown cities) Friday evening and suspended Georgia’s game that evening leading to two games on Saturday. The rest of the tournament also was moved to Georgia Tech’s coliseum due to the damage suffered by the Georgia Dome.

Take all these components along with the fact that head coach Dennis Felton of Georgia was on the hot seat to say the least and the Bulldogs pulled off a monumental run to win the SEC. Georgia gained a #14 seed in the West and will play #3 Xavier in the first round.