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I've been going through major withdrawal since last Sunday waiting for the Madness to start up again, but since we're only hours from what I think will be the best weekend of College Basketball this year, it's time to weigh on tonight's matchups.
Most people know that I'm a loyal Duke supporter and it's amazing how many times I've heard that Villanova are going to walk over the Dukies tonight, which is absolutely insane. I know that number 1 rule of sports gambling is not to bet on your own team, but the fact that Duke are -2 (at Sports Interaction) is reason to open up the wallets tonight.
Consider the following three factors when trying to talk yourself into the Wildcats tonight
- Villanova has no size or depth - Yes they have a nice backcourt but everyone knows that to beat Duke you pound them to death inside. With no inside threat you're basically convinced the Reynolds and Dante Cunningham are going to outplay Henderson, Singler and Scheyer, all while being locked down by Elliot Williams and Nolan Smith
- They're not in Philly anymore - Outside of the win at Syracuse (and let's be honest, Cleveland St. won at Syracuse) find me a quality road win on Villanova's schedule. Even though the crowd will be pulling for them, this isn't the Wachovia Center and when they look across the court and see "Duke" across the chest, the nerves will start to rattle. Remember when Xavier played Duke on national TV and were down 18-1 three minutes into the game? You've been warned.
- The coaching matchup - Coach K vs. Jay Wright. Come on. This is a guy that had to sweat it out against American in his own building. He can't trade X's and O's with the greatest of all time. If you're a believer in fate you'll know that the gold medal and the NCAA Championship could be the greatest coaching season in history. And it's going to happen.
Add it all up and Villanova will be lucky to keep it within 10 tonight
Other matchups I REALLY like..
Purdue +7 over UConn
Missouri +5 over Memphis
I actually like both dogs to win outright, so you may want to consider the ML
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The Mayor
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Duke has the size advantage
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