Another profitable day for us. Hope you’re on the bandwagon. Here are our plays for Sunday in round 2.

California +6 vs Duke big loser

California finally got healthy at the end of the year and are playing like the top 10 team they were predicted to be. This will be an interesting match-up of two teams who rely on their starters so much and just 3 people do 80% of the scoring for each. Until you play against Jerome Randle, you don’t realize his great range. As soon as he steps over half court, he’s in shooting range. This should be an exciting and fun game to watch and i feel it will be decided by a last second shot. That’s why I’m taking the points.

Maryland -1 vs Michigan St Last second loser

Sparty let us down in round 1 and now they face a much tough opponent. Greivius Vazquez will be the best player on the court and that’s a big reason why we like the Terps to take this one.

Xavier pk vs Pittsburgh Winna

The X-men were quite impressive in their win against the Gophers despite shooting only 20% in the first half. Jordan Crawford had the best individual performance at the Bradley Center in day one and I am riding his momentum in this game. I’m sure Xavier will have the support of the crowd in Milwaukee as well. Pittsburgh is offensively challenged and the NCAA tournament is all about teams that can score.

Record: 1-2
Tournament record: 6-4-1

Round one was a success as we limited our plays and won most of them. I don’t have the lines for Sunday yet, so here are my 3 best plays for Saturday.

It was a pretty good first round, but it ended on a sour note with Michigan St’s poor 2nd half.

Tennessee -8.5 vs Ohio Winner

Ohio has been surviving because of hot 3 point shooting. Tennessee is one of the tops in defending the 3 allowing only 29%. The Cinderella ride stops here as the clock strikes midnight. Tennessee is too athletic and too good defensively for this to be close.

Wake Forest +9 vs Kentucky Big Loser

My formulas like this one so I’m going with it. Ismael Smith has the quickness to stick with John Wall and Bledsoe. Aminu is hot. They have Chas MacFarland who can bang with Cousins and limit his dominance. The young Kentucky team has not been tournament tested with an easy first round victory while Wake had to scratch and claw to beat Texas.

Kansas St -4.5 vs BYU Winner

Jimmer Fredette is becoming this years Steph Currie. Not many people in the country had heard about him, but he’s the real deal. However, Kansas St is too well rounded and they have the best back court in the country. After this NCAA tournament, Jacob Pullen will become a house hold name. This could be a fun shootout to watch, but in the end, Kansas St is too big and too talented for the mormans.

Record 2-1
Tournament record: 5-2-1

Got lucky with GS’s huge 4th quarter run to salvage a split.

March Record 28-31-2

ORL/MIA under 188.5

NO/DEN under 217

I always like a ton of games, but I’ve narrowed it down to my top 5 for round 1.

favorite play: Wake Forest +4.5 vs Texas (Thursday) Winna!

Texas has lost their top 2 point guards to season ending injuries and have struggled ever since. Good guard play wins in the NCAA’s and Wake has a big advantage here. Wake also has an NBA first round talent in Amini who will give Texas’s front line fits. Wake will win outright.

Michigan St -13 vs New Mexico St (Friday) Big Loser =(

All Izzo does in the tournament is win. I believe he is unbeaten in NCAA round 1 games. New Mexico St plays no defense so I expect Michigan St to score at least 90. I don’t see the Spartans allowing more than 75 to anyone, especially NMSt, so I like the Spartans to cover this big line.

Marquette/Washington over 143 (Thursday) Winna!

Both teams love to run and push the pace. Neither are great defensively, but both teams can shoot and put up a lot of points. It will be a fun game to watch and as much as I like Marquette in this one, the safer play is to take the over.

Texas A&M -3 vs Utah St (Friday) Winna!

In a battle of Aggies vs Aggies, I feel the big school is going to push around the little school. Utah St has an impressive record, but they haven’t beaten anyone. Texas A&M is a talented team who finished the season strong. They won easily against Texas and OK St (both in the tournament) and had close losses on the road against Baylor and Kansas. Donald Sloan (A&M) has plenty of tournament experience and is a great scorer. A&M will win by double digits

San Diego St +3 vs Tennessee (Thursday) Push

I’m surprised this line is as low as it is since the public seems to love Tennessee to make a run in the tournament. San Diego St is a balanced and athletic team whose strength (rebounding) is one of Tennessee’s weaknesses. Bruce Pearl’s teams are always undisciplined and he’s not a good x’s and o’s coach. Steve Fischer has won in the NCAA’s before and his team won’t be intimidated by the spotlight. I expected SDSU to win outright.

Record:3-1-1

Finally got the breakthrough on the unders……

March record 26-29-2

GS -3

NY +9

ORL/SA under 193

CHA +2

Am I a big enough idiot to keep throwing money at the unders?  Yes….yes I am.

March record 20-27-2

CHA/IND under 197.5

CLE/DET under 197

SA/MIA under 189.5

ATL/NJ under 195.5

CHI/MEM under 202

WAS/DEN under 212

MIN/PHO under 223

LAL/SAC under 207.5

No luck last night, but it’s set up nicely for today’s plays as the over has been 13-2 over the past 2 days.

March record 18-23-2

NY/PHI under 210

DET/BOS under 195

DEN/HOU under 216.5

WAS/UTA under 205

LAL/GS under 224

NO/LAC under 204