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Cardinals and Golden Bears collide in South Region's first roundNCAA Basketball Betting Lines03/19/2010 - Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The eight and nine seeds of the South Region will tangle this evening in first-round action of the NCAA Tournament at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, when the California Golden Bears battle the Louisville Cardinals. The Cardinals will be making their 37th appearance in the NCAA Tournament after finishing with a 20-12 record, which included an 11-7 mark in Big East action. Louisville, which is an impressive 60-37 all-time in the tournament, reached the Elite Eight last season, but will try to win its third NCAA title, and first since 1986. As for the Golden Bears, they captured the Pac-10 regular season title, but the team fell to Washington in the conference tournament. However, despite the loss to the Huskies Cal still finished with an impressive 23-10 mark on the season, earning a spot in its 16th NCAA Tournament. California is 18-15 all- time in this event, and has an NCAA title from 1959. Last season the Golden Bears played as the seventh seed, but fell to Maryland in the first round. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the hardwood, and the winner will move into the second round where they will take on either Arkansas-Pine Bluff or Duke. The Cardinals have enjoyed plenty of success at the offensive end of the court this season, as the team comes into this tournament averaging a healthy 76.3 ppg, behind a respectable 44.7 percent shooting effort. However, Louisville has struggled from behind the arc on the year, netting just 33.9 percent of its three-point attempts. Samardo Samuels has been a dominating force in the paint on the season for Louisville, as the forward is leading the team with 15.3 ppg and 7.0 rpg. Taking care of business in the backcourt has been Edgar Sosa, who is posting 13.3 ppg, to go along with a team-high 145 assists. Sosa has been the team's best option from behind the arc, as the guard is connecting on 38.4 percent of his three-point attempts (66-of-172). At the defensive end of the floor, the Cardinals have been mildly successful, holding the opposition to just 69.6 ppg. The Golden Bears were one of the most dangerous scoring teams in the Pac-10 and now California will put its offensive play to the test against the best teams in the country. Coming into this meeting with Louisville the Golden Bears are averaging an impressive 78.0 ppg, behind a respectable 47.7 percent shooting effort. Cal is also netting 37.3 percent of its attempts from long range, and 75.7 percent of its shots from the charity stripe. Jerome Randle, who was tabbed as the Pac-10's Player of the Year, comes into this game averaging 18.7 ppg, to go along with a team-best 147 assists. Randle is dangerous from behind the arc, connecting on 40.6 percent of his attempts from long range (88-of-217). Patrick Christopher joins Randle in the backcourt, and has been just as important to Cal's success, as the guard is posting 16.0 ppg, while also grabbing 5.4 rpg. Battling in the frontcourt has been Theo Robertson and Jamal Boykin, as Robertson is netting 14.1 ppg, while Boykin is chipping in 12.0 ppg, to go along with a team-best 6.7 rpg.
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Pro Football Odds : NFC SOUTH BETTING ODDSNFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with. Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win. Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year. Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City. The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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