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March, 26 2010 7:25pm EST
ATS: Baylor Bears -4 (-110)
WIN for +4.55 unit(s)

Saint Marys CA Gaels at Baylor Bears

Take Baylor over St. Mary's

St. Mary's has been a fun team to watch.  With their twin towers of Ben Allen and Omar Samhan, they  crunched Richmond on the boards, 39-16, grabbing 18 offensive caroms to the Spiders three!  An undersized Villanova team held their own on the glass against the Gaels, but Samhan was 13 of 16 from the field for 32 points.  That slightly bettered his output against Nova where he chalked up 29 on 11 of 16 shooting.  The Bears' front line has very good size and is probably the most athletic one St. Mary's will have faced this year.  Baylor is 7th in the nation in 2-point field goal defense,41.7%, and only four teams in the nation have a higher percentage of blocking shots.  Both teams have very efficient offenses, but with Baylor playing in their own back yard in Texas, I like the Bears to prevail with the cover.

Take the Bears

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BYU Cougars @ Kansas State Wildcats Saturday March 20, 2010 8:20 pm
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Louisville Cardinals @ California Golden Bears Friday March 19, 2010 10:20 pm
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New Mexico State Aggies @ Michigan State Spartans Friday March 19, 2010 7:30 pm
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