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March, 12 2010 10:05pm EST
ATS: Vanderbilt Commodores -7.5 (-110)
WIN for +3.64 unit(s)

Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores

4* Major Conference Tourney Late Night Blowout on Vandy -7.5

I'll back the Commodores in an extremely motivated spot tonight.  Georgia gave Vandy all it wanted and more during the regular season.  The Dawgs won at home 72-58 and they only lost by 2 points on OT at Vandy.  But what these scores don't tell you is that the first meeting was a sandwich game for the Dores.  Vandy had just won a tough one against Mississippi State and then got caught looking ahead to Tennessee.  The second one was a letdown spot.  Vandy had just lost a heartbreaker to Kentucky the game before and clearly wasn't yet over that defeat.  Because of how tough Georgia played Vandy during the regular season, and because it enters off a loss to S. Carolina on senior day, expect to see Vandy extremely motivated tonight.  The Commodores want this SEC tourney badly.  They want another shot at Kentucky.  They also carry the big edge in terms of fresh legs and prep time having not played since last Saturday.  We'll lay the points with the more talented side.

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