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January, 30 2012 9:00pm EST
ATS: Texas Longhorns 0 (-110)
LOSS for -3 unit(s)
Missouri Tigers at Texas Longhorns
Play On: Texas (Game 746)
Note: We'll be the first to admit this is not one of Rick Barnes’ vintage Texas basketball teams. Currently 3-4 in the Big 12, the Longhorns stand just one loss away from equaling last season’s total eight defeats (won 28 games). Worse, additional setbacks may put UT in the position of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in Barnes’ 14 seasons at Austin. Enter Missouri and its unique 4-guard offense, an attack that gave the ‘Horns fits in an 11-point loss to the Tigers back on 1/14. But let’s not bury Bevo just yet. Texas has always been a tough out at home under Barnes and they’ve held the upper hand in this series recently, going 10-4 SU and ATS while covering five of the last six meetings on this floor. Strong support comes in the form of UT’s 7-1 ATS effort at home when playing with same-season revenge for a loss of 10 or more points – including 5-0 SU and ATS under Barnes. And while we’re on the subject of revenge, Mizzou will play this game before a huge battle with Kansas for the top spot in the conference. The Tigers, who are 0-4 SU and 0-3-1 ATS in their last four shots at the Jayhawks, arrive with a dismal 2-9 ATS mark before facing KU, including 1-7 SU and 0-8 ATS versus a greater-than .550 foe. Let’s also not forget that this will be the Longhorns’ last regular season chance to bag the Tigers before Mizzou defects to the SEC (few programs tried as hard as Texas to keep the Big 12 intact once rumblings of a potential mutiny began to surface). If the Longhorns can manage to avoid the slow starts that have doomed them in previous losses this year, look for them to bring high-flying Missouri back down to earth with a win-and-cover here. We're hooked. We recommend a 3-unit play on Texas. Thank you and good luck as always.
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Kansas Jayhawks @ Kentucky Wildcats Monday April 2, 2012 9:20 pm
Play On: Kentucky (Game 614)Note: When the Wildcats take on the Jayhawks in the title game of the NCAA tournament Monday night in New Orleans Kentucky will take the floor in a terrific winning situation. That's because teams in the NCAA tourney off a SU tournament win of eight ... read more
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Ohio State Buckeyes @ Kansas Jayhawks Saturday March 31, 2012 8:49 pm
Play On: Ohio State (Game 819)Note: When the Buckeyes battle the Jayhawks for the right to play in the NCAA tournament championship game Monday evening the Buckeyes will look to avenge an 11-point loss suffered earlier this season against Kansas, the worst of the season by Ohio State. ... read more
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Stanford Cardinal @ Minnesota Golden Gophers Thursday March 29, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Minnesota Gophers (Game 710)Note: When the Gophers meet the Cardinal in the final of the NIT tourney Thursday evening at the Garden in New York City Minnesota will take the court knowing .677 or great teams in this tourney playing off a double-digit win are 0-5 ATS ... read more
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Washington State Cougars @ Pittsburgh Panthers Wednesday March 28, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Pittsburgh (Game 522)Note: When the Panthers host the Cougars in Game 2 of the best of 3 Championship Series in the CBI tourney Wednesday evening Pittsburgh will take the court knowing that teams off a loss in the history of the Championship Series in this tourney are 5-0 ... read more
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Massachusettes Minutemen @ Stanford Cardinal Tuesday March 27, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Massachusetts (Game 775)Note: When UMass takes on Stanford in the semifinals of the NIT tourney at Madison Square Garden in New York this evening the Minutemen will take the court knowing that teams who arrive to the Garden in this round of the NIT tourney having played ... read more
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Pittsburgh Panthers @ Washington State Cougars Monday March 26, 2012 10:00 pm
Play On: Washington State (Game 750)Note: When the Cougars host the Panthers in a battle of the top two cats Monday evening Washington State will take the court knowing the home team in these best of three series CBI tournament championship games is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS since the inception ... read more
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Baylor Bears @ Kentucky Wildcats Sunday March 25, 2012 2:20 pm
Play On: Kentucky (Game 718)Note: The Bears and Wildcats meet in the South Regional Final at the Georgia Dome Sunday afternoon with the winner of this contest advancing to the Final Four in New Orleans next week. Baylor enters off a 5-point win over 10th seeded Xavier while ... read more
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Ohio State Buckeyes @ Syracuse Orange Saturday March 24, 2012 7:05 pm
Play On: Syracuse (Game 520)Note: When No. 1 seed Syracuse takes on No. 2 seed Ohio State in the East regional Final at TD Garden in Boston Saturday evening the Orange will be in a highly desirous winning situation as they enter this contest. That's because No.1 seeds off an ... read more
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North Carolina State Wolfpack @ Kansas Jayhawks Friday March 23, 2012 10:17 pm
Play On: Kansas (Game 880)Note: The consistent Jayhawks have been to this dance every year since 1990. They have also crashed the Sweet 16 party 15 times over that span and HC Bill Self’s 7-2 SU and ATS record in this round says a trip to the Elite 8 is in the offing this season. ... read more
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Cincinnati Bearcats @ Ohio State Buckeyes Thursday March 22, 2012 9:45 pm
Play On: Ohio State (Game 816)Note: The Buckeye state gets the last laugh in this year's tourney as four teams from within its borders have advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in tournament history. Two of those teams meet tonight in Boston and with that our database fires ... read more
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