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Luck of the Irish in Big East

Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall’s powerful offense in the second round of the Big East Tourney on Wednesday. Luke Harangody bounced back into action for the Fighting Irish. He entered as the nation’s second-leading scorer at 23.3 points per game but missed 5 games after being injured in a 90-87 loss at Seton Hall on Feb. 11. He certainly wasn’t going to let Seton Hall beat them this time. He had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in the 68- 56 victory for the Fighting Irish (22-10). Tony Jackson helped by adding 13 points and six assists. Notre Dame is the No 7 seed and now improves... 

March Madness Conference Round Up

As the college basketball pace picks up this week in the conference tournament, here’s a round up of how the top ranked teams are performing. No. 1 Syracuse was knocked from the top spot when they lost to the Cardinals at Louisville on Saturday. They had spent five days at the top of the poll and it was the first time Syracuse (28-3) had been ranked No. 1 in the regular-season for 20 years. This is their was the Orange’s second loss to Louisville in two weeks but they have already won the Big East regular-season title. Syracuse could be a great choice for bettors with odds at LinesMaker of... 

Terrapins Reign Over Duke

After a victory over the 4th ranked Duke Blue Devils on Wednesday night, the Maryland Terrapins continued their winning streak and take a share of the lead in the ACC standings. Vasquez scored 20 points for the Maryland underdogs, including a clutch basket with 37 seconds left, leading No 22 ranked Maryland (22-7, 12-3 ACC) to a 79-77 victory. Devil’s guards Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer scored 20 and 19 points respectively for Duke (25-2, 12-3 ACC) making it a close game. The Terrapin’s forward Landon Milbourne went on to score the go-ahead basket with 1: 37 minutes remaining. Maryland and Duke... 

Syracuse Wins Big East Title

It was their final home game and one to remember as Syracuse won the Big East Conference tournament for the second time. They were 13.5 favorites to win at LinesMaker and beat the Red Storm 85- 66 on Tuesday night. It was fifth year seniors Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins who combined a total 35 points to clinch the victory. Onuaku scored a season-high of 21 points helping Syracuse to move up to 15-2 in the Big East and 28-2 overall. Ruatins added another 14 points. Syracuse’s season has been amazing. They have won nine of their last 11conference home games and 42 of their last 45 games against... 

Underdog Spartans Take Down Boilermakers

Purdue lost star Robbie Hummel just last week and they seem to be feeling his loss already. Yesterday the No. 3 ranked team lost 53 – 44 to No. 14 Michigan State producing their lowest point total of the season. The Boilermakers’ (24-4, 12-4 Big Ten) who were -4 favorites to win again Michigan State, were on a 10-game winning streak. Purdue’s coaches admitted Hummel was missed, but also said one player couldn’t account for Michigan State’s 46-20 rebounding edge. Purdue have now lost all hope of a shot at the No. 1 ranking even though No 1 Kansas lost to Oklahoma State... 

Purdue Lose Hummel

As No 3 Purdue beat Minnesota on Wednesday 59-58 they lost their “do-it-all” junior forward Robbie Hummel to an ACL injury in his right knee. Could this mean they also lose hopes of making the Final Four? The injury resulted when Hummel made a drive for the basket. He will not be able to play for the rest of the season. This is a blow for Purdue as he is without a doubt the team’s most indispensible player. He ranks second on the team with 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds a game.  ”Rob does something for us offensively and defensively that balances our team,” said Purdue coach Matt... 

Pittsburgh Upsets Villanova

Pittsburgh, ranked 19th in the nation, upset No. 3 Villanova 70-65 on Sunday as Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points and Gilbert Brown added 16 more to give the Panthers a five point victory. Villanova were, deservedly, odds on favorites to win at LinesMaker at -2 and took 64% of the betting volume. The Panthers (21-6, 10-4 Big East) were knocked-out by the Wildcats last year in a drama filled Big East matchup when Scottie Reynolds’ last-second dash to the basket took the Wildcats to a 78-76 victory and into the Final Four. On Sunday the Panthers managed to hold off Reynolds, he finished with 20 points,... 

Early March Madness Betting Review

In the next few weeks running up to the NCAA Championship on April 5th bettors and fans alike will be analyzing the NCAA’s Division I men’s basketball tournament field of 65, looking at who’s in, who’s out and how teams have been seeded. Here’s LinesMaker review of some of the movers and shakers are fairing so far: Moving Up Favorites Kansas are not so much moving up but staying exactly where they have been. With wagering odds of 2.8 to win the championship they have remained consistently at No.1 giving it up briefly to Texas and Kentucky. Louisville is back on track, they upset no... 

Season Sweep Completed by Arizona

Arizona State beat Oregon State 61 – 51 on Saturday in Tempe, Arizona.  Ty Abbott scored 19 points and Rihards Kuksiks scored 12 for ASU keeping them in the PAC-10 race. The Oregon Ducks (12-12, 4-8 Pac-10) lost their third straight game keeping them low down in the PAC-10 despite an early 9-point lead. The have now dropped eight out of ten games after a 2-0 start in the PAC -10. The Sun Devils were 8.5 favorites taking 66% of the betting volume at LinesMaker, and ASU and Oregon are both at +20000 to win the NCAA Championships. After the Ducks took the early lead the Sun Devils (18-8, 8-5 Pac-10)... 

Underdogs Louisville Upsets Syracuse

Underdogs Louisville Cardinals had their biggest win of the season beating 7.5 point favorites No. 2 ranked Syracuse Orange 66 – 60 on Sunday with just 17.8 seconds left.  Louisville’s defense managed to hold off Syracuse’s high scoring and efficient defense throughout the game. Other Big East Teams Connecticut, Cincinnati, Marquette and Notre Dame have failed to upset Syracuse so it was a real achievement for the Cardinals, they were in need of a signature win to help their NCAA tournament chances. Bad outside shooting contributed to the Syracuse loss, midway through the first half they... 

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