3/16/14 CBB Conference Tournament Finals

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Final day of the March Madness warmups! Will be going through withdrawal until Thursday at 12:20...


Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament - Championship - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC

1:00 PM

DUKE: 0-2 ATS in this tournament so far; 3-16 ATS tournament run & 0-4 ATS dogs or favs less than 3 points

VIRGINIA: 0-6-2 tourney ATS vs opponent off BB SU/ATS wins; Current 16-5-1 ATS run this season

Duke beat UVA @ Cameron on 1/14 by 4. Can’t see playing Duke given their ATS trends in this tournament though I think they are (slightly) better than Virginia.

 

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Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament - Championship - Barclays Center - Brooklyn, NY

1:00 PM

Favorites 23-14 in semis & finals since 2002

ST. JOSEPH’S: 8-2 ATS Last 10 tournament games; 19-7 ATS here

VCU: 3-7 ATS off BB SU/ATS wins (current 6 SU/ATS wins in a row); 3-5 ATS off DD ATS win; chalk 12-3 in VCU tourney games; on 12-3 ATS run

St Joe beat VCU by 7 at home on Feb 8.

 

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Southeastern Conference Tournament - Championship - Georgia Dome - Atlanta, GA

3:15 PM

KENTUCKY: John Calipari has dominated conference tourney play as KY are 25-4 SU and 21-8 ATS in the semi and final rounds. Kentucky 38-19-3 ATS tourney team. 11-3-1 ATS with revenge (lost twice to the Gators this year by double digits)

FLORIDA: 8-0 ATS as #1 seed favorites less than 11 points; 6-16 ATS off tourney win & cover. 7-3 ATS off BB SU wins vs opponent with revenge, 1-6 ATS vs #2 seed.
15-11 ATS this season.

 

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Big Ten Conference Tournament - Championship - Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN

3:30 PM

MICHIGAN: 12-5 ATS favorites or dogs less than 3½ points; dog run of 16-8 ATS in Wolverine tourney games. Dog 10-6 when Michigan travels this year.

MICHIGAN ST: 11-4 ATS away this year. MSU is 29-6 SU and 26-8-1 ATS with same-season conference revenge since 2000 (lost both games vs. Michigan this year)

 

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#1 - Duke is a hideous conference tournament team ATS. Finished 0-3. UNC finished 0-1 and they are just as awful. NC State went 2-0 and are a great ATS performer here.

#2 - You would be better off lighting $100 bills on fire than betting against Izzo in these revenge scenarios in these conference tournament. Very nice run for Sparty here

#3 - Credit to Calipari for getting his team to come back. They are dominant ATS in the semi's & finals here. That was a joke of a last possession though.
Kentucky are wildly unpredictable and I can see Kansas State beating them in the 1st round

#4 - St Joe played a heck of a game and are another ATS money maker in their conference tourney.

 

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Heading into the NCAA's:

Syracuse, Cincy, San Diego State simply can't score. It is going to be funny to see Syracuse be a 9 point favorite over Western Michigan

San Diego State = 1 and done

 

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Winner of NC State/Xavier may very well beat St Louis who lost 4 of their last 5

If Pitt beats Colorado to take on the Gators, Pitt may not score 45 in that game. My gosh that will be ugly...