Boy Stu Fiener
2500 Dime Sweet 16 Big Dance Winner #1
Missouri (141) vs Memphis (-4') @ Glendale, AZ - 9:35 p.m. EST
In this battle of Tigers, look for the ones from Memphis to dominate as they'll blast Missouri by double digits tonight. Mizzou just doesn't have the size inside to compete with Memphis as Antonio Anderson, Robert Dozier and Shawn Taggart will repeatedly crash the boards and have their way inside. And then there's super frosh Tyreke Evans who runs the show for Memphis. This team just pounded Maryland by 19 points and shot better than 58% from the floor in doing such. They play great defense (ranked fourth nationally) and will force a poor outside shooting Missouri team to make deep shots. It's not happening tonight for a Mizzou team that should've lost to Marquette last Sunday and is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a neutral site dog. Memphis is on spread runs of 20-11 as a chalk and 6-1 in non-conference games, They've won 27 straight games and while it's been a nice run for DeMarre Carroll (tweaked his left ankle yesterday) and Missouri, it comes to a close tonight as John Caliparai's Tigers blow em out.
MEMPHIS (-4') 2500 Dime High Roller
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stu's 2500 Dime Sweet 16 Big Dance Winner #2
Villanova (148) vs Duke (-2) @ Boston - 9:55 p.m. EST
Villanova benefitted last week from playing its first two games basically at home in Philly against opponents that the Wildcats matched up well against in American and UCLA. No such luck tonight in Boston as Duke continues its high-level of play and covers this small price. The Blue Devils have shot better than 40% from beyond the arc in five straight games (all wins) and they'll be draining treys again tonight. Coach K's club has won 10 of its last 11 games with the lone loss coming in the regular season finale at UNC. Nova has failed to cover in three of its last four overall and is 1-4 ATS in its last five as a neutral site dog. Look for the Devils to throw a variety of defenders, such as Nolan Smith, Elliott Williams and Jon Scheyer at the Cats' Scottie Reynolds in an attempt to frustrate and slow down the Nova scorer. Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler will keep driving to the hole for inside hoops, or kicking it outside for open looks as Duke scores this win and cover to advance to the Elite Eight.
DUKE (-2) 2500 Dime High Roller
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stu's 100 Dime Big Dance Trio Game #1
Purdue (134) vs UConn (-6') @ Glendale, AZ - 7:05 p.m. EST
Forget about being distracted about possible recruiting violations as those have nothing to do with this UConn team and the Huskies will beat Purdue by double digits tonight. The Huskies blasted UTC and Texas A&M last weekend and tonight the undersized Boilermakers (just one starter over 6-foot-8) will be dominated inside by Jeff Adrien, Hasheem Thabeet and the Huskies. UConn is on ATS runs of 5-1 on neutral courts, 5-2 in non-conference games and 4-1 when laying points on a neutral court. Purdue lost three of its last four regular season games, and then benefitted by playing the Big Ten Tournament close to home in Indianapolis before slipping past both Northern Iowa and Washington last weekend. But they certainly don't have the athletes to stay with the Huskies as Purdue's season draws to a close tonight. Another big performance from Jeff Adrien and the Huskies as they roll.
UCONN (-6') 100 Dimes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stu's 100 Dime Big Dance Trio Game #2
Xavier (+7) vs Pittsburgh (138') @ Boston - 7:25 p.m. EST
Xavaier has the bulk and size to bang around with Pittsburgh and the Muskateers, who were bounced in the Elite Eight last year, will easily stay inside this number tonight in Boston. Xavier has won and covered three of its last four overall, all on neutral courts, and they've covered four straight non-conference games. They start three players who are all taller than Pitt's tallest (DeJuan Blair) as this team is big at every position. The Panthers are on ATS slides of 1-5 in the Big Dance and 1-4-1 as a neutral site favorite after struggling with both East Tennessee State and Oklahoma State in the first two rounds. Levance Fields is still battling through a groin injury and Pitt is facing a defensively tough Xavier team that has held five of its last eight foes under 60 points. Big effort tonight from B.J. Raymond and the Muskateers as they give Pitt all it can handle in staying inside this price.
XAVIER (+7) 100 Dimes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Xavier (+7) vs Pittsburgh (138') @ Boston - 7:25 p.m. EST
Both of these clubs pride themselves on tough defense and points will come at a premium as this Sweet 16 battle stays under the final price. Pitt has stayed low in five of its last six neutral court affairs and five of its last seven non-conference games. The Muskateers have stayed low in four straight overall and seven straight versus teams with winning records. They've limited their last four opponents to just 52.5 ppg and held seven of their last eight opponents under 60 points. They've got the size to bang with the Panthers and this game will stay under the final total.
UNDER (138') 100 Dimes
