{"id":1247,"date":"2007-03-13T12:49:57","date_gmt":"2007-03-13T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-betting-ncaa-round-one-primer\/"},"modified":"2007-03-13T12:49:57","modified_gmt":"2007-03-13T17:49:57","slug":"sports-betting-ncaa-round-one-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-betting-ncaa-round-one-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting NCAA Round One Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Joe Duffy (<a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">www.OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a>) <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Here are some sharp player highlights from our clipboard. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UCLA-Weber<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>UCLA has emphasized defense in their practices since their<br \/>\nfirst-round elimination in the Pac 10 tournament.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>In their first 22 games, the Bruins allowed<br \/>\n41.9 percent shooting, but in their last nine, opponents made 46.9 percent of<br \/>\ntheir shots. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gonzaga-Indiana<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Remember, Gonzaga is without big time player Josh Heytvelt<br \/>\nbecause of a drug arrest. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span>He is their<br \/>\nsecond leading scorer. They lost their first home game in their last 50 without<br \/>\nhim and the absence of the 6-11 <span class=GramE>center<\/span> has forced the<br \/>\nBulldogs to go with a four-guard offense. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texas<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> A&amp;M-Corpus Christi-Wisconsin<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>For those looking for a 15 seed over second seed upset,<br \/>\naccording to Cy McCormick of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterlockline.com\/\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>MasterLockLine.com<\/span><\/a>, \u201cMost experts I talk to<br \/>\nbelieve Wisconsin is as vulnerable of a second seed in a long time\u201d pointing to<br \/>\nthe fact they are only 3-3 SU in their last six. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jackson State-Florida<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Despite their No. 1 seed, <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nplayers are singing the \u201cno respect\u201d tune, so they may be looking to make a<br \/>\nstatement Friday. Center Al <span class=SpellE>Horford<\/span> says his left<br \/>\nankle is still bothering him but it\u2019s nothing serious and he will play. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Duke-Virginia<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commonwealth<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>VCU<\/span> has top notch guards and<br \/>\nDuke has struggled against such teams as of late. In their current three-game<br \/>\nlosing streak the Blue Devils have allowed 57 assists, not to mention 85 points<br \/>\nor more each game. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wright State-Pittsburgh<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Few teams were more drastically improved from the first<br \/>\npart of the year than <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Wright<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<br \/>\nThey started out 5-6 including losses to Coastal Carolina and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Chicago<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, not to mention getting<br \/>\ntrounced 71-45 by <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span>. They are 18-3 since, including<br \/>\n11-1 their last 12. A major part of the turnaround is the emergence of freshmen<br \/>\nVaughn <span class=SpellE>Duggins<\/span> and Todd Brown, two of their four<br \/>\nleading scorers. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:City><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vanderbilt-George<\/span><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:State><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Washington<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>In great part due to an injury to Alan Metcalfe, the<br \/>\nCommodores started out 1-3 which included a loss to lowly Furman at home. They<br \/>\nhave since beaten six ranked teams en rout to their third 20-win season in four<br \/>\nyears. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Old Dominion-Butler<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Old Dom has won 12-of-13 entering the tournament. They<br \/>\ndefeated <st1:City><st1:place>Georgetown<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 75-62. Their<br \/>\nslow start to the year at 12-7 was in no small part due to adjusting to the<br \/>\ngraduation of two All-Conference players from last season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Villanova-Kentucky<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Oft injured Villanova point guard Mike <span class=SpellE>Nardi<\/span><br \/>\nhas a bone scan on his injured ankle.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>It<br \/>\nrevealed nothing but a sprain and he expects to be close to full strength. <st1:State><st1:place>Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis tested, having played 14 games versus 11 foes that are in the Field of 65. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UNLV<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>-Georgia Tech<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>UNLV<\/span> has a three-guard offense,<br \/>\na look Tech has not seen, but head coach Paul Hewitt says his team needs not to<br \/>\nmake adjustments. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oral<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Roberts-Washington<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>For those who love senior led team, Oral Roberts is for<br \/>\nyou. Caleb Green and Ken <span class=SpellE>Tutt<\/span> have a combined 4,490<br \/>\ncareer points.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>They also knocked off No.<br \/>\n1 seed <st1:State><st1:place>Kansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> 78-71 in <st1:City><st1:place>Lawrence<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nearlier this season. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>For the best pointspread picks and the highest percentage<br \/>\nof winners, visit Joe Duffy\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\">GodsTips.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Duffy (www.OffshoreInsiders.com) Here are some sharp player highlights from our clipboard. UCLA-Weber State UCLA has emphasized defense in their practices since their first-round elimination in the Pac 10 tournament. In their first 22 games, the Bruins allowed 41.9 percent shooting, but in their last nine, opponents made 46.9 percent of their shots. Gonzaga-Indiana Remember, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-betting-ncaa-round-one-primer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sports Betting NCAA Round One Primer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_gambling_strategy_articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}