{"id":3793,"date":"2009-03-15T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/selection-sunday-sports-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-03-15T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T14:27:00","slug":"selection-sunday-sports-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/selection-sunday-sports-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Selection Sunday Sports Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The ACC, Big Ten, and SEC hold their conference championships, and the Mavericks get a tough game in <\/span><\/font>Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n

Selection Sunday\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

According to Bob Warner of Lines-Maker.com<\/a> <\/span><\/font>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has jumped up to a No. 1 seed for the 2009 NCAA Tournament. He also projects North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is now considered to be out of the NCAA Tournament getting leapfrogged by St. Mary’s for the final at large spot, though if Mississippi<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> wins the SEC, the Gaels will be bumped. <\/p>\n

The odds to win the 2009 Big Dance<\/a> will likely be temporarily taken off the board depending on the matchups<\/span>, though Brian Gould of <\/span><\/font>ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span><\/font>says that North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> will be the favorites at virtually all sportsbooks<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The individual game odds for the 2009 NCAA Tournament will be posted under the <\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong>betting odds<\/a> at Offshore Insiders or the college basketball odds<\/a> section of ScoresOddsPicks.com. <\/p>\n

Conference Championship Picks<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Who to bet on? The power of 620 sports services<\/a><\/span> behind every selection goes 4-1 yesterday for their fourth winning day in the last five. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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The march toward Madness . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

College hoops’ pre-Madness calendar concludes Sunday, with championships in the ACC, Big Ten, SEC, and Southland conferences on the schedule for the day.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

In the ACC it’ll be Duke vs. <\/span><\/font>Florida<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in the title game. The Seminoles shocked top-ranked North Carolina 73-70 in the semifinals on Saturday, while the Blue Devils dispatched Maryland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> 67-61. The Big Ten championship is going to be Purdue vs. Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>; the Buckeyes upset Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 82-70 on Saturday, and the Boilermakers are coming off a 66-56 semifinal win over Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/p>\n

Down in the <\/span><\/font>SEC<\/st1:PlaceName> Mississippi<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is going to take on Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in the title game. The Bulldogs knocked off LSU 67-57 on Saturday, while the Volunteers advanced to the championship game by beating Auburn<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 94-85. Finally, the Southland Conference tournament will be capped off with UTSA<\/span> vs. Stephen F. Austin, who beat Nicholls<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and Texas A&M C.C<\/span><\/span> .<\/span> to<\/span> advance to this matchup.<\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A busy Sunday around the NBA has 11 games on the schedule, including <\/span><\/font>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Lakers. Those two teams played twice back in November, with the Lakers coming out on top both times. Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> grabbed a 114-107 home win over the Mavericks on November 28 as a 10.5-point favorite, and they also knocked off Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 106-99 as a 5.5-point road favorite in their matchup on November 11.<\/p>\n

Matinee action on Sunday has <\/span><\/font>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Portland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span>Memphis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span> Rounding out the slate in the evening: <\/span>Utah<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>Orlando<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>New York<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Cleveland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Sacramento<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Phoenix<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Golden<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, and <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at the Clippers.<\/span> The Nets and Clippers played in New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in November, with the Nets winning 112-95.<\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Hockey League has seven games on its schedule for Sunday, including the completion of the home-and-home set between the Flyers and Rangers at <\/span><\/font>Madison<\/st1:PlaceName> Square<\/st1:PlaceName> Garden<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The other afternoon games are the Islanders at Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Bruins and Penguins last played on New Year’s Day, with Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> rolling to a 4-2 victory in their own arena.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the Sunday slate: <\/span><\/font><\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>San Jose<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Anaheim<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Vancouver<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Columbus<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span> The Blue Jackets blasted the Red Wings when the two teams met on March 7, with Rick Nash scoring three times in an 8-2 road victory. R.J. Umberger<\/span> chipped in with two goals and an assist in that contest, while Henrik<\/span> Zetterberg had a marker for the Red Wings.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Second-round action in Pool 1 of the World Baseball Classic is set to begin on Sunday at San Diego’s <\/span><\/font>Petco<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, with Japan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> vs. Cuba<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> and Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> vs. Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>. The Koreans slipped past Japan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> 1-0 on Monday to win Pool A; the Japanese had blasted Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> 14-2 earlier in the first round. Cuba<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> pounded Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> 16-4 on Thursday to claim Pool B in Mexico City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>; that was their only meeting of Round 1. The second round of the tournament continues in San Diego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> through Thursday, with the semis and championship at Dodger Stadium next weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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