{"id":3814,"date":"2009-03-16T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/march-madness-picks-and-predictions-411-for-fridays-betting-lines\/"},"modified":"2009-03-16T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T20:12:00","slug":"march-madness-picks-and-predictions-411-for-fridays-betting-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/march-madness-picks-and-predictions-411-for-fridays-betting-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness Picks and Predictions 411 For Friday&#8217;s Betting Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In addition to the phenomenal March Madness betting articles at sports betting <span class=SpellE>blog<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lines-maker.com\/\">Lines-Maker.com<\/a> and the 2009 NCAA Basketball betting databases at <font color=black><span style='color:black'><a href=\"http:\/\/scoresoddspicks.com\/\">ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a>, the staff here presents Friday betting previews for the Big Dance. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For <a href=\"http:\/\/offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Articles&amp;ArticleID=4855\">Thursday&#8217;s trends report<\/a> to beat the Vegas odds as well as breaking news and premium sports picks, check out <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/b>. All records in the previews are against the spread. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Stephen F. Austin-Syracuse<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Orange<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> enters the tournament on a 7-1 run. They&#8217;ve gone over seven straight games on neutral courts. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Tennessee-Oklahoma<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Cowboys are 9-1 their last 10. However, <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span   class=SpellE>Okie<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 8-20 as an underdog of 6.5 or less. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Utah State-Marquette <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marquette<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 16-5 as a favorite of 6.5 or less.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>North Dakota State-Kansas<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Bison are 6-1 <span class=SpellE>nonconference<\/span> and 37-17 opponent winning percentage of .600 or greater. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Temple-Arizona<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Owls are 16-5 off spread win. The Sun Devils are 11-2 off an ATS loss.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>East Tennessee State-Pittsburgh<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ETSU<\/span><\/font><\/span> is 7-2 as an underdog. The Panthers are 8-2 off an ATS loss.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dayton-West <\/span><\/font><\/b><st1:State><st1:place><b   style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'>Virginia<\/span><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Mountaineers are <\/span><\/font><st1:date Month=\"8\" Day=\"1\" Year=\"2001\">8-1-1<\/st1:date> their last 10 NCAA Tournament games. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>USC-Boston<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>College<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Boston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>College<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 22-8 on neutral courts against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\">sportsbooks<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Portland State-Xavier <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Musketeers are 35-17 on neutral courts. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State-Wake<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Forest<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 24-10 off straight up win. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Wake<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Forest<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 6-22 on neutral courts and 0-8 in the NCAA Tournament.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Siena-Ohio<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ohio<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 12-3 in <span class=SpellE>nonconference<\/span> games but 3-9 their last 12 in the Big Dance including 2-8 as a favorite. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Robert<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Morris-Michigan<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Spartans are 9-0 off a straight up loss. <span class=SpellE>MSU<\/span> is also 13-3 in Big Dance betting as a favorite. However, they are just 4-10 as a chalk of 13 or more. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Wisconsin-Florida<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>State<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <span class=SpellE>Noles<\/span> are 8-0 off an ATS loss and on a 22-10 overall run. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=GramE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For the against the spread winners in these games, check out the premium picks at <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/b> featuring only the world&#8217;s top handicappers.<\/span><\/font><\/span> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the phenomenal March Madness betting articles at sports betting blog Lines-Maker.com and the 2009 NCAA Basketball betting databases at ScoresOddsPicks.com, the staff here presents Friday betting previews for the Big Dance. For Thursday&#8217;s trends report to beat the Vegas odds as well as breaking news and premium sports picks, check out OffshoreInsiders.com. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/march-madness-picks-and-predictions-411-for-fridays-betting-lines\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">March Madness Picks and Predictions 411 For Friday&#8217;s Betting Lines<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3814","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}