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03/18/2010 - Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Back in the NCAA Tournament after a two- year absence, the Florida Gators open first-round play of the 72nd annual event this afternoon as they tangle with the BYU Cougars in the West Regional at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.
Florida is a 10 seed in the tourney, and the team kicked off the 2009-10 campaign with eight straight wins, but then hit the wall against SEC foes. The team nearly locked itself out of the NCAA Tournament with three straight losses to close out the regular season, but picked up a victory in the SEC Tournament before bowing to Mississippi State in a 75-69 final last Friday.
The Gators have made the Final Four four times in school history, with three of those coming with Billy Donovan as the head coach. In fact, it was Donovan who led Florida to back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. The program is 22-7 in the tourney under his direction and 29-12 overall in 15 previous appearances.
As for the Cougars, they were named the seventh seed in the West Region as they make their 25th appearance in the tournament. BYU is in the tourney for the fourth straight year, but the team has failed to get out of the first round since 1993 when it defeated SMU in the Midwest Regional by a final of 80-71. Taking into account the squad's 90-76 setback to Kansas that year, the Cougars have dropped eight in a row in the tournament.
This season the Cougars were one of the teams to beat in the Mountain West Conference, putting together a 13-3 league mark and a 29-5 record overall, which is a new school record for wins in a single season and marks the fourth straight campaign in which the squad has reached at least 25 victories.
As far as the all-time series between these two teams is concerned, BYU has won both previous meetings, the most recent of those coming in Orlando back in 1991 by a score of 79-73. Prior to that, the first meeting was back in 1959 with the Cougars posting a 74-65 triumph.
The winner of this game will be back in action on Saturday against the survivor of the North Texas/Kansas State bout.
Thanks to some early wins over weak opponents, the Gators were able to pad their defensive stats a bit and after 33 games are showing that they are giving up just 65.4 ppg. From an offensive standpoint the squad boasts five double-digit scorers, beginning with Kenny Boynton and his 13.6 ppg, and even though he has made more three-pointers than anyone else on the roster (67), his mere 28.5 percent accuracy out on the perimeter is poor to say the least. Add to that his 37.1 percent shooting from the floor overall and it is easy to see why the squad shot a collective 44.4 percent this season. Erving Walker (12.6 ppg) was a key to getting the offense into gear with his team-best 162 assists and not so much his 34.3 percent shooting from the field. Chandler Parsons (12.1 ppg) and Alex Tyus (12.0 ppg) each shot at least 50 percent from the field and cleared 6.8 rpg, while Vernon Macklin (10.4 ppg) proved to be picky with his shot selection, resulting in his 60.1 percent effort from the floor.
Jimmer Fredette, who scored 18 points and logged four steals in the loss to Texas A&M in the first round of this tournament last year, is clearly the top threat for the Cougars again this time around. An All-MWC First-Team selection for the second time in his career, Fredette might be the most explosive offensive player the Gators will have seen all season as he became the first player in BYU history to have two 40-point games in his career, with both of them coming this season. Fredette put up 21.7 ppg over the course of his 32 appearances, shooting a staggering 89.6 percent at the free-throw line and 44.8 percent behind the three-point line, all while handing out a team-best 151 assists. Jackson Emery (12.6 ppg) and Tyler Haws (11.3 ppg) were also key starters for BYU this season, combining to average almost nine rebounds per outing as well. Bringing Jonathan Tavernari (10.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg) off the bench now means the Cougars have one of the best reserves in the MWC for a team that has outscored the opposition by almost 18 ppg this season.
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San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament's
East Region features a matchup between the third-seeded New Mexico Lobos and
the 14th-seeded Montana Grizzlies.
The winner of this tilt will battle either sixth-se
<< No. 1 seed Kentucky opens NCAA Tournament against 16th-seeded ETSU
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats begin play
in the 2010 NCAA Tournament with first-round clash against the 16th-seeded
East Tennessee State Buccaneers in the East Region.
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Tournament, the Kansas State Wildcats begin play in their 24th appearance in
the event as they tangle with the North Texas Mean Green at the Ford Center in
Oklahoma City
<< Hoyas and Bobcats clash in Midwest Regional
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 14th-seeded Ohio University Bobcats are
out to continue their magical run tonight, as they lock up with the third-
seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the
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Midwest Regional affair pits Panthers against Rebels >>
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ninth-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers
mix it up with the eighth-seeded UNLV Runnin' Rebels in the first round of the
NCAA Tournament's Midwest Regional tonight at the Ford Center. The winner of
this game w
Spiders and Gaels meet in South Region's first round >>
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - First-round action in the South Region will
take place this afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center when the seventh-seeded
Richmond Spiders take on the 10th-seeded Saint Mary's Gaels.
The Gaels are participa
Wake Forest and Texas do battle in 2010 NCAA Tournament >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The East Region of the 2010 NCAA Tournament
features a first-round matchup between the eighth-seeded Texas Longhorns and
the ninth-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Awaiting the winner of this tilt is a sec
Washington and Marquette meet in first round of 2010 NCAA Tournament >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles and
the 11th-seeded Washington Huskies will meet in the first round of the NCAA
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September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
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9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
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