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Sleeper Picks: 2014 NCAA Tournament Upsets – March Madness Predictions

Bracket Busters: Top Sleepers for each Region

It is not called March Madness for nothing as 68 of the top men’s college basketball teams in the country begin their quest for a national title this Tuesday and Wednesday night starting with four play-in games in Round 1.

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Louisville Cardinals vs. Michigan Wolverines National Final Gambling Prediction | Preview

Louisville vs Michigan Final 4 Betting!

I know I am supposed to write about Louisville but I have to throw some love to the Wichita State Shockers here. They pushed the Cardinals more than anybody expected and could easily have won the game.

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Michigan Wolverines vs. Syracuse Orange Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Michigan vs Syracuse Final 4 Betting!

The Orange were very impressive last week in earning their spot in the Final Four. They put forth two fantastic defensive games holding Indiana and Marquette to an average of just 45 points.

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Louisville Cardinals vs Wichita St. Shockers Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Duke vs Louisville Final 4 Betting!

There was a lot of talk this season about how there wasn’t a dominant team in the college game. Louisville is making us second guess all of that rhetoric.

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Louisville Cardinals vs. Duke Blue Devils Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Duke vs Louisville March Madness Betting!

The final score of Louisville vs. Oregon probably didn’t tell the true story of the game. It looked kind of close but really the Cardinals were in control – no surprise.

NCAA Tournament – Midwest Bracket
#1 Louisville Cardinals (32-5) vs #2 Duke Blue Devils (30-5)
Sunday March 31
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN
5:05PM
Moneyline: Louisville -175, Duke +155 at GTBets
Spread: Louisville -3.5
O/U: 137

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Louisville

For bettors it was a disappointment as the Cards failed to cover for the first time in the tournament.

Now they square off against Duke, a team they lost to back in November…when they were missing center Georgui Dieng.

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Guard Russ Smith was fantastic once again scoring 31 points even though he made just one three pointer. He made 12 of 14 from the free throw line showing the versatility to his game – I am not sure the Blue Devils have a good counter for him defensively.

It seems like every tournament game a new face steps forward for Louisville. Against the Ducks it was sophomore guard Kevin Ware, who more than doubled his seasonal average with 11 points.

To demonstrate how unlikely that was – it was his first double digit game since the first game of the season.

Louisville continues to roll and the fact that they did not beat Oregon by 20 probably makes them even more valuable in this one. They are playing great but you have to think that there are some who are going to see that loss to Duke and get on the Blue Devils to bring this one down further.

Let’s hope so.

Duke

I thought Friday night would be the end of the line for Duke. Michigan State fights you in a way that most teams don’t and I thought Duke wouldn’t be able to respond. I certainly did not see them being able to get the Spartans bigs off their games the way they did, holding them to 30% shooting from the field. [ad-6571516]

If they still have something left in their tank they are going to need it all to beat Louisville one more time and earn a trip to the Final Four.

Guard Seth Curry had a fantastic shooting game in leading the Dookies over MSU but I don’t see that happening against Louisville this time around. He was 3 for 11 in that early season victory, a game where center Mason Plumlee was the top scorer.

Plumlee will definitely find it harder this time around and the Blue Devils will likely need to get at least some production from their bench. In the victory over LU only 3 of 76 points came from subs.

It’s Duke so you can’t run your mouth off and say they can’t win…they almost always do. Still I think it will be much harder for them to do what they did again in this game.

Louisville is looking super hungry and their defense is better now than the last time they played.

It is hard to beat a team that good twice.

Spread Pick: Louisville -3.5
O/U Pick: Under
Score Prediction: Louisville 69 – Duke 62

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Ohio St. Buckeyes vs. Wichita St. Shockers Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Ohio St vs Wichita St March Madness Betting!

The Buckeyes win against Arizona followed the same blueprint as their win against Ohio State. They were outplayed by the Wildcats for stretches, let them back into the ball game late, all before hitting a game winning three with almost no time left on the clock.

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Duke Blue Devils vs. Michigan State Spartans Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Michigan St vs Duke March Madness Betting!

It is a little bit odd that Duke beat Creighton by a greater margin than they did Albany. I thought the Blue Jays would be able to push Duke but they shot horribly in a very disappointing performance.

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Louisville Cardinals vs. Oregon Ducks Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Louisville vs Oregon March Madness Betting!

Two games in and the Cardinals have won by 31 and 26 points. If that pattern holds than they should beat Oregon by 21 and might not be challenged until the Championship game.

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Ohio St. Buckeyes vs. Arizona Wildcats Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Arizona vs Ohio State March Madness Betting!

The Buckeyes escaped their third round game against Iowa State with a victory. In my opinion they were outplayed but a win is a win.

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Wichita St. Shockers vs. La Salle Explorers Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

La Salle vs Wichita State March Madness Betting!

I have long admired the Shockers program and I thought they would play well but I just didn’t see how they would beat Gonzaga. Even if they were able to shorten the game a little bit and play their guts out I still thought they would come up just a little bit short.

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Mississippi Rebels vs. La Salle Explorers Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Ole Miss vs La Salle March Madness Betting!

Ole Miss continued their spirited play, upsetting the Badgers in their opening round game of the tournament.

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Ohio St. Buckeyes vs. Iowa St. Cyclones Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Cyclones vs Buckeyes West Region Spread/Handicapping

The Buckeyes were happy to let Iona set the pace and beat them at their own game, winning by 25 while scoring 95 points in their opener. Don’t let that number fool you as they are far from an elite offensive team.

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Louisville Cardinals vs. Colorado St. Rams Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Rams vs Cardinals MidWest Region Spread/Handicapping

Louisville was Russdiculous in their tournament opener beating overmatched North Carolina A&T by 31 points.

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Arizona Wildcats vs. Harvard Crimson Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Crimson vs Wildcats East Region Spread/Handicapping

Despite Belmont being a perennial Cinderella pick, the Arizona Wildcats had little trouble dispatching them in their opening round game.

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Syracuse Orange vs. Cal Golden Bears Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Golden Bears vs Orange East Region Spread/Handicapping

The Orange barely broke a sweat in beating Montana on Thursday. They may be a number 4 seed but they played like a one.

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Gambling Prediction & CBB Preview

Hilltoppers vs Jayhawks East Region Spread/Handicapping

I was a little surprised that Kansas received the #1 seed but their resume passes the test. Another season, another regular season title (shared) and conference tournament title.