Easy FREE winner on the college hardwood Wednesday with Notre Dame as the Irish crushed Kentucky. Today we've got a sweet comp play with Duke, laying the chalk with the Blue Devils over Villanova.
Seems like the betting public is in love with Villanova in this matchup, but we love Duke in this one because they've got athletic, talented guards that will dominate today's game.
The Blue Devils won their fifth straight game on Saturday, beating Texas 74-69 but coming up short as a 7 1/2-point favorite. During this five-game streak, they are outscoring opponents by nine points per game.
Gerald Henderson is the leader of this team and he put up 24 points against the Longhorns on Saturday. Duke is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006 and you know Coach K. has got a great gameplan in place with four days to get ready for this one.
Villanova lost in the Sweet 16 last year to Kansas, gettig blown out 72-57 as 12-point underdogs. The Wildcats are on ATS slides of 1-4 as a neutral-site underdog and 3-7 in the Big Dance.
Duke has great guard play and when they put the clamps on Scottie Reynolds, Villanova is going to be dazed and confused. If the Blue Devils hit some early three-pointers, this game could get ugly early. Play Duke.
Bobby Maxwell 3-26-09
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