BIG BIG DAY FOR ME, I'M RISKING 11 UNITS
Kansas vs. VCU:
I was all ove VCU early and predicted for them to have a good tournament. With that being said, it's time for them to bow out to Kansas and realize they had a great run. I'm not touching the side, I'm taking the total. I love the under in this game today. Kansas neutralized the guard play of Richmond and completely took them out of their game. We all know FSU has a great defense, but that game only went over because of OT. Shaka Smart's team has great perimiter shooting, but they will have serious trouble against Kansas's defense on the perimiter. Taylor is an all Big XII defender at the 1, Morningstar is one of our best defensive players, and Tyrell Reed and Isiah Johnson are quick and agile. No way VCU "out athletes" the Jayhawks at the 3 point line. Inside, Kansas's twin tower Morris boys and Robinson are deep and physical. VCU will not get a lot of 2nd chance points and Kansas is deep enough to avoid foul problems. On the other side of the ball, VCU has been playing great defense and when they match up against a team that plays good defense, the totals are low. Check out these stats:
**Against Georgetown and USC they allowed 56 and 46 points respectively.
**Kansas is 3-0 ATS on the under this tourney allowing Boston U 53 points, The Illini 59 points, and Richmond 57 points.
**Kansas held RIchmond to 33% shooting from the field (22 of 66)
Kansas is getting better as the tournament progresses and while I have loads of respect for VCU and their coach, this Jayhawk team is not going to miss out on this chance. They are averaging 17 point win margins this tourney and as much as VCU is going to be convinced they have a chance, I think the Jayhawks defense will continue to dominate like it has in the tourney.
PC 2.5** on Kansas under 68 1/2 First Half
PC2.5** on Kansas under 146 1/2 for the game
UK vs UNC
What a great traditional matchup. Let's throw some stats out first:
**The under is 9-5 ATS in Carolina's last 14 games.
**The under is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.
**UNC is 4-1 ATS on the under as a dog in 5 games this year.
**Kentucky is 2-0-1 ATS on the under in this year's tourney.
**Carolina is 8-3 ATS on the under away from the dean dome this year in lined games.
Can you see where I'm headed? This game will not turn into a run and gun in my opinion. It's a huge game obviously, and both teams have lots of young players who I think are going to come out tight. I've followed Roy Williams for the last 20 years and usually, defense isn't a strong point. One trend he has is that his teams at Kansas and UNC have the penchant for going stretches of a game without being able to score. UNC looked great in their game against Marquette and I think they are the better team on the court today. That Kentucky line is skewed in my opinion. Their win over Ohio State gives them the edge, but this team has not blown anyone out in the tourney beating lowly Princeton by 2, WVA by 8 although they were down most of the game, and very respectfully taking down top seed Ohio State by 2 with a late Braiden Knight dagger. This should be a great game with two great coach's but I'm taking 3 plays on this game.
PC 2** on UNC + 1 1/2
PC 2.5** on Kentucky/UNC under 146 1/2
PC 1.5** on under 69 first half.
Good luck all, great day for hoops. My best bet is the KU under if you only want to play one. But I'm betting these as I have them laid out. Notice yesterday that the under should have come in on the Butler game (lost because of OT), the under easily cashed in the Zona game. The elite 8 tightens teams up and they play better defense. Big totals today for the teams but I'm rolln under on 1H's and games in both and expect UNC and KU to advance. Have a great Sunday.
LET's ROLL$$$$$