1st Round Betting Picks for the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament: March 19th 2010

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Free Pick: Minnesota +1 (Jimmy Boyd)
With the 11-seed Minnesota favored by 1 point when the line opened before the public started pounding Xavier, I believe the odds makers were tipping their hand. Minnesota is the more experienced team, and it gained a ton of confidence when it defeated both Michigan State and Purdue in the Big Ten Tourney. But the fact that the Gophers were absolutely drilled by Ohio State in the Big Ten Tourney title game leaves them hungry. In fact, Minnesota is 11-3 ATS after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons, bouncing back to win in these spots by an average score of 68.9 to 58.7. The Golden Gophers are also 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a S.U. loss of more than 20 points. Xavier is still a good ball club, but not the same team we saw last year when it made a little run in the tourney. The Golden Gophers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600. Look for Minnesota to get the job done.

Free Pick: Maryland -9 (Tom Freese)
Houston is 15-15 this year. Guard Aubrey Coleman scores 25.6 and 7.4 rebounds a game. Guard Kelvin Lewis scores 15.3 points a game. No other players score double digit points. The Cougars score 78.6 points a game. Houston is 7-16 ATS their last 23 games off a straight up win and they are 4-9 ATS last 13 Non-Conference games. Maryland is 23-7 this year and they are led by guard Greivis Vasquez and his 19.5 points and 6.3 assists. Landon Milbourne scores 12.5 points a game. Guard Eric Hayes scores 11.1 points a game. Guard Sean Mosley scores 10.5 points a game. The Terps score 79.3 points a game. Maryland is 12-4 ATS their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning record and they are 9-2 ATS their last 11 games as favorites. PLAY ON MARYLAND -

Free Pick: Syracuse -15.5 (Craig Trapp)
This spread is off by at least 5 pts. Syracuse loses two tough losses otherwise they are the top seed in the whole tourney. SYR can score 85 plus verse the Big East talent you know they will score even more verse Vermont. Vermont is up against it at every position. SYR has all things needed to win it all and this team will be out to show everyone they are back on top of their game. Three point shooting is always key in big spreads like this and SYR can really light it up from downtown. No way this one is not a 30 pt win!

Free Pick: Florida State vs. Gonzaga Under 132 (Jeff Alexander)
Plays Under on neutral court teams where the total is between 130 and 139.5 points (GONZAGA) - in a game involving 2 slow-down teams (