2nd Round Betting Picks for the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament: March 21st 2010

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Free Pick: Xavier +1 (Craig Trapp)
Obviously the oddsmakers have learned their lesson that XU is for real. PITT will realized why XU is so dangerous. Crawford might be a top 5 player in this tourney as he can score from deep and kill you taking it to the hole. Don’t forget the depth of XU either as they have 8 solid players including 4 of the best rotation of guards in the country. Even though PITT finished third in the Big East they just don’t match-up well against XU. Don’t forget that PITT did not play great away from home going 5-4 and 9-8 ATS. XU will be able to deal with the physical play of PITT and dominate the perimeter winning fairly easy late.

Free Pick: Wisconsin -4 (Jimmy Boyd)
I have a lot of respect for this Cornell team, but it does have some flaws. It’s biggest flaw is that it relies too heavily on the three-point shot. When they’re falling, the Big Red can beat more talented teams, but when they’re not, they are very vulnerable. Wisconsin is a team that defends the three-point shot well, only allowing its opponents to make 4 per game at just a 33.6% clip. Wisconsin is truly one of the best defensive teams in the nation, only allowing 56 ppg. This is very significant as Cornell is just 1-8 ATS versus good defensive teams, allowing 64 points per game or less, after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. And this is a Wisconsin team which has been at its best against the best competition. Wiscy is 7-1 ATS when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 80%) this season, winning these games by an average score of 69.6 to 61.8. The Badgers have wins over Maryland, Duke, Ohio State, Michigan State and Purdue, all by 4 or more points. I’ll lay the number here.

Free Pick: Gonzaga vs. Syracuse Under 149 (Wunderdog)
The oddsmakers have pumped this one up with No. 1 seed Syracuse as the public will look for an explosive scoring outing from one of the nation’s top teams. While the Cuse did run off five straight overs, their season has been mostly falling short of the total as before the five-game over run they were on a 10-1 run to the UNDER, and played short of the total in the opener vs. Vermont. The Bulldogs closed the season on a 6-2 UNDER run, and have continued playing shy of the total with three straight UNDERs in the postseason, running the string to five straight UNDERs vs. teams with a winning percentage of over .600. I’ll play this one UNDER the total.

Free Pick: California +6.5 (Jeff Alexander)
Look for a Cal team with nothing to lose and everything to prove to give the Dukies a game this afternoon. The Golden Bears enter on a 7-1 ATS run in their last 8 games overall. Plus, they are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Blue Devils, on the other hand, are 0-4-2 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 NCAA Tournament games as a favorite of 6.5 or fewer points. Cal’s first round win over Louisville gives it a lot of confidence heading into today’s matchup. We’ll take Cal and the points.