They start this NCAA college basketball game from Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas at 9:20PM Eastern Time with CBS providing a live national television telecast.

I expect a tight grind out game in the National championship.

Butler will control tempo in this game and will not allow Connecticut many opportunities to take advantage of their speed and athleticism in transition.

Look for the Bulldogs to look very Wisconsin like in their approach.

They will hold the ball for very long stretches draining the shot clock and limit possessions.

Butler will emphasis defense heavily in this game and will trap the Huskies into their style of half-court game.

The Bulldogs have rebounded the basketball very well as evidenced in their win against Pittsburgh.

In the Butler win against Wisconsin we saw a combined point total reach only 115 points.

Against a hot Connecticut team it will the great defensive game plan by the Bulldogs coaching staff with proper execution from their players that slows down the Huskies offense.

College Basketball picks selects Butler Bulldogs and Connecticut Huskies under 129 points.

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This NCAA tournament game begins from Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas at 8:45PM Eastern Time and its CBS providing a live national television broadcast.

Both teams are deserving of a spot in the title game but when pitted against one another I favor Kentucky in this contest behind their depth.

Man for man on their roster the Wildcats can produce points.

Guard Brandon Knight came up huge in the teams win against North Carolina with 22 points and seven rebounds. He posted a 30 point game in the team’s victory against West Virginia.

Kemba Walker is an outstanding player for Connecticut and may match Knight for scoring and production.

But when you see the improved play of Darius Miller, DeAndre Liggins, Josh Harrellson and Terrance Jones you have to lay the small spot with the Wildcats in this game.

The Wildcats are the better shooting team from the field and from three in this game. It’s the body of work surrounding both superstars one must examine in this game.

College Basketball picks selects Kentucky Wildcats -2 points

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Start time from Game 3 of the CBI Tournament is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time and its HD Net providing the live national television coverage of this college basketball contest.

Oregon tied up this Best of 3 series on Wednesday night as they held Creighton to just 58 points in the win.

In a game three winner take all situation here I expect each team to value possessions and not look to turn it over.

The team who plays the betters defense in a close out game in a series usually takes home the championship.

In the game 1 of the PAC 10 tournament you have to respect the fact that the Oregon Ducks held the UCLA Bruins to just 59 points.

It was a spot where Oregon had rest and time to game plan.

With this being the third game of a series expect Creighton to make adjustments on defense to limit the Ducks point production.

We have a very rare situation where college basketball teams are facing one another three consecutive times and that will favor the defense and our cause for the under.

College Basketball picks selects Creighton Blue Jays and Oregon Ducks over 141 points in Game 3

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Tip off time from Oregon is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by HD Net.

Oregon is trailing 0-1 in this best of three series so with a victory the Ducks will force a third and deciding game.

The Ducks have played much better on their home court. Their guards have been very good drawing in opposing defenses and kicking out to E.J. Singler for three point shots.

You must also factor in the quirkiness off the Oregon floor which can be distracting to outside shooting teams like Creighton.

The Blue Jays have not been a good road team this season as the club was just 3-9 on the highway.

Take Oregon to win this game by margin and force a third and deciding game on Friday night.

College Basketball picks selects Oregon Ducks -5 points.

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This NIT Tournament college basketball game will begin from Madison Square Garden in New York City at 9PM Eastern Time and its ESPN providing a live national television broadcast.

Alabama is a good defensive club allowing their opponents just 38.3% from the field on the season.

The Buffaloes love to shoot from the outside but in this NIT semifinal the games are played on a neutral court at Madison Square Garden.

Colorado at home hits on nearly 38% from the three point line but on the road just 31.8%.

Alabama protects the paint very well and gives up just 59.2 points per game on the season.

Their opponents hit just 31.4% from three against them.

Both teams have played all three of their NIT games on their home court and with the venue change the scoring will decrease.

Colorado and Buffalo will be shooting in an unfamiliar arena in Madison Square Garden which aids our cause for an under in this game.

College Basketball picks selects Alabama Crimson Tide and Colorado Buffaloes under 143 ½ points.

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This college basketball game will begin from the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas at 2:10PM Eastern Time and its CBS with national television coverage.

The Kansas Jayhawks perform very well on both ends of the court.

This club shots over 51% from the floor and defends exceptionally well by allowing just 39.4% shooting.

I expect Kansas overall team speed to be a factor in this game as they can sure get up and down the court.

The Jayhawks size and strength will is a tremendous advantage here and it will be the rebounds that eliminate extra possessions for the Rams in this game.

Virginia Commonwealth has been a bit lucky drawing teams offensively challenged teams which allowed them earn wins.

They have not played a team of this caliber and the Kansas class prevails in another rout.

Lay the points here as Kansas can get it down on both ends of the court.

College Basketball picks selects Kansas Jayhawks -11 points.

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Start time from the Alamodome in San Antonio is scheduled for 9:55PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TBS.

Virginia Commonwealth has gotten solid guard play in this tournament.

Joey Rodriguez is coming off solid performances against Georgetown and Purdue where he combined for 29 points and 18 big assists in those two upset victories.

Florida St is the best defense left in this tourney but VCU handled an excellent defensive team in USC and ran away with a double digit win in the play in game.

You have to respect the fact that the Rams earned a 13 point win against a solid USC club, defeated Georgetown by 18 points and last weekend produced an 18 point win against a good and senior laden Purdue Boilermakers club.

Florida St beat up on an overrated Texas A&M team and a Notre Dame club that is not a physical enough in the paint.

The Seminoles can struggle at times searching for scoring much like the USC Trojans do.

Despite their sold defense on the Seminoles side it will be once again the ball handling skills of the VCU Rams guards that covers this number.

College Basketball picks selects Virginia Commonwealth Rams +4 points

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Start time from Virginia Tech is scheduled for 11AM Eastern Time and its ESPN providing the live national television coverage.

Malcolm Delaney is the best player on the court and this senior guard is not ready to end is college career as he sets his sights on an NIT championship at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The Hokies showed good signs in their opening round NIT victory against Bethune Cookman by 25 points.

The team has played very well on the defensive end allowing its opponents just 62.2 points a game ranking 39th in all of college basketball.

Virginia Tech has wins late this season against tournament bound Duke and Florida St.

The home team brings an inspired performance on Sunday as they get a step closer to Madison Square Garden as they have 13 of 14 wins in front of the home folks.

College Basketball picks selects Virginia Tech -4 ½ points.

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Start time from the United Center in Chicago Illinois is scheduled for 9:50PM Eastern Time and its TNT providing a live national television telecast.

We have seen these teams competing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament being at a bit of a disadvantage and especially in the second half against their well-rested opponents thus far.

Georgetown will utilize their speed, quickness and physical advantage over VCU on Friday night and look for the Hoyas to put this one away with a monster second half.

Look for the Hoyas to push the basketball looking for easy transition points against this Rams team.

We saw this strategy work very well yesterday as West Virginia pushed the tempo and wore out a tired Clemson team.

VCU is not a very good defensive team as they surrender over 45% from the floor this season ranking 286th in all of college basketball.

The Rams were not very impressive converting on just 33.9% shooting in their ugly win against USC on Tuesday.

Georgetown’s class against a bad defensive mid major school will result in a point spread cover tonight.

College Basketball picks selects Georgetown Hoyas -5 ½ points.

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They start this second round NCAA Tournament game from the Verizon Center in Washington DC at 7:20PM Eastern Time and its TNT providing the live national television telecast.

I believe the run Connecticut made in the Big East tournament will take the steam out of this team as they must get back up for this NCAA Tournament game.

Connecticut went through a very difficult five games in five days last week culminating in a late Saturday night Big East championship win.

The Huskies got a bad break having to turn around quickly for this Thursday game.

Kemba Walker logged in 190 minutes last week for Connecticut.

I expect a bounce effect in this game with Walker not producing to his season average.

Bucknell returned all five starters to their team from a year ago.

The Bison shoots very well hitting on 45% from the floor and is a very good three point shooting team hitting on over 40% from beyond the arc.

The Bucknell Bison defends very well allowing just 39.2% shooting.

In a bad spot for the Huskies the underdog covers this inflated point spread.

College Basketball picks selects Bucknell Bison +10 points.

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