Cornell vs Temple 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena will serve host to some early East Region action today as the Temple Owls take on first round opponent Cornell. The game is scheduled to get underway at 12:30pm ET. 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks at Sportsbook.com have the sixth seeded Owls listed as a -4 against the spread favorite; the game total is set at 119.
Cornell easily grabbed the Ivy League Championship this year, going 27-4 overall and 13-1 in conference
play. The Big Red, which have won seven games in a row, closed out the regular season with back-to-back double digit road wins at Brown and at Yale.
Cornell, which starts four seniors, is one of the best three point shooting teams in the nation, hitting almost 44 percent from downtown on the year. They are led on offense by forward Ryan Wittman, who averages 17.5 per game, but they also rely on center Jeff Foote, who averages 12.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
The Big Red have squared off against fellow tournament teams just three times this year; however, two of those contests were against one seeds Kansas (lost 66-71 in Lawrence) and Syracuse (lost 73-88 at Carrier Dome).
Temple also comes into today's game red hot, having won 10 games in a row. The Owls captured the Atlantic 10 crown after going 14-2 in league action, and they backed their regular season efforts by winning the conference tournament. Temple beat Richmond 56-52 (a team that beat them 54-71 in early February) in the championship game.
The Owls have three players that average double figures in scoring, but forward Lavoy Allen averages a double-double at 11.5 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. Allen also dishes out 2.3 assists and blocks 1.5 shots per contest.
The Owls are 4-1 in neutral site play, losing only to St. John's; they are 4-3 versus tournament foes, including a 52-84 home loss to the Jayhawks.
Sportsbook.com Cornell vs Temple 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks:
Cornell Big Red +4 (-110), Over 119 (-110), +155 (Moneyline)
Temple Owls -4 (-110), Under 119 (-110), -175 (Moneyline)
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