| Siena vs Ohio State March Madness Predictions |
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| Written by Matt Foust | |||||||
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Friday, 20 March 2009
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The Ohio State Buckeyes, the eight seed in the Midwest Region, will take on the Siena Saints tonight at 9:40 pm ET. The game will be played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This evening's winner will go on to face top seeded Louisville, unless Morehead State can do what no other school has ever done. Siena vs Ohio State March Madness Predictions at SBGglobal.com have the Buckeyes listed as a slight -2 against the spread favorite. The Ohio State Buckeyes finished fourth in the Big 10 this year with a 10-8 record against conference opposition. They concluded the regular season with a 22-10 record after making it to the championship game of the Big 10 tournament last weekend. They lost to Purdue 61-65 in the final, snapping a four game win streak in the process. The Buckeyes, who held teams to just 61.6 points per game this year, are 3-1 in neutral site affairs. They are led by guard/forward Evan Turner who averages 17.1 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. Siena finished in the top spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference this year by going 16-2 in league play. The Saints continued their conference dominance in the league's post-season tournament, beating Niagra 77-70 in the final to capture their second consecutive automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Siena enters tonight's contest with a 26-7 record and having won four games in a row. The Saints averaged 77.7 points per game this year while yielding 70 per outing to their competition. On offense, Siena has four players that average double figures in scoring but they are paced by guard Kenny Hasbrouck's 14.8 per game. SBGglobal.com's Siena vs Ohio State March Madness Predictions: Siena Saints +2 (-110), Over 142.5 (-110), +115 (Moneyline) Ohio State Buckeyes -2 (-110), Under 142.5 (-110), -135 (Moneyline)                        |
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