| North Carolina vs Gonzaga Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Picks |
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| Written by Matt Foust | |||||||
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Friday, 27 March 2009
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North Carolina and Gonzaga will square off tonight for the right to play in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The South Region tilt is scheduled to tip off at 9:57pm ET at the FedEX Forum in Memphis, Tennessee; it will be televised live on CBS. The winner in this evening's contest will meet either Syracuse or Oklahoma on Sunday. North Carolina vs Gonzaga Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Picks at Sportsbook.com have the Tar Heels listed as a -8.5 against the spread favorite. North Carolina looked tremendous in their first two tournament outings, destroying Radford 101-58 in their first game and beating LSU 84-70 in the second round. The convincing victories improved the Tar Heels overall record to 30-4 and their neutral site tally to 6-1. Roy Williams squad, the number one seed in the South Region, is averaging 90.3 points per game this year. The Tar Heels shot 54.2 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from beyond the arc in disposing of the Tigers last weekend. Three players scored in double figures for North Carolina, but guards Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson set the pace for the offense. The two players combined for 46 points, four rebounds, and 10 assists in the decisive win. Gonzaga got an easy 77-64 opening round win against the Akron Zips, but they found the competition to be a little bit stiffer in the round of 32. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers had all but ended the Zags season when freshman Demetri Goodson dropped in a game winning layup with .9 seconds left on the clock. The stunning victory improved the Bulldogs to 28-5 overall and gave them an 8-1 neutral site record on the season. The Bulldogs put together a solid offensive effort in their 83-81 win over the Hilltoppers, hitting 50 percent of their field goal attempts and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. Five players scored in double figures for the Zags as well, however, it was guard Matt Bouldin that led the way. The junior scored 20 points, snagged eight rebounds, and dished out six assists. Sportsbook.com's North Carolina vs Gonzaga Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Picks: North Carolina Tar Heels -8.5 (-105), Over 162.5 (-110), -420 (Moneyline) Gonzaga Bulldogs +8.5 (-105), Under 162.5 (-110), +330 (Moneyline)                        |
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