| Final Four Odds: Memphis vs UCLA Betting Preview |
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| Written by Steve Hastings | |||||||
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Saturday, 05 April 2008
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 The high scoring Memphis Tigers will try and play a fast paced game on Saturday while the UCLA Bruins will try and slow things down. It should be an interesting contrast in the second game of the Final Four. The Tigers have the top scorer left in the tournament in Chris Douglas-Roberts (90 points) while UCLA has All-American Kevin Love who has scored 87 points. The Tigers also have Derrick Rose who is right behind those two with 82 points scored in the tournament. SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Memphis on the Road.Final Four Betting Preview Memphis (37-1) vs. UCLA (35-3) Saturday, 8:45 pm Eastern – CBS SBG Global Opening Line: Memphis -1, Total 133.5 This will be the third straight Final Four for UCLA while it is the Tigers first Final Four appearance since 1985. The Tigers are taking this very seriously though as Joey Dorsey was seen practicing with former Memphis NBA star Penny Hardaway this week. The Tigers don’t seem worried about UCLA trying to slow the game down. "It doesn't really matter. They can't really dictate the tempo unless we allow them to," Douglas-Roberts said. The Tigers and Bruins met two years ago when UCLA took Memphis out of their game and won 50-45 in the regional final. Chris Douglas-Roberts was just a freshman in that game and didn’t play that well. It is different now as Douglas-Roberts has more experience. "His ability to shoot balls. His ability to score in traffic. His physical play because he's gained weight. You're not going to throw him around and do stuff they did in that game," Memphis head coach John Calipari said. The Bruins will try and contain Douglas-Roberts with Russell Westbrook who is an outstanding defender. SBG Global Current Line: Memphis - 2, Total 133.5 Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Saturday’s game. The Tigers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Pacific-10. The Bruins are 22-7-1 ATS in their last 30 games as an underdog. The Bruins are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Over is 4-0 in the Tigers last 4 neutral site games. The Over is 4-0 in the Tigers last 4 non-conference games. The Over is 5-0 in the Tigers last 5 NCAA Tournament games. The Under is 4-0 in the Tigers last 4 vs. the Pacific-10. The Over is 4-1 in the Bruins last 5 games as an underdog. The Over is 7-2 in the Bruins last 9 Saturday games. The Under is 6-2 in the Bruins last 8 NCAA Tournament games as an underdog. The Under is 16-6 in the Bruins last 22 NCAA Tournament games. Receive up to 105% in Total Bonuses from SBG Global! 50% Casino Match Play Bonus Up to 30% Initial Deposit Bonus 10% Buddy Referral $250,000 NBA Match up Contest                        |
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