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Las Vegas - Waking up early, at least here on the West Coast, for a little Premier League action over in England, and gonna rock Everton over Burnley. The Toffees, yea, Toffees, are sitting in the sixth slot in the league standings, just four points off an invitation to the UEFA Champions League. And they'll need to defend home field against the visiting Clarets who are way down in 15th place.
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Las Vegas - Here's the question. Will Mississippi State fold its tent after stunning Kentucky yesterday, or, is Uncle Mo ready to spring another upset? Think we're gonna roll with Uncle Mo and grab State +9 points over Alabama. The Bulldogs were kinda awful from downtown against Kentucky, hitting on only five of 17, but they OWNED the glass. With the SEC's leading rebounder, Tolu Smith grabbing nine, they posted a 46-30 edge over the Wildcats.
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Las Vegas - Color me Orange and wake me early. Gonna roll with Syracuse over Virginia. 'Cuse was rocking yesterday against NC State, smothering the Wolfpack, 89-68. And the star of the show was Jim's kid, Buddy Boeheim. Little Buddy dropped 27 points on State and hit 50% (6/12) from downtown. Obviously, Virginia has a WAY better D than NC State, but the Orange have really started to hummmm.
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Las Vegas - Checking in on the Big Ten tourney and gonna try Northwestern over Minnesota. The Wildcats are not about to scare any of the top shelf teams in the conference, but Chris Collins has his team on a mini-roll, with three
Las Vegas - Looking at the UEFA Champions League and gonna try Borussia Dortmund over Sevilla. Dortmund just lost at Bayern Munich, 4-2, but Bayern is basically the BEST club in the world. So, BvB gets a pass. In the three games prior to that, Die Schwarzgelben beat Monchengladbach 1-0, Arminia 3-0 and Schalke 4-0. Three games, three BAGELS and an 8-0 score line. These two got together in Spain for the 1st leg and Dortmund beat Sevilla 3-2.
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