coach K 7777

Las Vegas - Looking to bag a pair of winners starting in Milwaukee with the Virginia Tech/Texas game. Love what Chris Beard has done at every stop of his coaching career, except his cup of coffee at UNLV. He took the UNLV job on March 27, 2016, then left on April 15, 2016 to take the vacant Texas Tech position. Other than that, the guy is a stone-cold winner with a lifetime 229-96 (.705) record. But his Longhorns are still a year away from a top shelf team. They won only two of the last six and have not covered a spread since mid-February (0-5-1). V-Tech storms into the Big Dance with the ACC Championship in its luggage, and 13 wins in the last 15 games. You can take +1.5 points with the Hokies directly to the BANK!

Would love to see a Hollywood ending for Coach K and watch him cut down the nets in New Orleans, but it AIN'T gonna happen. Not saying that Cal-State Fullerton is gonna bounce the Blue Devils in the first round, but at +18.5, the Titans are worth a wager. After a so-so start to the season, Fullerton ripped off 17 wins in the last 22 games and as a #15 seed, will be loose and free. As a #2 seed, Duke is ALWAYS under enormous pressure, and the most recent results have been just EH. Sure they've won a bunch, nine of the last 11, but when it comes to the wallet, the Devils have covered only three of the last 10. This is not exactly the 'Clash of the Titans' movie, but you can pencil in the Titans from Fullerton for the cover.

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