North Carolina (29-7) vs Kentucky (28-8)
Opening Vegas Line: Kentucky -2

Live Betting Odds
BetUS.com – North Carolina +1.5 points
Sports Interaction – Kentucky Wildcats -1.5

UNC has been on a roll.  They’re 12-1 in their last 13 games, with the one loss coming to Duke in the ACC Championship game.  After a shaky 7-4 start, Harrison Barnes and Tyler Zeller pulled the Heels together and both averaged 15.6 points per game.  UNC has their hands full in this next game against Kentucky after breezing by Marquette.  They won the 2009 championship and then failed to make the tourney in 2010, so they’re looking to redeem their status as one of the most dominant NCAA programs in the country.

The Wildcats have won 9 in a row, including 2 against the Florida Gators, one of those being in the SEC Championship game.  The combination of Brandon Knight, Terrance Jones and Doron Lamb has been almost unstoppable.  Kentucky lost in the Elite 8 last year to West Virginia, who they defeated in the 2nd round this year and are looking to reach their first Final Four since they won it all in 1998.

This is going to be a championship type game.  Both teams deserve to be here and are playing extremely well.  Brandon Knight and Lamb will control the tempo of the game and Kentucky will win in what should be a close game all the way through.

Today’s Free Pick: Kentucky -2

Coverage: CBS
4:30 PM ET, March 26, 2011
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

Butler(23-9) vs Florida(26-7) -4

Betting Odds
BetUS.com – Florida Gators -4 points
Sports Interaction – Butler Bulldogs +4.5

It might come as a surprise to most, but Butler is one game away from reaching the Final Four for the second consecutive year.  With a win over number 1 ranked Pittsburgh and a convincing win over the tough defense of Wisconsin, the Bulldogs have proved that they belong.  Shelvin Mack, who averaged 15.6 points per game during the regular season, is averaging 19.3 during the tournament.

The Gators got their revenge on Jimmer and BYU Friday after being eliminated in a first round overtime loss last year and having not made the NCAA Tournament for the 2 years prior.  Now they’re just one win away from reaching the Final Four for the first year since 2007, when they won their 2nd straight championship.

This one should be a close game, but if Florida can dominate the boards, like I think they will, they will come away with a win and move on to the Final Four for the 3rd year since 06.  The Gators have just as  solid of a back court and are much bigger and stronger on the front line than Butler.   Florida is  2-0 against the Bulldogs all time, with both wins coming in the tournament.

Pick:  Florida -4

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For the hardcore college basketball fans, it is important to take note of the schedules and venues of the games in order to avoid missing the action of their favorite teams. Below are the game schedules and sites of the 73rd Annual NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

2011 Men’s Basketball Tournament March Madness kicks off with the first round schedules to be played on March 15 and 16 at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This will surely ignite the competitive flames of the players as they go for the college basketball championship.

The second and third rounds will be played on a four-day stretch from March 17 to 20 in different sites. There will be games played in the following venues and on their corresponding dates:

-    March 17 and 19 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado with the Mountain West Conference as the host
-    March 17 and 19 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida with the University of South Florida as host
-    March 17 and 19 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and hosted by the University of Arizona
-    March 17 and 19 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. with Georgetown University serving as the host
-    March 18 and 20 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina with the University of North Carolina as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois with the Big Ten Conference as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and the Cleveland State University will serve as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the University of Tulsa as host

The level of competition will begin to escalate during the Regional’s as the remaining teams gear up towards a possible Final Four appearance. Below are the game schedules for the Regional’s along with their corresponding play date and venue:

-    March 24 and 26 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California with the Big West Conference as host
-    March 24 and 26 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana with Tulane University serving as the host
-    March 25 and 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and to be hosted by Seton Hall University
-    March 25 and 27 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with the University of Texas-San Antonio as host

For the teams gaining a Final Four berth, everything is on the line as they are getting closer to the NCAA championship. The Final Four will be played on April 2 and 4 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. University of Houston and Rice University will co-host the Final Four.

Everyone is already full of excitement and anticipation as the 2011 March Maddness is just around the corner. The cheers of the die-hard fans will once again fill the arena as they root for their favorite NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball teams. Here is a quick look at the current March Madness standings of teams in some of the big conferences based on their conference record:

Southeastern Conference Standings
The East has the Florida Gators are lording it over in the SEC with a conference leading 11-2 overall mark while Vanderbilt is a distant second with a 8-5 win-loss record. Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee are all tied in third place with identical records of 7-6. South Carolina is at the bottom with a dismal 5-8 mark.

Moving over to the West has Alabama pacing the rest with a record of 11-2. Arkansas is tied with Mississippi State with a 6-7 mark. Rounding out the West are Mississippi, Louisiana State University, and Auburn with 5-8, 3-10, and 2-11 records, respectively. This will make for an exciting 2011 college basketball tournament.

Pacific-10 Standings
Arizona leads the Pac-10 with a 12-3 record. UCLA and Washington are a close second and third with 11-4 and 10-5 marks, respectively. Trailing them are the University of South Carolina (8-7), California (8-8), Washington State (7-8), Oregon (7-8), Stanford (6-10), Oregon State (5-10), and Arizona State (2-13).

Mountain West Standings
Brigham Young is tied at the top spot with San Diego State as both have a 12-1 record. UNLV and Colorado State are the only other teams above .500 with 9-5 and 8-5 records, respectively. Utah (6-8), New Mexico (5-8), Air Force (4-9), Wyoming (3-10), and TCU (1-13) complete the Mountain West ladder board.

Big 10 Standings
Ohio State sits atop of the Big 10 rankings with a record of 13-2 and they are followed closely by Purdue (12-3) and Wisconsin (11-4). Rounding up the rest of the teams are Michigan State (8-7), Penn State (8-8), Illinois (7-8), Michigan (7-9), Minnesota (6-9), Northwestern (6-10), Iowa (3-12), and Indiana (3-12).

Big 12 Standings
Texas (12-1) is leading the Big 12 and followed closely by Kansas (11-2). Texas A&M (9-4) places thirds and the rest follow suit; Missouri (8-5), Kansas State (7-6), Baylor (6-7), Nebraska (6-7), Colorado (6-7), Oklahoma State (4-9), Oklahoma (4-9), Texas Tech (4-9), and Iowa State (1-12).

Big East Standings
The number one team in the March Maddness Big East is Pittsburgh (13-2) followed by Notre Dame (11-4), Louisville (10-5), St. John’s (10-5), Georgetown (10-6), Syracuse (10-6), Villanova (9-6), Cincinnati (9-6), Marquette (8-7), Connecticut (8-7), West Virginia     (8-7), Seton Hall (5-10), Rutgers (4-11), Providence (3-12), South Florida (2-13), and DePaul (1-14).

Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Duke (12-1) and North Carolina (11-2) are the top two teams in the ACC. They are followed by Florida State (9-4), Virginia Tech (8-5), Maryland (7-6), Clemson (7-6), Boston College (6-7), Miami (5-8), Virginia (5-8), North Carolina State (4-9), Georgia Tech (3-10), and Wake Forest (1-12).

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NEW YORK, Jan 21st 2011 – The recently concluded BCS Championship saw the Auburn Tigers being crowned as the new BCS Champion. It has already led to the excitement on whether they will be able to keep their crown with themselves in the future or else someone is going to dethrone them in the 2012 BCS Championship.

However, too early it may sound it is really worth the excitement. Following information about the key teams will surely help you with regards to betting:

•    Auburn Tigers:
After winning the 2011 BCS championship the defending champions are really the favorites in winning the 2012 BCS championship. However, there is a bit apprehension as the tigers are going to lose some of their valuable pieces who had led them to victory this year. However, if their master performer piece, QB Cameron makes a comeback then the next season is really going to be a great one for the Tigers.

•    Oregon Ducks:
The Ducks really have a different story altogether. They are in fact going to be in great form next year, thanks to their quack attack which appears to be in high shape next year. This is mostly because all of its important cogs are going to come back with a bang.

•    Stanford Cardinal:
It is in fact tough to say that the Cardinals are going to win the next BCS Championship. This is mainly because the Cardinals are without a coach. However, there is still a gleam of hope as its pieces are going return and then it is really going to be a safe walk for the Cardinals. However, it would not come as a surprise if the Cardinals emerge as the champions in the BCS Championship 2012.

•    Boise State Broncos:
The latest buzz for Broncos in 2012 is both of their key players are going to be back. They are really going to show their mettle in the Mountain West when the going really is to get tough adding a distinct touch to the BCS.

•    Alabama Crimson Tide:
This team was lost in this year’s BCS championship and is also going to lose some of its key pieces. However, with a great recruiting class, fantastic defense and a favorable schedule is really going to work in the favor of Crimsons’. A game at the Mississippi state bulldogs and at the Florida Gators are the only obstacles which might be blocking their way towards an undefeatable streak in the season. The largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on 2011-2012 Season’s Bowl Championship Series Champion.

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Auburn
30/1

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Alabama
8/1

Arkansas
30/1

Auburn
40/1

Arizona
100/1

Boise State
10/1

Boston College
125/1

BYU
125/1

California
80/1

Cincinnati
60/1

Clemson
100/1

Florida
10/1

Florida State
10/1

Georgia
40/1

Georgia Tech
125/1

Iowa
60/1

Kansas State
125/1

LSU
10/1

Miami
40/1

Michigan
60/1

Michigan State
35/1

Missouri
55/1

Mississippi State
40/1

Nebraska
15/1

North Carolina
60/1

Notre Dame
30/1

Ohio State
20/1

Oklahoma
7/2

Oklahoma State
25/1

Oregon
10/1

Oregon State
500/1

Penn State
20/1

Pittsburgh
100/1

South Carolina
40/1

South Florida
80/1

Stanford
25/1

TCU
15/1

Tennessee
80/1

Texas
15/1

Texas A&M
30/1

UCLA
100/1

Utah
100/1

Virginia Tech
25/1

Washington
100/1

West Virginia
25/1

Wisconsin
25/1

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Bowl Championship Games
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.

Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC
Big East Conference, Big East
Big Ten Conference, Big Ten
Big 12 Conference, Big 12
Conference USA, C-USA
Division I FBS Independents
Mid-American Conference, MAC
Mountain West Conference, MWC
Pacific-10 Conference, Pac-10
Southeastern Conference, SEC
Sun Belt Conference, Sun Belt
Western Athletic Conference, WAC

The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The participants are the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular college football season.

Future BCS Championship Game Locations
2011 Glendale, AZ
2012 New Orleans, LS
2013 Miami, FL
2014 Pasadena

Past BCS Championship Games
1998 Tennessee 23, Florida State 16
1999 Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29
2000 Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2
2001 Miami(Fla.) 37, Nebraska 14
2002 Ohio State 31, Miami(Fla.) 24 (2 OT)
2003 LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
2004 USC 55, Oklahoma 19
2005 Texas 41, USC 38
2006 Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2007 LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
2009 Alabama 37, Texas 21

USC at Arizona
Saturday, 8:00 pm Eastern – ABC

Arizona will try and bounce back from a bad loss last week as they host USC on Saturday night in a college football betting game that can be seen on ABC. Arizona was no match for Stanford a week ago but the Wildcats are still playing for a nice bowl game so they can’t afford to lose at home to the Trojans.

Arizona is a 4.5 -point favorite with a total of 59 at SBG Global.

USC is ineligible for a bowl game this season but they are still having a decent season. They are 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-10. USC has a very good offense led by quarterback Matt Barkley but the Trojans defense is simply not very good. USC is 14th in the country in total offense but they are 97^th in total defense. That has meant some high scoring games like last week’s 34-33 win over Arizona State.

Arizona also has a good offense as they are averaging 30.9 points per game. Last week in the loss against Stanford it was the defense that was poor in a 42-17 loss. Arizona has quarterback Nick Foles and running back Nic Grigsby and both should have big days against USC’s defense. The problem for Arizona is getting their defense to play better. They allowed a season-worst 516 yards last week to Stanford. Arizona is still the best in the conference in scoring defense at 17.4 points per game but they didn’t look like it last week.

USC leads the all-time series against Arizona 26-7 and they have won the last four games in Tucson. The Trojans are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog. The Trojans are 22-8 ATS in their last 30 games in November. The Trojans are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 conference games.

The Wildcats are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite. The Wildcats are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games in November. Arizona is 5-0 ATS in the last five college football betting games against USC.

The Over is 6-0 in the Trojans last 6 games overall. The Over is 5-2 in the Trojans last 7 road games. The Over is 4-1 in the Wildcats last 5 games overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Wildcats last 5 home games. In this series, the Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

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Two undefeated teams will face each other 4:00 PM ET, December 5, 2009 @ Georgia Dome , ATLANTA, GA.

For the second straight season the SEC championship game will be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.

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Again, it’ll be Florida against Alabama, but this time the Gators will be on top.

Florida extended its lead in the AP college football poll Sunday, receiving 46 first-place votes after routing rival Florida State 37-10.

The Crimson Tide received seven first-place votes and 1,416 points to edge out No. 3 Texas, which received seven first-place votes and 1,414 points.

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Last season, Florida went into the SEC title game as the No. 2 team in the AP Top 25 and beat No. 1 Alabama earn a spot in the BCS national championship game.

Updated: November 29, 2009, 3:17 PM ET
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press