Gambling911.com has your Oklahoma vs. Rhode Island betting line that had the Rams as a -1.5 favorite. Scroll Down
It is the Sooners that should be favored here by one point.
Having a player like Trae Young means Oklahoma always has a chance to win regardless of the opponent, Charlie Creme of ESPN.com suggests.
He writes:
Young's shooting range and vision help spread the floor and open up opportunities for his teammates. That was certainly happening more in November and December and happened again late in the season against Kansas State and Iowa State, where Young was more shot-creator than shot-taker.
The problem is that Oklahoma not only went an unimpressive 18-13 Straight Up on the season, they were destroyed Against The Spread, going 10-20. They failed to cover in all but two of their final ten games.
They went 4-11 Straight Up in their past 15 games.
Oklahoma will not get far in this year's tournament. They gave up 81.6 points per game.
The NCAA College Basketball Betting Power Ratings do indicate Oklahoma has a shot at advancing to the next round however with a one-point edge. Rhode Island does look like the better team here, hence the fact that oddsmakers (at least early on) are making the Rams a -1.5 favorite.
Rhode Island also endured a late slide, though not quite as bad (losing four of ten).
They went 25-7 and held onto a 16-13-1 record Against The Spread. They covered in four of their last ten as well.
While Rhode Island ranks third in the nation in forcing opponents into miscues the guards are prone to becoming impatient and force perimeter 2s.
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Rot.
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Team
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Spread
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06:40 PM
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543
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Long Island
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+3½
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-110
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|
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544
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Radford
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-3½
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-110
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09:10 PM
|
545
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Saint Bonaventure
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|
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+3
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-115
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|
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546
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UCLA
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-3
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-105
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06:40 PM
|
609
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North Carolina Central
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+4
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-110
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|
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610
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Texas Southern
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-4
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-110
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09:10 PM
|
611
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Arizona State
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pk
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-110
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|
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612
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Syracuse
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pk
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-110
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|
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12:40 PM
|
737
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Wright State
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|
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+12½
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-110
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|
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738
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Tennessee
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-12½
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-110
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|
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03:10 PM
|
735
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Loyola Chicago
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|
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+2½
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-110
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|
|
736
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Miami (FL)
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-2½
|
-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
721
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Alabama
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+1½
|
-110
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|
|
722
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Virginia Tech
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|
|
-1½
|
-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
723
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Oklahoma
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+1½
|
-110
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|
|
724
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Rhode Island
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-1½
|
-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
725
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Iona
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|
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+19½
|
-110
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|
|
726
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Duke
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-19½
|
-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
727
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Pennsylvania
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+15½
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-110
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|
|
728
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Kansas
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-15½
|
-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
729
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NC State
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+2½
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-110
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|
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730
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Seton Hall
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-2½
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-110
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06:00 PM
|
731
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San Diego State
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+4
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-110
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|
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732
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Houston U
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|
|
-4
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-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
733
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Montana
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|
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+11½
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-110
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|
|
734
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Michigan
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|
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-11½
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-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
741
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Stephen Austin
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|
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+11½
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-110
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|
|
742
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Texas Tech
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|
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-11½
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-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
747
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South Dakota State
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+7½
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-110
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|
|
748
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Ohio State
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|
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-7½
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-110
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|
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06:00 PM
|
749
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NC Greensboro
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+12
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-110
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|
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750
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Gonzaga
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|
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-12
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-110
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07:10 PM
|
743
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Davidson
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|
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+6
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-107
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|
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744
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Kentucky
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|
|
-6
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-113
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|
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09:40 PM
|
745
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Buffalo
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|
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+8
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-105
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|
|
746
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Arizona
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|
|
-8
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-115
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|
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03:00 AM
|
867
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Providence
|
|
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+3½
|
-110
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|
|
868
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Texas A&M
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|
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-3½
|
-110
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|
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03:00 AM
|
869
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Lipscomb
|
|
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+18½
|
-105
|
|
|
870
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North Carolina
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|
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-18½
|
-115
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|
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03:00 AM
|
887
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Murray State
|
|
|
+9
|
-115
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|
|
888
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West Virginia
|
|
|
-9
|
-105
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|
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03:00 AM
|
889
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Marshall
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|
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+11½
|
-110
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|
|
890
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Wichita State
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|
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-11½
|
-110
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|
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12:40 PM
|
873
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CS Fullerton
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|
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+21
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-110
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|
|
874
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Purdue
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-21
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-110
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|
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02:00 PM
|
881
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Georgia State
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|
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+14
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-115
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|
|
882
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Cincinnati
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-14
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-105
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|
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03:10 PM
|
871
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Butler
|
|
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pk
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-110
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|
|
872
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Arkansas
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|
|
pk
|
-110
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|
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04:30 PM
|
879
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Texas
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|
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+1
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-105
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|
|
880
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Nevada
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|
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-1
|
-115
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|
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06:50 PM
|
865
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Kansas State
|
|
|
+1
|
-110
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|
|
866
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Creighton
|
|
|
-1
|
-110
|
|
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07:10 PM
|
877
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Bucknell
|
|
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+13½
|
-110
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|
|
878
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Michigan State
|
|
|
-13½
|
-110
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|
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07:25 PM
|
893
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Coll Charleston
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|
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+10
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-110
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|
|
894
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Auburn
|
|
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-10
|
-110
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|
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09:20 PM
|
863
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MD Baltimore Co
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|
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+22
|
-110
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|
|
864
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Virginia
|
|
|
-22
|
-110
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|
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09:50 PM
|
885
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Florida State
|
|
|
+2
|
-105
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|
|
886
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Missouri
|
|
|
-2
|
-115
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|
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09:55 PM
|
891
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New Mexico State
|
|
|
+4½
|
-115
|
|
|
892
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Clemson
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|
|
-4½
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-105
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- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
