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Las Vegas - It never gets any easier. How do you handicap a game that has a Houston team on a 16-0 heater against a Tennessee team that has won 10 of the last 12? How do you handicap a game with an Auburn team that has won 24 of the last 28 games against a Michigan State team that won 11 of the last 12? The answer is, VERY carefully. Looked at all the scores, all the charts, all the key stats, all the trends and being totally honest, neither game is calling my name. But Eck, this is the Elite Eight and you gotta give us something. Okay, with a very thin slice of my wallet, will throw out a two team 7-point teaser. Take the Volunteers from +3.5 to +10.5 points against the Cougars and then take Tigers from -5 to +2 points against the Spartans. Remember that we still have the Final Four, the Championship Game, the NBA, the NHL and around 2,400 MLB games to throw chips at. Don't forget the Masters, the French Open and the UEFA Champions League as well. You get my drift. So, a teeny tiny little play on the tease, maybe 1/5 of your normal wager.

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