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Las Vegas - Understand that the Mountain West ain't showing out at the Big Dance, but this San Diego State team is a cut above the rest. Of course you remember that the Aztecs made it ALL the way to the title game last year before losing to Connecticut in the final, 76-59. And if you remember, they had a tough opening round game against Charleston, winning 63-57. Then they came back in the second round and whacked Furman, 75-52. Similar situation here where State struggled with UAB in the opening round on Friday before pulling out a 69-65 win. Gotta give props to Yale for the GINORMOUS upset against Auburn, but the Bulldogs will not have enough bark to get past San Diego. They caught a break when Auburn's guard Chad Baker-Mazara was whistled for a Flagrant 2 after just three minutes of action and disqualified for the rest of the game. Another problem for Yale is the fact that the Aztecs do not mind a slower paced game while Auburn liked to play run 'n' gun with games in the 80s and 90s. We have one more problem with Yale. The University has an endowment north of $40 BILLION DOLLARS. And they could not afford to send the band to Spokane for the weekend. C'MON! The Idaho University band was given Yale t-shirts, learned the fight song, and played for the entire game. Mr. Salovey (he is the president of Yale), you should be EMBARRASSED! This obviously has no affect on my handicap. Just blowing off a little steam. And also throwing a nice size handful of chips at the Aztecs.
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*ECKstats*
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For your wagering pleasure, here are your spread stats for the battle of the hearts, minds & wallets of Texas. Houston comes in with a 31-4 straight up record and 18-16-1 against the spread. The Cougars are 6-10 on the road and have a 18-16-1 record as a favorite. On the totals board, they have gone Over 15 times and Under 20. Texas A&M comes in with a 21-14 straight up record and 17-18 against the spread. The Aggies are 10-8 on the road and have a 6-5 record as an underdog. On the totals board, they have gone Over 22 times and Under 13.
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