more sweet 16

Las Vegas - Two more Sweet 16 games tonight and two more winners coming your way!

Cinderella is not playing in the Midwest region, that would be reserved for St. Peter's in the East, but Providence will fight #1 seed Kansas for a spot in the Elite Eight. We locked in on the Friars earlier in the week at +8 and while the line has dropped only a half point to +7.5, we still love this group from the Big East. They have been MONEY on the road, winning seven of the last nine straight up and covering six of eight. Providence does not have the marquee names like Ochai Agbaji, who was just announced as one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy. But the Friars do have BALANCE, and, experience. They had five players in double digits when they crushed Richmond, 79-51, and only one kid in the rotation is a sophomore. Not saying that Providence is gonna spring the upset, but Ed Cooley's kids KNOW HOW to play in close games, and should hang till the final buzzer.

Got an either/or for you in the late game of the East Regional between UCLA and North Carolina. And it's all about Jaime Jaquez Jr. Jaime has scored the MOST POINTS of anyone on the team, is the LEADING rebounder, has the MOST STEALS and second most assists. So, you can see that this kid is CRUCIAL to the Bruins advancing. Jaquez sprained an ankle in the game against St. Mary's and is listed as questionable tonight. If Double J is not in the starting lineup, then we would the rock the Tar Heels with a GIGANTIC pile of chips. If Jaime does play, then we would downgrade dramatically, maybe even take a pass.

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