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Las Vegas - Little baby Pitino, Richard, not Rick, will take Minnesota into the Big Ten Tournament and we'll take the Gophers in a two team 6-point teaser. Minny has NO chance at winning the Big Ten trophy, but they know how to beat the lousy teams. The last two wins came against Northwestern, 83-57, and Nebraska, 107-75. The Wildcats have won only three of the last 21, so that's why we're teasing the Gophers down from -8 to -2 points. Then we'll take a look at Vanderbilt, and bump the Commodores up from +9.5 to +15.5 points against Arkansas. No doubt that the Razorbacks are the better team, and WILL win, but not by FIFTEEN! Vandy is at the bottom of the SEC, but there are a few reasons to grab double digits. The 'Dores have covered eight of the last 12, and while the game is not on campus, it IS in Nashville, which is where Vanderbilt lives. And since Arkansas drags an 0-5 negative perfecto on the road against the spread to Music City, this spot looks very tasty.

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