oregon ducks

Las Vegas - Let the MADNESS begin. ONLY 70 college hoop games on the board for opening night, and while we're not ready to hit any of 'em, we are gonna throw a few futures at you. Love Gonzaga but at only 6/1, gonna take a pass. Will throw down on Villanova and Purdue both at 15/1. 'Nova lost star guard Collin Gillespie last season and STILL won the Big East and made it to the Sweet 16. He's back! Give props to the X & O master, Jay Wright, who always seems to have his Wildcats in the hunt for the national title. The Boilermakers are deep, experienced and in Matt Painter, have a brilliant coach. They also have a MONSTER in the middle, Trevion Williams, and you will hear his name come up in the running for the John Wooden Award for the best player in college hoops. Then for our long shot, we swing out West, and will drop a handful of chips on Oregon at 40/1. With Dana Altman on the chalkboard, the Ducks always have a shot at the crown. Ever since stepping into the head coaching job at Eugene 11 years ago, Altman has won at least 20 games each year, and 30+ twice. His 280-109 record (72%) is ENORMOUS and the Ducks have reached the Sweet 16 three times, the Elite 8 once and the Final 4 once. Gonna throw a full Benjamin on the counter to win back a cool $4,000 bones.

How much is Joel Embiid worth? The 76ers are hosting the Bucks, and normally, the Sixers would be around -3, give or take a point. Without Joel, the opening line tonight is Milwaukee -5.5. WOW!!!

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