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Las Vegas - X marks the spot. Kicking off the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden in NYC and looking at the Marquette/Xavier matchup. After doing my requisite research, not understanding why the Musketeers are an underdog in the spot. They have been on FIRE down the stretch, winning seven straight games and nine of the last 11. They have a coach, Sean Miller, who knows all about tournament time. This is his second stint at Xavier with 12 years at Arizona mixed in. Miller's teams have made the post season in 14 of the last 18 years and a strong showing in the Big East tourney should give the X-Men a ticket to the Big Dance. Gimme the Musketeers for the money.

Also gonna lace up the skates and throw a few chips at the Ottawa Senators over the Boston Bruins tonight.

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