With NCAA Basketball?s Selection Sunday right around the corner, College Hoops is the focus this week, along with a pair of NBA tilts. Two top-ranked teams go head-to-head Saturday when the No. 1 UConn Huskies take on the No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers on the road. Later on Saturday, the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals visit the West Virginia Mountaineers. In NBA action Friday night, the top teams in the Eastern Conference clash when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics, and the Denver Nuggets visit the Utah Jazz in a Northwest division battle. In Hot Props, place a bet on the NBA Rookie of the Year award winner.
TRIVIA:
How many consecutive NCAA Basketball games did the Louisville Cardinals win in the 2003-04 season?
1. 13
2. 12
3. 15
4. 16
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NBA:
Friday
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS @ BOSTON CELTICS
8:05 pm ET, ESPN
The top teams in the Eastern Conference square off Friday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics.
The Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-73 on Wednesday, covering the 13-point spread. The score went under the total of 197.
Boston held off a late surge to defeat the New Jersey Nets 115-111 on Wednesday. The Celtics failed to cover the 7-point spread and the score went over the total of 194.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in the past five meetings, and 6-1 ATS in the past seven meetings in Boston. However, Boston is 5-0 SU in it?s the past five meetings at home. The total has gone over in six of Boston's past seven at home.
betED Line: Celtics (-1.5)(-110) Total: 185.5
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Friday
DENVER NUGGETS @ UTAH JAZZ
10:35 pm ET, ESPN
Northwest division rivals Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz clash Friday night at the EnergySolutions Arena.
The Nuggets beat the Portland Trailblazers 106-90 in another Northwest battle on Thursday. The Nuggets covered the 7.5-point spread and the 196 points fell under the total of 199.5.
Utah beat the Houston rockets 101-94, failing to cover the 8.5-point spread. The score went under the 201-point total.
The total has gone over in six of the past nine meetings overall, and in six of the past nine meetings in Utah. Denver is 4-9 ATS in the past 13 meetings overall, and 2-5 ATS in the past seven meetings on the road.
betED Line: Jazz (-9)(-110) (ML: -525) Total: 209.5
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NCAA BASKETBALL:
Saturday
No. 1 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES @ No. 4 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
12 pm ET, CBS
The UConn Huskies, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, take on the No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers in a battle of top NCAA Basketball teams Saturday.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five outright, but the Panthers have a big advantage against the spread, going 7-3 ATS over that span. The teams last met on Feb. 16, when Pittsburgh upset UConn 76-68 as a 2.5 road underdog.
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its past five overall, but 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its past five on the road. Connecticut is 2-4 SU in the past six meetings with UConn on the road. Pittsburgh is 9-1 SU in its past 10, and 6-2 ATS in its past eight.
betED Line: NCAA Basketball Odds
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Saturday
No. 6 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
9 pm ET, ESPN
The No. 6 Louisville Cardinals face Big East conference rival West Virginia Mountaineers on the road Saturday night.
Louisville is 24-5 SU overall and 15-2 SU in the Big East, and is tied for the conference lead with No. 1 UConn Huskies. West Virginia is 21-9 SU overall and 10-7 SU in conference play.
The Cardinals are 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS over the past five meetings. The teams last squared off on Jan. 31, when Louisville won 69-63 but failed to cover the 6.5-point home spread.
betED Line: NCAA Basketball Odds
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Hot Props:
With so much young talent in the NBA this season, there are lots of qualified candidates for the league?s Rookie of the Year award.
Basketball bettors can make their picks now at betED.com, which has odds for which NBA player will win the coveted honor.
1. Derrick Rose -210
2. O.J. Mayo +100
3. Russell Westbrook +900
4. Brook Lopez +1900
5. Greg Oden +1900
6. Michael Beasley +1900
7. Marc Gasol +4500
NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
TRIVIA ANSWER:
4. 16
After going 16-1 (they lost their first game of the season), Louisville lost to Marquette 77-70.
TRIVIA:
How many consecutive NCAA Basketball games did the Louisville Cardinals win in the 2003-04 season?
1. 13
2. 12
3. 15
4. 16
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NBA:
Friday
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS @ BOSTON CELTICS
8:05 pm ET, ESPN
The top teams in the Eastern Conference square off Friday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics.
The Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-73 on Wednesday, covering the 13-point spread. The score went under the total of 197.
Boston held off a late surge to defeat the New Jersey Nets 115-111 on Wednesday. The Celtics failed to cover the 7-point spread and the score went over the total of 194.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in the past five meetings, and 6-1 ATS in the past seven meetings in Boston. However, Boston is 5-0 SU in it?s the past five meetings at home. The total has gone over in six of Boston's past seven at home.
betED Line: Celtics (-1.5)(-110) Total: 185.5
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Friday
DENVER NUGGETS @ UTAH JAZZ
10:35 pm ET, ESPN
Northwest division rivals Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz clash Friday night at the EnergySolutions Arena.
The Nuggets beat the Portland Trailblazers 106-90 in another Northwest battle on Thursday. The Nuggets covered the 7.5-point spread and the 196 points fell under the total of 199.5.
Utah beat the Houston rockets 101-94, failing to cover the 8.5-point spread. The score went under the 201-point total.
The total has gone over in six of the past nine meetings overall, and in six of the past nine meetings in Utah. Denver is 4-9 ATS in the past 13 meetings overall, and 2-5 ATS in the past seven meetings on the road.
betED Line: Jazz (-9)(-110) (ML: -525) Total: 209.5
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NCAA BASKETBALL:
Saturday
No. 1 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES @ No. 4 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
12 pm ET, CBS
The UConn Huskies, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, take on the No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers in a battle of top NCAA Basketball teams Saturday.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five outright, but the Panthers have a big advantage against the spread, going 7-3 ATS over that span. The teams last met on Feb. 16, when Pittsburgh upset UConn 76-68 as a 2.5 road underdog.
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its past five overall, but 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its past five on the road. Connecticut is 2-4 SU in the past six meetings with UConn on the road. Pittsburgh is 9-1 SU in its past 10, and 6-2 ATS in its past eight.
betED Line: NCAA Basketball Odds
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Saturday
No. 6 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS @ WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
9 pm ET, ESPN
The No. 6 Louisville Cardinals face Big East conference rival West Virginia Mountaineers on the road Saturday night.
Louisville is 24-5 SU overall and 15-2 SU in the Big East, and is tied for the conference lead with No. 1 UConn Huskies. West Virginia is 21-9 SU overall and 10-7 SU in conference play.
The Cardinals are 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS over the past five meetings. The teams last squared off on Jan. 31, when Louisville won 69-63 but failed to cover the 6.5-point home spread.
betED Line: NCAA Basketball Odds
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Hot Props:
With so much young talent in the NBA this season, there are lots of qualified candidates for the league?s Rookie of the Year award.
Basketball bettors can make their picks now at betED.com, which has odds for which NBA player will win the coveted honor.
1. Derrick Rose -210
2. O.J. Mayo +100
3. Russell Westbrook +900
4. Brook Lopez +1900
5. Greg Oden +1900
6. Michael Beasley +1900
7. Marc Gasol +4500
NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
TRIVIA ANSWER:
4. 16
After going 16-1 (they lost their first game of the season), Louisville lost to Marquette 77-70.
