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The start of the sweet 16. We've got Purdue taken on Texas and we've got some late movement here on the Purdue Boilermakers the place that we sit still sits at eight but a lot of other shops are at eight and a half So this was open to eight went down to six and a half now back to eight eight and a half So late money coming in on the Purdue Boilermakers against Texas tip off 10 minutes from now in San Jose I think this is some of this based off the entry news the Pope may not play for the longhorn. Good very well Be here and also I mentioned this yesterday. I mentioned Paul show C.J. Cox who has produced best perimeter defender And who's critical in this matchup against Texas's bigger guards He's got a he's recovering for a hyper extended knee And he's not going to be a hundred percent. I think he's going to give it a go He's going to try to play might be limited But that's an injury to keep an eye on as well. I bet Texas here plus eight. I did not you know this number It was eight Sunday night adipto seven and six and a half throughout the week

And a couple people are no mad at me. Well, you got eight now. I have to take seven I said well, just wait it might come back to eight. I did not think it was going to come back to eight and a half today I'm surprised this number Got bet up like this. I fully anticipate this being a tight game to the wire I don't think Purdue is going to run away with this and don't forget if you lie bet produce a team that will build a big lead and blow it So you also might want to look for that lie betting tonight Looking forward to this game. It is the first of four tonight and four more tomorrow night We will preview all eight sweet 16 games and as we always do watch these games and take a look at it from a live betting standpoint What do we got? I just noticed too? I bet the total under 140 nine I put that my visa in column talked about that early in the week The total is crashed to 145 in this game And it doesn't surprise me much with total scratches, but Tim that's a A four point move here in the last 48 hours on the total all right So big movement on this first game of the sweet 16 still to come tonight At 730 Eastern. We've got Iowa and Nebraska. This also saw decent move towards the under

134 and a half or so right now 131 and a half in the betting market still to come later tonight Arizona, Arkansas right now our Arizona back to an eight eight and a half point favorite They were down at seven and a half as of yesterday total 165 in that game and then Houston and Illinois We've seen movement come in on the underdog here Three and a half down to two and a half Matt as the Houston Cougars with albeit a little bit of home court advantage Not getting the love at least from the sharp guys in that one Yeah, I've got some action here too now. I did play Nebraska and Tim you know, I talk a lot about On these short numbers one one and a half and a half. Oh, I'll lay the money lines, right? Well, that's that's home It's home favorite season. Nine a.m. Games, right? That's right. Of course different What I did here is laid the one and a half with Nebraska. It's just a small bet and I deserve to lose this bet Typically, I will lay on the I will lay the money line price, right on short favorites like this 120 125 instead of laying the one and a half and now I know Nebraska's going to win this game by one

That's the way it's going to work out, but now the the total I think is more important here. There's a lot of people I know sharp bettors who played this under 134 or number similar. Did you bet this under? I did And it's one of my plays in the contest 134 and a half Did not get the best of it in my actual betting portfolio. I believe I have 133 That's a double check what I've got there But I do have an underbet on this one and you and I talked about it I'm mad at myself for not taking the under earlier because I think you were on looking at this game under early on in the week And we've seen just a steady movement towards the under I'm slow to pull the trigger here because the total is so low I was hesitant to bet this under because you're always worried about fouling and a bunch of free throws You could have 20 points scored in the last two minutes of a game like this Or you could have four points scored in the last two minutes of a game I think there's you know, it's random a lot of times how these totals decisions work out It was such a low total like this when you don't know how the game is going to be officiated I stayed away from it. I did not play the total. I did play Illinois plus three and a half

Not that number was a bit too high But I've also got Houston the winter region And Houston on a money line parallel to trying to thread the needle on that bettor But I thought three and a half was right side to take the points with the alina. All right, as far as the late game tonight I can only lay out with Arizona I've got Arizona and two separate money line parlays. I don't think the cats lose to the razor packs Quick update regarding injury news in the early game at Purdue and Texas good news for Purdue bad news for Texas CJ Cox is starting for Purdue So he is in the starting lineup tonight along with Braden Smith, Fletcher lawyer Trey Kaufman-Ren and Oscar Kluff Texas will not have Jordan Pope in the starting lineup now. He hasn't been ruled out for the game But he will not start tonight So Jordan Pope is not in the starting lineup for Texas. Oh, that is a setback for Texas Well, I looked like the injury news is going to be worse for Purdue with CJ Cox Not suddenly as worse for the Longhorns with a Jordan Pope But I'll still stick with a Texas plus a point. Yeah, I've got plus eight didn't play it in the contest Matt and

But do have a plus eight ticket. We talked about it a lot during the week And that's why we're here. Why get an opportunity to bet this game from an in-game standpoint Viacitis for Texas, I think will be an enormous Difference maker for this game if he gets into foul trouble This could be a troublesome for Texas, but what we also talked about Matt coming off of a Insanely efficient second round game Do we get a little bit of regression from the Purdue Boilermakers from a shooting standpoint shooting over 50% from the field Over 50% from three and 95% from the line. I think you've got to have some sort of a three-point shooting regression That's not going out on a limb predicting that right, but just produce 22 for 38 from three point range and two NCAA tournament games She's 38.8 percent from three for the season But obviously much higher than that in the last two tournament games Yeah, you will you will see some regression about how much is a question here. I think if a Purdue shoots

You know eight for 20 from the three-point line tonight eight for 22 something like that's a little bit More realistic Texas as the worst defensive rating number 81 of all remaining teams in the tournament The long hordes have tightened things up defensively here in the in the past few games allowing 68.3 points In the tournament and now they played much better dailin swing six eight guard Trimon marks six five guard Tim those guards are bigger and more athletic more physical than produce starting guards And I think that's where Texas has the advantage in this game. You're right You can't get the big man Vocatitis and foul trouble if if the long hordes do that. They don't have enough depth inside the deal with a Purdue in the paint Purdue 2 and 0 ATS so far in this tournament Covering against queens and much to our chagrin covering against Miami Matt painter 28 and 14 ATS in the NCAA tournament however 23 and seven ATS in the first two rounds Five and seven ATS in the sweet 16 and later so we will see if that trend continues also pointed out by our buddy Evan Abrams

Matt painter and Purdue 9 and 0 ATS as a favorite since its start of the 2024 NCAA tournaments That's a pretty strong run. I don't think a lot of people would believe that step Would believe that's a trend when you think about Purdue disappointing more often than not in the NCAA tournament So I think we're about a few minutes away from tip off of that game in San Jose Sean Miller another nugget here for this game Sean Miller as an underdog in the tournament Been done at 15 times. He's 11 and 4 ATS 3 and 0 ATS and of course straight up so far in this tournament So it'll be the first one up Pectis and Purdue. I don't really had trends to me or more of a talking point than anything else I don't you're not gonna bet games based on a trend like that I prefer to bet based on the matchups and when you get this deep in the tournament You expect really competitive games more often than not This is where I think of playing the underdogs and taking the points is usually a more valuable one game Where I don't really want to take the points is in the Arkansas Arizona game

I think Arizona should win that by double did it tonight and there's a trend Very strong the points to John Calipari. Yep, John Calipari in the NCAA and SEC tournaments since he got to Kentucky So Kentucky and Arkansas 11 0 and 1 as an underdog in those runs I bet Arizona. It's funny. I started the weekmat trying to make the case for Arkansas And as the week went on and we talked about it on Monday and Tuesday I ended up on Arizona got it at seven and a half yesterday laid the eight in our circuit college hoops contest So I will be on the wildcats later on tonight We got some big bets to tell you about for this opening game courtesy of draft kings We got a $17,500 bet on Iowa money line So that game coming up at 730 eastern for the Iowa Nebraska game $9,000 bet on Purdue money line and then an $8,000 bet on Texas Money line, which would bring home 22,800 bucks. There's some big bets coming in at draft kings as these games are about to get underway

So I would say draft kings is rooting for Purdue on that one because you would they would have to pay off 23,000 on Texas and 2500 on Purdue But that's just a small sample of what's coming in and a book like that I get to assume they got hundreds of bets like that rolling in They're going to look at the betting splits over at visin.com 57% of bets on Texas believe it or not taking the point So a bit of a popular dog if you will with Texas and Purdue and on the total 71% of the bets 63% this is showing Jordan Pope in the starting lineup Okay All right, well Jordan Pope is in the starting lineup CBS CBS so we'll keep our eye on Number zero out there because a tweet 30 minutes ago said that Mark that that Jordan Pope would be out of this or not in the starting lineup. So we will see as these teams Hit the floor here if it is indeed Jordan Pope look. I am showing you Matt right here

That is the lineup card that was given out to the media and it did not have Jordan Pope in it And there he is he's on the floor. They lied Yeah, gamesmanship, huh make the other team think he's not going to play and then throw him out there at the last mile You know, even though he's out there you got to wonder You know what percent how much is he you're going to be able to give the team tonight because obviously he's far from fully healthy All right, we are underway Purdue and Texas the sweet 16 is here He's also opening day and major league baseball. We got so much to get to we will keep you updated We'll go behind the counter bottom of the hour chuck espasito from stations. How are these games being bets? We're underway on a glorious sweet 16 thursday on v-syn primetime Let me get your attention real quick podcast listeners It's March which means the madness is officially upon us and the folks at v-syn have really gone crazy with this one

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A different future is closer than you think with capella university learn more at capella.edu This is v-syn primetime on v-syn the sports betting network We are underway in San Jose Purdue and Texas and just a little while ago as we went to break it was boom boom boom A two-three from Fletcher lawyer a three from mark of Texas the live total had gone to 149 and a half And has since dropped back down to 144 and a half six to three remains the score Purdue and Texas just underway Bottom of the hour Nebraska and Iowa right now total sits at 131 and a half in that game with a spread of one and a half Nebraska the corn A slight favorite in that game before we get to our game of the nightmare Iowa and Nebraska your quick thoughts on this game and you have a a small play on a side here

Illinois plus three and a half but I also had bet Houston to win the region and I got Through Houston on the money line Parley You're talking about Iowa and Nebraska. Oh, I thought we were doing the game of the night. Oh, we haven't done the little animation thing yet 6-5 here Purdue over Texas. Iowa and Nebraska. I did I didn't play the horn corner Huskers a little bit here. It's more off the Huge win that the hot guy's got against number one Florida A lot of times you want to fade a team off just a gigantic upset like that and that's more the angle here But I also watch both games between these teams this season. They both went to the wire And this is more of a coin flip game. I was first game. I believe it's 57 to 52 in the second game with the overtime So you talked about teams are looking in a mirror It's a corn Huskers in the hot guys and this one I a little bit I think a little bit more emphasis for me is on the fact you want to fade a team off of big win like Iowa had against Florida But like I said, it's not one of my best bets. So take that for what it's worth and also

The total is so low. I want to play under this low total But I did not play under 134 when you're late to the party on a low number like that You hate to jump in there at the worst number Yeah, and you might have a situation like we saw in this Purdue Texas game get off to a quick start Take a live total under and then Let that thing kind of come back down eight to seven is our score Purdue Gonna hit a step back jumper here to go up 10 to seven So strong start for Purdue here as CJ Cox already with four points We were curious about his status looks pretty strong so far two for two and four rebounds for CJ Cox already in the early going here for the boiler makers Waiting for our first media time out in Purdue and Texas Texas the highest remaining C left in this NCAA tournament as Vokititis gets a nice bucket inside to cut the deficit down to one for the Texas long horns Well, we mentioned it briefly. Let's get to it Matt Illinois and Houston will be the last game to tip tonight and that is our game of the night

The lights are on in the stakes are high. It's the prime time game of the night Toyota center Houston, Texas this game will follow Iowa and Nebraska Houston the two seed in the south regional Illinois the three seed in the south region and right now Houston Matt a two and a half point favorite total here at circa 140 the Westgate Superbook 140 and a half Fandall 139 and a half so depending on what you want to play there are different options out there Matt, what are you looking at in our game of the night? We've got lots of bets to tell you about across all the visa and platforms But your thoughts on Houston, Illinois tonight. I think it's going to come down to Houston's defensive toughness And whether or not the lineup I can deal with that on their offensive end of the four because you got A Houston team that's number four in defensive rating behind Duke Michigan in Arizona And the Cougars will have 50.3 points in their last three wins against Texas A&M Idaho and Kansas

they play slow number 351 in tempo and they are capable though of Getting I think getting a little bit more out of the offensive end than they have had in the past because they've got guards and Kingston Fleming's a manual sharp Emilos Uzon who are veterans they've been there before and Kingston Fleming's actually a freshman, but he's a freshman stud. He can He's going to be a top 10 pick most likely in the NBA draft, but sharp and Uzon have been there before this Houston team is experienced a little soft inside and like Calvin Samson teams in the past have been really tough in the middle But Illinois It's got three really good guards starting with Keaton-Wardler, Kyle and Boswell Story Akamitch The Alina on their offensive end are tough to deal with a lot of times because they're long they can spread the four reshooters But Houston's going to slow this game down Actually Alina I played a lot slower tempo than a lot of people think but

Houston's going to slow this game down And see if Illinois is tough enough to win a half court grinder I got my doubts about that and I think most people do have their doubts about that But I did play Illinois plus three and a half because to me this is more like a coin flip type of game tonight that you've got Strength first weakness on both ends of the four Illinois strength is going to be spreading the floor and Illinois's weakness is it's not really tough on the defensive end Tim and I think that's one of a lot of people questioned about this Alina team Houston as tough as it gets Illinois not so much Before I get back to this game Matt We have yet to have a commercial break in and Purdue and Texas these two teams are off to a scorching hot starts This game saw late under money come into the market Matt It is now 155 and a half and we haven't hit a media timeout yet stops at a minimum as Texas has a 20 to 80 lead

Based off of what we've seen so far Do we take it under at this first media timeout? I think so actually I'd play under 155 and a half I would look to I mean Texas started one for five from the field and since then is seven for seven That's shooting is obviously going to cool off as I say that Pope Jack's up with three and misses it We desperately need a TV timeout in this game Are we going to play like 12 minutes without it without a timeout? This is going to be one of those situations Matt where you get a media timeout you come back from breaking Then you get another media timeout you haven't had one yet and Purdue And Texas still waiting for the first there's not been a break in the action for nine minutes This has just been constant back and forth between these two teams right now And this is also the way I like it because the officials are not getting that involved But I think here I was going to say you're going to see a call here really soon because the officials know they need to stop the game And we got a foul and Texas is going to go to the free throw line But I like to start for the long horns. They're up 2018 going to the line. They're knocking down threes

Pope is in there. There's a lot of talk to Jordan Pope is not going to play He is in there and now the live numbers down the four and a half. So I like where the Texas side bet is pointing I don't like where the total bet is pointing when you're talking under 149 Yeah, and I was trying to get it in 153 and a half and the market just kept moving on me just dropped a 152 and a half At station, but you're right you're going to come back from the timeout here You're going to have two free throws for Texas And you're probably going to have one possession for Purdue The refs are going to call something and you're going to have another team at the timeout So once again, we got free throws coming here for Texas. I was unable to get in at 153 and a half So I'm going to wait a little bit see if I can get maybe back up to 155 here 20 to 18 start here for Texas All right, so we got interrupted. We were talking about the game of the night. I've got Houston to win the region and Houston on Moneyline Parley. I did play Illinois plus three and a half So I'm trying to thread the needle there, but I bet Houston to win the region before the tournament. So I've

I expect Houston to win the game. I thought this number was going to be around two Two and a half minutes for the market's trending now, too. It's also I think You know, it's a pseudo home court advantage for Houston and that's probably why the line was a little bit inflated To begin with anyway, we got several Picks on this prime time game of the night. Tim. What do we have on the board? So in the visa and Circuit College hoops challenge Matt. We have 10 total selections on this game on the side Seven on Illinois plus three and a half some of that might be playing a good number Three on Houston. We've got the graphic up there. Matt you myself hoops Aaron Moore the professor will hill my ginger brother all on Illinois Scott Sidenberg is on Houston as you see another Batch of plays here our buddy David Deneen once upon a time champion of this competition on Houston Jolton Joe Cerralo and Ken Thompson is on Houston. So some good folks on both sides of this one

I am also on Houston took the three and a half with the Alina. So hopefully the Alina to your point, Matt I have a future on Illinois to win the title. I got it at 15 to one. So not the best of the number I also have Houston to win this region at plus 255 so I wouldn't mind threading the needle here Houston by one to three But I will be on Houston here in this spot. We will get into Arkansas and Arizona a little bit later on in the show tough to thread the needle on On some bats like that. Hey occasionally you're gonna do that when it happens. It's great And if there's a type of game where it can happen This is it right where it's gonna go down to the final possession You would think her the final minute where you're gonna have a one possession game 20 to 18 after the first media time out, but it came late 1048 Left in the first half Texas off to a strong start. They lead 20 to 18 Still five and a half point dog in this game total 153 and a half are you tired of cappers lying about their record Juice real just dropped an update that makes that impossible connect your sportsbooks directly into juice real and instantly get in depth analytics on your own betting

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So let's get those answers for you right now Where are the lines changing and where's the money going? Let's go behind the counter Our good buddy Chuck Esposito busy man over at the red rock casino part of the stations casino group as Texas regains the lead 23 22 Chuck before we actually I want to get your thoughts real quickly before the tip Iowa Nebraska. What do you guys need in this game? Actually guys, we got really two good two-way action on the game We are bigger under fans than anything else under 132 would be the perfect scenario for us Excellent two-way business on this game Yeah, that total drop to check did you have the totals high as 134 or not? I think check really quick actually I know We actually opened it 134 and a half math Okay, and then it kind of it went down and then back up to 134 Then it was a steady kind of we walked it down to its lowest point right now at 132 at tip So so when you say that basically you've got sharp money on the ender, but the public is playing the over in Iowa and Nebraska right

That is exactly it exactly I thought that would be a strong two-way action game is it because close to 50-50 as you can get in terms of a Ticket count money on the on each side Yeah, I look at I look at the ticket counts on that game um Nebraska It's 61% of the tickets are on Nebraska, but you're right the total is the overwhelming 74% and that's public for the most part 74% of tickets are on the over Chuck. I'm sure you're a Iowa Hawkeye fan. How much did that help you out Sunday when Iowa upset Florida? Oh, he mentioned we guys I I jumped in the air I claimed that I jumped 20 feet in the air and everybody kind of looked at me and said we doubt that you actually jumped 20 feet in the air Maybe a foot um, but and and that probably be pressed to you know stretching it a bit But it was a big big swing for us. I mean the tournament was good on Thursday Really chalky on Friday and Saturday although we did okay on Friday Did not do well on Saturday But uh everything that we kind of won we were on the verge of giving back

We really needed an outright Iowa win and somehow they got there for us Chuck Esposito given the latest from behind the counter Chuck were Just underway as we mentioned in the brasscan Iowa before we look ahead to the late games The game that is underway Texas and Purdue we saw Look like late Purdue money coming into the market. What do you guys need in Texas and Purdue? Yeah, they there definitely was some some late money there And uh, you know the 55% of tickets are on Purdue We saw some first half money commit on Purdue as well So we're definitely rooting for for Texas and that game guys and um at 55 But I said percent of tickets are on Purdue and 67% on the over so early games for us I would Nebraska under and getting Texas to cover in the first half and the game. I would be best case scenarios All right Chicago Cubs fan red rock sports book director Chuck Esposito with us. Check how the cubs do today Oh, they lost math, but I have to tell you that you know

I'm okay with not singing you know go cubs go today because we were huge we were huge nats fans You know you get a lot of favorite money this for this first uh opening day We were huge nats fans. We got there um the other team that really helped us out today as well I was getting the angel will start to beat the Astros against Hunter Brown Both those decisions were really favorable for our side of the counter Of course, we still got to get through the uh Arizona the Dodgers tonight and Gilbert um, you know a big favorite for Seattle But overall baseball has been pretty good today for opening day Yeah, I was gonna say we'll get back to sweet 16 in a moment But baseball the full opening day here Yankees beat the giants last night the opener in San Francisco But what was I was a wagering handle for the first day of baseball strong? It's actually been great. Yeah, I think anytime you have you know the day games Maths they really add to the wagering menu as people are kind of coming in looking at the sweet 16 games Looking at other stuff going on if you do their horse racing or NBA or NHL You've got day baseball. It's opening day. Just kind of an added kind of fun buzz Um, that's going on right now. So having day baseball is definitely good for us

Chuck Esposito once again joining us here on Veson prime time I did place a little under 155 and a half bet on Texas All right you during this media time out you're gonna think this red hot shooting is gonna cool off a little bit here these teams of Just been knocking down everything for the last 10 minutes off to a pretty quick start by the way in Nebraska Iowa corn huskers up nine to two all right two games still to come tonight Very curious how this game is being bet Arizona and Arkansas. Is this a hot dog situation? Is this another situation where maybe you want Arizona to win Arkansas to cover how are your Clients and customers betting Arizona, Arkansas I think that's best case Tim you look at ticket counts It's only slightly in favor of Arizona 52% of the tickets are on Arizona 68% of tickets are on the over but you look at the game We opened Arizona eight and a half kind of walked it down to eight seven and a half It's back up to eight right now. I know there's some higher numbers out there industry wide as well as well

To be a little bit of a late push there, but um looks like we're going to be Arkansas fans for a bit Just with the other two games depending on what's dumping in To Arizona Arkansas is one of the two late games. Check which team Left do you think is best would you say Arkansas? Would you say Michigan? Would you say Duke and where do you have the futures liability on those three teams? You know, you know, I hate to say but I have used to win in my bracket So you still live I'm gonna say I think they're best Especially with Florida being out um in that region But uh was a little bit of liability guys on Arkansas um a little bit of liability on Iowa But overall we're in pretty good shape in the tournament as a whole um It's been good future book action great handle on the games itself As I said, it was a little chalky on Friday and Saturday where the guests did really well There's just not that same parody, you know, that you you've seen as much in the past These are all major schools left in the sweet 16 There's just not that Cinderella story that you can kind of say everybody's kind of rooting for that school But it's still been great last man standing down to 191 from I think it was 37

74 entry Somewhere in that area, but it's 191 left heading into today for last man standing Arizona Michigan Duke Houston Uh, you top four teams where's Illinois fit into this and how about Illinois Houston tonight? Check this the last game seven oh five start Cougars two and a half point favorites one 40 or so the total Yeah total is at 140 um early push mat was really on Houston We opened the game two and a half went to three then three and a half Since then though, it's steadily been coming down a bit you look at ticket counts though From from our guest that really does favor Houston 70% of the tickets are on the cougars 77% of the tickets are the highest over count of any of the games are on that game You've been Illinois over the 140 Chuck looking ahead to tomorrow St. John's and Duke I imagine this is going to be a massive handle game for you. I'm sure if you had the perfect scenario This would be the last game on the board on Friday night But still tip off at 410 local time here for us in Vegas

How is this game being bet because I've heard from a couple different odds makers across the country And they say this is a very popular game towards the dog. Are you seeing similar with your customers on St. John's Duke? We are Tim as we've talked about guys so often that our guests really favor the favorites in many cases But you are seeing 60% of the tickets on St. John's here We opened Duke up six and a half game was a tie at seven And it's really ping-ponged back and forth three different occasions between six and a half and seven We sit at six and a half right now I think there might be a seven or so out there but for the most part consensus number is six and a half But you're absolutely right St. John's has been a very popular dog amongst our betters Chuck how about Michigan State Yukon that's going to be a really good one tomorrow night It's low number low total and that the second of the two games in the east region I can tell you guys as I love seeing some of these low totals are low point spreads and competitive numbers From what we saw the first week yet so many games that were huge double digit favorites kind of like that this

Hopefully we get some more parity in competitiveness here. We're at two right now with Connecticut We opened one we've been as high as two and a half we sit at two right now Ticket count though does favor. It's actually 50 50 when you look at Yukon and Michigan State 50 50 but the 81% of the tickets are on the over in that game and it's a lower total at 134 and a half But you're still seeing a large amount of tickets come in on Michigan State Connecticut over Chuck there's some uncertainty regarding Joshua Jefferson for Iowa State Tennessee Iowa State. How is this game been bet for you guys? Yeah, we open that we currently fit right now guys at four on Iowa State Are we open to three and a half? It's been as high as four and a half starting to come back down just a little bit Ticket count though. It doesn't matter. There is still backing Iowa State 75% of the tickets are on Iowa State and this is the game They are targeting the over more than any other game 84% of the tickets are on the over of Tennessee Iowa State All right before we get you out of here real quick

30 seconds on Alabama Michigan Chuck I think it's an intriguing matchup. I mean it's a big spread Michigan's the nine point favorite Only 50 two or actually the ticket count does favor Alabama guys at 52% So we are seeing a little dog love from our betters on that game So we'll see how it unfolds. We're definitely going to need a little puppy love tonight We open the game Michigan ten and a half if that it's lowest number right now of Michigan nine Hey Chuck quickly. That's a high total around one seventy three or better better still playing that over Uh, they are mad. I mean, it's not a huge over but they are still playing it over Somewhat Chuck Esposito red rock casino always appreciate it Chuck. Enjoy the games All right. Thanks guys Nebraska off to a red hot start the corn of 16 to six rink mast is being a force on the offensive boards Oh

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The total got as high as 155 and a half it has slowed down a bit total right now 146 and a half as the Boilermakers just miss another three so they have gotten off to have slowed down just a little bit But a tie ball game mat between the long horns and the Boilermakers both you and I early on in the week Made a quick bet on Texas market agreed with us and then disagreed with us and closed around eight and a half at some shops and right now line is six and a half in game Purdue in a 30 30 ball game Yeah, I wasn't too worried about the uh the move today I thought that was more about the Pope injury for Texas with a going up to eight eight and a half but it's good news for us that He's in the lineup and he's playing and I actually think he's playing well. Didn't he just hit a three? He did for the longhorn. So that's why we got this game tied up at 30 so Texas plus eight I thought was the right bet to make right to start and I was gonna stick with that no matter what this week

I think I thought all along this is gonna be probably a two-possession type of game with two minutes to go or a tight game with two Minutes to go and it still looks like that way Tim the way things are playing out here and Purdue was so hot from three in the first two games in a tournament 22 for 38 from three point range and he got to thank some shooting regression is gonna be in store Tonight and we've seen after Fletcher lawyer hit his first two threes We have seen the boy and makers cool off from three the hot guys are getting hot Nebraska was up 16 or Nebraska was up 12 to two and 16 to six eight straight points for Iowa 19 to 17 here so we're gonna get a couple of threes the funny thing is mad this game got bet under How about the live total wow this thing got bet under to 131 and a half It is now With 12 minutes to go in the first half 148 and a half these two teams are red hot from three Nebraska and Iowa

I did take some seven and a half in game with Iowa at 12 to however I took some under 140 and a half and that is not a good bet as we are up to 147 and a half I knew Iowa would come back another three. I mean, this is incredible 22 17 corn huskers on top the live line two and a half the live total 147 and a half and I can say some glad I did not bet this total under yeah You mentioned it. Hey when you have such a low total sometimes You just need some teams to get a little bit hot here and now the question is Matt a game that closed 131 and a half 12 minutes to go in the first half it's moved 16 points is now the time to look at taking an in game on well I think it is you're always looking for way where can I buy this under at the peak of the market and I just saw 148 and a half well Tim now it's dropped to 146 and a half at least the draft Kings number I'm looking at I mean you would love the bet under 150 here right sure Yeah, let's see. I mean I already took a poor poor position at 140 and a half which look at some point

These two teams get cold you could get back down to that number But we will see 12 16 to go still not going to get a media time out So Texas and Purdue has been a really good start 30 30 between Cinderella Purdue and of course, we mean that very tongue inserted in cheek And then you've got Nebraska and Iowa going on in Houston, Matt So when you say Cinderella Texas is the 11 seed the lowest seed left in the tournament But I think the real Cinderella left in this tournament There's going to be the winner of this game Iowa and Nebraska, right? You talk about a Hawkeye's team that took down top seed of Florida What's this Iowa's first trip to the sweet 16 and about another three for Nebraska? Nebraska cannot miss are we watching the Are we watching the Golden State Warriors from 2017? Are we watching Nebraska Corn Hustlers anyway 25 17 Corn Hustlers on top here in the live number Is four and a half at the live total 147 and a half the Nebraska minus 238

This you know, that's a spot. Even though I've gotten Nebraska for the game 238 seems a little bit too much here. You can get about two to one on Iowa on the money line alive So this this game is going to tighten up. What's that 150 and a half right now at stations I got to play that you got to play under one 15. I mean, I mean, I know I already have a loser in pocket It looks like at 140 and a half 150 and a half and a gay mat that was 131 half I mean, yeah, I think you have to have to take it. So I'm in on 150 and a half as a second play on this total. I mean, it's You just can't imagine these two teams are gonna But one thing we talked to Jim root about the worry about these two teams. What if you go to overtime? You know, and that would not over time is not a friend of the under better Yeah, I agree with that, but at the same time you can't live in fear of everything Right, I'm not a germaphobe. I'm not gonna sit around worrying about a game Maybe going to over time in the first half, but I understand that

I'm not a germaphobe and I can't live that way either all right So another man, I've played already four was it one two three four in game bets on these games We'll see how how they play out But still to come to mat tonight mat our game of the night It is Illinois and Houston a lot of differing opinions here at Vison on this game Let's hear from Brad Underwood on whether or not it is unfair that they are playing a regional semifinal against Houston in Houston You know, I've been asked that before and I'll be honest. I could care less Um, and I'm gonna I'm gonna sound really kind of selfish here. I'm an old juke-o ball coach I drove on 16 passenger vans um I drove from Dodge City, Kansas to Mesa, Arizona for a basketball game for a tournament in a bus Uh, you had told me back then that I'm getting a coach basketball in the sweet 16 and play Houston

Uh, I would I would sign up for it. I would crawl to get there um If we want to beat them no matter where we play them we'd have to play great Guess what we're gonna have to do that tomorrow and uh, uh, and I think they're gonna have to play well if they want a chance to beat us and so We've won on the road We've been pretty successful doing that in the big 10 So I don't I don't pay too much attention to it. I'm just grateful for the opportunity and and uh, you know, it played Houston's a challenge enough It doesn't matter where Man, that is a breath of fresh air. I love he does put things in perspective well when you're thinking about Young coaches and uh, you know, we talked about this with Kurt Signetti during the football season Signetti spent most of his career making very little money. Yeah, and then all of a sudden he's making you know 10 to 15 million a year But you gotta keep things in perspective and not complain think about how tough you had it Early in your career when you're taking buses to games all over the country side and you're not traveling first class and

I think Brad uh Brad Underwood's answer there was great. Yeah, that was a pretty impressive by Brad Underwood I can't wait for that game tonight. It's our prime time game of the night. Matt and I both have a small piece of Illinois But rooting interest if Houston were to win we wouldn't be All torn up about it because both you and I have a future on Houston 25 to 17 How about the start from Braden? Frager Matt off the bench three for three from three for the stud Freshman for the Nebraska corn huskers giving them a eight point lead right now in Nebraska a whopping six of 10 from three And it looks like I was gonna say yep, we're gonna hit a three here too. How about oh, I thought Bennett's search was gonna hit that one But it is 25 to now 20 as this game has been on a scorching hot pace and Purdue has up their lead to five Fletcher lawyer He continues to be red hot. We just got a flagrant foul call He hit both free throws and then berries at three so a five point play for Purdue as they up their lead to five with 240 and change to go in the first half

Yeah, I don't like that flagrant foul call. I know by the rule There's no question that they had to call that was a swinging elbow to the head and you know I'm not gonna protest that part of it. I just Tim. I don't know if we need all these flagrant fouls like this in the game Where you get two free throws and possession? Did you see the play when you got two defenders? We're trying to slap the ball away from you. They're all what are you gonna do? Yeah, you just gonna stand there and curl up like a turtle now you're gonna you're supposed to swing your arms a little bit Yeah, by accident you might hit somebody in the head with your elbow, but they're all over you trying to steal the ball. What are you supposed to do? I was always told you get the bride kind of exactly but see what you're doing right there. I know you hit him with your elbow That's a flagrant foul. I know 37 to 30 boilermakers 70 run right now and they are up to a nine and a half point favorite in game I tell you what met I keep making these underbets and Nebraska and Iowa keep slapping me in the face and saying hey moron We're gonna keep scoring 27-23 live total at the one fifty one and a half total is moved 20 points from close

I know but you can't panic too much at one point you gotta think these teams are gonna go through you know a five-minute drought or there's gonna be a rough patch for four or five minutes in this game where they score maybe Just a couple points here there and as I say that I'll guys hit another three 29-23 The live total now one fifty two and a half if you bet the over what the hell is going on? Congratulations, but if you bet the over in this game man Sit back in your rock and chair and have a nice cold drink because this thing is right now sailing 29-23 Nebraska with the lead midway through the first half Texas not going away easily 37-35 Hey, just reminder folks if you're not on profit x yet now is the time sign up by April took the six Purchase at least 25 bucks and get a free 25 bucks then jump into the air king of March contest You got to use the promo code vson mm download profit x use the code vson mm Make your first purchase and take your shot of becoming the king of march

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