Buckeye State rivals meet in A-10 Tournament

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03/12/2010 - Atlantic City, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In-state rivals clash for the third time this season as the 24th-ranked Xavier Musketeers and the Dayton Flyers take part in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this evening.

The seventh-seeded Flyers have already seen action in the 34th edition of this event, having defeated George Washington on Tuesday night by a score of 70-60 at home. The win was just the second in the last six games for a Dayton squad that hit the skids at the wrong time this season as it tries to win its first A-10 Tournament title since 2003.

Xavier, which defeated the Flyers in the championship round of this tourney back in 2004, is the second seed this season after posting an impressive 14-2 mark against the rest of the league during the regular season. The Musketeers are one of the hottest teams heading into the postseason, riding a seven-game win streak as they shoot for their fifth crown overall in this event.

The teams split two meetings this season as both won on their home floors. As a result of their complete domination of Xavier in Dayton a month ago in a lopsided 90-65 final, the Flyers now own an 82-69 advantage in the all-time series.

The winner of this meeting will be heading to the semifinals on Saturday to take on the winner of the Massachusetts/Richmond contest.

Marcus Johnson scored a team-best 16 points, one of four players to hit for double figures in the win over the Colonials earlier this week. Chris Johnson and Rob Lowery tallied 11 points apiece and Paul Williams added 10 off the bench as he made good on 7-of-8 shots at the free-throw line. In fact, the free-throw line is where the meeting was won for the Flyers as they made good on 17-of-21 attempts in the second half and outscored George Washington at the stripe overall, 26-10. Despite finishing with just seven points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field, due in part to his foul trouble during the meeting, Chris Wright remains the top scorer for the Flyers with his 14.1 ppg, thanks to his 52.4 percent accuracy from the field overall. Chris Johnson steps in with 11.8 ppg and has combined with Wright to account for more than 14 rebounds per outing, but just 56 total assists over the course of 31 games this season.

A big reason why the Musketeers have managed to string together their fifth straight 20-win season and the 13th in the last 14 campaigns, is Jordan Crawford who leads the A-10 in scoring with his 19.7 ppg. Crawford has been elevating his game in recent weeks by putting up 21.1 ppg over the last 10 games. Second on the team in assists with 89, Crawford has not only made good on 39.9 percent of his three-point shots, he has also found opportunity to clear close to five rebounds per game at the same time. Jason Love, an All- A-10 Second-Team choice, paces the unit on the glass with his 8.6 rpg and because he stays so close to the rim he has made good on 58.1 percent of his field goal attempts, en route to 11.9 ppg. Toss in Terrell Holloway (11.4 ppg) as another scoring threat who is also in charge of distributing the ball to teammates to the tune of 120 assists, and it is not easy finding a weak link in the XU lineup.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

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Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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