FiveStarPick.com had a slight kink in the armour last night with a 1-3 ATS record, but today is a new day, and new opportunities have presented themselves.  The focus of today’s preview is the Big East/Big 12 showdown between the UConn Huskies and the Missouri Tigers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list UConn as 6.5-point favorites with the total coming in around 150. 

UConn (30-4 straight up, 14-14 against the spread) crushed Jim Calhoun’s Purdue team, 72-60, as a seven-point favorite.  Hasheem Thabeet led the Huskies with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Craig Austrie had a team-high 17 points, while A.J. Price had 15 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Stanley Robinson chipped in 10 points and 11 boards.

Missouri (31-6 SU, 20-10 ATS) roasted the Number 2 seed Memphis, 102-91.  Missouri won outright as a 5-point underdog.  J.T. Tiller scored a team-high 23 points, while Leo Lyons had 15 points and 12 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll added 17 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a blocked shot.   The victory was Missouri’s sixth straight both SU and ATS.

UConn has covered the spread in all three of its tournament victories over Chattanooga, Texas A&M and Purdue. The Huskies have won by an average of 31.3 points per game.  UConn owns a 6-4 ATS record in 10 games as a single-digit favorite. Meanwhile, Missouri has compiled a 4-2 ATS record in six games as an underdog.

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RED HOT !!!!! FiveStarPick.com is ripping into a 14-2-1 against the spread run and tonight we look to give our members the ATS winners in 4 NCAA Basketball Tournament games.  The focus of today’s preview is the matchup between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list North Carolina (30-4 SU, 13-19 ATS) as a 9.5-point favorites with a total of 162.

Gonzaga (28-5 SU, 15-15 ATS) advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2006 by beating Akron and Western Kentucky.   In their 83-81 win over the Hilltoppers, the Bulldogs freshman guard Demetri Goodson’s threw up a game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds left.  The Zag’s overcame a last-minute Western Kentucky rally as Steffphon Pettigrew tied it up with 7.2 seconds remaining on the clock. All 5 Gonzaga starters were in double figures, but the Zags failed to cover the 10-point spread.  Matt Bouldin led the Zags with 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds.

UNC almost exited early in last Sunday’s second-round matchup against LSU. The Tigers trailed by 9 at intermission, but came out swinging in the second half and scored on six straight possessions to take the lead.  LSU lead by as many as 5 before Ty Lawson took the game over.  Lawson, who had missed UNC’s three previous games with turf toe, poured in 21 of his 23 points in the second half to lead the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16.  North Carolina was able to cover the spread as a 12-point favorite, 84-70.

These schools met two seasons ago at Madison Square Garden with Gonzaga winning 82-74 as a seven-point underdog.  Gonzaga’s Josh Heytvelt overwhelmed UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. Meanwhile, Hansbrough had just nine points, nine boards and four turnovers.  In the point-guard matchup between Ty Lawson and Jeremy Pargo, Lawson had 11 points while Pargo had 16 points. 

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FiveStarPick.com has a full plate of action today for our members.  The focus of today’s preview is the matchup between the Dayton Flyers and the Kansas Jayhawks.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list Kansas (26-7 straight up, 19-7-1 against the spread) as a 8-point favorites with a total of 135.

Dayton (27-7 SU, 14-15 ATS) advanced to the second round by upsetting West Virginia, 68-60, as a nine-point underdog. Chris Wright had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Flyers in their first NCAA Tournament win since 1990.

Kansas just got by North Dakota State, 84-74, as 8.5-point favorites thanks to 32 points and 8 assists from Sherron Collins.  Cole Aldrich had 23 points and 11 rebounds.

The Jayhawks have crushed their competition as a single-digit favorite with a 9-2 ATS record.  Dayton is 5-1 against the spread this year in six games as an underdog.

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FiveStarPick.com will be giving its members the ATS winners in 3 2009 College Basketball Tournament matchups.  The focus of today’s preview is the the showdown between the Big 12 and the Big East when the Texas A&M Aggies play the UConn Huskies.  Las Vegas Sportsbooks list UConn (28-4 SU, 12-14 ATS) as a 10-point favorite with a total of 139. The Aggies are plus-500 on the money line (risk $100 to win $500.)

Texas A&M (24-9 SU, 16-9 ATS) has won seven of its last eight games, including Thursday’s first-round win over BYU as a 3-point underdog.  Bettors (like FiveStarPick.com) who backed A&M on the money line earned a +130 payout.  Bryan Davis lead the Aggies with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots.

Jim Calhoun was hospitalized on Thursday and missed his team’s 103-47 win over Chattanooga as a 20-point favorite. Stanley Robinson had 24 points, while Jeff Adrien finished with 13 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Hasheem Thabeet and A.J. Price added 20 points respectively.

The Aggies have covered the number in seven of their last nine games and as underdogs they have cashed seven straight.

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It is finally here.  March Madness…our time to shine.  FiveStarPick.com has been crushing the brackets this year analyzing stats, trends and injury reports to bring our clients the best opportunity to win against the spread in this year’s college basketball tournament.  The focus of today’s preview is the 8/9 matchup at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia betweent the Texas A&M Aggies and the Brigham Young Cougars.  Las Vegas Sportsbooks list the Cougars as 3-point favorites with the total hovering around 139.

The Aggies won last season’s tournament meeting with BYU, 67-62, as 1-point favorites.  Texas A&M (23-9 SU, 15-9 ATS) won each of its last six regular-season games before losing to Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Nevertheless, the Aggies are a robust 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.  A&M is 6-1 ATS in its seven tournament games since 2006. They were eliminated by UCLA in last season’s tourney, 51-49, as 9.5-point underdogs.

BYU has Lee Cummard, who averages 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. The Cougars have two other great scorers in Jonathan Tavernari (16.2 PPG) and Jimmer Fredette (15.9 PPG).  But their schedule is no where near that of a Big 12 school and should have their hands full with the Aggies today.  BYU had covered the number in nine straight games before failing to cover in its regular-season finale in the MWC Tourney.  BYU is only 5-6 ATS as a single-digit favorite this season, but Texas A&M has cashed at a 9-3 ATS clip in 12 underdog spots. 

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