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00:00All right, big 12 semis this evening in Kansas City.

00:04First game, I love this game.

00:05I think it's gonna be a great game.

00:06BYU and Houston will set things off.

00:09Six and a half for the Houston Cougars.

00:12Remember, they're both Cougars here.

00:13133 and a half, 134 I'm seeing as well.

00:17And then Texas Tech, I got it now at one and a half,

00:21where I'm looking at this second.

00:22Two and a half on the board,

00:24150, two and a half, Arizona and Texas Tech.

00:27Okay, so I took Arizona.

00:32And if you're giving me two and a half, I had it at two.

00:35I like two and a half even better,

00:37because I think it could be that kind of game,

00:39a two point game, last second bucket type thing.

00:43I like Arizona.

00:44I think they can play with anybody.

00:45I think Texas Tech is really tough.

00:47I think the Red Raiders are capable of winning this game,

00:49no doubt about it.

00:50But Arizona, for my money, I bet on them last night.

00:53I told you, I'm not buying Kansas.

00:55I said to coach, I think they stink.

00:58That's why they fell out of the rankings,

01:00because they weren't for real this year at all.

01:02I don't care about their big either.

01:04I think he's a galoof.

01:06And I like BYU.

01:07I got them at seven and a half.

01:09And the way they shoot the rock,

01:11I think they'll be in the game with Houston.

01:13I think Houston, this is a game about the Cougars defense

01:18against a team that shoots the ball really well.

01:21Will they shoot as well as they do

01:25against that great defense?

01:26So I got it at seven and a half, six and a half.

01:28To me, it starts to get a little sketchy.

01:31I think Houston's a Final Four team.

01:33Their defense is absolutely ferocious, problematic.

01:37St. John's, Houston, Duke, and Tennessee.

01:42I will pass Duke's defense with Tennessee's right now

01:46based on availability and health.

01:49With Duke, without Flag, without Brown,

01:52they are not the same team defensively.

01:54We'll see tonight if they can cover that number

01:56and if they're gonna be in big trouble

01:57in the NCAA tournament

01:59and if injuries will ruin their great season

02:02where they climb to number one

02:04going into the ACC tournament in the country

02:07and then two of their star players get injured.

02:10Brown was already injured and now he's screwed.

02:12And now Flag drops.

02:14It changes everything

02:15when your two star players are injured.

02:17It just changes everything.

02:18It makes them almost to the point of worry

02:22about being insignificant.

02:23When you have that many problems with injuries

02:26going into the NCAAs next week,

02:29it might bite you in the ass.

02:32Certainly might.

02:33Quarterfinals at the Big Ten.

02:36Of course, we already know Michigan State and Wisconsin,

02:38one in the afternoon.

02:39They will play each other tomorrow in Indy.

02:42Who will play in the second game?

02:44The winners of tonight.

02:45Illinois versus Maryland in the first game.

02:48Maryland minus one and a half.

02:50Then Purdue and Michigan in the late night game.

02:54Purdue minus two and a half against the Wolverines.

02:56I really like Queen and Maryland.

02:58I like Purdue as well.

03:00I think they're better than Michigan

03:02and I think the Terps are better than the Illini.

03:05I don't deny the Illini are tough.

03:08They're a tournament ready team.

03:10They have a good coach.

03:12They are a problem.

03:13It will not be easy,

03:15but I'm still taking the Terps and the Boilers.

03:20Terps and the Boilers.

03:22Illinois is very tough.

03:23That's for sure.

03:24By the way, Tennessee up 10 now on Texas.

03:2655-45, under 14 minutes to go.

03:29They have all the calls.

03:32Get all the calls.

03:33Tonight's game, games in the SEC in Nashville.

03:36Missouri and Florida in the first game.

03:40Minus eight and a half for the Gators.

03:42And then Alabama in the night cap against Kentucky.

03:45Minus seven and a half for the Tide.

03:47178, 179 and a half the total.

03:52Okay, first of all, it's just been announced

03:55that Flagg will not play tonight for Duke.

03:57So that's a done deal.

03:59Neither will Brown, that's obvious.

04:01But I'm taking Missouri here.

04:02I think Missouri in eight and a half is delicious.

04:05I think Missouri can play with anybody.

04:07I think it's gonna be a great game.

04:08I think the Gators are really good.

04:11Another potential Final Four team, the Florida Gators.

04:16There's no doubt about it.

04:17But I've always believed that for my money,

04:20that even though I bet on Texas with those points,

04:24that Tennessee and Missouri would meet,

04:26if it's possible, for the SEC title.

04:29I know everyone is handing it to Alabama and everything else.

04:32I like Bama in that second game against Kentucky.

04:36I think Kentucky barely got by Oklahoma

04:39because they're not as good as everybody thinks they are.

04:43They could have, should have, would have lost that game.

04:45But didn't they win by one?

04:46Tonight they get served up ice cold by Alabama.

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