Conference Tourney Mini-Previews: Big East

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We’re less than a week away from Selection Sunday, and already five teams have earned automatic bids to the NCAAs. Congrats to Belmont (Atlantic Sun), Winthrop (Big South), Cornell (Ivy), Drake (Missouri Valley) and Austin Peay (OVC) for securing bids over the weekend. Belmont (2006 and 2007), Winthrop (1999-2002 and 2005-2007) and Austin Peay (1996 and 2003) are old hands at March ... [link]

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Conference Tournament Previews: Big East
Published 3/11/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... the Pomeroy odds. I've tried to factor this in with the "True Odds", although it's obviously an inexact science. The Marquette odds are the second best available, but that's probably about the same as betting on them game-by-game. Nothing else is very good. As usual, the longshots are atrocious. Even Notre Dame at +550 is ugly; their likely path of Marquette, Louisville, and Georgetown is very tough. Related: Conference Tourney Mini-Previews: Big East [Rush the Court]

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