College Basketball Free Picks - March 23, 2010

We split our CBB picks (2-2) last night for a slight gain. Today we hit the NIT quarterfinals with one 5-unit pick.

WUNDERDOG 2010 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)

SPORT WINS-LOSSES % NET
NFL 46-29 last 75 picks 61% +$4060

CFB 25-10 last 35 picks 71% +$6040

MLB 265-219 last 484 picks 55% +$8370

NBA 19-6 last 25 picks 76% +$3810

NHL 280-212 last 492 picks 57% +$12340

WNBA 121-90 last 211 picks 57% +$5490

TOTAL +$40110

Today's NCAA Basketball Picks:

Game: North Carolina at U A B (9:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on North Carolina +5 (-110) (risk 5 to win 4.6)

The Tar Heels didn't make the NCAA tournament this year which is clearly a disaster for this team. They could have folded tent, thinking the NIT wasn't worth their effort. Many expected them to. To their credit, they did not. Roy Williams would not let them. We were on them last game when they were getting 7.5 points from Mississippi State. The Heels won that game outright. Now they are getting points again and again I like them to fight hard to stay close, if not win. UAB looks like the better team on paper, having gone 25-8. But the competition they have faced this season in Conference USA is vastly different. In looking at how these two teams fared against common opponents this season, we can get a glimpse of what might happen here. These teams both faced Marshall, NC State and Virginia. In those games, North Carolina went 3-1 SU and ATS, winning on average by 12 points per game. UAB went 0-3 SU and ATS, losing by an average margin of 7.4 per game! Huge difference. UAB is off a big 20-point win but that's not good for them as they stand at 10-20 ATS the past two seasons when coming off an ATS win. In tournament games the past three seasons, the Blazers are just 5-14 ATS! Under Roy Williams, the Heels are 17-8 ATS in post-season tournament games. It's not often we get him and his team with points. I'm backing North Carolina here.

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Check out the last five NCAA Basketball Picks Newsletters:

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NCAA-Basketball-Picks-March-21-2010
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NCAA-Basketball-Picks-March-20-2010
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NCAA-Basketball-Picks-March-19-2010
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NCAA-Basketball-Picks-March-18-2010
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