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| WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Tuesday, March 29 On Today's Scorecard History In The Making |
| The USA TODAY reports that when the dust settled, it was a quartet of the biggest names in college basketball left standing in what could be considered one of the greatest Final Four lineups. North Carolina added to its record of Final Four appearances with its 21st. Duke will be there for the 17th time and Kansas for the 16th. Villanova with six is the least-regarded program of the bunch but the Wildcats have won two of the past five national titles. The 60 combined appearances betters the previous record of 50 set in the 2008 Final Four. The programs have combined for 17 national titles. North Carolina leads with six, Duke has five and Kansas and Villanova each have three. There has never been a national semifinals where each of the four programs entered with at least three championships. To read more on the Final Four click here. |
| Trending Today Stat-O-Matic |
| More on the Final Four... •Mike Krzyzewski passed John Woodenwith his 13th Final Four and has now reached a Final Four in five consecutive decades... • Money Talks: The Final Four features three of the top five highest-paid coaches in Bill Self ($10.2M), Coach K ($7.4M) andJay Wright ($6.2M). • Axios Sports reports: Duke (+160) is the title favorite, per FanDuel, followed by Kansas (+180), Villanova (+450) and UNC (+500). On March 14, FanDuel took a $300,000 bet on Duke at 17-1, which would pay a net $5.1 million. |
| Grinding Out The Profits More Bucks |
| From the special-edition PLAYBOOK Final Four & NBA Newsletter: The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks have won 11 of their last 15 games against greater than .600 opponents as they prepare themselves to defend their crown, including 6-0 SUATS when coming off a loss. Meanwhile the Philadelphia 76ers play host tonight knowing they are 2-10 ATS this season (1-8 SU and 0-9 ATS the last nine) against foes coming off a SU favorite loss. No deer in the headlights look tonight. Back Milwaukee's finest. |