Bulldogs face tall task in SEC tourney tilt with Commodores

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03/12/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterfinal-round action of the 2010 SEC Tournament pits the 20th ranked Vanderbilt Commodores against the darkhorse Georgia Bulldogs.

The winner will move into the semifinals for a clash with either Mississippi State or Florida.

Georgia, the SEC East Division's sixth seed, closed out the regular season with back-to-back losses, but the team bounced back strong with a 77-64 decision over Arkansas yesterday. The Bulldogs have two SEC Tournament championships to their credit, the most recent of which was earned in 2008. Unfortunately, this year's group is just 14-16 overall and needs to win this event to continue along in the postseason.

Vanderbilt, the second seed from the East Division, earned its lone SEC Tournament title way back in 1951, by far the longest drought of any of the teams that have won the crowd. The Commodores are 29-47 in the event, but this year's team is one of the best in recent memory. Vanderbilt is 23-7 overall and went 12-4 in conference play, but the team is coming off a loss to South Carolina at home in the regular-season finale.

Georgia beat Vanderbilt in the first regular-season meeting between the two teams and lost the second in overtime, so there is no doubt that an upset is possible. In regard to the all-time series between the two teams, the Commodores own an 81-47 advantage.

There are two double-digit scorers in the fold for Georgia, and standout forward Trey Thompkins leads the way with 17.9 ppg and 8.4 rpg. Travis Leslie checks in with 14.1 ppg for the Bulldogs, who are generating 68.7 ppg while limiting opponents to 69.1 ppg. Georgia is outrebounding foes by five boards per contest, but the club has committed 105 more turnovers than the opposition. In yesterday's 13-point victory over Arkansas, Thompkins racked up 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, while Leslie tallied 21 points. Both Dustin Ware and Ricky McPhee scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, who earned a 45-28 rebounding advantage and limited the Razorbacks to 38.8 percent shooting from the field, including 1-of-12 from three-point range.

Vanderbilt is the best free throw shooting team in the conference, and that asset could certainly prove critical in close tournament games. While the Commodores do lack the type of player capable of consistently taking games over at the offensive end, there are three double-digit scorers in the fold. Jermaine Beal (14.7 ppg), A.J. Ogilvy (13.9 ppg) and Jeffery Taylor (13.9 ppg) provide plenty of balance to the lineup. Ogilvy is pulling down 6.2 rpg and has blocked 46 shots, providing the team with a presence in the paint after a slow start. John Jenkins is just a freshman, but he is scoring 10.5 ppg for Vandy on the strength of his 46.7 percent shooting from three-point range. The Commodores are generating 78.1 ppg on 47.5 percent field goal efficiency, and they are limiting opponents to 69.3 ppg on 41.2 percent shooting.

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With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship.  Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92.  After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points.  Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1.  Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years.  With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed.  UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern.  Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier.  OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak.  Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.  It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta.  But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.

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EAST National Championship Region
Arkansas 300-1 50-1
Belmont 1000-1
Boston College 100-1 40-1
Eastern KY 1000-1
George Washington 75-1
Georgetown 10-1 3-2
Marquette 100-1 40-1
Michigan State 100-1 25-1
New Mexico St. 500-1 200-1
UNC 6-1 6-5
Oral Roberts  500-1
Texas 15-1 5-1
Texas Tech 200-1 5-1
USC 75-1 20-1
Vanderbilt 100-1 30-1
Washington State 40-1 15-1
WEST
Duke 50-1 10-1
Florida A&M 1000-1
Gonzaga 200-1  40-1
Holy Cross 300-1
Illinois 300-1 60-1
Indiana 75-1 40-1
Kansas 5-1 13-10
Kentucky 100-1 40-1
Niagara 1000-1
Pittsburgh 40-1 8-1
Southern Ill. 50-1 12-1
UCLA 10-1 3-2
VCU 500-1 100-1
Villanova 100-1 40-1
VA Tech 50-1 15-1
Weber St 1000-1
Wright St 1000-1 300-1
MIDWEST
Arizona 50-1 30-1
Butler 40-1 30-1
Davidson 300-1
Florida 4-1 4-5
Georgia Tech 75-1 25-1
Jackson State 1000-1
Maryland 30-1 6-1
Miami-OH 300-1
Notre Dame 100-1 20-1
ODU 500-1 100-1
Oregon 40-1 6-1
Purdue 300-1 60-1
Texas A&M CC 1000-1
UNLV 100-1 30-1
Winthrop 500-1 100-1
Wisconsin 15-1 7-2
SOUTH
Albany 200-1
BYU 200-1 40-1
Central CT St. 1000-1
Creighton 100-1 35-1
Long Beach St. 500-1 200-1
Louisville 40-1 10-1
Memphis 30-1 4-1
Nevada 75-1 35-1
North Texas 500-1
Ohio State 7-1 6-5
Penn 500-1
Stanford 200-1 50-1
Tennessee 100-1 20-1
Texas A&M 12-1 11-5
Virginia 75-1 18-1
Xavier 100-1 40-1

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