Free picks is making a play on the Purdue Boilmermakers +9 points against the Duke Blue Devils from a South regional semifinal game on Friday night. They tip off this college basketball game at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas at 9:55PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on CBS.

Purdue has has been good in this role of the underdog as they are 3-0 against the spread when taking points. Robbie Hummel was not a strength for the Boilermakers on the defensive end and the team has performed exceptionally well holding Texas A&M to just 35.4% shooting and Siena 32.9% from the field in their two victories in the NCAA Tournament. They have held their opponents to no more than 64 points thus far. Behind their defense the Boilermakers stay within this point spread.

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Free picks is playing on the Syracuse Orange -7 points against the Butler Bulldogs from a West regional semifinal game on Thursday night. They tip off this NCAA Tournament college basketball game at 7PM Eastern Time at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City and you can watch it on CBS.

Syracuse has the athletes to really break down the Butler defense. The Orange play in the middle will make it difficult for a Bulldog team who uses their feet well on the defensive end. The underdog just does not have the length to defend passes in the paint. The Syracuse big men get it done inside defending and hitting high percentage shots. Take the favorite.

Free picks selection is Syracuse Orange -7 points

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Free picks will select the side of the Missouri Tigers +6 points against the West Virginia Mountaineers from second round action of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. This game will tip off from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo New York at 2:40PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on CBS.

The Big East teams are having problems with these clubs that play the fast pace cardio style game. We have seen many Big East teams wear out who simply dont have the cardio conditioning to keep up. Louisville, Marquette and Georgetown all fell victim to teams with good cardio. This Missouri Tigers club plays the 40 minutes of hell and will pressure the Mountaineers throughout game and will cause turnovers. The Tigers made 51.7% of their shots in their win against Clemson. This Big 12 conference team averages nearly 78 points a game and rank 26th in all of college basketball in scoring. Missouri’s endurance in the end will gather a spread cover in this game. Take the underdog playing the cardio style over a Big East team once again.

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Free picks on Saturday’s action will be playing on the St Mary’s Gaels +4 1/2 points against the Villanova Wildcats from the second round of the NCAA Tournament. They tip off this game from the Dunkin Donuts Center in providence Rhode Island at 1PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on CBS.

St Mary’s have got their inside game going with Omar Samhan getting the easy buckets underneath. The Gaels have strung quality back to back wins against Gonzaga and Richmond by margin. The Gaels have shot well at about 50% in those two contests. Villanova is not playing their best basketball right now as they have lost 5 of 8 and survived as scare from Robert Morris in the first round. The Wildcats could only hit on 35.3% of their shots against the Colonials. Take the points.

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Our free pick on Friday will come from the first round NCAA Tournament game between the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and hte Ohio St Buckeyes. They tip this game off at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee Wisconsin at 9:45PM Eastern Time and television provided by CBS. With our free pick we are on the side of the Ohio St Buckeyes -17 points against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

The venue favors the experienced Buckeyes as the game is being played in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Buckeyes have averaged 49.6% shooting on the season. Evan Turner and company will break down this young Gauchos teams who dont have the weapons to contain the Buckeyes. Santa Barbara has had some ugly losses at Arizona St and Cal this season. Blowout by the Buckeyes in front of a friendly crowd.

Free picks selection is Ohio St Buckeyes -17 points

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Free picks is playing on the side of the Kentucky Wildcats -20 points against the East Tennessee St Buccaneers from a first round game in the NCAA Tournament. They tip off this contest at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Louisiana at 7:10PM Eastern Time with TV available on CBS.

East Tennessee St has struggled against NCAA Tournament bound teams with an 0-4 straight up record. Coach Cal will have these young Wildcats playing hard and he will not take the foot off the gas of this young team. Kentucky will own the rebounding battle and as a team that shoots for a high percentage will cover this point spread on Thursday night. Big win for the Wildcats with John Wall making his debut in the big dance.

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