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Thelong anticipated 2008 NCAA March Madness is finally here and wehave the latest bookmakers' picks, predictions, bracket contestsand betting odds on the college basketball games. We will startthe March Madness 2008 NCAA picks with the first scheduled game,the Opening Round Tuesday matchup between Coppin State and MountSaint Mary's. The winner of the March Madness Opening Round gamewill then meet North Carolina in the first round of the EastRegional. So far the online bookmaker BodogLife predicts that MountSaint Mary's will be the winner of the game, being -7 pointsfavorite against the spread.
Now to "more important" March Madnessbusiness - the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament(individual March Madness games will be reviewed during theweekend, check back with us later to read the previews.). Again,we will look at the odds offered by the online sportsbook BodogLife to make the MarchMadness picks and predictions.
Starting with the March Madness EastRegional games which will take place in Charlotte, NorthCarolina on March 20-21 (Thursday and Friday). On Thursday inthe East Regional NCAA Tournament we have two games, the picksand predictions are as follows: Notre Dame is the favorite towin against George Mason at -7 points against the spread andWashington State is -8.5 points against the spread when theymeet 13-seeded Winthrop. The remaining games (expect NorthCarolina) are on Friday and here are the bookmaker's picks forthe March Madness East Regional Friday games: Indiana is a smallfavorite against Arkansas, the point spread favors Indiana -1.5points. Oklahoma is also going to have a hard time, predictsBodogLife, when they play 11-seed Saint Joseph's, although theSooners are -1.5 points against the spread. Butler should meetsome resistance from South Alabama on Friday, being just -4points against the spread. Meanwhile Louisville should breezethough its March Madness first round game against Boise State.The Cardinals are -13 points favorite on the spread. And theultimate favorite in the 2008 NCAA East Regional Tournament isTennessee listed at -20 points against the spread for its gameagainst American.
Moving on to the 2008 NCAA SouthRegional Tournament First Round picks, predictions and odds.Total of four games will be played on Thursday and the bookie'spicks are as follows: Michigan State is -6.5 favorite on thespread when they meet Temple, while Pittsburgh should have noproblem bringing it to 13-seed Oral Roberts with a point spreadof -9.5. Kentucky is +6 points underdog on Thursday when theyplay Marquette in the first round of the South March Madnessgames and Stanford is favorite at -14.5 points against thespread for the game against Cornell. Four more games will takeplace in the South Regional NCAA Tournament, starting with thematchup between No.1 seed Memphis and the last-seeded TexasArlington, the Tigers naturally the ultimate favorite of theSouth Regional lusted with a point spread of -24.5 points.Oregon is +2.5 points underdog on the spread for the gameagainst Mississippi State, Miami Florida is just one pointsagainst the spread when they meet Saint Mary's on Friday andfinally Texas is big -16 points favorite against Austin Peay.

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