Bettors corner - The Big One

(Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series focusing on the betting side of NCAA basketball. We never said that we were pure souls and we love to venture to Vegas during March. But our lawya wants us to say "for entertainment purposes only". There, we said it. Happy?)

Hey kids, remember when CBS Sports had that countdown to this game like THREE MONTHS early?

Well, this game is finally upon us. In case you really need the particulars...

North Carolina vs. Duke
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
6:00 PM PST, February 11, 2009

What Vegas is saying: Prelim line has UNC -3

What M2M is saying:

Duke's got this.

Why: Word has it that both Paulus and Henderson will be on the court together for a spell in some type of hybrid guard role. If that is true, this alone would negate any affect Hansbrough could have on the game. But if not, don't expect Ty Lawson to step it up. It is pretty well known he has trouble with ball screen switches and Duke has been ramping those up as of late. Which leaves Wayne Ellington and Ed Davis for the Tar Heels against Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer for the Blue Devils. Yikes. This can only lead to one thing...



Good night and happy hunting.

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