2011 Big East Tournament Championship Free Picks, Odds and Predictions – March Madness Betting 3/12/11: The 2011 Big East Championship Game takes place tonight at 9 PM EST(on ESPN) from Madison Square Garden in New York City when Jim Calhoun’s #21 ranked Connecticut Huskies battle Rick Pitino’s #14 ranked Louisville Cardinals in what should be an absolute classic in front of a nationwide audience.
Uconn has made it to tonight’s Big East Tournament Final by winning four games over the last four days as the #9 seed in this year’s Big East Tournament field, including a thrilling 76-71 win in overtime over their archrival Syracuse in the Big East Semifinals last night. Uconn sensational guard Kemba Walker once again led the way and carried the Huskies by pouring in a game-high 33 points and pulling down 12 rebounds to lift his team into tonight’s Championship Game. The Bronx native has been the most dominant player in the tournament this week as he’s averaged 27.8 ppg and made the play of the tournament when he sank a game-winner at the buzzer from just inside the three-point line to close out #1 seed Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals.
Louisville enters tonight’s Big East Tournament Championship also coming off of a thrilling overtime win as it upset #2 seed Notre Dame by storming back from a 14 point 2nd half deficit to beat the Fighting Irish 83-77 in the extra session last night in New York City. The Cardinals got revenge for an overtime loss to Notre Dame in South Bend in February and were led by senior guard Preston Knowles who pumped in 20 points. His backcourt mate Peyton Siva added 15 points and 7 assists before fouling out. “Coach Pitino told us to stay aggressive, play smart and play the way we play,” said Silva. “He had faith in us and when I fouled out I had to have faith in my teammates and our bench.”
Uconn will be looking to win it’s record 7th Big East Tournament Championship which would tie them with Georgetown for the all-time lead. If they are to do that they must find a way to solve Louisville for the 1st time in three ties this season as the Cardinals went 2-0 against Uconn in the two regular season meetings between the two Big East powers. Louisville survived in double-overtime to defeat UConn 79-78 on January 29th at Connecticut in the 1st meeting and then dominated the Huskies 71-58 in the rematch in Louisville on February 18th.
So the question all sports bettors want to know is who do we like to win and cover the pointspread in tonight’s Big East Tournament Championship Game? Well, this may surprise you, but our money is riding on Mr. Kemba Walker and his Uconn Huskies to finally beat Louisville this season and stake claim to the program’s record-tying 7th Big East Tournament title plus get Uconn as high as a #2 seed in this years’s March Madness 2011 Bracket. Uconn has come too far to allow tired legs to deny them now and simply put Walker is a one man wrecking crew. This guy will simply not be denied and we look for him to put on an all-time performance for the ages and win the Big East Tournament MVP and win his team the Championship Trophy. Tune in at 9PM EST on ESPN to watch this future NBA lottery pick put on a show baby!
FREE PICKS: Uconn +3
OPENING VEGAS BETTING LINES:
Connecticut vs Louisville 9 PM EST ESPN
Favorite: Louisville -3
Total: O/U 135
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