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Saturday, March 25, 2006

 

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LSU-Texas

KRT Wire

LSU leads the series with Texas, 18-10.  LSU’s John Brady is 2-0 against Rick Barnes and is 2-1 against Texas. Texas leads the nation in rebounding margin (plus-10.9); LSU is fifth (plus-8.6).

·        LSU is 12-3 pick ‘em games (+/- three points or less either way) ATS last two years

·        LSU has gone under 11-2 this year if they won 4-of-5 SU

·        Texas has a 1.8 field goal percentage advantage on defense

 

 

Memphis-UCLA

Associated Press

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was a nervous freshman playing his first college game away from Pauley Pavilion. John Calipari’s crew had yet to discover its chemistry. Even though Memphis and UCLA met once already this season, it was so long ago there’s not much either side can glean from that November game as they prepare to play again Saturday with a trip to the Final Four at stake. The Tigers (33-3) won that first meeting 88-80. UCLA has won 10 straight games, including the triumph Thursday already considered one of the best comebacks in tournament history. Memphis, featuring four freshmen and three sophomores playing regularly, is riding a seven-game winning streak and has 22 victories in its last 23 games. The Bruins haven’t faced another team as athletic as Memphis, which loves to run and spread the floor for leading scorer Rodney Carney.

·        Memphis has gone under 7-0 in the second half of this year against teams outscoring their foes by 8 or more ppg

·        UCLA is 19-6 as an underdog this year

·        UCLA is 0-9 off of eight or more consecutive wins since 1997

·        UCLA has a 2.6 field goal percentage edge on offense

·        Memphis has a 3.8 field goal percentage edge on defense