CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NCAA BASKETBALL CAPPERS ON THE PLANET & DAILY PLAYS!! \u2014><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n We invite you to check out our Sponsor Sportsbook – Bodog.com Tournament Bracket Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n East Tennessee State vs Kentucky – Thursday, March 18, 7:15 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n NCAA Men\u2019s College Basketball Tournament- First Round March Madness Odds \u2013 Wildcats need to stay focused against Bucs<\/strong><\/p>\n March Madness 2010 odds<\/strong><\/a> for Thursday\u2019s contest between Kentucky and East Tennessee State are banking on a blowout for the Wildcats in their East region opener, but they should watch tape of the Buccaneers from last year, when they gave Pitt a scare.<\/p>\n The Buccaneers are dancing for the second straight year after winning the Atlantic Sun conference, and they get by with a defense that forces turnovers.<\/p>\n Tommy Hubbard, Micah Williams and Justin Tubbs are a trio of juniors that lead the Bucs in scoring, but ETSU isn\u2019t going to get into a track meet with Kentucky.<\/p>\n The Bucs will look to draw off previous history as well, as they narrowly missed the first 1-16 upset in NCAA history in 1989, when they lost a 17-point lead before falling by a single point to Oklahoma, and then last year, the Bucs lost to Pitt by 10 points after keeping the game close for the majority of it.<\/p>\n The Wildcats needed a miraculous DeMarcus Cousins put back to force overtime in their SEC championship win over Mississippi State, but Kentucky would have been a No.1 seed regardless of the outcome. John Wall may be the sportsbook favorite for the No.1 pick in the NBA draft, but Cousins won\u2019t be far behind if he leaves Lexington after a year like Wall most likely will.<\/p>\n The Wildcats are wildly talented, but they can be prone to lapses in concentration.<\/p>\n However, they snap out of it, and there\u2019s no team more likely to go on a run to blow a game open. Sportsbook odds (sportsbetting.com reviews<\/a>) are favoring the Wildcats by 20 points, and they\u2019re 2-0 in previous meetings with the Bucs, the last of which came in 1984.<\/p>\n The Wildcats have been favored by 20 or more four times this year, going 1-3, and the Bucs will give them all they can handle, and more. Kentucky can get frustrated easily because of their youth, and the Bucs\u2019 2-3 zone will do their best to keep the Wildcats on the perimeter, where Kentucky thinks they\u2019re a better three-point shooting team than they really are, and off the boards, where they are sixth in the country.<\/p>\n The Wildcats would do well to just pound the ball inside to Cousins and Patrick Patterson, but sometimes they fall in love with the three-pointer.<\/p>\n The Wildcats will win this game, but the Bucs have players that remember last year\u2019s game with Pitt, and that toughness will keep them in the game. Kentucky just has too much talent, but remember: John Calipari\u2019s Memphis team were given a run by Cal State Northridge, so take the Bucs against the spread.<\/p>\n Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games Buccaneers vs. Wildcats Free Pick: <\/strong> 2010 Bracketology (Click Links Below To View Each March Madness Bracket)<\/strong><\/p>\n MIDWEST Bracket (St. Louis)<\/strong><\/a> Gamblers looking for the best online free march madness picks<\/strong><\/a> and 2010 bracket predictions? 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\nEast Tennessee St. +19.5 (-110)
\nKentucky -19.5 (-110)
\nOver\/Under 136<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliate.com\/resources\/banners\/sportsbook\/square\/250x250\/250x250a-sportsbook.gif\")
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\nWildcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games
\nWildcats are 39-19 ATS in their last 58 games following a ATS loss
\nBuccaneers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU win
\nBuccaneers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning SU record
\nBuccaneers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall
\nWildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU win
\nWildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning SU record<\/p>\n
\nMarch Madness odds<\/a> pick: East Tennessee State +20<\/p>\n
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