{"id":35550,"date":"2011-03-11T07:29:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=35550"},"modified":"2011-03-11T07:51:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T15:51:52","slug":"preview-cardinals-vs-fighting-irish-lines-pick-11311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/preview-cardinals-vs-fighting-irish-lines-pick-11311\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville vs. Notre Dame Free College Hoops Pick + Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 Big East Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament – Louisville Cardinals vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Louisville vs. Notre Dame Matchup
\nDate\/Time: Friday, March 11 9:25 p.m. (ET)
\nVenue: Madison Square Garden, New York City
\nBroadcast: ESPN
\nCardinals vs. Irish lines by Bookmaker.com
\nPointspread: ND -1
\nOver\/Under: 137.5<\/strong>
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Things are heating up in the Big East Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament and could boil over in tonight\u2019s semi-finals at Madison Square Garden when the No.3 seed Louisville Cardinals square-off against the No.2 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Tip-off is set for 9:25 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.<\/p>\n

Louisville used its double-bye in the first two rounds of this tournament to its full advantage with an 81-56 pasting of No.11 seed Marquette as a 3 \u00bd-point favorite in Thursday\u2019s quarterfinals. The Cardinals earned the third seed by compiling a 12-6 straight-up record in the Big East and finished the regular season 23-8 SU (17-10-1 against the spread).<\/p>\n

Senior guard Preston Knowles led a trio of Louisville players scoring in double-figures against the Golden Eagles with a game-high 15 points which matched his season average of 14.5 points a game. Junior forward Terrence Jennings added 12 points while junior guard Chris Smith had a huge game under the boards with game-high 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame has put itself in prime position to nail down a No.1 seed for next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a dominating 89-51 win over No.7 seed Cincinnati as a 2 \u00bd-point favorite combined with Pittsburgh\u2019s loss to Connecticut in yesterday\u2019s quarterfinals. It was the Irish\u2019s 26th win this season against just five losses. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis lead a team of five senior starters that have the necessary talent and experience to not only win this tournament, but to possibly bring home a national title to South Bend. Hansbrough led the way against the Bearcats with a game-high 23 points and Carleton Scott added 18 points in the winning effort.<\/p>\n

The Irish knocked-off Louisville 89-79 in overtime on Feb.9 as a 4 \u00bd-point home favorite during the regular season and should open as a slight favorite this time around as well. With the lure of a top seed in the Big Dance hanging in the balance, stick with the Irish to pull out the win in another thriller.<\/p>\n

Trends<\/strong>:
\nUnder is 18-5 in NOTRE last 23 neutral site games.
\nOver is 7-2-1 in NOTRE last 10 overall.
\nOver is 7-2-1 in NOTRE last 10 vs. Big East.<\/p>\n

The Pick: Notre Dame 77-74<\/strong><\/p>\n

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