2012 NCAA Tournament
Elite Eight – East Region
Saturday, 3/24/12, 7:05 p.m. Eastern, TV: CBS
#1 Syracuse Orange (34-2) vs. #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (30-7)
TD Garden – Boston, MA
Opening Line: Ohio State -2.5
Current Line: Ohio State -3
Opening Total: 136
Current Total: 136
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2012 NCAA Tournament
Sweet 16 – East Region
Thursday, 3/22/12, 7:15 p.m. Eastern, TV: CBS
#1 Syracuse Orange (33-2) vs. #4 Wisconsin Badgers (26-9)
TD Garden – Boston, MA
Opening Line: Syracuse -4
Current Line: Syracuse -3.5
Opening Total: 119
Current Total: 120
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2012 NCAA Tournament
Third Round – East Region
Saturday, 3/17/12, 12:15 p.m. Eastern, TV: CBS
#1 Syracuse Orange (32-2) vs. #8 Kansas State Wildcats (22-10)
CONSOL Energy Center – Pittsburgh, PA
Opening Line: Syracuse -5.5
Current Line: Syracuse -4.5
Opening Total: 134.5
Current Total: 134
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2012 NCAA Tournament
Round of 64 – East Region
Thursday, 3/15/12, 3:10 p.m. Eastern, TV: truTV
#1 Syracuse Orange (31-2, 17-1 Big East) vs. #16 North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs (24-9, 16-2 Big South)
CONSOL Energy Center – Pittsburgh, PA
Opening Line: Syracuse -17
Current Line: Syracuse -15
Opening Total: 144
Current Total: 147
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2012 Big East Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Friday, 3/9/12, 7:00 p.m. Eastern, TV: ESPN
#1 Syracuse Orange (31-1, 18-1 Big East) vs. #4 Cincinnati Bearcats (23-9, 13-6)
Madison Square Garden – New York, New York
Opening Line: Syracuse -7.5
Current Line:
Syracuse -7.5
Opening Total:126.5
Current Total: 126.5
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I’m always intrigued by how teams respond to losing a star player. There have been so many injuries to stars in the NHL this year that there are lots of interesting examples. For one, Vancouver has played their last four games without all-World goalie Roberto Luongo. Their backup is Andrew Raycroft, a guy who has bounced around and was chased out of Toronto despite their goalie struggles because he was playing so poorly. You’d expect a fall in performance then, but that just isn’t the case – they were just 6-6 with Luongo, but they are 3-1 with Raycroft. Even more surprising, Raycroft has allowed just two goals in those three wins. Atlanta is another interesting case. Ilya Kovalchuk is by far their best player, and he was off to a good start, but now he’s out of action for several weeks. The team lost the last three games with Kovalchuk in the lineup. They lost the first one he was out for as well, but then bounced back and have won two in a row. The natural reaction would be that a team built around one star would struggle without that star, but the Thrashers won a high scoring game in Montreal tonight. Interesting stuff, even if it is anecdotal.

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