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Las Vegas Review-Journal Madness Challenge

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 15, 2012 - 1:01 am

The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Matt Youmans compete against handicappers Bruce Marshall and Ken Thomson in a contest covering the NCAA Tournament games today and Friday. Each contestant selects 16 games against the spread, sides or totals, choosing from the 32 games on the betting board. Fifteen of the picks are worth one point, with the Best Bet counting for two points. The national champion pick is the tiebreaker.

Adam Hill, Review-Journal

Best Bet: Montana +9

Syracuse -15½

Iowa State +2

Vanderbilt -5½

New Mexico State +6

New Mexico-Long Beach State over 137

Davidson +7

Notre Dame -2½

Creighton +1½

Long Island +20

Saint Louis +3½

North Carolina State -2

Cincinnati -2

Florida -3½

Detroit +14½

Saint Mary’s -1½

Champion: North Carolina

Matt Youmans, Review-Journal

Best Bet: North Carolina State -2

West Virginia +1

Iowa State +2

Marquette -5½

Colorado State +4

Colorado-UNLV under 135

Harvard +5½

Montana +9

New Mexico State +6

Long Beach State +4

Creighton +1½

Long Island +20

Saint Louis +3½

Cincinnati -2

Detroit +14

Purdue-Saint Mary’s over 140

Champion: Kansas

Bruce Marshall, GoldSheet.com

Best Bet: Detroit +14½

Ohio State -17

Connecticut-Iowa State over 136

Colorado +5

Colorado-UNLV under 135

Vanderbilt -5½

Montana +9

Virginia Commonwealth +6½

New Mexico State +6

Davidson +7

Davidson-Louisville over 138½

Saint Louis +3½

St. Bonaventure +6½

Cincinnati -2

Michigan -6

Purdue-Saint Mary’s over 140

Champion: Vanderbilt

Ken Thomson, SportsXRadio.com

Best Bet: West Virginia +1

Kansas State -5

Loyola Md.-Ohio State over 129½

Connecticut-Iowa State over 136

Vanderbilt -5½

Montana +9

VCU-Wichita State over 134

New Mexico-Long Beach State over 137

Alabama -1½

Long Island +20

Memphis -3½

Memphis-Saint Louis over 129½

Georgetown -4

North Carolina State -2

Norfolk State-Missouri over 144½

Detroit-Kansas over 142½

Champion: Missouri

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