Ecks & Bacon

Las Vegas - SOOO many games on the card that we're gonna go nuts, and rock a four team teaser, adjusting the line five points in either direction. Most places do not have six point adjustments in hoops, they do in football, so we will scale back by a point. Start with Miami-Florida, and take the Hurricanes from -4 to +1 point over Boston College. If BC shows up at all after STUNNING the number one team in the country on Wednesday, Syracuse, AT the Carrier Dome, E & B is in the wrong business. The Eagles had won just one of six coming to upstate New York, and three of the last 15. Turn to Ohio State, and the knock the Buckeyes down from -8 to -3 points over Minnesota. Why? The Bucks have won and covered five of their last six, and will be looking to avenge an earlier loss to Minnesota. Look at Saint Louis, and drop the Billikens from -6 down to -1 point against George Washington. Why? How about a HUMUNGOUS 18-0 run for St. Loo. Finally, grab Missouri, and pump the Tigers up from +1 to +6 points over Alabama. Why? The Crimson Tide have only one win in the last seven outings, and have covered just two of 10. Gotta have half a Benjamin on my first four teamer.

Thursday started out fine as Memphis beat Rutgers, 64-59, and covered the adjusted 2-point spread. The fun continued as Nebraska whipped Penn State 80-67. It all went up in smoke as Seton Hall dropped Georgetown, 82-67. That cost me half a Benj, and after pressing the proper buttons, the calculator says that +$1435 is the current figure.

BOXING REPORT: In the WB0 welterweight title fight on April 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$220 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$180.