Vols tangle with Gamecocks in SEC action

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02/20/2010 - Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers begin a brief two-game road trip this afternoon, as the invade Columbia to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in SEC action from the Colonial Life Arena.

The Volunteers are in third place in the SEC East at 7-4. The team ended landed back in the win column this week following back-to-back losses, with a 69-60 victory over Georgia.

The Gamecocks is even father down the divisional ladder with a disappointing 5-6 league ledger. South Carolina has lost two straight games and three of the last four, including Wednesday's 92-79 loss at Arkansas.

Tennessee has won 19 of the last 27 meetings with South Carolina to take a 32-23 lead in the all-time series. The Volunteers are seeking the regular- season sweep after routing USC on February 6th, 79-53.

The Volunteers lack any real explosive scorers, but as a whole, they are one of the better offensive teams in the SEC, averaging a solid 75.8 ppg, on .458 shooting. Center Wayne Chism leads the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and blocked shots (39) and is regarded as one on the top big men in the conference and the veteran center will be playing in his 131st career game, a school record. Guard Scotty Hopson (12.8 ppg) provides the perfect complement with his perimeter game. Bobby Maze (9.2 ppg) and J.P. Prince (8.4 ppg) give the team other offensive options. Tennessee distanced itself from Georgia in the second half of their contest, shooting a sizzling .563 from the field over the final 20 minutes. Chism led the charge with a double-double consisting of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Maze added 13 points, while Hopson chipped in with 10.

The Gamecocks have had consistency issues this year and the result is a sub par conference mark. As a whole, the team is averaging just 73.5 ppg and that comes on a pedestrian .421 shooting effort. South Carolina does possess star power in the form of standout guard Devan Downey. The 6-2 playmaker is a blur at both ends of the court, leading the conference in both scoring (23.0 ppg) and steals (73). Brandis Raley-Ross (11.2 ppg) and Sam Muldrow (10.1 ppg) provide balance. Downey was once again unstoppable this week in Fayetteville, as he erupted for 28 points and seven assists against Arkansas. However, he was also guilty of eight of the team's 18 turnovers. Muldrow poured in a career-high 23 points, but it wasn't enough in the road loss. Raley-Ross added 16 points to the cause, but the team was snake-bitten by the red-hot Razorbacks, who shot .545 from the floor and outscored the visiting Gamecocks 27-6 at the free-throw line.

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With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship.  Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92.  After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points.  Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1.  Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years.  With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed.  UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern.  Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier.  OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak.  Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.  It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta.  But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.

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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:

EAST National Championship Region
Arkansas 300-1 50-1
Belmont 1000-1
Boston College 100-1 40-1
Eastern KY 1000-1
George Washington 75-1
Georgetown 10-1 3-2
Marquette 100-1 40-1
Michigan State 100-1 25-1
New Mexico St. 500-1 200-1
UNC 6-1 6-5
Oral Roberts  500-1
Texas 15-1 5-1
Texas Tech 200-1 5-1
USC 75-1 20-1
Vanderbilt 100-1 30-1
Washington State 40-1 15-1
WEST
Duke 50-1 10-1
Florida A&M 1000-1
Gonzaga 200-1  40-1
Holy Cross 300-1
Illinois 300-1 60-1
Indiana 75-1 40-1
Kansas 5-1 13-10
Kentucky 100-1 40-1
Niagara 1000-1
Pittsburgh 40-1 8-1
Southern Ill. 50-1 12-1
UCLA 10-1 3-2
VCU 500-1 100-1
Villanova 100-1 40-1
VA Tech 50-1 15-1
Weber St 1000-1
Wright St 1000-1 300-1
MIDWEST
Arizona 50-1 30-1
Butler 40-1 30-1
Davidson 300-1
Florida 4-1 4-5
Georgia Tech 75-1 25-1
Jackson State 1000-1
Maryland 30-1 6-1
Miami-OH 300-1
Notre Dame 100-1 20-1
ODU 500-1 100-1
Oregon 40-1 6-1
Purdue 300-1 60-1
Texas A&M CC 1000-1
UNLV 100-1 30-1
Winthrop 500-1 100-1
Wisconsin 15-1 7-2
SOUTH
Albany 200-1
BYU 200-1 40-1
Central CT St. 1000-1
Creighton 100-1 35-1
Long Beach St. 500-1 200-1
Louisville 40-1 10-1
Memphis 30-1 4-1
Nevada 75-1 35-1
North Texas 500-1
Ohio State 7-1 6-5
Penn 500-1
Stanford 200-1 50-1
Tennessee 100-1 20-1
Texas A&M 12-1 11-5
Virginia 75-1 18-1
Xavier 100-1 40-1

Field                                              100-1

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