It's here! It's finally here!
Perhaps the greatest two days in all of sportsdom just kicked off, with No. 12 Clemson and No. 5 West Virginia underway.
The games are staggered more than ever to allow you to see all of them, so there isn't the nice, neat division between early and late their used to be. However, there is a pretty clear cut of early games (11:15 to 3:40) and late games (5:50 to 8:57).
Here's a quick and dirty guide to the early games of the 2011 NCAA Tournament for you, with stats courtesy of KenPom.com and BetVega.com. Use this as your reference when the games start and enjoy the show.
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11:15 |
(5) West Virginia |
(12) Clemson |
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LINE |
+120 |
-140 |
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PACE |
63.6 Pos/G |
65.1 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
22 (32/29) |
21 (69/6) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
25 Darryl Bryant (24.2 Asst Rate) 3 Casey Mitchell (32.4 Shot%) 13 Deniz Kilicli (11.5 Off Reb%) |
24 Milton Jennings (Def Reb%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
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2 Demontez Stitt (22.0 Asst Rate) 45 Jerai Grant (10% Block Rate) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
49% |
51% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
61 |
62 |
FanMatch: Second best game of the day.
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Code: WVU
Griffin: WVU
Perryman: WVU
Starkey: WVU
Fittz: Clemson
London: Clemson
Ponting: Clemson
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11:40 |
(8) Butler |
(9) Old Dominion |
|
LINE |
+110 |
-130 |
|
PACE |
64.4 Pos/G |
61.4 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
50 (41/75) |
48 (66/47) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
21 Frank Hassell (15% Off Reb) |
1 Shelvin Mack (2.0 Fouls/G) 54 Matt Howard (121.9 O Rating) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
35 Ben Finney (10.7% Off Reb) 24 Kent Bazemore (4.8 Steal%) |
23 Khyle Marshall (52% eFG) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
49% |
51% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
61 |
62 |
FanMatch: Ninth best game of the day.
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Fittz: Butler
Griffin: Butler
Perryman: Butler
Code: ODU
Starkey: ODU
London: ODU
|
12:40 |
(4) Louisville |
(13) Morehead State |
|
LINE |
+450 |
-600 |
|
PACE |
67.7 Pos/G |
64.7 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
12 (40/5) |
94 (109/86) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
2 Preston Knowles (3.5 Steal%) |
22 Demonte Harper (28.6% Possesions Used) 35 Kenneth Faried (Nation’s Top Off and Def Reb%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
3 Peyton Siva (34.2 Asst Rate) 23 Terrence Jennings (8.7 Block%) 4 Rakeem Buckles (23.3 D Reb%) |
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|
KenPom Chance of Win |
88% |
12% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
71 |
59 |
FanMatch: 12th best game of the day.
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Louisville
|
1:10 |
(7) Temple |
(10) Penn State |
|
LINE |
-145 |
+125 |
|
PACE |
65.3 Pos/G |
60.5 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
38 (51/36) |
40 (35/58) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
23 Ramone Moore (2.1 Fouls/40) |
12 Talor Battle (95% Min, 1.6 Fouls/40) 2 Taran Buie (33.6% Shots) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
24 Lavoy Allen (20.3% Def Reb) 4 Juan Fernandez (24.9 Asst Rate) 1 Khalif Wyatt (115 Off Rating) 50 Michael Fric (101 Off Rating) |
25 Jeff Brooks (59.1 eFG%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
51% |
49% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
62 |
61 |
FanMatch: Seventh best game of the day.
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Code: Temple
Fittz: Temple
Griffin: Temple
London: Temple
Perryman: Temple
Ponting: Temple
Starkey: Penn State
|
1:45 |
(4) Kentucky |
(13) Princeton |
|
LINE |
-1400 |
+800 |
|
PACE |
66.8 Pos/G |
64.3 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
6 (7/21) |
89 (104/82) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
3 Terrence Jones (6.5 Fouls Drawn/40 Min) 12 Brandon Knight (89.1% Min) |
34 Ian Hummer (55.7 eFG%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
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33 Dan Mavraides (80.6% Min) 2 Kareem Maddox (62.2 True Shooting%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
90% |
10% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
73 |
60 |
FanMatch: 13th best game of the day.
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Code: Kentucky
Fittz: Kentucky
Griffin: Kentucky
London: Kentucky
Perryman: Kentucky
Ponting: Kentucky
Starkey: Princeton
|
2:10 |
(1) Pittsburgh |
(16) UNC Asheville |
|
LINE |
Off |
Off |
|
PACE |
63.3 Pos/G |
68.9 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
5 (6/20) |
146 (205/94) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
22 Brad Wanamaker (32.8 Assist Rate) 44 J.J. Moore (14.2% Min) |
3 J.P. Primm (3.5 Steal%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
12 Ashton Gibbs (126.8 O Rating) 5 Gilbert Brown (114.9 O Rating) 35 Nasir Robinson (9.7 O Reb%) |
2 Matt Dickey (3.2 Steal%) 4 Chris Stephenson (3.2 Steal%) 33 D.J. Cunningham (23.1 Def Rebound%) |
|
KenPom Chance of Win |
95% |
5% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
76 |
58 |
FanMatch: Worst game of the day.
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Pittsburgh
|
3:10 |
(5) Vanderbilt |
(12) Richmond |
|
LINE |
-150 |
+130 |
|
PACE |
67.7 Pos/G |
63.8 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
30 (13/73) |
45 (48/50) |
|
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
44 jeffery Taylor (25.8% Poss) 3 Festus Ezeli (10.8 Block%) |
14 Kevin Anderson (89.3% Min) 32 Justin Harper (63.1 eFG%) 41 Dan Geriot (24.2 Asst Rate) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
23 John Jenkins (1.6 Fouls/40) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
56% |
44% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
70 |
68 |
FanMatch: Sixth best game of the day.
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Fittz: Vandy
Griffin: Vandy
Perryman: Vandy
Starkey: Vandy
Ponting: Vandy
Code: Richmond
London: Richmond
|
3:40 |
(2) San Diego State |
(15) Northern Colorado |
|
LINE |
Off |
Off |
|
PACE |
64.1 Pos/G |
68.0 Pos/G |
|
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
7 (25/4) |
123 (111/142) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
15 Kawhi Leonard (26.5 Def Rebound%) |
32 Devon Beitzel (65.5 True Shooting %) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
4 Malcolm Thomas (7.2 Block%) 32 Billy White (58.4 eFG%) 21 Jamaal Franklin (58.4 eFG%) |
10 Chris Kaba (50.5% FT Created) 33 Neal Kingman (57.3 True Shooting %) 3 Paul Garnica (37.8% Min) 0 Emmanuel Addo (49.3% FT Created) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
94% |
6% |
|
KenPom Predicted Score |
74 |
59 |
FanMatch: Fifteenth best game of the day.
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San Diego State