Taking VERMONT. - Ok. Right off the bat let me say that a lot of these lines for these games don't come up till mid-morning. The late afternoon/early night games I will try to have posted sometime after lunch. So be sure to check back after our first games are loaded.

So VERMONT. Not that I am a fan of laying double digits in a championship game. But we have a couple things working for us. One. We are playing on our home court looking for back to back America East Titles. Nice motivation there. Then we have UMBC. Sometimes teams just do not match-up well. Look at these numbers. A month ago, on their own home court, UMBC shot 36% from the field. 2 guys made more than 2 shots. Vermont shot 70% from the field and won 81-53. Then, on this court in early January, Vermont won 71-56. Again 36% shooting. But at least a couple players found the basket for UMBC. Vermont shot 46% from the floor then. Tough not taking double digits when you have a team hitting 38% of their 3s. That is a nice number and when they start heaving, they can catch a few. But the numbers tell me this is going to be another game where Vermont just grinds these guys down and wins by about 15. 4* Money Maker VERMONT