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Win or lose in Saturday’s Big 12 Tournament championship game, top-ranked Kansas already has locked up the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seed in the eyes of many national analysts. But that doesn’t mean senior Perry Ellis or his Jayhawks’ teammates necessarily plan on taking it easy against West Virginia in the title tilt at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
“I think (winning the tournament) is real important just from a team standpoint and getting a lot of momentum going forward,” Ellis said in a post-game news conference Friday after top-seeded Kansas held off Baylor 70-66 in the semifinals to notch its 13th straight win overall. “All of our guys are trying to win this.” Ellis scored a game-high 20 points as the Jayhawks overcame a 21-point first half – their lowest-scoring of the season – to shoot 46.2 percent from the field, outrebound the Bears 44-32 and advance to their 12th title game in 20 Big 12 tourneys. No. 8 and second-seeded West Virginia, meanwhile, will be playing in its first Big 12 championship after surviving a replay-nullified half-court heave at the buzzer by Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield to win the second semifinal 69-67.
TV: 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
BETTING STATS:
West Virginia – 26-7 SU, 20-10 ATS, 13-16-1 O/U
Kansas – 29-4 SU, 20-11 ATS, 11-19-1 O/U


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Marc Lawrence
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March 12, 2016 – 7:30 PM - Offered at:
- top bet @ -3.5 -110 Milwaukee
- Analysis:
Play – Milwaukee Bucks
Edges – Bucks: 10-1 versus non-rested opponents this season; and 4-1 ATS home with 14-point loss revenge in this series. Pelicans: 6-15 ATS versus non-conference opponents this season.
With the Bucks looking to avenge a 17-point loads at New Orleans earlier this season, we recommend a 1* play on Milwaukee as the Pelicans fall to 4-8 ATS on Saturdays this season while the Bucks improve to 7-4 ATS on Saturdays this season. Thank you and good luck as always.
> Marc is on an ultra hot 22-5 winning steak in the NBA and his 10* Top Of The Ticket Game of the Week is locked and loaded on Saturday’s card. Get it now and win real good again with Marc today!
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