00:00Maryland versus Oregon.
00:02Across the board, Oregon is the favorite at minus 3.5.
00:04And keep in mind, we're not like the mid-majors
00:07where you play these first couple games at home.
00:08They'll be in Chicago, and who knows how much of the fan bases
00:11are going to show up for this one.
00:12A total, Joe, listed at 138.5.
00:15But look from Maryland's perspective.
00:16You want to know how much they've struggled this year?
00:18The Big Ten is 18 teams.
00:20Inefficiency, Joe, they're dead last at 18.
00:23Effective field goal percentage, they're 17th.
00:25Turning the basketball over in conference play, dead last.
00:28And you know what hurts even worse, Joe?
00:29Dead last as a team from the free throw line.
00:33Oregon-Maryland today, what are we seeing here as a spread line?
00:36Yeah, well, to me, this is all about two words.
00:39Dana Altman and the head coach for Oregon has, over the years,
00:45been a guy that you want to back come tournament time.
00:49Conference tournament, March Madness.
00:52This guy always has his teams somehow playing their best basketball
00:57come tournament time.
00:59It was not a good season for him.
01:01Injuries piled up.
01:02It was not good.
01:04But down the stretch, Donnie, once again, they covered four of their last five games.
01:08Meanwhile, Maryland has lost now four straight games.
01:12The Ducks have already beaten this team by 10 on the road back in January.
01:18This is the lightest number, one of the lightest numbers on the board, right?
01:21It opened up at, what, three, three and a half for Oregon.
01:24I'm not betting.
01:26I learned a long time ago, do not bet against Dana Altman teams
01:29in any sort of tournament setting come February.
01:32Not about to start doing it here against Maryland.
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