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00:03 Big East, which as we said, starts pretty much now.
00:07 They're tipping as we speak over at the Garden for that Xavier Butler game we talked about.
00:12 But UConn is the heavy favorite here in this tournament.
00:15 They are -165, Creighton +375, Marquette +650.
00:21 Then you get into Nova and St. John's at 12-1, and then everyone else very deep down the line, Coach.
00:28 Well, one thing you've noticed, folks, is Villanova's odds are shrinking.
00:32 Why is that? Tyra Koelig is out tomorrow.
00:35 That's big news for Marquette.
00:38 That's why their odds are going this way and Villanova's is coming up.
00:42 Because I do think Villanova, folks, is going to need two wins to get in the NCAA tournament.
00:48 If they don't beat DePaul, they're going to leave Kyle Neptune at MSG.
00:52 He'll have to take an Uber back to Philadelphia.
00:54 So I think they get that win there, and I think they beat Marquette.
00:58 And then it sets up Round 3 versus Creighton.
01:01 They won at Creighton. Terrible first half. Almost stole it.
01:05 Second game, Villanova 12-1. Sneaky play.
01:10 And they're one of those three or four teams in that conference that, let's face it,
01:15 they've got to have as many wins as they can possibly get this week.
01:21 Minimum two, coach.
01:24 We're not going to get too far into who's playing who tomorrow because we don't know a lot of the matchups,
01:29 but we know one of them.
01:30 And Seton Hall and St. John's are playing tomorrow in the second game of the day session.
01:35 DeCoursey was saying it yesterday.
01:37 I wouldn't say it's an absolute loser go-home game,
01:41 but the loser is going to be sweating all the way up until Sunday night at 6 o'clock.
01:46 Let's put it that way.
01:48 And I would say this, if there's a team that's going to sweat more, it's St. John's.
01:52 Why? Seton Hall has both wins.
01:54 And then obviously Seton Hall has wins over Marquette.
01:56 They have wins over UConn. More Quad 1 wins.
01:59 Huge game for Pitino.
02:01 And don't sell me on the advantage of playing at the Garden.
02:04 There will be a lot of Pirate fans there at 2.30.
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