Villanova to beat Duke in the Sweet 16

One half of the Sweet 16 goes at it tonight...whoever wins this round of games is half way to the six wins needed to be declared CHAMPIONS!!!...here are my predictions:

East Regional in Boston
7:25 #4 Xavier (27-7) vs. #1 Pitt (30-4) {Pitt -7}
The Panthers have not looked like a number one seed so far...Sam Young (photo) had a monster game with 32 points against Okie State...even though the Panthers have struggled at times, their beefy center DeJuan Blair has not been in foul trouble in the first two games of the tourney...look for Pitt to win this game, but take Xavier with the points...

9:55 #3 Villavova (28-7) vs. #2 Duke (30-6) {Duke -2}
Duke caught evern break in the last minute of their win over Texas this past weekend...Duke has not impressed me all year, but somehow they are sitting with 30 wins again...Villanova may have had their scare of the tournament with their comeback against American...the Wildcats whooped UCLA on Saturday...Villanova wins in a slight upset...

West Regional in Glendale
7:05 #5 Purdue (27-9) vs. #1 Connecticut (29-4) {UConn -7)
The Huskies have looked mighty impressive so far...they jumped out to a 10-0 lead against Texas A&M and never looked back...Purdue will provide a battle for most of the game...but in the last 10 minutes the Huskies take over...UConn wins and give the points...

9:35 #3 Missouri (30-6) vs. #2 Memphis (33-3) {Memphis -4.5}
Real quick, name me the head coach of Missouri!!!...if you said Norm Stewart, you are wrong...it is Mike Anderson...and the Tigers are one of the quietest 30 win teams in the last 5 years....I like Memphis a lot...it will be close, but in the end, Memphis wins and barely covers...Mizzou on a teaser will be a good...