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00:00 Inside Madison Square Garden, you could not ask for much more in the opener on semifinal Friday.
00:10 It is UConn, it is St. John's, the Huskies, a nine and a half point favorite against the Red Storm, the over under 145 and a half.
00:20 Joe, share some thoughts on Providence and Marquette for sure at the end.
00:24 But again, on the marquee, inside the world's most famous arena, Rick Pitino and his St. John's team on a six game win streak.
00:33 On the other side, it is the dominant Connecticut Huskies, the reigning national champs, taking on St. John's.
00:41 You could not ask for more. What will we see with all the hype and the excitement around the atmosphere inside the garden on this Friday?
00:49 Yeah, well, that's the problem, right? Because it means we're probably going to get another blowout here is what it means when all the numbers and all the indicators are.
00:59 Listen, St. John's has been playing and this is important to remember, right?
01:04 Because it matters come conference tournament time heading into March Madness.
01:08 Those teams that rev up and start playing their best basketball heading into tour, heading into conference tournaments,
01:14 and then they can take that and roll that in to doing some damage come the tournament time here.
01:21 And that's what St. John's has done. I mean, they have figured some things out there.
01:24 Rick Pitino, the Colonel Sanders suit and all has finally gotten through to these guys.
01:30 And that was a very, very impressive win against a very tough Seton Hall team.
01:35 And they bullied them around. I kind of think that's what we're going to get here.
01:40 This is going to be a street fight here between UConn and and the Johnnies.
01:45 Ultimately, there is the number is over the top. And yes, the only way to bet aside on this would be to take the points with the Johnnies.
01:53 Having said that, I do think maybe the under might be a better look because I think there's going to be a lot of bodies banging around in here.
02:01 I do not think the Johnnies want to get into a track meet with UConn in any way, shape or form.
02:07 By the way, they went 4-14 the last time they played from deep.
02:10 So I don't think all of a sudden the threes are going to start falling for them.
02:14 I think the under is the best way to look here, but there is no way I'm betting against UConn in any way, shape or form.
02:21 Take a look there at the second game real quick here in the Big East.
02:24 Is that game between Providence and Marquette? You take a look at Marquette as the favorite here.
02:28 Not sure if their superstar player is going to come back to the court tonight, but can Providence continue this run where maybe they get their dancing shoes on in the garden?
02:36 So let me ask you a question here, and honestly, was that game against Creighton more a statement about Providence or just how ridiculous betting on McDermott and Creighton is in big games?
02:50 Like, stop it, will you? I mean, it was 9, then it got bet all the way down to what? 6.5, 7 at the break, and Creighton throws up all over themselves.
02:59 But hey, listen, Providence is playing with house money, and Marquette showed you how tough they could be yesterday, even without Kolic in the lineup here.
03:08 I do think Providence just has far too many weaknesses here, and I do think Shaka Smart can get it done with Marquette eventually.
03:17 I mean, big deal. Congratulations. You're going to win the battle, and you're eventually going to lose the war in the Big East.
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