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Big East Basketball Tournament 2013 Schedule, Television, Predictions: A Winner Already?
Georgetown is hot, but many so-called experts are putting their money on a different team. Here's the scoop.
If you listen to the experts, the Hoyas will have to pull an upset if they're going to win the final Big East tournament, which begins today in New York and ends Saturday.
Georgetown plays Thursday at noon against the winner of Cincinnati v. Providence.
The annointed champs: Louisville, though barely.
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Louisville receives the biggest Vegas odds at +140. Georgetown is second at +200, while Syracuse is a distant third at +350, according to SB Nation.
At Team Rankings, Louisville is given a 44 percent chance of winning the conference this week. Pittsburgh came in second at 17 percent, while Syracuse -- the team the Hoyas thumped on Saturday -- is a surprising third at 13 percent.
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What?
Luckily, those numbers mean nothing; the final scores mean everything.
Here is the full schedule:
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
When: March 12-16
Watch: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
Game No. Matchup Time (ET) TV 1 South Florida vs. Seton Hall 7 p.m. ESPNU 2 DePaul vs. Rutgers 9 p.m. ESPNU
Second Round - Wednesday, March 13
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 14
Game No. Matchup Time (ET) TV 7 Game 3 winner vs. Georgetown 12 p.m. ESPN 8 Game 4 winner vs. Pittsburgh 2 p.m. ESPN 9 Game 5 winner vs. Louisville 7 p.m. ESPN 10 Game 6 winner vs. Marquette 9 p.m. ESPN
Semifinals - Friday, March 15
Game No. Matchup Time (ET) TV 11 Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner 7 p.m. ESPN 12 Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner 9 p.m. ESPN
Championship - Saturday, March 16
Game No. Matchup Time (ET) TV 13 Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner 8:30 p.m. ESPNGet more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
