California Golden Bears vs Louisville Cardinals betting
The breakdown: The Pac 10 runner up faces off against a bubble team in Louisville, which finished seventh in the Big East but has two huge wins under its belt.
Why California will win: Cal finished 8-2 in its last 10 games, and fell just short of a Pac 10 championship when it lost to Washington. In one of the biggest down years in Pac 10 history, Cal was the one consistent team in the tumultuous conference. Behind star guard Jerome Randle, California could have upset potential.
Why Louisville will win: A pair of wins over Syracuse has shown that Louisville is capable of winning big games, which it will need to in order to get past the Pac 10 champions and then potentially get past top seeded Duke in the second round.
Verdict: Louisville by three.
