Tourney Talk with Brian Edwards, Part II
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On the weekend of February 12, 2010, I spoke with Brian Edwards of Vegasinsider.com about The 2010 College Basketball season as we head into The 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Brian Edwards has been a mainstay as a handicapper with Vegasinsider.com since 2002. He regularly appears on ESPN radio, 1620 The Zone, and even hosts his own show entitled “Power Hours.” 
During our in-depth conversation, we covered a wide range of college basketball topics, and The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. will be releasing installments of “Tourney Talk” segments leading up to The March Madness Tournament.
Brian’s keen sense of sports, developed through years of expert handicapping and ATS (Against The Spread) analysis, has made him one of our favorite handicappers and a great choice to provide expert insight on how The NCAA Tournament will shape up as the smoke begins to clear. Because bracketology will only get you so far.
Big Nasty: Going back to the topic of underdogs, one of the subplots of this season has been the surprisingly strong play of the Atlantic 10. Representatives of The A-10 have impressed in years past with strong showings from Xavier, Dayton, and even St. Joe’s one year. With the entire conference stepping their game up, do you see this conference making noise in the NCAA tournament?
Brian Edwards: There’s no doubt that the A-10 is as strong as it has ever been and is poised to make a lot of noise in the NCAA Tournament. I was very impressed with the way Xavier went down to Gainesville and dominated the Gators this past Saturday night. The league has six teams with RPI ratings of 41 or higher, and I think all six of those schools – Temple, Xavier, Rhode Island, Richmond, Dayton and Charlotte – are going to get bids. I’m not sure if URI and Charlotte can advance in the Big Dance, but the other four schools are capable of getting to the Sweet 16. The [Xavier] Muskateers don’t have many flaws and I say they are the A-10’s best shot at getting to the Final Four.
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