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Las Vegas Sports Consultants Picks Duke As Favorite

Duke opens defense of its national championship this week and Las Vegas Sports Consultants has tabbed Duke as 3/2 favorites to repeat. This marks the second year in a row that LVSC has installed Duke as the favorite to win the Big Dance.

``While we certainly agree that there are other teams that can win the title, Duke is the team that will draw the most betting action,'' said Cesar Robaina, LVSC's senior oddsmaker. ``That's why we have Duke as the favorite.''

Kansas (5/2), Maryland (3/1) and Oklahoma (7/1) will also generate significant interest in Las Vegas, said Robaina. For those fans that like to play long shots, this field has a few that stand out. LVSC opened Connecticut at 18/1 and Gonzaga at 30/1.

LVSC makes the official odds for almost every American sporting activity and some foreign sports as well. The LVSC line is distributed to the largest and most successful sports books in Nevada, and remains the industry standard for opening lines across the world.

    A complete listing of futures for each team is listed below.

     2002 MENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
     Event Date:  04/01/02
     Location: GEORGIA DOME - ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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     Name                     Open
     DUKE                     3/2
     KANSAS                   5/2
     MARYLAND                 3/1
     OKLAHOMA                 7/1
     CINCINNATI               8/1
     ARIZONA                  10/1
     KENTUCKY                 10/1
     OREGON                   12/1
     SOUTHERN CAL             15/1
     ALABAMA                  18/1
     CONNECTICUT              18/1
     FLORIDA                  18/1
     OHIO STATE               18/1
     GEORGIA                  20/1
     ILLINOIS                 20/1
     MISSISSIPPI STATE        22/1
     PITTSBURGH               25/1
     GONZAGA                  30/1
     MARQUETTE                30/1
     TEXAS                    30/1
     UCLA                     35/1
     INDIANA                  40/1
     MISSISSIPPI              40/1
     STANFORD                 40/1
     MIAMI-FLORIDA            50/1
     TEXAS TECH               50/1
     MICHIGAN STATE           60/1
     MISSOURI                 60/1
     WAKE FOREST              60/1
     XAVIER                   60/1
     CALIFORNIA               75/1
     HAWAII                   75/1
     NC STATE                 75/1
     NOTRE DAME               75/1
     KENT                     100/1
     OKLAHOMA STATE           100/1
     WISCONSIN                100/1
     PEPPERDINE               120/1
     TULSA                    120/1
     PENNSYLVANIA             150/1
     BOSTON COLLEGE           200/1
     SOUTHERN ILLINOIS        200/1
     WYOMING                  200/1
     CHARLOTTE                250/1
     CREIGHTON                300/1
     ST. JOHN'S               300/1
     WEST. KENTUCKY           300/1
     MURRAY STATE             400/1
     SAN DIEGO STATE          400/1
     VALPARAISO               400/1
     UTAH                     500/1
     UC-SANTA BARBARA         600/1
     CENT. CONNECTICUT        750/1
     DAVIDSON                 750/1
     MCNEESE STATE            750/1
     NC-WILMINGTON            750/1
     FLORIDA ATLANTIC         1000/1
     HAMPTON                  1000/1
     ILLINOIS-CHICAGO         1000/1
     MONTANA                  1000/1
     ALCORN STATE             3000/1
     BOSTON UNIVERSITY        3000/1
     HOLY CROSS               3000/1
     SIENA                    3000/1
     WINTHROP                 3000/1

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