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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Matchup 3/1/11

The Music Mashup
One of my favorite mashup artists, The White Panda just released their latest mixtape, Pandamonium, today. I really enjoy the variety of artists they use in their mixes, with everything from Paul Simon to Dr. Dre to Mike Posner. You can listen to and download the album here.



Premier League


Manchester United @ Chelsea - Fox Soccer Channel 2:45 p.m.
This game is a makeup of a game from December which was postponed due to snow. Stamford Bridge has not been a good place for Man U recently. They have failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League visits and netted only once on each of the other two encounters while winning none and losing five of their last eight matches there. Man U sits at the top of the league while defending champion Chelsea sits just outside the top 4 in 5th.

NBA

New York @ Orlando - NBA TV 7 p.m.
The Magic begin a stretch of three games in four nights against some of the East's top contenders with Tuesday's visit from the Knicks, who bounced back from a loss to the league's worst team by beating one of the best. Orlando beat the Knicks 112-103 at the Amway Center on Dec. 30 behind 24 points and 18 rebounds from Dwight Howard. Carmelo Anthony could help the Knicks get a little revenge. The four-time All-Star averages 28.1 points versus Orlando, his most against any team other than his current club.

San Antonio @ Memphis - SportSouth 8 p.m.
With three-time All Star Tony Parker expected to miss two to four weeks, the Spurs will try for their 19th win in 23 games against the Grizzlies when the teams conclude a home-and-home set Tuesday night at FedExForum. Parker, averaging 17.1 points and a team-best 6.6 assists, strained his left calf in the second quarter of Sunday night's 95-88 win against Memphis. San Antonio has won seven of 10 in Memphis, but the Grizzlies (33-28) have won four straight and 12 of 14 at home and are feeling confident after Sunday's second-half effort. A victory Tuesday for San Antonio, who has the best record in the league, would give the Spurs their 12th consecutive 50-win season.

College Basketball

#20 Vanderbilt @ #23 Kentucky - ESPN 9 p.m.
Kentucky believed it should have won at Vanderbilt earlier this month. Based on their recent history at home overall and against the Commodores, the Wildcats should be confident heading into the rematch.
The No. 20 Wildcats look to extend their home winning streak to 34 games with a fourth consecutive victory at Rupp Arena over the No. 21 Commodores in Tuesday night's SEC contest. Though the Commodores have won six of seven overall and three straight on the road, they have not won at Rupp since Jan. 20, 2007. Kentucky has not lost a home game since falling 90-85 to Georgia on March 4, 2009.

#1 Ohio State @ Penn State - Big Ten Network 9 p.m.
Although the Buckeyes have won five straight on the road over Penn State and 14 consecutive overall matchups, they have lost their last two games outside of Columbus. Penn State has also knocked off three ranked teams at home this season. In addition, the Lions nearly picked up their first road victory of the season over a Top 25 foe at Ohio State's expense Jan. 15, falling just short in a 69-66 loss. Jared Sullinger completed a three-point play with 13.2 seconds left to lift the Buckeyes.

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