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March Madness is alive and well in April and today will be one of the biggest in the number of bets that the bookmakers receive on college basketball. The public money is still coming in on North Carolina (76-percent) and Memphis (60 percent). The public has had a good post-season run, but that's no reason to guarantee success today.

The latest sports service reports are favoring UCLA by roughly a 60-percent margin and giving the Tar Heels a slight nod. The services are favoring the over in the Memphis game and are pretty much split in the North Carolina game.

There is a bit of line movement in the two games, with Bodog being the first to move the line on the Tar Hells to North Carolina -4. The Tigers have climbed to 2.5-point favorites as several sportsbooks. The total on the Carolina game has climbed to 160 in several spots, while the Memphis total is ranging from 133.5 to 135, so shop around if you're going to bet the total.

Yes, there are other games being played today, with the biggest movement taking place in the Boston game on news that the team was likely to rest the "Big Three." Boston briefly opened as 9.5-point favorites and the sportsbooks quickly dropped the game to Boston -2.5 and the line has been bet down to even. The total on the game dropped from 192 to 188.

The Celtics are still the most popular team in betting among the public today, receiving two-thirds of the money wagered on the contest.

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