The Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Best Bets Aren't Good Ones for Utes
So the Utes aren't expected to win the NCAA Tournament. They're not even favored to win their first game.

But getting ejected?

Coach Jim Boylen might just be your man.

Oddsmakers at the online gambling site BetUS.com have listed Boylen as a 5-to-1 choice to get run from a game in the tournament, though he's hardly the favorite in that category. USC's Tim Floyd is a 2-to-1 favorite, with LSU's Trent Johnson and UConn's Jim Calhoun listed at 3-to-1 followed by North Carolina's Roy Williams at 4-to-1.

The better odds are on the Utes getting upset, following the widespread expectations that the Utes won't survive Arizona in the first round in Miami on Friday. The Utes are 4-to-1 picks to get upset, though Michigan State and Kansas are 3-to-1 to meet that same fate, with Oklahoma State and Cal also listed at 4-to-1.

Siena, for what it's worth, is listed at 2-to-1 as the team most likely to get in a brawl.

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   Michael C. Lewis has covered the University of Utah men's basketball team since 2004, and is still waiting for his chance to grab the microphone after a game.