The games in Japan gave us a small taste and the season opener last night in Washington was a nice appetizer, but today is the full meal. Baseball is back in a big way, kicking off the season with a full schedule from early afternoon through late tonight.

See all the lines for today’s MLB action here

UCLA is a dog and North Carolina is a favorite in the Final Four round.

Foe the first time since the NCAA Tournament began seeding tams, all four #1s have avoided being upset and made it into the final weekend of play.

This is UCLA’s 18th trip to the Final Four (the most for any school), while North Carolina is right behind them at 17 trips. 

North Carolina is a 4-point favorite over Kansas, while Memphis gets the nod on the other side, slotted in as a 1.5-point favorite over the Bruins.

The lines are up here and the early betting action has started.

The baseball season has already started, but did anyone pay attention to those games in Japan? For us, today marks the real start to the 2008 MLB season.

It all gets going in Washington DC tonight, as the Nationals open their new park hosting the Braves.

Atlanta is a -163 favorite (Tim Hudson is starting vs. Perez) and the Over/Under is 8.5.  

The Women’s NCAA Tournament is also going on today. All the #1 and #2 seeds are live. SPORTSBETTING.COM has the lines up for these games as well. Don Imus will be watching the Rutgers - George Washington matchup (Rutgers is a -105 favorite) and one of the best college programs in any sport, for years, has been the Tennessee Vols women’s team. The Lady Vols are a 12.5-point favorite vs. Notre Dame today. 

If you haven’t been betting on the March Madness tournament at SPORTSBETTING.COM so far, today is the day to get your bets in. The final two games in the Elite Eight round are your last chance to be entered itno the draws for a free $1,000 wager on the Final Four and a free $500 wager on the Championship game.

It’s as simple as placing your wagers. Anyone who bets $25 or more on the tournament games is automatically entered into the free $1,000 wager draw (anyone who wagers over $100 receives 2 entries in the draw).

To be entered in the draw for the bonus $500 wager, you just have to wager $200 or more on the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games.

The two games today give you the chance to get entries in both draws.

Good luck.

There are two spots left to round out the Final Four and both will be filled today. With the #1-seeds advancing yesterday, it is up to Memphis and Kansas to make history by winning their games and landing all four #1s in the last weekend of tournament action.

We simply can’t see Kansas losing to Davidson (although we were pretty sure Wisconsin was going to send this #10-seed home), but Memphis could be the one that trips up. They’re playing a great Texas team.

Memphis is a 3.5-point favorite over the Longhorns in a game that tips off at 2:20 EST. Like the dog here.

Kansas is a 9.5-point favorite over Davidson at SPORTSBETTING.COM in a game that tips off at 5:05 EST. Like the favorite here.

For the third straight year, the Bruins have claimed a spot in the Final Four, after they rolled over Xavier today. The final score was 76-57, giving UCLA backers an easy pointspread cover.

The Kansas-Louisville game has just tipped off.

All four #1-seeds have reached the Elite Eight and with wins tonight and tomorrow they could make history if each of them advances. It would mark the first time in the NCAA Tournament that each of the #1 regional seeds have made it to the Final Four.

The first ones to get their shot are North Carolina and UCLA. The Tar Heels are 6-point favorites vs. Louisville. UCLA is a 6.5-point favorite vs. Xavier.

After much speculation, the Vancouver Canucks will have their best player on the ice tonight.

Goalie Roberto Luongo left the team to attend to his wife as she was giving birth to their first child. Roberto is now a proud papa, as they had a healthy baby girl yesterday, and now the All-Star tender has flown to Minnesota to join his mates for tonight’s very important clash with the Wild.

Vancouver, a +150 underdog in this divisional matchup, need a win in the worst way, as they have lost three straight and are in a fight for a playoff spot.

Anyone who wagers over $200 on the NCAA Tournament through the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight rounds the next few days at SPORTSBETTING.COM will automatically be entered into the draw for a free $500 wager on the Championship game of the tournament.

It’s literally as simple as putting in your wagers at SPORTSBETTING.COM, the instant you hit the $200 mark, your name goes in the draw.

The name will be drawn next week.

Good luck