Beyond the Top 25 – A College Hoops Weekly

It’s more or less the final weekend in the regular season. You’ll see some of the mid-major leagues begin their conference tournaments in the next week or so, and this last week in February pretty much wraps up the schedule in terms of a full load of games. Around this time is when it starts to get a bit tricky for a college basketball handicapper. The underachievers normally come out of the woodwork to surprise folks and create that early March Madness feeling with their last-second push to... 

College Hoops: Best of the SEC

The SEC has a bunch of teams that are loaded with talent, depth and athleticism. Kentucky won the national championship in 1998, Florida knocked on the door in 2000 getting to the title game against Michigan State, then won it all with back-to-back titles. Here’s a look at some of college basketball’s best teams in the SEC. Florida: Coach Bill Donovan has been the king of the SEC in recent years, as well as the college basketball world, with back-to-back titles, and after a few rebuilding... 

College Basketball Suspensions and Injuries

If you want to turn a profit in the competitive world of sports wagering, it’s necessary to keep up on things on a daily basis. Take injuries in college basketball. Injuries happen all the time and one has to be on top of everything. One season Alabama lost leading scorer Chuck Davis in midseason, gone for the year. How does this affect their ability to rebound? Did they have other offensive options to rely on? Is there a devastating psychological aspect that might take place when a team of... 

Rob Vinciletti: 2011/12- NBA Mid Season Power Angle Report.

The NBA Is reaching the All star break late this week. We have seen many unusual games in this lockout shortened season. With the league trying to minimize the loss of games due to the lock out, we have seen many games being played without the benefit of adequate rest. There have been instances with teams playing 3 games in 3 nights, and several occasions where teams are playing 4 games in 6 nights. Perhaps this is, and the lack of a true training camp are why we are seeing lower scoring games and... 

2012 NFL Mock Draft

Hey, Giants fan, the rest of the NFL outside of New England (and probably Philly and Dallas) was happy for you for winning the Super Bowl. For about 12 seconds. But now the 2011 season is in the books and it is officially the start of the 2012 NFL betting season. And whether it is a new wave of Super Bowl futures odds or a brand-spanking new NFL mock draft, the rest of the football world is moving on and looking forward to next season and our own shot at a trip to Disney Land. This year the 2012... 

The Dynamics of College Basketball Conference Play

College basketball conference play is in full swing. This provides handicappers with a second season, in a sense, with which to gauge statistics and matchups. Many teams schedule a string of non-conference cupcake games early in the season in order to run up big scores and easy victories. However, they could then falter quickly as they step up in competition during February conference play. Virginia and Hofstra come to mind a few years ago, two teams that got off to strong starts but then struggled...