Final Four Preview 2011

It is a great weekend for sports fans with the Final Four and the culmination of the college basketball season next Monday in Houston for the national championship. It is clear that it is not the teams the start the season hot, but the ones that get hot when it really matters — March and April! Many things happen over the course of a long season. Some teams play great basketball in December and January, only to break down from injuries or run out of steam down the stretch. Villanova is a good... 

March Madness Tips: Beware of the No-Name Teams

It’s that time of year again: Basketball games night and day, day and night and after a few hours of sleep, we wake up the next day and go through it all over again. College tournament play is one of the most enjoyable times of the year for sports fans and bettors, with a seemingly endless stream of action and excitement. Big name schools often end up playing for the title. Florida of the SEC took home back to back national championships by beating UCLA and Ohio State in 2006 and ’07.... 

Bracketology: NCAA Tournament Projections and Bubble Watch

All I know is this: 68 is a whole lotta teams. For those of you that have been kicking it with the Tea Party/mountain folk in the hills of Tennessee over the last few months, I am here to remind you that the NCAA Tournament has actually expanded this year. The Big Dance will now feature 68 teams, with four at-large squads taking on four automatic qualifiers in a play-in game on the Tuesday before the actual 64-team tournament begins on Thursday. The changes were enacted last July. And while I do... 

2009 NCAA Basketball Championship Preview

64 became 32, 32 became 16, 16 became eight, eight became four, four became two and by the end of tonight, two will give way to one; such is the NCAA’s March Madness tournament. When lines were established for the Final Four, the UConn Huskies saw themselves installed as a 3.5-point favorite against the Michigan St. Spartans but by the time opening tip-off came around, bettors had pushed UConn up to –5 at most online sportsbooks. It was a tough game for the betting public, as... 

2009 Final Four Betting: Props

By SPORTSBETTING.com The Final Four prop wagering options just keep coming, as another wave has been added over the last few days. The latest group of prop wagers put up by SPORTSBETTING.com includes the head-to-head game matchups. Bettors have been pouring over these options, taking their shots on several of them. Setting the table: the matchups this Saturday (as if you didn’t know) have the Michigan State Spartans playing the UConn Huskies with UConn favored by 4.5-points and an Over/Under... 

Final Four Betting Preview 2009

Courtesy of SPORTSBETTING.com Bittersweet…that’s the feeling for sports bettors as they head into Final Four weekend. On one hand, there is sure to be some great basketball served up by the remaining four teams, but on the other hand, the college basketball season will crown a champ and turn out the lights for another season in a few days. The futures betting has been steady on the four remaining teams, with UConn listed at +250 to win the NCAA hoops championship, Michigan State at... 

NCAA Basketball Tournament: Top Seeds Still Standing

Courtesy of SPORTSBETTING.com – Two rounds in and the and the big four are still standing…that’s not overly surprising as the number ones usually land in the Sweet Sixteen, but it’s this weekend that trouble starts for the big guns.Seeded No. 1 in the Midwest, the Louisville Cardinals defeated Morehead St. (+21.5) 74-54, Siena 79-72 and is listed as the odds-on to make it to the Final Four from its region at –170 at SPORTSBETTING.com.The Cards’ Sweet 16 opponent is the... 

Let The Madness Begin!

The mini-Madness is over, as Championship week delivered up tons of drama and entertainment for sports bettors…and now the bracket has been set and we march on to the full-meal deal…let the real Madness begin! What to make of North Carolina? No. 1 has been a tenuous position atop the polls all year and the Tar Heels demonstrated this again last week, when they were dumped by Florida State in the ACC semi-finals…they were beat 73-70, failing to cover as 8.5-point favorites. Bettors actually... 

March Madness Bonuses

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College Basketball Championship Week

Championship Week It’s Go Time – Selection Sunday draws nigh and while some teams are already booked in for a spot in the tournament, others have to make their case over the next few days. It’s Championship week and invites to the big dance are waiting to be grabbed. Some Conference tournaments are complete, some are half way through and some are only beginning, just all part of the “calm” before the real madness begins. ACC First Round: North Carolina St. Wolfpack vs.... 

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