College Basketball Handicapping Articles

Expert College Basketball Handicapping Roundup + Saturday Free Pick for 12/23/2023
by Ryan Cobbett - 12/22/2023

Let’s take a look at some money-making trends around the nation in CBB. We have seen an insane number of upsets this season as nonconference play has been surreal. We have had teams rise and fall out of the No. 1 spot, while teams like Michigan State have just been beaten up to start the year. We are just a few games away from conference play, so let’s look at some talking points from nonconference play so far.

College Basketball Handicapping: Major Conference Dark Horses
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/7/2023

With the college basketball season upon us, let’s take a look at some dark horse candidates ahead of tipoff. How do we define a dark horse in a league with so much chance and opportunity with all these automatic bids and deep tournament roster? In the November edition of this article, a dark horse will be a team that could sneak into the tournament bracket later this season. When we make our brackets in the spring, we all hope to find the Miami’s and the Pittsburgh’s to mess up the brackets, so here are some Major Conference teams that might be worth some attention as we begin another glorious season of college hoops.

College Basketball Handicapping: Mid-Major Dark Horses
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/6/2023

With the college basketball season upon us, let’s take a look at some dark horse candidates ahead of tipoff. How do we define a dark horse in a league with so much chance and opportunity with all these automatic bids and deep tournament roster? In the November edition of this article, a dark horse will be a team that could sneak into the tournament bracket later this season. When we make our brackets in the spring, we all hope to find the FAU’s and FDU’s to mess up the bracket, so here are some Mid-Major teams that might be worth some attention as we begin another glorious season of college hoops.

DraftKings’ Odds for the Top 10 Teams in College Basketball’s NCAA Tournament
by Dave Schwab - 3/6/2023

The college basketball conference tournaments for the 2022/2023 season wrap up this weekend, and Selection Sunday will give all 68 teams a chance to win the NCAA Tournament. DraftKings’ odds for the top 10 teams winning the NCAA Tournament are detailed below.

2023 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/1/2023

It isn’t always pretty basketball, but the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament always comes through when you are looking for drama and emotion. This tournament, which has its championship game this coming Sunday, really tips off the start of March Madness and hammers home the reality facing every team in the country over the next month: if you lose, your season may be over.

College Basketball Betting Advice: Betting on Bubble Teams
by Robert Ferringo - 2/22/2023

For the uninitiated, a “bubble team” is a college basketball team that is on the fringe of an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. Because the criteria for selection into the tournament is subjective, there is no real way of knowing who is in and who is out heading down the stretch. This isn’t like, say, the race for the playoffs in MLB or NBA, where a team’s record is the sole determination of who makes the postseason and who doesn’t.

LEAKED: Opening Night College Basketball Spreads
by Robert Ferringo - 10/31/2022

Well, about nine years ago I cracked the code on how the initial oddsmakers come up with their opening college basketball spreads. No, I’m not going to tell you how I came about this information or where it is from. But I am feeling generous enough to share. So below are what will be the opening spreads for the beginning of the college basketball season on Monday, Nov. 7 and Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Biggest Comebacks in College Basketball History
by Mike Pruitt - 10/25/2021

Is there a more exciting time in the world of American sports than March Madness? I don’t think so. You can say Bowl Season is cool. However, does it really bring about the type of attention you get from sports fans as the NCAA Tournament? No! It's not even close. There are some massive college football games that garner a great amount of attention, and I love that too. However, are we really going to see the number of upsets that we do in that 3-4 week period that is the NCAA tourney?

Weekend College Basketball Primer
by Robert Ferringo - 2/25/2021

March is just days away. And that means that March Madness is here! The coronavirus pandemic robbed us of the conclusion of conference tournaments, the NCAA Tournament, and all the weirdo, second-tier tournaments last year. So now I feel the pent of gambling energy of two years built up inside of me. And I am ready to unleash the fury during one of the greatest sports betting months on the calendar.

2021 NCAA Tournament Projections and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 2/23/2021

What a mess. The college basketball season has been a disjointed, uneven roller coaster ride through the heart of one of the worst public health crises in the history of our country. But hey, we’ve made it this far. And now the hope is that everything will fall into place so that we can enjoy the conference tournaments and NCAA Tournament that we were robbed of last March.

2020 Big Ten Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 11/24/2020

The Big Ten should be set to mark a significant anniversary this coming April when the Final Four heads to Indianapolis. It has been 20 years since a Big Ten team won a men’s college basketball National Championship. Michigan State, who entered last year as the No. 1 team in the country and the favorite to win the title, was the last Big Ten team to cut down the nets. That was all the way back in 2000.

Free College Basketball Picks Wednesday 3/11/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/11/2020

March 11 features just one mid-major championship game. However, Wednesday is the start of the many major conference tournaments, including the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12 and the SEC. The ACC began yesterday with North Carolina and Pittsburgh moving on to the second round of the tournament. North Carolina is a 14-seed in the ACC but is a favorite in the second round of the tournament. I don't think I've ever seen that before. Here are the early leans for some of March 11's most exciting college basketball matchups.

Free College Basketball Picks Tuesday 3/10/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/10/2020

It's Championship week, and Tuesday's slate has five championship games where mid-major teams will not only win a conference title, but they'll also win a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Horizon League, Colonial, Northeast Conference, West Coast Conference, and the Summit League all conclude on Tuesday. Who will win and who will go home? Here are the early leans for these exciting championship matchups.

2020 MAAC Tournament Predictions and Expert Picks
by Chris Vasile - 3/9/2020

This year's edition of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament gets underway on March 10 with three games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top five teams get a bye right into the quarterfinals, with seeds one through three taking on the winners of the first-round games, while seeds four and five play each other.

2020 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Predictions and Expert Picks
by Chris Vasile - 3/6/2020

This year's edition of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament gets underway on March 7 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top two teams get a bye right into the semifinals, while seeds three and four get their tournament started in the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth seeds get started in the second round against the winner of the first two games, respectively.

Free College Basketball Picks Saturday 3/7/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/6/2020

It's the final Saturday of the regular season of college basketball. Where has the time gone? We've got Florida State and Louisville fighting for the ACC regular-season title, while Baylor looks to get back on track after losing two of their last three games. The Big East continues to produce Game of the Year type games, and we'll get another one between Seton Hall and Creighton as they also fight for a Big East regular-season championship. Here are the early leans for Saturday's college basketball.

Free College Basketball Picks Friday 3/6/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/5/2020

Mid-Major tournaments have started and March Madness has officially started. The NCAA Tournament is a big part of the madness, but we've seen some incredible upsets in these mid-major tournaments as well. You can check out plenty of the mid-major tournament previews in the free articles section of Doc's Sports. While there are no ranked games taking place on Friday, there are a couple regular season matchups that could create havoc before a couple tournaments.

2020 CAA Basketball Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2020

This year's edition of the Colonial Conference Tournament gets underway on March 5 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. Nos. 1 and 2 get their tournament underway in the second round against the winners of the first round, while seeds three through seven also get started against one another on day two of the tournament.

Free College Basketball Picks Thursday 3/5/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/4/2020

Mid-majors are starting their conference tournaments already. These high-major teams are fighting for seeding and standings placement in the final week before their conference tournament. The Big Ten features two exciting matchups, while the Pac-12 and American have interesting games that could result in upsets. Here are the early leans for Thursday, March 5 in college basketball.

2020 WCC Tournament Predictions and West Coast Conference Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2020

This year's edition of the West Coast Conference Tournament gets underway on March 5 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top two teams get a bye right into the semifinals, while seeds three and four get their tournament started in the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth seeds get started in the second round against the winner of the first two games, respectively.