College Basketball Handicapping Articles
College Basketball Handicapping: St. Mary’s at Gonzaga Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 2/11/2010
Kangaroos have no natural enemies. But the St. Mary’s basketball team certainly does. St. Mary’s heads to Gonzaga at 11 p.m. on Thursday night to play in one of the burgeoning mid-major rivalries in the country. The visiting Gaels have been instilled as six-point underdog and the total is set at a healthy 152.0.
College Basketball Handicapping: Motivated Teams
by T.O. Whenham - 2/9/2010
This time of year always sneaks up on me. As soon as the Super Bowl ends we are right into the do-or-die period of the college basketball season. A few lucky teams have already secured their spot in the tournament, but many more still have some work left to do before they can dance. Teams poised on the bubble, provided they are moving in the right direction, can be very useful for bettors because they will be particularly motivated to put their best efforts forward.
College Basketball Betting: Weekday Primer
by Matt Severance - 2/8/2010
It’s “Rivalry Week” on ESPN, which basically means that Duke and North Carolina are playing. But it is a great week of matchups, and there’s even one worth watching – and betting on – Friday. Check back Saturday for a Game of the Day preview.
College Basketball Handicapping: Correlation Between Offensive Stats and ATS Success
by T.O. Whenham - 2/5/2010
Let's avoid the lengthy preamble this time around. What I wanted to do this time is look at the relationship between several different common offensive statistics and against-the-spread performance in college basketball. We're going to look at the top five teams in five different statistical categories to see how they stack up ATS. Nothing may come of it, but then again something interesting may be learned.
NCAA Hoops Betting: Under the Radar
by Christopher G. Shepard - 2/4/2010
Four of the Top 5 college hoops teams against the spread have been prominently featured in this space at Doc’s Sports with St, Mary’s (CA) currently in the top spot, earning +1050; Cornell is in second to the tune of +970; Villanova is tied with two other teams for third at +950 (but they are dropping); Northern Iowa and Sacramento State also have earned backers +950 on the season.
College Basketball Betting: Weekday Primer
by Matt Severance - 2/1/2010
You know the drill – here’s the best game each weeknight this week and I’ll have a Game of the Day for you on Saturday. Get out of the house on Friday night because there’s nothing much worth watching or betting on in the NCAA basketball world.
Saturday College Basketball Preview: Kansas at Kansas State
by Robert Ferringo - 1/29/2010
On Jan. 18 the Wildcats welcomed the No. 1 team in the country, Texas, into a raucous atmosphere in Manhattan. Kansas State overpowered the Longhorns to knock off the top team in the land. Now, on Saturday, they welcome the No. 1 team-in-wait, in-state rival Kansas, and are looking to take down another one of the best teams in the country.
Saturday College Basketball Preview: Vanderbilt at Kentucky
by Matt Severance - 1/29/2010
Apologies to Duke-Georgetown and Kansas-Kansas State, but the game of the day on Saturday is No. 23 Vanderbilt and No. 1 Kentucky because it features one of the hottest teams in the country … Vandy. Yes, the Commodores (16-3) are the team on the roll entering Saturday’s game, having won 10 straight (7-2-1 ATS) with Kentucky coming in off its lone loss of the season.
College Basketball Handicapping: Kentucky Not Worthy of No. 1 Ranking
by Robert Ferringo - 1/26/2010
Right now Kentucky reminds me of a little kid trying on his dad’s clothes and shoes as kind of a joke. As of Monday the Wildcats were the No. 1 team in the country in college basketball. I have been banging against the Kentucky bandwagon all season long and I’m hear to tell you once again that they aren’t the best team in the country. Not even close. They are good. They are better than I thought they would be.
Syracuse Stacks Up Well With Classic Florida Teams
by Robert Ferringo - 1/26/2010
Obviously, I’m feeling pretty good about Syracuse right now. I think that they are the best team in the country right now and that’s coming from a guy that is always quick to take a pessimistic stance on his alma mater. The reason that I think that they are the best team and, right now, the favorite to win the National Championship, is that I think that they have every single aspect covered that a championship team needs.
College Basketball Betting: Weekday Primer
by Matt Severance - 1/25/2010
Hard to believe it’s the last week in January, which means it’s really time to start focusing your betting attention on college basketball -- except for Super Sunday, of course. Here is a look at the best game to watch each night this week (as usual, not much worth watching on Friday). Check back Saturday for our Game of the Day preview.
Saturday College Basketball Betting: Duke at Clemson Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 1/22/2010
Every time Duke shows up in an opponent’s gym they have to know that the crowd will be louder and rowdier and the players will be hungrier and feistier than they are when anyone else comes to town. No matter where they go they are going to catch a team’s best game and they have to be ready to handle it at every turn.
College Basketball Handicapping: Struggling Programs
by T.O. Whenham - 1/22/2010
One of the trends that has emerged so far this year in college basketball is the underachievement of big-name programs. In some cases, teams that we have grown to expect consistent excellence from have struggled. In others, teams that came into the season with high hopes have found ways of disappointing us during the season. Here's a look at three teams that fit into each category, and what that means from a betting perspective:
Saturday College Basketball Preview: Texas at Connecticut
by Matt Severance - 1/21/2010
UConn seemed to fix a lot that was wrong during the skid, as it made 6-of-14 three-pointers after hitting only 6-of-28 during the three-game losing streak as well as 11-of-12 free throws after shooting just 59 percent from the line during the previous three games. UConn made 56.9 percent of its shots overall and 65.4 percent in the second half. Interim coach George Blaney started a three-guard lineup against the Red Storm and may again Saturday – Blaney is 5-3 in games in which he has subbed for Calhoun.
NCAA Hoops Betting: Under the Radar
by Christopher G. Shepard - 1/21/2010
While public teams like Syracuse 18-1 SU (+870 ATS) and Villanova 17-1 SU (+860 ATS) are among the best cashing teams in NCAA basketball, in my opinion it is the non-public teams with losing records that bring more value for your sports investment V-Chips and this week I have uncovered a few such teams that meet this criteria.
College Basketball Betting: Weekday Primer
by Matt Severance - 1/18/2010
You know the drill: Here are the best games to watch or bet on each night during the week of Jan. 18, but again nothing worthwhile on Friday night -- so go see your local high school team that night! I’ll be back with a Game of the Day preview for Saturday’s action.
College Basketball Handicapping: Mississippi at Tennessee Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 1/15/2010
The Tennessee Volunteers entered the season as a Final Four sleeper and through December, in my opinion, they were casting the largest shadow in the SEC. But, as I’m sure you’ve heard (and if you haven’t, politely move along), that’s when half of the Vols roster started acting out their own scene from “The Wire”. But instead of earning Emmy’s, the four players – Tyler Smith, Cameron Tatum, Brian Williams and Melvin Goins – left the Vols with an empty bench and almost no shot at postseason glory.
Saturday NCAA Game of the Day: Syracuse at West Virginia
by Matt Severance - 1/15/2010
Well, hopefully we’ve found something here with the Saturday NCAA Game of the Day feature, as I recommended taking Wisconsin last week against Purdue – and of course the Badgers knocked the Boilermakers from the ranks of the unbeaten. Honestly, I rarely will recommend a total because I think those are too unpredictable (and those bets account for maybe 10 percent of a book’s action), but let’s make it 2-0 this week on the side.
NCAA Hoops Betting: Under the Radar
by Christopher G. Shepard - 1/14/2010
While the debate rages on about which team should be the No. 1 team in men’s college basketball the No. 1 team for sports bettors is obvious: St. Mary’s. The Gaels lead all schools as a top cash earner with +980 return for bettors on the season but they are not the only mid-major team to fly under the radar with consistent cashes.
College Basketball Handicapping: Injuries Not Always Cut and Dry
by Robert Ferringo - 1/12/2010
Injuries to key players in sports aren’t always what they seem. In NBA it’s been a widely held maxim to always bet on a team that just lost its best player to injury. (Milwaukee covered at Phoenix this week right after losing Michael Redd for the season. That’s just the latest in a long line of examples.) And if you’ve been following the rise of the Volunteers over the last week it would appear that it holds up in college hoops as well.
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