College Basketball Handicapping Articles

2011 College Basketball: Texas A&M Predictions and Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 11/4/2011

The Texas A&M Aggies have made the NCAA Tournament six years in a row. And even though they went through another head coaching change this off-season, they look well-equipped to extend that streak this season. But the Aggies have run into some turbulence before they even took off this year, with new HC Billy Kennedy being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

2011 College Basketball: Mississippi State Predictions and Bulldogs Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 11/4/2011

Any talk of the Bulldogs has to focus on Renardo Sidney. The junior power forward was a Top-10 recruit in 2009 — a freakish beast of a man who seemed like he was sure to succeed. Other highly ranked players in that class — John Wall, Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins, Avery Bradley, and Xavier Henry, for example — have finished with their college careers and moved on to the next level. Sidney, meanwhile, has starred in a bizarre and pathetic soap opera.

2011 College Basketball: Baylor Predictions and Bears Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 11/4/2011

Two years ago, the Baylor Bears nearly knocked off the Duke Blue Devils to get into the Final Four. Expectations were high heading into last year, and the team started 7-0. After the quick start against some cupcake opponents, it was all downhill from there.

2011 College Basketball: Wisconsin Badgers Predictions and Betting Odds
by Alan Matthews - 11/3/2011

Unless you are a Wisconsin alum, from the Big Ten, or a former coach, you probably don’t much enjoy watching the Wisconsin Badgers play basketball. Since Bo Ryan arrived as coach, they are always good and pretty much a lock to contend in the Big Ten and win couple of games in the NCAA Tournament, but they surely don’t win pretty.

2011 College Basketball: Arizona Wildcats Predictions and Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 11/3/2011

Arizona had its chance at winning a national title last year with an Elite 8 matchup against eventual champion Connecticut. After knocking-off Texas and Duke in the previous two rounds, it came up a few points short against the Huskies in a 65-63 nail-biter as a 3.5-point underdog.

2011 College Basketball: UCLA Predictions and Bruins Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 11/3/2011

After making it to three straight Finals Fours the UCLA Bruins had a down year in 2009-10, going 14-18 and missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six seasons. But last year, after a slow start, UCLA bounced back, and made a return appearance to the Big Dance.

2011 College Basketball: Louisville Predictions and Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 11/3/2011

Rick Pitino is a really good college basketball coach. If you didn’t already know that before last year, the success of the 2010-11 Louisville Cardinals should have made that clear. Louisville wasn’t in the preseason Top 25 last year. In fact, they didn’t even receive a single vote in the preseason polls.

40th-Year Anniversary - College Basketball Picks Special
by Doc's Sports - 11/2/2011

The year was 1971 when Doc's Sports first opened for business, and over the past 40 years while a lot has changed, there is one thing that has not: our commitment to our clients to provide great value and excellent customer service. When it comes to value, you will find that our 40-year anniversary college basketball picks special fits the bill.

2011 College Basketball: Vanderbilt Predictions and Betting Odds
by - 11/2/2011

You, nor any of your college basketball betting friends, may not think Vanderbilt is an SEC power, but don’t tell Head Coach Kevin Stallings that. From 2006 to 2010, his Nashville program has won an average of nearly 23 games per season, as well as putting together four 20-win seasons in their last five campaigns.

2011 College Basketball: Washington Huskies Predictions and Betting Odds
by - 11/2/2011

Washington is moving forward without do-it-all guard Isaiah Thomas. They have no choice. The 5-foot-9 spark plug is now in Sacramento waiting to ply his trade for the Kings. Thomas led Washington in scoring in two of his three seasons in Seattle.

2011 College Basketball: Purdue Boilermakers Predictions and Futures Odds
by - 11/1/2011

Head Coach Matt Painter, along with all of West Lafayette, is hoping the third time is a charm. That, of course, is referencing to Robbie Hummel’s health and avoiding another setback to what initially was supposed to be a very promising college basketball career.

2011 College Basketball: Gonzaga Predictions and Futures Odds
by - 11/1/2011

It seems these days we take Gonzaga basketball for granted. We are years beyond the days of them being a cute little mid-major that was good for an interesting couple of weeks in March. What Head Coach Mark Few has done in Spokane is simply remarkable.

2011 College Basketball: Missouri Tigers Predictions and Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 11/1/2011

Missouri recorded 23 wins last season against just 11 losses, but was mired in the middle-of-the-pack in the Big 12 at 8-8. The Tigers were eliminated in the second-round of the conference tournament in an 86-71 loss to Texas A&M as three-point favorites, but made it into the NCAA Tournament as the 11th seed in the West Region.

2011 College Basketball: Kentucky Wildcats Predictions and Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 10/31/2011

North Carolina will have the most talented, complete, game-ready squad in the country on the first day of the college basketball season. It would be hard to argue against that. If the young Kentucky squad can quickly learn to play at the college level and can find some chemistry, however, then they are perhaps the one team in the country with the best shot to outshine the Tar Heels and become the best team on the hard court this year.

2011 College Basketball: Michigan Predictions and Wolverines Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 10/31/2011

This story has to feel very familiar to Michigan fans. Three years ago John Beilein and his squad capped a solid year with a nice win in the first round of the tournament and a near loss to a strong team in the second round. That boosted expectations significantly heading into the next season, but that year was a total disaster.

2011 College Basketball: Michigan State Predictions and Futures Odds
by Alan Matthews - 10/31/2011

Probably no team in the nation was more disappointing last season than Michigan State. Tom Izzo’s club entered the 2010-11 campaign off back-to-back Final Four appearances and with a veteran cast in place: Sparty was ranked as the preseason No. 2 team in the land behind defending national champion Duke.

2011 College Basketball: Cincinnati Predictions and Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 10/31/2011

As preparations begin for another college basketball season, optimism is running high in Cincinnati after a very successful campaign last season. The Bearcats started the year by reeling off 15 straight wins, and they ended up posting one of their best records in school history at 26-9.

2011 College Basketball: Florida Gators Predictions and Futures Odds
by Alan Matthews - 10/31/2011

Billy Donovan’s club finished the regular season at 13-3 overall in the SEC, winning the East Division title by three games over Kentucky, although the Wildcats would beat Florida in the SEC Tournament Championship Game. UF, to the surprise of some, was given a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and had little trouble in its first two Big Dance games.

2011 College Basketball: Texas Longhorns Predictions and Futures Odds
by - 10/31/2011

The Big 12 has made headlines this fall for all the wrong reasons. Money-hungry schools are looking to jump ship and find the best possible situation (with the most dollars) in new leagues, and it seems to all start and end with this conference.

2011 College Basketball : North Carolina Predictions and Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 10/27/2011

Those cupboards are overflowing with talent again, though, and the team will look to win twice as many tournament games as they did last year when they reached the Elite 8. As the No. 1 team in the country and the solid favorite to win it all they are in a position Roy Williams knows well — they are the team with the massive target on their backs.