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Wright State vs. Valparaiso Picks and NCAA Betting Odds
by Dave Schwab - 3/12/2013

This Tuesday night’s Horizon League Tournament Championship features a showdown between the No.3 seed Wright State Raiders and the No.1 seed Valparaiso Crusaders with an automatic berth in this year’s NCAA Tournament on the line. Tip off for this title bout from UIC Pavilion in Chicago is scheduled for 9 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Saint Mary's vs. Gonzaga Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 3/11/2013

In my humble opinion, the Saint Mary's-Gonzaga rivalry is easily one of the 10 best in all of college basketball and surely the best among mid-major conference rivals. It gets overlooked most times because the teams don't usually play until after most of the East Coast goes to bed (and, thus, no SportsCenter highlights until the 1 a.m. Los Angeles version on weekdays). But for the fifth straight season, the Gaels and Zags will face off for the West Coast Conference Tournament championship, Monday night in Las Vegas.

LaSalle at St. Louis Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/9/2013

Instead, we’re going to turn our attention to an under-the-radar mid-major battle that really could be one of the more meaningful regular season games played on Saturday. How meaningful? Well, let’s just say that defending National Champion Kentucky, Big East powers Cincinnati and Villanova, and venerable programs like Maryland and California all better take notice because this game features one team looking to steal an NCAA Tournament bid from one of the big boys.

Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 3/8/2013

Northern Iowa is probably good enough to knock off a team or two in the NCAA Tournament -- like it did in 2010 against UNLV and in an epic upset of top-seeded Kansas -- but the Panthers won't be in the Big Dance if they don't win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They open play in the MVC quarterfinals on Friday against Illinois State in St. Louis.

Virginia at Florida State Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Dave Schwab - 3/7/2013

The Virginia Cavaliers will look to bounce back from a tough road loss their last time out when they make the trip to the Donald L. Tucker Center this Thursday night to face the Florida State Seminoles. This ACC matchup is set to tip off at 7 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Georgetown at Villanova Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 3/6/2013

The Villanova Wildcats are absolutely desperate for a win here. They have some impressive wins on the year — Louisville, Syracuse and Marquette. At 18-12 and 9-8 in the Big East, though, they just haven’t yet done enough to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament field. They are on the bubble, and they are probably on the outside of it right now. They blew two chances last week. Against Pitt they never trailed in the second half but let the Panthers tie it up late and lost in overtime. They lost at Seton Hall, too.

St. John’s at Notre Dame Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Dave Schwab - 3/5/2013

The St. John’s Red Storm will be looking to pull off the regular season sweep over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this Tuesday night at Purcell Pavilion in this Big East Conference matchup. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. (ET), and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Baylor at Texas Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 3/4/2013

Two of the Big 12's and nation's most disappointing teams meet on Big Monday this week as Baylor faces Texas, with both schools needing a Big 12 Tournament Championship to reach the Big Dance. UT has one of the nation's longest NCAA Tournament streaks at 14 consecutive years, but that seems a near lock to end.

Miami at Duke Picks and NCAA Basketball Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/2/2013

The Duke Blue Devils will find themselves in kind of a strange situation when they wake up Saturday morning. No. 7 Miami will head up to Tobacco Road to take on No. 3 Duke in a crucial ACC clash. The game is set to tip off at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, a venue where the Blue Devils have won 92 of the past 97 times they have taken the court.

Harvard at Princeton Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 3/1/2013

Former Michigan and Seton Hall coach Tommy Amaker has turned Harvard into the preeminent program in the Ivy League. Last year, the Crimson won the outright conference title for the first time in school history and reached their first NCAA Tournament since 1946 (losing in the first round to Vanderbilt). Harvard has never been to back-to-back Big Dances but can all but accomplish that feat and another Ivy League title with a win at Princeton on Friday night.

Duke at Virginia Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Dave Schwab - 2/28/2013

The Duke Blue Devils will look to stay in the race for the ACC regular season title with a tough test on the road against the Virginia Cavaliers this Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Tip off for this conference clash is set for 9 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Virginia Tech at Miami Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 2/27/2013

The Hurricanes should win this one — they are by far the better team. In fact, if it plays out according to form then it shouldn’t really be very close. So, why is this game interesting at all? Well, Miami had a chance to run through the ACC undefeated and had surprisingly climbed as high as second in the polls.

Florida at Tennessee Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Dave Schwab - 2/26/2013

The Florida Gators will try and move one step closer to wrapping up the SEC regular season title when they face the Tennessee Volunteers this Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tip off for this conference clash is scheduled for 9 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Syracuse at Marquette Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 2/25/2013

The Big East farewell tour continues on Monday night for Syracuse as the Orange have their final scheduled meeting with Marquette, although it’s very possible these two could meet in the Big East semifinals or championship game. Syracuse-Marquette isn’t a storied rivalry that is causing talking heads to wax poetic about its end like Saturday’s Syracuse-Georgetown matchup, the Hoyas’ final trip to the Carrier Dome. That’s not to say this game isn’t important.

Georgetown at Syracuse Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 2/23/2013

It is the end of an era in Syracuse basketball. No. 11 Georgetown visits No. 8 Syracuse at 4 p.m. on Saturday for what will be the final regular season Big East Conference matchup between these rivals in the Carrier Dome. This is one of the best rivalries in all of college sports, and this weekend will be more than a little nostalgic for Orange coaches and fans.

North Dakota State at Akron Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 2/22/2013

ESPN created its BracketBusters event back in the 2002-03 season in an effort to match strong mid-major programs against one another in nonconference matchups to improve those teams’ strength of schedule and, thus, RPI rating. It was a great idea because most traditional powers won’t schedule dangerous mid-major teams and certainly would never travel to one of those schools.

Cincinnati at Connecticut Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Dave Schwab - 2/21/2013

In a battle between two teams desperately trying to climb the ranks of the Big East standings, the Cincinnati Bearcats pay a visit to the XL Center this Thursday night to tangle with the Connecticut Huskies. Tip off for this conference clash is set for 7 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Santa Clara at Gonzaga Picks and NCAA Basketball Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 2/20/2013

If this was an alumni game it would be a heck of a point guard battle, with John Stockton and Steve Nash trading punches all night. Alas, that’s not going to happen. This is still, though, a wildly compelling game. Gonzaga has been good for impossibly long, but they are in rare heights right now. They are ranked third in the country — their highest ranking in nine years — and have the best win percentage in the country.

Florida State at NC State picks and NCAA Betting Odds
by Dave Schwab - 2/19/2013

The Florida State Seminoles will head to PNC Arena this Tuesday night to play the first of two regular-season contests again the North Carolina State Wolfpack. This ACC battle is set to tip off at 7 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

Bucknell at Lehigh Picks and College Basketball Odds
by Alan Matthews - 2/18/2013

With all due respect to games like West Virginia-Kansas State (Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins’ return to KSU for first time since leaving there; highly doubt it’s a warm welcome) and Notre Dame-Pittsburgh, which involve ranked teams, the most interesting matchup in college basketball on Monday night, in my opinion, is between Bucknell and Lehigh, two very good mid-major clubs from Pennsylvania (did you know that?). It will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.