Kentucky College Basketball National Championship Futures Odds: Even Worth a Bet?
by Trevor Whenham - 3/30/2015

Kentucky is favored to win the NCAA tournament. Shocking. They have been since before the season started, and that has never changed. Why would it when they have yet to lose and have looked downright terrifying at times? At Sportsbook.ag, right now they are at -150 to win it all. Those are odds much lower than those for Duke (+360), Wisconsin (+400) and Michigan State (+800). The obvious — and very interesting — question, then, is whether there is any reason to bet on them at this price. Does it make any sense at all?

Final Four Bracket Picks with Expert March Madness Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 3/30/2015

And then there were four. After a weekend of great basketball action — especially on Saturday — we now know which four teams are heading to Indianapolis for a chance at immortality. My original bracket is still in decent shape — like everyone in the world, I still have Kentucky alive. Throughout the tournament, though, we have been starting the brackets over again after each round. This is our last chance to do so. Therefore, without further ado here are my Final Four bracket picks:

2015 Final Four Predictions from Expert College Basketball Handicappers
by Trevor Whenham - 3/30/2015

What a freaking Final Four this is! The Final Four is always great, but it doesn’t always set up as strong and impressive as this one. The four coaches have a combined 27 Final Four appearances and six national titles between them. The schools are all proud, distinguished and well-run programs. Each team has stars, and all are, in different ways, very fun to watch. It’s all so good that I can barely stand waiting for it to tip off. In anticipation of the epic weekend ahead, here are six Final Four predictions I feel pretty good about:

2015 Final Four Betting Trends
by Trevor Whenham - 3/30/2015

As the Final Four draws near, bettors need to be looking for every possible edge that they can find. It is a brutally-tough and tight final grouping, and we know that the coaching will be outstanding. To try to find any edge that could exist, let’s look back at some recent Final Four betting trends for each of the remaining combatants:

2015 Final Four Coaches: Analysis and Handicapping
by Trevor Whenham - 3/30/2015

What stands out most years when you look at the Final Four is how strong and accomplished the coaches are. You can’t fluke your way into the last weekend of the NCAA Tournament. You have to have had a season good enough to get into the dance — and likely earn a good seed. Then you need to win four games as the level of competition and the pressure amplifies each game. This year is no exception — every coach here is more than impressive, and they know a thing or two about coaching.

Elite Eight Bracket Picks for the NCAA Tournament 2015
by Trevor Whenham - 3/28/2015

The Sweet 16 has only been over for a few hours, and I already can’t wait until the Elite Eight starts. I always love the Elite Eight, but never like this. This is a ridiculous display of heavyweights. Huge-name programs playing great ball and squaring off against other top programs.

NCAA Basketball 3-Point Play: Three Final Sweet 16 Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews - 3/25/2015

It's been a great college basketball season, and I close my writing part of it with this preview of the final three Sweet 16 games in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. I now have a new Bovada prop that's my favorite for the rest of the Big Dance: Will a team with an animal mascot win it all? “Yes” is -400 and “no” +250. I would certainly think yes because you have two Wildcats (Kentucky, Arizona), a Badger (Wisconsin) and a Bulldog (Gonzaga). Those are four of the top five favorites along with Blue Devils (Duke), which I guess aren't animals.

NCAA Tournament Updated Bracket Picks: Final Four Predictions and Futures
by Dave Schwab - 3/25/2015

The first three rounds of this year’s NCAA Tournament are in the books, and Bovada has reshuffled its future odds to win each of the four regions as well as this season’s National Championship heading into the start of the Sweet 16 Round this Thursday night.

March Madness Betting: Best and Worst Sweet 16 Wagers
by Trevor Whenham - 3/24/2015

Betting on the Sweet 16 is tough. Teams are playing well or they wouldn’t be there, but the pressure is amplified dramatically, and teams have had more time to prepare than they did for their last game. These contests don’t always turn out like we expect them to. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t bet on them, of course — far from it. It just means that you need to make sure that the bets make sense before you make them — like always, but even more so now.

NCAA Basketball 3-Point Play: Three More Interesting Sweet 16 Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews - 3/24/2015

I still claim that UCLA doesn't belong in the NCAA Tournament, but the Bruins are the only double-digit seed left among the Sweet 16. I expect that mini-run to come to an end in Friday night's first game as it faces Gonzaga. The Bruins are the longest shots on the board to win the NCAA Tournament, listed at +10000 on Sportsbook.ag. The Zags are at +1500. The team with the second-lowest shot behind Kentucky is one that I think has been most impressive and should win Thursday: Arizona.

Sweet 16 Odds: Underdog Betting Value for March Madness
by Trevor Whenham - 3/24/2015

I’m a sucker for an underdog in most circumstances when it comes to betting. In the opening round of the NCAA tournament this year that certainly wasn’t a bad obsession to have. Underdogs went 10-6 ATS on Thursday and 9-7 ATS on Friday. That’s 19-13 on the two days — very nicely profitable. It only makes sense, then, that we should be on the lookout for Sweet 16 underdog value. Here are three underdogs that stand out as interesting (Odds are from Sportsbook.ag):

NCAA Basketball 3-Point Play: Three Interesting NIT/NCAA Tournament Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews - 3/23/2015

It's my final week of doing these daily college basketball stories for this season. I will hit on every NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game between now and Wednesday (two today, three Tuesday and three Wednesday) while also including one NIT game from Tuesday night. The ACC is the big winner by far in the Big Dance with five teams remaining, with at least one guaranteed a spot in the Elite Eight because Louisville and NC State play one another. The ACC could earn as much as a record $40 million in this tournament for its members depending on how it plays out.

Sweet 16 Bracket Picks for the NCAA Tournament 2015
by Trevor Whenham - 3/23/2015

For the most part my bracket is in good shape after the opening weekend of the tournament, Better than it often is, anyway. The reason is pretty simple — I tend to be pretty conservative when I pick brackets despite my love of upsets, and this was a tournament that rewarded conservatism this year. Upsets were scarce, and a lot of teams that did get upset were scary anyway — did anyone really believe Kansas was for real this year? Sure, I trusted Villanova a little more than I should have, but the Final Four is intact, and that’s all that matters right now.

March Madness Sweet 16 Bracket Predictions: Ranking the Teams
by Trevor Whenham - 3/23/2015

I don’t know about you, but these three days in March starting today are annually among my least favorite of the year. After four amazing days of college basketball action, we are forced to wait until Thursday to get another fix. It’s just not fair. To fill that time there is handicapping to be done, but that doesn’t fill all the time — or make it pass quickly enough. That means that there is time for other ‘productive’ activities to keep the basketball juices flowing and make the games get here faster.

March Madness Sweet 16 Seed Statistics
by Trevor Whenham - 3/23/2015

One weekend down in the NCAA tournament, two to go. After four glorious days of action — even if it wasn’t quite as exciting this year as some years have been — we now have to wait through three rest days before we get to another four days of games. It will be worth the wait. To pass the time until the Sweet 16 fires up, here’s a look at some March Madness Sweet 16 seed statistics. Maybe the secrets to handicapping the upcoming games lie within these facts and stats.

2015 Final Four Picks and March Madness Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 3/23/2015

The original 68-team field for this year’s men’s NCAA tournament has been pared down to just 16 teams following the first three rounds. After all the smoke cleared from this past Sunday’s action, five of the top eight seeds in this tournament have advanced to this Thursday and Friday’s Sweet 16 round, including three of the four No. 1 seeds in each region.

Sweet 16 Betting: Differences Between First and Second Weekends
by Trevor Whenham - 3/23/2015

When a lot of casual bettors think about the NCAA tournament, they think of it as one big event — three glorious weekends of basketball every March. Smarter bettors, know, though, that that isn’t entirely accurate. In reality, each weekend of the tournament is very different than the one that came before it from a betting perspective. Really, every round is different in a number of ways. As we await the start of the Sweet 16 after the end of the round of 32, it’s a good time to reflect on five of the biggest differences between the first and second weekends and what they means for bettors:

NCAA Basketball Betting 3-Point Play: Three Interesting Opening Lines Saturday
by Alan Matthews - 3/20/2015

Here's hoping your bracket isn't totally busted following Thursday's epic first round of the Big Dance. The big losers, easily, were the state of Texas and Big 12. Supposedly the Big 12 was the best conference in the nation. I felt it was overrated, and that's looking accurate for now as No. 3 Baylor, No. 3 Iowa State and No. 11 Texas all lost. The Lone State State's five teams -- also SMU, Texas Southern and Stephen F. Austin -- each lost. Time to look forward to spring football in that state. Here's a look at three Round of 32 games Saturday that caught my eye.

Tracking the Wildcats: March Madness Picks and Handicapping for Villanova
by Dave Schwab - 3/20/2015

After covering Big East basketball for Doc’s Sports all season long, I have decided to turn my handicapping efforts towards the Villanova Wildcats drive towards a National Championship. I had to settle for a “push” on the total in their first game this past Thursday, but I have a really good feeling about cashing in on my pick for this Saturday’s matchup against North Carolina State.

March Madness Prop Bet Predictions and Analysis
by George Monroy - 3/19/2015

March Madness prop bets are a great way to mix up your betting action by wagering on something that could last the entire tournament and provide a little bit of entertainment to go along with the daily grind of wagering on individual games. Prop bets can be a shot in the dark at times yet could still an essential part of making a profit during the NCAA tournament .Let’s take a closer look at a few of the best and most interesting NCAA prop bets from Bovada and Sportsbook.ag with predictions and analysis.