Sweet 16 Picks: Kansas vs. Richmond Odds and Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 3/23/2011

This was the round in which I expected Kansas to get their first legitimate challenge of the tournament. That may still be the case, but I was quite sure it would come from Louisville, not Richmond. Judging by all of the complaining, most people who filled out a bracket thought the same basic thing. Just because it’s a long way from a predictable matchup, though, doesn’t mean it’s not an intriguing one.

March Madness Predictions: Reseeding the Brackets
by T.O. Whenham - 3/23/2011

For the weeks and even months leading up to the NCAA Tournament college basketball fans are fascinated by seeding. Who is going to get into the tournament? What seed will they get when they get there? Which teams will be No. 1s? It’s an obsession. Once the tournament starts, though, that fixation on seeding largely goes out the door in favor of March Madness brackets, upsets, and everything else that is great about the tournament. In the free time between rounds, though, I miss all of the seeding talk and speculation.

NCAA Tournament Odds and Predictions for Sweet 16
by T.O. Whenham - 3/22/2011

And then there were eight. The chaos of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament has boiled down to a much saner and manageable number of games this week -- just four Sweet 16 games per day on Thursday and Friday. There might be fewer, but this weekend’s contests are no less interesting than the crazy ones we have just witnessed. Here’s a look at the NCAA Tournament Odds, Sweet 16 variety, and some predictions from my first reaction to each pairing (all NCAA Tournament odds are from BetUS):

Sweet 16 Picks: BYU vs. Florida Odds and Predictions
by David Schwab - 3/22/2011

The bottom of the bracket in the Southeast Region has followed suit with the No.3 seed BYU Cougars squaring off against the No.2 seed Florida Gators in the Sweet 16 round of this year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament. Thursday’s game from the Superdome in New Orleans is scheduled to tip at 7:27 p.m. (EST) and it will be broadcast nationally on TBS.

Sweet 16 Predictions and March Madness Futures Odds
by Alan Matthews - 3/22/2011

With the NCAA Tournament’s first week a thing of the past, it’s time to take a new look at those brackets and re-evaluate your betting options. Certainly oddsmakers are doing that. For example, at Bodog on the prop where you can bet on which conference the national champion comes from, the odds have shifted fairly dramatically. The Big 12 – i.e. Kansas – was the favorite before the Big Dance started. And

NCAA Tournament Odds and Predictions - Sweet 16
by David Schwab - 3/21/2011

The initial field of 68 teams for this year’s NCAA Tournament has been pared down to the Sweet 16 survivors who will continue their quest for a national title this upcoming Thursday and Friday. The following is a brief look at all four matchups and provide some betting predictions for each day along with the NCAA Tournament odds as provided by Sportsbook.com.

NCAA Tournament Predictions: Duke vs. Michigan
by T.O. Whenham - 3/19/2011

These are giddy times to be a Michigan fan. My beloved Wolverines looked to be en route to a season almost as disappointing as last year’s when they started conference play with an ugly 1-6 record. A switch flipped, though, and this team hasn’t looked back since. They were 9-3 down the stretch in conference play, won a game in the Big Ten Tournament, crushed the life out of Tennessee in their opening game, and showed without question that this is a team moving in the right direction.

NCAA Tournament Picks: Pitt vs. Butler Odds and Predictions
by Darin Zank - 3/18/2011

The Butler Bulldogs rode a wave last spring all the way to college basketball's National Championship game. And they added to their recent tournament resume Thursday with a buzzer-beating first-round victory over Old Dominion. The Pitt Panthers, meanwhile, entered this season and this NCAA Tournament with great expectations, as they search for that long-elusive Final Four berth.

March Madness Picks: UCLA vs. Florida Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 3/18/2011

Does Saturday afternoon’s third-round (that still sounds wrong – damn you First Four!) Southeast Region matchup in Tampa between UCLA and Florida sound rather familiar? It should: Florida beat the Bruins in the 2006 National Championship Game and again in the 2007 Final Four. The winner of this one gets a trip to New Orleans to face the Gonzaga-BYU winner in the Sweet 16.

NCAA Tournament Odds and Predictions For Saturday
by David Schwab - 3/18/2011

As is typical with the first full day of action in the NCAA Tournament, there were blowouts, buzzer beaters, and a couple of bracket-busting victories that came together to validate the madness that is March. The survivors of Thursday’s games will now regroup to try and play their way into this year’s Sweet 16 in a full state of action this Saturday. The following is a brief look at all eight matchups along with the NCAA Tournament odds as provided by betED. We will also offer some predictions on how the games might go.

NCAA Tournament Picks: Illinois vs. UNLV Odds and Predictions
by Darin Zank - 3/17/2011

The No. 8 vs. No. 9 game in the Southwest Region of this NCAA Tournament gives us one of those matchups involving a mediocre team from a big conference vs. one of the better teams from a (supposedly) weaker conference. Throw in the fact that one team is going against one of its former coaches and you've got my interest. That's the scene as the Fighting Illini of Illinois get ready to take on Lon Kruger and his UNLV Rebels in Tulsa Friday night (9:20 p.m. EST, TBS).

This Week in March Madness Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/17/2011

F – Free Pizza. In case you needed more reason to cheer for a No. 16 seed on Thursday and Friday, Pizza Hut is upping the ante. If a No. 16 seed does the unthinkable and knocks off a top seed, then Pizza Hut is giving out free pizza throughout the continental United States.

March Madness Bracket Predictions: Southwest Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/16/2011

Perhaps no other region in the NCAA Tournament has as many talented-yet-obviously-flawed teams vying for its slot in the Final Four. There are no less than seven teams that I could see coming out of this region and not be completely surprised. But then again, I won’t be stunned if five of those seven teams aren’t even playing next weekend. And as a result I get the sense that this is going to be the most chaotic region in the entire bracket and the place where next Monday morning people are pointing to and saying, “Who saw that coming?”

NCAA Tournament Picks: Belmont vs. Wisconsin Odds and Predictions
by Vegas Sports Informer - 3/16/2011

The Belmont Bruins and the Wisconsin Badgers will face off in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 7:25 p.m. EST on Thursday in Tucson. This appears to be a matchup between two totally opposite squads, as one team loves to push the ball up-and-down the court at both ends while the other loves to play in-your-face defense and a methodical half-court offense.

NCAA Tournament Predictions: Conference Betting Props
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/16/2011

So much gets made about conferences come March Madness. The Big East sent a record 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament this year, Conference USA somehow got two bids, the ACC only got four bids but it has plenty of quality and the Big Ten has seven bids and the ability to make plenty of noise. Here are some of the conference-affiliated NCAA Tournament predictions for betting props available on Sportsbook.com

NCAA Tournament Odds: Interesting Prop Bets With Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 3/16/2011

When it comes to prop bets the NCAA Tournament can’t touch the Super Bowl, the king of all prop betting experiences. There are still a lot of different ways to get action on this tournament, though. Let’s do a survey of some of the different sportsbooks to find their most interesting NCAA Tournament odds for prop bets:

March Madness Prop Bets and Predictions
by Darin Zank - 3/16/2011

Basketball bettors won't have any problems finding March Madness futures odds. Just about every online sportsbook is offering prices on who will win the tournament, and even on each of the regions. If possible, bettors who want to get down on those wagering opportunities might do well to shop around at different books and search out the best prices.

NCAA Tournament Futures Odds and Predictions
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/16/2011

There are almost as many betting props out there as potential bracket combinations. It can be a little overwhelming sorting through all the potential wagers and all the games and sorting out the best bets for this tournament. Couple that with the countless March Madness brackets you have filled out for your office pool, your dad’s office pool, your roommate’s pool, etc., and the phrase ‘March Madness’ could be used to describe your evolving state of mind this week.

NCAA Tournament Predictions: Best and Worst Conferences
by Aaron Smith - 3/16/2011

As you are handicapping each region and filling out your March Madness brackets for every game in the NCAA Tournament, you must consider every factor that could affect the outcome. One of the tools that you’ll need to use is strength of conference. It absolutely matters what type of conference each team played in during the regular season. These teams will be well-prepared for the tournament if they are in a strong conference with a regular slate of top-notch opponents.

March Madness Predictions and Bracket Help: West Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/15/2011

The West Region of the NCAA Tournament should be known as The Defending Champs and the Dangerous Dozen. Duke, the defending National Champion, has the inside track to another Final Four berth. But in order to make their way to Houston they will have to navigate a region that includes five other teams that were ranked in the Top 10 this year and at least a half-dozen others – Michigan, Memphis, Oakland, Missouri, Temple, Penn State – that are capable of stringing together two or three wins and busting brackets across the country.