2019 NCAA Tournament Advice and Help for a Winning March Madness Bracket
by Ricky Dimon - 3/19/2019

It's that time of year again. You know, the best time of year: when March Madness is upon us and everyone is busy doing, redoing, and continuing to redo their brackets. And then when they're done redoing that bracket, they'll do another one. Rare in this day and age does anyone rely on just one sheet of integrity. But everyone has that one sheet of integrity that they think is the winner and they submit to whichever pool has the biggest pot. So, let's take a look at some factors that may help you fill out the most important one in the best possible way.

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Docsports.com - 3/19/2019

The annual men's college basketball's NCAA Tournament is one of the biggest betting events of the year. Now is the time to turn to Doc's Sports Service for some big unit plays that can boost your overall betting bankroll. One of the top members of this winning team is Raphael Esparza. He worked his way to the top during a long and successful run in the Las Vegas sportsbook industry. That career ended in 2013 when he retired as the Director of the Race and Sports Book for MGM Resorts' Aria.

NCAA Tournament Coaches That Could Become Famous
by Trevor Whenham - 3/19/2019

Every year in the NCAA Tournament we see coaches who few knew about become stars on the biggest of platforms. They can turn them into a much bigger job immediately - Andy Enfield parlayed a run with Florida Gulf Coast into a new job at USC. Or it can be a slower burn - Shaka Smart saw his profile grow with every appearance with VCU.

2019 March Madness Bracket Picks: Expert Predictions for West Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/18/2019

Every year there is one region that is so brutally loaded with potential Final Four participants that it is dubbed "The Region of Death". Well, this year it is the West Region, and frankly it's not even close. Gonzaga, Syracuse and Michigan have all been the Final Four in the past three years. Florida and Florida State have each made the Elite Eight in the past three years. This region features two of the best offensive players in the country (Marquette's Markus Howard and Murray State's Ja Morant), while also featuring two of the best defensive teams in the country (Syracuse and Texas Tech).

2019 March Madness Bracket Predictions: Expert Picks for East Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/18/2019

In general, I think that the NCAA Tournament selection committee did a pretty decent job with this year's field. It is a weaker, more watered-down field than we've seen in the tournament in several years, and there weren't all that many difficult decisions to be made. Setting the field was a layup, and the committee didn't blow it.

Expert NCAA Tournament Handicapping and Betting Advice: Rematches in Tourney
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

Every year we see a few situations in the NCAA Tournament in which teams that have already played in the regular season meet again in the tournament. The committee will avoid these situations in the opening round unless they can't possibly do so. But after that it can happen, and very likely will at some point this year - probably more than once. Our goal here is simple - see what has happened in the past in these situations so that history can help guide us here and then look at some of the more interesting potential rematches we could see.

Might We See Another No. 16 Seed Upset a No. 1 in This Year's NCAA Tournament?
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

When UMBC stunned the world and beat Virginia in the first round of last year's NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed, they changed the tournament fundamentally. Suddenly what had always seemed impossible had actually happened. And instead of viewing the lowest seeds as no-hopers who were just happy to be there, we suddenly had to take them seriously.

2019 March Madness Betting and Handicapping: Bracket Strategy and Betting Cheat Sheet
by Chris Vasile - 3/18/2019

After five long months of regular-season and conference tournament action, the college basketball season has finally reached its apex. The "first round" of the 2018 NCAA Tournament gets underway tomorrow with the first pair of play-in games set to tip off at 6:40 p.m. EST. In the first matchup, we will see No. 16 Prairie View take on fellow No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson.

March Madness Bracket Trends for Seeds
by Chris Vasile - 3/18/2019

What is the key to filling out a successful bracket while also cashing bets? Well, there is no simple formula. Heck, some people base their picks off of mascot coolness. Others may put team names on a dartboard and see where their throws land. Whatever the case, a basic knowledge of NCAA Tournament seed history certainly can't hurt. Each seed -- No. 1 through No. 16 -- owns an extensive profile compiled over several decades of March Madness festivities that gamblers can use to their advantage.

2019 March Madness Expert Bracket Picks: Instinctive First Reaction Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

One of the things I like to do on the night the brackets are released every year is make my instinctive March Madness bracket picks. Things might change as I dive deeper into the bracket - and overthink every single aspect of it - but by going off of first impressions and what the gut says, we often wind up with a bracket that is interesting. And I'll do it all again after the first weekend, so I have a mulligan in my pocket if I need it - and I likely will, if the past is any indication. Last year, though, I had Villanova beating Michigan in the final when I did this exercise, so maybe lightning will strike two years in a row.

2019 March Madness Bracket Picks: Vulnerable High Seeds
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

The bracket is out, and we are just days away from the start of the NCAA Tournament - the best three weeks in American sports. It's a very interesting bracket this year, with fewer odd seedings or questionable bracket placements than usual. It's going to be a brutally-tough, wide-open tournament - unless Duke plays to their full potential, in which case it's over before it starts. As we prepare our March Madness bracket picks, here are four vulnerable high seeds that could find themselves on the sidelines earlier than their seed suggests that they should be.

2019 NCAA Tournament Betting Trends: Conferences History
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

We now know what the bracket looks like for the 2019 NCAA Tournament. So, now we can take a look at what conferences the teams come from, and what that can teach us about how to handicap the tournament. Some conferences are just better in the tournament - better at both getting into the tournament and shining once they get there. Ultimately, it's teams that win the tournament, not the conference. But by getting a sense of the history of the conferences, though, there are lessons that can be picked up.

NCAA Tournament Expert Betting Advice: Geographical Advantages
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

When the bracket is first released for the NCAA Tournament every year, the first thing I do, obviously, is look at the teams I care about and the paths they have to take. As soon as that is done with, though, I shift into my own personal obsession - geographical advantages. For the most part, the selection committee tries to make things fair and keep things as close to home as they can.

2019 NCAA Tournament Brackets Advice: Final Four Teams Repeating
by Trevor Whenham - 3/18/2019

Heading into the 2019 NCAA Tournament, there are only four teams that have the ability to say that they have the most recent knowledge possible of what it is like to be in the Final Four - last year's finalists Villanova, Michigan, Kansas and Loyola. We know that Loyola won't be repeating as a Final Four team - they blew their chance of making the NCAA field by losing in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament as the No. 1 seed to eventual tournament winner Bradley.

Expert College Basketball Betting Advice: Handicapping Conference Tournaments
by Trevor Whenham - 3/11/2019

Conference tournament season in college basketball is a great time, but often less for what they are than what they represent - this means that the brackets are just days away and the NCAA Tournament is about to start. Conference tournaments can be important and dramatic - especially in lesser conferences where an automatic bid is on the line and teams aren't likely getting into the big show otherwise.

March Madness Seed Statistics 2019
by Trevor Whenham - 3/8/2019

We are, as I write this, just over a week away from the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament bracket. That starts four days of mad scrambling to fill out what we hope will be a winning bracket. Every tournament is different, and this one will have a unique flavor like any other. But there have been enough games played over the years in the tournament that we can learn valuable lessons from March Madness seed statistics that can help guide us towards the winning picks.

March Madness Money Management Tips and Expert Betting Advice 2019
by Trevor Whenham - 3/8/2019

The NCAA Tournament is pure heaven for bettors, and in particular the first weekend. Forty-eight games over four days with teams playing at full intensity. The public loves it, attention on the sport is never higher, and there are so many opportunities for action. To succeed in the big event as a bettor, though, you need to have your betting game in top postseason form. To help you with that, here are some March Madness money management tips and some expert betting advice to guide you to success.

Should I Bet on Villanova in the College Basketball National Championship Game?
by Trevor Whenham - 4/1/2018

Let me boast for a minute, will you? I am in a pretty sweet position no matter what on Monday night. If Michigan wins then the team I have been cheering for my entire life wins an unquestionably clean title, and life will be truly grand. But if they lose then I will win two different pools and will have more than enough extra cash on hand to drown my disappointments. I'm openly cheering against my own brackets, but people have faced worse worst-case scenarios. But that's not what matters here.

Should I Bet on Michigan in the College Basketball National Championship Game?
by Trevor Whenham - 4/1/2018

The matchup is set. Villanova brings the top offense in the country up against the top remaining defense - the top defense of the last two months, really - in Michigan. It's not the least predictable final ever - my son picked it in his bracket, and he is seven years old. But it should be a good game. And all bettors are asking themselves the same question right now - should I bet on Michigan in the College Basketball National Championship Game? Here are five good arguments for you:

Sister Jean and Loyola-Chicago Betting Props with Expert Predictions
by Raphael Esparza - 3/28/2018

One of my all-time favorite movies is the classic 'Blues Brothers,' and one of the best quotes in that movie is, "We're on a mission from God." This Saturday night in San Antonio at the Alamodome, the Cinderella team of March Madness, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers, may have extra help on their side.