Can Gonzaga pull a Northern Iowa and take out another top seed as an underdog?
By now your sleep pattern showed be seriously disrupted, waking yourself up screaming, “onions” from a Bill Raftery call or the occasional Dick Enberg “oh my” as the brain can’t properly rest with the constant rhythm of a basketball pounding the hardwood for hours on end. Additionally, in the other regions of the brain, you are going over why you bet a certain team or why you didn’t have the “onions” to take one you know you should have. Don’t despair, roughly one more eight hour segment to go before you can rest up, with five games coming in the early afternoon or late morning depending on your proximity.
High Seeds look to Prevail CBB - The final three contests of Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament have variety. A top seed takes on a hot team from a poor-mouthed conference, a three-seed is expected to be tested by a squad with ample tourney experience and fourth seed is listed underdog, not playing with all its weaponry. This trio of wagering options will fill the Sweet 16 dance card.
Spurs seek further domination of Atlanta NBA - The San Antonio Spurs’ last victory was impressive. A strong effort over the next five games would be even more so. San Antonio opens a critical stretch Sunday night at Philips Arena, where it will go for its eighth straight victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Coming off Wednesday’s 26-point loss at Orlando, the Spurs (41-26, 34-32-1 ATS) routed Golden State 147-116 on Friday in their highest-scoring game since a 161-153 victory over Denver on Nov. 7, 1990.
NBA Top Weekend Power Trends 3/19-3/21 NBA - It’s common knowledge that the NBA takes a back seat to the college guys in the public eye at this time of year, but rest assured the bookmakers don’t forget about it, and for this weekend, 25 bet-able games are on tap. The NBA’s version of “March madness” is the push for the playoffs. Let’s take a look at the key action and reveal this weekend’s list of Top StatFox Power Trends for you to consider as you build your wagering lineup.
Back to NASCAR Bristol racing as usual? NASCAR - This week’s Food City 500 is always one of the most anticipated events of the early season, and that will be heightened by the fact that the circuit was off last week and because of some minor track changes that happened since August. Perhaps even more exciting is the strange sight of someone other than Jimmie Johnson playing the role of race favorite. That title goes to Kyle Busch, who at 5-1 odds to win, owns three prior wins at Bristol, including a sweep of last year’s two races. Still, you won’t have to look real far down the odds page to find Johnson, he is next in line at 6-1 according to Sportsbook.com.
