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1. Opening Night NCAA Intrigue - 3/17/2010
Top seeds Kansas and Kentucky don’t figure to have a lot or work on their hands in their opening games and No.3 seeds New Mexico and Georgetown are expected to move on and play on Saturday, but what about the other four games. This is where close contests are not only presumed, but upsets are thought to be a real possibility. Bring the shovel and start digging.
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2. Oddsmakers tell the score for opening games - 3/17/2010
There is this person I’ve known for years, who has a regular full-time teaching job at a smaller university who is essentially a semi-professional gambler. Kendall used to bet with bookies, but once betting on the internet became an option, he moved that direction and has stayed there. His method of betting college basketball couldn’t be any more simplistic; he watches games and breaks down the line.
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3. Odds in Boston’s favor on St. Patrick’s Day - 3/16/2010
This Atlantic Division matchup is unusual to say the least on St. Patrick’s Day. In New York and Boston reside thousands of folks with Irish heritage and a whole lot of wannabe’s at least for a day. Both the Knicks and Celtics want to prove their heritage as winning championship franchises when they meet Boston.
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4. Calgary needs win over division rival - 3/17/2010
The Calgary Flames could point to their last two games as the reason they’re currently on the outside of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. They could also blame their performance this season against the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche can improve to 5-0-0 against their Northwest Division rivals and notch their fourth consecutive win overall as the desperate Flames visit the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night.
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5. Betting on NCAA Tournament Champion - 3/16/2010
The field of 64 is set; you like many people have filled out numerous brackets in a variety of pools and now it is time to start breaking down the various first round matchups, looking for edges and spotting those potential early round exits by favorites. Having the benefit of using the point spread helps in many cases and mustering up the courage on money line dogs is another way to make hard currency when betting college basketball. But what about the “home run” wager, picking the winner of the entire NCAA Tournament, which can offer a decent payout depending on the winner.
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6. Winthrop favored in Play-In Game - 3/16/2010
About the last thing on the mind of the coaches of Winthrop and Arkansas Pine-Bluff early in the season was a NCAA Tournament game. The Eagles from Rock Hill, S.C. started the year 5-9 and the Golden Lions were 9-14 in the middle of February. However, tournament bids from the Big South and SWAC are earned by winning basketball games at the right time and each school did what they needed to survive and advance.
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7. South Regional Round One Wagering Overview - 3/15/2010
It’s hard to call a top seed a dark horse, yet that is how this Duke (29-5, 18-14-1 ATS) team feels. Of the top 10 teams in the country over the last month, this is one squad that is unquestionably better today than a month ago; pencil them into Sweet 16 this tournament.
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8. West Regional Round One Wagering Overview - 3/15/2010
Syracuse (28-4, 19-9 ATS) was sent out West after losing last two games, which might be to their benefit. The Orangemen have had time to get healthier, which is very important for Arinze Onuaku (reports are he will miss first game). No No.1 seed has ever lost to a No. 16 (100-0), but Syracuse lost to Vermont (25-9) a few seasons ago in the first round as a fourth seed. The Orangemen didn’t lose a game outside the RPI Top 50, is 10-3 ATS away and is posted 17.5-point favorite.
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9. No.1 Kansas in rugged Midwest Bracket - 3/15/2010
This is in many ways one of the most unusual years in college basketball and possibly it might be a sign of future events as it moves along. Kansas was the deserved No.1 seed of the whole tournament and while West Virginia made a late push, all four top seeds have earned their position at the top of respective brackets.
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10. East Regional Round One Wagering Overview - 3/15/2010
Can a team as young as Kentucky (32-2, 16-15 ATS) really win six strenuous games without cracking? If talent is best predictor, than the Wildcats certainly have a great shot with no less than three NBA players on the roster, with DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall and Patrick Paterson. Kentucky is a 20-point favorite over East Tennessee State (20-14) and after dispatching of them will face one of two fading teams in the second round.
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11. Monday Means all Systems Go in NBA - 3/14/2010
While most of you have been spending the morning hours going over NCAA tournament brackets, discussing the upcoming matchups and looking at what underdogs could pull off outright upsets on Thursday and Friday, their will actually be basketball played tonight, in the NBA. Here is a look at the best systems to consider, with a pair of televised tilts as well.
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12. No.1 Kansas in rugged Midwest Bracket - 3/15/2010
This is in many ways one of the most unusual years in college basketball and possibly it might be a sign of future events as it moves along. Kansas was the deserved No.1 seed of the whole tournament and while West Virginia made a late push, all four top seeds have earned their position at the top of respective brackets.
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13. Big Ten Championship Game Betting Preview - 3/14/2010
The Minnesota Golden Gophers know how to add simple numbers. If they can count 3, 2 and 1, Minnesota will be the Big Ten postseason champions for 2010. The Golden Gophers dropped third-seeded Michigan State 72-67 in overtime on Friday night and humiliated second seeded Purdue 69-42 yesterday and have their sights set on No. 1 Ohio State in the final game before the NCAA Tournament begins.
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14. Dukies favored to repeat in ACC title tilt - 3/14/2010
Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s has been lobbying in recent weeks saying the ACC isn’t weak, just more balanced top to bottom than in years. While he is having a hard time convincing many people that his comments are actually true, his Duke team is making him look prophetic, winning twice in Greensboro this weekend, but never coming close to covering the spread.
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15. SEC and A-10 Title Game Previews - 3/13/2010
It’s hard to argue with the two earlier matchups on Sunday in the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic 10. Kentucky and Mississippi State won their respective divisions in the SEC and Temple and Richmond were battling for the league crown in the A-10 right from the moment league play commenced. Three of the four teams are a lock to hear their name Sunday, while one will have to play with great urgency to make sure their name is called.
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16. Celtics trying to find comfort zone - 3/13/2010
The Celtics are in need of a signature performance off a crazy week. The Celtics lost a hard fought contest at a molten Milwaukee club, returned home for an embarrassing outing in which they were booed, losing to Memphis by 20 points and came back and buried Indianapolis 122-103 as nine-point favorites on Friday.
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17. Automatic bids up for grabs - 3/13/2010
We are all familiar with the larger schools getting into the NCAA Tournament, but what about the other conferences that have to scrap to get an invitation? Here is what is on tap for the rest of the leagues that will crown a champion today.
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18. Big 12 and Big East Betting Previews - 3/13/2010
In many ways, postseason tournaments are a silly exercise, where three or four days of basketball can wipe away or enhance four months of toiling for players and coaches. However, in the Big 12 and Big East, at least this season, all four nationally ranked teams are already going to the Big Dance and this one is for honor and recognition, played out in prime time on ESPN. It promises to be quite a Saturday night.
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19. UTEP mining for higher seed - 3/13/2010
Maybe the excitement will overcome the fatigue and this will be a momentous occasion for the University Texas El Paso. Conference USA champion UTEP will lace them up for the third time in just over 36 hours trying to become a postseason conference champion for the first time since 2005 when they were still in the WAC.
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20. College Basketball Tournament Betting Blog - 3/12/2010
The first collection of night games certainly had an odd flavor. Maryland, Kansas and Xavier all were down by significant margins, looking and playing very uninspired basketball. Each team came back in the second half and the Jayhawks and Musketeers played strong defense and went on to win and cover.
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21. College Basketball Tournament Betting Blog - Friday PM update - 3/12/2010
An absolutely superb performance by Michigan in which they should have won the game, but their coach John Beilein had his team push hard for 39 minutes and 57.8 seconds and just like a football coach, goes into prevent defense. There is really no defending their defense in those few precious seconds. Manny Harris and his teammates deserved better, but their coach didn’t do his job at crunch time.
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22. Big 12 is Fully Loaded - 3/12/2010
Upsets are what stirs the emotions of those watching college basketball this time of year. Sometimes that can lead to good or bad games further down the road. But any basketball purist wants to see the best of the best compete and the Big 12 semi-finals have just that with four nationally ranked teams going head to head.
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23. Not as easy as it looks for favorites - 3/12/2010
Underdogs ruled the day on Thursday, covering over 58 percent of games played by teams that typically have their contests with lines from oddsmakers. With the stakes increase as the tournaments move along, are the favorites more or less vulnerable as these conflicts move ahead? Here are wagering aspects to consider about tonight’s varied line-up and what might occur for those in the favored position.
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24. College Basketball Tournament Betting Blog - Friday Update - 3/12/2010
The madness of March continued last night and it might end up really costing different teams a NCAA berth. Kent State was the best team in the MAC this season and having seen them play, certainly was a team capable of beating a higher seeded team with their talent level. The Golden Flashes evidently thought they were ticketed for the MAC finals and were torpedoed by arguably the best backcourt in the MAC presently from Ohio U.
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25. Early Dog Hunting - 3/11/2010
A handful of games had early lines for Friday, with the matchups already predetermined. For this week, the idea, especially before Saturday, is to find the best value, which means hunting for underdogs. Here is a look at the chances of those dogs that were assigned early numbers, attempting to figure out if they can cover or win outright.
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