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2010 Final Four Handicapping/Betting Tips

Final Four:  The Value of Experience

Big Al
Big Al

This is an interesting Final Four from a handicapping perspective. In many respects, it’s a classic case of experience versus youth. Duke’s top four scorers and rebounders: two seniors, two juniors.

Michigan State, on the other hand, got a tough tourney break when it lost star guard Kalin Lucas, the leading scorer and assist man. Of its remaining top players, that leaves Raymar Morgan (junior), Durrell Summers (junior) and a pair of sophomores in Draymond Green and Delvon Roe.  

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Tony George’s March Madness Betting Analysis

NCAA / NIT Tourney Primer

Tony George
Tony George

THE SUPER BOWL OF BETTING IS HERE.  Bear in mind with March Madness already showing that underdogs rule this time of year and nothing comes easy, it is good food for thought in the NIT and NCAA Tourneys. 

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Croy’s 2010 March Madness Gambling Tips

Vernon Croy’s March Madness Betting

Vernon Croy
Vernon Croy

March Madness is the U.S. college basketball championships, also known as the NCAA Tournament.

It covers both men’s and women’s NCAA college tournaments, which take place throughout March to determine the men’s and women’s college basketball champs in the U.S. The tournament starts with 64 teams and after each round of play, the number of teams is whittled down until only two men’s and two women’s teams are left.

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Tony George’s BIG 12 Hoops Betting Analysis

BIG 12 Hoops Tourney Power Ratings & Notes

Tony George
Tony George

They are coming to Kansas City, and yours truly, who owned this conference again this year with over 60% winners for the 8th straight season will be at every game in Kansas City in person with a pass for this tourney!  

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Analyzing The Best College Basketball Players For 2010

Five Superstars from the 2009-2010 College Basketball Season

Bob Wingerter
Bob Wingerter

Note: John Wall was excluded from this list because like Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin last year he’s clearly the premier player in college basketball. It goes without saying that he’s a must-watch player as the top prospect the 2010 draft has to offer.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview (Feb. 26th)

Top 25 Matchups for Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

Kentucky Wildcats (2) at Tennessee Volunteers (17) 12:00 PM ET

Kentucky has pretty much cruised in the eight games since suffering its first and only loss of the season at South Carolina. The two exceptions however were against Mississippi St. and Vanderbilt and like this one, both of those were on the road. The Wildcats were fortunate to win both of those games and they came home and laid some payback on the Gamecocks by 21 points on Thursday.

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Long Shots To Win 2010 NCAA Basketball Championship

Steve Merril’s NCAA Tournament Value Plays

Steve Merril
Steve Merril

Kansas is the best team in the nation, but there is not much value at 2/1 to win the NCAA Championship. Below are 3 long-shots that could make some noise next month.

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Jim Feist’s CBB Betting Tips (Feb. 17th)

College Hoops Takes Center Stage

Jim Feist
Jim Feist

The SEC has a bunch of teams that are loaded with talent, depth and athleticism.

Kentucky won the national championship in 1998, Florida knocked on the door in 2000 getting to the title game against Michigan State, the won it all with back-to-back titles.

Here’s a look at some of college basketball’s best teams in the SEC.

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NBA Handicapping – NBA Schedule Analysis

Five Toughest Remaining NBA Schedules

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

The NBA regular season is winding down quickly and Matt Fargo took a look at the remaining schedule of the 30 teams in the league to see what teams could have a tough time down the stretch.

Here are five teams he thinks have the toughest roads coming in.

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Jim Feist’s CBB Betting Tips (Feb. 12th)

College Hoops Takes Center Stage

Jim Feist
Jim Feist

With the Super Bowl in the rear view mirror, the next big event on the sports stage is college basketball’s season-ending tournaments.

Since 1997, college basketball’s national champion has come from several different conferences: the Pac 10 (Arizona), SEC (Kentucky and Florida), Big 10 (Michigan State), the ACC (Duke, Maryland, North Carolina), Nig 12 (Kansas) and the Big East (UConn, Syracuse).

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Tony George Big Twelve Basketball Betting Tips

Big 12 Power Ratings / News and Notes

Tony George
Tony George

The Big 12 is shaping up to be Kansas, and basically everyone else folks.

The Jayhawks have been tested on the road and survived a scare at Colorado, beat K State on the road in a big game, dominated Texas on Big Monday this past week, and manhandled their hated rival MIzzou.

The depth of Kansas is an issue for any team who plays them, and Aldrige in the paint is a machine on the boards.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview (Feb. 11th)

Top 25 Matchups for Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

West Virginia Mountaineers (4) at Pittsburgh Panthers (23) Friday 9:00 PM ET

A rare top 25 matchup takes place on Friday night in the rematch of the Backyard Brawl.

The first meeting in West Virginia saw the Mountaineers win by 19 points, sending Pittsburgh to its fourth loss in five games but it was the extracurricular activities that made the headlines. There were a couple small scuffles as well as fans throwing objects onto the floor at one point.

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Best SuperBowl Predictions – Indy vs. New Orleans

Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints – Super Bowl XLIV

Late night. Just getting goin. Free picks, and more superbowl articles coming shortly. Plus our daily handicapping report too. Enjoy the day!

Here are our top cappers’ BEST super bowl picks packages for today. Getem while they’re still HOT.

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Feist Super Bowl XLIV Handicapping Tips

Super Sunday!

Jim Feist
Jim Feist

The top two seeds in both conferences have made it to the Super Bowl. That’s not the norm, as it hasn’t happened since 1993. The Colts are looking for their second Super Bowl title in four seasons while the Saints make their first trip to the big game. For those examining expert football picks, back in August the Colts were 8-to-1 to win the Super Bowl while the Saints were 18-to-1.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview

Top 25 Matchups for Saturday, January 30, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

Duke Blue Devils (7) at Georgetown Hoyas (11) 1:00 PM ET

After starting the season 1-3 on the road, Duke was able to gain some confidence with a rather easy road win at Clemson last weekend. On Wednesday the Blue Devils improved to 5-2 in the ACC with a home win over Florida St. and now steps out of conference for the second to last time this season. This will be the third and final road game this month against a ranked opponent and starts a stretch of a brutal four games. Following this, Duke has a home revenge meeting with Georgia Tech, who won the first matchup this season, followed by two tough road games at Boston College and at North Carolina.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview

Top 25 Matchups for Saturday, January 23, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

Ohio St. Buckeyes (25) at West Virginia Mountaineers (12) 2:00 PM ET

Ohio St. was going through some struggles to start the month but the Buckeyes are currently riding a three-game winning streak that includes big wins over Purdue and Wisconsin.