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NCAAB

Conference Tournament Odds Handicapping

How To Beat The Sharpest Of College Basketball Lines

If you haven’t noticed yet, college basketball lines have become very sharp, as oddsmakers have almost a full season of statistics and information to use. This past Saturday there were 50 games that ended within 6 points or less of the given spread on the side. That means these 50 games had point spread outcomes that were decided by just 2 possessions!

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NCAA Football

The Best NBA & CBB Games This Week

Basketball Weekly Preview – Mar 3rd

If you’re a hoops junkie, you’re in your element now. This is the last week of the regular season in college hoops; it’s been a lucrative season, as you can see in our Top 10 lists of the biggest moneymakers in the NCAAB and the NBA.

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Cornell vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 27)

Ivy League Title on the Line – Cornell at Dartmouth

BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds: CORNELL -9.5

Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* CORN has won four of its last five games SU
* CORN has covered eight of its last 12 games

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NCAAB

CBB Preview: Demon Deacons vs. Blue Devils (Feb. 22)

Top 10 Teams Collide – (8) Wake Forest at (9) Duke

Game-day: 2/22/2009
Tip-off: 7:45 pm est.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons travel to Duke to take on the Blue Devils. Duke hasn’t been all that great lately. They still have a fantastic straight-up record of 21 and 5, but they’ve lost two out of their last three games, to North Carolina and Boston College, and their against the spread record is an underachieving 11-13-1.

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NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Sooners vs. Longhorns (Feb. 21)

(2) Oklahoma vs. Texas – Blake Griffin is the MAN

The Oklahoma Sooners travel to Texas to take on the Longhorns in a game where Oklahoma could further solidify themselves as a contender for the National Championship. The Sooners have been very good straight-up this season going 25 and 1. Their record against the spread in the Sportsbook is 12-8-1 but it’s good enough to put them into the Power Rankings.

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NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Bulls vs. Huskies (Feb. 21)

Top Team in the Nation – South Florida vs. Connecticut

Game-day: 2/21/2009
Tip-off: 2:00 pm est.

Another highly ranked team, the Connecticut Huskies, will try to bounce back from a terrible loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Huskies not only lost the game but they lost Jerome Dyson for the season. Connecticut is still a very good team straight-up at 24 and 2, but their against the spread record in the BetUS online sportsbook leaves something to be desired at 10 and 10.

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Stanford vs. Oregon St. (Feb. 19)

West Coast College Ball – Stanford Cardinals at Oregon St Beavers

NCAA Basketball Sports Betting
Stanford Cardinal (15-8 SU, 13-8 ATS) at Oregon State Beavers (11-13 SU, 9-10 ATS)

Thursday, February 19
BetUS NCAA Basketball Odds: STANFORD -3.5

Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* STAN has lost five of its last seven games SU
* STAN has played four of its last six games OVER the total

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Troy vs. FIU (Feb. 19)

Troy Trojans at Florida International – Sun Belt Studs

BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds: TROY -2.5

Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* TROY has covered nine of its last ten games
* TROY has won its last ten games SU

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NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Bulldogs vs. Panthers (Feb. 18)

Butler invades Milwaukee – Bulldogs at Panthers

The #22 ranked Butler Bulldogs are easily the top team in the Horizon League. They’ve gone 22 and 3 straight-up and 14-8-1 against the spread. Their record ATS on the road is 9 and 3. That’s very good.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee used to be the top team in the Horizon League, but they’ve suddenly fallen on hard times this season.

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: New Mexico vs. BYU (Feb. 17)

New Mexico at BYU from the Cougars Den

New Mexico Lobos (16-9 SU, 12-10-1 ATS) at BYU Cougars (19-5 SU, 13-10 ATS)

BetUS NCAAB Betting Odds: BYU -6.5

Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* NMEX has won five of its last six games SU
* NMEX is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 17)

Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores – We got your Winner

BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds: KENTUCKY -2

Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* KY has covered one of its last five games
* KY has played five of its last eight games UNDER the total

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NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Terrapins vs. Tigers (Feb. 17)

ACC Showdown – Maryland Terrapins vs. (13) Clemson Tigers

The Maryland Terrapins are having a down season while the Clemson Tigers are playing better than they have in about a decade. Clemson has been terrific this season building a straight-up record of 20 and 4. Against the spread they’ve been okay with a 9-9-1 record.

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NBA NCAAB

The Best NBA & CBB Games This Week

Basketball Weekly Preview – Feb 17th

The NBA All-Star Game marks the unofficial halfway point of the regular season. College hoops doesn’t have the same kind of milestone event, but you know things are getting serious when the bracketologists start coming out with their projections for who will get invited to the NCAA Tournament.

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico St. (Feb. 16)

Bulldogs in the Desert – Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (10-15 SU, 12-7-1 ATS) at New Mexico State Aggies (13-12 SU, 10-14 ATS)

BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: NEW MEXICO STATE -9

Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* LT has lost five of its last seven games SU
* LT has covered 10 of its last 14 games

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NCAAB

NCAAB Handicapping: Harvard vs. Cornell (Feb. 13)

Ivy League Game of the Week – Harvard vs. Cornell

NCAA Basketball Sports Betting
Harvard Crimson (10-10 SU, 2-10-1 ATS) at Cornell Big Red (15-7 SU, 10-6 ATS)

BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: CORNELL -14.5

Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* HARV has lost its last six games ATS
* HARV has lost four of its last five games SU

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NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Tar Heels vs. Blue Devils (Feb. 11)

Best Rivalry in College Hoops – (3) North Carolina at (5) Duke

Game-day: 2/11/2009

Tip-off: 9:00 pm est.

The North Carolina Tar Heels travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Blue Devils of Duke. North Carolina vs. Duke has become the biggest rivalry in the ACC Conference.