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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Syracuse takes on Connecticut in a huge Big East showdown on Wednesday night. The Orange has been a bust against the spread so far this season going 9 and 11 overall and 2 and 4 on the road. Syracuse is okay straight-up at 18 and 6 but they have to make sure they don’t go on a losing streak or else they will find themselves out of the Big Dance come March. That’s how tough the Big East is this season.
UCLA is currently ranked #12 in the nation and have begun to solidify themselves as the top team on the west coast. They looked fantastic against a good Stanford team last week. Their straight-up record if 17 and 4. Against the BetUS spread, the Bruins are only 10 and 10 which makes them an iffy wagering proposition for online betting fans.
The Connecticut Huskies, 20 and 1 straight-up, travel to Louisville to take on the Cardinals. The Huskies are easily one of the top teams in the Big East but against the BetUS online betting spread, they haven’t made any fans rich. Their record against the spread is a tepid 8 and 7. They are 4 and 1 against the spread on the road, though, which means sports wagering fans have to consider them in this game.
A day before the Super Bowl another Pittsburgh team will be in action when the #3 ranked Pitt Panthers hosts Notre Dame. Pittsburgh has been pretty much brilliant this season going 18 and 2 straight-up. Against the BetUS online wagering spread, their record of 8-6-1 isn’t the best in the nation.
Coach K has Duke where they should be, ranked number one in the nation and on their way to another ACC title. But before the Dookies can claim it, they’ll have to beat teams like the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the road. The Deacons were ranked number one in the nation before suffering a loss to Virginia Tech.
The Washington Huskies travel to Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins in a clash of two huge Pac-10 powerhouses. The Huskies might not have the respect that the UCLA Bruins have from college basketball fans but sports betting fans know who the Washington Huskies are. They’ve gone 14 and 4 straight-up and 10 and 6 against the BetUS spread.
Two Big East powerhouses collide on Wednesday night when the Villanova Wildcats travel to Connecticut to take on the Huskies in what is sure to be a terrific online betting contest for sports betting fans. Villanova has done decent this season straight-up going 14 and 3 but their record against the BetUS Sportsbook spread has been downright horrid at 6 and 7.
The number 7th ranked UCLA Bruins host the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday night in a rivalry that has lost some of its intensity. At one time, the Wildcats and Bruins ruled the Pac-10. That’s not the case anymore. UCLA is still a Pac-10 juggernaut having gone to the final four in each of the past two seasons.
Game-day: 1/17/2009
Tip-off: 7:00 pm est.
The 16 and 0 and number one ranked Pittsburgh Panthers travel to Kentucky to take on the Louisville Cardinals with hopes of continuing to dominate in the Big East. The Big East is the toughest conference in college basketball but sports betting fans should have noticed by now that the Pittsburgh Panthers appear to be the best team in the Big East.
The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners resume their rivalry on Monday night with both teams ranked in the top ten. Texas is ranked seventh and Oklahoma is ranked sixth. Sports betting fans have to love how Oklahoma’s basketball team has caught up to their football team. The Sooners have provided online basketball betting fans some opportunity for profit by going 6 and 5 against the spread.
