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2010-11 College Basketball Season Preview

NCAA Basketball Top Ten Preview

Hey there folks. NCAA Basketball gambling season is right around the corner and we’ve got your back with tons of great college hoops handicapping articles to help you become the best basketball gambling expert on your block in 2010 and beyond.

Midnight Madness is almost upon us and with it the start of another exciting college basketball season.  Some may think the one and done phenomena is killing the game but I disagree.  Kentucky had a great team last year but they didn’t win it all and the top team on my list this year features odd commodities – seniors.

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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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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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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.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview

Top 25 Matchups for Saturday, January 16, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

Syracuse Orange (5) at West Virginia Mountaineers (9) 12:00 PM ET

Easily the marquee matchup of the day, we get started early with a great matchup. Syracuse is 16-1 on the season including a perfect 5-0 away from home. It has played only two true road games on the season however and those came at Seton Hall and Rutgers so this will easily be the biggest road test thus far and mark the first road game against a ranked opponent.

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CBB Top 25 Weekend Preview

Top 25 Matchups for Saturday, January 9, 2010

Matt Fargo
Matt Fargo

(13) Connecticut Huskies at (12) Georgetown Hoyas 12:00 PM ET (ESPN)

Connecticut is 11-3 on the season and all three of those losses have come against teams that are ranked or were ranked at one time. The Huskies lost on a neutral floor against Duke, a neutral floor against Kentucky and at Cincinnati, who is no longer ranked. The game against the Bearcats has been the only true road game this season for Connecticut and it is coming off back-to-back home conference wins over Notre Dame and Seton Hall.

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CBB NIT Preview: Bears vs. Nittany Lions (Apr. 2)

Baylor Bears vs. Penn St. Nittany Lions Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:00 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

This game opened at LVSC with Baylor -3 and the total set at 136. It would not be surprising to see this line come down as Penn St. is once again likely to have the majority of fan support at the Garden. Surprisingly, Baylor is favored by more points in the NIT championship game than it was favored by in the semifinal game while Penn St. is getting fewer points this time around which does in fact make sense.

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CBB Preview: Boilermakers vs. Huskies

Purdue Boilermakers at Connecticut Huskies Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:07 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

This game opened at -6.5 and is staying pretty steady with the line moving to -7 in some places. The total has also remained stable, opening at 134.5 and holding on that number.

Series History

This will be the fifth meeting between Purdue and Connecticut, but the first since 1992.

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CBB Preview: Moccasins vs. Huskies (Mar. 19)

UT-Chattanooga Mocs vs. Connecticut Huskies Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:00 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

When it comes to (1) against (16) matchups in the NCAA Tournament, we are always going to see big numbers and that is the case here. Connecticut, the top seed in the West Region opened as a three touchdown favorite over the SoCon Tournament Champion Moccasins and the line is holding steady and staying above 20 in all places.

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CBB Preview: Aggies vs. Cougars (March. 19)

Texas A&M Aggies vs. BYU Cougars Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:30 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

If this matchup looks familiar, then you have a good memory as the Aggies and Cougars squared off in the first round of last season’s NCAA Tournament. Last season, the seedings were identical as BYU was the eighth seed and Texas A&M was the ninth seed but it was the Aggies that were a slight favorite as they closed at -1.

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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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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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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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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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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.