The Villanova Wildcats have had a lot of trouble covering spreads against the Pittsburgh Panthers, but can a new location help break the drought?
The 21st ranked Wildcats are 0-4 against the spread in the last four meetings between these Big East rivals with two of those failures coming at home, one at the on-campus Pavilion, and the other at the Wachovia Center where the Philadelphia 76ers currently play.
Duke Blue Devils’ backers should feel good about their team heading into Wednesday’s game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
With a dominating 85-44 display against Maryland on Saturday, Duke took the cash as 15-point favorites and claimed the #1 spot in the AP Top 25 rankings.
The Kentucky Wildcats are the only undefeated team in the SEC as they get ready to play at Mississippi tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Kentucky (16-4, 10-4 ATS) as a nine-point favorite with a Total of 142.5. ESPN will have the coverage starting at 7 pm ET.
After another sluggish start to the regular season, the duo of Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson has sparked the Wildcats, and the rest of the team has found a rhythm in being role players and doing their respective jobs.
There’s a Big Monday of college basketball on ESPN with the Big East and Big 12 sending some of their best teams into the fray.
Here’s a quick look at the two nationally televised encounters:
Marquette Golden Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
This Big East clash will begin at 7 pm ET on ESPN. Click here for current Odds.
The Duke Blue Devils always have plenty of support but their backers haven’t been getting any returns lately.
Since starting the season by covering 8 of their first 12 spreads, the Blue Devils have covered just one of their last five and that should give bettors pause heading into Saturday’s matchup against the Maryland Terrapins.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers could be the hottest bet that nobody knows about.
Emerging as one of the most surprising stories of the year, Minnesota is on an 8-2 run against the spread (ATS) and has a victory over Big East powerhouse, #9 Louisville, under their belt already.
The North Carolina Tar Heels may be keeping the student body happy with their wins but bettors definitely aren’t sharing the same enthusiasm.
UNC ranks fifth in the nation with a 16-2 record but it’s the record against the spread that has some backers bailing on them as they prepare for a big Atlantic Coast Conference matchup against the #9 Clemson Tigers.
The Connecticut Huskies are moving their way up to the top of the polls, but their backers would be happy if they would just cover a home game.
UConn is 16-1 on the season and ranked third in the nation as they get ready to host the #20 Villanova Wildcats. Check out our Live Odds page for the latest on this Big East encounter.
MREAST takes a look at the Top 5 Mid Majors that could spring some March Madness surprises.
Don’t look now but the Big Dance is just 2 months away. It is getting to be the time we start looking at the teams with the impossible dream, that can spring the upset come tourney time, and take down the big name programs.
The top-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers get their first real test at home when they host the #8 Syracuse Orangemen on Monday night.
Visit our live odds page for the latest lines on this and all NCAA Basketball games.
Both teams are coming off tough Big East games on Saturday, which is almost a given in the best conference in the country. The Panthers played at Rick Pitino’s Louisville team and Syracuse had a home tilt with Notre Dame.
There’s a mega non-conference tilt between the Duke Blue Devils and the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday at 1:30 pm ET.
CBS brings you the live broadcast between the host #2 Blue Devils and an athletic Hoyas’ team.
Visit the Live Odds page. for the latest information and pay special attention to Georgetown’s non-conference and road underdog performance marks.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Clemson Tigers are two of the three unbeaten teams remaining as they go head-to-head on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET.
Both teams have rather quietly risen to the top of the national stage, playing in the shadows of Duke and North Carolina. However, after Wake’s upset of UNC last Sunday, the spotlight has finally turned to these programs.
We’ll take a look at my Top 25 College Basketball teams as of Monday January 12, 2009. We’ll make a comparison of my Top 25 rankings with the other rankings at the bottom of the page.
Rocketman Sports Top 25 College Basketball Rankings 1-12-09
It’s a dynamic Saturday afternoon of great college basketball action with several key games in somewhat neutral site locations.
Here’s a look at four must-see matchups
Duke vs. Xavier – 2 pm ET
Game being played in New Jersey.
The Fall Semester is in the books at most campuses around the United States and that means several key players will be suiting up and in action for their respective teams. These players will affect some of the biggest programs in the nation and additionally affect the betting marketplace. Some have been out due to injury while others due to suspension and others due to eligibility.
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Tennessee Volunteers (8) at Temple Owls
Line: Temple +7.5
Final Score: Tennessee 72 Temple 88
An early tip here as this game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and the Volunteers from the opening gate to the close never seemed to be awake as they never led at any point in this one.
