The Washington State Cougars (11-8 SU, 5-11 ATS, 6-10 O/U) have dropped two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook. The 14th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (16-3 SU, 10-5 ATS, 7-8 O/U) have won two consecutive games and four of their last five overall. Tonight, both teams will be trying to pick up an SU and ATS win in the BetUS Sportsbook when they battle at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Big Game has cranked out some big numbers over the years – like the $94.5 million wagered in Nevada alone for Super Bowl XL, and the $8-10 billion expected to change hands worldwide this Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals do their thing.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-6 SU, 4-8 ATS, 6-5 O/U) have dropped three straight games including their first home defeat since 2006, a disheartening 69-61 home loss to UConn on Saturday in which they failed to cover the spread for BetUS NCAA college basketball sports betting enthusiasts as a 2-point home underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook.
Wilt Chamberlain is our hero. “The Stilt” is responsible for two of the most famous stats in basketball history: 100, and 20,000. While the second number is not official, Chamberlain’s 100 points in a game (on Mar. 2, 1962, for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks) remains the gold standard in the NBA.
The UCLA Bruins (14-3 SU, 8-8 ATS, 8-8 O/U) saw their 10-game winning streak come to a screeching halt the last time out. The Washington State Cougars (11-6 SU, 4-10 ATS, 5-9 O/U) have won three consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook. Tonight, the longtime Pac-Ten rivals will each look to pick up a victory when they battle at Friel Court.
The USC Trojans (12-5 SU, 7-8 ATS, 7-7 O/U) and Washington Huskies (13-4 SU, 10-5 ATS, 7-7 O/U) have each won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Pac-Ten rivals will both be trying to pick up a win in the BetUS Sportsbook on Thursday when they battle at Edmundson Pavilion.
Sunday, Feb. 1 is the singular red-letter day on the betting calendar, the mother of all sporting events: Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. This year’s gala coincides with the inauguration of President Obama, so it’s only natural that the matchup between the Arizona Cardinals (12-7 SU and ATS) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4 SU, 11-7 ATS) is being treated as a watershed moment for the sports gambling industry.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack (10-5 SU, 6-4-1 ATS, 4-5 O/U) snapped their three-game losing streak in the BetUS Sportsbook the last time out, narrowly beating Georgetown 76-71 in overtime on Saturday while covering the spread as 4-point home favorites.
The Michigan Wolverines (13-5 SU, 7-5-1 ATS, 7-5 O/U) have dropped two consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook including a dismal 65-58 loss to Ohio State on Saturday in which they failed to cover the spread as 5.5-point home favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook.
The Pittsburgh Panthers (16-0 SU, 6-4—1 ATS, 6-5 O/U) remained undefeated after beating the South Florida Bulls 75-62 on Wednesday, despite failing to cover the spread as whopping 21-point home favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Louisville Cardinals (12-3 SU, 8-7 ATS, 5-8 O/U) have reeled off four consecutive wins after losing on Dec. 31, beating a fine Notre Dame team 87-73 in overtime on Monday to cover the spread for BetUS NCAA college basketball online betting backers as a 6.5-point home favorite.
The Georgetown Hoyas (12-3 SU, 6-5 ATS, 5-6 O/U) have won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook following a two-game losing streak, covering the spread the last time they took the floor. The Duke Blue Devils (15-1 SU, 9-6 ATS, 4-10 O/U) have won seven straight games and covered the spread their last time out after a modest two-game ATS losing streak.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-1 SU, 7-3-1 ATS, 3-7 O/U) have won three consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook, covering the spread for BetUS NCAA college basketball betting backers each time out. The Wisconsin Badgers (12-4 SU, 7-7 ATS, 7-6-1 O/U) had their three-game winning streak snapped the last time they took the floor, getting handily beaten while failing to cover the spread for the third time in its last five games.
The North Carolina Tar Heels (14-2 SU, 6-8 ATS, 8-6 O/U) were upset in their last contest and have dropped two of its last three overall. The Virginia Cavaliers (7-6 SU, 4-4 ATS, 4-4 O/U) also lost the last time they took the floor and have an identical 1-2 mark over their lat three games.
The fourth-ranked Connecticut Huskies (14-1 SU, 5-4 ATS, 4-5 O/U) have won three straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, covering the spread in each of their last two contests. The St. John’s Red Storm (10-5 SU, 3-5-1 ATS, 5-4 O/U) is coming off an emphatic loss the last time they took the floor and have dropped three of its last four overall.
We’re all agog over this week’s NFL Conference title games, and the Super Bowl after that. Which makes this a great time to get a jump on the basketball betting market. We kick off this weekend’s list of 10 stats and factoids with this hoops curiosity: The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, was also the only losing head coach in Kansas Jayhawks history. Naismith finished in 1907 with a record of 55-60.
Super Bowl XLIII? Forget that. The best NFL games of the year are usually the Conference Round matchups. Over the past decade, the AFC title game has been called the “real” Super Bowl. But the gulf between the two conferences has closed somewhat, giving us two high-quality games to handicap this Sunday.
