Not everyone loves an underdog, especially those betting on the NCAA Tournament. Gamblers have been getting killed by all the upsets, and that trend continued in the four Elite Eight games over the weekend. Since the Sweet 16 favorites are 5-15 against the spread, sportsbooks are cleaning up as the […]
March Madness
NCAA Tournament Madness Continues with Loyola-Chicago, Kansas State Advancing to Elite Eight
The South, the most unpredictable NCAA Tournament Bracket, lived up to its improbability as Loyola-Chicago and Kansas State pulled off upsets to advance to the Elite 8. Those two unlikely contestants will compete on Saturday to see who goes to the Final Four. Loyola-Chicago knocked off Nevada 69-68 in the […]
UConn Expected to Keep Marching Toward NCAA Women’s Final Four
The undefeated UConn Huskies (34-0) enter the Sweet 16 as heavy favorites to win the Albany region of the Women’s NCAA Tournament and continue their quest to claim the school’s 12th national championship. The Duke Blue Devils (24-8) are the next team looking to end the Huskies’ perfect season. Duke is […]
Flood of College Basketball Underclassmen Dipping Toes into NBA Draft Waters
The slew of college basketball underclassmen eligible for the NBA Draft are slowly making their intentions known. Three high-profile players announced this week their intention to give up their NCAA eligibility to instead play professionally. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Oklahoma’s Trae Young, and Mohamed Bamba of Texas all publicly declared they […]
NCAA Tournament: Top Seeds Kansas, Villanova Try to Do What They’re Supposed to and Make Elite Eight
While Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen teams were all about Cinderella trying to get to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, Friday will focus on top seeds expected to advance. Villanova and Kansas, both No. 1 seeds, and No. 2 seeds Duke and Purdue are favored to move on to the […]
NCAA Tournament Resumes Thursday With Low Seeds Making Final Four Runs
The NCAA Tournament is back in action on Thursday with four Sweet 16 games featuring lower seeds who now feel like they have a realistic chance of working their way to the Final Four. The action begins in the South region, where No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago (30-5) looks to continue […]
Cinderella Stories Flavor Sweet 16 in Women’s NCAA Tournament
The top two seeds in each region of the Women’s NCAA Tournament reached the Sweet 16 with no trouble over the past week, but that didn’t mean there weren’t a few surprises during the first two rounds of the women’s edition of March Madness. As has been the case in […]
Losers Go Home: One Bettor has 20,000 Reasons Not to Bet Favorites at NCAA Tournament
One gambler on Friday learned the painful adage that there’s no such thing as a sure thing during March Madness. Historically speaking, it was an impossible bet to lose. But in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, it was just one of several shockingly bad beats suffered at the betting window. The […]
Year of the Dog? Two No. 1 Seeds Eliminated in Wild First Weekend of NCAA Tournament
One of the wildest opening weekends in recent NCAA Tournament history resulted in the elimination of two No. 1 seeds and several other major upsets, resulting in an eclectic mix of teams reaching the Sweet Sixteen. The biggest upset of the tournament so far may well be the biggest upset […]
Bracket Busters: First Round Bad Beats Probably Already Killed Your Dreams
Were you a victim of a bracket buster? Don’t feel bad so were millions of others. ESPN reported that out of 17.3 million entries, 6,306 perfect brackets remain after only one day. That is .04 percent and that number will go lower after Friday. The biggest bracket buster was No. […]
Weakened West Coast Teams Embarrassed in NCAA Tournament
If there was any doubt about how bad West Coast college basketball was in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday painfully proved it. Arizona, the lone remaining participant of the Pac-12 Conference, got embarrassed by Buffalo, losing 89-68. They were a 9-point favorite to beat a college whose previous signature victory this […]
Buffalo Pulls Off First Major Upset of NCAA Tournament With Win Over Arizona
The Buffalo Bulls became the first true bracket busters of the 2018 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, when they defeated the Arizona Wildcats in the first round of South region play. Fourth-seeded Arizona (27-8) came into the game as a heavy favorite. But after a tightly contested first half, Buffalo (27-8) […]
Villanova, Virginia Still Favorites To Win NCAA Championship, Lower Seeds Lurking
Villanova and Virginia have been the pick of oddsmakers to win the NCAA Championship. There are several lower seeds, however, that could grab the title. Both the Wildcats and Cavaliers have been atop the Associated Press Top 25 Poll during the year and are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA […]
March Madness: Best Bets, Wagers to Avoid in NCAA Tournament First Round
There are 16 games in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday and plenty of action to wager on, but gamblers should know what trends to follow and the trendy bets to avoid. Yes it is true a No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16. That doesn’t mean, however, […]
Syracuse, Arizona State Motivated to Prove Critics Wrong in Play-In Game
Both Syracuse and Arizona State were bubble teams that many thought had blown their chance to get into the NCAA Tournament. Now that they are in they want to prove the naysayers wrong. They get that chance when the two face each other Wednesday in the last play-in game of […]
NCAA Tournament Snubs Become Top Dogs in NIT Field
The National Invitation Tournament – better known to most sports fans as the NIT – was once the biggest college basketball tournament of the year, more prestigious than even the NCAA tournament itself. Today, the event has become more of a consolation prize for those who didn’t quite make it […]
Are You Kidding Me? Crazy NCAA Tournament Prop Bets Cover Mascots, Scandals, Celebrities
With March Madness upon us, gamblers can plunk down their cash on everything from “Will a team named Wildcats make the Final Four?” to “How many buzzer beaters will there be?” NCAA Tournament prop bets may not be as popular as Super Bowl side wagers are, but they offer a […]
NCAA Tournament Teams Selected for Play-in Games Hope to Play On
Some college basketball coaches would be mad if they won a conference championship and then got assigned to a play-in game at the NCAA Tournament, but Radford Coach Mike Jones isn’t one of them. He and his team couldn’t be more pleased to be facing off against LIU Brooklyn on […]
Cavalier Attitude? Virginia Looks to Ride Defense to First Ever NCAA Championship
The Virginia Cavaliers are entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, raising hopes that the team might be able to secure its first men’s basketball national championship in school history. Virginia (31-2) has looked like the best team in the country for most of the season, and […]
UConn Looking to Take Back Title, Is Team to Beat in Women’s NCAA Tournament
The University of Connecticut will once again come into the Women’s NCAA Tournament as the overwhelming favorite to win the national title. But there are certainly a few schools believing they have a shot at pulling an upset if they run into the Huskies in the tournament. The UConn women […]