As the 2020-21 season gets underway tomorrow, it is always fun to look at the multi-way futures markets sportsbooks offer regarding CBB title odds and conference championships. Personally, I’m not one who advocates wagering on futures, as there is a lot of uncertainty about having outstanding bets for several months. Also, the hold percentage sportsbooks have on future markets usually
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Pac-12 basketball returned to national relevancy in 2019-20, is it here to stay in 2020-21? Against all odds, college basketball is slated to return on November 25, just a mere 12 days away. College basketball fans have been through a lot, having their coveted tournaments stripped away in the blink of an eye just to be left sport-less for months,
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Ah, regression. When formulating pre-season expectations for CBB Betting, it’s a wise idea to analyze which teams might have played to their ceiling in the prior season. Let’s take look at two schools who would have been in this year’s field of 64 that could very well be on the outside looking in, come 2020-2021. Auburn 2019-20 Record: 25-6 |
Read moreThe futures market is the only market college basketball bettors can delve into at the moment. Until the season is officially set in stone, I’d be super hesitant to wager on championship futures. As the 2019-20 season came to an abrupt ending, all college basketball futures wagers were graded as losses. While it’s unlikely we see the 2021 NCAA Tournament
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Last season I compiled a list on each power conferences’ sleeper team to watch. It still stings being unable to see this year’s tournament unfold, but only adds to the anticipation of the madness that will occur next March. Without further ado, here are each power conferences’ sleeper team in 2020-21. Big Ten- Indiana 2019-20 Record: 20-12 (9-11) 2020-21 Tournament
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March 26th, 2020: The only buzz surrounding the college basketball world revolves around transfer news, draft declarations and future wagers. If that’s all we have, so be it. Let’s dive into three teams with valuable future odds to win next year’s National Championship. (all odds listed courtesy of Bovada) Villanova (+1800) Projected NBA Draft Selections: Saddiq Bey (Jr.) Projected Starting Five:
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The No. 9 Maryland Terrapins (23-7, 13-6) defeated the No. 25 Michigan Wolverines (19-11, 10-9) 83-70 inside the XFINITY Center Sunday afternoon. Terrapin Seniors Anthony Cowan, Travis Valmon and Will Clark got sent out with a win and a share of the Big Ten title. Leading 41-28 at the break following a Jaylen Smith buzzer beating three pointer, the Wolverines
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(All odds as of Saturday morning via VegasInsider.com) Virginia @ North Carolina 8:00 p.m. ET ESPN Opening Spread: North Carolina -1 Current Spread: North Carolina -2 Projected Spread: North Carolina -3 It’s been a year to forget for the Heels, their last two contests— losses to Duke and Wake Forest— have been a microcosm of their season. If there was
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(All odds as of Friday evening via VegasInsider.com) Florida @ Ole Miss 2:00 p.m. ET ESPN2 Opening Spread: -2 Current Spread: -3 Projected Spread: -5.5 Mike White’s Florida Gators sit squarely on the bubble entering Saturday’s contest against Ole Miss. Wednesday night’s second half effort against Georgia — outscoring the Bulldogs 55-34 — showed there is still life in this
Read more#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. ET FOX Opening Spread: Wisconsin +3 Current Spread: Wisconsin +4.5 Projected Spread: Wisconsin +6.5 (All odds as of Friday evening via VegasInsider.com) It’s been one rough week for Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badger basketball program. After blowing a 12 point second-half lead in Tuesday night’s 68-62 loss in Iowa City, junior guard
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