College Basketball Handicapping Articles

2025 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/3/2025

Last season, the Razorbacks entered with some lofty expectations. They started the season winning 11 of their first 13 games, including big wins over Miami and #14 Michigan. However, they did lose their first five conference games, and they ended up posting a mere 8-10 record in SEC conference play. They did however pick up resume building wins against #12 Kentucky on the road, #15 Missouri, and #25 Mississippi State.

2025 Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/2/2025

The Alabama Crimson Tide were one of the best regular season teams in the country last season. They went 11-2 during their nonconference schedule, and they picked up wins against #25 Illinois, #6 Houston, #20 North Carolina, in a true road game, Creighton, and Rutgers. At the end of the regular season, the Crimson Tide had a 24-7 record and finished 13-5 in the tough SEC. They picked up key conference wins against #8 Kentucky, #12 Oklahoma, #14 Mississippi State, #10 Texas A&M, #17 Kentucky, #1 Auburn, and #24 Mississippi State.

2025 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/2/2025

The Tennessee Volunteers had an elite start to the season in 2024 as they won their first 14 contests, including wins over #13 Baylor, #23 Arkansas, Virginia, and a true road game against Illinois. Their momentum and win streak came to a screeching halt when they were upended by #8 Florida, as the Gators won by 30 points, holding the Volunteers to just 43 points. They picked up some key conference wins and fought their way through the gauntlet SEC schedule.

2025 Iowa State Cyclones Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/2/2025

Iowa State quickly emerged as one of the best teams in college basketball last season. They did lose to #4 Auburn by just two points, but they opened the season winning 15 of their first 16 games. Though they lost to the Tigers, they picked up big wins against #5 Marquette, #25 Baylor, and #9 Kansas. After battling through the conference schedule, the Cyclones finished the regular season with a 23-8 record while posting a 13-7 record in Big 12 play.

2025 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 11/2/2025

The Illinois Fighting Illini knew how to score last season. They took on three ranked SEC teams during their nonconference schedule. And while they went just 1-2 in those games, they were within two points of upending the top team in the country in Tennessee at the time. They battled their way through the tough Big 10 conference schedule, picking up some key ranked wins against #9 Oregon on the road, #20 Wisconsin, #15 Michigan on the road, and #18 Purdue.

2025 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/27/2025

The Kansas Jayhawks opened the season looking like the best team in the country. They took down #9 UNC and #11 Duke along their way to a seven-game winning streak. Unfortunately, things took a turn in the month of December when they lost back-to-back road games against Creighton and Missouri. After those losses, Kansas failed to regain their dominant momentum and some key injuries limited the potential of this Bill Self squad.

2025 Auburn Tigers Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/27/2025

It’s no secret that the Auburn Tigers were one of the best teams in the country last season. They finished the regular season with a 27-4 record while finishing SEC play with a 15-3 record. They opened up the season with a seven-game winning streak, picking up key wins against #4 Houston, #5 Iowa State, #12 UNC, and Memphis before they lost to #9 Duke.

2025 Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/27/2025

The Gonzaga Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 22-8 overall record and a 13-4 conference record. While this wasn’t the typical dominating Bulldogs team we have witnessed in recent years, they were still one of the best teams in the nation. They opened the season with a 38-point victory against #8 Baylor and then proceeded to win their next four games.

2025 Michigan State Spartans Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/27/2025

The Michigan State Spartans re-emerged as a Big 10 powerhouse last season. They suffered some early nonconference losses to #1 Kansas and Memphis, but they picked up some solid wins against #12 UNC, Colorado, and FAU. They took some momentum from the end of their nonconference schedule into Big 10 play, opening the conference schedule by winning their first nine such games. They went 8-2 against Top 25 teams, including 7-1 against ranked Big 10 teams.

2025 Creighton Bluejays Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/27/2025

The Creighton Bluejays finished the regular season 22-9 overall and 15-5 in the Big East conference which was good enough for a second-place finish, behind just St. John’s. They began the season with a four-game winning streak before a cold streak hit at the end of November. They lost three straight games against Nebraska, San Diego State, and #20 Texas A&M by an average of 11 points. However, they responded by knocking off the #1 ranked Kansas Jayhawks.

2025 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/25/2025

The Wisconsin Badgers finished the 2024/25 regular season with a 23-8 record and a 13-7 conference record which was good enough for a fourth-place finish in the Big 10. They started the season winning their first eight games, though their rhythm was disrupted when they lost three straight to Michigan, Marquette, and Illinois.

2025 North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Predictions and Odds to Win National Championship
by Ryan Cobbett - 10/21/2025

The North Carolina Tar Heels finished the regular season with a 20-12 overall record and a 13-7 conference record which was good for a fifth-place finish in the ACC. They went just 1-7 against AP Top 25 teams during the regular season and finished with an 8-9 record in games away from home. In the ACC tournament, they won the first two rounds against Notre Dame and Wake Forest before being eliminated by Duke in the semifinals.

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by Docsports.com - 10/14/2025

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by Doc's Sports - 10/14/2025

If there is one thing we at Doc's Sports have discovered in our half-century of sports investing, it is this: college basketball is by far, bar none, the single best time of the year for gamblers to make serious cash. Bottom line: this is the time for you to get paid betting on sports.

2026 College Basketball National Championship Odds and Expert Predictions
by Joey House - 4/9/2025

While the echos of "One Shining Moment" are still ringing after Florida's thrilling come-from-behind 65-63 victory over Houston, the oddsmakers have already posted the odds for the 2025-26 college basketball season. These "way-too-soon odds" are just that: way-too-soon. The transfer portal and NBA Draft will wildly change the composition of the majority of rosters. However, it's never too early to try and grab a few long shots for eye-popping odds. Exactly 365 ago, the first odds released saw the Gators at +5500.

Expert College Basketball Handicapping Roundup for 2/27/2025
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/27/2025

As we head into the final week of the regular season, we are set to conclude our College Basketball Friday Roundup series. Our finale will highlight the final Wooden Award update, as Johni Broome and Cooper Flagg compete for the nation’s MVP. In addition to the race between the two stars, we will take a deep dive into the race for the Big 10 regular season title as well as look into the ASUN’s conference tournament that is set to begin next week as well as analyzing whether or not the Georgia Bulldogs have done enough to crack the tournament bracket.

Expert College Basketball Handicapping Roundup for 1/31/2025
by Ryan Cobbett - 1/31/2025

As the regular season enters the home stretch, we will take a deep dive into two squads on the fringe of the postseason. Xavier currently finds themselves as the First Team Out, while North Carolina has fought their way back in the picture and are currently projected to be in March Madness. In addition to the fringe teams, I will give you my take on the regular season conference win totals of two Blue Bloods. Without further ado, let’s make some money.

Hot and Cold College Basketball Betting Teams ATS and Over Under 1/30/2025
by Ryan Cobbett - 1/30/2025

With just over five weeks remaining in the regular season, time is running out to take advantage of the money-making trends that have established themselves during this year’s regular season campaign. The team leading the country in covers may surprise you, while the teams controlling either side of the game total have been doing so all season long. With all that and more, let’s dive into the betting trends from around the nation.

Expert College Basketball Handicapping Roundup for 1/24/2025
by Ryan Cobbett - 1/24/2025

With seven weeks left in the college basketball regular season, and time running out for some teams, let’s take a look at two bubble teams as they hope they can build a good enough resume to assure their position within the bracket. In addition to analyzing the bubble, we will also take a look at two regular season conference win totals that could add some money to your wallet. Here are some betting number to track over the remainder of the season.

Expert College Basketball Handicapping Roundup for 1/17/2025
by Ryan Cobbett - 1/17/2025

With around 50 days left in the regular season, the college basketball landscape is starting to take shape. Duke has run away with the ACC, while the Big East has been reduced to a two-headed monster and the SEC has a new team emerge as a National Championship contender with every game. Auburn has lost their star player in Johni Broome, as he is out indefinitely with an ankle injury. And with that, Cooper Flagg has emerged as the new Wooden Award favorite.