College Basketball Handicapping Articles

2020 SEC Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2020

So, about that SEC basketball Renaissance… The past two seasons have seen the SEC reassert itself as a true powerhouse basketball conference. They have sent 13 teams to the NCAA Tournament the past two years combined, and they have finished as one of the four highest rated conferences overall in each season. This year? Not so much.

2020 Pac-12 Tournament Predictions with Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2020

I feel like at least a bit of the Pac-12's current national standing comes from some misleading numbers. The majority of these West Coast teams did an outstanding job with nonconference scheduling. And the top teams in this league played a ton of top teams in other major conferences. The problem is that while the Pac-12 played a lot of close games against Top 25 opponents, they didn't win a lot of those games.

Free College Basketball Picks Wednesday 3/11/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/11/2020

March 11 features just one mid-major championship game. However, Wednesday is the start of the many major conference tournaments, including the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12 and the SEC. The ACC began yesterday with North Carolina and Pittsburgh moving on to the second round of the tournament. North Carolina is a 14-seed in the ACC but is a favorite in the second round of the tournament. I don't think I've ever seen that before. Here are the early leans for some of March 11's most exciting college basketball matchups.

2020 Big Ten Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2020

Here is how topsy-turvy and unpredictable the Big Ten is: the No. 1 seed in the league tournament, Wisconsin, is more than a 5-to-1 underdog to win this weekend's championship. The Big Ten has been a free-for-all for this entire season. That now begs the question: has the Big Ten been so competitive because it truly is the best league in the country, as the analytics suggest? Or has the head-scratching conference race been an offshoot of the league's extreme mediocrity?

2020 Big East Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2020

The Big East is currently ranked as the No. 3 conference in the country, behind the Big Ten and Big 12. However, I think that this is by far the strongest top-to-bottom league in college basketball. And if I'm right, this week's Big East Tournament should make for one of the wildest championships in the nation.

2020 Atlantic 10 Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2020

Last year was a low point for the Atlantic 10. They had their streak of 12 straight years or being ranked as one of the Top 10 college basketball conference in the country snapped. They also watched as both of their NCAA Tournament representatives, No. 8 seed VCU and No. 13 seed St. Louis, were blown out by double-digits in their first round tourney games.

2020 Big 12 Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2020

After having one of the most incredible streaks in sports - Kansas' consecutive regular season championships - snapped last year, the Jayhawks find themselves back where they belong as the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas is the favorite to cut down the nets this weekend, something they've done twice in the last six years. Kansas has two other finals appearances during that time period and are brutally tough out in this tournament.

Free College Basketball Picks Tuesday 3/10/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/10/2020

It's Championship week, and Tuesday's slate has five championship games where mid-major teams will not only win a conference title, but they'll also win a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Horizon League, Colonial, Northeast Conference, West Coast Conference, and the Summit League all conclude on Tuesday. Who will win and who will go home? Here are the early leans for these exciting championship matchups.

2020 ACC Tournament Predictions with Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/9/2020

Since adding Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013 in The Great Expansion, the ACC has averaged 7.3 teams in the NCAA Tournament over the last six years. Barring a major upset winner in the league tourney they will be lucky to get five teams in this year's Big Dance and this looks like the weakest ACC field in a decade.

2020 MAAC Tournament Predictions and Expert Picks
by Chris Vasile - 3/9/2020

This year's edition of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament gets underway on March 10 with three games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top five teams get a bye right into the quarterfinals, with seeds one through three taking on the winners of the first-round games, while seeds four and five play each other.

2020 MAC Tournament Predictions with Betting Odds and Picks
by Chris Vasile - 3/9/2020

This year's edition of the Mid-American Conference Tournament gets underway on March 9 with four games being played in the first round of the tournament. Seeds five through 12 are all in action, with the winner of those games moving on to the second round where they will be matched up against the top four seeds. From there, the winner of the tournament is designated the Mid-American Tournament Champion and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins March 17 with the First-Four play-in games.

2020 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Predictions and Expert Picks
by Chris Vasile - 3/6/2020

This year's edition of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament gets underway on March 7 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top two teams get a bye right into the semifinals, while seeds three and four get their tournament started in the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth seeds get started in the second round against the winner of the first two games, respectively.

Free College Basketball Picks Saturday 3/7/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/6/2020

It's the final Saturday of the regular season of college basketball. Where has the time gone? We've got Florida State and Louisville fighting for the ACC regular-season title, while Baylor looks to get back on track after losing two of their last three games. The Big East continues to produce Game of the Year type games, and we'll get another one between Seton Hall and Creighton as they also fight for a Big East regular-season championship. Here are the early leans for Saturday's college basketball.

2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 3/5/2020

Arch Madness, also known as the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, marks the unofficial beginning of March Madness. As one of the first significant conference tournaments, the MVC tourney gives fans and bettors their first taste of the chaos that accompanies one of the wildest betting months of the season.

Free College Basketball Picks Friday 3/6/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/5/2020

Mid-Major tournaments have started and March Madness has officially started. The NCAA Tournament is a big part of the madness, but we've seen some incredible upsets in these mid-major tournaments as well. You can check out plenty of the mid-major tournament previews in the free articles section of Doc's Sports. While there are no ranked games taking place on Friday, there are a couple regular season matchups that could create havoc before a couple tournaments.

2020 CAA Basketball Tournament Predictions and Betting Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2020

This year's edition of the Colonial Conference Tournament gets underway on March 5 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. Nos. 1 and 2 get their tournament underway in the second round against the winners of the first round, while seeds three through seven also get started against one another on day two of the tournament.

Free College Basketball Picks Thursday 3/5/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/4/2020

Mid-majors are starting their conference tournaments already. These high-major teams are fighting for seeding and standings placement in the final week before their conference tournament. The Big Ten features two exciting matchups, while the Pac-12 and American have interesting games that could result in upsets. Here are the early leans for Thursday, March 5 in college basketball.

2020 WCC Tournament Predictions and West Coast Conference Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2020

This year's edition of the West Coast Conference Tournament gets underway on March 5 with two games being played in the first round of the tournament. This is a very unique set up as the top two teams get a bye right into the semifinals, while seeds three and four get their tournament started in the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth seeds get started in the second round against the winner of the first two games, respectively.

Free College Basketball Picks Wednesday 3/4/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/4/2020

We're getting down to the final games of the regular season where every game counts towards seeding in the conference tournament and NCAA Tournament. The Big East has a very nice showcase of games, including Villanova visiting Seton Hall. Villanova will look to cut the standings deficit in half with two games remaining. Dayton will also look to keep their A-10 undefeated streak alive but could be caught in a trap on the road against Rhode Island. Here are the early leans for March 4.

Free College Basketball Picks Tuesday 3/3/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 3/2/2020

It's March. That means we're just a couple weeks away from March Madness. It also means that each conference game means a whole lot more when it comes to the conference tournament and seeding in the NCAA Tournament. Here are the early leans for Tuesday, March 3 in college basketball.