College Basketball Handicapping Articles

2012 NCAA Tournament Predictions: Teams That Could Make Run
by T.O. Whenham - 3/6/2012

Connecticut’s postseason run last year is already the thing of legend, and that legend will only grow as time passes. Coming into the Big East tournament they were far from a remarkable team. They were seeded ninth in their conference tournament, and their 21-9 regular season record was solid but lacking a lot of real pizzazz outside of their win of the Maui Invitational.

College Basketball Betting: Hot or Not Handicapping Report
by David Schwab - 3/5/2012

It is Championship Week in men’s college basketball as this week’s conference tournaments will set the stage for Selection Sunday and the final 68-team field for this season’s NCAA Tournament. The six majors kick things off this Tuesday with first-round action in the Big East and the week wraps up with Sunday’s finals in the ACC, Big Ten, and the SEC.

College Basketball Picks: North Carolina at Duke Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 3/2/2012

It’s Carolina-Duke. What more is there to say as college basketball’s regular season comes to a close this weekend? Actually, there’s plenty to say about the sport’s best rivalry. It’s the 233rd time overall the two have met and 44th that the Tobacco Road bluebloods will play as Top-10 foes – and second time this season. And all that’s on the line Saturday night in Durham is the outright ACC regular-season championship, the No. 1 seed that goes with it in next week’s conference tournament and almost assuredly a top seed in the NCAA Tournament barring an early flameout in the conference tourney by Saturday’s winner.

2012 College Basketball Predictions: CAA Tournament Betting Picks
by Darin Zank - 2/29/2012

The Colonial Athletic Association doesn't usually get a lot of ink as it plays in the shadow of some of the major conferences out East. But they've been playing some pretty good ball in the defensive-minded CAA in recent seasons, sending two teams to the Final Four the last five years. And hey, that's more than the Big 12 has sent over that span.

Beyond the Top 25 – A College Hoops Weekly
by - 2/28/2012

It’s more or less the final weekend in the regular season. You’ll see some of the mid-major leagues begin their conference tournaments in the next week or so, and this last week in February pretty much wraps up the schedule in terms of a full load of games.

College Basketball: 2012 Missouri Valley Tournament Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 2/27/2012

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is the first of the recognizable conference tournaments to be played each season. It marks the beginning of March Madness and is an appetizer for the upcoming month of knockout games, buzzer beaters, stunning upsets, and thrilling college basketball betting moments and situations.

College Basketball Betting: Hot or Not Handicapping Report
by David Schwab - 2/27/2012

This is the final week of the NCAA men’s basketball regular season and one last chance for the top teams in the nation to pad their overall resume before the start of next week’s conference tournaments. Selection Sunday for this year’s NCAA Tournament is less than two weeks away and while the overall picture for this season’s 68-team field is fairly clear, a lot can happen between now and then.

College Basketball Coach of the Year Odds and Prediction
by Alan Matthews - 2/23/2012

With the college basketball regular season in its final days, the books are starting to roll out props for major postseason awards. I looked at the National Player of the Year here at Doc’s a few weeks ago (recommended Kentucky’s Anthony Davis), so today let’s look at the Coach of the Year odds at Bovada. I am presuming this is for the AP award, which usually is announced at the Final Four.

College Basketball Handicapping: Teams with NCAA Tournament Betting Value
by T.O. Whenham - 2/21/2012

We are in the home stretch of the college basketball season. Soon, all eyes will be on the postseason, and people who haven’t been paying attention to the sport all year will suddenly be betting on it heavily. As betting volume increases it can be hard to find value on the elite squads in the country. It can be helpful, then, to have an idea of what teams in the next level are rounding into top form and could be serious contenders to win several games in March.

Beyond the Top 25 – A College Hoops Weekly
by - 2/21/2012

With BracketBuster Saturday playing out and establishing the “who’s who” of mid-majors, a lot of the Top 25 movement came this week in the form of the little guys. Murray State did well to atone for its lone OVC loss by blasting St. Mary’s in the marquee match-up this past weekend. They seem to have solidified their position as a Top 25 (and Field of 68) stalwart.

College Basketball Betting: Hot or Not Handicapping Report
by David Schwab - 2/20/2012

The final few weeks of the regular season college basketball schedule is upon us with the madness of March’s NCAA Tournament a little over a month away. While the top teams in the country continue to jockey for a favorable seed in the 68-team field, a couple of schools on the bubble are simply trying to earn an invitation to the Big Dance.

How RPI Plays Into College Basketball Handicapping
by T.O. Whenham - 2/16/2012

RPI is something you hear about a lot in college basketball. That talk intensifies as the postseason draws near. Most college basketball fans and bettors — even casual ones — have heard of RPI. They may even have a vague sense of what it is. Few people, though, really understand what it is and why it is significant. That’s where we come in.

College Basketball Handicapping: Bracket Buster Trends and Betting Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 2/16/2012

As a fan, this is a chance to see the game in pure form. I mean, what says, “College Basketball Perfection” like Presbyterian vs. Jacksonville State or Western Michigan vs. North Dakota State matchup. And the dozens of manufactured storylines that go into this weekend actually may do more to denigrate and condescend to mid-major teams than they do to actually give them a forum to pimp their wares.

2012 College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Futures Betting Odds
by Darin Zank - 2/15/2012

We've come to the stage in the sports betting season where college basketball now gets it's time in the spotlight. And as the din of the upcoming March Madness begins to grow, now might be a good time to size up the field for the upcoming NCAA Tournament and maybe get a read on some decent championship prices.

Beyond the Top 25 – A College Hoops Weekly
by - 2/14/2012

I say “enough” of the big-boy hierarchy that dominates college basketball. Well, at least for this week. Saturday marks another edition of Bracket Buster weekend. This week’s ‘Beyond the Top 25’ is going to be simple: we are spotlighting the best of mid-majors outside the national polls.

College Basketball Betting: Hot or Not Handicapping Report
by David Schwab - 2/13/2012

The 2011-12 college basketball schedule enters the second half of February with the madness of March lurking right around the corner. The top teams in the country continue to try and build an overall resume that is worthy of a top seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, while a few Cinderella’s are sharpening their form for a long run in the big dance.

College Basketball Handicapping: Any Betting Value on Murray State After Loss?
by T.O. Whenham - 2/10/2012

I have been wanting to write about Murray State for quite a while now. Of course, I wanted to write a different article than I will be writing now. Before Thursday night the Racers were a huge story. They had won 23 games in a row, were ranked as high as No. 7 in the country, and seemed to have a very good shot at ending the season undefeated.

College Basketball Player of the Year Updated Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/9/2012

Back on Nov. 8 here at Doc’s, my predictions story for the 2011-12 NCAA Basketball Player of the Year was unveiled. It’s time to do a revisit of this story as there is only about a month left in the regular season and Bovada has re-posted updated odds on this college basketball prop.

Beyond the Top 25 – A College Hoops Weekly
by - 2/8/2012

It’s the first full week of February, and when talking college basketball that means one thing for me: Bracket Buster Saturday. For my enjoyment, this one particular weekend in mid-February has arguably the best offerings in college basketball (pre-March Madness, of course). You get a handful of the best mid-major on mid-major matchups, while still getting your fix of top matchups from all the big leagues around the country.

College Basketball Picks: Duke at North Carolina Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/7/2012

I’m here with a special Wednesday NCAA basketball game preview because the greatest rivalry in college basketball, and perhaps in all of sports, is renewed – with as much hype as you would expect from Blue Devils homer network ESPN – when No. 9 Duke visits No. 5 North Carolina in a key ACC game.